外研版版2019-2020学年八年级上学期第三次月考英语试题

外研版版2019-2020学年八年级上学期第三次月考英语试题姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、单选题1 . We cant afford _ such a high price .Ato payBpaidCpayDpays2 . I used to go to the gym three times a week, but I dont _ any more.Awork onBwork atCwork outDwork for3 . My mother _ surfs the Internet. She likes watching TV.Adoesnt hardly everBhardly everCisnt hardly everDhardly never4 . There _ a music festival in Lanzhou University next Saturday evening.AisBwill beCwill haveDis going to have5 . The book is so _ that Im _ in reading it.Ainterested; interestedBinteresting; interestingCinterested; interestingDinteresting; interested6 . How often do you hear from your pen pal? Once a month.Alook forward to Bget a letter fromClook for7 . You can never imagine the great difficulty I had _ her QQ number.Ato getBgettingCgot8 . Dont fight _ classmates in school. Do you agree_ me?Ato; onBwith; withCfor; toDfor; with9 . Basketball is so exciting that _ people play it for fun .AmillionBtwo millionsCmillion ofDmillions of10 . When I am 18 years old, I think I will be 20 centimetres _.AtallBtallerCheavyDheavier二、补全对话7选5根据对话内容，从方框内选择恰当的句子将对话补充完。（整选项中有两项是多余的）AWhen can take this medicine?BWould you please give me some advice?CWhy do you have to do so?DWere you just doing your homework last night?EWhats up?FSounds great.GHow about you?A: Hey, Peter! You look tired. 11 . B: I didnt get enough sleep last night.A: You stayed up again! 12 . .B: Yes, I was Mountains of homework. I didnt finish them until midnight.A: No wonder you dont look well.B: You know, less sleep is bad for my health. I am not as strong as before 13 . .A: Sure. I advise you to make a plan before doing your homework First things first. And youd better do some outdoor sports.B: 14 . . I am going to follow your advice. Thank you.A: Um. If you are too busy on weekdays, just relax yourself at weekends.B: Weekends? No kidding I have to take after school classes at weekends.A: You do? 15 . .B: Because my parents want me to get into a good high school. Thanks for all the good advice.三、完型填空I lived in a poor family with my wonderful mother. She often told me that no matter how poor a person was, he could still afford a dream. My dream was athletics. When I was sixteen, I started playing baseball. I could throw a ninety-mile-per-hour fastball and_anything that moved on the field.I was also_: my high school coach was John, who believed in me and taught me how to believe in myself. Hetaughtme the difference _having a dream and remaining true to that dream. One unusual_with Coach John changed my life forever. A friend helped me to find a summer job. This meant a chance for money in my pocket for a new bike, new clothes and the_of saving for a house for my mother. Then I realized I would have to_up summer baseball and that meant I would have to tell John I wouldnt be playing. When I told John, he was_as I expected him to be. You have your whole life to work, he said. You dont have too many playing days in your life. You cant afford to waste them. I stood before him with my head_, trying to think of the_that would explain to him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth facing his disappointment in me.How much are you going to make at this job, son? he asked. 3.5 dollars an hour, I replied. Well, he asked, Is $ 3.5 an hour the price of a dream? That simple question made me understand the difference between wanting something right now and having a goal. I decided myself to play sports that summer and within the year I was taken on by the Pittsburgh Pirates to play baseball, and was_ a $ 20 000 agreement. Two years later, I bought my mother the house of my dream!16 . AkickBhitCpassDplay17 . ArightBshyCluckyDcomfortable18 . AbetweenBtoCaboutDin19 . AaccidentBinterviewCproblemDexperience20 . AideaBstartCviewDpurpose21 . AputBtakeCpickDgive22 . AsadBhappyCfrightenedDhelpful23 . AupBoffConDdown24 . AanswersBexcusesCwordsDways25 . AgotBpaidCofferedDpresented四、阅读单选Bath,97 miles west of London，is the largest city in Somerset，England. It became a World Heritage Site in 1987.The city got its name from the Roman Baths，which was a place for public bathing in Roman Britain.The water there is naturally heated under the ground.Today visitors are no longer allowed to enter the water.However，the exhibitions there will tell you the history of the Roman Baths.You can see many ancient Roman objects，including the coins that were thrown into the water to show respect to the goddess.Looking over the city，you will see many old buildings in the colour of honey.Among them，the Royal Crescent and the Circus are the most famous.The Royal Crescent is a row of 30 houses in the shape of crescent.The Circus is about 200 metres to the east of the Royal Crescent.It is a huge circle formed with large townhouses.It is divided into three parts of the same