八年级英语月考测试2016年12月
第I卷选择题（共74分）
I.单项填空（本题共16小题，每小题1分，共16分） 从各题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 1.Dalianis_______beautifulcity.It’sinthenorthofChina. A.a
B.an
C.the
D./
2.What’sthematter__________you,Tony?Youlookpale.
A.in
B.for
C.againstD.with
3.Teahouse_______thechangesinChinesesocietyoverfiftyyears. A.causes
B.describes
C.produces
D.improves
4.Myteacherhadalong__________withmeyesterdayandshegavemesomeusefuladvice. A.experience B.situation
C.conversationD.pronunciation
5.Bettywaslateforschoolthismorning__________thetrafficwastooheavy.
A.becauseB.if
C.though
D.while
6.---HowmuchisyournewEnglishdictionary? ---It__________me200yuan,moreorless. A.took
B.cost
C.spent D.paid
7.Theriveristoodeep.You__________becareful.
A.can B.may C.might D.must 8.I’minahurry.Whatis__________waytogetthere? A.fast
B.faster
C.fastest
D.thefastest
9.---What’syourplanforthewinterholidays?
---I’venoidea,butIhavedecided__________athomeandhaveagoodrestfirst. A.stay
B.tostay C.stayed
D.staying
10.Theyarrivedwhilewe__________theclassmeeting.
A.have
B.arehavingC.werehavingD.had
11.Lookatthedarkclouds!It’s__________snowytomorrow. A.probably
B.carefully
C.really
D.especially
12.Thesmalllocalschool__________,soJonowhastogotoaschoolfaraway. A.liftedupB.closeddown C.lookedup D.tookaway
13.---_________isthetemperatureinCanadainwinter?
---Noidea.
A.How B.What
C.Howmany
D.Howmuch
14.China’sChang’e-3andthelunarrover(
月
卷
球
车)Yutu__________onthemoonsuccessfullyonDecember14th.Howproudweare! A.landed
B.trained
C.cheered
D.grew
D.intime
15.Ifwedon’thurryup,wewon’tbe__________tocatchthecoach. A.fromtimetotime B.allthetime ---__________ A.Thanksalot.
B.Ready?
C.Don’tworry. D.That’sagoodidea.
II.完形填空(一)（本题共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，理解其大意,然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出可填入空白处的最佳选项。
Therewasonceafarmerwholosthiswatchinhisbarn(ecauseitwasa__18__fromhisfather.
After__19__thebarnforalongtime,hegaveupandaskedfor__20__fromagroupofchildrenplayingnearby. Hetoldthemthathewouldreward(
赏)anyonewhofoundthewatch.
Hearingthis,thechildrenhurriedinsidethebarn__21__.Theysearchedeverywherebutstillcouldnotfindthewatch.Just__22__thefarmerwasgoingtogiveup弃）,alittleboywentuptohimandaskedhimforanother__23__.
Thefarmerlookedathimandthought,“Whynot?Afterall(毕竟),thisboylooks__24__enough.” Sothefarmersentthelittleboybackintothebarn.Afterawhilethelittleboycameout__25__thewatchinhishand!Thefarmerwasbothhappyandsurprised,soheaskedtheboyhowhemadeit.
Theboyreplied,“Ididnothingbutsatquietlyand__26__forthesoundofthewatch.” Thisshowsusthatsometimesapeacefulmindcanthinkbetterthananexcitedone.” 17.A.importantB.expensiveC.useful 18.A.chess
B.gift
19.A.finding B.searching 20.A.moneyB.danger 22.A.after B.when 24.A.serious 25.A.with
26.A.looked
D.interesting C.joke
D.dictionary
D.watching
（
放奖谷
仓).Thewatchwasnotexpensivebutwasvery__17__tohimb
C.intheend
16.---Whydon’twetrytofindsomeEnglishpenfriends?Wecanwritetothem.
