江苏省常州市新北区河海实验中学2022-2023学年八年级下学期第二次月考英语试卷

2022-2023学年常州市新北区河海实验中学八年级下学期英语第二次月考试卷

2023.05

一、听力部分（共20分）

二、单项选择（本大题共10小题,每题1分,共10分）

21. Mr. Jiang, as ________ elderly man, took part in the Special Games for the old, and finished ________ second in the race.

A. a; the                  B. an; /                         C. an; the               D. the; a

22. --- Your grandparents like travelling, do they?

      --- Yes. They think one is never ________ enjoy life.

A. too young to      B. young enough to    C. too old to             D. old enough for

23. If you are ________, British people usually say "excuse me" or are polite to wait till you move. 

A. on the way      B. by the way        C. in this way        D. in the way

24. --- The homeless ________ so poor that they have nowhere to live.

       --- Exactly, but to our joy, the local government can ________ them with special places to stay.

A. is; offer          B. are; give        C. are; provide           D. is; afford

25. Emily thinks ________ important ________ to do exercise every day.

A. that; for her          B. it; of her         C. that; of her              D. it; for her

26. --- Has she had ________ for the job?

      --- Yes, she has taught English for more than 10 years.

A. enough experience     B. enough experiences C. many experiences    D. little experience

27. The book was written in ________ a simple language ________ even primary school students could understand it.

A. so; that              B. such; that             C. too; to              D. very; that

28. J.K.Rowling is a ________ writer. Her book Harry Potter is a great ________.

A. success; successful       B. successful; successfully

C. successfully; success                           D. successful; success

29. I have spent ________ on this job. I think I can finish it ________ this afternoon.

A. some time; sometime             B. sometimes; some time

C. sometime; sometimes             D. some time; some times

30. --- Jack, I hear that Peter has won another championship(锦标赛).

      --- It’s not surprising. ________ He practises hardest in the team.

A. No pain, no gain.      B. The grass is always greener on the other side.

C. Never burn the candle at both ends.   D. A friend in need is a friend indeed.

三、完型填空（共10小题,每小题1分,满分10分）

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Steven lost an arm after a traffic accident years ago. On that day, he was ___31___ down by a car badly. His left arm bone was smashed(撞碎). "I can't feel my hand!" Steven kept shouting ___32___ he woke up in the hospital. It was the only way he could think of to stop the things from getting worse, though it was no use at all. That was really the hardest time for him.

Life still went on. Steven ___33___ the next two years in the hospital. At first, he couldn't even tie his shoes, open a bottle of water or cut his fingernails(指甲)  by himself. Later he knew he had to face all the ___34___. With the support of his wife, he began to take part in all kinds of activities. Gradually, he began dreaming of a better life and decided to learn to play the violin. Steven knew ___35___ about playing the violin and there was no one to ask for help. Therefore(因此), he made ___36___ progress. Then he met Lam, an amateur(业余的) violinist. Steven became Lam's first student. Then Steven kept ___37___ playing the violin with the help of Lam. When he played on the street, what people offered was not sympathy(同情心) ___38___ admiration.

Steven says playing the violin does not make life ___39___ for him, and he has to face new challenges every day. However, he won't ___40___. And he will never stop trying different new things in his life.

31. A. beaten                 B. knocked                    C. cut                           D. pulled

32. A. when                   B. if                              C. while                        D. before

33. A. finished               B. took                          C. spent                         D. enjoyed

34. A. dangers               B. difficulties                C. directions                 D. arguments

35. A. anything              B. something                C. nothing                    D. everything

36. A. rapid                    B. slow                         C. great                         D. real

37. A. practising           B. to practise                  C. train                        D. to train

38. A. and                       B. or                             C. nor                           D. but

39. A. easier                   B. harder                      C. sadder                      D. safer

40. A. cheer up               B. keep up                    C. give up                    D. pick up

四、阅读理解（共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分）

阅读下面短文,从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。

A

41. According to the form above, we can know some information about _________.

A. online shopping   B. payment ways    C. online stores     D. the uses of Internet

42. When you buy something on Taobao, the money you pay first goes to ________.

A. the buyer's bank directly       B. the seller's mobile phone or his computer

C. the seller directly                 D. a third account between sellers and buyers

43. We can use _______ to pay for online shopping on the computer.

A. the other three ways except Alipay      B. the other three ways except Yeepay

C. the other three ways except Wechat pay    D. all the methods in the form

B

When you are in England, you must be very careful in the streets because the traffic drives on the left.

Before you cross the street, you must look to the right first and then the left. If the traffic lights are green, the traffic can go. People on foot mustn’t cross.

