八年级下学期第一月考英语试卷.doc

八年级下学期第一月考英语试卷一 听力（20分）二. 单项选择（本大题有15小题，每小题1分，共15分）从各题后所给的选项中选出最佳答案。( )21. I want to find a job _ a bank clerk after university.A. withB. asC. in D. for( )22. I asked her for _ milk, but she didnt have _.A. any, some B. any, anyC. some, some D. some, any( )23. This math problem is very _. I can work it out soon.A. boringB. difficultC. easyD. interesting( )24. When are you leaving for Shanghai?Im not sure _.A. yetB. stillC. hardly D. always( )25. I had two _ for breakfast.A. breadB. pieces breadC. pieces of bread D. piece of bread( )26. I dont know how to start a talk with Betty. She can sit all day long _ a word.A. by B. with C. without D. on( )27. My brother is _ than me.A. tall B. tallestC. taller D. the tallest( )28. How many eggs did the hen _ yesterday?Only one.A. sendB. lieC. make D. lay( )29. Last week I met my old friend Li Ming, but I forgot _ him for his telephone number.A. ask B. askingC. asked D. to ask( )30. He didnt run _, so he fell behind.A. fast enough B. enough fastC. slowly enough D. enough slowly( )31. I think Showtime Cinema has _ seats of the three.A. comfortableB. the most comfortableC. more comfortableD. much more comfortable( )32. Last weekend I went to the library _ some books.A. to borrow B. borrowC. borrowed D. borrowing( )33. There _ a talk show on CCTV-4 at nine this evening.A. has B. is going to beC. is going to have D. is having( )34. Could you please do the dishes? Im cleaning the room._.A. Yes, sure B. Yes, you canC. No, thanks D. Thank you( )35. _?Its forty dollars.A. How much is the mealB. How many meals do you haveC. What do you think of the mealD. Is the meal good三 完形填空（本大题有15小题，每小题1分，共15分）先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题后所给的选项中选出最佳答案。 Tim is four years old. His father works in a middle school and 36 P.E. there. His mother works in a shop and his grandma 37 him at home. The boy is smart and he always shows that he knows 38 than his friends do. This morning Tims father 39 earlier. There was a sports meeting in his school. Of course he was 40 than the other teachers. About two hours later, Tims grandma didnt feel 41 . She had a headache. She couldnt go to see a 42 by herself. She called her son, but 43 answered. So she asked Tim to go to tell his father about it. On his way to school, Tim 44 his friend Henry. He asked Henry to go there with him. The boy wanted to watch the sports meeting and they 45 went there happily. When they got to the school, there were 46 people on the playground (操场). The boys 4100m relay race (接力赛) just 47 , so they stopped to watch it. And Tim 48 what his grandma said. “ 49 is the first boy running so fast?” asked Henry. Tim didnt know about it. He thought for a minute and answered, “What a fool (傻瓜)! Dont you see the other boys with sticks (木棍) in their 50 running after him?”( )36. A. studies B. teaches C. watchesD. likes( )37. A. takes part in B. depends onC. worries about D. takes care of( )38. A. little B. less C. more D. much( )39. A. left B. stayed C. slept D. lost( )40. A. the busiest B. busiestC. busy D. busier( )41. A. good B. well C. tired D. happy( )42. A. teacher B. policemanC. doctor D. worker( )43. A. nobody B. somebodyC. everybody D. anybody( )44. A. met B. heard C. helpedD. talked( )45. A. all B. some C. many D. both( )46. A. no B. a lot of C. much D. few( )47. A. finishedB. endedC. began D. stopped( )48. A. remembered B. forgotC. knew D. showed( )49. A. When B. What C. Why D. Where( )50. A. hands B. arms C. legs D. feet四. 阅读理解（本大题有20小题，每小题2分，共40分） A In Miss Lees class, the students are asked to discuss the topic “Do you do housework at home?” in groups. Heres what the students of Group One say.Tommy: I have no time. Schoolwork almost takes all of my time! How can I spend such precious (宝贵的) time doing housework?Helen: I help my mother with our housework, but she must pay me. I dont enjoy doing that. It doesnt do any good to me in any way.Linda: Doing some housework not only helps my parents, but also helps myself. It is a chance (机会) for me to take a rest from my schoolwork and to learn some skills for my future. Also, its a chance to show my love and care for my parents.Emily: To tell you the truth, I hardly ever do housework at home. My parents say a nice girl should learn to do housework if she wants to be a good wife (妻子) in the future, but I dont think so. Why cant I hire (雇用) a housekeeper then?根据材料内容从各题后所给的选项中选出最佳答案。( )51. They discussed the topic _.A. at home B. in classC. after school D. in the library( )52. The underlined word “that” refers to “_”.A. schoolwork B. discussionC. survey D. housework( )53. Who likes doing housework at home?A. Tommy. B. Helen. C. Linda. D. Emily.( )54. Why does Helen do housework?A. To learn some skills.B. To learn to be a good wife in the future.C. To get some money.D. To show her love and care for her parents.