八年级英语上学期第三次月考试题

一、单项选择(20分)

( ) 1. The woman is ______ fat because he eats ______ junk food.

A. much too, too much B. much too, much too C. too much, too much D. too much, much too

( ) 2. Would you please give me _____?

A. an advice

B. some advices

C. some advice

D. any advice

( ) 3．—Why don‟t you get a watch for your friend as a gift?

—But it‟s too expensive for me _______! A. afford

B. affording C. to afford

D. affords

( ) 4．___________ the books is 800．

A．A number of B．The number of C．Many numbers of D．Much number of ( ) 5. It took her some time __________ English in class.

A. finish reading

B. to finish to read C. to finish reading D. finish to reading

( ) 6. ---- Every year I stayed at home for my vacation, but this year I want to do . A. something different B. different something C. anything different D. different anything ( )7.It‟s 11: 00 pm now, but the light in Peter‟s room is still on. He must have forgotten _______

before going to bed. A. turn it on

B. to turn it on C. turning it off

D. to turn it off

( ) 8．________ did you do?

A．What else B．What else things C．What other D．What others things ( ) 9 the strong wind, we had to stay at home.

A. In B. For C. With D. Because of ( )10. When he grows up, he's going to do _________.

A. what he wants to do B. what does he want to do C. what he want to do D. what do he want to do

( ) 11. There_______ a wonderful football match between Spain and Italy next week. A. will have B. is going to have C. is going to be D. is ( )12．She is ___________ than any other girl in her class．

A．funny

B．funnier

C．funniest

D．more funny

( )13．Xi‟an is one of ________ capital ________ in China.

A．older; city B．the older; city C．oldest; cities D．the oldest; cities

( )14. —What‟s your New Year‟s resolution, Dave? —I‟m going to exercise more ____.

A. keep fit B. keeping fit C. to keep fit

D. keeps fit

( )15. What _______ you ______ to do when you __________ high school?

A. are, want, finish

B. are, going, are going to finish

C. are, going, finish D. are, want, are going to finish

( ) 16. She ________ the national table tennis team in 1988.

A. joins B. joined C. took part in D. took part

( ) 17. There are more than ________students in our school .

A. 2 thousand B. 2 thousands C. thousands of D. 2 thousands of

( )18．The piece of meat is too large，let‟s cut __________．

A．them up B．it up C．up them

D．up it

( ) 19．I think a good friend makes me ___________．

A．laugh B．laughs C．to laugh D. laughing

( )20. Our school is only walk from here.

A. five-minute

B. five minute‟s

C. five minutes‟

D. five minutes

二.完形填空.(10分)

Mr Smith lives in the country，but he works in an office in a big city．He 21 to work by train every morning and comes 22 the same way．One morning while Mr Smith was 23 his newspaper on the train，a man sitting behind him tapped(轻拍)him on the shoulder(肩膀)．The man said 24 to him and began to talk to him．The man said．“Your life is interesting， 25 it? You take the same station at the same time 26 morning，and you always sit in the 27 seat and read the same newspaper．”

When Mr Smith 28 this．he put his newspaper down，turned back and said to the man angrily，“ 29 do you know all that about me!”

“Well．I 30 sit in the same seat behind you．”the man answered． ( )21．A．went

B．go

C．goes D．going ( )22．A．family B．home C．house D．country ( )23．A．reading B．looking C．seeing D．watching ( )24．A．Goodbye B．Sorry C．Thanks

D．Hello ( )25．A．is

B．isn‟t C．has D．hasn‟t ( )26．A．this B．one C．every D．yesterday ( )27．A．another B．other C．different

D．same ( )28．A．listened B．heard

C．found

D．felt

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( )29．A．How B．What C．Where D．When ( )30．A．no longer B．almost

C．always

D．nearly

三.阅读理解（20分）

A

George Stephenson was born in 1781 in a poor family. He had to start work when he was only eight．When George was fourteen, he became his father's helper．He spent a lot of time learning about engines（发动机）．And on holidays he often make one engine to pieces and studied each piece carefully．Soon he became a very good worker though he could not read or write．He began to learn English letters when he was seventeen years old．Every day after he did twelve hours of hard work, he walked a long way to have lessons from a young school teacher. On his eighteenth birthday，he wrote his own name for the first time in his life．George invented（发明） many things in his life．The train was the greatest one among them．Today when we take trains from one place to another，we'll think of this great man---George Stephenson．

