2019-2020学年广东佛山八年级下英语月考试卷

1、2019-2020学年广东佛山八年级下英语月考试卷一、语法选择1.Old tires (轮胎)are no good for a car, right? (1) they can be good for another way of travelling: walking!In Zimbabwe, people never throw away old tires. They use old tires to make sandals ( 鞋).One of these people (2 ) Casper Mamutse.When Casper first saw (3) man weari

2、ng tire sandals in the street, he thought they looked funny. He asked the man where he (4) them. The man said he made them himself. Casper decided (5) a pair to make his friends laugh.But his friends didn*t laugh. They wanted (6 ) own. So Casper asked the man to teach him to make tire sandals.For Ca

3、sper; (7) part of making sandals is to put a shoe sole (鞋底)on the tire and cut out a sole (8) a knife. It needs power; skills and patience. He also needs to be very careful, or he (9) his finger easily.From one tire, Casper can make about (10) sandals for adults or about six for children.(1)A.Becaus

4、eB.OrC.AndD.But(2)A.wasB.wereCJsD.are(3)A.anB.aC.theD./(4)A.gotB.was gettingC.getsD.will get(5)A.buyB.buyingC.to buyingD.to buy(6)A.theyB.themC.theirD.theirs试卷第15页，总15页(7)A.hardB.harderC.hardestD.the hardest(8)A.asB.withCbyD.for(9)A.cutB.are cuttingC.will cutD.have cut(10)A.four pairs ofB.four pairs

5、C.four pair ofD.four pair二、完形填空2.April happened to be born on Earth Day, so all her parties had an Earth theme (主题), On her 8th birthday, they had a (1) of home-made cookies in the front yard to raise money for animals in danger. On the 9th, to make the city greener, they (2) trees. But this year, A

6、pril wanted nothing about Earth Day but fun. She would go to the Maze (迷宫)with her friends.The following weekend, everyone met in the parking outside the maze. Thanks for (3)(3)A.listeningB.comingC.waiting0.understanding(4)A.sorryB.worriedC.excitedD.careful(5)A.helpB.teachC.enjoyD.ask(6)A.AlthoughB.

7、WhenC.lf.Because(7)A.ImmediatelyB.CertainlyC.PerhapsD.Never(8)A.quietB.bigC.crowdedD.clean(9)A.parkingB.familyC.environmentD.rubbish(10)A.fitB.happyC.famousD.ready三、阅读理解3.Events in Natural History MuseumYoga Under a WhaleYoga is a popular exercise to relax yourself. Our yoga class under a great blue

8、 whale skeleton exhibit (展品)will give you a comfortable experience with actions and sound. Sunday classes are run in the mornings while Monday classes are in the evenings.This activity is for those aged 16 and over. Adult: 35. Member gets 20% off. Includes a visit to a museum exhibition. Booking is

9、needed.Crime Scene LiveThis activity is for those aged 18 and over. A valuable stone in the Natural History Museum is 试卷第15页，总15页missing. You and your team will go deep into the museum and use the science behind the scene (现场)and exhibits to find out when and how it happened and get the stone back.W

10、ear trousers and sports shoes. Adult: 59; Members: 53.1; Ticket includes a free drink.Dino Snores for KidsThis activity gives kids aged 7 to 11 the chance to sleep over with a giraffe or camp under a blue whale. After setting up camp youll have an evening of wonderful activities with a lot to learn

11、and discover along the way. At midnight, it*s time to sleep. In the morning, youll experience a live animal show before waving goodbye to the museum at 10 a.m.Begins at 18:45 and no entry after 20:00. Adult: 65; Child: 65; Members: 58.50; Breakfast included. Make a booking online before you go.Copyc

12、ats at LatesJoin us to explore (探索)our solar system: the Moon, Mars and other stars, with a talk with scientists to find out what they can teach us about Earth. We1 re open from 18:30 to 22:00 on the last Friday of each month, except December. No ticket needed. Book online before you go.(1) Yoga Und

