1、14-15学年外研八年级上学期期中试题（广东）Class: Name: Marks： （满分100分）一. 单项选择 (本大题有20小题，每小题1分，共20分)从下列各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 ( )1.Jenny was late for school this morning because she met accident. A. a B. anC. someD. /( )2. Everyone goes to sleep David. He is still watching TV.A. from B. likeC. with D. except
2、 ( )3. does your mother usually go to work, Tony? Oh, she usually takes a bus to work. A. When B. WhyC. How D. Where ( )4.I think taking a plane is more expensive than taking a coach (长途汽车).A. much B. veryC. pretty D. lot ( )5. Their team us last year, so this year we are training harder.A. lost B.
3、wonC. beat D. missed ( )6. ? About 10 million. A. Whats the weather like todayB. Whats the score C. Whats the population of the city D. What is it famous for ( )7. is it from your school to the train station? It is about ten minutes walk. A. How many B. How oftenC. How far D. How much ( )8.Tom alway
4、s makes us and we enjoy his stories. A. laugh; listening toB. to laugh; to listen toC. laugh; listen toD. to laugh; listening to( )9. Is your brother than you? No, but he is the in his class. A. taller; tallerB. tallest; tallerC. tallest; tallest D. taller; tallest ( )10. What did your father do yes
5、terday? He at home and read a book. A. stay B. stayedC. is staying D. stays ( )11.Excuse me, I want to two seats for this evening.A. forget B. showC. produce D. book( )12. The mobile phone Mr Li 3,000 yuan.A. spent B. paid C. cost D. took( )13. Where are you going, Mary? To the airport my uncle beca
6、use he is coming here by plane.A. meet B. to meetC. meets D. met( )14. Our teachers often tell us with a stranger (陌生人).A. dont go to B. not goC. not goingD. not to go ( )15. I plan to have a trip to Mount Tai with my parents next week. A. It doesnt matter.B. Have a good time!C. Youre welcome.D. Wha
7、t happened?( )16. A nice day today. Why not outside to go climbing? Thats a good idea. A. goB. to goC. goingD. goes ( )17. The boys played basketball very well, so the coach was very .A. worried B. sadC. pleased D. common ( )18. You can the new words in the dictionary before you read the novel. A. t
8、ake away B. set upC. look after D. look up( )19. you get, you know. Yes, I agree with you. A. Old; much B. Older; more C. The older; the more D. The oldest; the most ( )20. Hi, Zhang Li! How were your summer holidays? A. Never mind! B. Dont worry.C. No idea. D. Pretty good!二、 完形填空 (本大题有10小题，每小题1分，共1
9、0分)通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。Mr Johnson needed an assistant. The assistant must be able to type, use a 21 and speak a foreign language. So he put an ad in a newspaper.Many people wanted to get the 22 . A strange applicant (应聘者), however, was not a 23 . It was a dog.Mr Johnson asked the do
10、g to come for an interview. When the dog came into his 24 , Mr Johnson was very 25 . His coat was clean. He had a good nose and good ears. He 26 very friendly.“I am going to give you a test,” Mr Johnson said. “ 27 you pass the test, you can get the job.”Mr Johnson gave the dog a test, and he 28 with
11、 high grades. He was able to type 100 words every 29 and he could use a computer well. Mr Johnson said, “You have done very well. 30 theres still one question. What foreign language can you speak?” The dog looked at him and said, “Meow!”( )21. A. radio B. telephoneC. pencil D. computer( )22. A. job
12、B. bookC. place D. house( )23. A. girl B. person C. cat D. dog( )24. A. family B. office C. factory D. classroom( )25. A. sad B. angry C. surprised D. happy( )26. A. smelt B. lookedC. sounded D. tasted( )27. A. If B. AlthoughC. Because D. Unless( )28. A. failed B. left C. came D. passed( )29. A. hou
13、r B. dayC. minute D. year( )30. A. But B. So C. And D. Or三、 阅读理解 (本大题有15小题，每小题2分，共30分)阅读A、B两篇短文，并做每篇短文后的题目。从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。ALong ago in India, a boy named Sonu and his mother were walking home from the market. Along the way, Mother stopped and picked up a stick. “Here is a fine st
14、ick, Sonu,” she said. “Im sorry it is not a drum. I know that you wish for one.” “Thank you, Mother,” said Sonu, taking the long piece of wood (木材). He knew that she would buy him a drum if she had the money. Soon they met a woman. She was trying to start a fire. Her fire would not light. “Here,” sa
15、id Sonu, giving her his stick. The woman used the stick to start the fire again. Then she gave Sonu a piece of chapatti. Next Sonu and his mother met a man and a little girl. The girl was hungry, so Sonu gave her his chapatti. “Here, take this drum,” said the man. “Someone gave it to my daughter, bu
16、t she doesnt need it now.”( )31.This story happened in a(n) country.A. Asian B. AfricanC. American D. European( )32.The underlined word “chapatti” may be a kind of .A. drink B. toyC. food D. book( )33. At the end of the story, Sonu .A. played with the girl happilyB. lost something useful to himC. cr
17、ied because he was too happyD. got the thing he liked ( )34.If Sonu didnt take the stick, how would the end be different?A. He would not be so hungry.B. He would not have a drum.C. He would not wish for a drum. D. He would not meet the little girl.( )35. In this story, Sonu was very .A. lonely B. lu
