人教版2019-2020学年八年级上学期9月月考英语试题A卷

人教版2019-2020学年八年级上学期9月月考英语试题A卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、单选题1 . My bike is broken, so I have to go to school _ my mothers.AbyBinConDwith2 . the TV series All is well is! I cant stop watching it. Youd better finish your homework first.AWhat interestingBHow interestingCWhat boringDHow boring3 . The world is _ seven continents and four oceans.Amade up ofBmade out ofCmade fromDmade in4 . We all think _ necessary _to the teacher carefully in class.A it; listeningB. that; to listenC. its; listenD. it; to listen5 . Steven _ his dog for a walk when I called him yesterday evening.AtakesBtookCis takingDwas taking6 . _ is your new bike?1,000 yuan.AHow manyBHow muchCHow aboutDWhere7 . The roads in the town are as _ as the ones in the city. Four cars can cross at the same time.AwideBwidelyCclearDclearly8 . My cousin always takes my things without asking _，I think.AIts rightBIts not a big dealCIts not a good idea9 . All but one_ here just now.AisBwasChas beenDwere10 . - Where do Jeff and Martin come from?-They come from _ Asian country. But they are both in _ America now.Aa; theBthe; /Can; /Dan; the11 . A new international airportin the city next year.AcompletesBis completedCwill completeDwill be completed12 . -Could you help me put up the maps on the wall?-_.Ill do it for you right away.AThats all rightBI hope soCAll rightDYoure welcome13 . Which of the underlined letter is pronounced differently(发音不同) from the other three?AwhyByesCyouDyear14 . I think Cindy is _ student in our class.I dont think so. Linda is _ than her.Asmarter; smarterBsmarter; the smartestCthe smartest; the smartestDthe smartest; smarter15 . -What _ the number of students in your school?-More than 2,000. And a number of them _ listening to English songs.Aare; likesBis; likesCare; likeDis; like16 . My sister _ plenty of volunteer work in the past seven years.AdoesBis doingChas doneDhad done17 . Could you please tell _?Sure. Though I am a little nervous, I would love to.Awhen we shall have the graduation ceremonyBwhat are you going to say at the graduation ceremonyCwhere will you hold the graduation ceremonyDif you are going to give a speech at the graduation ceremony18 . We like Mr. Black _ he is fun.AsoBandCbutDBecause19 . That red bicycle _ be Helens. Helens bicycle is black.AcanBcantCmustDmustnt20 . The noodles taste _, Nick eats two bowls.AwellBgoodCterrible二、完型填空You may think that English dictionaries have been used for many,many centuries. In fact,an English dictionary you _ today wasnt made until the Qing Dynasty(清朝).Three men did most of the important _ work on dictionaries. They spent really all their lives trying to _ words for their dictionaries. For _,it was a wonderful journey. The _ dictionary in the world is the Oxford English Dictionary. The _ for this dictionary came from an important meeting in Britain in 1857. Twenty-two years later,Oxford University asked James Murray to be the editor(编者)of its new _.Murray had never been to _. At the age of fourteen,he left his village school in Scotland and taught himself while working in a bank. Later he became a great _ and was popular with his students. After Oxford gave him the job,Murray built a small _ in his garden to do the work. Every morning,Murray got out of bed at five oclock and _ in the small house several hours before breakfast. He worked so hard that he often would work into _. Murray hoped to finish the new dictionary in ten years. But after five years,he was _ adding words for the letter “A”！He worked on the dictionary until he was very _.Forty-four years later,in 1928,other editors finished the largest dictionary. It was really _ work.21 . AwriteBuseCcopyDmiss22 . AearlyBboringCeasyDdifficult23 . AspellBcollectCinventDmake24 . AthemBusChimDit25 . AnewestBlargestColdestDthinnest26 . AwayBuseCideaDprize27 . AdictionaryBbookCmagazineDwebsite28 . AchurchBcinemaCworkDcollege29 . AwriterBdoctorCactorDteacher30 . AhouseBschoolCtheatreDlibrary31 . AreadBwroteCworkedDthought32 . AnoonBafternoonCeveningDnight33 . AalreadyBstillCusuallyDalways34 . AgladBproudColdDworried35 . AhardBinterestingCrelaxingDspecial三、阅读单选Once there is a boy in London. His name is Jimmy. He starts painting when he is three years old， and when he is five years old， he is already very good at it. He paints many beautiful and interesting pictures， and a lot of people buy his pictures. They say，“This boy is going to be famous when hes a little older， and then were going to sell these pictures for a lot of money.”Jimmys pictures are different from others， because he never paints on the whole of the paper. He only paints on half of it，and the other half is always empty.“Thats very clever，”people say.“No other painters have ever done that!”One day someone asks Jimmy，“Please tell me， Jimmy， why do you only paint on the bottom（底）half of the paper， but not on the top half?