八年级英语月考试卷一、单项选择（20分）（）1．Jack is __________ honest boy and he never tells a lie．A．× B．the C．a D．an（）2. You don‟t have to help . He can finish it .A. him, hisB. himself, heC. his, himselfD. him, himself（）3．The weather in Harbin is colder than ____in Gang Dong.A. thatB. itC. thisD. one（）4. Can a dog run _______a horse?A. so fast asB. as fast asC. as faster thanD. so faster than（）5. Shanghai is one of ___________ in the world.A. the busy cityB. busiest citiesC. the busiest cityD. the busiest cities （）6. __________ my way __________ home, I met a friend of mine.A. On, toB. In, toC. On, /D. In, /（）7. There is a shop __________ of the street.A. at the endB. in the endC. by the end ofD. in the end of（）8. Sidney is about __________．A．five feet tall B．five-foot-tall C．five-feet-tall D．five foot tall（）9.The little girl is __________ to go to school．She is too young．A．enough old B．not enough old C．old enough D．not old enough （）10．I __________ watch TV plays．I don''t like them．A．often B．always C．seldom D．usually（）11．—Who ____ the plan? —Sidney did．A．made B．makes C．is making D．make（）12．His mother often asks her ________ her bedroom.A. cleansB. cleaningC. to cleanD. cleaned（）13.----________ tickets for the film did you buy yesterday? ----None.A.WhatB.How manyC.WhichD.Whose（）14. They hope _______ visit the Great Wall soon.A. you toB. you are goingC. them toD. you will（）15. Look! The two _________ are having lessons carefully.A. woman teachersB. woman teacherC. women teachersD. women teacher （）16.______it take you to walk from your home to your office?A. How long isB. How long doesC. How many time doesD. How many hours are（）17. Is there ________ in today's newspaper?A. something newB. new somethingC. anything newD. new anything（）18. —I'm going toHongkong next Monday. — ______.A. I knowB. That sounds excitingC. I'm sorry to hear thatD. Thank you （）19.Their house is much __________ but it is __________than ours.A. smaller, more expensiveB. more beautiful , smallC. bigger, more expensiveD. beautiful, bigger（）20. He gets up early and ______ breakfast, then goes to school on foot.A. have a quickB. has quick aC. has a quickD. have quick二、完型填空（10分）It took Mike a few months to save seven dollars．He wanted to 21 a model plane，so he went to the shop with the money．On the way to the 22 ，Mike saw a little boy crying on the street．”23 are you crying?” Mike asked．“Three big boys 24 my four dollars just now，”the boy said．”I was on 25 way to buy some exercise books，but now I can‟t．”Mike thought of the26 dollars in his pocket（口袋）．He thought of the model plane and the poor 27 ．Mike wanted to walk away，28 he did not．At lasthe 29 four dollars to the boy and went home．Mike felt 30 ．Do you know why? He was happy because the little boy was happy．（）21．A．sell B．buy C．hold D．bring（）22．A．school B．hospital C．shop D．airport（）23．A．Why B．How C．What D．Where（）24．A．went out B．turned on C．mixed up D．took away（）25．A．my B．their C．mine D．theirs（）26．A．four B five C．six D．seven（）27．A．girl B．boy C．teacher D．doctor（）28．A．and B．as C．but D．so（）29．A．saved B．gave C．borrowed D．made（）30．A．happy B．sad C．friendly D．surprised三、阅读理解（每题2分，共30分）（A）The Browns are the Smiths‟ neighbours（邻居）. Mr Brown‟s name is John. But when his neighbours talk about him, they call him …Mr Going-to-do‟. Do you know why? Mr Brown always says he is going to do something, but he never does it. Every Saturday Mr Brown goes to the Smiths‟ back door and talks to Mr Smith. He always says he is going to do something. …I‟m going to clean my house today,” he says, or “I‟m going to wash my car tomorrow,‟ or …These trees in front of my house are too big. I‟m going to cut them down next week.‟ But Mr Smith knows his neighbour isn‟t going to do those things.Mr Smith often says to his only child Dick, …Are you going to do something? Then do it. Don‟t become another Mr Going-to-do‟.”（）31. Mr Brown and Mr Smith are _________A. brothersB. twinsC. friendsD. neighbours（）32. People call ________ …Mr Going-to-do‟A. JohnB. DickC. Mr SmithD. Mrs Brown（）33. Mr Brown always says he is going to do this housework, but he _____ does it.A. alwaysB. oftenC. neverD. sometimes（）34. Mr Smith asks Dick not to learn from __________.A. Mr BrownB. Mrs BrownC. Mrs SmithD. him（）35. Which of the following is RIGHT?A. Mr Brown is always busy.B. It‟s easier for Mr Brown to say than to do something.C. Dick is another …Mr Going-to-do‟D. Mr Smith always helps Mrs Brown to do something.