牛津版（深圳·广州）初中英语八年级上学期期末测试C卷.doc

牛津版（深圳广州）初中英语八年级上学期期末测试C卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、 词汇测试。从下面每小题的A、B、C三个选项中选出可以替换划线 (共8题；共16分)1. （2分）Have you improved your spoken English _?Yes,I have. Ive _improved it a lot.A . already;alreadyB . already;yetC . yet;alreadyD . yet;yet2. （2分）Although he is an _ man, he is still active in sports. A . elderB . elderlyC . olderD . olderly3. （2分）Why did you come back so early today?The English party was _ till next Friday.A . put upB . put offC . put outD . put down4. （2分）Excuse me, sir. Would you please the total cost of the trip?All right, I will make it at once.A . look outB . put outC . go outD . work out5. （2分）Excuse me, the shirt is a bit small for me.Dont worry. Ill change it for a _ one.A . smallerB . smallestC . largerD . largest6. （2分）He didnt receive any higher education in the past but now he is the man in our team. A . funniestB . honestestC . ablestD . Simplest7. （2分） She was surprised to hear the news.So was I.A . excitedB . interestedC . amazed8. （2分） your name，pleaseM-A-R-T-I-NA . SeeB . DrawC . ThankD . Spell二、 根据句子意思，从下而每小题的A、B、C三个选项中选出恰当的词 (共7题；共14分)9. （2分）Is that Mr. Smith speaking?Sorry, Mr. Smith isnt now. Can he call you back later?A . seriousB . availableC . carefulD . creative10. （2分）May I borrow your CD?Sorry, I _it at home.A . forgotB . leftC . tookD . leave11. （2分）Mrs. Brown cant go to the meeting _, but shell send someone to speak for her. A . in dangerB . in publicC . in factD . in person12. （2分）Do you know the answers? Please _. A . write down itB . write down themC . write it downD . write them down13. （2分）Robots can help people do much work, and they never get . A . boreB . boredC . boringD . to bore14. （2分）When is the _ time to visit Brazil? In August and September, I think. Not too cold, not too hot. A . hottestB . hotterC . bestD . better15. （2分）What a nice party! Thank you for inviting us. _. See you.A . For pleasure.B . Not so nice.C . With pleasure.D . It was a pleasure.三、 完形填空。 (共1题；共15分)16. （15分）（2015江苏盐城）An old carpenter(木匠) was ready to retire. His boss was 1to see the good worker go. He asked the carpenter 2he could build just one more house. The carpenter said yes, 3his mind was not on his work any more.He used poor materials and worked on the house 4 . When the carpenter finished his work, the boss5 the front-door key to him, This is your house, he said, A 6for you.What a surprise! What a 7! If he had known he was building his 8house, he would have done it differently. Now he had to live in the house he had poorly built.9 it is with us. Sometimes we build our 10carelessly. At important points we do not try our best. Then with a shame we look at the situation we have 11. We find that we are now living in the house we have poorly built. But we dont have a12to make it all over again.Think of 13as the carpenter. Think about your life. Build it 14. It is the only life you will ever build because life is a do-it-yourself project.Your life today is the 15of your attitudes and choices you made in the past. Your life tomorrow will be that of your attitudes and choices you make today.（1）A . glad B . nervous C . ready D . sorry （2）A . if B . when C . how D . why （3）A . and B . but C . or D . so （4）A . carefully B . completely C . carelessly D . successfully （5）A . handed B . left C . sold D . threw （6）A . gift B . promise C . choice D . question （7）A . task B . wisdom C . shame D . stress （8）A . real B . expensive C . old D . own （9）A . Neither B . So C . Nor D . As （10）A . studies B . lives C . jobs D . feelings （11）A . created B . changed C . discussed D . affected （12）A . plan B . chance C . method D . pleasure （13）A . himself B . herself C . myself D . myself （14）A . wisely B . peacefully C . rapidly D . widely （15）A . talent B . wealth C . result D . difference 四、 阅读理解。 (共5题；共46分)17. （8分）阅读下面短文，从每小题A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出能回答所提问题的最佳答案。