2023-2024学年江苏省泰州市靖江市八校联盟阶段测试八年级（下）3月月考英语试卷（含解析）

第=page11页，共=sectionpages11页2023-2024学年江苏省泰州市靖江市八校联盟阶段测试八年级（下）3月月考英语试卷一、单选题：本大题共10小题，共10分。1.—IknowtheUKis___EuropeancountrybutIamnotsureifitis___islandcountry.—Yes,itis.A.an;a B.an;an C.a;an D.the;an2.Whendidyourmum________yourdad?They________for15years.A.marryto;gotmarried B.getmarriedto;havegotmarried

C.marrywith;havegotmarried D.marry;havebeenmarried3._______!Thanksalot.______.A.Whatagoodadvice;Withpleasure

B.Howgoodadvices;Mypleasure

C.Whatgoodadvice;Itˈsmypleasure

D.Howagoodadvice;Youˈrewelcome4.Whatapitythatwedidnˈtcomefirstinthesportsmeeting!_______,letˈsforgetaboutitandmoveon.A.Anyway B.However C.Instead D.Moreover5.Mike_________inAmerica,andnowhe__________inHangzhou.A.isusedtolive;usedtolive B.usedtolive;isusedtoliving

C.isusedtoliving;usedtolive D.isusedtolive;isusedtoliving6.Therearesomanywonderfulbooksinthebookstore.Icanˈtdecide_______.A.whichtochooseone B.tochoosewhichone

C.whichonetochoose D.tochooseonewhich7.Whichofthefollowingsentencesisafact?A.Somesubjectsaredifficult. B.Thenewparklooksbeautiful.

C.BeijingisthecapitalofChina. D.Ithinkmypetcatisverycute.8.—Wouldyoumindmyclosingthewindow,Daniel?

—_______

.Itˈstoohotintheroom.A.Ofcourse B.Thatˈsallright

C.Youˈdbetternot D.Ofcoursenot9.HeˈsneverinterestedinHistorybooks,__________he?

__________.Helikessciencebooksbest.A.is;No,heisnˈt B.isnˈt;Yes,heis

C.hasnˈt;No,hehasnˈt D.has;Yes,hehas10.—_______Icomebackbeforefiveoˈclock?

—No,you_________

.

Butyou_________

bebacklaterthansevenoˈclockA.Need;must;mustnˈt B.May;mustnˈt;canˈt

C.Can;canˈt;canˈt D.Must;neednˈt;canˈt二、完形填空：本大题共15小题，共22.5分。ZhangLeiisahighlyskilled(技艺精湛的)doctor.Hewasborninalonely___1___village.Thepeopletherelivedahardlife.Theyseldomwalkedoutofthemountain.Theycould__2__getagoodeducation.However,ZhangLeiwas____3__，forhenotonlywenttocollege,buthealsobecameanexcellentdoctor.Thenwhatmadehimlucky?AvolunteerteachercalledHanXueencouragedhim,and____4___hislife.WhenHanXuefirstenteredZhangLeiˈsschool,shecouldnˈt____5__hereyes.Shewasshockedbythesights(情景)infrontofher:brokenwindows,smallolddesksandchairs.Evenworse,studentsofdifferentageswereinthe__6__classroom.Itwastheonlyclassintheschool.HanXuerealized___7_poorthepeoplewereineducation.Sheplannedto___8___asmanywaysasshecouldtohelpthem.OnedaywhenHanXuewasgivingaclass,ZhangLei__9__somenoisesforfun.Otherkidslaughed.AtthattimeHanXuedecidedtomakegooduseofthe___10__tohelphim.ShewalkedtowardsZhangLeiandaskedhimtoputouthishands.Lookingatthem__11___，HanXuesaidwithakindsmile,“WhenIseeyourlittle___12___，Iknowyouwillbecomeahighlyskilleddoctorinthefuture.Comeon！”Hearingthis,ZhangLeiwassurprisedbecausealmost____13___saidsuchwordsthisway.ZhangLeicouldnˈtbelievethatcompletely,butherememberedwhattheteachersaidinhisheart.Afterthat,ZhangLeistudiedharderandthenmademore___14___continuously.Later,ZhangLeiwenttocollege.Aftermanyyears,hebecameafamousdoctor,savingmanylives.__15____ZhangLeitalksabouthislife,healwaysexpressesthankstohisvolunteerteacher.Herencouragingwordshavemadewhatheis.11.A.forest B.sea C.mountain D.river12.A.hardly B.usually C.always D.ever13.A.simple B.lucky C.popular D.common14.A.worried B.understood C.changed D.caught15.A.cover B.close C.open D.believe16.A.bright B.new C.same D.enjoyable17.A.how B.when C.where D.what18.A.handout B.findout C.hangout D.comeout19.A.said B.put C.played D.made20.A.chance B.change C.example D.action21.A.angrily B.sadly C.nervously D.carefully22.A.fingers B.head C.eyes D.ears23.A.everybody B.anybody C.nobody D.somebody24.A.decisions B.progress(进步) C.discussions D.plans25.A.Whatever(无论什么) B.Whenever(无论何时)

