八年级下学期英语第一次月考试题
Ⅴ.单项选择(15分)
26. I think ______ is very necessary for us to learn a foreign language. A. it B. this C. that D. /
27. Jolin Tsai is coming to our city. I can’t wait ______ her. A. sees B. to see C. see D. seeing
28. I am shy and I am ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) afraid of ______ in public. A. to speak B. speak C. speaking D. speaks
29. Do you have anyth ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ing ______ to say A. other B. else C. others D. elses
30. ---What does your brother look like --- ______.
A. He likes watching TV B. He is a worker in a factory
C. He is very ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) tall and strong D. He plays basketball every day
31. The girl ______ a pair of glasses on her nose is my sister. A. in B. on C. with D. has
32.—Is Tom at home —No, he ________ to town.
A. has been B. has gone C. goes D. will go
33. Some scientists ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) have sent a spacecraft to Mars. It ____ several months to get there.
A. spent B. has spent C. has taken D. take
34. Scientists th ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ink that there _____ life on earth for millions of years.
A. has had B. have had C. has been D. have been
35. ---Have you had a holiday recently ---Yes, I _____ one a month _____ .
A. have had, ago B. had, ago C. have had, yet D. have, after
36. This kind of ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )music _______ beautiful. A. sings B. hears C. listens D. sounds
37. Thanks for _______ me such a great photo. You look pretty good.
A. send B. sending C. to send D. sent
38. --- ________ do yo ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )u feel when you leave your mum and dad --- I feel a bit sad.
A. What B. How C. Why D. When
39 .Jack is ______to look after himself.
A enough old B enough young C old enough D young enough
40. She live ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )d on the island__________, but she doesn’t feel_______________ .
A. alone … ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )lonely B. alone … Alone C. lonely … alone D. lonely … lonely
四、阅读理解40分
A
Before you go to an ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )other country it is a great help if you know the language and some of the customs of the country.
When people meet ea ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ch other for the first time in Britain, they say, “How do you do ”and shake hands. Usually they do not shake hands when they just meet or say goodbye. But they shake hands after they haven’t met for a long time or when they will be away from each other for a long time.
Last year a group ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) of German students went to England for a holiday. Their teacher told them that the English people hardly shake hands. So when they met their English friends at the station, they kept their hands behind their backs. The English students had learned that the Germans shake hands as often as possible, so they put their hands in front and got ready to shake hands with them. It made both of them laugh.
41. It is ____ if you know the language and some of the customs of the country.
A. not useful B. not helpful C. very helpful D. very bad
42. English people usually shake hands when they ______.
A. meet every time ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) B. meet for the first time C. say goodbye to each other D. say hello to each other
43. Usually English people don’t shake hands _______.
A. when they will b ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e away for a long time B. when they say “How do you do ”
C. when they ju ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )st meet or say goodbye D. after they haven’t met for a long time
44. Which of the statement(陈述)is right
A. German people shake hands as often as possible. B. English people like shaking hands very much.
C. German people ha ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )rdly shake hands. D. Neither English people nor Germans like shaking hands.
45. This story is about _______.
A. shaking hands B. Languages C. customs D. languages and customs
B
Chen Weijun, ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )13, is a Junior 2 student at Huaqiao Middle School in Haikou, Hainan.
This week, he ha ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )d the happiest time. On Tuesday, he went to the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. He and nine other kids became the Top 10 Young Pioneers.
“Now I am not only my dad’s good boy, I am China’s good boy. I must work harder,” he said.
At school, Chen ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )is a good student leader. He does many activities. He was in short plays. He worked as a host(主持人) for his school TV.
“I’m self-assured ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ). It’s good to try different things.” Chen said. “If you can dream it, you can do it.”
Chen’s teacher, Xie ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) Wei, said Chen is nice and helpful. “He doesn’t talk much but works very hard.”
Young Chen always helps other people. One student at his school, Wu Deyi, had leukaemia(白血病). Chen asked the students and teachers to help him. From February to May, Chen raised more than 20,000 yuan for Wu.
Chen also think ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )s about how to make his city cleaner. There were plastic bags in the Meishe River. Chen was sad. He wanted the river to be clean. So he wrote a letter to the head of the city. He asked him to spend more money, tell people not to throw rubbish into the river and have a wall to keep children safe. The head of the city listened to him. Now the river is cleaner.
At home, Chen is ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) a good boy. He washes his clothes and he also cooks meals for the family sometimes. Chen says his hero is Premier(总理) Wen Jiabao. “He is very brave. He is not afraid of difficulties and makes China stronger,” Chen said. Will Chen become a big leader of tomorrow
46. Chen Weijun is .
A. a college student ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) B. from Hainan Province C. A senior student D. not his dad’s good boy
47. At school Ch ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )en is busy with A. his studying and many other activities B. helping Wu Deyi
C. playing games a ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )nd hosting his school TV. D. collecting plastic bags
48. The underlined word “ self-assured.” means .
A.自负的 B. 自满的 C. 自私的 D.自信的
49. The head of the city has spent more money .
A. helping Wu Deyi B. cleaning and protecting rivers
C. buying new clothes for Chen D. building Chen’s school TV station
50. The best title (标题) for the passage would be .
A. Good boy who lik ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )es to help other people B. A Big Leader of Tomorrow
C. Something About the Head of the City. D. A boy’s hero
C
American sch ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ools begin in September after a long summer holiday. There are two terms in a school year. The first term is from September to January, and the second is from February to June. Most American children begin to go to school when they are five years old. Most students are seventeen or eighteen years old when they finish high school.
High school s ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )tudents take only four or five subjects each term. They usually go to the same classes every day, and they have homework for every class. After class they do many interesting things.
