江苏省阜宁实验初中八年级英语上学期第一次月考试题(1).doc

江苏省阜宁实验初中2013-2014学年八年级英语上学期第一次月考试题 一、单项选择题（15分）1. which word cant be used to describe (描述) ones appearance (外貌)?_.a. beautifulb. helpfulc. prettyd. good-looking2. sandy! theres _ orange in your bottle than in mine. i can give you some.a. fewerb. morec. lessd. little3. she always spends lots of money _ clothes.a. inb. onc. withd. at4. can you do the work better with _ time and _ people?a. little, lessb. few, littlec. less, fewerd. fewer, less5. mum, could i have _ bread?of course.a. any moreb. some morec. more somed. many more6. do you often play _ chess?yes, i do. and i play _ table tennis well, too.a. /, theb. the, thec. the, /d. /, /7. people in the uk say “lift” while people in the usa say “_”.a. hallb. elevatorc. recessd. soccer8. my friend jack looks fine, he always _ a smile _ his face.a. wears, onb. puts, onc. puts, ind. wear, on9. i dont know who _ the boy stand here. how poor he looks.a. toldb. makesc. asksd. wants10. its known that suzhou is _ in the world.a. one of the most beautiful countries b. one of the beautiful countriesc. one of the most beautiful citiesd. one of the most beautiful city11. i have _ money than you, but i have _ friends than you.a. more, moreb. less, morec. fewer, mored. more, less12. my father drives me _ every day.a. to homeb. at homec. homed. house13. i have _ uncle. there is _ “u” in the word “uncle”.a. a, ab. an, anc. a, and. an, a14. we always have a great time _ each other.a. talkingb. talkc. talking tod. talk to15. whats your best friend like?a. she is fine. thank you.b. she is a doctor.c. she likes watching tv.d. she is helpful and generous.二、完形填空（10分）mr. white lost his job last week. it was 16 for him to find another job. somebody told mr. white that he 17 get a job in town two hundred kilometers 18 , so he decided to get there 19 . he went to the railway station and got 20 a train. he was the only one in the train. the train started. suddenly, a man came in 21 a gun (枪) and said to him. “your money 22 your life?” mr. white sat there without 23 .“i 24 money,” mr. white answered.“then why are you so afraid of me?” the man asked angrily.“because i thought you were the conductor (售票员). i didnt buy a 25 ,” answered mr. white.三、阅读理解（40分）a heres anns invitation. its my birthday ann read hopes you can come to her party. time: 4:30 date: sunday, febrary 16th place: flat 15a dong qian bilding telephone: 89062126. ann read is going to have _ party.a. a teachers day b. an english c. a birthday d. a chinese27. the party is on _.asunday, feb. 16th b. sunday, feb. 6thc. monday feb.16th d. monday, feb.6th28. its going to start at _.a. half past five b. half past four c. a quarter to five d. a quarter to four29. shes going to have her party at _ dong qian bilding.a. flat 5a b. flat 15a c. flat 5b d. flat 15b30. anns telephone number is read as _.a. eight o nine, two one six b. eight o nine, six one twoc. eight nine o, two six one d. eight nine o, six two oneblong, long ago there was a very foolish thief. do you know what he did one day? when he wanted to steal(偷) the bell on his neighbours door, he walked up to the door, took hold of(抓住) the bell and pulled hard. the bell made a very loud noise. the thief was afraid and went home.then he sat down to think, “i must do something about the noise,” he said. he thought and thought. at last he had an idea. “ah, ill put some cotton in my ears. then i wont be able to hear the noise.” the next day he went to the door of his neighbor, and took hold of the bell. this time he pulled even harder. the bell rang loudly, but the thief did not hear anything. with another hard pull he got the bell out. just then the neighbour came running out. “steal my bell? ill teach you a lesson(教训),” the angry man shouted. and he hit the thief on the nose.the foolish thief did not know how the neighbor fond out he was stealing the bell. “why did he come out just then?” he wondered(感到疑惑).31. the thief was trying to get _.a. his neighbor b. his neighbors doorbellc. some cotton d. a door with a bell on it32. the thief put some cotton in his ears. he thought it would be _ for him to steal the doorbell.a. safe b. difficult c. dangerous d. easy33. the neighbor ran out probably(很可能) because _.a.he knew his doorbell was being stolenb.he thought someone was eager(渴望的)to visit himc.he realized (意识到) something strange happenedd. both b and c34. the neighbor hit the thief to _.a. give him lessons b. thank him for stealing the bellc. help him with the bell d. be his teacher35. which of the following is true?a. the thief understood why he was hit on the nose.b.the thief knew why the neighbor came out.c.the thief thought the neighbor cold not hear the bell.d. the thief didnt want to know why the neighbor ran out just at the time he stole the doorbell.ccan we make animals work for us? some scientists thinks that one day we can teach animals to do a lot of things for people. they say that in a film or on tv, you may see elephants, monkeys, dogs or some other animals doing a lot of things. if you watch carefully, you may find those animals are always given a little food to eat after they have done something. scientists say that people can teach many different animals to do some easy work if they know they will get something to eat.we all know elephants are strong and can carry large logs (木头). dogs can look after