广东省深圳市北环中学20142015学年八年级英语下学期期中试题牛津深圳版

PAGEPAGE13八年级下学期期中考试英语试卷听力部分（15分）(共15分，1-20题每小题0.5分，21-25每小题1分)Ⅰ.听句子，选出你听到的句子。每题听两遍。1.A.TheseanimalsliveinEastChina.B.TheseanimalsliveinWestChina.C.TheseanimalsliveinCentralChina.2.A.Somepeoplearekillingtheelephantsfortheirteeth.B.Somepeoplearekillingthetigersfortheirfur.C.Somepeoplearekillingthetigersfortheirmeat.3.A.Theanimalsusuallyeatbamboo.B.Giantpandasusuallyeatbananas.C.Giantpandasusuallyeatbamboo.4.A.It’sreallycruelofyoutodoso.B.It’sreallykindofyoutodoso.C.It’sreallywiseofyoutodoso.5.A.Thiswildanimalhasblackshoulders.B.Thiswildanimalhasblacklegs.C.Thisendangeredanimalhasblackshoulders.Ⅱ.听句子，选出与你听到的句子意思最相近的句子。每题听两遍。6.A.Ishetallorshort?B.Howmuchdoesheweigh?C.Howoldishe?7.A.Thiskindofanimallikestokeepquiet.B.Thiskindofanimallikestolivealone.C.Thisanimalisalittleshy.8.A.Agiantpandaisverysmallwhenit’sborn.B.Agiantpandaisverysmallwhenitdies.C.Agiantpandacan’tgrowbigatall.9.A.Hedoesn’tlikedrinkingwine.B.Heissopoorthathecan’tdrinkwine.C.Heistooyoungtodrinkwine.10.A.Thereareonlyafewpandasinthezoo.B.Therearelotsofpandasinthezoo.C.PandasonlyliveinthezooinChina.Ⅲ.听对话及对话后的问题，选择正确答案。对话听两遍。11.WhatanimaldoesJanelikebest?A.Monkeys.B.Tigers.C.Giantpandas.12.Wherearethespeakersprobably?A.Inarestaurant.B.Inahotel.C.Inabank.13.Howmuchdoestheanimalweigh?A.10kilograms.B.740kilograms.C.750kilograms.14.What’sthepopulationofthetown?A.About34,600.B.About34,500.C.About23,400.15.Whatdoesthegirlthinkofthepeople?A.Cruel.B.Friendly.C.Terrible.Ⅳ.听短文，选择正确答案。短文听两遍。16.HowoldwasXiWangwhenthespeakerfirstsawher?A.Eightdaysold.B.Ninedaysold.C.Tendaysold.17.HowmuchdidXiWangweighatbirth?A.100grams.B.35kilograms.C.95grams.18.HowlongdidXiWangdrinkhermother’smilkaday?A.For13hours.B.For14hours.C.For15hours.19.WhendidXiWangstarttoeatbamboo?A.Whenshewaseightmonthsold.B.Whenshewassevenmonthsold.C.Whenshewassixmonthsold.20.Howmanyproblemsdopandashavetofaceinthewild?A.One.B.Two.C.Three.Ⅴ.听短文，做笔记。每空一词。短文听两遍。(每小题1分，共5分)21.__________elephantsFeaturesThey’re22.____________.Theycanplaysoccerormusicanddraw.Theyhaveaverygood23.____________.Present(现状)andfuturePeoplecutdownalotoftreeseveryyear,sothey’relosingtheirhomes.Somepeople24.___________themfortheirteeth.Therearenotmanyelephantsleftintheworldandweshouldnotbuy25.__________madeoftheirteeth.笔试部分（85分）词语释义（共5小题，每题1分）从下面每小题的A、B、C三个选项中选出可以替代划线部分的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将相应的字母编号涂黑。（共5小题，每小题1分）26.Thesingerswillhaveaconcerttoraisemoneyforthepoorchildreninthemountainvillage.A.checkB.showC.collect27.Atfirst,FrankhadsomedifficultylearningChinese.A.rulesB.problemsC.opinions28.WearrivedinBeijingonacoldsnowymorning.A.reachedB.returnedC.got29.Thisplaceisseriouslypolluted,sopeoplewillnomorelivehere.A.notatallB.not…anymoreC.not…until30.Angelababyissolovelythatshehaslotsoffans.A.attractiveB.uglyC.friendlyII.单选填空（10分）从下面每小题的A、B、C三个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将相应的字母编号涂黑。(共10小题，每小题1分)31.Sally_____aninvitationfromTom,butshedidn’t_______it.A.accepted;receivedB.accept;receiveC.received;accept32.–Althoughmygrandmalives________,sheneverfeels________.--Maybeshehasbeenusedtothelifestyle.A.lonely;lonelyB.lonely;aloneC.alone;lonely33.–Tokeepfit,you’dbetter_______sports.--Yes,fromnowon,Iplantospendonehour________exerciseeveryday.A.doing;take.B.do;takingC.todo;takes34.Areyougoodat________?No,Iamnot.Couldyouplease_______theaccidenttohim?A.description;descriptionB.describe;descriptionC.description;describe35.—Wouldyoulike_______theLianhuaMountaintomorrow?—I’dliketo,_______Ihavetodomyhomework.A.climbing;howeverB.climbing;soC.toclimb;but36.The30thOlympicGames________inLondonin2012.Yes,______peoplearoundtheworldwatcheditonTV.isheld;millionofB.washeld;millionsofC.washeld;million37.Howdoestheoldman_____?Byusingcormorants.Heisa______andheworkswithcormorantseveryday.A.catchfish;policemanB.catchfish;fishermanC.makeaface;fisherman38.Alicecouldn’tsleeplastnight,A.sufferedfromB.heardaboutC.keptoff39.Doyouthinktheyellowskirt_____myshoes.Yes,butIthinkthepinkone_____tobemoreperfect.matches;appearsB.accepts;looksC.expresses;tastes40.—Mark,pleasedon’tplaybasketballontheroad.Itisdangerous.—_______.Haveagreattime