C.Whoever(无论谁) D.However三、阅读理解：本大题共20小题，共40分。A

ThesilkRoadisthewonderfullandtraderoutefromChinatoRome.Itconnectstwoverydifferentworlds－theEastandtheWest:thetwoculturesofAsiaandEurope.WhenyoutravelalongtheancientSilkRoad,discoverthemysterious(神秘的)andhistoricalSilkRoad,explore(探索)IslamicandBuddhistcivilization(文明)andseetheoldbuildings,historywillcometolife.13DaysˈSilkRoadAdventureTourCity:Beijing/Urumqi/Turfan/Dunhuang/Xiˈan/Shanghai

Price:＄2,318Including:domestic(国内的)flights,hotels,entrancefees,meals,personalguide&driver+private(私人的)car10DaysˈSilkRoadTourCity:Urumqi/Turfan/Dunhuang/Xiˈan

Price:＄2,038Including:domesticflights,hotels,entrancefees,meals,personalguide&driver+privatecar12DaysˈSilkRoadAdventureandKungfuTourCity:Beijing/Urumqi/Turfan/Dunhuang/Xiˈan/Luoyang

Price:＄2,120Including:domesticflights,hotels,entrancefees,meals,personalguide&driver+privatecar17DaysˈSilkRoadAdventureTourCity:Beijing/Urumqi/Kashgar/Turfan/Dunhuang/Jiayuguan/Lanzhou/Xiˈan/Shanghai(Suzhou)

Price:＄3,548Including:domesticflights,hotels,entrancefees,meals,personalguide&driver+privatecar26.TheancientSilkRoadmeanstheroutefromChinato_______________.A.India B.England C.Rome D.Africa27.Howmuchdoes13DaysˈSilkRoadAdventureTourcost?A.＄2,381 B.＄2,120 C.＄2,318 D.＄3,54828.Ifyouchoose10DaysˈSilkRoadTour,youcantravelto___________.A.Urumqi B.Beijing C.Luoyang D.Shanghai29.WhichSilkRoadtourcanmakeyoulearnsomethingaboutChinesekungfu?A.The10-daytour B.The13-daytour C.The12-daytour D.The17-daytour30.Whereistheinformationprobablyfrom?A.storybook B.Aguidebook C.Ahistorybook D.AmusicbookBMrJohnsonhadahotelintheUK.Itwasneartheairport,soalotofforeignersstayedfornightthere.Theythinkitisveryconvenient.HedidnˈtknowanyotherlanguagebutEnglishandhefounditdifficultforhimtounderstandtheforeignvisitors.Sometimeshehadtousethebodylanguageto“talk”withthem,andtriedhisbesttomakehimselfunderstood.Buthewasoftenmisunderstood（误解）anditbroughthimalotoftrouble.Afriendofhiswholearnedafewforeignlanguagesinauniversitywouldteachhim.Hewashappyandstudiedhard.Atfirsthelearnedsome,butsoonhefounditwasnˈteasytorememberthewordsandexpressions.Hisfriendadvisedhimtowritedowntheusefulexpressionsinhisnotebooksothathecouldusethemwhennecessary.Hedidashewastold.Hefoundithelpfulforhimtodoso.Oneeveningtherewereplentyofpeopleinthediningroom.TheywereallbusyeatingsomethingexceptaJapanese.Hewaswalkingaroundthereandwaitingforhiswifewhowasdressingherselfupupstairs.MrJacksonthoughttohimself,“ThemanwantstoeatsomethingbuthedoesnˈtknowanyEnglish.Letmehelphim.”AsheknewonlyalittleJapanese,hehadtobringouthisnotebookandshowedittotheman,pointingtothesentence“Iˈmhungry”.TheJapanesehadalookatitandgavehimtwopoundsandleft.31.MrJacksonknewonlyEnglishso__________.A.hehadahotelintheUK

B.hewenttostudyinauniversity.

