2024-2025学年山东省日照市日照港中学八年级上学期12月月考英语试卷

2024—2025学年山东省日照市日照港中学八年级上学期12月月考英语试卷

一、完形填空(★★★)Nevergiveup!ThisisonelessonIlearnedwhenIwasveryyoung.Attheageoffour,notknowingasinglewordof________,Istartedschool.Ifelt________becauseIcouldn’ttalktootherkids.MaybeIwas_______becauseInevergotusedtotalkingwithothers.IonlyknowSpanish,andEnglishisjustamixture（混合）of________.WhentheteacherspokeEnglish,the________becamefasterandfasterandthenbecameatornado（龙卷风）rippingthroughmymind.Iwasunableto________.Igotsoconfused（困惑的）andIdidn’tknowwhattodo.Isometimesfeltlikecrying,butIkepttellingmyselfneverto________.IstartedtolearnEnglishhard.Attheendoftheyear,Icouldunderstand,read,speakandwriteEnglish.ThenextyearI________myfriendJack.Itwashisfirstyearofschoolandhedidn’t________Englishlikemeinthebeginning,soIstartedto________himthisdifficultlanguage.Atfirstitwasvery________,butatlasthegotusedtoEnglishandpickeditupquickly.We________learningmoreandmoreeveryyear,andnowwearebothverygoodEnglish________.IalsobegantoteachmyyoungersistersbecauseIdidn’twantthemtofeelisolated（孤立的）andshyasIdid.ThisyearIamintheeighthgradeandhavegotstraightA’sineveryclasssincekindergarten.My________?Inevergiveup.NowIamlearningJapanese.Itmaybealittle________,butIwillkeeponlearningit.Nomatterhowhardsomethingis,IkeeptryinguntilIdoitright.Nothingisdifficultintheworldifyouputyourheartintoit.1.A．ChineseB．EnglishC．JapaneseD．French2.A．afraidB．funnyC．relaxedD．lonely3.A．friendlyB．shyC．smartD．humorous4.A．soundB．subjectC．voiceD．language5.A．phrasesB．storiesC．wordsD．music6.A．hearB．thinkC．understandD．believe7.A．giveupB．endupC．lookupD．getup8.A．foundB．metC．watchedD．looked9.A．knowB．likeC．seeD．hear10.A．showB．giveC．teachD．send11.A．excitingB．boringC．surprisingD．interesting12.A．stoppedB．allowedC．decidedD．kept13.A．speakersB．listenersC．writersD．talkers14.A．skillB．knowledgeC．secretD．idea15.A．easyB．difficultC．strangeD．interesting二、阅读理解(★★★)

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A．Bygoingtothebookstore.B．BysearchingtheInternet.C．Bysendingane-mail.D．Bywritingaletter.(★★★)Whenyousendpartyinvitationletters,youarehopingthatthepeoplereceivingthemwillgotoyourparty.Butthereisnoreasontobuyexpensiveinvitationstoencouragepeopletogotoyourparty.Ifpeoplethinkthattheycanhaveagreattimeatyourpartybyreadingyourinvitations,theywillcome.Soit’simportanttolearnhowtowriteinvitations.Herearesometipsthatwillhelpyoudothat.Writedownalltheimportantdetails(细节)inyourinvitations.Forexample,namesoftheparty’shosts,whatthepartyiscelebrating,thereasonfortheparty,place,startandendtime,dresscodeandotherdetailsyoufeelarenecessary.Thinkabouttheparty’spurposewhenwritingyourinvitations.Forexample,achild’sbirthdaypartyinvitationlettermightbeinformal(非正式的),whileyoumightwriteagraduation(毕业)partyinvitationinformalwords.Youneedaformalinvitationforawedding,butaninformaloneforapartyforyourbestfriend.Decideifyouwanttowriteyourinvitationsbyhand.Invitationsthatarewrittenbyhandaremorepersonalthanprintedinvitations.Printedinvitationsaremoreformal,althoughyoushouldtakethetimetowriteyournameonthem.Sendyourinvitationsatarighttime.Ifyouarehavingapartyduringaholiday,sendinvitationsearlysoyourfriendsandfamilymemberscanplantheirtimefortheparty.Ifyourfriendsandfamilymembersneedtotraveltogotoyourparty,leavethemenoughtimefortraveling.19.Ifaninvitationletterisinformal,itmaybe________.

A．abirthdaypartyforyourbestfriendB．aweddingpartyforyourworkmatesC．awelcomepartyforyourteachersD．agraduationpartyforyourfriends20.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A．Onemustwriteadresscodeinhisinvitation.B．Themoreexpensivetheinvitationis,thebetteritis.C．Invitationswrittenbyhandmaybethebestforclosefriends.D．Peopledon’tneedtowriteanythingbyhandonprintedinvitations.21.Whichofthefollowingshowstherightstructure(结构)ofthepassage?(①=Paragraph1;②=Paragraph2…)

A．B．C．D．22.What’sthepurposeofthepassage?

