2023-2024学年江苏省南通市崇川区八年级（下）第二次月考英语试卷（含解析）

这是一份2023-2024学年江苏省南通市崇川区八年级（下）第二次月考英语试卷（含解析），共18页。试卷主要包含了单选题，完形填空，阅读理解，任务型阅读-简答，信息匹配，首字母短文填空，阅读填空，句子翻译等内容，欢迎下载使用。

1.—Wuld yu please nt speak s ludly in _________ public? —Srry. I will remember t speak in _________ lwer vice.
A. the; aB. /; aC. the; theD. /; /
2.— Was it necessary _______ Mike ________ sme pictures befre helping the ld?
— I think s. In this way, he culd help himself later.
A. f; takingB. fr; takingC. f; t takeD. fr; t take
3.— Mum，I feel like ______ sme milk. — Oh，dear，there is nne _______. What abut sme water?
A. drinking; t leave
B. t drink; left;
B. drinking；left D. t drink;t be left
4.— I find _______ difficult t learn a freign language. I want t drp it. — Never _______.
A. that; give up itB. that ; give it up
C. it; give up itD. it; give it up
5.— Ww，a HUAWEI Mate 60 pr , ______ big surprise! Thanks, Darling! — Itˈs yur birthday present. But please read the ______ carefully befre yu use it.
A. what a；instructinB. what a；infrmatin
C. hw; invitatinD. hw; instrument
6.The students came_______and stpped t lk at the exhibits _______.
A. clse;clselyB. clsely;clse
C. clse;clseD. clsely;clsely
7.—Hw lng did yu stay utside last night? —_______the cncert in the square was ver.
A. Nt untilB. SinceC. WhenD. Till
8.Jackˈs father is t busy _______husewrk_______him with his hmewrk.
A. ding;t helpB. t d;t helpC. ding;helpingD. t d;helping
9.Tmmy was ill tw days ag. But he is ________t g t wrk tday.
A. well enughB. enugh wellC. enugh gdD. gd enugh
10.—Letˈs d mre exercises fr the cming Chinese examinatin. —Gd idea. Just as an ld saying ges,“________.”
A. Many hands make light wrkB. The early bird catches the wrm
C. Practice makes perfectD. Itˈs never t ld t learn
二、完形填空：本大题共15小题，共22.5分。
A grup f turists walked int a lcal pub.
One f the turists said in a lud vice, “I 11yu lcals think yuˈre great drinkers. Iˈll bet 5,000 eurs that 12 here can drink 40 cups in 30 minutes.”
The bar was 13 . The turist 14 ne small lcal slipping ut(溜出去) f the bar, but n ne 15 the bet. Nbdy said anything.
Abut 40 minutes later the lcal man wh left 16 and said, “Hey, is the bet still 17 ?”“ 18 ,”said the turist.
“Great!" replied the lcal. “Pur the wine and 19 the clck.”
It was very 20 but the lcal finished the last drp with 30 secnds left.
“OK, 21 ,”said the lcal.
“Tm 22 t pay. Hereˈs yur mney,”said the turist.
“But tell me, when I first 23 the wager (赌注) I nticed yu left. Where did yu g?”
The lcal replied, “Well sir, 5,000 eurs 24 be a lt f mney t a man like me, 25 I went t the pub acrss the rad t make sure I culd d it first.”
11.A. sundB. lkC. senseD. hear
12.A. n neB. sme neC. any neD. every ne
13.A. silentB. excitedC. nisyD. burning
14.A. rememberedB. nticedC. fllwedD. searched
15.A. lked upB. gave upC. kept upD. tk up
16.A. recalledB. happenedC. returnedD. expressed
17.A. inB. withinC. nD. ff
18.A. Of curseB. Nt yetC. Bless yuD. N wrries
19.A. penB. setC. fixD. put
20.A. farB. deepC. freeD. clse
21.A. pay upB. knck uC. shw upD. die ut
22.A. angryB. afraidC. happyD. sick
23.A. wnB. lstC. acceptedD. ffered
24.A. shuldB. have tC. wuldD. need t
25.A. asB. sC. frD. r
三、阅读理解：本大题共18小题，共36分。
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Our bdies use energy all the time.We use energy as we wrk and as we play.
We even use energy as we sleep. As yu sleep, yur bdy may lk still frm the utside. But inside, yur heart, brain and lungs are wrking.
When yu run and play, yur bdy uses mre energy than when yu are at rest.Yur bnes and muscles help yu mve.Yur heart beats faster.
