牛津版八年级下学期期末考试英语试题及答案

1、 牛津版第二学期期末试卷 八年级英语 第卷(共80分)一、听力测试 （共20小题；每小题1分，计20分）1.What place of interest does he want to visit?A. B . C. 2. Which organization does Jacks sister work for? A.B. C. 3. Where are the two speakers talking now? A. B. C. 4. Which sign do they talk about in the conversation? A. B. C. 5. When will the p

2、lane take off? A. 7:15. B. 7:00. C. 7:30. 6. What can we learn about this young man?A. He hasnt got married. B. He is very shy. C. He has a sense of homour.7. Why is the boy still in the library? A. Because the book is interesting. B. Because he forgets the time. C. Because the bad weather prevents

3、him from leaving.8. Which of the following is helpful to live a green life in Daniels opinion? A. To drive to school. B. To ride a bicycle to school. C. To take the underground to school.9. What does the woman want her son to do? A. Save energy. B. Save water. C. Reduce air pollution.10. What can we

4、 learn from the mans words？ A. David lost his racket. B. David should pick up his things. C. David may be somewhere nearby.第二部分：听对话和短文答题 (共10小题；每小题1分，计10分)听一段对话，回答第11-12小题11. How many times has the boy read the novel? A. Never. B. Twice. C. Three times.12. What will the girl probably do? A. Shell bo

5、rrow the novel. B. Shell go to buy the novel.C. Shell work in the bookshop.听第一篇短文，回答第13-15小题。请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。Life in the past and nowWhat the speakers father did with the old radioHe listened to 13 .What the speakers grandpas new radio looks likeIts 14 .What the speaker has nowA 15 .13. A. th

6、e news B. football matches C. English14. A. modern B. bigC. small15. A. radio B. computerC. television听第二篇短文，回答第16-20小题。16. What does the organization encourage?A. The understanding between children and adultsB. The understanding between people with and without intellectual disabilitiesC. The unders

7、tanding between the deaf and the blind17. When was the organization set up? A. In 1898. B. In 1968. C. In 1986.18. How many athletes take part in the activities now? A. A few hundred. B. 107. C. Over 4 million.19. Besides athletic competition and other programs, what else does the organization provi

8、de? A. medical treatment B. sports training C. food and drinks 20. Whose lives are changed by the organization? A. People with poor children in poor areas. B. People with intellectual disabilities in 170 countries. C. People with intellectual disabilities in all countries around the world.二、单项选择（共15

9、小题；每小题1分，计15分）在下列各题A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个能填入题干空白处的答案。21. As we all know, playing chess is usually one-to-one game. A. /; an B. /; a C. the; an D. the; a22. You two live in the same community now. Its too hard _you to avoid_ her. A. of; meeting B. for; to meet C. for; meetingD.of; to meet.23. My uncle will

10、 come _ next month and he will stay here for _. A. sometime; some time B. sometime; sometime C. sometimes; some time D. some time; some times24. Its careless _ Jim _ his homework to school. A. for; to bring B. for; not to bring C. of; to bring D. of; not to bring25. Without enough trees, soil wont b

11、e kept_. And then sandstorms may happen. A. in the place B. on place C. in place D. on the place26. The young man_ leave his office around eight oclock last night. A.saw to B. is seen to C. was seen D. was seen to27. _ of the people in the North live on wheat. They live _ on wheat. A. Mostly; most B

12、. Most; mostly C. Mostly; almost D. Most; almost28. These kinds of CD-ROMs in that shop over there. They well. A. are sold; are sold B. are sold; sellC. sell; sell D. sell; are sold29. Have you read the _ of the country you are going to? Yes. Now I know its famous for natural beauty. A. instruction

13、B. introductionC. interview D. conclusion30. Try to guess its meaning when you meet a new word. Dont just _ your dictionary all the time.A. look on B. take on C. keep on D. depend on31. Sally, I went to the concert last night. How big Yangzhou Music Hall is! So it is. It is _ to hold more than one t

14、housand people. A. big enough B. enough bigC. too big D. big too 32. You havent been to Hong Kong Disneyland ,have you? _. But this summer I plan to go to Shanghai Disneyland with my parents. A. Yes,I did B. No,I didnt C.Yes,I have D. No,I havent33. Did the doctors save the man? Yes. He _ on the mor

15、ning of March 5th and now he is out of danger. A. was operated B. operatedC. operated on D. was operated on34. Bill, can I get you anything to drink? _. A. You are welcomeB. No problemC. It doesnt matter D. I wouldnt mind a cup of coffee35. You shouldnt stay up late tonight. Thanks, I will go to bed

16、 earlier. . A. No pain, no gain B. I believe practice makes perfect C. Many hands make light work D. I wont burn the candle at both sides三、完型填空（共15小题；每小题1分，计15分）阅读下列短文，从文后所给A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。I was walking down the road one day when my phone rang. 36 voice on the other end spoke to me, “Dad, pleas

17、e come back soon. I miss you so much!” I thought that it was a wrong number. A short while later, the call came once again, so I 37 impolitely, “Youve called the wrong number!” and then hung up. During the 38 days, I often got the 39 call. But I didnt care much about it. Then one day she kept callin

