辽宁省大连市第七十六中学八年级英语4月月考试题.doc

辽宁省大连市第七十六中学2013-2014学年八年级英语4月月考试题1. how was dinner at mikes house?it was great.a. a b. the c. / d. an2. do you know the girl long fair hair? oh, thats jims sister.a. in b. forc. on d. with3. you can the coffee to see if there is enough sugar in it.a. taste b. smellc. feel d. look4. . listen, the music sweet. its my favourite.a. sounds b. smellsc. feels d. tastes5. catherine is afraid of flying. she feels before she gets on a plane.a. surprised b. excitedc. sorry d. nervous6. i used my mobile phone to send a short text to tell my teacher the news.a. information b. reasonc. message d. result7. li lei isnt in the classroom. where is he?he to the teachers office.a. is going b. has gonec. has been d. will go8.the iphone5s is too expensive for me. i cant it.a. moveb. afford c. mix d. send9.on new years eve, many people get together to for the coming year.a. count downb. write down c. make upd. turn down10.i your school before and i still remember there was a tall tree behind your library.a. have visited b. will visitc. am visiting d. visited11.arabic is not easy, i like it very much.a. so b. butc. ifd. or12. jenny is a girl. everyone likes her very much.a. latestb. ancientc. lovely d. poor 13. the plane has taken off, so we cant have the chance to see jim off.a. yet b. justc. never d. ever14.have you read this interesting book? yes. i it two weeks ago.a. am reading b. have read c. will read d. read15.the strawberry pie smells . im sure it must be delicious.a. nice b. sour c. terrible d. strange16. my bag is _ books. its so heavy.a. full of b. angry with c. proud of d. surprised at 17. the dog is very _ because it has three ears. a. noisyb. strange c. lovely d. serious18. the twins are quite different _ each other. a. on b. to c. for d. from19. li huas answer _ right. dont you think so? a. sounds b. smells c. tastes d. gets20. happy birthday, tom. ive got you a present. _a. the same to you. b. have a good time! c. thank you. d. good luck!ii完型填空（一）（共10小题，每题1分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，从所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中选出最佳选项。ive never thought about talking with a stranger online before. i thought it was dangerous, but last month i 1 it. let me tell you what happened. i set up my speaker and my microphone (话筒) and then began walking into different kinds of 2, because i didnt know which room was right 3 me. i just wanted to find a native （本地的）english speaker to talk to, 4 i failed(失败).several days later, i went online again and 5 an english speaking room. i hoped this room would become a good place for 6learners. the third time, i stayed in my room, and several people entered it. there were two native english speakers. one was from the uk, andthe other was from australia. it was too 7 because neither of them had a microphone. 8 couldnt speak to us but just typed words so our conversation went on 9. however, i learned a lot from that conversation. i thought i have known a lot about english, but the fact is that i still have a 10 way to go. i will work harder.iii阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分）passage 1tina was not like many of her classmates. she didnt listen to popular music or watch many movies, and she wasnt interested in nice clothes. when she got together with her friends, they wanted to listen to rock and pop music. when tina asked if they would like to try classical (古典的) music, they all looked at her strangely.“classical music is for old people, ” one of her friends said. tina was worried that something was wrong with her. she decided to talk to her father. as she entered his study (书房), her father could feel something was wrong.“dad, am i strange?” she asked her father.“of course not, ” he answered. “why do you ask that?” “because i dont like the same things as my classmates do. they want to listen to mariah careys music. i like yo yo mas.” “i can understand, tina, its all right to be your own person. you dont have to copy (模仿) what other people do. everybody has different tastes. some of them are popular, and others arent. ”after talking with her father, tina felt better. she realized (意识到) that being different made her special. it was an important lesson for her to learn.1. tina liked to . a. listen to mariah careys music b. go to the movies c. listen to classical music d. buy nice clothes 2. why did tina talk with her father? a. because she wanted to tell him about yo yo ma. b. because she wanted to talk about her problem. c. because she wanted to know about her friends. d. because she wanted to give him some ideas.3.what does the underlined part “be your own person” mean? a. do whats right for you. b. try to like the same things. c. do what others do. d. try to get everything you need. 4. tinas father made tina feel . a. angry b. worried c. excited d. better 5. what can we learn from the passage? a. we dont have to be like others. b. friends can say bad things sometimes. c. classical music is better than pop music. d. tina found a new friend.passage 2do you want to know about my staying in america? it was really an eye-opening experience. in china, i had english classes five times a week. however, i didnt know how different textbook english was from daily english until i went to hotchkiss school, connecticut. when i first studied english, i was told to say “im fine” when people say “how are you?” but in america, i found that people said “im good” or “im tired.” one day, someone greeted me with “whats up?” it made me confused. i thought for a moment and then smiled because i didnt know what to say. to my surprise, american girls spend a lot of time in the burning sun. however, in china, girls try every possible way to get their skin whiter. im also surprised by how hard-working american students are. in china, schoolwork is almost everything, so we study hard. but in america, a good student gets good grades, does a lot for the public and plays sports or music.6. according to the writer, textbook english is daily english.a. different from b. the same as c. more difficult than d. as easy as7 the underlined word “confused” means“” in chinese.a. 厌倦的 b. 感兴趣的 c. 疑惑的 d. 