牛津上海版英语八年级第一学期Mid-term Examination（含听力）

Listen and choose the right picture（根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片）：

A. B. C. D.

E. F. G.

1.__________

2.__________

3.__________

4.__________

5.__________

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A.In a post office. B.In the cinema. C.In a restaurant. D.In a book store.

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A.Room 408 is too big to hold a Christmas party.

B.Room 408 is too small to hold a Christmas party.

C.It’s not allowed to hold a Christmas party in Room 408.

D.It’s a good idea to hold a Christmas party in Room 408.

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A.It will be sunny. B.It will be cloudy. C.It will be rainy. D.It will be windy.

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A.The white hat. B.The yellow hat. C.The blue hat. D.The black hat.

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A.The man can do his work in the library.

B.The man should stop working immediately.

C.The man can work without an air-conditioner.

D.The man should have the air-conditioner repaired

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A.By underground. B.By bus. C.By taxi. D.On foot.

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A.$ 12 B.$ 16 C.$ 20 D.$ 24

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Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false（判断下列句子是否符合你听到的内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示）：

1.Both of Mrs. Peters’ children were old enough to go to school.

2.Sammy usually helped to look after his little sister.

3.Mrs. Peters was washing clothes when Annie suddenly began to cry.

4.Annie cried because her toy horse was broken.

5.Annie didn’t know how the toy horse was broken.

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Listen to the dialogue and complete the sentences（听对话，完成下列内容，每空格限填一词）：

1.Justin was ________ ________ to see the pandas in the zoo finally.

2.It isn’t right to kill whales or elephants for ________ ________ or body parts.

3.Animals have no place to live in because our villages and farms are ________ ________.

4.Justin and Sally agree that people need to help the animals live ________ ________.

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Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation from the others?

A.He was attacked on his way to work yesterday.

B.Nobody believes that kind man is an alien.

C.I haven’t achieved very much today.

D.We’d like as many people as possible to attend.

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It was just ________ usual day. Nothing special happened to me.

A.a B.an C.the D./

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Mary puts on ________ school uniform and Ben puts on his, too.

A.its B.hers C.her D.she

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Shakuntala Devi can calculate much ________ than a powerful computer.

A.fast B.faster C.fastest D.the fastest

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James was not ________ to pass the exam. He failed in the test.

A.lucky enough B.too lucky C.so luckily D.luckily enough

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Wendy is ________ afraid of making mistakes. In this way, she makes many popular games.

A.always B.often C.sometimes D.never

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________ of them has an English book.

A.All B.None C.Both D.Every

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George’s ambition is ________ an architect when he grows up.

A.to become B.become C.to becoming D.becomes

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Wendy didn’t buy the new purse ________ her aunt had given her a new one.

A.though B.if C.when D.because

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Jane ________ at home now. I saw her playing tennis at school just now.

A.must be B.mustn’t be C.can be D.can’t be

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He always ________ A grades in all his subjects.

A.achieve B.is achieving C.achievement D.achieves

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— Where is Susan?

— She ________ out to have lunch with her client.

A.goes B.went C.has gone D.had gone

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It ________ hard when I walked out of the supermarket yesterday.

A.rains B.rained C.is raining D.was raining

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When my father saw my finished project, he smiled and said, “________”.

A.You are welcome B.Not at all C.Excuse me D.Well done

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— Would you please help me with my English?

— ________

A.I’m afraid I have some other business. B.Thank you.

C.You are welcome. D.No, thanks.

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Complete the following sentences as required（根据所给要求，完成下列句子）：

1.Alice put on her coat and went out.（改为否定句）

Alice ________ ________ on her coat and went out.

2.Andy had skiing lessons twice a week. （对划线部分提问）

________ ________ did Andy have skiing lessons?

3.Wendy isn’t old enough to drive a car. （保持句意基本不变）

Wendy is ________ ________ to drive a car.

4.this year, Peter, in, responsible for, sports, our school, is,（连词成句）

________________________________________________________________________.

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Look around and you’ll see people busy on their smartphones. Smartphones do make our lives easier. But have you ever thought about what they mean to your eyes?

According to a study, half of the British people own smartphones and they spend an average of two hours a day using them. There has been a 35% increase in the number of people in the UK who suffer from shortsightedness（近视）since smartphones were introduced there in 1997.

Staring at smartphones for a long time gives you dry eyes. When looking at something in the distance, your eyes automatically blink（眨眼）a certain number of times. However, when you look at things closer to your face, the blinking slows down. This reduces the amount of tears and causes discomfort in your eyes. Another bad habit is using smartphones in dark rooms before going to sleep. If you look at a bright screen while your pupils（瞳孔）become larger, too much light enters your eyes. This can do harm to the eyes and cause a disease called glaucoma.

While you’re probably not going to stop using your smartphone, there are a few things you can do to protect your eyes. Hold your phone far away from your eyes when using it. Take a break every hour and try the following: look at something at least five meters from you and then focus on the tip of your nose. Repeat this several times. It should reduce the discomfort in your eyes.