C.studying
C.work D.help
C.if
D.because
D.pleased
21.A.loudlyB.slowlyC.immediately D.suddenly 23.A.wayB.chance C.lesson D.smile
B.magic
C.natural
B.without
C.for
D.against
B.listened C.tasted D.prepared
III.阅读理解(一)（本题共19小题，每小题2分，共38分） A．阅读下列短文，从各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Passage1
MoreandmorepeopleareusingcarsinmanyplacesinAfricatoday.However,thingsaredifferentinMalawi(马拉维).BikesarethemostpopularinthisAfricancountry.
BikeridingisawayoflifeinMalawi.Peopleusethemtocarryheavythings.Theyalsousebikestocarrypeople,especiallytourists.Theseyears,takinga“bicycletaxi”totravelaroundMalawihasbecomequitepopularamongtouristsfromallovertheworld.
IfyougotoMalawi,youwillfindalotofbiketaxiswaitingonthesidesoftheroads.Theridersmakethebikescomfortableforpassengerstositon
.Youcanjumponabiketaxiandgetaroundataverylowcost.
Aliceisa21-year-oldstudentfromCanada.Sheenjoysthespecialbikeridingalot.“Ireallylikethebiketaxi,”shesays.“It’seasyandcheap.”Aliceusuallypaysjust$1forgoingshoppingintown.
28-year-oldPanjiraKhombebegantorideabiketaxitwoyearsago.Theyoungmanenjoysthisjob.“Iusedtomakeboatsforaliving,butthat’sahardjob.BeingabiketaxirideriseasyformeandIdon’tmindcarryingheavypeople,”hesays.
27.Bikesarethemostpopularwayforpeopletogetsomewherein__________. A.Africa
B.Asia
C.Malawi
D.Hawaii
28.Fromthepassagewelearnthatpeopletheredon’tusebikestocarry__________. A.heavythings
B.localpeople
C.animals
D.tourists
29.Aliceenjoysthebiketaxibecauseit’s__________. A.alwayswaitingonthesidesoftheroads B.popularallovertheworld C.safeandinteresting D.easyandcheap
30.PanjiraKhombethinksthat__________. A.travelingiscomfortable B.makingboatsisdifficult C.ridingabiketaxiischeap
D.carryingheavypeopleisenjoyable 31.What’sthebesttitleforthispassage? A.BikeRiders C.BikeTaxis Passage2
MoreThanAZoo
PopcornParkisaveryspecialplace.Workersatthezoocareforhurtorsick（生病的）animals.
Atfirstthisunusualplacewasnotazoo.ItwascalledtheFor
B.AStrangeCountry
D.ACheapJourney
kedRiverAnimalCareCenter.Theworkerstheretookcareoflostorunwantedcatsanddogs.
Thechangebeganin1977whenaraccoon(peoplehadtoallowtheraccoontoliveatthecenter.
Afterthat,peoplebegantakingallkindsofhurtorhomelessanimalsthere.Somanyanimalswerelivingatthecenterthatitbecamemorelikeazoo.Itwastimeforanewname.
PopcornParkZoogotitsfunnynamebecausemanyoftheanimalsthereliketoeatpopcorn(爆米花).Alsoworkersatthezoosellthepopcorntohelpmakemoneytocarefortheanimals.Peoplebuythepopcorntofeedtheanimalsaswell.
PopcornParkZoonowtakescareofmorethan200kindsofanimals.Alltheanimalsatthezoogetlotsofcareandlove.
32.Workersatthezoolookafter__________. A.onlyhomelesscatsanddogs C.alltheunwantedcatsanddogs A.Anunwanteddog. C.Araccoon.
B.hurtorsickanimals D.youngoroldanimals B.Anunwantedcat. D.Atiger.
浣
熊)neededhelp.Theworkerscaredfortheanimal.Finallyitwasbetter,butitcouldnotcareforitself.So
33.Whichanimalwasthefirsttoliveatthezoo?
