牛津译林版八上英语 8A期中期末AB卷

8A  Mid-term examination (A)

（满分100分  时间80分钟）

一、听力测试（共20小题；每小题1分，共20分）

第一部分 听对话，回答问题

本部分共有10道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话听两遍。在听每段对话前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读题目；听完后，你还有5秒钟的时间选择你认为最合适的备选答案。在听到“嘀”的信号后，进入下一小题。

(   ) 1. What is the girl’s friend good at?

(   ) 2. How did Millie go to Shanghai?

(   ) 3. What does Lily often do in the evening?

(   ) 4. Where does Katrina usually do her homework?

(   ) 5. How does Lingling learn English?

   A. She listens to the radio.  B. She watches English films.  C. She listens to English songs.

(   ) 6. How often does Lucy’s mother go shopping?

   A. Once a week.          B. Twice a week.            C. Three times a week.

(   ) 7. Who is the man talking with?

   A. His son.              B. His teacher.            C. His son’s teacher.

(   ) 8. Where are they going?

    A. To a supermarket.      B. To a restaurant.            C. To a hotel.

(   ) 9. What is Mary good at?

   A. English.              B. Chinese.                C. Maths.

(   ) 10. When did the girl go to Beijing Hutong?

     A. Last Saturday.          B. Today.                C. Yesterday.

第二部分  听对话和短文回答问题(计10分，每小题1分)

你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，各听两遍。每段对话或短文后各有几道小题。听每段对话或短文前，你将有时间阅读相关小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题你将有5秒钟的时间选择你认为最合适的备选答案。

听一段对话，回答11~12小题。

(   ) 11. How was Mike’s weekend?

      A. Boring.                B. Tiring.            C. Exciting.

(   ) 12. What didn’t Mike do during the weekend?

      A. Write the invitations.    B. Clean the house.    C. Cook a big dinner.

听第一篇短文，回答第13~15小题。请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。

(   ) 13. A. city                B. village             C. town

(   ) 14. A. Six                B. Fifteen             C. Sixteen

(   ) 15. A. car                B. taxi             C. bus

听第二篇短文，回答第16~20小题。

(   ) 16. How does Bob go to work?

      A. By bike.            B. By bus.             C. By underground.

(   ) 17. Where did Bob sit one Monday morning?

      A. Beside the window.    B. Beside the door.     C. Beside the desk.

(   ) 18. What did Bob want to know in the newspaper?

      A. The food.            B. The weather.         C. The World Cup.

(   ) 19. What did Bob forget to do?

      A. Take the newspaper.    B. Get off at his station. C. Show his ticket.

(   ) 20. What happened in the end?

      A. Bob bought another newspaper. 

B. Bob didn’t go to work. 

C. Bob was late for work.

二、单项填空（共10小题；每小题1分，共10分）

(   ) 21. I gave him _______ unusual advice, but he thought it was ______ useless answer.

    A. /; an         B. /; a        C. an; a          D. an; an

(   ) 22. Not only my friends but also I _____interested in the film, Breakup Buddies(心花路放).

    A. be             B. are        C. am              D. is

(   ) 23. ______ the morning of 16th August, 2014, many visitors arrived _____ Nanjing Railway

     Station for the opening ceremony of Nanjing Youth Olympic Games.  

   A. In; at           B. On; in        C. In; in           D. On; at

(   ) 24._____ the foreign friends knew about Wujin, _____ they got in it. They think that Wujin

    is a wonderful place to live in.

   A. The more; the more interesting    B. The less; the more interesting

   C. The more; the more interested       D. More; more interested

(   ) 25. — What is your best friend like?     

    — Nobody seems_____. He helped us work out the most difficult math problem last week.

   A. kind           B. cleverer       C. generous      D. clever

(   ) 26. Mike fell down from his bike yesterday. _____, someone helped him at once.

    A. Finally        B. Exactly        C. Politely      D. Luckily

(   ) 27. Although(尽管) the old stamp is useless now, it is meaningful. You _____ it.

