上海牛津版英语8A期中测试卷和答案

1、上海牛津版英语8A期中测试卷Part One Listening（听力）IListening Comprehension (听力理解):(共25分)A. Listen to the sentence and choose the suitable picture. (听句子，选出与句子内容相符的图片): 5%CB A D E FB. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear. (根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案): 10%6. A. MilkB. CoffeeC. Orange

2、juiceD. Apple juice7. A. SpringB. SummerC. AutumnD. Winter8. A. By busB. By taxiC. By undergroundD. By train9. A. SarahB. Sarahs classmateC. Sarahs teacherD. Sarahs mother10.A. 5:30B. 5:40C. 6:00D. 6:2011.A. SunnyB. RainyC. CloudyD. Windy12.A. A teacherB. A lawyerC. An engineerD. An artist13.A. 50 y

3、uanB. 130 yuanC. 30 yuanD. 180 yuan14.A. He stayed at home insideB. He went fishing with his friendC. He went shopping with his motherD. He watched a football match.15.A. Doctor and patientB. Mother and sonC. Teacher and studentD. Waitress and customerC. Listen to the passage and tell whether the fo

4、llowing statements are True or False. (判断下列句子是否符合你听到的短文内容, 符合的用“T”表示,不符合的用“F”表示): 5%16. After visiting Beijing, the Smiths would visit Shanghai.17. They were in such a hurry that they lost their expensive camera.18. Mr. Smith told the family a sad story.19. The old man in the story lived on the firs

5、t floor. 20. A Chinese policeman found the camera and sent it back.D. Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks. (根据你听到的内容，完成下列句子，每空格限填一词):521K is the short form of _.22. _ 7th is the K Day in the USA. 23. Some kites are big, others are small and they are in _ colours.24. Of all the kites in the

6、sky, the one like a bird is the _.25. When children are flying kites, people are _ them and laughing. Part Two Vocabulary and Grammar（词汇与语法）.Choose the best answer. (选择最恰当的答案): 16%26. Which of the following is wrong?A. Did you enjoy yourself at the Christmas Party?B. I didnt go.C. What happened?D. I

7、 had a bad cold before Christmas.27. My ambition is _ a famous actor.A. to beB. beC. beingD.been28. Well have a picnic _ Sunday morning.A. onB. inC. withD. at29. Over _ people watched the football match yesterday.A. thousand ofB. two thousandC. two thousandsD. two thousands of30. A group of _ from B

8、ritain came to visit EXPO in Shanghai.A. woman touristsB. women touristsC. woman touristD. women tourist31. What do you enjoy _ after school?A. doB. doingC. to doD. did32. Steven Spielberg is one of _ in the film industry in the world.A. best directorsB. the best directorC. the top directorD. the to

9、p directors33. We usually spend _ finishing our homework every day.A. two and half hoursB. two hour and a halfC. two and a half hoursD. two hours and half34. I _ find my key to the office. It _ be at home.A. must; canB. may not; mustC. cant; mayD. have to; should35. _ me your homework, Ben. Ill chec

10、k it.A. GiveB. To giveC. GivingD. Gave36. I hope you _ my advice to be more friendly to your classmates.A. takeB. will takeC. to takeD. took37. Jane is a top student in our class. She _ achieves C in all subjects.A. usuallyB. alwaysC. sometimesD. never38. My little sister _ my ice-cream and wanted t

11、o eat it.A. laughed atB. shouted atC. stared atD. knocked at39. A: _ will you come to Shanghai? B: In three weeks.A. How longB. How highC. How soonD. How far40. John didnt _ the class meeting yesterday because he was ill.A. attendB. joinC. take part inD. join in41. A: Thank you for your delicious di

12、nner. B: _.A. Dont say that.B. Its nothingC. I dont think so.D. Im glad you enjoyed it. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each word or phrase can only be used once.8%（将下列单词或词组的字母编号填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次）A. interests B. was born C. information D. a lot E. happilyI beg

13、an writing to penfriends when I was only 11 years old. I 42 with a disability（残疾）that left me in a wheelchair since I was a little young boy.My mother helped me find my first penfriend. I still write to him to this day. He lives in Germany. He is two years older than me.I never felt sad after findin

14、g penfriends. While all of the other kids were riding bikes or skateboarding, I would 43 sit in my room and write to my penfriends. My penfriends means 44 to me because I can learn about the world and other 45 , share beautiful photos, and most of all, make new friends.A. sorry B. presents C. around

15、 D. face to face E. throughI have never felt 46 for myself and I enjoy being able to meet people in places I cant reach.I enjoy writing to anyone in any country. I dont need to play with them or talk with them 47 .I keep all of the letters from penfriends. That way I can read them again. I also enjo

16、y sending small 48 to my penfriends.I like to write to my penfriends because that would give me a chance to make more friends 49 the world. This has become a very important part in my life. Fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the words. (用所给词的适当形式填空): 6%50. A _ took place in the bank yesterd

