鄂州市梁子湖区2016年秋八年级月考英语试卷
满分：120分 考试时间：120分钟
一、 听力（25分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
听下面5个描述，选出最佳图片。每个描述仅读一遍。
( )1. A. B. C.
( )2. A. B. C.
( )3. A. B. C.
( )4. A. B. C.
( )5. A. B. C.
第二节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
听下面5段对话。从题后所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。
( )6．A．Once a month. B．Twice a month. C．Three times a month.
( )7．A．For a week. B．Last week. C．Next week.
( )8．A．Yes, she does. B．No, she doesn’t. C．I don’t know.
( )9．A . Jim B．Jim’s cousin C．Both of them
( )10．A．She has an art lesson. B．She is going to a piano lesson. C．She is playing sports.
第三节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
听下面2段对话。每段对话后面有几个小题，从题后所给的A，B，C三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。
听第11段对话，回答第11-12小题。
( )11. When did David start playing basketball?
A. At the age of four. B. At the age of eight. C. At the age of twelve.
( )12. How often does the girl play tennis?
A. Once a week. B. Three times a week. C. Twice a week.
听第12段对话, 回答第13-15小题。
( )13. Where is Anna going next year?
A. To America. B. To Australia. C. To England.
( )14. What is Dave's dream job?
A. A tour guide. B. A reporter. C. A pianist.
( )15. How long does Dave practice the piano every day?
For one hour. B. For one and a half hours. C. For two hours.
第四节 听短文，选择正确答案。（每小题2分，共10分）
( )16. Where did the boy want to go first last Saturday morning?
A. To a farm. B. To a museum. C. To a library.
( )17. How was the weather before 2:00 p.m. that day?
A. Sunny. B. Snowy. C. Rainy.
( )18. How did the boy go to the city museum?
A. By car. B. By bicycle. C. By bus.
( )19. What did the boy eat for lunch?
A. Hamburgers. B. Salad. C. Rice.
( )20. What did the boy do on Saturday evening?
A. He did his homework. B. He wrote a diary. C. He watched TV.
二、单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
( ) 21. My brother decided ______ out this evening.
A. not go B. not to go C. don’t go D. don’t to go
( ) 22. We’ve got two chairs，but we need _________.
A.two desks B.two another
C.two more D.more two
( ) 23. — _______ can we get there?
—In five minutes.
A. How often B. How far C. How soon D. How long
( ) 24. Uncle Wang gave all his savings to the Hope School ______ he himself was not rich.
A. because B. as if C. although D. or
( ) 25. —Can you catch what I said?
—Sorry, I can ________ understand it.
A. almost B. probably C. nearly D. hardly
( ) 26. You may take this book away ______ you return it on time.
A. as soon as B. so possible as C. as long as D. as far as
( ) 27. —Mom, can I go to play soccer with Jim?
—It’s up ______ you.
A. with B. for C. to D. of
( ) 28. Steve isn’t as ______ as Kelly. He often makes mistakes(错误) in his writing.
A. interesting B. tidy C. careful D. difficult
( ) 29.—Do you mind my _____ your bike?
—Not at all.
A. ride B. riding C. to ride D. rides
( ) 30. My sister______me to go camping with her on weekends.
A. expects B. lets C. makes D. hopes
( ) 31. —________ you play the guitar at the age of 11?
—Yes, I could. I believe I will _______ play better in the future.
A. Can; be able to B. Could; be able to C. Were able to; could D. Could; could
( ) 32. —The information is very important. You should _______.
—Thank you. I will.
A. write it down B. write them down C. write down it D. write down them
( ) 33. Can I _________ the TV, Dad? I want to watch the sports news.
A.turn off B.turn on C.turn down D.turn up
( ) 34. — What’s behind the door?
— There is a dog behind it.
A. to sit B. sit C. sat D. sitting
( ) 35.—There _____ two football matches on TV tomorrow afternoon.—Really? That’s great.
A. will have B. are going to be C is going to be D. are going to have
三、完形填空。 (10分)
I am a boy in South Korea. My English name is Tony. Recently (最近), a 36 named Engkey became my new teacher.
