江苏省常州市新北区常州外国语学校2022-2023学年八年级上学期英语第一次月考英语试卷(含答案)

2022 - 2023学年常州外国语中学八年级第一学期英语

Unit 1 - 2单元小练

一、单项选择（每小题1分，共15分）

1. --- What is John like?

    --- He is very __________. He often shares his things with his friends.

A. polite     B. friendly    C. generous    D. sweet

2.  --- What _________ friend he is!

     --- Of course. He didn't want you to be too sad, with this white lie(善意的谎言).

A. an honest    B. a honest    C. the true    D. a true

3. --- Is Maths one of Lucy's _________ subjects?

     --- I don't think so. She shows no interest in it at all.

A. worse     B. worst     C. better     D. best

4. The number of the books in our library _________ about 20,000 last year.

A. is      B. are     C. were     D. was

5. I usually do my homework _________ than Betty. But she makes fewer mistakes.

A. more carefully   B. more careful   C. more quickly   D. quicklier

6. The actor is really busy. He didn't have even a day _________.

A. to     B. from     C. off     D. during

7.  --- Sally's hair is _________ than _________ .

    -- That's why Sally looks like a boy student.

A. much longer;  Millie's B. much longer; Millie  C. much shorter; Millie  D. much shorter. Millie's

8. I don't have enough time to read newspapers. I usually _________ the headings quickly at breakfast.

A. look around   B. look through   C. look up    D. look into

9. --- After hearing about the news, he looks _______ at his father.

    --- How _________ he looks!

A. happy; happy   B. happy; happily   C. happily; happily   D. happily; happy

10. --- Are there enough desks in the room?

      --- No. we need _________ desks.

A. another two    B. more two    C. still two    D. two still

11. When I feel _________ . he always makes me _________ .

A. boring; laugh   B. boring; laughing   C. bored; laughing   D. bored; laugh

12. --- Why don't you wear new shoes today?

      --- My feet _________ in the new shoes. They are too small.

A. doesn't fit    B. aren't fit    C. don't ft     D. can't put

13. --- Would you like _________ to drink?

      --- Some coffee, please.

A. something    B. anything    C. everything    D. nothing

14. Different from Englishmen, Americans use " _________ " instead of "biscuit".

A. soccer     B. cookie     C. yard     D. truck

15. --- We're going to have an art festival in our school.

     --- _______!

A. Have fun    B. I have no idea   C. Good luck    D. What for

二、完形填空（每小题1分，共10分）

Three years ago, I got to know a poor lady named Rose. She had no children and lived ___16___. When I went to ___17___ her, I always took her some coffee and food. One day she invited me to have lunch at a restaurant near her home. On the way, I began to worry: I knew that she had no money, but if I offered to ___18___ the lunch, I was afraid I would hurt her.

There were many people in the ___19___ and all of them were happy. Rose told me to sit and drink coffee by the window. Then she went into the ___20___. I was surprised. After 20 minutes, she came out with some food. Then we started to enjoy the delicious food together She ___21___ me that the restaurant let people work for a meal if they had no money, or would give them a free meal if they were not ___22___ to work, especially for the disabled (残疾人).

I ___23___ remember the beautiful afternoon I shared with Rose. We had a meal, and Rose paid for it by her work. The weather was warm and bright, and everyone's smile was warm and bright as well.

I'm still thinking that life cannot be easy for us, ___24___ we can still do something for our friends and neighbors. The world will be ___25___ if everybody would like to share happiness with others.

16. A. together  B. alone  C. lonely  D. lovely

17. A. call  B. ask  C. visit  D. show

18. A. pay for  B. ask for  C. look for D. care for

19. A. park  B. restaurant C. hotel  D. shop

20. A. cinema  B. toilet  C. bank  D. kitchen

21. A. said  B. spoke  C. talked  D. told

22. A. able  B. willing C. patient  D. active

23. A. never  B. still  C. hardly  D. already

24. A. or   B. because C. and  D. but

25. A. colder  B. harder  C. nicer  D. worse

三、阅读理解（每小题2分，共24分）

A

26. Which club can you join on weekdays?

A. Smart Kids Club.  B. Global English Club.  C. Body-building Club.   D. Piano Club.

27. The twin sisters want to join Smart Kids Club. How much should they pay each week?

A. 100 yuan.    B. 150 yuan.    C. 200 yuan.     D. 50 yuan.

28. Where can you find the information?

A. In a fashion magazine. B. In an advertisement.  C. In a story.     D. In a report.

B

American schools are quite different from those in China. In America, at the beginning of the term, students must select their subjects and teachers first

