2017--2018学年八年级下学期第二次月考英语试卷

1、2017-2018学年度八年级下期第二次质量监测英语试题 (全卷共九个大题 满分：150分 考试时间：120分钟)第I卷 （93分）I. 听力测试。(共30分)第一节：情景反应。 听一遍。根据你所听到的句子，从A、B、C三个选项中选出最恰当的答语，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。( )1. A. Yes, I did.B. Yes, I was. C. Yes, I have.( )2. A. Hes a teacher.B. He likes eating.C. He is tall.( )3. A. What a pity!B. Enjoy yourselves.C. Congratu

2、lations.( )4. A. Yesterday. B. For 2 years.C. At night. ( )5. A. Sure, no problem. B. Have a try. C. Thats it.( )6. A. Yes, I would.B. No, I wouldnt. C. No, thanks. 第二节：对话理解。听一遍。根据你所听到的对话和问题，从A、B、C三个选项中选出正确答案，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。( )7. A. A speaking competition.B. We dont know.C. A writing competition.

3、( )8. A. Cindy. B. Amy. C. Jack.( )9. A. In a restaurant. B. In a hospital. C. In the classroom.( )10. A. Last Sunday. B. Last Saturday. C. Last Friday.( )11. A. By car. B. By bus. C. By underground. ( )12. A. Yes, she is. B. No, she doesnt.C. Yes, she does.第三节：对话理解。听两遍。根据你所听到的长对话，从 A、B、C 三个选项中选出正确答

4、案，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。听下面一段材料。回答第13和14小题。( )13. Where is Jack from? A. The US. B. England. C. China.( )14. How is the weather in Seattle? A. Sunny.B. Rainy. C. Fine.听下面一段材料。回答第15和16小题。( )15. When did the spaceship reach the new planet? A. In January.B. In May. C. In June.( )16. What has the spaceship

5、done? A. It has taken many photos.B. It has found out water on the new planet. C. It has sent astronauts to the planet.第四节：短文理解。 (每小题1.5分，共6分)听两遍。根据你所听到的短文内容，从A、B、C三个选项中选出正确答案，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。( )17. The small town used to be _.A. busy B. dirty C. quiet( )18. Because of better _ many people moved t

6、o the city. A. jobs B. houses C. environment( )19. Now the city has a population of _. A. 430,000 B. 413,000 C. 314,000( )20. The population causes _ . A. dirty air B. dirty water C. rubbishII单项选择。(每小题1分，共18分)从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。( )21. Its true that _ moon goes around _ ear

7、th.A. a, the B. the, the C. the, an D. a, an( )22. -Excuse me, can I speak to Jim Green? -Sorry. Hes not here. He _ Beijing.A. has been toB. has gone to C. has been inD. went ( )23. The little Chinese girl looks _. Everyone likes her. A. beautifully B. happily C. lovely D. politely( )24. Linda loves

8、 _ very much, and she is in the girls football team. A. sports B. music C. animals D. fruits( )25. -I will try my best to win the football game. -If so, your parents will _ you.A. be angry with B. be proud of C. be strict withD. be worried about( )26. There are _ students in our school. They are fro

9、m different places. A. thousands of B. thousand C. thousand of D. five thousand of ( )27. Each student is different _ the others. Every one is special. A. in B. about C. from D. as( )28. -Must I clean my room now, mum? -No, you _. You can do your homework first. A. mustntB. cantC. needntD. must( )29

10、. So far, I _ 13 foreign countries. I hope to visit more in the future. A. have visited B. visited C. am visiting D. visit( )30. -When did you Paris? -At 7 in the morning the day before yesterday. A. reach B. arrive C. get D. go( )31. -Would you like something to drink? Tea or coffee? -_. Id like so

11、me water. A. None B. Neither C. Both D. All( )32. Frank will give the book back to you as soon as he you. A. will meet B. meets C. met D. meet( )33. Jim can tell a lot of stories he is only three.A. although B. because C. so D. and( )34. Which of the following is True?A. Mr. Peck liked hedgehogs at

12、first. B. Derek and Janey tried to make the suit clean but they only made it dirtier and dirtier. C. People cheered Fiona even when her hair is red. D. No other ship came to help The Titanic.( )35. People were afraid of Fiona because _.A. her hair was red B. she always won the game C. she shouted at

13、 them D. they thought she was Bertha( )36. The Titanic sank because _. A. it struck the iceberg B. it didnt use the new Morse Code C. it was very big D. there were too many passengers( )37. Smalltown Football Club finally won the game because _ . A. Captain Steve got hurt. B. Ray bought them each a

14、cup of teaC. Hilda scored a goal D. the City fans said dirty words to them( )38. How do people feel about Hilda at first?A. People were afraid of Hilda B. People loved her. C. People liked her tea. D. People thought she was a great goalkeeper.III完形填空。(每小题1.5分，共15分)根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个能填入相应空格内的最佳

15、答案，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。Dear Sir or Madam, I dont like doing chores. However, I have 39 choice (选择) but to do them because doing chores is a rule in our family. When I come back from school, my mom 40 says, “Could you take out the rubbish?” or “Could you help me 41 cooking?” I know shes just trying to

