牛津英语8A第一次阶段测试题及答案(第一二单元).doc

八年级英语第一次阶段测试
听力部分 （20’） 
 A． 请根据听到的句子选出最恰当的答语。每个句子读一遍。
（ ) 1. A。 July 1st. B. Thursday. C。 8：40.
（ ) 2. A。 Yes, I'd love to B. Yes, I would. C. No， I wouldn't.
（ ) 3。 A. Always. B。 Of course。 C。 very much。
( ） 4。 A. What a pity！ B. Good luck。 C。 Best wishes。
（ ) 5。 A. China. B. English. C。 Fruit。
B. 请根据所听对话，选出正确的选项.每段对话读两遍。
（ )6。 A。 Go to lunch。 B。 Go to school. C。 Go to work。 D。 Go for a walk.
( ）7。 A. It’s a sad story。 B. It's a terrible story.
C。 It isn’t interesting at all. D。 It’s the most interesting story she has read。
( )8. A。 Green. B. Black C. Black and green. D. Red。
（ ）9. A. They are doing some reading . B. They are doing some washing。
C。 They are doing some homework。 D。 They are cleaning the reading room。
( ）10。 A。 She lost her way. B。 She lost her purse。
C。 She lost her watch。 D. She lost her bag.
（ ） 11。 Where did Daniel go last Sunday?
A. To a park. B。 To the cinema。 C. To school。
（ ) 12. When will the girl have her birthday party ?
A. On December 25th. B。 On December 26th。 C。 On December 27th。
（ ） 13。 How can she get to the school？
A. On foot. B. By bus。 C。 By taxi。
( ） 14。 How much will the woman pay for the skirts？
A。 Twenty—five pounds. B。 Fifty pounds. C。 Seventy—five pounds.
（ ） 15。 Who did the girl send the card to？
A。 To her friend。 B. To anybody else. C. To herself.
C 。 请根据所听到的短文，选出正确的选项.短文读两遍.
( ）16。 How is Peter？
A。 He is very old。 B.He is very well。 C。He is ill.
（ ） 17. Who is Mr. Brown?
A。 Peter's father. B. Peter’s wife’s father。 C. Peter’s son。
( ) 18。 How many people are there in Mr. Brown’s family?
A。Five. B. Seven。 C. Six.
（ ) 19. Why doesn't Jack live with his parents?
A. Because he works in the village.
B。 Because his shop is too far away from the town.
C。 Because he doesn't like his parents。
( ) 20。 How many people should go to school in Peter's family?
A。 Four。 B。 Five. C。 Six.
笔试部分（85’)
一．选择正确的答案：(15’）
( ) 1. This is _______ usual coat, but that is ______ unusual coat.
A。 an； a B。 a； a C. an； an D。 a； an
（ ) 2。 ________ your teacher __________ ？ —- She is friendly and helpful.
A. How is ; like B. What is ; like C。 How does; like D. What does ； like
（ ） 3。 Funny jokes can always make us _____ when we are sad。
A. laughing B。 laugh C. laughed D. laughs
( ) 4。 — Is your grandpa better now?
- Er, in fact, things are . Doctors are trying their best.
A. going bad B。 getting ill C。 going worst D。 getting worse
( ） 5。China is one of________ in the world。
    A. the oldest country B。 the oldest countries
    C. much older country D. much older countries
( ）6。—Your English is very good.
    -But my brother learns it much ______than I do。
A。 good B. well C. better D. best
( ) 7。 Why ________ come and play basketball with us？
A. not you B。 don’t C. not to D. not
（ ) 8. -—-- ________does Nancy usually go to a buddy club?
—-—— Once a week.
A。 How often B。 How long C. How far D。 How much
（ ） 9。 My cousin is in ________ in Suzhou No.1 Middle School。
A. 8th Grade B. 8 Grade C。 Grade 8 D. Grade 8th
( ) 10. We should use _______ people and ______ money to do the work better。
A. fewer; less B. less； less C. fewest; less D。 fewer; least
( ） 11。 How long will _______ take you to repair my bike ？ Half an hour.
A。 there B. that C。 it D。 this
（ ） 12.Don't spend much time _______ and doing nothing.
A。 chatting B. to chat C。 chating D。 of chatting
( ) 13。 Which city is________________， Beijing， Shanghai or Fuzhou？
  A。 beautiful B。 more beautiful
C。 much more beautiful D. the most beautiful
( ） 14。 I found the story _________ at the start.
A。 bore B。 boring C。 bored D.bores
（ ) 15。 The boat was made ______ steel and it was made ______ my city。
A. of ; in B. in; by C。 from; in D。 of； at
三．完形填空：（10'）
One summer, three friends came to New York。 They decided to stay in a hotel during the visit。 But they felt 21 because their room was on the 60th floor。 And for safety, the hotel closed the elevators（电梯） 22 12:00 every night.
