扬州市树人学校2018-2019学年八年级12月月考英语试题(活动班,含听力)

2018-2019学年第一学期阶段练习
八年级英语
（满分：140分；考试时间：100分钟）
第一部分选择题（共80分）
一、听力（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
第一部分听对话，回答问题。

本部分共有15道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话, 每段对话听两遍。

在听每段对话前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读题目；听完后，你还有5秒钟的时间选出你认为最合适的备选答案。

1. What is the girl’s problem?
A. B. C.
2. What does Tina often do in her free time?
A. B. C.
3. What's the man's suggestion?
A. B. C.
4. Where is the boy going this afternoon?
A. B. C.
5. What did Tom ask for?
A. Information.
B. Advice.
C. Help.
6. What programmes does Millie like best?
A. About animals.
B. About sports.
C. Cartoons.
7. What did the woman have just now?
A. Tea.
B. Nothing.
C. Lemonade.
8. What is the man doing?
A. Walking on the street.
B. Watching at the cars.
C. Driving a car.
9. When did the concert begin?
A. At 8:10.
B. At 7:15.
C. At 7:30.
10. What does the woman mean?
A. They should wait for John.
B. They should stay here for all night.
C. They should start the meeting right now.
第二部分听对话或短文，回答问题。

这一部分你将听到三段对话和两篇短文，各听两遍。

听每段对话或短文前，你将有时间阅读相关小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题你还有5秒钟的时间选出你认为最合适的备选答案。

听第一段材料，回答第11-12题。

11. The man likes the TV programmes about ______ best.
A. News
B. sports
C. history
12. Why does the man like this kind of TV programme?
A. Because he can learn a lot of news.
B. Because he can get a lot of useful information.
C. Because he can only watch TV for one hour every day.
听第一篇短文，回答13-15题。

请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。

13. A. Many B. Very few C. More
14. A. they are smaller and cheaper B. they are big and expensive
C. they can do a lot of work
15. A. help with teaching B. write C. play computer games
听第二篇短文，回答第16-20题。

16. Where did Mr. and Mrs. Black go yesterday evening?
A. To the cinema.
B. To the supermarket.
C. To the restaurant.
17. How old was their son?
A. Two months old.
B. Eight months old.
C. Ten months old.
18. Who stopped them when they walked in?
A. A policeman.
B. An office worker.
C. A shop assistant.
19. What did they think of the movie?
A. Interesting.
B. Relaxing.
C. Boring.
20. Why did they want to let their son cry?
A. To get all their money back.
B. To make him see the movie.
C. To give him some thing to eat.
一、单项选择（共15小题；每小题l分，计15分）
在下列各题A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个能填入题干空白处的最佳答案。

1.---Mike, don’t eat apples. It is _____ second one you’ve eaten.
---Oh, no, mum. I want to eat _____ third one.
A. a; the
B. an; the
C. the; a
D. the; the
2.--- What do you think of the film?
--- Fantastic. ______ the children ______ their father likes to see it.
A. Both; and
B. Either; or
C. Not only; but also
D. Neither; nor
3.---Excuse me, where is Daniel?---He together with his friends _____ Yangzhou Museum.
A. have been to
B. has been to
C. have gone to
D. has gone to
4. ---It's silly_______ you_______ others’ homework.---Er, I see. I will do it myself.
A. of; copy
B. for; copy
C. of; to copy
D. for; to copy
5. ---We set World Reading Day ________ teens to form a good reading habit.
---Nowadays, people are more aware of the importance of reading.
A. to encourage
B. encouraging
C. encouraged
D. encourage
6. ---What’s your plan for the coming summer holiday?
---I’ll spend as much ti me as I can ______ some voluntary work.
A. to do
B. doing
C. do
D. to doing
7.--- Excuse me, where is Mr Black's office?
--- Sorry, I don't know. I_________ here for only a few days.
A. work
B. worked
C. have worked
D. will work
8. Tom Kate for two years, and they have had a child.
A. got married with
B. has been married to
C. married to
D. married
9. He ________a worker in a company, but he________ an actor two years ago.
A. used to be; has become
B. used to be; became
C. was used to be; becomes
D. was used to being; has become
10. ---Tom, your math has improved a lot. Congratulations!
---Thanks for your help, Mr Wu. I used to think it for me to learn Maths well.
A. impossible
B. important
C. interesting
D. impatient
11.---What do you think of the 3D film UP?
---I enjoy it from beginning to end. This is the best one I have seen.
A. never
B. yet
C. ever
D. even
12. It ______two years since we ______ this school, we really like it.
A. was; entered
B. is; entered into
C. has been; entered
D. B＆C
13. ---It’s reported that there will be a rainstorm this Sunday.
--- _________. We’re planning to go on a picnic that day.
A. I hope so
B. I hope not
C. I’m afraid so
D. I’m afraid not
14.--- The novel Gulliver’s Travels is very nice.--- So it is. Could you tell me __________?
A. how long I can borrow it
B. if I can keep it for another week
C. when should I return it
D. that I can borrow it
15.---All the people of Yangzhou need to work together to make our city more beautiful.
---That’s it. __________.
A. Practice makes perfect
B. Many hands make light work
C. When in Rome, do as the Romans do
D. A friend in need is a friend indeed
三、完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，计15分）
阅读下列短文，从文后所给A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

