江苏省徐州邳州市赵墩中学2012-2013学年八年级英语下学期第一次月考试题（无答案） 牛津版.doc

赵墩中学八年级（满分1分） . 单项选择 （每小题1分，共15分） ( )1. — What 　　　 cold day it is! — Yes. What 　　　 terrible weather! I hope it will get better soon. A. a; a B. a; / C. /; / D. /; a ( )2. — Will it be windy tomorrow? — I am afraid so. Look at the sign on TV. A. B. C. D. ( )4. It is 　　　 of us to shout loudly in the reading room. A. impossible B. impolite C. unusual D. irregular( )5. — I need to buy myself a thick coat. The temperature will be much 　　　 tomorrow. — Yes. Winter is coming. A. colder B. warmer C. higher D. lower ( )6. The police must have the ability to 　　　 when something dangerous happens. A. cheer themselves up B. calm themselves down C. set themselves up D. turn themselves down( )7. Jacky always thinks 　　　 a brave boy. But in fact, he is afraid of small animals. A. him B. he C. himself D. him is ( )8. I heard somebody 　　　 for help while I was walking around the lake. A. screaming B. was screaming C. was screamed D. is screaming ( )9. — There was really 　　　 rain last night. — Yes. It kept raining 　　　 until midnight. A. heavy; heavily B. heavily; heavy C. heavy; heavy D. heavily; heavily ( )10. Many people fish in this area. 　　　, the birds here can’t find food as easily as before. A. However B. Therefore C. Instead D. Because ( ). — Isn’t watching birds interesting? — 　　　. Nothing else is more interesting, I think. A. No, it isn’t B. No, it is C. Yes, it isn’t D. Yes, it is ( )12. — Did you get wet yesterday afternoon? — We were unlucky. It 　　　 to rain at five. And at that time, we 　　　 football. A. was beginning; playing B. was starting; played C. began; were playing D. began; played ( )13. Peter was running along the river 　　　 he fell into the river. How careless! A. when B. while C. after D. since ( )14. As Tom is a brave boy, he knows how