浙江省湖州市长兴县华盛达实验学校2023-2024学年八年级上学期9月月考英语试题

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Iwasonceafatgirl.Iweighed336poundsandlookedasbigasmyfridge.Iwas

never__1__it.ButonedayIhadamedicalexamination(ftîjè).The__2__toldme

thatIwashavinghearttrouble.Iwokeuptotheproblem.Ibegantofeelnervous.

ThenI__3__todosomething!

Inayearandfivemonths,I__4__50pounds.WhatagreatthingIdid!Ididn't

hâveanyexpensivefood,medicaltreatment(}£/?)orcamp-styleexercise.Whatwas

the__5__tomysuccess?

FirstIlooked__6__theInternetfordo-it-yourself__7__thatpeoplecould

useoflosingweight.OfcourseIsawcountlessads.Thoseadstrytogetmetobuy

theirproducts.ButIbought__8__.TheonlythingIdidwastochangemybad__9__.

ThefollowingarewhatIhâvedone.Youcan__10__thesetoo.Stopdrinking

something__11__toomuchsugarinit.Refusesweetcakes.Eatgreenvegetables.

Useonlyvegetableoil.Never__12__after7:30p.m.Also,dolight__13__for15to

20minutesaday,fivedaysaweek.

ThenIkeptdoingwhatIshoulddo.Peoplealwayssay,"Youdon'tneedtotellme

__14__todo.Iknowitalready!"Butthefactisthatknowingwhattodoanddoing

whatyouknoware__15__.Theimportantthingistoknowwhattodoandthenjust

keepdoingit.

l.A.feellikeB.worriedaboutC.goodatD.waitfor

2.A.doctorB.friendC.motherC).teacher

3.A.pointedB.waitedC.forgotb.decided

4.A.borrowedB.lentC.lostb.got

5.A.meaningB.secretC.activityb.decision

6.A.atB.forC.afterb.through

7.A.waysB.newsC.foodb.medicine

8.A.somethingB.nothingC.anythingb.everything

9.A.gradesB.lookC.wishb.habits

lO.A.makeB.bringC.tryb.eat

11.A.aboutB.forC.withb.in

12.A.eatB.sleepC.readb.cook

13.A.musicB.exerciseC.homeworkb.housework

14.A.howB.whatC.whyb.whether

15A.easyB.difficultC.similarb.different

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A

Manypeopleliketotravelwhentheyhâvetimeofffromschoolorwork.They

mightgototheirhometowntoseetheirfamily,ortravelsomewherefar.Butnot

everyonedoesthis,moreandmorepeoplearechoosingtotakea"stay-cation".

Astay-cationisanewwordforaperiodoftimewhenpeoplestayathomeon

vacationortakedaytripsfromtheirhometolocalplacesofinterest.Some

peoplemighttravelaroundtheircity,visitinglocalparksandmuséums.Othersmight

trycountrysidetripsandtakepartinlocalfestivals.Peoplelikemelovetojuststay

athome.

Ihadastay-cationofmyownoverthesummer.Isleptlateeveryday.Iworked

onmusicandplayedvideogames.Iwasn'ttoolonely.Ihadmycattoplaywith,andI

gottogetherwithsomeofmyfriendsaroundtheCity.

Travelingisfun,butit'salsonicetojuststayhomeandrelax.It'scheaperas

well,sinceIdon'thâvetopayfortravel.Andyoucanchoosetodowhateveryoulike,

ifyouwant,justdonothing.There'snothingwrongwiththat.

16.Whichofthefallowingthingsmightpeopledoduringastay-cation?

A.Studyinghardatschool.B.ôoingbacktotheirhometown

C.Travelingaroundtheircity.C>.Travelingsomewherefar.

17.WhatisParagraph3mainlyabout?

A.Citylifewithfriends.

B.Mystay-cationexpérience

C.Holidaysandvacations.

0.NewYear'sResolution.

18.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"that"inthelastparagraphreferto?

A.ùoingnothing.B.Travelingaround.

C.Payingfortravel.b.Visitingsomefriends

B

Americanslovetodrive.Theyhâvedrive-inmovietheatersanddrive-through

restaurants.Andtheyalsodriveforvacations.Theyoftencallitthe"ôreatAmerican

RoadTrip":thewholefamilygetsintoacarorrecreationalvehicle(RV,^fîJ^$.),

andgoesonasummertimetripacrossthecountry.

