浙江省滨江中学2013—2014学年八年级下册英语三月月考试题（有听力）.doc

滨江中学2014学年第二学期3月份月考八年级英语试卷第一部分 听力部分（20分）第一节：听小对话，请从A、B、C三个选项中选择符合对话内容的图片。（本节共5小题，每小题1分，共5分）第二节：听两段长对话，每段对话后回答2-3个问题。请从A、B、C三个选项选择正确的答案。（本节共5小题，每小题1分，共5分）听下面一段对话，回答第6-7小题。6. What kind of program does the boy want to watch now?A. A cartoon.B. A comedy. C. An action movie.7. How often does Anna watch TV? A. Once a week. B. Three or four times a week. C. Every day 听下面一段对话，回答第8-10小题。8. What musical instrument can Tara play? A. The violin. B. The piano. C. The guitar.9. What did Tara do on the farm? A. She took care of the ducks. B. She planted some vegetables. C. She fed some horses. 10. How was Taras stay on the farm? A. Interesting. B. Boring. C. Just so-so. 第三节：听短文，请从A、B、C三个选项中选择正确的选项，回答11-15题。（本节共5小题，每小题2分，共10分）11. How many people are there in Pauls family? A. Four.B. Five. C. Six. 12. When does Paul help wash her mothers car? A. On Wednesday.B. On Thursday.C. On Friday.13. What does Pauls sister help do? A. Water the plants. B. Feed Rex. C. Walk Rex. 14. How often does Paul clean the bedroom? A. Every day. B. Twice a week. C. Three times a week. 15. Who takes the rubbish out once a week? A. Pauls elder brother. B. Pauls younger brother. C. Pauls father. 第二部分 笔试部分（80）二、单项填空（本题有10小题，每小题1分，共10分）请从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。16. The dog had _ serious toothache so its owner took it to _ animal doctor. A. an, an B. the, / C. a, /D. a, an 17. _ her mother, she became a famous scientist. A. With the helpB. Thanks for C. Thanks to D. As a result 18. How dirty your rooms are! You need to _. A. put them up B. call them up C. clean them up D. give them up 19. Some children dont know _ for their parents. A. what can they careC. how can they careB. what to careD. how to care20. I study really hard _ I can make my dream come true. A. toB. in order to C. so that D. because 21. Could you please do _ for me, Jim? Yes, with pleasure. A. anything B. something C. nothing D. everything 22. My 15-day-old brother is not _ to drink water by himself. A. enough old B. old enough C. too young D. young too 23. _ you start, _ youll finish. A. Sooner; quicker C. The sooner, the quicker B. Sooner, more quickly D. the sooner, the more quickly24. My friend Jack lives _ but he doesnt feel _ at all. A. lonely, alone B. lonely, lonelyC. alone, aloneD. alone, lonely25. I _ in London, but now I live in New Yorker. A. used to living C. used to live B. am used to living D. am used to live 三、完形填空（本题有10 小题，每小题1分，共10分）阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。An old woman lived in a house with a large garden. She took care of her flowers all the 26 . One day a young man went by the garden. He saw the beautiful flowers and thought he could be very happy 27 he lived in 28 a beautiful place. 29 his surprise, the old gardener was blind. He asked, “You cant 30 these flowers. Why are you busy 31 _them every day?” The old woman said, “Let me tell you four 32 . First, I was a gardener when I was young, and I really like this job. Second, though I am blind, I can touch them as well. 33 , I can smell the sweetness of them. As for the last one, thats for 34 .” “Me? But you dont know me,” said the young man. “Yeah, its true that I dont know you. But I know that everybody loves flowers. We all enjoy the 35 these flowers have brought us.” 26. A. day B. night C. weekendD. time 27.A. sinceB. asC. whileD. if28. A. so B. such C. very D. really 29.A. In B. To C. WithD. As 30. A. hearB. see C. touch D. feel31. A. take after B. look afterC. taking after D. looking after 32. A. ideas B. problemsC. reasonsD. matter33.A. FinallyB. FineC. Fourth D. Third34.A. youB. meC. my motherD. my son35.A. fairness B. sadnessC. happinessD. kindness 四、阅读理解（本题有15小题，每小题2分，共30分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AA school for stars In this school, most students come from rich families and some of them have famousparents. People from Hollywood sometimes go to Beverly Hills High School to look for future actors. School lifeThere are lots of good things about going to this school: There are two theatres, a television studio and a radio station. The students