八年级英语第三次月考试卷.doc

八年级英语第三次月考试卷 班级_ 分数_I、单项选择（15小题，每小题1分，共15分）( ) 1. - Do you often play _ football with your friends, Mike? - Yes. And I always play _ piano in my free time.A. a; the B. the;/ C. /; the D. the; a( ) 2. _ bad weather!A. What an B. What a C. What D. How( ) 3. - How many boy students are there in your school? - Sorry, I dont know, perhaps there are _ boy students.A. Hundred of B. three hundreds C. there hundred D. hundreds ( ) 4. Lisas English isnt good. I think she needs practice _ it every day. A.speak B.to speak C.speaking D.speaks( ) 5. - Must I hand in my exercise books after class? - No, you _. A.must B.neednt C.need D.mustnt( ) 6. - Listen! I hear a girl _ songs. Who is she? - It may be Mary. A.singing B.to sing C.sing D.sings( )7. - Whose book is this? - It _ Jims. It has his name on it. A.cant be B.must be C.can be D.may be ( ) 8. I like folk music very much. It _ beautiful. A.tastes B.looks C.feels D.sounds( ) 9.This room is _ for 100 people. We often use it for meetings. A.small enough B.enough small C. big enough D. enough big( ) 10. When I got home last night, my father _ a book. A.reads B. is reading C. was reading D. read( )11. Zhengzhou is bigger than _ in Henan. A.any city B.any cities C. any other cities D. any other city( ) 12. Our school provides students _ lunch. A.for B. at C. with D. of( ) 13. I am not sure _ my answer to the problem is right. I will ask the teacher for help.A. that B. if C. whether D. when( ) 14. The work is a little difficult. I ll need _ two hours to finish it.A. other B. another C. the other D. others( ) 15. Im _ tired _ run. Lets stop and relax.A. too; to B. very; to C. much too; that D. so; thatII、完形填空。（10小题，每小题1分，共10分） 根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个能填入相应空格内的最佳答案。 An old woman lost her only son. The sad woman went to a clever man and asked, “ Is there any way I can throw away my 1 ?” The clever man said to her, “ Go and bring 2 a seed （种子）from a home that has never known sadness. I will 3 it to drive the sadness out of your life.” The woman went off at once to look 4 that magical seed. First, she came to a beautiful house, knocked at the door, and asked 5 , “ Excuse me, I am looking for a home that has never known sadness. Is this such a place? It is very important to me.” They told her, “ Youve certainly come to the 6 place,” and began to describe （描述）all the sad things that had recently happened to them. The woman said to herself, “Who is able to 7 these people that have had such sadness like me?” She stayed to cheer them up 8 she went on looking for a home that had never known sadness. But wherever she went, whether in the homes of the poor or rich, she found one sad 9 after another. She 10 about looking for a seed that would magically end her own sadness. She even never realized(意识到)that her helping others had driven the sadness out of her life. ( )1. A.happiness B.kindness C.sadness D.illness ( )2. A.me B.you C.her D.him ( )3. A. push B. use C.lend D.lose ( )4. A.at B.up C.for D.after ( )5. A.politely B.happily C. proudly D.angrily ( )6. A.right B.wrong C.clean D.dirty ( )7. A.catch B.order C.hide D.help ( )8. A.before B.after C.when D.while ( )9. A.man B.woman C.story D.trip ( )10.A.knew B.worried C.thought D.forgetIII. 阅读理解。（20小题，每小题2分，共40分） A Are you sad that you dont have a nice face? Are you worried that you are not cleverer than your classmates? If so, reading the story of Beethoven may help you.Beethoven was born in a small city in Germany in 1770. His father was a singer and he always drank much. His mother was in bad health and she died when Beethoven was seventeen. They lived a poor live.Beethoven was a talented(有天赋的)child in music. At that time people thought he was as clever as Mozart. His father wanted to make money from his talent, so he told him to practice and play all the time. If he didnt do that, his father would be angry with him and beat him. Beethoven was very short and ugly. He couldnt hear well from the age of 26 and later he heard nothing. He once fell in love with three girls, but they all left him for some reasons at last. But all these didnt make him give up music. He kept writing music, and later he became a great musician. On a snowy day in 1827, Beethoven died of illness. His life was so short that he didnt leave much music. But people think he was one of the best musicians in the world.根据短文内容，选择正确答案。( )1. Beethoven came from _ in a small city in Germany. A.a big family B. a happy family C. a rich family D. a poor family( )2. Why did Beethovens father tell him to practice and play all the time?A. Because he wanted his son to be a great musician.B. Because he wanted to make him not drink too much like him.C. Because he wanted to make money.D. Because he wanted to make him beat Mozart in music.( ) 3. When did Beethoven have hearing problems?A. As soon as he was born.B. When his mother died.C. When he was 26.D. After the three girls left him.( )4. Which is NOT true according to the passage?A. He looked ugly and short.B. His father beat him when he was young.C. He once fell in love with three girls.D. He died in summer in 1827.