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2012年上学期八年级第一次英语月考试卷（Unit 1—2）

 

一、单项选择题（每题1分，共20分）

(   ) 1. He can look after himself now. “Look after” means _______ .

      A. take care of     B. look for     C. look up    D. look at

(   ) 2..He practices ______ every day.

      A. play football    B. playing the football    C. playing football    D. to play football

(   ) 3.It _____ me two hours to do homework everyday.

      A. took       B. costs        C. takes       D. spends

(   ) 4.There is _____ here so we can’t hear_____ .

      A. nobody; nothing            B. nobody; something

      C. nobody; anything           D. somebody; something

(   )5.Why can’t I play computer______ my twin sister ?

      A. as good as    B. as well as     C. good like     D.as soon as 

(   )6.Some students are lazy about _____ to music.

      A. to listen      B. listening       C. listen        D. listened

(   )7.We can believe him. He is _____ honest boy.

      A. a            B. an            C. the          D. some

(   )8.The Blacks _____ going to London next month.

      A. is            B. are            C.be          D.am

(   )9. She writes ______better than any other girl.

       A. much       B. very     C. so      D. too

(   )10.There is______ with my computer. It doesn’t work..

      A. anything wrong   B. wrong something   C.something wrong  D. wrong anything

(   ) 11.He has ______friends, so he often stays at home alone.

      A. few         B. a few      C. little      D. a little

(   ) 12. I met a friend of_____ on _____ way home yesterday..

      A. me; mine    B.mine; my    C.my; mine     D.I; mine

(   ) 13. We are ready ______a party tonight.

      A. to have      B. have       C. having      D. had

(   ) 14. What kind of food is _____, Chinese food, Japanese food or the western food?

      A. most delicious    B. more delicious  C. the most delicious   D. the more  delicious

(   ) 15. I hope you can give me_____.

      A. an advice        B. some advices     C. a advice       D. some advice

(   ) 16. _____man in red is ______English teacher.

      A. The, a        B. A, the        C. The, \        D. The, an

(   ) 17. I am _____age _____Robert.

      A. the same, as   B. the same, with   C. as same, as    D. as same, with

(   ) 18. ---What will you do if _____?

        ---I don’t mind the rain.

A. rain          B. will rain         C. rains           D. to rain

(   ) 19.---_____do you go on school trip?

       ---Twice a week.

      A. How long    B. How many times     C. How soon      D. How often

(   ) 20.______interesting film it is!

      A. What       B. How an            C. What an        D. How a 

 

二、完形填空（每题1分，共20分）

A

 

Liu Xiang, the gold medal winner of men’s 110 hurdles (跨栏) in the Olympic  1  Games in Athens on August 27, 2004, became the first Asian in history to  2  the men’s 110 hurdles. The young man won honor for himself, for  3  and for the whole Asia. He proved (证明) that the Asians can do as  4  as the other people in the track-and-field sports. People said Liu Xiang made history.

Liu Xiang was born  5  July 13, 1983 in Shanghai. He is 1.89 meters  6  and he is 74 kilograms in weight. “He kept  7  and jumping every day and  8  sat there quietly.” His mother said. Hearing the  9  news, everyone in China, men and women, young and old, was very glad. They  10  glad for Liu Xiang, for China and for Asia.

(   )⒈  A.  /                     B. Olympics            C. Asia                   D. Asian

(   )⒉  A. win                    B. won                   C. beat                   D. beaten

(   )⒊  A. Japan                 B. Korea                 C. Beijing               D. China

(   )⒋  A. good                  B. better                 C. well                   D. best

(   )⒌  A. in                      B. on                      C. at                       D. of

(   )⒍  A. tall                    B. high                   C. height                 D. long

(   )⒎  A. run                    B. ran                     C. to run                 D. running

(   )⒏  A. always               B. ever                   C. never                  D. all the time

(   )⒐  A. bad                    B. good                  C. fine                    D. famous

(   )⒑  A. feel                    B. fell                    C. are                     D. were

 

 

B

 

One day, Jack met his Friend, Tom, in the street. Jack was quite rich(富有),but Tom was    1   The two boys walked along the street together.

    They talked about many things. Jack liked to   2   to music and he told Tom about some new songs. Tom liked reading, and he told Jack about some new   3  

     They had the same friends, and they talked about them, too. Then Jack remembered something. "1   4   you ten dollars last week," he said. "Can you give it back to me?  ....  I am very sorry, Jack," said Tom. "1 forgot about it."

     He thought about this   5   for a minute. Then he said, "1 haven't got any money   6  me today. I will pay you back tomorrow."

     'AII right," Jack said, "I can   7   another day."

     At that moment a man ran up. He had a knife in his   8  . Tom and Jack were afraid. He was a dangerous man.

     "Give me your money," he said to Jack.

     Jack took   9   the money and threw the wallet onto the ground.

     "Now you give mc your money," he said to Tom.

     Tom thought quickly. He took out his wallet,   10   he did not give it to the thief. He gave it to Jack and said, "I owe (欠) you some money, Jack. Here it is."

 (     ) 1. A. poor           B. rich              C. sad              D. fat

 (     ) 2. A. hear           B. see               C listen             D. watch

 (     ) 3. A. books          B. songs            C. music            D. money

 (     ) 4. A. borrowed       B. lent              C. lend              D. borrow

 (     ) 5. A. money         B. clothes           C. books            D. wallet

 (     ) 6. A. at             B. with             C. of               D. in

 (      ) 7. A. wait for         B. keep              C. have              D. wait

 (     ) 8. A. foot            B. pocket             C. hand              D. book

 (     ) 9. A. out            B. in                 C. off                D. away

 (      ) 10. A. and           B. or                C. so                D. but

 

三、阅读理解（每题2分，共40分）

 

A

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案填入括号内。(5％)

(      )1. What is the main idea（中心思想） of this passage?

