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江苏省泰州市口岸实验学校2015-2016学年八年级英语下学期第一次月考试题（考试时间：120分钟 满分：150分）一、听力：（20分）a)听下面10段对话，每段对话后有1个小题，从题中所给的a、b、c三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。( )1. which place are they talking about?a.b.c.( )2. where has the man been?a.b.c.( )3. what did the mans family do last night?a.b.c. ( )4. what are they talking about? a.b.c.( )5. where does the girls father work now? a. in canada. b. in the usa. c. in france.( )6. what time will mr. wang leave for the theatre? a. at 6.45. b. at 7.00. c. at 7.15.( )7. why hasnt helen finished her maths homework? a. she is too busy. b. she isnt able to do it. c. she has forgotten to do it.( )8. what does the woman mean? a. she hates japanese food. b. she doesnt want to go to the restaurant with the man. c. she wants to pay this time.( )9. how does the woman feel about her job? a. she doesnt like it very much. b. she wants to do her work well. c. she hates working at her office.( )10. on which floor is mr. gaos office? a. the sixth floor. b. the ninth floor. c. the fifth floor.b) 听下面一段对话和两篇短文，每段对话和短文后有几个小题，从题中所给的a、b、c三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话和短文读两遍。听一段对话，回答第11-12小题。( )11. when is alice going to bills house? a. on thursday. b. on saturday. c. on sunday.( )12. what does alice think is a helpful way for bill to learn english well? a. to talk with foreigners. b. to make cards. c. to listen to tapes.听第一篇短文，回答第13-15小题。customs of new years eveitalypeople 13 the old things.spain 14 people come to the streets together.japanpeople eat 15 on new years eve.( )13. a. sell b. take outc. throw out( )14. a. in the evening b. in the afternoonc. in the morning( )15. a. dumplings b. noodlesc. grapes 听第二篇短文，回答第16-20小题。 ( )16. where did the story happen? a. at a cinema. b. in a library. c. at a shop.( )17. why was the woman angry? a. because she lost a piece of chocolate. b. because the man was talking loudly with his friend. c. because the man was looking for something and annoyed(干扰) her.( )18. what was the relationship(关系) between the man and the woman? a. they were husband and wife. b. they were friends. c. they didnt know each other.( )19. why did the woman give the man a piece of chocolate? a. because the man wanted to eat more. b. because she wanted the man to keep quiet. c. because she wanted to let him go.( )20. what did the man really want to find? a. his glasses. b. his teeth. c. his movie ticket. 二单选（15分）()1.is there _ european wolf in _ zoo? a. a, the b. an ,a c. / ,the d. an, an()2. they have _ since the factory opened. a. left the school b. joined the team c. become workers d. worked here()3. we havent seen each other _.a. for a long time b. two days ago c. for two days ago d. a long time ago( ) 4. jim has many hobbies, _ swimming, hiking and playing badminton.a. for example b. such for c. such as d. as the example of()5.there _many restaurants in the town, but they _ the food there at first.a .used to have , didnt use to eat b. used to have, didnt used to eating c. used to be, werent used to eating d. used to be, werent used to eat()6. look at the boy playing over there. where has he _these days? a. gone b. been c. gone to d. been to ()7. how much will it _ to fly to america?a.take b. pay c. cost d. spend()8. he likes playing tricks on others, but_, he is a good boy. he is willing to help others.a. in this way b. in some ways c. in that way d. in a word()9. - _ you _ your homework ? - yes, i _ it only a few minutes ago . a. did; finish; did b. are; finished; did c. have; finished; did d. have; finished; have done( )10.a couple of years _ since the earthquake took place in wenchuan. a. passed b. has passed c. have passed d. has been passed ()11. i was _ the world wide web to look for some photos for my project. a. searching b. searching for c. looking d. looking for()12. -look at the sign! it says “no parking! ”.-sorry, i _ it.a. dont see b. havent seen c. wont see d. didnt see()13. _ it is to visit theme parks in beijing!a. how great fun b. what a great fun c. what great fun d. how a great fun()14. -_ do you give the bird a cabbage leaf? -every time when i get back from work.a. how long b. how much c. how often d. how soon()15. i have _ in touch with my pen friend for many years _ writing letters. a. got; in b. got; by c. kept; with d. kept; by ()16. broadway is famous _its theatres and wall street is famous _ an important trade centre.a. as; for b. for; as c. as; as d. for; for()17. the film was so _ and it made me feel so_aboring；bored b. bored；boring cboring；boring dbored；bored()18. _ does your son use his computer for? drawing and designing. a. what b. why c. how d. when ( ) 19. -toms never afraid of dogs,_? -_. nothing can frighten him. a. isnt he; yes, he is b. is he; no, he isnt c. hasnt he; yes, he has d. has he; no. he hasnt.()20. thanks for listening to my problem and giving me your advice. _. thats what friends are for.a. its nice of youb. with pleasurec. never mind d. my pleasure三、完形填空。