牛津译林版英语八下—第二学期期中检测

1、20152016学年度第二学期期中检测初二年级英语试卷一、 单项选择(每小题1分，共20分) 从A、B、C、D四个选项 中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。( ) 1. Britain is _ European country and its one of _ greatest countries.A. a; the B. an; the C. an; a D. a; / ( ) 2. The computer _ a television, doesnt it?A. is like B. like C. looks like D. looks() 3. At last, my dream h

2、as come _.A. true B. real C. fact D. truth() 4. Have you decided _?A. what to goB. where to goC. how to goD. which to go( ) 5. They got married_ 1960. That means they have been married _ 1960.A. at; since B. on; in C. in; since D. for; since ( ) 6. I met Lucy last year and we have been close friends

3、_.A. as usual B. again and again C. at the time D. since then ( ) 7. He likes playing tricks on others, but_, he is a good boy. A. in this way B. in some ways C. in that way D. in a word( ) 8. Our parents always tell us_ in the street after school. A. dont playB. not play C. not to playD. not playin

4、g ( ) 9It _ the workers about three months to build the bridge Acost Bspent Ctook Dpaid () 10Some people dont know the importance of their health _ they have lost it Aafter Bwhen Cuntil Das () 11. We all like teachers _ a lot of knowledge. A. has B. have C. with D. without ( ) 12. The news _, right?

5、 A. sound exciting B. sounds exciting C. sounds excited D. sounds excite( ) 13. Do you mind me smoking here? _. Look at the sign. It says,“ No smoking.” A. It doesnt matter B. No, I dont. C. Youd better not D. Never mind. ( ) 14. _ useful advice it is!A. What B. What an C. How D. How an( ) 15. Can y

6、ou show me _ to start the computer? A. what B. where C. how D. which ( ) 16. I hope you _ to my party next Sunday. A. to come B. comeC. will comeD. came ( ) 17. Where is your mother? She _ the supermarket to buy some food. A. went toB. has gone toC. has been toD. had gone to ( ) 18. Could I have a l

7、ook at your new bicycle? Sorry, I _ it to Alice. She _ to borrow it this morning. A. have lent; came B. lend; was coming C. had lent; came D. have lent; will come( ) 19. Good luck with your Chinese exam. _! A. Thank you B. No, Im not lucky. C. Good luck to you. D. Youre welcome.( ) 20. While Suzy _

8、on the sofa, the phone rang. A. was sleepingB. sleptC. sleepD. is sleeping二、完型填空 (每小题1分，共10分)从短文后所给各题的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。A teenage girl couldnt stand her parents family rules, so she left home. She wanted to be 21 . But she had poor education and several years later she had to ask for food on the

9、street for a living. Now her father has died. Her mother is an old woman. But she is still 22 her daughter. She has been to every comer of the city. Everywhere she goes, she 23 a big photo of herself on the wall. At the lower part of the photo she writes,“ I still love you., 24 home !”One day, the d

10、aughter saw one of the photos. The face was familiar.“Is that my mother?”She moved closer and read the 25 : I still love you. She cried. When she got home, it was early morning. She 26 the door. The door opened itself. She rushed to her mothers 27 . Her mother was sleeping. She woke her mother up, “

11、Its me! Your 28 is back home!” The mother and daughter held each other, full of 29 tears (眼泪). The daughter asked,“ Why is the door not locked? A thief could get in. ” The mother answered 30 , “The door has never been locked since you left.” The door of parents love for their children will never be

12、closed.( )21. A. famous B. poor C. pretty D. sad( )22. A. looking through B. looking after C. looking for D. look into( )23. A. looks at B. put on C. finds out D. puts up( )24. A. come back B. go back C. run back D. go away( )25. A. photo B. words C. poster D. dictionary( )26. A. pulled open B. unlo

13、cked C. knocked on D. knock off( )27. A. bathroom B. bedroom C. kitchen D. garden( )28. A. son B. daughter C. grandchild D. husband( )29. A. happy B. moody C. angry D. hungry( )30. A. politely B. sad C. happy D. gently三、阅读理解 （每小题2分，共20分）阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A For several years, Americans have

14、enjoyed tele-shopping-watching TV and buying things by phone. Now tele-shopping is starting in Europe. In a number of European countries, people can turn on their TVs and shop for clothes, food, toys and many other things. Tele shopping is becoming popular in Sweden, for example. The biggest Swedish

15、 company sells different kind of things on TV in 15 European countries, and in one year it made $100 million. In France there are two about $20 million a year to buy things through those channels. In Germany, until last year tele-shopping was only possible on one channel for 1 hour every day. Then t

16、he government allowed more tele-shopping. Other channels can open for tele-business, including the largest American tele-shopping company and a 24hour tele- shopping company. German businesses are hoping this new tele-shopping will help them sell more things. Some people like tele-shopping because i

17、t allows them to do their shopping without leaving their homes. With all the problems of traffic in the cities, this is an important reason. But at the same time, other Europeans do not like this new way of shopping. They call tele-shopping “Junk (垃圾) on the air”. Many Europeans usually worry about

18、the quality (质量) of the things for sale on TV. Good quality is important to them, and they believe they cannot be sure about the quality of the things on TV.The need for high quality means that European tele-shopping companies will have to be different from the American companies. They will have to

19、be more careful about the quality of the things they sell. They will also have to work harder to sell things that the buyers cannot touch or see in person.31. Teleshopping is _ in Europe.A. not popular B. growing C. not possible D. cheap32. People like tele-shopping because it is _.A. very interesti

