上海新世纪版2019-2020学年八年级下学期英语第一次月考试卷（II ）卷.doc

上海新世纪版2019-2020学年八年级下学期英语第一次月考试卷（II ）卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、 完形填空(每小题1分，共15分) (共1题；共15分)1. （15分）Most of us have three meals a day .We take food for granted(想当然)。And we dont think about it. 1 experts argue a food crisis(危机)is coming.This crisis is going to make us2 the way we think about food.Food is in great need3a growing of world population.By 1960,the population was three billion.It doubled to six billion by 1999.By 2050,this planet will need to 4 at least nine billion people.As a result,the food prices get higher and higher.So,what can a 5 ,crowed world do?One suggestion is to eat less meat.Meat uses more natural resources(资源)than grains(谷物) .It requires more 6 to produce one pound of meat than to produce one pound of grain. It also requires between 5 and 10 times more water than vegetables. So ,eating less meat will7 more land for farming,and it will save water.To eat less meat,people will need to change their eating habits. That will not be easy. Americans, for example,have 8 loved meat. In general, They eat twice as much meat as people in other countries.At the same time,in developing countries like China and Brazil,sales of meat have doubled in the last 20 years. 9 will double again by 2050.Growing need of meat wil continue to put pressure on natural resources.World population is increasing,resources are becoming fewer,and food prices are rising.Therefore, we need to rethink what we eat every day. For meat lovers, we dont need to give up meat 10 .But we need to eat more grains and less meat.（1）A . And B . But C . Or D . Until （2）A . change B . find C . get D . tell （3）A . instead of B . thanks to C . because of D . as for （4）A . help B . have C . feed D . meet （5）A . busy B . tired C . thirsty D . hungry （6）A . time B . land C . people D . place （7）A . provide B . produce C . waste D . need （8）A . never B . seldom C . hardly D . always （9）A . It B . That C . We D . They （10）A . quickly B . completely C . finally D . especially 二、 阅读理解(前两篇每小题1分，后两篇每小题2分，共26分) (共4题；共26分)2. （4分）根据材料内容选择最佳答案Dear Adam,Im on vacation in Central America and having a great time. Im in Guatemala. Its a small country but there is so much to see and do! There are volcanoes (火山), mountains, rainforests, beaches and Mayan temples (玛雅寺庙) in the country.The Mayan people have a long and interesting history. They built many temples. Last Friday I visited a Mayan temple at a place called Tikal. The temple has a history of about 1,300 years. It is a wonderful place to visit.I am staying at Lake Atitlan now. Some people say it is the most beautiful lake in the world. It is a very big lake and there are mountains and volcanoes around it. You can walk around the lake and even climb to the top of a volcano.The volcanoes at Lake Atitlan are not active volcanoes (活火山), but tomorrow I am going to see an active volcano called Pacaya. Active volcanoes can be dangerous because they still erupt (爆发) sometimes. I want to climb Pacaya. It erupted in 2010. I hope it wont erupt when I m there!Ill send (发送,) you another e-mail soon.All the best,Kate（1）Last Friday Kate went to a A . lakeB . beachC . templeD . mountain（2）What can we know about Lake Atitlan? A . Tikal is its another name.B . It is very big and beautiful.C . There are many old temples near it.D . It is one of the largest lakes in the world.（3）What does Kate want to do tomorrow? A . To walk around a volcano.B . To climb an active volcano.C . To see an active volcano erupt.D . To learn more about volcanoes.（4）Which of the following is TRUE according to the material? A . Pacaya will never erupt.B . Adam is on vacation now.C . Kate will go to a big rainforest.D . Therere Mayan temples in Guatemala.（5）What does this material mainly talk about? A . Some old temples.B . Kates vacation plan.C . Some active volcanoes.D . Kates wonderful vacation.3. （4分）根据短文内容，选择各题的最佳选项。CTwo young women started a program in Beijing. The goal (目标) of the program was to help children with autism (自闭症) from the Stars & Rain Education Institute.Elaine Ho from the United States and Cui Kaixuan from China invited 26 artists from China and other countries to take part in the program. They donated (捐赠) their time and works to help children with autism. Most of the artists finished some works for the program, and some even finished their works with the help of the children from Stars & Rain.One in every 150 people has autism, but most people still dont know about it. The two young women started this special program to help children and their families. They hope more people will learn the importance of helping people with autism.The real goal of the program is communication. We hope that the activity will give a chance to artists and those children to communicate with each other. In this way, more great ideas may be brought to the artists works and these children will get rich experiences which will stay with them for the rest of their life. Of course, all the art works will be sold and the money will be donated to the children in Stars & Rain.（1）What was the program for?A . All children in Beijing.B . The children with autism.C . The artists.D . Two young women.（2）How many artists did they invite?A . 2.B . 8.C . 