After high school, many students go to college(大学). They can go to a small one or a large one. They usually have to give a lot of money. So many college students work after class to get the money for their studies.
51. How many months are there in a summer holiday in America
A. Three months B. Two months C. One month D. More than two months
52. Most American chil ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )dren begin to go to school when they are ____ years old.
A. six B. five C. eighteen D. seventeen
538. After high school many students go to ______.
A. factories B. work C. college D. make money
54. Many American students work after school to ______.
A. get money for their studies B. help the other people
C. meet more friends D. see interesting things
55. High school students take ______ subjects each term.
A. only one or two B. several C. eight D. only two
D
A man is going to t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )he house of a rich person. He sees a box of good apples by the road. He says, “I don’t want to eat those apples, because the rich man will give me much food.” Then he takes apples and throw them away into the dust. He comes to a river. There’s so much water in the river, and he can’t go over. He waits for sometime, then he says, “I can’t go to the rich man’s house today, because I can’t cross the river.” So he begins to go home. He has nothing to eat that day. He is very hungry, so he comes to the apples. He is glad to take them out of the dust. Don’t throw good things away, you may be glad to have them sometimes.
56. The man finds a box of apples ____.
A. by the river B. in the middle of the river
C. at the rich man’s door D. on his way to the rich man’s house
57. He throws the apples away because ____.
A. he doesn't like apples at all B. he thinks he can eat good things soon
C. he can’t carry them D. the apples are too small
58. He can’t cross the river because ____.
A. there’s no ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )boat for him to go by B. there’s some water in the river
C. something is wrong with his boat D. the river is full of water
59. He returns to look to the apples because ____.
A. he is very hungry B. that’s the rich man’s C. someone tells him to do so D. he needs some help
60. When he find ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )s the apples again, he is very ____.A. careful B. sorry C. happy D. full
七、缺词填空(共10空;每空1分,计10分)
根据短文内容和首字母提示,在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。在标有题号的横线上,完整写出空缺处所填单词的正确形式。(每空一词)
Peter was the best ta ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ble tennis player in his school and hardly ever lost a match. He hated losing anything. When he w 61 , he would feel really good. If he lost, he would feel terrible. It seemed to Peter that losing was the w 62 thing in the world .
A new kid, Albert, came to Peter’s school. He was good at table tennis, too. Soon there would be a match b 63 Peter and Albert. Peter worked hard to get ready for the match, but Albert didn’t seem to think m 64 of it. When the match began, Albert was a real player. There was always a smile on his face, w 65 Peter looked serious all the time. Peter thought it was so important to win the match that he even wanted to cheat(舞弊), but he lost in the end.
“You played very we ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ll, Peter. I think we can play again s 66 _,”said Albert.
But Peter didn’t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )f 67 happy and couldn’t fall asleep that night .
One day, Peter s ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )aw Albert playing basketball. T 68 he lost again and again, the happy smile never left his face. Peter found Albert was great at table tennis but bad at basketball. However, he enjoyed b 69 of them.
Whether he won or lost the game, Albert enjoyed it. Peter came to realize that enjoying a game was much more important than winning or losing it. He felt h 70 than ever before.
Ⅷ.阅读表达(10分)
I never lose things ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ), but I often forget the places where I put them. For example, I need to post a letter so I look for the stamps I bought yesterday. Of course, I can't find them so I buy some more. (A) Every morning I spend at least ten minutes looking for my handbag. I get really angry because it's always in a stupid place.
I am usually very ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) careful with my things. (B) However, there are some things which I can't keep. Umbrellas, for example. I buy two umbrellas every year. I put them in shops, restaurants or in the cinema and I forget them. When I go back to get them, they're never there. Now I always buy very cheap umbrellas!
Last month I left ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )my bag at the supermarket. Luckily, they phoned me and I went back to get it. Another thing I often lose is my car key. (C)Last week I lost it, so I took the bus to work. When I got home I found them in the rubbish bin!
将文中划线的A、B 两个句子分别翻译成汉语。 71. ___________72. ___________
把文中画线的C句进行同义句转换73. ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )Last week I ______ ______ it, so I went to work ______ ______.
根据文章内容回答下列各题
74. Why is Mary angry every morning _____________________________
75. Where di ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )d Jack find his car keys last week ___________________________
Ⅸ.书面表达(20分)根据提示内容写一段短文来描述你最喜欢的老师。不少于120词。
His or her looks( ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )hair, height). His or her likes or dislikes. His or her personal character.
His or her way of teaching(at least one example).
26 A 27B ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) 28 C 29B 30C 31C 32B 33C 34 C 35B 36D 37B 38B 39C 40 A
41. C 42. B 43. C 44. A45. C
46. B 47. A 48. D 49. B50. B
51-55 BBCAB 56-60DBDAC
61. won 62. worst 63. between 64. much 65. while
66. sometime/s ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )omeday 67. feel 68. Though 69. both 70.happier
71. 每天早上我都要用至少十分钟的时间来找我的手提包。
72. 然而,有些东西我保管不好。例如雨伞。
73. couldn’t find by bus
74. Because she always finds her handbag in a stupid place.
75. In the rubbish bin.
书面表达
My favorite teac ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )her is Zhang Shishun. He has short hair. He’s 1.75 meters tall.
He likes reading ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )all kinds of books, writing notes and keeping doing exercises every day. He dislikes smoking, drinking wine.
He’s outgoing and popular. He can make a speech for four hours.
He’s very patient and is never angry with his students. He always encourages his students to study actively. He said, “I’m happy to have such students. It’s these students that give me the chance to show my ability to educate them.” I’m not good at learning at the beginning. Day by day, I make great progress because he keeps encouraging me and never says something bad to me