广东省 2020-2021 学年度第二学期八年级英语月考试题（二）
一、听力理解。（共30小题，每题1分，共30分）
二、语法选择（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后按照句子结构的语法和上下文连贯的要求，从每题所给的四个选项中选
出一个最佳答案。
Lingling is preparing for her trip to Los Angeles. She ____1____ a list of things for her trip. She likes to get
things ready earlier, ____2____ she doesn’t know what to take. She asks Betty for help. Betty advises her to take
notebooks, pens and ____3____ dictionary. Lingling is leaving ____4____ the end of July and she is going to
stay there for four weeks. She will take some shorts or light trousers. The weather there will be sunny and hot, and
she wants to buy a pair of sunglasses ____5____ leaving. Because Betty tells her that many things are ____6____
in America. ____7____ she travels by plane, her bag mustn’t weigh too much. She’d better ____8____ the travel
company about the total ____9____ for all her bags. And finally, the most important thing: do not forget
____10____ her passport.
1. A. make B. made C. making D. is making
2. A. and B. but C. so D. because
.
3 A. a B. an C. the D. /
4. A. in B. on C. at D. for
5. A. before B. after C. until D. when
6. A. expensive B. much expensive C. more expensive D. most expensive
7. A. After B. If C. So D. Although
8. A. ask B. to ask C. asking D. asks
9. A. weighs B. weight C. weights D. weighting
10. A. take B. taking C. took D. to take
三、完形填空（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
完型填空
从A，B，C，D四个选项中选择能填入空白处的正确答案，并将其字母代号填入答题卷相应空格内。
Many parents want their children to be famous one day. But do children have the same ___11___?
A new ___12___ — Hi, Ke’ai is on at Beijing Children’s Art Theatre. It tells the story of a boy called Ke’ai.
His parents would like him to become a painter or a ___13___ one day. They teach him to ___14___ and to play
the violin, but Ke’ai doesn’t enjoy these activities. Then one day Ke’ai’s parents see Liu Xiang win a gold
___15___ at the Athens Olympic Games, and they want him to be a sportsman.
学科网（北京）股份有限公司“___16___ do they want me to be someone else?” Ke’ai asks and says, “I only want to be ___17___.”
The play shows us that it is good for parents to learn to ___18___ their children. It helps parents to think
about what kids want to do.
Young audiences (观众) enjoy the story, and also the ___19___ in the play. There are two songs in the play.
One of them, “Ke’ai’s Song” is very ___20___ to learn, so the audiences can sing the song on their way home
after the play!
11. A. jobs B. dreams C. habits D. hobbies
12. A. song B. film C. play D. opera
13. A. writer B. teacher C. sportsman D. musician
14. A. paint B. write C. run D. drive
15. A. match B. ring C. medal D. race
16. A. How B. Why C. When D. Where
17. A. myself B. different C. alone D. great
18. A. encourage B. understand C. criticize D. inspire
19. A. light B. clothes C. skill D. music
20. A. easy B. difficult C. important D. necessary
四、阅读理解（本大题有15小题，每小题2分，共30分）
阅读A、B两篇短文，从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的
最佳答案，并将答题卡上对应题目所选的选项涂黑。
A
In America, there are chores for children of different ages. American people think that it’s important to tell
children about their duty(责任) in the family. Use this list of age chores for your children.
Ages 2—3
Ages 4—5
◆Help make the bed;
◆Clear and set the table;
◆Pick up toys and books;
◆Help cook dinner;
◆Take laundry to the laundry room(洗衣房);
◆Put away groceries(杂货).
◆Help feed pets.
Ages 9—12
Ages 6—8
◆Help wash the car;
◆Take care of pets;
◆Learn to wash the dishes;
◆Take out the rubbish.
◆Clean the bathroom.
21. This passage tells us something about ________.
学科网（北京）股份有限公司A. American children B. Chinese children
C. children all over the world D. people all over the world
22. American people think children should do chores in the family because ________.
A. children have nothing to do except(除了) playing
B. they think children should develop good habits
C. they think it’s important to let children know their duty in the family
D. parents want their children to be good
23. Ages ________ can put away groceries.
A. 2—3 B. 4—5 C. 6—8 D. 9—12
24. If Bob is 10 years old, he can ________.
A. set the table B. help make the bed
C. help wash the car D. take out the rubbish
25. What’s the passage mainly about?
A. Why children should do chores.
.
B What chores American children of different ages should do.
C. Children have duty in the family.
D. Different opinions(观点) on chores.
B
Last Friday a storm swept through two villages in the New Territories, destroying (摧毁) fourteen homes.
Seven others were so badly damaged (破坏) that their owners had to leave them, and fifteen others had broken
windows or broken roofs. One person was killed, several were badly hurt and taken to hospital, and a number of
other people received smaller hurt. Altogether over two hundred people were homeless after the storm.
A farmer, Mr. Tan, said that the storm began early in the morning and lasted for over an hour. “I was eating
with my wife and children when we heard a loud noise,” he said, “A few minutes later our house fell down on top
of us. We tried our best to climb out but then I saw that one of my children was missing. I went back inside and
found him, safe but very frightened.”
Mrs. Woo Meifong said that her husband had just left for work when she felt that her house was moving. She
ran outside at once with her children.
“There was no time to take anything,” she said, “A few minutes later, the roof came down.”
