河南省南阳市桐柏县方树泉中学2023-2024学年八年级上学期12月月考英语试题

这是一份河南省南阳市桐柏县方树泉中学2023-2024学年八年级上学期12月月考英语试题，共3页。
一．阅读理解（40分）
(A)
Frederic Chpin was brn in March 1810 near Warsaw in Pland(波兰). He was ne f the greatest musicians in the wrld. In 1831, he went t Paris. N peple but he culd play the pian very well. At that time, peple in Paris liked the Hungarian (匈牙利的) pianist Franz Liszt.
One night, at a cncert, Liszt went t the pian and peple shuted. As all the lights in the cncert were turned ff, a wnderful pian cncert started. The music was s gd that the listeners were all greatly interested. They kept praising (不停地赞扬) the pianist and thught that Liszt had reached smething new in playing the pian.
Suddenly, all the lights were turned n again as the music came t an end. And there std a yung man instead f the famus Hungarian pianist Franz Liszt.
Liszt planned all this. As the lights went ut, Liszt left his chair and let Chpin take his place. S with the help f Liszt and his wn talent (天赋), Chpin sn became famus.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
( )1. Chpin was _______.
A. the greatest musician in the wrld B. a famus Plish pianist
C. a famus Paris pianist D. ne f the greatest musicians in Hungary
( )2. The wnderful pian cncert started _______.
A. after all the lights were turned nB. when Liszt sat dwn at the pian
C. after the lights were turned ffD. when Chpin went t the pian
( )3. When the music came t an end, _______.
A. Liszt std at the pian
B. all the lights were turned ff again
C. Chpin std at the pian
D. peple went ut f the hall
( )4. Chpin became famus _______.
A. befre he came t the cncert
B. because he was a student f Liszt’s
C. because peple in Paris liked him very much
D. since he played s well at the cncert
( )5. Frm the stry we knw _______.
A. Chpin culd be famus because f his wn talent and the help frm Liszt
B. Liszt planned t make Chpin famus
C. Liszt was Chpin’s teacher
D. ne culd be famus nly with the help f a famus pianist
(B)
We have fun with ur schl life every day. Our schl ften hlds different after-schl activities. There was a ftball match n the schl playgrund yesterday afternn.
Our class played against Class Tw. Every player tried their best as sn as the match began at 4:00 ’clck. The players frm the tw teams played very hard and well. At the beginning f the match, a big and strng player frm Class Tw gt the ball and passed several f ur players. He kicked the ball hard t the gal.“Oh, dear!”my classmates shuted surprisingly. Luckily, ur galkeeper Steve caught the ball. At the end f the first half f the match, there was n scre.
After resting fr ten minutes, the match began again. Our headteacher Mr. Zhang cheered us n all the time.“Teamwrk! Teamwrk!”he kept shuting. At this time, Kangkang gt the ball. He kicked the ball t Jack and Jack kicked the ball t ur captain (队长) Li Lei. He passed fur players with the ball and then kicked the ball int the gal. The crwd jumped cheerfully. My classmates felt excited. Finally, we wn 1 t 0.
My schl life is clrful. I lve my schl life.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
( )6. Frm the passage, we knw _______.
A. n team lstB. the writer’s team wn
C. Class Tw wnD. the result was 0:0
( )7. At the first half f the match, _______.
A. Class Tw gt scre B. the writer’s team gt scre
C. the result was 1 t 0D. there was n scre
( )8. _______ is the captain f the writer’s class.
A. Li LeiB. SteveC. KangkangD. Jack
( )9. The players have a _______ rest during the match.
A. ne-minuteB. tw-minuteC. fur-minuteD. ten-minute
( )10. Which rder (顺序) is TRUE accrding t the passage?
①Steve caught the ball.
②Kangkang kicked the ball t Jack.
③Li Lei kicked the ball int the gal.
④A big player gt the ball.
④①②③B. ①②③④C. ③②④①D. ②④①③
(C)
D yu knw hw t play a game called “Musical Chairs”? It is easy t play and mst peple enjy it. All yu need are sme chairs, sme peple and sme way f making music. Yu may use a pian r any ther musical instrument, if smene (有人)can play it. Yu may use a tape recrder(录音带). Yu can even use a radi(收音机).
Put the chairs in a rw. The chairs may be put in tws, back t back. A better way is t have the chairs in ne rw with each chair facing in the ppsite directin (相反的方向)t the chair next t it.
The game is easy. When the music starts, the players walk rund the chairs. Everyne ges in the same directin, f curse, they shuld walk in time t the music. If the music is fast they shuld walk quickly. If the music is slw, they shuld walk slwly.
The persn playing music cannt see the peple in the game. When the music stps, the players try t sit n the chairs. If a persn cannt find a chair t sit n, he drps ut. Then, befre the music starts again, ne chair must be taken away. When the music stps again, ne mre player will be ut.
At last, there will be tw players and ne chair. The ne wh sits n the chair when the music stps is the winner.
（ ）11. If ten peple are playing “Musical Chairs”, yu must begin with ________.
A. nine chairs B. ten chairs C. eleven chairs D. ne chair
（ ）12. Which f the fllwing is nt prper fr playing “Musical Chairs”?
