江苏省无锡市新安中学学年八年级月考英语试题.docx

1、江苏省无锡市新安中学学年八年级月考英语试题初二英语下学期第一次月考试题2017.3一.单项选择 在A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并将该选项填入答题卷上相应的空格内。 （共20分）( )1. All the students agreed to go to Qingdao by _ sea and camp by _ sea. A. the; a B. / the C. /; / D. a; the( )2. She s never been to Japan, _?_. She went there last month. A. has she; Yes, she ha

2、s B. is she; No, she isnt. C. has she; No, she hasnt D. is she; Yes, she is.( )3. Now mobile phones are not so expensive as they _ to be. A. use B. used C. are used D. were used( )4. I wont go to the concert because I _ my ticket. A. lost B. have lost C. will lost D. lose( )5. Italy is famous for _.

3、 A.the Eiffel Tower B.the Pyramids C. the Leaning Tower of Pisa D. the Times River( )6. - Do you know Tom very well? - Yes, he and I _ friends since we met in Jiangyin the year before. A. made B. became C. have made D. have been( )7.- Where _ you _? - I went to see the football match. A. have; been

4、B. have; gone C. are; going D. will; go( ) 8. How long _ you _ the bad cold? Since last week. A. do; catch B. have; had C. have; caught D. did; catch( )9. Could you tell us how long he has _? For about two hours. A. gone to sleep B. fell asleep C. fallen asleep D. been asleep ( )10. He has _ to Tibe

5、t many times. This time he _ Tibet for two weeks. A. been; has been in B. been; has gone to C. gone; has gone to D. gone; has been in( )11. Why not stop _ a rest? Oh, its so exciting that I cant stop _ the kite. A. having; flying B. to have; to fly C. having; to fly D. to have; flying( )12. Yesterda

6、y Andy _ his dictionary to me, and said I could _ it for a week. A. lent; borrow B. borrowed; have C. lent; keep D. gave; keep( )13. Cutting down too many trees _it _for people to protect wildlife in the world. A. make, impossible B. makes; possible C. make; possible D. makes; impossible( )14. Lucy

7、_ a good teacher and the cinema near her school _ a big garden now. A. has become; has turned into B. becomes; becomes C. has become; has become D. has turned into; has become ( )15. Miss Lin has moved out of Sunshine Town since she _ a rich man. A. married with B. was married C. got married to D. g

8、ot married with( )16. The old lady lives _ in a _ house, but she doesnt feel _. A. alone; alone; lonely B. lonely; lonely; alone C. alone; lonely; lonely D. alone; lonely; alone（ ）17There a lot of farmland here. But now you can only see tall buildings.A. used to have B. is used to being C. used to h

9、aving D. used to be（ ）18Learning English will us a lot of time.A. take B. spend C. cost D. pay( ) 19. Have you _ watched the dolphin show in the Ocean Park in Hong Kong?Not _. A. ever; never B. already; never C. yet; ever D. ever; yet( ) 20. Do you mind my smoking here? _. Look at the sign. It says,

10、 “No Smoking.” A. It doesnt matter. B. No, I dont. C. Youd better not. D. Never mind.二、完形填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并将该选项填入答卷上相应的空格内。（本大题共10分，每小题1分）On the evening of last Sunday while I was reviewing my lessons in my room, it suddenly began to rain. 1 as usual, I stopped to list

11、en to the rhythm (韵律) of the rain. For many years, whenever it rains, I couldnt 2 listening to it and thinking of the garden where I spent my childhood in my hometown. When I was a little girl, my family lived in a big house with a big garden in the countryside. The garden was full of flowers and 3

12、, with some bamboo in front of the wall. Whenever it rained, I 4 to sit in the front of the house, listening to the rhythm of the rain and watching the 5 raindrops. When small drops of rain fall from the heaven (天国) in a row, they became a curtain made up of pearls (珍珠); when the raindrops 6 the gro

13、und, a lot of small sprays (水花) will splash (溅出) and then 7 slowly. I have 8 been interested in watching such a scene. As the Indian poet wrote in his novel, “The raindrops kissed the earth and whispered. We are the homesick children, Mother; we come back to you from the heaven.” Listening to the rh

14、ythm of the rain, I feel peaceful in my heart. This feeling makes me think a lot about life. We are the 9 of the earth, and one day we will embrace (拥抱) our earth and stay with her forever (永远). Life is short and we should treasure it. Listening to the rhythm of the rain, I learn to understand the 1

15、0 of life.( ) 1. A. Surprised B. Sad C. Excited D. Angry( ) 2. A. stand B. stop C. like D. think( ) 3. A. leaves B. animals C. children D. trees( ) 4. A. happened B. wanted C. wished D. used( ) 5. A. falling B. singing C. dancing D. breaking( ) 6. A. see B. get C. reach D. cover( ) 7. A. come B. dis

