牛津譯林版八年級下英語測試卷含答案

1、牛津譯林版八年級(8B)英語第五單元測試卷班級 姓名 一、選擇題 ( ) 1. How many tips did Jim offer on the talk about manners? _. He said _.A. Nothing; nothing B. Nothing; none C. None; nothing D. None; none ( ) 2. As we know, mans understanding of nature is developing _. A. at the right time B. for the first time C. from time to

2、time D. all the time( ) 3. A homeless man won a big prize. He became rich over night. _.A. Better safe than sorry B. The early bird catches the wormC. Every dog has its day D. Actions speak louder than words ( ) 4. The little girl _ the kite in the tree, but she was not tall enough to _ it. A. reach

3、ed for; reach B. reached for; reached out C. reached out; reached for D. reached; reached for( ) 5. My classmates are playing on the playground. Can I join them, Miss Lin?_ Not until you have completed the Maths exercises.A. Why not? B. Will you? C. I hope so. D. Im afraid not. ( ) 6. Boy, didnt you

4、 see people were waiting in line? Dont _ in! I am sorry, sir. A. pushB. pull C. put D. carry( ) 7. Jim always keeps the tap running _ he finishes washing his face.A. since B. while C. as D. till( ) 8. Sir, please put out your cigarette (香煙). Sorry. I _ the sign.A. dont notice B. didnt notice C. have

5、nt noticed D. wont notice( ) 9. Checking your answers before handing in your paper can help you_ mistakes.A. makeB. provide C. avoid D. advise( )10. Youd better fix the machine_ I have told you. Otherwise, you may make more problems.A. like B. with C. as D. follow( )11. Jack is always _to wait for a

6、 long time without getting angry.A. too patient B. patient enough C. enough patient D. very patient( )12. Youve spelt the word wrong again, Judy. Sorry. Maybe I am _ used to the mistake to think of the right one.A. so B. very C. quite D. too( )13. Mum, can you give me some advice on how to behave my

7、self at the table? Well, I do have some advice. _ please keep quiet while eating.A. In all B. Of all C. At all D. Above all( )14. Do you think the question too hard_? I dont think so. He can answer it easily.A. of Jim to answer B. of Jim to answer itC. for Jim to answerD. for Jim to answer it( )15.

8、Mrs Green. Do you think I can get an “A” in the final exam if I start working hard now? Of course. _A. Better late than never B. Many hands make light workC. You cannot burn the candle at both sides D. Actions speak louder than words( ) 16. We young people shouldnt _ think about the failure (失敗) in

9、the past. Instead, we should be _ to face the future. A. usually; enough brave B. seldom; enough brave C. sometimes; brave enough D. always; brave enough ( ) 17. Mum, Ive got a new job in Beijing! Really? It just sounds _ to be true.A. so well B. too good C. good enough D. too well ( ) 18. She was t

10、oo busy at that time _ with me. I was unhappy about that. A. to talking B. talking C. talked D. to talk ( ) 19. Your 12-year-old son doesnt know much about shopping online, _ he?_, but in fact, shopping online is popular with teenagers these days.A. does; No B. does; Yes C. doesnt; No D. doesnt; Yes

11、 ( ) 20. You two live in the same community now. Its too hard _ you to avoid _ her. A. of; meeting B. for; to meet C. for; meeting D. of; to meet 二、完形填空 On the evening of last Sunday while I was reviewing my lessons in my room, it suddenly began to rain. 1 as usual, I stopped to listen to the rhythm

12、 (韻律) of the rain. For many years, whenever it rains, I couldnt 2 listening to it and thinking of the garden where I spent my childhood in my hometown. When I was a little girl, my family lived in a big house with a big garden in the countryside. The garden was full of flowers and 3 , with some bamb

13、oo in front of the wall. Whenever it rained, I 4 to sit in the front of the house, listening to the rhythm of the rain and watching the 5 raindrops. When small drops of rain fall from the heaven (天國) in a row, they became a curtain made up of pearls (珍珠); when the raindrops 6 the ground, a lot of sm

14、all sprays (水花) will splash (濺出) and then 7 slowly. I have 8 been interested in watching such a scene. As the Indian poet wrote in his novel, “The raindrops kissed the earth and whispered. We are the homesick children, Mother; we come back to you from the heaven.” Listening to the rhythm of the rain

15、, I feel peaceful in my heart. This feeling makes me think a lot about life. We are the 9 of the earth, and one day we will embrace (擁抱) our earth and stay with her forever (永遠). Life is short and we should treasure it. Listening to the rhythm of the rain, I learn to understand the 10 of life.( ) 1.

