江苏省江阴市第一初级中学2023-2024学年八年级上学期12月能力大比拼英语试卷

江阴市第一初级中学初二英语能力大比拼（B卷）2023.12一、选择题（14分）1.---TheChinesegovernmentistryingtospeeduptheInternetandreducetheprice.---

excitingnewsforallofus!A.HowB.HowanC.WhatD.Whatan2.Afterdrinkingforthewholenight,UncleJohnslept________thedaywithouteatinganything.A.UponB.throughC.acrossD.over---Thedoctoradvisedme________toomuchbecauseit’snotgoodformyhealth.---Thedoctorisright.Thelessyoudrink,________youwillbe.A．don’tdrink;thehealthier B．nottodrink;thehealthierC．nottodrink;themorehealthier D．don’tdrink;healthierWewenttowatchtheswansinShijiuLakelastSunday,butwesaw________oftheminthemorningbecauseofthethickfog.A.nothing B.nooneC.nobodyD.noneIt’snecessarytowearmaskswhenwegoout.Wearingmaskscankeepussafefromdifferentkindsofviruses.________,itcankeepuswarmwhenitiscold.A.However B.MoreoverC.OtherwiseD.SoWhichofthefollowinghasthesamestructureasthesentence“Isawhimreadingabook.”?A.Youhaveaverynicesister. B.Thenewsmademehappy.C.Mygrandpagavemearedpacket. D.Helikesplayingthepiano.7．Ilikecartoonsverymuch,________mybrotherthinkstheyareboring.A.as B.or C.and D.while8.---Wow,HUAWEIMATE60.Whatabigsurprise!ButIdon’tknowhowtouseit.---Itdoesn’tmatter.Justfollowthe________.A.introductionsB.instructionsC.informationD.invitation---Whatwilltheweatherbelikethisafternoon,Anna?---It________befine.Butwhoknows?It’salwayschangingquickly.A.mustB.shouldC.may D.need10.---Whyismygirlsocrazyabouteverything?---Don‟tworry.Itis_____forachildofheragetobeinterestedinwhathappensaroundher.A.dangerous B.boring C.important D.natural11.---Wouldyoulikesomewhereelse_______?---No,thanks.Ithinkthisroomislargeenoughforme_______.A.tolivein;tolive B.livingin;livingC.living;livingin D.tolive;tolivein12.---WhatisMilliepractisingspeakingFrenchfor?---_________toFranceforfurtherstudy.Togo B.Going C.Goes D.Go---Didyougotherebybike?---No.WetookaDiditaxibecausewethoughtitcould________ussometime.A.cause B.cost C.save D.spend14.---Guesswhat!ThefamousactortookaphotowiththeJapaneseflagon.---________.Howcouldhedosuchathing?A.Whatapity! B.Whatashame! C.Whatasurprise! D.Whatawaste!二、完形填空（10分）MolaigrewupinatinyvillageinIndia.Thevillagelaynearsomewetlandswhichbecamehissecondhome.Helearnedtheimportanceandbeautyof15therefromaveryyoungage.Whenhewas16,Molaibegantonoticesomethingworryinghappeningaroundhishome.Aflood(洪灾)hadhittheareaearlierthatyearanditcausedanumberofbirdstoflyaway.Moreover,thenumberofsnakeshadbecome16aswell.Herealized(意识到)thatitwasbecausethereweren’tenoughtreestoprotectthemfromthe17.Thewayofsolvingtheproblem,ofcourse,wastoplanttreessotheanimalscouldlookfor18duringthedaytime.Inthebeginning,heturnedtotheForestDepartment(森林局)for19butwastoldthatnothingwouldgrowthere.However,Molaiwentlookingonhisownand20anearbyislandwherehebegantoplanttrees.21youngplantsinthedryseasonwasveryhardforalittleboy.Molaicameupwithagoodidea.Hebuiltatthe22ofeachsapling(幼树)abambooplatform,whereheplacedearthenpots(陶罐)withsmallholesto23rainwater.Thewaterwouldthendrip(滴下)ontheplantsbelow.Molai24plantingtreesforthenext37years.Hiseffortshaveresultedin1,360acresofnaturally-grownlandthathasbecomehometomanyplantsandanimals.15.A.artB.countrysideC.natureD.culture16.A.smallerB.biggerC.fewerD.more17.A.noiseB.rainC.hungerD.sun18.A.directionB.shineC.foodD.cover19.A.needB.adviceC.helpD.trust20.A.sawB.foundC.leftD.arrived21.A.ProtectingB.DecoratingC.WateringD.Recording22.A.backB.topC.footD.side23.A.collectB.circleC.countD.check24.A.advisedB.discussedC.missedD.kept三、阅读理解（26分）AFallingdowninpublicisterribleformostpeople.However,anewsocialmediacraze（热潮）calledthe“FallingStarsChallenge(挑战)”hasturnedfallingintosomethingfuntodo.ThecrazebeganinRussia.Itwasmostpopularamongyoungpeople.Theypostedpicturesofthemselveslyingfacedownasthoughtheyhadjustfallenover.Someitemslikehandbags,decorationsandmoneywerespreadoutonthegroundaroundtheminthephotos.TheysharedthesephotosontheInternettoflaunttheirwealth(财富).Thecrazesoonbecamepopulararoundtheworld.InChina,however,itistakingonanewmeaning.Peopleareusingittoflaunttheirhobbiesandtalents.Theobjectsintheirpicturesshowwhattheydoforalivingandwhattheyhaveachievedintheirwork.Allkindsofpeoplearetakingpartinit.Forexample,studentsfalldownontotextbooksandtestpapers.Policeofficersfallinfrontoftheirpolicecarswithhandcuffsintheirhands.Famouspeoplearetakingonthechallenge,too.WriterLiuTongtookafallwithdozensofcopiesofhisnewbook.Morethan1.08millionChinesehavetakenonthischallengeonSinaWeibo.Theirpictureshavebeenviewedmorethan2.22billiontimes.Internetusersalsodiscussthesephotos.Mostofthemspeakhighlyofthecraze.OneSinaWeibouserwrote，“Thisshowsthepositive（积极的）energyoffightingandworkinghard.Cheerfortheseyoungpeople!”However，somealsothinkthecrazeisjustanotherexampleofasuccessfulInternetmeme（模仿传递行为）.Theythinkpeoplearejustimitating（模仿）others.Whatdoyouthinkofthechallenge?Willyoutryit?WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueabouttheFallingStarsChallenge?A.ItcamefromRussia. B.Youngpeoplelikeitbest.C.Itisasocialmediacraze. D.Itusuallyshowsarealfall.26.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“flaunt”mean?A.talkabout B.showoff C.makeup D.joinin27.What’sthebesttitleforthispassage?A.Howtopostpicturesonline B.FallingforanewcrazeC.Takingonchallengesbravely D.ToshowthepositiveenergyBWhenIwasfiveyearsold,myparentswouldhavetopullmehomefromyetanotherpainful(痛苦的)Englishvacation.Istilldidn’twanttoleave.Iwanttobeawayfromhome.Iwantedtogosomewherenewandexciting.Thisbecamethethemeofthenexttwentyyears.I’dspendthewholeyearcountingdowntomynextholiday,andthenassoonasIleftI’dbegintodread(害怕)havingtoreturnhome.Yearafteryear.Tenyearsago,IdecidedtobuildalifethatIdidn’twanttoescapefrom.IknewIwantedtotravelinthelongterm,butIdidn’thavealotofmoneyorsavings,andthereisnoonepayingformyadventures.Forfiveyears,Ididthreejobswhilestudyingfull-timeatuniversity(大学).Ididn’teatoutandIdidn’tbuyanythingIdidn’tneed.Ievenmovedinwithmyparents.Iwasabletosave$16,000overthosefiveyears,whichwasenoughtokeepmeontheroadforacoupleofyears.Butwhatiftwoyearswouldn’tbeenough?Beforeleaving,IbegantospendmytimeinmakingplansthatwouldallowmetoworkanywherethathadanInternetconnection.Atthetime,Iwasstudyingforamasterdegreeinphysics.Whilestudying,Icameupwithalistofmyinterestsandskillsandbeganresearchingintoawaytodotheseanywhere.IfIcouldmakemoneyfromitandifIcoulddoitonline,thenitwassomethingworthdoing.Icreatedawritingfilethatwouldhelpmetofindfreewritingjobs.IresearchedEnglishandphysicsteachingonline,andbuilttravelwebsitestoearnmoneythroughsalesandadvertising.Mostofthesefailed,butIdidn’tgiveup.TheworkIdohaschangedovertheyearsandit’sstillchangingnow.Now,Ipaymytravelingthroughseveraldifferentthings.I’mtheStudentTravelExpertforabout.com,andaseniorwriterforTooManyAdapters,atraveltechnologywebsite.Moreover,Ihavemyfirstbookpublishedthissummer.Ialsoofferatravelplanningservice(旅游攻略服务)tohelpreaderspreparefortheirtravelsabroad.Toreachthispoint,whereIcancovermyexpenses(开销)andtravelfull-time,tookmany,manyyearsofhardwork.Forme,thefreedommakesitworthit.Witheverythingsetinplace,finallymydreamscametrue.ThewriterhastakenthefollowingjobsEXCEPTA.placingadvertisementsonline B.offeringatravelplanningserviceC.teachingphysicsinauniversity D.freewritingonthewebsites29.