English Monthly Test for Grade Eight(Units1-2)

English Monthly Test for Grade Eight

I. 单项选择

1. Tom _____back in five days.

A. will come B. comes C. came D. come 2. –I lost my bike, what _____I do? --Call the police first.

A. shall B. call C. could D. should 3. –Bob is feeling terrible.

--Really? I_____ take him to hospital.

A. am going to B. will C. may D. could

4. We should do _____work with ______people and ____time. A. less, fewer, more B. more, fewer, less C. fewer, less, more D. more, less, fewer

5. –Can I borrow this book?

--Of course, but you can ____it for only 3 days. A. borrow B. lend C. keep D. but

6. If you lose the book, I’m afraid you have to ______it. A. ask for B. pay for C. leave for D. send for 7. Did you______ who took your dictionary away? A. find out B. find C. look for D. look at

8. When I read Harry Potter for the first time, I_____ it. A. fell in love B. like C. dislike D. fell in love with 9. –I find _____hard to learn math well.

--Don’t give up. Try your best. I’m sure you can. A. that B. this C. what D. it 10. –Where is John?

--I saw him _______ tennis in the garden just now. A. playing B. play C.plays D. to play

11. Allen likes all the subjects ______ Chinese. It’s too difficult for him. A. besides B. except C. with D. until 12. –Do you know the great _______?

--Yes, he was Edison. He ______ many ______ ?

A. inventions, inventor, invented B. inventor, inventions, invented C. inventor, invented, inventions D. invented, inventor, invented 13. It’s ______for such a little boy to carry so heavy a box. A. impossible B. possible C. probably D. maybe 14. I’m upset. I don’t know where _______. A. go B. should I go C. going D. to go

15. Don’t always _____me _____others. It’s unfair(公平). A. compare…..with B. push….into C. take….out of D. call…up

16. Lucy, you are old enough to ______yourself. A. wear B. dress C. put on D. be in 17. –Don’t talk so loudly. Your father is sleeping --Sorry, I_______.

A. will B. do C. won’t D. don’t

18. If you want to be popular, you should get on _______your classmates. A. well B. well with C. good D. good with 19. The result of the exam made us_______

A. happy B. happily C. unhappily D. healthy 20. Don’t worry. I will do what I can ______you. A. help B. helps C. helping D. to help

II． 完形填空 A

I think life in the future 21 more comfortable. Maybe there will be 2 2 people 23 on the earth in the future. So we may live on the moon. People will get there 24 spaceship and they 2 5 spend a lot of money 2 6 it, which is cheap. Before the trip, everyone 27 to book a ticket and buy the spacesuit, which will make you do things 28 on the moon. They will 2 9 need to 30 their credit card(信用卡). And that is enough. Because there will be houses, banks and shops on the moon. Everyone in the future will enjoy their life.

( )21 A. is B. will be C. will is D. was ( )22 A. many B. much C. fewer D. more

（ ）23 A. lived B. live C. living D. will live （ ）24 A. by B. at C. for D. on （ ）25 A. won't B. will C. don't D. would like （ ）26 A. in B. for C. with D. on

（ ）27 A. need B. will need C. needed D. needs （ ）28 A. easy B. heavier C. easily D. interesting （ ）29 A. too B. either C. also D. sometimes （ ）30 A. take B. borrow C. give D. buy B

A doctor ,an artist and a musician lost their way in the for-est. At last they came to a farmer's house and asked if he could let them 31 for the night. \"Sure, \"the farmer said. \"But only 32 of you can stay in the house. The other one will have to 33 in the barn(谷仓)with the animals ,and the 34 is very bad there. \" \"I'll sleep in the barn, \"the artist said.

Half an hour later a knock was 35 on the farmhouse door, and there stood the artist, saying, \"I can't take the smell \"

\"All right,\" said the 36 \"I'll sleep in the barn. \"And he went off.

In a while there came another knock on the door. \"I felt 37 with the smell from the bad food,\" the doctor said 38 an angry way.

\"You two sissies (胆小鬼 ), \"said the musician. \" I'll sleep in the barn. \"

Thirty minutes later there 39 another knock. When they opened the door, there stood all the 40 from the barn.

