江苏省姜堰市第四中学2015-2016学年八年级英语下学期第一次月考试题 牛津版

姜堰四中八年级英语阶段测试一

第Ⅰ卷 选择题（共85分）

一、听力 （共20小题，每小题1分，计20分）

本部分你将听到十段对话，回答第1-10小题，每段对话听两遍。 ( )1. What is the boy going to buy? A B C

( )2. What does David want to be when he grows up?

A B C

( )3. What festival is it today?

B C

( )4. What is the sign about?

A B C

( )5. How many countries do the doctors come from? A. Two B. Three C. Four A. Never B. Once a week C. Twice a week A. About the football match. B. About the computer game. C. About traveling.

级别)of the game have Paul gotten to?

A. Level 8 B. Level 18 C. Level 80 A. She had a meeting in the office. B. She cleaned the woman’s office. C. She looked for her key to her office. B. He is at school C. He is in the shop.

第二部分 听对话和短文，回答问题

本部分你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，各听两遍。 请听一段对话，回答第11-12小题。

A. 50 yuan B. 30 yuan C. 20 yuan

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A. Herself B. A boy C. Tom 请听第一片短文，回答第13-15小题。 Jack’s plans In the morning Run in the park for __13__ minutes. Do his homework after breakfast.

A ( )6. How often does the woman go to the movies?

( )7. What information is the man searching for?

( )8. Which level(( )9. What did Ann do this morning?

( )10. Where is Eric now?

A. He is at home ( )11. How much are the schoolbag and the dictionary?

( )12. Who does Lily want to buy a schoolbag and a dictionary for 1

Visit his good friends. In the afternoon Watch a___14____. game on TV and then go shopping. In the evening Practise the___15____. ( )13. A. thirty B. fifteen C. ten ( )14. A. tennis B. basketball C. football ( )15. A. guitar B. reading C. singing

请听第二篇短文，回答第16-20小题。

( )16. How old is Zhu Hui’s grandmother?

A. 65 B. 70 C. 72 ( )17. What was Zhu Hui doing when the telephone rang?

A. Doing homework B. Watching TV C. Having dinner ( )18. What was the matter with the seven-year-old boy?

A. He had a fever B. He had a stomachache C. He had a cough ( )19. How did Zhu Hui’s grandmother go to the woman’s house?

A. On foot B. By bike C. By car ( )20. When did Zhu Hui’s grandmother go back home?

A. At 7:30 p.m. B. At 10:30 p.m. C. At 11:30 p.m. 二、单项选择 从下列每题所给的选项中，选择一个最佳答案。（ 共20小题，每小题1分，计20分） 21. _______ indoor roller coaster is too old. Don’t you think it is ________ useless one? A. A;the B. An; the C. The ;a D. The; an

22. All the people went home __________ Mr Wang, for he had to finish his work. A. with B. besides C. except D. within 23. --- Thank you for helping me, Lily. --- _________.

A. With pleasure B.That’s right C. My pleasure D. Have a good time 24. --- Is your father in his study? --- No. He __________for three hours.

A. was out B.has been out C. went out D. has gone out 25. Sandy is going to see __________ in New York. A. the Satue of Liberty B. Big Ben

C. the Opera House D. the Great Wall

26. A long time ___ passed since my grandparents ____ us. I often think of them from time to

time.

A. has, left B. has, has left C. have, was leaving D.have, has been away from 27. — Tom, why not stop _______ a rest?

— Oh, no, Mum. It’s so exciting that I can’t stop ________ the kite. A. having; flying B. to have; to fly C. having; to fly D. to have; flying

28. This old car belongs to Mrs Lee. She __________ it for over 10 years. A. has had B. has borrowed C. bought D. sold

29. A lot of fish in the river ___________because there ___________ lots of pollution. A. has died ; is B. have died ; is C. has died ; are D. have died ; are

30. I remember she went to Hainan _________ last month.

A. at the end B. at the end of C. in the end D. in the end of 31. John used to ______ in the sun, but now he is used to ______ at night. A. read; read B. reading; read C. read; reading D. reading; reading

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32. --- My uncle drives a school bus. He _____for the children for 5 years. ---- I remember he ______a taxi for years in the 1990s, right?

A.has worked, drove B. has worked, has driven

C. worked, drove D. worked, has driven 33. He’s a little weak in English , _______ he?

A. has B. hasn’t C.is D. isn’t 34. Which of the following is not a fact but an opinion?

A. Our town is 20 kilometres south of the city of Nanjing. B. Our town had few high buildings in the past.

C. Our town is one of the most beautiful places in China. D. There is a highway running past the town.

35. ________ great fun it is ______ hiking with my friends!

