2023-2024学年江苏省泰州市海陵区民兴中英文学校八年级（下）3月月考英语试卷（含解析）

第=page11页，共=sectionpages11页2023-2024学年江苏省泰州市海陵区民兴中英文学校八年级（下）3月月考英语试卷一、单选题：本大题共10小题，共10分。1.Neverforgettovisit_______whenyougototheUSA,LinTao.A.theStatueofLiberty B.theLeaningTowerofPisa

C.theLittleMermaid D.theTowerBridge2.When______________theLeague?In2023.A.haveyoujoined B.haveyoubecomeamemberof

C.haveyoubeenin D.didyoujoin3.Japanis________Asiancountry,butEnglandis________Europeancountry.A.an;an B.a;a C.an;a D.a;an4.Howmanystudentsarethereineachgroup?Usuallyeachgroup_______sixstudentsinourclass.A.ismadefrom B.ismadeupof C.ismadein D.ismadeof5.Isyourmotherathome?

No,she______foranhour.A.wentout B.hasgoneout C.wasout D.hasbeenout6.The________triptoWuximadeallthechildrenquite________.A.exciting;exciting B.excited;excited

C.exciting;excited D.excited;exciting7.HowdoesJackusuallygotowork?He_______driveacar,butnowhe________theretoloseweight.A.usedto,isusedtowalk B.usedto,isusedtowalking

C.wasusedto,isusedtowalking D.wasusedto,isusedtowalking8.Ithasrained_______thebeginningoflastweek.A.at B.in C.until D.since9._________wehad!Wetookmanyphotosandboughtpresentsthere.A.Whatgoodtime B.Whatfun C.Howfun D.Howafun10.Ifound________difficultforthelittleboytofinishsuchhardworkontime.A.that B.this C.itˈs D.it二、完形填空：本大题共15小题，共22.5分。Itwasrainingheavilyandthetemperaturewasveryhigh.Afterclass,Itooktwo

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togotothewaterroomtocollectsomehotwater.Oh!Thereweresomanypeople!Ihadtowaitintherain.My

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didnˈtgetwetbecauseIworeahat,butmyclothes

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.Whenatlastitwasmy

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.Ifilledthebottlesasquicklyaspossible.Ibeganmakingmy

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backwhenIsawaboycomingtowardsme.Hewas

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twoumbrellasinhishand.Heshoutedhelloandashecame

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,Irecognized(认出)thatitwasTom.Hehadbeenmyclassmatefor

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threeyears,butweneversharedmorethantensentences.Hewassilent,butIlikedtalking.Wewerequite

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peopleandhadnothingincommon.Ididnˈtlikehimandevendidnˈtwanttoseehim.“Hey!Whatˈswrong?”Hiswordsbroughtme

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mythought.“Isawyoustandingintherain,soIbroughtyouthisumbrella.Butitseemsalittle

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,yourclothesarealreadywet.”Onhearingthis,Iwasso

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thatIcouldnˈtsayasingleword.“Donˈtjuststandthere.Letˈsgo!”Hesaidandheldtheumbrellaforme.Wewalkedtowardsthedormitory(宿舍)andthistimewe

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alot.“Iknowyoudonˈtlikeme,butIwantto

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withyou.”hesaid,“YoumaythinkIamaboywithfew

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,butitisbecauseIcanˈtfindtherightwordstosay.”Therainfinallystoppedandwesawarainbowinthebluesky.Isaidtomyself,“itiswrongtojudgesomeoneonlybyhisappearance.”11.A.cups B.glasses C.bottles D.boxes12.A.hair B.hands C.shoulders D.arms13.A.will B.did C.were D.would14.A.pleasure B.place C.turn D.choice15.A.duty B.car C.chance D.way16.A.selling B.hiding C.hitting D.holding17.A.nearer B.faster C.slower D.further18.A.mostly B.nearly C.mainly D.quickly19.A.similar B.different

C.familiar（熟悉的） D.same20.A.outof B.into C.onto D.within21.A.early B.easy C.late D.difficult22.A.sad B.tired C.moved D.interested23.A.helped B.talked C.laughed D.collected24.A.makefriends B.shakehands C.havemeals D.getwater25.A.friends B.bottles C.classmates D.words三、阅读理解：本大题共20小题，共40分。A

IˈvelovedmymotherˈsdesksinceIwasjusttallenoughtoseeabovethetopofitasmothersatdoingletters.Standingbyherchair,lookingattheinkbottle,pens,andwhitepaper,Idecidedthattheactofwritingmustbethemostwonderfulthingintheworld.

