新目标英语八年级(上)12月月考(附答题卡)

2012年秋季学期月考（12月）

八年级英语试题

一．Bobby 爱学习，也想考考你，试试选出你最满意的。（20分）( ) 1.My friend has ______hair than me, and he’s _____than me.

A. long, outgoing

B. longer, more outgoing

C. more longer, more outgoing

D. longer, outgoing

（）2. Yao Ming was born _____September 12, 1980.

A. on

B. in

C. at

D. to

( ) 3 She spends two hours ________ the violin every day.

A. play

B. plays

C. played

D. playing

( ) 4. -________ is Li Yundi? -A famous Chinese pianist.

A. How

B. What

C. Which

D. Who ( ) 5. The little boy is _______ young ______ do the work. I think Linda could help him.

A. not; but

B. very; to

C. so; to

D. too; to

（）6. I'm going to the aquarium ________ my next day off.

A. on

B. in

C. with

D. at

（）7. ―My mother was ill in bed yesterday. ―________

A. Why?

B. Sure.

C. Is she better now?

D. I'm sorry to hear that. （）8．—Where ________ he go on vacation?

—He went to the mountains.

A．is B．does C．has D．did

( ) 9．At five in the afternoon, we took the subway school.

A．go to B．back to C．going to D．to back to ( ) 10. How do you _____ a turkey sandwich?

A. take

B. make

C. cook

D. carry

( ) 11. Look! Linda is ______ hot water into the blender.

A. pour

B. pours

C. pouring

D. to pour

( ) 12. If you want to be ______, you should eat more fruit and vegetables.

A. health

B. healthly

C. healthy

D. healthily

( ) 13. There too much sugar in the sandwich.

A. be

B. are

C. is

D. have

( ) 14. A: How do you make fruit salad?

B: ____，cut up three bananas and a watermelon. Next put them in a bowl.

A. First

B. Next

C. Then

D. Finally

( ) 15.— A: I think China is great.

—B: I agree. It’s famous ______ its food and the Great Wall.

A. at

B. in

C. for

D. to

( ) 16. My friend David is ______ from me, he likes apple pies a lot.

A. difficult

B. different

C. difference

D. delicious

( )17. He was the second guitar player in the ____history of the competition to get the prize.

A. 40-year

B. 40 year

C. 40-years

D. 40 years

( )18.-Was there a seal in the pool?-____.But we saw some octopuses.

A Yes, there were

B No, there weren’t

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C Yes, there was

D No, there wasn’t

（）19. Would you like to show ____________?

A. we our photos

B. your photoes to us?

C. your photos for us

D. us your photos

（）20. Hot tea ____________ honey is good ____________ you.

A. with; for

B. in; to

C. as; for

D. with; to

二、Bobby给你讲述了三明治的来历，请你帮他挑选合适的词来表达。

The word “sandwich” is an English word. Sandwich was an English _1_. He lived in England about two hundred years ago. Sandwich had a lot of _2_. He was very rich(富有的). But he liked _3_ cards for money. He often played _4_ day and night. _5_ day he played for twenty-four hours without stopping. He did not _6_ the card table to eat. He asked his man to _7_ him some meat and _8_. So he put some meat between two pieces of bread. He did not want to stop _9_ playing cards. From the name of this man, Sandwich, we have the word “sandwich” _10_.

( ) 1、A woman B man C place D book

( ) 2、A money B food C bread D cards

( ) 3、A making B keeping C playing D selling

( ) 4、A every B only C one D all

( ) 5、A One B Some C Next D This

( ) 6、A hold B leave C put D show

( ) 7、A use B take C bring D throw

( ) 8、A milk B tea C fruit D bread

( ) 9、A before B when C after D because

( ) 10、A in shops B at school C today D this year

三、阅读理解。（50分）

I (Bobby给你讲述了Mary丢失戒指的故事)

When Mary was fourteen , her mother gave her a beautiful ring (戒指) . It was a birthday present(礼物) and Mary was very pleased . A week later , she was very sad . When she was working in the kitchen , she lost her ring . She looked everywhere but she could not find it . She looked in the dustbin (垃圾箱)outside the kitchen but her ring was not there .

That evening her brother , Peter , was eating some cakes .

