达州市第一中学初2012级第八次月考试题
英 语
本试卷分为第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两个部分。第Ⅰ卷1至7页，第Ⅱ卷8至9页。考试时间100分钟，满分100分。
第Ⅰ卷（选择题，共79分）
注意事项：
1． 答第Ⅰ卷前，考生务必将姓名、准考证号、考试科目按要求填涂在答题卡上。
2． 每小题选出答案后用铅笔把答题卡上对应题号的答案标号涂黑，不能将答案答在试题卷上。 3． 考试结束，将本试卷和答题卡一并收回。
第一部分：听力（共两节；满分20分）
第一节. (本题共5小题，每小题1分，计5分)
听下面五段对话，从题中所给的Ａ、B、C三幅图片中选出与对话内容相符的图片,并将答题卡上对应题号的答案标号涂黑。每段对话读两遍。
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
第二节. (本题共15小题，每小题1分，计15分)
听下面5段对话或独白，每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并将答题卡上对应题号的答案标号涂黑。每段对话或独白读三遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6—7题。 6. Whose birthday is it next Saturday?
A. Bob’s. B. Ann’s. C. Bob’s Grandfather’s. 7. What’s wrong with Bob’s grandfather?
A. He is ill in bed. B. He loses his way. C. He has an accident. 听第7段材料，回答第8—10题。
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8. When did Brad go to Hong Kong Disneyland?
A. Last spring. B. Last month. C. Last Sunday. 9. How did they go to the park?
A. On foot. B. By bus. C. By train. 10. What didn’t Hong Kong Disneyland have?
A. Tomorrow Land. B. Adventure Land. C. A zoo. 听第8段材料，回答第11—13题。 11. What match did Steve go to see?
A. A football match. B. A volleyball match. C. A basketball match. 12. Which team won the match?
A. City Team. B. Bank Team. C. Country Team. 13. What’s the score of the match? A. 4:3 B. 2:1 C. 1:1
听第9段材料，回答第14—16题。 14. What kind of sports does Fred like?
A. Swimming. B. Surfing. C. Skating. 15. How often does Fred go to the sea?
A. Every weekend. B. Every day. C. Every year. 16. What does Emily have to prepare?
A. Surfing clothes. B. Food. C. The surf board. 听第10段材料，回答第17—20题。
17. Most students like _______ on the Internet.
A. playing games B. chatting with others C. seeing movies 18. The speakers thinks it is ________to learn to use computers. A. bad B. popular C. helpful
19. In the speaker’s opinion, playing games can make you _________. A. healthy B. clever C. happy
20. The speaker ________ to make friends on the Internet. A. doesn’t want B. doesn’t agree C. agrees
第二部分：基础知识运用（共两节; 满分25分）
第一节：单项选择。（共10小题；每小题1分，计10分）
从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。 21. This dictionary is Lucy’s, but where is _________? A. I B. me C. my D. mine
22. Although I failed four times, my father encouraged me to have a ________ try. A. second B. third C. fourth D. fifth
23. I don’t like bread. I won’t eat it _______ I am very hungry. A. if B. when C. as D. unless
24. I like skiing better than climbing because I think climbing is _______ skiing. A. not as exciting as B. not as more exciting as C. as exciting as D. more exciting than
25. The new term is coming. The students are busy _______ the classrooms. A. clean B. cleans C. to clean D. cleaning
26. When the teacher came in, Li Lei _______ a horse on the blackboard.
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A. drew B. didn’t draw C. was drawing D. were drawing 27. ---Sandy was heard ________ just now. What happened? ---Lily was telling a joke.
A. cry B. to cry C. laugh D. to laugh 28. ---Do you know _________ the MP3 player last week? ---Sorry, I have no idea.
A. how much did she pay for B. how much she paid for C. how much will she pay for D. how much she will pay for 29. ---Your brother isn’t at home. Where is he?
--- He _______ to Beijing. He ________for over 2 days.
A. has been ; has left B. has gone ; has gone C. has gone ; has been away D. has been ; has gone
30. ---I went to take the driving test this morning, but I didn’t pass it. ---_________________.
A. Luck decides everything B. Better luck next time C. But you can drive well D. You are always unlucky
第二节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，计15分）
先通读下面的短文，弄懂大意，然后从后面各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。
A
The purpose of students 31____ come to school is to study. But __32___ needs a right way, or we would waste the time or the money. The followings are ways for studying. The _33____ time for reading is morning. Because in the morning, the air is fresh and our minds are clear. For that reason, we can get good results. When we study we must be patient. If we don’t understand a text well, we must read it again. We should not read the next __34___ we have learned the first one well. When we are studying, we must put our hearts _ 35___ the book. We can’t read absently(心不在焉地)，or we could get nothing from the book while we are reading. 31. A. who B. whose C. which] D. where 32. A. studies B. studied C. to study D. studyed 33. A. good B. better C. best D. well 34 A. as B. till C. after D. not 35. A. in B. on C. to D. into
B
―Daddy, how much do you make an hour?‖ with a shy look, the little boy greeted his father as he 36 from work.
