上海市金山区金盟中学2014-2015学年八年级英语上学期10月月考试题.doc

上海市金山区金盟中学2014-2015学年八年级英语上学期10月月考试题II.Choose the best answer(选择最恰当的答案)（共20分）1.Tom comes from _ European country. A)a B)the C)/ D)an2.The Korean football players felt quite _ after they won the game. A)luck B)lucky C)luckily D)unlucky3.-How tall is jack? - He is about _. A)six feet long B) six foots long C)six foot tall D)six feet tall4.My parents _ about 10,000yuan for my school education each year. A)spend B)cost C)pay D) take5.Shanghai is one of _in China. A)the modern city B)the most modern cities C)modern cities D)the modern cities6.Jane usually goes to see her grandfather_ Saturday afternoon. A)in B)at C)on D)from7 Georges ambition is to go travelling with our friends during our holidays! A)to become B)to becoming C)become D)will become8._ great fun it is to go to travelling with our friends during our holidays! A)What a B）What C）What an D）How9.Parents are responsible _ their childrens safety. A)at B)about C)to D)for10.Its already 11:30 p.m. Its time _. A)to go to bed B)for getting up C)to have breakfast D)for lunch11.His father seldom read newspapers,_ he? A)does B)did C)doesnt he D)didnt12. _ is it from your school to your home?- About 10 minutes ride. A)How long B)How soon C)How far D)How much13.They look forward to_ the Great Wall again next summer holiday. A)visit B)visiting C)visits D)visited14.Which of the following is right? A)where are you from?(升调) B)May I open the window to let in some fresh air?(降调) C)Im afraid I cant return the book before Friday.（升调） D)Excuse me, sir.（升调）15.A:Why not join us in the game, Kitty? B:_, but I have to do my homework first. A）Lets go B)Id like to C)Yes,please D)Its a pleasureIII.Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box.Each one can only be used once(将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词或词组只能填一词)（共8分）A.from B.causeb C.visit Dchoice E.chanceThis summer holiday, I paid a _1_ to Britain. During our first week in Britain, we stayed at Embassy Summer School in Bristol. We had classes and activities together with students _2_ all over the world. We had to communicate in English _3_ we come from different countries. It provided me with a great _4_improve (提高) my oral English skills. We also learnt about different cultures from each other and made some foreign friends.A. name B.used for C.has D.with E.enoughLondon is a very beautiful city _5_ a long history. On the first day in London, we were lucky _6_ to have time for the London Eye and Westminster. I must say Westminster Abbey was definitely worth the 30-minute wait. I could easily _7_ it as my favourite place in England. The church which has stood for centuries is now _8_ holding weddings and funerals. It was a great experience which I will keep in my heart forever.IV.Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms(用括号中所给的单词的适当形式完成下列句子)（共8分）1.Lets introduce _ first,shall we?(we)2. The children quickly got_ with staying indoors.（bore）3. Do you know the _of the Oriental Pearl TV Tower?(high)4.As you _ know, Im going to change my job soon.(probable)5.Grandpa Wang usually goes to the supermarket _ to buy daily necessaries.(near)6. Miss Wei, our _ teacher, has worked in our school for quite a few years.(physical)V.Rewrite the following sentences as required (根据所给要求，改写下列句子。62-67题，每空格限填一词。)（共14分）1. I was born in Newcastle in 1996.(对划线部分提问) _and _were you born?2.The new flat cost me a lot of money.(改为否定句) The new flat_ cost me_ money.3. Susan danced beautifully at the party.(改为感叹句) _ _ Susan danced at the party. 4.The Asian Games are held once every four years.(对划线部分提问) _ _ are the Asian Games held?5. He studies so hard that he always passes an exam.(保持原句意思) He studies so hard that he _ _an exam.6. John hopes that he will get a letter from his penfriend soon.(保持句意基本不变) John hopes to _ _ his penfriend.68. interesting,teachers,once,a,the,or,places,visit,week,twice,us,take,to(连词成句) Part 3 Reading and Writing（第三部分 读写）VI. Reading comprehension（阅读理解）A. Choose the best answer (根据论坛内容，选择最恰当的答案): (共 12 分) Last week, we published(发表) an article about modern marriage（婚姻）. A recent research showed that in England 51% of married women go out to work. People were asked what they thought of “working wives”. The results were as follows:menwomenIn favour:70%80%Against:10%20%Dont know:20%0% We asked readers to write and tell us their opinions. Here are some of the hundreds of letters we got. Ms Brown Im a woman photographer(摄影师). I make plenty of money, travel a lot, and see a lot of people. I enjoy my work, and wouldnt have to stay at home. I would never marry a man who wanted me to give up my work. Ted StubbsAt present there are over 1, 000, 000 men who were out of work in Britain. If a woman gets a job, she puts one more man out of work. Perhaps that man has a wife and twelve children to support. Let women stay at home where they belong.Susan Steward I am the mother of twelve children. When I go to work, my husband looks after the children. He is good with children and enjoys staying at home with them. And I enjoy job as a bus driver. 