     A. had better sell    B. should keep    C. need keep      D. had not better buy

(   ) 28.Changzhou Joy Land (嬉戏谷) is more interesting than _____ in Wuxi.

     A. any other theme park          B. any theme park 

     C. the other theme parks         D. the other theme park

(   ) 29. It’s an important task. You must _____ not to let something _____.

   A. keep it secret; go wrongly     B. keep it a secret; go badly 

   C. keep it secret; go wrong      D. keep it secretly; go wrong 

(   ) 30. — Tomorrow will be fine. Shall we go out for a picnic?    

—______.

   A. Sounds great    B. Good luck      C. Have fun      D. Take it easy

三、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，共10分）

One day, Miss Ellis gave her pupils some homework: to bring   31   around them to school. Several days later, the pupils   32   their homework. Carla carried a big bag to school. “Here in the bag I have   33   all of my happiness,” she said.

Everyone wanted to know   34   was in it, but she just got a small box out of the bag and gave it to her teacher. When Miss Ellis took the box, Carla took a   35   out of her pocket.

“Open it, Miss Ellis.”

The teacher opened the bag slowly and looked   36  . A big smile   37   on her face, and at that moment Carla took a photo. She then gave the photo to Miss Ellis along with a piece of paper.                                      38   reading the paper in silence, the teacher looked at the bag.

“Oh, so it’s …”

“Yes!” said Carla. “It’s a lot of smiles!”

She opened the bag and hundreds of photos fell out, all of   39   smiles. Each one of them was beautiful.

With all her classmates now smiling, Carla took a photo of each one of them. She game them their own photo along with a piece of paper, which asked them to do   40   thing with other people and to send a copy(副本) of the photos to her.

(   ) 31. A. photos B. happiness C. sadness D. worries

(   ) 32. A. handed in B. put in C. came in D. got in

(   ) 33. A. bought B. taken C. collected D. picked

(   ) 34. A. which B. what C. anything D. something

(   ) 35. A. bag B. box C. photo D. camera

(   ) 36. A. outside B. up C. inside D. over

(   ) 37. A. shone B. shines C. fell D. falls

(   ) 38. A. Before B. After C. While D. When

(   ) 39. A. the same B. big C. small D. different

(   ) 40. A. different B. one C. the same D. any

四、阅读理解（共10小题；每小题1分，共10分）

A

Just as there are many different spoken languages, there are also many different sign languages. People can also use sign languages to talk about actions, feelings and ideas.

One kind of sign languages that many people know is the manual alphabet(手语字母), or finger spelling. But people can only use this kind of sign language for existing(存在的) names. With finger spelling, people use a different hand sign for each letter(字母) of the alphabet to spell a word, letter by letter.

You need to do finger spelling with your dominant(占支配地位的) hand --- your right hand if you are right-handed or your left hand if you are left-handed. For most signs, the palm of the hand(手掌) should face outward(向外) to the person whom you are signing to. People sign most letters when holding the hand still, but a few letters like “j” and “z” are signed by moving fingers. If you would like to learn the manual alphabet, you can also go to the website funbrain.com. You will find an activity for spelling letters with hands there.

(   ) 41. According to this passage, the sign language can NOT be used to talk about _______.

     A. feelings B. thoughts C. pictures D. actions

(   ) 42. The third paragraph mainly tells us “________”.

     A. what is sign language  B. why do we learn sign language

      C. where should we use finger spelling D. how to do finger spelling 

(   ) 43. Where can we learn more about how to do finger spelling?

     A. From the newspaper. B. From the TV program.

     C. From school.   D. From the website funbrain.com.

B

You make friends all through your life. As a child, you make friends with the children who always play games with you; they are those who are as smart as you are and have the same ideas, likes and dislikes as you do. Over time, you make more friends later in your life but they are not the same. The relationship(关系) you have had with your childhood friends is unique.

