【牛津（广州，深圳，沈阳）版】八年级下学期期中测 试卷
（A卷·夯实基础）
学校：__________班级：__________姓名：_________ 考号：___________
温馨提示：
本试卷共分第Ⅰ卷和第Ⅱ卷两部分，第Ⅰ卷为选择题；第Ⅱ卷为非选择题；满分为90分，考试时间为100
分钟。
第Ⅰ卷 选择题
一、语法选择（15分）
A young man went to apply for a job in a big company. The director noticed that ___1___ young man’s scores
were excellent all the way.
The director asked, “Was it your father who paid for your school fees?” The young man answered, “My father
died when I was ___2___. It was my mother who paid for my school fees.”
The director continued, “May I ask ___3___ your mother’s job is?” The young man answered, “My mother
___4___ as a clothes cleaner.”
The director asked the young man ___5___ his hands. The young man showed a pair of hands which were
smooth and perfect.
The director asked, “Have you ever helped your mother wash the clothes before?” The young man answered,
“Never, my mother always wanted me to spend more time on books. And my mother is ___6___ at it than me.”
The director asked, “When you go back today, could you clean your mother’s hands, and see me tomorrow
morning?”
___7___ the young man felt surprised, he did as the director told him. When he went back, he happily asked
his mother to let him ___8___ her hands. His mother felt happy, but with mixed feelings, she showed her hands to
her son. He noticed that there were so many chilblains (冻疮) in her hands. Some of the chilblains were ___9___
painful that his mother shook when they ___ 1 0___ with water. The young man cleaned his mother’s hands with
tears(眼泪) ___ 1 1___ . He realized that the chilblains in his mother’s hands were the price paying ___ 1 2___ his
graduation, excellent scores and his future. After ___ 1 3___ cleaning his mother’s hands, the young man washed all
the remained clothes.
The next day, he went to see the director and ___ 1 4___ him his feelings. Finally, he got the job. From then on,
the young man learned to appreciate (感激) the help of ___ 1 5___ and worked hard.
1. A. a B. an C. the D. /
2. A. two years old B. two-year-old C. two-years-old D. two year old
3. A. where B. that C. what D. which
4. A. work B. works C. worked D. was working
5. A. showed B. shows C. showing D. to show
6. A. well B. good C. better D. best
7. A. Unless B. Because C. But D. Although
8. A. cleans B. clean C. to clean D. cleaning
9. A. so B. very C. quite D. too
1 / 910. A. washed B. was washed C. were washing D. were washed
11. A. silent B. silence C. silently D. more silently
12. A. on B. for C. with D. of
13. A. finishing B. finished C. finish D. to finish
14. A. to tell B. telling C. told D. was telling
15. A. other B. others C. the other D. another
一、完形填空（10分）
A few years ago, I was given a wallet. It was small, with only a pocket for cash cards and coins. A zipper (拉
链) kept everything inside and a beautiful elephant was embroidered (绣) outside. I fell in love with it at once, and
___ _ 1 6 __ _ it everywhere.
One day, I went to a rock climbing gym with my friends. We took a BART train and left a station in Oakland.
After using my Bar card, I put the ___ _ 1 7 ___ _ back in my pocket. When we got to the gym, I was ___ _ 1 8 ___ _ to
find that it wasn’t there.
On the crowded ___ _ 1 9 __ _ of Oakland, there was no way I would find my wallet. But the wallet was too
____ 2 0 ___ _ for me to give up. I had to find it, so I began to ask for help. Soon I had ten rock climbers running
down the streets with me. They asked everybody they met if he or she had seen the wallet. However, no one had.
We searched for an hour, and ____ 2 1 __ _ gave up.
A few days later, I was ____ 2 2 ___ _ to get an email from my teacher saying that a man had found my wallet.
He’d left a phone number. I called the number and someone ____ 2 3 ___ _. He told me that his wife had found the
wallet and thought that it meant a lot to someone. I expressed my ____ 2 4 ___ _ and we decided when to pick up the
wallet.