耐心的8. a good american student spends his or her time .a. only in doing homework b. only on sportsc. only on music d. on study, sports, music and public work9. which of the following is not true according to the passage?a. the writer has returned from america.b. american girls love to have white skin.c. schoolwork is almost everything for chinese students.d. american students are hard-working.10. whats the best title of the passage?a. my travelling in the us b. my opinions about the usc. my studying in the us d. my friends in the uspassage 3who has the smelliest sneakers (臭球鞋)?howcanyouget$2,500 easily?allyouneed is a pair of smelly sneakers.this is the true story in america in therotten sneaker contest.thisyear in march, there was the annual (每年一度)rottensneakercontestinamerica.this contest first came out in 1975.the person who had a sporting goods (商品) store first had the idea to promote a kind of new shoes. this year the winner was a girl named casey adams. she walked her dog and cleaned out her chickencoop (鸡笼) with this pair of sneakers. so with her sneakers, there was the smell of dog and chicken poop (粪便). other children in this contestall wore their sneakers to join the contest. however, who has the smelliest sneakers? caseys sneakers were so smelly that she had to take them inside some bags bycar.finally, casey got the prize money and a trip to new york towatch a show for free.根据短文内容，选择正确答案。11.whichrotten sneaker contestdidcaseywin? a. the 36th. b. the 37th. c. the 38th. d. the 39th.12. the underlined word “promote” means “_”inchinese. a. 试验 b. 展览 c.推销 d. 维修13. how did casey make her sneakers with the smell of chicken poop?a. she walkedchickens.b. she washedchickens.c. she lived with chickens.d. she cleaned outthe chicken coop.14.howdidcasey take hersneakers to the contest? a. wore them there. b. sent them there.c.took them inside somebags.d. took them inside a shoe box.15.which ofthefollowingis true?a.itsa contestin the uk. b. the winner of the contest can get $2,500.c.a shoe makerfirsthadthe ideaof this contest.d.casey went ona trip to london with the prize money.passage 4根据短文内容，从所给的六个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，使短文意思完整、连贯。（有一项为多余选项）i had pen friend. his name was jim. jim lived in a town near new york._16_ and his mother was a doctor. he was seven years old and began to go to school this september._17_ . and his father drove a car to take him to school five days a week. _18_. it was monday that day. miss whites was teaching them to count from one to ten in the morning. _19_. soon he could count them. miss white was very happy and asked,” how many people are there in your family, jim? ” jim stood up and said, “two, miss white ” “who are they?” “my father and my mother.” “oh?” _20_.she then said, ”there are three people in your family.” “but now im not at home. im at school, you know”.a jim was studying hard.b. im sorry i dont know.c. so he was never late for school and his teachers liked him very much.d. miss white was very surprised.e. it was a little far from their shop.f. his father had a shop.iv情景交际（本题共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据对话内容选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，有两项为多余选项。iv 情景交际（本题共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据对话内容选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，有两项为多余选项。daming: hi, tony._1_tony: hi, daming. ive just made a model spaceship for our school project.daming: i havent started yet because im not sure how to make it. can you help me?tony: sure,_2_. have you heard the latest news? scientists have sent a spaceship to mars. the journey has taken several months.daming:_3_tony: yes, it has arrived already._4_daming: so have they discovered life on mars?tony: no, they havent yet.daming: are there any astronauts in the spaceship?tony: no, there arent.daming: why not? _5_tony: yes，but no one has been to mars yet, because mars is very far away, much farther than the moon. lots of scientists are working hard in order to send astronauts to mars one day.daming: thats interesting! how can i get information on space travel?tony: you can go online to search for information.daming: i will. thank you, tony!a. no problemb. it has arrived already. c. astronauts have already been to the moon.d. what are you up to?e. thats why its on the newsf. what did you do just now?g. has it arrived yet?第ii卷 非选择题 v. 完形填空（二）（共15小题，每题2分，满分30分）a. 阅读短文，用所给动词的适当形式填入的空白处，使意思完整。（每个词只能用一次）interesting , all ones life, fast, break, policeman, so, how, suddenly, but ,standmr evans lived in a city. he was a maths teacher three years ago. he taught well and his students liked him. so he decided to work in the middle school_1_. but a terrible accident changed his life. one spring he took his class to visit a place of interest.（名胜） the children saw a lot of _2_ things and had a good time there. _3_on their way to school, their bus was hit by a track .five students died in the accident. he didnt know _4_ it had happened and was very sad about it and after he came out of hospital, he left the school and became a _5_. he tried his best to stop the drivers from _6_ the traffic rules. he worked hard and was strict(严格) with the drivers. _7_they were afraid of him. one afternoon it was very hot. mr evans was working . he was _8_at the crossing and watching the traffic ._9_ he saw a cleaner（清洁机）. it ran so_10_ that it almost hit(撞上) a man riding a bike. he stopped it at once and the man stays safe.b.阅读短文，在短文的空格处天上适当的词，使其内容通顺。 fan yi was born in beijing in 1997. she finished her second grade of primary school(小学) in beijing. she moved to the us with her parents_1_ the age of 7. she has shown great _2_in birds since she was a little girl. when fan was studying american history at school, she read many articles(文章) about the september 11 attacks(9.11事件). she wanted all people to live in peace with each other. around that time, she had a(n) _3_one night. in the dream, some birds fought（打架) with each other. fan got an_4_from the dream and turned it into a story. in it, she showed her idea of peace in the world. in the future, fan will_5_ more books for the swordbird series. will she become another j.k rowling? we are ready to read.vi.阅读理解，回答问题（二）（共5小题，每题2分，满分10分）hi lingling,thanks for your last message. it was great to hear from you, and i cant wait to meet you.i hope you will know me from my photo when i arrive at the airport. i am quite tall , with short fair hair, and i wear glasses. ill wear jeans and a t-shirt for the journey, but ill also carry my warm coat. ive got your photo- you look very pretty. im sure well find each other!thanks for telling me about your hobbies. you sound just like me! i spend a lot of time playing classical music with my friends at school, but i also like dance music-i love dancing! i enjoy sports as well, especially tennis. my brother is in the school tennis team- im very proud of him! he is good at everything, but im not. sometimes i get bad m