江苏省盐城市东台许河镇中学2014年八年级下学期第一次月考英语试卷

江苏省盐城市东台许河镇中学2014年八年级下学期第一次月考英语试卷（满分:120分 考试时间：100分钟）第卷 （ 选择题 共65分 ）一、听力 （ 共20 题，计20分 ）A听对话，选出正确答案。读两遍。( )1. Where did the woman visit? A. B. C. ( ) 2. Which does the woman like best? A. B. C. ( ) 3. Whats in the town centre now? A. B. C. ( ) 4. How did the girl go to school in the past?A. B. C.( ) 5. How is the womans house at present?A. Big. B. Small. C. Old.( ) 6. How old is the woman now?A. 24 years old. B. 26 years old. C. 28 years old.( ) 7. Why did the woman move into the new flat?A. Its near her office. B. It s big. C. Its more beautiful.( ) 8. In which month did Bettys uncle go to the UK?A. January. B. February. C. March. ( ) 9. Where will the girl go for the summer holiday?A. To Beijing. B. To Xian. C. To Sanya.( ) 10. How long has the girl been in Shanghai? A. For two days. B. For two weeks. C. For two months. B. 听对话或独白，选出正确答案。读两遍。听第一段对话，回答第11、12题。( ) 11. How long did Linda live in Shanghai?A. For 6 years. B. For 7 years. C. For 8 years. ( ) 12. What does Lindas father sell?A. Computers. B. Football. C. Apples. 听第一篇短文，回答第1315题。Used to be afraid ofPersonalityHobbiesI_13_ ._14_like staying and watching TVMy sistera big dogoutgoinglike_15_ and living in the big city( ) 13.A. the cat B. the cock C. the darkness ( ) 14.A. helpful B. quiet C. polite ( ) 15.A. music and dancing B. loudly speaking C. going on a trip 听第二篇短文，回答第1620题。( ) 16. Where is Nick from?A. The UK. B. The USA. C. France. ( ) 17. When did Nick go to the top of the Eiffel Tower?A. On the first day of his visit to Paris. B. On the second day of his visit to Paris. C. On the third day of his visit to Paris. ( ) 18. What could Nick see at the top of the tower?A. He could see some tall buildings.B. He could see many rivers. C. He could see most of the city. ( ) 19. What did Nick do after he returned to London?A. He showed many photos to his friends.B. He gave a lot of presents to his friends.C. He asked his friends to come to his home. ( ) 20. Where does Nick want to go for a visit next year?A. Japan. B. The USA. C. Russia. 二、单项选择 (共15题，计15分)( ) 21. The child has to come to school by bike _ his own.A. in B. by C. on D. of( ) 22. He lives in a small house _ _, but he doesnt feel_.A. lonely, lonely B. alone, alone C. alone, lonely D. lonely, alone( ) 23. Gone with the wind is a well-known novel. She _ it twice.A. read B. is reading C. reads D. has read( ) 24. Mary used to_ to work, but now she gets used to_ to work.A. ride a bike, taking a bus B. riding a bike, take a busC. riding a bike, taking a bus D. ride a bike, take a bus ( ) 25. _have they been married? For twenty years.A. How far B. How long C. How often D. How soon( ) 26. - _ he _ at this school last term? - Yes, I think so. A. Did, study B. Has , studied C. Was , study D. Did , studied ( ) 27. Now, this small village _ a big modern city. A. is turning into B. turns into C. has turned into D. turned into( ) 28. I cant buy this coat, because it is _ expensive. A. much B. a few C. few D. a bit( ) 29. You have a nice watch. Thank you. I _ it since two years ago. A. had B. bought C. have had D. have bought ( ) 30. After hearing the _ news, everyone was _.A. exciting; excited B. exciting; excitingC. excited; exciting D. excited; excited( ) 31. Linda has never been to Italy, _?A. has she B. hasnt she C. does she D. doesnt she ( )32. Mr. Li Kunming. He the city three times. This timehe Kunming for three days.A. has been to ,have gone to ,have been in B. has gone to ,has been to , has been in C. have been in, has been to ,have gone to D have gone to, have been in , has been to ( ) 33. Hurry up! The film _ for ten minutes. A. was on B. started C. has been on D. has started ( ) 34. When did they arrive?They _two hours ago .They _ here for two hours .A. arrived; have arrived B. arrived; have been C. got; have been D. reached; have reached ( ) 35. The changes are good for people._. I like the present transport but I dislike the pollution. A. Yes, I agree with you. B. In some ways, I agree with you.C. No, you are wrong. D. No, I agree with you.三、完形填空: (共10 小题，计10 分)Dear Jenny, Hows it going? Are you busy with your study these days?Ive been back at school 36 nearly four weeks. Im very glad to tell you that great 37 have taken place in our school this term. First of all, were asked to “clean our plates” when having our meals and say 38 to wasting. Some of us used to order more than what we could eat. That was a big waste of food. Now we need to 39 the food we order. We should also stop wasting in some other ways. For example, we should turn off the lights when we 40 the classroom. And our school has opened up some fields for us to learn how to grow vegetables. Each class is given a small garden and our class has decided to grow some tomatoes and beans (豆类) in our 41 time. I think thatll be very interesting. Maybe Ill be able to 42 you some beans