牛津英语8B期中测试卷

1.We _ have time to listen to music.(A. hard/ B. hardly)2.How _ people are there in your family?(A. many/ B. much)3.There _ little milk in the bottle.(A. is/ B. are)4.You_ not play basketball in the street.(A. must/ B. can)5.Our teacher will come back_ ten minutes.(A. at/B. in)6.He has been to Beijing_ .(A. for/ B. since)7.Tom enjoys_ stamps.(A. collecting/ B. collect)8.I often go to school_ bus.(A. on/B. by)9.Lets go _.(A. swimming/B. swim)10.Tom studies in_ university in Shanghai.(A. an/B. a)1.Trees can make streets_ beautiful and _ noisy.A. less; less B. more; more C. less; more D. more; less2.The trees can protect_ by producing a chemical.A. their B. theirs C. itself D. themselves3.Dont keep the door _. It is too cold today.A. opened B. open C. closed D. close4.Thank you for _ me a job.A. offer B. offered C. to offer D. offering5.I know that trees can communicate _ one another.A. with B. on C. by D. and 6.Youd better _ the traffic rules. They are useful and necessary.A. not obey B. to obey C. not to obey D. obey7.There are tall buildings on _ sides of the street.A. all B. any C. both D. either8.The piece of news he told me made me get _.A. puzzle B. puzzled C. puzzling D. puzzlingly9. I was born _ November 5th.A. in B. on C. at D. about10.Mother told me _ all the dishes last night.A. wash B. washing C. to wash D. washed11.We must always be careful _ electricity.A. to B. with C. for D. in 12.My brother always _ his head when he is in trouble.A. hits B. knocks C. scratches D. washes13.Although they are poor, _.A. they are happy. B. but they are happy. C. so they are happy. D. still they are happy14.Sam failed the exam again. He looked _.A. sadly B. sad C. happy D.happily15.Dont forget _ the light before you leave the house.A. to turn on B. to turn off C. turning on D. turning off16. You have a new knife, _?A. havent you B. dont you C. have you D. do you17. _ can you see the traffic lights? -At the crossroads.A. What B. Where C. How D. How many18.David is so strong that he _ any help.A. need B. needs C. neednt D. doesnt need19. _,I like him very much.A. In some ways B. In a way C. In one way D. On his way20. What does your mother do? - She is _.A. working B. cooking C. Mrs. Smith D. a doctor21.Three trees can do the job of 15 air conditioners _ almost all day.A. working B. run C. running D. work22. _ nice music it is!A. How B. What a C. What D. What an23.The weather is fine and there is no lesson this afternoon. Lets go fishing. -_A. Thats right. B. Thank you. C. Not at all. D. Thats a good idea.24.Could you tell me_? -He is twenty.A. where he is fromB. how old is heC. how old he isD. when he will leave1. Its much more _ to play with fire than to play with water.(danger)2. The girl smiled and answered the question_.(polite)3. I am _ sorry for my being late, sir.(real)4. The boss hired a _ to do his housework.(serve)5. Dont do such _ things.(fool)6. Would you like to get me some _?(battery)7. Modern Family is a popular _ magazine.(month)8. The weather in Shanghai is always _ in spring.(change)9. Look! How nice the _ houses are!(wood)10. The flat with a big balcony on the _ floor of the building is very modem.(four)1. He has already been to Beijing.(改为一般疑问句)_ he been to Beijing _?2. Peter does his homework at home every day.(改为否认句)Peter _ _ his homework at home every day.3. My father will be back in two weeks.(对划线部分提问)_ _ will your father be back?4. Lin Tao put the MP3 on the table.(对划线部分提问)_ _ Lin Tao put the MP3?5. It is five minutes walk from here to the school.(对划线部分提问)_ _ is it from here to the school?6. They told me which way I should choose.(保持原句意思)They told me which way _ _.7. I am happy to see you again.(改为感慨句)_ _ I am to see you again!8. Hes never told me this thing.(改为反义疑问句)He s never told me this thing, _ _?The Earth is our home. We must take care of it. That is to say we must keep the land, air and water clean.But man began to pollute the Earth after he first made a fire, washed his clothes in the river and threw dirty things on the ground. Many years ago, pollution was not so serious because there were not so many people. There was enough clean air, land and water. When the land or the river was dirty in one place, man moved to another place. But now man is slowly polluting the whole world and there is not enough clean air, clean land, or clean water. More people ,more pollution.When is this all to end? Is it possible to get rid of pollution? We are glad to see the people have come to know the dangers of pollution and a larger number of them are working hard to get rid of it.( )1. To pollute is to keep the land, air and water clean.( )2. Pollution began a long time ago and it is now getting less and less serious.( )3. The land, the air and the water are becoming dirtier because there are more people in the world.( )4. Many years ago, people moved a lot in order to get cleaner land, cleaner air and cleaner water.