2023-2024学年江苏省南京市郑和外国语学校八年级（下）月考英语试卷（4月份）

这是一份2023-2024学年江苏省南京市郑和外国语学校八年级（下）月考英语试卷（4月份），共9页。

单项选择（共25小题；每小题1分，满分25分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
----Mike, __________ d yu like the film Sister?
----__________ wnderful the film is!
Hw; WhatB. What; HwC. Hw; Hw D. What; What
----Daniel, d yu knw __________ the rubbish?
----N, it is ____________________.
what t deal with; easy enugh fr me t clean
what t d with; t much fr me t clean
hw t d with; t much fr me t clean
hw t deal with; easy enugh fr me t clean it
Why is __________ excellent leader like him supprted by __________ few wrkers?
an; suchB. an; sC. a; suchD. a; s
----I knw the UK is __________ Eurpean cuntry but I am nt sure if it is __________ island cuntry.
----Yes, it is.
an; aB. an; anC. a; anD. the; an
----Tm’s never afraid f dgs, __________?
----__________. Nthing can frighten him.
isn’t he; Yes, he isB. is he; N, he isn’t
C. hasn’t he;Yes, he hasD. has he; N, he hasn’t
6. His arm __________ the chair by the kidnapper. The nly way t escape was t break the rpe ____________________.
A. was tied t; as faster as he culd B. was tied t; as fast as he culd
C. was tying t; as fast as pssibleD. was tying t; as faster as pssible
7. I like swimming very much, but nw I dn’t swim as __________ as I __________.
A. ften; was used t B. ftener; used t
C. ften; used t D. ftener; was used t
8. ----__________ I hand in the hmewrk as sn as I get t schl?
----N, yu __________. Yu can __________ it fr anther day t check if there are any mistakes.
Culd; can’t; hand inB. Must; dn’t have t; hand in.
C. Must; mustn’t; keepD. Must; needn’t; keep
9. Excuse me, sir! Yu __________ pen the dr befre the train __________.
must; will stpB. dn’t have t; will stp
C. mustn’t; stpsD. dn’t have t; stps
10. There _________ many restaurants in the twn, but they _________ the fd there at first.
A. used t have; didn’t use t catB. used t have; wasn’t used t eating
C. used t be; didn’t useD. used t be; wasn’t used t eating
----Wuld yu mind my _________ here?
----_________. If yu d that, yu will be in truble.
t smke; OKB. smking; Certainly nt
C. smking;Better ntD. t smke; Gd idea
----Can I brrw yu bike?
----Srry, Mary _________ it. I _________ it t her this mrning,
lent; brrwedB. has brrwed; lend
C. lent; has brrwedD. has brrwed; lent
13. He climbed up the ladder _________ the wall and went int the rm _________ the pen windw.
A. thrugh; againstB. against; thrughC. again; againstD. thrugh; thrugh
14. _________, I have read fur f the Harry Ptter series. I have _________ t read.
A. Until then; anther threeB. S far; anther three
C. Until nw; mre threeD. S far; mre three
15. ----Simn has gne _________ abrad t have _________ Eurpean tur.
----Oh, really? It must be _________ unusual trip fr him.
t; an; aB. /; a; anC. /; a; aD. t; an; an
----What _________ great success he is as a leader!
----Yes. But he desn’t have _________ experience in teaching.
the; /B. a; /C. /; /D. a; a
----Can I walk _________ the rad nw, mum?
----N, yu mustn’t. Yu have t wait _________ the light turns green.
crss; inB. acrss; frC. crss; tD. acrss; until
Sme teenagers dn’t knw wh _________ their wn prblems.
A. t talk abutB. t talk t abutC. will talk t abutD. will t talk
19. All f us have been t the park _________ because bth f yu are ill at hme.
A. except yu and heB. except him and yu
C. except he and yuD. except yu and him
20. ----_________ will the teacher cme back?
----_________ tmrrw.
Hw lng; Nt until B. Hw lng; Until
C. Hw sn; Nt untilD. Hw sn; Until
21. _________ visitrs came t ur hmetwn last year, but ver _________ f them threw litter everywhere.
