2013-2014学年八年级英语9月月考试题

广东省湛江二中2013-2014学年八年级英语9月月考试题 人教新目标版I. 听力（共三节，满分20分）第一节：听对话选图片（共5小题，每小题1分，满分为5分）(    ) 1．What is Jack going to do?       A.     B.     C.(    ) 2．What did the woman do?       A.       B.     C.(    ) 3．What does she do to keep fit?        A.       B.     C.(   ) 4. What is the man going to buyA     A.       B.     C.(   ) 5. What’s Kate’s favorite subject?     B.    C     A.     B.     C.第二节：听对话和短文选择答案（共10小题，每小题1分，满分为10分）听第六段材料，回答第6-8小题。(    ) 6. Who is Helen’s best friend?A. Maria.  B. May.  C. Molly.(    ) 7. Who is funnier, Helen or her friend?A. Helen.  B. Her friend.    C. We don’t know.(    ) 8. What should Helen do if she wants to be healthier?A. She should eat more. B. She should take more exercise.C. She should have more rest.听第七段材料，回答第9-11小题。(    ) 9. Why does the student want to ask for leave?A. Because his mother is ill and he has to look after her at home.    B. Because he has an important game to watch.C. Because  he has a bad cold.(    ) 10. What does the student worry about?A. His cold.     B. His study.        C. His homework.(    ) 11. What will Mrs Smith do after the student comes back?A. She is going to see a doctor.B. She is going to help him with his lessons.C. She is going to help him do some exercise.听第八段材料，回答第12-15小题。(    ) 12. Who is thirteen years old?A. Lisa’s brother.    B. Lisa’s sister.      C. Lisa. (    ) 13. What is Lisa’s father?A. He is a doctor.    B. He is a worker.    C. He is a teacher.(    ) 14. Where does her mo ther work?A. In a hospital.    B. In a company.     C. In a school.(    ) 15. What does her sister want to be?A. A teacher.      B. A doctor.         C. A worker.第三节：听短文获取信息（共5小题，每小题1分，满分为5分） 听下面一篇短文，请根据所听内容获取必要的信息，完成下表并将答案填在答题卡标号为16-20的空格中。Date 16.               August 20thWeather，place Today the weather was 17.                                    . I went to the Palace Museum. It was interesting and beautiful. Activities We 18.                                and bought something special.Dinner For dinner we had 19.                                .It was delicious.Feeling In the evening, I felt 20.                                . II. 英语知识运用 (共四节，满分50分)第一节：单项填空 ( 共15小题，满分20分) A. 从A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。( 共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)(    ) 21、—Where______ you buy the T-shirt?  —I______ it in Beijing.A. did, buy   B. did, bought    C. do, bought   D. were, bought(    ) 22、The price of the house is too_____, I can’t afford it.A. expensive    B. cheap          C. high        D. low(    ) 23、—_____ does she surf the Internet?         —Hardly ever.A. How long     B. How often        C. How soon     D. How many(    ) 24、Reading books in bed______bad______our eyes. A. is, for     B. is, at           C. are, at          D. are, for(    ) 25、It’s easy_______ him______ the work .A. of, finish     B. for, finish       C. of, to finish      D. for, to finish(    ) 26. —Which do you like_____, tea or coffee?  —Coffee, please.A. the best        B. better             C. the better          D. best(    ) 27. Lucy is        than Lily.A. much outgoing             B. a little outgoing  C. many outgoing             D. much more outgoing(    ) 28. She is a funny girl, she often___     _ me           .A. makes, to laugh    B. keeps, to laugh C. makes, laugh    D. keeps, laugh(    ) 29. Who listens     , Tom, Bill or Bob?A. the most carefully     B. the most carefulC. more carefully        D. more careful(    ) 30. —I forgot to bring my English book, may I use yours?—           , but you have to return it tomorrow.A. I’m sorry         B. I hope so.       C. I’m not sure       D. No problem.B. 从A、B、C和D四个选项中选出与所给句子意义相同或相近的一项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（共5小题，每题2分，满分为10分）(    ) 31．We couldn’t see anything below, because the weather is bad.A. Because the weather is bad, so we couldn’t see anything below.B. We couldn’t see anything below, because of the weather is bad.C. We couldn’t see anything below, because of the bad weather.D. We couldn’t see anything below, so the weather is bad.(    ) 32．My cousin was good at swimming when he was young.　　      A. My cousin did well in swimming when he was young.B. My cousin was good with swimming when he was young.C. My cousin was better at swimming when he was young.D. My cousin is talented in swimming when he was young. (    ) 33.Work hard, and your dream will come true one day.A. Work hard, and your dream will realize one day.B. Work hard, and you will realize your dream one day.C. If you don’t work hard your dream will come true one day.D. If you don’t work hard ,you won’t come true your dream one day. (    ) 34. China is the largest country in Asia.A. China is larger than any countries in Asia.          