武汉二中广雅中学八年级上英语考

武汉二中广雅中学八年级（上）英语月考（四）二、选择填空（15分）( )26.—I don’t know if am mother ________ tomorrow.--If she _______. I’ll meet her at the train station.A. will come; comes.B. comes; will comeC. will come; will come.D. comes; comes( )27.—What should we do when we have some useful material?--You can download and ________ it in your personal computer files.A. shareB. copyC. saveD. spare( )28.—Who will _______ some wonderful games for Lily’s birthday party?--Her twin sister Lucy will.A. organizeB. rememberC. spendD. make( )29.—Do you think Mr. Black is popular in the company?--Not really, sometimes his actions are out of ______ with his word.A. mindB. orderC. questionD. step( )30.The roof of the house needs repairing. It’s raining now. You’d better get something to _______ the rain drops.A. catchB. coverC. carryD. control( )31.He often makes ________ mistakes, because he doesn’t read ________.A. careful; carefullyB. careless; carefulC. careless; carefully.D. careful; carelessly( )32.—Why did the boy fail the test again?--Just because he didn’t take his coach’s ______.A. thoughtB. adviceC. effortD. courage( )33. If you have problems, you shouldn’t ______ them to yourself.You should talk to someone you trust.A. keep .B. forgetC. makeD. run( )34.—Cathy, would you like to join our art club? --________.A. I’m sorry to hear thatB. Sure, I’d love toC. Never mind.D. You’re welcome( )35.—Can you go to the movie with me tonight?--I am not sure. I _______ have to visit my grandparents with my parents.A. willB. mustC. mightD. can( )36. It’s _______ for us not to want to work on weekends, for we have worked the whole week.A. normalB. upsetC. certainD. lucky( )37.Bob promises to join in the foot ball match ______ he has to help his parents on the farm.A. ifB. asC. unlessD. when( )38.—Will you go to the park this Sunday?--Yes, I’ll go with my friends and we will ______ there.A. run outB. come outC. hang outD. look out( )39. –-Nowadays, more and more young people pour into big cities.--Yeah, because there are plenty of jobs _______ there.A. creativeB. readyC. availableD. meaningful( )40.—Would you please see the film Hacksaw Ridge with me tonight?--I’d love to, but I’ve ______ Linda’s invitation to dinner.A. refusedB. gotC. receivedD. accepted三、完形填空（15分）Many years ago there was a farmer in a small Indian village. He borrowed 41 moneyfrom a village money lender. The money lender, who was old and ugly, wanted to marry the farmer’s beautiful daughter. So he said he wouldn’t 42 the money back if he could marry the pretty girl.Both the farmer and his daughter were 43 by the word. So the moneylender suggested that they let God 44 the matter. He told them that he would put a black pebble(卵石) and a white pebble into a(n) 45 money bag. Then the girl would have to pick one pebble from the bag. If she picked the black one, she would 46 his wife and her father’s debt(债务) would be forgiven(免除). If she picked the white one she 47 marry him and her father’s debt would still be forgiven. If she 48 to pick a pebble, her father would be thrown into prison.The money lender picked up two pebbles quickly from the pebble path they stood. At that time, the girl 49 the two pebbles which be put into the bag were both black! Then the moneylender asked the girl to pick one from the bag.Taking a moment to think the girl put her hand into the moneybag, drew out a pebble rapidly. Without looking at it., she let it 50 onto the pebble path.“Oh, how clumsy(笨拙的) of me!”she said “But never 51 , If you look into the bag for the one that is left, you will be able to tell 52 pebble I picked”Of course, the left one was black. The moneylender dared not 53 his word and the girl successfully solved the problem.Now, suppose that you were standing on the pebble path , what would you do if you were in that 54 ? Most problems do have a solution, sometimes we just need to think 55 .( ) 41.A. a lot B. a few C. lot of D. plenty of( ) 42.A. get B. spare C. return. D. hold( ) 43. A. doubted. B. surprised C. frightened D. excited( ) 44. A. perform. B. decide C. suppose D. manage( ) 45.A. full. B. empty C. heavy D. light( ) 46.A. go B. appear C. turn. D. become( ) 47.A. mustn’t B. won’t. C. needn’t D. shouldn’t( )48. A. preferred B. provided C. accepted D. refused( ) 50.A. fall. B. run. C. step D. shut( ) 51.A. punish B. wonder C. worry. D. mind( ) 52.A. what. B. which C. where. D. how( ) 54.A. way B. path. C. situation D. example( ) 55.A. differently B. seriously. C. doubtfully D. carefully四、阅读理解（15x2）AClimb to the top of the exciting Sydney Harbor Bridge and look down 134 meters at the water below! This 3-hour climbing tour is fantastic!