八年级英语下学期第二次月考试题（无答案）.doc

八年级英语下册第二次月考试题一、单项选择。(15小题，每小题1分，共15分)( )1. _ _ beautiful picture this is! a. how b. how a c. what d. what a ( )2. china has the _ population of the world.a. larger b. most c. many d. largest ( )3. parents should _ their children to do some volunteer work. a. letb. makec. keepd. encourage( )4.the woman _ her pen at home the day before yesterday. a. leftb. lost c. forgetd. gave ( )5. parents should tell their children _ at a party. a. when they should behave b. how they should behave c. when should they behave d. how should they behave( )6. -ive been to the space museum.-_ its really great.a. me neither. b. so have i c. so i have. d. neither i have. ( )7. do you mind if i turn on the tv? _ . my father is sleepinga. better not b. not at all c. no, i dont mindd. thats all right( )8. li lei can speak english as _ as native speakers. a. goodb. well c. better d. best( )9. the famous singer has more than 30 record. a. sell, millions b. sell, million c. sold , millions d. sold , million( )10. -wheres your teacher? -he _ the library.a. has been to b. has gone to c. has been in d. went ( )11. the more you smile, the _ you will feel.a. happyb. happierc. happilyd. more happily( )12. jim, i have trouble _ the text. remember _ it three times at least.a. to understand; readingb. understanding; reading c. understanding; to readd. to understand; to read( )13. it is not right _ in public places. a. smokesb. smokingc. smokedd. to smoke( )14. she will call you if she _. a. goes tob. go backc. come backd. comes back( )15. neither of my parents _ english. a. teachb. teachesc. teaching d. teached 二、阅读理解。(20小题，每小题2分，共40分)(a) when mr. david retired(退休), he bought a small house in a village near the sea. he liked it and hoped to live a quiet life in it. but to his surprise, many visitors came to see his house in summer holidays, for it was the most interesting building in the village. from morning to night, there were visitors outside the house. they kept looking into the rooms through the windows and many of them even went into the house. he decided to drive the visitors away. so he put a notice on the window. the notice said，“if you want to satisfy your curiosity(好奇心),come in and look around. price: twenty dollars.”mr. david was sure that the visitors would stop coming, but he was wrong. more and more visitors came and mr. david had to spend every day showing them around his house. “i came here to retire, not to work as a guide(导游)”, he said angrily. in the end, he sold the house and moved away.( )16. mr. davids house was that many visitors came to see it. a. so small b. so quiet c. so interesting d. so big( )17. mr. david put a notice on the window in order . a. to drive the visitors away b. to satisfy the visitors curiosity c. to let visitors come in and look around d. to get some money out of the visitors( )18. the notice made the visitors a. more interested in his house b. lost interest in his house c. angry at the unfair price d. feel happy about the price( )19. after mr. david put up the notice . a. the visitors didnt come any more b. fewer and fewer visitors came to see his house c. more and more visitors came for a visit d. no visitor would pay the money for a visit( )20. at last he had to sell his house and move away because . a. he did not like it at all b. he could not work as a guide c. he made enough money and wanted to buy a new expensive house d. he could not live a quiet life in itbi had the meanest(苛刻的、无情的) mother in the whole world. while other kids ate candy for breakfast, i had to have porridge, eggs or toast. when others had cokes and candy for lunch, i had to have sandwiches. but at least i wasnt alone when i was sad. my sister and two brothers had the same mean mother as i did.my mother preferred to know where we were all the time. she had to know who our friends were and where we were going. we had to clean clothes and take a bath every day. the other kids got to wear the same clothes for days. we coule not lie in bed sick in order to miss school.the worst is yet to come. we had to be in bed by nine each night and get up at eight the next morning. we couldnt sleep till noon like our friends. so while they slept, my mother was brave to break the chlid labor law. she made us work. we had to wash dishes, make beds, and learn to cook and all sorts of things at home. i believe she lay awake thinking up all the things for us to do.my mother was a complete failure as a mother. two of her children received higher education. none of us ever been arrested or divorced. she forced us to grow up into educated and honest adults. i am trying to raise my three children this way. i am filled with pride when my children call me mean. why? because now i thank god every day for giving me the meanest mother in the world.根据短文内容，选择正确答案。 ( )21. how many children does the writers mother have? a. four b. two c. three d. six ( )22. what can you infer from the passage? a. my family was rich, so i ate sandwiches for lunch. b. if we didnt want to go to school, the best way was to pretend to be sick. c. my mother was a great success. we love her. d. we neednt share the housework at home.