第二学期第一次月考试卷八年级英语

1、 第二学期第一次月考试卷八年级英语I.单项选择（ ）1. A: Could you please sweep the floor? B: _. I have to do my homework. A. Yes, sure. B. Why not? C. Sorry, you cant D. Sorry, I cant（ ）2. Nancy, thanks for _ care of my goldfish. A. take B. takes C. taking D. took （ ）3. Well have _ to do in English class. A. something diff

2、erent B. different something C. anything different D. different anything （ ）4. Yao Ming was born _ September 12,1980. A. onB. inC. atD. of （ ）5. You look tired. You need _ a good rest. A. hasB. haveC. to haveD. having （ ）6. Dont forget _ the lights when you leave. A. to turn off B. turning offC. tur

3、n off D. turned off （ ）7.Dont be angry _ him. He is only a child.A. for B. on C. with D. at （ ）8. Mike didnt finish his homework. _. A. Neither did Jim B. Neither Jim did C. So did Jim D. So Jim did（ ）9. Ill do my homework _ you help me with the housework . A. while B. so C. or D. And（ ）10. Jack inv

4、ited me _ to the movie . A. go B. going C. went D. to go（ ）11.-The old man _ all his money to a charity(慈善机构). -He is really great.A. took away B. put away C. went away D. gave away（ ）12 .You shouldnt _your hope. Everything will better.A. give up B. fix up C. cheer up D. put up( ) 13.-If you _a new

5、idea, please call me as soon as possible. -Sure, I will. A.keep up with B. catch up with C. feed up with D. come up with( ) 14.-Could I use your car? -Sorry , you_, I have to go out. A. could B. cant C. couldnt D. Can( ) 15. Could you please _ pictures on the wall? A. not to draw B. dont draw C. not

6、 draw D. not drawing( ) 16. John didnt watch TV last night. _. A. neither I did B. Neither did I C. So I did D. So did I （ ）17. This shirt is a little _ than that one. A. cheap B. cheaper C. the cheapest D. cheapest （ ）18. There is some rubbish here. Please _. A. take it out B. take out it C. take t

7、hem out D. take out them（ ）19.You cant watch TV now. You _ clean your room first. A. can B. may C. have to D. must have to( )20. Remember this, children. _ careful you are, _ mistakes you will make. A.The more ; the more B. The fewer ; the more C.The more; the fewer D. The less; the lessII.完形填空 A.We

8、 got over 1,00021, faxes, and e-mails from our readers about their New Years resolutions. Thank you! Many readers are going to work 22 in school this year. Lots of readers are going to 23 . Some readers said they were going to eat 24 vegetables. A few readers 25 they were going to learn a new langua

9、ge. Some 26 said they were going to exercise more to keep fit. Some 27 said they were going to study the subjects their children learn at school. They said they 28 to communicate better with their kids. An old lady said she found a job 29 a foreign language teacher. She is going to 30 a teaching job

10、 in China next year.( ) 21. A. stampsB. fruitsC. letters( ) 22. A. hardB. harder C. hardest( ) 23. A. play sports B. play gamesC. play with( ) 24. A. manyB. moreC. a little( ) 25. A. sayB. saysC. said( ) 26. A. girlsB. boysC. men( ) 27. A. fathersB. mothersC. parents( ) 28. A. wantB. wantedC. wants(

11、 ) 29. A. likeB. asC. for( ) 30. A. look forB. look atC. findB.How can you think in English? I think the best way is to practice as what a football player does every day. During the 31 the football player will pass the ball to his teammates over and over again. So he wont have to 32 passing the ball

12、 in the game, he will just do it. You can 33 yourself to think in English this way. The first step is to think of the words that you use daily, simple everyday words 34 book or shoe or tree. For example, whenever you _35_a “book” you should think of it in English instead of in your mother language.

