2017-2018学年外研版八年级下册英语第一次月考测试题及答案

46. The writer went to piano lessons with Linda Evans _______. A. at the age of 13 B. before she got married

C. after they moved to new homes D. before the writer’s family moved away 47. They didn’t often write to each other because they _______. A. got married B. had little time to do so

C. didn’t like writing letters D. could see each other on special time 48. There was an empty place in the writer’s heart because she _______. A. was in trouble B. didn’t know Linda’s address

C. received the card that she sent

D. didn’t have a friend like Linda to share her happiness or sadness

49. The writer was happy when she _______.

A. read the newspaper B. heard Linda’s voice on the phone C. met a young woman who looked a lot like Linda D. wrote to the woman whose last name was Wagman 50. They haven’t kept in touch _______.

A. for about 40 years B. for about 27 years

C. since they got married D. since the writer’s family moved away D

Long, long ago people made fires from lightening(闪电). But they had to keep the fire burning, for they couldn’t start it again if there was no lightening. Later, they found out hitting two pieces of stone together could make a spark（火花）. The spark could fire dry leaves. In this way they could make the fire again if it went out. Then people also learned to make a fire by rubbing（摩擦）. They made a hole on a piece of wood and put a smaller stick into the hole. They turned the stick again and again. After a few minutes they got a fire.

Years went by, people learned other ways to make a fire. Sometimes they used the heat from the sun. They held a piece of glass in the right way and made a piece of paper on fire.

About two centuries ago, people began to make matches(火柴). Matches brought people a quick and easy way to make fires. Today matches are still being used, but people have more new ways to make fires. One of them is to use an electric fire starter. Of course all electric fire starter is much more expensive than a box of matches. But it is very useful.

51. What could the spark do according to the passage?

A. Fire any leaves. B. Burn anything. C. Burn dry leaves D. Keep fire burning.

52. The underlined word “it” (in paragraph 1) refers to “_________”.

A. the lightening B. a spark C. the fire D. the match

53. How long have matches been used?

A. For about two thousand years. B. For about two hundred years. C. Since people began to use fire for cooking D. Since people used the heat from the sun.

54. What can we know from the passage?

A. Electric fire starter is a very useful way to make fires.

B. People haven’t used matches since they had electric fire starters. C. Today there are only two ways to make fire. D. Some forest fires happen from lightening

55. Which of the following is the right order of the ways to make fires that people got to know?

a. with a match

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b. from the sun c. from lightening d. by rubbing

e. with an electric fire starter

A. c, d, a, b, e B. b, c, a, e, d C. c, d, b, a, e D. d, a, c, d, e

四、短文还原（共5空，计5分）

阅读短文，从方框中所给的六个句子中选择五个还原到短文中，使短文通顺完整、衔接自然。 We all sat around the camp fire. Grandma started to tell us a funny story. Once there was a boy named Jon Scott. His mother wanted to go to town. She asked Jon to guard the door while she was away. Jon’s mother left early in the morning. After a very long time, Jon got worried, and decided to look for his mother. (56) _____________ Jon thought hard and got a good idea. He took the door off and carried it on his back. Then he went to look for his mother. On the way, Jon saw some robbers(强盗) coming along the road. Jon was scared. (57) _____________ But the robbers stopped under the tree! The robbers sat down and opened their bag. It was all money! One robber began to count out the money for each man, saying,” This is for you, and this is for you, and this is for you.”“And that one’s for me!” Jon cried. The robbers were surprised. (58) _____________The robber began counting again. “This is for you, and this is for you, and this is for you.” Again, Jon cried,” And that one’s for me!” “Who is that?” called one of the robbers.” I’ll break his neck!” Jon was scared and he began to shake. (59) _____________ “Ghosts(鬼) are throwing doors at us !” shouted one of the robbers. Without their money. (60) ____________. A. But he remembered that his mother asked him to guard the door. B. The door fell off his back and down onto the robbers. C. Jon was very brave and he decided to fight them at once. D. He climbed up a tree with the door to wait for the robbers to go by. E. They looked around, but they couldn’t see anyone. F. They ran away as quickly as possible

五、综合填空（共10空，计10分）

阅读短文，根据短文内容及首字母提示，在空白处填入一个适当的单词, 必要时进行词形变化。

Have you ever picked up a pen to write some characters, but you can’t remember what they look like? You’re not alone. CCTV-10 started a show (61)c________ Chinese Character Dictation Competition (《中国汉字听写大会》) last year. On the show, only three out of 10 adults correctly wrote bingjiling (ice cream 冰激凌), and no one could (62)w________ out penti (sneeze喷嚏). According to a survey, 94.1% of people said they had memory lapses (差错) (63)w________ they write some characters.

