2014-2015靖江市八年级英语上学期12月月考试卷(人教新目标附答案)
第一部分 听力和口语表达部分(共27分)
Ⅰ. 听对话回答问题,听两遍。(10分)
( ) 1. What animal does the man like best?
A B C
( ) 2. What will the weather be like tomorrow?
( ) 3. What is the time now?
( ) 4. What does the child often do at the weekend?
A B C
( ) 5. How much will the man pay if he buys ten toys?
A.10 yuan. B.200 yuan. C.100 yaun.
( ) 6. What are they going to do on the woman’s birthday?
A. Going on a trip B. Having a party C. Seeing a 3D movie
( ) 7. What’s Harry going to do?
A. Go shopping. B. Go swimming. C. Go cycling.
( ) 8. What time does the birdwatching start?
A.3:30 p.m. B. 9:30 a.m. C. 9:30 p.m.
( ) 9. What did Alice do last Sunday?
A. Went to a picnic. B. Did her homework. C. Had a party.
( )10. How many boys are there in Millie’s class?
A. 50. B. 30 . C. 20 .
Ⅱ 听对话和短文回答问题,听两遍。(10分)
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听一段对话,回答第11-12题。
( ) 11. Why didn't John go to the party?
A. Because he had to look after his mother at home.
B. Because he had a lot of homework to do.
C. Because he fell off his bike and hurt his leg.
( ) 12. Where will they meet?
A. At the bus stop. B. At the hospital gate. C. Outside the school gate.
听下面一段短文,回答第13-15小题。请根据内容从A、B、C三个选项中选择正确的选项,完成信息记录表。
A school trip on Saturday
Morning
First
Many boys are 13 .
Then
Girls are singing and dancing at 9:00.
We are sitting by a lake and some are 14 .
Finally
We are watching animals in the zoo.
Afternoon
We were visiting 15 .
( ) 13. A. dancing B. singing C. climbing the hill
( ) 14. A. drawing B. swimming C. drinking water
( ) 15. A. factories B. the museum C. a market
听第二篇短文,回答第16-20小题
听下面一段短文,短文后有5个小题,根据所听内容选择正确答案。短文听两遍。
( ) 16. What does the mother do?
A. A teacher. B. A farmer. C. A worker.
( ) 17. What is the mother like?
A. She is tall and beautiful. B. She is tall and fat.
C. Her hair is brown.
( ) 18. What does the mother like doing?
A. Fishing. B. Swimming. C. Planting flowers.
( ) 19. Who does she often give flowers to?
A. Her friends. B. The teacher. C. The father.
( ) 20. What is important to a student from the passage?
A. Playing. B. Studying. C. Surfing the Internet.
Ⅲ. 根据情景回答问题 (每小题1分,满分2分)
这座桥1.7英里长,90英尺宽,重10万多吨。
1. _____________________________________________________________________
2. _____________________________________________________________________
Ⅳ. 课文默写(5分)
一些人想让湿地变得更小,来为农田和高楼获取更多空间。这将导致野生动物的空间越来越少。此外,渔民们总是在这里钓鱼。结果,这些鸟没有足够的食物来吃。现在中国政府已经制定法律防止扎龙地区发生所有这些事情。
第二部分 笔试部分(共73分)
一、 单项选择(10分)
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( ) 1. Tom is _________honest boy and has got _________ useful present.
A. an, a B. an, an C. a, an D. a, a
( ) 2. —When did the Green family arrive _________ Shanghai?
—They got there __________ the afternoon of May 2nd.
A. in; in B. in; on C. at; in D. at; on
( ) 3. Taiwan is _______ the east of China and _______ the east of Fujian.
A. in; in B. in; to C. to; on D. to; to
( ) 4. He is a photo of his family on the wall of the sitting room.
A. putting up B. putting on C. putting away D. putting out
( ) 5. Millie is flying kites. The sentence structure is________.
A. S+V+DO+OC B. S+V+P C. S+V D. S+V+DO
( ) 6. The rich man ________much food _______the poor families during the hard time.
A. provides, to B. provides, with C. provided, with D. provided, for
( ) 7. Tom has ______ homework to do. He ______ not come to the party this evening.
A. much too, must B. too much, maybe
C. too much, may D. much too, need
( ) 8. —Our team lost the basketball final yesterday! —__________.
A. I hope so. B. I'm not sure. C. I know. D. What a pity!
( ) 9. —I don’t know how to do it well. —Don’t worry. Here are some ________.
A. tips B. tapes C. ropes D. hope
( ) 10. When people visit the USA, they can see ________.
