2023-2024学年江苏省常州某中学八年级（上）月考英语试卷（10月份）

2023-2024常州外国语中学八年级上学期10月月考试卷（含加卷）

一、单项选择（每小题1分，共15分）

1.Mycousinisonly_______8-year-oldboy,butIbelievehimbecausehe's_______honestkid.

A.a;aB.an;aC.a;anD.an;an

2.—_______greattimewehave_______thepiano!

---Yes.Icanbe_______atit(hisway.

A.Whata;playing;wellB.How;toplay;goodC.What;toplay;betterD.Whata:playing;better

3.It's_______toseesomanyplacesof________around(heworld.

A.interesting;interestsB.interested;interestC.interested;interestsD.interesting;iirerest

4.Yourhometownisreallynice!Theairisasfreshas_______ofSanya.

A.theoneB.oneC.thatD.those

5.Ilwastoocoldoutside.Whenthebus_______,we_______atonce

A.arrived;gotitonB.arrived;gotonitC.reached;gotonitD.reached;gotiton

6.Childrenliketoplaywithsnow.Theharderitsnows,thethechildrenwillplay.

A.happyB.happierC.morehappilyD.happily

7.Youneedto_______theshoppinglistbeforeyougotothesupermarket.

A.lookthroughB.lookupC.lookafterD.lookfor

8.—Didyouenjoy_______inChengdulastweek?一Yes,wehadgreatfunthere.

A.myselfB.ourselvesC.yourselvesDyourself

9.Thenumberofthementeachersinourschool_______becoming________.

A.is;smallerandsmallerBis;亢werandfewerC.are;smallerandsmallerDare;fewerandfewer

10.―Sally'shairisthan.…That'swhySallylookslikeaboystudent.

A.muchlonger;Millie'sB.muchlonger;MillioC.muchshorter;MillieD.muchshorter;Millie's

11.Learningdrawingherseveralyearsandshealsomuchmoneyonit.

A.look;costB.took;spentC.cost;spentD.look;paid

12.Don'tjustbelievetheadvertisement.Thebicycleis_______itsays.

A.asgoodasB.notaswellasC.notasgoodasD.aswellas

13.DifferentfromEnglishmen,Americansuse“_______insteadof“biscuit”.

A.soccerB.cookieC.yardD.(ruck

14.—Canyougivemesomeadviceonbowtobeslimmer?-Eatmeatandcakes.

A.less;lessB.fe认er;fewerC.less;fewerD.fewer;less

15.—MissWhite,I'mafraidIhavegotlowmarksintheexam.

,dear!Takeiteasy.I'msureifyoutryyourbest,youwilldobetternexttime.

A.You'rewelcomeB.ComeonC.A11rightD.Great

二、完形填空（每题1分，共10分）

WhenIwasaboy,welivedacrossariverfromthemainroadnexttoasetofrailroadtracks.Theonlywayto

ourhousewasacrossa(16).Ouronlyneighbour,Frankie,livedina(a)(17)houseonthe

hilkidebehindourhome.Hishouse,(18),wasoverahundredyearsold.

Frankiewasnearly80yearsoldwhenIwas(19).Hewasafirstgeneration(代)Italianimmigrant

(移民)whonevermarried.Heworkedontherailroadforover40yearsbeforeretiring(退休)，butstillworkedhard

everyday.Iwouldwatchhimamazcdlygrowplantsonhillsides.Frankiewassmellybytoday'sstandards(标准).

Hehadnoelectricity(电)orrunningwaterandwouldbatheonceaweekwithwaterheboiled.ButIneverseemed

tomindthesmellwhenIvisitedhim.HisEnglishwassobrokenafterallhisyearsinAmericahutIneverhadany

trouble(20)him.

Frankiealso(21)meinmyspiritual(精神的)growth.Hedidthismainlyby(22).Henever

lectured(告诫)ortaught.Hejustshowedmehowtolivewithhonesty,kindnessandgoodness.Heshowedmethe

joyofnature,thepeacethatcancomefromjustsittingoutsideonasunnyday.

WhenFrankie(23),v/efoundhehadover40,000dollarsinthebank,fromalifetimeofsaving.It

wassenttohisbrothersandsisterslivinginItaly.

Weoftenwonderedwhyhedidn'tuseittobuyabetterhomeandlivemore(24).Lookingbacknow,

hov/ever,Iknowtheanswer.Hehadfood,cover,clothes,andwarmthbothinhishouseandinhisspirit.He(25)

nothingmoretobehappyinhislife.

