1、 20152016 学年度第二学期第一次月度联考八 年 级 英 语 试 题（考试时间：120 分钟， 满分：150 分） 成绩 第一部分 选择题（共 80 分）一、听力（20 分） .听对话回答问题，录音读两遍。 （10 分）( ) 1. Where are the speakers?A. B. C. ( ) 2. What cant the boy find?A. B. C. ( ) 3. What does the girls sister do?A. B. C. ( ) 4. Whats that over there?A. B. C. ( ) 5. What is Lisa readi
2、ng?A. A cartoon. B. A storybook. C. A play.( ) 6. What will the boy do next?A. Print a paper. B. Read a newspaper. C. Write a letter.( ) 7. Where does the girl come from?A. Scotland. B. The southern England. C. The northern England.( ) 8. What are the speakers probably doing?A. Shopping. B. Travelli
3、ng in China. C. Having a geography class.( ) 9. Where has the girl dreamt to go?A. To Europe. B. To America. C. To Africa. ( ) 10. Where are the speakers going?A. To a park. B. To an island. C. To the countryside.听对话和短文回答问题，录音读两遍。 （10 分）班级 姓名 学号_试场号_密 封 线 内 不 要 答 卷装订线听对话，回答第 11-12 小题。( ) 11. What do
4、es the boy usually use his computer for?A. To see movies. B. To play computer games. C. to search for information.( ) 12. How often does the boy send e-mails?A. Once a week. B. Twice a week. C. Three times a week.听第一篇短文，回答第 13-15 小题。Beyond Space and TimeWhat is it A website giving people online tour
5、sHow to use itStart by clicking on the “Tour” icon at the top of the page;To learn about a city, find it in the 13 and click on it;Click on the “Camera” icon and see some 14 of the city first;Find some information about the city at the 15 of the page.( ) 13. A. website B. menu C. icon( ) 14. A. info
6、rmation B. report C. pictures( ) 15. A. front B. back C. bottom听第二篇短文，回答第 16-20 小题。( ) 16. Where is Kuwait (科威特)?A. In Africa. B. In Europe. C. In Asia.( ) 17. Whats Kuwait rich in?A. Oil. B. Coal. C. Wine.( ) 18. Whats free in Kuwait?A. Oil. B. Medicine. C. Travel.( ) 19. What are the people in Kuw
7、ait good at?A. Cooking. B. Gardening. C. Doing business.( ) 20. Which of the following is TRUE?A. Kuwait is a poor country. B. Kuwait City is a small o ld city. C. Kuwait is a small country.二、选择填空 从下列每题所给的选项中选出一个最佳答案。 （15 分）( )21. Do your parents have the same hobby?No. My father likes playing _ che
8、ss while my mother enjoys playing _ piano.A. /; the B. /; / C. the; / D. the; the( )22. Becky has _ fed the dog, but she hasnt watered the plants _.A. never; already B. already; yet C. yet; before D. yet; already( )23. Excuse me, when _ you _ the man in blue?Last year. And I _ him for one year.A. ha
9、ve; known; have known B. did; know; have knownC. did; know; knew D. have; known; knew( )24. We are all _ in the game _ “Travel in Space”.A. interested; is called B. interesting; called C. interesting; calling D. interested; called( )25. The house is made_ wood and it is made_ six rooms.A. up of; of
10、B. from; up of C. of; up of D. from; of( )26. Thanks for listening to my problem and giving me your advice, Amy._. Thats what friends are for.A. My pleasure B. With pleasure C. Never mind D. Its nice of you( )27. Im going on a trip to the UK after the exam. Really? _!A. OK B. Its nice of youC. Congr
11、atulations D. Have a wond erful time( )28. Whats your hobby, Diana?Well, I have many hobbies, _ dancing, singing and water sports.A. instead of B. because of C. such as D. for example( )29. Dont forget to return the book to the library. You have _ it for two weeks. A. borrowed B. had C. lent D. kept
12、( )30. He with his family, but now he on his own.A. used to live; is used to living B. is used to living; used to liveC. used to live; used to living D. is used to live; is used to living( )31. The family_ stay at the hotel because it was raining hard.A. have to B. had to C. need to D. want to( )32.