…Book your tour now!...Tour includes:A photo of you and your friends on the top of the bridge.We also offer you:★Special clothes to protect you from the strong wind.★ A radio to communicate with the tour leader.★Free drink( for lunch tour only)★Prices are in Australian dollars.★Children must be with an adult. Each adult can take at most 2 children.★For more information e-mall us at: .( ) 56.The material above may be a (a) _________.A. ticket informationB. introduction of a sceneryC. route of a travelD. travel advertisement( )57.If one books a tour, he couldn’t _______.A. have a photo taken on the top of he bridgeB. communicate with the tour guideC. have free drinks all dayD. pay in Australian dollars( )58.Mr. and Mrs. Johnson are going to take their daughter (aged 11 ) to the lunch tour this Sunday morning. They should pay _____ for their tour.A. $ 450B. $ 510C.$ 630D.$ 690( )59.Which of the following is NOT true?A. The top of this bridge is 134 meters high ender the waterB. This climbing tour lasting for three hours is quite wonderfulC. Special clothes are provided during the trip.D. Children visiting alone is not accepted( )60. What can we learn from this material?A. Sydney Harbor Bridge is in the UK.B. It can be quite windy sometimes on the top of the bridgeC. More information will be shared by giving a phone callD. The night tour is the most expensive one.BChildhood is a time of fun and games. Many people still remember they often played games like hide-and-seek and chess when get were young. Playing games teaches children how to get along with others, and it also help to exercise their minds and bodies. However. children today append most of their time in front of the computer, playing video games.A recent survey found that in the US. children between 8 and 12 spend at least 13 hours a week playing video games or “gaming”. Among them, boys of this age append even more time almost 16 hours a week. Although some people will say that gaming is helpful, it brings many problems as well.One big problem is that kids who spend most of their time on games might have difficulty communicating with real people. They might have trouble sharing and solving problems because they do not practice those skills when sitting alone at a computerize .Another problem is about health. Game players usually sit for hours without doing any exercise. And they might not cat healthily. As a result, they might be out of shape.Next, game players might have trouble with their lessons. Many of them spend more time playing games than working on their homework. In the end, they fail in the exams.Finally, it is always possible that the gamers become addicted, Some people play four or five hours a day or even all day. This happened to a 28-year-old Korean map. He spent about 50 hours playing an online game without sleeping or eating well. As a result, he died while gaming! This is one example of the dangers of video gaming. It tells us that video gaming, like everything else, should not be done too much. A few hours a week should not hurt, but several hours a day just might be dangerous to your health.( )61.In the author’s opinion, _________.A. childhood is full of fun and video gamesB. childhood is a time to play hide-and –seek and chessC. playing video games teach children how to get along well with othersD. childhood is an important period of one’s life( )62.According to the survey, ________.A. children between 8 and 12 like playing games mostB. every boy spends 16 hours a week playing gamesC. the American children’s current situation is worryingD. playing games is very useful though it might cause many problems( )63.The word “addicted” in the last paragraph means someone __________.A. is independent in somethingB. is lost in somethingC. becomes interested in something.D. always remembers to do something( )64.Which one is TRUE about this passage?A. Playing video games always helps to exercise kids’ minds and bodies.B. The survey testifies playing games too much can cause some problemsC. Playing video games would surely cause communicative and health difficultiesD. The Korean man’s example shows that playing video games has no good.