鲁教版八年级下学期英语第三次月考试卷C卷

鲁教版八年级下学期英语第三次月考试卷C卷一、 单项选择 (共15题；共30分)1. （2分）Italian is _ European country and I like_ country very much.A . a, anB . an, anC . an, theD . a, the2. （2分）It is said there are of people in the city of Wenzhou. A . nine millionB . millionsC . a millionD . million3. （2分） I _ an English-Chinese dictionary.When _ you _ it?A . have bought; did; buyB . buy; do; buyC . have bought; will; buyD . buy; have; buy4. （2分）You should set off early_ you can arrive there on time.A . soB . butC . becauseD . so that5. （2分）The plane arrived in Yongzhou_ Saturday morning.A . atB . inC . on6. （2分） The old woman lost the hope of life because her two sons lost their lives in the earthquake. She should cheer up. A dead heart is much _ than sadness.A . terribleB . more terribleC . most terribleD . the most terrible7. （2分）Sandy didnt tell her parents that she was going home because she wanted to give them a _.A . giftB . callC . surpriseD . note8. （2分）Tom made_ mistakes than Simon in the English test, but he made _ mistakes than Lucy. Simon made_ mistakes of the three.A . more, fewer, fewestB . less, fewer, leastC . less, fewer, the fewestD . more, fewer, the fewest9. （2分）_ great fun it is to go fishing in the countryside at the weekend! A . HowB . WhatC . What aD . What an10. （2分）Excuse me, how can I get to the South Hill? Oh, _ of these buses will take you there, you can only take a taxi.A . allB . bothC . noneD . nothing11. （2分）Ill go to Europe for a trip next month.Great! A . Good luck!B . Have a good time!C . Best wishes!D . Glad to see you again.12. （2分）I havent met him for a long time, _. A . tooB . alsoC . eitherD . as well13. （2分）My cousins computer is broken. Shell have it tomorrow.A . repairB . repairingC . repairedD . to repair14. （2分）Where are the teachers and the students?_.A . I dont know.B . Theyre good.C . She is in the classroom.D . Theyre fine.15. （2分） Sit down, please. .A . Thank you.B . Goodbye.C . You are welcome.D . Sorry. 二、 完形填空 (共1题；共12分)16. （12分） One night, I was sitting in my kitchen half listening as my 15-year-old brother Tommy fought with my 12-year-old brother Kevin. I didnt pay attention when Kevin rushed up the stairs with the hurt on his face.About 20minutes later, as I was walking upstairs I heard Kevin crying inside the 1. I knocked on the door and asked, “Hey Kev, do you want to talk?” No answer. I tried again, “Hey, why dont you come out of there?” Again, no answer. So I took a stack of（一堆） cards and a pencil and wrote, “If you dont want to 2, we can write notes to each other.”An hour later I was 3 sitting on the floor outside the bathroom with two stacks of cards in front of me. One was blank(空白的) and the other was cards4Kevin on which he had translated all his unpleasant feelings into words for me.5 I read one of Kevins notes, tears came to my eyes. It said, “6in this family cares about me, Im not clever. Tommy thinks Im a fool and Dad wishes he had the other Kevin as a kid because hes better at basketball. And youre never around to even 7me.”Tears came to my eyes as I wrote back to him. It was8what he had said about me. I wrote back, “You know Kev, I really do love you and Im sorry I dont always show it to you. I am here for you and you are9 in this family.”There was no answer for a while, but then I heard a tearing sound coming from inside the bathroom. Kevin, who had 10 cards wrote on a torn-up(撕毁的) paper cup, “Thanks.”I wrote back “For what?” It returned to me with “loving me” written on it. Since then, I try my best to 11half notice my family members any more. Kevin and I have a closer 12 now, and sometimes when one of us notices that the other is upset well smile and say “Write it on a paper cup.”（1）A . kitchen B . study C . bedroom D . bathroom （2）A . talk B . listen C . know D . see （3）A . again B . surely C . still D . angrily （4）A . for B . from C . about D . of （5）A . Because B . Though C . So D . As （6）A . Nobody B . Anybody C . Somebody D . Everybody （7）A . call B . praise C . help D . notice （8）A . strange B . true C . funny D . wrong （9）A . understood B . proved C . loved D . protected （10）A . played with B . searched for C . looked forward to D . run out of （11）A . never B . ever C . only D . yet （12）A . friendship B . connection C . relationship D . touch 三、 阅读理解 (共3题；共26分)17. （10分）根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。