length by three entrances with a lawn in the centre.When visiting Bath，you cant miss these two sites.The museums in the city are also popular.You can go and appreciate western paintings.If you are interested in the English writer Jane Austen，you can go to Jane Austen Centre to know more about her life with her father in Bath，if you come in October，you can even take part in the bath film Festival.26 . Which of the following is true?ABath is the largest city in England.BBath became a World Heritage Site in 1887.CBath is in the north of London.DBath got its name from the Roman Baths.27 . .The passage is mainly about the _in Bath.AwritersBpaintingsCfestivalsDbuildings28 . According to the passage，what can visitors do in the Roman Baths？ATake a bath.BPlay in the water.CEnjoy ancient coins.DBuy ancient Roman objects.29 . Which of the following is correct about the Royal Crescent and the Circus？AABBCCDD30 . Bath is a city _.Awhere Jane Austen once livedBthat got its name from the heated waterCwhere a film festival is held all year roundDthat has been a World Heritage Site for 22 yearsLOSTA white cat with two big blue eyes. If you find it, please come to Room 302 or call Sam at 385-0926. Many thanks.SPORT CLUBJoin us in rowing boats in Tingtang park, on Sunday, June 29th.Meet at Jiuzi Square at 8:00 a. m.Call David at 332-5147 for more information.BOOK SALEA Christmas Carol by Charles DickensA story of Christmas.The true spirit of Christmas. Was $59. 60Now $ 29.60FOR RENTQingyi River View. 2 bedrooms. New carpet, wood floor, new paint, mirrored doors. No pets.$500/monthCall Mary at 591-3127 for more information.31 . Whats the lost cat like?AIt is white and has two small blue eyes.BIt is brown and has two big blue eyes.CIt is white and has two big brown eyes.DIt is white and has two big blue eyes.32 . If you find the lost cat,you can call.A385-0926B332-5147C385-0929D591-312733 . Where will you meet if you want to row a boat in Tingtang Park?AIn Zheshan Park.BAt Jiuzi Square.CIn Tingtang Park.DAt the school gate.34 . If you want to rent a 2-bedroom flat(公寓),you can call.ASamBDavidCMaryDCharles35 . You will save if you go to buy the book A Christmas Carl now.A$59.60B$30.00C$39.60D$29.60I have an American friend, Cathy. Now she is in Hangzhou, China with her parents. She speaks English very well, but she needs help in Chinese. She is trying to learn and speak it. She often tries to speak Chinese with us, but she still cant speak it well. So we dont understand her sometimes.Its Saturday afternoon. Cathy wants to see pandas and monkeys in the zoo, but she doesnt know how to get there. She asks a man and a woman for help. But they dont know what she says. Cathy looks worried. Then she meets a schoolboy, but the boy cant understand her, either. Then she takes out a pen and a piece of paper from her bag and draws a panda on the paper. She shows the picture to the boy. The boy looks at it, and then tells her the way to the zoo.36 . The writer sometimes cant understand Cathy because _.Ashe comes from AmericaBshe doesnt stay in China for longCshe can speak English very wellDshe cant speak Chinese well37 . Why does Cathy want to go to the zoo on Saturday afternoon?ABecause she has no classes on Saturday.BBecause she is going to see a Chinese boy.CBecause she wants to see pandas and monkeys.DBecause she wants to get something new.38 . The Chinese meaning of the underlined（下划线的）word is _.A认识B遇见C理解D解释39 . Cathy draws a picture on the paper in order to（为了）_.Atell the boy where she wants to goBask the boy how to say panda in ChineseCtell the boy something about the dear animalDteach the boy how to draw a picture with a pen40 . Who tells Cathy the way to the zoo at last?ANo one.BThe boy.CThe woman.DThe man.There lived an old man in a small town of Germany. He had three sons and they all worked in the same factory where he had worked. After the Second World War began. his sons were all made to join the army and all of them died in the battle(战争). The old man was heartbroken. He didnt have enough food and often went hungry. Nobody helped him and he didnt know how to go on living.One cold winter night, the old man couldnt go to sleep. He had been hungry for two days and it was so cold that ice could be seen in his room. He had to get up and began to run in the room until he lay down on the ground. The next morning he had to beg from door to door. He had been to a lot of cities ever since.Once he came to a village, but the villagers were all poor and couldnt give him anything. He was too hungry to go to another village. He thought over and over and found a way. He came to a police station and called out. Hitler is a foolish pig!”Out came a policeman at once. He took the old man into a room, gave him some bread and a cup of tea. Then he said, Dont say that in our village, sir!”“Im sorry, sir,” said the old man, “I don t know its Hitler s hometown.”