八年级下册4月考试(问卷).doc

八年级下册第一次月考英语试卷

第一部分 听力技能
第一节 听力选择（15小题，计15分）
根据你听到的对话，选择正确的答案回答问题。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。
听下面五段对话，每听完一段对话后，做一个小题。
( ) 1. What hit an old man on Guanghua Road?

A. B. C.

( ) 2. What will Mark do three times a day?

A B C
( ) 3. How did the man’s father go to the hospital this morning?
A. By car B. By bus C. By taxi
( ) 4. What’s Miss Liu’s advice?
A. To be a teacher
B. To work as a tour guide
C. To work in a shopping center
( ) 5. What does the woman advise the man to do to help homeless people?
A. To give out the food and shoes to them
B. To give out the food and clothes to them
C. To give out the clothes and shoes to them
听第六段对话，做第6至7小题。
( ) 6. What’s the matter with Miss Yang?
A. She has a cough.
B. She has a headache
C. She has a sore throat
( ) 7. How often should Miss Yang take the medicine?
A. Once a day B. Twice a day C. Three times a day

听第七段对话，做第8至9小题。
( ) 8. What day is it today?
A. Friday B. Saturday C. Sunday
( ) 9. Who is Alice going to visit?
A. The sick kids B. The old people C. The homeless people
听第八段对话，做第10至12小题。
( ) 10. What will Peter do this weekend?
A. He will go to the hospital
B. He will work as a volunteer
C. He will take a trip to farm
( ) 11. What is Jack’s plan?
A. He will put up some signs
B. He will look after the sick kids
C. He will give out some food to the homeless people
( ) 12. Why is Ann sad?
A. Because she is ill in hospital
B. Because she has trouble in learning English
C. Because she doesn’t finish her English homework
听第九段对话，做第13至15小题。
( ) 13. When did the woman begin to feel terrible?
A. About two days ago
B. About two weeks ago
C. About two months ago
( ) 14. How long does the woman have to work a day?
A. Eight hours B. Nine hours C. Ten hours
( ) 15. What’s the doctor’s advice?
A. To have a good rest
B. To drink more water
C. To take the medicine
第二节 笔录要点 （5小题， 5分）
An accident
Time
At (16)________________ this afternoon
Accident
A(n) (17)_____________ was hit by a car
Result
About 15 students were badly hurt. The car driver had both his (18)___________broken
Reason
(19)________________________________
Police’s advice
Drivers should be (20) __________________________________

第二部分 知识应用
第一节：单项选择 （15小题 ，计 15分）
( ) 21. —Could you please hang out with me this afternoon?
---______. I have to make a plan for Clean-Up Day.
A. Sorry, I couldn’t B. Sure C. Sorry, I can’t
( ) 22. Remember to______ the lights when you leave your classroom．
A．turn on B．turn off C．turn down
( ) 23. I have trouble _______ English and I’m so worried. 
A. Learning B. To learn       C. Learn
( ) 24. Tom bought 3 _____ yesterday.
A. knife B. knifes C. knives
( ) 25. – I ________ in the morning in the past, but now I ______ it.
A. used to read; am used to read
B. used to reading; am used to read
C. used to read; am used to reading
( ) 26. The old man stays at home_______ , but he never feels ______.
A. lonely; alone B. alone; lonely C. lonely; lonely
( ) 27. The news made a big difference ____ our life.
A. to B. with C. on
( ) 28. Many kids in Yaan lost their family, we are trying to ________.
A. cheer up they B cheer them up C cheer up them
( ) 29. Did your teacher _____ the papers to you this morning?
A. give away B. give up C. give out
( ) 30. We all love sports. For example, ______ is so interesting.
A. To playing basketball B. Playing basketball C. Play basketball
( ) 31. Alan doesn’t like junk food and ______ do I.
A. either B. no C. neither
( ) 32. We decide to make____ interesting for us to have classes.
A. that B. it C. them
( ) 33. Ben, ______ for the boy, please. He wants to sleep.
A. make the bed B. do the dishes C. sweep the floor
( ) 34. My grandmother is ill. I have to ______ her at home.
A. take care of B. take after C. look for
( ) 35As we all know, typing is a ______ job which makes us be______
A. tired; tired B. tired; tiring C. tiring; tired
第二节 完型填空（共10小题，计10分）
Dear Sir or Madam,
I don’t like doing 36_. However, I have no choice (选择) but to do them because doing chores is a rule in our family. When I come back from school, my mom 37___ says, “Could you 38_______ the rubbish?” or “Could you help me 39  ____cooking?” I know she’s just trying to make me more independent(独立) and teach me how to take care of myself. But   40   does she make me do all the housework? OK, I know I am the oldest and I should do chores. But it’s not   41   for me. My sisters should do them, too.
Yesterday I did all the chores again. My parents went to visit my aunt with my sisters yesterday morning. They left me   42  at home because I had to do my homework. When I finished my homework, I found it was really a   43   at home. They didn’t do any chores. So I cleaned the rooms,   44   the dishes and watered the garden. Oh! I must look like a(n)   45 .
What should I do? I hate doing chores all alone. Could you give me some advice, please?
Yours,
John
(  ) 36. A. homework         B. chores   C. exercise                      
(  ) 37. A. never          B. hardly C. always
(  ) 38. A. turn off B. take out C. give away            
(  ) 39. A. about            B. in C. with                        
(  ) 40. A. when            B. why    C. how                        
(  ) 41. A. hard             B. fair        C. much                      
(  ) 42. A. alone            B. sick  C. quiet                    
(  ) 43. A. tidy               B. matter C. mess
(  ) 44. A. washed         B. borrowed C. carried              
(  ) 45. A. cook             B. student C. servant            

