江苏省扬州市仪征市第三中学2022-2023学年八年级下学期第一次英语月考试卷

                八年级英语月练试卷            20230403

一、听力（共20小题；每小题1分；计20分）

A. 听对话回答问题

本部分共有10道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话听两遍。在听每段对话前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读题目，听完后，你将有5秒钟的时间选出你认为最合适的备选答案。

1. Where will the man go during Christmas?

A.B. C.

2. Where does the Girl’s father work?

A. B.C.

3. Who waved to the woman in the parade?

A.  B. C.

4. What’s the man’s favorite activity?

A. B.C.

5. What are the two speakers going to do?

    A. Draw pictures.    B. Learn to dance.       C. Take photos.

6. Who will the girl go to watch fireworks with?

A. Her classmates.   B. Her cousins.         C. Her parents.

7. What does the man sometimes do on Sundays?

A. Read books.      B. Listen to music.      C. Go shopping.

8. What is Jerry’s hometown famous for?

A. Tea.             B. Sight.              C. Food.

9. What does the man like to do in China?

A.Learn Chinese language. B. Visit Chinese gardens. C. Eat Chinese food.

10. How do the two speakers like to travel?

A. By train.         B. By bicycle.        C. By plane.

B. 听对话和短文答题

你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，各听两遍。听每段对话和短文前，你将有时间阅读相关小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题你仍有5秒钟的时间选择你认为最合适的备选答案。

听第一段对话，回答第11 — 12小题。

11. What’s on the wall?

A. a yellow cat.   B. a grey kite.   C. a yellow kite.

12. Whose is it?

A. It’s Nick’s.   B. It’s the woman’s. C. It’s the man’s.

听第一篇短文，从13-15小题中选择正确的选项，完成信息记录表。

13. A. Writing   B. Using it   C. Listening

14. A. Don’t be sad B. Be happy   C. Get angry

15. A. keep quiet  B. feel worried  C. keep the sense of humor

听第二篇短文，回答第16-20小题。

16. How many meals do many English people have a day?

   A. Two.    B. Three.    C. Four.

17. What may people have for their breakfast?

   A. Tea or eggs. B. Porridge, eggs or bread, tea or coffee. C. Tea and coffee.

18. When do English people have lunch?

   A. Any time.   B. One o’clock.  C. Four o’clock.

19. What don’t people eat for their dinner?

   A. Porridge.   B. Bananas and apples. C. Meat and fish.

20. When do some of the English people have dinner?

   A. At one o’clock.  B. In the middle of the day.C. In the evening.

二．单项选择（每小题1分，计15分）

21．--Do you know that the UK is____European country?---Yes, it is also____ island one.

A./; /        B.an; an        C.a; an         D.an; a

22．﹣How do you usually go to work，Jim？

﹣I ________ ride a bike，but now I ________ walking there to lose weight．

A．used to； used to   B．used to； am used to 

C．am used to； used to   D．am used to； am used to

23．一Have you ever read a book called Jane Eyre?一Who_________it?

A．writes  B．has written C．was writing      D．Wrote

24．— The new street is so clean._______ the way，do you enjoy living here？

—  Of course I do.Life has become much better _______ many ways.

A．By；in B．On；by C．By；on D．On；in

25．— Is your father at home？— No.He  ________ for ________.

A．has been out；two and half a hours B．has gone out；two hours and a half             

C．has been out；two hours and a half D．has gone out；two and a half hours

26． Nobody except Lily and Lucy _________the park before． Only they can be our guides．

A．have been to  B．has been to   C．have gone to D．has gone to

27．----Could you tell me how many places of interest you ________ so far?-----So many.

A.visited to   B. have been      C. have traveled to    D. have gone to

28． --- How many students are there in each group?

-- Usually each group_____six students in our class.

A. is made from   B. is made up of    C. is made in    D. is made of

29． ---When did your father ______your mother？----In 2003

A．marry  B．marry to   C．marry with  D．get married

30． I'm not _______  thirsty， please give me _______ water．

A．a bit of ， a little  B．a bit，  a little of C．a little，  a bit   D．a little， a bit of

31．﹣Where is your father？﹣He _____ Australia and he______Sydney for two weeks．

A．has been to；has been in    B．has gone to；has been in 

C．has been in；has been to    D．has gone to；has been to

32．I’ve tried every possible way I can think of ___________.  But I still feel tired.

