牛津译林版英语八下-第二学期期中测试卷

2015—2016学年第二学期期中测试卷八年级英语一、单项选择1.MayDayiscoming.We’llhavea____________holiday. A.threedays B.threeday’s C.three-days D.threedays’2.--Mustwefinishtheexercisetoday?--No,you______________. A.mustn’t B.can’t C.don’tneed D.don’thaveto3.Afterhikingforsuchalongtime,Iwas____________andfellasleepquickly. A.felttired B.tiredout C.tiringout D.tiring4.Sallysat__________Harryandtheyhadlunchfacetoface. A.beside B.nextto C.opposite D.behind5.Don’ttrytodoeverythingatonce.Takeitabit____________. A.attimes B.atatime C.atalltimes D.atthattime 6.SomepeoplethinkthatRussiaisinAsia,infactitisEuropeancountry.A./a B.anan C./anD.thea7.Newtonsaythefamouswords,“IfIhavebeenabletoseefurther,itwasonlybecauseIstoodontheofgiants(巨人).”A.usedto，shouldersB.usedto，headsC.gotusedto，shouldersD.wasusedto,heads8.Sorry,Sir,Iamafraidyoucan’tsmokeatschool,lookatthesign!Verysorry,Iseeit.A.didn’tB.don’t C.haven’tD.won’t9.greatfuntheyhavekitesinJinghuacitySpuare!A.What；flying B.Whata；toflyC.Howa；flewD.what；flown10.Whenapolicemanholdingaguncame,thebadmanquickly.A.putawayB.gotawayC.threwawayD.gaveaway11.WhendidyourMum__________yourfather?They___________for15years.A.marryto;gotmarried B.getmarriedto;havegotmarriedC.marrywith;havegotmarried D.marry;havebeenmarried12Hi,Ididn'tseeyouatthepartyinthecompanyyesterdayevening.Oh,allmyfamilymyson'sbirthdayathome.A.havecelebratedB.hascelebratedC.wascelebratingD.werecelebrating13．OurEnglishteacherhasgaveuslotsofandideashowtostudywell.A.adviceforB.advices,aboutC.advice,onD.advices,to14___________haveyoubeenawayfromyourYangzhou,Janet?5yearsago.A.Howlong,Since B.Howlong,For C.Howfar,SinceD.Howfar,For15.Heis_______inclassandhas_________fortwohour.Heissotiredthesedayspreparingforthemid-termexam.A.slept;asleepB.sleepy;sleptC.sleeping;beensleepyD.alseep;beenasleep16.Acomputerisususllyascreen,amainunit,amouseandsoon.A.madeofB.madefromC.madeupofDmadeoutof17Whatdoyouthinkofthe3youngboys—TFBOYS?--Oh,theyarefreshmeatandmyfavorite,Ihaveheardavoicebefore.A.nevergoodB.neverbetterC.everbetterDeverbest18.Whenshallwegotowatchthebasketballmatchinthesportscentre?wetheworktomorrow.A.Until/finishB.Notuntil/willfinishC.Until/willfinishD.Notuntil/finish19Wherearethestudentsnow?EveryoneexceptthetwinstoWanfuBridge.A.hasgone B.hasbeenC.havegoneD.havebeen20.WouldyoupleaselookaftermypetcatwhileIamonholidayinYangzhou?.A.WithpleasureB.Mypleasure C.That’sOKD.Youarewelcome二、完形填空AYoungpeopleareoftenunhappywhentheyarewiththeirparents.They__1___thattheirparentsdon’tunderstandthem.Theyoftenthinktheirparentsaretoostrictwiththem.Parentsoftenfinditdifficulttowintheirchildren’strust(信任)andtheyseemtoforgethowtheythemselves__2___whentheywereyoung.Forexample,youngpeopleliketodothingswithoutmuchthinking.It’soneoftheirwaysto___3__thattheyhavegrownupandtheycandealwithanydifficultthings.Olderpeopleworrymoreeasily.Mostofthemplanthings___4__anddon’tliketheirplanstobechanged.Youngpeopleoftenmaketheirparents____5___bytheclothestheywant,themusictheyenjoyandthefoodtheyeat.Buttheydon’tmeantocauseanytrouble.Theyjustwanttobe____6___andtheywanttomakeanewcultureoftheirown.Sometimesyouevendon’twantyourparentstosay“____7___”towhatyoudo.Youjustwanttodowhatyoulike.Ifyouplantocontrolyour__8___,you’dbetterwinyourparentsoverandtrytogetthemto___9_you.Ifyourparentsseethatyouhavehighsenseofresponsibility(责任感),theywill__10__giveyoutheright(权利)todowhatyouwanttodo.()1.A.rememberB.hopeC.sayD.know()2.A.didB.wantedC.neededD.felt()3.A.showB.findC.seeD.learn()4.A.firstB.aheadC.lateD.carelessly()5.A.happyB.sadC.angryD.helpful()6.A.politeB.helpfulC.thoughtfulD.different()7.A.YesB.NoC.SorryD.Congratulations()8.A.workB.lifeC.studyD.health()9.A.helpB.loveC.understandD.know()10.A.certainlyB.justC.stillD.alreadyBCarolwasastrongcowboy（牛仔）.Onedayhewastravellingonhis__11___whenhesawabar(酒吧).Hedecidedtostopfor___12___drinks,sohetied(系)hishorseoutside.walkedintothebarandorderedtwobottlesofbeer.After___13__,hewalkedoutofthebarbutfoundhishorselost._14___,hekeptcalm,walkedbackintothebar,andsaidslowly,“I’m__15____infiveminutes.Andbythenifmyhorseisn’t___16____whereit’ssupposedto(应该)be,IwilldoasIdidinTexas,thoughIdon’twanttodothat.”Afterhearingthesewords,somepeopleseemedabit___17___.ThenCarolordered___18___twobottlesofbeer.Aftertenminutes,he___19___andfoundhishorsewasback.Justwhenhewasleaving,theownerofthebarcameupandasked“_20____didyoudoinTexas?”Carolansweredinalowvoice,“Iwalkedhome!”