2023-2024学年江苏省宿迁市沭阳县某中学八年级（上）月考英语试卷（10月份）

2023・2024八年级第一学期第一次月考

一、听力部分（略）

二、单项选择。（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

)21.Mybrotherlikesplayingbaseball,butdoesn'tlikeplayingchess.

A./;theB.(he;/C./;/D.ihe;the

)22.Whatdocs“biscuit“meaninAmericanEnglish?

A.EraserB.VacationC.CookieD.Truck

)23.―Simon,doyouhaveanygoodplans(heweekend?

—I'dliketogofishing,butIwillhavetestseachsubject.

A.for;onB.at;atC.for;alD.with;on

)24.0urEnglishteacherisveryandshealwaysrepeatsgrammarrulesforus.

A.honestB.generousC.politeD.patient

()25.Thereanumberofstudentsfromthecountrysideinourschooland(henumberofthem

growinglarger.

A.is;isB.are;areC.is;areD.are;is

)26.Thereisorangejuiceintheglass.Wouldyoupleasegiveme?

A.alittle;anymoreB.afew;anymoreC.little;somemoreD.few;somemore

)27.—Whenwillthenextplane?一It'ssaidtha:itwilltheairportat11o'clock.

A.arrive;getB.arrivc;gcttoC.get;arriveD.gct;arriveat

)28.—Howmuchdoesthisyoungelephant'

—50pounds.Iteatsalotforameal.

A.weight;atmostB.weigh;atleastC.weigh;mostD.weight;atleast

)29.—Mr.Smith,howcanIgetagoodgradeinthemonthlytest?

—Youshouldalltliequestionsbeforeyoustarttoanswerthem.

A.lookforB.lookthroughC.lookupD.lookout

()30.Johnspendsasmuchtimeashecanacourse:nDIY.

A.practisingtakingB.practisetaking

C.topractisetakingD.topractisetotake

)31.BeijingisbiggerthaninJapan.

A.anyothercityB.anycityC.theothercityD.theothercities

)32.—Jack,wemustworkhardfromnowon.

一Iagree.Asthesayinggoes“weare,willbe.”

A.thehard-working;theluckyB.themorehard-working;theluckier

C.morehard-working;luckierD.themosthard-working;theluckiest

)33.——Whatisourschoollifelike?

A.Il'sfarfrommyhomeB.It'sverycolourful

C.rdliketostudyhereD.Ilikemyschool

()34.Whichoneofthefollowingwordswillbelike"really"afteradding"-ly”？

A.weekB.usualC.friendD.love

()35.—ShallwegototheSouthLakeParkthisweekend?

-.Wecanhavegreatfunthere.

A.Notatall.B.Whynot?C.That'sallright.D.I'mnotsure.

二、完形填空(共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分)

Arichmanaskedanoldmantoadvisehissontostophisbadhabits.Theoldmantookthesonforaslowwalk

througha36.Stoppingsuddenly,heaskedtheboytopullouta37plantgrowinginthegarden.

Theboyheldthesmallplantwithonehandand38pulleditout.Theoldmanthen39himto

pulloutalittlebiggerplant.Theboypulledhardandtheplant4()outwiththeroots.“Nowpulloutthat

one,"saidtheoldman,41(othebiggestplant.ltwashardfbrtheboyto42itout.Next,theold

man,pointingtoabig43said,“Now,(ake(hisout."Theboyhelditand44topullitout.Butthe

treewouldnotmove.Tt's45"saidtheboy,ou(ofbreath.

“Soitislikebad46saidtheoldman."Whentheyareyoung,itiseasytopullthemout.47

wlicntheyaicsliung,llicycannotbecunliullcd."Theuldman'swords48thebuy'slife.

Fromthestoryabove,the49wccanlearnis:Don'tletbadhabitsgrowin50.Dropthem

whilewccancontrolthem,ortheywillcontrolus.

36.A.parkB.forestC.gardenD.mountain

37.A.smallB.strongC.greenD.beautiful

38.A.luckilyB.kindlyC.happilyD.easily

39AheIpedB.askedC.pushedD.led

40.A.ranB.walkedC.cameD.moved

41.A.pointingB.waitingC.lookingD.worrying

42.A.useB.helpC.pullD.catch

43.A.flowerB.treeC.stickD.bamboo

44.A.hadB.learnedC.triedD.likcd

45.A.dangcrousB.casyC.wrongD.hard

46.A.habitsB.ideasC.plansD.hopes

47AAndB.SoC.OrD.But

48.A.savedB.hurtC.changedD.supported

49.A.lessonB.wordC.subjectD.harvest

50.A.thcmB.usCitD.him

四、阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出最佳选项。

A

VolunteersWanted

WelcometoHuaihuaMuseum!

