牛津上海版（试用本）英语八年级第一学期练习Final Examination B

Final Examination B

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Part 1 Listening ( 共 25 分)

I. Listening Comprehension.

A. Listen and choose the right picture.(5分)

1.      2.     3 .      4.      5.    

B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear.(7分)

(  ) 6. A. Monday.        B. Tuesday.       C. Sunday.       D. Friday.

(  )7. A. In the shopping centre.               B. In the office.

C. In the department store.         D. In the supermarket.

(  )8. A. 9:30.           B. 9:15.         C. 8:30.         D. 8:15.

(  ) 9. A. An accountant. B. A teacher.         C. A manager.     D. A student.

(  ) 10. A. She had a fever.                   B. She had a bad cold.

C. She had a headache.             D. She had toothache.

(  )11. A. Nurse and patient.                 B. Husband and wife.

C. Shop owner and customer.       D. Mum and son.

(  ) 12. A. The computer.                    B. The printer.

C. The coffee machine.             D. The telephone.

C. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false.(5分)

(  ) 13. Jack and his wife went to a restaurant last Friday evening.

(  ) 14. It was easy for them to park their car outside the restaurant.

(  ) 15. The restaurant was so busy that they waited for a long time.

(  ) 16. They were pleased with the food and service there.

(  ) 17. It was an enjoyable evening for Jack and his wife.

D. Listen to the passage and complete the sentences.(8分)

18. A dangerous        has been found in one of the washing rooms.

19. Cross over the road and               the supermarket at the corner of Garden Road.

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20. Please lend             to anyone around you, especially young children and elderly people.

21. Do remember to           the cigarettes because they may cause accidents.

Part 2 Phonetics, Vocabulary and Grammar (共 41分)

II. Choose the best answer. (15分)

(  )22. Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation?

A. Gork looked almost human except his single, huge, red eye.

B. Wendy is similar to most other students in her school.

C. Computers can do a calculation that you could not do in your whole lifetime.

D. Dinosaurs existed on the Earth over sixty million years ago.

(  ) 23. I think playing     basketball is a good way to learn the spirit of teamwork.

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

(  ) 24. Leonardo won an Oscar for Best Actor     February 28, 2016.

A. in         B. on            C. at           D. to

(  ) 25. About     films were shown during the 10th Shanghai International Film Festival.

A. two hundred of                B. two hundred

C. two hundreds of                D. two hundreds

(  ) 26. I don't think     possible to learn English well without much practice.

A. it           B. this           C. that           D. its

(  ) 27. The man told us     everything that we had seen.

A. forgetting   B. forgot         C. to forget      D. forget

(  ) 28. It was very cold yesterday, but it is     today.

A. even colder   B. more colder     C. much more cold D. much cold

(  ) 29. With the help of Baidu Maps, people     worry about getting lost in a new place.

A. needn't     B. mustn't       C. can't         D. shouldn't

(  )30. Our teacher told us     litter everywhere.

A. not leave     B. don't leave     C. not to leave     D. to leave

(  )31. Amy     maths in our school since three years ago.

A. taught       B. teaches         C. had taught     D、 has taught

(  ) 32. There     an international penfriend meeting in the city hall.

A. is going to have               B. are going to be

C. will be                       D. will have

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(  )33. When we speak to people, we should be     .

A. as polite as possible            B. as polite as possibly

C. as politely as possible           D. as politely as possibly

(  )34. After having a picnic, we all     on the grass and enjoyed the sunshine.

A. lay         B. lie            C. lain          D. lied

(  )35. You will get ill     you still keep your bad eating habit like that.

A. because     B. after         C. until          D. if

(   )36. —— Look! What good weather it is today! Why not go and have a walk in the park?

——    .

A. That's all right. B. Good idea.    C. Not at all.     D. Thank you.

III. Complete the following passage with the words in the box. Each can only be used once. (8分)

A. education    B. successful     C. actually     D. solution    E. once

   Who can help you? Maybe you think parents, teachers or others can help you. But  37   all these people only help you to help yourself.

   There have been many great men in history. They had few people to help them. They could not get good  38  , either. But they tried their best to learn and never gave up. One famous teacher in England  39  told his students, “I cannot make you great men, but I can help you make men of yourselves.”