( )5. What can we learn from the passage?A. Music can make us happy.B. Parents should be kind to their children.C. Listening to music is the best hobby for people.D. Be brave and never give up when we have problems. BTigers are strong and dangerous animals. But now they are in danger. In the past, there were eight kinds of tigers in the world. But during the 20th century, only five were left. The number of Siberian tigers (东北虎) was about 300, but now it is less than 22. Theyre in danger of dying out. If the government does nothing, we wont be able to see them in ten to twenty years. In order to stop people from hunting and killing wild tigers, and in order to make wild tigers more, the World Wildlife Fund (世界自然基金会) has started a program (项目) recently (最近). China and twelve other countries joined it. However, its not enough. Remember that nature is a food chain (链). If we hurt and kill too many wild deer and pigs, wild tigers will die out because of hunger (饥饿). So the most important thing is to save the animals that tigers eat. In order to protect the wild tigers, we need call on (号召) more people to stop eating, hunting and killing wild animals. 根据短文内容，选择正确答案。( )1. During the 20th century, _ kinds of wild tigers died out. A. 3B. 5C. 8D. 20( )2. The number of the wild Siberian tigers reduced (减少) about _. A. 5%B. 22C. 93%D. 30%( )3. Wild tigers will be in danger of dying out without _. A. pigsB. deerC. peopleD. A and B( )4. Which of the following statements is NOT true?A. There are less than 22 wild Siberian tigers now. B. There are twelve countries in the World Wildlife Fund. C. Wild tigers mainly feed on pigs and deer. D. Its our duty to protect the wild tigers. ( )5. The passage mainly tells us _. A. why and how do we protect the wild tigersB. the government does everything they could to protect the wild tigersC. the wild tigers will die out in ten to twenty yearsD. the most important thing is to save the animals that tigers eat C If you want to study an interesting subject this summer, and improve your English at the same time, you should come to Highburg College. It is providing three very good courses for people of different ages. All the courses(课程) begin on June14 and end July 12. Lunch break is from 12am to 1 pm. Fridays are free for you to have a rest because there are lessons on Saturdays and Sundays, too. CoursesEnglish LiteratureBritish CultureModern ArchitectureMain activitiesStudents will learn about writers in 1900s.Besides having classes, teachers will also take students to some museums.Students can visit some of the citys most famous buildings.TimeFrom 10:00 am to 12:00 pmFrom 1:00 pm to 3:00 pmFrom 3:00 pm to 5:00 pmPriceEach course is425, including(包括)your accommodations(住宿) at the college, books,meals and full use of the library. But if you need to take the school bus, you need buy tickets yourself.Learners All the courses are for beginners, so dont worry if you know little about these courses.Come to join us, and Im sure you will have an enjoyable summer!根据短文内容，选择正确答案。( )1、 If Mary choose English Literature and British Culture, she should pay _.A. 225 B. 425 C. 850 D. 1275( )2. If Jack chooses all courses, he will have summer classes for _ a week.A. three days B. five days C. twenty-four hours D.thirty-six hours( )3. The price of a summer course includes _. books meals use of the library use of the school busA. B. C. D. ( )4. If peter chooses Modern Architecture, he _.A. can visit some museumsB. will have classes in the evening.C. will take classes as early as June 14th.D. needs to learn something after school.( )5. The writer wrote this passage to _.A. tell why summer courses are popularB. tell the history of Highburg CollegeC. show what students from Highburg College do in summerD. ask students to take summer courses in Highburg College D What do people do with their old but still useful computers? Most people dont know what to do with them. 1 Finally, some companies are thinking of ways to bring down the number of old computers. 2 Dell, Hewlett Packard and other companies now also take back old computers. In some countries, computer companies have to collect and recycle some of their old computers. 3 The rule behind these ideas is that computer companies themselves should pay for it. It will encourage them to make computers that are cheaper to repair.Some people throw away old but still useful computers. 4 Thousands of people now are trying to work out this problem. They collect and repair old computers. Some also teacher others to repair computers. 5 Giving a used computer to one who needs it can turn one persons old thing into another persons useful thing and cut down on waste, too. 根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入空缺处的最佳选项，使短文通顺，内容完整，并将其标号填在题号后的横线上。A. Others may think they are expensive and just leave them in corner.B. And they have to recycle 70 of the computer waste.C. They put the old computers somewhere in their homes or throw them away.D. Sony agreed to help recycle old Sony computers years ago.E. The computers then are given away to schools and people who need them.1. _ 2._ 3. _ 4._ 5._IV.综合填空。（小题，每小题分，共分）用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，将正确答案填在文后的横线上，每个单词只能用一次。for , million , good, scientist, they, cheap, one, stop, work, much Many people are surprised when they find 1 started to study the Internet in the 1960s. At that time, computers were large and expensive, and network didnt work _2 . If there was something wrong with one computer, the whole network would _3 .So they need to have a new network system(系统). It should be good enough _4 many different cumputers to use. If a part of the network did not 5 , they could send information through another part.At 6 , only scientists could use the computers, but in the early 1970s, hospitals, banks began to use 7 , too. However , computers were still very expensive and the Internet was difficult to use. By 1990, computers became 8_ and easier to use.Today its easy to get online and 9 of people use the Internet every day. 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