2023-2024学年江苏省南通市崇川区八年级（下）第二次月考英语试卷（含解析）

第=page11页，共=sectionpages11页2023-2024学年江苏省南通市崇川区八年级（下）第二次月考英语试卷一、单选题：本大题共10小题，共10分。1.—Wouldyoupleasenotspeaksoloudlyin_________public?

—Sorry.Iwillremembertospeakin_________lowervoice.A.the;a B./;a C.the;the D./;/2.—Wasitnecessary_______Mike________somepicturesbeforehelpingtheold?

—Ithinkso.Inthisway,hecouldhelphimselflater.A.of;taking B.for;taking C.of;totake D.for;totake3.—Mum，Ifeellike______somemilk.

—Oh，dear，thereisnone_______.Whataboutsomewater?A.drinking;toleave

B.todrink;left;

B.drinking；leftD.todrink;tobeleft4.—Ifind_______difficulttolearnaforeignlanguage.Iwanttodropit.

—Never_______.A.that;giveupit B.that;giveitup

C.it;giveupit D.it;giveitup5.—Wow，aHUAWEIMate60pro,______bigsurprise!Thanks,Darling!—Itˈsyourbirthdaypresent.Butpleasereadthe______carefullybeforeyouuseit.A.whata；instruction B.whata；information

C.how;invitation D.how;instrument6.Thestudentscame_______andstoppedtolookattheexhibits_______.A.close;closely B.closely;close

C.close;close D.closely;closely7.—Howlongdidyoustayoutsidelastnight?—_______theconcertinthesquarewasover.A.Notuntil B.Since C.When D.Till8.Jackˈsfatheristoobusy_______housework_______himwithhishomework.A.doing;tohelp B.todo;tohelp C.doing;helping D.todo;helping9.Tommywasilltwodaysago.Butheis________togotoworktoday.A.wellenough B.enoughwell C.enoughgood D.goodenough10.—LetˈsdomoreexercisesforthecomingChineseexamination.—Goodidea.Justasanoldsayinggoes,“________.”A.Manyhandsmakelightwork B.Theearlybirdcatchestheworm

C.Practicemakesperfect D.Itˈsnevertoooldtolearn二、完形填空：本大题共15小题，共22.5分。

Agroupoftouristswalkedintoalocalpub.

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.Thetourist

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onesmalllocalslippingout(溜出去)ofthebar,butnoone

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thebet.Nobodysaidanything.About40minuteslaterthelocalmanwholeft

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andsaid,“Hey,isthebetstill

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?”“

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,”saidthetourist.“Great!"repliedthelocal.“Pourthewineand

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theclock.”Itwasvery

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butthelocalfinishedthelastdropwith30secondsleft.“OK,

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topay.Hereˈsyourmoney,”saidthetourist.“Buttellme,whenIfirst

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thewager(赌注)Inoticedyouleft.Wheredidyougo?”Thelocalreplied,“Wellsir,5,000euros

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IwenttothepubacrosstheroadtomakesureIcoulddoitfirst.”11.A.sound B.look C.sense D.hear12.A.noone B.someone C.anyone D.everyone13.A.silent B.excited C.noisy D.burning14.A.remembered B.noticed C.followed D.searched15.A.lookedup B.gaveup C.keptup D.tookup16.A.recalled B.happened C.returned D.expressed17.A.in B.within C.on D.off18.A.Ofcourse B.Notyet C.Blessyou D.Noworries19.A.open B.set C.fix D.put20.A.far B.deep C.free D.close21.A.payup B.knockou C.showup D.dieout22.A.angry B.afraid C.happy D.sick23.A.won B.lost C.accepted D.offered24.A.should B.haveto C.would D.needto25.A.as B.so C.for D.or三、阅读理解：本大题共18小题，共36分。A

