八年级下学期第二次月考英语试题.docx

1、八年级下学期第二次月考英语试题2019-2020年八年级下学期第二次月考英语试题一、听力部分.听对话，回答问题（10分）本部分共有10小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话听两遍。1. How did his father get to school when he was a student? A. B. C. 2. Where will the man go this summer holiday? A. B. C. 3. Which book does Henry like best? A. B. C. 4. What does Alices grandmother like to do

2、 at weekends?A. B. C. 5.What is the man going to do for vacation?A. To train local teachers. B. donate money to poor people.C. enjoy the beautiful sunshine.6. How much should the man pay for the ticket? A. ￥30. B. ￥15. C. ￥45.7. What can we know from the talk? A. Lucy lived here a year ago. B. Tom n

3、o longer lives here. C. Tom wanted to take a message for Lucy.8. How does Kitty protect the environment? A. By taking shorter showers. B. By turning off the lights. C. By riding bicycles to school.9. Why does the girl ask Tom to turn down the radio? A. Because it is too noisy. B. Because she is slee

4、ping. C. Because it was in the evening.10. What do they mean? A. Doctors must keep learning modern medicine. B. Taking good medicine is necessary. C. Sick people must be cured in hospital.II听对话和短文回答问题（10分）听第一段对话，回答11-12 小题（共2题）11. Whose books will the man read first? A. Ernest Hemingways. B. Jonatha

5、n Swifts. C. JK Rowlings.12. How long can he keep the books? A. For twelve weeks. B. For twelve days. C. For ten days.听第二段材料，回答第13至15题。Before dinnerArrive on 13 .Youd better bring a small gift.During dinnerJust 14 what you want.After dinnerDont leave at once or stay too long. Call the host or write

6、a thank-you 15 13. A. holiday B. weekends C. time 14. A. eat B. stay C. bring 15. A. card B. note C. book 听一篇短文，回答16-20 小题（共5题） 16. How many people are there in Mabels family? A. Seven. B. Eight. C. Nine.17. How does Mabel go to school? A. On foot. B. In a car. C. By bus.18. Why is Mabel popular wit

7、h her teachers and classmates? A. Because shes never late. B. Because she does well in her subjects. C. Because shes polite and friendly.19. How did Mabel get hurt when she made her way to school? A. She was busy thinking about a problem. B. She ran to save the boy C. She was crossing the street wit

8、hout looking around.20. What kind of girl do you think Mabel is? A. She is as good as clever. B. She is poor but helpful. C. She is hard-working.二、单项选择 （每小题1分，共15分）21. Dont try to do everything at once. Take it a bit _. A. at that time B. at a time C. at times D. all the time22. Hes never late for s

9、chool, _? A. has he B. hasnt he C. is he D. isnt he23. _ one of the people from Wuxi, Im proud _ the great changes here. A. For, to B. As, of C. With, for D. Of, at24. The houses prices in our city are _, but they still _well. A. lower; dont sell B. lower; sold C. cheaper; dont sell D. cheaper; aren

10、t sold 25. After working _ with each other for months, they felt so _ to each other that they began to share lunch together. A. closely; closely B. closely; close C. close; close D. close; closely26. The magazines must _ to the library in three weeks. A. be gave back B. return back C. be returned D.

11、 be returned back27. Kim Soo-hyun(金秀贤) as well as other actors in You Who Came From The Star_ popular these days. A. are B. is C. was D. were28. At last, the girl was made _ and began to do her homework.A. stop listening to music B. to stop to listen to music C. to stop listening to music D. stop to

12、 listen to music29. In the past, the water in this river _ terrible _ hot summer days. A. smells; on B. is smelt; in C. smelt; on D. was smelled; in30. Its confident _ him _ a speech in front of the whole school. A. of; making B. for; making C. of; to make D. for; to make31. When shall we go and pla

13、y basketball? Not until the work _ tomorrow.A. will finish B. have finished C. will be finished D. is finished 32. He needs _after he _to the hospital. A. operating on , is sent B. an operation, sent C. to operate on, sent D.to be operated, is sent33. Have you heard of Yuebao (余额宝)? Its a quick way

14、to make money! _. I dont think its always very safe.A. Every dog has its day B. Actions speak louder than words C. It never rains but it pours D. Dont put all your eggs in one basket34. At last, the poor woman _ that the company couldnt afford _ her work.A. told, paying for B. was told, paying C. to

