句容市2014-2015八年级英语下册期中试卷（牛津版含答案）
一、听力（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
A）听对话回答问题，将正确选项填涂在答题卡相应位置。(读两遍)
1. How did the man go to school?
A. B. C.
2. What can the tourist see during the trip?
A. B. C.
3. What does the man usually use the computer for?
A. B. C.
4. Which kind of book does the woman like reading?
A. B. C.
5. What has the man done many times before?
A. He has jumped over the gate.
B. He has swum across the river.
C. He has climbed the tree.
6. Where are the speakers probably(可能) going?
A. To a hospital． B. To a restaurant． C. To a beach．
7. What will the weather be like tomorrow?
A. Sunny. B. Windy. C. Snowy.
8. What has happened in the woman’s hometown?
A. There has been an earthquake.
B. There has been a fire.
C. There has been a flood.
9. Why will the boy be late for the party?
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A. Because he must have a guitar lesson.
B. Because he must play the piano.
C. Because he must do his homework.
10. What did Tom help his parents to do last weekend?
A. To clean the garden B. To clean the car. C. To clean the house.
B）听对话和短文回答问题, 将正确选项填涂在答题卡相应位置。（读两遍）
听第1段材料，回答第11-12小题。
11. What are they talking about?
A. Their grandpa. B. Their holidays. C. The farm.
12. Who taught Alice to ride a horse?
A. Her uncle’s friend. B. Her friend. C. Her uncle.
听第2段材料, 完成信息表第13-15小题。
A trip to Paris
When
John is leaving for Paris at 10 am, 13 .
Times
His father has been to Paris 14 .
How
John will go there 15 .
13. A. July 17th B. July 7th C. June 17th
14. A. once B. twice C. three times
15. A. by train B. by ship C. by plane
听第3段材料，回答第16-20小题。
16. What’s wrong with the girl?
A. She has got a pain in her right ear.
B. She has got a pain in her right eye.
C. She has got a pain in her mouth.
17. How long has the girl been like this?
A. About two days. B. About seven days. C. About two weeks.
18. How often does the girl go swimming?
A. Twice a week. B. Once a week. C. Almost every day.
19. Where does she often swim?
A. In a river. B. In a swimming pool. C. In a lake.
20. Who will the girl probably go to see?
A. A teacher. B. A doctor. C. The girl’s parents.
二、单项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项, 填涂在答题卡相应位置。
21. —Do you know Jack well?
—Sure. We’ve been friends ▲ ten years ago.
A. since B. for C. during D. before
22. Mr. Zhang ▲ a bus to his office, but now he walks there.
A. is used to taking B. was used to take C. used to taking
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D. used to take
23. When we write an article, we can use“ ▲ ”to show effect.
A. as a result B. for example C. in fact D. at first
24. Mary is never late for class. She always arrives there ▲ .
A. in time B. on time C. at a time D. from time to time
25. —Excuse me, is Miss Li at home?
—Sorry, she ▲ London on business.
A. has been to B. has been in C. has gone to D. has gone in
26. When Gulliver looked down, he saw a huge army of tiny people ▲ towards him.
A. coming B. to come C. come D. came
27. Most children in China ▲ go to school during the Spring Festival.
A. mustn’t B. don’t have to C. shouldn’t D. cannot
28. —Mike, why are you watching TV again?
—I ▲ my homework. I need to relax, you know.
A. finish B. will finish C. finished D. have finished
29. —Would you mind my smoking here?
— ▲ . Can’t you see the sign “No smoking”?
A. Of course not B. No C. Never mind D. You’d better not
30. We often use facts to tell true statements when writing. The sentences below are facts EXCEPT
▲ .
A. J.K. Rowling is a Canadian writer.
B. Our ship crashed against the rocks.
C. I think the character in the book is very brave.
D. On the way we met some Disney Cartoon characters.
三、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳选项, 填涂在答题卡相应位置。
Many years ago, there lived a family with eight children in a small village. Two of the children loved 31 very much, but the family was so poor that it was impossible to send 32 of them to study at the art college at the same time. Finally, the two boys 33 a plan. They would toss a coin(抛硬币). The loser would go 34 into the mines(煤矿) and made money to help his brother study at the college. Then when the brother who won the toss finished his studies, after four years, he would 35 the other brother studying at the college.
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James won the toss and Jack went down into the mines. James worked with all his heart and his paintings were much 36 than those of most of his teachers, and by the time he 37 the college, he was beginning to make a lot of money for his paintings.