Selecting is very important for your grades in America. So at the first term, don’t select too many subjects, or you’ll feel very nervous and it may influence your study. Then you have to ask for some teaching plans. There is some information about subjects, timetables, marks and textbooks. At the same time, you must choose the teachers. Different teachers have different teaching methods. If the teacher is called “killer” by the last grade, many students will give up choosing him. Because this kind of teacher will leave too much homework, too many exams and give too low grades.

There is another thing after you select the subjects and the teacher. How to buy textbooks makes each student feel hard. The textbooks in America are very expensive. Each one is about $30-50. In order to save money, many students buy some used textbooks, and some students usually borrow textbooks from the school library.

In class, discussing is very important. The teacher encourages you to ask questions or show your own opinions. They don’t usually ask you to sit well. Instead they allow you to sit or stand everywhere you like.

29. What does the understand word ''select'' mean?

A. Choose.   B. Like.    C. Treat.    D. Take.

30. According to the text, American students _________ .

A. don't have to ask for teaching plans   B. don't have to choose teachers

C. would like to choose strict teachers   D. usually buy some used textbooks in order to save money

31. Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

A. Students won't choose the teacher who leaves too much homework.

B. Students won't choose the teacher who leaves too many exams.

C. Students will choose the teacher who is called "killer".

D. Students won't choose the teacher who gives too low marks.

C

That year, I was a Junior 2 student. Falling off the stairs hurt me in the head. Almost everyone thought I was dead. But they were wrong. However, it was difficult to get back to normal (正常的) life. I had to leave school and learn everything, walking, talking, and yes, maths.

To help me with that task, Mrs. Pillar volunteered to come to the hospital and later to my house once a week. We began with basic maths skills, As time passed by, I made progress.

I remembered very vividly how she came to my home on Sundays, sat with me at the kitchen table, and threw different coins on the talbe. She asked me to show her 38 cents, 17 cents, 63 cents. It was challenging, but she also made it fun.

After a year and a half, I had progressed a lot, both in body and mind, to return to school. Seven years later, I graduated from the University of Texas at the top of my class.

As year went by, I always kept in touch with Mrs. Pillar. Unluckily, one day my parents told me that Mrs. Pillar had been in hospital because she suffered a stroke(中风).

Now it was my turn to help her. Mrs. Pillar lay in bed, unable to speak and know anyboay around. I pulled some coins out of my pocket, dropped them on her bed, and asked her to show me 12 cents. The nurse thought that my action was very strange until one day Mrs. Pillar smiled happily as I began working with her—just as she had worked with my years before. She make progress every day and was moved out of ICU(重症监护室) and finally out of hospital.

One day, I called to wish her a happy New Year. She spoke into the phone excitedly, “Happy New Year to you and your family, Michael. Thank you for everything you’ve done for me.” I quickly said, “Thank you for everything you’ve done for me.”

Mrs. Pillar was one of my Junior 2 teachers, but she taught me so much more about life than only maths.

32.Which of the following is the correct order of what happened in the story?

a. Mrs. Pillar suffered a stroke and was in hospital. b. I fell off the stairs and had to leave school.

c. I returned to school with Mrs. Pillar’s help.  d. Mrs. Pillar got better with my help.

A. b-c-d-a     B. c-a-b-d    C. b-c-a-d    D. b-d-c-a

33.The writer asked Mrs. Pillar to show him 12 cents in the hospital in order to ______.

A. help Mrs. Pillar just as Mrs. Pillar helped him  B. play an interesting game with Mrs. Pillar

C. see whether Mrs. Pillar was getting better   D. make the nurse in the hospital feel strange

34.What is the best title for the passage?