It (64)s________ that Chinese characters are in danger. Since the digital age began, fewer and fewer people (65)u________ pens and paper. Most people now write Chinese on keyboards using pinyin. As a (66)r________, many people would forget the features of a Chinese character, such as its structure and (67)m________ easily.

Chinese characters are one of the world’s (68)o________ written languages, dating back (追溯到) to 1100 BC. It’s not only a way for us to record things, (69)b________ it’s important to pass on Chinese culture. For example, the character nan (male男) is made up of two (70)p________, tian (farmland田) and li (strength力). We can tell from it that in the old times Chinese men were in charge of (负责) working on the farmland.

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六、阅读表达 (共5小题，计10分)

阅读短文，根据要求完成下面各小题。

Sydney is a young city. Its history goes back just over 200 years. But in Australia, it is the oldest city. It is also the country’s largest city. Sydney is the capital of New South Wales and the most populous city of Australia.

75 The climate of Sydney is very good. It’s not too cold during winter and not too hot during summer. The sky is blue, the air is fresh, birds sing in the garden. People who live in Sydney seem to have an easy life style. They will tell you, “Don’t worry .”

72 Many people think that Sydney is one of the most attractive cities in the world. It has many tall and modern buildings. Among them, Centre point Tower is the tallest. Standing on the 305- meter tower, you will have a great view of the city.

Sydney is famous for its deep harbor. The harbor has many bays(湾) and beautiful surf beaches. Among them, Bondi beach is the most popular. Sydney Harbor is not only beautiful, it also serves as a large port. Ships carry wool, wheat and meat from Sydney to other countries.

People living in Sydney like to call themselves Sydneysiders. They are mostly friendly and easygoing. When they are not working, they love to have a good time on the beach. 71.用正确T或错误F判断句子。

Sydney is the youngest and largest city in Australia. [ ] 72. 改写句子只填一词：Many people think that Sydney is one of the most attractive cities in the world. It has many tall and modern buildings.

Many people think that Sydney is one of the most attractive cities in the world__________ many tall and modern buildings.

73. How old is Sydney ?

_______________________________________________________________ 74. What is Sydney famous for ?

_______________________________________________________________ 75翻译句子：_______________________________________________ 七、书面表达（共１题，计20分）

假如你是韩梅，你的美国笔友Jane在写给你的信中，介绍了美国卡通人物的情况，请你根据以下提示给她回一封信。

提示：1.美国的一些卡通人物也为许多中国孩子所熟知，如唐老鸭、米老鼠、汤姆和杰瑞。

2.中国也制作了许多动画片。在所有中国的动画人物中，我最喜欢机智勇敢的美猴王与哪吒，

因为不管多么坏的敌人总能被他们战胜。

提示词：Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse, Tom and Jerry

要求：词数80左右。开头与结尾已给出，不计入总词数。 Dear Jane,

Thank you for telling me so much about_________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Han Mei

八年级英语试题答案及评分说明

一 ～ 三题 （一）答案：

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1-5 CACBC 6-10 BBCAC 11-15 CABAC 16-20 ACBCB

二、单项选择（共10小题，计10分）

26-30 ABDCC 31---35BCCDC 三、阅读理解 (共20小题，计40分)

36----40 ADBDC 41----45 ABDCC 46-----50DBDBA 51----55ACBAC 四、短文还原（共5空，计5分） 56---60 ADEBF

五、综合填空（共10空，计10分）

61. called 62. write 63. when 64. seems 65. use 66. result 67. meaning 68. oldest 69. but 70. parts 六、阅读表达 (共5小题，计10分)

71..F 72. with 73. It’s over 200 years old. 74. It’s famous for its deep harbor.

75.悉尼的气候很好，冬天不冷，夏天不热。

七、书面表达（共１题，计20分） Dear Jane,

Thank you for telling me so much about cartoon characters from America. Some of the characters you told me are also familiar to Chinese kids. For example, Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse, Tom and Jerry are well-known to almost every child in China.

China has also produced many cartoon TV plays and movies. Among King and Ne Zha beat because they are brave and clever. They can beat all their enemies, no matter how bad they are. I believe you will fall in love with them if you see them one day.

Yours, Han Mei

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