八年级英语月考试卷
高沟中学八年级英语月考试卷
一. 词汇(15)
1. They had a good time _______ (stay) with you.
2. There are fewer and fewer ________ (wolf) in the wild.
3. In the ________ (begin), the boys sang a song.
4. When the boy was five years old, his _______ (weigh) was over 20 kilograms.
5. The teacher looks _______ (happy) these days because his mother is ill inbed.
6. An hour ago my mum ________(loss) her purse with a lot of money in it.
7 The boy is too young to know the ________ (dangerous) of smoking.
8. I think climbing is _________ (excite) than jogging.
9. What places will he choose ________ (visit) during the holiday?
10. Because of the man’s ________ (kind), Mary found her home.
11. My cat_______(catch) a mouse for food last night. How clever it is!
12.. He_______(not go) swimming if Tom doesn't go with him.
13. I need two more students_______(count) the birds.
14. Let the little boy_______(watch) TV for a little time. He needs a rest.
15. ________(luck ), he got 59 scores and didn’t pass the exam in the end.
二.选择题(30)
( ) 1. .Do you know if his school _____a sports meeting next month?
A. holds B. hold C. to hold D. will hold
( ) 2. —Did you see any giraffes in the zoo?
—I saw ________. They were all sleeping then.
A. nothing B. no one C. nobody D. none
( ) 3. Not only the students but also the teachers _______early in this school.
A. get up B. gets up C. getting up D. are getting up
( ) 4. —_________ did you weigh when you were born?
—My mother says I weighed only 3 kilograms at birth.
A. What B. How much C. How many D. How heavy
( ) 5. —I can’t go to school. I have to look after my mother because she is ill. —________
A. It’s a great pity! B. It’s a pleasure!
C. I’m sorry to hear that . D. What a shame!
( ) 6. — Are there any tomatoes in the fridge? — _________.
— What’s in the fridge then? —_____________.
A. Nothing, None B. None, Nothing C. None, None D. Noting, Nothing
( ) 7. Wolves have good team work. They usually hunt _________a team and then they share
their prey (猎物).
A. for B. about C. with D. as
( ) 8. Boys, I’ll tell you _____, and you can do it _____.
A. how to do; by yourself B. what to do; by yourself
C. how to do; alone D. what to do; on your own
( ) 9. The number of wild lions in Africa (非洲) _________ much smaller than before.
A. is B. are C. has D . have
( ) 10. —My mobile phone dropped into the water when I was walking along the river bank.
—_________!
A. Great B. What a pity C. Sounds good D. Lucky you
( )11. -Why are you so excited?
-Peter invited me _______ on a trip to Yunnan.
A. to go B. go C. going D. went
( ) 12. The bad weather yesterday morning prevented all the planes _______ off.
A. to take B. take C. taking D. to taking
( ) 13. We went to watch a bird show in the wetlands _______ a rainy Sunday morning.
A. at B. in C. on D. /
( ) 14. Shandong is _______ the east of China, and Japan is _______ the east of China.
A. in; to B. to; in C. in; in D. to; to
( ) 15. He is very strong. He has _______ shoulders.
A. large B. big C. wide D. broad
三、完形填空(10分)
when an old man came to a small town. He found a hotel and wanted his room, the owner said to his wife(妻子), "Look at "No," said the woman. "If he can't find his bag tomorrow morning, he'll telephone the police. "
. "We have forgetful grass(健忘草). Why 6 some forgetful grass into his food? If he has the food, he will forget to take his bag away."
the forgetful grass and went to bed. The next morning forgetful grass isn't useful at all."
( ) 1. A. at night B . in night C. in the evening D. in the afternoon
( ) 2. A. came over B. went to C. came back D. went out
( ) 3. A. little B. no C. much D. a few
( ) 4. A. put it down B. take it away C. ask for it D. put it away
( ) 5. A. a reply B. a road C. a hope D. an idea
( ) 6. A. not put B. not to put C. not putting D. don't put
( ) 7. A. in B. of C. from D. with
( ) 8. A. the man B. his wife C. the police D. the owner
( ) 9. A. must B. doesn't C. never D. can
( )10. A. finish B. need C. remember D. hope
四.阅读理解 (20分)
(A)
Jane Goodall is a famous scientist. For more than 40 years, Goodall lived mostly in Tanzania in East Africa (东非). She studied chimpanzees.
