江苏省无锡市滨湖中学八年级英语12月月考试题（无答案）.doc

江苏省无锡市滨湖中学2014-2015学年八年级英语12月月考试题6. how much does the woman know about giant pandas? a. only a little. b. a lot. c. not at all.7. where was the man two days ago?a. at home. b. at the world park. c. in the boat.8. how long does it take li mei to arrive at her school on foot?a. more than ten minutes. b. only ten minutes. c. less than ten minutes.9. how many books has millie got?a. 15. b. 2. c. 17.10. which sport does kate like best? a.skating. b. boating. c. swimming.第二节（共10小题，每小题1分）听下面3段长对话和短文，每段对话和短文后有几个小题，从题中a、b、c三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话和短文前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题6秒钟，听完后，每小题将给出6秒钟的作答时间。每段对话和短文读两遍。听第11段材料， 回答第11至12题。11. what do they know about yunnan?a. it is very large. b. it is a nice place.c. it is too far away.12. how can they get more information about the travel?a. on the internet. b. in the newspapers. c. on tv.听第12段材料，回答第13至15题。13. what did the man do during the holiday? a. he went to the zoo in china. b. he went on a trip to qingdao. c. he visited his friends in qingdao.14. how do most people in qingdao go to work? a. on foot. b. by bike. c. by bus or taxi.15. why did the man feel sick for some days? a. because he was too tired. b. because he ate too much seafood. c. because he didnt enjoy the trip.听第13段材料，回答第16至20题。16. where did the writer go for a holiday? a. beijing. b. beidaihe. c. henan.17. how long did they stay there?a. two days. b. three days. c. five days.ii 笔试部分 （80分）一、单项填空 在a、b、 c、 d四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。（本大题共20分，每小题1分） 1. _did your little sister weigh when she was born?a. how heavyb. whatc. how muchd. how many2._awful day it is!a. howb. whatc. what ad. what an3. the price of cars is getting_. i cant afford one.a. higher and higherb. more and more expensivec. cheaper and cheaperd. more and more high.4. small birds live mainly _ insects. a. byb. ofc. ond. for5. -wow! youve got so many clothes.- but _ of them are in fashion now. a. allb. bothc. neitherd. none6. we mustnt cut down so many trees! what a pity we cant see _two hundred kinds of wild animals in the forests again. a. at birthb. at a timec. at leastd. at times7. my daughter wants a rabbit for long, but i have no time to buy _ for her. a. it b. one c. the one d. that8. the living areas of animals are becoming smaller and smaller _ the loss of these nature reserves. a. becauseb. because ofc. instead ofd. till9. _useful animal _ elephant is！a. how, anb. what an, anc. how a, ad. what a, an10. this problem is too difficult _.a. work outb. to work it outc. work it outd. to work out 11. will you go to the museum with me this afternoon? sorry, _. my aunt is coming to see me. a. i dont b. i cant c. i neednt d. i mustnt12. if there _ rain tomorrow, we _ on time.a. will be; get to b. is; wont reachc. will be; arrive d.is; wont arrive13. this machine can wash plates very quickly. really? will you please show me _ ? a. what to use b. how to use c. how i can use it d. where can i use14. -how_ he looks!-yes. he looks _ at his son, not knowing what to do.a. sad, sadb. sadly, sadlyc. sad, sadlyd. sadly, sad15.the lady in the sitting room _ be over sixty. she looks so young a. cantb. mustc. mayd. neednt16.the hotel can provide us _ hot water even at night. and it can also provide food _us any time. a. for, forb. with, withc. with, ford. for, with17.it will be _ tomorrow and there will be_. a. rainy, a little windierb. rain, a bit of windyc. rainy, a bit of windd. rain, a little windier18. after a heavy snow, everything is_ deep white snow. a. careful withb. full ofc. filled withd. covered in19. -oh. marys not here these days. is she ill? - _her mother told me that she was in hospital. a.i am afraid so b.i hope not c.i hope so d.i dont think so20. why not _ us in feeding some animals? _, but i have to do my homework first. a. to join, lets gob. join, id love to c. to take part in, yes, pleased. take part in, its a pleasure_二、完形填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从下面四个答案中选择可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。