1、2010 2011学年度江西省大余中学八年级下学期第一次月考英语卷 其他 任务型阅读（共 6小题；每小题 1分，满分 6分） 请认真阅读下面短文，在短文后表格中的空白处填上适当的单词。（每空不止一个单词） Have you ever studied abroad Maybe it is an amazing experience, especially when you come to Australia as an foreign high school student. You can have a lot of fun there, especially on holidays. The
2、re are many festivals in Australia. The most important one is Christmas. Each year, the summer holidays at every high school last about two months from the beginning of December to February, which covers the Christmas time. Since it is a long holiday, most foreign students in Australia students stil
3、l stay in Australia during the holiday to get part-time jobs. It is quite easy to find a part-time job at Christmas. Students often take part in another major social activity. They go to the beach to have fun in the sunshine. The summer in Australia is from December to February, so going to the beac
4、h in December is very popular among Australians. Easter in March is another important holiday in the year. It actually combines “Good Friday” and “Easter Monday”. Almost every shop closes on Good Friday. And people usually go to see Easter Show. The Chinese New Year is not a public holiday in Austra
5、lia, so every Chinese student still has to go to school to study and do his or her normal duties. Information about Australia 【小题 1】 _ holidays From the 【小题 2】 _ of December to February The most popular activity in December 【小题 3】 _ Two important holidays Christmas and 【小题 4】 _ The thing people usua
6、lly do on Good Friday Go to 【小题 5】 _ Easter show What to do for a few foreign students in summer 【小题 6】 _ to the beach to enjoy the sunshine 答案：【小题 1】 summer 【小题 2】 beginning 【小题 3】 Going to the beach 【小题 4】 Easter 【小题 5】 see 【小 题 6】 Go 【小题 1】 summer 根据文章第二段 “the summer holidays at every high school
7、 last about two months from the beginning of December to February”，再对照右边栏目信息可知。 【小题 2】 beginning 同第一题。 【小题 3】 Going to the beach根据文章第二段 “The summer in Australia is from December to February, so going to the beach in December is very popular among Australians.”可知，注意首字母大写。 【小题 4】 Easter 根据左边栏目信息及文章第二段
8、 “The most important one is Christmas.”和 “Easter in March is another important holiday in the year.”可知。 【小题 5】 see 根据文章第二段最后 “Almost every shop closes on Good Friday. And people usually go to see Easter Show.”可知。 【小题 6】 Go根据文章第二段 “Since it is a long holiday, most foreign students in Australia studen
9、ts still stay in Australia during the holiday to get part-time jobs. It is quite easy to find a part-time job at Christmas. Students often take part in another major social activity. They go to the beach to have fun in the sunshine.”可知。 单项选择 * I have a room _ twelve showers and four baths. A in B on
10、 C with D of 答案： C He told me that he arrived _ Beijing _ the morning of January 8th . A at, in B in, in C in, on D to, on 答案： C Mr Li _ . A teach me English B teach my English C teaches me English D teaches my English 答案： C She would like _ . A two bottles of milk B two bottles of milks C two bottl
11、e of milk D two bottle of milks 答案： A .How do we say the number “4,135 ” A four thousand ,one hundred , thirty five B four thousand , one hundred and three five C four thousand ,one hundred and thirty five D four thousand ,one hundred and thirty-five 答案： D _ are in the same class. Were good friends.
12、 A I and he B I and him C He and I D He and me 答案： C _ Greens are on _ visit to a beautiful city in China. A / , a B A , the C The , a D The, / 答案： C Everyone _ to know how _ to the shopping mall A wants, get B wants, to get C want, getting D wants ,to getting 答案： B -Dont play here. Its a street. -O
13、K, I _. A listen B hear C see D watch 答案： C Your radio is too noisy . Could you _ , please A turn it down B turn down it C turn it on D turn on it 答案： A They stopped _but they _nothing. A to hear , listened B to listen, hear C hearing, listened D to listen, heard 答案： D The book will make you -_ . A
14、interested B interest C interesting D to interest 答案： A Whose sweater is this -It looks like Jeans. Oh, yes. Its _. A her B hers C him D his 答案： B There is going to _ a football match tomorrow evening. A have B be C has D is 答案： B 阅读理解 Stop! Listen! What do you hear You may hear many different sound
15、s. Some of those sounds may be noisy. Noise is loud and unwanted sound. Noise can be caused by many kinds of machines, such as motorcycles, jet planes, tractors and so on. And, to some people, rock bands are also noise. What happened to people who live near noisy machines or use them over a period o
16、f time Doctors find that these people have trouble in sleeping, But, most important, constant loud noise can cause a loss of hearing. Scientists use a unit of measure called a decibel to measure the loudness of a sound. The sound of a quiet room, for example, measures 35 decibels. Talking measures b