（B）All students need to have good study habits .When you have good study habits you learn things quickly .You also remember them easily. Do you like to study in the living room ? This is not a good place , because it is usually too noisy . You need to study in a quiet place like your bedroom . A quiet place will help you only to think about one thing. When you st udy, do not think about other things at the same time . Only think about your homework . If you do this, you will do your homework more quickly ,and you will make fewer mistaks. Good study habits are very important .If you don‟t have them , try to learn them . If yours are already good,try to make them better.（）36. How do you learn things when you have good study habits?A. All students need to have good study habits.B. We will learn things quickly.C. Do not think about other things .D. Only think about our homework（）37. When do you remember things easily?A. When we have good study habits.B. When we study.C. When we learn things.D. When we need to have good study habits.（）38. What should you not do at the same time when you study?A. We should have good study habits.B. We should learn things quicklyC. We should not think about other thingsD. We should study in the living room.（）39. What must you only think about when you study?A. We must only think about good study habits.B. We must only think about other things.C. We must only think about our homework.D. We must only think about mistakes.（）40. If you do not have good study habits , what must you do?A. We must try to make them better .B. We must try to learn them and have them.C. We must try to make fewer mistakes.D. We must try to do our homework quickly.（C）Miss Evans taught physics in a London school. Last month she was explaining to her class about sound, and she decided to test them to see how successful she had been in her work. She said to them, "Now, I have a sister in Washington. If I was calling her on the telephone and at the same time you were 20 meters away and listened to me from the other side of the street, who could hear what I said earlier, my sister or you? And why?" The cleverest boy at once answered, “Your sister, Miss Evans, because electricity (电)travels faster than sound waves(波).” "That's very good, "Miss Evans answered, but then one of the girlsput up her hand, and Miss Evans said, "Yes, Betty?" “I don't think so. "Betty said," Your sister would hear you earlier because when it's eleven o'clock here, it's only six o'clock in Washington.”（） 41. Miss Evans was teaching her class __________.A. about soundB. to hear some strange soundC. about electricityD. how to say time（）42. She wanted to make her students know__________.A. whether she could hear her sister in WashingtonB. whether her students could hear her from 20 meters awayC. which was faster, London or WashingtonD. electricity travels faster than sound waves（）43. The cleverest boy thought that___________.A. sound waves travel faster than electricityB. they would hear her sister in Washington firstC. Miss Evans's question wasn't rightD. Miss Evans's sister would hear her earlier（）4 4. Miss Evans________.A. thought Betty's answer was much betterB. thought the cleverest boy's answer wasn't so goodC. was satisfied with what the girl had saidD. was satisfied with(对...感到满意) what the cleverest boy had said（）45. Betty thought the cleverest boy was wrong, because_____________.A. clocks in Washington showed a different time from those in LondonB. electricity was slower than sound wavesC. they were only 20 meters away from the telephoneD. electricity travels as fast as sound waves四、词汇（15分）根据下列音标、汉语或所给词的正确形式填空46.May is a ________ (真正的) friend.47. It‟s important that my best friend doesn‟t tell others my ________ ['si:krəts]48. She is ______________ (tall) girl in my class.49. I think swimming is not as ________ (interesting) as hiking.50. Lily‟s drawing is ________ than Lucy‟s. (bad)51. I think it‟s time for ________ (we) to leave now.52. Who was the ________ in the high jump? (win)53. Millie can learn Japanese by ________. (she )54. What about ________ shopping ? (go)55. Sandy‟s drawing is ________ (beautiful) in the drawing competition56. What a _______(bored) book! I won‟t read it any longer!57. Some ________(杂志) are too expensive for students.58. My favourite ________ (语言) are Chinese and English.59. Every day I spend a lot of time ________(do) housework.60. School is like ______(watch) TV, but there are fewer advertisements.