2020-2021學(xué)年湖南省永州市寧遠(yuǎn)縣實(shí)驗(yàn)中學(xué)八年級(jí)（下）第二次月考英語試卷

第二部分閱讀技能（共三節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié)閱讀選擇（共5小題：每小題4分，滿分40分）閱讀下面的圖表和短文，從每小題所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳答案，并在答題卡上將該編號(hào)字母涂黑。閱讀表中的信息，選擇正確答案。

• 1．

  Sunny English Club For students 16：00 - 18：00 Every Saturday 200 Yuan a month 9 Zhou Yu Street Tel：3785290 Foreign teachers，English songs and films and more!

  （1）Sunny English Club is for

  ．
  A．policemen
  B．students
  C．businessmen
  （2）You will pay

  if you want to stay in the English club for half a year．
  A．600 yuan
  B．1200 yuan
  C．2400 yuan
  組卷：17引用：4難度：0.6

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• 2．

  Cough Medicine Shake it well before use.Take it three times each day before meals.
  Age	Does
  Over 14	2 teaspoonfuls
  8-13	1 teaspoonful
  4-7	1/2 teaspoonful
  Not right for children below the age of three，put it in a cold place.Use it before May 1st 2016.

  （1）The medicine should be kept in

  .
  A．a(chǎn) fridge （冰箱）
  B．hot water
  C．a(chǎn)ny place
  （2）John should

  before he takes it.
  A．shake the medicine well
  B．eating nothing
  C．drink a cup of tea
  （3）When people are

  years old，they can' t take this medicine.
  A．Eight
  B．two
  C．twelve
  組卷：5引用：4難度：0.6

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• 3．My mom and dad divorced （離婚） when I was 6 years old.I had to live with my mom.My mom was hard-working because she had to provide everything for both of us in the city.She worked hard to pay for our rent （房租），so there wasn't much money left for other things.
     One day，my best friend Frank invited me to his birthday party.My mom just paid the rent and it would be some time until she would get her next paycheck （薪水），so she couldn't help me buy a gift.I brought just a birthday card to Frank.I was old enough to understand，but still felt embarrassed.
     I went to Frank's house on his birthday.Having realized my family's predicament（窘境），F(xiàn)rank's mom took me to a small room and there were many new toys in it.She picked one out and wrote my name on it.I was surprised and touched by her kindness.
     I'm 37 now.Although our family isn't poor anymore，I am still thankful to Frank's mom for what she did.
  
  （1）Why did the writer's mom work hard？

  
  A．She had to pay for the rent.
  B．She had to buy a gift for the writer.
  C．She had to have a birthday party.
  （2）What did the writer prepare to give Frank？

  
  A．.A cake.
  B．A card.
  C．A toy.
  （3）What does the underlined word "embarrassed" mean？

  
  A．尷尬的
  B．害怕的
  C．驕傲的
  （4）What was Frank's mother like？

  
  A．She was hard-working.
  B．She was kind.
  C．She was serious.
  （5）What is the best title for the passage？

  
  A．A Hard-working Mother.
  B．A Boring Party.
  C．An Unforgettable Experience.
  組卷：0引用：1難度：0.7

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• 4．Once upon a time，there was a tree that wanted to become a treasure（珍寶） box.One day，a farmer cut it down and sold it to a carpenter （木匠）.The tree was happy because it thought the carpenter would make it into a treasure box.
     To its surprise，the carpenter make it into a feed（飼料） box for animals.The tree felt very sad because that wasn't its dream.Several years later，the feed box was thrown away （扔掉） .Someone picked it up and placed it into an old temple（寺廟）.The tree forgot its dream little by little.
     One day，a couple came to the temple.The woman gave birth to a baby boy.There wasn't a bed in the temple.So they placed the baby in the feed box.They loved him and regarded （看待） him as their treasure.The tree suddenly realized that it became a real "treasure box" at that time.
     Sometimes you may think your dream will not come true.Don't forget your dream.It may be realized in another new way.
  
  （1）What's the tree's dream？It wanted to be

  .
  A．a(chǎn) feed box
  B．a(chǎn) treasure box
  C．a(chǎn) bed
  （2）Who cut the tree down and sold it to a carpenter？

  
  A．A farmer.
  B．A carpenter.
  C．A woman.
  （3）Where did the woman give birth to a baby boy？

  
  A．A box.
  B．A village.
  C．A temple.
  （4）The couple regarded the baby boy as their

  .
  A．a(chǎn)pple
  B．orange
  C．treasure
  （5）Did the tree think its dream came true？

  
  A．Yes，it did.
  B．No，it didn't.
  C．Yes，it was.
  組卷：0引用：1難度：0.7

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• 5．Everyone has birthday.Ways of celebrating（慶祝） birthday are different.
     In America，parents have a party for their birthday kid.The birthday kid can get lots of presents（禮物） and eat birthday cake with friends.In Brazil，special candles are needed for birthday.In England，the birthday kid is lifted up and put down by his classmates happily.In Thailand，two tall candles are lighted the night before birthday.
     As we all know，it is getting popular to have cake on birthday in China.But parents usually cook a big dinner for the kid on birthday.The birthday kid eats long noodles or eggs.Long noodles mean long life and eggs bring good luck.
     People in different countries have different ways to celebrate birthday.It is important for us to celebrate birthday.Everyone grows one year older after his or her birthday.Relatives and friends feel happy for his or her growing up.
  
