八年级上学期第二次月考英语试题I.docx

1、八年级上学期第二次月考英语试题I2019-2020年八年级上学期第二次月考英语试题(I)一. 单项选择（每小题1分，共20分）( )1. What cold day it is! Yes. What terrible weather we have! I hope it will get better soon. A. a; a B. a; / C. /; / D. /; a( )2. What do you think cranes fly to the south in autumn? The cold weather. And they cant find food in the nor

2、th on cold days. A. helps B. wants C. keeps D. makes( )3. It is really to have snowball fights. Yes. Playing with snow often makes me . A. exciting; excited B. exciting; exciting C. excited; excited D. excited; exciting( )4.It is a fine day today, but too cold. A. a bit of B. a bit C. a little of D.

3、 bit of ( )5.The policeman told the children snowballs at each other on the road. A. not throw B. not to throw C. didnt throw D. not throwing ( )6.I saw a girl for help while I was walking around the lake yesterday. A. cried B. crying C. to cry D. cries ( )7. I think_necessary for us to learn Englis

4、h well. A. it B. its C. that D. thats ( )8.The hotel is about 2 kilometers _ here. A. far away B. away from C. far away D. far away from( )9.Environment(环境) is very_，but you dont understand the_ of it，you always drop litter everywhere Aimportant，important Bimportant，importance Cimportance，importance

5、 Dimportance，important( )10I have two rooms_，but I cant decide_ Ato live；to choose which one Blived；choose which one Cto live in；which one to choose Dlive；which one( )11My mother_if she _her work this week Acomes back；finishes Bcomes back；will finish Cwill come back；finishes Dwill come back；will fin

6、ish( )12. He carefully went through his homework_ make mistakes. A. as a result B. in order that C. in order not to D. in order to( )13. The number of the giant pandas is getting because there are _ living areas for wildlife.A. fewer and fewer; less and less B. fewer and fewer; smaller and smaller C

7、. smaller and smaller; fewer and fewer D. smaller and smaller; less and less( )14. My father wrote me a letter harder.A. encouraging me studying B. encouraging me to study C. to encourage me studying D. to encourage me to study( )15You can call me_ 123345678 or e-mail me_ amysunshinetowncomcn Aon；at

8、 Bon；on Cat；on Dat：at( )16. Taiwan is _ the east of China and _ the east of Fujian. A. in; in B. in; to C. to; on D. to; to ( )17. She thought the swan beautiful.（选出此句属于下列哪种句型结构） A. S+V+O B. S+V+P C. S+V+IO+DO D. S+V+DO+OC( )18. The old man looks _. He is looking _at his dying dog. A.sad;sadly B.sad

9、ly;sad C.sad;sad D.sadly;sadly( )19. China _ many foods _ Iraq (伊拉克)during the war（战争）.A. provided, for B. provides, with C. provided, with D. provides ,for ( )20.Today the forests are getting fewer and fewer . We must_ down too many trees. A. keep people from cutting B. prevent people from cutting

10、C. stop people cutting D. all the above二. 完形填空 （每小题1分，共10分）Is the art of conversation dying? The other day，my wife 21 two teenage children die something we havent 22 for ages. It didnt require the Internet，a TV screen，batteries .or anything else for that matter. But we all 23 it so much were thinkin

11、g of doing it again sometime.We had a conversation. The kind of real，live conversation that was 24 when I was growing up，but which seems all too rare these days. Today we have chat rooms，text messages，e-mails . . . but we seem to be losing the 25 of communicating face-to-face. We all know 26 young p

12、eople are out on a date(约会)these days，they spend most of that time 27 their mobile phones. And teenagers nowadays seem to 28 communicating with their friends by sending text messages rather than actually 29 to them.If we carry on like this，in the future，well lose the use of our 30 . What do you thin

13、k? E-mail me，and who knows? Maybe we could even have a real conversation about it!( )21.A. and B. or C. but D. after( )22.A. made B. known C. done D. seen( )23.A. acted B. blamed C. decided D. enjoyed( )24.A. common（普通的）B. careful C. extra（额外的）D. enough( )25.A. name B. art C. attention D. aim( )26.A

14、. because B. how C. when D. unless( )27.A. buying B. collecting C. repairing D. answering( )28.A. dislike B. prefer（更喜欢）C. admire（钦佩）D. believe( )29.A. writing B. introducing C. speaking D. hurrying( )30.A. eyes B. voices C. mouths D. hand 三. 阅读理解（每小题1.5分，共30分）AMcDull is a talking piglet (小猪). He is

