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14-15学年牛津八年级上学期期中试题
一. 单项选择（每小题1分，共15分）
( )1 — Our school is planning one-day trip to the Tiger Hill.
— Really? It must be fun, I think. A. a C. the
B. an D. 不填
( )2. — Climbing the Yellow Mountain really made me tired.
— Of course. Its is over 1,800 metres. A. address C. height
B. weight D. age
( )3. Tom will be able to work well with the other members of the group, because he has a good of team work.
A. idea C. secret
B. feeling D. sense
( )4. — Mrs Smith is really a teacher.
— Yes. I never saw her get angry with us. A. generous B. helpful C. patient
D. hard-working
( )5. I am spending as much time as I can for the mid-term exam these days.
A. prepare
B. to prepare
C. to preparing D. preparing
( )6. — What do you want the scissors for?
— To out some stars for my card. A. paint C. mix
B. cut D. add
( )7. — The coat in that shop is so nice but too expensive.
— You can wait for a few days. Its price must be much on the eleventh of November.
A. lower C. nicer
B. higher D. cheaper
( )8. — Of the three TV shows, which one do you think is ?
— The Voice of China. I think it is a treat to ears. A. interesting B. more interesting
C. the most interesting D. the least interesting
( )9. Dennis doesn’t paint others, but his ideas are the most wonderful of all.
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A. as careful as B. as carefully as C. more careful than D. as good as
( )10. My mother is very kind to my friends. When my friends are at my home, they often feel at home.
A. ourselves B. themself C. herself
D. themselves
( )11. — The job is too hard. I am afraid I can’t do it.
— Never impossible before you try. A. say
B. saying D. says
C. to say
( )12. — You’d better the shoes on before you buy them.
—You’re right.
A. to try B. try C. trying A. put on C. put up
D. to trying B. put away D. put out
( )13. Teenagers like to photos of famous stars in their bedrooms.
( )14. — I think students should have mobile phones to call their parents.
— . They often use them to play games instead. A. I hope so C. No problem
B. I don’t agree D. Good idea
( )15. — I am tired out. I can’t go any further.
— . We will arrive at the top in one minute. A. No problem C. Not bad
B. What a pity D. Come on
二. 完形填空 （每小题1分，共10分）
Little Mix is a British singing group. They 16 British Talent Show in 2011 and became famous. They are the first 17 to win the show.
The 18 of Little Mix has a special meaning. “Little” means they are young girls. The oldest one was born in 1991, and the 19 was born in 1993. “Mix” means each of them is different.
Little Mix has a lot of young fans. The four girls think it’s 20 to give fans a positive message. Students 21 have some troubles at school or at home. Their music can help them feel 22 and become more confident (自信的).
The four girls work very hard every day, 23 they feel great to sing on the stage, meet their
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fans and 24 with each other. They are more 25 sisters. Now this group finds big success in America. Do you want them to come to China one day? ( )16. A. won ( )17. A. grade ( )18. A. girl
B. watched B. class B. name B. poor B. may B. taller B. though B. care B. as
C. played C. family C. song
D. touched D. group D. look D. worried D. have to D. better D. when D. get D. with
( )19. A. tallest ( )20. A. important ( )21. A. should ( )22. A. more ( )23. A. if
B. most beautiful C. most outgoing D. youngest
C. talented C. need C. worse C. but C. stay C. for A
( )24. A. travel ( )25. A. like
三. 阅读理解 （每小题2分，共20分）
Tomorrow is Pajama (睡衣) Day!
I plan to wear my new nightgown (睡袍). Bree is my best friend. She wants to wear her white pajama with polka dots (波尔卡圆点). I have the same one. She wants me to wear it. So we can be twins! But I want to be unique. I tell Bree I want to wear my nightgown. The next morning at school, we begin laughing. Everyone’s in pajamas. “Nancy, look!” says Bree. “Clare has the same pajama as me.” “We’re twins!” says Clare.
After class, Clare and Bree run to the monkey bars (攀吊架). “Come on, Nancy,” Bree calls. But it is hard to climb in a long nightgown. Then, Clare and Bree dance happily together. This makes me feel a little sad.
