江苏省江阴市南菁高级中学八年级英语下学期期中试题 牛津译林版.doc

江苏省江阴市南菁高级中学2014-2015学年八年级英语下学期期中试题说明：本试卷分两卷，第一卷选择题，请用2b铅笔填涂在答题卡上，注意题目序号；第二卷非选择题，请将答案填写在题目下面的答题部分。 第一卷（选择题，共65分）一、听力测试 （本大题共20分，每小题1分）第一部分 听对话回答问题本部分共有10道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话听两遍。在听每段对话前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读题目；听完后，你还有5秒钟的时间选择你认为最合适的备选答案。在听到“嘀”的信号后，进入下一小题。1. what kind of fruit are they talking about? a. b. c.2. who is the mans favourite star? a. b. c.3. where are the two speakers? a. b. c.4. which place are they talking about? a. b. c.5. why did mr. smith go to nanjing?a. to visit a factory. b. to give a talk. c. to have a holiday.6. which book is the most interesting to the man?a. the storybook. b. the picture book. c. the detective(侦探) book.7. why does the man come to the shop?a. to repair his telephone. b. to buy a telephone. c. to exchange the telephone.8. where did they have their dinner?a. at the mans home. b. at the womans home. c. at a restaurant.9. how was her winter camp?a. it was boring. b. it was relaxing. c. it was interesting.10. what can we learn from the mans answer?a. the programme will be over soon.b. the woman should watch the programme, too.c. the man wants to leave the tv on.第二部分 听对话和短文回答问题你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，各听两遍。听每段对话或短文前，你将有时间阅读相关小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题你仍有5秒钟的时间选择你认为最合适的备选答案。听第一段对话，回答第11-12小题。答题完毕，请等待“嘀”的信号，进入第一篇短文。11. who has been to yangzhou?a. the woman. b. the man. c. the womans dad.12. where will the woman take a bus?a. in beijing. b. in yangzhou. c. in nanjing.听第一篇短文，回答第13-15小题。请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。答题完毕，请等待“嘀”的信号，进入下一篇短文。tommiewhobobs 13 .what he was like two years agohe 14 .what about him nowhe 15 .13. a. cousin b. brother c. friend14. a. was outgoing(外向的) b. was taller than bob c. had a childs voice15. a. is still shy b. studies hard c. studies at beijing university 听第二篇短文，回答第16-20小题。16. when is their birthday? a. on march 5th. b. on march 15th. c. on may 5th.17. whats the difference between the twins looks? a. the nose. b. the eyes. c. the hair.18. how were they dressed in the past? a. they were dressed beautifully. b. the speaker was in blue and her sister was in yellow. c. the speaker was in yellow and her sister was in blue.19. how is the speaker different from her sister? a. the speaker likes different activities. b. the speaker is short. c. the speaker is better at study.20. what can we learn about the twins? a. they were always in the same class. b. they used to have one birthday cake. c. the speaker is a little younger than her sister.二、单项填空 在a、b、c、d 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。（本大题15 分，每小题1分）21. i cant buy this coat, because it is _ expensive. a. a bit of b. a few c. a little of d. a bit22. there _ in spring in suzhou, but the weather there is usually nice at this time of year. a. may have rain b. may be rainy c. may be rain d. must have rain 23. we young people shouldnt _ think about the failure (失败) in the past. instead, we should be _ to face the future. a. usually; enough brave b. seldom; enough brave c. sometimes; brave enough d. always; brave enough 24. she _ for 15 years, yet she still doesnt know what kind of man she _. a. has been married; has married with b. has got married; married to c. has been married; married d. has married; has married to 25. why not stop _ a rest? oh, its so exciting that i cant stop _ the kite. a. having; flying b. to have; to fly c. having; to fly d. to have; flying26. the fish _for some time. youd better cook them at once. a. has died b. has been dead c. have died d. have been dead27. from march 23rd, 2013, anyone under the age of 14 _ go into disneys parks alone.a. couldnt b. mustnt c. neednt d. mightnt28. the husband and wife have strange habits. hed like to sleep with lamp _ at night and his wife likes to sleep with the window _. a. burning; wide open b. burnt; widely opened c. burnt; wide open d. burning; widely open29. it _ over ten days since the dog _. a. is; has been dead b. has been; died c. has been; has been dead d. was; has died30. why are you looking for mary in a hurry, john? the boss is wondering where she _ and how long she _ there. a. has been; has been b. has gone; has gone c. has been; has gone d. has gone; has been 31. _ they _ the book _ to the library yet? yes, they have. a. have; returned; / b. have; returned; back c. did; return; / d. did; return; back32. dont try to do everything at once. take it a bit _. a. at times b. at that time c. at all times d. at a time 33. why not leave the door _? i think the air in the room smells bad. a. opening b. opened c. open d. to open34. do you mind me _ here? _. take your seat, please.a. to sit; no, i do b. sitting; yes, of course c. sitting; no, not at all d. sitting; yes, of course not35. we can give you a ride into town. _ thank you. a. yes, why not? b. oh, it would be my pleasure. c. yes, please. d. oh, that would be great. 三、完形填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从下面四个答案中选择可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。 （本大题共10分，每小题1分） on the evening of last sunday while i was reviewing my lessons in my room, it suddenly began to rain. 36 as usual, i stopped to listen to the rhythm (韵律) of the rain. for many years, whenever it rains, i couldnt 37 listening to it and thinking of the garden where i spent my childhood in my hometown. when i was a little girl, my family lived in a big house with a big garden in the countryside. the garden was full of flowers and 38 , with some bamboo in front of the wall. whenever it rained, i 39 to sit in the front of the house, listening to the rhythm of the rain and watching the 40 raindrops. when small drops of rain fall from the heaven (天国) in a row, they became a curtain made up of pearls (珍珠); when the raindrops 41 the ground, a lot of small sprays (水花) will splash (溅出) and then 42 slowly. i have 43 been interested in watching such a scene. as the indian poet wrote in his novel, “the raindrops kissed the earth and whispered. we are the homesick children, mother; we come back to you from the heaven.”listening to the rhythm of the rain, i feel peaceful in my heart. this feeling makes me think a lot about life. we are the 44 of the earth, and one day we will embrace (拥抱) our earth and stay with her forever (永远). life is short and we should treasure it. listening to the rhythm of the rain, i learn to understand the 45 of life.36. a. surprised b. sad c. excitedd. angry37. a. standb. stop c. like d. think38. a. leaves b. animals c. children d. trees39. a. happened b. wanted c. wished d. used40. a. falling b. singing c. dancing d. breaking41. a. see b. get c. reach d. cover42. a. come b. disappear (消失)c. cause d. rise43. a. always b. never c. sometimes d. seldom44. a. children b. owner c. friends d. master 45. a. length b. meaning c. number d. quality四、阅读理解 阅读下面短文，然后根据短文内容选择最佳答案。 （本大题共20分，每小题2分）(a) below is some advice given by the english children on how to help africa. who do you agree with?i think being healthy is the most important thing. we need to make sure that the money we give is spent wisely. the money should be spent first on clean water supplies and better health care.-robin, aged 16, birminghami think the most important thing is to improve the education in the african countries. there is an old saying, “ if you give a man a fish, youll feed him for a day. if you teach him how to fish, youll feed them for lifetime.” we need to help people to help themselves, not just throw money at the problem when it appears.-rebecca, aged 15, liverpool people seem to give a lot more money to charity when there is a sudden, huge disaster like the earthquake. its good for people to do so, but i also think that everyone should give a small part of their money to charity. if everyone does that, it will make a big difference.-mary, aged 14, stratford giving money to charity can help, but its not the final answer. i think what these countries need is a good government.-bethany, aged 16, newcastle the best thing we can do is to send experts like engineers, doctors and teachers to help the people to help themselves.-robert, aged 16, cardiff46. which two children have the similar ideas?a. mary and rebecca. b. bethany and mary. c. rebecca and robert. d. rebecca and bethany.47. what does rebecca mean by saying “ we need to help people to help themselves”?a. we should help the teachers in africa to improve their teaching methods.b. we should help people in africa how to build a good government.c. we should help the african people develop skills to make a living.d. we should help the african people build more schools.48. where can you possibly find the advice? a. in a travel guide. b. on a website. c. in a students textbook. d. in a sports magazine. (b) height is just one of the thousands of features that your genes (基因) decide. in fact, because you have two parents, your genes provide you a height that usually lands somewhere between the height of each parent. if both your parents are tall, then maybe you will be tall, too, but if you have questions about how tall youre going to be, ask your doctor if he or she can help you find it out. but genes dont decide everything. for example, eating an unhealthy diet can keep you from growing to your full potential (潜力). getting enough sleep and enough exercise will help you grow to the right height. maybe youre wondering how fast you should grow. theres no right answer. kids grow about 2 inches (5 centimeters) a year between age 3 and the time they start puberty（青春期） . your doctor will know how your growth (生长) has been going over the years. two centimeters here and 2 inches there are not nearly as important as the height youre at now, how youve been growing up to this point, and what other changes your body may be going through. dont be worried if you have grown a lot in a very short time. everyone has a very quick growth during puberty. the age for starting puberty is about 10 for girls and about 11 for boys. but it can be earlier or later between 7 and 13 for girls, 9 and 15 for boys. youll usually begin to find that youre growing faster about a year after your body starts to show the first changes of puberty. 