以下是一份牛津英语 8A 的期中考试试题示例及参考答案解析：
第一部分：听力（共 20 分）
Ⅰ. 听句子，选择合适的应答句（每题 1 分，共 5 分）
1. What do you think of your school life?
A. I like school very much.
B. It's like watching TV, but there are fewer advertisements.
C. I don't think so. School is a good place to live in.
答案：A。解析：题目问对学校生活的看法，A 选项“我非常喜欢学校”最符合对学校生活的评价；B 选项说的是和看电视的比较，与问题不相关；C 选项说不认为学校是好的居住场所，理解错误。
2. How far is it from your home to school?
A. It doesn't snow very often here, and I don't mind the rain.
B. I usually walk to school because I like walking.
C. About five kilometers, I guess.
答案：C。解析：问的是家到学校的距离，A 选项说的是天气和对雨的看法，B 选项说的是上学的方式及原因，只有 C 选项回答了距离。
3. Why don't we go to the Beijing Amusement Park this weekend?
A. So our school basketball team needs your support.
B. Because I don't like Beijing Amusement Park.
C. I'm afraid that's not a good idea. Some of us went there yesterday.
答案：C。解析：对周末去北京游乐园的提议进行回应，A 选项说的是篮球队需要支持，与提议无关；B 选项只是说不喜欢，没有针对周末去这个时间点回应；C 选项说昨天有人去过了，所以周末再去不是好主意，符合逻辑。
4. You should be more careful when you cross the road.
A. OK, I won't.
B. Yes, you're quite right.
C. Oh, I'm not.
答案：B。解析：对于别人提醒过马路要小心的建议，A 选项说“好的，我不会小心”，逻辑错误；C 选项说“哦，我不是”，答非所问；B 选项“是的，你说得很对”，表示接受建议，正确。
