甘肃省武威市学八级上第二次月考月月考英语试卷含答案.doc

2016—2017学年度第一学期第二次月考考试试卷
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八年级 英语
(温馨提示：本试卷满分120分，考试时间100分钟，请将答案写在答题卡上)
一. 单项选择。（共30分，每小题1分）
( )1. Sam doesn’t like playing ______piano, but he likes playing _______basketball.
A. the; the B. the; / C. /; the D. /; /
( )2. ---_________I play computer games now, Mum?
---Sorry, dear. You _______finish your homework first.
A. Can; can B. Can; must C. Must; can D. Must; must
( )3. Do you like to go _______________?
A. skateboard B. to skateboarding
C. a skateboarding D. skateboarding
( )4. —Would you like to have _______ mooncake?
—No, thanks. I am full.
A. other B. the other C. another D. others
( )5. Although I want to buy a computer，_______ I don't have enough money.
A．/ B．but C．so D．and
( )6. --- Could you help me ______this Math problem, Lin Tao? It’s too hard for me?
---OK. Let me have a try.
A. look after B. work out C. think of D. put on
( )7. —_______ yogurt do you need?
—Two cups.
A. How many B. How much C. How often D. How long
( )8. Maria is______ geography, but she can get better results if she does her best.
A. interested in B. good at C. weak in D. fond of
( )9. ---Which season do you like_______, autumn or winter?
A. well B. better C. best D. the best
( )10. In many countries, there are already a lot of robots ____ in factories.
A. working B. work C. are working D. to work

( )11. ---________does Mary go to the Music Club?
---Once a week.
A. How often B. How long C. How far D. How much
( )12. Look out! The knife is very sharp. You ______ cut your finger.
A. must B. need C. should D. may
( )13.—Tim played the guitar very well in the school talent show.
—I think so. He practices ________ it every day.
A. play B. playing C. to play D. plays
( )14. After the rebuilding(重建) our school is becoming ______. 
A. more and more beautiful B. more beautiful and beautiful
C. beautiful and beautiful D. the more beautiful
( )15. Thank you ______ me about this. It’s very kind ______ you. 
A.to telling, for B. for tell, of
C. about telling, for D. for telling, of
( )16. My mother promises ________ a gift for me.
A. buy B. buys C. to buy D. buying
( )17. Your bag is smaller than______. 
A. his B. he C. him D. their
( )18. The chemicals in the vegetables and fruit are bad ____ our health.
A．from B．with C．of D．for
( )19．—________would you like to choose to live in，Chengdu，Beijing or Shanghai?
—Chengdu，I think.
A．How B．What C．When D．Which
( )20．—________ is the street crowded with so many people?
—Because they are waiting to watch the boat races.
A．Why B．Where C．How D．Who
( )21. ---Peter is the fastest swimmer of us here.
---________. Simon is.
A. Yes, I agree B. I don’t know
C. I don’t think so D. Of course
( )22. We _______ at the party last night. We were very happy. 
A. had a good time B. have a good time
C. have fun D. had a hard time
( )23. My father makes me ______ every morning. 
A. exercises B. exercise C. to exercise D. on exercise
( )24. Why not ______ your teacher for help when you can’t finish ______ it by yourself? 
A. ask, writing B. to ask, writing
C. ask, write D. asking, write
( )25.—Running Man is quite popular around China recently. How do you like it?
—______. 
A. I think so B. Pretty good C. It’s my pleasure D. All right
( ) 26. I felt like ______ in the sky like a bird.
A. fly B. flew C. am flying D. flying
( ) 27.Of the two coats, she’d like to choose the ____one to save money for a book.
A.cheapest B. cheaper C. more expensive D. most expensive
( ) 28. Claire wants to keep____, but she is always in bad ____.
A. health; healthy B. healthy; health C. health; health D. healthy; healthy
( ) 29. The answers____ our questions about____ TV were also interesting
A. to; watching B. of; watching C. to; watched D. to; watched
( ) 30. Tom did quite ____ in math, but Bob did even____.
