外研版八年级上册英语考试卷及答案

1、2016 八年级英语月考测试卷2016 年 12月第 I 卷选择题（共74 分）I.单项填空（本题共16小题，每小题1分，共16分） 从各题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。1. Dalian is beautiful city. It s in the north of China.A. aB. anC. theD. /2. Whats the matter you, Tony? You look pale.A. inB. forC. againstD.with3. Teahouse the changes in Chinese society over fifty years

2、.A. causesB. describes C. produces D.improves 4. My teacher had a long with me yesterday and she gave mesome useful advice.A. experienceB. situationC. conversation D.pronunciation5. Betty was late for school this morning the traffic was too heavy.A. becauseB. ifC. thoughD.while6. -How much is your n

3、ew English dictionary?-It me 200 yuan, more or less.A. tookB. costC. spentD.paid 7. The river is too deep. You be careful.A. canB. mayC. mightD.must8. I m in a hurry. What is way to get there?A. fastB. fasterC. fastestD. the fastest9. -What s your plan for the winter holidays?-I ve no idea, but I ha

4、ve decided at home and have a good restfirst.A. stayB. to stayC. stayedD. staying10. They arrived while we the class meeting.A. haveB. are havingC. were having D.had 11. Look at the dark clouds! It s snowy tomorrow.A. probablyB. carefullyC. reallyD.especially 12. The small local school, so Jo now ha

5、s to go to a school far away.A. lifted upB. closed downC. looked upD.took away 13. -is the temperature in Canada in winter?-No idea.A. HowB. WhatC. How many D.How much14. China s Chang'e-3 and the lunar rover （月球车）Yutu on themoon successfully on December 14h.How proud we are!A. landedB. trainedC

6、. cheeredD.grew 15. If we don't hurry up, we won't be to catch the coach.A. from time to timeB. all the timeC. in the endD.in time16. -Why don't we try to find some English pen friends? We can write to them.A. Thanks a lot.B. Ready?C. Don't worry.D.That's a good idea.II.完形填空（一）（本

7、题共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分） 阅读下面短文，理解其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出可填入空白 处的最佳选项。There was once a farmer who lost his watch in his barn （谷仓）.The watch was not expensive but was very _17_ to him because it was a _18_ from his father.After _19_ the barn for a long time, he gave up and asked for _20_ from a group of child

8、ren playing nearby.He told them that he would reward（奖赏）anyone who found the watch.Hearing this, the children hurried inside the barn _21_. They searched everywhere but still could not find the watch. Just _22_ the farmer was going to give up （放弃）,a little boy went up to him and asked him for anothe

9、r _23_.“Why no（?Ater ahis boyThe farmer looked at him and thought, looks _24_ enough. ”So the farmer sent the little boy back into the barn. After a while the little boy came out _25_the watch in his hand! The farmer was both happy and surprised, so he asked the boy how he made it.The boy replied,“I

10、 did nothingab qtuietly and26 for the sound of the watch.This shows us that sometimes a peaceful mind canthink better than an excited one.17. A. important interesting18. A. chess dictionary19. A. finding watching20. A. money help21. A. loudly suddenly22. A. after23. A. way24. A. serious pleased25. A

11、. with26. A. looked preparedIII.阅读理解（一）B. expensiveC. usefulD.B. giftC. jokeD.B. searchingC. studyingD.B.dangerC. workD.B. slowlyC. immediatelyD.B. whenC. ifD. because力B. chanceB. magicB. withoutB. listened（本题共19小题，每小题C. lessonC. naturalC. forC. tasted2分，共38分）D. smileD.D. againstD.A .阅读下列短文，从各题所给的四个

12、选项中，选出最佳选项。Passage 1More and more people are using cars in many places in Africa today.However, things are different in Malawi（ 马拉维 ）.Bikes are the most popular in this African country.Bike riding is a way of life in Malawi. People use them to carry heavy things. They also use bikes to carry people,

13、 especially tourists. These years, taking a “bicycle taxi “ to travel around Malawi has become quite popular among tourists from all over the world.If you go to Malawi, you will find a lot of bike taxis waiting on the sides of the roads. The riders make the bikes comfortable for passengers to sit on

14、. You can jump on a bike taxi and get around at a very low cost.Alice is a 21-year-old student from Canada. She enjoys the special bike riding a lot. “I really like the bike taxi," she says. "It ' s easy and cheap.usually pays just $1 for going shopping in town.28-year-old Panjira Khom