16、 A. Surprised B. Sad C. ExcitedD. Angry( ) 2. A. standB. stop C. like D. think( ) 3. A. leaves B. animals C. children D. trees( ) 4. A. happened B. wanted C. wished D. used( ) 5. A. falling B. singing C. dancing D. breaking( ) 6. A. see B. get C. reach D. cover( ) 7. A. come B. disappear (消失)C. caus

17、e D. rise( ) 8. A. always B. never C. sometimes D. seldom( ) 9. A. children B. owner C. friends D. master ( )10. A. length B. meaning C. number D. quality三、閱讀理解 AI entered a university after years of hard study. I thought my life would be full of happiness and knowledge. But my life in the universit

18、y is not as what I had expected. Then I became lazy and silent, even puzzled (困惑). I dont know what my future would be like.Four years in the university is only a short period. And a half of it has passed already. This year, many people, such as my parents and my friends, asked me what I wanted to d

19、o and they all told me to make a plan for my life with their thought. I dont want to take their advice. I want my own style. So I think carefully.I have been a young volunteer for five years. It has been a happy time and it is a big thing for me. Then I have a dream to join the University Student Vo

20、lunteer Go West Program. I think I can be a teacher in the west. I would like to try my best to help them. I want to see the world clearly. To make it come true, I will work harder in the next two years. There is an old saying “Where there is a will, there is a way”. I think my dream will come true

21、in the near future.At last, I want to say to everybody, “Never give up your dreams, no matter how big or small they are. The path to dream may not be smooth and wide. Even there are some difficulties you will face. But hold on to the end, you can find there is no greater happiness than making our dr

22、eam come true.”( ) 1. What is the writer? A. A teacher. B. A doctor. C. A college student. D. A reporter.( ) 2. Why is the writer puzzled? A. Because he is too young. B. Because he is lazy. C. Because he doesnt know how his future will be. D. Because he is silent.( ) 3. The writer _ what his friends

23、 advised. A. wants to do as B. doesnt want to do as C. agrees to D. is happy withBPeople use their mouths for many things. In the English language, there are many expressions using the word “mouth”. But some of them are not so nice.Sometimes, people say something to a friend or a family member. Late

24、r they regret because it hurts that persons feelings. Or they tell the person something they didnt mean to tell. The speaker might say: “I really put my foot in my mouth this time.” Sometimes when one person is speaking, he says the same thing that his friend is going to say. When this happens, the

25、friend might say: “You took the words right out of my mouth!” Sometimes a person has a bad or sad experience with another person. He might say that experience “l(fā)eft a bad taste in my mouth.” Or the person possibly has a very frightening (可怕的) experience, like having an angry dog running after him. H

26、e might say: “I had my heart in my mouth.”Some people have lots of money because they were born into a very rich family. You might say the person “was born with a silver spoon (銀勺) in his mouth”. He is the opposite of a person living from “hand to mouth”. This person is very poor and only has enough

27、 money for the most important things in life, like food. ( )4. The underlined word “regret” may mean _A. feel sorry B. feel excited C. feel proud D. feel surprised( )5. When a man says “I had my heart in my mouth”, usually he means he was _A. excited B. afraid C. surprised D. happy( )6. Your best fr

28、iend Tony has said what you are going to say, you might say: “_!”A. You were born with a silver spoon in your mouthB. You really put my foot in my mouthC. You really left a bad taste in my mouthD. You took the words right out of my mouth( )7. Tom says that he is living from hand to mouth. He means h

29、e is living a(n) _ life.A. busyB. hardC. easy D. richCDear Kate, My first stop in London was Buckingham Palace. Kings and queens and their families have lived in Buckingham Palace since 1837. Queen Victoria made Buckingham Palace her home in 1837. But it was not big enough for all her guests. More i

30、mportantly, it was not big enough for all the children she planned to have, so she made the palace bigger and bigger. I saw a parade at Buckingham Palace this morning. It's called the Changing of the Guard. It's fascinating. The guards wear interesting uniforms with red coats and tall hats.

31、Since 1660, the kings and queens of England have had these special guards to protect them. The ceremony(儀式) lasted about 45 minutes. The new guards marched to the palace with a band to replace the old guards. They did this in a colourful ceremony with music. It's interesting that they played bot

32、h traditional music and popular songs. The Changing of Guard takes place in front of Buckingham Palace every day in spring and summer, and every two days in autumn and winter. I went to the Houses of Parliament after I saw the Changing of the Guard. What are the Houses of Parliament? Well, I guess t

33、he country's leaders meet there to discuss important decisions. Next to the Houses of Parliament stands a tall clock tower. Most people call it Big Ben. You know what? The name Big Ben does not refer to the clock tower. Big Ben is actually the 13-ton bell inside it! Take care! ( )8.Which is NOT

34、true about the Changing of the Guard? A. The guards wear red coats and tall hats. B. The ceremony lasts less than an hour. C. The guards played different kinds of music. D. The ceremony was held in the Palace.( )9. In winter if you miss the Changing of the Guard ceremony on Wednesday, you may watch

35、it_. A. on Thursday B. on Friday C. only next week D. only next month( )10. How many places of interest does Judy talk about?A. Five. B. Four. C. Three. D. Two.DIt has been estimated (估計)that smokers have made up half of the population in China. And the smokers are becoming younger and younger, even

