江苏省八年级下学期英语第一次月考试卷B卷

江苏省八年级下学期英语第一次月考试卷B卷一、 单项选择 (共10题；共20分)1. （2分）My aunt arrived _ Guangzhou _ March 13. A . at; inB . in; onC . in; inD . to; on2. （2分）Mike goes to school by bike， his sister goes to school by bike too A . butB . orC . andD . if3. （2分）Dogs are like _ and they are _ to us. A . friends friendB . friends friendlyC . friendly friendsD . friend friendly4. （2分） Mom, I found that my book open on Jacks desk last night. Really? I couldnt believe that he to me yesterday.A . lay; lieB . lie; liedC . lied; liedD . lay; lied5. （2分）Do you think it will rain tomorrow?_. It hasnt rained for a long time. Its too dry.A . I hope notB . Im sure it willC . I hope soD . Im afraid it will6. （2分）I think science is more useful than art.I disagree. I think art is _ science.A . not as useful asB . much useful thanC . the most useful ofD . as useful as7. （2分）I can not use the new mobile phone. Could you please show me_.Sure.A . what to do thatB . how to do itC . how to doD . what to do it8. （2分）The Medal of freedom is the highest _that an American can get. A . championshipB . contributionC . awardD . product9. （2分）Lets _ the old man cross the road.A . to helpB . helpsC . help10. （2分）My sister _ TV every day, but I _.A . watch; doB . watches; dontC . watches; doD . watch; dont二、 完形填空 (共1题；共10分)11. （10分）根据短文理解，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择最佳答案填空。When I was in the third grade, I was picked to be the princess in the school play.For weeks my mother helped me1 my sentences. But once during a performance, every word2 from my head. My teacher asked me to change roles and be the narrator(解说员). Though I didnt tell my mother what had3 that day, she felt my4 and asked if I wanted to take a walk in the yardIt was a lovely spring day. We could see dandelions(蒲公英)coming out through the grass, just like a painter had touched our woods and fields with bits of gold. I watched my mother carelessly bend down(弯腰)5 some flowers. I think I am going to dig up all the wild grass, she said. But I like dandelions; all flowers are beautiful -even dandelions! I said. My mother looked at me seriously. Yes, every flower shines in6 own way. And that is true of people, too, she said. She had guessed my pain. I started to cry and told her the7. You will be a beautiful narrator, she said,8 me of how much I loved to read stories aloud to her.Over the next few weeks, I learned to take9 in the role. The big day finally came. A few minute, before the play, my teacher came over to me. Your mother asked me to give this to you, she said, handing me a10. After the play, I took the flower home, laughing that I was perhaps the only person who would keep such wild grass.（1）A . write B . listen C . practice D . teach （2）A . disappeared B . spread C . forgot D . left （3）A . done B . happened C . gone D . made （4）A . illness B . fearlessness C . kindness D . unhappiness （5）A . by B . for C . with D . at （6）A . it B . its C . its D . it is （7）A . memory B . discovery C . truth D . accident （8）A . reminding B . thinking C . reminded D . thought （9）A . action B . turns C . risks D . pride （10）A . note B . dandelion C . sunflower D . dictionary 三、 阅读理解 (共4题；共51分)12. （10分） Nowadays many people go abroad. Then they must learn some customs about the country because different countries have different customs. In order that we can learn more about customs, the Culture Palace has invited some foreign speakers to give us speeches. Here is the timetable.Speaker:Mr Smith (From America)Speech: Table manners in AmericaPlace: Room 1204 in Culture PalaceTime:7:309:30p.m.on Tuesday, March 3rdTicket Price : ￥25Speaker:Mrs White (From England)Speech: Who pays for the meals in England?Place: Room 3218 in Culture PalaceTime:8:0010:00p.m.on Wednesday March 4thTicket Price : ￥20Speaker:Mr Brown (form Australia)Speech: How to be a polite person in Australia?Place: the Culture HalTime:7:3010:00p.m.on Tuesday, March 5thTicket Price : ￥15Speaker:Mrs Black(From Germany)Speech:Good manners in GermanyPlace: Room 320 in Culture PalaceTime:7:309:00p.m.on Friday, March 6thTicket Price : ￥20（1）The Culture Palace invites some foreign speakers to give speeches, because _.A . people are interested in western cultureB . people want to communicate with foreigners moreC . it may make people learn English much harderD . people should know more about foreign customs（2）Mr Smith comes from_.A . AmericaB . EnglandC . AustraliaD . Germany（3）If you want to go to England on business, you can attend the speech in _.A . Room 1240 in Culture PalaceB . Room 3218 in Culture PalaceC . the Culture HalD . Room 320 in Culture Palace（4）How much is it if someone wants to listen to all the speeches?A . ￥20B . ￥ 35C . ￥60D . ￥80（5）Which of the following is true according to the timetable?A . Mr. Smith is going to give a speech on who pays for the meals in England.B . Mrs. White will give a speech in Room 3218 in the Culture Hall on Tuesday.C . Mr. Brown will give the speech “How to be a polite person in Australia” in the Culture Hall.D . Mrs. Black will give a speech on good manners in Germany on March 5th.13. （25分）英汉互译阅读短文，将文中划线句子译成汉语或英语。 