A．Totellushowtowriteaninvitation.B．Toshowwhyweshouldinvitepeople.C．Todescribewhatweshoulddoatparties.D．Todiscusswheretohaveapartyforfriends.(★★★)Mrs.RachelLyndewasacurious(好奇的)woman.ShekneweverythingaboutAvonlea.Mrs.RachellivedinapartofAvonleacalledLynde’sHollow.Shesaweveryonecomingintotownandeveryonegoingout.Mrs.Rachelwasmorecuriousthanmostpeoplebutshewasalsoveryhelpful.TodayshewasverycuriousaboutMatthewCuthbert.Matthewwasdressedinhisbestclothesandhewasdrivinghishorseandbuggypastherhouse.“WhereisMatthewCuthbertgoing?”sheaskedoutloud.“IcangotoGreenGablesandaskMarilla,”shethought.MarillawasMatthew’ssister.MarillaandMatthewlivedtogetheratGreenGables.GreenGableswasabighouse.Itwasfarfromthemainroad.Mrs.Rachelknockedonthekitchendoorandwentintothehouse.ThekitchenatGreenGableswasaniceroombutitwastootidy.MarillaCuthbertwasinherchairknittingandthetablebehindherwassetforsupper.Therewerethreeplatesonthetable.Mrs.Rachelwasveryconfused(困惑的).“GoodeveningRachel,”Marillasaidkindly.“Comeinandsitdown.Howisyourfamily?”Marillawasatall,thinwoman.Shehaddarkhairthatshealwaysworeinabun.Shelookedlikeaseverewomanbuthermouthwassoft.Maybeshelaughedsometimes.Thewomenwereverydifferentbuttheywerefriends.“We’reallquitewell,”saidMrs.Rachel.“ButIthoughtthatyouweren’twellbecauseIsawMatthewleavingtoday.Washegoingtothedoctor’s?”Marillarepliedpatiently,“Oh,no,we’requitewell.MatthewwenttoBrightRiver.We’regettingalittleboyfromanorphanage(孤儿院)inNovaScotiaandhe’scomingonthetraintonight.”Mrs.Rachelwassoshockedthatshewasunabletospeakforfiveseconds.—AnnofGreenGablesselection23.HowwasRachelaccordingtothepassage?

A．Shewascuriousandhelpful.B．Shewasnotverypolite.C．Shewaskindandpolite.D．Shewasquietandpatient.24.WhatwastherelationshipbetweenMarillaandRachel?

A．Theywerecousins.B．Theywereneighboursandfriends.C．Theywerebrotherandsister.D．Theydidn’tknoweachother.25.WherewasMatthewgoingatthatevening?

A．Tothehospital.B．Toseeafriend.C．Togotoatrainstation.D．Tomeetanewboy.26.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A．MarillawaswaitingforMatthewforsupper.B．GreenGableswasnotverybig.C．Matthewwasoldandcouldnotdrivehishouseandbuggy.D．Rachelwasnothappyatall.(★★★)“Turnleft!Turnright!”Intheinformationtechnology(IT)class,ZhangRuixuanwascontrollingarobottomovearound.“Thisispartofourartificialintelligence(AI)courses,”saidthe10thgraderfromBeijing101MiddleSchool.TheschoolprovidesAIclassestobothjuniorandseniorhighschoolstudents.Apartfromcompulsory(必修的)coursesthatteachbasicknowledge,therearealsooptional(选修的)coursesifstudentswanttolearnmore.“Thissemesterinourcompulsoryclass,wehavelearnedcoding(编程)throughaprogramminglanguagecalledPython,”saidZhang.UsingPythontocodeisabasicskillfortrainingAImodels.Inrecentyears,PythonhasbeentestedinhighschoolgraduationexamsinplaceslikeBeijing,JiangsuandAnhui.Infact,havingAIeducationinschoolshasbecomeagrowingtrend(趋势)inmanyplaces,withZhejiangprovincebeingatypicalexample.In2020,ZhejiangaddedAIeducationintotextbooksfromGrade5inprimaryschoolallthewaytoseniorhigh.InthecityofWenzhou,thegovernmentisplanningtobuild1,000AIexperimentalschoolsby2025.“Withthedevelopmentoftechnology,ourtextbookshavebeenchangingallthetime,”saidShangYin,anITteacherfromBeijing101MiddleSchool.“FromtypingtousingWordandExcel,andthentoday’scodingandAI,thecoursesarekeepingupwiththetimesandteachingstudentsnecessaryskills.”Inthefuture,therewillbemorejobswhereAIknowledgeisrequired.Evenindailylife,peoplemayneedtounderstandthingslikeChatGPTandtheinternetofthings.AIeducationwillbecomeincreasinglyimportant,Shangadded.27.Howdidthewriterstartthepassage?

A．Bydrawingaconclusion.B．Bytellingastory.C．Bydescribingascene.D．Byexplainingthetruth.28.WhatdoweknowabouttheAIclassatBeijing101MiddleSchool?

