2014-2015学年江苏兴化常青藤学校联盟八年级下第三次月考英语试卷

一、单选题2014-2015学年江苏兴化常青藤学校联盟八年级下第三次月考英语试卷江苏初二月考2015-08-12372次1. —— It was great fun to be a volunteer, wasn't it?—— Yes. That's experience hard to forget.A．a； an B．/； an C．/； the D．a； the2. Which of the following signs means ‘Don’t drop litter’?A ．B ．C ．D ．3. When the passengers’ (乘客) families heard the bad news, they were _____ to stay calm.A．too sad B．sad enough C．enough sad D．so sad4. I haven't gone back to my hometown I left it in 1993.A．when B．as C．till D．since5. Do you have A ．anything else C ．something else6. People are starting to use new type of energy _______ the sun, wind and water.A ．inB ．fromC ．byD ．into7. When his money _______, he had to return home.A ．ran out B ．has run out C ．was run outD ．was run up8. — A report says an old man supports some poor children by collecting waste things.— Yes. We all feel _____ is really kind ______ him to do so much for the children.A ．that ； for B ．it ； for C ．that ； ofD ．it ； of9. What an important_______ you offered me! Thanks a lot!A ．adviceB ．newsC ．informationD ．message10. — Mum, that girl _________before us.— No, dear. She just took the place of her mother.A ．bumped intoB ．jumped outC ．ran inD ．pushed in11. My classmate Lucy was a dark horse. She ________to win the first prize before the race started.A ．didn’t expectB ．wasn’t expectedD ．others anythingB ．other something to say about your dog?D．hasn’t expectedC．wasn’t expecting12. The film _______ half an hour ago. It _______ for thirty minutes.A．has started; has been onB．has been on, has been onC．started, has startedD．started, has been on13. — You shouldn’t stay up late tonight.— Thanks, I will go to bed earlier. ____________.A．No pain, no gainB．Many hands make light workC．I believe practice makes perfectD．I won’t burn the candle at both sides14. If nobody breaks traffic rules and everyone is careful enough, most accidents can be________.A．allowed B．achieved C．afforded D．avoided15. —Is your father a teacher? —Well, he_______.A．used to B．was used to beC．used to be D．used to being16. New York is known ________ the world ________ a busy trade centre.A．for; as B．for; by C．by; as D．by; for 17. —________ are you training hard for? — To be a volunteer.二、完型填空A ．WhyB ．WhatC ．WhoD ．Where18. I couldn’t get through the door because there was a big box ______.A by the way A ．on the way B ．in some waysC ．in the way19. —Do the Winter Olympics have similar events to____in the Summer Olympic Games?— No. Winter Olympic Games only include winter sports.A ．thoseB ．thisC ．thatD ．ones20. — Mum, do you mind my listening to music for a while?— ________. But please listen to it with your earphone.A ．Yes, please C ．Not at all21. My son Joey was born with club feet. The doctors said that with treatment he would be able to walk, but would never run very well. The first three years of his life was in hospital. By the time he was eight, you wouldn’t know he has a problem when you saw him .Children in our neighborhood always ran around their play, and Joey would jump and ran and play, . We never told him that he probably wouldn’t be to run like the other children. So he didn’t know.In grade he decided to join the school running team. Every day he trained. He ran more than any of the others, only the top seven runners would be cho sen to run for the . We didn’t tell him he probably would never make the team, so he didn’t know.He ran four to five miles every day — even when he had a fever. I was , so I went to him after school. I found him running . I asked him how he felt.“Okay,” he said. He had two more miles to go. Yet he looked straight ahead and kept .Two weeks later, the names of the team were called. Joey was number six on the list. Joey had the team. He was in seventh grade — the other six team members were all eighth graders. We never told him he couldn’t do it … so he didn’t know. He just it.【小题1】A ．spent B ．taken C ．cost D ．paid 【小题2】A ．talkB ．sitC ．studyD ．walkD ．Yes, I doB ．No, thank you三、阅读单选【小题3】A ．after B ．before C ．during 【小题4】A ．either B ．too C ．though 【小题5】A ．able B ．sorry C ．glad 【小题6】A ．sixth B ．seventh C ．eighth 【小题7】A ．soB ．ifC ．then 【小题8】A ．neighborhood B ．family C ．school 【小题9】A ．excited B ．tired C ．pleased 【小题10】A ．think about B ．hear from C ．agree with 【小题11】A ．alone B ．away C ．almost 【小题12】A ．riding B ．walking C ．playing 【小题13】A ．jumpers B ．runners C ．doctors 【小题14】A ．got B ．kept C ．made 【小题15】A ．didB ．hadC ．left22. Music can be a great power to change people’s lives. Regina del Carmen Sanchez, 14, always believes this. The girl from Kansas City, US, leads a hard l ife. She lives in a small house with her mom and grandparents. Her mom gets a very low pay.But it doesn’t stop Sanchez’s love of music. She wrote her first song Keep Your Head Up when she was 12. It described the bad situation at her home, but it also sent the message of hope ： “My house is old and poor, but it beats (胜过) being homeless… Love yourself and never give up. You’ll see a better life if you keep your head up…”It took Sanchez several months to finish the song. Sometimes during a break in class, when lyrics (歌词) came into her head, “I would have to write them do wn right then,” she told the local newspaper The Kansas City Star.Jeremy Lillig was a spokesman for Bright Futures, a charity fund. When he saw the video of the song, he wasmoved. He shared it through social media (社交媒体). The fund has provided money for poor students in Kansas City.Now Sanchez often plays the song in public. “I want to help people understand what is happening in the world in an easy way,” she said.