weve grown by ourselves next time! Whats more, we have only two classes in the afternoon 43 we have more time for after school activities. Im one of the traffic safety volunteers in our school. After school, we take turns to go to the streets near our school and ask people to 44 the traffic rules.I think we are having a different school life now!Please write back soon and tell _45_ more about your school.Yours,Wang Wei ( ) 36. A. in B. for C. on D. at ( ) 37. A. changes B. things C. interests D. lessons( ) 38. A. yes B. hello C. no D. thanks ( ) 39. A. clean B. pay C. cook D. finish( ) 40. A. leave B. reach C. open D. build( ) 41. A. busy B. free C. happy D. sad ( ) 42. A. plants B. buy C. post D. lend( ) 43. A. because B. when C. before D. so( ) 44. A. follow B. make C. break D. think ( ) 45. A. him B. her C. you D. me 四、阅读理解 （一） 阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的四个选项选出最佳选项。（共10题，计20分）AJoe Brown had a shop. He sold meat in his shop. One Thursday a woman came into his shop at five to one. “Im sorry Im late,” she said. “I need some more meat for my dinner tonight.” Joe had only one piece of meat in his shop. He took it out of the fridge and said, “This is $6.50.”That piece is too small,” the woman said, “havent you got anything bigger?” Joe went into the room behind his shop, put the piece of meat into the fridge, took it out again and closed the door with lots of noise. Then he brought the piece of meat to the woman and said, “This piece of meat is bigger and more expensive. Its $8.75.”Good ,” the woman said with a smile , “give me both of them, please.”( ) 46. Joe Brown was _. A. a waiter(侍者) B. a runnerC. an singer D. a shopkeeper( ) 47. When did the woman come to Joes shop? A. Early in the morning. B. Early in the afternoon. C. Late in the evening. D. At about one oclock at night. ( ) 48. Why didnt the woman want that piece of meat? A. Because she had no money. B. Because it was bad. C. Because it wasnt big enough. D. Because it was too big. ( ) 49. How many pieces of meat were kept in the fridge? A. Only one piece of meat. B. Two pieces of meat. C. Several pieces of meat. D. Many pieces of meat. ( ) 50. Could Joe give the woman both pieces of meat?A. Of course not. B. Certainly. C. He would try his best. D. Yes, he could. BIm going to take my family to have an overseas trip. My wife, our two children and I will all go along. My elder brother is going with us. He has never been overseas and he is even more excited than the children. My father is so old that hed like to stay at home and takes care of the house.Were going by train to New York, and then take a ship to Europe. When we arrive in Europe, were going to several countries for sightseeing. Well go to places either by train or by bus. Were going to fly home. It took us a long time to decide where to go, but I think we have planned a very interesting trip. We will go to England, France and Italy. My wife is very interested in going to France because she is a teacher of French. And my brother, who speaks very good Italian, is looking forward to the trip to Italy.学校_ 班级_ 姓名_ 密封线内不得答题We also talked about how we would go to Europe. At first we wanted to fly because it would be faster and would save more time. But my brother likes to take a boat trip and the children enjoy that, too.( ) 51. My brother is very excited because_.A. he has many friends in other countries B. he has never traveled by plane C. he wanted to buy some books in Italy D. he has never been overseas ( ) 52. Were coming back home by_.A. sea B. air C. bus D. train( ) 53. In Europe, we will_.A. go sightseeing at the seaside B. go to different countries by ship C. buy a lot of presents D. go from place to place by train or by bus( ) 54. My wife works in a _.A. hospital B. factory C. shop D. school( ) 55. My brother and my children would like to_.A. do some shopping in Europe B. study the Italian language in Italy C. enjoy a trip by ship D. learn French in France 第卷 （ 非选择题 共55分 ）（二）任务型阅读 阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容完成相关任务。（共5 题，计10分）What do you think of the most important invention in the world? The TV? The printing? The telephone? Or the computer? A report shows that they are not the only important inventions. Here are three other important inventions.One of the simplest inventions is the toilet. Before toilets, waste ran into rivers from peoples houses. Illnesses were common in big cities, and it was often difficult to find clean drinking water.Animal food is another important invention. Before the invention, people killed most animals every autumn because there was not enough food for them in winter. After hay became a kind of common animal food, animals could live through the long winter.The third great invention is glasses. Glasses help people read, write and do “close work” after the age of forty-five. Without glasses, the world would be difficult for the people more than forty-five.Important _56_Some most important inventionsThe TV, the _57_, the _58_, the computerThree other important inventions Before the inventions the _59_60_ ran into rivers from peoples houses_61_ were common in big citiesIt was often difficult to find _62_ drinking waterhay, animal foodMost animals were killed in _63_ because there wasnt enough food in winter_64_Reading, writing and “close work” would be difficult for the people over _65_56. _ 57. _ 58._ 59. _ 60. _ 61. _ 62. _ 63. _ 64. _ 65. _五、词汇 （共20 小题， 计20分）A根据句意和汉语提示写出单词，完成句子。