School is over. Clare comes to me, “Nancy, can you come and play at my house?” she asks. “Yes!” I say. “But I must go home first to change clothes.” Now we are triplets (三胞胎)!
( )26. Bree wears a pajama on Pajama Day.
A. white B. black C. pink D. orange A. Bree and Nancy B. Nancy and Clare C. Bree and Clare
D. Bree, Nancy and Clare A. 相同
B. 相似 C. 独特
D. 普通
( )27. wear the same pajama at school on that day.
( )28. The underlined word “unique” means . ( )29. Nance doesn’t feel happy because .
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A. she can’t climb the monkey bars
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B. she doesn’t like her pajama C. she isn’t unique at school D. she doesn’t dance with her friends
( )30. Which of the following is NOT TRUE?
A. Everyone wears pajamas to school that day. B. Nancy goes to Clare’s home in her long nightgown. C. Clare and Bree have a good time dancing. D. Nancy is glad to go to Clare’s home.
B
Lucy Li is only an 11-year-old girl, but she’s the youngest person to qualify for (取得资格) a US Women’s Open Golf Tournament (锦标赛).
She qualified for the US Women’s Open in May 2014. And today she is playing with some of the best female golfers in the world. Earlier this week Li said that she wasn’t nervous (紧张). “I just want to have fun and play the best I can and I really don’t care about the result. I can learn a lot from these great players.”
Li doesn’t spend all her time golfing. Her favourite subjects are Maths, History, and Science and she loves to read. She also loves medicine, diving, badminton, dancing and table tennis. But golf is her favourite sport. “I like golf because it’s different from other sports. Anybody can play it,” she said.
Some golfers are worried that Li isn’t quite ready. “When I found out she qualified, I said, where does she go from here? You qualify for an Open at 11, and what do you do next? If it was my daughter, I wouldn’t let her play in the US Open at 11, but that’s just me,” said world champion Stacy Lewis.
( )31. Lucy Li qualified for a US Women’s Open Golf Tournament .
A. in May 2014 B. in June 2014 C. this week A. for good results B. to have fun
C. to make friends with great players D. to make money A. is easy to learn
D. last May
( )32. Lucy Li said she played in the US Women’s Open .
( )33. According to Lucy Li, golf . B. is suitable (适宜的) for anyone
C. takes lots of time D. is a usual sport
( )34. We can infer (推断) from the report that .
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A. Stacy doesn’t feel surprised that the 11-year-old player can play in the US Open B. Stacy thinks Lucy Li can have a bright future C. Stacy doesn’t support Lucy Li to play in the US Open D. Stacy wants to play with Lucy Li in the US Open A. She likes many subjects. B. She loves no sport but golf.
C. She cares much about winning or losing. D. She is sure she can win.
( )35. Which of the following sentences is TRUE about Lucy Li?
四. 填空（每小题1分，共15分）
A. 根据所给汉语意思，用合适的单词填空。
36. Our foreign teacher is a young man from (澳大利亚). 37. The book is very (有用的). Everyone should have one. 38. I would (建议) Tom not to join the Dancing Club. 39. In British English, they call an eraser a (橡皮). 40. Life is full of (竞争). But we shouldn’t be afraid of it. B. 用所给单词的适当形式填空。
41. Taylor Swift is famous for her country music. She is one of the hottest (sing) in the USA.
42. Our school day usually (finish) at 4:30 pm.
43. Running for ten minutes around the playground is our (day) exercise.
44. China Football Team played (bad) in the 2002 World Cup and lost all three games. 45. Your diet seems to work very well. You look much (slim) now. C. 阅读下面的对话，选用合适的单词或词组，并用其正确形式填空。 happy, be crazy about, can’t wait, instead of, as a result Andy: Your cousin doesn’t play computer games any more, does he?
Paul: No. He (46) playing computer games before. He played too often. Andy: This certainly made his parents (47) . Paul: You’re right. Last term, he usually (48) to turn on his computer when he finished his homework. And he some-times played till midnight. (49) , he failed all his exams.
Andy: That’s too bad. He can’t be like that.
Paul: So his parents and teachers talked about it with him many times. And finally, he decided to keep away from computer games. He now spends his free time on books (50) games. Andy: And how are his lessons now? Paul: Much better.
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