13、After you have learned to think of several words in English, then move on to the next stepthinking in 36 . Listening and repeating is a very useful 37 to learn a language. Listen first and dont care too much about 38 you fully understand what youre hearing. Try to repeat what you hear. The more you

14、listen, the 39 you learn. After you reach a higher level, _40 having conversations with yourself in English. This will lead you to think in English. ( ) 31. A. practice B. break C. game D. day ( ) 32. A. wait for B. think about C. look at D. give up ( ) 33. A. allow B. train C. tell D. ask ( ) 34. A

15、. in B. about C. like D. from ( ) 35. A. buy B. keep C. borrow D. see ( ) 36. A. sentence B. passages C. lessons D. classes ( ) 37. A. idea B. step C. way D. pan ( ) 38. A. which B. whether C. how D. why ( ) 39. A. harder B. less C. later D. more ( ) 40. A. remember B. stop C. start D. finishIII.阅读理

16、解 A.Betty is an American school girl. She is very happy because her parents will take her to China for a visit. They are going to fly from New York on June 30 and get to Beijing on July 1. They will stay at Lido Holiday Inn. Their Chinese friends will show them around Beijing. They are going to visi

17、t the Palace Museum, the Summer Palace, the Temple of Heaven and the Great Wall. They will also visit some Chinese homes and try some Chinese food. They will spend a week in Beijing and then go to Xian, Guilin and some other places for sightseeing. The whole trip will take three weeks and she is sur

18、e she will have a great time in China. 41. Betty is very happy because she will _ with her parents.A. visit China B. go home C. watch TV 42. Their _ friends will show them around Beijing.A. Australian B. Chinese C. American 43. From the text we can know that they will _ in Beijing.A. cook Chinese fo

19、od B. Learn to speak Chinese C. try some Chinese food 44. After they visit Beijing , they will go to _.A. Xian and Guilin B. The Summer Palace C. Shanghai 45. How long will the whole trip take?A. one week B. two weeks C. three weeks B. “How are you?”is a nice question.Its a friendly way that people

20、in the U.S.A greet each other. But “How are you?”is also a very unusual question.Its a question that often doesnt need an answer.The person who asks“How are you?”hopes to hear the answer“Fine”,even if the persons friend isnt fine.The reason is that “How are you?”isnt really a question and “Fine”isnt

21、 really an answer.They are simply other ways of saying“Hello”or “Hi”.Sometimes,people also dont say exactly what they mean.For example,when someone Asks “Do you agree?”,the other person might think,“No, I disagree.I think youre Wrong.”But it isnt very polite to disagree so strongly,so the other pers

22、on might say“Im not sure.”Its a nicer way to say that you dont agree with someone.People also dont say exactly what they are thinking when they finish talking with other people.For example,many talks over the phone finish when one person say “Ive to go now.”Often,the person who wants to hang up give

23、s and excuse:“Someones at the door.”“Something is burning on the stove.”The excuses might be real,or not. Perhaps the person who wants to hang up simply doesnt want to talk any more,but it isnt polite to say that. The excuse is more polite,and it doesnt hurt the other person.Whether they are greetin

24、g each other,talking about an idea,of finishing a talk,people dont say exactly that they are thinking.Its an important way that people try to be nice to each other,and its part of the game of language.46.When a person in America asks“How are you?”,he or she wants to hear“ ” A.How are you? B.Hello C.

25、I dont know D.Fine47.When a person disagree with someone,it is polite to say“ ” A.You are wrong.I disagree. B.Im not sure. C.Im sure I disagree. D.No, I disagree.48.A polite way to finish talk is to say“ ” A.You have to go now. B.I want to hang up. C.I have to go now. D.I dont want to talk any more.

26、49.When a person says“Ive to go now.Someones at the door.”,the person may be_. . A.giving an excuse B.hurting someones feeling C.ill D.asking you a question50.The rule of the game of language is probably . A.“Always say what you mean” B.“Dont disagree with people.” C.“Never say exactly what youre th

27、inking.” D.“Be polite.”C.In some foreign countries,some people dont like the number 13.They dont think 13 is a lucky number.For example,they dont like to live on the thirteen floor.One day,my friend Jack asked some friends to dinner.When all of his friends arrived,he asked them to sit at the table.H

28、e began to count the people in his mind while they were having the delicious food.Suddenly,he cried out,“Oh,there were thirteen people here!”Everyones face turned white except Mr Brown.He said slowly with a smile on his face,“Dont worry,my dear friends.We have fourteen people here.My wife Mrs Brown will have a baby in a few weeks.Shes in t