Yearslater,duringherfinalillness,motherkeptdifferentthingsformysisterandbrother.“Butthedesk,”shewouldsayagain,“itˈsforElizabeth.”

Ineversawherbeangry,andneversawhercry.Iknewshelovedme—sheshoweditinaction.Butasayounggirl,Iwantedheart-to-hearttalksbetweenmotheranddaughter.

Theyneverhappened.Andagulfopenedbetweenus.Iwas“tooemotional（易动感情的）”.Butshelived“onthesurface（表面）”.

AsyearspassedIhadmyownfamily.Ilovedmymotherandthankedherforourhappyfamily.Iwrotetoherincarefulwordsandaskedhertoletmeknowinanywayshechosethatshedidforgive（原谅）me.

Ipostedtheletterandwaitedforheranswer.Nonecame.

Myhopeturnedtodisappointment（失望）,thenlittleinterestand,finally,peace—itseemedthatnothinghappened.Icouldnˈtbesurethattheletterhadevengottomother.IonlyknewthatIhadwrittenit,andIcouldstoptryingtomakeherintosomeoneshewasnot.

Nowthepresentofherdesktold,assheˈdneverbeenableto,thatshewaspleasedthatwritingwasmychosenwork.Icleanedthedeskcarefullyandfoundsomepapersinside—aphotoofmyfatherandaoneletter,folded（折叠）andrefoldedmanytimes.

Givemeananswer,myletterasks,inanywayyouchoose.Mother,youalwayschosetheactthatspeakslouderthanwords.

26.Thewriterbegantolovehermotherˈsdesk______.A.afterMotherdied B.beforeshebecameawriter

C.whenshewasachild D.whenMothergaveittoher27.Thepassageshowsthat______.A.motherwascoldonthesurfacebutkindinherhearttoherdaughter

B.motherwastooseriousabouteverythingherdaughterhaddone

C.mothercaredmuchaboutherdaughterinwords

D.motherwrotetoherdaughterincarefulwords28.Theword“gulf”inthepassagemeans______.A.deepunderstandingbetweentheoldandtheyoung

B.differentideasbetweenthemotherandthedaughter

C.freetalksbetweenmotheranddaughter

D.partoftheseagoingfarinland29.Whatdidmotherdowithherdaughterˈsletteraskingforgiveness?A.Shehadneverreceivedtheletter.

B.Foryears,sheoftentalkedabouttheletter.

C.Shedidnˈtforgiveherdaughteratallinallherlife.

D.Shereadtheletteragainandagaintillshedied.30.Whatˈsthebesttitleofthepassage?A.MylettertoMother B.MotherandChildren

C.MymotherˈsDesk

D.TalksbetweenMotherandMeBAyearago,IpaidnoattentiontoEnglishidioms(习语),thoughmyteachertoldustheimportanceagainandagain.Butsoon,theimportanceofEnglishidiomswasshowninanamusingexperience.Oneday,IhappenedtomeetanEnglishmanontheroad,andsoonwebegantotalk.AsIwastalkingabouthowIwasstudyingEnglish,theforeignerseemedtobesurprised.Gentlyshakinghishead,shrugginghisshoulders,hesaid,"Youdonˈtsay!""Youdonˈtsay!"Iwaspuzzled.Ithoughtperhapsthisisnotarighttopic."Well,Iˈdbetterchangethetopic."SoIsaidtohim."Well,shallwetalkouttheGreatWall?Bytheway,haveyoueverbeenthere?"“Certainly,everyonebackhomewilllaughatmeifIleaveChinawithoutseeingit.Itwaswonderful."HewasdeepinthoughtwhenIbegantotalklikeatouristguide.“TheGreatWallisoneofthewondersintheworld.Weareveryproudofit.”SoonIwasinterrupted(打断)againbyhiswords:"Youdonˈtsay!”Icouldnˈthelpasking,“Whydoyouaskmenottotalkaboutit?"“Well,Ididnˈtaskyoutodoso,”heanswered,greatlysurprised.Isaid,“Didnˈtyousay‘youdonˈtsay"?”Hearingthis,theEnglishmanlaughedtotears.Hebegantoexplain,“‘Youdonˈtsayˈactuallymeans‘really!ˈItisanexpressionofsurprise.PerhapsyoudonˈtpayattentiontoEnglishidioms."IrealizedIhadmadeafoolofmyself.SincethenIhavebeenmorecarefulwithidiomaticexpressions.Remember:WhattheEnglishteacherssaidisalwaysrighttousstudents.31.Ayearago,IpaidnoattentiontoEnglishidiomsbecause________.A.Ihadnointerestinthem

B.Englishidiomswereverydifficult

C.Ididnotrealizetheimportanceofthem

D.myteacherdidnˈttellustheimportanceofthem32.Atfirst,onhearing“Youdonˈtsay,”Ithoughttheforeignermeant_________.A.Ihadtalkedtoomuch

B.Ihadtostoptalking

C.hewasnotinterestedinthetopic

D.hewasonlyinterestedintheGreatWall33.“…wasshowninanamusingexperience."Theword“amusing”probablymeans_________.A.interesting B.important C.terrible D.unlucky34.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.TheEnglishmanwantedmetoactashisguide.