A. badly; worse B. worse; worse C. badly; badly D. worse; badly
二、完形填空。（共10分，每小题1分）
Do you like going to the movies? Most of the ___31__ in high schools like movies very much. Last Sunday I went to a school and asked some students ___32___ their favorite movies. ___33_ of their answers were really interesting. Here are their likes and ___34_:
Jim, a ___35__ boy, likes watching thrillers(恐怖片)because they are scary ___36__ exciting. His classmate, Kate, can’t stand documentaries(纪录片). She told me they were ___37___parents. But she really likes comedies because they are funny. Jack is a big boy. He said he ___38___ mind documentaries. But he doesn’t like comedies ___39___ they are boring! And the coolest movies are action movies. Everyone ___40__them very much!
( ) 31. A. teachers　　　B. students C. parents D. people
( ) 32. A. about　　　 B. of　　 C. at　　　 D. from
( ) 33. A. Any B. Some C. Lot D. Much
( ) 34. A. dislike B. dislikes C. hobbies D. enjoyments
( ) 35. A.13-year-old B.13-years-old C.11 year-old D.11-years-old
( ) 36. A. also B. too C. but D. and
( ) 37. A. for B. with C. to D. of
( ) 38. A. can’t B. didn’t C.doesn’t D. couldn’t
( ) 39. A. so B. why C. because D. before
( ) 40. A. enjoy B. enjoys C. watch D. watches
三、阅读理解。（共40分，每小题2分）
A
Every country has its favorite food. Italians like to eat pizza. Indians like to eat hot food. Japanese like to eat fish. Often they don’t cook it.
In England, one of the most popular kinds of food is fish and chips. People usually buy it in a fish and chip shop. They put it in paper bags, and take it home, or to their workplace. Sometimes they eat it in the park or on the road. The world’s favorite food is American fast food. If you go to some important cities in the world, you can find people eating hamburgers and chips. Fish and chips, and Chinese take-away food are very popular in England. But they are less popular in the USA. The Americans eat take-away food, too, like chicken. But the most popular kind of take-away food is the hamburger. It looks like bread with meat in it. Ham (火腿) is a kind of pork, but the hamburger does not have any pork in it. The hamburgers are also popular in England and Australia.
41. Italians like to eat _______.
A. dumplings B. pizza C. hot food D. fish
42. Fish and chips is very popular in _______.
A. England B. Australia C. the USA D. Canada
43. In different countries people eat _______ food.
A. different B. the same C. delicious D. same
44. The hamburger does not have any _______ in it.
A. beef B. pork C. fish D. vegetables
45. Hamburger is a kind of _______.
A. meat B. drinks C. food D. vegetables
B
Many people think that twins are the same. But they’re not! John and Jeff are twin brothers. They look the same in some ways. But in other ways they are very different. John and Jeff are both athletic. John and Jeff both like soccer. But John plays every day and Jeff plays only on weekends. Jeff likes watching soccer games on TV, but John likes to play soccer, not to watch it only. John and Jeff are both outgoing and funny, but Jeff is a little more outgoing than John. Jeff is also a little more serious about his schoolwork. John and Jeff are very popular at school, and they both have a lot of friends.
46.Jeff and John are ______ . 
A.the same B.hardly different C.twin brothers D.good sisters
47.Jeff plays soccer ______ . 
A. every day B. on Monday
C. on Saturday and Sunday D. every day except Sunday
48.John likes to ______ . 
A. watch soccer games B. play soccer
C. watch TV D. play computer games
49.Jeff is ______ than John. 
A. more athletic B. funnier C. more outgoing D. more popular
50.Jeff is a little more serious about ______ . 
A. the schoolwork B. soccer C. John D. their friends
C
Once upon a time there was a poor family in a small village. The family had a son called Jackson. He was a kind boy. He always saved his pocket money to help pay for his sister’s school fees.
One day, they had no food to eat. Jackson’s mother asked him to go fishing. So he went to the nearby river. He waited for a long time and caught a cod(鳕鱼)at last. The cod said to him, “If you don’t eat me, I will give you a pair of magic scissors(剪刀). And you can use the scissors to cut anything you want.” Jackson believed it and got the scissors.
