2020-2021学年八年级下学期第一次月考英语试题

（考试时间：120分钟 满分：100分）

第一部分 选择题 (55分)

一、 听力部分(共20小题；每小题1分)

第一部分 根据所听到的对话内容，选择正确的选项。（共10小题，每小题1分） ( )1. What place of interest may he visit?

A. B. ( )2. How many girls are there in the class?

A. B. ( )3. Where are the two speakers talking now?

A. B. ( )4．How is Linda going to the cinema tonight?

A. B. ( )5. Which city did Sandy visit last?

A. Paris. B. London. ( )6. When will Jim’s birthday party begin?

A. At 5:30. B. At 5:00. ( )7. What is Jack’s sister?

A. A nurse. B. A teacher. ( )8. Who does the red pen belong to?

A. Betty. B. Mike. ( )9. What can we learn about this young lady?

A. She hasn’t got married. B. She is very shy. ( )10. What's the date today?

A. Sep 9th. B. Sep 10th . C.

C.

C.

C.

C. Beijing.

C. At 4:30.

C. A student.

C. Lily.

C. She is humorous.

C. Sep 11th.

第二部分 听对话和短文回答问题（共10小题，每小题1分） 听一段对话，回答第11至12小题。 ( )11. When is his father’s birthday?

A. This Sunday． B. This Thursday．

( )12. What are they going to do for his father’s birthday?

A. They’re going to have a party. B. They’re going to have a picnic. C. They’re going to have a big dinner.

听第一篇短文，回答第13-15小题，完成信息记录表。

Plan for summer vacation Tom David Alice ( )13. A. fishing ( )14. A. 5

( )15. A. guitar

● doesn’t want to stay at home ● plans to go 13 ● is going to visit Harbin ● will stay there for 14 days ● will learn how to play the 15 ● wants to be a musician B. camping B. 6

B. violin

C. swimming C. 7 C. piano

C. This Saturday.

听第二篇短文，回答第16至20题。

( )16. How will Americans feel if they are asked “Where are you going”?

A. They'll feel happy. B. They'll feel surprised.

C. They'll feel excited.

( )17. Who can ask “Where are you going” in America according to the article? A. Businessmen B. Friends. C. Policemen. ( )18. What does the question “Have you had your meal” mean in Americans’ eyes?

A. An invitation（邀请）. B. A greeting.

C. An introduction（介绍）.

C. How old are you?

( )19. Which of the following will NOT be a greeting in America?

A. How are you? B. Hello!

( )20. What does the speaker mainly want to tell us?

A. We should learn more foreign languages. B. Different countries have different customs.（风俗） C. We can’t ask “Have you had meals” any more.

二、 单项选择（共 10小题；每小题1分）

( )21. —The UK is_____ European country with a long history, and it is also____ island country. —So it is.

A. an; an B.a; an C.a; a D.an; a

( )22. —Must I return the book this week?

— No, you . You can it for 20 days. B. needn’t; borrow

C. don’t have to; keep D. mustn’t; lend

A. mustn’t; keep

( )23. on the icon, and you visit Asia and Africa in only two hours!

A. Click; will B. To click; can C. Clicking; / D. To click; / ( )24. I didn’t know the wall, Amy didn’t know .

A. which to paint colour; either B. which to paint; too C. which to colour paint; too D. which colour to paint; either ( )25. British people won’t touch you or you if you are .

A. bump into; on their way B. push past; in their way C. cut in on; about their way D. push in; of their way ( )26. Daniel is to help his friends .

A. enough kind; all the time B. such kind; at times

C. too kind; at a time D. kind enough; from time to time ( )27. —______did your uncle leave his hometown?

—Many years ago. In fact he ________for nearly twenty years. A. When; has left B. When; has been away C. How long; has left D. How long; has been away ( )28. — She’s never late for school, ?

— , she always arrives here on time. A.has she; Yes B. is she; Yes C. has she; No D. is she; No

( )29.Tom’s mother is too busy ______ housework _______ him with his homework.

A.doing; to help B. to do; to help C. doing; helping D. to do; helping

( )30. –– So kind of you to give me a ride to the bus stop.

–– .

A. My pleasure. B. Never mind. C. Thank you. D. That’s nothing to do.

三、 完形填空 (共 10小题；每小题 1 分)

先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

People can’t live well without reading. The UNESCO set up World Reading Day in 1995. It is held on 23rd April every year to encourage(鼓励) people of all ages, especially teenagers, to enjoy the pleasure of reading. It is also the day to honor(尊敬) great 31 , for example, William Shakespeare, born or dead both on that day.

