2025~2026学年江苏省扬州市梅岭教育集团八年级上学期12月月考英语试卷

2025~2026学年江苏省扬州市梅岭教育集团八年级上学期12月月考英语试卷一、听力选择1.Whatanimalaretheygoingtoseenext?

A．B．C．2.Whatwilltheweatherbeliketomorrow?

A．B．C．3.WhatdoesMike’sfatherdo?

A．B．C．4.Howaretheygoinghome?

A．B．C．5.Whenwillthewoman’strainleave?

A．At9:15.B．At9:50.C．At10:50.6.Whatdoweknowaboutthebag?

A．Itistooheavy.B．Therearemanytoysinit.C．Janecancarryit.7.WhatdotheythinkoftheArtlessons?

A．Difficult.B．Popular.C．Boring.8.HowoftendoesthegirlgototheSportsClub?

A．Onceaweek.B．Twiceaweek.C．Threetimesaweek.9.Whydoesthegirlfeelworried?

A．Becausesheisnotascleverasherfriends.B．Becausesheisnotasprettyasherfriends.C．Becausesheisnotasslimasherfriends.10.What’swrongwithJack?

A．Hehasatoothache.B．Hehasaheadache.C．Hehasanearache.听一段对话，回答各小题。11.Whatwastheboydoingatninelastnight?

A．Hewaswaitingforthebus.B．Hewasshoppingatthesupermarket.C．Hewaswatchingafilmatthecinema.12.Whereisthesupermarket?

A．Infrontofthecinema.B．Nexttothecinema.C．Behindthecinema.听第一篇短文，回答各小题。

ThelibraryinJane’sschoolIntroductionBigandbeautiful.Location(位置)Inthe_______oftheschool.RulesBorrow______booksatatime.

Returnthebookswithintwomonths.

Don’t______inthelibrary.

Putthebooksbackintheirplaces.13.A．southB．northC．east14.A．twoB．threeC．four15.A．talkB．sleepC．eat听一篇短文，回答各小题。16.WhatisPetermainlytalkingabout?

A．Theactivities.B．Theseasons.C．Themonths.17.WhendoesthewinterendinPeter’scity?

A．InDecember.B．InJanuaryC．InMarch.18.WhatdopeopleliketodoinspringinPeter’scity?

A．Havepicnics.B．Gofishing.C．Playcardgames.19.HowistheweatherinsummerinPeter’scity?

A．Sunny.B．Rainy.C．Windy.20.Howdopeoplegointothemountains?

A．Bybus.B．Bycar.C．Bybike.二、单项选择21.Wewereluckytosee________eaglehuntingin________wildnearthemountainlake.

A．a;aB．an;theC．the;aD．an;a22.—_______canatigerweigh,doyouknow?—Yes,Iknowthatabigonecanweighover300kilos.

A．HowmanyB．HowheavyC．HowmuchD．What23.There_____alargenumberofstudentsinourschool.Thenumberofthestudents_____overthreethousand.

A．is；isB．is；areC．are；areD．are；is24.—Ineedtobuyasilkdress.Thetemperaturewillbemuch________tomorrow.—Yes.Summeriscoming.

A．higherB．lowerC．colderD．warmer25.—Sorry,MrGreen.Ileftmyhomeworkathome.—That’sOK.Butdon’tforget________ittoschooltomorrow.

A．bringB．tobringC．broughtD．bringing26.ThetraditionalChineselunarcalendardividesayear_________24solarterms(节气).

A．withB．toC．intoD．of27.Whichofthefollowingsentenceshasthesamestructureas“Milliefliesakite”?

A．Themusicsoundsterrible.B．Theylistenedcarefully.C．HobobuiltEddieatent.D．Thecloudscoveredthesun.28.—Howoftendoyougotothegym?—________,threetimesaweek.

A．AsusualB．OnaverageC．InthefutureD．Atfirst29.—Ihopethe________changeofthemeetingplacedoesn’tcausemuchtroubletoyou.—Notatall.Iknowbothofthemwell.

A．slowB．politeC．suddenD．correct30.Thewater________isveryseriousinTaihuLakenow,thegovernmentmustpreventpeoplefrom________it.

A．pollute;pollutionB．pollution;pollutingC．pollution;topolluteD．pollution;pollution31.Thewetlandparkisagreatplaceforwildlife.It_________foodandshelterforthem.​

A．providesB．offersC．givesD．shows​32.—Whosebikeisthis?—It________beMary’s.Herbikeisblue,butthisoneisred.

