天津市2011-2012学年八年级英语上学期期中考试试题-牛津版.doc

天津市2011-2012学年八年级英语上学期期中考试试题 牛津版
第Ⅰ卷
一、听力理解（本大题共30小题，每小题1分，共30分）

二、单项填空（本大题共15小题，每小题1分，共15分）
从下列每小题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
31. Are you free? How about ________ chess?
A. to play B. play C. playing D. to playing

32. We think that everyone should ________ some housework.
A. does B. do C. to do D. did
33. Our English teacher has given us some good ________ English learning. It’s very useful.
A. advice to B. advices to C. advice on D. advices on
34. --Who are you going to the concert with this weekend?
--My cousin. I’m sure we will enjoy ________ .
A. ourselves B. us C. myself D. herself
35. --________ Tom ________ his homework?
--Yes, he has.
A. Did; finish B. Have; finished
C. Has; finished D. is; finishing
36. Three days ________ I went to visit my uncle.
A. before B. ago C. in D. after
37. --Mike likes dancing very much. ________?
--Me, too.
A. How are you B. What about yours
C. What about you D. What about her
38. She’s ________ New York twice, but I’ve never ________ there?
A. been to; gone to B. gone to; gone
C. been to; been to D. been to; been
39. The idea to eat in KFC ________ wonderful.
A. tastes B. sounds C. smells D. looks
40. ________ moon goes around ________ earth.
A. The; an B. A; the C. An; a D. The; the
41. There are more than ________ stars in our galaxy.
A. 200 billion B. billions of C. billion of D. 200 billions
42. Keep the door ________ . It’s too hot.
A. opening B. opens C. open D. to open
43. ________ of us has ever been to the moon.
A. No one B. Nobody C. None D. Anybody
44. –- How much did you ________ on the MP4?
---About 400 yuan.
A. spend B. pay C. take D. cost
45. Elvis had little money for the strings of his guitar, ________ ?
A. hadn’t he B. had he C. didn’t he D. did he
三、完形填空（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中选出最佳答案。

Yang Jun is a boy form a village in Anhui Province. His parents want him ____46____out of school. It’s very important ____47____ him to work on the farm. Because there are seven people in Yang’s family ____48____ they are very poor.
Many children ____49____ Yang Jun can’t get an education because their families are poor. Now they can go to school ____50____ the help of Project Hope. In the last 15 years, this project has raised money and _____51___ the education for poor children in the countryside.
Many people in China have heard _____52___ Project Hope and have given money. But ____53____ children form poor families ____54____ need help. Because of Project Hope, many children have _____55___ lives. What can we do for Project Hope? How can we help?
46. A. go B. come C. run D. to drop
47. A. for B. likes C. like D. of
48. A. so B. and C. but D. though
49. A. like B. as C. for D. are like
50. A. at B. by C. with D. on
51. A. took B. paid for C. spent D. cost
52. A. about B. form C. to D. with
53. A. thousand of B. many thousand of C. millions of D. many millions
54. A. are B. can’t C. don’t D. still
55. A. good B. bad C. worse D. better
四、阅读理解（本大题共15小题，每小题1分，共15分）
阅读下面的短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C和D选项中选出一个最佳答案。

A
One day, Tom was walking on the street. He was lost. He did not know where to find things in the city. So he asked a man for the way to the nearest post office.
“ Oh, dear,” said the man, “ don’t you know that all post offices are closed today? It is Saturday.”
“Really?”
At that time, another man was walking down the street with a beautiful woman. Tom asked the woman if all post offices were closed on Saturday. “ No,” she answered. “ Go along and turn left, then you can see one on your right. And it takes you five minutes to walk there.”
Tom did not know them at all. But he followed the woman’s directions to the nearest post office.
After he finished all the things in the post office, Tom began to sing. But sadly, he was not a good singer. He could only sing one note.
56. Where did Tom want to go?
A. The nearest hospital. B. The nearest town.
C. The nearest post office. D. The nearest school.
57. How many people did Tom ask for the way?
A. One B. Two C. Three D. Four
58. What day is it today?
A. Saturday. B. Sunday. C. Friday. D. Monday.
59. How did Tom sing a song?
A. He could sing very well B. He couldn’t sing a good song.
C. He could only sing one note. D. He like singing very much.
60. Was the nearest post office far?
A. Yes, it is. B. No, it isn’t. C. Yes, it was. D. No, it wasn’t.