Childhood friendship is innocent(天真无邪的), and free from conditions(条件), which is why it is so important. You never forget the first friends you make. You are thankful for their help when in trouble. The moments you spend with them are special and cheerful. However, sometimes you get so busy with your life now that you don’t have time to keep relationships. You find it seem difficult to find time for meeting your old friends.

Send your childhood friends cards or gifts on their birthdays. They will feel thankful that you still keep them in mind. You can also call them or invite them for a friendly talk. It will make them feel that you still care about them and your feelings are still the same. If your guys live in the same town, you can plan to have lunch or tea parties together. Be a resource (源头) of pleasure and love for your friends as you were in your childhood.

(   ) 44. What do we know about childhood friends from the first paragraph?

   A. They have the same ideas as you. B. They are smarter than you.

   C. They go to the same high school with you. D. They may sometimes dislike you.

(   ) 45. What can we learn from the second paragraph?

   A. Childhood friendship is innocent and doesn’t last long.

   B. People love their first friends more than other friends.

   C. People share special moments with their childhood friends.

   D. People don’t want to keep childhood friendship because of the heavy work.

(   ) 46. What is the main idea of the passage?

   A. One should learn to make more friends. B. How to make friends in childhood.

   C. We should treasure childhood friendship. D. Why childhood friendship is innocent.

C

We were standing at the top of a tower(塔). My father had brought me to this high tower in a small town not far from our home in Rome. I wondered why.

“Look down, Elsa,” Father said. I gathered all my courage and looked down. I saw the square in the center of the village. And I saw several streets leading to the square. ‘‘See, my dear,” Father said gently. “There is more than one way to the square. Life is like that. If you can’t get to the place where you want to go by one road, try another.”

Now I understood why I was there. Earlier that day I had begged(乞求) my mother to do something about the awful lunches that were served at school. But she refused because she could not believe the lunches were as bad as I said.

When I turned to Father for help, he would not help. Instead, he brought me to this high tower to give me a lesson. By the time we reached home, I had a plan.

At school the next day, I poured my lunch soup into a bottle and brought it home. Then I asked our cook to serve it to Mother at dinner. The plan worked perfectly. She tried one spoonful and sputtered. “The cook must have gone mad!” Quickly I told what I had done, and Mother promised that she would take up the matter of lunches at school the next day!

In the years that followed I often remembered the lesson Father taught me. I began to work as a fashion designer two years ago. I wouldn’t stop working until I tried every possible way. Father’s wise words always remind(提醒) me that there is more than one way to the square.

(   ) 47. Father brought Elsa to the top of the church tower to________.

A. have sports with Elsa B. explain what he means clearly

C. enjoy the views  D. have a rest there

(   ) 48. The underlined sentence in the fifth paragraph means________.

A. the cook agreed to serve the soup to Father  

B. the matter of lunch hasn’t been settled

C. her father’s work was wonderful 

D. the method Elsa thought of was great

(   ) 49. The underlined word “sputter” in the fifth paragraph probably means “________”

A. 咽唾液 B. 口吃 C. 喘气 D. 喷溅

(   ) 50. By sharing her own experiences, Elsa tries to tell us________.

A. when one road is blocked, try another B. how bad the lunch of her school is

C. how wise her father is                   D. how terrible her mother is

五、阅读表达（共5小题；每小题1分，共5分）

The great pyramids(金字塔) of Egypt were built more than 4000 years ago as tombs(坟墓) for the kings of that time. In ancient Egypt(古埃及), people believed that when the kings died they became gods in the next life.

To be able to do this, the kings needed their bodies. So their bodies were kept and placed somewhere safe when they died. These kept bodies were called mummies(木乃伊).

The Egyptians thought that pyramids would be a safe place to put the mummies of the kings. They believed that placing the mummies in pyramids would help them to reach heaven, where they would make their new home.

