牛津版八年级下英语期中试卷.doc

牛津版八年级英语期中试卷
班级： 姓名： 得分：
一．单项选择（30分）
( ) 1. Do you think PE is ______unimportant subject?
A. a B. an C. the D. \
( ) 2. Einstein is one of ___________ in the world.
A. the greatest scientists B. the greatest scientist
C. greatest scientist D. great scientists
( ) 3. He always says bad words ____________ anyone else. Though he is active, we won’t
vote ___________ him if we choose a new monitor.
A. about; on B. of; for C. about; for D. of, with
( ) 4. — Is your mother badly ill?
— No, _________, only a little cold.
A. serious anything B. serious nothing C. nothing serious D. anything serious
( ) 5. --- What can I do for you, sir?
--- It’s so hot now. Could you give me _____________.
A. cold something to eat B. anything cold to drink
C. anything cold to eat D. something cold to drink
( ) 6. There are ______ students in Class 3 than in Class 6.
A. few B. fewer C. little D. less
( 7. Don't eat that meat. It smells ________.
A. dirty B. delicious C. bad D badly
( ) 8. Chongqing is bigger than ___________in Japan.
A. any other city B. all other cities
C. any city D. the other cities
( 9. The boy is ______ my sister, so he sits in front of her.
A. as tall as B. taller than C. not as tall as D. the tallest
( ) 10. My brother really wants to have a friend _______ John.
A. likes B. looks like C. is like D. like
( )11. Daniel doesn’t do his homework as ______ as his sister.
A. more careful B. careful C. carefully D. most carefully
( ) 12. Of all the CD players in the shop, this one is ______.
A. cheap B. very cheap C. cheaper D. the cheapest
( ) 13. What’s your best friend like? ---________________.
A. He is fine. Thank you. B. He is a doctor.
C. He likes watching TV. D. He is helpful and generous.
( ) 14. Don’t eat meat any more. You are fat now.
A. too much; much too B. too many; many too
C. much too; too much D. many too; too many
( )15. “Autumn ” is also called ______ in American English.
A. eraser B. movie C. fall D. lift
二． 完形填空 （15分）
Last year Tome left school. He came to Taipei to _1_ a job(工作). He went from one company(公司) to another but _2_ wanted him. Now he had little money. He had to go back to his small town. So he came to the station. He felt _3_ and tired. It was very late at night and _4_ was full of people. They were waiting _5_ tickets of the last train. He bought the last ticket, and he was very happy.
At that time, a woman with a crying baby walked to him. She asked him to sell her the ticket. He gave her the ticket. He thought they needed it _6_ he did. After _7_ left, he sat on the bench(长凳) and didn’t know _8_ to go. Just then, an old man came and said, “Young man, I _9_ what you did to the woman. I have a big company. I need a good young man like _10_. Would you like to work for me?”
( ) 1. A. find B. see C. look for D. buy
( ) 2. A. everyone B. no one C. nothing D. something
( ) 3. A. happy B. interesting C. sad D. glad
( ) 4. A. the city B. the company C. the farm D. the station
( ) 5. A. to buy B. to sell C. to give D. to pass
( ) 6. A. less than B. more than C. smaller them D. worse than
( ) 7. A. Tom B. the bus C. the train D. the old man
( ) 8. A. what B. which C. why D. where
( ) 9. A. have seen B. don’t know C. don’t like D. have done
( ) 10. A. the woman B. you C. the baby D. her
三．阅读理解（40分）
A篇
Henry finds a job on a farm. He is the strongest and youngest. He eats more, sleeps more, but works less. He doesn’t like to use his head, so he knows little. He has to do some unskilled (无需特殊技能的) work. He always says he’s tired and hopes to have a good rest. So he gets less money than others.
Winter is coming. The workers are getting ready for the next year. Only Henry does nothing. The farmer tells him to cut down some trees in the forest. The young man has to go there with a chair. He feels lonely (寂寞的) in the forest and is afraid of the animals. So he looks around and sings loudly. Nobody knows what he’s singing.
