1、江苏省射阳县外国语学校学年八年级英语下学期期中试题 牛津译林版江苏省射阳县外国语学校2015-2016学年八年级英语下学期期中试题 （时间：120分钟，满分120分）第 卷（选择题，共65分）一、听力（共20小题，每小题1分，计20分）第一部分:听对话回答问题。 ( ) 1. A B C( ) 2. A B C( ) 3. . A B C( ) 4. A B C( ) 5. Why does the boy want to get a handbag for his mother? A. Its her birthday. B. Its Mothers Day. C. His mother h
2、as no handbag.( ) 6. How old is the man now? A. 24 years old. B. 28 years old. C. 26 years old.( ) 7.Can the woman buy a blue coat in that size? A. Yes, she can . B. No, she cant. C. She will.( ) 8.How many times has he been to France? A. Once B. Twice. C. Three times.( ) 9. .What did Wei Fang do in
3、 the USA last summer? A. To do business. B. To learn English. C. To visit one of her friends.( ) 10. Where is Kate now? A. At home. B. In a hospital. C. At school.第二部分:听下面一段对话和两篇短文，回答问题。听第一段对话，回答第11-12小题( ) 11. The man is calling to _. A. Tim. B. Peter. C. Jane.( ) 12. Mr. Hunter works in _. A. SRC
4、International B. a computer company C. a telephone company听第一篇短文，回答第13-15小题。( ) 13. What does the man want to know? A. Anything about the train.B. Something about the next train to Nanjing.C. Something about the woman.( ) 14. How long is the train trip? A. About seventeen hours. B. Less than eightee
5、n hours.C. Several hours.( ) 15. Which train will he take? A. T 1243. B. K 86. C. No. 24.听第二篇短文，回答第1620小题。( ) 16. What was the speakers hobby before?A. Reading. B. Travelling. C. drawing. ( ) 17. How many places of interest has the speaker been to?A. 13. B. 30. C. 33. ( ) 18. Which of the following
6、is true about Ann?A. She is a quiet girl. B. She likes reading. C. She likes flowers.( ) 19. What is Tonys hobby?A. Gardening. B. Drawing. C. Reading. ( ) 20. What clothes does Judy make for her dolls?A. Skirts B. Shirts C. Sweaters.二、单项选择。（共10小题，每题1分，计10分）( )21. What bad weather we have! It has rai
7、ned _ the day before yesterday. A. on B. in C. at D. since( )22. - Have you ever seen _ one-eyed elephant ? - No, never. And you? A. a B. an C. any D. some ( ) 23. Nobody except Tom and Millie _ that park before. Only they can be our guides. A. have been to B. has been to C. has gone to D. have gone
8、 to ( )24. Lets turn on the TV and watch the football match. Its too late. It for an hour. And the result was 1-0. China won. A. has finished B. has begun C. has been on D. has been over( ) 25. It _ her about two hours to go to Australia by plane. A. used B. spent C. paid D. took( ) 26. This kind of
9、 cake smells _ and sells _. A. nice, well B. nice, good C. well, well D. good, nice( )27.Lily _ Hong Kong for a week, and shell come back tomorrow. A. has gone to B. has been in C. has been to D. has gone in( )28. -Where did you _the magazine? -From the school library. -How long can you _ it? -For t
10、wo weeks. A. lend; borrow B. borrow; lend C. borrow; keep D. lend; keep( )29. -Thank you for giving me so much help. -_. A. Its my pleasure. B. Dont say so. C. Its nothing. D. No thanks.( )30. _ of them has arrived yet. So Im afraid that the meeting must be held nexttime. A. All B. NoneC. Each D. Ev
11、ery三、完形填空。先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题的四个选项中选出最佳答案。（共15题，每题1分，共15分）During the war, an English pilot (飞行员) was hurt. But he was 31 by a group of nuns (修女). He was very weak and lost his_32_. When he came to himself he was 33 to find a woman beside him. It was Sister Mary. She said to him, “This is a woman h
12、ospital. We will 34 you here as long as possible, but you will have to 35 our advice.”The pilot 36 to make himself up for a nurse. He could not talk _37_the nurses or the nuns. He had to stay in a small room as much as possible. He was asked to shave (刮胡子) every day, wearing a beautiful cap, and the
13、 nurse uniforms. It was a very _38_time, however he didnt feel very _39_especially（尤其）when one of the nursing girls caught his eyes. She was very quiet, and ran away every time she saw him _40_at her. The pilot found 41 fall in love with her.One day he found the nurse working in the kitchen 42 . He
14、went over to her and said, “Please dont do that. I love you so much.” He started to put his arms around the 43 , and then moved _44_in surprise. He found that in fact the nurse was 45 pilot saved by the nuns just like himself.( )31. A. caught B. saved C. killed D. helped( )32. A. sense B. hearing C.