五、句型转换（10分）1. Mr Green often goes to work by boat. (改同义句)Mr Green often ___61__ a ___62___ to work.2. Maths is more difficult than English. (改同义句)English isn‟t 63 64 65 maths.3. He is 1.58 metres tall.(给划线部分提问)66 67 is he ?4. I think he is polite. (改成否定句)I 68 think he is polite.5. There is something to eat in the fridge. (改成一般疑问句)69 there ____70___ to eat in the fridge?六、任务型阅读（10分）It seems school children all over the world complain about their school food. Cherie Blair, wife of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, said that she would prepare a packed lunch for her son if school dinners do not make better. So what do students of your age eat for lunch at school?JapanHigh schools have canteens（餐厅）, which serve everything from noodles to rice, but not burgers and chips. Other children bring food from home such as cold rice balls, meat or fish, pickles(泡菜) and vegetables.Students take home a menu for the coming month containing(包含) notes on nutrition（营养）value. Twice a year parents are invited to have a taste of the food. The class with the fewest leftovers(剩饭) at the end of the month receives a prize.United StatesA typical menu from a US school is made up of a hamburger with fried potatoes or roast chicken, lettuce and pickles, fruit and cookies. School lunches must also provide at least one-third of the daily dietary allowances(定量) of protein, vitamin A, vitamin C, iron, calcium and calories.AustraliaMeat pies, sausage rolls and hot dogs are all traditional dishes in Australian school shops. But as the nation pays more attention to childr en‟s health, healthier foods have started to find their way onto school menus.Many schools have used a traffic light system. The sale of red-labelled foods, including pastries, chocolate and soft drinks, is served only once a week. Healthier green-labelled foods such as sushi, sandwiches, corn and watermelon, however, are available every day. In some schools, students have a choice of up to 89 foods to choose from, including popcorn and rice.South AfricaMost of South Africa‟s schools do not serve meals a t all. Classes end at 1:30 pm and students get their own lunches. Many students bring food from home, usually sandwiches.Fast food and fried food sell the best among students, which has led to a rise in obesity among children. But as more people began to realize the fact that being too fat may cause different diseases, some schools in towns have led the way towards better nutrition.Now students at these schools are provided with lunches of porridge with vegetables, suchas cabbages, onions, beans, carrots and tomatoes.Schools serve different foods in different 71 .Japan In high schools, children can buy everything, such as noodles and rice. But they can‟t buy burgers and 72 from canteens.Some children 73 food from their homes.The class will get a prize if they have the 74 leftovers in a 75 . UnitedStatesChildren can get 76 of daily nutrition from their lunch at school.77 School shops 78 traditional dishes.The sale of green-labelled foods is served every day, 79 Red-labelled foods are sold once a week.South Africa Students like eating fast food and fried food so that they are overweight.Students in some schools in towns can eat vegetables to 80 fit.七、短文填空（10分）Is a Training Class or Family Teacher Necessary? More and more middle school students are going to all kinds of training c_____81____ or having family teachers at thew___82_____. There are two different viewpoints(观点) about it. Some think it is necessary. F_____83____ of all, it’s more effective (有效的) to study with a teachert___84____ by students themselves. Secondly, it can strengthen(强) what youlearnt in class. Besides, they can learn a lot m 85 .Others think it is u___86_____. For one thing, students can e 87 form the habit of dependence(依赖). For a 88 students need to rest from time to time. In my opinion, if you are really very w 89at or interested in a special subject, m 90 it‟s OK for you. But be sure to choose a good and suitable class or family teacher, or it would be a waste of time and money.81._________ 82. __________ 83._________ 84. _________ 85. ________86. ________ 87.__________ 88 ____________ 89. ___________ 90. _________八、书面表达（15分）以“ My best friend “为题写一篇短文，包含以下要点：1.我的好朋友名叫杰夫，他戴着小的圆圆的眼镜。