牛津廣深版八年級上冊英語期中試卷第I卷基礎知識與能力考查部分（共30分）I.聽力測試（共15小題，每題1分）A）聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題。從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項,并標在試卷的相應位置。聽完每段對話后,你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。()1.Wheredoesthewomanwanttogo？A.Abusstop． B.LongStreet． C.TheArtMuseum．()2.Whowillthewomanmeettonight？A.JamesBond． B.Tom． C.Ella．()3.Whattimeisitnow？A.2：00． B.9：00． C.11：00．()4.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace？A.Ataclothesshop． B.Atarestaurant． C.Atabank．()5.Whatdoesthewomanmean？A.Theycaneatnow． B.Theyhavetowait． C.Theyarrivelate．B）聽下面3段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題,從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項,并標在試卷的相應位置。聽每段對話或獨白前,你將有時間閱讀各小題,每小題5秒鐘。聽完后,各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。聽下面一段對話,回答第6至第8三個小題。()6.Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout？A.Aweekendplan． B.Atravelplan． C.Abusinessplan．()7.WhatisthemangoingtodoonSaturdayafternoon？A.Gotothelibrary． B.Goforabikeride． C.Finishthescienceproject．()8.Whenwillthespeakersmeet？A.OnSaturdayevening． B.OnSundayafternoon． C.OnSundaymorning．聽下面一段對話,回答第9至第11三個小題。()9.Whatquestiondoesthemanaskfirst？A.Areyouhealthy？ B.Doyoukeepfit？ C.Doyoueathealthyfood？()10.Whatdoesthewomanthinkishealthyfood？A.Sugar． B.Ice-cream． C.Fruit．()11.Whydoesthewomanhaveyogurtforbreakfast？A.Becauseittastessweet． B.Becauseitishealthy． C.Becauseitisdelicious．聽下面一段獨白,回答第12至第15四個小題。()12.WhichareahasbeenhitbyEbolaseriously？A.Africa． B.Europe． C.America．()13.Howdopeoplegetthesickness？A.Fromtheair． B.Fromthewater． C.Fromtouching．()14.Howlongwillittakethefastestpeopletofinishthewalk？A.Threehours． B.Fourhours． C.Sixhours．()15.Whatisthepurposeofthistalk？A.Todosomethingforthecommunity．B.ToraisemoneytofightEbola．C.Toorganizeasportsactivity．II.詞匯測試（共15小題,每題1分）ⅰ從下面每小題的A、B、C三個選項中選出可以替換劃線部分的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將相應的字母編號涂黑。()16.---What'sthatontheflower?Itismovingslowly.---Itlookslikeatinyinsect.Let'sgetacloserlook.A.verybig B.verysmall C.veryfunny()17.---Whydidyoubuythissmartphone?---BecauseIthinkit'spracticalandcheap.Icandomanythingswithit.A.useful B.practical C.comfortable()18.---Tomcaughtacoldyesterdayandheissickathomenow.---Sinceheisill,Timwillattendthemeetinginsteadofhim.A.infrontof B.togetherwith C.inplaceof()19.---I’dliketostandonthetopofthemountainandtakeinsomefreshair.---Whataboutclimbingthemountainthisweekend?A.blow B.make C.breathe()20.---JackisgoodatMathsandoftengetsthehighestmarksintests.---Heisintelligentandalwaysanswerstheteacher'squestionscorrectlyinclass.A.inastrangeway B.inarightway C.inawrongway()21.---Parentsshouldkeeptheirchildrenoffriversandlakes.---Iagreewithyou.Safetycomesfirst.A.keep...awayfrom B.make...closeto C.get...outof()22.---Itseemsyourmotherisverybusyallthetime.What’sherjob?---SheworksasanengineerinHuawei.A.is B.actsas C.worksfor()23.---MyparentswouldliketotakemetovisitsomerelativesduringtheSpringFestival.---Theymustbeveryhappytoseeyou.A.closefriends B.teachersandclassmates C.peopleinthesamefamilyⅱ根據句子意思，從下面每小題的A、B、C三個選項中選出恰當的詞語完成句子，并在答題卡上將相應的字母編號涂黑。()24.To_______meanstoconsidertwoormorethings,people,ideasetc,inordertoshowhowtheyaresimilartoordifferentfromeachother.A.calculate B.complete C.compare()25.An______referstothepartthatcomesatthebeginningandtellsyouwhattherestofthebookisabout.A.introduction B.instruction C.advertisement ()26.