上海版八年级上学期英语12月月考测试卷D卷

第 1 页 共 19 页 上海版八年级上学期英语上海版八年级上学期英语 1212 月月考测试卷月月考测试卷 D D 卷卷 一 一 完形填空 完形填空 共共 1515 小题 每小题小题 每小题 1 1 分 满分分 满分 1515 分分 共共 1 1 题 共题 共 1515 分分 1 15 分 If people are so tired they will fall asleep almost anywhere We can see there are people sleeping on the bus or train on their1 home from work in the evenings A man is2the newspaper and seconds later it seems that he is trying to eat it Or he will fall asleep on the shoulder of the stranger 3next to him Another short sleep goes on in the lecture hall where a student will start snoring 打鼾 so 4 that the professor has to ask another student to shake the sleeper awake A more embarrassing 尴尬 situation happens when a student starts falling into sleep and the weight of the head pushes 推 the arm off the 5 and the movement carries the rest of the body along The student wakes up on the floor with no 6 of getting there The worst time to fall asleep is when 7 Police reports are full of accidents that happen when people fall into sleep and go off the road If the drivers are 8 they will not be seriously hurt One woman s car for example went into the river She woke up in four feet of 9 and thought it was raining When people are really 10 nothing will stop them from falling asleep no matter where they are 1 A way B route C path D road 2 A buying B selling C looking D reading 3 第 2 页 共 19 页 A lying B waiting C talking D sitting 4 A bravely B happily C loudly D carelessly 5 A sofa B desk C shoulder D book 6 A sense B memory C feeling D dream 7 A thinking B working 第 3 页 共 19 页 C walking D driving 8 A lucky B awake C clever D strong 9 A ground B water C grass D bush 10 A lonely B lonely C tired D lazy 二 二 阅读理解 阅读理解 共 共 1515 小题 每小题小题 每小题 2 2 分 满分分 满分 3030 分 分 共共 4 4 题 共题 共 3030 分分 2 6 分 阅读下列短文 从下面每小题的 A B C D 四个选项中选出最佳选项 Three powerful ocean storms hit the Caribbean the coast of the southeastern United States and southeastern Mexico They come as the state of Texas recovers from Hurricane Harvey 飓风哈维 The huge storm caused serious flooding and billions of dollars in damage in Houston the country s fourth largest city 第 4 页 共 19 页 Hurricane season in the Atlantic Ocean goes from June 1 to November 30 And most storm activities happen in me month of September Hurricanes are the most powerful storms in the Earth s atmosphere The storms have different names depending on where they take place Scientists call all these storm tropical cyclones 热带气 旋 If the storms form over the Atlantic Ocean or eastern Pacific Ocean they are called hurricanes Storms that form in the western Pacific Ocean are known as typhoons In the Indian Ocean they are called cyclones Although they have different names all these storms form in the same way Scientists at the American space agency NASA describe tropical cyclones as huge weather engines that use warm moist 潮湿的 air as fuel They can only form over warm tropical waters near the equator 赤道 A tropical cyclone develops when warm moist air near the surface of me ocean rises This creates an area of unusually low air pressure Higher pressure air from surrounding areas pushes in to take the place of the warm rising air It becomes warmer and moister and rises too The rising moist air goes high into the atmosphere where temperatures are low This creates wind The moisture forms clouds The developing weather system begins to spin because of the Earth s rotation 旋转 As the storm spins faster and faster an eye of the storm develops at its centre This is a calm area of very low pressure Higher pressure air from above flows down into the eye 1 In the Atlantic Ocean hurricanes are likely to take place in A February B April C September D December 第 5 页 共 19 页 2 According to the passage we can know that A Hurricane Harvey caused huge damage to Mexico B scientists usually name the storms according to how powerful they are C Hurricane Harvey probably formed in the Atlantic Ocean D the eye of a storm is an area of very high pressure 3 What does the underlined word They in Paragraph 5 refer to A Scientists at the American space agency NASA B Tropical cyclones C Warm moist air D Low air pressure 4 Maybe we can read this passage in the part of a newspaper A Science B Culture C Entertainment D Sports 3 8 分 阅读理解 What would the world be like if cars could drive themselves Imagine seeing an empty car passing by on its way to pick up its owner or a car full of passengers who are reading listening to music or even sleeping But none of them are worried about the road ahead Well all of this could be the future of driving There are several companies including Google working on driverless cars So far no Google self driven car has gotten a traffic ticket but some of them have been in accidents when other cars hit them These cars are now still