◎ 2008-2009学年牛津译林版江苏省苏州市吴中区临湖第一中学八年级上学期英语月考试卷的第一部分试题
  • I will try my best ______ you ______ the problem.
    [     ]
    A. help; to solve
    B. helping; solve
    C. to help; solve
    D. to help; solving
  • If you want to be ______, you should cook ______ food and eat ______.
    [     ]
    A. health, healthy, healthily
    B. healthier, healthy, healthily
    C. healthy, healthier, healthy
    D. more healthy, healthy, healthy
  • There are more bikes in the street than in our school, so there is _____ in our school.
    [     ]
    A. more noise
    B. more noisy
    C. less noisy
    D. less noise
  • You should thank him for his ____. Without it, he couldn't make her laugh.
    [     ]
    A. an advice
    B. some advice
    C. advices
    D. many advices
  • It's known that (众所周知) Suzhou is ______ in the world for its beautiful gardens.
    [     ]
    A. one of the most beautiful countries
    B. one of the beautiful countries
    C. one of the most beautiful cities
    D. one of the most beautiful city
  • He            a glass of milk just now. He was very careless.
    [     ]
    A. knocked at
    B. knocked on
    C. knocked out
    D. knocked off
  • Miss Smith is such a kind girl that all of us like to _____ her.
    [     ]
    A. make friend with
    B. make friends of
    C. make friends
    D. make friends with
  • China is larger than ______ in Asia (亚洲).
    [     ]
    A. any country
    B. any other country
    C. any countries
    D. another country
◎ 2008-2009学年牛津译林版江苏省苏州市吴中区临湖第一中学八年级上学期英语月考试卷的第二部分试题
  • We can do the work better with ______ money and ______ people.
    [     ]
    A. less…fewer
    B. fewer…less
    C. more…fewer
    D. fewer…fewer
  • There are 12 people but only 10 seats. Would you please ask for _____ more chairs?
    [     ]
    A. some
    B. 12
    C. 2
    D. 10
  • This is a            story. I feel very          . Let's go out and have something to drink.
    [     ]
    A. boring; bored
    B. bored; boring
    C. boring; boring
    D. bored; bored
  • You can learn how to drive in a _____ lesson, what happened in 1840 in ______ class and how fast
    sound travels in ______ class.
    [     ]
    A. science, history, geography
    B. driving, geography, PE
    C. PE, history, geography
    D. driving, history, science
  • Last week, we had a great time _____ singing and dancing made by ourselves during the
    National Day Celebration (庆祝).
    [     ]
    A. to enjoy
    B. enjoys
    C. enjoyed
    D. enjoying
  • The bad news of 5.12 Wenchuan Earthquake made us all ______. Everyone in our school was sad and
    prayed for (为…祈祷) those hurt and died in the terrible nightmare. (噩梦)
    [     ]
    A. exciting
    B. unhappy
    C. terrible
    D. surprise
  • Do you want to know stories of Harry Potter? Do you like reading? Welcome to our ______. Here are
    many different kinds of books to read, and the members often get together to talk about books and writers
    they like.
    [     ]
    A. Reading Club
    B. Drama Club
    C. Buddy Club
    D. online friendship club
  • 完形填空。
    Dear Editor,
        I am writing to you to    1   you about my problems with my family. I am very    2   now and I need
    your help.
        I don't think my parents    3   me. They don't care what I like doing, but always talk about how   4   
    study. They don't let me   5   out with my friends at weekends. They always ask me   6   home and study.
    I'm sure I could still study very well even if I had more time to play, but they just   7   me. We often argue
    (争论) with   8  .
        I really hope that my parents can   9   my friends. What shall I do? How can I get them to understand
    me? Please give me   10 . Thank you!
    Yours
    Michael
    (     )1. A. talk      
    (     )2. A. happy     
    (     )3. A. love      
    (     )4. A. I should   
    (     )5. A. go        
    (     )6. A. staying   
    (     )7. A. hear       
    (     )8. A. others     
    (     )9. A. do        
    (     )10. A. an advice  
    B. say       
    B. cheerful   
    B. understand  
    B. should I    
    B. to go      
    B. to stay at  
    B. don't hear 
    B. the other  
    B. become      
    B. some advices   
    C. tell    
    C. unhappy   
    C. hate      
    C. I to      
    C. going      
    C. stay at      
    C. listen to  
    C. each other 
    C. as      
    C. some advice  
    D. speak              
    D. comfortable         
    D. like                
    D. do I                
    D. go to               
    D. to stay                 
    D. don't listen to                     
    D. another        
    D. being              
    D. some pieceof advice  
◎ 2008-2009学年牛津译林版江苏省苏州市吴中区临湖第一中学八年级上学期英语月考试卷的第三部分试题
  • 阅读理解。
        I can still remember my first day at school. I was only 6 years old at that time. It was a very big room.
    I sat at the desk near the window, but I couldn't see anything because the windows were too high. There
    was a big map of the world on the wall and an old blackboard. I don't think I was worried or afraid at that
    time. There was another little boy next to me. He sat there and kept quiet at first. Then he began to cry,
    because he didn't want to stay there. More and more students came in, but the boy didn't stop crying. Later
    the teacher came in. She went to the small boy and said something to him. The boy stopped crying and
    began to smile. To this day, I still wonder what the teacher said to the little boy.
    1. When did the writer go to school?
    [     ]
    A. When she was six years old
    B. When she was seven years old
    C. When the teacher asked her to go to school
    D. When her parents were not at home
    2. Where did the writer sit?
    [     ]
    A. Near the window
    B. In front of the classroom
    C. In the middle of the classroom
    D. Near the door
    3. How did the writer feel at that time?
    [     ]
    A. She was not worried but she was afraid
