江苏省启东市滨海实验学校八年级英语上学期第二次月考试题（无答案）.doc

江苏省启东市滨海实验学校2015-2016学年八年级英语上学期第二次月考试题一. 单项选择（每小题1分，共20分）( )1. what cold day it is! yes. what terrible weather we have! i hope it will get better soon.a. a; a b. a; /c. /; / d. /; a( )2. what do you think cranes fly to the south in autumn? the cold weather. and they cant find food in the north on cold days.a. helps b. wants c. keeps d. makes( )3. it is really to have snowball fights. yes. playing with snow often makes me .a. exciting; excited b. exciting; exciting c. excited; excited d. excited; exciting( )4.it is a fine day today, but too cold.a. a bit of b. a bit c. a little of d. bit of ( )5.the policeman told the children snowballs at each other on the road. a. not throw b. not to throw c. didnt throwd. not throwing ( )6.i saw a girl for help while i was walking around the lake yesterday. a. cried b. crying c. to cry d. cries ( )7. i think_necessary for us to learn english well. a. it b. its c. that d. thats ( )8.the hotel is about 2 kilometers _ here. a. far away b. away from c. far away d. far away from( )9.environment(环境) is very_，but you dont understand the_ of it，you always drop litter everywhere aimportant，important bimportant，importance cimportance，importance dimportance，important( )10i have two rooms_，but i cant decide_ ato live；to choose which one blived；choose which one cto live in；which one to choose dlive；which one( )11my mother_if she _her work this week acomes back；finishes bcomes back；will finish cwill come back；finishes dwill come back；will finish( )12. he carefully went through his homework_ make mistakes. a. as a result b. in order that c. in order not to d. in order to( )13. the number of the giant pandas is getting because there are _ living areas for wildlife.a. fewer and fewer; less and less b. fewer and fewer; smaller and smaller c. smaller and smaller; fewer and fewer d. smaller and smaller; less and less( )14. my father wrote me a letter harder.a. encouraging me studying b. encouraging me to study c. to encourage me studying d. to encourage me to study( )15you can call me_ 123345678 or e-mail me_ amysunshinetowncomcn aon；at bon；on cat；on dat：at( )16. taiwan is _ the east of china and _ the east of fujian. a. in; in b. in; to c. to; on d. to; to ( )17. she thought the swan beautiful.（选出此句属于下列哪种句型结构） a. s+v+o b. s+v+p c. s+v+io+do d. s+v+do+oc( )18. the old man looks _. he is looking _at his dying dog. a.sad;sadly b.sadly;sad c.sad;sad d.sadly;sadly( )19. china _ many foods _ iraq (伊拉克)during the war（战争）.a. provided, for b. provides, with c. provided, with d. provides ,for ( )20.today the forests are getting fewer and fewer . we must_ down too many trees. a. keep people from cutting b. prevent people from cutting c. stop people cutting d. all the above二. 完形填空 （每小题1分，共10分）is the art of conversation dying? the other day，my wife 21 two teenage children die something we havent 22 for ages. it didnt require the internet，a tv screen，batteries .or anything else for that matter. but we all 23 it so much were thinking of doing it again sometime.we had a conversation. the kind of real，live conversation that was 24 when i was growing up，but which seems all too rare these days. today we have chat rooms，text messages，e-mails . . . but we seem to be losing the 25 of communicating face-to-face. we all know 26 young people are out on a date(约会)these days，they spend most of that time 27 their mobile phones. and teenagers nowadays seem to 28 communicating with their friends by sending text messages rather than actually 29 to them.if we carry on like this，in the future，well lose the use of our 30 . what do you think? e-mail me，and who knows? maybe we could even have a real conversation about it!( )21.a. andb. orc. but d. after( )22.a. madeb. known c. done d. seen( )23.a. actedb. blamed c. decided d. enjoyed( )24.a. common（普通的）b. careful c. extra（额外的）d. enough( )25.a. nameb. artc. attentiond. aim( )26.a. becauseb. howc. whend. unless( )27.a. buyingb. collectingc. repairingd. answering( )28.a. dislikeb. prefer（更喜欢）c. admire（钦佩）d. believe( )29.a. writingb. introducingc. speaking d. hurrying( )30.a. eyesb. voicesc. mouthsd. hand 三. 阅读理解（每小题1.5分，共30分）amcdull is a talking piglet (小猪). he isnt smart or good-looking. but he has a heart of gold. mcdull lives with his mother mrs mak in hong kong. before his birth, his father left them. mrs mak had to raise mcdull by herself.they are not rich, but mrs mak tries her best to make a good life for mcdull. however, when mcdull grows up, he becomes a detective (侦探) and leaves home. the mother and the son are not as close as before. can they go back together and be close mother and son again?you may find the answer by watching the movie mcdull me & my mum. the movie is the fifth in the mcdull series(系列). as the first appearance of mcdull film, mcdull became a popular cartoon character because of his spirit (精神) of never giving up. the funny piglet has many dreams but fails every time he tries. he is down, but he keeps trying and works hard for other dreams.mrs mak doesnt appear very often in the first four mcdull movies. but in mcdull me & my mum, she is a main character. the film is about mothers love.