1、八年级第一学期英语第一次月考一、单项选择(每小题1分， 共15分) ( )1. What_ honest boy! And he is_ best student of all. A. a; a B. an; the C. a; the D. the; the( )2. Im so hungry, can I have_？A. anything eat B. something eating C. anything to eat D. something to eat( )3. Whats your best friend like? A. He is fine. Thank you. B.
2、He is a doctor C. He likes watching TV D. He is helpful and generous( ) 4. My friend loves playing softball. She _ two hours _ every day. A. spends, practising playing B. spends, practicing playC. spend, to practise playing D. spending, practice playing( )5. Could you tell me_ of your classmates? Su
3、re. _45.A. the number; Its B. the number; Theyre C. a number; Its D. a number; Theyre()6. Of the two shirts, Id like to choose _ one.A. the less expensive B. the most expensiveC .less expensive D. most expensive()7.-_is your school from here? -Its about 3 kilometres _. A. How long; far B. How long;
4、away C. How far; far D. How far; away( )8. -How many apples did you pick when you were on the farm? - I picked _ apples than any other student in my class. A. more B. much C. the most D. the most of all()9. If we followed the plan, we could do the work better with _ money and _ people. A. little, fe
5、wer B. fewer, less C. less, fewer D. less, few( )10.Funny people can always _ when I feel _. A. make me happy; sad B. make me happy; sadly C. make me happily; sad D. make me happiness; sad ( )11._ you _ to share your toys with friends?A. Are; willing B. Do; willing C. Are; will D. Do; will( )12.-How
6、 about the dishes? - Wonderful ! Nothing tastes_. A. nice B. better C. terrible D. worse ()13. David is taller than _ in his class. A. other student B. the other student C. other students D. the other students( )14.-What a fine day ! Why dont we go shopping?-_. A. What a good idea ! B. Youre great !
7、 C. Thats right. D. No, I dont. ( )15.In the exam, he made _mistakes and scored _points. A. the least, the most B. the fewest, the most C. the fewest, the fewest D. the most, the most 二、 完形填空 (每小题1分， 共15分)In New York, on a Friday night, a poor young artist stood at the gate of a train station. He wa
8、s playing his _16_. His music was so great that many people put money into his _17_.The next day, the young artist came to the _18_ place, and played the violin as usual. Different from the day before, he took out a piece of paper and put _19_on the ground. The paper said, “Last night, a man named G
9、eorge Sang put an important thing into my hat by mistake(由于弄错). Please come to _20_ it soon.”_21_ about half an hour, a(an) _22_man got there in a hurry, “Oh, its you. You did(确实) come here.” The young violinist asked _23_, “Are you Mr. George Sang?” “Yes! Yes!” Then the violinist asked, “Did you lo
10、se something?” “Lottery(彩票).Its the most valuable(宝贵的) lottery in my 70 years of life,” said the man.The violinist _24_ a lottery ticket. George Sangs name was on it, so the violinist _25_ it to him.Later someone asked the violinist, “Since(既然) you _26_play the violin every day to make your tuition
11、(学费) in the university(大学), why didnt you keep the lottery ticket for yourself?”The violinist said, “_27_I dont have much money, I live happily; but if I lose honesty, I wont be happy forever(永远).”Through our lives, we can get a lot and lose so _28_. But being _29_should always be with us. If we act
12、 in a dishonest way, we may be _30_ in a short period. However, from the long-term view, we will be a loser(失败者).( ) 16. A. pianoB. guitarC. violinD. sax（萨克斯）( ) 17. A. bowl B. hat C. pocket D. hands( ) 18. A. interestingB. different C. strange D. same( ) 39. A. it B. its C. they D. them( ) 20. A. b
13、orrow B. buy C. get D. bring( ) 21. A. After B. Before C. From D. When( ) 22. A. young B. old C. small D. tall( ) 23. A. coldly B. angrily C. calmly D. sadly( ) 24. A. took out B. took off C. took back D.took away( ) 25. A. sold B. bought C. gave D. lent( ) 26. A. could B. had to C. should D. must(
14、) 27. A. Although(虽然)B. Once(曾经) C. If D. Unless(除非)( ) 28. A. many B. much C. little D. few( ) 29. A. kind B. rich C. honest D. poor( ) 30. A. sad B. happy C. sorry D. unlucky三、阅读理解(每小题2分,共30分)(A) Jack is 17 years old. He has many friends. They look different and they have different personalities,
15、but they are all friendly and helpful. Hed like to introduce some of them to us. NameAgeLooks and hobbiesAnn(volleyball player)17She is very tall (1.87 metres)! She has a baby face. Her fans say shes very beautiful. She likes listening to pop songs and drawing.Jim(skiing player)18He is always smilin
16、g, so people say that he is a “sunshine boy”. He is a “black horse”. He won the first gold medal（金牌）for his city this year. He likes reading and playing computer games.Lily(singer)16People call her “Angel”. Shes a cool girl with black glasses and short hair. She likes wearing mens clothes, so she lo