( )31. A. ask B. invite C. stay D. take ( )32. A. one B. two C. three D. none ( )33. A. eat B. work C. stand D. sleep ( ) 34 A. animal B. smell C. weather D. supper ( )35. A. seen B. finished C. sent D. heard ( )36. A. doctor B. farmer C. artist D. musician ( )37. A. interested B. happy C. terrible D. friendly ( )38. A. on B. in C. from D. into ( )39. A. walked B. came C. went D. saw ( )40. A. farmers B. children C. animals D. birds

III补全对话

A:_ 41 What's wrong? A.My friend has the same clothes as I do. B:Oh… my clothes are out of style. 42 B. I argued with my parents about it. A:Well, maybe you should buy some new clothes. C. I have an idea. B:Yes, but I don' t have enough money. D. You look unhappy.

A: 43 You could borrow some money from your E. And guess what else is wrong? friends. F. I don' t look cool. B :Oh, no. I don't like to do that. G. Maybe you' re right. A:Well, why not find a part- time job at weekends ? B:I can't. What I can do is to study hard. 44 A:Well, you shouldn't do like that. You'd better talk with them about your problems. B:_45 A : What ?

B:My brother plays his CDs too loud! I can't go to sleep.

IV.阅读理解。

A

Dear Mum,

I don't think you understand my life. You think I should be studying all the time. I know you want me to find a good job when I grow up, but I would like to have a wonder[ul time, too. You never think about fun things for me to do, like music, sports.Two days ago,when I was watching a football game on TV, you asked me to stop and do my homework. After finishing my homework, still I wasn't allowed to read my football magazines. You said I had to go to bed early .That was bad enough, but yesterday was the worst day.I bought some computer games , and put them in my bag so that you couldn’t see them. But finally you found them and took them away.

Mum,I didn’t quite like what you did to me.I really love you,mum, but I wish you could try not to

be hard on me. Love， Li Hua ( )46．Li Hua’s mother wants him when he grows up。 A．to be a teacher B．to find a good job C．to become a football star D．to be a doctor

( )47． is Li Hua’s favourite sport。

A.Football B．Volleyball C.Basketball D. tennis ( )48．Li Hua is asked ．

A.to watch TV B.to play computer games C.to study all the time D.to read some books

( )49．Why did Li Hua put the computer games in the bag? Because ． A．he didn’t like them B．he played them many times

C．he wouldn’t like his mother to find them. D．he wanted to sell it ( )50．What does the underlined phrase“be hard on” mean?

A•be good with B．be very strict with C．help D．take good care of B

In America some people say they have an answer to the problems of car crowding and pollution. In many cities，hundreds of people ride bikes to work every day.In cities hundreds of people ride bikes to work every day．In New York，some bike riders have even made a group“Bike for a Better City”。They say if more people ride bikes to work，there will be fewer cars and 1ess dirty air．

For several years this group has tried to get help for bike riders。They want to have special roads for bikes only，because when bike riders use the same roads as car drivers，there may be accidents．Bike for a Better City feels if there are bike roads，more people will use bikes． But no bike roads have been ready yet．Not everyone thinks it is a good idea．

Drivers don’t like it，and some shop owners don’t，either．And most people live too far from the city to work by bike．Still something has been done about it。On Saturdays and Sundays，the largest open park in New York is closed to cars，and the roads may be used by bikes only，but the group still says this is not

enough and goes on fighting to get bike roads．

( )51.From the passage we know many people in America to work． A•use their cars B．ride bikes C．take trains D．take buses ( )52，If more people ride bikes to work，t11ere will be 。

A•less pollution B．more pollution C．more accidents D．fewer accidents ( )53.The members of the group want to have the roads for ．

A•cars B．people C．bikes D．horses ( ). don’t like special rOads for bikes．

A．Drivers B．All the shop owners C．Bike riders D．Children ( )55．The largest park in New York is closed t。cars ．

