2024-2025学年辽宁省沈阳市第一二六中学上学期八年级12月月考英语试卷

2024—2025学年辽宁省沈阳市第一二六中学上学期八年级12月月考英语试卷

一、单项选择(★★)1.Ifyouwanttoremember_________word“family”,youcanmakethesentence“Fatherandmother,Iloveyou”.

A．aB．anC．theD．/(★★)2.TheArtofWarisanancientbookfullofclever_________,like“creatingsomethingoutofnothing”.

A．paintingsB．battlesC．sayingsD．letters(★★★)3.Onlyafewpeopleknowaboutthisinformation.Pleasekeepit_________.

A．activeB．secretC．openD．worth(★★★)4.Denise_________theLiaoningProvincialMuseumforhoursandshewillbebackatfiveo’clock.

A．hasbeentoB．hasgonetoC．hasbeeninD．hasgonein(★★★)5.—MsWhite,howlongcanI_________thedictionary?—Norush,takeyourtime!

A．haveB．borrowC．lendD．keep(★★★)6.—Hi,Mike!Ididn’tknowyouwerehere!—Oh,I_________heretosayhellotomyteacher.

A．havecomeB．comeC．cameD．amcoming(★★★)7.—Whatdoyouthinkofyesterday’sstory,Mary?—Oh,theGreekswerecleverenoughtocaptureTroy_________atrick.

A．besidesB．exceptC．forD．through(★★★)8.Youwilllosemarksintheexam_________youimproveyourhandwriting.

A．becauseB．ifC．unlessD．although(★★★)9.Ifyouturnoffthelamp,theroom_________darkduringthenight.

A．willgetB．getsC．gotD．isgetting(★★)10.—Excuseme!MayItakeyourorder,sir?—_________

A．Acupofcoffee,please.B．It’suptoyou.C．Goandgetsomehelp.D．Ilikethiscolour.二、阅读理解(★★★)

GiantWildGoosePagoda,Xi’anTheGiantWildGoosePagoda,Xi’anisawell-preservedancientbuilding.Itwasfirstbuiltin652.Today’spagodadatesbacktotheMingDynasty.Itstandsmorethan64meterstallandisabuildingofsevenstories.LeshanGiantBuddhaLeshanOnthecliff(悬崖)wheretheMinRiver,theQingyiRivetandtheDadu-Riverflowtogether,theLeshanGiantBuddhahasahistoryofover1,200years.TheBuddhacanberegardedasamasterpieceofChineserockcarving(雕像).ThewholeBuddhaisashighas71metersanditsfeetcanholdover100people.MogaoCaves,DunhuangTheancientbuildingisfamousforenjoyingBuddhistart.Thecavescarvedintothecliffswerefirstbuiltin366andthencontinuallybecamelargerinthelaterdynasties.Therefore,thewholebuildingtookover1,000years.TheSummerPalace,BeijingTheSummerPalaceisoneofthefourmostfamousgardensinChina.Itisalsothelargestroyalgardenintheworld.Havingbeendestroyedandrebuiltseveraltimes,thebuildingsconsistofmanygardensandpavilions(亭).▲,youcaneasilyspend2—4hoursinsidewalkingalongtheKunmingLake,admiringthepaintedroofatthelongcorridorandclimbingtheWanshouHill.11.Whichofthefourplacesabovecanyouviewfromtheriveraccordingtothetext?

A．GiantWildGoosePagoda.B．LeshanGiantBuddha.C．MogaoCaves.D．TheSummerPalace.12.WhatdoLeshanGiantBuddhaandMogaoCaveshaveincommon?

A．Theywerebuiltoncliffs.B．Theyhavethesameheight.C．Theywerebuiltforroyalty.D．Theyhavethemostcaves.13.Whichofthefollowingcanbeputinto▲?

A．AsaresultB．AsfortheweatherC．BecauseofthesizeD．Accordingtothereport14.Wecanprobablyfindthispassageinthe_________columnofanewspaper?