1. relaxing       B. to relax     C. to relaxing   D. relax

33． The old man lives ________ in a lonely house，but he doesn't feel ________．

A．alone，alone  B．lonely，alone  C．lonely，lonely  D．alone，lonely

34．---Sammy ate nothing for breakfast this morning，____？

---No，because she had a stomachache．

A．isn't she B．was she C．didn't she D．did she

35．---Thanks for listening to my problem and giving me your advice, Kitty.

 ---______. That’s what friends are for.

A. My pleasure    B.With pleasure  C.Never mind      D. It’s nice of you

三、完形填空（共15小题；每小题l分，计15分）

阅读下列短文, 从文后各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

One's attitude is always important. If you are lazy and weak, you will never taste any success. But if you are   36  , success and happiness will be more likely to come to you.

I love eating persimmons（柿子）. But you can't get them   37   autumn. If you try them before the right time, they may taste bad.

In Grade Nine, because of my poor grades, my parents were   38   that I wouldn't be able to get into an excellent senior high school. They   39 _ me study harder, but I didn't really understand why they were so anxious（焦虑的）.

Summer came, and I studied hard. I often felt _ 40 _on the hot days and I couldn’t focus on（集中）my textbooks. But every time I wanted to_ 41 _working, Mom would shout, "Hey, you! Think about your   42  . If you don't work hard, you'll regret（后悔）it!" I   43  sit back down again and return to my textbooks. But all I thought about was playing with my friends and eating persimmons.

My mom would say to me, with a _ 44 _ look on her face, "If a persimmon tree doesn’t grow in summer, it can't bear frit in autumn! Only by hard work, can you get the good result of your work. "

I didn't understand it at that time,  45   I gradually came to see the truth of her words. A few months later, I succeeded in getting into the key middle school. It was   46 _. Walking in my new school, I could see quite a few persimmon trees. The fruit was   47 _red that it looked as if it was on fire. Suddenly, I _ 48 _ working hard may be bitter but its fruit is sweet.

My mom was right: If a persimmon tree doesn’t grow _49_summer, it can't bear fruit in autumn. I smiled. I had grown through the summer and now it was autumn. I tasted my   50_and enjoyed the fruits of my labors!

36. A. busy    B. strong    C. clever   D. hard-working

37. A. when    B. while     C. until    D. after

38. A. worried   B. tired     C. excited   D. angry

39. A. made    B. allowed    C. got    D. asked

40. A. sleep    B. sleepy    C. asleep   D. sleepless

41. A. continue   B. prevent    C. stop    D. keep

42. A. future    B. hobby    C. health   D. past

43. A. could    B. had to    C. should   D. might

44. A. serious   B. worried    C. curious   D. sincere

45. A. and  B. but   C. or    D. therefore

46. A. spring    B. summer    C. autumn   D. winter

47. A. very    B. enough    C. too    D. so

48. A. realized   B. considered   C. noticed   D. saw

49. A. before    B. during   C. after   D. until

50. A. failure    B. bitter    C. confidence  D. success

四、阅读理解（共15小题, 每小题2分, 计30分）

阅读下列内容, 从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

A

51. Who can teach children to play the guitar?

A. Mr. White. B. David. C. Larry. D. Susan.

52. Which number should you call at if you find the lost dog?

A. 87328059. B. 86087593. C. 75132633.   D. 13935728866.

53. Which of the four people may get the job as a taxi driver?

A. A 50-year-old person.

B. A person who can drive and has free time on weekends.

C. A person who has just got his driver’s license.

D. A 40-year-old person who can drive well in the city.

B

Saturday，March 24th

We have arrived in the hot, wet city of Bangkok. This is our first trip to Thailand(泰国). All the different smells make us want to try the food. We are going to eat something special for dinner tonight. The hotel we are staying in is cheap, and very clean. We plan to stay here for a few days, visit some places in the city, and then travel to Chiang Mai in the North.

Tuesday, March 27th

Bangkokis wonderful and surprising! The places are interesting. We visited the famous market which was on water, and saw a lot of fruits and vegetables. Everything is so colorful, and we have taken hundreds of photos already! Later today we will leave for Chiang Mai. We will take the train north, stay in Chiang Mai for two days, and then catch a bus to Chiang Rai.