A. Thusands f; three thusandsB. Thusand f, three thusands
C. Thusands f; three thusandD. Thusand f; three thusand
22. ----Never give up. If yu keep practicing speaking English every day, yu’ll make great prgress.
----Thanks a lt. I knw __________________.
It’s never t ld t learnB. Every dg has its day.
C. Practice makes perfectD. Dn’t put all yur eggs in ne basket
I’m __________ thirsty, please give me _________ water.
A. a bit f; a little B. a bit; a little fC. a little; a bit D. a little, a bit f
24. The ld man lives _________ in a_________ huse. He smetimes feels _________.
A. alne, alne; lnelyB. lnely; lnely; alne
C. alne; lnely; alneD. alne; lnely; lnely
25. ----_________ my glasses? I can’t read withut them.
----I _________ them n the desk, but they are nt there nw.
A. Have yu seen; have seenB. Have yu seen; saw
C. Did yu see; have seenD. Did yu see; saw
完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从各题所给的 A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
There is a fine line between a parent wh is active and pen-minded and ne that desn’t knw when t let g. As my daughter, Nicle, prepares t leave hme fr cllege, I’m discvering hw hard it is t stay n the ____26____ side f this line. When I ____27____ nt the strings cnnecting us, Nicle, hping t ____28____ independence (独立) tries t get ut f my cntrl. What ____29____ is an embarrassing mther-daughter, push-me, pull-yu kind f tang (探戈).
Fr the past tw years, it’s gne like this: My questin: “Have yu thught f taking an advanced placement class (高阶课程) s that yu can earn cllege marks?” Nicle’s answer: “N, I’m nt interested in that.”
Tw mnths ag, she was ging t ____30____ a great university. Hwever, I was still the mther having a ____31____ time letting g. The night befre the intrductry meeting f the university, I had read the curse list carefully and ____32____ curses which I thught lked gd. We met n the campus the next afternn, and Nicle’s face lit up with ____33____. “I have had all my curses figured ut,” she said. “Already?” I was surprised, thinking she shuld have discussed them with me. I lked at the nes again. Nicle hadn’t taken a single ne f the curses I had suggested. Every curse she had chsen ____34____ suited her interests. Just then I saw a mature (成熟的), capable (有能力的) yung wman with a ____35____ mind and the ability t shape her future. She n lnger needed her mther’s ____36____ everything fr her. I felt prud, thugh still a bit sad.
I reviewed the lessns ____37____ that Nicle has struggled (艰难地行进) t learn ver the past 18 years: respnsibility (责任), ____38____, and hard wrk. There have been a few hles alng the way. ____39____, she is well-prepared and hpes t taste the future. The next step, I realized, was ____40____ t take: giving my daughter and myself the independence we bth needed.
A. leftB. rightC. eitherD. each
27. A. hldB. takeC. bringD. put
28. A. keepB. refuseC. tasteD. bear
29. A. resultsB. finishesC. stpsD. begins
30. A. jin inB. jinC. take part inD. attend
31. A. gdB. greatC. hardD. easy
32. A. takenB. chseC. fferedD. read
33. A. excitementB. sadnessC. wrryD. anger
34. A. mstlyB. hardlyC. exactlyD. slightly
35. A. smartB. nrmalC. differentD. same
36. A. encuragingB. decidingC. disagreeingD. agreeing
37. A. quietlyB. carefullyC. quicklyD. deeply
38. A. successB. patienceC. happinessD. beauty
39. A. TherefreB. InsteadC. AnywayD. Besides
40. A. mineB. hersC. ursD. theirs
阅读理解（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）
阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
A
Detective Drake was napping with his feet up n his desk when the phne rang. He yawned (打呵欠) and picked it up. “Hell?” he said. “I’ll take the case. I will depart at nce.” Drake tk his umbrella, which was suitable fr the rain utside, and walked ut int the nisy city.
