八年级第二次月考试卷(90 分钟 150 分)
姓名________ 学号________ 班级________ 得分________
一、单项选择 (每小题 2 分,共 30 分)
( )1. — Do you like ______ onions in _____ sandwich?
— No, I don’t.
A. an; the B. the; an C. /; a D. the; /
( )2. — When is Children’s Day?
— _____ June 1st ________ each year.
A. In; / B. On; / C. In; on D. On; in
( )3. — Do you need some _______?
— Oh, yes. The coffee is too strong.
A. sugar B. lettuce C. salt D. yogurt
( )4. — Why did you make this birthday cake?
— ________ today is your birthday!
A. If B. When C. Though D. Because
( )5. First he washed his clothes, and then cleaned the house. ________
he cooked lunch.
A. Finally B. Quickly C. Clearly D. Loudly
( )6. The weekend is coming. And it’s time _________.
A. relax B. relaxing C. to relaxing D. to relax
( )7. The __________ food for Chinese to eat on the Dragon Boat Festival
is zongzi.
A. expensive B. impossible C. traditional D. primary
( )8. — _________ honey do we need?
— Two cups.
A. How much B. How many C. How far D. How long
( )9. — How will you ________ the holiday?
— We will have parties.
A. shake B. celebrate C. cover D. discuss
( )10. — Please _______ the computer for me. I want to check my e-mails.
— OK.
A. turn on B. cut up C. turn off D. cut down
( )11. There _____ any meat. Let’s buy some.
A. isn’t B. aren’t C. is D. are
( )12. — Would you like something to eat?
— Just _______ bread.
A. a bottle of B. a cup of C. a spoon of D. a piece of
( )13. _______ the table ______ a cloth, or it will get dirty.
A. Fill; with B. Send; to C. Cover; with D. Give; to
( )14. — Mike forgot _________ the window before leaving.
— Oh, there is rain water everywhere in the room.
A. to closing B. to close C. close D. closed
( )15. — Let’s go for a walk.
— Well, I don’t like to go walking. ______.
A.I don’t think so B. Good idea
C. It sounds boring D. Don’t worry
二、完形填空 (每小题 2 分,共 20 分)
There was a special burger(汉堡包). She had many lives and would never
16 . Each day she woke up, and waited her turn to be cooked by the 17 .
After someone ate her, she seemed to be sleeping. The next day, it would 18
again.
But one day, she heard a customer (顾客) called her “junk food”. Then she
understood why most of her favorite customers were unhealthy. She decided
to do 19 to change (改变) it.
The next day, a boy picked her and opened his 20 to eat her. After he finished
eating, he said, “This burger doesn’t taste as 21 as before.”
That was 22 plan. When someone always ate them, she asked other burgers
not to be delicious. 23 the customers came once during a long time, they
would become more delicious.
In this way, they began to see 24 fat customers. At the same time, these
burgers became much more 25 , because it’s more enjoyable (令人愉快的) to
taste something more delicious after some time.
( )16. A. wake B. appear C. die D. talk
( )17. A. cook B. driver C. doctor D. pilot
( )18. A. stop B. end C. fall D. happen
( )19. A. everything B. something C. anything D. nothing
( )20. A. arm B. heart C. mouth D. hand( )21. A. good B. bad C. cold D. old
( )22. A. my B. its C. her D. his
( )23. A. And B. Or C. Because D. If
( )24. A. less B. fewer C. worse D. harder
( )25. A. popular B. serious C. meaningless D. similar
三、阅读理解(一) (每小题 2 分,共 30 分)
A
How to Make Ice Cream in a Bag
What You Will Need:
1 spoon of sugar, 1/2 cup of half and half (牛奶和奶油的混合物), 1/4 spoon
of vanilla extract (香草精), ice, salt, a big bag, a small bag.
How We Make it:
★First, put the sugar, half and half and vanilla extract into the small
bag.
★Next, put three glasses of ice into the big bag.
★Then, pour about 1/2 cup of salt in the big bag.
★When it’s ready, place the small bag in the big bag and seal tightly (系
紧). You need to shake the bag for about five minutes.
★Finally, take the small bag out. After wiping off (擦去) the salt on the
bag, you can open it and enjoy your ice cream.
You can finish all of the work in less than ten minutes.
( )26. When making the ice cream, what do you need?
A. A spoon of sugar. B. A cup of half and half.
C. A glass of ice. D. A spoon of salt.
( )27. How many kinds of things should you put into the small bag?
A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.
( )28. What should you put into the big bag at last?
A. Ice. B. The small bag.
C. Salt. D. The vanilla extract.
( )29. What should you do before you open the small bag?
A. Put it into the fridge. B. Wait ten minutes.
C. Wipe off the salt. D. Shake the small bag.
( )30. How long will it take you to make an ice cream?
A. More than five minutes. B. Less than five minutes.
C. More than ten minutes. D. Less than ten minutes.
B
I’m Tim, a 15-year-old school boy now. I traveled through a city seven years
ago.
When I was a child, I learnt from a book that a 16-year-old girl had traveled
through Europe, so I hoped I could travel through another city one day. My
parents finally agreed with me. After that, I began to plan my trip.
That Saturday morning, I took a train to Willow City, North Dakota. It is
a small city. The main street has two bars, one post office, three banks,
a clothes store, an old cinema and two supermarkets.
In New York if we are out, it’s not often that we see anyone we know.
Here, it’s just the opposite (相反的). They can even tell you who is the
owner of a car. Everybody who lives here thinks this small city is quiet and
safe.
Now I plan to visit more country by myself, and I will also write travel diaries
after traveling every city.
( )31. How old was Tim when he traveled through Willow City?