    However, some young people don't do anything and they depend on others. If these young people can see their weak points and change their ways, they can be  40  . They won't be anything in the future unless they take the advice of their parents and teachers, and mostimportantly,dependonthemselves.

37.     38.     40.     39.    

A. without      B. uses       C. dislike       D. like      E. takes

   To catch fish is one of the most interesting parts of this sport. Besides, there are more 43  for skin-diving. You can clean ships 44 takingthemoutofwater.You cangetmanythingsfromthedeepsea.

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   Since skin-diving is not only interesting but also useful, more and more people want to take part in it.

41.     42.     43.     44.    

IV. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms.(6分)

45. Looking at your phone in the darkness will do        to your eyes. (harmful)

46. It's the         time for these teenagers to visit Shanghai Disney. (four)

47. I am        so rry for what I have done to you. ( real)

48. Mr Smith taught         English because his family was very poor. (he)

49. She was       th at the plane would crash as the plane suddenly went down. (fright)

50. Plastic bags pollute the environment and they will not         fo r a very long time. (appear)

V. Rewrite the following sentences as required.(12分)

51.WaltDisneycreatedmanylovelycartooncharactersforchildren.(改为一般疑问句)

       Walt Disney       many lovely carto on characters for children?

52. It's cold outside. Please close the windows. (改为反义疑问句)

It's cold outside. Please close the windows ,             ?

53. We are too weak to lift the heavy box. (保持句义不变)

We are not                to lift the heavy box.

54.Mr.Browntoldusaveryinterestingstory.(改为感叹句)

                interesting story Mr. Brown told us!

55. Please tell me what I should do to be environmentally friendly. (保持句义不变)

Please tell me what                to be environmentally friendly.

56. later, moments, we, the cage, were, out of, all (连词成句)

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Part 3 Reading and Writing (共 34分)

VI. Reading comprehension. (共 24分)

A. Choose the best answer.(6分)

Now, follow me, and I promise you will find some websites(网址) you're interested in.

Connections

   Connections is a fashionable site covering all essential things —— news, sports results, advice and articles from all over the world—— as well as organizing your life. Lots of links to other sites for ideas about working abroad, safe travel, etc.

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Our world

   A site for young people to meet and discuss what interest them ——fashion, pop culture, music, problem, careers. Post your questions on the site's not ice board and you'll soon get lots of replies. There's also advice from professionals, so if you want to talk about health, money and education, you can get some serious answers.

Lifelines

   Lifelines is probably one of the biggest sites on the web. It covers a huge range of subject from package holidays to job opportunities, designer clothes to world sports results and links you to sites which have paid to join their lists. Especially strong on family and home ideas.

Marketplace

   This is an amazing list of shops, both High Street and on-line, regularly updated. Compare price to find the cheapest goods, read review s of goods tested by experts or send in your own user's report. Whether you're looking for clothes, CDs, DVDs, shoes or books, you'll find them here.

(  ) 57. Which website provides the buyers' experience of the goods?

A. Connections.     B. Our world.    C. Lifelines.    D. Marketplace.

(  )58. The underlined word“essential” means     .

A. famous         B. necessary     C. powerful     D. unusual

(  ) 59.      are interested in Our world.

A. Young people                  B. Children

C. The Middle-aged                D. Old women

(  ) 60. Ken is building a music library of his favourite bands and classic works. Which site will be the best one for him?

A. Connections.     B.Ourworld.     C. Lifelines.    D.Marketplace.

(  ) 61. On the site of Lifelines, which item CAN’T you get from it?

A.Designerclothes.

B. Job opportunities.

C. Some sites without paying to Lifelines.

D. Package holidays.

(  ) 62. The passage is most probably taken from a/an     .

A. news report  B. travel guide     C. sports magazine  D. advertisement

B. Choose the words to complete the passage.(6分)

   An old man lived on a farm in the mountains with his young grandson. Every morning the grandpa got up early. He would sit at the kitchen table and read his books. His grandson

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wanted to be just  63 himandreadthebooksaswell.

   One day the grandson asked,“Grandpa! I try to read the books, but I don't understand them. I forget what I read as soon as I  64  the book. What is the good of reading the books?”

   The grandpa replied,“Take this basket down to the river and bring me  65  a basket of water.”