16.A.streetB.boardC.mapD.bridge

17.A.openB.emptyC.oldD.dark

18.A.infactB.atfirstC.aboveallD.asusual

19.A.taughtB.bomC.preparedD.educated

20.A.understandingB.findingC.believingD.knowing

21.A.hurtB.guidedC.heldD.stopped

22.A.natureB.choiceC.orderD.example

23.A.failedB.returnedC.livedD.died

24.A.activelyB.comfortablyC.safelyD.quietly

25.A.succeededB.changedC.neededD.explained

三、阅读理解（师题2分，共24分）

A

LUSOCOMMUNITYSERVICESINVITESYOURFAMILYTOJOINOURFAMILYMATHPROGRAM!

WhatisFamilyAfreemathprogramforstudentsingrades2-5andtheirfamilies.

MathPlayfungamesandreadinterestingstoriestopracticemathconceptsintheclassroom

curriculum.

Joininanengaginglearningexperiencefbrthewholefamilyiopromotepositivealtitudes

towardsmathandsuccessinschool.

Afullmealisincludedateverysession(・节课).

ProgramDetailsThursdayeveningsfrom5:30pm-7:3Opm,April13toMay4.

BeacockLibrary（1280HuronStreet）.

Familiesmustbeabletoattendall4sessions.

MorePleasecontactEmilyFowleratemily@lusocentreorgorcal）（519）452-1466.

information

26.Howlongdoesthesessionlast?

A.About4weeksB.About2months.C.About2hours.D.About21days.

27.WhichstatementisTRUE?

A.Onlystudentscantakepartintheprogram.

B.FunwaysareusedtointereststudentsinMath

C.Theprogramcharges（收费）nothingorthesessionsbutalittleformeals.

D.EmilywordsforBeacockLibrary.

28.Wherecantheposterbeseen?

A.Onacommunitynoticeboard.B.Onaschoolnoticeboard.

C.Onalibrary'swallD.Inanewspaper.

B

Howquicklycanyoufinisha50-meterrun?Howlongdoesittakeforgirlstocompletethe8（X）-meterrace?

Whataboutboysinthe1,000-meterrace?

Oncetherewasateenageboywhowasknownasafastrunnerinhisvillage.Heonlycaredaboutwinning

everyraceandbecomingmoresuccessful.

Oneday,theboytookpartinarunningraceinhisvillage.Hewonthe20（）,100and50-meterraceswithout

anyproblem.Hewasproudofhimselfandreceivedgreatapplause（掌声）.

Buthisgrandfathersteppedinandchallenged（挑战）himtoaracewithtwounexpectedcompetitors,anold

manandablindgirl.Theboythoughtitwasunbelievablebutaccepted.

Intherace,theboyfinishedfirst,whiletheoldmanand（heblindgirlwerestillatthestartingline.Withtoy,

hewavedhishandsatthecrowd（观众）.Buttheykeptsilent.

“Whyarcpeoplenotcheeringformelikebefore?”heaskedhisgrandfather.

“Slarttheraceagainwiththem.Butthistime,allofyoushouldcrossthefinishinglineatthesametime."the

grandfatherreplied.

Theboywassurprisedbutagreedtotherace.

Duringthesecondrace,theboytookthehandsoftheoldmanandtheblindgirlandwalkedslowlywiththem

tothefinishingline.Thecrowdgavethemastandingapplause.

Theboyaskedhisgrandfather,"Forwhomarcthepeoplecheering?Isitforme,orthem?"Thegrandfather

smiledandsaid,“Thecrowddidnotcheerforanyoneofyou.Theycheeredforhowyoual11rantheracetogether".

Facingtheraceoflife,whatmatters（要）isnotjustwinning,buthowyouwintherace.

29.Howdidtheboyreact（反应）whenhisgrandfatherchallengedhim（otherace?

A.Herefusedtotakepartintherace.B.Hethoughtitwasstrangebutagreedtorace.

C.Hekeptsilentanddidn'ttakeitasarealrace.D.Hethoughthisgrandfatherlookeddownonhim.

30.What'stherightorderaccordingtothepassage?

a.Hisgrandfatheraskedhimtoaracewithanoldmanandablindgirl.

b.theboywonthe200,100and50-meterraceswithoutanyproblem.

c.Duringthesecondrace,theboytookthehandsoftheoldmanandtheblindgirlandwalkedslowlywiththemto

thefinishingline.

d.Intherace,theboyfinishedfirst,whiletheoldmanandtheblindgirlwerestillatthestartingline.

e.Thecrowdgavethemastandingapplause.

A.bedeaB.badeeC.adeebD.dcabe

31.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellusinthisstory?

A.Winningracesistheonlywayofsuccess.

B.Effort（努力）ineverycompetitionleadstofinalsuccess.