（共15小题；每小题1分，计15分）when amy wrote her first novel in secondary school, she never imagined（想象） that she would become a writer one day. like many 1 writers on the internet, the 2 woman got into this online world accidentally(偶然地).three years ago, amy worked in a medical industry（制药厂）. her job kept her busy for six months and left her almost 3 to do for the rest of the year. to fill the time, she started writing 4 on the internet. her first novel was about her neighbors and their life because 5 has known them well. amy has been interested in writing 6 she was a child. at first, she just wanted to share her novels 7 people she knew. then one day an editor of a famous website emailed her, asking her 8 she would like to sell the electronic copyright(授权) of one of her novels. she 9 at once and the novel was moved to the vip section of the website. she got $ 1,500 for that. now amy is a full-time 10 . so far her eight novels have come out(出版) online, and five of them were printed. “the internet 11 me famous and brought me 12 ,” she said. “i earn much more money now about $60,000 a year. i am 13 with my career, but there is one problem that my talent might run out after five years and ill have to 14 to work in the medical industry.” “before that day comes, ill keep 15 for the readers with my light and close-to-everyday-life writing style,” said amy with a smile.()1. a. other b. others c. another d. the other()2. a. 28-year-old b. 28-years-old c. 28 years old d. 28-year old()3. a. something b. anything c. everything d. nothing()4. a. reports b. novels c. diaries d. plays()5. a. her b. herself c. she d. hers()6. a. when b. while c. since d. until()7. a. about b. of c. to d. with()8. a. that b. if c. why d. how often()9. a. agreed b. disagreed c. refused d. left()10. a. housewife b. editor c. saleswoman d. writer()11. a. will make b. making c. made d. makes()12. a. success b. successes c. successful d. successfully()13. a. unhappy b. angry c. happy d. proud()14. a. come b. go c. return d. get()15. a. to write b. writing c. to read d. reading四阅读理解（30分） 【a】john is twelve years old. he had a bad cold and coughed (咳嗽) day and night. he went to see a doctor. the doctor gave him some cough medicine. cough medicineshake it well before use. take it three times each day before meals.agedose (药量)/ each timeover 142 teaspoonfuls (勺)8131 teaspoonful471/2 teaspoonfulnot right for children below the age of three. put it in a cold place. use it before december 1st 2014.( )1. john should take _ a day.a. 2 teaspoonfuls b. 3 teaspoonfuls c. 4 teaspoonfuls d. 1 teaspoonful ( )2. the medicine should be kept in _.a. a fridge b. hot water c. any place d. the sun( )3. john should _ before he takes it.a. drink a cup of tea b. eat nothing c. do some exercise d. shake the medicine well( )4. when people are _ years old, they cant take this medicine.a. eighty b. thirty c. two d. twelve ( )5. john will _ when it is left after dec. 1st, 2014.a. take the medicine b. throw away the medicinec. still keep the medicine d. give the medicine back to the doctor【b】singing songs is fun, but is it also useful? for learning english pronunciation(发音), mr. joe thinks songs are the most useful way to learn. at the same time, you can learn some new words and phrases while singing songs. mr. joe has used songs to help himself learn french, spanish, japanese and chinese. you should do the same. some words used in songs are not everyday english, so you have to be careful how you use song lyrics（歌词）when you speak. most words and sentences are very useful. you dont have to sing songs aloud if you are shy, but after learning a song you should be able to follow the words without looking at the lyrics. when you can do that, you have learned something that you will never forget! some good songs to listen to are from the beatles, john denver and the carpenters. their songs are not too fast and the lyrics are close to normal spoken english. just for fun, you can try mr. joes favorite singer, b.b. king. his songs are not easy at all! if you can understand even 80% of why i sing the blues, you are a very advanced student. if you become good at singing english songs, you can try to go to karaoke and sing with your friends. when you are able to sing a song in another language, even if you dont sing so beautifully, you will really impress(给.深刻印象) other people!( )6. which is mr. joes mother language?a. french. b. english. c. chinese. d. japanese.( )7. singing english songs can help us, except_.a. pronounce correctly b. remember new words c. impress other people d. sing songs better( )8. the songs from the beatles are easy to learn, one of the reasons may be_.a. everyone likes the songs b. john denvers voice is sweetc. the lyrics of the songs are beautiful d. the lyrics are close to normal spoken english( )9. the underlined word advanced in paragraph 3 can be replaced by_.a. careful b. excellent c. kind-hearted d. lazy( )10. which of the following would be the best title for the passage?a. english songs. b. the famous band-the beatles. c. english songs helps english learning. d. how to learn english.