8上第一次月考试卷Unit1-2

1、学校_ 班级_ 姓名_ 考试号_ 2014-2015学年初二第一学期阶段性测试（英语）听力部分（20分）笔试部分（80分）一、单项选择（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）( )1. Lily is _ honest girl, and she is _ best student in his class.A. a; a B. an; the C. a; the D. the; the( )2. Which do you like _, coffee _ water? A. best; and B. better; and C. better; or D. best; or( )3. What

2、 about _food? -OK. A. to eat some B. eating some C eating any D to eat any( )4. This piece of music makes him _ one of the most popular _. A. become; singers B becomes; singer C becomes; singers D. become; singer( )5. Each student should listen to the teacher carefully _. A. over class B. in class C

3、. in classroom D. after class( )6. -_? - He is friendly and helpful. A. What is Simon like B. What is Simon look C. How is Simon like D. What does Simon like( )7. The milk smells _, please dont throw it away. A. good B well C bad D badly( )8. John is much shorter than his sister, but he jumps _ she

4、does. A as good as B as best as C as high as D as higher as ( )9. Xiao Li has _ homework and she really doesnt know _ first. A. much too; what to do B. too much; to do what C. much too; to do what D. too much; what to do( )10. Which season do you like _, spring, summer, autumn, or winter? A good B b

5、etter C best D well( )11. Do you have _ to tell me, Miss Xu? A. something else B anything else C else something D else anything( )12. Things are _ on the moon _ on the earth. A. much lighter, than B. much heavier, than C as heavy, as D not so light, as ( )13.The old writer lives _, but he doesnt fee

6、l_. A. alone; alone B alone; lonely C lonely; lonely D lonely; alone( )14. - Shall we go to the cinema? -_ A. Thank you. B. Here you are. C. Not at all. D. Good idea.( )15.-This book is really cheap! - The _, the better. Im short of money. A. cheap B. cheaper C expensive D more expensive二、完型填空（共10小题

7、，每小题1分，满分10分）A woman saw three old men sitting outside the door. She said, “I dont think I know you, but you must be very hungry. Please come in and have something _1_.”“We dont go into a house _2_ ”they replied.“Why is that?” she asked.One of the old men answered, “His name is Wealth(财富), this is S

8、uccess, and I am Love.” Then he said, “Now go in and _3_ with your family which one of us you want in your house.”The woman went in and told her family what had happened, she said, “Lets invite Wealth. We are so _4_.” Her husband disagreed, “My dear, why dont we invite Success? Dont you want me to b

9、e a successful man? Then her daughter asked, “Would it be _5_ to invite Love? Our life will then be filled with love!”In the end the family decided to take the _6_ advice. The woman went out and asked, “_7_ one of you is Love? Please come in and be our guest.” Love got up and started walking to the

10、house. The other two also got up and _8_ him. Surprised, the lady asked Wealth and Success, “ I _9_ invite Love. Why are you coming along? The two old men answered, “If you had invited Wealth or Success, the other two would have to stay out, but since you have invited Love. _10_ he goes, we go with

11、him. Where there is Love, there is Wealth and Success.”( ) 1. A. to say B. to eat C. to use D. to drink( ) 2. A. together B. alone C. crowdedly D. lonely( ) 3. A. play B. exercise C. agree D. discuss( ) 4. A. poor B. rich C. lucky D. happy( ) 5. A. worse B. better C. less D. more( ) 6. A. fathers B.

12、 mothers C. daughters D. parents( ) 7. A. which B. who C. what D. whom( ) 8. A. left B. followed C. stopped D. pulled( ) 9. A. only B. hardly C. never D. almost( ) 10. A. whenever B. whatever C. however D. wherever三、阅读理解（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）AO. Henry, a famous American writer of short stories, was bor

13、n in North Carolina in 1862. O. Henry was a pen name. His real name was William Sydney Porter. When he was a young boy, he did not go to school for long because of being born in a poor family, but he tried to teach himself everything he needed to know. When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went t

14、o Texas. There he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank. But he got himself into some trouble. Some money went missing from the bank. O. Henry was believed to have stolen it, so he was sent to prison(监狱). During the three years in prison, he learned to wr

15、ite short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and went on writing. He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because almost all of them finished with a sudden change. This made the readers surprised.() 1. _ was the real name of the

16、famous American writer. A. O. HenryB. William Sydney PorterC. CarolinaD. Texas() 2. O. Henry was sent to prison because _.A. people thought he had stolen money from the newspaper.B. People thought he had stolen money from the bank.C. he wanted to write stories about prisoners.D. he broke the law (法律

17、) by not using his own name() 3. Which of the following is true?A. O. Henry was from a rich familyB. O. Henry was in school for a long time.C. O. Henry learned everything he needed by himself.D. O. Henry liked writing stories when he was a little boy.() 4. O. Henry got most materials for his stories

18、 from _. A. his happy life as a boyB. New York and the poor of the city C. the newspaperD. his life in prison() 5. People enjoyed reading O. Henrys stories because _. A. they had surprising endingsB. they were easy to understand C. they showed love for the poorD. they were about New YorkBLong, long

19、ago there was a very foolish thief. Do you know what he did one day? When he wanted to steal(偷) the bell on his neighbours door, he walked up to the door, took hold of(抓住) the bell and pulled hard. The bell made a very loud noise. The thief was afraid and went home.Then he sat down to think, “I must

20、 do something about the noise,” he said. He thought and thought. At last he had an idea. “Ah, Ill put some cotton in my ears. Then I wont be able to hear the noise.” The next day he went to the door of his neighbour, and took hold of the bell. This time he pulled even harder. The bell rang loudly, b

21、ut the thief did not hear anything. With another hard pull he got the bell out. Just then the neighbour came running out.“Steal my bell? Ill teach you a lesson(教训),” the angry man shouted. And he hit the thief on the nose.The foolish thief did not know how the neighbour found out he was stealing the

22、 bell. “Why did he come out just then?” he wondered(感到疑惑).( )6. The thief was trying to get .A. his neighbour B. his neighbours doorbellC. some cotton D. a door with a bell on it( )7. The thief put some cotton in his ears. He thought it would be for him to steal the doorbell. A. safe B. difficult C.