Soldiers helped to take people out of the flooded (水淹的) area and the welfare department (福利机构)
brought them food, clothes and shelter.
26. How many homes altogether were damaged in the storm?
A. Fourteen. B. Twenty-one.
学科网（北京）股份有限公司C. Twenty-nine. D. Thirty-six.
27. Where was Mr. Tan when the storm first began?
A. He was in bed.
B. He was inside the house.
C. He was outside the house.
D. He was on the roof.
28. Mrs.Woo and her family didn’t get hurt because ________.
A. her husband knew there would be a storm
B. they were all outside the house when the storm became worse
C. she felt the house was moving
D. the welfare department helped her
29. The underlined word “shelter” in this passage means “________” in Chinese.
A. 食物 B. 衣服
C. 学习场所 D. 避难所
30. Which of the following may be the best title for this passage?
A. A Terrible Storm B. A Lucky Woman
C. Good Soldiers D. Clever People
C
配对阅读。左栏是五个初中生对自己烦恼的自述,右栏是七个专家给他们的建议。请将建议和烦恼进行配对,
并将答案的字母编号填写在相应的位置。
A.Your parents love you very much.They just
want you to study harder at home.If you really
( )1.I don’t know how to choose my
want to go out with your friends, you can talk
clothes, but I really want to look beautiful. I’m
with them after doing your homework.I think
very upset.
your parents will let you do that.
( )2.My parents fight a lot, and I really
B.You should be happy if your friends wear
don’t like it. Relations between them have
like you.It means that your clothes are
become difficult. I don’t know what to do.
beautiful.If you really don’t like it, you can just
( )3.I hate my school rules! I just want to talk about it with them.
wear my own clothes. I don’t know how to talk
C.I think you should try your best to do your
about my feeling with my teachers.
homework faster.Maybe you can ask your
( )4.My parents are too strict with me. teachers for help.Go to bed earlier so that you
They want me to stay at home and they don’t can have enough time for sleep.
allow me to play with my friends after school.
D.Why don’t you talk about how you feel with
( )5.I always feel tired in class. I think I your parents? Maybe you can do more chores
always stay up too late at night, but I just want at home so that they have more time for
to finish my homework communication.
E.Every school has rules because it’s very
necessary.I know that you want to choose your
own clothes.But in my opinion, as students,
学科网（北京）股份有限公司school uniforms are the best clothes for you.
F.In my opinion, you can choose the clothes
that are comfortable.In fact, clothes are not
everything in your life.You can work harder at
your study.Don’t think too much about the
clothes.
G.You should exercise more to lose weight.I’m
sure you will be thinner if you don’t give up.
31. _________
32. _________
33. _________
34. _________
35. _________
五、短文填空（本大题共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面的短文，并根据短文内容和插图提示在短文空格处填入适当的单词，每个空只能写一个形式正确、
意义相符的单词。
It was Saturday afternoon. Judy’s mother was doing some cleaning in the kitchen. She asked Judy to take out the
rubbish. Judy was playing online games in ____36____ room. So she said she was too ____37____to help out.
Then it was time for dinner, and Judy felt ____38____. She went to her mother, but her mother told her she was
too busy to cook ____39____. Judy said sorry to her mother and ____40____her cook dinner.
After that, Judy knew that we should not____41____study hard at school but also help out with ____42____at
home.____43____ finishing homework, we should help parents do something, such as ____44____ the house,
doing the dishes and doing the washing. We should always _____45_____polite to them and talk to them often. To
show our love to them, we can give them some presents or do something special on special days.
六、读写综合（本大题分为A、B两部分，共25分）
A. 回答问题（本题共5小题，每小题2分，共10分）
请阅读下面这篇文章，根据所提供的信息，回答5个问题，要求所写答案语法正确、语义完整。
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Mike Smith: We have many after-class activities in school—English corner handwriting
lessons, playing basketball, playing chess, dancing and so on. Students in our school can choose
学科网（北京）股份有限公司any kinds of activities they like.
.
Jane White: I’m a member of the music club in our school I can learn different kinds of
music instruments. It’s fun.
Frank Green: I take part in drawing and the English corner after class. I ,get a lot from the
activities. I can not only improve my abilities of drawing and spoken English but also make
some new friends who have the same hobbies as me.
Amy Young: Some teachers think after-class activities take up too much time. But as a
student, I think it’s necessary for schools to give us the chance to improve our other abilities
after class. We are under great pressure with too much homework and exams. We need time to
relax.
46. How many after-class activities are mentioned in Mike Smith’s school?
______________________________________________________________________
47. What club does Jane White join?
______________________________________________________________________
48. How is the music club?
_____________________________________________________________________
49. What does Frank Green take part in after class?
_____________________________________________________________________
50. How does Amy Young feel like after-class activities?
_____________________________________________________________________
51. B. 书面表达
最近，某中学生英文报开设了“After-class Activities in Schools”的栏目，请你根据以下提示，为该栏
目写一篇80词左右的英文稿件。要求：表达准确，语句通顺，书写规范，不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。
开头已给出，不算入总词数。
内容包括：
1. 列举你们学校开展的三项课外活动；
2. 介绍你在学校参加何种课外活动及该活动给你带来的两大益处；
3. 为同学们如何选择课外活动提出两个建议；
4. 鼓励同学们积极参加学校课外活动。
Nowadays, after-class activities are becoming more and more popular in schools.
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