江苏省句容市八年级英语上学期12月月考试题 牛津版.doc

八年级英语自主学习能力调研试卷试卷分值（100分） 考试时间：90分钟i 听力部分（共20分）1. where would jim like to go if he gets enough money?a. b. c. 2. what kind of book is mary reading?a. b. c. 3. which kind of fruit is the cheapest?a. b. c. 4. who wants to know how to search the internet? a. b. c. 5. what is the weather like tomorrow? a. b. c. 6. how long does mary spend on her hobbies now? a. about two hours. b. about an hour. c. about half an hour. 7. when was jane born?a. in 1992. b. in 1991. c. in 1993.8. why does sam have few friends? a. because he is careful. b. because he is helpful.c. because he is unhelpful.9. whose pencil-box is green? a. johns. b. amys. c. marys.10.why did mrs. li say sorry?a. because she knew his english was rather poor.b. because she thought she was speaking too fast.c. because she didnt know she was speaking too fast.第二部分 听对话和短文，回答问题本部分你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，各听两遍。在听每段对话或短文前，你将有时间阅读相关小题，每小题5秒钟。听完后，你还有5秒钟的时间选出你认为最合适的备选答案。听下面一段对话，回答11-12题。11. whats going on this evening? a. a football match.b. a volleyball match. c. a basketball match.12. why does the girl agree to go at last? a. because the boy is going to do her homework. b. because she is going to do the homework together with the bo c. because the boy is going to help her do the housework.听第一篇短文，回答13-15题。请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。ways of growing strongwrong way 13 right waysl eat healthy foodl do enough activitiesl 14 l 15 13. a. eat some fruits b. eat a lot of foods c. have sports14. a. live healthily b. drink well c. sleep well15. a. do exercise b. see a doctor c. lose weight听第二篇短文，回答16-20题。请根据短文内容，选择正确答案。16.whose house was the hole? a. a mouses. b. the little mouses. c. the snakes.17. what were the snakes doing? a. they were sleeping. b. they were chatting. c.they were eating.18. how did the little mouses mother feel? a. she felt sleepy. b.she felt afraid of the snakes.c.she wasnt afraid of the snakes.19. when did the story take place?a. on a winter afternoon. b.on an autumn afternoon. c.on a spring afternoon.20. what can we learn from the story?a. snakes never eat mice. b. snakes usually sleep in winter.c. mice like to live next to snakes.ii 笔试部分（共80分）一、单项选择（本大题共15分， 每小题1分）21. this is one-month-old baby. the baby cant look after . a. a; herselfb. an; herself c. a; itselfd. an; itself 22.mum, must i stay there the whole day? no, you . you come back after lunch, if you like. a. mustnt; can b. neednt; must c. neednt; may d. mustnt need 23. the girl in red is lucy. she is of the twins.a. fatter b. the fatter c. fattest d. the fattest24. the social worker spent nearly two hours the plan. he said he would discuss withyou about it these two days. really? is fine.a. to look through; some time b. to look for; any timec. looking at; some time d. looking through; any time.25.there was little milk in the fridge, ? , please go and buy some. a. wasnt there; yes b. was there; yes c. wasnt there; no d. was there; no26. i couldnt complete the house your support. a. decorating; with b. to decorate; withc. decorating; without d. to decorate; without27.please dont smoke here! look at the sign. . a. no, i willb. yes, i wontc. sorry, i willd. sorry, i wont28.shanghai is bigger than in jiangsu and bigger than in china.a. any city; any city b. any city; any other cityc. any other city; the other cities d. any other city; any city29. not only my friends but also my brother and i interested in those plays at that time.a. are b. am c. was d. were30. sandy, too much tv, for its bad for your eyes.a. not watchb. dont watchc. doesnt watchd. watches31.remember not to until the bus stops. ok, i will.a. get it offb. get off itc. got on itd. get it on32.my father is a good driver. he has a pretty good of direction. a. waysb. sensec. idea d. feelin33. you speak good english, i hope us with our english no problem.a. you to helpb. to help c. youll helpd. to you help34. please keep the secret to , children! dont let anybody else know it.a. yourself b. yourselves c. myself d. themselves35. some more milk, please. sorry, theres left in the fridge. a. nothing b. no c. none d. no one二、完形填空（10分） 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项.a good dictionary is an important tool. it will tell you not only what a word means but also how it is used. a dictionary needs to be printed again about every ten years. languages develop and a good dictionary must show these new changes.a new english dictionary will only tell you 36 most people use the language today. it will not tell you what is right 37 wrong. it may tell you the right time to use a word. if only 38 people use a word, a dictionary will 39 tell you this or not list it.every dictionary will tell you many interesting