江蘇省揚(yáng)州市江都區(qū)2012-2013學(xué)年八年級(jí)英語(yǔ)上學(xué)期期中試題牛津版

1、江蘇省揚(yáng)州市江都區(qū)2012-2013 學(xué)年八年級(jí)英語(yǔ)上學(xué)期期中試題牛津版（考試時(shí)間：100 分鐘滿分： 140 分）第一部分選擇題（共80 分）一、聽力（共 20 小題，每小題1 分，共 20 分）A) 聽對(duì)話回答問題，每段對(duì)話讀兩遍5.How much will the woman pay for the skirts?A. Twenty-five pounds.B. Fifty pounds.C. Seventy-fivepounds.6.Why doesn t the woman want to go to the Great Wall?A. Because its too far aw

2、ay.B. Because shopping is interesting.C. Because she doesn t like to take a bus.7.How long does Millie spend on sports every week?A. 4 hours.B. 5 hours.C. 6 hours.8.Who is the tallest boy in Mikes class?用心愛心專心1A. JimB. SimonC. Mike9.What time did the boy get to school this morning?A. At 7:00 a.m.B.

3、At 6:50 a. m.C. At 7:10 a.m.10.What are they talking about?A. Crossing the road.B. Staying at home.C. Going shopping.B) 聽兩段對(duì)話， 每段對(duì)話對(duì)兩遍。 聽第一段對(duì)話完成 11-12 題，聽第二段對(duì)話完成 13-15題：聽第一段對(duì)話，回答11、 12 小題。11.What did some other boys do at the beach?A. They sat there.B. They went boating.C. They watched theothers.12.

4、Did their teacher play with them?A. Yes, she did.B.No, she didn t.C. She was at school.聽第二段對(duì)話，回答第1315 題。13.When will they go to the zoo?A. Next month.B. Tomorrow.C. Next Saturday.14.How will they go there?A. By bike.B. By bus.C. By underground.15.What is the man going to take?A. An umbrella.B. Bird

5、food.C. A camera.C) 聽短文，回答 16-20 小題。聽兩遍。16.What does Tom often do after school?A. He does his homework.B. He watches TV.C. He goes out to play.17.How old is Tom this year?A. Eleven.B. Nine.C. Ten.18.How did T oms parents feel at about seven?A. Happy.B. Surprised.C. Worried.19.Whom did T oms parents

6、ask for help at last?A. Their neighbors.B. The police.C. The teacher.20.What was Tom doing when his parents went out to look for him?A. He was watching TV upstairs at home.B. He was making a birthday cake in the kitchen.C. He was playing in the garden with other boys.二、單項(xiàng)選擇（共 15 小題，每小題1 分，共15 分）21.

7、What _ honest girl Jill is! She always tells us _.A. a; something true B. an; something true C. /; something true D. an; true something22. _ all the activities, I think diving is _ one.A. Of; a dangerousB. In; most dangerousC. Of; the most dangerousD. In; the most dangerous23. I can talk to her when

8、 I am happy because she can_.用心愛心專心2A. keep secretsB. make me sadC. share my joyD. help me24.Can I have _? Im not full.A. one more breadB. more one breadC. any more breadD.somemore bread25. Which month has _ days in a year? February.A. mostB. the mostC. the leastD. the fewest26. Did you see the movi

9、e called Los Angles 2011?Yes, but I think its _. Iwanted to sleep when I saw it.A. excitingB. boringC. boredD. excited27. Tony wanted to take some good photos, _ he lost his camera.A. orB. andC. butD. so28. Your skirt is the same colour _ Lily s.- So it is. But my blouse is different _ hers.A. as; a

10、sB. as; likeC. like; asD. as; from29. We didn t go to South Hill becauseof _.- What a pity!A. it rained hardB. it is rainyC. it rainsD.theheavy rain30. . In our English study reading is more important than speaking, I think. I don t agree. Speaking is _ reading.A. as important as B. so important as

