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密 封 装 订 线密 封 线 内 不 要 答 题 中学 班级 姓名 考场号杨村五中20132014学年度八年级第一次月考英语试卷（总分100分）一、选择填空。（20分）( )1. Jim is _ at English than Tom A. good B. better C. well D. the best( ) 2. Which is _, table tennis or basketball?A. popular B. most popular C. more popular D. popular( ) 3. Yao Ming is famous_ a basketball player.A .of B. as C. for D. on( ) 4. Li Ping writes _ in his class.A. more careful B. more carefully C. most careful D. most carefully( ) 5. Hong Kong is a city_ 7 million people. A. have B. has C. of D. with( ) 6.What else do you want?Oh, we dont need _.A. nothing else B. something else C. more else D. anything else( ) 7. Can you give me _?A. some advices B. an advice C. some advise D. some advice ( ) 8. The young boy is practicing _English with his parents. A. to speak B. saying C. to say D. speaking ( ) 9. You should try _ your mother _housework.A. to help, with B. helping, with C. to help, on D. to help, / ( ) 10. It _me twenty minutes _to my school.A. took, walk B. takes, to walk C. took, walking D. takes, in walking( ) 11. Weifang is not so _ as Betty.A. taller B. tallest C. tall D. much taller( ) 12. _people we help, _ we feel.A. Most, the happy B. Many, the happily C. All, happier D. The more, the happier ( ) 13. There are some children_ in the room.A. sing B. are singing C. singing D. to sing( ) 14. Although Jane is very fat, _ she runs very fast.A. so B. but C. and D. /( ) 15. Its raining_, we have to stay at home instead of going out for a picnic.A. strongly B. heavily C. hardly D. badly( ) 16. Chongqing is bigger than_ in Japan.A. any city B. all the other city C. the other city D. any other city( ) 17. Of all the students, Li Lei is _ to Mr. Wang.A. close B. closer C. the closest D. the most closest( ) 18.We were_ when we passed the ball last year.A. much careless B. more carelessly C. much carelessly D. more careless( ) 19. We _them last year.A. defeated B. won C. beat D. against( ) 20. Im going to Hainan for a holiday next week _.A. Have a good time B. Not at all C. Thank you D. I have no idea二、完型填空(10分)Send your questions _21_ Diana, the Language Doctor.Many students ask for _22_ about how to improve their English. Here are three basic questions.The first question is about _23_ English films and songs. Li Hao from Hubei wrote, “I like watching English films and listening to English songs, but I dont understand very much. What can I do?”Watching films and listening to songs _24_ great ways to learn English! Watch and listen several times, and guess the _25_ of the new words. Each time you will learn something new. I also advise you to talk about the films or songs with your friends.The second question is about speaking. Wang Fan from Jilin wrote, “Our school has a teacher from the US. I am shy and I am afraid to speak _26_ her. What should I do?”You can say, “Hello! How are you?” “Do you like China?” These are good ways to start a _27_. And before you begin, you should smile at her! Remember this: Do not be shy. Just try. 中学 班级 姓名 考场号The third question is about vocabulary. Zhang Lei from Anhui wrote, “I _28_new words, but I forget them quickly. How can I remember them?”Do not worry. It is natural to forget new words! I suggest you write four or five words a day _29_ pieces of paper and place them in your room. Read the words when you see them, and try _30_ them.( ) 21. A. at B. to C. with D. for( ) 22. A. advises B. advices C. advise D. advice( ) 23. A. understands B. to understand C. understanding D. understood( ) 24. A. are B. is C. were D. was( ) 25. A. means B. mean C. to mean D. meaning( ) 26. A. with B. at C. to D. in( ) 27. A. composition B. competition C. conversation D. construction( ) 28. A. write down B. wrote down C. write on D. wrote on( ) 29. A. on B. in C. onto D. to( ) 30. A. use B. using C. used D. to use三、阅读理解 （20分）AHow do I like to travel?Many people like to travel by plane, but I dont like it because an airport is usually far from the city. You have to get there early and wait for hours for the plane to take off and it is often late. you cant open the window. You cant choose the food. Planes are fast, but they still take hours to get out of the airport and into the city.I like traveling by train. I think trains are safe. Railway stations are usually in cities. When you are late for a train you can catch another one .you can walk around in the train and open the windows. You can see many interesting things on your way. I know it takes a little more time.I also like cars. You can start your journey when you want to, and you dont need to get to a railway station or a bus stop. Also you can carry many things with you in a car. But sometimes there are too many cars on the road. 31. Why do many people like to travel by plane? A. Because it is fast. B. Because it is safe. C. Because you can walk around in the plane. D. Because you can open the window 32. Which is not the good thing about the train? A. It is safe. B. It takes a little more time. C. You can open the windows. D. You can walk around. 