1.According to a study, ________ of the British people don’t own smartphones.

A.35% B.50% C.65% D.25%

2.The article is mainly about ________.

A.the rules to obey when using smartphones

B.the harm that smartphones do to users’ eyes

C.the reasons why teenagers get shortsightedness

D.the advantages and disadvantages of smartphones

3.From Paragraph 2, we learn that ________.

A.half of the British people began to use smartphones 19 years ago

B.each of the British people spends two hours a day on smartphones

C.more British people have suffered from shortsightedness since 1997

D.the number of British people who own smartphones increases by 35%

4.According to Paragraph 3, using smartphones improperly may cause ________.

A.too many blinks B.more tears in the eyes C.smaller pupils D.dry eyes and glaucoma

5.Which of the following is suggested by the writer?

A.Don’t use the phone for over an hour without a break.

B.Hold the phone at least half a metre away from the eyes.

C.Turn off your phone for a couple of hours every day.

D.Look at something green far away for several minutes.

6.This article is written to advise people ________.

A.not to buy smartphones B.to stop using smartphones

C.to make full use of smartphones D.to use smartphones properly

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There are always top students around us. Let’s take Jenny as an example. As the monitor, she spends a lot of time working for our class, but she _______ gets good grades in all subjects. How can she do that? Here is some of her advice. Hard work is not the whole story. It’s not how long you sit at the desk. It’s _______ you do while you are sitting.”

Studying is a matter of personal preference（偏爱）. Some people like working late at night when the house is quiet, while others like doing their work _______ in the morning. No matter which way you use, try to do your best.

Studying is your business and business comes _______ entertainment（娱乐）. When you are studying, phone calls should go unanswered, TV shows unwatched, snacks uneaten. Studying is the only thing in your mind. _______can pull you away from what you are studying.

Studying is like eating. You chew（咀嚼）it one bite at a time. You can plan what to do today, but don’t do too much. On the other hand, you will not study well without a good plan. It all depends on how you _______ your time.

Maybe she is right, so why not have a try?

1.A.even B.still C.rather D.also

2.A.what B.why C.how D.that

3.A.alone B.lonely C.quickly D.early

4.A.with B.before C.after D.into

5.A.Something B.Anything C.Nothing D.Everything

6.A.realize B.cost C.take D.arrange

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A group of boys gathered around a tree. “What a tall tree!” they said to each other. “It would be exciting to climb to the top!”

The group of boys then d1. to play a game to see who could climb to the top of the tree first. Their mothers were siting not far away, looking on at their children as they played.

One of the climbers was an 8-year-old boy named David. He was the shortest c2. in the group. Nobody thought he would win the competition.

Then the game s3.. All of the boys tried their best to climb as high as they could. Although they all made it halfway up the tree before David did, he reached the top of the tree f4. in the end.

His mother was proud to see this. She asked him, “David, how did you manage to reach the top of the tree so q5.?”

“It was easy,” David said. “The other children kept looking down as they climbed. When they realized how high they were, they got scared and were a6. of falling down. I, however, looked only up. When I saw how close I was, I kept going higher and higher until I reached the top.”

It is true in life that if we just keep going forward without looking back, we are more likely to reach our goals for success.

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When your friend has a bad day, what will you do to comfort him or her? Hugging can help them feel better, Time reported.

According to scientists from Carnegie Melon University in the US, hugs can be good for a person’s mood and stress levels. Hugging can increase positive（积极的）feelings and reduce negative（消极的）feelings.

Researchers talked to about 400 people. They asked them about their mood, whether they had any conflicts（冲突）with others and if they had a hug that day.

They found that when people experienced conflicts but didn’t get any hugs, they reported more negative feelings. But when people had both on the same day, they reported more positive feelings and fewer negative feelings.

When you receive a hug, your body releases a certain hormone（荷尔蒙）. This hormone lowers blood pressure, as well as reduces stress and anxiety（焦虑）, Michael Murphy from Carnegie Melon told Time.

Of course, hugging is not the only way to comfort others. People sometimes give advice or just try to solve the other person’s problems directly. However, doing these things might make people feel like they’re being criticized（批评）, But physical contact like hugging “makes people feel like they are cared about and have someone who is there for them,” Murphy said. “But that doesn’t make any judgments（about right or wrong）.”

1.According to Time, what can improve someone’s mood?

___________________________________________________________.

2.Did researchers ask about 400 people about their mood?

_____________, ______________________________________________.

3.When people had both on the same day, they reported ... Here what did “both” refer to（指的是）?

Here “both” referred to _____________________________.

4.What is Michael Murphy?

He is ________________________________________.

5.What other ways do you think can comfort others besides hugging?

I think ________________________________________.

6.What do you often do to help your friend when he/she has a bad day?

________________________________________.

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Write a passage of at least 55 words on the topic “I enjoyed the happy moment with my __________”. （以“我享受和……在一起的快乐时刻”为题写一篇不少于55个词的短文，标点符号不占格。）

Suggested outlines:

1. Who did you spend the moment with?

2. Why did you think it was a happy moment?

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