1、八年级上第二次月考英语考试试题含答题卡八年级英语试题（20152016学年度第一学期）一. 单项填空，每题1分，共15分1.Linda a cough for a week. She has to rest at home. A. had B. will have C. is having D. has had2、一Whos that boy?一Hes TomHes the _of all the boys in our classAtallerBtallest Cexcellent Dmore excellent3. The life we were looking forward to _
2、 greatly in the last 30 years. A. change B. has changed C. changing D. have changed4、I dont know when the meeting _. When the meeting _, I will call you.A. will end, ends B. will end, will end C. ends, ends D. ends, will end5、-Well go for a picnic if it _ this Sunday. - Wish you a lovely weekend.A.
3、rain B. doesnt rain C. wont rain D. dont rain6、- I eat_ vegetables and _ _meat than I did last year.-Thats why youre getting fatter. A. fewer; more B. more; less C. less; more D. many; much7、Of the two coats, she d like to choose the _one to save money for a book. A. cheapest B. cheaper C. more expe
4、nsiveD. Most expensive8、Our city is becoming _ . A.more and most beautifulB.more beautiful and more beautiful C. more and more beautiful D. beautiful and beautiful 9、Did you read a book called Jane Eyre?Who it?A. writes B. writeC. is writing D. wrote10.-DO you often get online？ -Yes .I _ lots of tim
5、e on it . Its a good way to kill time.A. cost B. spendC. pay D. take11、You are too fat; you should eat _meat.A. more B. much C. lessD. little12、-Have you ever _ an amusement park?-Yes, I have. I _ Fun Times Amusement Park last year.A. been to; have gone to B. been to; went toC. go to; went toD. gone
6、 to; have been to13、Tom was cleaning the room while Jack _TV. A. was watching B. is watching C. watches D. watched14.You will be old enough _ the army when you leave school.A. to join B. joining C. joinD. joined15.、The news _very interesting !Tell me more!A. were B. are C. isD. was二完形填空(10)Great inv
7、entions Great inventions change the world. They help people live a -1- life. The following are three of the most important inventions in history.The wheelThe wheel is perhaps the greatest invention in history. After its invention, travelling became faster and -2-. A few thousand years ago, people st
8、arted to use wheels on carriages. In the early 19th century, the first trains began to carry-3-. At the start of the 20th century, cars became popular. -4- the wheel, we would not have these inventions. The telephoneAlexander Graham Bell invented one of the first practical telephones in 1876. -5-, p
9、eople have been able to speak to each other over long -6-. Today millions of people across the world own mobile phones. They -7- people to keep in touch with each other anytime, anywhereThe light bulbThomas Edison -8- the first practical light bulb in 1879. Before the -9- of the light bulb, people h
10、ad to use oil lamps, gas lamps or candles to see at night. With light bulbs, people can do as many things in the evenings as they can -10-. Can you imagine living without them? 1.A .good B. better c. bad D. worse2. A .comfortable B. much comfortable c. more comfortable D. the most comfortable3. .A .