34.Thezoogotitsnamebecause__________. A.thepopcornatthezootastesbest B.workersatthezooliketoeatpopcorn C.manyanimalsthereliketoeatpopcorn D.visitorscanmakepopcornthemselvesthere 35.Fromthetextwecanknowthat__________. A.thezoowasaveryfamousparkinthepast B.peoplelookaftertheanimalswellatthezoo
C.thezoospendsmuchmoneyfeedingtheanimals 36.Thispassageprobablycomesfrom__________. A.asciencebook C.aweatherreport Passage3
TheStoryoftheTwoFrogs
Agroupoffrogsweretravelingthroughtheforests,andtwoofthemfellintoadeephole.Whentheotherfrogssawhowdeeptheholewas,theytoldthepairthattheywereasgoodasdead.Thetwofrogsignored（
忽
视
）
whattheysaidandtriedtojumpupandoutofthehole.Theotherfrogskepttellingthemtostop,thattheywereasgoodasdead.Finally,oneofthefrogsfollowed
B.atravelmagazine D.ahistorybook
D.animalsatthezoodon’twanttogobacktotheirnaturalhomes
whattheotherfrogsweresayingandgaveup.Hefelldownanddied.Theotherfrogcontinuedtojumpashardashecould.Onceagain,theotherfrogsshoutedathimtostopthepainandjustwaittodie.Hejumpedevenharderuntilfinallyhemadeitout.Theotherfrogswereastonishedging（鼓励）himallthetime.
Thestoryteachesusalesson: Thereisthepower
Sobecarefulofwhatyousay.
37.Whathappenedtothefrogsintheforests? A.Theylosttheirway.
B.Theyhadaterribleaccident.
C.Twoofthemfellintoadeephole. A.theyweregoingtodie
D.Twoofthembeattheothers.
（
吃
惊
）
andsaid,\"Didn’tyouhearus?\"Thefrogtoldthemthathewasdeafandthathethoughttheywereencoura
（力量）oflifeanddeathinthelanguageweuse,andinwhatwesay,andinhowwesayit.
38.WhatdoestheywereasgoodasdeadprobablymeaninEnglish? B.theywouldbebestfriendsaftertheydied C.theyweregoodenoughtogetoutofthehole D.theywouldgethelpiftheyweregoodtoeachother 39.Afrogintheholestoppedjumpingbecause__________. A.itwasnotstrong
B.itwaswaitingtosomehelp D.itfollowedtheotherfrogs’words B.hekepttryingwithoutgivingup
C.itwasinabadsituation A.hecouldnothearwell
40.Theotherfrogmadehimselfoutoftheholebecause__________. C.hewasgoodatjumping
D.heacceptedhelpfromtheotherfrogs
41.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat__________. A.somefrogsarereallyverybad B.abadbeginningmakesabadending C.weshouldpracticejumpingsometimes D.weshouldlearntoencouragepeople Passage4
B．阅读短文，根据短文内容，从所给的六个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，使短文意思完整，连贯。（有两项为多余选项）
Inthespringandsummermonths,thunderstormsarecommon.Theyhappenoftenandinthunderstorms,lightning(闪电)canhitpeopleandbuildingsand42.__________
Youmaynotknowthatabout1,800thunderstormsarehappeningatanymomentaroundtheworldandmanypeoplediefromlightningeveryyear.
Sowhatshouldwedoduringalightningstorm?Weshouldfollowthesesafetyrules. Ifyouareindoorsduringathunderstorm:
＊Stayawayfromanythingthatismetal(金属)becauselightningcancomeintothehousethroughit. ＊Don'tstandnearthewindows.
＊Don'ttakeashowerorbath.43.__________
＊Neverusethephone.Lightningcouldtravelthroughthephonelineandhityou. 44.__________ ＊
Gointoanearbybuildingorcarrightaway.Ifthere'snobuildingaround,trytofindalowplacetostayin. ＊45.__________becausethelightningcouldhitthetreeandtravelthroughthetreetohityou. ＊Neveruseamobilephone.