15、nt smart or good-looking. But he has a heart of gold. McDull lives with his mother Mrs Mak in Hong Kong. Before his birth, his father left them. Mrs Mak had to raise McDull by herself.They are not rich, but Mrs Mak tries her best to make a good life for McDull. However, when McDull grows up, he beco

16、mes a detective (侦探) and leaves home. The mother and the son are not as close as before. Can they go back together and be close mother and son again?You may find the answer by watching the movie McDull Me & My Mum. The movie is the fifth in the McDull series(系列). As the first appearance of McDull fi

17、lm, McDull became a popular cartoon character because of his spirit (精神) of never giving up. The funny piglet has many dreams but fails every time he tries. He is down, but he keeps trying and works hard for other dreams.Mrs Mak doesnt appear very often in the first four McDull movies. But in McDull

18、 Me & My Mum, she is a main character. The film is about mothers love.( )31. McDull must be a piglet. A. wild B. smart C. good-looking D. brave ( )32. McDull grew up . A. alone B. with his parents C. with his mother D. with his father( )33. Why does McDull leave his mother? A. Because he becomes a d

19、etective. B. Because he finds his mother a detective. C. Because he finds his mother not kind to him. D. Because his mother doesnt like his dreams.( )34. The underlined “giving up” means . A. having dreams B. stopping trying C. feeling sad D. making wishes( )35. Which is TRUE about the latest McDull

20、 film? A. It is the fourth in the McDull series. B. McDulls mother seldom appears in the film. C. It is a film about a sons love for mother. D. It tells us a story between a mother and her son.BWhats the weather like in your city today? Weather forecasts (天气预报) tell you. Do you know where they come

21、from? Zhang Shuai is a weatherman. He goes on TV and tells people what the weather will be like. Lets follow him to have a look.Who makes weather forecasts?There are many experts (专家) working for the China Meteorological Administration (中国气象局). They use their knowledge (知识) of the weather and equipm

22、ent (仪器) to predict the weather. Weather satellites in space and weather stations help experts know the weather.How a TV studio (演播室) works?Zhang has a meeting with the experts every day. He collects all the information about the weather. Then he goes into the TV studio to forecast the weather.The w

23、eatherman does not look at the map. But he can point to the right places on the map. How? “There is not a map behind me in the studio. There are only two monitors (监视器). I watch them and then point to a blue cloth. When people watch TV, they can see a map on the place of the blue cloth. At the same

24、time, I cant forget to look at the cameras. Practice makes perfect,” Zhang says.Being a weathermanIf you want to be a weatherman, you should have knowledge of meteorology (气象学). You also have to know the map of China and the world map well.( )36. Which of the following can be a weather satellite?A.

25、B. C. D. ( )37. According to the reading, who predicts the weather? A. Weathermen. B. TV station. C. Weather stations. D. Experts. ( )38. Before the weather forecasts, what does Zhang Shuai do? A. He studies the map. B. He collects information from weather stations. C. He meets experts and collects

26、information. D. He meets experts in the studio.( )39. While Zhang Shuai is forecasting the weather, he doesnt . A. watch the cameras B. look at the map C. watch the monitors D. point to the blue cloth( )40. Which is TRUE about being a weatherman? A. He must good at photographing. B. He doesnt need t

27、o practice a lot. C. He must know the map well. D. He must visit the TV stations. CA young man from a village called Nawalapitiya married a young woman from Maiyuwa, a small village. They lived with the mans big familyhis parents, his brothers, their wives and children. The family kept an elephant,

28、in which the woman soon took a great interest. Every day she fed it with fruit and sugar.Three months later, having quarreled with her husband, the woman went back to her parents home. Soon the elephant refused to eat and work. It appeared to be ill and heartbroken. One morning after several weeks t

29、he animal disappeared from the house.It went to the womans home. On seeing her, the elephant waved its trunk and touched her with it. The young woman was so moved by the act of the animal .So she went back to her husbands home. ( ) 41. The woman left her new home _.A. to visit her own parents in Mai

30、yuwaB. to see if the elephant would follow herC. because she was angry with her husbandD. because she was tired of the large family( ) 42. The word “disappeared” in the reading means “_”. A. ran away B. lost C. hid D.died ( ) 43. After the young woman left her husbands home, the elephant_.A. returne

31、d to the forest B. was sad because it missed herC. went to look for a new home D. was sick because nobody fed it( ) 44. How did the elephant express its feeling when it saw the young woman?A. It waved its trunk and smiled. B. It touched her with its trunk.C. It touched her and cried. D. It waved its trunk and ran around her.( ) 45. The writer wrote the story in order to_.