◎ 2011-2012学年牛津译林版江苏省南通市海安县五校八年级上学期英语期中联考试卷的第一部分试题
  • 根据所听内容, 选择合适的应答句。
    (      ) 1. A. That's all right.
                 B. Yes, it is .
                 C. That's a good idea .
    (      ) 2. A. Yes , speak !  
                 B. No, you can't .
                 C. Yes , speaking !
    (      ) 3. A. Very much.      
                 B. Twice a day.     
                 C. Cat food.
    (      ) 4. A. Clever.          
                 B. Friendly.    
                 C. Shy.  
    (      ) 5. A. Grass.          
                 B. Milk.      
                 C. Balls.
  • 根据对话和问题,选择正确答案。
    (     ) 1. A. In a shop.
                 B. At the doctor's.
                 C. In the post office.
    (     ) 2. A. Go fishing.
                B. Go boating.        
                C. Go swimming.
    (     ) 3. A. 9:30.
                B. 9:50.            
                C. 9:10.
    (     ) 4. A. Yes , he does.
                B. He likes disco music.
                C. No , he doesn't.
    (     ) 5. A. A film.
                B. Weather.    
                C. Their family.
  • 根据所听短文选择最佳答案。
    1. John worked _____.      
        A. at a station      
        B. in a food shop      
        C. in a hospital
    2. John's father called John one day because he wanted to _____.      
        A. go to the station      
        B. see John      
        C. see a doctor
    3. John's wife(妻子) gave John _____ before he left .
        A. a piece of paper      
        B. some money    
        C. some food
    4. John came back home _____.      
        A. with his father        
        B. with his wife    
        C. with much food
    5. John's father didn't come back home with John because _____.      
        A. John's father didn't go to the station  
        B. John's father didn't want John to meet him
        C. John forgot to go and meet his father at the station
  • It was _____ amazing day, but _____ best part was the dancing party
    A. a; /  
    B. an; the
    C. /; the
    D. an; a
  • She told us a story. Her voice sounded _____.
    [     ]
    A. nice  
    B. small  
    C. well    
    D. sadly
  • Can you finish the work with _____ money and _____ workers?      
    [     ]
    A. fewest, least                        
    B. the least, the fewest  
    C. the fewest, the least                  
    D. least, fewest
  • This is a _____ zebra.
    [     ]
    A. ten-months-old    
    B. ten months old    
    C. ten-month-old    
    D. ten-month old
  • If it _____  next Sunday,          you still _____   the Great Wall?
    [     ]
    A. will rain; do; visit  
    B. will snow; will; visit
    C. rains; do; visit      
    D. rains;  will visit
  • I don't like summer because it's _____ hot.
    [     ]
    A. too much  
    B. much too
    C. very much
    D. so much
  • The trip from the school _____ about half an hour by coach. It was too _____ .
    [     ]
    A. spends, bored    
    B. takes, bored    
    C. spent, boring    
    D. took, boring
  • She isn't so _____ at English as you are.
    [     ]
    A. well  
    B. good  
    C. better  
    D. best
◎ 2011-2012学年牛津译林版江苏省南通市海安县五校八年级上学期英语期中联考试卷的第二部分试题
  • We can't go home _____ the heavy rain and we have to wait _____ it stops.
    [     ]
    A. because; or    
    B. because of; until  
    C. because; but
    D. because of; for
  • —May I play computer games now ?
    —No, you _____ You _____ finish your homework first.
    [     ]
    A. can't, must      
    B. needn't, may    
    C. mustn't, can    
    D. may not, may
  • Wait a minute. He is likely to tell us _____.
    [     ]
    A. anything else                
    B. something else
    C. else something           
    D. nothing else
  • Look! His watch is quite different _____!
    [     ]
    A. as yours    
    B. from you    
    C. from yours    
    D. as you
  • Could you please _____ my mother about it ?
    [     ]
    A. didn't tell    
    B. not tell        
    C. won't tell      
    D. not to tell
  • —How are you today, Bill?
    —I'm feeling even _____ today. I don't think the medicine (药) works.
    [     ]