in the testing stages But if the tests are successful these 第 6 页 共 19 页 electric self driven cars could be put into use very soon The cars already have many features 特点 allowing them to take the place of drivers during certain situations Some features include cars being able to park themselves or slow down when they notice objects close by They can also control the speed if there are dangerous conditions Scientists and engineers believe with the help of wireless signals cameras and GPS we are now at a stage where creating a safe self driven car might be possible The cause of deadly road accidents is usually careless drivers or dangerous conditions The self driven car may be able to prevent these However some people do not like the idea American lawyer Whit Drake for example doesn t believe these cars are safe He thinks that technologies can also be mistakes 1 The main purpose of the first paragraph is to A make readers wonder about self driven cars B get readers to pay attention to road safety C tell readers to keep away from heavy traffic D tell readers what self driven cars look like 2 From the passage we know that the testing self driven cars can already A avoid being hit by other vehicles on roads B control the speed in dangerous situations C turn around when getting near objects D pick up their owners 3 What might make the self driven cars run safely according to the passage a e reading b wireless signals c cameras d GPS A a b c B a b d 第 7 页 共 19 页 C b c d D a c d 4 What is Whit Drake s attitude toward the safety of the self driven cars A He has doubt about it B He believes it completely C He doesn t care about it D He thinks its technologies are convincing 使人信服的 4 8 分 阅读理解 A I spent 18 days in Stuttgart Germany for an exchange 交流 when I was 16 I went to school by bus every day and spent the evenings with my host family My speaking improved a lot because I had to speak German all the time And this experience made me more confident 有自信心的 because people could understand what l was talking about Ellen Once l went on an exchange with my class for a week in Madrid Spain Before the exchange I thought l was strong on grammar 语法 but weak in listening and speaking So it was good to be in a place where I just had to use my language skills It also helped me learn a lot of Spanish that people use when they re speaking in everyday life Sometimes I felt very tired but I enjoyed the exchange Frank Last year I went to France for an exchange I stayed with my host family in a small town just outside Paris for one month I love French and my level 水平 has always been good But the exchange really helped develop my speaking skills and made me a much more confident person It felt great to be able to talk with native 土生土长的 French people 一 Alice 1 How did Ellen go to school when she was in Stuttgart 第 8 页 共 19 页 A By bus B By bike C By ear D By train 2 As an exchange student Frank stayed in Madrid for A 16 days B 18 days C one week D one month 3 Which of the following is TRUE about Alice A She has little difficulty talking with native French people B She plans to go on another language exchange C She doesn t like reading books D She is not good at grammar 4 All the three people think their exchanges were A relaxing B interesting C useful D surprising 5 You may find the material in a A diary B magazine 第 9 页 共 19 页 C dictionary D storybook 5 8 分 阅读理解 Andrew Holleman a 12 year old boy loved playing in the open land near his home The land was wet and forested and made a home for birds other animals and many different plants It made the perfect place for him to study and get to know the nature He had seen some red tail hawks red foxes wood turtles and other animals He also found special native flowers Suddenly it was announced that the empty land would be improved by a lot of houses on it The plants would be removed the animals would run away and most would probably die Then the wet soil 土壤 would be covered with extra grounds When he heard about the news he was not happy He was very worried that the land and water would be polluted Andrew wrote down clearly all the research he had done about the area and how the houses would affect the local environment He sent letters to members of local government and television reporters He also called on his neighbors to oppose the building of the houses Although he was only 12 years old he had the courage and wisdom of a person much older Andrew s teachers described him as gentle shy and active His classmates also admired how much he knew about local animals and plants and the environment Each day after school Andrew went door to door to ask the people to sign who did not want the houses to be built In only one month he got the signatures of 250 people