人教版学年八年级下学期第一次月考英语试题A卷.docx

1、人教版学年八年级下学期第一次月考英语试题A卷人教版2019-2020学年八年级下学期第一次月考英语试题A卷一、 单项选择 (共15题；共30分)1. （2分）This is _ elephant. _ elephant is from Africa.A . an; AnB . an; TheC . the; The2. （2分）Many students write to Language Doctor to _ advice about learning English. A . look throughB . ask forC . give upD . worry about3. （2分）

2、May I watch TV, Dad?When your homework is finished, you _.A . shouldB . canC . mustD . need4. （2分）Mr. Smith, together with his two sons,_Shanghai for about five months. A . has leftB . has been away fromC . have leftD . have been away from5. （2分）_ does it take to travel from Shanghai to Bangkok by p

3、lane? A . How farB . How oftenC . How muchD . How long6. （2分）Look at the smog (雾霾). bad weather it is!A . HowB . How aC . WhatD . What a7. （2分）Jason, I cant get Sue on the phone. Im seeing her this afternoon. Do you want me to _ any message?A . pass onB . find outC . look upD . work on8. （2分）The lit

4、tle girl often has nothing for breakfast, _she?_. Because she often gets up late and is afraid of being late for school.A . has; YesB . doesnt; NoC . does; NoD . hasnt; Yes9. （2分）It _ about eight minutes for sunlight (阳光)to travel from the sun to the earth.A . takesB . spendsC . costsD . pays10. （2分

5、）Dont music in the classroom in the hallways. A . listen; orB . listen to; orC . listen; andD . listen to; and11. （2分）Look at Jacks roomIts such a mess!Ask him now A . tidy it upB . pick it upC . to tidy it upD . to pick it up12. （2分）Great changes _ in our school in the past few years .A . have take

6、n placeB . took placeC . take placeD . will take place13. （2分）You can the information about the famous writer on the Internet. A . look forB . look afterC . find forD . find out14. （2分）A:Is that your manager, Lucy?B:That cant be Mr Wang. He _ to Sydney with his daughter.A . has beenB . had beenC . h

7、ad goneD . has gone15. （2分）Do you think Chinese people will say no to Letian Supermarket?_.A . Thatll be great.B . Thats very funny.C . Have a good timeD . See you tomorrow二、 完形填空 (共1题；共15分)16. （15分） In one way of thinking, failure is part of life. In 1way, failure may be a way towards success. The

8、“Spider-story” is often 2. Robert Bruce , leader of the Scots in the 13th century, was hiding in a cave from the English. He watched a spider3a web. The spider tried to reach across a rough 4in the rock. He tried six times. On the 5time he made it and went on to make his web. Bruce is said to have b

9、een encouraged by this and to have gone on to6the English. Edison, the inventor of the light bulb, made 7models that failed before he found the right way to make one. Once he was asked 8he kept on trying to make a new type of battery when he had failed so often, he replied, “Failure? I have9failure.

10、 Now I know 50,000 ways it wont 10“So what? First，always think about your failure. What caused 11？Were conditions right? Were you in top from yourself? What can you change? So things will go 12next time.Second, is the goal youre trying to reach the right one? Try to do some 13about what your real go

11、als may be. Think about this question. “If I do succeed in this, where will it get me? This may help you prevent failure in things you shouldnt be doing any way.The third thing to keep in 14about failure is that its a part of life. Learn to “live with yourself even though you may have 15 （1）A . othe

12、r B . another C . first D . second （2）A . told B . said C . talked D . spoken （3）A . doing B . taking C . making D . playing （4）A . room B . house C . place D . soil （5）A . tenth B . sixth C . eighth D . seventh （6）A . save B . help C . defeat D . kill （7）A . hundred B . hundreds C . hundred of D .

