浙江省绍兴市诸暨市滨江初级中学八年级2018-2019学年第二学期3月月考英语测试卷（无听力题，无答案）

滨江初中2018-2019年第二学期3月月考测试卷
八年级英语
第二部分 笔试部分
二、完形填空（本题有15小题，每小题1分，共15分）
Lucy was a single mother. She lived with her little son. She lost her 16 two years ago and they had a very hard life. Being 17 was terrible. Her heart, was broken every time her son asked, “Can I have some more 18 please, Mom?”
One day, when her son asked the same question again, she decided to prepare a big meal for him 19 the only 6 dollars in her hand. She went to the supermarket, 20 some food and cooked at home. Lucy was ashy mother, 21 she was strong-minded. "It's time to make a change," she thought. She once loved writing.To make some money, she 22 to write for magazines day and night.
Things went 23 . The local food bank started to provide Lucy with some free vegetables every month.Her son 24 had enough food to eat. Once he told Lucy that the dishes she made were 25 . Then, an idea came to Lucy's mind: Why not 26 my recipes on the Internet?" She did. Many people liked her recipes and she became 27 .
Soon after that, some reporters interviewed her and asked her to write a book on 28 . When Lucy got the money for the 29 she wrote, she was very happy. Now Lucy has a well-paid job and a beautiful home, but shell 30 the days when she worked hard for a good life forever.
( )16. A. experience B. spirit C. joy D. job
( )17. A. sick B. glad C. poor D. tired
( )18. A. education B. space C. advice D. food
( )19. A. with B. at C.on D. for
( )20. A. tasted B. bought C. kept D. found
( )21. A. but B.So C. if D. because
( )22. A. disliked B. forgot C. refused D. began
( )23. A. earlier B. faster C. better D. harder
( )24. A. hardly B. finally C. yet D. never
( )25. A. delicious B. cheap C. terrible D. traditional
( )26. A. try B. improve C. sell D. share
( )27. A. dangerous B. outgoing C. famous D. Serious
( )28. A. volunteering B. cooking C. teaching D. shopping
( )29. A. joke B. name C. sign D. book
( )30. A. remember B. discuss C. understand D. celebrate

