2025~2026学年江苏省常州市外国语学校八年级上学期1月Units7-8英语月考试卷

2025~2026学年江苏省常州市外国语学校八年级上学期1月Units7-8英语月考试卷一、单项选择1.—Didn’tyounoticethe________?Itisdangeroustostayunderthetree.—Iwon’tdothatagain.Sometimesithitsatreeandcausesafiretoo.

A．lightningB．thunderC．snowstormD．flood2.Desertsaredry,________theyarenotalwayshot.

A．andB．butC．orD．so3.—Wherecanyouputsomanybooks?—Lookattheshelf.Itisbigenoughto________allofthem.

A．storeB．holdC．avoidD．solve4.—Wherewereyouat8yesterdayevening?—I________amovieinacitycinemawithmywife.Afterthat,wewenthome.

A．waswatchingB．willwatchC．watchedD．iswatching5.AllthestudentsinClass2wenttothemuseumyesterday________Lucy,becauseshehadtolookafterhersickmother.

A．besidesB．withC．forD．except6.Theoldmangreetedeveryone________whentheypassedhisyardeverymorning.

A．friendlyB．livelyC．reallyD．kindly7.Thelocalgovernmentdecidedto________anewhospitalintheruralareatoimprovelocalmedicalcare.

A．endupB．setupC．giveupD．makeup8.JimwaswatchingTV________hisyoungersisterwasplayingwithhistoyatthistimeyesterday.

A．sinceB．whenC．whileD．as9.Whichofthefollowingsentencessharesthesamesentencestructureas“Themotherbirdkeepstheeggssafe.”?

A．Themotherkeepshealthy.B．Iwillcallyouthisevening.C．Hetellsmetoworkhard.D．Heofferedusmanybooks.10.—Itisnecessarytowearmasksincrowdedplacesthesedays.Itisgoodforothersandourselves.—________.

A．YousaiditB．NotatallC．NevermindD．You’dbetternot二、完形填空ItwasaSundaymorning.Wendyaskedhermum,“Shallwegotothezoonow?”“It’s11today.We’dbetterstayinside.”hermumreplied.“Youpromised(承诺)mebefore!”Wendywas12.Shelookedoutofthewindowandcontinued(继续),“Therearejustsomecloudsinthesky,butitisn’trainingatall!”“Theweathermansaysit’llrainthisafternoon.”saidhermum.“Hemustbe13!Foolishweatherman!”Wendyshouted.Suddenly,itstartedraining.“Well,maybehe’snotsofoolish.But14doesheknowtheweather?”Wendywondered.“Yourgrandpamayknow.Youcanaskhim.”Wendyhurriedtohergrandpa’shouseforan15.Hergrandpatoldher,“Theweathermangetsinformationfromaweatherstation.Wecanbuildasmallone16inthegarden.”“Whatdoweneed?”“Weneedawindvaneandaraingauge(风向和雨量计).Wealsoneedathermometer(温度计).”Soon,they17theirsmallweatherstation.Wendyevenmade18torecorddailyweather.“Now,you’rearealweathergirl!”hergrandpasaid.Oneday,Wendy’sfriendsvisitedhergardenweatherstation.Oneofthemasked,“Whenwillitsnow?”“Tomorrow!”Wendyrepliedafter19hernotes.20,itdidn’tsnowthenextday.Herfriendslaughedather.Wendyfeltsadandaskedhergrandpa,“Myweatherstationsaiditwouldsnow.Whydidn’tithappen?”“21weathergirlisalwayscorrect.Ibelieveit’llsnowsoon.Let’swait.”saidhergrandpa.Twodayslater,thesnowfell.“Itoldyouthis!”Wendysaidproudly.Asitsnowedheavily,Wendybecameherfriends’22.Andtheyplayedwithsnowtogetherhappilyafterschool.11.A．rainyB．cloudyC．foggyD．snowy12.A．excitedB．worriedC．angryD．happy13.A．rightB．wrongC．luckyD．bored14.A．WhereB．HowC．WhenD．Why15.A．exampleB．inventionC．answerD．object16.A．myselfB．yourselfC．themselvesD．ourselves17.A．noticedB．acceptedC．completedD．moved18.A．textsB．speechesC．notesD．paintings19.A．spellingB．discussingC．sellingD．checking20.A．InsteadB．HoweverC．MoreoverD．Therefore21.A．NoB．NoneC．AllD．Each22.A．heroB．listenerC．speakerD．tourist三、阅读理解PlayingSafelyinColdWeatherTheHarbinIceandSnowWorldhasopened.Tomakesureyoucanhavefunthere,wehavesometipsforyoutokeepwarm.

