辽宁省大石桥市水源镇九年一贯制学校2017-2018学年八年级下学期月考英语试题

2017——2018学年度下学期阶段质量检测
八年英语试题
（考试时间：80分钟，试卷满分：120分）
一、单选（20分）
( )1. Tim is university student and he likes playing basketball.
A. a; the
B. the; an
C. a; /
D. /; the
( )2. — Is Linda heavier than Mark? — Yes. She is heavier than Mark.
A. many
B. too
C. much
D. very
( )3. Tony practises English every day. ?
A. to speak
B. speaking
C. speaks
D. speak
( )4. —was your weekend, Lin? — Pretty good.
A. When
B. Where
C. How
D. What
( )5. The tennis is a popular game. people like playing it in the world.
A. Million of
B. Million
C. Millions
D. Millions of
( )6．¬The cook tasted the soup _____ and it tasted _____.
A．careful；good B．carefully；good C．carefully；well D. careful；wel ( )7．Stop singing that song. It _____ nice.
A．sounds B．doesn’t sound C．isn’t sounding D. is so unding
( )8．— How do you feel about the party? — ______. I am looking forward to the next one. A．Happy B．Happily C．Unhappy D. Unh appily
( )9．— ______? — They are very friendly.
A．What do your new classmates like? B．What are your new classmates like? C．What do your new classmates look like? D. What is your new classmate like?
( )10．The students were excited ______ the coming holiday.
A．about B．in C．with D. at
( )11. My bag is newer than .
A. his
B. him
C. he
D.hi
( )12. This film is as as that one.
A. interesting
B. interested
C. interest
D. interests
( )13. He is stronger than in his class.
A. all the boys
B. any other boy
C. many other boy
D. many other boys. ( )14．— Have you ______ Jack so far?
— No, he went to the UK two weeks ago. I miss him so much.
A．heard B．heard of C．heard from D.hear
( )15．Tom, here is a(n) ______ for you. Tina called you when you weren’t here.
A．message B．information C．ar ticle D.advice
( )16．Mr. Zhang ______ Shenzhen three times but he had no time to meet old friends. A．has gone to B．has been in C．goes to D. has been to
( )17．Their ideas are different from ______.
A．us B．our C．ours D.we
( )18．— How do you go to work every day? — _______ a bus.
A．By B．At C．In D. On
( )19.It’s very hot in the classroom.open the windows?
A. What about
B. Why not
C. Do you want
D. Why don’t
( )20.Ma Li didn’t watch TV last night because there wasn’t on it.
A. something interesting
B. interesting something
C. anything interesting
D. interesting anything
二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，选出一个最佳选项，并将答案写在试题前的括号内。

There is good news for the children in the countryside.
We may still remember the girl with big 21 . Her big eyes seem to 22 us her dream: I want to go to 23 ! In China, there are still 24 boys and girls who cannot go to school like her. Their 25 are very poor. If the family has two or three children, it is even harder to 26 the money for all the children’s schooling. The parents often ask27 to stay at home, and boys to go to school.
Now they don’t28 the money. From 2006 on, children can go to school for f ree in some poor places. They don’t have to pay for books and other things. Some of them can even get money from th e government（政府）to make their life 29 . Soon, all the children in the countryside can go to school for free. The dream of the poor children will 30 . And all families are very happy with the news.
（）21. A. ears B. eyes C. mouths D.hand
（）22. A. speak B. says C. say D. tell
（）23. A. work B. bed C. school D.home
（）24. A. a lot of B. no C. several D. only
（）25. A. schools B. cities C. families D. school
（）26. A. pay B. cost C. spend D. take
（）27. A. all the children B. kids C. boys D. girls
（）28. A. find B. worry about C. take care of D.worry
（）29. A. well B. rich C. interesting D. better
（）30. A. come true B. be funny C. be impossible to realize D. be impossible
三、情景交际 (10分)从方框内选择适当的句子补全对话，其中有两项是多余的。

