2025~2026学年江苏省南京市秦淮一中八年级上学期12月月考英语试卷

2025~2026学年江苏省南京市秦淮一中八年级上学期12月月考英语试卷一、单项选择1.________surethattherearenomistakesinyourpaper,oryoucannotgetA.

A．MakeB．TomakeC．MakingD．Makes2.Ithinkalldriversshouldbecarefulenoughto________caraccidentswhendriving.

A．preferB．provideC．preventD．protect3.—Excuseme,anyticketsforFriday?—Sorry,wehavegot________left.

A．noneB．nothingC．somethingD．everything4.Lindalostherkeysyesterday,whichmadeher________outsidetowaitforhermothertill8o’clockatnight.

A．stayingB．stayedC．tostayD．stay5.—________wegetolder,weneedtodosomethingtohelpourparents.—Icouldn’tagreemore.

A．ByB．AsC．SoD．But6.Accordingtotheweatherforecast,thetemperaturewilldrop________zeronextweek.Youhadbetterputonthickerclothes.

A．beyondB．belowC．aboveD．under7.Toformanoun,whichwordhasadifferentsuffixfromtheothers?

A．illB．kindC．darkD．express8.Thereare________Asiantigersinthewild,becausethereis________livingspaceforthemtolive.

A．fewer;lessB．smaller;lessC．fewer;fewerD．smaller;fewer9.Whichofthefollowingsentenceshasthesamestructureas“Theweatherispleasantinautumn.”?

A．Autumnleavesturnbrown.B．Farmersworktoharvestcrops.C．Treesandflowersforgettogrow.D．BeesandbutterflieshidefromAprilshowers.10.—Iwillhaveanimportantmeetingthisweekend,soIcan’tgohikingwithyou.—________!Ithoughtwecouldhaveanicetimetogether.

A．GoodnewsB．You’rewelcomeC．WhatapityD．Iamgladtohearthat二、完形填空OurScienceclasswasalwaysfullofthingstodo,butthisprojectwasdifferent.WhenIwas13,myScienceteacher,Mr.Thompson,gaveusa________project.“Watchonetreeforamonthandwriteaboutit,”hesaid.Therewereseveraltreesbehindourbuilding,andrightaway,Inoticedthesad-lookingmapletree.Itsbranchesweremostlybarewithonlyoneredleaf________alittleinthecoolautumnwind.Itseemedtobeholdingontolife.Everysingleafternoon,I________setupmypaintingstandandgotmydrawingbookready.Ireallywantedtodrawallthesmallchangesofthatleaf.Daybyday,Isawits________redcolourslowlybecomelighter.Thesidesoftheleafstartedtocurl,showingthatitwasdying.Onthetwelfthday,abigrainstormhitthecity.Worried,Irantocheckon“my”tree.Iwasso________whenIsawtheleafwasgone.Ialmostgaveupontheproject.ButjustasIwasabouttoleave,Isaw________trulygreat.Threetinybuds(芽)hadgrownwheretheoldleafusedtobe.Theyweresmallandweak,buttheystillbrought________.Mr.Donovan,thekindparkgardener,sawmysurprisedlook.“Leavesdon’treallydie.________,theyfalltofeedtheearth,andnewlifemayrisewhenspringcomes,”hesaidsoftlyandputanacorninmyhand.Hiswordshelpedmegetthroughthelong,coldwinter.Ispenttherestoftheseasonwritingdownalltheinterestingthingsaboutthetree.Isawitsroughbark(树皮)giveahometomanyinsects.Inoticed________squirrelsrunaround,hidingnutsunderthetree.Whenspringcame,Isawabeautifulsight.NewleavesgrewonthemapletreeandfromtheacornIplanted.Thisexperiencetaughtmeanimportantlesson.Yearslater,whenI________thenationalsciencecompetition,Ithoughtofthetree.Itmademerealizethattruestrengthliesinrisingaftereveryfall,justlikethemapletree.11.A．modernB．specialC．difficultD．public12.A．flyingB．shakingC．shiningD．falling13.A．easilyB．simplyC．carefullyD．slowly14.A．paleB．brightC．softD．pretty15.A．sadB．afraidC．excitedD．angry16.A．nothingB．somethingC．everythingD．anything17.A．careB．hopeC．effortD．peace18.A．HoweverB．MoreoverC．OtherwiseD．Instead19.A．howB．whoseC．whatD．where20.A．heldB．facedC．receivedD．failed三、阅读理解Lookingoutofmywindow,InOctober’sgoldenlight,Iseeabeautyunsurpassed,Atrulylovelysight.Leavesaresayingsoftgoodbyes,Astheycomefloatingdown,Tomakeanature’scarpet,Ofyellow,redand△.Mountaintops,nowturnedtowhite,Forewarnofwinterchills,Whitetrees,likegoldenrivers,Windtheirwayupthroughthehills.Throughoutourworld’screation,Youwillneverfinditthus,Kaleidoscopes(万花筒)ofcolour,Innature’shand,theartist’sbrush.21.Whichofthefollowingwordsisthemostsuitablefor△?

