2019-2020學(xué)年上海浦東模范八上英語一次月考試卷

1、1 / 9part 2 vocabulary and grammar . choose the best answer31. in the united states, father s day is on _ third sunday in june. a. a b. an c. the d. /32. i heard my neighbor _ in his flat. a. argue b. arguing c. argument d. to argue 33. it is no doubt that liu xiang is _ favourite star. a. us b. we

2、c. our d. ours 34. when the ferry arrived, people _. a. hurried aboard b. hurry aboard c. hurried to abroad d. hurries abroad 35. five _ students from different schools took part in the english contest last saturday. a. hundred of b. hundred c. hundreds of d. hundreds 36. many experts think pigs are

3、 _ to train than dogs or cats. a. easier b. much easy c. more easily d. too easy 37. you _ to tell him the news. it will make him sad. a. needn t b. shouldn t c. couldn t d. don t need 38. you have been to beijing. how long _ you _ there.a. did . stay b. have . stayed c. do . stay d. will . stay 39.

4、 today chinese _ more and more people all over the world. a. was spoken b. is spoken c. spoke d. speak 40. mother often tells tom _ top much time playing video games. a. not to spend b. to not spend c. don t spend d. doesn t spend 41. mrs. smith found the toys here and there, so she asked her son to

5、 _is toys before having dinner a. put off b. give away c. put away d. give out 42. a: when did it begin to snow? b: it started _ the night. a. during b. by c. from d. at 43. i haven t got an armchair _. will you make room for me?a. to sit b. to sit in c. for sitting d. sitting on 44. children, will

6、you finish _ the classroom before 5:00 p.m.?2 / 9a. clean b. to clean c. cleaned d. cleaning 45. i don t know if he _ tomorrow. a. will come b. comes c. came d. has come 46. get up early and do exercise every day, _ you won t have a strong body. a. but b. for c. and d. or 47. they usually have lunch

7、 at school, _. a. haven t they b. do they c. don t they d. have they 48. a: have you heard from jim? b: no, i haven t. the underlined part means “ _ ” . a. heard of the letter b. received a letter from c. written a letter from d. heard about 50. a: would you mind repairing the mp3 player for me?b: _

8、. a. never mind b. don t worry c. not at all d. i m glad you like it . complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. each one can only be used once. a. the way b. from a distance c. own d. has studied e. grew f. recording g. like h. do i. act jane goodall is famous woman scien

9、tist, who _51_ chimpanzees （黑猩猩） in africa for many years. her research helps people understand how much they behave _52_ humans. nobody before has fully understood chimpanzees behavior. jane spent many years observing and _53_ their daily activities. she did not study at a university but she worked

10、 with animals in their _54_ environment. when he arrived at gombe （貢貝在尼日利亞）in 1960, it was usually for a woman to live in the forest. only after her mother came to help her for the first months, was she allowed to begin her project. at first, jane could not get close to the chimpanzees of gombe, but

11、 little by little she was able to move closer to the chimpanzees and watch them _55_ with binoculars（望遠(yuǎn)鏡） . finally, jane _56_ very close to the chimpanzees at gombe. jane s patience and trust won them over, and she enjoyed a degree of acceptance（接受度） that was hardly dreamed possible. she sat among

12、the chimpanzees, and they would greet her as they _57_ each other with a touch or a kiss. 3 / 9her work has changed _58_ people think about chimpanzees, and she has been helping the rest of the world understand and respect the life of these animals. perhaps most significantly, jane s work has opened

13、 a window into the world of chimpanzees for a public with a strong curiosity（好奇心） , and it has proved more successful than anyone has ever imagined. 51. _ 52. _ 53. _ 54. _ 55. _ 56. _ 57. _ 58. _ . complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms59. mr. white lives on the _ floor i

14、n that building. (five)60. it s too late for school, you have to leave _. (hurry)61. tom will study still _ next term. (hard)62. china has _ in launching its first satellite.(success)63. the plane landed _ at least after flying in the storm for about one hour. (safe)64. it was _ for him to go to sch

15、ool late because he is always the first one to arrive.(usual)65. not everyone enjoys fast food. jack is the one who _ hamburgers.(like)66. he finally _ the importance of being honest. (real) . rewrite the following sentences as required. 67. lily had a good time during her stay in beijing.（改為否定句）lil

16、y _ _ a good time during her stay in beijing. 68. we have a class meeting once a week. （對劃線部分提問）_ _ do you have a class meeting？69. many countries make laws to stop smoking in public.（改為被動語態(tài)）laws _ _ by many countries to stop smoking in public.70. the river pollution is serious in our country today.