Watchforwind-5℃Inwinter,thewindremovesmoreheatfromthebody.Windydayscanfeelmuchcolder.Thetemperaturemightbe-5℃butitcanfeellike-20℃withthewind.Checktheweatherbeforegoingoutside,andstayinsideifitgoesbelow-27℃.Coverallyourface-28℃Uncoveredskincanfeelfrozen(感到极冷)in10to30minutes.Soyou’dbettercoveryourfacewithsomethingwarm.Protectyourmouthandface-4℃Thewindandcoldcanmakeskinverydry.Uselipbalm(润唇膏)andskincareproducts.Knowaboutdangerincold-35℃Ifyoucan’tfeelyourhands,faceandfeetoriftheyarewhite,thiscouldbeasignoffrostbite(冻伤).Ifthishappens,headinsiderightawayandwarmthebodypartslowlywithyourhandsorwarm(NotHot!)water.23.Whydowefeelmuchcolderonwindydays?

A．Becausethewindcanmakeourskinverydry.B．Becauseourskincanfreezein10to30minutes.C．Becausewemaynotfeelourhands,faceorfeet.D．Becausewindscandrawmoreheatfromthebody.24.Whichpicturecanbeputinthe________?

A．B．C．D．25.WhatshouldyoudoifyouCANNOTfeelyourface?

A．Usealipbalmandskincareproducts.B．Putyourhandsonyourface.C．Dosomeexerciseoutside.D．Washyourfacewithhotwater.26.Inwhichpartofamagazinecanwereadthistext?

A．Travel.B．Art.C．Education.D．Fashion.Aftercrossingtheriver,Dorothyandherfriendscametoaflowerfield,withmanyothercolourfulflowersnexttoit.“Howbeautiful!”Dorothysaid.“WhenIhaveabrain,Iwillprobablylikethembetter,”theScarecrowsaid.“IfIhadaheart,Iwouldlovethem,”addedtheTinWoodman.“Ialwayslikeflowers,”theLionsaid,“Buttherearenoneintheforestsobrightasthese.”Soontheyfoundthemselvesinthemiddleofpoppies.Itisknownthatwhentherearemanyoftheseflowerstogether,theirstrongsmellwillmakeanyonebreathingitfallasleep,evensleepforever.ButDorothydidn’tknowthis.SoonDorothy’seyesgrewsoheavythatshefeltshehadtosleep.Dorothyfellamongthepoppies,fastasleep.“Thesmelliskillingusall.Ifweleaveherhere,shewilldie,”saidtheLion.“Icanhardlykeepmyeyesopen,andthedogTotoisasleepalready.”“Runfastandgetoutofhere,”theScarecrowsaidtotheLion.“Wecancarrythelittlegirl,butyouaretooheavy.”TheLionranasfastaspossiblebuthefellasleepbeforehewasoutofthefield.Luckily,theScarecrowandtheTinWoodmanwerenottroubledbythesmell.TheymadeachairwiththeirhandsandcarriedDorothythroughtheflowerstothegrassfarenoughfromthepoppyfield.TheTinWoodmanbuiltatruckandpulledtheLionwiththeScarecrow.ThesweetfreshairwokeDorothy,TotoandtheLion.Soontheycontinuedtheirjourney.—AdaptedfromTheWonderfulWizardofOz27.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“poppies”referto?

A．Akindoftalltree.B．Akindofspecialcolour.C．Akindofsweetfruit.D．Akindofpoisonousflower.28.Whowerenottroubledbythesmell?

