1、山东省临沐县青云镇中心中学2014-2015学年八年级英语12月学情监测试题一.选择填空（25分）( ) 1.How are you going to be ？ Im going to practice basketball every day. A. a basketball player B. a teacher C. a pianist D. a pilot ( )2. does he want to be when he ? He wants to be a computer programmer. A. What, grows up B. How, grows up C. What,
2、 grow up D. How, grow up ( )3. The boy wants to be a(n) . He studies math really hard. A. writer B. cleaner C. engineer D. artist ( )4.Is she going to be actor? Yes. She is taking lessons on weekends now. A. a, actor B. an, actor C. an, acting D. a, action( )5.Where is Linda? She may be at home. But
3、 Im not sure it. A. at B. about C. with D. in ( )6. are you going to visit your uncle? Next week. A. Where B. Who C. Why D. When ( )7. My grandfather me a postcard from New York last week. A. gave B. sent C. passed D. borrowed ( )8. What is a resolution？Its . A. a promise B. an action C. a message D
4、. a letter ( ) 9. There will be _ cars and _ pollution twenty years later. A. many, few B. little, few C. less, more D. fewer, less( ) 10. Where is Miss Wang? She went to Hainan Island last week and will return _ six days. A. ago B. later C. behind D. in ( ) 11. A dog robot could help _ the room.A.
5、cleaning B. getting C. clean D. get( ) 12. How many birds can you see in the trees? I can see _ birds in them. A. hundreds of B. five hundreds C. hundred of D. five hundreds of( ) 13. He is very happy , because he _ in a big apartment next year. A live B lives C will live D will living( ) 14. I thin
6、k it will be difficult _ a robot _ the same things as a person. A as, to do B for, to do C for ,doing D as, doing( )15.Hurry up! The train _ in two minutes.A. go B. went C. has gone D. will go( )16.I have _ homework to do than you.A. much less B. much C. very little D. fewer( )17.I think that Englan
7、d _ next time.A. will win B. won C. is winning D .wins( )18. You must _ the bananas before eating them.A. pourB. putC. peel D. cut( )19. I want to watch TV. Please _ it _.A. turn, offB. turn, on C. turn, downD. turn, up( )20. You must cut up _ onion and _tomato first.A. a, an B. a, a C. an, a D. an,
8、 an( )21. I need two _.A. teaspoon of honey B. teaspoons of honeys C. teaspoons of honey D. teaspoon of honeys( )22. Turn on the blender about two minutes. A. of B. in C. for D. with( )23. _ cups of coffee do we need?A. How B. How much C. How many D. How many of( )24. _ bread would you like? Three p
9、ieces of _.A. How many, breads B. How many, bread C. How much, breads D. How much, bread( )25. Lets _ banana and apple milk shake.A. make B. makes C. do D. doing二、阅读理解（25分）AMany people like to travel by plane ,but I dont like it because an airport is usually far from the city. You have to get there
10、early and wait for hours for the plane to take off and it is often late. You cant open the windows. You cant choose the food. Planes are fast, but they still take hours to go out of the airport and into the city.I like traveling by train. I think trains are safe. Railway station are usually in citie
11、s. When you are late for a train, you can catch another one. You can walk around in the train and open the windows. You can see many interesting things on your way. I know it takes a little more time. I also like cars. You can start your journey when you want to, and you dont need to get to a railwa
12、y station or a bus stop. Also you can carry many things with you in a car. But sometimes there are too many cars on the road.( ) 26. Why do many people like to travel by plane?A. Because it is fast. B. Because it is safe.C. Because you can walk around in the plane. D. Because it is cheap.( ) 27.Whic
13、h is not the good thing about the train?A. It is safe. B. It takes a little more time.C. You can open the windows. D. You can walk around in the train.( ) 28ou want to take a lot of things with you ,what do you take to go out?A. A bus. B. A car. C. A train. D. A bike.( ) 29. What is the bad thing ab
14、out the car?A. You neednt go to a station. B. You can start your journey when you want to.C. There are too many cars on the road. D. You neednt go to a bus station.( ) 30. What does the writer think of the plane, the train and the car?A. He thinks it takes a lot of time to go to and get out of the a