“Because Im small，”Jimmy says，“and my brushes cant reach very high.”36 . _， he began painting.AWhen he was three years oldBWhen he was five years oldCWhen he was eight years oldDWhen he was ten years old37 . How are Jimmys picture?ABeautiful.BInteresting.CBad.DBeautiful and interesting.38 . What do some people do when they see Jimmys pictures?AThey like the pictures.BThey dont like the pictures.CThey sell the pictures.DThey buy the pictures.39 . Which part of paper did Jimmy paint?AThe whole of the paper.BThe top half.CThe bottom half.DThe middle part.40 . Jimmy only paints half of the paper because_.Ahe was very cleverBhe was very shortChe was very tallDhe was very big四、句型转换41 . Playing games for a long time is bad for eyes.（改同义句）Playing games for a long time is _ eyes.42 . Tina ate two pieces of bread just now .（就划线部分提问）_ bread did Tina eat just now ?43 . What do you think of the film ?（改同义句）_ do you _ the film ?44 . My sister has already done some chores.(改否定句）My sister_done any chores _.45 . My cousin went to America and bought an expensive handbag for 300 dollars.（改同义句）My cousin went to America and _ 300 dollars _ an expensive handbag.46 . We didnt plant any trees last year.（改同义句）No trees _ by us last year.五、用所给单词的正确形式填空B）用括号内所给的正确形式填空，每空词数不限。47 . Mother _ (feed) the goldfish five minutes ago.48 . I like quiet towns more than _ (noise) cities.49 . Max has a good sense of _ (humorous). He often makes us laugh.50 . Some poor families dont have enough money _ (pay) for their childrens schooling.51 . My classmate Joy _ (not be) able to swim when he was 7 years old.52 . Some girls may think Maths is _ (difficult) than English?53 . Mary is sweet and she always has _ (smile) eyes.六、用单词的正确形式完成短文选词填空，将答案标号写在横线上。AusingBHowCphotosDtheirEspendFbring GBut H. easily I. with J. what K. better L. payingTen years ago, few people had mobile phones. But now, most people have 54 . own mobile phones. With a mobile phone, people can make phone calls 55 . . Our life has changed a lot because of it. Chatting and message exchanging help people get to know each other 56 . . You can even take 57 . and send them to friends far away. 58 . amazing! And now we can do more and more things 59 . it, such as playing games, getting and sending e-mails, surfing the Internet, or even 60 . for what we buy. But there are some disadvantages. You have to pay the bill and its bad for your body if you keep 61 . it for a long time. And for students, if they 62 . too much time playing with it, they may not be able to study well. In a word, mobile phones play an important role in our daily life. Its helpful and necessary. 63 . people, especially students, should use them properly.七、单词填空China is famous for many 64 . (产品)tea，silk，china，kites and other wellknown traditional Chinese art 65 . (形式).The tea is planted in many different areas in China. Anxi and Hangzhou are w66 . (广泛地)known for their tea. The tea is drunk all over the world.Silk has been around for about 5，000 years But before that，people put on 67 . (叶子)which always easily fell down onto 68 . (草地).Silk and c69 . were first used for making clothes. Later，rich family even used silk to 70 . (用颜料画).Most western people believe china is one of the symbols of China.71 . (它的)bestknown brand comes from Jingdezhen. The most common things are dishes and plates.Weifang，Shandong is the Kite City in China. The 72 . (当地的)people there are good at making and 73 . (加工、处理)kites. An i74 . kite festival is held in Weifang every year. The 75 . (参赛者、竞争者)from many different parts of the world take part in it.During the Spring Festival，paper cuttings are put on windows，doors and walls as symbols of wishes for good luck and a happy new year. A pair of s76 . and some red paper are used to 77 . (完成)everything.八、回答问题根据短文内容，按要求答题（no more than 11 words）。 In the most southern part of our planet, theres a place thats covered with snow and ice all year round. But it has the clearest and cleanest air. Amazingly, in this place, the sun sometimes hangs even in the midnight sky. This place is Antarctica : the coldest, windiest and harshest （恶劣的）place on the Earth.As the worlds least-known place, Antarctica is of great interest to scientists around the world. In 1983, China joined the Antarctic Treaty （南极条约）. The treaty made Antarctica a peaceful place for member countries to do scientific research. During 30 years, China has sent many scientists to Antarctica. They mostly look at the resources under the icy land and do research about climate change and marine （海洋的）biology.Antarctica is a place with fantastic views. However, life there is very hard. Food is one of the biggest problems. Frozen food which can be heated easily is peoples daily food. Fresh vegetables are hard to grow in the cold weather. Therefore, scientists often eat dried or canned vegetables.Sleep is also troublesome. In Antarctica, summer lasts from November to March. During this period, Antarctica points to the sun and receives sunlight 24 hours a day. In order to get some sleep, scientists cover the windows with black plastic cloth to create “night”.Working in Antarctica is dangerous, especially when meeting gale-force （七级以上的）winds. Sometimes the wind is even stronger than a typhoon. It can easily blow people away. So there are ropes that connect buildings of some research stations. People can hold th