2014年八年级英语第三学月考试题

学校 班 姓名 学号___________________2014学年度上学期八年级第三学月检测英语试卷 （满分100分，90分钟完卷）一、单项选择（每小题1分，满分20分） 根据题意，从A 、B 、C 、D 四个选项中选择一个可以填入空白处的最佳答案 ( )1. —_____ do you write to your friends?—Four times a years.A. How longB. How farC. How oftenD. How much( )2.______is it from your home to school ?A. How oftenB.How muchC. How farD. How soon( )3. —Who is _____taller, Lily or Lucy?—Lily.A. a littleB. veryC. quiteD. more( )4. — Can you come to my birthday party on Friday afternoon ?—________.A. Yes , I ’d love toB. Yes , it ’s your birthdayC. No , it ’s FridayD. No , I ’d love to( )5. I enjoy_____ TV very late at night, I need________ a good rest. A. to watch, to have B. watching, to haveC. watching, havingD. to watch, having( ) 6. —Where is Mary's skirt? —______is on the bed.A. She'sB. HerC. HisD. Hers( )7. —Jim can play _______soccer very well. What about you?—I can play _______piano very well.A. /; theB./; /C. the; /D. the;the( )8. —What makes them ______we come from Australia? —The way you speak.A. to thinkB. thinkC. thinkingD. thinks( )9. The pears are too big. You can _______first.A. cut them upB. cut it upC. cut up themD. cut up it( )10. —Let's go _____for vacation next month. —That's great.A. anywhere beautifulB. beautiful anywhereC. beautiful somewhereD. somewhere beautiful( )11. —When was Tom born? —He was born ______December 10th,1968.A. inB. onC. atD. to( )12. —When did the twins go to the aquarium? —_______A. Three days ago.B. Next month.C. For four days.D. Once a week.( )13. That boy shouldn't eat ______meat because he is ______fat. A. too much; too much B. much too; much tooC. too much; much tooD. much too; too much( )14. —Could you please _____ your watch to me? —OK. Here you are.A. showB. to showC. showingD. shows( )15. —My mother was ill in bed yesterday. —________A. WhyB. Sure.C. That ’s good.D. I ’m sorry to hear that. ( ) 16. This text is_____ easier and _____ interesting than that one. A. more; much B. much; more C. more; more D. much; more ( )17. Tom is the tallest_____ the students______ his class. A. of, of B. in, in C. of, in D. in, of( )18. _____ it is raining._______ they are still working in the fields. A. Though , but B. But , though C. Though ,/ D. /,so ( )19. —What does Mary do after she gets up? —She always ______her bed. A. does B. makes C. sweeps D.takes ( )20.Mianyang is very beautiful. It has _______ scenery in Sichuan. A. beautiful B. more beautiful C. most beautiful D. the most beautiful 二、完形填空（每小题1分，满分10分） 通读短文，掌握大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A 、B 、C 、D 四个选项中，选择能填入相应空白处的最佳的一项。

Qu Yuan was born in China around 2000 years ago. His job was to give some 21 tothe king （国王）. The old king always took his advice. 22 the new king didn't likelistening to Qu Yuan after the old king 23 . Qu Yuan finally 24 his job.Qu Yuan was very 25 at writing poems(诗). People still love his poems very muchnow. He was a 26 poet(诗人), but he was always 27 because the king didn't takehis advice and it made his country lose many battles(战役).Atlast, he jumped into a 28 and died. It was the 29 day of the fifth lunar(农历)month that year.The Chinese people will never 30 Qu Yuan. They eat rice dumplings (粽子) and havedragon (龙) boat race in honor of(纪念)him every year.( )21. A. job B. advice C. idea D. work( )22. A. But B And C. Then D. So( )23. A. were off B. stayed in the country C. died D. out( )24. A. got B. found C. wanted D. lost( )25. A. good B. hard C. bad D. well( )26. A. usual B. happy C. talented D. sad( )27. A. exciting B. sad C. healthy D. glad( )28. A. house B. mountain C. town D. river学校 班 姓名 学号___________________( )29. A. eight B. fifth C. six D. seventh ( )30. A. forget B. remember C. study D. think三、阅读理解（每小题2分，满分40分）（A ）The story is about a young student. She worked very hard at her lessons. She worked so hard that she became ill. She couldn ’t go to sleep at night. But when she got up the next morning. She felt very tired.So she went to see a doctor. Hearing the student ’s, the doctor said,“You are too stressed out. You must eat more yin foods like vegetables and tofu. Besides(此外)，you can try to count(数) number when you are lying in bed. By the time you reach one thousand, you will be asleep(入睡).I ’m sure of it ”The next day, the student came to see the doctor again.“Well,”said the doctor, “How are you feeling today?”The student still liked tired. “Yes,” she said. “I tried to count one , two, three, four …up to one thousand. But when I reached five hundred and sixty, I feel sleepy. I had to get up and drink some coffee so that(以便 )I could go on counting up to one thousand. But then I still couldn ’t be asleep.”