1、江苏省扬州市江都区七校联谊2014-2015学年八年级英语4月月考试题试题 本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。第I卷为第1至第65题，第II卷为第66至100题。试卷总分140分，考试时间100分钟。第I卷（选择题80分）一、听力部分 （共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）A) 听对话及问题，选择正确的图片。每段对话听两遍。（4分）( ) 1.A B C ( ) 2 A B C ( ) 3. A B C ( ) 4B. 听对话及问题，选择正确答案。每段对话听两遍。（6分）( )5. Whose school has the most teachers? A. Peters
2、B. Jacks C. Lilys( )6. Why is Betty her best friend?A. Generous. B. Helpful. C. Both A and B.( )7. Who has more weeks off in the summertime? A. John. B. Daniel. C. Kate. ( )8. How does the boy go to school when it rains?A. On foot. B. By bike. C. By car.( )9. Whats Peters favourite subject?A. Geogra
3、phy B. Computer Studies C. English( )10. How many Grade 8 classes are there in Lindas school?A. 8 B. 6 C. 3C) 听对话和短文回答问题。你将听到两段对话和一篇短文，各听两遍。听第一段对话，回答第11-12小题。( )11. How many people are going to Hainan?A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. ( )12. How are they going to Hainan?A. By train. B. By plane. C. By ship
4、. 听一篇短文，回答第13-15题。请根据内容完成信息记录表。Information SheetNameMarry LeeInterestsWatching 13 and readingMore important information 14 Part-time job 15 ( )13. A.movies B.music C. sport. ( )14. A. Swim well B. Speak English well C. Get on well with people( )15.A. A newspaper reporter B. An English teacher C.A co
5、mputer programmer听一篇短文，回答第16-20题。( )16How far is the Green Hill from the north of South of Sunshine Town?A. About 6 kilometres. B. About 600 metres. C.About 2 kilometres. ( )17How can they go to the Green Hill ?A. By underground. B. On foot. C. By bus. ( )18How long does it take them to walk from Re
6、ad Star Street to the Green Hill ?A. Six hours. B. Three hours. C. Two hours. ( )19Why do they like taking the walk ?A. They can see birds. B. They can enjoy the beautiful view. C. They can meet their good friends.( )20. What can they hear early in the morning?A. Birds singing. B. Rivers running.C.
7、Children reading. 二、单项选择(共15小题;每小题1分，计15分）21.- Simon has gone abroad to have _ European tour. - Oh, really? It must be _ unusual trip for him. A. an; aB. a; anC. a; aD. an; an22. I _ the book for two weeks. I must return it to the school library. A. borrow B. have borrowed C. kept D. have kept23. Ji
8、m has many hobbies, _ swimming, hiking and playing badminton. A. for example B. such for C. such as D. as a result of24.-Did you have a good time at the party? - Yes, indeed. Its years _ I enjoyed myself so much. A. since B. when C. before D. that25. - So far, how long _ you _ China? - For one year.