World Reading Day calls on people to 32 the TV, log off the Net, put away the video games and enjoy reading instead.

World Reading Day encourages people 33 to organize(组织) their own activities to promote(促进) reading. In a school, students read a page from their favourite book to the whole class. In a workplace an after work club is held. Old people are encouraged to 34 the books that helped them in their lives in the past.

Many countries celebrate World Reading Day. On that day, millions of school children in the United Kingdom can buy books of much 35 prices than usual, in any bookstore. It has been done every year since 1998. Children like that day so much.

In China, some libraries provide some special shelves. There the book-lovers can 36 their books by taking others’ books home while offering some of their own to other people. Students are also organized to exchange their ideas about reading.

Through the activities on World Reading Day, people can see more clearly the importance of reading. Reading can benefit people in many ways. Reading gives us 37 and helps us know more and better about the world around us. Reading lets us learn more about cultures and places of 38 . Reading helps us to follow the latest development of science and technology. Reading is also one of the most important ways to learn a foreign language.

“Reading makes a 39 man.” a famous man, Francis Bacon said in 1597.

Books, magazines, newspapers and other kinds of reading materials(材料) can 40 ourselves. They help us own a better life. So it is quite necessary for us to spend time on reading not only on World

Reading Day but every day. ( )31. A. writers

B. doctors B. turn down B. anywhere B. rebuild B. lower B. exchange B. money

C. policemen C. turn off

D. businessmen

D. turn up D. nowhere D. reread D. more expensive D. receive D. books D. America D. full D. relax

( )32. A. turn on ( )33. A. somewhere ( )34. A. return ( )35. A. higher ( )36. A. bring

C. everywhere C. repair C. cheaper C. buy

( )37. A. knowledge ( )38. A. China ( )39. A. spare ( )40. A. love

C. time

B. different countries C. the UK B. boring B. enjoy

C. surprising

C. improve

四、阅读理解(共15小题；每小题1分)

（A）

One day, a young man called Daniel was reading in the garden when his mother came. She pointed to something and asked Daniel what it was. Daniel felt quite surprised, but he told her it was a sparrow and got back into reading.

Several minutes later, his mother pointed to the same thing and asked the same question again. Daniel got a little angry but

still answered such an easy question. After a little while，his mother did the same thing again. This time Daniel could not control his great anger. He shouted at her for disturbing(打扰) him again and again.

The old lady said nothing but took out an old diary quietly, turned to one page and showed it to Daniel. Though a little impatient, Daniel began to read it.

\"Today, I was watering the flowers in the garden when little Daniel pointed to a bird on the grass and asked me what it was. I smiled at him, said it was a sparrow and smiled him. After a while Daniel asked me again and I did the same. Pointing to the same sparrow, little Daniel asked me what it was twenty times and I kept on answering his question and kissing him every time. \"

Something touched Daniel’s heart gently. He felt so sorry for being so impatient to his mother and he hugged(拥抱) her.

Your parents have given you many things in their life, but you may not realize that until they are gone. ( )41. One day, Daniel’s mum pointed to and asked Daniel what it was.

A. garden

B. sparrow

C. diary

D. heart

( )42. When Daniel’s mother asked the same question for the time, Daniel got very angry.

A. second

B. third

C. fourth

D. fifth

( )43. Why did Daniel’s mum take out an old diary quietly after that?

A. To read it for Daniel. B. To throw it.

C. To ask Daniel to write it. D. To ask Daniel to read it.

( )44. Daniel felt at last.

A. happy and surprised B. angry and impatient C. sorry and touched D. sad and patient

( )45. What does the article want to tell us?

A. Everyone should realize parents are the persons who love their children most in the world. B. Daniel loves his mother less than before, while his mother loves him as usual. C. We should treat our patients patiently when they ask questions about animals. D. A person can teach his/her parents words when he/she grows up.

(B)

I was in line waiting to pay. A little boy in the front was buying some clothes.

I noticed that the little boy was paying mostly with change (零钱). It seemed that he had broken his pig bank to do this shopping. However, the cashier(收银员) told him he was $ 8.00 short after counting his money.

It was clear that the boy had already used all the money. The lady in front of me said, “Well, I could pay half of that.” I told the boy that I could pay the other half. We dug into our handbags. However, both of us only had ten-dollar bills (纸币). Other shoppers began digging into their pockets to find some change. It was amazing and touching as all these strangers seemed to react (反应) with the same mind. All wanted to be of help. Within minutes the cashier said, “I have too much money.” The cashier didn’t need our ten-dollar bills. Then the lady in front of me said, “Wait! I didn’t even get a chance to give anything!”

