◎ 2008-2009学年度牛津译林版江苏省泰州市姜堰市八年级下学期英语期中考试语试题的第一部分试题
  • 听对话,从A,B,C三个选项中选出与所听对话意思相符的图画。
    (     )1.         
                       A                        B                       C
    (     )2.         
                        A                      B                         C
    (     )3.         
                      A                         B                        C
    (     )4.         
                       A                         B                        C
  • 听对话, 从A,B,C三个选项中选出正确答案回答问题。

    1. Whose dictionary is on the desk?
    [     ]
    A. Millie's.
    B. Daniel's.
    C. Tom's.
    2. What will Henry do on Friday?
    [     ]
    A. He will go traveling.
    B. He will write an invitation letter to his friend.
    C. He will have tea with Anna.
    3. What was Hainan Island like in the past?
    [     ]
    A. It was poor and small.
    B. It was big but poor.
    C. It was small but modern.
    4. What's Daniel's opinion about the changes?
    [     ]
    A. He thinks the changes are all good.
    B. He thinks the changes have caused some problems for the wildlife.
    C. He thinks the changes make room for animals and plants.
    5. Where are they talking?
    [     ]
    A. In a restaurant.
    B. In a museum.
    C. In a shopping mall.
    6. Why did nobody answer the phone call?
    [     ]
    A. The woman's family all went out.
    B. They didn't hear the calling.
    C. They changed the phone number.
  • 听1对话, 回答1-2题。
    1. How much money did Victor get in his dream?
    [     ]
    A. $1,000,000.
    B. $100,000.
    C. ¥1,000,000.
    2. What did Victor decide to do with the money in his dream?
    [     ]
    A. Buy a car.
    B. Go traveling.
    C. Raise money for charity.
  • 听1对话, 回答1-2题。
    1. What's the relationship between the speakers?
    [     ]
    A. Husband and wife.
    B. Father and daughter.
    C. Mother and son.
    2. Where are they living now?
    [     ]
    A. In a big house with a garden.
    B. In a small flat without a balcony.
    C. In a small flat with a balcony.
  • 听1对话, 回答1-3题。
    1. Who is Mr. Johnson?
    [     ]
    A. Millie's history teacher.
    B. Millie's doctor.
    C. Millie's geography teacher.
    2. What will Millie do on Saturday?
    [     ]
    A. Go climbing.
    B. Take an exam.
    C. Stay at home and study.
    3. Which season is it?
    [     ]
    A. Spring.
    B. Summer.
    C. Autumn.
  • 听1对话, 回答1-3题。
    1. What's the weather like today? 
    [     ]
    A. It's sunny.
    B. It's raining.
    C. It's cloudy.
    2. Where has Tina been?
    [     ]
    A. The Summer Palace.
    B. The space museum.
    C. The Great Wall.
    3. Is the bus station near their school?
    [     ]
    A. Yes, it is.
    B. No, it isn't.
    C. Sorry, I don't know.
  • 听短文,根据所听内容从A, B, C三个选项中选出正确答案回答问题。
    1. How many cities have the Kings visited before they go to Guangzhou?
    [     ]
    A. Four.
    B. Five.
    C. Six.
    2. How long have they stayed in China till now?
    [     ]
    A. Two weeks.
    B. Less than two weeks.
    C. Less than one week.
    3. Mrs. King liked _____.
    [     ]
    A. cats only
    B. dogs only
    C. cats and dogs
    4. What did the waiter think Mrs. King wanted to do?
    [     ]
    A. She wanted to eat something.
    B. She wanted him to give her dog something to eat.
    C. She wanted to eat her dog.
    5. Which of these sentences is TRUE?
    [     ]
    A. The waiter killed the dog because he hated dogs very much.
    B. Mrs. King brought her dog to China.
    C. Mrs. King thought her dog was eating in the kitchen.
  • She plays _____  piano very well, but she can't play _____ chess well at all.
    A. the; a
    B. /; the
    C. a; /
    D. the; /
  • —_____ you _____ to the radio?
    —No, you can turn it off.

    A. Did…listen
    B. Have...heard
    C. Are...hearing
    D. Are…listening
  • My son _____ the school for about two weeks. And now he is more lovely.
    [    ]
    A. has gone to
    B. has been to
    C. has been in
    D. has gone in
  • The boy is too busy _____ with the boys _____ his mother come back home.
    [     ]
    A. playing; to see
    B. to play; to see
    C. playing; seeing
    D. to play; seeing
  • He arrived _____ London _____ a cold winter night.

