2015—2016学年八年级英语第二学期第一次月考试卷
时间90分钟
一．单项选择：（25小题，每题1分，共25分）
（ ）1. I’m ______university student now and my dream is to be_______ astronaut in the future. A. an; an
B. an; a C. a; a
D. a; an
（ ）2. ---What does your English teacher look like? --- She’s tall and thin ______ long hair.
A. have B. has C. with D.in （ ）3.He speaks English. But he knows French and German _______. A. as well as B. as well C. but also D. not only
（ ）4. I haven't heard________my son for weeks, so I’m worried__________him now. A.from;with B. from;about C.from;with D.about;from （ ）5. An _______ girl found the book here just now.
A. eight-years-old B. eight year old C. eight-year-old D. eight-years old （ ）6.We planted________trees last year.
A.hundreds of B.hundred of C.five hundreds D.five hundred of （ ）7.The food smells_______but it tastes _________.
A. strong; well B. strongly; well C. strongly; nice D. strong; nice （ ）8. ---Hello! May I speak to Mrs Red, please? ---Sorry, she isn’t in now. You can leave a _______. A. mark B. information
C. message D. news
（ ）9. ---How many students like this song in your class? --- _______ of us likes it. It sounds terrible.
A. Both B. Neither C. None D. All （ ）10. Remember to call me when you ________ Shanghai.
A. get B. arrive C. reach D. arrive at
（ ）11. This white bike is too expensive.I can’t ______ it. Could you show me a cheaper one?
A. sell B. clean C.ride D.afford （ ）12. Could you tell me how _______ to the station? A. get
B. gets C. to get D. getting
（ ）13. I can’t wait _______ my cousin. She is coming to China from England. A. meet
B. met C. to meet
D. meeting
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（ ）14. --- Could you teach me how to make an apple pie? --- _______.
A. I’m busy B. That’s a pity C. Bad luck D. No problem （ ）15. Jim is ______ shy . He’s afraid ______ before the class . A. a bit , speaking B. a bit , of speaking C. a little of , to speak D. a bit of , to speak （ ）16. We can try to help the poor man __________.
A. by the way B. on the way C. in the way D. in many ways （ ）17. ---What’ s your friend like ? --- ____________________ .
A. He ‘s a teacher . B. He likes music . C. He’s very kind . D. He’s twenty years old . （ ）18. Look at the smog(雾霾). _______ bad weather it is! A. How B. How a C. What D. What a （ ）19 .---Why do you stop talking with him?
---Because I find _______hard_______with him in English?
A. it’s;say B.it’s; talk C .it; to say D.it; to talk （ ）20. The story is wonderful. Do you know who ________?
A. looked it up B. made it up C. turned it up D. tried it on
（ ）21. --- Mr Li will check our homework this afternoon. ______ you ______ it? --- Not yet. I’m doing it now.
A. Do, finish B. Had, finished C. Will, finish D. Have, finished （ ）22. --- Jimmy, have you_______ seen the Voice of China (《中国好声音》)? --- Of course. I _______ it last weekend.
A. never; saw B. ever; saw C. never; have seen D. ever; have seen （ ）23. --- Would you like to go on a trip to Nanjing with us, Daming? --- No, thanks. I _________ there several times. A. have gone B.will be C. have been D. was
（ ）24. --- Where is Lisa?
--- She ________ to Shanghai. She will come back in two days. A. Does B. will go C. Has been D. has gone
（ ）25. ---Have you finished your work ______? ---Yes, I have. I’ve ______ finished it.
A. yet; already B. already; yet C. just; already D. already; yet
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二 阅读理解（40分）
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Jim, a young farmer, was once put into prison(监狱).
One day, he got a letter from his mother. “I’m so worried about our farm,”she wrote. “It’s time to plant potatoes. I can't dig (挖)all the fields by myself.
Jim read the letter and became sad. \idea. He wrote to his mother, \fields, there's a pot(罐子) of money in the earth. Don't plant potatoes until I come home. \
Some days later, Jim got another letter from his mother. It said, \ten men came to our farm and dug all our fields. I can't understand it. It looks as if they were looking for something. What shall I do?\
Jim smiled when he read his mother's letter. He wrote a letter to his mother at once. It was very short. Guess what it would say?
（ ）26. Jim's mother was much worried about_________.
A. him B. their farm C.the D. the pot of money
（ ）27. In the letter to his mother, Jim told his mother not to . A. dig the fields B. dig the pot of money C. ask others for help D. go to the prison to see him
（ ）28. Jim's mother told him that about ten men came to dig their fields. These men
might be_________.
A. farmers B. Jim's friends
C. prison guards (监狱看守人) D. Jim's brothers
（ ）29. Why did Jim smile when he read his mother's second letter? A. Because he would go home soon. B. Because the men didn't find the money. C. Because his mother could plant potatoes. D. Because he got another letter from his mother. （ ）30. What would it say in Jim's second letter? A. I would go out of the prison very soon. B. You could plant potatoes now, dear mother. C. I couldn't help you, dear mother. D. The guards would plant potatoes. B
In the universe, as we all know, there is the sun, the moon, the earth and a good many stars. Through our geography lessons, we know the earth goes around the sun, and the moon
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