四川省八年级下学期英语第一次月考试卷A卷

四川省八年级下学期英语第一次月考试卷A卷一、 单项选择 (共10题；共20分)1. （2分）Now many young people in China celebrate Christmas Day _ December 25th.A . onB . inC . atD . to2. （2分）You can write to your penfriend you want to know more about him. A . butB . ifC . soD . because3. （2分）Shes looking forward _ her life. A . to improveB . to improvingC . improveD . Improving4. （2分）He _living in the country to the city. A . likesB . prefersC . enjoysD . loves5. （2分）- Could you look after my daughter for me while Im away?- _. A . Yes, here you areB . With pleasureC . Yes, pleaseD . Youre welcome6. （2分）Kitty is very good at musical instruments.Yes, she is. She can play the guitar almost her guitar teacher.A . as better asB . as good asC . as well asD . so well as7. （2分）Its important _. A . for us to learn Maths wellB . to us to learn Maths wellC . for us learning Maths wellD . of us to learn Maths well8. （2分）Can you help me buy_sweets, please? A . a piece ofB . a packet ofC . a copy ofD . a cake of9. （2分）I started with the other students and made friends.A . to talkB . talksC . talkedD . talk10. （2分）He really likes English and often _ English after class.A . practice speakB . practices speakC . practices speakingD . practice speaking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。Once there was a boy named Jimmy. He started drawing when he was three years old, and when he was five he was already very 1 at it. He drew many beautiful and interesting pictures, and many people2 his pictures. They thought this boy was going to be3 when he was a little older, and then they were going to4 these pictures for a lot of money.Jimmys pictures were quite different from other5, because he never drew on all of the paper. He drew on6 of it, and the other half was always7.“Thats very8,” everybody said. “No other people have ever done that before”.One day, somebody asked him, “Please9 me, Jimmy. Why do you draw on the bottom (底部) half of your pictures, but not on the top half.”“Because Im small,” Jimmy said, “and my brushes cant10 very high.”（1）A . poor B . sad C . good （2）A . bought B . brought C . sold （3）A . different B . clever C . famous （4）A . buy B . show C . sell （5）A . mans B . peoples C . boys （6）A . half B . part C . side （7）A . full B . empty C . wrong （8）A . clever B . stupid C . awful （9）A . say B . speak C . tell （10）A . change B . reach C . pull 三、 阅读理解 (共4题；共33分)12. （8分）阅读理解 Do you read advice columns（建议专栏） in newspapers and magazines? Do you think they are helpful to everyone who reads them? Here are some. Dear Sally, Ive got a problem. My good friend Lana in my science class asked me to lend her my exercise book so she could copy my answers. Should I do it, Sally? I dont want to, but Im afraid that if I dont give it to her she wont be my friend any longer. CarmenDear Carmen, Of course you cant give her your exercise book. Thats cheating, and you could get into big trouble if you do that. SallyDear Sally, I was at my friends house for dinner last Saturday. During dinner, I broke a beautiful plate. It was my friends favorite plate. It was my friends favorite wedding gift. I wanted to pay for it, but she didnt agree with me. I feel bad about it. KayDear Kay, I think you did the right thing. It was important to offer to pay for it, but its not surprising that she said no. Perhaps you could give her a special gift instead. SallyDear Sally, My son is 24 years old. He finished college last year, but he cant seem to find a job that he likes. Im worried that hes not trying hard enough to get a job and live on his own. He sleeps till noon every day. Also Ive been cooking his meals. LisaDear Lisa, Youre making it too easy for him to stay where he is. Tell him he has two months to find a job (any job), and get his own place. Hes old enough to take care of himself. Sally（1）Lana wanted to borrow Carmens . A . plateB . science bookC . dictionaryD . exercise book（2）Whats Kays problem? A . She broke her friends plate.B . She lost her exercise book.C . Her friend didnt like her gift.D . Her son didnt find a job.（3）Sally suggested that Lisas son should . A . find an interesting jobB . sleep still 9 o clockC . find a job in two monthsD . look after his mother（4）Which of the following is NOT true? A . Carmen and Lana are good friends.B . Lana wanted to copy Carmens answers.C . Lisas son finished college at the age of 22.D . Kays friend liked the plate very much.13. （5分）根据短文内容完成表格。