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 Jack s 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 plane t
2、ake off? A. 7:15. B. 7:00. C. 7:30.6. What can we learn about this young man?A. He hasn t gotamrried. 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 him from l
3、eaving.8. Which of the following is helpful to live a green life in Daniel s 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 learn fr
4、om the man s 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 borrow the
5、novel. B. She ll 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 radio He listened to 13 .What the speakers grandpas new radio looks like Its 14 .What the speaker has now A 15 .13. A. the n
6、ews B. football matches C. English14. A. modern B. big C. small15. A. radio B. computer C. 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 under
7、standing 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 provid
8、e?A. medical treatment B. sports training C. food and drinks20. 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小题；每小
9、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. It s too hard _you to avoid_ her.A. of; meeting B. for; to meet C. for; meeting D.of; to meet.23. My uncle will
10、come _ next month and he will stay here for _.A. sometime; some time B. sometime; sometimeC. sometimes; some time D. some time; some times24. It s 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 won t be
11、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 o clock 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. Mo
12、st; 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; sell C. sell; sell D. sell; are sold29. Have you read the _ of the country you are going to?Yes. Now I know it s f a mronuast uf or a l beauty.A. instruction B
13、. introduction C. interview D. conclusion30. Try to guess its meaning when you meet a new word. Don _t yjuosutr dictionary allthe 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 tho
14、usand people.A. big enough B. enough big C. too big D. big too32. You ha vent 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 didn t C.Yes,I have D. No,I haven t33. Did the do ctors save the man? Yes. He _ on the mor
15、ning of March 5th and now he is out of danger.A. was operated B. operated C. operated on D. was operated on34. Bill, can I get you anything to drink? _.A. You are welcome B. No problemC. It doesnt matter D. I wouldn t mind a cup of coffee35. You shouldn t stay up late tonight. Thanks, I will go to b
16、ed earlier. .A. No pain, no gain B. I believe practice makes perfectC. Many hands make light work D. I won t burne tchandle 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 endspoke to me, “ Da
17、d, please come back soon. I miss you so much! ” I thought tnhgat it was a wronumber. A short while later, the call came once again, so I 37 impolite ly, “ Youcalvleed thewrong number! ” and then hung up. During the 38 days, I often got the 39 call. But I didn t care much abTohuet nit.oneday she kept
18、 calling me, 40 I didn t answer. Finally I answered the phone and heard a weakvoice, “ Dad, pl eacsome back. I miss you so much! Dad, I n so m umc hi 41 ! Mom saidyou were too busy to take care of me. But, dad, please 42 me again, OK? ” It was 43 torefuse the innocent( 天真的 )ask. I made a 44 kiss on
19、the phone and heard the weak voice say,“Thank you Dad, I am so happy, so happy .”Shortly after this, I became curious about 45 it was on the other end of my phone. So Icalled back, and a woman answered, “Sorry, sir. I am really sorry to 46 you. My daughter hashad bone cancer since she was born. And
20、her father died in a car 47 two weeks ago. Ididnt want to tell her the news. Poor baby. When she couldnt 48 the painfulchemotherapy(化疗), she would cry for her dad because her dad 49 encouraged her. Ireally don t know what to do, so I gave her a random( 随意的 ) phone number ”“ How is your daughter now?
21、 I cou”ldn t wait to ask. “ She has died. Youmust have 50 her on the phone, because she died with a smile, tightlyholding the cell phone .”Tears full of my eyes .36. A. A boy s B. A child s C. My daughter s D. My son s 37. A. spoke B. told C. returned D. answered 38. A. other B. front C. following D
22、. coming39. A. different B. same C. wrong D. funny40. A. t hough B. and C. as if D. so that41. A. dangerous B. troubles C. pain D. different42. A. look after B. kiss C. help D. support43. A. easy B. sad C.difficult D. happy44. A. softly B. sweet C. lower D. wisely45. A. that B. what C. who D. how46.
