1 夏津县第三实验中学2015 2016 学年度第一学期第二次月考八年级 英语试题 一 阅读理解 A Many people like to live in big cities because there are a lot of interesting things to do and to see there You can go to different kinds of museums see plays and films You can also buy things from all over the world But there are serious problems in big cities too It is expensive to live there Every year many people move to the cities to find jobs to study at good schools and to receive good medical care But sometimes these people can t find jobs or good places to live Also it is hard to keep the cities safe and clean Some people enjoy living in big cities Others do not Before people move to a big city they should think about the problems of living there 小词典 1 serious 严重的 2 medical care医疗保健 3 hard 困 难的 根据短文内容 选择最佳答案 1 In big cities people can A go to different kinds of museums B see plays and films C buy things from all over the world D A B and C 2 It is to live in a big city A expensive B cheap C easy D serious 3 Every year many people move to the cities to A find jobs B receive good medical care C study at good schools D A B and C 4 It is RIGHT for people to move to big cities A with thinking how to move there B with thinking of the problems of living there C without thinking of the cost of living D without thinking of any problems 5 Which of the following is RIGHT A There are many interesting things to do and to see in big cities B In big cities people can easily find good places to live C People can easily find good jobs in big cities D All people like to live in big cities B Oxford 牛津 is a city in the UK It s in the west of the UK and it s famous for the University of Oxford It s an old university about 900 years old It has a longer history than Cambridge University It s the oldest university in English speaking world There are about 20 000 students and they are from all over the world Many students go to school by bike There are 38 colleges 学院 in the University of Oxford but Cambridge University has only 31 colleges There are 104 libraries in the University of Oxford Stephen Hawking was a student of the University of Oxford He s a great 2 scientist Clinton 克林顿 the 42nd American president was also a student of the University 6 How old is the University of Oxford A About 800 years old B About 900 years old C About 700 years old D About 600 years old 7 How do students go to sc hool A car B train C bike D plane 8 There are libraries in the University of Oxford A 104 B 114 C 140 D 31 9 The underlined 划线的 word president means A 总理 B 教授 C 学者 D 总统 10 From the passage we can learn A the University of Oxford is in the east of the UK B there are 31 colleges in Cambridge University C Cambridge University is older than the University of Oxford D Clinton wasn t a student of the University of Oxford 二 短文还原 It is fun being a vet I like it because although it is hard work every day is different It all depends on what is wrong with the animals that come in At my clinic I work long days on Mondays Wednesday and Fridays and short days on Tuesday Thursday and Saturdays 11 12 My clerk opens the door turns on some music and makes everyone a cup of tea or coffee My assistant cleans and feeds the animals The phones start to ring and people make appointments This is a very busy time of day At 9 am pet owners start to arrive with their sick pets Appointments take up the whole morning 1 3 I don t examine 检查 any new sick animals I use these two hours to have lunch and do all my paperwork At 2 pm I stat to see sick animals again At 5pm three students from a local school who love animals arrive to help out 14 I am always happy to see their smiling faces From 5 pm to 7 pm I continue to see sick animals Then at 7 pm we close our doors and the clean up begins We tidy the clinic and feed and clean the animals Of course we also stroke 轻抚 them and give them hugs Then we turn off the lights and go home 15 I am very happy being a vet though unexpected things sometimes happen A Do you like pets B Sunday is my day off so I can spend some time with my family C At midday I stop for two hours D My day at my clinic begins at 7 am 3 E This is the type of the day I want to have F They are very kind and warm hearted 三 阅读表达 Many people like to watch others play games They buy tickets or turn on their TVs to watch the games Often they get very excited when their player or team wins Sports change with the seasons People play different games in winter and summer Swimming is fun in warm weather but skating is good in winter Some sports are so interesting that people everywhere go in for 从事 them Football for example has spread around the world Swimming is popular in all countries near the sea or in those with many rivers 3 What fun it is to jump into a pool or lake whether in China or Australia And think of people in cold countries Think how many people love to skate in Japan or Canada 4 Some sports or games go back to thousands of years ago like running or jumping Chinese wushu for example has a very l