( ) 31. In which year did George Stephenson start to help his father？________．

A． In 1781 B． In 17 C． In 1795 D． In 1798

( ) 32. He learned about the engine ________．

A．through reading and writing B．by making it to pieces and studying each piece carefully C．at lessons from a young teacher D．by asking a lot of questions

( )33. He spent a lot of time learning about engines and soon he became ________．

A．a great man B．a good maker C．a good worker D．a good student

( ) 34. George Stephenson invented the ________.

A. the train B. the telephone C. the car D. the computer

( ) 35. From the passage we know George Stephenson was one of the greatest ____ in the world． A. workers B. writers C．learners D．inventors

B

Some children wish to be writers some day. They want to write stories or books for people to read. That's good! It's good to write something for people to read! But they should know that they need to be good readers first before they are really good writers. They should read a lot of books, instead(代替) of watching TV and spending a lot of time playing games when they are free.

There is more fun in reading, you want to look for more books to read.

Before you decide(决定) to be a good writer, you'd better say to yourself, \"I must read more and more!\"

( )36. This article mainly tells us that ________.

A. some children wish to be writers some day B. it is good to write something for people to read C. reading can be helpful for us to become a good writer

D. writers like to read more books for fun ( )37. Some children want to be writers ________.

A. because they want to be good readers B. to write stories or books for people to read C. to find good work some day D. to get more money to keep a family

( )38. It's good for children ________.

A. to do a lot of reading B. to watch TV in the evening C. to have wishes only D. to be good writers right now

( )39. Reading can ________.

A. help you to be a good player B. help you write well C. make you work better D. make you watch more TV at home

( )40. From the passage we know that ________.

A. all children like to be writers B. people like to read for children

C. all writers are children D. children need to read more and more books

C

One evening two young men were walking in the street together. They tried to find a chance to steal something. The clock struck twelve. Most of the people went to bed. Quickly they came to a house and it seemed that everyone in the house had fallen asleep. Standing at the front gate , one said in English to the other in a low voice ,\"You wait here. I‟ll go around to the back door and then get into the house.\" Suddenly out of the house ran a dog, barking at them. The two men were very frightened and ran away as fast as they could. Finally, they stopped at a lonely place. The man said breathlessly, \"It‟s too bad. I hadn‟t expected that the dog could understand English.\" ( ) 41.Why did the two men walk in the street one evening ?

A. they couldn‟t fall asleep

B. they wanted to steal something

C. they would like to take a walk D. they went to visit their friends

( ) 42.\"One said in English to the other in a low voice.\" From this sentence we know ____.

A. he didn‟t know English

B. he liked speaking English quietly C. he couldn‟t speak loud

D. he was afraid of waking up others

( ) 43.The dog ran out of the house and barked at them only because _______.

A. it understood English B. it knew them C. it found someone outside D. Both B and C

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( ) 44. At last the two young men _______

A. stole nothing B. stole something expensive C. were bitten by the dog D. were bitten by the police

( ) 45. What did the owners do while the dog was barking ?

A. They stopped it B. They got up quickly C. They shouted for help D. The story didn„t tell us

D

根据短文内容判断正误，正确的用（T），错误的用（F）

A boy named Jack lived in a small village. One morning, his mother sent him to his uncle's in town. He had a very good time there.

Before Jack left in the evening, his uncle gave him a jar and said, “There is some candy in it, you may put your hand into it and take some when you want to eat something.”

Jack looked at the jar when he was in the train. It had a long and small neck. He put his hand into the jar and took five pieces. But he could not get his hand out. He turned his hand this way and that way, still he could not get his hand out. He turned his hand again. Finally he let go of four pieces. Then he could pull his hand out of the jar. 根据短文判断正(T)误(F) （ ）46.One day Jack's mother sent him to his mother's brother's house. （ ）47.The jar with some candy in it had a large neck. （ ）48.Jack only stayed in town for a whole day. （ ）49.At last Jack only took one piece of candy at a time. （ ）50.From this lesson, Jack knew that he himself was too foolish. 请把选择题答案填入下列表格中，每空一题，共50小题，50分 1--10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 五．词汇应用(共15分)

A. 根据汉语意思及所给的首字母填空,使句子内容完整.（5分） 51．You should read the i_______ before you take the medicine. 52．We‟re having a school party the day after t_______.