15、 taste D. touch ( )33. A. angry B. sorry C. surprised D. worried( )34. A. hide B. put C. take D. stop( )35. A. give B. make C. send D. follow( )36. A. hoped B. liked C. agreed D. asked( )37. A. about B. with C. of D. on( )38. A. happy B. difficult C. good D. exciting( )39. A. lovely B. lonely C. alo
16、ne D. along( )40. A. looking B. look C. seeing D. see( )41. A. her B. him C. herself D. himself( )42. A. lonely B. loudly C. happily D. alone( )43. A. nurses B. nuns C. nurse D. nun( )44. A. to B. up C.back D. in( )45. A. another B. the other C. others D. the others(温馨提示：请把1-45题答案填涂在答题卡上，46-55题答案写在答
17、题纸上)四、阅读理解。阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案。（共10题，每题2分，共20分）(A)A wise man used to go to the ocean to do his writing. He had a habit of walking on the beach every morning.One day, when he was walking along the shore（海岸）, he saw a young man moving like a dancer. He smiled to himself at the thought that some
18、one would dance on the beach. So he began to walk faster to catch up.As he got closer, he saw that the young man wasnt dancing, but instead he was reaching down to the shore, picking up something and very gently throwing it into the ocean. He called out, “Good morning! What are you doing?” The young
19、 man stopped, looked up and replied, “Throwing starfish in the ocean.” “I guess I should have asked, why are you throwing starfish in the ocean?”“The sun is up and the tide（潮汐）is going out. And if I dont throw them , theyll die.” “But, young man, dont you realize that there are miles and miles of be
20、ach and starfish all along it. You cant possibly make a difference!” The young man listened politely. Then he bent down, picked another starfish, and threw it into the sea, and said, “It made a difference for that one.” There is something very special in each and every one of us. We have all been gi
21、fted（赋予） with the ability to make a difference. We must each find our starfish. And if we throw starfish wisely and well, the world will be better.( )46. What was the wise man used to doing every morning? A. Taking a walk on the beach. B. Watching the young man dance. C. Meeting up with the young ma
22、n. D. Helping the young man pick up starfish.( )47. Why did the young man throw the starfish into the ocean? A. To have fun. B. To study starfish. C. To feed some fish. D. To save starfish.( )48. What can we learn from the story? A. Each of us should learn to protect starfish. B. People living on th
23、e shore always try to save starfish. C. Each of us has the ability to make an important effect on something. D. People can come up with some good ideas when walking on the shore. .(B)Mr Turner works in a factory. There he drives a truck. He often feels tired and likes sleeping at home. His wife is a
24、 conductor and likes dancing. She often goes dancing if she isnt on duty. He tells her to do some housework, but she doesnt listen to him. Old Mrs Turner has to do all for them.Once the old woman was ill and had to be in hospital. Her daughter went to look after her there. Two months later she came
25、back, all their rooms were in a fearful mess(凌乱不堪). She couldnt tidy them and told her so to do it. The young man didnt answer her. She said nothing and stayed in bed.It was a Friday evening. Mrs Turner was free. She wanted to go to dance. She began to look for her new sweater, but she didnt find it
26、. She saw Mr Turner watching TV and asked him to help her. The young man didnt do it.“Our sheet(床单) isnt clean,” said the woman. “Youd better wash it tomorrow.”“Ill be busy,” said the man. “Turn it over!”“How lazy you are!” said the woman. “I turned it over one and a half months ago!”( )49. The old
27、woman has to do all the housework because _. A. shes strong B. shes hard-working C. her son and his wife are lazy D. she likes to keep the rooms tidy( )50. The rooms were all in a fearful mess two months later because _. A. a lot of people came to see the old woman B. they were all busy C. old Mrs T
28、urner went out for a holiday. D. nobody cleaned the rooms ( )51. The phrase “turn over” in the story means _. A. 移交 B. 翻过来 C. 滚动 D.托付( )52. Who is the laziest in the family? A. Mr Turner is. B. Mrs Turner is. C. Old Mrs Turner is D. Mr Turner and Mrs Turner are. (C)Cats are the most popular pets amo
29、ng Americans. So it is not surprising that there are a lot of expressions(表达) about cats. Some cats like to catch small birds, like canaries (金丝雀). If someome looks very proud(骄傲的), we say “he looks like the cat that ate the canary.”Sometimes, a cat likes to play with a small animal it catches. So i
30、f you “play cat and mouse” with someone, it means that you change your action. For example, a girl might offer (提供) something sweet to her little brother and then take it away when he tries to get it.Americans might say that something is “the cats miaow” or “the cats pajamas(睡衣)” to say something that is the best or finest. “A copycat” is someone who acts just like someone else or copies(抄) another persons work. “A fat cat” is a person with a lot of money.What do children usually do in a classroom when their teacher leaves for a few m
