2025~2026学年江苏省金陵中学仙林分校上学期八年级英语12月月考试卷

2025~2026学年江苏省金陵中学仙林分校上学期八年级英语12月月考试卷一、单项选择1.Inourschoollibrary,thereare________numberofbooksonart.________numberofbooksisstillgrowinglargerandlarger.

A．a;AB．the;TheC．a;TheD．the;A2.Afterafireinthewetlands,thegovernmentmadelawsto________peoplefromhavingbarbecuesorpicnicsinthewetlands.

A．preventB．provideC．protectD．prepare3.TakingpartintheOlympicsismanyplayers’dream,________itisn’teasytomakeit.

A．asB．orC．andD．but4.Treescan________carbondioxideandproduceoxygenforustobreathe.

A．trapB．harmC．killD．cause5.Whichisthesentencestructureof“Thenaturereserveprovidesagreathomeforanimals”?

A．S+VB．S+V+PC．S+V+O+OD．S+V+O+C6.Thesuffix“-ly”canbeusedtoformbothanadjectiveandanadverb.Theunderlinedwordisanadverbinthesentence“________”.

A．Wetakedailywalkstogetheralongtheroad.B．Theroadisbadlydamaged.C．Thegirllookssolovely.D．Welikethelivelynightlifehere.7.Whichofthefollowinghasthesamesentencestructureas“Wefoundthebedsverycomfortable.”?

A．Theboybuilthislittlebrotherabigtent.B．Thesunwasshiningbrightly.C．Sandyiswatchingherfatherwork.D．Hisvoicesoundedstrange.8.—Whywashelatethismorning?—Hefailedtoarriveatthestationintime.________,hemissedthetrain.

A．HoweverB．OtherwiseC．ThereforeD．Moreover9.Somepeopleinthecityarealwaysinarush.Whydon’tthey________andenjoytheviewaroundthem?

A．hurryupB．careforC．slowdownD．lookat10.—Howselfish(自私的)ofhumanstohuntwildanimalsforfun!—________.Somepeoplejustdon’tknowhowtorespectanimals.

A．YoumissedthepointB．YousaiditC．YoumakeitD．Youcheckedit二、完形填空Youmustknowsomethingaboutsnails(蜗牛).Theyareinteresting,aren’tthey?Peopleallsaysnails“walk”,11mostofthetimesnailsdon’tmoveatall.They’reintheirshells(壳)—12.The13sunwilldryout(使……变干)asnail’sbody.Sowhenit’ssunny,asnaildoesn’tgetoutofitsshell.Itgoestosleep14itsshell.Asnailwillbe15onrainydays.Whenitrains,itgoesoutofitsshellhouse.Asnailcansleepaslongasitneedsto.Itcanhavea16sleep,oritcansleepfordaysatatime.Andit17allthewintermonthssleepinginitsshell.Inspringthesnail18.Itsbody,about8cmlong,comesoutoftheshell.Whenhungry,thesnaillooksforfood.Itcan’t19verywell.Itseyes,attheendofthetopfeelers(触角),areveryweak.Butitssenseofsmellisverystrong.Ithelpsthesnailtofindthefreshgreens.Thenthesnail’slittlemouthgoestowork.Usually,asnaillooksforfoodat20.Butoncloudydaysiteatsinthedaytime.Asnailcankeepeatingforhoursandneverfeelsfull.Itsmouthislikethepointofapin(大头针).Butitissaidthatasnailhasabout14,000teeth!11.A．soB．andC．butD．if12.A．movingB．sleepingC．eatingD．walking13.A．hotB．coolC．coldD．big14.A．onB．behindC．outsideD．in15.A．happyB．healthyC．lostD．interested16.A．longB．shortC．greatD．whole17.A．needsB．spendsC．paysD．takes18.A．getsupB．wakesupC．standsupD．climbsup19.A．feelB．smellC．hearD．see20.A．noonB．morningC．nightD．home三、阅读理解TheDeadSeaislocatedin(位于)theJordanRiftValley(约旦大裂谷)insouthwestAsia.Itisabout50kilometreslongand15kilometreswideatitswidestpoint.Itsitsatabout430metresbelowsealevel,makingitthelowestpointonEarth’sland.What’sinterestingisthattheDeadSeaisn’tactuallyasea.It’salakewithasaltconcentration(含盐度)ofmorethan30percent,whichisabouteighttimessaltierthantypicalseawater.ThismakesitoneofthesaltiestbodiesofwateronEarth.TheDeadSeastayssosaltyduetoitsspecialnaturalconditions.Eachyear,itreceivesverylittlerainfall,andonlyasmallamountoffreshwaterflowsintoit.AndthehotweatheraroundtheDeadSeacausesthefreshwatertoevaporate(蒸发)quickly,whichmakesthesaltconcentrationevenhigher.Forthesereasons,itisalsoknownastheSaltSea.IfyouweretoswimintheDeadSea,youwouldn’tseeanysealife—noplantsoranimals.Thehighsaltconcentrationmakesitimpossibleforthemtosurvivethere.That’sactuallywhyit’scalledtheDeadSea.However,don’tletthenameornothavinganysealifescareyou.EvenifyoufallintotheDeadSeaandcan’tswim,youwon’tdie.ThehighconcentrationofsaltintheDeadSeaallowsanyonetofloatwell,withouttheneedforlifebuoys(救生圈).Infact,manypeoplevisittheDeadSeaeveryyearonvacation.Ifyouwalkalongtheshore,you’lllikely(很可能)seemanypeoplefloatinginthewater,readingbooksormagazines.21.WhereistheDeadSea?

