八年级下期第一学月测试题
(考试时间：90分钟 考试范围：Units1-3)
Name:___________ No._______ Mark:_______
Ⅰ.听力部分（20分）
Ⅰ）听句子，选择正确的单词。
( )1.①.A. should B. could C. need
( )2.②.A. cake B. bike C. bake
( )3.③.A. expensive B. inexpensive C. comfortable
( )4.④.A. good B. okay C. bad
( )5.⑤.A. what B. which C. how
Ⅱ）听句子，选择正确的答案。
( )6.①.A. I should have a rest B. I could call you up
C. I argued with my best friend
( )7.②.A. That’s a good idea B. No, thanks C. Sorry!
( )8.③.A. It’s so early B. I’m afraid not
C. I have no idea.
( )9.④.A. Sure. Work must come first.
B. Don’t be afraid
C. Hurry up! Nobody likes you.
( )10.⑤.A. Let’s make it a little earlier.
B. Why not meet here?
C. No, it’s not good at all
Ⅲ）听对话及问题，选择正确答案。
( )11.①.A. It’s sunny B. It’s windy C. It’s cloudy
( )12.②.A. The fruit shop B. The post office
C. The teachers’ office
( )13.③.A. He had a cold B. He had a cough
C. He had a toothache
( )14.④.A. Spring B. Summer C. Autumn
( )15.⑤.A. Tom B. Kate C. David
Ⅳ）听短文，选择正确答案。
( )16.①.What kind of people do guide dogs help?
A. Doctors B. Soldiers C. The blind
( )17.②.Whose pet dog was it?
A. The doctor’s B. The soldier’s C. Dorothy’s
( )18.③.What kind of dogs are the best ones for the job?
A. Strong B. Bright C. Old enough
( )19.④.When did Germany start a program to teach dogs to be guides?
A. After Dorothy went to Germany
B. After Dorothy wrote about it for a magazine.
C. After the doctor taught a dog to guide a person
( )20.⑤.How long does it take to train a little dog to be a guide?
A. Over 2 years B. 14 months C. 4 weeks
Ⅱ。单项选择题（20分）
( ) 1. In order to keep healthy, you should eat _______ fast food, _______ vegetables and take enough exercise.
A. less, less B. less, more C. fewer, more
( ) 2. My father will be back from Nanjing ___ a week.
A. in B. after C. behind
( ) 3. What do you think the weather ______ tomorrow.
A. will be B. will like C. will be like
( )4. You can give him a ticket _____ a ball game.
A. on B. of C. to
( ) 5. The children _____ on the playground when I left school.
A. were playing B. .are playing C. was playing
( ) 6.She didn’t come home as _____ as you.
A. early B. earlier C. the earliest
( ) 7. ____ you ____ for the bus at nine yesterday?
A. Did, wait B. Were, waiting C. Are, waiting
( ) 8. He gave us some ______ on how to learn a language.
A. advice B. advices C. advises
( ) 9. Women often complain about ____ too much housework.
A. doing B. does C. do
( ) 10. There ____ a singing competition tomorrow evening.
A. will be B. will have C. has
( ) 11. We played ______ last Monday.
A. happy enough B. happily enough C. enough happily
( )12.There is a playground _____ our school.
A. on the front of B. in front of C. in the front of
( )13.My father is a policeman. He wears a uniform on weekdays but he has on his ______ clothes at weekends.
A. every day B. everyday C. new
( )14.They were walking along the street ____ it began to rain.
A. while B. when C. before.
( )15.I don’t like this shirt, and I don’t like that one,___
A. too B. either C. also
( )16.One day when I went into his room, I saw him ____ on a table.
A. sitting B. sit C. was sitting
( )17.The child isn’t old enough to _____ himself.
A. wear B. put on C. dress
( )18.It was 200 dollars last week. But you can _____ only half for it now.