11、C. the most important D. not as important as31. What s the matter with you? You look so worried.-I don t know _the problem.A. what to solveB. how to solveC. to solve whatD. how can I32. It s not good for students to play _ computer games.A. too muchB. much tooC. too manyD. many too33. What is your u

12、ncle like?-_.A. He is fine.B. He likes camping.C. He is friendly and helpful.D. He is a famous doctor.34. _ your help, we will not finish the work.A. HaveB. Don t haveC. WithD. Without35. What about going to the World Park with us tomorrow? _.A. What a great idea!B.I d like.C. Have a good time!D.I m

13、 gladto hear that.三、完形填空（共15 小題，每小題1 分，共 15 分）A farmerwas selling(賣) hislittledogs. Justthen,a _36_ happened to passby.“I want to _37_ one of your dogs, sir. ”“Well, ” said the farmer, “these dogs come from fine parents and cost a lot of _38 _. ”用心愛心專心3The boy drop ( 低下 ) his and took out some chang

14、e. a look? ”head fora _39_. Then he reached deep intohis pocket“ I ve got thirty-nine cents. Is that _40_ to take“ _41_, ” said the farmer. And with that he let out a whistle(口哨 ), “ Here,Dolly!”Dolly ran out of the doghouse followed by four little dogs. The boy s eyesdanced with _42_.Asthe dogs mad

15、e their_43_ to the farmer,the littleboy saw somethingelsemoving insidethe_44_.Slowlyanotherlittledog _45_; thisone much smaller.It was doing its best to look out“I _46_that one, ” the little boy said.The farmer said,“Son, don t want that dog. He will _47_ be able to runand play with you like the oth

16、er dogs would.”The boyrolledup( 卷 起 )onelegofhistrousersandshowedasteel(鋼 )_48_.Looking backup atthefarmer,he said,“ You see,sir,I dont_49_ toowell myself ,and he will need someone to _50_”36.A. boyB. dogC. farmerD. son37.A .sellB. seeC. buyD. feed38.A. timeB. moneyC. workD. study39.A. momentB. dayC

17、. minutesD. week40.A. enoughB. easyC. necessaryD. simple41.A. NoB. SureC. SorryD. Thanks42.A. happyB. sadC. joyD. music43.A. wayB. roadC. routeD. street44.A. farmB. advertisementC. grassD.doghouse45.A. diedB. shoutedC. appearedD.watched46.A. likeB. hateC. knowD. want47.A. sometimesB. alwaysC. oftenD

18、.never48.A. handB. backC. armD. leg49.A. speakB. singC. walkD.swim50.A. askB. understandC. thinkD.succeed四、閱讀理解（共15小題，每小題2 分，共 30 分）(A)What isa libraryfor?Most librarieshave books and otherthingstoread.Manyof them have things to listen to. Some libraries even have computers. Very fewpeople would thi

19、nk of a library asa place to live in.用心愛心專心4One library in New York City changed into a home for 250 people for a few days.These were allpeople near the library.They slepton the floor.Whydid the peoplemove into the library?The people moved into the library because the city wanted to close it to save

20、money. These 250 New Yorkers loved their library. They didnt want to lose it.So they moved in.They knew thatthe librarycouldntbe closedifthey were livinginside it. At last the city agreed to keep the library open, and the people allwent home.51. Where did the story happen?_.A. In New York City.B. In

21、 a school in New York City.C.In the streetsin New York City.D.In most librariesinNew York City.52. The library had hundreds of _.A. workers in itB. policemen in itC. people living in itD. computers in it53. Why did 250 people move into the library? Because_.A. these people wanted to save moneyB. the

22、se people needed places to live inC. the library was very quietD. they loved the library and they didnt want to lose it用心愛心專心554. Where will you have classes if you like playing basketball?A. At Cliff College.B. At Golden Finger Club.C. At Whitehawk SchoolD. At Haved School.55. Howmuch willthey pay