A．Inthemiddleofasea.B．Ontopofahighmountain.C．InariftvalleyinAsia.D．InadeepvalleyinAmerica.22.TheDeadSeaisalsoknownastheSaltSeabecause_________.

A．itofferssalttoallJordaniansB．ithasaveryhighsaltconcentrationC．itsupportslotsofsaltfactoriesnearbyD．itishometomanysaltwateranimals23.WhydidtheDeadSeagetitsnamefrom“dead”?

A．Ithasnolivingthings.B．Nowaterrunsintoit.C．Ithasverylittlerainfall.D．Nopeoplelivearoundit.24.Whatcanweinfer(推断)fromthelastparagraph?

A．SwimmingintheDeadSeaistiring.B．TheDeadSeaisapopularplacefortourists.C．ThesaltintheDeadSeaisbadforpeople’sskin(皮肤).D．TheDeadSeaisdangerousforpeoplewhocan’tswim.25.What’sthepurpose(目的)ofthispassage?

A．ToshowhowtheDeadSeaformed.B．ToexplainhowtheDeadSeagotitsname.C．ToletpeopleknowmoreabouttheDeadSea.D．ToteachpeoplehowtofloatintheDeadSea.TheAmazonrainforestistheworld’sbiggest.ItisinSouthAmerica.ItissowidethatitcoversalittlemorethanhalfthesizeofChina!TheAmazonRiverrunsthroughtherainforest.It’stheworld’ssecondlongestriver.TheAmazoncoversmuchofBrazil.Thegreencolouronthenationalflag(国旗)ofBrazilstandsfortherainforest.However,climatechangeandhumanactivitiesmakeit“sick”.Usually,therainforestcanfixitself.Butnow,itfeelstoo“tired”togetbetter.Accordingtoanewstudy,manytreestheremaydie,andtheAmazonrainforestmayturnintohot,drygrasslandsinafewyears.WhyistheAmazonrainforest“sick”?TheAmazonisoneoftheworld’swettestplaces.Butsince2005,threedroughtshavehittherainforest.Thatwasbecauseofclimatechange.Thetreesdon’thaveenoughwatertogrow.What’sworse,astheybecomedry,theycaneasilycatchfire.Besides,peoplecutdownrainforesttreesforwood.Theyburntheforesttomakefarmland.Allthesekindsofactivitiesmadeabout17%oftherainforestdisappear.________TheAmazonrainforestislikethe“lungs”ofourplanet.Therichplantstheretakecarbondioxide(CO₂)outoftheairandmakeoxygen.Theymakemorethan20%oftheplanet’soxygen.IftheAmazonrainforest“dies”,therewillbemoreCO₂andourearthwillbecomeevenhotter.TheAmazonrainforestisalsohometoover3millionanimalsandplants.Manyofthemcan’tliveanywhereelse.Theywouldverylikelyjustdisappear.26.Accordingtothepassage,whatisNOTthereasonthatmakestheAmazonrainforest“sick”?

