上海市浦东新区第四教育署八年级初二上学期12月英语月考试卷+答案.pdf

1、Part 2 Phonetics,Grammar and Vocabulary（第二部分 语音、语法和词汇）.Choose the best answer（选择最恰当的答案）22.Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation from the others?A.createB.valleyC.alienD.cage23.Mum,have you been _ encyclopaedia I bought yesterday?A.aB.anC.theD./24.The students didnt fi

2、nd much _ about Diogenes on that website.A.reportB.articleC.storyD.information25.We go to school every day _ Saturday and Sunday.A.onB.exceptC.besidesD.except for26.Like many _ young men during the war,my grandfather chose to join the army.A.otherB.othersC.anotherD.the others27.Please draw as _ as p

3、ossible so that wont make any mistakes in the picture.A.careB.carefulC.carelessD.carefully28.When you catch a cold,taking antibiotics（抗生素）may do _ harm than help.A.muchB.manyC.moreD.most29.After the accident at the chemical plant,harmful wastes had to be thrown away first from thesite,_ they?A.hadnt

4、B.werentC.didD.didnt30._ the boy was only 6 years old,he knows more about science than some adults.A.ThoughB.BecauseC.WhenD.If31.He _ his laser beam at the light switch and the whole room went dark.A.aimsB.aimedC.is aimingD.will aim32.I called your office,_ nobody answered.A.soB.andC.orD.but33.In 19

5、78 and 1986 the Government spent 1.2 million yuan _ the roofs and walls of DrSun Yat-sens Mausoleum.A.to repairB.repairedC.repairD.repairing34.There _ a wonderful film on at Xinhua Cinema next Friday.A.wasB.is going to beC.is going to haveD.will have35.Youd better not _ every new word in the diction

6、ary because you can guess it from thecontext.A.look upB.look forC.look outD.look at36.-Would you mind my using your encyclopaedia for a while?-_.A.Never mind.B.Take it easy.C.Certainly not.D.Youre plete the following passage with the words in the box.Each can only be used once（将下列单词填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能

7、填一次）A.quietlyB.afraid ofC.amusementD.unexploredE.existF.moveToday,Edmund,Peterson and I-three Indian scientists-started our research work in an_37_ tropic（热带地区）in Africa.Nobody has ever entered it.We stepped into the forest _38_because we didnt want to make any animals notice us and we were really a

8、 bit _39_ dangerousthings there.Suddenly,Edmund called out,“Snakes!”We froze in front of so many snakes and couldnot _40_.A few second later,we burst into laughter.I said,“Look,they are only a kind of trees.They are harmless.They look like snakes only.”We went on and on.Although we didnt get anythin

9、g we wanted today,we got quite a lot of _41_ in thetropic.All of us are looking forward to being safe in the whole research.Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms（用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子，每空格限填一词）42.He dropped the vase and it was broken into _ on the floor.(piece)43.Im in _ of

10、having less homework at weekends.(favourite)44.His roar was so _ that our blood turned to ice.(frighten)45.I think it _ for children to depend on their parents all the time.(harm)46.It sounds like a wonderful idea to me,but does it _ work?(real).Complete the following sentences as required（根据所给要求完成下

11、列句子,每题空格限填一词）47.Walt Disney created many classic cartoon characters in his lifetime.（改为一般疑问句）_ Walt Disney _ many classic cartoon characters in his lifetime?48.The professor has given us a very interesting lesson.（改为感叹句）_ _ interesting lesson the professor has given us!49.Most giant pandas weigh fro

12、m 80 to 125 kilos.（对划线部分提问）_ _ do most giant panda weigh?50.Some dinosaurs were very gentle.They were like chickens.（合并为一句）Some dinosaurs were _ gentle _ chickens.51.reading,Gork,go on,Lets,about,the story.（连词成句）_.Part 3 Reading and Writing（第三部分读写）.Reading comprehension（阅读理解）A.Choose the best answer

13、（根据以下内容，选择最恰当的答案）Alan Robinson was a handsome young man with good manners（举止）.One morning he was walking along a street on his way to a date.He did not want to belate.He had forgotten to bring his watch so he went up to a man who was waiting for a taxi.“Excuse me,sir,”he said,very politely,“but coul

14、d you tell me the time?”The man,whowas very well-dressed and looked quite rich,said nothing.He did not even look at Alan.Alanspoke to him again.“Excuse me,sir,”he said,“but could you please tell me what time it is?”This time the man looked at him,but he did not speak and looked quickly away.Alanthou

15、ght to himself,“Well,hes not deaf.He must be just rude.”“Why wont you tell me the time,sir?”he said again.The man turned towards him and said,“Try to understand me.I am standing here waitingfor a taxi.You come up to me and ask me for the time.If I tell it to you,you will thank me.I willsay,Thats all

16、 right.You may then say,Its a beautiful day,to which I may reply,Yes,I likethese sunny winter days.Before we know what is happening,we have a friendly talk.You are anice,polite young man and so when my taxi comes,I offer you a ride.You accept.We talk.I likeyou.You like me.I invite you to my house.Yo

17、u meet my daughter.She is a very beautiful girl.You are a good-looking man.You like each other.Soon you fall in love.You want to marry（结婚）.Now do you understand my problem?”Alan shook his head.“No,sir,Im sorry I dont.Everything you have said seems verynatural to me.”“Exactly,”the man said,“and I do

18、not want my daughter to marry a man who is too poorto buy a watch.Good morning to you.”And with these words he hurried away.52.Alan Robinson was going to _.A.have a dateB.meet his girlfriendC.wait for a taxiD.talk with the well-dressed man53.The man didnt tell Alan the time because _.A.he couldnt he