16、make me more independent and teach me how to 42 myself. But 43 does she make me do all the housework? OK, I know I am the oldest and I should do chores. 44 its not fair for me. My sisters should do them, too. Yesterday I did all the chores again. My parents went to visit my aunt with my sisters yest

17、erday morning. They left me 45 at home because I had to do my homework. When I finished my homework, I found the house was really a 46 . They didnt do any chores before leaving home. So I cleaned the rooms, 47 the dishes and watered the garden. Oh! I must look like a(n) 48 . What should I do? I hate

18、 doing chores all alone. Could you give me some advice, please? Yours, John( ) 39. A. no B. some C. every D. any ( ) 40. A. never B. hardly C. always D. almost( ) 41. A. about B. in C. for D. with( ) 42. A. make up B. check out C. look after D. pick up ( ) 43. A. when B. why C. how D. where( ) 44. A

19、. If B. But C. Or D. Because( ) 45. A. alone B. sick C. quiet D. independent ( ) 46. A. job B. matter C. problem D. mess ( ) 47. A. bought B. borrowed C. carried D. washed ( ) 48. A. cook B. doctor C. housewife D. actor IV. 阅读理解。(每小题2分，共30分)阅读下列材料,从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案,并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。 ( ) 49. The c

20、ard is used for _. A. taking a taxi B. traveling by train C. taking a bus D. entering the college( ) 50. According to the passage, if you find a lost card, you can _. A. sell it B. phone Wang Qiang C. use it for traveling D. give it back to any Seagull driver( ) 51. You can NOT find _ in the card. A

21、. the price B. Wang Qiangs ageC. the card numberD. the time limit（限制）B A good hobby is an important part of a teenagers life. With hobbies, teenagers can become more familiar with history, social science and culture. Here are some hobbies for teenagers.Collecting Coins may be too expensive for teena

22、gers, but postcards, bookmarks even T-shirts can be great things to collect. Teenagers can collect things that do not cost much. Many teenagers enjoy collecting things when they visit a place. No matter what they collect, the most important thing is the information they get from the collection.Writi

23、ng Writing can improve teenagers language skills. It can be a great hobby for teenagers. Writing a diary can help teenagers enter a private (个人的) world. It is important for their development. They can also write stories and poems.Building Models, birdhouses and anything else that teenagers make with

24、 their own hands can make them happy. Building is a great hobby because it is easy to start. Most teenagers can find interesting things to build. Building can help them improve their creativity (创造力).Music Do you dream to be a music star? Music can give teenagers self-confidence (自信). They can sing

25、songs and play an instrument. Sometimes teenagers can learn music in a music club and make friends with the people who have the same hobby.( ) 52. According to the passage, teenagers can learn more about_ from hobbies. history social science culture their schoolsA. B. C. D. ( ) 53. Tom is a middle s

26、chool student, so the good thing for him to collect may be _.A. gold coins B. famous paintingsC. cars D. bookmarks( ) 54. If you keep a diary, you will _.A. sing songs wellB. improve your language skills C. get a model D. get good books( ) 55. The following sentence _ is TRUE? A. Collecting is easy

27、and cheap. B. Teenagers cant write poems and stories. C. Building is the most difficult hobby. D. Music can give teenagers self-confidence.C Each year, some words and phrases become popular, because they can make people laugh and excited. Looking back on 2016, what phrases made you and your friends

28、laugh and excited? Here are some examples. Lets take a look at them, and the stories and feelings behind them.Slouch down like Ge You 葛优躺 In July, a photo of Chinese actor Ge You became popular. In the photo, he sat on a sofa, looking tired and lazy. It soon touched people who were under great study

29、 and work pressure. Putting their own “Ge You slouch” photo online, they were able to release some of that pressure by laughing about it.Blue skinny mushroom 蓝瘦香菇The phrase should go with a photo of a blue mushroom, but it has nothing to do with the plant. It was from a video made by a young man fro

30、m Guangxi. He broke up with his girlfriend and cried out “nanshou, xianggku” in the video. His accent (口音) made it sound like “nanshou, xianggu”. People soon used this phrase as a funny way to express their sad feelings. Small target 小目标 This phrase came from Wang Jianlin, Chinas richest businessman

31、. In an interview, he was talking about young people dreaming to be rich. “At first you should make a small target. For example, start with earning only 100 million yuan,” Wang advised. But for most people, 100 million yuan isnt a “small” target. So people began to joke with their own “small target”

32、, which was in fact a difficult one. Prehistoric power 洪荒之力Chinese swimmer Fu Yuanhui used this phrase at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. “I used up my prehistoric power.” she told a CCTV reporter after her race. Fu used it to say she tried her best. The phrase soon became popular with her facial expres

33、sions.( ) 56. These phrases became popular in 2016 because _.A. they made people laugh and excitedB. they were educationalC. they were about famous peopleD. they helped people improve their life( ) 57. “Blue skinny mushroom” has something to do with _. A. the plantB. happy feelingC. a small targetD.

