八年级下英语第二次月考卷.doc

2013-2014（下）八年级英语第二次月考试卷（120分）听力部分（每小题1.5分，共30分）. Listen and choose the right pictures. （听音，选择符合内容情景的图片。听两遍）1. What is he doing? A B C 2. What is the beautiful woman? A B C 3. What is Jack doing? A B C4.What was the weather like yesterday? A B C. Listen to some short dialogues and choose the right answers to the questions you hear.（听简短对话，然后挑选最佳答案回答回答所听到的问题。听两遍）5. A. information about cats B. information about dogs C. information about birds 6. A. Yangtze River B. Yellow River C. The Nile7. A. in 1948 B. in 1949 C. in 1950 8. A. football B. swimming C. basketball 9. A. about 1.36 billion (十亿) B. less than 1 billion C. about 1.2 billion10. A. in the street B. in the hospital C. at a bus stop. Listen to a long dialogue and a passage, then choose the right answers to questions 11-16.（听一篇较长的对话和一篇短文，然后选择正确答案作答11-16小题。听两遍）Text A 11. Jack was _ just now.A. Studying for the exam in the library B. eating chips in the libraryC. talking with a girl in the library 12. Jack didnt talk about the problem with the girl because _ .A. He didnt have enough time B. he didnt want to argueC. he didnt want the girl to be angry with him 13.They are going to _.A. The classroom B. the supermarket C. the old libraryText B 14. The ole mans house is _ . A. In a town B. in a village C. in a city 15. The young man came back to the old mans house again _ .A. Ten months later B. ten days later C. ten years later 16. The young man became a _ later.A. cook B. farmer C. worker. Listen to a passage, then fill in the blanks with the right words.（听一篇短文， 用恰当的单词填空完成17-20小题，每空一词。听三遍）Han Lins trip to BeijingWhen he went to BeijingOn 57_ 5th The first dayWent to the Great Wall and the Palace 58_The following daysWent to the Summer 59_, the Temple of Heaven, Beihai Park and Xaiangshan.How to go back homeBy 60_基础知识与运用（每小题1分，共20分）. 选择填空：从 A、B、C中，选择一个最佳答案完成句子。 17. What? This cartoon is over. Sorry, Lisa. I forgot to _ you when it started.A. hide B. lead C. remind 18. Is the worlds biggest desert, the Sahara Desert, still becoming larger? Yes, and it wont get better _ people can do something.A. if B. unless C. because 19. Did you notice what had happened in the bank, Ron? Yes, I heard someone _ while I was walking past.A. Shot B. shoots C. shooting20. Is Journey to the West popular in foreign countries? _ I know, many foreign children love it. A. As well as B. As soon as C. As far as 21. Do you like to live in your city, Susan? Yes, I do. I fell _ love with my hometown when I was still a child.A. In B. at C. on22. Does your aunt still live in Shanghai? No, she moved to Beijing after she _. A. gets to marry B. got to marry C. got married23. Tom, I didnt see you _ day yesterday. Where did you go? I had a stomachache yesterday, _ I stayed at home. A. the whole; so B. whole; but C. the whole; but24. Seeing the visitors couldnt hear him, he said is again in a loud _.A. Sound B. voice C. noise25. Why do you think the boy is great and _? Because he tried his best to _ his sister when she was in danger. 26. Who runs _, Lily or Lucy? A. fast B. faster C. fastest27. Peter is _ than you, right? yes, but he is _ runner in our class. A. heavier; best B. heavy; the best C. heavier; the best 28. The volunteer spoke as _ as she could to make the visitors understand her.clearly B. more clearly C. the most clearly. 完形填空：从 A、B、C中，选择一个最佳答案，使短文意思完整。People think Lucy is the oldest cat in the world after her 40th birthday. She is now living in South Wales, the UK.29 _ cats can only live for about 15 years. It seems that Lucy has a 30 _ life she was born in 1972. The scientists say she is as old as a 172-year-old person. Now 31 _ she cant eat everything well, Lucy sometimes catches mice（老鼠） in the garden. She is still in good health and 32 _ gets ill.In 1999, Thomas 33_ this stray（流浪的）cat in a street and started keeping her. He said that the cat 34_ his old aunt when she saw Lucy. And his aunt could remember 35_ Lucy was like as a young one. She was cute and lovely animal.Many people know Lucy is very old. But no one can think she is 42 years old now. 36_ Lucy, the worlds oldest recorded cat was a pet called Puff from Texas, the USA.29. A. little 30. A. bigger 31. A. although 32. A. always 33. A. found 34. A. met 35. A. how 36. A. with B. fewB. smallerB. if B. oftenB. boughtB. knewB. whatB. beforeC. mostC. longerC. becauseC. hardlyC. soldC. surprisedC. whoC. after.阅读下面短文，根据文章的内容选择最佳答案作答41-60小题。ARick and Tom were neighbors(邻居). Rick was poor, but he was always relaxed(放松的)and happy. He never worried about anything. And he slept well at night.Tom was rich, but he was always very worried(担心的). And he could not sleep well at night. He was always afraid that someone might take away his money. He envied(嫉妒) Rick very much.One day, Tom gave Rick a box of money and said, “my dear friend, I have a lot of money. I find that you are poor. So, take these money and live a good life.”Of course, Rick was terribly happy. When night came, Rick went to bed as usual. However, he could not sleep that night. Then he began to keep on looking at the box of money. The whole night he felt terrible.As soon as day broke, Rick gave back the money to Tom and said, “Dear friend, please take back your money. I prefer to be poor.”37. Rick was always relaxed and happy though he had no _ .A. house B. money . family38. Tom envied Rick because Rick _.A. was richer than him B. was smarter than him C. was happier than him39. What does the underline word “terribly” mean in Chinese?A. 