2013江苏八年级下学期人教版初中英语月考试卷

We didn’t go to school yesterday _____ the bad weather.

        A. because        B. because of           C. and                   D. but

 Peter always tells funny stories to me and always _____.

        A. makes me to laugh                         B. makes me laugh

        C. makes me laughing                         D. makes me laughs

People in the UK say “film” while people in the USA say “           ”.

A. eraser       B. fall         C.elevator        D. movie

Kate is my good friend. She often _______ a smile ______ her face and looks happy.

        A. wears; on     B. with; in       C. with; on       D. has; in

Miss Li is one of ________ in our school .

          A. popularest teacher              B. the popularest teachers

          C. the best popular teachers       D. the most popular teachers

 Maths is not ________ science. I think.

A. so easy as     B. more easy than     

C. easier         D. as easier as

 Yesterday was bad, but today is even _________.

              A. bad     B. badder    C. worse      D. worst

--What’s your father like? 

--________.

A. He’s fine, thank you           B. He’s doing his homework now

C. He’s helpful and generous      D. He’s a famous doctor

We can do the work better with ________money and _______people.

A. less…fewer          B .fewer…less  

C. more…fewer          D. fewer…fewer

 I think picking apples ________ very interesting.

A. are        B. be           C. am           D. is

Taking a car is usually_________ than_______ a bus．

      A．faster；take           B．fast：to take  

      C．more faster；taking    D．faster；taking

The students always have a good time________ each other．

          A．talk with       B．talking to     C．to talk       D．talking

Of the two shirts，I’d choose ______ one to save some money for a book．

A. cheaper             B．the cheaper  

C．more expensive     D．the more expensive

 I know____ of those people in the room, so I left.

      A. few      B. a few    C. a little    D. little

 Helen draws better than ___ boy in her class.

　　  A. any other       B. the other            C. all the          D. any

Once, a king showed two men a large basket in the garden. He told them to fill it with water from a well. After they __1__ their work, he left them, saying, “When the sun is down, I will come and see your work.”

At last one of them said, “What’s the use of doing this foolish work? We can __2__ fill the basket.” __3__ man answered, “That is none of your business.” The first man said. “You may do as you like, but I am not going to work at __4__ so foolish.” He __5__ his bucket and went away. The other man said no word, and kept on carrying __6__. At last the well was almost __7__.

As he poured the last bucket of water into the basket, he saw a bright thing in it. He picked it up. It was a beautiful gold ring. Just then the king came. __8__ he saw the ring, he knew that he had found the kind of man he wanted. He told him to keep the ring for himself. “You __9__ so well in this little thing,” he said, “ __10__ now I know I can believe you with many things.”

(　　)1. A. finished              B. did                 C. began         D. had

(　　)2. A. ever                   B. never      C. easily         D. no

(　　)3. A. The other    B. Another          C. One               D. A second

(　　)4. A. anything     B. something   C. nothing     D. everything

(　　)5. A. picked up    B. put away    C. took away       D. threw away

(　　)6. A. water             B. basket          C. well         D. work

(　　)7. A. full                B. empty          C. filled      D. clean

(　　)8. A. While             B. As soon as    C. Before             D. Since

(　　)9. A. have done   B. will do             C. do                 D. are doing

(　　)10. A. what            B. why                  C. when                D. that

    At school many things happen to us．We may feel excited when we have success in a school play．We may feel sorry if we lose all important game．We want to keep the memory for the rest of our lives．

    How to keep the memory(记忆)? Our English teacher，Miss Wang，has taught us a good way of remembering things to make our own yearbook．What is a yearbook? A yearbook is a kind of book which is used to keep the memory of exciting moments．It’s usually made at the end of the year．

    Last December，we began to make our yearbook．First we chose the persons who had done something special，then some students interviewed them，some wrote down their stories，others took photos of them．Everyone in our class had something to do．Finally our teacher helped us to put the things together．We had our first yearbook．

    All of us put a lot of love into making the yearbook．It is so wonderful that not only the students but also our parents and teachers will remember the special time for ever．

(   )1．When we have success in a school play，we may feel ________．

     A．sorry        B．angry         C．excited          D．interested

(   )2．Miss Wang’s good way of remembering things is to _________．

    A．buy a new book                    B．write down stories

    C．take a lot of photos              D．make a yearbook

(   )3．A yearbook is made to_________．

     A．take notes                     B．keep the memory

     C．do our homework                D．remember English words

(   )4．Usually a yearbook is made in __________．

     A．January         B．February       C．may       D．December

(   )5．We made our first yearbook __________．

    A．without any help              B．without putting our love into it

    C．with the help of our teacher   D．with the help of our parents

Many Chinese students think American students enjoy more freedom than them at school.But American schools also have their rules.If the students break the rules ,they will get punishment, too.