( )23. the best title for this passage may be _. a. my childhood b. the meanest mother c. i do as my mother did d. unforgettable memories( )24. what did the writer have to do when he was a child? a. he had to clean clothes and take a bath every day. b. he could sleep till noon like his friends. c. he had to water vegetables and sell them at the market. d. he had to lay awake thinking up all the things to do the next day. ( )25. which of the following is not true according to the passage? a. the writer is trying to raise his children just like his mothers way.b. the meanest mother forced her children to grow up into educated and honest adults c. the writer hates his mother till now. d. the writer had to go to bed early and never sleep late.c mr king is a tall and strong man. he teaches pe in a middle school. he has a long beard(胡子) and takes good care of it. it was sunday yesterday. there was the biggest football match of the year in town. mr king likes the match very much and he went to watch it. with the help of his friends he got a ticket a few days ago. after breakfast he hurried to the bus stop, but a lot of people were waiting there. a bus came and he hardly got on. there were many people in it and it was difficult for them to put their feet. he had to catch the back of a chair. at the next stop a boy got on the bus. he was short and couldnt catch anything. suddenly the bus stopped and the boy almost fell onto the floor. he looked around and saw mr kings beard and caught it. the man called out at once, let go of(松开) my beard, boy! 26. mr king is a_. a. player b. teacher c. student d. bus driver 27. mr king went to watch the match because _. a. one of his friends gave him a ticket b. he liked football match very much c. it was the biggest match of the year d. both b and c 28. mr king went to watch the match _. a. on foot b. by car c. with his friends d. by bus 29. the boy couldnt get anything to catch because _. a. he was short b. there were too many people on the bus c. he could catch mr kings beard d. he could put his feet 30. the man told the boy to let go of his beard because_. a. he was going to get off b. he wanted to find a seat for the boy c. he was afraid that the boy could hurt his beard d. he was afraid that the boy might fall d miss evans taught physics in a london school. last month she was explaining（解释）to one of her classes about sound, and she wanted to know if the students understood it. she said to them, “now, i have a sister in washington, i want to call her on the telephone. if you were 20 meters away and listened to me from the other side of the street when i phoned her up, who would hear what i said earlier, my sister or you -and why?” the cleverest boy at once answered, “your sister, miss evans, because electricity（电） travels faster than sound.” “thats very good, ”miss evans answered; but then one of the girls put up her hand, and miss evans said, “yes, betty?” “i disagree, ” betty said. “your sister would hear you earlier because when its eleven oclock here, its only six oclock in washington.”31. mrs. evans taught physics at a school in _ a. washington b. london c. a town d. the country32. she wanted her students to know which was faster, _ a. herself of her sister b. the boys or the girls c. sound or electricity d. london or washington33. the cleverest boy thought sound was _ than electricity. a. faster b. fast c. slower d. slow34. miss evans thought _ answer was right. a. the boys b. the girls c. her sisters d. the other students35. betty thought the cleverest boy was wrong, because _ a. clocks in washington showed a different time from those in london b. electricity is slower than sound c. electricity travels as fast as sound d. electricity is faster than sound三、根据首字母完成单词long ago, people used bells more t _1_ they do today. the postmen used to ring a hand bell when they delivered letters. fire engines had bell i 2 of sirens(号笛). people who sold things came past houses, ringing a bell and shouting w 3 was for sale. every village had its church bell to let people know it was t 4 to go to church. at night, this bell was ringing so that travelers would find the village in the d 5 . in most countries bells were hung r 6 the necks of animals. the bells helped owners to find lost cows or sheep. today, in india, animals still wear bells. now bells are used l 7 and less, buzzers, sirens and horns have t 8 their place. now people try to keep the old bells in school and churches so t 9 they will not l 10 their beautiful sounds for ever.四阅读下面短文，用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空（必要时可加情态动词或助动词）。 tom worked in the office of mr bates.one day, when tom got to the office, a letter 1_(wait) for him. he opened it. “dear tom,” the letter said, “i 3_(write) to thank you for your help. you 2_(help) me so much when i came to your office. heres a ticket for the big football match.”tom looked at the ticket. he could not believe that he had it. everyone looked forward to 4_ (watch) the match!“ i must watch the match,” he though. “ i must. i 5_ (expect) the big match for 4 year.”tom thought and though. he 6_ (not put) his heart into any work. then at twelve oclock he knew what 7_ (do).he went out of the office and called his sister, jean.at one oclock mr bates came up to him. “i have bad news for you, tom. your sister telephoned just now. your mother 8_(send) to hospital a moment ago.” “thank you,” tom said. “i will go to the hospital. i 9_(come) back as soon as possible.” in fact, tom 10_(leave) the office quickly for the football ground. toms ticket was a good one. he could stand near the front. the next morning, when tom got to the office, mr bates came up to him. “youre fired(解雇), tom.” then he walked away angrily. “but why?” tom asked. then a girl said, “we saw the match on tv here yesterda