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八年级下册英语第一次月考2014.3.21（总分120分）姓名 班级 学号 得分 一、单项选择（15）( )1. old man standing behind Jack is English teacher .A. An , an B. The , an C. A , an D. The , a ( )2. He has taught English _over thirty years, and his students have been from every country around the world. A. for B. since C. at D./( )3. She is having an interview _ Lilys grandpa now. A. and B. to C. about D. with( )4. -Have you _spoken to an Englishman?-No, Ive _met a foreigner.A. never; ever B. never; yet C. ever; ever D. ever; never( )5. Has your town changed a lot_ the years?A. over B. since C. in D. before ( )6. Taiwan is _of China. A. the southeast B. in the southeast C. to the southeast D. on the southeast( )7. You can find the hospital the end of the road.A. in B. on C. for D. at( )8. Dad must be very tired. He _ for three hours. A. has been asleep B. has gone to bed C. has fallen asleep D. sleeps( )9. Im not sure if they _ there if it _. A. will go, will rain B. will go, rains C. go, will rain D. go, rains( )10. I dont like the colour of the shirt. Would you show me _ _ one ?A. another B. the other C. other D. others.( )11. Why not go to see the dolphin show with me?Because I _ it.A. saw B. will see C. see D. have seen( )12. Mr. Chen is not at home, he _ Shanghai for a week. A. has gone to B. has been to C. has been in D. has come to ( )13. _ will you finish reading the book? In two days. A. How often B. How soon C. How long D. How far( )14. He _ interested in drawing since he was a boy. A. has become B. is C. has been D. becomes( )15. _ happy life we are having in the century!A. What a B. What C. How D. How a二、完形填空（10）There are all kinds of machines. People 1 them in many different ways. One kind of machine is called a computer. A computer can do many things. A computer can do math problems. People can do math problems. But they cannot do it 2 a computer. Computers remember things. Computers remember 3 people tell them. People cannot remember as many things as computers. Computers help tell 4 the weather will 5 .Computers help fly rockets and spaceships. These are 6 of ways computers are used. They are used in thousands of ways. 7 they are not always used in the same way. Some computers do just 8 things. Some computers can do a lot of things. There are 9 computers. There are big computers. There may be computers in your school. Do you 10 what they do? ( )1Ause Bare used Care using Dwill use ( )2Afaster than Bas fast as Cmore quickly than Dso big as ( )3Asomething Bthat Ceverything D things ( )4Awhich Bwhere Cwhat Dwhy ( )5Abe like Bbe Clook Dfeel ( )6Aall Bmany Ca lot Donly some ( )7ABut BAnd CWhen DThough ( )8Aa little Blittle Cfew Da few ( )9Alarge Bhuge（巨大的） Cgood Dsmall ( )10Aget Btalk Cmake Dknow三、阅读理解（30）AMr. Green had a farm in England. He and his wife grew a lot of things on the farm. They worked very hard. One day Mr. Green said to his wife, “Dear, lets go to London next Sunday. We can have a good lunch there, and then we can go to the cinema.” His wife was very happy when she heard this, because she and her husband always ate a lot, and she didnt like cooking three times every day.They went to London by train and walked for an hour. When it was twelve oclock, they wanted to have a meal. They looked at a few restaurants. In one of them there was a blackboard outside. On the blackboard was “Lunch 12:30 to14:30 1.50”.“Well, thats good,” Mr. Green said, “We eat for two hours for 1.50 here! This is the palce for us.”( )1. Mr. Green took his wife to a very_ restaurant. A. expensive B. cheap C. new D. old( )2. Mrs Green was happy because_. A. She didnt have to cook B. Mr. Green ate too muchC. she couldnt eat much D. they worked hard( ) 3. Mr. and Mrs Green wanted to see a film ( 电影)_ _. A. before lunch B. in the morning C. in the afternoonD. in the restaurant( ) 4. The words on the blackboard told people that _. A. they must eat a very slow lunch B. they must eat for two hours C. they could have lunch any time between 12:30 and 2:30 D. They must be in the restaurant at 12:30 and leave at 2:30( ) 5.Mrs Green wanted to go into the restaurant because_.A. they could eat for a long timeB. they could eat quicklyC. she was in LondonD. she was not hungryBA girl may pass easily through the first grades. While boys of her age bring home low marks, the girl may get easily good grades. Girls seem to have “better brains” in school. Why do so few girls become scientists? Why is the most important thinking in adult(成人)world done by men?According to (根据) scientists, the answer is aggression (敌对行为). Boys usually refuse to accept other peoples conclusion (结论).They insist on solving problems by themselves. While little girls are getting high marks in school for remembering what the teacher has told them, little boys are learning to think in their own ways. Boys are usually the ones who get high pay and the powerful job because they are to be aggressive at an early age.( )1. Girls get better marks at school than boys because _. A. boys are lazier B. girls are better at remembering things than boys C. girls are cleverer than boys D. teachers care more for girls than for boys( )2. There are so few women scientists because _.A. boys are cleverer than girls B. girls are less cared forC. girls are lazier D. few of them are trained to be aggressive( )3. According to the scientists _. A. boys are good at thinking in their own ways while girls are remembering things B. boys can easily get food jobs while girls cant C. girls insist on doing things on their own D. the nature of the boys and girls is the same, but their education is different( )4. In the view of the writer, _. A. girls have better brains B. boys have better brains C. neither boys nor girls have better brains D. usually great scientists are men and most important things are done by men( )5. Which of the following is right? A. Boys are cleverer in school. B. Girls are cleverer at an early age. C. Boys and girls have good points in different ways. D. Boys have good points only when they enter the adult world.C.