山东省德州市宁津县第三实验中学2023-2024学年八年级上学期10月月考英语试题

2023-2024学年上学期八年级英语第一次月考测试题

注意事项：

1．答题前填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息

2．请将答案正确填写在答题卡上

第I卷（选择题）

一、听力部分(共25小题，共30分）

（一）听句子选答语(每小题1分，共5分)

1．A．Volleyball. B．Yes, I like baseball. C．No, I don’t.

2．A．No, English is better. B．Yes, I like English. C．I like English better.

3．A．Jack is the smartest. B．Jack is smarter. C．Jack is smart.

4．A．Mr. Smith. B．On Center Street. C．Town Cinema.

5．A．OK. I will. B．Sorry, I won't. C．Yes. I can.

(二）听录音选图片(每小题1分，共3分)

6．Which sport is the most popular in their school?

A． B．C．

7．What is London famous for?

A． B．  C．

8．Which city has the largest population in China?

A． B．  C．

（三）听短对话选答案(每小题1分，共4分)

9．Which of the three is the tallest?

A．Mary  B．Tony       C．Tom

10．Who is the best at Maths?

A．Simon. B．Jim. C．Jane.

11．Which city is nicer than Beijing according to the man?

A．Tianjin. B．Wuhan. C．Shanghai.

12．Who is the tallest in Nancy’s class?

A．Bruce is. B．Bob is. C．Daming is.

（四）听长对话选答案(每小题1分，共5分)

听一篇短文，回答下面五个问题。

13．When will they arrive in Beijing?

A．On June 15th. B．On July 15th. C．On July 25th.

14．Who would like to tell visitors about Beijing?

A．The taxi drivers.      B．The policemen.        C．The tour guides.

15．What’s the population of Beijing?

A．21,000,000.     B．Less than 21,000,000.    C．More than 21,000,000.

16．What does the speaker think of the people in Beijing?

A．Friendly. B．Relaxed. C．Honest.

17．In which place can you learn a lot about the long history of China?

A．The Great Wall. 

B．The Summer Palace.

C．The National Museum of China.

(五)听力匹配题(每小题1分,共3分)

听独白两遍后，根据独白内容，将信息配对。

(六）听短文填表(共5空，每空2分,共10分)

你将听到的是一篇关于悉尼的介绍，请你根据所听内容填写下面的信息卡。并请将答案填写在相应位置上。短文听两遍。

二、阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2.5分，共50分）

A

Have you ever been to Jinan, the capital of Shandong Province? Have you ever visited the springs (泉) there?

“The springs are a part of our life.” says Wang, a 60-year-old man in Jinan. “My family usually uses spring water to cook and make tea.”

There are many springs in Jinan such as Fairy Spring, Black Tiger Spring, Agate Spring and Lute Spring. Fairy Spring’s name comes from a folk tale (民间传说). It is said that nine faireѕ (仙女) bathed in the spring and loved it so much that they didn’t want to leave. Black Tiger Spring makes big sound when water flows (流动) past the tiger-head-shaped stones.

Of all the springs in Jinan, Baotu Spring is the most famous spring. And it only takes people about 20 minutes to walk there from Qushuiting Street. Along the road, we can see people selling big-bowl tea for about 2 yuan each. Although it’s cheap, it’s delicious. We can also see people playing chess and chatting in the Baotu Spring Park. They live a relaxing life.

A worker says, “The springs are nature’s gift to Jinan. They not only provide clean water for us, but also water the beautiful plants around them. We hope more people can come here and enjoy them.”

26．What does Wang’s family use spring water to do?

A．Cook and make tea.        B．Cook and wash the dishes.

C．Make tea and water plants.  D．Take a bath and wash the clothes.

27．Which is the most famous spring of all the springs in Jinan?

A．Black Tiger Spring.  B．A gate Spring. 

C．Lute Spring.      D．Baotu Spring.

28．How long does it take people to walk to Baotu Spring from Qushuiting Street?

A．About 10 minutes. B．About 15 minutes.

C．About 20minutes. D．About 60 minutes.

29．Where can we see people selling big-bowl tea?

A．Along the road to Fairy Spring. 

