外研版中学2019-2020学年八年级上学期英语第一次月考试卷A卷.doc

外研版中学2019-2020学年八年级上学期英语第一次月考试卷A卷一、 单项选择 (共10题；共20分)1. （2分）I always make mistakes in my math exams. What should I do?I think you should be _.A . enough carefulB . enough carefullyC . careful enoughD . carefully enough2. （2分）Must I move the table? No, you _.A . may notB . needntC . mustntD . arent3. （2分）With the development of society, parents _ more and more money on their childrens education. A . takeB . costC . payD . spend4. （2分）I 11 be on vacation for a long time.Dont worry. Your aunt is to look after your pet.A . carefully enoughB . enough carefullyC . careful enoughD . enough careful5. （2分）_ the girls enjoy _ TV.Yes，they _.A . Does,watching,doesB . Do,watch,doC . Do,watching,doD . Does,watch,does6. （2分）Excuse me, do you know Jack?Yes.He lives next door to me.I watched him .A . lying downB . lie downC . growing upD . grow up7. （2分）- Do you want to read this book?- No, lets go to the park. The book has some nice pictures, but its _.A . interestingB . relaxingC . easyD . boring8. （2分） _does your mother go home? She always goes home at half past five. A . HowB . WhereC . WhyD . What time9. （2分）Paul told us he wasnt mad _ Marcia anymore. A . inB . atC . onD . with10. （2分） Mom, Peter_ to teach me to play table tennis. How lucky you are! He is good at teaching table tennis.A . providedB . offeredC . took 二、 完形填空 (共1题；共10分)11. （10分）根据短文理解, 从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择最佳答案填空。When July comes, children know theyll have their exam and the school year will 1 soon. Boys and girls will have nearly a two-month holiday and theyll leave school 2 train or by car to 3 their parents.The summer holidays are the 4time of the year for most children. The weather is usually good. So children can spend most of their time5 outside. If one lives in the countryside, he can go and play in the woods or in the fields. If he6 in a big town, he can usually go to a park to play.The best place for children to spend their summer holidays is the 7 . Some children are lucky enough to live near the sea. 8 for those who dont live there, if they have the luck to stay in one of the big seaside towns for a week or two, they will9 it all the following school year.Now, 10 makes children like the seaside so much? I think they are the sands, the sea and the sun. The feeling of sand under their feet, salt water on their skin, and the warm sun on their backs make them very happy.（1）A . arrive B . start C . begin D . end （2）A . on B . by C . in D . at （3）A . love B . see C . watch D . return （4）A . best B . better C . worst D . worse （5）A . missing B . working C . playing D . studying （6）A . loses B . enjoys C . lives D . reaches （7）A . village B . seaside C . city D . park （8）A . But B . Unless C . Or D . And （9）A . hear from B . speak to C . agree with D . talk about （10）A . that B . which C . who D . what 三、 阅读理解 (共3题；共28分)12. （10分） Everybody can suffer from stressNo matter what your age is，you can feel stressed out by things that are happening in your lifeTeenagers，however，have many more opportunities to get stressed than people in any other age groupBeing a teenager is hardYou are not a child any more，but you are not an adult，even though you have to deal with some very grown-up problems and decisionsFamilies can be one of the biggest causes of stress，such as problems with parents arguing at homeor problems with brothers and sistersTeenagers also have a lot of stress from school，either from their teachers or from their friendsSome teenagers also feel stressed about choosing their education after high schoolGetting a place at university can be very difficult and some cannot afford to go to universityThe stress about getting a job when finishing school is hard for some teenagersThere are so many young people finishing school and not enough jobs for themSadly，there is nothing we can do to remove these causes of stress from the 1ives of teenagers，but you can learn the best way to deal with itTalking to people is one of the best ways to deal with stressIt may sound simple，but it is trueA problem shared is a problem halved（1）Why is being a teenager often difficult?A . Because even though you are not an adult，you must deal with adult problemsB . Because even though you are an adult，you must deal with childrens problemsC . Because even though you are a teenager，you must do a lot of homeworkD . Because adults often make them feel stressed（2）Families can add to the stress a teenager might experience _A . by asking them to go to universityB . by helping them with their homeworkC . as teenagers quarrel with their parents，and their brothers or sistersD . as families never support their children enough（3）Why can leaving school be a stressful time for teenagers?A . Because they will be leaving their favourite teachersB . Because many peoples favourite memories are at schoolC . Because they may worry about getting a place at universityD . Because they may worry about becoming an adult（4）Why can finding a job after finishing school be difficult?A . Because there is a lot of competition for jobsB . Because there are no jobsC . Because a job is more difficult than school workD . Because there is a lot of competition for places at university（5）We can deal with the stress in our life _A . by not trying to find a jobB . by forgetting about our problemsC . by getting a place at universityD . by sharing our problems with our friends13. （10分）阅读理解Ted Best is an English boy. Now he is a student of Yuying Junior High School. He is in Class Six, Grade Seven. He has a dog. Its black and white. The dog is very clever. Ted likes it very much. The dogs favorite food is bone (骨头). Every day Ted goes home. He meets the dog on his way home.Teds friend, Jenny is an American girl. She is in the same grade, but in different classes. She has a cat. Its black and white, too. Fish is the cats favorite food. Jenny often buys some fish for her cat.