◎ 2010-2011学年牛津译林版江苏省苏州市草桥中学八年级上学期英语期中考试题的第一部分试题
  • 根据你所听到的对话,选择正确答案。
    1. How old is the boy now?
    A. 10
    B. 5
    C. 15
    2. How much is one pair of shoes if the woman buys two pairs?
    A. 40 yuan
    B. 35 yuan
    C. 70 yuan
    3. When did the girl come to Wuxi maybe?
    A. On Monday    
    B. On Friday
    C. On Wednesday
    4. What did the man think of Max?
    A. Generous
    B. Helpful
    C. Smart
    5. Where's the woman now?
    A. On a No.6 bus
    B. On a No.16 bus
    C. At the bus stop
  • 听对话,回答问题。
    1. How much will the man pay if he decides to live in a two-bed room?
    A. 285 dollars a month
    B. 250 dollars a month
    C. 35 dollars a month
    2. What can the man do if he lives in the hotel?
    A. Play tennis
    B. Swim in the pool
    C. Play ping-pong
  • 听对话,回答问题。
    1. Why does the boy telephone English-help Center?
    A. He wants to join the English club.    
    B. He has some problems with English.
    C. He wants to help others with their English.
    2. What is the boy weak in?
    A. Speaking and writing.
    B. Speaking and listening.
    C. Only listening.
    3. What does the woman tell the boy to do?
    A. Try to speak English as much as possible.
    B. Keep an English diary and listen to English songs.
    C. Join a language club, listen to the tape and learn English songs.
  • 听短文,回答下列问题。
    1. The story is about _____.
    A. living on a farm
    B. eating chicken
    C. a duck and a little girl
    2. The little girl lived _____ that summer.
    A. on the road
    B. on a farm
    C. on the ground
    3. Every day the little girl _____.
    A. didn't eat
    B. talked to herself
    C. sat on the bank(岸边)
    4. At the end of the story, the duck was probably _____.
    A. cooked as food
    B. lost in the field
    C. under the water
    5. The little girl didn't eat because _____.
    A. the plate was empty
    B. she was sorry about the duck
    C. she wanted nice cakes
  • She is always willing to share things with others. So she is _________.
    [     ]
    A. honest          
    B. humorous      
    C. generous        
    D. smart
  • The word "elevator" means ________ in British.  
    [     ]
    A. left            
    B. lift            
    C. hall            
    D. fall
  • Jim has ______ than Tom.   
    [     ]
    A. more CD      
    B. fewer news      
    C. less sheep    
    D. fewer goldfish
  • I'm running as _______ as I can. However, I'm still behind the others.  
    [     ]
    A. slow          
    B. slowly          
    C. fast            
    D. faster
  • —We'll go to plant trees next week.  
    —Great! Planting trees is great fun. I'd like to ______ you.  
    [     ]
    A. follow          
    B. visit          
    C. invite            
    D. meet
◎ 2010-2011学年牛津译林版江苏省苏州市草桥中学八年级上学期英语期中考试题的第二部分试题
  • One of the climbers tried to pull ______up the rocks. Finally, he was lucky to get to the top.  
    [     ]
    A. themselves      
    B. himself          
    C. herself          
    D. itself
  • The lazy boy ate the _____ food, but did the _____ work.  
    [     ]
    A. most, most      
    B. least, least    
    C. least, most      
    D. most, least.
  • The fish tastes _______. No one wants to eat more.  
    [     ]
    A. well            
    B. good            
    C. bad            
    D. delicious
  • —Please don't be late again.  
    —Oh, sorry. I _______.  
    [     ]
    A. don't be        
    B. will            
    C. am            
    D. won't
  • If you aren't good at math, you should ______.  
    [     ]
    A. exercise more                        
    B. do more exercises  
    C. take more exercise                
    D. exercises
  • Hurry up, ______ you won't catch the early bus.  
    [     ]
    A. but              
    B. and            
    C. or              
    D. so
  • It is cold today, though(虽然) not so ______as yesterday.  
    [     ]
    A. cold            
    B. colder          
    C. hot            
    D. hotter
  • Who does the worst of all _______ swimming in your class?  
    [     ]
    A. with            
    B. in              
    C. at              
    D. on
  • —How much does the ticket ______ from Suzhou to Beijing?  
    —250 yuan.  
    [     ]
    A. take            
    B. spend            
    C. pay            
    D. cost
◎ 2010-2011学年牛津译林版江苏省苏州市草桥中学八年级上学期英语期中考试题的第三部分试题
  • The number of pandas is getting _____ because they don't have enough living areas.  
    [     ]
    A. more and more  
    B. larger and larger
    C. smaller and smaller
    D. fewer and fewer
  • 完形填空。
         The famous fat and lazy cat Garfield (加菲猫) is coming to China. Garfield, the movie opens in
    cinemas around the country on Friday. In this American movie, Garfield acts with real actors. He
    __1__ trouble and dances like a star. He will make you __2__ with his clever and funny words. Drawn
    by American cartoonist Jim Davis since 1978, Garfield has fans __3__ over the world. He likes eating,
    sleeping and watching TV. He hates __4__ exercise! "I'm __5__ and fat. But I'm proud of it," he says.