More than 95 percent of people in the world have phones today, according to the United Nations. People use 36 to make phone calls and send messages to communicate with others. Now we 37 write letters. But a TV show, Letters Alive(«见字如面»), is 38 back this old habit .
Letters Alive gets its 39 from a UK program with a similar name. They have something in common. The shows both invite famous actors and actresses, 40 there are no funny jokes or different competitions. Instead , it is just one person reading a letter. Since it has been on in December , Letters Alive has been 41 praised.
The letters were written by people from different 42 in history. For example, once they read a letter written by famous writer Xiao Hong to her brother who is younger than her in 1941. The letter shows that Xiao Hong 43 her brother so much and had great hopes for his future.
“Every letter opens44 world for us,” said Guan Zhengwen, the director of the TV show. “It seems that we can 45 the real lives and feelings of the writers. 46 , many people said that it has provided a breath of fresh air to today’s TV.
Apart from letters alive,some other 47 TV shows have also been accepted by Chinese audiences. They 48 Chinese Poetry Conference«中国诗词大会»，a classical Chinese poetry competition, and Readers, a program that 49 people to read poems and articles they like or wrote.
“This means that our audiences not only looking for entertainment like gossip(八卦）and eye-catching games,” reported China Daily. “Cultural 50 and true feelings are the keys to winning praise.”
36. A. computers B. TVs C. radios D. phones
37. A. often B. always C. hardly D. never
38. A. returning B. getting C. bringing D. taking
39. A. idea B. book C. letter D. news
40. A. and B. but C. because D. or
41. A. wildly B. carefully C. clearly D. widely
42. A. grades B. times C. classes D. families
43. A. thought B. treated C. missed D. praised
44. A. the other B. other C. others D. another
45. A. make B. pass C. experience D. get
46. A. Anyway B. but C. otherwise D.so
47. A. traditional B. cultural C. fashionable D. humorous
48. A. in clude B. have C. say D. report
49. A. invite B. inviting C. invited D. invites
50. A. prices B. cost C. values D. worth
四、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，计30分）
阅读下列内容，从每小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