【小题1】There are people in Sanchez’s family.A ．threeB ．fourC ．fiveD ．six【小题2】What’s true about Keep Your Head Up?A ．It was written two years ago.B ．It showed a feeling of hopeless.C ．It described the good situation of a house.D ．It took Sanchez several weeks to write the song.【小题3】The Kansas City Star is .A ．a music groupB ．a newspaperD ．madeD ．found D ．teachers D ．running D ．already D ．look for D ．worried D ．grade D ．because D ．ninth D ．afraid D ．yet D ．tillC．a charity fund D．a school【小题4】The word “moved” can be replaced (代替) by .A．surprised B．interested C．touched D．excited【小题5】The best title of the passage can be .A．A girl and her songB．Poor home is better than being homelessC．Charity changes the girl’s lifeD．Let’s support poor students23. A UN report said that around 60 million people across the world are drinking polluted water. Some 4,500 children die every day because of polluted wat er.A report showed that environmental problems kill 3 million children under five years old each year, making them one of the key contributors (构成) in more than 10 million child deaths each year.Dangerous factors (因素) include indoor and outdoor air pollution, water pollution.Another study showed that parents and scientists from seven countries including the United States and India think pollution is the biggest threat (威胁) to ch ildren’s living environment.Mrs Green tries to teach her daughter Susan by setting a personal example. She picks out recyclable (可回收的) waste and uses the water from the washing machine to wash the toilet.Chinese children mostly learn about environmental protection in school. Some non-governmental organizations and child centres also teach kids to protect t he environment. “More parents have known about it. Family is now playing a more important role,” says a Chinese official.Vera Lehmann, a German scientist says many Chinese now think more of pollution. “I was surprised to find many schools in China are willing to educate th e children on environment,” Lehmann said. “There has been a big change between now and ten years ago when I first travelled here.”【小题1】What is the main cause of child deaths?A．Polluted water.B．Poor education.C．Environmental problems.D．Indoor and outdoor air pollution.【小题2】How many dangerous factors are talked about in the article?A．One.B．Two.C．Four.D．Five.【小题3】From the example of Mrs Green, we can know that she .A．takes good care of her daughterB．is strict with her daughterC．likes housework very muchD．tries to lead a green life【小题4】Which is right according to the article?A．4,500 children die every year because of drinking polluted water.B The g overnment now plays a more important role in teaching kids to protect the env ironment.B．Not only rich countries think pollution is the biggest threat to children’s li ving environment.C．Vera Lehmann thinks China still pays no attention to environment.【小题5】What’s the best title of the article?A．Children today are in poor conditionB．Teaching children to stay greenC．Children died of environmental pollutionD．The biggest problem in the world24. I was in line waiting to pay. A little boy in the front was buying some clothes.I noticed that the little boy was paying mostly with change (零钱). It seemed that he had broken his pig bank (猪形储蓄罐) to do this shopping. However, th e cashier told him he was $ 8.00 short after counting his money.It was clear that the boy had already used all the money. The lady in front of me said, “Well, I could pay half of that.” I told the boy that I could pay the othe r half. We dug into our handbags. However, both of us only had ten-dollar bills (纸币). Other shoppers began digging into their pockets to find some change. It was amazing and touching as all these strangers seemed to react (反应) with the same mind. All wanted to be of help. Within minutes the cashier said, “I h ave too much money.” The cashier didn’t need our ten-dollar bills. Then the lady in front of me said, “Wait! I didn’t even get a chance to give anything!”I smiled at her and said, “You did your share, because it was your idea and you started all this.” The little boy smiled and thanked us. I was left with a good f eeling. I saw the love and goodness of others all around me. The woman in front of me smiled and said, “It sure feels good to give, doesn’t it?” I smiled bac k and said, “Yes!”【小题1】What is this passage mainly about?A．Love and goodness.B．Culture and tradition.C．Friendship and honesty.D．Communication and understanding.【小题2】 How much were the clothes that the boy wanted to buy?A．$ 8.00.B．Ten dollars.C．All his money.D．All his money and another $ 8.00.【小题3】Why did the writer and the woman both feel glad?A．Because the boy had saved some money.B．Because they both didn’t need to give anything.C．Because the cashier didn’t look down on the boy.D．Because all the shoppers around were willing to help the boy.【小题4】What does the underlined word “touching” most probably mean?A．令人感动的B．令人难过的C．令人失望的【小题5】What’s the correct order of the following events?a. The cashier got enough money for the boy’s clothes.b. The cashier counted the boy’s money.c. The shoppers looked for some change in their pockets.d. The boy went to the line to pay.A．b, a, c, dC．d, b, c, a25. 阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容，在文章后的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。