（本大题共10分，每小题1分）some time ago, my wife (妻子) and i traveled to sydney (悉尼) to visit my sister. we took 1 clothes than we needed and got on the train.in front of us, in a face-to-face seat, 2 six young men in their early 20s. they were strong and 3 , and i disliked them at once. they laughed happily and loudly. they had a good time and they 4 a foreign language. as we went quickly 5 the countryside, i kept an eye on them when they joked around. sometimes they took a look in our direction (方向). when two of them got 6 , i had a short sleep. the 7 of them continued(继续) to laugh and joke in their own language.we finally arrived at our 8 , only one of them was still on the train. when i moved towards him with our heavy luggage (行李), he was 9 about us and stood up quickly and asked in english: “want a hand with that, sir?” he 10 the heavier bag up the station steps for us. we were surprised and very grateful.1. a. manyb. fewerc. lessd. more2. a. satb. lookedc. hadd. stood3. a. politeb. quietc. lazyd. noisy4.a. toldb. spokec. saidd. talked5.a. aboveb. ontoc. overd. through6.a. off b. upc. alongd. on7.a. oneb. mostc. firstd. rest8. a. houseb. hotelc. stationd. building9. a. boredb. worriedc. excitedd. afraid10.a. carriedb. left c. brought d. bought 三、阅读理解 阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容选择最佳答案。（本大题共20分，每小题2分） along ago, there was an interesting man called effendi (阿凡提), he had a good sense of humour. one day he played a joke on the prime minister (宰相). he said that the minister would die the next day. really the next day, the minister fell off the horse and died. when the king learned this, he got angry and sent his men to catch effendi at once. when effendi was in front of the king, the king shouted angrily, “effendi, since (既然) you know when my minister would die, you must know the date of your own death. say it out, or you will die today.” effendi looked at the king for a while, he answered, “but how can i know? ill die two days earlier than you.” because the king was afraid if he killed effendi, he himself would die after that. he thought he must keep effendi alive as long as he could, so he let effendi go.( ) 1. the prime minister died because _. a. effendi killed him b. effendi said he would die c. he was badly ill d. he fell to the ground from the horse( ) 2. which of the following is not true? a. the minister died after the day when effendi played a joke on him. b. the king was afraid of death c. effendi didnt know when the king would die d. if the king killed effendi, he himself would die two days later.bin nature, you may see many insects and animals of different colors. have you ever wondered why?locusts are super delicious food for birds, but it is not always an easy job for birds to catch them. it is neither because locusts are good jumpers or runners nor because they are smarter than their enemies. the reason is that the colors of locusts change with the colors of crops. when crops are young, locusts look green. but when autumn comes, locusts change to the yellow and brown color as crops do.brown bears, tigers and other animals move quietly through forests. they cant be seen easily by their enemies(敌人). this is because they have colors similar to the trees. for the same reason, polar bears that live on a land of snow and ice are white. butterflies and bees living among the flowers are colorful like flowers. soil insects are mostly dark-colored and they live under the soil(土壤）in a dark and wet environment（环境）. however, insects with colors different from plants can easily be found and eaten by others. so in order to survive, they have to hide themselves in the daytime and appear only at night.have you ever noticed some even stranger acts? the ink fish in the sea can send out some very black ink when it faces danger. as the ink spreads over（散开） , its enemies will find themselves suddenly in a dark world. at the same time the ink fish swims away quickly. that is how it keeps itself safe though it is not strong at all.( )3. whats the meaning of the underlined word“survive” in the passage? a. 繁殖 b. 产卵 c. 觅食 d. 