2023-2024学年山东省淄博市周村八年级（上）月考英语试卷（12月份）（五四学制）

八年级英语第Ⅰ卷（选择题共67分）一、听力选择（共15小题，满分15分）()1.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.Thetallestbuildingintheworld.B.Thelongestriverintheworld.C.Thebiggestinlandbodyofwaterintheworld.()2.WhendidEricfinishreadingthebook?A.LastThursday.B.LastFriday.C.LastSaturday.()3.WhichthemeparkdidKatevisitlastOctober?A.ThethemeparkinAmerica.B.ThethemeparkinChina.C.ThethemeparkinJapan.()4.HowmanykindsofthingswillAlicesell?A.Five.B.Four.C.Three.（）5.WhatdoesSusanthinkoftheworld’slargestkitemuseum?A.Amazing.B.Strange.C.Crowded.()6.WhatisAnnadoing?Watchingavideo.B.Readingabook.C.Visitingfamousplaces.()7.HowdidthemaninthebookvisitplacesofinterestinLhasa?A.Onfoot.B.Bybike.C.Bycar.()8.WhendidAnnaplantogotoLhasa?A.LastJune.B.LastJuly.C.LastAugust.()9.WhatdoesTomadviseAnnatodo?A.GotoLhasaalone.B.Joinatourgroup.C.Makenewfriends.()10.WhatwillAnnadothisevening?A.Makeatravelplan.B.CallTom.C.Talktoherparents()11.WhereisJane’shometown?A.InShandong.B.InHenan.C.InJiangsu.()12.WhendidJanegobacktoherhometown?Sixweeksago.B.Fourweeksago.C.Twoweeksago.()13.WhatdidJane’shometownusetobelike?A.Dirtyandpoor.B.Smallanddirty.C.Smallandpoor.()14.HowoftencouldpeopleinJane’shometownwatchamovieinthepast?Onceeverythreemonths.B.Onceeverytwomonths.C.Onceamonth.()15.WhatcanJaneseeinherhometownnow?Busystreets.B.Brightclassrooms.C.Asmallcinema.二、完形填空（共10小题，满分10分）ZhangJiantaoisascienceteacherofaprimaryschoolinHenanProvince.He16wastematerials(材料)andusesthemtodoscienceexperiments(实验).Theyaresoexcitingthatmoreandmorestudentsbecomeinterestedin17.“Allthechildrenwerevery18duringmyfirstexperiment.Andwhenitwasover,theyaskedmewhenthenextexperimentwouldbe.Seeingtheeagerness(渴望)in19eyes,IdecidedtodomorescienceexperimentsforthemnomatterwhatdifficultiesIwouldhaveto20,”Zhangsaid.Zhanghasmademanythingsoutof21,includinganunmannedaerialvehicle(无人机)madeofatrashcan,andawaterrocketmadeofplasticbottles.Zhangdoesscienceexperimentsforstudentseveryweek.Sofar,theteacherhasdoneover100scienceexperiments22withwastematerials.Hissuccessencourageshimselftokeepgoing.Childreninthe23don’thavemanychances(机会)toseeorusehigh-techthings.Zhangplanstowriteasciencetextbookforvillageprimaryschools,24morestudentscanlearnmoreaboutscienceandhave25atthesametime.()16.A.collectsB.throwsC.imaginesD.invent()17.A.EnglishB.mathC.scienceD.history()18.A.sleepyB.nervousC.afraidD.excited()19.A.herB.hisC.ourD.their()20.A.causeB.faceC.makeD.forget()21.A.boardB.yardC.wasteD.control()22.A.successfullyB.comfortablyC.luckilyD.quickly()23.A.citiesB.villagesC.areasD.towns()24.A.butB.althoughC.soD.unless()25.A.troubleB.pressureC.spaceD.fun三、阅读理解（共21小题，满分42分）(A)()26.TourAandCbothtaketwoweeksB.bothincludeavisittoZhangjiajieC.havethesametourpriceD.bothcoverthemostpopularfourcitiesinChina()27.JanechoseTourBforherandhertwodaughters.Theyshouldpayatleastdollars.A.4,500B.5,250C.5,700D.6,000()28.