19、ar him clearlyB.he had something else to doC.he didnt know the time,eitherD.he was worried about something happening54.What did Alan think the man was when he would not tell him the time?A.Deaf.B.Rude.C.Polite.D.Kind.55.According to the passage,we can know _.A.Alan was a poor handsome young manB.the

20、 man likesAlan at allC.the mans daughter wasnt marriedD.the man gave Alan a ride on the way56.Whats the story really about?A.Decision is hard to make.B.Dont be rude to others.C.Dont speak to strangers.D.One thing can cause another.B.Choose the best answer and complete the passage（选择最恰当的选项完成短文）Many c

21、artoon characters are popular all over the world.But _57_ have been popular foras long as Tom and Jerry.People,young and old,have laughed at Tom,the angry cat,and Jerry,the clever mouse,for more than seventy years.THE FIRST TOM AND JERRYCARTOON(1940)Tom paints a picture of a mouse hole on the wall.J

22、erry thinks it is a real hole and he runsinto it,_58_ his head against the wall.Jerry sees stars and then has to _59_ from Tom.Tomcrashed into a china plate and breaks it.After Mammy-Two-Shoes know about it,she tells Tomthat she will put him out of the house if he breaks another thing.Tom Does not w

23、ant to go outbecause it is very cold outside.Jerry throws a glass.The glass is going to break,but Tom catchesit.Jerry throws lots of glasses and plates,and Tom has to catch them all.Then Jerry sits in Tomsmilk.Tom is very _60_.He tries to catch Jerry and drops all the glasses and plates.Mammy-Two-Sh

24、oes hears the _61_ and puts Tom out in the cold.Do you know 140 Tom and Jerry films were made between 1940 and 1977?We see Mammy-Two-Shoesfeet in the film,but we never see her head.57.A.not muchB.not manyC.too manyD.too much58.A.touchingB.approachingC.hittingD.losing59.A.escapeB.learnC.comeD.tell60.

25、A.happyB.excitedC.surprisedD.angry61.A.voiceB.noiseC.soundD.peaceC.Fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给）There was once an ant that was very thirsty.It ran here and there looking for some water but could not find any.Then suddenly,when the ant was almost ready to d_

26、62_ of thirst,a large drop of waterfell on it.The ant drank the water,which saved its life.The water was actually a tear from a young girl who was crying.Because of her sadness,the tear had magic power and suddenly the ant could speak thel_63_ of human beings.The ant looked up and saw the young girl

27、 sitting in front of a huge pile（一堆）of seeds.“Why are you sad?”asked the ant.“Im the prisoner of a giant.”the girl told the ant.“He wont let me go u_64_ Ivemade three separate heaps（分开的堆）of grain,barley（大麦）and rye（黑麦）out of this hugepile of seeds in which they are all mixed together.”“That will t_65

28、_ you a month!”the ant said,looking at the huge pile of seeds.“I know,”the girl cried,“and if I havent finished by tomorrow,the giant will eat me forhis supper!”“Dont cry,”the ant said,“my friends and I will do you a favour.T_66_ us.”Soon thousands of ants were at w_67_,separating the three kinds of

29、 sees.The next morning,when the giant saw what had been finished,he let the girl go.Thus it was one of her tears that saved her life.D.Answer the questions（根据以下内容回答问题）In many big cities there are people who cannot get work.Sometimes they do not want towork,but sometimes there isnt any work for them

30、to do.Some of these people beg（乞讨）for money.Some of them sell boxes of matches or cheappens,and some of them sell flowers.Andrew never gave money to beggars（乞丐）.“People should work for their money,”hebelieved.He also believed there was work for everyone,which was however not true.One day when he was

31、 waiting for a bus,he met a beggar who was an old woman wearingvery old and dirty clothes.She had no shoes and she was selling some flowers.“Give an old woman ten dollars,sir,”she said to Andrew.“I havent had a meal for theedays.”“Im not giving you ten dollars,”Andrew said.“What about five dollars,t

32、hen,sir?”the poor old woman asked.“Thatll buy me a coupleof pieces of bread.”“No,”Andrew said.“Then what about one dollar?”the old woman asked.“I can buy an orange.”“I havent got one dollar,”Andrew said.“Now go away.”The old woman looked at him sadly,and then gave him her flowers.“Here,sir,”she said

33、.“You have these.You need them more than I do.”68.Andrew never gave money to beggars,did he?69.What was the old woman wearing?70.How much did the beggar askAndrew for at first?71.How many times did the beggar ask Andrew for a first?72.How would Andrew feel at last?What would he say or do?.Writing（作文

34、）73.Write at least 60 words about the topic“_ help me out of trouble”（以“帮助我摆脱困境”为题，写一篇不少于 60 个字的短文，标点符号不占格。）生活总是喜忧参半的，我们时常需要面对各种难题、困境、挫折。是谁曾经帮助你摆脱困境？或者是什么给了你战胜困难的勇气？请结合你自己的经历，谈谈你的感受。（注意：短文中不得出现考生的姓名、校名及其他相关信息，否则不予评分。）参考答案：Part 2.22-26BCDBA27-31DCDAB32-36DDBAC.37.D38.A39.B40.F41.C.42.pieces43.favour4

35、4.frightening45.harmful46.really.47.Did,create48.What an49.How much50.as,as51.Lets go on reading the story about Gork.Part 3.A.52.A53.D54.B55.C56.DB.57.B58.C59.A60.D61.BC.62.die63.language64.until65.take66.Trust67.workD.68.No,he didnt.69.She was wearing very old and dirty clothes.70.Ten dollars.71.Three.72.He would feel surprised/ashamed/.He would return the flowers to the woman and say“thank you”./He would accept theflowers and give the woman money./.(Any reasonable answer is acceptable.)