2020-2021學(xué)年陜西省西安鐵一中八年級（上）第一次月考英語試卷
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IV.完形填空。（共1小題，計10分） 閱讀下面短文，理解大意，然后從各小題的四個選項中選出一個最佳答案，使短文連貫完整
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1．Alice was walking around the department store.She remembered it was difficult（1）
a suitable（適合的）Christmas present for her father.She wished that he was as easy to please（使…高興）as her mother，who was always happy with beautiful clothes.
（2）Christmas Day，people were quite busy，and at this time of the year shopping was not great fun.People stepped on your feet or pushed you with（3）elbows（肘）.They just wanted to get the（4）goods before others.
Alice stood in front of（5）small counter（柜臺）and some nice ties（領(lǐng)帶）were on show."They are real silk"，the saleswoman said to her.They are worth double the price.But Alice knew（6）that this kind of present hardly ever pleased her father.
Alice stopped at another small counter.She found some good cigarettes（香煙）on-sale，（7）her father smoked only once a week，she knew that this was a present which would be sure to please him.Without thinking for long，she bought them.
When Alice got home，with her small but well-chosen present in her bag，her parents were having supper at table with lots of dishes.Alice asked （8）they had supper so early.Her mother said excitedly， "Your father has decided （9）smoking？" Alice was（10）at what her mother said.（1） A．choosing B．to choose C．chosen D．chose （2） A．On B．In C．With D．By （3） A．they B．them C．their D．themselves （4） A．worse B．worst C．cheaper D．cheapest （5） A．a(chǎn)n B．a(chǎn) C．the D．/ （6） A．clearly B．clear C．quick D．quickly （7） A．Because B．Although C．If D．When （8） A．how B．why C．where D．what （9） A．stops B．to stop C．stopping D．stop （10） A．surprise B．surprising C．surprisingly D．surprised 組卷：11引用：1難度：0.6
第二節(jié)：閱讀下面一篇短文，理解大意，從所給的四個選項中選出一個最佳答案，使短文連貫完整。（共10小 題，計10分）
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2．When people want to say（1）
they often say it is "as sweet as honey".Sugar didn't（2）Europe until the twelfth century，so until then，honey was the only sweetener（甜食）in the Western word.Honey is one of the most natural foods and it doesn't spoil（變質(zhì)）with age.Honey found in ancient Egyptian tombs（古埃及墓冢）is thousands of years old.It is truly pure now.Do you（3）why's that？Because there are no artificial ingredients（人工添加劑）in it.
Honey comes from an insect（昆蟲）called honeybee.The honeybee is always busy.It visits 154 flowers（4）just one teaspoon of honey.For a pound of honey，the honeybee has to fly the distance（距離）which is nearly about three （5）around the world and makes visits to about 2 million flowers.And （6）does the honeybee make honey？Every day as long as the weather is fine.We may be surprised （7）!
There are over 250 kinds of honey in the US alone.The lighter the color of the honey，the（8）the honey will be.Of course，you may pay more for it.
Bears love honey as much as humans （9）.Some birds only eat honey.There is no honey in some areas like Alaska， （10）.That is because it's too cold for the honeybee to live there.（1） A．enjoyable something B．sad anything C．something enjoyable D．a(chǎn)nything sad （2） A．travel B．reach C．get D．a(chǎn)rrive （3） A．hope B．miss C．wonder D．care （4） A．for B．to C．in D．with （5） A．minutes B．seconds C．hours D．times （6） A．how long B．how soon C．how often D．how much （7） A．how hard the honeybee works B．how hardly the honeybee works C．what a hard honeybee it is D．what hard-working the honeybee is （8） A．good B．better C．bad D．worse （9） A．does B．did C．a(chǎn)re D．do （10） A．but B．though C．ever D．a(chǎn)lmost 組卷：3引用：1難度：0.5
IV.閱讀理解（共3小題，計15分）第一節(jié)：閱讀下面A， B， C三篇短文，從所給的四個選項中選岀能回答所提問題或完成所給 句子的一個最佳答案。（共3小題，計10分）
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3．A few good friends are talking about their last vacations.
I went to Xi'an with my cousin.We visited the Terracotta Army（兵馬俑）and had a great time.We ate delicious food，too.XiJan is a big and nice city.I like it a lot.
Mary
My parents took me to Hong Kong by plane.We went to Disneyland.It's just like a fairy tale kingdom（童話王國）.And we bought many special things.Most of them weren't expensive at all .
Peter Last summer，my family went to Hainan.The weather was sunny and hot.We went swimming and boating.They were exciting.Later，we ate some seafood.It was very delicious!
Cindy My uncle works in Tibet（西藏）.Last summer，I took a train to visit him.There I saw lots of tall and clean mountains.Many people there are good at singing and dancing.
Bruce
（1）What did Peter do on vacation？.
A．Ate delicious food
B．Went shopping
C．Went boating
D．Saw some mountains
（2）Who had a great time at the sea？.
A．Mary
B．Peter
C．Cindy
D．Bruce
（3）How did all the friends feel about their vacations？.
