上海牛津英语8A 期中考试卷一（附答案）

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8A期中考试卷一
Part Two Vocabulary and Grammar
I. Choose the best answer. (选择恰当的答案）（15分）
（ ）1. Judy is _________ careful girl, she can do the work well.
A. / B. an C. the D. a
（ ）2. No one taught him English. He learnt it by ___________ .
A. he B. him C. his D. himself
（ ）3. We have two foreign teachers. One is from England, and __________ is from America.
A. other B. the other C. another D. others
（ ）4. _________ well the dancer is dancing for us! We all like her.
A. What B. What a C. What an D. How
（ ）5. Jenny ________ a letter to her mother last night.
A. wrote B. write C. writes D. has written
（ ）6. ——Is Lucy knocking at the door
——It __________ be Lucy. She is in Japan now.
A. must B. may C. can’t D. needn’t
（ ）7. Don’t worry . Mum will deal ______ this problem later.
A. on B. in C. with D. at
( ) 8. Nobody saw Tom________ the classroom, because all the students were listening to the teacher carefully..
A. come into B. to come into C. come D. came
( ) 9. A: How many people came to Beijing for the Olympic Games in 2008.
B: _____________________
A. Million of B. Two Millions of
C. Millions of D. Two million of
( ) 10 . ——______will it take you to finish this work without the help of others
——About three hours.
A. How far B. How many C. How often D. How long
( ) 11.I’m _______ that he has such an _______ brain.
A .amazing…. amazed B. amazing….. amazing
C. amazed….. amazing D. amazed…..amazed
( ) 12. . Tom followed his English teacher to the office. Here “ followed” means _________ .
A. went away B. went after C. went ahead D. went around
( ) 13. Wendy’s mother was pleased with her, because she made _______ mistakes in the test and achieved A grade.
A. a few B. few C. a little D. little
( ) 14. Two __________ will go to the village and look after the sick baby .
A. woman doctors B. women doctors
C. woman doctor D. women doctor
( ) 15. —— I hear a very big earthquake happened last night in Japan. Many people were hurt or killed.
—— ______________ .
A. Oh, I’m sorry to hear that. B. I don’t think so.
C. It doesn’t matter. D. Of course not.
Ⅵ. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each word or phrase can only be used once . Note that there is one more word than is needed.(将下列单词词组填入空格，每个单词词组只能填一次，注意有一个多余的单词) （5分）
You may know the song Happy Birthday very well. But do you know about its writer An American girl _____1____ it.
When she was a child, she was poor. Once she was invited to her friend’s birthday party. She was very pleased but sad because she had not enough money to buy ____2_____ for her friend.
Late that night she was in bed, thinking about the presents when the door opened and in came her grandmother. After hearing the girl’s story, she said, “ Don’t ____3___ sad, my dear. I think I can help you. How about singing a song Happy birthday to……”
____4_____ a beautiful song! They sang and sang. Suddenly she woke up. It was a dream! She decided to write it at once and sing it to her friends at the party.
When she sang the song at the party, all her friends were very happy. And they learnt to sing it ____5_____ . Later the girl became famous in America.
1_________ 2_________ 3_________ 4_________ 5___________
Ⅶ.Complete the sentence with the given words in their proper forms.（用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子，每空限填一词）（5分）
1. Franklin was one of the greatest ___________ in the world. (invent)
2. With the ____________ of China, our life is getting better and better. (develop)
3. Bill would like to set up a _____________ company in the future. (success)
4. He fell off his bike, _________ he didn’t break his leg. (luck)
5. The boy lived on the ___________ floor with his family. (nine)
Ⅷ.Rewrite the following sentences as required. (根据所给要求，改写下列句子，每空限填一词) (10分)
1. These little boys have to practise swimming every day. (改为否定句)
These little boys _______ ________ to practise swimming every day.
2. Jane went to Beijing 3 days ago, she will come back in a week. （划线提问）
________ ________ will Jane come back
3. The girl was so lucky that she received a lot of books from Hope Project.（保持句意不变）
The girl was _______ ________ to receive a lot of books from Hope Project
4. Tony is never late for school, _______ ________ (改为反义疑问句)
5. It took Mary half an hour to do her homework last night. （保持句意基本不变）
Mary ________ half an hour _________ her homework last night.
Part Three Reading and writing
（第三部分 阅读和写话） （共40分）
A. Choose the best answer.（根据短文内容，选择恰当的答案）：（共6分）
What has happened to the forests of the U.S.A. in the last 350 years In 1620, about half the U.S.A. was covered by forest. In 1850, about a third was covered by forests. Today the forests have almost gone. But too many trees are still being cut down in the U.S.A. There is a lot of sand left. China doesn’t want to copy the U.S.A.’s example. So China has built a new Great Wall across the northern part of China. This time, it is a “Great Green Wall” of trees, millions of trees. The Great Green Wall is 7,000 kilometres long, and between 400 and 17,000 kilometres wide. The Great Wall will stop the wind from blowing the earth away. It will stop the sand from moving towards the rich farmland in the south. But more “Green Walls’ are still needed. They must be built all over the world, not only in China.
( )1 .________ of the U.S.A. was covered by forest in 1620.
