2019年八年级下学期英语第三次月考卷A卷.doc

2019年八年级下学期英语第三次月考卷A卷一、 单项选择 (共15题；共30分)1. （2分）She is _ careful as me, but Im _ than you.A . as; much carefulB . as; much more carefulC . so; more carefulD . so; very careful2. （2分）Mum, I think I need a bigger room.You should throw away your old toys. They have _ too much space.A . taken upB . taken placeC . taken off3. （2分）Its much to have a small lovely room than a big cold one. A . goodB . wellC . bestD . better4. （2分）The wind was blowing _ and there was no _ in the sky. A . heavy; cloudB . heavy; cloudyC . heavily; cloudD . heavily; cloudy5. （2分）Jim wants _ to you about the meeting. _ you free now? A . to tell, AreB . tells, DoC . to talk, AreD . talks, Do6. （2分）I need that pair of _. A . sweaterB . shoesC . bagD . sock7. （2分） With the help of my friends, I finally made it!Congratulations! Youre really amazing.A . failedB . succeededC . developed8. （2分）You dont have to every word in the dictionary while reading. A . look upB . look outC . look afterD . look at9. （2分） Your black watch is so beautiful! _A . You are right.B . You are welcome.C . Thank you.D . Not at all.10. （2分）Jack will tell you about it as soon as he _ the news.A . will getB . getC . gotD . gets11. （2分）It takes me two hours _ my homework every day.A . doB . to doC . doingD . does12. （2分）The best way _ English is doing more practice. A . learnB . learningC . to learnD . learns13. （2分）_ he is in poor health, _ he is still busy working all day and all night.A . Although; butB . Although; /C . Although; and14. （2分）Is Grandpa sleeping?Yes. So keep quiet!A . silentB . safeC . alive15. （2分）Its never too old to learn. Karl Marx began to learn English in his _. A . fiftiesB . fiftiethC . fiftyD . the fiftieth二、 完形填空 (共1题；共10分)16. （10分）Mike always loves ships. When he was older, he said, “Im going to be a soldier.” But his eyes were not very 1, and he did not get in.Then he said,“Im going to2a small boat and Im going around the world.”But boats were very expensive, and Mike did not have enough3.Last summer Mike found a swimming4near his house. The lessons did not cost very5, and Mike began going to the school at every end of the week and having6. Now he is a good swimmer.Last week a little boy said to him,“Youre a very good swimmer. How do7learn to swim so well?”“Im not good at all,”Mike said and he smiled.“8Im in the water, I say to myself, There are9fishes behind me! Then Im very afraid, and I10quickly.”（1）A . big B . beautiful C . good D . strong （2）A . buy B . make C . borrow D . draw （3）A . food B . work C . time D . money （4）A . park B . school C . farm D . factory （5）A . much B . little C . many D . any （6）A . meals B . lessons C . talks D . games （7）A . I B . they C . we D . you （8）A . If B . When C . Though D . Where （9）A . interesting B . nice C . dangerous D . different （10）A . run B . jump C . swim D . fly 三、 阅读理解 (共3题；共24分)17. （10分）阅读短文，下列问题BAre you a big fan of E.T. (Extraterrestrial) or aliens? Then you should read Extraterrestrial Civilizations (地球以外的文明世界) by American writer Isaac Asimov (1920-1992). In his 1979 book, Asimov looked at whether there is life beyond the Earth. He also talked about how we might be able tocommunicate with aliens someday. Asimov even told us that there are possibly about 500,000 civilizations (文明) in the galaxy (银河系). The book may be a little out of fashion since it came out in the 70s. But youll still enjoy the good reasoning (推理) and imagination of it. Asimov was a science fiction (科幻故事) master. His most famous works talk about the relationship between robots and humankind.（1）Which of the following sentences best expresses the main idea?A . Asimovs books are talking about the relationship between robots and humankind .B . Students are big fans of E.T.C . Some students enjoy the good reasoning and imagination.D . Asimov was a love of E.T.