The father was greatly surprised and said, ― Look, Jimmy, even your mother doesn’t know that. Don’t bother me now. I’m 37 .‖
―But, Daddy, just tell me, please! How much do you make an hour?‖ the boy asked again. The father finally 38 and replied, ―Twenty dollars an hour.‖
―Okay, Daddy. Could you 39 me ten dollars?‖ the boy asked. ― I’ll pay you back later.‖
The father was annoyed and shouted, ―So that was the 40 you asked me that question, right? Go to sleep and don’t bother me any more!’
It was already dark and the father was thinking about what he said and was feeling guilty. Maybe, he thought, his son wanted to buy 41 . Finally, the father went to his son’s room. ―Are you 42 , son?‖ asked the father.
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―No, Daddy. Why?‖ replied the boy.
―Here’s the 43 you asked for,‖ the father said.
―Thanks, Daddy!‖ the son said happily. Then he put his hand under his pillow(枕头) and took out some money. ―Now I have 44 ! I have twenty dollars!‖ the boy said to his father 45 was confused about what his son had said. ―Daddy, could you sell me one hour of your time?‖ 36. A. went B. returned C. left D. learned 37. A. happy B. excited C. nervous D. tired 38. A. gave up B. stood up C. grew up D. got up 39. A. offer B drop C. lend D. pick 40. A. reason B. plan C. advice D. solution 41. A. anything B. everything C. something D. nothing 42. A. awake B. asleep C. busy D. clever 43. A. time B. question C. room D. money 44. A. enough B. many C. plenty D. much 45. A. what B. when C. who D. which
第三部分 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。
（A） NEW YORK MUSEUM The largest specializing(专业研究) in American history open: Mon. to Fri.: 9:00a.m.—5:00p.m. Sat.: 9:00 a.m. – 1:00p.m. Address: 1100 Chesnut St. New York Telephone: 77364431 THE CITY FLOWER SHOW, 8th APRIL TO 17th APRIL Price: ￥50 for adult, ￥25 for children Address: 112 Kendal Way Chesterton Cambridge CB41LT Telephone: 55539561 ENGLISH SUMMER CAMP How will you spend your summer? English Summer Camp 2012 at University of Toronto, Canada! Ages: 13 to 18 For More Information, Call CEE/CCIEE at (010) 6606-2607 POP MUSIC WEEK Bands from home and abroad will give performances in Chaoyang Park, Beijing. Chinese singers like Zhang Liangying will also share music with fans. Price: 30-50 yuan Time: 9:00a.m.- 9:00p.m. 46. New York Museum is closed on __________. 英语试卷第 4 页共8页
A. Monday B. Friday C. Saturday D. Sunday
47. Tommy is an 8-year-old boy. He wants to visit the City Flower Show with his parents. How much will they pay?
A. 75 yuan B. 100 yuan C. 125 yuan D. 150 yuan 48. Philip, twenty years old, is not allowed to ____________.
A. THE CITY FLOWER SHOW B. ENGLISH SUMMER CAMP C. NEW YORK MUSEUM D. POP MUSIC WEEK
(B)
Mary is not a really writer. But this 15-year-old girl has written a book. Mr. Smith’s Diary tell us about Mary’s life. She lives in a poor village called Hope Village in Sichuan.
The diary was never meant to be published(出版). Her mother gave it to a French reporter when he went to the village in 2001. Now, it has been published in several countries.
Mary is now a Junior 3 student. Before this she had to leave school twice. When she had to stop studying the first time, it was because, she said, ―Mom told me there was no money.‖ So she worked for 21 days and saved 13 yuan. With the money, she went back to school.
The second time, her family told her she had to leave school but her two brothers could stay.
―I want to study,‖ Mary wrote in her diary, ―It would be wonderful if I could stay at school forever.‖
Mary loves school so much because she wants to have a better life. ―My parents work hard in the field, but they are still poor. They have no knowledge. Most girls in my village leave school early and get married young. I don’t want that kind of life,‖ says Mary.
After her story became known, many French students sent money to her and other poor girls there so that they could stay at school.
Mary hopes to go to Beijing University and then become a reporter. ―Then, I can find poor kids like me and help them,‖ she says.
49. Mary wrote a book. It was about _____________.
A. her life B. a French reporter C. her friend D. how to write a diary 50. Mary had to ____________ because her family didn’t have enough money. A. stay at school B. leave school twice C. give the book to a reporter D. publish the book
51. When Mary says she wants a better life, she means she wants to ______________. A. stay at home forever B. get married young
C. have a hard life like her parents D. have knowledge and money 52. Mary wants to _______________ when she finished her studies. A. be a writer B. work in the field C. travel in France D. help poor children like her (C)
Why is Washington different from any other state in the United States? It is the only state named after the first president of the United States, George Washington. It is a beautiful state. It is called the ―Evergreen State‖. Washington is very green because it rains a lot there.
The rain helps many things grow. There are trees and forests everywhere. People cut down the trees for wood. But they plant a new tree for each tree that they cut down. So Washington has beautiful forests. There are also many fruit trees. Washington is No. 1 in the United States for apples and pears.
Washington has many mountains and rivers. There are 40 kinds of fish in the rivers. But Washington is most famous for its salmon(鲑鱼). Washington also has a lot of volcanoes(火山). In 1980 the volcano at Mount St. Helens erupted(喷发). The smoke from the mountain turned the day into night. Trees and plants
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