In the end the land remained a safe place for birds animals and plants that belonged there Andrew won many prizes for his brave and great work to stop the houses being built and thus help save the environment 1 The passage is mainly about A 250 people who signed to help Andrew B a brave boy who cared for the environment C the open land that suited animals and plants 第 10 页 共 19 页 D the research of improving the environment 2 The underlined word oppose in the passage probably means A support B dislike C disagree D prefer 3 We can infer from the passage that A the land would remain as it used to be B the open land would be built into a park C the neighbors would have to move away D Andrew would soon work for the government 三 三 任务型阅读 任务型阅读 共 共 5 5 题 每题题 每题 1 1 分 满分分 满分 5 5 分 分 共共 1 1 题 共题 共 5 5 分分 6 5 分 阅读下面短文 根据短文内容 完成下列各题 Eleven countries are building a great wall of trees across Africa It is called the Great Green Wall The aim is to bring life to the dry lands and help to fight the bad environment The wall is 8 000 kilometers long and 15 kilometers wide It covers from Senegal in the west to Djibouti in the east on the south of the Sahara Desert 撒哈拉沙漠 So far Senegal has made the best progress by planting about 11 000 000 trees Many years ago there were few trees in that area and the winds used to be very strong It was harmful to the fields Also there was little rain so few plants could grow and many people went hungry Since the tree planting project started the trees have provided food for the local people and increased the wetness 湿度 of the air Little by little there appeared green fields for people to grow plant The project which began in 2007 is supposed to cost a total of 8 000 000 000 dollars Many 第 11 页 共 19 页 countries are trying their best to help to continue the planting So we will be able to see the whole green wall across Africa in the near future 1 Why are the countries building the wall of trees They want to bring life to the dry lands and help to 2 Where is the great wall of trees It s of the Sahara desert 3 Why couldn t many plants grow in that area many years ago Because there were few trees strong winds and 4 When did the project begin It began 5 What does the passage mainly talk about It mainly talks about in Africa 四 四 词汇运用 根据中文用正确形式填空 词汇运用 根据中文用正确形式填空 共 共 1515 题 每题题 每题 1 1 分 满分分 满分 共共 1010 题 共题 共 1010 分分 7 1 分 Do you have 地理 today Yes 8 1 分 单词拼写 Dear Sue How are you My brother and I are having our 冬天 vacation Yesterday we visited the museum We got there by bus And then we climbed the 山 At noon we 步行 to the restaurant to 吃 lunch The food was delicious It was cheap 也 We 去 shopping in the afternoon I bought a scarf We returned to the 旅馆 very late but I didn t 感觉 very tired Today we have a 新的 idea We ll go skating tomorrow I am 肯定 we ll have a very good time How is your holiday Please write to me soon 第 12 页 共 19 页 Sarah 9 1 分 Mrs Brown s son is very short and t 10 1 分 We will go climbing tomorrow if the weather is f 晴朗的 11 1 分 Is Miss Li among her students 受欢迎的 12 1 分 Dr Lee is interested studying the life of butterflies 填介词 13 1 分 Some a towns have walls around them 14 1 分 Who put or keep out of sight behind the door just now Sorry I don t know 15 1 分 It s 星期一 today 16 1 分 The weather forecast w us not to go out tonight because of the storm 五 五 用方框所给单词的适当形式填空 每词仅用一次 每空一词 用方框所给单词的适当形式填空 每词仅用一次 每空一词 共共 1 1 题 共题 共 5 5 分分 17 5 分 选用所给的单词填空 interested excellent picked milked guide 1 Listen The is telling the tourists some old stories of the river 2 She is in English and she can study it very well 3 Did you swim in the river No but we some apples 4 What did you do on your school trip We visited the farm and a cow 5 How was your trip It was 六 六 按要求完成句子 按要求完成句子 共 共 5 5 题 每题题 每题 1 1 分 满分分 满分 5 5 分 分 共共 5 5 题 共题 共 5 5 分分 第 13 页 共 19 页 18 1 分 我喜欢运动 例如游泳 跑步和篮球 I like playing sports swimming running and basketball 19 1 分 句型转换 1 I d like Chinese tea without anything in it NR 句转换 I d like Chinese tea in it 2 The pen is mine I bought it yesterday 合并为一句 The pen I bought yesterday is mine 20 1 分 Betty likes the white dress better than the black one 保持原句意思不变 Betty the white dress the black one 21 1 分 翻译词组 1 一个动物朋友 friend 2 一个 另一个 3 大眼睛和大身体 big and big 4 have no legs or arms 5 一条短尾巴 a 6 又跑又跳 and 22 1 分 B 根据括号内的要求完成下列各题 每空一词 含缩略形式 1 My book is on the desk 改为复数形式 My on the desk 2 Those are my tape players 改为一般疑问句 tape players 3 Where is Eric 补全答语 第 14 页 共 19 页 in his room 4 Is this Jack s chair 补全否定答语 No 5 His books are in the schoolbag 对划线部分提问 his books 七 七 语法填空 语法填空 共 共 1010 题 每题题 每题 1 1 分 满分分 满分 1010 分 分 共共 1 1 题 共题 共 1010 分分 23 10 分 语法填空 Today we can see that many people are cutting down the trees in the forests A lot of rich land has become deserts If we read newspapers we