常州市新北区奔牛初级中学2022-2023学年八年级上学期英语月考试卷(含答案)

这是一份常州市新北区奔牛初级中学2022-2023学年八年级上学期英语月考试卷(含答案)，共8页。试卷主要包含了单项选择，完型填空，阅读理解，六选四阅读，综合填空，词汇运用，完成句子，书面表达等内容，欢迎下载使用。
常州市新北区奔牛初级中学2022-2023学年第一学期阶段性质量调研
八年级英语试题
出卷人： 2022年9月
一、单项选择(共12小题，每小题1分，满分12分)
( )I--- What honest boy!--- Yes, and he is best student in our class.
A.a;a B. the;a C.a;the D. an;the
( )2. None of us felt because the meeting was too long and .
A. exciting, bored B. boring;boring C. bored;boring D. excited, boring
( )3.--- Which month has days in a year?---February.
A. fewer B. less C. the fewest D. the least
( )4.A kind man always helps people need and never says a bad word others.
A. in, with B. for, about C. in, in D. in, about
( )5.--- do you spend on your homework every day?
---More than 2 hours.
A. How long B. How much C. How often D. How many
( )16. We all know that Suzhou is one of in the world.
A. the most beautiful cities B. the most beautiful city
C. the more beautiful cities D. the more beautiful city
( )7.--- What's the of the building?--- It's 236 metres .
A. high; high B. height; height C. high; height D. height; high
( )8. Chongqing is bigger than in Jan.
A. any other city B. all the other cities C. any city D. the other cities
( )9. The bear has nothing these days. It's very hungry.
A. eat B. to eat C. eating D. to eating
( )10. When spring comes, the days get .
A. short and short B. shorter and shorter C. long and long D. longer and longer
( )11.---Do you enjoy Han Lei's songs?
--- Yes. He is the winner of “IAMa Singer 2”, I can't think of anyone with a voice.
A. better B. best C. more D. most
( )12.---I think people should keep animals as pets.
--- . Some old people live alone. Pets can be their friends.
A.I couldn't agree more B.I disagree C. It's hard to say D.I don't think so
二、完型填空(共10小题，每小题1分，共10分)
My life is always full of sadness and little joy. However, no matter(无论) what happens, I can always face it bravely.
Last year, I couldn't believe the_ 13 that I could enter the only key high school in my hometown. Then I rushed to my home and told my parents. But my father didn't seem as 14 as I was. He just kept smoking without saying a word and my mother put her head down and couldn't help 15 .
I knew very well what my family was 16 . My mum was ill in bed. We lived a hard life and I couldn't go on my schooling. I felt so upset(心烦意乱) but I could say 17 to my parents. I 18 to help my father with his work to support(支撑) my family.
To my surprise, things completely(完全) changed 19 the beginning of the new term. My head teacher came to my family_20_some money, which was raised by all the teachers. He encouraged(鼓励) me, “Always have a dream.” With tears in my eyes, I came into the key high school.
I always studied hard after I entered the high school. No matter when I meet difficulties, I always 21 my teachers and schoolmates. I have a college dream and I must work hard for it, no matter how 22 life is. Just as a great man says,“ When one door shuts, another opens in life.”
13.A. idea B. story C. news D. advertisement
14.A. smiling B. excited C. interested D. funny
15.A. crying B. laughing C. saying D. shouting
16.A. about B. from C. later D. like
17.A. nothing B. something C. anything D. everything
18.A. agreed B. decided C. remembered D. seemed
19.A. after B. till C. before D. on
20.A. on B. for C. to D. with
21.A. dream of B. think of C. hear of D. talk of
22. A. happy B. sad C. lovely D. hard
A
三、阅读理解(共14小题，每题2分，满分28分)
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( )23. Which book can tell you what to do if you are tired of a subject?
A. Study Skills for life B. Learning How to Learn
C. Basic Study Guidebook D. How to Use a Dictionary Picture Book for Children
( )24. According to the ads, the three books are for .
A. the old B. parents C. children D. men
( )25. If you buy the three books on December2, you will just pay for them.
A.$93 B.$7 C.$80 D.$79
B
Have you ever watered a garden and watched the water disappear(消失) into the soil? This fun experiment shows how plants take water from the ground to grow. Ask an adult to help you.
You Will Need:
·Medium-sized glass
·Water
·Red food coloring
·Spoon
·One celery stalk with leaves(一根带叶的芹菜)
You Will Do:
1. Fill the glass halfway with water.
2. Stir(搅拌) in enough food coloring to make the water dark red.
3. Ask Mom or Dad to cut one inch off the bottom of the celery stalk. Place the stalk in the water and let it stand overnight.