Ourbodiesuseenergyallthetime.Weuseenergyasweworkandasweplay.Weevenuseenergyaswesleep.Asyousleep,yourbodymaylookstillfromtheoutside.Butinside,yourheart,brainandlungsareworking.Whenyourunandplay,yourbodyusesmoreenergythanwhenyouareatrest.Yourbonesandmuscleshelpyoumove.Yourheartbeatsfaster.Wegetenergyfromthethingsweeat.Fruitsandvegetablesgiveusenergy.Breadandpastagiveusenergytoo.Dairyfoodcangiveusenergyandalsohelpourteethandbonesgrowstrong.Eggs,meats,andnutsgiveusenergyandalsohelpourbodiesgrow.Whenweeathealthyfood,wehaveahealthyenergylevel.Foodssuchascookiesandcakeareloadedwithsugar.Theymaygiveusaquickenergyboost,butleaveusfeelingtiredandwornoutwithinanhour.Trytoeathealthyfoodsoyouhaveenoughenergytoenjoyyourday!26.Weuseenergy_______.A.asweplay B.aswework

C.aswesleep D.alloftheabove27.Foodssuchascookiesandcake_______.A.areloadedwithsugar B.helpourteethgrowstrong

C.giveusenergythatlastsallday D.noneoftheabove28.Dairyfoodscan_______.A.helpourbonesgrow B.giveusenergy

C.helpourteethgrowstrong D.alloftheabove29.Theauthorwrotethismainlyto_______.A.helpkidsswimfaster

B.makeuslaugh

C.helpusunderstandourneedforenergy

D.telluswheretobuygoodfoodBManyyearsago,thePandettifamilylivedinthemountains.GrandpaPandettitraveledintothevillagetotradehisgoods.Whilehewasthere,helookedforaspecialgiftforhisfamily.Afteralongsearch,hefoundalovelymirror.Nooneinhisfamilyhadeverseenamirror.GrandpaPandettiboughtthemirrorandhurriedhometohisfamily.ItwaslatewhenGrandpaarrivedhome.Hehungthemirroronthewallandthenfellfastasleep.Earlyinthemorning,littlePaulPandettiawoke.Ashewalkedintotheroom,hesawayoungboylookingbackathim."Papa,Papa,someonehasbrokenintoourhouse,"Paulcried.Papahurrieddown.Heglancedatthemirrorandsawastrongmanlookingbackathim.Heglaredattheman.Themanglaredback.Hepoundedhishandonthetableandwatchedasthemanpoundedhishandonthetable.MamaPandetticameintotheroom.Shestoppedinhertrackswhenshesawayoungwomanlookingather.MamaPandettismiledandwavedatthewoman.ThewomansmiledandwavedbackatMama.Papawatchedherwithcuriosityandthensteppeduptothemirrorwithasmile.Thestrongmanappearedonceagaininthemirror,butthistimeheworeasmileuponhisface.Fromthatdayforward,thePandettifamilysmiledastheywalkedthroughtheroom.Theywerealwaysgreetedbyasmileinreturn.30.WhydidGrandpaPandettigototown?A.Tolearnaboutmirrors B.Totradehisgoods

C.Tovisithisfamily D.Alloftheabove31.WhatdidGrandpaPandettidowhenhegothome?A.Hetoldhisfamilyaboutthemirror.

B.Hehungthemirroronthewall.

C.Hemadedinnerforhimself.

D.Noneoftheabove.32.Theauthormostlikelywrotethisstoryto______.A.teachthereaderaboutmirrors

B.teachthereaderaboutlifeinthemountains

C.teachthereadertosmileatlife

D.showthereaderhowtohangamirror33.HowdidthePandettissolvetheprobleminthisstory?A.Theytookthemirroroffthewall.

B.Theysmiledwhenevertheylookedinthemirror.

C.Theymadefriendswiththeirvisitors.

