江苏省宝应县中南片七校八年级英语12月月度调研试题 牛津版.doc

宝应县中南片七所学校2013-2014学年上学期12月份月度调研八年级英语试题（2013、12）（满分140，时间100分钟）注：请将答案写在答题纸上，写在试卷上无效！第卷（共80分）一、听力测试（共20小题，每小题1分；满分20分）a) 听对话，回答问题。听下面10段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的a,b,c三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话前，你将5秒钟的时间阅读题目；听完后，你将5秒钟的时间答题。每段对话读两遍。一、听力（共20小题，每小题1分）a)根据你听到的内容，选择与其意思相符的图画，每句读两遍。（ ）1.where is sandy going this summer? （ ）2.what is daniel doing now? （ ）3.whats madees mother? （ ）4.what is lilys favourite place? ( )5which club does kate join?a. the singing clubb. the reading clubc. the dancing club( )6.which subject is helens favourite?a. mathsb. computer studiesc. geography( )7.who is the tallest boy in mikes class?a. jim b. simonc. mike( )8.who has the most flowers of the three?a. tomb. katec. ann( )9.what time did the boy get to school this morning? a. at 7:00 a.m.b. at 6:50a.m.c. at 7:10 a.m.( )10.what are they talking about?a. crossing the roadb. staying at homec. going shoppingb）听下面3段对话或独白。 听第一段对话，回答第1112小题。( )11.whats the man going to do for his holiday?a. he will be on business. b. he will travel to nanjing. c. he will travel to dalian.( )12.how long will it take him to get there?a. less than 2 hours. b. over 2 hours. c. 2 hours and a half.听第二段对话，回答第1315小题。( )13. what are they talking about?a. the weather of the weekend b. going swimming at the weekend c. their plans for the weekend( )14. what will the weather be like at the weekend?a. sunnyb. rainyc. cloudy( )15.what would millie like to do?a. go swimmingb. go shoppingc. stay at home听第三段材料，回答第16-20题。( )16. what is popular with all the people in the world? a. football. b. music. c. sport.( )17. why do many people like sport? w w w .x k b 1.c o ma. because it can make people have a healthier body. b. because it can help people make friends.c. both a and b( )18. whatre in many chinese schools? a. school cars. b. sport teams. c. dance parties.( )19. what do girl students like doing at school?a. playing volleyball and table tennis.b. playing football and basketball c. playing volleyball and football.( )20. how many medals did china get in the 2008 beijing olympic games? a. fifty. b. seventy. c. one hundred.二、 单项选择（共15小题；每小题分，计15分）在下列各题a、b、c、d四个选项中选择一个能填入题干空白处的最佳答案。21. - what do you think of _ natural reserve you visited last week? - its great. it is _ ideal home for wildlife. a. the; a b. the; an c. a; an d. an; an22. - he always says bad words _ anyone else. - though he is active, we wont vote _ him if we choose a new monitor (班长). a. about; on b. of; for c. about; for d. of, with 23. - rose, your bag is the same _. - really? can you show it to me? a. from me b. from mine c. as me d. as mine 24. - what can i do for you, sir? - its so hot now. could you give me _. a. cold something to eat b. anything cold to drink c. anything cold to eat d. something cold to drink25. china is larger than _ in africa. (非洲)a. any countryb. any other countryc. the other countriesd. another country26.you will find the post office _the road a. in the end of b. in the end c. at the end of d. at the end27. he didnt have a day _last week a. off b. of c. away d. from 28. its raining hard outside. youd better _ at home.a. stay b. to stay c. not stay d. not to stay29. did you have fun _with your teachers on the internet?a. chat b. to chat c. chatting d. chatted30. - would you like to attend chinas got talent(中国达人秀)? -_but im busy revising for my testa .dont mention it b. id love to c. thats all right d. my pleasure31.he made a fire _ himself _ warm. a. make; to keep b. to make; to keep c. to make; keep d. make; keep32. -_ unusual music he is playing! -yes, all of the students are losing themselves in it. a. how b. what an c. how a d. what33.the sentence “ mum and dad give me nice presents” belongs to _. a. s+v+p b. s+v+io+do c. s+v+do+oc d. s+v+o34. -whats the weather often like in our home town in early morning? -there is much _ here and its often _. a. rains; rains b. rainy; rains c. rain; rainy d. rains; rainy35. - i plan to take a boat trip to hawaii next month. - thats great! _. a. im sorry to hear that b. congratulations c. enjoy yourself d. id like to 三、完形填空（共15小题；每小题分，计15分）阅读下列短文，从文后各题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。once i went shopping on my first visit to macao. coming 36 cold and cloudy england, i enjoyed the sun and dressed in a t-shirt and a 37 skirt. not having much 38 to enjoy the sun in england, my legs were very white. in england this is not a fashionable colour at all. most women spend every 39 day out trying to get darker skin. the _40_ the skin, the better they look. i have tried to get darker but 41 works for me! as i 42 around one shop, the two shop assistants kept looking at my legs all the time, 43 quietly to each other in chinese. i began to feel 44 and asked my friend if we could leave. after we left the shop, she asked me what was 45 . i complained about the shop assistants being very 46 . they must be laughing at my white skin. my friend laughed. “ they werent laughing at you. they were saying 47 nice your legs were. many chinese women want to have white skin like yours. 