1、1江苏省兴化市顾庄学区 2017-2018 学年八年级英语下学期第二次月考试题（考试时间：120 分钟，满分：150 分） 成绩 第一部分 选择题（共 80 分）一、听力（20 分） .听对话回答问题，录音读两遍。 （10 分）( ) 1. What does the sign say?A. B. C. ( ) 2. What should the girl do?A. B. C. ( ) 3. What does Ms. White love?A. B. C. ( ) 4. Where are the speakers?A. B. C. ( ) 5. Why doesnt the boy l
2、ike Sam?A. He cuts in on others. B. He eats others snacks. C. He pushes in before others.( ) 6. When will the boy come back?A. Before 10:00. B. Before 10:30. C. Before 11:30.( ) 7. What does the boy advise the girl to talk about?A. Weather. B. Movies. C. News.( ) 8. What does the boy think of Mike?2
3、A. Hes polite. B. Hes fun. C. Hes smart.( ) 9. What should the girl do?A. Greet Daniel with a kiss. B. Bring some gifts. C. Dress up well.( ) 10. What cant Sally do?A. Climb the tree. B. Take some photos. C. Pick some flowers. 听对话和短文回答问题，录音读两遍。 （10 分）听一段对话，回答第 11-12 小题。( ) 11. Who does the girl have
4、 to wait for?A. Her mom. B. Her grandparents. C. Her aunt and uncle.( ) 12. What does Dad ask the girl to do first?A. To set the table. B. To wash some fruit. C. To eat the chicken.听第一篇短文，回答第 13-15 小题。Information about a meetWhat the teacher said: The Japanese people 13 .When they meet: The German s
5、tudents put their hands 14 .What happened at last: 15 laughed.( ) 13. A. hardly shake hands B. often bow C. often greet with a kiss( ) 14. A. in the pockets B. behind their backs C. in front of them( ) 15. A. All of them B. The German students C. The Japanese students听第二篇短文，回答第 16-20 小题。( ) 16. Who
6、often drop litter everywhere?A. Some kids. B. Some women. C. Some old people.( ) 17. What did the speaker see a boy do?A. Draw on the wall. B. Play ball on the street. C. Leave the tap running.3( ) 18. Where do some people smoke?A. In the park. B. In the library. C. In the elevator (电梯).( ) 19. When
7、 do the old people dance?A. On weekends. B. Every night. C. Every morning.( ) 20. What does the speaker think of the old people dancing?A. Its boring. B. Its relaxing. C. Its noisy.二、选择填空 从下列每题所给的选项中选出一个最佳答案。 （15 分）( ) 1. As _ volunteer for the Olympics World Games, Liu Ming should try his best to h
8、elp make the event _ great success. A. the; a B. the; the C. a; a D. a; the( ) 2. Though it was dangerous _ him to save the woman from the fire, it was really bravehim to do so.A. of; of B. of; for C. for; for D. for; of( ) 3. Where is Millie? She _ to New York on business. She _ the airport at five
9、 in the morning.A. has gone, has left for B. has been, has left for;C. has gone; left for D. has been, left for( ) 4. You can only borrow two books _ if you dont have a library card. A. on time B. in time C. from time to time D. at a time( ) 5. Have you finished your homework _? Yes, I have done tha
10、t _.A. yet; already B. already; yet C. ever; never D. still; just( ) 6. When did your father _ your mother?A. marry B. marry to C. marry with D. get married 4( ) 7. Hes never seen the film called Avengers: Infinity War（复仇者联盟 3: 无限战争 ）before,_ he?_. He wants to see it next week.A. has, Yes B. has, No
11、 C. hasnt he, Yes D. hasnt he, No( ) 8. Its bad manners to _ on others when they are talking.A. push in B. cut in C. cut down D. push past( ) 9. Having many helpers makes a task easier and faster to complete. I think so. _.A. Many hands make light work B. Too many cooks spoil the bothC. The early bi
12、rd catches the worm D. The more you learn, the more you know( ) 10. Do you mind my sitting here?_. Its Jims seat and he will come back soon.A. Of course not. B. Better not C. Yes, please D. No, you cant( ) 11. Hobo is _ to learn _ manners.A. old enough; from B. enough old; from C. old enough; about
13、D. enough old; about( ) 12. I have spent _ on this job. I think I can finish it _ this afternoon.A. sometime; sometime B. sometimes; some timeC. some time; sometime D. some times; some time( ) 13. The government_ the homeless_ free living spaces.A. provides; for B. provides; with C. takes; with D. b
14、rings; for( ) 14. She was busy _ for her exam and too busy _ with me at that time.A. preparing; to talking B. to prepare; talking C. preparing, talked 5D. preparing; to talk( ) 15. 一 Its really kind of you to offer me so much help. 一 A. Never mind. B. Its my pleasure.C. Thanks a lot. D. Do you reall
15、y mean it?三、完形填空 阅读短文，从每题所给选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 （15 分）“Im really thankful to our government, for it provides us with such a good training program. The training greatly helps us live 1 . I will certainly study hard and learn the skills. Then I can help with my family difficulties and do good to other p
16、eople.” a learner on the job training program said, feeling 2 .The learners grandfather is nearly 80 years old, and his mother is 3 in bed. So his father, who is a farmer, is the main 4 of the family. The family is 5 . The learner finished high school. The job training program helps him learn skills
