1、1江苏省泰兴市实验初级中学 2013-2014 学年八年级英语下学期 3 月月考试题考试时间：120 分钟 总分 150 分注意：选择题的答案填写在答题卡上，答在试卷上无效，只交答题卡和第二部分试卷。单项选择（共 20 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 20 分）（ ）21. My uncle _ to Thailand. Hell come back in two weeks.A. goes B. went C. has gone D. go （ ） 22. I wont go to the concert because I _ my ticket.A. lost B. have lost C.
2、 will lost D. lose（ ） 23. - How long have you _ the League ?- About five years.A. joined B. joined in C. taken part in D. been a member of （ ） 24. -How is Mr. Micheal ?- Oh, he lived abroad, so I hardly _ see him. A. never B. ever C. yet D. already （ ） 25. The Smiths used to live in London and now t
3、hey _ in Shanghai.A. used to live B. are used to live C. are used to living D. are used for living（ ）26. When shes _ , she never feels _ .A. lonely; alone B. lonely; lonely C. alone ; lonely D. alone; alone（ ） 27. Its almost eight years _ we saw each other last time .A. since B. before C. after D. w
4、hen( )28. Mother asked me _ computer games before finishinging my homework.A. not play B. to play C. not to play D. to not play （ ）29. Great changes _ over the years.A. took place B. was taken place C. have taken place D. Happened（ ）30. - Do you know Tom very well ?- Yes, he and I _ friends since we
5、 met in Jiangyin the year before.A. have been B. became C. have made D. made（ ）31. - When did you _ ?- Ive _ for two months.A. get married ; been married B. be married; been married C. get married; got married D.get married ; married（ ）32. - _ you _ your homework ?- Yes, I _ it only a few minutes ag
6、o .A. Did; finish; did B. Are; finished; didC. Have; finished; did D.Have;finished; have done（ ）33. We find it _ for us to learn a foreign language well in such a short time. A. impossible B.possible C. probably D. possibility（ ）34. - Why did your parents buy a shiny golden silk dress yesterday ?- T
7、hey bought it _ me . Its my birthday today !A. at B. on C. in D. For（ ） 35. The place was so beautiful that her husband could not stop _ photos. He took two hundred photos that day !A. to show B.showing C. taking D. to take（ ）36. This is a storybook _ Han Han. 2A. write by B. written by C. write wit
8、h D. written with（ ）37. Everyone was _ when they heard the _ news. A. exciting; exciting B. excited; exciting C. exciting; excited D. excited; excitied （ ）38. - How soon are you leaving for Beijing ?- In _ days. A. a couple of B. a couple C. a couple to D. a couple for（ ）39. The teacher always reads
9、 a story for the children _ a day .A. in the end B. at the end C.in the end of D. at the end of （ ）40. I _ this magazine from the library last Friday, and have _ it for more than a week. A. lent ; kept B. borrowed ; borrowed C. borrowed ; kept D. kept ; borrowed 三 完形填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意
10、，从每题所给 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。A spring(泉水) keeper lived high above an Austrian village along the eastern part of the Alps in Central Europe.The keeper of the spring has been _41_ a job many years earlier by a young town councilman(议员). His job was to _42 the leaves from the pools in the mountain. He l
11、ooked around the hills _43_， cleared away the leaves and branches, and wiped away the silt(淤泥) that would otherwise have choked(堵塞) and polluted the _44_ flow of water. The village soon became a(an) _45_ attraction for vacationers. Swans floated along the clear spring, and the view from the top of t
12、he Alps was _46_ words.Years passed. One evening the town coucil met for its meeting. _47_ they reviewed the budget(预算), one mans eye caught the salary figure being paid to the keeper of the spring. He said, “Who is old man? _48_ do we keep him year after year? No one ever sees him. For all we know,
13、 he is doing us no good. He isnt _49_ any longer.” Then, they fired the old man.For several weeks, _50_ changed.By early autumn, however, the tree leaves began to fall and fell into the pools , _51_ the rushing flow of sparking water. One afternoon someone _52_ the spring water turn yellowish. A few
14、 days later, swans left, as did the tourists. Diseases reached deep into the village.Quickly, the councilmen held a special meeting. Realixing their _53_， they rehired the old keeper of the spring. And within a few weeks, the river of life began to clear up. Then, new life _54_ to the village in the
15、 Alps.Never look down on the seeming _55_ of ones task, job, or life! Even though it is rather small, it does make a difference.（ ）41. A. brought B. offered C. found D. worked（ ）42. A. remove B. use C. burn D. cut（ ）43. A. nearly B. finally C. regularly D. hardly（ ）44. A. dirty B. grey C. fresh D. d
