上海版牛津英语八年级第二学期期末试卷

1、班号_ 姓名_密封线 Oxford English 8b (Shanghai Edition) Diagnosis Test （考试时间：100分钟 试卷满分：150分）考生注意：本卷有七大题，共99小题。试卷均采用连续编号，所有答案务必按照规定在答题纸上完成，做在试卷上不给分。Part 1 Listening （第一部分 听力）I. Listening Comprehension: (共30分)A. Listen and choose the right picture: （A） （B） （C） （D） （E） （F） （G）1. _ 2. _ 3. _ 4. _ 5. _ 6._B. Li

2、sten to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear:7. A) 6:15. B) 6:45. C) 7:15D) 7:45.8. A) Linda. B) Sam. C) Lindas fatherD) Sams father. 9. A) Going to a concert with Tom. B) Meeting Tom in the theatre.C) Talking with Tom at home. D) Chatting with Tom on the phone.10. A) She

3、 was too busy. B) She was ill.C) She went to see her aunt. D) She visited a Museum. 11. A) In a taxi. B) At home. C) In the office. D) On a bus.12. A) By car. B) By bus. C) On foot. D) By bicycle.13. A) Shes talking with her mother. B) Shes taking some photos.C) Shes making a phone call. D) Shes cho

4、osing a gift.14. A) English. B) Chinese.C) Art.D) History. 15. A) Mother and son. B) Parent and teacher. C) Customer and manager. D) Teacher and student.16. A) She doesnt like the lecture. B) Its not interesting.C) Its too noisy. D) She is poor at listening.C. Listen to the passage and tell whether

5、the following statements are true or false:17. Bill lives in a tall building in the city centre. 18. It was four oclock in the afternoon when he got into the lift in the building. 19. The lift went up quickly at first and it suddenly stopped between two floors. 20. Bill was too frightened to call fo

6、r help when he was alone in the dark. 21. Bill thought the whole building was on fire when he heard the fire alarm.22. When the lift stopped on the ground floor, a fireman was waiting for Bill outside. 23. Bill was saved because he happened to press the alarm bell. D. Listen to the dialogue and comp

7、lete the following sentences: 24. Mr. Martin was showing some _ around their school. 25. Beckman High School was set up by a _businessman in 1826.26. The school consists of 50 classes with 2,600 students and 200 _teachers. 27. You can talk with the students _ during the break time. 28. About _ perce

8、nt of the students go to famous universities from Beckman High School every year. 29. Lunch will be _ in the dining room at 12 oclock. 30. Teachers and students will be _ to answer the questions after lunch. Part 2 Vocabulary and Grammar（第二部分 词汇和语法）II. Choose the best answer: (共20分)31. I found _ dif

9、ficult to learn English grammar.A. itB. that C. it is D. that is32. My grandfather _ me stories when I was young.A. was used to tellB. is used to tellingC. used to tellD. used to telling33. It is _ of a problem to be poor than to be dishonest.A. moreB. littleC. lessD. much34. _ to improve our Englis

10、h?A. What do you think we should doB. Do you think what do we shouldC. What do you think should weD. Do you think what should we do35. I dont know if I _ anyone at the party this evening. If I _anyone, I will get nervous.A. will know; wont knowB. will know; dont knowC. know; wont knowD. know; dont k

11、now36. The two men walked _ the forest and got to a small house.A. acrossB. throughC. crossD. over37. You want to improve your spoken English. Why _an English language club? Good idea. A. dont joinB. not joinC. not to joinD. not you join38. The girl is too shy, she _some time with her friends.A. doe

12、snt need spendingB. neednt spendC. needs to spendD. needed spending39. At that time, I was only _11-year-old boy, and I was a “Problem Child”.A. aB. anC. theD. /40. Nobody except Lily and Linda _the man in a white T-shirt. A. knowB. is knowingC. have knownD. knows41. I have _ the English club for th

13、ree terms.A. joinedB. been inC. taken part inD. become a member of42. The bridge in my hometown is about _meters long.A. two hundred ofB. two hundreds ofC. two hundredD. two hundreds43. Did you notice him _out of the house?A. to leaveB. leaveC. leftD. leaves44. Yesterday I received a card that _ “Ha

14、ppy New Year”.A. saysB. tellsC. speaksD. writes45. My father prefers _to staying at home. He loves playing sports. A. to play footballB. to travelC. playing footballD. traveling46. Would you like to visit Shantou City with me this summer vacation? No, I _it before. Besides, its hot and humid in summ