    Garfield always sits in front of the TV eating lasagnas(烤宽面条), his __6__ dish. Sometimes, he's
    __7__ to his owner Jon Arbuckle. One day, Jon brings die, a __8__ dog, into his home. Odie is
    lovely. He gets all Jon's love. This turns Garfield's world upside down. Garfield wants the dog __9__
    of the house, and his life. One night, he kicks Odie out of the house. But later Garfield finds that Odie
    has been kidnapped(绑架) by a TV star! The man wants to use the dog in his shows. Garfield feels
    _10__ for Odie. He sees he has done something wrong. He wants to make up for it.
    (     )1.A. makes
    (     )2.A. cry  
    (     )3.A. all
    (     )4.A. bringing
    (     )5.A. clever
    (     )6.A. like
    (     )7.A. good
    (     )8.A. homeless
    (     )9.A. in
    (     )10.A. happy
    B. takes
    B. to laugh
    B. both
    B. doing
    B. sad
    B. better
    B. kind
    B. home
    B. out
    B. glad
    C. gets
    C. laugh
    C. none
    C. buying
    C. lazy
    C. favourite
    C. friendly
    C. school
    C. inside
    C. sorry
    D. leaves  
    D. to cry  
    D. neither
    D. keeping
    D. happy  
    D. dislike
    D. rude    
    D. class  
    D. outside
    D. sad    
  • 阅读理解。
         I am a five-year-old elephant. When I was a baby, I lived in the wild with my parents. But some
    hunters killed my mother, and they caught me. They sold me to this circus(马戏团) and a train carried
    me here.
         I was born in a large family. My mother was the head of the family. As you might know, when a
    female is born into the family, she never leaves.
    Closely and happily, we travelled together, ate together, played together, and slept together. When I was
    in the family, my mother and my sisters looked after me carefully. I played happily with all the other
    elephants. Now, I miss them.
         You enjoy watching my wonderful tricks. To make you laugh, I have to perform(表演) eight hours a
    day. But you may ask yourself, "How did they make that elephant stand on his head?" I never stood on
    his head in the wild. I don't enjoy any of the tricks. I perform tricks because they make me do this or that. And still I hear you want to see me because you love me, you say. But you are thinking about yourself
    what you want, what you like. Please think about me. If you love me, give me what I need. I need to be
    free, and to be with my family. And you can watch me on videos, DVDs and Web pages.
    1.Where was the elephant born?
    A. In a zoo
    B. In a circus
    C. In the wild
    D. In somebody's family
    2. How is the elephant's mother?
    A. She is in the circus now.  
    B. She is still in the wild now.
    C. She is the head of her family now.  
    D. She died years ago.
    3. What does the underlined (有画线的) word "they" mean?
    A. The elephant's family members.  
    B. The children who watch the tricks.
    C. The other animals in the circus.    
    D. The people in the circus.
    4. What does the elephant want?
    A. The children's love
    B. To live with his family in the wild
    C. To perform tricks
    D. To travel in a train
    5. Which of the following is NOT true?
    A. The elephant enjoys making children happy.
    B. Children love to see elephants in zoos or circuses.
    C. People don't think much about how the elephant feel.
    D. It's good to watch elephants on videos, DVDs and Web pages.
  • 阅读理解。
         One Sunday, Mike decided to go sailing in his boat with his friend Jack. But Jack happened to be
    away. Jack's brother, John, wanted to go with him, but he didn't know anything about sailing. Mike
    agreed and they started to go out to sea.
         Soon they found themselves in a thick fog. Mike was sure they would be hit by a big ship. Luckily,
    he saw a large buoy(浮标) through the fog and decided to tie(系) the boat to it for safety. As he was
    getting onto the buoy, however, he dropped the wet rope(绳). The boat moved away in the fog carrying
    John. Because John didn't know how to use the radio(无线电波), the boat went around in all directions.
    Twelve hours later, he was saved.
         Mike spent the night on the buoy. In the early morning he fell asleep. He was having a bad dream
    when a shout woke him up. A ship, the Good Hope, came up and he climbed onto it and thanked the
    captain (船长). The captain told him that John had been saved by another ship. That ship's captain gave
    a message to tell this captain that Mike was on the buoy.