houses. and we can even teach animals to work in factories. in america, for example, people have used apes (猿) to help make cars, and scientists think that those large monkeys may, one day, drive trains. now people are trying to get them to do something just like men.36. people can teach animals to do some easy work if _.a. they have enough food to eat b. they learn theyll get something to eat c. they are as clever as men d. they are sent to animals school37. elephants can do some heavy work because they _.a. eat a lot b. are very strong c. are quite heavy d. have large38. you know we can see dogs to _.a. drive trains b. help make cars c. keep houses safe d. carry log39. scientists are trying to make big monkeys _.a. work in factories b. build hoses c. drive trains d. drive cars40. _ can be taught to work for us.a. only apes b. tall dogs c. large elephants d. many animals dthere are many ways of traveling. people may travel by plane if they want to travel far and get to their destination (目的地) in a shorter time. it is the most comfortable but expensive way. most people travel by train because it is a less expensive way but the trains are usually crowed (拥挤的). bus trip is a cheaper way. but there are bumpy (崎岖不平的) roads which are crowded with traffic. trips by ship may be the cheapest and most comfortable way but it takes too much time.i like traveling by bike. i can set out when i like and stop when i like. i can go wherever i like so that i can enjoy beautiful places that people seldom visit. when i feel tired, i sit down by the bike and have a good rest. besides, i can save much money for tickets and much time in waiting for the train or bus. i can visit more places by riding a bike than going on foot.traveling by bike is good to health. it is really a kind of good exercise. what is more important is that it brings no pollution to the air.41. when a man wants to travel by plane, he wants to _.a. spend less time and moneyb. travel fasterc. enjoy the places betterd. be comfortable42. the disadvantage(缺点) of traveling by train is that _.a. it costs less moneyb. it is not so comfortablec. it takes too much time d. it is kind of dangerous43. how many ways of traveling does the writer tell us in the first paragraph?a. three.b. four.c. five.d. six.44. the writer likes traveling _.a. have a good restb. visit more placesc. save time and moneyd. b and c45. what does the writer really want to tell us?a. ways of traveling.b. traveling by bike is good.c. traveling.d. where to travel.四、任务型阅读（10分）do you like to shop on the internet? i like to buy books online. the price is usually lower. when i want to know something about a book, i write an e-mail to the online shop for an answer. i am shy. it is difficult for me to talk to the shopkeeper in real shops.sometimes online shops have pictures of the book. they can show you some pages of the book, too. i think this is very helpful. i dont like to read books in shops because the shopkeeper may come and talk to me. i dont know what to say to them.i can shop at midnight if i want to. real shops close at nine oclock in the evening. some people worry about the postman may lose or damage(损坏) the things they buy from online shops. but i dont worry about that. i think it is hard to damage a book and my postman is very careful.some people say that shopping in real shops is good because you can go with your friends and look at many different things. they call this window-shopping. i dont have any friends and i dont like to talk too much-it makes me tired.i am teaching my grandmother how to shop online. she can not walk very far so it will make shopping easy for her if she shops online. .my brother wants to learn how to do it, too. he is very busy most of the time. when he has a little free time, he can shop online. what do you think of online shopping?advantages disadvantagesonline shoppingthe things in online shops are always 1 online shops are always 2 it is 3 for old people like my grandmotherit is good for 4 people like my brother.the 5 may lose or damage the things you buy from online shops 6 shop shoppingyou can go with your 7 and look at many 8 things. 9 to talk to the shopkeepersclose at nine oclock in the 10 1. _ 2. _ 3. _ 4. _ 5. _6. _ 7. _ 8. _ 9. _ 10. _五、词汇（15分）a. 根据汉语提示，完成下列单词。1. nancy says julia and july are her _ (偶像).2. when he stands in the front of the class, he feels very _ (紧张不安的).3. i have to look after my _ (邻居) pets when they go out.4. may is an _ (忠诚) friend. she never says a bad word about anyone.5. the girl is as _ (苗条) as her sister.b. 用括号中所给词的适当形式填空。6. she could cook _ (taste) food than before when she finished her cooking lessons.7. lin tao has a pair of _ (smile) eyes behind his round glasses.8. we play football after school _ (two) a week.9. what is the _ (long) of the room?10. peter was the _ (bad) in the drawing competition.c. 用动词的适当形式填空。11. his father _ (fly) to beijing last week.12. the number of the books in the library _ (be) over 5000.13. its really important for us to do something _ (make) our school cleaner.14. be quiet! the children _ (sleep).15. there _ (be) an english party in our school this afternoon.六、根据首字母及短文内容填空（10分）more and more middle school students in beijing are having shorter sleeping t 1 . most students sleep less than nine hours every nightbecause they have m 2 homework to do. some homework is given by sch