18、ckyC. funny D. carefulBYou cant play, walk, skate or ride a bike on the railroad (铁路). Some railroad tracks cross roads or streets. You can see the three signs below at these railroad crossings (十字路口).Sign OneSome crossings dont have gates and they may have this sign. When the lights are flashing (闪
19、光), a train is coming. You should wait. After the train passes, you can cross the tracks.Sign TwoThis sign means you will come to a railroad crossing. Always look and listen carefully. Make sure a train is not coming before crossing the tracks.Sign ThreeMany railroad crossings have a gate with flash
20、ing lights and it is closed when a train is coming. NEVER go around a closed railroad gate. NEVER try to get across the tracks before the train gets there.Be careful when you cross railroad tracks: You should not ride a bike, skate or run when crossing the tracks. Trains are very large and heavy, an
21、d take a long time to stop.( )36. The underlined word “tracks” here means “” in Chinese.A. 轨道B. 足迹C. 标志D. 道口( )37. When the Sign Ones lights are flashing, it means .A. there will be some people comingB. the training is leavingC. a ship is comingD. a train is coming( )38. When we see Sign Two, we sho
22、uld .A. not go past the railroad crossingB. stop to wait for a carC. make sure no train is coming before you cross the tracksD. sit down to have a rest ( )39. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Every railroad has a gate.B. Trains are very large and heavy, but take a little ti
23、me to stop.C. You can try to get across the tracks before the train gets there.D. The gate is closed when a train is coming.( )40. What can we learn from the passage?A. We can see many railroad signs in our city.B. Its dangerous to play, run or ride a bike on the railroad.C. We should run as fast as
24、 we can to cross the tracks.D. There are many gates on the railroad tracks.C配对阅读。请从AG中选出与6670题描述内容相匹配的标题，将答案序号填写在题前括号内。( )41. During the summer holiday, I visited Huangguoshu Waterfall in Guizhou with my cousins. What a relaxing trip! ( )42. There are many kinds of shows on TV. As for me, I like tal
25、k shows and talent shows better because they are fun and I can learn a lot from them. ( )43. Most of my friends play computer games in their free time. However, I usually do some running in my free time. ( )44. I made a new pen friend. She is in New York. She is tall and has long curly hair. She wea
26、rs glasses. She is outgoing and creative. ( )45. There are three big supermarkets in our town. The Johnsons has the best goods. The Lucky Fellow has the best service. And the King Star plays the most wonderful music.A. How to keep healthy B. Free-time activities C. Future plans D. A trip E. A pen fr
27、iend F. Ideas about TV shows G. Where to shop in the town四、 短文填空 (本大题有10小题，每小题1.5分，共15分）请用适当的词完成下列短文，每个空只能填写一个形式正确、意义相符的单词。Joe is a senior high school student. He is (46) in animals. He likes watching programs about animals, (47) he often watches Animal World. Last week, he learned something interes
28、ting (48) cats and cows (奶牛).There are some hair-like things on cats tongues (舌头). They can (49) cats catch food. They also act like a comb (梳子)when cats use their tongues to clean themselves. They are very important (50) cats to stay healthy. Do cows really give more (51) when they listen to music?
29、 The answer is (52). Cows can do so because of the relaxing (53). In summer, cows usually have less milk. People (54) music for them to help them live more happily. This way, they can make more milk.Its really fun to learn (55) new about animals! 五、 读写综合 (本大题分为A、B两部分，共25分)A. 信息归纳 (共5小题，每小题1分)仔细阅读以下材
30、料，并按信息表中的项目要求填写信息。People always think that twins are the same. Is that true? Probably not. Edward and I are twin brothers. We look the same. We usually wear the same clothes and have the same hairstyle (发型). So its hard to tell the differences. But if you are careful enough, you can find something d
31、ifferent. For example Edward is 178 cm tall and Im a bit shorter than him. Both of us have a scar (疤痕) on our faces Edward has one above his eyebrow (眉毛) and I have one over my lip (嘴唇). We also have other differences. We both like soccer. Edward plays every day and I play only on weekends. We both
32、love singing too, but my voice is louder and his is softer. We form a singing group and have a lot of fans. Information CardAre these twin brothers the same?56.Why cant people tell the differences between them?57.Who is taller?58.What do they both like?59.When does Edwards twin brother play soccer?6
33、0.B. 书面表达 (本题20分)请根据提示内容写一篇70词左右的英语短文，描述一下你的好朋友Dennis。提示：1. 个子较高，且性格外向，有很多朋友；2. 喜欢各种运动，但最喜欢的是跑步；3. 爱吃美食，最喜欢去红豆餐馆，认为那里不仅有最好的服务，而且可以看精彩的表演。Dennis is my good friend. 参考答案：1-5 BDCAC6-10 CCADB11-15 DCBDB16-20 ACDCD21-25 DABBC 26-30 BADCA31-35 ACDBB36-40 ADCDB41-45 DFBEG46. interested 47. so 48. about49.
34、help 50. for 51. milk52. yes 53. music 54. play55. something56. No, they arent. 57. Because they usually wear the same clothes and have the same hairstyle.58. Edward.59. Soccer and singing. 60. On weekends.One possible version:Dennis is my good friend. He is much taller than me. And he is very outgo
35、ing, so he has many friends in our class. Dennis likes playing sports, and he likes running best. He runs fastest in our class. Dennis likes eating all kinds of delicious foods. He likes going to have dinner at Hongdou Restaurant best. He thinks it has the best service, and he can watch the wonderful shows there.第9页 共9页