B. China is larger than any other country in Asia.C. China is larger than any country in Africa.     D. China is larger than any other country in Africa.(    ) 35. What do you think of talk shows? A. What about talk shows?B. How do you feel like talk shows?C. Do you like talk shows?D. How do you like talk shows?     第二节：补全对话（共5小题，每题1分，满分为5分）根据对话内容及方框中所给的句子补全对话，使对话的意义连贯、完整，并将答题卡上该项涂黑。其中一项是多余的。A. And both of us are pretty outgoing.B. She is good at reading.C. She is good at drawingD. What else do you like about Helen?E. What about you?F.  Harry is more athletic than me.Mike: Who is your best friend, Connie?Connie: Helen.Mike: Why?Connie: Because she likes to do the same things as I do.    36   .Mike: Are you good at drawing, too?Connie: Well, I like drawing.   37    Mike:      38      Connie: She is more outgoing than me. I am a little bit quiet.    39     Who is your best friend?Mike: My best friend is Harry.Connie: Is he like you?Mike: No, he isn’t    40     I’m more outgoing. But some people say that we look the same.第三节：完形填空（共10小题，每题1.5分，满分为15分）请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出一个最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。I have a twin sister, Kitty. She has 41 ______ hair than me. I don’t like long hair. Many people think we 42 ______ have lots of things  in common. I’m afraid this is not true. When my parents’ friends come to our home, Kitty often sits there and says 43______, but I like to talk with them. So she is 44______ than me. Kitty likes reading, drawing and cooking. I just like swimming and playing basketball. She has 45 ______ hobbies than me, but she is not as athletic 46______ me. Because Kitty does 47______ than me at school, my parents often say to me, “48 ______ Kitty is younger than you, you should learn 49______ her.” We do have some similarities (相似之处), however. For example, we 50 ______ like eating fast food, going shopping and listening to pop music.(    ) 41. A. longer  B. long         C. short  D. shorter (    ) 42. A. can   B. should       C. must  D. need (    ) 43. A. something     B. nothing      C. anything  D. everything (    ) 44. A. quieter  B. younger      C. wilder  D. busier  (    ) 45. A. much      B. more        C. less         D. fewer (    ) 46. A. than      B. as     C. to      D. for(     ) 47. A. worse         B. bad         C. better     D. good (    ) 48. A. If   B. No matter     C. Although D. As (    ) 49. A. with      B. from         C. as  D. by(    ) 50. A. either         B. all        C. both     D. two 第四节：选词填空（共10小题，每题1分，满分为10分）阅读短文，用方框内所给单词的正确形式填空，使短文意思通顺、完整。请将答案写在相应题号的答题卡上。每词限用一次。new, do, because, stay, but, difference, you, class, big, mealAnna comes from Russia. She is 17 years old. She’s going 51.________ with the Black family for a year. Anna comes to England52.           she wants to study English. She helps Mrs. Black 53.________ housework in the house and goes to English 54._________ every Wednesday and Friday afternoon.Anna is now in London. Everything is 55. ________ to her. She finds life is 56._________ from that in Moscow. Some things are nice in London, many things are not so nice. The shops are 57._________ in London than those in Moscow. 58.________ it’s very expensive to enjoy 59._________ in London. It’s expensive to have a 60.___________  at a restaurant or go to a cinema.Now Anna has got used to (习惯) many things. III.阅读理解（共两节，满分45分）第一节：阅读理解选择题（共15小题，每题2分，满分为30分）阅读下面短文，每篇短文后有几个问题，从题中所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出一个最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。         ASCHOOL   NEWS               JUNE 8 th School trip Students in Junior Two had a great time during the school trip on Children’s Day. They went to Ocean Park by bus. The teachers were very happy because the students cleaned the bus after the trip. Japanese vistors Thirteen visitors from Japan arrived at our school on June 4th, Monday. They visited our school and enjoyed the weekend party with our teachers and students. Basketball world The school basketball match will be held tomorrow. Both Team Fire and Team One hope to be the champion (冠军). Who do you think will win? Talent show There will be a talent show in our school on June 15th. Lots of students will show their