人教版2019-2020学年八年级下学期英语第一次月考试卷D卷

第 1 页 共 14 页 人教版人教版 2019 20202019 2020 学年八年级下学期英语第一次月考试卷学年八年级下学期英语第一次月考试卷 D D 卷卷 姓名姓名 班级班级 成绩成绩 一 一 完形填空完形填空 每小题每小题 1 1 分 共分 共 1515 分分 共共 1 1 题 共题 共 1515 分分 1 15 分 There are many kinds of pollution around us 1 air pollution soil pollution noise pollution and light pollution They are bad 2 our health in many ways Burning gas oil and coal creates air pollution It can cause sore eyes and 3 problems With the increase of pollution and the development of industry litter is everywhere It makes our environment dirty People put lots of rubbish in the land Farmers use too many 4 in the fields They destroy the soil So soil pollution has become serious Noise pollution can make people5 For example people may lose their hearing if they work in a 6 place for a long time Too much noise can cause high blood pressure 7 Working for a long time in strong changeable light 8 cause some kinds of illnesses It makes people feel 9and is especially bad for the eyes With 10 pollution our planet will become greener and our health will be better Let s be greener people 1 A such as B for example C as well as D because of 2 A to 第 2 页 共 14 页 B in C for D of 3 A breath B breathe C breathed D breathing 4 A chemical B chemicals C chemist D chemistry 5 A blind B lame C deaf D healthy 6 A noise B noisy C quiet 第 3 页 共 14 页 D quietly 7 A as well B too C also D either 8 A must B need C should D may 9 A comfortable B possibly C terrible D terribly 10 A little B less C few D fewer 二 二 阅读理解阅读理解 前两篇每小题前两篇每小题 1 1 分 后两篇每小题分 后两篇每小题 2 2 分 共分 共 2626 分分 共共 4 4 题 共题 共 2626 分分 第 4 页 共 14 页 2 4 分 Jane Austen a famous English writer was born at Steventon Hampshire on December 16 1775 and died on July 18 1817 She began writing early in life although the prejudices 偏见 of her times forced her to have her books published anonymously 匿名 But Jane Austen is perhaps the best known and best loved of Bath s many famous local people and visitors She paid two long visits here during the last five years of the eighteenth century and from 1801 to 1806 Bath was her home Her deep knowledge of the city is fully seen in two of her novels Northanger Abbey and Persuasion which are largely set in Bath The city is still very much as Jane Austen knew it keeping in its streets and public buildings the well ordered world that she described so well in her novels Now the pleasure of learning Jane Austen s Bath can be enhanced 增强 by visiting the Jane Austen Centre in Gay Street Here in a Georgian town house in the heart of the city you can find out more about Bath in Jane Austen s time and the importance of Bath in her life and work The Centre has been set up with the help and guidance of members of the Jane Austen Society After your visit to the Centre you can look round the attractive shop which offers a huge collection of Jane Austen related 相关的 books cards and many specially designed gifts Jane Austen quizzes are offered to keep the children busy You can also have walking tours of Jane Austen s Bath which is a great way to find out more about Jane Austen and discover the wonderful Georgian city of Bath The tour lasts about one and a half hours The experienced guides will take you to the places where Jane lived walked and shopped 1 Jane Austen paid two long visits to Bath A in her early twenties B in her early teens C in her late twenties D in her late teens 2 What can we learn about Bath from the passage A Bath has greatly changed since Jane Austen s death B The city has changed as much as Jane Austen knew it 第 5 页 共 14 页 C Bath remains 保持 almost the same as in Jane Austen s time D No changes have taken place in Bath since Jane Austen s time 3 The author writes this passage in order to A attract readers to visit the city of Bath B ask readers to buy Austen s books C tell readers about Jane Austen s experience D give a brief introduction to the Jane Austen Society 4 It takes you about one and a half hours A to get to the Jane Austen Centre in Gay Street B to buy Jane Austen related books cards and gifts C to find a guide to take you to the Centre D to look around the city of Bath on foot 3 4 分 阅读理解 Millions of Chinese have been playing a mobile game called Travel Frog recently You play as the mother of a frog who lives alone and enjoys traveling You need to prepare food and tools for his trips The frog will send you postcards while he is away The game s popularity may have something to do with how lonely people are these days according to the Xinhua News Agency Many players have said that the lonely frog is just like them But playing with the frog helps them forget their loneliness for a short time Loneliness seems to be a common problem today According to the Guardian a British daily about 40 percent of American adults say they re lonely And in the UK about one in five people in the country are always or often lonely the Telegraph reported This might be why the UK government announced the country s very first Minister of Loneliness 孤独大臣 in January The minister s job is to find ways to help UK citizens feel 第 6 页 共 14 页 less lonely The minister s office will provide more money for activities that connect people together This loneliness problem may be partly because of social media When we see pictures of friends having fun or posting pictures on WeChat or Microblog we may compare their perfect lives with our own and feel sad and lonely But we should remember that no one is born to be lonely As UK poet John Donne once wrote No man is an island Every man is a piece of the land a part of the main Here are some tips to get rid of loneliness Sing your favorite songs Connect with a friend Do something creative such as drawing a picture Imagine some place you d like to visit like a fun gathering or a sporting event 1 What do players do while playing Travel Frog A Build houses for their frogs B Write postcards to their frogs C Choose places for their frogs to travel D Prepare food and tools for their frogs trips 2 According to the passage why is