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Thetourpricedoesnotincludehotels.B.Aguidewillhelptravelerswithlanguageproblems.C.Travelersmaycancelatripforfree10daysbeforeitstarts.D.EachtripcantaketravelersfromtheeasttothewestofChina.（B）InChina,youmayfindsomestrangebutcommonthingsineverydaylife.Forexample,twofriendsarefighting(争抢)witheachotherinarestauranttopayforthemeal.Somepeopledressupwellespeciallywhenmeetingtheiroldfriends,althoughtheydon’treallylivearichlife.Whydothesepeopleactlikethis?Infact,it’sbecauseoffacecultureinChina.Itisalsocalled“mianzi”inChinese.Mianziisabouthowyoulooktoothers.Chinesepeopleareveryseriousaboutsavingmianzi.Theywantotherstothinkhighlyofthem.Andthistraditioncangobackalongway.ConfuciuswasagreatteacherinChinesehistory.Whenheacceptednewstudentsover2,500yearsago,heaskedthemtogiveafewkilogramsofdriedmeatastuition(学费).However,hewasconcernedabouthismianzi,sohecalledthedriedmeatgifts,nottuition.Usually,inordernottomakeothersloseface,Chinesepeoplealsoliketosavefaceforthem.Thisisalsothesecret(秘诀)ofgettingonwellwithothersinChina.Buttoday’syoungpeopledon’tpaymuchattention(关注)tomianzi.Whentheyarediningoutortravellingtogether,theydon’tfighttopayanymore.Theyoftenjustpayfortheirowncosts.Forthem,theirfeelingsaremoreimportantthanwhatothersthinkofthem.()29.WhyareChinesepeopleseriousaboutsavingtheirmianzi?A.Toenjoyagoodlife.B.Tofollowthetradition.C.Totrytoactwellineverydaylife.D.Tomakethemselveslookgoodtoothers.()30.Theunderlinedphrase“concernedabout”probablymeansA.sureaboutB.boredwithC.worriedaboutD.happywith()31.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.TheoldChinesetraditionischanging.B.Confuciustaughthisstudentswhatmianziis.C.FacecultureinChinahasahistoryofabout250years.D.Chinesepeopleonlysavefaceforthemselves,notforothers.()32.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.ThemeaningofmianziB.FacecultureinChinaC.GoodwaysofsavingmianziD.Commontraditionsintheworld（C）Onceuponatime,therewasaspiderwiththenameAnansi.Heknewthathewasverycleverbuthealsoknewhewasn’twise(英明的).Hedidn’tlikethis,buthedidn’tknowwhattodo.Onedayhehadanidea.Hewentaroundthevillagewithabasketandaskedeachpersontogivehimsomeoftheirwisdom(智慧).ThepeoplelaughedatAnansibecausetheyknewthatheneededwisdomthemost.Soeachpersonputabitinhisbasketandwishedhimgoodluck.Soonhisbasketwasfull,butAnansiwasworriedthathisneighborsmightbejealous(嫉妒的)ofhiswisdomandtakeitfromhim.Hedecidedtohideitatthetopofatalltree.Whenhehadtiedthebaskettothefrontpartofhisbody,hetriedtoclimbthetree,butitwastoodifficult.Hetriedagainandagainwithoutsuccess.Thenhisyoungestsonwalkedby.“Whatareyoudoing,Dad?”heaskedandAnansitoldhim.“Whydon’tyoucarrythebasketonyourbackinstead?”hissonsaid.Anansiputthebasketonhisbackandclimbedthetreeeasily,buthewasn’thappy.“IwalkedalloverthevillageandcollectedsomuchwisdomthatIamthewisestpersonever,butmybabysonisstillwiserthanme.Takebackyourwisdom!”hesaid.Andhethrewthebasketofwisdomintotheairandwenthome.Andthat’showwisdomwentallovertheworld.