9、 A. have, come to B. have, been to C. have, been in D. have, gone to26. - Lily isnt here today, What happened to her? -She stays at home her illness. A. because B. because of C. so D. so that27. -Do you know how long _? -Im sorry I dont know. A. he has come here B. has he been married C. Tom has bou
10、ght the car D. his uncle has been abroad28. How long have you been away from Yangzhou ? _. A. Since 2 years B. In 1999 C. For half a year ago DSince 2007 29. -Shes never been to Hainan, _? -_. She went there yesterday for the first time. A. has she; Yes, she has B. has she; No, she hasnt C. hasnt sh
11、e; Yes, she has D. hasnt she; No, she hasnt30. My uncle _ a farmer. Now he is a driver. A. is used to B. is used to be C. used to being D. used to be31. -When will the plane _? - In an hour. A. reach B. arrive in C. get to D. arrive32. Excuse me. I _ I was blocking(挡) your way. A. didnt realize B. d
12、ont realize C. havent realized D. wasnt realizing33. I _ my computer for almost ten years. It still works OK. A. bought B. have bought C. have had D. have 34. - Whatre you going to do to protect the environment? - Plant trees on side of the river. A. both B. all C. each D. the other35. -We could ask
13、 Jim to sing a song for the party. -_ He isnt good at singing. A. Thats a good idea. B. Im afraid not. C. Why not? D. I hope so.三、完型填空（15分）Each of us makes mistakes from time to time. In fact, we can 36 a lot from our mistakes. Donnie was a _37 student and never answered questions in class. He was _
14、38 to make mistakes. He never finished his homework _39 he didnt want to make any mistakes. Nothing changed _40 Marry Anne, a teacher, came to our _41 . One morning, Marry Anne asked Donnie to _ 42_ some questions. After a while Donnie was in tears because he made a mistake. 43 Marry Anne got a box
15、full of erasers from the desk. “Look, Donnie,” she said standing 44 him. “Ive got something to show you.” She _45 the erasers, one at a time, and put them on the desk. “See these erasers, Donnie?” she continued. “Do you know 46 the erasers become smaller and smaller? Thats because we make mistakes.
16、But we erase the mistakes and try 47 . Thats what you must learn.” “Here,” she said, “Ill 48 one eraser on your desk, so you will remember that 49 may make mistakes.” Donnie looked at Marry Anne and smiled. Donnie 50 a lot from then on. He knew that everyone had the permission（允许） to make mistakes a
17、s long as you learned them and tried again. 36. A. take B. make C. get D. bring37. A. good B. shy C. clever D. small38. A. glad B. excited C. surprised D. afraid39. A. because B. so C. if D. but40. A. after B. while C. until D. when41 A. row B. class C. team D. classroom42. A. answer B. ask C. give
18、D. have43. A. Suddenly B. Unluckily C. Luckily D. Carefully44. A. on B. with C. beside D. to45. A. put out B. took away C. took out D. took off46. A. when B. how C. what D. why47. A. more B. again C. another D. one48. A. forget B. carry C. leave D. take49. A. nobody B. somebody C. no one D. everybod
19、y50. A. changed B. got C. learned D. thought四、阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分，计30分）阅读下列内容，从每小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。ALondon EyeLondon Eye is 135 meters high and has become one of the worlds tallest observation wheels (观景摩天 轮).It has 32 capsules(密闭 ) and carries about 10,000 visitors every day. You can travel in complet
20、e safety. And you can see up to 40 kilometers away in all directions from each capsule.Because of the way the capsules are hung, it provides a full 360- degree panorama (全)when you are at the top of the wheel.Buckingham PalaceBuckingham Palace is Queen Elizabeth H s official residence (寝宫).The State
21、 Rooms(国事厅）in it have been open to the public for the Summer Opening since 1993. At first, the Summer Opening was considered a way to raise money for repairing Buckingham Palace, but it became so popular that the Queen has continued to let visitors enjoy it every summer. The Queen is not at Buckingh
22、am Palace when it is open to the public-she goes to one of her country residences.If you are visiting at a different time of the year, go to see the Changing of the Guard(换岗仪式).The British MuseumThe British Museum was open to the public in 1753 and it continues to be free since then. More than 7 mil
23、lion objects are kept in the British Museum, and it would probably take a week to see everything! Dont think the British Museum is full of works of art from old England. In fact, it is full of the treasures the soldiers brought back from faraway places. Those treasures include some collections which
24、 are the largest and best-known in the world. 51. The incorrect description of London Eye is that .A. it is one of the worlds tallest observation wheelsB. you can see up to 40 kilometers away in all directions from each capsuleC. it has 32 capsules and carries around 1,000 visitors every dayD. you c
25、an enjoy a full 360-degree panorama when you are at the top of the wheel52. The aim of opening Buckingham Palace to the public every summer is to .A. raise money for building a new palace B. let visitors see the Changing of the GuardC. let visitors enjoy the Queens country residenceD. raise money fo
26、r repairing it and let visitors enjoy it53. From the passage, we know that .A. the British Museum is open for free only in summerB. the British Museum has more than 70 million objectsC. some of the treasures were brought to England by foreign visitorsD. you may need 7 days to enjoy everything in the
27、 British MuseumBMr Turner works in a factory. There he drives a truck. He often feels tired and likes sleeping at home. His wife is a conductor and likes dancing. She often goes dancing if she isnt on duty. He tells her to do some housework, but she doesnt listen to him. Old Mrs Turner has to do all
28、 for them.Once the old woman was ill and had to be in hospital. Her daughter went to look after her there. Two months later she came back, all their rooms were in a fearful mess(凌乱不堪). She couldnt tidy them and told her so to do it. The young man didnt answer her. She said nothing and stayed in bed.