38 James returned, the family held a big dinner for his great success. Jack said 39 , "Brother, the four years in the mines has done too much to my hands, so it' s too 40 . Now I can’t even hold a glass. "
To show his great love and respect, James drew his brother’s hands with fingers towards the sky. He called his drawing "The Praying Hands", which became very famous years later.
31. A. money B. books C. school D. painting
32. A. both B. all C. any D. neither
33. A. looked out B. worked out C. took out D. got out
34. A. off B. away C. down D. up
35. A. support B. agree C. follow D. let
36. A. worse B. better C. cheaper D. older
37. A. waited B. arrived C. walked D. finished
38. A. Before B. When C. Though D. While
39. A. happily B. angrily C. softly D. excitedly
40. A. late B. early C. good D. helpful
四、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面内容, 从各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳选项, 填涂在答题卡相应位置。
（A）
Learning How to Learn $22
Children who read this book show great interest
in study. Many pictures will help them understand
it easily and quickly.
Basic Study Guidebook $36
Read this book and learn:
What the three barriers (障碍) to study are and what to do about them
What to do if you are tired of a subject
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Children read it to improve the ability to study
How to use a Dictionary Picture Book for Children $35
Read this book and learn:
How to look up words in a dictionary
What the different marks(标志) in a dictionary mean
How to use a dictionary to pronounce(发音) words correctly
Buy this book and help children unlock their education.
What’s more, you will just pay 60% for it before June 10.
41. Which book can tell you what to do if you are tired of a subject?
A. Study Skills for Life
B. Learning How to Learn
C. The Basic Study Guidebook
D. How to Use a Dictionary Picture Book for Children
42. Many pictures in the book “Learning How to Learn” can ▲ .
A. make children read slowly B. make children understand the book easily
C. make the book boring D. make children draw beautifully
43. According to the advertisements, the three books are for ▲ .
A. the old B. parents C. children D. men
44. How much will you just pay for them if you buy the three books on June 8?
A.＄93 B.＄71 C.＄80 D.＄79
45. The purpose(目的) of the three advertisements is to ▲ .
A. sell these books to the children B. help children learn English
C. help children learn about nature D. use a dictionary to pronounce correctly
（B）
A habit is an action that we have acted so often that it becomes something we do almost without thinking. Some of them are not good habits. People spend countless hours and dollars each year trying to stop these bad habits but often fail. Why? Change is hard work and there is no shortcut to get it. However, there is still some advice for you to follow.
First, look at why you do it. In other words, what’s the result of doing this thing? If your bad habit is shouting at people when you are unhappy or under pressure
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(压力), what do you get from it? It may make you feel a little better for the moment. Or maybe you have a bad habit of leaving your homework undone. The result could be that you get more time to spend on the Internet!
Next, take a look on the other hand. What are you losing because of your habit? Shouting at other people is a bad habit because it makes people around you feel bad and unhappy. Leaving your homework undone is a bad habit because you may be punished (惩罚) by your teacher. Having more Internet time means that you are losing the chance to learn the things you need to learn. When you think that way, you’ll find that it’s not wise to keep your bad habit! Now it is time to make a decision (决定). What will you choose? I’m sure you will choose to do something that is more important.
46. From the first paragraph, we know that ▲ .
A. we can easily change bad habits
B. we must change all the habits we have
C. a habit is a terrible thing we can never change
D. people always fail to break bad habits
47. The underlined sentence “there is no shortcut to get it” means that ▲ .
A. it is not easy to stop bad habits B. there is a long way and a short way
C. something dangerous may happen D. we must cut bad habits in a short time
48. According to the passage, if you want to stop your habits, you have to ▲ .
A. talk to others B. finish your homework first
C. know why you do and what you do D. spend less time on the Internet
49. What does the underlined word “undone” mean in Chinese?
A. 已改的 B. 未改的 C. 已做的 D. 未做的
50. The best title for this passage is “ ▲ ”.
A. A bad habit B. Change the habit C. A good habit D. Stop bad habits
（C）
There was a famous church in London. It was 110 meters high. The center of the church was like a bell. The ceiling of the church was painted by a famous artist. A platform (平台) was built so that the artist could put up a ladder on it and paint the ceiling. The platform was about 70 meters over the ground.