17、ay. (rob)51. It was _ that the boy was able to solve the problem so quickly. (amaze)52. The _ of iPhone has made smart phones more and more popular. (invent)53. Can you tell me the _ of that building? (high)54. My father is _ for taking me to school every day in our family. (responsibility)55. _, Jo

18、e failed to achieve his goal this year. (luckily). Rewrite the following sentences as required.(根据所给要求改写句子): 10%56. John has breakfast with his family every morning. (改成否定句) John _ _ breakfast with his family every morning.57. The room is very small. We cant hold a meeting in it.（合并成一句） The room is

19、_ small _ we cant hold a meeting in it.58. He really likes playing rugby.（保持原句意思） He is _ _ playing rugby.59. It takes ten minutes for a ferry to cross the river. (划线部分提问) _ _ does it take for a ferry to cross the river?60. A grades, seldom, in, achieves, Ben, English. (连词成句) _.61. unusual, Paul, an

20、, three, thing, ago, happened to, days (连词成句) _.Part Three Reading and Writing（读和写）. Reading comprehension. (阅读理解) 25% A. Choose the best answer. (选择最佳答案): 6%Why do people travel? “To see more of the world,” many people would say. But travelling abroad (到国外) now means much more than that for the gro

21、wing number of Chinese tourists. According to the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), more than 1 billion people travelled to another country in 2012. In 2012, Chinese people travelled abroad 30 percent more than in 2011. Chinese people usually join large tourist groups and visit seve

22、ral countries in one trip.Chinese people dont just travel for sightseeing. The China International Travel Service Company said that all their tour trips sold out a month before Christmas Day. Stores offered discounts (打折) during that time, so shopping in Europe and the United States is popular among

23、 Chinese travellers.In December, China is going through a very cold winter. So many people like to go to some countries in Southeast Asia because the weather there is quite pleasant.The improvement of living standards means more Chinese can travel abroad. But some of them dont have a sense of public

24、 manners（举止，规矩）. A report by Living Social website in March 2012 even listed Chinese as the worlds second worst tourists.If you want to change that bad name, remember to avoid the following: littering, spitting, snatching bus seats, line-jumping, talking loudly and smoking in non-smoking areas. Besi

25、des, we should learn some necessary manners of foreign countries.62. Chinese people travel abroad not to _.A. go shoppingB. see more of the worldC. go sightseeingD. make money63. According to the UNWTO, _.A. 30% of the people who travelled abroad are ChineseB. the number of people who travelled abro

26、ad rose by 30%C. more than 1 billion people travelled abroad in 2012D. more Chinese people travel abroad in 2011 than in 201264. Some Chinese travellers like to go to Europe and the USA during Christmas because _.A. they can visit several countries in one tripB. they want to meet people from other c

27、ountriesC. they can learn about their culture and customsD. stores offer discounts during that time65. Which of the following is NOT true?A. Chinese people like joining large tourist groups.B. Many Chinese like to go to Southeast Asia in winter for shopping.C. More and more Chinese people can travel

28、 abroad now.D. Chinese people are the second worst tourists in the world.66. From the fifth paragraph we know that Chinese tourists are _A. friendlyB. honestC. not welcomeD. not rich67. As a good tourist, you should _.A. litter and spit here and there B. jump the lineC. have a sense of public manner

29、s D. speak loudly and smoke as you likeB. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage. (选择最佳答案): 6%In America, when people say “mans best friend”, they mean a lovely animal: a dog! These words show the friendship between people and 68 . Dogs and other pets can give 69 to peoples lives.

30、Animals can help people, too. Dogs can be taught to become the “ 70 ” for a blind person or “ears” for a deaf person. Scientists have found that pets help people live longer!Americans hold “ Be 71 to Animals Week”, the first week of May. Pet shows are held during the week and people will take more t

31、ime this week to play with their pets.If you dont have a pet, be kind to animals around you. If you see a 72 dog, dont kick it or throw things at it. Instead, just leave it alone, or better yet, make friends with it. If others around you do bad things to an animal, try to 73 them. As people, we prot

32、ect animals who cant speak for themselves.68. A. personsB. peopleC. plantsD. animals69. A. sadnessB. troubleC. happinessD. harm70. A. eyesB. earsC. handsD. feet71. A. BadB. HappyC. NiceD. Sad72. A. lovelyB. littleC. homelessD. nice73. A. helpB. catchC. beatD. stopC. Read the passage and fill in the

33、blanks with proper words. (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，首字母已给，每空格限填一词): 7%We live in computer age. People like a 74 in banks and teachers in school use computers to do most kinds of work. But more than 30 years ago, computers couldnt do much. They were very big and expensive, so very few people were interes

34、ted in them and k 75 how to use them. Today computers are smaller and c 76 . Some of them are small enough to put in your p 77 like a bar of chocolate. They can do a lot of work. Many people like to use them. Computers become very important today b 78 they can work faster than people and make few mi

35、stakes. Computers can help people do a lot of work. Writers now use computers to write. Teachers use them to help teaching. Students use them to learn. Computers can also r 79 what you put into them. Computer are very useful and h 80 . They are our friends.D. Answer the questions. (阅读短文，回答问题): 6%Now