    A. better      
    B. worse        
    C. happier      
    D. unluckier

  • —You dance so well. Can you teach me at weekends?
    —_____.
    [     ]
    A. Never mind      
    B. No problem    
    C. That's all right    
    D. That's OK
  • Jim with his friends often _____ football on Sundays.
    [     ]
    A  plays      
    B  play        
    C  to play        
    D  playing
  • There are _____  students in Beijng School.
    [     ]
    A. two thousands
    B. thousands of
    C. thousand of
    D. two thousands of
  • A person cannot sneeze and _____ his eyes _____ at the same time.   
    [     ]
    A. lets, open    
    B. keep, open      
    C. lets, close        
    D. keep, close
  • The old man lives _____, but he doesn't feel _____.
    [     ]
    A. alone, alone  
    B. lonely, lonely  
    C. alone, lonely  
    D. lonely, alone
◎ 2011-2012学年牛津译林版江苏省南通市海安县五校八年级上学期英语期中联考试卷的第三部分试题
  • People in the UK say "lift" while people in the USA say "_____ ".
    [     ]
    A. hall        
    B. elevator      
    C. recess          
    D. soccer
  • 完形填空。
         One day an old man went into a cafeteria (自助餐厅) to eat in America for the first time. He sat down
      at a table and __1__ for someone to take his order. Of course,  __2__ did. Finally, a woman with a plate
      full of food sat down opposite him and told him __3__ a cafeteria worked.
         "Start out at that end," she said. "Just go along the line and __4__ what you want. At the other end,
     they'll tell you how much you have to__5__ ."
         "I soon learned that's how everything __6__ in the US," the old man later told a friend. "Life is a
     cafeteria here. You can get anything you want __7__ you are willing to pay the price. You can even get
      success, but you'll never get it if you wait for someone to __8__ it to you. You have to get up and get it
     yourself."
         In fact, __9__ everywhere is like a cafeteria. Don't wait for things to happen to you. Success lies in
     your own __10__ .
    (     ) 1. A. asked
    (     ) 2. A. somebody
    (     ) 3. A. how   
    (     ) 4. A. send out
    (     ) 5. A. buy
    (     ) 6. A. works
    (     ) 7. A. if  
    (     ) 8. A. carry
    (     ) 9. A. food
    (     ) 10. A. work
    B. left
    B. everybody
    B. what   
    B. give out
    B. pay
    B. takes
    B. because
    B. lend
    B. life
    B. hands  
    C. called
    C. nobody
    C. where
    C. pick out
    C. give
    C. needs
    C. though
    C. move   
    C. money
    C. opinion
    D. waited    
    D. anybody    
    D. why        
    D. look out  
    D. choose    
    D. keeps      
    D. until      
    D. bring      
    D. success    
    D. books      
  • 阅读理解。
     
                                        美国小天才挑战伟大科学家爱因斯坦.
         JACOB Barnett enjoys watching TV and playing games. In many ways, he is just like any other
     12-year-old boy. But the American is different from most of you. He is a math and physics genius (天才).
         Barnett has an IQ of 170. He started doing puzzles (拼版玩具) at 3. He left middle school at 8. At 12,
      he taught himself calculus (代数) and geometry (几何) in two weeks. And now he is studying
     astrophysics (天体物理学).
         Not long ago, Barnett put a video on YouTube. In the video, he said Einstein's Theory of Relativity (相
     对论) might not be true. He also talked about his understanding of the Theory of Relativity. Some famous
      professors in the US said he has some good ideas.
         Einstein first worked out his Theory of Relativity at 26. How about Barnett?
         "I have an idea," Barnett said. "But I'm still looking for more information."
    1. Why is Barnett different from most boys of his age?
        A. He likes watching TV and playing games.
        B. He is a talent in math and physics.
        C. He can do all kinds of puzzles.
    2. How did Barnett learn calculus and geometry at the age of 12?
        A. He learned them all by himself.
        B. He learned them from his parents.
        C. He learned them from his math teacher.
    3. Which of the following is TRUE?
        A. Barnett believes in Einstein's Theory of Relativity.
        B. Barnett doesn't understand the Theory of Relativity.
        C. Barnett has his own ideas about the Theory of Relativity
  • 阅读理解。
     
