江苏省启东市南苑中学学年八年级下学期第二次月考英语试题及答案.docx

1、江苏省启东市南苑中学学年八年级下学期第二次月考英语试题及答案南苑中学2014-2015学年度第二学期第二次独立作业测试八 年 级 英 语满分：100分 时间：100分钟 张晓野一、听力（本大题共20分，每小题1分）第一部分 听对话回答问题 1. Where are probably the speakers?2. What is Mary doing?3. When did the plane take off?4. Whats the weather like now?5. Whats wrong with the man?A. He had a car accident.B. He was

2、 badly hurt.C. He was not careful with his wife and children.6. What does Mr. Wang think of Miss Li?A. She walks too fast.B. She walks very slowly.C. She cant walk any further.7. Where does the conversation most probably take place?A. At home. B. In a car. C. At the doctors.8. How long will the woma

3、n stay in the hotel?A. For two days. B. For three days. C. For four days.9. Where is the woman probably from?A. Germany B. China. C. Australia.10. Which floor is the woman on now?A. The second floor. B. The third floor. C. The fifth floor.第二部分 听对话和短文回答问题 听一段对话，完成第11-12小题。 11. Whats wrong with the wo

4、man?A. She has a fever. B. She has a headache. C. She has a cold.12. Why cant the woman go to sleep these days?A. She does a lot of sports.B. She watches too much TV.C. She studies for the Maths exam.听第一篇短文，回答第13-15小题。 13. A. spring B. summer C. autumn14. A. on foot B. by bus C. by coach15. A. delic

5、ious B. expensive C. bad听第二篇短文，回答第16-20小题。16. What is this message mainly about?A. Some team players.B. A basketball club.C. A sports TV programme.17. How often do the members meet?A. Twice a week. B. Three times a week. C. Once a week.18. When are the matches for the team players?A. On Sunday morni

6、ng.B. On Wednesday afternoon.C. On Friday evening.19. What should the player take to the hall?A. A map. B. A sweater. C. A watch.20. How much rent(租金) do the players pay each week?A. 12. B.15. C. 9.二、单项选择（本大题共15分，每小题1分）21. They are able to talk openly to one another whenever of them feels hurt . A.

7、some B. all C. either D. both22. Has she had for the job? Yes, she has taught English for more than 10 years. A. enough experience B. enough experiences C. many experiences D. much experiences23. In our country the old taken good care of. A. be B. is C. are D. being24. Do you have _ to say about you

8、r work and study? A. else anything B. else everything C. anything else D. everything else 25. is necessary that you start training a few months before the walk. A. This B. That C. What D. It26. Mary lost her bag school. A. on her way to B. on her way C. in her way to D. in her way 27. This road is a

9、bout . A. twenty metres tall B. twenty metres thick C. twenty metres long D. twenty metres wide28. For the present, I cant afford _ a car. A. to buy B. buy C. buying D. for buying29. The boy is often made pictures for hours by his mother. A. to draw B. to drawing C. draw D. drew30. Barack Hussein Ob

10、ama, the present president of the USA, _ a naughty (调皮的) boy at school.A. was used to be B. was used to being C. used to be D. used to being31. Forty-five per cent _ the teachers _ women in our school.A. of; is B. of; are C. 不填; are D. 不填; is32. It seems hopeless to get there on time because there i

11、s little time _.A. leaving B. left C. to leave D. leaves 33. Did Jack come to your birthday party yesterday?No, he _.A. hasnt invited B. didnt invite C. isnt invited D. wasnt invited34. You shouldnt _ your daughter at home. She can receive better _ at school.A. educate; educate B. education; educati

12、on C. educate; education D. education; educate35. You look pale! _?Nothing serious. Im just feeling a bit uncomfortable.A. Whats the matter B. How are youC. Why not D. What about you三、完形填空（本大题共10分，每小题1分） Hello, everyone! I m Caitlin. Id like to tell 36 something about my story. Four years ago, I nee

13、ded to pay for university 37 my parents couldnt pay for it all. My teacher told me about Student Aid(助学金). I felt very excited, but I knew it wasnt 38 to get the aid. After several minutes 39 , I decided to have a try. But I failed. I 40 a plan for my university. I asked my parents to pay for the fi

14、rst year. Then I tried my best to make 41 to pay for the rest. When I was a little girl, I wanted to be a 42 . I often asked my friends to do their homework and acted 43 a teacher. To make my dream 44 , I worked hard at university. Now , I become a 45 teacher. I want to tell you that there must be a