29、It was a Friday evening. Mrs Turner was free. She wanted to go to dance. She began to look for her new sweater, but she didnt find it. She saw Mr Turner watching TV and asked him to help her. The young man didnt do it.“Our sheet(床单) isnt clean,” said the woman. “Youd better wash it tomorrow.”“Ill be
30、 busy,” said the man. “Turn it over!”“How lazy you are!” said the woman. “I turned it over one and a half months ago!”54. The old woman has to do all the housework because _. A. shes strongB. shes hard-working C. her son and his wife are lazyD. she likes to keep the rooms tidy55. The rooms were all
31、in a fearful mess two months later because _. A. a lot of people came to see the old womanB. they were all busy C. old Mrs Turner went out for a holiday. D. nobody cleaned the rooms56. The phrase “turn over” in the story means _. A. 移交B.翻过来C. 滚动D.托付57. Who is the laziest in the family? A. Mr Turner
32、is.B. Mrs Turner is. C. Old Mrs Turner isD. Mr Turner and Mrs Turner are.CNot everyone has a chance to be a detective（侦探）, but I got one when I was 13 years old. It happened in 1994.One afternoon, I was walking down the street when I saw my fathers new car. I expected(期望) to see my father in the dri
33、vers seat. But to my surprise, I saw a young woman driving instead, “She has stolen my fathers car,” I thought. So I quickly stopped a taxi and got in. I said to the driver, “Follow that new car in front,” I told him why. The taxi driver had a car phone, so I asked him to call the police. Soon we he
34、ard the sound of a police car. The police told the woman to stop the car using a loudspeaker. The taxi came to a stop, too. I got out right then and said to the woman, “This is not your car. Its my fathers car.” The woman smiled and said, “Oh. Youre Mr. Johnsons son, right? Ive seen your photo in yo
35、ur fathers office.” Before I could say one word, the woman explained that she was my fathers new assistant（助手）. My father had asked her to take his computer to the shop to have it repaired. He lent her his car. After hearing this, I called my father and he told us what the woman said was right. The
36、police and the taxi driver laughed. I felt very sorry. It was both the first time and the last time I worked as a detective.58. When did the story take place? A. Thirteen years ago. B. Twenty years ago. C. Thirty years ago. D. Before 1994.59. What did the writer see one afternoon on a street? A. He
37、saw his father driving a new car with a young woman. B. He saw a young woman driving a new car with his father. C. He saw a young woman trying to steal his fathers new car. D. He saw a young woman in his fathers new car.60. How did the writer manage to get his fathers car to stop? A. He had his fath
38、er call the young woman. B. He asked the taxi driver to stop his fathers car. C. He got the help of the police. D. He called the young woman.61. How did the writer feel when he found out the truth? A. He felt good about himself. B. He felt sorry. C. He felt very happy. D. He felt excited.DWhen I was
39、 about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings(缺点). Week by week her list grew: I was very thin, I wasnt a good student, I talked too much, I was too proud, and so on. I tried to hear all this as long as I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears i
40、n my eyes. He listened to me quietly, and then he asked. “Are the things she says true or not? Janet, didnt you ever wonder what youre really like? Well, you now have that girls opinion. Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to(不注意) the other t
