冀教版八年级上学期英语12月月考测试卷(I)卷

冀教版八年级上学期英语12月月考测试卷（I）卷
一、完形填空。

(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分) (共1题；共15分)
1. （15分）通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

My father was a self-taught mandolin（曼陀林琴）player. He was one of the best players in our town. He could not 1 music, but if he heard a tune（曲子）a few times, he could play it. When he was young, he was a2 of a small country music band. They played at local dances and the radio station.
At home, Dad often got out his mandolin and played for the family. We three children sang along.
3 played the mandolin like my father. He could
4 your heart with the music that came out of that old mandolin. He seemed to shine when he was playing. You could see his
5 in his ability to play so well for his family.
But Dad had to find another 6 in a factory later because the money he made atthe band wasn't enough to7 the family. Unluckily he had an 8 one day and lost one finger. He couldn't play as 9 as before. From then on, every time we asked him to play, he would make up reasons to 10 down our request. However, we m issed his performance so much. 11 , he agreed and said “Okay, but remember, I can't hold down on the strings（琴弦）the way I 12 to”. When he played the old mandolin, it carried us back to a 13,happy time in our lives.
Dad was that kind of man. 14 was what he was doing all his life. If he could give 15 to others, he would, especially his family. He was always there, sacrificing（牺牲）his time to see that his family had enough in their life.
（1）
A . express
B . raise
C . read
D . lead
（2）
C . driver
D . friend （3）
A . Nobody
B . Somebody
C . Anybody
D . Everybody （4）
A . shut
B . touch
C . cover
D . hurt （5）
A . doubt
B . truth
C . pride
D . worry （6）
A . job
B . wallet
（7）
A . start
B . work
C . value
D . support （8）
A . action
B . accident
C . argument
D . exam （9）
A . deep
B . fast
C . well
D . loud （10）
A . turn
B . break
C . close
D . lay
（11）
A . Nearly
B . Exactly
C . Certainly
D . Finally （12）
A . regretted
B . used
C . kept
D . pointed （13）
A . careful
B . forgetful
C . cheerful
D . helpful （14）
A . Giving
B . Receiving
C . Changing
D . Taking （15）
A . production
B . pleasure
C . purpose
D . patience
二、阅读理解。

（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） (共4题；共30分)
2. （6分）阅读理解
Robots are playing an important role in our life. They help us a lot.
In factories, robots can help people do lots of work. They work faster and do not need a rest. People will feel bored if they do the same job again and again, but robots will not. And they can work in same dangerous places. Usually people cannot.
In our homes, robots are useful, too. They can help us do some cooking. They can help blind people read newspapers and help the old people move some heavy things. They are our best friends. They are clean and do not need to eat food.
However, robots are not as clever as people. They cannot think like us. If we do not "'teach" them how to do things first, they can do nothing.
（1）From the passage we know that ________ are playing an important role in our life.
A . newspapers
B . robots
C . computers
D . telephones
（2）Robots will not feel ________ if they do the same job again and again?
A . relaxed
B . happy
C . bored
D . dangerous
（3）In our homes, robots can help people
A . do some cooking
B . have a rest
C . do homework
D . do dangerous work
（4）Robots are ________ than people. They can't think like us.
A . mole clever
B . less clever
C . more dangerous
D . less dangerous
（5）If we don't "teach" robots how to do things, they can do ________.
A . something
B . everything
C . nothing
D . anything
3. （8分） Steve Jobs, co-founder and former CEO of US technology giant Apple, has died at the age of 56. Mr Jobs had announced he was suffering from cancer in 200
4. Apple said he had been "the source of countless innovations（创新）that enrich and improve all of our lives" and had made the world "immeasurably（无法衡量的）better".
Tributes(赞美之辞) have been made by technology company bosses and world leaders, with US President Barack Obama saying the world had "lost a visionary（有远见卓识的人）". "Steve was among the greatest of American innovators —— brave enough to think differently, bold enough to believe he could change the world, and talented enough to do it," said Mr Obama.
A statement from Mr Jobs's family said they were with him when he died peacefully on Wednesday. "In his public life, Steve was known as a visionary; in his private life, he loved his family deeply," they said, requesting privacy and thanking those who had "shared their wishes and prayers" during his final year.
Apple said the company had "lost a visionary and creative genius(天才) and the world have lost an amazing human being". Tim Cook, who was made Apple's CEO after Mr Jobs stood down in August, said his predecessor had left behind "a company that only he could have built, and his spirit will forever be the foundation of Apple". Flags are being flown at half mast outside the Apple headquarters（总部） in Cupertino, California, while fans of the company have left tributes outside Apple shops around the world.
The heads of other leading technology companies have also paid tribute, including Microsoft boss Bill Gates, who said "For those of us lucky enough to get to work with him, it's been a great honour.
I will miss Steve very much."
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg thanks Mr Jobs for "showing that what you build can change the world" while Sony Corp president and CEO Howard Stringer said: "The digital age has lost its leading light." South Korea's Samsung, which is involved in a case with Apple over patents(专利), admired Mr Jobs for his "Completely new and different changes to the IT industry".
（1）Hearing of Steve Jobs' death, the heads of other leading technology companies have paid tribute and __________.
A . shared the treasure with his family
B . suffered from the sad news
C . been involved in a case with Apple
D . spoken highly of him
（2）Obama made a speech at Steve Jobs' death because _________________.
A . they had been friends for years
B . they had set up an excellent company
C . Jobs had played an important role in the development of the IT industry
D . Jobs had changed Obama's political(政治的) life
（3）Who became Apple's CEO after Mr Jobs?
A . Tim Cook
B . Howard Stringer
C . Mark Zuckerberg
D . Barack Obama
4. （8分）阅读短文，前三题选出正确的选项，最后一题回答问题。