17、 that hell 6 in the work place. The story makes me think of another 7 . It goes like this: Long ago there was a man who liked fishing very much, and was 8 to catch lots of fish every day. The man was kind, so he always 9 his fish with his neighbours who did not know how to fish. One day, he thought
18、that it would be 10 if he told them how to fish. So he called his neighbours together and showed them 11 to fish. Everybody was very happy that they could 12 the fish they themselves caught.At present, there are still a lot of poor people in the world. But its not good if we give only 13 to them. 14
19、 , we should give them a chance to learn new skills. So, a training is very important to people in need, and they will learn the ability to 15 money. People can learn a lot of useful things in the training program and what they learn can help them on the way to find jobs.( ) 1. A. well B. good C. fi
20、ne D. nice( ) 2. A. surprised B. excited C. bored D. interested( ) 3. A. ill B. alone C. silent D. dangerous( ) 4. A. problem B. example C. relative D. support6( ) 5. A. poor B. usual C. noisy D. careful( ) 6. A. repeat B. forget C. need D. test( ) 7. A. story B. learner C. family D. program( ) 8. A
21、. afraid B. tiny C. sorry D. able( ) 9. A. shared B. cooked C. exchanged D. weighed( ) 10. A. easy B. great C. useless D. crazy( ) 11. A. what B. where C. how D. who( ) 12. A. feed B. save C. touch D. eat( ) 13. A. time B. fish C. food D. toys( ) 14. A. Next B. Instead C. Luckily D. Especially( ) 15
22、. A. pay B. give C. use D. make四、阅读理解 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容选择最佳答案。 （30 分）AHappiness is for everyone. You dont need to care about those people who have beautiful houses with large gardens and swimming pools or those who have nice cars and a lot of money and so on. Why? Because those who have big houses may o
23、ften feel lonely and those who have cars may want to walk on the country roads in their free time.In fact, happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it. When you are in trouble at school, your friends will help you; when you study hard at your lessons, your parents are always taking
24、good care of your life and your health; when you get success, your friends will say congratulations to you; when you do something wrong, people around you will help you to correct it. And when you do something good to others, you will feel happy, too. All these are your happiness. If you notice a bi
25、t of them, you can see that happiness is always around you.Happiness is not the same as money. It is a feeling of your heart. When you are poor, you can also say you are very happy, because you have something else that cant be bought with money. When you meet with difficulties, you can say loudly yo
26、u are very happy, because you have more chances to challenge (向挑战) yourself. So you can not always say you are poor and you have bad luck. As the saying goes, life is like a revolving (旋转) door. When it closes, it also opens. If you take every chance you get, 7you can be a happy and lucky person.( )
27、 1. Those who have big houses may often feel _.A. happy B. lonely C .free D. excited( ) 2. When you fall down in a PE class, both your teacher and your classmates will _.A. laugh at you B. play jokes on you C. quarrel with you D. help you up( ) 3. What will your friends say to you when you make grea
28、t progress? A. Oh, so do I. B. Congratulations. C. Good luck. D. Its just so-so.( ) 4. Which idea is NOT right according to the passage? A. People who have cars would never like to walk in the open airB. You can get help from others when you make mistakesC. You can still be a happy person even if yo
29、u have little moneyD. Happiness is always around you though difficulties come towards you( ) 5. Which of the following is this passage about? _.A. Bad luck B. Good luck C. Happiness D. LifeBThe customs (习惯) in different countries are rather different. If I have dinner with a Chinese host, he always
30、puts more food onto my plate as soon as I have emptied it. That often discomforts (使不安) me greatly. I have to eat the food even if I do not want to. Because it is considered bad manners in the West to leave ones food on the plate. I have also noticed that when a Chinese sits at an Americans dinner p
31、arty, he often refuses the offer of food or drink though hes in fact still hungry or thirsty. This might be good manners in China but is not in the West at all. In the United States, it is impolite to keep asking someone again and again or insist on his accepting something. Americans have a direct w
32、ay of speaking. If they want something, they will ask for it. If not, they will say, “No, thanks.” When an American is served with beer by the host, for example, he might say, “No, thanks. Ill take some orange juice if you have it.” That is what an American will do. So when you go to the 8United Sta
