江苏省泰兴市济川初级中学2023-2024学年上学期第一次学情调查八年级英语试卷（月考）

济川初中八年级质量监测英语试题  2023.10.10

(考试时间：100分钟  满分：120分)

第一部分 选择题(共65分)

一、选择填空。 (满分10分)

(    )1. —Yesterday, my father bought me a new mobile phone, but I don’t know how to use it.

—Why not read the ________ first before using it?

A. advertisement  B. instructions   C. sentences  D. introductions

(    )2. We have decided to ___________ a new shower as our old one is out of date.

A. put in    B. put up    C. put down  D. put down

(    )3.There are ________ bears on the earth because the number of their living areas is getting __________．

A. more and more; fewer and fewer     B. fewer and fewer; smaller and smaller

C. less and less; fewer and fewer          D. more and more; less and less

(    )4. —I think the book Peter Pan is more interesting than The Secret Garden.

—You mean The Secret Garden is ____________ Peter Pan?

A. as interesting as      B. the most interesting of

C. not so interesting as     D. more interesting than

(    )5. —I don’t think he should leave his job.— That’s ________ what I told him yesterday.

A. really   B. truly      C. certainly   D. exactly

(    )6.This morning Linda came to school _______ than ________ student in her class. 

A. more early; any other                B. much earlier; the other

C. earlier; any                   D. much earlier; any other

(    )7. —What are you _______?   —My mother’s health problem _______ me a lot.

A. worrying about; is worried about       B. worrying about; worries

C. worried about; worries about          D. worrying; worries

(    )8. We have two rooms _______, but I can’t decide _______.

A. to live; to choose which one       B. lived; choose which one  

C .to live in; which one to choose        D. living; which one to choose

(    )9.—Please don’t forget to review what you learnt after class.       —_________

1. Ok, I won’t.      B. No, I don’t.    C. Sorry, I will.    D. Ok, I will.

(    )10.—Thank you very much for giving me this beautiful card.       — _________.

A. Really, do you like it?          B. It’s only a little thing.

C. Is it beautiful?                D. I’m glad you like it.

二、完形填空。（满分15分）

Once upon a time, there was a little sparrow. This sparrow was always on the hunt for something to eat, and one day he happened upon a big bean. But before he could   11  it, he had to wash his hands. He hid the bean on a bridge and flew down to the   12  below to clean up.

“I just can’t wait for my wonderful  13  ,” the sparrow said to himself. Then he  14  his way back up to the bridge. “I won't have to work for a week!” But when he got back to his  15  place, the bean was gone!

As the sparrow flew around looking for his lost treasure, he saw a  16  coming over the bridge.“  17  ,can you help me find my bean?” the sparrow asked. “Please, do I look like I have time to find a tiny bean? Find it  18  ,” said the farmer as he walked away.”

Next, the sparrow saw a soldier coming over the bridge. He asked the soldier the  19    question.“Please,little bird,I have no time for you,” he said and walked on. Then a minister came walking by,but  20  the sparrow could even ask,he laughed and walked away.The little bird had  21  given up hope,when the king came up the bridge, riding on an elephant. The sparrow repeated his question, but the king didn't  22  him.The sparrow sat on the bridge, hungry and sad.

An ant came by. After he heard the sparrow's story,he went up to the elephant.“Tell the king to find that poor bird's  23  ,or I will go inside your ear and bite you!” The elephant stopped,turned to the king and said,“Go help that sparrow,or I will throw you off." The king was  24  He called the minister over and the minister ordered the soldier. Then the soldier went over to the farmer,“Find that bird's bean,or I'll kick you off this bridge!” The farmer  25  all day and as the sun was setting, he finally found the bean. The sparrow was thankful, and he ate well for the next week.