( ) 31. Why couldn ’t the young student go to sleep?A. She was worried about her lessons.B. She always couldn ’t finish her homeworkC. She worked too hard and became illD. Her bed was too small ( ) 32. What did the doctor ask the young student to do?A. To eat more yin foods and count numbers when she was lying in bed in the evening.B. To exercise more in the morningC. To do more readingD. To take some medicine( ) 33. What did the young student do after she felt sleepy? A. She fell asleep B. She got up have some coffee C. She listened to some music D. She got up do some homework( ) 34. What made the girl unable(不能)be asleep during the night after she went to see the doctor?A. The doctor ’s adviceB. The student ’s lessonC. The student ’s illnessD. The coffee( ) 35. If you are a doctor, what will you ask the girl to do?A. I will ask the girl to do more homework every dayB. I will ask her to go to bed earlierC. I will ask her not to do so much homeworkD. Both B and C(B)It was a Monday morning. As the teacher walked into the classroom, he heard a low voice(低声), “Here's the teacher. I'm sure this boring fellow(家伙)is going to talk about how to use commas(逗号).”It was a boy's voice and the teacher knew who he was.However, the teacher didn't get angry. He said nothing about it, but really began to talk about how to use commas And then he wrote the following sentence on the blackboard, “Nick says the teacher is a boring fellow.”The class laughed and Nick's face turned red. “Now,” said the teacher, “I'll tell you the importance of commas.” He put two commas in the sentence, and then read, “Nick, says the teacher, is a boring fellow.”The whole class laughed again. Nick felt very surprised first, then his face much redder. Finally he couldn't help(情不自禁) laughing with the other students, too.( )36. What subject did the teacher teach the students?A. MathB. EnglishC. MusicD. Science ( )37. What kind of boy was Nick like? _______.A. A tall boyB. A healthy boyC. A funny boyD.A small boy ( )38. I think Nick liked to have ______lessons.A. boringB. badC. noD. interesting( )39.“Nick says the teacher is a boring fellow.” is _______“Nick says the teacher,is a boring fellow.” in the meaning.A. the same asB. quite different fromC. bad forD. good to ( )40. What do you think of the teacher? He is very______. A. good B. boring C. bad D. terrible( )41. When he was ____________ years old, Xiao Shenyang became a student of Zhao Benshan.A. 23B. 24C. 25D. 27( )42. Where was Liu Qian born?A. In Liaoning Province.B. In Taiwan.C. In Hong Kong.D. In Beijing.( )43. When did Liu Qian win Taiwan’s Youth Magic Competition?A. In 1976 .B. In 1980.C. In 1988.D. In 2006. ( )44. Jackie Chan is a well-known ____________.A. actorB. magicianC. pianistD. player( )45. Which of the following is NOT right according to the passage?A. Zhao Benshan is a famous comedy actor.B. Xiao Shenyang is younger than Liu Qian.C. Jackie Chan was born in Hong Kong, China.D. Liu Qian performed in the street to make money.(D)In August 2004, China’s Liu Xiang won in the Athens(雅典) Olympic Games. He got the gold medal in the men’s 110m hurdle final. His record was 12.91 seconds. His record equaled(平了) the world record time. He became the first Chinese man to win this title(冠军).Liu Xiang was so excited that he ran and jumped after he crossed the finish line.Liu Xiang is the pride or our Chinese people. And we hope he will achieve more success in the 2008 Olympic Game in Beijing.根据短文内容判断正（T）误（F）( ) 46. Liu Xiang won the game at the first Olympic Games.( ) 47. Liu Xiang got the gold medal.( ) 48. The world record was 12.91 seconds.( ) 49. It was the second time that Chinese people won the game in the men’s 110m hurdle final.( ) 50. China is hosting the 2008 Olympic Games.四、口语应用（每小题2分，满分10分）A: Hi, John.B: Hi, Paul.A: 51B: I'm going to take an acting class.A: 52B: Yes, I am.A: 53B: I'm going to be an actor when I grow up.A: Really? 54B: What are you going to do when you grow up?A: I like playing basketball, so I'd like to play basketball in a professional basketball team.B: 55Dave is an English boy. He likes China. He 56 to learn Chinese. Chinese is 57 to learn, but he 58 he can learn it 59 . Tom is Dave’s brother. He likes Chinatoo. He likes Chinese action movies. He thinks they are 60 . “I can’t speak Chinese well. But I like Chinese Kung Fu,” he tells his Chinese friends. Sally is Dave’s sister.She is a 61 star in the school. She can 62 ping-pong very well. Her 63 sportstar is Wang Nan.Cara is Sally’s friend. She likes Chinese chess. She often plays Chinese chess onher computer. She also likes Chinese music. Maria, Cara’s sister, likes Beijing opera.She thinks it is interesting. She thinks it 64 her to learn about Chinese history. Sheoften goes to 65 Beijing Opera with his parents.56. _________ 57._________ 58.__________ 59._________ 60.____________61. _________ 62._________ 63.__________ 64._________ 65.____________六、书面表达（满分10分）Lily邀请Nancy参加她这周的生日聚会，但是Nancy的父母出差要到下周回来，妹妹又得了流感，需要人照顾，并且英语考试即将来临，因此，她无法前去参加生日聚会。