八年级英语上学期第一次月考试卷

Ⅰ.单项选择。（15分）

( ) 1. There _______ an English party in our class next week.

A. is going to have

B. is going to be

C. will have

D. have

( ) 2.—Do you like swimming?

—Yes, swimming is a good way _______ fit.

A. keep

B. to keep

C. keeping

D. keeps

( ) 3.—Would you please _______ so much noise?

—Oh, sorry, I won’t.

A. not make

B. don’t make

C. not to make

D. making

( ) 4. My foreign friend, Tom, will come to _______.

A. cheer me up

B. cheer up me

C. cheer me on

D. cheer on me

( ) 5. Ming will take part in the boys’ _______.

A.800-meter race

B.800-meter races

C.800 meter race

D.800-meter-races

( ) 6. —I’m sorry for _______ I said.

—It doesn’t matter.

A. how

B. which

C. what

D. when

( ) 7.—Would you mind _______here?

—I’m sorry about that. I’ll go somewhere else.

A. no smoking

B. not smoking

C .no smoke D. not smoke

( ) 8. —You kept me _______ so long.

—Sorry. I’ll be ready soon.

A. wait

B. to wait

C. waited

D. waiting

( ) 9. —I’m so sorry for losing your dictionary.

—_______

A. Oh, it doesn’t matter.

B. You’re welcome.

C. No problem.

D. Thank you all the same.

( ) 10. The foreigners arrived _______ Shanghai _______ night.

A. at; at

B. in; at

C. in; in

D. at; in

( ) 11.—Don’t do that again. S hame on you!

—_______

A. Sorry, I won’t.

B. Sorry, I don’t.

C. All right, I won’t.

D.OK, I won’t.

( ) 12. Xu Xia and her teammates are _______ the U.S.A. next week.

A. leaving for

B. leave for

C. leaves

D. left

( ) 13.Don’t shout at him. He_______.

A. will do his best

B. did well in

C. is good at

D. did his best

( ) 14.—Congratulations! Li Ming, you’re the winner in the running race. Are you happy?

—Yes, but very tired _______.

A. as well

B. too

C. either

D. as well as

( ) 15. Sam spends two hours _______ his homework every day.

A. to do

B. doing

C. do

D. does

Ⅱ.完形填空。（10分）

Swimming is very popular. People like 16 in summer because water makes people feel 17 . If you like swimming but swim in a wrong place, it may be 18 . These years, a lot of people 19 when they were enjoying 20 . in the water, and most of them were students. Some people are not 21 in swimming. They often think they swim so well that 22 will happen to them in the water. Summer is here again. If you 23 swimming this summer, don’t get into water when you are 24 . If there is a “No Swimming ”sign, still don’t get into water. If you remember these, swimming 25 safe. Swimming is good for your health.

( ) 16.A.boating B. running C. swimming D. skating ( ) 17.A.hot B. cool C .cold D. warm ( ) 18.A.dangerous B. happy C. safe D. danger ( ) 19.A.dying B. died C. dead D. death ( ) 20.A.themselves B. they C. them D. their

( ) 21.A.careless B. care C. careful D. carefully ( ) 22.A.nothing B. anything C. everything D. something ( ) 23.A.will go B. go C. goes D. went ( ) 24.A.alone B. lonely C. safe D. danger ( ) 25.A.is B. be C. will be D. will

Ⅲ.阅读理解。（30分）

（A）

Most people make their living（谋生）with their hands, but Bob makes his living with his feet.

Bob’s story began in a small city in England. His parents were poor. Seven people lived in a small house. Bob had no place to play but on the street.

Bob’s father often played football. Little Bob wanted to play football, too. So his father made a soft (柔软的) ball for him to kick. It was a sock full of old cloth. He kicked it every day.

At last Bob learned to kick a real football. And after a few years he could play football very well.

( ) 26. People usually make their living _______.

A. by learning by themselves

B. with their feet

C. by playing football

D. with their hands

( ) 27. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Bob was born in a small village.

B. Bob’s house was very big.

C. There were eight people in the family.

D. The little boy often played on the street.

( ) 28. Why did the father make a soft ball for his son?

A. Because the family all liked football.

B. Because Bob also liked to play football.

C. Because they had lots of old cloth.

D. Because he didn’t want to throw the sock away.

( ) 29. The word “kick” in the story means _______.