广东省深圳市锦华实验学校八年级英语下学期期中试题牛津深圳版

广东省深圳市锦华实验学校2015-2016学年八年级英语下学期期中试题
一、听说部分（共15分）
I. 听录音，在A、B、C选项中选出你所听到的句子。

（句子念两遍）（共3小题，每小题1分；计3分）( ) 1. A. Who is the little girl?
B. Who can help the little girl?
C. How can we help the little girl?
( ) 2. A. The old man can make paper cuttings.
B. The old man can’t make paper cuttings.
C. The old woman can make paper cuttings.
( ) 3. A. The boy is watching a cartoon.
B. The boy likes watching cartoons.
C. The girl is watching a cartoon.
II. 听录音，在A、B、C选项中选出与你听到的句子的意思最相近的句子。

（句子念两遍）
（共2小题，每小题1分；计2分）
( ) 4. A. She worries about her bad health.
B. She never worries about her health.
C. She thinks she is in good health.
( ) 5. A. They are going to London tomorrow morning.
B. They started early in the morning to go to London.
C. They are thinking about going to London as early as possible.
III. 请你根据实际情况和所提供的情景完成对话。

（问题念两遍）（共3小题，每小题1分；计3分）你最近在一家医院做志愿者，你的好朋友向你询问相关情况，请你回答三个问题。

( ) 6. A. I want to be a doctor.
B. I do my homework.
C. I take care of the sick children.
( ) 7. A. Every Sunday.
B. Eight hours.
C. Last year.
( ) 8. A. I’m har d-working.
B. It’s helpful.
C. He is poor.
IV. 听短文回答问题。

（短文及问题念两遍）（共3小题，每小题1分；计3分）
根据短文内容，回答三个问题。

( ) 9. A. 4 weeks.
B. 5 weeks.
C. 2 months.
( ) 10. A. 5.
B. 6.
C. 30.
( ) 11. A. Taught the children to dance.
B. Played games with the children.
C. Raised money for the children.
V. 看图写话。

（4分）
12. 请用英语描述下图，要求六句话以上。

the nursing home clean houses
sing and dance go home
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二、笔试部分（共85分）
I. 词汇。

（15分）
i. 同义替换。

从下面每小题的 A、B、C三个选项中选出可以替换划线部分或与其意思相近的最佳选项。

（共8小题，每小题1分；计8分）
( ) 1. The child stopped talking and ran towards me as soon as he saw me.
A. on
B. of
C. to
( ) 2. We have several important matters to deal with at the next meeting.
A. things
B. questions
C. plans
( ) 3. Sara appears to have many friends.
A. wants to
B. seems to
C. likes to
( ) 4. You really play tennis well. I believe you will become a star in the future.
A. great trainer
B. famous player
C. good learner
( ) 5. I’m busy now. I will talk with you later.
A. before long
B. next time
C. afterwards
( ) 6. It is quite necessary for students to do eye exercises.
A. very
B. always
C. hardly
( ) 7. Helen kept talking to the girl and tried to raise her spirits.
A. cheer her up
B. let her down
C. set her free
( ) 8. Henry looked over and found there was a well-dressed woman.
A. woman who had much money
B. woman who wore fashionable clothes
C. woman who was very beautiful
ii. 单选填空。

从下面每小题的A、B、C三个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

（共7小题，每小题1分；计7分）( ) 9. If you stay at home alone and have nothing to do, you may feel ________.
A. happy
B. bored
C. tired
( ) 10. A ________ is a woman of good manners.
A. girl
B. nurse
C. lady
( ) 11. Kelly works in a restaurant as a waitress in her spare time, so we can say she does a ________ job.
A. busy
B. full-time
C. part-time
( ) 12. In order to know what the weather is like tomorrow, you can listen to the ________.
A. weather forecast
B. music radio
C. daily news
( ) 13. To ________ is to bring or collect something together.
A. hold
B. raise
C. offer
( ) 14. ________ is the look on a person’s face that shows feelings.
A. Appearance
B. Expression
C. Impression
( ) 15. When you want to learn a language, you should learn from the ________ words.
A. basic
B. difficult
C. large
II. 语法填空。