1. Last week an article about _ was published.A. marriage of recent times B.working women C.working wives D.a strange marrige2. _ of men are on the side of working wives.A. MostB. NoneC. 100%D. A few3.The woman photographer wont marry a man who_.A. has less money than herB.likes staying at homeC.hates to stay at home D.wants her to stay at home4.Ted Stubbs thinks that woman going out to work _.A. is meaninglessB.will be better than menC.will make men lose chances for workD.will weaken the right of the husband at home5. When the bus driver goes to work,_.A.her children take care of themselvesB.a nurse looks after her children instead of herC.her husband looks after her childrenD.she has to have everything ready for the children6. According to the passage,which of the following is NOT true?A. Ted thinks women shouldnt go out for work.B. Susans husband doesnt like to stay at home looking after the children.C. In England about half of married women go out to work.D. The photographer makes much money and likes to travel very much. E. Answer the questions (根据短文内容回答下列问题)：（7分）Edward Sims was born in 1892. He was the fifth child and only son of Herbert and Dora Sims. Herbert was a carpenter(木匠) , and did a successful business making furniture. He decided that his first-born son would be a carpenter just like him. For this reason, Edward was kept away from school and worked with his father.However, Edward was not born to be a carpenter. Although he had a fit body, he didnt have strong arms like his father. When he tried to find another job, he found it difficult because he had never learnt to read or write.One day, he went for an interview at a law office. The job was a runner, taking papers from the office to other offices in the city. The lawyer was pleased to see that Edward was physically fit, but when he discovered that the young man couldnt read or write, he decided not to employ him. How can you deliver documents to other offices, he asked, if you cant read the addresses on them?Greatly disappointed, Edward left the building and went to wait for a bus to take him back home. Next to the bus stop, a man was selling newspapers from a stand (摊位) .Excuse me, young man? he said. Would you look after my stand for a moment?For the next 20 minutes, Edward sold newspapers, lots of them. When the man came back, he was so happy to see his new assistants honesty that he offered him a job. Edward took it immediately. .In the next few months, the two men progressed from working on newspaper stands to selling newspapers, cigarettes, candy and other goods in a shop. Then they opened a second shop, and a third. Finally, they had a chain of 25 shops in three cities.Edward became very rich, so he employed a private teacher to teach him read and write. The teacher was amazed at what Edward had achieved. Imagine what you could do if you were able to read and write when you were younger! he said.1. What was Edwards father? .2. Why was Edward kept away from school?Because his father_ .3. Was it easy for Edward to find another job? .4. How did Edward feel when he was refused by the lawyer? .5. What did the man selling newspapers ask Edward to help him?He asked Edward_.6. How long did it take the two men to progress from working on newspaper stands to selling newspapers and other goods in a shop? . 7. What do you think Edward could do if he was able to read and write when he was younger? . B. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage (选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文) (共7分) Super boys are a group of five boys from Taiwan, and they can sing and dance really _1_! These clever boys are young and they are really proud of it. They think _2_ is impossible for them. They can dream and are not _3_ afraid of losing. They work very hard _4_ they dont want to waste the best years of their lives and they want to be as good as they can at singing, dancing and acting.Sometimes they _5_18-hour days! They will _6_ stop growing and improving when they are still young. When they arent performing, everyone is busy learning new skills, such as playing instruments or writing lyrics. They hope to play for _7_ on stage one day.So, to those of you who have just found out about the Comic Boyz, go check out their new CD.1.A. best B.well C.good D. badly2.A.nothing B. everythingC.somethingD. Anything3. A. aware B. in charge C. carelessD. afraid4.A. so B. because C. then D. though 5.A. work B.play C. enjoy D. waste6. A. sometimes B.never C. everD. alwaysCRead the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words.(14分) We love to be fashionable. So we buy clothes from time to time to make us look p_1_or cooler. But a problem appears: how to deal with those old clothes? Dont just throw them out. You can do s_2_ different!Donate your old clothes to charities. Some organizations c_