八年级下英语第二次月考考试题

1、八年级第二次月考英语试题第I卷（选择题，共 50 分）一、单项选择（10 分）1. There isnt_in the room.A. some one elseB. else some one C .anyone else D. else anyone2. He has bee n running_.A. si nee two hours B. for two hours C. two hours ago D. for two oo cl3. I can hardly hear what it is saying on TV . Would you please_？A. turn it up

2、B. turn it dow nC. tur n it onD. turn it off4. Its too hot . Would you mind my _ . Please do it now.the door?A. to open; OKB. to open; Of course notC. ope ning; Certainly not D. ope ning; Of course5. It s not polite to_when people stand in front of you.A. cut in lineB. cut li neC. cut a lineD. cut i

3、 n lines6. Oh! It s so loud. Zhou Xinase_the music.A. turn dow nB. turn onC. turn upD. turn off7. When he heard the _ news , he got _ .A. annoying ; annoyingB. anno yed ; anno yedC. annoying ; anno yedD. anno yed; annoying8. Bob, it s getting cold outside._ take a jacketAll right, Mum.A. Why do youB

4、. Why notC. Why did you9. I have ever bee n to Water World .D. Why dontA. Me, tooB. Me, neither10. Your father isnt a teacher, is he?_ . He works in a hospital.A. Yes, he isB. No, he isnt二、完形填空（10 分）C. Me alsoD. Me bothC. Yes, he isntD. No, he isEvery one of us wants to study En glish11 and make gre

5、at progress in study ing En glish.But the most importa nt thing 12 we should have better ways of study ing.Last term Wang Fei was very poor in En glish and failed 13 each exam. Because he didn tlike practicing 14 .He just 15 two hours a day looking up every new word in thedictio nary. Of course he c

6、ould nt remember them. Si nee this term he 16 to study En glish inthe new way his teacher taught him. He lear ns new words in phrases and senten ces.17 hereads aloud every day for 18 an hour. He pays 19 attention （注意）to thepronunciation （发音），spelling，writing and so on. He tries to speak English 20 h

7、e can. Little by littlehe finds himself really improving in English.I hope Wang Feis experie nee will help you a lot.11.A. goodB. wellC. niceD. less ons12.A. will beB. isC. wasD. be13. A. atB. inC. onD. to14.A. to read loudlyB. of readi ng aloudC. readi ng aloudD.read loud15.A.spendsB. tookC.spentD.

8、cost16.A. triesB. triedC. has triedD. tryi ng17.A. In homeB. At the homeC. By homeD.At home18.A. aboutB. at mostC. at lastD.in end19.A. a lot ofB. manyC. many aD.more20. A.so much asB. as many asC. so much as toD.as much as三、阅读理解（30 分）AIn the Un ited States, pare nts usually en courage their childre

9、 n to develop their pote ntial （ 潜能）.They pay attention to what their kids can do, not what they can t. As a result, US boys andgirls hope to be actors, athletes and doctors; many even want to become presidents when they grow up.US pare nts often en courage their childre n to take part in all kinds

10、of activities at school. They believe that joining inthese activities can make their children mature（成熟）.Schoolwork is importa nt, but they think that social skills are important as well.But things in China are differe nt. Chin ese pare nts ofte n tell their childre n to study hard and pass exams. T

11、hey thi nkthat, for a stude nt, stay ing away from schoolbooks means wast ing time. This puts a lot of pressure on Chinese students, soleaders in China s education department hacalled for less homework at the lower grades. Only healthy kids can become healthy adults.21. American parents think that _

12、 .A. Schoolwork is as important as social skillsB. Schoolwork is more important than social skillsC. Schoolwork is less important than social skillsD. Pass ing exams is the most importa nt for their childre n22. Why do many America n childre n have their dream jobs?A. Because they start school earli

13、er than Chinese children.B. Because they study hard.C. Because their pare nts en courage them to do less homework.D. Because their parents usually pay attention to what they can do , not what they can t.23. Chinese parents think that _.A. tak ing part in all kinds of activities at school can make th

14、eir childre n matureB. stay ing away from schoolbooks means wasti ng timeC. their childre n should do what they want to doD. social skills is n ecessary for the stude nts at lower grades24. According to this passage the writer thinks_ .A. Chinas education is better than America sB. Americas educatio

15、n is better than China sC. Chin ese stude nts at the lower grades should have more homeworkD. Chinese students have less pressure than America sBMy n ame is Betty San ders. I m a teleph one 话务员 tor, and work for a compa ny. Myjob is very interesting. I love it very much. I work five days a week , an

16、d my hours are from 9 o clock to 5 ok. Idtoc lot ofthings I place Iong-distanee （长途）calls for people ; I answeredquestions, and I help people when they are in trouble.Today, for example , I had an interesting experienee. At 11 o clock gos anoaHi ingfrom a man. I don t know who he wa. He was in troub

17、le and I could tell that he was worried about something. He gave meaddress and asked me to send an ambulanee （救护车）right away. I asked him if somebody was hurt , but he did nt an swermy questi on. He told me he n eeded a doctor at once, so I said I d call an ambula nee for him but I still wan ted to

18、knowwhat was wrong. Then he said ,“ Our keys are gone! ” I did nt un dersta nd that! Why would he n eed an ambula nee justbecause he could nt find his keys? Then I found out what the trouble was. The man and his wife left the car keys on a coffeetable , and later they could nt find them. Their littl

19、e boy Joh nny was playing in the room , and they thought he swallowed（吞下）them.But before I could help him , he told me he would nt n eed an ambula nce anymore. His wife found the keys in her bag.They were there all the time.25. Betty San ders works_ .A. in a factory B. in a shop C. in a compa nyD. i