A. the Eiffel Tower B. the Opera House
C. the Golden Gate Bridge D. the Harbour Bridge
二、完形填空(10分)
There was once a lonely girl who wanted love very much. One day while she was walking in the forests, she found two dying birds. She took them home and put them in a small __1__. She was happy to have two “friends”. She __ 2 __ them with love and the birds grew strong. One day the girl happened to leave the door of the cage open. The larger and the__3__ of the two flew out of the cage. The girl was afraid that it would fly away. She caught it quickly, she felt glad that she caught the bird before it could fly away. Suddenly she couldn’t __4 __ a sound from the bird. When she opened her hand, the bird was already dead. Her__5__ killed the bird! Then she noticed __6 __bird jumping up and down __7__ the cage. She could feel its great need for freedom(自由) . It wanted to fly into the clear, blue __8__. So she lifted it from the cage and let it fly away highly. The bird circled once, twice, and three times. The girl __9 __ as the bird flew. She didn’t care about losing the bird any more. She wanted it to be happy. Suddenly
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the bird flew closer and landed softly on her shoulder. It sang the __10__ song she had ever heard.
The fastest way to lose love is to hold on it too tightly, and the best way to keep love is to give it wings.
( ) 1. A. box B. basket C. cage D. bag
( ) 2. A. looked for B. looked at C. looked after D. looked over
( ) 3. A. stronger B. lazier C. weaker D. smaller
( ) 4. A. listen B. make C. describe D. hear
( ) 5. A. love B. joke C. luck D. wish
( ) 6. A. one B. the other C. another D. other
( ) 7. A. outside B. inside C. beside D. behind
( ) 8. A. sea B. hill C. forest D. sky
( ) 9. A. watched B. saw C. guided D. escaped(逃脱)
( ) 10. A. worst B. oldest C. newest D. sweetest
三、阅读理解(本大题共20分,每小题2分)
A
Do you like fruit salad?Do you want to make fruit salad by yourself?Then you can follow the steps:
Step 1: Prepare some fresh fruit, such as strawberries, bananas, apples and oranges. Yogurt is very important. It can make your fruit salad more tasty. Don’t forget salad. You may choose different salad as you wish.
Step 2: Wash the fruit carefully. Make sure they are clean enough.
Step 3: Cut them in different shapes if you like. Anyway, cut them into pieces.
Step 4: Put all your fruit into the plate and sprinkle some yogurt and salad. Mix and stir.
Now, your delicious fruit salad is coming. Prepare your forks and your mouth!Enjoy yourself!
1. ________ can make your fruit salad more tasty.21·cn·jy·com
A. Fruit B. Salad C. Yogurt D. Sugar
2. ________ isn’t mentioned in the instruction.
A. Strawberries B. Pears C. Apples D. Oranges
3. Your fruit can be in ________.
A. the same shapes and pieces B. the same shapes and halves
C. different shapes and pieces D. different shapes and halves
4. There are ________ steps in the instruction.
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A. three B. four C. five D. six
5. The best title of the passage may be ________ .21·世纪*教育网
A. Delicious fruit salad B. How to choose fruit
C. How to make fruit salad D. Enjoy yourself
B
Life is like the four seasons. Now I am very old, but when I was young, it was the spring of my life. I was born, I played a lot, and then I started school. I learned many new things. Like a flower, I grew bigger every day. There were happy days and sorrowful days: some days the sun shone, and some days it didn't.
In my twenties, I had a good job. I was strong and happy. Then I married and had a child. In those days, I didn't have much time to think. Every day I was busy and worked very hard. And so, I started to get some white hairs. The summer of my life passed quickly. Then the days got shorter. Leaves fell from the trees. My child was a university student, and then an engineer. My home was much quieter. I started walking more slowly. One day I stopped working. I had more time. I understood this was my autumn, a beautiful time when the trees change color and give us delicious fruits. But the days kept getting shorter and colder. Winter has come. I am older and weaker. I know I do not have many days left, but I will enjoy them to the end.
6. The writer was very busy in the _______ of his life.
A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter
7. According to the text, which of the following ages is during the autumn of his life?
A.15 B. 33 C. 62 D. 87
8. What does the underlined word “sorrowful” mean in this passage?
A .Sad B. Exciting C. Wonderful D. Pleasant
9. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The writer was an engineer.
B. The writer had a garden with flowers.
C. The writer was always happy as a child.
D. The writer now is old and weak, but still he enjoys his life.2·1·c·n·j·y
10. The best title of the passage can be .
A. Four Seasons B. My Life
C. Four Seasons in a Year D. Four Seasons in My Life.
四、词汇运用(10分)
A. 根据句意和汉语提示写出恰当的单词。
1. Do you know what the ____________ (重量) of the elephant is?
2. Millie read some books about DIY and __________(建议) me to attend the lessons.教育网
3. My mother looked ____________ (生气) at my brother without saying a word.
4. If you don’t want to play football, let’s play volleyball i___________.
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5. Boys and girls! It is time for you to introduce y______________.