B.

Never

mind

C.Sorry,Iwon’tdothatagain.

III.完形填空（15分）阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项，并在答题卡上将相应的字母编号涂黑。（共10小题，每小题1.5分）Aroundtheworld,peoplehavedifferentideasaboutwhatgoodmannersare.

Whenyougotorestaurantsindifferentpartsoftheworld,it's__41___toknowtherightandwrongthingstodo.Forexample,inChina，it'sOKto

__42__

alotofnoiseinarestaurant.Infact,ifarestaurantisn'tnoisyand__43___,youmaythinkthereissomethingwrongwithit.However,inmanywesterncountries,restaurantsare__44___

places.Ifatableistooloud,otherpeoplewhoareeatingtheremighteven__45___

totheowneroftherestaurant.

Payingthebillisalsodifferentfromcountrytocountry.InChina，onepersonusuallypaysfor__46__.Inwesterncountries,onepersonpaysifheorsheisentertainingclients（宴请宾客），butwhen

friendseattogether,theyusuallysharethecost.ThisiscalleddoingDutch(均摊费用).Also,whenwesternerspaythe__47__,theyusuallyleavesomemoneyforthe__48___.Thisiscalled“Leavingatip”.Leavingatipisthoughttobepolite.IntheU.S.,it's__49___

toleavetipsof10%,15%,or20%ofthebill,whichisdecidedbyhowgoodtheserviceis.Goodwaiterscanmakealotofmoney!Thefoodpeopleeatisdifferentintheworld,butyoucanfind

thesamekindoffoodinmanycountries.ChineseandItalianfood,forexample,are__50__allovertheworld.41.A.popularB.difficultC.importantD.enjoyable42.A.causeB.keepC.stopD.make43.A.livelyB.dangerousC.luckyD.polite44.A.noisyB.quietC.busyD.clean45.A.shoutB.explainC.complainD.ask46.A.everybodyB.nobodyC.somebodyD.none47.A.billB.waiterC.visitorsD.food48.A.gatekeeperB.sellerC.waiterD.visitor49.A.terribleB.commonC.seriousD.unusual50.A.differentB.popularC.expensiveD.cheapIV.阅读理解（30分）阅读下列短文，从下面每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选择最佳选项，并在答题卷上将相应的字母符号涂黑。（共20小题，每小题1.5分）(A)Therearemanyorganizationsthroughouttheworldwhichwelcomevolunteersforlongandshortperiods,jectsVoluntaryworkYouthInAction(UK)EuropeanUnionprogramthatoffersyoungpeople(between13and30)theopportunitytoworkasavolunteerfor2-12months.VolunteeringSolutions(China)VolunteeringSolutionsoffersvolunteerandinternshipprogramplacementsinthecapitalcityBeijingandinShanghai.VoluntaryworkincludesteachingEnglish,workingatsummercampsandinpandabreedingcenter.AntipodeansAbroad(France)LivewithaFrenchfamilyandteachEnglishonaninformalbasisforapproximately15hoursperweek.ThisplacementisexcellentforthosewhowanttoimprovetheirFrenchandarelookingforafullculturalimmersionexperience.BUNAC(USA)Gettrainedtobecomeaskiorsnowboardcoach,andthenlandajobinsomeofAmerica’sbestskiresortssuchasBanff,BigWhiteandLakeTahoe.51.WhichcountrywillyouworkinifyoujointheYouthInActionproject?A.China

B.UK

C.USA

D.France52.Ifyouwanttotakecareofpandas,whichvoluntaryprojectshouldyoutakepartin?A.YouthInAction