34、 sad feelings( ) 58. The following sentence _ is NOT TRUE.A. “Ge You slouch” became popular in July, 2016.B. “Blue skinny mushroom” has nothing to do with a blue mushroom.C. “Small target” came from Ma Yun, Chinas richest businessman.D. Fu Yuanhui used “Prehistoric power” to say she tried her best i

35、n the race.( ) 59. The underlined word “release” in this passage means _. A. 获得B.增加 C.释放D.表现 DBeibei is a 6-year-old girl from Beijing. She is the only child in a rich family. During a family trip to Shanghai, she made her parents feel ashamed(感到羞耻的). When taking the crowded subway, Beibei said to h

36、er mother: “Ask someone to offer me a seat.” Her mother told her to sit on their bags, but Beibei was angry and didnt talk anymore, the Beijing News reported. Why did the girl do like this? According to Zhang Yiyun, a Chinese EQ (emotional quotient, 情商) education expert from Taiwan, many only childr

37、en are self-centered (自我的), and they dont have the skills to solve conflicts (矛盾). Self-centeredness is one of the problems caused by a low EQ. EQ is the ability to know our own feelings and those of others, and also can manage our feelings and our relationships. Most people know that IQ (intelligen

38、ce quotient, 智商) is important, but EQ is probably more important in daily life. When taking an exam, EQ helps us manage stress. When getting along with friends or parents, EQ helps us communicate well. Part of EQ comes from genetics (遗传学). “You can see that some babies are quiet, while others are ou

39、tgoing,” Zhang Yiyun told Xinhua News Agency. EQ is also something you can learn for yourself. “You can learn what different feelings might mean and how they relate to (涉及) yourself and others,” American John Mayer, who developed EQ with Peter Salovey in 1990, once told US Psychology Today magazine.

40、 If we learn in the right way, our EQ can get better as we get older. Children with a high EQ usually have greater success with making friends. They are also better able to manage conflicts with their peers. A high EQ is a combination of a few different skills, so wed better learn these skills.( ) 6

41、0. Beibei get angry on the subway_. A. because the subway was too crowded B. because sitting on a bag made her feel ashamed C. because her mother didnt get a seat for her D. because she didnt like the family trip( ) 61. People with a low EQ may _. A. care more about himself or herselfB. get along we

42、ll with other people C. pay attention to others feelingsD. seldom get angry in their daily life( ) 62. According to the article, _. A. people with a high EQ often get high marks on exams B. A persons EQ all depends on genetics C. we can improve our EQ by learning D. people with a high EQ never fight

43、 with others( ) 63. The main idea of the article is _. A. The problem of only childrenB. The importance of EQ C. How to improve our EQD. How to communicate with parents V. 口语运用（每小题1分，共5分）阅读下面对话, 从方框内7个选项中选择5个恰当的句子完成此对话，并将其番号填入题前括号内。 A: Hello, doctor.( ) B: Hi, Alan. 64 A: Yes. I dont feel well and m

44、y head hurts. Im afraid I have a fever.( ) B: Let me take your temperature first. There is no fever. 65 A: Since Monday morning. B: What did you do on Sunday? ( ) A: 66 But it suddenly rained and we got wet all over. ( ) B: 67 You caught a cold because of the rain. A: Is is serious? B: Dont worry. I

45、ts not serious. A: What should I do? ( ) B: 68 . And I will give you some medicine. Take it three times a day. A: Thank you. A: Drink more hot water. B: How long have you been like this? C: Have you come here before? D: Oh, thats the problem. E: I stayed at home all day. F: Can I help you? G: I went

46、 to clime the mountain without an umbrella.第 II卷（58分）VI. 任务型阅读。（每小题2分，共8分）阅读下面短文并回答问题，含简要回答。 All good lessons and habits begin early. Saving is a skill that everyone needs. Learning to save money when you are young is an important lesson. I have been lucky to learn this lesson early. I had a grass-c

47、utting business when I was a 10-year-old boy. I spent about 10% of the money that I made and saved the other 90%. Saving money is a good way to build up wealth(财富). Then you can begin planning for your future. For example: At high school many parents pay for almost everything, so your cost can be sm

48、all. If you have some pocket money, you should save a little. Young people should realize that their teenage years is a great time to begin saving. After high school, college is expensive and then “real” life begins. If you want to have a house and a family, you need money.If you are in your thirtie

49、s without any savings, you will have to work harder. The earlier you begin saving, the easier your life will be. As you get older, it can be harder to start saving because the cost of living is higher. You need more money to pay your bills. It is true that you need money to live a better life. In so

50、me peoples eyes, money even means everything. While other people dont agree. Whether money is everything or not, you should develop the good habit of saving money at an early age.69. Has the writer learned to save money early? 70. Why is saving money harder as you get older? 71. What can you use mon

51、ey to do according to this passage? 72. Is money everything? Why or why not? VII. 完成句子（每空1分，共10分）根据所给提示，完成句子。每空一词，含缩略词。73. We have already sent some spaceships into the space. (改为否定句) We _ sent any spaceships into the space _.74. The cheese smells terrible. (对划线部分提问) _ _ the cheese smell? 75. The questions are too difficult for me to answer. (改为同义句) The questions are _ difficult _ I c