江苏省苏州市姑苏区苏州市第十六中学2023-2024学年八年级上学期12月月考英语试题
展开笔试部分
二 单项选择(15%)
1. It is winter nw. It is cld in Beijing, it is warm in Hainan.
A.while B.befre C.until D.s
2. It was dark utside. Sue decided t the bank alne.
A.nt ging B.nt t g C.ging nt D.t nt g
3. f them knws the answer t the questin.
A. N ne B. Nthing C. Nne D. Nbdy
4. Wasting fd is a big . S we shuld eat up the fd we rdered.
A.chice B.fairness C.shame D.pressure
5. If yu want t knw further infrmatin, yu can call me 0759-3342839.
A. n B. at; C. in; D. fr;
6. This pair f binculars ld. Please buy me Mum.
A.is; anther ne B.are; anther pair C.is; anther pair D.are; anther ne
7. I’m srry I'm late fr wrk the heavy traffic this mrning.
A.because B.because f C.if D.there's
8. What a beautiful cat! Where did yu buy ? I want t buy just like it.
A. it; ne B. ne; it C. ne; ne D. it; it
9.The red-crwned crane is ne f in the wrld.
A. a rare bird B.the rare bird C. the rarest birds D. the mst rare birds.
10. My right leg was badly hurt. I run as quickly as befre
A. dn't can; at all B.wn't can; at all
C. dn't be able t; any mre D.wn't be able t; any mre
11. He ate all the fish, , his parents have n fish t eat.
A. in rder t B. as a result C. fr example D. mrever
12. —Is Eric in the next rm?
—Well, it's hard t say. But I heard him ludly when I passed by just nw.
A.sing B. t sing C. sang D. singing
13. — D yu think the rain will stp tmrrw?
― _________________. It has rained fr ten days. It's t wet everywhere.
A. I hpe nt B. I'm sure it is C. I’m afraid it will. D. I hpe s
14.一 I’m in what yu.
一Well, dn't fllw suit. Just d what yu like.
A.interested; interesting B. interested; interests
C.interests; interested D. interesting; interested
15. Simn, can yu tell me __ ___ during yur last trip t Xi’an?
A. what yu saw and heard B. what did yu see and hear
C. what yu see and hear D. what d yu see and hear
二.完形填空(10%)
Three small fish lived in the sea.When they were very yung,their parents died. They had t ___1____ each ther day after day. Finally they grew up and ____2___ t swim deeper and further.
One mming, the three fish were 3 t a shallw (浅) water by a big wave (浪). A small bat was taken there t. It was hard fr the fish t g back t the sea because the bat was right in frnt f them.The largest fish realized that they were 4 and said they had t find a way t leave there as fast as pssible. The secnd largest fish 5 with his elder brther, but the yungest ne did nt. He said that there was much 6 fr their activities, s he wuld nt wrry at all and still swam arund 7 . At last, the largest fish retumed t the 8 by jumping ver the lwest part f the bat.The secnd largest fish als succeeded in 9 his elder brther in the ther side f water. But the yungest ne didn't fllw them and still swam jyfully.
Tw hurs later, when the 10 rse up, the water in the small shallw crner dried up. The fish wh did nt try t return t the sea died f lacking (缺乏) f water.
1 A listen t B. lk after C. wrry abut D talk with
2 A dared B dated C. refused D stpped
3 A allwed B. given C. invited D taken
4 A in safety B.in dubt C. in danger D. in peace
5 A agreed B. talked C. cmpared D. discussed
6 A time B. fd C. water D. air
7 A slwly B sadly C luckily D happily
8 A sea B river C. lake D pnd
9 A catching B jining C. taking D telling
10 A strm B star C mn D sun
三.阅读理解(24%)
A
WELCOME TO NEW CITY ZOO
SCHEDULE FOR SUMMER 2022
ZOO HOURS: 9:00 :00 p.m.
Weather may affect (影响) sme activities.
FOR HEALTH & SAFETY:
x D nt crss safety lines t take phts.
× D nt tuch r feed any animals.
√ Keep children in sight at all times.
WARNING: It is against the law t feed r disturb any animals in the z.Vilatrs will be required t leave the z, and culd pay fines up t $300.
Thank yu fr treating animals and their living space with respect!
Fr mre infrmatin, please cntact the visitr centre (825-202-**02) r visit newcity z.cm.
1. At 2:45 p.m., visitrs can have a clse lk at
A. elephants B. bears C. wlves D. mnkeys
2. The underlined wrd "Vilatrs"in the material means "peple wh ".
A. visit the z regularly B. lk after the animals
C. feed r disturb the animals D. want t return the z tickets
3. The main purpse (目的) f the malerial is t in the z.
A. prtect the wild animals B. stress (强调) the imprtance f safety
C. prvide chices f transprtatin D. intrduce the activitics and rules
B
Little birds talk with their sisters and brthers in their nest. They make a sund fr fd. Mum tells them t be quiet when danger cmes. But nw a new study finds that kind f talk begins lng befre the babies are brn. Even in the eggs, they can talk with each ther and knw when t get ut r when t keep waiting.