恰好地 B. 仍然地 C. 非常地40. Which of the following is true?A. Tom could sleep well at nightB. Rich was Toms personal doctorC. Rick gave the money back to Tom at last41. From the passage, we know that _ .A. Money cant get anythingB. Its not easy to be a happy personC. The rich like to help the poor BThe world is thirty(渴) for water. About 97% of water on the earth is salt water. Men can only drink or use the rest which comes from rivers, lakes and the underground(地下). Because the number of people in the world is becoming larger and larger, we need more and more fresh water. So water shortage becomes a big problem.How can we solve this problem? Scientists have found some ways to turn salt water into fresh water. One important way is to boil sea water at high centigrade(摄氏度). In this way, we can quickly make a lot of fresh water.But heating is not the only way to get fresh water. People also tried other ways, such as digging deep wells(水井), keeping rainwater and preventing rivers from being polluted.Which way is the best? To get the fresh water with the least money is the best.42. People can get fresh water from the following places except(除了) _. A. the sea B. rivers C. lakes 43. From this passage we know _. A. fresh water can only comes from the rainB. about 3% of water on the earth is salt waterC. we need more and more fresh water 44. What dose the underline word “shortage” mean in Chinese? A. 足够 B. 短缺 C. 资源 45. What does the writer mainly talk about in this passage? A. the ways of getting fresh waterB. how to use fresh water in our daily lifeC. all people in the world should save water 46. Which of the following is true? A. hunger is the only problem in our worldB. water shortage is the only problem in our worldC. scientists have made much progress in solving water problem Jack is a twenty-year-old young man. Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop. Usually he works until ten oclock in the evening. He is very tired when he gets home. After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep. His grandma who lives downstairs is satisfied with (满意) him. One day, on his way home, he met Mary. They were both happy. He asked the girl to his house, she agreed happily. He bought some fruit and drinks for her. And they talked about their school, teachers, classmates and their future. They talked for a long time. “Have a look at your watch, please,” said the girl. “What time is it now?” “Sorry, something is wrong with my watch,” said Jack. “Wheres yours?” “I left it at home.” Jack thought for a moment and found a way. He began to stamp his feet on the floor, “Bang! Bang! Bang!” The sound woke his grandma up. The old woman shouted downstairs, “Its twelve oclock in the night, Jack. Why are you still jumping upstairs?”47. Jack was _ when he finished middle school.A. sixteen B. eighteen C. twenty48. The old woman is satisfied with Jack because _.A. hes her grandson B. hes clever C. he can keep quiet 49. From the story, we can know that Mary is Jacks _.A. classmate B. aunt C. wife50. The word “stamp” in the story means _ in Chinese.A. 盖印 B. 跺脚 C. 贴邮票51. Jack stamped his foot on the floor in order (为了) _.A. to wake his grandma upB. to make his grandma angryC. that his grandma was going to tell him the timeDOnce there lived an old man in a town. He always forgot a lot of things. So his wife always had to say to him，“Dont forget this.” One day he went on a long way alone. Before he left home，his wife said，“Now you have all these things. You need them on your way. Take care of your things on the way.” He went to the station. He bought a ticket and got on the train with it. About an hour later，the conductor（检票员） began to see the tickets. He came to the old man and said，“Will you please show me your ticket?” The old man looked for his ticket in all his pockets but he could not find it. He was very worried. “I cant find my ticket. I really bought a ticket before I got on the train，”said the old man. “I think you are right. I believe you bought a ticket. All right，you dont have to buy another ticket，”said the conductor kindly. But the old man still looked worried and said sadly，“You dont know why Im worried. If I dont find my ticket，I cant remember my station. Where am I going? ”52. The old man bought a ticket _.A. after he got on the trainB. before he got on the trainC. when he found he had no ticket with him53. About an hour later，the conductor began _.A. to buy the ticketsB. to look for the ticketsC. to check (检查) the tickets 54. The conductor told the old man that he didnt need to buy another ticket because _.A. the man was very oldB. the old man showed him the ticketC. he believed the old man55. The old man still looked worried because _.A. he couldnt get on the trainB. he thought his wife would get angry with himC. he forgot where he was going56. Which of the following(下列) is right?A. The old man went on the trip with his wifeB. The old man didnt find his ticketC. The old man had to buy another ticket情景交际与运用（每小题 1分，共10分）. 根据对话情景，填入恰当的单词。A：Hi，Eric！Do you like animals?B: Yes, I do. I like to read books about animals both on land and in the sea.A: Can I ask you some questions 61_ animals?B: Sure. Id like to tell you what I know.A: 62_ is the largest ani