13、er a Whale takes place.A.every dayB.every weekendC.once a week D.twice a week(2 ) Jimmy wants to be a policeman and he may be interested in.A.Copycats at LatesB.Crime Scene LiveC.Dino Snores for KidsD.Yoga Under a Whale(3 ) From the passage we know that Dino Snores for Kids is probably a kind ofA.ni

14、ght campB.animal show C.sportsD.game(4) Which action breaks the rule of Dino Snores for Kids?A.Enter the museum at 20:30.B.Eat and drink in the museum.C.Stay in the museum for the night.D.Leave the museum before 10 am.(5 ) What makes Copycats at Lates different from the other three activities?A.It a

15、sks for a booking.B.lt offers a free drink.C.lt is free for all people.D.lt happens every month.4.There is going to be a new city in the middle of the desert in New Mexico, USA. It looks almost the same with other middle-size American cities, with 35,000 homes, high buildings, highways, factories, a

16、 shopping centre and an airport. But its missing one very important thing. It doesn*t allow people to live there.Known as Center for Innovation, Testing and Evaluation (CITE) , the city is going to cost $1 billion to build. It is going to be a test city for the future, allowing both the government a

17、nd private companies to try out new technology (科技),products and services in an environment that looks like the real world. Driverless cars, drones (无人机),robots and different power systems are some ideas to be tested in the city. Because there are no people in the city, scientists build a computer l

18、ab underground to collect all the information from the test, then send it to a research center nearby.The idea of CITE comes from a technology company Pegasus Global Holdings. It offers scientists a safe place to test some technologies that may cause dangers, like driverless cars, without influencin

19、g our daily life. No people will get hurt if anything goes wrong/ Pegasus manager Robert Brumley told CNN.Many scientists are happy to see new testing ways like this. nWe need more new testing places/1 Future Cities Lab designer Nataly Gattegno told CNN. nCITE will allow us to do tests much faster.1

20、1(1) What is missing in the new city of CITE?A.A shopping center.B.High buildings.C.An airport.D.People.(2 ) The purpose of building CITE is to.A.solve the problems in crowded citiesB.produce cars and robots for daily useC.test new technologies for future lifeD.do research about the environment(3 )

21、What does the underlined word influencing probably mean in Chinese?A.参与B.影响C ,适应D .改变 We can know from the last two paragraphs that CITE. A.is helpfulB.is successful C.costs a lotD.needs more testing试卷第15页，总15页(5) The passage probably comes from a.A.travel guidebookB.science magazineC.study reportD.

22、movie poster5 .左栏是五位同学的兴趣爱好，右栏是七个网站的介绍。请根据每个人的喜好，为他 们选择可能感兴趣的网站。(1) Amy, a primary school student, is interested in everything about the society. She likes reading newspapers and magazines in her spare time to learn about whats happening around the world.(2) Billy loves the nature. He enjoys watchin

23、g videos or programmes about animals and the wild world. Hes going to give a talk about animals. He needs some information for it.(3) Jason, a Grade 8 student, is interested in playing computer games. Recently he finds it hard to learn math well at school. He hopes to improve his math while having f

24、un at the same time.(4) Sally has a 5-year-old son. He likes reading and usually spends half an hour on storybooks every day. However, he can*t go to the library for the moment because of the epidemic (疫情).Sally wants to find online books for him.(5) Simon, a middle school student, has always wanted

25、 to become a scientist one day. He has started a science club in his school. He wants to find some videos about science to share with his club members.A. Sesame StreetYounger children will love everything about Sesame Streets online home. They can watch hundreds of the show*s video clips that help t

26、hem learn letters, animal sounds, colors, and more in a fun way.B. StarfallS has been online since 2002. Its ad-free and offers learning games and activities for kids in kindergarten (幼 JL 园)through Grade 3, covering math, reading, writing, and music.C. TIME for KidsTIMEforK provides you with wonder

27、ful articles, photos, and videos, covering politics, the environment, sports, health, and more. TIME for Kids isnt as interesting as most of the other sites for kids, but it talks about the latest news in a kid-friendly way.D. National Geographic KidsThere are a lot you can do in our website: watch

