广东省梅州市丰顺县汤坑中学2022-2023学年八年级上学期1月月考英语试题

2022-2023年第一学期梅州市丰顺县汤坑中学八年级英语试题

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本试卷共6页，满分120分。考试用时120分钟。

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一、语法选择：本大题共10小题，每小题1分，下面四个选项中只有一个正确答案。

    Long long ago, the Jade Emperor (玉皇大帝) organized an animal race. The first 12 animals to win could get a _____ in the Chinese Zodiac (十二生肖), and have a year named after them.

    The cat and the mouse both _____ the ox (公牛) to wake them early on the day of the race. That day, the ox _____ to wake them, but without success. So the kind ox carried them on _____ back and started running when the race began. The mouse _____ just when the ox was going cross the last river. He knew that he could _____ beat the cat. So he pushed the _____ off the ox's back. When the ox reached the other side of the river, the mouse jumped off and ran to the finishing line, just _____ the ox. The tiger came third.

    So the 12-year cycle (循环) begins with the mouse. The ox comes after him. The tiger _____ the ox. The rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog and pig come after them. The cat was _____ to finish the race, almost dying in the river, but she has no place in the zodiac.

    So that's why cats kill mice. They can never forget what happened in that race long long ago!

(1)     

 A．place B．prize C．sign D．skill

(2)     

 A．promised B．helped C．hated D．asked

(3)     

 A．loved B．refused C．forgot D．tried

(4)     

 A．her B．his C．their D．your

(5)     

 A．made up B．took up C．woke up D．dressed up

(6)     

 A．never B．still C．perhaps D．almost

(7)     

 A．monkey B．cat C．tiger D．dog

(8)     

 A．for B．against C．before D．after

(9)     

 A．leads B．cheats C．reminds D．follows

(10)     

 A．fast B．lucky C．easy D．free

二、完形填空：本大题共10小题，每小题1分，下面四个选项中只有一个正确答案。

1.     Without plants, people cannot live. We eat plants. We breathe the oxygen (氧气) that _____ produce. And we need plants _____ they make our cities and our life beautiful and colorful. That’s why even in big modern cities, we have parks _____ trees, green grass and different kinds of flowers. Also you are sure _____ some green house plants and flowers in the rooms in every city.

    But do you talk to your plants? Do you give them _____ and attention? The book The Secret Life of Plants by Peter Tompkins and Christopher Bird says that you should talk to them and give them love. The book tells _____ very interesting test. Two seeds (种子) were planted in different places. While the plants _____, one plant was given much love and hopeful ideas. However, _____ plant was given neither of them, only unpleasant ideas. After six months, the loved plant was bigger. Under the earth, it had more and longer roots, _____ it were a thicker stem (树干) and more leaves.

    Therefore, plants need our care and love as well as mankind. We should protect our plants _____ we can live better with the nature.

(1)     

 A．grass B．trees C．plants D．flowers

(2)     

 A．if B．because C．unless D．as

(3)     

 A．full of B．filled of C．kinds of  D．lots of

(4)     

 A．find. B．finding C．found D．to find

(5)     

 A．water B．food C．love D．house

(6)     

 A．a B．an C．the D．/

(7)     

 A．grow B．are growing C．grew D．were growing

(8)     

 A．other B．the other C．others D．the others

(9)     

 A．on B．above C．over D．with

(10)     

 A．so that B．in order to C．because of D．instead of

三、阅读理解题：本大题分为ABC三篇阅读理解题，共15小题，每小题2分，下面四个选项中只有一个正确答案。

（A）

With the development of science, more and more people are confused whether it is good or not to make robots. Are robots going to take place of human beings?

Every coin has two sides. Robots can be good to our society and life. At the same time, they also have some bad effects on our daily life. In my opinion, the advantages of robots are more than the disadvantages.

First, robots make our life more convenient. We can do many things that we didn't have the ability to do in the past by using robots. That makes our daily life more effective.

Second, robots can be used in industry. Factories can reduce the cost of production by using robots. Robots do not need to eat and they will not be ill. That's very good for producing goods.

Third, robots can save more people when a disaster happens. Because they can't feel pain and they can save more people without feeling tired.

In a word, the world is changing. We should also change our thought to accept robots to become part of our lives. That can make our lives more colorful.

(1)  In the writer's opinion, how many advantages do robots have?

 A．Two. B．Three. C．Four.

(2)  What does the underlined word "convenient" mean in Chinese?

 A．幸福的 B．环保的 C．方便的

(3)  Can robots save more people when a disaster happens according to the passage?

 A．Yes, they can. B．No, they can't.

 C．We don't know.

