湖北省八年级上学期英语第一次月考试卷A卷

湖北省八年级上学期英语第一次月考试卷A卷一、 单项选择。 (共15题；共30分)1. （2分）Nothing lasts forever. This is the law of nature.A . for a few minutesB . for all the timeC . for some years2. （2分）What is happening, Dave?I have two bad teeth. I have to go to the A . writerB . teacherC . reporterD . dentist3. （2分）_, I ran away in time, or I would have been knocked down by the bike. A . LuckB . LuckyC . UnluckilyD . Luckily4. （2分）The island is quite hot all year round, because its _ the equator.A . nextB . close toC . far fromD . behind5. （2分） My grandma feels terrible because she is _ headaches. Why dont you take her to see a doctor?A . looking forB . suffering from C . dying ofD . taking up6. （2分） Romeo and Juliet is one of the most famous_ written by Shakespeare. So it is. It is still popular nowadays.A . poetsB . moviesC . dramas7. （2分）This is _ and we must _ on it.A . hard work; work hardB . a hard work; work hardC . hard work; hard workD . work hard; hard work8. （2分）Anna, can you tell me some ways to learn English?Sure. , you can watch English movies.A . At lastB . So farC . For exampleD . All in all9. （2分）Bob is taking the desks away because they_ too much room. A . take upB . pick upC . stand upD . put up10. （2分）Its cold outside. Youd better your coat.A . put onB . take offC . put awayD . put up11. （2分）My mother will go to Beijing _.A . in two daysB . two days agoC . after two days12. （2分）why do you always wear the watch? It reminds me of my grandpa He died two years ago and I miss him very muchA . makes me think ofB . makes me worry aboutC . make me like13. （2分）I will buy you a new bike if you learn how to swim this summer.Is that a ? Im sure Ill get the bike.A . chanceB . promiseC . trickD . treat14. （2分）Could you record the football game for me? I can watch later. A . itB . oneC . thisD . that15. （2分）People often _ Merry Christmas _ their family and friends on Christmas Day. A . talk, toB . say, toC . speak, aboutD . tell, to二、 完形填空。 (共1题；共15分)16. （15分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。I lost my sight when I was four years old by falling off a boxcar in a freight yard in Atlantic City, and1on my head. Now, I am 32. I can vaguely remember the brightness of sunshine and what color red is. It would be wonderful to see again. But a disaster can do strange things to people.At the time, I was bewildered and afraid, but I was lucky. My parents and my teachers saw something in me, a potential, which I didnt see. And they made me want to fight it out with2.The hardest3I had to learn was to believe in myself. That was basic. If I hadnt been able to do that, I would have collapsed and become a chair rocker for the rest of my life. When I say believe in myself I am not talking about4the kind of self-confidence that helps me down an unfamiliar staircase alone. That is5of it, but I mean something bigger than that: a confidence that I am a real, 6person; that somewhere there is a special place7I can make myself fit. It took me years to discover and strengthen this confidence. It had to8the most elementary things. I can still remember once, when a man gave me an indoor baseball. I thought he was laughing at me, and I was9 I cant use this. I said.Take it with you he encouragedme, and roll it around.The words10in my head: Roll it around, roll it around. By rolling the ball, I could11where it went. This gave me an idea-how to achieve a goal I had thought12playing baseball.At Philadelphias over brook School for the Blind, I invented a successful variation of baseball. We called it groundball.All my life, I have 13ahead of me a series of goals, and then tried to reach them one at a time. I would14sometimes anyway, but on the average, I made progress.I believe in life now. I dont mean that I would prefer to go without my eyes. I simply mean that the lass of them made me more15what I had left.（1）A . landing B . knocking C . sitting D . hurting （2）A . loneliness B . deafness C . blindness D . sadness （3）A . experience B . lesson C . treasure D . knowledge （4）A . nearly B . mainly C . interestingly D . simply （5）A . none B . most C . all D . part （6）A . confident B . bright C . positive D . negative （7）A . where B . which C . what D . that （8）A . start with B . end with C . deal with D . fight with （9）A . upset B . hurt C . disappointed D . frightened （10）A . came B . flashed C . stuck D . appeared （11）A . listen B . see C . feel D . touch （12）A . difficult B . probable C . possible D . impossible （13）A . kept B . made C . set D . planned （14）A . pass B . fail C . succeed D . fall （15）A . consider B . appreciate C . realize D . believe 三、 阅读理解。 (共5题；共59分)17. （10分）You Are What You EatKeeping beter eating habits can help you reduce(减少)disease.A healthy eating plan means choosing the right food to eat and preparing foods in a healthy way._Do you often change your toothbrush?Maybe you think it is not necessary.A study shows old toothbrushes bring disease. You should often change your toothbrush.ExerciseSwimming,running,skating,skiing,dancing,walking and some other activities can help you keep healthy.You should exercise at least three times a week and for twenty minutes or more each time.Do it.Plan Out Your LifeYou should have breakfast before you go to school.Have a proper（合适的）meal for lunch.Follow a health diet.（1）Whats the passage mainly about?A . Healthy food.B . Healthy lifestyle(生活方式).C . Healthy sports.（2）Whats the best title(标题) for the second paragraph?A . Mans DiseaseB . DiseaseC . Watch the Toothbrush（3）You should exercise at least _ a week.A . an hourB . twenty minutesC . half an hour（4）From the passage,we know_ can help us keep healthy.A . proper dietB . sleep and exerciseC . proper diet and exercise（5）What does a healthy eating plan mean?A . Choosing the right foods.B . Cooking the foods in a healthy way.C . Both A and B.18. （25分）阅读与表达。My name is Liu Fang. For a long time, I dreamed of doing something in Western China and last year after I left my college, I became a volunteer (志愿者) teacher. It has changed my life completely!I traveled a long way from Yangkang Railway Station to a small village by bus in the noth part of Qinghai province. On my way there, I thought about the village, the school, the first day and the children there. However, my heart sank (沉下) when I arrived there. It wasnt what I thought of. It didnt look like a school at all! How small it was! The school had only three rooms, one for Grades 1, 2 and 3, and the other for Grades 4, 5 and 6. There was a third classroom for me.The children welcomed me warmly on my first day. They asked me a lot of questions and I told them stories about myself and my life in Shanghai. The next day, I gave them a test to find out their level (水平). To my surprise, over half of the students didnt pass the test, but they all wanted to learn new things.I spent many nights getting ready for the lessons, reading test papers and marking homework. I enjoyed teaching these lovely and hardworking children, and I could see that they were making progress (进步) with my help. I have also learned a lot from them. I understand their lives better, and I realized that they really needed me a lot.I have worked in the village for a year now. Im very happy and the experience has been very useful for me. Now I know how to look after myself. I love the children. In fact, I would like to go on working here.（1）Is Liu Fang a college student now?（2）What did Liu Fang think of the school when she saw it?（3）How was she getting on with the children?（4）What did she think of her work experience in the village?（5）Why does she want to go on working there?19. （10分）阅读理解BAnimals grow up in different ways. Some newborn animals are helpless but their mothers protect them. A newborn kangaroo is very small. It is only a few centimeters(cm) long. It closes its eyes and doesnt have hair. It stays safe in its mother s pouch(育儿袋) for a long time.A newborn monkey can not walk. Its mother carries it everywhere.Other baby animals can walk soon after theyre born. They learn to run with their mothers when danger is near. A baby zebra can run, an hour after it is born.Some baby animals are born in a place that is safe. Baby wolves are usually born in big holes with little light. Other baby animals are born in the open. A baby elephant is often born on open land.Animals that drink their mothers milk are called mammals. A mother bears milk is rich. Baby bears have milk for a few months. This is the same with baby zebras. As baby animals grow, they need solid(固体) food. Baby lions eat what their mother can catch!（1）According to the passage, many newborn animals need their mothers help because the babies cant _.A . look after themselvesB . eat any foodC . walk by themselves（2）A newborn monkeys mother carries it everywhere because _.A . it is very smallB . it cant walkC . it closes its eyes（3）Baby wolves are usually born in a(an) _ place.A . openB . brightC . safe（4）Newborn mammals main food is _.A . mothers milkB . solid foodC . smaller animals（5）How many kinds of baby animals are mentioned in this passage?A . SixB . SevenC . Eight20. （8分）阅读下列短文，从下面每小题的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。