八年级英语月度能力测试.doc

缸顾中学八年级英语学业水平测试 10.20注意：本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分。共1 50分。第一卷（共100分）一、听力（共25小题；每小题1分，满分25分）A）你将听到5句句子，听完每句句子后，选择与其意思相符的图画。（听两遍）()1、 ()2、( )3()4()5 B. 根据所听到的内容选择合适的应答句。（听两遍） ( )1. A. Very interesting B. Yes, I agree. C. My pleasure( )2. A. Yes, please. B. Yes, we do C. Yes, wed love to. ( )3. A. She likes singing. B. She doesnt like anything. C. Shes friendly and polite.( )4. A. You are a good student. B. You are so kind to do so. C. Really? Tell me more. ( )5. A. 20 minutes B. 20 kilos. C. 20 kilometres. ( )6. A. Yes, you can . B. No, you cant. C. Yes, please.( )7. A. Yes. Im well. B. Oh, thats what we think too.C. Thats nice.( )8. A. No problem. B. Geography. C. Sorry, I dont know.( )9. A. Thats a good idea. B. I agree. C. Why not?( )10. A. Thanks, I will. B. Yes. I agree. C. No, thanks.C. 根据所听到的对话，选择下列问题的最佳答案。（听两遍）( )1. Whats Marys favourite subject?A. English. B. Chinese. C. Maths.( )2. When will the womans train leave? A. 9:15. B. 9:50. C. 10:50.( )3. What can we learn about Bill?A. Hes fine. B. He needs to have more rest. C. He has to stay with a doctor.( ) 4. What will the woman do? A. Watch TV. B. Read a book. C. Read newspapers.( )5. Who is the man looking for?A. A man. B. A boy. C. A ball.D. 你将听到一段短文，听完短文后，选择正确答案。（听两遍）( )1. When did the family go out for the holiday?A. Last May Day.B. Last Sunday.C. Last week.( )2. How did their car move?A. It moved very slowly.B. It moved very fast. C. It could not move.( )3. How long did it take them to get out of the town?A. About half an hour.B. About an hour.C. Two hours.( )4. What suddenly came to them?A. A strong wind.B. A car.C. A bus.( ) 5. What did they think of their trip?A. It was pleasant.B. It was funny.C. It was sad.二、单项选择（共25小题，每小题1分，满分25分）()1. The problem was very hard and the child . A. can work out it B. couldnt work out it C. couldnt work it out D. can work it out()2. His father is so fat too much food and little exercise.A. likeB. thatC. becauseD. because of()3. There are many tall buildings on of the busy street. A. both side B. all sides C. each side D. very side()4. All the people should do their best their work.A. to finishB. finishC. finishedD. finishing()5. There an exciting softball match on TV this evening.A. will have B. are going to have C. are going to be D. is going to be( )6. Beijing is bigger than in Jiangsu. A. all the other cities B. all the city C. any other city D. any city( )7. How did you make him_?A. stop talking B. to stop talking C. stop to talk D. stopped to talk ()8. Could you say_ about it, please? Id like to know_. .nothing else; more B. anything else; mostC. anything other; more D. something else; more()9. At the sports meeting, Amy ran_.A. as fast as she can B. as soon as she could C. as fast as she could D. as sooner as she can ()10. I think picking apples _very interesting .A. are B. is C.be D. am()11. Why _ you _ to school earlier this morning ?A. did ; came B. didnt ; come C. didnt ; came D. did ; not come( )12.I think Chinese is than English in the world. A. popular B. popularer C. less popular D. not as popular( )13.They are twin brothers. That means they were born at _.A.same year B. the same year C. different year D. the different year()14. If you live near the shopping mall, you go far to buy things. A. have to B. havent to C. dont have to D. neednt to()15.-_is your school from here? -Its about 3 kilometres _. A. How long; far B. How long; away C. How far; far D. How far; away( ) 16. Help to the food and play ,children.A.yourself; happy B. yourselves; happy C. yourself; happily D. yourselves; happily( ) 17.I am cooking meals. Do you want to have a ? A.taste; tasty B. tasty; taste C. taste; tasted D. tasty; tasty ( ) 18. -_ham do you need, Madam?One kilo and a half.A. How many B.what C. How much D. which( ) 19. _all the stars, the sun is_ to the earth. A. In; the nearest B. Of; the nearer C. In; the most near D. Of; the nearest( ) 20.-_ you free tomorrow?Yes, I am. What would you like me _?A.will; do B. Are; do C. will; to do D. Are; to do( ) 21.The more you learn, the more _ you can pass the exam.A. easily B. easier C. easy D.easiest ( ) 22. He has a good sense of humour. He often makes people _.A. to cry B. laugh C. crying D. laughing( ) 23. I always go there by bus.Why not _by train? Its faster.A. try going B. trying to go C. to try and goD. try to go( ) 24.The coat is _big for you. Youd better take the yellow one.A. too very B. too much C. much too D. very too( ) 25. Jake is just _as Tom.A. so strong B. as strong C. strong D. more stronger三、完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）Football is, I think, the most popular sport in the world today. One can go to any of the important 1 , shouting for one side or the 2 . One of the most 3 things about football is that 4 a small boy can tell you the names of the 5 in most of the important teams. He has pictures of them and knows the result of lots of matches.6 many years ago, each country had different rules for _ 7 own football games. In 1863, a group of people met in England to 8 this. These rules are the 9 todays.Now teams from all over the world take part in the famous World Cup. It is held every four years to see which is 10 .