One day the artist was working hard and had nearly finished one popular corner of the ceiling. Also on the platform was his assistant, who was mixing paints. The artist stepped back so that he could see how his work was doing. To have a better look at his painting, he stepped back again. Suddenly, his assistant shouted, picked up a small bowl of paint and started to paint the artist's work on the top. The artist
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was very angry and rushed forwards to stop him.
“What do you think you are doing?” he shouted angrily. “Are you mad(疯的)?” His assistant replied, “I saw you walking backwards to have a better look at your painting. But you didn't notice that you had reached the very edge(边缘) of the platform. You were in great danger. I wanted to make you move forwards. If I had not made you run forwards, you would have fallen backwards off the edge of the platform.”
51. The story happened in ▲ .
A. America B. England C. Germany D. France
52. Why did the artist step back again?
A. To have a better look at his painting.
B. To see how his work was doing.
C. To paint a bowl in his painting.
D. To pour some paint on his painting.
53. What did the assistant do to stop the artist falling off the platform?
A. He ran forwards to stop him.
B. He stopped mixing the paints.
C. He painted a famous painting himself.
D. He shouted to the artist and painted his painting.
54. Which picture shows the same situation as the underlined sentences in Paragraph 2?
Note: a: artist; b: assistant; c: painting; ←: the direction of the movement
A B C D
55. After reading the passage, what do you think the artist would probably do?
A. He would be angry with what the assistant had done.
B. He would be thankful to the assistant for having saved his life.
C. He would punish the assistant for having destroyed (毁坏) his painting.
D. He wouldn't allow (允许) the assistant to work with him any more.
五、词汇运用（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
A）根据句意，用括号中所给词的正确形式填空，每空填一词。
56. —Did you enjoy ▲ (you) in Hong Kong? —Yes, we had a fantastic time.
57. Everyone thinks that they are ▲ (able) to finish this task without your
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help.
58. In spring, Flower Festival attracts lots of tourists to Jurong, a ▲ (south) city of Jiangsu.
59. The doctors and nurses will devote all their ▲ (life) to the patients from the poor areas.
60. —Could you please tell me something about your flight?
—Of course. We will fly from Lukou Airport ▲ (direct) to Beijing.
B）根据句意、汉语或音标提示，写出各单词的正确形式，每空填一词。
61. —What are you going to do when you finish school? —We are going ▲ ( [əˈbrɔːd] ).
62. Several naughty children caught a ▲ ([ˈkʌpl] ) of street pigeons for Christmas dinner.
63. If you don’t go to Mount Huang, I won’t go there, ▲ (也).
64. The kind man doesn’t know how he should ▲ (拒绝) their invitation.
65. —How long are the first Outlets near Nanjing open every day?
—From 10 am to 9:30 pm ▲ (除了) New Year’s Day.
C）用动词的正确形式填空，词数不限。
66. Julie’s father ▲ (go) to London last week. He will come back in a few days.
67. —Could you tell us how ▲ (translate) this article into English? —Sure.
68. They moved away five years ago, but they still continue ▲ (keep) in touch with each other.
69. I had to ▲ (order) another single room for my new friend from Beijing.
70. —How long ▲ your parents ▲ (marry) ?
—For about five years.
六、任务型阅读，每空一词（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
Why should students play sports? Some people think that students play sports in order to get exercise. Others think it can help students have fun. But that is not enough. If students play sports, they can get more than healthy bodies. Why? Here are three more reasons.
Students who play sports do better in school. Some people think that doing exercise will take up students’ study time. But a recent study has shown that students who play sports get better scores in school than those who don’t. Exercise gets students to learn, remember things better.
Students who play sports develop(培养) their teamwork spirits and learn problem-solving skills. When they are working together with others to win games and
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reach goals (目标), they’re learning how to be successful in practice. And these skills will be useful to them for study or their future work.
Playing sports can also improve confidence. Students who play sports feel better about themselves. When they know they can improve and reach their goals by practicing, it builds their confidence. And sports can also help them communicate with others actively and make new friends.
Now, how about going out to play sports with your friends every day?
71 should students play sports?
Common reasons
Students play sports to get exercise or 72 themselves.
More reasons
Playing sports helps students get 73 scores in school. It also makes them learn, 74 things better.
Students who play sports can learn how to get 75 in practice.
Students develop teamwork spirits and learn problem-solving 76 .
Playing sports can 77 confidence.
Sports can help students have 78 with others and make new friends.
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Students should 80 out to play sports with friends every day.
