2025~2026学年湖北华宜寄宿学校八年级上学期1月月考英语试卷

2025~2026学年湖北华宜寄宿学校八年级上学期1月月考英语试卷一、单项选择1.—Ijustsawadolphinswimmingintherivernearourschool.—Intheriver?You’rekidding!Bysaying“You’rekidding!”,thesecondspeakerprobablyfeels________.

A．boredB．excitedC．doubtfulD．angry2.Toanswerthequestion“Wheredidyoubuythisbook?”,whichstress(重读)isright?

A．Iboughtitonline.B．Iboughtitonline.C．Iboughtitonline.D．Iboughtitonline.3.—IthoughtMarywasshy,butshe’sactuallyverytalkative.—Yeah,youcan’tjudgeaperson’s________byhisorherappearance.

A．personalityB．hobbyC．skillD．performance4.—Themore________youare,the________mistakesyou’llmake.—Thanks,Mr.Lee.Icandoitwell.

A．carefully;fewerB．careful;lessC．careful;fewerD．carefully;less5.—HaveyouseenthemovieZootopia2?It’sreallyabighit.—Yes,ofcourse.It’swell________bymostpeople.

A．receivedB．allowedC．movedD．copied6.—Jackthinkshimselfsomebody,butwethinkhim________.—Maybehefeelsverysureofhimself.

A．everybodyB．somebodyC．nobodyD．anybody7.—Whatdidyoudowhenitwasraininghard?—Wehadtowaitfor________untiltherainstopped.

A．anothertwohoursB．twoanotherhoursC．twohoursmoreD．moretwohours8.—IfMr.Likeepsonworkinglikethat,he’ll________soonerorlater.—Iagreewithyou.Heshouldn’tworksohard,butheshouldbecarefulabouthishealth.

A．giveinB．giveoutC．giveoffD．giveback9.—DidyoutellthesecrettoBill?—No.Imeantto,butthewords________onmylips.

A．stoppedB．blewC．flewD．died10.Thesaying“Practicemakesperfect”tellsus________.

A．whyispracticeimportantB．howwecanimproveourselvesC．whatshouldwedotobeskillfulD．whenweshouldstartpracticing二、完形填空Onmyweeklymathexam,Imadeabigmistake.Iturnedsubtraction(减法)intoaddition(加法),whichcostmeasmuchassevenpoints.Ofcourse,mymathteacherwasn’t11.Evenworse,hecriticized(批评)meinfrontofallmyclassmates!Iknowmymathteacherisstrict,butInever12thatonedayIwouldbebadlycriticizedforasmallmistake.Anger,alongwithconfusion(疑惑),13frommyheart.Afterthatclass,Iwasaskedtogototheoffice.“I14becalledformorecriticism,”Ithought.Buttomysurpriseagain,hesaid,“Doyou15yourmistakenow?BecauseIbelieveacleverstudentlikeyouwouldneverhavedonethatexcept16.”Next,he17readboththequestionandtheanswer,thenaskedagain18Ihadanyproblems.Ihadbeentoldthatteacherswouldnevertalkwithonestudentfacetoface19theyreallycare.Atthatmoment,Ireallyfeltit.Heappearedsocaring.Myanger20.Butthatwasn’tthe21ofthestory.Intheafternoon,hecalledonmeagainandgavemesomepapers.Theywereespecially22forme.Hetoldmetofinishthemandtakeit23.Inmyheart,Ihad24lefttosay,onlyfeelingsofthanksandregret,forIhadmisunderstoodhim.Ihadnevermetateacherlikehim25.11.A．strictB．successfulC．sweetD．happy12.A．dreamtB．expectedC．forgotD．meant13.A．missedB．passedC．roseD．hid14.A．shouldB．couldC．havetoD．must15.A．realizeB．solveC．agreeD．trust16.A．byaccidentB．incommonC．forexampleD．atpresent17.A．personallyB．simplyC．carefullyD．comfortably18.A．sinceB．ifC．orD．though19.A．almostB．untilC．unlessD．although20.A．wentawayB．turneddownC．gaveupD．broughtout21.A．stepB．endC．adviceD．part22.A．shapedB．repliedC．createdD．checked23.A．quietlyB．trulyC．clearlyD．seriously24.A．somethingB．everythingC．anythingD．nothing25.A．agoB．beforeC．alreadyD．finally三、阅读理解