( ) 1. A. teams B. matches C. cities D. places( ) 2. A. same B. team C. other D.players( ) 3. A. surprise B. surprising C. to surprise D. surprised( ) 4. A. only B. just C. ever D.even( ) 5. A. players B.runners C. swimmers D. boxers( ) 6. A. So B. And C. But D. Then( ) 7. A. their B. its C.it D. its( ) 8. A. change B.changing C.changed D. be changed( ) 9. A. difference B. different C. same D. same as( ) 10. A. better B.best C. the best D.the better四、阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）AA man has a cat. He likes her very much. At mealtime the cat sits at the table with him. The man eats with a knife and a fork, but the cat eats from her plate. Sometimes, when she finishes her dish, her master will give her a bit of his food. He shares his meal with her. One day the cat is not at the table at mealtime.“Ah! Where is my cat?” asks the man.His wife says, “Cant you eat without her?”So the meal begins without the cat. Before lunch is over, the cat rushes into the room and jumps onto the chair quickly. She has two mice in her mouth, and before anyone can stop her, she drops(扔下) one into her own plate, and the other into her masters plate.“Dear me!” cries the woman, “A mouse is in your plate!”“Hush(安静)!” says her husband. “This shows that she is a nice cat. She knows what friendship is. She wishes me to share her dinner as I often share mine with her.根据短文内容，判断正误，正确（T），错误（F）。( )1. The master loves his cat very much.( )2. The cat always shares her food with her master.( )3. One day the cat is not at the table at mealtime.( )4. The cat hurries home with two mice in her mouth when the master and his wife are having lunch.( )5. The story tells us the cat also loves her master.BA young man and an old man are waiting for a train at a station. They sit next to each other. Whats that in your bag? asks the young man. Gold, answers the old man. Nothing but gold. The young man cannot believe his ears. What? he says to himself in surprise. Then he begins to think how to get the gold from the old man. The old man looks tired and sleepy and it seems that he cannot keep his eyes open. So the old man lies down and soon he falls asleep.The young man runs away with the old mans bag as quickly as he can. Then he stops and quickly opens the bag. There is nothing but a lot of stones in the bag.( ) 1. At first the young man _.A. wants to fool the old man B. doesnt know what is in the old mans bag C. doesnt wait for the train D. want to wait for the old man ( )2. The young man is surprised when_. A. he hears there is much gold in the bag B. he sees much gold in the bag C. he knows the old man has so many stones D. he sees the old man fall asleep ( )3. The young man runs away with the old mans bag quickly because_. A. he can run very fast B. he wants very much to know how much gold there is in the bag C. he is afraid that the old man may wake up and catch him D. both B and C( )4. The young man opens the bag quickly because_. A. he wants to know many stones are in it B. he wants to know how much gold is in it C. the old man may catch him D. the gold will change into stones( )5. Nothing but in the story means_.A.everything B. very much C. nothing D. onlyCIn America, when people say“mans best friend”, they dont mean another person. Instead, they are talking about a lovely animala dog! These words show the friendship(友谊) between people and animals. Dogs and other pets can give joy to peoples lives. Some people think of their pets as their children. Some people even leave all their money to their pets when they die!Animals can help people, too. Dogs can be taught to be the“eyes”for a blind person (盲人) or“ears”for a deaf(耳聋) person. Scientists have found that pets help people live longer! They make people happier, too. Because of that, they bring animals into hospitals for“visits”.Americans hold“Be Kind to Animals Week”in the first week of May. Pet shows are held during the week. Even if you dont live in America, you, too, can do this. How? First think about how animals make your life richer. If you have a pet, take more time this week to play with it. Remember to give it delicious food.If you dont have a pet, be kind to animals around you. For example, if you see a street dog, just leave it alone, or make friends with it. If others around you do bad things to animals, try to speak up. As people, we must protect(保护) animals who cant speak for themselves.