“Who made these cakes ?” he asked , “They are very good .”

“ I made them , “ Mary said . She was pleased that her brother liked them . Mary liked cooking .

“Are there any … ?” Peter started to ask . Then he stopped suddenly . He opened his mouth and took a ring out . “Where did this come from ?” he asked ,“This is a strange kind of cake . “

Mary was very glad . “My ring !” she said . She took it to the kitchen . She washed it and then went back and thanked her brother .

“ I’m sorry you had a surprise . “she said , “but thank you very much for finding my ri ng . I’ll cook some more cakes for you tomorrow as a reward. “

（）1、Mary’s mother gave Mary a beautiful ring

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A、when Mary was ten

B、when Mary was married

C、when it was New Year’s Day

D、when Mary was fourteen （）2、Mary lost her ring

A、on her birthday

B、a week before her birthday

C、a week after her birthday

D、when going to school

（）3、When Mary looked in the dustbin , .

A、she did not find her ring

B、she found her ring

C、she found a watch

D、she found a pen

（）4、Peter found the ring when he was .

A、eating some rice

B、eating some cakes

C、looking for something

D、cleaning the kitchen

（）5、When Peter had found the ring , Mary went to the kitchen .

A、to cook some more cakes for him

B、to wash the ring

C、to wash her hands

D、to prepare supper for him

II （Bobby给你讲述了当红歌星周杰伦的一些简历）Jay Chou（周杰伦）is very famous in Southeast Asia. His songs are very popular among teenagers(青少年)。

Jay Chou was born in January ,1979 in Taiwan. His mother was a teacher in a middle school. His parents divorced(离婚) when he was 14. He lived with his mother. His mother was very strict with him and hoped he could have a good future.

When Jay Chou was three years old, his mother found he was good at music. She bought a piano for her son. So Jay Chou began to practice the piano after school every day. When he was in school ,though he had friends , he often liked to be alone(独自一人)

listening to music. Soon he became interested in pop music and began to write songs.

In 1996, he worked as a waiter after he graduated from (从。。。。毕业) school. Four years later, he issued (发布) his first album called Jay.

He began to become very famous and put his heart into music. On June 30th ,2009, Jay Chou attended（参加）the large concert “The Charm（魅力）of China” in Bird’s Nest.

{ } 6. Jay Chou was born in _______.

A: Beijing B: Hong Kong C: Taiwan D: Macao ( ) 7. Jay Chou’s mother worked in a ______.

A: hospital B: school C: factory D: bank ( ) 8. Why did Jay Chou’s mother buy him a piano ?

A: Because he asked his mother to buy it.

B: Because his father asked her to do so

C: Because he liked playing the piano

D: Because his mother found he was good at music ( ) 9. When did Jay Chou issue his first album?

A: In 1996 B: In 1998 C: In 1999 D: In 2000 ( ) 10. From this passage, we know Jay Chou_______.

A: attended a concert in Bird’s Nest on June 30th ,2009

B: had few friends when he was in school

C: lived with his parents when he was 18

D: didn’t like music at the age of three.

III （本文，Bobby给你讲述了作家欧亨利的故事）O. Henry（欧亨利，美国短篇小说家）was a great writer . His pen name was O. Henry , and his real name was William Sydney Porter . He

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was born in North Carolina in 1862 . When he was about 20 years old , O. Henry went to Texas , where he tried different jobs . He first worked on a newspaper , and then had a job in a bank . When some money went missing from the bank , some people thought he was the thief , and he was sent to prison （监狱）. During the three years in prison , he learned to write short stories . After he got out of prison , he went to New York and continued writing . He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there . People liked his stories very much .

（）11、O. Henry was a .

A、dancer

B、singer

C、writer

D、pianist （）12、During his life , he tried jobs .

A、four

B、one

C、none

D、many different （）13、How long did he stay n prison ?

A、One year

B、Three years

C、Ten months

D、Five years （）14、What did he do when he was in prison ?

A、Wrote short stories

B、Wrote some books

C、Painted some pictures

D、Slept all day and night

（）15、His stories were mostly about , after he went out of prison .

A、New York

B、the life of the poor there

C、Texas

D、Both A and B

IV （你知道生日歌的来历吗，不懂吧，Bobby来告诉你吧）

You must know the song Happy Birthday．But do you know who wrote this song and for whom the writer wrote it?

