2020-2021學(xué)年河南省南陽(yáng)市桐柏縣八年級(jí)（上）第一次月考英語(yǔ)試卷

一、完形填空（15分）

• 1．Jane is eleven（1）

  old.She likes tennis very much.She likes to play tennis after school and she is good（2）

  tennis.Her mother wants her to be a（3）

  and bought her a piano.Jane began to（4）

  the piano.（5）

  the beginning，she thought it was（6）

  ，but some days later，she didn't want to play（7）

  .Her mother keeps telling her that she（8）

  practice it every day.If she doesn't do that，she can't play（9）

  after school.
     One（10）

  ，when Jane was watching TV after supper，her mother said，"Jane，go to play the piano；If you keep（11）

  ，you'll be a great musician when you（12）

  ." Then Jane said， "But Mom，I don't like playing the piano，（13）

  I don't want to be a musician.I think I just want to be a good mother.Then I won't ask my kid to do the things he or she doesn't（14）

  . " The mother said（15）

  and began to think about her daughter's words.
  
  

  （1）	A．year	B．years	C．month	D．months
  （2）	A．for	B．a(chǎn)t	C．in	D．with
  （3）	A．writer	B．player	C．teacher	D．musician
  （4）	A．buy	B．use	C．learn	D．carry
  （5）	A．At	B．On	C．Of	D．About
  （6）	A．interesting	B．boring	C．popular	D．difficult
  （7）	A．never	B．even	C．a(chǎn)gain	D．a(chǎn)lways
  （8）	A．may	B．must	C．can	D．will
  （9）	A．tennis	B．baseball	C．football	D．basketball
  （10）	A．morning	B．noon	C．a(chǎn)fternoon	D．evening
  （11）	A．practice	B．practices	C．practicing	D．practiced
  （12）	A．get up	B．put up	C．stay up	D．grow up
  （13）	A．a(chǎn)nd	B．until	C．but	D．or
  （14）	A．like	B．have	C．take	D．plan
  （15）	A．something	B．a(chǎn)nything	C．nothing	D．none
  組卷：10引用：1難度：0.5

  解析

二、閱讀理解（40分）

• 2．In Britain，people usually begin their talks with weather．For example，they will say"It's a fine day，isn't it？""Do you think it will rain？"
  Many people believe that they are able to tell what the weather will be like．But they never agree with each other．One man may say，"How cloudy （陰的） it is now!It's going to rain．"Another man will say，"No，it's going to be fine later．"
  People always hope the weather they want．For example，when a farmer needs water，he looks for something to tell him it's going to rain．When a man wants to travel，he is sure the weather will be fine quickly．
  Now almost everyone listens to the weather report．It doesn't always tell us the weather we want，it only tells us what the weather will be like．But sometimes it makes mistakes（錯(cuò)誤）．
  
  根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇正確答案．
  （1）People in

  begin their talks with the weather．
  A．China
  B．America
  C．England
  D．Japan
  （2）Most people don't agree with

  about the weather．
  A．yourselves
  B．themselves
  C．himself
  D．each other
  （3）

  listen（s） to the weather report．
  A．All the people
  B．Everyone
  C．Each of the people
  D．Most people
  （4）The weather report is

  right．
  A．a(chǎn)lways
  B．not always
  C．never
  D．seldom
  （5）The passage mainly tells us something about

  ．
  A．sports
  B．music
  C．weather
  D．culture．
  組卷：16引用：7難度：0.5

  解析

• 3．There is a famous English saying "You are what you eat"，and it means what you put in your mouth will become part of you.Many experts （專家） use it to tell people it's important to have a good eating habit.For example，too much sweet food makes a person overweight（超重）.To avoid being fat，kids are told to keep off sweet food.But，a team of American scientists have found something new about eating sweet food.
     "When we say some people 'sweet'，we mean they are kind and friendly to us.Perhaps（也許） this word can help us learn more about people's feelings and acts." said Brian Meier，a scientist from the study team. "Taste is something we experience every day.What we have done is to find whether we can know someone's character（角色） and behavior（行為） depending on their taste."
     In one of their experiments（實(shí)驗(yàn)），students were asked questions about their character-whether，for example，they were soft-hearted or not.Then they were asked to make a list of their favorite food.According to their answers，the scientists found that the students who liked sweet food were nicer.
     In their another experiment，the scientists found that people who preferred sweet food such as cookies and chocolate were more willing to help other people in need，and those who ate non-sweet food such as chips weren't.For example，people with a sweet tooth were more likely to volunteer to clean up their city，visit sick children in the hospital and so on.
     The result of the experiments is that people's helpfulness or being nice has something to do with their taste for sweet food.So eating sweet food is a useful way to make people nice and helpful.Next time，try some ice-cream.
  
  根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇正確答案。
  （1）The underlined word "it" refers to

  .
  A．the sweet food
  B．the eating habit
  C．the American team
  D．the English saying
  （2）According to the result of the experiments，sweet food makes people

  .
  A．overweight
  B．excited
  C．relaxed
  D．friendly
  （3）The scientists found that the people who preferred

  were less helpful.
  A．ice-cream
  B．chocolate
  C．chips
  D．cookies
  （4）According to the passage，which of the followings is NOT true？

  
  A．There is some relationship between someone's character and their taste.
  B．Kids are told to keep away from sweet food to be fat.
  C．What you put in your mouth will show your character.
  D．If people want to be kind or friendly，they can try some sweet food.
  （5）It can be learnt from the passage that

  .
  A．scientists asked college students questions about their future
  B．scientists told college students not to eat sweet food
  C．people with a sweet tooth are more willing to help others
  D．people's character has nothing to do with their taste
  組卷：8引用：1難度：0.5

  解析

• 4．Baseball is one of the favorite sports in the USA.Children play baseball in sports fields or parks.
     At summer picnic，there is often an informal baseball game.Boys and girls，young and old take turns to bat.There are nine players on each team.
     The baseball season goes from April to September.During this time，baseball matches are showed on TV and members of the important baseball teams become America's heroes（英雄）.At the end of the season，the two top teams play against each other.Many baseball fans go together to watch the game.Millions of others listen to the radio or watch the television.People seem to talk only about the game.Even long after it is over，they still talk about the result and the players.
     American football is perhaps the most popular sport in the USA.The football season begins when the baseball season ends.More people are interested in football than baseball.When there is an important game，thousands of people sit beside radios or in front of television sets to get the result.
  
