新目标八年级英语下学期第一次月考试题

八年级英语下学期第一次月考试题

（考试时间: 90分钟 总分：100分）

一、单项选择（每小题1 分 ，共 15分）

( )l. Could I borrow your dictionary? Of course, you . A. can B. must C.should ( )2. Do you agree me, Nick? A. at B. about C. with

( )3. Her father likes dinner, but hates the dishes. A. making; making B. doing; doing C. making; doing ( )4.—Could I a dictionary from you,David? —Sorry , I it to my cousin yesterday.

A. lend; borrowed B. borrow; lend C. borrow; lent ( )5.—Would you like to go fishing with me?

—Sorry. I have lots of homework ___ _.

A. to do B. do C. doing

( )6. I'm not going swimming tomorrow afternoon. ______________. I have to clean up my bedroom. A. So am I B. Neither am I C. Neither I am ( )7. Could you please ___ _ on the road? A. not to play B. not play C. play not

( )8. We had to put off the sports meeting because of the heavy rain. A. have B. to have C. having

( )9. Andrew is his father in many ways, especially in height. A. similar to B. the same like C. similar with

( )10. I enjoy playing computer games, but I can't too much time that. A. take; doing B. spend; doing C. spend; on doing ( )11. Linda used long hair. Now she has short hair. A. having B. to have C.. has ( )12. You can find ___ difficult to learn English.

A. that B. this C. it D. how

( )13.-What's the matter ________you?

-We have___________.

A.with; a sore throat B.without; sore throats C.on;a sore throat D.with; sore throats ( )14．The old man lives _______,but he does not feel _______

A.alone,alone B.lonely,lonely C. lonely, alone D. alone,lonely ( )15. How long can I _______the book ? For two weeks . A. keep B. borrow C. lend D. buy 二、完形填空 (共 10分)

Sam is a middle school student. He 1 doing chores. But he had to do2 chores. For example, on Mondays , Wednesdays 3 Fridays he took out the rubbish. And on weekends he always washed his father's car. He also cleaned his own room 4 a week. What a chore that was! 5 he even had to 6 after his little sister and brother.

Sam had a foreign 7 at school. His name was Kumar. 8 chores in Kumar's family was very different. In the house only the girls did chores. His sisters made all the beds and cleaned all the rooms too, even his bedroom. His mother always cooked the meals, went shopping. and9 the food. So when Kumar talked to his friend Sam about chores, he felt very lucky.

One day,Sam had an 10 . He wanted to make a robot to do the chores in the future. ( )l. A. liked B. unlike C. hated ( )2. A. any B. much C. many ( )3. A. to B. yet C. and ( )4. A. once B. one C. every

( )5. A. Sometime B. Sometimes C. Some times ( )6. A. take B. make C. look

( )7. A. friend B. sister C. aunt ( )8. A. Doing B. Do C. Making ( )9. A. prepare B. preparing C. prepared ( )10. A. resolution B. information C. idea 三、阅读理解 （每题2分，共40分）

A

John lived with her mother when he was young. He didn’t know who his father was. The woman did some washing for the rich and could buy only some bread for her son. So the boy was short and thin.

One cold morning there was much snow in the streets. A car knocked the woman down and the policemen took her to the hospital. She didn’t tell John that his father deserted(遗弃) her before he was born until she died. She left her son the name and address of his father.

John found his father, Mr. Brown, in another city. He was one of the richest shopkeepers and he had to receive his son. From then on the boy lived a rich life. He ate all kinds of delicious food and wore beautiful clothes. But he didn’t go to school and could not read or write. Once his father took him to a party. He saw a newspaper lying on the floor and picked it up while others were talking about a film. He had a look at it and found a car’s wheels(轮子) were upward(向上).He called out,“ Oh, dear! An accident happened!”

All the people were surprised and began to read the newspaper. But soon they all began to laugh. Do you know why?

( )1.John didn’t know his father because .

A. the man was rich B. the man deserted his mother C. his mother left the man D. the man didn’t like him ( )2.John was short and thin because .

A.he didn’t like sports B. his parents were short, too

C.he was often hungry when he was young D. his mother never gave him food ( )3.The woman told John who his father was .

A. after she was knocked down by a car B. before her son left C. before she was in hospital D. before she died ( )4.After John found his father, .

A.he was angry with the man B. he started a rich life C.he wouldn’t live with him D. the man was bad to him ( )5.The people at the party laughed at him because .

A. he held the newspaper upside down B. he wasn’t polite C. the newspaper was yesterday’s D. he wasn’t clever

B

You're listening to Radio Five. Regular(定期的）listeners know that every Tuesday I give a list(目录）of places in the city that are looking for volunteers.

Tiny Tot Preschool is looking for someone who will sing songs to the children on Thursday mornings. The best person for this job would be someone who can play the piano or the guitar.

Primary School 39 needs volunteers to teach students English after school on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.If you are good at English,this is a great chace.

The Parks Department needs volunteers to help plant many trees before May Day. If you like to work outside and protect the environment, this job is just for you.

