鲁教版2019-2020学年八年级上学期英语第一次月考试卷A卷

鲁教版2019-2020学年八年级上学期英语第一次月考试卷A卷一、 听下面五段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，请从题中所给的A、B、 (共5题；共5分)1. （1分）根据对话内容及问题选择正确答案（ ） A . On the eighth.B . On the eighteenth.C . On the twenty-eighth.2. （1分）Where does the conversation probably happen? A . At the airport.B . In a hotel.C . In a shop.3. （1分）What isnt Kitty allowed to do on weekends? A . To play computer games.B . To play soccer.C . To see films with her friends.4. （1分）What can Tim play? A . TennisB . BasketballC . Football5. （1分）听第二段对话，回答小题。 What does Alice think of the magazine?A . Interesting.B . Boring.C . Popular.二、 听下面两段较长对话，每段对话后有2至3个小题，请从题中所给的 (共2题；共5分)6. （2分）听下面一段对话，回答问题。 （1）What would Mary like to be in the future? A . A teacher.B . A farmer.C . A worker.（2）Does Mary like doing farm work? A . Yes, she does.B . No, she doesnt.C . Sorry, we dont know.7. （3分）听第10段对话，完成三个小题。 （1）Why did Tony go to New York? A . To have a trip.B . To visit his friends.C . To learn English.（2）How long did Tony stay there? A . About half a year.B . About one year.C . About two years.（3）Where did Tony live? A . In a school.B . In a family.C . At a hotel.三、 听下面一段独白，独白后有5个小题，请从题中所给的A、B、C三 (共1题；共10分)8. （10分）信息转述及询问： （1）你将听到一段Julia的“My favourite story”的介绍，录音播放两遍。请根据所听到的内容，选择思维导图中的正确信息，在50秒钟内说一段话转述，包含五个要点的内容。 你的介绍可以这样开始：Julia was a baby （2）你希望了解更多关于Julia的“My favouritestory”的信息，请根据以下提示向她提两个问题。 你想了解写童话故事最重要的事情是什么，你问：_你想了解她是否曾经看过电影白雪公主，你问：_四、 完形填空(每小题1分，共15分) (共1题；共15分)9. （15分）完形填空 Mr. James1at the school Lost and Found. He works very2. Every day when3gets a lost thing, he takes notes(记录)4it. There5pens, books, school uniforms(校服), keys and many6things in the Lost and Found. Most of them are the7. If you lose your things, its easy for you8the Lost and Found for help. But you must tell Mr. James what it is, its colour and the day 9you cant find it. I think Mr. Janes is very helpful(乐于助人的), and you will be10when you find your lost things there. （1）A . work B . works C . working （2）A . carefully B . careful C . care （3）A . he B . his C . him （4）A . in B . about C . on （5）A . am B . is C . are （6）A . others B . other C . the other （7）A . teacher B . students C . students （8）A . go B . to go C . to go to （9）A . what B . when C . where （10）A . happy B . sad C . angry 五、 阅读理解(每小题2分，共26分) (共4题；共26分)10. （6分）阅读短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 Everyone has heard of the American Dream, which for many means having a big house, an expensive car, and a good job. But a survey has revealed that attitudes toward success in the US are changing and material possessions are less important than before.Of the nearly 2, 200 US adults who were surveyed, 61 percent said they define other peoples success by their happiness levels, not their money. And most people think that health, a good relationship, and an enjoyable job, rather than a well-paid one are the top five important things to personal success.It is the financial crisis (财政危机) helped people to realize what is really important in their life.Peter, a US citizen, is one of them. In 2007, when he was 29, Peter was earning $100, 000 (605,112yuan) a month and owned several houses and cars. When the financial crisis hit in 2009, he lost everything. But instead of feeling devastated, Peter found happiness. I began to realize the things I had overlooked(忽略): my children, my health, and my friends. And the best part of it was this was all free, he said, I was actually ashamed I had made so much money but I never helped anyone but myself. I could have done so many positive things with the money I have.Happiness can be bought, a professor from Harvard University said, if you spend the money on life experiences and other people. The more you devoted, the more you get back.（1）According to the survey, most American people think _ is more important for a successful person. A . a big houseB . a lot of moneyC . a well-paid jobD . a good relationship（2）What might the underlined word devastated mean? A . Embarrassed (尴尬的)B . AfraidC . AngryD . Disappointed (失望的)（3）What might Peter do in the future? To write letters to the government to complain his situation.To spend more time with his family and friends.To try his best to help other people.To earn a lot of money and get back his houses and cars.A . B . C . D . （4）What does the professor mean according to his words? A . Give and we will receive.B . Money is not everything.C . We can find happiness from crisis.D . If we have money, we can buy happiness.11. （6分）阅读理解 How do you study each day? You may answer it in one second: by having classes at school, taking notes and doing homework. Feeling a little bored? There are other ways that can make learning interesting and varied. Its called digital learning.Digital learning is a way to help students learn by using the Internet There are three important kinds of digital learning. Apps are computer software applications(应用). People can download them on their mobiles. The other two kinds are social networking services, including Weibo and Wechat and websites. Every one of them is like your teacher. They help you master what you learn at school.Compared with traditional learning ways, digital learning has its advantages. Digital learning is varied. It covers almost every school subject. More importantly, it always offers students the newest resources(资源) to earn from.Digital learning is also personalized. You can choose what you like to learn. If you dont master what you have learned at school, you can learn again through digital ways.However, digital learning also has disadvantages. When you use digital ways to learn, youve got little chance of talking with teachers and classmates. As digital learning uses computers or smartphones, watching the screen too long may be bad for your eyes. It is better to take a rest every 20 minutes（1）How do students usually study every day according to the passage? A . By having classes at school and using online tools at home.B . By having classes at school, taking notes and doing homework.C . By learning through digital ways and having classes in the classroom.D . By having classes, taking notes and using online tools at school.