A．mustn’tB．can’tC．mayD．might33.Hewasbadlyilllastwinter,butnowheis.

A．indangerB．intodangerC．outfromdangerD．outofdanger34.Thosewho________tosaveothershaveastrongsenseofresponsibility(责任感).Theyarewellworththename—heroes!

A．takenotesB．takeplaceC．takerisksD．takephotos35.—Ifyouhaveanytrouble,feelfreetocallme.—________.

A．IwillthinkitoverB．IamsorrytohearthatC．YouarewelcomeD．Iwill.Thankyou三、完形填空阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Oneday,CindygotaletterandawatermelonseedfromUnclePaul.Thelettersaid:Cindy,Thisisamagicseedforyou.Plantit,anditwillgrant(给予)________threewishes.Remembertobepatient:theworldhasitsownrhythm(节奏).UnclePaulCindythought,“Amagicseed?Maybeit’sUnclePaul’s________,butwhynothaveatry?”Sheplantedtheseedintheyardandmadeher________wish,“Iwantthewatermelontogrowasbigasamountain”.Thenextmorning,Cindywasvery________toseeahugewatermelonintheyard.Shecouldn’tbelieveit.“Imust________itatonce,”Shehurriedtocutthewatermelon,butitwastoohard.Shebecameangry,“Thisisasillywatermelon.Idon’twantit”.Immediately,thefruitbecameaseedagain.Cindy________hersecondwishwasgranted.“Humph!Thisisnotfun,”shecried.Afewdayslater,CindyfoundUnclePaul’s________andreaditagain.Shestoppedwhenshesawthewords“bepatient”.Howcouldsheforgetit?Sherushedoutofthedoorand________rantotheyardtofindtheseed.Thistime,shepromisedshewouldmakethebestuseofthethirdwish.Shethoughtforawhile.“Ihopemy________couldspendmoretimetogether.”Butherparentsneededtowork.Howcouldtheseedhelp?Althoughitseemedimpossible,shestilldecidedto________theseedwithpatience.Cindygotsomeinformationabout________toplantawatermelon,andthenfollowedthestepscarefully.Whentheseedturnedintoanormal-sizedwatermelon,she________itwithherfriendsandneighbors.Everybodylikeditstaste.Cindy’sfamilygottheseeds________thewatermelonandplantedmoreafterwards.Theyweresodeliciousthattheneighborsofferedtobuysome.Thewatermelonsbroughtextramoney________Cindy’sparentsdidn’thavetobeawayforworklikebefore.Theyhadmorefamilytime.CindyfinallyknewwhatUnclePaulmeant—bepatient,andlifewillbeas________asawatermelon36.A．meB．youC．himD．her37.A．ruleB．jokeC．choiceD．dream38.A．firstB．secondC．thirdD．fourth39.A．boredB．afraidC．relaxedD．surprised40.A．eatB．washC．climbD．draw41.A．heardB．explainedC．realizedD．imagined42.A．bookB．postcardC．letterD．newspaper43.A．clearlyB．carefullyC．politelyD．quickly44.A．classB．familyC．friendsD．neighbors45.A．throwawayB．talktoC．lookafterD．searchfor46.A．howB．whyC．whenD．where47.A．wateredB．protectedC．watchedD．shared48.A．forB．fromC．behindD．beside49.A．soB．ifC．butD．unless50.A．newB．bigC．sweetD．fresh四、阅读理解April23wasWorldBookDay.Tocelebrate,thestudentsinSunshineMiddleSchoolpresentedtheirfavouritebookontheschoolwebsite.Hereisthecontentofoneofthebooks.

TheWildWorldofExtreme(极端)Weather

TableofContents

Introduction:ExtremeWeather⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯3

PartOne:FromOneExtremetoAnother

Chapter1:TheWorld’sHottestWeather⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯15

Chapter2:TheWorld’sColdestWeather⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯43

Chapter3:TheWorld’sWettestWeather⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯69

Chapter4:TheWorld’sDriestWeather⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯95

PartTwo:SevereWeatherEvents

Chapter5:HurricanesandTornadoes⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯123

Chapter6:BlizzardsandOtherStorms⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯147

Chapter7:Floods⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯179

Chapter8:Lightning⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯201

PartThree:WeirdWeather

Chapter9:PinkSnowandOtherColorfulWeather⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯225

Chapter10:It’sRainingFishandFrogs—Really!⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯253

GlossaryofWeatherTerms⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯28151.WhatdoallthechaptersinPartOnedescribe?

