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八年级英语月考试卷一、听力。（20分）. 听句子，选择正确图片。每个句子读一遍。（5分）1. _ 2. _ 3. _ 4. _ 5. _ . 听句子，选择正确答语。每个句子读一遍。（5分）( )6. A. Thats all right. B. Yes, you are quite right. C. Yes, it is fun. ( )7. A. Me, too. B. Yes, it is. C. Im going fishing. ( )8. A. I am practicing the violin. B. I was taking a shower. C. I go shopping every day. ( )9. A. Its dangerous. B. I dont agree. C. Yes, he is. ( )10. A. Yes, I do. B. Thanks very much. C. Yes, Ill be glad to. . 听对话及问题，选择正确答案。每组对话及问题读两遍。（5分）( )11. A. At ten. B. At ten to ten. C. At ten past ten. ( )12. A. He was answering the phone. B. He was watching TV. C. He was taking a shower. ( )13. A. On foot. B. By car. C. By bike. ( )14. A. Playing games. B. Washing clothes. C. Watching TV. ( )15. A. The cinema. B. The hospital. C. The station. . 听短文，填空。短文读两遍。（5分）NameWhat was he/she doing?Li Lei16. _Wang Fang17. _Steve18. _Jack19. _Kangkang20. _二、 单项选择。（20分） ( )1. Would you mind _? Not at all. A. provide help for us B. provide us with help C. providing help for usD. providing us for help( )2. His mother taught him _ and read. A. writeB. writing C. to writeD. writes( )3. _ Li Lei _ play computer games? No, he _. A. Did; use to; didntB. Did; used to; didnt C. Does; use to; doesntD. Does; used to; doesnt( )4. Could you _ me your bike, please? Sorry, Im using it. You can _ Jacks. A. borrow; lentB. borrowed; lendC. borrow; lendD. lend; borrow( )5. Do you have _ to say today? No, nothing. A. something important B. nothing important C. important something D. anything important( )6. Michael is fond of _, but I prefer _. A. travel; read B. travelling; reading C. to travel; to read D. travelling; read( )7. I think classical music is pleasant. _ I think its boring. A. I agree. B. I think so. C. I dont agree. D. I dont know. ( )8. Everyone is here _ Li Lei, because he is ill today. A. except B. and C. withD. or( )9. My _ is keeping pets. I am _ in dogs. A. interest; interested B. interests; interested C. interest; interestingD. interests; interesting( )10. The students were singing an English song _ Mr. Xiang came into the classroom. A. afterB. whenC. before D. as( )11. Were going for a picnic tomorrow. I _ whether Jack can come. A. knowB. guessC. believe D. wonder( )12. I _ a museum with my friends at this time yesterday. A. am visitingB. was visitingC. visitedD. will visit( )13. He is _ small _ to school. A. too; to go B. cant; goC. too; go D. so; to go( )14. It was raining hard _ I got up this morning. A. ifB. whenC. afterD. until( )15. The old man died _ a cold snowy night. A. in B. on C. at D. over( )16. I feel tired, but I dont want to stop _. A. workB. to workC. worksD. working( )17. Jackie Chan is a famous actor. Yes, he is popular _ many young people. A. for B. as C. with D. to( )18. Liu Dehua, Jay Chou and Lin Junjie are famous _ their pop songs. A. as B. for C. withD. of( )19. What do you do _? I practice English _. A. everyday; everydayB. everyday; every day C. every day; everydayD. every day; every day( )20. Hi, Linda. _ a hot day! Lets go swimming, OK? Thats a good idea! A. How B. What C. / D. Which 三. 完形填空。（10分）Planting flowers is my favorite hobby because I can learn something new from it. I bought a flower pot (盆) and some flower seeds (种子) last week. Then I 21 some seeds in the pot. After a few days, 22 happened. But I didnt give up watering. Another ten days later, I saw the young plants 23 . I felt very 24 because I could grow something. Just like growing flowers, we can also plant happiness. Our life is 25 an empty (空的) pot. We have lots of things to do, but we 26 do them. That means we lose many things. What are the 27 things? Yes, theyre the seeds of 28 , love and dreams. What should we plant in life? If we plant negative thoughts (消极思想) inside our 29 , we will feel sad in the future days; If we plant seeds of hope, we will get 30 . ( )21. A. planted B. put C. bought D. water( )22. A. somethingB. everythingC. nothing D. anything( )23. A. died B. come outC. left D. went( 24. A. sad B. bored C. interested D. excited( )25. A. like B. in C. without D. for( )26. A. alwaysB. seldom (很少)C. never D. often( )27. A. lose B. losing C. lost D. loses( )28. A. fun B. pleasureC. hope D. health( )29. A. pots B. yards C. houses D. hearts( )30. A. illnessB. happinessC. sadness D. flowers四、阅读理解 （40分） (A)Once a year, a race is held for old cars. A lot of cars entered for this race last year and there was a great deal of excitement just before it began. One of the most handsome cars was a Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost. The most unusual car was a Benz which had only three wheels (车轮). Made in 1885, it was the oldest car taking part in the race. After a great many loud explosions(爆炸), the race began. Many of the cars broke down on the course and some drivers spent more time under their cars than in them. A few cars, however, completed the race. The winning car reached a speed (速度) of forty miles an hour much faster than any of its rivals. It sped (加速前进) downhill at the end of the race and its driver had a lot of trouble trying to stop it. The race gave everyone a great deal of pleasure. It was very different from modern car races but no less exciting. 根据短文内容, 判断正（T）误（F）。