人教版2019-2020学年八年级上学期英语12月月考试卷B卷 .doc

人教版2019-2020学年八年级上学期英语12月月考试卷B卷 一、 单项选择 (共15题；共30分)1. （2分）When Chinas National Day is coming , we often have _ off. A . seven daysB . seven-dayC . seven-daysD . seven day2. （2分）The girl doesnt like this book at all, because there is_ in it. A . interesting nothingB . something interestingC . nothing interestingD . anything interesting3. （2分）Mary didnt tell her parents that she was going home because she wanted to give them a _ . A . surpriseB . callC . gift4. （2分）Taking exercise every day makes him . A . looking more youngerB . looks much youngerC . look much youngerD . looking much younger5. （2分）What him last night?He had an accident on the way home.A . took place toB . happened toC . took place forD . happened for6. （2分）For students, they have rules at home and school. They also have homework to do every day. A . too many; much tooB . too much; too manyC . much too; many tooD . too many; too much7. （2分）There is little milk in the fridge, _?A . is thereB . isnt thereC . isnt it8. （2分）My mother is busy today like any _ day of this month. A . anotherB . otherC . others9. （2分）It is raining outside, and _, we cant go to the beach. A . as a resultB . at timesC . In factD . in the end10. （2分）The old man is very kind-hearted and everyone would like to _ him. A . make a friend withB . make a friendC . make friends withD . make friends11. （2分）My mother _us _TV after we finished our homework. A . allow; watchB . allow; watchingC . allowed; to watchD . allowed; watching12. （2分）There _ a large number of students in our school. The number of the students _ over three thousand.A . is; isB . are; areC . is; areD . are; is13. （2分）-Who will you ask to help with the work, Lucy or Lily?-Lily. She is much .A . carefulB . more carefulC . most careful.14. （2分）My teacher tells us _quickly after class. A . to go back homeB . go back homeC . going back home15. （2分）Id stay at home go to the cinema.A . better; thanB . sooner; ratherC . rather; thanD . like; than二、 完形填空 (共1题；共10分)16. （10分）阅读下面短文，从每小题A、B、C、D中选出一个能填入文章中相应空白处的最佳答案。For thousands of years, people farmed the land. They grew fruits and vegetables. They hunted and fished for meat. They1cloth, dyes(染料) and paper from plants. They used stone and metal for weapons and tools.People progressed to making machines powered 2water and steam(蒸汽), and even later, by coal, oil, and petrol. Large cities were built. Factories3of machines created jobs in the cities for thousands of people. The Industrial Revolution(工业革命) changed the lives of many people because, for the first time, more people lived in cities than on 4. Companies built power plants(工厂) to make5to run the machines, factories and cities.People did not realize these activities were6the Earth. They didnt realize bow7oil, gas, coal and minerals were being used up. 8cities grew bigger and spread across the land, plants and animals began to disappear. Their nature homes were destroyed(破坏) as people moved into new places.As time passed, people began to 9the need to protect the Earth and its natural resources(资源). They saw that plants and animals needed protection, so they wouldnt disappear forever. People joined together to tell10around the world to conserve(节约) our natural resources and care for the Earth. And so. Earth Day was born. Each year, more and more people take part in Earth Day. What can you do to help?（1）A . separated B . washed C . made D . mixed （2）A . as B . for C . with D . by （3）A . full B . proud C . sick D . short （4）A . mountains B . rivers C . grasslands D . farms （5）A . metal B . water C . electricity D . oil （6）A . helping B . harming C . wasting D . losing （7）A . clearly B . hardly C . quickly D . slowly （8）A . Before B . If C . As D . Though （9）A . forget B . see C . remember D . get （10）A . them B . other C . another D . others 三、 阅读理解 (共3题；共24分)17. （6分）阅读理解 Teenagers are known for being creative and full of new ideas. Lets have a look at these teenage inventions that might change the world.Banana leaves usually go bad in two or three days. Tenith Adithyaa, a teenager from India, used UV to make the leaves stay fresh for a year. Tenith thinks that one day the leaves will be used for making plates, cups and other things.David Cohen, an American teenager, built an earthworm(蚯蚓) robot. It is able to go into the smallest places, where humans or dogs cant go. It will be used for finding people in a fire or an earthquake.Remya Jose, a 14-year-old from India, found it tiring and boring to handwash clothes in the nearby river. She reused some bicycle parts and created a washing machine that saves time, energy and keeps people fit at the same time.Kenneth Shinozuku, a 15-year-old from New York, noticed that his grandfather who got Alzheimers disease(老年痴呆) would often leave home and get lost. So he invented the wearable sensors(感应器) to help people find their family members like his grandfather.