（10分）
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或者使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。

（共10小题, 每小题1分；计10分）
One year ago, eleven of my friends and I got together and made a group. We called 16. ________ (our) “12 Caring Women”.
We meet once a 17. ________ and take turns to hold the activity. We each donate(捐赠) 20 dollars, so we have 240 dollars each month for 18. ________ (do) good things.
When we 19. ________(meet), we discuss what to do in the month. Last month, we donated the money to a 20. ________ lady. She had a baby in an earthquake, but didn’t have money 21. ________(raise) her baby.
Over the past year, we have helped many people 22. ________ need. We work with the government and 23. ________(school). They help us find people in need. If we don’t have people to 24. ________ in one month, we give the money to the nursing home(养老院).
When we help people, we feel very happy. I’m writing this passage 25. ________ (ask) more people to join us.
III. 完形填空。

（15分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

（共10小题，每小题1.5分；计15分）
The other day, I was getting into my car when I saw an old man walking up the hill. He looked tired, so I waited to see 26 he was OK.
He was fine, so I 27 him where he came from. He said that he just 28 a train. He was almost blind, but I said he was 29 .
We spent the next thirty minutes 30 about his life. He told me he 31 the army during the Second World War. And I even found 32 had a connection through a family member! We la ughed so much that we almost cried.
It cost me nothing other than thirty minutes of my 33 . I learnt so much, and Albert enjoyed the talking and left smiling.
I also had a(n) 34 to thank this great man for all he did to keep the country 35 during the war.
Thanks, amazing Albert. You are an inspiration!
( ) 26. A. if B. why C. but
( ) 27. A. told B. asked C. kept
( ) 28. A. got on B. drove away C. got off
( ) 29. A. clever B. great C. lucky
( ) 30. A. asking B. thinking C. talking
( ) 31. A. joined B. held C. invited
( ) 32. A. we B. they C. he
( ) 33. A. money B. time C. afternoon
( ) 34. A. friend B. plan C. opportunity
( ) 35. A. clean B. happy C. safe
IV. 阅读理解。