Exercising is a good way to keep fit. However, many people do not know how to exercise well. Here are some tips.First, you should warm up. It is important to warm up before you exercise. You need to stretch your legs, arms, back and neck before you do any difficult activities like running.Second, you should find good places to exercise. You do not need to spend a lot of money. You can run or do sports in a park or in your school gym. You dont need to buy exercise equipment for your home. Just get your body moving.Third, dont work too hard. Choose a sport that you enjoy and then your exercise will be fun instead of work. Also, you only need to exercise a few times each week. If you exercise 30 minutes each time, you will stay healthy.Fourth, drink enough water. It is important to drink water when you exercise. Your body needs the water for energy and for keeping cool.Finally, you must be careful! If you hurt yourself while you are exercising, rest until you feel better. Exercising when you are hurt is bad for your health.Tips on how to exercise wellWarm upYou need to stretch your legs, arms, back and _._ good placesYou can exercise in a park or in a gym.Dont work too hardYou can choose a sport you like and do it _ times a week.Drink enough waterYour body needs the _ for energy and for keeping cool.Be carefulRest at once until you feel better when you are _.14. （10分）阅读理解Our village carpenter（木匠）, John Hill, came one day and made a dining table for my wife. He made it just the right size to fill the space between the two windows. When I got home that evening, John was drinking a cup of tea and writing out his bill（账单）for his job.My wife said to me quietly, “Thats his ninth cup of tea today.” But she said in a loud voice, “Its a beautiful table, dear, isnt it?” “Ill decide about that when I see the bill,” I said. John laughed and gave me his bill for the work. I read:One dining table 10th November, 2011Cost of wood 17.00Paint 1.50Work, 8 hours(1 an hour) 8.00Total 36.50When I was looking at the bill, John said, “Its been a fine day, hasnt it? Quite sunny.”“Yes,” I said. “Im glad its only the 10th of November.”“Me, too,” said John, “you waitit will be a lot colder by the end of the month.”“Yes, colderand more expensive! Dining tables will be 20 more expensive on November 30th, wont they, John?”John looked hard at me for half a minute. Was there a little smile in his two blue eyes? I gave his bill back to him.“If its not too much trouble, John,” I said, “please add it up again. You can forget the date”I paid him 26.50 and he was happy to get it.（1）Why did John talk about the weather when the writer was looking at the bill? A . Because he didnt want the writer to check the bill carefully.B . Because he wanted to show that he was really polite.C . Because its a good way to communicate with each other.D . Because he wanted to confirm what the weather was like.（2）How much would John ask for if he made a dining table on the last day of December according to his bill? A . 26.50B . 36.50C . 56.50D . 57.50（3）When John got the money, he was happy because _. A . he got what he should get for his workB . he got paid a lot more than usual for his workC . he got as much money as he had expectedD . he didnt have to add up the costs any more（4）Which word can best describe John? A . Clever.B . Silly.C . Dishonest.D . Humorous.（5）What can we learn about John from the passage? A . He made a mistake carelessly in the bill.B . He tried to get more money for his work.C . He had written the bill before the writer got home.D . He had talked about the bill with the writers wife.15. （10分）根据短文内容的理解，选择正确答案。Uncle Alex writes for travelling magazines. He visited many places last summer. Read some of his travel journals.July 13th Sunny Today, we finally reached the Arctic Ocean (北冰洋). A shark followed our ship. Many icebergs were on the sea and we saw two polar bears on one of them. It was very cold but the jackets kept us warm.July 29th Cloudy I didnt know that an African safari (游猎) could be so exciting! We saw some lions. They were the kings of all animals! They did not run or catch animals, and they just slept. We also saw elephants behind the trees and many giraffes. The giraffes were eating leaves on the top of the trees.August 8th Rainy In the Amazon rainforest, we heard a scary sound. It was the sound of many monkeys in the trees. However, I think the birds and their songs were more amazing.