江蘇省姜堰市婁莊區(qū)2011-2012學年八年級英語下學期期中考試試題 牛津版

1、20112012學年度第二學期姜堰市婁莊區(qū)期中考試八年級英語試卷本卷分為第一卷（選擇題）和第二卷（非選擇題）兩部分。注意事項：1、請考生答題前務必將自己的姓名、考試號用黑水筆填寫在試卷規(guī)定位置上并認真核對。2、請將第一卷的答案用黑水筆填在答題紙相應的位置，在其他位置做答一律無效。3、考試結束后，考生只需交答題紙和第二卷。第卷（選擇題 共95分）一、聽力（共25小題；每題1分，共25分） A. 聽對話，從A、B、C三幅圖中找出與你所聽內容相符的選項。聽兩遍。1. Hows the weather now?2. How do the mans parents go to work?3. Where

2、 is John from?4. What is she going to buy?A. B. C. B.聽對話，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳答案。聽兩遍。5. What does the woman advise the man to do?A. To stay at home. B. To take some medicine. C. To see a doctor.6. Why does the woman hate traveling by air?A. Because she thinks the journey is too tiring. B. Because she

3、 likes traveling very much. C. Because she doesnt like plane.7. Where did the dialogue happen? A. In a school. B. At a factory. C. In a shop.8. Whats the telephone number?A. 87659413. B. 87759314. C. 87669413.9. What did Mary do just now? A. She did shopping. B. She bought a book in the bookstore. C

4、. She went to the library to borrow a book.10. What does the woman think the boy should do? A. Listen to music every day. B. Listen to and read English every day. C. Listen to and read Chinese every day.C.聽下面兩段材料，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳答案。聽兩遍。聽第一段材料，回答第11-12題。11. Where is the man going? A. The railway

5、station. B. The clock tower. C. The park.12. Why cant the man find the place? A. This is his first time to visit the place. B. The railway station is still next to the clock tower. C. Things have changed a lot over the years.聽第二段材料，回答第13-14題。13. How long did Li Fang live in Shanghai?A. For 5 years.B

6、. For 6 years.C. For 7 years.14. What does Li Fangs father sell? A. Apples. B. Football. C. Computers.D. 聽下面兩篇短文，回答15-20題。請根據(jù)所聽內容，從A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳答案，完成信息記錄表。聽兩遍。聽第一段材料，回答第15-17題。Plan for summer vacationTom doesnt want to stay at home plans to go 13 David is going to visit Harbin will stay there for 1

7、4 daysAlice will learn how to play the 15 wants to be a musician15. A. fishing B. camping C. swimming16. A. 5 B. 6 C. 717. A. guitar B. violin C. piano聽第二段材料，回答第18-20題。Watching TVTime most children watch TV only on 18 some watch TV every nightAdvantages helps to open childrens eyes can learn 19 and

8、better ways to do thingsDisadvantages bad for eyes dont have enough time for the 20 18. A. weekdays B. weekends C. every night19. A. popular B. more C. new20. A. meals B. lessons C. sportsE. 聽短文，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳答案。聽兩遍。21. Where may the tourists be now?A. In Nanjing. B. On the bus. C. In the park

9、.22. Where does Nanjing lie (位于)?A. In the southeast of China. B. In the northeast of China. C. In the south of China.23. What does the guide think of the people in Nanjing?A. Hard-working and humorous. B. Polite and generous. C. Helpful and friendly.24. What can people do in Xuanwu Lake according t

10、o the passage?A. Boating and flying kites. B. Boating and fishing. C. Swimming and flying kites.25. Where can the tourists enjoy the beauty of the whole city? A. Nanjing Museum. B. On the top of Zijin Mountain. C. On the Great Changjiang Bridge.二、單項選擇（共15小題；每題1分，共15分）26. _ exciting news it is!A. Wha

