2020-2021-2附中梅溪湖八下第一次月考英语练习题

2020-2021-2附中梅溪湖八下第一次月考

英    语

命题人：蒋希 李娜  审题人：蔡芷涵

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6、本学科试卷中听力材料以中速朗读两遍。

试卷分四个部分，71小题，时量120分钟，满分120分。

I．听力技能（两部分，共20小题，计20分）略

II．阅读技能（四部分，共25小题，计50分)

第一节 图表理解 阅读下列图表，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出最佳选项回答问题或完成句子。（共5小题，计10分)

A

Do you know the ukulele? Do you want to learn how to play it? Join us!

21. Mary has finished the course for beginners and she will take the next course in _______.

 A. March. B. April. C. May.

22. If you sign up for the course before March 1st, you will _______.

 A. save $5 B. win a free ukulele C. take the course for free

B

23. Mike’s parents want him to be _______.

 A. smart B. happy  C. independent

24. Mike helps _______ and _______ on Tuesday.

 A. sweep the floor; set the table

 B. set the table; wash clothes

 C. cook dinner; walk the dog

25. Mike can usually get _______ in a whole week.

 A. $20 B. $15  C. $11

第二节 短文理解 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出最佳选项回答问题或完成句子。(共10小题，计20分)

A

Most people celebrate their birthdays by holding parties and getting gifts.

However, Sydney Coney, chose to give up her birthday for a day of service. She turned into a cook to help the homeless people at the Firehouse Shelter (避难所). She called it a birthday gift to herself.

Sydney came up with the idea after listening to a story. It was about the spirit of giving. Soon after, she decided to cook for the homeless on her upcoming birthday. She even used her birthday money to pay for the food.

On her birthday, Sydney arrived early at the shelter to cook a hot meal for over 200 people with the help of her family and friends. They all wore T-shirts with the words “Sydney’s Hands to Serve, and Heart to Love”.

“It is hard to work in a homeless shelter,” said Anne Rygiel, director of the Firehouse Shelter. Seeing a kid like Sydney, however, let me know that everything will be OK. She gives me hope for our future.”

“It makes me feel happy to bring a smile to someone’s face. I don’t think this will be the last time. It’s now a birthday tradition for me. I will never stop helping others.” Sydney said.

Sydney’s act of kindness inspired others to help as well. Her family, neighbors and teachers gave away money, food, clothes and some other things.

26. Sydney Coney got the special idea for her birthday after she _______.

 A. read a story about the homeless

 B. learned the spirit of giving

 C. visited the Firehouse Shelter

27. What did the director of the Firehouse Shelter think of Sydney’s work?

 A. Difficult. B. Exciting.  C. Relaxing.

28. The underlined word “inspired” probably means _______ in Chinese.

 A. 支持 B. 回避 C. 激发

29. What can we infer (推断) from the passage?

 A. There are 200 poor people at the Firehouse Shelter.

 B. Sydney gave out T-shirts to the homeless on her tenth birthday.

 C. Sydney will spend her next birthday helping the people in need.

30. What can we learn from Sydney’s story?

 A. To be thankful to those who have helped you.

 B. Helping others is helping yourself.

 C. Happiness lies in (在于) giving help to others.

B

China is called the kingdom of fans (扇子). Fans are everywhere in our daily life. But how much do you know about them?

It is said that fans were first used to cool the air during the Shang Dynasty (朝代). At that time, they were made of feathers, bamboo or silk. Some of them were round, while others were square.

Folding paper fans first became popular during the Song Dynasty. There were usually beautiful pictures on the fans. Some were mountains and rivers; others were flowers and animals. Many people, including Su Dongpo, a poet of the Song Dynasty, and Tang Bohu, a scholar of the Song Dynasty, even painted and wrote poems on fans. This made the fans into art works. Many rich and important people liked holding fans.

Today, fans are popular gifts. During the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, folding fans were given to leaders and officials from other countries, as well as audience (观众) members. While they were having their fans to get cool air, they were also experiencing Chinese culture.

