2012-2013学年八年级英语上学期第二次月考试题 人教新目标版

江苏省昆山市兵希中学2012-2013学年八年级英语上学期第二次月考试题 人教新目标版一、单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）    从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项，把其编号填入相对应的空格内。题号 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10答案          题号 11 12 13 14 15答案     1. － How was _______ charity show?      － It was _______ big success.      A. the; a            B. the; /           C. a; /             D. a; the2. _______ points you get,  _______ levels you'll go to.      A. More; higher                        B. The more; the higher        C. Much; high                         D. The more; higher3. Why not _______your best _______ people in need?      A. to try; to help     B. try; help         C. try; helping       D. try; to help4. We didn't have enough money for the movie, so we went to the park _______.      A. instead of        B. instead          C. in fact           D. ever5. My grandma _______ the life in the city in the first two weeks.      A. didn't use to      B. isn't used to       C. wasn't used to    D. doesn't use to6. This is an _______ river in front of the mountain．      A．800-metres-wide  B．800-metre wide  C．800 metres wide  D．800-metre-wide7. She was the eldest _______ the three girls.      A. in              B. between          C. with            D. among8. They had to operate _______his arm because it was broken in two places.      A. with             B. /               C. at              D. on9. Great changes _______ in our country since 1990.      A. were taken place                     B. took place      C. have taken place                     D. have been taken place10. I think _______ is meaningful to help other people.       A. it              B. this             C. that            D. /11. Everybody knows that blind people shouldn't _______.       A. look down on                       B. be looked down          C. look down                         D. be looked down on12. Kevin found ______ last week. He was very happy.       A. such an easy work                   B. such an easy job       C. so hard work                       D. so hard job13. The workers are often made______ more than hours a day by the boss.       A. work             B. to work           C. work              D. worked14. Many high school students want to go ______ for ______ education.   A. abroad; further                     B. abroad; farther     C. to abroad; further                   D. to abroad; farther15. － Thank you so much for the gift.        －_______.        A. It's not good      B. Don't say so     C. I'm glad you like it    D. No, thanks二 完形填空 （每小题1分，共10小题）先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。题号 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10答案           Maybe you are more interested in sports than in history. You probably think  you will never be a top student.   1   , anyone can become a better student if he or she wants to. If you can use your time well, you may  2  your study without much work. Here's how :      3  your time carefully. You should make a   4   of things that you have to do. First write down the time for eating, sleeping, dressing, e tc. Then decide on a good time for studying. Of course, studying shouldn't take all of your time. Don't    5    to leave yourself enough time for hobbies.Find a good place to study. Look around the house    6    a good study place. Keep this space. It may be a desk or just a corner of your room. N0     7    , radio, or television! When you sit down to work, think only about the     8    !    Make good use of your time    9   . Listen carefully to what the teacher says. Careful listening means   10    work after class. You also need to take notes, because it can make it easier for you to learn well.These are only some of the ways to help you with your studying. I believe you'll find more other ways besides these.1. A. In fact          B. For example          C. At least           D. As usual2. A. affect           B. find                C. improve           D. own3. A. Take            B. Make               C. Prepare           D. Plan4. A. change          B. choice              C list                D. wish5. A. want            B. forget              C. decide             D. hope6. A. with            B. in                  C. at                D. for7. A. books           B. pens                C. games             D. t apes8. A. subject          B. place               C. time               D. way9. A. after class        B. in class             C. at home            D. at school10. A. more           B. less                C. most               D. least三、阅读理解 (每小题2分，共15小题，共计30分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。