八年级英语下学期期中测试试题牛津版.docx

1、八年级英语下学期期中测试试题牛津版一、听力（共20题，每小题1分，计20分）第一部分 听对话回答问题（每段对话听一遍）5. What does the woman think of the dress?A. She doesnt like it at all. B. She doesnt like this color. C. The dress does not fit her.6. Where are the speakers?A. In a hospital. B. On a beach. C. In a street.7. Where is the tall man running?

2、A. In the park. B. In the street. C. On the playground.8. What isnt Mary allowed to do?A. Hang out on weekends. B. Choose her own clothes. C. Go out on school nights.9. What are the speakers doing?A. Theyre climbing a mountain. B. Theyre celebrating the mans birthday.C. Theyre celebrating the womans

3、 birthday.10. What does the man want to do? A. Buy a new car. B. Drive his car to work at once. C. Change a wheel for his car.第二部分 听对话和短文回答问题（每段对话或短文听两遍）听第一段对话，回答第11-12小题。 11. Why does the woman call the man? A. To book (预订) tickets. B. To check the date. C. To invite him to a show.12. When will the

4、 woman go to see the show?A. On Friday. B. On Saturday. C. On Sunday.听一篇短文，回答第13-15小题。请根据内容从A、B、C三个选项中选择正确的选项，完成信息记录表。13. A. England B. the USA C. France14. A. Class 7, Grade 8 B. Class 6, Grade 8 C. Class 6, Grade 715. A. tall and strong B. slim and tall C. slim and strong听一篇短文，回答第16 - 20小题。16. Why

5、 is the writer so worried?A. He dislikes TV. B. He is ill. C. His children watch too much TV.17. According to the passage, why do many students wear glasses? A. Because they study too hard. B. Because they watch too much TV. C. Because they read too many books.18. Do the children know the bad sides

6、of watching too much TV? A. Yes, they do. B. No, they dont. C. We dont know.19. What did the writer decide to do in the end? A. To sell the TV set. B. To buy a computer. C. To write more books for the children.20. What is this passage? A. A mothers letter. B. A fathers diary. C. A news report on TV.

7、二、单项选择(共15小题;每小题1分，计15分）在下列各题A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个能填入题干空白处的最佳答案。21. “Will the charity show be _success?” I kept asking myself. A. a B. an C. the D. 不填22. - When will Mo Yans new book _? - Sorry, I dont know. But Im sure it will sell well. A. come on B. come out C. come in D. come down 23. - She has gone

8、abroad, _?-No. She is still teaching us English at our school now.A. is she B. isnt she C. has she D. hasnt she24. Mans understanding of nature is developing _. It never stays at the same level. A. from time to time B. for the first time C. all the time D. at the right time25. -Have you seen Dr. Ada

9、ms recently?-No. He _ Hong Kong for an important meeting. Hell come back tomorrow.A. has gone in B. has been in C. has gone to D. has been to26. -Someone is knocking at the door. Who may it be? -It _ be Tom. He is still in the school. A. cant B. mustnt C. couldnt D. may not27. - Do you know who desi

10、gned the CD-ROM Around the World in Eight Hours? - Yes. It _ by Nancy Jackson. A. has designed B. designed C. designs D. was designed 28. -Good news! They will _ on May Day holiday. - Sounds exciting!A. get married B. marry C. be married with D. get married to29. -How about the pollution in the coun

11、tryside? - Luckily, its not as serious as _ in the big cities. A. that B. it C. one D. those30. -By the way, how long have you _ your MP3 player?-For almost three years. It still works OK. A. bought B. buy C. had D. have 31. Look! _ high speed the roller coaster is _. A. How; moving B. What; moving

12、C. How; moving at D. What; moving at32. -Is there anything wrong with your computer? -Ive checked it. There _ nothing serious with it. A. seem B. seems C. seems to be D. seems to have33. -Can you hear me? -No, I cant. Would you please speak _? A. clearly enough B. clear enough C. enough clearly D. e

13、nough clear34. -Whats up, Lucy? -Could you think of a way to make this baby_? A. stop crying B. to stop crying C. stop to cry D. to stop to cry35. -We could ask Jim to sing a song at the party. -_ He isnt good at singing. A. Thats a good idea. B. Im afraid not. C. Why not? D. I hope so.三、完形填空（共15小题;

