1、1The Fist Monthly for Grade EightI. Listening: A. Dictation: 1. Books give me _ and make me happy.2. Someone will _ find the book and return it to the library.3. The _ there are better than the ones here.4. Every year, water sports attract large numbers of _to the island.5. Ive been _ every day.6. I
2、ve written a book on the _.7. She asked Grandma to put bookmark in each of the _books.8. You need more _.9. Has anybody ever _ before?10. The waves are the _ there.B. Look at the pictures and choose the answer according to 2the demand:C. Listen and choose the sentence closest in meaning as what youv
3、e heard:6. A. We are together for a long time. B. We havent seen each other for long.C. We met not long ago.7. A. Usually we make lots of friends. B. We are usually very friendly with each other.C. Usually we like making friends with them.8. A. The homework was difficult for me to finish.B. It took
4、me two hours to finish the homework yesterday.C. The homework was so easy that I finished it in two hours yesterday.39. A. Mary called me a moment ago. B. Tom gave Mary a call just then.C. Tom called Mary a moment ago10. A. The hole must be neither too big nor too small.B. The hole must be either to
5、o big or too small.C. The hole must be both big and small.D. Listen to the question and choose the best answer for each:11. A. I like it very much. B. ever since three days ago. C. One meter long.12. A. Shes just eaten it B. Shes just cooked it. C. Shes just drunk it.13. A. Yes, use it please. B. No
6、, of course not. C. yes, please.14. A. Shes very well. B. She likes sports. C. Shes tall and kind. 15. A. Yes, we are. 4B. Yes, they are. C. No, he has gone.E. Listen to the passage and choose the best answer:16. The children like Robert and Jane cant see their friends because_.A. they dont go to sc
7、hool B. their families are too poor C. they live too far away from each other17. The children cant study if they dont have _.A. a car B. a radio C. a classroom18. The teacher teaches them _.A. in the classroom B. on TV C. over the radio19. When the children are having a lesson, _.A. their teachers c
8、ant see themB. their teachers cant hear themC. their teachers cannot talk to them20. The writer thinks this school is _.A. strange B. interesting C. too far5II. Reading (20)(A)People living in different countries made different kinds of words. Today there are about fifteen hundred languages in the w
9、orld. Each contains(包括) many thousands of words. But we do not need all these. To read short stories, you need to know only about two thousand words. Before you leave school, you will learn only one thousand more.The words you know are called your vocabulary(词汇).You should try to make your vocabular
10、y bigger. Read as many books as you can. There are plenty of books written in easy English for you to read. You will enjoy them. When you meet a new word, find it in your dictionary. Your dictionary is your most useful book.21. The number of different languages spoken is about_.A. 150 B. 1500 C. 500
11、 D. 1500022. Before you leave your school, youll learn _.6A. only about two thousand words B. five hundred thousand wordsC. three or four thousand words D. only one thousand more23. Each language usually contains_A. two thousand words B. hundreds of words C. different kinds of words D. many thousand
12、s of words24. To make your vocabulary bigger, you must_.A. read as many books as possible B. get as many dictionaries as you canC. buy plenty of books D. have a very large English dictionary25. You will enjoy _A. your vocabulary B. the books written in easy EnglishC. your dictionary D. finding new w
13、ords in a dictionary7(B)Molly was a nice girl. Her parents did not have much money and Molly did not have many good clothes. One day Mollys father said to her, “Molly, take this pot (壶) of mill to the market and sell it. You may keep the money.”Molly was very happy. She put the pot of milk on her he
14、ad and started her journey to the market. While she was walking along she began to think.“I will get quite a lot of money for this milk,”she thought.“What will I do with the money? I will buy a lot of eggs. I will take the eggs home with me. One of our hens will sit on them. Then there will be lots
15、of little chickens. I will not sell the chickens. They will grow into hens. Then, there Will be more eggs. And these eggs will give me still more chickens. Soon I will have hundreds of hens. Then I will sell them all; I will buy lots of new clothes. I will always wear nice clothes. Then a rich man w
16、ill marry me. We will 8have a beautiful house, a big car and nice children.”Molly was very happy. She jumped into the air. The pot of milk fell from her head onto the road. And that was the end of all her dreams (梦想).In English there is a proverb (谚语). It says: Do not count your chickens before they