23、ifDarningand hisdeskmate join“Speak Good English ”?A. $15B. $30C. $45D. $6056. All classes will end after _.A. 1 p.m.B. 2 p.m.C. 3 p.m.D. 4 p.m.（ C）Many people like to travel by plane, but l don like it because an airportis usually far from the city. You have to get there early and wait for hours fo

24、rthe plane to take off (起飛 ) and it is often late. You cant open the windows.You cant choose the food. Planes are fast but they still take much time to goout of the airport and into the city.I liketravelingby train.Ithinktrainsare safe.Railway stationsare usuallyin cities. When you are late for a tr

25、ain, you can catch another one. You can walk around in the train and open the windows .You can see many interesting things on your way. I know it takes a little more time.用心愛心專心6I also like cars. You can start your journey whenever you want to, and youdont need to get to a railway station or a bus s

26、top. Also you can carry manythings with you in a car. But sometimes there are too many cars on the road.57.Why do many people like to travel by plane?A. Because it is fast.B. Because it is safe.C. Because you can walk around in the plane.D. Because it is cheap.58.Which is not the good thing about th

27、e train?A. It is safe.B. It takes a little more time.C. You can open the windows.D. You can walk around in the train59.If you want to take a lot of things with you, what do you take to go out?A. A bus.B. A car.C. A train.D. A bike.60. What does the writer think of the plane, train and car ?A. He thi

28、nks it takes a lot of time to go to and get out of the airport.B .Helikes to take a train because it takes a little more time.C. He likes to take a car because he has a car.D. He likes to take a plane because its fast.（ C）One day, a farmer was walking along a road with his son Thomas. The fathersaid

29、,“Look! Theres a horseshoe. Pick it up and put it in your bag.” Thomassaid,“Itisnt worth（值得）the trouble.” His father said nothing but pickedit up himself. When they got to a nearby town, they had a rest. There the farmersold the horseshoe and with the few pennies he bought some cherries.The father a

30、nd the son walked on. The sun was well up in the sky, and therewasnta house or even a treewhere they couldhave a rest.Thomas felttoo thirstyto walk on. At this time, his father dropped a cherry on the ground and Thomaspicked it up quickly and ateit. After a while,his father dropped another cherryand

31、 once again,hisson lostsome time in pickingitup and puttingitin his mouth.And so they went on. The old farmer dropped the cherries and the son pickedthem up. When Thomas had eaten up all the cherries, his father said to him, Mydear son, if youhad bent (彎身 )down earlier to pick up that horseshoe, it

32、wouldnot have been necessary for you to bend so many times for the cherries. Alwaysremember the lesson that anyone who does not worry about the little things willfind that he cannot do the great things.61. Who picked up the horseshoe at last?A.Thomas.B.The old father.C.Both the fatherand the son.D.N

33、obody62. When the son refused to pick up the horseshoe, the father _.A. felt very happy B. didnt say anything C. beat the son D. became a little angry63. The farmer bought _ with the money after he sold the horseshoe.A. some foodB. some waterC. some cherriesD. some pennies64. The father dropped the

34、cherries one by one, because _.A.he wanted his son to eat them allB.he wanted his son to do more exerciseC. he wanted to teach his son a lesson D. he wanted his son to pick them up用心愛心專心765. From the story, we can learn that _.A. cherries are so delicious that most of us like to eat themB. a horsesh

35、oe is so expensive that it can bring us a lot of moneyC. if the boy wants to eat cherries, he must pick up the horseshoeD. if we want to do some great things, we should start with some small ones第二部分非選擇題（共45 分）五、詞匯運(yùn)用（共10小題，每小題1分，共 10分）66. Would you like to have a _ (mix) salad after the meal?67._(lu