A
Ticket Information
51.How many days will the show be on?
A. For 10 days.
B. For 12 days.
C. For 9 days.
D. For 15 days.
52.Lucy is 7 years old and she wants to see the show with her parents in the evening. They should pay _______dollars for the tickets. A. $25 B. $ 35 C. $ 60 D. $ 84
53.What will happen to people who are late for the show?
A. They can still watch the whole show
B. They can only enter during a break
C. They won’t have a proper break
D. They will fail to enter the theatre
B
The British government has started a ￡10 million Mandarin Excellence (普通话优秀）Program. The program will see over 5,000 British students towards fluency (流利) in Mandarin Chinese by 2020. The Dates 30thJuly — 8thAugust
*Mon. — Fri. 10.00 am, 7.00 p.m. ;
*Sat. — Sun. 10.00 am, 2.00 pm, 7.00 pm.
Place
Esplanade Theatre Time period 90 minutes Ticket prices * $25 per child or adult (day shows) *$35 per child or adult (evening shows) Family packages * $60 for 3 tickets (10.00 am, 2.00 pm shows) *$84 for 3 tickets (7.00 pm shows) Attentions *Please arrive early. People who are late for the show will not be allowed to enter until a proper break in the shows. *Children below 3 will not be allowed in. Tel 617-219-4300
program is led by local schools and supported by University College London. So far, 14 schools have taken part in the program. Hundreds of secondary school students in England have taken lessons in Mandarin Chinese. Over the next three years, they will spend eight hours studying Mandarin Chinese every week.
Nick Gibb is an officer of the British government. He said a high level of fluency in Mandarin Chinese would become more and more important. “Language skills are important for jobs and life. Mandarin Chinese is spoken by the largest number of people in the world. It is also one of the languages that matte rs the most to our country’s future. If the United Kingdom wants to remain competitive (竞争的) in the world，we do need far more of our young people leaving school with a good command (精通）of Mandarin Chinese,”Gibb added. “We hope that our young people could b e given the chance to study the language. We want them to be fluent in both spoken and written Mandarin. The Mandarin Excellence Program will help us do this. It will not only open the students’ eyes, but also give them a great advantage when they enter th e world of work.”
British kids, in fact, are not alone. In America, about 200,000 students are studying Mandarin Chinese. It is believed that 800,000 more will join them over the next cou ple of years.
54.According to the article, about ____________ students in America will study Mandarin Chinese over
the next couple of years
A. 5,000
B. 200,000
C. 800,000
D. 1,000,000
55. Nick Gibb thinks that the Mandarin Excellence Program may ________.
①help British students find better jobs in the future
②help the United Kingdom remain competitive in the world
③give more British students a chance to learn Mandarin Chinese
④help the United Kingdom improve its relationship with China
A. ①②③
B. ①②④
C. ①③④
D. ②③④
56. Which of the following sentences is TRUE?
A. Over 5,000 American students are studying Mandarin Chinese.
B. Fourteen schools from Britain have taken part in the program.
C. British students will soon stop learning Mandarin Chinese after 2020.
D. Mandarin Chinese has been the most widely-written language in the world.
57. What is the main idea of the article？
A. People in the world are learning Mandarin Chinese.
B. Mandarin Chinese is one of the most difficult languages to learn.
C. The UK has started a program to help its young people learn Mandarin Chinese.
D. Mandarin Chinese will soon be the most widely-used language instead of English.
C
China will allow two children for every couple, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported Thursday, ending the country's one-child policy(政策).
China, now a nation of more than 1.3 billion people, carried out a policy of one child per couple to control population growth in the 1970s. When its propaganda(宣传工作）didn't work, local officials would take some actions to force the couples to give up their second child.
Relaxation of policy
China began relaxing the policy in January 2014, allowing couples to have a second baby if the mother or father was an only child.
The move was considered as a big change of the 30-year-old restriction, but the new study released(释放）in January 2015 suggested that fewer people than expected were taking the step to add one more child to their family. All over the country, nearly 1 million couples had applied to have a second child, state media reported at the time. Health officials had said that it was not so easy to have 1 million new babies born.