11、t B. What an C. How D. How an27. I am too busy to listen to her _ talking. She has talked for about two hours. A. hopeless B. endless C. harmless D. careless28. -Could you please help me check whats wrong? -Sorry, I dont have much _of the computer. A. introduction B. development C. knowledge D. info

12、rmation29. -Have you read todays morning paper? -Not _. Whats the latest news? A. only B. yet C. ever D. just30. -Is that Sandy speaking? -Sorry, she isnt in now. She _the cinema with her aunt.A. has been to B. has been in C. has gone to D. has gone in31. -Tom, why not stop _ a rest?- Oh, no, Mum. I

13、ts so exciting that I cant stop _ the kite.A. having; flying B. to have; to fly C. having; to fly D. to have; flying32. -Where did you get the book? -From the library. And I have _it for two weeks.A. borrowed B. lent C. kept D. bought33. My uncle _ a farmer. Now he is a driver. A. is used to B. is u

14、sed to be C. used to being D. used to be34. The weather in Hong Kong is quite different from _ in Beijing. A. it B. them C. that D. those35. -How amazing the noodle is!-Yes, it is _, and breaks the Guinness World Record as the longest handmade noodle.A. 1704-meter-long B. 1704-meters-long C. 1704 me

15、ter long D. 1704 meters long36. Dont wake up the _ baby. She has just fallen _. A. sleepy, asleep B. asleep, sleeping C. sleeping, asleep D. sleeping, sleepy37. I havent seen you _.A. for two months B. since three weeks C. since last Monday ago D. two days ago38. -Good news! A new educational CD-ROM

16、 has just come out!-Great! Id like to study and play_.A. at times B. in time C. on time D. at the same time39. If your homework , you can watch TV. A. will do B. does C. is done D. has done40. - Do you mind telling me how to use the function? - , It is very easy. A. Youd better not B. No, you dont C

17、. Of course not D. No way三、完形填空（共15小題；每題1分，共15分）When I was young，my father told me that little acts of kindness may give one great happiness. Since then I have always tried to help people in 41 . One hot summer afternoon, I was 42 down the highway to New York when another car suddenly 43 into my lan

18、e(車道). My car was in the far right lane，so it ran onto the roadside. As a(n) 44 driver，I moved my car quickly and skillfully back onto the highway without causing any accident. I was 45 with that driver，but I thought that he just did not pay attention to（注意） the lane change, and he 46 did not do tha

19、t on purpose(故意).The car ran away 47 after cutting me off. Very soon it disappeared from sight. After a while，I came around a curve(彎道) and found the 48 car. The driver was walking along the roadside. He was an elderly man and looked 49 . As there was no telephone nearby and the nearest services wer

20、e twenty miles away, I decided to 50 and see what the problem was. The mans car had a flat tire(癟胎). Although he had another tire，he had nothing to work with. I decided to 51 him. I changed the tire for him and allowed him to sit in my air-conditioned car while I did it. Fifteen minutes later，I 52 t

21、he work. I was hot and tired，but I really felt 53 after an act of kindness to the man who had earlier 54 my car run off the road.You can really enjoy great 55 from kindness acts, so always lend your hands to others in trouble.41. A. need B. school C. danger D. summer42. A. walking B. riding C. runni

22、ng D. driving43. A. fell B. jumped C. came D. climbed44. A. new B. experienced C. frightened D. cheerful45. A. unhappy B. interested C. kind D. friendly46. A. even B. certainly C. almost D. simply47. A. quickly B. quietly C. politely D. carefully48. A. new B. red C. same D. other49. A. excited B. re

23、laxed C. surprised D. worried50. A. stay B. search C. stop D. hide51. A. give B. train C. help D. encourage52. A. began B. finished C. took D. continued53. A. good B. sorry C. angry D. shy54. A. kept B. made C. watched D. heard55. A. friendship B. success C. excitement D. happiness四、閱讀理解（共20小題；每題2分，

24、共40分）ACome to Austria!Soll is a village in the mountains in western Austria, and the Hotel, opened by a local family, is clean and not expensive. From the hotel you can see the whole village, the forest and mountains. Temperature in summer is usually 20 to 25 in the daytime, but much cooler in the e