13、hundreds of （8）A . why B . when C . what D . who （9）A . not B . no C . never D . nothing （10）A . do B . make C . took D . work （11）A . one B . it C . that D . this （12）A . high B . large C . right D . bright （13）A . Thinking B . shopping C . reading D . cleaning （14）A . heart B . eyes C . ears D . m

14、ind （15）A . failed. B . succeeded C . finished D . passed 三、 阅读理解 (共4题；共36分)17. （10分）On the first day of class, Ronis foreign students fill out form and give information about themselves.Name: Claude Ansari Country: FranceNative Language: ArabicTime in U.S.: 10 monthsPlease tell me a little about yo

15、urself.Family: I live with my wife and 2-year-old daughter.Work: I was an art school student in France. But now, Im working as a cook.Interests: I love to cook (and eat). I also like to go mountain climbing.Name: Su Chen Wang Country: Taiwan, ChinaNative Language: Chinese Time in U.S.: 4 yearsPlease

16、 tell me a little about yourself.Family: I have 3 boys and 2 girls. Theyre all attending school here.My husband is a businessman and lives in Taiwan.Work: I was a maths teacher but now Im a housewife.Interests: I like indoor activities: reading, drawing, listening to music.Name: Rorma Ruiz Country:

17、GuatemalaNative Language: Spanish Time in U.S.: 2 yearsPlease tell me a little about yourself.Family: My familymy mother and 4 brotherslives in Guatemala. Im here by myself.Work: I worked as a nurse in my country. Here Im a tailor.Interests: I like to go to movies and buy videos. I love to study.（1）

18、Who has lived in America for the shortest time?A . Claude AnsariB . Normas mother.C . Su Chen Wang（2）_worked in a hospital a few years ago.A . Claude AnsariB . Su Chen WangC . Norma Ruiz（3）Su Chen Wangs children are attending school in _.A . FranceB . the U.S.C . Taiwan（4）These three people will _ t

19、ogether.A . go mountain climbingB . listen to musicC . study in the same class（5）Which of the following is Not True?A . They all had jobs before they came to AmericaB . They all have children.C . They are foreign students of a school in America now.18. （8分）阅读理解Success does not belong to a select gro

20、up of individuals（个人）. Success belongs to those who are willing to go after it and try their best to do what they have to do. Here are some useful practical ways for you if you want to be successful.Desire. Desire is the strong wish to achieve a goal. Without desire you have nothing. Before you can

21、run with desire, your goal must be clear, and it must also be exciting.Show up. 70% of success in life is showing up. You cant have a best seller, if you have never written a book. You cant get your dream job, if youre afraid to turn in an application. Showing up doesnt guarantee（保证）success, but if

22、you dont show up, you wont succeed.Fail. Unless youre willing to have a try, fail unhappily, and have another try, success wont happen. To have success you have to do things in the right way, but often the only way to do something right is to first fail at it. As Thomas J. Watson said, a simple form

23、ula（公式）for success is to double your failure（失败）. So welcome failure, become a student of failure, learn from failure, and soon you will succeed.Work Harder. Everyone runs, but everyone is not willing to run for an hour every day. Success is not about doing what the common person cant do. Its about

24、doing what the common person is unwilling to do. And on a deeper level, its about creating habits that the common person is unwilling to create. Its the habit of doing things with excellence that causes success.Enjoy the Journey. Success is a journey, not a destination（终点）. Success is not a certain

25、car or a certain house or a certain happy marriage. Success is the enjoyment of the journey. You have to enjoy the journey.Someone once said, Unless you change how you are, you will always have what youve got.You have to change and you will succeed.（1）Which is NOT mentioned in achieving success? A .

26、 Working hard.B . Good education.C . Strong desire.D . Enjoying failure.（2）What does the writer suggest by saying Everyone runs, but everyone is not willing to run for an hour every day.? A . Its not easy for people to care for their health.B . You are sure to meet with some difficulty in your life.

27、C . Keeping working harder is necessary for success.D . Most people dont want to spend too much time running.（3）What can we know from the paragraph 4? A . Failure is the mother of success.B . Many hands make light work.C . Every dog has its day.D . Actions speak louder than words.（4）Which of the fol

28、lowing can be the best title for the passage? A . The Importance of Success.B . The Meaning of Success.C . The Secret of Success.D . The Steps to Success.19. （10分）阅读A篇短文，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AEnglish CornerWhenMonday 12:001:00 Tuesday 12:301:30Wednesday 1:002:00 Thursday 5:306:30Meetings begin from February 10th to May 13th. No meetings during Spring Break: March 1519.WhoStudents who want to prac