49. if you want to know how fast and how tall you should grow, _. a. you should have enough exercise b. you can ask doctors for help c. you should protect the environment d. you can record your growth during puberty50. this passage is mainly about _. a. how the genes work in your body b. when the time you grow fast is c. why you look like your parents d. how you grow to a certain (某一) height51. after reading this passage, we can explain (解释) _. a. how good it is to be a doctor b. how much sleep we need c. why genes cant decide everything d. what an unhealthy diet is(c) studying abroad can be a difficult experience, so you had better remember the following things. you can not completely (完全) enter another country if not leaving your home behind. when you are abroad, do not always speak on your mobile phone to people at home or spend too much time on the internet. if you want to learn the language, you have to practise it. because practice makes perfect. if you have made a choice to study in a foreign country, forget your pride (骄傲) and dont be afraid to make mistakes. it is natural for anyone to make mistakes when learning a new language. this is how we learn. be 10 times more polite than usual. people are more likely to be helpful and patient if you are nice and polite. if you are staying with a family, make sure to clean the room and make your bed, and always be polite when talking to them. try to get into the local society. school is important, but the cultural experience is also very important. we all like to get good grades and do well in school, but we can not fully understand the culture only in the classroom. do not waste your time. everyone has bad days when they miss home. these days will pass. remember that you are one of the few lucky people. go and learn about the world and, most importantly, have fun.52. dont be afraid to make mistakes, because _. a. you may not make any mistake b. it is natural for anyone to make mistakes c. you are better than anyone else d. mistakes are far away from you53. when a person is studying abroad, _. a. he/she should try to get into the local society b. he/she cant go out of the classroom c. he/she can get good grades d. he/she can see the cultural experience is not very important54. which of the following sentences is not true according to the passage? a. speaking english is often a good way to improve your english. b. it is more important to stay in class to get a high mark without going out. c. people like to help the person who is polite. d. you should spend some time playing while studying abroad.55. why did the writer write this article? a. to tell people how to study abroad better. b. to tell people not to study abroad. c. to teach people how to learn a language. d. to tell people what they shouldnt do abroad. 第二卷 （非选择题， 共35分）五、单词拼写 (本大题共8分，每小题1分)(a) 根据句意，写出括号内所给单词的适当形式。 1. _ (pollute) here is more serious than that in beijing. we see rubbish everywhere. 2. my cousin hasnt got used to the life in this _ (europe) country yet since he came here. 3. she refused to join our _ (discuss) and finished her paper alone. 4. each of us got _ (excite) about the funny show.(b) 根据句意和汉语注释，写出单词的正确形式。5. _ (管理) a company is much harder than you think. 6. all his family love travelling and they have got many exciting _(经历) over the years.7. its hard for us to start a _ (谈话) when we meet some people for the first time. 8. are there any _ (国际的) banks in jiangyin?六、动词填空 用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。(本大题共8分，每小题1分) 1. you can never imagine (想象) the great difficulty i had _ (get) her qq number. 2. why cant you just understand? i _ (tell) you about it so many times! 3. you may find the key to the maths problem on page 8. oh, its so easy. i wonder why i _ (not think) of that. 4. why didnt you hear the doorbell? because i _ (explain) a math problem to my daughter. 5. i am afraid the life we are used to _ (change) a lot in a few years time. 6. when i was chatting online, i heard someone _ (knock) at the windows. 7. the old man had to continue _ (work) to support his family after he retired (退休). 8. please dont play with your mobile phones while _(have) such an important meeting, will you?七、完成句子 根据所给的汉语，用英语完成下列句子。(本大题共9分，每句1.5分) 1. 电影中所发生的事往往和现实生活中的是相反的。 what happens in the film _ in the real life. 2. 爸爸工作很忙，他已经一个星期没有回家了。my father is busy with his work. he _. 3. 我弟弟太小，不能清楚地表达自己。 my younger brother is _. 4. 这儿过去有一大片开阔的空地。 there _ here. 5. 直到昨天早上他才上交他的那篇评论。 he _ yesterday morning. 6. 我们应该避免插别人的话。 we should _. 八、任务型阅读 根据短文内容完成表格中所缺信息，每空一词。 （本大题共5分，每空0.5分）there are many things you can do to improve your memory. among them are many kinds of useful ways as well as taking special care of your health. it is important that you make yourself excited to make your memory more active. you can do this by doing some new activities and by changing your daily habits. learning a new skill helps your brain (大脑) to develop (发展). when trying to remember something, you should pay special attention to (注意) the most important things about it. do n