湖南省八年级上学期英语第一次月考试卷B卷

湖南省八年级上学期英语第一次月考试卷B卷一、 单项选择。 (共15题；共30分)1. （2分）The heavy rain leads to this flood. We should think out an idea to stop it. A . avoidsB . causesC . fills2. （2分）We had a very good time at the evening party.A . felt sadB . were busyC . enjoyed ourselves3. （2分）Lucy is a good student. She is_ late for class. A . usuallyB . hardly everC . sometimesD . never4. （2分）Which city has the largest population in China? Maybe Beijing. Im not sure.A . area of soilB . number of peopleC . living cost5. （2分）To keep healthy，Professor Johnson cycling as a regular form of exercise after he retired A . took upB . caught onC . carried outD . made for6. （2分）Dont arrive late for class, or Miss Green will _us by making us clean the classroom.A . hateB . punishC . warnD . treat7. （2分）Is the girl really that womans daughter? But she doesnt _ her at all.But sure she is. She takes after her father.A . look likeB . look forC . look upD . look after8. （2分）The stamp show is very interesting. I think its .A . busy visitingB . worth visitingC . ready to visitD . able to visit9. （2分）Dont _ late, Mary. You have a singing competition tomorrow morning.OK, Dad. Ill go to bed right now.A . dress upB . grow upC . stay upD . mix up10. （2分）Lets act the story of The Three Bears once more.A . inB . outC . on11. （2分）The weather in Fujian is that in Beijing. A . different withB . the same ofC . different fromD . the same to12. （2分）The joke is funny.A . makes you jumpB . makes you laughC . makes you feel comfortable13. （2分）This problem seems difficult to solve.So can you give us a little more time, Miss Yang?A . write downB . find the correct answerC . learn to listen14. （2分）Do you know who _ the tomb of Qin Shi Huang and who _ the mobile phone?No, but we may ask our teacher.A . discovered; inventedB . was discovered; was inventedC . invented; discoveredD . was invented; was discovered15. （2分）词语释义选出与句子中划线部分意义最接近的选项。Today, many young people look up to those famous basketball players. YesThey are heroes in the eyes of young peopleA . valueB . trustC . createD . admire二、 完形填空。 (共1题；共10分)16. （10分） Im glad its Sunday again. I can stay in bed1I like, drinking tea andread those thick newspapers that are broughtby the newsboy through the letterbox at 8:30. In this way, I can catch up with all the2I havent got time to read during my work time.When I3the papers, I then prepare my bath. The Sunday morning bath is4of the week. Theres no need to hurry because theres no bus to5and my friends are told not to call me up before noon on Sundays, so there is no danger of being troubled by the telephone. 6spend the afternoon after lunch is always a bit of problem. In summer I can go to the park and sit in a chair7 boys playing football, while in winter I sit in front of the fire and8when reading a book, sometimes I turn on the television and sleep through an old film. Then theres the evening ahead of me. Perhaps Ill call on some friends or go to the cinema9 a new film I want to see or to town for a concert. Oh, there are10pleasant ways of passing Sunday evenings. The only sad thing is that Monday morning is gettingnear.（1）A . as long as B . as soon as C . as well as D . as much as （2）A . things B . books C . information D . knowledge （3）A . am reading B . have read C . had read D . read （4）A . the much pleasant B . the more pleasant C . the most pleasant D . the very pleasant （5）A . sit B . catch C . get in D . take （6）A . What to B . How to C . When to D . Where to （7）A . looking B . seeing C . looking at D . watching （8）A . fall asleep B . go to sleep C . go to bed D . get to sleep （9）A . when theres B . if there will be C . when there has D . if there will have （10）A . so manyB . such many C . a lot D . quite few 三、 阅读理解。 (共5题；共42分)17. （8分）仔细阅读，选择正确答案。Dear Sir,I have to travel every day from Souk Road to the airport. Two buses travel along the line: the number 49 and number 16. But by the time the number 16 bus gets to Souk Road, it is always full, so I cant get on it. I have to wait for the number 49, because sometimes there are empty seats on it.The timetable says that there are buses from Souk Road to the airport every ten minutes. If this is so, why do I have to wait half an hour for a bus every day?The regulations（规章）say that if there are empty seats on a bus, the bus must stop at every stop where people are waiting. Why do the half-empty buses go straight past me when I am standing at the bus stop?The regulations say that no bus may carry more than 40 seated passengers（乘客）and 20 standing passengers. Yesterday I was the first to get off the bus when it reached the airport. I counted（数）the other passengers as they got off. There were 129 of them.It is clear that our bus companies break the regulations and think little of their passengers. Can nothing be done to make your service（服务）better?