Engkey teaches us 37 . It looks like a human. It can 38 around our classroom when it reads books and 39 with us. However, Engkey’s voice (声音) is not its own. An English teacher controls (控制) it. 40 the help of a special camera (摄像头) in the body of Engkey, the English teacher can 41 us and help us learn better.
My robot teacher doesn’t need to have a rest 42 it never feels tired or gets ill like humans. Also it 43 gets angry with us. I like talking with it, because I think it is very interesting. Everyone in my class likes Engkey. Now it is very my class.
Most students in my class are more interested in English and spend more time on 45 after Engkey became our English teacher. Now most of them get better grades. I believe there will be more robot teachers in my school.
( )36. A. woman B. man C. robot D. computer
( )37. A. math B. English C. art D. music
( )38. A. send B. practice C. share D. move
( )39. A. disagrees B. talks C. fights D. cats
( )40. A. With B. Under C. From D. For
( )41. A. invite B. hear C. see D. believe
( )42. A. because B. or C. though D. so
( )43. A. already B. even C. just D. never
( )44. A. popular B. possible C. educational D. dangerous
( )45. A. him B. it C. her D. them
四、综合阅读（共40分）
（A）
( )46. The activity on November 15th is .
A. at the Fire Hall B. at the House of Huu-ay-aht
C. at 4:00 pm D. at 5:00 pm
( )47. You can in the Yummy Club.
A. play with your friends B. taste expensive food
C. cook a healthy meal D. buy delicious food
( )48. Lisa is interested in the activity on November 8th, so she should register .
A. before November 15th B. after November 15th
C. before November 1st D. after November 1st
( )49. Paul wants to take part in the activity on November 15th, so he should .
A. call Catherine at 728-1220 B. call Catherine at 728-3692
C. call Jeanne at 728-1220 D. call Jeanne at 728-3692
( )50. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Everyone can take part in the activities.
B. The activities are both in the morning.
C. At least 30 people can take part in the activities each time.
D. People can also register by email.
(B)
Happiness is for everyone. You don't need to care about the rich. Though they have beautiful houses with large gardens and swimming pools, they may often feel lonely（孤独的）.
In fact, happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it. When you are in trouble at school, your teachers will help you; when you do something wrong, people around you feel unhappy; when you succeed in something, your friends will say congratulations（祝贺）to you. All these are your happiness. If you notice a bit of them, you can see that happiness is always around you.
Happiness is not the same as money. It is a feeling of your heart. Although you are poor, you can also say you are very happy. Money is not everything. You have something else that money can't buy. When you meet with difficulties, you can loudly say you are very happy because you have more chances to challenge（挑战）yourself. So you can not always say you are poor and you have bad luck. If you take every chance you get, you can be a happy and lucky person.
( )51.______may often feel lonely even though they have beautiful houses with large gardens.
A. Teachers B. Parents C. Old people D. Rich peoplew w w .
( )52. What will your friends say to you when you make great progress（进步）?
A. Congratulations. B. That's all right.
C. It's very nice of you. D. Not at all.
( )53. When you have more chances to challenge yourself, you may feel_______.
A. proud B. lonely C. happy D. excited
( )54. You can make yourself happy by______.
A. making much money B. taking every chance you have
C. owning beautiful big houses D. having nice cars
( )55. We can learn from the passage that_______.
A. poor people are always unhappy because they don't have money to buy big houses
B. we can find happiness around us even if we don't have much money
C. no one will help you if you are poor
D. rich people are very proud because they have big houses and nice cars
（C）
A young boy was playing with a ball in the street. He threw（扔）it too hard and it broke（打破）the window of a house and fell（掉）inside. A woman came to the window and shouted（大喊） at the boy. The boy was afraid and ran away. But he still wanted his ball back. A few minutes（分钟）later. The boy came back and knocked（敲）at the door and said, “My father is going to come and repair（修理）your window soon.”
After a while, a man came to the door with tools（工具）in his hand, so the woman let the boy take his ball away.