11. A. plant       B. sell      C. drop   D. eat

12. A. hill       B. river    C. tree   D. forest

13. A. breakfast   B. lunch       C. supper      D. dinner

14. A. lost          B. felt   C. made   D. fought

15. A .sleeping          B. playing  C. working  D. hiding

16. A. farmer          B. soldier   C. minister  D. king

17. A. Thank you   B. Excuse me  C. I’m sorry  D. Come on

18. A. myself       B. herself      C. yourself  D. himself

19. A. same          B. different  C. opposite  D. common

20. A. while          B. after   C. before   D. until

21. A. again       B. almost   C. already  D. always

22. A. get on with       B. catch up with   C. take notice of D. think highly of(高度评价)

23. A. meat    B. drink    C. fruit   D. food

24. A. scared       B. satisfied  C. excited  D. bored

25. A. regretted   B. thought   C. waited   D. searched

三、阅读理解。（满分40分）

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26.The Beatles Story is a well-known _____________.

A. music group                    B. football stadium

C. storybook character             D. tourist attraction

27.If your parents go to Anfield Football Stadium with you, they should pay ________ for the

tickets.

A.￡9             B.￡15           C.￡24     D.￡39

28.When can you go to The Museum of Liverpool ?

A.At 11a.m. on Monday     B.At 9a.m. on Tuesday    

C.At 1p.m. on Saturday      D.At 10p.m. on Thursday

29.The main purpose of the writer is to ___________________.

A. get some information about Liverpool    

B. introduce Liverpool's attractions to tourists

C. send the pictures of Liverpool to readers  

D. encourage people to go shopping in Liverpool

30.If you want to watch a film,where can you go in Liverpool ?

A.The Beatles Story           B.Liverpool FC   

C.The Museum of Liverpool    D.Liverpool One

B

A violin was up for auction (拍卖) one day. The violin was very old. It didn’t look like it was even playable. The auctioneer didn’t feel like it was worth his time. But he still held it up with a smile.

“Who’ll start the bidding for the violin?” he shouted.

“One dollar? One dollar. Then, two! Only two? Two dollars, and who’ll make it three? Three dollars, once; three dollars, twice; going for three ...”

“Wait a moment!” A gray-haired man came forward. He said, “May I play a song for you?”

The people in the hall gave him little applause (掌声) as he picked up the violin. But when he started playing, the audience enjoyed the music, for the man played quite beautifully.

Then, he stopped playing. The auctioneer held the violin up again and said, “Who would like to bid on the violin?”

“One thousand dollars! Who’ll make it two? Two thousand! And who’ll make it three? Three thousand, once; three thousand, twice; going and gone,” he said.

Some of the people there felt quite puzzled (困惑的). They weren’t sure what had changed the violin’s price. The person who bid 3,000 dollars for the violin explained － it was the “touch” of a master’s (大师的) hands.

31.What did the violin look like?

A. It was old and cheap.      B. It was fun to play with.

C. It looked playable.        D. It could make beautiful sounds.

32.What does the underlined word “bidding” mean?

A. fixing a problem          B. giving a price

C. playing the violin         D. listening to music

33.Why did the old man play the violin?

A. To show that the violin belonged to him.

B. To show that the violin was broken.

C. To show that the violin was still playable.

D. To show that he was a great musician.

34. What changed the violin’s price, according to the story?

A. The touch of many famous musicians’ hands.

B. The way that the auctioneer introduced it.

C. How the violin looked after the old man cleaned it.

D. The beautiful song that a master played with it.

35.What is the best title of the story?

A. A good auctioneer        B. No changes for bidding

C. ‘Touch’ of a master       D. Listen to beautiful music

C

It seems that self-help books are topping best-seller lists more often these days. More people are turning to self-help books for advice on how to live their lives. Last year, sales of these books in the UK rose 20 percent, reaching a record high of 3 million, The Guardian reported.

Many of the self-help books are written by famous people or psychologists (心理学家). They teach you how to deal with problems in your life – for example, how to get along with your classmates or coworkers, how to manage your time well and how to find happiness in daily life.

But can these books really help us with our lives? People have lots of different opinions about this.