48 , there are many beauty products (美容产品) in the shops to make skin whiter and a lot of money is spent on them.” it just shows that we are never happy with what we have. the grass is much 49 on the other side. if the women of the west and east thought the same way, western women wouldnt spend so much money on beauty products that makes skin darker and women from the _50_ wouldnt need to use cream that makes skin whiter. 36. a. from b. for c. to d. with37. a. long b. short c. cheap d. expensive 38. a. money b. exercise c. space d. chance39. a. cloudy b. rainy c. sunny d. windy40. a whiter b white c darker d dark41. a. anything b. everything c. nothing d. something42. a. jumped b. ran c. rode d. walked43. a. laughing b. talking c. smiling d. singing44. a. uncomfortable b. unhealthy c. uninterested d. unlucky45. a. unusual b. wrong c. serious d. terrible46. a. polite b. impolite c. glad d. sad47. a. how a b. what a c. what d. how48. a. at first b. in the end c. in fact d. from now on49. a. green b. greenest c. more green d. greener50. a. west b. western c. east d. eastern 四、 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，计30分）阅读下列内容，从每小题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。athe town zoozoo rules1. stay behind the yellow line.2. do not feed the animals.3. do not put your fingers through the fences(栅栏).4. do not bring balloons into the zoo.5. do not play ball games or ride bicycles in the zoo.6. do not shout or clap your hands. this may frighten the animals.7. keep the zoo clean. eat only in the eating areas.tip for visitorssome animals take a midday nap(小睡). if you cannot see them, come back later.entrance feeadults$20children under 12$8students under 18$12senior citizens over 60$10opening hours:monday to friday 9：00 a.m.4：00p.m.saturday and sunday 10：00 a.m.5：00 p.m.51. if visitors cannot see the animals, the animals may be_.a. playingb. eatingc. actingd. sleeping52. jack is eight years old. he goes to the zoo with his 58-year-old grandfatherhow much should they pay for visiting the zoo?a. $18.b. $22.c. $28.d. $32.53. what should we do in order not to frighten the animals?a. we should ride bikes.b. we should keep quiet.c. e should feed the animals.d. we should keep the zoo clean.bstephen used to work in a company. unfortunately (不幸地), he got serious heart disease（疾病）. he couldnt work for a long time. thinking he could still do something for others, he decided to be a volunteer at a childrens hospital. stephen loved children very much. with his love, he did his job well. sometimes he lost his children. they died. at that time, he would tell these sad parents that he would soon be with their children in heaven (天堂) and he would take care of them. his words seemed to help those parents.there was a girl who could not walk because of a disease. she couldnt do anything and she was very sad. what was worse, the doctors said that they could do little for her. stephen decided to try to help her. he started visiting her, bringing paints, brushes and paper. he put the brush in his mouth and began to draw. he didnt use his hands at all. only his head would move. he always told her that she could do anything she wanted.at last she began to draw with her mouth. she and stephen became friends. by and by, the little girl was getting better and better. she was allowed to leave the hospital. one day. to stephens great surprise, she walked to see him on her own feet! she gave him a picture she had drawn. at the top, it read: “thank you for helping me walk. its all because of your love.”love can sometimes be more powerful than doctors and medicines. love makes our world more beautiful and colorful.stephen died a few days after the girl gave him the picture.54. stephen couldnt work for a long time because he_.a. lost his job b. got serious heart disease c. decided to be a volunteer at a childrens hospital. d. was busy helping others55. how did stephen help the little girl in the hospital?a. by visiting her. b. by bringing her a lot of presents.c. by offering his love. d. by drawing a lot of pictures for her.56. why did stephen only move his head when he was drawing a picture?a. because he wanted to show how well he could draw.b. because he could only move his head.c. because the little girl liked him to do so.d. because he wanted to show the girl everything was possible.57. which is the best title of the passage?a. the girls disease b. stephens workc. how the girl was saved d. love is more powerfulcif we find a bird nest (巢), we will have a good place of watching and knowing about birds. birds sit on eggs and take care of their babies from april to june. because the baby birds are too young to leave the nest, parents often go to look for food and come back in several minutes. so it is good to watch birds. when we watch birds, wed better hide ourselves in a close place to the nest, and its better to use binoculars (双筒望远镜).but how do we make a bird nest? a good bird nest must be very fine, strong, thick and comfortable. if you want to make one, please follow these:a) each nest must have six boards (木板) for its cover and floor, for its left and right sides, and for its front and back sides. dont make the boards too slippery (滑的).b) dig a small hole in the front of the nest as a door. the door is big enough so birds can fly in or out easily.c) make