山东省夏津县实验中学八年级英语第一次月考试题.doc

20152016学年度第一学期第一次月考八年级英语试题 （满分120分，时间120分钟）一单项选择1. who plays the violin , sally or tony ? a.well b.better c.the best d.good 2.-how do you usually go to work ? -on foot .walking is much than driving during the heavy traffic time . a.soon b.faster c.quick d.slower 3.-many students think math is english . -i agree . i am weak in english . a.much boring than b.so boring as c.less difficult than d.less interesting than 4. bob often says swimming is than hiking in reducing weight ,but he always spends more time on swimming . a.less useful b. less interesting c.more careful d. more exciting5. when we speak to old people, we should be _. a. as polite as possible b. as loud as possibly c. as quickly as possible d. as clear as possibly6. his father began to work_ he was seven y ears old. a. as fast as b. as early as c. as old as d. as soon as7it was twelve oclock at night, but miss miller was working. aalready bever cstill dyet8can you catch what our teacher said?yes, i can understand_of it. amost bone ca little dnone9has mr green got married?not yet. hes still_. alonely bsingle cgrateful dordinary10. the english novel is quite easy for you to read. there are_new words. aa little blittle ca few dfew11mrs hall stepped into the room_because her baby was sleeping. aclearly bheavily chardly dquietly12-children dont realize the danger of traffic. sometimes they may play on the road. -so you should drivers_. acareful bcarefully cquickly dquick13the sports meeting will be held in half an hour, but they havent got everything ready_. aever balready cyet dstill14have you ever heard of this hero ? yeah, he is a famous person now. he just appeared on tv last night and told us about his_experiences. aamazing busual cactive dserious15your brother isnt so_as usual. you should take him to see a doctor. awell bbetter cbadly dworse二阅读理解 afour men who would become fathers were in a hospital waiting room while their wives were going to give birth to their babies. the nurse arrived and proudly said to the first man, “congratulations, sir. youre the father of twins!”“what a surprise! believe it or not! i work for the minnesota twins baseball teams!”later the nurse returned and congratulated the second father on the birth of his triplets (三胞胎).“wow! thats unbelievable! i work for the 3m company.”an hour later, the nurse returned to congratulate the third man on the birth of his quadruplets (四胞胎). surprised, he only could answer, “i dont believe it! i work for the four seasons hotel!”after this, everyone turned to the fourth man who had just fallen down. the nurse ran fast to his side. as he slowly came to himself, they could hear him speak in a very low voice over and over, “i should never have taken that job at 7-eleven. i should never have taken that job at 7-eleven. i should never have taken that job at 7-eleven.”16. what were the fathers doing there?a. they were waiting for their wives to get off work. b. they were seeing doctors.c. they were waiting for their babies to be born.d. they were working at men nurses there.17. which of the following is true about the third man? a. he hoped the nurse made a mistake. b. he was very surprised at the nurses words.c. he didnt want to have these babies. d. he should never have worked at 7-eleven.28. how many babies have been born?a. 9. b. 10. c. 11. d. 16. 19. why did the fourth man fall down? because he was too _. a. excited b. tired c. happy d. worried20. which is true according to the passage? a. the first man works for the minnesota twins baseball teams, so he has the twins.b. the second man works for the 3m company, so he has triplets.c. the third man works for the four seasons hotel, so he has quadruplets.d. the fourth man works at 7-eleven, but he isnt sure have seven or eleven babies.bif you look at the sky one night and see something moving and shining that you have never seen before, it might be a comet (彗星). a comet sometimes looks like a star. like a planet, a comet has no light of its own. it shines from the sunlight it reflects (反射). like the earth, a comet goes round the sun, but on a much longer path (轨道) than the earth travels. if a comet isnt a star, what is it then? some scientists think that a large part of a comet is water frozen into pieces of ice and mixed with iron and rock dust and perhaps a few big pieces of rock. when sunshine melts (融化) the ice in the comet, great clouds of gas go trailing after it. these clouds, together with the dust, form a long tail. many people perhaps have seen a comet. however no one knows how many comets there are. there may be millions of comets, but only a few come close enough for us to see. an englishman named edmund halley, who lived from 1656 to 1742, found out a lot about the paths that comets take through the sky. some comets move out of our sight and never come back. others keep coming back at regular times. a big comet that keeps coming back was named after halley because he was the one who worked out when it would come back again. maybe you have ever seen halleys comets because the last time it came close to the sun and the earth was in the year 1986. then people all over the world were outside at night to look at it. you will probably be able to see halleys comets when it comes near the earth again.21.a comet is like _.a. sun b. moon c. sunlight d. the earth22.a large part of a comet is _.a.water and rock b. water frozen into pieces of ice and mixed with ironc. ice, iron and rock dust d. only a few big pieces of rock23.maybe many people _.a. havent seen any comets b. have seen all cometsc. have seen a comet at daytime d. have seen a comet24.some comets keep coming back _.a. at any time b. at noon c. at regular times d. at daytime25.halleys comets came back _.a. in 1990 b. in 1980 c. in 1986 d. in 1989c uncle li and uncle wang are good friends. they live next toeach other and their farms are both at the foot of the mountain. so they can help each other. but neither of them likes to use his head. theyre both poor though they work hard. most villagers have built new houses, but they still live in the low and broken houses. they never find out why. once uncle li went to town to buy some medicine for his wife. in the town he heard the apples in a city were expensive. he told uncle wang about it as soon as he went back. they decided to carry some apples to the city. they borrowed some money from their friends and bought nearly 1,000 kilograms of apples in the villages and carried them to the city on a tractor. bad luck! a lot of apples has already been carried there when they arrived. a few days later they had to sell them at a low price (价格)。