facts. if you type a word and the word is too long, look it up in your dictionary. all dictionaries show you 40 to break a word. and they also show you how a word 41 .every dictionary, of course, tells you what a word means. but some words, like “get” or “take”, may have lots of meanings. in some dictionaries, the main meanings are often listed first. in 42 , the newest meanings are listed last. so before you use your dictionary, you should always 43 the front part. this part explains how to use it.some dictionaries also show you where a word comes from. do you know that the word “brand” (标记) comes from an old word? this old word means “to burn”. this is because hundreds of years ago people burned their names on tables or boats to show who 44 them. they also burned their own names on their farm animals 45 they would not be stolen.your dictionary also has a lot of other interesting facts in it. after you have learned to use a dictionary, it can become your best useful book.36.a. how b. whatc. whyd. if37.a. and b. or c. but d. not38. a. a little b. many c. a few d. a lot of39. a. neither b. nor c. both d. either40. a. when b. where c. why d. which41. a. speaks b. is spoke c. be spoken d. is spoken42. a. another b. the other c. others d. other43. a. see b. watch c. look d. read44. a. builds b. makes c. built d. made45. a. when b. in order to c. so that d. before三、阅读理解（每题1分） （a） heres an advertisement from the newspaper. read and choose the right answer to each question.wanted: babysiterdo you like children? do you have free time in the afternoon? we need a babysitter for our son. he is six years old. hours are monday to friday, 3.00p.m. to 6.00p.m. sometimes you will work at the weekend. pay is $10 per hour.for the job, you will:* watch our son* read to him*play with himyou will work at our house. we live in london, near 10 downing street.please call (020)296-8956. ask for miss smith46.on friday, the babysitter will .a. not work b. work three hours c. earn $10d. live in london47. which is not part of the job?a. cooking for the child b. working at the childs house c. reading books to the child d. taking care of the child48. the babysitter must a. go to the persons officeb. drive a car to work c. work every saturday and sunday.d. play with the child49. which of these sentences is true?a. pay is more at weekends.b. the babysitter must work six days a week.c. the person must call mr smith first.d. the child is less than nine years old.50. the best babysitter for the job a. cannot read storybooks.b. is busy on wednesday afternoon.c. wants $15 per hour.d. enjoys playing with children（b）life is like four seasons. now i am very old, but when i was young, it was the spring of my life. i was born, i played a lot, and then i started school. i learnt many new things. like a flower, i grew bigger every day. there were happy days and sorrowful days: some days the sun shone, and some days it didnt.in my twenties, i had a good job. i was strong and happy. then i married and had a child. in those days, i didnt have much time to think. every day i was busy and worked very hard. and so, i started to get some white hair. the summer of my life passed quickly.then the days got shorter. leaves fell from the trees. my child was a university student, and then an engineer. my home was much quieter. i started walking more slowly. one day i stopped walking. i had more time. i understood this was my autumn, a beautiful time when the trees change color and give us delicious fruits.but the days kept getting shorter and colder. winter has come. i am getting older and older. i know i do not have many days left, but i will enjoy them to the end and try to make my winter a warm one.51. the writer started walking more slowly in the of his life.a. springb. summerc. autumnd. winter52. according to the passage, which of the following ages is during the summer of the writers life?a. 14.b. 27.c. 61.d. 89.53. what does the underlined word ”sorrowful” in the first paragraph mean?a. sad.b. exciting. c. wonderful. d. bored. 