( )55. Which of the following is TRUE?A. Tommy spends almost all of his time on schoolwork.B. Linda doesnt do her schoolwork at all.C. Emily says she will learn to do housework in the future.D. Emilys parents think a good wife neednt do housework. B One day a poor (贫穷的) man was cutting a big piece of wood near a river. Suddenly his old axe (斧子) fell into the water. He felt very sad because he lost his only axe. Just then a beautiful fairy (仙女) came out and asked the man what was the matter. “I lost my axe,” he said. “It fell into the water when I was cutting the wood.” The fairy showed him a gold axe and asked, “Is this yours?” “No,” said the man. The fairy then showed him a silver (银) axe and asked again, “Is this yours?” “No,” answered the man. Then she showed him the old axe. “Yes, that is mine!” called out the happy man. “I know it well enough,” said the fairy. “I only wanted to see if you would tell me the truth, and now Ill give you the gold axe, the silver axe and your own axe.”根据短文内容从各题后所给的选项中选出最佳答案。( )56. One day when the man was cutting something, _.A. he fell into the water B. his axe fell into the riverC. he found a gold axe D. he saw a beautiful fairy( )57. The man was sad because _.A. he was poor and had no other axesB. his axe was a new axeC. he liked his axe very muchD. his axe was a gold axe( )58. The fairy showed him a gold axe and a silver axe, but he didnt take them because he _.A. did not like themB. did not know they were made of gold and silverC. was very richD. knew these axes were not his( )59. At the end of the story the man had _.A. only one axe B. two axesC. three axes D. four axes( )60. The fairy helped the man because he was _ man.A. an old B. a youngC. a poor D. an honest (诚实的) C Dear Allen, Hows it going? Im in Beijing now, at Beijing International School. Im in Class 2 with twelve other students. Theyre from different countries. Im living with a Chinese family. They are very friendly. They like to eat dumplings, noodles and rice. Now Im very interested in cooking. Yesterday they taught me to make noodles with tomato soup, their favorite food. Now, let me tell you how to make them. First, cut up some green onions and two tomatoes. Turn on the gas cooker and heat about three teaspoons of oil (油) in a pan. Put in the green onions, then the tomatoes, mix well with the oil and cook for about five minutes. Next pour two bowls of water into the pan and cook for about eight minutes. Then crack two eggs into a bowl, beat it up (搅打) and pour it slowly into the pan. After one or two minutes, add one teaspoon of salt. Now the soup is OK. Finally, pour the soup over the noodles. Its very delicious! Do you want to have a try? Write to me soon.Love,Paula根据信件内容从各题后所给的选项中选出最佳答案。( )46. From the letter we know there are _ students in Paulas class.A. twelve B. thirteenC. fourteenD. fifteen( )47. Paula needs _ to make the tomato soup.A. green onions, tomatoes, eggs, oil, water and saltB. green onions, oil, tomatoes, eggs and yogurtC. green onions, tomatoes, relish, water and saltD. tomatoes, eggs, butter, oil and salt( )48. The underlined words “gas cooker” probably mean “_” in Chinese.A. 搅拌机 B. 平底锅C. 水龙头 D. 煤气灶( )49. It takes Paula _ to make the tomato soup.A. an hour B. about fifteen minutesC. about five minutesD. less than ten minutes( )50. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A. Paula is studying in China now.B. Dumplings are the Chinese familys favorite food.C. Paula is very interested in cooking.D. Paulas classmates are from different countries.D A ten-year-old TeacherHow young can a teacher be? A teacher can be any age .Just ask Chrissie Mckenney .She was only 10 when she started teaching.How did Chrissie get the job? It was not easy. Chrissie wanted to help children who cannot hear .But the school had never had such a young helper. Could Chrissie do it?First, Chrissie learned to sign. Signing is a way of talking with your hands .Soon it was easy for Chrissie to talk to the children. So the school let her help. Now Chrissie visits the school almost every day. The children love their young teacher. She is their friend.1. Chrissie wanted to help children who cant _.A. hear B. see C. play2. This story tells about a _.A .special classB .young teacherC. silly person3. In the third part of the story, what does the word “learned” mean _?A. forget B .found out how C .stooped4. The school let Chrissie help because she_.A. was too oldB. could sighC. could not hear5. You can guess from the story that most teachers_ Chrissie.A. are older than B. do not likeC. are just like五. 词汇运用（本大题有10小题，每词1分，共15分）A) 根据句意及所给汉语，用短语的适当形式填空（每空一词）。68. We decided to _ _(搬往) Dalian.66. The workers stopped working _ _ (因为) the bad weather.68. _ _(打开) the TV and lets watch Lucky 52.69. I am very busy. I have no time to _ _(闲逛).70. Why are you late again, Maria?Sorry. I _ _(睡过头).B) 阅读短文，写出括号中所给动词的正确形式，使短文意思完整。 Everybody has his dream. Maybe you enjoy (71) (sing) and want to be a singer like Li Yuchun. Maybe you love sports and would like (72) (be) a sports star like Yao Ming. Maybe you like exploring space (探索太空) and dream of being an astronaut like Yang Liwei. But do you (73) (know) there is hard work behind their success. If you have a dream but dont work hard for it, the dream is only a “dream”. To dream is the first step (步). Next you should (74) (work) hard for your dream and try your best (75) (make) it come true. 六. 书面表达（共15分） 作为中国首都和第29届奥运会主办城市的北京，历史悠久，名胜众多，备受世界的瞩目。每年，北京都吸引着大批的中外游客前来观光旅游。上周，来自美国的格林先生一家来到了北京。请你根据表格所提供的信息描述一下他们的北京之行。A trip to BeijingWhenLast weekWhere Beijing WeatherSunnyWhat they visitedthe Great Wall, the Summer Palace, Tiananmen Square, the Birds NestFeelingexcited要求：1. 短文须包括表格中的所有内容，可适当发挥； 2. 语句通顺、意思连贯； 3. 70词左右。_请排序，第五，六大题制答题卡