The Internet is becoming more and more popular. It brings us a lot of fun and convenience, 但它也引起一些新的问题。Children like the Internet. They would rather communicate with others online than talk with their parents.On the one hand, in my opinion, the Internet brings people closer. On the other hand, 如果我们花太多的时间在网络上， we will have less time with our families and friends in the real world.Parents are always staying with us. So why not talk to them face to face when we have problems. If so, Im sure that we can get on well with our parents.（1）The Internet is becoming more and more popular. （2）但它也引起一些新的问题。 （3）如果我们花太多的时间在网络上， （4）Parents are always staying with us. （5）Im sure that we can get on well with our parents. 14. （6分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。BDo you want to become an astronaut? If you want to be one of the few people to experience the thrill of lift-off(发射), see the Earth from on high and float(漂浮) in a spacecraft, then how do you go about it?First, you must really want to become an astronaut as it takes many years of study and work before you even begin your astronaut training. Most astronauts begin when they are between 27 and 37. Second, you need to be clever enough to attend a university to study engineering, medicine or one of the sciences. Many astronauts also learn to be pilots in their countrys air force(空军). Third, astronauts come from many different countries, so they need to speak English. Then they can all talk to one another. Fourth, you must be healthy as astronaut training can be very tiring. Lastly, on a spacecraft, astronauts live and work in a very small space, so you need to get on well with people.Are you still interested? If so, maybe you will become one of the men or women that orbit the Earth in a spacecraft, walk in space or visit Mars. See you in space!（1）From the passage, we know that all astronauts need to .A . study in different countriesB . be cleverer than ordinary peopleC . be pilots in the air force at firstD . study engineering, medicine or one of the sciences（2）Astronauts coming from different countries use to talk to each other.A . actionsB . gesturesC . EnglishD . French（3）If you are on a spacecraft, you need to learn how to .A . walk and fly in spaceB . orbit the Earth or visit MarsC . live and work together as a teamD . live and work in a very large space15. （10分）阅读理解 How should you begin and finish an email message to someone you dont know? Find out here.Starting and finishing emailsHere are some important points to consider when starting and finishing an email.Formal or informal?We write a formal email when we want to be polite, or when we do not know the reader very well. A lot of work emails are formal. We write informal emails when we want to be friendly, or when we know the reader well. A lot of social emails are informal. Here are some examples of formal and informal messages:FormalInformalA job application（申请）An email to your managerA complaint to a shopAn email from one company to another companyA birthday greeting to a colleague（同事）An email to a colleague who is also a good friendA social invitation to a friend at your workplaceA message to a friend on a social networking siteBefore you start writing an email, decide if you want to write a formal email or an informal one.Layout and punctuationStarting an email: We normally write a comma after the opening phrase. We start a new line after the name of the person were writing to.Finishing an email: We normally write a comma after the closing phrase. We start a new line to write our name at the end.FormalInformalDear Mr Piper,I am writing to thank you for all your help.I look forward to seeing you next week.With best wishes,John SmithHi Tim,Many thanks for your help.See you next week.Cheers,JohnPhrases for starting and finishingHere are some phrases which we use for starting and finishing emails. We use these in formal and informal emails:Starting phrasesDear Tim,Good morning Tim,Ending phrasesRegards,With best wishes,With many thanks and best wishes,（1）Where can you find this passage? A . From a school magazine.B . From a newspaper.C . From a textbook.D . From a website.