36、ck), out team tried our best and won the match at last.68.At the _ (begin) of the trip, most of us felt sick.69.You must do your homework _(you),children.70. You can walk slowly around the lake and enjoy the _ (beautiful) of the sunset.71. They had a good time _ (chat) with each other.72.He is unhap

37、py because hegot a _ ( 糟糕 ) result this termthan lastterm.73.My mother always cooks _ (美味 ) meals on Sunday.74.Nobody _ (相信 ) what he says.75. I think it is _ (please) to visit the museum.六、任務(wù)型閱讀（共 10小題，每小題 1分，共 10分）閱讀下面的短文，根據(jù)短文中的信息完成文后的表格（每空一詞）Do you know how to keep fish at home?The fishneed room(

38、 空間 ).They must not be crowded （擁擠） . Fish need oxygen( 氧氣 ). Fish get it from water in the tank. There must be enough water for all fishin the tank. So the size of the tank is important.In the tank many people put smallplants.They giveoxygen to the water.Plantshelp in otherways, too.Fish can nibble

39、(輕咬 )on the plants.They hide in the plantsand sleep, lay eggs there.Both the plants and fish need light. You can put it near a window. It willget light there. But remember: a window may let cold air in. The cold can kill(殺死 ) your fish. Too hot water can kill your fish, too.The fish need food and yo

40、u should feed them every day. Giving them too muchfoodis bad. It willmake thewaterdirty.However, the fish shouldgetjust enoughfood.They should finishthefoodin 10 minutes.No extra( 多余 ) isleft.When thishappens, the amount(數(shù)量 )of food is right.How to keep fish at homeAdvice_76_Fish need enough room be

41、cause they will1.The_77_ ofthetank is importantbe crowded in a small tank. They need_78_ water because they get oxygenfrom it.2.You can put small plants in the tankPlantscan give oxygen tothewater, they用心愛心專心8also give a _79_ to fish to hide,sleep and lay eggsLightis _81_ forfishand plants.3.Youcan

42、putthetank_80_aItcan get in through thewindow. But youwindow, but don t let cold air in.shouldn t _82_ cold air can alsogetinand cold airwillkillyourfish.Too much food makes water _84_4.Feed the fish every day but not tooeasily. When fish can finish _85_83_food in 10 minutes, the amount of foodis ri

43、ght.七、缺詞填空（根據(jù)文章大意和首字母填空，每空一詞，每小題1分，共 10分）Some studentsthinkitd_86_ tolearnEnglishwell.That s b_87_ theydont find the right way. I think r_88_ is very important for students. Themore you read ， theb_89_ youllunderstand.Reading ishelpfulto listening,speaking and writing.Ifyou oftenread Englishaloud,yo

44、ull improve ( 提高 )yourlistening.On theother hand（另一方面） , listeninga lotcan h_90_ you toreadbetter.ReadingEnglisheverywherewhen you aref_91_,if you wish.You can geta lotofknowledge（知識(shí)） whenyou read.Sometimes you need to s_92_ yourideas,you can eitherspeak or write. That means you are using w_93_ you

45、learned from reading. Thesame as Chinese,themore you read,thebetteryou can write.Ifyou want tor_94_something, you should read againand again.So from now on,youd better domorereading.It s a good w_95_ to learn English well.86.d_87.b_88.r_89.b_90.h_91.f_92.s_93.w_94.r_95.w_八、書面表達(dá)A) 根據(jù)中文意思，完成下列句子（共5小題，每小題2分，共 10分）96. 我的表姐很善良，從來(lái)不說別人的壞話。_97.Peter自學(xué)了如何上網(wǎng)查資料。_98. 謝謝你傾聽我的問題。_99. 看到這張老照片，我想起了他們_100. 如果我有很多的錢，我想環(huán)游世界。_B）寫作： 假設(shè)你有一個(gè)好朋友叫 Tom，請(qǐng)你根據(jù)以下提示，介紹你的這位朋友。 Appearance （外貌） 又高又壯