D.Alloftheabove.CTodayletmetellyouatruestory.LastJuly,my12-year-oldcardiedonCaliforniaˈsSantaAnaFreeway.Itwasanhourbeforesunset,andIwas25milesfromhome.Icouldnˈtreachanyonetopickmeup,soIdecidedtotakeabus.Notknowingtheroutes,IfiguredIˈdjustheadeast.Abuspulledup,andIaskedthedriverhowfarshewasgoing."Fourmorelights,"shesaid.TherewasanotherbusIcouldtakefromhere.Thisclearlywasgoingtobealongnight.Shedroppedmeoffattheendofherrouteandtoldmewhichbustolookfor.Afterwaiting30minutes,Ibegantothinkaboutaveryexpensivetaxiridehome.Thenabuspulledup.Therewasnolightednumberaboveitswindshield.Itwasoutofservice.Butthedooropened,andIwassurprisedtofindthatitwasthesamedriver.“Ijustcanˈtleaveyouhere,"shesaid."Thisisnˈtthenicestplace.Iˈllgiveyouaridehome.”“Youˈlldrivemehomeonthebus?”Iasked,puzzled.“No,Iˈlltakeyouinmycar,”shesaidwithasmile.“Itˈsalongwayfromhere,”Iprotested.“Comeon,”shesaid.“Ihavenothingelsetodonow.”Aswedrovefromthestationinhercar,shebegantellingmeastory.Afewdaysearlier,herbrotherhadrunoutofgas.AgoodSamaritan(善人)pickedhimup,tookhimtoaservicesandthenbacktohiscar.“Iˈmjustpassingthefavoralong,”shesaid.WhenIofferedhermoneyasathank-you,shewouldnˈthearofit."Thatwouldnˈtmakeitafavor,"shesaid.“Justdosomethingniceforsomebody.Passitalong."34.Whydidthewritersaythathewouldhavealongnight?A.Nodriverwouldgivehimaride.

B.Hewonderedhowlonghehadtowaitforthenextbus.

C.Hedidnˈtknowtheroutes.

D.Heperhapswouldhavetotakeataxi.35.Judgingfromthepassagetheplacewherethewriterwaitedforthesecondbusmaybe______.A.

veryquietandpeaceful B.darkwithoutstreetlights

C.neithercleannorbeautiful D.alittleunsafe36.Thewriterchangedhismindafterwaitingfor30minutesattheendoftheroutebecause________.A.nobuswouldcomeatthetime

B.ataxiridewouldbemorecomfortable

C.hebecameimpatientandabitworried

D.heknewthedriverwouldneverreturn37.Thebusdriverdrovethewriterhomelaterbecause_______.A.shehappenedtogointhesamedirection

B.shewantedtodosomethinggoodforotherpeople

C.herbrothertoldhertodoso

D.shewantedtoearnmoremoney38.Thebusdriverhopedthatthewriter_______.A.

woulddoasshedid B.wouldkeepherinmemory

C.wouldgivethemoneytoothers D.woulddoherafavorDLongago,threerascalstrickedSimonoutofhisfamilyˈsonlycow.Theverynextday,SimonandhisMamasetouttoteachthoserascalsalesson.Inthemorning,Mamawalkedtotowntosetthestage.Thenshereturnedhome,gaveSimonatarnishedoldring,andtoldhimexactlywhattodo.Simonsetoutfortownthatafternoon.Hearrivedataninnwherethethreerascalswereplanningtheirnextheist.Simonjoinedthemandofferedtobuytheirdrinks.Whenitcametimetopaythebill,Simonhelduphishandandslowlytwistedtheringonhisfingerthreetimes.Thenheaskedtheinnkeeper,"Howmuchdolowe?""Nothing,"saidtheinnkeeper."Itˈstakencareof."Thethreerascalslookedatoneanother,butsaidnothing.TheywalkedwithSimontothenextinn,whereSimonofferedtotreatthemtoafinedinner.Afterdinner,Simonhelduphishandandslowlytwistedtheringthreetimes.Theinnkeepercametothetable,thankedthemforcomingandannouncedthatthebillwascovered.TherascalsaskedSimonwheretheringhadcomefrom.Simonreplied,"Mamafounditburiedinthesand.Shesaiditisworthafortune.""Weˈllgiveyouonehundredsilvercoinsforit!"saidthefirstrascal."Itˈsadeal,"Simonreplied.Hetookthecoinsstraighthome.Mamawaspleased."Nowwehaveonehundredsilvercoins,"shesaid."Fiftycoinswillpayforthecow.Twentycoinswillcoverthefoodanddrinkandthefinalthirtycoinswillteachthoserascalsalesson."ThethreerascalsneverbotheredSimonagain.39.WhydidMamawanttoteachtherascalsalesson?A.Therascalsdidnotpayfortheirdinner.