    1. Why didn't Mike and Jack go sailing together? Because _____.
    A. Jack asked his brother to go instead
    B. Jack was in some other place
    C. Mike was in some other place
    D. Mike would like to go with John
    2. Mike tried to tie the boat to the buoy so that _____.
    A. he could spend the night on it while John was looking for help
    B. he and John could go sailing again when the fog was away
    C. it wouldn't be hit by other ships
    D. he might be hit by a passing ship
    3. John was carried away by the boat because _____.
    A. there wasn't room for both John and Mike on the buoy
    B. John couldn't drive the boat and the boat went around in all directions
    C. Mike thought it safe to stay on the buoy but John didn't
    D. John had to stay in the boat to radio for help
    4. Who saved Mike?
    A. A bad dream
    B. The captain from the Good Hope
    C. Jack
    D. Himself
    5. Was John still alive?
    A. Yes, he was
    B. No, he wasn't
    C. Yes, he did
    D. No, he didn't
  • 阅读理解。
         Tom arrived at the bus station quite early for Paris. The bus for Paris would not leave until five to
    twelve. He saw a lot of people waiting at the station. Some were standing in line, others were walking
    around. A teacher was trying to keep a group of schoolgirls in line. Tom looked around but there was
    no place for him to sit.
         He walked into the station cafe. He looked up at the clock there. It was only twenty to twelve. He
    found a seat and sat down before a large mirror(镜子) on the wall. Just then, Peter, one of Tom's
    workmates came in and sat with Tom. "What time is your bus?" asked Peter. "There is a lot of time yet."
    answered Tom. "Well, I'll get you some more tea then." They talked while drinking. Then Tom looked at
    the clock again. "Oh! It's going backward(反方向的)!" he cried. "A few minutes ago it was twenty to
    twelve and now it's half past eleven." "You are looking at the clock in the mirror." said Peter. Tom was
    so sad. The next bus was not to leave for another hour. Since then Tom has never liked mirrors.
    1. Tom went into the station caf? because _____.
    A. Peter asked him to have a cup of tea
    B. it was quite early and he could find a seat there
    C. he didn't like to stay with the schoolgirls
    D. he wanted to have a drink with his workmate there
    2. What time was it in fact when Tom looked at the clock in the mirror the last time?
    A. Half past twelve
    B. Twenty to twelve
    C. Half past eleven
    D. Half past one
    3. From the story we know that when we look at a clock in a mirror, we will find _____.
    A. the time is right
    B. it's going slower
    C. it's going backward
    D. it's going faster
    4. Which of the following is true?
    A. Tom arrived in Paris on time
    B. The next bus would leave in half an hour
    C. After that Tom didn't like clocks any longer
    D. Tom looked at the clock in the mirror only once
    5. Which of the following is the best title for the story?
    A. The Mirror of the Station
    B. Not a Careful Man
    C. Missing a bus
    D. The Man and the Mirror
  • 根据中文或首字母填入正确的单词。
    1. How many _____ (胃) does a cow have?  
    2. As we all know, _____ (金字塔) are in Egypt.
    3. Is there anything _____ (其他的) left in the fridge?
    4. Are these photos these _____ (英雄)?
    5. If you want to keep fit, you should eat _____ (健康).
    6. The Golden Gate Bridge looks _____ (真的) great.
    7. Please let us know as soon as _____ (可能的).
    8. Are they _____ (加油, 欢呼) for their school basketball team?
    9. She_____ (面带) a smile on her face when she came into the classroom.
    10. There is always much _____ (交通) on the city roads.
  • 动词填空。
    1. Betty hopes _____ (be) a singer and travel around the world.
    2. Millie decided _____ (not stay) at home.
    3. _____ (take) a bus is much faster than riding.
    4. Thanks for _____ (agree)to let me go on the trip today.
    5. Wait here for a moment, I _____ (return) in a minute.
  • 句型转换
    1. He seldom drives to work. (划线提问)
        ____________________________________________________
    2.The Greens didn't go camping because it rained last night. (同义句)
       The Greens didn't go camping because of _______ last night.
    3. He thinks he is as clever as his brother. (否定句)
        ____________________________________________________
    4. The girl wasn't able to play the piano. (用next year 改写)
        ____________________________________________________
    5. the Palace, will, bus, and, take, change ,we, the, underground, to, Museum, to, the (连词成句)
        ____________________________________________________
  • 汉译英。
    1. 她的齐肩发使她看起来很漂亮。
        _______________________________________________
    2. 我做回家作业的时间不如他多。
        _______________________________________________
    3. 今晚我们在大厅里开心地听了流行音乐。
        _______________________________________________
    4. 起初,我们没有感受到颐和园的美。
        _______________________________________________
    5. 看到这么多来自世界各地的名胜,Millie非常激动。
        _______________________________________________
  • 书面表达。
         请写一篇介绍你理想中的学校的作文,须包含下列要点,字数80词左右。
         1. 学校与早晨9点开始上课,下午3点放学。我们有足够的时间可以去参加课外活动。
         2. 学校有一个很大的食堂,里面有各种美味和健康的食物。
         3. 学校的一边有一个公园,公园是个休息的好地方。另一边有一个博物馆。
         4. 老师们对我们很亲切,我们每天只有半个小时的回家作业,周末甚至没有作业。
    My Ideal School