When the man finished repairing the window, he said to the woman, “Please pay ten dollars.”
“But aren’t you the father of the boy?” the woman asked, looking surprised（惊奇）.“No,” he answered, looking more surprised, “Aren’t you his mother?”
( ) 56. The boy lost his ball because _____.
A. the ball fell into the woman’s garden
B. the ball broke the window of his house
C. the ball broke the window and fell into the woman’s house
D. he went through the window of the woman’s house
( ) 57. The boy ran away because _____.
A. he was afraid of the woman B. he had to ask his father for help
C. he didn’t want his ball back D. he had to look for his friends
( ) 58. The boy came back again because _____.
A. he father will come soon B. he wanted the ball back
C. the woman was his mother D. a man would come to repair the window
( ) 59. The woman let the boy take his ball away _____.
A. because she thought he was honest（诚实的）
B. because he came back and repaired the window
C. because she thought the man was his father
D. because his father repaired the window
( ) 60. Which of the following is RIGHT?
A. The boy was the son of the man.
B. The man was the father of the boy.
C. The woman knew the man was the father of the boy.
D. The man thought the woman was the boy’s mother.
（D）
阅读下面的短文，并根据短文内容，按要求答题。
Are you often free (空闲的) on weekends? Tim had a busy weekend last week. On Saturday morning, (1) he went to visit his grandmother with his parents. His grandmother lives in a small village (村庄). There Tim went to the mountains with his cousin. After dinner, he went shopping. In the evening, he saw an interesting comedy. On Sunday morning, Tim wanted to play soccer, (2) but it was rained very hard. So he had to stay at home. He wanted to play the guitar, but he couldn’t find his guitar. (3)So he did some reading and watched TV. (4)下午，他帮助妈妈做家务，然后和爸爸下象棋. In the evening, he studied for the coming math test, and then it was time to go to bed.
61. 对（1）处划线部分提问。（每空一词）
On Saturday morning, _______ _______ he _______ with his parents?
62. 划线部分（2）处有一处错误，找出并改正。
___________________________________
63. 把（3）处改为否定句。（每空一词）
So he _______ _______ _______ reading _______ _______ TV.
64. 将（4）处汉语译为英语
___________________________________ .
65. What did Tim do on Sunday evening?
___________________________________
五、词汇（每空1分，共10分）
66.Tommy is _______________(胖的)than his brother Jackie．But Jackie is taller.
67. We _______________ (hold) a sports meeting last weekend.
68. The Spring Festival is one of the __________ (tradition) festivals in .
69. Would you like to buy some (salt).
70. His father never takes exercise, so he is kind of________(health)
71. My parents often give me helpful _______ (advise).
72. I hope there won’t be too much _______ (pollute) in the future.
73. It’s difficult to find out all the ______ (different) between these two pictures.
74.__________(final) we got to the top of the mountain.
75. _______ (hundred) of monkeys live in the mountain.
六、补全对话。（每小题1分，满分5分）
根据对话内容，从方框中选择适当的选项补全对话，使对话内容完整、通顺（其中有一项多余）。
Millie: Hi,! 76
Sandy: I want to spend my summer holiday in Qingdao.
Millie: 77
Sandy: Of course, I like it very much.
Millie: 78
Sandy: It’s clean and beautiful. And it’s becoming one of the most modern cities in the world.
Millie: 79
Sandy: It’s not very hot there. If you feel hot, you can have a swim in the sea.
Millie: It’s cool! Will you go there with your family?[来源:学.科.网Z.X.X.K]
Sandy: Yes. Would you like to join us?
Millie: I’d love to, but I have no time.
Sandy: 80
76.________77._________78.__________79.__________80.____________
七.书面表达。（15分）
新年快到了，同学们一定有很多想法。请以日记的形式，介绍自己在学习、身体、家务劳动、旅游等方面的计划，并针对自身的不足之处，说说你打算怎么做。
要求：1.意思连贯、符合逻辑；2.词数不少于60（开头已给出，不计入总词数）。
参考词汇：study hard, read, healthy food, exercise, help, chores, at home, travel
December 18, 2015 Wednesday Sunny
Now, it’s the year of 2015. New Year 2016 is coming. I have a new plan for the New Year. I am going to___________
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八年级英语听力原文
第一节
听下面5个描述，选出最佳图片。每个描述仅读一遍。
Last Saturday we visited the Tian’ an .