（30分）
阅读下列短文，从下面每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

（共20小题，每小题1.5分；计30分）
A（易）
Two hunters rented(租用) a small plane to fly them to a forest. They told the pilot to come back and pick them up in about two weeks. By the end of the two weeks, they had hunted a lot of animals and they wanted to put all of them onto the plane.
But the pilot said, “This plane can only take one lamb. You’ll ha ve to leave the others behind.”
Then one hunter said, “But last year, another pilot with the same plane let us take two lambs and some other animals onto the plane.”
So the new pilot thought about it. F inally he said, “OK, since you did it last year, I think this year we can do it again.” Then they put all the animals they had hunted onto the plane, and the plane took off. Five minutes later, it crashed. The three men looked around, and one hunter asked the other one, “Where do you think we are now?”
The other hunter looked around and said, “I think we’re about one mile away from the place where the plane crashed last year.”
( ) 36. The two hunters stayed in the forest for ________.
A. one week
B. two weeks
C. one year
D. two years
( ) 37. What did the two hunters do in the forest?
A. They took a holiday in the fo rest.
B. They learned how to fly a plane.
C. They hunted a lot of animals.
D. They found some lambs.
( ) 38. What did the two hunters take onto the plane at last?
A. Nothing.
B. One lamb.
C. Two lambs.
D. All the animals they hunted.
( ) 39. This year, what happened to the plane at last?
A. It crashed.
B. It didn’t work.
C. It landed on an island.
D. It only flew one mile.
( ) 40. What can we infer from the passage?
A. The two hunters knew the pilot before.
B. The two hunters come to the forest every year.
C. The new pilot didn’t know the plane would crash at first.
D. The plane the two hunters took last year also crashed after flying five minutes.
B（中）
Zach has a stepson, Bradley. One day, Zach drove over to meet Bradley. Bradley was a student in a high school. He neither liked nor disliked Zach, even though he had known Zach for three years. Zach was still trying to get along with Bradley. He told Bradley that he was coming over. Bradley said OK. When Zach got there, he asked if Bradley wanted to drive his car. Bradley had a driver’s license. Bradley said all right. Zach told him not to drive too fast, but he could drive anywhere he wanted. Bradley got on the 210 Road and headed northwest. Zach gave Bradley a few driving tips: Don’t drive next to big cars; d on’t drive behind trucks with goods... On their way back, Zach suggested that they stop at the golf course(高尔夫球场). He wanted to show Bradley how to play golf. But Bradley didn’t like it; he liked his video games. However, Bradley soon found that playing golf was fun and he did very well. The next day, Bradley, for the first time, called Zach. Bradley asked if Zach would come the next Saturday, so they could take a drive and go to the golf course again. Zach said yes, with a happy feeling in his heart. ( ) 41. How did Bradley like his stepfather at first?
A. He liked him.
B. He disliked him.
C. He thought his stepfather was a good man.
D. He neither liked nor disliked him.
( ) 42. What does the underlined word “license” mean in Chinese?
A. 身份证.
B. 执照.
C. 护照.
D. 银行卡.
( ) 43. The reason why Zach tried to get along with Bradley is that _______.
A. he didn’t know how to spend his time
B. he wanted to improve his relationship with Bradley
C. he wanted to show what he could do well in
D. he wanted to teach Bradley as a father
( ) 44. The last sentence in the passage implies that ________.
A. Zach had never been happy before
B. Zach was not easy to get along with
C. Zach found hope in what he ha d done
D. Zach shared the same hobby with Bradley
( ) 45. What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. What Zach did in his spare time.
B. How Zach got on well with his stepson.
C. Zach taught Bradley how to play golf.
D. Zach was good at driving and playing golf.
C（中）
A smuggler(走私犯) drove to the border. When a soldier looked in the truck, he was surprised to find six big bags.
“What’s in them?” the soldier asked.
“Dirt,” the smuggler answered.
“Take them out,” the soldier said. “I want to check them.”
The smuggler opened the bags, and sure enough, each one of them was filled with dirt. So the soldier let him go.
A week later, the smuggler came back, and once again, the soldier looked in the truck. “What’s in the bags this time?” he asked.
“Dirt, more dirt,” said the smuggler.
Not believing him, the soldier checked the bags and, once again, he found nothing but dirt. The same thing happened every week for six months, and the soldier finally became so frustrated(沮丧的) that he left and worked as a waiter in a restaurant. Then one night, the smuggler went to the restaurant and had a drink. The waiter saw him and said, “Listen! Drinks are free tonight if you tell me what you were smuggling all that ti me.”
Slowly, the smuggler got close to the waiter and said, “Truck s.”
( ) 46. The soldier found ________ bags in the smuggler’s truck for the first time.
A. four
B. five
C. six
D. seven
( ) 47. When the smuggler came again a week later, the soldier _______.
A. let him go without checking
B. invited him to a restaurant
C. checked and found nothing but dirt
D. left and became a waiter in a restaurant
( ) 48. Why did the soldier feel frustrated?
A. Because he couldn’t find what the smuggler smuggled.
B. Because he wanted to become a smuggler.
C. Because he wanted to work in a restaurant.
D. Because his work was too boring.
( ) 49. What did the smuggler smuggle all that time?
A. Dirt.
B. Drinks.
C. Trucks.
D. Foods.
( ) 50. Where is the passage probably taken from?
A. An advertising book.
B. A poster.
C. A fashion magazine.
D. A joke book.
D（难）
My life plan is to visit all the states in the US. Several years ago, my husband and I were traveling in the northwest. One day, when we were having our breakfast, I lost my wallet that had over $300 in it. There was no way for us to be able to find it, but we went on with our trip. We went off to drive around and enjoy the city, completely forgetting my missing wallet. Later on, when I checked my phone, there was a message from the boss of the restaurant where we had our breakfast:
“I have something that belongs to you, and you’re going to be very happy.”
We got back to the restaurant and there was the wallet on the table with all the money in it! The boss’s son found the wallet in front of the door, and brought it to him. He thought that it must belong to someone who had a meal in the restaurant, so he checked inside and found my phone number on a piece of paper.
( ) 51. Where were the writer and her husband when she lost her wallet?
A. They were in their hometown.
B. They were in the southwest of the US.
C. They were in the northeast of the US.
D. They were in the northwest of the US.
( ) 52. According to the passage, we can say that ________.
A. the writer always lost things during her trip s
B.the message was a good surprise to the writer
C. the wallet was not important for the writer
D. the writer didn’t mind that she had lost her wallet
( ) 53. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The writer lost her way when she was looking for her wallet.
B. The writer finally found her wallet under the table of the restaurant.
C. It was in front of the restaurant’s door that the wallet was found.
D. The boss’s son knew the writer’s phone number and called her.
( ) 54. What can we know from the passage?
A. The boss of the restaurant knew the writer before.
B. The writer was thankful to the boss of the restaurant.
C. The writer knew someone would bring back her wallet.
D. The writer wasn’t upset when she found that her wallet was missing.
( ) 55. Which of the following words can describe the boss best?
A. Interesting.
B. Nice.
C. Hard-working.
D. Stupid.
V. 写作。