     On the first day of a new term,128 students of Morton High School were sent home for wearing the wrong clothes.There are altogether 1,200 students in the school.Usually only 20 students break the school dress rule every day .So the headmaster Theresa Mayerik said it was the worst new term she had ever seen.

    At Morton High School, students' favorite clothing such as baggy (宽大的)trousers, low-necked shirts and tank tops(紧身短背心)are not allowed in classrooms .Some students think they have the right to choose what to wear ,but the  headmaster doesn't think so.”I'd be supportive if half the school was sent home, because 99% will get the massage that our school are for education. " "freedum" dose not mean "free of restrictions".That is to say there no total freedom in the world ,no matter in the US or in China.

(   )6.Many Chinese student think that _______.

A.American students are very free at school

B.American students are not so clever as them

C.American students don't love their school at all

D.American students are very free at home

(   )7.128 students of Morton High School were sent home for _______.

A.not finishing their homework     B.being late for school

C.not wear the right clothes       D. not wear the new clothes

(   )8.Some students in Morton High School think that they have the right to ____.

A.decide when to go to school   B.choose what to wear 

C.eat and drink in class        D. A.decide what to read

(   )9.What does the underlined word "supportive"mean in Chinese?

A.高兴的    B.支持的     C.害怕的     D.超级的

(   )10.What‘s the writer's attitude to the school dress rule?

A.agree     B.disagree     C.not sure     D.dislike

    American schools began in September after a long summer holidays．There are two terms in a school year：the first term is from September to January．and the second is from February to June．Most American children go to public schools．

    High school students take only four or five subjects at a time．They usually go to the same classes every day，and they have an assignment for every class．After class they have many activities．

    After high school，many students go to college．They can choose a small one or a large one．They usually have to pay a lot of money for college education．But there are schoolships for good students，and many college students work part time in order to get the money for education．

(    )11．Before going to college，an American child usually has to go to a_____________·

 A．public school            B．high school  

 C．small school             D．big school

(    )12．Usually a term of a school year has only_________．  

 A．two months          B．one month   

 C．three months       D．four or five months

(    )13．How many subjects do high students take at a time?

 A．nine subjects             B．six subjects   

 C．four or five subjects     D．eight subjects

(    )14．What are the scholarships for?

 A．for good students     B．for bad students

 C．for poor students     D．for rich students

(    )15．What do American college students usually do in order to pay for their education?

 A．ask their parents for money           B．work part time

 C．work only on holidays                 D．work every day

单词拼写

1. The newspaper is full of________________ (广告). I don’t want to read it.

2. Yao Ming’s ___________(高度) makes him stand out in many people.

3. Betty is one of the __________(苗条的) girls in her class.

4. If you don’t know what to do, I will give you some _________(忠告).

5. English is one of the most important ____________(语言) in the world.

6. Sam is weak in Maths, but he is good at ______________(地理).

7． ----What do we call students in 12^th grade?----We call them____________.

8．----Why don’ you like listening to this song?----Because it is________now.

9．-----Wu Jingyu and Lu Haojie are very famous players in Suzhou.

-----Yes,I admire them very much and they are my_____.

10.---What do you think of Amy?

-----She is very_____because she often shares things witth others.

同义句转换

1. Kate is 12 years old.Kitty is 12 years old.

    ________Amy _______Millie are 12 years old.

2. It took her half an hour to read English every morning .

   She _________ half an hour __________ English every morning .

3. She would like to be a singer ,too .

   She would like to be a singer _________  _________.

4. Her brother went to bed after he finished his homework yesterday.

   Her brother ________ go to bed ________ he finished his homework yesterday.

5. Your school library is not the same as my school library .

   Your school library is ________ ________ mine .

句子翻译

1.我的校服与西蒙的一样。

________________________________________________________________。

2. 我认为滑雪不如远足有趣。

________________________________________________________________。

3. 我们应该帮助新生解决困难。

________________________________________________________________。

4．去年，我妈教我如何烧出美味健康的食物。

________________________________________________________________。

5．北京是中国最著名的城市之一。

_________________________________________________________________。

以My best friend 为题写一篇短文，必须包括以下要点：

1、名叫Jim，三年前我就认识了。

2、和我一样高，戴着圆圆的眼镜。

3、有幽默感，很诚实，能保守秘密，有烦恼愿意向他倾诉，乐于助人。

4、运动型男孩，喜欢做课外活动，放学后经常练习打垒球。

5、心目中的理想学校一边有一个公园，另一边有一个大卖场。

6、长大后想成为一名老师，喜欢和孩子一起工作。

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