15、ld, to pay D. was told, to pay for 35. Would you mind _ the umbrella with me? _. Lets go. A. share; Of course B. sharing; Of course not C. to share; Better not D. sharing; Never mind三、完形填空 （每小题1分，共10分）Tina was the best speed-walking partner I could ever meet. But I could never understand my friends

16、habit of 36 while we walked.Together we walked all over the town and even entered a marathon(马拉松）together, a full 26 miles, but she did give me a list to take with me. She told me that it 37 her a lot. I thought it would just slow us down. I 38 it along to the starting line. Twenty-six cheering idea

17、s, one for every mile. I wasnt really planning to slow myself down with all those ideas but I didnt want to hurt Tinas feelings, so I kept her 39 .I walked the first mile of the 40 in 12 minutesa new personal record. I looked at Tinas cheering list when I checked my watch. 41 was simply Yourself. It

18、 did give me a good start to the race, I thought. I thanked Tina for her cheering list. If I finished the race, I would thank her for the 42 she gave me. By the time I finished the second mile, my husband and kids were cheering me on. It just so happened that “ 43 ” was the next one on Tinas cheerin

19、g list. I had lots of things to be ready for them. The next mile flew by, then the next and the next, each with a cheering idea. But by the time I neared the final mile? I was nearly out of breath. “I dont know if I can 44 the last mile,” I thought. In despair(绝望）I looked at the final cheering idea

20、on Tinas list, now sweaty in my hand: You just can make it!I finished the marathon in less than six hours. I thought the cheering list would slow me down. 45 , it carried me past the finishing line.36. A. cheering B. smiling C. shouting D. chatting37. A. taught B. saved C. calmed D. helped38. A. hid

21、 B. gave C. moved D. carried39. A. promise B. list C. word D. idea40. A. round B. circle C. race D. road41. A. At the back B. At the top C. In the beginning D. In the past42. A. task B. power C. thought D. way43. A. Team B. House C. Family D. Home44. A. have B. gain C. finish D. put45. A. Besides B.

22、 Instead C. Later D. Again四、阅读理解（每小题2分，共20分）ADubai is a city of big business, expensive hotels, skyscrapers (摩天楼), and shopping malls. In the early 20 th century, Dubai was a successful trading port. People from the world stopped in Dubai to do business. But it was still a small city, and most peopl

23、e lived as fishermen and businessmen. Then in 1966, people discovered (发现) oil. This brought a lot of money into the area, and soon Dubai began to change.Today Dubai is one of the worlds most important business centers. In fact, each year the city gets its money mainly from business, not oil.Recentl

24、y, more and more people have visited Dubai from all over the world. They come to relax on its beaches, and every year, millions visit just to go shopping.Dubai is also one of the worlds fast growing cities. People build more and more modern tall buildings in months. The city also has many man-made i

25、slands. One of these, the Palm Jumeirah, is like a palm tree and is very beautiful.The city is still an amazing mix of people from different countries. People from 150 countries live and work in Dubai, and foreigner now outnumber Dubai locals by eight to one!Many people welcome the citys growth. But

26、 more and more Dubai locals worry about the speed of change. As a Dubai local says, “We must always remember where we came from. Our kids must know we worked very, very hard to get where we are now, and theres a lot more work to do.”46. Which of the following is NOT true? A. Dubai has many man-made

27、islands. B. There are many foreigners working in Dubai. C. Many international visitors come to Dubai every year. D. Dubai now gets money mainly from selling oil. 47. The underlined word “outnumber” means to be _ than another group. A. smaller in size B. more in number C. bigger in area D. smaller in

28、 area 48. In the last paragraph, what does the underlined part mean? A.We should always visit Dubai. B. We should learn from foreigners. C. We must always remember our past. D. We must only think about the future.B Many years ago, when I was working as a volunteer at a hospital, I got to know a litt

29、le girl named Lisa. The poor little girl had a very serious disease and was dying. The doctor had done his best but no medicine really worked. The only chance to save her seemed to be a blood transfusion(输血) from her five-year-old brother. The little boy had the same disease before and had developed

30、 the antibodies(抗体) to fight the illness. The doctor talked to the little boy about what they planned to do, and asked him if he would be willing to give his blood to his sister. I saw him hesitate(迟疑) for a moment. He took a deep breath and said, Yes, Ill do it if it can save Lisa. As the transfusi

31、on was going on, the little boy lay quietly in bed next to his sister. He 1ooked at her and smiled all the time. When everything was done and the colour returned to his sisters face, his smile disappeared and he looked a little afraid. He 1ooked up at the doctor and asked, “Will I start to die now?” He was too young to understand the doctor. He thought he woul