A．Someextremeweatherevents.B．Hotandcoldweather.C．Differencesbetweenweatherandclimate.D．Dangerousweatherconditions.52.Wherewouldyouprobablyfind“bluefog”?

A．OnPage3.B．OnPage45.C．OnPage95.D．OnPage225.53.WhichformoftextdoesthewritermostprobablyuseonPage50?

A．Aformcomparing(对比)wintertemperatures.B．Aphotographofafloodedcity.C．Adrawingofthefeaturesofstorms.D．AmapshowingdesertareasonEarth.Luckily,thehorsesbegantotreatmekindly.Theytaughtmetheirlanguage.Isoonlearnedenoughwordstocommunicatequitewell.ManyHouyhnhnmsvisitedme.Theyallfeltconfused(困惑的)bymysimilarity(相似)totheYahoos.ButItriedtoshowhowdifferentIwasfromthesedisgustingcreatures(恶心的生物).ThefirstgreyhorseIsawbecamemymasterandteacher.HewantedtolearnaboutmylifeinEngland.“ArethereanyHouyhnhnmsinEngland?”heasked.“Yes,therearelotsandwecallthemhorses,”Iexplained.“Whatdohorsesdoinyourcountry?”mymasterasked.“Weusethem,”IsaidandIfeltembarrassed(尴尬的).ButhewantedtoknowmoreaboutmycountryandEurope.SoItoldhim.“Inmycountry,”Itoldhim,“therearekingsandpoliticians(政客).Sometimestheyorganizewarstohavemorelandandmoney,themostimportantthingsforYahoos.”“Whathappensinawar?”mymasterasked.IthenexplainedhowmillionsofYahooswerekilledinwars.Mymasterwasshocked.“Howterrible!”Mymasterexclaimed(呼喊).MymastercouldnotunderstandthebehaviorofYahoosbecauseHouyhnhnmsneverwanttohurteachother.Itoldhimthatitwasverydifficulttogetsomuchmoney.Asaresult,mostofthepopulationlivedinpoverty(贫穷)whileonlyafewpeoplehadlotsofmoney.AfterlivingwiththeHouyhnhnmsforsometime,IfeltIwantedtoliveinHouyhnhnmLandfortherestofmylife.Itwassuchapleasantplace.IrespectedtheseHouyhnhnms.Theywerenoble(高尚的)creatureswhoonlyspokethetruth.Itisinterestingthatthereisnotevenawordfor“lie”intheirlanguage.OvertimeIevenbegantoimitate(模仿)theappearanceoftheHouyhnhnmsandmademyselfshoesliketheirs.Imadethemfromwood.AdaptedfromGulliver’sTravels54.WhataretheHouyhnhnmsinEngland?

A．Cows.B．Dogs.C．Yahoos.D．Horses.55.HowdoestheHouyhnhnmfeelaboutthewar?

A．Exciting.B．Terrible.C．Interesting.D．Amazing.56.WhatcanwelearnabouttheYahoos?

A．MostoftheYahoosliveapoorlife.B．TheYahoosneverhurteachother.C．TheYahoosareclevercreatures.D．TheYahoosdislikemoneyandpower.57.Whatdoestheunderlined(划线的)sentencemeaninthepassage?