A. spend B. cost C. pay
( )19.There _____ a basketball match in our school next week
A. is going to be B. is going to have C. is
( )20. Will there be more trees?” “______”
A. Yes, there won’t B. No, there will C. Yes, there will
Ⅲ.完形填空（10分）。
Life 1 Cathy Taylor’s three children is very busy. Their school days are 2 . After school, though, Cathy takes the two boys from football to basketball. Then she has to take her daughter to piano lessons. The tired children don’t get home 3 7 p.m. They had 4 quick supper, and it’s time for homework.
The Taylors are like many American and British parents. They take their children from activity to activity, and try to fit as much as possible into their kids’ lives. Doctors say many children are under 5 pressure. Teachers complain about 6 tired kids in the classroom.
Most children take part in after-school clubs. Activities include sports, language learning, music and math classes. Pushy parents are 7 , but now parents seen to push their children a lot more. Parents see other children doing a lot of things, and they feel their own children should do the same.
Linda Miller, a mother of three in London, knows all about such pressure. “In some families, competition starts from a very young age,” she says. “Mother send their kids to all kinds of classes when they are very young. And they are always comparing them 8 other children. It’s crazy. People shouldn’t push their kids so hard.”
Dr Alice Green agrees. She also says that these children may find 9 hard to think for themselves when they are older. “Parents are trying to plan their kids’ lives for them. When these kids are adults, they might find it difficult to plan things for themselves.” Parents should learn to give their kids a bit more time to themselves. On the one hand, children need organized activities. On the other hand, they also need time and freedom 10 , and they need time to do things by themselves.
( )1.A. of B. for C. to
( )2.A. busy enough B. enough busy C. busily enough
( )3.A. after B. in C. until
( )4.A. a B. an C. /
( )5.A. much too B. too much C. too many
( )6.A. teaching B. to teach C. taught
( )7.A. new nothing B. new something C. nothing new
( )8.A. of B. with C. to
( )9.A. that B. this C. it
( )10.A. to relax B. relaxing C. relaxed
Ⅳ．阅读理解。（20分）
(A) 阅读短文选择正确的答案
Once there lived an old man. He liked gold better than anything else in the world. He often said, “If I have enough gold, I will be the happiest man in the world.”
One day when he was traveling in the desert(沙漠), the old man lost his way. He was very hungry and thirsty, but there were only rocks and sand around him. Just then, he found a bag lying on the sand. He hoped he would find water and food in it. He took up the bag and opened it. He saw that the bag was full(满的) of gold. He was so sad that he threw away the bag and began crying.
Now, the old man knew that there was something better than gold in the world.
（ ）1. The old man liked ____ best before he traveled in the desert.
A. food B. water C. gold
（ ）2. When he lost his way, he wanted to get ____.
A. some food and water B. some rocks and sand
C. bags full of gold
（ ）3. What did he do with the bag? ______.
A. He didn’t take it up B. He brought it home
C. He threw it away
（ ）4. The old man did not become the happiest man when he got the bag of gold because ____.
A. the bag was too small B. the gold wasn’t his
C. he was very hungry and thirsty
（ ）5. In the end, the old man knew that gold was ____ in the world.
A. the best thing B. not the best thing
C. better than anything
(B) 阅读短文判断句子的正(T)误(F)
Many teenagers feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends. They believe that their family members, and particularly(尤其) their parents, don’t know them as well as their friends do. In large families, it is quite often for brothers and sisters to fight with each other and then they can only go to their friends for advice.
It is very important for teenagers to have one good friend or a circle(圈)of friends. Even when they are not with their friends, they usually spend a lot of time talking among（在……中间） themselves on the phone. This communication(交际) is very important in children’s growing up, because friends can discuss something difficult to say to their family members.
However, parents often try to choose their children’s friends for them. Some parents may even stop（阻止） their children from meeting their good friends.
（ ）6. Many teenagers think their friends know them better than their parents.
（ ）7. When teenagers have problems in family, maybe they will go to ask their teacher for advice.
（ ）8. Brothers and sisters in a family get on well.
（ ）9. Teenagers often write to their friends when they’re alone.
（ ）10. Not all the parents let their children choose everything they like.
