江苏省张家港市梁丰初中八年级英语下学期期中试题 牛津译林版

1、张家港市梁丰初级中学2014-2015学年第二学期期中试卷八年级英语姓名: 班级: 一、听力部分：（15分）(a) 每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话听两遍。（ ）1.what will the speakers probably (可能) go to buy? a. bananas. b. oranges. c. pears.（ ）2.when will the supermarket close? a. at 5:00. b. at 5:15. c. at 4:45.（ ）3. why did the girl come to school by bus today? a. because

2、it is sunny. b. because it is rainy. c. because it is snowy.（ ）4.why did the mans daughter go to london? a. to study. b. to have a holiday. c. to visit her friends.（ ）5.where does the dialogue take place? a. in a shoe shop. b. in a clothes shop. c. at a bookshop.（b）听下面一段对话，完成6-7题。对话读两遍。（ ）6.what are

3、 lucy and mike talking about? a. a birthday party. b. a new bike. c. lucys parents.（ ）7.what did lucy ask mike to do? a. say thanks to his parents. b. join her in the party. c. try her new bike.(c) 听一篇短文，回答第810小题。请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表wherealice comes from _8_.whatshe is good at _9_.how longthey wil

4、l stay in london for _10_days.（ ）8. a. england b. france c. america（ ）9. a. chinese b. science c. p. e.（ ）10. a. four b. three c. five（d）听一段独白，回答第11至15小题。（ ）11. bobs favourite was _. a singing b dancing c drawing（ ）12. it was difficult for bob to join the school dancing group because_. a. the school

5、 only had a girls dancing group b. the school didnt allow (允许) boys to dance c. the group had enough dancers already（ ）13. the school was worried that_ if bob stayed in the group. a. nobody would watch their dance b. other boys would join and the girls might leave c. other schools would laugh at the

6、m（ ）14. the judge (法官) thought the schools decision was_. a. useful b. necessary c. wrong（ ）15. we can infer (推断) that bob felt_ when he went back to the group.a. sad b. happy c. hungry二、选择填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)（ ）16.imethis fatheratthe parents meeting last term,butihaventseenhim_ then. a. until b.af

7、ter c. before d. since （ ）17. could you tell me _? a which to buy it b who to buy the book c why to meet you d where to drop litter（ ）18. when you visit copenhagen, you can go to see _ and take photos there. a. the little mermaid b. the tower bridge c. the stature of liberty d. the leaning tower of

8、pisa（ ）19.一miss, _i play chess with my friend here? 一yes, but you _talk loudly. mr huang is having a rest now. amust；cant bmay；must ccan；mustnt dcant；can（ ）20. zhang guorong _ in 2003, he _ for more than ten years.a. died, was dead b. died, has been dead c. was dead, has died d. was dead, has been d

9、ied（ ）21. - can i see miss gu at the moment, please? - im afraid not. she _jingfan new campus for 2 days. she _ in one day.a. has been to; will come back b. has been to; came back c. has gone to; will come back d. has been in; will come back（ ）22. -why are you still here? its almost eight oclock. -b

10、ecause i _ my work. but dont worry. theres only a little left. a. wont finish b. didnt finish c. havent finished d. havent been over（ ）23. hes never visited jingfan, _? a. hasnt he b. doesnt he c. is he d. has he（ ）24. i must return the book to the library. i have _ it for too long. a. borrowed b. b

11、ought c. kept d. had（ ）25. - how long have you been away from suzhou? -_. a. since 2 years b. in 1999 c. for half a year ago d. since 2007（ ）26. - are you confident about the english speech contest, sally? - _. ive got everything ready! a. of course notb. its hard to sayc. sure, i amd. i am afraid n

12、ot（ ）27. _ good advice he gave me _ how to make a book report! a. how, on b. what a, on c. how a, about d. what, on（ ）28.-where is your father? he _ shanghai, he _ there for two days. a has gone to, has been in b has gone to, has been c has been to, has been d has been to, has gone（ ）29. many studen

13、ts didnt realize the important of study_ they left school. a when b until cso d after（ ）30. -could you help me carry the heavy box? -_. aits my pleasure b yes i could cwith pleasure d thank you（ ）31. -_ can we _ this problem? -i dont know. a what , do about bhow, do with c what, do with d what, deal

14、 with（ ）32. my grandpa _ in the city , but now he_ the life in the country. a. used to work, is used to b. used to do, is used to c. used to work , used to d. is used to do, is used to（ ）33. if you avoid _careless, i think you can manage_full marks. a to be, to get b being, getting c to get, to be d