B
Long long ago, there was a girl called Nuwa. Her father was Emperor(皇帝) Yan and he loved her very much. They often played together, and she also loved her father very much. One day, she had a wonderful time when she swam in the sea. She was too tired to swim and she was drowned （淹死）. Because she wanted to see her father when she changed into （变成） a bird, she put some stones into the sea day after day and changed the sea into the land. She made a wish, and she would like to play with her father again.
This story was a little sad. It tells something important. When we do anything, we have to work hard. Learning English is difficult but if you study hard, you can learn it well.
61. Did Emperor Yan love her daughter very much?__________
A. Yes, he did. B. No, he didn’t. C. We don’t know. D. Yes, he didn’t.
62. What did Nuwa do when she changed into a bird? She __________.
A. had a wonderful time B. swam in the sea
C. put some stones into the sea D. played with her father
63. Why was she drowned? __________
A. Because she was happy. B. Because she was sad.
C. Because she was tired. D. Because she was a little girl.
64. What is the meaning of “land”?
A. 大海 B. 岛屿 C. 操场 D. 陆地
65. What do we know form this passage? __________.
A. We should change into a bird B. The girl loved her father very much
C. Don’t swim in the sea D. Learning English is easy

C
New York City isn’t the biggest city in the world, but it is the biggest city in the USA. Most American live in much smaller cities and towns, but almost 8 million people live in New York. Why did so many people come to live in one place?
A look at the city shows us that New York City has a very good port （商埠）. The Dutch （荷兰） settlers (new comers ) wanted to use it for business. In 126, the Dutch paid the Indians twenty-four dollars for the island of Manhattan. Its Dutch name was New Amsterdam. Then the British took the land in 1664 and changed its name to New York.
The United States became an independent （独立的） country in 1783, and New York was its capital for a short time. The city became so crowded that some people moved out to other areas (places). But more people from everywhere went on coming into the city every day.
66. Which of them is the biggest city in the United States?
A. New York B. Washington C. New Amsterdam D. Chicago
67. More and more people form different countries in the world come into New York because __________.
A. New York has the largest population in the United States
B. New York is as beautiful as a picture
C. New York is a developing city
D. they think it is a good place for business
68. The underlined word “took” means __________.
A. 花费 B. 耕耘 C. 占领 D. 测量
69. The United States became an independent country in __________.
A. the sixteenth century B. the seventeenth century
C. the eighteenth century D. the nineteenth century
70. From the passage, we can know __________.
A. much about Dutch
B. how the Dutch took New Amsterdam
C. some of the history of New York
D. how the people form different countries come to the USA
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五、句型转换（本大题共5小题，每小题2分，共10分）
71. Why don’t you come here earlier next time?（改写同义句）
_______ _______ come here earlier next time?
72. Now there are over 30,000 members all over the world.（改写同义句）
Now there are _______ _______ 30,000 members around the world.
73. You’ve never been abroad, _______ _______?（反意疑问句）
74. I borrowed the book three days ago.（改写同义句）
I have _______ the book _______ three days.
75. The girl has been away from home for three days.
Three days has passed _______ the girl _______ home.

六、完成句子（本大题共5小题，每小题2分，共10分）
根据所给中文意思完成句子，每空限填一词。
76. 请记下正确的拼写和语法。
Please ________ ________ the correct spelling and grammar.
77. 飞机什么时候起飞？
When will the plane ________ ________?
78. 你听说过这个故事吗？
Have you ever ________ ________ the story?
79. 你究竟在做什么？
What ________ ________ are you doing?
80. 突然，我房子里的所有灯都熄灭了。
Suddenly, all the lights in my house ________ ________.