（2）What is the passage mainly about? A . Writing email address.B . How to write an emails.C . Writing messages to strangers.D . Reading different emails.（3）Which of the following belongs to an informal email? A . An email to your classmates.B . An email to an online shop.C . An email to your boss.D . An email to an ad company.（4）After writing the opening and closing phrase, we both need a _. A . ,B . .C . !D . ?（5）When we say With many thanks and best wishes, we mean to _. A . start our emailB . change our topicC . end our emailD . express our opinions四、 单词拼写 (共1题；共10分)16. （10分）根据短文内容及首字母提示，补全空格内单词，使短文完整、通顺。Bill and his son went to town and bought a donkey（驴）. B_it was dark, the two started to go back home.Being tired, they walked slowly on their way. A young lady advised（建议）, Why d_you sit on the donkey? The two t_it was a good idea, so the son asked Bill to sit on the donkey.After a few minutes, an old man saw them and shouted at Bill, Look a_your son. He is tired. Get down from the donkey!So Bill made his son sit on the donkey. A few minutes l_, they met another man. Wait a m_, young boy. You should let your father sit on the donkey, he said.Bill and his son d_to sit on the donkey together.A woman saw them and said, Why are you hurting the p_animal? It is too little and is not a_to carry both of you.Bill and his son walked home at last.We cant make e_happy. Sometimes, we should just follow the heart.五、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共5分)17. （5分）A )信息归纳：阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容完成信息卡。Paper cutting is a special form of traditional art in China.It has has a history of over 1, 500 years. People started to do paper cutting in China in the 6th century.It has a number of special uses in Chinese culture.Almost all of them are for health, happiness or peace.Red is used the most widely of all the colors.Since long ago, Chinese people have been interested in cutting paper into traditional Chinese characters.Paper cutting is popular around the world, but only the Chinese paper cutting is listed in the UNESCOs Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists (联合国教科文组织的非物质文化遗产名录) in August 2010, because it has long history and it tells people so much about Chinese history and culture.Paper cutting has developed fast over the past few years.It is still popular in China now.During special festivals like the Chinese Spring Festival, people cut beautiful pictures and put them on windows and doors.Information CardThe history of paper cutting_.The color that is used the most widely of all the colors_.The reason why the Chinese paper cutting is listed in the UNESCOs Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists_.The time when the Chinese paper cutting is listed in the UNESCOs Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists_.The festival when you can see beautiful paper cut on windows and doors_.六、 补全对话 (共1题；共5分)18. （5分）补全对话。根据对话内容，从方框内的选项中选出能填A空白处的最佳选项，其中有两个为多余选项。A: Hi, Wang Na. How was your Qingming Holiday?B: Hi, Li Jie _A: Really? Where did you go?B: _A: What did you do there?B: _We offered some food and wine and burned the paper gifts for them.A: Yeah, its the time for us to remember them.B: _A: I went to the Martyr Cemetery (烈士陵园) with my family. We carried some flowers and visited those who died for our country in the wars.B: You are right. We really should learn from them and start working hard now. _A: We climbed the Dashu Mountain! It was very nice!A.What did you do then?B.I went back to my hometown with my parents.C.Who did you go with?D.It was great!E.I stayed at home and did my homework.F.How about your holiday?G.We went to sweep the tombs of my grandparents.七、 书面表达 (共1题；共5分)19. （5分）请根据下面的提示，写一篇英语短文，词数70字左右，必须包含以下所给要点。 王平要给他的笔友李峰写一封信，介绍他的家乡情况，并邀请对方到他的家乡来玩。请你根据表格中的信息帮他完成这封信。词数70左右，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。家乡地点靠近长江 (the Yangtze River) 的一座城市总体情况城市干净、时尚，到处是鲜花和绿树; 人们彼此友好个人住所市中心的一所新公寓附近设施一个公园、一个购物中心和几家餐馆闲暇活动散步、购物、享受美食个人感受(请发挥一至两点）Dear Li Feng,Im Wang Ping. Im writing to invite you to visit my hometown.第 18 页 共 18 页参考答案一、 单项选择 (共10题；共20分)1-1、2-1、3-1、4-1、5-1、6-1、7-1、8-1、9-1、10-1、二、 完形填空 (共1题；共10分)11-1、三、 阅读理解 (共4题；共51分)12-1、12-2、12-3、12-4、12-5、13-1、13-2、13-3、13-4、13-5、14-1、14-2、14-3、15-1、15-2、15-3、15-4、15-5、四、 单词拼写 (共1题；共10分)16-1、五、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共5分)17-1、六、 补全对话 (共1题；共5分)18-1、七、 书面表达 (共1题；共5分)19-1、