15、 being, to get.（ ）34. -do you mind _ here ?-_. do it please! a me smoke, yes b my smoking, sorry c my smoke, of course d me smoking, of course not （ ）35. work hard, _ you cant _ your dream.a and, come true or, come true c and, realize d or, realize三、完型填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） do you have the ability to

16、 live cheaply? now heres a true story of an american girl, sarah. 36 sarah left university, she began to live in new york on her own. she found a job in a publishing house, but the salary(薪水)was 37 $30,000 a year. her parents thought her life would be hard, but sarah could live on her salary and sti

17、ll saved $5,000 in a year. how was that 38 in one of the most expensive cities in the world? cheap living always starts with keeping the big cost small. for most people, that 39 housing. so sarah chose to share a flat with three other friends. her next biggest cost was 40 . when she ate out, she wen

18、t to cheap restaurants. once she bought a $9.99 whole chicken at a local restaurant. she then 41 the chicken bones home and made soup out of them. nowadays young people often 42 a lot of money on entertainment（娱乐）.but sarah said,“i enjoy walking 43 in new york city. i love going to museums and parks

19、. did sarah feel poor by cheap living? not really. she even managed to take two trips, one to the netherlands, 44 to portland. “dont think of saving money as something 45 .its a kind of game, said sarah.（ ） 36.a. until b. because c. after d. before（ ） 37.a. more than b. less than c. at least d. high

20、er than（ ） 38. a. difficult b. possible c. useful d. different（ ） 39. a. helps b. becomes c. makes d. means （ ） 40. a. food b. rest c. study d. hobby （ ） 41.a. prepared b. took c. caught d. picked （ ） 42.a. pay b. cost c spend d. save（ ） 43.a. along b. up c. down d. around （ ） 44.a. the other b. ano

21、ther c. other d. the others（ ） 45. a. hard b. interestingc. easy d. tiny四、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）a jenny knew she had a problem when she looked in her money box. it was only three days until the school trip to the beach, and jenny didnt have any money. to make things worse, her next pocket money was

22、 still six days away. whats the matter, jenny? asked her sister, mary. mary, said jenny, im in double trouble. i cant go to the beach with my classmates, and ive broken my promise to mom. i promised id stay within my budget (预算) this month. for a few minutes, the two girls just sat and thought. then

23、 mary grabbed jennys arm. jenny, i wont give you the money, but i will help you. just listen for a minute. at first, jenny wasnt interested since mary wasnt willing to give her the money she needed. however, after mary explained her plan, jenny began to like it. mary would lend jenny the money for t

24、he beach trip, but jenny would have to create a real budget for herself and follow it. in addition, if jenny successfully followed the budget, mary wouldnt tell their mother about jennys recent money disaster. mary, you are a lifesaver, jenny hugged marys neck. the two sisters began to work together

25、. after several hours, they agreed on how jenny should use her money. mary took their figures and made a graph(表格) for jenny. holding up the graph, mary said, now you can see where your money should go each month. thanks, mary, jenny said. but i know one thing that my money cant buy. it couldnt buy

26、another great sister like you, said jenny. then she hung her new budget on her bedroom wall.（ ）46. what was jennys problem? a. she had no friends. b. she had no money. c. she had nothing to do. d. she had no free time.（ ）47. how did mary help jenny? a. by going to the beach with her. b. by telling m

27、om about her problem. c. by planning on how to use money with her. d. by buying things for the school trip for her. （ ）48. what can we learn from the passage? a. a useful way is better than direct help. b. hope for the best, but prepare for the worst. . c. imagination is more important than knowledg

28、e. d. nothing is impossible if you put your heart into it.b（ ）49. whose book is the cheapest now? a. annic kebles b. patricia cornwells c. peril klauss d. harlan cobens（ ）50. which book is the most popular one among the buyers? a. ten little fingers. b. bookmarks by phillips. c. the mystery of breat

29、hing. d. the best of the song books.（ ）51. you read this advertisement most probably _. a. in a novel b. in a magazine c. on the internet d. in a newspaper（ ）52. if you buy the four mentioned books(one of each) , how much can you save? a. $ 92. 00. b. $ 26. 00. c. $ 66. 00 d. $ 110. 00.c saving wate

30、r is an important part of going green. as water becomes less and polluted more, conservation(保护) becomes more and more important. the less water you use, the less wastewater will end up in our rivers and lakes. wasting water means that more water needs to be treated and cleaned, a process that needs

31、 quite a lot of energy. as it is said above, cutting down on water usage is one of the most important things you can do for your local environment and the planet as a whole. that is why more green households are going blue: cutting down their water footprint by conserving and harvesting (收获) water.i

32、t may seem like a big concept, but going green starts with small changes that everyone can make. something as simple as turning off the tap while you brush your teeth can save a lot of water. wash your fruits and vegetables in a bowl rather than under a tap to save even more. make sure that the taps

