八年级英语上学期第一次月考试题 人教新目标版(VII)

八年级英语上学期第一次月考试题 人教新目标版(VII)一 单选。 （20分）1. -Why not go hiking with Tim this afternoon?- _.A. Thats a good idea. B. Ready? C. Thanks a lot. D. What else?2. -I think English is more useful than Chinese.-I dont _ you. They are both useful.A. get on with B. catch up with C. talk with D. agree with3. The new road is much _ than before. There used to be only two lanes.A. higher B. smaller C. taller D. wider4.-I think Bill is taller than Jim. -No. In fact, Jim is as _ as Bill.A. tall B. taller C. tallest D. the tallest5. The population of China is much _ than that of England.A. smaller B. weaker C. thinner D. larger6. Mr. Zhang says that we are going to play _ another school next week.A. through B. besides C. against D. except7. He finds it easy _ English as a foreign language.A. learning B. learn C. learned D. to learn8. Li Xiaoxia _ Ding Ning and got the gold medal of table tennis in this Olympic Games.A. beat B. won C. hurt D. cheered9. Which colour do you like _, blue or green? Blue.A. well B. better C. best D. good10. Many young men enjoy _ the pop music.A. listen to B. listening to C. to listen to D. listening11. The speech was very boring _many people fell asleep in the hall.A. such as B. so as C. such that D. so that12. -You didnt watch the movie with Lily last night, right?-No, I didnt. _ I had much homework to do.A. Thats why B. Thats because C. For what D. Because that13. The _ you drive, the safer it is.A. more carefully B. more careful C. much careful D. much carefully14. e early this afternoon so that we have time to _.A. warm up B. get up C. warming up D. cheer her up15. - What is the matter with Mary?-_.A. She is a student. B. She is reading. C. She has a bad cold D. She is young.16. This place is not big enough for Lucys birthday party. We should find a _one.A. big B. small C. bigger D. smaller17. If I cant trust you, _ can I trust?A. who else B. else who C. whose else D. else whose18. -Mary dances best in our school.- I agree. Ill never forget _ her dance for the first time.A. Seeing B. see C. saw D. to see19. I advised him _ the factory.A. leaving B. left C. leave D. to leave20. If you are not learning _ every day, you are wasting days of your life.A. new something B. something new C. something old D.old something 二、 阅读理解。（40分）AThere was a small village by the sea in America. Every summer lots of people came here to spend their holidays. But a few of them came here only to end their lives. Two months ago right here a young woman jumped into the sea in the darkness of the night. When she was taken up from the sea, nothing could make her e to life. From then on, the people in the village began to pay more attention(注意) to each of the visitors. If someone looked unhappy or worried, they would watch him all day long with care. They would never let the same thing happen again. A week later, came several visitors. Among them there was a young woman of twenty years old. One day she looked different from others. She went out alone at night. She was found just by a villager made no noise and followed her. When the young woman was walking to the beach, the villager rushed at her and tried hard to pull her back . “Let me go. Dont pull me!” cried the young woman, “I was playing on th e beach this afternoon. Now I cant find the key to my suitcase. I think it must be left here.” But why wont you look for it tomorrow morning?” said the villager. “Tomorrow morning Ill leave here and catch the early bus to New York. I must leave before the day break s.” When the villager heard this, he had a good laugh and helped her look for the key in the moonlight.21. The small village was the sea.A. far from B. near C. from D. to 22. _ of the visitors came to this village in order to die.A. Few B. Little C. A little D. Several23. Why did a young woman go out alone at night one day?A. To go for a walk. B. To go swimming. C. To look for her key. D. To end her life.24. The villager rushed at the young woman because he wan ted to .A. save her B. ask her for something C. kill her D. frighten her25. The woman looked for the key at night because .A. she couldnt get up early the next morningB. she had something important to doC. she had little time to look for it the next morningD. she wanted to leave the village at onceBI am Lisa. Yesterday was National Day. Mom and Dad took us to Heze, Shandong. It is our hometown. My father went to elementary school and junior high school there. He began to live in Beijing at the age of 21, because he found a job in this city. Grandpa has a farm. He grows fruits there. Grandma teaches Chinese in a junior high school. Both of them work very hard and they are healthy now. Grandma is a good cook. She made a lot of food for us. She fried potato chips and dumplings for us. They were very delicious. Grandpa took us to his farm and taught us to pick fruits from the trees. There are many apple trees and pear trees, but there are only fruits on the apple trees. My grandparents are so nice. We had a good time. 26. What date was yesterday? A. October 1. B. October 10. C. October 21. D. October 31. 