15、be began to ride a bike taxi two years ago. Theyoung man enjoys this job. “I used to make boats for a living, but that' s a hardjob. Being a bike taxi rider is easy for me and I don' t mind carrying heavypeople, he says.27. Bikes are the most popular way for people to get somewhere inA. Afri

16、caB. AsiaC. MalawiD. Hawaii28. From the passage we learn that people there do nt use bikes to carryA. heavy things B. local peopleC. animalsD. tourists29. Alice enjoys the bike taxi because it's.A. always waiting on the sides of the roadsB. popular all over the worldC. safe and interestingD. eas

17、y and cheap30. Panjira Khombe thinks that.A. traveling is comfortableB. making boats is difficultC. riding a bike taxi is cheapD. carrying heavy people is enjoyable31. What 'the best title for this passage?A. Bike RidersB. A Strange CountryC. Bike TaxisD. A Cheap JourneyPassage 2More Than A ZooP

18、OPCORN PARK ZOO mrr fW wild HA哂Popcorn Park is a very special place.Workers at the zoo care for hurt or sick （生病 的）animals.At first this unusual place was not a zoo. It was called the Forked River Animal Care Center. The workers there took care of lost or unwanted cats and dogs.The change began in 1

19、977 when a raccoon 沈熊）needed help. The workers cared for the animal. Finally it was better, but it could not care for itself. So people had to allow the raccoon to live at the center.After that, people began taking all kinds of hurt or homeless animals there. So many animals were living at the cente

20、r that it became more like a zoo. It was time for a new name.Popcorn Park Zoo got its funny name because many of the animals there like to eat popcorn （爆米花）.Also workers at the zoo sell the popcorn to help make money to care for the animals. People buy the popcorn to feed the animals as well.Popcorn

21、 Park Zoo now takes care of more than 200 kinds of animals. All the animals at the zoo get lots of care and love.32. Workers at the zoo look after.A. only homeless cats and dogsB. hurt or sick animalsC. all the unwanted cats and dogsD. young or old animals33. Which animal was the first to live at th

22、e zoo?A. An unwanted dog.B. An unwanted cat.C. A raccoon.D. A tiger.34. The zoo got its name because.A. the popcorn at the zoo tastes bestB. workers at the zoo like to eat popcornC. many animals there like to eat popcornD. visitors can make popcorn themselves there 35. From the text we can know that

23、.A. the zoo was a very famous park in the pastB. people look after the animals well at the zooC. the zoo spends much money feeding the animalsD. animals at the zoo don't want to go back to their natural homes36. This passage probably comes from.A. a science bookB. a travel magazineC. a weather r

24、eportD. a history bookPassage 3The Story of the Two FrogsA group of frogs were traveling through the forests, and two of them fell into a deep hole. When the other frogs saw how deep the hole was, they told the pair that they were as good as dead The two frogs ignored （忽视） what they said and tried t

25、o jump up and out of the hole. The other frogs kept telling them to stop, that they were as good as dead. Finally, one of the frogs followed what the other frogs were saying and gave up. He fell down and died. The other frog continued to jump as hard as he could. Once again, the other frogs shouted

26、at him to stop the pain and just wait to die. He jumped even harder until finally he made it out. The other frogs were astonishe（d 吃惊） and said, "Didn t you hear us?" The frog told them that he was deaf and that he thought they were encouraging （鼓励） him all the time.The story teaches us a

27、lesson:There is the power （力量）of life and death in the language we use, andin what we say, and in how we say it.So be careful of what you say.37. What happened to the frogs in the forests?A. They lost their way.B. They had a terrible accident.C. Two of them fell into a deep hole.D. Two of them beat

28、the others.38. What does they were as good as deadprobably mean in English?A. they were going to dieB. they would be best friends after they diedC. they were good enough to get out of the holeD. they would get help if they were good to each other39. A frog in the hole stopped jumping because .A. it

29、was not strongB. it was waiting to some helpC. it was in a bad situationD. it followed the other frog s words40. The other frog made himself out of the hole because .A. he could not hear wellB. he kept trying without giving upC. he was good at jumpingD. he accepted help from the otherfrogs41. From t

30、he passage we can learn that .A. some frogs are really very badB. a bad beginning makes a bad endingC. we should practice jumping sometimesD. we should learn to encourage people Passage 4B .阅读短文，根据短文内容，从所给的六个选项中选出可以填入空白处 的最佳选项，使短文意思完整，连贯。（有两项为多余选项）In the spring and summer months, thunderstorms are c

31、ommon. They happen often and in thunderstorms, lightning （ 闪电）can hit people and buildings and 42.You may not know that about 1,800 thunderstorms are happening at any moment around the world and many people die from lightning every year.So what should we do during a lightning storm? We should follow

