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2013-2014学年第一学期第二次月考

八年级英语试卷

一．听力部分（20分）

（一）听句子，选择适当的应答语 1. A .They are enjoyable.

B. They are watching TV. C. They are at home.

2. A. You’re right. B. Me, neither. C. I am ill. 3. A. I like it. B. In London. C. He is ill.

4. A. Thank you. B. Congratulations! C. Not at all. 5. A. On Monday. B. In September. C. On June 1st. （二）听五段对话，根据问题选择最佳答案。 6. A. She loves them. B. She can’t stand them. C. She doesn’t mind them.

7. A. Yes, he does. B. No, he doesn’t. C. He watches them. 8. A. Tv shows. B. Talk shows. C. Soap shows.

9. A. Because she is free. B. Because she doesn’t like them. C. Because she is busy.

10. A. A teacher. B. A doctor. C. An actor. （三）听一段长对话，选择正确答案 听一段长对话，回答11-12小题 11. What’s wrong with Peter?

A. He was reading. B. He liked riding. C. His leg was broken.

12. How long does he stay in hospital?

A. Two days. B. A few weeks. C. A week. 听第二段对话，回答13-15小题

13. How does Sue like working in this company? A. Very much. B. She doesn’t like it. C. She can’t stand.

14. When will they have dumpling?

A. On Monday. B. On Wednesday. C. On Friday. 15. What does Sue like to eat?

A. Noodles. B. Rice. C. Dumplings.

（四）短文理解，根据录音选择正确答案 16. Where is David from?

A. China. B. America. C. england. 17. What’s his favorite subject? A. Math. B. Music. C. Science.

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18. Does David like playing football?

A. Yes, he didn’t. B. No, he doesn’t. C. Yes, he does. 19. How does David go to school? A. On foot. B. By car. C. By bike. 20. What does David want to be?

A. A doctor. B. A farmer. C. A writer.

二．单项填空（10分）

( ) 21. --Did you go ___ ___ with your brother last weekend, Tina? --No ,we just stayed at home and watched TV.

A. anywhere interesting B. interesting anywhere C. somewhere interesting D. interesting somewhere

( )22. The weather is fine. It rains here. It’s usually sunny and warm.

A. hardly B. always C. often D. usually

( ) 23. –How often do you visit your grandparents, Tom? --__________. A. Half an hour B. Three hours C. Twice D. Hardly ever

( )24. Mary tries ____ vegetables eleven or twelve times a week because she

wants to be ____.

A. eat; healthy B. eating ; health C. to eat ;health D. to eat ;healthy

( )25. --_____ did you ________the summer vacation? -- It was terrible . I have too much homework to do .

A. What; like B. How , like C. How; think of D. What ; think

( ) 26. _____ it is raining, _____ he is still working outside.

A. Although; but B. Although; / C. But; although D. /; although ( ) 27. Who listens _____,Tom, Jack, or Bill?

A. the most careful B. the most carefully

C. more careful D. more carefull

( ) 28. ---How______ is it from here to the bookstore? --About 20 minutes by bus.

A. long B. soon C .far D. often

( ) 29. I don’t like action movies. I think they’re ________.

A．boring B．difficult C．interesting D．exciting

( )30. —Why did Mr Smith _____ your place to give us a talk,Mr White? —______ I had a bad cold.

A.keep;Because B.keep;Because of C.take ;Because D.take;Because of

三．完形填空 （10分）

Life in 30 years will be __31____because many changes will take place, but

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what will the changes be?

The population is growing fast. There will be _32____people in the world and most of them will live longer than before. Computers will be__33____ smaller and more useful, and there will be at least one in every home. And computer studies will be one of the most important__34____ in school.

People will work fewer hours than they are doing now, and they will have more free time for sports, watching TV and traveling . Traveling will be much cheaper and__3_5___ .And many more people will go to other countries _____36_ holidays.

There will be changes in our food, too. More land will be used for___37__ new towns and houses. Then there will be less__3_8___ for cows and sheep, so meat will be more expensive. Maybe people won’t eat it every day, they will eat more vegetables and fruit instead .Maybe people will be healthier.

Work in the future will be different ,too. Dangerous and hard work will __39____ by robots. Because of this ,many people will not have ____40___to do. This will be a problem.

