2015学年山西农业大学附属中学八年级11月月考英语试卷（带解析）

1. 补全对话（共5分）
从方框中选出适当的句子，完成对话，有两项为多余选项。
A：Let’s make a banana milk shake!
B：Good idea. But can you do it?
A：Sure. 【小题1】
B：Strawberries.
A：Do you like bananas in the milk shake?
B：Yes, I do.
A：【小题2】
B：No, I don’t.
A：OK. Can you peel two bananas?
B：Sure. 【小题3】
A：Ten. Cut them up and put them into the blender. Pour the yogurt into the blender.
B：【小题4】
A：Three cups.
B：【小题5】       I think this is going to taste great.

A：How many strawberries do we need? B：Do you like tomatoes? C：How much tea do you need? D：Turn on the blender. E：What kind of fruit do you like best? F：How much yogurt do we need? G：Thank you.

1. I’m so tired that I can ____ run.
A、always     B、hardly    C、sometime

2. I’m going to keep on      him.
A、help     B、helping    C、to hel

3. He always tries to face any       when he met some       things.
A、danger, dangerous
B、danger, danger
C、dangerous, danger

4. Mickey Mouse was the first cartoon      sound and music.
A、with      B、in     C、of

5. Walt Disney made 87 cartoons       , he became        .
A、successfully,successfully
B、successful, successfully
C、successfully,successful

6. They are trying       what is going on around the world.
A、to look for
B、to find out
C、find out

7. —What happened      you yesterday?
—I happened      meet my old friend, Lucy.
A、to, to
B、with, to
C、to, with

8. She often plans       something to help others.
A、to do      B、do     C、doing

9. —        bread do you need?
A、How much        B、How many       C、How

10. I can’t stand       the terrible TV show.
A、watch
B、watching
C、to watch

11. Which do you like ______,apples or oranges?
A、best      B、well     C、better

12. —Did you buy the car about ten years ago? —Yes. ____it’s old, it still runs well.
A、Because     B、Since     C、Although

13. We’ll try our best to do the work with ____ money and ___ people.
A、few; little
B、less; fewer
C、fewer; le

14. I like      , but I don’t want       now.
A、reading; reading
B、reading; to read
C、to read; reading.

15. —_____do you go shopping?  —Six times a month.
A、How much    B、How long    C、How ofte

1. 完形填空（共10分）
The word “sandwich” is an English word. Sandwich was an English   . He lived in England about two    years ago. Sandwich had a lot of    . He    very rich(富有的). But he liked    cards for money. He often played    day and night.    day he played for twenty-four hours without   . He did not    the card table to eat. He asked his man   him some meat and    . So he   some meat between two pieces of bread. He did not want to stop    cards. From the14of this man, Sandwich, we have the word “sandwich”    .
【小题1】A、place     B、book     C、man
【小题2】A、hundred    B、hundreds    C、hundred of
【小题3】A、bread      B、money        C、cards
【小题4】A、is         B、was         C、had
【小题5】A、playing    B、play      C、played
【小题6】A、every           B、one     C、all
【小题7】A、Next                B、One              C、Some
【小题8】A、stop              B、to stop            C、stopping
【小题9】A、leave                B、put               C、show
【小题10】A、to bring             B、to take             C、bringing
【小题11】A、milk               B、fruit              C、bread
【小题12】A、puts               B、put              C、putting
【小题13】A、to play              B、play              C、playing
【小题14】A、name              B、bread              C、cards
【小题15】A、today              B、at school            C、this year

1. Our planet(星球), the Earth, is becoming more and more crowed and the environment is badly polluted. Some people think that we will have no places to live in the future. Don’t be panic(惊慌的). Recently some scientists believe that we will live on Mars(火星) by the year 2100. Here is what life will be like on Mars in 2100.
Tranasport(交通) will be much better. It takes months to get to Mars today. But in 2100, the spaceship can travel at half the speed(速度) of light. It might take us two or three days to get to Mars.
Because none of us can live without food, water or air, scientists will develop plants that can be grown on Mars. These plants will produce(生产) food and air that we need. However, can these plants produce water for us? There is still no answer now.
Life on Mars will be better than that on Earth in many ways. Living in a large building with 10 bedrooms in even possible for people. Many people believe that robots will do most of our work, so we will have more spare(空闲的) time.
There will probably be no schools on Mars. Every student will have a computer to study at home. Every student will also have their own online teacher called “e-teacher”. It’s really interesting, isn’t it?
【小题1】Our planet        .
A、has more and more robots
B、has more and more animals
C、isn’t clean as before
【小题2】How long might it take us to get to Mars by spaceship in 2100?
A、Two or three days.
B、Two or three months.
C、Several weeks.
【小题3】There will be plants on Mars that can produce        for people according to
the scientists.
A、food and drinks
B、air and drinks
C、food and air
【小题4】There will probably be no       on Mars.
A、food     B、schools    C、work
【小题5】Which of the following is NOT true?
A、Perhaps people will live on Mars by 2100.
B、Life on Mars will be harder than that on Earth.
C、There will be robots on Mars.

