1、=【 ;精品教育资源文库 】 = 江苏省盐城市 2017-2018 学年八年级英语下学期第一次月考试题 一 . 单项选择 (每小题 1 分，计 15 分 ) ( )1. -Excuse me, is there _ book by Mo Yan? -Yes. It s on _ bookshelf over there. A. a; / B. a; the C. / ; the D. the; a ( ) 2. I became a teacher 15 years _. I have been a teacher _1997 . I have taught here _about 15 ye
2、ars . A . ago , since , for B . ago , for , since C . ago , before , for D . ago , in , after ( ) 3. -When you begin to play the piano? -In 1990.I the piano for about seven years. A. did, played B. have ,play C. did, play D. did, have played ( ) 4. Mr Li _Kunming . He _ the city three times . This t
3、ime he _ Kunming for three days . A . has been to, has gone to , have been in B .has gone to , has been to , has been in C . has been in , has been to , have gone to D . has gone to , has been in , has been to ( ) 5. I _ this computer five years ago. A. buy B. bought C. have bought D. has bought ( )
4、 6. _ do you have an English party? Once a month. A. How old B. How far C. How often D. How long ( ) 7. What about the picture over there? It _ nice. A. tastes B. gets C. hears D. looks ( ) 8. - Would you mind closing the window, Millie? - _. A. Of course B. That s all right C. You re welcome D. Of
5、course not ( ) 9. - _ you _ your homework yet?- Yes, I _ it just now. A. Did ; do ; finished B. Have ; done ; finished C. Will ; do ; finish D. Have ; done ; have finished ( ) 10. Can you show me_ to start the computer? A. what B. where C. how D. which ( ) 11. - Is your mother at home? - No, she _ f
6、or an hour. A. went out B. has gone out C. was out D. has been out ( ) 12. - He s never flown a kite like that before, _? - _, and he doesn t know what a kite is until now. A. has he ; Yes, he has B. hasn t he ; Yes, he has C. has he ; No, he hasn t D. hasn t he ; No, he hasn t ( ) 13 . I visited ma
7、ny places including the History Museum last Saturday. When I _ at the hotel, it was very late. A. got B. reached C. arrived D. went ( ) 14. -Would you please _ some more beef? =【 ;精品教育资源文库 】 = -No, thanks. I _ enough. A. have, have had B. to have, have had C. have, had D. to have, had ( ) 15. Jackso
8、n _ school two years ago and he _ for two years. A. leaves ; has gone B. left ; has been away C. leaves ; has been away D. left ; has gone 二 完形填空（ 每小题 1 分，共 10 分） This morning, I got a funny feeling. Today I had to give a report in my class, and I had been afraid to do so for a long time. Mom came i
9、nto the kitchen, asking , “Are you ready, Sam?” “ Yes.” I answe red quietly. But in fact I wasnt ready! On my way 1 school, I could feel my heart beating. I hated this! I went into Mrs. Owens class. She was smiling, and saying 2 to all her students as she did every morning. “ Hi, Sam,” she said to m
10、e as I walked 3 the classroom. “ Hi,” I said and quickly sat in my 4 . I looked at the clock. The time was near. Then Mrs. Owens started, “ Sam, its time for you to show yourself.” “Show 5 ? Oh, no!” I got up slowly, 6 the ground as I walked to the front of the class. Then, I looked up, and everyone
11、 was looking at me. Mrs. Owens knew I was 7 , so she came beside me, and put her hand on my back. She said to the class, “Sam has worked very hard on his 8 ,and I know it is a very interesting report.” Then she turned to me and asked, “Sam, 9 did you like best about your report on Hawaii?” I thought
12、 about the fun things I 10 about surfing before, and I started to talk. I talked and talked in front of the whole class, and I was not nervous at all. It was great fun. It wasnt frightening. The class cheered as I finished and Mrs. Owens wa s smiling. In fact, I can do better than I think I can if I
13、 try! I am proud of myself. ( ) 1.A. on B. from C. to D . in ( ) 2.A. sorry B. hello C. goodbye D. thanks ( ) 3.A. into B. out of C. away from D. far from ( ) 4.A. bed B. seat C. dinning room D. reading room ( ) 5.A. me B. us C. myself D. ourselves ( ) 6.A. looking after B. look over C. looking at D
14、. looking for ( ) 7.A. glad B. stressed C. active D. happy ( ) 8.A. dictionary B. magazine C. newspaper D. report ( ) 9.A. what B. who C. where D. whom ( ) 10.A. will read B. have read C. am reading D. read 三 . 阅读理解 (A,B 篇每小题 1 分， C 篇 每小题 2 分，计 20 分 ) (A) New York is the biggest city of the USA. A l
15、ong time ago, it was called Lenapehoking. In 1626, Dutch(荷兰 ) people bought the land for only $24! They called it New Amsterdam. Then in 1664, the British took it over and changed the name to New York. New York had an excellent harbour(港口 ). Many people from all over the world came by sea and landed
16、 in New York. These people wanted a better life. New York seemed to give them =【 ;精品教育资源文库 】 = that. By 1835, New York became the largest city in the United States. New York City used to have five smaller towns but now they are all part of the same city. They are Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bro
17、nx and Staten Island. Today, New York is home to millions of people from all over the world. These different cultures make New York an exciting place to visit. There s much to do in New York. You can take a helicopter(直升飞机 ) riding through the city, ride horses in Central Park, see a movie in the af
18、ternoon and watch the sunset(日落 ) over the Brooklyn Bridge. Don t worry if you get hungry. Some restaurants are open 24 hours a day! ( )1. In the year 1626, New York was called _. A. Lenapehoking B. New Amsterdam C. New York D. Manhattan ( )2. A long time ago, many people came to New York _. A. by t
19、rain B. because it was beautiful C. to look for a better life D. to travel ( )3. New York became the largest city in the United States _. A. about three hundred years ago B. about two hundred years ago C. about four hundred years ago D. one hundred years ago ( )4. The writer suggests(建议 ) that the t
20、ourists watch the sunset in _. A. Brooklyn B. Queens C. the Bronx D. Staten Island ( )5. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about New York? A. The city got the name “ New York” in 1664. B. New York is a big and exciting city. C. New York has five smaller towns now. D. If you are hungry at 3 a.m., yo
21、u can go to a restaurant. (B) How could we tell time if there were no watches or clocks anywhere in the world? The sun was probably the worlds first “clock”, except in the far north, where the Eskimos (爱斯基摩人 ) live. There, its dark most of the winter, and light most of the summer. But in most of the
22、 world, people have used the sun for a clock. Even today, if you dont have a clock, you still know that when the sun shines, its day, and when its dark, its night. The sun can also tell you if its morning, noon, or afternoon. People who live near the sea can tell time from the tides. In the daytime, for about six hours, the water rises higher and higher on the beach. And then it goes down and down for about six hours. The same thing happens again at night. There are two high tides and two low tides every 24 hours. Seamen on a ship learn how to tell time by looking at the moon and the sta
