2017-2018学年牛津译林版八年级下册英语期中测试卷及答案
2017-2018学年第二学期期中统一测试
初二英语试卷
本试卷分第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)。共八大题，满分120分，考试用时l00分钟
第I卷（共四大题；满分69分）
第一部分听力（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
A. 听下面10段对话。每段对话后有1道小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。（每段对话读两遍）
1. What is Peter’s favourite fruit?
A. B. C.
2. How did the man go to the football match?[
A. B. C.
3. What did the boy’s brother do last Sunday?
A. B. C.
4. Where is the boy going?
A. B. C.
5. What does Lucy do now?
A. She is a teacher.
B. She is a doctor.
C. She is a student.
6. Who has seen the film?
A. Sandy.
B. Ann.
C. Ann’s mother
7. What will the man do this evening?
A. He’ll meet his aunt at the airport.
B. He’ll say goodbye to his aunt at the airport.
C. He’ll fly to another city with his aunt.
8. How much is the white shirt?
A. 20 dollars.
B. 40 dollars.
C. 80 dollars.
9. When will Susan arrive?
A. At 4:30.
B. At 4:45.
C. At 4:15.
10. Where are they talking?
A. In a street.
B. In a shop.
C. In a school.
B. 听下面3段对话或短文。每段对话或短文后各有几道小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。（每段对话或短文读两遍）
听一段对话，回答第11～12小题。
11. Why can’t the woman sleep well?
A. Because she studies maths too hard.
B. Because she spends much time on TV.
C. Because she h as too much for dinner.
12. What does the doctor tell her to do?
A. Go to bed early.
B. Eat more fruit.
C.Relax herself
听第一篇短文，回答第13～15小题。请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。
My friend Amy
Age and interest
13 years old[来源学科网] Interested in history
Things to do in summer Travel with her parents Her favourite place—14
Plan for this summer Come to China
Go to Beijing by 15
13. A. 12 B. 13 C. 14
14. A. New York B. New Zealand C. China
15. A. car B. plane C. train 听第二篇短文，回答第16～20小题。
16. Where did Mr. and Mrs. White go last Saturday?
A. To the park
B. To the farm
C.Tothe theatre.
17. What did Mr. White do when he went into the house?
A. He turned on the lights.
B. He stood quietly.
C. He changed his shoes.
18. When did they hear the noise?
A. In the front door.
B. On the way upstairs.
C. On the way downstairs.
19. Who answered Mr. White at the door of the bathroom?
A. His daughter.
B. Nobody.
C. His neighbor.
20. What did Mr. White see in the bathroom?
A. His children were chatting.
B. Two strangers.
C. The radio was on.
第二部分单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
21.---Here is _____international call for you.
--- Thank you. ___call is from my aunt.
A. a, the
B. the, the
C. an, the
D. an, a
22. ---David won men's high jump again.
---No surprise. Who else can jump_______he does?
A. as highly as
B. as high as
C. as more highly as
D. as higher as
23. --- ____________ my glasses? I can’t read without them.
--- I ____________ them on the desk, but they are not there now.
A. Have you seen; have seen
B. Have you seen; saw
C. Did you see; have seen
D. Did you see; saw
24. --- It’s so cold today. Would you mind ____________ the door?
--- ____________. Do it as you like.
A. to close; Not at all
B. myclosing; Never mind
C. my closing; Certainly not
D. to close; Better not
25.---How long has Mr. White __________ Joan?
---I’m not sure. Maybe they __________ five years ago.
A. married to; got married
B. been married; got married
C. married; married to
D. been married to; got married
26. I think you should spend as much time as you can_____ Maths and English.
A. learning
B. to learn
C. have learnt
D. learned
27.Linda doesn’t know __________about her problems.
A. who to talk
B. where to talk to
C. who to talk to
D. how to talk to
28. --- It must be Jim singing next door.
--- It ________ be him. He has already gone to Shanghai on holiday.
A. mustn’t
B. needn’t
C. shouldn’t
D. can’t
29. --- What do you think of my answer to the questions?
--- Sorry. I ________ about something else.
A. thought
B. had thought
C. am thinking
D. was thinking
30. ---Your father’s never been to other countries, has he?
--- ________. He plans to go abroad for a second time.