C.hewouldnˈtgoabroad.

D.hecouldnˈtunderstandhisforeignvisitors32.MrJacksonoften______to“talk”withforeignerswithbodylanguages.A.succeeded B.failed C.feared D.hated33.Themeaningoftheunderlinedword“convenient”inparagraph1

is___________A.整洁的 B.廉价的 C.便利的 D.舒适的34.Mr.Jacksonlearnedforeignlanguagesby__________.A.rememberingwordsandexpressions.

B.writingdownwordsandexpressionsinhisnotebook.

C.talkingwithforeignvisitorsinthehotel.

D.guessingthemeaningofthevisitorsˈwords.35.TheJapanesethought__________,sohegavehimtwopounds.A.Mr.Jacksonwantedtogetsomemoneyforfood.

B.Mr.Jacksonwantedhimtopaysomemoney.

C.Mr.Jacksoncouldbringhiswifedownstairs

D.Mr.Jacksoncouldhelphimorderthefood.CThomasEdisonlituptheworldwithhisinventionoftheelectriclight.Withouthim,theworldmightstillbeinthedark.However,theelectriclightwasnothisonlyinvention.Healsoinventedthemotionpicturecameraand1200otherthings.Abouteverytwoweekshecreatedsomethingnew．ThomasEdisonwasbornin1847.Heattendedschoolforonlythreemonths.Hismothertaughthimathome,butThomaswasmostlyself-educated.Hestartedexperimentingatayoungage．Whenhewas12yearsold,hegothisfirstjob.Hebecameanewsboyonatrain.Hedidexperimentsonthetraininhissparetime.Unluckily,hisfirstworkexperiencedidnotendwell.Theyfiredhimwhenheaccidentallysetfiretothefloorofthetrain.ThenEdisonworkedforfiveyearsasatelegraphoperator,buthecontinuedtospendmuchofhistimeinexperimentinghisfirstpatent(专利权)in1868foravoterecorderrunbyelectricity．ThomasEdisonwastotallydeafinoneearandhardofhearingintheother,buthethoughtofhisdeafnessasablessinginmanyways.Itkeptconversationsshort,sothathecouldhavemoretimeforwork.Healwaysworked16outofevery24hours.Sometimeshiswifehadtoremindhimtosleepandeat.ThomasEdisondiedattheageof84．Heleftagreatmanyinventionsthatgreatlyimprovedthequalityoflifeallovertheworld．36.HowoftendidEdisonmakeanewinvention？A.Abouteverysevendays． B.Abouteveryfourteendays．

C.Aboutonceaweek． D.Abouttwiceaweek．37.Theunderlinedword"fired"inthepassagemeans"____"．A.gavesomebodyajob

B.setfiretosomebody

C.letsomebodydown

D.forced（迫使）somebodytoleavehisjob38.Edisonconsideredhisdeafnessas____．A.somethingbad B.agiftfromgod

C.akindofability D.adisadvantage39.WhichofthefollowingsentenceisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage？A.Edisonhadonly8hoursresteachdayafterhisdeafness．

B.Edisongothiseducationmostlybyself﹣teaching．

C.Edisonhadhisfirstjobin1869．

D.Edisonˈsinventionsgreatlyimprovedthequalityofpeopleˈslife．40.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout？____A.Thefunctionoftheelectriclight．