20、ng B. cheaper C. easier D. more popular33. Some Europeans dont like tele-shopping because they _.A. dont like to buy things B. dont watch TV C. believe the things on TV are expensive D. think the things sold on TV are bad quality34. In Germany, tele-shopping may _.A. help businessmen get more money

21、B. keep the shops open longerC. have fewer buyers D. bring better TV programs35. The best title of this passage is _. A. American Tele-shopping B. Tele-shopping Companies C. Tele-shopping in Europe D. Tele shoppingJunk on the air BHundreds of years ago, life was harder than it is today. People didnt

22、 have modern machines. There was no modern medicine, either. Life today has brought new problems. One of the biggest is pollution. Water pollution has made our rivers and lakes dirty. It kills our fish and pollutes our drinking water. Noise pollution makes us talk louder and become angry more easily

23、. Air pollution is the most serious kind of pollution to all living things in the world. Cars, planes and factories all pollute our air every day. Sometimes the polluted air is so thick that it is like a quilt (被状物) over a city. This kind of quilt is called smog. Many countries are making rules to f

24、ight pollution. Factories must now clean their water before it is thrown away, and they mustnt let dirty smoke go into the air. We need to do many other things. We can put waste things in the dustbin and do not throw them on the ground. We can go to work by bus with our friends in the same car. If t

25、here are fewer people driving, there will be less pollution.Rules are not enough. Every person must help to fight pollution.36. Hundreds of years ago, life was much harder than it is today because _.A. there were not modern machines B. there was no modern medicineC. both A and B D. there were not ma

26、ny people37. _ is the biggest problem in todays life.A. Water pollution B. Air pollution C. Noise pollution D. Pollution38. The most serious kind of pollution is _.A. noise pollution B. air pollution C. water pollution D. A, B and C39. Factories must clean their water _.A. before they are thrown awa

27、y B. when they are thrown awayC. after it is thrown away D. before it is thrown away40. From the passage, we know that _.A. a few years ago, there was no smog at allB. today people dont have to talk to each other loudlyC. we can drink water from the polluted rivers and lakesD. people are making rule

28、s in order to (为了)fight pollution四、词汇运用(每小题1分，共20分)(A) 根据句意及提示，完成句子。41. Can you _ (举起)the heavy bag? 42. Be careful, or you will hurt _.43. Who was the _ (very small) person?44. There is a tall tree_（在对面）the small house.45. Thousands of _(tour) come to the Great Wall every year.46. Many people use c

29、omputers in their _(day) lives. 47. I often have d_ at night, so I cant sleep well.48. I have learned a lot about China (recent).49. _ (from time to time)the old woman feels lonely50. Helen cant jump as _(far) as I do.(B)根据句意，用所给动词的正确形式填空。51. Reading stories _ (be) fun.52. I looked down and_（find）a

30、magazine on the ground.53. These firemen managed_ (save) the old woman out.54. The old man _ (live) here since 1992. 55. These children had a good time _ (read) interesting books. 56. Millie _ (eat) an apple every morning.57. My father is interested in _ (watch) films about history.58. Ill wait here

31、 until he _ (come) back.59. I wondered how _ (solve) this difficult problem.60. Tom was very sorry for being late. But the teachers smile made him _(feel) better. 五、 完成句子(每题1分，共5分)61. 你的外套和她的颜色一样。Your coat is _ _ hers.62. 他们以前坐公交车去学校。They _ a bus to school. 63. 火车正高速运行。The train is travelling _ _ _

32、.64. 我父母去过南京许多次。My parents _ Nanjing many times.65. 这本书汤姆已借多久？ 两星期。 _ Tom _ the book? For two weeks.六、任务型阅读 (每空l分，共l0分) The world we live in is full of amazing things. Do you know the following things? Chocolate tastes nice but it may make the little dog die.We may sleep for eight hours at a time bu

33、t a snail (蜗牛) may sleep for three years.Our ears and nose become bigger when we grow up but eyes keep the same after a person is born.You may think a bear walks slowly. In fact, it can run as fast as a horse.Cats wont die if they fall off very high places because they can turn themselves up the rig

34、ht way.The largest animal on the earth is the blue whale (鲸). It weighs about 80 tons (吨)more than 24 elephants.Most animals will die soon if they lose the head. But a cockroach (蟑螂) can live for nine or ten days when they have no head.Not all birds can fly. About forty kinds of birds cant fly, like

35、 the penguin (企鹅) and the ostrich (鸵鸟)根据短文内容，完成表格。 Some (66) _ things in the world(67) _Its nice but you cant give it to little (68)_, because it can kill them.SnailsThey can sleep as (69) _ as three years.Our eyesThe size of the eyes doesnt (70) _ from birth.BearsThey can run very (71) _ like a hor

36、se.CatsAfter (72) _ off very high places, they can stay alive.Blue whalesThey are the largest animal and a blue whales (73) _ is about 80 tons.CockroachesThey can live for nine or ten days (74) _ the head.BirdsMost birds are good at (75) _ but some cant. 七、 书面表达（15分）母爱情深，学会感恩。母亲节即将来临，请你借此机会写一篇80词左右的短文，介绍你的母亲。提示如下：1. 母亲的年龄、职业、外貌、能力和业余爱好等。2. 母亲为你做了很多事，在学习上帮助你，当你遇到困难时，希望你能笑对生活。她工作勤奋，为了让你们过上更好的生活。3. 将来，你为母亲做什么？现在你有什么打算？(可适当发挥) My MotherMothers Day is coming. Id like to say