江苏省江阴市云亭中学2023-2024学年八年级上学期12月阶段练习英语试卷

初二英语12月份限时练习命题人：考试时间：90分钟，总分100第=2\*ROMANI卷（客观题共42分）一、单项填空（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）1.---Whydidyourfamilybuyasecond-handcar?---Wedidn’thaveenoughmoneytobuyanewone,buteventheoldoneisbetterthan___________.A.noB.noneC.nothingD.either2.Tomakeourdreamcometrue,we___________restonwhatwehavedone.A.maynotB.shouldnotC.neednotD.couldnot3.It’ssaidthattherearedifferentbirds,includingthered-crownedcranes,___________inZhalongNatureReservethesedays.livingB.toliveC.arelivingD.willlive4.Peterwasn’tsohard-workingathissecondlanguage.______,hegota“D”initinthisterm’sstudyreport.A.Asaresult B.MoreoverC.HoweverD.Infact5.---Didn’tyougotothechessclubwiththemthatday?---___________.PlayingchessisthelastthingIwanttodo. No,IdidB.No,Ididn’tC.Yes,Ididn’tD.Yes,Idid6.Theteacherfoundhim___________andgavehimsomedifferenthomeworktodo.A.wascleverB.wasacleverboyC.acleverboyD.cleverboy7.Thesquirrelwillgooutif___________.Hewantstolookfornutstosavebeforewintercomes.A.itisn’tdangerousB.itisn’tdangerC.thereisn’tdangerD.thereisn’tindanger8.ShethoughtIwastalkingaboutherdaughter,___________infact,Iwastalkingaboutmydaughter.A.whomB.whereC.whichD.while9.Thesentencestructureof“Thewindisblowinghard”is___________.A.S+V B.S+V+PC.S+V+OD.S+V+DO+OC10.---GoingtowatchtheWomen’sVolleyballMatchonWednesday?---___________!Willyougowithme?A.YouthereB.YoubetC.YougotmeD.Youknowbetter二、完形填空(本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分)Therewasamanwhowasgoingthroughhardtimes.Hiswifelefthim.Hisbusinessfailedafteronlyoneyear.Heworkedveryhard,11failurewasallthathesaw.Notknowingwhattodo,heleft12behindandwentintotheforest.There,hemetanoldmanwhohadlivedthereforalongtime.He13hisstorywiththeoldman.“Canyougivemeonegood14nottogiveup?”Heaskedtheoldman.“Look,”theoldmansaid,pointingtotwoplants.“Doyouseethatfern(蕨类植物)andbamboothere?”“Yes,”theman15.“WhenIplantedthefernandbambooseeds(种子),Itookverygoodcareofthem.Ina16periodoftime,thefernquicklygrewfromtheearth,”theoldmanwenton.“Thebambooseeddidnotsprout(发芽),althoughIwateredandtookcareofitforyears.Therewasno17ofgrowth.ButIdidnotgiveuponthebambooseedandwentonlookingafterit.”Inthe18year,asmallsproutcameoutoftheearth.Andaftersixmonths,thetreegrewfifty19tall.“Thelittlebambootreehadbeengrowingundergroundforthepastfouryears.Itdevelopedarootsystem(根系)strongenoughforitsgroundgrowthinthenextyearandmore.Ifitdidn’tdothis,itwouldnotbeas20asitisnow.Soyouknow,allthetimeyouwereworkinghard,infact,youweregrowingstrongroots,”theoldmansaid.Afterhearingtheoldman’swords,themanknewwhattodonext.Keepongoing,andalltheeffortswillpayoff.11．A．however B．but C．so D．because12．A．everything B．nothing C．something D．anything13．A．provided B．shared C．discussed D．communicated14．A．tip B．decision C．reason D．result15．A．understood B．replied C．described D．agreed16．A．slow B．quick C．long D．short17．A．meaning B．feeling C．possibility D．sign18．A．fourth B．fifth C．sixth D．seventh19．A．inches B．miles C．metres D．feet20．A．beautiful B．strong C．weak D．energetic三、阅读理解阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容选择最佳答案。