2015-2016学年江苏省无锡市新安中学八年级（上）第二次月考
英语试卷
一、单项选择（20%）
1．（1分）If I _______ free next week，I _______ the film with you．（ ） A．will be； will seeB．am； see C．will be； see
D．am； will see
2．（1分）_______ English well，one must practise hard every day．（ ） A．For speaking B．Speaking C．To speak D．Speak
3．（1分）Sixty percent of Judy's pocket money _______ from her parents．（ ） A．come
B．are C．buys D．is
4．（1分）﹣What is he going to do？﹣He is _______．（ ） A．go birdwatching B．going birdwatching C．going to birdwatching D．go to birdwatch
5．（1分）I found the question _______ for him to answer．（ ） A．easy enough B．enough easy C．easily enough
D．enough easily
6．（1分）Call us _______ you need _______ 4008823823．KFC is ready for you．（ ） A．any time； for B．some time； for C．some time； on D．any time； on
7．（3分）They need _______ at the hotel for _______ because of the bad weather．（ ）
A．stay； short stay B．staying； a short stay C．to stay； a short stay D．to stay； short stay
8．（1分）Don't _______ banana skins here and there．（ ） A．drop B．let C．leave
D．stop
9．（1分）Zhalong is a nature reserve．It is incorrect to hunt or fish there，_______？（ ）
A．isn't it B．is it C．doesn't it
D．does it
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10．（1分）I think the problem is not _______ but I'm sure I can work out （解决） this problem _________．（ ） A．easy； easy B．easily； easily C．easy； easily
D．easily； easy
11．（1分）When spring comes，we must go to nature _______ the beauty （美景）．（ ）
A．enjoying B．enjoyed C．to enjoy D．to enjoying
12．（1分）Many old people take a walk after supper _______ have good health．（ ）
A．in order that B．as a result C．because D．in order to
13．（1分）_______ birds come to Zhalong _______ they can find enough food here．（ ）
A．More and more； because B．More and more； because of C．Fewer and fewer； because D．Fewer and fewer； because for
14．（1分）The London Olympics make people all over the world ____________ there very much．（ ） A．want to go B．to fly C．fly D．to want to go
15．（1分）_______ nature reserves _______ us learn more about protecting animals．（ ） A．Studying； helps
B．Studies； to help
C．Study； helping D．Studying； help
16．（1分）That book is not as _______ as this one．（ ） A．interesting B．most interesting C．more interesting D．the most interesting
17．（1分）The old man got on the bus．And some young men stood up and _______
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for him．（ ）
A．make space B．made space C．make spaces D．made spaces
18．（1分）She told the visitor _______ walk quietly and _______ wake the baby up．（ ）
A．to； to B．not to； not to C．not to； to D．to； not to
19．（1分）Do you need someone _______ you _______ your child，madam？（ ） A．to help； look after B．help； look after
C．to help； looking after D．helping； looking after
20．（1分）Would you like _______ your good friends _______ your home _______ dinner？（ ）
A．to invite； for； for B．invite； for； for C．to invite； to； for D．to invite； for； to
二、完形填空（10%）
21．（10分）Although （虽然） it was autumn，the snow was already beginning to fall in Tibet （西藏）．Our legs were so heavy and cold that （21） felt like big pieces of ice （冰）．Have you seen snowmen ride bicycles？That's what we looked like!Along the way children who were dressed in long wool coats stopped to look at us．In the late （22） we found it was so cold that our water bottles froze （结冰）．However，the lakes （23） like glass in the setting sun （夕阳） and looked wonderful．
Wang Wei rode in front of me as usual．She was in high spirit （兴致高） so I knew I didn't need to （24） her．To climb the mountains （高山） was hard work but when we （25） us，we were surprised by the view．We seemed to be able to see for miles，and we were so high that we found ourselves cycling through clouds．After a while，we began going （26） the mountains．It was great fun as it slowly became much （27） ．At the foot of the mountains，colourful butterflies flew around us and we saw many sheep eating green grass．Then we had
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to （28） our caps，gloves and trousers for T﹣shirts and shorts． In the early evening，we stopped to make camp and then we ate．After supper，Wang Wei went to sleep but I stayed awake．At midnight the sky became clearer and the stars grew brighter．It was so （29） ．There was almost no wind or sound，only the flames （火焰） of our fire．When I （30） below the stars，I thought about how far we had already travelled．
We will reach Dali in Yunnan soon，and our cousins will join us there．We can hardly wait to see them!
21．A．we B．you C．they D．it 22．A．morning B．afternoon C．evening D．night 23．A．shine B．shining C．shines D．shone 24．A．follow B．encourage （鼓励） C．help D．leave 25．A．looked at B．looked after C．looked for D．looked around 26．A．up B．down C．around D．into 27．A．colder B．drier C．warmer D．wetter 28．A．give B．find C．chase D．change 29．A．cloudy B．foggy C．noisy D．quiet 30．A．lie B．lied C．lay D．laid．
三、阅读理解（10%）
22．（10分）Some teenagers think that newspapers are boring and only for adults．But that's not true．There are many interesting stories in the paper．You just need to make clear what you are looking at．\every day，\15﹣year﹣old Gao Ming from Beijing．\interested in things happening at school．\news is just one kind of news story in newspapers．There's also world news：from international （国际的） problems to pop stars．
Read the newspaper carefully，and we'll find different kinds of articles on the pages：
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News stories﹣these stories are about events （事件）．Reporters try to show all points of a story to help readers understand what happened．Reporters try to speak to as many people as possible．They also use pictures and numbers to show the readers that the stories are true．The newspaper Teenagers has lots of news stories on the news page and front page．When we read them，we learn more about the facts，not the writers'ideas．
Opinion writing﹣opinion writing is usually about something happening right now．But it isn't just facts．Here writers add （增加） their own opinions to the news．Writers pick only the facts that help back their ideas．They make readers believe that they are telling the truth （真相）．This is usually the kind of story that gets people thinking．Go to\Out\Page Two for an example of opinion writing in Teenagers．
Advertisements﹣Don't get happy too early when you read them．Those sweet words and lovely pictures are just ways to get us interested in their products （产品）!People have to pay to put advertisements in newspapers!
31．The underlined sentence\just need to make clear what you are looking at．\ \． A．should understand interesting news stories B．should know which kind of things to read C．need to read the school news first
D．must know the contents （内容） of all the news
32．Writers use some facts in opinion writings because they want us them． A．to understand B．to remember C．to agree with D．to speak out 33．We can not find the facts of an event ． A．in advertisements B．in the school news C．in opinion writing D．on the front page
34．In the writer's opinion，we'd better be advertisements in newspapers． A．interested in B．against C．worried about D．careful of
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2015-2016学年江苏省无锡市新安中学八年级(上)第二次月考英语试卷