17、 are hatched (孵化).26. Molly was happy to go to the market because _.A. she liked to go there B. she wanted to buy nice clothesC. she could have the money to herself D. she wanted to buy some eggs27. On her way to the market, Molly began to _.A. count her eggs B. have a happy dream C. think of her ha
18、ppy family life D. think how to sell the milk28. What happened in the end of Mollys dream? She _.A. jumped and fell on the ground 9B. was happy about her houseC. woke from her dream to find the milk on the road D. was still in a dream of marrying a rich man29.“Do not count your chickens before they
19、are hatched.”means that _.A. one must count his chickens after they are hatched B. it is foolish to make plans C. one mustnt depend (取决) too much on what has not yet happenedD. one must make plans before they begin to work30. With a pot of milk on her head, Molly _ for the market.A. sat B. left C. w
20、ent D. walked( C )Do you like to read science books? Reading science is not quite like reading a poem or story. You read to get information.Over the years much of the scientific information that has 10been collected has been put into books. So we read to learn. We should try to be better readers in
21、science.Books on science often contain(包含) many strange, new words and much new information. It is important for us to know the meaning of every word we read. There are many difficult words in science books and articles(文章). We must understand these words in order to understand the message the words
22、 bring.We must keep our minds on what we are reading. We must know why we are reading. We ask questions before we read. “What is this book about? Why should I read it? Will the title help me find out why I should read it?”If we can keep a record of what we read, that is, write down important words a
23、nd information, these records help us remember what we have read. We read some books more than once. Often, we read to discover facts that we didnt find in our first reading.31. We like to read science books because we can read to _.11A. learn much scientific information B. learn strange new wordsC.
24、 write new story books D. be better readers in literature(文学)32.To write down important words and information can_A. know why we are reading B. help us find out why we should read itC. keep our minds on these words D. help us remember what we have read33. We often read some books again _.A. to keep
25、a record B. to get some more informationC. to keep our minds on what we are reading D. to discover facts that we failed to find in our first reading 34. Which of the following is not right?A. Many words are not easy in science books and articles,12B. We must understand information so that we can und
26、erstand the message.C. There are often many strange, new words and much new information in science books.D. To know the meaning of some difficult words we read is important.35. The best title for this passage is “_”A. How to remember some strange new words in reading B. Reading science booksC. Why w
27、e should read books D. To collect new information is important(D)Kate was born in a small village. When she finished middle school in a town, she wouldnt return to the poor place and found work in a shop there. She wanted to marry a rich man. As she wasnt friendly to others, nobody would marry her.
28、Five years passed and she became a twenty-seven-old girl. She had to marry Mr. Smith who taught math in a school.13Mr. Smith likes his work and is kind to his students and they all like him. But his wife hates him. She thinks him poor and is bad to him. One day the woman wanted to buy a beautiful ha
29、t for herself, but her husband hadnt enough money. She scolded him for a long time and didnt let him go home. He had to stay in his friends house. A few days later he went home with his friend. As soon as she saw him, she decided to leave. She began to put her clothes into a trunk. Mr. Smith and his
30、 friend couldnt stop her. Before she left, she said to her husband, “Only a dog likes a man like you!“ At that moment his friend was reading the newspaper carefully. Suddenly he jumped up and shouted, “Good news for you, my friend! Youve won the first prize in the lottery!“ “Really?“ the woman stopp
31、ed to ask.，“Hell get five hundred thousand dollars!“ Mr. Smiths friend said to the woman. “Why not leave him now? Havent you said only a dog likes him?“ “Bowwow-wow (汪汪),“ the woman said with a smile， “It was only a joke!“1436. When Kate was _, she finished middle school.A. twenty B. twenty-one C. t
