译林版八下英语月考试卷

2017年3月月考八年级英语试卷

（考试时间70分钟总分100分）

一、单项选择(共15小题;每小题2分，计30分）

( ) 1.—Do you like playing_________ Chinese chess?

—Yes. And I like playing __________ football，too.

A. /, the

B. the, /

C. / , /

D. the, the

( ) 2. —Hello, this is Tom speaking. Could I speak to Mr. Black?

—Sorry. He ________ Beijing for 2 weeks.

A. has been to

B. has gone to

C. has been in

D. will go to

( ) 3.— How long have they ________________ each other? — ________________.

A. marry to, Last year

B. been married to , Since 2009

C. been married with , For 10 years

D. marry with , For two weeks ago

( ) 4. —Have you ever been to Hong Kong? — Yes, ________ already.

A sometimes

B some time

C sometime

D some times

( )5. You can_______ this dictionary from me, but you can't_______ it to others.

A borrow; borrow B. lend; lend C. borrow; lend D. lend; borrow ( )6. Though he is_______ at home, he doesn't feel_______ for he has many things to do.

A. alone; lonely

B. lonely; alone

C. alone; alone

D. lonely; lonely ( )7. — There ________ great changes in Jiangdu over the past 10 years.

A. will be

B. be used to be

C. have been

D. has been

( )8.— Have you finished your homework ________?

— Yes. I ________ it 5 minutes ago.

A.yet, have finished

B. already, have finished

C. yet, finished

D. just now, finished

( )9. —He?s never visited there, ________?

—________. He?s been there twice.

A. has he, Yes

B. hasn?t he, No

C. has he, No

D. hasn?t he , Yes ( )10. He likes playing tricks on others, but_______, he is a good boy. He is willing to help others.

A. in this way

B. in some ways

C. in that way

D. in a word

( )11.—Do you know when they ________?

—________ a winter morning.

A.arrive at, On

B. arrived , On

C. reached, In

D. got , In

( )12. —________ did you go to the hospital ________ yesterday?

— I went there to see my friend in hospital.

A.Why, on

B. What, for

C. How , for

D. What , /

( )13. —Did you ________ at the meeting?

— Yes. I ________ something about the water pollution.

A. say, spoke

B. speak, told

C. say, told

D. speak, said

( )14. —Don?t forget to ________ your homework to school.

—I ________, Mr Li.

A. take, won?t

B. take, will

C. bring, will

D. bring, won?t

( )15. — How was your stay in Hong Kong?

—And it was a pity that I couldn?t stay there longer.

A. Nothing could be worse.

B. It was just fantastic.

C. A terrible experience.

D. What a hard time I had!

二、完形填空（共15小题;每小题1分，计15分）

Frank was a very talkative(爱说话的)boy. He never saw a new thing 16 asking a lot of questions about it. But his mother was very kind and 17 enough to answer his questions.

The first time Frank saw an hourglass(沙漏)，he was really 18 in it, but he did not know what it was.His mother 19 , “An hourglass is a glass made into the shape of the figure…8?. The sand is put in the glass,and runs 20 a small opening in the middle. And the sand will go from one end to 21 in an hour.”

Frank watched the little stream of sand.Then he became impatient, because the sand ran slowly. “Let me22 the glass, Mother,” he said, “or the sand will never get through.”

“It will, my son,”said his mother. “The sand moves23 , but it moves all the time. 24 you watch the clock, you will feel the same. 25 you are playing, the sand is running grain(粒)by grain; and the second hand of the 26 is moving second by second. They do not stop to think about how much they will have to do, and 27 it will take them to do it.”

The next day, Frank?s mother wanted him to learn a poem,but he said, “Mum,the poem is too 28 . How soon can I learn it?” His mother said, “Study all the tim e. 29 care about the time it will take. You will be able to learn it very soon.”

Frank followed his mother?s30 . He read the poem time after time and an hour later he learned it perfectly.

( )16.A.with B.of C.without D.for

( )17.A.strict B.patient C.nervous D.polite

( )18.A.pleased B.relaxed C.interested D.bored

( )19.A.explained B.repeated C.asked D.added

( )20.A.through B.along C.over D.across

( )21.A.others B.any other C.another D.the other

( )22.A.shake B.get C.take D.carry

( )23.A.carefully B.quickly C.heavily D.slowly

( )24.A.Although B.If C.Because D.Whether

( )25.A.Since B.Unless C.Before D.While

( )26.A.boy B.mother C.clock D.hourglass

( )27.A.how far B.how long C.how much D.how soon

( )28.A.easy B.long C.short D.old[

( )29.A.Often B.Never C.Always D.Sometimes

( )30.A.thoughts B.steps C.advice D.ways

三、阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分，计30分）

A

( )31. If you want to work in the south, you can apply for a job as _____________ .

A. a driver

B. an air hostess

C. a doctor

D. a teacher

( )32. Mary, 1.60m tall, knows English and Japanese, having taught English at school. Which job can she apply for?

A. Driving for Capes Taxi.

B. Working for China Airlines.

C. Teaching at Instant Language Ltd.

D. None of the above.

( )33. Which of the following is not mentioned (提及) in the three ads?

A. Height

B. Age

C. Language

D. Health

B

Once there was a piano player in a bar. People came just to hear him play. But one night, a lady asked him to sing a song.

"I can't sing," said the man.

But the lady told the waiter, "I'm tired of listening to the piano. I want the player to sing!"

The waiter shouted across the room, "Hey, friend! If you want to get paid, sing a song!"

So he did. He had never sung in public before. Now he was singing for the very first time! Nobody had ever heard the song …Mona Lisa? sung so beautifully! He had talent(天赋) he was sitting on! He may have lived the rest of his life as a no-name piano player in a no-name bar. But once he found that he could sing well, he carried on working hard and became one of the best-known singers in the US. His name was Nat King Cole.