17、（改為感嘆句）_ _ the river pollution is in our country today!71. robert is so short that he can t yet reach the pears on the table.（改為簡單句）robert isn t _ _ to reach the pears on the table. 72. bill stayed up until he finished writing the letter at 11:45 last night.（保持原句意思）bill _ go to sleep _ he finished w

18、riting the letter at 11:45 last night.4 / 9part 3 reading and writing . reading comprehension a. choose the best answertraditionally, the president is the highest-pad public employee. a salary of $ 400,000, along with other benefits, is paid to the president annually. but president obama s income fo

19、r 2008 was far more than that, according to the white house. the white house recently published the tax returns （納稅申報單）pf pba, a and vice-president joe biden. tax returns are reports of tax that a person has to pay. they often include income information used to calculate the tax. in the us, people w

20、hose incomes are over a certain amount have to file tax returns（納稅申報） every year. the tax returns of government officials are open to the public. this transparency helps to prevent corruption （腐?。?.from obama s tax returns, we can see that the president and first lady president s two books dreams fr

21、om my father and the audacity of hope（ 無畏的夢想 ） . the two books, published in 1995 and 2006, are very popular and have been on the bestseller （暢銷書） list for a long time. the obama s income is down from 2007, when they made $ 4.2 million. however, that is still far more than former us president george

22、 bush earned, who reported a total of $ 719,274 for his final year. the obama s income also greatly exceeded（超出） that of biden, who reported a family income of $ 2269,256. that s about a tenth of what the obama s earned. as vice-president, biden earns a salary of $ 220,000. us families earn an avera

23、ge income of about $50,000. the obama s tax returns also show that together, the president and his wife paid about $ 933,000 in taxes. they gave $172,050 - nearly 6.5 percent of their earnings - to different charity groups. in the us, if a person gives his money to churches and non-profit（非盈利） organ

24、izations, the law reduces his or her taxes. this is one reason why rich people in the us like to give money to charity. 74. _ had the highest income in 2008. a. obama b. biden c. bush d. george 75. how much did obama and his wife earn in 2008?a. $ 400,000 b. $2,660,000 c. $4,200,000 d. $719,2745 / 9

25、76. in the us, which people have to file tax returns?a. everybody b. wealthy people c. government officials d. people whose incomes are over a certain amount. 77. the obamas have given _ percent of their earning to charity. a. 10 b. 6.5 c. 9.7 d. 4.378. why should the tax returns of government offic

26、ials be open to the public?a. because it can help to prevent corruption b. because it can make government officials well-known to the public. c. because it can help government officials to get more money. d. because the government wants them to pay more taxes to the public. 79., according to the law

27、, if a rich man gives his money the charity._.a, he will be praised by the people b. he will pay fewer taxes c. he will be free of taxes.d. he will get some extra money from the government. b. choose the words or expressions to complete the passage. for many years the united states and the other cou

28、ntries used gold and silver as money. paper money was used to stand for the holdings （儲備） of both gold and silver. the value of silver was limited to that of gold. fifteen ounces（盎司） of silver had the same value of one ounce of gold. these values did not change until after 1860 when mines（銀礦） in the

29、 west of the united states began to _80_ large amounts of silver. this extra amount of silver caused the price of silver to _81_. then fifteen ounces of silver would no longer buy one ounce of gold. in 1871 germany declared（宣布） that it would not support is paper money with silver any more. instead,