( )1.“Some people even leave all their money to their pets when they die!”is used to prove(证明) that . A. pets have the right(权利) to inherit(继承) money B. money can make pets happy C. its the best way to spend money D. some pets are as important to their owners as their children( )2. According(依照) to the passage, scientists bring the dogs to hospital because . A. they are ill and they need to see the doctor B. they can make the patients(病人) happier C. they can help the doctor find out the problems D. the doctors can do experiment(试验) on them( )3. During the“Be Kind to Animals Week”, the people in America . A. hold pet shows B. play with the pets the whole week C. cook delicious food for pets D. make friends with other peoples pets( )4.Which of the following statements(陈述) is NOT true? A. Dogs can help people in many ways. B. Dogs can help people live happier.C. Dogs can help people make everything. D. Dogs can make peoples lives richer.( )5. What is the main idea of the passage? A.A lot of people are interested in dogs. B. Dogs can help people do many things. C. Pets are lovely and need care and protection(保护). D. We have done a lot of things for pets.DWhat is it? Sometimes it is long. Sometimes it is round. There may be only one . There may be more of them than you can count. Now you can guess what it is. It is a line.Sometimes a line is straight. Some lines are side by side. They never meet. Train tracks are like these lines. Some lines do meet. They cross each other. Streets are like lines that cross each other.When lines change, new shapes are made. Sometimes a line is curved (曲线状的). Curved lines may cross each other. Curved lines may be side by side. Curved lines may be closed. A circle（圈）is one kind of closed curve.Look about you. Can you find straight lines and curved lines? Can you find lines that cross and lines that do not cross?( ) 1. Which of the following is a closed curved line? A. B. C. D.( ) 2.We can know from the passage that . A. all lines are straight and long B. all lines look like train tracks C. lines are used by man in many ways D. lines are very unusual in our life( ) 3. What happens when lines change? A. New shapes are made. B. Streets have to cross each other. C. They get crossed. D. They never meet.( ) 4. The main idea of the passage is that .A. there are many kinds of lines. B. lines must never meetC. streets cannot cross each other. D. lines dont change( ) 5. Which lines cross each other? A. train tracks B. a circle C. the streets D. the buildings第二卷（共50分）五、用所给动词的正确形式填空。（每小题1分，满分15分）1. Whats the (long)of your desk?2. The weather today is even _ （bad）than yesterday.3. They will stay here for at (little) two weeks.4. We are the _ (read)of Teenagers magazine.5.You must write down the words on the blackboard (correct).6.Our teacher tells us _(not be) late for school every day.7.Would you please (help) me with my English?8. (take) a bus is much faster than walking.9.Simon spends a lot of time _(practise) playing basketball every day.10.The number of the students in our school _ (be) over 1500.11.We always have a great time _ (talk) to each other.12. Many _ (hero)lost their lives during the war.13.”The sooner, the _ (good)”, Uncle Wang said.14. My classmates are all very helpful. They dont want to be _ (use )to people in the future.15. I really feel _（comfortable）when I talk to strangers because I dont know what to talk about.六、任务型阅读(共10分，每小题2分) Fei Xiang, whose English name is Kris Phillips, is a Chinese American. (1)He is nearly two meters tall, with blue eyes, looking like an Asian. (2)Though he was in Taiwan, he grew up speaking Chinese to his mother and English to his father and studied at Stanford University in California. Later he returned from abroad to Taiwan and became a singer. In 1986, Fei Xiang visited the mainland（中国大陆）and turned into a pop star here. He is very famous to young people and he is very popular with them, such as Fire in the Winter ,Clouds of My Homeland and so on.Four years later, he left the mainland for America. There he worked as a lowly member. (3)在纽约他过着平静的生活，因为很少有人知道他的名字。Later Phillips ended his six-year stay in the USA and return to the mainland and his recording career(生涯).His new project was to introduce(介绍)the mainland to the music of the Broadway stage（百老汇戏剧艺术），including（包括） the song Maria from West Side Sto