    [     ]

    A. at; at
    B. in; on
    C. in; in
    D. \; on
◎ 2008-2009学年度牛津译林版江苏省泰州市姜堰市八年级下学期英语期中考试语试题的第二部分试题
  • —I came to your office yesterday morning, but nobody was in.
    —Oh, we _____ a meeting in the meeting room.
    [     ]
    A. have had
    B. had
    C. were having
    D. have
  • The children kept their eyes _____ when they _____ Liu Qian's tricks.
    [     ]
    A. opening; looked
    B. open; were watching
    C. opening; watched
    D. open; were looking
  • —Why are you standing outside the gate?
    —My father _____ me wait for him here.
    [     ]
    A. asked
    B. told
    C. made
    D. kept
  • We'll try to do the work better with _____ money and _____ people.
    [     ]
    A. few; little
    B. little; few
    C. less; fewer
    D. fewer; less
  • Let the children go away. They are making too much _____ here.
    [     ]
    A. noise
    B. voice
    C. words
    D. sounds
  • While my parents _____ last night, I _____ a new computer game in my room.
    [     ]
    A. cooked; have played
    B. were cooking; played
    C. cooked; am playing
    D. were cooking; was playing
  • —Could you tell us _____ to travel from Earth to Mars by spaceship?
    —It takes months, I think.
    [     ]
    A. how far it takes
    B. how long it takes
    C. how long does it tak
    D. how soon does it take
  • The book _____ well. I'm afraid it _____ out.
    [     ]
    A. is sold; has sold
    B. sells; is sold
    C. sells; to be sold
    D. is sold; sells
  • Mr. Green and Mr. King have taught English at Beijing Sunshine
    Secondary School _____ they came to China two years ago.
    [     ]
    A. since
    B. as
    C. for
    D. until
  • —_____ I come back before 6 o'clock?
    —No, you _____. But you _____ be back later than 7 o'clock.
    [     ]
    A. Need; must; must
    B. May; mustn't; can't
    C. Can; can't; can't
    D. Must; needn't; can't
  • I think _____ important for him _____ the work without any help.
    [     ]
    A. this; finishing
    B. that; to finish
    C. it; finishing
    D. it; to finish
  • In the past few years, there _____ great changes in my hometown.
    [     ]
    A. have been
    B. were
    C. has been
    D. was
◎ 2008-2009学年度牛津译林版江苏省泰州市姜堰市八年级下学期英语期中考试语试题的第三部分试题
  • If it _____ tomorrow morning, we'll go out for a picnic.
    [     ]
    A. won't rain
    B. doesn't rain
    C. isn't raining
    D. isn't going to rain
  • —How do you like the song Two Butterflies?
    —Great! I _____ such a beautiful song before.

    A. don't hear
    B. never hear
    C. have never heard
    D. has never heard
  • What were you asked _____ at yesterday's meeting?
    [    ]
    A. to speak
    B. to talk
    C. to tell
    D. to say
  • 完形填空。

         This story happened in a small mountain village. One day there was an earthquake. Nothing was destroyed
    and    1    was hurt. But a huge rock fell from a nearby mountain and stopped in the middle of the road.
         When the earthquake   2    ,  many people came to the road and saw the huge rock. Some of the strongest
    men tried to lift the rock    3    the road. But they couldn't move it. They tried to push it but failed. They
    tried to    4    it with ropes but nothing worked. "Well," they all agreed, "There is nothing we can do about it.
    We'll have to change the    5   ." At this time a boy of 12 years old said, "I think I can help to move the rock."
    "You?" they shouted, "What are you talking about?" People all    6    at the boy.
          The next morning some people came into the street. One of them shouted, "The rock is    7    !" More people
    ran out to see. It was true. The rock wasn't in the road any more. It wasn't    8    near the road. "This is    9    ,"
    they said, "Where did it go?" The boy stood in the street,    10    ," I told you I could move it last night." The boy
    walked over to another place. He said, "The    11     is under my feet. I buried (埋葬) it." he said.
         All the people looked    12    . "You see," he said, "I dug a deep hole next to the rock and I dug a small incline
    (斜坡) up to the rock and the rock    13    down into the hole by itself. I covered it with earth." The crowds
    shouted, "What a    14    boy!" And some of them said, "Why haven't we thought of this good    15    ?"

