八年级下学期英语第一次月考试卷一、单项选择填空1. The government wants to _______a school for the poor children.A . put offB . set upC . call inD . look after2. I don’t have enough money to buy this book.________.A . Neither do IB . Neither I doC . So do ID . So I do3. Peter lent some money _____ me yesterday.A . ofB . withC . fromD . to4. Tom works hard _____ earn more money.A . in order thatB . in order toC . so thatD . as if5. Last year was a hard time to my friend Jim, but he didn’t_____ hope.A . pick upB . use upC . put upD . give up6. I _______home until I finish my homework.A . won’t goB . will goC . goD . went7. The driver saw an old man _______ on the side of the road.A . lieB . layC . lyingD . to lie8. She lived ______ in a small village, but she didn’t fe el _____.A . alone; aloneB . alone; lonelyC . lonely; aloneD . lonely; lonely9. Yunnan is beautiful and I’m ________________ visiting it again.A . keeping clear ofB . suffering fromC . looking forward toD . running away from10. —I have great ___ in lea rning math and I’m so worried, Could you help me?—Sure, I’d be glad to.A . difficultyB . difficultiesC . interestD . interests11. LiMing used ____ on the right in China, but he soon got used _____ on the left in EnglishA . to drive; to driveB . driving; drivingC . to driving; to driveD . to drive; to driving12. The park is far away from here indeed. It’s about ____ walk.A . a three hourB . a three hour’sC . a three-hoursD . a three-hour13. How kind you are! You always do what you can __________ others.A . helpB . helpingC . helpsD . to help14. Could you ____ the window? I feel a little cold.A . please not to openB . please not openC . please don’t openD . please open15. Tomb-sweeping Day is coming. I’d love to enjoy myself in ________ ancient town.A . aB . anC . theD . /二、完型填空16. 完形填空Every time I passed boys whowere playing basketball, I stopped to silently watch them. But as a girl, I oncethought that I could 1playing basketball.I like playing basketball though I’m not good at it. I have had abasketballsince I was a child. At first, I could play 2when I was just a kid. But as I grew up it seemedharder and harder for me to enjoy basketball. At school, it was always the boyswho played basketball during P.E classes. The girls3played volleyball or badminton.My parents did not4me play basketball at home.”Basketball is not fit for girls,” they said. 5I went to play basketball with my friends, boyswatched me on the court as if I were an alien. I wasfeeling 6and had lost hope of playingbasketball. 7, something changed the firstday of high school. I made some friends who also enjoyed playing basketball. Theyencouraged me to get back on the court.One girl told me with a smile,”Go your own 8, let others talk.” thisgirl would al-ways play basketball with me. Even the boy who sat next to me in classtalked about 9with me almost every day. I was excited. Confidenceand passion10to my heart.Basketball has become an importantpart of my 11. I am interested in it. I watchmatches an enjoy playing almost every day. Through basketball, not only do I feelhappy and confident, but also 12a lot.I’ve heard the NBA star TracyMcGrady say, “Nothing is impossible.” It is from an advertisement on TV,I got to know that life is just like playing basketball. You should have a 13. After that, just be confidentand 14going. Never give up and you’llmake it sooner or later.I love the saying of the NBA.It can 15me feel strongly about basketball, “I lovethis game!”（1）A . everB . oftenC . neverD . always（2）A . hardlyB . luckilyC . friendlyD . freely（3）A . onlyB . almostC . hardlyD . not（4）A . encourageB . disagreeC . letD . make（5）A . StillB . YetC . JustD . Even（6）A . upB . downC . excitedD . glad（7）A . UnluckyB . NaturallyC . UnexpectedlyD . Clearly（8）A . effortB . wayC . businessD . direction（9）A . basketballB . sportsC . interestsD . dreams（10）A . startedB . reachedC . turnedD . returned（11）A . wishB . lifeC . workD . study （12）A . experienceB . growC . learnD . play（13）A . ideaB . goalC . thoughtD . good job（14）A . careB . enjoyC . keepD . last（15）A . shareB . askC . getD . make三、阅读理解17. 阅读理解Our village carpenter, John Hill, came one day andmade a dining table for my wife. He made it just the right size to fill the spacebetween the two windows. When I got home that evening, John was drinking a cup oftea and writing out his billfor his job.My wife said to me quietly,”That’s his ninth cup of tea today.” But she said in a loud voice,”It’s a beautiful table, dear, isn’t it?” “I’ll decide about thatwhen I see the bill,” I said. John laughed and gave me his bill for the work.I read:One dining table 10th November, 2011Cost of wood ＄17.00Paint ＄1.50Work, 8 hours ＄8.00Total ＄36.50When I was looking at the bill,John said, “It’s been a fine day, hasn’t it? Quite sunny.” “Yes,”I said. “I’m glad it’s only the 10th of November.”