A．greenB．brownC．windD．town22.Inthepoem,theunderlinedpart“theartist’sbrush”hastheclosestmeaningto________?

A．atoolforcleaningroomsB．thewayplantsgrowanddieC．thewaynaturecreatesbeautyD．atooltomakecolourfulpaints23.Whatisthepoemmainlyabout?

A．Thesadnessofmissingsummerdays.B．Thewayofprotectingbeautifulnature.C．Thebeautyofchangingviewsinautumn.D．Thewayofformingmountainsandrivers.Iputontheclothesandpractisedwalkinglikeagirl.“Whatdoyouthink,Jim?”“Verygood,Huck.Nobodywillknowyou’reaboy!Becareful!”Itooktheboatandrowedtothetown.VerysoonImetawoman.Shetoldmethatherhusbandwaslookingforarunawayslave.“They’regoingtoJackson’sislandtonighttocatchhim,”shesaid.Thiswasn’tgoodnewsforJim.Ihurriedbacktothecave.“Jim!Theyknowyou’rehere.They’recomingtogetyoutonight.Wemustleavenow!”WeputallourthingsontheboatandsetoffdowntheriverforCairo,wheretheMississippiandtheOhioriversmet.WeneverwenttoCairo.Weranintoathickfogontheriveronenightandcouldn’tseeayardinfrontofus.Thenextdayitcleared,buttherewasnosightofatownthatlookedlikeCairo.“Maybewemisseditinthefog,”Jimsaid.Wewentonboatingalongtheriver.Wehadafewadventuresontheway,butnobodycaughtus.OurlifeontheboatwasverypleasantandIwasenjoyingmyself.Duringthedaywemadeacampunderthetreesandslept.Assoonasitgotdark,wesetoffagain.Wecouldmakeasmallfiretocookfishonourboat.Afterdinner,weswaminthemoonlightandlayonourbacks,lookingatthestars.HowIwishedlifewouldgoonlikethis!However,somethinghappenedonemorningandourlifechanged...—AdaptedfromAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn24.WhydidHuckdressuplikeagirl?

A．Becausehewantedtotalktosomewomen.B．Becausehethoughtgirls’clothesweremorebeautiful.C．Becausehedidn’twantotherstoknowwhohewas.D．Becausetherewereonlygirls’clothestowear.25.WhatmadethemmissthetownofCairo?

A．Thethickfog.B．Thetrees.C．TheMississippi.D．Theboat.26.Iftherewasanotherparagraphtofollow,whatwoulditprobablytalkabout?