“No, no, sir,” the policeman said in a hurry. “Its the pigs hometown!”请根据短文内容，选择最佳选项。41 . Why was the old man heartbroken?A. Because he had nothing to support his three sonsB. Because he was made to join the armyC. Because all his three sons lost their lives in the war42 . Finally, the old man got things to eat by _.A. asking the villagers for helpB. shouting to the police stationC. begging from door to door43 . Actually the policeman _.A. hated Hitler as well as the old manB. didnt want to help the old manC. thought the old man was more foolish than pigs44 . We can infer(推断)that the “village” underlined in the passage is _hometown.A. the old mans B. the pigs C. Hitlers45 . The passage above is _.A. a science fiction B. a funny story C. a fairy taleIf you want to find out a piece of information about anything, the best place to search for it is Wikipedia. This online encyclopedia(百科全书) is written by thousands of people around the world. Anyone can add or change the information if he or she finds it not correct or not well written. In this way, people who know a lot about a certain subject can write about it even if they are not university professors.What is more, Wikipedia includes articles written in about 235 languages. This fact makes it one of the few websites on the Internet that are truly international. It was started in 2001 by Larry Sanger and Jimmy Wales, as a free online English-language encyclopedia project. By April 2008 over 10 million articles had been put on Wikipedia. A quarter of the articles in English. Wikipedia is also a place where people can find the latest news.However, Wikipedia has its own problems. There have been many complaints that some of the information on Wikipedia is not accurate and some important subjects are not included. This has led to arguments between the writers of articles. The people running Wikipedia say that the accuracy of the information is improving and that it is one of the top 20 visited websites on the Internet.So, if you are looking for some information, why not try Wikipedia?46 . Wikipedia is _.Aa computer gameBan online magazine Ca free universityDa website encyclopedia47 . People who write on Wikipedia_.Aknow much about a certain subjectBlikes writing different stories Ccant be university professorsDare usually famous scientists48 . The underlined word “accurate” means _. A错误的B准确的C有条理的D逻辑的49 . Which is TRUE according to the passage? AWikipedia includes articles written in about 253 languages. BPeople can find information about different subjects on Wikipedia. CWikipedia is the only truly international website on the Internet. DHalf of the articles on Wikipedia are written in English.五、句型转换按要求改写句子,将答案填写在相应位置上,每空限填一词。50 . Lucy has already taken first prize twice in our class. ( 改为一般疑问句）_ Lucy taken first prize twice in our class _?51 . He didnt know where he could buy the ropes. (改为同义句）He didnt know _ buy the ropes.52 . We can reduce air pollution by planting more trees. (对划线部分提问）_ we reduce air pollution?53 . They sold out the light green dresses yesterday. （改为被动语态）The light green dresses _ out yesterday.54 . The task is so difficult that I cant complete it in an hour. (改为同义句）The task is _ for me to complete in an hour.55 . The 32th Olympic Games will be held in Tokyo , Japan in 2020. (改为同义句）The 32th Olympic Games will _ in Tokyo, Japan in 2020.56 . They are brave to help the firemen put our the fire. (改为同义句）It is brave _ to help the firemen put out the fire.六、语法填空阅读下面对话，在空白处填入恰当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式（最多不超过3个）。I used to be full57 . passion and imagination. In my childhood, I dreamed of 58 . (build) a castle with thousands of red roses. I also dreamed of travelling around the world to enjoy different cultures. But my dream59 . (change) already. My dream not only focuses on 60 . (my),but also on helping the staving(饥饿的) and 61 . (home)people who are now living on the 62 . (alone) island of poverty.I am glad to see my dream change. To me, a dream is the light at the end of tunnel and the sunrise of the new day. It gives me the courage and strength to keep on, overcome the challenges and achieve my 63 . (goal).I dont know how my dream can come true, 64 . I do know it will come true as long as I continue to pursue (追求) it. I will keep my dream in my heart, study hard and be ready to do65 . I can to help staring and poor people. I believe, one day, we will all live in a place of justice(正义)and66 . (happy), where laughter is the language of the world.七、回答问题Read the passage below and answer the following questions (根据文章内容回答下列问题) What about my plans for the summer holiday? First, I will go to Shanghai with my sister. There are many interesting places in Shanghai, and we can also have delicious food there. After that, Im going to spend some time reading books. Im going to play