2025~2026学年江苏省常州市勤业中学上学期八年级英语10月月考试卷

2025~2026学年江苏省常州市勤业中学上学期八年级英语10月月考试卷一、单项选择1.—Idon’tlikethe________trip,Mary.Whataboutyou?—I’malso________withit.

A．bored;boredB．bored;boringC．boring;boredD．boring;boring2.Doyoubelievedogscandothings________man?

A．ascarefulasB．aswellasC．asgoodasD．asbetteras3.Themorecarefulyouare,________mistakesyouwillmake,Ibelieve.

A．thefewerB．thelessC．themostD．thebest4.Whatdoyouthink________him________agooddoctor?

A．makes;tobeB．make;beC．makes;/D．tomake;/5.Ifsomething________you,doyouknowwhotogoto?

A．worryB．worryaboutC．isworriedaboutD．worries6.Myteachertellsus________tostrangeplacesalone.It’snotsafe.

A．notgoB．nottogoC．gonotD．tonotgo7.Therearemanyplantsandanimalsintheworldthatarein________andsomethingmustbedonetosavethem.

A．lineB．dangerC．orderD．silence8.—Whichboyis________,thetalloneortheshortone?—Iprefertheshortone.Healwaysmakesmelaughalotwhenhespeaks.

A．humorousB．seriousC．morehumorousD．moreserious9.Thepoordog________twodaysago.Its________bodywasfoundintheyardthismorning.

A．died;deadB．dead;diedC．death;deadD．died;death10.Tomis________honestboy,andheisoneof________beststudentsinhisclass.

A．a;theB．an;theC．an;aD．the;the11.Britishstudentshave________weeks________inthesummertimethanChinesestudents.

A．fewer;onB．fewer;offC．more;onD．more;off12.MyEnglishteacheroftenencouragesme________myspokenEnglishinandafterclass.

A．practicingB．practicesC．topracticeD．practiced13.SimonandIwon’tbeabletocompletethewholejob________,soweneedyourhelp.

A．byhimselfB．formyselfC．byourselvesD．forthemselves14.Someonesays“Timeismoney.”ButIrealizetimeis________money.

A．moreimportantasB．notimportantthanC．moreimportantthanD．themostimportant15.—Iguesstheextension(延长)ofthebreakwillmakeallstudentshappy.—________.Becausethey’llhavemoretimetorelaxthanbefore.

A．I’mnotsureB．IguessnotC．AllrightD．Youhaveapoint二、完形填空Lastsummer,Ihadawonderfulvacationwithmybestfriend,Lily.Westayedathergrandparents’houseinthecountryside.The________wasreallygood,sunnyandwarmeveryday.Onthefirstday,wewenttoastrawberryfarm.Wepickedfresh________andatethemthere.Theywereverysweetandjuicy!Afterthat,we________toanearbylake.Thewaterwascoolandnice,andwehadalotoffun________.Onenight,wewenttoalocalcarnival(嘉年华).Thecarnivalwasfunwithlotsofridesandgames.Wewentonthebigride,whichwas________andalittlebitscary.Wealsosawamagicshowwherethemagiciandidsomereallycoolthings.________wasimpressive(印象深刻的),anditfeltlikewewereinastorybook.Whilewewerethere,wealsowentforawalkinthe________.Theviewfromthetopwasbeautiful.Itwasamomentofrealhappinessandcalm.Onour________back,wefoundahidden(不为人知的)waterfall.Itfeltlikefindingaspecialplace.Thisholidaywasspecial________itwasfullofexcitingthingstodoandimportantmoments.Wecamebackhomewithgreatmemoriesandanevenbetter________.Itwasaholidaywewillalwaysremember.16.A．waterB．weatherC．farmD．carnival17.A．applesB．orangesC．strawberriesD．bananas18.A．wentB．hadC．swamD．agreed19.A．walkingB．washingC．jumpingD．swimming20.A．boringB．juicyC．freshD．exciting21.A．NobodyB．NoneC．EverythingD．Someone22.A．lakeB．mountainsC．storybookD．waterfall23.A．schoolB．wayC．vacationD．home24.A．butB．orC．becauseD．so25.A．friendshipB．placeC．magicD．holiday三、阅读理解ATwo-dayTriptoMoonIsland

Day1(Oct.7th)

①9:00MeetattheRedStarAirport→TheOldTown→TheGreatBridge→TheHistoricalHouse

②12:30Lunch(Thefamousfishmeal)→TheWindmillPark→Watchturtles→Enjoysunsetonthebeach

③18:00Dinner(Ricenoodles)→TheRainbowBridge→ThehotelDay2(Oct.8th)

①9:00Breakfast(Atthehotel)→TheRoseMountain

②12:30Lunch(ABBQ)→TheWaterside

Farm→Gobacktothehotel

③18:00EndattheGreenBushAirportCost:$200eachperson.Kidsunder9arefree.

