八年级英语第二次月考试卷

一 单项选择。

(20分)( )1. —Mom, there are two apples. Are they for me? —Yes. You can have ____. Leave one for your little brother. A. both B. all C. neither D. either ( )2 Taiwan is ____ the southeast of China and Japan is ____ the east of China. A. in; to B. in; in C. to; to D. to; in ( )3. ____ we rode our bikes for one and a half hours, we ____ the bookstore. A. When; reached B. While; arrived in C. After; arrived at D. As soon as; reached ( )4. —Do you know when ____? I miss him very much. —Don’t worry. I will tell you as soon as ____. A. will he come; he comes B. he will come; he comes C. he comes; he will come D. he will come; he will come ( )5. We all want to know ____ the famous writer will come to our school or not. A. if B. that C. whether D. when( )6. Liu Xiang is ____ popular ____ many students are talking about him in and out of school. A. too; to B. to; too C. such; that D. so; that( )7. There are more and more foreigners coming to China. So I think English is ____ useful than before. A. more much B. much more C. many more D. more many ( )8 ____ you are, ____ mistakes you will make in the exam. A. The more careful; the fewer B. The more careful; the less C. The more carefully; the fewer D. The more carefully; the less ( )9. —Does Ted tell you ____ he will come next week? —No, he doesn’t. But ____ he comes, I’ll give you a ring. A. if; whether B. whether; whether C. if; if D. if; until ( )10 —How careful Jim is! —He writes ____ in our class. A. more careful B. most carefully C. most careful D. more carefully ( )11. —Help ____ to some soup, children. —Thank you. A. yourself B. myself C. yourselves D. ourselves ( )12 Thank you for ____ us to your art festival. A. inviting B. to invite C. invite D. invited ( )13. How terrible! The truck hit the wall to avoid ____ the child.A. hurtB. to hurtC. hurtsD. hurting ( )14 London will host the 2012 Olympics, then we’re looking forward to ____ it. A. watches B. watching C. watch D. to watch ( )15. —It’s necessary ____ our enviro nment. —I agree with you. A. protect B. protecting C. to protect D. protects ( )16. Lily moved to the city 3 days ago. Now she still can’t get used to ____ there. A. lives B. living C. to live D. Live ( )17 —Would you like to have a look at some pants? They may fit you well. —Well, I’d like to try those blue ____. A. pairs B. one C. pant D. pair ( )18. His parents don’t allow him ____. A. smoke B. to smoke C. smoking D. smokes ( )19. I don’t know ____. A. where the shop is B. where is the shop C. how can I get there D. how do you get there ( )20. —Excuse me, could you tell me ____? —There’s a bank on the second floor. You can do it there. A. where I can change money B. how I can get to the bank C. if there’s a bank near here D. where the bank is 二 完形填空。

(10分)Bernard Shaw wasn ’t interested in clothes. When he was young, he was too poor to 26 good clothes. When he was 27 , he did not wear good clothes, either. In early days his clothes were 28 old that the colors in the material faded(褪色) over the years. Later in his life he was glad to dress differently from 29 men. When they went out in evening dresses in the evening, Shaw did not. Even when he went to the theater, he was in an old coat. It was made 30 a kind of material that he liked.One evening he went to see a play in his old coat. At the door of the theater the gatekeeper 31 him from entering it. “ 32 is the matter?” he asked angrily. The man pointed to the ol d coat.“Don’t you like it?” Shaw cried, “If you don’t like it, I’ll 33 . ” A few minutes later, he walked towards his place in the theater 34 the coat, but the man followed him, crying loudly, “Stop! You can’t go in like that!”Shaw’s 35 face turned black, “Do you think I’m going to take off any more?” ( )26. A. put on B. buy C. sell D. had学校 班级 姓名 考号密 封 线八年级英语第二次月考试卷( )27. A. older B. stronger C. taller D. younger( )28. A. such B. so C. very D. too( )29. A. other B. others C. another D. the other( )30. A. into B. in C. by D. of( )31. A. asked B. stood C. stopped D. protected( )32. A. How B. What C. Which D. Why( )33. A. take it off B. take off it C. put it on D. put on it( )34. A. in B. on C. with D. without( )35. A. angry B. happy C. sad D. worried三阅读理解。