The case
Drake hurried t the plice statin. “We’ve been getting unfinished math prblems in the mail,” the Chief said. “They’re signed ‘Guessss Wh?’ Every day the number f letters increases. We keep getting mre. They are blcking the mail rm.”
Drake lked at the paper in the Chief’s hand. He lked at ne letter’s clue carefully: +32=51 Guessss Wh?
Gathering Clues
“The wrd guess isn’t spelled right,” Drake said thughtfully. “Give me the letters, Chief,” he said. “And if smene asks yu, say that I’ve advised yu nt t discuss the case.” Drake tk the clues and went back t his ffice. First, he filled in the missing numbers in a ntebk. Then, he wrte the number in a ntebk:
1 1 5 5 5 8 10 11 11 14 19 20
“Is it a cde?” he thught. “Maybe it’s an alphabet cde!” Drake shuted.
When he matched the numbers t the letters f the alphabet, this is what he had:
A A E E E H J K K N S T
Case slved!
“This desn’t make sense,” he said, disappinted and discuraged. He kept mving the letters arund. Finally, he had it: JAKE THE _________.
Drake called the Chief. “That, Jake, is yur man.”
“I knew I was right t call yu and culd always cunt n yu!” said the chief.
41. Which f the fllwing statement is Nt true?
A. The phne ring wke Drake up.
B. Drake set ut immediately after he answered the phne.
C. The Chief made the phne call.
D. Drake tk the umbrella in case that it wuld rain.
42. Which f the fllwing is an imprtant clue in this case?
A. The alphabet.B. The wrd “Guessss” n the letter.
C. The missing numbers.D. A ntebk.
43. Drake’s advice f nt discussing the case turned ut t be _________.
A. usefulB. sincereC. terribleD. useless
44. Which best fits the blank?
A. SNAKEB. SNEEKC. SNAKESD. SNEAKS
45. What will the Chief prbably d?
A. He will write a reprt t end the case.B. He will lk fr mre clues.
C. He will questin Jake.D. He will arrest Jake.
B
The train pulled int the statin at 8:05 p.m. n time, just as the schedule required, and the excellent Dr. Twill rushed t the train exit dr and jumped nt the platfrm with a crwd f ther travelers. He was tired frm his lng jurney n the train and yawned (打哈欠), and decided t find a ht cup f cffee befre heading ut t enjy the bright city night.
His trip thrugh the nearby cunty twns had been a rewarding ne: with a few shrt explanatins here, sme attractive prmises there, and a great deal f excitement everywhere he went, he had been able t sell a number f his electrical cures at prices which made him mre mney than he had expected, and returned with a much lighter truck and fatter wallet than thse with which he had departed. The cures were many and varius, ranging frm electrical hair brushes which prmised t grw mre hairs n a shiny bald head and give back a yuthful and gd-lking appearance, t electrical belts which were designed t reduce the fat arund the belly (肚子), lse weight every hur and build strng muscles while watching TV n a sfa, even t electrical shes, the functin f which was still unclear but wnderful withut questins.
He had even been able t get sme rather big investments (投资) in the develpment f his latest cure: a bttle f magic water with pure electrical energy. When smene imbibes it, the whle health wuld imprve, including his r her physical appearance f the bdy and the mind frm within! Mrever, this magic water wrks n bth humans and pets. It is s ppular that many peple have asked t buy it befre Dr. Twill is able t prduce it. There was still a small questin f hw he wuld manage t turn pure electricity int water withut lsing its energy ---- but with all the amazing equipment in his lab, Dr. Twill had all cnfidence that a slutin wuld cme sn enugh.
It can be inferred frm the passage that Dr. Twill makes a living by _________________.
researching a great variety f diseases
selling devices which are suppsed t cure disease
C. turning electricity int water, and selling it in the cunty
D. travelling t the city t see patients under electric lights
47. Dr. Twill seems t believe that electricity is __________________.
A. a necessary thing f the mdern wrld
B. a dangerus technlgy which must be carefully studied
C. a magical pwer that can be useful fr human beings
D. a medicine t fight against disease
48. Accrding t the passage, what is the mst likely reasn that Dr. Twill returned frm his travels with a “much lighter trunk”?
