弘文学校2013-2014学年八年级3月份月考
英语试题
第一部分 听力
I. Listen and choose the right picture (根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片) (5分)
1. ____ 2. ____ 3. ____ 4. ____ 5. ____
II. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear (根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案) (10分)
( )6. A. Onions. B. Rice. C. Oranges. D. Tea.
( )7. A. Water. B. Coffee. C. Tea. D. Milk.
( )8. A. By bus. B. By bike. C. On foot. D. By taxi.
( )9. A. Only one. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.
( )10. A. They are going swimming.
B.They’re going to do some exercise.
C. They are going to do their homework.
D. They are going running.
( )11. A. To visit China. B. To hold a birthday party.
C. To go to his party. D. To swim with him.
( )12. A. At 6:45. B. At 7:00. C. At 7:15. D. At 7:30.
( )13. A. 3 %. B.73%. C. 70%. D. 97%.
( )14. A. Teacher and student. B. Doctor and patient.
C. Clerk and customer. D. Manager and worker.
( )15. A. Do the housework. B. Have lunch.
C. Surf the Internet. D. Sleep.
III. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false (判断下列句子是否符合你听到的短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示) (5分)
( )16. The sea looks very beautiful when the sun is shining on it.
( )17. It can be very amazing when there is a strong wind.
( )18. The first thing about the sea to remember is that the sea is very big.
( )19. The sea near Japan is nearly 12 kilometres deep.
( )20. The highest mountain in the world is about nine kilometres high.
IV. Listen to the dialogue and complete the sentences (听对话，完成下列句子，每空限填一词) (5分)
Part Two Vocabulary and Grammar(41%)
第二部分 词汇和语法
Ⅰ.Choose the best answer(选择最恰当的答案): (17%)
( ) 26) Thanks a lot for _______ me so facts _____pollution.
A. give; about B. give; on C. giving; on D. giving; about
( ) 27) It’s our duty to keep our earth _________.
A. beautiful B. beautifully C. cleaning D. cleaned
( ) 28) We must ________factories and cars from producing harmful gases.
A. protect B. stop C. provide D. offer
( ) 29) I don’t understand you. What do you mean ____ that
A. with B. by C. of D. about
( ) 30) They came to China to learn Chinese ________ its culture.
A.as much as B.as many as C.as far as D. as well as
( ) 31) The interesting movie made most of us feel ________.
A. relaxed B. relaxing C. to relax D.relax
( ) 32) I’m reading now, please tell him_________the TV a bit.
A. to turn up B. turn off C. to turn down D. to turn off
( ) 33) A: How many students are there in the classroom
B: ______ of the students is in the classroom.
A.None B.No one C. All D. Neither
( ) 34) I didn’t stop working ______ it was quite late.
A. when B. after C. before D. until
( ) 35)We must plant _____ trees in order to make our city more beautiful.
A. many B. much C. more D. much many
( ) 36)It is important ______ the works from producing harmful gases..
A. to us to stop B. for us to be stopped
C. for us to stop D. of us to stop
( ) 37) Look! He_______ water , we must stop him.
A. has wasted B. wastes C. is wasting D. was wasting
( ) 38) There are quite _____chemicals, we needn’t buy any.
A. little B. a little C. few D. a few
( ) 39) This information warned us_________ .
A. to smoke B. not to smoke C. smoking D. not smoking
( ) 40) There is ______ ink in my pen .Would you give me _______
A. little ; a little B. a little; little C. few; a few D. few ; few
( ) 41）The river is _______ in _______ weather.
A. freeze, freeze B. frozen, frozen
C. froze, freezing D. frozen, freezing
( ) 42) A: Thank you for your advice . B: ___________.
A. No, thanks . B. All right.
C. That’s all right. D. That’s right.
Ⅱ. Complete the following passage with the words or expressions in the box. Each can only be used once（将下列单词或短语前的字母填入空格。每个单词或短语只能填一次）:（共6分）
A. even B. popular C. at last D. keep
E. electricity F. environment G. are connected to
Today more and more people are using refrigerators. Some are big, others are small. Big ones have two or three doors. Such refrigerators can not only (43)____ the food cold and fresh, but also make ice and freeze the food. However, small ones usually have one door and can only keep things cold and fresh.
There are also refrigerators that are friendly to the (44)____. In the 1970s, the world was in energy crisis (危机). Refrigerators use too much energy. So people began to think of ways to improve it. A kind of new refrigerators was made (45) ____. They use very little energy, but they are too expensive. They cost twice or three times more than the ones that we use at home. However, people believe they will be cheaper and cheaper. As a result, they will be more and more (46) ____.