27. What is Lisas grandpa?A. A teacher B. A farmer C. A worker D. A cook 28. Who made food for Lisa in Heze? A. Her father B. Her mother C. Her grandpa D. Her grandma29. What did Lisas grandpa grow?A. Rice B. Fruit trees C. Grass D. Flowers 30. Which is true? A. Lisa lives in Heze now B. Lisas father went to junior high school in BeijingC. Lisas grandma cant cookD. Lisa picked fruits in her grandpas farmCDo you want to have a trip? Hope Farm can give you a nice experience this autumn.On the farm, you can meet animals and take a walk through the garden and greenhouse. How about making friends with the plants there? Our teachers will tell you the differences or similarities of all the plants. You can also take a look at the honeybees, learn more about then and maybe even taste some honey! There is a hill beside the farm. Picking apples at the foot of the hill is an interesting activity. After that, how about climbing it with your friends? You are able to see the fantastic view at the top of the hill.The price of each trip is $50 for a group of ten students. You can visit the traveling club in our school to order a trip.31.You may go to the trip in _.A. January B. May C. September D. December32.This passage introduces a trip for_.Apoor families Bforeign travelers Cstudents at school Dold people 33.You can _at the foot of the hill.Awalk through the greenhouse Bpick apples Cmake friends with plants Dtaste some honey 34.The underlined word “similarities” probably means “_” in Chinese.A类似处 B益处 C异处 D建议 35. How much should you pay if your group has 20 people?A$50 B$65 C$80 D$100 DI drove to Hurtwood Middle School last Tuesday. I was a student there ten years ago. When I got there, I thought I was at the wrong place! There were more buildings in the school than before! I went to the office building first. An old man was reading a book there.Sir, are you Mr Bhanot? I asked.Yes. What can I do for you? he said.Im Alan Smith. I was your student before and you were very friendly and smart then.Alan, my dear. Tell me what you are doing now. he said.We talked for an hour. Mr Bhanot was happy to acpany me and we went to the library, a popular place in old days. The library was now bigger. I said, The library is great. He answered, Yes, we have more books now. Everything has changed.I went back home at 4:00 pm. I really miss those days when I was a student. I want to go there again someday!36.Where did the writer go first?A. The library. B. The office building. C. The dining hall. D. The classroom building.37.The writer thinks Mr Bhanot was _ before.A. funny and friendly B. kind but strict C. smart and friendly D. smart but strict38.What does the underlined word acpany mean in Chinese?A.陪伴 B.同情 C.安慰 D.准许39. What can we learn from the passage?A. Alan was a bad student at school.B. Mr Bhanot was the writers teacher before.C. Alan studied in Hurtwood Middle School for five years.D. The library didnt have any changes.40.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?A. One of my teachers. B. The library in my old school.C. A great day in my life. D. A visit to my old school.三首字母填空。（10分）What is your favourite way of travelling, by car, by train, or by plane? M_1_ you like to travel on foot, by bus, by motorbike or by bicycle. My favourite transport for travelling is the train.I like trains because I can walk around in t_2_ if I like, so I dont n_3_ to sit all the time. I can see some b_4_ scenery out of the windows of a train but in a plane you cant nearly see a_5_. I think trains are very fast. They can make us s_6_ lots of time. The t_7_ of trains are also very cheap. Most people can buy them.I dont like b_8_, because the smell of their oil is very terrible, and they stop from time to time. The most i_9_ thing is that they are very slow. Of course, choosing what kind of ways d_10_ on where Im travelling.四任务型阅读。（10分）Different people spend their weekends _(A)_ different ways. Some like to stay at home to read books or watch TV. Some like to go out _(B)_ their family. Nowadays many young people like to play a kind of ball game _(C)_ (call) floorball with their friends.Floorball is an indoor team sport. People use sticks and a ball to play the game on a court (球场). Floorball started in America and is being more and more popular all over the world now. The sport came to Beijing , Shanghai and later some foreign people brought it to Guangzhou to kill time for fun. People there set up the South China Taipan Club to play floorball together. Now there are over 40 members from different countries, such as Sweden, Japan, India, Iran, China and Mexico.1. 在（A）、（B）处填入适当的介词。2. 在（C）处用所给单词的适当形式填空。3. 划线部分短语的正确解释是：A消磨时光 B.时光飞逝 C. 杀死时间 D.推迟时间4. Where did floorball start? _.5. Whats the name of the floorball club in Guangzhou?_.五补全对话。（5分）从方框中选择恰当的句子补全下面对话。（其中两项是多余的）A: Hello, Li Qing. _1_B: She goes to school by bike.A: Its the most popular way now. Many students in my class ride to school, too.B: _2_A: No, my home is far from school, so I take a bus. _3_ What about you?B: My home is much farther than yours, so I take the underground every day.A: _4_B: Yes, it is. It is very unfortable because there are many people.A: _5_B: I think it is the most fortable way, but its too expensive for me.A: Yes, I think so.A. Do you also go to school by bike?B. Which is the fastest way to go to school?C. Is it crowded on the underground?D. I have a lot of money.E. Why dont you take a taxi?F. It usually takes me 20 minutes to arrive at school.G. How does your sister go to school every day?六 书面表达。（15分）请根据下表提示内容。写一篇70词左右的英语短文。介绍一下Tom与Dick的到校方式。姓名 Tom Dick离学校距离最远最近交通方式公交车步行花费时间半小时10分钟观点到校的最好方式步行比乘公共汽车更有趣、更安全，也是最便宜的一种方式 答题卡：二 首字母填空。1._ 2._ 3._ 4._ 5._6._ 7._ 8. _ 9._10. _四 任务型阅读。1. （A）_ (B) _2. (C) _3. _4. _.5. _.五补全对话。1._ 2._ 3._ 4._ 5._六书面表达。Tom and Dick are good friends. They have different ways to go to school._