41、hings she said.” I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I found that about half the things were true. Some of them I couldnt change (like being very thin), but a good number I couldand suddenly I wanted to change. For the first time I got a quite clear picture of myself. I brought the list back
42、to Daddy. He refused to take it. “Thats just for you,” he said. “You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself. But you have to learn to listen, not just close your ears and feeling hurt. When something said about you is true, youll find it will be of help to you. Our world is full of pe
43、ople who think they know your duty. Dont shut your ears. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you know is the right thing to do.” Daddys advice has returned to me at many important moments. In my life, Ive never had a better piece of advice. 62. What does “Week by week her list grew” m
44、ean? A. Week by week she discovered more shortcomings of mine and pointed them out to me. B. She had made a list of my shortcomings and she kept on adding new ones to it so that it was growing longer and longer. C. I was having more and more shortcomings as time went on. D. Week by week, my shortcom
45、ings grew more serious. 63. Why did her father listen to her quietly? A. Because he believed that what her daughters “enemy” said was mostly true. B. Because he had been so angry with his daughters shortcomings that he wanted to show this by keeping silent for a while. C. Because he knew that his da
46、ughter would not listen to him at that moment. D. Because he wasnt quite sure which girl was telling the truth. 64. The writer felt_ when she did the things as her father had told her. A. surprised B. angry C. disappointed(失望的) D. sad 65. Which do you think would be the best title for this passage?
47、A. Not an Enemy, but the Best Friend B. The Best Advice Ive Ever Had C. My Father D. My Childhood第II卷(共60分)五、词汇应用（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）根据句子意思,用括号中所给汉语提示或英语单词的适当形式填空。(每空一词)66. Protecting the (环境) is protecting ourselves.67. What the girl said makes her look even _(丑陋的).68. People often grow rice in the
48、_(南方) part of China.69. Whose are the key rings? They are one of my _ (亲戚) .70. English is such a useful language that we have to use it in our daily _(交流).71.A report says that _ (marry) men usually save more money than single men.72. I dont mind _ (print) the letters for you.73. We should speak to
49、 the old man (polite).74. His little dog (die) last week and that made him very sad. 75. The song “Memory” has been popular since the_(twenty) century.六、任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）阅读短文并根据短文内容完成表格。(每空一词)Do you want to travel the countries in Asia? You dont have to travel very far. Follow us, you can fin
50、d these Asian adventures(探险).Cycling in Guilin, ChinaGet around the city by cycling through Guilin, in the Guangxi province of China. Mountains rise straight up, creating the only beauty. Bike paths take you past the villages and farms. Enjoy this beautiful views from your bike, or stop and talk wit
51、h one of the villagers working in his field. Adventure advice: When your feet are tired, take a boat trip along the beautiful and famous Li River.White-water rafting in NepalIn Nepal, you can experience thrilling rapids(湍流) and the beauty of the Himalayas at the same time. Take a white-water rafting
52、 trip down the Sun Koki River, world-renowned for its powerful rapids. At night youll camp beside the river on white water, enjoy the quiet, lonely Nepalese countryside.Adventure advice: Dont go rafting in summer. High water levels make it dangerous.Scuba diving in MalaysiaGo diving in the clear wat