A. No, he has
B. Yes, he hasn’t
C. Yes, he has
D. No, he hasn’t
31.--- Where is Mr. Smith?
--- He ________ Guangzhou. He ________ Guangzhou for a week.
A. has gone to; has been to
B. has gone to; has been in
C. has been to; has been in
D. has been in; has gone to
32. ---Is Mr. Liu a teacher with a lot of teaching ________?
---Yes, she is. He always tells us some funny ________ after class.
A. experience; experience
B. experiences; experiences
C. experiences; experience
D. experience; experiences
33. He can’t state clearly how long he has _________ the bicycle?
A. keep
B. buy
C. bought
D. had
34. ---Must I make the bed now, Mum?
---No, you _______. You _______ do it later.
A. mustn’t; must
B. mustn’t; may
C. needn’t ; may
D. don’t have to; must
35. --- Lily, you’ve helped me a lot. Thanks. --- ____________.
A. Certainly not.
B. My pleasure.
C. With pleasure.
D. Take it easy.
第三部分完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
先通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
One evening last summer, when I asked my 14- year- old son, Ray，for help with dinner, his response(回答)shocked me."What's a colander(漏勺)?" he asked. I could only blame(责备) 36 . In the family, nobody else went into the kitchen except me. But that night, as I 37 to him that a colander is the thing with holes in it，I wondered what else I hadn't 38 Ray for.
As parents, while we focus on our sons' confidence and character，we perhaps don't always consider that we are 39 raising someone's future roommates，boyfriends，husbands，or fathers. 40 I came up with a plan: I would offer Ray a private home economics course. I was 41 to find that he didn't say no. For two hours, three days a week, Ray was all mine.
I knew that he would rather have been playing basketball with friends than 42 to mend socks with his mother，but in fact he was learning, and more than just housekeeping. "I appreciate(感激)what you do 43 a mom," he told me one day. Ray now realizes there's 44 masculine(男子气概的)about being helpless.
Now，not only can he make his own dinner, but also he can make a big meal for his family. That's 45
I call a man. I'm glad that I prepared so great a present for my futur e daughter in-law.
36. A. themselves B. ourselves C. myself D. himself
37. A. explained B. continued C. thought D. advised
38. A. planned B. prepared C. produced D. punished
39. A. even B. also C. still D. either
40. A. But B. And C. Because D. So
41. A. cheerful B. nervous C. patient D. serious
42. A. learning B.checking C. asking D. affording
43. A. by B. for C. as D. with
44. A. Something B. anything C. everything D. nothing
45. A. what B. how C. why D. who
第四部分阅读理解（共12小题；每小题2分，满分24分）
A
Writer/Time Topic: Who’s a better singer, Andy Lau (刘德华) or Jacky Cheung (张学
友)?
Jim
8-15-2006 5:25 pm. Some people say Jacky is the best Chinese singer. I don’t think so! Andy is the best. I went to his concert last year. It was so wonderful, I almost cried! OK, I did cry, but that’s because Andy is so handsome (英俊的)!
Tom
9-3-2006 4:38 pm. I disagree with Jim. Andy sounds like every other singer. His voice is nothing special. On the other hand, Jacky’s voice is unique(独特的), and his songs are so romantic (浪漫的)!
Linda
9-10-2006 8:54 pm. I think they’re about the same. But Andy is a better actor. I’ve seen almost all of his movies. Remember the one where he was an airplane pilot (飞行员), and his plane crashed (坠毁) near a farm? I love that movie!
John
9-16-2006 10:25 pm. I also think Jacky is a better singer. I prefer his Cantonese (粤语) songs. Maybe they sound better because Cantonese is his first language.
Tom
10-2-2006 10:12 am. I agree. Jacky’s Cantonese songs are better than his Mandarin (华语) songs. (Though, I still like all his songs!)
46. Who likes Andy Lau the best? __________.
A. Jim
B. Tom
C. Linda
D. John
47. Why does John think Jacky’s Cantonese songs sound the best?
A. BecauseJacky has no experience singing in Mandarin.
B. Because it’s his native(本族的) language
C. Becausehis mandarin pronunciation is bad
D. BecauseJacky’s Mandarin songs are boring.
B
I have a rule for travel-never carry a map. I prefer to ask for direction.