15、er. A. visitB. visitedC. will visitD. have visited47. Do you have enough books to read? No, I think we need _books. A. another twoB. other twoC. two anotherD. two the other48. The number of teachers in our school _60 and a number of them _ male teachers.A. is; areB. are; isC. are; areD. is; is49. He

16、 was ill last week. But he feels _ to go on with his work now.A. well enoughB. enough wellC. good enoughD. enough good50. My father was a manager at the moment.A. thenB. nowC. a moment agoD. since thenIII. Complete the following passage with the words in the box. Each word can only be used once:（共8分

17、）A. cancelled B. outside C. resulted in D. apology E. injuredF. destroyed G. coach H. get through I. heroA mob of fans rush at David Beckham during his visit to a university in Shanghai, leaving at least seven people 51 .The former England captain arrived at the university's campus to 52 some yo

18、ung footballers.Thousands of fans and students, who had been waiting for hours in anticipation of（期待） catching a glimpse of their 53 , invaded the university's football pitch the moment he arrived.Those who had been left 54 the gate broke the security cordon（黄色警戒线） in a stampede（人群蜂拥） which 55 a

19、t least five people being taken to hospital.A kick-about with the university's footballers had to be 56 because of safety fears, and David Beckham issued an 57 on his recently opened Weibo account.“Sorry I couldn't get out on the pitch to see the teams. It was impossible to 58 the massive cr

20、owds,” he wrote, wishing the injured “a speedy recovery.” IV. Complete the sentences with the given words in their suitable forms:（共8分）59. When an _ (interview) was asked, “Are you happy?” by a CCTV reporter, he looked puzzled before replying, “My surname is Zeng”.60. He was trained for gardening at

21、 the _ (agriculture) College.61. Nothing can possibly excuse him for such rude _ (behave).62. White has always been a symbol of _ (pure) in Western cultures.63. My _ (see) is failing, and I can't see to read any more.64. If you are _ (comfort) with your counselor , you must discuss it.65. The ne

22、w test should _ (able) doctors to detect the disease early.66. If you wish for _ (far) explanation, you'd better apply in person to the director.V. Rewrite the following sentences as required: (共14分)67. My mother looks tall and thin. （对划线部分提问）_ does your mother _?68. Can you show me your passpor

23、t? （保持句意基本不变)Would you _ _ me your passport?69. Ive booked a table for six at the restaurant ahead of time. （保持句意基本不变)Ive booked a table for six at the restaurant _ _.70. We had to give up the plan because of the weather. （保持句意基本不变)We _ _ to give up the plan because of the weather.71. What a happy l

24、ife we are having! （保持句意基本不变)_ _ we are having !72. When will they have a discussion about the problem? （保持句意基本不变)I wanted to know when _ _ have a discussion about the problem.73. A medical robot can perform operations instead of doctors. （保持句意基本不变)A medical robot _ _ to perform operation instead of

25、 doctors.Part 3 Reading and Writing （第三部分 读写)VI. Reading comprehension: (共50分)A. Choose the best answer:The garden city was largely the invention of Ebenezer Howard (1850-1928). After immigrating from England to the USA, and an unsuccessful attempt to make a living as a farmer, he moved to Chicago,

26、where he saw the reconstruction of the city after the disastrous fire of 1871. In those days, it was nicknamed “the Garden City”, almost certainly the source of Howards name for his later building plan of towns. Returning to London, Howard developed his design in the 1880s and 1890s, drawing on idea

27、s that were popular at the time, but creating a unique combination of designs.The nineteenth-century poor city was in many ways a terrible place, dirty and crowded; but it offered economic and social opportunities. At the same time, the British countryside was in fact equally unattractive: though it

28、 promised fresh air and nature, it suffered from agricultural depression and it offered neither enough work and wages, nor much social life. Howards idea was to combine the best of town and country in a new kind of settlement, the garden city. Howards idea was that a group of people should set up a

29、company, borrowing money to establish a garden city in the depressed countryside; far enough from existing cities to make sure that the land was bought at the bottom price.Garden cities would provide a central public open space, radial avenues and connecting industries. They would be surrounded by a