make TV programs and films in their drama classes. The biggest activity of the school year is the school dance. Traveling to school In California, children can learn to drive three months before their sixteenth birthday. Lots of students in Beverly Hills High School have their own cars, but they have to pay a lot of money to park their cars in the school parking area. What the children think Most children enjoy going to Beverly Hills High School because it is fun and there is a lot to do. But some children do not like the school if their parents dont have enough money to buy them a fast car or expensive clothes.36. The first paragraph(段落) tells us that _. A. none of the students in Beverly Hills High School are poorB. most students in Beverly Hills High School come from the USAC. some students in Beverly Hills High School may become actors in the future D. the parents of the students in Beverly Hills High School always want to be stars37. The students make TV programs and films _. A. in a theatreB. in a television studioC. in a radio stationD. in their drama classes38. Lots of students in this school come to school _. A. by bikeB. by car C. by planeD. on foot39. Why do most children enjoy going to Beverly Hills High School? A. Because they will be actors in the school. B. Because it is fun and there is much to do in the school. C. Because they will have a fast car and expensive clothesD. Because they can learn to drive three months before their fifteenth birthday. BJoe, an outgoing girl, is from a rich family. Therefore she can afford almost everything. But Joes parents are too busy to spend enough time with her, which makes Joe more than lonely. So, she always goes to WeChat. On WeChat, she can do a lot of things like buying things, reading articles, and making friends with those she either knows or not. She uses the name Linda on WeChat and has made a lot of friends there. Last year Joe made a foreign friend on WeChat. Her name was Catherine and she lived in Sydney. Catherine once sent a picture of “herself”: a tall, good-looking young woman with big eyes. Catherine and Joe were both interested in rock music and modern dance. So, they liked each other very much. When Joes father told her that he was meeting a client in Sydney this summer, she went with him to give Catherine a surprise for her birthday. When Joe came to Catherines house in Sydney, she found that her foreign “girlfriend” was a ten-year-old boy named Jim! What a surprise! 40. Joe spends time on WeChat to .A. make friendsB. kill timeC. read articles D. buy things41. What is the real name of Joes “girlfriend”? A. CatherineB. JoeC. JimD. Linda42. From this article, we can say . A. Everyone uses his real name on WeChat B. On WeChat, we can only talk with Chinese people. C. On WeChat, we can talk with Chinese people in Australia. D. Joes father went to Sydney to meet Joes friend Catherine. 43. Whats the best title of the passage?A. A Sad GirlB. A Real SurpriseC. A Special Foreigner D. A Boy Called JimCWe went into a secondhand shop to get out of the rain. I took my 6-year-old daughters hand and we started to walk around. Suddenly she reached out her hand to touch a pair of shiny black shoes.u“Buy for me?” she asked.“Oh, Sweetie, they are tap dancing (踢踏舞) shoes. You arent taking tap dance.”“Buy for me?” she repeated.“Well, lets try them on.”She sat on the floor and took off her bright pink rain boots. When she stood up we heard “click”. She took a step, “click, click, click.”The sun came out and we went on our way. Our next stop was the grocery store. “Click, click, click” people turned to look as we entered the store. People would never allow their daughter to wear tap dancing shoes to the grocery store.v“Excuse me, dear. Why would you allow(允许) your daughter to wear tap dancing shoes here? They make such a noise.”“Isnt it wonderful?”“Wonderful? My dear, this is not the place to wear those shoes.”