2020-2021学年湖南株洲八年级上英语月考试卷一、单选题1. He dreams of going to ________ university and becoming ________ engineer.A.the; anB.an; aC./; an2. I like The Old Man and the Sea ________ Hemingway, who is famous ________ an American writer.A.by; asB.from; asC.by; for3. There ________ an art festival in our school on October 16th, 2020.A.will haveB.isC.is going to be4. Write down the time and place ________ you forget it.A.becauseB.beforeC.although5. Among all the dancers on the stage, Helen danced ________.A.the most beautifullyB.more beautifulC.the most beautiful6. Our foreign teacher Mr. Green will stay with us for ________ five days.A.otherB.anotherC.more7. Nobody ________ how the little boy went to the park by ________.A.knew; heB.know; himC.knows; himself8. Tom got up ________ late ________ catch the early bus.A.enough; toB.too; toC.so; that9. Sixty ________ of the money ________ from Rothschild Family.A.percent; areB.percent; isC.percents; are10. —I'm sorry to bring you so much trouble.—________.A.Never mindB.Don't mention itC.Of course not二、完形填空Yesterday my son and I went to the grocery store. There is a little girl with her mother in front of us. The little girl was asking her mother for a box of Smarties. The polite way she was asking（1）______ broke the mother's heart. "I'm sorry, honey, but we have no money to buy it."My son was watching that conversation. By the way, he had been raking（耙）leaves in our garden to（2）______ himself some money to buy a bike. As he watched the mother and daughter leave the（3）______, he ran to the candy counter（柜台）and bought a box of Smarties with his money. Then he ran out after the little girl and her mother, and gave them the（4）______. He came back and told me what he told them, "Every kid（5）______ have a pack of Smarties because they can make you happy."I was so（6）______ that I bought a pack of Smarties for my son. I told him that I was happy because he gave（7）______ own Smarties to others. Quickly, he（8）______, "But you do nice things for people and you never get anything for it." I explained, "When you do something nice for someone, you shouldn't（9）______ get anything, but when you do get something you should be very（10）______."（1）A.neverB.almostC.hardly（2）A.getB.buyC.decide（3）A.centerB.mallC.store（4）A.bikeB.moneyC.box（5）A.shouldB.willC.might（6）A.interestedB.relaxedC.excited（7）A.itsB.hisC.himself（8）A.talkedB.saidC.told（9）A.expect toB.begin toC.learn to（10）A.wonderfulB.thankfulC.hopeful三、阅读理解Mary is an 8-grade student in America. She doesn't do well in math. Can you help her solve the following questions?（1）What is x in Row 1?A.six.B.one.C.five.（2）What is y in Row 2?A.sixty-five.B.twenty-five.C.forty-five.（1）If Jack is only free on the morning of October 1, and he likes action movies, which movie should he choose?A.Venom Ⅱ.B.Mulan.C.My Hometown and I.（2）If you to see Venom Ⅱwith your parents, you'll have to pay ________.A.￥270B.￥198C.￥252（3）Which of the following is TRUE?A.Old people can watch My Hometown and I for free.B.With student ID card, you can watch the films for free.C.You can watch a fantasy movie on October 16, 2020.It is the year 2109. Laura and Martin live in London and are deciding where to go on holiday. They go to the moon every year with their friends, but this year they want to go somewhere different. They're looking through some travel magazines."I think we should go to Jupiter（木星）," says Laura. "It says here that a holiday on Jupiter brings nothing but happiness. The beaches are beautiful; the sand is purple and the sea is red! We can also go on a trip to Jupiter's moons! I can imagine having a great view of the stars. The only disadvantage is that we are not allowed to walk around freely. They have built a dome（圆屋顶）over part of the planet. We have to stay inside that dome because there is no oxygen（氧气）in Jupiter's atmosphere. However, I still think it would be great—none of our friends have been to Jupiter!"Martin, however, does not like the idea of traveling to Jupiter. He wants to go to Mars（火星）. "Mars was chosen as this year's most popular holiday place." he says, "The magazine says that people in Mars are extremely welcoming and that we can stay with a Martian（火星的）family. The family provides all the meals and we have the chance to take part in some typical Martian activities. Isn't it great, Laura? Mars also has a lot of beautiful views to enjoy, mountains to climb and lakes to swim in. What do you think?" Laura has to agree that Mars is a better choice because she loves both hiking and swimming, and it will be interesting to stay with a Martian family.（1）This is a story about ________.A.life in the futureB.life in the pastC.life at present（2）How often do Martin and Laura travel to the moon?A.Every year.B.Every week.C.Every month.（3）The underlined word "atmosphere" means ________.A.室外B.大气层C.