33、 are fully turned off every time you step away from the sink or the shower - all those little drops can add up to a lot of water waste. another way of reducing your water footprint is reducing your dependence on the main water supply. rainwater harvesting can meet a lot of your homes water needs. ma

34、ny of us already practice rainwater harvesting in a small way. collecting water from your gutters (檐沟) is a great way to keep your garden green without running the sprinkler (洒水器).（ ）53. the underlined word green means _ in this passage. a. 未成熟的 b. 环保 c.嫉妒 d. 健康的（ ）54. according to the passage, whic

35、h is not the reason that people should save water? a. treating wastewater needs much energy. b. the water on the earth is becoming less and less. c. the water on the earth is becoming polluted more. d. rainwater harvesting can meet a lot of your homes water needs.（ ）55. according to the passage, all

36、 of these can be used to save water except_. a. washing fruit and vegetables under a tap b. using a bowl to wash your fruit and vegetables c. making sure taps are fully turned off all the time d. turning off the tap every time after brushing your teeth（ ）56. which of the following is the best title

37、of this passage?a. save water by turning off the tap b. how to treat and clean wastewater .c. keep your garden green with rainwaterd. save water starting with small changesd hundreds of years ago, news was carried from place to place by people on foot or by horse. it took days, weeks and sometimes m

38、onths for people to receive news. now it is possible to send words and pictures around the world in seconds. billions of people learn about news stories of their own country and all over the world every day either by watching tv or reading newspapers. newspapers have been an important part of everyd

39、ay life since the 18th century. many countries have hundreds of different newspapers. how do newspaper editors(编辑) decide which news stories to print? why do they print some stories and not others? what makes a good newspaper story? firstly, it is important to report new stories. tv stations can rep

40、ort news much faster than newspapers, but newspapers give more about the same story. they may also look at the story in another way, or they may print completely(完全地) different stories from those on tv. secondly, a new story has to be interesting and unusual. people dont want to read stories about e

41、veryday life. as a result, many stories are about some kinds of danger and seem to be bad news. for example, newspapers never print stories about planes landing safely, instead they print stories about air crashes. another factor(因素) is also very important in many news stories. many people are inter

42、ested in news in foreign countries, but more like to read stories about people, places and events in their own country. so the stories on the front page in chinese newspapers are usually very different from the ones in british, french and american newspapers.（ ）57. according to the passage, how do p

43、eople learn about news stories in the world now? a. they tell others news stories from place to place on foot or by horse. b. they learn about news stories by watching tv or reading newspapers. c. they tell each other what they have seen with their eyes. d. they listen to the radio every day to get

44、some information.（ ）58. the difference between newspaper stories and tv news reports is that people can_. a. learn more about the same news story from a newspaper b. read the news story more quickly in a newspaper c. read news stories in other countries d. watch tv news reports about their own count

45、ry（ ）59. according to the passage, which of the following can you most possibly watch on tv? a. every day most people go to work by underground. b. a student in our class was hurt when we had a pe lesson. c. a tiger in the city zoo has run out and hasnt been caught. d. the bike in front of your hous

46、e is lost for a few days.（ ）60. which of the following is not true in this passage? a. people like to read interesting and unusual news instead of stories about daily life. b. news stories on the front page of every country are always the same. c. both tv and newspapers can help people learn what is

47、 happening around the world. d. newspapers have been an important part of everyday life for more than 300 years.五、单词拼写 每空一词 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分l0分)61 i think the students in good (礼貌) are always welcome in the school.62 our government has taken action to improve our living (条件), i believe they will be b

48、etter and better.63 we can control our computers with our (鼠标) .64.look! their _ _(妻子) are waving to them65.the building (在的对面)the post office is a famous chinese restaurant.66.-can you see the little boy _ _ (躲、藏)under the bed? -its tom. hes a very cute boy.67.she is very organized and often (放松)fr

49、om time to time so that she always has enough energy to study well.68.sam hardly has any good friends because he always_ _(拒绝)to help other people69.what a terrible painting! this is the_ _(丑陋的)painting ive ever seen70 would you like to go to his birthday party? id love to, but till now i havent _ _

50、 his invitation.六、句子翻译(共5小题；每小题3分，满分l5分)71kitty在香港将近2个月了。 72在周末，我通过听音乐来放松自己。 73昨天在公园里我们忍不住的拍了许多照片。 74kitty已决定如何处理这些书了吗？ 75frank去德国出差了。 七、短文填词（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） reading for pleasure is the easiest way to become a better reader in english. it is also the most important 76 .some students say they dont want to re