---Thecaralmosthitthelittlegirl.Howdangerous!---She_______thedanger.Sheshouldbemorecarefulnexttime.A.wasshortof B.wasunawareof C.wasboredwith()27.---Itissuchadifficulttask.Canhefinishitontime?---Yes.I'msurethathe'llmeetthe_______andmakeit.A.problem B.passenger C.challenge()28.---ItissaidthatSimoncanspeakafewlanguages.---That'strue.HecanspeakEnglish.______,hecanspeakFrenchandChinese.A.Inaddition B.Forexample C.However()29.---Excuseme,couldyoupleasehelpme______whentheplaneforBeijingwilltakeoff?---Sure.Waitaminute,please.A.lookout B.findout C.takeout()30.---Whynotgocampingwithusthisweekend?---______.A.That'sallright. B.Itsoundsgreat. C.Haveagoodtime.第Ⅱ卷本學期知識與能力考查部分（70分）III.完形填空（10分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出能填入相應空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將相應的字母編號涂黑。（共10小題，每題1分）Haveyoueverbeennearananimalyouwereafraidof?Well,TonyKeplerraiseskillersnakesforalivingandheloveshisjob．Hehasbeenworkingwiththemsincehewasalittleboyandhe'snot31atall．Tony'sfatherhasbeenasnakehandler（馴蛇師）fortwentyyearsandhehastaughthissonalotaboutthem．NowTonyisabletomakemoneyfromsnakes．Inorderto32thevenom（毒液），hehastofindrattlesnakesinthewesternpartoftheUS．Hesendsthevenomtoalaboratorywhereitismadeintosomethingcalled"anti-venin".Anti-veniniswhatcanbegiventopeople33theyhavebeenbittenbyapoisonous（有毒的）snake．Thisanti-veninisreallyhelpfulin34thepersonwhohasbeenbitten．Hehasbeenmakinghislivingthiswayforfiveyearsandfeels35．Tony'sdadhashandlednearly1000snakesinhislifetime．Hundredsofpeoplegotohimto36howtodealwithsnakes.Tony'sdadhasbeenwillingto37everythingabouthowtohold,howtofeedandhowtogetvenomfromsnakes.Butmanypeopleheardscarystoriesaboutsnakeswhentheywerechildrenandhavebeenafraidofthem．Tonyhasbeentryingtoeducatepeopleaboutthepositivethingssnakesdo．Foronething，theyhelp38theratandmousepopulation.Snakesarealsoverycleanand39andtheyseldomtroublehumans．Tony'sjobisverydifferentfromanyotherjob，butitisareally40one.Withoutvenomcollectors，manypeoplewouldbeinrealdangerandsomewoulddie．()31.A.happy B.lonely C.afraid ()32.A.collect B.produce C.taste()33.A.before B.after C.unless()34.A.testing B.saving C.protecting()35.A.tired B.safe C.great()36.A.learn B.show C.discuss ()37.A.realize B.develop C.share()38.A.double B.control C.stop()39.A.noisy B.slow C.quiet ()40.A.important B.dangerous C.popular IV.閱讀理解（30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各小題中所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將相應的字母編號涂黑。（共20小題，每題1.5分）AInventionsThatWillMakeYourLifeEasierLynQ---Gettingseparatedfromfriendsorafamilymemberatamusicfestivalcanbearealheadache.LynQhelpsyoufindyourlovedoneswhenyougetseparatedfromthegroup.Unlikeyoursmartphones,thissmallthingdoesnotneedanyWi-Fitostayconnected.Itisagreattoolforfamilyvacations.HabitAware---AcommonNewYear'sresolutioncentresaroundtheideaofkickingsomekindofbadhabit.HabitAwareisheretomakeyourlifealittleeasier.Thebeautifullittlethingvibrates(顫抖)anytimeitcatchesyoufallingintothebadhabityouaretryingtobreak.PhilipsSomneo---ThecompanyPhilipshassomethingtohelpyougetupearlierin2020.ThePhilipsSomneoisheretohelpyouwakeupbetter,withouttheveryannoyingsoundsofatraditionalalarmclock.TheSomneocreateswhatislikeanaturalsunriseeachmorningwhilehelpingwithyoursleepinghabits.Eargo---TheAmericancompany,Eargoisheretoaddalittleexcitementtothehearingaid(助聽器)market.With48millionAmericanshavinghearingproblems,theteamhopesthattheireasy-to-usecomfortableproductwillgivethesepeopletheabilitytohearagain.