八年级下册英语月考题

1、八年级下册英语第二次月考试题一、单项选择： （30 分）1._ （ ） The doctor told him to takemedicine three times_day.A.a , aB. / , a C. a , the D . / , /2._（ ） My father used to _ up late, but now he is used to_ up early.A.sta,ygetting B. stayed , get C. staying , getting D. staying ,get3._（ ） The number123,456,700 is read.A.on

2、e hundred and twenty-three millions, four hundred and fifty-six thousand, seven hundredB.one hundred and twenty three million, four hundred and fifty-six thousands, seven hundredC.one hundred and twenty-three million, four hundred and fifty-six thousand, seven hundredD.one hundred and twenty hree mi

3、llion, four hundred fifty-six thousand, seven hundred4._（ ） Smoking is bad for yourhealtho.uYshould _A.give up it B. give up them C. give it upD. give them up5._ （ ） He was walking along the streeta car hithim suddenly.A. while B. when C. untilD. although6._ （ ） _ you study ,your parents are .A. The

4、 harder, the happyer B. The harder, the happyC. The hard, the happyer D. The harder, the happier7._（ ） -the population of China? -It s about 1,300,000,000.A. How many are B. How much is C. What areD. What is8._ （ ） The young man made a decisionthemountain alone.A. to climb B. climb C. climbs D. clim

5、ing9._ （ ） This isdifficult problem that nobody can work it out.A. so B. so a C. such a D. such10._（ ）Youd ebtterthese sentences. They are useless.A. cut down B. cut off C. cut in D. cut out11._（ ） It s parents duty toa clean and comfortableenvironment at home for their kids.A.offer B. provide C. gi

6、ve D. send12._（ ） He is practicing sportshe can compete and win in thematch.A. so that B. enough toC. that D. in order to13._ （ ） While sheTV, she heard a sound outside the room.A. watched B. watching C.was watching D. watches14._（ ）He can t get_ with shimotherbecause she is always comparing him_ ot

7、hers.A. down, to B. for, withC.along, to D.on, with15._（ ） The tower is two times asas that one.A. high B. higher C.highest D.the highest16._（ ） Qomolangma is one offor serious mountain climbers.A. most populpalrace B. more popular placesC.the most popular places D.the more popular place17._（ ） Lind

8、a married_ a poor man. And theytwo years ago.A. /, got marriedB.to, got married C.with, were married D./, were married18._（ ） This music reminds memy old friends.A. in B.ofC.to D.at19. () -Honey, there is_ milk in the fridge. Would you like to buy some with me ?-Yes, I d love to, but I m_ tired now.

9、A. little, a bit of B.a little of, a bit C.a little, a bit of D.little, a bit20. () Yu Gong could build a road_ moving a moutain.A. instead B.instead of C. take place D.in the face of21. () The prince knew that_ the girl s foot could fit theashnot the right girl.A.since B.so that C. unless D.as soon

10、 as22. () The elephant is_bigger than a cat.A.a lot of B.many C. few D.a lot23. () Who runs_ , Tom or Jerry?A.faster B.fast C. fastest D.the fastest24. () It was hard to have fun with a heavy storm_ outside.A.happening B.happen C. happened D.to happen25. () -When will we start, Mom? -As soon as your

11、 father_.A.return B.returns C. will ruturn D.ruturning26. () -_going skating with me? -Good idea.A.Why don t you B.Why not C. How about D.Would you like27. () You can t_ your parents forever.A.depend at B.depend for C. depend on D.depend to28. () The_ news made the children_ .A.exciting, exciting B.

12、excited, excited C. excited, exciting D.excited, excited29. () Yang Yuying has a sweet_ .Her songs_ beautiful.A.sound,voiceB.voice,sound C. voice, sounds D.sound, voices30. () -Would you mind me opening the window?-_.Taking in fresh air is good.A.Of course B.Of course not C. Sorry, I have a cold D.N

13、o, you can t二、完形填空：(30 分)The Monkey King is the main character 31 comes from the famous Chinese story jounery to theWest. He is wonderful because hehelps 32 . The Monkey King has a magic stick. He uses it 33 bad people. He can make the stickbig 34 small. He can sometimes make the stick 35 to put it

14、in his 36 . As soon as he 37 badpeople, he thinks of ways to fight them. He can turn 38 into different animals and objects. Butunless he can hide his tail, he 39 make himself a human.Children all over the world becomeinterested 40the Monkey King.()31A whoB. heC. itD.where()32.A. weakB. richC. the we