A．Therearemanyforestfires.B．Climatechange.C．Peoplecutdowntrees.D．Toomanyanimalsandplantslivethere.27.WhatwillhappeniftheAmazonrainforestdies?

A．Peoplewilllosetheirlungs.B．Manyanimalsandplantswilldie.C．Wewillfeelcolder.D．Therewillbemoreoxygen.28.Theunderlinedword“droughts”means“________”inParagraph3.

A．toolittlerainB．toocoldweatherC．toomuchrainD．toomuchfire29.WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheAmazonrainforestisTRUE?

A．ItistwicethesizeofChina.B．ItisinNorthAmerica.C．Itmakesmorethan20%oftheplanet’soxygen.D．Morethan3millionkindsofplantslivethere.30.Choosethebestsentencetofillinthe“________”inthepassage.

A．WhereistheAmazonrainforest?B．WholivesintheAmazonrainforest?C．HowcanweprotecttheAmazonrainforest?D．WhatwillhappenifwelosethetheAmazonrainforest?四、单词拼写31.Lastweek,thetown________(举行)ashownamed“GreenerEastTown”.32.Theprofessorseemstoknoweverythingandhecananswerallofourquestions.Wealladmirehimforhis________(知识).33.________(企鹅)thickfeatherscanstopthemfromfreezinginlowtemperatures.34.Doyouknowhowmany________(吨)ofplasticwasteareputintotheoceaneveryyear?35.Weallknowthatsmokingdoes________(伤害)topeople’shealth.36.Thedriver’scarelessness________(造成)thetrafficaccidentyesterday.37.Thepriceofthetravelagency________(包括)threemeals.38.It’sraininghard.Let’slookfor________(躲避处)tohidefromtherain.39.Thiswon’t________(解决)theproblembutit’sastepintherightdirection.40.InChina,moreandmorepeoplerealizedtheseriousnessof________(气候)change.41.Toprotecttheearth,weshouldpreventpeople________(throw)rubbishcarelessly.42.Nobodycanfindthedifferencebetweenthem.Theylook________(near)thesame.43.Mike,wouldyoumindturningdownthemusic?It’stoo________(noise).44.Itwasrainingevenmoreheavilywhenyou________(return)homeyesterday.45.Smallbabiesalwayscry________(sad)whentheydon’thavetheirfavouritetoys.46.Thetownhasan________(environment)group.Theyoftenorganizeactivitiestoencouragemorepeopletoprotectthenaturalworld.47.Thefutureofrobotsisoneofthemostpopular________(topic)amongstudents.48.Theguidedog________(lead)theblindmantocrosstheroadjustnow.49.Edisonwasagreatinventorandhe________/kri'eɪtɪd/manynewthingsinhislife.50.Stronglight________(/'dæmɪdʒɪz/)oureyesight,sopleasedon’treadinthesun.五、完成句子51.Theybuiltnaturereserves.Theywantedtoprotectgiantpandas.(合并为一句)Theybuiltnaturereserves________________________protectgiantpandas.52.Theoceanprovidesfoodforsealife.(同义句转换)Theocean________sealife________food.53.Thereserveisabout2,472squarekilometresinsize.(同义句转换)Thereserve________________________________about2,472squarekilometres.54.Thereareover20,000birdsinZhalong.(同义句转换)________________________thebirdsisover20,000inZhalong.55.Someplantskeepwaterintheirleavesbecausedesertsaredry.(同义句转换)Desertsaredry,________someplantskeepwaterintheirleaves.56.