TO DO: Let go of the list
Dear Disappointed,
I know how you feel! For spring break, my family visited my cousins Sam and Kate. It was a long drive, so I had lots of time to make plans for the world's best vacation.
"You have been writing for a while!" said my dad." Are you working on the next great American novel?" "Maybe tomorrow!" I joked. "Now, I'm making a list of things to do with Sam this week." Because Sam is my age. We usually hang out when we all get together, while Tex and Indi play with Kate.
When we finally arrived, I went to find Sam." How about checking out the lake?" I said. "Nah, "said Sam." I have something more fun for us to do." "Awesome" I said, prepared to start checking off activities on my list. Sam turned on his computer." Which bat do you want to be?" Which bat?" I repeated." I got the best new computer game called Bat Adventure." Sam explained," Bats are the coolest creatures, you can learn all interesting facts about bats."
"Um, this looks fun" I said, "but it's not exactly on my to-do list." "All the things I want to do this week." I explained, "are all outside." "Oh, that's cool." Sam said." You do your thing. And I'll just restart the game in one player mode."
I wandered out of the room. And Kate called. "Zona, are you coming to play soccer with us?" "Sure, I guess for a minute," I said. Kicking the ball gently in Kate's direction. Kate gave the ball a huge kick. Pow! Tex ran after it.
"Shhh," whispered Tex, pointing at a hole. We saw two little fuzzy bats! They had mousy ears and their wings were spread." Goodness!" I laughed." Let's show Sam. He knows all about bats." Sure enough. Sam was really excited about our discovery. Later that day. We all looked up bat facts on Sam's computer.
I managed to do only a couple of things on my list that week. But I had some other great experience that I wouldn't trade for anything. So dear Disappointed, even though it's helpful to have lists, it's also good to stay open-minded. Life almost never goes exactly the way you plan. So if you are open to the possibilities, something even better can pop up out of nowhere and totally make your day.
Arizona
（1）The writer's purpose of writing the article is to .
A . show that she is very experienced in making a list
B . give suggestions on how to carry out a list successfully
C . give advice on how to treat the possible changes in plans
D . write a story to remember her special childhood experience
（2）What does the underlined word "this" in Paragraph 4 refer to?
A . Playing with the two lovely Bats
B . Playing the computer game with Sam
C . Playing soccer with Kate
D . Doing activities on the list
（3）According to the passage, which of the following sentences is true?
A . The writer was going to write an American novel the next day.
B . The writer often played with Kate because they were in the same age.
C . The writer joined Kate and Tex in playing soccer with little interest.
D . The writer didn't do anything on the list that week.
（4）According to the passage, what does the title TO DO: Let go of the list mean? (请用约40词回答）
5. （8分）阅读理解
Life is full of miracles. They surround us every day. One of these miracles happened to me recently.
I was filling my car's tank at a local gas station. It was only 10 A.M. but I already felt tired. It was a cloudy, gloomy and rainy day and I hadn't slept well the night before. After I paid for the gas I turned my car towards the main road. I looked right and left then my brain sent the signal for my foot to push on the gas pedal but nothing happened. Shocked, I shook my head to clear it and gazed down at my foot.
Just as I did, though, a truck rushed past my car doing 60 mph. My weary eyes hadn't seen it when I had looked just 2 seconds earlier. If I had been pulling out when I should have been, my little green car would have been smashed and I would have most likely been killed. I sat there for a long time quietly thanking God for sparing my life before pulling out on the road and heading home. This time both my brain and foot worked perfectly.
As I looked back on that moment later I still couldn't understand it. Did God prevent my brain's signal from reaching my foot? Did an angel hold my toes to keep them from pressing on the gas? One question kept coming back into my mind as well: why? Why did I get this miracle? Why did God spare my life this day? Finally, I felt the answer forming deep within my heart and mind. I heard the words coming from my soul saying: “You still have more to do. Your work is not done yet!”
Richard Bach wrote: “Here is the test to find if your mission on Earth is finished: if you are alive
it isn't.” Wake up each day then knowing that your mission isn't done yet. You have more love to share, more people to help, more kindness to give. You have one more day to be the miracle God meant for you to be.
（1）The underlined word “gloomy” probably means_________.
A . windy.
B . sunny.
C . overcast.
D . cool.
（2）After the writer paid for the gas, he planned to________.
A . sat in the car for a rest.
B . look right and left.
C . shake his head to clear it.
D . push on the gas pedal to turn his car towards the main road.
（3）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A . The writer's green car was smashed by a truck.
B . There is something wrong with writer's gas pedal.
C . An angel holds the writer's toes to keep them from pressing on the gas.
D . The writer's foot didn't push on the gas pedal.
（4）What's the writer's attitude towards life?
A . The writer is positive towards life.
B . The writer is passive towards life.
C . The writer doesn't show his attitude.
D . The writer takes a neutral (中立的) attitude towards life.
三、任务型阅读。