()33.Anansiwentaroundthevillagebecause________.A．heknewhewasverycleverB．hewantedtoshowhisgoodluckC．hehopedtomeethissonD．hethoughthewasn’twiseenough()34.Anansiwantedtogethiswisdomfrom________.A．hissonB．hisfatherC．thevillagersD.theneighbors()35.Theunderlinedword“it”inParagraph2refersto(指的是)________.A．thetreeB．thebabyC.theluckD.thewisdom()36.Thepassageaboveis________.A．areportB.astoryC.anadvertisementD.adiaryD．adiary()37.Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe________.A．Anansi’sWisdomB．TheWisdomofAnansi’sSonC．AnansiandHisSonD．AnansiandtheVillagers(D)Notlongago,acouplecaughtmanypeople’sattentiononaTVprogram.TheyencouragedManypeopletoachievetheirdreams.LiaoPeishengandLiuXiaohuihaverunashopsellingcurtains(窗帘)inLinyi,ShandongProvince,since2013.Althoughtheyspendthedaysmakingandsellingcurtains,theyneverthinkoftheirlivesasboring.(38)Buttheylikedifferentpoets.“IlikereadingtheworksofSuShi,saidLiu.Liao,ontheotherhand,lovespoemsofDuFu.Poemshavebecomeanimportantpartoftheirdailylife.Andthey’vefoundjoyinpoems.Liusaid,“Poemsgivemepower(力量).(39)”Oneofthecouple’slongtimedreamswastakingpartintheChinesePoetryCompetition,atelevisionprogram.“(40)Wedreamtthatonedaywewouldstepontoitsmainstage(舞台),”saidLiu.Thisyear,theyfinallymadetheirdreamcometrue.“(41)Moreimportantly,ourdreamhasalreadycometrue,”saidLiu.(E)阅读材料，将42-46小题中五位同学遇到的问题与专家给的建议A-E进行匹配。()42.HenryfromEnglandisreallyinterestedinChina’snationaltreasure—thegiantpanda.HewantstogosomewhereinChinatolearnmoreaboutthem.()43.10-year-oldLiNatakesaninterestinreadingstorybooksonanimals.Sheplanstobuyoneinanonlineshop.Butshehasn’tdecidedwhichbooktobuy.()44.Mr.LiplanstorunacoffeeshopinJinan,thecapitalofShandongProvince.Hewantstoknowwherehecanbuygreatcoffeebeans(豆)inChina.()45.Bettyhas20softtoysandshehaskeptthemforyears.Shedoesn’twanttopartwiththembuthastobecausehernewroomistoosmall.Whatshouldshedo?()46.FrankhaslearnedmuchaboutQomolangma,thehighestmountainintheworld.Hewishestoknowsomethingaboutthesecondhighestmountainintheworld.A.Knownas“thefirstcoffeevillageinChina”,XinzhaivillageinBaoshancity,YunnanProvinceisoneoftheearliestplacestoproduce(生产)coffeeinChina.B.It’snormaltofeelsadwhenyouhavetogiveupsomethingyoulike.Whynotgiveyourtoystothosekidswhoneedthem?Oryoucanselltheminayardsale.C.Ifyouareapandalover,theChengduGiantPandaMuseuminSichuanProvinceisagoodplacetovisit.It’stheworld’sfirstinteractive(互动的)panda-themedmuseum.D.K2isthesecondhighestmountainintheworld.Itisabout8,611metershigh.ItisbelievedthatK2isthemostdifficultonetoclimbamongallover-8,000-meter-highmountains.E.TheWindintheWillowsbyKennethGrahameisoneofthemostfamouschildren’sstorybooksintheworld.Ittellsaboutfourlovelyanimals’warmfriendshipsandtheirunusualexperiences.第II卷（非选择题共53分）四、选词填空（共10小题，满分10分）每个选项只用一次，有两项剩余。