16、ried（ ）45. A. expensive B. popular C. unwelcome D. tough（ ）46. A. under B. above C. beyond D. past（ ）47. A. Since B. As C. Because D. If（ ）48. A. How B. When C. Why D. If（ ）49. A. young B. energetic C. strong D. necessary3（ ）50. A. nothing B. something C. anything D. everything（ ）51. A. protection B
17、. preventing C. providing D. producing（ ）52. A. noticed B. marked C. signed D. recorded（ ）53. A. feelings B. pollution C. harm D. mistakes（ ）54. A. repaired B. replied C. reached D. returned（ ）55. A. weakness B. unhappiness C. smallness D. illness4阅读理解 （共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）ANew York is one of the last
18、 large American cities to have some of its policemen on horseback. The New York police have 170 horses working in certain parts of the city. The horses are expensive to feed,but it is even more expensive to look after them. Because the horses must walk on the streets,they need special horseshoes. In
19、 fact,they need more than 8,000 of them each year. Every police horse in New York gets new shoes every month. Keeping these shoes in good repair is the job of six blacksmiths. There are only about thirty-five of these blacksmiths in the whole United States.The cost of shoing a horse is between twent
20、y dollars and thirty-five dollars,and it takes a good blacksmith two or three hours to do the job.A blacksmiths job is not an easy one. He must be able to shape a shoe from a piece of metal and then fit it to the horses foot. The blacksmith must bend over all the time when he is fitting the shoe and
21、 must hold the weight of the horses leg while he works. Clearly,a blacksmith must be very storng. But even more important,he must be able to deal with horsesfor before the blacksmith can begin his work,he has to get the horse to lift its leg.One of the blacksmiths in New York is James Corbin. He cam
22、e to the country from Ireland in 1948. He not only makes horseshoes for the police but also works for a group of horse owners near the city. Corbin became interested in blacksmithing because his father did it,and，as the puts it,“Its a good way to make a living.”( )56. According to the reading passag
23、e， a blacksmith must be likely a_ man.A. clever B. rich C. strong D. lucky( )57 James Corbin became a blacksmith because he_.A. was interested in horses B. was needed by the policemenC. drew a picture of the horseshoe D. had a make a living( )58. In the reading passage “to shape a shoe” is to_.A. fi
24、t it on the horses footB. use it for two or three hoursC. make the from of a horseshoe from a piece of metalD. draw a picture of the shoe( )59. The best title for the passage is “_.“A. Policemen on Horseback B. Blacksmiths and HorseshoeingC. James Corbin，a Blacksmith D. Horseshoeing is a Good Way to
25、 Make a Living( )60. Which of the following is true？A. Only a few large American cities have some policemen on horseback.B. New York is the only city in America to have some policemen on horseback.C. Policemen on horseback enjoy travelling around the United States.D. Policemen on horseback are less
26、expensive than those in cars.4B. Imagine the situation. You are driving along a desert or on a mountain. You have no idea where you are. You passed the last house two hours ago. Then your car breaks down. It is night and it is cold. You have no mobile phone. What do you do? Well, next time take a GP
27、S with you. This invention may be able to help you. It is a device(装置) which uses satellites (卫星) to find the users position(位置). It can find your position to within 20 metres. A GPS cannot start your car, but at least you will know where you are.GPS, which means Global Positioning System, is a smal
28、l radio receiver. It looks like a mobile phone. You can hold it in your hand, or put in your pocket. It is sometimes put into a watch or a telephone. We also find GPS devices in cars, planes, or boats. Some of these devices have electronic maps, so you know where you are. For example, in a city they
29、 can tell you the name of the street.There are three parts to the Global Positioning System. The first part is the receiver. You can hold it in your hand, or have it fixed into your car, plane, etc. The second part is a group of satellites orbiting the Earth. The receiver contacts at least four of t
30、he satellites and calculates(计算) its position. The third part of the system is a network of ground stations. They are all over the world. They control the satellites and make sure they are working well.Some people think that in the future the GPS will be as common as the mobile. They are becoming ch
31、eaper and more and more accurate(精确的). There are also new uses for the GPS. Perhaps they will become like watches. Everyone will have one and you will never be lost again. ( )61. According to the passage, with the help of the GPS, people _.A. cant be lost in a new cityB. cant find their way in diffe
