上学期第一次月考八年级英语试卷

2014-2015年度上学期第一次月考试题
八年级英语
一.单项选择。

（15分）
( )1. —Would you like to climb mountains with me this Sunday?
—I’d love to. But I _______ play table tennis against Class Three.
A. am going
B. am going to
C. am
D. going to
( )2. —Do you like swimming?
—Yes, swimming is a good way _______ fit.
A. keep
B. to keep
C. keeping
D. keeps
( )3. —Would you please _______ so much noise?
—Oh, sorry, I won’t.
A. not make
B. don’t make
C. not to make
D. making
( )4. —When and where _______ we meet?
—Let’s make it 3:00 at my home.
A. do
B. must
C. shall
D. did
( )5. —I talked with a foreigner for a long time yesterday.
—Great! It’s a good _______ to practice English.
A. habit
B. chance
C. skill
D. exercise
( )6. The shirt looks very nice. I guess it is _______ 100 yuan.
A. at first
B. at most
C. at least
D. at last
( )7. —Would you mind _______here?
—I’m sorry about that. I’ll go somewhere else.
A. no smoking
B. not smoking
C. no smoke
D. not smoke
( )8. —_______ do you play computer games?
—Every night.
A. How long
B. When
C. How much
D. How often
( )9. I think _____ a foreign language is not easy. You should ______ it often.
A. to learn; to practice
B. learning; practice
C. learn; practicing
D. learns; to practice
( )10. There _______ a football match next week. Shall we go and watch it?
A. will have
B. has
C. have
D. will be
( )11. —Don’t be late next time!
—_______
A. Sorry, I won’t.
B. Sorry, I don’t.
C. All right, I won’t.
D. OK, I won’t.
( )12. —When did your school hold the sports meet?
—Last week. And I _______ the girls’ 400-metre race.
A. joined
B. took part in
C. will join
D. will take part in
( )13. Don’t shout at him. He _______.
A. will do his best
B. did well in
C. is good at
D. did his best
( )14. We should _______ the school rules as students.
A. break
B. catch
C. tell
D. follow
( )15. Kangkang won the first place in the _______ in the school sports meet last week.
A. boy’s 100-meter race
B. boys’ 100-meter race
C. boy’s 100-meters race
D. boys’ 100-meters race
二、完形填空（10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
Summer is coming again. Many students 16 swimming. It’s a good way 17 cool. And it’s also good for our health. But sometimes it’s very 18 because some students are not always 19 others or they don’t swim in a 20 place. They always think 21 is around them and 22 will happen (发生) to them. Then some people 23 their lives when they were swimming. So we should 24 make it alone when we plan to swim. If everyone remembers this, swimming 25 safe. Let’s enjoy swimming and keep safe!
( )16. A. to go B. went C. are going D. goes ( )17. A. keep B. to keep C. keeping D. kept ( )18. A. danger B. dangerous C. safe D. safety ( )19. A. with B. for C. to D. about ( )20. A. beautiful B. good C. right D. nice ( )21. A. lucky B. luck C. shame D. pity ( )22. A. nothing B. anything C. everything D. something ( )23. A. lose B. lost C. losing D. will lose ( )24. A. usually B. often C. always D. never
( )25. A. be B. is C. will be D. will
三、阅读理解（20小题，每小题2分，共40分）
阅读下面四篇语言材料，然后按文后要求做题
(A)
Most people make their living (谋生) with their hands, but Bob makes his living with his feet.
Bob’s story began in a small city in England. His parents were poor. Seven people lived in a small house. Bob had no place to play but on the street.
Bob’s father often played football. Little Bob wanted to play football, too. So his father made a soft (柔软的) ball for him to kick. It was a sock full of old cloth. He kicked it every day.
At last Bob learned to kick a real football. And after a few years he could play football very well.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

( )26. People usually make their living _______.
A. by learning by themselves
B. with their feet
C. by playing football
D. with their hands
( )27. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Bob was born in a small village.
B. Bob’s house was very big.
C. There were eight people in the family.
D. The little boy often played on the street.
( )28. Why did the father make a soft ball for his son?
A. Because the family all liked football.
B. Because Bob also liked to play football.
C. Because they had lots of old cloth.
D. Because he didn’t want to throw the sock away.
( )29. The word “kick” in the story means _______.
A. 踢
B. 玩
C. 射门
D. 弹起( )30. From the story we can see _______.
A. Bob’s age
B. it’s about an American boy
C. Bob’s mother’s name
D. the boy became a good football player at last
（ B )
There is an Asian (亚裔的) American basketball player in the NBA. Do you know who he is? Yes, he is Lin Shuhao. His English name is Jeremy Lin. He is another basketball star after Yao Ming. So many people call him the second Yao Ming. But he doesn’t like it. In the 1970s, his family moved to America from Taiwan, China. He is twenty-five years old. His elder brother is Josh and Joseph is his younger brother. He studied at Harvard University (哈佛大学) from the year 2006 to the year 2010. His father, a fan of the NBA, taught him to play basketball when he was young. Now Lin Shuhao plays for the Houston Rocket (休斯敦火箭队). He works hard and plays very well. Now he is popular with many people.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

