八年级下英语第二次月考考试题

八年级第二次月考英语试题

第Ⅰ卷（选择题，共50分）

一、单项选择（10分）

1.There isn't ______ in the room.

A. someone else

B. else someone C .anyone else D. else anyone

2. He has been running______.

A. since two hours

B. for two hours

C. two hours ago

D. for two o’cl ock

3. I can hardly hear what it is saying on TV. Would you please ？

A. turn it up

B. turn it down

C. turn it on

D. turn it off

4. —It's too hot . Would you mind my the door?

—. Please do it now.

A.to open; OK

B. to open; Of course not

C. opening; Certainly not

D. opening; Of course

5. It’s not polite to ___ when people stand in front of you.

A. cut in line

B. cut line

C. cut a line

D. cut in lines

6. Oh! It’s so loud. Zhou Xin, please _____ the music.

A. turn down

B. turn on

C. turn up

D. turn off

7. When he heard the news , he got .

A. annoying ; annoying

B. annoyed ; annoyed

C. annoying ; annoyed

D. annoyed; annoying

8. —Bo b, it’s getting cold outside. ______ take a jacket ?

—All right, Mum.

A. Why do you

B. Why not

C. Why did you

D. Why don’t

9. —I have ever been to Water World .

— .

A.Me, too

B. Me, neither

C. Me also

D. Me both

10. —Your father isn't a teacher, is he?

— ______. He works in a hospital.

A. Yes, he is

B. No, he isn't

C. Yes, he isn't

D. No, he is

二、完形填空（10分）

Every one of us wants to study English 11and make great progress in studying English. But the most important thing 12we should have better ways of studying.

Last term Wang Fei was very poor in English and failed 13each exam. Because he didn’t like practicing 14.He just 15two hours a day looking up every new word in the dictionary. Of course he couldn't remember them. Since this term he 16to study English in the new way his teacher taught him. He learns new words in phrases and sentences.17he reads aloud every day for 18an hour. He pays 19attention（注意）to the pronunciation（发音），spelling，writing and so on. He tries to speak English 20he can. Little by little he finds himself really improving in English.

I hope Wang Fei's experience will help you a lot.

11. A. good B. well C. nice D. lessons

12. A. will be B. is C. was D. be

13. A. at B. in C. on D. to

14. A. to read loudly B. of reading aloud C. reading aloud D. read loud

15. A. spends B. took C. spent D. cost

16. A. tries B. tried C. has tried D. trying

17. A. In home B. At the home C. By home D. At home

18. A. about B. at most C. at last D. in end

19. A. a lot of B. many C. many a D. more

20. A. so much as B. as many as C. so much as to D. as much as

三、阅读理解（30分）

A

In the United States, parents usually encourage their children to develop their potential (潜能). They pay attention to what their kids can do, not what they can’t. As a result, US boys and girls hope to be actors, athletes and doctors; many even want to become presidents when they grow up.

US parents often encourage their children to take part in all kinds of activities at school. They believe that joining in these activities can make their children mature(成熟). Schoolwork is important, but they think that social skills are important as well.

But things in China are different. Chinese parents often tell their children to study hard and pass exams. They think that, for a student, staying away from schoolbooks means wasting time. This puts a lot of pressure on Chinese students, so leaders in China’s education department have called for less homework at the lower grades. Only healthy kids can become healthy adults.

21. American parents think that .

A. Schoolwork is as important as social skills

B. Schoolwork is more important than social skills

C. Schoolwork is less important than social skills

D. Passing exams is the most important for their children

22. Why do many American children have their dream jobs?

A. Because they start school earlier than Chinese children.

B. Because they study hard.

C. Because their parents encourage them to do less homework.

D. Because their parents usually pay attention to what they can do，not what they can’t.

23. Chinese parents think that .

A. taking part in all kinds of activities at school can make their children mature

B. staying away from schoolbooks means wasting time

C. their children should do what they want to do

D. social skills is necessary for the students at lower grades

24. According to this passage the writer thinks .

A. China’s education is better than America’s

B. America’s education is better than China’s

C. Chinese students at the lower grades should have more homework

D. Chinese students have less pressure than America’s

B

My name is Betty Sanders. I’m a telephone operator（话务员），and work for a company. My job is very interesting. I love it very much. I work five days a week，and my hours are from 9 o’clock to 5 o’cloc k. I do a lot of things—I place long-distance（长途）calls for people；I answered