(4)  Which of the following brings robots into our daily life?

 A．The hard work of farmers.

 B．The beautiful environment of the earth.

 C．The development of science.

(5)  What does the writer think of robots?

 A．They have both advantages and disadvantages.

 B．They only have disadvantages.

 C．They only have advantages.

（B）

Our Future in Space

Many people believe that one day, we may leave the Earth to make our home among the stars. At that time, many people, including you, might live in a space station 200 miles above the Earth.

Space Cities

There will be cities like the one we are living in now. _____ Hundreds, or even thousands, of people will live, work and go to school  there.

In fact, we have explored (探索) part of the Moon, and even sent spaceships to the surface of Venus and Mars. _____

Go into Space

The Moon is full of valuable metals. These metals—if we got them—could be used to build factories and space stations. _____ In that case, more energy can be turned into electricity—for creating comfortable living conditions.

From space, too, we can look down on the Earth and study the atmosphere, its weather, and the influence of air pollution to save it.

At Home in Space

_____ For example, we have to protect ourselves from the ultraviolet (紫外线) because it can give us bad sunburns. Besides, our bones (骨头) will become weaker if we stay out in space for a long time. But we'll surely find out the solution.

Yet, these risks won't keep people from going into space. _____ And people will live there with many different interests—medicine, farming, teaching and so on.

The next hundred years will be filled with other worldly adventures, exciting scientific discoveries, and danger, as humans leave the Earth—perhaps forever.

(1) 

 A．But outer space can be a dangerous place.

 B．It seems impossible to live in the outer space.

 C．Finally, Earth-like environment will be built in space.

 D．Without doubt, the research of space has already begun.

 E．Also, in space, there is no air to prevent the sun's energy.

 F．Space schools, hospitals, factories and farms will be built.

(2) 

 A．But outer space can be a dangerous place.

 B．It seems impossible to live in the outer space.

 C．Finally, Earth-like environment will be built in space.

 D．Without doubt, the research of space has already begun.

 E．Also, in space, there is no air to prevent the sun's energy.

 F．Space schools, hospitals, factories and farms will be built.

(3) 

 A．But outer space can be a dangerous place.

 B．It seems impossible to live in the outer space.

 C．Finally, Earth-like environment will be built in space.

 D．Without doubt, the research of space has already begun.

 E．Also, in space, there is no air to prevent the sun's energy.

 F．Space schools, hospitals, factories and farms will be built.

(4) 

 A．But outer space can be a dangerous place.

 B．It seems impossible to live in the outer space.

 C．Finally, Earth-like environment will be built in space.

 D．Without doubt, the research of space has already begun.

 E．Also, in space, there is no air to prevent the sun's energy.

 F．Space schools, hospitals, factories and farms will be built.

(5) 

 A．But outer space can be a dangerous place.

 B．It seems impossible to live in the outer space.

 C．Finally, Earth-like environment will be built in space.

 D．Without doubt, the research of space has already begun.

 E．Also, in space, there is no air to prevent the sun's energy.

 F．Space schools, hospitals, factories and farms will be built.

（C）

Being a kid may look fun, but sometimes it's not. I think it's  not easy to be a kid. That's all because I must do what my parents tell me to do. When I was playing outside with my friends, my mother would say, "Peter, it's time to come home now. It's getting dark (暗的)." When I grow up, no one can tell me what to do or when to do it.

As a kid, I have to get up early in the morning and go to school. I have so many lessons to study and so much homework to do. When I grow up, I do not have to go to school and I never have homework.

There are so many things that I'm not allowed (允许) to do. Last Saturday, there was a scary movie on TV. It looked really exciting. But my father didn't let me watch. He said, "You're too young to watch this movie, Peter." When I grow up, I can watch anything I want.

As I am a kid, I can't go anywhere by myself. Last Friday, I wanted to buy a birthday gift for my friend John. But I had to wait for my mom to come back home. When I want to go outside, I have to ask my mom for a ride. When I grow up, I can drive a car to go anywhere.

But I know that my mother and my father love me very much. They always say that I am the apple of their eyes. That's really great. So I guess (猜) I like being a kid, even though it's not easy to be a kid.

(1)  When Peter was playing with his friends, Mom asked him _____.

 A．to go home B．to watch a scary movie

 C．to do homework D．to drive a car

(2)  From the second paragraph (第二段), we can learn that _____.

 A．Peter likes school very much B．Peter is busy every day

 C．Peter gets up late every day D．Peter doesn't do homework

(3)  From the underlined words "the apple of their eyes", we know that _____.

 A．they only see the apple B．apples are their favorites

 C．they love their kid a lot D．the kid looks like the apple

(4)  Which of the following is NOT true?