A．TravelGuideB．SportsNewsC．NewScienceD．HealthCare(★★★)Youstandinagarden.Alownoisereachesyourears.Youseeasmallinsectflyingnearyourhead.Youturntolook,anditfliesoutofsight.Thereitisagain!Youmoveslowly.Youcanseeyellowandblackstripes(条纹)onit.Isitabee?Itlandsonaflower,andyoutakeacloserlook.Beesfold(折叠)theirwingsontotheirbackswhentheystopflying.Butthisinsect’swingsreachoutlikeafly’s.That’sbecauseitisafly—aflowerfly.Manyflowerflieslooklikebees.Thishelpskeepthemsafefromanimalsthatmaywanttoeatthem.Insectswithyellowandblackstripesusuallyhavestingers(刺).Insecteaters,suchassomebirdsandfrogs,needtogetstung(被叮咬)onlyoncetoknowthatstripesmeantrouble.Flowerfliescan’tsting,butinsecteatersseethestripesandleavethefliesalone.Flowerfliesspendmostoftheirtimelookingforfood.Likebees,flowerflieseatpollen(花粉)andnectar(花蜜).Thismakesthemeasytofindinagardenfullofflowers.Theyarehelpfulgardeninsectsjustlikebees.Adultflowerfliesmovepollenfromoneflowertoanother,whichhelpssomeflowersgrowintofruit.Flowerfliescanstayinoneplacewhileflying.Mostinsectsmoveforwardwhentheyfly.Butflowerfliescantwist(扭动)theirwings,muchlikehummingbirdsdo.Twistingkeepstheminoneplace,sotheycanremainoverflowers,leaves,orevenyou!15.Inwhichwayarebeesandflowerfliesdifferent?

A．Thefoodthattheyeatinthegarden.B．Thecolouroftheirstripestheyhave.C．Thetroubletheymaketobirdsandfrogs.D．Theshapeofwingswhentheystopflying.16.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“leavethefliesalone”inParagraph4mean?

A．Makefriendswiththeflies.B．Eatthefliesup.C．Keepawayfromtheflies.D．Invitethefliesin.17.Whatdoyouknowabouttheflowerfliesaccordingtothepassage?

A．Theycanstinginsecteaterslikebees.B．Theycanbefoundeasilyinthepollen.C．Theycanmovebackwardwhileflying.D．Theycanbeashelpfultoflowersasbees.18.Whatmightthewriterofthepassageagreewith?

A．Peoplepreferbeestoflowerfliesallthetime.B．Peoplesometimesmistakeflowerfliesforbees.C．Peopleshouldstopbirdseatingbeesandflowerflies.D．Peopleshouldhavenicegardensaroundtheirhouse.(★★★)①Chunlian,alsoknownastheSpringFestivalcouplet,isaveryimportantpartofChineseculture.IthasaverylonghistoryandisdeeplyconnectedtothecelebrationsoftheSpringFestival.②Alongtimeago,chunlianwasusedtodriveawaybadspiritsandbadluck.ThereisastoryfromtheTangDynastyaboutpeopleputtingpeachwoodwithpicturesofgodsofShenshuandYulüontheirdoors.Butovertime,thesepeachwoodpieceschangedintopapercoupletswithwrittenwordsthatbroughtgoodluckandwishes.AnotherstoryfromtheSongDynastytellsusthatpeoplewroteluckywordsonredpaperandputthemontheirgatesordoorsduringtheSpringFestival.③AspecialeventhappenedintheLaterShuwhentheruler,MengChang,askedaministertowritecoupletsforhim.Buthewasn’thappywiththework,sohewrotethemhimself.ThesearenowconsideredthefirstSpringFestivalcouplets,andtheysay,“NewYearbringsextrahappiness,andthisfestiveseasoniscalledEverlastingSpring.”④DuringtheMingDynasty,chunlianbecameverypopular,andthat’swhenitgotitsname.EmperorHongwu(namelyZhuYuanzhang),reallylikedchunlian.HemadearulethateveryhousehadtohaveachunlianontheirgatesonNewYear’sDay.⑤Overtheyears,thecustomofhangingchunlianduringtheSpringFestivalhasverywidelyspread.Thesecoupletsareusuallywritteninasimple,poeticstyleonredpaper.ThistraditionisstillanimportantpartofChinesecultureandiscelebratedwithgreatjoytoday.19.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“them”inParagraph2referto?

A．Picturesofgods.B．Meaningsofgoodwishes.C．Peachwoodpieces.D．Luckywordsonredpaper.20.Whichcanmostprobablybethefirstchunlianaccordingtothepassage?

A．新年纳余庆，嘉节号长春B．岁月更新人不老，江山依旧景长春C．年丰人增寿，春早福满门D．神州春暖山河秀，华夏龙腾日月新21.Whatcanweknowaboutchunlianaccordingtothepassage?

A．ItwasinventedbyEmperorHongwu.B．Itwasusedtodriveawaybadspirits.C．Ithasahistoryoftenthousandyears.D．Itshowedone’sgreattalentinwriting.22.Whatwouldbethebeststructureofthepassage?