（1）What is the passage mainly about? A . Popular ads.B . Useful machines.C . Strange pictures.D . Teenage inventions.（2）The earthworm robot by David Cohen can _ . A . make things stay freshB . help people wash clothesC . go into the smallest placesD . take care of the old people（3）Which of the following is TRUE? A . Plates and cups are made of fresh banana leaves.B . Remyas washing machine can also keep people fit.C . David Cohen is a middle school student from India.D . Kenneths wearable sensors will keep old people at home.18. （8分） Ruby, the artist, is an Asian elephant, She is17 years old. She lives in the zoo. Ruby has produced about 100 paintings since last year. She has made more than $ 40,000 for the zoo. Zoo leaders say Ruby first showed the talent (才能) about four years ago. Zoo workers watched her make the marks in the sand with her trunk. She rubbed (擦掉) out the marks, then made the new ones. The zoo worker gave her brushes and paints. Soon Ruby painted pictures.Newspaper reporters wrote Ruby, then people asked about buying her pictures. And in this way, she made a lot of money for the zoo. This is how Ruby does the paintings. A zoo worker holds different color paints. Ruby touches the colors she wants. Then the worker gives her brushes with the chosen colors in her trunk and Ruby begins painting.（1）We can most probably read this story_.A . in a dictionary about read animalsB . in a newspaperC . in a book on artD . in history textbooks（2）People asked about buying Rubys pictures because_.A . newspaper reporters bought her pictureB . her pictures were better than those of real artistsC . they just wanted to have funD . zoo workers would let them have a free visit to the park（3）Ruby rubbed out the marks she had drawn in order to_.A . make other onesB . clear her trunkC . dig a hole in the sandD . ask for brushes and paints（4）From the story, we can know that_.A . Ruby can paint a picture all by herselfB . Ruby can draw better pictures than the other animals in the zooC . Ruby has to finish a painting with the help of zoo workersD . Ruby will ask for money if she finishes a picture19. （10分）阅读理解 After-school ActivitiesAre you interested in ball games?Teacher: Mr. BrownPlace: On the playgroundTime: Monday, 16;00-18:00Age: Over 10 years oldWould you like to be a dancer?Teacher: Miss, MillerPlace: In the gymTime: Friday, 19:00-21:00Age: Over 5 years oldAre you good at painting?Teacher: Mr. GreenPlace: In the art roomTime: Sunday, 8:00-10:00Age: Over 4 years old, under 14Do you enjoy playing chess?Teacher: Mrs. SmithPlace: In the libraryTime: Saturday, 15:30-18:00Age: Over 6 years old, under 10（1）If Alice wants to learn to dance, she has to be over _ years old. A . fourB . fiveC . sixD . ten（2）Cindy is interested in drawing pictures, so she can go to the _ on Sundays. A . libraryB . art roomC . gymD . playground（3）David is 11 years old and he likes playing tennis. Who can teacher him? A . Mr. GreenB . Miss. MillerC . Mrs. SmithD . Mr. Brown（4）Which of the following activities is NOT mentioned in the passage? A . DancingB . PaintingC . SingingD . Ball games（5）How long does it take Bill to play chess on Saturdays? A . Two and a half hours.B . One hour and a half.C . Two hoursD . One hour.四、 补全对话 (共1题；共5分)20. （5分）根据对话内容，在每小题的空白处填入适当的话语，使对话意思完整。A：What can I do for you?B：I want to buy a pair of shoes.A：_?B：Size eight or nine.A：OK! How about this pair?B：Sorry, I dont like black. _?A：Oh, yes. Weve got blue, white and brown ones.B：Can I have a look at the brown ones?A：Yes, please.B：_?A：Forty-six yuan.B：Its too expensive. _?A：How about forty?B：No, its still expensive. What about thirty-five？A：Er all right. _ .五、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共5分)21. （5分）任务型阅读 Arctic foxes (北极狐) live in the Arctic. They grow about 50 centimeters long, not including the tail, 30 centimeters tall and weigh from 3 to 7 kilos. _ The white ones are white in winter, but graybrown in summer. The blue ones are bluegray all year round. _ And the long fur covers their whole body to keep them warm in the low temperature in the Arctic. Arctic foxes mainly feed on birds, birds eggs and other small animals. Teamwork is the way they look for food. _Baby Arctic foxes are very lovely. They dont open their eyes until a week after their birth. _ They begin to look for food on their own when they are about six months old. The next year they can live alone. Now the number of Arctic foxes is becoming smaller and smaller, because people kill them for their fur to make beautiful coats. _从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空白处的最佳选项。A. We must do something to protect Arctic foxes. B. For the first half of the year, their parents offer them food. C. Arctic foxes are white or blue in color. D. They dont like to do that alone. E. Arctic foxes h