生存( ) 4. the ink fish_so that its enemies will not see it? a. changes its color b. makes the water around it black c. appears only at night d. hides itself in the sea rocks( )5. what is the main ides of this passage?a. some insects and animals have different skills. b. some insects and animals are clever than we think.c. some insects and animals use colors to protect themselves. d. some insects and animals can get used to(习惯于) the environment easily.criver thameswelcome to this short tour (观光) of london. in this square we are standing in the middle of london. opposite（对面的） is the national gallery, a museum with lots of famous paintings. go along the red street to buckingham palace. the queen (皇后) lives here.turn left and go to the houses of parliament and big ben. opposite you can see the london eye. it takes you 135 meters above the river thames. you can see most of london on a clear day.when you are tired, the best way to see london is by boat. you can get the boat near big ben. when you go along the river, the london eye is on your right, near the railway bridge.get off the boat at tower bridge (塔桥). then you can see the tower of london next to the bridge. the tower of london is the citys oldest palace. it is nine hundred years old.take the boat back along the river. get off the boat and go past the station and walk along the street. opposite is the old fruit and vegetable market. they dont sell fruit and vegetables now. there are many shops and restaurants, and lots of street musicians (音乐家). turn left into kings street, and go past the church (教堂). youre now back where you started, at the square. now you finish your tour.( )6. if you go to visit the national gallery, what will you find?a. lots of lovely animals b. lots of valuable plants c. lots of famous paintings d. lots of interesting books( )7. where can you get the boat?a. near buckingham palace. b. near big ben.c. near tower bridge. d. near kings street.( )8. _ is londons oldest palace. a. the tower of londonb. the national gallery c. buckingham palaced. the houses of parliament( )9. _ is the london eye.edcb a. b. c. d. ( )10. you will not go past _ on your way back. a. the station b. the squarec. the park d. the church四、单词拼写 （本大题共15分，每小题1分）(a) 根据句意，用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。1. _ (luck), alan passed the test with good grades last month, and then he can get to the 10th grade and choose a good school to study in.2. i am sure you will find the film _ (excite).3. now there are many famous people around me at the new years celebrating party and the food on the table looks _ (taste) than anywhere else.4. the _ (report) say about 47 people died in this bid fire.5. at the _ (begin) of this term, i found it a little interesting and easy to learn physics.(b) 根据句意和汉语注释，写出单词的正确形式。6. these photos bring us nice_(记忆) in winter.7.what a _(极好的，完美的) time to fly kites.8. she _（接受）my invitation and had a good time at the party.9. the price of house rose a lot last year. but this year it _(下降) a little .10. my sister _ (咳嗽) a lot last night.11. shall we go skating now? the river is _ （结冰的）.12. the young man is good at _ (描述) something he sees.13. his father often makes him _ (记录) what he hears.14. the chinese _ （政府）is try to study the birds in zhalong.15. when he was twelve, he _(出售) newspapers for a living.五、动词填空 用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。(本大题共10分)1. now the beautiful blue fish with all its new friends, _ (swim) away from danger. i hope they can be safe very soon. 2. the water in the river _(smell) bad now. people must stop throwing dirty things into it. 3. we can make a fire _ （keep）the room warm so that we can stay here to read some books.4. if our government finishes building the flyover (高架) on gaolang road next year, i believe there _ (be) less traffic on my way to work.5. we should make laws to prevent them _ (cut) down trees.6. the rest of the farmers_ (harvest) crops there. we should help them.7. we should do everything we can _ (protect) the rare birds.8. _(know) more about tomorrows weather, call 114.9. xiao li, never _ (plan) to travel around the world any more if you dont have enough money or time!10. which do you enjoy _(spend) your 3 days holiday, shopping or seeing a movie? 六、完成句子 按所给的汉语，用英语完成下列句子。(本大题共10分)1.我们正采取措施使更多的人知道保护狼的重要性。(2.5)were _ _ to make more people know the _of _ _.2.第一次到北京他们就迷路了。（1.5）they went to beijing _ and _.3.我们城市里汽车