南昌市2019-2020学年八年级12月月考英语试题A卷

南昌市2019-2020学年八年级12月月考英语试题A卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、单选题1 . _ pity! I cant go to Bens birthday party.AWhatBWhat aCWhat anDHow2 . Mrs.Brown has two sons. The elder brother is medium-built._ is as _ as his father now.AAnother, tallBThe other, tallCThe other, tallerDOthere, tall3 . This pair of shoes is too large for me. Can you show me _ pair?Athe otherBanotherCotherDothers4 . Frank doesnt want to_ any of the old things in his room,although he hasnt used them anymore.Aclear outBcheck outCpart withDsearch for5 . When the boy lost his balance，the skateboard went one way and he went_.Athe otherBthe othersCanotherDothers6 . _ having a barbecue in the park?AHow areBHow aboutCShall weDWhy not7 . _? Its 12 January.AWhats the date todayBWhat day is it todayCWhats the weather like todayDWhat time is it8 . She is one of thewho have travelled in space.Awomen astronautBwomen astronautsCwoman astronautDwoman astronauts9 . The biscuit fell to the floor and _ / bruk / into pieces.AbrokeBbookCbrushDborrow10 . over _of the students would like to be volunteers.Athree quarterBtwo thirdsCone quarters11 . Everyone except Tom and John_ there when the meeting began.AisBwasCareDwere12 . Last week our science teacher told us around the earth every day.Ahow the moon movedBhow did the moon moveChow the moon movesDhow does the moon move13 . More than _ people visited the _ car exhibition.Atwo million; eight-dayBtwo millions; eight daysCtwo millions; eight-dayDtwo million; eight days14 . _ your friends _ China?ADo; fromBIs; fromCAre; fromDAre; come15 . The heavy rain _ for a few days and caused a flood, which influenced peoples life greatly.AstartedBendedClastedDstopped16 . Could you please sweep the floor? Im going to cook dinner. _. Ill do it at once， Mom.AIm afraid notBIts a pityCIts a shameDWith pleasure二、完型填空When I was in high school, I didnt do well in my schoolwork at first_I wanted to go to college. I went to talk with my favorite teacher. He told_that there might be no chance for me to go to college. It made me very_But I didnt give up (放弃). I might not be able to get into_But I wouldnt stop_Then I found that my_in the past was spending too much time on science. I was not good at my schoolwork, because I wasnt working hard on all_So for the following semesters I_my plan. I spent more time in studying English, math and other subjects. I worked hard by_to the teachers carefully in class and doing more exercises after class. Now I am studying at college.If you are not doing well at school at the moment, dont_Forget the past years and restart (重新开始) now! I believe all your dreams can come true.17 . AOrBAndCButDSo18 . AherBhimCthemDme19 . AsadBtiredCgladDrelaxed20 . AhospitalBcollegeCtroubleDwater21 . AspeakingBspendingCtryingDpaying22 . AhopeBopinionCanswerDproblem23 . AsportsBsubjectsCdreamsDchances24 . AchangedBkeptCfollowedDrealized25 . AlookingBtalkingCagreeingDlistening26 . Agive upBpick upClook upDkeep up三、阅读单选What do you know about Hainan? Besides its warm sunshine，golden beaches and blue seas，the province has some other interesting features. Its a good time for us to take a closer look at the island province.Chinas southern cityIf you are bored of Hainans more popular tourist cities，such as Sanya and Haikou，you may want to go to Sansha instead. Sansha is Chinas southern city. It includes many small islands，sandbanks and reefs in the Xisha，Zhongsha and Nansha island groups，Its government lies on the island of Yongxing. Since Sansha was set up in 2012，a hospital，a library and a movie theater have been built on Yongxing. Over 2. 