17、etween 40 and 65 decibels. Sounds from traffic and from some rock bands can measure over 120 decibels. Noise at this high level causes the greatest hearing loss. 【小题 1】 From the article we know noise is _. wanted sound B. loud and unwanted sound C. all sounds that you can hear D. comfortable sound 【
18、小题 2】 A “decibel” is a _ A unit that measures sound B kind of noise C machine that makes very loud noise D person who hates noise 【小题 3】 According to the passage, loud noise can _. help people sleep better B. stop machine C. cause a loss of hearing D. kill people 【小题 4】 The main idea of this passage
19、 is that _ noise pollution can be a serious problem rock bands are noisy noise can cause people to be mad some people hate noise deeply 【小题 5】 Study the chart below, Which room would be the quietest Room Noise Level A 35 decibels B 120 decibels C 130 decibels D 40 decibels A. Room A B. Room B C. Roo
20、m C D. Room D 答案：【小题 1】 B【小题 1】 A【小题 1】 C【小题 1】 A【小题 1】 A How do you get across a river A bridge is the best way. In some places, there are no bridges. People use the ferry（渡船） . A ferry is a boat that takes people and cars across the river. Both ends of a ferry look the same. The ferry never has to
21、 turn around. It docks（靠岸） at one side of the river. People and cars get on. At the other side, the ferry docks again. The people and cars get off. Other cars and people get on. And then the ferry goes back across the river. In many places, bridges are now taking the place of ferries. In 1964, the l
22、ongest bridge in the world was built in New York over Now York Bay（湾） . It is called the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. This bridge has two roads, one over the other. Each road is wide enough for six lanes（行道） of traffic. 【小题 1】 _ is the best way for people to go across the river. A The bridge B The car
23、C The ferry D The bus 【小题 2】 We can infer that _ according to the passage. A the shortest bridge in the world was built in New York B it may be faster to cross rivers on bridges than on ferries C there is a bridge over every river in the United States D we dont need ferries any more 【小题 3】 The main
24、idea of the passage is that _. A the bridge is taking the place of the ferry B the ferry is better than the long bridge C the bridge in New York has a very long name D there is no ferry in the world 【小题 4】 _ can cross rivers by ferry. A Only people B Both cars and people C Only cars D Neither people
25、 nor cars 答案：【小题 1】 A【小题 1】 B【小题 1】 A【小题 1】 B HansBetheThelateGerman-AmericanphyA famous physicists B great people C great directions D Nobel Prize winners sicist（物理学家）HansBetheoncedescribedhimselfas“theH-bombsmidwife（氢弹的半路妻子）”.HeleftNaziGermanyin1933,afterwhichhehelpeddevelopthefirstatomicbomb（原子弹）
26、,wontheNobelPrizeinPhysicsin1967forhiscontributiontothetheoryofnuclearreactions（核反应）andadvisedcontrolsovernuclearweapons（武器）forthepeacefuluseofthenuclearenergy.FrancisCrickThelateFrancisCrick, oneofBritainsmostfamousscientists,wontheNobelPrizeinPhysiology（生理学）orMedicinein1962.Heisbestknownforhisdisc
27、overywithJamesWatsonandMauriceWilkins,ofthedoublehelixstructure（双螺旋结构）oftheDNA,thoughhealsomadeimportantcontributionsinotherfields.Hediedin2004.PeterHallSirPeterHallslifeinthetheatre hasseenhimrunningtheArtsTheatre,foundingtheRoyalShakespeareCompanywhenhewasonly29,anddirectingtheNationalTheatre.Heal
28、sodirectedAkenfielfforLondonWeekendTelevisionandrunsthePeterHallCompany,whichhas40productions worldwidetoitsname. 【小题 2】 Francis Crick won the Nobel Prize before _ years of his death. A 32 B 24 C 42 D 45 【小题 3】 Peter Hall founded the Royal Shakespeare Company at the age of _. A 42 B 92 C 39 D 29 【小题
29、 4】 _ has 40 productions all over the world. A The Peter Hall Company B The Royal Shakespeare Company C The Arts Theatre D The National Theatre 答案：【小题 1】 B【小题 1】 C【小题 1】 D【小题 1】 A Spiderman is one of the most famous comic book heroes of all time. He was created by Stan Lee in 1963 and was first intr
30、oduced to the world in the pages of Marvel comic books. Spidermans story is the story of Peter Parker, a child who lost his parents and lives with his aunt and uncle. Peter is a shy, quiet boy wearing glasses and has few friends. One day, on a high school class trip to a science lab, he gets bitten
31、by a special spider. Soon Peter realizes he has amazing powers: he is as strong and quick as a spider and also has a type of sixth sense. He no longer needs his glasses and he can use his super power to fly through the city streets! Remembering something his Uncle Ben has told him, that “with great