66. We had a _ (美妙的) time in the park last week. 67. Were going to have a hard time for a _ (几个) of years. 68. You can have any of the cakes _ (除了之外) this one. B. 根据句意，用所给单词的适当形式填空。69. The Great Wall runs across the _ (north) part of our country. 70. - Could you tell me how I can improve my English? - Youd better _ (communication) with others in English as much as possible. 71. Danny and Daniel are brothers, and their _ (wife) are sisters. Thats interesting. C根据句意，用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。72. Jim _ (not see) his father since his father went to work in Beijing. 73. The bowls are empty. They _ (eat) the food. 74. He was so happy and couldnt stop _ (take) photos. 75. We should take action _ (protect) the animals in the world. D. 根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词。 Im very happy to v_76_ Beijing again. Great changes have t_77_place here. Yesterday, I w_78_ to visit Sunshine Middle School - I had lived there for n_79_ two years. Maybe you dont believe I couldnt f_80_the way there! A taxi driver took me there in the end. He said, “Beijing changes too much. Sometimes even people in Beijing cannot find the way.” You can see green trees on b_81_ sides of the wide and clean streets. And you can see tall buildings here and there. Now, many people in Beijing a _82_English classes in the evening schools, and some of them can s_83_ very good English. Im s_84_ a lot of travelers from the world will enjoy t _85_ in Beijing. 76. _ 77._ 78._ 79._ 80._81._ 82._ 83._ 84. _ 85. _ 六、写作 A 用所给的提示词将下列各句译成英语。 （共5小题，计10分）86. 自从结婚后，他就住在离他父母三个街区远的公寓里。 He _ in a flat three blocks away from his parents since he _. 87. 我已经很久没有和他联系了。 I _ with him _. 88. 我认为滑雪不是个好主意。I _ its _ to go skiing. 89. 不管怎样，生活不像以前那么困难了。 _, life is not _.90. 去那儿的最佳时节是春天。_ go there is _. B. 书面表达（共1题，计15分） 根据以下要点，以“My hometown” 为题写一篇80词左右的短文。 Dongtai In the pastAt present Environmentnarrow and dirty roads, rubbish everywhere, large open spaceswide and clean streets , green trees on both sides , shops and tall buildings Lifesmall old houses , listen to the radio or watch TV new flats , computers and the Internet , mobile phones Transporton foot or by bicycleby bus or taxi , have own cars Opinion enjoy a comfortable life My hometown_2013-2014 学年度第二学期第一次质量检测初二年级英语听力材料：A 听对话，选出正确答案。读两遍。1. M: Have you ever been to Italy?W: Yes. The Leaning Tower of Pisa is famous. 2. M: You went to Disneyland last week , what was the best part do you think? W: I think watching the great “Lion King” show was the most wonderful. 3. M: I remembered we had a small post office and an old cinema in the town centre in the past. W: Yes. But now the government has turned the place into a bid park. 4. M: When I was in primary school, my mother took me to school on a bike every day. W: Me , too. But now I come to school by bus on my own. 5. M：Do you like your new house?W：Yes, its big. In the past the whole family lived in a small house. 6. M: How long have you been at this school? W: I have been here for about four years. I came here when I was twenty-two. 7. M: You have moved into a new flat, havent you ? W：Yes, its a small one, but its near my office. 8. M：Betty, I hear your uncle has gone to the UK. Is that right? W：Yes, hell stay there for more than two months. Hell return at the end of April. 9. M：The summer holiday is coming. I want to go to Beijing. How about you? W：I planned to go to Xian. But my best friend has asked me to go to Sanya and stay with her. 10. M: How long have you been in Shanghai, Jane? W: I came here two weeks ago. I like the city and enjoy my stay here. B. 听对话和短文，回答问题。读两遍。听第一段对话，回答第11、12题。M: Excuse me , Linda! Where were you born? W: I was born in Shanghai. M: How long did you live there? W: I lived there until I was 6 years old. Then my family moved to Beijing. M: What does your father do? W: He sells computers. M: Do you like Beijing better, or Shanghai? W: I cant remember the life in Shanghai very well. I like living in Beijing a lot. I like where we live, I like my school and I enjoy playing football for the school team. 听第一篇短文，回答第1315题。I have a sister. She is twenty-four years old. When she was very young, she was afraid of a big dog in my family. But I wasnt. I used to be afraid of the darkness very much, so I didnt go