2019-2020学年八年级下学期英语第一次月考试卷C卷.doc

2019-2020学年八年级下学期英语第一次月考试卷C卷一、 单项选择 (共15题；共30分)1. （2分）Is your mother _ work or _ home?A . at; inB . in; toC . in; inD . at; at2. （2分） Which month has _ days in a year? February.A . fewB . littleC . the leastD . the fewest3. （2分） _, Bob? I forgot my school bag.A . How are youB . Is there anything wrong with you C . Whats matterD . Whats the matter4. （2分）This room is big enough for all of us _. A . liveB . living inC . to live inD . to live5. （2分）When shall we meet again next week?_ day is possible. Im free the whole week.A . EitherB . NeitherC . EveryD . Any6. （2分）Once a year, people take part in “_ Lights” activity to help save energy.A . Show offB . Turn offC . Take offD . Put off7. （2分）Why not _ your teacher for help when you cant finish _ it by yourself?A . ask, writeB . to ask, writingC . ask, writingD . asking, write8. （2分）_the Taylors _Rose are going to attend the Housewarming party next Saturday. A . Not only; but alsoB . Both; andC . Either; orD . Neither; nor9. （2分）Are they watching the girls ? No. They sometimes watch the girls .A . dancing；to danceB . dancing；danceC . to dance；dancingD . dance；to dance10. （2分）These songs are great because many people can sing along _ them.A . forB . toC . with11. （2分）I have been in Yixing _.A . since ten years beforeB . for ten yearsC . ten years agoD . since ten years12. （2分）Are you ready for ? A . have an examB . to have an examC . having the examD . has an exam13. （2分）My sister is _than me A . more tallerB . tallC . tallerD . tallest14. （2分） Did you see who the driver was? No, the car ran so fast _ I couldnt have a good look at his face.A . thatB . whichC . asD . after15. （2分）Qinhuai River is river in the Nanjing City area and is the life blood of the city.A . longB . longerC . longestD . the longest二、 完形填空 (共1题；共10分)16. （10分）根据短文内容，选择正确选项Mary was ill, so she went to see1. “Doctor, Im not feeling 2,” said Mary. “Every time I do my homework, I feel 3. If go to school on foot, I have to sit down and 4for a few times.”The doctor looked over her 5. At last he said, “6serious（严重的）, but Im afraid you are eating too much.”“I dont understand. What do you mean（意思）?” asked Mary.“I mean you eat 7food,” said the doctor.“Oh! You mean Im too 8. Thats a problem,” said Mary. “What should I do?”“The answer is easy,” said the doctor. “If you want to be thinner and healthier, you 9eat a lot of food and you should also do much 10.”（1）A . her mother B . the teacher C . the doctor D . her friend （2）A . terrible B . ill C . well D . good （3）A . hungry B . thirsty C . tired D . happy （4）A . stand up B . lie down C . eat food D . have a rest （5）A . careful B . careless C . carefully D . carelessly （6）A . Something B . Anything C . Everything D . Nothing （7）A . too many B . many too C . too much D . much too （8）A . thin B . healthy C . short D . fat （9）A . must B . should C . shouldnt D . didnt （10）A . housework B . homework C . shopping D . exercise 三、 阅读理解 (共5题；共41分)17. （8分）阅读理解A friend of mine named Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a boy was walking around the shinning car. “Is this your car ,Paul ?” he asked. Paul answered ,“Yes, my brother gave it to me for Christmas.” The boy was surprised . “You mean your brother gave it to you and it didnt cost you anything? Well , I wish” He hesitated.Of course, Paul knew what he was going to wish for. He was going to wish he had a brother like that . But what the boy said surprised Paul greatly.“I wish,” the boy went on ,“that I could be a brother like that.” Paul looked at the boy in surprise, then he said again,“ Would you like to take a ride in my car ?”“Oh yes, Id love that.”After a short ride, the boy with his eyes shining, “Paul, would you mind driving in front of my house?”Paul smiled a little. He thought he knew what the boy wanted. He wanted to show his neighbours that he could ride home in a big car. But Paul was wrong again. “Will you stop where those two steps are ?” the boy asked.He ran up to the steps. Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled* brother. He sat him down on the step and pointed to the car.“There it is , Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didnt cost him a cent. And some day Im going to give you one just like itThen you can see for yourself all the nice things in the Christmas windows that Ive been trying to tell you about.”Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The shiningeyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began an unforgettable holiday ride.