B．Along the road to Black Tiger Spring.

C．Along the road to Agate Spring. 

D．Along the road to Baotu Spring.

30．What’s the best title for the passage?

A．The history of Jinan.    B．The friendly people in Jinan.

C．The relaxing life in Jinan. D．The wonderful springs in Jinan.

B

 Listening test is one of the most important parts of the English exam. Here are some tips for you.

Before you start to listen, you need to relax. Don’t be stressed out. And try to read the questions. These questions usually help you understand the conversation or the passage.

Then listen carefully to the first sentence. It usually tells you the main idea of the passage. When you’re listening, try to do some thinking and take some notes, such as:

☆What happened?

☆When, where, and how?

☆What does the speaker want to tell us?

In this way, you may understand the passage better.

Please remember not to think about one or two words for a long time. When you hear some words you don’t know, don’t spend too much time on them. Very often, you’ll find out what they mean later when you go on with the listening.（    ）31. This passage mainly talks about_________.

1. tips on listening     B. tips on speaking  

C. tips on reading     D. tips on writing

（    ）32. It’s better for you to keep ________when you start to have a listening test.

A. excited   B. relaxed   C. stressed out     D. worried

（    ）33. We should listen to the first sentence carefully, because it usually tells us________.

A. the answers to the questions  B. where to write the answers

C. the main idea of the passage  D. how much time left (剩余) for the listening test

（   ）34. When you’re listening, it’s important for you to_________.

A. remember every word     B. take some notes

C. understand all the words  D. think about one or two words for a long time

（    ）35. The _______ usually help(s) us understand the passage better.

A. questions   B. first sentence   C. notes    D. A, B and C

C

My home town is Hong Kong. It is in the southeast of China. It has a population of about seven million. I love my home town because the weather is very pleasant. It is cool and humid(潮湿的) in winter. It's hot and has much rain in spring and summer It's warm and sunny in autumn.

Hong Kong also has good transportation(交通运输). Visitors can get to any places easily. We can see hotels in the centre of the city, in Wan Chai, in Causeway Bay on Hong Kong Island and in Tsim Sha Tsui（尖沙咀）. We can find them to have a rest easily.

In Hong Kong, there is a world-famous Disneyland. I also like it a lot. Many children always ask their parents to take them there.

Welcome to Hong Kong. If you come here, I would like to be your English guide or Chinese guide.

36. Where is the writer's home town?

A In the northeast of China     B In the southeast of China

C In the northwest of China.    D In the southwest of China.

37. What does the underlined word"them”refer to(指的是) according to the passage?

A. Hotels.   B. Buses   C. Cities   D. Visitor

38. What is the weather like in Hong Kong?

A. It is cool and has much rain in spring.

B. It is hot and has strong winds in summer.

C. It is warm and humid in winter.

D.  It is warm and sunny in autumn.

39. Which place is NOT in Hong Kong?

A. Tsim Sha Tsui                B. Hong Kong Island.

C. The Oriental Pearl TV Tower.    D.Disneyland

40. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Hong Kong has about 7 million people

B. Children can visit Disneyland in Hong Kong

C. The passage mainly tells us the history of Hong Kong

D. The writer can speak two languages

D

We have fun with our school life every day. Our school often holds different after-school activities. There was a football match on the school playground yesterday afternoon.

Our class played against Class Two. Every player tried their best as soon as the match began at 4: 00 o’clock. The players from the two teams played very hard and well. At the beginning of the match, a big and strong player from Class Two got the ball and passed several of our players. He kicked the ball hard to the goal (球门). “Oh, dear!”my classmates shouted in surprise. Luckily, our goalkeeper Steve caught the ball. At the end of the first half of the match, there was no score.

After resting for ten minutes, the match began again. Our headteacher Mr. Zhang cheered us on all the time. “Teamwork! Teamwork!” he kept shouting. At this time, Kangkang got the ball. He kicked the ball to Jack and Jack kicked the ball to our captain (队长) Li Lei. He passed four players with the ball and then kicked the ball into the goal. The crowd jumped cheerfully. My classmates felt excited. Finally, we won 1 to 0.

My school life is colorful. I love my school life.