题号 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10答案          题号 11 12 13 14 15答案      AOne day, a farmer was walking along a road with his son Thomas. The father said, "Look! There's a horseshoe. Pick it up  and put it in your bag." Thomas said, 'It isn't worth the trouble." His father said nothing but picked it up himself. When they got to a nearby town, they lad a rest. There the farmer sold the horseshoe and with the few pennies he bought some cherries.The father and the son continued their way. The sun was well up in the sky, and there wasn't a house or even a tree where they could have a rest. Thomas felt too thirsty to walk on. At this time, his father dropped a cherry on the ground and Thomas picked it up quickly and ate it. After a while, his father dropped another cherry and once again, his son lost some time in picking it up and putting it in his mouth. And so they went on. The old farmer dropped the cherries and the son picked them up. When Thomas had eaten up all the cherries, his father said to him, "My dear son, if you had bent down earlier to pick up that horseshoe. it would not have been necessary for you to bend so many times for the cherries. Always remember the lesson that anyone who does not worry about the little things will find that he cannot do the great things.1. Who picked up the horseshoe at last?A. Thomas.                            B. The old father.C. Both the father and the son.             D. Neither the father nor the son.2. The farmer bought _______ with the money after lie sold the horseshoe.A. some food        B. some water       C. some cherries     D. some pennies3. When the son refused to pick up the horseshoe, the father _______.A. felt very happy  B. didn't say anything    C. beat the son      D. became a little angry4. The father dropped the cherries one by one, because _______.A. he wanted his son to eat them all         B. he wanted his son to do more exerciseC. lie wanted to teach his son a lesson       D. he wanted his son to pick them up5. From the story, we can learn that _______.A. cherries are so delicious that most of is like to eat-themB. a horseshoe is so expensive that it can bring us a lot of moneyC. if the boy wants to eat cherries, he must pick up the horseshoeD. if we want to do some great things, we should start with some small ones BMost people will rest and relax when they are old. They do not work. And most people are certainly not famous. But Grandma Moses is different She starts a new job at the age of 76.This is her story.  She was born in a poor farmer's family in 1860. Her parents named her Anna Mary Robertson. She married Thomas Moses in 1887. He was a farm worker. Now it is 1930. Anna Mary Moses is 70, and is a grandmother. She begins to paint pictures. She does paintings of country life. One day, her daughter takes her paintings to a store in town. Her paintings are put in the window. A man from New York sees the paintings in the window and buys them. And he wants more!The man likes Grandma Moses' paintings. He wants to help  her. So he takes her paintings to galleries(美术馆) in New York City. Otto Kallir has a famous gallery there. He likes the paintings by Grandma Moses. Now it is 1940 and Grandma Moses' paintings are in Kallir's gallery. She is 80 years old.Grandma Moses suddenly becomes famous. Everyone wants her paintings. So she paints more and more. She wins many prizes for her paintings. Sh e becomes famous in the United States and Europe .When she is 100 years old, the State of New York makes her birthday "Grandma Moses' Day". After her 100th birthday, she paints 6 more paintings. She dies at age 101 and a lot ofof people think she is amazing.6. How is Grandma Moses different from most other old people?A. She has more grandchildren.                B. She has her own art gallery.C. She lives an easy life.                      D. She starts a new job.7. Grandma Moses starts to paint pictures_______.A. when her daughter asks her to do that         B. when she gets marriedC. at the age of 70                           D. in the year 19408. Grandma Moses' paintings are first bought by _______.A. a man from New York                      B. her daughterC. Otto Kallir's gallery                        D. the owner of a store in town9. The writer of the passage thinks that _______.A. Grandma Moses is too old to paint at age 100B. people like her paintings but do not like herC. it is never too late to start a new jobD. many people prefer paintings by old ladies10. What would be the best title for the passage?A. Grandma Moses and New York State         B. Grandma Moses and PaintingC. Grandma Moses' family                    D. Grandma Moses' Day                           CCoffee has played an important role in people’s lives for thousands of years, and todaycoffee is grown and enjoyed worldwide, it is still one of the favoruite drinks in the world. Many people in the worl d begin their busy day by drinking a cup of coffee or several cups of coffee. They have always said that a cup of coffee in the morning helps them begin their day in the right way. Do you know what in the coffee makes our bodies and brains (头脑)active? It is caffeine (咖啡因). Caffeine may increase a person’s mental and physical ablities (精力和体力). For example, two cups of coffee will make you breath (呼吸) faster and augment bodytemperature. All this makes your heart beat faster, and doctors warn that this may be a littledangerous.Caffeine is found in tea, coffee, chololate and some other foods. A little caffeine is probably not harmful. But too much caffeine can make people nervous ans sleepless.11. “A cup of coffee in the morning helps them begin their day in the right way.” What does it mean ? A.A cup of coffee helps them do the right job.B.A cup of coffee helps them act in the right way the whole morning.C.A cup of coffee makes their work more interesting.D.A cup of coffee makes them full of spirit for the work the whole day.12.. The underlined word “augment ” means __________________.A. make more         B. drink         C. stop       D. make less13..Coffee is found in ____________________________________. A. tea and water                    B. chololate, meat and some other foodsC. coffee and cream               D. coffee, tea, chololate and some other foods14. From the passage, we may know drinking coffee late at night might ___________.A. give you a headache              B. make you fall asleep C. keep you awake                 D. may be dangerous15. Which of the following is NOT true?A. People have used coffee since thousands of years ago.B. Caffeine does no harm to our body.C. Two cups of coffee will make you breathe faster and inscreae body temperature.D. Caffeine may inscrease man’s mental and physical ablities.