( )31. Lin Shuhao was born _______.
A. in 1982
B. in 1984
C. in 1986
D. in 1988
( )32. Li Shuhao learnt to play basketball from _______.
A. his father
B. Yao Ming
C. his elder brother
D. his classmates and teachers
( )33. He _______ from 2006 to 2010.
A. lived in Taiwan with his family
B. played for the Houston Rocket
C. studied at Harvard University
D. began to learn basketball
( )34. Many people likes him because _______.
A. he looks like Yao Ming
B. he works hard and plays basketball very well
C. he is tall and looks good
D. he graduated from the famous Harvard University
( )35. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. He has two brothers.
B. He is Chinese.
C. He likes people to call him the second Yao Ming.
D. He was born in Taiwan.
（ C ）
My father is seventy-five years old this year. But he looks very young. He looks like a sixty-year-old man. Now he can do everything all by himself. For example, he cooks, washes clothes, does the housework and so on.
Every morning, my father goes out with a radio. He listens to the music or the news and goes to the park to play taijiquan. In the park, he talks and laughs with other old people. After coming back from the park, he begins to have breakfast and then he goes to the university (大学) for the old. He learns drawing there. In the afternoon, he plays on the computer for about one or two hours. After supper he watches TV and learns about the world. He goes to bed at about eight o’clock. He never stays up. He likes to share his ways of keeping healthy with others.
Are you healthy? If not, what do you learn from my father’s secret of keeping healthy?
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

( )36. The writer’s father will be years old next year.
A. 60
B. 61
C. 75
D. 76
( )37. The passage doesn’t tell us whether the writer’s father can .
A. play taijiquan
B. swim
C. wash clothes
D. cook ( )38. The writer’s father after breakfast.
A. listens to music
B. plays taijiquan
C. talks to other old people
D. goes to learn drawing
( )39. Which of the following is TRUE?
A.The writer’s father is a young man.
B.The writer’s father goes to bed early.
C.The writer’s father is a computer fan.
D.No one knows why the writer’s father looks young.
( )40. The writer’s father goes to to play taijiquan.
A. the school
B. the university
C. the park
D. the zoo
( D )
One Sunday, Cody decided to go sailing in his boat with his friend Dane, but Dane happened to be away. Dane’s brother Brett wanted to go instead though he did not know anything about sailing. Cody agreed and they set out to sea.
Soon they found themselves in a thick fog. Cody was sure they would be hit by a
big ship. Fortunately(幸运地), he saw a large buoy (浮标) through the fog and decided to tie the boat to it for safety. As he was getting onto the buoy, however, he dropped the wet rope. The boat moved away in the fog carrying Brett who did not know how to use the radio. He drifted (漂流) about and was not seen until twelve hours later.
Cody spent the night on the buoy. In the early morning he fell asleep and was having a dream when a shout woke him up. A ship, the Good Hope, came up and he climbed onto it and thanked the captain. The captain told him that Brett had been picked up by another ship and the ship’s captain had sent out a message.
根据短文内容，判断正(T)误(F)。

( )41. Cody went sailing in his boat with his friend’s brother Brett.
( )42. About sailing, Brett knew a little.
( )43. Soon they got into trouble because of the thick fog.
( )44. They drifted about and were not seen until twelve hours later.
( )45. Brett was saved by the ship, the Good Hope.
四、词语运用（10小题，每小题1分，共10 分）
阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文意思通顺、完整。

请将答案写在短文后相应题号的横线上。

注意：①每个词只能用一次。

②每空限填一词，有些词需要做相应的变化。

③其中有两个多余选项。

, take , other , weekend , exercise , relax , hard
much , have , because , during,
What do you usually do on 46 ? Some people like to stay at home to
47 ,or wash their cars ,but 48 like to go out for shopping or 49 .My friend Mr.Smith words 50 in a factory 51 the day . At the weekend,he is still busy. He always 52 his family to a village near the city, 53 his uncle and aunt have a farm there . It isn’t a big one but there is always
54 to do on the farm The children help with the animals.Mr.Smith and his wife help with the farm work. They always 55 a good weekend.
46._______ 47.________ 48.__________ 49_________ 50.________
51._______ 52.________ 53._________ 54._________ 55._______
五、补全对话（每小题2分，共10分）
根据下面的对话情景，在每个空白处填上一个适当的句子，使对话的意义连贯、完整。

A: Hello ! .56 . ?
B: This is Jing speaking !.
A: Jing ,we are going to climb a mountain next Sunday . Let’s go together!
B: Good idea! 57. ?
A: We shall climb Mount Tai
B:OK58. ?
A: At nine O’clock.
B: It’s too late . 59 ?
A: OK. 60 . ?
B: At the train station .
A: OK . See you then .
B: See you.
六、书面表达（15分）
假如你叫杰克，下面是你同班同学的体育活动情况。

请根据表格信息写一篇短文，不少于80个词。

(10分)
Name Favorite
sport
How often
Favorite
player
Dream
Steve swimming twice a
week
Sun Yang
great
swimmer
Marry tennis every day Li Na dancer Jack football often Ronaldo scientist
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