2024-2025学年江苏省南通市多校上学期12月月考八年级英语试卷

2024—2025学年江苏省南通市多校上学期12月月考八年级英语试卷

一、单项选择(★★)1.Mind-maphelpsusunderstandthetextbetter.________,theycanmakeuswritearticlesmoreeasily.

A．HoweverB．OtherwiseC．MoreoverD．Instead(★★★)2.—Howmanymistakesdidyoumakeintheexam?—________.Igotfullmarksthistime.

A．NoneB．NooneC．AllD．Nothing(★★★)3.ShethoughtIwastalkingaboutherdaughter,________infact,Iwastalkingaboutmydaughter.

A．whomB．whereC．whichD．while(★★★)4.—Imadesomanymistakesinthelastexam.—Nooneis________.Thekeyistolearnfrommistakesandneverstop.

A．perfectB．carefulC．activeD．famous(★★★)5.—You’dbetter________somepopcornorsoftdrinksbeforethefilmbegins.—ButIthinkit’sbetter________anythingwhilewatchingthefilm.

A．buy;nottohaveB．tobuy;nottohaveC．tobuy;tohaveD．buy;tohave(★★★)6.Tomakeourdreamcometrue,we________restonwhatwehavedone.

A．maynotB．shouldnotC．neednotD．couldnot(★★★)7.—Ifeel________thatswan.Itseemstohavenofriendsorfamilies.—Don’tworry.Itsparentswillfindit.

A．excitedatB．sorryforC．happywithD．boredabout(★★★)8.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbeaddedwiththesuffix(后缀)“-ness”?

A．meanB．actC．illD．invite(★★★)9.—Whatdoswans________?—Theirdietincludesalotofthings,fromplantsinwatertosmallfish.

A．liveforB．liveonC．liveupD．livewith(★★★)10.—YousaidEarthhaslost50%ofwildlifeinthepast40years?—Yes.________

A．Bestwishes.B．Itisashame.C．Goodluck.D．Nothingserious.二、完形填空(★★★)Therewasonceayoungmousethatlivedinahole(洞)inawall.Hethoughthewasasmartandcarefulanimal.Oneday,theyoungmousewokeup(唤醒)fromhissleepandlookedoutofthehole.Ashelookedout,anice______cametohim.“Cheese!”themousesaidhappilytohimself,“I’llgoand______itnowandhaveitforbreakfast.”Butthenherememberedhisparents’______.Hisparentswereverywisemiceandoftensaidto______son,“Alwayswaitbeforeyougoforapieceofcheese.”Sotheyoungmousewaitedquietly.Thenheheardaquiet“Miaow”andheknewthecatwasthere.Sohestayedintheholeandsaidtohimself,“I’mhappyI______myparents’adviceandlearnedtowait.”Thenextday,he______again.Atthesametime,heputhisnoseoutoftheholeslowly,andthesamesmellcameagain.Thistimehecouldseethecheese!Itwasonlyafewcentimetersaway,______hesatstillandwaitedinhishole.It’s______thathedidnothearanycatnoises.Insteadheheardaveryquiet“Woof,woof”,asoundjustlikefromadog.“Oh,it’sadog!”hethought,“Ifthedogisthere,thecatwon’tbethere.Iexpectthedoghaschased(追赶)thecataway.SoIam______.”Themouseranoutoftheholeandstartedeatingthecheese.Hedidnotseethecat,whichcaughthimandatehimlater.Whenthecatfinishedhermeal,shesaidtoherself,“I’mgladIlistenedtomyparentsandlearnedasecond______.Sometimes,itcanreallymakeadifference.”11.A．soundB．lookC．smellD．taste12.A．checkB．getC．eatD．stop13.A．wordsB．answersC．storiesD．advantages14.A．hisB．herC．itsD．their15.A．tookB．broughtC．correctedD．chose16.A．wentoutB．lookedoutC．pointedoutD．foundout17.A．soB．andC．butD．or18.A．terribleB．naturalC．funnyD．strange19.A．smartB．braveC．boredD．safe20.A．subjectB．languageC．happinessD．hobby三、阅读理解(★★)21.Thesunsetsatabout_________onJune26.

A．6:00B．8:00C．9:00D．19:3022.Itwillprobablyberainyfor________days.

A．2B．4C．5D．623.Whatcanwelearnfromthereport?

