无锡市天一实验学校学年八年级月考英语试题.docx

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无锡市天一实验学校学年八年级月考英语试题

初二英语练习

2018 .12

一．听力（10分）

二．单项选择题（15分）

（）1.In________eyesofIvankaTrump,followingherfather’sstepcanbringher__________

greatfun.

A.the;aB./;aC.the;/D./;/

（）2.HespeaksFrenchwell,butofcoursenot__________apersonborninFrance.

A.asclearasB.clearerthanC.asclearlyasD.themoreclearly

（）3.Inourclass,mostboyslikefootball_________girlsareusuallyinterestedinvolleyball.

A.whileB.forC.withD.if

（）4.—wouldyoulikesomewhereelse________?

—No,thanks.Ihavealargeroom_________.

A.tolivein;toliveB.livingin;living

B.living;livinginD.tolive;tolivein

（）5.Ididn’tmeantotroublehimyesterday.ItwaspouringwithrainsoI_______hisofferofalift.

A.refused（拒绝）B.receivedC.allowed（允许）D.accepted

（）6.TheSuzhouRiverruns____________thecityofShanghai.

A.acrossB.throughC.onD.over

（）7.Shetoldthevisitors_______walkquietlyand______wakethebabyup.

A.to;toB.notto;nottoC.notto;toD.to;notto

（）8.Ifoundthequestion__________forhimtoanswer.

A.easyenoughB.enougheasyC.easilyenoughD.enougheasily

（）9.Onmywaytoschool,IrealizedthatIhad________myEnglishbookathome.

A.leftB.forgottenC.lostD.missed

（）10.Well,yourskirtisthesame___________.

A.asmeB.withherC.withmineD.ashers

（）11.____________timethestudentshadinShanghaiDisneylandlastterm!

A.whataniceB.whatniceC.HowniceD.Howanice

（）12.Whatamess（一团糟）!

Thedishontheplatesmells_____________________.

A.badlyB.terriblybadC.goodD.terriblygood

（）13.AsanAmerican,JackisabigfanofChineseKungfu.__________,heiscrazyaboutBeijingOpera.

A.ThereforeB.HoweverC.MoreoverD.Otherwise

（）14.Nancyisalwaysfullofideas,but________isusefultomystudy.

A.nothingB.nooneC.neitherD.none

（）15.–Millie,areyougoingtotakepartinthesportsmeeting?

-__________.It‘stoogoodachancetomiss.

A.NoproblemB.That’sforsureC.NevermindD.Thanksalot

三．完形填空（10分）

Ifasnakebitesyou,takeaphotowithyourmobilephone!

Itmaysaveyourlife.Thisisthesurprising__1__ofaBritishcook.

OnedayHenryJacksonwascookinginarestaurantkitchen.Hepickedupadishfromthetable,__2__asnakeappeared（出现）andbithimonthehand.

Afewdaysearlier,thesnakecametothe__3__fromAsiainaboxofbananas.Itclimbedoutoftheboxand__4__underthedish.

“Iwenttotrytopickitupanditbitmeagain,I__5__itacrossthekitchen,anditlandedinthefridge.SoIclosedthedoor,”Mr.Jacksonsaid.

Anyway,Mr.Jacksonstayed__6__andhetookaphotoofthesnakewithhismobilephone.Soonhis__7__begantoache（疼）andhewenttohospital.Thenhischestbegantohurt.Doctorscouldn’t__8__whatwaswrongbecausetheydidn’tknowwhatkindofsnakeitwas.

ThenMr.Jacksonrememberedhismobilephonephoto.Thedoctors__9__ittoLondonZoo.Whentheykn

ewthekindofsnake,theycouldgiveMr.Jacksontherightmedicine,andhelefthospitalthenextday.

“Somyadviceisthis:

Ifasnakebitesyou,__10__upyourphone.Takeitsphotofirstandthenshowthephotostothedoctors,”saidMr.Jackson.“Oh,andifthesnakedoesn’tsmileforthephoto,don’tw

orry!

”

（）1.A.interestB.adviceC.excuseD.business

（）2.A.suddenlyB.nearlyC.exactlyD.luckily

（）3.A.gardenB.hospitalC.restaurantD.school

（）4.A.hung（挂）B.hidC.swamD.ran

（）5.A.tookB.ranC.walkedD.threw

（）6.A.calm（镇定）B.noisyC.pleasedD.afraid

（）7.A.footB.legC.handD.mouth

（）8.A.shoutB.talkC.speakD.say

（）9.A.wroteB.sentC.soldD.taught

（）10.A.getB.wakeC.pickD.look

四．阅读理解（20分）

（A）

Mostpeoplearoundtheworldareright-handed.Thisalsoseemstobetrueinhistory.In1799,scientistsstudiedworksofartmadeatdifferenttimesfrom1,500B.C.tothe1950s.Mostofthepeopleshownintheseworksareright-handed,sothescientistsguessedthatright-handednesshasalwaysbeencommonthroughhistory.Today,onlyabout10%to15%oftheworld’spopulation（人口）isleft-handed.

Whyaretheremoreright-handedpeoplethanleft-handedones?

Scientistsnowknowthataperson’stwohandseachhavetheirownjobs.Formostpeople,thehandisusedtofindthingsorholdthings.Therighthandisusedtoworkwiththings.Thisisbecauseofthedifferentworkofthetwosidesofthebrain.Therightsideofthebrain,whichmakesaperson’shandsandeyesworktogether,controlsthelefthand.Theleft-sideofthebrain,whichcontrolstherighthand,isthecentreforthinkinganddoingproblems.Thesefindingsshowthatmoreartistsshouldbeleft-handed,andstudieshavefoundthatleft-handednessistwiceascommonamongartistsasamongpeopleinotherjobs.