PS:IfyoubookthistripbeforeSept.23,youcanget20%off.26.WhatwilltouristshavefordinneronDay1?

A．Chicken.B．ABBQ.C．Vegetables.D．Ricenoodles.27.WhatwilltouristsdoafterbreakfastonOct.8th?

A．VisittheGreatBridge.B．ClimbtheRoseMountain.C．GototheWatersideFarm.D．VisittheRainbowBridge.28.JackwillvisitMoonIslandwithhiswifeandhis8-year-oldson.IfhebooksthetriponSept.20,howmuchshouldhepay?

A．$600.B．$160.C．$320.D．$400.NatalieDoan,ateenagerinAmerica,hasalwaysfeltluckytoliveinRockaway,NewYork.Livingjustafewblocksfromthebeach,Nataliecanseetheoceanandhearthewavesfromherhouse."It'stheoceanthatmakesRockawaysospecial,"shesays.OnOctober29,2012,theoceanturnedextremelyterrible.Thatnight,Hurricane（飓风）SandyhittheEastCoast,andRockawaywashitespeciallyhard.Thenextday,Natalieandherfamilyfoundtheirneighborhoodinruins.ManyofNatalie'sfriendshadlosttheirhomesandpeoplewerehavingthemostdifficulttime,especiallytheelderly.Tohelpothersrebuild.Teenagersclimbedstairstosendwaterandfoodtoelderlypeopletrapped（困住）inpowerlesshighbuildings.Nataliewasdeeplymovedbyallthesethingsanddecidedtodosomething."MymomtellsmethatIcan'tcontrolwhathappenstome,"Nataliesays,"butIcanalwayschoosehowIdealwithit."Natalie'schoicewastohelp.Shecreatedawebsitepage,matchingpeopleinneedwithpeoplewhowantedtoofferhelp.NataliepostedinformationaboutaboynamedPatrick,wholosthisbaseballcardcollectionwhenhishouseburneddown.Withindays,Patrickgotanewcollection.Inthecomingmonths,herwebsitepagehelpedlotsofkids:Christopher,whoreceivedanewbasketball;Charlie,whogotanewkeyboard.Nataliealsoworkedwithotherorganizationstobringmuch-neededthingstoRockaway.Hereffortsmadeherafamousperson.ShewaslaterinvitedtotheWhiteHouseandhonoredasaHurricaneSandyChampionofChange.Today,thestreetsareclearandmanyhomeshavebeenrebuilt."Ican'timaginelivinganywherebutRockaway,"Nataliesays,"Becauseofeveryone'seffortsinmakingabetterhome,Rockawaywillevenbestrongerthanbefore."29.Thephrase"inruins"Paragraph2meanstheneighborhoodwas______________.

A．cleanandtidyB．inamessC．justthesameasusualD．evenbetterthanbefore30.HowdidNataliehelpthepeopleinneed?

A．Shegavehertoystootherkids.B．Shetookcareofyoungerchildren.C．ShecalledontheWhiteHousetohelp.D．Shebuiltaninformationsharingwebsite.31.Whichofthefollowingisprobablythebesttitleofthepassage?

A．littlepeoplecanmakeabigdifference.B．AfriendinneedisafriendindeedC．Eastorwest,homeisbest.D．TechnologyispowerStudentsfromahighschoolinChangchun,Jilin,spent129dayscreatingareliefmural(浮雕壁画).TheirideacamefromthefamouspaintingAThousandMilesofRiversandMountainsbyWangXimeng.ThemuralwascreatedonthewallofChangchunNo.150HighSchool’sartclassroom.Itwascompletedby21studentsfromthisschoolundertheguidanceoftheirteacher,DuanYingzi.Themuralisnearly3.5metershighand11meterslong.ThispieceofartworkhasamazedalotofpeopleontheInternet.Accordingtotheteacher,creatingthismuralispartoftheschool’sspeciallessons.Theprocessofthecreationincludesdrawinganoutline(轮廓),makingrelief,paintingbasecolors,andthenfinishingthefinalartwork.Mostofthestudentsinthisgrouphadnopaintingexperience.Theirteacherhelpedthemlearnthepaintingskillsandpractisepaintingmanytimes.Theteacherexplainedthatthemostdifficultpartofcreatingthismuralwasthecolormixing.“Ittookusoveramonthtofinishtheoutlineandreliefwork.Inthefollowingtwotothreemonths,wefocusedonperfectingthecolormixing,”shesaid.Aftertryingagainandagain,theyfinallyachievedthisgreatgoal.AlthoughthereisadifferenceincolorcomparedwiththatofWangXimeng’spainting,thestudentsarestillverypleasedwiththefinalresult.Thedifferenceisnotsosignificant(显著的).Theworkstilllooksverybeautiful.“Inthepast,studentscouldonlyseetheartworkinbooks.Andtheywereunabletofullyexperienceitsbeauty.Bydrawingthepainting,studentscanhaveadeeperunderstandingoftheancientChineseartists’wisdom(智慧),”Duansaid.32.Wherecanyoufindthereliefmuralinthisschool?