B. 用所给词的适当形式填空。
6. Look! He is shouting at his mother. Why is he so ____________ (polite)?
7. Zhalong is one of the world’s ________________ (important) wetlands.
8. Many people lost their________________ (life) in the big fire in 1970.
9. Our class are preparing _____________ (go) on a school trip to the zoo this weekend.
10. The shy girl kept __________ (spell) the words wrong because of being nervous.
五、任务型阅读。(阅读下面的短文,根据短文内容完成表格中所缺信息,在答题卷上相应的横线上填写答案,每空限填一词。共5分)
Here is a 2-way student exchange. Fred, 19, spent last year in Germany with George’s family. In turn, George’s son Mike spent a year in Fred’s home in America.
Fred knew little German when he arrived. But after 2 months of studying, the language became easy for him. School was very different from what he had looked forward to and it was much harder. Students stood up politely when the teacher came into the room. They took 14 subjects while American students usually took 6 in the US.
Family life, too, was different. The father’s word was the law. All the children had to do their activities with their family. Fred also missed having a car. In Germany, you should walk to go out to have a good time.
At the same time, in America, Mike was forming his own ideas. He says, American schools are too easy for our level but I have to say that I like it a lot in Germany, we do nothing except study. Here we take part in many other activities.
Differences between American school life and German school life
Items
American students
German students
Class rules
They don’t have to stand up when their teachers come in
They have to __1___ up and show respect(尊敬) to their __2___
____3___life
They do their own things alone.
They have to listen to their __4__
School ___5___
They have six and they are very easy for them
They have 14, but the lessons are much more ___6___.
Going out
They can ___7___ cars
They have to __8__ all the way
School activities
They have___9__ other activities
They have to ___10__ hard all the time.
1._________ 2._________ 3._________ 4._________ 5._________
6._________ 7._________ 8._________ 9._________ 10._________
六、阅读表达(5分)
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It's Really a Miracle(奇迹)
Mr. Clarke works in New York and brought his family to China. They visited many interesting places and had a good time here. Before they left for Shanghai, the Clarkes climbed up the Great Wall. It was the greatest project about three thousand years ago. They took a lot of photos there and then they had a picnic under a big tree. Suddenly it began to rain and they hurried to the car.
And when they returned to the hotel, they couldn't find the bag and their expensive camera was in it. They were all sorry for it.They could buy another camera but had no time to go to the Great Wall again. They could not miss the plane!【版权所有:21教育】
That evening they didn't have supper. Mr. Clarke hoped to make them happy and said, “Well. Let me tell you a story. An old man lived in a sixty-storey building. One day he fell down from it when he was cleaning the window. But he didn't hurt himself. ”
“It was a miracle!” called out his children. “Why?”
“Because he lived on the first floor!”
They all began to laugh while two policemen with a bag came in. They said a Chinese boy found it under the big tree and he asked them to find out who lost it.
“It's really a miracle!” the Clarkes said happily.
根据短文内容回答问题:(回答不超过5个单词)
1. Where did the Clarkes enjoy themselves, New York, Beijing or Shanghai?
2. Did they eat anything that evening?
1. Where did the Clarkes left their bag?
2. Why did they hurry to their car?
5. Who found the bag?
七、短文填空(5分)
Tim is an English boy. Every year, he and his parents go somewhere nice on their holiday. During this y_____1____ summer holiday, Tim and his parents travelled to several countries. They first f____2_____ to Beijing, the capital of China. D____3____ their stay in Beijing, they went to Tian’anmen Square, the Summer Palace and the Great Wall. They saw many places of i____4_____ in this famous city. They p___5____ to visit the World Park, but they did not have enough time. Then, they flew to Moscow and s____6____ there for a week. They went to many interesting places and enjoyed themselves very much. The Red Square was the first place they visited in Moscow. Leather(皮革) clothes are very c____7____in Russia, so they bought some leather coats and a few pairs of leather boots for themselves. After that, they travelled to Rome b_____8_____train. They had a great time there. Tim said China is a g____9____ country and he wanted to visit China again one day. If he c____10_____ again, he will visit many other cities in China, including(包括) Shanghai and Nanjing.
