湖南省长沙市天心区2023年八年级上学期月考英语试题（附答案）

八年级上学期月考英语试题

一、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读理解

Jane is taking a holiday with her husband in Paris. She's searching for some information about hotels on her mobile phone.

1．It costs them _______ to stay in Autour des Batignolles for one night.  

A．$ 71 B．$ 104 C．$ 170

2．What can we learn from the picture? 

A．Autour des Batignolles is newer than Coeur de Daumesnil.

B．They plan to stay in Paris for a week.

C．It's cheaper to stay at Autour des Batignolles than at Coeur de Daumesnil.

阅读理解

What do students in our school do to relax themselves? We asked them about their free time activities. Here are the results.

3．What will Jane do this weekend? 

A．Go to the beach. B．Watch opera. C．Climb mountains.

4．What does Mike often do on weekends? 

A．Exercise.

B．Read books.

C．Visit his grandparents.

5．Where will you probably read this? 

A．A school newspaper. B．A magazine. C．A story book.

阅读理解

The Olympic flame (火焰) has been put out, bringing down the curtain on the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.

At Beijing 2022, a total of 2, 877 players from 91 countries and regions competed for 109 gold medals. Through seventeen days of performances on the ice and snow, seventeen Olympic records (记录) , including two world records, were broken.

Beijing 2022 was the first international multi-sport event to be held on schedule during the COVID-19 pandemic. Players were kept safe within a closed loop (闭环) , preventing any imported cases (输入性病例) from spreading to the outside public. "With an infection rate (感染率) of 0. 01. It was one of the safest places on the planet. If not the safest place on the planet, and this is a great achievement." said Tomas Bach.

The popularity of ice and snow sports is growing around China. 300 million people join in winter sports. Winter sports faculties (设施) have even spread to the southern parts of China where winters are warmer. For example, an indoor ski field opened in Guangzhou. The Sunac Snow Park is as large as 22 soccer fields and has received more than 2 million visitors since it opened in 2019, reported Xinhua.

6．How long did the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics last? 

A．For 16 days. B．For 18 days. C．For 17 days.

7．Paragraph 2 is written to show the Game's _______.  

A．new Olympic records

B．medal ranking (排列)

C．main achievements (成就)

8．Tomas Bach thought that the Beijing Winter Olympics were _______.  

A．crowded B．successful C．unsafe

9．What actions (行动) did China take at the Winter Olympics during the COVID-19 pandemic? 

A．Imported cases were under control in a closed loop.

B．Infected players were sent back to their countries.

C．The high-risk events were not taking place.

10．What is the main idea of the last paragraph? 

A．Most people around the world will pay attention to China.

B．China's winter sports have developed quickly.

C．China is rich with snow and ice resources (资源).

阅读理解

A letter from the earth to humans

Dear humans,

It's the first time I write to you, my children. I used to send you many messages. But you always overlooked them. So I decide to write you a letter.

First, let me tell you more about our family. Dear humans, besides you, I have many other children. Some of them fly in the sky; some of them swim in water; some of them live in ice-covered places; some of them run in the grasslands.

Some of them are as small as your fingernails (手指甲) , such as bugs; some of them are as big as cars, such as elephants.

They might be very close to you, or even live in your house. But there are others that you may never have the chance to meet.

You bring them home to be your pets, friends, and helpers. You put them in zoos. You kill them for their meat and fur. And you even hunt them for fun. They bring you money and happiness. But they also bring you disease and death.

I hope you can remember that wild animals are not your food, clothes or furniture. They are not killers, either. They are, in fact, your brothers and sisters. You are equal. You should grow up together.

Humans, you are smart and hard-working. You created (创造) colourful cultures and advanced technologies. You can decide where you go, as well as where I go.

But you don't respect (尊敬) me. You change my climate, my lands, my forests, my rivers… You ask so much of me, more than what I can give you. I'm worried that one day you will be lonely.

So, grow up, humans. Grow up to be more responsible (有责任的), I hope you and all the wildlife can live happily in my arms.

Yours,

Mother Earth

11．What does the underlined word "overlooked" mean in the first paragraph? 

A．眺望 B．忽视 C．朝上看

12．From the second paragraph, we can know her children are _______.  