What Will Happen?
The leaves will turn red, as well as the tiny tubes running up through the stalk. Break the stalk in half, and you will see red dots in each piece.
Why?
As a plant grows, its roots act like straws(麦秆状吸管), sucking water up into the stem or stalk.Tiny tubes(管) inside the stalk carry water farther up into the leaves.(By coloring the water red,this is easier to see.) The red dots show a cross-section of the tiny tubes through which the water traveled.
( )26. In which part of the article can you find how the water moves through plants?
A. You Will Need. B. Why? C. What Will Happen? D. You Will Do.
( )27. What should you do right before cutting one inch off the bottom of the celery stalk?
A. Place the stalk in the water. B. Make the water dark red.
C. Ask an adult to help. D. Break the stalk in haif.
( )28. What is this passage mostly about?
A. How water protects plants. B. How water can change colors.
C. How celery stalks grow in water. D. How plants get water from the ground.
C
American schools begin in September after the long summer holidays. There are two terms in a school year, the first term is from September to January, and the second is from February to June. Most American children go to public schools.
High school students study only four or five subjects at a time. They usually go to the same classes every day, and they have an assignment(课外作业) for every class. After class they have many activities.
After high school, many students go to college. They can go to a small one or a large one. They usually have to pay a lot of money for college education(教育). But there are scholarships (奖学金) for good students, and many college students work part time in order to get money for their education.
( )29. How long do American students study in school every year?
A.8 months B.9 months C.10 months D.11 months
( )30. High school students take subjects at a time.
A. all B. four C. five D.B or C
( )31. Many college students work part time because .
A. they have many activities B. they have a lot of free time
C. they like doing things D. they have to pay a lot of money for their education.
( )32. According to the passage, which sentence is NOT true?
A. American schools have long summer holidays.
B. There are two terms in the USA.
C. American students don't do exercises after class.
D. They do part time job to get money to pay for their education.
D
It was Mother's Day. John was so busy with his work that he couldn't go back home. When he passed by a flower shop in the evening, an idea came to his mind, “I'll send Mum some roses(玫瑰)."
While John was picking his flowers, a young man went inside. "How many roses can! get for only five dollars, madam?" he asked. The assistant(店员) was trying to tell him roses were as expensive as forty dollars a dozen(一打). Maybe he would be happy with carnations(康乃馨).
"No. I have to have red roses," he said. "My mum was badly ill last year and I didn't get to spend much time with her. Now I want to get something special, it has to be roses, as roses are her favorite”
After hearing it, John said he would pay the rest of the money for the young man. Moved(感动) by both of them, the assistant said, “Well, lovely young men, thirty dollars a dozen, only for you.” Taking the roses, the young man almost jumped into the air and ran out of the shop. It was well worth twenty--five dollars that John paid to see the exciting moment. Then John paid for his dozen of roses and told the assistant to send them to his mother.
As he walked out, he felt nice. Suddenly he saw the young man crossing the street and going into a park. But soon John realized it was not a park but a cemetery(墓地). Crying, the young man carefully put down the roses, “Mum, oh, Mum, why didn't I tell you how much I loved you? God, please help me find my mum and tell her I love her.”
Seeing this. John turned and quickly walked to the shop. He would take the flowers home himself.
( )33. John spent altogether(总共) in the flower shop that day.
A .$45 B. $25 C.$30 D.$55
( )34. The young man cried at the cemetery because he .
A. had spent all his money on the roses.
B. wasn't able to tell his mother he loved her himself.
C. felt sorry to ask John to pay for his flowers.
D. hadn't got enough money for his sick mother.
( )35. At last John changed his mind and went home because he wanted to .
A. tell his mother he loved her himself. B. ask his mother for more money.
C. tell his mother the young man's story. D. ask his mother if she liked roses.
( )36. The writer writes the passage in order to tell us “ .”
A. Buy roses for your mother when she is ill
B. Let your mother know how much you love her
C. Work hard to get more money for your mother
D. Send your mother flowers on Mother's Day

四、六选四阅读(共4小题，每小题1.5分，满分6分)
When you are learning English, listening, speaking, and writing are important, but reading can also be very helpful. When you read, you can not only learn some new words, but also you can learn how to use these English words.
Try to read at the right level(水平). 37 If you need to stop every three words to use a dictionary, it is not interesting.
