衡阳市船山英文学校
2014年八年级下学期英语第一次月考考试
(考生注意：本卷考试满分120分，考试时间90min）
一．听力技能（25分）
A) 听句子，从A B C三个选项中选择与画面一致的选项。（5分）
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B) 对话理解。根据你听到的对话，选择最佳选项回答问题。（5分）
听下面一段对话，回答第6小题。
6. Who is Linda angry with?
A. Her sister
B. Her brother
C. Her friend
听下面一段对话，回答7-8小题。
7. Why does Mike look upset?
A.Because Betty is angry with him.
B.Because Betty doesn’t study with him.
C.Because Betty doesn’talk to him .
8.What did Mike do yesterday?.
A.He went to the movies with Betty.
B.He played the piano with Betty.
C.He played basketball with his friends.
听下面一段对话，回答9-10小题。
9. Why is Jack sad?
A.Because he did something wrong.
B.Because he didn’t pass the exam.
C.Because he heard his brother was ill.
10. What does Jack think of remembering new words?
A.Boring
B.Hard
C.Interesting
C) 短文理解。听短文，根据所听到的内容判断下列句子的正（T）误（F）。（10分）
( ) 16.Helen went to school by car yesterday.
( ) 17.Helen could eat a sandwich for lunch yesterday.
( ) 18.Helen cried in the classroom because she didn’t like her classroom.
( ) 19.Helen and Danny had lunch together at 12：00.
( ) 20.Helen enjoyed playing games with Danny.
二．.单项选择。(10分)
( )21.We will have a field trip tomorrom.The news makes everyone____.
A.excited
B.luckily
C.frightened
( )22.The cake____delicious.
A.sounds
B.tastes
C. feels
( )23.I enjoyed myself at your party last night.Please ____your mom.
A.write to
B.say thanks to
C.listen to
( )24. —I think Chinese is not____easy____English.
—I think so.
A.so,as
B. as ,than
C. so,like
( )25.My mother made me____to bed early last night.
A.go
B.to go
C. went
( )26. We are going to ____a play for the festival.
A.put up
B.put away
C.put up
( )27. —I get nervous before a test.
—____.
A.Sounds good
B. Look different
C.Take it easy
( )28. I hate noisy music, ____when I am working.
A. especially
B.even
C.once
( )29.Mary wont’t go to the movies tonight,I wont’t go ____.
A.too
B.either
C.instead
( )30. My ____brother is two years ____than me.
A.older,elder
B. elder, older
C. elder, elder
三．完形填空。（10分）
Kate is one of the 31 students in her class. She is strict 32 herself and she 33 well in English all the time. However, she 34 the English exam last week. She was so 35 that she didn’t feel like talking to everyone. Her friend, Lily, was 36 about her and decided to cheer her up by telling jokes. At first, Kate didn’t care about the jokes, but, Lily didn’t give up. 37 the end, Kate laughed after 38 a very funny joke. She smiled and said:”Thank you,lily.I feel 39 better now”. Lily was also happy that the jokes were 40
( )31. A.good B.better C. best
( )32. A.for B.with C.on
( )33. A.do B.did C. does
( )34. A.fall B.fail C.failed
( )35. A.excited B.happy C.unhappy
( )36. A.worried B.worry C.angry
( )37. A.On B.In C.At
( )38. A.hear B.heard C.hearing
( )39. A.much B.more C.most
( )40. eless B.harmful C.helpful
四．阅读理解。（40分）
(A)正误判断，正确的写T，错误的写F.
Colors can affect my feelings and moods. Orange and yellow make me feel confident. When I am feeling sad, these colors cheer me up. Blue and white can make me feel calm. Green is the color of nature. It can give me more energy. Wearing red often makes me feel active.
Big events can affect me a lot. When I talk about the Wenchun earthquake with friends, sadness and worries always come to me .But when we talk about Beijing 2008 Olympics, I always feel excited.
( )41. Colors can’t affect my feelings and moods.
( )42. When I am feeling sad, orange cheers me up.
( )43. Red can make me feel calm.
( )44. An earthquake made me feel unhappy.
( )45. Sometimes big events can make me excited.
(B)根据短文内容回答问题。
Everyone needs friends. But how do you find real friendship and keep it?
The American writer Sally Seamans tells young students some smart ways to find friends. Sally says founding（建立） friendship is just like planting a tree. You plant the seed (种子) and take care of it to make it grow.
First, you should choose a friend. What makes a good friend? It is not because a person has money or good looks. A good friend should be kind and patient（有耐心的）. For example, if you have a bad day, a good friend could listen to your complaints (抱怨) and do his or her best to help you. To make a friend, you can’t be too shy. You should make each other happy and share your lives.
But things can not always be happy. Even the best friends have fights. What should you do when you have a fight with your friend? You have to talk to him or her. When there is no one around, have a good talk. If he or she doesn’t want to talk, you can write a letter.
There are three steps to be friends again:
Tell him or her how you are feeling, say what your friend did wrong and talk
