牛津版八年级下英语期中试卷

牛津版八年级英语期中试卷

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一．单项选择（30分）

( ) 1. Do you think PE is ______unimportant subject?

A. a B. an C. the D. \

( ) 2. Einstein is one of ___________ in the world.

A. the greatest scientists B. the greatest scientist

C. greatest scientist D. great scientists

( ) 3. He always says bad words ____________ anyone else. Though he is active, we won’t

vote ___________ him if we choose a new monitor.

A. about; on B. of; for C. about; for D. of, with

( ) 4. — Is your mother badly ill?

— No, _________, only a little cold.

A. serious anything B. serious nothing C. nothing serious D. anything serious

( ) 5. --- What can I do for you, sir?

--- It’s so hot now. Could you give me _____________.

A. cold something to eat B. anything cold to drink

C. anything cold to eat D. something cold to drink

( ) 6. There are ______ students in Class 3 than in Class 6.

A. few B. fewer C. little D. less

( 7. Don't eat that meat. It smells ________.

A. dirty B. delicious C. bad D badly

( ) 8. Chongqing is bigger than ___________in Japan.

A. any other city B. all other cities

C. any city D. the other cities

( 9. The boy is ______ my sister, so he sits in front of her.

A. as tall as B. taller than C. not as tall as D. the tallest

( ) 10. My brother really wants to have a friend _______ John.

A. likes B. looks like C. is like D. like

( )11. Daniel doesn’t do his homework as ______ as his sister.

A. more careful B. careful C. carefully D. most carefully

( ) 12. Of all the CD players in the shop, this one is ______.

A. cheap B. very cheap C. cheaper D. the cheapest

( ) 13. What’s your best friend like? ---________________.

A. He is fine. Thank you. B. He is a doctor.

C. He likes watching TV. D. He is helpful and generous.

( ) 14. Don’t eat meat any more. You are fat now.

A. too much; much too B. too many; many too

C. much too; too much D. many too; too many

( )15. “Autumn ” is also called ______ in American English.

A. eraser B. movie C. fall D. lift 二． 完形填空 （15分）

Last year Tome left school. He came to Taipei to _1_ a job(工作). He went from one company(公司) to another

but _2_ wanted him. Now he had little money. He had to go back to his small town. So he came to the station. He

felt _3_ and tired. It was very late at night and _4_ was full of people. They were waiting _5_ tickets of the last

train. He bought the last ticket, and he was very happy.

At that time, a woman with a crying baby walked to him. She asked him to sell her the ticket. He gave her the

ticket. He thought they needed it _6_ he did. After _7_ left, he sat on the bench(长凳) and didn’t know _8_ to go.

Just then, an old man came and said, “Young man, I _9_ what you did to the woman. I have a big company. I need

a good young man like _10_. Would you like to work for me?”

( ) 1. A. find B. see C. look for D. buy

( ) 2. A. everyone B. no one C. nothing D. something

( ) 3. A. happy B. interesting C. sad D. glad

( ) 4. A. the city B. the company C. the farm D. the station

( ) 5. A. to buy B. to sell C. to give D. to pass

( ) 6. A. less than B. more than C. smaller them D. worse than

( ) 7. A. Tom B. the bus C. the train D. the old man

( ) 8. A. what B. which C. why D. where

( ) 9. A. have seen B. don’t know C. don’t like D. have done

( ) 10. A. the woman B. you C. the baby D. her

三．阅读理解（40分）

A篇

Henry finds a job on a farm. He is the strongest and youngest. He eats more, sleeps more, but works less. He doesn’t like

to use his head, so he knows little. He has to do some unskilled (无需特殊技能的) work. He always says he’s tired and

hopes to have a good rest. So he gets less money than others.

Winter is coming. The workers are getting ready for the next year. Only Henry does nothing. The farmer tells him to cut

down some trees in the forest. The young man has to go there with a chair. He feels lonely (寂寞的) in the forest and is

afraid of the animals. So he looks around and sings loudly. Nobody knows what he’s singing.

After three days, Henry doesn’t cut down any trees. The farmer feels strange. He wants to find out how the young man is

working there. To his anger (生气), Henry is sitting on the chair, cutting the tree. "Why are you sitting here to cut the