A．①/②③④⑤B．①/②③/④⑤C．①/②③④/⑤D．①②/③④/⑤(★★★)There’smuchtoseeunderthesea,butyouneedtorememberthatlightbehavesdifferentlyinwaterthaninair.Theobjectsappearclosertoyouthantheyexactlyare.Youmightfindyourselfreachingouttotouchsomethingandcompletelymissingit.Objectsunderwaterwillappearlargerthantheywouldonthesurface,too.Becarefulnottotellanystoriesaboutthebigfishthatgotaway.Thatfishmightnotbesobigafterall!It’sjustbecausesometimesthingscanseemtobeasmuchasabout33percentbiggerinwater!What’smore,indeeperwater,colorsjustdon’tseemasbright.Infact,itlooksasifsomecolorsaremissing.Rememberthecolorofanobjectresultsfromthewavelengths(波长)oflightthatarereflected(反射)fromitssurface.Andlightistakeninasitmovesdownthroughthewater.Swimmerswearwetsuitstokeepwarmunderwater.Let’stakeabrightred,yellow,andbluewetsuitasanexample.Thesecolorsarehardtomissonthesurfaceofwater.Watchcarefullythechangesincolorasyougodowninthewater.Theredpartnowlooksalmostblackbecausetheredlightwavelengths,thelongestamongthesethreecolors,aremissing.Asyougodowndeeper,thesamethingwillhappentotheyellowpartandintheendtothebluepart.Evenataplaceofabout6to9metersunderwater,youwilllookterrible,likeaghost(鬼怪)!Andyouhavetowaitforyourreturntothesurfacetoenjoythebrightcolorsagain!Doyouhaveabetterunderstandingofthebehaviorofthelightunderwater?Weneedtobecarefulabouttheobjectsaroundusandexploretheirmysteriesbyourselves.23.Youmisstheobjectunderwaterwhenyouwanttotouchitbecause_________.

A．youreyesightisquitepoorB．youarenotquickenoughC．itisnotascloseasitseemsD．itdisappearsveryquickly24.Theexampleofthewetsuitsisusedtoexplainthechangeofthe_________ofanobjectunderwater.

A．sizeB．colorC．positionD．weight25.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A．Afour-meter-longfishlooksthreemeterslongunderwater.B．Theredpartchangescolorfirstwhenit’sdowninthewater.C．Muchwaterwillbetakeninbytheswimmerdeepinthewater.D．Youwillseeaghostifyougoasdeepas6to9metersintothesea.26.Thebesttitleofthispassageis_________.

A．TheChangesofColorUnderwaterB．TheDirectionofLightUnderwaterC．TheBrightnessofColorUnderwaterD．TheBehaviorofLightUnderwater(★★★)阅读短文，从所给的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，其中有一个多余的选项。FiveTipstoImproveYourMemoryMostofusknowthatourbrainsbecomesmallerinsizeaswegetolder,butdidyouknowthatdietandlifestylehaveaneffectonhowwellourbrainswork?Researchshowsthateatinglotsoffruit,vegetablesandproteins(蛋白质)improvesmemory.27Eatingoilyfishordarkchocolate(withover70%cocoa)andtakingVitaminD3canalsohelpmakeyourmemorystronger.Theroleofexerciseisreallyimportanttoo.A2011studyshowedthatregularexerciseactuallyincreasesbrainsize.Anotherstudyfoundthatexerciseimprovedmemoryinsomeolderpeople;surprisinglyitfoundthatonesingletrainingperiodhadthesameeffectonmemoryasregular,longexerciseperiod!Onestudyfoundthateightweeksofshort,dailymeditation(默想)improvedmemory.Otherwaystorelaxcanalsoimproveourshort-termmemory.Trytaking5-10minutesofyourdaytomeditateorlistentomusic.28Expertssaythatagereducesourabilitytolearn,butsleepcanhelp.29A2019studyfoundthatstudentslearnedthingsbetterbeforeandafterashortsleep!30Trytomemorizeinformationlikephonenumbersandaddressesratherthanputtingtheinformationinyourphone.Youcouldalsolearnalanguageordobraintraininglikecrosswords(填字游戏).

