月考试(二)2015新目标八年级英语下册考试题

2015年下学期云翼实验学校八年级下册英语月考（二）测试卷满分：120分 考试时间：90分钟Class:_ Name:_ Number:_一、听力理解（本大题分为A、B、C、D四部分，共25小题，每小题1分，共25分）A. 听句子（共5小题，每小题1分，共5分）根据所听句子的内容和所提的问题，选择符合题意的图片回答问题，并将答案写在题前的括号内。每小题听一遍。（ ）1. What book has the speaker read many times? A B C （ ）2. Which one is the speakers favorite?A B C （ ）3. Where has Tom gone?A B C （ ）4. Which one isnt mentioned?A B C （ ）5. What does Alice do?A B C B. 听对话（共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）根据所听对话的内容和所提的问题，在各题所给的三个选项中选出一个最佳选项，并将答案写在题前的括号内。每段对话听两遍。听第一段对话，回答第6小题。（ ）6. Where has the woman been many times? A. The Great Wall. B. The Palace Museum. C. The Terracotta Army.听第二段对话，回答第7小题。（ ）7. How long has the man worked in the school? A. For 8 years. B. For 9 years. C. Since 2006.听第三段对话，回答第8小题。（ ）8. Has the man ever been to Singapore? A. Yes, he has. B. No, he hasnt. C. We dont know.听第四段对话，回答第9小题。（ ）9. How many times has the man been to Beijing? A. Once. B. Twice. C. Three times.听第五段对话，回答第10小题。（ ）10. How long havent they seen each other? A. For a year. B. For half a year. C. For 18 months.听第六段对话，回答第1112小题。（ ）11. What book is the father reading?A. Treasure Island. B. Robinson Crusoe. C. The Old Man and the Sea.（ ）12. Who wrote the book?A. Mark Twain.B. Robert Louis Stevenson.C. Hemingway. 听第七段对话，回答第1315小题。（ ）13. Why did Tony go to London? A. To have a trip. B. To visit his friends. C. To study English.（ ）14. How long did Tony stay there?A. About half a year. B. About one year. C. About two years.（ ）15. Where did Tony stay? A. In a school. B. In a family. C. At a hotel.C. 听短文（共5小题，每小题1分，共5分）根据所听短文的内容，在每小题所给的三个选项中选出一个能完成句子的最佳选项，并将答案写在题前的括号内。短文听两遍。（ ）16. Mary will be with her parents . A. in a week B. in a month C. in a minute （ ）17. Mary will arrive in Toronto on .A. Thursday B. Wednesday C. Friday （ ）18. Marys classmates speak .A. English B. Japanese C. Italian （ ）19. Mary will go to Toronto by .A. train B. plane C. ship （ ）20. Mary asked her parents to meet her at the airport because .A. she has been ill B. she will take a lot of things C. she has no money D. 听填信息（共5小题，每小题1分，共5分） 你将听到一段关于旅游计划的短文，请根据所听内容，用正确的信息完成下面的信息采集表。录音读两遍。Traveling Plan in TaiwanDays(21) days.Way of transportationBy (22) .WeatherCool and wet in the north; (23) in the south.Things to takeAlways take an (24) or a raincoat; take a camera.The guides phone number(25) . II. 知识运用。 （两个部分， 共20小题，计20分）A） 单项选择。从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择可以填入空白处的最佳答案。(共10小题， 计10分)（ ）26. the baby saw her mother, she laughed through her tears.A. As soon as B. Why C. Where D. If（ ）27. You cant remember the words you learn them by heart. A. unless B. if C. or D. less（ ）28. But what could Lily do buying a new bike?A. instead B. to instead C. instead of D. instead with（ ）29. Our classroom is larger than theirs.A. more B. quite C. very D. much（ ）30. Your room is mine. A. twice as large than B. twice the size of C. bigger twice than D. as twice large as（ ）31. Your room is than mine. A. three time big B. three times big C. three times bigger D. bigger three times（ ）32. The earth is about as the moon. A. as fifty time big B. fifty times as big C. as big fifty times D. fifty as times big（ ）33. This box is that one.A. heavy than B. so heavy than C. heavier as D. as heavy as （ ）34. Where are you going for your holiday? Well, we yet.A. havent decided B. hadnt decidedC. dont decide D. didnt decide（ ）35. you your homework yet? Yes. I it a moment ago.A. Did；do；finished B. Have；done；finished C. Have；done；have finished D. Will；do；finishB）完形填空。 (共10小题， 计10分) 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。 