新人教版八年级上册英语第一次月考

八年级上英语月考模拟试题一单项选择（每小题1分，共15分）( ) 1. His parents want him to be a musician, and they make ________ for 2 hours every day.A. him to play footballB. him play the pianoC. him play footballD. him to play the piano( ) 2. This pen is not as expensive as that one, but it’s _____.A. less beautifulB. more beautifulC. worseD. cheaper( ) 3. — Can you finish ____ all the windows in half an hour?—I’m afraid not. They’re ____ dirty, you see.A. to clean; much tooB. cleaning; much tooC. to clean; too muchD. cleaning; too much( ) 4. Playing basketball after lunch ____ health. You should have a little rest.A. is good forB. is bad forC. are good forD. are bad for( ) 5. —There is ____ in today’s newspaper, isn’t there?— Yes. Zhou Jelun is having a concert in our city.A. something interestingB. something terribleC. anything interestingD. anything terrible( ) 6. The little girl often goes skating ___________weekends.A. inB. onC. toD. for( ) 7. —How often do you go home? —___________.A. One a weekB. OnceC. OneD. Once a week( ) 8. How about__________ with us?A. go shoppingB. goes shoppingC. going shoppingD. going shopping( ) 9. I don’t like eggs, but my mom wants me _____ them.A. eatB. eatingC. eatsD. to eat( ) 10. — Is his opinion __________ or different from yours? — Almost the same.A. the same asB. the same toC. as same asD. as same with( ) 11. Some people will feel weak if they have _________ unhealthy food.A. a littleB. too manyC. too muchD. a few( ) 12. —I’m afraid I can’t go with you to play soccer this afternoon. I have a stomachache.— ____________________.A. That’s OKB. Don’t be nervousC. I’m sorry to hear thatD. Nothing serious( ) 13. It’s important _______ a balanced diet. It helps keep fit.A. not to eatB. not eatingC. to eatD. eating( ) 14. It _______Wang Ling’s pen. ______ your pen is in your pencil case.A. may be; MaybeB. maybe; MaybeC. may be; May beD. maybe; May be( ) 15. — Study is more important than sports for students, I think.—I don’t agree. Sports are __________ study.A. so important asB. as important asC. less important thanD. not as important as二完形填空。

（每小题1分，共10分）Do you know how the rainbow(彩虹) came out? Mother Nature had many 16 . Each child had a gift(才能). Her daughter Rain filled the land with water and 17 everything in the world grow and live. Rain knew 18 important she was, but she really needed 19 from her brother, Sun, who can make colors. She loved colors and decided to have a try.One day Rain rained red. However everything turned 20 . She tried yellow, but, once again, everything turned yellow. She tried blue. Do you know what happened next? 21 turned blue. Her dream of being a beautiful color can’t 22 . Rain began to cry.“What’s the matter?” asked Sun.“I love all the colors, but I can’t be the one without messing(弄乱) everything up.”“But when you 23 on the earth, the trees, the land and everything else sparkle(闪光). That’s just as 24 as the colors.,” said Sun. “Well, whenever you finish raining, I’ll come out and leave a band(条纹) of all your favorite colors around.”From this day, sometimes after Rain has finished raining, you can see that band of 25 . And that is how the Rainbow came about.( )16. A. children B. sons C. daughters D. stories( )17. A. made B. did C. helped D. had( )18. A. what B. what a C. how D. how a( )19. A. time B. color C. help D. money( )20. A. red B. green C. blue D. yellow( )21. A. Something B. Nothing C. Anything D. Everything( )22. A. come over B. come true C. come up D. come about( )23. A. snow B. rain C. blow D. shine( )24. A. beautiful B. delicious C. boring D. important( )25. A. colors B. water C. rain D. clouds三阅读理解（每题2分，共40分）AIt was Jimmy’s birthday and he was five years old. He got a lot of nice birthday presents from his family, and one of them was a beautiful drum(鼓).“Who gave him that thing?’’ Jimmy’s father said when he saw it. “His grandfather did.” Answered Jimmy’s mother.“Oh,” said his father. Of course Jimmy liked his drum very much. He made a terrible (可怕的) noise with it, but his father didn’t mind. He was working during the day and Jimmy was already in bed when he got home in the evening, so he couldn’t hear the noise.But one of the neighbors didn’t like the noise at all. So a few days later, she took a sharp (锋利的) knife and went to Jimmy’s house while he was hitting his drum. She said to him, “Hello, Jimmy, do you know, th ere is something very nice inside your drum. Here is knife. Open the drum and let’s find it.”26.Jimmy got a lot of nice presents from his________.A .classmates B.friends C.teachers D.family27. Who gave Jimmy the drum?A. his father.B.His mother.C.His neighbor.D.His grandfather.28. Why did Jimmy’s father not stop him from making noise with the drum?A. Because he liked Jimmy very much.B. Because he he didn’t mind.C. Because Jimmy was in bed.D.Because Jimmy only played in the evening.29. One of the