I smiled at her and said, “You did your share, because it was your idea and you started all this.” The little boy smiled and thanked us. I left with a good feeling. I saw the love and goodness of others all around me. The woman in front of me smiled and said, “It feels good to give, doesn’t it?” I smiled back and said, “Yes!”

( )46. What is this passage mainly about?

A. Love and kindness.

B. A poor boy.

C. Friendship and honesty. A. 短的 A. $ 8.00.

B. 矮的

D. Communication and understanding. C. 多余的

B. All his money.

D. All his money and another $ 8.00.

D. 短缺的

( )47. What does the underlined word “short” most probably mean?

( )48. How much were the clothes that the boy wanted to buy?

C. Ten dollars.

( )49. Why did the writer and the woman both feel glad?

A. Because the boy had saved some money. B. Because they both didn’t need to give anything. C. Because the cashier didn’t look down on the boy.

D. Because all the shoppers around were willing to help the boy. a. The cashier got enough money for the boy’s clothes. b. The cashier counted the boy’s money.

c. The shoppers looked for some change in their pockets. d. The boy went to the line to pay.

A. b, a, c, d

B. b, c, a, d

（C）

Children in Great Britain will no longer be able to buy energy drinks. The UK government has made plans to ban(禁止) the sale of energy drinks to children. It is now asking for public suggestions about what age the ban should start at (16 or 18), the BBC has reported.

An energy drink is a type of drink that has stimulants(兴奋剂) like caffeine(咖啡因). Red Bull is one of the most famous energy drinks. The makers of these drinks say that they can give you energy when you feel tired.

However, these drinks have very high levels of sugar and caffeine. Energy drinks have 65 percent more sugar than soft drinks. That may explain why obesity(肥胖症) rates have risen among children.

Too much caffeine can lead to health problems, such as headaches and sleeplessness. A 250 ml can of Red Bull has about 80 mg of caffeine, three times the level of a can of Coca-Cola, the Guardian noted.

In the UK, more than two-thirds of 10 to 17-year-olds buy energy drinks, according to the government data. “Childhood obesity is one of the greatest health challenges this country is facing. It is necessary that we do all we can to make sure children have the best start in life,” UK Prime Minister Theresa May said in

C. d, b, c, a

D. c, d, b, a

( )50.What’s the correct order of the following events?

a speech.

The ban would apply to(应用于) drinks with more than 150 mg of caffeine per liter(升). Under the ban, shops in England that sell energy drinks to children may face fines(罚款) of up to £2,500 (22,374 yuan).

( )51. has reported Great Britain wants to ban the sale of energy drinks to children.

A. The Guardian B. The BBC C. UK Prime Minister D. The government data

( )52. The obesity rates have risen among children because .

A. these drinks have very high levels of sugar B. there are too much caffeine in these drinks C.

when children feel tired they eat too many stimulants

D. children drink too much soft drink

( )53. A 1000 ml can of Red Bull has about mg of caffeine.

A. 80 B. 240 C. 320 D. 250

( )54. Why should the UK government control(控制) energy drinks?

A. Shops will pay the fines of £2,500 (22,374 yuan). B. Caffeine can lead to headaches and sleeplessness. C. They can’t give people energy when they feel tired. D. To make sure children have the best start in life.

( )55. Where may the article be read?

A. In the textbook. B. In the novel.

C. In the newspaper.

D. In the film.

第二部分 非选择题 (共45分)

五、阅读表达 阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容回答问题。(共5小题；每小题1分)

I’m Jack. I work for a big company in Los Angeles. Last year, the company sent my wife and me to work in New York for a year. I've always loved jogging, so I was really happy when I found out the house they had rented（租）for us was next to Central Park. This meant that I could go to the park to go jogging every morning before I went to work.

号 题 ………………… 场…考… … … 答… … … … … 号试要……考线 … … … 不… … … … … … 名内…姓… … 订 … … 线… … … … 级…班封………装……密……………………………A lot of neighbours had told me to be careful with robbers(抢劫者) in Central Park, but I was not afraid of them because I didn’t take any money with me when jogging. What could robbers do to me? But one morning, my

wife gave me a 10-dollar bill and asked me to buy some bread on the way. While I was running through the park, another jogger knocked into me. Just as I was wondering what was happening, he said sorry to me and continued running. I thought it was a bit strange, and suddenly it reminded me of my money, so I checked my pocket and found that the money was gone. Without thinking twice, I ran after that jogger. The minute I held him by the arm. I shouted, “Give me my money! Now!” I am not usually a hot-headed person, but I got really angry this time. This seemed to frighten him, and he took out the money and gave it to me. Then he ran away as quickly as possible.

