2023-2024学年江苏省苏州市工业园区星港学校八年级（下）月考英语试卷（3月份）

2023-2024学年第二学期3月单元练习八年级英语学科第一部分听力选择（共20小题;每小题0.5分，满分10分）A）听对话，选择正确答案。1．WhatdoesMarkwanttobe?A． B． C．2．How

did

they

go

to

the

shopping

mall?A． B． C．3．WhichcountryareJustin’sfamilygoingto?A． B． C．4．What

time

is

it

now?A． B． C．5．How

long

does

the

woman

have

to

wait

for

the

next

bus?A．5

minutes. B．10

minutes. C．45

minutes.6．How

often

does

the

man

go

swimming?A．Once

a

week. B．Every

three

days. C．Every

day.7．What’sneartheAnimalWorld?A．Thepostoffice. B．Thebank. C．Thecinema.8．How

long

has

the

man

lived

here?A．Since

he

graduated

from

college.B．Since

his

daughter

was

born.C．Since

he

started

to

work

here.9．What

are

they

going

to

do

first?A．Take

down

the

old

pictures.B．Get

some

new

pictures. C．Look

for

someone

taller.10．Who

are

the

speakers?A．Shopkeeper

and

shopper.B．Waiter

and

guest. C．Husband

and

wife.B）听对话或短文，回答问题。听下面一段对话，回答第11-12小题。11．Where

do

they

decide

to

go

for

their

summer

vacation?A．Sichuan. B．Hong

Kong C．Beijing.12．Who

does

Kate

want

to

see?A．Her

teacher. B．Her

friend. C．Her

classmate.听下面一篇短文，完成第13-17小题。听短文，回答下列小题。答题完毕，请等待“嘀”的信号，进入测试的第三部分。13．WhereisJane’suncle’sfarm?A．Nearherhome. B．Farawayfromherschool. C．Farawayfromherhome.14．WhatanimalisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A．Ducks. B．Sheep. C．Pigs.15．Whydotheylikereadingonthefarm?A．Itisquietthere. B．Theycanenjoycleanair. C．Theycanwatchtheanimals.16．Whatdotheylikedoingattheweekend?A．Swimming. B．Skating. C．Fishing.17．Whatdoesherunclecookforthem?A．Farmanimals’meat. B．Fish. C．Farmvegetables.听下面一篇短文，完成第18-20小题。听短文，回答下列小题。请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。TheFirstBalloonTripsIn1783●Thefirstballoontriplastedonly18.In___19___●AnAmericanandaFrenchmandecidedtocrosstheEnglishChannelinaballoon.●Theynearlylosttheirlifebecauseofaholeintheballoon.●Theysavedthemselvesby20.18．A．eightminutes B．eighthours C．eightdays19．A．1784 B．1785 C．178620．A．jumpingoutoftheballoonB．throwingawaymostoftheirthingsC．stoppingtheballoon第二部分完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Mr.Jacksonwasourscienceteacher.Onthefirstdayofclass,hegaveusatalkaboutananimalcalledwampus.HetoldusthatthewampuslivedonearthmillionsofyearsagoduringtheIceAgeanddiedoutbecauseofthechangeofclimate(气候).Wealllistenedcarefullyandtooknotesofeverythinghesaid.Laterwehada21.Whentheexampaperwas22tome,Iwassurprisedandsad.Therewasabigred“X”througheachofmyanswers.Ifailed.Buthowcome?23,onthetestpaper,IhadwrittendownwhatMr.Jacksonsaidinclass.ThenIrealizedthatnoone24theexamatall.Whathadhappened?“Very25,”Mr.Jacksonexplained.“Ihadmadeupallthatstoryaboutthewampus.Therehadneverbeenanysuchanimal,sotheinformationinyournoteswasnotcorrect.Doyouexpecttoget26marksforincorrectanswers?”Therewasnoneedtosaywewere27.Whatkindoftestwasthis?Whatkindofteacherwashe?Howcouldwebelievehegaveussomuchinformationaboutananimalthathadnotbeenthereatall?Howwasitpossible28usstudentstodoubtwhattheteachertaughtus?