32、 these safety rules.If you are indoors during a thunderstorm:* Stay away from anything that is metal（ 金属）because lightning can come into the house through it.* Don't stand near the windows.* Don't take a shower or bath. 43.* Never use the phone. Lightning could travel through the phone line

33、and hit you.44.* 45.* Go into a nearby building or car right away. If there's no building around, try to find a low place to stay in.because the lightning could hit the tree and travelA. IB.through the tree to hit you.* Never use a mobile phone.Heitors 2 分,满分10弊榔界。域gatlapLE. Trydo嬲 fem!as）soon a

34、s F. But it is very important for us to learn aboutA: Today we are talking-to Mark Cavalcani, a lightning.tennis player. Mark, good morning.C. it iD. LigW听给的七个选项中选出可以慎ou踹完整。（有greatA. but my first love is tennis. ?B. Ann, my sister is really good at running.C. I'm British.D. What time does it sta

35、rt? ?E. Good morning.:F. Ah, that's nice! * ,G. I'm glad to be here. .B: 46.A: Now Mark, your family name 's interesting.B: That's right. My grandfather's Italian. But my parents grew up here in Britain. So 47.A: And is tennis the only sport in your life? ?B: No, not at all. I lo

36、ve swimming as well as basketball, 48.A: Are there any other tennis players in your family?B: No, not really. My mother often goes climbing on weekends and49.A: Thank you, Mark. I hope you had a good time with us.B: Sure.50.?第II卷 非选择题（共66分）V.完型填空（二）（本题共13题，每小题2分，共26分）A.根据对话内容，用方框内所给词或短语的适当形式填空，使短文内容

37、完整。（每个词或短语只能用一次）large small China noise country be talk about hanBeoty: What are you doing?Tony: I ' m preparing some notes for a report called“Our growingpopulation ” .Lingling: Well, we ' re het right place to 51.that! Beijing is a huge city with a 52.population. That causes a lot of probl

38、ems, such as too much traffic and 53.Betty: It ' s not only Beijing. Populationncrease is a big problem in many 54. Do you know how many babies 55.born every minute in the world?Tony: No. Can you tell me?Betty: Over 250! That makes over 131.4 million births a year.Lingling: I can ' t believe

39、 it!Betty: The population of China is about 1.37 billion. That almost one fifth of theworld ' s population, that is, about 7 billion.Tony: 56.a minute! I will write that down too!Betty: But in the future, 57.population won' t grow so fast, because families are getting 58.Lingling: How do you

40、 know all this?Betty: I wrote my report yesterday!Tony: Great, thanks! Now I can write my report!B.阅读下面短文，在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。（每空 格限填一词）OK, class. Next week in Biology （生物） we' ll be studying animals fromAfrica. We ' Halrm about what they eat, where they live, when they59.from place to plac

41、e, and so on. I' d like you to see some moviesabout African animals. You ' ll have toOtake while watching. I ' llalso take you to the library where you can check out a book to get more61. You must choose one animal to do a report on. Reports will befive pages long, including pictures. Yo

42、u' ll have three weeks to finish yourreports. Tell me which animal you want to write about as soon as62. First come first served. Nobody can do the report on the same animal. 63.you need help when finding an animal for your report, I ' ll be glad to help you choose one next week.VI.阅读理解（二）（本

43、题共 5小题，每小题2分，共10分）Passage5阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，回答下列问题。One day, when Henry was working in a restaurant, a snake suddenly appeared and bit his hand.A few days earlier, the snake arrived from Asia in a box of bananas. It climbed out and hid somewhere."I was trying to pick it up when it bit me again. I th

44、rew it across the kitchen, and it landed on a table."While the snake was lying on the table, Henry quickly picked up his mobile phone and took a photo with it. Then the snake hid behind the fridge.When Henry was trying to find the snake, his hand began to hurt badly. He hurried to hospital. As

45、the doctors were checking him, the pain got worse. But they could not help him because they didn't know what kind of snake bit him.As he was lying there in great pain, Henry suddenly remembered the photo. The doctors sent the photo to a zoo. As soon as they learned what kind of snake bit him, th

46、ey gave Henry the right medicine, and he left hospital the next day."So if a snake bites you, take out your mobile phone or camera. Take its photo, and show the photo to the doctors," suggests Henry. "But as you know, the snake won't smile!" 64. What is the story mainly about?65. How did the snake arrive at Henry 's restaurant?66. When did the snake bit Henry again?67. Could the doctors give Henry the right medicine after checking him?68. What can you learn from this story?VII. 写A. 句子翻译，将下列句子