2025~2026学年江苏省常州市勤业中学八年级上学期12月月考英语试卷

2025~2026学年江苏省常州市勤业中学八年级上学期12月月考英语试卷一、单项选择1.—What________badweatheritis!—Yes,butIlove________airafteritrains.Itsmellssofresh.

A．a;theB．/;theC．the;anD．an;/2.Ifwedon’tprotectthewolves,therewillsoonbenowolves________intheworld.

A．leaveB．leavingC．leavesD．left3.—Whydon’tyouletTomwalkintheforestaloneatnight?—Becausehemaybe________.Therearemany________animalslikewolvesaroundthere.

A．dangerous;indangerB．dangerous;dangerousC．indanger;dangerousD．indanger;indanger4.Heslepttoolatelastnight.________,hefellasleepinclasstoday.

A．InsteadB．AtleastC．AsaresultD．However5.Itwillbe________tomorrow,sotherewillbealotof________tomorrow.

A．rain;rainB．rainy;rainC．rain;rainyD．rainy;rainy6.Scientistsareworkinghard________pandashavemorebabiesandliveabetterlife.

A．helpB．helpingC．tohelpD．helped7.MyfriendLilyhasagreatsenseofhumour.________her,Iamhappyeveryday.

A．ThankstoB．AsforC．RatherthanD．Infrontof8.It’sverycoldoutside.Youshouldwear________clotheswhenyougotoschool.

A．lightB．thickC．freeD．beautiful9.—________doesayoungmonkeyweigh?—Its________canbeupto35kilograms.

A．Howmuch;weighB．Howheavy;weightC．Howmuch;weightD．Howheavy;weigh10.Thiscountrydecidesto________tosolvetheproblemscausedbyglobalwarming.

A．takeupB．takeawayC．takeplaceD．takeaction11.Whatisthesentencestructureof“Theflowerssmellwonderfulinspring”?

A．S+V+OB．S+V+PC．S+V+IO+DOD．S+V+O+OC12.Thenumberofthetigers________becoming________,sowemustprotectthem.

A．is;lessandlessB．are;fewerandfewerC．is;smallerandsmallerD．are;smallerandsmaller13.—Ithinkweshouldprotectthenaturalworld.—________.Itisthemostprecious(珍贵)giftfromnaturetous.

A．Idon’tthinksoB．That’srightC．NoproblemD．Nevermind14.Asthetemperaturealwaysstays________zero,wecan’tseerealsnowanymore.

A．aboveB．downC．upD．below15.Thepriceoffruits________alittleasit’shardtoharvestatthistime.

A．raisedB．droppedC．fellD．rose二、完形填空Lastmonth,ItookmysonTomtoseehisgrandparentsinthecountryside.Whenwearrived,theywereso________toseeus.Tom’sgrandmawelcomedhimexcitedlyHisgrandpatookhimtotheyardtoplay.Thelittleboywasquiteinterestedineverythingthere.Atlunch,Tomtoldme,“Dad,Isawahenflying.”“It’snot_______,”Isaidwithoutthinking,“Howcanahenfly?”“Dad,adogranafterthehenintheyard.Thehenwastrappedinacorner.Whenshesawnootherwayout,shesuddenly________uptotheroof.Dad,whycanshefly?”mychildasked.Ithoughtforawhileandsaid,“Maybebecauseof________.Thehenlovesherownlifeandthathelpsherfly.”Tomnodded.Itlookedlikehe________.Lastweekend,wevisitedTom’sgrandparentsagain.ThistimeweheardTomshoutingfromtheyard.“Dad,thedogisrunningafterheragain!Comeandsee!”Iranoutofthehouse.Thehenwasrunningafteragroupofchickens,andthedogfollowedthemclosely.Suddenly,thehenstopped.Shedidn’tflyawayorrunawaythistime.________,sheturnedaround,openedherwingswideandshoutedangrilyandloudlyatthedog.Thechickenswereall________behindherinfear.Iranover,stoodbetweenthedogandthehenanddrovethedogaway.“________didn’tthehenflyaway?Sheknowsshecan’tfightthedog.Tomasked.Ithoughtforawhileandsaid,”Didyouseethechickensjustnow?Maybethelovefor________ismorethanthatforherownlife.Tomthoughtforalongtimeandnodded.Whenin________,amother’sfirstthoughtisalwaystoprotectherchildren.Inourlife,wewilldothesameasthehendid.16.A．sadB．happyC．angryD．brave17.A．politeB．usefulC．possibleD．important18.A．dancedB．stayedC．stoodD．flew19.A．loveB．funC．workD．interest20.A．helpedB．leftC．understoodD．waited21.A．HoweverB．SadlyC．LuckilyD．Instead22.A．playingB．hidingC．sittingD．passing23.A．WhyB．WhenC．WhereD．What24.A．childrenB．yardC．dogD．food25.A．surpriseB．fearC．secretD．danger三、阅读理解