14、每小题1分，计15分）阅读下列短文，从文后各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。 Last summer holidays, my classmates and I helped with a charity show. Its aim was to raise money for those children who _36_ go to school in poor areas. We did a lot for that.I felt happy when I _37 to be the host. Though it was _38_, I was very nervous _39 t

15、he TV cameras. I knew that lots of people would come _40 the show, also there would be a large audience _41 the TV.As some famous stars would come to the show, one of my _42 was to introduce each of them. I also had _43 things to do. So I often worked from morning till night. It was hard work, _44 I

16、 was happy.I practiced a lot before the show. I had to remember all the words and do everything right at the same time. At first, I thought I would never be able to do it well. I kept _45 myself not to be nervous. Slowly everything became easier.The big day came very fast. _46 people came to the sho

17、w. They donated money and materials. And the local businesses also gave _47 a lot of support. _ 48 generous they are.After the show, we sent the donations to those poor children. Soon they wrote back. They were _49 grateful to us. I was very proud that I could help them. I hope _50 people will help

18、them. 36. A. mustnt B. couldnt C. neednt D. shouldnt37. A. choose B. chose C. am chosen D. was chosen38. A. exciting B. excited C. frightening D. frightened39. A. as B. since C. because D. because of40. A. to look B. to watch C. to notice D. to find41. A. in front B. in front of C. in the front of D

19、. in the front42. A. duty B. work C. duties D. works43. A. some other B. others C. another D. some others44. A. or B. but C. and D. so45. A. tell B. telling C. told D. to tell46. A. Hundred B. Hundreds C. Hundred of D. Hundreds of47. A. we B. us C. our D. ourselves48. A. How B. What C. How a D. What

20、 a49. A. recently B. really C. usually D. especially50. A. little and little B. less and less C. many and many D. more and more四、阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分，计30分）阅读下列内容，从每小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。(A)51. How did Daniel get to New York?A. By train B. By plane C. By car D. By sea52. What is Daniels flat like?A. Its far

21、 away from his office. B. Its quite cheapC. Its very big. D. Its very nice.53. What does Daniel NOT tell us?A. Whether he has visited New York before. B. Where he stayed before he found a flat.C. Why he had a party on April Fools Day. D. What his workmates and new neighbours are like.(B) Taking away

22、 a citys rubbish is a big job. Every day trucks come into a city to collect it. Most rubbish is made up of things we cant eat or use. If we kept these things we would soon have a mountain of rubbish.In some cities the rubbish is collected and taken outside of the city to a dump(垃圾站). Often the city

23、dump is placed where the ground is low or there is a big hole. The kitchen rubbish is broken into small pieces and sent into the sewage system. The sewage system takes away the used water from toilets, bathtubs(澡盆) and other places.To keep mice and flies away, some earth is used to cover the newly d

24、umped rubbish. Later, grass may be planted on the rubbish-filled land. Finally, a house or a school may be built there, and then youd never know that this had once been an old rubbish dump.In other cities the rubbish is burnt in special places. The fire burns everything but the metal. Sometimes the

25、metal can be used again in factories where things are made of metal. The food parts of rubbish are put in special piles where they slowly change into something called humus(腐殖土), which looks like black earth. It is rich with kinds of things that feed plants and help make them grow.54. You can most p

26、robably read the passage in _.A. a history book B. a TV guide C. a science book D. a telephone book55. The underlined word “sewage” in the passage means_.A. 排污 B. 染色 C. 洗涤 D. 吸尘56. According to the passage, the food parts of rubbish can be used again_.A. to feed animals B. to feed plants C. to build

27、 a house D. to make machines57. How should we take care of a used metal box according to the passage?A. By burning it off. B. By putting it in water.C. By throwing it away. D. By reusing and recycling it.(C)Ruby, the artist, is an Asian elephant, She is17 years old. She lives in the zoo. Ruby has pr

28、oduced 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 in the sand with her trunk. She rubbed (擦掉) out the marks, then made the new ones. The zoo worker ga

29、ve her brushes and paints. Soon Ruby painted pictures. Newspaper reporters wrote Ruby, and 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

30、nts. Then the worker gives her brushes with the chosen colors in her trunk and Ruby begins painting.58. We can most probably read this story_.A. in a dictionary about read animals B. in a newspaperC. in a book on art D. in history textbooks59. People asked about buying Rubys pictures because_.A. newspaper reporters bought her pictureB. her pictures were better than those of real artistsC. they just wanted to have funD. zoo workers would let them have a free visit to the park60. Ruby rubbed out the marks she had drawn in order to_.A. make other ones B. clear her trunk