It'sanon-profit（非盈利性的）museumforchildrenunder12yearsold.

Areyougoodwithchildren

Areyouinterestedinhistoryandart?

Weneedvolunteerstoworkforusonweekends

PleasecallMissGreenat232-5347

EverySaturday7:00p.m.to9:00p.m.

YingfengStreet298,Huaihua

Phonenumber:275-8369

Just5yuanatime

（）51.Themuseumisabout.

A.scienceandartB.historyandrobotsC.historyandartD.scienceandrobots

）52.IfLucygoestotheDancingClubonceaweek,howmuchshouldshepayforamonth?

A.NoneB.5yuanC.l0yuanD.20yuan

()53.WecanknowthattheDancingClub.

A.isanon-profitclubB.opensonceaweek

C.isforpeopleofallagesD.isfreeforeveryone

B

Saturday,March24th

Wehavearrivedin(hehot,wetcityofBangkok.ThisisourfirsttriptoThailand(泰国).

Allthedifferentsmellsmakeuswanttotrythefood.Wearegoingtoeatsomethingspecialfordinnertonight.

Thehotelwearestayinginischeap,andveryclean.Weplantostayhereforafewdays,visitsomeplacesinthe

city,andthentraveltoChiangMaiinthenorthofThailand.

Tuesday,March27thBangkokiswonderfulandsurprising!Theplacesarcinteresting.Wevisitedthefamous

marketwhichwasonwater,andsawalotoffruitsandvegetables.Everythingissocolorful,andwchavetaken

hundredsofphotosalready!LatertodaywewillleaveforChiangMai.Wewilltakethetrainnorth,stayinChiang

Maifortwodays,andthencatchabustoChiangRai.

Friday,March30lh

OurtriptoChiangRaiwaslongandboring.Wevisitedasmallvillageinthemountains.Thevillagepeople

herelovethequietlife-nocomputersorphones.TheyarethekindestpeopleIhaveevermet.Theyalwayssmile

andsay“hello”.KathyandIcanonlyspeakafewwordsofThai,sosmilingisthebestwaytoshowourkindness.I

feelgoodhereandhopetobeabletocomebacknextyear.

()54.Thepassageshouldbea/an.

A.letterB.advertisementC.diaryD.Poem

()55.ItseemsthatvisitorsinBangkok.

A.oftenfeelhungryB.canalwaysfindcheapthings

C.can'llakeanyphulusD.canenjoyihcmsclvcs

()56.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.ChiangMaiisabeautifulcityinthesouthofThailand.

B.ThewriterleftChiangMaiforChiangRaibybus.

C.ChiangRaiisaboringcityinthemountains.

D.ThewriteristravelingaloneinThailand.

()57.HowlongdidthewriterstayinIhailand?

A.Foraweek.B.Forthreedays.C.Fortwoweeks.D.Foramonth.

C

AmericanschoolsarequitedifferentfromthoseinChina.InArr.erica,atthebeginningoftheterm,students

mustselecttheirsubjectsandteachersfirst.

SelectingisveryimportantfbryourgradesinAmerica.Soatthefirstterm,don'tchoosetoomanysubjects,or

you'11feelverynervousanditmayinfluenceyourstudy.Thenyouhavetoaskfbrsometeachingplans.Thereis

someinformationaboutsubjects,timetables,marksandtextbooks.Aithesametime,youmustchoosetheteachers.

DifTerentteachershavedifferentteachingmethods.If(heteacheriscalled“killer"by(helastgrade,manystudents

willgiveupchoosinghim.Because(hiskindofteacherwillleavetoomuchhomework,loomanyexamsandgive

toolowgrades.

Thereisanotherthingafteryouselectthesubjectsandtheteacher.Howtobuytextbooksmakeseachstudent

feelhard.ThetextbooksinAmericaarcveryexpensive.Eachoneisabout$30-50.Inordertosavemoney,many

studentsbuysomeusedtextbooks,andsomestudentsusuallyborrowtextbooksfromtheschoollibrary.