talents by singing, dancing and playing the instruments (乐器) at the central hall. (    ) 61. Some students visited the ____________ on June 1st.A. school  B. Ocean Park        C. zoo   D. the central hall(    ) 62. There were thirteen ____________ at the weekend party last week.A. Japanese visitors    B. Americans      C. Chinese     D. children(    ) 63. The players in Team Fire and Team One will take part in the _______________.A. talent show B. school trip       C. basketball match D. weekend party(    ) 64. On June 9th, the students can have a _______.A. party   B. talent show      C. school trip  D. basketball match(    ) 65. According to the news, today is __________.A. Monday      B. Friday         C. Wednesday      D. Thursday B Early to bed，early to rise makes man healthy，wealthy and wise.This is an old English saying（谚语）. Have you heard of it before? It means that we must go to bed early at night and get up early in the morning. Then we shall be healthy. We shall also be rich（wealthy）and clever（wise）.This is true. The body must have enough sleep to be healthy. Children of young age should have ten hours’ sleep every night. Children who do not have enough sleep cannot do their work very well. They will not be wise and they may not become wealthy! The body also needs exercise. Walking，running，jumping，swimming and playing games are all exercise. Exercise keeps the body strong.Exercise also helps the blood（血液）to move around inside the body. This is very important. Our blood takes food to all parts of our body. The head also needs blood. Exercise helps us to think better! （    ）66．If we get up early and go to bed early，we’ll ________.A．have enough exercise     B．be healthy   C．think better             D．have strong blood（    ）67．If a child doesn’t have 10 hours’ sleep，maybe he or she ________.A．will become wise             B．won’t do well in his workC．will go to school in time        D．will have enough sleep（    ）68．A person needs exercise because ________.A．it makes him healthy          B．he or she has a lot of homework to doC．he or she is strong enough      D．he or she does exercise（    ）69．Exercise makes the ________ move quickly and smoothly（流畅地）.A．body        B．blood        C．children      D．head（    ）70．Keeping taking exercise every day can make our body ________.A．sleepy       B．tired         C．strong       D．weak C  Once a man traveled through a country. The citizens (公民)told him that nobody was allowed to stand except the king. The man was very surprised at that, and he asked why they had to do so. They told him because the king of the country was very short and there was no one shorter than him, the king didn’t want to see anybody higher than him. So he ordered his citizens not to stand, and then the people would be shorter than him.The man was so brave(勇敢)that he went into the palace to meet the king. When he met the king, he had a conversation with him. After that, the king, made a new rule that allowed people to stand. The citizens were very surprised, so they asked the man what he told the king.He said,“I just tell him if he asks everyone not to stand, they will remember they have a short king all the time . If they are allowed to stand, they will forget all about their short king .”(    )7 1.Who was allowed to stand in that country?          A. All the people.        B. Some peopleC. Only the king.      D. Only the king and his wife.(    )72. Why did the king make that rule?          A. He was selfish.       B. He was ug ly.C. He was tall        D. He was short.(    )73. What did the man do after he heard that rule?          A. He stood in that country.    B. He didn’t stand in that country.C. He went to the king and had a talk with him.  D. He left the country.(    )74. What can we infer(推断)from the passage?          A. The man was stupid.      B. The king was stupidC. The man was not brave.      D. The king was not brave.(    )75. What is the reason for the king to change his mind?          A. He thought he w as wrong to his citizens. B. He thought the man was wrongC. He was afraid of that man.      D. He didn’t want people to remember he was short 第二节：任务型阅读（共8小题，第76题1分,77-82题，每题2分,满分为15分）阅读下列短文，按照要求完成各题，并将答案填在答题卡标号为76-83的空格中。 