1、1 【秦外英语】【秦外英语】20202020 年八上第一次月考试卷年八上第一次月考试卷+ +答案答案 录排：录排：Eunice解析：解析：Fay aB. he said what; anC. what did he say; anD. what he said; an 2. - Is Dennis good at painting? - No, Dennis doesnt paint _ others, but his ideas are the most wonderful of all. A. as careful asB. more careful thanC. as good asD.
2、 as carefully as 3. - Roger Federer is a great tennis player. - I couldnt agree more. I think no one else plays _. A. goodB. worseC. betterD. best 4. - Which bottle has _ water among the five bottles? - The red bottle. The blue one has more water than _. A. the least; othersB. little; the others C.
3、the least; any of the othersD. the fewest; other bottles 5. No wonder (难怪) Kobe Bryant is one of the best players. He practiced _ than his teammates. A. more hardlyB. much harderC. much hardlyD. more harder 6. - Does your sister often dance as you do? - Yes.And she spends more time practicing than I
4、, so she dances _ than I. A. nicerB. worseC. less nicelyD. more nicely 7. - _ is it to your home town from here? - Well. It takes a little over three hours to get there by coach. A. How farB. How muckC. How longD. How many 8. In order to keep healthy, please eat _ sugar and need more _. A. fewer; ex
5、erciseB. less; exerciseC. less; exercisesD. few; exercises 9. - _ is the number of the students in your school? - The number of the students _ 897. 2 A. How much; isB. What; areC. How much; areD. What; is 10. Which sentence is likely (可能) to be spoken byAmericans? A. David Beckham is a popular socce
6、r star. B. The shops all have big sales before Christmas. C. It doesnt rain often in this city in autumn. D. The holiday begins on July 1st. 11. - How long did it _ you to do your homework yesterday? - I _ two hours _ it. A. take; took; doingB. pay; spent; doC. cost; took; to doD. take; spent; doing
7、 12. -You are so tired. Why dont you go home and have a rest? - The boss wants to keep his shop _ for another three hours. A. openingB. openedC. openD. opens 13. The Yellow River is _ river in China. Do you know which river is the longest? A. the longestB. the longestC. the second longerD. the secon
8、d longest 14. - What is our new friend _? - He is a man of _ words, but he is polite and very helpful. A. like; fewB. like; littleC. look like; fewD. look like; a little 15. - The Chinese cartoon Nezha is popular recently. How do you like it? - _. A. I think soB. Pretty goodC.All rightD. Thats all r
9、ight 二二、完形填空（共完形填空（共 10 小题：每小题小题：每小题 1 分，满分分，满分 10 分）分） It was 7:15 a.m. on 15thApril, 2010. Forty-year-old Earl Brown was waiting for the train at the subway station in New York City. His two sons aged five and eight, were with him at the time. Suddenly, a sick young man fell down on the platform (
10、站台). The man, 24-year-old James Wilson, got up, but then16again - this time, onto the track (轨道) between the two rails. A train was coming into the station. It was a17moment, and an accident seemed to be about to happen. The young mans life was going to be in danger if the train did not stop. Everyb
11、ody on the platform was very worried about the young man as his life could be gone in a few18. But Mr. Brown stayed calm. He looked at the man, and looked at the space that the man was in. It was about half a meter19. He thought to himself, “The train is going to travel over the man. If he tries to
12、3 get up, the train will definitely kill him. However, the young man will be OK if he lies on the ground and doesnt move.” At this time, Mr. Brown knew he had to make a tough20, and it would be very important for this young man. Without further hesitation (犹豫), Mr. Brown jumped onto the track. He21o
13、n top of Mr. Wilson, and kept him down on the ground inside the subway track. The train driver saw both of them. He was terrified, but there was no way for him to22in time. The train travelled over the two men before it was finally stopped. The people on the platform were shocked to see what had hap
14、pened. When Mr. Brown heard them shouting, he shouted, “Were fine, but tell my sons Im OK.” People on the platform clapped (鼓掌) and cheered their23- they were amazed at Mr. Browns courage and bravery. Subway staffs helped the two men walk out of the track safely. An ambulance (救护车) arrived and took
15、Mr. Wilson to the nearest hospital. Luckily, there was nothing serious with him. In a radio interview, Mr. Brown was asked why he was so brave when the accident happened. He 24said, “My coat got dirty but thats it.” He added, “Im not a brave man and I was terribly afraid of it too. I just saw someon
16、e who needed help at that time. It was the25thing to do, so I did it.” 16.A. fellB. stoodC. stayedD. waited 17.A. wrongB. naturalC. magicalD. terrible 18.A. daysB. hoursC. minutesD. seconds 19.A. wideB. highC. deepD. long 20.A. decisionB. suggestionC. descriptionD. discussion 21.A. satB. layC. ranD.