23、 A. trouble B. ask C. stop D. reach47. A. experiment B. event C. accident D. activity48. A. receive B. stand C. fighting D. faced49. A.seldom B. sometimes C. never D. always50. A. kissed B. taught C. shouted D. 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。ACanada 4:00 a.m. to 8:3
24、0 a.m. Egypt 2:00 p.m.Canada is a big country with six time Friday is already the weekend in Egypt.zones(时区). In the west, it is four a.m., and It s a special day for Muslims, so schools,everyone is asleep, but in the east it is half offices and shops are closed in all Arabpast eight and people are
25、awake. It is a cold countries. So now, at two p.m., mostFriday morning in November. people there are having lunch with theirfamilies.Scotland 12:00 noonScotland is part of the UK. The capital ofScotland is Edinburgh. It is twelve noon, ormidday, in Edinburgh. Children are havinglessons, but they are
26、 looking forward to theweekend because there is no school onSaturday and Sunday.Japan 9:00 p.m.Japan is seven hours ahead of Egypt, so itis already Friday evening there. Theweekend is beginning. Most people areout with friends or watching television orplaying computer games.51. If it is 12:30 p.m. i
27、n eastern Canada, the time is _ in western Canada.A. 8:00 a.m B. 10:00 a.m. C. 1:30 p.m. D. 4:30 p.m.52. The people in needn ot gto 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 T
28、V D. playing gamesB I was telling my boy Sonny the 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. Dontyou think there ssomething to learn from the tortoise? ”Sonny opened his eyes wide, “Do you mean next time when I m ente
29、-rminegtrfoer the 60race I should wish that Billy, Tony and Sandy would all fall asleep halfw ay? ”I was shocked, “But the tortoise didn t wish that the hare would fall asleep! ”“He must have wished that, ” Sonny said, “Otherwise how could he be so foolish as to racewith the hare? He knew very well
30、the hare ran a hundred times faster than he himsel f did. ” “He didn t have such a wish, ” I insisted. “He won the race坚by忍p不er拔sev)e, rbaynce (pushing on steadily. ” Sonny thought a while. “That s a lie, ” he said. “He won it because he was lucky. If the harehadn t happened to fall asleep, the tort
31、oise would never have won the race. He could be as steadyas you like, or a hundred times s teadier, but he d never have won the race. That s for sure. ” I gave up. Today s children are not like what we used to be. They re just hopeless.54. The writer wanted his son _.A. to learn from the tortoise B.
32、 to open his eyes wideC. to enter for the 60-meter race D. to have a big wish55. According to Sonny, it was the tortoise s 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.
33、Sonny believed that the tortoise won the race _. A. by pushing on steadily B. by luck C. by taking a risk D. by telling a lie57. It is clear that the writer _ in the end.A. learned a lesson B. won the argumentC. became impatient D. was satisfiedC I hid the long black bag in the garage two days ago.
34、Tonight, in the dark, I would finally takeit away. If everything went OK, it would be done by morning. But I had to be sure no one, noteven my wife, saw me. It was more difficult to get away from the party than I expected. I said that the children weretired and needed to get to bed. It was partly tr
35、ue. But the main reason for leaving was that I wantedto complete my plan. First I had to get the kids to sleep. That was never easy at any time and tonight it was evenmore difficult. The eldest one wanted to know why we left the party early. I told him 10:30 pmwas not early. As usual, I read them a
36、bed time story, but I had to stop myself reading too quicklyor they would learn my secret. Silence finally came, and feeling like a thief in the night, I went out of the house and into thegarage. Taking one end, I pulled the bag out from its hiding place and took it into the garden. I wasworried tha
37、t my neighbours might see me and call the police. It was already eleven o clock. By the light of the moon I started working, trying to make aslittle 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 wat
38、ch. It wasexactly 4:00 am. Then I went inside to have a shower and get a few hours of sleep. It wouldnlong now before the kids would rush into my room and wake me up to tell me about the newtree-house Father Christmas brought them this year.58. Why did the man feel nervous?A. He left the party too l
39、ate.B. He was afraid of the darkness.C. He didn t know where the black bag was. D. He worried that others would know his secret.59. The underlined word “they in”Paragraph 3 refers to_. A. thieves B. parents C. children D. neighbours60. In what order did the man do the following?a. Read the kids a st
40、ory. b. Had a shower. c. Worked in the moonlight.d. Pulled the 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-b 61. How would the children feel when they saw the man s work?A. Interested. B. Excited. C. Tired. D. Angry.D Most people around the world are rig
41、ht-handed. This also seems to be true in history. In 1799,scientists studied works of art made at different times from 1,500 B.C. to the 1950s. Most of thepeople shown in these works are right-handed, so the scientists guessed that right -handedness hasalways been common through history. Today, only
42、 about 10% to 15% of the world s population isleft-handed. Why are there more right-handed people than left-handed ones? Scientists now know that aperson s two hands each have their own jobs. For most people, the hand is used to find things orhold things. The right hand is used to work with things.
43、This is because of the different work ofthe two sides of the brain. The right side of the brain, which makes a person hasnds and eyeswork together, controls the left hand. The left-side of the brain, which controls the right hand, isthe centre for thinking and doing problems. These findings show tha
44、t more artists should beleft-h anded, and studies have found that left-handedness is twice as common among artists asamong 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 b
45、ecause their main brainis damaged when they are born. However, this doesn htappen to everyone, so scientists guessthere must be another reason why people become left-handed. One idea is that people usually getright-handed from their parents. If a person does not receive the gene( 基因) for right-hande
46、dness,he/ she may become either right-handed or left-handed according to the chance and the peoplethey work or live with. Though right-handedness is more common than left-handedness, people no longer thinkleft-handed people are strange or unusual. A long time ago, left-handed children were made to u
47、setheir right hands like other children, but today they don t 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 doesn t tell us.63.Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined word “damaged”in thispassage? A. knocked B. changed C. broke D. harmed64. 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.