Coffee has been a part of people’s lives for thousands of years, and today it is still one of the most favorite drinks in the world. Many people in the world begin their busy day by drinking a cup or several cups of coffee. They have always said that a cup of coffee in the morning help s them begin their day in the right way. So they say a cup of coffee is necessary for them in the morning.Do you know what in the coffee makes our bodies and brains（脑）active? It is caffeine.Caffeine may increase a person’s mental and physical abilities（精力和体能）. For example, two cups of coffee will make you breathe faster and augment body heat（增加身体热量）. All this makes your heart beat faster, and doctors warn that this may be a little dangerous.Caffeine is found in tea, coffee, chocolate and some other foods. A little caffeine is probably not harmful, but too much caffeine can make people nervous and sleepless. 76．Many people in the world begin their busy day by                                  .77．Some people say a cup of coffee is              for them in the morning.78．              in the coffee makes our bodies  and brains active.79．Coffee can make your heart                ,this may be a little dangerous80．Too much caffeine can make people                          81. Find the topic sentence of the passage and copy it down. (找出文章的主题句并抄写下来)_________________________________________________________________ 82. Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese. (将划线的句子翻译成中文)_________________________________________________________________ 83. The underlined word “a little” in the passage means “_______” in English.   湛江二中2013-2014学年度第一学期八年级第一次月考英语答案 I. 听力（共三节，满分20分,每小题1分） 第三节：完形填空（共10小题，每题1.5分，满分为15分）41-45.ACBAB  46-50.BCCBC第四节：选词填空（共10小题，每题1分，满分为10分）51. to stay    52.because   53. do/to do   54. classes   55. new  56. different   57. bigger   58. But   59. yourself / yourselves    60.meal   III. 阅读理解（共两节，满分45分）第一节：阅读理解选择题（共15小题，每题2分，满分为30分） IV. 写作 (共两节，满分35分)第一节 ：汉译英84.anything special      85.not as/so interesting as    86.the healthier , will be87.play an important role     88.had a discussion about第二节: 基础写作（满分为20分）I’m Li Gang. I’m 14 years old. Jimmy is  my best friend. He is also 14 years old. I’m tall and strong. Jimmy is shorter than me, but he is much calmer. I like sports, and I’m good at playing basketball. Jimmy likes music. He is good at singing popular songs. But we have something in common. We both like going to the cinema. We go to the movies once a week. Jimmy truly cares about me, and he is a good listener. Last year, I broke my leg but he made me laugh and feel better, we talked about and shared everything together.     听力原文1. W: Can you go hiking with me, Jack?M: Sorry, I have to go to play basketball.2. W: I read books for 3 hours and it made me tired.M: You’d better stop and have a rest.3. M: What do you do to keep fit?W: I take exercise every day.4. W: Hi, Tom. Where are you going?M: I’m going to the mall to buy a birthday cake for my dad.5. M: What’s your favorite subject, Kate?W: I like English best.听第六段材料，回答第6-8小题。M: Is Maria your best friend, Helen?W: Yes. I’m very happy to have such a good friend.M: Why do you think so?W: Because she is funny and she always makes me laugh.M: I think you are funny, too.W: Yes, but she is funnier than me. And she is calmer than me.M: Does she like sports?W: Yes, and she is very athletic. I hardly ever exercise.M: You should take more exercise like her. You look thin and unhealthy.W: Thanks. I will be as athletic as Maria if I exercise more.听第七段材料，回答第9-11小题。M: Mrs  Smith, I have a bad cold. I’m not feeling well. So I want to ask for leave.W: You should go to the doctor. Drink more water and have a good rest at home.M: Thanks a lot. I will.W: You should also take more exercise. That will make you stronger.M: You are right. But my study ...?W: Don’t worry. I am going to help you with your lessons after you come back.听第八段材料，回答第12-15小题。Lisa is a school girl. She is thirteen years old. Her father Mr Black works in a company in this city. People think he is a very good worker. Lisa’s mother is a doctor. She works in a big hospital. Lisa has a brother and a sister. Now her brother is in China. He speaks Chinese very well and has many friends there. He says he loves living in China. Lisa’s sister is a student. She also likes Chinese. She is studying Chinese very hard. And she wants to be a Chinese teacher in their country. 第三节：听短文获取信息（共5小题，每小题1分，满分为5分）Wednesday, August 20th. Today the weather was hot and sunny. I went to the Palace Museum. It was interesting and beautiful. We took some photos and bought something special. I liked this place, because I can learn something important. For dinner, we had Beijing Duck. It was delicious. In the evening, I felt really tired.