5 million plants have been planted there to protect the environment.The“migratory birds”Migratory birds fly from the north to the south in winter. In China，a group of people are also considered as“migratory birds”. Every year，from October to April. people from all over China go on holiday to Hainan to enjoy the warm weather and fresh air. Most of them are elderly people from northern China，especially Northeast China. According to the Hainan local government，more than 1 million elderly choose to spend their winter in Hainan each year. These elderly “migratory birds”also encourage younger family members to join them on the sunny island.A famous forum(论坛)People in other countries might not know about Hainan，but they probably know about Boao. Boao，a town in Hainan，became Chinas first place for hosting international meetings in 2001. Every year in April. the Boao Forum for Asia，a nongovernmental international organization，hosts its meetings. Officials，business people and experts from different countries come to Bono to discuss economic(经济的) subjects.The forum has been important for the development of Asian cities，Hainan and Boao have both benefited(收益) greatly from hosting the meetings，More restaurants and hotels have been built，creating more jobs for local people. An airport was opened in 2016. The forum has helped Hainan build itself into an international tourist attraction.27 . Whats the main idea of this passage?AA famous forum in Boao.BChinas southern city.CInteresting features of Hainan.DThe elderly“migratory birds”.28 . If you visit Sansha，you can enjoy natural views like . small islandsa library a movie theater sandbanksreefsABCD29 . Whats the purpose of holding a forum in Boao?ATo develop Hainan.BTo create jobs for local people.CTo benefit from hosting the forum.DTo discuss economic subjects.30 . Which of the following sentences is TRUE according to the passage?ABesides Sanya and Haikou，Boso is another popular tourist city.BMore than 1 million young couples go to Hainan in winter each year.CHainan has become an international tourist attraction because of the forum.DEvery year in April，the Chinese government holds the Boao Forum for Asia.四、句型转换VII完成句子。根据所给提示，完成句子。每空一词，含缩略词。31 . Could you please help me with my homework? (改为否定句)Could you _ help me with my homework?32 . The man hurt himself last Sunday.(改为一般疑问句)_ the man _ himself last Sunday？33 . Jimmy could swim at the age of four.（对划线部分提问）_Jimmy swim?34 . I often borrow a dictionary from Bruce.(改成同义句)Bruce often _ his dictionary _me.35 . 他想为穷苦的孩子们创办一所学校。（完成译句）He wants to _ a school for the poor children.五、用所给单词的正确形式填空单句语法36 . Its not always easy for us to reach an _(agree) because we are from different countries.37 . In the council, we share our ideas, _(interesting) and concerns with teachers and others.38 . At our school, members of the councils are _(choose) by students.39 . We try hard _(raise) money for animals in danger.40 . I think we should _(work) together towards peace in our school.六、用单词的正确形式完成短文Complete the sentence with proper expressions from the box.（从方框中选择适当的短语完成下列句子）A. at a time，B. remembers knowledge，C. holds information，D. at present， E. remembers eventsSome scientists believe that there are three types of memoryimmediate, short-term and longterm. Immediate memory 41 . for less than second, e.g. the name of a road you have just seen. Then it either forgets it or passes it into short-term memory. Short-term memory can hold about seven items of information 42 . , e.g. telephone numbers. It holds them for about 30 second. Then it either forgets them or passes them into long-term memory. Long-term memory can keep information for the whole of our lives. Some scientists believe that there are two types of long-term memory. One type 43 . , e.g. the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. The other 44 . , e.g. the names of countries or the meanings of words.七、单词填空Some people say that laughter is the best medicine.Scientists are beginning to 45 . with this. They are studying 46 . seriously and are now47 . it is really good for us. So what happens 48 . we laugh? We use fifteen different muscles in our face, and laughing is49 . for every organ in our body. 50 . we laugh, we breathe quickly and exercise the face, shoulders and chest. Our 51 . pressure goes down, and our circulation gets better.Every minute we laugh is the same as forty-five minutes of relaxation. Many doctors around the world52 . that laughter helps us get better when we are sick.Of course,53 . are many kinds of laughter. We may change the way we laugh in different situations. But we all54 . a laugh that is special to us. How do you usually laugh?八、回答问题阅读下面的短文，根据要求完成文后各小题。Hello! Im George. I am English. Look at these two nice pictures. My grandmother, Linda, is in the first picture. She is 92