41. From the passage, we know ________ at last.

A. no team lost B. the writer’s team won C. Class Two won D. the result was 0: 0

42. At the first half of the match, ________.

A. Class Two got score B. the writer’s team got score

C. the result was 1 to 0 D. there was no score

43. ________  is the captain of the writer’s class.

A. Li Lei B. Steve C. Kangkang D. Jack

44. The players have a ________ rest during the match.

A. one-minute B. two-minute C. four-minute D. ten-minute

45. Which order (顺序) is TRUE according to the passage?

①Steve caught the ball.

②Kangkang kicked the ball to Jack.

③Li Lei kicked the ball into the goal.

④A big player got the ball.

A. ④①②③ B. ①②③④ C. ③②④① D. ②④①③

三、短文还原(每小题2分，共10分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。

When I first went to my university at the age of 18, many of my classmates didn’t know my hometown Zhangjiakou. ____46____ That’s because it will hold (举办) the 2022 Winter Olympics. Zhangjiakou was called Beijing’s Northern Door in the 1960s. There’s an old saying: Whoever took up Zhangjiakou was in a good place to attack Beijing during the wartime. ____47____ And it is a must for travel between Hebei Province and Inner Mongolia.

It has a population of about 5 million and an area of about 37,000 km. It has long cold winters and very hot summers. ____48____

My hometown is also famous for ski resorts (滑雪度假区) in Chongli. Its snow storage time is as long as 150 days from November to March. ____49____ Before 2022, we will build five more modern ski resorts for snow sports lovers. __50____ You will have a fantastic time in the snow!

A. As a result, it is a good place for snow sports.

B. So why not come to my hometown this winter?

C. The weather in my hometown is pretty good.

D. But after 15 years, it’s famous all over the world now.

E. In spring and autumn, it’s usually warm.

F. It connects Inner Mongolia and Beijing.

四、综合填空(每空2分，共40分）

A

阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容，从下面方框内所给11个词中选择10个意义相符的词，必要时进行词形变化，填入空白处，每空一词。

Beijing is a beautiful city. It is the  51  _____of China. It has a  52  _____  of 22, 000, 000. Beijing is the centre of culture(文化) and politics(政治) of China as well. So it is  53 ______ and  54________  than many other cities in China.Beijing is in the  55  _____of China, so it's  56______colder than Nanjing in winter. Beijing is  57________ for places of interest(名胜), such as the Summer Palace， the Forbidden City(紫禁城)， the Great Wall and so on.  58  _____of people from around the world visit Beijing every year. You’d better visit Beijing in spring or in autumn because it is neither cold nor hot,  59______ in autumn, the weather is very cool. I think it's the  60  ______time to visit Beijing. Welcome to Beijing!

B

阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容，从方框内所给词中选择意义相符的词，必要时进行词形变化(可添加助动词或者情态动词)，填入空白处。

How can you improve your spoken English? The first and     61     important thing is to believe in yourself. You should always have confidence or you will never be able to speak English well. People who are more confident will get more     62     to practice. And practice makes perfect.

Second, don’t be afraid of     63     face. You’re a student and you’re learning, so there is no need to worry about anything. No one is born with the     64     to speak any language better than others. You should always be     65     in practice.

    66    , pay attention to the meaning you’re expressing. There’s no problem that your     67     and intonation (语调) can’t be as good as the local people because you are Chinese. Language is     68     for communication. Therefore, you must know that the main purpose of learning English is to make yourself understood and understand     69    .

You should believe that native speakers will not laugh at you, instead they will encourage you. If you are brave enough, you’ll certainly be    70     at speaking English than before.

五、书面表达（共20分）

71．学习一门新的语言不是一件很容易的事情，不过万事都有规律可循。请结合自己的英语学习经历和经验，以“How can we become good English learners?”为题，写一篇英语短文。

写作要求：

（1）词数：100词左右（文章标题和开头已给出，不计入总词数）；

（2）文章内容充实，至少包含三条要点，行文连贯、通顺，书写规范；

（3）文中不能出现真实姓名、校名等相关信息。

How can we become good English learners?

It’s not easy to learn English well, but there are some things we can do to help us become good English learners.

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