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八年级英语上册期末测试卷5（牛津版）‎ 一、选择题 ‎( )1. Mr Lee_____ his car at the school gate when I got to school.‎ A. cleaned B. cleans C. was cleaning D. is cleaning ‎( )2. I was walking along the river_____ I suddenly stepped on a banana skin and fell over.‎ A. when B. while C. after D. since ‎( )3. — If you lose your way in a new city and have no money, do you know_____ to make things better?‎ ‎— Yes. I would ask a policeman for help.‎ A. how to do B. what to do C. what to do it D. what can you do ‎( )4. — The bird in that cage must be feeling very unhappy.‎ ‎ —_____. I think all birds hope to fly in the sky.‎ A. I don’t agree B. I am afraid you are wrong C. Maybe you are wrong D. I couldn’t agree more ‎( )5. — Thanks for inviting us, Ann! The party was great.‎ ‎ — You’re welcome. _____.‎ A. Don’t say that B. I am glad you enjoyed yourself ‎ C. Never mind D. All right ‎ ‎( )6. — Did you go to the cinema yesterday?‎ ‎ — No. I planned_____ there in the evening, but my uncle dropped in.‎ A. going B. to go C. went D. to going ‎( )7. All villagers were sleeping in their houses_____ the mudslide (泥石流) hit the village.‎ A. when B. while C. after D. since ‎( )8. — Why didn’t you play with us this afternoon?‎ ‎— I_____ at the station for my cousin from Beijing. ‎ A. was waiting B. have waited C. am waiting D. will wait ‎ ‎( )9. — What happened? Why were you late this morning?‎ ‎— I am sorry. But my car_____ halfway. ‎ A. broke down B. broke up C. broke off D. broke away ‎( )10. — It’s my turn to speak. I am afraid I can’t do it well.‎ ‎—_____ first and believe in yourself! I’m sure you’ll make it.‎ A. Be quick B. That’s right C. Calm down D. Never mind ‎ 二. 完形填空（每小题1分）‎ A A man was driving his car on a country road. Suddenly two three-legged__11__ran across the road. ‎ ‎“Wow! How__12__those chickens run!” said the man. He was really interested in these chickens, __13__he followed the road where the chickens had just come from. __14__, he came to a farm. There were many three-legged chickens running around. A farmer came out to __15__him. “Welcome to my farm, sir,” the farmer said.‎ ‎“Thank you! Actually how is it __16__ to have these chickens?” asked the man.‎ The farmer explained, “Our family all__17__ eating chicken legs. We tried many times until ‎ we created the three-legged chickens. We thought we could eat even __18__chicken legs every day!”‎ ‎“Interesting! How do the chicken legs__19__?”‎ asked the man.‎ ‎“Well, there is a __20__. We haven’t been able to catch one yet!” answered the farmer.‎ ‎( )11. A. chickens B. pigs C. dogs D. cats ‎ ‎( )12. A. slowly B. quiet C. fresh D. fast ‎( )13. A. but B. though C. so D. if ‎ ‎( )14. A. Pretty B. Finally C. Next D. First ‎ ‎( )25. A. greet B. catch C. decide D. read ‎( )16. A. available B. creative C. possible D. careful ‎( )17. A. watch B. stop C. finish D. love ‎ ‎( )18. A. worse B. fewer C. more D. less ‎( )19. A. run B. taste C. grow D. come ‎ ‎( )20. A. problem B. article C. chance D. story ‎ B ‎ Spring is a favourite season for many people. And it is certainly easy to understand __21__this is so. Spring is the time when the earth comes back to life after a__22__ cold winter. In spring, flowers begin to bloom (开花) and the green world begins to__23__.‎ Spring is also a(n) __24__ season for many hobbies like gardening. For gardeners, __25__ is one of the most wonderful times in the garden. Spring is the time when many beautiful flowers begin to__26__ and bloom. So spring is one of the most beautiful __27__ for gardeners.‎ For outdoor sports lovers, the coming of the spring season is __28__. For fishermen, spring ‎__29__ the coming of the trout (鳟鱼) season. And of course, spring is also the opening of the baseball season, a great time __30__ both players and their fans.‎ 三、阅读理解(每小题2分)‎ 阅读下面四篇语言材料，然后按文后要求做题。‎ A Students’ safety has become a big problem. Nearly 50% of students say they are worried about robbery (抢劫) on the way to and from school. Now in main big cities in China, some schools have taught an unusual lesson: self-protection. Students like this lesson because there are no exams or boring classes. And they can learn how to save lives and know how to stop danger before it really happens.