After three days, Henry doesn’t cut down any trees. The farmer feels strange. He wants to find out how the young man is working there. To his anger (生气), Henry is sitting on the chair, cutting the tree. "Why are you sitting here to cut the trees?" asks the farmer. "Because I can’t work if lying (躺着), sir."
1. Henry doesn’t like to use his head, so______.
A. he knows little knowledge (知识)    B. he is young and strong
C. he tries to be a farmer              D. he finds a job on a farm
2. Henry gets less money because______.
A. he sleeps more                    B. he does some unskilled work
C. he isn’t polite to the farmer          D. he eats more
3. Henry has to cut down the trees because ______.
A. he can do nothing except (除了) it    B. he likes to stay in the quiet forest
C. he can’t get on well with others      D. he is very strong
4. Henry is ______ to stay in the forest. A. glad           B. angry           C. safe            D. afraid
5. Henry hopes to ______ .   A. make the farmer happy             B. get help
C. lie down in the forest               D. cut down more trees
B篇
O. Henry, a famous American writer of short stories, was born in North Carolina in 1862. O. Henry was a pen name. His real name was William Sydney Porter. When he was a young boy, he did not go to school for long because of being born in a poor family, but he tried to teach himself everything he needed to know.
     When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas. There he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank. But he got himself into some trouble. Some money went missing from the bank. O. Henry was believed to have stolen it, so he was sent to prison(监狱). During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and went on writing.
     He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because almost all of them finished with a sudden change. This made the readers surprised.
(      ) 6. ___________ was the real name of the famous American writer.
       A. O. Henry           B. William Sydney Porter        C. Carolina           D. Texas
(      ) 7. O. Henry was sent to prison because _________________.
A . people thought he had stolen money from the newspaper.
B . People thought he had stolen money from the bank.
C . he wanted to write stories about prisoners.
D . he broke the law (法律) by not using his own name
(      ) 8. Which of the following is true?  
A.O. Henry was from a rich family       
B.O. Henry was in school for a long time.
C.O. Henry learned everything he needed by himself.
D.O. Henry liked writing stories when he was a little boy.
(      ) 9. O. Henry got most materials for his stories from ______________.
       A. his happy life as a boy                  B. New York and the poor of the city
       C. the newspaper                              D. his life in prison
(      ) 10. People enjoyed reading O. Henry’s stories because __________________.
       A. they had surprising endings         B. they were easy to understand
       C. they showed love for the poor     D. they were about New York
C篇
Some students think it difficult to learn English well. That’s because they don’t find the right way. I think reading is very important for students. The more you read, the better you’ll understand. Reading is helpful to listening, speaking and writing.
If you often read English aloud, you’ll make your listening better. On the other hand, listening a lot can help you to read better. Reading English everywhere when you are free, if you are willing to. You can get a lot of knowledge(知识) when you read. Sometimes you need to express(表达) your ideas. You can either speak or write. That means you are using what you learned from reading. The same as Chinese. The more you read, the better you can write. If you want to remember something, you should read again and again.
So from now on, you’d better do more reading. It’s a good way to learn English well.
( ) 11. Some students think it difficult to learn English well because _________.
A. they don’t work hard B. they are afraid of English.
C. they don’t find the right way D. they aren’t clever
( )12. Reading is helpful to ________.
A. speaking B. listening C. writing D. A. B & C
( ) 13. The writer thinks ________ is a good way to learn English well.
A. the better you write B. doing more reading
C. the more you remember D. the more you write
( ) 14. In Chinese studying, the more you read, _________.
A. the better you speak B. the better you write
C. the more you remember D. the more you write
( ) 15. The title(标题) of this passage may be _________.
A. English is important B. Reading is helpful
C. English is difficult D. Reading is important
D篇
American and British people both speak English of course. But sometimes there are some important differences between British English and American English.
First of all, they sound very different. Often, Americans don’t say each word separately. They say words together. Americans may say “I dunno” instead(代替) of “I don’t know”. Or they may say “Whaddya say?” instead of “What did you say?” However, the British are more careful. They usually say all the words and keep them separate.
Sound is not only the difference. Words sometimes have different meanings too. For example, the vocabulary(词汇) for cars and driving is very different. Americans drive trucks(卡车), but in England people drive lorries.