28、animal videos, learn interesting animal facts, see and share photos of nature, learn about different countriesand try science experiments.E. How Stuff WorksWhen your child wants to know why the sky is blue, how a storm forms, or who invented the Chia Pet, go to How Stuff Works. It answers questions

29、about cars, culture, science, money, and more. You can also find quizzes and videos here.F. CoolMathCoolM calls itself an amusement park of math and more.11 Children can play different kinds of online math games.Children ages 13 and up will find the website very helpful.G. ScholasticHere you will fi

30、nd free online books for kids from kindergarten all the way up to high school. It s the best possible partner to help your kids become successful lifelong readers.6 .阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容回答问题。Final exams are just around the corner. Liu Haoxuan, 14, a student at Beijing Dayu School, is quite busy. However

31、, he still had to find time to practice his spoken English. He had to take a new oral English test.Liu is not alone. This is a new test for all students who are taking senior high school entrance exams (中考)in Beijing. They have to take an English listening and speaking test that counts for 40 points

32、 on their full English exam. The test is taken on a computer. They can take the test twice in a school yearonce in December and again in Marchto try to get the highest score possible. During the 30-minute test, students have to fill in blanks, answer questions and retell stories after listening to d

33、ifferent materials.Liu first took it last term. He got a low score. He didn*t give up. He kept working hard to improve his pronunciation and other skills. He practiced speaking in front of a mirror (镜子) every day. Later; he got a score of 39 on the test.(1) Why did Liu Haoxuan have to practice his s

34、poken English before final exams?(2 ) When can students take the oral English test for the second time?(3) How long does an oral English test last?(4) Did Liu Haoxuan do well in his first oral English test?(5) How did Liu Haoxuan improve his speaking?四、词汇运用7.根据下列各句句意及汉语提示，用单词或短语的恰当形式填空。试卷第15页，总15页(1

35、) He felt (紧张的)before the job interview.(2 ) Youd better wear (墨镜)to protect your eyes from the sun.(3 ) Mr. Smith has three sons but (没有一4、) of them lives with him.(4) I can (几乎不)keep my eyes open. I have to go to bed now.(5 ) I am new to the school. Can you (带我参观)？(6) His new book will (出版)next mo

36、nth.(7) lt*s getting warmer ( 一天天地).8 .根据下列各句句意及汉语提示，用单词或短语的恰当形式填空。(1) He felt (紧张的)before the job interview.(2 ) Youd better wear (墨镜)to protect your eyes from the sun.(3 ) Mr. Smith has three sons but (没有一个)of them lives with him.(4) I can (几乎不)keep my eyes open. I have to go to bed now.(5 ) I am

37、new to the school. Can you (带我参观)？(6 ) His new book will (出版)next month.(7 ) Its getting warmer ( 一天天地).9 .根据下列各句句意及汉语提示，用单词或短语的恰当形式填空。(1) He felt (紧张的)before the job interview.(2 ) You*d better wear (墨镜)to protect your eyes from the sun.(3) Mr. Smith has three sons but (没有一个)of them lives with him.

38、(4) I can (几乎不)keep my eyes open. I have to go to bed now.(5) I am new to the school. Can you (带我参观)？(6 ) His new book will (出版)next month.(7 ) Its getting warmer ( 一天天地).10 .根据下列各句句意及汉语提示，用单词或短语的恰当形式填空。(1) He felt (紧张的)before the job interview.(2) Youd better wear (墨镜)to protect your eyes from the

39、sun.(3) Mr. Smith has three sons but (没有一个)of them lives with him.(4) I can (几乎不)keep my eyes open. I have to go to bed now.(5) I am new to the school. Can you (带我参观)？(6 ) His new book will (出版)next month.(7 ) Its getting warmer ( 一天天地).11 .根据下列各句句意及汉语提示，用单词或短语的恰当形式填空。(1) He felt (紧张的)before the job