B.TherascalstrickedSimonoutofhisfamilyˈscow.

C.TherascalstookSimonˈshorse.

D.Shewasveryhelpful.40.WhydidMamamostlikelygototown?A.Tofindtherascals.

B.Togivetheinnkeepersmoneyforthefoodanddrinks.

C.TofindthecowSimonsoldandgetitback.

D.Topayforthecow.41.Whathappenedbeforetherascalsboughtthering?A.TherascalstrickedSimonoutofhisfamilyˈscow.

B.Simonhelduphishandandslowlytwistedthering.

C.Simonofferedtotreattherascalstodinner.

D.Alloftheabove.42.HowmanysilvercoinsdidSimonandhisMamateachthoserascalsalesson?A.Onehundred. B.Fifty. C.Thirty. D.Twenty.43.Theauthormostlikelywrotethisstoryto______.A.teachthereaderaboutHolland

B.teachthereaderaboutmagicrings

C.entertainthereader

D.helpthereadermakemoney四、任务型阅读-简答：本大题共1小题，共10分。44.

Inneedofsomerest?Youcannowclimbdown419meterstohavethedeepestsleepbelowground.ThehotelcalledDeepSleep,locatedbeneaththemountainsofSnowdoniainWales,isofficiallytheworldˈsdeepesthotel.Guestsmustjourneydownthroughaslatemine(板岩矿)toreachthehotel.Thehotelhasfourprivatetwin-bedcabins(小木屋)andaromanticgrotto(洞穴)withadoublebed.Asinglenightstayfortwoinaprivatecabincosts￡350whilethepricefortwointhegrottois￡550.Andifyouˈreasingleguest,youwillhavetopaythepriceoftwo,too.YoucanonlybookthehotelforaSaturdaynightthroughtoSundaymorningandgettingtoyourroomisfarfromrelaxing.Youwillhavetocompletea45-minutewalkintothemountainsandattheendyouˈllgetahelmet,light,harness(安全带)andbootsbeforegoingintotheworldˈslargestanddeepestslatemine.Thetripdownintothemineincludesancientminerstairwells(楼梯井),oldbridgesandascramble(攀爬).Ittakesabout60minutes,andonceyoucompletethetrip,youˈllarriveatasetoflargesteeldoors.WelcometoDeepSleep!Then,tryandrelaxfortheeveningwithafreemealtoenjoyatthepicnictable.Afterthatjustheadofftobed.Itˈsalsoimportanttonoteitˈsnotexactlywarmdownthere.Itˈsabout10℃,soitwillfeelthesameasifyouwerecampingoutside.Besuretopackwarmclothes.Allguestsmustgetupbefore8amforahotdrinkandbreakfastbeforestartingthetripbackuptogroundlevel.Andgoingupisalwaysharderthancomingdown.Whatever,itcertainlysoundsunique.(1)WhereisthehotelcalledDeepSleep?__________________________________________________________(2)Howmuchdoyouhavetopayifyousleepinthegrottoforonenight?__________________________________________________________(3)Howlongwillittakeyoutogettothehotel?_________________________________________________________(4)Whatshouldyoubringbeforegoingintothemine?__________________________________________________________(5)WhatdoyouthinkofthetriptotheDeepSleep?__________________________________________________________五、信息匹配：本大题共5小题，共10分。

Frogscanbreathebothinwaterandonland.Whentheyareunderwater,theybreathethroughtheirskin.1

Tadpoleshatchfromtheeggs.Whentheyfirsthatch,tadpoleshavetailsandlookalotliketinyfish.Astheygetbigger,theygrowlegsandtheirtailsdisappear.Frogseatinsects,spidersandworms.