Ⅴ．补全对话 (5分)
根据方框中的7个选项从中选择5个答案填入对话中，使对话意思完整。
| A. Would you like to listen? B. What do you think of the singers? C. Do you want to go? D. What did you do last night? E. How much is the ticket? F. How many do you need? G. Did you enjoy yourself? |
A: 1
B: I went to the concert.
A: 2
B: Yes. I had a good time. I enjoyed the music and songs very much.
A: 3
B: They were very good.
A: When will there be the next concert?
B: Next Friday evening. 4
A: Yes, I do. 5
B: 50 yuan.
A: It’s kind of expensive.
B: I agree.
答题处： ______________
Ⅵ.单词拼写。（20小题，共10分）
A）根据句意和首字母提示补全所缺单词。
1.Many families like to keep p________ dogs.
2.Our English teacher f____________ in love with a girl some years ago.
3.I don’t like doing housework, I think it is an u_________ job.
4.There is something w_____________ with my computer.
5.My grades are not good, so my father want to get me a t____________.
6.People will ________ to be 200 years old.
7.When the plane t_________ off, I was reading a book.
B）用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。
8. You may get a tutor _______ (teach) you English.
9. I found it difficult _______ (listen) to the teacher in class.
10. Could you please ______ (not cross) the street?
11. We should tell them _______ (not wear) the casual clothes.
12. They picked________ (few) apples than we did.
13. Edison was a great . (science)
14. The twins (study) in France next year.
C）根据汉语完成单词。
15.He was in the ______________ (厨房)when the UFO arrived yesterday.
16.While the _____________(外星人)were visiting the museum the boy called the TV station.
17.I had a very strange _____________(经历)on Sunday.
18.He’s very ____________(心烦的)and doesn’t know what to do.
19.The girl went to the shop and ____________ (买) a beautiful skirt.
20.There will be more tall ______________ (建筑物) on both sides of the streets in ten years.
Ⅶ.据汉语意思完成句子。（10）
1、70年前有人预言说没有人能够看见演员说话。
Someone no one would want to see actors 70 years ago.
2、昨天晚上我和妈妈吵了一架。
I my mother last night .
3、孩子们直到写完作业才上床睡觉。
The children go to bed they finished their homework.
4、我非常穷以至于拿不出钱买电脑。
I am too poor to the computer.
5、当哪个女孩看见一个车祸时，她正在购物。
The girl ______ _______ when she saw a car accident.
Ⅷ.书面表达（10分）。
根据下列提示写一篇短文，50词左右。
1．广播说今天可能要下雨，但不会持续很久，雨过会儿就会停。
2．如果天气好些，我就骑自行车去看望我的祖父母。
3．我想他们见到我会很高兴的。
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参考答案
Ⅰ.听力部分（20分）
1——5 ACBAC 6—10 CACAA
11—15 ABBAB 16—20 CABCA
Ⅱ。单项选择题（20分）
1——5 BACCA 6—10 ABAAA
11—15 BBBBB 16—20 ACCAC
Ⅲ.完形填空（10分）。
1——5 BACAB 6—10ACBCA
Ⅳ．阅读理解。（20分）
1—5 CACCB 6—10 TFFTT
Ⅴ．补全对话 (5分)
DGBCE
Ⅵ.单词拼写。（20小题，共10分）
1. pet 2. tell 3. unpleasant 4. wrong 5. tutor
6. live 7. took 8. to teach 9. to listen 10. not cross
11. not to wear 12. fewer 13. scientist 14. will study
15. kitchen 16. aliens 17. experience 18. upset
19. bought 20. buildings.
Ⅶ.据汉语意思完成句子。（10）
1. predicted ; talk 2. argued ; with
3. didn’t ; until 4. pay ; for
5. was ; shopping
Ⅷ.书面表达（10分）。
The radio says it will rain today, but it won’t last long. It will stop raining later on. I think it will be better soon. Then I’ll go to see my grandparents. I’ll go to see them by bike. They’ll be glad to see me.