广东省肇庆市颂德学校2023-2024学年八年级上学期第一次月考英语试题

         2023—2024学年第一学期八年级英语月考试卷

一、语法选择(本大题有10小题,每小题2分,共20分)

阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,从A、 B、C和D项中选出最佳选项,并将其字母编号填写在题号前的括号内。

One day, when a successful businessman opened   1   door of his car, a dog was sleeping under his car suddenly came out and bit(咬)his leg! He threw a stone at the dog,but he was not able to hit it. 　2　 angry he was! 

　3　 he arrived at his office, the businessman called a meeting of the workers.He took out his anger on them.Slowly, the businessman’s anger spread(传播)through the company. 

The businessman was still angry after 　4　 home.His wife asked him, “Why are you so late today?” The man shouted, “I didn’t go to the office to play soccer.I went to work. 　5　 don’t ask such stupid questions!” 

His wife was troubled about being shouted at for no reason.Their son was watching TV and the wife 　6　 her anger on their son.“This is all you do.You are not 　7　 in studying at all! Turn off the TV now!” she shouted. 

The son became angry, too.He walked out of his house and saw a dog passing by.He picked up a stone and threw 　8　 at the dog angrily.The dog ran away, barking in pain. 

Sometimes, when we are angry about something, we might take out our anger 　9　 others.We should learn 　10　 our anger. 

(　　)1.A.a　                 B.an　            C.the　           D./

(　　)2.A.What　             B.How　             C.What an　       D.How an

(　　)3.A. As soon as　         B.As long as　     C.Before　       D.Because

(　　)4.A.get　             B.getting　         C.got　           D.gets

(　　)5.A.But　             B.So　             C.Because　       D.Though

(　　)6.A.turn　            B.turns　             C.turned　       D.is turning

(　　)7.A.interested　         B.interesting　     C.interest　       D.interests

(　　)8.A.its　             B.it’s　             C.it　           D.itself

(　　)9.A.on　             B.in　             C.of　           D.for

(　　)10.A.control             B.controlling         C.to control       D.to controlling

二、完形填空(本大题有10小题,每小题2分,共20分)

通读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后在每小题所给的四个选项中,选出一个最佳答案,并将其字母编号填写在题号前的括号内。

A girl became a volunteer in Deathbed Care Program.It meant visiting and taking care of a dying patient(病人).The girl’s duty was to 　11　 an old man with cancer(癌症).He was rich but he had 　12　 visitors because his children lived abroad. 

Every Saturday the girl came on time to talk with him and read newspapers for him.To the doctor’s surprise, the old man cheered up a little and shouted at others 　13　.But the doctor was a little 　14　 with the girl, because each time the old man would give her some money, the girl would take it 　15　 she also came from a rich family. 

Several months later, the old man died in peace.The girl was very sad when she learned about his 　16　.Then she handed $500 to the doctor, saying, “Please give 　17　 to his children.The old man thought I came to do the job because I was 　18　.He gave me money to continue my schooling.But I only took the money to make him happy.” 

Now the doctor　19　.In the last period of his life, the old man found it a real 　20　 to be able to help a girl badly in need.The old man passed away with happiness, the doctor thought. 

(　　)11.A.care for　      B.look for　      C.wait for　      D.go for

(　　)12.A.a few　      B.a little　      C.few　          D.little

(　　)13.A.more　          B.less　         C.better　      D.worse

(　　)14.A.angry　       B.happy　      C.strict　      D.patient

(　　)15.A.because　      B.when　      C.if　          D.although

(　　)16.A.death　      B.kindness　     C.journey　      D.spirit

(　　)17.A.them　         B.him　          C.it　          D.me

(　　)18.A.kind　          B.excited　      C.lonely　      D.poor

(　　)19.A.noticed　      B.understood　  C.changed　      D.hurt

(　　)20.A.difficulty　      B.risk　          C.joy　          D.rest

三、阅读理解(本大题有15小题,每小题3分,共45分)

阅读A、B两篇短文,从每小题所给的四个选项中,选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案,并将其字母编号填写在题号前的括号内。

A

More and more people join us to be volunteers to help others.Here are some of their working experiences they’d like to share.

(　　)21.Mabel volunteered her time to help kids for ____________days. 

A.9        B.10          C.11          D.12

(　　)22.___________ volunteered some time to help the old people. 

A.Mabel        B.Nelly     C.David    D.James

(　　)23.David was tired but happy because he 　　　　. 

A.worked every Sunday         B.picked up the rubbish in the streets

C.put the books in order     D.helped make the park cleaner and greener

(　　)24.James’s hobby is _____________. 

A.running   B.swimming  C.traveling   D.reading

(　　)25.Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A.Two volunteers worked in August. 

B.Old people need a lot of care.

C.All the activities are in the summer vacation. 

D.All of the volunteers are of the same age.

                                        B

Jake Olson, a 12-year-old boy, loves his favorite football team, Trojans.But in September, he got the bad news that before long, he would never watch a football game again or anything else.

When he was a baby, Jake had cancer(癌症)and lost his left eye, and he had to see the world with his right eye.Now he knew that the cancer went to his right eye, and he would lose it, too.And there was just one thing he wanted to do before he could see nothing:go to see another Trojan’s game.

When Pete Carroll, the Trojan’s coach(教练), heard of Jake’s wish, he decided to invite him to hang out with the players.Jake stayed with the players soon.He enjoyed their games and talked with them a lot.In fact, he almost became part of the team.He sat next to Pete Carroll on the bench when the players were playing games on the field.

When Jake woke up hours later after the operation in the hospital, he heard the voice of his parents and the players.He was no longer afraid of losing his eye.

“When I got home, I really didn’t feel sorry,” he said.“Now I can live on happily without my eyes.”

(　　)26.Jake lost his left eye when he was______________ . 

A.12 years old　     B.a baby      C.playing football　 D.waking up one day

(　　)27.Jack would lose his right eye because of ___________. 

A.cancer　 B.a football team　  C.a coach　 D.a game

(　　)28.Jake did many things when he stayed with the team EXCEPT(除了)_______. 

A.watching their games       B.hanging out with the players

C.eating dinner together       D.talking with them

(　　)29.The underlined word “operation” here means _________in Chinese. 

A.睡眠　 B.麻烦　 C.意外　 D.手术

(　　)30.What’s the best title of this passage?

A.Sports and Health 

B.A Boy with Cancer

C.A Boy and a Baseball Team 

D.Love is Everywhere

                                C

四．完成句子，词数不限。(本大题有3小题,每小题5分,共15分)

36. 我们必须想出新的办法解决这个问题。

We have to ________________________ new ways to solve the problem.

37.今天早上下雨，所以我们推迟了运动会。

It was rainy this morning, so we________________ our sports meeting.

38.我们不能一直依靠我们的父母。

We can't____________ our parents all the time.

参考答案：

1—5    CBABB

6—10   CACAC

11—15  ACBAD

16—20  ACDBC

21—25  CBDDD

26—30  BACDD

31—35  GEABC

36. come up with/ think up  37.put off   38.depend on