We get energy frm the things we eat. Fruits and vegetables give us energy. Bread and pasta give us energy t. Dairy fd can give us energy and als help ur teeth and bnes grw strng. Eggs, meats, and nuts give us energy and als help ur bdies grw. When we eat healthy fd, we have a healthy energy level.
Fds such as ckies and cake are laded with sugar. They may give us a quick energy bst, but leave us feeling tired and wrn ut within an hur.
Try t eat healthy fd s yu have enugh energy t enjy yur day!
26.We use energy _______.
A. as we playB. as we wrk
C. as we sleepD. all f the abve
27.Fds such as ckies and cake_______.
A. are laded with sugarB. help ur teeth grw strng
C. give us energy that lasts all dayD. nne f the abve
28.Dairy fds can_______.
A. help ur bnes grwB. give us energy
C. help ur teeth grw strngD. all f the abve
29.The authr wrte this mainly t_______.
A. help kids swim faster
B. make us laugh
C. help us understand ur need fr energy
D. tell us where t buy gd fd
B
Many years ag, the Pandetti family lived in the muntains. Grandpa Pandetti traveled int the village t trade his gds. While he was there, he lked fr a special gift fr his family. After a lng search, he fund a lvely mirrr. N ne in his family had ever seen a mirrr. Grandpa Pandetti bught the mirrr and hurried hme t his family.
It was late when Grandpa arrived hme. He hung the mirrr n the wall and then fell fast asleep. Early in the mrning, little Paul Pandetti awke. As he walked int the rm, he saw a yung by lking back at him."Papa, Papa, smene has brken int ur huse," Paul cried.
Papa hurried dwn. He glanced at the mirrr and saw a strng man lking back at him. He glared at the man.The man glared back. He punded his hand n the table and watched as the man punded his hand n the table. Mama Pandetti came int the rm. She stpped in her tracks when she saw a yung wman lking at her. Mama Pandetti smiled and waved at the wman. The wman smiled and waved back at Mama.
Papa watched her with curisity and then stepped up t themirrr with a smile.The strng man appeared nce again in the mirrr,but this time he wre a smile upn his face. Frm that day frward, the Pandetti family smiled as they walked thrugh the rm. They were always greeted by a smile in return.
30.Why did Grandpa Pandetti g t twn?
A. T learn abut mirrrsB. T trade his gds
C. T visit his familyD. All f the abve
31.What did Grandpa Pandetti d when he gt hme?
A. He tld his family abut the mirrr.
B. He hung the mirrr n the wall.
C. He made dinner fr himself.
D. Nne f the abve.
32.The authr mst likely wrte this stry t______.
A. teach the reader abut mirrrs
B. teach the reader abut life in the muntains
C. teach the reader t smile at life
D. shw the reader hw t hang a mirrr
33.Hw did the Pandettis slve the prblem in this stry?
A. They tk the mirrr ff the wall.
B. They smiled whenever they lked in the mirrr.
C. They made friends with their visitrs.
D. All f the abve.
C
Tday let me tell yu a true stry. Last July, my 12-year-ld car died n Califrniaˈs Santa Ana Freeway. It was an hur befre sunset, and I was 25 miles frm hme. I culdnˈt reach anyne t pick me up, s I decided t take a bus. Nt knwing the rutes, I figured Iˈd just head east.
A bus pulled up, and I asked the driver hw far she was ging. "Fur mre lights," she said. There was anther bus I culd take frm here. This clearly was ging t be a lng night.
She drpped me ff at the end f her rute and tld me which bus t lk fr. After waiting 30minutes, I began t think abut a very expensive taxi ride hme. Then a bus pulled up. There was n lighted number abve its windshield. It was ut f service. But the dr pened, and I was surprised t find that it was the same driver.
“I just canˈt leave yu here," she said. "This isnˈt the nicest place. Iˈll give yu a ride hme.”“ Yuˈll drive me hme n the bus?” I asked, puzzled. “N, Iˈll take yu in my car,” she said with a smile. “Itˈs a lng way frm here,” I prtested.
“Cme n,” she said. “I have nthing else t d nw.”
As we drve frm the statin in her car, she began telling me a stry. A few days earlier, her brther had run ut f gas. A gd Samaritan(善人) picked him up, tk him t a services and then back t his car. “Iˈm just passing the favr alng,” she said.
When I ffered her mney as a thank-yu, she wuldnˈt hear f it. "That wuldnˈt make it a favr," she said. “Just d smething nice fr smebdy. Pass it alng."