A. Half B. Two thirds C.A third D.A quarter
( )2. In 1850, about _________ of the U.S.A. was covered by sand.
A. Half B. Two- thirds C.A third D.A quarter
( )3. Today there is ______ sand left in the U.S.A.
A. too much B. a little C. a few D. too many
( )4.”Great Green Wall” is _______.
A. the Great Wall in green B. in the south part of China
C. across the northern part of China D. all over the world
( )5 .The “Great Green Wall” will stop _______.
A. cutting down trees B. copying the U.S.A.’s example
C. the forest’ growing D. the wind from blowing the earth away
( )6. The “Great Green Wall” must be built _______.
A. in the U.S.A. B. only in China
C. all over the world D. in the south and north
B. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage：（选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文）（共6分）
The boss was finally old 1 to get retired（退休） from the company. On his last day of work., he ordered a farewell（告别） party for himself. The boss wanted everyone to show their good feelings 2 him by writing on the farewell card, so later he could _ 3 __ how his workers “miss” him. Most people were writing usual words like, “ 4 you, the company will never be the same”, “We will always remember you” etc. Clearly the boss was not glad. “I need 5 from the bottom of your heart, something really touching, you know. Okay, John, you have been working with me for the last 20 years. You are my best worker. I am retiring now. What do you have to 6 ” Slowly but firmly（坚定地）, John wrote, “THE BEST NEWS IN 20 YEARS.”
( )1.A.so B. as C. enough D. that
( )2.A.by B. about C. to D. on
( )3.A.know B. remember C. understand D. see
( )4.a.With B. By C. Without D. Be
( )5.A.something B. everything C. nothing D. anything
( )6.A. Talk B. speak C. tell D. say
C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words:（在短文的空格内填入恰当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格一词，首字母已给） 6%
Many teenagers（青少年） have problems that worry them. Some don’t learn their school subjects well. Some are good at learning and do well in exams, but they are doing so poorly in sports that their classmates call them “bookworms.” So many teenagers suffer from stress（压力）. The good news is that there are some simple w_________ to get rid of（去除） stress.
Firstly, eating a h_________ diet, getting enough sleep and do exercise are very important. How can we be happy if we aren’t fit
For school work, planning ahead can h_____. Making a list of the things they need to do and planning when to do them can help students organize their time. If you are weak in a subject, study hard and a________ the teacher for help.
The students should also make e________ time for their hobbies. Playing sports, reading and watching films help them relax.
Finally, it is suitable（合适的） for teenagers to share their problems w________ their friends and parents.
D.
Answer the questions:（根据短文内容回答下列问题）（共12分）
The car was invented over a century ago. You may know all kinds of cars’ names, but many people don’t know who was the inventor of the first car.
The first car was invented not by an Englishman, but by an American. His name was Henry Ford.
Henry was born in a poor family. He was the eldest of six children. When he was a boy, he became interested in watches and machines. When he was twelve years old, his mother died. Soon he had to work in a machine shop for two dollars and fifty cents a week. In the evenings, he repaired watches for another dollar a week. The hard life made him strong and able.
At that time, there was another interest in the life of the young Ford. He wished to make a machine. It could run without a horse, so it was named horseless carriage. He overcame（克服） a lot of difficulties and in April 1893, the “horseless carriage” was invented. It was the first car.
Later, Henry Ford founded the Ford Motor Company. He was really the first inventor of car in the world.
1.Who really invented the car first
______________________________
2.When was the first car invented
_______________________________.
3.How many younger brothers and sisters did Henry Ford have
__________.
4.Henry was the youngest, wasn’t he
________________.
5.How many dollars did young Ford get every week
____________________
6.How did Henry invent the first car
_________________________
E. Write at least 60 words about the topic “A Day in Grade Eight” 10%
（请用至少60个字来描述你在八年级某一天所做的事）,以下问题仅供参考
1.What did you do that day
2.How did you feel that day
______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______
______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______
______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______
______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______
______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______
______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______
______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ____
参考答案
选择
1. D 2.D 3.B 4.D 5. A 6. C 7.C 8. A 9.C 10.D 11.C 12.B 13.B 14.B 15.A
二．(将下列单词词组填入空格，每个单词词组只能填一次，注意有一个多余的单词)
1.D 2.B 3.F 4.A 5.C
三．（用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子，每空限填一词）
1.inventors 2. development 3.succesful 4.luckily 5.ninth
四．(根据所给要求，改写下列句子，每空限填一词)
1.don’t have 2. How soon 3.lucky enough 4.is he 5. spent doing
A.Choose the best answer.（根据短文内容，选择恰当的答案）：（共6分）
1.A 2.B 3.A 4.C 5. D 6.C
B. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage： （选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文）（共6分）
1.C 2.C 3.A 4.C 5.A 6.D
C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words:（在短文的空格内填入恰当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格一词，首字母已给） 6%
1.ways 2.healthy 3. help 4.ask 5.enough 6.with
D .Answer the questions:（根据短文内容回答下列问题）（共12分）
1. Henry Ford
2. (It was invented) over a century ago.
3.Five( younger brothers and sisters).
4.No, he wasn’t.
5.(He gets) three dollars and fifty cents a week.
6. He overcame（克服） a lot of difficulties. /By overcoming a lot of difficulties.
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