A. What ; to go B. What ; going C. What a ; going D. How ; going 36. China is larger than ______ in Africa.

A. any country B. any other country C. the other countries D. another country

37. ---_______ your geography book here tomorrow. Don’t leave it at home again. ---________ .

A. Take; Yes, I don’t B. Take; No, I won’t C. Bring; Yes, I don’t D. Bring; No, I won’t 38. You know them ________. Who is smarter?

A. all B. both C. none D. one 39. ---How does he usually spend his weekends?

---He spends as much time as he can _______ computer games .

A. practising playing B. practise to play C. practise playing D. to practise to play

40. Eating in a Chinese restaurant _______ more time than in a fast food restaurant. A. takes B. costs C.pays D.spends 三、完形填空 阅读短文，从每题所给的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。（共15小题，每小题1分，计15分）

\the matter, mum?\As soon as I enter(进入) the door, I find that my mother is __41___. It’s unusual---she usually opens the door and welcomes me with___42___. \dying,\mum says sadly. I ___43___what she says. The tulip(郁金香), mother's favorite, is dying.

A month ago, we ___44___into our new house and mum bought a very beautiful tulip. Mum liked it very much. ___45___ she was free, she would sit in her armchair beside the tulip and ___46___its beautiful color and inviting (诱人的) smell.

She ___47___ it like a baby and looked after it ___48___. She put the tulip by window and moved it from one place to another to give the tulip enough ___49___. The first thing she did when she___50___every morning was to water the tulip. Mum also fertilized(施肥) it many times.

She hoped that ___51__ great care, the tulip would become more and more beautiful and __52___. But the tulip was dying because of __53___ sunshine, water and fertilizer.

It's __54__ that mother loved the tulip. But this kind of love can be __55___. Love can sometimes kill what you love.

41.A. happy B. excited C. unhappy D. calm

42.A. a flower B. a smile C. a long face D. a book 43.A. know B. love C. think D. find 44.A. moved B. rushed C. went D. hurried

45.A.Though B. Because C. After D. Every time 46.A. saw B. enjoyed C. tasted D. watched

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47.A. liked B. thought C. treated D. remembered 48.A. happily B. brightly C. carefully D. carelessly 49.A. care B. time C. water D. sunshine

50.A. got up B. made the bed C. played the piano D. washed her face 51.A. in B. for C. through D. with

52.A. fatter B. stronger C. taller D. thinner 53.A. enough B. too much C. so many D. less

54.A.true B. interesting C. possible D.important 55.A. helpful B. grateful C. harmful D.wonderful 四、阅读理解 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容选择最佳答案。（共15小题，每小题2分，计30分）

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How to have fun in Chicago without spending a lot of money? Sightseeing

The Art Institute of Chicago has a fine collection of photos and paintings．The ticket is$10．00，but go on Tuesdays and you’ll get in free．

The Sears Tower is the world’s third tallest building．By going to the 103rd floor，you can get a view of the whole city．All for only$8．50． Free show

There are free concerts in Grant Park in summer．They are held Wednesday through Saturday nights at 7：30 P．m．．

Attend the taping of a TV show for free．The Oprah Winfrey Show and the Jenny Jones Show both offer tourists free tickets．For the Oprah Winfrey Show，you’ll have to book tickets at least a month before． Places to stay

You can get a hotel for$100 to$300 a day．However，you can get a room in the dormitory at Roosevelt University for $215 for a whole week !But you have to stay for 28 days to get this great rate(优惠)．

( )56．This passage is written for telling us _______． A．Chicago is a big and beautiful city B．where we can see fine photos and paintings C．how to make a cheap trip in Chicago D．there are many free concerts in Chicago ( )57．It will cost you ______ if you visit the Art Institute instead of the Sears Tower on Sundays．

A．more B．less C．the same D．none

( )58．You may go to ______if you like to get a great view of the whole city． A．the Art Institute B．the Sears Tower C．Roosevelt University D．Grant Park

( )59．You have to spend at least ______ in all to stay in a dormitory room at Roosevelt University at a good rate．

A．$100 B．$300 C．$215 D．$860

( )60．According to this passage，which of the following statements is NOT TRUE? A．You are free to go to the Art Institute on Tuesday．

B．Free Grant Park concerts are held four nights a week in summer． C．The Sears Tower is the world’s third tallest building．

D．You can get tickets to the Oprah Winfrey Show as soon as you arrive．

B

Tom arrived at the bus station quite early for Paris bus. The bus for Paris would not leave until five to twelve. He saw a lot of people waiting in the station. Some were standing in line, others were walking around. There was a group of schoolgirls. Their teacher was trying to keep them in line. Tom looked around but there was no place for him to sit.

He walked into the station cafe. He looked up at the clock there. It was only twenty to

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