25、vening.Enjoy Thailand! When you visit Bangkok in Thailand, dont miss the early morning river boat trip to the Floating (漂浮的) Market just outside the city. There you sit in your boat. Dont forget your hat: the sun can be strong and it may be as hot as 40 about midday in summer！Visit Hawaii! Maybe the

26、 most beautiful place in Hawaii is Kauai. You can visit its long, sandy beaches in the south and west of the island, and mountains and forests in the north. But there are many mosquitoes (蚊子) . Dont be surprised if it rains in the centre of the island. Daytime temperature in summer there is usually

27、around 24 to 26 by the sea, and only a little cooler by late evening.56. The advertisements are about _. A. shopping B. food C. travelling D. hotels57.If you go to Bangkok, you can _. A. climb mountains B. enjoy the scenery of the forests C. live in the Post Hotel D. buy fruits while sitting in a bo

28、at58. _ is a better way to prevent the strong sunshine in Bangkok. A. going to the sandy beaches B. Wearing a hat C. Climbing up the mountains D. Staying in the forests59. Which place will you choose if you want to visit both mountains and beaches? A. Soll in Austria. B. Bangkok in Thailand. C. The

29、Floating MarketD. Kauai in Hawaii60.Accroding to the advertisements, we know that _. A. daytime temperature in summer in Soll is the highest B. maybe it often rains in the centre of Kauai in summerC. the Floating Market is in the middle of Bangkok D. the Post Hotel in Austria is clean but the price

30、is highBThere was a beautiful garden. Every year the king would go to the garden to decide which flower was the most beautiful one.For the last few years, the rose was always Number One. Because of this, the rose Gulaab became arrogant. It would never let birds stay on its flower. Then all the birds

31、 started staying away from Gulaab. Behind Gulaab, there was a little yellow flower. People called it Junglee. Junglee wasnt more beautiful than Gulaab, but it welcomed the birds to stay on its flower. All the birds in the garden liked it.This year the king went to the garden as before. The gardener

32、pointed at the rose and said to the king, “ Your favourite flower, my king.”O(jiān)f course, the king also saw the yellow flower behind it and asked, “What flower is that?”“Oh! Thats Junglee, a wild flower.”“ I didnt see a flower like it before. There are so many birds on it. I think its much more beautif

33、ul than the rose. It will be the King Flower of this year!” said the king.61.From the passage, we can know that Junglee was _.A. famous B. serious C. friendly D. smart62. What does the underlined word “arrogant” mean in Chinese? A. 傲慢的 B. 粗心的 C. 易怒的 D .開朗的63. What do you think this passage is? A. An

34、 ad. B. A story. C. A diary. D. A piece of news.64. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. All the birds liked Gulaab. B. The birds liked to stay on Junglee. C. Gulaab was not beautiful this year. D. The king didnt like Junglee.65. What is the best title for the passage? A. The

35、kings garden B. The clever king C. The flowers and the birds D. The most beautiful flowerCWe use the Internet for many things: business, shopping, writing letters, talking to people, finding information, and so on. In recent years, a new kind of English has grown on the Internet. Theres no real word

36、 for it yet, so well call it e-talk. People dont like typing too much. To save time, they turn phrases (短語) into a few letters called acronyms(首字母縮略詞). Acronyms are often used in chat rooms. Some of them are: BTW(by the way) BRB (be right back) LOL (laughing out loud) IMO (in my opinion) People also

37、 use many abbreviations. They are shortened forms of words. Some common abbreviations are: info (information) puter (computer) pic (picture) sec (second)We usually dont see people when we communicate on the Net, so people have new ways to show feelings. Most people use their keyboards to draw “feeli

38、ng”, such as: : ) (happy) :-( (sad) ; : P (joking) : O (surprised) These days, many forums have picture feelings. For example:happy sad angry cool There are even whole new words, like newbie (someone who is new on a chat board or forum). When you write something bad about someone else, its called fl