In the future, there will be refrigerators that can do more than we can imagine. They are called smart refrigerators (智能冰箱). They have tiny computers inside, with their screens on the door. They can show us what food is inside. They can also tell us what food to buy. They can (47)____ let us know what food to eat when we input (输入) the necessary health information. The more surprising thing is that they can do some shopping for us when they (48) ____ the supermarket.
Ⅲ. Fill in the blanks with the given words in their proper forms.(用括号内单词的适当形式填空): (8％)
49) Ben is____________ in playing the violin. (interest)
50) Trees are the biggest and oldest __________things on the earth.(live)
51) His grandpa is sitting in the armchair __________ .(comfortable)
52) We should not waste or ________ water.(pollution)
53) People will become ______if they have to wait for an hour for bus.( patient )
54) We’ll give the house a thorough ______. (clean)
55) Please add some ______ ( chemistry ) to the water and make it clean to drink.
56) Trees are our best____________ against pollution.(fight)
Ⅳ. Rewrite the following sentences as required(改写句子，每空一词): ( 10％)
57) We would die if there was no water. (意思不变)
_______ _______, we would die.
59) To visit him is necessary for me. (保持原句意思)
______ is necessary for me ______ visit him.
61) When he finished his job, it was lunch time.（保持句意相同）
He ________ finish his homework_________ it was lunch time.
63) We will build more bridges over the Huangpu River in ten years(划线部分提问)
__________ __________ will we build more bridges over the Huangpu River
65) He has little food for his breakfast. （改为反意疑问句）
He has little food for his breakfast, _______ ________
Part Three Reading and Writing (34%)
第三部分 阅读和写话
Ⅰ. Reading comprehension (阅读理解 24%)
阅读短文，选择最恰当的答案 (A) （6%)
One day when Jack was walking in the park, he saw a woman, who lived a few miles away, sitting on a bench with a dog beside her. The dog was looking up at the woman.
Jack walked up to the woman and said, “Hello, Sue, how are you May I sit and talk with you for a while ”
“Of course, please sit down,” Sue said. Jack sat down next to Sue on the bench, and they talked quietly together. The dog continued to look up at Sue, as if waiting to be fed.
“That’s a nice dog, isn’t he ” Jack said, pointing at the animal.
“Yes, he is. He’s handsome. He’s a bit of a mixture, but that’s not a bad thing. He’s strong and healthy.”
“And hungry,” Jack said. “He hasn’t taken his eyes off you. He thinks you’ve got some food for him.”
“That’s true,” Sue said. “But I haven’t.”
They both laughed and then Jack said, “Does your dog bite ”
“No,” Sue said, “He’s never bitten anyone. He’s always gentle and friendly.”
Hearing this, Jack decided to hold out his hand and touched the animal’s head. Suddenly it jumped up and bit him.
“Hey!” Jack shouted. “You said your dog didn’t bite.”
Sue replied in surprise, “Yeah, I did. But this is not my dog. My dog’s at home.”
67 ( ). One day Jack saw Sue ____.
A. in the supermarket B. in the park C. in the school D. in the library
68 ( ). Jack and Sue were ____.
A. friends B. next-door neighbours C. strangers D. in the same family
69 ( ). The dog looked at the woman because ____.
A. the woman wanted to feed him B. the woman was friendly
C. he was strong and healthy D. he was hungry
70( ). Jack touched the dog because he believed ____.
A. the dog was handsome B. Sue’s dog was unfriendly
C. the dog belonged to Sue D. Sue’s dog was at home
71 ( ) We can infer (推断) from the passage that ____.
A. Sue gave a wrong answer B. Jack made a mistake
C. the dog wasn’t dangerous D. both Jack and Sue liked the dog
72 ( ). Which of the Following can be the best title of the passage
A. A Wrong Question B. Sue’s Dog C. A pleasant Meeting
D. Sue’s Friend
根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案: (B) (5%)
Someone says, “Time is money.” But I think time is __73__ important than money. Why Because when money is spent, we can get it back. However, when time is gone it’ll never 74 . That’s why we mustn’t waste time.
It goes without saying that the time is usually limited. Even a second is very important. We should make full use of our time to do 75_ useful.
But it is a pity that there are a lot of people who do not know the importance of time. They spent their limited time smoking, drinking .They do not know that wasting time means wasting part of their own __76 .
In a word, we should save time. We shouldn’t leave today’s work for tomorrow. Remember we have no time to 77
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（C）
Read the passage and fill in the blanks with the proper words(首字母填空)7%
John was waiting for the girl whose heart he knew, but whose face he didn’t — the girl with a rose. She was his pen pal. She had helped him a lot (78) b______ in study and in life. They planned their first meeting at 6:00 p.m. at Grand Central Station in New York.