Foreign visitors are often puzzled(困惑的) in Japan because most streets there don't have names. In Japan, people use landmarks instead of street names. For example, the Japanese will say to travel ers, "Go straight down to the corner. Turn left at the big hotel and go past a fruit market. The post office is across from the bus stop."
In the country of the American Midwest, usually there are not many landmarks. There are no mountains, so the land is very flat. In many places there are no towns or buildings within miles. Instead of
landmarks, people will tell you directions and distances. In Kansas, for example, people will say, "Go north two miles. Turn east, and then go another mile."
People in Los Angeles, California, have no idea of distance on the map. They measure(测量) distance by telling time. "How far away is the post office?" you ask. "Oh," they answer, "it's about five minutes from here." You say, "Yes, but how many miles away is it?" They don't know.
People in Mexico never answer "I don't know." People in Yucatan think that "I don't know" is not polite. They usually give an answer, often a wrong one. A visitor can get very, very lost in Yucatan!
One thing will help you everywhere. You might not understand a person's words, but maybe you can understand his or her body language. He or she will usually turn and then point in the correct direction. Go in that direction, and you may find the post office!
48. What do you think the word "landmarks" means? It means _______.
A. street names
B. building names
C. hotels, markets and bus stops
D. buildings or places which are easily seen
49. In which place do people tell distance by telling time?
A. Japan.
B. The American Midwest.
C. Los Angeles, California.
D. Mexico.
50. Which of the following is wrong?
A. Travelers can learn about people's customs (习俗) by asking questions about directions.
B. People in some places give directions in miles, but people in other places give directions by
telling time.
C. A person's body language can help you understand directions.
D. People in different places always give directions in the same way-they use street names.
C
"What's the name of our neighbor? I can't remember right now. " Have you ever heard your grandparents ask questions like this sometimes? Usually, we think that older people's memory becomes bad because their brains get weak. But now a team of scientists at the University of Tubingen in Germany has a new idea.
"The human brain works slower in old age，" says Michael Ramscar, the lead scientist. "But only because they have stored more information overtime. "
The findings are based on a series of computer simulations(模拟)of learning and memory. Scientists let the computers read a certain amount of words and learn new things each day. When the computer "reads" only so much, its performance on cognitive(认知)tests is similar of a young adult. But if the computer learns the experiences we might encounter over a lifetime, its performance is similar to that of an older adult.
Often it is slower, but not because its processing capacity has declined. Rather, increased "experience" has caused the computer's database to grow, giving it more data(数据)to process-which takes time. This is similar to old people. Imagine a person knows two people's birthdays. Another person knows the birthdays of 2000 people, but can only match the right person to the right birthday nine times out of 10. Can you say the first person has a better memory than the second person?
51. The writer uses a question at the beginning of the passage to_______.
A. invite the readers to answer the question
B. attract the readers' attention to the topic
C. show how weak older people's brains are
D. tell the readers the latest findings about brains
52. According to the research, why do old people forget people's names easily?
A. Because they have a very poor memory.
B. Because they are too old to remembe r things.
C. Because their brains become weaker than before.
D. Because they have stored too much information.
53. What would be the best title for the passage?
A. Do old people have a bad memory?
B. Scientists' new findings on brains
C. Human brain's processing capacity
D. Which is better, the old or the young?
D
Animals do many different, amazing things to get through the winter. Some of them migrate. They travel to other places where the weather is warmer or where they can find food.
Many birds migrate in autumn. Because the trip can be dangerous, some travel in large groups. For example, geese(鹅) fly in noisy, “V”-shaped groups. Other kinds of birds fly alone.
Some animals stay active in winter. They must change themselves as the weather changes. Many change their doing or their bodies. For example, snowshoe rabbits grow white fur to help them hide in the snow.
Food is hard to find in winter. Some animals, like mice, collect lots of food in autumn and store it to eat later. Some animals eat different kinds of food as the seasons change.
Some animals hibernate for part or all of the winter. This is a special, very deep sleep. The animal’s body temperature drops, and its heartbeat and breathing slow down. It uses very little energy. In autumn, these animals get ready for winter by eating much more food than in summer and storing it as body fat. They use this fat to keep them alive while hibernating.