31. The fans were made of different materials except _______ during the Shang Dynasty.

 A. paper B. bamboo C. silk

32. When did folding fans first become popular?

 A. The Shang Dynasty. B. The Song Dynasty. C. In 2008.

33. What couldn’t people see on fans in the Song Dynasty?

 A. Mountains. B. Animals. C. Audience.

34. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

 A. Tang Bohu never wrote or painted on fans.

 B. Some fans were round, while others were square during the Shang Dynasty.

 C. Folding fans were only given to leaders and officials from China.

35. What’s the best title of this passage?

 A. The Development of Fans

 B. The Shapes of Fans

 C. When Fans Became Popular

第三节 语篇补全 阅读下面的短文，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项补全短文。（共5小题，计10分)

The Art of Paper

Chen Zijiang is a paper-cutting (剪纸) expert whom I interviewed for my article on Chinese Art. Paper-cutting is something that he learned to do from an early age.

“It is a Chinese folk (民间的) art with a long history.” Mr. Chen told me, “Paper cuts of animals have been found in tombs (坟墓). They can date back to (追溯到) the time of the Northern and Southern Dynasty.” 36. __________________

37. __________________ They are paper cuts for decoration (装饰), for religious purposes (宗教目的) and for design patterns.

Paper cuts for decoration are often seen on windows and gates. 38. __________________ They are also used on presents. A present for parents whose child has recently been born might show a paper cut of children, for example. Paper cuts which show the Chinese character for double happiness are often used to celebrate weddings.

Paper cuts for religious purposes are often found in temples. 39. __________________ The third kind of paper cuts are those used to make patterns on clothing. They are also sometimes used to decorate jewelry (珠宝) boxes. 40. __________________

第四节 阅读表达 阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容回答问题。(共5小题，计10分)

When a student told his teacher that he wanted a bike but couldn’t afford one, she decided to help him. But she didn’t want to help just one child — her sights were on the whole school.

Katie teaches on Pepperhill Elementary School in Charleston, South Carolina. At the school, a lot of students can’t afford much. Having their own bikes would give them not only something to call their own, but also the chance to make memories.

Last September, Katie started an “Every Kid Deserve (值得) a Bike!” on GoFundMe (公众集资平台) page and set a $65,000 goal (目标), enough to buy bikes and helmets for the 650 students at Pepperhill. She had raised more than $82,000 in three months.

Radio Flyer gave away 100 big-wheel tricycles (三轮自行车) and training bikes for the school students, while a local business, Affordabike, gave away bike locks and bells.

Katie not only earned (挣得) bikes for students, but also won a GoFundMe contest and a $10,000 donation for the school.

The teacher surprised the kids by announcing (宣布) the gift at school “It’s the childhood right — it’s joy,” she said. “Every child deserves that, and a bike is one of the top things that represent (代表) that.”

41. When did Katie start the “Every Kid Deserves a Bike!” on GoFundMe page?

42. How much money did Katie raise in three months?

43. What did Radio Flyer donate (捐赠) to the school students?

44. Who donated bike locks and bells?

45. Besides (除了...以外) the bikes, what else did Katie win for the school?

III．语言运用

第一节 词语填空  通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳答案。(共10小题，计15分)

As a kid, I used to   46   my summers with my grandparents on their farm in Texas. I helped them with farming at times. Luckily, they owned a caravan, a kind of car designed for people to live in while travelling. Every few summers, we’d travel together around the US and Canada.

On one trip, I was about 10 years old. I was playing around in the   47   of the car while my grandfather was driving carefully. My grandmother felt bored,   48   she took out a cigarette (烟) and began smoking. I hated the   49  , because it made me cough a lot. I read about smoking in an article. It says that every puff (吸) of a cigarette takes two minutes off your life. I   50   the number of cigarettes per day and the puffs per cigarette. When I came up with a reasonable (合理的) number, I was   51  . Then I moved my head into the front of the car and proudly announced (宣布), “So far, you’ve taken nine years off your life!” Hearing this, my grandmother began to   52   and it was not what I   53  . I did not know   54   to do. My grandfather stopped the car, got out of it and opened my door. He looked at me and said, “See, grandmother is crying! One day, you’ll understand that it’s harder to be kind than clever.”

As I grow up, I realize that cleverness is a gift and kindness is a choice. Gifts are easy — they are given after all. Choices can be hard, so it seems more   55   to be kind.