5. How long did the trip take you?
A. Yes, I think so.
B. The trip took two hours.
C. They look lovely on me.
答案：B。解析：问旅行花费的时间，A 选项“是的，我认为是这样”，C 选项“它们在我身上看起来很可爱”，都与时间无关，只有 B 选项回答了花费两小时，正确。
Ⅱ. 听对话，选择正确答案（每题 1 分，共 10 分）
1. How long has the man lived in this city?
A. One year.
B. Two years.
C. Three years.
答案：B。解析：在对话中如果明确提到了“我在这个城市已经住了两年了”这样的信息，就可以确定答案为 B。
2. What's the weather like today?
A. Rainy.
B. Rainy and cloudy.
C. Sunny.
答案：C。解析：根据对话中提到的“今天天气很好，阳光明媚”等类似表述可得出答案为 C。
3. How much does the book cost?
A. $18.
B. $36.
C. $20.
答案：A。解析：对话中可能会直接说出“这本书 18 美元”这样的价格信息，所以选 A。
4. Why can't the woman go to the concert?
A. She is not interested in it.
B. She's too busy to go.
C. She hasn't got any tickets.
答案：B。解析：如果对话中提到“我太忙了，没时间去音乐会”，那么答案就是 B。
5. What did they have for lunch?
A. Some bread, much juice and lots of meat.
B. Some rice, two bottles of orange juice and a lot of meat.
C. Some milk, a bottle of juice and some meat.
答案：B。解析：通过对话中对午餐食物的具体描述，如提到吃了米饭、喝了两瓶橙汁、吃了很多肉等信息，可判断答案为 B。
Ⅲ. 听短文，选择最佳答案（每题 1 分，共 5 分）
1. Where was the old woman's house?
A. In a little town.
B. In a village.
C. In a big city.
答案：A。解析：短文中明确提到“这个老妇人的房子在一个小镇上”，所以选 A。
2. When Bill came back again ten years later, the old woman felt _.
A. surprised.
B. very sorry.
C. very sad.
答案：A。解析：十年后比尔再次回来，对于老妇人来说是意外的，所以她感到惊讶，答案选 A。
3. The old woman had dinner with Bill because _.
A. he helped her with the housework.
B. he was her son.
C. he was hungry.
答案：C。解析：文中提到比尔饿了，老妇人让他一起吃晚饭，所以原因是他饿了，选 C。
4. Why did the old woman told the young man to take some potatoes?
A. She hoped him to plant some potato plants.
B. She thought he would be hungry again.
C. She let him become a good farmer.
答案：B。解析：老妇人觉得比尔可能还会饿，所以让他拿些土豆，答案选 B。
5. What do you think of the old woman? She was _.
A. a danger woman.
B. very poor.
C. very kind.
答案：C。解析：从老妇人给比尔食物、让他拿土豆等行为可以看出她很善良，选 C。
第二部分：笔试（共 80 分）
Ⅰ. 词汇（每题 1 分，共 15 分）
A. 根据首字母或中文提示写单词。
1. The pyramids look just like the real ones in Egypt.（这里可能是让根据句意及首字母填写“pyramids”，意思是金字塔）
2. In some areas in China, students have to walk a long way to school.（根据句意及首字母填写“walk”，表示走路、步行）
B. 用所给词的适当形式填空。
3. There are many _ (different) between British English and American English.（这里应填“differences”，因为“many”修饰可数名词复数，“difference”的复数形式是“differences”）
4. She _ (go) to the park every Sunday. But last Sunday she _ (not go) there because of the bad weather.（第一个空根据“every Sunday”可知是一般现在时，填“goes”；第二个空根据“last Sunday”可知是一般过去时，且是否定，填“didn't go”）
Ⅱ. 单项选择（每题 1 分，共 15 分）
1. My father _ a lot of books. He is a book lover.
A. has
B. have
C. is having
答案：A。解析：“my father”是第三人称单数，所以动词要用“has”，表示“有”很多书。
2. The film is _ interesting _ I want to see it again.
A. so; that
B. such; that
C. too; to
答案：A。解析：“so 形容词 that 句子”表示“如此……以至于……”，这里“电影如此有趣以至于我想再看一遍”，所以选 A；B 选项“such 名词 that 句子”，这里“interesting”是形容词，所以 B 不对；C 选项“too 形容词 to 动词原形”，表示“太……而不能……”，与句意不符。
3. _ is important for us to learn English well.
A. This
B. That
C. It
答案：C。解析：“It is 形容词 for sb. to do sth.”是固定句型，意思是“对某人来说做某事是……的”，所以选 C。
4. I _ my homework when my mother came in.
A. was doing
B. did
C. am doing
答案：A。解析：“when my mother came in”是一个过去的时间点，在这个时间点我正在做作业，所以用过去进行时“was doing”。
5. She is _ girl that everyone likes her.
A. such a lovely
B. so a lovely
C. such lovely a
答案：A。解析：“such a/an 形容词 可数名词单数”表示“如此……的一个……”，“so 形容词 a/an 可数名词单数”，所以这里选 A，“such a lovely girl”表示“如此可爱的一个女孩”。
Ⅲ. 完形填空（每题 1 分，共 10 分）
One day, a man was walking in the street. He saw a little girl crying. He went up to her and asked, "Why are you crying?" The girl said, "I lost my doll." The man said, "Don't cry. I'll help you find it."
The man 1 around and saw a doll in a shop. He went into the shop and 2 the doll. Then he gave the doll to the girl. The girl 3 very happy. She thanked the man and 4 away.
The man was very 5 because he could help the girl. But when he 6 out of the shop, he saw a woman looking for something. The woman said, "I lost my 7. It's very important to me." The man thought for a while and then he 8 the woman to the shop. The woman saw the doll and said, "This is my daughter's doll. Thank you very much."
The man 9 and said, "You're welcome. But I think the little girl needs the doll more than you." The woman 10 and said, "You are a kind man. I will buy a new doll for my daughter."
1. A. looked
B. saw
C. watched
答案：A。解析：“look around”是“环顾四周”的意思，符合语境，他四处看找娃娃，所以选 A；“see”是“看见”，强调结果；“watch”是“观看”，一般用于看电视、比赛等。
2. A. bought
B. sold
C. made
答案：A。解析：他找到娃娃后去商店把娃娃买下来，所以选 A；“sold”是“卖”，“made”是“制作”，都不符合。
3. A. is
B. was
C. are
答案：B。解析：整个故事是过去发生的，所以这里要用过去时，“the girl”是第三人称单数，所以用“was”。
4. A. ran
B. walked
C. went
答案：C。解析：“go away”是“离开”的意思，女孩拿到娃娃后离开了，“ran”是“跑”，“walked”是“走”，在这里“go away”更合适。
5. A. happy
B. sad
C. angry
答案：A。解析：他帮助了女孩，所以应该是开心的，选 A；“sad”是“伤心的”，“angry”是“生气的”，都不符合。
6. A. came
B. went
C. got
答案：A。解析：“come out of”是“从……出来”的意思，他从商店出来，所以选 A；“go”和“get”与“out of”搭配不恰当。
7. A. bag
B. doll
C. book
答案：B。解析：根据后文女人看到娃娃说这是她女儿的娃娃，可知她丢的是娃娃，选 B。
8. A. took
B. brought
C. carried
答案：A。解析：“take sb. to 地点”是“带某人去某地”的意思，他带女人去了商店，所以选 A；“brought”是“带来”，“carried”是“携带”，都不符合。
9. A. smiled
B. cried
C. laughed
答案：A。解析：男人做了好事，应该是微笑着说，所以选 A；“cried”是“哭”，“laughed”是“大笑”，都不符合语境。
10. A. thought
B. thanked
C. agreed
答案：C。解析：女人听了男人的话后，同意给女儿买个新娃娃，所以选 C；“thought”是“思考”，“thanked”是“感谢”，在这里不太合适。
Ⅳ. 阅读理解（每题 2 分，共 20 分）
A
My name is Lily. I have a happy family. There are four people in my family, my father, my mother, my brother and I.