HappyRainonaSpringNightGoodrainknowsitstimeright;

Itwillfallwhencomesspring.

Withwinditstealsinnight;

Mute,itwetseverything.

Overwildlanesdarkcloudspreads;

Inboatalanternlooms.

Dawnseessaturatedreds;

Thetown’sheavywithblooms.—TranslatedbyXuYuanchongThisfamouspoemwaswrittenbyafamouspoetDuFuwhenhewaslivingandfarminginChengdu.Hisfarmingexperiencetaughthimtobethankfultonature.Thefirstword,“good”,showshisjoyandloveforthespringrain.Therainisgoodbecauseit“knows”therighttimetocome.Herethepoetusespersonification(拟人),asiftherainweresmartenoughtocomeintimeforthefarmers’busyseason.Whentheraincomes,itappearsduringthenightwithoutmakinganynoise.Unlikethethunder(雷)andlightningofsummerstorms,thespringrainfinishesitstaskwithoutbeingknown.Inthethirdcouplet(对句),thepoetdescribesapeacefulscenetous.Inthenightsky,thecloudslookdarkandheavy.It’sasignthattherewillbeenoughrainduringthenight.Thelightfromtheriverboatmakesthedarksceneabitlivelier.Atlast,thepoetstartstoimagine.Tomorrowmorning,hethinks,thecityofChengduwillbecomebeautifulwhenalloftheflowersbloomaftertherain.26.Whoisthetranslatorofthispoem?

A．DuFuB．LiBaiC．WangWeiD．XuYuanchong27.Whichofthefollowingrhymesarerightforthispoem?

A．aabbccddB．abcdabcdC．ababcdcdD．abcabcabc28.Whichwordcanbeusedtodescribetheraininthispoem?

A．Busy.B．Heavy.C．Dark.D．Quiet.29.Whichofthefollowingismentionedinthepoem?

A．Wind,rainandthunder.B．Wind,rainandclouds.C．Rain,windandrainbows.D．Rain,rainbowsandclouds.30.WhatdoesDuFuwanttoshowinthispoem?

A．He’sthankfultonature.B．Helovesandenjoysfarming.C．Heenjoyslisteningtotherain.D．Hewantstheflowerstobloom.Rainforestscoveronly6%oftheearth’ssurface,buttheyarehometooverhalfoftheworld’splantsandanimals.Rainforestsarecalledthe“lungsoftheearth”becausetheytakeinCO₂andproduceoxygen.However,rainforestsareingreatdanger.Everyminute,about20hectaresofrainforestarecutdown.Peoplecutthemdownforwoodandfarmland.Thisdestroysanimals’homes.Somespeciesaredyingout.Rainforestsareimportantfortheclimatetoo.Theykeeptheearth’sclimatestable.Whenrainforestsarecutdown,theclimatebecomeswarmer.Wemustprotectrainforests.Wecanbuyproductsmadefromsustainablewood.Wecanalsosupportorganizationsthatprotectrainforests.31.Whatpercentageoftheearth’ssurfacedorainforestscover?

A．20%B．6%C．50%D．10%32.Whyarerainforestscalledthe“lungsoftheearth”?