30、it would used only god. other countries of europe quickly _82_ the same. the united states passed a law in 1973 that prevented the government form using silver as money. western silver producers protested（抗議） loudly and put much pressure on the _83_ makers. five years later a new law was _84_. it sa

31、id that the government must buy four and half million ounces of silver each month. the new law increased the amount of silver money. the country had two kinds of quite different views on the issue （發(fā)行）silver money. businessmen, bankers and other rich men wanted to _85_ 6 / 9the use of silver money b

32、ecause it made the dollar less valuable. but farmers, laborers and the others who owned the money not only wanted silver money but also wanted an unlimited supply of it. 80. a. produce b. find c. search d. dig 81. a. rise b. lift c. fall d. set 82. a. did b. took c. made d. acted 83. a. law b. money

33、 c. gold d. silver 84. a. refused b. accepted c. planned d. passed 85. a. end b. continue c. protect d. allow c. read the passage and fill the blanks with proper words the empire state building（帝國大廈） has held a special place in the hearts of americans since it was completed in 1931. it reaches more

34、than 443 metres into the sky. for more than forty years, it was the t_86_ building in the world. it has one hundred and three levels and six thousand five hundred window. visitors can ride in one of seventy-three elevators that take them from the b_87_ to very near the top of the building. some of t

35、hese elevators are very fast, reaching the eightieth floor in only forty-five seconds. the heads of government of almost every n_88_ in the world have visited the empire state building. these important people are just a few of million who have ridden to the observation area near the top of the build

36、ing each year. from there, visitors can see almost all of new york city. they can see the view a_89_ the hudson river into the state of new jersey. they can see ships in the east river. even if you have never visited new york, there is a good chance for you to see the empire state building. it has b

37、een photographed s_90_ times. it has even played parts in moves. one is about a huge ape （猿） that escapes and climbs to the top of the building. the movie is “ king kong”（金剛） . it was made in 1933. the empire state building also appeared in the love story “an affair to remember”（金玉盟） . cary grant an

38、d deborah kerr play a man and a woman who meet and fall in love on ship. they are looking at the new york city skyline from the ship when they plan a future meeting. more recently, in “ sleepless in seattle（西雅圖未眠夜）” , two people in love agree to meet at the observation deck on valentine s day（情人節(jié)） .

39、 b_91_ do arrive, but one is a little 7 / 9later. they almost m_92_ each other. in the early nineteen seventies, the empire state building lost its place as the tallest building in new york. people in the city then had the twin towers of the world trade center to look up to. tragically that all chan

40、ged on the morning of september 11, 2001. terrorists hijacked（劫持） passenger airplanes into the twin towers and destroyed them. the empire state building again has become the city s tallest building. d. answer the questionsi ve always wanted to try rock climbing, but never had time or money for it. b

41、ut i ve discovered a way to experience the thrill （興奮、緊張）of climbing rock. indoor climbing is an easy and exciting way to get a taste of rock climbing. and it is also much cheaper and safer! indoor climbers don t climb on real rock, but on a plastic wall. you can probably find a climbing wall near y

42、ou. many gyms, schools and camps have one. you can climb in doors at any time of the year, no matter how the whether is. it is usually not expensive. most gyms provide the equipment you need. the convenience of indoor climbing is one reason why it has become so popular. but the main reason people cl

43、imb is for rush（刺激感）they get. when i stand at the roof of the wall and look up, i m always scared, but once i start climbing, fear changes to determination. with my heart pounding（心劇烈跳動）, i reach the top and look down. i can t stop grinning. i did it!indoor climbing is a great workout（鍛煉） . climbing

44、 uses muscles （肌肉） that are hard to exercise, especially those in the shoulders, arms, chest and back. many people say climbing makes exercise fun. most gyms have several climbing walls with various degrees of difficulty. the easier ones are like climbing a ladder. the difficult ones bulge out（凸出） i

45、n places so that climbers must sometimes climb parallel （平行的） with the floor. although gym climbing is easier and safer than real rock climbing, you should still be careful. always climb with a partner. as you climb, your partner pulls you climbing rope through something called a belav device（繩索控制器）. the belay catches you if you slip. but make sure your part