A．It’sbesttotakearaincoatonJuly2.B．It’sagoodideatowashcarsonJune26.C．ItwillbeanicedayforapicniconJuly1.D．ItisthebesttimetoflykitesonJune27.(★★★)Onewayyoucantellifananimalissleepingisbystudyingitsbrainwaves.Whenhumanbeingsorothermammals(哺乳动物)fallasleep,thepatternoftheirbrainwaveschanges.However,mammalshavedifferentbrainsthanfish.Humansandothermammalshavecomplex(复杂的)brains.Afish’sbrainismuchlesscomplexthanamammal’sbrain.Afish’sbrainwavesdon’tchangewhenthefishisasleep.Thismeansthatwecan’ttellifafishissleepingbylookingatitsbrainwaves.Althoughfishmaynotsleeplikepeople,theydorest.Onewaytotellifafishisrestingistowatchwhatitisdoing.Mostfishwillslowdownwhentheyareresting.Ifyouhaveeverhadapetfish,youmighthavenoticedthatitwillrestnearthebottomofthetankforafewhourseverynight.Whenthefishrests,itmakesverysmallmovementstokeepitselfinoneplace.Anotherwaytotellthatafishisrestingistowatchhowitreacts(反应)tothingsthathappentoit.Whenafishisresting,itwillreactmuchmoreslowly.In2007,agroupofscientistsstudiedthesleepinghabitsofzebrafish.Theygavethezebrafishmild(温和的)electricshockswhentheywerefullyawakeandwhiletheywereresting.Ifyouhaveapetfishathome,youcantryasimilarexperiment.Trygivingyourfishsomefoodwhenitisresting.Itshouldtakemuchlongerforthefishtonoticethatthereisfoodinitstankthanitdoeswhenthefishisfullyawake.24.Whathappenstotheirbrainwaveswhenfishareresting?

A．Theirbrainwavesstaythesame.B．Theirbrainwavesbecomelesscomplex.C．Theirbrainwavesdiedown.D．Theirbrainwaveschangedifferently.25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“they”inParagraph3referto?

A．People.B．Mammals.C．Fish.D．Brainwaves.26.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A．Fishusuallyeatnothingwhentheyareresting.B．Fishwillreactmoreslowlywhentheyareresting.C．Fishprefertostayatthebottomofthetankallday.D．Fishusuallystopmovingwhentheyareresting.(★★★)Thereisaparrotonsaleinapetshop.Itisabeautifulredandbluebird.Itsitsonaperchinthemiddleoftheshopsothateveryonecanseeitwhentheycomein.Theownerisveryproudoritandasksahighpriceforit.Oneday,amanwentintotheshop.“That’sabeautifulbird,”hesaidtothepetshopowner.“Butwhyisitsoexpensive?Isitanunusualbird?”“No,it’snotunusual.It’sexpensivebecauseitcantalkwithyou.”thepetshopownersaid.“Isee.HowcanImakeittalk?”themanasked.Thepetshopowneraskedhim,“Canyouseethosestringstiedtobothofthebird'slegs?”“Yes,”themananswered.“Well,youpullthosestrings,”thepetshopownertoldhim.“Thatwillmaketheparrottalk.”Themanasked,“DoyoumindifItry?”“Notatall.”thepetshopownersaid.Themanwalkeduptotheparrotandpulledthestringonitsleftleg.Theparrotsaid,“Goodmorning.”Themanpulledthestringontheparrot’srightleg.Thistimetheparrotsaid,“Howareyoutoday?”“That’snotveryinteresting,”saidtheman.“Anyparrotcandothat.”Thenhelaughed,“ButwhatwillhappenifIpullbothofthestringsatthesametime?”“I’llfalloffmyperch,youfool!”theparrotsaid.27.Theparrotisexpensivebecause___________.

A．itisprettybeautifulB．itcantalkwithpeopleC．itisanunusualbirdD．itisinthemiddleoftheshop28.Theparrotwilltalkwithpeoplewhen___________.

A．peoplecomeintothepetshopB．itseesthepetshopownerC．peoplesaysitisbeautifulD．peoplepullthestringsonitsleg29.Fromthestory,weknowtheparrotis___________.

A．carefulB．sillyC．cleverD．crazy30.Thebesttitleforthepassageshouldbe___________.