StoresofTomorrowAmazon’snewstoreshaveintroducedanewshoppingway.Itwillallowcustomerstotryonclothesinpersonwhilestillbeingabletoshoponline.ShopperscanscanQRcodesinthestoretocheckoutavailablesizesandcoloroptionsaswellasreadreviews.Thestores’fittingrooms(试衣间)willalsohavetouchscreenstorequestitemstobedelivered.Thiswillallowcustomerstocontinueshoppingwithouthavingtoleavethefittingroomandfindstafftohelp,accordingtothecompany._____________Metaverse(元宇宙)isbecomingareality.Soonitwillbecomesorealthatyouwillbeableto“feel”pain.DevelopedbyJapanesecompanyH2L,thearmbanduseselectricalstimulation(刺激)onthearmmusclestodeliverphysicalpain,perfectforVRgames.Userscanfeeltheweightofobjectstheyliftandtheforceofaballtheycatch.Feelingpainenablesustoturnthemetaverseworldintoarealworld,accordingtotheCEOofH2L.KeepingTrackofBirdsChineseresearchershavestartedtousetheBeiDouNavigationSatelliteSystem(卫星导航系统)(BDS)technologyforbirdbanding.Whentheyputabandonabird’slegorwing,theyalsoputasmallpositioningdevice(设备)usingtheBDStechnology.Itcanbetterrecordbirds’migrationroutes(迁徙路线)suchastheirrestinglocationsandflightspeed.Sofar,researchershaveputBDSdeviceson36birdsinJiangxiprovince.26.Inwhichsectionofthenewspapercanwereadthenews?

A．YOURVOICEB．SCIENCESTUDYC．FUTURELIFED．STORIESDESK27.WhyhaveAmazon’sstoresintroducedanewshoppingway?

A．Tomeettheneedforthestaffinthefittingrooms.B．Toprovidecustomersanewstyleofshoppingexperience.C．Toreducethefittingtimeforcustomers.D．Toencouragecustomerstoshoponline.28.Thebestheadingforthesecondpieceofnewswouldbe“________”.

A．ARealWorldB．FeeltheMetaverseC．Virtual(虚拟的)RealityGamesD．NoPain,NoGame29.ThepurposeofusingBDSinbirdbandingisto________.

A．trackthemigrationroutesofbirdsB．helpbirdsfindmorefoodC．testtheBDStechnologyD．protecttheenvironmentinJiangxi30.Allthenewsabove________.

A．predictswhatwillhappeninthefutureB．reportseventsthatwillchangeourdailylifeC．hassomethingtodowithtechnologyD．introducespopularhigh-techproductsItwasdarkandfreezingcoldoutside.Thewindkeptblowing.Atthattime,thebellrangloudly,andeverybodywalkedorderlytotheschoolgate,includingDavid.Hismotherwouldcomeandpickhimupfromschoolbuttodayshewasabsent.Davidwonderedwhathadhappened,buthewasnotworriedatall.Itusuallytookonlytenminutesforhismothertogettoschoolbyridinganelectricbike.However,halfanhourpassed,andtherewasnosignthathismotherwouldcome.★.Onhiswayhome,Davidcouldhardlyseeanypassers-by.Thetreesshookwiththewindandtheleavesfellfromthemwithoutmakinganynoise.Davidwaslostinthinkingwhatwaswrongwithhismother.Someterriblethoughtsjumpedoutofhismind.LittleDavidburstintotearsandquickenedhisstep.Finally,Davidstoodinfrontofhisbeautifulhouse.Heopenedthedoorhurriedly.Heturnedonthelightsunhesitatingly.Everythingwasinorder.Davidpushedallthedoorsandwaseagertolookforhismother.Still,hecouldn’tfindheranywhere.Itwashardforhimtocontrolhisnervousness.Herantothetelephoneandbegantomakeaphonecalltohismother.Suddenly,therewasaknockonthedoorandcameafamiliarvoice.Itwashismother.Hehurriedtothedoorandopeneditexcitedly.Hismotherworeabigsmile,saying,“Ijustwantyoutobeindependent.AndIfollowedyoualongtheway.Youmadeit.Iamproudofyou.”Davidheldhismothertightly,promisingthathewouldneverworryherandhewouldbecomebrave.31.Whichofthefollowingcanbeputin★?

A．DavidmadeacalltohismotherB．TearsrolleddownfromhiseyesC．DaviddecidedtowalkhomeD．Davidturnedaroundandwalkedtowardstheschool32.Fromparagraph2,whydidDavidburstintotears?

A．Hewasworriedabouthismother.B．Hewasworriedabouthissafety.C．Therewerenopassers-byonhiswayhome.D．Hewasafraidhismotherwouldn’tpickhimup.33.Theunderlinedword“unhesitatingly”inparagraph3means“________”.

A．unwillinglyB．atonceC．suddenlyD．ontime34.Itisinferredthat________.