sure the rainwater cant go into the nest.d) one piece of the board should be easy to open.e) dont forget to colour the nest.58. we need _ near a bird nest if we want to watch and know about birds.a. a good place b. some treesc. to sit on eggs d. to make a bird net59. when were watching birds, we have to _.a. look after the birds more often b. use the binoculars to catch the birdsc. hide ourselves to make the birds do everything as usual d. catch the birds at last60. we should leave a hole in the front of the nest so that _ easily.a. we can clean the nest b. birds can fly in or outc. we can hang it d. we can make itddiy, which means do it yourself, is quite popular in uk. lots of stores and supermarkets sell diy things. tv programmers show people how to diy.english people like diy. there is a saying in uk“as englishmans home is his castle”. if there is anything that needs fixing around their homes, such as painting the walls or putting in a new shower, they will do the jobs themselves. they share diy experience with their friends. more and more people enjoy the joy of diy. sometimes people also diy for saving money. they like making their house better without spending a lot of money. it is not surprising that diy is so popular.diy can be difficult. there is a huge market for diy furniture which people need to get together themselves with a few basic tools. however, people often find it not easy to build a piece of furniture because they cant understand the instructions. diy can also be dangerous. for example, anything electrical should be done by a professional worker. unluckily, many people dont care about this warning and put themselves in danger. it is reported that in just one year over 230,000 people were hurt while doing diy in uk, including 41,000 who fell off ladders.diy can bring us fun and help us save money, but it is not always as easy as it is thought to be if we bite off more than we can chew. maybe factories should make products that are easier and safer for us to diy.62.how do many english people spend their holidays to the passage?a. making their homes beautiful. b. visiting friends. c. travelling. d. making money.63. why do english people like diy?a. many stores sell diy things. b. diy can bring them fun.c. tv programs teach them to diy. d. all diy projects are easy.64. what can we learn from the passage?a. diy is a waste of money. b. it is always difficult to diy.c. we should be careful while doing diy. d. it is very sage for us to diy.65. in the passage, “we bite off more than we can chew” probably means _.a. we can eat everything we like b. we should do something difficultc. we do something that is too difficult d. we eat too much food that is not safe 第卷（共60分）五、 词汇运用（每空一词，每空1分，计10分）66. the radio says the _ (温度) will fall below zero tonight.67. i feel so _ (紧张) when i think of yesterday.68. _ (幸运), the brave young man lost his life in the big fire.69. our _ ( 政府) are taking action to improve peoples life. 70. lucy with her parents _an important meeting every weekend. (出席)71. i bought a pair of trainers so i could run _ (comfort) in pe lessons.72. my elder sister is a little _ (thin) than me.73. the teacher made me _ (clean) the classroom.74. the _ names are all on the paper. (tour) 75. the baby panda _ about 100 grams at birth but it was very healthy. (weigh)六、 任务型阅读（每空一词，每空1分，计10分）阅读短文，根据短文信息完成文后表格。have you ever wondered what an american high school is real like? this article will describe a typical （典型的）high school and its students. a typical american high school has several large buildings and enough space for about 1,500 students. every student is given a locker. when students first arrive at school, they go straight to their lockers to put away or get their textbooks and to hang up their outdoor clothes. as american textbooks are expensive, students would rather loan （租借）than buy them. students must pay back if they lost any of them. american students have different types of school transport. they usually take a yellow school bus or walk to school if they live close enough. sometimes their parents drive them to school. when they turn 16 years of age, most take a free driving class at school for one term. if students earn passing rages in the class and also pass their state drivers exam, they can begin driving themselves to school. each day, students take six or seven classes. they must take science, math, english and social studies. they can choose art, homemaking, fashion design and other classes. in some schools students are required to take one or more of the following special classes: heath education, physical education or foreign language studies. students move to different classrooms for each subject. this is because each teacher has their own classroom. there is a five-minute break between classed, to give the students the time to hurry to their next class. the regular school day usually ends early in the afternoon. after school more than half of the students are involved in after-school activities. these activities include sportsespecially football. basketball, baseball or clubs, such as yearbook, speech, school newspaper, photograph or student government.title: 76 in an american high schooloutlinedetail