三、阅读理解（本题有15小题，31-40每题2分，其余1分，共计25分）
A
You may feel interested in students in other countries. Do they have so much homework? What do they do in their free time? Do they often go to parties? People did a survey in China, Japan, South Korea and the US last year. Here are the results.
Who studies the hardest?
Chinese students spend the most time in studying. About one in two spends more than two hours on their homework every day. Why? Maybe they' just want to improve themselves, or they do that just because of the school and their parents.
Who sleeps most often in class?
About 45 percent of Japanese students doze _off in class. 32% of us students feel sleepy in class, while in China, there are 5% students sleeping in class. Why do Japanese students get tired and sleepy in class more easily? Because they always like to stay up late at night!
Who is the most distracted?
American students are the most active in class, but also the most distracted. 64.2% of them talk to friends in class. 46.9% of them eat in class, and 38.9% of them send e-mails or read other books in class.
What do they do after school?
In their free time, most Chinese students study or surf the Internet. Most American students hang out with their friends or go to parties. Most Japanese students do exercise while most South Korean students watch TV.
( )31.What percent of Chinese students spend more than 2 hours doing their homework every day?
A.32% B.45% C.50% D.64.2%
( )32.What does a “distracted student” usually do in class?
He listens to his teachers very carefully.
He keeps quiet and does his homework.c
He always falls asleep in class
He does things that have nothing to do with learning.
( )33.What does the passage mainly want to tell us?
A. The students from different countries have different character.
B. Chinese students work much harder than those from other countries.
C. The students around the world do something different in their free time.
D. Most students in the world are interested in going online or watching TV.
B
Tony Wheeler was born to travel. His father worked for an airline. For the first 16 years of his life, Wheeler and his family lived in many counties.
In the early 1970s, Tony met a young woman named Maureen. Soon they got married. Before getting jobs, Tony and Maureen wanted to travel. They took a year-long trip from England, through Asia, to Australia. On the trip, they visited places like Iran, India and so on.
When Tony and Maureen arrived in Australia, people asked many questions about their trip. To answer these questions, Wheeler wrote a book called Across Asia on the Cheap. The book told people about different countries weather, customs, and places to see. But unlike other travel books of that time, Tony Wheeler's book also talked about places most tourists didn't go. He also wrote about special things to see and to do. The book was very popular.
Tony and Maureen started a company called Lonely Planet. They went on traveling. They wrote books for each place they visited. Today, 800 people work for Lonely Planet. The company has over 650 books. Tony Wheeler, the great traveler, still writes about travels to many places and will bring us more surprises.
( )34.Tony Wheeler wrote the book Across Asia on the Cheap to ______.
A. make money for his next trip. B. tell people about his new company
C. draw people's attention to his family D. answer people's questions about his trip
( )35.Across Asia on the Cheap was different from other travel books of that time because ______.
A. it was longer and more popular
B. it was the first travel book in the world
C. it talked about places most tourists did not go
D. it talked about a country's weather and customs
( )36.Which of the following is true about Tony Wheeler's company?
A. His father started it. B. It is an airline.
C. Hundreds of people work for it. D. It has no books about traveling.
( )37.The passage mainly talks about ______.
a great traveler and his books B. a tour of different countries
C. a great writer and his family D. different kinds of companies
C
Anger is a kind of feeling. Many things can make you angry. When your teacher gives you too much homework, when your team loses an important game, or when a friend borrows your favorite toy and then breaks it, you may get really angry.
Usually your body will tell you when you are angry. For example, you breathe faster, your face turns red, and you may want to break something or hit someone. But sometimes you hide your anger. For example, you may hide it in your heart. The problem is that if you do this, you may get a headache or your stomach may hurt.
In fact, it's not good to hide your anger, and it's normal for you to get angry sometimes. But anger must go out in the right way, without hurting others or yourself.
When yon get angry, you can talk about it with other people. It's helpful to talk about your anger with a parent or a teacher. When you talk, those bad feelings can start to go away. Here are some other things you can do when you start to feel angry: talk to a good friend; count from 1to 100; give someone a smile; go for a bike ride; think about good things, etc．
Remember that how you act when you are angry can make things better or worse. Don't let your anger control you．
( )38. You may not get angry when ___.
A．there is too much homework on this weekend
B．your favorite basketball team wins the game
C．a friend breaks your favorite thing
D．your parents don't let you watch TV
( )39. From the passage, is NOT true when you're angry.
A. You breathe faster B. You have a red face
C. You have a stomachache D. You want to help someone
( )40. When you are angry you can do everything except .
A. go for a bike ride B. think about good things
C. talk to a good friend D. say bad things to the people around you
( )41. The underlined word “anger” in the passage means ___ in Chinese.
A．愤怒 B．悲伤 C．忧虑 D．激动
D
A new report says promising children money to pass exams does not help exam grades. The report says parents may waste their money by using it to get their kids to study more.
However, the promise of a trip could encourage students to try harder and do better at school. Scientists looked at how promises of money and tickets to shows affected students' studying and learning. Over 10,000 students took part in the survey. There was an improvement in class work and homework, but this did not result in better test scores.
Lead scientist Dr. Simon Burgess thought the survey showed something important and interesting. He said it had not found something that really got students to work harder. He added that, Clearly, some students have a lot of goals. They believe that education is a way of getting a brighter future, but there are kids who think that working hard doesn’t make a difference." He said these children think exam success is all in your genes because of their family environment.
Education expert Dr. Kevan Collins said good teachers were better than promises of money to get children to study, especially for children from poor families. He wrote, “What really makes the difference is how students are taught.”
( )42. We can see from the new report that .
A. students don't like to travel at all
B. lots of students are harder to get more money
C. money can not help students get better grades
D. parents need a lot of money to help their children
( )43. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
The survey shows something makes students really work harder.
Some students think education is very important for their future.
Students will work harder if they don't think they have good genes.
D. Having trips is more important than owning much money in our life.
( )44 If a student thinks gene is the most important, he might agree make(s) the difference.
A. good teachers B. working hard C. much money D. family environment
( )45. We might read the passage in the part of in a newspaper.
health B. culture C. sports D. education

