2014--2015学年度第二学期第二次月考试卷八年级英语(考试时间:100分钟分值:100分)命题人:第一卷(选择题,共55分)一.单项填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)()1.It'sbraveofEvans_______acrossthe80-feet-wideriveralone.A.toswimmingB.swimsC.toswimD.swim()2.Millie_______somuchmoneyontheeyeoperationlastmonth.A.spentB.tookC.paidD.Cost()3.Intheearthquake,_______losttheirlives.A.twothousandspeopleB.thousandsofpeopleC.twothousandsofpeopleD.thousandofpeople()4.-I'dlikeacupofblackcoffee.Whataboutyou,Maggie?-Ilikecoffee_______sugarmuchbetter.A.thanB.forC.withD.To()5.Peoplewon'trealizetheimportanceofheath_______theyloseit.A.ifB.sinceC.untilD.after()6.-IsthatmaninaredT-shirtMrSmith?-It_______beMrSmith.HeisinLondonnow.A.musn'tB.canC.shouldn'tD.can't()7.He'llsendusamessageassoonashe_______Shanghai.A.arrivesB.toarriveinC.arrivesonD.arrivesin()8.She'snotstrongenough_______walkingupmountains.A.togoB.goingC.goD.went()9.It's_______foryoutolearnEnglishwellifyouwanttogoabroad.A.importantB.kindC.cleverD.Brave()10.Thisskirtis____long____wear.Iwanttochangeashorterone.Aso;toBtoo;toCso;thatDsuch;that()11.Youmustbeverytired.Whynot____arest?AtostoptohaveBtostophavingCstoptohaveDstophaving()12.-----Janegotan“A”inthemathstest.-----_______.Sheworksthehardestinourclass.AManyhandsmakelightworkBItneverrainsbutitpoursCDon’tputallyoureggsinonebasketDNopain,nogain()13.Ihavemanyhobbies,_______singing,dancing,playingthepianoandsoon.A.forexampleB.asanexampleC.suchforD.suchas()14.Milliemadeafewmistakesintheexam_______hercarelessness.A.becauseB.sothatC.asaresultD.becauseof()15.Withthedevelopmentofindustry,theskyinourcityisn'tas_______asbeforeA.clearerB.clearlyC.moreclearlyD.clear二.完形填空(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)Lifeisnoteasy,soI'dliketosayWhenanythinghappens,believeinyourself.WhenIwasayoungboy,Iwastoo1totalktoanyone.Myclassmatesoftenlaughedat(嘲笑)me.Iwassadbutcoulddonothing.Later,2happened,anditchangedmylife.ItwasanEnglishspeechcompetition.Mymotheraskedmeto3it.Whataterribleidea!ItmeantIhadtospeak4alltheteachersandstudentsinmyschool.Comeon,boy.Believeinyourself.Youaresureto5.ThenmotherandItalkedaboutmanydifferenttopics.AtlastI6thetopicBelieveinyourself.Itriedmybesttorememberallthespeechandpractiseditover100times.Withmymother'sgreatlove,Ididwellinthecompetition.Icouldhardly(几乎不)believemy7whenthenewscamethatIhadwonthefirstplace.lheardthecheers(赞美)8theteachersandstudents.Thoseclassmateswhooncelookeddownon(瞧不起)me,nowallsaidCongratulations!tome.Mymotherhugged(拥抱)meandcried9.10then,everythinghaschangedforme.WhenIdoanything,Itrytotellmyselftobesure.Thisistruenotonlyforapersonbutalsoforacountry.()1.A.poorB.uglyC.happyD.shy()2.A.somethingB.nothingC.anythingD.everything()3.A.meetB.takepartinC.makeD.get()4.A.toB.withC.beforeD.among()5.A.winB.loseC.beatD.pass()6.A.reachedB.broughtC.choseD.thought()7.A.speechB.resultC.earsD.eyes()8.A.ofB.fromC.toD.for'()9.A.excitinglyB.excitingC.excitedlyD.excited()10.A.SinceB.ExceptC.FromD.Before三.阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)(A)InmanyEnglishhomespeopleeatfourmealsaday:breakfast,lunch,teaanddinner.Peoplehavebreakfastatanytimefromseventonineinthemorning.Theyeatporridge,eggsorbread.Englishpeopledrinkteaorcoffeeatbreakfast.Lunchcomesatoneo'clock.Afternoonteaisfromfourtofiveintheafternoonanddinnerisabouthalfpastseven.Firsttheyhavesoups,andthentheyhavemeatorfishwithvegetables.Afterthattheyeatsomeotherthings,likebananas,applesororanges.ButnotallEnglishpeopleeatlikethat.Someofthemhavetheirdinnerinthemiddleoftheday.Theirmealsarebreakfast,dinner,teaandsupperandallthesemealsareverynecessary.()1.ManyEnglishpeoplehave___________mealsaday.A.twoB.threeC.fourD.threeorfour()2.Peoplemayhave___________fortheirbreakfast.A.teaandeggsB.porridge,eggs,bread,teaorcoffeeC.teaandcoffeeD.breadandeggs()3.Peoplehavelunchat___________.A.anytimeB.nineC.fiveD.one()4.Peopledon'thave_____________fortheirdinner.A.porridgeB.bananasandapplesC.somesoupandmeatD.meatandfish()5.InmanyEnglishhomesdinnercomes______________.A.atoneo'clockB.abouthalfpastsevenC.atnoonD.atnight(B)Youwanttorunacrossthestreettocatchthebuswhichisleavingsoon?Butwait!You'dbetternot.Ifapolicemanseesyou,you'llhavetopayafine(罚款).Newtrafficlaws(交通法)saythatifpeoplecrossthestreetwhenthelightisred,theycanbefinedasmuchas50yuan.Trafficaccidentskilledmorethan104,000peopleinChinalastyear.Chinesecitieshavemorecarsthanever.Driversandpedestrians(行人)mustworktogethertomakethestreetssafer.Thelawhasnewrulesfordriversandpedestrians.Drivershavetoslowdownwhentheyareclosetocrosswalks.Ifpeopleareinacrosswalk,carsmuststoptoletthempass.Therearerulesforbusdrivers,too.Ifbusdriverssmoke,drinkormakephonecallswhiledriving,theycanbefined.Busesthatcarrytoomanypeoplearealsoagainstthelaw.Pedestrianswillhavetowalkmoresafelyunderthenewlaw.Theymustcrossstreetsatcrosswalks.Also,theyshouldn'tclimboverthefences(栅栏)alongstreets.Doyoubiketoschool?It'snotagoodideatocarryclassmatesontheback.Youcouldbefined50yuan.Andstayinthebikelane(自行车车道)whenyou'reriding.Thebigroadsareforcarsandbuses.Doyouliketorideyouruncle'smotorbike?Whenyouputonyourhelmet(头盔),askhimtoputoneon.too.Peopleonmotorbikesmustwearhelmets,thenewlawsays.Iftheyd