第三部分 阅读技能

阅读选择
A
Callie Lentz, a fourth-grade schoolgirl, is doing something special after losing her friend Ben Towne.
At the age of 2,Ben got cancer (癌症). And he died a year later. Ben’s parents
started the Ben Towne Foundation( 基金会). Callie wanted to do something for the foundation.
One February afternoon, 7-year-old Callie told her dad that she wanted to help the Ben Towne Foundation by selling coffee beans(豆). Callie’s parents Ryan and Mollie started “Callie’s Coffee” for Callie. Callie’s two brothers got to work in the company(公司). Many kids from her neighborhood also helped to work.
The family was excited to start the company. Their coffee beans sold very well. Callie’s father, Ryan, decided to move the company into a bigger place because it grew so quickly.
“I am not so sure who is having more fun doing this. Callie or me?”says Callie’s father, Ryan. “It’s fun for Mollie and me to see kids be a part of something bigger than themselves. We learned a lot from them.”
( ) 46. Ben died at the age of________
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4
( ) 47. “Callie’s Coffee” makes money_______
A. by selling coffee
B. for Callie to have fun
C. to help the Ben Towne Foundation
( ) 48. How did Callie’s family feel about starting “Callie’s Coffee”?
A. Worried B. Excited C. Surprised
( ) 49. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. “Callie’s Coffee” grew quickly
B. Callie’s parents started the Ben Town Foundation-
C. Many of Callie’s classmates helped to work in the company.
( ) 50.The underlined word “them” refers to ’’____”
A. Callie and her friends
B. Callie and her brothers
C. Callie and her neighbors

B
There are over 30,000 kinds of spiders( 蜘蛛 )in the world. A lot of spiders spin webs (结网). But not all of them do. Here are some spiders that do not spin webs.
Trap-Door Spider
A trap-door spider digs a small hole in the grated (地面). It covers the hole with a door. Then the spider waits for an insect ( 昆虫 )to walk by. When one is near, it jumps out of the hole and catches the insect.
Jumping Spider and Wolf Spider
Jumping spiders and wolf spiders walk around on plants on the ground. When they find an insect, they jump on it, just as a cat catches a mouse.
Crab Spider
Crab spiders live on flowers. They wait for insects that come to the flowers to find food. Then the spiders catch the insects and eat them.

Water Spider
Water spiders live in the water and are Rood at swimming. They build a bubble (气泡）home themselves. They catch insects that live in the water. They carry the insects back to their home and eat them.
( ) 51. Where does a trap-door spider wait for its food?
A. In its hole.
B. In front of its door.
C. On plants near its hole.
( ) 52. What do jumping spiders and wolf spiders have in common?
A. They build homes in the same way.
B. They are both good at digging holes.
C. They catch insects in the same way.
( ) 53. Which kind of spider lives on flowers?
A. Wolf spiders. B. Crab spiders. C. Water spiders.
( ) 54. What can we know about water spiders?
A. They build their homes with bubbles.
B. They catch insects by jumping on them.
C. They eat more than many other spiders.
( ) 55. Which sentence shows the most important idea of the passage?
A. Different kinds of spiders live in different places.
B. Some kinds of spiders don't only catch insects for food. :
C. Some kinds of spiders catch insects without using webs.

C
Jason and Tim are good friends. But neither of them likes to use his head. So they’re both though they work hard.
Once Jason went to town to buy medicine for his son and he heard the apples in the city were expensive. He told Tim about it when he got back. They decided to carry some apples to the city. They borrowed some money from their friends, bought 1,000 kg of apples in the villages and carried them to the city when they arrived. They had to sell them cheaply. They felt unhappy and returned to their village.
“I can’t understand why we can’t make money in business while others always can,” Jason asked one day.
“I agree!’ said Jason. “How foolish we were!”

56. Why are Jason and Jim both poor though they work hard?

57. Who heard the apples in the city were expensive?

58. How many apples did Jason and Tim buy in the villages?

59. Did Jason and Tim make much money by selling apples?

60. What did Jason and Tim decide to do next time?

语篇翻译（共5题，计10分）
Students Who Volunteer
Mario loves animals and wants to be an animal doctor. 1. He volunteers at an hospital every Saturday morning. Mario believes it can help him to get his future dream job. 2. 这工作并不容易。 He says,” but I want to learn more about how to care for animals. I get such a strong feeling of satisfaction when I see the animals get better and the look of joy on their owners’ faces.
Marry is a book lover. 3. 她四岁时就能独立阅读了。 Last year, she decided to try out for a volunteer after-school reading program. She still works there once a week to help kids learn to read.” the kids are sitting in the library, but you can see in their eyes that they're going on a different journey with each new book. 4. Volunteering here is a dream come true for me. 5. 我可以做我喜欢做的事情。 And help others at the same time."
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第四部分 写作技能
补全对话
A: Hello, Bill! Today is Saturday. Would you like to go to the zoo with me?
B: Hello, Sam! (66)        ___________          
A: Why?
B: I can’t walk today. I have to lie in bed and rest.
A: (67)              ________________    
B: I have a headache.
A: I’m sorry to hear that. (68)                   __________ ?
B: About 5 hours ago.
A: (69)              __________________     .
B: Yes. My father took me to the hospital.
A: (70)        ___________________           ?
B: I am feeling much better.

情景作文（10分）

假如你是李明，你校正在招募课后辅导中心的志愿者。而你想应聘这个职位，请你写一封应聘信。要求包含以下几个内容：（1）你为什么要应聘这个职位 （ 2 ）你有哪些特长，即适合这个职位的优势（3）你何时有空去做这个志愿者工作. （不少于60字）

Helping kids in an after-school program
Dear Mr. Wang:
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Yours
LiMing