C.Theimportanceofhavingunexpectedcompetitionsinarace.

D.Theimportanceofhowweruntheraceoflifegoesbeyond（超过）winning.

C

Confucianism（儒家思想）hasbeenfollowedbyChinesepeopleformorethantwothousandyears.Tohelp

peopleunderstandhowtobehavetowardsothers,Confucianismteaches（heFiveConstants（五常）.Theseareren,

yi,li,zhiandxin.Theyaregeneralvirtues（美德）aroundtheworld.Themostimportanttwoarerenandli.

Renis（hefeelingofcareandloveweshouldhaveforothers.Confuciusexplainedrencouldbestbe

understoodaslovingothers.Heisfamousforteachingpeople"Whatyoudonotwantdonetoyourself,donotdoto

others”.1（isquitesimilartowhatisknownintheWestastheGoldenRule（treatothersasyouwishtobetreated）.

Whilethemeaningofreniseasytounderstand,liisalittlehardertoexpress.Itcanbethoughtofasdutyor

evenrespect.Generally,liisthewayweshouldconnectwithpeopleinoureverydaylife.InConfucianwritings,

discussionsaboutliincludetheproperwaylodrinkleaandhowtorememberancestors（祖先）.Whilerenismostly

aboutouropinionsandfeelings,liisabouthowweexpressouropinionsandfeelingstowardsothersandtowards

theworldaroundus.

Perhapsthemostwell-knownConfucianvirtueisxiao.Thisisthedutychildrenhave（otheirparents.Xiao

meansloving,respecting,obeyingandtakingcareofone'sparentsintheiroldage.InConfucianism,xiaois

importantforaharmonious（和谐的）society:Withoutit,thewholeworldwouldfallintoamess.

32.WhicharethemostimportantoftheFiveConstants?

A.Renandyi.B.Renandli.C.Liandxin.D.Yiandzhi.

33.WhatisthebestChinesefortheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3?

A.博学于文，约之以礼。B.学而不思则罔，思而不学则殆。

C.己所不欲，勿施于人。D.君子和而不同，小人同而不和。

34.Whichofthefollowingisanexampleofli?

A.Buildingapeacefulsociety.B.Takingcareofone'schildren.

C.Obeyingrulesfordrinkingtea.D.Learningallthroughone'slife.

D

Characters:I-Gulliver,theKing-therulerofLilliput

1wascarefultobehave(表现)aswellaspossible,toasktheKingtogivememyfreedom.Lilliputianssoon

begantolosetheirfearofme.TheycalledmetheMan-Mountain.SometimesIlaydownandletthemdanceonmy

hand,andfromtimetotimechildrencametoplaygamesinmyhair.BynowIwasabletospeaktheirlanguage

well.

OnedaytheKinginvitedmetowatchtheregularentertainments,whicharegreatlyenjoyedbyhim,hisfamily,

andhislordsandladies.Iwasmostinterestedintherope-dancing.Averythinropeisfixedthirtycentimeters

abovetheground.PeoplewhowanttobecometheKing'smostimportantofficialsjumpanddanceonthisrope,

andwhoeverjumpshighestwithoutfallinggetsthebestjob.SometimestheKingordershislordstodanceonthe

rope,toshowthattheycanstilldoit.Thissportis,ofcourse,ratherdangerous,andthereareoccasionaldeathsasa

result.Itseemsastrangewayofchoosingofficials.

Therewasanotherinterestingentertainment.TheKingholdsastickinfrontofhim,andsometimesmovesit

upanddown.Onebyone,peoplecomeuptohimandjumpovertheslickorcrawlunderit.Theygoonjumping

andcrawlingastheKingmovesthestick.Thewinneristheonewhejumpsandcrawlsforthelongesttime,andhe

receivesablueribbontowearroundhiswaist.Thesecondbestreceivesaredribbon,andthethirdbestgetsagreen

one.ManyoftheLilliputlordsweartheirribbonsproudlyatalltimes.Ihadcertainlyneverseenentertainmentlike

thisinanyofthecountriesIhadvisitedbefore.

---ExcerptedfromGulliver'sTravelsbyJonathanSwift

35.Whatisthepurposeoftherope-dancingcompetitioninLilliput?

A.Tohavefun.B.lbshowphysicalfitness.

C.TochoosetheKing'sofficials.D.Toimpress(给....留卜印象)Gulliver.

36.Whatistheprizeforwinningthestick-jumpingcompetitioninLilliput?

A.AjobasaKing'softlcial.B.Ablueribbon.C.Aninvitationtotheparty.D.Agoldmedal.

37.WhatdidGulliverthinkoftheentertainmentinLilliput?