About one hundred years ago，there was a girl in the U.S.．She loved children very much and wrote many songs for children．One of them was the song Good Morning To you．The song was very popular

with children at that time，but not all grown-ups（成年人）knew it．The girl was very poor．Once her friends invited her to a little boy’s birthday party．She felt happy but sad because she had no money to buy something for him．So she decided to sing the song Happy Birthday in the melody（曲调）of Good Morning To You for the little boy．When her friends heard the song at the party，they were very happy．And they all learned to stag it．Later，the song became very popular around the world．

16．When did the song Happy Birthday become popular?

A．About one thousand years ago．B．Hundreds of years ago．C．About one hundred years ago．D．About ten years ago．17．At first，the song Happy Birthday was for a（n）________．A．old lady B．little boy C．little girl D．old man 18．When her friends invited her to a party，the girl was ________．A．happy and excited B．angry and stressed out

C．excited but angry D．happy but sad 19．Which of the following is TRUE?

A．The girl didn’t love children at all．B．The girl was very rich．

C．The girl didn’t go the party．D．The girl decided to sing a song at the party．

20．Which is the best title for the passage?

A．The story of Happy Birthday B．A clever poor girl

C．Let’s sing Happy Birthday D．A story of a poor girl Ⅴ（你知道睡眠与休息对人体的重要性吗，Bobby与你探讨）

During the day we work and play and at night we sleep. Our bodies

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rest while we sleep. In the morning we are ready to work and play again. It is while we are asleep that our bodies grow most. When children feel tired and angry, they usually need more sleep. We can get our lessons better, and we feel better, too, when we have had plenty of rest. Boys and girls, eight or nine years old, need ten hours of sleep every night. Our bodies need plenty of air when we sleep. If we do not get enough fresh air we wake up feeling tired. While in bed we must not cover our heads. If we do, our lungs（肺）will not get enough fresh air. If we open our windows at night we can have plenty of fresh air. Cool air is better than warm air. Boys and girls must get plenty of sleep if they want to grow and be strong.

21. Our bodies grow most while we are ______.

A. eating

B. playing

C. sleeping

D. exercising

22. Which is the best air for us? ______ air.

A. Hot

B. Cool

C. Warm

D. Dry

23. What often makes us feel tired in the morning?

A. Too much air.

B. Not enough fresh air.

C. Too much cold air.

D. Too much sleep.

24. How can you get plenty of fresh air at night? You can ______.

A. open your windows

B. not sleep in bed

C. sleep ten hours

D. go to bed late

25. The writer is trying to tell boys and girls ______.

A. to get their lessons better

B. not to cover their heads

C. how to go to bed

D. to get plenty of sleep

四、情景交际（5分）：

A: Hello, Ann!

B : Hello, Kitty! .

A: The weekend is coming. 1

B: I often go to the watch the movies . 2 .

A: ____3_

B: Well, I like action movies

A .I like action movies, too.

B: Do you often go to watch movies?

A: No. 4 . But I do not like it now.

B: What hobby do you have now?

A: 5 And I often go swimming with my father on weekend.

A.What do you often do on weekends?

B. I used to go to watch movies.

C .I am a movie fun. D. I like swimming.

E. What king of movie do you like?

1.________

2.________

3.________

4.________

5.________

五、单词拼写。（5分）

1.Mr Morgan is a s________ man. He hardly ever laughs.

2.People can get lots of i_________ from the Internet.

3.Lily is going to be a doctor in the f .

4.Yang Liwei is a _________ （民族）hero in China.

5.Peter’s _________ (梦想) is to buy a big house for his parents.

六、书面表达。（10分）

根据提示，以“My dream job”为题写一篇短文，可发挥自己的想像，要求语言通顺、流畅。提示：1.想成为一名记者（reporter）。2.打算给报纸杂志写文章(article)。3.高中(high school)毕业后想去北京上大学(college)。4.想为一家电台(radio station)工作并环游世界。（注意：本次作文主要考查一般将来时：be going to do sth的运用。）

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八年级英语月考答题卡 （满分100分） 姓名：__________班别：__________总分：__________

四.每题1分

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六.书面表达10分