2019-2020学年上海浦东模范八上英语一次月考试卷

Part 2  Vocabulary and Grammar

Ⅴ. Choose the best answer

31. In the United States, Father’s Day is on ______ third Sunday in June.

A. a            B. an            C. the            D. /

32. I heard my neighbor ______ in his flat.

A. argue        B. arguing        C. argument       D. to argue

33. It is no doubt that Liu Xiang is ______ favourite star.

A. us           B. we           C. our            D. ours

34. When the ferry arrived, people ______.

A. hurried aboard   B. hurry aboard   C. hurried to abroad   D. hurries abroad

35. Five ______ students from different schools took part in the English contest last Saturday.

A. hundred of     B. hundred      C. hundreds of      D. hundreds

36. Many experts think pigs are ______ to train than dogs or cats.

A. easier         B. much easy         C. more easily       D. too easy

37. You ______ to tell him the news. It will make him sad.

A. needn’t       B. shouldn’t          C. couldn’t         D. don’t need

38. You have been to Beijing. How long ______ you ______ there.

A. did ... stay      B. have ... stayed      C. do ... stay      D. will ... stay

39. Today Chinese ______ more and more people all over the world.

A. was spoken     B. is spoken       C. spoke      D. speak

40. Mother often tells Tom ______ top much time playing video games.

A. not to spend    B. to not spend     C. don’t spend    D. doesn’t spend

41. Mrs. Smith found the toys here and there, so she asked her son to ______is toys before having dinner

A. put off        B. give away       C. put away      D. give out

42. A: When did it begin to snow? B: It started ______ the night.

A. during       B. by           C. from          D. at

43. I haven’t got an armchair ______. Will you make room for me?

A. To sit       B. to sit in       C. for sitting      D. sitting on

44. Children, will you finish ______ the classroom before 5:00 p.m.?

A. clean       B. to clean       C. cleaned        D. cleaning

45. I don’t know if he ______ tomorrow.

A. Will come    B. comes       C. came        D. has come

46. Get up early and do exercise every day, ______ you won’t have a strong body.

A. but          B. for          C. and           D. or

47. They usually have lunch at school, ______.

A. haven’t they    B. do they      C. don’t they     D. have they

48. A: Have you heard from Jim? B: No, I haven’t. The underlined part means “______”.

A. Heard of the letter    B. received a letter from   

C. written a letter from   D. heard about

50. A: Would you mind repairing the MP3 player for me?

   B: ______.

A. Never mind      B. Don’t worry     C. Not at all      D. I’m glad you like it

Ⅵ. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each one can only be used once.

        Jane Goodall is famous woman scientist, who __51__ chimpanzees（黑猩猩）in Africa for many years. Her research helps people understand how much they behave __52__ humans. Nobody before has fully understood chimpanzees’ behavior. Jane spent many years observing and __53__ their daily activities. She did not study at a university but she worked with animals in their __54__ environment. When he arrived at Gombe（贡贝在尼日利亚）in 1960, it was usually for a woman to live in the forest. Only after her mother came to help her for the first months, was she allowed to begin her project. At first, Jane could not get close to the chimpanzees of Gombe, but little by little she was able to move closer to the chimpanzees and watch them __55__ with binoculars（望远镜）. Finally, Jane __56__ very close to the chimpanzees at Gombe. Jane’s patience and trust won them over, and she enjoyed a degree of acceptance（接受度）that was hardly dreamed possible. She sat among the chimpanzees, and they would greet her as they __57__ each other with a touch or a kiss.

       Her work has changed __58__ people think about chimpanzees, and she has been helping the rest of the world understand and respect the life of these animals. Perhaps most significantly, Jane’s work has opened a window into the world of chimpanzees for a public with a strong curiosity（好奇心）, and it has proved more successful than anyone has ever imagined.

51. ______  52. ______  53. ______  54. ______  55. ______  56. ______

57. ______  58. ______

Ⅶ. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms

59. Mr. White lives on the ______ floor in that building. (five)

60. it’s too late for school, you have to leave ______. (hurry)

61. Tom will study still ______ next term. (hard)

62. china has ______ in launching its first satellite.(success)

63. The plane landed ______ at least after flying in the storm for about one hour. (safe)

64. It was ______ for him to go to school late because he is always the first one to arrive.(usual)

65. Not everyone enjoys fast food. Jack is the one who ______ hamburgers.(like)

66. he finally ______ the importance of being honest. (real)

Ⅷ. Rewrite the following sentences as required.

67. Lily had a good time during her stay in Beijing.（改为否定句）

   Lily ______ ______ a good time during her stay in Beijing.

68. We have a class meeting once a week.（对划线部分提问）

   ______ ______ do you have a class meeting？

69. Many countries make laws to stop smoking in public.（改为被动语态）

   Laws ______ ______ by many countries to stop smoking in public.