20、n a hospital26. She works.CJack had gone to the university to study history, but at the end of his first year, his history professor（教授）failed him in his exams, and Jack would have to leave the university. However, his father decided that he wouldgo to see the professor to urge（ 强烈要求 ）him to let Jac

21、k go on his studies the follow ing year.“ He s a good boy, ” said hisfanrobif you let him pass this time, I m sure helot next year and pass the exam at the end of it really well”“ Nono, that quite impossible Said the professor at once, “ Doyou know, last month I asked himwhen Napoleon had died, and

22、he didn t know! ”“ Pleasesir, give him another chance（机会）.Said Jack father. “ Yousee, I rafraid we don t takeany newspapers in our house, so none of us even know that Napoleon was ill.11. Jack would have to leave the uni versity because_.A. he did nt like historyB. he did nt pass the examA. forty ho

23、urs a weekC. from Mon day to Saturday27. The man called Betty because_ .A. he thought Betty was a doctorC. he n eeded an ambula nce to save his son.28. In fact （事实上），his keys_.A. were swallowed by his little sonC. were left in the car29. From the passage we can see_ .A. Betty San ders likes her work

24、B. Bettys job is to place Ion g-dista nceC. the man s little boy likes playing with keysD. doctors can help people find keys30. 翻译划线部分的句子B. from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.D. seve n days a weekB.he had lost his keysD. his son was illB. were on a coffee tableD. were put in his wifes bagll improve aC. he was a g

25、ood boyD. he did nt know Napole on was ill12. Jack s father wan ted the professor_ .A. to tell him a storyB. to give Jack a less onC. to let Jack pass his exams that timeD. to let Jack leave the uni versity13. In “ at the end of it it”herwords“ .A. Jack s examsB. the universityC. Jack s first yearD.

26、 Jack s second year14. Impossibiemea ns_.A. possibleB. not possible C. un trueD. not true15. Jack did nt know whe n Napole on had died because_ .A. he did nt do well in his historyB. he did nt take any n ewspaperC. he did nt know Napole onD. he did nt know Napole on left the uni versity第U卷（非选择题 70 分

27、）四、 词汇（15 分）A） 根据句意和汉语提示写单词1. These people are singing to_（募集）money for those African children.2. Theyve never seen a _ （夕卜国人）.3. What a _ （极好的）news report he wrote! All of us were proud of him.4. I ve neve_ （看见）that TV show before .5. I want to get my sister something special for her birthday. Can

28、you give me some _ （建议）？B）用所给单词的正确形式填空1. I got the pen on my_ （twelve） birthday.2. My brother s hobby is_ （collect） shells.3. Tom was the first stude nt_（get） to school every day.4. Would you mind_（borrow） your book?5. Could you please_（not ope n） the window6. _ （drop） litter is n ever allowed all o

29、ver the world.7. Who_ （discover） America in 1492?8. Have you_ （see） the film Hero ?Yes. I saw it last year.9. It seems strange_ （visit） a city at night.10. The girl has _ a flight attendant for 2 years.五、 按要求改写句子，每空一词。（10 分）1. What about buying your mom a scarf as her birthday gift? （改写句子，意思不变）_ you

30、_ your mom a scarf as her birthday gift?2. The dog is so difficult that he can（改写句子 e o 意思不变）The dog is_ difficult for him_ take care of.3. Tom has work in the bank for 5 years.（改为同义句）Tom began to work in the bank _ _ _ .4. She has already finished the homework.（变为否定句）She _ _ the homework_ .5. Pete

31、never cleaned the floor,_ _ ?（完成反意疑问句）六、根据情景完成对话，每空一词（10 分）A = Andrew B = MikeA: Hi, Mike. I want to have a class party. Could you help me 1 it?B: Yes , sure, An drew. When shall we have the party?A: How 2 today?B: Today? But if we 3 it today, most classmates come. They were pla nning to volun teer

32、to do something for thePeople s Home.A: Le t s have it tomorrow then.B: We 4 have a test the day after tomorrow? We ll have to study for the test.A: What about 5 it this Saturday afternoo n?B: It s OK.A : What shall we do 6 the party? Why not 7 a movie together?B: I m afraid it s not a good idea. Bo

33、ys won t like doiing thsartUetames. sA: Good idea .B: Would you mi nd 9 food for us the n?A: No 10 .B: Thanks a lot.A: Don t mention it.七、根据汉语意思完成各句，每空一词（10 分）1.从现在起，我必须尽力不再迟到。I must try_ _ _aga in from now on.2. 他对集邮很感兴趣。He_ _ stamps.3. 在公共场合，我们说话声音最好小一点。It s better to_ our voice _ in _ _.4你曾经收到的最好

34、礼物是什么？What is the best gift you _5.这种款式你的已经卖完了。We ve_ of your size in this style.八、 任务型阅读（10 分）请认真阅读下面短文，在短文后表格中的空白处填上适当的单词或短语。If you think you are too shy and want to be a little bit braver, just try the following things:Be open to others. Tell people you are shy. There is no n eed to hide it. When

35、 they get to know you are ashy kid, they will understand you better. This also helps you feel more comfortable in talks.Try to smile more. When you smile, people think you are friendly and easy to talk with. Remember thatother people have feelings, too; and most people will stay away from an an gry-look ing face.Learn to be a good talker . If you find it hard to start a conversation, say something nice about peoplearound you. Think about how great you feel whe n some one says someth ing nice to you. Doesn t it make youwant to keep talking to that person?Get your attention elsewhere Th