13、 I didnt find out the answer_ t he end of the story.A. in B. until C. when D. to( )3 3. Would you please tell me_ to do with all the problems, Mr. Chen? No problem.A. how B. why C. what D. which( )34. _ have you lived here? Since 2012.A. How far B. How soon C. How often D. How long ( )35. Its so hot
14、 here. Do you mind_ the window? _. I will do it right now.A. to close; Yes B. to open, No C. opening; Of course not D. closing; I hope so三、完形填空 阅读短文，从每题所给选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 （15 分） China is a country that is changing very quickly over the past fifty years and 36 you look closely you can see it 37 in
15、front of your eyes. Fifty years ago, everybody travelled around by bike. Today lots of people in China still ride their bikes 38 school or work, but many people also take the bus or travel 39 underground. There are some people who even drive their own cars. Shops 40 small businesses but now the cent
16、re of Chinas cities are full of 41 department stores. In these department stores, you can buy 42 you want in one trip. You can buy food, toys, bikes and even televisions. Television is 43 change that China has seen. Many children would say that they can not imagine life 44 TV set, but years ago they
17、 had to live without them. The Internet and the computer have only recently become regular items in o ur lives. Without the Internet, people would not 45 to get information as quickly as they can now and the Internet helps to make people 46 friends all over the world. Computers help 47 children and
18、adults in their 48 lives. Many students are lucky enough 49 able to use them to do their homework or 50 with their friends and sometimes play games. ( )36. A. even if B. if C. although D. so( )37. A. be changing B. to changing C. changing D. changes( )38. A. from B. to C. in D. at( )39. A. with B. a
19、t C. in D. by( )40. A. is B. was C. are D. were( )41. A. large B. larger C. small D. smaller( )42. A. anything B. something C. everything D. nothing( )43. A. others B. one C. the others D. another( )44. A. with one B. without one C. with it D. without it( )45. A. can be able to B. be able to C. able
20、 to D. could( )46. A. being B. been C. be D. to be( )47. A. both B. all C. either D. neither( )48. A. every day B. everyday C. some day D. someday( )49. A. be B. being C. to be D. to( )50. A. speak B. chatting C. chat D. speaking 四、阅读理解 阅读 下列短文，根据短文内容选择最佳答案。 （30 分）AOur school is No 1 Middle School.
21、It is not big, and it has a short history, but Im lucky that I am a student of this school.Ten years ago, there were not any teaching buildings and not a library in our school. The playground was so small that we could only play basketball there. Now great changes have taken place in our school in t
22、he past ten years. There are three modern teaching buildings and there four modern computer classrooms. We have computer studies every week. On the left side of the school stands a modern lab building. On the right side of the school there is also a modern buildingthe library. In the library there a
23、re 20 thousand books and magazines. We can go to the library to borrow books and magazines at any time. We have built a new playground. It is much bigger than before. We can play not only basketball but also football and many other sports there. There are a lot of flowers, gras ses and trees in and
24、around our school. We usually take a walk or chat with our classmates after lunch and supper between the flowers and trees. We always feel very happy.In a word, our school is more and more beautiful and modern. We love our school.( )51. The school looks like _.A. not big but modern and beautiful B.
25、big, modern and beautiful C. very small but modern and beautiful D. not big but modern and beautiful with a long history ( )52. Could the students borrow the books from the library ten years ago?A. Yes, they could. B. Its impossible because there is not library.C. Im not sure. D. Certainly.( )53. Th
26、ere are _ buildings in the school.A. four B. three C. seven D. five( )54. The students can borrow the library books _.A. on weekdays B. on Saturdays C. at weekends D. A and C( )55. We can find the students _ after lunch in No 1 Middle School.A. in the reading room B. in the dining roomC. between the
27、 trees and the flowers D. in the shop.BThe Internet is becoming important in our life. How much do you know about it? The following questions and their answers will help you to know more about the Internet. What is the Internet?The Internet is a large, world-wide collection (聚集) of computer networks
28、 (网络). A network is a small group of computers put together. The Internet is many different kinds of networks from all over the world. These networks are called the Internet. If you have learned to use the Internet, you can have a lot of interest on the World Wide Web (网) .What is the World Wide Web
29、?The World Wide Web h as been the most popular development of the Internet. It is like a big electronic (电子) book with millions of pages. These pages are called homepages. You can find information about almost anything in the world on these pages. For example, you can use the Internet instead of a l
30、ibrary to find information for your homework. You can also find information about your favourite sport or film star, talk to your friends or even do some shopp ing on the pages. Most pages have words, pictures and even sound or music.What is e-mail?Electronic mail (e-mail) is a way of sending messag