15、 way. You just have to find it. 36. A. him B . you C. her D. it37. A. although B. so C. because D. or38. A. easy B. useful C. hard D. enough39. A. sleeping B. resting C. crying D. thinking40. A. wanted B. asked C. told D. made41. A. time B. money C. food D. advice42. A. pilot B. nurse C. doctor D. t

16、eacher43. A. to B. as C. with D. for44. A. come in B. turn up C. come true D. turn on45. A. serious B. poor C. kind D. real四、阅读理解（本大题共20分，每小题2分）AIn 1638, John Harvard donated some money and about four hundred books to a new university. This was the beginning of the library at Harvard University. The

17、 gift was so important that the university was named for John Harvard.Thomas Bray began the first free lending library in the late 1600s. He set up more than 30 libraries in the American colonies. However, the idea for this kind of free library ended when Bray died in 1730. In 1731, Benjamin Frankli

18、n and some friends started the first subscription library in the United States. In a subscription library people pay money to become members, but they may borrow the books without paying again.In the United States, every child had a free education. This idea soon led to free libraries. One of the fi

19、rst libraries that used tax money to buy books was a library in Peterborough, New Hampshire. This library was set up in 1833.46. The main idea of the second paragraph is_.A. Franklin started the first subscription libraryB. Bray and Franklin were important in the history of public libraries C. in a

20、subscription library people pay money to become membersD. Bray died in 1730 and Franklin died in 183347. The underlined word “borrow” means_.A. use for a short time and then return B. read and write with no help from another personC. like very much D. lend48. The passage does not say it, but we can

21、guess that_.A. free schools and free libraries in the United States began at about the same timeB. there were free schools in the United States before there were free libraries C. the library in New Hampshire also had a free school in itD. there were free libraries in the United States before there

22、were free schools49. Harvard University began_.A. in 1731 B. in 1730 C. in 1638 D. in 1833 50. At the library that Franklin started, _.A. people could use books for no money at allB. people paid a little money in the beginning but none after thatC. people paid a lot of money in the beginning but non

23、e after thatD. both A and BBGladys Holm was a secretary . She worked in an office all her life. Gladys made about $15,000 a year. She died when she was 86 years old. And she left a big surprise$18 million! She gave the money to a childrens hospital.Gladys Holm never got married or had any children.

24、But she always liked children, and she wanted to help them. When her friends daughter was ill in hospital, Gladys brought her a toy bear. After that, she visited the hospital many times. Every time she visited, she brought toy bears for those children. After that, people started to call Gladys the “

25、Toy Bear Lady”.Gladys always gave toys and other presents to her friends but no one knew she had a lot of money. She lived in a small house outside Chicago. Everyone was very surprised when they learned that she was a millionaire. One of her friends said, “She always gave us nice presents and things

26、, but we didnt know she was rich.”How did Gladys get so much money? She asked her boss how to make more money, and she listened to what he said. She bought the stocks (股票) that he told her to buy, and she got very rich. Before she died, she talked to her friends about “giving something to the childr

27、ens hospital”. No one knew that the “something” was $18 million!51. Gladys Holm often visited the hospital and gave children toy bears because_.A. she had too much money B. she had a lot of toy bearsC. she liked children very muchD. she had never got married and had no children52. People started to

28、call Gladys the “Toy Bear Lady”_.A. after she diedB. after she visited the children in hospital many timesC. before her friends daughter was ill B. before she worked with his boss53. Everyone was surprised that_.A. Gladys lived such a long life B. Gladys had so much moneyC. Gladys lived in a small h

29、ouse outside ChicagoD. Gladys always gave her friends nice presents54. _, so she got rich.A. Gladys made $15,000 a year as a secretary B. Gladys did another job in the hospitalC. Gladys got the money from the boss D. Gladys did what the boss told her to do55. When Gladys Holm became a millionaire,_.

30、A. she spent most of the money on nice presents and thingsB. she stopped workingC. she still lived in the same way D. she could hardly wait to tell her friends and familyCBob Butler lost his legs in 1965 in Vietnam. Later he returned to the USA and began his life in wheelchair (轮椅). One day he was working in his yard when he heard a woman calling for help. He began moving towards the womans house, but something on the ground stopped his wheelchair going through the