1、12015-2016 学年第一学期八年级月考考试英语试卷第一部分 选择题（70 分）I.听力测试。(15 分)I听录音，选出你听到的句子。句子念两遍。 （共 5 小题，每小题 0.5 分）( ) 1. A. The leaves start to turn green in spring.B. The weather starts to get warm in spring.C. The weather starts to get cold in winter.( ) 2. A. There are many plants on Earth.B. There are many animals
2、living in the forest.C. There are many animals living on Earth.( ) 3. A. The air in the mountain is very fresh.B. The air in the countryside is very fresh.C. The water in the mountain is very clean.( ) 4. A. Its rainy today. Lets go to the movies together!B. Its sunny today. Lets go on a picnic in t
3、he park!C. Its sunny today. Lets go fishing in the park!( ) 5. A. Its very exciting to play with my friends in the snow.B. Its very interesting to make snowmen with my friends.C. Its very interesting to play with my friends in the snow.II听句子，根据所听内容选择最佳应答语。句子念两遍。 （共 5 小题，每小题 0.5 分）( ) 6. A. In the sc
4、hool hall. B. No, they arent. C. Sorry.( ) 7. A. Yes, I can. B. Yes, it can. C. No, she isnt.( ) 8. A. Science. B. I want to go swimming. C. Swimming. ( ) 9. A. Because he is too fat.B. Because he works every day.C. Because he takes exercise every day.( ) 10. A. In Grade 2. B. 97. C. 45 yuan.2听对话，根据
5、对话内容选择最佳答案。对话念两遍。(共 5 小题，每小题 1 分)( ) 11. Cathy is reading a book about the_.A. cities B. Earth C. plants( ) 12. How long does it take the girl to go to school on foot?A. About half an hour. B. About an hour. C. About fifteen minutes.( ) 13. What was the weather like last night?A. Rainy. B. Windy. C.
6、 Snowy.( ) 14. Who doesnt like the actor?A. The boy. B. The girl. C. Both A and B.( ) 15. How does the girl usually go to school?A. By bus. B. On foot. C. By bike.IV听短文，根据所听内容选择最佳答案。短文念两遍。( 共 5 小题，每小题 1 分)( ) 16. Sandstorms usually happen in _.A. autumn B. summer C. spring( ) 17. Why do sandstorms u
7、sually happen in the northern parts of China?A. Because there isnt much rain there.B. Because there is much rain there.C. Because there is no rain there.( ) 18. Sandstorms are bad for peoples _.A. health B. houses C. study( ) 19. Sandstorms also bring _a lot of problems.A. children B. students C. fa
8、rmers( ) 20. What can we do to fight against sandstorms?A. Plant flowers. B. Plant trees. C. Keep animals.II. 单项填空。 （20 分）从下列各题所给的选项中选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项, 并将其编号填在答题卷上。 （共20 小题，每小题 1 分） ( ) 21. You were born _ Shenzhen, werent you? Yes. But Id like to live _ the countryside. The air there is fresher.3A. ou
9、t; in B. out; out C. in; out D. in; in( ) 22. Lisa comes from Greece. _, she can speak Chinese very well. She learnt _ Chinese when she was only five.A. And; spoken B. Or; speak C. However; to speak D. So; speaking( ) 23. My schoolbag is as _ as yours. Yes, but Susans schoolbag is _ bigger.A. big; t
10、oo B. bigger; still C. bigger; also D. big; even ( ) 24. I feel bad today. Im afraid _ is wrong with me, doctor. _ is serious. You are very healthy.A. something; Nothing B. nothing; Anything C. something; Anything D. anything; Nothing( ) 25. I promise I will pass the final exam.A. am happy B. am wor
11、ried C. am afraid D. am sure( ) 26. There are _ days in a year.A. three hundreds sixty-five B. three hundreds and sixty-fiveC. three hundred and sixty-five D. three hundred and sixty and five( ) 27. They have spent _ dollars on the new project.A. thousand B. thousands of C. thousands D. thousand of(
12、 ) 28. _ were you born, Peter? I was born _.A. When; on Oct. 8, 1992 B. Where; in 1992, Oct. 8 C. When; in Oct. 8, 1992 D. Where, on 1992, Oct. 8( ) 29. Judy does best in _ games in our class. Really? Id like to _ her to a game one day. A. played; win B. playing; challenge C. played; challenge D. pl
13、aying; win( ) 30. Did Jim answer the teachers question _? Yes. The teacher was very _ with his answer.A. closely; interested B. slowly; excited C. correctly; happy D. clearly; sad( ) 31. Now children, please turn to Page _ and look at the _ picture of Lesson Two.A. fourteen; five B. fourteenth; fift
14、h C. fourteen; fifth D. fourteenth; five4( ) 32. David is _ student in our class. Nobody is taller than him.A. tall B. the tallest C. taller D. tallest( ) 33. How many _ are there in Great Britain? Four. It _ England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. A. part; includes B. parts; connects C. part
15、; connects D. parts; includes( ) 34. John showed great intelligence from an early age.A. interest B. ability C. feelings D. clever( ) 35. Tom is stronger than any other_ in his class. So he is _ boy in his class.A. boys; strongest B. boy; the strongest C. boys; the stronger D. boy; strong( ) 36. If
