重庆市第三十七中学校2015-2016学年八年级英语下学期第二次月
考试题
第I 卷
I．听力部分（30分）
第一节听问句并选择其正确的答语，听一遍。（1.5×6分）
1. A. Yes, he did. B. No, I wasn’t. C. Yes, I did. 2. A. Three times a month. B. Three times. C. Two months. 3. A. American. B. India. C. English.
4. A. Yes, she is. B. No, it’s longer. C. No, it isn’t.
5. A. Yes, please. B. No, I don’t want it. C. Tea, please.
6. A. I’m not sure yet. B. I’d love to. C. I’ll take a plane there.
第二节听对话及问题，选出最佳答案，听一遍。（1.5×6分）
7. A. No, she didn’t. B. Yes, she did. C. She had fun. 8. A. Boring. B. Busy. C. Hard. 9. A. Twenty-five minutes. B. Fifteen minutes. C. Twenty minutes.
10. A. By train. B. By plane. C. In a car. 11. A. Because he caught the early bus. B. Because he stayed up late. C. Because he got up late.
12. A. Once a month. B. Hardly ever. C. Once a week. 第三节听长对话，回答问题。听两遍。（1.5×4分） 听下面一段材料，回答第13和14小题。
13．Where did Tom go yesterday afternoon?
A. His piano lesson. B. A football match. C. A basketball match.
14．Which school won the match?
A. Tom’s School. B. No. 3 Middle School. C. BashuMiddle School.
听下面一段材料，回答第15和16小题。 15. How long did Mary stay in Hong Kong?
A. Two days. B. Three days. C. Four days. 16. Why doesn’t Mary stay there for a little longer? A. Because the hotel was small but expensive. B. Because she didn’t have a good time there.
C. Because she doesn’t like going away from home for too long. 第四节听短文，选择正确答案，听两遍。（1.5×4）
17. How many ways of going to school are mentioned(被提到) in the passage? A. 2. B. 3. C. 4.
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18. Why don’t they like to take a bus to school?
A. Because they have to get up early to catch the bus. B. Because they don’t like taking a bus. C. Because they live far from school.
19. The students who live at school think their school life is __________.
A. boring B. easy C. fun but a little hard 20. How many students live together at school?
A. 25. B. 10. C. 5. Ⅱ.单项选择。（1×20分）
President Xi Jingping with his wife, Peng Liyuan arrived _____England _____ October th19.
at; in B. in; in C. in; on D. at; on 22．To get more _______，call 12345，please．
A．milks B．information C．dictionaries D．thing 23．---Which do you like _______，PE or art? ---I’m not sure．Maybe PE．
A．the more B．most C．better D．much
24．---Is a bike _______ a car? ---Yes，I think so． A．as more expensive as B．much expensive than C．not as cheapest as D．a lot cheaper than
25．He likes telling jokes and often makes us_______.
A．laughing B．laugh C．to laugh D．laughs 26．---Which month has _______ days in a year? --- February．
A．the most B．least C．more D．the fewest 27．It’s interesting to watch the baby _______her book. A．to see B．read C．watch D．looks at 28. Who is ________ sports of the three?
A. better at B. better in C. the best at D. the better in
29. This kind of car has ____________ seats and sells ___________. You can’t find a second one.
A. the more comfortable; well B. the most comfortable; better C. the most comfortable; the best D. more comfortable; better 30. Simon likes to play the music pretty ________, but I like _________ music. A. loudly; quiet B. louder; quietly C. loudly; quietly D. loud; quiet
31. Julie can dance ______________ Julia. ________ are good dancers.
A. as good as; Both of them B. as beautifully as; They both C. as beautiful as; They both D. as well as; Both of them 32. __________ the meeting, the boss told us an interesting story .
A. With the beginning B. At the beginning of C. With the beginning of D. At the beginning 33. Nowadays many Chinese enjoy using WeChat(微信) because they can ________ what’s
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going
on about their friends in time.
A. find out B. find C. look for D. found
34. -- ______ your father __________ game shows? -- He can’t stand them. A. What do; think about B. How do; like C. What does; think of D. How does; think of
35. I had to buy______ these books because I didn’t know which one was the best. A. both B. all C. neither D. none
36. Mr. Li asks the students_______ in the river, because it’s too dangerous. A. swim B. to swim C. not to swim D. to not swim
37. -- Hi, Jerry! Nirvana in Fire(琅琊榜) is very hot these days around China. --_________. It’s OK.
A. I don’t mind it B. I love it C. I don’t know it D. I can’t stand it
38 What is Lucy going to _____ when she ______ up?
A .do; will grow B. does; grows C. be; will grow D. be; grows Ms Li is a nice old woman_______ beautiful white hair. A. has B. with C. of D. for
The boy _____ a new car. That means it’s ________ new car.
A. owner; his own B owns; own his C owns: his own D. owner; own his Ⅲ. 完型填空。（1×10分）
Washing clothes, folding(叠) quilts, and 41 steamed buns (馒头) ? these were difficult for Liang Jingwei before. But after he took some living skill (生活技能) classes, they are easy for this 42 student at Weifang Experimental School, Shandong.
