2012年八年级下学期五月月考
英语试题
听力部分（25分）
Ⅰ.听对话，选择相应的图片（每小题1分，共5分）
Ⅱ.听句子，选择最佳答语（每小题1分，共5分） 6. A. Because they are interesting B. Since I was 11 years old. C. English Learners’ Lighthouse
7. A. OK. I’ll put on another pair. B . Those are my jeans.
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C . OK. I’ll go back soon.
8. A. My friend said my new hairstyle was pretty good. B . My sister said my clothes looked cool. C . My brother said my shoes were terrible.
9. A. Before breakfast B . No problem. C . It’s very nice. 10. A. Why not? B. It’s boring. C. I won’t do it again.
Ⅲ.听对话及问题，选择最佳答案（每小题1分，共5分）
11.A. Turn on the radio. B . Try to sleep C . Turn down the radio 12. A. The man can smoke here
B . She asked the man to smoke in the corner. C . The man can’t smoke anywhere.
13. A. Volleyball. B. Football C. Basketball 14. A. A teacher B. A worker C .A doctor
15. A. See a movie B. Cook dinner. C. Do some shopping
Ⅳ.听对话， 选择最佳答案（每小题1分，共5分） 对对话1，完成16~17小题 16. What’s Joe’s favorite sport?
A . Volleyball B. Soccer C. Basketball. 17. How long has Joe been playing it?
A . For two years. B . For six years. C . For about ten years. 听对话2，完成18~20小题
18. Why does the woman visit the man? A . She wants to buy a sweater.
B . She wants to get a bigger sweater. C . She wants to get a smaller sweater. 19. When will the woman come again? A . The next morning B . The next afternoon. C . The next evening.
20. Where may the conversation be taking place?
A . In a shop B . In a theater. C . In a hospital.
Ⅴ.听短文，完成表格（每小题1分，共5分） The number of students from America Arrival day Where to welcome them Activities after a get-together Departure（离开） time
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21. About 22. On 23. 24. around the school 25. 笔试部分（95分）
Ⅵ.单项选择（（每小题1分，共15分） 26. France is European country.
A. an B. a C. the D. in 27. When we cross the road ,we should .
A . give away B. run away C. take care D. take off 28. Our neighbors are sleeping. Could you turn the TV? A. up B. on C. down D. over
29. Yesterday Miss Li said that travels slower than light. A. noise B. voice C. sound D. sounds
30. Why not your teacher for help when you can’t finish it by yourself ? A. ask; write B. to ask; writing C. ask; writing D. asking; write 31. –Could you help me do some cleaning tomorrow? --If I , I will do it.
A. am free B. will be free C. will have time D. had time 32. We don’t allow here.
A. smoke B. to smoke C. smoked D. smoking 33. –Is it that Zhai Zhigang will come to visit our city? --Yes, That’s right
A. read B. true C. truly D. really
34. What a result it is! I didn’t pass the English exam.
A. disappointing B. disappointed C. disappoint D. excited 35. I’d like to mend the shoes rather than a new pair. A. buying B. to buy C. buy D. bought 36. The more exercise you take ,the you will be
A. healthily B. healthier C. healthy D. more healthy
37. What happened you, Connie? I fell the tree and hurt my leg A. with; off B. to ; from C. with ; from D. to ; off
38. The old man is too tired, please make for him so that he can sit down. A. room B. a room C. rooms D. some rooms 39.--Let’s go out for a walk, OK? --
A. Why not? B. Not at all C. Never mind D. No way 40.--Howe you got MP4?
--yes And Nick has also got one me.
A. except B. beside C. besides D. but
Ⅶ.完形填空（每小题1分，共10分）
Jack lost his job last week. It was difficult for him to find another 41 . 42 told him that it
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was possible to get a new one in a town two hundred kilometers 43 . He decided to get there 44 . So he went to the railway station and got 45 a train. He was the only one in the car（车厢）. The train started. Suddenly a man came in 46 a gun and said to him. “Your money 47 your life!” Jack sat there without 48 up. “I 49 any money,” Jack answered .
“Then why are you so afraid of me?” the man asked angrily.
“Because I 50 you were the conductor（检票员）, and I didn’t buy a ticket,” answered Jack. 41. A. work B. jobs C. ones D. one 42. A. Nobody B. Somebody C. Anybody D. No one 43. A .from B. farther C. away D. off 44. A. by bike B. on foot C. by train D. by bus 45. A. off B. on C. up D. to
46. A with B. has C. have D. there was 47. A. but B. and C. so D. or 48. A. stands B. standing C. stood D. stand 49. A. don’t have B. have no C. didn’t have D. had 50. A. know B. didn’t know C. think D. thought
Ⅷ.阅读理解（每小题2分，共40分）
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Anna, Germany 2011-12-18
Hello! I have many used German stamps. If you are interested, please tell me what you will give me in exchange. I like to collect nice rulers. George, Singapore 2011-11-29
I’m looking for Olympic, bird and lighthouse stamps, as well as souvenirs and phone cards. Please tell me about your collections. Ashsih, India 2011-11-29
Hi, I’m Ashsih from India. I’m a coin collector. I collect coins from all over the world. I can give you phone cards and postcards. Anshuman, Japan 2011-10-28
I have a set of 10 stamps from Japan. Only 100-200 sets have been published（出版）. I am a coin and music CD collector, so I would like these in exchange. 阅读以上信息，选择最佳答案。
51. If you are a collector of stamps, you can ask for Japanese stamps. .Anna B. George C. Ashsih D. Anshuman 52. You can get from Ashsih
A .CDs B. birds C. coins D. postcards 53. If you have , you can give them to Anna
A .stamps B. phone cards C. rulers D. envelopes
54. may want to contact（联系） each other to exchange things.
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A .Anna and George B. George and Ashsih C. Anna and Anshuman D. Ashih and Anshuman 55. All of the people .
A. are from European countries B. want to start collections C. are stamp collectors
D. hope to get things from others
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Dear Mr Etiquette, Can Christmas cards be mailed out right after Thanksgiving Day or should we wait until December? Ken Dear Ken,
Christmas and holiday cards can be mailed after Thanksgiving Day. In the USA, the Christmas season often begins right after the Thanksgiving holiday. Here are some Christmas and holiday card etiquette rules:
1. Write the name of the person you are making the card to inside the card.
2. Write a short note wishing them well. A simple sentence is better than nothing.
3. Even if your name is preprinted（预先打印）in the card, sign（签）your first name after your short message.
4. Having a photo of the family can always make him or her happy.
5. Send cards out in time and make sure that your friends can get them before Christmas. 6. Only send holiday news to close friends and family. They will be interested in it. 7. Remember to have your return address on the envelope. 8. Send a card to everyone who sends you one. 根据短文内容，选择最佳答案 56. Ken’s letter is about . A. How to send Christmas cards
B. the best time to send Christmas cards. C. the place to post Christmas cards D. the activities on Thanksgiving Day
57. What is the right time for sending a Christmas card in America? A. only 10 days before Christmas Day. B. Before Thanksgiving Day. C. After Christmas Day.
D. Any day between Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. 58. What should you write on the envelope?
A. Your name. B. Your wishes. C. News about your family D. Your return address.
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