A.Surprised.B.Bored.C.Excited.D.Worried.

四、六选四句子还原(每小感L5分，共6分)

Parentscanbeveryimportantteachersinourlives.However,theyarcnotalwaysthebestteachers.Parents

maybetooclosetotheirchildrenemotionally(感'情上).Sometimestheycanonlysectheirchildrenthroughthe

eyesofaprotector.(38)However,itmightseemtoodangerousforaparent.

Anotherproblemisthatparentsmayexpectiheirchildren'sintereststobesimilarlotheirown.

(39)Butwhatiftheirchildren'strueloveisart,orwriting,orcarrepairing?

Parentsusuallywanttopassontheirvaluesto(heirchildren.Butshouldchildrenalwaysbelievewhattheir

parentsdo?(40)Butwhentheygetolder,theywillhavedifferentwaysofthinking.

Themostimportantthingtorealizeisthatweallhavemanyteachersinourlives.Ourparentsteachus,our

teachersteachus,andourfriendsteachus.(41)Allofthemarevaluable.

A.IftheyloveChinese,theymaytrytoforcetheirchildrentoloveChinese,too.

BTheymayarguewiththeirchildrenwhentheyhavedifferentopinions.

C.Teachersarealwaysreadytohelptheirstudents.

D.Booksandnewspapersandtelevisionsalsoteachus.

E.Forexample,ateachermightseeatriptoabigcityasavaluableexperience.

F.Whenchildrenarcyoung,theybelievethattheirparentsarcalwaysright.

五、综合填空(每小翘1分，共10分)

FredericChopin(1810-1849)wasagreatcomposerandanexcellentpianist.Hecomposedtwenty-fourshort

42.(piece)forthepianocalledpreludes.The43.(long)one.Preludeno.15,isbelterknown

byitsnickname,the"Raindrop"Prelude.Howdiditgetitsnickname?

Onedayin1838,whenChopin'sloverGeorgeSandwentoutinarainstorm,Chopinbecame44.

(worry).WhilehewaswaitingforSand,hewrotePreludeNo.15.WhenSandcameback,Chopinplayed

45.(she)themusic.Sandthoughtthenotessoundedlikeraindrops.SheletChopin46.(listen)

totheraindropsfallingontheroof.ThismadeChopin47.(happy).Heinsistedthathenever

48.(pay)attentionto(hosesoundsorcopiedthem.

However,likeSand,manypeoplehearraindropsinthisprclucc.Somenotesrepeatingthroughoutthepiece

soundlikeraindrops.Theflowofthemusicislikerain.too.Thepiecestarts49.(soft),butitgetslouder,

likeraingetting50.(heavy).Thenthemusicgetsquietandfinally51.(end),likerainwhenit

stops.

六、阅读短文，回答问题。(答案不超过5个词，请注意标点规范。第1题1分，第二、三题每小题2分，

共5分)

LocatedtntheheartofBeijing,theForbiddenCityisamust-seeforanytraveler.Ifyouhappentogopastits

northerngate,youwillarriveataplacecalled"XiSanSuo"Inthepast,itwasknownasthe"ColdPalace".Nowit

isthePalaceMuseum'sconservation(保护)department(部门)Peopleworkingforthedepartmentarethe

craftsmen(工匠)intheForbiddenCity.Theyareresponsiblefor(heconservationandrestorationofover1.8

millionculturalrelics(文物)，suchasthegold-platedclockwhichbelongedtoEmperorQianlongandthe

world-famousChinesepaintingAlongtheRiverDuringtheQingmingFestival.Theirworkneedsnotonlyskillbut

alsopatience,Sometimes,i(maytakeayeartorestorejustthreetofourpaintings.MastersintheForbiddenCity,a

TVprogramme(节目)aboutthecraftsmeninthePalaceMuseum,becamepopular.Themastersarenowheroesin

people'seyes.Moreandmoreyoungpeopletodayarewillingtolearntheircrafts.

52.Whereis(lieFoibiddenCity?

53.Whatwastheconservationdepartmentfamousasinthepast?

54.Whatdoesthemasters'workneed?

七、单词填空（每空一词、每题I分，共10分）

A）根据句意和所给中文写出正确的单词

55.(物理)isnotdifficulttostudyifyouputyourheartintoit.

56.Whynotusean(橡皮)towipeoutthemistakeonthepaper?

57.Differentcountrieshavedifferent(文化).

58.1wanttoknowwhatlifeina(外国的)countryislike?

59.Wewillneverforgetthe(旅程)aroundtheworldbecausetheyaresoexerting.