34.Why did the writer say that he wuld have a lng night?
A. N driver wuld give him a ride.
B. He wndered hw lng he had t wait fr the next bus.
C. He didnˈt knw the rutes.
D. He perhaps wuld have t take a taxi.
35.Judging frm the passage the place where the writer waited fr the secnd bus may be______.
A. very quiet and peacefulB. dark withut street lights
C. neither clean nr beautifulD. a little unsafe
36.The writer changed his mind after waiting fr 30 minutes at the end f the rute because________.
A. n bus wuld cme at the time
B. a taxi ride wuld be mre cmfrtable
C. he became impatient and a bit wrried
D. he knew the driver wuld never return
37.The bus driver drve the writer hme later because_______.
A. she happened t g in the same directin
B. she wanted t d smething gd fr ther peple
C. her brther tld her t d s
D. she wanted t earn mre mney
38.The bus driver hped that the writer_______.
A. wuld d as she didB. wuld keep her in memry
C. wuld give the mney t thersD. wuld d her a favr
D
Lng ag, three rascals tricked Simn ut f his familyˈs nly cw. The very next day, Simn and his Mama set ut t teach thse rascals a lessn. In the mrning, Mama walked t twn t set the stage. Then she returned hme, gave Simn a tarnished ld ring, and tld him exactly what t d. Simn set ut fr twn that afternn. He arrived at an inn where the three rascals were planning their next heist .Simn jined them and ffered t buy their drinks. When it came time t pay the bill, Simn held up his hand and slwly
twisted the ring n his finger three times. Then he asked the innkeeper, "Hw much d l we?"
"Nthing,"said the innkeeper. "Itˈs taken care f."
The three rascals lked at ne anther, but said nthing. They walked with Simn t the next inn, where Simn ffered t treat them t a fine dinner. After dinner, Simn held up his hand and slwly twisted the ring three times. The innkeeper came t the table, thanked them fr cming and annunced that the bill was cvered.
The rascals asked Simn where the ring had cme frm.Simn replied, "Mama fund it buried in the sand.She said it is wrth a frtune."
"Weˈll give yu ne hundred silver cins fr it!" said the first rascal.
"Itˈs a deal," Simn replied. He tk the cins straight hme.
Mama was pleased."Nw we have ne hundred silver cins," she said. "Fifty cins will pay fr the cw. Twenty cins will cver the fd and drink and the final thirty cins will teach thse rascals a lessn."The three rascals never bthered Simn again.
39.Why did Mama want t teach the rascals a lessn?
A. The rascals did nt pay fr their dinner.
B. The rascals tricked Simn ut f his familyˈs cw.
C. The rascals tk Simnˈs hrse.
D. She was very helpful.
40.Why did Mama mst likely g t twn?
A. T find the rascals.
B. T give the innkeepers mney fr the fd and drinks.
C. T find the cw Simn sld and get it back.
D. T pay fr the cw.
41.What happened befre the rascals bught the ring?
A. The rascals tricked Simn ut f his familyˈs cw.
B. Simn held up his hand and slwly twisted the ring.
C. Simn ffered t treat the rascals t dinner.
D. All f the abve.
42.Hw many silver cins did Simn and his Mama teach thse rascals a lessn?
A. One hundred.B. Fifty.C. Thirty.D. Twenty.
43.The authr mst likely wrte this stry t______.
A. teach the reader abut Hlland
B. teach the reader abut magic rings
C. entertain the reader
D. help the reader make mney
四、任务型阅读-简答：本大题共1小题，共10分。
44. In need f sme rest? Yu can nw climb dwn 419 meters t have the deepest sleep belw grund. The htel called Deep Sleep, lcated beneath the muntains f Snwdnia in Wales, is fficially the wrldˈs deepest htel. Guests must jurney dwn thrugh a slate mine(板岩矿)t reach the htel.
The htel has fur private twin-bed cabins(小木屋) and a rmantic grtt(洞穴) with a duble bed. A single night stay fr tw in a private cabin csts ￡350 while the price fr tw in the grtt is ￡550. And if yuˈre a single guest, yu will have t pay the price f tw, t.
Yu can nly bk the htel fr a Saturday night thrugh t Sunday mrning and getting t yur rm is far frm relaxing. Yu will have t cmplete a 45-minute walk int the muntains and at the end yuˈll get a helmet, light, harness (安全带) and bts befre ging int the wrldˈs largest and deepest slate mine.
