江苏省常州市七校2012-2013学年八年级英语12月联考试题 牛津版常州市七校20122013学年度第一学期12月联考八年级英语试卷一、选择正确的答案：(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)1. Look, there is a lot of litter in the river. Yes, its said that 80 per cent of fish in this river _ live long. A. doesnt B. dont C. isnt D. arent2. Is she a hard-working student? Yes, she is. She studies _. She is also good at PE. She runs very_. A. hardly; fastly B. hard; fast C. hardly; fast D. hard; fastly 3. Now lots of teenagers spend a lot of time playing computer games. Yes. Teachers and their parents should prevent them _ too much. A. to play B. play C. plays D. playing4. I dont know if it _ tomorrow. We wont go shopping if it _. A. will rain; rains B. rains; will rain C. will rain; will rain D. rains; rains5. Is she _ in Geography? No, she isnt. She shows no _ in this subject. A. interesting; interested B. interested; interested C. interested; interest D. interest; interesting6. The sentence structure of “Teachers ask me to finish the homework on time” is _. A. S+V+DO B. S+V+IO+DO C. S+V+DO+OC D. S+V+P7. _ does she weigh? Her _ is 50kg.A. How heavy; weigh B. How many; weight C. How much; weight D. How much; weigh8. Many birds are out of _ now, because we have done a lot of things to protect _ birds. A. dangerous; endangered B. danger; dangerous C. endangered; danger D. danger; endangered9. The birdwatching is very boring, isnt it? _ . I only see few birds. A.Yes, it isnt B. Yes, it is. C. No, it is. D. No, it isnt.10. animals are in danger and there will be space for them if we dont take any actions.A. More and more, more and more B. Less and less, less and lessC. More and more, less and less D. Less and less, more and more11. I find this Math problems very _. I believe students can work it out _.A. easily; easy B. easy; easily C. easily; easily D. easy; easy12. I dont have to live in the hotel _ my friend provides a very good place for me. A. because B. if C. until D. because of13. Chinese becomes one of the worlds _ . A. the most important language B. the most important languages C. most important language D. most important languages14. I hope you good results in the exam.A. to get B. can get C. getting D. got15. The government stops businessmen（商人）from providing teenagers _ cigarettes (香烟). A. for B. and C. with D. to二、完形填空 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)Everyone needs friends. We all like to 16 close to someone. 17 is nice to have a friend to talk, laugh, and do things with. Certainly, sometimes we need to be alone. We dont always want people 18 . But we will feel lonely if we 19 have a friend.No two people are just the same. Friends 20 dont get on(相处的) well. That doesnt mean that they no longer like each other. As time passes, they will make up(言归于好) and become 21 again.Sometimes friends move away. Then we feel very 22 . We miss them very much, but we can 23 them and write to them. It is likely that we would never see them again. And we can 24 new friends.Theres more good news for people who have friends. They live longer than people who dont. Why? It could be true that they are 25 . Being happy helps you keep healthy. ( )16. A. look B. watch C. feel D. see( )17. A. It B. He C. There D. Someone( )18. A. alone B. away C. all over D. around( )19. A. ever B. never C. just D. really( )20. A. always B. sometimes C. often D. usually( )21. A. teachers B. students C. players D. friends( )22. A. angry B. unhappy C. happy D. hungry( )23. A. call B. ask C. tell D. speak( )24. A. look for B. find C. make D. know( )25. A. happier B. stronger C. kinder D. more happily三、阅读理解 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)（A）An old man died and left his son a lot of money. But the son was a foolish young man, and he quickly spent all the money, so that soon he had nothing left. Of course , when that happened, all his friends left him. When he was quite poor and alone, he went to see Nasreddin, who was a kind, clever old man and often helped people when they had troubles.My money has finished and my friends have gone, said the yo