（1）From the story we can see the boy . A . wished to give his brother a carB . wanted Pauls brother to give him a carC . wished he could have a brother like PaulsD . wished Paul could be a brother like that（2）The boy asked Paul to stop his car in front of his house . A . to show his neighbours the big carB . to show he has a rich friendC . to let his brother ride in the carD . to tell his brother about his wish（3）We can infer from the story that . A . Paul couldnt understand the boyB . the boy had a deep love for his brotherC . the boy wished to have a rich brotherD . the boys wish came true in the end（4）The best title of the passage should be . A . A Christmas presentB . An expensive carC . An unforgettable holiday rideD . A brother like that18. （10分）阅读理解DHuw Thomas fell in love with Megan. But then an accident changed his life, and he had to move to Canada. Megan promised to write to him. But Huw never heard from her until one day a letter arrived.He saw the letter came from where he and his father had lived in their early years. Who was writing to him? He turned the envelope over in his hands several times. Then he took out the letter and read:Dear Huw,I dont know if this letter will reach you, and I dont really know why Im writing to you after all these years, but Huw turned to the end of the letter and saw:Best wishesMeganHe couldnt believe it. He turned back to the first words of the letter and read: after all these years, but Ive just found your letters to me from Canada. Believe me, this was the first time Id read them and they made me cry, even after 50 years. I found them in a box of my fathers papers. They were never opened.Huw, I never knew that youd written to me. I thought your new life in Canada had made you forget me. Now I realize that my father kept your letters. I canstill remember asking him if there was any letter for me, and he always said, my girl. I told you he was no good. Finally, after about a year, I believed him.But why did he keep the letters? Do you think he wanted me to find them when it was too late? Anyway, hes dead now, so I cant ask him. All I can say is Im sorry. Sorry for what my father did, sorry that you never heard from me and sorry for everything.I hope that at least this letter reaches you. Of course, Ill understand if you dont want to write back to me, but if you do, I am still Megan Jenkins, and I still live at the same address.Best wishes,MeganHuw read the letter again. Everything with Megan came back to him. He had never forgotten her. He couldnt. Every day he looked at her face on the wall. He had a drawing of her. It had traveled everywhere with him. But to hear from her again Are you all right, Dad? asked Mike, coming into the room.（1）Which of the following picture can match with the underlined word “envelope ? A . B . C . D . （2）Why did Huw turn to the end of the letter before he finished the rest of it? A . Because he was not interested in the beginning.B . Because he didnt like to read letters from Megan.C . Because he wanted to finish reading it in a short time.D . Because he wanted to know whom the letter was from.（3）Megan failed to read Huws letters because _. A . her father kept themB . they were lost on the wayC . she moved to another city （4）Which of the following sentences can be put in the ? A . Sorry, its my faultB . Look up hereC . No, he has forgotten youD . Yes, here are the ones from him（5）What can we learn from the passage? A . Huw had never got married all these years.B . Megan was still living with her father in Canada.C . Megan was sure that Huw would receive her letter.D . Megan still loved Huw and felt sorry for what had happened.19. （10分）（2013柳州）阅读理解BOnce upon a time, a girl called Goldilocks went into the forest and picked some flowers. She saw a little house and she knocked on the door. There was no one there, so she entered the room. On a table there were three bowls with some food in them. First, she finished the food in the smallest bowl. Next, when she sat down, she destroyed the smallest chair. Finally, she walked into the bedroom and was soon asleep in the smallest bed.Goldilocks didnt know the little house was three bears home. When the three bears returned home, they didnt notice Goldilocks at first. But finally they saw her. When Goldilocks opened her eyes and saw them, she was very frightened and hurried away without her basket. She didnt return again.根据短文内容，选择最佳的答案。（1）Goldilocks went into the forest and picked some . A . flowersB . treesC . vegetables（2）Goldilocks saw a little house and she knocked on the . A . bedB . windowC . door（3）On a there were three bowls with some food in them. A . deskB . tableC . chair（4）Finally, Goldilocks was asleep in the bed. A . smallestB . biggestC . longest（5）Why did Goldilocks hurry away when she saw the three bears? A . Because she was excited.B . Because she was afraid.C . Because she was angry.20. （10分）根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。Mobile phone has become a problem for middle schools. Some middle schools in Australia have banned students from carrying mobile phones during school hours.Mobile phone use among children has become a problem for the school this year. Several children have got mobile phones as Christmas gifts, and more students will want them.Mary Bluett, an official, said mobile phones use is a distraction to students during school hours and it also gives teachers so much trouble in their classrooms. Teachers were also saying that sometimes students might use phone messages to cheat during exams.She said some schools had tried to ban mobile phones. Some parents felt unhappy because they couldnt get in touch with their children.Many teachers said students should not have mobile phones at school, but if there was a good reason, they could leave their phones at school office. They also said there were many reasons why the students should not have mobile phones at school: they were easy to lose and were a distraction（分散注意力） from studies.Many people say that they understand why parents would want their children to have phones, but they think schools should let the students know when they can use their mobile phones.