“You dont understand. When she was a baby, doctors told us that she would never walk or talk. It has taken a lot of hard work and patience, but she asked for the shoes and the click, click, click says that she can walk,” I said.My daughter is 18 now and will graduate from grade 12 in June. It has not always been easy, but it has all been worthwhile (值得的). She has taught me that it doesnt matter what others think. They dont walk in your shoes.44. Why did the mother and daughter go to the secondhand shop?A. Because the daughter loved the place.B. Because they liked walking there so much. C. Because they tried to keep themselves from the rain. D. Because the mother wanted to buy cheap shoes for her daughter.45. People would never allow their daughter to wear tap dancing shoes to the grocery store because _.A. they are noisyB. they are expensiveC. they are dirtyD. it is not allowed46. What does the sentence “They dont walk in your shoes” mean? A. They dont know how you feel.B. They dont walk the same way as you. C. They dont know the size of your shoes.D. They dont have the same shoes as yours. 47. The story tells us _.A. the love between mother and daughter is strong B. you should wear the wrong shoes for your feet C. wearing your own shoes helps you walk fasterD. sometimes you shouldnt care about what others sayDReaders Digest is a monthly magazine. Before the 1980s, it belonged to a privately held company, which was started in 1922 by Lila Bell Wallace and Dewitt Wallace. This magazine is small and easy to carry, just half the size of most American magazines, which caused a phrase in 2005, “America in your pocket.” It is the best selling magazine in the USA. At present, its circulation(发行量)in the USA has reached 10 million copies and the number of the readers there is 38 million. It also has 40 million overseas readers in more than another 70 countries.This magazines focus(焦点) is not news but more of cultural views because the editors think people now can get timely news from somewhere else. They hope this magazine can give readers something that is about special personal experiences, something the readers can share with their families. In different countries, this magazine provides a window to the world for the local(当地的) readers. Some parts of the magazine are about the local customs and interests of the local readers. The other parts give the local readers information from all over the world. 48. How often does Readers Digest come out in the USA?A. Once a year.B. Once a month.C. Once a week.D. Once a day.49. How many people all over the world read this magazine? A. 38 millionB. 40 million.C. 78 million.D. 108 million.50.This magazines focus includes the following topics EXCEPT(除了) _.A. something about the timely news B. some special personal experiences C. some information from all over the world D. the local customs and interests of the local readers五、词汇运用（本题A、B两部分。每小题1分，共15分）A: 用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，每词仅用一次。 throw, knife, excite, die, difficult 51. There is a fork and five _ on the table. 52. The children were _ about opening their gifts. 53. I think that disabled person may have _ in using his arms. 54. He made a decision that meant life and _. 55. Stop _ stones at that window. B: 根据所给汉语意思及文章内容，写出单词的正确形式。（每空限填一词）Sandy is one friend of 56 (我的). She is one of the best 57 (志愿者)I have ever known. She is always ready to 58 (提供) help for people in need. Specially speaking, she likes to visit 59 (生病的) children in the hospital to cheer them up; she never minds 60 (募捐) money for those poor people; she never has problems 61 (借) money to his friends. She once told me:“Someone once saved my life. He asked me to 62 (传递) his love to your family, friends neighbors and even strangers. I followed him. Now, you cant 63 (想象) how happy I am when helping those in difficult 64 (情况). ” Do you have the same 65 (精神) as Sandy? Do you want to join her? 六、任务型阅读（本题有5小题，共5分）阅读下列短文，请帮短文主人公填写个人信息表。 LOOKING FOR A PENFRIENDMy name is Tom Mallory. Im from Britain and Im a business student at Brookes College. Im 20 and single. My hobbies are music and football. My two sisters are students too. Our parents are from Ireland but they live in London now. My mother is a teacher and my father is the manager of a small engineering company. Id like a pen friend from Fra