T check that finding, a team f scientists frm Spain watched unbrn birds carefully in Salvra Island. Over there, sea birds prduce eggs and minks(水貂) eat baby birds. S it is quite a dangerus place fr baby birds. Knwing when t cme ut f the egg is a matter f life and death.
Scientists cllected sea bird eggs and put them int tw grups. When minks cme, a parent will give warning calls t the baby birds. Scientists played thse calls fr ne grup. While the ther grup stayed in a safe bx. They wuld never hear such calls.
When scientists put all the eggs tgether, they fund smething surprising: after receiving warning calls, the cggs vibrated mre than the thers. Thse vibratins mved frm ne egg t anther. It was just like there were ears in the eggs. It was clear that unbrn birds talked with their sisters and brthers abut danger.
4. This passage is mainly abut
A. a magic egg B. a wild animal C. a new study D. a huge bx
5. Scientists watched unbrn birds in Salvra Island because they wanted t
A. check when birds begin talking B. prtect the sea birds in danger
C. take phts f beautiful sea birds D. knw when birds get ut f eggs
6. Hw did scientists d their research?
① cllected bird eggs ② played warning calls ③ put eggs tgether ④ put eggs in grup
A..①→②→③→④ B. ①→④→②→③
C. ②→①→④→③ D. ②→①→③→④
7. Whats the best title fr the passage?
A. Birds in Danger B. Lve frm Egg
C. Nature fr Birds D. Talk in the Eggs
C
It is nt easy fr peple t sail arund the wrld in quite small bats. Smetimes the weather gets bad. Accidents can happen easily and quickly.
One family nce had an accident. A big fish swam under their bat and bit hles in it. Sea water came in and the bat sn went dwn. Luckily these peple had anther small bat-- a lifebat, s they all gt int the lifebat. They lived in the bat fr many days. They ate and slept, and always hped. At last peple in a ship saved them.
Hw d pcple live in a very small lifebat fr a lng time? They must be strng in every way. They must have a hpe, and they must have a strng desire (愿望) t live. Peple cannt drink seawater. If they drink a lt f sea water, they will quickly die.They must catch rainwater and drink it. They must als catch fish and birds fr fd. Lifebats d nt ften carry ckers. S peple cannt ck their fd in the lifebats. Raw (生的) fish and birds are nt very nice but they are their nly fd.They must eat raw fd, r they will die.
8. When the bat sank(下沉), the lifebat gave the peple
A. hpe B. beds C. rainwater D. fd
9. One family nce had an accident at sea, because .
A. their bat met bad weather B. their bat hit a big rck and it was brken
C. nne f them knew hw t sail D. a fish bit hles in their bat
10. Peple can catch fr fd and drink at sea in a lifebat.
A. fish and birds B. rainwater
C. bth sea water and rainwater D. bth A and B
11. Lifebats d nt ften carry ckers.The wrd "ckers"here means
A. 炊具 B. 食物 C. 厨师 D. 大盒子
12. Frm the article(文章)we can knw that
A. It's nt interesting t sail arund the wrld .
B. Fish in the sea are s dangerus.
C. we must have a strng desire (愿望) t live when we are in danger.
D. Nbdy knws when we will die.
四.信息还原(5%)
The Danger f Sit-ups
D yu like ding sit-ups (仰卧起坐)? If yu answer "N", then here is sme gd news fr yu. __1__
Stuart MeGill has been studying sit-ups fr years at his cllege. He said that this exercise culd cause harm (伤害) t peple.
McGill did his study using the spines (脊柱) f pigs (they are like ur spines). Here is hw he did it.
___2___ The test ges n fr many hurs withut a break. When McGill checked the spine aferward, he fund serius harm. If the same thing happened t us, that wuld mean terible backache.
__3___Hwever, McGil finds that ding regular (定期的) sit-ups can have the same result. Sme peple are mre likely (可能) t have back prblems. 4 It’s hard t knw which grup we fall int
5___ put yur hands under yur lwer back. Bend ne knee up and keep the ther straight. Then, mve up the head and shulders (肩膀) f the grund by a litle bit. In this way, ding sit-ups will cause much less harm t us.
五. 词汇检测(10%)
1.Mnkeys like eating bananas (然而)pandas like bamb.
2.Thank yu fr accepting my (邀请)t my birthday party this weckend.
3.The students spent 15 minutes (描述) the birds in Zhalng,
4.My yunger brther can't make a (生计) by selling his painting.
5 . The fg (lead)t this car accident last week.
6. A gd (开始)is half dne.
7. Thank yu fr (接受)my advice.
8. He failed the test (main)because f his carclessness.
9. Hrses can stand t sleep with eyes (clse).
10. The disabled dn't nly need . They need peple's help mre than just feelings.
六.短文填空(10%)(在空格处填一个合适的单词或用单词的正确形式填空,每空不仅限填一词)
Jane Gdall's lve fr animals started frm her childhd. 1 she was a girl, she lved t watch birds and insects. She tk ntes abut hw they __2____ ( act). She dreamed f ging t Africa, and ding the same thing there.