Friday，March 30th

Our trip to Chiang Rai was long and boring. We visited a small village in the mountains. The village people here love the quiet life -- no computers or phones. They are the kindest people I have ever met. They always smile and say “hello”. Kathy and I can only speak a few words of Thai, so smiling is the best way to show our kindness. I feel good here and hope to be able to come back next year.

(    )54. The diaries above show the writer’s _______________ days inThailand.

A. 3   B.7     C. 15   D. 30

(    )55. It seems that visitors _______________ inBangkok.

A. often feel hungry     B. can always find cheap things

C. can’t take any photos  D. can enjoy themselves

(    )56. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Chiang Mai is a beautiful city in the south ofThailand.

B. The writer left Chiang Mai for Chiang Rai by bus.

C. Chiang Rai is a boring city in the mountains.

D. The writer is traveling alone inThailand.

(    )57. The people in the village ________________.

A. are friendly to others                    B. like to speak English

C. are very weak                           D. hope to live in the cities

C

In a restaurant, a bug(昆虫)suddenly flew inside and landed on a woman. With fear on her face, she shouted loudly, jumped around with hands shaking to drive the bug away. Her strong reaction panicked(恐慌)everyone in her group.

Finally she got the bug off, but it landed on another woman in the group. Now it was her turn to continue the play.

A waitress rushed to their table. The second woman somehow managed to get the bug on the waitress. The waitress stood firm and looked at the bug on her blouse. She carefully picked up the bug with her fingers and threw it out of a window. People around her were impressed.

Watching the play go on, I started wondering: Did the bug cause their behavior? If so, then why did the waitress behave differently?

The waitress solved the problem perfectly without any trouble. It was not the bug, but the inability(无能)of those people to deal with the trouble caused by the bug. I realized that I have the same problems around me. It is not the shouting of my boss or my wife that disturbs me, but my inability to deal with the trouble caused by their shouting. It's not the traffic jams(堵车)on the road, but my inability to deal with the chaos(嘈杂)caused by the traffic jams.

It is not the problem, but our reaction to the problem in our life. 58. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The first woman dealt with the bug quite easily.

B. The second gave others a play when driving the bug.

C. The waitress is not panicked when seeing the bug.

D. The waitress's action didn't make sense to people.

59. What does the word "her" in Paragraph 2 refer to(指代)?

A. The first woman's B. The second woman's C. The waitress's  D. my wife's

60. In Paragraph 5, by saying many sentences of "It's not. …, but. ", the writer wants to ________.

A. show us the trouble caused by the bug   B. tell us how his boss and wife treat him.

C. show us the chaos led by traffic jams  D. explain our problems to react to things

61. What's the best title of the passage?

A. It never rains but it pours.             B. Many hands make light work.

C. A bad workman always lames his tools.  D. The grass is always greener on the other side.

D

One day, when you visit a park, someone nearly crashes into you while riding his bike. And you feel like you've experienced this event before. Has this happened to you? This strange feeling is quite common. In psychology(心理学) it is known as "déjà vu (似曾相识)".

Scientists have tried to use a new technology to reproduce it In one study, scientists used the virtual(虚拟的)video game The Sims to study deja vu. For example, in the game they replaced(替换)the bushes in the garden with dustbins. When players looked at the garden, they had a sense of deja vu.

Scientists think deja vu might be a simple failure of memory. We see something that looks similar to something we've seen before, but our brains fail to find the exact memory. However, the brain still can get the similar parts, so it makes us feel familiar.

As we know, epilepsy(癫痫)is a brain disease and it can cause sudden strange action. Some scientists believe that epilepsy is exactly a serious example of deja vu. People with epilepsy often experience unusual feelings similar to deja vu.

Should we be worried when we experience deja vu? If it doesn't influence your daily life, researchers think there is no need to worry. In fact, some scientists believe that it may be   ▲_

They believe deja vu might be caused when the brain rearranges(重组)our memories. This could show that our memories are working well. This theory also explains why younger people are more likely to experience it, as their brains are still growing.