The trip dwn int the mine includes ancient miner stairwells(楼梯井), ld bridges and a scramble(攀爬). It takes abut 60 minutes, and nce yu cmplete the trip, yuˈll arrive at a set f large steel drs. Welcme t Deep Sleep!
Then, try and relax fr the evening with a free meal t enjy at the picnic table. After that just head ff t bed.
Itˈs als imprtant t nte itˈs nt exactly warm dwn there. Itˈs abut 10℃, s it will feel the same as if yu were camping utside. Be sure t pack warm clthes.
All guests must get up befre 8 am fr a ht drink and breakfast befre starting the trip back up t grund level. And ging up is always harder than cming dwn. Whatever, it certainly sunds unique.
(1) Where is the htel called Deep Sleep?__________________________________________________________
(2) Hw much d yu have t pay if yu sleep in the grtt fr ne night? __________________________________________________________
(3) Hw lng will it take yu t get t the htel? _________________________________________________________
(4) What shuld yu bring befre ging int the mine? __________________________________________________________
(5) What d yu think f the trip t the Deep Sleep? __________________________________________________________
五、信息匹配：本大题共5小题，共10分。
Frgs can breathe bth in water and n land. When they are underwater, they breathe thrugh their skin.
1 Tadples hatch frm the eggs. When they first hatch, tadples have tails and lk a lt like tiny fish. As they get bigger, they grw legs and their tails disappear.
Frgs eat insects, spiders and wrms. 2
Many frgs are green, but they can als be ther clrs. Tree frgs can be red, blue r yellw. 3
Tads are a type f frg. Mst tads are gray r brwn. Unlike ther frgs, mst tads have bumpy skin. Sme frgs, such as the Little Grass Frg, are less than an inch lng. 4 The Gliath Frg is the largest frg in the wrld. It can grw up t 13 inches lng and can weigh as much as 8 punds.
Many snakes eat frgs. Little frgs jump as far as they can t try t get away frm snakes. The Gliath frg is s big that it can eat little snakes. 5
A. Other frgs can be very large.
B. Frgs lay their eggs in the water.
C. Frgs are imprtant t human beings.
D.Mst frgs have smth skin.
E.They nly like t eat animals that are alive.
F.Little snakes slither away frm the Gliath frg as fast as they can!
45.A. AB. BC. CD. DE. EF. F
46.A. AB. BC. CD. DE. EF. F
47.A. AB. BC. CD. DE. EF. F
48.A. AB. BC. CD. DE. EF. F
49.A. AB. BC. CD. DE. EF. F
六、首字母短文填空：本大题共1小题，共10分。
50.
Hw d we knw abut things that happened thusands f years ag, when there were n vides r phts? One answer is written recrds. The earliest written recrds f Chinese civilizatin (文明) are knwn a 1 racle bne inscriptins (甲骨文).
Mre than 3,000 years ag, peple in the Shang Dynasty (16th – 11th century BC) l 2 t ask frtune tellers (占卜师) abut the future. Fr example, what will the weather be like next week? Where shuld I g t make mney? W 3 my wife give birth t a by r a girl? Frm wrk t lve, peple asked questins abut many t 4 . The frtune teller wuld write the questin n an racle bne, heat it up, and then read the cracks (裂纹) in it t f 5 an answer.
Tens f thusands f racle bnes have been fund s far. They can tell us a great deal abut hw peple lived during the Shang Dynasty. “They help us understand the rigins f Chinese philsphy (哲学) and thught, and figure ut w 6 ur culture cmes frm,” Sng Zhenha, a leading racle bne expert.
In additin t telling us abut ancient Chinese culture, the racle bnes are als key t u 7 the grwth and develpment f the written frm f the Chinese language. Many f the characters we use tday are similar t t 8 that were used 3,000 years ag. “The racle bne inscriptins, as the earliest-knwn mature (成熟的) frm f Chinese c 9 , represent the beauty and uniqueness f a language that has been passed dwn cnsistently (持续地),” said Chen Nan, a prfessr at Tsinghua University.
In 2017, UNESCO added racle bne inscriptins t its Memry f the Wrld Register (“世界记忆”名录). They are indeed a v 10 memry f ancient China.