During his life Dr James Naismith worked as a doctor, taught P.E and wrote several books. While he never thought it very important, Dr Naismith is today best known for one thing. He was the inventor of basketball.Dr James Naismith was born in Canada in 1861 and his first job was at a special sports school in the USA.One day the school principal（校长） told James he was having a problem with the students. Because of heavy snow, the students could not go outside. He told James that they needed a sport the boys could play indoors and gave the teacher two weeks to think of something.It was on the very last day that James came up with his idea. The birth of basketball is said to be on December 21, 1891, when two teams from the school played the first game. It was quite different from the basketball games of today. It had 9 players on each team and footballs were used instead of basketballs. Soon after, the game changed to 5 players on each side, using special basketballs through nets.Although Dr Naismith did not live to see basketball become the worldwide game it is today, in 1936, just three years before his death, basketball became an Olympic sport at the games in Berlin.（1）Which of the following things did Dr James Naismith NOT do? A . Teach P.E in school.B . Write some books.C . Work at hospital.D . Take part in the Olympic Games.（2）In which season did Dr Naismith invent basketball? A . Summer.B . Winter.C . Spring.D . Autumn.（3）Why is December 21 thought to be the birthday of basketball? A . Dr Naismith came up with his idea for basketball on December 21.B . Dr Naismith was born on December 21.C . Dr Naismith was asked by his boss to invent a new game on December.D . The first game of basketball was played on December 21.（4）At the time of Dr Naismiths death, which of the following was true? A . Basketball was already a worldwide game.B . Basketball was played with 9 players on each side.C . Basketball was an Olympic sport.D . Basketball was still played using footballs.（5）What would be the best title for this story? A . BasketballB . How Basketball Has ChangedC . Father of BasketballD . Happy Birthday, Basketball18. （10分）阅读理解 How do you pay for your meals at a fast food restaurant? With change(零钱)? Nowadays we have We Chat wallet and Alipay. I use my tap-and-go card(感应式信用卡). I dont even need to enter my PIN number(SIM卡密码)or a signature(签名)to pay money. Its quicker and everybody in the queue(队)is happy.Contactless payments(非接触式支付)are more and more popular, but the safety (安全性)still needs improving(改善). And people shouldnt pay too much at a time-in the UK its 30. If you use the card a few times, you will need your PIN number.Some things, such as your clothes, have been combined with electric technology(与电子技术联系起来). Kenneth Cukier, the writer of the book Big Data, says, You can take any card and put it in a coat. When you make a payment, just wave your arm in front of the terminal(终端). This is for people who dont want to take their card out of their pocket, or use their phone or watch.Good, isnt it?So spending money is becoming easier at the time. And people are buying more and more things. But making money still needs the hard work.Back to work then!（1）Why does the writer want to use his tap-and-go card more? A . Because its cheaper.B . Because it helps to save (节省)time.C . Because it helps to save money.D . Because its safe (安全).（2）Which of the following statements about contactless payments is true according to the passage? A . Contactless payments are always safe enough.B . If you use the contactless payments. You always need your PIN number.C . To make payments safe, you shouldnt pay too much at a time.D . Contactless payments take more time.（3）Kenneth Cukier says that one can pay by waving his or her arm in front of the terminal because _ is put in his or her coat. A . a phoneB . a watchC . a cardD . a computer（4）The last sentence of the passage tells people that. A . working hard to make more moneyB . making money is easierC . making money is not important nowD . money spent can come back（5）The main idea(要旨)of the passage is _ . A . to make people have more bank cardsB . to make people save moneyC . to make people throw their cash (现金)D . to make people learn about payments19. （6分） An atlas is a book of maps. Atlases are made with different kinds of information about different parts and areas of a country or the world. They are prepared for desk use or travel use.Desk atlases are made for different groups of people with different needs. For example, students may use desk atlases to help learn geography, and other people may use desk atlases to study a place. A popular type of the latest atlas shows the recent fact of the world. New atlases are often carefully produced to help people learn about the changes, such as the name