2021-2022学年山东省济宁市汶上县八年级（下）第一次月考英语试卷

二、阅读理解（共4小题，共30分）

• 1．Mr．Black was too fat．His wife was worried about his health and took him to see a doctor．"Don't eat meat or cakes，" the doctor said to him．"I'm going to stop him from eating them，doctor，" his wife said．
     The next morning ，Mr．Black made a nice cake，and his wife ate half of it．After his wife went out，Mr．Black cut a very small piece of the cake and ate it．It was very delicious．Then he cut a bigger piece of it and ate it．In several minutes，he finished the rest of the cake．"My wife will be very angry，" he said to himself．" What should I do？"Then he had an idea．He made another cake very quickly，ate half of it and left the other half on the table．When his wife came back at noon，she was very happy to see the half of the cake．
  
  （1）What was the matter with Mr．Black？

  
  A．He was too heavy．
  B．He slept too long．
  C．He was too worried．
  D．He had too much stress．
  （2）Who made the cake？

  
  A．The doctor．
  B．Mr．Black．
  C．The doctor's wife．
  D．Mr．Black's wife．
  （3）In the morning，Mrs．Black ate

  ．
  A．half a cake
  B．one cake
  C．one and a half cakes
  D．two cakes
  （4）Why was Mrs．Black happy to see the half of the cake？

  
  A．Because she saw her husband waiting for her．
  B．Because the cake on the table was very delicious．
  C．Because she was hungry and wanted to eat the cake．
  D．Because she thought her husband didn't eat the cake．
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• 2．Very few people enjoy doing chores around the house.However，we all know that people must do them.Kids living in Washington have chores to do to help their family every day.The chores are different for different kids.Parents often teach them what to do and how to do the chores.
     It is good to teach their children to do chores at an early age.Many parents think chores are important for children-even very young ones.Doing chores teaches children many important skills such as cooperation（合作） and responsibility（责任心）.Chores also teach children about fairness and commitment（承担义务）.The skills and values（价值观念） learned by doing chores will be good for children throughout their lives.
  （1）Very few people

  doing chores around the house.
  A．love
  B．dislike
  C．hate
  D．need
  （2）Who teaches kids to do chores？

  
  A．Teachers.
  B．Friends.
  C．Parents.
  D．Children.
  （3）It is good to teach children to do chores when they are

  .
  A．young
  B．old
  C．healthy
  D．happy
  （4）According to the passage，kids in

  always do chores to help their family.
  A．the UK
  B．the US
  C．China
  D．Japan
  （5）What can kids get from doing chores？

  
  A．They can get money.
  B．They can get good grades.
  C．They can be parents.
  D．They can learn about fairness and commitment.
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• 3．Mr.Clarke hated to do the housework.He wouldn't stay at home on weekends.As his wife always told him to do some washing or cleaning，or he had to cook for his family.So he always made some excuses（借口）on Friday evenings.
     Recently Mr.Clarke was interested in playing cards，but he was afraid to let his wife know.So every Sunday afternoon he brought some fish home.It made his wife happy and she never asked where he spent his weekends.
     One Saturday morning，Mr.Clarke left home at 7 o'clock.He took a bus and got off at a stop near a small town.His friends were waiting for him in a small hotel.They played cards there.Mr.Clarke didn't go home until 7 o'clock on Sunday evening.He went in the shop near the bus stop as usual.As soon as the shopkeeper saw him，the man said， "I'm sorry，Mr.Clarke.I have no fish today.What about some chicken legs？"" Don't be silly!" said Mr.Clarke. "I can't tell my wife that I have fished some chicken legs，can I？"
  （1）Mr.Clarke didn't want to stay at home on weekends because

  .
  A．he hated do any housework
  B．he didn't love his wife
  C．he was very busy
  D．he wanted to stay in a hotel
  （2）Mr.Clarke played cards with his friends

  .
  A．at home
  B．in a shop
  C．in a hotel
  D．at a hospital
  （3）Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage？

  
  A．Mr.Clarke hardly stayed at home on weekends.
  B．Mr.Clarke played cards only this weekend.
  C．Mrs.Clarke believed he fished on weekends.
  D．Mr.Clarke didn't like to do the housework.
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• 4．Ladies and gentlemen，thank you very much for coming to this concert.I hope you have enjoyed the music.The purpose of this concert is to raise money for children in Africa.Every day hundreds of children in Africa die，because they have diseases or have not enough food to eat.There are two main reasons.First，there are no jobs for the children's parents，so they have no money to buy food or medicine.Second，the governments in many African countries do not have the money to take care of poor people.Most African counties are poor.The land is not good for growing food and the weather is also bad for farming.The organization we are trying to help.The Feed Africa Fund，spends a lot of money every year on food for poor people in Africa.The money comes from people like you----- kind，generous people who do not want to see children die from hunger.Just one dollar can buy enough rice or corn to feed a family of four for three days.How much do you spend on food every day？Ten dollars？Twenty dollars？I am sure you can spend a little less on your own food so that you have a few dollars for the Feed Africa Fund.Ladies and gentlemen，we will now take a collection..Please be generous.Thank you.
  （1）What will the money be raised for ？

  
  A．Children without parents
  B．Children without food
  C．Countries without money
  D．Countries with bad water
  （2）If a person gave five dollars ，how long could the money feed four people？

  
  A．Three days
  B．One week
  C．Half a month
  D．One month
  （3）How would you describe "generous" people ？

  
  A．People who get sick often
  B．People who give money easily
  C．People who are thin with hunger
  D．People who work hard
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四、单词拼写（共8小题，计8分）

• 5．Jim has a

  （胃疼）.He should lie on the bed and rest.
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七、阅读表达（共1小题，计10分）

• 15．A woman was collecting money for a church（教会） charity.The money she collected was going to be given to poor children who had no parents to take care of them.She went from apartment to apartment and from house to house.She knocked on doors and asked for money.She always said the same thing， "Good morning，I'm collecting for a church charity.We need ＄5，000." Then she held out a collecting box.Most people would put a few coins in the box.
      An artist lived in one of the apartments.He opened the door and saw the woman. "Good morning，" she said. "I'm collecting for a church charity.We need ＄5，000." The artist thought for a moment and then said， "I'm sorry，but I don't have any money.However，I'll give you a painting.It's worth ＄400." The woman thanked the artist and took the painting away.
      A week later she called on him again. "I'm sorry to trouble you again，" she said，"but we still need more money.I need another ＄100.Can you help？" "Of course，" the artist said. "I'll increase the value of my painting to ＄500 then."
  
  （1）Who did the woman collect money to give to？

  
  （2）What did the woman hold when she asked for money？

  
  （3）翻译句子 The woman thanked the artist and took the painting away.

  
  （4）When did the woman call on the artist again？

  
  （5）How much would the artist increase the value of the painting to？
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八、书面表达。（15分）

• 16．假如你叫李华，是郭仓中学初二的学生。星期天你和班里的同学去康乐敬老院（Kangle Old People's Home）参加了社区志愿活动。请根据下面的提示，用英语写一篇80词左右的日记。be happy to ，it's our duty to（是我们的职责），community volunteer activity（社区志愿活动）。
  提示：（1）去往敬老院乘坐的交通工具；老人见到我们的心情。
  （2）在敬老院，我们为老人做的事情；我们的感受。
  （3）总结：作为学生，我们很喜欢参加社区活动；帮助老人是我们的职责。
  Saturday，March 27
      It was sunny and warm today.My classmates and I went to _________________
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