2022-2023学年牛津上海版英语八年级下学期期中练习卷（含答案）

2022-2023学年牛津上海版英语八年级第二学期期中练习卷
I. Choose the best answer:
(__) 1. Which of the following sounds matches the word “choice”
( ) 2. The girl standing next to the headmaster is ______ university student from America.
A. a B. an C. the D. /
( ) 3. The 17th International Art Festival was held ______ October 16th to November 16th in Shanghai.
A. at B. on C. in D. from
( ) 4. There will be ______ snow this winter. More animals will die of cold.
A. a little B. a few C. a great number of D. a huge amount of
( ) 5. I’ll go out for a walk after supper if it ______ fine.
A. will be B. doesn’t be C. doesn’t D. is
( ) 6. Jack isn’t feeling well now because he had too much ______.
A. potato B. biscuit C. noodle D. bread
( ) 7. —Ought we to write a report about our meeting for the principal
—No, you ______.
A. ought not B. ought not to C. ought to not D. not ought to
( ) 8. Look! The storm ______. Shall we go out and play basketball on the playground
A. stops B. is stopping C. has stopped D. stopped
( ) 9. Mike is only 15 years old. He is not
______ to get a driving license.
A. old enough B. enough old C. young enough D. enough young
( ) 10. I did not know anything about the robbery ______ I read the newspaper just now.
A. when B. since C. after D. until
( ) 11. John’s funny face made one of the guests ______ all the time.
A. laughs B. to laugh C. laughing D. laugh
( ) 12. Be quiet. Someone ______ in the room.
A. is sleeping B. sleeps C. slept D. was sleeping
( ) 13. —Excuse me, could you please tell me ______
—Certainly. Go straight along here. It’s next to a hospital.
A. how we can get to the post office B. how can we get to the post office
C. how get to the post office D. how could we get to the post office
( ) 14. —We lost the basketball game last week.
—______ Better luck next time.
A. You deserved to win. B. Thank you. C. That’s all right. D. Never mind.
( ) 15. —Sorry, I’m late, Tony. The minibus broke down, and there were no taxis.
—______
A. You’re welcome. B. It doesn’t matter. C. It’s a pleasure. D. Not at all.
plete the following passage with the words in the box. Each word can only be used once:
A. after B. published C. put up D. the number of E. earliest
F. came out G. a number of
The first newspaper were written by hand and __1__ on walls in public places. The __2__ daily newspaper was started in Rome in 59 BC. In the 7th century, the world’s first printed newspaper was __3__. Europe didn’t have a regularly published newspaper until 1690, when one was started in Germany.
The first regularly published newspaper in the English language was published in London and was published once a week. The first daily English newspaper was the Daily Current. It__4__ in March 1702.
In 1690, Benjamin Harris printed the first American newspaper in Boston. But not long
__5__ it was first published, the government stopped the paper. In 1704, John Campbell started The Boston Newsletter, the first newspaper published daily in the American colonies (殖民地). By 1760, the colonies had more than 30 daily newspapers. After the country was founded in 1776, __6__ newspapers was growing bigger and bigger. There are now about 1,800 daily newspapers in the United States.
plete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms:
1. If we want to be successful, we should learn to depend on ______. (we)
2. She is so careless to make such a ______ mistake. (fool)
3. Ben has ______ to travel around the world with his father. (choose)
4. His father is a hero, and he is the only person ______ in the war. (live)
5. Sometimes a right ______ can change a man’s whole life. (decide)
IV. Rewrite the following sentences as required:
1. Our parents paid for the expenses of my university last year. (改为否定句)
Our parents ______ ______ for the expenses of my university last year.
2. It’s five minutes’ bus ride from my home to school. (对划线部分提问)
______ ______ is it from your home to school
3. My sister asked, “Can you look after my baby while I’m away ” （改为宾语从句）
My sister asked me ______ I ______ look after her baby while she was away.
4. John told an amazing joke at the table. (改为感叹句)
______ ______ amazing joke John told at the table!
5. passage, information, there, in, much, too, is, this. (连词成句)
____________________________________
V. Reading comprehension:
A. Choose the best answer:
It’s a lovely day. Sarah is going to have a picnic in the park with her friends. She has prepared much food, some meat and some vegetables. All are the daily food in our life. But do you know where some of them came from
Chicken
Chickens were once wild birds in the forest of Asia. Around 3,400 years ago, men began to use chickens. But the birds were small and their meat was hard to eat. So people only kept chickens to fight for sport.
Chocolate
The seed of the cocoa tree can be made into chocolate. But 2,000 years ago, people in Central America only drank chocolate. In Europe, chocolate drinks were not popular until the 1500s when sugar was added to them.
Tomatoes
At first, people were afraid of eating tomatoes because they belong to a family of poisonous plants. One day, a brave man ate the first tomato. People were surprised that he didn’t die. They tried the tomatoes and found that they tasted good. Soon tomatoes became very popular. The French even gave them a special name, Love Apples.
Ice cream
Long before ice cream, water ices were popular throughout Asia. During the Tang Dynasty, some people created ice cream from milk. Later, travellers took this idea back to Europe. Soon, many people wanted to try it and the dessert became popular everywhere.
(__) 1. Sarah has prepared much food to______.