A．AusualparrotB．ParrottalkC．SillymanD．Cleverowner(★★★)1.Althoughwenowhavemorefreetimethanbefore,itseemsthatwedon’tfeelthatway.Wemayoftenwastetimeonphonesorotherthings.Andlotsofinformationandpicturesmakeourmindstired.Thenwedon’thaveenoughtimetorelax.Tomakeourselvesreallyrelaxed,weneedtospendourfreetimewell.Herearesomeusefulways.2.Thinkaboutyouractivities.Doyouwanttoexercise,goonatriporjustrelaxyourself?Thinkaboutyouractivitiesthatyouliketodoinyourfreetime.Planyourtimewellandmakesureyoucanreallyenjoyyourself.3.Trysomethingnew.Don’talwaysplaygamesinyourfreetime.Dosomethingmoremeaningful(有意义的).Youcantrypainting,cookingorsomethingelse.Doingsomethingnewcanbeanexcitingwaytospendyourfreetime.4.Putyourphoneaway.It’simportanttoputyourphoneawaybecauseifyoukeepitclosetoyou,itcanmakeyourheartbeatfasterwithallkindsofmessages.Thiswillmakeitharderforyoutoenjoyyourfreetime.5.Meetnewpeople.Joinaclubtomeetpeoplewithsimilarinterests.Youcantalktoandlearnfromdifferentpeople.Itcanmakeyourinmorecolorful.6.Helpothersinneed.Spendingyourfreetimehelpingpeopleinneedwillmakeyoufeelgood.Visittheoldpeopleorhelpatachildren’sclub.Weknowthathelpingothersishelpingourselves.31.Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferred(推断)fromParagraph1?

A．Wedon’thavetoomuchtimetosleep.B．Wearebusywithourstudieseveryday.C．Therearen’tenoughholidaysformostofus.D．Wedon’trelaxwellbecauseourmindsarebusy.32.Whatkindofactivitiesarementioned(提到)inParagraph3?

A．Exercisingandrunning.B．Readingandwriting.C．Paintingandcooking.D．Singinganddancing.33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”refertoinParagraph4?

A．Thetime.B．Thephone.C．Themessage.D．Theinterest.34.What’sthepurpose(目的)ofthispassage?

A．Totellushowtofindinformationandpictures.B．Totellussomeinterestingactivitiesinfreetime.C．Totellushowtofindpeoplewithsimilarinterests.D．Totellushowtomakeourfreetimemoremeaningful.35.Whatwouldbethebeststructureofthispassage?