Julie Hall from London is a big fan of self-help books. After reading more than 300 of them, she set up her own self-help website. Her site helps women succeed in the business world. “They can give you the courage (勇气) and motivation (动力) to do whatever you want to do,” she told the Independent.

However, recent research by the University of Montreal in Canada might not agree with that. Researchers surveyed two groups of people － one of the groups had read many self-help books, while the other hadn’t. They found that people in the first group were more stressed out and depressed (沮丧的).

There is no single “quick fix” that can improve our lives. However, it’s always good to know that help is at hand when we need it. 

36.Which of the following can not be found in self-help books? 

A. How to get along with people around you. 

B. How to make full use of your time. 

C. How to make progress in your study. 

D. How to live happily every day. 

37.What does the research by the University of Montreal in Canada show? 

A. Self-help books give people courage and motivation.

B. People who read many self-help books are more depressed.

C. People who have motivation don’t read self-help books. 

D. Self-help books don’t have any influence on people. 

38.What does the underlined word “They” in Paragraph4 refer to?

A.Julie Hall’s website

B.Self-help books

C.Julie Hall’s friends

D.Successful business women

39.What can be inferred from this passage? 

A. People in the UK have the most serious psychological problems in the world

B. Only famous people or psychologists can write best-seller self-help books

C. These days more people need advice on how to live their lives

D. We can find a “quick fix” in self-help books to deal with all the problems in our lives. 

40.What is probably the title of the passage?

A. Reasons for self-help books being best-sellers

B. How can self-help books help people?

C. Self-help books can fix everything 

D. Are self-help books helpful?

D

What genetics (基因) did your parents pass on to you? Was it their eye color or their height? It could be their characters or their musical talent. Or maybe it was their anxiety (焦虑) about math.

A US study found that genetics can decide children’s math skills and anxiety over math. It studied over 500 sets of twins and found that genetics has something to do with math anxiety. Over 10 years, the twins did math tests and filled out questions about their math anxiety. They found that fraternal twins (twins with different genetics) had different skills and anxiety over math. Identical twins (twins with the same gene set) were similar. This shows genes can influence (影响) people’s anxiety over math.

Math anxiety has a stronger influence on a child’s abilities. It could bring the same feeling as being hurt in the body.

This anxiety means that students will not want to practice math as much as they should. Then, they become even worse at math. It only adds to their anxiety about it.

But if you’re bad at math, don’t just look at your parents. Math anxiety is still rare – genetic reasons explained about 40 percent. The environment, including school and family, is also a reason. So in life, it’s important to know how to deal with math anxiety.

41.What does the study find out?

A. Your parents pass on their eye colour,height and their musical talent.

B. Your fear of math comes partly from your parents.

C. Why you are not good at math.

D. Your parents play an important role in your study.

42.Why did identical twins have similar math anxiety?

A. Because they had similar math skills.

B. Because they greatly influenced each other.

C. Because they did the same number of math exercises.

D. Because they shared the same gene set.

43.According to the article, we can learn that _____.

A. math anxiety can help students face problems

B. children with better abilities won’t be better at math

C. math anxiety makes students feel worse with math

D. genetics is the main reason for math anxiety

44.What does the underlined word “rare” in the last paragraph mean?

A. Common.  B. Uncertain. 

C. Unusual. D. Interesting.

45.What might the next paragraph of the passage talk about?

A. Reasons for math anxiety.

B. Ways of learning math well.

C. How to communicate with parents.

D. How to deal with math anxiety.

第二部分 非选择题(共55分)

四、任务型阅读，每个空格只填1个单词。（15分）

Visiting a new place can be a scary experience because most people are not comfortable with English. So how can you keep away from this kind of situation？Learn how to speak English fluently. Here are several English speaking tips you must know.

Listen first

    One of the best English speaking tips is to listen carefully to understandable English every day. Most people turn to textbooks to study English grammar rules，but you cannot learn how to pronounce correctly by reading them. Instead，listen to the pronunciation of native English speakers and watch the movements of their mouths.