33、tes, youd better remember the famous saying: “When in Rome, do as the Romans do.”( ) 6. From this passage we can see that the writer is _.A. a Chinese B. Roman C. an American D. a European( ) 7. When a Chinese host kept putting more food onto his plate, the writer felt _.A. very happy B. sad C. angr
34、y D. uncomfortable( ) 8. In the West, people consider it bad manners _.A. to refuse an offer B. to keep asking someone to accept something C. to eat much at a dinner party D. to ask for something directly( ) 9. A guest at an Americans dinner party should show his politeness by _.A. not eating up all
35、 the food offeredB. putting more food onto his plate as soon as he emptied itC. asking for things directly if he wants them D. refusing the offer of food or drink though he is still hungry or thirsty( ) 10. “When in Rome, do as the Romans do” means _.A. the Romans are people of good manners B. Ameri
36、cans always do the same things as the Romans doC. the Romans are polite.D. you should get used to the local customs wherever you goCThe world itself is becoming much smaller by using modern traffic and TV, telephone and so on. Life today is much easier than it was hundreds of years ago, but it has a
37、lso brought new problems. One of the biggest is pollution. Pollution comes in many ways. We see it, smell it, drink it and even hear it. The more people, the more pollution. Many years ago, the problem was not so serious because there were not so many people. Man is now slowly polluting the whole wo
38、rld. Air pollution is still the most serious. Its bad to all living things in the world. Water pollution kills our fish and pollutes our drinking water. Noise pollution 9makes us become angry more easily.Many countries are making rules to fight pollution. They stop people from burning coal in houses
39、 and factories in the city.The pollution of SO2 is now the most dangerous problem of air pollution. It is caused by heavy traffic. It is sure that if there are fewer people driving, there will be less air pollution.( ) 11. Our world is becoming much smaller _.A. because the earth is being polluted d
40、ay and night B. because of science developmentC. because of the rise in population D. because the earth is blown away by the wind every year( ) 12. Hundreds of years ago, life was _ it is today.A. much easier than B. as easy as C. as hard as D. much harder than( ) 13. Pollution comes in many ways. W
41、e can even hear it. Here “it” means _.A. water pollution B. air pollution C. noise pollution D. rubbish( ) 14. Air pollution is the most serious kind of pollution because _.A. its bad to all living things in the world B. it makes much noiseC. it has made our rivers and lakes dirty D. it makes us bec
42、ome angry more easily( ) 15. Which of the following is NOT true? A. Many countries are making rules to fight pollution.B. The pollution of the earth grows as fast as the worlds population does.C. From now on, maybe people should try to go to work by bus or bike instead of car or motorbike. It is hel
43、pful to fight against the problem of SO2.D. The problem of pollution is not so serious because there are so many people.第二部分 非选择题（共 70 分）10五、阅读表达 阅读短文，按要求回答短文后的五个问题。 （10 分）Stephen Hawking was born in England in 1942. Hes one of the most well-known scientists on space time in the world. Hawking is re
44、searching how the universe began and how it ends. He is called the King of the Universe. When he studied math and science at Oxford University, he became seriously ill, which made him unable to speak or breathe without the help of machines. Till now, he cant move or feed himself and he is helped to
45、dress, eat and wash by a nurse. However, he has a wheelchair with a special computer, with which he can communicate with others. In spite of all these difficulties, he refused to give up his hope of living and went on to study at Cambridge University after graduating from Oxford University. In 1965,
46、 he got a Doctors Degree of philosophy (哲学). Now he works as a professor at Cambridge University. Because of his serious illness, it was difficult for him to draw diagrams or to write. So he started to think in pictures. With this new way of thinking, he is respected by people in the world. Then in
47、1988, he wrote his first important book, A Brief History of Time. It has been sold more than 5.5 million copies in 33 different languages. He was once invited to China to give lectures. His self-confidence and humorous conversations impressed us deeply. From Hawkings unusual experience, we learn that nobody should lose hope, no matter how bad the situation is. As he once said, “Life is not fair, you just have to do the best you can in your own situation.”回答下面五个问题，每题答案不超过 5 个词。1. Whe