( )31. mcdull must be a piglet.a. wild b. smart c. good-looking d. brave ( )32. mcdull grew up .a. alone b. with his parentsc. with his motherd. with his father( )33. why does mcdull leave his mother?a. because he becomes a detective. b. because he finds his mother a detective.c. because he finds his mother not kind to him.d. because his mother doesnt like his dreams.( )34. the underlined “giving up” means .a. having dreams b. stopping trying c. feeling sad d. making wishes( )35. which is true about the latest mcdull film?a. it is the fourth in the mcdull series.b. mcdulls mother seldom appears in the film.c. it is a film about a sons love for mother.d. it tells us a story between a mother and her son.bwhats the weather like in your city today? weather forecasts (天气预报) tell you. do you know where they come from? zhang shuai is a weatherman. he goes on tv and tells people what the weather will be like. lets follow him to have a look.who makes weather forecasts?there are many experts (专家) working for the china meteorological administration (中国气象局). they use their knowledge (知识) of the weather and equipment (仪器) to predict the weather. weather satellites in space and weather stations help experts know the weather.how a tv studio (演播室) works?zhang has a meeting with the experts every day. he collects all the information about the weather. then he goes into the tv studio to forecast the weather.the weatherman does not look at the map. but he can point to the right places on the map. how? “there is not a map behind me in the studio. there are only two monitors (监视器). i watch them and then point to a blue cloth. when people watch tv, they can see a map on the place of the blue cloth. at the same time, i cant forget to look at the cameras. practice makes perfect,” zhang says.being a weathermanif you want to be a weatherman, you should have knowledge of meteorology (气象学). you also have to know the map of china and the world map well.( )36. which of the following can be a weather satellite?a. b. c. d. ( )37. according to the reading, who predicts the weather?a. weathermen. b. tv station. c. weather stations. d. experts. ( )38. before the weather forecasts, what does zhang shuai do?a. he studies the map. b. he collects information from weather stations.c. he meets experts and collects information. d. he meets experts in the studio.( )39. while zhang shuai is forecasting the weather, he doesnt .a. watch the cameras b. look at the map c. watch the monitors d. point to the blue cloth( )40. which is true about being a weatherman?a. he must good at photographing. b. he doesnt need to practice a lot.c. he must know the map well. d. he must visit the tv stations. ca young man from a village called nawalapitiya married a young woman from maiyuwa, a small village. they lived with the mans big familyhis parents, his brothers, their wives and children. the family kept an elephant, in which the woman soon took a great interest. every day she fed it with fruit and sugar.three months later, having quarreled with her husband, the woman went back to her parents home. soon the elephant refused to eat and work. it appeared to be ill and heartbroken. one morning after several weeks the animal disappeared from the house.it went to the womans home. on seeing her, the elephant waved its trunk and touched her with it. the young woman was so moved by the act of the animal .so she went back to her husbands home. ( ) 41. the woman left her new home _.a. to visit her own parents in maiyuwab. to see if the elephant would follow herc. because she was angry with her husbandd. because she was tired of the large family( ) 42. the word “disappeared” in the reading means “_”. a. ran away b. lost c. hid d.died ( ) 43. after the young woman left her husbands home, the elephant_.a. returned to the forestb. was sad because it missed herc. went to look for a new home d. was sick because nobody fed it( ) 44. how did the elephant express its feeling when it saw the young woman?a. it waved its trunk and smiled.b. it touched her with its trunk.c. it touched her and cried.d. it waved its trunk and ran around her.