54. which of the following is true according to the passage?a. the writer was an engineer.b. the writer has a garden with flowers.c. the writer was always happy as a child.d. the writer is old and weak, but he still enjoys his life.55. the best title for the passage can be . a. my life b. four seasonsc. four seasons in a yeard. four seasons in my life （c）there are lots of popular writers in china, for example han han, fengjical, tie ning, guo jingming and so on. in my mind, mo yan is one of the most famous writers in china, because he is not only from weifang but also good at writing. mo yan was born in gao mi, wei fang. now he is a 57-year-old writer. his real name is guan moye. mo yan is his pen name. it means “no speaking”. he began writing at the age of 26 and in 2011 his novel the frog won the mao dun prize in literature. since then, he has won lots of prizes. in 2012, mo yan won the nobel prize in literature. im proud of him, because i like writing. so i joined a writing workshop to improve my level of writing and i made lots of friends there. who is your favourite writer? can you tell me?56. how many writers are mentioned in this passage?a. 5b. 6c. 4d. 757. where was mo yan born?a. in jiangsu.b. in zhejiangc. in gao mi.d. in nobel.58. what does “mo yan” mean? a. frogb. guan moyec. mao dund. no speaking59. why did the writer join a writing workshop? a. because he likes mo yan.b. because he likes writing.c. because he likes some writers.d.because he wants to make some friends.60. which one is not true?a. gao mi is mo yans hometown.b. mo yan began writing in 1981.c. mo yan won nobel prize in literature in 2011.d. mo yan is the writers favourite writer.四、词汇运用（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）61.many nature reserves (提供)food and cover to a lot of wildlife some years ago.62.they need to have further (讨论)before they decide where to go.63.how many (科学家) names can you think of?64.do you show interest in the new (装饰)of the new house?65. (catch )the early bus,they have to get up early.66.all the students were so brave when (face)the problems.67.among all the boys, tom did the ( bad ).68.the chairperson did as much as he could (prevent) the bad things .69.can you tell me when he (arrive)this afternoon?70.he was so (terrible) hurt that he couldnt walk any more.71.30 percent of the homework (seem) difficult.72.i heard them (chat) on the phone when i walked past their bedroom.73. (do) morning exercises every morning is so important for your health.74.we all need to eat and live (health).75.the girl with her family members (sit) at the table when i saw them yesterday.五、任务型阅读。（阅读以上信息,每空一词。每题1分）this is a young girls homework for the evening. english: read three chapters and write a report. math: complete 30 problems. science: do a worksheet, front and back. french: study new words for tomorrows test. its going to be a long night. this happens to students in america. do students in the united states receive too much homework? according to the national education association, a student should be assigned (布置) no more than 10 minutes per grade level per night. for example, a first grader should only have 10 minutes of homework, a second grader, 20 minutes, and so on. its no good giving students too much homework. according to research, kids are developing more illness at school, such as stomachaches, headaches and sleep problems than before.everybody knows that teachers are the ones who assign homework, but they are not the only ones to blame (受责备). “many teachers are under greater pressure (压力) than ever before,” says kylene beers, president of the national council for teachers of english, “some of it comes from parents, some from the wish for high scores on tests.” teachers who are under pressure feel the need to assign more homework. some people have different ideas, saying that homework prepares kids for doing better in high school, better in college, and getting better job in the future. but too much homework is sapping students strength, curiosity（削弱学生的个性和好奇心), and most importantly, their love of learning, is that really what teachers and parents want?something about homeworkthe girls homework for one eveningthere are four 76 , including english, math, science and french.the time of completing homework according to the national education association.the first grader 77 no more than 10 minutes on homework.the 78 of too much homeworkit can make the kids 79 more illness, such as stomachaches, headaches and sleep problems.ideas about homework from 80 peopleadvantages: its good for the kids to get further study and the better jobs in the future.disadvantages: it may sap students strength, curiosity and so on.六、缺词填空(共10小题，每小题1分， 满分10分) there is nothing more i 81 to life than the sun. w 82 the sun, all living things on the earth would die. the sun is a star. in the sky there are t 83 of stars like the sun. they are as large as the sun and as hot as the sun. at night you can see many stars, but in the daytime you can o 84 see one starthe sun.the sun is much n 85 to us than the other stars. that is w 86 it looks the biggest and brightest of all the stars. the distance (距离) of the sun from the earth is as m 87 as 150,000,000 kilometers. most stars are thousands of light-years a 88 from the earth.do you know what a light-year is? n 89 in the world travels faster than light. it travels 300,000 kilometers per second. and one light-year is the distance that light can tr