七、补全对话（本大题共5小题，每小题1分，共5分）
根据对话内容，在每小题的空白处填入适当的话语，使对话意思完整。

A: May I ask you some questions?
B:____________81______________
A: How long has this factory been open?
B: It’s been open for several years.
A: _____________82_____________
B：I’ve worked here since 1998.
A: _____________83___________
B: Yes, It is about ten minutes by bike.
A: _____________84_____________
B: I’ve lived there all my life.
A: Thanks a lot.
B: ______________85_____________

八、任务型阅读（本大题共5小题，每小题1分，共5分）
阅读短文，根据短文内容完成表格，每空一词。
John and Jim worked at the same company. They both worked hard. But soon John became one of the managers. So Jim felt angry. One day he told his boss that it was unfair（不公平）At Jim’s words, the boss knew that Jim did a lot for the company, but he lacked （缺乏） one quality. To help Jim to see the differences between him and John, the boss asked Jim to finish a task. He said, “Find out if there’s someone selling watermelons in the market.” Jim went and returned quickly and said, “Yes.” The boss asked, “How much are they?” But Jim didn’t care such a small thing. He had to go back to the market to ask about the prices and returned to answer the boss. Then the boss told Jim, “Wait to see what John will do. The boss asked John to finish the same task. John went and returned and said, “Only one man is selling watermelons there. Most of the water melons are the same size. He sells three of them for $10. And they have good quality.” Jim was then sorry for himself. He finally knew the differences between himself and John. So he decided to learn form John.
Jim’s trouble
He was angry because he thought the company is ____86____ to him.
The boss’s task
Go to the _____87___ and see if there’s someone selling watermelons.
Jim’s way
Jim wasn’t careful enough to answer the boss well. So he had to go to the market ____88____.
John’s way
John was careful ____89____ to tell the boss about the watermelons very well.
Result
Finally Jim knew the ____90____ between himself and John and decided to learn from him.

九、综合填空（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整
I like t____91____ round the world. I have b____92____ to different countries. My brother l_____93___ traveling, too. He h____94____ been to Disneyland in Los Angeles. He has t____95____ lots of photos. We b____96____ like interesting places. We always e_____97___ ourselves in different places. We like d____98____ food very much. I have h____99____ Indian food, but my brother h____100____.

十、书面表达(本大题共10分)
请你根据下表所提供的信息介绍一下你的朋友Henry Brown。
Name
Henry Brown
Age
13
City
New York, America
School
Apple Tree School
Family
One sister, two brothers
Favorite subject
Maths
Favorite sport
Roller skating
Hobbies
Hiking, scuba-diving
要求：1.短文意思连贯，符合逻辑。
2.写出所有要点，可以适当发挥，但不要逐字翻译。
3.词数在80左右。

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答题纸
一、听力理解
1.________ 2. _______ 3. _______ 4. _______ 5. _______
6.________ 7. _______ 8. _______ 9. _______ 10. _______
11._______ 12. _______ 13. _______ 14. _______ 15. _______
16._______ 17. _______ 18. _______ 19. _______ 20. _______
21._______ 22. _______ 23. _______ 24. _______ 25. _______
26._______ 27. _______ 28. _______ 29. _______ 30. _______
二、单项填空
31._______ 32. _______ 33. _______ 34. _______ 35. _______
36._______ 37. _______ 38. _______ 39. _______ 40. _______
41._______ 42. _______ 43. _______ 44. _______ 45. _______
三、完形填空
46._______ 47. _______ 48. _______ 49. _______ 50. _______
51._______ 52. _______ 53. _______ 54. _______ 55. _______
四、阅读理解
56._______ 57. _______ 58. _______ 59. _______ 60. _______
61._______ 62. _______ 63. _______ 64. _______ 65. _______
66._______ 67. _______ 68. _______ 69. _______ 70. _______
五、句型转换
71．__________ __________ 72．__________ __________
73．__________ __________ 74．__________ __________
75．__________ __________
六、完成句子
76．__________ __________ 77．__________ __________
78．__________ __________ 79．__________ __________
80．__________ __________
七、补全对话
81._______________________________________________
82. _______________________________________________
83. _______________________________________________
84. _______________________________________________
85. _______________________________________________
八、任务型阅读（每空一词）
86.__________87.__________88.__________89.__________90.__________
九、综合填空
91.__________92.__________93.__________94.__________95.__________
96.__________97.__________98.__________99.__________100.__________
十、书面表达

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2011-2012（一）八年级期中考试英语答案

八、任务型阅读
86.unfair 87. market 88. twice 89. enough 90.differences
九、综合填空
91.traveling 92.been 93. likes 94. has 95.taken
96. both 97. enjoy 98. delicious 99. had 100. hasn’t.
十、书面表达（略）

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