江苏省南通市海门区东洲国际学校2023-2024学年八年级上学期11月月考英语试题

这是一份江苏省南通市海门区东洲国际学校2023-2024学年八年级上学期11月月考英语试题，共6页。
（考试时间：120分钟 试卷满分：120分）
注意事项：
1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上.
2．回答第Ⅰ卷时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑.如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号.写在本试卷上无效.
3．回答第Ⅱ卷时，将答案写在答题卡上.写在本试卷上无效.
4．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回.
5.考试作弊者，本卷应按0分判定。
6.本卷共6页，请考试考试前检查试卷是否有缺印漏印，如有应及时跟监考老师提出。
第Ⅰ卷（选择题 共60分）
一、单项选择（每题1分，共15题，共15分）
There will be_ __ne-hur film tnight n TV. It tells a stry f____ hnest by in the
muntain village far away.
A. a, a B. /, a C. an, a D. a, an
2. Yu didn’t knw ____ ____ I wanted t see yu. It’s a year since I last saw yu.
A. hw ften B. hw lng C. hw much D. hw far
3. She is taller than __________ in her class..
A. any ther girls B. any girl C. any by D. any ther by
4.. —I knw there is a candy in his left hand, but I dn’t knw what is in his____ hand.
—I guess there is a glden ring.
A. anther B. the ther C. thers D. ther
5. I find the prblems abut Physics ____ ____ t wrk ut than thse abut Maths.
A. mre easily B. mre difficult C. mre easy D. easilier
6. ORBIS dctrs wrk very hard they can help mre peple .
A. t , even B. s that , many C. that , very D. s that , much .
7. We shuld take sme actins t peple wild animals .
A. stp , t kill B. prevent , killing C. keep , killing D. prevent, t kill
8. The gvernment will _____ mre clleges t prvide educatin fr students.
A. set up B. send up C. make up D. use up
9.The surprising stry______ the mrning f 1 May.
A. was happened in B. happened in C. was happened n D. happened n
10. He _________his pcket mney n snacks, but nw it _______help pr children.
A. is used t spending, is used as B. used t spend, is used t
C. used t spending, used t D. is used t spend, is used t
11. He is a man with rich _______. He ften tells us many f his exciting _______in Africa.
A. experience; experience B. experience; experiences
C. experiences; experience D. experiences; experiences
12. The teacher warns us _______ many bks _______ , just ne by ne.
A. nt reading; in timeB. nt t read; at times
C. nt t read; at a timeD. nt reading; n time
13. — I will get 100 pints in the cming test. Wait and see.
— _______ . Yu’d better start getting ready fr it nw.
A. A friend in need is a friend indeed B. Many hands make light wrk
C. Yu cannt burn the candle at bth ends D. Actins speak luder than wrds
14．He is hard—wrking and _______．I hpe he will have mre _______at his business．
A．success；successful B．successful；success
C．successfully；successful D．successful；successful
15. It________tw years since we________this schl，we really like it．
A．was，entered int B．is，enteredC．has been，entered D．B&C
二、完形填空（本题共15小题；每小题1分，共15分）
Slwly but surely, Amy and her grandparents were making prgress. Bxes f all sizes were placed n tp f each ther thrughut the huse. Amy’s grandparents had lived in the huse fr years and they had 1 many things.
The dining rm was full f 2 . Amy’s grandfather kept many fine dinner plates frm his hmetwn. Amy remembered that they ate frm the red, yellw, and blue plates during 3 hlidays.
After carefully wrapping up (包裹) the plates and putting them int a bx, Amy lifted it up and mved it ut f the way. But the bx was t 4 . It suddenly fell frm her arms and drpped t the flr. All three f them heard the plates shatter (破碎) .
“I’m srry!” Amy aplgized. “It’s kay,” her grandfather said quietly. “It was a (n) 5 .”They pened the bx and, sure enugh, many f the plates were brken. Only a few 6 whle. Lking at the small pieces, Amy felt really 7 . She knew these plates were passed dwn frm her great grandparents and...
“Dn’t wrry,” her grandmther said, patting her n the back. 8 , they put the brken pieces int a rubbish bag.
They 9 packing fr a little while, but Amy still felt very srry. She was trying very hard t think f a way t make it up fr her grandparents.
Sn, Amy’s father came.
“I have t g,” she said. “Dad is here t pick me up.”
She kissed her grandparents bth, picked up the bag f the brken pieces and left.
“What’s that?” her father asked, 10 Amy climbed int the car.
Amy lked at the bag in her hands as an idea came t her. “This,” she said, “is an art prject.”
The fllwing day, Amy went t an art stre and bught 11 she needed. Then she started t wrk. She used a thin bard as the base. Then she tk ut the clurful plate pieces and glued them in a 12 way n the bard. When it was dry, Amy wrapped it up.