53、ers around Spaded, an island in Malaysia, and discover an underwater world. Youll see large sea animals swimming along. The colorful coral along the reefs hides tiny fish. The wide kind of tropical life found around Spaded makes it famous worldwide for diving. Adventure advice: You can dive at Spade
54、d, but you cant sleep there. The island is a protected park, but you can stay on one of the nearby islands. Three 76 AdventuresCountriesAdventures 77 78 You can 79 a bike to travel around Guilin and enjoy the beautiful natural views.When your feet are 80 ,take a boat trip.NepalYou can experience thr
55、illing rapids and the 81 of the Himalayas at the same time.Take a white-water rafting trip down the Sun Kosi RiverAt night you can go 82 beside the river.Youd better not go rafting in 83 .MalaysiaGo scuba diving in the clear waters around Spaded, a famousIsland is famous for 84 .You can dive but can
56、t 85 there.八、短文填空（根据短文内容及首字母提示，每空一词。共10小题, 每空1分，计 10分）Steve was so lucky to have a free t 86 to Thailand. But he didntexpect to have a dangerous experience. The next day, when Steve arrived in Bangkok, he was surprised to find himself in a cityfilled w 87 street battles (战斗) between two groups. One
57、group was supporting the Thai government while the o 88 was against it and had street battles with the police. Two people were killed and h 89 of people were injured(受伤的). Because of it, 240,000 foreign tourists, including over 3,000 Chinese people like Steve, fail to l 90 and had to stay in the cou
58、ntry. “At first, we were g 91 on the streets, but then we felt at home with other Chinese from Hong Kong or Taiwan,” said Steve. L 92 , the Chinese government sent flights to bring the people back later. Now, all the Chinese visitors are back home. “The m 93 the plane left Thailand, we cheered for j
59、oy,” said Steve. Last week the street battles finished. However, the countrys tourism industry(旅游业) needs time to r 94 to normal. Tourism is the best part of the countrys economy (经济), Thailand is called “Land of Smiles” and has some of Asias best b 95 . It has made $17 billion from 15.5 million tou
60、rists this year.八、书面表达(计30分）A.句子翻译(共5小题;每小题2分，计10分）96.学生们已经习惯在空余时间去图书馆借书。97.繁忙的一天工作后，他们累坏了。98.自她从学校毕业，她就离开了自己的家乡。99.请你向我演示一下如何开始这个在线旅游好吗？100.当地政府设法将这个小镇变成了世界著名的贸易中心。B.写作(计20分)又到了春暖花开的时节，“扬州烟花三月国际旅游节”正欢迎来自世界各地的游客来扬州做客。你很荣幸地当选为扬州的英语小导游，请你根据下列表格中的内容用英语向各方来宾做一个有关扬州的的介绍。内容要点如下：扬州简介1.扬州是一个有着2500年历史的古城。2.自
61、很早以前就以其文化和美景著名。3.现在已成为现代化城市。环境气候宜人，环境美，污染少。交通1.机场已投入使用两年多，每天有许多航班来往于城市。2. .（再举一交通便捷的例子）出游1.春天是来扬的最好季节，有许多可参观的地方。2.(举一例具体景点作简要介绍)要求：1.表达清楚，语法正确，上下文连贯； 2.必须包含所有信息，并作适当发挥； 3.字数在100字左右（开头结尾已给出，不计入总词数）； 4.不得使用真实姓名和校名等。Ladies and gentlemen, Welcome to Yangzhou! _I do hope you will enjoy your stay in Yangz
62、hou参考答案一、听力（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）1-5 A A B B C6-10 C B C B C11-15 C B A B B 16-20 A B C B A二、单项选择21-25 BDCCC 26-30 BDDBD 31-35 DACCB三、完型填空36-40： CBDAC 41-45： BAACC 46-50：DBCDA四、阅读理解CDD CDBB BDCB AAAB八、书面表达A. 根据所给汉语完成下列句子96.学生们已经习惯在空余时间去图书馆借书。The students have been used to borrowing books from the libra
63、ry in/during their free/spare time.97. 繁忙的一天工作后，他们累坏了。After a hard days work, they were tired out.98. 自她从学校毕业，她就离开了自己的家乡。She has been away from her hometown since she graduated from/left school.99. 请你向我演示一下如何开始这个在线旅游好吗？Would you please show me how to start this online tour?100.当地政府设法将这个小镇变成了世界著名的贸易中心。The local government managed to turn this small town into a world-famous trade center.