【c】many people say that they are working too many hours. they dont have enough time to relax or to stay with their family. work hours are different from one country to another. in france, people spend about 1,646 hours a year at work. in japan, however, people work about 2,159 hours a year. that means a japanese worker works 513 more hours a year than a french worker. why do people work so many hours? some people work extra hours because they want to make more money. however, many companies dont pay overtime. their workers dont get more money for more work. some people think its their duty to work more hours. some are afraid of losing their jobs if they dont work more hours. many people say that their vacations are too short. in france, people get five weeks of paid vacation a year. in germany, they get four to six weeks, and in the united states, two weeks. one study shows fewer than half of workers used all their vacation days. in great britain, there is a saying, “all work and no play makes jack a dull (迟钝的) boy.” if that is true, there must be a lot of dull people in the world. ( )11. a japanese worker works _ more hours a year than a french one. a. 513 b. 1,646c. 2,519d. 3,805( )12.the underlined word “extra” in paragraph 3 means “_”. a. 正常的 b. 额外的 c. 有用的d. 少量的( )13.people in _ get only two weeks of paid vacation a year. a. france b. germany c. the united states d, great britain( )14.which of the following is true according to the passage? a. no companies offer vacation to their workers.b. many people say they have enough time to relax.c. not all companies pay their workers for more work. d. more than half of workers use all their vacation days.( )15.what can we infer (推断) from the passage? a. many workers have to work long hours. b. many people have vacations long enough. c. work hours are the same around the world. d. there are a lot of dull people in the world.五词汇运用（15分）1. are there any recent _ (采访) with leonardo, who won an oscar for best actor. 2. now more and more people like to go _ (国外) for further study.3. what a _ (极好的) time we had in central park!4. hurry up! my favourite _ (节目) will begin in five minutes. 5. we do _ (生意) with some international companies.6. its a pity that the film _ (begin). youve missed the beginning.7. i noticed him _(play) the piano when i walked past his room.8. mum came back while dad _ (cook) in the kitchen. 9. here _ (be) some presents for your mother.10. he _ (leave) for new york by plane just now.11. what _ lucy _ (write) in the last minutes?12. did you live at the _ (north) end of beijing road?13. they couldnt stop _ (chat) with each other at once.14. is it _ (relax) to lie in a large green lawn?15. its about two hours _ (fly) from shanghai to kunming.六、任务型阅读 阅读短文，完成表格，每空一词。（共10小题, 每空1分，计10分）a speaker was giving a speech to his student on what to do with stress(压力). he held up a glass of water and asked the students, “how heavy do you think this glass of water is?” the studentsanswers were different，from 20g to 500g. “it does not matter on the exact weight. it depends on(取决于) how long you hold it. if i hold it for a minute, it is ok. if i hold it for an hour, i will have an ache in my right arm. if i hold it for a day, you will send me to the hospital. it is the same weight, but the longer i hold it, the heavier it becomes.”“if we carry our burdens(负担) all the time, we will not be able to carry on, because the burden is becoming heavier and heavier. what you have to do is to put the glass down, have a rest for a while and hold it up again.”we have to put down the burden sometimes, so that we can cheer up and are able to carry on. so before you return home from work tonight, put the burden of work down. dont carry it back home. you can pick it up tomorrow.whatever burdens you are having now on your shoulders, let it down for a moment if you can.life is short, enjoy it!titlehow to 1 ourselvesthe speakers questionwhats the 2 of the glass of water?the students 3 from 20g to 500gthe speakers explanationsthe weight of the glass of water depends on the 4 of holding it.hold it for a 5 , you will feel ok.if you hold it for an hour, your right arm will ache.you have to see a 6 if you hold it for a day.if we carry the burden too long, we will be 7 to carry on.the ways to relaxto relax, you must put the glass down.have a rest 8 holding the glass up again.the writers 9 dont carry your work back home and pick it up tomorrow. 10 your life.七、阅读表达(10分) （回答不超过6 个字）good morning，everyone. im gald to introduce the new sea life centre to you. the sea life centre is a really exciting place. there are so many things to see here and everything is enjoyable. the ticket costs 4 for adults, 2 for children and free for over sixties and school groupsits open from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. every day except 25th and 26th of december. special attractions include hourly feeding times for all the different animals and fish，and shows in the sea life theatre. someone is always there to answer questions about what youve seen. if you are in a group of six or more people, we can provide you a special guided tour for free. but you need to arrange (安排)this at the information desk when you arrive. the latest attraction is a big glass tunnel (隧道)you can walk through. all around you，you will see fish swimmingsometimes even over your headyou certainly have the clearest view(景色) of the undersea world. chi