A．David’smotherwasverybusyB．DavidoftenwalkedhomeC．DavidwasangrywithhismotherD．David’smotherwatchedhimclosely35.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A．Mother’sLoveB．TestfromMotherC．ATerribleExperienceD．TheCostofIndependenceNenadSestanwasworkinginhislaboneafternoonin2016,whenheheardhislabmemberscryingoutwithexcitement.Herealizedsomethingspecialwashappening.Theresearchers,atYaleSchoolofMedicineinNewHaven,Connecticut,hadfoundelectricalactivityinbrainstakenfromdeadpigs.Withthatresult,Sestanrealizedtheexperiment(实验)whichtheyhadstartedasasideprojecttofindwaystobetterkeepbraintissue(脑组织)forresearch,hadchangedintoadiscoverythatcouldchangeourunderstandingoflifeanddeath.Theexcitementsoonturnedtocare,whentheresearchersthoughttheysawmoreelectricalactivitieswhichcanshowconsciousness(意识).Sestanbroughtinanotherscientist,whosaiditwasactuallyamistake,butithadscaredthem.Sestankepthiscoolanddidtwothingsatonce:HeshutdowntheexperimentandcalledtheUSNationalInstitutesofHealth(NIH).Overthenextfewmonths,expertsdiscussedsomeseriousproblems,suchaswhetherthebrainscouldhaveconsciousnessandwhetherpeopleneededtothinkaboutwhatbraindeathisagain.TheysenttheworktoNature.Butbeforethefinalpapercameout,Sestanmetsharpwordsfromthemedia.Someevensuggestedthattheresearcherswerekeepingaroomfulloflivingbrainsinbottles.Neitherhenorhisteamwantedtodiscusstheresultsuntilthepapercameout,butastheirmailboxesfilledwithcaringandangerfromanimalrightsactivists,Sestanbecameblue.Hefeltalltheycoulddo,however,wastoputoffcorrectingpublicunderstandingsuntiltheexpertreviewprocesshadrunitscourse.SincethepapercameoutinApril,2019,theteamhasbeensobusydealingwithquestionsfromthemediaandscientiststhatithasn’tperformedanyfurtherexperiments.Sestanwantstopaymoreattentiontohisfirstquestionsandfindouthowlongthebrainscanbekeptandwhetherthetechnologycankeepotherbodyparts.“Wewanttogetoutsideopinionbeforewedoanything,”Sestansays.“Whenyoucometonewfields,youhavetobeverycareful.”36.InthelabatYaleSchoolofMedicinein2016,________.

A．abettermethodwasfoundtokeepbraintissueB．researchershadaninspirationforthestudyonbraindeathC．researchersfoundsomeelectricalactivityinbrainsofdeadpigsD．researchersgottheexpectedresultsoftheexperiment37.NenadSestanstoppedtheexperimentbecause________.

A．heneededtofinishthefinalpaperbyhimselfB．hepointedoutamajormistakeinthefinalresultC．hewasscaredtocometonothingattheendD．hecaredabouttheseriousproblemscausedbyit38.Theunderlinedword“sharp”isclosestinmeaningto________.

A．softB．seriousC．interestingD．excellent39.It’sTRUEthat________.

A．manypeoplewerestronglyagainsttheexperimentB．allthepeoplesupportedthefurtherresearchC．nobodywantedtodiscussbeforethefinalpapercameoutD．themediasawthebrightsideoftheexperiment40.NenadSestancanbebestdescribedtobe________.

A．responsibleandhonestB．helpfulandcreativeC．strictandopen-mindedD．professionalandcareful四、选词填空阅读下面短文，然后用下面方框中所给的单词或短语填空，使短文在结构、语意和逻辑上正确。（提示：方框中有两个单词或短语是多余的。）

dependon/wings/flying/connected/impossible/dowith/communicateButterfliesarefascinatinginsectsclosely41tonature.Theyhelpplantsgrowbycarryingpollenastheyare42fromflowertoflowereachday.Thesecreaturesalso43withoneanotherusingunique(独特的)bodysignals——forexample,theywavetheir44inspecialpatternstosharenewsaboutfoodorsafespots.Additionally,butterfliesalso45theirsenseofsmelltocommunicateinaway.Sometimes,theygettogetheringroupsnearsomeplantswiththesmellstheylike.五、短文填空阅读下面短文，根据上下文或括号内单词等提示，在空白处填入适当的单词或括号内单词的适当形式。Whatwillthefuturebelike?Almosteverypersonhasapictureofthefutureworld46hisorhermind.Then,howdidpeopleinthepastdreamoftoday’sworld?Didtheirdreamscometrue?JulesGabrielVerne,aFrenchwriter,wasabigdreamer.Hewasfamous47hissciencefiction(科幻小说).Hisstoriesareveryinteresting.Moresurprisingly,he48(create)somanywonderfulthingsinhisbooks,andthosethingshavebecomereality(现实)intoday’sworld.InthebookFromtheEarthtotheMoon,Vernediscussedtheideaoftakingatriptothemoon.He49(describe)somanythingsabouthowtotakepeopletothemoon.Aboutonehundredyears50(late),scientistsmadeitpossible.Notonlythat,butinhisbook20,000LeaguesUndertheSea,the51(character)goallaroundtheworldonanelectricsubmarine(电动潜艇).Hefinishedthebookin1870.Theideaoftheelectricsubmarinewas52(surprise)astheuseofelectricitywasnotcommonatthetime.AlthoughVernedidn’tinventthesubmarine,hisbookhelpedsomepeoplecomeup53won