A．TheScarecrowandDorothy.B．TheLionandToto.C．TheScarecrowandtheTinWoodman.D．TheTinWoodmanandtheLion.29.Whichistherightorderofwhathappenedinthestory?①TheLionfellasleepinthefield.②Dorothyfellamongthepoppies,fastasleep.③ThefreshairwokeDorothy,TotoandtheLion.④Dorothyandherfriendscametoapoppyfield.

A．④②①③B．②①③④C．④①②③D．②④①③30.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?

A．Thestoryhappenedbytheriver.B．Dorothydidn’tgetalongwithherfriends.C．Theycanbesafeinthefieldforalongtime.D．Dorothyandherfriendswereonahardjourney.It’ssadtolearnthatawhalehasdiedintheocean.However,that’snottheendforthewhale.Ithasalottogivetootherseaanimalsafterdeath.Whenawhaledies,itquicklysinks(下沉)tothebottomoftheoceanfloor.There,thewhalebodyprovidesfoodandnutrientstodeep-seaanimals,whichareoftenhungry.Theremainscanlastfordecadesandcreateacomplex(复杂的)ecosystemcalledawhalefall—an“oasis”oflifeinthedeepsea.ChinesescientistsfoundawhalefallforthefirsttimeinthesouthChinaSeaduringadeep-seaexpedition(考察)carriedoutbyoceanicresearchvessel(船)Tansuo-1,whichfinisheditsexpeditiononApril2,2020.Tansuo-1carriedthemannedsubmersible(潜水器)ShenhaiYongshi,whichisabletodivetoadepthof4,500meters.Thewhalefallecosystemcanexistinthedeepoceanbecausegreatpressureandcoldtemperaturestherepreventthebodyfromdecomposing(分解)tooquickly.Butthedepthalsomakesithardforscientiststodiscoverthem.Therearefewerthan50knownwhalefalls.ThewhalefallintheSouthChinaSeaisaboutthreemeterslong.Scientistshavefoundseveralspeciesofshrimpandfishnearthewhalefall.Somefishhavestartedtoeatthewhale’stail.Thewhalefallmightbequiterecentandneedslongtermobservation(观察),accordingtoXieWei,ascientistwhotookpartintheexpedition.Bystudyingthewhalefall,scientistscanbetterunderstandhowmarine(海洋的)ecosystemssupportlifeandhowtoprotectbiodiversity(生物多样性)resourcesinthedeepsea.31.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“oasis”meaninthesecondparagraph?

A．Aniceplaceforseaanimalstoplayhappily.B．Apleasantplacefordeep-seaanimalstosupportlife.C．Ahugehallforseaanimalstostaycomfortably.D．Aplacewithdifferentplantsfordeep-seaanimals.32.WhichstatementisTRUEaboutthewhalefall?

A．ChinesescientistsfoundawhalefallforthesecondtimeintheSouthChinaSea.B．Itisveryeasyforscientiststofindthewhalefallsinthedeepsea.C．ThescientistswillcontinueobservingthewhalefallfoundintheSouthChinaSea.D．Chinesescientistshavefoundmorethan50whalefallsbynow.33.Whydoscientistsstudythewhalefall?

A．Tofindwhatwillhappenafterawhalediesinthesea.B．Tofindmorespeciesofshrimpandfishinthedeepsea.C．Toknowtheseabetterandtrytoprotectitinabetterway.D．Tosavethewhalesbecausethereareonly50whalesnow.34.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A．AwhalefalldiscoveredintheSouthChinaSea.B．Whalefallsexistinginthewholeworld.C．Marineecosystemssupportingthelifeinthesea.D．Biodiversityresourcesinthedeepsea.Whatwillourworldbelikeiftherearenoinsects?35Therewouldbenobugsorfliesinyourroom.Butinfact,thiscouldcausereallyseriousproblems.Thebadnewsisthatthenumberofinsectskeepsdroppingtheseyears.Thischangehasworriedmanyscientistsaroundtheworld.Scientistssayit’smostlybecauseoftheuseofpesticides(农药).36Whatwillhappenifallinsectsdieout?It’salmostimpossibletopredict(预测),buttheresultswillbeterrible.37Theyalsobreakdowndeadplantsandanimalsandturnthemintonewusefulthings.Weneedthemtokeepthesoilhealthy.Withoutinsects,manyanimalswouldhavenothingtoeat.Theywouldgohungryanddie.Thefirstthingistoletmorepeopleunderstandtheimportanceofthenaturalworld.38Weshouldteachthemenvironmentalawareness(环保意识)atanearlyage.