B.VolunteeringSolutions

C.AntipodeansAbroad

D.BUNAC53.Whichvoluntaryprojectwillgiveyoutrainingforskiing?A.YouthInAction

B.VolunteeringSolutions

C.AntipodeansAbroad

D.BUNAC54.Whatcan’tyoudoifyoujointheAntipodeansAbroadproject?A.teachEnglish

B.livewithaFrenchfamily

C.workatsummercamps

D.getafullculturalimmersionexperience55.Tomisa12-year-oldChineseboy.Hecan’ttakepartin______project.A.YouthInAction

B.VolunteeringSolutions

C.AntipodeansAbroad

D.BUNAC(B)Wearealwaysusingbodylanguageinourdailylife.Whenwehaveaconversationwithsomeone,wemaybeusingmorebodylanguagethanwords.However,thesamebodylanguagemaymeandifferentthingsindifferentcountries.That’swhypeoplesometimesdonotunderstandeachothercorrectly.Pointingtoonepartofthebodycanmeandifferentlyindifferentcultures.Forexample,intheUSApeoplepointtotheirheadswhentheythinksomeoneisclever.However,inEuropeitmeansheorsheisstupidorsomethingiswrongwithhisorherhead.InourChineseculture,noddingourheadupanddownmeans“yes”andshakingourheadfromsidetosidemeans“no”.However,inpartsofIndia,GreeceandTurkey,itmeansjusttheopposite.InEnglandortheUSA,whenyouraiseourhandandmakeacirclewiththethumbandthesecondfinger,itmeans“You’reallrightoreverythingisOK”.However,ifwedothisinFranceorBelgium,itmeans“You’reworthzero.”InGreeceorTurkey,weshouldnotmakethisgesture,orwearethoughttobeveryrude.Themeaningofgesturescanalsochangeovertime.Inthe1960s,the“V”signmeant“peace”.However,duringWorldWarⅡ,itmeant“victory”.InGreece,itisaveryinsulting(污辱性的)sign.Thoughthemeaningofbodylanguageisdifferent,therearesomeexpressionshavingthesamemeaningthroughouttheworld,suchassmilingandcrying.56.InEngland,ifpeoplepointtotheirheadsitmeanstheythinksomeoneis______.A.clever

B.stupid

C.headache

D.angry57.InIndia,ifonenodshisheadupanddown,itmeanshe______.A.doesn’tagree

B.agrees

C.ishappy

D.issad58.InFrance,ifyouraiseyourhandandmakeacirclewiththethumbandthesecondfinger,itmeans_______.A.youareclever

B.everythingisOKC.itistrue

D.youareworthnothing59.Whichcountry’sbodylanguageismostdifferentfromourusualthinking?A.France

B.England

C.Greece

D.India.60.“V”signmeant_____aboutfiftyyearsago.A.Victory

B.killing

C.festival

D.peace(C)WhenAlexDaviswas2yearsold,hepointedtooneofhisfather’sdrawingsandshouted,“Snoopy!”HisfatherJimDaviscreatedthefamouscat,Garfield.However,CharlesSchulz’sblack-and-whitedogissopopularthatJimDavis’catcan’tevencompete.ThegreatCharlesSchulzcreatedthecomicstripPeanutsin1950.Soonitbecamethemostpopularcomicstripinhistory.TwocharactersinPeanutsbecamestars.Theywere,asweallknow,CharlieBrownandhisdog,Snoopy.TheoriginalCharlieBrowncharacterwasnotaloser.Amazingly,hewasverypopularwithhisfriends.Snoopy,Charlie’sdog,wasthemostpopularcharacterinthecomicstrip.ButtheearlySnoopywasjustanordinarydog.Hewalkedonallfourlegs,muchlikeanyotherdog.Itwasn’tuntil1956thatSnoopygotupandstartedwalkinginhisfamouswalkontwolegs.Snoopy,again,veryordinarily,wouldsleepinhisdoghouse.Twoyearslater,hestartedlyingonthetopofthedoghouse.AndthefirsttimeSnoopytriedthat,hefellfromit.AlotofkidsaroundtheworldknowandloveSnoopy.61.WhocreatedthecartooncharacterSnoopy?A.AlexDavisB.JimDavis

C.CharlesSchulzD.CharlieBrown62.WhowasthemostpopularcharacterinPeanuts?A.Garfield

B.SnoopyC.CharlieBrownD.CharlesSchulz63.WhatisspecialaboutSnoopy?A.Snoopyisblack-and-white

B.SnoopyisaloserC.SnoopysleepinhisdoghouseD.Snoopywalkontwolegs64.WhendidSnoopystarttowalkontwolegs?A.1950

B.1952C.1954

D.195665.Whichsentenceistrueaboutthecomicstrip?A.SnoopyisCharlesSchulz’sdog.