DShenzhen, Jan 1st, 2018Shenzhen has become the worlds first city to make all its public buses, about 16,359, run on electricity. A total of 12,518 taxis, or 62.5 percent of all the taxis in the city are electric ones. We will replace（替换）the rest of the taxis with electric ones by 2020. said Mr. Chen from the government.I have been a driver for twenty years, said Mr. Zhang, a driver who started to drive e-buses a month ago. We had several rounds of training and passed strict exams before we were allowed to drive the e-buses.The city has built 8,000 charging poles（充电桩）and 501 bus charging stations. A bus can be fully charged within two hours and the charging poles can serve 300 buses a day at our station. Since the replacement, the bus station has become quiet, even as the e-buses are entering and exiting the station. said Mr. Guan, the manager of Qinghu Bus Station.The use of e-buses and e-taxis plays an important role in improving air quality. In a year, the e-buses use 72.9 percent less energy than the traditional ones. The e-taxis save the energy of 119,000 tons of standard coal.Shenzhen was one of the first 13 cities to take part in the National New-energy Vehicle Program (NNVP). In 2017, the city spent 3.3 billion yuan on e-buses and the charging equipment. The city also encourages people to bus new-energy cars or e-cars by reducing their payment.（1）How many e-taxis were there in Shenzhen in January 2018? A . 8,000.B . 12,518.C . 16,359.D . 11,900.（2）What is the influence of the replacement according to Mr. Guan? A . It saves 72.9 percent energy.B . It helps to improve air quality.C . The bus station has become quiet.D . People will pay more if they buy e-cars. （ ）（3）What can we infer（推断）from the passage? A . It is not easy to be an e-driver.B . Shenzhen is the first to use e-taxis.C . 13 cities are in the NNVP besides Shenzhen.D . There are 300 charging poles at each bus station.（4）What is the main idea of the passage? A . E-buses and e-taxis can save more energy in Shenzhen.B . Shenzhen took part in the National New-energy Vehicle Program.C . It is fast and convenient for the e-buses to be charged in Shenzhen.D . Shenzhen is replacing its public buses and taxis with electric ones.21. （6分） It was the last day of the final exam in a college. On the steps of building, a group of engineering students were waiting for the last exam. On their faces was confidence（自信的）.They knew the exam would be easy. The professor (a teacher at a college) had said they could bring any books or notes during the test.Right after they came into the classroom. The professor handed out the papers. There were only five questions on it.Three hours passed. Then the professor began to collect the papers. The students no longer looked confident. On their faces was nervous expression（表情）. The professor watched the worried faces before him, and then asked, “How many of you have finished all five questions?” No hand was raised. “How many of you have answered four?” Still no hands. “Three? Two?” The students moved restlessly in their seats. “One, then? Certainly somebody has finished one.” But the class kept silent. The professor said, “That is exactly what I expected. I just want to make you know clearly that even though you have completed four years of engineering. There are still many things about the subject you dont know. These questions you could not answer are common in everyday practice.” Then, smiling, he added, “You will all pass this course, your education has just begun.”The years have obscured the name of this professor, but not the lesson he taught.（1）Why did the students think the exam was easy at first?A . Because it was their last exam in the college.B . Because they knew there were only five questions.C . Because they thought they were clever and talented.D . Because they were allowed to bring any books and notes during the text.（2）What does the underlined word “obscured” mean in the last paragraph?A . 模糊B . 回忆C . 提醒D . 改变（3）Whats the best title for the article?A . Some Confident Students.B . An Engineering Exam.C . An Interesting Professor.D . An Unforgettable Lesson.四、 短文填空。 (共1题；共1分)22. （1分）Karen drove so _ that she hit against a tree and got hurt badly last night. (careful) 五、 书面表达。 (共1题；共5分)23. （5分）为促进全民阅读(Civil Reading)，我校对全体学生的课外阅读情况做了个问卷调查。请根据下表，以 Lets Read More!为题，用英语写一篇短文，说明课外阅读的现状和意义，并且就中学生如何更好地开展课阅读活动提出你的建议。要点内容调查数据我校学生每天的课外阅读时间阅读的意义1. 开阔眼界，对世界有更多的了解2. 提高解决问题的能力3. 培养良好的阅读习惯，使生活丰富多彩你的建议（至少两条）注意： 1.词数80左右，短文的开头已给出，不计入总词数。2.文中不得提及有关个人身份的任何信息，如校名、人名等。Lets Read More!To go with the Civil Reading, our school has done a survey and we found that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15分)16-1、三、 阅读理解。 (共5题；共59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、19-4、19-5、20-1、20-2、20-3、20-4、21-1、21-2、21-3、四、 短文填空。 (共1题；共1分)22-1、五、 书面表达。 (共1题；共5分)23-1、