32、rent countriesC. can learn about the culture of an unknown placeD. can spend the least time getting to another place( )62. We can learn from the passage that _.A. there are three parts to the GPSB. a GPS cant be put into a watchC. a GPS can help you start your carD. the GPS are becoming more and mor
33、e expensive( )63. The underlined word “They” in paragraph 3 means “_”.A. Receivers B. GPS devices C. Satellites D. Ground stations( )64. The passage is mainly about _.A. the history of the GPS B. the introduction of the GPSC. the shape of the GPS D. the three parts of the GPS( )65. What can we infer
34、(推断) from the passage?A. All GPS devices have electronic maps.B. People in many countries will use the GPS for free.C. The receiver of the GPS contacts at least five of the satellites.D. The GPS will become more and more common in everyday life.CThere was a lovely vegetable patch (菜园). A large tree
35、grew there. Both the patch and the tree gave the place a wonderful look, and they were the pride of the gardener. But no one know that the vegetables and the tree couldnt stand (忍受) each other. The vegetables 5hated the trees shadow (阴影) , because it left them only just enough light to live. The tre
36、e, on the other hand, hated the vegetables because they drank nearly all the water, leaving him just enough to live.The situation became so serious that the vegetables decided to use up all the water in the ground so that the tree would die. The tree answered back by not protecting t he vegetables f
37、rom the hot sun, so they began to dry up. Soon the vegetables were really weak, and the tree was drying up.The gardener wondered why and stopped watering them. When he did that, both the tree and the vegetables realized that it was better to help each other. They lea rned how to live in harmony with
38、 those around them. So they decided to work together, using both the shade and the water to grow well. After seeing how well they were doing, the gardener gave the best care to the vegetable patch, watering and fertilizing (施肥) it better than any other patch for miles around.( )66. Why didnt the veg
39、etables and the tree get on well with each other?A. Because the vegetables wanted more light.B. Because the tree drank almost all the water.C. Because the vegetables werent the pride of the gardener.D. Because the vegetables didnt look as wonderful as tree.( ) 67. From the passage we know _.A. The v
40、egetables were sorry to see the tree drying up.B. The gardener was very angry with the vegetables and the tree.C. The gardener didnt know what was happening in the patch at first.D. The tree didnt know how important the sun was to vegetables.( )68. The underlined phrase “in harmony” means “_” in the
41、 Chinese.A. 长久地 B. 小心地 C. 有效地 D. 和谐( )69. Of the following, which order is right according to the story? The gardener worked on the patch e ven harder than before. The gardener stopped watering the vegetables and the tree. The vegetables decided to use up all the water in the ground. The tree and th
42、e vegetables realized the important of helping each other.A. B. C. D. ( ) 70. The passage is mainly about _.A. why the sunlight and water were very importantB. how the gardener took care of his vegetable patchC. why the gardener was proud of his vegetable patchD. what happened between the vegetables
43、 and the treeD .阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，完成表格。 （每空填1至3个单词）In France, lunch is an important meal of the day. Students can get lunch at school or go home for lunch. Lunch is one to two hours long. Teachers always tell the students to take time to taste the food and enjoy their meals. Students have to pay for the
44、 cafeteria lunch. They have to pay for half, and the school pays for the other half.Usually, lunch has vegetables, salad, meat, fish, eggs, bread, noodles, rice, soup, fruit and ice-cream. The school sends one weeks menu to students parents and the menu is different each day. But the lunch must have
45、 vegetables, fish and eggs. And each student can have five dishes for lunch. Becky is a French student and she always has lunch at school. She thinks the cafeteria lunch6French School LunchTime for having dinner Students spend71. _ hours having lunch.72._ Students have lunch in cafeteria.Cost Studen
46、ts have to pay for 73. _and the school pays for the other half.Menu Lunch has vegetables, salad, meat, fish, eggs, bread, noodles, rice，soup, 74. _ and ice-cream.Opinion Most students in Beckys school enjoy75. _ at school. 71._ 72. _73. _74. _ 75. _5词性转换 （共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）76.Danny and Danil are brothers , and their _ ( 妻子 ）are sisters.77.She is a girl from _ ( 北方 ) China. 78.The villagers didnt _ ( 意识到 ) how serious the pollution was until all th