I don’t know if I believe in chance or luck, but I do know I always believe in the acts of ___ _ 2 5 ___ _. Every
day my hope for the world is renewed when I remember all the people who go out of their way to help whomever
they can.
16. A. hung B. carried C. avoided D. discovered
17. A. toy B. letter C. ticket D. wallet
18. A. surprised B. pleased C. patient D. successful
19. A. camps B. restaurants C. streets D. rivers
20. A. dangerous B. valuable C. common D. easy
21. A. suddenly B. brightly C. finally D. correctly
22. A. necessary B. lucky C. silly D. kind
23. A. wondered B. disagreed C. refused D. answered
24. A. thanks B. happiness C. hope D. wishes
25. A. care B. kindness C. pity D. help
三、 阅读理解（分二节，共35分）
2 / 9第一节、阅读选择（每题2分，共30分）
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Four teenagers took part in voluntary activities for the old and they posted some articles to talk about them.
Helping Seniors (老年人)
Posted 5/ 16/ 20 4:53 PM
I created Teens Helping Seniors with my friends. The group has about 200 volunteers. The
volunteers deliver (递送) food or other supplies (物资) for the elderly in town. I spend six to eight
hours a week buying food and making deliveries. By now we have completed 350 deliveries.
Posted 5/17/ 20 6:25 PM
I organized Mittler Senior Technology, a program to help the elderly to learn how to use
computers and smartphones. Now there are 50 local seniors in the weekly technology classes. I want
to make sure that the seniors could stay connected to the world.
Posted 5 /17 /20 5:20 PM
I came up with a way to help lonely seniors with my friends. We call it the Joy 4 All Project. By
dialing 569-4255, the elderly can hear pre-recorded jokes and poems. The hotline has received more
than 1, 800 phone calls.
Posted 5/ 17 /20 7:46 PM
I heard that the seniors in the nursing home (疗养院) couldn’t see their families and friends very
often, so my friends and I decided to cheer up the elderly by visiting them. Sometimes we sing for
them so that they won’t feel lonely. We want them to know that nobody is being forgotten. By now
more than 100 students in my school have joined us. We now have our own name called We Are
Together.
26. Who created Teens Helping Seniors?
A. Kathy. B. Linda. C. Jordan. D. Matt.
27. Which of the following voluntary work for seniors was NOT mentioned?
A. Teaching them how to play computer games. B. Recording jokes and poems for them.
C. Visiting them to cheer them up. D. Delivering food or other supplies for them.
28. Susie is good at communicating with people. She is also a good singer. Which voluntary group should she
join?
A. Teens Helping Seniors B. Mittler Senior Technology
C. Joy 4 All Project D. We Are Together
3 / 9B
Yang Luoshu, a 92-year-old man from Shandong Province, is among those who show a great love for
woodblock painting. Yang has worked as a craftsman for 77 years, always practising his carving (雕刻) skills.
“When I was young, I often saw my father carving, and I was curious about it.” Yang said, “One day my father
went out for a while. I quickly took up his knife and carved on a woodblock. That was the first carving experience.”
Since then, Yang has carved different kinds, including flowers, birds, mountains, rivers and traditional Chinese
gods. “Though carving is hard in general, carving gods is especial difficult because of their lively facial
expressions. Still, I can manage it,” Yang said confidently, and he also got a prize as a master in 2010.
Being the 19th generation painter in the family, Yang runs a century-old family workshop, and he is now
working with a group of experienced craftsmen. They make around 150,000 New Year paintings every year, which
are not only sold in China but also in other countries such as the USA, Singapore and Japan.
Yang loves Yangjiabu New Year woodblock painting very much. It appeared during the Ming dynasty around
600 years ago. It is now one of China’s three most important traditional paintings for the New Year together with
Tianjin’s Yangliuqing and Suzhou’s Taohuawu.