B.TheEnglishmanleftChinawithoutseeingtheGreatWall.

C.TheEnglishmanwantedtoseetheGreatWallafterItalkedaboutit.

D.TheEnglishmanvisitedtheGreatWallandthoughtitworthvisiting.35.AftertheEnglishmanexplainedtheidiom,_______________.A.Ifeltverysilly

B.theEnglishmanbecamearealfool

C.Ibecamemorecarefullyineverything

D.IthoughttheEnglishmanhadmademeafoolCWheneverthesundroppedandtheblueskycameup,myfatherandIusedtoclimbthemountainnearmyhouse.Walkingtogether,myfatherandIusedtohavealotofconversationsthroughwhichIlearnedlessonsfromhisexperiences.Healwaystoldme,“Youshouldhavegoalslikeclimbingthemountain.”Withoutthemountain-climbingthatwebothenjoyed,wecouldnˈthaveenoughtimetospendtogetherbecausemyfatherwasverybusy.Ireallygotalotfromthemountain-climbing.Itgavemetimetotalkwithmyfatherandtobeindeepthoughtaswellasdevelopmypatience.

Onceweclimbedaveryhighmountain.ItwassochallengingformebecauseIwasonlytenyearsold.Duringthefirstfewhoursofclimbing,Ienjoyedtheflowersandtrees,andthebirdsˈsinging.Butastimepassed,Igotapaininbothofmylegs.Iwantedtostopclimbing,butmyfathersaidtome,“Youcanalwaysseeabeautifulskyatthetopofthemountain,butyoucanˈtseeitbeforeyoureachthetop.Onlytherecanyouseeallofthenicethings,whichisjustlikeyourlife.”Atthattime,Iwastooyoungtounderstandhiswords.Butlaterafterthat,Igottoknowthemeaningofhopeinlife.Ifoundmyselfstandingatthetopofthemountain,andtheskywasasclearascrystal（水晶）.36.Thewritertellsusthatmountain-climbingwas______forhisfatherandhim.

A.hard B.pleasant C.painful D.boring37.Theunderlinedwordchallenginginthepassagemeans_______.A.有意义的 B.无聊的 C.充满挑战的 D.年轻的38.Whichofthefollowingistheclosestmeaningtothefatherˈswordsinthesecondparagraph?A.Nevergiveuphalf-way.

B.Youcanfindlifeisfullofnicethings.

C.Youwillbebeautifulatthetopofthemountain.

D.Youwillgetallyouneedatthetopofthemountain.39.Wecaninfer(推断)fromthelastparagraphthat______.A.thewriterwasverysuccessfulinhislife

B.thewriterreachedthetopofthemountain

C.thewriterfoundacrystalatthetopofthemountain

D.thoughthewriterwasyoung,hecouldunderstandhisfather40.Whichoneisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.StandingattheTopoftheMountain.

B.ReachingtheTopoftheMountain.

C.ConversationsbetweenFatherandSon.

D.NiceThingsattheTopoftheMountain.D

Nowadays,thefoodthatyoubuycomesfrommanydifferentcountries．Havealookinyourfridge,cupboard,andfruitbowlandchecktheorigins(来源)ofthefood．PerhapsthereareapplesfromCalifornia,lambfromNewZealand,orpotatoesfromEgyptYouwillprobablybesurprisedhowfarfoodtravelstogettoyourplate．Thisjourney,from“fieldtoplate”,iscalled“foodmiles”．Afoodmileisthedistancethatfoodtravelsfromthefarmerˈsfieldtothepersonwhobuysthefood．Nowadays,foodoftentravelsthousandsofmilestogettotheconsumer(消费者)．Whyisthis,andwhataretheeffects(影响)oftheselongdistances？

Traditionally,farmerssoldtheirfoodinthelocalmarketsothefooddidnˈthavetotravelveryfar．Theconsumersalsodidnottravelveryfar,becausetheywenttotheirlocalmarkettobuythefood．Thiswasagoodsystemforfarmersandconsumers．However,thereweresomedisadvantages．Forexample,consumerscouldonlybuyfoodthatfarmersproducedlocally．Inaddition（另外）,theycouldonlygetfoodthatwasinseason．Now,becauseofmoderntechnology,foodcomesfromallovertheworld．Wedonothavetowaitforspringorsummertobuystrawberriesortomatoes．Theyareavailableinwinterifwewant．