2. Is handwriting(书写) important? Yes, the 10-year-old girl Alyssa thinks so. She is a fifth-grade student from Mason County, the USA. She’s the champion(冠军) for her grade level in the National Handwriting Contest in 2012.
After she got the news, Alyssa was surprised that she could be the first. “I’m really happy,” she said. “I’m really surprised, too. I didn’t know I was that good.”
To enter(参加) the contest, each student had to write the sentence (句子) “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog”. It is a common English sentence, but it uses every letter of the English alphabet. Teachers were invited to bejudges. They could decide who wins the contest. Alyssa enjoys handwriting, and wants to write adventure(冒险) stories when she gets older. “From the third grade we started learning handwriting,” Alyssa said. “All the letters look pretty. It makes me think of art.”
【小题1】Alyssa is in Grade      now.
A、3     B、4     C、5
【小题2】Alyssa won in the National   Contest.
A、Listening    B、Reading    C、Handwriting
【小题3】Why do they choose the sentence in the contest?
A、Because it’s difficult to write.
B、Because it’s good for students’ reading.
C、Because it has 26 different letters.
【小题4】The underlined word “judges” means  in Chinese.
A、评判员    B、嘉宾     C、指导员
【小题5】Which of the following is TRUE?
A、Alyssa is 10 years old and she’s from the UK.
B、Alyssa was not surprised when she got the news.
C、Alyssa wants to write adventure stories when she gets older.

3. Mr Smith was in trouble those days. He drove a car for Mr Black, a rich businessman. He worked hard and the shopkeeper liked him. But he couldn't work when he drank too much. And once he almost fell into the river when he drove along the bridge. Mr Black become angry and was going to send him away. He had a big family and was afraid of it and promised(许诺) he would stop drinking at once. The man told him to wait to be dealt with(处置).
One Monday morning Mr Smith came into the office with two badly burnt(烧伤的) ears.
"What happened to your ears?" asked Mr Black.
"Well," said the man." I went to watch a football match yesterday while my wife was ironing(熨) clothes. She had put the iron(熨斗) near the telephone before she went to cook supper. Our team lost the game and I felt sorry for it. As soon as I went into the sitting-room, the phone rang and I answered the iron!"
"And what happened to the other ear ?"
"When I put the iron down on the table, the telephone rang again!"
【小题1】_____, so he almost drove the car into the river.
A、Mr Smith was not careful
B、Mr Smith drank too much
C、Mr Smith forget they were on the bridge
【小题2】Mr Smith went to watch the football match on _______.
A、Monday    B、Saturday    C、Sunday
【小题3】We can guess _________.
A、Mr Smith drank much after the match
B、Mr Smith was angry with his team
C、Mr Smith didn't drink those days
【小题4】The _____ badly burned Mr Smith's ears.
A、telephone    B、drinking    C、iron
【小题5】What would happen to Mr Smith?
A、He would go on driving for Mr Black.
B、He would never watch any match
C、Mr Black would send him away.

4. 阅读理解（二）（共10分）

To：oliver@intersaurus. com	From：lilei@net. com
Subject：the future	Date：08/11 7∶09 P.M.
Hi, Oliver, This week, we talked about our goals and predicted the future at school. Many students don’t know what they want to be when they grow up. But I wrote that I hoped to be a famous scientist like Bill Gates. I want to work hard and have a lot of money. I want to buy what I need with the money. Do you know what you’re going to be when you’re older, Oliver? Maybe you’ll be a basketball player like Yao Ming. Jenny told me that you were a very good player this year. Li Lei

 

To：lilei@net. com	From：oliver@intersaurus. com
Subject：the future	Date：09/11 6∶49 P.M.
Hello, Li Lei! Jenny is right! I’m much taller this year, and I love playing basketball in my leisure(休闲) time. But I don’t think I’m going to be a basketball player when I grow up. Maybe I will be a famous action movie star. I think it is very exciting and interesting to be an action movie star. In a word, I will be famous when I’m older, but I will always be your friend! Oliver

根据短文内容补全下列各句中所缺的单词。
【小题1】Oliver’s e-mail address is             .
【小题2】Li Lei hopes to be a             when he grows up.
【小题3】Li Lei thinks that Oliver is going to be a         in the future.
【小题4】Oliver will want to be          instead of a basketball player.
【小题5】From the passage we know that Li Lei and Oliver are good

1. 书面表达（共15分）
Ted和同学们在开新年晚会，大家畅谈自己新年的决心和计划。请你根据所学知识和下面表格内的信息，帮助Ted做一个统计，描述Ted和其他三个同学的新年计划。文章开头已经给出。

Names	New Year’s Resolutions	How Are They Going to Do It?
Ted	get good grades	study hard and do homework
Susan	learn to play the piano	take lessons and practice
Henry	make a basketball team	practice and join a club
Amy	lose weight(减肥)	eat healthier food and exercise more

                                                                                   
                                                                                   
                                                                                   
                                                                                   

1. 选词填空（共10分）
选词填空，根据文章内容，选用所给单词的适当形式填空。其中有两个是多余的。

celebrate，they，color，buy，come，child，between，run，see，look，parent，early

Easter(复活节) is a popular festival in western countries. On this day, people【小题1】the resurrection(复活) of Jesus Christ(耶稣基督). Easter is on a Sunday【小题2】 March 22 and April 25. People also give 【小题3】eggs to each other. It is said that Earth comes from an egg. In England people write messages and dates on their eggs and give【小题4】 to friends or loved ones.
On this day, we can usually find a rabbit. It is called the Easter Bunny. The rabbit visits 【小题5】on Easter Sunday. It often leaves some candies and eggs. On Easter Sunday morning, children always get up【小题6】to find these candies and eggs all around the house. In fact, their 【小题7】buy them the candies and hide their eggs.
Have you heard of the story of the Easter Bunny’s visit? It 【小题8】from Germany. In the story, a poor woman hid eggs. She asked her children【小题9】 for them. When the children found the eggs, they【小题10】a big rabbit running away.