“I want to keep this alive”, for Yang, the next thing to do is to find good successors (继承人) to make sure the
skills are passed down to younger generations.
33. How old was Yang when he started carving?
A. 15. B. 92. C. 77. D. 19.
34. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to?
A. To do the first carving. B. To carve lively gods.
C. To carve flowers and birds. D. To carve with his father’s knife.
35. According to the passage, what words can best describe Yang Luoshu?
A. Confident and Friendly. B. Experienced and shy.
C. Serious and proud. D. Traditional and responsible.
36. After reading the passage, the readers probably ________.
A. find out how to carve pictures on woodblocks
B. learn about the history of woodblock paintings
C. feel it necessary to keep woodblock paintings alive
D. know why Yang’s workshop can be 100 years old
C
4 / 9How would you like to build a time machine? Paper, sticks, glue and string are all you need. Put them together
to build a kite. A kite connects you to the past.
No one knows who flew the first kite. It was probably someone in China or perhaps Indonesia. Indonesian
fishermen hung fishhooks (鱼钩) on kites and sent them out to sea to catch fish. Starting 2000 years ago, Chinese
farmers flew kites to welcome the New Year and bring good luck to Earth.
In China, people also used kites during wartime. One Chinese story tells how soldiers put noise makers on
kites and flew them at night over the enemy camp. The enemies were frightened by the noise and ran away.
About 1,300 years ago, Chinese travelers took kites to Japan. Soon kites filled the skies there. Kites reached
Thailand about 700 years ago. During floods, Thai farmers flew kites over their fields. They hoped the kites would
drive away the clouds and stop the rain. Over time, kites flew their way out of Asia. Today, kites are a passion all
over the world. Kite fans meet at festivals in many parts of the world and have great fun.
Over the years, Kites have also helped people understand the natural world. In 1749, for example,
thermometers (温度计) were tied to kites to measure temperatures. In 1906, cameras hanging from kites took
pictures of San Francisco, California after an earthquake. The photos helped people plan what to do.
Kites also helped inventors find out how to make airplanes. The Wright brothers studied how kites flew, which
helped them make the first successful airplane.
Since the ancient Chinese first set their kites into the air, people have loved flying kites. Kites give us ways to
celebrate, relax and explore. So go fly a kite! Enjoy the feeling of wonder that kite flyers have felt for centuries.
33. According to the Chinese story, the army used kites to ________.
A. celebrate victories during wartime B. make the enemies leave in fear
C. stop the enemies from sleeping well D. carry soldiers to fight against the enemies
34. The underlined word “passion” in Paragraph 4 means ________.
A. strong love B. useful machine C. happy dream D. common treasure
35. How does the writer develop Paragraph 5?
A. By telling stories. B. By listing numbers. C. By comparing facts. D. By giving examples.
36. What’s the purpose of this passage?
A. To show people how to fly kites. B. To explain how kites are used in science.
C. To introduce the roles of kites in history. D. To discuss the difference among kites worldwide.
D
There is nothing worse than being cheated. Now body language expert Judi James tells you the key signs to
find out whether someone is telling a lie. Here are some ways to help you.
The long stop: Telling a lie is quite difficult for the body and brain to deal with. First your brain produces the
truth. Then, you have to hide the truth and invent a lie. After that, you tell the lie. This often leads to a longer stop
before answering.
The eye dart: Humans have more eye expressions than any other animal and our eyes can look around if
we’re trying to hide something. When we look up to our left, we’re often recalling memory. But when our eyes roll
up to our right, we are thinking new ideas. Also, the guilt of a lie often makes people use an eye contact cut-off
5 / 9gesture, such as looking down or away.
The lost breath: Bending the truth causes a sudden stress response in most people. The mouth dries, the body
sweats more, the pulse rate（心率）becomes quick and the rhythm of the breathing changes to shorter, shallower
breaths that can often be both seen and heard.