Practise

    Read aloud in English for 15﹣20 minutes a day in front of the mirror，which helps in accent reduction and improves your speaking skills.

    Also，talking with a good English speaker can help improvise（即兴发挥） your usage of words and formation of sentences.

Think in English

    If your goal is to speak English fluently，you need to think in English. Make up the sentences in English as you think about them before saying them. With practice，you can respond automatically in English.

Be more confident

    Try to relax if you're speaking in English. When you speak at a normal speed，you'll discover that you'll be able to pronounce the words correctly. Most of the time，the person who you are talking to doesn't notice your mistakes.

    In a word，learning English does not happen overnight. Follow these tips and practise daily.

五、短文填空，使短文内容完整、正确。（15分）

Michael Hall always practised___56___(play) basketball with his brother Scott. They lived next to a park, and they went to play basketball at the park every day.

One day,while they were playing basketball, Michael noticed someone___57___(watch) them play. The guy who was watching them went up to Michael and Scott___58___their practice.

“You guys have some skills,” the guy said. Michael finally realized who the man was. It was Charles King, one of___59___(famous) basketball player in NBA.

Charles asked them if they played for school. They said they didn’t make it into their school’s team. “It’s okay. I___60___made it into my school’s basketball team either,” Charles said.

Charles asked the brothers if they wanted to play a game of 2 on 1. They___61___(happy) said yes. Charles won, of course. “You guys___62___(be) good basketball players soon,” Scott said.Charles then told the brothers that he was starting a basketball camp at his old high school, and if they were___63___(interest), they could join it for free. The brothers said that they couldn’t decide it___64___(they). “We just have to ask our mother,” Scott said.

Charles laughed, and said, “Of course, you don’t want to make Mom mad.” The two brothers ran back home, and they told their mom about what had happened at the park. She told them that they could join___65___they kept up with their homework and their classes. The brothers agreed and went back to the park to practice.

六、书面表达（25分）

假如你是李华，你在线访问了一个关于世界各地学校的网页，你想向他们投稿介绍你的校园生活情况。请你以“My school life”为题，用英语介绍一下学校生活，提纲如下：

1. 个人信息

2.良好的教育环境（美丽的校园，优秀的老师……）；

3. 课程安排，课外活动情况及其它。

要求：

1. 包含所有要点，表达清晰，过渡合理，衔接自然，可适当拓展；

2. 不得使用真实的人名、校名、地名等相关信息；

3. 词数 100 左右。

My school life

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济川初中八年级质量监测英语试题  2023.10.10

参考答案

一、单项选择（每小题1分，计10分）

1-5：BBBCD    6-10：DBCAD     

二、完形填空(每小题1分，计15分)

11-15：DBDCD    16-20：ABCAC     21-25：BCDAD

三、阅读理解（每小题2分，计40分）

26-30：ADCBD    31-35：ABCAC    36-40：CBBCD    41-45：BDCCA

四、任务型阅读（每小题1.5分，计15分）

46. How/Ways  47. Listening     48. moving   49. reading   50. Think

51. necessary      52. unable       53. relaxed  54. notice    55. because

五、综合填空（每小题1.5分，计15分）

56.playing  57.watching  58.after/during  59.the most famous   60.never

61.happily    62.will be  63.interested   64.themselves     65.if

六、书面表达（计25分）

  评分标准：

一档文21-25分：写出全部内容要点，层次清楚、语言流畅，有句式变化，基本无语法错误（1-2个错误），或有少量由于使用复杂结构而引起的语法或拼写错误, 但不影响意义理解。

二档文16-20分：基本写出全部内容要点，层次清楚、语言流畅，有少量语法错误（3-4个错误）。

三档文 11-15分：写出大部分内容要点，语言基本通顺，有一些语法和拼写错误，基本不影响意思表达。

四档文 6-10分：写出一半左右有关内容要点，语言不太通顺，语法结构单调、错误较多，只有少数句子可读，影响理解。

五档文 0-5分：言不达意，不知所云；只有（1-2个）句子可读。