“You’ll recognize (认出) me by the red rose.” she wrote, “I’ll be wearing it on my coat.” So at 6:00 p.m. he was at the station (79) l______ for the girl with a red rose.
A young woman was coming towards him. She was wearing a green coat and was (80) e______ that he hoped Miss Maynell would be, but there was no red rose. Then an ordinary-looking woman walked past. She was already past 40. On her (81) c______ there was a red rose.
He didn’t hesitate (犹豫). “I’m John Blanchard, and you (82) m______ be Miss Maynell. I am so glad you could meet me. May I take you to dinner ” he asked.
The woman’s face turned into a (83) f______ smile. “I don’t know what this is about, son,” she answered. “But the young lady in the green coat who just went by begged (恳求) me to wear this rose on my coat. She said if you asked me out to dinner, I should tell you that she was (84) w______ for you in the restaurant right across the street. She said it was a kind of test!”
78. _________ 79. _________80. _________ 81. _________
82. _________ 83. __________ 84__________
(D)
Answer the questions（根据短文内容，回答下列问题）（6分）
Steve, a twelve-year-old boy ,was going to leave school forever. He always failed in exams . Steve wasn’t noticed by anyone until he met Miss White. Miss White was a smiling young woman with beautiful red hair. Steve liked her! But he still failed in exams. He never did his homework.
In the middle of the first term, the seventh grade was tested. Steve hurried through his tests. His heart was not in school, but in the forest. No one knew he was gone, because no one cared about (在意) him.
The next morning Miss White began to talk about the test results(结果). “You all did very well,” she told the class, “except for one boy and it breaks my heart to tell you this, but...” She looked at Steve. “The cleverest boy in the seventh grade failed!” she added.
But after that, Steve still didn’t do his homework.
“Just try it, ONE WEEK!” said Miss White. Steve didn’t take her advice.
“You’re clever enough! You’ll can do well!”
“Don’t give up!” Nothing happened.
“Steve! Please! I care about you!”
Wow! Suddenly, Steve understood it! Someone cared about me Steve was so happy .
The following Monday, Miss White gave a test. Steve hurried through the test and was the first to hand in (上交) his paper. Miss White took his paper and began to read it. Suddenly, her face broke into a big smile. The cleverest boy in the seventh grade passed the test!
85) How old was Steve when he was going to leave school
___________________________________________________
86) What did Miss White look like
___________________________________________________
87) Where did Steve go when he hurried through his tests in the middle of the first term
___________________________________________________
88) What words made Steve begin to study
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89) Steve passed the test on the following Monday, didn’t he
___________________________________________________
II.Write at least 60 words on the topic＂We are pollution fighters”（10%）我们都是环卫斗士
Suggested questions:
1) What pollution is there around us
2) What cause these pollution
3）What can we do to fight pollution
弘文学校2013学年第二学期3月份质量测试 得分_________
八年级 英语学科 (2014. 3) （完卷时间90分钟，满分100分）
Part 1 Listening
I. Listen and choose the right picture (根据听到内容，选出相应图片) (5分)
1._______ 2. _______ 3. _______ 4. _______ 5. _______
Ⅱ. II. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear (根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案) (10分)
6.____ 7. ____ 8. ____ 9. ____ 10. ____
11. ____12. ____13. ____14.______ 15.______
III. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false (判断下列句子是否符合你听到的短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示) (5分)
16. _______17. _______ 18. _______ 19. _______ 20._____
IV. Listen to the dialogue and complete the sentences (听对话，完成下列句
子，每空限填一词) (5分)
21._______21. _______22. ______23. ______ 24. ______25. ___
Part 2 Vocabulary and Grammar
Ⅰ.Choose the best answer(选择最恰当的答案): (17%)
26._______ 27. _______ 28. ______ 29. _______ 30. _______
31._______ 32. _______ 33. _______34. _______ 35. _______
36._______ 37. _______ 38. _______39. _______ 40. _______
41._______ 42. _______
Ⅱ.Complete the following passage with the words or expressions in the box. Each can only be used once（将下列单词或短语前的字母填 入空格。 每个单词或短语只能填一次）:（共6分）
43._____ 44. _____45. ______ 46. ______47._____ 48. _______
Ⅲ. Fill in the blanks with the given words in their proper forms.(用括号内
单词的适当形式填空): (8％)
49.____________ 50._____________ 51.___________ 52.___________
53.____________ 54._____________ 55.___________ 56.___________
Ⅳ. Rewrite the following sentences as required(按要求改写句子): ( 10％)
