八年级英语.doc

20112012学年度第二学期第一次月考英语试卷I单项选择。(共20小题，每小题1分。计20分)( )1_ Mothers Day, we can give our mother some gifts AIn BOn CAt DFor( )2一_ will it take me to get to the post off 一It is fifteen minutes on foot AHow much BHow long CHow far DHow soon( )3Hes given a report in class, _? Ahasnt he Bisnt he Cdoesnt he Dwasnt he ( )4Yesterday I wrote _ a letter to my teacherA. a eight-hundred words B. a eight-hundred-wordsC. an eight-hundred words D. an eight-hundred-words ( )5Please dont forget _ the room while I am away in Beijing Alean Bto clean Ccleaned Dcleaning( )6_ do you have an English party?Twice a yearAHow often BHow long Chow soon DWhen( )7_ is the population of China? AWhat BHow many CHow much DWhere( )8I live in a city _ Shijiazhuang Aname Bnaming Cnamed Dcall( )9There are about _ different plants in the world that people can eat Aeighty thousands Beighty thousand of Ceighty thousand Deighty thousands of( )10The sun will set _ about fifteen minutesAin Bafter Clater Don( )11Windows _ glassAare made of Bare made from Care made in Dare made into( )12My mothers garden _ plants Ais full with Bis fill of Cis filled of Dis full of( )13There _ some shows this afternoon Awill have Bwill be Care going to have Dis going to have( )14Thank you for helping me _ ANo thanks BNot at all CYou are welcome DThats right( )15 Tom Jack has worked out the maths problemI dont know when they will work it out ABoth; and BNeither; norCEither; or DNot only; but also ( )16Tables，chairs and beds are furniture_ ASo does your desk BSo is your desk CSo your desk does DSo your desk is( )17I _ in my diary for a week Adidnt write Bdont write Chasnt written Dhavent written( )18Sam will go swimming with his brother if it _ tomorrow Aisnt rain Bdoesnt rain Cwont rain Ddont rain( )19_ going out for a walk this evening? Thats a good idea ALets BWhy not CShall we DWhat about( )20_ students could work out(解决)the problem，because it is to difficult AA few BFew CA little DLittleII完形填空。(共10小题。每小题1分。计10分) An artist went to the _1_ for a holiday and stayed _2_ a farmerEvery day he went out with his brushes and _3_ from morning till night，and then when it got dark，he went to bed At the _4_ of his holiday he wanted to _5_ the farmer, but the farmer said, “No，I dont want money-give me one of your _6_What is money? In a week it will be gone，but your picture will still be here”The artist was very happy and thanked the farmer _7_ thatThe farmer smiled and answered，“It is not thatI have a son in LondonHe wants to be a(n) _8_When he _9_ here next week，Ill show him your picture，and then I think, he will not want to be an artist any _10_”( ) 1Acity Btown Ccountry Dfield( ) 2Awith Bfor Cto Dand( ) 3Aplayed Bpainted Csang Denjoyed( ) 4Abeginning Bmiddle Cend Dending( ) 5Asay goodbye to Bsmile to Cgive Dpay for( )6Amoney Bpictures Cpicture Dpaper( )7Afor Bwith Cfrom Dof( )8Asoldier Bsinger Cartist Dscientist( )9Awill come Bcome Ccoming Dcomes( )10Away Bmuch Cmore Dmost阅读理解。(共15小题，每小题2分, 计30分)A My friend is a taxi driven He has been a taxi driver for ten yearsIts a nice job most of the timeHe can meet a lot of peopleHe always works at night because there is too much traffic during the dayHe usually goes home between I and 3 oclock in the morningThere are some very strange things，which happen at nightOne day my friend was taking a woman home from a party at 3 in the morningShe had her little dog with herWhen they got to her house， she found that she had lost her keySo my friend waited in the car with the dog while she climbed in through the window My friend waited and waitedAfter half an hour of ringing the bell，he decided to find out what was going onHe tied the dog to a tree and started to climb in through the windowAt that moment some policemen cameThey thought my friend was a thiefLuckily the woman came downstairsShe must have gone to sleep and forgotten about my friend and the dog( ) 1Why does the driver always work at night? ABecause it is easier to drive BBecause it is easier to climb in through the window CBecause it is easier to make money DBecause it is easier to meet a lot of people( )2Why did the woman climb in through the window? ABecause she wanted to have a rest BBecause her husband didnt open the door for her CBecause she didnt want to Pay the money DBecause she couldnt find her key ( ) 3When did the story happen? AEarly in the morning BLate at night CAt lunchtime DAt suppertime( )4Which of the following is NOT true? AThe driver worked until between 1 and 3 oclock in the morning BThe policemen made a mistake CThe woman had no money