17、 hid 22.A. leaveB. reachC. stopD. move 23.A. starB. heroC. leaderD. driver 24.A. simplyB. excitedlyC. hurriedlyD. proudly 25.A. trueB. rightC. braveD. great 三、阅读理解（共三、阅读理解（共 20 小题；每小题小题；每小题 1 分，满分分，满分 20 分）分） A Sandy got the following messages yesterday. Read them carefully and find the best answers
18、 to the questions. 4 26. What is “The Fugitive”? A.Abook.B.A movie.C.A song.D.Aball game. 27. What did Mr. Brown most probably do for Sandy? A. He fixed her car.B. He wanted to buy her car. C. He prepared dinner for her.D. He found new kind of dog food. B After releasing short video on April 27th ab
19、out planting and cooking peas, Chinese food blogger Li Ziqi witnessed her followers on YouTube go beyond 10 million. This puts Li, who is famous for short videos recording her traditional lifestyle in Chinas countryside, among the list of the most popular Chinese -language content creators on the In
20、ternet, she was surprised by how foreign netizens were attracted by her works. “What I present is just a lifestyle Ive long followed and enjoyed,” she said. “Maybe its also what many other people have valued.” Lis YouTube videos center on her life with her grandmother in the rural parts of Sichuan P
21、rovince. In the videos, Li, often dressed in beautiful traditional clothes, rises at sunrise, rests at sunset, plants seeds and harvests flowers, cooks Chinese dishes and makes bamboo furniture. Unlike many other food bloggers, Lis videos set Chinas countryside as the stage and start with how the fo
22、ods are planted and harvested in the farm. She rarely speaks in the process. Lis overseas followers have praised her videos for showing the amazing pictures, simple and elegant side of Chinas rural life. “In the countryside, planting flowers, vegetables and trees is not difficult. There are difficul
23、t parts of rural life of course, but I didnt put them in my videos,” the blogger said. “Most people today are facing huge stress in work and life, so I hope they can feel relaxed when watching my videos.” 28. OnApril 27th, Li Ziqi put her short video about how to _ on the Internet. A. plant and cook
24、 peasB. dress in nice traditional clothes 5 C. make bamboo furnitureD. plant seeds and harvest flowers 29. Li is different from other food bloggers because _. A. she gets lots of help from her grandmotherB. she begins with harvesting food in the farm C. her voice attracts netizens around the worldD.
25、 her videos are all filmed in the countryside 30. Lis short videos show the viewers a _ lifestyle. A. stressfulB. difficultC. hard-workingD. relaxing C In the most southern part of our planet, theres a place thats covered with snow and ice all year round. But it has the clearest and cleanest air. Am
26、azingly, in this place, the sun sometimes hangs even in the midnight sky. This place is Antarctica (南极洲): the coldest, windiest and harshest (恶劣的) place on the Earth. As the worlds least-known place, Antarctica is of great interest to scientists around the world. In 1983, China joined the Antarctic
27、Treaty南极条约. The treaty made Antarctica a peaceful place for member countries to do scientific research. During 30 years, China has sent many scientists to Antarctica. They mostly look at the resources under the icy land and do research about climate change and marine (海洋的) biology. Antarctica is a p
28、lace with fantastic views. However, life there is very hard. Food is one of the biggest problems. Frozen (速冻) food which can be heated easily is peoples daily food. Fresh vegetables are hard to grow in the cold weather. Therefore, scientists often eat dried or canned vegetables. Sleep is also troubl
29、esome. In Antarctica, summer lasts from November to March. During this period, Antarctica points to the sun and receives sunlight 24 hours a day. In order to get some sleep, scientists cover the windows with black plastic cloth to create “night”. Working in Antarctica is dangerous, especially when m
30、eeting gale-force ( 七 级 以 上 的 ) winds. Sometimes the wind is even stronger than a typhoon. It can easily blow people away. So there are ropes that connect buildings of some research stations. People can hold these ropes to keep their balance in forceful winds. Whats more, communicating with others i
31、s difficult. Without cables and Internet in some research stations, two-way radios are the only tools to communicate. If people want to say hello to friends and relatives, they can use satellite phones. Although it is challenging to work in Antarctica, scientistspassion to learn about this mysteriou
32、s land 6 will never end. It is hopeful that one day they will step every corner of this icy land. 31. From Paragraph 1, we learn that the Antarctica _. A. is covered with snow and iceB. rains heavily from time to time C. has little wind most of the timeD. has sunshine during every night 32. Scientis
33、ts from China go to Antarctica to _. A. find out ways to control water pollutionB. research climate change and marine biology C. grow plants and vegetables in special condition D. stop the hunters from killing the marine biology 33. We can replace (替换) the underlined word passion in the last paragra