A few days later, Amy’s family had a big dinner at her grandparents’ new huse. She 13 her gift t her grandparents.
“This is 14 , Amy!” said her grandfather.
“I can’t 15 t hang it up in ur new hme,” Amy’s grandmther said as she gave her a big hug.
1. A. prduced B. cllected C. invented D. increased
2. A. spirits B. minds C. suggestins D. memries
3. A. imprtant B. relaxing C. amazing D. fascinating
4. A. high B. large C. heavy D. sharp
5. A. mistake B. accident C. experience D. prgram
6. A. shaped B. cnnected C. described D. remained
7. A. terrible B. disappinted C. embarrassed D. painful
8. A. Crrectly B. Angrily C. Carefully D. Gently
9. A. returned B. cntinued C. examined D. fllwed
10. A. since B. until C. because D. as
11. A. everything B. anything C. smething D. nthing
12. A. reasnable B. creative C. practical D. sensible
13. A. placed B. repaired C. dnated D. handed
14. A. fantastic B. riginal C. impssible D. educatinal
15. A. imagine B. expect C. wait D. stp
三、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列材料，从每题所给四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Visit Swansea Z
Cme and see the Indian elephants and the new tigers frm America. The bears are waiting t meet yu, and the mnkeys are waiting t thrw things at yu. The lvely dgs frm Australia are waiting t laugh at yu, and the giraffes frm Zambia(赞比亚) are waiting t lk dwn n (轻视) yu.
1 . Hw many kinds f animals are talked abut in the passage?
A. Five B. Six C. Seven D. Eight
2. Nw Mr. Smith and his wife are in the z with their tw sns, ne is 14 and the ther is 10. Hw much are the tickets in ttal(总共)?
A.￥7.50 B.＄9.00 C.＄6.00 D. ＄7.50
3. Can we visit the z at 3:10 p.m. n Saturday?
A. Yes, we can B. N, we can C. Yes, we can’t D. N, we can’t
B
Children in Great Britain will n lnger be able t buy energy drinks. The UK gvernment has made plans t ban(禁止) the sale f energy drinks t children. It is nw asking fr public suggestins abut what age the ban shuld start at (16 r 18), the BBC has reprted.
An energy drink is a type f drink that has stimulants(兴奋剂) like caffeine(咖啡因). Red Bull is ne f the mst famus energy drinks. The makers f these drinks say that they can give yu energy when yu feel tired.
Hwever, these drinks have very high levels f sugar and caffeine. Energy drinks have 65 percent mre sugar than sft drinks. That may explain why besity(肥胖症) rates have risen amng children.
T much caffeine can lead t health prblems, such as headaches and sleeplessness. A 250 ml can f Red Bull has abut 80 mg f caffeine, three times the level f a can f Cca-Cla, the Guardian nted.
In the UK, mre than tw-thirds f 10 t 17-year-lds buy energy drinks, accrding t the gvernment data. “Childhd besity is ne f the greatest health challenges this cuntry is facing. It is necessary that we d all we can t make sure children have the best start in life,” UK Prime Minister Theresa May said in a speech.
The ban wuld apply t(应用于) drinks with mre than 150 mg f caffeine per liter(升). Under the ban, shps in England that sell energy drinks t children may face fines(罚款) f up t £2,500 (22,374 yuan).
4. has reprted Great Britain wants t ban the sale f energy drinks t children.
A. The Guardian B. The BBC
C. UK Prime Minister D. The gvernment data
5. The besity rates have risen amng children because .
A. these drinks have very high levels f sugar
B. there are t much caffeine in these drinks
C. when children feel tired they eat t many stimulants
D. children drink t much sft drink
6. A 1000 ml can f Red Bull has abut mg f caffeine.
A. 80 B. 240 C. 320 D. 250
7. Why shuld the UK gvernment cntrl(控制) energy drinks?
A. Shps will pay the fines f £2,500 (22,374 yuan).
B. Caffeine can lead t headaches and sleeplessness.
C. They can’t give peple energy when they feel tired.
D. T make sure children have the best start in life.
C
When I was yung, each f the seven children in ur family wrked in my father’s stre（商店）. We started wrking by ding small jbs like cleaning, tidying shelves and packing, and later graduated t serve custmers（顾客）. As we wrked and watched, we learned that wrk was abut mre than living and selling things.
One day, I was tidying the ty area. A little by, five r six years ld, came in. He was wearing an ld brwn cat, and his hair and shes were dirty. The by lked pr t me--t pr t buy anything. He lked arund the tys, picked up sme f them, and then put them back. At that time, Dad walked ver the by. He smiled and asked the by what he culd d fr him. The by said he was lking fr a birthday present t buy fr his brther. Dad tld him t take his time and lk arund. He did.