53．Our country is paying more attention to people‟s _______ (健康). . There is going to be an art _____ ___（展览会） this evening. 55. If you are ill，you should take some m________ and have a good rest． 56. Yang Liwei is a n____ __ hero in China.

57. Li Yundi, a well-know Chinese p___ ___, always loved music.

58. Deng Yaping went to Tsinghua University and m___ __ in English and management in 1997. 59.More and more _______ (西方的) people are interested in Chinese doctors. 60. Do you think it ____________(必要的) to have a friend who has cool clothes? B．用所给词的适当形式填空(10分)

61. This book is yours, (I) is at home. 62. English is ____ __ (important) than math. 63. Thanks for your _______ (invite) and kindness . Donna is famous for (sneeze) . 65. Selina likes a comedy (call) Mr. Bean. 66. —Hello! May I speak to Mr. Jones?

—I‟m afraid you can‟t. He _____ __ (fish) with his friends by the lake at the moment. 67. The l6th_________ （Asia）Games was held on November l2，2010 in Guangzhou． 68. There‟re many _______ (different) in culture between English and Chinese. 69. Have you ever planned _______ (take) a really relaxing vacation with your family? 70. It rained hard yesterday, but _______ (luck) we brought our raincoats and didn‟t get wet. 六．根据汉语提示完成英语句子。(每空1 分，共10分)

71. My friend and I like (闲逛) in the park on weekends. 72. 长大后我要当一名飞行员。

I am going to be a pilot when I _______ _______. 73. 有时候父母和我的想法一样。

Sometimes I have _______ _______ ideas as my parents‟. 74. 我们学习英语是为了能更好地跟外国人沟通。

We learn English to ____________ better ____________ foreigners． 75. 这个小孩太小而不能照看自己。

The child is ______ young ______ look after himself 七．句型转换（10分）

76.My sitter was born __in 1990_. （对划线部分提问） _______ ________ your sister born?

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77.Tom watches TV once a week . （对划线部分提问） does Tom watch TV?

78.Mary started playing soccer when she was six.(写出同义句)。 Mary started playing soccer six. 79.We need __ two___ teaspoons of honey. （对划线部分提问） _______ ______teaspoons of honey do we need?

80.The boy is so young that he can‟t go to school．（改为同义句）

The boy is________ young________ go to schoo1．

八．补全对话(每空1分，共5分) 从方框中选择最佳选项完成对话，有两项多余 A. Why can‟t he come? B. I‟m sorry to hear that. C. Where did the doctor go? D. It‟s half past eight. E. What did the doctor say? F. I‟m glad to hear that. G. What‟s wrong with his sister? A: Hello, Mike! What‟s the time? B: 1 A: Where‟s Bob? I can‟t find him. B: I don‟t think he can come. A: 2 B: He has to look after his sister. A: 3 B: She doesn‟t feel well.

A: 4 Did she go to see the doctor? B: Yes. A: 5 B: The doctor said nothing serious, but she has to rest. 九．书面表达。（共10分）

假如你是李华。你家离学校15公里，你每月坐公共汽车回一次家，从学校到家需要20分钟。你有一个非常要好的朋友，他/她比你大三个月，但你却比他/她高，你们两人都擅长英语。你们将去北京度假.同时你想成为一名记者，打算给报纸杂志写文章，高中毕业后想去北京上大学，想为一家电台工作并环游世界。你最近交了一位加拿大笔友Jack．现请你写一封E-mail向

笔友Jack介绍上述情况，注意：

1.应包含上述内容，但不要逐条翻译。 2 词数为70左右。 3 E-mail的开头和结尾已写好。 Dear Jack,

I am very happy to write to you. My name is Li Hua. I am a student. Yours, Li Hua

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