（1）The writer has to take Bus No. 49 because _.A . it arrives on timeB . it is not always fullC . it travels fasterD . it has fewer seats on it（2）How long does the writer usually have to wait for a bus?A . Ten minutes.B . One hour.C . Half an hour.D . Nearly a day.（3）The regulations say that each bus may carry _ passengers at most.A . 20B . 40C . 60D . 129（4）From the passage we can see that _.A . the bus service was badB . no passengers took their busesC . no bus passed Souk RoadD . the writer was always the first to get on the bus18. （10分）根据材料内容，选择正确答案 Here are some text messages (短信) Gina, Tobys green pencil box is on the sofa. Please take(带去) it to his classroom now .He needs(需要) it.Mom Dad, can you bring (带来) these things to me? I need my yellow eraser, baseball and blue hat. The eraser and the hat are on my bed. The baseball is under my bed. Thank you.Jerry Brother, I need my tape player and English dictionary. The tape player is on my bed. The dictionary is in the bookcase. Please take them to the library. Thanks. Anna Anna, I found your dictionary, but I cant find your tape player. Its not on your bed.Tim（1） is in the classroom now. A . TobyB . GinaC . Anna（2）Toby needs his . A . pencil boxB . baseballC . tape player（3）Jerrys eraser is . A . greenB . yellowC . blue（4）Annas English dictionary is . A . on the sofaB . under her bedC . in the bookcase（5）Tim is Annas . A . fatherB . grandfatherC . brother19. （8分）阅读理解 Deep in the forest of southeastern Mexico, scientists found a surprise. They found an ancient pyramid. There were colorful murals (壁画)in it. A mural is a painting on a wall. Those murals are helping scientists unlock a mystery about people who lived in ancient times.The murals are about 1,350 years old. Thats more than five times older than the United States. Scientists say the paintings belonged to the Mayas. That was a group of Native American people. They lived many years ago in what is now Mexico and Central America.Scientists are excited about the discovery because they dont know much about the Mayas daily life, explains Michael Coe, an expert on the Mayas. The paintings show how the Mayas worked, shopped and dined. One mural shows a man drinking from a bowl. Another shows a woman selling food to a crowd of people.Mostly we get the murals that show gods and kings, never anything about the daily life, Coe said. This is like walking into a Maya supermarket. So far, scientists have found more than 30 murals in the pyramid. They are not sure why the Mayas created them. The experts hope to learn more as they continue their search.We never had anything like this before, said Coe. These are really special murals.Scientists learned a lot about the Mayas from the murals. The Mayas were known for more than paintings. Now the murals tell us some fun facts about the Mayan way of life.Sweet HomeThe Mayas lived in what is now Central and North America. Today the area includes parts of Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras.Smart StartsThe Mayas invented a type of Maths. They also created a type of writing that used symbols or pictures. Mayas used bark (树皮)to make books._The Mayas often ate com and used it to make other foods. They grew many crops (庄稼), including beans and sweet potatoes.Cool ClothesMayan men dressed themselves up with some cloth while women wore long dresses. Rich Mayas wore jewelry (珠宝).（1）Which of the following is shown on one of the Mayan murals? A . A Mayan king and his family.B . A Mayan woman selling food.C . A crowd of people drinking water.D . A Mayan man using bark to make books.（2）What can we know according to Michael Coe? A . The murals show gods and kings.B . The Mayas lived in a very hot area of the USAC . The murals show scenes of Mayan everyday life.D . The Mayas created the murals because of a festival.（3）What can be put back into the blank? A . Rich Foods.B . Different Plants.C . Useful Crop.D . Farmland.（4）Why did the writer write this passage? A . To tell us Mayan clothes and cookingB . To tell us the daily life of the Mayas.C . To tell us Mayan Maths and writing.D . To tell us some Mayan murals found in the forest.20. （6分） 阅读下面短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AA taxi company in one of Japans big cities is introducing silent taxi driversMiyako Taxi，which is based in Kyoto，showed the new idea in MarchThe business is recently operating five Silent Taxis across the cityThe cars look like any ordinary taxi，but a notice written on the back of the passenger seat tells passengers that they have entered one of the new silent carsDrivers will offer a greeting when their passenger enters the car，and after making sure the route(路线)they will not start small talksThe drivers are only allowed to take their part in a conversation，only if they are spoken to firstOf course，they are also allowed to communicate in emergency(紧急的) situationsWhile introducing the idea to the