江苏省泰兴市洋思中学2015_2016学年八年级英语上学期期中试题牛津版.doc

1、洋思中学2015年秋八年级英语期中考试试题 (考试时间：120分钟 满分：150分)第卷 选择题部分(共85分)一、听力（20分）A. 听对话回答问题（本大题共10分，每小题1分）5What is Susan like?A. Shes polite. B. Shes helpful. C. Shes funny.6Who made the fewest model planes?A. Daniel. B. Simon. C. Sandy.7What does Sandy want to be when she grows up?A. She wants to be a teacher. B.

2、She wants to be a dancer.C. She wants to be a singer.8How often does Lucys mother go shopping? A. Once a week. B. Twice a week. C. Three times a week.9Whats wrong with the boy? A. Jenny made him cry. B. Jenny took away his toy. C. The boy lost his way home.10What does the woman mean? A. She missed t

3、he travel B.The travel was boring. C. Bob didnt take part in the travel.B.听对话和短文回答问题（本大题共10分，每小题1分）听一段对话，回答第1112小题。11Where did Sue spend the nights in the country?A. In a farmhouse. B. In the open. C. At a hotel.12What was the weather like in the country?A. It snowed a lot.B. It rained nearly every

4、day.C. There was a lot of sunshine.听第一篇短文，回答第1315小题。Title: 13 Most people in America live in small groups.More than a quarter of homes in America have one person in them.35% of homes have two people in them. 14 have three in them.15% have four in them.The other homes have five or more.When children

5、are about 15 , they leave their parents homes, and they often go to different cities.13A. Families in America B. Young People in America C. Old People in America14A. 7%.B. 17%. C. 70%.15A. 30 or 31.B. 20 or 21. C. 18 or 19.听第二篇短文，回答第1620小题。16Where is the show?A. At the museum near the park. B. At th

6、e art center next to the park. C. In a clothes shop in the city center.17How many countries are taking part in the show?A. 20. B. 25.C. 12.18What kind of clothes can people see at the show?A. The oldest clothes in China. B. Only clothes for children from different countries. C. Old clothes and moder

7、n clothes from different countries.19What did men in the UK once wear?A. Black coats and white hats. B. Heavy coats and black hats. C. Uncomfortable wooden shoes.20When may the girl go back to the show?A. Tomorrow.B. Next weekend.C. On its last day.二、单项选择 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)21What _ honest boy! And

8、he is _ best student of all. A. a; a B. an; the C. a; the D. the; the22John is _ Year 8 _ Woodland School.A. in; on B. at; in C. at; at D. in; at23Whats your best friend like? _A. She is fine. Thank you. B. She is a doctor.C. She likes watching TV. D. She is helpful and generous.24If you have_, you

9、should_ your friends. A. happy something; share it to B. something happy; share it to C. something happy; share it with D. happy something; share it with25You can trust them because they never_ lies. A. talkB. tell C. sayD. speak26We are all _at the _ story. A. exciting; exciting B. exciting; excite

10、d C. excited; exciting D. excited; excited27Shanghai is larger than _ city in China. A. the otherB. any other C. any D. all the 28I often discuss my work _ my parents _ home. A. in; atB. with; at C. about; inD. at; in29People in the UK say “autumn”, while people in the USA say “_”. A. downB. fall C.

11、 fellD. all30 What a hot day! - The weather report says itll be even _ tomorrow. A. wetter B. cooler C. hotterD. colder31The supermarket is a strange place. People usually spend _ time finding things than they want，but they usually spend _ money than they want. A. less; less B. fewer; more C. less;

12、more D. fewer; less32Which word cant describe (描述)appearance（外貌）? _.A. Beautiful B. Good-looking C. PrettyD. Helpful 33They have _weeks _ for the summer holiday than American students.A. less; on B. more; off C. more; on D. fewer; on34 Why not_ an English club to practice _English?A. to join; speaki

13、ng B. to join; to speak C. join; speaking D. join; to speak35 _ does the bridge made of steel weigh? About 90,000 tons. A. How much B. How long C. How heavy D. How far36. -How about the dishes? -Wonderful ! Nothing tastes_. A. nice B. better C. terrible D. worse 37.I need some paper, glue and _. A.