( ) 45. the writer wrote the story in order to_. a. show that elephants are very clever b. tell how a woman trained a wild animal c. show that women care more for animals than men dod. tell how an animal got a husband and a wife together again d what do pandas, tigers, whales, lions and wild camels have in common (共同的)? they are all endangered(濒临灭绝的). here are the reasons. hunting: for centuries, people hunted elephants for their tusks, killed tigers for their fur, and caught many other animals for their meat. foreign animals: in 1505, some people discovered a beautiful island named mauritius in the indian ocean. people brought dogs, pigs, monkeys and rats with them, but this was bad news for dodo birds. the birds did not have natural enemies (天敌) before. they ate fruit that fell from trees and built their house on the ground. but when people came, dodo birds were in big troublemen killed them for their meat, and the new animals broke their homes and ate their eggs. the number of dodo birds became smaller and smaller and finally extinct. the last dodo bird was killed in 1681. loss of living space: people cut down forests for farming and building houses. people build dams (水坝) to make sure they have enough water. while we make our lives comfortable, other animals have less and less space. ( )46. pandas, tigers, whales, lions and camels are all _ according to(依据) passage. a. dangerous animals b. endangered animals c. useful animals d. animals living everywhere( )47. which of the following is not true? a. dodo birds lived on mauritius b. dodo birds became extinct in 1681. c. dodo birds didnt have natural enemies before 1505. d. natural enemies killed the last dodo bird in 1681. ( )48. the underlined word means _ in chinese. a. 死亡的 b. 减少的 c. 再生的 d. 灭绝的( )49. which of the following is not a reason why the animals are endangered? a. animals have less and less living space b. people kill many animals c. some animals killed themselves d. people and some animals break the endangered animals homes. ( )50. this passage mainly tells us _. a. why some animals are endangered b. how to save endangered animals c. that we must stop hunting to protect wild animals d. what life is like for animals四. 填空（每小题1分，共15分）a. 根据所给汉语意思及提示，用合适的单词填空。51the local_ ( 政府 )should take actions to protect the animals at once.52_ (不幸的是)，many rare animals are in danger53. do you know whats the w_ of the elephant?54. sunglasses help _ (keep someone/something safe)our eyes. 55. when i have trouble learning english ,my teacher always_ (give sb.support) me not to give up.b. 选择合适的词并用其适当形式填空。 thirsty harvest life sleep care56. sadly,thousands of people lost their _ in the earthquake.57. the soft music and warm sunshine make me so . 58. farmers were busy rice when we got to the farm.59. after drinking some milk ,i feel even _.60. he failed his maths examination because of his_ work.c.选择合适的动词并用其适当形式填空 learn , not stop , return , sell , knock 61. someone _ at the door, go and see who it is. 62. his father from the usa in half a month. 63. laura _ another language next year ,isnt she?64. well wait until the rain_.65. hunters often _ tusks in the past in afica .五句型转换（5分）66. our city has an area of 1200 square kilometres.(同义句转换)our city is 1200 square kilometres _ _ .67.visitors love this city because it has perfect sights and delicious food.（改为同义句）visitors love this city _ _ its perfect sights and delicious food.68there will be much fog tomorrow morning.itll _ _ tomorrow morning.（改为同义句）69. the boy lost his way in the supermarket.（改为同义句） the boy _ _ in the supermarket.70. hobo built eddie a tent with sticks at the beach yesterday. (对画线部分进行提问) _ _ hobo _ eddie a tent at the beach yesterday?六阅读下面的短文，根据所给首字母提示，用合适的单词填空。(5分)september and october are maybe the most beautiful months in beijing. people say goodbye to summer and welcome cool (71) f. the weather is not hot any (72) m. there is plenty of (73) sand cooler temperatures. the sky is always so clear.this is a harvest (74) s. most fruits and vegetables are ripe (成熟). one great activity in these months is picking (75) f_ fruits and vegetables on local farms. they are nice and dont (76) c much. people also think it is a great (77) w to relax (放松) and get nice air when they get close to nature. (78) a popular activity people enjoy is to see the red maples (枫叶) in fragrant hills park. when fall arrives, flaming (火红的) leaves (79) c the hills and make them look like a colourful painting.fall is short and days become cooler and cooler as rainfall increases (增加). visitors should bring warm (80) c like long-sleeved (长袖) shirts or t-shirts, plus one or two jackets or sweaters. 七. 任务型阅读 （每小题1分，共5分） 阅读下面的材料，根据其内容填空，完成后面的表格。life is like the four seasons. now i am very old, and i am not busy any more. i have time to look back on it.when i was young, it was the spring of my life. i was born. i played a lot, and then i started school. i learned many new things. like a flower, i grew bigger every day. there were happy days and sad days: some days the sun shone, and some days it didnt. in my twenties, i started to work to make money. i was strong and happy. then i married (结婚) and had a child. in those days, i didnt have much time to think. every day i was busy and