B.Edisonandhisexperiments．

C.Theimportanceofinventions．

D.ThewholelifeofEdison．DAlltheanimalsonEarth,nonearemorewillingtoexplorethanhumans.Otheranimalswillgoinsearchoffoodorwater.Buthumansaresearchingforpossibilitiesofdiscovery(发现).Sowhatcausedustoexploreacrosstheworld?Maybeit’sinourDNA.In1999,Dr.ChuanshengChencarriedoutastudyofagene(基因)knownasDRD4-7R.Thisgeneisfoundinabout20%ofallhumans.Thiskindofpeoplearemostlyinterestedintakingrisk,exploring.andgettingnewideas.Dr.ChenfoundthatDRD4-7Rismorecommoninpeoplewhomovearoundalotthanthosewhodon’t.Forexample,studiesinAfricashowthatthegeneismuchmorecommoninnomadictribes(游牧的部落)thanintribesthatliketostayinoneplacebetter.SeveralotherresearchershavestudiedthistopicandfoundoutmoretosupportDr.Chen’sresearch.Butcanonegenebeadrive(驱动)fortheneedtoexplore?Dr.Kidddoesn’tthinkso.HethinksDRD4-7Rmightmakepeoplegetmorecurious(好奇的),butotherimportantsetsgenesalsogiveusgreatmindsandskilledhands.Hebelievesthatnotjustonegene,butgroupsofgenesworktogethertocreatebehaviorslikeexploration.Theenvironmentweliveinalsomakesmuchdifferencetoourneedtoexplore.Forexample,duringtheEuropeanAgeofExploration,explorersbecamerichandfamousfortheirdiscoveries.Thismadeotherstrytomakethemselvesbecomerichthroughexplorationtoo.Therefore,theirexplorationwasmorelikelyencouragedbymoneythanbygenes.Maybetheneedtoexplorecomesfromsomethinginsideus,suchastheDRD4-7Rgene.Ormaybeithasmoretodowithwhat’shappeningintheworldaroundus.Maybeit’sboth.Whateverthereason,itseemswe(oratleastsomeofus)willkeepexploringthemountains,thesea,thestars,andsoonbecausethat’sjustwhathumansdo.41.WhatdidDr.ChenfindabouttheDRD4-7Rgene?A.Ithasmoreinfluence(影响)onpeopleinAfrica.

B.Itcouldbefoundinmostofthehumans.

C.ItpreventsthepeopleinAfricafrommovingaround.

D.Itmaybemorecommoninpeoplewholiketakingrisk.42.WhatdoesDr.KiddthinkoftheDRD4-7Rgene?A.Itisn’ttheonlygenetoencouragepeopletoexplore.

B.Itcanencouragepeopletohavestrangebehaviors.

C.Itismoreimportantthanallofothergenes.

D.Itcannotbefoundinanimalsorhumans.43.WhatdidtheexampleoftheEuropeanAgeofExplorationshow?A.Thepurposeofexploring.

B.Theimportanceoftheenvironment.

C.Theadvantage(优势)ofexploring.

D.Thebigchangesoftheenvironment.44.Whatisthestructure(结构)ofthispassage?(P=paragraph)A.

B.

C.

D.45.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthetext?A.Genes’influenceonhumans B.Humans’needtoexplore