Lastly, the Community Center is looking for volunteers to work with old people on weekends. You can help read newspapers to the old people with bad eyesight. The Center also needs a few students to do fix-up work on houses. If you often help your grandfather repair his house, maybe this is the best job for you.

If you are interested in any of the jobs, you can call us at 5478-6638. That's all for now. People need your help. Volunteer Today.

( )6.We can get some information about volunteers on Radio Five__. A.on Sunday B.on Tuesday C.on Wednesday D.on Thursday

( )7.Jane wants to volunteer in Tiny Tot Preschool. She should______. A.have work experience as a teacher B.like to work outside C.be good at English D.like singing songs to kids

( )8.If you are able to repair the old house, you can volunteer to work in____. A.Tiny Tot Preschool B.your grandfather's house C.the Community center D.the Parks Department

( )9.If you want to work outside, you can help the Park Department to__. A. plant many trees B.teach students English after school C. clean up the city parks D.repair houses

( )10.Which of the following if TRUE according to the passage? A.Tiny Tot Preschool's telephone number is 5478-6638

B. Volunteers can help the students with English in Primary School. C. The Parks Department needs volunteers to help give out notices.

D.The Community Center is looking for volunteers that can work on Mondays and Wedensdays.

C

Do you need friends? I'm sure your answer is \friends when you play and when you work. If you have friends, you will feel happy. If you have no friends. you will feel lonely.

Do you know how to make friends? There is only one good way—You make friends by being friendly.

A friendly person is interested in other people. He is always helpful If you want to make friends with a new classmate, you can talk with him, tell him about the other classmates in your class and try your best to be helpful to him. ( )11. We need friends __________.

A. because we must play with them B. Because we must work with them C. when we play and when we work

( )12. If we want to make friends, we should __________.

A. be politely to them B. be friendly to them C. be afraid of them ( )13. A friendly person is _________ other people.

A. interested in B. worried about C. surprised at

( )14. If we want to make friends with a new classmate, ___________.

A. we can talk with them B. we must try to help him C. A and B

( )15. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. No one needs friends. B. Everyone needs friends.

C. Only classmates need friends.

D

Every year thousands of young people in England finish school and then take a year off before they start work or go to university. Some young people go to other countries and work as volunteers (志愿者). Volunteers give their time to help people. For example, they work in schools or hospitals, or they do something helpful for the environment.

Pauline Jones, 18, lives in Cardiff, Wales. Next year she wants to go to university to study Chinese, but now she’s living in Belize. Pauline says, “I’m working with other people here to save the coral reefs (珊瑚礁) in the sea near Belize. The reefs here are beautiful, but if the sea water is very polluted (污染), the coral dies. I’m helping to do research on the coral

and the fish that live around the reefs. All over the world, coral reefs are dying. We need to do something about the problem before it’s too late.”

“I’m staying with a family here and I help do some housework. I don’t get any money, but that’s OK. I love my work here, and I’m learning a lot about the people of Belize—and myself!

When I finish my work, I want to stay here for another three months. I want to travel around Belize and Central America.”

（ ）16. Some young people from England _______ after they finish school.

A. go to university abroad B. spend one year abroad as volunteers

C. go to work for money D. start work in schools or hospitals （ ）17. Paulin Jones, an eighteen-year-old girl, is living in _______ now.

A. England B. China C. Belize D. Cardiff

（ ）18. Paulin Jones is _______ with other people.

A. studying Chinese in a university B. working to save the coral reefs

C. helping do some housework D. doing some research in Wales

（ ）19. From the passage, we know that the coral reefs ______.

A. will die because of the pollution B. are not as beautiful as before C. cannot live without fish in the sea D. will probably be sold for money

（ ）20. Paul in Jones wants to after she finishes her work as a volunteer.

A. stay there for another year B. go back home to start work C. learn about the people home D. travel around Central America

四、词语运用（每小题1分，共10分) A)根据句意及汉语提示填写单词。

1．The ________(乘客) on the bus are all very friendly and helpful. 2．Little kids can't be in ________(限制) of their life. 3．Jim's mother had a ________(牙痛)．

4．The old man is afraid of ________(死亡)．

5．Can you tell me the ________(重要性) of eating healthy food? B)用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。

6．She ________(lie) down in bed for a while，then she felt better. 7．We are old enough to look after ________(our)．

8．Betty is used to ________(talk) with us in Chinese in Beijing. 9．Sandy wants to make ________(decide)for herself. 10．We use ________(knife) to cut fruit. 五、补全对话（每小题2分，共10分）

根据对话内容，从方框中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，其中有两项多余。 Mother：Why don't you get up，Kate? It's time for school. Kate：Sorry，Mum! _1__ Mother：Oh dear! __2__ A．What's your trouble? Kate：I've got a headache and a cough. B．I don't feel very well. Mother：__3__ C．She's not feeling well. Father：What's wrong with Kate? D．Perhaps she's caught a cold. Mother：__4__ I told her to stay in bed till tomorrow. E．You'd better stay in bed till tomorrow. Father：Nothing serious I hope! F．I want to drink some water. Mother：__5__ G．You should drink more water.

1．________ 2.________ 3.________ 4.________ 5.________