16、appear (消失) C. cause D. rise( ) 8. A. always B. never C. sometimes D. seldom( ) 9. A. children B. owner C. friends D. master ( )10. A. length B. meaning C. number D. quality三、阅读理解 阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容选出最佳选项。（本大题共20分，每小题2分）AMany Chinese people who have been to the United States think that Americans pay a

17、 little part of their money for food each day. Yet, in the latest 13 years, food prices have gone up 30% for most American families. Everyone agrees that the cost of feeding a family has risen sharply. But who is really responsible（有责任的）? Many people say the farmers who produce the vegetables, fruit

18、, meat, and eggs are responsible. But farmers say that the rise in food prices is very small compared to (和相比) the rise in their cost of living. Farmers think middlemen（中间人）have got much more money than they do. Middlemen are those people who stand between the farmers and the people who buy and eat

19、the food. For example, truck drivers, owners of food stores and so on. Are middlemen really responsible for higher food prices? Economists（经济学家）dont think so. They have found that the money that meat packers（包装商）and food stores get is less than 1% in all. They say that food costs more now because mo

20、dern housewives have jobs outside the home. They have less time for cooking after a days work. They like to buy food which has already been prepared before it reaches the market. They want to buy many kinds of food that can be put on their dining tables easily and quickly. But of course they must be

21、 prepared to pay for the services of those who make their work easier. It seems that the answer to the question of rising prices is not an easy one. Quite a number of people share the responsibility for the sharp rise in food costs.( ) 1. Farmers speak for themselves because _. A. the middlemen have

22、 had the biggest share of profit（利润） B. the cost of their products have risen sharply too C. their cost of living has gone up a lot, too D. theyve got very little in the rise of food prices( ) 2. Economists blame (责怪) _. A. farmers B. middlemen C. housewives D. storeowners( ) 3. Whats the writers op

23、inion (观点)? A. He agrees with the economists. B. He doesnt think farmers are responsible. C. He thinks the middlemen might get a lot of profit.B AirlineFlightnumberDestination（目的地）DeparturetimeGateAirCanada 137Beijing10:12 a.m.24JapanAirlines320Tokyo10:30a.m.18BritishAirways405Paris11:00a.m.20Pan Am

24、226London11:20a.m.12Pan Am12Beijing11:43a.m.15Air Canada178Tokyo12:32p.m.21CAAC289Hong Kong12:32p.m.14( ) 4. If you want to fly to Paris, you should take _.A. Flight 137 B. Flight 320 C. Flight 226 D. Flight 405( ) 5. Flight 289 to Hong Kong leaves at _.A. 11:43 a.m. B. 10:12 a.m. C. 12:32 p.m. D. 1

25、0:30 a.m.( ) 6. A lady wants to take Flight 12 to Beijing, she should go to Gate _.A. 14 B. 15 C. 12 D. 18CToday I want to introduce a writer Greg Mortenson to you, especially one of his works called Three Cups of Tea. It has been one of the best sellers. Why can it be so popular?Greg Mortenson was

26、born in the state of Minnesota and grew up near Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. Mortenson later became a nurse. He loved to climb K2 in Pakistan, the second highest mountain in the world. One day, he failed to reach the top of K2, and he became separated from his climbing group on the way down. He wa

27、s very tired, sick and lost. He had no food, water or shelter(住所).Mortenson reached a poor village called Korphe in the Karakoram mountains of Pakistan. The villagers had never seen a foreigner before. They provided food and a place for him. Mortenson became friends with the villagers and he wanted

28、to see their school. But they had no school.He promised(承诺) to return and build a school for the children of the village. This was not easy. He had to return to the United States, ask people for money, buy materials in Pakistan, send them to the village and build the school. But he finally carried o

29、ut his promise after more than three years. That first school in Korphe was so successful that he decided to continue building schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan. It turned out to be a great act.Three cups of Tea is about many interesting people Mortenson met and the problems he faced.I think he is

30、 really wonderful. He should be the pride(骄傲) of his country.( ) 7. Three cups of tea is _. A. a book B. a kind of drink C. a kind of cup D. a programme( ) 8. Greg Mortenson grew up_ and his birth place was _. A. in Asia; Mount Kilimanjaro B. in Africa; England C. in Europe; Tanzania D. in Tanzania; the state of Minnesota( ) 9. The underlined words “turned out” mean _ in Chinese. A. 证明 B. 打开 C.出来 D.解雇( ) 10. Rearrange（重新排列） the things happened to Greg Mortenson. a. He built a school for a poor village called Korphe. b. He became a nurs