A．TheplaceHuckandJimwantedtogo.B．Somethingunpleasantthathappenedtothem.C．Someonetheymadefriendsandhadfunwith.D．Thereasonwhytheyhadadventuresontheriver.Fromredapplesandyellowlemonstoblueberriesandgreenmelons,fruitcomesinmanydifferentcolours.Whydodifferentkindsoffruithavesomanycolours?AccordingtoLuWeifromtheChineseAcademyofSciences,fruitcoloursinfactcomefromtheirdifferentpigments(色素),suchasredoryellowcarotenoid(类胡萝卜素)andblueorpurpleanthocyanin(花青素).Thesepigmentsappearindifferentamounts,dependingonthefruit’senvironment.Thiscausesthefruittoturnacertaincolour.Tofindouthowtheenvironmentaffectsfruitcolours,Chinesescientistsstudiedmorethan280differentfruitcolours,includingwhite,red,blue,purpleandblack.Theyfoundthatredfruitalwaysgrowsincoolplaces.Insteadofjustgrowinginoneplace,youcanfinditgrowinginmanyplacesaroundtheworld.Blueandpurplefruitmostlygrowsinwarmplaces.Itgrowsalotinjustonespecificarea.Thescientistsalsofoundthatthecloserthefruitistotheequator(赤道),thedarkeritscolourwillbe.Animalshavealsohadanimpactontheevolution(进化)offruitcolours.Animalseatfruitandthendroptheseedsinotherplaceslater.Thishelpsthefruitspreadandgrowindifferentplaces.Toattractanimals,somefruitdevelopscoloursthatareeasyforanimalstosee.However,animalsseecoloursdifferently.Fruitneedstodevelopcoloursthataresuitedtoanimals’visualabilities.Forexample,birdscanseeredmoreeasilythanhumanscan.Therefore,theretendstobemoreredfruitinareaswherebirdslive.ThelemursofMadagascararered-greencolour-blind.Manyyellowfruitcanbefoundintheirhabitats,astheycaneasilyseethiscolour.27.Whydodifferentkindsoffruithavedifferentcolours?

A．Becausetheygrowindifferentcountries.B．Becausetheyhavedifferentamountsofpigments.C．Becausetheyneeddifferentkindsofanthocyanin.D．Becausetheycontaindifferentkindsofcarotenoid.28.Youaremorelikelytofindblueandpurplefruitin________places.

A．coolB．warmC．highD．low29.Somefruitdevelopscoloursto________.

A．takeinmoresunlightB．makeanimalsgoawayC．attractanimalstoeatthemD．protectthemselvesfromdanger30.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A．Redfruitoftengrowsinwarmplaces.B．Birdscanseeredmoreeasilythanhumanscan.C．Fruitoflightcolourstendstogrowclosetotheequator.D．Chinesescientistsstudiedfivefruitcoloursinthestudy.Saturn(土星)isfamousforthebeautifulringsaroundit.Now,it’sgettingattentionforbeingevenmoreamazing.Scientistshavediscovered128newmoonsaroundSaturn,bringingtheplanet’stotalto274.Amoonisanynaturallyformedobjectthatmovesaroundaplanet.Moonscomeindifferentshapesandsizes.Scientistsdiscoveredthemoonswithapowerfultelescope(望远镜),whichisusedtostudystarsandplanetsingreatdetail.Scientiststookmanyphotosofareasinspaceandpiledthemontopofeachothertomakethemoonsappearbrightenoughtodiscover.MostofSaturn’snewmoonsaresmallobjects,justoneortwomileswide—quitedifferenttoEarth’sMoon,whichisa2,159-mile-wideball.Thesespacerocksareinunusualorbits(轨道)too.TheygoaroundSaturnintheoppositedirectiontoitsownmovement.Atbetween6.5millionand18millionmilesawayfromtheringedplanet,thenewlydiscoveredmoonsarealsofurtherawaythanSaturn’sbiggestmoon,Titan.WhydoesSaturnhavesomanymoonswhileEarthonlyhasone?Accordingtoscientists,severalbillionyearsago,thegiantplanet’sgravityattractedsomerocksandice.Overtime,someofthemcrashedagainsteachother,breakingintosmallerpiecesorcomingtogethertocreatemanysmallmoons.Thenewmoonswerefirstdiscoveredin2023byateamofscientistsledbyEdwardAshton,andwererecentlyconfirmedbytheInternationalAstronomicalUnion(IAU).Saturnnowistheplanetwiththemostmoons—Jupiterisnotfarbehindwith95.However,DrAshtonbelievesthismightbethelimitformoondiscovery.“Idon’tthinkJupiterwillevercatchup,”hesaid.“Withpresenttechnology,Idon’tthinkwecandobetterthanwhathasalreadybeendone,”headded.31.Whatdoweknowaboutthenewdiscovery?