Water makes good protection for many animals. When the weather gets cold, they move to the bottom of lakes and rivers. There, frogs and many fish hide under rocks or fallen leaves. Cold water holds more oxygen than warm water, and frogs can breathe through their skin.
Every type of insect has its own life cycle and that is the way it grows and changes. Different insects spend the winter in different forms of their live s. Some insects also spend the winter without moving. Some insects spend the winter as pupae（蛹）. Other insects die after laying eggs in autumn. The eggs change into new insects in spring and everything begins all over again.
54. What does the underlined word “migrate” in the first paragraph most probably mean ?
A. move from one place to another
B. s leep in the winter
C. disappear
D. look for food
55. Why do many birds fly in large groups?
A. They can easily find food this way.
B. They will use little energy.
C. They can get warm at night.
D. There may be danger during the trip.
56. The main purpose of the examples in the last paragraph is to tell us ______.
A. most insects die when winter comes
B. most insects spend the winter without moving
C. different insects grow and change in their own ways
D. different insects grow and change in the same ways
57. What is the passage mainly about?
A. How living things grow and change in the winter.
B. How living things spend the winter.
C. How living things get food in the winter.
D. How living things travel in the winter.
第Ⅱ卷（共四大题；满51分）
第五部分词汇检测（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
58. Parents should have more __________ (交流) with their children.
59. Father put the ladder_________ (紧靠) the tree to pick the apples for me.
60. After listening to the song, he felt even _________(孤单).
61. Do you have any trouble___________(翻译) this article?
62. The air pollution has __________(导致) to many problems.
63. ---How are the local people after the water flood?
---The government has provided them _________things they need most.
64.It’s helpful for u s to have good_________(阅读) habits.
65. ---Little Mary lost her parents in a car accident, leaving her an orphan(孤儿).
---It ________us all deeply to see how she lived.
66. The poor boy’s parents have been _______ (死亡) for years.
67. ---Mary's father likes travelling all over the world.
---But he is unable to travel much ________of old age.
第六部分句子翻译（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）
68.他因出差离开北京已经一个多星期了。
69.由于Cindy以前出过国，所以关于这个方案她有很多可讲。
70.那家世界著名的贸易中心过去在机场对面吗？
71.直到拽断了绳子，Gulliver才逃离了他们。
72. 政府已经意识到了这个问题并且采取行动来改善形势。
第七部分阅读表达（共3小题；第一小题1分，第二小题2分，第三小题3分，满分6分）Linda Edwards was full of happiness because her lost cat Spas was returned to her 12 years after he went missing!
Spas went missing in 2002 and Edwards looked for him every day for three months. She searched all around her town and even wrote letters to some newspapers for help. But she was never able to find him. At the end of the three months，her search stopped.
But someone recently discovered a dirty, thin stray(流浪的;走失的)cat in the street and took him into West Flamingo Animal Hospital. The people working in the hospital checked the cat and were sure enough that his name was Spas and he belonged to Linda Edwards!
"An old lady found the cat on Sunday and brought him here. We scanned(扫描)his microchip(微芯片)and we were able to find out his owner. The cat, whose name is Spas, has been missing for 12 years! " said a doctor.
It is a way to recognize pets by scanning their microchips if the stray animals belong to anyone wh o could be missing them. It also allows animal services to know if the animals have a family waiting for them. Linda was very thankful that she had Spas taken the microchip and was so excited to get him back!
"I have a second chance to play with my cat，" she said. "This would never have happened if there were no microchips. "
73. Who took the cat to the animal hospital?
74. How did the animal hospital know the owner?
75. If you have a pet，will you have your pet taken the microchip? Why or why not?
第八部分书面表达（满分20分）
“书籍是人类进步的阶梯。”我们青少年应该从小养成多读书、读好书的习惯，而且我们有很多途径去阅读。请写一份倡议书，让更多的学生参与到读书的活动中来。
要求:
1.所写内容必须包括表格中所有的信息，并作适当的发挥;
2.词数80左右。开头及结尾己给出，不计入总词数;
3.文中不得出现真实的人名、校名、地名等相关信息。
"Reading a good book is a conversation(对话)with a lot of good people." As a student, we should read books in our free time.