After abut 20 minutes, the little by carefully pick up a ty plane, walked up t my father and said:”Hw much fr this, Sir?” “Hw much d yu have?”Dad asked. The little by held ut his hand and pened it. He cunted the cins and said”27 cents”. The price f the ty plane was US$3.98. “That was just abut d it,” Dad said sftly. Dad’s reply still rings in my ears. When the by walked ut f the stre, I didn’t ntice the ld cat and the dirty shes. What I saw was a lvely child with a treasure.
8 .The writer didn’t ________ befre graduating in his father’s stre?
A. clean the stre B. pack C. tidy tys D .serve custmers
9.Accrding t the passage, the little by _________
A. was under 10 years ld B. was wearing an ld grey cat.
C. didn’t wear shes D. has shrt brwn hair
10. What des the underlined sentence mean in the last paragraph?
A. The by didn’t buy the ty B. The mney was nt enugh t buy the ty
C. The by culd buy the ty with the mney
D. The writer’s Dad didn’t t want t sell the ty t the by.
11. What d yu think f the by’s father?
A. Strict B. Prud C. Kind D. Serius
D
Jacky wuld turn ten in just three days. His mm asked him what he wanted as a gift this year. Jacky thught abut it fr the past few weeks, maybe a new bicycle, a camera, a basketball, r a telescpe（望远镜）. He tld his mm that any f thse gifts wuld be great.
Jacky’s parents talked abut the list f gifts ne night after Jacky went t sleep. Dad said, “I think Jacky will just get tired f the basketball, and he desn’t take many pictures.” Mm said, “We just bught him a new bicycle last Christmas.”
“I think we shuld get Jacky the telescpe,” said Dad. “He’s s interested in space and the planets.”
“Sunds gd,” said Mm.
Dad stpped by a stre the next day after wrk and picked ut the telescpe. He waited until Jacky was asleep and brught the telescpe frm his car int the huse.
“Ww! This is wnderful.” said Jacky’s mm. “Nw where are we ging t hide it until Sunday?”
“ Why nt put it in the study? Jacky wn’t find it there.”
Sunday mrning came. Jacky was s excited abut his birthday. He ran int the kitchen, but didn’t see anything special as usual. “Happy Birthday!” said his mm and dad frm the next rm. Jacky lked cnfused.
Dad tld Jacky t fllw him t the study. “This is fantastic!” shuted Jacky. “I was hping fr the telescpe myself, t. Thanks s much fr knwing me s well.” “Yu’re welcme,” said Mm and Dad. That night, Jacky saw many beautiful stars and even the planet Mars.
12. What gift did Jacky really hpe t get fr his birthday?
A. A telescpe B. A cameraC. A basketball D. A bicycle
13. Where did Jacky’s parents hide the gift?
A. In the sitting rm B. In his father’s car C. In the kitchenD. In the study
14. The underlined wrds “picked ut” prbably mean “_________”.
A. gave B. chse C. fund ut D. brught ut
15. What can we learn frm the passage?
A. Jacky really lved playing basketball.
B. Jacky’s family were all interested in space.
C. Jacky wasn’t sure what gift t get befre his birthday.
D. Jacky gt a bicycle frm his parents n his last birthday.
第Ⅱ卷（非选择题 共60分）
四、词汇（本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
A.请根据括号中的中文提示、英文释义或句意，写出句中所缺单词，使句子通顺。
1. They were singing and dancing happily when I ____________(到达) yesterday.
2. It’s ur duty t prtect the ____________ (环境) f the city.
3. In the __________ (begin), n ne liked the little by. But nw, everything is different.
4. It’s imprtant fr children t learn t save__________(they) in a fire.
5. Nt nly range but als light red makes us feel _________(sleep).
B.请根据句意从方框中选择合适的单词，并用其适当形式填空，使句子通顺。
science sleep yu cmfrtable fisherman
6. --Mr. Zhang, the team frm Nanjing is very strng. I’m afraid we may lse the match.
--Dn’t wrry. Believe . Yu are the best!
4. Dn’t take thse bats away. They are ne f the _______ __ in the village.
4. After a night’s wrk withut sleep, he lked much _______________.
9. Many _______________ believe that dinsaurs died ut because f the natural envirnment.
10. Many birds live ______________ in Zhalng Nature Reserve.
C.请根据句意从方框中选择合适的动词，并用其适当时态填空，使句子通顺。
prepare drp clear make nt be[来源:学*科*网]
11. Yu wn't pass the grammar test next week if yu careful enugh.
12. As we all knw that ding mrning exercises _______________ us healthy.
13. The Spring Festival is cming. Li Lei with his parents _______________ t visit Hainan Island these days.
14. The temperature _______________ again. The rivers and lakes were frzen.
15. The rad is s clean. Wh _______________ the snw?
五、句型转换（本题共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
请根据要求改写下列句子，每空一词。
1. The girl is very smart and pretty. (改为感叹句)
smart and pretty she is!