  根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇正確答案。
  （1）According to the passage，which is NOT true？

  
  A．Boys and girls like baseball games.
  B．Baseball is played in the open air.
  C．A baseball match has nine players.
  D．Children sometimes play baseball in parks.
  （2）American people play baseball in April，

  and September.
  A．May，June，July，August
  B．March，May，July，August
  C．January，June，October，November
  D．February，May，July，December
  （3）What happens at the end of the baseball season？

  
  A．People talk only about football games.
  B．Many baseball fans become members of top teams.
  C．A lot of people join in the games.
  D．Two top teams play a wonderful baseball game against each other.
  （4）

  follows the baseball season in the U.S.A.
  A．The baseball season
  B．The football season
  C．A baseball match
  D．A football match
  （5）This passage mainly tells us something about

  .
  A．the football season in the USA
  B．football is more interesting than baseball in the USA
  C．the difference between baseball and football
  D．the baseball season in the USA
  組卷：18引用：4難度：0.5

  解析

• 5．More and more people around the world are joining in dangerous sports.Some people climbed the highest mountains；some traveled into unknown parts of the world；some sailed small boats across the largest sea.Now some people begin to look for new excitement.
     Bungee jumping （蹦極） and motorcycle racing （摩托車賽） are quite dangerous sports.Bungee jumping only lasts for a few minutes or even seconds.You jump from a high place，about 200 meters above the ground，and there is a rubber band （橡膠帶子） tied to your legs.When you jump down，the rubber band pulls you up.About 2，000，000 people around the world have tried bungee jumping.
     Why do people join in these dangerous sports？Some scientists say that it is because modern life has become safe and it is not jye.aiterestjye.aig.In the past，people lived in danger.They had to go out and look for food，and life was like a fight but was interesting.
     Many people think that there is little excitement in life.They live and work in safe places，buy food in shops，and there are doctors and hospitals to look after them if they become ill.
  
  根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇正確答案。
  （1）People like to join in dangerous sports because

  .
  A．they have a lot of free time
  B．they can go to the hospital if they are hurt
  C．they need excitement
  D．they don't need to look for food
  （2）

  is not a dangerous sport.
  A．Climbing the highest mountains
  B．Playing table tennis
  C．Traveling into unknown parts of the world
  D．Sailing small boats across the largest sea
  （3）In bungee jumping，you

  .
  A．jump up as high as you can
  B．jump down with a rubber band tied to your legs
  C．jump down without a rubber band
  D．jump to the ground
  （4）In the past，people lived in danger because

  .
  A．the living condition （生存條件） was poor
  B．there was no doctor or hospital
  C．there were many dangerous animals
  D．a(chǎn)ll of above
  （5）Which is NOT true？

  
  A．Everyone's life is interesting.
  B．Many people live and work in safe places.
  C．Many people buy food in shops.
  D．People can go to see the doctors when they become ill.
  組卷：6引用：2難度：0.2

  解析

三、詞匯：（20分）（A）用括號(hào)內(nèi)所給單詞的適當(dāng)形式填空。

• 6．I felt

  （excite） about the news．
  組卷：6引用：5難度：0.6

  解析

• 7．Jane prefers

  （row）.
  組卷：1引用：1難度：0.8

  解析

五、閱讀下面對(duì)話，從方框內(nèi)7個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選擇5個(gè)恰當(dāng)?shù)木渥油瓿纱藢?duì)話。（10分）

• 21．A：Jim，you said you would not stay out late after school，didn't you？
  B：Yes，mom，I did．
  A：But it's 10 o'clock now．（1）

  
  B：Sorry．I've been to the hospital．
  A：What？（2）

  
  B：No．I sent Jack to the hospital．
  A：Oh，really？（3）

  
  B：He had a terrible headache on the way home．
  A：Is he better now？
  B：（4）

  
  A：Good for you，my dear!I'm very glad you can help others．
  B：（5）

  
  

  A．What should I do？ B．Thank you，mom． C．Where have you been？ D．Yes，he is． E．What was wrong with him？ F．Were you sick？ G．Where is the hospital？
  組卷：4引用：2難度：0.5

  解析

六、書面表達(dá)（20分）

• 22．運(yùn)動(dòng)對(duì)每個(gè)學(xué)生都很重要，根據(jù)下面的要求和提示，寫一篇文章說一說你最愛的運(yùn)動(dòng)。
  1）你最愛的運(yùn)動(dòng)是什么？多久做一次運(yùn)動(dòng)？
  2）運(yùn)動(dòng)的重要性。
  3）呼吁大家多做運(yùn)動(dòng)，保持身體健康。
  要求：不得出現(xiàn)真實(shí)姓名和學(xué)校；90詞左右。標(biāo)題和開頭已經(jīng)給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。
  Do More Sports Of all the sports，I like__________.
  組卷：10引用：1難度：0.3

  解析