◎ 2011-2012学年牛津译林版江苏省常州市武进区八年级上学期英语期中考试卷的第一部分试题
  • 听下面对话,每段对话后有一个小题,从题中A 、B 、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。
    1.Which is Millie's favourite subject?
    A. History    
    B. Maths    
    C. Chinese  
    D. English
    2. Which place will the boy visit in Beijing this summer holiday?
    A. The Palace Museum    
    B. The Great Wall  
    C. Wangfujing Street  
    D. Tian'anmen Square
    3. What did Simon do yesterday afternoon?
    A. Skiing    
    B. Swimming    
    C. Skating  
    D. Diving
    4. How will they go to the park?
    A. By bike  
    B. By car    
    C. By bus.    
    D. By taxi
    5. Which Club does Kate join?
    A. The Singing Club  
    B. The Reading Club  
    C. The Swimming Club  
    D. The Diving Club
    6. Which subject is Helen's favourite?
    A. Maths  
    B. English  
    C. Computer Studies    
    D. Geography
    7. Who is the tallest boy in Mike's class?
    A. Simon    
    B. Jim    
    C. Mike  
    D. Daniel
    8. Who has the most flowers of the three?
    A. Tom    
    B. Simon    
    C. Ann    
    D. Kate
    9. What time did the boy get to school this morning?
    A. At 7 a.m.    
    B. At 6 a.m.    
    C. At 7:10 a.m.    
    D. At 6:50 a.m.
    10. How was Mary's birthday party?
    A. It was good and the talk was interesting.
    B. It was good and she received many presents.
    C. It was good and she had a long talk with her classmates.
    D. It was good and she got many toys .
  • 听对话,,选择正确的答案。
    1. How will they go to New York?
    A. By plane.  
    B. By bus    
    C. By ship    
    D. By car
    2. What is Helen going to bring?
    A. A sweater    
    B. A skirt      
    C. A jacket    
    D. A dress
    3. What are they talking about?.
    A. The weather of the weekend.
    B. Going swimming at the weekend.
    C. Staying at home at the weekend.
    D. Their plans for the weekend.
    4. What will the weather be like at the weekend?
    A. Sunny    
    B. Rainy    
    C. Cloudy    
    D. Foggy
    5. What would Millie like to do?
    A. Go swimming      
    B. Go shopping      
    C. Staying at home    
    D. Travelling outside
  • 听一篇短文,回答问题。
    1. How old is Alice Green?
    A. 24    
    B. 34    
    C. 35  
    D.  25
    2. Which grade does she teach?
    A. 7th Grade      
    B. 8th Grade    
    C. 9th Grade  
    D. 10th Grade
    3. When does the school start?
    A. At 8 a.m.    
    B. At 8:30 a.m.    
    C. At 9a.m.  
    D. At 9:30a.m.
    4. Where does Alice have lunch every day?
    A. At home    
    B. At school    
    C. At a restaurant near her school  
    D. At home
    5. Why does Alice feel happy?
    A. Because she thinks she is helpful.
    B. Because she is proud of her students.
    C. Because she has a busy life.
    D. Because she is cheerful.
  • 用所给单词的适当形式填空。
    1. Holiday can be called _____ in American English.(假期)
    2. We all know that the banks in China _____ close at 5p.m. every day.(大体).
    3. Our teachers told us to read as many books as _____ during the summer holiday.(可能)
    4. Some _____ (Britain) guests are visiting the Great Wall at present.
    5. Fewer and fewer students have strong _____ (stomach) now.
    6. Do you know the _____ (high) of the tallest building in that country?
  • I think it's _____ useful advice, so I will always remember it.         

    A. a      
    B. an        
    C. the        
    D. /
  • —Look at that girl! Is it Susan?      
    —No, it ______ be her. She went to her hometown just now.    
    [     ]
    A. mustn't        
    B. can't        
    C. needn't        
    D. wouldn't
  • I don't think this watch ______ as much as the one you ______ last time.