Inclass,discussingisveryimportant.Theteacherencouragesyoutoaskquestionsorshowyourownopinions.

Theydon'tusuallyaskyoutositwell.Insteadtheyallowyoutositorstandeverywhereyoulike.

()58.Whatdoesunderlinedwerd"select”mean?

A.Choose.B.Like.C.Make.D.Take.

()59.Accordingtothetext,Americanstudents.

A.don'thavetoaskfbrteachingplans

B.donUhavetochooseteachers

C.wouldliketochoosestrictteachers

D.usuallybuysomeusedtextbooksinordertosavemoney.

()6O.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUE?

A.Sludcnlswon'Ichouseihctcduliciwiiuleaveslooinuchliumcwoik.

B.Studentswon'tchoosetheteacherwholeavestoomanyexams.

C.Studentswillchoosetheteacherwhoiscalled“kiHcr”.

D.Studentswon'tchoosetheteacherwhogivestoolowmarks.

()61.Thepassageismainlyabout.

A.thedifferencesbetweenAmericanandChineseschoolsB.Americanschools

C.thedifferencesbetweenAmericanandChinesestudents□,Americanschoolsubjects

D

In1997,12-year-oldAmericangirlCaitlinand14-yea-oldZimbabwean（津巴布韦人）Martinbecamepen

friendsthroughtheirschools.Theydidn'trealizeatthattimehowtheirhandwrittenletterswouldchargetheirlives.

Itallbeganasaschooltask（任务）.EveryoneinCaitlin'sclassneededtochooseapenfriendfromanother

country.AlltheotherkidschosecountrieslikeFranceorGermany,butCaitlinchoseZimbabwebecausethename

soundedexotic（异国风情）andcool.

MartinlivedwithhisfamilyinoneofZimbabwe'sworstslums（平民窟）wheretheysharedoneroomwith

anotherfainily.Andabedwas（heironlypieceoffurniture.

WhenCaitlin'sfirstlettersreachedMartin,theywereusual.Thetwokidswroteabout（heirfavoritemusicand

whattheylikedtodo.ButlaterCaitlinbegantolearnaboutwhatthelivingconditions（条件）werelikeforMartin.

Withouttellingherparents,shebegansendingmoneywithherlctters$2Oatatime.Whilethemoneywasnotmuch

toCaitlin,itmeantmorefoodforMartin'sfamilyandmadehimabletopayhisschoolfees（学琴）.

Itlasted（持续）sixyearsfromtheirfirstexchangeofletterstoMartin'sarrivalintheUnitedStates.Withthe

helpofthemoneyfromCaitlin'sparentslateron,Martinfinishedhisuniversityeducation（大学教育）andgothis

MBAfromDukeUniversity,whichwasoneof（hebestuniversitiesintheUSA.

Today,CaitlinandMartinaren'tonlybestfriends,buttheyalsosharetheirstoryinabookcalledIWill

AlwaysWriteBack.Theywanttoaskreaderstodosomethingkindforothers,whichmightgreatlychangetheir

lives.

（）62.WhydidCaitlinchooseMartintobeherpenfriend?

A.BecauseherteacherrecommendedMartintoher.

B.BecauseMartin'snamesoundedexoticandcool.

C.BecauseMartin'scountrysoundeddifterentfromothers.

D.BecauseCaitlinwantedtogivehelptopoorMartin.

（）63.Fiomthepassage,wcknow.

A.ManinisnotasoldasCaitlin

B.Caitlin'sfamilywasrichertlianMartin's

C.MarlinaskedCaitlinforhelpinhisletter

D.CaitlinandMartindidn'tsharetheirhobbiesintheirfirstletters

）64.Whichisthecorrectorderofthefollowingevents?

a.MartinandCaitlinsharedtheirstoryinabook.

b.MartinandCaitlinsharedtheirfavouritemusicintheirletters.

c.CaitlinleamedaboutMartin'slivingconditions.

d.Caitlin'sparentsgavehelptoMartin.

A.b-c-d-aB.b-a-c-dC.c-b-d-aD.c-d-b-a

()65.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?