Noonereallyknowswhatmakesapersonbecomeright-handedinsteadofleft-handed.Scientistshavefoundthatalmost40%ofthepeoplebecomeleft-handedbecausetheirmainbrainisdamagedwhentheyareborn.However,thisdoesn’thappentoeveryone,soscientistsguesstheremustbeanotherreasonwhypeoplebecomeleft-handed.Oneideaisthatpeopleusuallygetright-handedfromtheirparents.Ifapersondoesnotreceivethegene（基因）forright-handedness,he/shemaybecomeeitherright-handedorleft-handedaccordingtothechanceandthepeopletheyworkorlivewith.

Thoughright-handednessismorecommonthanleft-handedness,peoplenomorethinkleft-handedpeoplearestrangeorunusual.Alongtimeago,left-handedchildrenweremadetousetheirrighthandslikeotherchildren,buttodaytheydon’thaveto.

（）1.Howmanypeopleintheworldareleft-handednow?

A.Lessthanonesixth.B.Morethanahalf.

C.About40%.D.Thepassagedoesn’ttellus.

（）2.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Noonereallyknowswhatmakesapersonbecomeright-handed.

B.Left-handednessisclevererthanright-han

dedness.

C.Todaychildrenarenotmadetousetheirrighthandsonly.

D.Scientiststhinktheremustbesomereasonwhypeoplebecomeleft-handed.

（）3.Thebesttitleforthispassageis_______.

A.Scientists’NewInventionsB.Left-handedPeople

C.WhichHandD.Differ

entBrains,DifferentHand

（B）

Wednesday,September20,2017

Editor'snote:

EnjoyYourselfEnglishisaprogrammetellingshortstoriesonChinaNationalRadiobroadcastfrom6:

50a.m.to7a.m.,MondaythroughSaturday.Hereareourtwoselectedscripts（选稿）fromnextweek’sprograms.

AnAmericanvisitingScotlandmetanoldmanwithabeautifulsheepdog.TheAmericanofferedUS$50forthedog，buttheoldmanrefused.” Icouldn'tpartwithJock，”hesaid.Justthen,anEnglishmanwalkedupandmadethesameoffer.Theoldmanagreed,pocketedthemoneyandhandedoverthedog.TheAmericanwasveryangry,“Youtoldmeyouwouldn'tsellthedog!

”hecried.“No,no!

”saidtheoldman.“IsaidIcouldn'tpartwithhim.England’snotthatfarawayandJockwillbebackintwodays.Buthecouldn'tswimtheAtlantic（大西洋）

Hartleyisafraidofthundersohewenttoseeafamousdoctor.“Atyourage，it’ssillytobeafraidofthunder.Thunderisourfriend.Justthinkofitasa drumroll inthesymphony（交响乐）oflife."saidthedoctor.“Howwillthatcure（治愈）myfear?

”askedHartley.“Ifitdoesn't,”answerthedoctor,thendoasIdo.Coveryourearswithasock,getunderthebedandsing MaryHadALittleLambloudly. 

（）4.Whydidn'ttheoldmansellthedogtotheAmerican?

A.Becausehedidn'tliketheAmerican.

B.BecauseheknewtheEnglishman.

C.Becausethedogcouldn'tfindtheoldmanagaineasily

D.BecausethedoglikedtogowiththeEnglishman.

（）5.WhydidthedoctoraskHartleytosingunderthebedloudly?

A.Becauseitwasveryquietunderthebed.

B.BecauseHartleywasafraidtogoout.

C.BecauseHartleydidn'tenjoysinging.

D.BecauseitcouldtrainHartleynottobeafraidoftheterriblesound.

（）6.What'sthemeaningoftheunderlinedwords“drumroll”？

A.Knocksomethingheavily.

B.Maketerriblesoundunderthebed.

C.Cannotsing,butwanttosingloudly.

D.Alongdeepsoundasifalotofquickblowsofdrums.

（C）

Didyoueverseeafishwithitsveryownlights?

Somefishhavebuilt-inlights.Thatis,thelights

arereallypartofthefish’sbody!

OnesuchfishlivesintheRedSea.

Itiscalledthe“flashlightfish”becauseithasspecialbodyparts,or organs,thatgiveofflight.

Theflashlightfishhasonelightorganunderneath（在下面）eacheye.Theselightsarebrightandgreenishincolor,andtheyarealways“on”.Butaflashlightfishcanhideitslightsbyraisinganextra（额外的）pieceofskinupovereachorgan.Then,whenthefishlowerstheskin，thelightscanbeseenagain.

Whatarethesespeciallightsfor?

ThelightorganshelpthefishfindfoodatnightalongtheRedSeareefs（暗礁）.Theyalsohelpthefishrunaway.Usually，thelightsareflashed“on”and“off’aboutonceevery20seconds.Butwhenthefishisworried,itwillblink（眨眼）itslightsabout75timesin1minute.Canyouimagine20or30flashlightfishblinkingtheirlightsallatthesametime?

（）7.Inthepassage，theunderlinedword“organ”means.

A.anextrapieceofskinB.aspecialbodypart

C.akindofeyeD.akindofear

（）8.Theflashlightfishusesitslightstohuntforfoodandto

A.changecolorB.hideitseyes

C.runawayfromdangerD.catchotherfish

（）9.Whenaflashlightfishisworried,itslightswill.

A.flashmoreslowlyB.flashfaster

C.turnbrightgreenD.blinkmanytimes

（）10.Howoftenarethelightsusuallyflashed