In the morning and in the evening when people go to or come from work, the streets are very busy. The traffic is the most dangerous then.

When you go by bus in England, you have to be careful, too. Always remember the traffic moves on the left. So you must be careful. Have a look first or you will go the wrong way.

In many English cities, there are big buses with two floors. You can sit on the second floor. From there you can see the city very well. It’s very interesting

44. The traffic in England _______ that in China.

A. is the same as          B. is different from    C. is better than          D. is worse than

45. When are the streets the busiest in a day?

A. In the morning when people go to work.  

B. At noon when people are having lunch.

C. In the evening when people come back from work.

D. Both A and C.

46. The visitors to English cities usually like to ______ when they go by bus.

A. ride a bicycle             B. take a car       C. sit on the second floor D. sit on the first floor

C

Close your eyes for a minute and imagine what life would be like if you couldn’t see. Imagine having to read this page, not with your eyes but with your fingers. How do you feel, then?

With medical knowledge and skills today, two-thirds of the world’s 42 million blind people should not have to suffer(遭受). Unluckily, rich countries have this knowledge, but developing countries do not.

ORBIS is an international charitable institution(机构). Its goal is to help fight blindness all over the world. Inside a DC-8 airplane, there is a teaching hospital with television rooms and classrooms. Doctors are taught the latest technology of helping the blind get sight again here. ORBIS is always trying to keep a closer relation among countries.

ORBIS helps those developing countries by providing sight-saving training. It has taught over 35,000 doctors and nurses. They continue to treat thousands of blind people every year. They have travelled around the earth 3 times, visited 76 countries and treated over 20,000 blind people. They need your help to continue their work and free people from blindness.

For just $38, you can help one person see; for $380, 10 people can see; $1,300 helps train a doctor new skills; and for  $13,000, you can give a training group of doctors who can make thousands of blind people see again. Your love can help them open their eyes to the world.

47. How many blind people should not have to suffer with medical knowledge and skills today?

A. 14 million.     B. 42 million.            C. 28 million.            D. 200 million.

48. A lot of blind people in the world have to suffer because ________. 

A. ORBIS didn't do its best to offer help

B. there is no good medical knowledge and skills

C. developing countries can't afford medical knowledge and skills

D. some countries don't pay much attention to the blind

49. According to this passage, ORBIS helps fight blindness by doing the following EXCEPT _______.

A. building teaching hospitals all over the world

B. providing sight-saving training

C. treating thousands of blind people every year

D. trying to keep a close relation among countries

50. The writer writes this passage in order to ________.

A. introduce an international charitable institution

B. ask people to give the blind a hand

C. tell how you feel if you lose your eyes for a minute

D. explain why ORBIS helps fight blindness

五、信息还原（共4题,每小题1.5分,满分6分）

阅读下面短文,从短文所给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）。

People call the Chinese diving team a "dream team". In the early 1990s, Fu Mingxia won the first gold medal for diving. ___51___ Its future still seems to be bright these days with Quan Hongchan, a new diving star.

___52___ But at the three tryouts(预选赛) for the Tokyo Olympics, Quan was the biggest black horse. She won two gold medals in the women's 10-metre platform(跳台) dive.

This surprised not only the whole team, but also Quan herself. "I had not thought of beating a few world champions(冠军) on the platform," Quan said. "___53___ To be brave and just go jumping."

Quan was born in a rural family in Zhanjiang, Guangdong. She remembered how she felt when she started to learn diving at the age of 7. "It was so much fun," she said.

However, it takes more than just interest for a beginner to turn into an athlete. "If I skip training for a day or two, I feel scared when I get back on the 10-metre platform," she added. "___54___"

A. I just saw the competition as training.

B. Since then, it has been a world-class team.

C. She was sad because she couldn't go to school.

D. Some of her teammates have taken part in the games.

E. Quan hadn't taken part in any international games yet.

F. A diver needs to practise every day and try her best every day.

六、阅读短文,回答问题,每题答案不超过4个字。（共3小题:分别为1、2、 2分,满分5分）

John Brown, an office worker, lives in Washington, He inherited(继承) $1,000,000 when he was 23. He didn't feel happy at all. His college friends were looking for their first jobs, but he didn't have to. John decided to keep living a simple life like everyone else. He didn't tell any of his friends and gave $100,00 of his money to charities that help poor children to live better lives, but he is much happier.

Up to now, John has helped 15 children from poor countries all over the world, $200 a month for each. The child does not receive the money in cash. The money pays for the child’s school expenses, food, medical care and clothing. John receives a report each year on the child's progress. They can write to each other, but usually the children do not speak English.