C.Whatcauseshumanstoexplore D.Howdohumansexplore四、任务型阅读-完成表格：本大题共1小题，共10分。46.Wealldreamaboutthingsthatwewouldliketodoandthingswehopetogetinthefuture.Butareeverybodyˈsdreamsthesame?Herearesomeofthefindingsofasurvey(调查)abouthopesanddreams,inwhichthousandsofstudentsacrossChinatookpart.Whatarethehopesofteenagers?Wereceivedseveraldifferentanswerstothequestion:whatwouldyouliketodoafteryoufinishyoureducation?Itseemsthatsomestudentswouldliketostartworkassoonastheycan,sothattheycanhelpoffertheirparentsbetterlives.Otherstudentshopetogoonstudyingaftertheyfinishschoolandtogotouniversity.Althoughmoneyisimportant,manyteenagerswanttodojobstheylike.Whatarethedreamsofteenagers?Teenagershaveallkindsofdreams.Somearemorerealistic(现实的)thanothers.Forexample,manystudentswouldliketobevolunteersifBeijingcouldholdtheWorldCup.Andmanystudentsdreamofhavingatriptoeverycorneroftheworldoneday.Accordingtothesurvey,lessrealisticdreamsarealsocommon,butmanystudentsreportedthattheywerewillingtoworkhardtomaketheirdreamscometrue.Quiteafewdreamedofbecomingfamous,perhapsfamoussportspeopleorsingers.Somestudentswouldliketogoonexcitingtrips.OnestudentwouldlovetosailacrossthePacificOcean.Andthentherearedreamsthatthereisnopossibility(可能性)forstudentstorealize(实现).Threestudentswouldliketobeabletofly.Itisclearfromthesurveythatteenagershavesimilar(类似)hopes.Itseemsthatmoststudentshopetohaveagoodeducationandfindagoodjob.Ontheotherhand,studentsdreamofverydifferentthings:goodthings,andevencrazythings.Itisveryimportanttodream,soholdon(坚持)yourdreams.Onedaytheymayjustberealized.AsurveyaboutsomeChinesestudentsˈhopesanddreams_1___ofteenagersSomestudentswanttobeginworkassoonas_____2_________.Somehopetogoonstudyingafter______3_______school.Manystudentswanttodothejobstheyenjoythoughtheyknowthe__4__ofmoney.____5__ofteenagersSomestudentshavemorerealisticdreams,suchasworking______6_____volunteersattheWorldCupand_______7____aroundtheworld.Somestudentshavelessrealisticdreams.Itishighly___8___forsomestudentstorealizetheirdreamslikebeingabletofly.ConclusionThesurveyshowsthatteenagersˈhopesare__9__whiletheirdreamsaredifferent.Youcanˈtrealizeyourdream_____10___holdingonitandhardwork.(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.GalaVillageliesinXizang.Itisfamous__1__itsamazingpeachblossoms(桃花)inspring.Alargenumberoftouristsall__2____thecountrygothereduringMarchandApril.Theyenjoythe______3___(beauty)blossomsandthegoodenvironment.Andthevillageservesthetouristswellandtriestomake___4__(they)feelahome.Thevillageismuch_____5___(good)thanbefore.Inthepast,itspeoplecaredlittleabouttheenvironment.Theymadealivingby____6_(cut)downtrees.In2011,thevillagedecided__7____(develop)tourism.Somevillagerswerepickedouttoprovidetouristservices.Thosevillagerswenttoreceivetrainingattwoschools____8______theystartedworking.Overthelasttenyears,astouristsgetbettertravelexperiencesinGalaVillage,itspeoplehavemademoremoney_____9____livedabetterlife.Now,thevillagersplantabout13.3hectares(公顷)oftreeseveryyear.Theyaredoingalltheycan___10____(make)theirhometowngreener.Theystronglyagreethattheyshouldprotecttheenvironmentwhiledevelopingtourism.(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.Mybrother_______________(learn)EnglishsincehewasinGradeThree.49.After_____________(tie)hishorsetothetree,hebegantohavearest.50.Which_______(Europe)countrywouldyouliketotravelto?51.Jimmyfelloverintherace,buthegotupandcontinued______(run）totheend.52.Lilyhatestowearthenewdress,forshebelievesitˈseven________(ugly).53.Whatgreatfunwehadmakingsnowmeninthe_____________(north)town!54.InmagicalDisneyland,Icouldn’tstop________(take)photosofallthebeautifulthings.55.Ifyouwanttofinishthewholeride,youshouldmanage_____(exercise)moretobestronger.56.MyteacheroftenencouragesustospeakEnglishindaily_________(communicate).57.Ihaveneverseena___________(tiny)personthanthis.Howunbelievable!七、句子翻译：本大题共5小题，共10分。58.五年前我通过邮件与老朋友保持联系。

I_____________________________myoldfriendsbyemailfiveyearsago.59.政府应该采取行动改善这一状况。Thegovernmentshould____________________________________________________.60.历史书籍能增进我们对过去知识的了解。Historybookscan___________________________________________________.61.我们班有25个男孩，20个女孩组成。Ourclass_________________________________25boysand20girls.62.新的电脑只有书一样大小。

Thenewcomputeris_____________________________________abook.八、书面表达：本大题共1小题，共15分。63.假如你是Tom，紧张的一学期已经过去一个月了。请你写一封电子邮件给你的美国笔友Frank，告诉他你近阶段的学习和生活情况，以及接下来的计划。过去寒假在家乡待了2个星期，家乡变化很大，……（自由发挥1点）现在现在用电脑上网查找信息对历史感兴趣，读完了一本有关德国二战的书。接下来的计划放松心情多读书……（自由发挥1点）提示如下：1.词数90左右。短文的开头己经写好，不计入总词数。2.短文须包含所有要点，不要逐词翻译，可适当发挥，使短文连贯、通顺。3.短文中不得提及真实的人名、校名等相关信息。DearFrank,Howtimeflies!Onemonthhaspassedsincewemetlasttime.Iˈdliketosharesomethingthathashappenedandmyfutureplanswithyou.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

.Somuchformysharing.Hopetohearfromyousoon!YourssincerelyTom

答案和解析1.【答案】C【解析】略2.【答案】D【解析】略3.【答案】C【解析】略4.【答案】A【解析】略5.【答案】B【解析】略6.【答案】C【解析】略7.【答案】C【解析】略8.【答案】C【解析】略9.【答案】A【解析】略10.【答案】D【解析】略11~25.【答案】C、A、B、C、