A. A Great Teacher         B. Always Have A Dream

C. Never Give up         D. Kindness Makes Wonders(奇迹)

D

The boat arrived at a small town. Legree and his slaves(奴隶) got off. Tom and the other men walked all the way to the plantation(种植园).

They stopped in front of a house. It was large, but it looked empty and uncomfortable. The glass of some windows were broken and there were bits of wood and bones on the ground. Two staves, Sambo and Quimbo, were Legree's two main helpers on the plantation, and they arrived with dogs.

"Don't try to nun away, " said Legree to Tom and the others. "or the dogs will follow you."

"Sambo," said Legree, "take these new slaves down to the cabins(小屋)."

The slaves followed Sambo to the cabins. They were near the plantation and far from the house.

Tom's heart sank when he saw them. Each one had only one room, without any furniture. "Go into this one,'' said Sambo. "They will all be crowded(拥挤的) later."

Late in the evening the other slaves came back from the plantation, tired, hungry and dirty. They didn't even look at the new ones. They had to wait in line for their tum to cook a very poor meal. Then they all went to sleep on the floor in the cabins.

Every day, from early in the morning until late in the evening, under the hot sun, the slaves picked cotton. When they finished, Legree weighed it, and there was whipping(鞭打) for the slaves who didn't pick enough cotton. Tom learned to pick cotton quickly.

35. Which of the following is NOT right about the house in the plantation?

A. It made people feel very happy.   B. Some windows were broken.

C. Some boxes were on the ground.  D. It was far away from Tom's cabin.

36. What docs the underlined word "they'' in Paragraph 6 refer to (指代)?

A. The slaves.  B. The cabins.  C. The dogs.   D. The boxes.

37. What can we learn from the last two paragraphs?

A. Legree was very friendly to all the slaves. B. Most slaves worked for 8 hours every day.

C. Tom wasn't good at picking cotton at all.  D. The slaves on the plantation lived a hard life.

四、六选四（每小题1.5分，共6分）

Friends are wonderful sometimes. They make you laugh, they go on adventures with you and they're there for you when times are hard. But sometimes making new friends can feel really hard. Keep reading to learn some tips for making new friends so you can start building your friendship.

38______

You can join a club, go to school, or go to church, but you still won't make friends if you don't actually talk to people. Any time you talk to someone, you leave a chance at making a lasing friend. Don't worry about saying anything special - just open a conversation(对话) by saying something friendly (like "Isn't it a gorgeous day?" or "That is an awesome shirt!") and see where it goes from there!

39 ______

If you don't have a friendly and inviting appearance. people are less likely to be active to your friendship. Look at people directly in the eye when they are speaking to you and offer them a warm, friendly smile.

Try a variety of conversation staters.

Once you find a person you are interested in becoming friends with, you need to start a conversation with that person. This will help you connect with them and start forming a friendship.

40. ______

If the other person seems interested in continuing(继续) the conversation, try to keep it going by asking questions and offering a little information about yourself. It doesn't have to be anything secret or super personal. The important thing is to show that you can both listen and care about the conversation.

41. ______

This can be as simple as saying "Oh, by the way. my name is. . ." Once you introduce yourself, the other person will of course do the same.

A. Make eye contact and smile.     B. Try to make your listeners smile

C. Look for chances(机会) to talk to people.   D. Keep the conversation going with small talk.

B. Continue the conversation by sharing secrets.  F. Introduce yourself at the end of the conversation.

五、单词拼写，每空一词（每小题1分，共15分）

42. I need more food, because I feel even _________ (hungry) now

43. My mother does exercise every day, so she is  _________  (slim) than her sister.

44. The _________ (sing) father never comes to see her. We don't know why.

45. Try to finish the homework by _________ (you), Millie! Never copy(抄袭) others’.

46. For many things, we can only hope for the best, and prepare for the _________ (bad).

47. Her _________ (smile) eyes always make us feel relaxed.

48. _________ (France) is also an important language.