         HOW does it feel to win a singing contest? Josie Nelson knows. She is a 12-year-old girl in Minnesota,
      US. She got first place in the State Fair Talent Competition (州际才艺比赛) this month.
         "It was exciting," Nelson said. "It's really hard to forget the feeling of just being there and playing for
     everybody."
         Nelson studied singing and guitar for about four years. She took part in the state fair and county fair
      competitions this year. She won both.
         But the two wins are not the only big events in her music life. She put four of her original (原创的)
     songs on iTunes on September 15.
         "I just hope my songs and videos can inspire (激励) people to do something they like," Nelson said.
    1. How did Nelson feel when she won the State Fair Talent Competition?
        A. She felt sad.    
        B. She felt excited.  
        C. She felt angry.
    2. When did Nelson begin to study singing and guitar?
        A. At the age of 4.  
        B. At the age of 8.  
        C. At the age of 12.
    3. Which of the following about Nelson is TRUE?
        A. She got first place in only one competition this year.
        B. She put two of her original songs on iTunes this month.
        C. She hopes her music can inspire people to go for their dreams.
  • 阅读理解。
         A 16-YEAR-OLD is usually a high school student. However, Zhang Xinyang, 16, has just entered
     Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (北京航空航天大学) as the youngest PhD (博士生)
      student in China.
         Zhang is from Liaoning. His father found his son had a better memory than other children when Zhang
      was only 3. The little boy remembered more than 1,000 Chinese characters (汉字) in just three months.
         Many students consider studying to be boring and hard, but Zhang enjoys it. His favorite subject is
     math. It's also what he does best.
         When Zhang was 10, he became the youngest college student in China after joining Tianjin Engineering
      College. In less than three years, Zhang finished all four years of schoolwork and his final thesis (毕业论
     文). At 12, Zhang passed the exam for a master's course at the Beijing University of Technology (北京工
     业大学).
         At the time, people said that Zhang must have spent all his time studying and never got a chance to play.
      But Zhang has many interests besides his studies.? He loves almost all kinds of sports, especially soccer
     and basketball.
         Although Zhang is a star student, professor Zhou Meng, his doctoral supervisor (博士生导师), will not
      treat him any differently. "He has a strong learning ability, but I'll ask him to do everything other students
      do."
         When he talks about the future, Zhang says he wants to enter a post-doctoral (博士后的) research
     station. "I hope to do some great things in math," he said.
         注解:  experience 经历     undergraduate student 本科生 
                   graduate student 研究生     doctoral student 博士生 
    1. What does Zhang Xinyang think about studying?
        A. It's boring.    
        B. It's hard.  
        C. It's enjoyable.    
        D. It's tiring.
    2. Which of the following about Zhang Xinyang is NOT true?
        A. He could remember things quickly when he was a little boy.
        B. He is good at studying and his favorite subject is math.
        C. He spent all his time studying before going to college.
        D. He has many interests, like soccer and basketball
    3. The correct order of the following events is _____.
    a. Zhang remembered 1,000 Chinese characters in just three months.
    b. Zhang entered Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
    c. Zhang passed the exam for a master's course.
    d. Zhang became the youngest college student in China.
        A. bacd      
        B. abcd      
        C. adcb      
        D. adbc
    4. The passage is mainly about _____.
        A. what Zhang likes to do in his free time
        B. Zhang's experiences growing up
        C. why Zhang became the youngest PhD student
        D. what Zhang wants to do in the future
  • 阅读理解。
         There are many kinds of ants (蚂蚁) in America. One kind is very strong. People are afraid of it, and
     animals are afraid of it, too.
         These ants move in large groups. They eat all the animals on their way. They can kill and eat  elephants
      and they can eat wood (木头) houses . Sometimes the ants can kill people. When the ants come near,
     people leave their homes. But people are sometimes glad after the ants pass through , because they can
     see no insects (昆虫) or snakes (蛇).
    1. Some ants in America can be very _____.
        A. heavy          
        B. strong        
        C. light      
        D. thin
    2.  People  and animals fear (害怕) _____.
        A. one kind of ants      
        B. all kinds of ants
        C. small ants          
        D. big ants
    3. People get away from the ants because _____.
        A. they can eat and kill elephants    
        B. they can also eat wood houses
        C. they travel in large groups        
        D. they can even kill people
    4. Why do the insects and snakes disappear (消失) after the ants pass through?
        A. They hide themselves under the ground.
        B. They move to other places before the ants come.
        C. The ants have killed and eaten the insects and snakes.
        D. People have killed the insects and snakes.
    5. Which is the best title (题目) for the story ?
        A. Ants      
        B. American    
        C.A Big Ant      
        D.A Strong Ant
  • 根据句意和提示写出相应的单词。
    1. Liu Xiang and Yao Ming are both my _____ (被崇拜的对象;英雄)
    2. May is a t _____ friend, for she can keep a secret for me.
    3. Betty is _____ (慷慨的) She is always willing to share things.
    4. A social worker always listens to people's problems and helps them _____ (work out) their problems.
    5. There are many places of i _____ in Suzhou. I'll visit there this weekend.
  • 选用所给单词并用其适当形式完成句子。
       bore      use      leaf      early      taste
    1. The bike doesn't work now. Maybe it's _____.
    2. I never feel _____ when I'm reading.
    3. Please get up much _____ today! or you'll be late for school.
    4. The dishes in the restaurant are very _____. We often go there.
    5. Pandas like eating bamboo _____.
      