Dale often plays computer games.
My twin sister, Liu Yu. She is taller than me and her hair is longer than mine.
I’m going to be a violinist when I grow up.
Jim will play tennis ball after school.
第二节
听下面5段对话。每段对话后面有一个小题，从题后所给的A,B,C三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。
6．
W：How often do you go to the movies, Tom?
M：I go to the movies three times a month.
Q：How often does Tom see the movies?
7．
M：Why didn’t you go to school last week, Liu Qing?
W：Because I was ill in hospital.
Q：When was Lin Qing ill in hospital?
8．
M：How do you usually go to school, Li Mei?
W：By bike, but sometimes I take a taxi.
Q：Does Li Mei usually get to school by taxi?
9．
W：Jim, Does your cousin often read books at weekends?
M：No, she doesn’t. She often goes to the mall.
Q：Who often goes to the mall at weekends?
10．
M：Linda, what are you going to do on Thursday afternoon?
W：Well, I will have a piano lesson. What about you, Michael?
M：I’m playing basketball with my classmate.
Q：What is Linda going to do on Thursday afternoon？
第三节
听下面2段对话。每段对话后面有几个小题，从题后所给的A,B,C三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。
听第11段对话，回答第11-12小题。
W: David, do you like sports?
M: Yes. I like playing basketball best.
W: When did you start playing it?
M: About four years ago. At that time I was eight years old.
W: What other sports do you like playing?
M: Soccer and tennis. How about you? Do you like sports, too?
W: Yes. I like playing tennis best. And I play it with my sister every Monday and Wednesday.
听第12段对话, 回答第13-15小题。
M: What are you going to be in the future, Anna?
W: I'm going to be a tour guide, because I like traveling and talking with others.
M: Then you should be good at speaking English.
W: You're right. I’m going to New York City to study English next year. And what is your dream job, Dave?
M: My dream job is to be a reporter, but my mother wants me to be a pianist.
W: Do you like playing the piano?
M: No, but I have to practice it for two hours every day.
第四节. 听短文，选择正确答案。
Last Saturday morning I got up early because I wanted to go to my uncle’s farm. I wanted to do something interesting like feeding pigs and milking cows. But when I was leaving by bicycle, it started to rain. So I went to visit the city museum by bus. There, I saw many wonderful things. At about 12:30, I felt hungry. So I bought two hamburgers to eat. It seemed that hamburgers were never delicious like those. At about 2:00 p.m., the rain stopped. I walked back home. At night, I felt a little tired, but I still kept a diary about the day.
八年级英语参考答案
听力1-5 ACBBC 6-10 CBBBB 11-15 BCABC 16-20 ACCAB
单选 21-25 BCCCD 26-30 CCCBA 31-35 BABDB
完形填空 36-40 CBDBA 41-45 CADAB
阅读 46-50 BCCDA 51-55 DACBB 56-60 CABCD
61 What did do
62 was rained 改为rained
63 didn’t do any or watch
the afternoon, he helpt/helped his mother with / (to) do housework, and then played chess with his father.[来源:Z#xx#k.Com]
65. He studied for the coming math test
词汇 66. heavier/fatter 67. held 68.traditional 69. salt 70. unhealthy
71. advice 72. pollution 73. differences 74.Finally 75. Hundreds
补全对话
76-80EABDC
写作
One possible version：
December 14，2016 Wednesday
Now，it’s the year of 2016. New Year 2017 is coming. I have a new plan for the New Year. I am going to study hard and get good grades. I am going to read more books and practice spoken English more. As for health, I am going to eat healthy food. I am also going to do more exercise. I want to help my mom to do more chores at home. I will cook meals on weekends. I love traveling. I am going summer camping if possible. But I am too shy and too quiet to be good at conversations, so I am going to make more friends this year.