揚州市樹人學(xué)校2018-2019學(xué)年八年級12月月考英語試題(活動班,含聽力)

1、2018-2019學(xué)年第一學(xué)期階段練習(xí)八年級英語（滿分：140分；考試時間：100分鐘）第一部分選擇題（共80分）一、聽力（共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）第一部分 聽對話，回答問題。本部分共有15道小題，每小題你將聽到一段對話，每段對話聽兩遍。在聽每段對話前，你將有秒鐘的時間閱讀題目；聽完后，你還有5秒鐘的時間選出你認(rèn)為最合適的備選答案。1. What is the girl's problem?C.C.C.4. Where is the boy going this afternoon?B.C.C. Help.5. What did Tom ask for?A. Informa

2、tion. B. Advice.6. What programmes does Millie like best?A. About animals.B. About sports.C. Cartoons.7. What did the woman have just now?A. Tea.B. Nothing.C. Lemonade.8. What is the man doing?A. Walking on the street.B. Watching at the cars.C. Driving a car.9. When did the concert begin?A. At 8:10.

3、B. At 7:15.C. At 7:30.10. What does the woman mean?A. They should wait for John.B. They should stay here for all night.C. They should start the meeting right now.第二部分 聽對話或短文，回答問題。這一部分你將聽到三段對話和兩篇短文，各聽兩遍。聽每段對話或短文前，你將有時間閱讀相關(guān)小題，每小題 5秒鐘；聽完后，每小題你還有5秒鐘的時間選出你認(rèn)為最合適的備選答案。聽第一段材料，回答第 11-12題。11. The man likes th

4、e TV programmes aboutbest.A. NewsB. sportsC. history12. Why does the man like this kind of TV programme?A. Because he can learn a lot of news.B. Because he can get a lot of useful information.C. Because he can only watch TV for one hour every day.B. they are big and expensiveC. play computer games聽第

5、一篇短文，回答 13-15題。請根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇正確答案，完成信息記錄表。More than 30 years ago13 people knew how to use computers.TodayMany people like to use computers because 14.What to doTeachers use computers to 15.13. A. ManyB. Very fewC. More14. A. they are smaller and cheaperC. they can do a lot of work15. A. help with teachi

6、ngB. write聽第二篇短文，回答第 16-20題。16. Where did Mr. and Mrs. Black go yesterday evening?A. To the cinema.B. To the supermarket.C. To the restaurant.17. How old was their son?A. Two months old. B. Eight months old.C. Ten months old.18. Who stopped them when they walked in?A. A policeman.B. An office worker

7、.19. What did they think of the movie?C. A shop assistant.A. Interesting.B. Relaxing.20. Why did they want to let their son cry?A. To get all their money back.C. To give him some thing to eat.一、單項選擇 （共15小題；每小題l分,計15分）C. Boring.B. To make him see the movie.在下列各題 A、B、C、D四個選項中選擇一個能填入題干空白處的最佳答案。1.-Mike,

8、 don ' t eat apples. It is second one you' ve eaten.-Oh, no, mum. I want to eat third one.A. a; theB. an; theC. the; aD. the; the2.- What do you think of the film?-Fantastic.the children their father likes to see it.A. Both; and B. Either; orC. Not only; but alsoD. Neither; nor3. -Excuse me,

9、 where is Daniel?-He together with his friends Yangzhou Museum.A. have been toB. has been toC. have gone toD. has gone to4. -It's silly you others' -hErp eweek.I will do it myself.A. of; copy B. for; copyC. of; to copy D. for ; to copy5. -We set World Reading Day teens to form a good reading

10、 habit.-Nowadays, people are more aware of the importance of reading.A. to encourage B. encouragingC. encouragedD. encourage6. -What' s your plan for the coming summer holiday?-I ' ll spend as muchrtie as I can some voluntary work.D. to doingA. to doB. doingC. do7. - Excuse me, where is Mr B

11、lack's office?-Sorry, I don't know. I here for only a few days.A. workB. workedC. have workedD. will work8. Tom Kate for two years, and they have had a child.A. got married with B. has been married to C. married to D. married9. He a worker in a company, but he an actor two years ago.A. used

12、to be; has becomeB. used to be; becameC. was used to be; becomesD. was used to being; has become10. -Tom, your math has improved a lot. Congratulations!-Thanks for your help, Mr Wu. I used to think it for me to learn Maths well.A. impossibleB. importantC. interesting D. impatient11. -What do you thi

13、nk of the 3D film UP?-I enjoy it from beginning to end. This is the best one I have seen.A. neverB.yetC. everD. even12. It two years since we this school, we really like it.A. was; entered B. is; entered into C. has been; entered D. B & C13. - It ' s reported that there will be a rainstorm t

14、his Sunday.-. We ' re planning to go on a picnic that day.A. I hope soB. I hope not C. I'm afraid so D. I'm afraid not14 .- The novel Gulliver s Travels is very nice.- So it is. Could you tell me?A. how long I can borrow itB. if I can keep it for another weekC. when should I return itD.