A．TheHouyhnhnmsarefriendlyandgetonwellwitheachother.B．TheHouyhnhnmsneveruselanguagetocommunicatewitheachother.C．TheHouyhnhnmsalwaystellthetruthwhencommunicatingwitheachother.D．TheHouyhnhnmsoftenliewhentheycommunicatewitheachother.IteachEnglishinRussia.Ireallydon’tlikethatclass“Talkaboutyourfamily”.Thestudentssay,“Therearefivepeopleinmyfamily.Mymother,myfather…”Itsoundslikeallfamiliesarethesame.Ourfamiliesareoneandonly.Allhavetheirstories,jokesandsoon.They’retheplacewhereourpersonalities(性格)weremade.Weknowourfamiliessowellthatweeventhinkthey’reboring.Notatall.Familiesarethemostspecialthings.Ifyoudig(挖掘)enoughintoyourown,youwillgeteverythingforagreatbook.Mymotherstartedmakingourfamilytreeyearsago,notexpectingtogetfar.However,readingtheoldrecordsandvisitinglibraries,shegotback300years.Shefoundsomeoldstories.Whathappenedtotheoldbigfamilyfarm?Wheredidthefamilyfortune(财富)gointhe1870s?I’mthetravelerinmyfamily,andIlovetravelling.IalwaysthinkIgotitfromagreat-grandfather.Mytwofavoritefamilyheirlooms(传家宝)areaphotoofhimonahorseandapostcardfromChina.Ifyoulookatyourfamily,youopenawindowtothepast.Whenmymother,stillputtingthefamilytreetogether,askedmeforafewnamesfrommyRussianwife’sfamily,mywifegotonthephonetocheckanameortwo.Butshespentanhourtalkingwithhermother.Soyoucanseethatsomepeoplestarttalkingabouttheirfamilystoriesandtheymightneverstop.TogobacktothatEnglishclass,let’slookatsomeinterestingwaystotalkaboutfamilies.Englishisrichinidioms(习语)totalkaboutfamilylife.Theblacksheepofthefamilyissomeonewhobringsfamilytrouble.Ifyou’retruetoyourfamily,youcansay“blood(血)isthickerthanwater”.“Whowearsthetrousersinyourfamily?”means“Who’stheheadofyourfamily?”AndstoriesbehindthemarewhatIwanttohear.58.Whatdoes“it”refertoinParagraph5?

A．HisfamilytreeB．HisfamilyheirloomC．HislovefortravellingD．Hisfamilystory59.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A．Thewriterdoesn’treallylikehisteachingjobinRussia.B．Thewriterwantstomakeagreatbookforhisfamily.C．Thewriter’smothervisitedlibrariestogetthefamilyheirlooms.D．Thewriter’swifeisveryinterestedinthefamilystories.60.Amydecidesalmosteverythinginthefamily,sowhichofthefollowingcandescribeher?

A．Herbloodisthickerthanwater.B．Sheistheblacksheepofthefamily.C．Shewearsthetrousersinthefamily.D．Sheisthebreadwinnerofthefamily.61.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?

A．It’sinterestingbuthardtomakeafamilytree.B．EveryfamilyinRussiaisthesamewithfivepeople.C．EnglishidiomsaboutfamilyareusefulinanEnglishclass.D．Eachfamilyhasspecialstoriesandweshouldexplore(探索)them.Whatisanoceanlike?Bubblesrise.Beforeyoureyesisaworldofcolorandbeauty.Therearecolorfulfish,coral(珊瑚),andotherformsofoceanlife.Itscoralcanbemillionsofyearsold.ItsEarth’slargestenvironment—theocean.Anoceanisalargebodyofsaltwater.Earthhasfiveoceansthatareallconnected(连通).Theycovermorethan166millionsquarekilometers,oraboutone-thirdoftheEarth.ThePacificOceanisthelargest.MillionsoflivingthingsarefoundinEarth’soceans.Almostalloceanlifeformsliveinshallow(浅)watersthatare100metersdeeporless.Yet,mostoftheworld’soceanscanbeasdeepas1,500metersormore.Thebottomoftheoceanistoocoldanddarktosupportmuchlife.____________Ofalltheanimalsintheocean,thenumberoffishisthelargest.Oceananimalshavetheirownwaysthathelpthemliveintheirenvironment.Theoceanisawildplace.Animalsliveinachangingenvironment.Somesmallfishfeedonplants,andlargefisheatsmallerfish.Stilllargeranimals,suchassharks,ruletheunderwateranimalworld.Sohowdoanimalsstaysafeinthisenvironment?Somefishhavespecialtails.Wavingtheirbodies,theycanswimquicklyalongtheoceanfloor.Ifastingray(黄貂鱼)sensesdanger,injustafewsecondsitwillcoveritselfwithsomesand.Itsskinisthesamecolorasthesand.Thiscamouflageisawaythatthestingrayandsomeotheroceananimalsstaysafeunderwater.62.Whatdoweknowabouttheoceanaccordingtothepassage?

A．Mostanimalslivenearthebottomoftheocean.B．ThePacificOceancoversone-thirdoftheEarth.C．Theoceanwillbecomebrighterasitgetsdeeper.D．Itisthelargesthomeformanyanimalsintheworld.63.Whichofthefollowingheadingscanbefilledintheblank?