39、aming the person. It takes time to get used to e-talk. Also, different groups in the Net have their own special ways of communicating. Newbies sometimes have to ask other people what they mean. As the Internet grows, e-talk will continue to grow and change.66. Why do people type acronyms? A. To show

40、 their feelings. B. To make jokes.C. Because people can type them quickly. D. In this way, newbies wont understand them.67. What does “My puter is not working well. :-( ” mean? A. The person is happy about getting a new computer. B. The person has to go away from their computer. C. The person is ang

41、ry at somebody. D. The person is sad that his computer is having problems. 68. If someone is angry, what may he type? A. B. C. LOL D. BRB69. E-talk will probably_. A. keep changing B. stay the same C. be used by people on the telephone D. be easy for newbies to understand 70. People can do the follo

42、wing through the Internet except _.A. doing shopping B. writing diariesC. eating foods C. playing gamesDOn my eighth birthday, Dad bought me an accordion(手風琴） and said excitedly, Once you learn to play, itll stay with you for life. But I didnt want to play it. I just wanted to play games, But Dad as

43、ked me to take accordion lessons.One day, I found a box in a corner. When I opened it, I saw a beautiful violin. It was your fathers, Mum said. His parents bought it for him. I guess he got too busy on the farm to learn to play it.I had to practice half an hour every day, and every day I tried to ge

44、t out of it. But Dad didnt allow. I asked why. He answered, Because you can bring people joy. You can touch their hearts. He added softly, Someday youll have the chance I never had: youll play beautiful music for your family. And youll understand why youve worked so hard. I was speechless.The lesson

45、s stopped after I finished high school. When I grew up, I got married and moved into a new house. I put the accordion in the attic（閣樓）.One afternoon, my two children found the accordion by accident (偶然). They got very excited. Play it. Play it, they laughed and said. I started to play some simple so

46、ngs. I was surprised I could still remember them. Soon the kids were dancing. Even my wife was laughing and clapping to the beat.At that moment, my fathers words came back to me, Someday youll have the chance I never had. And youll understand. I finally knew why Dad had asked me to practice hard. Da

47、d never learnt to play his violin. But I told my family, This is my fathers music.71. My father didnt learn to play his violin when he was young because _. A. he didnt like to play the violin B. he had to support his family C. he wanted to play games D. he didnt keep on practicing72. How might the w

48、riter feel when he had to practice playing the accordion? A. Delighted. B. Excited. C. Bored. D. Relaxed.73. Dad didnt allow means _. A. Dad didnt agree with me. B. Dad didnt keep me doing it. C. Dad didnt help me do it. D. Dad didnt see me do it.74. What were the writers children doing when he star

49、ted to play simple songs? A. Singing B. Dancing C. Clapping to the beat D. Screaming75. Dad asked me to learn to play the accordion so that _. A. I could go to a better school B. I could give myself much joyC. I could be a useful man D. I could make people happy 第卷（非選擇題 共55分）五、用所給詞的適當形式填空（共15小題；每題1分

50、，共15分）76. If you answer the questions _ (correct), you will get the present.77. The fans could not hide their _(excite) when they saw their favourite singer.78. The _(wife) of the policemen usually do most of the housework because their husbands are too busy.79. People _(clap) their hands and shouti

51、ng in the TV room now. 80. The Changjiang Bridge _ (build) in the 1950s.81. Some birds fly to the (south) part of China in autumn.82. The goal of Project Hope is _(help) students and schools in poor areas.83. -_ your father _(fly) abroad recently? -Yes, he has been in Singapore for a week.84. The ve

52、getables _(grow) in the backyard by my mother every spring.85. “Can I win the English speech contest?” I kept asking _(I).86. My aunt (buy) the car two days ago.87. English is _ (wide) used in many kinds of fields.88. There _(be) much rain in my hometown since the beginning of this month.89. What our life wi