Somecountrieshavetoimport(进口)mostoftheirfood．Thisisbecausetheyhavedifficultclimates．TheUnitedArabEmirates(UAE),forexample,gets85%ofitsfoodfromothercountries．EvenfoodmadeintheUAEoftenusesimportedmaterials．

Whatˈswrongwith“foodmiles”？Isthisnotagoodwayofincreasinginternationaltrade?Ibelievethesemilesareworryingforanumberofreasons．Firstofall,becausefoodtravelssuchlongdistances．weneedmoreplanes,lorries,andshipstomovethefood．Thismeansweusemoreoilorpetrol,sothereismorepollutionandmoreglobal(全球的)warming．Inaddition,foodthattravelsalongwayisnotfreshandusuallynotverytasty．Tomatoes,forexample,arepickedearlyandstoredfortheirlongjourneys．Forthisreason,theyareusuallytastelesswhentheygettotheconsumer．Localfoodhasabettertaste,anditalsoreducestheamountofglobalpollution．Weneedtobuymorelocalfood．41.Whatiscalled“foodmiles”accordingtothispassage

A.Theoriginsofthefood．

B.Theeffectsoflongdistances．

C.Thejourneyfromfieldtoplate．

D.Thedisadvantagesofimportedfood．42.Theunderlinedword“available”inParagraph2mostprobablymeans_________

A.easytoget

B.notbusy

C.willingtotalk D.impossibletoget43.SomecountriesliketheUnitedArabEmirateshavetoimportmostoftheirfoodbecauseof____．

A.longdistances B.difficultclimates

C.freshandtastyfood D.moderntechnology44.ThewriterusestheLASTparagraphmostlytoencouragereadersto______．

A.buymorelocalfood

B.increaseinternationaltrade

C.travellongdistances

D.useimportedmaterials45.Thispassageismainlyabout______．

A.howlocalfoodtravelsfromfieldtoplate

B.what“foodmiles”isanditseffects

C.howsomecountriesimporttheirfood

D.wheredifferentkindsoffoodcomefrom四、任务型阅读-完成表格：本大题共1小题，共10分。46.Itseemsthatself-helpbooksaretoppingbestsellerlistsmoreoftenthesedays.Morepeopleareturningtoself-helpbooksforadviceonhowtolivetheirlives.Lastyear,salesofthesebooksintheUKrose20percent,reachingarecordhighof3million,theGuardianreported.Famouspeopleorpsychologists(心理学家)wrotemanyoftheselfhelpbooks.Theyteachyouhowtodealwith(解决)problemsinyourlife,for

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(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)五、阅读填空：本大题共1小题，共10分。47.Iˈmamiddleschoolstudent.Everyevening,IwatchTVaftersupper.WhenI

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Antarctica(南极洲).IknewlittleaboutAntarcticabefore,_____3_____nowIknowsomethingaboutit.Antarcticais________4____(cold)continent(大陆)intheworld.Itliesin____5____southoftheearth.Ithasanareaofabout14_______6____(million)squarekilometers.It_______7____(cover)withcoldthickiceanddeepsnowallyearround.Butitisaveryrichcontinent.Ithasmanyfamousanimalssuchaspenguins(企鹅),whalesandsoon.Thereareno

__8__(human)alwayslivingthere.Uptonow,onlysomescientists______9_____(be)theretodosomeresearch.IhopetogotoAntarcticatolearnmoreaboutit.ButnowIhavetostudyharderandharder______10_____thatmydreammaycometrueinthefuture.(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)六、单句语法填空：本大题共10小题，共10分。48.Wouldyoumind_____________(show)mehowtostartthisonlinetour?49.Itwas__________(possible)forhimtorememberthese.Hewasalittleboyafterall.50.--Turnofftheradio,dear.Babyissleeping.--Thereisnoneed.He___________(wake)up.51.__________(take)anonlinetour,youneedacomputerconnected(连接）totheInternet.52.--Whyareyouinsuchahurry?

--Sorry,Ihavetocatchthe_________(fly)toShanghai.53.Heisinterestedindifferentsports,suchasfootball,__________(sail)andsoon.54.Duringthepast10years,there___________(be)greatchangesinMinxingMiddleSchool.55.Asparrowwas_________(die).Letˈsbury(埋）itunderthetree.56.I____________(buy)mycomputerforalmosttenyears.