Afewmonthsago,sharedfarms(47)tobecomepopularinShanghai’ssuburbandistricts(郊区).Manypeoplegrewtheirownfruitandvegetablestogetawayfromthe(48)ofcitylife.YangRuiwas(49)them.Onweekends,heoftendrovehisfamilyfromthecitycentertotheAll-HappyCity,asharedfarminMinhang.Thefamilyrented(租)a20-square-metervegetableplot(菜地),andtheyplantedsomevegetablesthere.Theyfeltveryhappy(50)theywereworkingonthefarm.ChenYouguisetupthesharedfarm.Therewere(51)50kindsofplantsonthefarm.Mostmembersofthefarmwentthereandtookcareoftheirplantseveryweekend.Some(52)evenraisedchickensandducks.Theyoftentooktheirkidsthereandtaughtthemaboutscience,(53)andfarmwork.Thefarmprovidedgreatserviceforitsmembers.Forexample,themonitoringsystem(监控系统)coveredthe(54)farmland.Itallowedthemembersto(55)theirplantsandanimalsthroughtheirphones.Tomembers’satisfaction,thefarmmanagercouldalsohelpsendthefruitandvegetablestotheirhomes.Chenplannedtoopenfourmoresharedfarms.Hebelievedthatmoreandmorepeoplewouldenjoy(56)andrelaxingweekendsonthefarm.五、语法填空（共10小题，满分10分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）StartedinShenzheninOctober2013,theAiTeBandisthe(57)(one)musicgroupinChinawhosemembersareallyoungpeoplewithautism(孤独症).Thebandhas12membersnow.Theycanplaythepiano,theguitarandothermusicalinstruments(乐器).They(58)(give)over100performancessince2013.“Wehopetohelpthemimprovetheir(59)(communicate)skillsbymakinguseoftheirmusicalabilityandhelpingthemlearntoworkwithothers,”saidSunLiliwhostartedtheband.Sun’ssonBeibei,39,hadautismatage5.Itwasaheavyblowforthefamily,(60)Beibei’sparentsdidn’tgiveup.TheyencouragedBeibei(61)(learn)musicalinstruments.AsurprisecamewhenBeibeilearnttoplaythepianoatage20.Afterpracticingtheinstrumentforfiveyears,Beibei(62)(pass)theGrade10pianoexam.Heevengotapart-timejobplayingthepianoinahotelhall.It’squite(63)(believe),isn’tit?Apersoncanwalkfaster,butagroupofpeoplecanwalk(64)(far).Byformingtheband,theyoungpeoplewithautismcanlearn,trainandplaytogether.Theirparentscanhelpandencourageeachotherinthegroup.Moreimportantly,thebandcanletthosewithautismgethelp(65)morepeople.Theroadwasn’tsmooth(平坦的)forthebandalltheway.However,peopleenjoytheirperformances.Thismakestheyoungpeoplebecomemoreconfident(自信的)and(66)(work)harder.六、阅读表达（共5小题，满分10分）InChinesestories,theJadeRabbitlivesonthemoonandmakestheelixiroflife(长生不老药).DuringtheMid-AutumnFestival,peoplesaythattheycanseeitonthefullmoon.Let’ssharethestoryoftheJadeRabbit.Oneday,theJadeEmperorneededsomeonetohelpmaketheelixiroflife.Hethoughtthathumanswouldeatthemedicine,soheturnedtoanimals.ThenheflewdowntoEarthanddressedupasapooroldman,askingforhelp,“Please,Ineedfood!”Threeanimalscametohelp.Amonkeyfoundfruitfromthetree.Afoxcaughtfishfromtheriver.Arabbitcouldonlygetsomegrass.Afterrealizingthathumansweren’tabletoeatgrass,itsaid,“Please,eatmeinstead!”andjumpedintothefire.TheJadeEmperorquicklysaveditout.Touchedbyitskindness,hethoughttherabbitwasthebravestandcarriedittothemoon.TherabbitgotthenameJadeRabbitbecauseofitswhiteandjade-likefur(毛皮).Sincethen,ithaslivedonthemoon,workinghardtomaketheelixiroflife.NotonlyistheJadeRabbitpopularinChineseculture,butitalsoappears