B.Snoopyisnotanordinarydognow.C.CharlieBrownwasnotpopularwithhisfriends.D.ThefirsttimeSnoopytriedtowalkontwolegs,hesucceeded.(D)PekingOpera(京剧)usedtosoundstrangetoDouYi.The14-year-oldBeijingersaidwhenevershecameacrossPekingOperaonTV,shechangedthechannel.Likemostoftoday’steenagers,Doulovespopmusic.ButsinceenteredtheXuanwuBranchSchoolofBeijingNo.15MiddleSchool,shehasbeenstudyingPekingOperainmusicclasseveryweek.DouandherclassmateslistentoPekingOperaandlearnthebasicsfromprofessionalactors.Theyalsosingalongwiththeoperas.“Welaughsometimesbecausethetunesarereallyhardtolearn.”SaidDou.ButshesaidthatnowshewouldwatchPekingOperaonTV.“Afterall,Iamnolongeratotallayman,”shesaid.Since2008,schoolsaroundthecountryhavebeenteachingstudentsPekingOpera.It’spartofaplantointroduceyoungpeopletothecountry’sartistictraditions.Obviously,Dou’sschoolhasbeentakingthejobseriously.“Ilearnalotofhistoryfromtheoperas,”shesaid.“I’vealsofoundoutaboutmanyancientpoems,sincetherearesomanyofthemintheoperas.”“Themoreyoulearnaboutit,themoreyouunderstandit.Ifpeopledostudyit,thisoldartformwon’tdisappear.Itwouldbeagreatpityifitdid!”shesaid.66.WhydidDouYichangethechannelwhenshecameacrossPekingOperaonTV?A.PekingOperausedtosoundstrangetoher,soshedidnotlikeit.

B.Doulovesmusic.

C.ShehasbeenstudyingPekingOperaeveryweek.D.Douisateenager.67.HowoftendoesDouYistudyPekingOperaintheXuanwuBranchSchoolofBeijingNo.15MiddleSchool?A.Onceaweek

B.OnceamonthC.TwiceamonthD.Twiceayear68.Inthe5thparagraph,whatdoestheunderlinedword“layman”meaninthepassage?A.Amanoutofthedoor.

B.Amanoutoftheroom.

C.KnowlittleaboutPekingOpera.D.ListentoPekingOpera.69.Now,itisin2015.HowmanyyearshavePekingOperaenteredschools?A.Oneyear

B.Morethanoneyear.C.Sevenyears.

D.Fouryears.70.WhatdoesDouYilearnfromtheoperas?A.Science.

B.English.C.Modernpoems.D.History.V.语法填空（10分）（共10小题，每小题1分）阅读短文，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词的正确形式填空。Culturalrelics(遗产)areapartofhistory,andrepresentpeople’sculturaltreasures.Therefore,itisimportantforustoprotect__71___(they).Asweknow,mostculturalrelicsarereallyvaluablebecausetheyhaveseenthehistoryofourcountry.Wecanalsolearnalotfromourancestors（祖先）andfeelproudof___72__(be)aChinesewhileenjoyingthesevaluabletreasures.Inaddition,weareable___73_____(develop)tourismwhenthewell-protectedculturalrelicsareopento______74public._75__，someculturalrelicsarebeingdestroyedbypeoplenow.Forexample,buildingcarved(雕刻)withpeople’snamescanbeseenhereandthere.Morehistoricalrelics_76___(disappear)ifpeoplekeep___77___(destroy)them.Therefore,itistime__78___ustotakestepstoprotectculturalrelics.Tobeginwith,wecanmakea___79___(speak)andputupposterstoeducatepeoplehowimportantitistoprotectculturalrelics.Besides,moneywill_____80__(collect)tohavesomebuildingsrepaired.Inaword,itisourdutytoprotectculturalrelics.VI.连词成句（5分）（共5小题，每小题1分）81.decided,improve,Simon,to,language,body,his.82.will,to,voluntary,I,do,continue,in,future,the,work.83.Damin,to,fish,attract,several,ways,anized,for,a,competition,we,them,painting.85.helps,this,express,their,them,feelings.VII.书面表达(10分)86.假如你是Susan,本周班会课,你将通知全班同学参加一次敬老院的公益活动。要点如下：1.本周六早上8：00在校门口集合统一乘公共汽车前往；2.同学们准备礼物赠送给老人们；3.帮助打扫卫生,整理房间；4.表演节目（唱歌、跳舞），陪老人们聊天；5.活动很有意义,希望大家积极参与；注意：次数6080,

书面表达的开头已给出,不计入总词数.Dearstudents,Wewillpayavisittotheoldpeople’shomethisSaturday.__________________________________________________________________________________________________