牛津版把年级(8B)下学期期中英语试卷

1、期中考试英语试题（考试时间：120分钟，满分150分）二、选择填空 20%( )1.Have you taken your medicine today? Yes, I_ it after breakfast. A.have taken B. took C. taken D. take( )2.Jim_ to the shop. Hell be back_ an hour. A. has gone; after B. has been; in C. has gone; in D. has been;after( )3.My sisters never late for work,_? A. i

2、s she B. isnt she C. has she D. hasnt she( )4.I know Beijing well, because I_ many times. A. have been there B. have gone there C. went there D. go there( )5.He has worked for a whole day. He_ be very tired. A. cant B. many C. need D. must( )6._ will your father come back? _ tomorrow. A. How long; N

3、ot until B. How long; Until C. How son; Not until D. How soon; Until( )7.How long have you_? A. borrowed the book B. bought the bike C. been back D. joined the Party( )8.Marry told me not to driver_ high speed. A. in B. at C. on D. with( )9.It_ heavily when we got to the top of the mountain. A. rain

4、ed B. raining C. was raining D. will rain( )10.The package tour_ everything. You will enjoy yousself. A. covers B. including C. have D. owns( )11.The important points in the book_ red. A. write in B. are written in C. have written by D. are writtying with( )12.Bananas are usually_ in the south of Ch

5、ina. A. produced B. grown C. made D. eaten( )13.Its too hot inside. Do you mind_ the window? A. closing B. to close C. opening D. to open( )14.This kink of milk_ well . It_ out soon. A. is sold, sells B. sells; is sold C. is sold, will be sold D. sells, will be sold( )15.Computer are used_ people _

6、doing problems. A. for, for B. for, by C. by, for D. by,in( )16.We couldnt wait for him any more, we decideds to go to the park_. A.with B. except C. instead D. without( )17.You didnt call lily last night, did you? _ Because. I didnt have her telephone number. A. No, I didnt B.No, I did C. Yes, I di

7、d D. Yes, I didnt( )18.Great changes_ in our hometown since ten years ago. A. happended B. have taken place C. have happen D. have been taken place( )19.I hope_ to our birthday party. A. you to come B. yout can come C. to come D. him to come( )20.Do you have any problems_ in the modern city? A. to l

8、ove B. for living C. about living D. living三、完形填空 15%Mr West was born in a small English town. His father had a shop there. The shop keeper didn t think it was 1 for his son to go to school. So he taught him how to get 2 money. They got much money there and then 3 to the city. Now Old West cant mana

9、ge his shop and his son, Mr West has to do it 4 him. As he has lilfle knowledge, Mr West is often 5 in public and sometimes he gets into trouble. So he 6 a lot of books and shelves and put them in his sitting room so that the visitors can see them 7 they go in. He often goes to the parties and caref

10、ully 8 what the learned men say. He hopes to make friends with them.Once Mr West was told that it was a 9 writers birthday that day. He hurried there with his wife. He gave the writer some 10 presents and the old man thanked him. After 11 they began to talk about the literary works. He could hardly

11、answer any questions. The writer had to ask him 12 one, What was Shakespeare (莎士比亚 ) ?It was a kind of drink, answered Mr West. But people do not like it now. The writer had a smile and soon he stopped 13 .On their way home, his wife said, You made a mistake just now, Shakespeare is a 14 cake, 15 th

12、e Chinese moon cake. ( ) 1. A. possible B. useful C. easy D. difficult( ) 2. A. much B. more C. little D. less( ) 3. A. went B. got C. moved D. ran( ) 4. A. with B. after C. before D. instead of( ) 5. A. beaten B. helped C. hurt D. laughed at( ) 6. A. borrowed B. made C. bought D. wrote( ) 7. A. bec

13、ause B. that C. as soon as D. if( ) 8. A. listens to B. hears C. looks at D. sees( ) 9. A. strange B. famous C. kind D. foreign( )10. A. cheap B. expensive C. useless D. small( )11. A. dinner B. school C. discussion D. class( ) 12. A. more difficult B. easy C. the easiest D. the most difficult( )13.

14、 A. talking B. to talk C. to answer D. answering( )14. A. thin B. thick C. delicious D. Iorge( )15. A. likes B. like C. liking D. is like四、阅读理解 40%ATea bag drinking is most Westerners favorite way of drinking tea. Do you know how it came about?The tea bag was invented in 1908 by Thomas Sullivan, an

15、American tea seller. He was sending out free tea in silk bags for people to try. People put the bags together with the tea leaves into the cup and added(增加) hot water. The tea tasted good, and people thought it was easy to clean the cup. They were not happy when Sullivan started sending them loose (

16、散的) tea again.Sullivan realized that he had a hot new thing in his hands, and he built a machine to pack the bags. As tea bags became popular, they were changed from silk to gauze (薄纱) and later paper. In 1952, Lipton Tea made the tea bag even more popular with its invention of the four-sided tea ba

17、g. Tea bags were soon a hit in the UK, and today 85%of the tea in the UK is packed in paper bags.However, many people still prefer loose-leaf tea. This is because some tea companies put not very good tea in their tea bags. But for most drinkers, tea bags are still the easy and tasly way to go.( ) 1.