   The boy did as he was told, but all the water leaked out before he got back to the house. The grandpa laughed and said, “You’ll have to move a little faster next time.” He sent the grandson back to the river with the basket to try again. This time the boy ran faster, but again the basket was  66   before he returned home. The old man said, “You’re just not trying hard enough.”He went out of the door to watch the boy try again.

   The boy again put the basket into the river and then ran hard. But when he  67  hisgrandpa,againtherewasnothinginthebasket.Outofbreath,hesaid,“See,Grandpa, it's useless!”

(  ) 63. A. like           B. different       C. same         D. repeat

(  ) 64. A. write           B. close           C. start           D. escape

(  )65. A. away            B. off            C. out            D. back

(  ) 66. A. wet            B. empty          C. heavy         D. broken

(  ) 67. A. reached         B. ran            C. got           D. walked

(  ) 68. A. all the time      B. in fact         C. at last         D. no longer

C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with suitable words.(6分)

   Many of us now live in gated communities(封闭式社区). Only people who live there can go freely inside and only their cars can pass through the gates. But are you hoping for a more open and c  69  environment? When gates and walls are gone, everyone can enjoy a city with better traffic, bigger green areas for picnics and more cafes and bookstores to meet your friends.

   Turning gated communities into blocks is one way to a 70  this, according to the Chinese government. On February 21, 2016, China said that gated communities should be open to the public.

   Open communities have already become p  71  in many foreign cities, like Paris and New York City. There, the roads, shops and green areas are for everyone.

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   First, humans need communication and sharing. A good city needs to offer people enough space to do this.

    A 72   good change blocks may bring is better traffic in cities. There will be more roads open to the public. And more people may choose to walk rather than drive cars because theydon'tneedtotakealongwaytogetaroundthosegatedcommunities.

    However, not everyone likes this idea of open communities. Quite a lot of people say they have s  73   money on the roads inside the communities. There may be too many people and cars coming and going. And they also worry about safety problems when communities are open.

   The Chinese government explained that the opening would be carried out(实施) step by step and more detailed p 74   would come out in the future. Also, they have been testing blocks in some areas in Chengdu, Sichuan, and so far it has been working well.

69. c   72. A   71. p   70. a  

73. s        74. p      

D. Answer the following questions.(6分)

    You don't need to get in a time-travelling machine to see how technology will change our lives, such as the way we shop. Several new technologies that are to change your buying habits already appear. Let's see what's in store for your future shopping.

    Try it on, virtually(虚拟地). Want to shop online for a new pair of glasses? You don't need to guess which pair looks best on you —— use the eBay Fashion iPhone app to try a pair of glasses you're checking out on a picture of your face. But what about buying something bigger? Thanks to Microsoft Kinect's action tracking(跟踪) camera, you can cover clothes on your screen body. You can even choose the background of your virtual fitting room to improve your shopping experience.

    Get a perfect, custom fit. Everyone’s body is shaped differently. To get a perfect fit, you sometimes have to get your clothes changed. But by using 3D scanning technology, all the clothes you buy will fit your body perfectly. Some companies scan(扫描) your body using high-tech to get the real sizes, so they can make special clothes just for you.  

   High-tech shopping carts(推车) and checkout counters(收银台). High-tech shopping carts could be common in malls and supermarkets in the future. Microsoft Kinect-enabled carts are under test. The cart can follow you along the aisles(通道), controlled only by your movement and your voice.

   In the United States, several supermarkets use a certain set called“Scan It” that gives buyers the freedom to scan products on their own while they shop. If we don't want to wait in line before the checkout counters, we can use Toshiba's new Object Recognition Scanner.

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The machine identifies(辨认) a product as soon as it's placed in front of a camera just by its shape and colour, even if it has no bar code.

75. Some new technologies have appeared to change our buying habits, haven't they?

76. If you want to try your new clothes, what can you do?

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77. How can you get the most accurate shape of your body?

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78. According to the text, in what way can the high-tech shopping car t follow you along the aisles?

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79. With the help of Toshiba’s new Object Recognition Scanner, what don’t we need to do?

VII. Writing. (写作)(10分)

   Write at least 60 words on the topic“The most unforgettable experience”. ( 以 “最难忘的经历”为题，写一篇不少于60个词的短文，标点符号不占格)

Suggested questions:

1. Do you have any unforgettable experiences?

2. Which one is the most unforgettable to you?

3. Why is it the most unforgettable?

The most unforgettable experience

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