牛津译林版初中英语八年级下册期中测试题1.docx

1、牛津译林版初中英语八年级下册期中测试题1金坛市2012年春学期八年级期中考试英 语 试 卷一、 听力（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）A) 听下面10段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。1. Whats Bob doing now? 2. Whats Davids favourite sport?ABC 3. What will the weather be like? 4. What was Millie drawing in the sitting room？ A B C 5. Why did the girl feel sorr

2、y to Mike?A. Because she didnt invite Mike to her dinner party.B. Because she was late for Mikes dinner party.C. Because she didnt come to Mikes dinner party. 6. What may Ann get from her mother?A. A sweater. B.A skirt. C. A blouse. 7. What does Miss Li think the boy needs to do?A. Study hard. B. Le

3、arn some useful study skills. C. Have a talk to his teachers. 8. How does the boy feel about the next maths exam?A. Worried. B. Nervous C. Confident.（自信） 9. Can this boy watch the TV play every day?A. No, he cant. B. No, he doesnt. C. Yes, he can. 10. Why will they visit Mrs Wang?A. Because she has

4、moved into a new house. B. Because shes ill.C. Because she was badly hurt. B) 听下面2段对话和1篇短文。对话和短文后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话或短文读两遍。 听第1段材料，回答第11和12小题。11. What does the man want to do?A. He wants to step on the grass. B. He wants to pick some flowers.C. He will stop the girl from picking the fl

5、owers.12. What does the sign say?A. Keep off the grass. B. Please dont pick the flowers. C. No parking on this street.听第2段材料，回答第13至15小题。 A Boys Dreams 13 years old wanted to have delicious food 9 years old 14 10 years old 15 13. A. 5 B. 6 C. 714. A. got a football B. bought a ping-pong table C. beca

6、me a famous ping-pong player15. A. dreamed to fly to the moon B. get rich D. get a dream job听第3段材料，回答第16至20题。16. Why did people around Mark dislike him?A. Because he was too lazy. B. Because he drank too much. C. Because he had many bad habits（习惯）. 17. What did Mark promise（答应）God to do?A. Tell the

7、truth.B. Be a brave man.C. Give up drinking.18. What did he think of when he wanted to do something bad？A. His father.B. His promise(诺言).C. The people around him.19. How many bad habits did he give up?A. Two B. Three C. All20. Why could Mark become popular? A. Because he followed Gods advice. B. Bec

8、ause he became very rich. C. Because his neighbours helped him. 二、单项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）21. Shes got MP4 as birthday present.A. 不填; a B. an; a C. a; an D, an; an22. Youve given us a wonderful Chinese dinner, Mrs Liu. _. A. Im afraid I didnt cook very well B. Im so glad you enjoyed it C. Come here a

9、gain when you are free D. You dont need to be so polite23. Your daughter _ after well here. Dont worry about her. A. looks B. looked C. is looking D. is looked24. The old tower looks nice. Its about _. A. twelve-meter-high B. twelve-meter-height C. twelve-meters high D. twelve meters high25. How lon

10、g can I _this book? For about a week. A. borrow B. lend C. keep D. be kept26. What bad weather we have! It has rained _ the day before yesterday. A. on B. in C. at D. since27. The package tour _ everything. You dont need to worry about it. A. covers B. including C. have D. owns28. We spend the whole

11、 day _ Hong Kong Disneyland. A. to visit B. visiting C. visit D. visited29. - Have you shown the visitors around our school, Peter? -Yes, I_ it after the first class.A. have done B. did C. had done D. will do30. You havent been to the USA, have you? But how I wish to go there again!A. Yes, I have. B

12、. No, I have. C. No, I havent. D. Yes, I havent.三、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）An old man lived in a nice house with a large garden. He took care of his 31 all the time , watering and fertilizing (施肥)them .One day a young man went by the 32_ . He looked at the beautiful flowers, imagining how happy he cou

13、ld be if he lived in such a beautiful place. Then, suddenly he found the old gardener was 33 . He was very surprised about this and asked, “You cant see these flowers. Why are you busy taking care of them every day?”The old man smiled and said, “I can tell you four 34 . First, I was a gardener when

14、I was young, and I really like this job. 35 , although I cant see these flowers, I can touch them. Third, I can smell the sweetness of them. As to the last one, thats 36 .”“Me? But you dont know me,” said the young man.“Yeah, its 37 that I dont know you. But I know that flowers are angels that every

15、body knows. We enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us.”The blind mans work opened our eyes and 38 our hearts, which also made his life happier. It was just like Beethoven, who became deaf in his later life and wrote many great musical works. Beethoven himself couldnt 39 his wonderful musi

16、c, but his music has 40 millions of people to face their difficulties bravely. Isnt it one kind of happiness?31. A. flowers B. trees C. vegetables D. grass32. A. study B. garden C. kitchen D. balcony33. A. blind B. famous C. smart D. friendly34. A. stories B. reasons(理由) C. excuses D. conclusions35.

