广州牛津英语八年级第二学期英语期末测试卷班别______________ 姓名__________________ 学号___________________一、听力测试（20%二、语言知识与运用（20%第一节：单项选择（10%1. If you use an English word more often, of course you ________ it better.A. rememberB. rememberi ngC. will rememberD. remembered2. ____ he retired from work, ______ he was concerned about his company.A. Though, butB. Although, /C. /, thoughD. /, /3. I ' m searching for the clues for the accident. Please tell me what ________ at thistime last ni ght.A. were you doingB. you didC. you were doingD. you have done4. Dr. Wang called me to ask when the plane would ______ .A. turn offB. take offC. set offD. fly off5. Mar Twain was a famous American writer in __________ .A. the 183 Os'B. 1830sC. the 183 0'sD. the 1830s6. There are many places of ___ in China, many foreign visitors enjoy doing ____ sightsee ing here.A. in terests, manyB. in terest, muchC. in terests, muchD. in terest, many7. Tomas Edis on _____ a lab for himself whe n he was young.A. set outB. set freeC. set upD. set in8. While my mother was busy _____ , I _______ T V.A. cook ing, watchedB. cook ing, watch ingC. to cook, was watch ingD. cook ing, was watch ing9. Mr. Black went to see a doctor this morning since it was difficult for him ______asleep at ni ght.A. to fallB. falli ngC. fellD. to falli ng10. My mother is strict ___ me, but I am still grateful _____ her.A. with, withB. to, toC. with, toD. to, with第二节：语法填空（10%When I was three years old, just before my sister was born, my mom asked me what we should name the new baby. I said, "Let' s call 11 Gravy（肉汁）! ”You know, we pour gravy over meat and it tastes 12 ! My parents fo und my ideain teresti ng, but n amed the new baby Caroli ne, 13 . ____Having a sister changed my life. When my sister and I played together, we often got into fights and got angry with each other if we did 14 wron g. It sometimes drove our pare nts crazy. 15 at the same time, we lear ned to share our thi ngs and to forgive（原谅）each other when we got angry.In North America, there are many kinds of families, but most families 16 a boy ___________and a girl. Of course, some have three or more. In China, most childre n don't have brothers 17 sisters, and they have to learn those things in 18 ways, which is ________more difficult.When I moved away to uni versity, my sister wished that I still lived at home. She wasn' t used to getting all the attention from my parents. But Chinese children get all the attention for all their life!Some middle school stude nts in China wish they had a brother or sister. 19 you ___________are one of them, I have a good idea for you. Treat （对待）your friends and classmates20 your brothers and sisters!11. A. her B. him C. me D. them12. A. fine B.good C. well D. kind13. A. in place of B. i n place C. in stead D. in stead of14. A. something B. everyth ing C. any thi ng D. nothing15. A. But B. So C. Or D. Though16. A. have B. has C. had D. are having17. A. and B. but C. with D. or18. A. another B. the other C. other D. any other19. A. Though B. If C. When D. Because20. A. instead of B. for C. as D. like三、完型填空（10%）En glish n ames and Chin ese n ames are quite differe nt, but it know .Uni ike Chin ese, most En glish people 21three names . One istheirfamily name,both of22 n amesare give n names. Their familyn ame 23beh ind the give n n ame. Theyuse Mr, Mrs or Miss 24 the given name, but they never use 25 with the f irstname. For example, we can 26 a ma n n amed James Alla n Gree n Mr Gree n, 27we can ' t call him Mr James or Mr Alla n . People usually use Jim28 James . Jimeasy to remember. But Chinese namesare the oppositeshort in China if you wish21. A. has B. had C. have D. owns 22. A. another B. other C. others D. the other 23. A. are B. is C. was D. were 24. A. with B. for C. of D. to 25. A. theirs B. their C. them D. it 26. A. call B. ask C. write D. say 27. A. so B. or C. but D. and 28. A. instead of B. for C. with D. of 29. A. its B. it ' s C. itD. its ' 30. A. can call B. callsC. can be calledD. called四、阅读理解（15%）AIn Britain, people often invite friends for a meal, a party or just coffee. Peoplewho know each other very well — close frien ds, family or n eighbors houses without an invitation, but usually an invitation is needed. When people invitesome one to their homes, they ofte n say: “ Would you like to come for dinner on Saturday An swers are: “ Than ks. We ' d love to. What times not hard for us tois short for James because 29 girl n amed Han meimeiputs her family name Han first. Of course, she 30 Ah Meifor—visit each otheror “ I ' m sorry. We ' d love to butHowever, it is not polite to say “No, we wouldn 't ”Sometimes, the British use expressions that sound like invitations. For example:days. ” These are usually just polite ways of ending a talk. because they don 't mention an exact time or day. They just to be friendly and the answers are: “Yes, that would be nice. ” or “OK,yes, thanks. So next time, you hear what sounds like an invitation, listen carefully. Is it a real invitation or is the person just being friendly31．