15、akD. the rich()33. A. fightB. to fight C.foughtD. fights()34 A.andB. orC. soD.with()35.A. big enoughB. enough bigC. enough smallD.small enough()36. A. eyeB. stomachC.mouthD. ear()37.A. seesB. looksC. thinksD. hears()38A the stick B. themselves C. himself D. itself()39A can B. will C. can t D. couldn

16、 t()40A of B. in C. about D. toYesterday I was very tired when I 41 home from work. I 42 while my one-year-old son 43 his toy. After a while ,ots of noise outside the door 44 . Ah,my little son 45 open the door. 46 the window he saw a kite flying in the air. Oh , its quite anice kite! I got up and l

17、ooked out of the window. Two boys 47 the kite. I took my son out to the yard. 48 ” I asked one boy.you please tell me 49 you bought the kite? My son likes it very much.”“ We mafide it berlskeveshe can take it.said.()41. A. cameB. comeC. was comingD. will come()42. A. go to bed B. get to sleepC. fell

18、 asleepD. was asleep()43. A. playedB. was playingC. was playing withD. played with()44. A. woke me up B. woke upmeC. waked me upD. waked up me()45. A. try toB. tried toC.triedD.try()46. A. In B. From C. On1D. Near()47. A. was flyingB. flyingC. fliedD. were flying()48. A. Im glad to see you.B. Excuse

19、 me.C.rm sorry.D. How are you?()49. A. where B. what C. whyD.that()50. A. UntilB. WhichC. Even thoughD. If三、 补全对话：(5 分)A.How are you feeling?B.Can you tell me?C. Oh, what s the name of the book?D. What are you doing?E.What happens in the end?F.She enters a fantastic place and meets many wonderful th

20、ings.G. How do you like Cinderella?A:Hey,Cherry._51_B:I m reading a book.A:_ 52_B:Alice in Wonderland.Have you read it before?A:No.What s it about?_53_B:Of course .It s about a girl called Alice. 54_A:It s very interesting._55_B:I don t know.Let s read it together.A:All right.四、 阅读理解：(50 分)(一)It is

21、8:30 a.m. at the Chengdu Research Base. Lin Wei and the other panda keepers are preparing the milk for the baby pandas breakfast. At 9:00 a.m.,they find that most of the babies are already awake and hungry.“WouldheA. its covered with snowB. the house is very cleanWhen the babies see the keepers, the

22、y run over with excitement and some of them even walk into their friends and fall over!“Theyre so cute and lovely. I take care of them like theyre my own babies. I wash, feed and play with themre evveeryry day.Theyspecial to me.”Lin Wei loves her job, but it is a difficult one.Pandas do not have man

23、y babies, maybe only one every two years. The babies often die from illnesses and do not live very long.Adult pandas spendmore than 12 hours a day eating about 10 kilos of bamboo. Many years ago, there were a lot more bamboo forests and pandas in China, but thenhumans started to cut down the forests

24、. Scientists say there are now fewer than 2,000 pandas living in the remaining forests. Another 200 or so live inzoos or research centers in China and other countries.An education program in Chengdu teaches children in cities about pandas and other endangered animals. They send people to schools to

25、tell childrenabout the importance of saving these animals. The children sing songs or make artwork about pandas and other wild animals. Teaching children is oneway to help save pandas. The Chinese government is also planting more bamboo trees so there will be more forests for pandas to live in. We a

26、ll hopethat in the future there will be a lot more pandas than now.（ ） 56.What does Lin Wei do?A. A keeper B. A farmer C. A guide D. A teacher（ ） 57.Why are the baby pandas so excited when they see the keepers?A. Because the keepers will bring their mother. B. Because the keepers will play with them

27、.C. Because the keepers will feed them.D. Because the keepers will wash them.（） 58. Perhaps pandas have one baby_.A. Every three years. B. Every four yearsC. Every two years D. Every five years（ ） 59.What is one way of saving pandas?A. Making artwork about pandas.B. Singing songsC. Teaching children

28、D. Helping each other（） 60.Which following is NOT TRUE from the passage?A. The babies often die from illnesses and do not live very longB.Humans cut down many bamboo forests in the past.C.Humans killed many pandas.D.The Chinese government is also helping protect the pandas.（二）Do you know what the Wh

29、ite House is? Perhaps some of you do， while others dont.The White House is a house in Washington. The president of the U.S.A. lives in it. Its really white. But do you know why the WhiteHouse is white? The story happened in 1812. That year England was at war with America. The British army got to Was

30、hington and set thepresidents house on fire. In 1814，in order to hide the marks of the fire ，the stone walls of the presidents house were painted white and it has been the“White House ” ever since.（） 61. White House is a house for _ .（） A. the American people. B. the soldiers of U.S.A. C. the presid

31、ents of U.S.A.D. the bankers of U.S.A.A. its covered with snowB. the house is very clean（） 62. England fought with America in _.A. 1810 B. 1812 C. 1814 D. 1916（） 63. The house is called“White House ” because _ .C. the stone walls of the house were painted white D. they like white colour()64. The Whi

32、te House was painted white because_ .C. it was once on fire and was with marks()65.“ever since ” means_D.Mr Brown told Jill to be a cleaner ( )70.Which of the following is WRONG?A. Jill hoped to have an important job. B. Jill couldn t do any housework at all.C. Mr Brown had to say sorry to Jill. D.