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Manyfrogsaregreen,buttheycanalsobeothercolors.Treefrogscanbered,blueoryellow.3

Toadsareatypeoffrog.Mosttoadsaregrayorbrown.Unlikeotherfrogs,mosttoadshavebumpyskin.Somefrogs,suchastheLittleGrassFrog,arelessthananinchlong.4

TheGoliathFrogisthelargestfrogintheworld.Itcangrowupto13incheslongandcanweighasmuchas8pounds.Manysnakeseatfrogs.Littlefrogsjumpasfarastheycantotrytogetawayfromsnakes.TheGoliathfrogissobigthatitcaneatlittlesnakes.5

A.Otherfrogscanbeverylarge.B.Frogslaytheireggsinthewater.C.Frogsareimportanttohumanbeings.D.Mostfrogshavesmoothskin.E.Theyonlyliketoeatanimalsthatarealive.F.LittlesnakesslitherawayfromtheGoliathfrogasfastastheycan!45.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F46.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F47.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F48.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F49.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F六、首字母短文填空：本大题共1小题，共10分。50.

Howdoweknowaboutthingsthathappenedthousandsofyearsago,whentherewerenovideosorphotos?Oneansweriswrittenrecords.TheearliestwrittenrecordsofChinesecivilization(文明)areknowna

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oracleboneinscriptions(甲骨文).

Morethan3,000yearsago,peopleintheShangDynasty(16th–11thcenturyBC)l

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toaskfortunetellers(占卜师)aboutthefuture.Forexample,whatwilltheweatherbelikenextweek?WhereshouldIgotomakemoney?W

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mywifegivebirthtoaboyoragirl?Fromworktolove,peopleaskedquestionsaboutmanyt

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.Thefortunetellerwouldwritethequestiononanoraclebone,heatitup,andthenreadthecracks(裂纹)inittof

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ananswer.

Tensofthousandsoforacleboneshavebeenfoundsofar.TheycantellusagreatdealabouthowpeoplelivedduringtheShangDynasty.“They

helpusunderstandtheoriginsofChinesephilosophy(哲学)

andthought,andfigureoutw

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ourculturecomesfrom,”SongZhenhao,aleadingoracleboneexpert.

InadditiontotellingusaboutancientChineseculture,theoraclebonesarealsokeytou

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thegrowthanddevelopmentofthewrittenformoftheChineselanguage.Manyofthecharactersweusetodayaresimilartot

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thatwereused3,000yearsago.“Theoracleboneinscriptions,astheearliest-knownmature

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,representthebeautyanduniquenessofalanguagethathasbeenpasseddownconsistently(持续地),”saidChenNan,aprofessoratTsinghuaUniversity.In2017,UNESCOaddedoracleboneinscriptionstoitsMemoryoftheWorldRegister(“世界记忆”名录).Theyareindeedav

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memoryofancientChina.(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)七、阅读填空：本大题共1小题，共10分。51.PantonechosePeachFuzz（柔和桃）asthecoloroftheYearfor2024.Itˈs

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softpeachyshadebetweenpinkandorange.Itcanmakepeople

2（feel）kindnessandtogetherness.Withdifferent

3（time）inthepastyear,weallneedabreakandsomepeace.PeachFuzzcanbringus

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softpeaches,birdfeathersandsilk.Pantoneˈsspecialist,LeatriceEiseman,saysitˈscozyandtactile

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thatisveryimportant.Itmeansweshouldcarefor

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(we).TimemagazinesaysPeachFuzzbringsamixofthepastandmodernity.Althoughweusuallyseepeachasanostalgic（怀旧的）,

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（girl）color,itˈsbreakinginto

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（man）clothes,showingitsmodernness.(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)八、句子翻译：本大题共5小题，共10分。52.你最好把门开着。__________________________________________________53.有充足的食物可吃。__________________________________________________54.杰克太过害羞，不敢在公众面前大声说话。__________________________________________________55.学生们可以在社区中心参与一个保护环境的课题。__________________________________________________56.没有我的英语老师的帮助，我学好英语是很困难的。__________________________________________________九、书面表达：本大题共1小题，共15分。57.假如你是学校的小记者，日前对学校"最美志愿者"Lisa进行了采访。请根据以下采访记录，用英语写一篇稿件，向读者介绍她的情况。品质为人善良，有爱心。喜欢照看无家可归的猫和狗。非常大方，友善。事迹组织集资为贫困山区儿童捐款。建立互帮互助小组，为学习困难的同学提供帮助。希望希望大家保护环境。通过捐款或做志愿者来支持慈善。

注意：1.词数90词左右.短文开头已写好，不计入