A. Dr. Twill needed less clthing, because the weather was warmer than when he left. B. Dr. Twill sld mst f the things in his trunk while traveling.
C. Dr. Twill lst weight and reduced the fat arund the belly.
D. Dr. Twill bught a new, lighter trunk with the investment.
49. Based n the cntext f the passage, “imbibe” mst nearly means _________.
A. wearB. imprveC. inventD. drink
50. Why is the “bttle f magic water” ppular?
A. Because it can turn pure electricity int water withut lsing its energy.
B. Because it imprve the health inside and utside.
C. Because it’s made frm the amazing equipment in Dr. Twill’s lab.
D. Because Dr. Twill is cnfident that be will prduce it sn.
第二卷（非选择题）（共40分）
填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
根据括号中所给的汉语写出单词，使句子意思完整正确。
I find it difficult t tell the main _________(要点) f the articles while ding Chinese reading.
I need t _________(预订) a rm fr my best friend frm Shanghai.
Mr. Wang will tell yu sme _________(细节) f the TV series “The three lifetimes”.
After he finished schl, he wrked fr an _________(国际的) cmpany.
Snpy, a cartn _________(人物), is ppular with children.
根据句子意思，用括号中所给英文释义单词的正确形式填空。
The by has _________(gt t knw and understand sth.) the imprtance f studying English well.
I have returned frm a tur f Eurpe _________(lately).
The _________(withut transferring) flight frm Yangzhu and Taizhu t Suth Krea was pened.
Yu shuld try t _________(make sth. less r smaller) the mistakes while testing.
Simn lives in a big family, but he desn’t knw all his _________(peple related by bld r marriage) names.
根据句意，用所给单词的适当形式填空。
The cmpany has dne _________(busy) with many cuntries.
The price f gld _________（fall) dwn a lt during the last six mnths.
Hw heavily it _________(rain) utside! We have t d sme reading at hme tday.
The ld man said that he saw the accident _________(happen) when he was passing by.
A heavy rain this mrning _________(cause) a lt f prblems.
七选五阅读（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
阅读下面短文，选出能填入短文空白处的最佳位置选项，使短文通顺连贯（其中有二项是多余的）。
We all lve spending time by the sea. Sme lucky nes might live n the cast and enjy the benefits (益处) all arund the year. __________(66) Mst f us wuld say we feel healthier by the cean. In the past, dctrs wuld actually suggest spending time by the sea t their patients. And research has shwn that peple wh live n the cast are mre likely t believe their health is gd cmpared t thse living in a city. S hw d we benefit, exactly?
Well, t start with, it’s great fr ur mental (心理) health. Scientists have discvered that we have smething called a blue mind. They have shwn that watching, listening t the waves (海浪) r being in the cean helps ur brains slw dwn. __________(67) This is why peple wh have truble sleeping are ften tld t listen t recrdings f the sund f waves hitting the beach t help them relax at bedtime.
__________(68) We g ut a lt mre when we’re n hliday by the sea. We ften becme mre active n hlidays and peple wh live n the cast are usually mre active t. __________(69) Walking n sand requires mre effrt than n the pavement. And the sea air is gd fr peple with breathing prblems t. There is less pllutin in the air near the cean and in autumn and winter the air is fresher. This is healthier than the dry air in hmes with central heating. It has even been fund that the chemicals in sea water may help us have healthy skin.
__________(70) We lk frward s much t having ur next ne!
Breathing the air in the city makes yu mre active.
Others usually have t wait fr the next vacatin.
Being by the sea is als gd fr ur physical health.
Kids especially like t have fun by the sea in summer.
Naturally we ften feel s great at the end f a seaside hliday.
The sund f them can help us relax and feel free frm stress.
And if yu take yur walks n the beach, this is a lt better.
阅读问答（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
阅读短文，回答文章后5个问题，每小题答案不超过6个单词。
Imagine yu are walking thrugh deep snw. As yu walk, yu leave ftprints where yu’ve been. That’s what happens when using technlgy, such as cmputers, mbile phnes and tablets. Yu leave yur digital ftprint and it will never disappear.
