1、江苏省盐城市阜宁县实验初中2015-2016学年八年级英语上学期第二次月考试题第卷（共60分）一、单项选择（共15小题；每小题分，计15分）在下列各题A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个能填入题干空白处的最佳答案。( )1. What do you think of _ natural reserve you visited last week? Its great. It is _ ideal home for wildlife. A. the; a B. the; an C. a; an D. an; an( )2. Did you see him a toy plane this morni
2、ng? A. made B. make C. be making D. to make( )3. The doctor did what he could the girl who was badly hurt in the accident. A. save B. saving C. to save D. saves ( )4. What can I do for you, sir? Its so hot now. Could you give me _? A. cold something to eat B. anything cold to drink C. anything cold
3、to eat D. something cold to drink( )5. China is larger than _ in Africa. (非洲)A. any countryB. any other countryC. the other countriesD. another country( )6.You will find the post office _the road A. in the end of B. in the end C. at the end of D. at the end( )7. He didnt have a day _last week A. off
4、 B. of C. away D. from ( )8. Its raining hard outside. Youd better _ at home.A. stay B. to stay C. not stay D. not to stay( )9. Did you have fun _with your teachers on the Internet?A. chat B. to chat C. chatting D. chatted( )10. Would you like to attend Chinas Got Talent(中国达人秀)? _But Im busy prepari
5、ng for my testA .Dont mention it B. Id love to C. Thats all right D. My pleasure( )11. He made a fire _ himself _ warm. A. make; to keep B. to make; to keep C. to make; keep D. make; keep( )12. _ unusual music he is playing! Yes, all of the students are losing themselves in it. A. How B. What an C.
6、How a D. What( )13. The sentence “ Mum and Dad give me nice presents” belongs to _. A. S+V+P B. S+V+IO+DO C. S+V+DO+OC D. S+V+O( )14. Whats the weather often like in our home town in early morning? There is much _ here and its often _. A. rains; rains B. rainy; rains C. rain; rainy D. rains; rainy(
7、)15. I plan to take a boat trip to Hawaii next month. Thats great! _. A. Im sorry to hear that B. Congratulations C. Enjoy yourself D. Id like to 二、完形填空（共15小题；每小题分，计15分）阅读下列短文，从文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。There are 45 students in our class. Here are the results of a survey(调查). Thirty-six students 1
8、6 they like to exercise. Most boys 17 basketball twice a week, but girls think basketball is 18 for them. They like to play volleyball twice a week. My friend, Tony, is 19 at running. He runs fastest in our class. He runs for 30 minutes in the playground every evening 20 he goes to bed. Gray is good
9、 at 21 . He goes to the Swimming Club three times a month in winter, 22 four times a week in summer, so hes quite 23 . Some of my classmates have good 24 habits. They eat 25 meat and vegetables. 70% of them drink milk every day. Fifteen students say they drink milk three or four 26 a week. But some
10、students like to eat junk food, 27 Sally. Whats worse, she doesnt like to 28 , so she is very 29 . She always says, “Im going to 30 weight tomorrow.” ( )16. A. talk B. tell C. say D. speak( )17. A. buy B. play C. watch D. enjoy( )18. A. easy B. bad C. able D. interested( )19. A. good B. well C. bad
11、D. excited( )20. A. after B. if C. before D. when ( )21. A. running B. swimming C. skating D. flying( )22. A. so B. but C. or D. and( )23. A. tall B. nice C. happy D. healthy( )24. A. eating B. reading C. walking D. sleeping( )25. A. every B. any C. both D. each( )26. A. pieces B. minutes C. kinds D
12、. times( )27. A. carefully B. especially(特别)C. finally D. slowly( )28. A. exercise B. practice C. sing D. dance( )29. A. thin B. beautiful C. fat D. clever( )30. A. lose B. buy C. get D. sell三、 阅读理解（共10小题；每小题2分，计20分）阅读下列内容，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。AThe Town ZooZoo rules1. Stay behind the yellow l
13、ine.2. Do not feed the animals.3. Do not put your fingers through the fences(栅栏).4. Do not bring balloons into the zoo.5. Do not play ball games or ride bicycles in the zoo.6. Do not shout or clap your hands. This may frighten(恐吓) the animals.7. Keep the zoo clean. Eat only in the eating areas.Tip f
14、or visitorsSome animals take a midday nap(小睡). If you cannot see them, come back later.Entrance feeAdults$20Children under 12$8Students under 18$12People over 60$10Opening hours:Monday to Friday 9：00 a.m.4：00p.m.Saturday and Sunday 10：00 a.m.5：00 p.m.( )31. If visitors cannot see the animals, the an