11、prizes B . gold c. passengers D. grains4. A .With B. Without C. instead of D. Besides5 .A .Since then B. After that c. Long ago D. Before that6. A .way B. time C. road D. distances7. A .make B. allow C. have D. order8. A .discovered B. found c. developed D. practiced9. A . invent B. inventor c. inve
12、nting D. invention10. A .in the daytime B. at night c. in the morning D. at lunch三阅读理解A The Earl of Sandwich was an Englishman. He lived in the 18th century. The Earl of Sandwich was rich, but he liked to play cards for money. He often played for 24 hours, and didnt even stop to have his meals. He o
13、rdered his servants to bring him some meat and bread. He put the meat between the two pieces of bread and held the food in his left hand and played cards with his right hand. People liked his idea, and from then on they ate bread and meat as he did. From the name Sandwich, we get the word for the fo
14、od “sandwich” today. 1. The Earl of Sandwich was _. ( ) A. the name of a servant B. the title of a man with a lot of moneyC. a poor man who lived by playing cards D. the name of food which is liked by rich people2. The Earl of Sandwich _. ( ) A. was so interested in playing cards that he often had n
15、o time to have his mealsB. often brought some bread with him to play cardsC. never ate anything while he played cardsD. had no money to play cards with in the end3. People likedthe Earl of Sandwichs idea because _. ( ) A. bread and meat was cheap to eatB. he always won when he played cardsC. they li
16、kedthe Earl of SandwichD. when they ate with one of their hands, they could do something with the other4. Today,the sandwichis _. ( ) A. also a name of a rich manB. two pieces of bread with meat between themC. not interested in playing cardsD. not liked by most of the people5. As a food,the sandwich
17、 _. ( ) A. is usually made of bread and chicken B. is usually made of bread and meatC. sometimes smells good, but sometimes not D. is hard for us to make8、We are all busy talking about and using the Internet, but how many of us know about the history of the Internet?Many people are surprised when th
18、ey find that the Internet was set up in the 1960s. At that time, computers were large and expensive. Computer networks(网络) didnt work well. If one computer in the network broke down, then the whole network stopped. So a new network system(系统) had to be set up. It should be good enough to be used by
19、many different computers. If part of the network was not working, information could be sent through another part. In this way the computer network system would keep on working all the time.At first, the Internet was only used by the government, but, in the early 1970s, universities, hospitals and ba
20、nks were allowed to use it too. However, computers were still expensive and the Internet was difficult to use. By the start of the 1990s, computers become cheaper and easier to use. Scientists had also developed software(软件) that made “surfing(浏览)” the Internet more convenient (方便).Today it is easy
21、to get on-line and it is said that millions of people use the Internet every day. Sending e-mail is more and more popular among students.The Internet has now become one of the most important parts of peoples life.阅读短文，选择正确答案( ) 1. The Internet has a history of _ years.A. about 40 B. less than 30 C.
22、more than 45 D. nearly 35( ) 2. Scientists set up a new network system to _.A. make the computer cheaper B. make the system work wellC. make the computer go well D. develop new software( ) 3.The Internet was widely used in the _.A.1960s B.1970s C.1980s D.1990s( ) 4.The underlined words “get on-line”
23、 in Chinese mean _.A. 上机 B. 上 网C网线 D买电脑( ) 5.Which of the following is NOT true?A. In the 1960s computer network system went wrong easily.B. Computers are much cheaper than before.C. Today the Internet is used everywhere.D. People had enough software to get on-line fifteen years ago. 四短文填空(10)A 阅读短文
24、，然后从方程中选出可以填入文中空白处的单词。（5）double prize promise realize wise A young man once talked to a (1)_ old man. “I won a (2)_ and have a little gold now, but I want much more,” he said. “Can you help me?”The old man looked at him. “I can teach you how to make more money if you (3)_ to follow my advice,” he sa
25、id.The young man agreed. Then the old man took the young man to a window. “Look outside,” he said.“I can see nothing but an empty field,” the young man said.“Use your money to buy this field,” said the old man, “and grow some cotton. In a year, you can sell the cotton and (4)_ your money.”The young
26、man (5)_ what the old man meant. From then on he was not lazy any more. He worked hard all year round. B阅读短文，然后用短文括号中所给单词适当形式填空。（5）Dear Peter Id like to tell you something really serious. I attended the parents meeting this afternoon and your head teacher told us a very sad thing. One of your school
27、mates went to hospital because he played computer games on the Internet all day last Saturday without (1)_(shop) to drink or eat. He didnt go to bed either. Finally he became very ill. I think you know about it. But do you want to be like him? Sometimes you play computer games for all day without st
28、op. It is a very serious problem. You should stop doing that. When I was young like you, I (2)_(use) to go outside more often and enjoy nature. However, you spend your time in front of computers instead. Thatll be harmful to your (3)_.(healthy)Tomorrow some experts will visit your school and tell yo
29、u the bad effects of playing computer games. You should listen carefully. Also, please find out how you can use the computer for (4)_ .(study)I will help you and you should try to stop yourself from (5)_ (spent)so much time on computer games. Trust me and trust yourself.LoveMum五，回答问题阅读短文，然后根据内容回答问题。
30、（20）A1 What new experiences can students gain from the educational exchange?2 How many parts are there in the educational exchange? 3 What will you do in the exchange country?4.How old can you apply for the educational exchange?5.What can you learn about if you apply for the educational exchangeSuccessfully?BOf all the things we eat and drink, water is the most important. Not many