they felt unhappy and returned to their village. i cant understand why we sustained (蒙受) losses in business while others always profit (盈利) uncle li asked one day. the tractor was too small uncle wang said without thinking. well carry more apples on a truck next time!i agree! said uncle li. how foolish (傻的) we were ! 26. uncle li and uncle wang live in the low and broken house because _. a. they hope to save money b. theyre both poor c. their farms are at the foot of the mountain d. theyre not far from their farms 27. the two farmers carried the apples to the city to _. a. make a journey b. visit some places of interest c. meet their friends d. make a profit 28. the two farmers had to sell their apples at a low price because _. a. theirs werent as good as the others b. theirs were much less than the others c. a lot of apples had been already carried to the city d. they forgot to carry them on a truck 29. uncle li and uncle wang were unhappy because _. a. they had sustained losses in business b. they had lost some money in the city c. something was wrong with the tractor d.other people profited in the city30. which of the following is true? a. the two farmers found out why they were poor.b. the two farmers will soon get rich. c. neither of the farmers is clever. d. the two farmers decided to buy a truck.dan american architect (建筑师) was visiting london. he wanted to see all the famous buildings there so he stopped a taxi and asked the driver to take him to all the old and famous buildings in london. the driver drove him to the tower of london. “this is the tower of london. it was a prison (监狱) in the old days,” he said.“it is so small. in america we could build this in a day.” said the american. the taxi driver took the american to westminster abbey. he said,“this is a famous church. kings and queens(国王与王后) get married here.the american looked at the old building and said,“huh we could build this in two days.”the driver decided to take the american to a bigger church so he drove him to st pauls cathedral. he stopped outside the church and said,“this is the most famous church in england. the great architect christopher wren built this church.”the american got out of the taxi and looked at the church.“huh. we could build this church in three days,” he said.next the driver took the american to the house of parliament.“this is where british politicians (政治家) meet.”“huh.” the american said, “we could build this in four days.”the driver said nothing and drove past buckingham palace, the home of queen elizabeth. as the taxi passed the palace, the american said,“hey! what is this building? i have never seen such a beautiful one.”the taxi driver looked at the palace and said,“i dont know. it wasnt there this morning.”31. how many old and famous buildings in london are mentioned (提及) in the passage? a. two b. three c. four d. five32. where do the british kings and queens get married? a. in the tower of london. b. in st pauls cathedral. c. in the house of parliament. d. in westminster abbey.33. according to the american architect, they could build st pauls cathedral in _. a. one day b. two days c. three days d. four days34. when the american saw buckingham palace, he _. a. got a great surprise b. felt very disappointed c. said nothing and went away d. said they could build this in five days in america.35. from the story we can see the american architect was _. a. honest b. proud c. modest d. hard-working 三综合填空learning a foreign language is difficult for many learners, but the following (1) a_ may help you learn a foreign language quickly.1. read aloud.when you (2) s_ learning a foreign language, read aloud. it will help you improve the (3) s_ english sense. dont be shy, just (4) t_.2. building your vocabulary.youll have to make a list of new words, (5) r_ and review them every day. it is natural to (6) f_ new words at first. and try many times a day. 3. watching tv and films or listening to the (7) r_ this is a wonder (8) w_ to learn a foreign language quickly. watch and listen (9) s_ times and guess the meaning of the new word.4. using it.the best way of (10) l_ a language is using it; try to (11) p_ it as soon as possible.do you agree with me?四短文还原manchester is a regional capital of the northwest of england. (1) _. so it is younger than london. and it is smaller too. (2) _ but it is more important than any other city in the north. a famous building in this city is urbis tower. it is very high. but now people are building another tower the beetham tower. (3) _ it is much higher than urbis tower. there is an important university in this city too. it is university of manchester. in this university there are students all over the world. (4) _ just like london, it is never too cold or too hot. but the temperature there is a little lower than that in london. now more and more chinese go to manchester. (5) _ most of them enjoy the beautiful city and like the friendly people. the chinatown in manchester is the third biggest chinatown in europe now.a. it is 171 metres high.b. it is about eight hundred years old.c. the weather in manchester is mild.d. its very hot in summer in manchester.e. the population of it is 430,000.f. they go there to study, work or do some sightseeing.五阅读表达courage is the ability to be brave in various situation in our life. here and there, now and then, everyone needs courage to do something well. courage may make you confident of your success. if you have courage, you will not show fear in face of anything difficult or dangerous. with courage, you mak look someone in the eye who you have wronged and say “i am sorry”: you may still smile even if you are seriously ill and know you are at the end of your life.how can we build up our courage?believe you will be successful. take chances and know that you have your own talents. besides, your family and friends are always there for you.exercise your courage. it can be compared to a muscle(肌肉). the more we use it, the stronger courage gets.know that giving up is not a choice. its much easier to give up, and it takes courage to say or do what you think is right, even when other people think you are wrong.fight to control your fear. courageous people may still be afraid, but the differnce is that they can control their fear. they dont let it hold them back but use it as a reminder of what they can lose if they dont go on.get courage by reading inspiring stories of brave people. abraham lincoln is one of the people who you may think of.1. what is courage?_2. what wil you do in face of difficulty or danger if