A．Itmightsoundniceinthebeginning.B．Somefarmersevenusepesticideseveryweek.C．Weneedinsectstopollinate(授粉)crops.D．It’sbesttostartwithourchildren.E．Insectshavelivedontheearthformillionsofyears.F．Theydestroytheplacesthatinsectslivein.四、任务型阅读阅读短文并回答问题。第1、2题不超过6个单词，第3题不限词数。It’snormaltomeetwitharainstormonsummerafternoons.Rainstormsareverydangerousforpeopleandtheycanevenkillpeople.Sohowcanwestaysafeduringarainstorm?BeforearainstormWhentheskysuddenlyturnsdarkandthewindbecomesstrong,itmeansadangerousrainstormmightbecoming.Ifthereislightning,don’twaitforrain.Actrightaway.Atthefirstflashoflightning,quicklygetintoabuilding.DuringarainstormWhenyouareindoors,becareful.Itisnotsmarttogoneardoorsorwindows.Rainandwindcanblowinorevenbreakthem.Donotuseanythingthatrunsonelectricity(电),either.Waterandelectricallinesarelikeroadsforlightning.Youcan’tusethephone.Lightningcantravelthroughthephonelineandhityou.Ifyoucan’tgettosomewheresafe,stayoutintheopen.Youmayfeelsafeunderatree,butthatisnotagoodplacetobe.Thelightningcouldhitthetreeandtravelthroughthetreetohityou.Trytofindalowplacetostayin.AfterarainstormYoushouldalsobecarefulaftertherainstormstops.Thereisalwaystoomuchwaterontheroads,soyoushouldneverdriveorwalkthroughafloodedroad.Youshouldwatchyourpetsclosely.Keepthemindoorsifpossible.39.Whenisitnormalforarainstormtohappen?3940.Whatshouldpeopledowhentheyseethefirstflashoflightning?4041.Doyoulikerainydays?Whyorwhynot?41五、选词填空选择框内合适单词并以适当形式填空。

climate;knowledge;except;nervous;calmdown;quiteafewAsweknow,naturehasgreatpower.Soitisimportantforhumanstolearnuseful42aboutit.Then,understandingthelocal43iskeytoknowingnature.44studentsinourclassjoinedaweatherstudyactivitylastweekend.Atfirst,Ifelt45aboutusingthenewtoolsthanothers.Happily,Iquickly46becauseoftheteacher’sclearinstructions.47forashortrainintheafternoon,thewholedaywasperfect,andwealllearnedagreatdeal.六、单词拼写48.A________(保持平衡的)dietcanmakeyoustayhealthy.49.Somepeoplestayedsafefromthefire,________(包含)a2-year-oldkid.50.Now________(邮递员)workisquitedifferentfromwhattheyneededtodobefore.51.Thegovernmentdecidedtotakeactiontoimprovethese________(情况)rightaway.52.Whilefacingafire,protect________(you)fromthethicksmoke.Areyouallclear?53.Sinceitisrainingso________(heavy),whynotstayandhaveadrink?54.He________(shake)thebottlehardtoseeiftherewasanywaterinside.55.Theheavyrain________(lead)tofloodsandwashedawaythehouses.56.Themistake________(cause)alotofproblems.Let’swaitandsee!57.Governmentsmakelawstoavoidtourists________(harm)wetlands.58.Thesignwarnspeople________(notstay)onthefrozenriver.59.WhileI________(make)apancakeformyself,someoneknockedatthedoor