14、three pairs of scissors B. three pairs of scissor C. three scissors D. three pair of scissors 38.-What a fine day ! Why dont we go shopping? -_. A. What a good idea ! B. Youre great ! C. Thats right. D. No, I dont. 39.My cousin _ a light in his bedroom and _ three pictures on the wall.A. put in/ put

15、 on B. put up/ put up C. put in/ put up D. put on/put up40.The camera fell on the ground and _ yesterday. A. did wrong B. went wrong C. went away D. left 三、完形填空 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)How was your holiday? My wife and I went on a trip to 41 last year. We went there in autumn. We think it is the best 42

16、to visit England. The 43 is usually quite fine and there arent too many 44 in October.We 45 in a small hotel in the west of England. We did most of the sightseeing on foot. We went to look at 46 wonderful places of interest. We also 47 shopping and spent much 48 .What we liked most was going to watc

17、h some plays(戏剧)， 49 we dont have the chance(机会) to watch such good 50 at home. A lot of people say that 51 food is not very nice. We dont think so. Its true that most of the 52 were French or Italian or Chinese, but we had some really good traditional(传统的) English 53.We enjoyed our holiday so much

18、that we decided to go there 54 this year. We are going to take our umbrellas(伞) with us. I believe sometimes well 55 them.41A. New YorkB. Washington C. LondonD. Tokyo42A. autumn B. yearC. seasonD. day43A. UK B. weatherC. peopleD. library44A. visitors B. trucksC. housesD. places45A. cameB. stayedC. b

19、oughtD. borrowed46A. much B. many C. a lotD. plenty 47A. playedB. lookedC.boughtD. went48A. sport B. foodC. moneyD. drink49A. butB. or C. soD. because50A. playsB. jokesC. filmsD. stories51A. EnglishB. ChineseC. JapaneseD. Canadian52A. hallsB. housesC. buildingsD. restaurants53A. visitorsB. friendsC.

20、 mealsD. clothes54A. moreB. again C. onceD. second55A. like B. giveC. seeD. need四、阅读理解（30分） (A) Everyone has worries. How do you deal with your worries? There is always something you can do to help yourself feel less worried. Sitting there worrying is no fun and it wont solve your problems.Grades at

21、 school are often a top worry for kids. if you worry most about grades, ask yourself these questions: Why are grades important? What do grades mean to me? How do I get ready for class? Do I go over my notes even when there isnt a test? Do I have a good place to do my homework? Have I tried different

22、 ways of studying?If your worry is about a fight you had with your friend, you might write down all the things you could do-write a note to him or her, invite him or her to watch a basketball game, say sorry to him or her and so on. Once you have a list of things you could do, you can choose one thi

23、ng that could get your friend back.You can ask for help when youre worried. You can find someone to talk to, such as your parents, friends, and teachers.56What do kids often worry most about?A. Their hobbies. B. Their homework.C. Their marks at school. D. A fight with their friends.57According to th

24、e passage, when youre worried, youd better _.A. work hard B. talk to someoneC. get ready for class D. write down your worries58If youre worried about grades, DONT ask yourself _.A. Why are grades important? B. What do grades mean to me?C. How do I get ready for class? D. Why not give up my studies?5

25、9If you had a fight with a friend, you could _.A. invite him or her to watch a game B. put the blame on him or herC. try to make new friends D. leave him or her alone60What does the passage mainly tell us?A. Who is often worried. B. When people are worried. C. How to deal with worries. D. What kinds

26、 of worries people have.(B)New Books this MonthThe Long NightThis is David Reillys first book. David became a writer after teaching English for several years.Maha is a nurse in northern Australia. She works in a small hospital. One day a baby is so ill that Maha has to drive all night to get her to

27、the nearest big city. They have a lot of problems getting there and Hard WorkThis exciting story is Joannas twentieth. Hard Work is about Sombat. He works with his father, a carpenter, in Thailand. They work long, hard hours making tables and chairs, but they do not have any money. Then one day a ma

28、n dressed all in black buys the most beautiful table in the shopHospital or CinemaMarcie Jacome, who studies English in London, wrote this story earlier this year.Tina is a young Indian woman whose dream is to become a doctor. She goes to London to study English and medicine, but one day she meets a

29、 man who asks her to go to the USA with him to become a film starWhat will Tina do?61The Long Night was written by _. A. David Reilly B. Maha C. Joanna D. Marcie Jacome62The story of Hard Work happened in _.A. Australia B. Thailand C. India D. England 63From the passage we can see Tina is_.A. a doct

30、orB. a film star C. a writerD. a college(大学) student 64_ is about a difficult journey.A. Hospital or CinemaB. Hard Work C. The Long Night D. Harry Potter65The passage above is_.A. an advertisement B. a story C. a novel D. a diary (C)A group of classmates got together to visit their old teacher.These

31、 classmates all had good jobs and made lots of money. They talked happily. Then their talk soon turned to complaining about the stress (压力) in work and life. The teacher went to the kitchen and came back with a large pot of coffee and many cupschina (瓷制的) ones, plastic ones and glass ones. Some are

32、plain (朴素的) looking, some are expensive and some are lovely. The teacher told them to help themselves to the coffee.When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the teacher said, “Can you notice that all of you took nice-looking expensive cups, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones? You want