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthewriter?A.Open-minded. B.Kind-hearted.C.Cold-blooded. D.Strong-willed.30.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Whythewriterwantedfreedom. B.Whythewriterneededmoney.C.Howthewritermadehisliving. D.Howthewriterrealizedhisdream.CSomeonesaysitisnotrighttojudge(判断)thebookbyitscover,ortheman’sintelligence(智商)andabilitiesbyhislooks.ItistruethatAlbertEinsteinwasnotacleanman,andhisunwillingnesstoweartiesandsocksneverhidhistalent(天赋).Buttalenthasitsownspecialadvantages,andEinsteinneverhadtoworryaboutpeople’sopinionsabouthim.Amongordinary(普通的)people,looksdomeansomething.Thoughaman’sclothesdon’tsayanythingabouthisintelligence,theysayplentyabouthispersonality,abouthisjudgementandabouttheopinionthathehasofhimself.“Ifthatmanunderstoodthiswell,”apossiblebossexplainsthereasons,“Wouldn’thetrytomakehimattractive(有吸引力的)enoughtomakemewanthim?Ishetoolazytomaketheeffort(努力)?Whatkindofaworkercanhebe?Doeshefeelsobadabouthimself,andcouldhisjudgementbecorrect?Perhapshedoesn’treallywanttowork,orliketobetakenseriously.Isheatroublemaker?Orisitjustthatheis,afterall,foolish?”Thesamekindofquestionwillcometothemindofanyonewhoseesapersonwearing,bychance,thewrongkindofclothesforanyspecialevents.Theman,whoappearsatapartyinanot-too-cleanshirtandwithoutatieorwithtwodays’growthofbeard(胡须),willbethoughttoberude,arrogant(傲慢的)ordifferent.Rightornot,everyonereachesadecisionabouthispersonality.Ifthedecisioniswrong,themanhasnobodytoblame(责备)buthimself,forhehasgiventhewrongmessage.31.Accordingtowhatthebosssays,whatdoeshedowiththemanwhodoesn’tpayattentiontohislooks?A.Helooksdownonhim.B.Hespeakshighlyofhim.C.Hewillwanthim.D.Hewillmakehimattractive.32.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.It’spossiblethatpeoplejudgeapersonbylooks.B.People’sjudgementaboutapersonisgreatlyinfluencedbyhislooks.C.Peoplemaymakewrongdecisionsiftheyjudgeapersonbyhislooks.D.Aperson’slookscanhidehispersonality,judgementorsomethingelseinsomeways.33.Whichofthefollowingcanthetitleforthepassage?A.HowtoLookAttractive. B.ClothesMakeaMan.C.NeverJudgeaBookbyItsCover. D.HowClothesMakeaMan.DSarahPark,ajuniorhigh,haslongknownabouttheinfluenceofmusiconthebrain(大脑).The13-year-old,whohasbeenplayingtheviolinsinceshewas4,saidshesawitspositiveinfluenceonpeoplearoundher,especiallyhergrandmother,whosufferedfromamental(心理的)healthillness.Now,Parkhopestousemusictherapy(疗法)tohelpotherswiththeirmentalhealth.Shewonthetitleof“America’sTopYoungScientist”atthe3MYoungScientistChallenge.Itwasforherinvention(发明),SparkCare+.SparkCare+isasmalldevice(设备)withsensorsthatcanrecordmentalhealthdata,suchasheartrateandbloodpressure.TheAIsystemanalyzes(分析)thedataandplaystherightmusictoimprove(改善)users’spirits.Theninth-graderhopestoturnherinventionintoawristband(手环).ShewantstobuildanappsothateveryonecanuseSparkCare+moreeasily.