（本大题共11分，每小题22分）（A）StoppingbyWoodsonaSnowyEveningByRobertFrostWhosewoodstheseareIthinkIknow.Hishouseisinthevillagethough;Hewillnotseemestoppinghere,Towatchhiswoodsfillupwithsnow.MylittlehorsemustthinkitqueerTostopwithoutafarmhousenearBetweenthewoodsandfrozenlakeThedarkesteveningoftheyear.HegiveshisharnessbellsashakeToaskifthereissomemistake.Theonlyothersound’sthesweepOfeasywindanddownyflake.Thewoodsarelovely,darkanddeep,ButIhavepromisestokeep,AndmilestogobeforeIsleep,AndmilestogobeforeIsleep.21.Thisismostprobably__________.A.aplay B.apoem C.astory D.anotice22.Whatseasondoesitdescribe?A.Spring B.Summer C.Autumn D.Winter23.Whichofthefollowingwordsrhymeswith“though”?A.Snow B.Near C.Lake D.Deep（B）Doyouknowsomepeoplehavememoriesthatarecompletelywrong?Theyrememberthingsthatneverhappened.Sometimes,manypeoplehavethesamewrongmemory.Whenthishappens,it’sbelievedthatitisbecauseoftheMandelaEffect（效应）.PeoplefirstnoticedtheMandelaEffectin2013.Thatyear,NelsonMandeladied.However,thousandsofpeoplerememberedhimdyinginthe1980s.Theydescribedwatchinghisfuneral(葬礼)onTV.Butinfact,Mandelalivedtobe95yearsold.Howcouldthatbe?Howcouldsomanypeoplehavethesamewrongmemory?MostexpertsexplaintheMandelaEffectusingbrainscience.Whenwemakememories,ourbrainskeepthemingroups.Eachgroupincludesmemoriesthataresimilar(相似的)toeachother.Sometimes,ourbrainsmessup(混乱).Theymixtwosimilarmemoriestogether.That'swhypeoplethoughtNelsonMandeladiedinthe1980s.Theyknewhewasimprisoned(坐牢)duringthe1980s.Forsomereason,theymixedhisimprisonmentwithhisdeath.Thatwouldexplainwhysomanypeoplein2013thoughtNelsonMandelawasalreadydead.Butwoulditexplainwhyallthosepeoplegavesimilardescriptionsofhisfuneral(葬礼)?Couldallthosepeoplehavemixedupthesametwomemories?TherearemanyotherexamplesoftheMandelaEffect.HaveyoueverseentheMonaLisa?Manypeoplerememberthewomaninthepaintingwithafrown(皱眉).Otherssayshewasstraight-faced.IfyoulookattheMonaLisatoday,you'llfindshe'ssmiling.Didyoueverreadanychildren'sbooksaboutTheBerensteinBears?No,youdidn’t.Inourreality,thebooksareaboutTheBerenstainBears,spelledwithan“a”insteadofan“e”.Still,thousandsofpeoplebelievetheyrememberthenamespelleddifferently.Arethesewrongmemoriestheresultofmixedmemories,oristhereanotherexplanation?Withoutfurthersciencestudy,wecan’tsayforsure!24.WhatistheMandelaEffect?A.Somepeoplehaveworsememorythanothers.B.Somepeoplemayhavethesamewrongmemory.C.Peoplearebetteratrememberingcertainthings.D.Peoplerememberunhappyexperiencesmoreeasily.25.WhydoestheauthorgivetheexampleinParagraph2?A.Toprove(证明)hispoint. B.Tointroducethetopic.C.Tocorrecttheviewabove. D.Toprovidethebackground.26.WhatisthereasonfortheMandelaEffectgiveninParagraph3?A.Peopleareeasilyinfluencedbyothers. B.Peoplepaylittleattentiontothefact.C.Peoplemixtwosimilareventsup. D.Peoplehavepoormemory.27.WhatdoestheauthorthinkoftheMandelaEffect?A.Itsreasonisunknown. B.Itlastsforalongtime.C.Itishardtoavoid. D.Itseffectisgreat.