（共5题，每题1分，满分5分） (共1题；共5分)
6. （5分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的五个选项中选出能填入短文空白处的最佳选项，使短文通顺、连贯，意思完整。

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Dick was 7 years old，and his sister，________．One day their mother took them to their aunt's house to play．
________，and then their aunt t ook Dick into the kitchen．She gave him a nice cake and a knife and said to him："________．Cut this cake in half and give one of the pieces to your sister，but remember to do it like a gentleman (绅士)．"
"Like a gentleman?" Dick asked．"________?"
"They always give the bigger piece to the other person，" answered his aunt．
"Oh，" said Dick． ________．Then he took the cake to his sister and said to her："Cut this cake in half，Catherine．"
四、词汇运用，根据中文用正确形式填空。

（共15题，每题1分，满分 (共10题；共10分)
7. （1分）Tom will r________ Shenzhen at 10:00 a. m.
8. （1分）He forgot all his ________ (对白) when he stood in the middle of the stage.
9. （1分）根据短文内容和括号内所给汉语意思，写出空白处各单词的正确形式（每空一词）。

Saturday, October 25th
It was cloudy in the morning. I________（决定）to go to a movie________（和）my best friend. When
we________（到达）at the movie theater. We found there were many people. This theater is ________（受欢迎的）in our town. It has the most________（舒适的）seats, and the workers in it are ________（友好的）. My friend wanted to see a comedy, she thought comedies were funny, but I ________（不喜欢） comedies. In my mind, they were________（无意义的）. We spent more than an hour in the theater but watched nothing. Finally, both of us felt________（饿）. So we went to eat something delicious. But it was raining hard outside. Unluckily, we didn't take an________（雨伞） with us. At last, we went back to the theater and watched a boring movie. What a bad day!
10. （1分）Danny, don't forget to write your ________ (报告).
11. （1分）Tom is very young, but he can speak at least two f ________ languages.
12. （1分）I never forget where we met ________the first time. （用介词填空）
13. （1分）单词拼写。