32、wenty-two D. twenty-seven37. Nobody would marry Kate because _.A. she came from a village B. she was very rudeC. she wasnt beautiful D. she hadnt enough money38. At last Kate had to marry a _.A. worker B. shopkeeper C. farmer D. teacher39. Kate thought _.A. her husband was a dog B. her husband was b
33、ad to herC. only a dog liked her husband D. she could remarry a rich man40. Kate decided to _.A. stay with her husband B. say sorry to her husband C. live alone D. get all the moneyIII. Multiple choices: (20)51. Could you tell me _?15A. Lily is where B. where Lily is C. where is Lily D. is Lily wher
34、e52. When did your father _ Beijing?A. return B. return to C. return back D. return back to53. Torn has been here _just one year. but his father has worked here _ ten years ago.A. since, for B. since, since C. for, since D. for,for54. How long has the shop been _? Its been _ several years.A. opened,
35、 open since B. open, open for C. opened, opened for D. open, open since55. They have never made dumplings, _?A. have they B. did they C. havent they D. didnt they56. The teacher is very kind _ the girl, and its very kind _ him.16A. of, to B. to, of C. to, to D. of, of57. -How long have you_ the book
36、? -Two weeks.A. borrowed B. lent C. got D. kept58. -Have you finished _the letter_? -Not_.A. writing, already, already B. writing, yet, yetC. to write, yet, already D. write, yet, yet59. The heavy snow stopped the visitors _ the village.A. from leave B. from left C. from leaving D. leaves60. Mr. Wan
37、g with his wife _ visiting China now.A. am B. is C. are D. was61. _ my sister and your sister _ have gone to the library.A. Neither, nor B. Both, and C. Either, or D. Both, /62. They need _ minutes to clean the classroom.A. ten another B. ten otherC. another ten D. the other ten1763. When I was at c
38、ollege, I _ up early to do some body building exercise.A. use to get B. used to gettingC. used get D. used to get64. I _ a letter from him since he left.A. didnt receive B. havent gotC. didnt have D. havent heard65. I_I_ my watch. I cant find it anywhere.A. think, lose B. thought, lost C. think, los
39、t D. think, have lost66. English is_ useful language.A. / B. an C. a D. so67. I havent seen _.A. so an interesting film B. such interesting film C. so interesting a film D. so interesting film68. Im afraid John cant be here, for there is _ nobody in the hall. A. nearly B. not C. almost D. over1869.
40、Jack broke his leg, _?A. did Jack B. didnt Jack C. did he D. didnt he70. - _ a kangaroo like? - Its a dog-like animal with a long tail.A. What does B. What is C. How does D. How is71. Can you show me _ this machine?A. what to use B. how to useC. how can I D. what can I72. _ of my students left schoo
41、l so late yesterday evening.A. None B. Neither C. No one D. Nobody73. The oranges here are much better than the _ in other parts of the country.A. one B. ones C. them D. those74. Football is one of the most exciting _ of the Olympic Games.A. events B. accidents C. plays D. jobs75. Can you _ the acci
42、dent you saw just now?A. tell B. describe C. ask D. Talk1976. _ you come here, you are always welcome.A. Not matter when B. No matter when C. Not matter where D. No matter where77. The film “Harry Potter” _ a lot of young people.A. shows B. asks C. gives D. attracts78. My grandma bought me a large n
43、umber of _ yesterday.A. milk B. chicken C. apples D. tea79. You can _ go to sleep _ watch TV. You must stand there and watch the sheep.A. both, and B. either, or C. neither, nor D. between, and80. I was seriously ill and had to take three days _.A. away B. off C. on D. of81. Mr. Wilson came to China
44、 in 1995 and has been here _.20A. since ever B. ever since C. since nowD. now since82. Dont walk _ the street here.A. cross B. across C. acrossing D. crossed83. Study hard, or youll _ the exams.A. pass B. past C. fall D. fail84. We are _ our great motherland.A. proud of B. proud in C. pride of D. pr
45、ide from85. _ you get up quickly, you will be late for school.A. If B. Unless C. Although D. As86. To tell you the _, Im very hungry.A. true B. real C. truth D. really87. He is a student but works _ a dancer in a nightclub at night.A. for B. be C. as D. to88. Chongqing is bigger than _ in Japan.A. a
46、ny other city B. all the other cities C. any city D. the other cities89. Tom can do _ work, but I can do _ of the 21work.A. half the, the whole B. the half, whole the C. half the, whole the D. the half, the whole90. Shes sent us some presents, _ she?A. hasnt B. doesnt C. isnt D. hasIV. Write out the words after the explanations (5)1. b _science of the physical life of animals and plants2. f _ well-known3. s _a few, some4. k _what is known, learnin