70. The river pollution is serious in our country today.（改为感叹句）

   ______ ______ the river pollution is in our country today!

71. Robert is so short that he can’t yet reach the pears on the table.（改为简单句）

   Robert isn’t ______ ______ to reach the pears on the table.

72. Bill stayed up until he finished writing the letter at 11:45 last night.（保持原句意思）

   Bill ______ go to sleep ______ he finished writing the letter at 11:45 last night.

Part 3   Reading and Writing

Ⅸ. Reading Comprehension

A. Choose the best answer

        Traditionally, the President is the highest-pad public employee. A salary of $ 400,000, along with other benefits, is paid to the President annually. But President Obama’s income for 2008 was far more than that, according to the White House.

        The White House recently published the tax returns（纳税申报单）pf Pba, a and Vice-president Joe Biden. Tax returns are reports of tax that a person has to pay. They often include income information used to calculate the tax. In the US, people whose incomes are over a certain amount have to file tax returns（纳税申报）every year. The tax returns of government officials are open to the public. This transparency helps to prevent corruption（腐败）.

        From Obama’s tax returns, we can see that the President and first lady President’s two books Dreams From My Father and The Audacity of Hope（《无畏的梦想》）. The two books, published in 1995 and 2006, are very popular and have been on the bestseller（畅销书）list for a long time.

        The Obama’s income is down from 2007, when they made $ 4.2 million. However, that is still far more than former US President George Bush earned, who reported a total of $ 719,274 for his final year. The Obama’s income also greatly exceeded（超出）that of Biden, who reported a family income of $ 2269,256. That’s about a tenth of what the Obama’s earned. As Vice-president, Biden earns a salary of $ 220,000. US families earn an average income of about $50,000.

        The Obama’s tax returns also show that together, the President and his wife paid about $ 933,000 in taxes. They gave $172,050 -- nearly 6.5 percent of their earnings -- to different charity groups. In the US, if a person gives his money to churches and non-profit（非盈利）organizations, the law reduces his or her taxes. This is one reason why rich people in the US like to give money to charity.

74. ______ had the highest income in 2008.

A. Obama         B. Biden          C. Bush           D. George

75. How much did Obama and his wife earn in 2008?

A. $ 400,000       B. $2,660,000      C. $4,200,000      D. $719,274

76. In the US, which people have to file tax returns?

A. Everybody     B. Wealthy people      C. Government officials  

D. People whose incomes are over a certain amount.

77. The Obamas have given ______ percent of their earning to charity.

A. 10            B. 6.5             C. 9.7            D. 4.3

78. Why should the tax returns of government officials be open to the public?

A. Because it can help to prevent corruption

B. Because it can make government officials well-known to the public.

C. Because it can help government officials to get more money.

D. Because the government wants them to pay more taxes to the public.

79., According to the law, if a rich man gives his money the charity.______.

A, he will be praised by the people

B. he will pay fewer taxes

C. he will be free of taxes.

D. he will get some extra money from the government.

B. Choose the words or expressions to complete the passage.

       For many years the United States and the other countries used gold and silver as money. Paper money was used to stand for the holdings（储备）of both gold and silver. The value of silver was limited to that of gold. Fifteen ounces（盎司）of silver had the same value of one ounce of gold. These values did not change until after 1860 when mines（银矿）in the west of the United States began to __80__ large amounts of silver. This extra amount of silver caused the price of silver to __81__. Then fifteen ounces of silver would no longer buy one ounce of gold. In 1871 Germany declared（宣布）that it would not support is paper money with silver any more. Instead, it would used only god. Other countries of Europe quickly __82__ the same. The United States passed a law in 1973 that prevented the government form using silver as money. Western silver producers protested（抗议）loudly and put much pressure on the __83__ makers. Five years later a new law was __84__. It said that the government must buy four and half million ounces of silver each month. The new law increased the amount of silver money. The country had two kinds of quite different views on the issue（发行）silver money. Businessmen, bankers and other rich men wanted to __85__ the use of silver money because it made the dollar less valuable. But farmers, laborers and the others who owned the money not only wanted silver money but also wanted an unlimited supply of it.

80. A. produce        B. find         C. search         D. dig

81. A. rise           B. lift           C. fall           D. set

82. A. did           B. took          C. made          D. acted

83. A. law           B. money        C. gold          D. silver

84. A. refused        B. accepted      C. planned        D. passed

85. A. end           B. continue      C. protect         D. allow

C. Read the passage and fill the blanks with proper words

        The Empire State Building（帝国大厦）has held a special place in the hearts of Americans since it was completed in 1931. It reaches more than 443 metres into the sky. For more than forty years, it was the t__86__ building in the world.