    1. A. somebody  
    2. A. stopped   
    3. A. over      
    4. A. push      
    5. A. road      
    6. A. looked    
    7. A. gone      
    8. A. very      
    9. A. heavy     
    10. A. crying   
    11. A. street   
    12. A. surprised
    13. A. lay      
    14. A. clever   
    15. A. boy      

    B. nobody    
    B. started  
    B. into     
    B. lift                 
    B. stone    
    B. laughed
    B. missed    
    B. quite  
    B. dangerous 
    B. smiling 
    B. town    
    B. sad     
    B. dropped  
    B. strong  
    B. hole   

    C. anybody         
    C. happened    
    C. off           
    C. change      
    C. rope         
    C. called      
    C. broken         
    C. even        
    C. special         
    C. thinking 
    C. rock         
    C. happy        
    C. walked        
    C. brave        
    C. story       
    D. everybody    
    D. appeared   
    D. onto       
    D. pull       
    D. village     
    D. pointed    
    D. stolen      
    D. still      
    D. impossible   
    D. lying    
    D. mountain    
    D. relaxed     
    D. ran         
    D. poor        
    D. idea      
  • 阅读理解。
    Dear boys and girls,
          I'm very happy to be your guest speaker today. It is a great pleasure to visit your school and meet all of
    you here. I would like to tell you all by myself. I have been a reporter for the past fifteen years. I chose this
    job so I could travel the world, but the job has taught me many unforgettable lessons. The work is sometimes
    difficult. I have seen wars, earthquakes, poverty (贫穷) and death. But I have also seen courage, hope and
    happiness.
         In India, I visited a city where there were many homeless children. Some were very young and lived in
    the streets. But then a wonderful lady called Rosa opened a home for them. In a year, she was looking
    after two hundred children, feeding them, teaching them and giving them hope.
         Another time, I was in Japan after a terrible earthquake. In a place, I found an old lady whose house
    fell down. Her son was missing and people around her said that there was no chance that her son was alive.
    But the lady did not give up hope. For four days, she kept moving heavy stones by herself. She did not stop
    until she found her son. He was still alive.
          Here in China, I met a young boy with a serious illness. He had to have twenty operations in hospital.
    But when I met him, he was still smiling. Now when my life is difficult, I always remember the courage
    of the three people.
    1. The writer chose the job as a reporter to _____.
    [     ]

    A. meet homeless children
    B. teach children some lessons
    C. make a speech
    D. travel the world

    2. From the passage, we know Rosa was _____.
    [     ]
    A. kind
    B. young
    C. hopeless
    D. serious
    3. _____ made the old lady in Japan find her son at last.
    [     ]
    A. Happiness
    B. Hope
    C. Reporters
    D. People around
    4. When the writer is in trouble, she always thinks of _____.
    [     ]
    A. boring travels
    B. the courage of the three people
    C. many homeless children
    D. the terrible earthquakes and wars
    5. The passage above is a _____.
    [     ]
    A. news report
    B. letter
    C. speech
    D. diary
  • 阅读理解。

         A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held up a sign which said, "I am a
    blind, please help". There were only a few coins in the hat. A man was walking by. He took a few coins
    from his pocket and dropped them into the hat. He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote some
    words. He put the sign back so that everyone who walked by could see the news words.
         Soon the hat began to fill up. More and more people were giving money to the blind boy. That afternoon
    the man who had changed the sign came to see how things were. The boy recognized his footsteps and
    asked, "Were you the one who changed my sign this morning? What did you write?" The man said, "I
    only wrote the truth. I said what you said but in a different way." The man's words was, "Today is a
    beautiful day and I cannot see it." Do you think the first sign and the second sign were saying the same
    thing?
         Of course both signs told people the boy was blind. But the first sign simply told people to help by
    putting some money in the hat. The second sign told people that they were able to enjoy the beauty of
    the day, but the boy could not enjoy it because he was blind.