四 单词拼写（每小题１分，共10小题，共计10分）1.What can we do for the ___________ (老年人)?2. Mr Wang has lots of  ____________（知识）of history and he often tells history stories3. The ____________ (制造商) of machines are having a meeting.4. We must practice ____________（日常的）English every day.5.The boy was proud to work out the problem_______________（成功）.6. It’s difficult for a common worker to ___________（买得起） to buy a flat in modern cities.7. It's our duty to protect the_______________（环境）.  8. The teacher had a ___________of (总数) eight questions for you to ans wer.  9. How many__________ tall is Yao Ming?  (英尺)  10. Though Japan has__________（控制）the situation of the nuclear power plants, residents are still ordered to move away.五 词型变换（每小题１分，共10小题，共计10分）1. Don’t keep us ___________ (wait)for a long time．2. It is necessary to save money to support ___________ (develop)projects．3. It is___________ (importance)to  learn Chinese well．4. The old man is very kind．He often helps___________ (home)people．5. We have many subjects, ________ (include) English and math.6. Spring Bud project is an___________(organize) that helps poor young girls return to school.7. I heard Mother_______________(talk) with Father in the sitting room at ten last night.8. The curtain ____________ (rise)and the host came out onto the stage．9. Mr and Mrs are going to celebrate their 30 years of ____________（marry）.10. He went to school without             (have) breakfast this morning.六、句型转换 （每空1分，共15空，共计15分）1. The shelf is used to put books．(同义句转换)     The shelf is used__________  ____________books．2. Tom has been my friend since he came to our school. （划线部分提问）   _______ _______ has he been your friend?3. The parents are too poor to send their children to school．(同义句转换)    The parents are _______ poor_______ they can’t send their children to school．4. Kitty left Beijing two days ago．(用for two days替换two days ago并改写句子)    Kitty _______  ________ _______  _______Beijing for two days．5. We will donate the money to Project Green Hope．(改成被动语态)The money_______  ________ _______ to Project Green Hope．6. He”s made few friends , _______  _______?  (反义疑问句)七、连词成句 （每小题1分，共5小题，共计5分）1. photos，taken，Beijing，were，these，in，( . )  ___________________________________________________________________________2. spring,  time,  for,  trees,  is,  the,  planting,  best, ( . )  ___________________________________________________________________________3. the,  Hong Kong,  is,  different,  quite,  in,  that,  Beijing,  in,  from ,  weather , ( ? )  ___________________________________________________________________________4. a,  station,  has,  use,  new,  been,  in,  since,  railway,  2003,  ( . )  ___________________________________________________________________________5. necessary,  us,  it,  for,  the,  is, elderly,  to,  help,    ( . )  ___________________________________________________________________________八、句子翻译（每小题3分，共5小题，共计15分）1.英语在世界上被广泛使用。___________________________________________________________________________2. 我6岁时会游泳。___________________________________________________________________________3.我太激动以致不能停止鼓掌。 __________________________________________________________________________4.格林夫人习惯晚饭后散步。___________________________________________________________________________5.今晚我将吃鱼而不是肉。___________________________________________________________________________九、书面表达(共1题，满分20分)    阳光中学组织了一次为贫困失学儿童捐款的活动．同学们把自己的玩具、书籍以及文具拿到学校卖给其他同学，将所得的钱捐给“春蕾工程(spring Bud Project)”．请你用英文根据提示把这次活动记录下来．词数80左右．可以适当拓展．    提示：    1．活动时间：2010年4月10日, 上午9：00——11:00 ；    2．地点：阳光中学操场上；    3．同学们积极捐款、积极购买；    4．感谢老师、父母和同学的帮助；5．帮助失学儿童重返校园很有意义；6．注意书面整洁，字数，标题自拟；________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________答案：一、单项选择  1-5 ABDBC  6-10 DDDCA  11-15 DBBAC二、完形填空  1-5ACDCB  6-10DCABB三、阅读理解1-5 BCBCD  6-10 DCACB  11-15 DADCB四 单词拼写1. elderly/old  2. knowledge 3. producers 4.daily 5.successfully 6. afford 7.environment  8. total 9.feet 10.controlled五 词型变换1. waiting 2. development 3.important 4.homeless 5.inclding 6.organization 7.talking 8.rose 9.marriage 10.having六、句型转换1. for putting 2. How long 3.so; that 4.has been away from 5. will be donated  6. has he七、连词成句1.These photos were taken in Beijing.2.Spring is the best time for planting trees.3.Is the weather in Hong Kong quite different from that in Beijing ?4.A new railway  station has been in use since 20035.It’s necessary for us to help the elderly.八、句子翻译1.English is widely used in/ around/ all over the world.2. I could/was able to swim at the age of 6/when I was 6.3.I was so excited that I couldn’t stop clapping( my hands)．4.Mr Green is used to walking after supper.5.I will have fish instead of fish tonight.九、书面表达  略