2014-2015学年度八年级英语第一次月考试卷（满分100分，答题时间90分钟）一 单项选择题（20分）( )1 . Mr. Li gives us_ on how to learn English well.A. an advice B. some advice C. some advices D. many advice ( )2. Can you_ some words?A. look for B. look up C. look after D. look at( )3. -Remember_ an umbrella with you. Its going to rain.A. to take B. taking C. take D. took( )4. Do you agree_ me ?A. to B. on C. at D. with( )5. Its a good idea_ English in the morning every day.A. reading B. to read C. read D. reads( )6. -_go shopping this Sunday? -Its a good idea.A. Why not B. What about C. Why dont D. Try to ( )7. Boys and girls, try _ English in class.A. to speak B. speak C. speaks D. spoken( )8. We should _ English loudly in the morning.A. read B. to read C. reading D. reads( )9. Ningxia is _ the north of China.A. in B. on C. at D. with( )10. When I got home, Mum was busy _the house.A. cleaning B. clean C. to clean D. to cleaning( )11. -_the population of this city. -60thousand, I think.A. What are B. How much is C. How many are D. What is( )12. The -_news makes him -_. A. excited exciting B. excited excited C. exciting excited D exciting exciting( )13. _ foreigners come to China to visit the Great Wall every year.A. Thousand of B. Thousands of C. Two thousands D. Two thousand of( )14. It is important for students_ speak English in class.A. for B. to C. in D. at( )15. Ningxia is _ than Shanghai.A. small B. big C. smaller D. smallest( )16. -Fu Mingxia is a very popular diving star in China. -Yes, but I think Guo Jingjing is _ than her.A. a little popular B. more popular C. unpopular D. less popular( )17. Nothing is _ than playing tennis.A. more enjoyable B. enjoyable C. enjoyabler D. more enjoyabler( )18.Tom is unhappy. Whats the matter_him.A. of B. about C. for D. with( )19. Our team is going to play_ a team from Yinchuan.A. against B. with C. for D. /( )20. Lily is _ than Lucy on weekend.A. busy B. busier C. busyyer D. busyer二完形填空。（10分）London is a beautiful city. It is very large. The Thames River runs 21 the city from west to east. So the city has 22 parts: the South and the North. In the North, there are important buildings, shops, big parks and interesting places. The weather in London is good. In winter it is not very cold and in summer it is not very hot23 the city is near the sea. People say that London is a 24 city and it often rain. It is true. Last year, when I 25 in London I met a 26 fog than before. You could hardly see your hand in front of your face. Cars and buses moved along with their lights on. When evening came, the weather got 27 worse. The fog was as thick as milk. 28 the buses and cars stopped. I had 29 an important meeting on the other side of the town, but it was impossible to find a car. I had to get there 30( ) 21. A. about B. through C. in D. along ( ) 22. A. four B. six C. five D. two ( ) 23. A. because B. so C. but D. or ( ) 24. A. snowy B. foggy C. small D. windy( ) 25. A. were B. am C. be D. was ( ) 26. A. big B. bigger C. bigest D. biggest ( ) 27. A. wore B. even C. very D. some( ) 28. A. All B. Each C. Every D. None ( ) 29. A. to join B. to go to C. take part in D. join in ( ) 30. A. by car B. on foot C. on the foot D. by bus三、阅读理解（30分）（A）(10分)It was a beautiful spring morning. There were no clouds in the sky, and the sun is warm but not hot. Mr. Black saw an old man at the bus stop with a big, strong, black umbrella in his hand. Mr. Black said to him , “Do you think we are going to have rain today? “No,” said the old man, “I dont think so.” “Then are you carrying the umbrella because the sun is too hot? “No, the sun is not very hot in spring.” Mr. Black looked at the big umbrella again, and then the man said “I am an old man, and my legs are not very strong(强壮). I must have a walking-stick(拐杖). But people will say, Look! That man is so old! I dont like that, so I carry an umbrella every day.”阅读短文，选择最假答案。( )31. This story happened .A. on a spring morning B. on a cold dayC. on a summer evening D. on a bus( )32. What was the weather like that day? A. It was raining. B. The sun was too hot.C. It was sunny and the sun was warm but not too hot.D. It was cloudy.( )33. The old man had in his hand.A. a book B. a walking-stick C. nothing D. an umbrella( )34. The old man carried an umbrella because .A. it was going to rain B. he must have it as a walking-stick