18、 Who invented the tea bag?A. An English tea seller. B. Chinese.C. Lipton. D. Thomas Sullivan.( ) 2. The tea in silk bags was welcome because_.A. the tea in bags was free and very goodB. the tea tasted good and the cup was easy to washC. people were happy, with the loose teaD. people didnt know any b

19、etter way to enjoy the tea( ) 3. The material of the tea bags is usually_now.A. silk B. gauze C. paper D. plastic( ) 4. The underlined sentence Tea bags were soon a hit in the UK probably means “_in the UK”.A. Tea bags soon became popularB. Tea bags surprised everyone very muchC. Tea bags kicked the

20、 loose-leaf tea out of the marketD. Tea bags werent allowed to be sold( )5. The reading mainly talks about_. A. the invention of tea B. the way of drinking tea C. the history of tea bags D. people s favorite tea in the worldBA man came back home from work late, tired, to find his six-year-old son wa

21、iting for him at the door.“Daddy, how much money do you make an hour?”“If you want to know, I make $ 20 an hour.”“Oh,” the little boy replied, with his head down. He thought for a moment, looked up and said, Daddy, could you lend me $107The father was furious, “If you asked for money to buy a toy or

22、 some other rubbish, then go straight to your room and think why you are being so selfish (自私的 ) !”The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door. After about an hour or so, the father calmed down, and started to think, Maybe he really needs to buy something and he didn t ask for money ve

23、ry often. So he went to the little boy s room.Sorry ! Maybe I was too hard on you just now, said the man. Here s $10. Oh, thank you, Daddy! the boy said gladly. Then, the boy took out some coins. When the father found that the boy already had some money, he got angry again.Why do you want more money

24、 since you already have some? the father shouted angrily.Because I didn t have enough, but now I do, the little boy replied, Daddy, I have $ 20 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow, I would like to have dinner with you. ( )6. How much does the man make if he works 10

25、hours? A. $10. B. $20. C. $100. D. $200.( )7. In this passage, the underlined (下划线) word furious means A. very angry B. quite happy C. too excited D. a little nervous( )8. At first, the father refused to give the boy any money because A. he thought the boy wanted to keep the money for himself B. he

26、did not have enough money at that moment C. he thought the boy would buy something of no use D. the boy always borrowed money from him( ) 9. The boy wanted to buy _with twenty dollars. A. a new book for himself B. a nice present for his father C. a toy for his own birthday D. an hour of his fathers

27、time( )10. From this passage, we can infer (推断) that the boys father A. often played with his son B. spent little time with his son C. didnt love his son at all D. often came back home earlyC It is easy that we see advertisements in English all around us every day. Look at your own bags and clothes,

28、 and at the bags and clothes of your classmates. How many different advertisements can you see which use English words? Often bags and clothes show the name of the company that made them. This is a popular form. A special picture or symbol called a logo(标识) is sometimes used. Logos appear on many di

29、fferent products (产品). They are popular because when you see a logo, it is hard to forget that product or company. It is common to see advertisements on TV and hear them on the radio. Most advertisements are very short. Sometimes the advertisers use a short sentence, which is easy for people to say

30、and remember. Nike, for example, has a simple English sentence which is used all around the world: Just do it. Advertisements often use funny situations as well. It is simple to remember it. All advertisements are designed (设计)to make people buy a product. An advertisement for a soft drink, for exam

31、ple, might show a group of young people who are having fun. The young people are all drinking the soft drink. Advertisers are saying to you, Why dont you buy this drink and be like these people? You can be young and modern. You might think that advertisements are not after you, but the next time you

32、 buy a soft drink, ask yourself this question : Why am I buying this particular(特别的 ) product?( ) 11. From the passage,we know that_.A. all the advertisements around us are written in EnglishB. many bags have the name of the company that made themC. having soft drinks makes a person young and modern

33、D. advertisements are only after young people( ) 12. A good logo is_.A. easy to remember B. a useful productC. difficult to understand D. easy to buy( )13. People are most likely to remember an advertisement that is_.A. in English B. long C. funny D. famous( )14. All advertisements are designed to_.

34、 A. sell you something you dont want B. make you buy the product C. make you young and modern D. show you what you need to buy( ) 15. The best title of this passage may be_. A. Advertisements for Bags and Clothes B. Advertisements on TV and Radio C. Advertisements About Sports D. Advertisements Arou

35、nd UsDRuby, the artist, is an Asian elephant, She is17 years old. She lives in the zoo. Ruby has produced about 100 paintings since last year. She has made more than $ 40,000 for the zoo. Zoo leaders say Ruby first showed the talent (才能) about four years ago. Zoo workers watched her make the marks i

36、n the sand with her trunk. She rubbed (擦掉) out the marks, then made the new ones. The zoo worker gave her brushes and paints. Soon Ruby painted pictures. Newspaper reporters wrote Ruby, then people asked about buying her pictures. And in this way, she made a lot of money for the zoo. This is how Ruby does the paintings. A zoo worker holds different color paints. Ruby touches the colors she wa