()41.Whichofthefollowingcanhelpfindfamilymembers?A.PhilipsSomneo. B.HabitAware. C.Eargo. D.LynQ.()42.HowdoesHabitAwarework?A.Itmakesnoises. B.Itshakesgently. C.Itgivesoutlight. D.ItisconnectedtoWi-Fi.()43.WhatcanbelearnedabouttheEargoproduct?A.Ithasbettersound. B.It'sabithardtouse.C.Italreadyhas48users. D.It'scomfortabletowear.()44.Whereisthetextmostprobablyfrom?A.Astoryaboutscience. B.Awebsitefortravelling.C.Amagazineoftechnology. D.AbookonAmericanculture.BRecently,avideostoryhasspreadamongpeople．JamesAnthonyhascleanedthehallsofHickersonPrimarySchoolfor15years.Althoughheisdeaf,henevercomplains.Instead,hegreetseverychildandteacherwithsmile.TeachersandchildrenlovehimverymuchandcallhimMr.James．OnthedayAnthonyturned60,theschoolwantedtogivehimaveryspecialsurprise.ThatdaywhenAnthonywalkedintoaclassroom，agroupofchildrenstartedtosign(打手勢)andsing"HappyBirthday"tohim．Anthonystartedsmilingasusual.Thenhisjawdroppedopenandhelaughedforjoyasherealizedwhatwasgoingon.AfewteachersledthekidsthroughthewholesongasAnthonywatched.Awidesmilewasonhisface.Astheyfinished,tearscameoutfromhiseyes．Scott,secretaryoftheschoolsaid,"ThechildrenloveandrespectMr.James.Theygivehimhighfivesinthehalls,andheeventeachesthemsignlanguage.Todayhehasputsmilesonfacesallaroundtheworld."()45.JamesAnthonyis______atHickersonPrimarySchool．A.acleaner B.astudent C.asecretary D.aguard()46.WhydidJamesAnthonycrywhenthekidsandteachersfinishedsingingthesong?A.Becausehewasdeeplymoved. B.Becausehelosthisjob.C.Becausethekidsdidn'tlikehim. D.Becausehecouldn'thearthekids.()47.AccordingtoScott,wecanlearnthat______.A.Anthonyusedtobeagoodteacher B.thekidsloveandrespectMr.JamesC.thekidsoftenhelpAnthonycleanthehallsD.Anthonyalwaysgreetsthekidsandteachersbysingingsongs()48.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthepassage？A.AFamousTeacher B.LovelyKids C.ASpecialBirthdayGift D.AnAmericanSchoolCWhenacomputerworksonagroupofprograms,itcangetveryhot.Coolingthecomputercancostalot.Sosomescientistswonderwhatwouldhappeniftheheatfromthecomputercouldbeused.LargeInternetcompaniessuchasGoogleandMicrosofthavethousandsofcomputers.Asthesecomputersdealwithinformation,theyproducelotsofheat,sotheyneedhugecoolingsystems.Thesesystemssendtheheatintotheair.AcompanyinHollandthinkspayingtomakethecomputersworkandthenpayingagaintocoolthemareawasteofenergy.Sothecompanydevelopedaspecialdevice—thee-Radiator.BoazLeupe,headofthecompany,saysthate-Radiatorworksasaheatingsystemandsavesmoney.Heexplainsthattheenergyisusedtwice—oncetoheatthehomeandoncetocoolthecomputerandthattheusersdon’thavetopaytocooltheircomputers.FivehomeownersinHollandaretestingtheheatingsystemintheirhomes."Wepayforthecomputerusing,so,inthatway,homeownersgetheatingforfree,"Boazsays.JanVisserisoneofthehomeowners."Ifyouusethecomputermore,thee-Radiatorproducersmoreheat,"hesays,"Itcannotprovideenoughheatifyoudon'tuseyourcomputeroften."Butheisreadytotryit.It'sagreathelpforhisfamily.Thecompanysayse-Radiatorsproduceheattemperaturesofupto55℃.Itsaysthesystemcouldsaveitsusersabout$440ayear.