62. According to the passage, which of the following sentences is TRUE?

A. Deja vu is strange but common.   B. The Sims is the name of a family.

D. Young people don't have Deja vu.   C. Bushes are dustbins in fact.

63. What does the underlined word "familiar" in Paragraph 3 probably mean?

A. 惊讶    B. 陌生    C. 熟悉    D. 害怕

64. Which of the methods below is used in Paragraph 4?

A. Giving definitions(下定义)   B. Listing numbers(列数字）

C. Making comparisons(作比较)   D. Giving examples(举例子)

65. Which of the following can be filled in ___▲      ?

A. helpful    B. meaningful   C. awful    D. harmful

五、词汇运用（共10小题；每小题l分，计10分）（每空一词）

66. All the kids were greatly surprised when they heard that a cow has four ________.(胃)

67. If you look for photos of Alice, you will find _____ here. (几个)

68. I’m afraid we can’t come, but thanks for your invitation ________. (即使这样,无论如何)

69. He has _______ the present for his mother for a few days. (买)

70. Mike is sitting     Tom, talking to him face to face. (在..对面)

71. The boy is       his dog to a tree. (tie)

72. Would you mind      with me in the sea? (sail)

73. The buildings in that poor town look much ________ than the ones here.(ugly)

74. If he is      to fall asleep easily at night, some soft music may help. (able)

75. Some husbands care less about their ________ feelings and don’t want to share housework with them. (wife)

六、阅读表达(共5小题；每小题2分，计10分)

If you want to go to visit Shanghai Disneyland，you can learn some things about it.

Shanghai Disneyland opened on June 16，2016.It began selling tickets on March 28 through several ways: the official website，Alitrip website and the central phone. Its price is the lowest of all the Disney theme parks. So far，quite a lot of people have booked（预订）tickets.

The park is built in the 963-acre field and costs $5.5 billion. Almost 400 designers and engineers have taken part in the design work.

The Disney castle in Shanghai is the tallest and largest one in the Disney family around the world.

When you visit Shanghai Disneyland，you can follow the advice.

Buy souvenirs（纪念品）in advance（提前）.Disney is so popular that it is easy to find these souvenirs anywhere.It isn't necessary for you to buy them at Disneyland because they are too expensive there. You can save a lot of money in this way.

Eat breakfast before you arrive. You can save quite a lot of money by eating breakfast before you go to the park.

Take snacks with you. You can enjoy them in the picnic area. Because the snacks there are too expensive.

To save more money，you can plan your trip during the park's off-season（淡季）.Lots of things，from airfares（飞机票价）to souvenirs，can be cheaper during these months.

阅读短文，回答下面5个问题。（每题答案不超过6个词）

76.When did Shanghai Disneyland open?

77.Have almost 400 designers and engineers taken part in the design work?

78.Why isn't it necessary to buy souvenirs at Disneyland?

79.How many pieces of advice are mentioned in this passage?

80.What's the best title for this passage?

七、缺词填空（共10空；每空l分，计10分）（每空一词）

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was written by Mark Twain . It is one of the most famous n__81___ . Mark Twain is famous for his h___82___ and often makes readers laugh . The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was published in 1885. At the e__83___ of that story, Tom and his best friend Huck found a lot of money in a cave and k___84__ it. Huck starts his story b___85__ describing what has happened to him since then .This novel is thought of as one of the ‘great American novels’. H___86___, schools stopped students from reading it when it was published at first because people thought that Huck, the m___87___ character , wasn't a good example for children. There are three main t___88___ through the story. Perhaps the most important one is slavery. The government put an end to it in all American states in 1865. Another is freedom. Both Huck and Jim want to be f___89___ - Jim from slavery and Huck from a society that wants to control him. A third is friendship. The a ____90____ along the river bring Jim and Huck closer together .They become good friends and help each other .

八、书面表达（计30分）

A. 完成句子（共5小题；每小题2分，计10分）

91.来扬州最佳时间在春天。

92.我已经决定怎么处理这些书了。

93.我们必须采取行动改善这种状况。

94..当孩子们看到卡通人物时，忍不住尖叫。

95.在过去的二十年里，扬州发生了巨大的变化。

B. 96写作（计20分）

假如你是Daniel，紧张的学期已经过去一半。请你写一封电子邮件给你的美国笔友John，告诉他你近阶段的学习和生活情况，以及接下来的计划。提示如下:

 注意:

1.词数90左右。短文的开头己经写好，不计入总词数。

2.短文须包含所有要点，不要逐词翻译，可适当发挥，使短文连贯、通顺。

3.短文中不得提及真实的人名、校名等相关信息。

Dear John,

How time flies! Half of the term has passed since we met last time. I'd like to share

something that has happened and my future plans with you.

So much for my sharing. Hope to hear from you soon!

Yours,

Daniel