33、 only the best for yourselves, and that is the source (根源) of your problems.”“What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you went for the best cups and then began looking at each others cups.”“Now think about this: life is the coffee, and the jobs, money and position (位置) in society

34、are the cups. They are just tools to hold, and do not change the life. Sometimes, by caring only about the cups, we fail to enjoy the coffee. So dont let the cups drive you, and enjoy the coffee instead.”66What did the group of classmates get together for?A. Visiting their old teacher. B. Enjoying c

35、offee.C. Complaining about their stress in work and life.D. Showing each others good jobs.67What cups did the teacher give to his students?A. All china cups. B. Plastic and glass cups.C. Beautiful cups. D. Different kinds of cups.68In their teachers eyes, why did they have so much stress?A. Because

36、they cared too much about things that were not important.B. Because they understood the meaning of life.C. Because they knew about life itself and enjoyed it.D. Because they drank too much coffee.69What is the best title of this passage?A. Coffee or Cup B. An Old Teacher C. Stress in Your Life D. Wh

37、at Do You Want70What can we learn from the teachers words?A. We should use the plain and cheap cups to drink coffee.B. We should think much of cups.C. We should care about life itself instead of unimportant things.D. We should learn how to work out problems in our work and life.第II卷 非选择题部分（共65分）五、词汇

38、（15分）71Our foreign teacher is a young man from _ (澳大利亚).72The book is very _ (有用的). Everyone should have one.73I would _ (建议) Tom not to join the Dancing Club. 74In British English, they call an eraser a _ (橡皮).75Life is full of _ (竞争). But we shouldnt be afraid of it.76Taylor Swift is famous for he

39、r country music. She is one of the hottest _ (sing) in the USA.77Our school day usually _ (finish) at 4:30 pm.78Running for ten minutes around the playground is our _ (day) exercise.79China Football Team played _ (bad) in the 2002 World Cup and lost all three games.80Your diet seems to work very wel

40、l. You look much _ (slim) now. 81. Suzys cousin failed _(put) in a new light in his bedroom.82. We had fun _(work) with these young workers.83. Whats the _ of the building? It is about 90 feet .(high)84. Simon is trying to pull _(he) up the rocks.85. Driving to school is faster than _(walk).六、任务型阅读

41、阅读短文，根据文中信息完成文后表格。每空一词。(10分) Alice is my pen friend. She is a 16-year-old girl from the UK, but now she lives in China. She is a middle school student in Nanjing. She likes going to school, but there are some things she doesnt like, such as PE. She enjoys playing sports. She thinks sports are intere

42、sting and exciting. But she doesnt like doing physical exercises in PE classes. She feels that they are boring! She likes Science best. It seems that the amazing and useful Science attracts her. She thinks she is on the way to be a scientist. She wishes to invent things to make the world more and mo

43、re beautiful. In her free time, she often goes to the beach. She loves just sitting around and talking to friends there. Shes getting better at understanding boys, but she hates listening to hours of talk about football. “Its not interesting at all!” she once said to me.That is my pen friend Alice.M

44、y 86_ friend Basic informationName: Alice Age: 16She was born in the UK, but she 87_ in China now.whatWhy/ For whatLikesPlaying sportsInteresting and excitingGoing to the 88_Sitting around and 89_ with friendsFavourite subject: 90_91_ and usefulDislikesHaving PE classesPhysical exercises are boring9

45、2_to talks about football93_ at all.wishesTo be a 94_Be attracted by ScienceTo invent thingsMake the world more 95_七、阅读表达 阅读短文, 回答问题。(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)William Henry Harrison, the ninth president of the U.S, was born in a small town. When he was a boy, he was very quiet and shy. Because he was so qui

46、et, every one thought that he wasnt bright (聪明). The people in the town often put a nickel (五分币) and a dime (一角银币) before him and ask him which to choose. He always chose the nickel and they laughed. One day a woman felt sorry for him. She asked, Why do you never take a dime and always choose a nick

47、el instead? Do you know a nickel is worth (值钱) much less than a dime? Certainly I know it, William answered slowly. But if I choose the dime, they will not ask me to choose them any more.96When William Henry Harrison was a boy, what was he like?_97Why did people in the town think that he wasnt brigh

48、t?_98Why did people laugh at William Henry Harrison ?_99Did William Henry Harrison know a nickel was worth much less than a dime?_100What do you think of William Henry Harrison ?_八、缺词填空（10分）Last week, I went to the cinema to watch a latest (101) m_ Tiny Times 2. But I didnt (102) e_ it at all. It wa

49、s simply (简直) the (103) w_ film this year. The story was so bad and the actors (演员) did a bad job, too. I think it was long and (104) b_. And I got out of the cinema (105) b_ it was over. But it (106) s_ that Guo Jingmings fans (粉丝) enjoyed (107) t_ very much. Well, maybe there is a generation gap (