Americancarsarealwaysbig,butRVsarethebiggest.Thesearehouseson

wheels.RVhâvekitchens,bathroomsandbedrooms.Ailacrossthecountryyoucan

findRVparks.TheyareplacestoparkyourRVandspendthenight.And,ifyoucan't

findagoodpark,youcanalwaysmakeyourhomeinagrocerystoreparking

lot.

Whenyourlittlebrotherkicksyouinthe'faceailnightinyoursmallbedunder

thetable,abigRVcanseemverysmall.And,whenthedogbarks(R£)andMomplays

hercountrymusicontheradio-yourfamilyisnotatitsbest.What'sworse,RVsare

alwaysbreakingdown.

ButRVtravelcanbeagreattimewiththefamily,too.Youcanseethecountryin

thecomfortofyourown"home".Youcanspendeverynightinadifferentscenic(>

fe#))place,orjuststaywhereyouare.Youdon'thâvetopayforhôtelsorrestaurants,

onlygas.But,bestofail,youanfreetogowhereveryouwantwheneveryouwantin

yourhome-away-from-home.

19.RVsarecarsinAmerica

A.smallerthanB.notasbigas

C.biggerthan0.thesameas

20.Whatcan'tpeopledoinRVs?

A.cookB.sleep

C.takeashowert).buygroceries

21.WhatisoneofthedisadvantagesoftheRV?

A.Youcan'tfindaparkeasilyaroundthecountry.

B.ThespaceofRVisverysmall

C.ThereisnonoiseinRV.

ù.Theradioisalwaysbreakingdown

22.WhenyoutravelbyyourRV,youcan.

A.onlystayinthepark

B.payforhôtelsorrestaurants

C.spendeverynightinadifferentscenicplace

ù.onlygooutontheweekend

C

EveryCloudHasaSilverLining

Claire,America

Sometimessomethinggoodcornesoutofabadthing.Lastmonth,Itookaphoto

ofanamazingsunsetoveralakewhenhikinginapark.ThenIdecidedtosenditto

mybrotherCharley.Anyway,Idroppedmyphoneinthewater.OM£!Ilostailmy

photosandmyphone.Well,luckily,CharleysentmysunsetphotototheTVstation.

Today,theychoseitforPhotooftheMonth,andIwonanewcaméra.Maybeevery

cloudhasasilverlining!

Sue,Canada

Tenyearsago,mycarbrokedownonmywaytoschool.Ididn'thâveenough

moneytofixit,sothattermIhadtogetupat5:00a.m.everydaytotakethebus.

Onecold,wetmorning.Ifeltreallytired.Butthisguystartedtalkingtomeonthe

bus,andhereallymademelaugh!Ialsofoundthatwestudiedatthesamecollege.

Weexchangedphonenumbers,andtherestishistory.Tenyearslater,we'remarried

withtwochildren.Oh,andanewcar!Everycloudhasasilverlining!

Yang,China

Someweeksago,IhelpedaMalaysianfriendAndrewmovehisthingsintomy

apartment.Helosthisjotandneededaplacetostay.ButIhurtmybackwhen

carryingsomeheavyboxes.Itwasreallybad,soIhadtogotothehospital.Anyway,

Isawanadvertisement(f""g-)foracomputerprogrammeratthehospital.Icalledmy

friend,andhegotthejob!Atleasthiscloudhadasilverlining!ThoughIdohâvemy

apartmentailtomyselfagain.

23.WhathappenedtoClaire?

A.Herphonefellintothewater.

B.ShewenttotheTVstation

C.Herbrothertookanicephoto.

b.Shewonanewphone.

24.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"brokedown"meaninChinese?

A>®B.l'^ACftAÙ.»

25.WhichistherightorderofYang'sstory?

©Andrewlosthisjob.

©Andrewgotthejob.

©Yangwenttothehospital.

©YanghelpedAndrewmovethings.

A.@®®@B.®®®®C.®®@®Ù.®®®@

26.WhichofthefollowinghasthesimilarmeaningtothetitleEveryCloudHasa

SilverLining?

A.Ifyouworkhard,yourdreamwillcornetrue.

B.Sometimessomethinggoodcornesoutofabadthing.

C.Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.

D.Ifyouhelpothers,otherswillhelpyou.