（2）Asimov was a _.A . science fiction (科幻故事) masterB . writer of funny storyC . actorD . dancer（3）Isaac Asimov comes from_. A . EnglandB . AmericaC . ChinaD . Japan（4）The writer indirectly expresses that there are possibly about 500,000 civilizations _.A . in AmericaB . in AustraliaC . EuropeanD . in the galaxy（5）The readers will enjoy the _.A . good reasoning and imagination of itB . good imaginationC . good expressionD . good understanding18. （6分）阅读理解 A The Dragon Boat Festival is a folk festival which has a history of more than two thousand years. It is also named Chongwu Festival. There are many activities on the day.Dragon boat raceThe dragon boat race is an important competition during the festival. People held dragon boat races in the river to remember the poet, Qu Yuan. Now, the dragon boat race is a traditional activity for Chinese people.Wearing sweet-smelling bagsDuring the Dragon Boat Festival, children usually wear sweet-smelling bags to avoid bad things. In some areas of China, a sweet-smelling bag is also used as a symbol of love between lovers.Girls DayA long time ago, a married daughter would return to her parentss home during the Dragon Boat Festival. So the Dragon Boat Festival is also called Girls Day.Eating rice dumplingsEating rice dumplings is also a custom for Chinese people. The rice dumpling is a kind of food with different designs and styles. For thousands of years, the custom of eating rice dumplings has been popular in China and has spread to Korea, Japan and countries in Southeast Asia.（1）The Dragon Boat Festival is called _. A . The Spring FestivalB . Yuanxiao FestivalC . Mid-Autumn FestivalD . Double Fifth Festival（2）What should Chinese do during the Dragon Boat Festival? Take part in a dragon boat race.Wear bags that have sweet smells.Eat delicious noodles.Throw water at each other.A . B . C . D . （3）Rice dumplings _. A . can express love between loversB . are eaten to avoid bad thingsC . have different designs and stylesD . are only eaten in China19. （8分） In the morning , we went camping in Green Nature Park. We were happy because it was a sunny day. However, in the afternoon , when we finished our picnic(野餐), it was dark and windy. Soon ,there was a shower. Unluckily, none of us brought an umbrella. We ran about but we could find no place to hide(藏身).Twenty minutes passed and it was still raining .There were hours to go before we reached the campsite(野营地). It was even worse that our compass showed that we went to the wrong way. We had lost our way!We had to make a quick decision as it was raining heavily. Chris said we could set up a tent(帐篷) to hide in, so Mary and Tom helped to set up it . Chris and I tried to make a fire to keep up warm. But we couldnt as everything was wet. We dried ourselves and waited inside the tent. At about five oclock , it stopped raining. We decided to give up the camping trip because all of us were tired.This camping trip may not be successful but we know each other better. And the most important thing Ive learned from this trip is the importance of team spirit(精神). （1）It was even worse that they _.A . had no picnicB . lost their wayC . couldnt light the fireD . couldnt know each other（2）Which of the following is NOT true?A . They gave up the camping at lastB . None of them had an umbrella.C . We know each other better.D . We ran about and found a place to hide.（3）What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3(第三段) refer to(指代） _？A . compassB . tentC . fireD . the rain（4）The writer has learned the importance of _ from the trip.A . enjoying holidaysB . taking a compassC . working togetherD . making a decision四、 七选五 (共1题；共5分)20. （5分）根据短文内容，从方框内所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。In many English homes， _， breakfast， lunch， afternoon tea and dinner. People have breakfast at any time from seven to nine in the morning. They eat porridge， eggs or bread. _. Lunch comes at one in the afternoon. _. And dinner is about half past seven. First， they have soup(汤)， then they have meat or fish with vegetables. After that， _. But not all English people like that. Some of them have their dinner in the middle of the day. Their meals are breakfast， dinner， tea and supper. _.A、English people drink tea or coffee at breakfastB、they eat some other things， like bananas， apples or orangesC、people eat four meals(餐) a dayD、All these meals are very simple(简单)E、Afternoon tea is from four to five in the afternoon五、 语法填空 (共1题；共10分)21. （10分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。Many people like pandas very much because they are very cute. Most of them come _ Sichuan, China. They have white hair, but _(they) ears, eyes, legs and shoulders are all black. Pandas are usually heavy, but they can climb trees like koalas. Their favorite food _(be) bamboo. They like to eat a lot. It takes pandas a lot of time _(eat) food every day. When pandas are full, they like _(sleep). They sleep many _(hour) every day. _there are not many pandas in the world today. They are _great d