(30分)(A)These days most people in Britain and the U. S. A. do not wear very formal clothes. But sometimes it is important to wear the right clothes.Many British people don’t think about clothes very much. They just like to be comfortabl e. When they want to enjoy themselves, they can wear almost anything. At theaters, cinemas and concerts you can wear whatever you like. From beautiful suits and dresses to jeans and sweaters. Anything goes as long as(只要) you look clean and tidy.But in Britain and the U. S. A. , men in offices usually wear suits and ties, and women wear dresses or skirts(not trousers). Doctors and business people always wear quite formal clothes. And in some hotels and restaurants men have to wear ties and women have to wear tidy dresses.In many ways, Americans are less formal than British people, but they are more careful with their clothes. At home or on holidays, most Americans wear uniforms or sports clothes. But when they go out in the evening, they like to look nice. But in good hotels and restaurants, men have to wear jackets and ties, and women wear pretty clothes.It’s hard to say exactly what people wear in Britain and the U. S. A., because everyone is different. If you are not sure what to wear, watch first and th en do the same. You’ll feel more comfortable if you don’t look too different from everyone else.( )36. People in Britain and the U. S. A. wear informal clothes when they ____.A. go out to enjoy themselvesB. are in officesC. are in big restaurantsD. go out to work( )37. At concerts, doctors wear ____.A. sweatersB. whatever they likeC. what others wearD. like players( )38. Which of the following is not true according to the passage?A. Women are usually not allowed to wear trousers in offices.B. Officers always wear formal clothes even though they are at home.C. Americans are more relaxed in their clothes than British people.D. Though everyone is different, they wear the same clothes in offices.( )39. “Anything goes” in the second paragraph means “____”.A. Any clothes are all rightB. Anything wearsC. All the things around are all rightD. Not any clothes are all right( )40. Men wear ties when they ____ in the U. S. A.A. meet their familiesB. meet their close friendsC. eat something deliciousD. have dinner in good restaurants(B)One of the problems career people(上班族) have in the morning is dressing for the office when there will be an evening party immediately followed, with no time to return home to change. The easiest solution is to keep a full set of toiletries (洗漱用品) and make-ups stored somewhere at the office. A woman going to an evening party should dress in one of her “basic dresses”in the morning—the kind that can change into a different look with an added scarf or jewelry. In fifteen minutes, when her office day has ended, she can metamorphose(彻底变化) herself into another person with freshly cleaned teeth, combed hair, a new face, a different and dressier(漂亮的) pair of shoes, and some sparkling jewelry. If she must wear a long dress for the party, she should bring it to the office in a protective bag and store it safely until she has to put it on.( )41. What’s a problem for the career people from this passage?A. They must wear uniforms at work.B. They have no dresses to wear.C. They often have no time to change clothes for an evening party after work.D. They have to go to the party.( )42. The easiest solution is ____.A. to keep a full set of toiletries and make-ups stored somewhere at the officeB. not to go to the partyC. to take a taxi homeD. to finish work earlier( )43. If a woman is going to a party, she should wear ____ in the morning.A. a nice dressB. a “basic dress”C. her uniformD. casual clothes ( )44. How long does it take a woman to change herself at least?A. About five minutes.B. About fifteen minutes.C. About half an hour.D. About fifty minutes.( )45. If a woman must wear a long dress for the party, she should ____.A. wear it in the morningB. buy one in the shopC. borrow one from her workmateD. bring it to the office(C)Mrs. Brown was very fat. Her husband thought she should have a balanced diet, and he made her not eat meat or cakes.One morning, Mrs. Brown made a nice cake for her husband, and he ate half of it. After he went out, Mrs. Brown cut a very small piece of cake and ate it. It was very delicious. Then she cut another piece and ate it, too. In a few minutes she ate up the cake. “My husband is going to be very angry.” She thought, “What should I do?” She made another cake very quickly, ate half of it, and put the other half on the table. Mr. Brown came back later and when he saw the half of the cake on the table, he was very happy.( )46. How many cakes did Mr. Brown eat that morning?A. One cake.B. One and a half cakes.C. Half of the cake.D. Two cakes.( )47. Which of the following is true?A. Mrs. Brown ate half of the first cake and left the other half for her husband.B. Mrs. Brown ate half of the first cake and half of the second one that morning.C. Mr. Brown ate two cakes that morning.D. Mrs. Brown didn’t eat any cakes that morning.( )48. Mrs. Brown made another cake because ____.A. her husband liked eating cakesB. her husband didn’t like the first cakeC. she wanted to eat more cakesD. she didn’t want her husband to be angry ( )49. Why was Mr. Brown’s husband very happy in the end?A. Because he was very hungry.B. Because Mrs. Brown made it for him.C. Because he thought Mrs. Brown ate no cakes.D. Because the cake was more delicious than the first one.( )50. Why couldn’t Mrs. Brown eat meat or cakes?A. Because meat and cakes are not delicious.B. Because Mr. Brown liked eating them.C. Because meat and cakes could make her fatter.D. Because meat and cakes will make her sick.四综合填空。