49. I _________ (信任) him a lot because he never lied to me  in the past.

50. Without any water or food, he will not live _________ (从头到尾) the night.

51. Could you bring the _________ (杂志) on history to school tomorrow? I need them.

52. Usually young kids can understand _________ (语言) better than their parents.

53. As an _________ (杰出的) scientist, he made a great contribution to our country.

54. Some people often show their _________ (每日的) life on WeChat.

55. We need to show our respect to _________ (英雄) like Nic Haisheng and De Fuguo.

56. Many students like _________ (物理) because they are interested in experiments.

六、动词填空（每小题1分，共8分）

57. When you feel happy, everything seems _________ (happen) faster.

58. He spent much time _________ (plan) the coming sports meeting next week.

59. When something _________ (worry) me, I went to Mary for help in the past.

60. Rose, together with classmates, _________ (chat) with Miss Zhang about the coming seven-day holiday at the moment.

61. Every Friday afternoon, we practise _________ (play) baseball.

62. He is a hard-working student. We hope he _________ (pass) the final test.

63.  --- _________ the shoes _________ (fit) you well?  --- Yes, can't be better.

64. Mother always tells me _________ (not be) lazy any more

七、综合填空（每小题1分，共10分）

阅读下列短文，根据所给单词正确形式填空或填上一个恰当的单词。

Jimmy, 1.76 meters in 65. _________ (high). is my best friend.

Jimmy is really cleverer 66. __________ anyone else in our class. Every day he always needs 67. ________ (little) time to do homework among all the students. After class, he usually 68. ________ (discuss) Maths problems with some students. When we have problems with our study, he is always willing 69. ________ (offer) us help. If he cannot solve them. he always asks the teacher for help 70. _________ (polite).

His life at school is colourful.  71. ________ lunchtime, he often chats with me about hobbies. After school, he goes to the swimming pool to practise 72. __________ he is interested in it. He wants to be one of the best 73. ___________ (swim) in China. Happily last month he 74. __________ (win) a game in our city.

八、翻译句子（每小题1.5分，共12分）

75.你真好，给我提供了帮助。

It is so _________ of you _____________________________________ .

76.他跳的比他班里其他男生都高。

He ______________________________________________ in his class.

77.这是一个多么有礼貌的男孩啊!

______________________________________________________ he is!

78.我打算给我表弟买两辆玩具卡车。

I plan  _____________________________________________________ .

79.你爸爸每天花多长时间浏览报纸?

How _______________________________________________________

80.她有足够的耐心认真倾听我的问题。

She is _____________________________________________________ .

81.在这节课快结束的时候，我们与同学们起讨论了这部电影。

 __________________ the class. we ______________________________

82.他的笑话不能让我们开心，因为他没有幽默感。

__________________________ because __________________________.

一、单项选择（每小题1分，共15分）

1-5 CDDDC  6-10 CDBDA  11-15 DCABA

二、完形填空（每小题1分，共10分）

16-20 BCABD 21-25 DABDC

三、阅读理解（每小题2分，共24分）

26-28 BCB 29-31 ADC 32-34 CAD 35-37 ABD

四、六选四（每小题1.5分，共6分）

38-41 CADF

五、单词拼写，每空一词（每小题1分，共15分）

42. hungrier

43. slimmer

44. singer's

45. yourself

46. best

47. smiling

48. French

49. trusted

50. through

51. magazines

52. languages

53. excellent

54. daily

55. heroes

56. Physics

六、动词填空（每小题1分，共8分）

57. to happen

58. planning

59. worried

60. is chatting

61. playing

62. will pass

63. Do; fit

64. not to be

七、综合填空（每小题1分，共10分）

65. height

66. than

67. the least

68. discusses

69. to offer

70. politely

71. During

72. because

73. swimmers

74. won

八、翻译句子（每小题1.5分，共12分）

75. It is so nice of you to offer me help.

76. He jumps higher than the other boys in his class.

77. What a polite boy he is!

78. I plan to buy two toy trucks for my cousin.

79. How long does your father spend looking through newspapers?

80. She is patient enough to listen to my questions carefully.

81. Near the end of the class. we discussed the film with classmates.

82. His jokes can't make us happy because he has no sense of humor.