57._______ _______ 59._______ _________ 61._______ _______
63._______ _______ 65._______ _______
Part 3 Reading and Writing
Ⅰ.Reading Comprehension（24%）
(A)67.______ 68.______ 69.______ 70.______ 71.______ 72.______
(B)73.______ 74.______ 75.______ 76.______ 77.______
(C)78.b________ 79.l_________ 80.e_________ 81.c_________
82.m________ 83.f_________ 84.w_________
（D）
85. _____________________________________
86. _____________________________________
87.______________________________________
88.______________________________________
89.______________________________________
III. Write at least 60 words on the topic “We are pollution fighters”（10%）我们都是环卫斗士
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听力录音材料
Ⅰ. 根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片。
1. Fish will have nowhere to live and die soon if there is no water.
2. The chemical symbol for oxygen is O2.
3. Lucy left a soap by the side of the washbasin.
4. In autumn you can see many fallen leaves floating on rivers.
5. My grandpa is relaxing himself comfortably in the armchair.
Ⅱ. 根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案。
6. W: Michael, open the fridge and see how much food is left in it.
M: OK. There are a lot of oranges, bananas, a little tea, and some onions. But we haven’t got enough rice.
W: All right. You’d better go to the supermarket and buy some for me.
Q: What does the boy need to buy
7. M: Would you like something to drink
W: Yes, please.
M: What would you like, tea or coffee
W: Neither. I’d like a bottle of water.
Q: What did the woman choose to drink
8. M: Do you walk to school, Nancy
W: No, I don’t. It’s far from my home to school.
M: How do you go to school
W: Usually I go to school by bike. But if it rains, I will go by bus or by taxi.
Q: How does Nancy usually go to school
9. M: Could you please tell me more about water
W: Sure. We all know water is liquid. But when you freeze water, it becomes solid.
M: How interesting! Anything else
W: If you heat water, it becomes gas.
Q: How many forms does water have
10. W: Xiao Li, are you going to do some exercise
M: I’m coming! I’m looking for my sports shoes.
W: I’m going jogging in the park. What about you
M: I’m going to do some bar exercise to build up my muscles.
Q: What are they going to do
11. M: Could I speak to Ann, please
W: I’m afraid not. She isn’t in at this moment. Can I take a message for her
M: Sure. This is John speaking. I’ll have a party on my birthday. I hope Ann can come to the party.
W: OK. I’ll give her the message.
Q: What does John ask Ann to do
12. M: Have you got the time, Betty
W: Yes, my watch says it’s a quarter to seven.
M: Does your watch keep good time
W: Yes. It keeps very good time. The concert will begin in half an hour.
Q: When will the concert begin
13. W: Look at the world map. It’s amazing that about 70% of the earth’s surface is covered with water. We have so many water resouces.
M: However, there is one more thing that you don’t know. 97% of that is ocean water, and it is salty. That is to say, most of the water on the Earth is not drinkable. Only the other 3% can be used by human beings.
W: Really Then we should save water all the time.
Q: How much percent of water on the earth can be used by us
14. M: What’s the matter with me
W: Well, there is nothing serious. But I want to do some tests.
M: How soon will I be all right
W: In a few days. Drink water as much as possible. Here is some medicine and have a good rest.
Q: What is the probable relationship between the two speakers
15. M: What do you usually do on Sunday morning
W: I usually stay in bed. I won’t get up until twelve o’clock.
M: What do you do after you get up
W: I usually take a bath and then have lunch. After lunch, I surf the Internet for a while and do the housework the whole afternoon. In the evening, I do some reading.
Q: What does the girl usually do on Sunday morning
Ⅲ. 判断下列句子是否符合你听到的短文内容，符合的用 “T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示。
What do we know about the sea We know that it looks very beautiful when the sun is shining on it. We also know that it can be very terrible when there is a strong wind. What other things do we know about it
The first thing to remember is that the sea is very big. Look at the map of the world. There is more sea than land. The sea covers about three quarters of the world.
Some parts of the sea are very shallow. But some parts are very deep. The sea near Japan is nearly 11 kilometres deep. The highest mountain in the world is about nine kilometres high.
Ⅳ. 听对话,完成下列句子,每空限填一词。
M: Excuse me. Would you mind helping me
W: Of course not. What’s up
M: One of my Chinese friends invited me to his house in the Spring Festival. I am American. I just got here ten days ago. And I don’t know much about the customs and manners. Can you help me
W: Sure. When are you supposed to get there
M: I’m supposed to get there at 10:00 a.m.
W: Well, the first thing is that you should get to his house on time.
M: All right. What am I supposed to say when I meet my friend
W: You’re supposed to say “Happy Spring Festival”.
M: OK. Thank you very much.
W: You’re welcome!
