牛津上海版（试用本）英语八年级第一学期练习Mid-term Examination

Mid-term Examination A

年级:         班级:          姓名:       

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. A teacher.        B. A singer.      C. An engineer.   D. A doctor.

(  ) 7. A. Rainy.           B. Sunny.        C. Cloudy.       D. Windy.

()8.A.Surprised.           B.Happy.        C. Worried.     D. Excited.

(  ) 9. A. 10 dollars.       B. 30 dollars.     C. 40 dollars.     D. 50 dollars.

(  ) 10. A. In the restaurant.                 B. In the factory.

C. In the library.                 D. In the police station.

(  ) 11. A. At 4:00.       B. At 6:30.       C. At 5:00.      D. At 5:30.

(  ) 12. A. She threw away the shoes.          B. Peter should clean the room.

C. She has never seen the shoes.     D. She will buy a new pair of shoes.

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

(  ) 13. We can learn that the story happened in a clothes shop.

(  ) 14. The little boy wanted to buy apples for five dollars.

(  ) 15. The boy felt excited when he counted the apples.

(  ) 16. The shop assistant didn't let the boy leave because the boy's mother came.

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(  ) 17. According to the story, the little boy is very smart.

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

18. Alice stayed at               beside the central market.

19. Alice felt sorry for the beggar, so she put a dollar into             .

20. The beggar noticed that Alice gave him               th an before.

21. The beggar said he was not blind and he was               this place for another man.

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. He gave some more details and then put the phone down.

B.Themaniswaitingforachancetostealthewoman'spurse.

C. I was very nervous and didn't know how to deal with it.

D. Alice read an interesting story last night.

(  ) 23. My father enjoys playing     chess and he is good at it.

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

(  ) 24. As Mr Wang is ill, do you know who will teach     English?

A. we         B. us            C. our           D. ours

(  ) 25. My little sister stared      my ice-cream and wanted to eat it.

A. to         B. at            C. over         D. for

(  ) 26. We just hope that Peter will bring     go od news back home this time.

A. some       B. many          C、 few          D、 little

(  ) 27. Don't ask Peter about the robbery. He knows     about it.

A. something   B. anything      C. nothing       D. everything

(  )28. With more practice, I found reading was not as      as I used to think.

A. difficult                     B. more difficult

C. most difficult                 D. the most difficult

(  ) 29. I can't find my key to the office. It    be at home. I am sure of that、

A. must       B. need         C. would         D. can

(  ) 30. The coffee here smells quite     . Let's have a taste.

A. sweetly     B. well          C. nice          D. greatly

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(  ) 31. She spent a lot of time     fo r the English test last night.

A. prepare     B. prepared       C. preparing      D. to prepare

(  ) 32. Alice,     me your homework, please. I'll check it.

A. pass        B. passes         C. passed         D. passing

(  ) 33. Paul's father told the police many details, so they     the thief easily yesterday.

A. catch       B. caught         C、 catches       D. have caught

(  )34.     it is midnight, Wendy is still working on her games.

A. Since       B. Although     C.Until          D. If

(  )35.——    is it from the nearest bank to your office?

—About 10 minutes' walk.

A. How far     B. how soon       C. How much     D. How long

(  ) 36.——Mum, I won the first place in the running race. ——    !

A. Have fun    B. Good luck     C. Best wishes   D. Well done

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

A. for     B. slowly      C. capital      D. quickly      E. broke

Dear Celine,

   I'm very excited about the trip. I've neither been to Japan nor been skiing before, and I have never seen snow! My friend Carol went skiing last year. Unfortunately, she  39  her leg. I hope I won't get hurt! At first, I'm going to ski very 40  because I want to be safe.

37.    38.    39.   40. 

A. postcard   B. leave    C. never    D. weather   E. enough

   We're going to leave Singapore on 20th December. Singapore will be warm then, but the  41 in Tokyo will be cold. It will be very cold at night. We're staying in Tokyo for three days before flying to Hokkaido, so I will have  42  time to buy a new

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Discman. We are going to come back to Tokyo on New Year's Eve. We will 43  Japan on 2nd January.

Well, that's all for now. I'll send you a 44 from Japan.

Love,

Alice

41.     42.    44.    43.   

