江苏省扬中市2017-2018学年八年级英语上学期第一次月考试题
八年级英语第一次阶段练习调研试卷
试卷分值：100分考试时间：90分钟
一、听力（本题共20小题，每小题1分，计20分）
（一）听对话回答问题: 本部分共有10道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话听两遍。在听每段对对话前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读题目；听完后，你还有5秒钟时间在试卷上圈出你认为最合适的备选答案。在听到“嘀”的信号后，进入下一小题。
1. Where does the woman work?
2. What is Tony doing?
3. What did the woman leave at home?
4. What does the man have to catch?
5. What is wrong with the woman?
A. She feels sick.
B. She cannot sleep well.
C. Her stomach hurts.
6. What is the woman?
A. She’s a doctor.
B. She’s a teacher
C. She’s a salesgirl
7. How will the man go to work?
A. By bike.
B. On foot.
C. By bus.
8. What colour is May’s hat?
A．Red． B．Orange. C．Black．
9. What does the woman want to drink?
A. Tea.
B. Water.
C. Milk.
10. What time will the next bus leave for Nanjing?
A. At 8:10.
B. At 8:40.
C. At 8:50.
（二）听对话和短文回答问题: 你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，各听两遍。在听每段对对话或短文前，你将有时间阅读相关小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题你仍有5秒钟时间在试卷上圈出你认为最合适的备选答案。
听一段对话短文，回答第11-12小题。
11．What jobs does the woman think women can do？
A．Teachers． B．Doctors． C．All kinds of jobs．12．What does the woman think about women？
A．Stronger. B．More careful． C．Better.
听第一篇短文，回答第13-15小题。
13. A. modest B. smart C. generous
14. A. forget B. explain C. understand
15. A. singing B. writing C. teaching
听第二篇短文，回答16—20小题。答题完毕，将答案填写在答题纸上。
16. Where will they go?
A. China.
B. A park.
C. A town.
17. How long will it take them to go there?
A. 3 hours.
B. More than 4 hours.
C. Less than 4 hours.
18. What will they have for lunch?
A. Bread and water.
B. Apples.
C. Both A and B.
19. What’s the speaker’s mobile phone number?
A. 137********
B. 139********
C. 137********
20. What can they do after lunch?
A. Go shopping.
B. Go camping.
C. Go boating.
二、单项选择（本题共15小题，每小题1分，计15分）
( ) 1. What_______ honest boy! And he is_______ best student of all.
A. a; a
B. an; the
C. a; the
D. the; the
( ) 2. —I’m tired these days because of studying for the test.
—Why not _____ music? It can make you _____.
A. listen to, relaxing
B.to listen to, to relax
C. listening to, relax
D. listen to, relax
( ) 3. My best friend Jack looks happy, and he always ___ a smile ___ his face.
A. wear; on
B. put; in
C. wears; on
D. wears; in
( ) 4.—What do you think of his teaching?
—Oh, no one teaches ______.
A. good
B. well
C. better
D. best
( ) 5. Shanghai is bigger than ______ in Jiangsu and bigger than ______ in China.
A.any city, any city
B. any city, any other city
C. any other city, the other cities
D. any other city, any city
( ) 6. - What’s your best friend Bob like? - ________
A. He is fine. Thank you.
B. He is a doctor.
C. He likes watching TV.
D. He is generous and helpful.
( ) 7. My friend loves playing softball. She ____ two hours ___ every day.
A. spends, practising playing
B. spends, practising play
C. spend, to practise playing
D. spending, practise playing
( ) 8. In the exam, he made ________mistakes and scored _______points.
A. the least, the most
B. the fewest, the most
C. the fewest, the fewest
D. the most, the most
( ) 9. People in the UK say “lift” while people in the USA say“”.
A. elevator
B.rubber
C. truck
D. soccer
( ) 10. –Mum, can I have something________?
–Oh, dear. You can only drink some water. There is ______ in the kitchen.
A. to drink; nothing else
B. drinking; something else
C. to eat; something else
D. eating; nothing else
( ) 11. He always looks _____. Now he is looking ____ at his new drawing.
A. happy, happy
B. happy, happily
C. happily, happily
D. happily, happy
( ) 12. In our school library there _____ a number of books and the number of them ______ growing larger and larger.
A. is, are
B. has, is
C. are, is
D. have, has
( ) 13. You know them ______. Who is smarter?
A. all
B. both
C. none
D. one
( ) 14. Here is the book. First _____ it and then tell me what you think of it.
A. look into
B. look up
C. look through
D. look out
( ) 15. The students have problems ______ the top of the mountain.
A. getting to
B. get to
C. with
D. in arriving
三、完形填空（本题共10小题，每小题1分，计10分）
Several days ago, some students from the US visited our school. When we talked, I found __1__ differences in school life between the US and China. For example, each class __2__fifty minutes in the US. It is a little__3_than that in China. We usually have forty-five minutes in each class. Another difference is that they have less break time between__4__. Besides, although most schools in both countries finish their__5__classes at 12 o’clock, the students in the US only have _6__break, so
they need to eat lunch quickly. Their afternoon classes begin at 1:00 pm and school is over at __7__ 3:00 pm. Then they take part in club activities or play sports. Many Chinese students don’t work during their high school years, __8__ the US students like to find a part-time job(兼职) in their free time. They don’t have a dream job in mind. They think __9__ is no difference between jobs. Working is a useful experience for them and they make money at the same time. Some of them even take one-year full-time jobs__10__they leave high school and then go to college. ( ) 1. A. a little B. little C. a few D. few
( ) 2. A. has B. finishes C. starts D. stays
( ) 3. A. shorter B. longer C. earlier D. later
( ) 4. A. schools B. classes C. meals D. students
( ) 5. A. day B. night C. morning D. afternoon
( ) 6. A. a one hour B. an one hour C. an-one-hour D. a one-hour
( ) 7. A. after B. before C. during D. about
( ) 8. A. although B. when C. but D. and
( ) 9. A. it B. there C. that D. this
( ) 10. A. after B. with C. when D. during
四、阅读理解（本题共15小题，每小题1分，计15分）
A
( ) 1. If you want to go out for lunch on Sunday, you can call _______.
A. 8338-6223 or 8333-8989
B. 8767-9690 or 8338-6223
C. 8333-8989 or 8787-2738
D. 8787-2738 or 8767-9690
( ) 2. If you want to buy a new dress, you can go to _____.
A. 69 Hong Kong Road
B. 368 East Huanshi Road
C. 530 Shanghai Road
D. 635 Grand Road
( ) 3. ____isn't open for two and a half hours in the afternoon on weekdays.
A. Full Hotel
B. Hongnan Restaurant
C. History Museum
D. Baihe Shopping Center
( ) 4. On Sunday morning, the coffee shop in Full Hotel doesn't open until _____.
A. 6:30 am
B. 7:00 am
C. 7:30 am
D. 8:00 am
( ) 5. You can know _____ when you visit History Museum.
A.the history of South China
B. the history of Guangdong's native people
C. the history of Shanghai
D. the history of Hong Kong
B
A man died and left his son a lot of money. But the son was a foolish young man, and he quickly spent all the money, so that soon he had nothing left. Of course, when that happened, all his friends left him. When he was quite poor and alone, he went to see a kind, clever old man. The old man often helped people when they have trouble.