the game so popular A Because the frog is lovely B Because it can be played on mobile phones C Because it makes people feel less lonely D Because people have more spare time now 3 To deal with the problem of loneliness the UK government 第 7 页 共 14 页 A designed the game Travel Frog B named the Minister of Loneliness C held parties for people to get together D stopped people s use of social media 4 What can we learn from the last paragraph A Everyone is connected with others B We should not compare ourselves to others C It s not fun to feel lonely D We should be away from social media 4 8 分 阅读理解 On Miriam s 9th birthday two years ago her aunt who lives in Kenya 肯尼亚 gave money to a group that cares for elephants to celebrate Miriam s birthday Then Miriam and her mother visited Africa to learn how the group was helping elephants Later Miriam fell in love with the animals and wanted to help save them A few months after visiting Africa Miriam watched How I Became an Elephant a film about the mistreatment of elephants in Thailand and a young girl s effort to save them Miriam decided she wanted to raise money to save elephants Last year Miriam created a program called They Deserve 应得 to Be Free after seeing how young elephants are abused in Thailand She learned how people take a baby elephant don t give it food or water for days and beat it hard It made me really sad I need to do something useful Miriam said Miriam is working to make money for Elephant Nature Park in Thailand She asked her friends to give money to the park rather than giving her birthday gifts She recently joined about 12 other students in an art center They made elephants from clay and decorated 装饰 them Then she created a plan to sell clay elephants 第 8 页 共 14 页 Kate Miriam s art teacher opened her art studio 工作室 to Miriam and her friends on weekends so they could make clay elephants She even gave them the clay It s great to see a young student wanting to spend her time on something meaningful This is what we should all work towards Kate said Miriam says she has sold 180 clay elephants worth 2 000 dollars and all of that money has been sent to Elephant Nature Park in Thailand 1 Miriam went to Africa to A join a group B visit her aunt C help save elephants D learn about the group 2 The underlined word abused in Paragraph 3 means A 虐待 B 杀害 C 训练 D 饲养 3 Which of the following is TRUE about Kate from the passage A She was probably very proud of Miriam B She taught Miriam to make clay elephants C She spent time selling clay elephants with Miriam D She was worried that Miriam s plan wouldn t work 4 The best title for the passage is probably A Elephants Are in Great Danger 第 9 页 共 14 页 B Care for Animals Care for Earth C 11 year old Fights to Save Elephants D Protect Animals Duty of Everyone 5 10 分 The Oxford English Dictionary OED 牛津英语词典 is thinking of adding the Chinese word tuhao 土豪 to its 2014 edition 版本 The word has become popular in China during the past few months to describe newly rich people who spend money in extravagant 铺张的 浪费的 ways Tuhao has caught on in Western countries too to describe similar people in their countries The adoption 采用 of the word by foreign countries is an example of China s spreading influence in the world not just economically but also socially and culturally People are paying attention to what is happening in China and are picking up some Chinese words in the process especially those words that express unique 独特的 Chinese ideas that cannot be easily translated 翻译 into English The OED is also thinking of adding hukou 户口 and dama 大妈 to the already 120 Chinese words in its dictionary Hukou refers to 指的是 China s system of residency permits 户籍系统 and dama refers to middle aged Chinese women whose gold buying habits influence the global gold markets The news that the OED was adding these words has met with some criticism 批评 Some people say the words embarrass 使人尴尬 China but others insist that in a globalized 全球化的 society it s natural for words to spread and be adopted elsewhere In fact a word like tuhao expresses the humor of China It s easy to pronounce 发音 and very accurate 精准的 at poking fun at 嘲弄 rich people who have more money than taste 1 may be adopted in the Oxford English Dictionary in 2014 according to the passage A Tuhao B Hukou C Dama D All above 第 10 页 共 14 页 2 can be called tuhao according to the passage A All newly rich people B People who own their money easily C People who love money very much D Newly rich people who spend money in an extravagant way 3 The underlined word caught on in Paragraph 2 most probably means A 流行 B 继续 C 接受 D 蔓延 4 The last paragraph mainly talks about A humor of Chinese style B criticism on the adoption of Chinese words into OED C support on the adoption of Chinese words into OED D different opinions on the adoption of Chinese words into OED 三 三 任务型阅读任务型阅读 每小题每小题 1 1 分 共分 共 4 4 分分 共共 1 1 题 共题 共 4 4 分分 6 4 分 阅读下面一则小故事 将描述故事发展的五个段落重新排列 使故事完整 A The terrible news made Jolie frightened And just at that moment a man wearing a brown coat suddenly appeared and stood in front of her B There came the sound of a police car moments later Then someone rang the doorbell The robber said with a gun pointing against Jolie s back Open the door and say that you have gone to bed Do not let anyone in C So when Mr Collins a policeman asked Jolie whether there was something unusual there Jolie told him there was nothing wrong and she was watching TV 第 11 页 共 14 页 with her brother Mr Collins went away However a few minutes later some policemen broke the window and caught the robber immediately D Put your money on the table said the robber If you call the police you are just asking for trouble Jolie felt more frightened but she tried to calm herself down E Here s an important notice from the police At about 9 p m a lady was robbed and killed by a man in brown If you know anything about the man please call the police Jolie Ray was watching TV alone at home when the program suddenly stopped You really did a g