    B. She was not afraid but worried
    C. She was not afraid or worried
    D. She was not only afraid but also worried
    4. Why did the little boy cry?
    [     ]
    A. Because he wanted to go home
    B. Because he didn't want to stay there
    C. Because he had no seat
    D. Because he didn't see his mother
    5. What did the teacher do to make the boy smile?
    [     ]
    A. She went to the small boy and said something to him
    B. She gave him something to eat
    C. She called his mother
    D. She said something interesting to him
  • 阅读理解。
        Come and meet the Indian (印度的) elephants and the new tigers from America. The bears are waitingto
    meet you, and the monkeys from China are waiting to throw things at you. The lovely dogs from Australiaare
    waiting to laugh at you. The giraffes from Zambia are waiting to look down on you.
    Tickets Opening time
    Adults:$2.00
    Children:$1.00
    Under 12: Free
    9:00a.m----4:00p.m.
    except Friday,
    10:00a.m----3:00p.m.
    Keep the zoo clean!
    Do not touch, give food to or go near the animals.
    1. How many kinds of animals are talked about in the passage?
    [     ]
    A. Four
    B. Five
    C. Six
    D. Seven
    2. Now Mr. Smith is in the zoo with his two sons, one aged 14 and the other 10.How much are the tickets
        altogether (总共)?
    [     ]
    A. $4.00
    B. $2.00
    C. $3.00
    D. $1.00
    3. Which of the following is a visiting time?
    [     ]
    A. 8:30 a.m. Monday.
    B. 9:30 a.m. Friday.
    C. 5:00 p.m. Tuesday.
    D. 2:00 p.m. Sunday.
    4. From the passage we can guess the animal "giraffe" must be very _____.
    [     ]
    A. fat
    B. long
    C. tall
    D. strong
    5. Which of the following can we do in the zoo?
    [     ]
    A. Take a few nice photos.
    B. Give some food to the fish.
    C. Touch the monkey on the head.
    D. Throw things everywhere.
  • 阅读理解。
        One evening Charlie was on his way home from the railway station. When he turned round a corner,
    he heard footsteps behind him and he thought someone was coming near. He began to walk fast. The
    footsteps came fast, too. He slowed down. The footsteps also slowed down. Now he was sure that
    someone must be going after him. He tried to hide. Still the steps followed him. He didn't know how to
    save himself, so he jumped over some tall grass and hid himself in a cemetery (墓地). He threw himself
    down on one of tombs (坟墓).
        The man behind came near. Charlie could hear the man jump over the grass. Thoughts of thieves and
    robbers filled his mind. Charlie stood up and faced the man. "What do you want? Why are you coming
    after me?" He asked.
        "I say," the stranger asked, "do you always go home like this, or are you taking some special exercise
    tonight? I want to go to Mr. Green's and don't know the way. The station master told me to follow you
    as you live next door. Excuse me for asking, but is there much farther to go before we get there?"
    1. That day Charlie was           .
    [     ]
    A. leaving the station for a cemetery
    B. walking slowly along the street
    C. on his way to Mr. Green's house
    D. on his way back home
    2. When he found someone following him, Charlie           .
    [     ]
    A. was too frightened to move
    B. stopped to ask the man why
    C. hid himself in a cemetery
    D. knew clearly what to do
    3. Charlie went into a cemetery because he           .
    [     ]
    A. tried to get rid of the stranger
    B. got tired after a day's walk
    C. walked too fast and lost
    D. wanted to hide his things there
    4. When the stranger followed him into the cemetery, Charlie thought           .
    [     ]
    A. the stranger would ask him the way
    B. the stranger would come to stay with him
    C. he was in danger of losing his money or even his life
    D. he could be asked about Mr. Green
    5. The stranger followed Charlie because           .
    [     ]
    A. he wanted to kill Charlie
    B. he wanted to steal things
    C. he wanted to go to Charlie's place
    D. he wanted to go to Mr. Green's and he didn't know the way there
  • 根据中文提示及句意用所给中文单词的适当形式完成下列句子。
    1. The girl's face turned red because she was so             (紧张的) to see so many people in the hall.
    2. The Changjiang River is the third             (长) river in the world.
    3. After the 2008 Olympic Games, more people in China want to be             (社会的) workers.
    4. I have the             (最少的) money but I am the happiest.
    5. Jay Chou and S.H.E. are her             (英雄) and she never misses their concerts in China.
    6. Zhou Huajian is one of the most popular              (歌手) who work for the 2008 Olympic Games.
    7. She eats more fruits and vegetables for dinner, so she is              (苗条) than before.
    8. Our bus broke down on the way, so it cannot be a              (令人愉快的) journey.
    9. We are friends. I             (相信) what you said. You won't say bad words behind me.
    10. — Suzhou is on the way to win the title of a Polite City (创建文明城市). What shall we do? 
          —  Well, I think we shall give our helping hands to those in             (需要帮助的).
  • 用所给词的适当形式填空。
    1. My mother always cooks _____ (taste) meals on holidays. Please help yourself.
    2. Will you go to the Linhuzhu Park with me if it _____ (not rain) on October 1?
    3. The milk on the table is _____ (use). It is not safe to drink. You must throw it away or give it back
         to the seller for the money back.
    4.These days_____ (few) people buy milk powder (奶粉) for babies in the supermarket than before.
    5. Milk from mothers are much safer and healthier. So more and more mothers in China decide to feed
        their babies by _____ (them).
  • 句型转换。
    1. My father is kind and cheerful. (划线提问)
                                                                                                                          