Many expressions（短语） are also different in the two countries. In England, if you are going to telephone your friends, you “phone them up”. In America, you “give them a call”. When you are saying goodbye in England you might say “Cheerio!” In America you might say “See you later.”
There’re also some differences in grammar(语法). For example, Americans usually use the helping verb “do” when they ask a question. They say “Do you have a storybook?” But the British often leave out the helping verb. They say “Have you a storybook?”
Most languages are like this. Languages change over time. When people live in separate places, the languages change in different ways. This is what has happened to English. It can also happen to other languages, such as French. Many people in Canada speak French but their French is very different from the French of France.
( ) 16. What does the word “separately” mean in this passage? It means “_____”.
A. 含糊地 B. 快速地 C. 分开地 D. 简略地
( ) 17. The vocabulary for cars and driving is _____.
A. an example of British English B. an example of American English
C. the same in America and England D. not the same in America and England
( )18. Languages _____.
A. are always changing as time passes B. keep unchanged even if time changes
C. are the same in all places D. are easy to learn
( ) 19.The following which is right?
A. American people usually say “ I don’t know” instead of “ I dunno ”.
B. There are four differences between American and British English.
C. Canadians speak all the same French as Frenchmen.
D. When people live in different places, the languages are the same.
( ) 20. This passage is mainly about _____.
A. English vocabulary
B. how American sounds are different from British sounds
C. the way the British say words
D. some differences between American and British English
四、根据首字母或所给的词，完成下列句子。（10分）
1. He is a good singer but not very p_______.
2. Do you have a great time _______(stay)with us,Sally?
3. . Shanghai is ________ city in China. (big)
4. I think the basaketball match is _____ (excite) .
5. He is very clever, because he always answers the questions c________.
6. What about_____ (swim) in the river this afternoon?
7. Tony is w______ to help others when they are in trouble.
8. My elder sister is a little than me. (thin)
9. She always leaves her books at home .She is a _____ girl. (careful)
10 Mother cooks _____ (taste) dishes dishes for us every day.
五．补全对话（10分）其中有两项是多余选项。
A.How many subjects do you study?
B.What about you?
C.Why do you like it best?
D.By the way,is your home far from school?
E.About twenty minutes.
F.Home economics.
G. I don't know.
A:Hi,John.I know you are in Grade8 now. 1
B.Let me see.About eight.
A:Which is your favourite subject then ?
B: 2
A: 3
B:Because I like learning how to cook and sew.They are very useful.
A:I agree with you. 4
B:Yes,but not too far .It takes me about 20 minutes to get to school by bus. 5
A:I think my home is nearer to school than yours.Oh,the bus is coming.Lets get on it.
B:OK ,let’go.
六．书面表达（15分）
根据中文提示，写一篇英语短文介绍一下 ，语言流畅，条理清晰，词数不少于70词。
提示要点：1. 长得好看，有一双大眼睛，圆圆的脸，披肩发，很可爱；
2.她对朋友很慷慨，她认为应该与朋友分享一切，应该在别人需要时帮助他们；
3.她很有幽默感，常讲笑话给朋友们听，让他们开心，与她在一起时从不会无聊；
4.她会替朋友保守秘密。她是一个真正的朋友。

牛津版八年级英语期中试卷
答题卡
班级： 姓名： 得分：
一．单项选择（30分）
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15
二． 完形填空 （15分）
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10
三．阅读理解（40分）
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20
四、根据首字母或所给的词，完成下列句子。（10分）
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10
五．补全对话（10分）其中有两项是多余选项。
1 2 3 4 5
六．书面表达（15分）
根据中文提示，写一篇英语短文介绍一下 ，语言流畅，条理清晰，词数不少于70词。
提示要点：1. 长得好看，有一双大眼睛，圆圆的脸，披肩发，很可爱；
2.她对朋友很慷慨，她认为应该与朋友分享一切，应该在别人需要时帮助他们；
3.她很有幽默感，常讲笑话给朋友们听，让他们开心，与她在一起时从不会无聊；
4.她会替朋友保守秘密。她是一个真正的朋友。