“Me, too,” said John,”you wait—it will be a lot colder by the end of the month.”“Yes, colder—and more expensive!Dining tables will be ＄20 more expensive on November30th, won’t they, John?” John looked hard at me for half a minute. Was therea little smile in his two blue eyes? I gave his bill back to him.” If it’snot too much trouble, John,” I said, “please add it up again. You canforget the date…”I paid him ＄26.50 and he was happy to get it.（1）Why did John talk about the weather when the writer was looking at the bill?A . Because he didn’t want the writer to check the bill carefully.B . Because he wanted to show that he was really polite.C . Because it’s a good way to communicate with each other.D . Because he wanted to confirm what the weather was like.（2）How much would John ask for if he made a dining table on the last day of December according to his bill?A . ＄26.50B . ＄36.50C . ＄56.50D . ＄57.50（3）When John got the money, he was happy because ___________.A . he felt lucky to get the money for his workB . he got paid a lot more than usual for his workC . he got as much money as he had expectedD . he didn’t have to add up the costs any more（4）Which word can best describe John?A . Clever.B . Silly.C . Dishonest.D . Humorous.（5）What can we learn about John from the passage?A . He made a mistake carelessly in the bill.B . He tried to get more money for his work.C . He had written the bill before the writer got home.D . He had talked about the bill with the writer’s wife.18. 阅读理解Last yearin the UK at least 45 people died and 900 more were injured in car accidents where drivers were using theirmobile phones. Yet many people continue to use them while driving even thoughit’s dangerous.Researchhas shown that it is difficult to concentrate on driving and talking at the same time. It caneven be more dangerous than driving after drinking too much. A recent study foundthat when drivers were talking on their mobile phones, their stopping times were30 percent slower than when they had drunk too much—and nearly 50 percent slowerthan when they were driving normally. It also found that drivers talking on mobilephones were less able to control their cars than drunk drivers.And talkingisn’t even the most serious problem, but texting is. Unbelievably, another recentstudy reported that 22％of adults admitted they had sent a text message while driving at leastonce in the past month. An average text message takes90 seconds to write and send. That means for one and a half minutes a driver islooking at their phone’s screen and not at the road. The arrival of new smart phonessuch as the iPhone will only make thingsworse as they will allow users to do morethings than ever before.Usinga mobile phone while driving puts others’ lives at risk. No matter how well we drive,if another driver is not careful, we are put in danger by their actions. Such driversare selfish, careless and should have their driving licences cancelled .Thereis no doubt that mobile phones can be fun and are useful, especially when you’rein trouble. But there is no need to use them while driving. Just wait until youstop or you will probably get into trouble of your own.（1）The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 1 refers to _______.A . phone usersB . mobile phonesC . driversD . ears（2）According to the passage, if a driver needs 10 seconds to stop when driving normally, they will need _______ seconds to stop when talking on a mobile phone.A . 12B . 13C . 14D . 15（3）According to the passage, in what order do the following activities influence driving?Dangerous→ More dangerous→ Mos t dangerousA . drinking→ talking on phone→ textingB . texting→ talking on phone→ drinkingC . talking on phone→ drinking→ texting. drinking→ texting→ talking on phone（4）Why will new types of mobile phones make the driving problem worse?A . It will take longer to send text messages.B . People will want to talk ontheir phones more often.C . There will be more things for people to do with their phones.D . People think the new phones are easier and safer to use.