()49.Beforethee-Radiatorappears,usuallytheheatofacomputer______.A.issentintotheair B.helpsthefivehomeownersC.isusedtwice D.makesthecomputerworkbetter()50.Whydidthecompanyinventthee-Radiator?A.Toearnalotofmoney. B.Becauseitdidn'twanttopollutetheair.C.Tosaveenergy. D.BecauseitneededtoworkwithGoogle.()51.WhatdoesBoazthinkofthee-Radiator?A.Useless. B.Expensive. C.Helpful. D.Funny.()52.Thebesttitleofthepassagemaybe_____.A.AnEnvironmentalProblem B.ANewWaytoHeatHomesC.FutureComputers D.EnergytoBeWastedDThispaintingiscalledTheFightingTemeraire.Temeraireisthenameofthebig,oldsailingshipthatyoucanseeontheleftofthepicture.PeoplechosethispicturetobethegreatestpaintinginBritain.J.M.W.Turnerpainteditin1839.Itshowstheoldsailingship,theTemeraire,ontheRiverThamesnearLondon.There'sasmalltugboat(拖船)pullingtheoldship.It'sinfacttakingtheTemeraireonitslastjourney.Theoldshipisgoingtothebreaker'syard.Inthebackgroundwecanseethesunsetting.Thepicture,however,ismorethanjustapaintingoftwoboatsintheevening.Theartistwantedtoshowtheendofanera(時代).Thetimeofthebeautiful,oldsailingshipsiscomingtoanend.That'swhyweseethishappeningatsunset.Inthelittle,browntugboatwecanseethenewindustrialerastarting.Thetugboatissmallanddarkandit'smakingalotofsmoke,butit’sverystrong,becauseit'spullingthemuchbiggership.Thepaintingshowsarealevent.TurnerwatchedtheTemerairetakingitslastjourneyuptheThames,buthechangedsomeofthedetails.Hepaintedtheoldshipwhiteandgoldsothatitlookslikeaghost.Infact,therealshipwasblackandyellow.Wealsoseethesunsettingbehindtheship,butinfact,theshiptravelledtowardsthesunset.However,Turnerwantedtoshowthesunsettingonthetimeofthebeautifuloldsailingships.TurnerpaintedTheFightingTemerairewhenhewasquiteold,soperhapshewantedtoshowthesunsettingonhisownlife,too.Helovedthepaintingandheneversoldit.YoucanseeittodayintheNationalGalleryinLondon.()53.TheFightingTemeraire_______.A.isthenameofabigsailingship B.wasthoughtthebestpaintinginBritainC.showstwonicenewships D.waspaintedbyafamousyoungartist()54.Theoldshipwaspulledtotheyard______.A.tobepaintednew B.toberepairedC.tobebrokenup D.tobesold()55.Whatdoesthetugboatstandforaccordingtothepassage?A.Thenewindustrialera. B.Thebeautifuloldera.C.Thepainter’sownlife. D.Thewhiteandgoldghost.()56.Whatcanwelearnfromthelasttwoparagraphs?A.Thecoloroftherealsailingshipwaswhiteandgold.B.Inthepaintingthesailingshipwasgoingtowardsthesunset.C.FinallyTurnersoldthispaintingbecausehedidn’tlikeit.D.TodaythepaintingiskeptintheNationalGalleryinLondon.EPeopleoftenaskwhichisthemostdifficultlanguagetolearn,anditisnoteasytoanswerbecausetherearemanythingstotakeintoconsideration.Firstly,inafirstlanguagethedifferencesareunimportantaspeoplelearntheirmothertonguenaturally,sothequestionofhowhardalanguageistolearnisonlyrelevantwhenlearningasecondlanguage.AnativespeakerofSpanish,forexample,willfindPortuguese(葡萄牙語)mucheasiertolearnthananativespeakerofChinese,forexample,becausePortugueseisverysimilartoSpanish,whileChineseisverydifferent,soone’sfirstlanguagecanaffectlearningasecondlanguage.Thegreaterthedifferencesbetweenthesecondlanguageandourfirst,theharderitwillbeformostpeopletolearn.ManypeopleanswerthatChineseisthehardestlanguagetolearn,possiblyinfluencedbythethoughtoflearningtheChinesewritingsystem,andthepronunciationofChinesedoesappeartobeverydifficultformanyforeignlearners.However,forJapanesespeakers,whoalreadyuseChinesecharactersintheirownlanguage,learningwritingwillbelessdifficultthanforspeakersoflanguagesusingtheRomanalphabet(字母).Somepeopleseemtolearnlanguageseasily,whileothersfinditverydifficult.Teachersandthe

