八年级第二次月考英语试题第Ⅰ卷（选择题，共50分）一、单项选择（10分）1.There isn't ______ in the room.A. someone elseB. else someone C .anyone else D. else anyone2. He has been running______.A. since two hoursB. for two hoursC. two hours agoD. for two o’cl ock3. I can hardly hear what it is saying on TV. Would you please ？A. turn it upB. turn it downC. turn it onD. turn it off4. —It's too hot . Would you mind my the door?—. Please do it now.A.to open; OKB. to open; Of course notC. opening; Certainly notD. opening; Of course5. It’s not polite to ___ when people stand in front of you.A. cut in lineB. cut lineC. cut a lineD. cut in lines6. Oh! It’s so loud. Zhou Xin, please _____ the music.A. turn downB. turn onC. turn upD. turn off7. When he heard the news , he got .A. annoying ; annoyingB. annoyed ; annoyedC. annoying ; annoyedD. annoyed; annoying8. —Bo b, it’s getting cold outside. ______ take a jacket ?—All right, Mum.A. Why do youB. Why notC. Why did youD. Why don’t9. —I have ever been to Water World .— .A.Me, tooB. Me, neitherC. Me alsoD. Me both10. —Your father isn't a teacher, is he?— ______. He works in a hospital.A. Yes, he isB. No, he isn'tC. Yes, he isn'tD. No, he is二、完形填空（10分）Every one of us wants to study English 11and make great progress in studying English. But the most important thing 12we should have better ways of studying.Last term Wang Fei was very poor in English and failed 13each exam. Because he didn’t like practicing 14.He just 15two hours a day looking up every new word in the dictionary. Of course he couldn't remember them. Since this term he 16to study English in the new way his teacher taught him. He learns new words in phrases and sentences.17he reads aloud every day for 18an hour. He pays 19attention（注意）to the pronunciation（发音），spelling，writing and so on. He tries to speak English 20he can. Little by little he finds himself really improving in English.I hope Wang Fei's experience will help you a lot.11. A. good B. well C. nice D. lessons12. A. will be B. is C. was D. be13. A. at B. in C. on D. to14. A. to read loudly B. of reading aloud C. reading aloud D. read loud15. A. spends B. took C. spent D. cost16. A. tries B. tried C. has tried D. trying17. A. In home B. At the home C. By home D. At home18. A. about B. at most C. at last D. in end19. A. a lot of B. many C. many a D. more20. A. so much as B. as many as C. so much as to D. as much as三、阅读理解（30分）AIn the United States, parents usually encourage their children to develop their potential (潜能). They pay attention to what their kids can do, not what they can’t. As a result, US boys and girls hope to be actors, athletes and doctors; many even want to become presidents when they grow up.US parents often encourage their children to take part in all kinds of activities at school. They believe that joining in these activities can make their children mature(成熟). Schoolwork is important, but they think that social skills are important as well.But things in China are different. Chinese parents often tell their children to study hard and pass exams. They think that, for a student, staying away from schoolbooks means wasting time. This puts a lot of pressure on Chinese students, so leaders in China’s education department have called for less homework at the lower grades. Only healthy kids can become healthy adults.21. American parents think that .A. Schoolwork is as important as social skillsB. Schoolwork is more important than social skillsC. Schoolwork is less important than social skillsD. Passing exams is the most important for their children22. Why do many American children have their dream jobs?A. Because they start school earlier than Chinese children.B. Because they study hard.C. Because their parents encourage them to do less homework.D. Because their parents usually pay attention to what they can do，not what they can’t.23. Chinese parents think that .A. taking part in all kinds of activities at school can make their children matureB. staying away from schoolbooks means wasting timeC. their children should do what they want to doD. social skills is necessary for the students at lower grades24. According to this passage the writer thinks .A. China’s education is better than America’sB. America’s education is better than China’sC. Chinese students at the lower grades should have more homeworkD. Chinese students have less pressure than America’sBMy name is Betty Sanders. I’m a telephone operator（话务员），and work for a company. My job is very interesting. I love it very much. I work five days a week，and my hours are from 9 o’clock to 5 o’cloc k. I do a lot of things—I place long-distance（长途）calls for people；I answeredquestions，and I help people when they are in trouble.Today，for example，I had an interesting experience. At 11 o’clock this morning，I got a call from a man. I don’t know who he wa s. He was in trouble and I could tell that he was worried about something. He gave me address and asked me to send an ambulance（救护车）right away. I asked him if somebody was hurt，but he didn't answer my question. He told me he needed a doctor at once，so I sa id I’d call an ambulance for him but I still wanted to know what was wrong. Then he said，“Our keys are gone! ”I didn't understand that! Why would he need an ambulance just because he couldn't find his keys? Then I found out what the trouble was. The man and his wife left the car keys on a coffee table，and later they couldn't find them. Their little boy Johnny was playing in the room，and they thought he swallowed（吞下）them.But before I could help him，he told me he wouldn't need an ambulance anymore. His wife found the keys in her bag. They were there all the time.25. Betty Sanders works________.A. in a factoryB. in a shopC. in a companyD. in a hospital26. She works________.A. forty hours a weekB. from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.C. from Monday to SaturdayD. seven days a week27. The man called Betty because________.A. he thought Betty was a doctorB. he had lost his keysC. he needed an ambulance to save his son.D. his son was ill28. In fact（事实上），his keys________.A. were swallowed by his little sonB. were on a coffee tableC. were left in the carD. were put in his wife’s bag29. From the passage we can see________.A. Betty Sanders likes her workB. Betty's job is to place long-distanceC. the man’s little boy likes playing with keysD. doctors can help people find keys30. 翻译划线部分的句子。