A.every day B．on weekdays C．only at weekends D．()n Monday C

My nine—year—old daughter，Maria，is in Year Four．Every evening we get into homework battles(争执).Three afternoons a week，she has activities(netball，singing)after school and by the time we get home，homework is the last thing she feels like(想要)doing．The other two days，she gets home early and we argue about whether she should do her homework right after schoo1，or if she should have some time to rest and play first. When Maria at last sits down to do her homework, she seems to want me there helping all the time. I do want to help her, but I'm sure that she is going to be able to do it on her own. And in fact, most of the time, I have other things I need to do. It seems that children these days have much more

homework than we did, and some of it is really beyond(超越) their abilities( 能力 ). As you can see, I’m really worried about homework and I really don't know what I should do. Any ideas ? ( )56. The woman' s daughter is years old. A. four B. six C. eight D. nine

( )57. Maria doesn't have any activities after school for afternoons. A. two B. three C. five D. seven ( ) 58. Maria wants to first when she gets home early. A. do her homework B. play netball and sing C. have supper D. have a rest and play

( )59.The woman thinks that her daughter should do her homework . A. by herself B. with the mother C. with the father D. with the classmates ( ) 60. Can you guess where this passage is from?

A.A diary. B.A newspaper. C.A novel(小说) D.A story.

D D

One day Mother Horse said to Little Horse, \"You have grown big and can help Mummy now. Take this half bag of rice to Uncle Pig, will you?\"

\"Yes, Mummy, \"said Little Horse. With the bag on his back,he ran to Uncle Pig's house. Soon he came to a river. \"Is there a bridge here?\"Little Horse said to himself. He looked around for help. There he saw a cow standing by the river.

Little Horse went up to her and asked,\"Aunt Cow,I have to go to Uncle Pig's house. Is there a bridge near here?\"

\"No, there is not any. If you want to go to his house, you have to cross the river. \" \"Is the water very deep?\"

\"No,it isn't deep. I've crossed it many times. \"

When Little Horse went near the river,Brother Cat ran up to him. He said, \"Little Horse, you

can't cross the river. It's very deep. You will get drowned(淹死). \"\"What should I do7 Shall I go on or shall I go back?\" Little Horse thought. \"I'd better go home and ask Mummy. \" So Little Horse went home and told his mother the whole thing.

Mother Horse said, \"My child, both the cow and the cat were right in their own way. It won't do if you only listen to other people's ideas. You should think everything over by yourself. \"

Little Horse ran back to the river. He found that the water wasn't very deep for him. Soon he got to the other side.

( )61. One day Mother Horse told Little Horse to A. cross the deep river B. ask Aunt Cow for help

C. take some rice to Uncle Pig D. go to Brother Cat's house

( )62. What did Aunt Cow think of the river?

A. It wasn't deep. It was easy for her to cross it. B. It was too deep. No one could cross it.

C. It was not deep,but she had never crossed it.

D. It was a good place to swim in. ( )63. What did Little Horse do at last? A. He ran back home.

B. He crossed the river.

C. He gave the rice to Aunt Cow.

D. He went into the river and got drowned. ( ). What do you learn from this story?

A. We must ask for help when we are in trouble.

B. We will get drowned when we try to cross a deep river. C. Don't do everything as our friends tall us. D. We shouldn't only listen to other people's ideas. We must think everything over ourselves. ( )65. Which of the following is NOT true'? A. There isn't bridge over the river.

B. If Little Horse went to Uncle Pig's, he must cross the river.

C. After Little Horse heard his mother's words, he crossed the river. D. Brother Cat's words were wrong.

V. 单词拼写

1. Can you p_____ what will happen in the future. 2. In China, many families keep p______ as pets.

3. If you can’t learn English well, I think you should get a t______ to teach you. 4. You can use my car, but please r_______ it to me as soon as possible.

5. Children are under too much pressure. They need more time and f_______ to relax

VI. 作文

小明是个后进生，学习成绩差，认为自己学不好，就自暴自弃，上课不认真听，课后也不按时完成作业。请根据此情况，给小明写封信，告诉他该怎么办。 参考词汇：放弃give up, 按时on time Dear Xiao Ming,

I hear__________________________________________________

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Yours

Lucy