changes, boundary(边界) changes and other important new information. A desk atlas can also have some different maps of the same place. For example, an atlas may include maps showing population and important products of a place.Travel atlases usually show the information about both natural and man-made features.So it is not surprising to finduniversities,airports, forests,rivers,roads as well as cities,towns and villages in them.A travel atlas is often the first thing people need when they want yo start a trip in a strange place.It often has a map of a whole country,and a map with more special information of each important place in the country.Take the atlas of the United States as an example,it often has a map of the whole country and then a map of each of the fifty states.A travel atlas may also point out the beautiful natural places. In the US, the atlas may include national parks such as the Yellow Stone Park and some others to show the beauty of nature and interesting places to tourists.（1）An atlas is according to the passage.A . a guide bookB . a history bookC . a collection of picturesD . a collection of maps（2）From the passage we know people need newly produced atlases because .A . they cant see the old ones clearlyB . they like to buy different onesC . something has changedD . something is missing（3）According to the passage, people can find the information about in a travel atlas of Shaanxi.A . the population of ShaanxiB . the local products of ShaanxiC . the Yellow Stone National ParkD . Xian Jiaotong University四、 语法填空 (共1题；共10分)20. （10分）阅读下面短文，根据语法规则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（每空不多于 2 个单词）。Last weekend, I went to London with my friend Jane. It was our first time to go there, so we were _(real) excited. When we arrived in London, it was _(rain). We had to take a taxi to our hotel. The next day we rented（租）a car. We wanted _(see) every place of London. First, we visited Hyde Park. It is one of the _(great) city parks in the world. And then we shopped at Harrods. I bought something special _my parents. We felt a little tired after shopping, so we decided _(have) lunch at Harrods. There are about 25 restaurants at Harrods. At _, we enjoyed our lunch at a Chinese restaurant. The food there tasted great, because we were too hungry. After lunch, we visited Madame Tussauds Wax Museum. The museum is very big. Can you believe that we _(take) pictures with the wax character（蜡像） Michelle Obama? Of course, we also met some new _(friend) on the trip. We had _good time in London.五、 七选五 (共1题；共5分)21. （5分）根据短文内容，从短文前方框内的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。A. Some are as large as a school bus.B. It can take you into a wonderful undersea world.C. Besides the cold and darkness, deepsea animals face a third dangerother animals.D. However, you cant dive too deep.E. The deeper it is, the less sunlight there is.The undersea world is very beautiful. Now more and more people want to dive in the water to find the secret there. Scuba diving（水肺潜水） is a new sport today._You will find many strange animals in the sea._Many sea animals giveout light in the dark and some have sharp teeth.During the day, there is enough light. Here, under the sea, everything is blue andgreen. When fish swim nearby, you can catch them with your hands. When you havebottles of air on your back, you can stay in deep water for a long time._Andyou must be very careful when you dive in deep water.The deep sea is not an easy place to live in. Its cold, and its dark, too._About 3,000 feet, there is no light at all. It is very dark in the sea. Many fishes have noeyes. Some have big eyes. A few have eyes on one side._Animals eat! They must find food to eat. Many animals eat plants.However, some animals eat meat. This means these sea animals have two big jobs. They need to find animals as food, and they have to try not to become other animals meal.六、 翻译 (共1题；共13分)22. （13分）根据汉语意思完成句子（1）请大点儿声说，我们在后面听不见你。Please_；we cant hear you at the back（2）吉姆过去常去校图书馆借书。Jim_to the school library to borrow books（3）你闲暇时做些什么?What do you do in your_?（4）那个坏消息使她伤心不已。The bad news_.（5）现在对得病的担心比以前更少了。There is less_ill七、 书面表达 (共1题；共5分)23. （5分）提示：在你的学习、生活中一定有许多朋友，请以“My good friend”为题，用英语写一篇短文，向大家介绍你的一位好朋友，内容包括其年龄、爱好、外貌特征等。要求：1).语言流畅，书写规范，卷面整洁，词数不少于60个；2).文中不得使用真实姓名、校名，否则以零分计；3).请将短文写在答题卡上，写在本试题卷上无效。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12分)16-1、三、 阅读理解 (共3题；共26分)17-1、17-2、17-3、17-4、17-5、18-1、18-2、18-3、18-4、18-5、19-1、19-2、19-3、四、 语法填空 (共1题；共10分)20-1、五、 七选五 (共1题；共5分)21-1、六、 翻译 (共1题；共13分)22-1、22-2、22-3、22-4、22-5、七、 书面表达 (共1题；共5分)23-1、