A．Orevenjusttakeashower!B．Useyourphonetohelpyoumemorizethings.C．Tokeepyourbrainingoodcondition,youneedtouseit.D．Trytoavoidsugaryfoodssuchascakesandmilkchocolate.E．Foryourbrantoworkwell,7-9hoursofsleepisnecessary.三、完形填空(★★★)阅读短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Halfayearago,IreceivedanoperationonmylegsandIhadtostayinbedallday.Iwassadandlost______ineverything.Myfamilywerealsosufferingfrompainbecauseofmybadsituation.TheonlythingIcoulddowasto______somedailythingsformyfamilyonlinefromagrocerystore(杂货店).Afterpayingthemoneyeverytime,Iwouldleaveacomment(评论)tothepersonwhopackedmythings—wordslike“Yourserviceis______andwishyouahappyday!”or“Nothingcanmatchyourhardwork.”______,Irecovered(康复)myhealthsoon.Idrovetothegrocerystorelastweek.WhileIwascheckingout,Isaidtotheshopkeeper,“Nothingcanmatchyourhardwork.”Theshopkeeperlookedupatme______andsaid,“Unbelievable,It’syou!”Sheexcitedlygavemeahugandsmiled,“Mystoreusedtobeindangerofclosingdown.Yourencouragingwordshelpedmegetthroughhardtimes.AndI______toremaininbusinessuntilmygrocerystoregotoutoftrouble.”Hearingwhatshesaid,Iknewthatthe______ofheartwarmingwordssometimescouldmakeadifference.IrememberedwhenIwasdown,Iwasalso______bythesimilarwordsfromfriends.WhenIwassteppingoutofthestore,theshopkeeperranuptomewithabouquetofflowerstothankmeforbrighteningherdayswithmykindwords.Atthattime,Ideeplyunderstoodthatsmallactscouldtrulyinfluencesomeoneelse.Theywillprobablychangeforthebetterbecauseofyouandyoursmallacts.Throughthisexperience,Irealizedkindnesscouldbe______!Infact,somethingassimpleasleavinganicecommentinourdailylifecangiveothers______andconfidencetomakehimorhergoahead.31.A．interestB．senseC．memoryD．control32.A．sellB．borrowC．collectD．buy33.A．busyB．slowC．excellentD．serious34.A．SuddenlyB．LuckilyC．GentlyD．Immediately35.A．insurpriseB．infearC．withpatienceD．withpity36.A．refusedB．failedC．agreedD．managed37.A．soundB．spellingC．truthD．power38.A．letdownB．cheeredupC．beatendownD．broughtup39.A．changedB．forgottenC．spreadD．broken40.A．troubleB．hopeC．healthD．pride四、短文填空(★★★)阅读短文，然后用短文括号中所给词的适当形式填空或在空白处填入1个适当的单词。Thestoryof100,000arrowsThisisaninterestingstoryfromtheThreeKingdomsperiodinancientChina.Manyofyoumayhaveheardaboutit41yourchildhood.ZhouYuorderedZhugeLiangtoproduce100,000arrowswithin10days.“Threedays42(be)enough,”saidZhuge.Healsoagreedtobepunishedifhefailedtocompletetheorder.ZhoulaughedatZhugeandaskedhismennottoprovideZhugewithmaterialstomakethearrows.HealsosentLuSu43(see)howZhugewasdealingtheproblem.Infact,Zhugehadalreadyrealizedthatthiswasaplot.HeaskedLutolendhim20boatsfilledwithstrawmen.HealsorequestedLunottotellZhou44washappening.WhenLucameagaintoseeZhuge,hedidnotfindanything45(usual).Nothinghappenedontheseconddayeither.Intheearlymorningofthethirdday,ZhugeinvitedLuforaboatride.Aftertyingboatstogetherwithstrong46(rope),theysailedtowardsthecampofCaoCao.Athickfoghadspreadoverthesurfaceoftheriver.Peoplecouldhardlyseeeachotherontheriver.WhenZhuge’sboatsgotclosetotheCaocampbeforedawn,Zhugeorderedhissoldierstoshoutandbeatdrumstopretendtoattack.ZhugeandLusimplysatinsideoneoftheboatsanddrankwinetoenjoy47(they).AssoonastheCaocampheardthenoises,theymistookitfor48attackbytheZhoucamp.Theystartedtoshootarrows.Thestrawmenwere49(quick)shotfullofarrows.Afterawhile,Zhugehadhisboatsturnaround.Whenthissidewasalsoshotfullofarrows,theday50(break).Zhugeorderedhissoldierstoreturntotheirbaseport.Thesoldiersshouted,“Thankyou,Cao,foryourarrows.”Theycollectedmorethan100,000arrows.五、任务型阅读(★★★)阅读短文，然后根据内容回答所提问题。Everyonehasadream.Whatroledoesadreamplayinourlife?WhenIwasyoung,mydreamwastobeafireman.Ithoughtitwouldbecooltoridearound.Andputtingoutfirecouldmakemefeellikeasuperman.Foryears,Iheldontothisdream.ButwhenIgotolder,Ihadanotherdream.Iwantedtobeateache