I bought the bread and went home. As soon as I got home, I began to tell my wife my story, “You won’t believe what happened to me,” I started.

She immediately stopped me, “I know, you left the money for the bread on the kitchen table.” (Answer the following questions with no more than 10 words.) 1. In which city did this story happen?

2. Why wasn’t the writer afraid of the robbers?

3. How much money did the writer’s wife give him one morning?

4. What did the writer buy at last?

5. Who was the robber in this story?

六、 任务型阅读 阅读下列短文，根据短文中的信息完成文后的表格。（每空一词）(共10小题；每小题1分)

Transport is the movement of people, animals and goods(货物) from one place to another. The transport of a person or of goods may include one or several ways. Each way will be chosen for a trip according to cost, route and speed. Here are six common ways:

Human-powered

Human-powered transport is the transport of people or goods in the form of walking, running and swimming. Human-powered transport is popular for reasons of cost-saving, physical exercise and environmentalism. In many situations it is the only ways of transport a person can use.

Animal-powered

Animal-powered transport is the use of working animals, like horses, camels, elephants and dogs, for the movement of people and goods. Humans may ride some animals directly, use them to carry goods or have them pull vehicles.

Air

The plane is the fastest way of transport. It is able to quickly transport people and goods over long distances. For short distances helicopters can be used.

Rail

Railways are a safer land transport system than other forms of transport. Modern high-speed rail can reach the speed of up to 350 km/h, but this needs specially built railway. Underground is a railway system that runs under the ground below a big city.

Road

The most common road vehicle(交通工具) is the car. Others of roads include buses, trucks, motorcycles and bicycles.

Water

Water transport is movement with a boat, ship or sailboat—over a body of water, such as a sea, lake or river. Transport by water costs less than air transport, so people still use it in many areas.

1 It is the movement of people, animals and goods from 2 to there. Here are six common ways, and we usually choose them according to cost, route and speed. Human-powered Human-powered transport is the transport of people or goods in 3 forms. Human-powered transport is 4 for reasons of cost-saving, physical exercise and environmentalism. Animal-powered Animal-powered transport is the use of working animals, 5 as horses, camels, elephants and dogs. Humans may ride some animals directly, use them to 6 goods or have them pull vehicles. Air The plane is 7 than any other way of transport. It is suitable for long distances, while helicopters for short distances. Rail Railways are a safer land transport system than other forms of transport. Modern high-speed rail can reach the speed of at 8 350 km/h, but this needs specially built railway. Underground is a railway system that runs under the ground. Road The most common vehicle on land is the car. 9 users of roads include buses, trucks and so on. Water Water transport is movement with a boat, ship or sailboat—over a body of water, such as a sea, lake or river. 10 transport by water costs less than air transport, it is still used in many areas. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

七、词汇运用 用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。（共10小题；每小题1分）

1. I_________________ (see) the film Detective Chinatown 3(唐人街探案3)twice. It’s so exciting. 2. _________________ (book) air tickets online is fast and easy.

3.We’ll have a further _________________ (discuss) about the matter tomorrow. 4. The lady refused _________________ (answer) questions about her age and marriage. 5. The children will obey you better if you ask them ____________(polite).

6. — What were they doing? — They were looking for _______________ (hide) treasure. 7. The ________________ (library) in our school are very friendly to the students. 8. Jim is shy and he always avoid ______________（speak）in front of the class.

9. He was so tired out that he found himself _________________(able) to move out of the hole. 10.He is interested in different sports, such as football, _________________ (sail) and so on. 八、短文填空（共10小题；每小题1分）

座位号 根据短文内容及首字母提示，补全空格内单词，使短文完整、通顺。

Gulliver’s Travel was written by Irish writer Jonathan Swift in 1726. The book b 1 popular as soon as it came out. S 2 then, it has never been out of print.

At the b 3 of the book, Lemuel Gulliver tells about his life and history before his travels, in the style of books of the time. He enjoys traveling, although his love of travel causes his downfall. During his first travel, Gulliver is washed to the beach after his ship crashes a 4 the

rocks and found himself caught by an a 5 of tiny people, less than six inches tall, who live in the island country of Lilliput. After saying that he will not do a 6 bad, he is given a big house in Lilliput to live in. And Gulliver becomes a favourite of the court. He is also free to go around the city only if he does not hurt people there.