A．Itisanoptionalcourse.B．Itonlyteachesbasicknowledge.C．ItteachesstudentstocodewithPython.D．Itoftenmakesstudentsfeelstressed.29.StudentsinZhejiangprovincestarttolearnprogrammingfrom.

A．primaryschoolB．juniorhighschoolC．seniorhighschoolD．college30.WhyisAIeducationbecomingincreasinglyimportantaccordingtothepassage?

A．BecauseAIisincludedinallhighschoolgraduationexams.B．BecauseunderstandingAIisbecominganecessaryskill.C．BecauseAIisgoingtotakeoverschooleducation.D．BecauseAIisstudents'mostpowerfulcompetitor.三、单词拼写(★★★)31.Carswillrunoncleanfuels(燃料),sotherewillbelessp________.(★★)32.Hegotupveryearlyyesterday,sohec________theearlybus.(★★★)33.JackcomesfromAmerica,butheknowsmanyChineset________food,suchasdumplings,zongzi.(★★★)34.The________(音乐会)ticketscosttoomuchandsoldbadly.(★★)35.Therestaurant________(提供)usthemostdeliciousfood.(★★★)36.It’sd________forpeopletodrivefastonsnowydays.(★★★)37.Marsisoneofthep________thatismuchsmallerthanthesun.(★★)38.Herparentsaregoingtoc________herbirthdayonFridayevening.(★★)39.Weusuallyusewashingm________towashclothesinsteadofwashingbyhands.(★★★)40.Istherearoom________(可获得的)?I’dliketobookone.(★★★)41.Hec________hisearswithhandsbecauseitwasreallyloud.(★★)42.Helefttheroomwithout________(删除)themessagesonthecomputer.(★★★)43.He________(转寄)meafunnypicturethroughWechat.(★★)44.Theyfailedmanytimes,but________(最终)theysucceededinmakingdeliciousnoodles.(★★★)45.Insummer,manyofuscan’tstandthehight________.(★★)46.Whynot________(拒绝)todothatifyoudon’tlikeit?(★★★)47.Ididn’thelphimwithany________(准备)fortheparty.(★★★)48.Afewoldbuildingsf________downintheheavyrain.(★★)49.Iwillcheckthe________(日程表)toseewhetherI’mfreenextFriday.(★★)50.Everyoneshouldb________thathardworkisthekeytosuccess.四、短文填空(★★★)阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。Onceuponatime,therelivedawiseman.Everyonerespected(尊敬)him.51,hissonwasverylazyanddidnothingallday.Thewisemanwas52(worry)abouthisson’sfuture.Oneday,hesaidtohisson,“Iwantyoutogoandfindsometreasure(财富).Idrew53maptoguideyou.”Thenhehandedhissonabag.Insidethebagwereclothes,somefood,alittlemoneyandthemap.Thesonsetoutonhislongjourneythenextday.Alongtheway,hemetalotofpeople.Somegavehimsomething54(eat)whenhewashungry.Atlast,hegottothetreasureplace.Hespenttwodayslooking55thetreasure,buthefoundnothing.Disappointed,heheadedbackhome.Onhiswayback,helearnedtohuntandmakemeals.Hewasnowable56(tell)timebytheplaceofthesunandprotect(保护)57(he)fromwildanimals.Hemetthesamepeoplewhohelpedhim58(early).Thistime,hehelpedtheminreturn.Whenhereachedhome,hesaidsorrytohisfatherfornot59(find)thetreasure.“Therewasn’tanytreasureinthefirstplace,myson,”thefather60(reply)withasmile.“ButIthinkyouhavefoundthetruetreasureofyourlifealready.”五、任务型阅读(★★★★★)Passage1根据短文内容回答问题，并将答案写在答题卡的相应位置。Whatfoodsaresuccessful?Hamburgersandpizzasarepopular.Butinstantnoodles(方便面)havealsobecomeaworldsuccess.Nowinstantnoodlesarecelebratingtheir61stbirthday!InstantnoodleswereinventedbyaJapanesenamedMomofukuAndo.Tofindawaytomakenoodleslastlonger,Andobeganexperimenting(实验)in1955andthreeyearslater,hemadethefirstbagofinstantnoodles.Now,61yearson,they’reeatenallovertheworld.Infact,they’resopopularthatJapaneseconsiderinstantnoodlesastheirbestinvention!Eachyear,95billionpacketsofinstantnoodlesareeatenaroundtheworld.IntheUK,peoplecallinstantnoodles“potnoodles”.Universitystudentslikethemalot.Duringthefirsttermatcollege,youmaybegivenagiftbagthatincludesinstantnoodles.Instantnoodlesarecheapandeasytoeat.Butwatchout!Peoplemaythinkyouarelazyifyouareaninstantnoodlelover.TheUNoftensendsinstantnoodlesaspartofitsfoodaid.Thisisbecauseoftheirlonglifeandhighfat,whichmakespeoplefeelfullforlongertime.However,instantnoodlesaren’ttotallyinnocent(无辜的).Theyarehighinfatandsalt.Healthexpertssaytheyarebadforusandweshouldn’teatthemtoooft