    [     ]
    A. spends; paid    
    B. takes; spent    
    C. pays; cost  
    D. costs; paid for
  • —Could you tell me when you will _______Tokyo?
    —I'm not sure. When I _______, I will call you. 
    A. arrive ; reach      
    B. reach; get to      
    C. get to; arrive      
    D. reach; arrive at
  • There are _______ people in Shanghai than in Wuxi.
    [     ]
    A. much more      
    B. many more      
    C. a little more      
    D. many
◎ 2011-2012学年牛津译林版江苏省常州市武进区八年级上学期英语期中考试卷的第二部分试题
  • You will find ______ useful to learn even a little English.

    A. it              
    B. it was      
    C. that              
    D. this
  • He spoke very fast and very _____ people understood what he said. 
    [     ]
    A. little          
    B. a little      
    C. few          
    D. a few
  • Of the two pens, the boy bought ______ expensive one at last.
    [     ]
    A. the most
    B. the least      
    C. less      
    D. the more
  • _____ number of the students in our class ______ 40.  _______ number of them ______ sporty. 
    [     ]
    A. The , is; The, are  
    B. The, are; A, is  
    C. The, is; A, are   
    D. A, are; The, is
  • I hurt my leg badly, so I _______ go to school tomorrow.  
    [     ]
    A. can
    B. will be able to
    C. won't can  
    D. won't be able to
  • Could you tell me _______ in the future?
    [     ]
    A. what will life be like
    B. what will life like
    C. what life will be like
    D. what will life be likes
  • —Shanghai is larger than _____ city in China.
    —Yes. And it is larger than _____ city in Jiangsu.  
    [     ]
    A. any other, any
    B. any other, any other  
    C. any, any other    
    D. any, any
  • I can't decide to choose which of them to ________.
    [     ]
    A. make a friend
    B. make friends
    C. make a friend with
    D. make friends with
  • Don't lose ________ computer games, little boys!  
    [     ]
    A. yourself to      
    B. yourself in  
    C. yourselves to    
    D. yourselves in
◎ 2011-2012学年牛津译林版江苏省常州市武进区八年级上学期英语期中考试卷的第三部分试题
  • The pair of trainers is a little small. Can you give me _________?  
    [     ]
    A. a cheaper one  
    B. another cheaper pair    
    C. the cheaper ones  
    D. cheaper ones
  • 完形填空。
         A group of frogs were traveling    1     the forests, but suddenly two of them fell into a hole. The other
    frogs tried to help them. When they saw how deep the hole was, they cried to the two frogs that they
    could not be saved. The two frogs didn't     2    and tried their best to jump up out of the hole. The other
    frogs    3    saying that they were sure to die.    4   , one of the two frogs, who heard what the other
    frogs were saying, gave up. Then he fell down and died.
         The    5    frog, however, continued to jump as    6    as he could, and at last made it out. When he 
       7    , the other frogs asked, "Didn't you hear us?" The frog, who had a poor    8    , said, "I thought you
    were encouraging me all the time."
         The story teaches us a    9    :There is power (力量) of life and death in the tongue. An encouraging
      10    to those who are down can help them out while a discouraging word can kill them.
