八年级第二学期月考
英语试题
本试卷共五大题，满分120分。考试时间90分钟。
注意事项：
1. 答卷前，考生务必在答题卡和答卷上的指定区域用黑字迹的钢笔或签字笔填写自己的班级、学号、姓名，再用2B铅笔在答题卡上把对应的学号的标号涂黑，凡未按要求填涂的试卷或答题卡要作扣分处理。
2. 选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需要改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。不能答在试卷上。
3. 非选择题必须用黑字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题指定区域的相应位置上；如需要改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案，改动的答案也不能超出指定的区域；不准使用铅笔、圆珠笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。
4. 考生必须保持答题卡和答题卷的卷面整洁，卷面不清会被扣分处理。
一、语法选择。（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分。）
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从1~15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I was on the train heading to the airport to visit my parents over the holidays and there was ___1___ time before my flight. On the train I noticed that there was ___2___ gentlemen helping a young mother who was travelling alone with a baby and also ___3___ in her hand, and didn’t seem to know ___4___ she needed to go. The man asked me which gate I was going to and after ___5___ my gate was in the opposite direction, he decided to help the mother ___6___.
Then I noticed the man had two young boys and his own baggage to deal with, ___7___ he was still trying to help the mother so I offered ___8___ her from there. Then her ticket ___9___ shown to me and I knew that her fight would depart ___10___ ten minutes and sh
e had a large stroller (婴儿推车), some Christmas presents, and a suitcase which was the size of my bag. She gave me her ticket and while I ___11___ the suitcase, she was pushing the stroller. We were running to the gate and I was regularly looking back to see if she ___12___ still be behind me.
As we ran up to the gate, I asked the airport workers whether the gate was still ___13___ and they said yes. I ___14___ them her boarding pass and said goodbye. Needless to say as I ran  ___15___ back to my gate on the other side, catching my breath, I couldn’t help smiling, I knew it was worth my efforts!
1.    A. many    B. a few    C. lot of    D. plenty of
2.    A. the    B. an    C. a    D. /
3.    A. anything    B. something    C. everything    D. nothing
4.    A. where    B. what    C. why    D. when
5.    A. to realize    B. realizes    C. realizing    D. realized
6.    A. he    B. him    C. his    D. himself
7.    A. so    B. but    C. though    D. because
8.    A. helping    B. to help    C. helped    D. helps
9.    A. is    B. are    C. were    D. was
10.    A. in     B. at    C. to    D. for
11.    A. take    B. was taking    C. is taking    D. has taken
12.    A. must    B. should    C. should    D. will
13.    A. opened    B. opens    C. open    D. opening
14.    A. have given    B. give    C. gave    D. gives
15.    A. hurry    B. hurries    C. hurried    D. hurriedly
二、完型填空。（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分。）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16-25各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Gestures in jobs
People usually communicate by speaking or writing. However, people in some jobs depend on gestures for ___16___.
Railway workers on the ground have to communicate with engineers on the trains. To do this, they use flags. To tell the train to “go”, for example, a railway worker ___17___ the flag above his head and moves it up and down.
Soldiers in war often cannot hear each other, so they use gestures to send ___18___ to each other. When a leader wants other soldiers to follow him, he points ___19___ them, and then he uses his ___20___ to point in the direction they should go. Soldiers from different countries use similar gestures to communicate with each other when they do not speak the same ___21___.
Gestures are used in music as well. For example, when a classical concert (古典音乐会) takes ___22___, musicians follow the directions of the conductor (指挥). He or she will lead the musicians through his ___23___.These gestures tell the musicians when to play, and when to stop. They also tell when the music should be loud or soft, and fast or slow. Of course, the musicians must understand the ___24___ of these gestures to play well together.
Many other jobs use gestures, but you may not always notice them. The next time you are out in the street, have a look around. You might be ___25___ by how many gestures you see in use.
16.    A. communication    B. talk     C. speech     D. language
17.    A. expresses    B. picks     C. crosses     D. bolds
18.    A. matters    B. meanings     C. messages     D. impressions
19.    A. for    B. towards     C. over     D. into
20.    A. leg    B. face     C. arm     D. neck
21.    A. language    B. words     C. communication     D. meaning
22.    A. pert    B. in     C. place     D. out
23.    A. expression    B. body language     C. impression     D. nod
24.    A. appearances    B. impressions     C. messages     D. meanings
25.    A. excited    B. relaxed     C. ready     D. surprised
三、阅读。（共两节，满分40分。）
第一节 阅读理解。（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分。）
阅读下列短文，从26-40各题所给的A、B、C.和D项中选出最佳的选择，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑.
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imported foodNowadays, the food that you buy comes from many different countries. Have a look in your fridge, cupboard, and fruit bowl and check the origins (来源) of the food. Perhaps there are apples from California, lamb from New Zealand, or potatoes from Egypt. You will probably be surprised how far food travels to get to your plate. This journey, from “field to plate”, is called “food miles”. A food mile is the distance that food travels from the farmer’s field to the person who buys the food. Nowadays, food often travels thousands of miles to get to the consumer (消费者). Why is this, and what are the effects of these long distances?

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