15、irport.B. He likes to take a train because it takes a little more time.C. He likes to take a car because he has a car.D. He likes to take a plane because its fast.BThe Spring Festival is the time to make everybody happy. So dont say any bad words or do anything that will bring unhappiness to other p
16、eople. For example, youd better not say any bad words like “death”. Dont break anything. People think that it means your luck is running out.Also, dont borrow or lend money on these days. If you have borrowed money, return it before the Spring Festival. 31. What do most people do on the eve of the S
17、pring Festival? A. Family members get together for a big meal. B. Friends eat dumplings together.C. They borrow money from friends. D. They give each other hong bao.32. Why do people clean their houses days before the Spring Festival?A. Because they enjoy being clean. B. Because it is believed that
18、cleaning will sweep away bad luck.C. Because they think it will bring happiness to others.D. Because it is thought that cleaning brings in money.33. Which of the following things should not happen during the Spring Festival?A. Returning money before the Spring Festival.B. Saying words that have to d
19、o with death. C. Wearing red clothes. D. Decorating houses with red paper.34. The underlined phrase “running out” probably means “_”. A. 跑出去 B. 打碎 C. 耗尽 D. 离开35. The best title (标题)of this passage is _.A. Chinas festivals B. How does Spring Festival come? C. Holidays in China D. Spring Festival in C
20、hinaCScientists will put some robot fish into the sea near Spain this year. These robot fish will help people find out the pollution in the water. If the robot fish are able to finish their work successfully, the team of scientists hopes the fish will be used in rivers, lakes and seas around the wor
21、ld.The robot fish are about 1.5 meters long. There will be a detector (探测器) in their bodies. It can find the pollution in the water, and then the robot fish will eat part of it.Unlike other robots, they dont need to be opearted (操作) by people far away. The robots all have an eight-hour battery (电池).
22、 They can “swim” in the sea freely and send back information to peole on the beach. After their batteries run down, they will go back to the beach by themselves.There are five robot fish altogether (总共). Each costs (花费) about 29,000 dollars. They are part of a three-year project between engineering
23、comany BMT Group and Essex University in southeastern England.36. The robot fish will help people find out _ in the water.A. more fish B. some people C. some batteries D. the pollution37. What will the robots do if they find the pollution in the water? A. They will eat part of it. B. They will stop
24、working. C. They will tell people where it is D. They will take it out to the beach.38. How long can a battery（电池） in their bodies work each time?A. For five hours. B. For eight hours. C. For twelve hours. D. For one day.39. The five robot fish cost（花费） about _ dollars altogether.A. 14,500 B. 29,000
25、 C. 145,000 D. 1,450,00040. Which of the following is TRUE? A. The robot fish can eat anything in the water. B. The robot fish need to be opearted by people. C. The robot fish are 1.5 meters long and they look like sharks. D. The robot fish can go back to the beach when the batteries run down.DLife
26、in the future will be different from life today.Between then and now many changes will happen.But what will the changes be?The population is growing fast.There will be many people in the world and most of them will live longer than people live now.Computers will be much smaller and more useful，and t
27、here will be at least one in every home.And computer studies will be one of the important subjects in schools then.People will work fewer hours than they do now and they will have more free time for sports，watching TV and traveling.Traveling will be much cheaper and easier.And many more people will
28、go to other countries for holidays.There will be changes in our food，too.More land will be used for building new towns and houses for all the people.Then there will be less room for cows and sheep，so meat will be more expensive.Maybe no one will eat it every day.Instead，they will eat more fruits and