“Ihopetobeabletoshareitaroundtheworldwithpeopleofallages,”Parksaid.Inadditiontobeingaprize-winninginventor,Parkisalsoaprize-winningviolinist.Shealsoplaysthepianoandisamathchampion.Theteenagerhopestobeaninnovator(创新者)andresearcherinthefieldofmedicaltechnology.Shegaveapieceofadvicetootheryoungscientists:“Dreambig,askquestions,andanythingpossible.”HowdoesSarahParkknowabouttheinfluenceofmusiconbrain?Playingtheviolinhelpedherdealwithhermentalillness.Shelearnedaboutitfromtextbooks.Hergrandmatoldhermusicmadeherworse.Shenoticedpositivechangesinpeoplewhensheplayedmusic.HowcanSparkCare+helppatients?Itcantelluserswhentotakemedicine.Itcanrecordwhatmusicbecomespopularrecently.Itcanfindoutthemusictomakepatientsfeelbetter.Itcanreminduserswhentheyhaveheartandbloodproblems.WhatmightSarahParksaytoyoungpeople?Theyshouldhavebigdreams.Theyshouldlearntoplaytheviolinorpiano.Mentalhealthismoreimportantthanphysicalhealth.Withoutaskingquestions,theycan’tsucceedindoinganything.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.MusictherapydevicecanbeatblueB.AsmallgirlwithbigdreamsC.BetterlearnmusicthanneverD.Agreatinnovatorinthefuture四、词汇运用（8分）38.Itwasdifficultforthelittlegirlto(描述)hermother'slookstothepoliceman.39.Hewasbadlyhurtinthecaraccident.Whatan(糟糕的)day!40.—Whosehatisthis,Mike?—Ihavenoidea.Youcanaskoneofthe________(渔民)overthere.41.Thissaladismade________（主要地）ofvegetablesandsaladcream.42.Theradiosaysitwillbeeven_________(snow)tomorrowmorning.43.Itwasapitythatwemissedthe(begin)ofthiswonderfulmovie.44.Hegotan________（correct）answerandlostthegame.45.Everyoneisamemberofthe_______(social)．Wearelikeabigfamily．动词填空（8分）Theteachermadehim____________(wear)amaskbecauseofthethickhaze.Theyfinished80percentofthework,therest____________(be)reallyhard.Doyouhaveanyproblems__________(complete)theworktoday?—Idon’twanttomissyourpartynextweek.—Don’tworry.I________（call）youonedayearlierbeforetheparty.50.Weshoulddoeverythingwecan__________(protect)thewildbirdsindanger.51.Manypeople________________(harvest)thecropsinthefieldsatthemoment.52.Never________________(be)solazy,oryouwillfailtheexam.53.WearegoingtovisittheHometownofXuXiakeifit_____________（notrain）tomorrow.阅读短文，回答问题（5分）根据短文内容回答下列问题。（每小题答案不超过6个词）LastTuesdaymorning,itwasverywindywhenIwokeup.AssoonasIsetofffortheairport,itbegantorainhard.Whataspecialwaytostartaholiday!WhileIwasdrivingtotheairport,thestormgotworse.Suddenly,ahugeflashoflightninghitatree.Itcamestraightdownjustmetresinfrontofmycar.Thefallentreecompletelyblocked(堵塞)theroad,soIwasstuck.Itriedtocallforhelponmymobile,butthelinewasdead.IwassurethatI’dmissmyplane,soIturnedontheradioandtriedtogetusedtotheidea.Soontherewasaloudknockatthewindow.Tomysurprise,itwasayoungmaninleatherclothes.“Needaride,sir?”Heasked.MyplanewasleavinginanhoursoIdidn’tthinktwice.Itookmybags,climbedcarefullyontothemotorcycleandshouted.“Totheairportplease!”ItwasmyfirsttimeonamotorcyclesoIwasbadlynervous.TheyoungmandrovesofastthatIkeptmyeyesclosedalltheway.Suddenly,themotorcyclecametoastop.“Hereweare,sir!”hesaid.Ilookedatmywatchandtherewereonlytenminutesleft.Iwasjustintimeformyflight.Theyoungmanwishedmeanicetrip,thenquicklydroveaway.54．WhatwastheweatherlikewhenthewriterwokeuplastTuesdaymorning?_______________________________________________________55．Whatdidthewriterdofirstafterthefallentreeblockedtheroad?_______________________________________________________56．Howdidthewriterfeelwhenhewasridingonthemotorcycle?_______________________________________________________57．Howlongdidittaketheyoungmandrivethewritertotheairport?_______________________________________________________58．Whatdoyouthinkoftheyoungman?____________________________________________