2015—2016学年度第一学期12月份月考
---------------------------------八年级英语试题
（满分120分）（时间60分钟）
一、 单项选择（15分）
( ) 1. Could you please ________ so much noise while the baby is sleeping?
A. not to make
B. to make
C. not make D. make
________ ( ) 2. There __________ elephants if we don’t protect them.
_-_-_--_-_--_--_-_-级·班··_·_·_·_·_·_·_·_·_·_·_·_·_·_·_·_·_·__··_ _ _ _ _ _ __·_·_·_·名··姓··· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·A. won’t be any
B. will have no
C. won’t be some
D. will be some
( ) 3. My parents agreed __________ me ___________ the decision by myself.
A. to let, to make
B. letting, make
C. to let, make
D. letting, to make
( ) 4. ---My pet dog was lost yesterday. --- ________.
A. I’m sorry to hear that B. It doesn’t matter C. Don’t be silly D. Don’t mention it
( ) 5. There is no food _______ in the fridge. Let’s go out to buy some.
A. leave B. leaving C. to leave D. left ( ) 6. China ________ much food ________ this country during the war.
A. provided, for B. provides, with C. provided, with
D. provides ,for ( ) 7. You can call me _______ 0987-3384920 or e-mail me ________ Sunflower@163.com
A. on; at
B. at; on C. in; at D. for; at
( ) 8. Do you need more people _______you _______ the vegetables? A. help , water B. to help , water C. help , to water D. to help, watering
( ) 9. What _________snow! I think we can go skiing tomorrow. A .heavy B. heavily C. a heavy D. the heavy ( ) 10. Birds can find food _____ now than before.
A. easy B. easier C. easily D. more easily
( ) 11. The old woman has__ useful horse and horse can do a lot of things for her. A. an; a
B. the; a
C. an; the D. a; the
( ) 12. Don’t forget ________ an umbrella with you. It’s going to rain.
A. to bring
B. to take
C. taking
D. bringing
( ) 13 . The sentence structure（结构）of “Teachers ask me to finish the homework on time” is
____________.
A. S+V+DO B. S+V+IO+DO C. S+V+DO+OC D. S+V+P
( ) 14. I think _____ necessary for us ______ the birds. A. it; protect B. its; to protect
C. it’s; protecting D. it; to protect
( ) 15. ---- __________, Peter? ---- I have a bad cold.
A. What do you like B. Where are you C. What’s the matter with you D. What’s the weather like
二、完形填空（10分）
The hippopotamus, or hippo（河马）, lives in the hot part of Africa（非洲）. 1 humans, dogs, and whales, it is a mammal（哺乳动物. That is, its babies are 2 alive, and they drink milk from the mother’s body.
The hippopotamus is a 3 animal with a big head and mouth. It 4 four tons, or about 4,000 kilograms. Its stomach is seven meters long, and it eats only plants. It is a mammal, but it 5 a lot of time in the water.
6 the daytime, it sleeps beside a river or a lake. Sometimes it wakes up. Then it goes under the water to get some 7 for food and never catches fish or hunts other animals. It can close its nose and stay 8 water for ten minutes. Its ears, eyes, and nose are high up on its head. It can stay with its body under the water and only its ears, eyes, and nose above the water. Then it can breathe（呼吸） the air. At night, the hippo walks on the nearby land and looks for food. It never goes very 9 the water.
A baby hippo often stands on its mother’s 10 -- the part of the body between the neck and legs. The mother looks for food underwater. The baby rides with a sure footing on her mother above the water. ( ) 1. A. With B. Unlike C. Such D. Like ( ) 2. A. lives B. stayed C. leave D. born ( ) 3. A. small B. large C. slim D. weak ( ) 4. A. reach B. weighs C. own D. runs ( ) 5. A. spends B. takes C. costs D. pays ( ) 6. A. At B. When C. For D. During ( ) 7. A. vegetables B. fishes C. plants D. insects ( ) 8. A. above B. on C. under D. beside ( ) 9. A. far from B. long enough C. close to D. near by ( ) 10. A. stomach B. back C. mouth D. head 二、 阅读理解 (30分）
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