外研版2015-2016学年第二学期八年级3月月考英语试卷及答案
八年级英语下册月段考试检测题
（60分钟，100分）
一.单项选择(从A、B、C、D中选择正确答案) 15’
( )1. ---My mother was ill and I had to look after her at home.
----_____________.
A. It doesn’t matter.
B. Don’t worry
C. I don’t think so.
D. I’m sorry to hear that. ( )2.---What delicious cakes!
---Yes, and they would taste ________ with butter（黄油）.
A. good
B. better
C. well
D. badly
( )3.My father was _______ about the ________ news.
A. exciting; exciting
B. excited; excited
C. exciting; excited
D. excited; exciting
( ) 4. -----___________? -----She is short with fair hair.
A. What does Sally like
B. What is Sally look like
C. What does Sally look like
D. What is Sally looking
( )5.The girl looks as ____ as a film star.
A. lovely
B. beautifully
C. carefully
D. swiftly
( ) 6.-----______ you ___ your homework yet ?
-----Yes. I _____ it a moment ago.
A. Did, do; finished
B. Have, done; finished
C. Have, done; have finished
D. will, do; finish
( ) 7. Her father ______in1990 and her husband ______for more than five years.
A. died, dead
B. has died, dead
C.died, has been dead
D. has died, has died
( )8.We came to Nanjing three years ago, so we ________ here for three years.
A. have been to
B. have been in
C. have been
D. have gone
( ) 9.----Jack, is your mother in?
----Sorry, she ___________ Shanghai on business.
A. has been in
B. has gone to
C. has gone in
D. has been to
( )10.You can improve your English _________ practicing more.
A. by
B. with
C.of
D. in
( )11.My home is far from school. That’s _______ I go there by bus.
A. what
B. how
C. when
D. why
( )12.This movie wasn’t _________. He fell asl eep half way through it.
A. interesting enough
B. enough interesting
C. interested enough
D. enough interested
( )13.He’s never been to the Great Wall, __________?
A. is he
B. was he
C. wasn’t he
D. has he
( )14. He has many books on the desk, but _______ of them is on English.
A. none
B. neither
C. all
D. both
( )15. The weather in Bejing is different from _______in Guangzhou.
A. it
B. one
C. that
D. those
二.完形填空10’
Do you hope to move to another city or a foreign country? It may be interesting. But how a bout moving to ___1__planet? A US company now has a plan: sending people to Mars__2__ 20 years.
To begin with, the company plans to send__3__people to go to Mars first. It will__4_them several months to get there. When they arrive, they will build a __5__first.
But Mars is not an easy place to__6__.It is rocky,cold and has lots of sandstorms(沙尘暴). Also, there is __7__air for breath. So people would have to live in a special house. They would have to__8__special clothes if they go out.
People will have to find __9___resources(资源),iron, water and so on . All these could help people live there....
Sounds interesting? You might want to go to Mars now. ___10__will things go well as the co mpany hopes? We’ll wait and see.
( )1. A. the other B. another C. one more D. other
( )2. A. at B. o n C. in D. to
( )3. A. few B. a few C. little D. a little
( )4. A. take B. cost C. spend D. pay
( )5. A. car B. garden C. house D. bus stop
( )6. A. dream of B. stay in C. climb up D. liv e on
( )7. A. no B. some C. many D. much
( )8. A. put on B. wear C. wear out D. dress up
( )9. A. alone B. useful C. latest D. deep
( )10. A. Because B. When C. But D. So
三.阅读理解30’
A
There are many different places to eat in Switzerland. There are some fast-food restaurants, self-service restaurants and family restaurants. There also are some nice and expensive restaurants. Choosing where to eat is an “experience”.
Food is more expensive in Switzerland than in most of other countries in Europe. It is much more expensive than in the USA. In Switzerland if you go to a fast-food restaurant, you