去除这些化学物质要花几年时间。Itwilltakeyears________________________________thesechemicals.57.我们应该保护环境，保持自然的平衡。Weshouldprotecttheenvironmentand____________ofnature.58.政府去年在这个地区建立了一个保护区。Lastyear,thegovernment________________areserveinthisarea.59.那些海鸟全年都住在靠近北冰洋的岛屿上。ThoseseabirdsliveontheislandsneartheArcticOcean________________________.60.中国北斗系统发展迅速，在许多领域发挥重要的作用。China’sBeidouSystemhasdevelopedquicklyandit________________________________________manyfields.六、任务型阅读TheTaklimakanDesertisthebiggestdesertinChina.Itisabout337,000squarekilometres.That’sasbigasthreeZhejiangProvinces.Thesandhereislightandsoft.Whenstrongwindsblow,thesandflies,andthedesertmoves!Itmovesforwardeveryyear.Thedesertcancoverroads,farmsandevenpeople’shomes.Butnow,weareworkinghardtostopit.In2024,Chinafinisheda3,046-kilometregreenbeltaroundtheTaklimakanDesert.Howdowestopthesand?Straw(稻草)SquaresWestickstrawsintothesandtomakebigsquares.Thesesquareshelpkeepthesandinplace.Treesandflowerseedscangrowsafelyinside.SandBarrier(沙障)Webuild1-metre-tallwallswithstrawsandwires(金属丝).Thesewallsarelikesilentguardiansstandinginthedesert.Whenthestrongdesertwindsblow,hittingthesewalls,theirspeedgetsreducedbitbybit.Thewindsslowdown,sotheycan’tcarryandspreadthesandasheavilyasbefore.Inthisway,theyplayakeyroleinpreventingsandfrommoving.DeepRootsTreesandflowersgrowrootsdeepintothegroundasiftheydecidetoholdtheearthhard.Astheygrowdeeperandthicker,theygrowtogether,formingastrongundergroundsystem.Littlebylittle,therootsholdthesandevenharder,silentlyworkingtokeepthelandinplace.EnergyfromtheSunIntheTaklimakanDesert,wheresunshineisrich,wemakegooduseofthisnaturaltreasure.Weturnenergyintopower.Then,machinescantakewaterfromundergroundtowaterplants,helpingplantssurviveinthisdryland.Inthisway,energyfromthesungiveslifetoplantsandbringshopetothedesert.Throughhardwork,theTaklimakanDesertisnotas“terrible”asbefore.Stoppingthedesertfrombecominglargerwilltakealongperiodoftime.Butaslongaswekeepworkinghardandnevergiveup,wecanmakemorepartsofthedesertturngreen.Let’stakeactiontomakeourcountrymorebeautiful.

TheTaklimakanDesertFactsIt’sChina’slargestdesert.

Sandmoveswithstrongwinds.ProblemsItmovesforwardandcoversroads,farmsandhomes.61StrawSquaresStickstrawstoformsquares,62sandinplaceforplantgrowth.SandBarrierBuild1-metre-tallwallswithstrawsandwiresto63windspeed.DeepRootsGrowdeeperand64,formingastrongundergroundsystem.EnergyfromtheSunTurnsunlightintopowerto65undergroundwaterforplants.AchievementsandhopesIn2024,a3,046kmgreenbeltwas66aroundthedesert.

Thedesertis67“terrible”now.

Stoppingthespreadofdeserttakesalongtime,butcan68theconditionsofsomeparts.HowlargeistheTaklimakanDesert?69HowdoyoulikethechangesintheTaklimakanDesert?70七、短文填空Aweakpolarbearisstandingonasmallpieceofice,drifting(漂流)inthesea.Heis171thethick