A. 6. B. 7. C. 8. D. 9.
( )32. What can you see on the main street of Willow City?
A. Two supermarkets. B. Two post offices.
C. Three clothes stores. D. Three bars.
( )33. Why did Tim want to travel through the city?
A. Because his parents made him do that.
B. Because he wanted to be famous.
C. Because he wanted to learn more about the world.
D. Because a girl’s journey to Europe inspired (激励) him.
( )34. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Tim went to Willow City by train.
B. Tim went to Willow City on a Saturday.
C. People in New York usually know each other.
D. People in Willow City live a quiet life.
( )35. What can we learn from the last paragraph(最后自然段)?
A. Tim likes to write travel diaries. B. Tim will travel to more
cities by himself.
C. Tim will travel to another country.D. Tim will write travel diaries every day.
C
Street ball is a city game. People play it on playgrounds (操场) or in gyms
(体育馆) around the world.
The number of players in a game may be only 2 players, and it is called
one-to-one. Sometimes there are also two teams, and each team has five players.
It is easy for you to join a street ball game. Usually only one side of the
court is used in the street ball, so this game doesn’t need much place. But
the rules of the game are almost the same as other basketball games.
Street ball is a very popular game in the world, and it is very popular with
the young. Some cities in the United States even have street ball programs
on TV. It is said that this is a good way for young people to keep away from
troubles such as crime and drugs (毒品).
( )36. How many players are there in a team?
A. Two. B. Three. C. Five. D. Ten.
( )37. It’s ________ for anyone to join a street ball game.
A. easy B. difficult C. boring D. different
( )38. What does the underlined word “court” mean in Chinese?
A. 计分器 B. 场地 C. 价值 D. 运动员
( )39. Why do people say the street ball game is good for the young?
A. It’s popular. B. It can be played by two people.
C. It can make them strong. D. It can keep them from some troubles.
( )40. What can you learn from the passage?
A. The street ball game is different from the basketball game in
rules.
B. The street ball game is only for good players.
C. The street ball is very popular with young people.
D. Many programs are made on TV to show the street ball game all over
the world.
四.补全对话。(共 10 分)
A. Do you think there will be schools in ten years?
B. No,you’ll have to live on the space station,too.
C. I don’t think there will be any homes.
D. Do you really think everybody will live there?
E. and every home will have one.
A: Hi,Mary,I watched a TV show just now about the future.41_______
B: Yes,I think so.There will be more computers than books.
A. I think there will be fewer books,too.Computers will be cheaper,42________
B. I don’t think homes will have computers.43____________We will live on
space station.
A. 44_________I don’t want to.Could I live here ?
B. 45___________But they’ll be better than houses.They’ll be bigger and
cleaner.
五、单词拼写(每小题 2 分,共 20 分)
46. Please a______ more salt into the soup.
47. Cook the meat at a very high t___________ for ten minuets.
48. They tried to make popcorn with the m_________ at home.
49. The man wanted to d____________ a hole in the ground to plant the tree.
50. Mr. Green plant a lot of c_______ on his farm.
51. I need a box of _______ (黄油) to made the birthday cake.
52. This ________ (西瓜) is bigger than that one.
53. When _______ (秋天) comes, you need to put on more clothes.
54. The store serves ____________ (奶酪) and milk.
55. There was only one ________ (游客) in the park. How strange (奇怪)!
六、选词填空,每词只限用一次(每小题 2 分,共 10 分) fourth inside mix pieces plate
Thanksgiving Day is important for most Americans. It’s always on the
56 _______ Thursday in November. The traditional food for it is always turkey.
Do you know how to make a turkey dinner? First, cut up the bread and onions
and 57_______ them together with salt and pepper. Next, put the mix 58
_______ the turkey. Then, cook the turkey in a hot oven for a long time.
When it is OK, place the turkey on a large 59_______ and cover it with gravy(肉
汁 ) . Finally, cut it into 60 _______ and serve it to your family or
friends.
七、阅读理解(二) (每小题 2 分,共 10 分)
One day, 7-year-old Sarah watched her mother roasting (烤) a piece of beef
sirloin (里脊). She cut off the ends, wrapped (捆) it, cooked it and finally
it was OK. Then she covered it with gravy.
When Mom served it to Sarah, Sarah asked, “Why did you cut off the ends of
the roast, Mom? Is it a traditional way of cooking?” Mom answered, after
thinking for a minute, that it was the way that her mother cooked it.
That night Grandma came to dinner. Sarah and her mother asked why she cut
the end off of the roast before cooking. After thinking, Grandma said she
cooked the meat the way as her mother did.
Great-grandma was quite old and lived in a residential nursing home (养老
院) in England. One day, Sarah, her mom and grandma went to visit her and
again asked the same question.
Great-grandma was a little surprised. She looked at them and said, “So it
would fit in (适合) the roasting plate, of course.”
61. How much beef sirloin did Sarah’s mother roast?
62.What did Sarah’s mother put on the beef sirloin at last?
63.Who taught Sarah’s mother to cook the beef sirloin in this way?
________________________________________________________________________
64.Did Sarah’s grandma know why she cut the ends of the beef sirloin off
before cooking?
________________________________________________________________________
65.Which country does Sarah’s great-grandma live?
八、书面表达 (共 20 分)
中国的饮食文化源远流长,在你的家乡有什么特色美食吗?你知道如何制作它吗?
请把你最擅长烹饪的食物,及其制作过程向你的外籍同学马克(Mark)描述一下。
提示:
1. Where is your hometown?
2. What is the special food there?
3. How to make it?
要求:
1. 语句通顺、符合逻辑,可适当发挥;
2. 不少于 70 词。