2. He saved his neighbr frm a fire. He was brave. (合并为一句)
He his neighbr frm a fire.
3. A yung man was in hspital fr tw weeks. The yung man was 20 years ld. (合并为一句)
was in hspital fr tw weeks.
4. He played basketball very well. (改成感叹句)
he played basketball!
5. —当你还是个学生时，你会做家务吗？—我不会。
— yu the husewrk when yu were a student? —N, I wasn’t.
六、短文填空（本题共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
请认真阅读下面短文，并根据各题所给出的提示，写出一个合适的英语单词完整、正确的形式，使短文通顺。
Have yu ever picked strawberries yurself? They lk nice, 1 even light pressure can make them ut f shape. S yu have t be very careful when 2 (pick) them. Nwadays, there are many children wh are just like strawberries. They break dwn 3 ( easy) when they face 4 (difficult) .There is a name fr them—strawberry kids.
Many students are the nly child in their family. Their parents prepare t much fr them in their
5 (day) life. They hardly ever get criticized(批评)at hme and always feel gd 6 themselves. If these students are criticized strictly 7 teachers, they will feel sad and begin t dubt____8___( they) wn abilities. And many schls care mre abut students’ grades. At the same time, they dn’t pay much attentin t ___9____(develp)their persnalities(个性). 10 a result, students get satisfying grades while they are nt mentally(精神上)strng enugh. S yung peple shuld learn hw t becme strng mentally.
七、阅读与回答问题（本题共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
请认真阅读下面短文，并根据短文内容回答问题。
Travelling is ne f the mst imprtant activities and peple like travelling very much. Staying healthy while travelling can make yur trip happier. But d yu knw hw t keep healthy during a trip? The fllwing infrmatin may be useful t yu.
Befre leaving
Wear cmfrtable shes, a hat and sunglasses.
Take sme medicine with yu. When yu get sick r have ther prblems, yu can have sme.
D sme exercise fr weeks r mnths befre yu leave if yu plan t d lts f walking r climbing during yur trip.
Prepare prper(合适的) fd. If yu take a lng trip, yu shuld bring fd such as bread, biscuits(饼干) and sme fruit. They dn’t g bad quickly. The nearer peple can bring meat, fish, eggs, milk and even salads and vegetables.
While travelling
Be sure nt t eat dirty fd r bad fruit.
Have enugh time t take a rest during yur trip.
Keep fd in gd cnditin. If yu take ht fd, yu shuld try t keep it ht. Fr example, yu can put it in heavy twels. If yu need t keep cld fd cld, yu can put cld fd in a bx with ice. When yu arrive, put cld fd in the fridge. Remember: If yu travel with fd, keep ht fd ht and cld fd cld.
八、书面表达（满分20分）
假如你叫张明，学校Buddy Club在招募新成员，你想加入该俱乐部。根据下列信息，写一封自荐信。
具体要求：
1. 不少于100词，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
2. 语句通顺，意思连贯，条理清楚，字迹工整。
3. 内容必须包括以上所有要点，须根据要求补充完整。
Dear Sir r Madam,
My name is Zhang Ming. _________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
I’m lking frward t hearing frm yu sn.
Yurs faithfully,
Zhang MingTickets
cst
Opening time
Grwn-ups:
＄3.00
9:00 :00 p.m.[ (except Friday)
Children:
Over 12: ＄1.50
Under 12: Free
:00 p.m.( Friday)
Keep the z clean! D nt tuch, give fd r g near the animals.
Hw t keep 1 during a trip
Befre leaving
● Wear cmfrtable shes, a hat and 2 .
● 3 sme necessary medicine with yu.
● Exercise fr weeks r mnths 4 yu leave.
● Prepare prper fd. Take bread, biscuits and sme fruit fr a 5 trip r bring meat, fish, eggs, milk and even salads and vegetables fr a nearer ne.
While 6
● 7 eat dirty fd r bad fruit.
● Have enugh 8 t take a rest during yur trip.
● 9 fd in gd cnditin. 10 t keep ht fd ht and cld fd cld.
姓 名
张明
年 龄
15
外 貌
圆脸，大眼睛，短发，班级最高的男生。
性 格
大方，乐于助人（举例说明）。
爱 好
喜欢旅游。上月参观了世界公园，了解了许多不同文化。
热爱大自然，是一名鸟类爱好者，已经拍了很多鸟类照片。
着迷于DIY（举例说明）。
希 望
加入俱乐部后，希望学到更多，并且……（至少补充一点）