()11.A.horseB.bikeC.planeD.car()12.A.anyB.someC.littleD.few()13.A.sleepingB.workingC.drinkingD.travelling()14.A.SoB.HoweverC.BecauseD.Though()15.A.comingB.arrivingC.fallingD.leaving()16.A.frontB.awayC.aboutD.back()17.A.scaredB.happyC.crazyD.interested()18.A.anotherB.otherC.theotherD.others()19.A.satdownB.walkedoutC.tookoffD.ranaway()20.A.WhenB.HowC.WhatD.Why三、阅读理解AInmanypartsoftheworld,peoplelivetoahealthyoldage.Whatisthesecretoftheirlonglives?Threethingsseemtobeveryimportant:freshair,freshfoodandasimplewayoflife.TheHunzas,peopleliveinHimalayas,arefamousalloverIndiafortheirlongandhealthylives.Theyworkhardneartheirhomesinthecleanmountainarea.Theydonottravelalongwaybybus,carortrain.Theydonotsitalldayinbusyofficesoffactories.Theytakemoreexercisesandeatlessfoodthanpeopleinthecities.Theyeatvegetablesgrownbythemselves.Theydrinkmilktakenfromtheirowncows.Foryears,theHunzasoftheHimalayasdonotneedpolicemanforthereisnocrime.Theydonotneedlawyersforthereisnodivorce.Theydonotneeddoctorsforthereisnotmuchillness.Theyareahappyandpeacefulpeople.()1.ThefollowingdescribesthelifeoftheHunzasexceptA.TheyworkhardoutdoorsinthefieldsB.TheytakemoreexercisesandeatmorefoodthanpeopleinthecitiesC.TheyeatvegetablesgrownbythemselvesD.Theydrinkmilktakenfromtheirown()2.WhichoneisnottrueabouttheHunzas.A.TheyliveasimplewayoflifeinthemountainareaB.TheygrowvegetablesandmilkcowsthemselvesC.Whentheyareill,theydonotgotoseedoctorsD.Theydonotsitalldayinbusyofficesoffactories()3.Accordingtothepassage,thefollowingisthesecretoflonglifeexcept____A.freshair B.freshfood C.asimplewayoflife D.asimplewayofeating()4.WhataretheHunzasfamousfor____A.vegetables B.milkC.food D.theirlongandhealthylives()5.Theydonotneeddoctors,for____A.thedoctorsarenotgood B.thereisnoillnessC.thereisnoillness D.peoplethereseldomfallillBNewYorkisoneofthelastlargeAmericancitiestohavesomeofitspolicemenonhorseback.TheNewYorkpolicehave170horsesworkingincertainpartsofthecity.Thehorsesareexpensivetofeed,butitisevenmoreexpensivetolookafterthem.Becausethehorsesmustwalkonthestreets,theyneedspecialhorseshoes.Infact,theyneedmorethan8,000ofthemeachyear.EverypolicehorseinNewYorkgetsnewshoeseverymonth.Keepingtheseshoesingoodrepairisthejobofsixblacksmiths.Thereareonlyaboutthirty-fiveoftheseblacksmithsinthewholeUnitedStates.Thecostofshoeingahorseisbetweentwentydollarsandthirty-fivedollars,andittakesagoodblacksmithtwoorthreehourstodothejob.Ablacksmith'sjobisnotaneasyone.Hemustbeabletoshapeashoefromapieceofmetalandthenfitittothehorse'sfoot.Theblacksmithmustbendoverallthetimewhenheisfittingtheshoeandmustholdtheweightofthehorse'slegwhileheworks.Clearly,ablacksmithmustbeverystrong.Butevenmoreimportant,hemustbeabletodealwithhorses——forbeforetheblacksmithcanbeginhiswork,hehastogetthehorsetoliftitsleg.OneoftheblacksmithsinNewYorkisJamesCorbin.HecametothecountryfromIrelandin1948.Henotonlymakeshorseshoesforthepolicebutalsoworksforagroupofhorseownersnearthecity.Corbinbecameinterestedinblacksmithingbecausehisfatherdidit,and，astheputsit,“It’sagoodwaytomakealiving.”()6.Accordingtothereadingpassage，ablacksmithmustbelikelya______man.A.cleverB.richC.strongD.lucky()7.JamesCorbinbecameablacksmithbecausehe__________.A.wasinterestedinhorsesB.wasneededbythepolicemenC.drewapictureofthehorseshoeD.hadamakealiving()8.Inthereadingpassage“toshapeashoe”isto__________.A.fititonthehorse'sfootB.useitfortwoorthreehoursC.makethefromofahorseshoefromapieceofmetalD.drawapictureoftheshoe()9.Thebesttitleforthepassageis“__________."A.PolicemenonHorsebackB.BlacksmithsandHorseshoeingC.JamesCorbin，aBlacksmithD.HorseshoeingisaGoodWaytoMakeaLiving()10.Whichofthefollowingistrue？A.OnlyafewlargeAmericancitieshavesomepolicemenonhorseback.B.NewYorkistheonlycityinAmericatohavesomepolicemenonhorseback.C.PolicemenonhorsebackenjoytravellingaroundtheUnitedStates.D.Policemenonhorsebackarelessexpensivethanthoseincars.CTheInternetisbecomingimportantinourlife.Howmuchdoyouknowaboutit?ThefollowingquestionsandtheiranswerswillhelpyoutoknowmoreabouttheInternet.