A. A pian. B. A radi. C. A tape recrder. D. A telephne.
（ ）13. The chairs shuld be put __________.
in a line B. with the desks
C. befre the winner D. all ver the rm
（ ）14. When the music starts, the players must ___________.
A. run abut the rm B. get dwn
C. walk arund the chairs D. sit n the chairs
（ ）15. Which f the fllwing is NOT true?
A. The winner can sit n the chair.
B. At last there will be tw players and tw chairs.
C. If the persn plays music, he cannt be the winner.
D. The game “Musical Chairs” is nt difficult t learn.
(D)
Scrap-bking is a hbby. It was ppular fr mre than 500 years. Peple called it a friendship
Tday peple cllect many things in scrapbks. Sme peple have funny cllectins, like the wrld’s mst stupid ideas r pictures f the wrld's mst ugly
18.__________________ First, yu shuld decide what yu want t cllect. Start with just ne idea. Next, yu will need a bk with backgrund paper, scissrs and glue. Yu need the scissrs t cut ut the pictures r stries. 19._____________________________
Yu can be busy and cllect many things r lazy and cllect few things. It'll be lts f fun t make yur scrapbk. 20.______________________________
A.It is easy t get started.
B.They kept pictures, pems and ther things they wanted t remember.
C.Other peple may cllect stries abut bad weather.
D.And yu can share it with yur friends.
E.Yu need the glue t stick them t the backgrund paper.
二、完形填空。(15分)
D yu have hbbies? Mst peple in the wrld have 21 . I didn't really have a hbby 22 I fund happiness frm hrse riding.
I started learning t ride a hrse at the 23__ f seven. At first, I fell 24 the hrse sme times and I ften gt hurt. _ 25 ,I never gave up. The instructr(教练)ften talked t me in a calm(镇静的) 26 befre I rde a hrse. Then he wuld ask me 27 I wuld like t cntinue(继续)the riding lessns r nt."Yes," I 28 him every time. A few mnths later, I culd get back n the hrse by 29 .
Hrses are amazing animals and yu can build 30 with them. They can bring yu 31 . Hrses have a 32 way f shwing lve. A 33 will put its head n yur shulder(肩膀)if it likes yu.
I hpe t ride n the hrse when I 34 every day. Because I feel very happy when the wind 35 thrugh me. And I want t be a hrse rider in the future.
( ) B.titles C.plans D.hbbies
( ) B.until C. because D.after
( ) B.pet C.war D.fat
( ) B.f C.with D.frm
( ) B.Hwever C. Even D.Still
( ) B.sund C. nise D.advice
( ) B.when C.as D.whether
( ) B. hated C.tld D. served
( ) B.I C. myself D.me
( )30.A. suggestin B. instrument C. intrductin D. friendship
( ) B. cmfrt C. fruit D.future
( ) B.dirty C.ugly D.lazy
( ) B. hrse C.rabbit D.elephant
( )14.A. wake up B.build up C. grw up D. get up
( ) B. washes C.blws D. beats
三．语篇题。（15分）
第一节：
Befre 1800s, many peple spent ne day a week at church. On that day, they 36._____ and prayed. In the early 1800s, peple went t church n Sundays. 37._____, many wrkers played games and 38.____ fun n that day. And then they felt t tired t wrk n Mnday 39._________. In the USA, wrkers called them “blue Mndays”.
T slve the 40.______f “blue Mndays", the English made Saturday afternn a hliday in 1874. At ne 'clck, everyne 41._______ wrking. This was the beginning f the idea f the weekend in England. 42._____1930, mst American ffices 43._____clsed n Saturday afternns. By 1940, ffices and 44.______ in the USA were clsed all day n Saturdays, and the tw-day weekend 45. _____.
第二节：
When Father Mzart left the rm, little Wlfgang went up t the pian 46.____ pressed the keys. He smiled. The music sunded beautiful. Father Mzart heard him and came t see him. Wlfgang was playing well withut any help. Father Mzart decided 47.____give his little by music lessns.Sn Wlfgang played as well 48.___ his big sister. He learned s quickly 49.____ his father was very happy. He was 50.____amazing child, a brn musician.
四．情景交际。（10分）
用适当的句子完成对话。
Reprter: Excuse me. I wuld like t knw abut yur hbbies. Can I ask yu sme
questins?
Girl: Sure.
Reprter: Everyne has hbbies. S d yu, dn’t yu?
Girl: 51.
Reprter: What are they?
Girl: 52.
Reprter: Uh-huh. Which is yur favrite ne?
Girl: 53.
Reprter: OK. When did yu pick it up?
Girl: 54.
Reprter: Well, why d yu like that s much?
Girl: 55.
Reprter: Thank yu.
Girl: Yu’re welcme.
五．书面表达。（20分）
以“Hw did yu spend last Sunday? Did yu have a gd time? What were yu ding at different times last Sunday?”为内容，写一篇80词左右的短文。题目自拟。
提示：watch a mvie, climb muntains, play basketball, visit friends, play cmputer games, d husewrk . . ., happy, excited, sad . . .
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