牛津英语8A期中测试卷及答案

牛津英语8A新课标期中调查测试卷五Unit 1-3一、听录音，找出合适的应答句（5分）( ) 1. A. I like school very much. B. It’s like watching TV, but there are fewer advertisements.C. I don’t think so. School is a good place to live in.( ) 2. A. It doesn’t snow very often here, and I don’t mind the rain.B. I usually walk to school because I like walking.C. About five kilometers, I guess.( ) 3. A. So our school basketball team needs your support.B. Because I don’t like Beijing Amusement Park.C. I’m afraid that’s not a good idea. Some of us went there yesterday.( ) 4. A. Ok, I won’t. B. Yes, you’re quite right. C. Oh, I’m not. ( ) 5. A. Yes, I think so. B. The trip took two hour. C. They look lovely on me.二、听录音，选出正确答案（5分）( ) 1. A. One year. B. Two years. C. Three years. ( ) 2. A. Rainy. B. Rainy and cloudy. C. Sunny.( ) 3. A. $ 18 B. $ 36 C. $ 20( ) 4. A. She is not interested it. B. She’s too busy to go. C. She hasn’t got any tickets.( ) 5. A. Some bread, much juice and lots of meat.B. Some rice, two bottles of orange juice and a lot of meat.C. Some milk, a bottle of juice and some meat.三、听短文，选出最佳答案（10分）( ) 1. Th e old woman’s house was ___________.A. in a little townB. in a villageC. in a big city ( ) 2. When Bill came back again ten years later, the old woman felt __________.A. surprisedB. very sorryC. very sad( ) 3. The old woman had dinner with Bill because _____________.A. he helped her with the house workB. he was her sonC. he was hungry ( ) 4. Why did the old woman told the young man take some potatoes? _________.A. She hoped him to plant some potato plantsB. She thought he would be hungry again.C. She let him become a good farmer.( ) 5. What do you think of the old woman? She was_______________.A. a danger womanB. very poorC. very kind第二部分: 笔试部分一、词汇（15分）A. 根据首字母或中文提示写单词。

1. The p look just like the real ones in Egypt.2. In some areas in China, students wear school u_____________ every day.3. Walk slowly around the big lake and feel the b__________of the park there.4. How many ____________（语言）are there in the world?5. The old man is as___________（不受欢迎的）as his wife.B. 用所给词的适当形式填空。

1. I think swimming is not as _______________( interest) as hiking.2. I moved into a new school last week. It is a ___________( mix) school.3. We all got off the coach ______________( quick) when we got there.4. This digital camera is much _______________ (expensive) than that one, right?5. ____________( wolf) won’t survive if we don’t give them enough areas.C. 用动词的适当形式填空。

