2014-2015学年福建仙游竹庄初级中学八年级上第二次月考英语试卷（解析版）

—Could you _______ me your bike, please?

—Sorry, I’m using it. You can _______　　 Jack’s.

A. borrow; lent

B. borrowed; lend

C. lend ;borrow

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---Can you play _______ violin?

----No, I can’t. But I can play_______ soccer.

A. the; the　　 B. /; the　　 C. the; /

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After hard work, he felt _______ tired to walk.

A. so　　　　 B. to　　　　 C. too

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—I was at the cinema at nine o’clock yesterday evening. What about you?

—I _______ TV at home.

A. am watching

B. was watching

C. will watch

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There isn’t _______ in the newspaper. It’s boring.

A. something interesting

B. nothing interesting

C. anything interesting

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—_______ do you think of the story?

—Just so-so.

A. What　　　　 B. How　　　　 C. Which

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He was always late for class. So Miss Wang was angry _______ him.

A .as　　　　 B. for　　　　 C. with

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Michael is fond of _______, but I prefer _______.

A. travel; read

B. travelling; reading

C. to travel; to read

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—Whose book is it?

— It_______ be Jim’s. Look!　 His name is on it.

A. may　　　　 B. can　　　　　 C. must

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_______ coins is my hobby, because they are interesting. And I like them very much.

A. Collect　 B. To collect　　 C. Collecting

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Mr. Zhang　 _______ ride to work, but now he walks to work.

A. is used to　　　　 B. used to　　　　 C. uses to

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She has _______ daughter.

A. a 8 years old

B. an 8-years-old

C. an 8-year-old

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_______ good news! We will visit the Great Wall tomorrow.

A. What a　　　　 B. What　　　　　　 C. How

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The students were singing an English song _______ Mr. Xiang came in the classroom.

A. after　　　　 B. before　　　　 C. when

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—I think classical music is pleasant.

—_______ I think it’s boring.

A.I agree.

B.I think so.

C.I don’t agree.

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补全对话，从方框内所给的选项中选出正确的句子完成对话。（10分）

A:Hi, Jim. How was your weekend?

B:Wonderful. 　 1.　　　

A:Not bad. I phoned you at five o’clock yesterday afternoon. 　 2.　　　

B:I was playing ping-pong with my friend at that time. 　 3.　　　

A:I was chatting with my friends on the Internet. We talked a lot about the ways of learning English.

B:Sounds great!

A:Yes. I phoned you and wanted you to join us.

B:4.　　　 What did they say about that?

A:One of my friends thinks: first we should practice listening English a lot. Then you

speak it out.

B:I quite agree. Please let me know next time.

A: 5.　　　 Bye!

B:Bye-bye!

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U2 is the name of a band from Dublin, Ireland. It is one of the most famous rock bands in　 the world. In the fall of 1978, a 17-year-old high school student, Larry Mullen, looked for some musicians to form a band. At last, he found another 3 boys and they set up a band. The four

boys named their band U2.

They did lots of traveling and gave concerts in many countries. More and more people got to know them and love their music. Their won several Grammies and became famous in the 1980s.

The four members are still close friends after many years and they continue to make music.

People all over the world still enjoy their music very much.

根据短文内容完成句表格。

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完形填空。（10分）

Beethoven was one of the greatest composers (作曲家) in the world. He was born _____Germany in 1770. Even as a child，Beethoven did not have a ____life. His father was a singer, but he was very lazy and always drank a lot. When Beethoven was only four, his father decided to make him a _____. So Beethoven had to play _____. He learned very fast and he could go around and give a_____ when he was only eleven. A few years later Beethoven went to Vienna to study under Haydn, a famous Austrian composer. Soon he could write a lot of music himself. Beethoven was often _____in his life. After one illness, he became deaf（耳聋的）. He couldn't ____any more. This didn't stop Beethoven. He continued _____many pieces of beautiful music. To everyone's ______，Beethoven wrote his most beautiful pieces such as Destiny(命运交响乐) after he became deaf. He died at the age of ____in 1827.

1.A. at　　　　　　　　　 B. in　　　　　　　　　 C. on　　　　　　　 D. of

2.A. happy　　　　　　 B. unhappy　　　　 C. sad　　　　　　　　　　　 D. lovely

3.A. doctor　　　　　　 B. teacher　　　　 C. musician　　　　 D. writer

4.A. a music　　　　 B. music　　　　　　 C. the music　　　 D. the musics

5.A. concert　　　　 B. talk　　　　　　　　 C. lesson　　　　　　 D. music

6.A. fine　　　　　　　　 B. strong　　　　　　 C. ill　　　　　　　　　 D. nice

7.A. hear　　　　　　　 B. see　　　　　　　　 C. read　　　　　　　　 D. writer

8.A. write　　　　　　　 B. to write　　　　 C. to writing　　　　 D. writes

9.A.difference　　　 B. surprise　　　　　 C. health　　　　　　 D. interest

10.A. 47　　　　　　　　　　 B. 67　　　　　　　　　 C. 37　　　　　　　　　　 D. 57

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I’m Sam. My hobby is playing chess（棋）—one of the greatest games in the world. My mom taught me how to play when I was 7. She beat(打败) me every time for the first year. But then on my eighth birthday, I won for the first time. I nearly always beat her from then on.