32、power, there must also come great responsibility（责任） ,” Peter decides to use his powers to fight enemies who do cruel things to people. And so, Spiderman is born. Life is not easy for Peter even though he is a superhero. He is in love with Mary Jane but cannot tell her about his amazing powers. Besi
33、des, his best friend Harry hates Spiderman! Peter is also short of money and time. He has to sell photos of Spiderman (himself!) to a newspaper and he keeps losing his other jobs because hes so busy saving people! Yet he has to fight different kinds of cruel enemies. 【小题 1】 Who created Spiderman A S
34、tan Lee. B Marvel. C Peter Parker. D Superman. 【小题 2】 What happened to Peter Parker after he was bitten by the spider A He could not see with his eyes B He became a spider C He developed spider-like powers D He was sick 【小题 3】 What does“with great power， there must also come great responsibility”mea
35、n A Powerful people can do whatever they like B People with power are always good C Powerful people should have a responsibility to do good D Powerful people are to blame for all the bad things that happen 【小题 4】 In what areas does Peter have problems that are similar to normal people A Money， time，
36、 studying， reading B Money， work， time，relationships C Relationships， sport， money，work D Money， work， time， sleep 答案：【小题 1】 A【小题 2】 C【小题 3】 C【小题 4】 B 【小题 1】根据短文第一段可知，此题答案：为 A. 【小题 2】根据短文第二段中的 “Soon Peter realizes he has amazing powers: he is as strong and quick as a spider and also has a type of si
37、xth sense. He no longer needs his glasses and he can use his super power to fly through the city streets!”可知答案：为 C. 【小题 3】根据短文中的 “Remembering something his Uncle Ben has told him, that “with great power, there must also come great responsibility（责任） ,” Peter decides to use his powers to fight enemie
38、s who do cruel things to people.”可知答案：为 C. 【小题 4】分析短文最后一段可知，答案：为 B. If someone is lost in a forest( 森林 ), he needs only study the trees around him carefully to find his way. On this half of the earth, he will find that the side of the tree with the most leaves and branches(树枝 ) is the south side. Al
39、so, by checking the tops of the trees, he will find that they lean(倾斜 ) to the south too. Another sign( 标志物 ) for him to know where he is going is found in the bark.( 树皮 ) That is brighter on the south side.The remanining(树桩 ) of a cut tree is also a finder, for its rings can give him another sign.
40、The rings will be thinner on the south side and thicker on the north side. One more sign: some very small plants grow at the foot of a tree and they point to the north. 【小题 1】 The passage is mainly about _. how to find a big tree if one is lost in the forest. How to cut down trees in the forest How
41、to find the direction(方向 )in the forest How to grow trees in the forest . 【小题 2】 From a cut tree we can know that _. A the direction is written on it B the rings will be thinner on the south side and thicker on the north side C the rings will be thinner on the south D its rings can send messages to
42、you 【小题 3】 The passage tells us _ ways of finding the direction in the frorest. A three B four C five D six 答案：【小题 1】 C【小题 1】 B【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】根据短文描述 ,可知本文主要是讲在森林迷路后 ,如何辨别方向 ,故选 C 【小题 1】根据第二段 The remanining(树桩 ) of a cut tree is also a finder, for its rings can give him another sign. The rings will b
43、e thinner on the south side and thicker on the north side.描述 ,可知选 B 【小题 1】短文主要介绍了五种辨别方向的方法 ,故选 C 单词拼写 根据对话意思和所给首字母，写出完整正确的单词。 Dear Li Lei, Thank you for your last letter. Id like to tell you about a good (1) f _ of mine. His name is John. Next week, he will (2) v _ China, but he knows nothing about
44、the country. Can you (3) m _ him at the airport Look, here is a picture of him. He is tall with short, black hair. He has two (4) b _ _ eyes. On the day he arrives, he will wear a light blue shirt and white trousers. He doesnt wear (5) g _ . Could you help me Thank you very much. 答案： . friend 2. vis
45、it 3. meet 4. bright 5. glasses 根据句意和汉语提示，在空白处填入适当的单词。 【小题 1】 Liu Xiang is a very _（成功的） runner. 【小题 2】 We hope that the little girl can tell us the _（真相） . 【小题 3】 The presentation will be covered _（现场直播） . 【小题 4】 Can you _（证明） that your answers are right 【小题 5】 Simon likes _（闲聊） with his friend on
46、the Internet. 答案： 【小题 1】 successful 【小题 1】 truth 【小题 1】 live 【小题 1】 prove 【小题 1】 chatting 书面表达 书面表达（满分 18分） 苍梧晚报要举办一个介绍我市的征文活动。请根据以下要点，适当发挥，写一篇 80词左右的短文。 开头已给，不计入词数。 1连云港是个海滨城市，近年发生了很大变化。 2市政府一直很关注旅游业，举办了各种活动来推荐我市的名胜。每年有成千上万人来这儿旅游 。 3可以爬山、游泳、品尝美食，还能买精美礼品送给亲朋好友。 4港城人友好且乐于助人，如果你有困难，可以向他们求助。 Would you
47、like to travel in my hometown Lianyungang Let me introduce my hometown to you. _ _ 答案： Lianyungang is a city near the sea. Great changes have taken place in recent years. The government always pay attention to the tour industry. Different kinds of activities were held to recommend the places of interest in my city. Every y