( )69.What can be the best title of this passage?A. Stop Playing Video Games Now!B. Games in ChildhoodC. Nothing Good About GamesD. Video Games Might Be HarmfulCA mine (滑稽演员) is out of work . One day he visits a zoo and tries making some money as a street performer. As soon as he starts to draw a crowd, a zoo keeper pulls him into hisoffice. The zoo keeper explains to the mimic that the zoo's most popular character，a gorilla(大猩猩)，has died suddenly and fears that visitors will be dissatisfied.Then he offers the mimic a job to dress up as the gorilla until they can get another one. The mimic accepts.So the next morning the mimic puts on the gorilla suit and enters the cage before the crowd comes. He discovers that it's a great job. He can sleep，play and make fun of people and hedraws bigger crowds than he ever did as a mimic. However，it seems that the crowds becometired of him soon. He begins to notice that the people are paying more attention to the lion in the cage，and hangs from the top to the lion's cage. Of course，this makes the lion very angry，but the crowd loves it.At the end of the day the zoo keeper comes and gives the mimic a raise. So the mime keepsdoing so for some time, the crowds grow larger. Then one terrible day when the mimeis hanging over the angry lion, he falls.The lion prepares to pounce(猛扑). The mimic is so scared that he begins to run round and round the cage with the lion close behind. Finally，the mimic starts shouting,“Help me，help me！”But the lion is quick and pounces in him. He pushes sown the mime, and says angrily，“Shut up，you idiot！Do you want to get us both fired？”( )66.The mine visits a zoo because he _________.A. wants to make some money thereB. wants to visit the zoo keeperC. wants to act as a gorillaD. wants to play with the lion( )67.Why do the crowds pay less attention to the gorilla’s performance?A. Because the gorilla always sleeps in the cage.B. Because the gorilla is dangerousC. Because the gorilla crowds pay more attention to the lionD. Because the gorilla is boring( )68.The zoo keeper gives the mime a raise because the mime ________.A. is close to the keeperB. works hard all dayC. often helps the keeperD. draws more people( )69.How might the mime feel when he hears the lion’s words?A. Funny and excitedB. Scared and shamedC. Unexpected and amazedD. Relaxed and proud( )70.What can you infer from the text?A. The mine and the lion live a happy life.B. Another person works as a animal in the zoo too.C. The lion is the most dangerous animal in the zooD. The zoo’s most popular attraction is the lion.五、选词填空（共5 小题，每小题2分，满分10分）71. Let’s ________ food from the restaurant.72. Who ________ can you turn to for help?73. If we have the party today, _________ the class won’t come.74. It’s best not to __________ from your problems75. Laura’s parents were __________ and asked her to be more careful in future.六、阅读理解填词（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）Molly Boylan is an able business woman in Canada. She set up her makeup company Blazes in 1992. Though she is very s 76 , she says that she finds it harder every year in balance (平衡)her business with her family life. She sometimes feels that her two children know more about their baby—sitter than they do about her.Molly employs(雇佣)around eighty people, but her newest employee is the most I i 77 one for her. After years of w 78 about her business more than her family, she has decided to make Sally Pamonte new general manager in her company. Molly will still play a part in making d 79 , and she’s going to keep in t 80 with the people who work for her, but Sally is going to look after day-to-day running of the business so that Molly can spend more time with the kids.The new arrangement (安排) is going to start on Monday, and both of them are already excited about it. Sally says,”In fact I’m very nervous, I’m new. I don’t have much c 81 . But I b 82 Molly will help me a lot in the early days, even though I hope she feels she can t 83 me not to make too many mistakes.”Molly, on the other hand, seems quite relaxed about the whole thing, “I know that Sally’s going to be a very nice manager.”she says, “She’s only been here a couple of days and she’s already shown me how she s 84 a few problems we were having. The best thing though is that I feel a hundred times h 85 than I’ve been in years. I wish had made this change years ago.”76.s___________ 77.i___________ 78.w___________ 79.d___________ 80.t__________81.c___________ 82.b___________ 83.t____________ 84.s___________ 85.h_________七、书面表达（15分）你的好朋友Karen最近遇到了很多烦恼，你很担心她所以给专家写信求助，请根据以下提示给专家Robert发封邮件，希望他能给一些建议（开头已给出）1.她是一名八年级的学生，整天忙于学习，没有足够的时间锻炼。