A. have a picnic with her friends in the park
B. know something about animals and plants
C. find out where some of the food came from
D. tell stories about daily food in our life
(__) 2. Around 3,400 years ago, people ______.
A. kept chickens as wild birds in the forest of Asia
B. kept some small birds to eat their hard meat
C. began to keep chickens as a kind of food
D. began to keep chickens to fight for sport
(__) 3. Chocolate drinks became popular in Europe ______.
A. 2,000 years ago B. in the 1500s
C. before sugar was added D. after American people ate chocolate
(__) 4. From the story about tomatoes, we know that if someone eats something poisonous, he may ______.
A. become brave B. feel surprised C. lose his life D. become popular
(__) 5. ______ created ice cream.
A. Some people in Asia B. A king of the Tang Dynasty
C. Some people in Europe D. A traveller to Asia
(__) 6. The best title for the passage is“______”.
A. Sarah’s picnic B. Daily food in our life
C. We eat the food every day! D. Where did some food come from
B. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage:
When Oakland High School in California moved into a new building, the students and teachers __1__ a strong smell. Then almost half of the students began to have a headache and a cough. Experts came to find the cause of the sickness. Finally, they discovered that the air in the building was not safe to breathe. They were surprised to find out that the desks and chairs in the school library caused the trouble. These desks and chairs were __2__ particleboards (合成板). This kind of board is cheap __3__ there are small pieces of wood holding together with a chemical. This is just one example of a modern problem that is most __4__ in cities—indoor air pollution.
A recent study __5__ a surprising conclusion: Indoor air pollution is __6__ two to five times worse than outside pollution. So remember to open the windows and don’t stay too long in modern buildings with windows closed.
( ) 1. A. met B. missed C. noticed D. remembered
( ) 2. A. fond of B. kind of C. made of D. instead of
( ) 3. A. if B. but C. though D. because
( ) 4. A. serious B. common C. dangerous D. surprising
( ) 5. A. reached B. jumped C. decided D. discussed
( ) 6. A. never B. seldom C. sometimes D. partly
C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words:
Many places in the world need more fresh water. Every country is trying to find w_1__ to turn salt water into fresh. Why aren’t there many factories like the Symi factory In some places, the Sun isn’t hot e__2__, or it doesn’t shine every day. In these places, other ways of heating sea water can be used. These ways cost more money, but they work faster than the Sun. By boiling sea water with high heat, a lot of fresh water can be m__3__ quickly. But heating is not the only way to get fresh water from salt water. O__4__ ways are tried. One way is freezing. The fresh part of salt water f__5__ first. To get fresh water, the pieces of ice are taken out.
Which way is the best The one that gives the most water with the l__6__ money. It may be a different way for each place. Symi’s way seems very good for small, hot places. It doesn’t make very much water at a time. But the factory is easy to build and cost little.
That’s w__7__ people in many dry places talk about Symi!
1. ______ 2. ______ 3. ______ 4. ______ 5. ______ 6. ______ 7. ______
D. Answer the questions:
If the temperature rises by 5 degrees tomorrow, you will probably take off just one coat. But such a change in the average world temperature would be a serious problem. Many animals and plants would not be able to deal with these changes, and would die.
The UNEP(联合国环境规划署) released a report several years ago. It says that if we don’t take action now, the world temperature will have risen by 3 to 5 degrees by the end of this century. The report was written by 55 scientists from 20 countries.
A large rise in temperatures could be terrible for us and for many other living things on the Earth. Sea levels will rise because higher temperatures will cause melting ice to flow into the sea. Large coastal (沿海的) cities in some countries could be flooded.
Some plants such as corn and sugarcane (甘蔗) will not grow well in higher temperatures. Some countries, such as Brazil and parts of Africa, will not have enough food. The change may cause less rain and even make some places very dry.
On November 26th, people from around 200 nations and regions gathered again in Doha (多
哈) for the annual UN climate talks. “Climate change is coming to all human beings and effective actions need to be taken to deal with it,” president of the conference said at the opening ceremony.
1. What will you probably do if the temperature rises by 5 degrees tomorrow
________________________________
2. The report was written by 20 scientists, wasn’t it
________________________________
3. Why did people from around 200 nations and regions gather again in Doha
________________________________
4. What needs to be taken to deal with the climate change
________________________________
5. Do you think the problem of climate change is serious What should you do
________________________________
VI. Writing:
Write a letter of at least 60 words according to the following situation.
Suppose you are a member of Friends of the Earth. Your group wants students to realize the serious environmental problems on the Earth. You want students to volunteer on fighting pollution. You can begin like this:
Dear students,
Nowadays our Earth is facing serious environmental problems. ______________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
From Friends of the Earth
参考答案
I. DADDD DBCAD DAADB
II. CEBFAD
III. 1. ourselves 2. foolish 3. chosen 4. alive 5. decision
IV. 1. didn’t pay 2. How far 3. if / whether, could 4. What an 5. There is too much information in this passage.
V. (A) ADBCAD (B) CCDBAC
(C) 1. ways 2. enough 3. made 4. Other 5. freezes 6. least 7. why
D. 1. I will probably take off just one coat.
2. No, it wasn’t.
3. They gathered there to attend the annual UN climate talks. / They gathered there to talk about the climate.
4. Effective actions.
5. I think it is serious and I / we should try to go to school on foot. (Any reasonable answer can be accepted.)