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inwhichthelanguageislearnedalsoplayanimportantrole,aswellaseachlearner'spurposeforlearning.Ifpeoplelearnalanguagebecausetheyneedtouseitinwork,theyoftenlearnitfasterthanpeoplestudyingalanguagethathasnodirectuseintheirdailylife.Nolanguageiseasytolearnwell,thoughlanguageswhicharerelatedtoourfirstlanguageareeasier.Learningacompletelydifferentwritingsystemisahugechallenge,butthatdoesnotnecessarilymakealanguagemoredifficultthananother.Intheend,itisimpossibletosaythatthereisonelanguagethatisthemostdifficultlanguageintheworld.()57.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"relevant"inParagraph1mean?A.Difficult. B.Meaningful. C.Necessary. D.Possible.()58.WhatistheexampleofPortugueseandChineseinParagraph2usedtoprove(證明)?A.ChineseishardertolearnthanPortuguese.B.PortugueseandChineseareverydifferent.C.Portugueseisveryeasyforforeignerstolearn.D.One'sfirstlanguagecanaffectlearningasecondlanguage.()59.WhydomanypeoplethinkChineseishardtolearn?A.Itswritingsystemisstrange. B.Itspronunciationisold-fashioned.C.Itscharactersaredifficulttounderstand.D.Ithasmanydifferencesfrommanyotherlanguages.()60.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.Usingalanguagedailywillmakeitquicktolearn.B.Difficultlanguagesarenotaspopularassimpleones.C.Thewritingsystemisharderthanthepronunciation.D.Asecondlanguageiseasierthanwethink.Ⅴ.根據所給詞的正確形式填空（共10小題，每題1分）61.Eightpeoplewereinjuredinthecaraccident,__________(include)her.62.You'reso__________(create)---Icouldnevermakemyownclothes.63.Hekeptworkinghardandmadesomegreat__________(science)discoveries.64.Thestoryisfullof__________(wise)anditispopularamongteenagers.65.Thefamouswriterpublishedhisfirstbookinhis__________(twenty).66.Childrenshouldbeencouragedtobe__________(depend)thinkers.67.Mymotherpromises__________(make)abirthdaycakeformeeveryyear.68.Let'shavea__________(far)studyaboutthedinosaurs.69.Thewholeworldwassadatthe__________(die)ofKobeBryant.70.Septemberisthe__________(nine)monthofayear.Ⅵ.語法填空（共10小題，每題1分）閱讀下面的短文，在空格處填入一個適當的詞或使用括號中詞語的正確形式填空。Weareallproudofourcountry---China.PeoplefromhomeandabroadareallsurprisedatChina'sprogress.(71)_______October1st,2019,Chinahelditslargestmilitaryparade(閱兵儀式)inTian'anmenSquare.Itwasreally(72)_______(amazed).Lookingbackatthepast,thegreatchangeshavetakenplaceinChina.Manypeoplediedbecauseof(73)_______(hungry)andwarsinthepast.Mostpeoplelivedahardlife.Aboutfivetosevenpeopleeverlivedinasmallhouse.Childrencouldn’thave(74)_________(they)ownroomsandtheyoungerseldomhadnewclothes.Peoplehadlittlemoneytoseeadoctor.Andtherewerefewhospitals.(75)___________,in1978,Chinacarriedoutthereformandopening-uppolicy(政策).Itwas(76)________importantturningpointforChinesepeople.Chinahasdevelopedrapidlysincethen.Now,people'slifeismuch(77)________(good).Morepeoplebegintohaveahappylife(78)_________thecountrytriesitsbesttohelppoorare