‎ Chen Haoyu, a teacher at Beijing No. 25 Middle School gives young students advice on how to deal with danger.‎ If you are robbed (被抢劫): Keep calm. If you cannot cry for help or run away, give the robber your money. Try to remember what the robber looks like and tell the police later. ‎ If you are in a traffic accident: If a car hits you, you should remember the car number. If it is a bicycle, try to call your parents before you let the rider go. This is because you don’t know how seriously you are hurt. ‎ If it is raining hard and there is lightning: Don’t stay in high places and stay away from trees. ‎ If there is a fire: Get away as fast as you can. Put wet things on your body and try to find an exit. Do not take the lift.‎ If someone is drowning (溺水): If you can’t swim, don’t get into the water. Cry out for help.‎ Remember that danger is never as far away as you think. Take care of yourself at all times!‎ ‎( )31. Why do students like the self-protection lesson? ‎ ‎① Because there are no tests. ‎ ‎② Because the lessons are boring. ‎ ‎③ Because they can learn how to save lives. ‎ ‎④ Because they can know how to stop danger before it happens.‎ A. ①② B. ②③ C. ①②④ D. ①③④‎ ‎( )32. What will you do if a bicycle hits you? ‎ A. I will remember the bicycle number.‎ B. I won’t let the rider go until I call my parents.‎ C. I will let the rider go before I call my parents.‎ D. I will let the rider go because I know how seriously I am hurt.‎ ‎( )33. If your house is on fire, you must________.‎ A. put dry things on your body B. run quickly and take the lift C. run away and find an exit as quickly as you can D. take everything you have and then run away ‎ ‎( )34. ________ways of self-protection are mentioned (提及) in the passage.‎ A. Three B. Four C. Five D. Six ‎ ‎( )35. What is the best title for this passage?‎ A. How to keep calm B. Self-protection C. A usual lesson D. Danger B One rainy morning, my phone woke me up. It was one of my friends’ number. But the caller was a taxi driver. ‎ Clearly, my friend had left the phone in the taxi the night before. The driver called some numbers in the phone and I was the first one to answer his call.‎ A rainy morning for taxi drivers in this big city is a very busy time. He asked me where he could meet me to give me the mobile phone. I told him my address and quickly jumped out of bed and got dressed.‎ When I arrived, the driver was waiting for me already. I thanked him and praised (称赞) him for having such a kind heart. Also, I was so happy for my friend. He just moved to this city a few weeks ago. I knew how important his mobile phone was to him!‎ I asked the taxi driver for his name, so my friend himself could thank him. He said my praise and thanks were all that he needed. Then he drove off.‎ I emailed my friend telling him I had his phone. Hearing the whole story, my friend was thankful and said kindness was really everywhere in this world.‎ ‎( )36. What was the writer doing when he got the call from the taxi driver?‎ A. Studying. B. Sleeping. C. Exercising. D. Working.‎ ‎( )37. When did the writer’s friend lose his phone?‎ A. In the morning. B. In the afternoon. C. At noon. D. At night.‎ ‎( )38. Why did the driver call the writer?‎ A. Because he wanted to visit the writer.‎ B. Because he guessed the phone was the writer’s. ‎ C. Because he believed the writer would send something to him.‎ D. Because he thought the writer knew the owner of the lost phone.‎ ‎( )39. ________was new to this city.‎ A. The writer’s friend B. The driver’s friend ‎ C. The writer D. The driver ‎( )40. We can learn from the passage that________.