A．I’m sure that you will win the match. B. What time is it now?
C. Would you like to go with me?
D. Where are you going?
E. Do you also like playing football?
F. What are you going to do?
A: Hi, Jim. (31) B: I am going to the stadium. A: (32)
B: I’m going to take part in (参加) the football match there. (33)
A: Of course I’d love to. I’ll go there to cheer you on.B: Oh. It’s very good. (34)
A: Yes, I do. But I can’t play very well.B: (35)
A: Yes, you’re right. When will the match start?
B: At five o’clock.A: Oh, it’s ten past four now. Let’s go.
四、阅读（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
（A）
Scientists will put some r obot fish into the sea near Spain this year. These robot fish will help people
find out the pollution in the water. If the robot fish are able to finish their work successfully, the team of
scientists hopes the fish will be used in rivers, lakes and seas around the world.
The robot fish are about 1.5 metres long. There will be a detector (探测器) in their bodies. It can find
the pollution in the water, and then the robot fish will eat part of it.
Unlike other robots, they don’t need to be opearted (操作) by people far away. The robots all have an
eight-hour battery (电池). They can “swim” in the sea freely and send back information to people on the
beach. After their batteries run down, they will go back to the beach by themselves.
There are five robot fish altogether. Each costs about 29,000 dollars. They are part of a three-year
project between the engineering company BMT Group and Essex University in southeastern England.
（）36. The robot fish will help people find out _______ in the water.
A. more fish
B. some people
C. some batteries
D. the pollution
（）37. What will the robots do if they find the pollution in the water?
A. They will eat part of it.
B. They will stop working.
C. They will tell people where it is.
D. They will take it out to the beach.
（）38. How long can a battery in their bodies work each time?
A. For five hours.
B. For eight hours.
C. For twelve hours.
D. For one day.
（）39. The five robot fish cost about _______ dollars altogether.
A. 14,500
B. 29,000
C. 145,000
D. 1,450,000
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（）40. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The robot fish can eat anything in the water.
B. The robot fish need to be opearted by people.
C. The robot fish are 1.5 metres long and they look like sharks.
D. The robot fish can go back to the beach when the batteries run down.
（B）
One day, a farmer was walking along a road with his son Thomas. The father said, “Look! There’s a horseshoe. Pick it up and put it in your ba g.” Thomas said, “It isn’t worth(值得) the trouble.” His father said nothing but he picked it up himself. When they got to a nearby town, they had a rest. There the farmer sold the horseshoe and with the few pennies he bought some cherries(樱桃).
The father and the son continued their way. The sun was well up in the sky, and there wasn’t a house or even a tree where they could have a rest. Thomas felt too thirsty(口渴的) to walk on. At the moment, his father dropped a cherry on the ground and Thomas picked it up quickly and ate it. After a while, his father dropped another cherry and once again, his son picked it up and put it in his mouth.
And so they went on. The old farmer dropped the cherries and the son picked them up. When Thomas had caught up all the cherries, his father said to him, “My dear son, if you had bent(弯腰) down in the beginning to pick up that horseshoe, you wouldn’t have bent so many times for the cherries. Alway s remember this lesson: If someone don’t worry about the little things, he will find it impossible for him to do the great things.”
（）41. Who picked up the cherries on the ground?
A. Thomas.
B. The farmer.
C. Both the father and the son.
D. Nobody.
（）42. The farmer bought some ______ with the money after he sold the horseshoe.
A. bread
B. water
C. cherries
D. pennies
（）43. When the son refused to pick up the horseshoe, the father ______.
A. did nothing
B. said nothing
C. felt worried
D. got angry
（）44. The father dropped the cherry one by one, because ______.
A. he wanted to teach his son a lesson
B. he wanted his son to do more exercise
C. he wanted his son to eat them all
D. he wanted to punish his son for not picking up the horseshoe at first
（）45. From the story, we can learn that ______.
A. cherries are so delicious that most people like eating them
B. a horseshoe is so expensive that it can b ring us some money
C. we can’t get great things if we lose little things
D. we can’t do something great if we don’t worry about something little
(C)
Here are some English study skills for beginners.
★Listening
Listening is a great way to improve your pronunciation and intonation (语调). You can start by listening to short stories for children because they are usually easy.
★Reading
Reading is a good way to help you learn new words. And it will also help you learn English grammar. Children’s books are great for beginners.
★Vocabulary
When you come across new words in the reading, write them down in your notebook. You can write down the translation in your native language to help you understand.
★Speaking
While doing your reading exercises, read them aloud. You can also look for some articles (文章) on the Internet to read.
Learning any language needs practice —lots of practice.You don’t have to spend hours studying each day; just 30 minutes a day for four or five days a week will help you improve it.
( )46. How can we improve pronunciation?
A. By listening.
B. By doing homework.
C. By writing.
D. By learning grammar.
( )47. How do beginners learn new words according to the passage?
A. Remember the words in the dictionary.
B. Write down the new words you meet in the reading.
C. Look for new words on the Internet.
D. Read the new words many times a day.
( )48. How much time should beginners spend studying English?
A. Two hours every day.
B. An hour every week.
C. Half an hour a day, and four or five times a week.
D. One hour every day.
( )49. What does the underlined word “translation” mean in Chinese in this passage?
A. 翻译
B. 发音
C. 位置
D. 次数
( )50. What’s the best title for the passage?
A. How to improve English reading
B. Ways to learn English grammar
C. Study skills for English speaking
D. Study skills for English learners
(D)
Linda loves her dog Davy. They went to New York City last Saturday. While Linda was buying a newspaper at the train station, the dog got out of his box and ran away. The station w as crowded and Linda couldn’t see Davy anywhere. When Linda shouted his name, some people looked at her but Davy didn’t come. Then she called the police. While she was talking on the telephone, Davy met another dog outside the station. While the police were coming, Linda walked around the station and called Davy’s name. She didn’t think about loo king outside the station. Finally, a little boy said to her, “Did you look outside? I saw a big black dog when I came in.” When Linda finally saw Davy, he was jumping and running with another dog. There was a police officer next to them. The police officer said to Linda, “I think my dog found your dog.”
51.What did Linda do when her dog ran away?
_____________________________________
52.Why couldn’t Linda see Davy？
____________________________________
53.Where was Davy while Linda was looking for him？
___________________________________
54.What happened while Linda was on the telephone？
_________________________________________
55.What was Davy doing when Linda finally saw him？
____________________________________________
五、阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后根据所给词，在短文空白处填入适当形式，使短文通顺、合理。