40、 interview.(2) Youd better wear (墨镜)to protect your eyes from the sun.(3) Mr. Smith has three sons but (没有一个)of them lives with him.(4) I can (几乎不)keep my eyes open. I have to go to bed now.试卷第15页，总15页(5) I am new to the school. Can you (带我参观)？(6 ) His new book will (出版)next month.(7 ) Its getting w

41、armer ( 一天天地).12 .根据下列各句句意及汉语提示，用单词或短语的恰当形式填空。(1) He felt (紧张的)before the job interview.(2) Youd better wear (墨镜)to protect your eyes from the sun.(3) Mr. Smith has three sons but (没有一个)of them lives with him.(4) I can (几乎不)keep my eyes open. I have to go to bed now.(5) I am new to the school. Can y

42、ou (带我参观)？(6) His new book w川 (出版)next month.(7 ) Its getting warmer ( 一天天地).13 .根据下列各句句意及汉语提示，用单词或短语的恰当形式填空。(1) He felt (紧张的)before the job interview.(2) Youd better wear (墨镜)to protect your eyes from the sun.(3) Mr. Smith has three sons but (没有一个)of them lives with him.(4) I can (几乎不)keep my eyes

43、open. I have to go to bed now.(5) I am new to the school. Can you (带我参观)？(6) His new book will (出版)next month.(7 ) Its getting warmer ( 一天天地).五、语法填空14 .请用适当的词完成下面的短文，每个空只能填写一个形式正确、意义相符的单词。After I turned 13, my fathers sudden death changed my life. It (1) away all my happiness. Then Dan came into my

44、life. He was going to be my new father.Dan tried to make friends with me, but I wasnt very nice (2) him. He kept trying. After some time, I realized that we had the same (3) We all love movies and sports. We spent a lot of time playing sports and (4) movies together. That gave us a chance to talk an

45、d get to know each other. I began to trust (5) .Better still Dan loved my mum and cared about me, just like my own father. He was always around (6) I needed help and advice. We often took short trips too. My life was (7 ) of happiness again.Thank you, Dan. Thank you for bringing happiness (8) to me

46、and my family.六、书面表达15 .假定你是李华，在英语口语考试前夕受英语校刊Homework Help栏目组的邀请， 写一篇英语短文分享自己如何提高口语成绩的经验。内容包括：1 .谈谈口语在英语学习中的重要性(2点)；2 .介绍你自己提高口语成绩的方法(2个)；3 .祝愿大家在口语考试中取得好成绩。作文要求：1 .不能照抄原文：不得在作文中出现学校真实的名称和学生的真实姓名。2 .语句连贯，词数80个左右。开头己经给出，不计入总词数。The English oral exam is coming. We all work hard to prepare for it. Here

47、I would like to share with you how I improve my oral English.试卷第15页，总15页参考答案与试题解析2019-2020学年广东佛山八年级下英语月考试卷一、语法选择1.【答案】DCBADCDBCA二、完形填空2.【答案】ADBCCABDCD三、阅读理解3.【答案】DBAAC【答案】DCBAB5.【答案】C,D,F,G,E6.【答案】(1) Because he had to take a new oral English test./Because a new oral English test is coming.(2 ) They

48、 can take it in March.(3 ) It lasts (for) 30 minutes.(4) No/ he didnt.(5 ) He practiced speaking in front of a mirror every day./He kept working hard to improve his pronunciation.四、词汇运用7.【答案】(1) nervous(2) sunglasses(3) none(4) hardly(5 ) show me around(6) come out(7) day by day8.【答案】(1) nervous(2)

49、sunglasses(3) none(4) hardly(5 ) show me around(6) come out(7) day by day试卷第15页，总15页【答案】(1) nervous(2) sunglasses(3) none(4) hardly(5) show me around(6) come out(7) day by day9.【答案】(1) nervous(2) sunglasses(3) none(4) hardly(5) show me around(6) come out(7) day by day10.【答案】(1) nervous(2) sunglasses(3) none(4) hardly(5) show me around(6) come out(