‎ A. the writer was the first one the driver called ‎ B. taxi drivers are free on rainy days in this city C. the writer praised and thanked the driver D. the driver told the writer his name at last C A young man from a village called Nawalapitiya married (娶) a young woman from Maiyuwa, a small village. They lived with the man’s big family. The family kept an elephant. The woman soon took a great interest in the elephant. Every day she fed it with fruit and sugar. She treated it with great kindness. And soon they became good friends. ‎ Three months later, the woman quarrelled (吵架) with her husband. She felt sad and went back to her parents’ home. Soon the elephant didn’t want to eat or work. It seemed to be ill and heartbroken. One morning after several weeks, the animal disappeared from the house. All the family went to look for him, but they found him nowhere. ‎ He went to the woman’s home. Nobody knew how he found his way. On seeing her, the elephant waved (挥动) its trunk and touched her with it. The young woman was so moved by the act of the animal. So she went back to her husband’s home.‎ ‎( )41. The woman left her new home ________.‎ A. to visit her own parents in Maiyuwa B. to see if the elephant would follow her C. because she was not happy with her husband D. because she was tired of the large family ‎( )42. The word “disappeared” in the reading means “______”.‎ A. ran away B. lost C. hid D. remained ‎( )43. After the young woman left her husband’s home, the elephant________.‎ A. returned to the forest B. was sad because it missed her C. went to look for a new home D. was sick because nobody fed it ‎( )44. How did the elephant show his feeling when he saw the young woman?‎ A. It waved its trunk and smiled. B. It touched her with its trunk.‎ C. It touched her and cried. D. It waved its trunk and ran around her.‎ ‎( )45. The writer wrote the story in order to________.‎ A. show that elephants are very clever B. tell how a woman trained a wild animal C. show that women care more for animals than men do D. tell how an animal got a husband and a wife together again D James A. Michener was a famous American writer. He donated (捐) at least 90 per cent of what he made from his 43 novels (小说). He seemed to donate more than this. At his death (去世), in October 1997, he had given away $117 million.‎ Michener made a good example, not just in how much he gave, but in his style of giving. He usually followed up his donations to see how people used the money and he had a lot of fun in doing so.‎ Michener was 90 when he died. He was the only writer on the list of American’s top 25 philanthropists (慈善家). Michener gave $72 million to his college—Swarthmore. He said, “I am from a family without any money; the college made me from darkness into light.’’‎ Michener married (结婚) three times, but he had no children. For his last 15 years, he lived quietly in Austin‎, ‎Texas. He moved there to write the 1,000-page novel. The film called South Pacific was adapted (改编) from his first book, Tales of the South Pacific, written when he was 40.‎ ‎( )46. Michener died in________.‎ A. 1991 B. ‎1994 ‎C. 1997 D. 2000‎ ‎( )47. Michener cared about ______ after he donated.‎ A. how much money he gave away ‎ B. what people did with the money C. when people would give back the money ‎ D. how much fun he had ‎( )48. Michener came from a ________ family.‎ A. rich B. poor C. big D. small ‎( )49. Michener wrote his first book ________.‎ A. when he moved to Austin ‎ B. in his last 15 years C. when he was married for the third time D. at the age of 40 ‎ ‎( )50. Which is NOT TRUE about James Michener?‎ A. He was famous as both a writer and a philanthropist.‎ B. He spent his last 15 years quietly.‎ C. He lived a life without any sons or daughters.‎ D. He once studied in Swarthmore as a high school student.‎ 四. 词语填空（每小题1分）‎ A. 根据所给汉语意思，用合适的单词填空。‎ ‎51. In China, when people meet you for the first time, they always________ (握) hands with you warmly.‎ ‎52. Would you please ________ (描述) how the accident happened?‎ ‎53. The local ________ (政府) takes action to call on people to plant trees.‎ ‎54. My ________ (牙疼) really brings me much trouble these days.‎ ‎55. How________ (瞌睡) I am! I need a good rest right now.‎ B. 用所给单词的适当形式填空。‎ ‎56. What a ________ (fog) day it is today! I don’t think it a good day for jogging.‎ ‎57. You need to tell us________ (clear) what you think when having a debate (辩论).‎ ‎58. — Is Tom’s report OK now?‎ ‎ — I have no idea. He________ (write) it this morning.