江苏省南通市海门区东洲国际学校2023-2024学年八年级上学期9月月考英语试题

江苏省南通市海门区东洲国际学校2023-2024学年度八年级九月份第一次月度考试

英语·试题卷

（全卷共100分 考试时间120分钟）

一．单项选择（每题1分，共10分）

1. She was admired by all her friends because the famous university offered her ____extra chance after __________ last week's interview.

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

2.  —What happened to her _______ that cold winter evening ?

—I don't know, and I'm also curious ___________ it.

A. in; of    B. on; about   C. in; about   D. on; for

3. —Oh, my God! I’ll nearly lose my heart.

—Cheer up. Life _________ be perfect all the time.

A. mustn’t   B. can't    C. needn’t   D. shouldn't

4. —Did you enjoy the training these days?

—Yes! Though I was __________ dead after so much hard training.

A. as good as  B. as well as   C. so good as  D. so well as

 5. He made a serious mistake, but he took action to change that ___it got worse.

A. when    B. after    C. until    D. before

6. ______was born being good at all things. As an English learner, you won't be

excellent without enough practice.

A. Everybody  B. Somebody  C. Nobody  D. Anybody

 7. —You don't know what great difficulty I had ______to get the two tickets.

—But the film is really worth _________ twice.

A. managed; to be seen            B. to manage; seeing

C. managing; being seen.            D. managing; seeing

8. Some teenagers don't like to talk with their parents, but I am _________them. I love to talk with my parents.

A. different from  B. the same as  C. pleased with  D. interested in

9. —Why are you so late today?

— Three buses went by without stopping while I __________at the bus stop.

A. am waiting  B. waited  C. was waiting  D. have waited

10. In the old days, workers were ________to work over 12 hours a day by the boss. How tired they were.

A. allowed   B. forced   C. afforded   D. reminded

二、完形填空（本题共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

When Amy wrote her first novel in secondary school, she never dreamed that she would become a writer one day. Like many   11   writers on the Internet, the 28-year-old woman got into this online world by accident.

Three years ago, Amy worked in a big company. Her job kept her busy for six months and left her almost   12   to do for the rest of the year. To fill the time, she started writing   13   on the Internet. Her first novel was about her neighbors and their life because she has known them well. Amy has been interested in writing   14   she was a child. At first, she just wanted to share her novels     15   people she knew. Then one day an editor (编辑) of a famous website emailed her, asking her if she would like to   16   the electronic copyright (版权) of one of her novels. She   17  at once and the novel was moved to the VIP section of the website. She got $ 1,500 for that.

Now Amy is a full-time   18  . So far her eight novels have come out online, and five of them were printed. “The Internet made me famous and brought me   19  ,” she said. “I earn much more money now— about $60,000 a year. I am happy with my career, but there is one problem — that my talent（天赋） might run out after five years and I’ll have to   20   to work in another company.” “Before that day comes, I’ll keep writing for the readers with my light and close-to-everyday-life writing style,” said Amy with a smile.

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

12. A. something    B. anything    C. everything   D. nothing

13. A. reports        B. novels     C. diaries     D. plays

14. A. when     B. while     C. since     D. until

15. A. about        B. of      C. to      D. with

16. A. buy             B. sell            C. copy           D. write

17. A. agreed        B. disagreed    C. refused     D. left

18. A. housewife    B. editor     C. saleswoman     D. writer

19. A. success        B. humor    C. decision    D. advice

20. A. come         B. go      C. return     D. get

三．阅读（共10题，满分20分）

A

Sometimes...

Sometimes I feel lonely,

Like I’m by myself with no one here.

When I’m that way, I call a friend.

My lonely mood(心情) soon disappears(消失).

Sometimes I feel excited,

Like I have some news I have to share!

My friends open their ears to me.

They always listen, talk, and .

Sometimes I feel so sad,

Like my world is cold and darkest blue.

At those times my friends let me know

They’re with me, standing strong and true.

Sometimes I feel mixed-up,

Like I just don’t know how I should feel.

My friends then help me figure out

What’s right and wrong, what’s false and real!

21.What happens when the poet(诗人) has something to talk about?

A. His friends feel mixed-up.

B. His friends listen to what he says.

C. His friends don’t want to hear about it.

D. His friends are in a bad mood.

22.Please think of a word to complete the sentence “They always listen, talk, and ”.

A. care B. read C. dance D. sing

23.In this poem, the color blue is _________________.

A. a beautiful color

B. a color of sadness

C. the color of someone’s eyes

D. a color that makes the writer happy again

24.What does “figure out” mean?

A. Look out. B. Feel better.

C. Say something true. D. Find out.

25.Which feeling is NOT mentioned(提及) in the poem?

A. Excitement. B. Anger. C. Sadness. D. Loneliness.

B

Do you have good friends？Do you sometimes feel so close to them that they are like family to you？

    It turns out that this isn't just an expression．A study by Yale University has found that you and your friends have more genes in common than strangers do． Researchers looked at the genes of 1， 932 people and compared them in pairs of unrelated friends and strangers． They found that friends have 1% of genes that match．

   "1% of genes may not sound like much to the layperson （外行）,but to geneticists （遗传学家） it is a larger number，" Professor Nicholas Christakis of Yale University told Discovery News．In fact，this is the same amount of genes you share with your fourth cousins，those who have the same great-great-great grandparents as you．

    So do you happen to become friends with people who share your genes？Not at all. In fact, it is evolution （进化） that brings you together．

    People who share certain genes also share skills and have similar likes and dislikes，researchers said. In ancient times，it was important that people who were alike stayed together．For example，people who had a similar susceptibility （易感性） to the cold were more likely to help each other build a fire， giving them a better chance to stay alive．