    1. The blind boy sat on the steps of a building because he _____.
    [     ]
    A. lost his money
    B. was waiting for a man
    C. wanted to get help from others
    D. couldn't see the sign of the building
    2. When a man saw the sign held by the blind boy, he _____.
    [     ]
    A. he drew some coins on it
    B. put a few coins in i
    C. turned it around and went away
    D. wrote some words on it
    3. The boy could recognize the man from _____.
    [     ]
    A. his footsteps
    B. his voice
    C. his words
    D. his accident
    4. We can infer (推断) from the second sign that we should _____.
    [     ]
    A. give more money to the blind man
    B. be thankful for what we have
    C. enjoy ourselves during the day
    D. try to do things in a different way
    5. The best title for the passage is _____.
    [     ]
    A. I'm blind, please help
    B. There's always a better way
    C. Giving is better than receiving
    D. Today is a beautiful day and I can't see it
  • 阅读理解。
         If you go to a fast food restaurant, you will probably see a lot of teenagers. Today many teenagers
    are overweight, and some of this is because of their bad eating habits. Most teenagers love food with a
    lot of fat, oil, salt and sugar. People often call this kind of food "junk food" (垃圾食品)
          But bad eating habits go beyond fast food. We find many teenagers eating unhealthily. Some don't
    have breakfast before they go to school. During the day, some don't have right meal for lunch. In a
    survey at one school, scientists found that many students didn't follow a healthy diet. They didn't like
    vegetables, and they didn't like to eat fruits. They preferred (更喜欢) to eat food with a lot of salt,
    sugar or fat.
         Parents today also worry about their children's diet. Some doctors give the following advice:
    ★ Teenagers shouldn't eat too much junk food.
    ★ Teenagers shouldn't eat food with too much salt. Salt can cause high blood pressure (高血压) in the
         future.
    ★ Teenagers should eat food with less fat, oil and sugar.
    ★ Teenagers need to eat some fruits and vegetables every day. Fruits and vegetables are rich in vitamins
         and have little fat.
    ★ Teenagers need to drink more milk. Milk will help their bones grow.
    ★ Teenagers need to eat breakfast every day. This is good for their body and mind.

    1. "Junk food" includes a lot of _____.

    [     ]
    A. milk and sugar
    B. fruits and sugar
    C. vegetables and salt
    D. fat, oil, salt and sugar
    2. In a recent survey at one school, scientists found that many students liked _____.
    [     ]
    A. vegetables
    B. unhealthy food
    C. fruits
    D. healthy food

    3. What does the word "beyond" mean in Chinese in this passage?

    [     ]
    A. 超出
    B. 不如
    C. 相等
    D. 在后面
    4. In this passage, doctors think that teenagers should eat more _____.
    [     ]
    A. food with no vitamins
    B. fat and sugar
    C. vegetables and fruits
    D. salt and oil
    5. The best title for this passage is _____.
    [     ]
    A. Bad manners
    B. Junk food
    C. Unhealthy food
    D. Advice on healthy
  • 阅读理解。
         New rules and behavior standards for middle school students came out in March. Middle school is
    going to use a new way to decide who the top kids are. The best students won't have high marks. They
    will also be kids who do not dye (染) their hair, smoke or drink. Here are some of the new rules.
         Tell the truth. Have you ever copied someone else's work on an exam? Don't do it again! That is not
    something an honest student should do. If you've played computer games for two hours in your room,
    do not tell your parents you have done homework.
         Do more at school. Good students always love animals and care for other people. April is Bird-loving
    month in China. Are your schoolmates doing anything to celebrate? Join in it! In this way, you can learn
    more about animals and how to protect them. When more people work together, it makes it more fun
    for everyone. Have you ever quarreled with your teammates when your basket-ball team lost? Only
    working together can make your team stronger. Be friendly to the people around you. Try to think of
    others, not only yourself.
          Be open to new ideas. Have you ever thought that people could live on the moon? Maybe you'll
    discover another Earth some day. Do not look down on new ideas. Everyone's ideas are important.
    You should welcome them, because new ideas make life better for everyone.
          Protect yourself. Has someone ever taken money from one of your classmates? Don't let it happen
    to you. If you have to go home late, you should take care of yourself and let your parents know.
          Use the Internet carefully. The Internet can be very useful for your studies. But some things on
    the Internet aren't for kids, so try to look at Web pages that are good for you. You can use the Web
    for fun or homework. Can't you find any good Web sites for children? Here are some: http:// kids.
    east day.com; http:// www.chinakids.net.com.
    1. The school new rules will help kids by telling them _____.
    [     ]
    A. how they can study well  
    B. what they should do only at school
    C. what is right and what is wrong 
    D. how they can protect themselves
    2. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
    [     ]
    A. Take care of yourself when you are out.
    B. Tell the truth, even when you are wrong.
    C. Keep some animals to protect them.
    D. Use the Internet, but keep away from bad things.
    3. The main idea of the fourth paragraph is about _____.
    [     ]
    A. making the team stronger     
    B. working together each others
    C. learning from each other     
    D. being strict with others
    4. Good Web sites for children can _____.
    [     ]
    A. be a waste of time       
    B. help them with their studies
    C. do homework for them     
    D. make their life easier
    5. The passage tells us how to _____.
    [     ]
    A. be top students      
    B. do more at school
    C. care for others    
    D. use the Internet
  • 用所给词的适当形式填空。
    1. He is __________ (please) with his brother's performance in the school sports meeting.
    2. Water __________ (pollute) is really serious because the poison is bad for the river.
    3. She __________ (have) her supper with her parents when I got to her home.
    4. When he knew the dog died, he left __________ (happy) without a word.
    5. We can use knives __________ (cut) meat when we are doing some cooking.
    6. He didn't believe their words, so he decided to have a look _________ (he).
    7. Please take buses, cars and __________ (taxi) to travel from one place to another.
    8. Whom __________ they __________ (study) with this time yesterday?
    9. Grandma _________ (have) a bad cold since last Saturday.
    10. If we don't protect the wetlands, it will be __________ (possible) to see these birds in the future.
  • 用所给词的正确形式填空。
    1. —How will you deal with the _________ (use) books?    
        —I will sell them.
    2. Congratulations! Both of you are the __________ (win) of the match.
    3. I said hello to her, but she __________ (talk) to the shopkeeper and didn't hear me.
    4. A talk on history __________ (give) in the school hall the day before yesterday.
    5. Do you know the __________ (recently) news about the traffic accident?
  • 任务型阅读。

