1、苏教版八年级下学期英语第一次月考试卷20122013学年度第二学期八年级第一次学情调研英 语 试 题 (2013.3)(注意：答案写在答题纸上 考试时间：80分钟，闭卷考试)一、单项选择：（每题1分，共16分）( ) 1. These flowers are very beautiful . I cant stop _.A. taking photos B. take photos C. to take photos D. took photos( ) 2. The Tower Bridge is in .A. Japan B. England C. China D. the USA( ) 3
2、. David went to buy some stationary souvenirs my cousin.A. for; for B. as; as C. for; as D. as; for( )4. The match was and I felt .A. exciting, excited B. excited, exciting C. excited , excited D. exciting, exciting( ) 5. Its like spring all year round here. _ weather.A. What a goodB. How good C. Wh
3、at pleasant D. What a bad( ) 6. How long have you _ the motorbike? For about two weeks.A. bought B. hadC. borrowed D. lent( )7.When someone says to you, “How beautifully you sing!” You should answer, “ _.”A. Thats not true B. Thank you C. Not at all D. Youre welcome( )8. Children at the beginning of
4、 last century _ a lot and _ themselves greatly even without televisionA. used to read, enjoyingB. used to read, enjoyedC. were used to reading , enjoyD. were used to read, enjoying( )9.I have known the place_ many years. I have known it_.A. for , since three years ago B. since, for three years agoC.
5、 for, since three years D. for, for three years ago( )10.-Excuse me, when _you _ the man in blue ?-Last year in Nanjing. And I _ him for about one year.A. did , know； have known B. have known； have knownC. did, know； knew D. have known； knew( ) 11. Great changes _ in my hometown in the past 20 years
6、.A took place B happened C have taken placeD had happened( )12.The lamb has been dead for quite _A. sometimes B. some time C. sometime D. some times( ) 13 The old man went _ the post office _.A. pass, just now B. passed, just C. past, just now D. to pass, just( )14.He said life without old friends w
7、as _ . He will visit some of his old friends .A. a bit of boring B. a bit boring C. a bit bored D. a bit of bored( ) 15. - I think winter is a beautiful season, _ when it snows. -Me too.A .specially B. especially C . probably D . properly( )16 . _ to Canada? No, never. But I went to the US a few yea
8、rs ago.A. Have you been B. Have you gone C. Did you goD. Will you go二、完型填空：(每题1分，共10分) England is a very beautiful country. There are many places of 1 , such as the Big Ben, the Tower Bridge, and so on. Many people like going to England to spend their holidays. When you are traveling in England, you
9、 must be very 2 in the streets because the traffic drives 3 the left side of the street in England. So, before you 4 a street, you must first look to the right and then to the left and wait till the traffic light changes to 5 .The streets are very busy 6 big cities, especially during the rush hours
10、when people are going to or coming back from work. Traffic is the most 7 at that time. Then, when you want to 8 a bus, you will 9 wait at the 10 side of the street too, or you will go the wrong way.( )1. A. interests B. interesting C. interest D. interested( )2. A. careless B. care C. careful D. car
11、efully( )3. A. in B. on C. to D. at( )4. A. cross B. across C. through D. go( )5. A. green B. red C. yellow D. white( )6. A. with B. at C. on D. in( )7. A. danger B. dangerous C. safe D. safely( )8. A. take B. taking C. ride D. riding( )9. A. have to B. must C. had to D. has to( )10. A. either B. ea
12、ch C. left D. right三、阅读理解 （每题2分，共14分） （A）Jean is a bright young woman from a rich and famous family. She goes to a good university（大学） and has almost everything that money can buy. But the people in Jeans family are so busy that they can hardly（几乎不） find time to be with her. In fact, Jean is quite l
13、onely. So Jean spends a lot of her time on QQ. She likes being anonymous (匿名的) talking to people who do not know about her famous family and her rich life. She uses the name Linda on QQ and made a lot of friends. Last year Jean made a very special friend on QQ. His name was David and he lived in San
14、 Francisco. David was full of stories and jokes. He and Jean had the same interests in rock music and modern dance. So it always took them many hours to talk happily on QQ and sometimes they even forgot the time. Of course, they wanted to know more about each other. David sent a picture of himself:
15、he was a tall, good-looking young man with big, happy smile. As time went by, they became good friends and often sent cards and small things to each other. When Jeans father told her that he was going on a business trip to San Francisco, she asked him to let her go with him, so that she could give D
16、avid a surprise for his birthday. She would take him the latest（最新的） DVD of the rock singer they liked most. But when Jean knocked in Davids door in San Francisco, she found that the special friend she had written to was a twelve-year-old boy named Jim!（ ）1. Jean is quite lonely because _. A. she ha
17、s got everything B. her family is too rich C. she has no time to stay with her family D. her family are too busy to be with her（ ）2. Jean spends time talking on QQ in order to _. A. tell others that she is from a good family B. find someone to talk to C. learn more from the QQ talking D. find a good