“Thezerosonyourpaperswillbe29inyourgradebooks,”hesaid.Andhedidit.Throughthisexperience,Mr.Jacksonhopedthatwewouldlearnsomething.Hetoldusnottoletourmindgotosleep.Instead,weshoulddevelopthehabitofdoubting,andtheabilitytodecidebyourselves.Whataspecial30hegaveus!21.A.discussion B.question C.testD.plan22.A.returned B.directed C.addedD.compared23.A.Anyway B.LuckilyC.AnywhereD.Bravely24.A.refused B.pushed C.passedD.praised25.A.hard B.difficultC.easyD.simply26.A.useful B.high C.exactD.low27.A.polite B.glad C.modernD.angry28.A.with B.over C.forD.of29.A.recordedB.described C.collectedD.circled30.A.report B.promise C.modelD.lesson第三部分阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ALet'sLet'sExplore探究NatureAreyouinterestedinanimalsandnature?Wanttoenjoyyoursummerholidayandlearnsomethinginterestinganduseful?HerecomesyourCHANCE!YouthExplorehaspreparedyouwithaTHREE-DAYSUMMERPROGRAM!Youcantakepartinmanyhands-onactivitiesandmeetwithliveanimals—giraffes,pandas,tigers,andsoon!Moreinformationabouttheprogramisasfollows:Age:Studentsaged8~16.Groups:Thereare2programsforyoutochoosefrom.Eachprogramneedsatmost15students.ProgramADates:15~17July,2022Days:FridaytoSundayTime:10:00a.m.~4:00p.m.ProgramBDates:6~8August,2022Days:SaturdaytoMondayTime:10:00a.m.~4:00p.m.Programcost:$230formembers;$250fornon-membersHowtodo:Simplycometoourcentertogetanapplicationform(申请表).Sendyourcompletedformonorbefore12thJuly,2022Tuesday).Notes:Freelunchesarenotprovidedbecauseofpersonalfooddifferences.Youmayeitherbringalunch-boxorpayforlunchatourrestaurants.Bothprogramswillstart1DAYlaterifthereisawarningofrainstorms.ANDJOINUSNOW!!DON'TMISSTHECHANCE!!31.canjointhethree-daysummerprogram.A．Akidof7 B．Amanof26 C．Agirlof17 D．Aboyof1432.Twomembersandonenon-membershouldpay fortheprogram.A．$690 B．$710 C．$730 D．$75033.Freelunchesaren'tprovidedbecause .thelunchescosttoomuch B．therearemanyrestaurantsC．peoplehavedifferenttastes D．theymaybringlunch-boxesBAweekinthesunrelaxinginthebeautifulMarchweatherofVaradero,Cubaisafantasticvacationforanyone.Luckily,mywife,twofriendsandIhadthechancelastyear.ToseeCuba,youhavetotalktotheCubans.Ourfriendsmetusattheairportevenat1:00a.m.whichstartedourtriponapositivenote.Afterafewdaysatthehotels,wegottoknowalocaltourguide,Victor.Thetripstartedoffonasunnymorning.OurreturntripwouldbealongthecoastlinefromHavana,butouttriptoHavanawouldbethroughthecountrysideandthesmalltowns.ThistripwasdesignedforustovisittheCubancountryside.AtfirstVictorbroughtustoRevolutionarySquare,whereFidelCastromadehisyearlyspeechpraisingtheideasoftherevolution.OursecondstopwastheBocoyRumFactory.Wewalkedthroughandlearnedhow5000bottlesofrum(朗姆酒)areproducedeveryday.Thesmellofrum,andthehugebarrelswereinteresting.ThefinalstopwasthemarketinOldHavana.HeremywifeandIwentawayfromourfriendsandwetouredthroughthislargeshoppingcenter.FromstoretostorewesawsomanyitemsthatallhadaclearCubanfeeltothem.Weboughtapictureandsomespeciallocalthings,andthenwetookofftomeetupwithVictor.AsatouristIwasabletohaveaquicklookatCubanlifewiththehelpofCubans.Ifeltluckytohavethechance.Itwasaninterestingexperienceinmylife.34.WhattimedidthewriterarriveinCuba?A.AweekagoB.AfewdayslaterC.Atoneo’clockearlyinthemorningD.Atnoon35.WhatdidthewriterthinkofthetripofCuba?A.ThetripwasreallyboringB.ThetripwasunhappyinthesunC.Thetripwasbusy.D.Thetripwasenjoyableandinteresting36.HowoftendoesFidelCastromakehisspeechonRevolutionarySquare?A.EverydayB.EveryweekC.EverymonthD.Everyyear37.Howmanytouristswerethereinthetourtrip?A.2B.3C.4D.5CWewerealoneindarknessandsilence(寂静).Themendragged(拖)usintothesubmarine(潜艇).Theydidn'tspeakastheypushedusintothedarkroomandlockedusin.Whowerethey?Whatwouldtheydotous?NedLandwasangryandbegantoshout.“Shoutingwillnothelp,”Isaid.“Weshouldstaycalm.”Suddenly,adooropenedandtwomencamein.Oneofthemwasshortandstrong.Theotherwastallandhandsome.Itwaseasytoseethatthetallmanwasthecaptain.①TheyspoketoeachotherinalanguagethatIcouldnotunderstand.Itoldthemourstory,speakinginFrench,buttheydidnotseemtounderstandme.NedrepeatedthestoryinEnglishandConseilinGerman,buttheydidnotspeak.ItolditagaininLatin(拉丁语).Theysatandlookedatus,andthengotupandlefttheroom,lockingthedoorbehindthem…②Atlast,thedooropenedandamancamein,Nedattackedhim.“Pleasebecalm.Mr.Land!”Weweresurprisedtoseethatitwasthecaptain,speakingFrench.③Hesaid,“Iunderstoodeverythingthatyousaidwhenyoutoldmeyourstory.IcouldnotvisityouagainsoonerthanthisbecauseIhadtodecidewhattodowithyou.Yourshiphunted(找到)me.Youshotatmewithyourgunsandhitmewithyourharpoon(鱼叉).Youwantedtodestroyme.Youaremyenemies(敌人),andIcouldthrowyouintotheseatodie.”“Nocivilized(文明的)manwoulddothat!”Isaid.④“Iamnotwhatyoucallacivilizedman,”heansweredangrily.“However,Idecidedthatitmightbeinterestingtoletyoulive.Youarefreetogoaroundtheshipandseeeverythingthathappens.However,Iwantyoutopromisetwothings.”——Adaptedfrom20’000LeaguesUndertheSea38.NedLandgotangrybecause.A.therewasdarknessandsilenceB.theycouldnotunderstandthecaptainC.somemendraggedthemintothesubmarineandlockedtheminD.theywereveryhungry39.FromParagraph2,wecanknowthatthewriterwas.A.strongB.confidentC.handsomeD.calm40.It'sbettertoput“IcanspeakFrench,English,German,andLatin.”in.A.①B.②C.③D.④41.Whatcanweinfer(推断)accordingtothelastparagraph?A.Thecaptainwouldthrowthemintotheriver.B.Thewriter'sfriendswouldhaveafightwiththecaptain.C.Thewriterandthecaptainwouldbecomefriends.D.Thewriterwouldmakepromiseswiththecaptain.DWhywouldsomeonedecidetostopeating？Weknowthatthebodyneedsfoodinordertoworkwell.However,manypeoplefastatsometimeduringtheirlives.Whyisthis?Somepeoplefastforpolitical(政治的)reasons.Intheearly20thcentury,womeninEnglandandtheUnitedStatesdidn'thavethesameright(权利)asmen.Somanywomenwentonfast.Theyhopedthatfastingwouldbringattention(注意力)toit.MohandasGandhi,thefamousIndianleader,fasted17timesduringhislife.ForGandhi,fastingwasapowerfulpoliticaltool.In1943,hefastedtobringattentiontohiscountry'sneedforindependence(独立).For21days,hewentwithoutfood.AnotherfamousfasterwasCesarChavez.Inthe1960s,hefastedforthreeweeks.Why?Hejustwantedtobringattentiontotheterribleworkingconditions(条件)offarmworkersintheUnitedStates.Fastingisalsoapracticeinmanyreligions(宗教).EveryyearduringthemonthofRamadan,whichisarereligiousholiday,Muslimsfastfromsunrisetosunset.ManyIndiansfastatspecialtime,andtherewasalsoafastingholidayinancientChina.Ofcourse,noteveryonefastsforpoliticalorreligiousreasons.Peoplesometimesfastjustbecauseitmakesthemfeelbetter.TheAmericanwriterMarkTwainthoughtfastingwasthebestmedicineforcommonillnesses.Wheneverhehadacoldorafever,hestoppedeatingcompletely.Hesaidthatthisalwaysmadehiscoldorfevergoaway.AnotherAmericanwriter,UptonSinclair,foundfastingafteryearsofeatingtoomuchandheadaches.Hisfirstfastlastedfor12days.Duringthistime,hisheadachesandstomachacheswentaway.Sinclairsaidthatfastingalsomadehimmorealert(警觉的)andenergetic.Choosingtogowithoutfoodcanbeverydangerous.However,thatdoesn'tstoppeoplefromfastingforpolitical,religious,orhealthreasons.42.Theunderlinedword“fast"inParagraph1mostprobablymeans“_____________”A.quicklyB.eathealthilyC.stopeatingD.loseweight43.MohandasGandhifastedin1943for________________.A.areligiousholidayforMuslimsB.Hiscountry’sneedforindependenceC.Thewomen’srightsinGreatBritainD.thesamerightsoftheblackpeopleinAmerica44.Whichfastingisforhealthreason?A.UptonSinclairfastedfor12days.B.MohandasGandhifastedin1943.C.CesarChavezfastedfortwoweeks.D.Muslimsfastfromsunrisetosunset.45.Whatmaybethebesttitleofthepassage?A.Reasonsforfasting.B.Waysoffasting.C.Culturesoffasting.D.Secretsoffasting.第四部分信息还原（共5小题：每小题1分，满分5分）请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。Nowadays,whereveryouare,youseepeoplelookingattheirmobilephones.Smartphonesaresoimportantinourdailylifethattheybecomeirreplaceable(无可替代的).46.Asaresult,wearelosingoursmartness.Manypeoplehaveevenlostthreebasicabilities.47.Becausephonenumbersarestoredinoursmartphones,nowthere'snoneedtodial(拨打)anumberorlookatit.Asaresult,wecan'tcontactotherswithoutourphones.Andsomeofusmayalsohavelostoursenseofdirection.48.Wegetsodependentonthemthatifwecan'tuseoursmartphones,wewillloseourway.Buttheworstlostskillmaybesocialones,meaningthatsomepeoplearebecomingsociallyuseless.49.Wealwaysdon'tpayanyattentiontothepeopleandthingsaround.Sosomeofushavelostconversational(对话的)skillsandsometimescan'teventellwhetherapersonishappyornot.50.Youshouldtrytorememberyourparents'numbers.Youshouldalsolookatstreetsignsandshops,anditwillhelpyoutodrawamindmapandstopyoufromgettinglost.It'snoteasyforustoremembersomanyphonenumbersinourmind.It'snoteasyforustoremembersomanyphonenumbersinourmind.Someappscanguideusanywherewewanttogo.Thefirstskillmanypeoplehavelostisrememberingphonenumbers.Wecanfreeourselvesifwedon'tusemobilephonesanylonger.Weoftenloseourselvesinoursmartphones.Wehavedependedtoomuchontechnologyinsteadofourbrains.Luckily,therearewaystohelpyougettheseabilitiesback.It'snoteasyforustoremembersomanyphonenumbersinourmind.B.Someappscanguideusanywherewewanttogo.Thefirstskillmanypeoplehavelostisrememberingphonenumbers.D.Wecanfreeourselvesifwedon'tusemobilephonesanylonger.E.Weoftenloseourselvesinoursmartphones.Wehavedependedtoomuchontechnologyinsteadofourbrains.G.Luckily,therearewaystohelpyougettheseabilitiesback.