A.Ifyouareoutdoorsduringathunderstorm: IV.情景交际（本题共5小题,每小题2分，满分10分） B.Donotgounderatree 根据对话内容，从所给的七个选项中选出可以填入空白处C.itisverydangerous. 的最佳选项，使对话内容完整。（有两项为多余选项。） D.Lightningcantravelthroughwater. A:TodaywearetalkingtoMarkCavalcani,agreattennisplayer.MaE.Trytogethomeassoonasyoucan. rk,goodmorning. F.Butitisveryimportantforustolearnaboutlightning. B:46.__________ A:NowMark,yourfamilyname’sinteresting.
B:That’sright.Mygrandfather’sItalian.ButmyparentsgrewuphereinBritain.So47.__________ A:Andistennistheonlysportinyourlife??
B:No,notatall.Iloveswimmingaswellasbasketball,48.__________ A:Arethereanyothertennisplayersinyourfamily?
B:No,notreally.Mymotheroftengoesclimbingonweekendsand49.__________ A:Thankyou,Mark.Ihopeyouhadagoodtimewithus. B:Sure.50.__________?
A.butmyfirstloveistennis.? B.Ann,mysisterisreallygoodatrunning. C.I’mBritish. D.Whattimedoesitstart?? E.Goodmorning. F.Ah,that'snice! G.I’mgladtobehere. 第II卷非选择题（共66分）
V.完型填空（二）（本题共13题,每小题2分，共26分）
A.根据对话内容，用方框内所给词或短语的适当形式填空，使短文内容完整。（每个词或短语只能用一次）
largesmallChinanoisecountrybetalkabouthangon Betty:Whatareyoudoing?
Tony:I’mpreparingsomenotesforareportcalled“Ourgrowingpopulation”.
Lingling:Well,we’reintherightplaceto51.__________that!Beijingisahugecitywitha52._______
___population.Thatcausesalotofproblems,suchastoomuchtrafficand53.__________.
Betty:It’snotonlyBeijing.Populationincreaseisabigprobleminmany54.__________.Doyouk
nowhowmanybabies55.__________borneveryminuteintheworld?
Tony:No.Canyoutellme?
Betty:Over250!Thatmakesover131.4millionbirthsayear. Lingling:Ican’tbelieveit!
Betty:ThepopulationofChinaisabout1.37billion.That’salmostonefifthoftheworld’spopulation
,thatis,about7billion.
Tony:56.__________aminute!Iwillwritethatdowntoo!
Betty:Butinthefuture,57.__________populationwon’tgrowsofast,becausefamiliesaregettin
g58.__________.
Lingling:Howdoyouknowallthis? Betty:Iwrotemyreportyesterday!
Tony:Great,thanks!NowIcanwritemyreport!
B.阅读下面短文，在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。（每空格限填一词） OK,class.NextweekinBiology
（
生
物
）
we’llbestudyinganimalsfromAfrica.We’lllearnaboutwhattheyeat,wheretheylive,whenthey59.__________fromplacetoplace,andsoon.I’dlikeyoutoseesomemoviesaboutAfricananimals.You’llhavetotake60.__________whilewatching.I’llalsotakeyoutothelibrarywhereyoucancheckoutabooktogetmore61.__________.Youmustchooseoneanimaltodoareporton.Reportswillbefivepageslong,includingpictures.You’llhavethreeweekstofinishyourreports.Tellmewhichanimalyouwanttowriteaboutassoonas62.__________.Firstcomefirstserved.Nobodycandothereportonthesameanimal.63.__________youneedhelpwhenfindingananimalforyourreport,I’llbegladtohelpyouchooseonenextweek.
VI.阅读理解（二）（本题共5小题，每小题2分，共10分） 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，回答下列问题。
Passage5
Oneday,whenHenrywasworkinginarestaurant,asnakesuddenlyappearedandbithishand.
Afewdaysearlier,thesnakearrivedfromAsiainaboxofbananas.Itclimbedoutandhidsomewhere.