七、短文填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
根据短文内容及所给首字母提示写出所缺单词, 并将完整单词填在答题卡的相应位置。
One Saturday, Mike decided to go sailing in his boat with his friend Daniel, but Daniel happened to be not at home. Daniel’s brother Jim wanted to go i 81 of Daniel though he didn’t know anything about sailing. Mike a 82 and they started this trip to the sea. Soon they found themselves in a thick fog. Mike was afraid that big ships would h 83 theirs. Just at that time he saw a large buoy(浮标) through the fog, so he tried to t 84 the boat to it for their own safety. As he was getting onto the buoy, h 85 , he dropped the wet rope. The boat moved away in the fog, carrying Jim who didn’t know how to use the radio. He drifted about(漂泊) and nobody saw him u 86 twelve hours later.
Mike s 87 the night on the buoy. In the early morning he f 88 asleep. He was having a bad d 89 when a shout woke him up. A ship, the Good Hope, came up and he climbed onto it and thanked the captain. The captain told him that another ship saved Jim and the ship’s captain sent out a message. “W 90 the message, I wouldn’t have found you on the buoy,” he said.
八、书面表达（共1题；满分10分）
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“书籍是人类进步的阶梯”。确实如此, 知识改变命运，阅读丰富人生。请根据表格中的信息，写一篇关于阅读的英语短文。
阅读的益处
●获取知识 ●丰富生活 ●愉悦心情
阅读的途径
●书店 ●图书馆 ●读书俱乐部 ●网上阅读
你的读书习惯与感受
……（不少于两句）
你的假期读书计划
●列出书单 ●和朋友分享
要求：1. 所写内容必须包括表格中的信息，可适当发挥。
2. 自拟两点你的读书习惯与感受。
3. 不少于80词，开头已给出，不计入总词数。
4. 条理清晰，语句通顺，语法正确，书写工整。
Reading is very important for everyone.
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八年级英语期中试卷参考答案及评分标准
一、听力（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
1.
A
2.
C
3.
B
4.
B
5.
C
6.
C
7.
B
8.
A
9.
A
10.
C
11.
B
12.
C
13.
A
14.
B
15.
C
16.
A
17.
B
18.
C
19.
B
20.
B
二、单项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
21.
A
22.
D
23.
A
24.
B
25.
C
26.
A
27.
B
28.
D
29.
D
30.
C
三、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
31.
D
32.
A
33.
B
34.
C
35.
A
36.
B
37.
D
38.
B
39.
C
40.
A
四、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
41.
C
42.
B
43.
C
44.
D
45.
A
46.
D
47.
A
48.
C
49.
D
50.
D
51.
B
52.
A
53.
D
54.
A
55.
B
五、词汇运用（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
56.
yourselves
57.
unable
58.
southern
59.
lives
60.
directly
61.
abroad
62.
couple
63.
either
64.
refuse
65.
except
66.
went
67.
to translate
68.
keeping/ to keep
69.
order
70.
have;
been married
六、任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
71.
Why
72.
enjoy
73.
better
74.
remember
75.
success
76.
skills
77.
improve
78.
communication
79.
Advice/Suggestions
80.
go
七、短文填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
81.
instead
82.
agreed
83.
hit
84.
tie
85.
however
86.
until
87.
spent
88.
fell
89.
dream
90.
Without
八、书面表达（共1题；满分10分）
One possible version:
Reading is very important for everyone. We can get much knowledge from reading. When we read a good book, we will be in a very good mood. We can find many ways to enjoy reading. We can go to bookshops, go to the library, and join in the “Reading Club”. Reading online is also a good way.
Books are my best friends. I love reading. When I have free time, the best way for me to relax myself is to read books.
Firstly, in the coming summer holiday, I will make a list of the books that I want to read. Secondly, I want to share my reading feelings with my friends. I’m sure I’ll have fun reading this summer holiday.
书面表达评分标准
第五档：（9—10分） 能写明全部要点，语言基本无误，行文流畅，表达清楚。
第四档：（7—8分）能写明大部分要点，语言有一些错误，但行文基本流畅，表达基本清楚。
第三档：（5—6分）能写明一些要点，语言错误较多，但意思基本连贯，表达基本清楚。
第二档：（3—4分）能写出少数要点，语言错误多，意思不连贯，影响意思表达。
第一档：（1—2分）只能写出若干词语，无可读的句子。
0分： 未传达给读者任何信息；所写内容与要求无关；无法看清。
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