29、 vegetables.Maybe people will be healthier.Work in the future will be different，too.Robots will do dangerous and hard work.Because of this，many people will not have enough work to do.This will be a problem.41In the future there will be _.Amuch more fruit Bfewer peopleCless vegetables Dless people42E
30、very family will have at least a _ in the future.Arobot BcowCTV set Dcomputer43.In the future people dont have to _.Awork long hours Bwork fastCwalk on foot Deat meat44People may not eat _ as much as they do today.Afruit BfishCmeat Drice45One big problem in the future is that _.Amany people dont hav
31、e to workBmany people will not be able to find workCpeople have to work fastDall the work will be done by robots任务型阅读：阅读E，回答第46-50小题EBill, Frank and Dave were three brothers. Every year they sent their mother expensive gifts on her birthday,. They liked to show her how rich they were.The oldest brot
32、her. Bill, had a lot of money and he wanted his mother to have the most expensive gifts, but he didnt know what to buy. So he put an ad in the newspaper. “Wantedthe greatest gift for my mother.” About a week before his mothers birthday a man came to his office. He brought a big bird. “This bird.” th
33、e man said, “can speak ten languages and sing some pop songs.”“Really? Id like to listen to it,” Bill said.The man made the bird talk in French and tell a joke in Japanese. Then the bird sang a beautiful song. Bill was very happy and spent nine hundred dollars for the bird. The next day Bill sent th
34、e bird to his mother with a birthday card.The day after his mothers birthday he called his mother. “Well, mother” he asked, “What do you think of the bird?” “Oh, its very delicious, dear.” said his mother.123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445任务型阅读（E）46. Wh
35、o is the oldest brother?_.47. What did Bill put in the newspaper?._.48. How many languages could the bird speak?_.49. How much was the bird?_.50.Could the bird still sing when Bill called his mother the day after Bills mothers birthday?_.三.根据句意用所给单词的适当形式填空。（10分）1. I am going to _ (be) a doctor when
36、I grow up.2. Jack plays the violin very well. He must be a (violin) when he grows up. 3.Whats the (mean) of what he said?4Now the _ (pollute) is very serious.5We should plant _ (many)trees than before.6.There are _(hundred)of people planting trees on the hill.7. Lets (make) a banana milk soomthie to
37、gether.8. How much (orange) do you want?9. ，(final) drink the banana milk shake.10.Here is a way _(make)turkey.四按要求改写句子（15）1. There will be a sports meeting this weekend. （改为同义句） There _ _ _ be a sports meeting this weekend.2. We need some salt to make the noodles. (对画线部分提问)_ _ salt do you need to m
38、ake the noodles ?3. Well go out for a walk with you. (改为否定句) We _ _ out for a walk with you. 4. Changsha will have a fine day. (改为一般疑问句) _ Changsha _ a fine day? 5. The students are in Europe now.(用in five years 改写句子)The students _ _ in Europe _ _ _.6. There will be more pollution in the future.(改为否
39、定句)There _ be more pollution in the future.六选词填空 ,从方框中选择合适的单词填入短文，使短文意思完整。（10分）shapes，teke, less, others, most, able, difficult, after, working , asIn some science fiction movies，people in the future have their own robots.They help with the housework，and do the 1._ unpleasant jobs.Some scientists be
40、lieve that there will be such robots，and they think that robots will be 2._ to talk to people in the future.But James White thinks it will be 3._ for a robot to do so.However，they agree it may 4._ hundreds of years.They are now trying to make robots look like people，and do the same things 5._ us.The
41、re are already robots 6._ in factories.They do simple jobs over and over again.They will never get bored.In the future，there will be more robots everywhere，and humans will have 7._ work to do.New robots will have many different 8._.Some will look like humans and 9._ might look like snakes.They could help look for people under buildings 10._ an earthquake（地震）.That may not seem possible now，but we never know what will happen in the future!1_ 2_ 3_ 4_ 5_6_ 7_ 8_ 9_ 10_六书面表达（15分）我的未来不是梦，有一个好的梦想是一个人走向成功的第一步。以“My Life in Ten Years”为题写篇短文，要求描写生动，语言流畅，60词左右。 八年级学情监测试题答案：