16、someone gets the first place in a game, we can say he _ the game.A. lose B. wins C. misses D. get( ) 37. Would you like to help me to carry the of my books? Of course, Id like to.A. rest B. all C. enough D. any( ) 38. My mother works _ a doctor in the hospital. I think she must like helping _. A. as
17、; others B. to; the other C. for; another D. on; other( ) 39. She hasnt realized the importance of health.A. understood B. watched C. spoken D. heard( ) 40. Could you tell me yesterday?A. why did you come late B. why you came lateC. why do you come late D. why are you lateIII. 完形填空。 （15 分）通读下面短文，掌握其
18、大意，然后从短文后各题所给的选项中选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并将编号填在答题卷上。 （共 10 小题，每小题 1.5 分）Grandma Li lived alone in an old building. She was old and didnt like noise at all. The young man and woman 41_ always made much noise every night, so she couldnt 42_. When the young man and woman moved out of the building, Grandma Li wa
19、s very 43_. Another young man moved in and Grandma Li thought, “Well, he 44_.”But at three oclock the next morning, when Grandma Li 45_, some noise 46_. She 47_ carefully. It was a dog. She thought, “There wasnt any dog here before. It 48_ be the young mans.” She 49_ him and telephoned the young man
20、 at once. Before the young man could say something, she stopped the call.5Nothing more happened 50_ four oclock. Then Grandma Lis telephone rang. When she answered the phone, she heard, “Im the man upstairs. Im sorry to trouble you, but I want to tell you I dont have a dog at all!”( ) 41. A. upstair
21、s B. up C. above D. higher( ) 42. A. get to sleep B. sleeps C. slept D. falls asleep( ) 43. A. sad B. pleased C. surprised D. worried( ) 44. A. looked quiet B. looks quiet C. looked quite D. looks quite( ) 45. A. was sleeping B. was falling asleep C. slept D. was getting to sleep( ) 46. A. woke her
22、up B. waked she up C. woke up her D. waked up she( ) 47. A. heard B. listened C. was hearing D. listened to( ) 48. A. can B. may C. must D. could( ) 49. A. angry with B. angrier with C. is angry with D. was angry with( ) 50. A. when B. after C. at D. untilIV.阅读理解。 （20 分）i. 阅读下列短文，从各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项
23、中选择最佳选项，并将其编号填在答题卷上。 （共 20 小题，每小题 1 分）AA young man asked Albert Einstein , the great German scientist, what the secret of success is. The scientist told him that the secret of success is hard work. A few days later the young man asked the same question again . Einstein was very annoyed He did not sa
24、y anything, but wrote a few words on a piece of paper. On it was written: A=X+Y+Z.“What does this mean ?” asked the young man .“A” means “success” explained the old scientist. “X stands for hard work ,Y for good method (方法) and Z. Z means stop talking and get down to work.”( ) 51. The young man _.A.
25、 wanted to meet Einstein B. wanted to be a great scientist like EinsteinC. was eager (渴望) to know the secret of success D. wanted to be a student of Einstein( ) 52. In Einsteins opinion, the secret of success was _.A. to work hard B. to study hard day and night C. to learn from great scientists D. t
26、o raise (提出) questions as many as you could6( ) 53. “Y” stands for _.A. hard work B. great energy C. great success D. good manner(方法)( ) 54. The word “annoyed” means _.A. angry B. sad C. lovely D. glad( ) 55. Einstein was a man who _.A. liked to talk with young people B. liked to help othersC. liked
27、 to make friends with young people D. liked to work , but didnt like to talkBDo you know what you can do to protect the Earth? Here are some things you can do in your daily life. The more you do, the more you can help the Earth - our home.Dont wash dishes with running water. Remember to turn off the
28、 tap (水龙头) when not using it. Wash clothes by hand, not a washing machine. Water flowers and plants with used water.Some things you buy can make rubbish and pollute the Earth. So, buy things you can use again. Use cloth bags for shopping.Dont buy things with too much packaging (包装). All these ways c
29、an help produce less pollution.Stop using coal (煤) or burning wood to make energy. They produce a lot of pollution. If possible, use solar power (太阳能)for home and water heating. Try to walk or ride a bike to school or work instead of (代替) driving a car.Dont set the temperature of the air conditioner
30、 (空调) too low in summer or too high in winter. Turn off the light, the television, the radio or the computer when they are not in use. Wash clothes with warm or cold water instead of hot water.( )56. To save water, we can _.7A. use running water to wash dishes B. turn the tap on when not using itC.