A．Becausetheyhavemanyplantsandanimals.B．BecausetheytakeinCO2andproduceoxygen.C．Becausetheyareverybig.D．Becausetheyareindanger.33.Whydopeoplecutdownrainforests?

A．ForwoodandfarmlandB．ForanimalsC．ForoxygenD．ForCO234.Whathappenswhenrainforestsarecutdown?

A．Theclimatebecomeswarmer.B．Theclimatebecomescolder.C．Moreanimalslivethere.D．Moreplantsgrowthere.35.Whatcanwedotoprotectrainforests?

A．BuysustainablewoodproductsB．SupportprotectionorganizationsC．BothAandBD．CutdownmoretreesIt’stimetoenjoythespecialwarmporridge(粥)ofwinterInChina,thetwelfthmonthofthelunarcalendariscalledlayue.36Afterthefestival,peoplebegintogetreadyfortheChineseNewYear.TheLabaFestival2025fellonMonday,January26th.37Tomaketheporridgenice,peopleoftencookitwitheightdifferentthings.SotheporridgeisalsocalledEightTreasurePorridge.Traditionally,thereisrice,reddates,variousbeans,driedlotusseeds(干莲子),anddifferentkindsofdriedfruitsinit.38Atmidnight,peoplebegintocooktheporridge.Afterhoursofboiling,wecanhaveitthenextmorning.Itismuchmoredeliciousbecausewespendalotoftimemakingit.EatingLabaporridgeonLabaFestivalisstillanimportantcustomnow.Mostpeoplelikehavingtheporridgebecauseitisnotonlygoodforhealth,butalsoablessingforthecomingoftheSpringFestival.39Ifnot,prepareforitnow!Sharingtheporridgewithyourfamilyisthehappiestthingintheworld!

A．Onthisday,peopleusuallyeattheLabaporridge.B．LabaFestivalhasahistoryofmorethan1,200years.C．Isyourfamilyreadyformakingtheporridgethisyear?D．Butyoucanputotherthingsyoulikeintheporridgetoo.E．Therearenowoveronehundreddifferentcookingmethods.F．ChinesepeoplecelebratetheLabaFestivalontheeighthdayofthemonth.四、任务型阅读Manypeoplelikecuteandfriendlydolphins.Theylikedolphinshowsinthezoo.About40kindsofdolphinsliveintheworld.Manyofthemliveinthesea.ButpinkdolphinsliveintheAmazonRiver.Hereissomethingaboutpinkdolphins.Pinkdolphinsarebigmammals.Anadultpinkdolphincanbe2-2.3mlongandweigh100-150kilos.Howheavytheyare!Manydolphinsareblackandwhiteorgrayandwhite.Butpinkdolphinsaredifferent.Theircolourschangewithage.Youngpinkdolphinsaregray.Butadultdolphinscanshowthecolourofpink.Pinkdolphinshaveabout52pairsofteeth.Theteethhelpthemgetfoodeasily.Theyeatabout50kindsoffishandcrabs.Likeotherdolphins,pinkdolphinsaresocialanimals.Theyliveingroupsbuttheirgroupissmall.Agrouphas2or4pinkdolphins.Thepinkdolphinsinthesamegroupgointothewater,playinthewaterandlookforfoodtogether.40.Howmanykindsofdolphinsliveintheworld?________________41.Wheredopinkdolphinslive?________________42.Howmuchdoesanadultpinkdolphinweigh?________________43.Whatcolourisayoungpinkdolphin?________________44.Whatdoyouthinkofthepinkdolphins?________________五、短文填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Nancywas45populargirlatschool.Shewassmartandfun.Fromanearlyage,shetriedtobekindandfriendlytoeveryone.Sheinvitedallherclassmates46(join)herbirthdayparty.Shegavegiftstoeverybody.Shewasverybusybecauseshehadsomanyfriendstospendeverydaywith.Shefeltvery47(luck).ButeverythingchangedonNationalFriendshipDay.48thatday,everyonehadtogivethreegiftstotheirthreebestfriends.Nancyenjoyedchoosingthreefromallh