A．Sad
B．Bored
C．Terrible
D．Happy組卷：3引用：1難度：0.5 -
4．According to the Chinese lunar calendar（陰歷），there are six solar terms（節(jié)氣）in each season.Whiter months include（包括）Lidong （the start of winter），Xiaoxue （minor snow），Daxue（major snow），Dongzhi（winter solstice），Xiaohan（minor cold） and Dahan（major cold）.
Lidong （in November） is the beginning of winter.On this day，after a year of hard work，people are happy to have a rest and spend more time with their family.
Xiaoxue（in November）and Daxue（in December）come after Lidong.During Xiaoxue，northern China can expect snow and temperature（氣溫）slowly falls below OC；Daxue means more snow and a bigger temperature drop.
When Dongzhi（in December）comes，it brings the shortest day and the longest night of a year.Many places can expect the coldest weajye.air.The northern part of China celebrates Dongzhi as the small Spring Festival.People usually have dumplings .and mutton soup on this day.In ancient times，people would start counting "nine cold periods".from Dongzhi，Very cold period has nine days.They believed that after 81 cold days，warm days would arrive.
Xiaoxue（in January）usually brings .the lowest temperature of the year，finally，during Dahan（in January），because of the cold weather the fields were covered with snow.All Chinese people are ready to welcome the Chinese New Year after Dahan.The Spring Festival，China's most important festival，falls at this time.
（1）How many solar terms are there in a year？.
A．Six
B．Eight
C．Twelve
D．Twenty-four
（2）Which of the following is not true according to the passage？
A．Daxue means more snow and a bigger temperature drop.
B．Dongzhi brings the shortest day and the longest night of the year.
C．After Dahan，Chinese are ready to welcome the Spring Festival.
D．People usually have dumplings during Xiaoxue.
（3）The passage may come from a book named.
A．Public Holidays
B．Chinese Culture
C．Travel Guide
D．Different Countries組卷：8引用：1難度：0.2 -
5．A sense of humor （幽默）can bring happiness to family life，because laughing together is a good way to make the relationship with others better.And a sense of humor can make kids cleverer，healthier and better at dealing with（應(yīng)對）difficulties，because a sense of humor is not just about telling jokes，but the response （反應(yīng)）to things in a creative and funny way.It means you see things from different sides and in different ways.
Most of us may think humor is like your black hair or big feet.We have it since we were born.But in fact a sense of humor is something that can be learned in kids，not something they are born with.
Kids，especially may not understand what humor is，but you can do something funny to make them laugh.For example，you can put on a stupid hat and run after a 3-year-old boy，or pretend （假裝） to carelessly fall into a river to make kids laugh.As kids grow up，these things may be boring.But you can tell some jokes as they grow older.
Kids with a sense of humor are happier.They can find what's amusing in others.They can also deal with the difficulties well.Kids with a sense of humor are better liked by their friends and they can go through hard times in childhood--from moving to a new town，to going to a new school.A good sense of humor is a skill that a kid can use in their whole life to help them enjoy the funny parts of life，and not take themselves too seriously.
（1）What is the first paragraph mainly about？
A．What humor is.
B．What is good about humor.
C．How to reply to funny questions.
D．How to develop a sense of humor.
（2）What do most people think of the sense of humor？
A．It can be learned easily.
B．It is not useful in life.
C．It can grow as we get older.
D．It is something we are born with.
（3）The underlined word "amusing" has the closest meaning to.
A．funny
B．serious
C．friendly
D．important
（4）What do kids with a sense of humor probably do？
A．They want to be different from their friends.
B．They like moving from a place to another.
C．They will like a new school soon.
D．They take themselves seriously.組卷：7引用：1難度：0.6
XI.補(bǔ)全對話（共5題，計5分）根據(jù)下面對話中的情境，在每個空白處填入一個適當(dāng)?shù)恼Z句，使對話恢復(fù)完整。
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14．A：Hi，Nelly.You sang so well in the sing competition yesterday.
B：（1）I will keep on it with your encouragement（鼓勵）.
A：（2）？
B：I started to sing when I was six years old.
A：How often do you practice singing？
B： （3），on Wednesday and Saturday.
A：Your partner did well，too.Who's she？
B： （4）.We are twins.I think she sang more clearly than me.
A：You are both perfect in my heart.By the way，I will go to the concert in our school music hall tomorrow afternoon. （5）？
B：Sure，I'd love to.Let's meet at the hall gate.
A：OK.See you then.
B：See you.組卷：7引用：1難度：0.7
X.書面表達(dá)（共l題，計10分）
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15．假如你是Peter，請以"My friend"為題，參照下面表格中的內(nèi)容提示，寫一篇英文短文介紹Mike的情況，并談?wù)勀銓λ脑u價。
__________.基本情況 與我一樣高；但比我瘦 性格 比我開朗，喜歡交朋友 好習(xí)慣 一周鍛煉三次，從不上網(wǎng) 興趣愛好 擅長運動 學(xué)習(xí) 最喜歡歷史，有趣 對他的看法 ...... 組卷：10引用：1難度：0.5