33. If you want to take a lot of things with you, what do you take to go out? A. bus B. car. C. train D. air 34. What is the bad thing about the car? A. you neednt go to a station B. you can start your journey when you want to. C. Sometimes there are too many cars on the road. D. You cant see many interesting things on your way 35. What does the writer think of the plane, train and car? A. He likes to take a plane because it is fast. B. He likes to take a train because it takes a little more time. C. He likes to take a car because he has a carD. He thinks it takes a lot of time to go out of the airport and into the city BMr. Green has a small garden in front of his house. There are lots of flowers in it. But he has only a few trees.His neighbour Mr. Black has a garden, too. Mr. Blacks garden is smaller than Mr. Greens garden. He has fewer flowers than Mr. Green but more trees.Mr. Brown is Mr. Greens another neighour. Mr. Browns garden is the smallest one of the three. He has the fewest flowers of them all, but the weeds(杂草)in his garden are the tallest. There is always a lot of work to do in his garden, but Mr. Brown doesnt have enough time to work in his garden, so his garden is the worst.36. Whats in Mr. Greens garden?A. Lots of flowers and a few trees B A few flowers and lots of treesC. Lots of flowers and lots of trees D. a few flowers and a few trees37. Mr. Greens garden is _than Mr. Blacks garden.A. better B. worse C. bigger D. smaller38. Mr. Black has _flowers but _trees than Mr. Green.A. more; fewer B. fewer; more C. more; more D. fewer; fewer密 封 装 订 线密 封 线 内 不 要 答 题39. There are a lot of weeds in Mr. Browns Garden because _.A. the garden is too small B. Mr. Brown doesnt like flowersC. Mr. Brown is too busy to work in his garden D. there us always a lot of work in it40. Whose garden is the best?A. Mr. Greens B. Mr. Blacks C. Mr. Browns D. We dont know四、完成句子，根据中文意思完成下列句子，每空一词，每题两分。（10分）41. 让我们尽可能多地讲英语Lets try to speak English _ _ _ possible.42. 由于大雨，我们不得不呆在家。We have to stay at home_ _ heavy rain.43. 不要忘记在错的答案旁写下正确地答案Dont forget to _ _ the correct answers _ _ the mistake.44. 剑桥在英格兰东部。Cambridge is _ _ _ of England.45. 对他们来说，仍有很多时间可以进球。There is also_ _ time for them to score.五、句型转换 按照要求改写句子。（10分）46. My brother sometimes goes shopping. (划线提问) _ _does your brother goes shopping?47. He has to help his parents at home on Saturday. (改为一般疑问句) _ he_ to help his parents at home on Saturday?48. Tina is not as tall as Tara. (同义句) Tara is _ _ Tina.49. The dress looks beautiful. (改一般疑问句) _ the dress _beautiful?50. It took you about twelve hours to get there. (同义句)You _about twelve hours _there.六、补全对话。（5分）A: Jim, what are you going to do tonight?B: I have no idea. What do you suggest?A: 51_B: Sounds good! But I hear there will be a talk at 7:00 in the City Hall.A. How shall we get there?B. Whats the talk about?C. Can we ask John to go with us?D. I like music very much.E. Shall we go to see a film?F. Thats all right.G. Why not go there together?A: 52_B: The history of music. Im interested in music.A: Me, too. 53_B: Good idea! But we must be quick. We have only twenty minutes left.A: 54_B: We have to take a taxi because its quite a long way.A: 55_, He likes music, too.B: OK. Lets go.七、任务型阅读：阅读材料并完成下面的表格。（5分）（每空填1词）My name is Jane. My job is to report news for a magazine. I love traveling and hope to visit Great Britain one day. Id like a pen pal from London, who is interested in discussing the differences between Europe and Asia. I love listening to pop music and playing football.I am Manuel. Im a businessman and have a large company with many workers and clerks. I would like to find a pen pal who is also a businessman and lives in North America. I like using the Internet.I am working in a university. I speak English, French and Russian. My family name is Jackson but my students usually call me Sarah. Id like a pen pal who is interested in language learning working in Oxford University. I dont like using computers for learning and I believe that true language learning can only happen in a classroom.I am Peter and interested in the differences between East Europe and North America. I love riding my horse Jackie and listening to jazz. I usually get at 7 oclock and go to school around 7:30 in the morning. I want to find a pen pal who has the same interest as me living in Sydney.Cindy is my first name. I am working in a travel agency. Sometimes I am called Mr. Guide when I am working. Id like to find a pen pal who comes from Europe. I like playing the piano and listening to jazz. I am interested in history, but I dont like discussing languages.First name Job likesPen-pal fromJane56_Travelling, pop music, and playing footballLondonManuelBusinessmanUsing 57_North America58_TeacherTeachingOxford UniversityPeterStudentRiding horse and listening to jazz59_Cindy60_Playing the piano, listening to jazz historyEurope八、综合填空. 首字母已给出，把完整的单词写在答题卡上的横线上。（10分）In school, boys and girls are learning foreign languages. Do you know how many languages there are in the (61) w_? There are about 1500. English is one of the (62) m_ import