( )31. It was a race for modern cars. ( )32. The most unusual car was a Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost with three wheels. ( )33. Only a few cars could reach the end. ( )34. The race was full of danger and pleasure. ( )35. All the cars had no trouble on the course. (B)A hobby is not a job or a school subject. A hobby is something you enjoy doing in your spare time. Its not something you need to do. Its just fun. Some people make model ships, keep pets, plant flowers, play computer games or chat on the Internet. Some paint pictures or dance to music. Some collect everything from stamps to seashells (海贝壳) People take up hobbies because they think these activities can bring them many things like happiness, friendship and knowledge. Anyone, rich or poor, old or young, sick or well, can have a hobby. A hobby will make your life colorful. 根据短文内容，选择正确答案。( )36. What is a hobby?A. A job. B. A school subject. C. Something interesting. D. Something you enjoy doing in your spare time. ( )37. How many hobbies are mentioned (提到) in this passage? A. 7. B. 8. C. 9. D. 10. ( )38. Hobbies can bring people _. A. much moneyB. health C. happiness, friendship and knowledge D. lots of trouble( )39. What kind of people can have a hobby? A. Rich or poor. B. Old or young. C. Sick or well. D. A，B and C. ( )40. When do people often take up hobbies?A. In their work time. B. In the daytime. C. In their free time. D. In the holiday. (C)We have fun with our school life every day. Our school often holds different after-school activities. There was a football match on the school playground yesterday afternoon.Our class played against Class Two. Every player tried their best as soon as the match began at 4:00 oclock. The players from the two teams played very hard and well. At the beginning of the match, a big and strong player from Class Two got the ball and passed several of our players. He kicked the ball hard to the goal.“Oh, dear!”my classmates shouted surprisedly. Luckily, our goalkeeper Steve caught the ball. At the end of the first half of the match, there was no score. After resting for ten minutes, the match began again. Our headteacher Mr. Zhang cheered us on all the time.“Teamwork! Teamwork!”he kept shouting. At this time, Kangkang got the ball. He kicked the ball to Jack and Jack kicked the ball to our captain (队长) Li Lei. He passed four players with the ball and then kicked the ball into the goal. The crowd jumped cheerfully. My classmates felt excited. Finally, we won 1 to 0. My school life is colorful. I love my school life. 根据短文内容，选择正确答案。( )41. From the passage, we know _. A. no team lost B. the writers team won C. Class Two wonD. the result was 0:0( )42. At the first half of the match, _. A. Class Two got score B. the writers team got score C. the result was 1 to 0D. there was no score( )43. _ is the captain of the writers class. A. Li Lei B. Steve C. KangkangD. Jack( )44. The players have a _ rest during the match. A. one-minute B. two-minute C. four-minute D. ten-minute( )45. Which order (顺序) is TRUE according to the passage?Steve caught the ball. Kangkang kicked the ball to Jack. Li Lei kicked the ball into the goal. A big player got the ball. A. B. C. D. (D)A hobby can be almost anything that a person likes to do in his spare time. Hobbyists（沉溺于某嗜好之人）keep pets, watch birds, draw pictures, play the piano and grow flowers. 46 They collect everything from books and boxes to stamps.People take up hobbies because these activities offer enjoyment, friendship and relaxation. Hobbies help people relax after a long time of hard work, and provide a balance between work and play. Hobbies offer interesting activities for the old. Some hobbies can make a child grow as a person, develop(发展) his interest and help him learn new skills(技能). 47 Doctors have found that hobbies are useful in helping patients recover (恢复) from illness. Hobbies give patients who cant move around something to do, and provide interests that keep them from thinking about themselves. Many hospitals treat patients by having them take up interesting hobbies. 48 In early times, most people were too busy making a living to have many hobbies. But some persons who had spare time did enjoy hobbies. 49 People today have more time than ever before for hobbies. 50 Those who have developed hobbies never need to worry about what to do with their newly-found free time hours.Sir William Osler, a famous Canadian doctor expressed the value (价值) of hobbies by saying, “No man is really happy or safe without a hobby.” 根据短文内容从下面方框内的五个选项中，选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使短文意思通顺、结构完整。A. More people retire at an earlier age than before.B. Hobbies can also help a patient to keep healthy.C. They also go to concerts, climb mountains, go fishing, skate and swim.D. The ancient Egyptians played games with balls made of wood.E. Anyone, old or young, sick or well, rich or poor, can follow a good hobby, in spite of(尽管) his age, health or money.46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 六、词语运用。（10分）用方框内所给单词的适当形式填空（其中有两项是多余的）。go, when, piano, composer, he, surprise,make, on, lazy, if， hear, concertBeethoven was born in Germany in 1770.He was one of the greatest 51 in the world. Life was hard for him. Even 52 he was a child, Beethoven didnt have a good life. His father was a singer ,but he was 53 and always drank a lot. When Beethoven was only four, his father decided 54 him a musician. Beethoven learned very fast and he could go around and give a 55 when he was only eleven. A few years later, Beethoven 56 to Vienna to study under Haydn, a famous American composer. Soon he co