CIn America, boys and girls often join clubs. The members of a club work together. They also learn certain skills and share good times.Many boys belong to Boy Scouts. Boy scouts enjoy hiking and camping out together, and they learn many things. Scouts learn safety rules, first aid, and what to do when in danger. Members have a chance to learn outdoor living. They learn to build fires and cook out in the open.Girl Scouts and Camp Fire Girls are clubs for girls. These two clubs give their members a chance to have fun and learn. The girls in a group take trips, have parties and go hiking and camping together. The Camp Fire Girls earn honor beads( 荣誉珠) for learning such skills as swimming and cooking. The Girl Scouts earn badges(徽章).Both boys and girls can be members of 4-h clubs, Children who live in either the city or the country may belong to 4-h. A project such as raising a pig or a calf can be carried on only by farm children, while city children can take part in gardening and cooking projects.In all these clubs the boys and girls learn to be good and useful citizens.（1）Why do boys and girls join clubs according to the passage? A . To make their parents happy.B . To earn honor beads and badges.C . To learn skills and share good times.D . To enjoy hiking and camping out.（2）What does Para. 2 mainly talk about? A . What to do when in danger.B . Some activities of Boy Scouts.C . What Boy Scouts really enjoy.D . Some skills about outdoor living.（3）What can we know from Para. 3? A . In America there are many clubs for girls.B . Camp Fire Girls is quite popular in America.C . Girls can go hiking and camping with the boys.D . Girls are encouraged to learn swimming and cooking.（4）What is the passage mainly about? A . Members of 4-h clubs in America.B . Clubs for boys and girls in America.C . Different kinds of clubs in America.D . Children who are interested in clubs.18. （10分） Once an old man was walking in a street with his horse. It was raining hard. The old man was cold because he was walking in the rain. He wanted to stay in a restaurant.It was a quarter past three in the afternoon. The old man got to a small restaurant. A lot of people crowded in it. The old man couldnt come near the fireplace. He thought and thought.At last he said to the waiters, “ Take some fish to my horse.” The waiter and the other people were very surprised. The waitered said, “A horse doesnt eat fish.” The old man told the waiter, “ The horse is versatile. It can sing, dance and does all kinds of things. It can eat fish, too.” So the waiter took some fish to the horse.All the people in the restaurant rushed out to see the horse eat fish except（除了之外） the old man. Now the old man sat beside the fire. After a while the waiter returned and said. “Your horse didnt eat any fish.” The old man said, “All right, take the fish back and put it on the table. Ill eat it.”（1）The old man felt very cold because_.A . it was a cloudy and windy day.B . it snowed heavily for a long timeC . he was travelling in a heavy rainD . he was hungry and thirsty（2）The people in the restaurant all ran out because_.A . They want to see the old manB . they wanted the horse eat fishC . the old man told them the horse cameD . There was no fire over the stove（3）The underlined word “versatile” means: .A . 笨的B . 滑稽的C . 兴奋的D . 多才多艺的（4）All the people in the restaurant rushed out _ except the old man.A . to see the horse singB . to watch the horse play gamesC . to look for the horseD . to see the horse eat fish（5）Why did the old man ask the waiter to take some fish to his horse? Because _.A . his horse like eating fishB . he had a special fishC . he wanted to sit near the fire, but wasnt able to do so at first.D . he himself also liked to eat fish19. （8分）阅读理解Captain（船长）Nemo invited me and my friends to go hunting with him in the forests of Crespo Island. I asked him why he was so interested in Crespo Island. “I thought you preferred the sea to being on land.”“I do,” replied the captain. “But these forests are under the sea.”After going through a door, we were about ten meters under the water. The light from the sun reached us. Everything looked very colourful. We were going deeper and deeper. At 100 meters deep, we could see quite well, and Captain Nemo stopped and pointed to some dark shapes. This was the forest. The “trees” in the forest were giant seaweed, and all their “branches” were vertical（垂直的）.We could not stop looking at them. Fish swam around the branches like birds in a forest.Suddenly, I saw a large sea spider about a meter tall. It was going to attack me. Captain Nemos man killed it with his gun, but it reminded me that the sea could be as dangerous as it was beautiful. When we reached 150 meters, it was dark. The suns light could not reach this depth（深度）. We turned our lights. We could see about 20 meters around us. Finally, we found Crespo Islandwhere a steep rock wall rose in front of us.We could go no further, so we walked back toward the Nautilus. Suddenly, Captain Nemo stopped and shot an animal with his gun, it was a beautiful and rare sea otter. At last, we could see the Nautilus. Several large sharks swam over us. Luckily they didnt see us. We re-entered the Nautilus safely. I was tired but amazed by what I had seen.