( ) 31. A .same B. different C. difference D. difficuty

( ) 32 .A. little and little B. less and less C. many and many D. more and more

( )3 3. A . much B. many C. more D. most

( )34. A. subject B. subjects C. way D. games ( )35. A. easily B .more easily C. easy D .easier ( )36. A. for B. with C. at D. in

( )37.A. build B. building C. to build D. builds ( )38.A. rooms B. room C. spaces D. sea ( )39.A.. done B. do C. be done D. be did

( )40.A. works enough B. enough works C. work enough D. enough work

四、阅读理解（30分）

A

Everyone knows that exercise is important. We all need to exercise. Doctors say it is good for us. It makes your heart and body strong. Children who often exercise are more alert（灵活）. That means they do better in tests and schoolwork than those who don’t exercise.

They are many ways to exercise. You can walk, run, swim, skate, or play ball games. Make sure you exercise in the following ways: You have to like what you are

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doing. Exercise enough--- but not too much. It’s best to exercise twice a week. Thirty minutes each time is enough. Try all kinds of sports until you find one, two or even three sports that feel right for you.

You can exercise at fitness centers. They have a lot of equipment（设备）there. The equipment will help exercise your arms, legs and other parts of your body to make you healthy. Some people buy equipment for their homes. But it’s very expensive.

( )41. the underline word ―fitness centers‖ in the passage means _____. A. 商务中心 B. 健身中心 C. 医疗中心 D. 购物中心

( )42. The sport ―_____‖ is not told in the passage. A. playing soccer B. skateboarding

C. walking D. running

( )43. The doctors say that exercise can make your heart and body _____. A. ill B. happy C. strong D. health

( )44. About ―exercise‖, which statement of the following is NOT right? A. Thirty minutes’ exercise each time is enough. B. You have to exercise too much every day.

C. You needn’t do all kinds of sports to keep healthy. D. You have to like the sports that you are doing. ( )45. It’s best to exercise _____.

A. at fitness centers B. in groups C. in the morning D. twice a week

B

It was Jimmy’s birthday and he was five years old. He got a lot of nice

birthday presents from his family, and one of them was a beautiful drum(鼓).

―Who gave him that thing?’’ Jimmy’s father said when he saw it. ―His grandfather did.‖ Answered Jimmy’s mother.

―Oh,‖ said his father. Of course Jimmy liked his drum very much. He made a terrible (可怕的) noise with it, but his father didn’t mind. He was working during the day and Jimmy was already in bed when he got home in the evening, so he couldn’t hear the noise.

But one of the neighbors didn’t like the noise at all. So a few days later, she took a sharp (锋利的) knife and went to Jimmy’s house while he was hitting his drum. She said to him, ―Hello, Jimmy, do you know, there is something very nice inside your drum. Here is knife. Open the drum and let’s find it.‖ 46.Jimmy got a lot of nice presents from his________. A .classmates B.friends C.teachers D.family 47. Who gave Jimmy the drum?

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A. his father. B.His mother. C.His neighbor. D.His grandfather. 48. Why did Jimmy’s father not stop him from making noise with the drum?

A. Because he liked Jimmy very much. B. Because he he didn’t mind. C. Because Jimmy was in bed. D.Because Jimmy only played in the evening.

49. One of the neighbors________.

A. liked Jimmy very much B. enjoy listening to the sound of the drum

C. wanted to show Jimmy a sharp knife. D. didn’t like the noise at all 50. What did Jimmy’s neighbor really want to do? To_______.

A. stop him making noises B. make a noise on his drum with a knife C. show him how to hit the drum D. find something nice in his drum

c

Mr. Smith is an old man. He is very kind, so many people like him. He likes traveling. But there is something wrong with his eyes, so he can’t see clearly.

One day he came to New York by train. He went there to visit his best friend. After he got there in the evening, he found his friend wasn’t at home. S o he had to find a hotel to live in.

The next day, his friend didn’t come back. In the afternoon he went to buy two bottles of wine. When he came back to his room, he found a fly(苍蝇) was on the wall. But he thought it was a snail, so he put the bottles on it. Of course, it came down to the floor and they were broken. He had to buy another two bottles.

The waiter in the hotel knew this, then he put a snail into the wall.

When he came back, he looked up at the wall and found the ―fly‖ was there again. So he walked carefully and hit it hard. At once he cried loudly.

51.People like Mr. Smith because_______.

A. he is very old B. he is very kind C. he has two bottles of wine D. he likes traveling 52.Mr. Smith stayed_______when he came to New York.

A. at his friend’s home B. at his parents’ home C. in a restaurant D. in a hotel 53.What does ―snail‖ mean in Chinese？

A.锤子 B钉子 C衣架 D壁柜

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