A．Newlyfoundmoonslookthesame.B．Scientistsfoundnewmoonsbyaccident.C．Saturn’sringsattractmanyscientists.D．128newmoonswerefoundaroundSaturn.32.Whatdoes“theringedplanet”inParagraph3referto?

A．Earth.B．Saturn.C．Moon.D．Titan.33.WhatledtothelargenumberofSaturn’smoons?

A．Thesizeoftheplanet.B．Theweightsofthemoons.C．Theorbitoftheplanet.D．Thecrashesofthemoons.34.WhatcanwelearnfromDrAshton’swordsinthelastparagraph?

A．JupiterwillsooncatchupwithSaturn.B．Saturn’snewmoonsmightsupportlife.C．TheIAUpresentedamedaltohisteam.D．Heissatisfiedwiththeirmoondiscovery.35.Howdoesthewriterorganizethepassage?

A．BytellingastoryaboutSaturn’smoonsdiscovery.B．Bylistingnumbersandmakingcomparisons(对比).C．Byaskingquestionsandgivinganswersalltheway.D．Byquotingauthority(权威)quotesfrommanyscientists.从短文后所给的选项中选出能填入短文空白处的最佳选项，使短文通顺连贯，其中有两项是多余选项。MinorCold(小寒)isthe23rdoneofthe24traditionalChinesesolarterms,andlastsfor15days.36Everyyeararoundthistime,acoldairmassmovesfromSiberiatowardstheInnerMongoliaautonomousregion.ItbringsdryandfrigidairtomostpartsofnorthernChina,makingthetemperaturedropsharply.Despite(尽管)thecold,yang,apositiveandactiveforceintheChineseyin-yangtheory,continuestogrow.37Whatismore,magpies(喜鹊)inthenorthstarttobuildtheirnests.Thebehaviouriscausedbytheincreasinginfluenceofyang.FollowedbytheChineseNewYear,MinorColdgivesrisetotheoldfolksaying,“38”FollowingMinorCold,theChineseNewYearatmospheregrowswithinfamiliesacrossthewholecountry.39InnorthernChina,thetimefollowingMinorColdisoneforiceskating.40Itistheperfecttimetoenjoytheice.