1. y___________ 2. f___________ 3. D___________ 4. i____________ 5. p____________
6. s___________ 7. c___________ 8. b___________ 9. g____________10. c____________
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八、书面表达(满8分)
假定你是Amy,是一名初二学生。上星期天你从报纸上看到保护野生动物俱乐部(Friend of Nature)的招聘广告。请你写封简短的申请信,根据表格内容介绍自己的情况。
申请信的开头和结束语已给出,注意人称时态,要点齐全,分段,书写工整,80字左右。
个人信息
今年14岁,靖城中学8年级的一名学生
幽默、乐于助人、
兴趣和爱好
对生物地理感兴趣,喜欢旅游,热爱自然的世界
在业余时间,积极参加各类活动,对DIY也很着迷
参加的理由
1.由于捕杀,许多野生动物正面临严重的问题
2.生活区域越来越少,例如,熊猫和狼
3.我认为---- (自由发挥一句)
4.结束语----(补充一句)
联系方式
0523-84895338 amy@jjjc.com
Dear sir,
I read your ad in the newspaper last Sunday. Now I'm writing to tell you I'd like to
become a member of Friend of Nature.
Yours sincerely
Amy
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靖城中学八年级英语调研测试 参考答案
1. W:Which animal do you like the best?
M: I like the panda best. It is lovely and cute.
2.W: What a bad day! It is still raining hard.
M: Yes, but the radio says it will be sunny tomorrow.
3. W: What time is the match on?
M: It started at 4 o’clock, there is only ten minutes left. Be quick.
4. M: Hi, How do you usually spend your weekend?
W: I am interested in painting. You know that is my hobby.
5. M: How much are these toys?
W:10 yuan each.
6. M:Your birthday is coming soon. Have you got a plan?
W:Shall we have a party?
M:No,it's too noisy.What about going to see a 3D movie?
W:Good idea!
7. M: I’m going cycling. Will you join me, Harry?
W: OK, let’s go.
8. M: What time does the birdwatching start?
W: It starts at 9:30 a.m. and finishes at 3:30 p.m.
9. M: Hi, Alice! What did you do last weekend?
W: I went to a picnic with my friends on Saturday and I did my homework on Sunday.
10. M: Millie, how many students are there in your class?
W: Fifty. But only forty percent of the students are boys.
听第一段对话,回答11-12题。
W: Did you enjoy yourself at the party last night?
M: Of course.
W: Did John go there, too?
M: No. He fell off his bike, and his left leg was hurt. He had to stay in hospital for two weeks.
W: I’m sorry to hear that. I hope he will be better soon.
M: I hope so. By the way, I’m going to see him after school. Would you like to go with me?
W: Sure. When and where shall we meet?
M: What about 5 o’clock outside the school gate?
W: OK. See you then.
听第一篇短文,回答下面信息记录表中的13-15题。
One Sunday morning, after breakfast our classmates are getting on the bus to the park. At 7:00 we are getting off the bus in front of the park gate. We are going into the park behind our teacher, Mr.Lee. First many boys begin to climb the hill. After a while, at 9:00, girls are singing and dancing under the tree. What are we doing at 10:00? We are sitting by a lake and some of us are drawing. Finally, all the classmates are watching animals in the zoo. At noon, we are eating fast food. For the whole afternoon, we are visiting the museum, when we arrive at the school on foot, it is 5:00.
听第二篇短文,回答第16-20小题。短文读两遍。
Like every mother, my mother is also great. My mother is a worker. But I love her very much. She is tall. She has two big eyes. Her hair is black . I think she is very beautiful.
My mother is hard-working . Whenever she is at home or at work, she is always busy.
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On weekends, she often cleans our house and she likes planting flowers, too. She often says, “Flowers can make the air fresh and keep the house beautiful.” She often gives flowers to her friends.
She often says to me, “Study is the most important thing to a student. You must study hard. Then you can do better for others and yourself.” She is a good mother. I love her very much.
根据情景回答问题
Q1. How long and how wide is the bridge?
Q2: What is the weight of the bridge?
听力
BBBAC CCBBC CCCAB CACAB
1. 1.7 miles long and 90 feet wide
2. Over 100,000 tons
一、单项选择( 10分)
ABBAD DCDAC
二、完形填空( 10分)
CCADA BBDAD
三、阅读理解( 20分)
CBCBC BCADD
四、词汇运用( 10分)
1. weight 2. advised 3. angrily 4. instead 5. yourselves
6. impolite 7. most important 8. lives 9. to go 10. spelling
五、任务型阅读( 5分)
1. stand 2. teachers 3. Family 4. fathers 5. subjects
6. difficult 7. drive 8. walk 9. many 10. study
六、阅读表达 (5分)
1. Beijing
2. No, they didn’t.
3. Under a big tree.
4. Because it began to rain.
5. A Chinese boy.
七、短文填空(5分)
1. year’s 2. flew 3. During 4. interest 5. planned
6. stayed 7. cheap 8. by 9. great 10. comes
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