（2）Three important kinds of digital learning are mentioned in the passage. They are _. a. Apps b. smartphones c. computers d. websites e. mobiles f. Weibo and WechatA . abfB . adfC . bceD . cde（3）The underlined word master in Paragraph 2 most probably means _. A . feelB . hearC . understandD . see（4）What is the problem of digital learning? A . You cant communicate with your classmates or teachers faceto face.B . You have to use both computers and smartphones.C . You cant decide what you want to learn by yourselfD . Its impossible to learn from the newest resources.12. （6分）阅读理解 Robert was a boy of eight years old. One day, when he was doing cleaning at home, he thought he should move the box out of the house. The box made of wood was very heavy. And it was much bigger than he. He tried, but he could not move it. After resting for a short time, the boy started once more, but failed again. He couldnt even move it a bit. He felt very tired and hopeless.Just then, his father came home from work and saw his son work hard. He didnt help Robert. Instead, he asked, Dear son, have you done your best? And are you doing everything you can? the boy cried.No, youre not. his father said quietly, You have not asked me to help you. Asking for help is not a weakness. At some point, even the strongest of us needs help. It is important to know when to ask for help and understand why you need it. Never be afraid to ask others for help when youre in trouble.Robert nodded with a big smile.（1）What did the boy want to move away? A . A stone.B . A box.C . A wood.D . A toy.（2）Robert couldnt move it out because it was too . A . heavyB . tallC . lowD . high（3）How did Robert feel after he tried again and again? A . He hoped he could move it sometime later.B . He thought he could ask for help.C . He felt very tired and hopeless.D . He became very proud of himself.（4）Which of the following can be put in in the seventh line of the article? A . I hardly did!B . Yes, I do!C . No, I am not!D . Yes, I am!（5）What can be the best title of the passage? A . How to move a heavy thing away.B . An interesting story about Robert.C . Roberts hard work.D . Learn to ask for help when needed.13. （8分）阅读理解 In the United States, when one becomes rich, he wants people to know it. And even if he does not become very rich, he wants people to think that he is. That is what keeping up with the Joneses is about, It is the story of someone who tried to look as rich as his neighbours.The expression was first used in 1913 by a young American called Arthur Momand. He told this story about himself. He began earning $ 125 a week at the age of 23. That was a lot of money in those days. He got married and moved with his wife to a very wealthy neighbourhood outside New York City. When he saw that rich people rode horses, Momand went horseback riding every day. When he saw that rich people had servants. Momand and his wife also hired a servant and gave big parties for their new neighbours.It was like a race, but one could never finish this race because one was always trying to keep up. The race ended for Momand and his wife when they could no longer pay for their new way of life. They moved back to an apartment in New York City.Momand looked around him and noticed that many people do things just to keep up with rich life-style of their neighbours. He saw the funny side of it and started to write a series (系列) of short stories, He called it Keeping up with the Joneses because Jones is a very common name in the United States. Keeping up with the Joneses came to mean keeping up with rich lifestyle of the people around you. Momands series appeared in different newspapers across the country for over 28 years.People never seem to get tired of keeping up with the Joneses. And there are Jonses in every city of the world. But one must get tired of trying to keep up with the Joneses because no matter what one does, Mr. Jones always seems to be ahead.（1）Some people want to keep up with the Joneses because they _. A . want to be as rich as their neighboursB . want others to know or to think that they are richC . dont want others to know they are richD . want to be happy（2）It can be inferred from the story that rich people like to _. A . live outside New York CityB . live in New York CityC . live in apartmentsD . have many neighbours（3）The underlined word neighbourhood in the second paragraph means _. A . a person who lives near anotherB . people living in an areaC . an area near the place referred toD . an area in another town or city（4）Arthur Momand used the name Jones in his series of short stories because Jones is _. A . an important nameB . a popular name in the United StatesC . his neighbours nameD . not a good name（5）According to the writer, it is _ to keep up with the Joneses. A . correctB . interestingC . impossibleD . good六、 任务型阅读(每小题1分，共4分) (共1题；共4分)14. （4分）左栏是5个学生对自己教室或学校的描述，右栏是7所学校的简介，请根据这五位学生的描述找到他们的学校简介。 _Hello, everyone. My name is Helen. This is my school. There are five buildings in my school. The science building is my favorite. I like science very much. _Hi, Im Tony. I like my school. There are many trees in it. I like my classroom, too. There is a computer on every students desk. And on the walls there is a map of England._Welcome to my school! Im Linda. This is my classroom. There is a computer on the front desk. On the walls there are some pictures and a map of the world._Hello, my name is Jack. My parents are farm workers and I go to school on their farm. There isnt a sports hall in it. But there is a big playground. We can do many sports on it._Good morning, Mr. Smith. Im Carla. Welcome to my classroom. Thats my desk. There are many books on every students desk. Theyre from the school library.A. Welcome to Newnham School. This is our classroom building. The red building behind it is the library. There are lots of books in it.B. Whats the classroom in Goldington School like? Oh, there are many books on every students desk. The students there like reading. The books are from the school library.C. Brooklyn School is in a farm. There are five buildings in it, but there isnt a science building. The science labs are in the classroom building.D. Ferndown School is for farm workers children on Ferndown Land. Children love the big playground in it. They do many sports there after school.E. This is a photo of Greenway School, my daughters school. In the photo you can see the classroom on the left. There is a map of the world and some pictures on its wall. A computer is on the front desk.F. There are five buildings i