“Climbing Mount Qomolangma is a kind of discovery,” said a reporter of CCTV. He was sent to join the climbing team for broadcasting(播放) this TV program. The climbers climbed Mount Qomolangma from May 18 to 24. CCTV also sent a team to join in this most dangerous and exciting sport. They called it “Standing at the Worlds Third Pole(极) in 2003”.It is just 50 years since the first climbers got to the top of Mount Qomolangma. In 2003, nearly 600 people from all over the world will try to reach the highest mountain in the world.As we know, Mount Qomolangma is famous for its height 8,848 meters- in the world, so it has attracted thousands of people to climb. On May 25th, 1953, Edmund Hillary from New Zealand, and Tenzing Norgay from Nepal finally reached the top of Mount Qomolangma. This most dangerous sport in the world brings the greatest challenge and the most exciting and happiest moment to human beings because the climbers have to face the terrible cold and avalanches (雪崩), and snow other difficulties. The higher they climb, the more difficulties they will meet. On the way to the top they may lose their lives at any time. It is reported that 175 climbers had to live there for ever. During the past 50 years, more than 10,000 men and women tried to get to the top, but only 1,200 have made their dreams come true. We Chinese climbers first showed our national flag to the world on the top of the mountain in 1960.Once someone asked why the pioneers never stopped trying to reach the top. “I dont think climbing the highest mountain only means danger or death. It is really a chance to challenge. You can really understand the love of nature and the true meaning of life,” a reporter of CCTV answered.( )1. How many people succeeded in climbing up to the top of the mountain? A. 1,200. B. 10,000. C. 175. D. 600( )2. What may the climbers meet when they climb Mount Qomolangma?A. Avalanches, rain, strong wind and the terrible cold.B. Mist, strong wind, water and falling ice.C. The terrible cold, avalanches, mist, strong wind and falling ice.D. Rain avalanches, mist, strong wind and falling ice.( )3. When did the Chinese climbing team first stand on the top of Mount Qomolangma? A. In 1953. B. In 1960. C. In 2003. D. In 1950.( )4. What does the sentence “It is reported that 175 climbers had to live there for ever.” mean? It means _.A.175 climbers had decided to live there B. 175 climbers dont want to go back for everC. 175 climbers climbed Mount QomolangmaD. 175 climbers lost their lives( )5. What can we learn from the climbers?A Their love of nature. B. Their sprit of meeting the challenge bravely.C. Their spirit of never giving up. D. A, B and C.四、词汇(20)A) 请根据题中空格后的中文提示、英文释义或音标，写出句中所缺单词，使句子通顺。1. He answered all the questions _ (除了)the last one.2. The fans _(shout at the top of voices) excitedly when they saw the stars.3. Their daughter got _(结婚) ten years ago and moved to Australia.4. He sometimes feels _ because he has few close friends.5. She always works hard to _ (make something better) her spoken English.B) 请根据句意，从方框中选用合适的词，并用其适当形式填空，使句子通顺，每词限用一次。angry, one , they , health , popular 6. Our football team is much stronger than _.7. He didnt say a word, he just looked at the young man_.8. Harry Porter is one of _ books in the world.9. -How many times have you been to New York? -Only _ .10. If you exercise every day, youll soon feel much_.C) 请根据句意，从方框中选用合适的动词，并用其适当时态填空，使句子通顺。sound, think, take, feel, stop, 11. Look, the rain _ _ . Lets go out for a walk.12. Tom was very sorry for being late. But the teachers smile made him _ better.13. When _ they _these photos? Last Sunday.14. -Why did your teacher ask you to answer the question again? -I _ _ something else at that moment in class.15. Listen, how nice the soft music _.D) 请你把下列词组译成英语16.动身去香港 _ _ 17.去国外 _ _ _ _18.忍不住笑个不停 _ _ _19.和他们保持联系 _ _20.在某种程度上 _ _ 五、句型转换(5)1. I have already eaten something.（改为否定句） I havent eaten _ _ .2. The old man died two years ago. (同义句) The old man for two years.3. She has borrowed the book. She borrowed it from the library last week. （改成同义句） She _ _ the book for a week.4. I have lived here _since I was born in 1991（划线提问） _ _ have you lived here？5. They have been away from their school for two years. （改成同义句）They _ their school two years _.六、课文填空（5） We 1 to a restaurant to have a quick meal. On the way, we met some Disney Cartoon characters, such as Snow White and Mickey Mouse. They were so 2 . Everybody got 3 when a 4 of Disney characters began later in the afternoon. It was the 5 part of the day.1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 七、短文首字母填空（10）Peter was going to retire(退休)next week. He was thanked for his good w (1)all these years and was given a small cheque(支票)as a p (2).Peter was very happy, of course, but he s (3)to his boss, I dont need the money. Ive always been careful with money and have saved a lot. Can I have, instead, s (4)to make me think of the happy days I have spent here in Dover? His boss was very surprised. I can h (5)you, he said, then w (6) can I give you as a present, Peter? Well, sir, could you let me have an old railway car? It doesnt matter how old or b (7)it is. I can repair it and c (8)it myself as I have enough t (9).I want to put it in my back g (10),and every day I can go and sit in it, and that will make me think of my happy days here in Dover.1._ 2._ 3. _ 4._ 5. _ 6. _ 7. _ 8. _ 9._ 10._ 八、阅读并回答问题（10）1) Now more and more_in the world are getting_, which troubles them a lot. In the past 25 years, the number of the people with obesity (肥胖症) in Europe has doubled(增加一倍). Experts say that it has a lot to