A.TheSpecialSchoolTaskB.MakingPenFriendsISImportant

C.TheTwoPenFriendsD.BeingKindToOthers

第二节(共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分)

从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Ileamedthehardwayhowtomakefriendsinanewschool.AtmyoldschoolinToronto,Iwasinthefootball

teamandinthemusicclub,66

EverythingchangedwhenIwas16yearsoldbecausemyparentsdecidedtomovetoFlorida.67

Thefirstdayinmynewschoolwasreallydifficult.Theclassschedule(课程表)andtheteachersteachingmethods

weredifferent.Allthestudentsdressedin(heirownwayinsteadofaschooluniform.68butIdidnot

wanttotalkto(hem.

Afterafewweeks,Ifoundthatnooneeventriedtotalktomeanymore.Twomomhspassed

beforeIgotthecouragetotalktoafewclassmates.Ialwayssaidtothemfriendly,*'Howareyou?Canwebecome

gocdfriends?''Finally,Irealizedthattheywerecommonpeople,justlikeme.70Ilearnedanimportantlesson

aboutmakingfriendsthatyear.

A.Somekidstriedtobenicetome,

B.Ibegantohavesomefriends.

C.becauseIlikedsports.

D.soIwasverypopularandhadalotoffriends.

E.Goingtoanewschoolwasnoteasyforme.

F.Someclassmateswereunkindtome,

G.Ibegantofeellonely.

66.67.68.69.70.

五、根据句意及所给中文、首字母与英文解释，写出句中所缺单词，每空限填一词。（共10小题；每小题

1分，满分10分)

71.Doinglotsoflisteningpracticeisthe(秘诀)tobecomeagoodEnglishlearner.

72.Wealldon'tbelievehim.Healwaystells(谎言).

73.Whatarcyougoingtodo(在..期间)NationalDay?

74.PeopleinCanadaspeakboth(法语)andEnglish.

75.Canyoufinishalltheworkby(自己)，boysandgirls?

76.TherearemanyplacesofiinBeijing,liketheGreatWallandthePalaceMuseum.

77.Thankyouforomesomuchhelp.—That'sOK.Thafswhatfriendsarefor.

78.Tomisn'th,weneverbelievewhathesays.

79.Mothersoftendothe(eveiyday)cleaningintheevening.

80.Danielusually(talkabout)thcbookswithhisclassmatesinclass.

六、根据短文内容，用括号内所给词的正确时态或形式填空，使短文完整。(共10小题，每小题1分，满

分10分)

Nowadays,wearehavingamuch81(busy)lifeandweareusingoureyesmorethaneverbefore.

Soweoftenhavetiredeyesaftera82(day)workorstudy.Herearesomegoodprotectingwaysto

keepoureyeshealthy.

Getintothehabitofpayingattentiontothewayyousit.Trytokeepthecorrectposture(坐姿)asthedoctors

say.Otherwiseitisveryeasytogetneareyesighted(近视).

Therearelotsofpicturesonlinethatcanhelptomakeyoureyes83(relax).Youmaydownload(下

载)suchpicturestoyourcomputerorsmartphone.Whenthereisnothingfaraway,youcanuseoneofthe

84(picture)tolookatinstead.Forexample,apicturewithsomethinggreenliketreesinitisquite

popular.Try(olookasfarintothepictureasyoucanforalittlelime.Doyoufeelmuchbetternow?

Don'tforget“the20-20-20rule”.Thatistakingarestfromthescreenevery20minutesfor20secondsand

lookingalsuinclliiiig2085(fool)away.

86(do)eyeexercisesfromtimetotimeisamust.Lookatsomethingontheright.Keepyoureyes

onitand87(slow)turn>ourheadtotheleftas88(far)aspossible.Thendothesamething

ontheleft.Orholdyourfingerinfrontofyournoseandkeep89(look)atitwhileslowlymovingfinger

towardsyourselfascloseasyoucan.Thenlookoutsidethewindowasfaraspossible.Repeattheexercisesa

coupleoftimeseveryday.

labletennisisaboutasmallballmovingquickly.1'herearenobetterways90(practise)oureyes

thanit.Butpeoplealsothinksomeothersportsliketennis,badmintonandkiteflyingareofgreathelpforrelaxing

yourtiredeyes.

Therefore,onlywhenweuseoureyesinascientificwaycanweprotectoureyesfromtiredness.

七、书面表达（满分15分）

学校计划在英语周期间举办一次主题为“Mybestfriend”的英文写作竞赛。假设你是David,请根据

以下提示，从个性品质、学校生活、未来