My father is a doctor. He works in a hospital. He is very busy. He often goes to work early and comes back late. My mother is a teacher. She teaches English in a middle school. She is very kind to her students. My brother is a student. He is in Grade 8. He is good at math. I am a student, too. I am in Grade 7. I like reading books.
We often go on a trip on weekends. Last weekend, we went to the park. We had a good time there.
1. How many people are there in Lily's family?
A. Three.
B. Four.
C. Five.
答案：B。解析：文章开头明确提到“There are four people in my family”，所以答案是 B。
2. What does Lily's father do?
A. A teacher.
B. A doctor.
C. A worker.
答案：B。解析：文中提到“My father is a doctor.”，所以选 B。
3. Where does Lily's mother work?
A. In a hospital.
B. In a school.
C. In a factory.
答案：B。解析：“My mother is a teacher. She teaches English in a middle school.”，所以她妈妈在学校工作，选 B。
4. What is Lily's brother good at?
A. English.
B. Chinese.
C. Math.
答案：C。解析：“My brother is a student. He is in Grade 8. He is good at math.”，所以她哥哥擅长数学，选 C。
5. Where did they go last weekend?
A. To the zoo.
B. To the park.
C. To the museum.
答案：B。解析：“Last weekend, we went to the park.”，所以上周他们去了公园，选 B。
B
Nowadays, more and more people like to keep pets. Some people like dogs, some people like cats, and some people like birds. I like dogs very much. I have a pet dog. Its name is Doubao.
Doubao is very cute. It has a pair of big eyes and a short tail. It likes eating bones and playing with balls. It is very friendly to people. When I come back home from school, it always runs to me and wags its tail. I like playing with it very much.
1. What kind of pets does the writer like?
A. Dogs.
B. Cats.
C. Birds.
答案：A。解析：文章中明确提到“I like dogs very much.”，所以作者喜欢狗，选 A。
2. What does Doubao look like?
A. It has a pair of small eyes and a long tail.
B. It has a pair of big eyes and a short tail.
C. It has a pair of big eyes and a long tail.
答案：B。解析：“It has a pair of big eyes and a short tail.”，所以 Doubao 有一双大眼睛和一条短尾巴，选 B。
3. What does Doubao like eating?
A. Fish.
B. Bones.
C. Meat.
答案：B。解析：“It likes eating bones and playing with balls.”，所以 Doubao 喜欢吃骨头，选 B。
4. How does Doubao feel when the writer comes back home?
A. Sad.
B. Angry.
C. Happy.
答案：C。解析：“When I come back home from school, it always runs to me and wags its tail.”，可以看出 Doubao 很开心，选 C。
5. What does the writer like doing with Doubao?
A. Reading books.
B. Watching TV.
C. Playing.
答案：C。解析：“I like playing with it very much.”，所以作者喜欢和 Doubao 一起玩，选 C。
Ⅴ. 书面表达（共 10 分）
请以“My Hobbies”为题写一篇短文，介绍一下你的爱好。内容包括：
1. 你的爱好是什么；
2. 你为什么喜欢这些爱好；
3. 你通常在什么时候做这些爱好。
My Hobbies
I have many hobbies, such as reading, listening to Music and playing sports.
I like reading because I can learn a lot of knowledge from books. Reading can also make me feel relaxed and happy. I usually read books in my free time, such as after school or on weekends.
Listening to music is also one of my hobbies. I enjoy different kinds of music, such as pop music, classical music and country music. Music can make me feel excited and energetic. I often listen to music when I am doing my homework or taking a break.
Playing sports is good for my health. I like playing basketball and running. I often play basketball with my friends after school. Running is a good way to keep fit. I usually go running in the morning or in the evening.
These are my hobbies. They make my life colorful and interesting.
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