         How can you think in English? I think the best way is to practice as what a football player does every
    day. During the practice, the football players pass the ball to his teammates over and over again, So they
    won't have to think about passing the ball in the game, they will just do it. You can train yourself to think
    in English in this way. The first (1) _____ is to think _____ the words that you use daily, simple everyday
    words like book, shoe or tree. For example, whenever you see a"book", you should think of it in English
    instead of in your mother language. (2) After you have learned to think of words in English, you'd better
    go on to the next step--thinking of sentences in English.
          (3) 听是学英语的一个非常有用的方法。 Listen first and don't care too much about whether you
    fully understand what you're hearing. Try to say what you hear as much as possible. The more you listen,
    the better you learn. After you reach a higher level, start having conversations with yourself in English.
    This will lead you to think in English.
    1. 在(1)句的空白处分别填入适当的词,使句意完整,上下文通顺。
        ___________; ____________
    2. 将(2)句译成中文。
       _________________________________________________________
    3. 将(3)句译成英文。
       _________________________________________________________
    4. 在文中找出与所给句子意思相近的句子。
       If you listen more, you' ll learn better.
       _________________________________________________________
    5. 写出或在文中找出最能表达文章大意的句子。
       _________________________________________________________

  • 阅读短文内容,根据已给的首字母填入短文所缺的单词。

         Will it matter if you don't have your breakfast? A short time ago, a test w  1    given in the United
    States. People of different a   2   , from 12 to 83, were asked to have a test. During the test, these people
    were given all kinds of breakfasts and s   3    they got no breakfast at all. Scientists wanted to see how
    well t   4    bodies worked when they had different kinds of breakfasts.
         The results show that if a person e   5    a right breakfast, he will work better than having no breakfast.
    If a student has fruit, eggs, bread and milk b   6    going to school, he will learn more quickly a   7    listen
    more quickly in class. The result a   8    show that having no breakfast will not h   9    you lose weight.
    This is because people become so h   10    at noon that they eat too much for lunch. So they will gain
    (增加) weight instead of losing weight.
    1.______ 2.______ 3.______ 4.______ 5.______
    6.______ 7.______ 8.______ 9.______ 10.______

  • 书面表达。
         假如你叫李琦,是八年级的学生,请你向报社的编辑写封信,反映污染问题,呼吁政府及
    全社会采取措施解决这一严重的问题。
    要点:你的房子后面原来有一条清澈的小河,两岸长满 树青草,河里鱼儿自由自在地游弋。
    但是,前年小河附近建了一座工厂,不时向工厂排放污水。如今,河水发臭,树草枯死,
    给周围人们的生活带来不利影响。要求:根据要点,做适当扩展。词数100左右。
    书信的开头和结尾已给出。
    Dear editors,
          I'm a middle school student in Grade 8. I'm writing this letter to _____________________
    _____________________________________________________________________________
    _____________________________________________________________________________
                                                                                                                                  Yours,
                                                                                                                                   Li Qi