As a young child, Jane Goodall was interested in animals. She grew up in the English countryside and was always climbing trees or riding horses.
When Jane was 23, she got a chance (机会) to go to Africa. Even though she had never been
to college, she got a job with a famous scientist named Louis Leakey.
At first, the chimpanzees ran away from Jane. But as time went by, they liked staying with her.
Every day, Jane would follow the chimpanzees, taking notes on their behavior (行为). She learned many new things about chimpanzees. She watched how a chimpanzees made a tool. She learned how some chimpanzees became good leaders. She watched animals get angry and get upset (不安). She wrote everything down so others would understand animals as she did. She learned that if you pay really close attention(关心) to animals, you will understand what they are “saying”
( )1. What is Jane Goodall?
A. A doctor B. A writer C. A scientist D. An inventor
( )2. How long did it take Jane Goodall to study chimpanzees?
A. Less than thirty years. B. Less than forty years.
C. More than thirty years D. More than forty years
( )3. Where did Jane Goodall grow up?
A. In the UK B. In the USA C. In Africa D. In Asia
( )4. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “exploration”?
A. 试验 B. 经历 C. 探索 D. 展览
( )5. Which of the sentences is Not true?
A. Jane Goodall was a very good college student with lots of knowledge.(知识)
B. Louis Leakey needed Jane Goodall to study chimpanzees
C. As time went by, chimpanzees liked staying with Jane
D. She wrote everything down so others would understand animals as she did
B
One day a poor farmer was taking a bag of wheat to town. Suddenly, the bag fell off his horse onto the road. It was too heavy, so he did not know what he could do about it. He only hoped that someone would soon go by and help him.
Just at that time, a man on a horse came up to him. But the farmer felt disappointed(失望 ) when he saw the man. It was a great man and he lived near there. He thought the great man would n’t help him, and hoped another farmer would come up. But to his surprise, the great man got off his horse when he came near. “ I see you need help,” he said, “I’m here just at the right time.” Then he took one of the bag and the farmer took the other. The y lifted(提) it together and put it on the horse.
“Sir,” asked the farmer, “How can I pay you?” “It’s very easy,” the great man answered, “When you see anyone else in trouble (处在困境中)do the same for him.”
( ) 6. What did the poor farmer take to town?
A. A bag of rice. B. A bag of wheat C. A bag of apples. D. A bag of vegetables.
( ) 7. Why couldn’t the poor farmer lift the bag of wheat?
A. Because he was too young. B. Because he was too old.
C. Because the bag was too heavy for him. D. Because the bag was too large for him.
( ) 8. The poor farmer felt __________ when he saw the great man.
A. happy B. good C. afraid D. disappointed
( ) 9. When he saw the poor farmer in trouble, the great man ________.
A. went away without stopping B. asked another farmer to help him
C. came up to help him D. gave him a lot of money
( ) 10. The great man asked the poor farmer to pay him_________.
A. by giving him money B. by giving him a horse
C. by giving him a lot of wheat D. by helping others
五.完成句子 (10分)
1. 我们必须采取措施来保护野生动物。
We must ___________________________________ wild animals.
2. 我永远不会忘记第一次遇见你的时候。
I’ll never forget meeting you ________________________.
3. 房价越来越高,许多人没地方住。
Now the price of the flats is getting _______________, many people have no place ________.
4. 熊猫宝宝们需要和它们的妈妈一起呆在野生环境中。
Baby pandas need to ___________________________________.
5. 他擅长游泳,因此我决定向他学习。
He is good at swimming, _________________, I _______________ from him.
六.书面表达(15分)
假设你叫卫华,上周从报纸上看到了鸟类卫士俱乐部( Bird Guard Club)的招聘广告,你想加入该俱乐部来保护鸟类。请根据你的个人信息表,给俱乐部李先生写一封80词左右的申请信。信的开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数。
Dear Mr Lee,
I read your ad in the newspaper last week. I'm writing to tell you I'd like to become a member of the Bird Guard Club.
_____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________
Yours sincerely,
Wei Hua