第五部分词汇运用（共13小题；每小题1分，满分13分）第一节根据下列句子所给汉语注释或首字母，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式，每空限填一词。51.Taiwan(岛屿)isinthesoutheastofChina.52Thetwowordsare(反义词).Theyaretotallydifferent.53.ChatGPTshowsusanewwayof(交流)withothers.54.Myaunt(预定)anairticketonlinetheotherday.55.Theoldwashingmachineisstillingood.(状况)Don’tthrowitaway.56.Nothingisiifyouputyourheartintoit.57.Hewillstayhereforacofdays.Hedoesn’twanttoreturnatonce.58.Heleftforthetotaketheplaneintheearlymorning.第二节请认真阅读下面短文，从方框中选择适当的单词或短语，在答题卡标有题号的横线上、填入其正确形式。每个单词或短语仅用一次。feelunderstandmorethanashearoffeelunderstandmorethanashearofGuidedogsarefamiliartous,andmostofushave59.them.Theworldoftheblindisdark.60.normal(正常的)people,wearenotabletoexperiencethepainofblindnessintheirlives.Thatkindof61.islikeapersonlockedinadarkroomformorethantenyears.Suddenlyoneday,someoneopenedthedoorforhimandlethimbask(晒太阳)inthesun.Jennyisaguidedog.SheisablackLabradordog.SheisalsotheonlyguidedoginChina.It62.bothChineseandEnglish.Jennyisveryclever.Itonlytookheraweektolearn63.30Englishinstructions，includingforward，backward,sitdownandsoon.NowsheisservingforChenYan,ablindlady.第六部分短文填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）请认真阅读下面短文，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Susanisthedaughterofthefamousenvironmental64.(science)Clark.Butthewomanhasbecomeanenvironmentalistonherown.In1992,thefirstUNEarthSummit(峰会)washeldinRiodeJaneiro.65.(thousand)ofpeoplefromaroundtheworldheadedforittotalkabouttheEarth'stomorrow.Twelve-year-oldSusanandthreeofherfriends66.(be)inagroup.Atthesummit,Susansaidthatthestateoftheenvironmentworriedheralot.“Youdon'tknow67.tofixtheholesinourozonelayer(臭氧层).Youdon'tknowhowtobringbackforeststhatoncegrewwherethereisnowdesert.Ifyoudon'tknowhowtofixtheEarth,pleasestop68.(break)it!”Thesix-minute69.(talk)silencedallthepeopleandmadethemfallintodeepthinking.Afterthatsummit,Susanbegantolead“twolives".Onthetypicaldays,shewasaschoolchild,70.duringhervacations,shespokeinternationallyabouttheenvironment.Now,nearly30yearshas71.(pass)sinceSusanmadeherRiospeech.Althoughmanyoftheworld'senvironmentalproblemshaveonlybecome72.(bad)，Susandoesagreethatsomethingsaredifferentnow.MoreandmorepeoplegivevoicelikeSusanbecausetheyhaverealizedthe73.(important)oftheenvironment.第七部分阅读表达（共3小题；74题2分，75题2分，76题3分，满分7分）请认真阅读下面短文，用英语回答短文后的问题，并将答案写在答题卡标有题号的横线上。TheatrebeganwiththeancientGreeks.Theyusedtohaveshowscalled'plays",whichtellastorybypeopleactingoutwhathappenedinit.Theyhadbigtheaterswhichwereoutside,andyoucouldhaveupto17000peoplecomeandwatchit.Theseoutsidetheaterswereroundinshape,withstoneseatsgoingdowntothecenter,whentheyhadthe"stage".TheRomansalsobuilttheaters,andthereareseveralyoucanvisitinEngland,Greece,ItalyandTurkey.Greekusedtohaveapersontoexplainthestorytothepeoplewhowerewatching,