2018-2019年八年级英语第一次月考试题及答案

八年级上学期第一次月考

英语试题

学校________________ 班级___________ 姓名__________

单项选择(15分)

( )16. She is kind ______us and never says a bad word _____ anyone .

A. about , about B to , about C to , with D.to, on

( )17. People in the UK say ‘lorry’while people in the USA say ‘__________’.

A.hall

B. vacation

C. truck

D. Soccer ( )18. I believe _______, because he is _______ honest man.

A. the words he says, a

B. what does he say, an

C. what he says, an

D. he says what, the

( )19. China is one of ______ countries in the world.

A. largest

B. larger

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D. the largest ( )https://www.wendangku.net/doc/467610910.html,lie often ______ funny jokes after class and makes us ______.

A.says; laugh

B. tells; to laugh

C. tell; to laugh

D.tells; laugh ( )21.Students can read magazines ________ the Reading week.

A.on

B. during

C. at

D. for

( )22. ---What’s your best friend like?

---He __________.

A. likes playing computer games

B. is like tall and thin

C. is a policeman

D. is generous and helpful

( )23.---What’s wrong with you ?

---I feel very _______with the _______talk.

A. bored ; boring

B. boring ; bored

C.bored ; bored

D. boring ; boring ( )24. ---What ____ your best friend so special?

---He is willing to help classmates any time.

A. make

B. makes

C. of making

D. to make ( )25.My best friend Jack looks happy, and he always ________ a smile ________ his face.

A. wear; on

B. put; in

C. wears; on

D. wears; in ( )26. Time seems ______ when we are playing computer games.

A. to going faster

B.go faster

C.to go faster

D. go fast

( )27. The number of the books in our library _________ about 20,000.

A. is

B. are

C. has

D. have

( )28.---Mum, can I have something __________?

---Sorry. There is __________ in the fridge.

A.eating, nothing else

B.to eat, nothing else

C.eating, else nothing

D.to eat, else nothing

( )29.The work is too difficult for me to finish in a week. I need________ days.

A. more two

B. two more

C. two another

D. another more ( )30.---Shall we go skating tomorrow?

---__________.

A. You’re all right

B. It’s very kind of you

C. You are right

D. That’s a good idea

三、完形填空(15分)

One night, a little swallow(燕子) flew over the city. He was very 31 and wanted to have a good sleep in the city. When he saw the Statue(雕像) of the Happy Prince (王子), he flew down and got ready to sleep 32 the feet of the Happy Prince.

Just as he was putting his head under his wing, some 33 fell on him. He thought it was raining. But when he looked 34 , he found the sky was 35 clear and bright that he could see lots of stars. Suddenly, he saw some tears were running down the Prince’s golden 36 .

“37 are you crying?” asked the swallow.

“In a little street, there’s a poor house. From one of the windows, I see a woman 38 at a table. She’s sewing(缝补) clothes for 39 women to wear. In a bed in the corner of the room, her little boy is sick. He’s asking for oranges, but his mother has only water to give him, so he is crying. The boy is so thirsty 40 the mother is so sad. Little swallow, will you please take her the 41 from the top of my sword (宝剑)？”

“It is very cold here and I am leaving for a warm place, but I will stay with you and do as you ask.”The swallow took the bright red jewel(宝石) from the Prince’s sword and flew away with it in his mouth. He flew into the woman’s room and 42 it beside the woman’s needle.

43 he flew back, he told the Prince what he had done. “It ‘s strange,” he added, “It’s so cold but I feel quite 44 now.”

“That’s45 you have done a good thing,” said the Prince. The little swallow began to think about

this, and then he fell asleep.

( )31. A. hungry B. tired C. angry D. sad

( )32. A. among B. above C. below D. between

( )33. A. water B. snow C. grass D. milk

( )34. A. at B. down C. up D. for

( )35. A. quite B. so C. such D. very

( )36. A. ear B. feet C. hair D. face

( )37. A. Where B. How C. When D. Why

( )38. A. sitting B. eating C. drinking D. cooking

( )39. A. poor B. rich C. young D. old

( )40. A. but B. or C. and D. so

( )41. A. jewel B. orange C. gold D. diamond

( )42. A. forgot B. took C. got D. put

( )43. A. Before B. After C. Till D. While

( )44. A. cold B. hot C. warm D. cool

( )45. A. because B. though C. if D. whether

四、阅读理解(30分)

A

Long, long ago there was a very foolish thief. Do you know what he did one day? When he wanted to steal(偷)the bell on his neighbour’s door, he walked up to the door, took hold of(抓住) the bell and pulled hard. The bell made a very loud noise. The thief was afraid and went home.

Then he sat down to think, “I must do something about the noise,” he said. He thought and thought. At last he had an idea. “Ah, I’ll put some cotton in my ears. Then I won’t be able to hear the noise.” The next day he went to the door of his neighbor, and took hold of the bell. This time he pulled even harder. The bell rang loudly, but the thief did not hear anything. With another hard pull he got the bell out. Just then the neighbour came running out. “S teal my bell? I’ll teach you a lesson(教训),” the angry man shouted. And he hit the thief on the nose.

The foolish thief did not know how the neighbor fond out he was stealing the bell. “Why did he come out just then?” he wondered(感到疑惑).

( )46. The thief was trying to get __________.

A.his neighbor

B. his neighbor’s doorbell