四、词汇运用（本题有15小题，每小题1分，共15分）
A. 用所给单词适当形式填空，每词仅用一次
( kind, break, interest, feel, sweep )
46. Tom got hit by a car and lost all in his left leg.
47. The old man touched everyone with his .
48. She opened the door and her eyes the room.
49. Be careful! There is glass here.
50. Would you be in a second-hand car?
B. 根据所给汉语意思及文章内容，写出单词的正确形式。(每空限填一词)
Cars can be great because they're faster. But at the same time it can be dangerous to people. In China, there are more than 20,000 students who become (51) (残疾的) or die in car accidents every year. So we should learn how to be (52) (乘客) who are safe. Now we (53) (提供) some simple rules for you. Following these rules (54) (意味着) you'll be more protected during a car travel.
First, remember to wear your seat belts no (55) (事情) when you are in car. Don't take (56) (风险)to be in cars without wearing the seat belts.
Second, doctors tell people not to sit or (57) (躺) down to sleep in your neck easily there. To sleep in cars is really a bad habit.
Third, children of 12 years old and younger need to sit in the back seats. Remember that there's no jumping, running around, or (58) (扔) things while you are in the car. If you act like that in a car, you will easily get (59) (伤害).
Finally, after you get out of the car, never walk behind it. That's the (57) (容易的) way to protect yourself.

语法填空（每小题1分，共10分）
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。
Birthday is an important day in one's life, especially for children. For 365 days the child waits for that special day because he'll become one year (71) ______(old). Birthday is also the best time (72) ______(have) a party with your friends and family members. To have (73) ______ different birthday party, you have to prepare lots of (74) ______(thing). You should get everything ready. You may invite your friends (75) ______(come) to the party because you hope to celebrate the meaningful day with the ones you love. It's best (76) ______(send) some beautiful birthday invitation cards to them. There (77) ______(be) many ways for you to have the invitation cards. You can buy some invitation cards in the shops or choose some e cards on the Internet. (78) ______you have time, you can even make cards by (79) ______(you). They will show your effort to invite friends. I'm (80) ______(sure) people would be happy to receive those hand-made cards.

任务型阅读（本题有5小题，每小题1分，共5分）
请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后根据短文内容从下面方框内的五个选项中。选择适当的句子还原到原文中，使短文意思通顺、结构完整。
Learning to play an instrument can be one of the most exciting ways to spend your free time. There are many different kinds of instruments to choose from: guitar, piano, violin ... There is always one that's right for you. The following may help you make it.
Make a choice (选择).
First, you need to choose an instrument that you would like to learn to play. (71) This may be the kind of music that you also enjoy listening to.
Get your instrument.
When you finish choosing your instrument, you need to buy it. (72) Some schools will lend students instruments. Or you can buy a second-hand instrument and it's usually much cheaper.
Get ready to learn.
After you get your instrument, you should then make a learning plan. You can have personal(个人的) lessons with a music teacher or go to a music school. (73)
Play for others.
After you learned to play a song for some time, you should start playing for others. (74)
Then you can try to play for larger groups of people.
Keep going.
Keep learning as much as you can and practice often. As you leam more, you will get better and better.
You can also choose to learn on your own.
If it is very expensive, you can borrow one.
It is a good idea to start with your family or friends.
To become a good musician, you have to keep playing.
E.You could also think about the kind of music you'd like to play.

七、书面表达(本题共10分)
76.假如你是Tina，你们班在三月文明礼貌月组织了一系列志愿者活动。请你根据以下提示给你的美国朋友Jenny写一封电子邮件，谈谈你们组织活动的具体情况。
提示：1. 3月2日，打扫火车站；
3月3日，去养老院洗衣服、打扫房间、表演节目；
3月9日，在人民公园附近修理自行车、收音机；
3月10日，在附近小学辅导孩子写作业、给他们讲故事。
参考词汇:表演节目give performances
要求： (1)根据提示内容进行写作，可适当发挥。不能写出真实姓名和学校名称。
(2) 80 词左右。电子邮件的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Jenny,
I'd like to tell you our class plans for volunteer work in March.









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