（C）IknowI’mnotanordinary(普通的)ten-year-oldkid.Imean,sure,Idoordinarythings.Ieaticecream.Iridemybike.Iplayball.Iplayvideogames.Thingslikethatmakemeordinary,Iguess.Also,Ifeelordinaryinside.ButIknowordinarykidsdon’tmakeotherordinarykidsrunawayscreaminginplaygrounds.Iknowordinarykidsdon’tgetstaredat(盯着)wherevertheygo.IfIfoundamagiclampandIcouldhaveonewish,IwouldwishthatIhadacommonfacethatnooneevernoticedatall.IwouldwishthatIcouldwalkdownthestreetwithoutpeopleseeingmeandthendoingthatlook-awaything.ButI’mkindofusedtohowIlookbynow.Iknowhowtopretend(假装)Idon’tseethefacespeoplemakewhentheyseeme.We’veallgottenprettygoodatthatkindofthing:MomandDad,myeldersisterVia,andme.Actually,Ishouldtakethatback:Viaisnotsogoodatit.Shecangetreallyangrywhenpeopledosomethingrudetome.Like,forexample,onetimeintheplayground,someolderkidssawmeandmadesomenoises.Idon’tevenknowwhatthenoiseswereexactlybecauseIdidn’thearthemmyself,butViaheardthemandshejuststartedshoutingatthosekids.That’sthewaysheis.I’mnotthatway.Viadoesn’tseemeasordinary.Shesaysshedoes,butIknowifIwereordinary,shewouldn’tfeellikesheneedstoprotectmethatmuch.MomandDaddon’tseemeasordinary,either.Theyseemeasspecial.IthinktheonlypersonintheworldwhorealizeshowordinaryIamisme.MynameisAugust,bytheway.Iwon’tdescribewhatIlookliketoyou.Whateveryou’rethinking,it’sprobablyworsethanwhatyoucanimagine.28.WhatwillAugustdoifotherkidsmakefaceswhentheyseehim?

A.Hewillshoutatthekids.

B.Hewillaskherparentsforhelp.

C.Hewillmakesomenoises.

D.Hewillpretendshedoesn'tseethefacestheymake.29.WhydoesAugustthinkheisnotordinaryfromParagraph1?A.Becauseheeatsicecreamjustlikeotherchildren.B.Becausehelikesridingabikeonhiswayhome. C.Becauseheoftenplaysvideogamesatschool.D.Becausehemakesotherkidsrunawayscreaming.30.WhatkindofpersondoyouthinkViaisaccordingtothepassage?A.Viaisrudeandoftenshoutstoothers.B.Viaiskindandlovesherbrotherverymuch.C.Viaisimpatientandalwaysgetsangryeasily.D.Viaissillyandnotgoodatgettingonwithothers.31.Whatcanweinferfromtheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraph?A.NooneknowswhatAugustlookslike.B.Augustisnotgoodatdescribingthings.C.Augustisashyboyandlikesstayingalone.D.Augustmayhaveaveryspeciallook.第=2\*ROMANII卷（主观题共58分）四、词汇运用(本大题共12小题，每小题1分，共12分)(A)根据句意和汉语注释,在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出单词的正确形式。32.Thefishingnetisforoneofthe___________(渔民).Pleasebookoneforyourselfonlineifyouneed.33.Thegiraffelikestoeattheleavesfromayoungtreemeasuringonly18inches___________(绕一整圈).34.Insummer,thehightemperaturealwaysmakespeople___________(瞌睡的)intheafternoon.35.Thankyoufor__________(接受)myadvice.You’llknowitisofgreatuse.36.Inordertocelebratethefestival,TanDunheldaconcert.Atthe___________(开始)oftheconcert,TanDunplayedapieceofmusicwithwater.37.Iheardthegirl________(描述)hercarefreechildhoodwithhergrandmawhenIwalkedpastherclassroom.(B)根据句意，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出括号内所给单词的适当形式。38.Junemaybethe____________(rain)monthofallhereinWuxi.39.Tomcan’ttakepartinthesportsmeetingforhis________(ill). 40.Shedidnotspeakinherusual_____________(nature)way,andIdidnotbelieveher.41.TheSpringFestivaliscoming.ManyChineseplantohaveatriptoforeigncountries.Furtherinformationisavailablefromthe_____________(tour)officesfromallplaces.42.MostGrade8studentsarelookingforwardtohavingamuch_________(free)weekendwithouthomework.43.Mrs.Brownfoundherlovelycat____________(die),soshehurriedtotakeittohospital.