to pay DThe woman had forgotten about the driver and the dog( ) 5What did the driver climb in through the window for? AGetting money from the woman BPhoning the police CReturning the dog to the woman DSeeing what happened in the houseB When my brother and I returned home from school the other day, my mother and my sister were waiting for us there. I could see by their faces that they were really excited about something. But I could not guess what it was. Then they told us my father had rung from the office m say that there was a tennis match in town and that he would take us all there as soon as he finished work. Isnt that a surprise? said my mother. We dont have to cook the dinner now. Your father says that we can have a meal when we get there. Thats a good idea! said my brother. Then we began to tell each other to hurry up and get ready. 根据短文内容判断正（T）误（F）。6. The mother and the sister were waiting for them to return. ( ) 7. The father works at home. ( )8. The four of them would go to watch a match in town. ( )9. The family would have supper in town. ( )10. The whole family enjoyed going out. ( ) C Scientists are trying to make the deserts into good land againThey want to bring water to the deserts，so people can live and grow foodThey are learning a lot about the desertsBut more and more of the earth is becoming deserts all the timeScientists may not be able to change the desertsScientists think that people make desertsPeople are doing bad things to the earth Some places on the earth dont get very much rainBut they still dont become desertsThis is because some green plants are growing thereSmall green plants and grass are very important to dry placesPlants dont let the hot sun make the eartheven drierPlants dont let the wind blow the dirt awayWhen a little bit of rain fallsThe plants hold the waterWithout plants，the land can become a desert much more easily( )11What are the scientists trying to do? AScientists are trying to make the deserts into good land again BScientists are trying to grow food on the moon CScientists are trying to change the oil into water DScientists are trying to make the deserts into sea( )12Why are small green plants important to dry places? ABecause they dont let the sun make the earth even drier BBecause they dont let the wind blow the dirt away CBecause they hold the water DAB and C ( )13Why is some land becoming deserts little by little now? ABecause plants are not growing there BBecause there is not enough rain CBecause people havent done what scientists wish them to do DBecause scientists know little about the deserts( )14Which is the main idea of the first paragraph? AScientists know how to change desert into good land BLand is becoming deserts faster than scientists can change it back into land CIf scientists can bring water to desert，people can live and grow food there DMore and more places are becoming deserts all the time( )15What can we learn from the passage? APlants can keep dry land from becoming deserts BIt is good to get rid of(去除)the grass in the deserts CA11 places without much rain will become deserts DIt is better to grow crops on dry land than to grow grassD任务型阅读。(共5小题，每小题2分。计10分) 阅读短文，并按要求完成7680题。The kiwi lives only in New ZealandIt is a very strange bird because it cannot flyThe is as big as a chickenIt has no wings(翅膀)or tailIt does not have any feathers（羽毛）like otherbirdsIt has hair on its bodyEach foot has four toesIts mouth is very tongA kiwi likes a lot of trees around itIt sleeps during the day because the sunlight hurts its eyesIt can smell things with its noseIt is the only bird in the world that can smell thingsThe kiwis eggs are very bigBut There ale only a few kiwis in New Zealand nowThe government(政府)says that people cannot kill kiwisNew Zealanders want their kiwis to liveThere is a picture of a kiwi in New Zealand moneyPeople from New Zealand are sometimes called kiwis16题为判断正误(“T”表示正确，“F”表示错误)；17题为英译汉；1820题为简略回答问题。16The kiwi doesnt live in New Zealand_17Put the underlined sentence into Chinese_18How many toes does a kiwi have?_19When does a kiwi sleep?_20Are there many kiwis in New Zealand?_词语运用。(共5小题。每小题1分计5分) 根据下列句子的意思及所给的汉语提示，写出空缺处单词.1My favourite subject is_(农业) 2Today zoos keep animals in _(不同种类的)cages3It_ _(变化)a nice day yesterday.4There are many _（叶）on the ground.5 Thank you for_(帮助)-me. 用所给词适当形式填空。（10分）6. I want _ (join) the English club.7 _ (speak) English will help me a lot.8. This is my _ (one) time in China.9. The weather will be _ (sun) in Beijing.10. I need _ (meet) some other people.11. Doing morning exercise will m