“At one time, my parents had to help me 43 these things. But now, I can do it all by 44 ,” he said.
Many middle schools opened selective classes (选修课) to teach students living skills. At Liang’s school, students take a one-week long class. Eight students live in the dormitory（宿舍） to learn the skills. “ 45 them are spoiled (宠坏的) at home. They don’t know about necessary living skills. These classes make up for that,” said Zhang Jing, Liang’s teacher. Liang even tried making yogurt. “My yogurt tastes delicious,” he said proudly.
There are some other classes 46 cooking, tea art and financial management (理财). The students must take those classes 47 for 60 minutes in a school year. All these classes have 48 in common. They all try to teach students some important skills for life. Another student, Zhang Yuanfan got better at cutting vegetables 49 the cooking class. But to keep those skills, she practices every day. “It’s not easy. I understand my mother 50 ,” she said. Now, she often cooks at home.
“These classes also help students enjoy their life,” Chen Siyu, Zhang’s cooking teacher said.
A. make B. makes C. making D. made
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A. 12 years old B. 12-years-old C. 12 year-old D. 12-year-old A. do B. doing C. does D. did A. me B. myself C. mine D. my A. Many B. Many of the C. Many of D. Many the A. likes B. for example C. so as D. such as
A. one every week B. once a week C. every a week D. one aweek A. something B. nothing C. everything D. anything
A. by B. in C. with D. for A. good B. fine C. better D. best IV．阅读理解．(2×15) A
“Who needs a shopping mall if you have Taobao?” says Wang Lin, 28, a writer in Beijing.
Taobao, China’s largest online shopping site, is becoming an important part of Wang Lin’s life. She spends a lot of money on Taobao.
Many Chinese internet users like Wang Lin find the happiness of online shopping. Most online shoppers are students or young workers. More women shop on line than men. Clothing and home-use things are the most popular on line.
It was reported that Chinese people spent more than 250 billion(十亿) yuan on line shopping last year, 80% in Taobao.
Taobao means “looking for good” in Chinese. People can find almost everything they need on Taobao, from clothes to books, from toys to DVD players.
You may worry about the security of online shopping, Wang Lin said, “It’s very safe. If you don’t get the things from the sellers or are not satisfied(满意) with them, the shop owner will not get the money. You can also get your money back if you don’t want them.
51. What are the most popular on line?
A. Toys and DVD players. B. Clothes and books C. Clothing and home-use things D. Foods. 52. Taobao is ________.
A. a shopping mall B. an online shopper C. an online shopping site D. a game 53. What does the underline word “security” mean?
A. 质量 B. 安全 C. 信誉 D. 花费 54. Which is the best title (标题) of the passage? A. Wang Lin’s life B. Online shopping in China. C. Shopping on line is not good.
D. Teachers always like shopping on line.
B Joe，75，lived very happily and had a beautiful family．He had four grandchildren，
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and they all visited him in their holidays. But while he was working，he lost his favorite watch．Before they came to visit，Joe was getting ready for his home for the kids：cleaning the house, buying their favorite foods and cooking delicious food..．
The watch was a gift from his deceased(已故的)wife when their first child was born．Joe loved the watch very much．He was very unhappy．
When his grandchildren came，they promised him they would find the watch． One granddaughter asked：“Grandpa，do you remember when you lost your watch? Joe answered：“I guess when l cleaned the barn!”
The children looked for more than two hours but could not find it．
One grandson went to search(搜寻) the barn again，and Joe asked why he was going there．The little boy asked the others not to follow him and to keep silent(安静的)．
He was there for about 15 minutes and then ran to his grandfather．He found the watch!
Joe was surprised and asked how he was able to find it．The little boy said：“I sat there without making a noise，and the barn was so silent．After a few minutes，I heard the ‘tick，tick’ sound and found the watch．” Joe hugged him and thanked the little boy．
This shows the power(力量)of silence．If we stay calm（冷静的），we are better able to find a solution(解决方法)!
55．From Paragraph(段落)2，we learn that Joe______．
A．didn’t know his grandchildren B．liked doing housework very much C．couldn’t stand his grandchildren D．waited for his grandchildren’s visits 56．Joe felt sad when he found the watch was lost because______． A．it was beautiful B．it was a gift from his wife
C．it was very expensive D．it was a gift from his first child 57．One of the grandchildren found the watch by______． A．cleaning the barn
B．searching the barn carefully for two hours
C．making no noise and following the ticking sound D．asking his brothers and sisters for help 58．From the passage we learn that“________”． A．Love keeps us busy all the time．
B．Helping those in need makes one feel good． C．Believe in yourself and you can succeed．
D．Keeping silent sometimes is better than using your voice． C
Who’s building the new China? It’s not the factory owners or the business men．It’s someone else．
We see them every day．They work day and night in the terrible working places and weather．They build the roads，the theaters，the cinemas and the supermarkets．They even clean up our rubbish．They are China’s migrant workers(民工)．
Over 140 million workers left their homes in the countryside to look for jobs
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