15、that I can borrow it15 .-All the people of Yangzhou need to work together to make our city more beautiful.-That ' s it.A. Practice makes perfectB. Many hands make light workC. When in Rome, do as the Romans do D. A friend in need is a friend indeed 三、完形填空（共 15小題；每小題1分，計15分） 閱讀下列短文，從文后所給A、B、C、D四個

16、選項中選出一個最佳答案。More than 95 percent of people in the world have phones today, according to the United Nations. People use 36 to make phone calls and send messages to communicate with others. Now we _37 write letters. But a TV show, Letters Alive（?見字如面?）, is _38 back this old habit .Letters Alive gets i

17、ts 39 from a UK program with a similar name. They have something in common. The shows both invite famous actors and actresses, 40 there are no funny jokes or different competitions. Instead , it is just one person reading a letter. Since it has been on in December , Letters Alive has been 41 praised

18、.The letters were written by people from different 42 in history. For example, once they read a letter written by famous writer Xiao Hong to her brother who is younger than her in 1941. The letter shows that Xiao Hong 43 her brother so much and had great hopes for his future.“Everyletter opens 44 wo

19、rld for us, “said Guan Zhengwen, the director of the TV show. "It seems that we can 45 the real lives and feelings of the writers. 46, many people said that ithas provided a breath of fresh air to today .' s TVApart from letters alive, some other 47 TV shows have also been accepted by Chine

20、se audiences. They 48 Chinese Poetry Conference?中國詩詞大會 ？，a classical Chinese poetry competition, and Readers, a program that 49 people to read poems and articles they like or wrote.“This means that our audiences not only looking for entertainment like gossip（八圭卜）and eye-catching games, “ reported Ch

21、ina Daily.5Cultamdltrue feelings are the keys to winning praise.36. A. computersB. TVsC. radiosD.phones37. A. oftenB. alwaysC. hardlyD. never38. A. returningB. gettingC. bringingD. taking39. A. ideaB.bookC. letterD. news40. A. andB. butC. becauseD. or41. A. wildlyB. carefullyC. clearlyD. widely42. A

22、. gradesB. timesC. classesD. families43. A. thoughtB. treatedC. missedD. praised44. A. the otherB. otherC. othersD. another45. A. makeB. passC. experienceD. get46. A. AnywayB. butC. otherwiseD.so47. A. traditionalB. culturalC. fashionableD. humorous48. A. in cludeB. haveC. sayD. report49. A. inviteB

23、. invitingC. invitedD. invites50. A. pricesB. costC. valuesD. worth四、閱讀理解（共 15小題；每小題2分，計30分）閱讀下列內(nèi)容，從每小題所給的四個選項中選出一個最佳答案。ATicket InformationDates30thJuly 8thAugust*Mon. Fri. 10.00 am, 7.00 p.m.;*Sat. Sun. 10.00 am, 2.00 pm, 7.00 pm.PlaceEsplanade TheatreTime period90 minutesTicket prices* $25 per chi

24、ld or adult (day shows)*$35 per child or adult (evening shows)Familypackages* $60 for 3 tickets (10.00 am, 2.00 pm shows)*$84 for 3 tickets (7.00 pm shows)Attentions*Please arrive early. People who are late for the show will not beallowed to enter until a proper break in the shows.*Children below 3

25、will not be allowed in.Tel617-219-430051 .How many days will the show be on?A. For 10 days.B. For 12 days. C. For 9 days.D. For 15 days.52 .Lucy is 7 years old and she wants to see the show with her parents in the evening. They should pay dollars for the tickets.A. $2 5B. $ 35C. $ 60D. $ 8453 .What

26、will happen to people who are late for the show?A. They can still watch the whole showB. They can only enter during a breakC. They won ' t have a proper breakD. They will fail to enter the theatreBThe British government has started a £10 million Mandarin Excellence ( 普通話優(yōu)秀) Program. Theprog

27、ram will see over 5,000 British students towards fluency (流禾U) in Mandarin Chinese by 2020. The program is led by local schools and supported by University College London. So far, 14 schools have taken part in the program. Hundreds of secondary school students in England have taken lessons in Mandar

28、in Chinese. Over the next three years, they will spend eight hours studying Mandarin Chinese every week.Nick Gibb is an officer of the British government. He said a high level of fluency in Mandarin Chinese would become more and more important. " Languageskills are important for jobs and life.