A．Onaposterattheschoolhall.B．Ontheclassroom’swindows.C．Onaboardattheschoollibrary.D．Ontheartclassroom’swall.33.Howlargeisthisreliefmuralinarea?

A．About38.5m2.B．About39.5m2.C．About40.5m2.D．About41.5m2.34.What’sthebiggestdifficultythattheteacherandstudentsmet?

A．Thecolormixing.B．Thedifferenceincolor.C．Nopaintingexperience.D．Noguidanceofthepainter.35.Whichwordscanbestdescribetheteacherandstudents?

A．Honestandbrave.B．Politeandfriendly.C．Seriousandoutgoing.D．Patientandhard-working.TheJourneyofSelf-DiscoveryPeoplemakelongjourneystodifferentcountries.Someevenmaketheirwaytospace.However,thebiggestjourneyistheself-discoveryjourney.Howcanyoustartthejourneyofself-discovery?Herearefourtipsforyou.Tip1:36Youmayhavedifferentkindsofabilities.Itcouldbeaboutyourabilitytocreate,yourabilitytounderstandothersoryourskillsatfootball.Butwhichofthemareyouproudof?Youneedtofindouttheanswer.Thiswillhelpyouknowyourselfbetter.Tip2:Knowwhatmakesyouexcited.37Itcouldbewhenyouareperformingadanceonstage,whenyouhelpyourdadfixhiscomputerorevenwhenyouaredoingresearchonyourschoolscienceproject.Tip3:Getoutofyourcomfortzone(舒适区).Itisalwayscomfortabletostayinyourfamiliararea.However,inordertodiscoveryourself,youneedtoputyourselfinsomeuncomfortablesituations.Youcandosomeoutdooractivitiesyouareafraidof.38Thiswillgiveyouachancetolearnmoreabouthowyoufeel,thinkandreactwhenthechallengecomes.Peoplemaywanttofinishthejourneyassoonaspossible.39Asyougothroughlife,manyexperiencescanchangeyou,andthishelpsyougrow.Thejourneytoself-discoveryislife’sgreatestadventure.

A．Thiswilltellyouwhereyoucangetyourownjoy.B．Findoutyourmostvaluableability.C．Discoverandsharedifferentcultures.D．Infact,theself-discoveryjourneyisalifelongtask.E．Forexample,youcangooutforsomedifficultrockclimbing.F．Neverbeafraidofbeingopentoyourfriends.四、短文填空Friendsareveryimportantineveryone’slifebecausefriendsarealwaystherewhenweneedthem.It’sgreat40(have)manyfriends,andIcan’tthinkaboutmylifewithoutmyfriends.MybestfriendisLisa.WhenIfirst41(meet)her,Iwasfive.Sheisoneyear42(old)thanme.Nowsheisinthesameclasswithme,inthe7thgrade.Sheistallandquitethin.Shehaslongcurly(卷曲的)blondehairandblueeyes.Iamnotsobeautiful.SometimesIwishIcouldbeas43(beauty)assheis.LisaandIlikedoingalotofthingstogetherandtalkingaboutdifferent44(thing).LisaalwayshelpsmewithmyMathsandIsometimeshelp45(she)withherEnglishandHistory.Once,Ihadtodoareportonscience,butIdidn’tunderstandwhattheteacher46(say).Thenextday,Ireaditinfrontoftheclass.Buttheteachertoldmethatmyreportwaswrongandallmyclassmateslaughedatme.Ifeltverybad.Lisawastheonlyonewhodidn’tlaughatme.Shetriedtobenicerthananybodyelseandmakeme47(laugh).Iam48shypersonandsometimesIfeelthatpeopledon’tunderstandme.Lisais49(friend)andeverybodylovesher.Sheisalsosmartandshecandealwitheverything.Iamhappytohaveafriendlikeher.五、任务型阅读Doyoueverwanttotalktothewriterafterreadingabookheorshewrote?AtBooneMiddleSchoolinFlorida,US,alleighth-gradershadavideotalkwithUSwriterS.L.Rottman,whowrote10books.Beforethetalk,theyreadthewriter’sbookHerointheirreadingclass.Thebookisabouta15-year-oldboynamedSean.Thelawmakeshimworkonahorsefarm.Butthebook’sendingisnotclear.WillSeanjustdowhathehastodo,orwillhemakesomechanges?ThestudentswantedtoknowwhathappenedtoSeanandaskedRottmanaboutit.Theanswertheyreceivedwasthat“it’sgoodforyouguystothinkofyourownending.”CaitlynneSheppardwashappywith