    (     )1. A. across  
    (     )2. A. care    
    (     )3. A. kept    
    (     )4. A. Luckily  
    (     )5. A. another  
    (     )6. A. wide    
    (     )7. A. got out  
    (     )8. A. smelling
    (     )9. A. way      
    (     )10. A. smile  
    B. through    
    B. understand  
    B. finished    
    B. Finally    
    B. other      
    B. tall        
    B. ran away    
    B. eyesight    
    B. skill      
    B. laugh      
    C. from      
    C. know      
    C. practiced
    C. Suddenly  
    C. others    
    C. hard      
    C. got off  
    C. hearing  
    C. sentence  
    C. help      
    D. past      
    D. think    
    D. stopped  
    D. Happily  
    D. one      
    D. far      
    D. woke up  
    D. looking  
    D. lesson    
    D. word      
  • 动词填空。
    1. Your brother _____ (practice) dancing at the moment, isn't he?
    2. My cousin _____ (not swim) so fast as I when we were young.
    3. Everyone knows that it's much easier to say than _____. (do)
    4. The day before yesterday, he made up his mind _____ (lose) weight.
    5. The teacher said as much as he could _____ (help)Peter not to drop Chinese.
    6. Be quiet! The Greens _____ (plan) their trip to the USA.
    7. Look! The new pair of glasses your mother gave you _____ (match) your coat very well.
    8. Do you have any time _____ (prepare) the dinner for us?
    9. Each of us _____ (tell) you the truth when we arrive home.
    10. Would you please make all the boys there _____ (not talk) in class?
  • 中译英。
    1. 那个有音乐天赋的女孩小时候从不说任何人的坏话。
        _______________________________________________
    2. 穿深蓝色衣服的运动员认为潜水不如攀岩危险。
        _______________________________________________
    3. 你手里的绳子和我手里的一样长。
        _______________________________________________
    4. 我们不相信Billy能在家自学如何制作飞机模型。
        _______________________________________________
    5. 昨天,他生病了,他必须呆在家里,不能去上学。
        _______________________________________________
    6. 该是我们采取一些行动来保护濒危动物的时候了。
        _______________________________________________
  • 首字母填空。
         I don't think you understand my life. You think I should study a__1__ the time. I know you want me
    to find a good job when I g__2__ up, but I would like to have a w__3__ time, too. You never think
    about fun things for me to do l__4__ music, sports or art. Two days ago, when I was watching a football
    game on TV, you asked me to s__5__ and to do my homework.. After f__6__ my homework, you
    didn't let me read football books or m__7__ still. You said I had to go to bed early .You also said I
    needed at least 8 hours' s__8__at night. I feel so t__9__ now because I don't have any time to relax
    (放松) myself. I r_10__ love you, mum, but I wish you could try not to be so hard on me.
                                                                                                                                    Love,
                                                                                                                                    Jim
  • 阅读理解。
         In almost every big university (大学) in the United States, football is a favourite sport. American
    football is different. Players sometimes kick the ball, but they also throw the ball and run with it. They try
    to take it to the other end of the field. They have four chances(机会)to move the ball ten yards(码). They
    can carry it or they can throw it. If they move the ball ten yards, they can try to move it another ten yards.
    If they move it to the end of the field, they receive six points.
         It is difficult to move the ball. Eleven men on the other team try to stop the man with the ball. If he
    does not move the ball ten yards, his team kicks the ball the other team.
         Each university wants its own team to win. Many thousands of people come to watch. They all shout
    for their favourite team.
         Young men and women come on the field to help the people shout more. They dance and jump while
    they shout.
         Each team plays ten or eleven games each season.
         The season begins in September and ends in November. If a team is very good, it may play another
    game after the season ends. The best teams play again on January 1, the first day of the New Year.
    Many people go to see these games and many others watch them on TV.
    1. In American football players can_____.
    A. only kick the ball                
    B. only throw the ball
    C. only carry the ball              
    D. kick, throw and carry the ball
    2. Which is the best title for the passage?
    A. American Football
    B. Most People Like Football
    C. Many People Enjoy Watching Football Games
    D. American Football Is Not Like Soccer
  • 阅读理解。
         One of the things to be learnt in a foreign language is guessing all the time what kind of thing to come
    when listening to someone talking. People do this all the time in their own language, so it is necessary
    (必要的) to do this in a foreign language, too. Here are some examples.
         1. "What's the matter?" "I went to a party last night, so I…"
         2. "I feel so tired these days."" I think you'd better…"
         3."Of course, she never stops talking. She is one of the most…"
         You can see from the above three examples that the context (上下文) helps a lot in understanding
    what is being talked about. So "guessing "is very important in understanding English, especially (尤其)
    spoken English.