Two kids? Thanks but no, say some Chinese
Aging population(人口老年化)
China's government has said the country could become home to the most elderly population on the planet in just 15 years, with more than 400 million people over the age of 60.
"China has already begun to feel stressed about its population change," Wang Feng, a professor at Fudan University and a leading demographic expert on China, told McKenzie earlier this year.
"History will look back to see the one-child policy as one of the most glaring policy mistakes that China has made in its modern history."
Wang said the one-child policy was useless a nd unnecessary, since China's birth rates were already slowing by the 1980s.
58. In September 2014, how many children could a couple have at most according to China’s policy.
A. Only one child
B. One or two as they liked
C. Two children if the mother or father was an only child
D. Over 2 children.
59. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. More couples than expected are willing to have their second child.
B. State media reported that over 1 million couples had applied to have their second baby
C. Health officers said it was not so difficult to have 1 million new babies born.
D. About 30% of China’s population will be over 60 in 15 years.
60. What does the unlined word “glaring” in the second paragraph mean?
A.刺眼的
B. 受欢迎的
C. 重要的
D. 令人难忘的
61. Where may we read the passage most probably?
A. In a fashionable magazine
B. In a science study
C. In a students’ textbook
D. In a newspaper
D
“How did you know I had a visitor with me?” asked Watson in amazement. “I sometimes believe you have eyes in the back of your head!”
“I don’t, but I do have a very well polished silver coffeepot in front of me!” Holmes laughed. “And whom do I have the pleasure of greeting?” he asked.
“I am Dr. James Mortimer, Mr. Holmes. It concerns the death of my good friend and patient, Sir Charles Baskerville. Sir Charles Baskerville had no children, so his entire estate(财产) now pass to his nephew, Sir Henry Baskerville, who has been living in America for many years.” Dr. Mortimer took a letter out of his pocket which was given to him by Sir Charles just before his death 3 months ago. “ If I may, I should like to read the letter to you.” He adjusted his glasses.
“Baskerville Hall, 1742. To my sons, Rodger and John. The legend（传说，传奇）has been told by my father who was told by his father before him. It began 100 years ago in 1642 when this great Baskerville Hall was occupied（占有）by Hugo Baskerville ---a wild, ugly, cruel man. Hugo wanted to marry the daughter of a neighbouring farmer.
One day, with his five evil friends, he rode to the farm and kidnapped the girl. He brought her to Baskerville Hall and locked her in an upstairs room while he and his friends having a drinking party below. The poor girl was very frightened, but she managed to climb out of the window. Hugo, however, soon noticed that she had gone. He chased the girl on his black horse with his hunting dog showing the way. His friends joined the chase to until a strange sight stopped them cold. There lay two bodies—Hugo’s and the girl’s. Standing over Hugo’s body was a huge black beast（野兽）tearing out his throat（喉咙）“I really don’t
like fairy tales ”said Holmes. “What exactly is it you want me to do?”
“I need you to advise me what to do with Sir Henry Baskerville who’s arriving here today”.
62. How does Mr. Holmes know there’s a visitor?
A. Dr. Watson phoned an hour ago.
B. He has eyes in the back of his head
C. He saw it from the mirror
D. A well polished silver coffeepot which serves as a mirror
63. What was the letter that Dr. Mortimer read to Watson and Holmes about?
A. A story describing the terrible things running in the Baskerville family
B. A research that Dr. Mortimer had done on the Baskerville family
C. A newspaper article reporting Sir Charles Baskerville’s death
D. A letter that Charles Baskerville had written to Dr. Mortimer
64. Why did Dr. Mortimer visit Holmes?
A. Because he wanted Holmes to investigate(调查) Sir Henry’ death
B. Because he wanted to make sure that Charles’ brother was dead
C. Because he wanted Holmes to stop Sir Henry going to Baskerville Hall
D. Because he wanted advice about the arrival of Sir Henry
65. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Hugo Baskerville kidnapped a poor girl and killed her.
B. Sir Charles Baskerville is nephew of Sir Henry Baskerville.
C. Hugo Baskerville was the owner of Baskerville Hall in 1642.
D. Dr. Mortimer was a member of the Baskerville family.
第II卷非选择题(共60分)
五、词汇应用（共10小题；每小题1分，计10分）
根据句子意思,用括号中所给汉语提示或英语单词的适当形式填空。