23、 dangerous D. easy( )8. The neighbour ran out probably(很可能) because .A. he knew his doorbell was being stolen B. he thought someone was eager(渴望的)to visit himC. he realized(意识到)something strange happenedD. Both B and C( )9. The neighbour hit the thief to .A. give him lessons B. punish

24、 (惩罚) him for stealingC. help him with the bell D. be his teacher( )10. Which of the following is TRUE?A. The thief understood why he was hit on the nose.B. The thief knew why the neighbour came out.C. The thief thought the neighbour could not hear the bell.D. The thief didnt want to

25、know why the neighbour ran out just at the time he stole the doorbell.CLife of middle school students in Singapore In Singapore, many middle school students spend a lot of time on their studies. People always think that good schooling is the key to success. So many of these students try their best t

26、o get good results in their exams. They have a lot of homework every day and exams are usually a big problem to them. Sometimes, a few even have to go to evening classes after school because of the pressure(压力) of exams. Students have many afterschool activities to do at school, such as sports games

27、, dance groups, swimming and rockclimbing. At weekends they have enough free time to do what they like. Most students like to listen to pop music. Hollywood films, Hong Kong and Singapore films are every popular, too. Some of them also spend their free time searching the Internet, e-mailing their fr

28、iends, and playing computer and video games. They sometimes go to cafes, fast-food restaurants, shopping centers and big bookshops. They also join in community service(社区服务)。 So life of middle school students in Singapore is not easy but rich and colourful.( )11. Many students think that good school

29、ing can help them _. A. enjoy their free time B. have less homework C. be good at playing games D. be successful in the future( )12. A few students go to evening classes after school because_. A. they cant learn anything useful at school B. they are afraid to fail their exams C. they have nothing to

30、 do after school D. they always get good results in their exams( )13. Which of the following belongs to after-school activities for the students in Singapore? A. searching the Internet B. Watching films C. Dancing. D. Listening to pop music( ) 14. What DONT the students do at weekends according to t

31、he passage? A. Playing basketball. B. Watching films. C. Listening to pop music D. E-mailing their friends.( )15. What does the underlined word “rich” mean in Chinese? A.富有的 B.丰富的 C.单调的 D.紧张的四、词汇运用（共20小题，每小题0.5分，满分10分）1. Simon is an （诚实）boy. We all like him. 2. He likes telling （谎言）? None of us beli

32、eve him3. What will you do （在.期间）the coming Mid-autumn Festival?4. We never feel （无聊）in English class.5. You can read these （杂志）in the reading-room.6.He often sleeps with his eyes open _(张大地).7. I hate the (广告)when I watch TV.8. Sandys drawing is the best in the dr

33、awing _ (比赛).9. Xiao Wang is a top student. And he always likes (讨论)with his class.10. My English teacher has a good sense of (幽默).11. Li Lei is the _(clever) student in my class.12. This Maths problem is not difficult for you. You can wok it out (easy).13. Laura is a lovely girl with (smile) eyes.1

34、4. Is Millie ready (share) her cake with her friends?15. They had a good time (play) football.16.The weather is (bad)today than yesterday.17. The teachers often tells us ( not spend ) too much time watching TV.18. My elder sister is a little than me. (thin)19. Ill try my best ( help )Mr Green. 20. (

35、swim) in the river is dangerous.五、根据首字母提示完成句子(10) One day, while I was sitting in my car in a parking area, I n_1_ a young boy in front of my car. "What is the boy doing?" I asked myself and looked closely. "Oh, he is p_2_up a coin from the ground. " When he s_3_up, we saw each o

36、ther clearly , He was not o_4_ than ten and was wearing one blue glove(手套) and one brown glove. His coat was too small for him.As he walked away, I saw his shoes which were too old to w_5_, I rolled down my window and called him over.1 asked him if he n_6_some money. He r_7_, "No. That's ok

37、ay. "The parking area was wet, 1 could tell that his f_8_were cold because he kept moving his weight from one foot to the other,"Please," 1 held out a five-dollar bill(钞票). "It's not much, but when the money is shared, it is much more useful. " I said.He took off one of

38、his gloves and took the money from my hand. His small hand was red and cold.He smiled and went away after s_9_ "Thank you!" to me. That smile made me f_10_ warm in the cold winter.1._ 2._ 3._ 4._ 5._6._ 7._ 8._ 9._ 10._六、任务型阅读(10) Have you heard about “Survival (生存) Holidays”? “Survival Ho

39、lidays” is for children to go into the lonely place for exciting activities(活动). Now about 1,100 companies(公司) are asked to take children into the great outdoors without their parents. The reason why people like “Survival Holidays” is that they think being close to nature is good for children. Many

40、children in big cities spend all time watching TV and playing computer games. “Survival Holidays” gives them an important change. Is “Survival Holidays” a wonderful idea? Maybe it is. Children need more free time to play. They need to be left on their own, without adults disturbing (打扰) them. Parent

41、s care too much about their children. They like to see the children being busy with activities that are controlled (支配) by adults, but children dont know what to do when they are in danger. Even something like crossing a small river seems to be a hard challenge (挑战). Children are not comfortable with danger. Even small danger like getting their feet wet or falling down seems v