A．MinorColdisalsothebusiesttimefordoctorsoftraditionalChinesemedicine.B．PreparefortheNewYearduringMinorColdandMajorCold.C．Itmarksthestartofthecoldestperiodoftheyear.D．Muttonhotpot,chestnutsandbakedsweetpotatoesarethreerecommendedfoodsforMinorCold.E．DuringMinorCold,wildgeesebegintheirnorthwardmovement,showingthegrowthofyang.F．Atthistime,icerinks(溜冰场)inplaceslikeBeijing’sBeihaiParkareopen.G．PeoplestartwritingSpringFestivalcouplets,cleaningtheirhouses,andbuyingfireworksandlanterns.四、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。Theworldiswarmingquickly.Thelastdecade(2010—2019)wasthe41(hot)everrecorded,accordingtoClimateChangeService.In2019,theseaicecapintheArctic42(drop)to1.6millionsquaremiles,downfrom2.44millionsquaremilesin2010.Ofcourse,theArcticiceisn’t43onlythingthatislessening.Withoutseaice,therewillbenoseaiceecosystem.44(lose)thatecosystemmeanslosingpolarbears.Polarbearsneedseaice45(raise)theirbabiesandfindtheirfood.Withoutit,theywillbehungryandtheirnumber46(be)smaller.Itwasreportedthatin2015theyweregetting47(create)tostayalive.Theymanaged48(trap)somedolphinsthatswamintotheirhomes(alsobecauseofthelackofice).Theydidn’teatthedolphinsbefore,butsincetherewaslittlefood,theyatesomeofthedolphins,andthen49(careful)storedtherestinsnowtoeatlater.Someotherproblemsmayalsogreatlyreducetheirchanceof50(live).Thoughpolarbearscanswim,theycan’tgofarforlong.Theirbabieshaveevenlessabilitytoswimfar.五、任务型阅读阅读下面短文，根据所读内容，在表格空格里填入最恰当的内容。Haveyoueverseencapybara(水豚)?Theywerethoughttobeakindofpiginthepast,butnowweknowthattheyarethelargestrodents(啮齿动物)onearth.Guesswhat?Theyarenewstarsonsocialmedianow!Seeingtheminthewild,youmightbesurprisedatfirstbecausetheyaresimilartogiantguineapigs,whichareinfactoneoftheirclosestrelatives.Capybaras’bodiesarecoveredinreddish-brownfur.Whenswimmingaround,thankstotheirsmalleyes,nosesandhairlessearswhicharehighontheirheads,they’reabletoseetheabove-waterthingsaroundthem.That’swhytheycanprotectthemselvesfromdangereasily.Acapybaraweighsaround50kilogramsanditcangrowto1.5metersinlength.Femalecapybarasareusuallyalittleheavierthanthemales.MostofthemcanbefoundinSouthAmericaandliketostayincomfortableplaceswithlotsofwater.Pantanal,theworld’slargestfreshwaterwetland,isaperfectplaceforthemtolive.Capybarasusuallyeatgrass.Buttheysometimeseattheirownpoopbecauseitishelpfulforthemtogetallthethingstheyneed.Capybarasaregoodswimmersandlovetoplaywithwater.Theyusuallyliveingroupsof10to20(andupto100duringthedryseason).Theyalsolikechattingwitheachotherverymuch.Theyexpressthemselvesbymakingdifferentkindsofsounds,includingpurring,barking,whistling,cacklingandgrunting.Eachsoundhasanimportantmeaning,fromwarningthegroupofdangertosendingsignalsofleaving.It’slikeacapybaralanguage.Withgoodpersonalities,capybarashavebecomeincreasinglypopularonsocialmedia.Theygetalongwithalmostalltheotheranimalsandsharetheirhomeswithbirdsandturtles,justlikeabiganimalfamilylivingtogetherpeacefully.Theyarecalmanddon’treallycareaboutwhatgoesonaroundthem.Otheranimalscandowhatevertheyfeellikeiftheydon’thurtthecapybaras.Butifcapybarasrealizearisk,theymayattackotherstoprotectthemselves.

Socialmedia’snewstars—CapybarasIntroductionPeopleusedtothinkcapybaraswereakindofpig,butnowweare51thattheyarethelargestrodentsonearth.LooksCapybaraslook52giantguineapigswhicharetheirclosestrelatives.

Coveredwithreddish-brownfur,themalecapybarasarenotusuallyas53asthefemaleones.LivingareaMostofthemliveincomfortableand54placessuchasPantanalinSouthAmerica.FoodThey55mainlyongrass,whileeatingtheirownpoopissometimeshelpful.AbilitiesCapybarasaregoodat56andenjoyplayingwithwater.

Theymakedifferentkindsofsoundsandchatintheirown57.

Theymayattackotherswhentheyarein58.9.Whydocapybarashavebecomeincreasinglypopularonsocialmedia?(Listtworeasonswithin15words)

59六、短文填空首字母填空Whatwillourworldbelikeifthereareno