氧气（4）What can't tourists do in Mars?A.They can take part in the typical Martian activities there.B.They can stay with a Martian family and enjoy Martian foods.C.They can enjoy the beautiful beaches, purple sand and red sea.（5）Where will Martin and Laura finally go?A.London.B.Jupiter.C.Mars.Alice is a young woman. She likes to exercise for her health. She walks five kilometers before breakfast every morning, and goes swimming twice a week at the swimming pool. She doesn't smoke and never drinks wine. She doesn't eat chocolate, and she doesn't eat sweet and fatty foods.One day Alice was on her daily walk when she saw a man sitting in a chair. He looked very old and his hair was white. He looked thin and weak, and his hands were shaking（发抖）, but he looked very happy.He smiled at her and said, "Good morning! Lovely day, isn't it?"He had a big smile on his face, and his eyes showed his happiness. But Alice saw that he had no teeth. "Good morning!" said Alice. "Yes, it's a lovely day."Alice thought he was old and clever. She thought he must be more than 90 years old. She wanted to ask him about the secret of a happy old age."Excuse me, but what is your secret for being so happy at your age? I hope I can look as happy as you do when I am your age."The man in the chair said, "My secret for happiness? I smoke every day, and drink three bottles of wine every day. I eat hamburgers, I eat chocolate and I never eat vegetables. I never walk anywhere and I never play sports. I sit and watch TV all day."Alice couldn't understand. She wanted to know how the man got to be so old when he did everything wrong. She thought he should be sick and unhappy. Perhaps she was wrong. Maybe, she thought, people could live a long happy life without eating well and doing lots of sports."How old are you?" she asked."It's my birthday today." said the man, "I am forty-seven."（1）What does Alice like?A.Doing sports.B.Smoking.C.Drinking wines.（2）Which is WRONG about the man?A.He looked very old.B.He didn't have any teeth.C.He was more than 90 years old.（3）How often did the man do sports?A.Every day.B.Never.C.Often.（4）How did Alice feel when she heard the man's secret for happiness?A.Interested.B.Surprised.C.Excited.（5）After the man told Alice about his age, Alice knew ________.A.people could live a long life without a good lifestyleB.the man was in good health for his ageC.a good lifestyle was important for one's healthWe all know that exercise is good for your health. But some kinds of exercise may be better than others. Running, for example, may help to protect against heart disease and other health problems. Running may also help you live longer.Recently, researchers（研究者）studied more than 55,000 adults. About a quarter of the adults have a good habit of running. The study found these runners were much healthier than non-runners. In fact, the runners lived, on average（平均）, three years longer than the non-runners.Running may be good exercise, but it can be difficult on the body. Here are some suggestions on how to lower the risk of injury（受伤的风险）for people who are new to running.●Take it easyDo not run too much, too soon or too fast. Most people get running injuries when they push themselves too hard. The body needs time to get used to（习惯于）increases in distance（里程）or speed. Muscles and joints need time to recover.●Get good running shoesThere is no single best shoe for every runner. You should find the shoe that offers the best fit and support for your feet. More importantly, you should replace your shoes every 500 to 800 kilometers.●Take good notesTake some time after each running to write down notes about what you did and how you felt. Look for things that happen again and again. For example, you may find that your knees ache（膝盖疼）when you run sometimes. But maybe you feel great when you have a rest between running days. These notes will help you make the best plan for running.（1）Which of the following is NOT the benefit（好处）of running?A.Help people live longer.B.Help to protect against heart disease.C.Protect from all the health problems.（2）By saying "take it easy" the writer means ________.A.people should increase in distance or speed according to how the body feelsB.everyone should not do too much runningC.running is so easy that we should push ourselves to run more（3）A good note is to help you ________.A.write down what you did and how you feltB.find the way of running that is right for youC.do some research on exercise（4）The writer wants to tell us in para.2 ________.A.three quarters of 55,000 adults were new to runningB.a good habit of running may help you live longerC.the number of non-runners was getting smaller（5）The purpose of this passage is ________.A.to help runners to exercise in a scientific wayB.to give information to researchers to work betterC.to warn the non-runners of the dangers in running阅读下面的材料，然后根据材料内容回答问题。