When John first heard about these children, he wanted to help them. "It was not anything special," he said. "Until I had the chance to go to these countries and meet the children I was helping, I did not know anything about the type of life they had."

Once John went to meet a little girl in Africa. He said that the meeting was very exciting. "When I met her, I felt very, very happy," he said, "I saw that the money was used for a very good plan. It brought me closer to the child in a way that giving money alone." "I want to do everything I can. I will go on helping those children in need," he added.

55. What kind of life did John decide to live?

_________________________________________________________________________

56. What will John go on doing in the future?

_________________________________________________________________________

57. What do you think of John Brown?

________________________________________________________________________

七、综合填空（本大题共10小题,每题1分,共10分）

阅读下面的短文,在空白处填入正确的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Are you looking for something fun and would you like to help others in your spare time? Then join us to be (58) ____________ volunteer! We're a non-profit(营利) (59) ____________ (organize). We have volunteer jobs of all ages. Anyone, from twelve-year-old children to people in their (60) ____________ (seventy) can become a volunteer. Lots of people in need (61) ____________ (expect) you to help them now.

You can help people in many (62) ____________ (way). Schools need help with taking care of children while parents are working. Hospitals need volunteers to look after children while (63) ____________ (they) parents are seeing a doctor. Animal lovers can help take care of those lost dogs and cats (64) ____________ homes. There is something for everyone.

"As a volunteer, I don't want to get anything. (65) ____________ (see) the children's happy faces, I'm happy, too." said Carlos Domingo, an old woman of 60. "I often (66) ____________ (play) computer games in my spare time before. (67) ____________ now I help older people learn how to use computers.'' said another volunteer at the age of 18.

If everyone helps out a bit, we'll have a better world to live in. Call us at 80055756 or visit our website.

八、根据句意及所给汉语提示完成单词拼写,每空一词（共5小题,每小题1分,满分5分）

68. Do you have trouble in ____________ (表达) yourselves clearly when you are talking with foreigners?

69. It's brave of the ____________ (残疾的) swimming player to join the competition.

70. We will work ____________ (密切地) to realize our dreams.

71. The ____________ (目的) of the passage is to tell people how to behave politely at table.

72. They don't know the ____________ (幸存者) names.

九、根据所给中文完成句子翻译（共6题，每小题1.5分，满分9分）

73.很可惜这个小男孩生来就有智力缺陷。

It's a pity that the boy ______________________________________________________.

74.你有机会帮助他获得成功。

You ____________________________________________________________________.

75.Kitty 忙于工作，没时间照顾她的孩子们。

Kitty was ________________________________________________________________.

76.首要的是，吃饭时不要发出太多噪音。

______________________, don't___________________________________ while eating.

77.这个年轻人很善良，他给有血液疾病的人献血。

It’s ______________________________________________________________________

78.在上次的旅行中，我给超过150个病人做了手术。

During the last visit, ________________________________________________________

十、书面表达（共1小题，满分10分）

“赠人玫瑰，手留余香”。关爱他人的同时，我们也赢得了人世间最美好的情感。这不仅是付出，还是一种收获。为了让学生参加社会公益活动，做个对社会有责任担当的人,我校近期将以“I want to be a volunteer”为题,举办一次演讲比赛,请以张华的名义,写一篇英文演讲稿.内容必须包括下面表格中的所有要点。

注意:

1.文中不得出现真实的人名、校名和地名;

2.词数在80左右，已给出的文字不计入总词数。

I want to be a volunteer

Hello, everyone. My name is Zhang Hua. I want to be a volunteer. I'm glad to make a speech here.

_______________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

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Thank you for listening! 

答案

二、单项选择（本大题共10小题，每题1分，共10分）

BCDCD ABDAA

三、完型填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

BACBC BADAC

四、阅读理解（共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分）

BDCBD CCCAB

五、信息还原（共4题，每小题1.5分，满分6分）

BEAF

六、阅读短文，回答问题，每题答案不超过4个字。（共3小题:分别为1、2、2分，满分5分）

Live a simple life.

Helping children in need.

Kind and helpful.

七、综合填空（本大题共10小题，每题1分，共10分）

a; organization; seventies; are expecting; ways;

their; without; To see; played; But

八、根据句意及所给汉语提示完成单词拼写，每空一词（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）

expressing; disabled; closely; purpose; survivors'

九、根据所给中文完成句子翻译（共6题，每小题1.5分，满分9分）

Its a pity that the boy was born with intellectual disability.

You have a chance to help him achieve success.

Kitty was too busy working to look after her child

Above all, don't make too much noise while eating.

It's very kind of the young man to devote blood to people with the blood disease.

During the last visit, more than 150 patients were operated by me.