A．B．C．D．四、单词拼写(★★★)36.Shesawthetrafficaccidentfrom________(开始)toend.(★★★★★)37.Don’ttakethoseboatsaway.They’reoneofthe________(渔民).(★★★)38.Peoplekillwolvesbecausetheythinkwolvesaredangerousto________(人类).(★★★)39.Henevertalkedaboutwhathedidfora________(生存).(★★★)40.Wordscan’t_______(描述)howIfeelaboutthewholething.(★★★)41.Mymothertoldme________(notplay)footballinthestreet.(★★★)42.Theremaybenopandas________intheworldifwedonothing.(leave)(★★)43.Doyouoftenhearyourneighbour________(sing)nextdoor?(★★★)44.Thegovernmentshouldpreventschoolbusaccidentsfrom________(happen)again.(★)45.Youcanaskfriendsforhelpinsteadof________(face)theproblemsalone.五、完成句子(★★★)46.Thisareaoffersfoodandcovertowildlife.(改为同义句)Thisarea________wildlife________foodandcover.(★★★)47.Theoldmancouldn’tspeakbecausehewasseriouslyill.(改为同义句)Theoldmancouldn’tspeak________________his________________.(★★★)48.Themanissleeping.Thewindowisopen.(合并为一句)Themanissleeping________________________________.(★★★)49.MaybeIcanpasstheMathsexamthistime.(改为同义句)Itis________forme________________theMathsexamthistime.(★★★)50.Therewasaheavyrainagainthatevening.(改写成同义句)_____________________againthatevening.(★★★)51.他的懒惰最终导致了他的失败。Hislazinessfinally_____________hisfailure.(★★★)52.因此，鸟儿没有足够的食物。_____________,thebirdsdonothaveenoughfoodtoeat.(★★★)53.我们希望这能帮助人们理解湿地的重要性。Wehopethiswillhelppeople_____________ofthewetlands.(★★)54.正是放风筝的好时间!What_____________toflyakite!(★★★)55.成千上万只鸟儿每年都要来到盐城自然保护区短暂停留。ThousandsofbirdscometoYanchengNatureReserve_____________everyyear.六、任务型阅读(★★★)阅读下面短文，根据所读内容，在表格1—10小题的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。China’s15-year-oldChenYewongold(金牌)inthemen’sparkfinalofskateboarding(滑板男子碗池决赛)atthe19thAsianGamesmHangzhouonSept25,2023.Chenstartedgettingintoskateboardingin2016andheshowedgreatinterestinit.“IrememberonedayIwenttoasportsstore,andbychance,Isawaskateboard.Idecidedtogiveitatry,”ChentoldChinaYouthDaily.Itwasreallyhardtostayontheboardatfirst,butChenfounditveryinteresting.“EverytimeIdidsomedifficultskills,Ifeltthejoyofmakingbreakthroughs(突破),”saidChen.Gradually,Chenneededabetterskatepark(滑板场)fortraining.Tomeettheneed,hisfatherdecidedtomakeaskatebowlhimself.“Hewouldworkonitlateintothenight,sometimesuntilthreeorfourinthemorning,”saidChen.“I’mreallythankfulformyfather’ssupport.”Asajuniorhighschoolstudent,Chenneedstofindabalance(平衡)betweenhisstudyandskateboarding.HecanbefreefromPEclasses,duringwhichhecandoschoolworkbecauseheneedstopracticeskateboardingforhoursafterhisschoolisover.Behindhissuccess(成功)istoomanytimesofhardpracticeandlearning.Hepracticesinthemorning,studiesintheafternoonandsometimeshastohaveextra(额外的)classeswiththeteachers’help.Whilegettingreadyforthecompetitionthisyear,Chenevendisagreedwithhisfatheroverhisstudyplan.HewantedtotrainformorehoursatnightafterdaytimeclassesLookingbackattheseyearsoflearningskating,Chensayshebecomesstrongerandmoredetermined(坚定的)todosomethinghetrulyloves.Chinese15-year-oldwinsgoldattheHangzhouAsianGames

NameChenYe5615yearsoldHisexperience(经历)•ChenYelearnsskatingfor57years.Hestartedtolearnskatingin2016.

•ChenYecame58inthemen’sparkfinalofskateboardingatthe19thAsianGamesinHangzhouonSept25.Main59forhissuccess•WhenChenYefirstsawaskateboardin2016,hewasvery60init.

•ChenYe’sfather61him,soChenthankshisfatheralot.

•ChenYefindsabalancebetweenhisstudyandskateboarding.

①Hedoesn’tneedto62PEclasses.Heusuallypracticesskateboardingforhoursafterhisschool63.

②Hepractisesandstudiesduringthedayandhastohaveextraclasseswiththe64help.Histhought(想法)Manyyearsoflearningskatingmakeshim65andwillkeepgoingafterwhathetrulyloves.七、短文填空(★★★)根据短文内容及首字母提示,填写所缺单词,使短文意思完整,每空限一词。Manyhaveheardofsharkfinsoup(鱼翅汤).Thisfamousandexpensived66isespeciallypopularinsouthernChina.Butdoyouknowthatyou’rekillingawholesharkeacht67youenjoyabowlofsharkfinsoup?Whenpeoplec68sharks,theycutofftheirfinsandthrowthesharksbackintothesea.Itisl69cuttingoffyourarmsandlegsandthenleavingyoubleeding(流血)todeath.Thisisnotonlycruel(残忍),butalsoharmfultothesea.W70afin,asharkcannolongerswimandslowlydies.Sharksareatthetopofthefoodchain(链条)intheocean’secosystem(生态系统).Iftheirnumbersd71toolow,itwillbringhugeproblemstoallsealife.Manybelievethatsharkscanneverbeendangeredastheyarethestrongestintheirfoodchain.Butthef72isthataround70millionsharksarecaughtandtradedinthisindustryeveryyear.Ar73saysthenumbersofsomekindsofsharkshavefallenbyover90percentinthelast20to30years.Somecountries,liketheUSandtheUK,havemadel74tostoppeoplebuyingandsellingsharkfins.Noscientificstudiesshowthatsharkfinsareofvalueinmakingpeoplehealthyandstrong.I75scientistssaytheycancausehealthproblems,sowhyeatthem?Helpsavethesharks!八、书面表达(★★★)76.ForestZoodon