(每空一词)
66. The little girl will travel____________ (在国外)to learn more about art.
67. The __________(准确的)time of the accident was 2:43p.m..
68. We should learn to____________ (交流)with different people in different fields.
69. How to protect the ________________（环境）has been under discussion.
70.The workers in this factory have to work every day _______(除了)some important festivals
71. It will be colder in the____________ (east) part of China next week.
72.The air____________ (pollute)makes me feel sick．
73. You can enjoy the __________ (nature) beauty here in spring.
74. The 2-year-old girl jumped with ____ (excite)as soon as she saw her mother.
75. My elder brother loves activities on the sea, such as _______________. (sail)
六、任务型阅读（共10空；每空1分，计10分）
阅读下列短文，根据短文中的信息完成文后表格。

（每空一词）
Small talk is a popular way of getting to know someone, getting into a school or job, or just passing the time. But do you think you're good at it? And do you even know how to do it? If not, then it’s never too late to learn. The art of small talk is the art of talking about unimportant things like the weather. So why should you find it important?
It's completely free. It doesn't matter if you fail, and you nev er know where it will go. “It can lead to many results, from a pleasant exchange to the signing of a million dollar business deal”，according to Brett Nelson in Forbes Magazine. The good things to small talk don't stop there. It can also make us smarter, as a study by researchers at the University of Michigan found that friendly, social communication could help us work out problems.
You may be wondering how best to break this ice. Weather is probably the number one thing that people who do not know each other will discuss. Sports news in also a very common topic, especially if a local team or player is doing very well or badly. And if you and the other speaker have something in common, that may also he acceptable to talk about. For example, if the bus you are on is full, you might talk about the reasons why.
Express your admiration for someone’s clothing or hair is acceptable; however, you should probably not say anything —good or bad一about a person's body. In general, any subject that makes the other person give a deep-thought answer in not welcome. If you bring up something such as religion（宗教）, politics, serious news, or an idea that may cause much discussion or disagreement, you will turn people off.
Small talk
76 is it? *Small talk is a popular way of getting to know someone,
getting into a school or job, or just 77 the time.
Why is it important? *It's completely free. It doesn't matter if you don’t78
And you never know its79 .
*It can also make us smarter. Friendly, social communication
could help us __ 80___ problems.
How can you 81 one? *Any subject that is not 82 is OK like the weather and
sports news.
* 83 someone for their clothing or hair.
* 84 talk about a person’s body.
* Don’t bring up serious topics 85 religion（宗教）,
politics. Or you will make people feel uncomfortable.
七、缺词填空（共10空；每空1分，计10分）
根据短文内容和首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。

（每空一词）
Knowing yourself not only means that you find out what you are good at and what you like
b 86 means that you discover what you’re not good at and what you don’t like. B 87 help you to see your goal in life.
Although most students would be u 88 if they found that they had failed the math tests, they have learned a lot about themselves. They know they might not become great engineers or
physical scientists. So f 89 can help a student to live a much happier life if he or she draws the right conclusion from the failing. They may then decide on their goal and c 90 the kind of work they would like to do.
It is impossible to decide w 91 or not you like something until you have tried it. If you decide that you would like to play the violin, you need to take more than one lesson before you can know whether you have any i 92 or ability.
However, it’s not enough to wa nt to be a great violinist. You a 93 have to like the hard and long training before you become one. If you would enjoy being a great violinist but h 94
the hard work, forget it. It’s a good plan to try as many as p 95 when you are still young. And then you will come to a wise decision.
八、书面表达（计30分）
A.句子翻译（共5小题, 每题2分，计10分
96.我上小学时，常常步行去上学而不是骑自行车。

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97.自从十年前以来，这座现代化的城市变化很大。

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98.过去几年当地政府已经在开放的空地建了如此多的高楼。

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99.真遗憾他感冒好几天了。

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100.物理老师去法国出差一个半月了。

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B.作文
101.省运会（the Provincial Games）在扬州召开期间，扬州一所学校的师生就省运会的召开展开了热烈的讨论，话题如下：
省运会在扬州举行，这给我们扬州这个城市的发展带来了机遇，让越来越多的人意识到体育运动的重要性，同时也对我们举办城市的市民文明礼仪方面提出了更高的要求。

请参考下列问题提示，写一篇有关省运会的作文。

What’s the meaning of the Provincial Games?What should we d o for the Provincial Games?
What ‘s your feeling about Provincial Games?
要求：1）表达清楚，语法正确，上下文连贯：
需回复所有的问题（问题1展开两点，问题2展开三点，问题3展开至少1点）
词数：100字左右。

不得使用真实姓名、校名和地名等。

The Provincial Games take place in Yangzhou.__________________________________
听力录音
八年级12月月考英语听力 （活动班）.mp3。