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

45. Through “car sharing”, you can use a car. You don't need to       it. (owner,

46. Mr. Smith is a ,whoisinchargeofagamecompany.(manage)

47. We heard a big        w hen my father and I were waiting for the bus.(argue)

48. She has bought a new flat in this building and it's on the floor.(five)

49. I believe you will have an        time if you visit Shanghai Disney. (amaze)

50. Finally, he did a        experiment(实验) by himself. (successfully)

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

51. Ellen helped Mum wash dishes after dinner last night. (改为否定句)

Ellen              Mum wash dishes after dinner last night.

52. Helen seldom plays computer games. (改为反义疑问句)

Helen seldom plays computer games,               ?

53. Mandy has piano lessons twice a week. (对画线部分提问)

               does Mandy have piano lessons?

54. Mr. Lynn is in charge of organizing the sports meeting. (保持句义不变)

Mr. Lynn is  organizingthesportsmeeting.

55. There was little time left. She went to the hospital in a hurry. (保持句义不变)

There was little time left. She  thehospital.

56. was gone, Alice, suddenly, new handbag, noticed, that, her(连词成句)

Part 3 Reading and Writing ( 共 34分)

VI. Reading comprehension. ( 共 24分)

A. Choose the best answer.(6分)

   Prana was a beautiful dog whose name means“breath of life”. Although he died several years ago, I can still remember the days we spent together and what he taught me.

I have two apple trees in the garden. Prana loved apples. When he went outside, he'd

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   When I called him back, he had his usual one apple in his mouth. About five minutes later, I looked outside. The garden was completely covered with birds. Prana had dug up all those apples for his bird friends to eat. He knew that they wouldn't have stored enough food for the coming winter!

(   ) 57. The writer wasn't always happy because      .

A. Prana loved apples

B. Prana caught an apple and ate it

C. the apples fell on the ground and were dirty

D. Prana brought the dirty apples into the house

(  )58. The story took place in      in Britain.

A. spring       B. summer         C. autumn         D. winter

(  ) 59. On a snowy day, Prana     .

A. ate up all the apples

B. dug holes to put the apples in them

C. brought the apples under the snow to the ground

D. left the house and died

(   )60. The birds flew to the garden to     .

A. eat the apples                   B. look for Prana

C. make new homes                 D. store food for the winter

(  ) 61. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. The writer remembers the time he and Prana spent together.

B. The writer has two apple trees in the garden.

C. The writer came to the garden to watch Prana.

D. The writer called Prana back, who carried an apple in his mouth.

(  ) 62. The topic of the story is about      .

A. apples       B, love           C. animals         D. life

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

(  ) 63. A. guide           B. diary           C. plan            D. letter

(  ) 64. A. unless           B. though         C. because         D. while

(  ) 65. A. carefully        B. easily          C. healthily       D. quickly

(  ) 66. A. choose           B. store           C. wash           D、 cur

(  ) 67. A. thought         B. energy         C. feeling          D、 sense

(  ) 68. A. dirty            B、 difficult       C. fresh           D. natural

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

   In fact, we should learn how to use new technology to make schools b 70  . We should invent a new kind of school. It will link to libraries, museums, science centers, labs and even companies. Companies will create learning programs for schools. Scientists can

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give talks to students t  71   the Internet. TV networks and local TV stations can develop programs about the students who are studying at school. Labs can set up websites to show new technology so that students could see it online.

   Is this a d 72  ? No. This has already taken place in many cities. Businesses provide programs for schools and society. Schools provide computer labs for people with their own computers at home. Therefore, people have already succeeded in 1  73   at home, at school and in the office in those cities. Everyone can visit far away libraries and museums as easily as nearby ones and everyone can go on the Internet, and older people use it as much as younger ones. How will this new kind of school c 74 theusualwayof learning? It is too early to be sure, but it is very exciting to think about it.

69. c        71. t        72. d        70. b     

73. 1        74. c       

D. Answer the following questions.(6分)

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75. How did the crow feel about his life at the beginning?

76. The swan thought he was the happiest bird in the world, didn't he?

77. What is the meaning of the underlined part in Paragraph 3?

78. What do people usually do when they see a crow?

79. Why did the peacock often wish to be a crow?

The crow came to realize that                               

VII. Writing. (写作)(10分)

   Write at least 60 words on the topic“A/An      experience”. ( 以 “一次……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. Describe one of your experiences

2. Why do you think it was     ?

An     experience

(60)

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