It 's always necessary for ___________ to visit each other 's houses with an invitation.A. close friendsB. family membersC. neighboursD. new friends32．It is not polite to answer the real invitation by saying“ __________ ”A. Sorry, we 'd love to but we have tickets for the concert.B. Thanks. We 'd love to. What timeC. Sure. We 'd like to, thanks a lot.D. No, we wouldn 't!33．If the British just want to end a talk politely, they may say,“ __________ ”A. Would you like to come for dinner on SaturdayB. Let 's go out for a meal one of the se days.C. Let 's go out for a meal on Saturday.D. Shall we go for a drink this afternoonto answer the invitations that are not real. A. Yes, what timeB. No, that 's not a real invi tation.C. OK, yes, thanks.D. No, you just want to be friendly. 35． Which is the best title for the passageA. BritainB. Invitations in BritainIn Singapore ， many middle school students spend a lot of theirtime on theirstudies ． Good education is often regarded as a ticket to success in their future ． So ， many of thesewe have tickets for the concert. You must come over for a drink sometime.or “Let 's go out for a meal one of theseThey are not real invitationsshow that the person is trying 34．The British often use C. A talk with friendsD. A Dinnerstudents try their best to get a good mark in their examinations ．They have a lot of homework every day and exams are a big headache ．Sometimes，some of them are even made to go to remedial （补习的）classes after schoo1 ．Schools run programmes outside school hours ．The students can take part in sportsand games，music and dance ，hiking and rock —climbing ，etc ．They are also very activein community service （社区服务）.In their spare time ，most students like to listen topop music . Hollywood blockbusters （大片）,Hong Kong and Singapore movies are very popular amongthem．They understand IT very well ．Someof them also spend their free time surfing the Internet ，e—mailing their friends ，playing computer and video games．They sometimes go to cafes ，fast —food restaurants ，shopping centers and big bookstores ．So，it lookslike life as a middle school student in Singapore is not easy but it is rich and colorful. 36．Many students want to get good education to be ____________________ in the future ．A．popular B ．successfulC．comfortable D ．generous37．____ go to remedial classes after school in SingaporeA．A11 of the studentsB．Few of the studentsC．Not all the studentsD．Most of the students38．In the school ，the students can 't _______ outside school hours.A．have sportsB．danceC．go hikingD．go to a restaurant39．According to the passage ，most students in Singapore like _____ .A．Hollywood blockbustersB．writing to their friendsC. talking to their friendsD. having exams40. The meaning of the underlined sentence in the passage is ________ A . the middle schoo1 students life in Sin gapore is amaz ing （ 疯狂的 ）life in Sin gapore is easyB . the middle school studentsC . the middle school studen ts ' life in Singapore is boring D. the middle school students'life in Sin gapore is hard,but it ' s interestingCMr. Zhang is on bus in ess in France. Here is the hotel card for him. Accord ing to the information on the card, choose the right answers.41. Mr. Zhang lives in _____ .A. Hotel EiffelB. Hotel Con cordeC. Hotel MapolD. Hotel Napoleon42. The hotel is.A. on King Street n ear a bankB. n ext to a museumC. n ear a train stati onD. on George Street43．_______ buses can reach the hotel.A. TwoB. ThreeC. FourD. Five44．If Mr. Zhang gets lost, he can _____ .A. take Bus 507 to the hotelB. wait until the light is greenC. go back to the hotel to search the InternetD. call the hotel at the phone number on the card 45．Which of the following is trueA. Open the door when the red light is on.B. The card can be used to open the door.C. The card can be used for shopping.D. Mr. Zhang can keep the card when he checks out.五、写作（35%）第一节：根据首字母的提示完成句子。