B)根据句于意思，写出所给单词的正确形式

60.1gojoggingaroundthelakeeverySundaymorning.It'smy(week)exercise.

61.Sandyisverythinandweak.Sheeatsthe(little)foodinourclass.

62.Don'talwaysworryaboutus.Mum!Weareoldenoughtolookafter(we).

63.1needmorefood,becauseIfeeleven(hungry)now.

64.(France)ismucheasiertolearnifyoulearnEnglishwell.

八、动词填空(每空1分，共8分)

65.Whatgreatfunitisforthestudents(play)trickortreatatHalloween!

66.Thenumberofthestudents(be)biggernextyear,isn'tit?

67.Jimseldom(worry)abouthismathscoresatfirst.

68.Morepeoplechoose(discuss)whattheyhearandseewiththeirfriendsonQQ.

69.MaLonghopeshe(win)thefirstprizeagaininthenextOlympicGames.

70.(take)anumbrellawithyouasitisrainingoutside,willyou?

71.It'ssonoisyoutside.Iwonderwhat(happen).

72.1wantedtoseetheBeijingOpera,soTomoffered(take)metowatchanopera.

九、翻译句子(79,80题需加标点。每小题1.5分。共12分)

73.美国学生暑假休息的星期比中国学生多。

Americanstudentshavethesummerholidaythan.

74.Nancy每天至少花半个小时练习下棋。

Nancyspendseveryday.

75.当我们读有趣的书时，时间仞乎过得更快。

Timewhenwearc.

76.Jim看上去像他爸爸一样强壮，但他踢足球不如他爸爸好。

Jim,burhecan'tfather.

77.我的英语老师要求我继续用英语写我的日常生活。

MyEnglishteacheraskedmeinEnglish.

78.一到公园，他们就迫不及待地攀岩了。

Theyassoonastheygottothepark.

79.当他们看到这么多模型飞机时，他们无法相信他们的眼睛。

Whentheysaw,they.

80.连词成句how;did;plane;long;it;you;to;a;trip;Beijing;take;take

加卷

一、单项选择(l'*3=3')

1.CFS21thanniversaryceremonysoon.Everydetailalotwhenorganizingthe

ceremony.

A.willhold;mattersB.willtakeplace;matters

C.willbeheld;mentionsD.willbetakenplace;mentions

2.Theyanoticetotellthestudentsaboutthewritingcompetition.

A.pulinB.putawayC.putupD.pulon

3.—Howbeautifulthispieceoffurniturelooks!

…Yes,itismaderosewood(红木)Hainanprovince.

A.of;fromB.from;ofC.by;inD.from;in

二、翻译句子(1.5”*2=3")

1.你花了很长时间取得成功吗？

Docs?

2.杰克是三个学生中住得离市中心最远的。

Jackthecitycenter.

三、六选四阅读。(1.5'*4=6D

Criticism(批评)iseverywhereinlife,soyouneedtolearnhowiodealwithit.

Youcannotstopwhatpeoplesay.(1)A((hecriticism,toacceptorrefuse?Tobehappyorto

besad?Italldependsonyou.

(2)Willyoulosesomethingimportantbecauseyouarecriticized?Surelynot!So,don'tworry

aboutit.Instead,somecriticismdohelpyouimproveinfact.

Don'tbeafraidtoacceptcriticism.Noonelikestobetoldtha:heiswrong.(3)Realizethat

it'snormal(正常的).Youmayhavereceivedsomestrongcriticism,butitdoesn'tmeanthatyouarefoolish,orthat

youdon'thavetheabilitytodosomethingproperly.Ifyoucanlearntobeactive,youwillreducesomestressand

nervousnessaboutwhatpeoplethink.

Considerwherethecriticismcomesfrom.Itmayhelpyoufindoutwhatcausesthecriticism.Isthepersonjust

tryingtoofferusefulcriticism?Thenthinkitoverandgetwhatisusefulforyou.Ontheotherhand,thereare

personswhooffertheiradvicejusttobeuseless.(4)Youneedn'tbeangryaboutthat.

Doyourbest.Andifsomeonedoesn'tlikewhatyou'vedone,sowhat?It'seithervalid(有效的)criticismor

invalidcriticism.Butyouhavethepowertodecidehowyouwillallowittoinfluenceyou.

A.Well,itisn'tworthyourattentionatall.

B.It'simpossiblethatyouarelikedbyeveryone.

C.Askyourselfhowthecriticisminfluencesyou.

D.Whatyoucando,however,makesadifference.

E.Don'lpaymuchattentiontowhateverotherssay.

F.Yet,everypersonhaseverbeencriticizedfbrsomething.

四、综合填空。(1*8=8)

OnMarch2,2019,