（1）Where is Ted from? A . England.B . American.C . Canada.（2）Whats Teds dogs favorite food? A . Meat.B . Bone.C . Rice.（3）Where does Ted meet his dog? A . At Teds home.B . At school.C . On his way home.（4）Teds friend is _. A . Mr. BestB . Mr. WhiteC . Jenny（5）What grade is Jenny in? A . Grade Six.B . Grade Seven.C . Grade Eight.14. （8分）阅读理解Spiderman is one of the most famous comic book heroes of all time. He was created by Stan Lee in 1963 and was first introduced to the world in the pages of Marvel comic books.Spidermans story is the story of Peter Parker, a child who lost his parents and lives with his aunt and uncle. Peter is a shy, quiet boy wearing glasses and has few friends. One day, on a high school class trip to a science lab, he gets bitten by a special spider. Soon Peter realizes he has amazing powers: he is as strong and quick as a spider and also has a type of sixth sense. He no longer needs his glasses and he can use his super power to fly through the city streets! Remembering something his Uncle Ben has told him, that with great power, there must also come great responsibility（责任）, Peter decides to use his powers to fight enemies who do cruel things to people. And so, Spiderman is born.Life is not easy for Peter even though he is a superhero. He is in love with Mary Jane but cannot tell her about his amazing powers. Besides, his best friend Harry hates Spiderman! Peter is also short of money and time. He has to sell photos of Spiderman (himself!) to a newspaper and he keeps losing his other jobs because hes so busy saving people! Yet he has to fight different kinds of cruel enemies.（1）Who created Spiderman?A . Stan LeeB . Marvel.C . Peter ParkerD . Superman.（2）What happened to Peter Parker after he was bitten by the spider?A . He could not see with his eyesB . He became a spiderC . He developed spider-like powersD . He was sick（3）What does with great power, there must also come great responsibility mean?A . Powerful people can do whatever they likeB . People with power are always goodC . Powerful people should have a responsibility to do goodD . Powerful people are to blame for all the bad things that happen（4）In what areas does Peter have problems that are similar to normal people?A . Money, time, studying, reading.B . Money, work, time, relationships.C . Relationships, sport, money, work.D . Money, work, time, sleep.四、 任务型阅读 (共2题；共31分)15. （25分）阅读下面短文，根据短文内容回答问题。Emily is a music teacher. She has always made some money by giving piano lessons. She had a student named Robby. He was 11 years old when his mother took him to his first piano lesson. Emily thinks that students should begin at an earlier age, which she explained to Robby. But Robby said that it had always been his mothers wish to hear him play the piano, so she took him as a student. But from the beginning Emily thought he was a hopeless learner. He was not talented in playing the piano. But Emily had to say he tried hard. One day, Robby stopped coming back and told her that he wanted to play in public. He said his mother had been ill, so he had to practice at home. Emily hesitated(犹豫) because she thought he couldnt play the piano well enough, but finally she agreed.The night for the public show came. The high school hall was full of parents and friends. When Robby began playing, Emily was surprised at what she heard. He played so well that everyone in the hall was moved. Emily ran up to him when he ended. Ive never heard you play like that, Robby! How could you do it? Well, Miss Emily do you remember that I told you my mom was sick? Well, in fact, she was so sick that she died this morning. And well she was born deaf, so tonight was the first time she ever heard me play. I wanted to make it special.When Emily heard this, she felt that he was the teacher and she was the student. For it was he that taught her the meaning of love and believing in yourself.（1）Why did Robby begin to practice playing the piano?（2）Did Robby show great talent at the piano?（3）How did Emily feel when Robby told her that he wanted to play in public?（4）What happened to Robbys family that day he played in public?（5）What did Emily learn from Robby?16. （6分）阅读短文，并回答。Do you think all plants need light, soil and water? . Some plants “eat” meat. These plants usually grow in places with poor soil. This soil cant give them all the food they need, so the plants have found another way of getting it -by eating insects(昆虫) and other small creatures. Dont be afraid, though. . Plants only eat people in the books and film.One famous meat-eating plant is the flytrap(捕蝇草). Insects fly into the plant and then the leaves trap them inside. . Curious insects go inside for a taste and discover that the flower is slippery. They slide down and become the plants next meal. . You can grow them in flower-pots,but you must water them often.A. Then you are wrong.B. Another meat-eating plant, the pitcher(捕虫草), has a sweet, sticky drink.C. They wont eat you.D. Keeping some of these plants at home is easy.（1）从A-D中找出恰当的选项空白处_（2）This passage is mainly about _. A . flower-planting.B . growing planting.C . meat-eating plantsD . meat-eating insects五、 单词拼写 (共1题；共10分)17. （10分） English is one of my s_at school. I like it very much. I have learned it for three years. It is not easy to learn, but it is very i_for us.English is the most widely spoken language in the world. People in different c_often use English to talk with each other. Our country has opened its door to the world. More a_more people come here as travelers or on business . So English is getting common in our country. Of course, I must learn it w_.English will be u_to me after I leave school. If we want to do business with foreigners, we must know English, because most of them speak and write English. In the world, most science b_are written in English. I am learning English so that I c