（1）When did Uncle Alex go to the Arctic Ocean? A . Last winter.B . Last summer.C . Last spring.D . Last autumn.（2）Where were the polar bears? A . On the ship.B . In the water.C . In a zoo.D . On an iceberg.（3）When Uncle Alex saw the lions, they were _. A . sleepingB . runningC . catching animalsD . eating meat（4）How many kinds of animals did Uncle Alex see in the African safari? A . 3.B . 4.C . 5. D 6.（5）What made the scary sound in the Amazon rainforest? A . Elephants.B . Monkeys.C . Snakes.D . Birds.四、 单词拼写 (共1题；共10分)16. （10分）根据短文内容和所给中文提示, 用单词的正确形式完成以下短文Beijing is entering the best travel seasongolden autumn. The wind is blowing and the sun _（照耀）. The colorful city sights make autumn the most popular season to visit Beijing.Beijing is an amazing city!I really want to show the special beauty of this country to my friends in _（加拿大）. said a tourist who was _（忙的）taking photos of the Summer Palace.In Beihai Park, two young _（女士） were recording some ancient _（石头）bridges with their DV.Before the trip, what I knew about China was all from _（报纸）and television. Actually, its much _（容易的）to travel in China than I thought. _（在期间）this trip, Ive learnt that China is developing very fast. the girl with a _（帽子）named Lily said.She also said that her travel plan _（包括）the Great Wall as well. People here are friendly. They like communicating with foreigners and this makes my trip more pleasant. said the traveler.五、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共5分)17. （5分）阅读理解C左栏是五位病人的健康问题，右栏是七位专科医生的简介。请根据五位病人的健康问题为他们选出最合适的专科医生诊病，并将答题卡上对应题目所选的选项涂黑。Kent has endless work to do every day. He has trouble getting to sleep at night and usually stay awake till 2 am. _8- year-old Dongdong has a sweet tooth. He has already had four bad teeth and his mom is worried about his toothache._Lins father has been a heavy drinker for 20 years. He decided to give up drinking after the body check which showed some health problems._Recently Betty eats whatever she likes, including lots of meat. She has found herself putting on weight week by week but just cant stop eating._Nina has a high fever because of the flu she caught at school. She has such a big headache that she cant go to school._A. Dr. Yang has developed a new treatment to help patients give up drinking. She also does well in curing (治愈) diseases caused by drinking.B. If you break or lose your teeth, go to dr. Smiths. He has different kinds of false teeth for people aged over 20, and helps you feel good about yourself.C. Dr. Li got a doctors degree in traditional Chinese and western medicine. He is good at treating flu (fever, cough etc.) in both traditional Chinese and western medicine ways.D. Dr. Chen has a lot of experience in helping patients get normal sleep. She not only gives them medicine care but also provides advice on how to relax from busy work.E. Dr. Wright is always ready to offer help on eating problems. He believes each patient needs a different plan to control his /her wish to eat.F. Dr. Liu, one of the best dentists in Guangdong General Hospital, has great skills in fixing had teeth and communicating with kids to win their trust.G. Dr. Grey is one of the top doctors in the field of heart diseases. She used to work in America for three years and is good at doing heart operations.六、 补全对话 (共1题；共5分)18. （5分）补全对话M: Glad to meet you, Mrs. Green._W: Im from New York.M: Whats your job?W:_I work in a middle school.M:_W: English.M:_W: I think its interesting. I also like my students.M:_W: I can sing and dance. I can tell stories in English, too.M: You are a great teacher.A. Im a teacher.B. What are you doing?C. Where are you from?D. What do you think of your job?E. What subject do you teach?F. What can you do?G. Yes, I do.七、 书面表达 (共1题；共5分)19. （5分）请你根据下列提示，写一篇80词左右的英语小短文，向大家介绍一下这位极其优秀的民间艺术家(artist)姜全娣。 要求：必须包括提示的所有信息，可适当发挥。提示：1）出生年月：1948年10月；2）出生地点：江苏无锡；3）主要经历：1968年，学习剪纸技艺；作品放哨(Sentry)获得2012年全国大赛一等奖；退休后，成了社区里的“义务职工”；4）自我评价及希望：想做一个简单、乐于助人的人，并且希望将来能在电视上教授剪纸技艺。Jiang Quandi is an excellent Chinese paper cutting artist.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33分)12-1、12-2、12-3、12-4、13-1、14-1、14-2、14-3、14-4、14-5、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、