（每空1分，共10分）
________ delicious the cake _________!
69. 第一次站在长城上你是什么感受呢？
_____________________________on the Great Wall________________.
70. 每个中国人都为成功举办奥运会感到骄傲。

Every Chinese was_____________________________ the Olympics successfully.
71.贝利, 你祖父母的身体状况好吗?
Billy, are your grandparents ______ ______ ______?
72.他太害羞了, 不敢在公共场合做演讲。

He is ______ shy ______ give a speech in public.
73.地球绕着太阳转。

.
74. We have played football for a year now.
75.How long have you been like this?.
七、书面表达（共10分）
林丹是中国最著名的运动员之一。

下面是他的档案，请你根据其档案提供的内容以“My Favourite Sportsman”为题写一篇短文。

林丹档案：年龄： 30岁外貌：高约1.8米，有一头黑头发，看上去很强壮和很友好。

性格：经常微笑，很有礼貌。

爱好：看小说，看电影。

写作要求：1．必须利用所给出的文字信息表述。

2．使用正确的时态。

3．词数60个左右，开头已给出，不计入总词数内。

参考词汇：羽毛球badminton 到目前为止so far
My Favourite Sportsman
Lin Dan is one of the best-known Chinese sportsmen.
一、单选1-5CCBCD 6-10BBABA 11-15 AABCA 16-20 DCDBC
二、21-25 BDCAC 26-30 ADBDA
三、31-35DFCEG
四、(A)36 ~ 40 DABCD (B)41 ~ 45ACBAD (C)46-50ABCAD
(D) 51.She was buying a newspaper.52.Because the station was crowded.
53.Outside the station.54.Davy met another dog outside the station.
55.He was jumping and running with another dog.
五56)fail 57smile 58 best 59 remember 60 agree
(61)but (62)yourself (63)or (64)important (65)Finally
六、66counting down 67.couldn’t wait 68 How smells 69 How do/did you feel about standing ；for the first time .70 proud of holding 71.in excellent condition72. too; to73.The earth goes around the sun.
74.到现在我们踢了一年足球了。

75.你像这样多久了？。