五、动词填空用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。(本大题共6小题，每小题1分，共6分)44.Heliedtomeagain.ThistimeIdidn’texcuse(原谅)himfor___________(nothand)thereporttome.45.---Mum,couldyouturntheTVdownalittlebit?I_________(go)overmylessonfortomorrow’stest.---OK.46.Seeinghisbosscomeintohisoffice,Leo,togetherwithhisworkmates,_____________(rise)totheirfeet.47.Thispairofleathershoesmyfatherboughtmelastweek_____________(sell)well.Areyousureyoudon’twanttogetapair?48.Let’smakeitarulethatthefirstone_____________(arrive)paysthebills.49.Lookatthedarkclouds!Doyouthinkit_____________(rain)thisafternoon?六、综合填空（本大题共10分，每小题1分）DancingwiththeLightAfewyearsago,IvisitedtheClassicalGardensofSuzhou.Duringthevisit,Idrewawaymyattention(注意)fromtheplants,bridgesandstones,towards50wallsofthegardens.Mostlywhite,somepartsofthewallsarelosingsmall51(piece)oftheircovering.Thiscreates(创造)spaceinwhichwecanseelightandplants.Thewallsare52onlythebridgesofthegardens,buttheyalsobecomeprotectedpathsthatguideyouonatrip.Thememoryofthewhitewallsstayedwithme.Ikept53(think)howmanyshadows(影)theycouldcollecttodancewiththelight.Thisfantasticmomentwas54wonderfulthatIcamebacktostudyitwithmycamera.Walking55(free)withthesewallsandtheirmarks,Ibegantofeellikecollectingallthestoriesthatpeoplepaintedthere.Weatherandtimehaveturnedthese56(amaze)whitewallsintoChineserarepaintings.I57(take)thephotosduringthemonthofJune,justaftertherain.Theairwasfullofsmalldropsofwater,showingthelightandthecolor58thethingsaround.Ascolorwasbornoutofadancebetweenlightandabody,whenphotographingincolorIfound59(I)enjoyingamomentofthisdance.七、综合阅读（本大题共10分，每小题2分）（每个答案不超过6个单词）Thecaptain(上尉)stoodonthehighwallofthecityofTroy.“TheGreeks(希腊人)havegoneandwe’vewon,”hesaid.“They'vetriedtocapture(攻占)ourcityfortenyears.Nowthey'vegivenupandrunawaybyship!”“Butlookoverthere,”asoldiersaid."They'veleftahugewoodenhorse.”“Ah,yes,”thecaptainsaid,“it’stoobig.TheGreeksdidn’twanttotakeitwiththem.Getsomehelpandpullitintothecity.”Thatnight,inthemainsquareofthecity,alltheTrojanscelebrated.Theysanganddancedaroundthehorse,andmadejokesaboutthefoolishGreeks.“Ihaven'tlaughedlikethissincemychildhood,”thecaptainsaid.Aftertheparty,theylockedallthegatesofthecityandthenallwenttosleep.Bymidnight,themainsquarewasempty,exceptforthehugehorse.Suddenlyasecretdooropenedonthesideofthewoodenhorse.ThehorsewasfullofGreeksoldiers!Theyquietlyclimbedoutofthehorseonebyone.Thesoldiersopenedthemaingates.TheGreekarmy(军队)enteredthecity.Fortenyears,theGreekscouldnotcapturethecitybyfighting.Inonenight,however,theycapturedthecityonlythroughaclevertrick.60.WhydidtheGreeksdisappear(消失)accordingtoTrojans？___________________________________________________________________________________61.HowdidtheGreekarmyleaveaway？___________________________________________________________________________________62.WhatdidtheGreekarmyleave？___________________________________________________________________________________63.Howlongcouldn’ttheGreekscapturethecitybyfighting？______________________________