The next day， the three friends rented（租) a 23 and went out to travel around the city。
They 24 movies, concerts(音乐会）， and other things。 When they returned to the 25 , it was late. The elevators were 26 。 So they had to take the stairs. At that time， One friend got a（n） 27 。 He said, ”For the first 20 floors, I will tell jokes. Then another of us will 28 smart stories for the next 20 floors . Then we will finish the other 20 floors __29____ sad stories。” Soon, The first one started with his jokes. With joy， They reached the 20th floor. Then the next one started telling some smart stories。 So, they learned a lot when reaching the 40th floor。 In the end， It was time for sad stories。 The third one started like this。 “My first 30 story is that I left the key to the door in the car.”
（ ）21. A. glad B. excited C。 unhappy D. cheerful
（ ）22。 A。 in B。 on C. after D。 before
( ）23. A。 car B. room C。 train D。 plane
（ ）24。 A. talked B. went C。 listened D。 enjoyed
( ）25. A。 car B. room C。 hotel D。 train
（ ）26。 A。 opened B. stopped C. began D. finished
（ ）27。 A。 joke B。 idea C. advice D。 secret
( ）28. A. say B. tell C。 talk D。 speak
（ ）29。 A。 with B. on C。 about D. by
（ ）30。 A。 sad B. funny C。 smart D. pleasant
四．阅读理解:（15’)
(A）
Long ago, there was an interesting man called Effendi （阿凡提）， He had a good sense of humour。 One day he played a joke on the Prime Minister （宰相). He said that the Minister would die the next day。 Really the next day， the Minister fell off the horse and died. When the king learned this, he got angry and sent his men to catch Effendi at once.
When Effendi was in front of the King， the king shouted angrily， “Effendi， since （既然） you know when my Minister would die, you must know the date of your own death。 Say it out, or you will die today。”Effendi looked at the king for a while, he answered， “But how can I know？ I’ll die two days earlier than you。”Because the king was afraid if he killed Effendi, he himself would die after that. He thought he must keep Effendi alive as long as he could， so he let Effendi go。
( ) 1。 The story tells us _____________
A。 How Effendi fooled(捉弄) the king B。 When the king would die
C. Why the Minister died D. Effendi knew the dates of everyone's death
( ） 2. The Prime Minister died because _______.
A. effendi killed him B. effendi said he would die
C. he was badly ill D. he fell to the ground from the horse
（ ） 3。 Why did the king ask Effendi to tell him the date of his own death?
A。 In this way the king would know when he would die
B。 He wanted to find an excuse（借口） to kill Effendi
C. He himself had known the date of Effendi’s death
D。 He wanted to know when Effendi would die
( ） 4。The king let Effendi go because ____________.
A。 he hoped to live a long life B. he was afraid of Effendi
C. he didn’t believe Effendi D. he knew he would die two days later
（ ） 5。 Which of the following is not true?
A. The Minister died after the day when Effendi played a joke on him。
B. The king was afraid of death
C。 Effendi didn’t know when the king would die
D. If the king killed Effendi， he himself would die two days later。
B
Visiting the forest zoo
Come and see the Indian elephants and the new tigers from Northeast of China. The beautiful birds from England are ready to sing songs for you， and the monkeys from Mount Emei will be happy to talk to you. The lovely dogs from Australia want to laugh at you。 Sichuan pandas will play balls for you. The giraffes from Africa (非洲） are waiting to look down on you。
Tickets Opening time
Grown-ups (成人） : 3 yuan 9:00 a。m.—4:00 p.m。 （Monday—Saturday)
Children over 1。4 m : 2 yuan except (除了) Friday (closed)
Children under 1.4 m : Free 10:00 a。m. –-3: 00 p.m. (Sunday)
Keep the zoo clean！
Do not touch（触摸）, give food or go near to the animals。
（ ） 6. Why does the writer introduce (介绍） so many animals from different places to us？
A. To frighten us in the zoo. B. To make us lovely in the zoo。
C。 To attract（吸引） us to the zoo。 D. To show animals can do everything.
( ) 7. How much does Mr。 Smith have to pay if he visits the zoo with his 3-year-old son?
A。 3 yuan。 B. 4 yuan。 C。 5 yuan. D。 6 yuan.
( ) 8. At which of the following time can we visit the zoo？
A. 8:30 a.m。 Wednesday。 B. 9：30 a。m。 Friday.
C. 2:00 p.m. Sunday。 D。 5：00 p。m。 Tuesday.
( ） 9. What should we do in the zoo？
A。 To spit everywhere。 B。 To throw things everythere.