15、imals may be_.A. playingB. eatingC. actingD. sleeping( )32. Jack is eight years old. He goes to the zoo with his 58-year-old grandfatherHow much should they pay for visiting the zoo?A. $18.B. $22.C. $28.D. $32.( )33. What should we do in order not to frighten the animals?A. We should ride bikes.B. W
16、e should keep quiet.C. e should feed the animals.D. We should keep the zoo clean.BLong long ago, a donkey(驴) fell into a well(井). The animal cried for hours as the farmer tried to think out what to do. Finally, the farmer thought the animal was too old and the well needed to be covered up anyway, so
17、 he decided not to save the donkey.The farmer invited his neighbours to help him. They began to shovel(铲) dirt into the well. The donkey cried harder. But a few minutes later, he became quiet. The farmer looked into the well, and was surprised by what he saw.While every shovelful of dirt hit his bac
18、k, the donkey would shake it off and take a step on the new layer of dirt. As the farmers neighbours continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal, the donkey would shake it off and take another step up. Soon the donkey stepped up out of the well and ran away, to the surprise of all the neighbours.T
19、he lesson we get from this story is that if life shovels some dirt on us, we must get out the well and not let it cover us. We must learn to shake it off and take a step up. Each of our troubles is a stepping-stone(踏脚石). We can get out of the deepest well by never giving up!( )34. The farmer is _. A
20、. careless B. kind to the donkey C. ready to give up the donkey D. friendly( )35. When we are in trouble, we have to learn from _ in the story. A. the farmer B. the neighbours C. the donkey D. all of them( )36. the story tells us _.A. never to give up even if were in great troubleB. the donkey is a
21、clever animalC. the man has to be kind to the animalD. the man is the most cruel(残酷的) animal CIf we find a bird nest (巢), we will have a good place of watching and knowing about birds. Birds sit on eggs and take care of their babies from April to June. Because the baby birds are too young to leave t
22、he nest, parents often go to look for food and come back in several minutes. So it is good to watch birds. When we watch birds, wed better hide ourselves in a close place to the nest, and its better to use binoculars But how do we make a bird nest? A good bird nest must be very fine, strong, thick a
23、nd comfortable. If you want to make one, please follow these:a) Each nest must have six boards (木板) for its cover and floor, for its left and right sides, and for its front and back sides. Dont make the boards too slippery (滑的).b) Dig a small hole in the front of the nest as a door. The door is big
24、enough so birds can fly in or out easily.c) Make sure the rainwater cant go into the nest.d) One piece of the board should be easy to open.e) Dont forget to colour the nest.( )37. We need _ near a bird nest if we want to watch and know about birds.A. a good place B. some treesC. to sit on eggs D. to
25、 make a bird net( )38. When were watching birds, we have to _.A. look after the birds more often B. use the binoculars to catch the birdsC. hide ourselves to make the birds do everything as usual D. catch the birds at last( )39. We should leave a hole in the front of the nest so that _ easily.A. we
26、can clean the nest B. birds can fly in or outC. we can hang it D. we can make it( )40. According to the text, we can make a bird nest like Picture _ with the boards.任务型阅读（每小题1分，共10分）The largest bird in the world is the ostrich(鸵鸟). The ostrich mostly lives in Africa. It has a small head and a long n
27、eck. Its feathers are grey, black or brown. The feathers on its small wings are very soft, so it cant fly in the air. When an ostrich is big and old enough, it is more than two metres tall.In the daytime the mother ostrich often sits on the eggs. It isnt easy to find her and her eggs because she put
28、s her neck and head down on the sand, but there is lots of danger for an ostrich to live on the ground. It must be careful all the time. Luckily, the ostrich has very good eyesight and hearing, so it can find danger in time and run away. It can run as fast as a car. The claws(爪) of the ostrich are v
29、ery sharp and strong. They are like knives. The ostrich can kill other small animals with its claws. The ostrich eats a lot and it can eat anything growing in the sand.The largest bird in the worldthe ostrichLiving areasThey mostly live in 41 .AppearanceTheir heads are small and their necks are 42 .