public，a spokesman from Miyako Taxi said，This service is currently in a trial(试验)periodIt is introduced in order to create an in-car environment that provides the most comfortable ride for our passengers through reducing the drivers speakingAccording to reporters from Japan Today，an online newspaper based in Tokyo，the taxi company made the decision after hearing reports from passengers that they felt bored to be forced to chat with their driversAt the end of the trial period，the company will see how popular the silent taxis are with passengers before deciding whether to roll it out across more of their drivers or not（1）How is a silent taxi different from other taxis in this passage? A . The silent taxis are specially made to reduce noisesB . Passengers are not allowed to talk after entering the taxisC . Drivers are not allowed to talk in silent taxis except necessaryD . The notice on the back of the passenger seat tells the travel routes（2）The underlined word they in Paragraph Two refers to the A . driversB . passengersC . spokesmenD . reporters（3）Why did the taxi company introduce the idea of Silent Taxi? A . To provide better serviceB . To raise the taxi ride priceC . To encourage the taxi driversD . To reduce emergency situations21. （10分） Many Chinese students think American students enjoy more freedom than them at school. In fact, American schools also have their rules. If students break(违背) the rules, they will get punishment（惩罚）, too. On the first day of a new term, 128 students of Morton High School were sent back home for wearing the wrong clothes. There are altogether(总共)1,200 students in the school. Usually only 20 students break the school dress rule every day. So the headmaster（校长）Theresa Mayerik said it was the worst new term she had ever seen.At Morton High School, students favorite clothes such as wide pants and low-necked shirts are not allowed( 允许). Some students think they have the right to choose what to wear, but the headmaster doesnt think so.“ Id be supportive if half the school was sent back home ,because 99% will get the message that our school is for education”“Freedom” doesnt mean “free of restrictions(限制性规定)”. That is to say, there is no total(完全的) freedom in the world, no matter in the US or in China.（1）Many Chinese students think that American student_.A . are very free at schoolB . as clever as themC . love their school a lotD . have many rules at school（2）Some students of Morton High School were sent back home for_.A . not finishing their homeworkB . playing computer gamesC . not wearing the right clothesD . being late for school（3）Some students in Morton High School thinks they have the right(权利) to_.A . decide when to go to schoolB . choose what to wear to schoolC . eat and drink in classD . decide how to go to school（4）The underlined( 划线的 ) word means“_ ” in Chinese.A . 高兴的B . 支持的C . 害怕的D . 反对的（5）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A . In America, if students break the school rules, they wont get any punishment.B . In Morton High School, there are usually 128 students breaking the school dress rulesC . The writer doesnt think there is freedom in AmericaD . The writer doesnt think there is total freedom in the world.四、 短文填空。 (共1题；共10分)22. （10分）阅读下面的短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。Chen Qingyue，13，is a Chinese student in the eighth grade in the United StatesBut he has made_(he) a“star” on Wechat! He has a public WeChat account(账号)to share his life in the US，from study_afterclass activitiesChen _(move)to the US last yearHe studies at Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle School，CaliforniaHe start _classmates suggested l write articles_my US experienceThen I got the idea，he saidAt the_(begin)，few people read his storiesBut he didnt give up“I realized that people prefer things_are useful to themParents are more interested in how to apply for(申请)US schools”he saidFor example，one of his most popular articles was how to deal with interviews when applying for _US private high schoolHe shared his several interview experiences and gave_(suggestion)The article had more than 2,000 views and hundreds of reportsMany readers encourage and thank him by_(send)messages and moneySo far, he has received about 1,500 yuan“l will keep writing at least until high school，he said 五、 书面表达。 (共1题；共5分)23. （5分）同步英语周报正在组织八年级的学生进行作文比赛, 要求学生以四季的气候以及他们在四季的户外活动为主题写一篇短文。提示：春天, 风和日丽, 是放风筝的好时节, 蜜蜂和蝴蝶在花丛中飞舞；夏天, 最高温度可达40C左右, 懒散的下午, 你喜欢坐在树荫下吃冰淇淋；秋天, 随着白天变短, 温度下降了, 农民们忙于收获庄稼；冬天, 比较冷, 经常下雪, 大家不得不穿上厚实衣服来保暖, 但可以和好朋友一起玩雪。要求：短文应包括要点中所给信息, 可以适当发挥；句意连贯, 语句通顺；80个词左右。第 19 页 共 19 页参考答案一、 单项选择。 (共15题；共30分)1-1、2-1、3-1、4-1、5-1、6-1、7-1、8-1、9-1、10-1、11-1、12-1、13-1、14-1、15-1、二、 完形填空。 (共1题；共10分)16-1、三、 阅读理解。 (共5题；共42分)17-1、17-2、17-3、17-4、18-1、18-2、18-3、18-4、18-5、19-1、19-2、19-3、19-4、20-1、20-2、20-3、21-1、21-2、21-3、21-4、21-5、四、 短文填空。 (共1题；共10分)22-1、五、 书面表达。 (共1题；共5分)23-1、