( )5. Now people have begun to learn how to get rid of pollution.If you want to learn about other societies, it is not necessary to travel. We can discover what happens in _1_ parts of the world by _2_ TV. It is difficult to imagine an easier _3_ of learning about other countries. These days, TV not only tells stories, it also records the actions and the habits of ordinary people. _4_ our present knowledge of living forms and objects in distant space, too, is got from TV and photographs_5_ cameras.( )1. A. another B. others C. any other D. other( )2. A. seeing B. watching C. looking D. learning( )3. A. TV B. entrance C. book D. way( )4. A. Many of B. A lot C. Much of D. all( )5. A. taken by B. had C. made by D. getMany year ago, there lived an old man. The old man sold hats. One day, he went to a small village. It was summer. The sun shone brightly. He stopped ad took a rest. Soon he felt thirsty, so he went to a river for water. When he came back, he found all his hats were gone.“Where are my hats?” the old man said. He looked up and saw a monkey in the tree, and his hats, too.“Hey, monkey! Why did you take away my hats? Give them back to me! Be quick!”But the monkey didnt listen to him. The old man thought and thought, and he found out a way. He took off his hat and threw it away. And the monkey threw all the hats down. The old man got his hats and walked to the village.( )1. It was very _ that day.A. cold B. hot C. cloudy D.rainy( )2. The monkey took the hats away_.A. when the man was under the treeB. when the man went to the villageC. after the man came backD. after the man went to the river( )3. The old man went to the river because _.A. the sun shone brightlyB. he wanted to sell his hatsC. he wanted to drink some waterD. he liked swimming very much( )4. The old man found the monkey in the _.A. tree B. house C. street D. village( )5. Which is not right?A. The old man sold hats.B. The monkey was quick to learn.C. The monkey liked wearing hats.D. The old man was happy to pick the hats up.When man began to search the sky, he saw a lot of things in the universe, the Earth seemed to be just a small bit of dust. It is only a small planet, and travels around the Sun. The Sun, together with its planets, travel in the Milky Way(银河), our galaxy(星系). The Milky Way has about thirty billion stars like our sun, and is one of about a hundred million galaxies in the universe.Because the space is so great, it is difficult to work out how far away a star is. Instead of kilometers, we have light years. A light year means how far light travels in one year. Our nearest neighbor galaxy is more than 900,000 light years away from the Earth.( )1. Man has known that _.A. the Milky Way is the only galaxy.B. other galaxies are near ours.C. the Sun is a large star in the Milky Way.D. the Earth is a small part of the universe.( )2. A galaxy is the mane of _.A. a large group of starsB. the SunC. planet like the EarthD. the universe( )3. In the Milky Way, we can see many_.A. galaxies B. sun like oursC. stars like our sun D. both B and C( )4. There are about _ galaxies in the universe.A. thirty billion B. a hundred millionC. nine thousand D. nine hundred( )5. We use _ to work out how far a star is from us.A. kilometers B. metersC. light years D. months and yearsfire can h_1_ people in many ways. It can heat water, warm house, give light and c_2_ food. But fire can burn things, too.Today people know how to make a fire w_3_ matches. Children sometimes likes to p_4_ with matches. But matches can be very dangerous. One match can burn a piece of paper, and then it might burn a house. A small fire can b_4_ a big fire very fast.1.h_ 2.c_ 3.w_ 4.p_ 5.b_Knowledge is power. But there is one other thing that we must remember. A strong mind needs a strong body in order to make it most useful. There are many good exercises. They are helpful and healthful. Many of them may be taken indoors during rainy weather. Indoors exercises, however, are never as helpful as those taken out of doors in pure, fresh air. It is because, in fresh air, more oxygen in taken into our systems and more wastes are given off. The air in the house does not remain fresh very long. But out of doors, it is usually fresh and pure. But what shall we play? There are a number of games such as football and basketball, etc.Any game with plenty of movements is good. The best are those which are play out of doors. Dont neglect your body. It is of as much importance as your mind. Our country mow needs men with strong minds, good judgment and healthy bodies.1. What does a strong mind need to make it most useful?2. Indoors exercises are never as helpful as outdoors exercises, are they?3. Why are outdoor exercises more help?4. Dose the air in the house remain fresh very long?_5. What is a good game? ELECTRICITY1. What is electricity?2. What can we do with electricity?3. Should we be careful with electricity? Why?