C。 To keep the zoo clean。 D. To keep the zoo full。
( ）10. From the passage， we can infer （推断) that a giraffe must be a very ________ animal.
A。 fat B。 short C. strong D. tall
(C）
What is a library for？ Most libraries have books and other things to read. Many of them have things to listen to. Some libraries even have computers。 Very few people would think of a library as a place to live in.
One library in New York City turned into(变成）a home for 250 people for a f ew days。
These were all people near the library。 They slept on the floor. Why did the people move into the library?
The people moved into the library because the city wanted to close it to save money. These 250 New Yorkers loved their library. They didn’t want to lose it. So they moved in。 They knew that the library couldn't be closed if they were living inside it. At last the city agreed to keep the library open, and the people all went home。
（ ) 11. Where did the story happen？_________.
A。 In New York City. B。 In a school in New York City.
C. In the streets in New York City。 D。 In most libraries in New York City。
（ ) 12。 The library had hundreds of ___________。
A. workers in it B。 policemen in it
C。 people living in it D. computers in it
( ) 13. The people in the story _______________.
A。 were all the workers in the library B. were all people near the library
C。 didn’t read any books D。 wanted to buy some computers
( ） 14。 Why did 250 people move into the library？ Because_____________。
A。 these people wanted to save money B。 these people needed places to live in
C. the library was very quiet D。 they loved the library and they didn’t want to lose it
（ ）15. From the passage we know that ___________。
A。 the library was kept open at last B。 the library was closed because no one read in it
C。 the library became a home of these people D. the city saved a lot of money
五．词汇运用（15’）
（A） 根据句意及首字母提示补全单词。
1. Can you give him something to drink？ He is__________。
2 。It’s a s________ between you and me. Don’t tell others.
3.We'll meet many _____________(外国的）friends from all over the world。。
4._____________ （物理) is one of my favorite subjects
5.You can __________(believe in )them because they never tell lies。
（B）根据所给单词用正确的形式完成句子
pretty we high month Britain
6. Our teacher told us we would have a ________ test next week。
7。 Sandy’s _______ is 1。60 metres.
8。 Mike and his brother like _______ food, they don’t like Chinese food.
9。 I think Wang Mei is ___________ girl in our class.
10. We are old enough to look after _______.

（C）用所给动词的正确形式填空
win take play worry go
1. — Where is Jack？ - He _________ in the basketball court。
2。 - The earth _________ around the sun。
3. This morning we _________ the basketball competition ,we were so happy。
4. They ____________ a trip to Suzhou tomorrow， aren’t they?
5。 When something ________ me, I always go to my best friend。
六、句型转换(5)
1. The movie is very exciting。(改为感叹句）
_______ ______ exciting movie ！
2. There is some milk in the bottle。（改为一般疑问句）
_______ there ________ milk in the bottle？
3. We had a good time last night. （保持句意基本不变)
We __________ ________ last night。
4。 The girl eats little to make herself slim。（对划线部分提问)
_____ _____ the girl eat little ？
5. Tonny has ten story books。 Jimmy has five story books。 (保持句意基本不变)
Tonny has books Jimmy.
七．短文填空.（5')
My best friend Betty is as slim as I．She is a pretty girl with short hair．Betty is very generous．
She is w______ to share her things with her friends．She is also very h____ and is ready to help people any time．She often helps me with my Physics and always gives s______ to people on the bus．Betty wants to be a singer and travel around the world when she g_____ up．I hope her dream will come t______．
1. 2． 3． 4． 5．
八．任务型阅读（5’）
Mr Smiths has two sons。 One is seven years old， and the other is five。 One morning during the holiday, when Mr Smiths is cleaning the car， his younger son came and asks him for some money for sweets。
“Sweets are bad for your teeth,” Mr Smiths said, “Take these two oranges， and give one to your brother。”
One orange is even bigger than the other, and as the small boy likes oranges very much, he keeps the bigger one and gives his brother the smaller one。 When the other boy saw that, he said， “It is selfish（自私的） to take the bigger one for yourself. If father gives me oranges, I will give you the bigger one.”
“I know you will,” answered his brother, “That’s why I take the bigger one.”
1. When does the story happen?
______________________________________________________________。
2. What is Mr Smiths doing then（那时）？
______________________________________________________________。
3. What does the younger boy ask for？
______________________________________________________________。
4. Does the younger boy get what he wants?
______________________________________________________________。
5. Who got the bigger orange， the younger boy or his brother?
______________________________________________________________。
九．书面表达:(10’)
根据中文提示,写一篇英语短文介绍一下Mary。要求：语言流畅，条理清晰，词数不少于70词。
1. Mary长得好看，有一双大眼睛,圆圆的脸,长发，很可爱。
2. 她对