She gt her chance when she was 23 years ld. A childhd friend __3__ (invite) her t a farm in Kenya. There, she met Luis Leakey, wh is well knwn as___4___ anthrplgist (人类学家). Gdall was gd at ___5___ (wrk) alne. That made her perfect fr ne f Leakey’s special prjects-- studying chimpanzees (黑猩猩) __6__ the wild. Gdall began t study a grup f chimpanzees in Tanzania. Her methds were nt cmmn. She lived with the chimpanzees s that she culd make a __7__(care) study f their daily lives. She even jined a grup f chimpanzees, s she knew__8__ (exact) hw the chimpanzees live and hunt . Because f Gdall’s wrk ,peple find ut that chimpanzees are mre intelligent (聪明) than they thught befre. Sadly,__9__ (they) hmes and lives are in danger. Gdall thinks that human shuld prtect them. She __10__(hpe) that all animals will be treated with respect. Gdall wants peple t remember that we are members f the animal wrld t.
七. 阅读表达(6%)
Dear Emmy,
I culdn’t read yur tw emails until tday because my cmputer was brken. I’m srry t hear abut yur prblem. But I’m glad yu are feeling better and are recvering (康复). I am surprised that in China smene’s liver (肝脏)matched yurs! This is really a mving stry— A stranger dnated part f his liver t a girl he desn’t even knw!
Yu are right. We shuldn’t care t much abut ur weight. I’m happy yu stpped taking thse lsing-weight pills. Frm yur pht I can see yu are nw lking very well in the hspital. T keep slim is imprtant, especially fr an actress. But nthing is mre imprtant than health. Yur dctr’s advice is indeed very gd — exercise fr at least half an hur every day and eat lts f fruit and vegetables.
It’s nt nly in yur cuntry. It’s the same here with us Chinese— many peple are always ging n diets r taking lsing-weight pills, which are ften dangerus. But in fact, sme f them are nt verweight at all. I hpe these peple can learn smething frm yur stry. Hpe yu will leave hspital as sn as pssible.
Lve,
Helen
1. Wh is “a girl” in the letter?
2. What did the dctr advise Emmy t d?
3. D yu think it’s necessary t lse weight? Why?
八.书面表达(20%)
你校 Wildlife Prtectin Club 正在招募新成员,假如你是 Andy, 请你以 Pttect Earth and
Lve Wildlife为题写一篇竞选演讲稿。
要求:
1)表达清楚,语法正确,上下文连贯,词数100 词左右 (文章的开头和结尾已给出,不
计入总词数);
2)必须包括所有要点,结构合理,字迹工整,并适当发挥;
3)不要出现学校和学生的真实姓名。
Gd mming, everyne! Tday I will give a speech abut prtecting Earth and lving wildlife.
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答 案
一. 单项选择1-15: ABCCB CBACD BDDBA
二. 完形填空1-10: BCDCA CDABD
三. 阅读理解1-12: BCD CABD ADDAC
四. 信息还原1-5: DAFBC
五.词汇检测:1-10:while; invitatin; describing; living; led; beginning; accepting; mainly; pen; pity;
六.短文填空 1-10: when; acted; invited; an; wrking; in; careful; exactly; their; hpes;
七.阅读表达:1. The girl is Emmy;
2. The dctr advised Emmy t exercise fr at least half an hur every day and eat lts f fruit and vegetables.
3. N, I dn’t think s. (any reasnable answer is crrect.)
八.书面表达:略
ANIMAL EXPERIENCES
SPECIAL EXPERIENCES
WATCHING
STARTING TIME
LENGTH
GUIDED BUS TOUR
(10:00 ;00 p.m.)
A rund-trip in the z with a bus
ticket,1-Day Pass r a yearly card.
Elephant
10:00 a.m.
25 mins
Lin
11:00 a.m.
15 mins
Bear
2:30 p.m.
25 mins
Wlf
4:00 p.m
25 mins
MINI-TRAIN
(10:30 :30 p.m.)
Get a hand stamp at the gate f the z, and yu can get n and ff the mini-train
unlimited times n the same day.
Mnkey
4:30 p.m
20 mins
T have a clse lk at the animals, please check the time listed abve
A. He bent (使弯折) the spines just like a persn might bend his when ding sit-ups.
B. We might be fine ding 30 sit-ups a day fr years, r we might nt.
C. If yu lve ding sit-ups, here is sme advice frm McGill.
D. A recent study shws ding sit-ups might be bad fr peple.
E. Ding sit-ups has really helped me t lse mre weight.
F. Yu might say yu dn't d sit-ups fr many hurs at a time.
G. Many peple like t bend his spines when ding sit-ups.
Yur ideas
我认为人类和其他生物共享一个家园。
Reasns fr yur jining the club
1.希望更多了解野生动物
2.……
Prblems that wildlife is facing
1.砍伐树木和森林
2.人类捕杀
3.……
Ways
1.政府: ……
2.我们学生: ……
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