A．Whatdooceananimalslooklike?B．Whatdoanimalsmainlyliveon?C．Howdoanimalsliveunderwater?D．Howdoanimalskeepfromdanger?64.Whichofthefollowingcanalsobeshownascamouflage?

A．Zebrasrunveryfasttogetawayfromlargeanimalsquickly.B．Somebutterflieshavebrownwingsthatjustlooklikedryleaves.C．Foxeswillliedownandplaydeadwhentheymeetlargeranimals.D．Rabbitscandigandhideinmanyholestokeepfrombeingcaught.65.Onwhichwebsitecanweprobablyreadthispassage?

A．www.freedictionary.com/powerB．www.mooc.cn/musicC．www./cultureD．www.space.com/spaceflight五、单词拼写66.The________(热量)fromthefirekeptuswarmduringthecoldnight.67.Withcountless________(努力)onallsides,thescaryfirewasfinallycontrolled.68.Youcanfind________(印度)food,WesternfoodorJapanesefoodinSingapore.69.Weusuallypaynoattentiontothiskindof_______(极小的)worms.70.Childrenlikeplayinginthesnowon________(下雪的)days.71.Sammadeawishand________(blow)outallthecandles(蜡烛)onthecake.72.________(wolf)usuallyliveinagroupwhilebearsoftenlivealone.73.Couldyoutellmewhatthebookyouborrowedis________(main)about?74.Itwillbefinetomorrowbecausethestarsare________(shine)brightlyintheclearnightsky.75.Ifthetemperaturedropsbelow0℃,waterwillbe________.(freeze)六、任务型阅读阅读短文并根据短文内容回答问题。(每题答案不超过11个词)ScientistshavelongknownthatChimpanzees(黑猩猩)sometimesuseleavesorinsectsasmedicine.Doyouknowtheycanalsogive“firstaid(急救)”toeachother?ScientistsstudyinginUgandafoundthis.Chimpanzeesarecloselyrelatedto(相关的)humans,soscientistsstudythemalot.Forexample,whentheyaresickorhurt,theyfindwaystocareforthemselves.In2021,DrElodieFreymannwenttoUgandatostudychimpanzeesintheBudongoForest.Shewantedtolearnhowtheydealwiththeirinjuries(伤口).Herteamlookedthrough30yearsofresearch(研究)recordsandspenteightmonthsstudyingtwogroupsofchimpanzees.Theyfound34examplesofchimpanzeestakingcareoftheirowninjuries,oftenbylicking(舔)themselvesorusingleaves.Sometimes,theychewed(咀嚼)plantsandputthemoninjuries.Lickingcancleancutsandstopinfection(感染).Someplantleavescandothis,too.Evenmoreinterestingwerethesevenexamplesofchimpanzeeshelpingothers.Inoneexample,ayoungchimpsucked(吸吮)onanotherone’slegtohelpcleantheinjury.Abigquestioniswhethertheseactionsarenaturalortaught.Inoneexample,ayoungchimpwatchedhermotherchewaleafandputitonacut.Freymannthinkssomeactionsarenatural,butothersaretaught.Sheplanstokeepstudyingtofindoutmore.76.WhatdidscientistsinUgandafindaboutchimpanzees?_________________________________________________77.Whydoscientistsstudyalotaboutchimpanzees?_________________________________________________78.HowdidFreymann’steamdotheirresearch?_________________________________________________79.Whatdochimpanzeesoftendototakecareoftheirinjuries?_________________________________________________80.Whatmighttheexampleinthelastparagraphshow?_________________________________________________七、短文填空Foronly20yuan,FangWenjingcouldbuyherlunchatacommunitycanteen(社区食堂)inHangzhou.Shehadameatdish,avegetabledishandabowlofrice—allverydelicious.“Thedisheshaveahome-cookedt81.”saidFang.Communitycanteenshavebecomemoreandmorep82inChinarecently.Theyweremadefortheoldpeopleatfirst.Itcanbedifficultforsomeoldpeopletocookfort83,sothecommunitycanteenshelp.Oldpeoplecanhavelunchordinnerwithina10-minutewalk,andcommunityworkerscanalsopackthefoodands84thedishestothem.ZhangSuxia,aworkeratacommunitycanteeninHangzhou,said