33、Jill graduated from a college.(四)Mr.Brown got up late this morning. He was going to be late for work. It was raining hard and the streets were wet. He drove so fast that hedidint see the red lights. He couldnt stop his car and hit a car. An old man got out of the car and called out angrily, What are

34、 you doing?How can you drive so fast? lm sorry,sir, said Mr.brown, l didnt see the lights turn red. Then he brought out a bottle of wine and gave itto the old man. Its cold today, sir, said Mr.Brown. Please drink a little, and then youll get warm. The old man drank some wine andbecame happy. He aske

35、d, Im feeling much better now. Why dont you drink any? I cant drink anything now,sir, answered Mr.Brown lmwaiting for the policeman.Only drunkards cause accidents,you know!()71.When did the story happen?A. the house is oldB. the house is newD. they have enough paintA. never B. onceC. from then onD.

36、beforeJill lived with her grandma. The old woman was strong enough that she could do everything herself at home.As soon as Jill began to tidy the rooms or wash something, her grandma stopped her and told her to work hard at her lessons. Jillhad to listen to her grandma and spent all her time on her

37、study. So she went to collage at last.Now the girl has left college. She did well in all her subjects and easily found work in Mr BrownBrowompany. She was sure Mrwould put her in an important position(位置).On the first day the boss gave her a broom and said,“Your first work is to sweep theoffices.“ W

38、hat?” the girl called out in surprise,“ I m a college student, you know.”“ I m sorry I don t know that. Here, give me the broom and let me show you!”()66.As Jill s grandma was strong,.A. the girl would live with herB. she did all the houseworkC. she kept doing morning exerciseD. she could help her w

39、ith her lessons( )67.Jill had enough time, so_ .A. she put her heart into her study B. she had time to restC. she could play gamesD. she did not learn to do the housework()68 .J ill easily found work because_.A. she was strong, tooB. she knew Mr BrownC. she could do everything D. she did well in her

40、 lessons()69._, so she was surprised.A. Mr Brown didnt know Jill was a college studentB. Mr Brown didnt know Jill was good at her subjectsC. Mr Brown didnt like Jill at all()72.Why did Mr.Brown drive so fast?A.He was happy that day B.He was good at drivingC.There were few cars in the street D.He was

41、 afraid to be late()73. Mr.Brown hit the car because of the following EXCEPT that_.A.he didnt see the red lights B.he drove fast C.he couldnt drive at all D.it was raining hard()74.Why did Mr.Brown give a bottle of wine to the old man?A.To make him happy B.To make him drunk C.To make him warm D.To m

42、ake friends with him()75.We can know that_ at last.A.Mr.Brown was not late for workB.the old man Mr.Brown became good friendsC.Mr.Brown drank some wineD.Mr.Brown fooled the old man伍)Where is Love ? How can we find Love?Once a little boy wanted to meet Love . He knew it was a long trip to where Love

43、lived, so he got his things ready with somepizzas and drinks and started off. When he passed three streets, he saw an old woman sitting in the park and watching some birds. She looked very hungry. Theboy gave her a pizza. She took it and smiled at him. The smile was so beautiful that he wanted to se

44、e it again, so he gave her a Coke. She smiled once again. Theboy was very happy.They sat there all the afternoon, eating and smiling, but they said nothing. When it grew dark, the boy decided to leave. But beforehe had gone more than a few steps, he turned around, ran back to the old woman and gave

45、her a hug. The woman gave him her biggest smile ever.When the boy opened the door of his house, his mother was surprised by the look of joy( 快乐)on his face and asked what hadmade him so happy. “ I had lunch with Love. She has got the most beautiful smile in the world.” At tho sami e time, the old wo

46、mawas also surprised at his mothers pleasure and asked why.“ I ate a pizza in the park with Love,” she said, “and he is much younger than I expected.”If the world is full of love, we can enjoy a better life.( )76.When the little boy saw the old woman, she was_ .A. looking for a seat in the parkB. passing the streetC. looking at some birdsD. having a pizza()77.The little boy gave the old woman a Coke because_A. the old woman still felt hungryB. he wanted to see the smile againC. he