        It has one hundred and three levels and six thousand five hundred window. Visitors can ride in one of seventy-three elevators that take them from the b__87__ to very near the top of the building. Some of these elevators are very fast, reaching the eightieth floor in only forty-five seconds.

        The heads of government of almost every n__88__ in the world have visited the Empire State Building. These important people are just a few of million who have ridden to the observation area near the top of the building each year. From there, visitors can see almost all of New York City. They can see the view a___89__ the Hudson River into the state of New Jersey. They can see ships in the East River.

       Even if you have never visited New York, there is a good chance for you to see the Empire State Building. It has been photographed s__90__ times. It has even played parts in moves. One is about a huge ape（猿）that escapes and climbs to the top of the building. The movie is “King Kong”（金刚）. It was made in 1933. The Empire State Building also appeared in the love story “An affair to Remember”（金玉盟）. Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr play a man and a woman who meet and fall in love on ship. They are looking at the New York City skyline from the ship when they plan a future meeting.

       More recently, in “Sleepless in Seattle（西雅图未眠夜）”, two people in love agree to meet at the Observation Deck on Valentine’s Day（情人节）. B__91__ do arrive, but one is a little later. They almost m__92__ each other.

       In the early nineteen seventies, the Empire State Building lost its place as the tallest building in New York. People in the city then had the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center to look up to. Tragically that all changed on the morning of September 11, 2001. Terrorists hijacked（劫持）passenger airplanes into the Twin Towers and destroyed them. the Empire State Building again has become the city’s tallest building.

D. Answer the questions

        I’ve always wanted to try rock climbing, but never had time or money for it. But I’ve discovered a way to experience the thrill（兴奋、紧张）of climbing rock. Indoor climbing is an easy and exciting way to get a taste of rock climbing. And it is also much cheaper and safer! Indoor climbers don’t climb on real rock, but on a plastic wall. You can probably find a climbing wall near you. Many gyms, schools and camps have one.

         You can climb in doors at any time of the year, no matter how the whether is. It is usually not expensive. Most gyms provide the equipment you need. The convenience of indoor climbing is one reason why it has become so popular. But the main reason people climb is for rush（刺激感）they get. When I stand at the roof of the wall and look up, I’m always scared, but once I start climbing, fear changes to determination. With my heart pounding（心剧烈跳动）, I reach the top and look down. I can’t stop grinning. I did it!

         Indoor climbing is a great workout（锻炼）. Climbing uses muscles（肌肉）that are hard to exercise, especially those in the shoulders, arms, chest and back. Many people say climbing makes exercise fun. Most gyms have several climbing walls with various degrees of difficulty. The easier ones are like climbing a ladder. The difficult ones bulge out（凸出）in places so that climbers must sometimes climb parallel（平行的）with the floor.

        Although gym climbing is easier and safer than real rock climbing, you should still be careful. always climb with a partner. As you climb, your partner pulls you climbing rope through something called a belav device（绳索控制器）. The belay catches you if you slip. But make sure your partner knows how to use this equipment. And if you are a first-time climber, get some instruction before you begin.

93. Is indoor climbing cheaper and safer than real rock climbing?

94. On what do indoor climbers climb?

95. what are the reasons that make the indoor climbing so popular?

96. Who should always be with you when you climb?

97. What does your partner do as you climb?

98. Which do you think sounds more fun, rock climbing or indoor climbing?Why?

Ⅹ. Writing

99. Writing a passage of at least 60 words on the topic “What Do You Think of Owing a Private Car?”（以“你多拥有私家车的看法”为题，写不少于60个词的短文）

（注意：短文中不得出现考生的姓名，校名以及其他相关信息，否则不予评分）

Use the following points as a reference.

1. What is the advantage of owing a private car?

2. What is the disadvantage of owing a private car?

3. What’s your opinion?

KEYS:

31-35 CBCAB 

36-40 ADABA

41-45 CABDA

46-49DCBC

51. D  52. G  53. F  54. C  55. H  56. B  57. I  58. A

59. fifth   60. hurriedly  61. harder  62. succeeded  63. safely

64. unusual  65. dislikes  66. realized 

67. didn’t have  68. How often  69. are made  70.How serious  71. tall enough 

74. A  75. D 76. D  77. B  78. A  79. B

80. A  81. C  82. A  83. A  84. D  85. A

86. tallest  87. bottom  88. nation  89. above  90. several  91. Both   92. miss

93. Yes, it is .

94. On a plastic wall

95. It’s convenient and people can get

96. A partner

97. He/ She pulls my climbing rope through something called a belay device.

98. I think indoor climbing sounds more fun. Because it’s much safer than rock climbing and I can also get  some instruction.