29、Mandarin Chinese is spoken by the largest number of people in the world. It is also one of the languages that matters the most to our country' s future. If the United Kingdom wants to remain competitve 0in the world , we do need far more of our young people leaving school with a good command （精通

30、）ofMandarin Chinese, “ Gibb added. " We hope that our young people eogiveb the chance to study the language. We want them to be fluent in both spoken and written Mandarin. The Mandarin Excellence Program will help us do this. It will not only open the students' eyes, but also give them a gr

31、eat advwhen they enter th e world of work. ”British kids, in fact, are not alone. In America, about 200,000 students are studying Mandarin Chinese. It is believed that 800,000 more will join them over the next cou ple of years.54. According to the article, about students in America will study Mandar

32、in Chinese overthe next couple of yearsA. 5,000B. 200,000C. 800,000D. 1,000,00055. Nick Gibb thinks that the Mandarin Excellence Program may. help British students find better jobs in the future help the United Kingdom remain competitive in the world give more British students a chance to learn Mand

33、arin Chinese help the United Kingdom improve its relationship with ChinaA.B.C.D.56. Which of the following sentences is TRUE?A. Over 5,000 American students are studying Mandarin Chinese.B. Fourteen schools from Britain have taken part in the program.C. British students will soon stop learning Manda

34、rin Chinese after 2020.D. Mandarin Chinese has been the most widely-written language in the world. 57. What is the main idea of the article ?A. People in the world are learning Mandarin Chinese.E. Mandarin Chinese is one of the most difficult languages to learn.F. The UK has started a program to hel

35、p its young people learn Mandarin Chinese.G. Mandarin Chinese will soon be the most widely-used language instead of English.CChina will allow two children for every couple, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported Thursday, ending the country's one-child policy（ 政策）.China, now a nation of more

36、than 1.3 billion people, carried out a policy of one child per couple to control population growth in the 1970s. When its propaganda（ 宣傳工作） didn't work, local officials would take some actions to force the couples to give up their second child.Relaxation of policyChina began relaxing the policy

37、in January 2014, allowing couples to have a second baby if the mother or father was an only child.The move was considered as a big change of the 30-year-old restriction, but the new study released（ 釋 放） in January 2015 suggested that fewer people than expected were taking the step to add one more ch

38、ild to their family. All over the country, nearly 1 million couples had applied to have a second child, state media reported at the time. Health officials had said that it was not so easy to have 1 million new babies born.Two kids? Thanks but no, say some ChineseAging population （人口老年化）China's g

39、overnment has said the country could become home to the most elderly population on the planet in just 15 years, with more than 400 million people over the age of 60."China has already begun to feel stressed about its population change," Wang Feng, a professor at Fudan University and a lead

40、ing demographic expert on China, told McKenzie earlier this year."History will look back to see the one-child policy as one of the most glaring policy mistakes that China has made in its modern history."Wang said the one-child policy was useless a nd unnecessary, since China's birth ra

41、tes were already slowing by the 1980s.58. In September 2014, how many children could a couple have at most according to China' s polD. Over 2 children.A. Only one childB. One or two as they likedC. Two children if the mother or father was an only child59. Which of the following is TRUE according

42、 to the passage?A. More couples than expected are willing to have their second child.B. State media reported that over 1 million couples had applied to have their second babyC. Health officers said it was not so difficult to have 1 million new babies born.D. About 30% of China ' s population wil

43、l be over 60 in 15 years.60. What does the unlined word“ glaring " in the second paragraph meanA.刺眼的 B.受歡迎的C.重要的D.令人難忘的B. In a science studyD. In a newspaper61. Where may we read the passage most probably?A. In a fashionable magazineC. In a students ' textbook“How did you know I had a visit