17、oks like a boy. She likes singing, of course. She is good at playing basketball.( )31.Who is the oldest one among these people? A. Jack B. Ann C. Jim D. Lily ( )32. What does Ann like doing ? A. Playing basketball B. Reading C. Playing computer games D. Listening to pop songs ( )33. Why do people sa
18、y Jim is a “sunshine boy”?A. Because he likes reading. B Because he likes playing computer games. C Because he is always smiling. D Because he is a skier.( )34. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about Lily?A. She likes wearing a dress. B She wears black glasses. C She plays basketball well. D She h
19、as short hair. ( )35. Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?A. “Angel” does well in playing basketball. B. Lily is the youngest of the three. C. Ann has a baby face. D. Jim likes black horses.(B)If you go to a fast food restaurant, you will probably see a lot of teenagers. Toda
20、y, many teenagers are overweight, and the reason of this is because of their bad eating habits. Most teenagers love fast food with a lot of fat, oil, salt and sugar. People often call this kind of food “junk food”. But bad eating habits go beyond fast food. We find many teenagers eat unhealthily. So
21、me dont have breakfast before they go to school. During the day, some dont have a proper meal for lunch. In a recent survey(调查) at one school, scientists found that over two thirds of the students didnt follow a healthy diet. They didnt like vegetables, and many of them didnt like to eat fruits. The
22、y preferred(更喜欢) to eat food with a lot of salt, sugar, or fat. Parents today also worry about their childrens diet. Some doctors give the following advice: Teenagers shouldnt eat too much junk food. Teenagers shouldnt eat food with too much salt. Salt can cause high blood pressure(高血压)in the future
23、. Teenagers should eat food with less fat, oil, and sugar. Teenagers need to eat some fruits and vegetables every day. Fruits and vegetables are rich in vitamins(维生素)and have little fat. Teenagers need to drink more milk. Milk will help their bones grow. Teenagers need to eat breakfast every day. Th
24、is is good for their body and mind. ( )36.“Junk food” contains(包括)a lot of _. A. milk and sugar B. fruits and sugar C. vegetables and salt D. fat, oil, salt and sugar ( )37. In a recent survey at one school, scientists found many students liked _. A. vegetables B. fruits C. healthy food D. unhealthy
25、 food ( )38. What does the underlined word “beyond” mean in Chinese in this passage? A. 超出 B. 不如 C. 相等 D. 在后面 ( )39. In this passage doctors think that teenagers should eat more _. A. food with no vitamins B. fat and sugar C. vegetables and fruits D. salt and oil ( )40. The best title for this passa
26、ge is _. A. Bad Habits B. Junk Food C. Unhealthy Food D. Advice on Healthy eating C American schools are quite different from those in China. In America, at the beginning of the term, students must select their subjects and teachers first. Selecting is very important for your marks in America. So at
27、 the first term, dont select too many subjects, or youll feel very nervous and tired. Then you have to ask for some teaching plans. There is some information about subjects, timetables, marks and textbooks. At the same time, you must choose the teachers. Different teachers have different teaching me
28、thods. If the teacher is called killer by the last grade, many students will give up choosing him, because this kind of teacher will leave too much homework, too many exams and give too low grades There is another thing after you select the subjects and the teachers. How to buy textbooks makes each
29、student feel hard. The textbooks in America are very expensive. Each one is about$30-50. In order to save money, many students buy some used textbooks, and some students usually borrow textbooks from the school library. In class, discussing is very important. The teacher encourages you to ask questi
30、ons or show your own opinions. They dont usually ask you to sit well. Instead, they allow you to sit or stand everywhere you like.41. What does the understand word select mean? A.Choose. B.Like. C.Treat. D.Take.42.According to the text, American students . A.dont have to ask for teaching plans B.don
31、t have to choose teachers C.would like to choose strict teachers D. usually buy some used textbooks in order to save money43. Which of the following is NOT TRUE? A.Students wont choose the teacher who leaves too much homework. B.Students wont choose the teacher who leaves too many exams. C.Students
32、will choose the teacher who is called killer. D.Students wont choose the teacher who gives too low marks.44. What is important in American class? A.Reading. B.Writing. C.Discussing. D.Listening.45.The passage is mainly about .A.the differences between American and Chinese schoolsB.American schoolsC.