34、ph with _. A. strong loveB. full preparationC. pleasant introduction D. amazing imagination 34. The passage is mainly about _. A. view of the AntarcticaB. exploring theAntarctica C. how to survive in the AntarcticaD. climate changes of the Antarctica D Every kid wishes to be an adult. Do you remembe
35、r playing house as a child - pretending to be a grown-up like your parents? Did you imagine you were a doctor, a soldier or a teacher? At that time, anything seemed more exciting than being young. But now as grown-ups, some adults find they cannot leave childhood behind. They become “kidults” (kid+a
36、dult). Being a kidult has become a lifestyle-choice among young people acrossAsia. Some kidults collect toys they once played with. Hello Kitty, Garfield, and Snoopy have many adult fans around the world. It is not unusual to see a 20-something woman with a big, Garfield-shaped cushion on her sofa o
37、r a Hello Kitty mobile phone accessory (附属品). Other kidults still enjoy childrens stories and fairy tales. For example, Bloomsbury even published the Harry Potter novels with an adult cover. That way, no one else on the subway will know that an adult is actually reading childrens book “Kidults can b
38、e like vitamins to society. Adults who value their childhood and hold on to pure, child-like emotion may be needed in such rough and dry society.” said Lee So-jung, a professor at Hankuk University (韩国外国语大学) of Foreign Studies. He added that kidult culture may fill the generation gap between adults
39、and kids. It could give children and their parents books, movies, and cartoon shows to enjoy together. Tim Greenhalgh, an adviser in London explained that some kidults just refuse to grow up. They hold 7 on to childhood because working life in a busy and stressful city frightens them. Kidults would
40、like to forget their age and openly show their fear of society and adulthood. “So, they can escape from increasingly busy and stressful lives that are hard to deal with,” Greenhalgh said. 35. Why does a kid wish to be an adult? A. Because he wants to be independent. B. Because he doesnt want to be c
41、ontrolled by adults. C. Because he wants to experience the real world. D. Because he believes there will be more exciting life ahead. 36. What can we infer from the passage? A. Some Kidults refuse to grow up. B. Some Kidults in Britain like reading on the subway. C. Some Kidults think childhood is t
42、he best time of their life. D.All Kidults want to escape from the busy and stressful life. 37. One of the advantages of the kidult culture is that _. A. it can make adults face the real social life. B. it can make our society young and full of life. C. it can increase the sales of childrens books. D
43、. it can lead to harmonious relationship between adults and kids. 38. In the opinion of the Professor in a Korean University, kidults are _. A. Immature (不成熟) and weakB. necessary to our society C. looked down uponD. getting more and more E Phyllis Wheatley is regarded as Americas first black poet.
44、She was born in Senegal, Africa in about 1753 and brought to America at about the age of seven. John and Susannah Wheatley bought her for three pounds at a slave (奴隶) market in Boston in 176l. Phyllis was soon accepted as one of the family, which included being raised and educated with the Wheatleys
45、 twin 15-year-old children, Mary and Nathaniel. At that time, most females, even from better families, could not read and write, but Mary was probably one of the best educated young women in Boston. Mary wanted to become a teacher, and in fact, it was Mary who decided to take charge of Phyllis Wheat
46、leys education. Phyllis soon showed her remarkable talents. At the 8 age of twelve she was reading the Greek and Latin-classics. At the age of thirteen, Phyllis wrote her first poem. She became a Boston sensation (引起轰动的人物) after she wrote a poem on the death of the preacher George Whitfield in 1770.
47、 It became common to read Phyllis Wheatleys poetry in polite society. Mary had tried to interest publishers in Phyllis Wheatleys poems, but once they heard she was black they werent interested. Then in 1773 Phyllis went with Nathaniel, who was now a businessman, to London. Thirty-nine of her poems w
48、ere published in London as Poems on Various Subjects. It was the first book published by a black American. In 1775 Phyllis wrote a poem about George Washington and sent it to him. He responded by praising her talents and inviting her to visit his headquarters. After both of her benefactors (恩人) died
49、 in 1777 and in 1778, Phyllis was freed. She married in 1778, and had three children. But after the unhappy marriage, she moved back to Boston, and died in poverty in 1783. 39. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? A. Those days the black were looked down upon. B. Phyllis read
50、 lot of books when she was young. C. Phyllis didnt move away from Boston until she got married. D. Phyllis Wheatleys first poem interested and excited the public. 40. Which is the correct order of Phyllis Wheatleys life according to the passage? a. US president sang high praise for her. b. People be
