牛津英语八年级下期中试卷及答案.doc

如皋初中2009-2010学年第二学期期中考试八年级英语试题考试时间：100分钟试卷分值：100分命题：陈召宽审核：司建妹一、听力测试（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）A 听对话，选择合适的图画或答案。

每段对话听两遍。

() 1 Which picture are they talking about?A B C( ) 5 How can we go to the North Street Hospital?A Catch the train.B Walk there.C Take the bus.( ) 6 How’s Jim?A He’s OK.B He’s ill.C He’s returned home. ( ) 7 What would the man like?A Tea.B Juice.C Coffee with milk. ( ) 8 What colour shoes did the man want to buy at first?A Brown.B Blue.C Black.( ) 9 Where is Mrs Wood from?A Japan.B China.C America.( )10 What does the woman mean?A She likes smoking .B She doesn’t mind the man’s smoking.C She doesn’t want him to smoke.B 听对话或独白，选择正确答案。

每段材料听两遍。

听第一段对话，回答第11至12小题。

( ) 11 Where is the man going?A The railway station.B The clock tower.C The park. ( ) 12 Why can’t 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.听第二段对话，回答第13至15小题。

( ) 13 How many main icons does the program have?A Four.B Five.C Six.( ) 14 Which icon should be clicked if you want to listen to people talking?A BookB TourC Ear.( ) 15 What can you do if you click on the ‘Pencil’ icon?A Go on short tours.B Do some exercises.C Read stories and articles.听一段独白，回答第16至20小题。

