2014——2015学年度第二学期第一次月考
八 年 级 英 语 试 题
(分值：150分 时间：120分钟)
第Ⅰ卷（选择题85分）
一、听力
第一部分 听对话，回答问题，每段对话读两遍。（计10分，每小题1分） 1. What does Mrs. Smith want to eat?
A B C 2. What is Mary doing now?
A B C 3. How will the man go to Dalian?
A B C 4. Which animal are they talking about?
A B C 5. What is Peter writing? A. A Chinese letter. B. An English poster. C. An English letter. 6. What does the man mean?
A. They can’t stand under a tree on a rainy day. B. He agrees with the woman. C. It is not a good idea to walk in the rain.
7. How many times has the man been to China in all（总共）? A. Once. B. Twice. C. Three times. 8. Who runs fastest in the class?
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A. Kate. B. Sandy. D. Millie. 9. When does the woman usually arrive at school every day? A. At 7:30. B. At 7:45. C. At 8:00. 10. How often does the No.3 bus come? A. Every three minutes. B. Every ten minutes. C. Every seven minutes. 第二部分 听对话和短文回答问题，各听两遍。（计10分，每小题1分） 听一段对话，回答第11-12小题 11. What is the message about?
A. Telling Ann to go for a meeting. B. Telling Ann to write a report. C. Telling Ann to call the principle（校长）. 12. Which place is Alan calling from?
A. His school. B. His home. C. A friend’s home. 听第一篇短文，回答第13-15小题 Simon’s travel Past experiences plan Beijing : 13 14 :twice To visit Hong Kong 15 13. A. once B. twice C. three times 14. A. London B. New York C. Sydney 15. A. by ship B. by plane C. by car 听第二篇短文，回答第16-20小题 16. Whose birthday was it the next day?
A. The young man’s. B. The girl’s. C. The shopkeeper’s. 17. What did the man buy for the girl?
A. White roses. B. Blue roses. C. Red roses. 18. When was the roses sent to the girl?
A. That evening. B. The next morning. C. The next evening. 19. Why did the shopkeeper send ten more roses?
A. To show thanks to the young man. B. To make the girl angry. C. To celebrate the girl’s 32nd birthday.
20. How did the girl feel when she saw the flowers?
A. Happy. B. Angry. C. Excited.
二、单项填空 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。(20分) 21.London, __________ capital of _________UK, is a modern city.
A. the, the B. a, a C. a, the D. the, a 22. We can change the TV channel with a __________.
A. mouse B. keyboard C. printer D. remote control 23. —Would you mind my __________the window?
—_______. There is too much smoke in the room. A. open; No, not at all B. opening; No, not at all C. open; Yes, please D. opening; Yes, please 24.Though the blouse was expensive, the man managed _____ one for his wife.
A. buy B. bought C. to buy D. buying 25.When you visit Australia, you can see ____________.
A. Tower Bridge B. the Eiffel Tower C. the Little Mermaid D. the Opera House 26. You’ll have to _____ early if you want to see that fashion show.
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A. visit B. book C. practise D. sleep 27. —Is Miss Wu in the office? —No, she _____ to the library.
A. goes B. had gone C. has gone D. would go 28. It’s almost four years _______ we met last.
A. when B. before C. until D. since 29. —______ did your brother leave his hometown? —He _____ for about three years.
A. When, has left B. When, has been away C. How long, has left D. How long, has been away 30.When the boy lost his toy car, he couldn’t help________.
A. cry B. to cry C. to crying D. crying 31. All the people went home _____ Simon, for he had to finish his work.
A. with B. besides C. except D. within 32.I remember she went to Sanya___ last week.
A. at the end B. at the end of C. in the end D. in the end of 33. You said that Jiuzhaigou is beautiful. _____ you_____ there?
A. Have;gone B. Have; been C. Have; gone to D. Have; been to 34. David doesn’t like noodles; his sister doesn’t______.
A. also B.too C. either D. not 35. She’s never been to the USA before, _____ ?
A. has she B. hasn’t she C. is she D. isn’t she 36. I have too much work to do last night. I didn’t go to bed_____ 11 p.m.
A. in B. until C. for D. to 37. My father ______ a teacher. Now he’s a businessman.
A. is used to B. is used to be C. used to being D. used to be 38. _______ healthy, you should take more exercise.
A. Having kept B. Keeping C. To keep D. Keep 39. —______ have you stayed here? —For about two hours. A. How B. How often C. How long D. How many times 40. —Do you think if Max _______ the work well?
—I think he will if he ______ his best. A. does, will try B. will do ,tries C. does ,tries D. will do ,will try 三、完形填空 阅读短文，从每题所给选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。(15分)
A thirsty bee went to a river to drink. As it was drinking, the bee was ___41___ away by the running water. A kind bird saw that the bee was in__42___. It picked ___43____ off a tree and threw ____44____ into the water in front of the bee. The bee climbed ___45____the leaf, and it was brought___46____ to the land. The bee thanked the bee a lot and then____47___.
Not__48_____ that, the bird was sitting__49___the branch of a tree. It did not know that a man was shooting at it. But the bee saw ___50____the man was doing. So it flew into the man’s ___51__ and stung（刺蜇）him. The___52___in the man’s eye was so great that he was not able to_53____ the bird, and the bird flew away.