易读度 Why Cats Chase (追) RatsLong long ago, the Jade Emperor (玉皇大帝) organized an animal race. The first 12 animals to win could get a 36 in the Chinese Zodiac (十二生肖), and have a year named after them.The cat and the rat both 37 the ox (公牛) to wake them early on the day of the race. That day, the ox 38 to wake them, but without success. So the kind ox carried them on 39 back and started running when the race began. The rat 40 just when the ox was going cross the last river. He knew that he could 41 beat the cat. So he pushed the 42 off the oxs back. When the ox reached the other side of the river, the rat jumped off and ran to the finishing line, just 43 the ox. The tiger came third.So the 12-year cycle (循环) begins with the rat. The ox comes after him. The tiger 44 the ox. The rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog and pig come after them. The cat was 45 to finish the race, almost dying in the river, but she has no place in the zodiac.So thats why cats chase rats. They can never forget what happened in that race long long ago!( )36. A. place B. prize C. sign D. skill( )37. A. promised B. helped C. hated D. asked( )38. A. loved B. refused C. forgot D. tried ( )39. A. her B. his C. their D. your( )40. A. made up B. took up C. woke up D. dressed up( )41. A. never B. still C. perhaps D. almost( )42. A. monkey B. cat C. tiger D. dog ( )43. A. for B. against C. before D. after( )44. A. leads B. cheats C. reminds D. follows( )45. A. fast B. lucky C. easy D. freeIII. 阅读技能 (四个部分，共25小题，计45分)A） 阅读短文，判断所给句子是符合原文内容，符合T，不符合F。（5小题，计5分）易读度Have you ever seen a horse with toes (脚趾)? Millions of years ago, horses had many toes.They had four toes on each front foot.They had three toes on each back foot.The horses were no bigger than cats. These small horses lived in the forest.Their many toes helped the horses run over the soft wet ground. It was very hot in the forest.But the weather changed.It became cold.Many trees couldnt live in cold weather.The trees died and fell.Forest became open field.The sun made the ground dry and hard.Horses began to change too.They began to get bigger.This took a long time.On the dry hard land, horses needed only their middle toes for running.At last their middle toes became hard.After a long while, horses had only one hard toe on each foot. We call this hard toe a hoof(马蹄).( )46.Long ago a horse had fewer toes than a horse today.( )47.The horse long ago was almost as big as cat.( )48.The ground become dry and hard because the weather got warmer and warmer.( )49. It took a long time for horses to become bigger.( )50. For running on the solf land, horses used their middle toes more than any other toe.B）阅读短文，选择最佳答案。（5小题，计10分）易读度In Britain (英国) the weather never gets too hot or too cold. There is not a great difference between summer and winter. Why is this?Britain has a warm winter and a cold summer because it is an island country. In winter the sea is warmer than the land. The winds from the sea bring warm air to Britain. In summer, the sea is cooler than the land. The winds from the sea bring cool air to Britain.The winds from the west blow over Britain all the year. They blow from the southwest across the Atlantic Ocean (大西洋).They are wet winds. They bring rain to Britain all the year. The west of Britain is wetter than the east. The east of Britain is drier than the west.（ ）51. What is the weather like in Britain? A. Its too hot or too cold. B. Its too hot.C. Its not too hot or too cold. D. Its too cold.（ ）52. When do the winds bring cool air to Britain?A. In summer. B. In spring.C. In autumn. D. In winter.（ ）53. Why is the weather in summer and in winter nearly the same?A. Because there is no difference between summer and winter in Britain.B. Because there is sea air around this country.C. Because there are winds from the high land.D. Because there is much rain in the Atlantic Ocean.（ ）54. Which of the following is TRUE?A. There is more rain in the east than in the west.B. There is a lot of rain in the east and in the west. C. There is less rain in the east than in the west.D. There is no rain in the east.（ ）55. The passage tells us about the in Britain.A. sea B. rain C. wind D. weatherB. 配对阅读。左栏是五个人的需求情况，右栏是七则广告。请将这五个人的需求与其对应的广告配对，并将答案写在题前的括号内。（5小题，计10分）易读度（ ）56. Mrs. Wang wants her son to take some swimming lessons during the summer vacation.（ ）57. Maomao wants to buy some newspapers to read in order to improve his English.