 A．Peter is a school student.

 B．Peter is too young to drive a car.

 C．Peter watched a scary movie last Saturday.

 D．Peter went to buy a birthday gift with his mom.

(5)  It can be inferred (推断) from the passage that _____.

 A．Peter's parents don't like his friends

 B．Peter often fights with his friends

 C．Peter doesn't know how to grow up

 D．Peter also loves his parents

四、短文填空：本大题共10小题，每小题1.5分，共15分，下面四个选项中只有一个正确答案。

    When I was ten, I got the news that my family were moving to Beijing. It was a big city, but I was a small-town boy from Shandong. I didn’t know _____ Beijing was. I didn’t want to leave my _____. The most important thing was that I was _____ in the new place.

    To be honest, when l just got to Beijing, I was _____. I had few friends and I couldn’t get used to the new environment. For my first four years in Beijing, I was considering how much I _____ the place. I learned more about life during that time than during any other time. Those four years opened my _____ to the outside world.

    After four years in Beijing. I changed a lot. Finally, I completely got used to the life and _____ was OK. However, at the end of the fourth month of my fifth year, I got the news that our time in Beijing was over, and my family would _____ to Shandong. This made me a little upset, _____ I wanted to go back home in the past years. In fact, I already began to _____ my life in Beijing.

    The last day finally came. I got on the plane sadly. But this time, I wasn’t afraid of the unknown future.

五、读写综合：本大题分为AB两题，A小题10分，B小题15分。

2. 阅读短文，完成后面题目。

    Tourism today is much more important than before. In the past, only people with lots of money could travel on holidays to other countries. More people travel today than in the past because there is a growing middle class in many parts of the world. That is to say, people now have more money for travel. Special plane fares (特价机票) for tourists make travel less expensive and more attractive (吸引人的) than ever before. One person doesn't travel for the same reason as another. But most people enjoy seeing countries that are different from their own. They also like to meet new people and to taste new food.

    Tourism causes many changes in a country and in people's lives. People build new hotels and restaurants and train the natives (当地人) as guides to show visitors around places of interest. There're also new night clubs and other activities for them. International tourism is clearly a big business.

(1)  What does "them" in the second paragraph refer to?

(2)  Why do more people travel today than in the past?

(3)  What makes travel more attractive than before?

(4)  Why do most people travel to many parts of the world?

(5)  What does the passage mainly tell us?

3. 请根据以下要点,以“Travelling”为题写一篇短文。词数 80 至 100，部分内容已给出，不计入总词数。

要点：1. 旅游是一种非常好的活动。

2. 当我们工作或学习一段时间后，可以出游欣赏自然风光。

3. 旅游可以让我们忘记烦恼，交到朋友，有益健康。

4. 旅游有时也很麻烦，比如，我们可能因为糟糕的天气而生病，也可能……（自拟）

5. 为了旅途安全愉快，我们最好在旅游前做好充分准备，而且……（自拟）

Travelling

    Travelling is a very good activity.    

    But sometimes it can bring trouble to us.    

    To have a safe and happy journey, we'd better    

答案

一、语法选择（共1题）

1.  【答案】

(1)  A

(2)  D

(3)  D

(4)  B

(5)  C

(6)  A

(7)  B

(8)  C

(9)  D

(10)  B

二、完形填空（共1题）

2.  【答案】

(1)  C

(2)  B

(3)  A

(4)  D

(5)  C

(6)  A

(7)  D

(8)  B

(9)  B

(10)  A

三、阅读理解题（共3题）

3.  【答案】

(1)  B

(2)  C

(3)  A

(4)  C

(5)  A

4.  【答案】

(1)  F

(2)  D

(3)  E

(4)  A

(5)  C

5.  【答案】

(1)  A

(2)  B

(3)  C

(4)  C

(5)  D

四、短文填空（共1题）

6.  【答案】略

五、写作题（共2题）

7.  【答案】

(1)  The visitors./The tourists.

(2)  Because they have more money for travel.

(3)  Special plane fares.

(4)  To see different countries, meet new people and taste new food.

(5)  The changes of tourism.

8.  【答案】Travelling

    Travelling is a very good activity. After we work or study for some time, we can go travelling to enjoy the beauty of nature and relax ourselves. It can make us forget unhappiness. It can help us make friends with different people. It's also good for our health.

    But sometimes it can bring trouble to us. For example, we may get sick because of bad weather or we may lose our money or mobile phones during the trip.

    To have a safe and happy journey, we'd better get everything ready before we set out. Moreover, we must always be very careful with our expensive or important stuff.