‎ ‎59. We should do everything we can_______________ (prevent) the endangered animals from dying out.‎ ‎60. I love playing that online game. I don’t think you can find a________ (excited) game. ‎ C. 阅读下面的对话，选用合适的词组，并用其正确形式填空。‎ in order to, wash away, right away, thousands of, a bit Andy: Do you know the flood in Ann’s hometown this summer?‎ Wendy: Yes. The flood (61) ________________many houses. ‎ Andy: That’s terrible. (62) ________________people lost their homes. Now they have to live in board houses.‎ Wendy: Really? The board houses aren’t warm enough in winter.‎ Andy: That’s true. (63) ________________help the people keep warm in winter, we now call on people to donate their clothes and quilts (被子).‎ Wendy: I will donate my down jacket (羽绒服). I will go home to get it (64) ____________. ‎ Andy: No hurry. You’re really a kind and helpful girl.‎ Wendy: Thanks. I just think that if everyone gives (65) _____________of love, the world will be much better. ‎ D. 根据所给汉语意思，用合适的单词填空。‎ ‎66. The firemen rushed into the burning house to save the old people without ________ (恐惧).‎ ‎67. My grandparents grew rice for a ________ (生活) in the past.‎ ‎68. A baby tiger looks like a lovely cat at ________ (出生).‎ ‎69. The boy ________ (扔) a paper ball out of the window and this made his teacher angry.‎ ‎70. ________ (物理) is an interesting subject and I am good at it.‎ E. 用所给单词的适当形式填空。‎ ‎71. Many people in the USA like baseball. But in China, it is________ (popular).‎ ‎72. Of the three phones, this Huawei costs the________ (little) money. But it is as smart as the other two.‎ ‎73. Our work is almost________ (finish). We can have a rest soon.‎ ‎74. We got wet in the rain. ________ (luck), nobody caught a cold.‎ ‎75. My mum________ (count) eggs when I went into the kitchen. ‎ F. 阅读下面的短文，根据所给首字母提示，用合适的单词填空。‎ GIY stands for “grow it yourself” and it is about a new fashion for growing your own food. ‎ There are a lot of (76) r________ why growing your own food is a good idea. GIY helps reduce (减少) carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (排放物). Food in supermarkets travells a long (77) w________ and that produces a lot of CO2. If you grow as (78) m________ vegetables as you can at home, you can help save the earth. ‎ Vegetables you grow are also good for your (79) h________ because they have more ‎ nutrients (营养) and they are green food (80) w________ chemicals (化学物). ‎ What’s more, you can (81）s________ money by GIY. First of all, seeds (种子) are much (82) c________ than vegetables. And secondly, you can save more by planting the most expensive vegetables. You can give your vegetables to friends and neighbours. Being (83) g________ can make you more popular.‎ Don’t worry if you don’t have much (84) s________. To GIY, you don’t even need a garden. You can use pots on your balconies. And don’t worry if your place doesn’t get much sun. You can plant vegetables that don’t need a lot of sun to grow. ‎ Grow your own vegetables now. You will have not (85) o________ a healthier body but also a healthier social life. ‎ 四、 词语运用（每小题1分）‎ ‎(A)阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。请将答案写在短文中相应题号的横线上。方框中有两个词是多余的。‎ meet remember plan take report need together back message close leave choose When a disaster comes, you may need to (86) ________ your home right away. So it’s important to have a (87) ________ before it comes. The following ways may help you make the plan. ‎ First, have a family (88) ________. Plan a way to get your family members (89) _______ after a disaster. Choose two places for everyone. The first should be (90) ________to your house. The second should be a little further.‎ Next, (91) ________ a person to help your family get in touch with (保持联系) each other. After a disaster, call the person, so he or she can pass (92) ________ for your family members. ‎ Then, get a family disaster box. It should include things your family (93) __________, such as bread, water, medicine and things like that. When doing it, (94) ________that different people have different needs. If you have to leave the house, remember to (95) __________ the box with you. It’s necessary. ‎