The poker face: Some people prefer to have the poker face, because they think less is more and almost show
less movement and eye contact when they are telling lies.
The face hide: When someone tells a lie they often want to hide their face from their audience. This can lead
to a cut-off gesture like nose-touch or mouth-cover.
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Self-comfort touches: People often move from side to side touch their hair or play with wedding rings when
they have stress. Most people use self comfort gestures but this will increase greatly when someone is lying.
37. Why do people have a long stop before telling a lie?
A. Because they have stress. B. Because they are recalling memory.
C. Because they don’t want to say anything. D. Because they are thinking of a lie instead of the truth.
38. The underlined word “guilt” in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to “________”.
A. sadness B. shame C. peace D. anger
39. What may people do when they feel stressful suddenly?
A. They have the poker face. B. They have less movement.
C. Their hearts beat more quickly. D. They have more eye expressions.
40. The writer wants to tell us ________
A. the problem of telling lies. B. the reason why people tell lies.
C. the importance of body language. D. the ways to discover people telling lies.
第二节、阅读选择（5分）
Tea, coffee and cocoa are three major drinks all over the world. ____41____ Tea has a history of over 4,000
years and China is the home of tea. In ancient China, tea was used as a kind of medicine, while nowadays people
drink it every day.
The word for tea in many different languages came from Chinese like “tea” in English; “cha’i” in Russian.
____42____
Over the past centuries, Chinese people have developed their special tea culture, which includes tea planting,
tea making, tea drinking and so on.
____43____ When we use the words “kung fu”, we are not taking about fighting. Instead, “kung fu” means
“work” or “skill”. Kung fu tea takes work and skill to make. It is not as simple as just putting tea in a teapot with
some hot water.
First, we put hot water into the teapot. Then we empty the teapot. ____44____ Next, we put tea leaves into the
teapot and put hot water into the teapot again. Then we pour the hot water into the tea cups. ____45____ Finally,
we put hot water into the teapot a third time, and wait. At the same time, the hot water is emptied from the tea cups.
Then we pour the tea into them.
Everyone then picks up their tea cups, and enjoys the lovely smell of the tea before drinking it.
6 / 9A. Today, we are going to make Chinese kung fu tea.
B. This washes the tea leaves, and warms the tea cups.
.
C And the Japanese word for tea is written exactly the same as it is in Chinese.
D. However, tea is drunk by the largest number of people in the world.
,
E. This is important for we want to warm the teapot before we make our tea.
第2卷 非选择题（共30分）
第一节 、短文填词（5分）
Lily is a warm-hearted girl. She is always r____46____ to help others. One day, on the way to school, Lily
saw a man in need of help at the bus stop, but he had d____47____ in communicating with others because he
couldn’t hear or speak. Lily had learned some sign language and o____48____ to help. Lily communicated with the
man with some g____49____ and found out that he wanted to get to the hospital to see his daughter. Lily showed
him the way and the man thanked her with a big smile on his face. A____50____ Lily was late for school, she sill
felt proud and happy.
第二节 完成句子。（每题2分，共10分）
1. 这棵大树昨天被风吹倒了。
The big tree _________ _________ _________ _________ the wind last night.
2. 每天吃一个苹果对我们的身体有好处。
_________ _________ _________ every day is _________ for our health.
3.你决定好了什么时候搬家吗？
_________you _________ _________ what time to move?.
4.只要努力，我相信我肯定会取得成功的！
I am sure I will _________ _________ as long as I work hard!
5.我想知道明天你会去哪里。
I want to know ___________ __________ __________ __________ tomorrow.
三、书面表达（15分）
假如你在上周和去儿童医院参加了一次志愿活动。 请根据下面的内容提示，用英语写简短文，并向学校
英文报投稿。
7 / 9要求：
1. 词数80左右（文章的开头已给出，不计入总词数）；
2. 不得透露学校、 姓名等任何个人信息，否则不予评分。
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