36、 including some middle school students.Nowadays more and more people have realized smoking can do harm to peopled health. However, some people still enjoy smoking. Why? Because some of them think it is a kind of fashion, some think it is of great fun and others think that smoking can refresh themsel

37、ves. In fact，smoking is a bad habit It can cause a lot of disease. A lot of people always cough because of smoking. The most serious illness caused smoking is lung cancer (肺癌). Meanwhile smoking is a waste of money. Besides, careless smokers may cause dangerous fires. Smoking is harmful and it is no

38、t only bad for smokers themselves, but also bad for non-smokers. Therefore, I hope all the smokers can give up smoking for themselves and also for the people around them. It is said that there are about half of people in China are smoking. Many young boys and girls have the habit of smoking, though

39、they are middle school students. In order to keep healthy, we should get rid of the bad habit of smoking. Please stop smoking at once.( )11. Smoking does _ to people.A.harmful B. harm C. harmlessD. good( )12. According to the passage，_.A.half of the population in China are smokersB.half of the young

40、 people in China are smokersC.half of the middle school students in China are smokersD.half of the young women in China are smokers( )13. Which result is NOT right?A.Smoking can cause a lot of diseases in China.B.Smoking can cause dangerous fire.C.Smoking can waste a lot of money.D.Smoking can make

41、you happy.( )14. Why do many young people smoke? Because they think_. A.smoking is funB. smoking is a fashionC.smoking can refresh themselvesD. all of the above( )15. Which disease can be caused by smoking?A. Stomachache.B. Toothache. C. Lung cancer.D. Bad cold.四. 填空 A. 根據所給漢語意思或者首字母提示，用合適的單詞填空。1. D

42、ont _ (觸摸) anything on show in the museum.2. As everyone knows, _ (練習) makes perfect.3. If nobody drops l_ the park will be a clean and comfortable place.4. The s_ we are going to talk about is “Online Manners”.5. If you dont look after your pet bird in p_ ways, it will get ill easily.B. 用所給單詞的適當形式填

43、空。6. Tom didnt mean to be _ (polite) when he shouted. He was just too excited.7. We Chinese often greet each other by_ (shake) hand.8. After hours of _ (discuss), they let through the report in the end.9. People in our country often queue _ (patient) while waiting in public places.10. Mrs Lin is too

44、 busy _ (explain) any of the long sentences right now. C. 從方框中選擇合適的詞(組)，并用其適當形式填空, 完成下面的句子。soon after, cut in, bump into, conversation, success11. The party was very _. Everyone had a good time.12. Both of us enjoyed nice food and _ at the dinner.13. The teacher was angry because Tom _ several times

45、 when she was speaking.14. Jack was walking along the street in a hurry when he_ a boy.15. _ we sat down, the play started.五、句子翻譯 1隨手亂丟垃圾不是個好習慣。_2刷牙時別讓水龍頭的水一直流。_3不要試著一次做完所有的功課，否則你會筋疲力盡的。_4昨天我邀請艾米和我一起吃晚餐。_5老師警告我們不要玩火。_六、任務型閱讀 Taboos (禁忌) of different peoples cultureA taboo (忌諱，禁忌) is a social action

46、that is not allowed. Every culture in the world has its own taboos. The breaking of a taboo sometimes makes people feel uncomfortable. I learned this through my own experience. Last weekend, Wang Lin and I showed two foreigners (外國人) around our city. Mr Singh was from India and Mr. White from USA. W

47、hen I held out my left hand to shake hands with him, Mr. Singh seemed to be unhappy. Mr. White, however, was quite casual (隨意). He said hello to me with a big smile and a wave of his hand. In the evening, we stopped at a restaurant for dinner. I noticed that Mr. Singh didnt touch the beef and Mr. Wh

48、ite seemed not to like chickens claws (爪). During the meal, Wang Lin said sorry to Mr. Singh and continued to explain that we didnt know it was a taboo in India to shake ones left hand. Mr. Singh explained that since oxen (牛) are sacred (神圣的) in India, people dont eat beef there. Mr. White joined in

49、 and said that it was not usual in the USA for people to eat chickens claws. He went on to say that Americans dont usually get into each others personal (私人的) space. Marriage, job and age are their taboos. Isnt it a good lesson to remember? Main ideaThe taboos in every country are (1) . People somet

50、imes feel unhappy if one breaks a taboo.FactsIn IndiaIndians dont eat beef because they think oxen are sacred.Its (2) to shake ones left hand. In the USAIts not a taboo, but Americans (3) eat chickens claws.Americans dont usually get into each others personal space. For example, they usually dont ask someone elses marriage, job or (4) .ConclusionIf you (5) taboos, you can get on well with the people from different cultures.七、閱讀下面的短文，根據所給首字母提示，用合適的單詞填空。Are you going to have dinner a