18、 boy friend（ ）3. The real name of the special friend she made on QQ is _. A. David B. Jean C. Jim D. Linda（ ）4. Which of the following sentences is Wrong according to the passage? A. Neither David nor Linda is a real name. B. Jim was a tall, good-looking young man. C. Jean went to San Francisco with
19、 her father. D. Both Jim and Jean like rock music.（B）When you are next in Hawaii, be sure to stay at the Garden Hotel. Whether you come on business or on holiday, you will find everything as comfortable and as convenient as you would expect in a first-class international hotel. Every bedroom has its
20、 own private bathroom, telephone, wall-to-wall carpeting and colorful, modern materials and furniture in the local style.In the Mitsui Restaurant, you can choose your meals from as wide a variety of dishes, both Eastern and European, as you will find anywhere in the country. In the Beach Bar, you ca
21、n drink with your family and friends in air-conditioned comfort, to the music of internationally known musicians. Or you can take your drink outside into the beautiful garden that gives the hotel its name, or to the tables that surround the swimming pool. Throughout the hotel, you will find the serv
22、ice is both friendly and efficient. The Garden Hotel is right on the beach, only five minutes from Hawaiis modern shopping center. Here you will find all that money can buy, at prices you can afford.( )5. Every bedroom at the Garden Hotel have_.A. a colorful, local style telephone B. a bathroom with
23、 a carpet from wall to wallC. local style furniture D. comfortable and modern furniture( )6. “service is both friendly and efficient” means_.A. you can get what you want quickly and pleasantly. B. you can serve yourself, you family and your friendsC. internationally known musicians will serve youD.
24、you can meet your friends there in air-conditioned comfort( )7. You will _at the Garden Hotel.A. sleep well B. eat well C. have fun D. all of the above四、阅读下面短文，根据短文内容完成表格中所缺信息，每空一词。（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分）Summer is coming soon. When is the best time for swimming in the day in summer?If you would like to s
25、wim indoors, a good time in the day is the early hours-the body has the most energy to use because the body has woken up and will be ready for all kinds of different activities of the day. The body is going to work with enough energy and therefore a person will feel more comfortable if he swims duri
26、ng the early hours of the day.Swimming early in the day can also be good for anyone who plans to swim outdoors. The conditions outside will be excellent: the water will not be too cold or too hot, and the air will be just clean and fine. Everything is suitable.Usually, it is not a good idea to swim
27、later in the day because ones body is tired after work for a whole day and also the weather conditions can be the worst in the later parts of the day.However, there are still some exceptions. Different people feel different and ones body acts differently at different time of the day. When a person i
28、s feeling active and is not tired at all after work, it may be a better time to swim for him than for others. If he is alert(警觉的) that time, he is safe in the water.In a word, the best time can change for every person. The persons body condition decides when the best time for swimming is.The best ti
29、me to 1 in summerIn the early hoursof the dayA good time (indoors)The body has the most energy then.After 2 up, people are ready for different activities.The person will feel more comfortable with 3 energy.A good time( 4 )The conditions outside will be 5 .The water is neither too cold nor too hot.Th
30、e 6 is clean and fine.Later in the dayUsually not a good timeThe body feels 7 after a days work.The weather conditions are the 8 during the day.ExceptionsLater in the day can be a Good time for some people.Peoples 9 conditions are different.The body acts differently at different times of the day.Con
31、clusionThe best time to swim in the day in summer should be 10 according to the body conditions of the swimmer.五、词汇A、根据句子意思和中文提示填词：（每题1分，共8分）1. As we all know, Mount Fuji is in Japan. It is a _（象征） of Japan.2. They kept _(鼓掌) while the performers were marching across the park.3. He wont come. It is
32、_（无用） to wait for him here.4. Failure （ 失败）is the mother of _（成功）.5. Listen! He is_ （描述）what he saw a moment ago.6. One hundred years is a _（世纪）.7. They have been _（已婚的） for six years. They have two sons.8. The man picked up a big stone and _（扔、投） it at the dog. The dog ran away.B、根据句意，用单词的适当形式填空（每题
33、1分，共7分）1、_（reduce） the pollution can help us live a healthy life.2、Dont throw the litter away. We students should reduce the_( pollute).3、People screamed with _(excite) when the parade began.4、We have not seen Daniel _(recent)5、It was a really delightful holiday and a _(meaning) experience.6、This Sa
34、turday they will celebrate their fifteen years of _(married) .7、He lost his English book. How _ (lucky) he is!C、根据句意，用所给动词的适当形式填空（每题1分，共5分）1. She _ (live) here ever since she was ten.2. They used to _( skate) every day in winter when they were children.3. Daniel _ (come) to Hong Kong ten days ago.4.