46. A. spend  B. spent  C. spending

47. A. front B. top C. back

48. A. or B. so C. but

49. A. taste B. sound C. smell

50. A. received B. counted C. made

51. A. afraid B. worried C. satisfied

52. A. laugh B. cry C. shout

53. A. dreamed B. enjoyed C. expected

54. A. how B. what C. when

55. A. interesting  B. difficult C. relaxing

第二节 语法填空 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。(共10小题，计10分)

Ben Smith is a blind and deaf old man. You can’t imagine how hard life is for him. Normal things like answering the telephone, opening and closing doors, or carrying things 56. _______ (be) difficult for him because he can’t walk or use his hands 57. _______ (easy). Most people would never think about this, but many people have to face these 58. _______ (difficult). Ben is one of them.

However, things changed last year. A friend of 59. _______ (he) helped Ben out. She talked to Animal Helpers, a group set up to help disabled people, about getting him a special trained dog. After six months of 60. _______ (train) with a dog at Animal Helpers, Ben was able to bring the dog home. He was excited 61. _______ having this dog. He named it Lucky 62. _______ he felt very lucky to have him. Lucky is a fantastic dog. He is very clever and understands many 63. _______ (England) words. When he hears Ben’s order, he helps Ben do it right now. He really makes a big difference to Ben’s life.

Thanks to some people’s 64. _______ (kind), some disabled people are able 65. _______ (have) “dog-helpers”. We hope more people will give more money to Animal Helpers.

IV．写作技能（两部分，共25分)

第一节 语篇翻译 阅读下面的短文，将画线的句子译成英文或中文。(共5小题，计10分)

66. Do you still remember your dreams when you were a child? Have you achieved them? A study run over the past 50 years has tested what helps childhood dreams come true.

In 1969, when they were 11 years old, 14,000 British were asked to write a passage to predict (预测) what they might become in the future. 67. In the passage, the children imagined what life would be like when they reached 25.

Bruce, at 11, wrote about his 25-year-old life: “68. 我是一名成功的作家。I wish to write several books when I am older and I hope to be quite rich later in life.” 69. 虽然那个梦想没有实现，但是现在他成功了。

Then what makes Bruce successful? “My mother used to say to me: ‘You do almost anything.’ She has great belief in my abilities.70. When I wrote that passage, I knew people regarded me as a clever boy. I knew I was quite clever, too. Nothing could shake my belief in my abilities at that time,” said Bruce.

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第二节 书面表达（计15分)

71. 假如学生会会长李华，你热衷于做志愿者活动。本周日下午，你即将和你的同学在这个周日去敬老院献爱心。为了召集更多的同学加入这次活动，请以学生会的名义，在校园内发一则通知。内容包含以下要点：介绍这次志愿者活动的时间、地点及目的；你们将会做的具体事情 (至少三件)；从不同的角度 (对自己、对老人等角度) 阐述本次志愿活动的意义以号召更多同学参与其中。字数90词左右，开头结尾不计入总字数。

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Boys and girls,

Here is something about the volunteer work this weekend.                             

The Students’ Union

2020-2021-2附中梅溪湖八下第一次月考

（参考答案）

Ⅰ．听力技能 略

Ⅱ．阅读

第一节  图表理解

21—25  BACAB       

第二节  短文理解

26—30  BACCC      31—35  ABCBA

第三节  语篇补全

36—40  DEABC

第四节  阅读表达

41. Last September.

42. More than $82,000.

43. 100 big-wheel tricycles and training bikes.

44. A local business, Affordabike.

45. A GoFundMe contest and a $10,000 donation.

Ⅲ. 语言运用

第一节  词语填空

46—50  ACBCB      51—55   CBCBB

第二节  语法填空

56. are

57. easily  

58. difficulties

59. his  

60. training

61. about / at

62. because

63. English

64. kindness

65. to have

Ⅳ. 写作

第一节 语篇翻译

66. 你还记得你小时候的梦想吗？

67. 在文章中，孩子们想象着当他们25岁时的生活会是什么样子。

68. I am a successful writer.

69. Although that / the dream doesn’t come true, he succeeds / makes it now.

    70. 当我写那篇文章时，我知道人们认为我是个聪明的孩子。

第二节 书面表达 略