1. He would like to be a social worker when he ______________( grow) up.2. He said he wanted to go to the People’s Park if he _______( have) time the next week.3. She was about 10 kilograms and started ___________ ( go) outside her home.4. What ____________ hunters ____________ (do) if they catch a giant panda?5. We are writing to you about ___________( protect) wild animals.二、单项选择（15分）( ) 1. Is there _______ about animals on the Internet?A.special somethingB.something specialC.special anythingD.anything special( ) 2. The sun _______rises in the east.A.alwaysB.oftenC.sometimesually( ) 3. The ________ is about $ 50 per person.A. takeB. spendC. costD. pay ( ) 4. They will make it _________for everyone.A.really fun dayB.a really fun dayC.really funny dayD. a really funny day( ) 5.You can see the hospital________________the road.A. in the end ofB.by the end ofC.in the endD.at the end of( ) 6. _______it rained,_______the football match was put off.A.Because,soB.Because of, /C.Because, /D. As, so( ) 7. I think you should not buy clothes___________ animals fur.A. made ofB. be made ofC. making ofD. is made of( ) 8. _________, they got a lot of presents for their party.A. On the beginningB. At beginningC. In beginningD. At the beginning ( ) 9.They are_________at the_________news.A.excited,excitedB.excited, excitingC. exciting, excitingD. exciting,excited( ) 10. You can go to the World Park _________ underground.A. orB. byC. withD. in ( ) 11. My school has _____teachers than John’s school , but _______than Daniel’s.A. more, lessB. many more, fewerC. more, fewerD. fewer, fewer( ) 12. ___________, we go to a reading club.A. On every SundayB. Every SundayC. In Sunday morningD. At the Sunday evening( ) 13. Thanks for __________ the secret for us.A. to keepB. keepingC. keptD. to be keeping( ) 14. I decided ___________at home and pack my bags instead.A. stayingB. and stayC. and stayedD. to stay( ) 15. I will see many places of __________ from all over the world.A. interestB. interestingC. interestedD. more interesting三、句型转换（每空0.5分，共5分）1.We have four weeks off. They have three weeks off. （用than将两句并写成一句）We have________ ________week off than them.2. She has to stay in hospital for a month. （对画线部分提问）______________ ______________ does she _____________ to stay in hospital?3. Leo and David are the same age.（同义句）Leo is ____________ ______________ ____________ David.4. John runs faster than any other student in his class.（同义句）______________ _____________ in his class runs faster than John.四、完形填空（15分）People us ually don’t like mice. But one mouse has been one of the most famous film stars in the 1 . That is the well-known Mickey Mouse. One night a man called Walt Disney was drawing 2 he heard a strange sound. The sound came 3 the waste-basket. Walt went over and saw a 4 of mice eating pieces of bread in it. For many nights, they played there. Walt began to 5 them. Walt liked one little mouse better than any of 6 mice. This little 7 gave him some new 8 for his drawing. He started to draw 9 . But in the picture, it looked 10 like a funny man than a mouse. Walt wanted to make this little mouse 11 in his pictures and soon it was able to speak. 12 he named it Mickey Mouse. People laughed when they saw the film because they enjoyed 13 it. Soon Mickey became very 14 with both old and young people. Children loved their lovely friend because it brought joy and pleasure to them. Perhaps this is 15 people love Mickey Mouse though they don’t like real mice.( ) 1. A. world B. country C. city D. town( ) 2. A. while B. when C. before D. then( ) 3. A. at B. to C. into D. from( ) 4. A. line B. row C. family D. basket( ) 5. A. like B. hate C. kill D.catch( ) 6. A. others B. the others C. other D. the other ( ) 7. A. animals B. cat C. dog D. chick( ) 8. A. pictures B. mice C. animals D. ideas( ) 9. A. them B. it C. him D. her( ) 10. A. less B. better C. more D. very( ) 11. A. jump B. dance C. run D. talk( ) 12. A. Late B. Later C. Before D.After( ) 13. A. beating B. seeing C. drawing D. fighting ( ) 14. A. angry B. interested C. happy D.popular( ) 15. A. where B. when C. why D. how 五、阅读理解（20分）ABritain’s smallest school was closed down because its only pupil failed to turn up for class, a famous British newspaper reported in May.The newspaper said the six-year-old girl’s parents were unhappy with a teacher who just got the new job to teach the only pupil.The school had been closed for the last nine months after its former (前任的) teacher retired（退休）and the only other pupil moved on to a secondary school. The new teacher, Ms Puckey, was to start teaching the girl and reopen the school.But the girl’s mother is keeping her daughter at home.“I was not pleased with the new teacher,” the mothe r said, “I had told the old teacher as far back as last September that if Ms Puckey got the job, my children would not be going to school.”The school lies on an island off the northeast coast of Scotland. Although there was only one pupil, the school is very good in many ways and has a headmaster, three computers, a television and an art room as well as a school house with three bedrooms.( ) 1. The reading is about_________.A. the smallest school that was closed downB. the only pupil in the smallest schoolC. the new teacher and her teachingD. the old teacher who just retired( ) 2. “turn up” in the reading means_________.A. pass an examB. go to schoolC. pay moneyD. hand in homework( ) 3. From the reading we can know that the school_____.A. is too far for the studentsB. does not have enough teachersC. does not have many pupilsD. is new but small( ) 4. Before the school was closed down_________.A. the girl’s mother wanted to teach her daughter at homeB. the only pupil had to move to a secondary schoolC. a famous newspaper had written something about itD. the girl’s mother had a talk to the former teacher( ) 5. The reading doesn’t s ay but we can infer (推断) that_______.A. the girl’s mother had only one childB. the new teacher was not kind to the girlC. the old teacher was fit to teach the girlD. the parents were unhappy with the schoolBWe are all busy talking about and using the Internet, but how many of us know the history of the Internet?Many people are surprised when they find that the Internet was set up in the 1960s. At that time, computers were large and expensive. Computer networks didn’t work well. If on e computer in the network broke down, then the whole network stopped. So a new network system had to be set up. It should be good enough to be used by many different computers. If part of the network was not working, information could be sent through another part. In this way computer network system would keep on working all the time.At first the Internet was only used by the government, but in the early 1970s, universities, hospitals and banks were allowed to use it, too. However, computers were still very expensive and the Internet was difficult to use. By the start of 1990s, computers became cheaper and easier to use. Scientists had also developed software that made “surfing” the Internet easier.Today it is easy to get on-line and it is said that millions of people use the Internet every day. Sending e-mail is more and more popular among young people.The Internet has now become one of the most important parts of people’s life.( ) 6. How long has the Internet been used?A. For over 10 years.B. For over 20 years.C. For over 40 years.D. For over 60years.( ) 7. What would happen when one computer in the network broke down after the newnetwork system was set up?A. The other computers would wait.B. The other computers would still work.C. Some of the others still worked.D. The other computers wouldn’t work.( ) 8. Which of the following used the Internet first?A. Hospitals.B. Universities.C. Banks.D. The government. ( ) 9. What is true about computers in the 1990s?A. They became cheaper and easier to use.B.They became larger and larger.C.People couldn’t buy them anywhere.D.People could get information onlyfrom them.( ) 10. What can we infer from the last sentence?A. People will die without the Internet.B. All people should set up their ownnetwork.C. People live easily without the Internet.D. People will more and more depend on the Internet.六、书面表达（10分）内容要点：1、南京是江苏省的省会。