    2. I think she will be a good singer. (改为否定句)
                                                                                                                          
    3. He is funnier than any other student in his class. (改为同义句)
                                                                                                                          
    4. The sports uniforms of China are not the same as those of the UK in the Beijing Olympics. (同义句)
                                                                                                                          
    5. My father took me to school in his car because I was late. (改为同义句) 
                                                                                                                          
  • 翻译。
    1. 我的领居很慷慨大方,总是乐意与他人分享他的快乐。
                                                                                                   
    2. 他没有去苏州博物馆,因为下雨了。
                                                                                                   
    3. 我们在国庆节期间休息了七天。
                                                                                                   
    4. Amy的文具盒和John的文具盒尺寸一样大。
                                                                                                   
    5. 我长大后想成为一名著名的中国宇航员(Taikongnaut)。
                                                                                                   
  • 书面表达。
         校刊“临湖采莲”面向全体初二同学开展“我们的学校生活”主题征文活动。请你用英语写一篇小文章,向校刊投稿。要点如下:
        1. 每天早上6:50 开始, 下午 5:30 结束。我每天花2小时做作业。
        2. 最喜欢的科目是烹饪课,因为我可以学到怎样做健康而美味的食物。
        3. 我也很喜欢陈老师明亮而带有微笑的眼睛,它们使她看起来很漂亮、很和蔼。她很有幽默感,在她课上我从来不感到无聊或不快。
        4. 放学后学校里有许多丰富多彩的课外活动。在我们学校的另一边有个带有许多有用图书的图书馆。在阅读课上,我可以阅读自己最喜欢的书和杂志,并在每节课的最后和同学交流所读的书;在老友俱乐部
    (Buddy Club),我可以和别人交朋友。我的朋友会倾听我的问题并为我保守秘密。
         提示说明:文章必须包含以上所有要点。不要逐字翻译,可适当调整语序及分段,以使文章更连贯、通顺、清晰。文章开头结尾已写好。校刊期待大家的优秀作品!
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