译林版牛津英语8B期中测试卷（含答案）

30.What's the correct order of the following events?

a. The crow showed off his flying skills. b. The swan took pity on the crow and saved him. c. The crow laughed at the swans' flying. d. The crow followed swan and got into trouble.

e. The crow challenged swans and a strong young swan accepted it. A. e，c，d，a，b B. a，e， c，d，b C. c，e，a，d， b D. e，a，d，c，b 31.Why did the crow keep touching the water? A. Because he was showing another flying skill.

B. Because he was struggling to stop himself from falling into the water. C. Because he was thirsty and wanted to drink some water. D. Because he was enjoying himself by doing so. 32.What can we infer from the passage? A. The crow didn't know flying.

B. Flying skills were useless.

C. The swan saved the crow because they were good friends. D. The swan was better at long-distance flying than the crow. 33. What can we infer(推断) from the passage? D

A. The crow didn’t know flying. B. Flying skills were useless.

C. The swan saved the crow because they were good friends. D. The swan was better at long-distance flying than the crow.

C

Online shopping has become something very common for young people. However, it's not easy for old people. Therefore, buy-for-you shops, are becoming popular among the old.

Mr. Li, a 65-year-old man, is crazy about this way of shopping. He says, \can't use the Internet. After I happened to find a buy-for-you shop, I decided to try. Finally I got what I wanted. I was so happy. \

The shopkeeper Mu Lan says she started the business of offline buy-for-you in order to help people like Mr. Li. In only about ten days since the start of the business, she has received more than20 orders from customers. Mu Lan is not the only one who finds the large need of offline buy-for-you business in the market. In her city, over 300 such shops opened their doors only in April.

In order to attract more customers, they have opened their shops in communities. And they charge a suitable service fee(费用). For example, when buying things that cost less than 200 yuan for customers, they usually get 5 yuan as service fee.

What if there is any problem with the ordered thing, let's say, like a quality problem? The

shopkeepers say they will deal with any quality problems if people use their buy-for-you service. 34.What does a buy-for-you shop do? A. It sells things you need. B. It sells things to the old people. C. It buys things in shopping malls for you. D. It buys things online for you.

35.What’s the meaning of the word \

A. ask for some money B. spend some money C. lend some money D. borrow some money

36.Which of the following is NOT true about buy-for-you shops?

A. They usually in the neighbourhood. B. They get at least 5 yuan as service fee. C. They don't care about the quality. D. They are popular among old people. 37.We can know from the article that .

A. Mr. Li is crazy about online shopping B. buy-for-you business is in great need C. Mu Lan is the first to start the business D. there're 300 buy-for-you shops in the city

四.阅读表达(第1题1分，第2题2分，第3题3分；共6分)

A“Gap Year’’is a period of time when a student takes a break before going to university．It’s often spent travelling or working．It can give the young useful learning experiences and new skills．

Gap years are popular with European and Australian students，but are less popular in America．However，in recent years，more and more American students are preparing for college by taking a gap year．The advantages(优点)of taking a gap year are as follows： Learn about the World and Yourself

Although(虽然)you don’t have to go abroad to experience gap years．most gap year students catch the chance to travel abroad．You are able to work out who you are and what you are for．The experiences of different cultures offer you interesting lessons． Face Challenges and Have Fun

A gap year is not only a time to take a vacation，but also a time to face challenges．Gap year students usually work，volunteer or take service projects．You have to 1earn how to get along in the real world．This process isn’t always easy．but it is an important part of growing up． Save Money and Improve Your College Admission Chances

There’s a common thought that gap years are only for rich students，but it’s not true． Actually，taking a gap year can save your money．Gap year students often take a part—time job．Besides，at the end of a gap year，students are much more likely to know what to study in college．

Imagine an admission officer trying to admit(录取)only one between two students．Both of them are excellent and have high grades．However，one student has much practical(实际的) experience or has volunteered in his vacation．Who do you think the admission officer will choose?

38．In which country are gap years more popular according to the passage，America or Australia? 39．What does the last sentence probably imply(暗含)? 40．Will you choose to have a gap year? Why or why not? 五.词汇检测(每小题1分，共20分)

A. 根据句意、中文提示、首字母或英文释义写出单词，每空一词。

41The students (意识到)they were wrong and said sorry to their teacher. 42.We have (成功地)had a big party to celebrate the long holiday. 43.There are a lot of (国际的)companies in New York.

44.Many of the students did not have much k of American history. 45.Great changes have taken place in m y old school r . 46.一What's on TV?

一A reporter is having an i with President Obama. 47.To be a country teacher is a meaningful e for him.

48.We all went to the park yesterday (not including) Linda. She was ill in hospital. 49.My brother and I once the Chinese novel into English and French. 50.Riding a bicycle is a good way to exercise and it doesn't the air. B. 用所给动词的正确形式填空。

51.We (continue) having the competition after a short break.

52.The twin boys (communicate) with each other by emails at the moment. 53.一I saw Jane and her boyfriend in the park at eight yesterday evening. 一Impossible. She (chat)with me at my home then.

54.The little bird (die) for some time. Its body is not soft any more. 55.If Tom (not be)careful enough tomorrow, he'll make lots of silly mistakes. 56.What fun they had (play) basketball on the playground just now! 57.Amy didn't know how (explain) that to her best friend.

58.To Jane, (marry) John was one of the happiest things in her life.

59.As we know, we should exercise as much time as we can (improve) our skill. 60.I can't get into the house because I (forget) to bring the key with me.

六.翻译句子(每小题2分，共10分) 61.我想方设法完成了工作之后，精疲力竭。

. 62.自去年起，戴维就是校篮球队的一员。

63.那个叫张华的男孩足够高，可以够到树上的苹果。

. 64.他过去常常在业余时间听音乐，但现在他习惯于网上聊天。

. 65.孩子们如此兴奋以至于他们很难入睡。

. 七. 书面表达(15分)

英语课上，你们班进行了一场有关网络小说的讨论，同学们提出了不同的看法。请根据下表提示，写一篇短文描述这次讨论，并发表你的看法。 一些同学认为 1. 网络小说很有趣。 2. 能够开阔视野，提高写作水平。 另一些同学认为 1. 看网络小说影响视力。 2. 浪费时间、容易沉迷其中，影响学习。 3. …… 你的看法 …… (参考词汇：网络小说web novels 沉迷于be lost in) 要求：

1. 表达清楚，语法正确，上下文连贯。 2. 必须包括所有相关信息，并作适当发挥。 3. 词数90词左右(开头已给出，不计入总词数)。 We had a discussion about web novels in our class today.