____54__the bee, ___55___ life had been saved by the bird, was able to save the life of the bird. 41. A. flying B. brought C. flowing D. carried 42. A. trouble B. a trouble C. danger D. dangerous 43. A. a leaf B. leaves C. leaf D. the leaf 44. A. them B. one C. it D. this
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45. A. onto B. on C. to D. at 46. A. safety B. safe C. saved D. safely 47. A. climbed away B. ran away C. flew away D. got away 48. A. long before B. before long C. after long D. long after 49. A. in B. on C. at D. by 50. A. that B. what C. which D. when 51. A. eye B. nose C. mouth D. ear 52. A. pain B. bee C. bird D. earache 53. A. shoot B. shoot at C. shoot to D. shoot on 54. A. In the way B. On the way C. In a way D. In this way 55. A. her B. the C. whose D. its 四、阅读理解 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容选择最佳答案。(30分)
A
Many children think mobile phones are cool. Mobile phones have nice colours and you can use it to talk with a friend at anytime and anywhere. In the USA，more than 90 million people use mobile phones. Many of them are children. For children，mobile phones are more than phone calls. They are fashionable.
Most mobile phone users don't know that some health problems have something to do with using mobile phones. Some scientists say that mobile phones give off radiation(辐射) and it may be bad for users. One study shows that mobile phone radiation can make people get some kinds of cancers(癌症). Other scientists say mobile phones have nothing to do with people's health.
Scientists say that people can keep themselves away from mobile phone radiation. One way is to use an earphone(耳机). Or people can make shorter calls.
56. Many children like mobile phones because they think mobile phones are _______.
A. cool B. small C. cheap D. their toys 57. Many of the mobile phone users in the USA are______.
A. girls B. boys C. scientists D. children 58. Which of the following sentences is TRUE?
A. All scientists think mobile phones are bad for users. B. Some scientists think mobile phones are bad for users. C. Mobile phones are only good to old people. D. Mobile phones are only bad for children.
59.The underlined phrase “give off” in Paragraph 3 means\
A.发出 B.放弃 C.拒绝 D.传播 60. People can ______to keep themselves away from mobile phone radiation.
A. make longer calls B. use an earphone C. use more mobile phones D. use smaller mobile phones
B
China and the Netherlands (荷兰) are long-time friends. The Netherlands is more than 41,500 square kilometres in area. It is a bit larger than the size of Taiwan, China.
The Netherlands is rich in culture and art. It is home of many great artists, for example, Vincent van Gogh. Besides fine art, the Netherlands is also called the country of tulips (郁金香). It has the world’s largest tulip garden: Keukenhof garden.
Dutch people are very hard-working. There’s a saying: “God made the Earth, but the Dutch made Holland.” More than a quarter of the country is below sea level. So Dutch people build many dams (水坝) to protect the country from flooding. They have created almost one sixth of the country from seas and rivers!
Did you know?
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◆ Rubber ducks are popular around the world. Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman created it in 2007. The yellow duck is 26 metres high.
◆ Wooden clogs (木底鞋) are traditional shoes in the Netherlands. They make good gifts for tourists. ◆ In the Netherlands, it is impolite to start eating at once. Dutch people will sometimes say “delicious” before eating.
◆ Like the UK, the Netherlands also has kings and queens. 61. Taiwan, China is than the Netherlands in area.
A. a bit smaller B. much larger C. much smaller D. a little larger 62. Paragraph 3 mainly tells us about .
A. hard-working Dutch people B. culture in the Netherlands C. Dutch artists D. size of the Netherlands 63. What is not talked about in the reading?
A. Table manners. B. Artists. C. Weather. D. Tulips. 64. About of the Netherlands is created from the seas and rivers.
A. 16% B. 25% C. 60% D. 75% 65. Which is NOT TRUE about the Netherlands?
A. China and the Netherlands have been neighouring countries for a long time. B. Keukenhof garden is famous for tulips.
C. The Dutch may give foreign friends wooden clogs as small presents.
D. In the Netherlands, it’s good manners to praise (称赞) the food before eating.
C
A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held up a sign which said: “I am blind, please help.” There were only a few coins in the hat. A man was walking by. He took a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the hat. He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote some words. He put the sign back so that everyone who walked by would see the new words. Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy. That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see how things were. The boy recognized his footsteps(脚步) and asked: “Were you the one who changed my sign this morning? What did you write?” The man said: “I only wrote the truth. I said what you said but in a different way.” What he had written was: “Today is a beautiful day but I cannot see it.”
Do you think the first sign and the second sign were saying the same thing? Of course both signs told people the boy was blind. But the first sign simply told people to help by putting some money in the hat. The second sign told people that they were able to enjoy the day, but the boy could not enjoy it because he was blind. The first sign simply said the boy was blind. The second sign reminded people they were lucky that they were not blind.
There are at least two lessons we can learn from this simple story. The first is: Be thankful for what you have. Someone else has less. Help where you can. The second is: Be creative. Think differently. There is always a better way!
66. What did the boy do on the street?
A. He sold his old hat.
B. He begged (乞讨) for money. D. He showed his good handwriting. B. He gave the boy a lot of money.
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C. He was busy collecting coins. 67. How did the man help the blind boy?
A. He took the boy’s sign away.