（1）Some middle schools in Australia have banned students from carrying mobile phones _. A . because they are studentsB . when they are freeC . when they are at schoolD . because they are children（2）We know from the passage that some children get mobile phones from _. A . the makers and sellersB . the passer-by and strangersC . their parents and friendsD . some mobile phone users（3）What does the underlined word cheat mean in the passage? A . 聊天B . 作弊C . 查询D . 核对（4）Some parents felt unhappy because they couldnt _during school hours. A . use their mobile phonesB . leave their mobile phones at school officeC . help the teachers with their workD . get in touch with their children（5）The passage tells us that _. A . students shouldnt have mobile phones at school except for some special reasonsB . it is impossible to ban students from using mobile phone at schoolC . some parents felt unhappy because they couldnt use their phones at schoolD . parents should teach their children how to use mobile phones during school hours21. （3分）任务型阅读Different families have different table manners. For example, some people dont talk while they eat, some do. Some people talk with their mouths full, others dont. Some people put their elbows (肘) on the table, but others consider it unacceptable._. Heres some good advice. If youre new somewhere just watch what other people do and dont do. If you follow the people youre eating with, youll always have good table manners in their eyes.I grew up in an old-fashioned family. The main time my family saw each other was at dinner._. We talked about our day through the dinner whether we had good stories or not.A reason we talked so much was that our parents didnt allow us to get up until we finished all of our food. Being the daughter of a Greek cook and an Italian woman, my mom always put doubleportions (双份) of delicious meals on our plates._. I still remember my father making us eat dinner for almost two hours just because we couldnt finish our food!根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。A. When we sat down to eat it was our time to talk.B. The problem was that sometimes we couldnt finish all the food.C. Table manners vary (变化) with different people and different situations.D. You may find Western table manners are different from Chinese manners.四、 补全对话 (共1题；共5分)22. （5分）根据情景, 在横线上填入适当的单词完成对话。A: Hello! Is that Gina? This is Cindy.B: Hello, Cindy! What are you _?A: Im _ a book. Its boring.B: Do you want to go to the _ this afternoon? There is a new movie of Jackie Chan.A: That sounds great. Jackie Chan is my favorite actor. Can I ask my sister to go with us?B: _. Wheres your sister?A: Shes _ the guitar in her room. When do you want to go?B: Lets go at two oclock.五、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共25分)23. （25分）阅读下面短文，根据短文内容回答问题。Emily is a music teacher. She has always made some money by giving piano lessons. She had a student named Robby. He was 11 years old when his mother took him to his first piano lesson. Emily thinks that students should begin at an earlier age, which she explained to Robby. But Robby said that it had always been his mothers wish to hear him play the piano, so she took him as a student. But from the beginning Emily thought he was a hopeless learner. He was not talented in playing the piano. But Emily had to say he tried hard. One day, Robby stopped coming back and told her that he wanted to play in public. He said his mother had been ill, so he had to practice at home. Emily hesitated(犹豫) because she thought he couldnt play the piano well enough, but finally she agreed.The night for the public show came. The high school hall was full of parents and friends. When Robby began playing, Emily was surprised at what she heard. He played so well that everyone in the hall was moved. Emily ran up to him when he ended. Ive never heard you play like that, Robby! How could you do it? Well, Miss Emily do you remember that I told you my mom was sick? Well, in fact, she was so sick that she died this morning. And well she was born deaf, so tonight was the first time she ever heard me play. I wanted to make it special.When Emily heard this, she felt that he was the teacher and she was the student. For it was he that taught her the meaning of love and believing in yourself.（1）Why did Robby begin to practice playing the piano?（2）Did Robby show great talent at the piano?（3）How did Emily feel when Robby told her that he wanted to play in public?（4）What happened to Robbys family that day he played in public?（5）What did Emily learn from Robby?六、 书面表达 (共1题；共5分)24. （5分）假如你是某国际学校某班班长李华，请根据以下提示用英语写一则通知，通知你班学生本周日参加看望某贫困学校学生的公益活动。提示：1）What time and where will you meet?2）How will you go to the poor school?3）What will you do there?4）Whats the significance (意义) of this activity?要求：1）通知须包含以上提示要点，也可适当发挥；2）80词左右。通知的格式已给出，不计入总词数。Poor school visitHello, everyone, Li Hua第 16 页 共 16 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41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、19-5、20-1、20-2、20-3、20-4、20-5、21-1、四、 补全对话 (共1题；共5分)22-1、五、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共25分)23-1、23-2、23-3、23-4、23-5、六、 书面表达 (共1题；共5分)24-1、