When he got home, he told his parents and his sister about the magic scissors. They cut some food, and the delicious food was on the table. Then they cut a house, and they had a new house. They were very happy, and didn’t worry about the food any more.
( )51. There could be _______people in Jackson’s family.
A. two B. three C. four D. five
( )52. Jackson saved his pocket money because _________________.
A. he wanted to buy a computer
B. his sister needed money to go to school
C. his mother told him to do so
D. he wanted to buy a pair of magic scissors
( )53. Jackson’s mother asked him to go fishing because _____.
A. he was good at fishing B. he wanted to eat fish
C. he enjoyed fishing D. his family had no food to eat
( )54. The underlined phrase “school feed” means “_____” in Chinese.
A. 学籍 B. 学分 C. 学科 D. 学费
( )55. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Jackson’s sister wasn’t old enough to go to school.
B. The cod gave Jackson a pair of magic scissors.
C. Jackson put the cod back into the river at last.
D. Jackson’s family had a new house after getting the scissors.

D
The sun is much bigger than the moon. But sometimes the moon looks bigger than the sun, because it's much nearer to the earth.
The sun is very bright. It gives very strong light. The moon looks quite bright, too. But it doesn't give any light at all.
The moon looks much bigger and brighter than the stars. But actually the stars are much bigger and brighter than the moon. They look smaller than the moon because they're much farther away from us.
( )56._____ moves round ______ .
A. The earth; the moon B. The moon; the earth
C. The moon; the stars D. The sun; the earth
( )57.Sometimes the moon looks bigger than the sun, because ______ .
A. it is much bigger than the sun.
B. it comes out only at night.
C. it is much nearer to the earth than the sun.
D. it doesn't give strong light.
( )58. The sun ______ .
A. is very bright, and it gives very strong light.
B. isn't bright, but it gives very strong light.
C. is very big, but it doesn't give any light at all.
D. is very round, but it can't move round.
( )59.The stars_______.
A. look much bigger than the moon.
B. look much bigger than the sun.
C. are a lot brighter than the moon, but they are not bigger than the moon.
D. are much farther away from us than the moon.
( )60. Which one can replace“actually”?
A. different from B. the same as
C. in fact D.as long as
四、 词汇。（每空1分，计20分）
61.Our teacher is as ______ as before.(busy).
62. The light is red. You must wait. It’ s _______(danger) to cross the road.
63. What’s the _______(mean) of this word, do you know?
64. He does his homework ______ (careful) enough.
65. It's fun ______(watch) people show their talents.
B. 根据句意和汉语提示写出单词
66. There will be more air ________(污染) if more and more people drive cars to work.
67.After much discussion they ______ (决定) to sell it. 
68. In the old days people lived a ______ life.（贫穷的）
69.No one knows what will ______ (发生) in the future. 
70. Mike likes _______(收集)all kinds of stamps.
C. 完成下列句子。
71. Tom在我们的篮球队中发挥着重要作用。
Tom ______ an important ______ in our basketball team.
72. Helen is 1.60m tall. Kate is 1.65m tall. (改成一个句子）
Helen ______ ______ than Kate.
73. Did your parents sleep late on the weekend?(做否定回答）
______ , they _______.
74. What does she think of the dress ?（改为同义句）
_______ _______ _______ _______ the dress ?
五. 书面表达。（共20分）
“运动与健康”是当今备受关注的话题。请根据下列提示，写一篇70词左右的短文。
Exercise
Every morning
Run
Thirty minutes
Eat vegetables and fruit
Every day
Eat meat and fish
Twice a week
Eat junk food
Never
注意：开头已给出，不计入总词数。
Hello，my name is Dave. I care about my health.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
1-5 BBDCA 6-10 BBCBA
11-15 ADBAD 16-20 CADDA
21-25 CABAB 26-30 DBBAA
31-35 BABBA 36-40 CABCB
41-45 BAABC 46-50 CCBCA
51-55 CBDDA 56-60 BCADC
61. busy 62. dangerous 63. meaning
64. carefully 65.to watch
66. pollution 67. decide
68.poor 69.happen 70. collecting/ to collect
71.plays role 72.is shorter
73.No, didn’t 74.How does she like