...
Reading is great fun. Let's read more good books.
八年级英语参考答案及评分标准
八年级英语听力原稿
A. 听对话，找出与你所听内容相符的选项。听两遍。
1. W: What’s your family’s favourite fruit, Peter?
M: We all like pineapple best.
2. W: Did you walk to the football match?
M: No,1 went in my uncle’s car.
3. W: Could you tell me if your brother went fishing last Sunday?
M: No, he played badminton with his friend.
4. W: Paul, where are you going?
M: I’m going to the library to borrow some books
5. M: What are you going to be after you finish school, Lucy?
W: My mother wants me to be a doctor, and my father wants me to be a scientist, but I’d like to be a teacher.
6. M: Have you seen the film, Sandy?
W: No, I haven’t. But Ann told me it was very wonderful. Her mother saw it yesterday evening.
7. W: Shall we go to the cinema this evening?
M: I’m afraid I can’t. I’ll go to see my aunt off at the airport.
8. W: How much does this yellow shirt cost?
M: It’s very cheap, madam. It’s only 40 dollars, half the price of that white one.
9. W: Would you please tell me when Susan will arrive?
M: She will get here at half past four. But there is so much traffic on the road. She needs another fifteen minutes.
10. W: Excuse me! Can you show me the way to the nearest restaurant?
M: Yes. It is ove r there. It’s only 15 minutes walk.
B.听下面两段材料，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案。听两遍。
听第一段材料，回答第11-12题。
M: What is wrong with you?
W: I have a headache.
M: How long have you felt like this?
W: Since last night.
M: Do you have a sleeping problem?
W: Yes, I can’t fall asleep these days because I’m busy preparing for my math exam.
M: It’s not so serious. I think you’d better relax yourself and take the medicine before you sleep. It will make you sleep well.
W: OK, thank you, doctor.
听第二段材料，回答第13-15题。
I have a good friend named Amy. I’m thirteen years old and she’s one year older than I. She has a lot of interests. Among them she likes history best. She knows a lot about history about home and abroad . She also loves travelling. In summer she always travels with her parents. She has been to many places around the world. She said she liked “the big apple ” best and she’s been there many times. This summer she’s going to visit China, a country with a long history. She will go there with her parents by air and stay in the capital city for about one week .
C. 听短文，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案。听两遍。
Last Saturday, Mr. White and his wife went to the theatre. They got home very late. Mr. White opened the front door and they went into the house. It was very dark, so Mr. White turned on th e lights. On the way upstairs Mrs. White said, “Listen! I can hear someone in the bath room.”They went downstairs again and stood quietly outside the room.
“Yes, you’re right,”said Mr. White. “There are two boys there. They are talking!” Then he called out, “Who is here?” But nobody answered. Mr. White opened the door and quickly turned on the light. The room was empty, and then he saw something and laughed. “Oh, dear!” he said. “I forgot to turn off the radio this morning.”
第一部分听力（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
1-5 BCBAC 6-10 CBCBA 11-15 ACCAB 16-20 CABBC
第二部分选择填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
21-25 CBBCD 26-30 ACDDC 31-35CDDCB
第三部分完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
36-40 CABBD 41-45AACDA
第四部分阅读理解（共12小题；每小题2分，满分24分）
46-47 AB 48-50 DCD 51-53 BDA 54-57 ADCB
第五部分单词拼写（共10题；每小题1分，满分10分）
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62.led 63. with 64. reading 65. touched
66. dead 67. because
第六部分句子翻译（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）
68.He has been away from Beijing on business for over/more than a week.
69.Cindy has been abroad before, so she has a lot to say about the programme.
70.Did the world-famous trade centre use to be opposite the airport? / Used the
world-famous trade centre to be opposite the airport?
71.Gulliver didn’t get away from them until he broke up the ropes.
72.The government has already realized the problem and taken action to improve the situation.
第七部分阅读表达（共3小题；73题1分，74题2分，75题3分，满分6分）
73.An old lady took the cat to the animal hospital.
74.The animals hospital know the owner by scanning the cat’s microchip.
75.Yes. Because I can still get it/him/her back after it goes missing.
No. Because....（言之有理，表达正确即可）
第八部分书面表达（满分20分）
(略)