  • 用所给动词的正确形式填空。    
     
     not spend    die     teach     rain     chat 

    1. It _____ outside. You'd better not go out.
    2. Who _____  you English last term? Was it Mr. Wu?
    3. If we don't help the wild animals in danger they _____ soon
    4. We always have a great time _____ with each other.
    5. The teachers often tells us _____ too much time watching TV.
  • 句型转换。
    1. My book is more interesting than his book..(改为同义句)
        His book _____  _____ interesting as my book.
    2. She does her homework in the evening. ( 改为否定句 )
        She _____ _____ her homework in the evening
    3. Sandy has to stay at home to look after her brother.(一般疑问句)
        _____ Sandy _____ to stay at home to look after her brother.
    4. They had fun on the Monkey Hill.(同义句)
        They _____ _____   on the Monkey Hill.
    5. I don't want to become a singer. I think.(合为一句)
        I _____  think I _____ to become a singer.

  • 填空。
    【A】Finally, we arrived at the World Park. The sky was blue and __1__ was beautiful. We became
     very__2__ when we saw the model Eiffel Tower from the coach! It is made of metal and really tall. When
      the coach __3__ , we all got off quickly. Kitty and I did not feel sick any more. We just wanted to go
      into the park and enjoy __4__ .
    【B】I __5__ of my good friend May when I read your advertisement. She is __6__ than I am and is
     very small. She has straight, shoulder-length hair. Everything thinks she is pretty.
    【C】Sadly, it is very difficult for giant pandas to __7__ in the wild, usually because of people. Here are
     some of the problems that Xi Wang may have in the future if she lives in the wild. If hunters __8__ a
     giant panda, they will kill it for__9__ fur. If farmers cut down trees and forests, giant pandas will have
     __10__  to live.
  • 阅读表达。
         A LONG time ago, there was a big apple tree. A little boy liked playing around it every day.
         As the little boy grew up, he no longer played around the tree.? One day the boy came back to the
      tree. He looked sad.
         "What's troubling you?" asked the tree.
         The boy replied (回答): "I want my own house. I need money to buy it."
         "You can pick my apples and sell them. Then you will have money."
         The boy was so excited. He picked all the apples on the tree and left happily.
         A few years later, the boy returned. He told the tree that he wanted to go sailing around the world."Use
      my branches (树干) to build your boat. You can sail far and be happy." So the boy cut the tree branch to
      make a boat. He went sailing and didn't return for a long, long time.
         Many years later, the boy returned. "Sorry, but I don't have anything for you anymore," the tree said,
     crying.
         "All I need is a place to rest. I am tired after my travels."
         The tree replied: "Good! Old tree roots are the best place to rest." The boy sat down and the tree was
      glad.
         The tree in this story is like your parents. Your parents are stable (可靠的) and giving, like a tree, and
      will always love you, no matter where you are.?
         Key words:   trouble v. 麻烦   return v. 回来,归还    sail v. 航海
    1. Did the boy play around the big tree when he grew up?
        ___________________________________.
    2. How did the boy get the money?
        ___________________________________.
    3. What did the boy use the branches for?
        ___________________________________.
    4. How did the boy feel the last time he returned to the tree?
        ___________________________________.
    5. What does the writer compare (比作) the tree to?
        ___________________________________.
  • 书面表达。
      根据下表内容,以My Best Friend为题写一篇短文,介绍你的朋友王丽。
    姓  名  王丽(英文名Grace)
    出生城市  南通  
    出生日期  1996年6月5日
    外  貌 和我一样高,…… 我跟她说话时她总是微笑。
    其他情况 在南通中学八年级3班,各门功课学得好。乐于助人,擅长羽毛球,
    每天花两小时练习。长大了想做个医生。现在我们不能经常见面,但彼此写信。

    注意:1. 要点要完整;
                2. 省略号部分适当发挥;
                3. 80词左右。  
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