36、 and then we all get ill. Then we usually go to see a doctor. Doctors know a lot about what makes us ill. They may give us something to take. The medicine often makes us well again.However, sometimes the doctors medicine doesnt work. This happened to one patient（病人）called Peter. He was in hospital,

37、but he was not getting well. Then he found a new “doctor” inside himself. This “doctor” was his own sense of humour. He saw funny films. He read funny books. And something wonderful happened. Laughing took away his pain. Then he was able to sleep and rest. His own happy feeling helped him to feel we

38、ll again. He said laughing was his best “medicine”. His doctor thought so, too.Another man, Sam was also ill, and he had a terrible pain in his back. The doctors could not stop it from hurting. So he began to “picture” his pain. In his head he “drew” a picture of a dog. He imagined it as a real dog.

39、 And he made friends with the dog. And his pain went away!These stories may surprise you. But more and more people are getting well in this way. So visit the “doctor” inside your own head and you can stay happy and well.Answer the questions（回答下列问题）：6%81. Does medicine always work?82. Who was Peters

40、new “doctor”?83. Laughing didnt make the first patient well again, did it?84. How did Sam make his pain go away?85. Why does the writer ask us to visit the “doctor” inside our heads?86. What might be the title of the passage?. Writing. (写话): 10%87. Write a passage of at least 60 words on the topic “

41、My school life”. ( 以“我的学校生活”为题写一篇不少于60个词的短文，标点符号不占格。)Use the following points as reference.（以下问题仅供参考） What do you think of your school life? What subjects are you good at/poor at? What activities do you usually take part in at school?答案Part One ListeningA. Listen and choose the right picture.1. Many

42、 people keep animals as their pets. (C) 2. We should try our best to fight pollution in order to keep the planet clean. (A)3. You cant park your car here. (B)4. China is famous for the art of tea-making. (F)5. Jack spends much of his pocket money on computer books. (E)BListen to the dialogue and cho

43、ose the best answer to the question you hear. 6. M: Would you like some milk?W: No, thanks. Id like some apple juice. I like it best.Q: Whats the girls favourite drink? (D)7. W: The leaves of the trees begin to fall. It is getting colder and colder. M: Yes. And birds are flying to the south. Q: Whic

44、h season is it now? (C) 8. M: What are you doing here?W: Im waiting for my classmates. Well take the underground to Shanghai Oriental Art Centre.Q: How will the girl go to Shanghai Oriental Art Centre? (C)9. M: Hi, Sarah, do you know the girl over there? W: The one with curly hair? Oh, thats our new

45、 art teacher. She is so nice that we all like her. Q: Who is the girl with curly hair? (C)10.W:The play starts at 6 oclock. Wed better hurry.M:Dont worry. We still have 20 minutes to get there.Q:What time is it now? ( B )11.W:What a sunny day today!M:Yes. I hope it will be fine tomorrow because we a

46、re going out for a picnic.W:The weather report says its going to be cloudy tomorrow.Q:Whats the weather like today? ( A )12.W: What does your mother do, Mike? M: She is a teacher. W: What would you like to be in the future? M: Well, a lawyer or an engineer. Q: What does Mikes mother do? ( A )13.M: W

47、hat a lovely dress! Where did you get it? W: I bought it in the department store the other day. M: It must be very expensive, I guess. W: Well, it was one hundred and eighty yuan, but its fifty yuan cheaper now. Q: How much is the dress now? (B)14.M: How was your weekend? I mean yesterday afternoon.

48、W: I went to a football match instead of staying at home. What about you?M: My friend asked me to go fishing with him, but I went shopping with my mother.Q: What did the boy do yesterday afternoon? (C)15. W: Whats wrong with you, my dear? You look so pale.M: I feel sick and I have a headache. I cant

49、 go to school today.W: Go back to bed and I will ask your teacher for leave.Q: Who are the two speakers? (B)CListen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false.Mr. Smith works in London and three weeks ago he brought his family to China. They visited many places of int

50、erest and had a good time here. Before they left Beijing for Shanghai, the Smiths climbed up the Great Wall. They took a lot of photos there and then they had a picnic under a big tree. Suddenly it began to rain and they hurried to the car. And when they returned to the hotel, they couldnt find one

51、of their bags. An expensive camera was in it. They were all sorry for it. They could buy another camera but they had no time to go to the Great Wall again. They couldnt miss the plane! That evening they didnt have supper. Mr. Smith hoped to make them happy and said, “Well, let me tell you a story. A

52、n old man lived in a sixty-floor building. One day, he fell down from it when he cleaned the window, but he didnt hurt himself.” “It was surprising!” called out his children. “Why?” “Because he lived on the first floor!” They all began to laugh while two policemen with a bag came in. They said a Chi

53、nese boy found it under the big tree and he asked them to find out who lost it. 16.T 17.T 18.F 19.T 20.F D. Listen to the passage and complete the table.Children in the USA like K Day very much. K is short for kite. March 7th is the K Day. On that day lots of children go out in the open air. They take their kites with them. Some kites are very big. Others are small. Theyre in different colours. Eve