30、 much larger area of green belt, also owned by the company, containing not merely farms but also some industrial institutions. As more and more people moved in, the garden city would reach its planned limit-Howard suggested 32,000 people; then, another would be started a short distance away. Thus, o

31、ver time, there would develop a vast planned house collection, extending almost without limit; within it, each garden city would offer a wide range of jobs and services, but each would also be connected to the others by a rapid transportation system, thus giving all the economic and social opportuni

32、ties of a big city.74. The underlined phrase “attempt ”in Paragraph 1 probably means _. A. earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something B. the act of attacking C. to accompany as a circumstance or follow as a resultD. create social or emotional ties75. How did Howard get

33、 the name for his building plan of garden cities? A. Through his observation of the country life. B. Through the combination of different ideas. C. By taking other peoples advice.D. By using the nickname of the reconstructed Chicago.76. The underlined phrase “drawing on ”in Paragraph 1 probably mean

34、s _. A. making use of B. making comments on C. giving an explanation of D. giving a description of 77. According to Howard, garden cities should be built _. A. as far as possible from existing cities B. in the countryside where the land was cheap C. in the countryside where agriculture was developed

35、D. near cities where employment opportunities already existed78. What can we learn about garden cities from the last paragraph? A. Their number would continue to rise B. Each one would continue to become larger C. People would live and work in the same placeD. Each one would contain a certain type o

36、f business79. Whats the best title for the passage? A. How To Make A Garden City B. The History Of Garden City C. Ebenezer Howard And His Garden City D. What Is Garden CityB. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage:You either have it, or you dont - a sense of direction, that is. But

37、 why is it that some people could find their way across the Sahara without a map, while others can lose themselves in the next street?Scientists say were all born with a sense of direction, 80 it is not properly understood how it works. One idea is that people with a good sense of direction have wor

38、ked hard at developing it. Research being carried out at Liverpool University supports this idea and suggests that if we dont use it, we lose it.“Children as young as seven have the ability to find their way around,” says Jim Martland, Research Director of the project. “However, if they are not allo

39、wed out alone or are taken everywhere by car, they will 81 develop the skills.”Jim Martland also says that young people should be taught certain 82 to improve their sense of direction. He makes the following suggestions:l If you are using a map, turn it so it helps you to find the way you are facing

40、.l If you leave your bike in a strange place, put it near 83 like a big stone or a tree. Note landmarks on the route as you go away from your bike. When you return, go back along 84 route.l Simplify(简化) the way of finding your direction by using lines such as streets in a town, streams, or walls in

41、the countryside to guide you. Count your steps 85 you know how far you have gone and note any landmarks such as tower blocks or hills which can help to find out where you are.80. A) or B) as C) but D) so81. A) never B) always C) possibly D) almost82. A) programs B) skills C) reasons D) advice83. A)

42、anything B) everything C) nothing D) something84. A) the oppositeB) the same C) the other D) the next85. A) though B) since C) so that D) whenC. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words:Its not easy for us to forgive (原谅) someone who has ever hurt you or made you disappointed. H 86

43、, several new studies say that it could be good for your health. When you think of forgiveness, you probably dont think of it as a healthy or medical problem. On the other hand, studies p 87 that something like anger can change your well-being (身心状况).When cartoon characters like the Incredible Hulk

44、get angry, they change colors and often get special power. In the real w 88 , anger is less obvious. Scientists say anger can be harmful to your physical and mental health. Two new studies seem to show the s 89 idea. The studies find that people who are able to forgive feel less stress, less back pa

45、in, and less depression.They also have fewer headaches, l 90 blood pressure(血压), and fewer problems on sleeping. So it doesnt m 91 if your anger is caused by the traffic or other things. Learning to let it go is important. Ways such as d 92 breath can help you a lot, or just ask yourself if its wort

46、h hurting yourself by staying angry with someone else. Forgiveness does not mean that you simply accept what happened and say its OK. Instead, its a way of making peace with yourself about what happened in the past.D. Answer the questions:The “Ant Tribe(蚁族)”are those who were born in the 1980s now l

47、ive in the underdeveloped places of big cities. Most of them come from the countryside, and they are mostly young graduates who have finished their high education in the past few years. They often change their jobs and their average salary is below 2,000 yuan. They are called “Ant Tribe” because they have the same characters as “ants”: living together, clever, hardworking but unknown and low-paid.Deng Kun is a member of the “Ant Tribe”. When he was in college studying math, he imagined himself working for a company li