You, too, have skills and abilities. You may not feel that your talent is great, but it may be better than you think. With hard work, most skills can be improved. Moreover, you may have no success at all if you just sit on your talent.

( )34. Why did the lady want to listen to a song ?

A. She likes singing.

B. She wants to play a trick on the piano player.

C. She?s tired of listening to the piano.

D. She doesn?t think the piano player plays well.

( )35. The words "sit on" in the last paragraph mean "_______."

A. 搁置

B. 列席

C. 发展

D. 展示

( )36. What happened to the piano player later?

A. He became a famous pianist.

B. He became a famous singer.

C. He became a no-name piano player in a no-name bar.

D. He became a no-name singer in a no-name bar.

( )37. From the story we know if you have some talent, you should_______.

A. hide it and wait

B. ask others for help

C. pay no attention to it

D. work hard to improve yourself

C

Little stream(小河）ran down from a high mountain through many villages and forests. Then it reached a desert. “I we nt through so many difficulties.I should have no problem crossing the desert,” she thought. As she started, she found herself slowly disappearing(消失)into the sand. After many tries, she still failed. “Maybe I can?t reach the ocean,” she said sadly to herse lf.

At this time, a deep voice said, “If a breeze(微风)can cross the desert,so can a river.” It was the voice of the desert. But the little stream answered, “That?s because a breeze can fly, but I cannot.”

“That?s because you stick to what you are. Let yourself evaporate(蒸发)into the breeze, and it can take you across,” said the desert. “Give up what I am now? No!No!” The little stream could not accept this idea. “The breeze can carry the vapor(蒸汽)across the desert and let it leave as rain. The rain will form a river again,” said the desert. “And whether you?re a river or vapor, your nature never changes.” Hearing this,the little stream went into the open arms of breeze. It carried her to the next stage of her life.

The course of our lives is like the experience of the little stream. If you want to go through difficulties in your life to head for success, you should also change the way you are sometimes. ( )38.Before the stream reached the desert, she didn?t _______.

A. believe in herself

B.meet any difficulties

C.want to cross the desert

D.worry about the journey to the ocean

( )39.Who encouraged the little stream when she felt sad?

A. The breeze

B.The sun

C.The mountain

D.The desert

( )40.What does the underlined phrase “stick to” mean?

A. 粘贴

B.坚持

C.放弃

D.展示

( )41.What?s the main idea of the passage?

A. Give up what you have

B.How to cross the desert

C.Change means success

D.The little stream and the desert

D

Spring cleaning is a tradition in America. People clean up and tidy up their houses in springtime.

Before the invention of the electricity(电)，people used a lot of coal and wood in winter to heat their houses. Those things left behind a lot of dust(灰尘)on everything in the rooms. At that time,people always welcomed spring because when the weather started getting warmer, they could stop using coal and wood and get everything cleaned up. Later spring cleaning became a tradition.

Nowadays we don?t use coal and wood so at the end of winter our houses are not dirtier than they were in the past. People don?t need to remove a lot of dust.However,they have a new problem---clutter. Today the spring cleaning for most family is mainly about tidying up some useless things at home.

Truly, the importance of the tradition of spring cleaning today is different from it was in the past, but it is as important as it was in the past . Now, in springtime,people clean up their houses,

yards and gardens. At the same time, they spend much time in looking for the things that they don?t love any more or they don?t use any more. They collect old clothes,old toys, old books and some other useless or old things and then throw away or donate them.This helps people enjoy what they have and their homes more.

So people nowadays should not give up this tradition. Always follow the tradition.

( )42.In the past,during the process(过程)of______,a lot of dust appeared in people?s houses.

A.cooking meals

B.lighting the rooms

C.making electricity

D.making the houses warm

( )43.The second paragraph mainly tells us______.

A. why people welcomed the coming of the spring

B.who started the tradition of spring cleaning

C.how the tradition of spring cleaning began

D.what people in the past did to make their houses clean

( )44.The underlined word “clutter”in the third paragraph means“”.

A. things that are important

B.things that are useful

C.things that are not clean

D.things that are not necessary or are not being used ( )45._______is the main task of spring cleaning nowadays.

A. Cleaning up the houses ,gardens and yards

B. Removing the dust in the houses

C. Throwing away or donating old or useless things

D.Packing thick winter clothes.

四、词汇运用（共10小题;每小题1分，计10分）

46. (旅行) is my favourite hobby. It makes me learn while relaxing myself.

47. I haven?t found any time for a talk with Jim(最近).

48. Hello Kitty is a famous Japanese (卡通) character.

49. There have been (直接) flights between Taipei and Nanjing since July, 2008.

50. Some of our (亲戚) will come to my gra ndpa?s sixtieth birthday party.

51. We must move away the (die) trees in this area.

52. The Greens have been (marry) for thirty years.

53. With more (communicate), children and parents can understand each other better.

54. We were all amazed at the (beautiful) of the sunrise.

55. His listening skills (improve) a lot in the past few months.

五. 书面表达（共15分）

李明收到了美国笔友Andrew的来信，他将来中国旅游，请你针对他来信的要求给他回一封信。

Dear Li Ming,

The summer holiday is coming. I plan to visit China. Beijing is my first choice because of its places of interest. Then I want to go to Nanjing to see my cousin in Nanjing University. I wonder how to get there from Beijing, by plane or by train. Is there any advice you?d like to give me? I?m looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Yours

Andrew 要求：

1. 回信必须首先根据以下表格内容阐述两种交通方式的利弊，然后提出你的建议；

Hi, Andrew,

I?m glad to hear that you are coming to China this summer holiday. I think ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________

____________________________________________________

Yours

Li Ming