（15分）
你知道“施比受更有福”的含义吗？“施”指“给予”，“受”指“接受”，“施比受更有福”意为“给予比接受更幸福”。

请根据下列提示，以“It Is More Blessed to Give than to Receive”为题，写一篇不少于80词的短文。

内容提示：
1. 你的朋友小梅经常去养老院帮忙照顾老人；
2. 她帮助老人打扫房间、洗衣服、陪老人聊天、照顾生病的老人；
3. 你问她为什么这么做，她说：“施比受更有福。

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相关词汇：养老院 the nursing home
It Is More Blessed to Give than to Receive
八年级下册期中测试（二）参考答案及听力原文
参考答案
听说部分
1-5 BBAAB 6-10 CCBAB 11. B
12. One possible version:
Last Sunday, students in our class went to the nursing home to help the old people. When we arrived there, the old people were so glad to see us. Then we helped them clean their houses. After that we sang songs and danced for them. At around 4:00 pm, we said goodbye to the old people and went home. We were happy that we could help others.
笔试部分
I. 1-5 CABBC 6-10 AABBC 11-15 CABBA
II. 16. ourselves 17. month 18. doing 19. meet 20. poor 21. to raise 22. in 23. schools 24. help 25. to ask
III. 26-30 ABCBC 31-35 AABCC
IV. 36-40 BCDAC 41-45 DBBCB 46-50 CCACD 51-55 DBCBB
V. One possible version:
It Is More Blessed to Give than to Receive
My friend Xiaomei is a very kind girl. She often goes to the nursing home to look after the old people there. She helps them clean the houses and wash clothes. She enjoys talking to the old people there. She also takes care of them when they are ill.
When I ask her why she does that, she says, “We should help people in need, especially the old. It is more blessed to give than to receive.”
听力原文
I. 听录音，在A、B、C选项中选出你所听到的句子。

句子念两遍。

1. Who can help the little girl?
2. The old man can’t make paper cuttings.
3. The boy is watching a cartoon.
II. 听录音，在A、B、C三个选项中选出与你听到的句子的意思最相近的句子。

句子念两遍。

4. She worries about her illness.
5. They set off early in the morning for London.
III. 请你根据实际情况和所提供的情景完成对话。

问题念两遍。

你最近在一家医院做志愿者，你的好朋友向你询问相关情况，请你回答三个问题。

6. What do you do in the hospital?
7. When did you begin to do the work?
8. What do you think of your work there?
IV. 听短文回答问题。

短文及问题念两遍。

Last summer holiday, I volunteered for 4 weeks in a children’s home in Africa. It was an amazing experience. There were 30 children in the children’s home. I worked there with other 5 volunteers. We lived together with the children and helped them as much as we can. We took care of them, played games with them and helped them with their homework. We g ot to know the children and provided them with support. The children were so thankful for our help. They became more interested in their studies with our help.
根据短文内容，回答三个问题。

9. How long did the speaker work in the children’s home?
10. How many volunteers were there?
11. What did the speaker do in the children’s home?。