Gulliver helps the people of Lilliput to beat their neighbours, the Blefuscudians. H 7 , he doesn’t want to turn the island country —Blefuscu into part of Lilliput. This makes the king

u 8 . Gulliver is charged with treason for urination(小便) in the capital, though he was putting out a fire and saving a large number of lives. The court decides to make him lose his ability to see, but w 9 the help of a kind friend, he runs away to Blefuscu. Here he finds a boat with nobody on it and s 10 the sea for a few days. Finally, he asks a passing ship to take him back home.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

九、书面表达（10分）

当前，泰兴市西城初中正开展“好书伴我成长”活动。亲爱的同学们，你们喜欢阅读吗?请以“Growing up with good books”为题用英语写篇80词左右的文章。 提示:1.当前存在的现象(上网，聊天，玩游戏……)

2.良好的读书习惯很重要…… 3.读书的益处；

3.有关阅读的做法与打算。

Growing up with good books

听力稿及答案

一、听力部分

A) 听下面10段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话读两遍。 1. W: Which country will you go on a tour of? M: The USA.

2. M: How many students are there in your class? W: There are only thirty-two. And half of them are girls. 3. M: Excuse me. May I borrow a story book Harry Potter? W: Sure. Here you are.

4. M: Do you need me to drive you to the cinema, Linda? W: Thanks, dad. It’s not far from here. I can ride there. 5. M: Hello, Sandy! I haven’t seen you for a long time.

W: I've been abroad. I went to New York last month, and I returned from London. 6. M: Hurry up! It’s five o’clock. Jim’s birthday party will begin in half an hour. W: OK, let’s go at once.

7. W: Jack, what does your sister do? Is she a nurse?

M: No, she works in a middle school. She likes her students very much. 8. M: Hi, Betty. Is this red pen yours? W: Mike, Let me see. Oh, no. It's Lily's. 9. M: Are you married, young lady? W: Wait a minute, I'll ask my husband.

10. W: David, tomorrow is Teachers' Day. Let's make some cards for our teachers. M: Good idea.

B) 听下面1段对话和2篇短文，每段对话和短文后有几个小题，从题中A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话和短文前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟，听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话和短文读两遍。

听第1段材料，回答第11～12小题。 W: Jack, my father’s birthday is coming.

M: Really? When is it? Is it on Thursday or Sunday? W: Neither. In fact, it’s this Saturday.

M: Oh, what shall we do for him? Shall we have a party? W: It’s too noisy.

M: What about a big dinner?

W: Sounds boring. I’d like to go out to have a picnic． M: That’s great!

听第2段材料，回答第13～15小题。

Summer vacation is coming next week. Everyone in my class has his or her own plan for it. Tom doesn’t want to stay at home for the whole vacation. He plans to spend one week going camping with his friends. David likes travelling. He is going to visit Harbin with his cousins. It’s a good idea to spend time there in summer. He will stay there for 5 days. My best friend Alice is going to have piano classes, because she thinks music can bring her happiness. She wants to be a musician.

听第3段材料，回答第16～20小题。

“Where are you going?” Chinese often ask this question when two friends meet in the street. But if you ask Americans the same question, they will be surprised because they think that “going to some place” is their own business. In their eyes, only a policeman will ask such a question in the street.

The same thing will happen to Americans if you ask them “Have you had your meal?” . In fact, to us Chinese, such questions do not mean anything but a greeting.

In America, when two friends meet in the street, they will say “Hello!” or “How are you?”. They never ask “Where are you going” or “Have you had your meal”. If two friends meet at the mealtime and one asks the other “Have you had your meal?”, that means he wants to invite his friend to have a meal with him. It's quite different from what it means in China.

The examples above tell us that people in different countries have different customs. Now we are learning foreign languages, we must pay great attention to their customs. 一、 听力

ACCCB ABCCA CBBAC BCACB 二、 单项选择 BCADB DBDAA 三、 完形填空 ACCDB BABDC 四、 阅读理解

BBDCA ADDDC BACDC 五、 阅读表达 1.In New York.

2.Because Jack didn’t take any money with him when jogging. 3.A 10-dollar bill. /Ten dollars. 4.Some bread. /Bread. 5.Jack. /The writer. 六、 任务型阅读

1.Transport 2.here 3.three 4.popular 5.such

6.carry 7.faster 8.most 9.Other 10.Because 七、 词汇

1.have seen 2.Booking 3.discussion 4.to answer 5.politely 6.hidden 7.librarians 8.speaking 9.unable 10.sailing 八、缺词填空

1.became 2.Since 3.beginning 4.against 5.army 6.anything

7.However 8.unhappy 9.with 10.sails