WhatistheInternet?

TheInternetisalarge,world-widecollection(聚集)ofcomputernetworks(网络).Anetworkisasmallgroupofcomputersputtogether.TheInternetismanydifferentkindsofnetworksfromallovertheworld.ThesenetworksarecalledtheInternet.IfyouhavelearnedtousetheInternet,youcanhavealotofinterestontheWorldWideWeb(网).

WhatistheWorldWideWeb?

TheWorldWideWebhasbeenthemostpopulardevelopmentoftheInternet.Itislikeabigelectronic(电子)bookwithmillionsofpages.Thesepagesarecalledhomepages.Youcanfindinformationaboutalmostanythingintheworldonthesepages.Forexample,youcanusetheInternetinsteadofalibrarytofindinformationforyourhomework.Youcanalsofindinformationaboutyourfavouritesportorfilmstar,talktoyourfriendsorevendosomeshoppingonthepages.Mostpageshavewords,picturesandevensoundormusic.

Whatise-mail?

Electronicmail(e-mail)isawayofsendingmessagestootherpeople.It’smuchquickerandcheaperthansendingaletter.Ifyouwanttousee-mail,youmusthaveane-mailaddress.Thisaddressmusthavelettersanddots(点)andan@(means“at”).Forexample:Lily@Y.Writeamessage,typeaperson’se-mailaddress,andthensendthemessageacrosstheInternet.Peopledon’tneedtousestamps,envelopesorgotothepostofficebecauseoftheinventionoftheInternet.Quick,easyandinteresting—that’stheInternet.

()11.TheInternetis______.

A.abigcomputer B.asmallgroupofcomputers

C.lotsofcomputernetworks D.theWorldWideWeb

()12.TheWorldWideWebislike__________ A.anelectronicbook B.homepages C.anelectronicpage D.aninterestingpicture

()13.Thesentence“Youcantalktoyourfriendsonthepages.”means

______. A.youcantalktoyourfriendsfacetoface

B.youcantypeyourwordsinthecomputerandthensendthemtoyourfriendsacross

theInternet

C.youcantalktoyourfriendsthroughthesamecomputer

D.youcangotoyourfriends’housestotalktothem()14.Peopleliketousee-mailtosendmessagestotheirfriendsbecause______.

A.theydon’thavetopayanymoney B.it’sfasterandcheaper C.theydon’tneedtohavestamps,envelopesoraddresses D.it’sinteresting()15.The“e”ine-mailmeans__________.

A.easy B.entrance C.electronic D.enjoyable四、书面表达随着改革开放的不断深入，农村的变化很大，请根据以下要点以Thechangestomyhometown为题，用英语写一篇短文，内容要点如下：1.去年暑假我回家乡探亲，家乡的变化很大；2.过去它只是一个小村庄（village），没有工厂、超市、医院和学校；3.但空气很清新，没有任何污染；4.现在政府已经把它发展成一个小镇，镇中心周围有许多工厂；5.人们生活好了，但污染很严重，我认为家乡的人们应该……注意：1.短文要意思连贯，语句通顺；2.第5点用1-2句话合理展开；3.80词左右。Thechangestomyhometown____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________姓名：班级：考号：姓名：班级：考号：八年级英语期中试卷答题纸一、单项选择（每小题1分，共20题，满分20分）1234567891011121314151617181920二、完形填空（每小题2分，共20题，满分40分）1234567891011121314151617181920三、阅读理解（每小题2分，共15题，满分30分）123456789101112131415四、书面表达（共1题，满分30分）Thechangestom