( ) 16 Bob’s favourite was _________.A singingB dancingC drawing( ) 17 It was difficult for Bob to join the school dancing group because ________.A the school only had a girls’ dancing groupB the school didn’t allow（允许）boys to danceC the group had enough dancers already( ) 18 The school worried that ___________ if Bob stayed in the group.A nobody would watch their danceB other boys would join and the girls might leaveC other schools would laugh at them( ) 19 The judge(法官) thought the school’s decision was ___________.A usefulB necessaryC wrong( ) 20 We can infer(推断) that Bob felt ________ when he went back to the group.A sadB happyC hungry二、选择填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）( ) 21 ---How long __________ your parents ___________?---For about twenty years.A did, marryB have, marriedC have, got marriedD have, been married ( ) 22 Mr Chen is over 80, ________ he still looks healthy.A andB orC butD for( ) 23 ---Look at the boy running on the playground. Is it Davis?---It ______ be him. I saw him go to the teachers’ office just now.A mustn’tB can’tC could n’tD must( ) 24 My uncle ___________ a farmer. Now he is a driver.A is used toB is used to beC used to beingD used to be ( ) 25 There is little coffee in the bottle,____________?A is thereB isn’t thereC is itD isn’t it ( ) 26 ---When will the plane ___________?--- In an hour.A reachB arrive inC get toD arrive( ) 27 ___________ great fun it is to fly kites! ________ great time the childre are having!A What, What aB What, WhatC How, How aD What a, What( ) 28 My father ___________ a letter yesterday, but I’m not sure if he has finished it.A wroteB was writingC has writtenD writes( ) 29 The weather in Hong Kong is quite different from __________ in Beijing.A itB themC thatD those( ) 30 I ___________ my computer for almost ten years. It still works OK.A boughtB have boughtC have hadD have( ) 31 My dad __________ to Singapore for a meeting. He ________ there twice.A has gone, has beenB has been, has goneC has gone, has goneD has been, has been( ) 32 The Story of Ah Q ___________________Lu XunA writesB wrote byC was writtenD was written by( ) 33 Don’t wake up the ___________ baby. She has just fallen __________.A sleepy, asleepB asleep, sleepingC sleeping, asleepD sleeping, sleepy ( ) 34 The _____________ is used for typing.A printerB keyboardC mouseD menu( ) 35 The volunteers __________ leave the hospital until all their work __________.A won’t, will be doneB don’t, will finishC won’t, is finishedD didn’t, finished三、完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）Martin Henfield talks about some of his experiences as a twin. When we were small, my mother dressed us 36 the same clothes. That was bad enough and we didn’t like it. But when we went on our first camping trip, it was even 37 . We were only ten years old, and while 38 went into their sleeping bags for the night, we were not happy to sleep inside a double sleeping bag my mother made for us.At school, our classmates 39 us Henfield One and Henfield Two, so people couldn’t even see our difference according to our initials(姓名开头的字母) because 40 of us were M.H. It was only when I went to college(大学) and began to have my own friends that I started to feel my own freedom of identity(身份)Before I went to college, during my last secondary school 41 , I got a job on a building site.(工地). My twin brother, Mike Henfield , didn’t work. He was resting. One day I said to the foreman(工头), “Can I have a week off?”“Certainly,” he said, “but you won’t have the job when you 42 back.”I didn’t want to 43 the job. So on Monday morning, Mike went down in my jeans, jacket and hat and he worked for me for one week. 44 of them knew the difference.Now I am growing old and I feel very different 45 my twin brother. And he will tell you the same. We have really worked towards that for forty years.( ) 36 A in B for C on D with( ) 37 A bad B worse C good D best( ) 38 A all boys B another boy C all the other boys D all the boys ( ) 39 A called B asked C understood D knew( ) 40 A every B each C both D all( ) 41 A holidays B year C week D weekend( ) 42 A get B will get C got D are getting( ) 43 A lose B missing C lost D fail() 44 A All B None C Each D Both( ) 45 A in B from C with D as四、阅读理解（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）A( ) 46 Zhang Shuxia and her daddy don’t get on well because ___________.A her daddy doesn’t talk to herB her parents don’t love her.C she doesn’t like her parentsD they can’t understand each other( ) 47 The purpose(目的) of ________ is to let people in the world think more about families and family problems.A the writer of the articleB International Day of FamiliesC the story of Zhang ShuxiaD the study of Beijing families( ) 48 The problem discussed in the passage mostly happens to ___________.A junior school studentsB families in BeijingC families in HebeiD primary school students( ) 49 The underlined word “ that” in the last paragraph means “____________”.A going out for a walk or watching TVB something your parents are interested inC your parents’ lives in the pastD some way to have a good look( ) 50 Which of the following is NOT a good way for kids to get closer to their families?A Find a good time to talkB Don’t talk to their parents.C Listen to them carefullyD Be honest to their parentsBEveryone needs friends. Friends bring us happiness and hope in our lives. But the ability to make friends changes from person to person. To some people, making friends is easy, and to others it’s very difficult.Making friends is a skill, and the first thing is to know how to get on with others.If you have trouble in making friends, maybe I can tell you how to do it.Realize your own good points. You have skills and talents(才能) that others will like.●Believe that you are a good person and have something nice to share with others.●Be humourous. Learn to laugh at yourself and your weakness. Remember to smile atothers.●Respect(尊敬) the others. Everyone has his own idea. Learn how to listen to others’ideas without trying to make them accept(接受) yours.●Be kind. If you are kind to others, they will usually be kind to you. There are hundredsof little things you can do to show your kindness. Open the door for someone. Wave to afriend and so on.●Don’t complain(抱怨). Learn to accept what you can’t change, and work hard to changewhat you can. No one is willing to hear your complaints all the time.●Never give up. Even if you are faced with some closed-minded people, never give up.And try to find someone who will understand you.( ) 51 Why do we need friends according to the passage?A Friends can do everything for us.B Friends can bring us happiness.C Friends accept our ideas all the time.D Without friends, we could not live.( ) 52 What’s the first thing we should learn in order to make friends?A To help others.B To smile to others.C To get on with others.D To listen to others’ complaints.( ) 53 Which of the following shows a sense of humour?A Opening the door for someone.B Complaining to others all the time.C Laughing at ourselves and our weakness.D Finding someone wo will understand us. ( ) 54 How many pieces of advice does the writer provide when we have trouble in making friends?A Five.B Seven.C Nine.D Eleven.( ) 55 What should we do when we have trouble in making friends?A Respect others.B Complain.C Give up.D Laugh at themC( ) 56 Why do people type acronyms?A To show their feelings.B To make jokes.C Because people can type them quickly.D In this way newbies won’t understand them. ( ) 57 What does “BTW, 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 angry at somebody.D The person is sad that his computer is having problems.( ) 58 If someone is angry, what may he type?A B C LOL D BRB( ) 59 E- talk will probaly _________.A keep changingB stay the sameC be used by people on the telephoneD be easy for newbies to understand ( ) 60 People can do the following through internet except __________.A doing shoppingB writing diariesC eating foodsD playing games五、词汇运用（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）A 根据句意和提示，填写所缺单词。