（ ）58. Xingxings father is going to buy some English grammar books for him.（ ）59. Mr. Green hopes that he can help the people who lost their homes in the flood (洪水).（ ）60. Mrs. Zhang wants someone to take care of her baby for three hours a day.A. 21st CenturyThis is a newspaper for English learners of all levels.B. Yimei Childrens Activity CenterThe singing, dancing and swimming lessons are great.Tel:88736566.Add:No.54 Baiyun Road.C. Yigao Computer Selling CenterDifferent kinds of computers on sale.Low prices and high quality.D. Tianhe Book CenterThere is an English learning book section where you can find all kinds of books about English.E. Baby-sitting Service CenterTel:85926124.F. The Red CrossMoney and clothes are both accepted to help the people in flooded areas.G. Guangzhous biggest audio and video marketIts located in (位于) 3rd Dashatou Road.C) 摘录信息。阅读短文， 然后完成内容摘要，每空不超过3个单词。（共5小题，计10分）易读度 Although the world develops much faster and better, the resources on the earth get fewer and fewer. In order to protect them, something must be done.Save water. Water is the source of life. No water, no life. So its very important for us to do so. Not only should we protect drinking water and stop polluting it, but we should also make full use of it.Save electricity. It is crucial (至关重要的).We cant imagine what the life will be like without it. Everyone should do his best to save electricity. Dont forget to turn off the lights or other electric machines when we finish working.Save forests. They are useful. Please stop cutting them down and use recycled paper instead. Make our world a green one to live in.Recycle useful rubbish. Plenty of rubbish can be recycled, like cans, paper, bottles, and so on. We can save resources in this way.Protect (61) on the earth because they get fewer and fewer.Save waterProtect drinking water and (62) .Make full use of the water.Save electricityTurn off the lights and (63) when we finish working.Save forestsStop (64) and use recycled paper instead.(65) Plenty of rubbish can be recycled, like cans, paper, bottles and so on.D) 回答问题。阅读短文，然后根据短文内容简要回答问题（共5小题，计10分）易读度As a boy, Tim Green had two dreams: becoming a football player and becoming a writer. Both of the dreams have come true.After studying at Syracuse University, Tim began to play football in the NFL (国家橄榄球联盟). He was a great player in the NFL for eight years.While Tim played in the NFL, he began writing. His first book came out before he stopped playing football. After writing many books for adults, Tim began writing books for young readers. Many stories in his books happened in a world of sports. Tim got the inspiration (灵感) for writing from his own experiences as a football player. At the same time, Tim visited over 700 schools and talked to more than 400,000 students across the United States about the importance of education and the joys of reading! Tim is also a TV broadcaster (节目主持人). His TV shows include FOX NFL Sunday, Battlebots, Good Morning America, Court TV, and most recently, Find My Family.Do you like sports? Do you love reading? If your answer is “Yes”, you can try Tim Greens books. 根据材料内容简要回答下列问题。66. What were Tim Greens dreams when he was young? _67. How long did Tim Green play in the NFL?_68. Where did Tim Greens inspiration for writing come from? _69. What did Tim Green talk about to the students when he visited the schools across the US? _70. How many jobs of Tim Greens does the passage talk about? _IV. 写作技能 （三部分，共计30分）A) 完成对话。通读下面的对话，然后根据上下文补全对话。（共5小题，计5分）根据对话内容，用恰当的句子补全对话，使对话完整、通顺。A: Hi, Mike. B: Hey here, Amy. (71)_?A: I am reading this fantastic bookB: (72)_?A: Treasure Island.(73)_?B: No, I havent. (74)_?A: Its exciting.B: What is about? A: Its about a boy who goes out to sea and finds an island full of treasures.B: Sounds interesting. (75)_?A:Sure. Ill finish it tonight, so I can lend it to you tomorrow.B: Thank you.B)英汉互译。阅读下面的短文，将划线的句子翻译成汉语或英语。（共5小题，计10分）（76）Have you ever read Har