18、g me, 40 I didnt answer. Finally I answered the phone and heard a weak voice, “Dad, please come back. I miss you so much! Dad, Im in so much 41 ! Mom said you were too busy to take care of me. But, dad, please 42 me again, OK?” It was 43 to refuse the innocent(天真的)ask. I made a 44 kiss on the phone

19、and heard the weak voice say, “Thank youDad, I am sohappy, sohappy.” Shortly after this, I became curious about 45 it was on the other end of my phone. So I called back, and a woman answered, “Sorry, sir. I am really sorry to 46 you. My daughter has had bone cancer since she was born. And her father

20、died in a car 47 two weeks ago. I didnt want to tell her the news. Poor baby. When she couldnt 48 the painful chemotherapy(化疗), she would cry for her dad because her dad 49 encouraged her. I really dont know what to do, so I gave her a random(随意的) phone number” “How is your daughter now?” I couldnt

21、wait to ask. “She has died. You must have 50 her on the phone, because she died with a smile, tightly holding the cell phone.” Tears full of my eyes.36. A. A boysB. A childsC. My daughters D. My sons37. A. spokeB. toldC. returnedD. answered38. A. other B. frontC. followingD. coming39. A. differentB.

22、 sameC. wrongD. funny40. A. though B. andC. as ifD. so that 41. A. dangerousB. troublesC. painD. different42. A. look afterB. kissC. helpD. support43. A. easyB. sadC.difficult D. happy44. A. softlyB. sweetC. lowerD. wisely45. A. thatB. whatC. whoD. how46. A. troubleB. askC. stopD. reach47. A. experi

23、mentB. eventC. accidentD. activity48. A. receiveB. stand C. fightingD. faced49. A.seldomB. sometimesC. neverD. always50. A. kissedB. taughtC. shoutedD. told四、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，计30分）阅读下列短文，从每小题A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。AEgypt 2:00 p.m.Friday is already the weekend in Egypt. Its a special day for Muslims, s

24、o schools, offices and shops are closed in all Arab countries. So now, at two p.m., most people there are having lunch with their families. Canada 4:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.Canada is a big country with six time zones(时区). In the west, it is four a.m., and everyone is asleep, but in the east it is half p

25、ast eight and people are awake. It is a cold Friday morning in November. Japan 9:00 p.m.Japan is seven hours ahead of Egypt, so it is already Friday evening there. The weekend is beginning. Most people are out with friends or watching television or playing computer games.Scotland 12:00 noonScotland

26、is part of the UK. The capital of Scotland is Edinburgh. It is twelve noon, or midday, in Edinburgh. Children are having lessons, but they are looking forward to the weekend because there is no school on Saturday and Sunday.51. If it is 12:30 p.m. in eastern Canada, the time is _ in western Canada.

27、A. 8:00 a.m B. 10:00 a.m. C. 1:30 p.m. D. 4:30 p.m.52. The people in neednt go to work on Fridays. A. Canada B. Scotland C. Japan D. Egypt53. While Canadian children are waking up, children in Scotland are _. A. sleeping B. having lessons C. watching TV D. playing gamesBI was telling my boy Sonny th

28、e story of the hare and the tortoise. At the end I said, “Son, remember: Be slow and steady (镇定的), and that will win the race. Dont you think theres something to learn from the tortoise?”Sonny opened his eyes wide, “Do you mean next time when Im entering for the 60-metre race I should wish that Bill

29、y, Tony and Sandy would all fall asleep halfway?”I was shocked, “But the tortoise didnt wish that the hare would fall asleep!”“He must have wished that,” Sonny said, “Otherwise how could he be so foolish as to race with the hare? He knew very well the hare ran a hundred times faster than he himself

30、did.”“He didnt have such a wish,” I insisted. “He won the race by perseverance (坚忍不拔), by pushing on steadily.”Sonny thought a while. “Thats a lie,” he said. “He won it because he was lucky. If the hare hadnt happened to fall asleep, the tortoise would never have won the race. He could be as steady

31、as you like, or a hundred times steadier, but hed never have won the race. Thats for sure.”I gave up. Todays children are not like what we used to be. Theyre just hopeless.54. The writer wanted his son _.A. to learn from the tortoiseB. to open his eyes wideC. to enter for the 60-meter raceD. to have

32、 a big wish55. According to Sonny, it was the tortoises wish that _.A. the hare would be as steady as he wasB. he could run faster than the hareC. the hare would fall asleep during the raceD. he would have a sleep during the race56. Sonny believed that the tortoise won the race _.A. by pushing on st

33、eadilyB. by luckC. by taking a riskD. by telling a lie 57. It is clear that the writer _ in the end.A. learned a lessonB. won the argumentC. became impatientD. was satisfiedCI hid the long black bag in the garage two days ago. Tonight, in the dark, I would finally take it away. If everything went OK

34、, it would be done by morning. But I had to be sure no one, not even my wife, saw me.It was more difficult to get away from the party than I expected. I said that the children were tired and needed to get to bed. It was partly true. But the main reason for leaving was that I wanted to complete my pl