44、or with me?“ asked Watson in amazement.I sometimes believe yoi“Holmes laihave eyes in the back of your head!"I don ' t, but I do have a very well polished silver coffeepot in front of me!whom do I have the pleasure of greeting? ” he asked.“Iam Dr. James Mortimer, Mr. Holmes. It concerns the

45、 death of my good friend and patient, SirDr. Mortimer tookCharles Baskerville. Sir Charles Baskerville had no children, so his entire estate（財產(chǎn)）now pass to his nephew, Sir Henry Baskerville, who has been living in America for many years.out of his pocket which was given to him by Sir Charles just be

46、fore his death 3 months ago. should like to read the letter to you." He adjusted his glasses.“Baskerville Hall, 1742. To my sons, Rodger and John. The legend （傳說， 傳奇）has been told by my father who was told by his father before him. It began 100 years ago in 1642 when this great Baskerville Hall

47、 was occupied （占有） by Hugo Baskerville -a wild, ugly, cruel man. Hugo wanted to marry the daughter of a neighbouring farmer.One day, with his five evil friends, he rode to the farm and kidnapped the girl. He brought her to Baskerville Hall and locked her in an upstairs room while he and his friends

48、having a drinking party below. The poor girl was very frightened, but she managed to climb out of the window. Hugo, however, soon noticed that she had gone. He chased the girl on his black horse with his hunting dog showing the way. His friends joined the chase to until a strange sight stopped them

49、cold. There lay two bodies - Hugo' s and the girl ' s. Standing over Hugo ' s body was a huge （bBck） beearing out his throat （喉嚨） “I really don' tlike fairy talessaid Holmes.What exactly is it you want me to do?11 need you to advise me what to do with Sir Henry Baskerville who' s

50、 arriving here today62. How does Mr. Holmes know there ' s a visitor?A. Dr. Watson phoned an hour ago. B. He has eyes in the back of his headC. He saw it from the mirror D. A well polished silver coffeepot which serves as a mirror63. What was the letter that Dr. Mortimer read to Watson and Holme

51、s about?A. A story describing the terrible things running in the Baskerville familyB. A research that Dr. Mortimer had done on the Baskerville familyC. A newspaper article reporting Sir Charles Baskerville' s deathD. A letter that Charles Baskerville had written to Dr. Mortimer64. Why did Dr. Mo

52、rtimer visit Holmes?A. Because he wanted Holmes to investigate（調(diào)查）Sir Henry ' deathB. Because he wanted to make sure that Charles' brother was deadC. Because he wanted Holmes to stop Sir Henry going to Baskerville HallD. Because he wanted advice about the arrival of Sir Henry65. Which of the

53、 following is TRUE?A. Hugo Baskerville kidnapped a poor girl and killed her.B. Sir Charles Baskerville is nephew of Sir Henry Baskerville.C. Hugo Baskerville was the owner of Baskerville Hall in 1642.D. Dr. Mortimer was a member of the Baskerville family.第II卷 非選擇題（共60分）五、詞匯應(yīng)用（共 10小題；每小題1分，計10分）根據(jù)句子意

54、思，用括號中所給漢語提示或英語單詞的適當(dāng)形式填空。（每空一詞）66. The little girl will travel（ 在國夕卜）to learn more about art.67. The（準(zhǔn)確的）time of the accident was 2:43p.m.68. We should learn to（交流）with different people in different fields.69. How to protect the （環(huán)境）has been under discussion.70. The workers in this factory have to w

55、ork every day（ 除了 ）some important festivals71. It will be colder in the（east） part of China next week.72. The air（pollute）makes me feel sick .73. You can enjoy, the(nature) beauty here in spring.74. The 2-year-old girl jumped with (excite)as soon as she saw her mother.75. My elder brother loves acti

56、vities on the sea, such as. (sail) 六、任務(wù)型閱讀(共 10空；每空1分，計10分) 閱讀下列短文，根據(jù)短文中的信息完成文后表格。(每空一詞)Small talk is a popular way of getting to know someone, getting into a school or job, or just passing the time. But do you think you're good at it? And do youeven know how to do it? If not, then it' s nev

57、ertoo late to learn. The art of small talk is the art of talking about unimportant things like the weather. So why should you find it important?It's completely free. It doesn't matter if you fail , and you never know where it will go."It can lead tomany results, from a pleasant exchange to the signing of a million dollar business deal , according to Brett”Nelson in Forbes Magazine. The good things to small talk don't stop there. It can also make us smarter, as a study