17、 A. And B. But C. Second D. Third36. A. me B. you C. my mother D. my son37. A. true B. hard C. cool D. fair38. A. broke B. hurt C. pleased D. treated39. A. write B. hear C. play D. believe40. A. changed B. discovered C. encouraged D. affected四、阅读理解（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分） ADo you know how to write an Eng

18、lish letter and envelope（信封）? When we write a letter in Chinese, we always put the date at the end of the letter. But it is different in English; we have to put it on the top of the right corner. And above the date, we also write the number of our house and the names of our street, city and country.

19、 To begin the letter, we always use the words like “Dear sir,” “Dear Mr/Miss/Mrs” To end the letter, we usually use words like “Yours” or “Truly yours”.When you write an envelope in English, put down your name, your street address, your city, your state and zip code on the left hand side top corner.

20、 And put their name, their street address, their city, their state and zip code in middle of the envelope.Now read the following envelope, please.Wang Lu STAMPNo. 1 Middle SchoolXuzhou Jiangsu, 221000P.R.C. Jane White865 King Street New Town Sydney, Australia41. “We have to put it on the top of the

21、right corner.” The word “it” here means_.A. the date B. the letter C. the envelope D. the passage42. To what country will the letter be sent? A. China B. Austria C. Australia D. Sydney43. How do you begin your letter if you write to Alice White? A. Alice White B. Mrs. Alice C. Dear sir D. Dear Miss

22、White BMore than seven hundred years ago, the Prince（王子）of Wales had a very big and brave dog called Gelert. One day the Prince wanted to go hunting with his men. He told his dog to stay at home and look after his baby son. The baby was in a wooden cradle, which was like a small bed. When the Prince

23、 came back from hunting, Gelert ran out to meet his master. He wagged his tail and jumped up to put his paws on the Princes chest. Then the Prince saw the blood on Gelerts jaws and head. What have you done? the Prince said. He rushed into his house and looked for his baby son. The cradle was lying o

24、n its side on the floor. The clothes were torn and there was blood（血）on them. So you have killed my son? the Prince said angrily. You unfaithful dog! He took out his sword and killed the dog. Just as Gelert was dying, he managed to bark. Then the Prince heard a baby call to the dog. The Prince ran o

25、ut of the house and saw his son lying on the ground unhurt. Near him was a dead wolf. Then the Prince knew that Gelert had defended the baby and killed the wolf. The Prince ran back into the house but he was too late. Gelert was dead. The Prince was very sad indeed. Tears ran down his face when he r

26、ealized he had killed his faithful friend. The Prince carried the body of his brave dog to the top of a mountain and buried (埋葬) him there. After this, the Prince never smiled again. Every morning at dawn, he walked up the mountain and stood by the dogs grave for a few minutes. If you go to Mount Sn

27、owdon in Wales, people will show you where Gelert is buried. There is a sign by his grave. It reminds people of a brave and faithful dog. 44. Gelert was the dog of the Prince of _. A. Scotland B. England C. Ireland D. Wales 45. The Prince told the dog to _ when he was leaving. A. watch the door B. t

28、ake care of his baby at home C. welcome his friends D. stop the strangers 46. The Prince never smiled again because _ A. the wolf was killed by Gelert B. he had buried the dog on the top of mountain C. he had killed his faithful friend Gelert D. Gelert had killed his baby son CWhen an earthquake hit

29、 a small town，many houses fell downAfter the earthquake，all the newspapers reported many stories about some of the families in troubleOne Sunday, when I was reading a newspaper, a special picture touched(触动)meIt gave the clothing sizes of each family memberI thought that this would be a good chance

30、to teach my children to help those who were less lucky than themselvesI said to my seven-year-old twins，Brad and Brett，and three-year-old Meghan“We have so much，and these poor people now have nothingWell share what we have with them”I filled a box with food and clothesWhile I was doing this，I encour

31、aged the boys to choose their toys and donate some of their less favourite thingsMeghan watched quietly as the boys took out their old toys and games and put them togetherThen she walked awayA few minutes later she came back with Lucy, her much-loved dollShe put the doll on top of the other toys“Oh，dear” I said“You dont have to give Lucy