\"Iwastryingtopickitupwhenitbitmeagain.Ithrewitacrossthekitchen,anditlandedonatable.\"
Whilethesnakewaslyingonthetable,Henryquicklypickeduphismobilephoneandtookaphotowithit.Thenthesnakehidbehindthefridge.
WhenHenrywastryingtofindthesnake,hishandbegantohurtbadly.Hehurriedtohospital.Asthedoctorswerecheckinghim,thepaingotworse.Buttheycouldnothelphimbecausetheydidn'tknowwhatkindofsnakebithim.
Ashewaslyingthereingreatpain,Henrysuddenlyrememberedthephoto.Thedoctorssentthephototoazoo.Assoonastheylearnedwhatkindofsnakebithim,theygaveHenrytherightmedicine,andhelefthospitalthenextday.
\"Soifasnakebitesyou,takeoutyourmobilephoneorcamera.Takeitsphoto,andshowthephototothedoctors,\"suggestsHenry.\"Butasyouknow,thesnakewon'tsmile!\" 64.Whatisthestorymainlyabout?
__________________________________________________________________________
65.HowdidthesnakearriveatHenry’srestaurant?
__________________________________________________________________________
66.WhendidthesnakebitHenryagain?
__________________________________________________________________________ 67.CouldthedoctorsgiveHenrytherightmedicineaftercheckinghim?
__________________________________________________________________________ 68.Whatcanyoulearnfromthisstory?
__________________________________________________________________________ VII.写
A.句子翻译，将下列句子译成英语。（本题共5小题，每小题2分,满分10分） 69.大连的人口是多少？
__________________________________________________________________________ 70.今年我们想做得更好。
__________________________________________________________________________ 71.我要向警方报告这件事吗？
__________________________________________________________________________ 72.请注意你的书写(handwriting)。
__________________________________________________________________________ 73.苏老师不仅仅是老师，而且还是我们的好朋友。
MsSu____________________________________________________________________ B.书面表达(满分20分)
我的笔友Tony想在春节期间到你所生活的城市参观旅行，他想了解一下届时当地的天气情况，可以安排的活动和需要注意的风土人情有哪些。你能帮我向他介绍一下吗？
内容提示：1.Whatmighttheweatherbelike?
2.Whatcanhedo? 3.What’syouradvice? 要求：
（1）中心突出,语义连贯,层次清晰，书写规范； （2）文中不得出现真实的姓名、校名； （3）词数不少于80词,开头已给出。
ItisgoodtohearthatyoumaycometomyhometownduringtheSpringFestival.Ithink_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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一、参考答案
I．1-4ADBC5-8ABDD9-12BCAB13-16BADD II.17-21ABBDC22-26BBAAB
III.27-31CCDBC32-36BCCBB37-41CADBD42-45CDAB IV.46-50ECABG
V.51-54talkaboutlargenoisecountries 55-58areHangonChina’ssmaller
59-63move/travelnotesinformationpossibleif
VI.
64.Henrysavedhislifewithhismobilephone. 65.ItarrivedfromAsiainaboxofabanana. 66.Whenhewastryingtopickitup. 67.No.
68.Weshouldtrytokeepclam/staycoolwhenanaccidenthappens./ Weshouldlearntosolveourproblemswiththemoderninventions./ Moderninventionsareveryusefulinourdailylife. VII.
69.What’sthepopulationofDalian?
70. Wewanttodobetterthisyear.
71. NeedIreportittothepolice?/DoIneedtoreportittothepolice?/
Isthereanyneedformetoreportittothepolice?/ Isitnecessaryformetoreportittothepolice?
72. Pleasepayattentiontoyourhandwriting./Pleasebecarefulwithyourhandwriting. 73. notjustateacherbutaverygoodfriendofours./
notonlyjustateacherbutalsoaverygoodfriendofours./ notjustateacherbutaverygoodfriendofoursaswell.
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