Try to increase(增加) the number of your new words. If there are four or five new words on a page, write it in your notebook. But you don't have to write them while you read. 38 Then come back when you have finished reading to look them up in a dictionary and write them in your own vocabulary book. Then try to remember them.
Try to read regularly, For example, read for a short time once a day. 39 . Fix(固定)a time to read and keep to it. You could read for fifteen minutes when you go to bed, or when you get up or at lunchtime.
Read what interests you. 40 . You can also read newspaper.
A. Choose a book or a magazine about a subject that you like, because you are going to spend time and money reading it.
B. Instead, try to guess their meaning as you read: mark them with a pen.
C. Read something that you can(more or less) understand.
D. Fifteen minutes every day is better than two hours every Sunday.
E. The more you read, the wider your view will be.
F. It is not a good idea to stop reading while you meet some new words.
五、综合填空(共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)
Where is Love? How can we find Love?
Once a little boy wants to meet Love. He knows it is a long trip to where Love lives so he gets his things ready with some pizzas and drinks and starts off. When he 41 (pass) three streets, he sees an old woman sitting in the park and 42 ( watch) some birds. She looks very hungry. The boy gives her a pizza. She takes it and smiles at him. The smile is so beautiful that he wants to see it again, he gives her a Coke. She smiles 43_ ( one) again. The boy is very happy.
They sit there all 44 afternoon, eating and spoiling, 45 they say nothing. When it grows dark, the boy decides 46 (leave). But before he goes more than a few steps, he turns around, runs back to the old woman and gives her a hug. The woman gives him her biggest smile ever.
When the boy opens the door of his house, his mother is surprised by the look of joy on his face and asks what makes him so happy. “I had lunch with Love. She has got the 47_ ( beautiful) smile in the world.” 48 the same time, the old woman's son is also surprised at his mother's pleasure and asks why.
“I ate a pizza in the park with Love,” she said,“ and he is much 49 ( young) than I expected.”
If the world is full 50 love, we can enjoy a better life.
六、词汇运用(共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)
51.---What do you think of the (广告) on TV.---They are much too boring.
52. Is the lady with a ponytail our new (物理) teacher?
53. If you must go, at (少) wait till the rain stops.
54. My uncle always tells us funny jokes so that we all think him (humour).
55.I still have (mix) feelings about going abroad to study medicine.
56. Mary is the (shy) of the two girls.
57.Taking the underground in Beijing is cheaper than _____ ___(take) a taxi.
58. What great fun they had ( chat) with each other at the party.
59. Walking on the moon is like ( jump)
60. How long do they plan to spend (visit) their hometown next month?
七、完成句子(共6小题，每小题1.5分，满分9分)
61.在英语课快要结束时，老师叫我们讨论了这个问题。
the English class, the teacher asked us. .
62.在夏季，工人们通常要比学生们少休息好几周。
Workers usually students in the summertime.
63.彭丽媛有副好嗓子，她是中国最好的歌唱家之一。
Peng Liyuan and she in China.
64.他很有幽默感，所以我将选择他作为我的好朋友.
He , so I will .
65. 那位女孩总是面带微笑，我相信她肯定能成为一名出色的教师.
The girl on her face. I think she can .
66.约翰坚持每周两次练习打棒球。
John kept .
八、书面表达(共1小题，满分15分)
苏明是阳光中学八年级的学生，他想写一封回信给他在美国的笔友Nancy，介绍他的学校生活。下面是一些要点，你能帮他写这封信吗?
1.阳光中学是一所混合学校。
2.每班至多有30个学生，我们不必要每天穿校服。
3.学校每学期有一个阅读周，同学们都很喜欢这个阅读周，可以向图书馆借很多书。我读的书最多。
4.每天晚上我们仅有一个小时的家庭作业，每学期我们进行一次学校旅行去不同的公园或博物馆。
5.喜欢阳光中学的生活。
Dear Nancy,
I am very glad to receive your letter. You asked me about my school life in your letter. Now I'll tell you something about it.








答案
一、单项选择：
DDCDA ADCBD AA
二、完型填空
CBADA BCDBD
三、阅读理解
CCD BBD CDDC DBAB
四、六选四阅读
CBDA
五、综合填空
passes watching once the but
to leave most beautiful At younger of
六、词汇运用
advertisements Physics least humorous mixed
shyer taking chatting jumping visiting
七、完成句子
Near the end of to discuss this problem
have a good voice is one of the best singers
has a good sense of humour choose him as my best friend
always has a smile make an excellent teacher
practicing playing baseball twice a week.