35、 _ you _ (find) your watch yet?5. What _ you _(do) at this time yesterday evening ?六、根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文内容完整。请写完整单词在答题纸上（共10分，每小题1分） In the past, when students graduated from college(从大学毕业) and g_1_ jobs, only some of t_ 2 _ went on with their study. But today, lifelong learning is b_3_ more and
36、 more common(普通).Lucy, who is 40,teaches physics in a college in Boston. “Next term. Ill teach my classes by u_4_ the Internet. This is the way of teaching that Ive n_5_ used before ,”says Lucy. “these days, Im taking a class to learn how to teach in this w_6_. If not ,Ill lose my job” At the same t
37、ime, Lucys 70-year-old parents, Who live in New York, are taking an art history class o_7_ “we love this subject, ”says her father, “and we learn it to enjoy o_8_. You see we can study w_9_ people all over the world. What f _10_it is to learn like this!” 七、翻译下列句子：（每题2分，共10分）1. 建湖已发生巨大的变化 _ in Jianhu
38、 .2.他们为这份工作面试了二十人。 _for the job .3. 在某种程度上，我同意你的观点。 _，I agree with you .4. 她现在一定很开心。She _now .5. 自去年以来，Simon就参加了足球俱乐部 Simon _the Football Club since last year . 八、书面表达。请你根据以下提示，写一篇短文。不少于50字，文章英包括所列要点。 (共10分)1去年五一期间，你和母亲去杭州度假了；2你们花了三个多小时乘长途汽车到那儿；3杭州是个美丽的城市，有许多名胜；西湖是杭州的象征；4在那欣赏美景，情不自禁拍了许多照片；5你们在那儿呆了一星
39、期；6你旅游后的感受(2句话)。 九、根据文意和首字母补全短文。请写完整单词在答题纸上（共10分，每小题1分）“I dont want to move !” Fred said to his father. “I like living here in New York City. And I like to play in the streets. My friends are h _1 . I want to stay!” “We have to m_ 2_ ， Fred,” Mr. Sparks said. “I have a b_ 3_ job in the Islands. Why
40、d _4 you wait until you see them? Maybe you will like living t 5 _.” “Never!” was Freds answer.A few weeks l _6 , the Sparks family left the city by plane . they f _7 over land for hours. In San Francisco they took a _8 big plane. This time they flew over water. At last they saw land .”There is Hawa
41、ii,” Mr Sparks said. And there is the island we are to live on. But we will visit the other island, too. I dont care w _9_ they are like, said Fred. I wish I could go b _10_ to New York City right now!十，完形填空（共10分，每小题1分）Jack was a rich young man. One day, he was 1 very happily down a street. Suddenly
42、 from his car came a terrible sound. He felt 2 , so he stopped his car and looked around. He saw a child standing nearby with a few small stones in his hand. He jumped 3 the car and found a dent (凹痕) in the door. He was so 4 that he caught the boy and shouted at him, Who are you? 5 did you throw a stone at my new car?Please, sir, ple