neighbors________.A. liked Jimmy very muchB. enjoy listening to the sound of the drumC. wanted to show Jimmy a sharp knife.D. didn’t like the noise at all30. What did Jimmy’s neighbor really want to do? To_______.A. stop him making noisesB. make a noise on his drum with a knifeC. show him how to hit the drumD. find something nice in his drumBMr. Smith is an old man. He is very kind, so many people like him. He likes traveling. But there is something wrong with his eyes, so he can’t see clearly.One day he came to New York by train. He went there to visit his best friend. After he got there in the evening, he found his friend wasn’t at home. S o he had to find a hotel to live in.The next day, his friend didn’t come back. In th e afternoon he went to buy two bottles of wine. When he came back to his room, he found a fly(苍蝇) was on the wall. But he thought it was a snail, so he put the bottles on it. Of course, it came down to the floor and they were broken. He had to buy another two bottles.The waiter in the hotel knew this, then he put a snail into the wall.When he cam e back, he looked up at the wall and found the “fly” was there again. So he walked carefully and hit it hard. At once he cried loudly.31.People like Mr. Smith because_______.A.he is very oldB. he is very kindC. he has two bottles of wineD. he likes traveling32.Mr. Smith stayed_______when he came to New York.A.at his friend’s homeB. at his parents’ homeC. in a restaurantD. in a hotel33.What does “snail” mean in Chinese？A.锤子B钉子C衣架D壁柜34. In fact ,the second time Mr. Smith saw_______on the wall.A. a flyB.a snailC.a bottle of wineD. a picture35. How many bottles of wine did Mr. Smith buy?A. OneB.Two.C. ThreeD.Four.CLast week the manager of an old shop received a letter. As he was very busy, the letter lay on his desk until teatime. Then he opened it and ten dollars fell out onto his desk.Together with it was a short letter. Itread:Dear Sir,In 1940, I got engaged, but unluckily I lost my job. At that time a lot of people were out of work. Six months later I got a job again, but of course I was very short of money. I came to your shop to buy a wedding ring. The assistant took out some rings for me to look at, but she was called away for a moment, and I put one of the rings in my pocket. When she came back, I left the shop without paying a ring. My wife died a short while ago and the fact that I never paid for her ring has been on my conscience(良心)all these years. At that time the ring cost 2 dollars ,so I think the ring may cost about 10 dollars now, and I am sending you the money.Yours truly,“Well, well, well,” said the manager. “Life is full of surprises,”36.When did the manager read the letter?A.As soon as he received it.B.Two days later.C.It isn’t mentioned.D.At teatime.37.What’s in the letter?A. 10 dollars.B. Nothing but a letter.C. A present.D. A wedding ring38. Why did the man take a wedding ring without paying money?A. Because he was a thiefB. Because he didn’t have enough money.C. Because he didn’t like the wedding ring.D. Because he forgot to pay for it.39. How much was the ring when the man took it away?A. 2 dollars.B. 20 dollarsC. 200 dollars. D . 2,000 dollars.40. What’s the main idea of the passage?A. Life is hanppy.B. Life is interesting.C.Life is important.D.Life is full of surprises.DChores (家务)weren’t popular at my house. My children didn’t like to do chores. They always saw me do chores, but they hardly ever helped me do them.A year ago, I made a game called “The Endless Chore Game”. It’s really great. Here’s how the game works.I make a card with forty squares(方框), and I write a different chore on each square. These chores can be easy and interesting like making dessert. Then my family rolls the dice(骰子) to decide what chores we have to do. The card also has a few square with fu n things, like watching TV and singing. If you’re lucky, you can watch TV when the others are doing the chores.My son likes the game very much. He goes to the kitchen happily every morning to do the game. It’s really a good way to make my children do chores. You can have a try if you have the same problem as me.41. The writer’s family began to do the game ________ ago.A. one yearB. one monthC. two yearsD. two months42. What do you need to do “The Endless Chore Game”?A. A cardB. A diceC. A card and a diceD. A card and forty dice43. When does the writer’s family do the game?A. In the morningB. In the afternoonC. In the eveningD. The other day44. We can learn from the passage that _________.A.the writer only has one childB.everyone in the writer’s family likes playing the gameC.the writer wrote this passage to the parentsD.everyone in the writer’s family has to do the chores every day45. The writer made this game to _____________.A. do less choresB. tell us an interesting gameC. make her children happyD. make her children do chores四．补全对话。