It takes about a day to learn the rules(规则). But if you want to be good, you have to practice for years. You don’t need much to play chess—just a chess set(棋具) and someone to play with.

Chess sets can be quite cheap, or very expensive. Some people collect chess sets as a hobby, but some prefer playing.

There is a chess club in our school, and we meet every week to play with each other. I’m the best player in the club, and the captain of the school chess team. This year we won the All English Schools’ Championship(锦标赛), and I had to go up on stage(台子) in front of the whole school to collect the trophy(奖品).

I’m saving up my money to buy a chess computer. It’s very expensive, but very good for practice. In that way, I’ll always have someone to play with. One day I will be the world chess champion(冠军).

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

1.Sam’s mom_______ beats him at chess.

A. never　 　 B. always

C. usually　 D. sometimes

2.You have to spend________ money on a chess set.

A. lots of　 B.　 little　 C. much　　 D.some

3.Sam’s school has a very good ______ team.

A. chess　 　　　　 B. soccer

C. basketball　　 D. pingpong

4.Sam is the _______ of the school chess team

A. teacher　 B.　 owner　 C. captain　 D. worker

5.Sam has got ___________.

A. a chess computer 　 B. a chess club

C. a chess set(棋具)　 D.Both A and B

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根据提供的材料，选出正确的答案。

1.What can’t you learn there?

A. guitar　　　　　 　　　　 B. violin

C. piano　　　　　　　　　　 D. dancing.

2. Betty wants to learn to play the piano. How much should she pay for a week?

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

3.Mike is in the guitar lesson. How often does he go to the club?

A. once a week　 　　 　 B. twice a week

C.once a month　　　　 D. twice a month

4. You can learn for_______ hour(s) every week.

A. one.　　　　　　 　　　 B. two

C. one and a half　　　 D. two and a half

5.You can go there only on________

A. Monday　　　　 B. Tuesday

C.Saturday　　　 D.Sunday

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A hobby is not a job or a school subject. A hobby is something you enjoy doing in your spare time. It’s not something you need to do. It’s just fun. Some people make model ships, keep pets, plant flowers, play computer games or chat on the Internet. Some paint pictures or dance to music. Some collect everything from stamps to seashells (海贝壳) ... People take up hobbies because they think these activities can bring them many things like happiness, friendship and knowledge. Anyone, rich or poor, old or young, sick or well, can have a hobby. A hobby will make your life colorful.

根据短文内容选择正确的答案。

1.What is a hobby?

A. A job.

B. A school subject.

C. Something interesting.

D. Something you enjoy doing in your spare time.

2.How many hobbies are mentioned(提到) in this passage?

A. 7.　　　　 B. 8.　　　　 C. 9.　　　　　　　　　 D. 10.

3. Hobbies can bring people _______.

A. much money

B. health

C. happiness, friendship and knowledge

D. lots of trouble

4. What kind of people can have a hobby?

A. Rich or poor.　　　　 B. Old or young.

C. Sick or well.　　　　 D.A、B and C.

5.When do people often take up hobbies?

A. In their work time.　　　　 　 B. In the daytime.

C. In their free time.　　　　　　 D. In the holiday.

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选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，补全短文，其中一项为多余选项。

Mozart was born in Austria on January27, 1756 and died on December15,1791. He was a great classical musician. 1.　　　　 His father took him to many different countries. He played music for lots of people.

2.　　　　 They asked him to stay in a room by himself for a week and let someone watch the room all the time. 3.　　　　 After that, people believed that he could write beautiful music.

4.　　　　 During his short life, he studied music, taught music, played music and wrote music. Even working so hard, he could not make much money, 5.　　　　 But his music made him happy, and his music makes people happy, too.

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Different people have different hobbies. Some like listening to music , some like playing soccer, others 　 e 1.　　 singing and dancing. However, I spend most of time c 2.　 stamps. Every time I look at my stamps. I will be excited. And I can learn 3. new. Some of them have beautiful mountains , flying birds ,trees, 4.　　 (动物) and flowers. They can help me learn 5.　　　 (许多的) knowledge of natures. On the6.　　 stamps, there are pictures of great people , such as Zhou Enlai and Deng Xiaoping. When I see a new name, I will try to find some

information about the man or woman 7.　 the Internet. In this way, I know why they become famous.

I 8.　　 many new friends by stamps. They also like stamps. We talk about stamps and exchange stamps with

each other in our9.　　 time. In a word, stamps bring me happiness, 10.　　 (友谊) and knowledge.

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根据中文提示，完成句子 （10分）

1. 莆田以妈祖而闻名。

Putian ___________ Mazu.

2. 流行音乐受年轻人的欢迎。

Pop music 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 young people.

3. 昨天吉姆上课时做鬼脸。

Jim　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 in class yesterday.

4.我妈妈在她的闲暇时间喜欢购物。

My mother enjoys going shopping 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 .

5.昨天这个时候，我和我的家人正在一起分享蛋糕。

I ___________ the cake ________my family at this time yesterday.

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书面表达（15分）

假如你是刘海，请根据表格内容写一篇短文介绍你和你的家人的爱好。字数80词左右。

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