31、es to other people. Its much quicker and cheaper than sending a letter. If you want to use e-mail, you must have an e-mail address. This address must have letters and dots (点 ) and an (means “at”). For example: Lily Y. Write a message, type a persons e-mail address, and then send the message across
32、the Internet. People dont need to use stamps, envelopes or go to the post office because of the invention of the Internet. Quick, easy and interesting thats the Internet.( )56. The Internet is_.A. a big computer B. a small group of computersC. lots of computer networks D. the World Wide Web( )57. Th
33、e World Wide Web is like_.A. an electronic book B. homepages C. an electronic page D. an interesting picture( )58. The sentence “You can talk to your friends on the pages.” means _.A. you can talk to your friends face to faceB. you can type your words in the computer and send them to your friends ac
34、ross the InternetC. you can talk to your friends through the same computerD. you can go to your friends houses to talk to them( )59. People like to use e-mail to send messages to their friends because_.A. they dont have to pay any money B. its faster and cheaperC. they dont need to have stamps, enve
35、lopes or addresses D. its interesting( )60. The “e” in e-mail means_.A. easy B. entrance C. electronic D. enjoyableCToday it is found that school students hardly pay much attention to sports. Is it because they arent interested in sports? No. They often say they have other more important things to d
36、o.What are these important things? Examinations! Students have to spend much time on all kinds of examinations at school. So many of them almost become bookworms (书呆子), Books stop them from doing sports. Because of the pressure from their parents and teachers, the students have to work harder and sp
37、end most of their time on books. As for (就而言) the students, they want to get good results so that they can improve their studies. So it is necessary for them to give all of their free time to their studies and stop their school sports.In fact, education cant go without physical (身体的) exercises, beca
38、use a quick mind hardly goes along with a weak body. If you dont have a strong body, you can never get anything, let alone (更不用说) a great success in your life.( )61._is the greate st problem, so the school students dont pay much attention to sports now.A. No interest B. Exercise C. Education D. Exam
39、ination( )62. The underlined word “pressure” means _.A. happy feelings B. good care C. nervous feelings D. deep love ( )63. If you dont have a _, you can never get anything.A. good face B. weak body C. strong body D. good father( )64. The writer thinks the students should _.A. work hard all day and
40、night B. have all kinds of sports after studyingC. do not have sports D. spend the free time on studies and give up sports( )65. Which statement is TRUE?A. If students want to get better results in studies, they must not do sports.B. If students spend all their time on sports, they will improve thei
41、r studies.C. If you have a weak body, you will have a hard mind.D. If you want to be successful in your life, you must have a strong body.第二部分 非选择题（共 70 分）五、任务型阅读（10 分）Reading books is a good hobby for all kinds of reasons. First, reading books is fun. You can always keep yourself pleased if you lik
42、e reading. This is especially useful when the weather is bad. It is a relaxing hobby, too. You can really become lost in a book.Next, you can read a book almost anywhere: in a car, in a waiting room, on a plane, in bed- even in a bath. All you need is a book. Reading is a convenient (方便的) hobby as i
43、t is easy to stop and then start again.Another good reason for reading books is that it is useful. If you keep reading as a hobby, you will get better and better at it. This means that you will read faster and will become better at understanding what you read. As your reading improves, you will prob
44、ably find youre your schoolwork becomes much easier. Many school subjects depend on (依靠) good reading and, as you read, you will learn more and more.Some people say that reading is out of date. This is not true. You have to be able to read on the Internet. And the better you read, the better your co
45、mputer skills will be. Reading is hardly out of date !Good readers are most likely to be good writers, too. They are usually good at spelling as well, and have more things to write about.Reading books is a wonderful hobby, one of the best. What other hobbies could be more useful or more enjoyable?Re
46、ading is a good 1 Reading is fun and it can also make you feel 3 .Reading is 4 because you can read at any 5 and any place as you like.It can 7 your understanding and make your schoolwork better.Reading on the Internet can improve your 8 skills.2 Reading is 6 . Reading is good for 9 . It can help yo
47、u 10 words correctly and have more things to write about.1. _ 2. _ 3. _ 4. _ 5. _6. _ 7. _ 8. _ 9. _ 10. _六、阅读表达 阅读短文，按要求回答短文后的五个问题。 （10 分）“Who needs a shopping mall if you have Taobao?” says Wang Lin, 28, a writer in Beijing. Taobao, Chinas largest online shopping website, has become an important part of Wang Lins life. She spends lots of money on Taobao.A large number of Chinese Internet users like Wang have found the joy of on