（1）What do “dark shapes” in Paragraph 3 refer to（指的是）? A . TreesB . SeaweedC . RocksD . Fish（2）When they reached meters, they couldnt see quite well? A . 10B . 20C . 100D . 150（3）According to the passage, which is the correct order?Captain Nemos man killed a sea spider.The men returned to the Nautilus.The men went to the forest.Captain Nemo invited us to go hunting.Captain Nemo shot an otter.A . B . C . D . （4）What is the best title of the story? A . A Visit to a Sea ForestB . Death Under the Sea.C . Captain Nemo and the NautilusD . Attacked by Giant Spider20. （10分）阅读理解 Many people say that they are working too many hours. They dont have enough time to relax or stay with their family.Work hours are different from one country to another. In France, people spend about 1,646 hours a year at work. In Japan, however, people work about 2,259 hours a year. That means a Japanese worker works 513 more hours a year than a French worker.Why do people work so many hours? Some people work extra hours because they want to make more money. However, many companies dont pay over time. Their workers dont get more pay for more work. These people think its their duty to wore more hours. Some are afraid of losing their job if they dont work more hours. Many people say that their vacations are too short. In France, people get five weeks of paid vacation a year. In Germany, they get from four to six weeks, and in the United States, two weeks. One study shows fewer than half of workers used all their vacation days. In Great Britain, there is a saying, All work and no play makes Jack a dull (迟钝的) boy. If that is true, there must be a lot of dull people in the world.（1）A Japanese worker works _ more hours a year than a French one. A . 513B . 1,646C . 2,159（2）The word extra in Paragraph 3 means _. A . 正常的B . 额外的C . 有用的（3）People in _ get only two weeks of paid vacation a year. A . FranceB . GermanyC . The United States（4）Which of the following sentences is TRUE according to the passage? A . No companies offer vacations to their workers.B . Many people say they have enough time to relax.C . Not all companies pay their workers for more work.（5）What can we infer (推断) from the passage? A . Many workers have to work long hours.B . Many people have vacations long enough.C . Work hours are the same around the world.21. （10分） Saturday Kids ClubKids Club starts at 10:30 a.m., with creative activities, followed by the films at 11:30 a.m. For 3 16 years old.There will be no Kids Club on March 5 and March 26.NOTE TO PARENTS: Parents can leave children over eight alone in the cinema. If you leave your children in the cinema, please be there on time to collect them at the end of the film.（1）This is a (n) _.A . poster from a clubB . B. note to parentsC . poster from a supermarket（2）Mr. White will take her 5-year-old son to see a film in the club. She hopes the film will be over before 1 p.m. So they should go to the club on_.A . April 2B . April 9C . March 19（3）_ can go to the cinema in the club alone.A . A 2- year-old babyB . A 14- year-old studentC . A 20- year-old parent（4）The film _ is the longest.A . Two BrothersB . Mr. Beans HolidayC . Meet the Robinsons（5）Parents could collect their children in the cinema _.A . at any timeB . at the start of the filmC . at the end of the film五、 语法填空。 (共1题；共2分)22. （2分）Her mother is getting _ (fat) and _ (fat).六、 书面表达。 (共1题；共5分)23. （5分）你们班级即将召开以“感恩”为主题的班会，要求向大家介绍一下你最想向谁表达感恩之情，他或她为你做了什么，你又将怎样回报他或她的付出。请结合上文内容，以“Thank you, my”为题写一篇发言稿。 要求：1）句子通顺，语意连贯；2）包括所有提示内容；3）80词左右。Thank you, my 第 16 页 共 16 页参考答案一、 词汇测试。从下面每小题的A、B、C三个选项中选出可以替换划线 (共8题；共16分)1-1、2-1、3-1、4-1、5-1、6-1、7-1、8-1、二、 根据句子意思，从下而每小题的A、B、C三个选项中选出恰当的词 (共7题；共14分)9-1、10-1、11-1、12-1、13-1、14-1、15-1、三、 完形填空。 (共1题；共15分)16-1、四、 阅读理解。 (共5题；共46分)17-1、17-2、17-3、17-4、18-1、18-2、18-3、18-4、18-5、19-1、19-2、19-3、19-4、20-1、20-2、20-3、20-4、20-5、21-1、21-2、21-3、21-4、21-5、五、 语法填空。 (共1题；共2分)22-1、六、 书面表达。 (共1题；共5分)23-1、