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七、阅读填空：本大题共1小题，共10分。
51. Pantne chse Peach Fuzz（柔和桃） as the clr f the Year fr 2024. Itˈs 1 sft peachy shade between pink and range. It can make peple 2 （feel） kindness and tgetherness. With different 3 （time） in the past year, we all need a break and sme peace. Peach Fuzz can bring us 5 （warm）. It 5 （help）us think 6 sft peaches, bird feathers and silk. Pantneˈs specialist, Leatrice Eiseman, says itˈs czy and tactile 7 that is very imprtant. It means we shuld care fr 8 (we). Time magazine says Peach Fuzz brings a mix f the past and mdernity. Althugh we usually see peach as a nstalgic（怀旧的）, 9 （girl） clr, itˈs breaking int 10 （man）clthes, shwing its mdernness.
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八、句子翻译：本大题共5小题，共10分。
52.你最好把门开着。__________________________________________________
53.有充足的食物可吃。__________________________________________________
54.杰克太过害羞，不敢在公众面前大声说话。__________________________________________________
55.学生们可以在社区中心参与一个保护环境的课题。__________________________________________________
56.没有我的英语老师的帮助，我学好英语是很困难的。__________________________________________________
九、书面表达：本大题共1小题，共15分。
57.假如你是学校的小记者，日前对学校"最美志愿者"Lisa进行了采访。请根据以下采访记录，用英语写一篇稿件，向读者介绍她的情况。
注意：1.词数90词左右.短文开头已写好，不计入总词数。
2.短文须包括所有要点，不要逐词翻译，可适当发挥，使短文连贯、通顺。
Lisa was presented the Mst Beautiful Yung Vlunteer in ur schl. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
答案和解析
1.【答案】B
【解析】略
2.【答案】D
【解析】略
3.【答案】B
【解析】C.略
4.【答案】D
【解析】略
5.【答案】A
【解析】略
6.【答案】A
【解析】略
7.【答案】D
【解析】略
8.【答案】A
【解析】略
9.【答案】A
【解析】略
10.【答案】C
【解析】略
11~25.【答案】D、A、A、B、D、C、C、A、B、D、A、C、D、C、B
【解析】略
1. 略
2. 略
3. 略
4. 略
5. 略
6. 略
7. 略
8. 略
9. 略
10. 略
11. 略
12. 略
13. 略
14. 略
15. 略
26~29.【答案】D、A、D、C
【解析】略
1. 略
2. 略
3. 略
4. 略
30~33.【答案】B、B、C、B
【解析】略
1. 略
2. 略
3. 略
4. 略
34~38.【答案】B、D、C、B、A
【解析】略
1. 略
2. 略
3. 略
4. 略
5. 略
39~43.【答案】B、B、D、C、C
【解析】略
1. 略
2. 略
3. 略
4. 略
5. 略
44.【答案】【小题1】It is lcated beneath the muntains f Snwdniain Wales.
【小题2】￡550.
【小题3】Abut 105 minutes./Abut ne hur and 45minutes.
【小题4】A helmet, light, harness, bts and warm clthes.
【小题5】Itˈs hard/nt easy, but wnderful/unique. (答案不唯一，符合逻辑即可)
【解析】1. 略
2. 略
3. 略
4. 略
5. 略
45~49.【答案】B、E、D、A、F
【解析】1. 略
2. 略
3. 略
4. 略
5. 略
50.【答案】【小题1】
as
【小题2】
liked
【小题3】
Will
【小题4】
tpics
【小题5】
find
【小题6】
where
【小题7】
understanding
【小题8】
thse
【小题9】
characters
【小题10】
valuable
【解析】1. 略
2. 略
3. 略
4. 略
5. 略
6. 略
7. 略
8. 略
9. 略
10. 略
51.【答案】【小题1】
a
【小题2】
feel
【小题3】
times
【小题4】
warmth
【小题5】
helps
【小题6】
f
【小题7】
and
【小题8】
urselves
【小题9】
girly
【小题10】
menˈs
【解析】1. 略
2. 略
3. 略
4. 略
5. 略
6. 略
7. 略
8. 略
9. 略
10. 略
52.【答案】Yuˈd better leave the dr pen.
【解析】略
53.【答案】There is mre than enugh fd t eat.
【解析】略
54.【答案】Jack is t shy t speak ludly in public.
【解析】略
55.【答案】The students can take part in an envirnment prtectin prject at the cmmunity centre.
【解析】略
56.【答案】Itˈs very difficult/hard fr me t learn English well withut the help f my English teacher.
【解析】略
57.【答案】略
【解析】略品质
为人善良，有爱心。喜欢照看无家可归的猫和狗。
非常大方，友善。
事迹
组织集资为贫困山区儿童捐款。建立互帮互助小组，为学习困难的同学提供帮助。
希望
希望大家保护环境。通过捐款或做志愿者来支持慈善。