    Researchers also found that among all the genes studied，those producing a change in sense of smell were the most similar in friends.This is probably because people who smell things in the same way are more easily drawn to similar environments．For example，people who like the smell of coffee may hang out at cafes more often and as a result are more likely to meet and become friends with each other．

    With their findings， the team has developed an interesting test called the "friendship score"．It can help tell how big the chances are that two people will be friends by studying their genes．

    So, here is a question for you: would you like to take this test and know in advance （提前） who your friends are going to be，or would you still prefer to learn about it by yourself and let time be the judge？

26.From the passage， we know that friends______．

A．look like our cousin                   B．have 1% of genes with us

C．feel close to our family                D．can help us when we feel cold

27.According to the passage， the writer probably agrees______．

A．we develop our friendship by chance

B．our genes decide who we can make friends with

C．everyone should take the test called "friendship score"

D．people sharing certain genes have skills and interests in common

C

Scientists think that most animals can’t see colors. The world is black and white to them.To find out if dogs could see colors, scientists gave dogs food every time they played a certain piece of music. The dogs got ready to eat only when they heard this piece of music. They did not get ready to eat when they heard other pieces of music.

Then the scientists gave the dogs food every time they showed them a certain color. The dogs got ready to eat when they saw this color. The scientists then showed the dogs another color. Again the dogs got ready to eat. The colors were all the same to them.

Colors are not all the same to monkeys, however, for example, if we put food in a red box and do this every day, a monkey will always go to the red box to get the food. If we then put food in a blue box, the monkey won’t go to it.

28. All colors are the same to _______________.

 A. dogs   B. monkeys   C. scientists   D. all animals

29. Monkeys know that red and blue are __________________.

 A. colors  B. not the same  C. food    D. music

30. The scientists give the dogs food every time they _____________.

 A. played certain music    B. saw the color red

 C. saw the color blue     D. went to a box of food

四．词汇（共15题，满分15分）

A.请根据括号中的中文提示、英文释义或句意，写出句中所缺单词，使句子通顺。

31.What an_________(terrible)day!

32.There is something wrong with my car. I need to_________[rɪˈkwaɪə(r)] it.

33.Clothing store also face heavy_________[ˌkɒmpəˈtɪʃn] from factory outlets.

34.The girl was_________[ˈnɜ:vəs]when the teacher asked her to answer the difficult question.

35.The twins have different hobbies. One enjoys reading,_________[waɪl]the other likes doing sports.

B.请根据句意从方框中选择合适的单词，并用其适当形式填空，使句子通顺。

（注意：不需要把所以单词全部选完）

36. His death was a great          to his family.

37. English now is ___________ used language in the world.

38. Here’s a list of the most famous __________ names.

39. Did anything ____________happen yesterday? Yes. A little boy was kidnapped.

40. They are going to have a party to celebrate their father’s ____________birthday.

C.请根据句意从方框中选择合适的动词，并用其适当时态填空，使句子通顺。

（注意：不需要把所以单词全部选完）

41. I can’t go into my bedroom because my brother ___________the door.

42. Jim didn’t see me wave to him. He together with other workers ____________ the machines carefully in the studio.

43. He took off his raincoat and ____________it behind the door.

44. --- I wonder whether Brazil will win the match later tonight.

   --- Go to bed first. I will wake you up as soon as the match           .

45. They are working hard and they _______ the work in about half a month.

五、句型转换（10分）

46. We had to put more effort into improving our English grammar. (改为否定句)

   We ________ __________ to put more effort into improving our English grammar

47. “I’m going to visit his parents.” said the man. (改为宾语从句)

   The man said ________he _________going to visit his parents.

48. He was so tired that he couldn’t walk any farther.  (保持句意基本不变)

   He was _____ tired _____ walk any farther.

49. I mistook her for her sister because they looked the same. （改为被动语态）

   She                    for her sister because they looked the same.

50. The boy goes to see his grandparents twice a month.（对划线部分提问）

______ ______ does the boy go to see his grandparents?

六．首字母填空（10分）

More and more families go on a car trip each year. However, the thought of trouble on the road may p ___51____  you from going out. To avoid（避免） trouble, you need to make a careful p___52____  for your trip. 
First of all, c___53____  a proper route（路线） for your trip. Consider w ___54____  you are going and find several possible routes to it. Traffic and the t  ___55____  that you will spend on the road must be considered when you decide one. 
Consider your luggage(行李) needs. B ___56____  you begin packing your necessities(必需品), think about how many people will be in your car and how much s___57____  they will need in order to travel comfortably. 
Try to miss busy times. Usually highways are busier on Fridays and Sundays, so you’d better go on Tuesdays or T___58____ . Driving at night is also a great way to miss the traffic and the kids can sleep d ___59____ the trip. 
Finally, do not forget to c___60____  your car carefully before leaving so that you can have a safe trip.

七、课文填空（5分）

 Zhalong Nature Reserve is in Heilongjiang            in north-east china. It is one of the world’s most important          .The area       food and cover for a lot of        .It is a            place for some rare birds.

八．书面表达（满分20分）

学校英语俱乐部下周将举行以"Learn to express thanks"为主题的英语演讲比赛，请你从感谢父母、感谢老师、感谢朋友三个方面出发，用英语写一篇演讲稿．

要求：1．演讲稿中不得出现真实的地名或人名；

2．词数：80～100，开头和结尾已给出，不计入词数．

Good morning，boys and girls!

The topic of my speech today is"Learn to express thanks"．                              

Thank you for your listening!