30、 Their feathers are grey, black or 43 . When they are old enough, they can be more than 44 metres tall.The claws are very 45 and strong.They cant fly because their wings are small and very 46 .AbilityThe mother ostrich protects its 47 by putting her neck and head down on the sand.They have good eyes
31、ight and 48 .They can run as fast as a(n) 49 .They can kill other small animals with their claws.FoodThey can eat 50 growing in the sand.校区_ 班级_ 姓名 _ 考试号_ 座位号_密封线41. _ 42. _ 43. _ 44. _ 45. _46. _ 47. _ 48. _ 49. _ 50. _ 第卷（共40分）四、词汇运用（每空一词，每空1分，计10分）51. The radio says the _ (温度) will fall below zer
32、o tonight.52. Your _ (地址) is not right. Please write down the correct one.53. _ (幸运), the brave young man lost his life in the big fire.54. Our _ (政府) are taking action to improve peoples life. 55. Lucy with her parents _(出席) an important meeting every weekend. 56. My mother looked _ (angry) at my b
33、rother without saying a word.57. My elder sister is a little _ (thin) than me.58. The teacher made me _ (clean) the classroom.59. The _(tour) names are all on the paper. 60. We should prevent the fire _ (burn) the house.五、缺词填空（每空一词，每空1分，计10分）根据短文内容和首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。Mark Twain was famous as a
34、public speaker. In his speeches(演讲) he always liked to tell f 61 stories. He also liked to l 62 to funny stories and play j 63 on his friends. One day, one of his friends l 64 his wallet and asked him to b 65 a railway ticket for him. Mark Twain told his friend that he didnt have e 66 money to pay b
35、 67 tickets. He asked his friend to hide under his seat. Later, when the conductor came to c 68 the tickets, Mark Twain gave him two one for h 69 and one for his friend. Then he said in a loud v 70 , “My friend is a strange man, when he travels on a train, he doesnt like to sit on the seat, but he l
36、ikes to lie on the floor under the seat.”61. _ 62. _ 63. _ 64. _ 65. _66. _ 67. _ 68. _ 69. _ 70. _六翻译句子（每空0.5分，计10分）71. 这里全年都下雨。It is rainy here .72. 我想成为游泳俱乐部的一名成员。 I would like to the Swimming Club.73. 我对唱歌和跳舞都很感兴趣。I singing and dancing. 74. 用报纸盖住台灯是非常危险的。It is to the lamp the newspaper.75. 对我来说介绍我自己是有必要的。 Its necessary .七、书面表达。（10分） 请根据下列对盐城湿地的描写写一篇90词左右的短文。要点：1. 盐城， 江苏北部的一个城市，以其拥有的湿地而出名。最大湿地面积450，000多公顷(hectare)，是众多濒危鸟类的理想栖息地。 2. 食物丰富，有许多昆虫和多种植物。 3. 许多鸟类在那儿生活，最有名的是丹顶鹤，每年许多丹顶鹤在这儿过冬。 4. 自己的感想。（至少两点）_