26.D . 150.（3）What did the two young women want more people to know more?A . About the art works.B . About autism.C . About Stars & Rain.D . About the artists.（4）What did the artists do in the program?A . They held an art show.B . They helped children with autism.C . They took the autism to the hospital.D . They gave money to children with autism.（5）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A . The two young women came from different countries.B . There were 26 people working for the project.C . The art works were given to the children in Stars & Rain.D . The artists were all from China.4. （8分）阅读理解Nick was born with no arms or legs. There was only a small foot on his hip(臀部). He cant do the easiest things like washing his face or brushing teeth, but he can type, pick things up between his toes (脚趾)and even kick a ball.Nick grew up in Melbourne, Australia. He wasnt happy at school because his classmates often laughed at him. At the age of 10, he even wanted to kill himself. But later, he changed. He tried to look at good things around him. When he was 17, a friend encouraged(鼓励) him to give speeches. From then on, he began to travel around the world and give talk about his life. He thinks it can help others. Up to now, he was been invited to more than 50 countries and given thousands of talks.Now Nick is 32 years old. He lives in California with his wife, Kanae, and their 2-year-old son.When you are sad, think of him. At least you have arms and legs.（1）What can Nick do with his toes? A . Pick up a penB . Wash his faceC . Brush his teethD . Give a talk（2）How does Nick help others? A . By writing letters to themB . By giving them talksC . By looking for good thingsD . By traveling in California（3）After the friends encouragement, Nick became_. A . strict and smartB . quiet and friendlyC . active and helpfulD . healthy and strong5. （10分） Recently, Chinese netizens (网民) enjoy themselves on “growing and stealing crops” on the Internet. This is a game called “Happy Farms”. Now more and more people are joining in the game, and getting addicted. Some of them are even found playing the game at work. Because of this, some players have been fired by their bosses. Lovers have broken up, but none of them can stop Happy Farms from becoming more popular.Here we interviewed some young netizens and lets see what their opinions were.Nongmin: Playing happy Farms at work, thats terrible! A clerk was fired because she was online playing it at work.King: I find that all the dreams of having houses and fields, which are very hard to get in real life, are very easy to be realized in the games. I think I know the reason why the game is so popular.Kaixin: We have to know how to control ourselves. We should keep our minds on study. Games are just games. I prefer to play sports with my classmates when I am free.Kitty: I like Happy Farms. My high-pressure work makes me feel like I cant breathe. I wish I could have a real house and farm, but it seems so far away. I have to turn to virtual(虚拟) nature for my own house and farm.People often get tired from work or study, so they go to their own farms, take care of their crops and pull out weeds. It is really delightful to forget about the pressure. But some players work from morning to night to “grow and steal crops”. They lose themselves in the game and show no interest in anything else. It is really terrible.（1）From this passage, we know that “Happy Farms” is _.A . a popular online gameB . a kind of sportC . an interesting online filmD . a real farm（2）The word “fire” means _ in the underlined sentence in the first paragraph.A . 火B . 雇佣C . 解雇D . 着火（3）From Kaixins words, we can guess that he is probably a_.A . farmerB . workerC . studentD . clerk（4）_ have the similar idea about “Happy Farms”.A . Nongmin and KingB . King and KittyC . Kaixin and KittyD . Nongmin and Kaixin（5）From the passage, the writer thinks _.A . “Happy farms” is good for peoples work and studyB . people can play “Happy farms” at nightC . people should never play “Happy farms”D . “Happy farms” sometimes can help you relax but it may also cause problems三、 任务型阅读(每小题1分，共4分) (共1题；共4分)6. （4分）阅读下列短文，根据短文中的信息完成文后表格。（每空一词）Hi, Daming,You ask me about how to improve（提高） your English listening. Here are some advice(建议). I hope they can help you.Relax(放松) yourself.Before you start listening to something, dont get excited or nervous（紧张的）.You need to relaxThis will help you with your listening.Listen carefully to the first sentence.The first sentence tells a lot about the whole passageFor example，if，at the beginning，you hear “Our reporter says”,you know you will hear a piece of news，not a childrens story, or a science report.Think when youre listening.When youre listening, try to do some thinkingFor example, you can think of the following questions: When, where and how? What does the speaker want to tell us? In this way, you may understand the passage better.Listen to important facts.Its important for you to remember some important facts. For example, if the passage is a science report, you should try to remember its findings, and how the scientists get their results. This is also very helpful to your listeningYours,TomAdvice on _to improve your English listening_yourselfThis will help you l