33、the differences between American and Chinese studentsD.American school subjects四、词汇运用(每小题1分, 共10分)(A)根据句意和汉语注释，写出正确的单词。46. Can you talk to Tom about anything? -Yes, he can keep _ (秘密).47. People in different countries speak different _(语言). 48. My sister Meilin hopes to be a _ (社会) worker.49. Some s
34、tudents think watching TV is _ (无聊的).50. Millies dream is to become an _ (优秀的) teacher when she grows up. (B) 根据句意，用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。51. The girl with long hair is the _ of the three. (slim)52.Suzy has a pair of _(smile) eyes, she always looks happy53. There is a _(week) test on each subject in our sc
35、hool.54. Most of us dont know the _(high) of the Yellow Mountain.55.Now our family has a car so we can travel _ than before.(easily)五、任务型阅读，根据短文中的信息完成文后表格。（每小题1分，共10分）（每空一词）The world is divided into（被分为）two important parts. One half of the world is rich and the other half is poor. In the poor part,
36、a lot of people never get enough to eat. In the rich part, a lot of people eat too much. In one part, children are hungry and in the other, a lot of people are fatter and fatter and have to go on diets or do some exercise to lose weight. For example, a dog or a cat in North America eats better than
37、a child in the poorer countries.The poor countries have some difficult problems. Sometimes the land is too poor to grow anything on. The land can get better, but people have to do a lot of things first. More experts (专家)should go there to teach people how to enrich（使富裕） their land and how to find wa
38、ter.But rich countries have problems, too. They are not always pleasant places to live in. Sometimes the air is too dirty to breathe （呼吸）and the rivers are too dirty to swim in or to take water. The roads and the streets are full of people and buses. Cars usually move very slowly. Noise is terrible.
39、 A lot of people do not have houses to live in. People must do something about these problems. We should do something to make the air and the rivers clean and build more houses. But it will take a long time.Title: Different lives in the worldCountriesIn _56_countriesIn rich countriesPhenomena(现象)A l
40、ot of people in poor countries cannot have_ 57 food to eat.People in rich countries eat too much.Children are hungry.Many people have to 58 weight by going on a diet or taking some _59_.Difficult problemsThe land is too poor for plants to _60 on.The air and the rivers are 61 . There is a lot of 62 a
41、nd people in the roads and the streets.Solutions(解决方法)People should learn how to63 their land and find theMake the air and the river 64 ._65 more houses.56._ 57._ 58._ 59._ 60._ 61._ 62._ 63._ 34._ 65._七、书面表达（20分）假如你是李梅，目前在英国的一所中学读八年级，请你写一封电子邮件给你的中国好友王丽,向她介绍一下你的新朋友Helen以及你目前丰富多彩的学校生活。词数不少于80词。，不能逐句翻译，可适当发挥。1. Helen长得很好看，圆脸，2. Helen很有幽默感，当其他人不高兴时讲滑稽的笑话让他们开心。3. Helen乐于助人，认真聆听别人的问题，并提供他们帮助。4. 我的丰富多彩的学校生活（作息时间，科目，活动）Dear Wang Li,_Best wishes!YoursLi Me9