          A. Harry can't read a timetable.

          B. Ben and Harry often travel by bus.

          C. Ben is reading the bus timetable.

          D. The bus timetable is difficult to understand.

(      )2. How many stops are on the timetable?

  A. Seven.     B. Six.          C. Nine.         D. Ten.

(      )3. What time does the bus get to the park?

          A. 9:45 a.m.   B. 10:00 a.m.     C. 10:15 a.m.     D. 10:30 a.m.

(      )4. How long does the bus take to get to the swimming pool from the terminus?

         A. 45 minutes.                B. 30 minutes.

         C. an hour and 15 minutes.      D. 15 minutes.

(      )5. Where is the bus at 10:25 a.m.?

         A. At the sports ground.

         B. Between the sports ground and the park.

         C. At the park.

         D. Between the park and New Life Housing Estate.

 

B

    During the day we work and play, at night we sleep. Our bodies rest while we sleep. In the morning we are ready to work and play again. While we are sleeping, our bodies grow most. Children who are tired usually need more sleep. We can get our sleep better and we feel better, too, when we had plenty of rest. Boys and girls who are nine years old need ten hours of sleep every night. Our bodies need plenty of air when we sleep. If we do not get enough fresh (新鲜的）air we'll feel tired when we wake up. While in bed, we must not cover our heads. If we do, our lungs(心脏) will not get enough fresh air. If we open our windows at night, we can have plenty of fresh cool air. It is better than warm air. Boys and girls who want to grow and be strong must get plenty of sleep.

(      ) 6. Our bodies grow most while we are_______

     A. eating          B. playing           C. sleeping          D. waking

(      )7. Which is the best air for us? 

     A. Hot air.        B. Cool air.         C. Warm air.        D. Dry air.

(      ) 8. Too little sleep makes us_______

     A. happy         B. hungry          C. tired             D. grow

(      ) 9. How much sleep should boys and girls of nine years have every night?

     A. Eight ,hours.    B. Nine hours.       C. Ten hours.        D. Eleven hours.

(      ) 10, What do the lungs need most?

     A. Fresh air.      B. Food.            C. Rest.            D. Exercise.

 

 

 

C

The Chinese New Year is the most important holiday for Chinese. The New Year comes with the first day of the First Moon, between January 21 and February 19. People get ready for the holiday for fifteen days. Finally, at midnight it is the first day of the First Moon. People close the shops and the streets are empty. Everyone locks (锁) the doors and stays at home. It is an important time for the family. The younger people bow (鞠躬) to the older people. The Chinese people this “ketou”. This means “to touch the ground with forehead (前额)”. Then the younger people wish the older people a happy new year. The older people give children presents or money in red envelopes (信封). The family then go to sleep. In the morning, people put on their best clothes. Some people stay at home, others go out to visit friends or neighbors. They are very polite and do not use bad words. It’s the most important day of the year.

根据短文内容，选出能完成所给句子的最佳答案。

(   )11. “The Chinese New Year” in the passage means ____ .

               A. Mid-Autumn Day                            B. the Spring Festival

               C. the Dragon Boat Festival                   D. Christmas Day

(   )12 It takes about ____ to get ready for the Chinese New Year.

               A. a few days          B. twelve days        C. half a month       D. three days

(   )13 At midnight you can see ____ people in the streets. Everyone stays at home.

               A. lots of                B. hundreds of        C. many                 D. few

(   )14 The older people usually give children ____ on New Year’s Eve.

               A. gift money         B. best clothes         C. good words        D. red envelopes

(   )15. On the Chinese New Year’s Day, people usually say ____ to each other when they meet.

               A. Best wishes        B. Good luck          C. Good morning    D. A and B

 

 

 

 D

Baseball is one of the favorite sports in the USA. Children play baseball in sports fields or in parks. At summer picnics, there is often informal (非正式的) baseball game. Boys and girls, young and old take turns to bat. Each team has 9 players.

The baseball season goes from April to September. During the time, baseball games are shown on TV and members of the important baseball teams become American heroes (英雄). At the end of the season the two teams play against each other. Many baseball fans go along to watch the games. Millions of others listen to the radio and watch television. People seem to talk only about the result and the players.

American football is perhaps the most popular sport in the USA. The football season begins when the baseball season ends. More people are interested in football than baseball. When there is an important game, thousands of people sit beside the radio or in front of the television to hear the result.

根据短文内容，判断下列句子的正(R)与误(W)。

(   )16. Baseball is the most popular sport in the USA.

(   )17. There are eighteen players in a baseball game.

(   )18. The football season begins in summer.

(   )19. Some baseball players become famous during the match time.

(   )20. In the USA most people like baseball better than football.

 

 

四、社会对话（每题1分，共5分）

 

 

A. Thank you.                   B. I'm sorry to hear that. C. She isn't in at the moment.       D. It doesn't matter,   E. Wait a minute , please.          F. He is ill today.

 

 

 

 

 

A: Hello! Is that Miss Li speaking?

B: I'm sorry. ________ (1) Could I take a message?

A: OK. I want to say something about my son. ________ (2) I'm afraid he can't go to school

    today.

B: ________ (3) I hope he'll be well soon.

A. ________ (4) Could I have my telephone number with you, please?

B- OK. ________ (5) I'll go and get a pen. Well, your number, please?

A: 1237896060. Many thanks. Goodbye!

B: Bye

 

五、书面表达（15分）

     城市与农村你喜欢哪一个？写一篇不少于80词的作文来说明理由。

（Which do you like , city or country?）