八年级下册英语月考检测试题第一部分 听力（20分）一. 听句子，选择正确图片。每个句子读一遍。(5分) A B C D E1. _ 2. _ 3. _ 4. _ 5. _二. 听句子，选择正确答案。每个句子读一遍。(5分)( )6. A. Beijing. B. San Francisco. C. Athens. ( )7. A. Good idea!B. What bad news!C. Its very kind of you. ( )8. A. Travel. B. Book. C. Blue. ( )9. A. Im sorry to hear that. B. What a pity!C. The same to you. ( )10. A. Really?B. Good idea!C. Thank you. 三. 听对话及问题，选择正确答案。每段对话及问题读两遍。（5分）( )11. A. He played the piano.B. He danced. C. He sang. ( )12. A. Traveling by plane. B. Traveling by train. C. Traveling by sea. ( )13. A. She is shy. B. She is polite. C. She is attractive. ( )14. A. To see Beijing Opera.B. To go to library. C. To stay at home. ( )15. A. Her teacher. B. Her mother.C. Her father. 四. 听短文，选择正确答案。短文读两遍。（5分）( )16. Some western people dont like the number _.A. 11B. 12C. 13( )17. They dont like the number because they think its _.A. smallB. boringC. unlucky( )18. When all the friends arrived, Mr. Smith asked them _.A. to have dinnerB. to have a partyC. to drink coffee( )19. Mr. Smith invited _ friends to get together.A. 11B. 12C. 13( )20. Mr. Brown said there were 14 people because _.A. his wife would have a baby soonB. another friend was comingC. Mrs. Smith was coming第二部分 笔试（100分）一. 单项选择。(15分)( )1. John isnt happy today. Lets go and _. Good idea. A. cheer up himB. cheer him upC. to cheer upD. cheer up( )2. My father doesnt have much money. I dont have, _. A. tooB. alsoC. stillD. either( )3. Mom, my classmates invited me _ a field trip. May I go with them? OK. A. go onB. to go onC. go inD. to go in( )4. Good morning! Can I help you?Good morning! We want _ two tickets for the hard sleeper. A. makingB. to makeC. booking D. to book( )5. The old man lives _ but he doesnt feel _. A. lonely; aloneB. lonely; lonelyC. alone; lonelyD. alone; alone ( )6. One of my teachers _ an Englishman. A. isB. areC. doD. does( )7. Why do you _ very happy this afternoon?Because we are going to spend the evening at Lilys house. A. tasteB. soundC. lookD. smell( )8. Do you have difficulty _ English?A. to learnB. of learningC. learningD. learn( )9. What _ news!Yes, all of the children were _. A. excited; excitingB. exciting; excitedC. excited; excitedD. exciting; exciting( )10. It_ me an hour to read English yesterday.A. costB. spentC. paid forD. took( )11. China is _ the west of Japan and _ the east of Asia. A. in; toB. to; inC. on; toD. at; in( )12. Tom misses his brother very much and he is looking forward _ him. A. to hear fromB. hearing fromC. to hearing fromD. heard from( )13. He didnt go to school _his illness today.A. becauseB. because ofC. soD. but( )14. The man refused to say sorry to me, _ it was his mistakes.A. becauseB. whenC. afterD. even though( )15. When Jane heard the news, she couldnt help _. A. to cry B. cryC. criedD. crying二. 情景交际。(5分)根据对话情景选择恰当的选项，其中有两项是多余的。A. You are right. B. I did badly in the exam. C. What a shame!D. Thats very nice of you. E. Why are you crying?F. Thats all. G. Youre welcome!A: Hello, Maria! 16 Whats wrong with you?B: 17 Im worried about how to tell my parents the result, for they must be disappointed and unhappy. A: Dont worry! Even though your parents are strict with you, they love you very much. B: 18 But what shall I do?A: First, please dry your tears. Then our classmates and I can help you with your subjects. B: Thank you! 19 A: 20 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 三. 完形填空。(10分)Nowadays, bicycles are very popular around the world. In some places, people use a bicycle 21 to work. Some people even ride their bicycles 22 exercise. But Do you know who 23 the first bicycle?In 1771, a Frenchman named Sivrac invented the first bicycle. The handles and the seat looked 24 a horse and were made of wood. This bicycle was very difficult 25 .In 1817, a German named Sauerbrun made the first bicycle 26 . The seat was more comfortable. The wheels could change direction. 27 in the forest took only one hour instead of three hours on foot. But these bicycles still had no brakes(刹车), and people often 28 .It took another 45 years for the bicycle 29 popular again. Over 100 years later, bicycle riding is 30 popular than before. In fact, there are more bicycles than cars in the world today.( )21. A. goB. to goC. goesD. going( )22. A. forB. atC. onD. in( )23. A. inventB. inventionC. inventedD. inventing( )24. A. atB. forC. aft