    1. This passage tells us mainly about _____.
    A. the importance of "guessing " in learning a foreign language
    B. how to guess what one is going to talk about
    C. some examples of right guessing
    D. how important it is to guess all the time
    2. From the context, we can see maybe the finished answer in EXAMPLE 1 is _____.
    A. "…so I didn't have a good time."        
    B. "…so I went to bed very late."
    C. "…so I felt unhappy."                      
    D. "…
    3. Maybe the finished answer in EXAMPLE 2 is _____.
    A. "I think you'd better have a good rest and take good care of yourself."
    B. "I think you'd better have something to drink."
    C. "I think you'd better get some help from your friends."
    D. "I think you'd better be more careful."
  • 阅读理解。
         Doctor Seuss was born in 1904. By the middle 1950s, he had become one of the best-loved and
    most successful children's book writers in the world. His books are very popular with young readers.
    They enjoy the invented words and the pictures of unusual funny animals and plants.
         In 1954, life magazine published(刊登) a report about school children who could not read. The
    report said many children's books were not interesting. Doctor Seuss strongly hoped to help children
    and decided to write books that were interesting and easy to read. He used words with the same ending
    sound, like fish and wish. He did not receive training in art. Yet, he drew the pictures for most of his
    books. 
         In 1957, Dr. Seuss wrote The Cat in the Hat. He used less than 230 words to write the book and
    even a six-year-old should be able to read it. It was a fun story and easy to read. Children loved it. Their
    parents loved it, too. Today it is still one of the stories they like best. The success of The Cat in the Hat
    made him want to write more books for children. In 1960, he wrote a book using less than fifty words.
    The book is called Green Eggs and Ham.
         In 1984, Doctor Seuss won a Pulitzer Prize (普利策奖). He was honored for the education and
    enjoyment his books provided(提供) American children and their parents.
         He died at the age of 87, but his influence(影响) remains. Millions of his books have been sold
    worldwide. People say his books helped change the way American children learned to read. Yet, his
    books are loved by people of all ages. Doctor Seuss once said, "I do not write for children. I write for
    people.
    1. Doctor Seuss learned from the magazine that _____.
    A. some school children could not read 
    B. many children's books were interesting
    C. children wanted to learn to read
    D. a writer for children was wanted
    2. People like his books because the books _____.
    A. are cheap and easy to get 
    B. were written in different languages
    C. are easy and interesting to read 
    D. were written with invented words
    3. He wrote the book The Cat in the Hat at the age of _____.
    A. 50          
    B. 53            
    C. 56          
    D. 87
    4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
    A. Doctor Seuss wrote Green Eggs and Ham with over 230 words.
    B. Doctor Seuss wrote books only for children in the United States.
    C. The Cat in the Hat was written only for six-year-old children.
    D. His books provided education and enjoyment for Americans.
    5. From the text we know that Doctor Seuss _____.
    A. won a Pulitzer Prize soon after his death
    B. sold millions of his books himself worldwide
    C. changed American children's way of reading
    D. wrote the largest number of books in the world
  • 书面表达。
         假设你是Li Ming,  请给你的美国笔友Tom  写一封 e-mail ,介绍你的英语老师Mr. Lee 。要点如下:
         1.  他40 岁,2008 年来中国;
         2.  富于幽默感,喜欢交朋友;
         3.  他的课堂很有趣,课后常帮我们学英语;
         4.  从不抽烟,非常喜欢踢足球。昨天看电视比赛,直到比赛结束才睡觉。
         5.  非常喜欢中国,正计划将来在中国定居。
         6.  如果想了解他更多,可以亲自写信给他。
        注意:
         1. 词数60-80 ,信的开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数。
         2.  文中不要提及真实的校名和人名。
         参考词汇:smoke v.  吸烟
    Dear Tom,
         How are you recently? Now I'll tell you something about my English teacher Mr. Le
                                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                                           
       I'm looking forward to your reply.
                                                                                                                                      Yours,
                                                                                                                                       Li Ming