D

Youngpeopleenjoydifferentkindsofdrinks,thoughtheyknowhowbaddrinks

arefortheirhealth.Whataboutyou?Whatwillhappentoyouifwatertakesthe

placeofaildrinks?

ChrisBailey,apopularbloggertriedthisout.Hereiswhathehasfound.

First,youloseweightfaster.Yeah,youdo!Youdon'thâvetoexercisebutjust

keepawayfromdrinksfor9days.Itisthesameasrunningfor8kilometersaday!

Sowriteyou'reyourresolutiononapieceofpaperandputitonthewall.Andyouwill

seetheresuitsoon.

(1)Sometimeswhenyouhâvetostayuplateforatest,acupofteaor

coffeeisusuallybyyoursideonthedesk.Butdoyouknow75to85percentofyour

brain(XM)isfilledwithwater?Nothingelse!Justbydrinkingwater,yourbraincan

workefficiently.(2)

What'smore,waterwashesoutsomethingbadinyourbody.Sodrinkingenough

watercanstopyoufromgettingoldsoon.(3)Ifyouwanttolookyoungand

beautifulaslongaspossible,drinkaglassofwaterrightnow!Keepondoingitfor

longer,andyouwillbesurprisedtotouchyoursoftandcleanskin.(4)

Lastly,yousavemoney!Howmuchmoneydoyouspendoncoffeeandjuiceevery

week?Thepriceofwaterismuchlowerthanthatofotherdrinks.Drink5glassesof

watereveryday,orspendmoneyvisitingdoctors.Thinkaboutit!

So,whatareyouwaitingfor?

27.Wherecanthesentence"Youmayrememberthingsquicklyandwell"beplaced?

A.(l)B.(2)C.(3)D.(4)

28.WhichofthefollowingareprobablythewordsonthepaperinParagraph3?

A.Takemoreexercise!B.Drinkmorewater!

C.Usethebrainmore!D.Savemoremoney!

29.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A.65to75percentofthebrainiswater.

B.Keepingondrinkingwatermakeshairsoftandclean.

C.Stayingawayfromdrinksfor9dayshelpsloseweight.

D.Themoneyspentoncoffeeislessthanthatinvisitingdoctor.

30.What'sthestructureofthetext?

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Lisa:Goodmorning,Pierre.l'mUsafromXiamen.We'veheardyourrestaurantThe

Pierre'sisreallypopularthesedays.Doyouhâveaminuteforseveralquestions?

Pierre:Sure,Lisa.Withpleasure.

Lisa:SohowlonghâveyoustayedinChina?

Pierre:Um,IcametoChinain2002.1metmywifehereandnowwehâvetwosons.

Lisa:Wow,that'sover20years!HowdoyoufeelaboutChina?

Pierre:Ilovethiscountry.It'snowmuchlikemysecondhometown.Imustsayl'm

reallygladaboutthefastdevelopmenthere.

Lisa:Gladtohearthat.ThenwhatbroughtyoutoXiamen?

Pierre:Well,IchoseXiamenasit'saperfectplaceforbothbusinessandrelaxation.

Ifellinlovewithitonmyfirsttriphere.

Lisa:Thenwhatarethespecialsinyourrestaurant?

Pierre:Actually,IhâvecreatedsomedishesthatcombinethebestofFrenchand

CantoneseCuisine(##).

Lisa:Really?Ican'twaittohâveatry.Thanksforyourtimeandsharing.

Notesoftheinterview

Interviewée:Pierre

Restaurant:ThePierre's

Personalinformation:aFrenchcook;hasbeeninChinaformorethan__31__years

Familymembers:wifeand__32__

FeelingsaboutChina:secondhometown;__33__aboutthefastdevelopment

ReasonsforchoosingXiamen:aperfectplaceforbothbusinessand__34__

SpecialsinThePierres'.__35__thatcombinethebestofFrenchandCantonese

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__46__oneyearago,Iwasfat.Ilovedsnacksandchocolaté,andIgottired__47__

(easy).Onemorning,I__48__(see)someyoungmenrunninginthepark.Theylooked

reallyfitandactive.SoIstarteddoing__49__(exercise)fromthenon.

NowIhâvea1.5-mileruneverymorning.Idrinkmilkandeatvegetablesinstead

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56.Didyoudo(something)interestingonvacation?

57.Itisimportantforustokeep(diary).

58.Hedoesn'tlikeitail.

59.Myuncle