The pyramids were not only tombs for the kings, but also wonders of construction. For thousands of years, they were the largest buildings in the world. It wasn’t until the 20th century that bigger buildings were made. Even today, there aren’t many buildings that are taller than them.

The largest of the pyramids was built for Pharaoh Khufu. It is 138 metres tall. It is more than twice as tall as the Sydney Opera House.

回答下面5个问题。

51. When did people build the great pyramids?

_____________________________________________________.

52. What did people build the pyramids as? 

_____________________________________________________.

53. What did ancient Egyptians believe the kings would be in the next life?

_____________________________________________________.

54. Why did the Egyptians place the mummies in pyramids?

Because they believed____________________________________.

55. What do you think are the pyramids?

_____________________________________________________.

六、词汇（共10小题；每小题1分，共10分）

    A.根据句子意思，用括号中所给词的正确形式填空，每空填一词。

56. No one wants to help the sad child and he felt ____________ (help).

57. What is the ____________ (quickly) way to remember all the new words in this book?

58. He cut out a picture of an animal and ____________ (stick) it on the cover.

59. Be careful with the scissors, boys and girls. You may hurt _______________ (you).

60. At the guest’s question, children stood up and answered it ____________ (active).

    B.根据句意及汉语提示，写出各单词的正确形式，每空填一词。

61. Mo Yan, an ____________  (杰出的，极好的)writer, received the Nobel Prize for Literature.

62. Do you like the person who has no ____________ (意识) of time?

63. He is even ____________ (着迷) about computer games than I .

64. Read the ________________ (说明) carefully, and you can use iPhone 6 correctly.

65. — My little brother keeps asking me many questions and sometimes it is terrible.

   — That’s it _______________ (确切地).

七、用括号内所给动词的正确形式填空（共10小题；每小题1分，共10分）

66. When the teacher came into the classroom, the students stopped _________ (talk) at once.

67. The market is only 10 minutes’ walk. You don’t need __________ (take) a bus there.

68. “Tom, you ________ (not be) generous. I don't want to make friends with you.” says the boy.

69. — Where is your brother?

— He with his classmates _________ (plan) the coming holiday in the classroom.

70. _________ (attend) the meeting instead of me, will you?

71. John _________ (make) fewer friends than I did.

72. All of the children couldn’t wait __________ (rush) into the theme park after they arrived.

73. Andrew, ___________ (choose) any gift as you like, will you?

74. She hopes her son __________ (practice) hard.

75. In face of difficulty, David still kept __________ (decorate) his house without others’ help.

八、根据短文意思，选择方框内的短语填入空白处(每个单词限用一次)，使补全后的短文意思通顺，其中有一个为干扰项（共5小题；每小题1分，共5分）

This morning I bought some paint and two brushes on the Internet. I __  76  __  first before painting. At first, I __  77  __. But the room looked a little strange. At last, I decided to draw some colourful fish and a boat. There was paint__  78  __. I had to__  79  __cleaning the room. Now my room looks really great after  80   .

九、根据所给中文完成句子（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）

81.David 建议我多花点时间在打篮球上。

David advises me ____________________________________________ basketball.

82.和朋友谈论各地的名胜古迹是一件有趣的事。

It’s fun to ____________________________________________________________.

83.学生们一下车就迫不及待跑进了电影院。

Students _______________________________the cinema when they got off the bus.

84.周日上午，图书馆开得比平时早些。

On Sunday morning, the library ___________________________________________.

85.足球比赛将在下周举行。你最好亲自去观看。

The football match will ____________ next week and _________________________.

十、书面表达（共10分）

假如你是Lucy，八年级学生。上星期五你和你同学们去DIY 中心玩。

   请以 “My school trip to DIY Centre” 为题写一篇80-100词左右的短文。

要求：1.条理清楚，意思连贯，语句通顺。   2.不得出现真实的人名，校名。

My school trip to DIY Centre

Hi, my name is Lucy. I’m a student in Grade 8. Last Friday, my classmates and I went on a school trip to DIY Centre.

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