50、代沟) between them and me. Tomorrow, I will (108) p_ my bedroom. I dislike the colour of the wall. Which colour do you think would be (109) b_, light blue or light yellow? Im looking (110) f_ to your reply.九、书面表达（20分）假如你有一个最好的朋友叫张华，请以 “My best friend”为题，写一篇100词左右的书面表达。可适当发挥。年龄15岁，第一中学八年级学生，既是我的邻居又是我的好

51、友。外貌黑色短发，方脸，明亮而笑眯眯的眼睛，英俊。性格真诚，乐于助人- - 学习尖子生，用功刻苦，所有学科中最喜欢英语。爱好1. 旅行。经常和父母进行旅行，希望有一天能周游世界。2. DIY。阅读了很多有关DIY的书。会做水果沙拉，三明治。理想他喜欢-， 长大后想- （自由发挥一句）_.2015年秋学期八年级英语期中试题听力材料一、听对话回答问题。1. W: Excuse me, can you tell me the way to the History Museum?M: The museum? Its a long way from here. Youd better take a ta

52、xi.2. M: We are early, Mary. The store isnt open.W: It opens at 9. Well, we have to wait for about 15 minutes, Jim.3. M: Can we take a photo here? W: No. Look at the sign over there.4. M: Must we finish the picture before tomorrow?W: Yes, the teacher told us to finish it before Friday.5. M: Look at

53、the girl in the red coat! Shes my new classmate.W: Oh, I know her. Shes Susan. She likes helping others. She lives near our school.6. M: How many model planes did you make last week, Sandy?W: Five. I made fewer model planes than Daniel and Simon.7. M: Jim wants to be a driver when he grows up. What

54、would you like to be, Sandy?W: I want to be a singer.8. M: Does your mother go shopping every day, Lucy? W: No. She goes shopping only on Wednesday and Sunday.9. M: Whys the boy crying, Jenny?W: I dont think anyone makes him cry. He cant find his way home.10. M: How was your trip?W: Fine, but we all

55、 missed Bob during the trip.二、根据你所听到的对话内容，选出正确答案。听一段对话，回答第1112小题。M: Morning, Sue. Did you enjoy your holiday in the country?W: Yes, thanks. We had a great time. And some friends went with us.M: Where did you stay? In a hotel?W: No. We camped in the mountains, near Snow Town. We cooked all our meals

56、over an open fire.M: Sounds wonderful. Was the weather good?W: The sun shone nearly every day and it didnt rain at all.M: Did you like the people there?W: Yes, they were great. We came back this morning. Im tired but excited. 听第一篇短文，回答第1315小题。 Most people in America live in small groups. More than a

57、 quarter of homes in America have only got one person in them. Some of these are old people but some are people of twenty or thirty years old who would like to live alone. 35% of homes have two people in them, and another 17% have three people. 15% have four people in them, and the other homes have

58、five or more. The families in America are small. It is unusual for parents to have more than two children. When children are about eighteen or nineteen years old, they leave their parents homes, and they often go to different cities. Sometimes they only visit their parents two or three times a year.

59、听第二篇短文，回答第1620小题。Today my mum took me to a new show at the museum near the park. I was surprised to find that it was a show of different kinds of clothes. Mum knows how much I love fashionI buy fashion magazines every week and even try to design clothes myself. There were clothes from 20 different c

60、ountries. As well as modern clothes, there were examples of things people wore hundreds of years ago. I could not believe that people used to wear those uncomfortable things, such as large black hats and heavy coats from the UK, or wooden shoes from Holland. The show will run for one more weekI migh

61、t go back next weekend with my friends and have another look!八年级英语答案一、听力1-5 BBABB 6-10 CCBCC 11-15 BCABC 16-20 AACBB二、单项选择(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)21-25 BDDCB 26-30 CBBBC 31-35CDBCA 36-40 BAACB三、完形填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)41-45 CCBAB 46-50 BDCDA 51-55 ADCBD四、阅读理解56-60 C B D A C 61-65 A B D C A 66-70 ADAAC五、词汇

62、71.Australia 72.useful 73.advise 74.rubber petition 76.singers 77.finishes 78.daily 79.badly 80.slimmer 81.to put 82.working 83.height 84.himself 85.walking六、任务型阅读86. best 87. lives 88. beach 89.talking 90.Science91.amazing 92.listening 93.uninteresting 94.scientist 95.beautiful七、阅读表达96. When he was a boy, he was very quiet and shy.97. Because he was so quiet.98. Because he always chose the nickel.99. Yes, he did. 100. He is clever/ bright.八、缺词填空101. movie 102. enjoy 103. worst 104. boring 105. before 106. seemed 107. themselves 108. paint 109. better110. forward九、书面表达（略）