Here are reasns why yur digital ftprint shuld matter t yu.
Hw peple see yu
Of curse, yu have nthing t hide, but if peple get infrmatin abut yu, they might judge yu frm the infrmatin yu have left nline. Fr example, yu make a bad jke nline. Years later, it’s fund by the university yu are applying t, and they dn’t think it’s funny. Maybe they decide yu are nt the “right” kind f persn fr them.
Yur private infrmatin
Nt everything can be shared with everyne. Fr example, yu might share yur schl reprts with yur parents, but keep them secret t yur e-friends. If yu share them n the Internet, they will nt be a secret any mre.
Therefre, t prtect yur privacy (隐私), remember t put ut less infrmatin nline.
Keeping yur mney safe
There are plenty f peple lking at infrmatin abut yu, and sme f them want t steal frm yu. S yu shuldn’t write bank details, card numbers r passwrds in emails r text messages.
Overall, the message is: N ne can g nline withut leaving his digital ftprint ---- but with care, yu can cntrl it.
When d yu leave digital ftprint?
______________________________________________________________
Hw many reasns are mentined in the passage?
______________________________________________________________
What shuld yu d t prtect yur privacy?
______________________________________________________________
What shuldn’t be written in emails r text messages?
______________________________________________________________
75. Hw can yu g nline safely?
______________________________________________________________
七、首字母填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词。
Augie Dbsn, a 9-ycar-ld American by is prud f his a__________(76) t speak Chinese. He has been studying the language fr three years frm Shanghai Cmmunity Internatinal Schl.
Augie is ne f a grup f three and tk part in a drama perfrmance cmpetitin. It was __________(77) t encurage verseas students t understand Chinese culture.
Their play is based n Tang Dynasty (618--907) pet He Zhizhang’s “Hui Xiang Ou Shu”. Luckily, the play gt the secnd p__________(78) at yesterday’s ceremny.
“Hui Xiang Ou Shu” means w__________(79) smething after returning hme. It describes an ld man wh left his hmetwn at a yung age but feels like a s__________(80) when he returns a cuple f years later.
Mrs Sun, a Chinese teacher in schl said she tries t teach her pupils t sing and dance t the pem. Children are interested in singing pems r__________(81) than just reciting them.
Students at Shanghai Cmmunity Internatinal Schl nw learn an ancient pem every day. “It’s difficult b__________(82) I’m trying t remember,” said Augie.
The first prize went t drama “Kng Cheng Ji” perfrmed by students at Dulwich Cllege Shanghai. Kng Cheng Ji, tells f Zhuge liang during the Three Kingdms perid (220--280). He had n a__________(83) t prtect and guard the city but m__________(84) t make the enemy’s leader Sima Yi believe that the city was full f traps and ambushes (埋伏). As a result, Sima gave up.
Li Ziha plays Sima in the drama. Li is a fan f chengyu, Chinese fur-character idims (四字成语).
“I’ve dwnladed an app abut telling stries with chengyu, and he lves it. I think chengyu is a very s__________(85) and imprtant part f Chinese culture. Fur wrds alne can mean a lt, and chengyu shws the great wisdm f ld Chinese peple.” said his mther.
参考答案
单项选择 1~5 CBBCD6~10 BCDCD 11~15 CDBBB
16~20 BDBDC21~25 CCDDB
完形填空 26~30 BACAD31~35 CBACA36~40 BBBCA
阅读理解41~45 DCAAD 46~50 BCBDB
填空
51. pints52. bk53. details54. internatinal55. character
56. realized57. recently58. direct59. reduce60. relatives’
61. business62. has fallen64. is raining64. happening 65. has caused
七选五阅读 66~70 BFCGE
阅读问答
When (we are) using technlgy.
There are three./Three.
Put less ur infrmatin nline.
Bank details, card numbers r passwrds.
Think twice befre sharing infrmatin nline.
首字母填空
76. ability77. rganized78. prize79. writing80. stranger
81. rather82. but83. army84. managed85. smart