31、use our hands to wash clothes D. water flowers and plants with clean water( ) 57. When we use cloth bags for shopping, we can _.A. save water B. make less rubbishC. protect our air D. save energy( ) 58. When we _, we may pollute the Earth.A. Dont buy things with much packaging B. use warm or cold wa
32、ter to wash our clothesC. set the air conditioner at a right temperature D. burn coal or wood to keep warm in winter( ) 59. The passage tells us _ ways to help the Earth. A. three B. four C. five D. six( ) 60. Which of the following is the best title (标题) for the passage?A. How to help save the Eart
33、h. B. Why to protect the Earth.C. Where to find good parts on Earth. D. What to do to help people on Earth.CBobby Buns has his own caf (咖啡馆) in the city. During a trip to his parents village, he is very lucky to find a very special (特别的) cow. It doesnt make milk, but milk coffee.Bobby takes the cow
34、to his caf. When he arrives, his wife tells him that the caf is too small for it. But he is excited and doesnt listen to her.At first, everything is good. Customers (顾客) come from far and different parts to taste the fresh and delicious milk coffee. But after some time, people dont feel happy to hav
35、e a cow in the caf. Every day, the cow breaks twenty or thirty cups. The caf smells like a stable (牛棚). Soon Bobby starts to lose customers. Then the government comes to ask him to close the caf.When he closes the caf, Bobby has to take the cow back to the village. Luckily, he finds a special (特殊的)
36、hen. It can lay chocolate eggs. This time he is careful and gets everything ready. Then he opens another caf with a cow and a hen.A few days later, his new caf becomes the most famous and successful in the city.( ) 61. Why is the cow in the village special?A. Because it is big. B. Because it can mak
37、e milk.8C. Because it can make milk coffee. D. Because it can lay chocolate eggs.( ) 62. Who tells Bobby that the caf is too small for the cow? A. His parents. B. His wife.C. The customers. D. The government.( ) 63. Why does Bobbys caf lose customers?A. It is too small for them. B. Bobby is not frie
38、ndly to customers.C. Its coffee doesnt taste good. D. The cow makes everything get bad.( ) 64. How is Bobbys new caf?A. Bad. B. Funny.C. Great. D. Boring.( ) 65. What does the story mainly (主要地) want to tell us?A. A cow or a hen can help people have a popular caf.B. A lot of people like to taste mil
39、k coffee in the caf of a city.C. You have to do a lot for customers if you want good business (生意).D. We should get everything ready before we want to do things well.DI love traveling. I love it even more when I find I can use my passion(热情) for nature to help others.Today, I took my friends son wit
40、h me to go on a two-day traveling to Paradise Falls. The weather was perfect. During our trip, we also enjoyed a rain shower when we got to our destination. Everyone enjoyed it. My friend was very happy when I sent some pictures of her son climbing the mountains and swimming in the pools. She thanke
41、d me for taking him and for this gift that I gave her son. I thought that everyone would like this. As travelers, we communed(融为一体) with nature. My friend got the time she needed. I am very happy to be able to share my passion for nature with others while helping others. Its so good for everyones li
42、fe. Its my passion. My advice is to go outside. Go traveling and help others by providing happiness for those who need a good time. It is a gift that is so easy to give.( ) 66. When the writer was traveling with his friends son, _.A. the friend took pictures for them B. the weather was fine all the
43、time9C. the friend was climbing mountains D. the friend had time to enjoy herself( ) 67. What does the underlined word “destination” mean in Chinese?A. 酒店. B. 目的地 . C. 机场. D. 家.( ) 68. The writer loves traveling, because _.A. everyone else likes doing it B. his friends son likes it very muchC. he lo
44、ves nature and helping others D. it gives him more time to be with others ( ) 69. Which of the following is TRUE according to the last paragraph?A. The writer bought a gift for his friend.B. The writer helped many people during the trip.C. Both the writer and his friends son had a good time.D. His f
45、riends son didnt live a happy life before taking the trip.( ) 70. What does the underlined word “It” refer to?A. Helping others by giving them a good time.B. Helping others by providing them with happiness.C. Sending photos of beautiful places.D. Taking someone to go on a trip.第二部分 非选择题（30 分）I.语法填空：
46、根据句子意思，用所给单词的适当形式填空，未提供单词的限填一词，将答案写在答题卡上。 （共 10 小题, 每小题 1.5 分）Fred is 32 years old and he is still single(单身的).One day, a friend asked 1 (he), “Why arent you married? Cant you find a perfect girl?”Fred 2 (answer), “Actually, I found some _3_ (woman) I wanted to marry, but when I brought them home to meet my parents, my mother 4 (do) like them.”His friend thought fo