People from foreign countries have different body languages from us. Here are some w________ to welcome the visitors.
First, When they meet t________, people will shake hands and smile each other in China. However ,American people will kiss or h________ each other. In India people p________ their hands together and nod their heads. In Russia, people usually kiss three t________. But Maori people in New Zealand often t________ noses to welcome the visitors.
Second, you can't stand too close to North Americans. Remember to give them more p________ space. But in South America they like to h________ on to you so you can't move away. In some places, it is polite to look at people when you talk. But in other countries, it is i________ to look at people. when you talk. Generally, we wave to say goodbye, but it is quite r________ in Greece. So when you have a trip to other countries, you should make use of the body language correctly!
33-year-old spacewoman Wang Yaping made history—she is China's first teacher in space.
14. （1分）The old man fell off his bike and h________ his knee.
15. （1分）People do different things in different ________ (国家).
16. （1分）The doctor said that an unhealthy diet ________(导致) to his illness.
五、用方框所给单词的适当形式填空。

每词仅用一次（每空一词） (共1题；共5分)
17. （5分）用have/has been to, have/has gone to或have/has been in填空，注意大小写
（1）I ________ Hainan twice with my parents.
（2）— Where is Zhang Ming?
— Oh, he ________ Beijing to see his parents and he'll be back tomorrow.
（3）Tom ________ China for three years.
（4）________ you ever ________ Singapore? It is a nice country.
（5）Lucy ________ the space museum many times.
六、按要求完成句子。

（共5题，每题1分，满分5分） (共5题；共5分)
18. （1分）如果我们有时间，我们常常顺便去朋友的家坐坐。

We often just ________ ________ our friends' homes if we have time.
19. （1分）根据要求完成句子。

（1）My brother plays the piano in the evening.（用now改写句子）
My brother________ the piano now.
（2）I like koalas because they are very friendly. (就划线部分提问）
________ do you like koalas?
（3）I think you can play soccer. (改为否定句）
I ________ you________ play soccer.
（4）She goes to school by bus.（变同义句）
She ________ to school
（5）Mary wants to go to the movies.（改为一般疑问句）
________ Mary ________ to go to the movies?
（6）It's 300 meters from his home to the bus stop（划线提问）
________ is it from his home to the bus stop ?
（7）It's eight o'clock .（对划线部分提问）
________ is it？
20. （1分）The girl is lovely. We all like her. ( so…that…)
________
21. （1分）我第一次和詹姆斯见面，就送给他了一个小礼物。

When I met James ________ ________ ________ ________, I gave him a small gift.
22. （1分）I have been to the Great Wall. ( 改为否定句)
I ________ ________ ________ to the Great Wall.
七、语法填空。

（共10题，每题1分，满分10分） (共1题；共10分)
23. （10分）根据短文理解，填入适当的单词。

Making friends is a skill. Like most skills, you can improve it if you are patient. If you want to meet people and make friends, you must be willing to take action. You must first go where there are people. You won't make friends staying home ________.
Joining a club or a group, talking to those who like the same things as you do is much ________. Or join someone in some activity.
Many people are ________ when talking to new people. After all, meeting strangers means seeing the unknown. And it's human nature to feel a bit unpleasant about the unknown. Most of fears about ________ with new people come from doubts about ourselves. We imagine other people are judging us—finding us too tall or too short, too this or too that. But don't forget that they must be feeling the ________way. Try to accept yourself as you are, and try to make others feel at home. You'll all feel more ________.
Try to be brave even if you don't feel that way when you ________ a room full of strangers. Walk tall and straight, look directly at other people and smile.
If you see someone you'd like to speak to, say something. Don't wait for the other person to start a ________.
Just meeting someone new does not mean that you'll make friends with that person. Friendship is based on mutual (相互的) likings and "give and take". It takes time and effort (精力)for us to ________ friendship. And there are things that stop a new friendship from ________.
八、书面表达（满分15分） (共1题；共15分)
24. （15分）以“My best friend”为题, 写一篇80个词左右的英语短文, 要求语句通顺, 无语法错误。

内容必须包括以下要点：
①他/她的姓名、具体外貌②他/她的品质、能力、事迹③他/她的未来计划
参考答案
一、完形填空。

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