  （1）How many countries are mentioned（提到） in the passage？

  
  A．Four.
  B．Five.
  C．Six.
  （2）In

  special candles are needed for birthday.
  A．Brazil
  B．America
  C．England
  （3）Chinese parents usually cook

  for the birthday kid.
  A．long noodles or eggs
  B．long noodles or chicken
  C．chicken or eggs
  （4）In Thailand，two tall candles are lighted the night

  .
  A．on birthday
  B．before birthday
  C．a(chǎn)fter birthday
  （5）One will

  after he celebrates his birthday.
  A．grow one year older
  B．grow up
  C．become clever
  組卷：0引用：1難度：0.5

  解析

第二節(jié)閱讀匹配 閱讀下面的短文，從所給的A～F六個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出正確的答案填空，使短文通順，內(nèi)容完整，其中選項(xiàng)中有一項(xiàng)是多余的，并在答題卡上將該編號(hào)字母涂黑。

• 6．Once upon a time there was a poor woodcutter who worked very hard from morning till night.He had a son and his name was Herman.The old man saved some money and sent his son to university. （1）

  But the money that the father gave his son was all finished after two years and Herman had to come back home.The old man had no more money.Herman said he would stay and work with his fajye.air.The next day Herman went to the forest with his father.Though he had never done such work before，he worked well. （2）

  Herman took his bread and said he would go a little way into the forest.Herman was so happy with the bright sunshine that he walked and walked.Suddenly he heard a voice， "Let me out!Let me out!" （3）

  There was something in the bottle （瓶子） that looked like a small frog （青蛙） .It jumped up and down shouting， "Let me out!" As soon as Herman opened the bottle，the little thing jumped out of the bottle and began to grow. （4）

  "Thank you，young man，" he said. "Now it's my turn to help you." The giant （巨人）gave Herman a piece of cloth （布）.
     "It is unusual，" said the giant. "Put it on a stone，and it will turn the stone into gold." Herman ran back to his father with the unusual cloth. （5）

  Also，Herman went back to university to learn more.Years later he became a famous doctor in town.
  
  

  A.Thanks to it，they became rich and began to live a comfortable life. B.Herman thanked the giant for the present and returned to his father. C.Three hours later his father asked him to stop to have dinner. D.Herman looked down and saw a green bottle under a tree. E.In a minute it stood in front of Herman like a giant. F.Herman worked hard and learned a lot of things.
  組卷：5引用：1難度：0.4

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第二節(jié)語篇翻譯

• 19．閱讀下面短文，將文中畫線的句子譯成漢語或英語。
      China is famous for the panda.（1）熊貓是世界上最愛歡迎的動(dòng)物之一。A giant panda can grow up to 1.5 meters long and weigh up to 160 kg.People think the panda is very lovely.So it is not surprising that the WWF（世界自然基金會(huì)）chose the giant panda as its symbol.（2）The WWF teaches people something about pandas and raises money to save them.
      The panda once lived in a few parts of Asia，but now they live only in some parts of Chjye.aia.In the early 1980s，there were only 1000 left in the wild.A giant panda do not have many babies，and baby pandas often die. （3）The main reason why pandas are endangered is that the area （區(qū)域） where pandas can live has become smaller. The government is trying is best to help pandas in the wild in many ways.On the one hand，the government has built more natural parks which are big enough for pandas to live in.On the other hand，（4）政府應(yīng)該讓更多的人意識(shí)到保護(hù)熊貓的重要性。
  
  （1）

  
  （2）

  
  （3）

  
  （4）
  組卷：3引用：1難度：0.5

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第三節(jié)書面表達(dá)（12 分）

• 20．同學(xué)們對(duì)"愚公移山"的故事一定有著很深的印象吧？請(qǐng)根據(jù)本單元所學(xué)內(nèi)容及下面的提示詞語，以The story of Yu Gong為題，把"愚公移山"的故事用英語簡要敘述一下，并談一談你從故事中學(xué)到了什么。80詞左右，開頭已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。
      提示詞語：90，move the mountains，Zhi Sou，die，sons，grandsons，continue，god，be moved，help
  
  The story of Yu Gong Once upon a time，there was an old man called Yu Gong.                              
  組卷：1引用：1難度：0.5

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