35、an.First I had to get the kids to sleep. That was never easy at any time and tonight it was even more difficult. The eldest one wanted to know why we left the party early. I told him 10:30 pm was not early. As usual, I read them a bed time story, but I had to stop myself reading too quickly or they

36、would learn my secret.Silence finally came, and feeling like a thief in the night, I went out of the house and into the garage. Taking one end, I pulled the bag out from its hiding place and took it into the garden. I was worried that my neighbours might see me and call the police.It was already ele

37、ven oclock. By the light of the moon I started working, trying to make as little noise as possible. And that was not easy with a saw (锯子) and a hammer (锤子).After much hard work, I finally completed my work. I looked down at my watch. It was exactly 4:00 am. Then I went inside to have a shower and ge

38、t a few hours of sleep. It wouldnt be long now before the kids would rush into my room and wake me up to tell me about the new tree-house Father Christmas brought them this year.58. Why did the man feel nervous? A. He left the party too late. B. He was afraid of the darkness. C. He didnt know where

39、the black bag was.D. He worried that others would know his secret.59. The underlined word “they” in Paragraph 3 refers to_. A. thievesB. parentsC. childrenD. neighbours60. In what order did the man do the following?a. Read the kids a story. b. Had a shower. c. Worked in the moonlight. d. Pulled the

40、bag from the garage.e. Went to a party. A. e-d-a-b-c B. e-a-d-c-b C. a-b-e-d-c D. a-e-d-c-b61. How would the children feel when they saw the mans work? A. Interested.B. Excited.C. Tired.D. Angry.DMost people around the world are right-handed. This also seems to be true in history. In 1799, scientist

41、s studied works of art made at different times from 1,500 B.C. to the 1950s. Most of the people shown in these works are right-handed, so the scientists guessed that right-handedness has always been common through history. Today, only about 10% to 15% of the worlds population is left-handed. Why are

42、 there more right-handed people than left-handed ones? Scientists now know that a persons two hands each have their own jobs. For most people, the hand is used to find things or hold things. The right hand is used to work with things. This is because of the different work of the two sides of the bra

43、in. The right side of the brain, which makes a persons hands and eyes work together, controls the left hand. The left-side of the brain, which controls the right hand, is the centre for thinking and doing problems. These findings show that more artists should be left-handed, and studies have found t

44、hat left-handedness is twice as common among artists as among people in other jobs. No one really knows what makes a person become right-handed instead of left-handed. Scientists have found that almost 40% of the people become left-handed because their main brain is damaged when they are born. Howev

45、er, this doesnt happen to everyone, so scientists guess there must be another reason why people become left-handed. One idea is that people usually get right-handed from their parents. If a person does not receive the gene(基因) for right-handedness, he/ she may become either right-handed or left-hand

46、ed according to the chance and the people they work or live with. Though right-handedness is more common than left-handedness, people no longer think left-handed people are strange or unusual. A long time ago, left-handed children were made to use their right hands like other children, but today the

47、y dont have to.62. How many people in the world are left-handed now? A. Less than one sixth. B. More than a half. C. About 40% D.The passage doesnt tell us.63.Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined word “damaged” in this passage? A. knocked B. changed C. broke D. harmed64.

48、According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true? A. No one really knows what makes a person become right-handed. B. Left-handedness is cleverer than right-handedness. C. Today children are not made to use their right hands only. D. Scientists think there must be some reason why people b

49、ecome left-handed.65. The best title for this passage is _. A. Scientists New Inventions B. Left-handed People C. Which Hand D. Different Brains, Different Hands 第卷 (共60分)五、词汇应用（共10小题；每小题1分，计10分）根据句子意思,用括号中所给汉语提示或英语单词的适当形式填空。(每空一词) 66. Another three holes will be _ (dig) before they have lunch.67. H

50、uman rights groups have been_ (close)watching the case.68. With the money , we have _ (success) sent many children to school.69. In fact, the teacher is pleased with his _. (explain)70. With the development of _ technology, more and more illnesses will be cured. (medicine)71. Are you getting used to

51、_ (分开) rubbish into different groups in your daily life?72. The shoes he bought yesterday is （相似的）to mine.73. UNICEF helps build a better world for everyone, _(特别)children around the world.74. Jimmy felt _ (自豪) than anyone else because he was recommended as “the Most Helpful Student” in our school.7

52、5. She does like to have the last word in any_ . (讨论)六、任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分，计10分）（每空一词）You have studied hard in class, done all of your homework, and you think you have understood the material, but then the day of the test comes. Suddenly, you feel so nervous that you cant answer the questions. If this

53、 sounds like you, you may have a case of test anxiety- the nervous feeling that people sometimes get when theyre about to take a test. Test anxiety can be a real problem when someone is so stressed out over a test that he or she cant focus on the test questions and do his or her best work. Feeling r

54、eady to meet the challenge, though, can keep test anxiety at a manageable level. Use a little stress to your advantage. Stress is a signal that helps you prepare for something important that is about to happen. Instead of reacting to the stress by worrying or complaining about the test with friends, let stress remind you to study well before a test.Ask for help. If having a test stresses you out so much that your