1、=【 ;精品教育资源文库 】 = 2017 2018 学年度上学期第一次月考八年级英 语 试题 (满分: 100 分 ) 一 . 基础知识与运用(单项选择 5 分) ( )1. I eat _ of fruit and vegetables every week. A. a large number B. a large amount C. a lot D. the number ( )2. I have _ to tell you, Sam. A. some things impotant B. important something C. somethings important D. s
2、omething important ( )3. It is my _ birthday today. A. nineth B. ninteenth C. twentieth D. twevlth ( )4.I didnt g o to school yesterday. , I went to the park. A. Sudddenly B. Finally C. Instead D. But ( )5.Two eight equals sixteen. A. plus B. minus C. multiplied by D. divided by ( )6. There are many
3、 people in the park. Some are swimming in the lake, _ are playing basketball. A. the other B. rest C. others D. another ( )7. thirteen million, one hundred and two thousand, five hundred and sixty-nine is _. A. 13, 102, 569 B. 131, 002, 569 C. 13, 120, 569 D. 131,200, 569 ( )8. I want to challenge _
4、. A. a computer game to you B. you to a computer game C. you a computer game D. a computer game with you =【 ;精品教育资源文库 】 = ( )9. _ of my classmates come to school by school bus. A. fourth five B. four fifths C. five fourth D. fifth four ( )10. I _ the first of May, 2004. A. am born on B. was born in
5、C. was born at D. was born on 二完形填空。(每小题 1 分, 计 15 分) Once upon a time, a rich man wanted to make a trip (旅行 )to another town. He wanted not only to take things to sell but also wanted to take money to 11 things with. He 12 to take ten servants(仆人 ) with him. He wanted them to 13 the things to sell
6、and the food to 14 on their trip. Before they started, a little boy servant came to 15 and asked to let him 16 with them. The rich man said to the little boy, “Well , 17 may go with us. But 18 you are the smallest, the thinnest and the weakest of all my 19 , you cant carry a 20 load (担子 ). You must
7、choose the lightest one to carry.” The boy 21 his master(主人 ) , but he chose(选择) the biggest load to carry. That was bread. “ How 22 you are !” said his master , “That is the biggest and the heaviest one !” But the boy said 23 and lifted(挑起来 ) the load gladly. On the trip they walked for days and at
8、 last they got to the town. _24_ the servants were tired except(除了 ) the little servant. Do you know 25 ? Most of the bread was eaten(被吃掉 ) during the trip and only a little was left(剩下 ) when they arrived at the town. 11. A. eat B. buy C. change D. get 12. A. decided B. liked C. hoped D. tried 13.
9、A. make B. get C. carry D. borrow 14. A. cook B. eat C. buy D. drink 15. A. them B. the servants C. the road D. the rich man =【 ;精品教育资源文库 】 = 16. A. stop B. stay C. go D. talk 17. A. you B. he C. I D. they 18. A. However B. If C. Because D. / 19. A. family B. guests C. servants D. things 20. A. heav
10、y B. light C. small D. difficult 21. A. thanked B. thanks C. likes D. understand 22. A. brave B. right C. clever D. foolish 23. A. sorry B. nothing C. angrily D. good-bye 24. A.Some B. Most C. Many D. All 25. A. who B. him C. that D. why 三阅读理解。( 每小题 1 分, 总计 15 分) Long, long ago there was no zero. To
11、 write the number sixty-three people wrote 63.To write six hundred and three, people wrote 6 3.The space(空隙,空格 ) between six and three was there to mean.“ not any “tens(十位 ). Sometimes people did not remember the space because the space was hard to see and read. Later people used a dot(点,圆点 ) to hol
12、d(占 ) the space. Six hundred and three looked like this 6 ? 3. But the dot was hard to see. So people put a circle(圆圈 ) around it like this 63. Then people could see the dot. They remembered the space. At last , only the circle around the dot was used. It was like a zero. =【 ;精品教育资源文库 】 = This is th
13、e story of how the zero was invented. Now zero has many important uses .Zero tells how many. Can you tell some other ways of using zero? ( ) 26. Long,long ago people didnt know how to _. A. write B .write zero C. write numbers D. write sixty-three ( ) 27. Long,long ago if they wrote two hundred and
14、eight , people wrote_. A.28 B.2 8 C.208 D. 2-8 ( ) 28. Before zero was used, _ was used to mean space. A. “not any“ B.letter“0“ C. zero D. a dot ( ) 29. People used circles _. A. to remember ways B. to remember the whole number C. not to forget the space D. to mean nothing ( ) 30. The story tells us
15、 _. A. how zero was invented B. how to write zero C. whats the use of zero D. that zero means a dot, a circle or space (B ) A man had four sons. The sons never stopped quarelling(争吵,吵架 ) with each other. He was always telling them how much easier life would be if they worked together. But they just
16、didn t listen to him. One day, the man decided to show them what he meant. He called all the sons together and put a tightly(紧紧地 ) tied bundle(一捆 ) of sticks on the floor in front of them. “ Can you break the bundle of sticks?” He asked the youngest son. The son tried , but couldn t break it at all.
17、 The father then asked the other sons to break it, but none of =【 ;精品教育资源文库 】 = them could do it. Then the man untied(解开 ) the string and scattered(散开 ) the sticks. “ Now try,” he said. The boys broke the sticks easily in their hands. “ Do you understand what I mean?” asked the father, “ If only you
18、 stop quarrelling and stand together, no one can hurt you. If you keep quarrelling and go on your own ways, the enemy(敌人 ) will easily destroy(打败,摧毁 ) you.” 31. The man always told his sons to _. A. quarrel with each other B. work together C. work hard D. love their parents 32. The man used _ to sho
19、w what he meant. A. a stick B. four sticks C. a bundle of sticks D. an enemy 33. _ of his sons could break the bundle of sticks. A. One B. Two C. Three D. None 34. After the man untied the string and scattered the sticks, _ broke the sticks easily. A. all the boys B. two of the boys C. none of the b
20、oys D. three of the boys 35. In the end, the father wanted his sons to_. A. disagree all the time B. go on their separate ways C. stand together D. destroy the enemy (C) It was a very foggy(有雾的 ) day in London. The fog was so thick that it was impossible to see more than a foot(英尺 ) away. Buses, car
21、s and taxis were not able to run and were standing by the side of the road. People were trying to find their way around on foot but were losing their way in the fog. =【 ;精品教育资源文库 】 = Mr Smith had a very important meeting at the House of Commons(下议院 ) and had to get there on time, but on one could ta
22、ke him there. He tried to walk there but found he was quite lost(迷路 ). Suddenly he bumped(撞上 ) a stranger. The stranger asked if(是否 ) he could help him. Mr Smith said he wanted to go to the House of Commons. The stranger said he could take him there. Mr Smith thanked him and they started to walk the
23、re. The fog was getting thicker and thicker, but the stranger had no difficulty finding the way and got there easily. Mr Smith could not understand how the stranger found his way. He said, “ How wonderful! But how did you find the way in this heavy fog?” The stranger answered, “ It s no trouble at a
24、ll to me. I m blind.” 36. Buses, cars and taxis were not able to run because _. A. there were too much traffic B. the fog was too thick C. the traffic lights were red D. it was raining 37. Mr Smith went to the House of Commons _. A. on foot B. by bus C. by car D. by bike 38. People _ their way. A. could easily find B. were l