（5）According to the writer, what should be done to people who use mobile phones when driving?A . They should be put into prison .B . Their cars should be taken away.C . Their phones should be taken from them.D . They should not be allowed to drive any longer.19. 阅读理解Vanilla is my best friend. Sheis a lovely girl with two big, beautiful eyes. But she always hides them behinda pair of black glasses.One day, though, I nearly endedour friendship. I remember that day clearly. We were sitting in class. The teacherwas giving us our results for a Chinese test. I had done badly. I felt so sad thatI wouldn’t talk to anyone. At lunchtime, I even stayed in the classroom alone. Suddenly,I heard a voice. It was Vanilla. “You look very unhappy,” she said.”What’s wrong?” I looked up at her, but said nothing. I knew Vanilla hadgot a good mark in the test. I thought she was making fun of me. I stayed silent,but Vanilla didn’t go away. She kept asking me questions: “Is it because ofthe exam? Do you want me to show you the right answers?” I looked away fromher. When I looked up again, Vanilla had gone. And so had my exam paper! I didn’tknow what to do. I looked everywhere for my paper, but couldn’t find it.In the afternoon, Vanilla cameup to my desk and gave me my exam paper back. I looked at it and got a big surprise.Vanilla had written the right answernext to every one of my mistakes. My face wentred. Vanilla had been trying to help me all along. How mean I had been to her whenshe was being so nice. I wanted to hug her, but all I did was to hold her handsand say, “Thank you.” That afternoon, Vanilla and I walked home together.I felt so happy that I had to thank her again. We were still best friends.（1）The writer felt sad because_____ in the Chinese test.A . she got a bad markB . Vanilla had done better than herC . she didn’t have a high markD . the teacher was angry with her（2）Vanilla really came to the writer to______.A . make fun of herB . find out what had happened to herC . help herD . show her the right answers（3）Vanilla left the writer because she______.A . wanted to write the right answers for the writerB . didn’t know what to do to help her friendC . was angry with the writerD . wanted to go home for lunch（4）Which of the following phrases has the same meaning as “make fun of”?A . Saying “hello” to.B . Seeing me off.C . Laughing at.D . Looking after.20. 阅读理解David Moore taught science atthe City School. He needed some expensive books, so he bought them. He put the booksin his car in a quiet street. Then he went to other shops to buy something else.At six he came back to the car. One door was open and the books were not there.David drovehome.That night he wrote a letterto a newspaper. The next day he went to the police station. On Friday people readthis in the newspaper:Books: Have you got any oldbooks? I buy old and modern books. Open all day on Saturday. David Moore. 26 FryRoad. David stayed at home on Saturday. The first man came at eight. David tookhim to the kitchen. At half past nine another man arrived. He had a bag under hisarm.” Mr. Moore?” the man asked.” That’s right,” David said.”Can I help you?” “I’ve got some good books. You buy books, don’tyou?” “Yes. Bring them in. Let me h ave a look. “Soon the books wereon the dining table.” Come in now,” David called,” and bring thelist.” A policeman came into the dining-room. He read the names on the booksand the names on the list in his hand. They were the same. “Come with me, sir,”the p oliceman said to the man.（1）Mr. Moore was a________.A . booksellerB . studentC . teacherD . shopkeeper（2）The first man to David’s was a________.A . thiefB . policemanC . driverD . cook（3）Which of the following shows the right order of what happened to David?a. He left his car in a quiet street.b. He went to the police station.c. He wrote a letter to a newspaper.d. He bought some dear books.e. He bought something else at other shops.A . a, b, c, d, eB . e, d, c, a, bC . d, a, e, c, bD . c, d, e, a, b（4）David probablybought the books on ________.A . WednesdayB . FridayC . SaturdayD . Sunday四、词与短语填空21. 选词填空prepare for gaveaway keep on put offput up clean up（1）They ________ the sports meeting because of the heavy rain.（2）Please ________ trying, and you will be successful.（3）The teacher ________ the exam result on the wall.（4）I ________ some clothes to charity because they were too small for me.（5）They need to ________ the match next month.五、语法填空22. 阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或者使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。