① birds       ② fish      ③ trees      ④ planes

A．①② B．②④ C．③④

13．What can we know from her letter? 

A．She is very happy to see the changes.

B．Humans are doing something bad to her.

C．All the animals are friends of humans.

14．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? 

A．Bugs are as big as cars.

B．Humans can meet every animal in the world.

C．Animals can bring humans disease and death.

15．Why does Mother Earth write a letter to humans? 

A．To protect the animals, land, forests and so on.

B．To grow up more quickly.

C．To ask them to create more animals and plants.

二、语篇补全（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

Note-taking is a skill that can help you do well in all your schoolwork. It can make you confident (自信的) when you are studying. 　16．     　.

★　17．     　. If your teacher writes notes on the blackboard, that's great. You can copy them or write down the most important facts of all in class. 　18．     　. For example, some teachers may focus on (关注) lots of dates and facts in class but they only write the important ones on the blackboard. Other teachers may not write anything down, but they may say something important again and again.

★Ask. 　19．     　. If your teacher speaks too fast and you can't follow what he is saying, you can ask him after class.

★Compare. Comparing your notes with your classmates' can be good for your learning. It can also help you and your classmates correct some mistakes.

★Organize. Note-taking also needs organization. Keep notes for each subject in one notebook so that you can find everything easily when a test comes.

★Good note-taking takes time. If you decide to recopy (誊写) your notes every evening, 　20．     　. But you'll save time in the coming test.

三、阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Alice was beginning to get very bored. She and her sister were sitting under the trees. Her sister was reading, but Alice had    21．    to do. Once or twice she looked into her sister's book, but it had no    22．    or conversations (对话)in it.

She    23．    to think of something to do, but it was a hot day and she felt very sleepy. She was still sitting and thinking when suddenly a white rabbit with pink eyes ran    24．    by her.

There was nothing really strange (奇怪的)about seeing a rabbit. And Alice was not very   25．    when the rabbit said, "Oh dear! Oh dear! I shall be    26．   !"

But when the rabbit took a    27．    out of its pocket, looked at it, and then hurried on, Alice jumped to her feet.

"I've never before seen a rabbit with either a pocket    28．    a watch to take out of it, " she thought. And she ran quickly across the field after the rabbit. She did not stop to think, and when the rabbit ran down a big rabbit-hole (兔子洞), Alice followed it    29．   .

After a little way the rabbit-hole suddenly went down, Alice could not stop    30．    falling.

— Taken from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

21．A．something B．nothing C．anything

22．A．pictures B．buildings C．magazines

23．A．kept B．fell C．tried

24．A．close (靠近) B．far C．full

25．A．excited B．surprised C．interested

26．A．late B．wet C．hungry

27．A．diary B．umbrella C．watch

28．A．and B．or C．but

29．A．quickly B．hardly C．differently

30．A．himself B．myself C．herself

四、阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。（共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Usually in school or in clubs, children cannot ride a horse. But in Brixton, south London, there 　31．     　 (be) a special club. There students are welcome 　32．        　 (ride) a horse.

The Ebony Horse Club is 　33．     　 riding school for children from poor families. It 　34．     　 (begin) in 2011. Now, the club provides 140 rides per week for children. A four-day riding trip in Wales costs £70 per person, but horse riding lessons at the club are only £7 for children. This is a lot cheaper.

Naomi is also a horse riding teacher. She spends two days a week 　35．        　 (look)after the stables (马厩)and giving the children riding lessons. "I teach 　36．     　 (they) how to tell if a horse is feeling happy or sad, how to walk up to a horse safely and how to build a good relationship with the horses." "Anyone over 12 can be a young volunteer here," says Naomi. "Working here helps children 　37．     　 their horseback riding and life skills."

12-year-old Omari is a member of the club. "The lessons have taught me a lot. They've taught me to be caring, kind, and to be ourselves around horses," he says. Shaddal Mcleod is one of the club's youngest riders. The 9-year-old boy often rides after school. On Sundays, he likes coming to the club to look after the horses and clean the stables. 　38．     　 (He) sister Zion is 13 years old. She works as hard 　39．     　 him. She says she is 　40．     　 (luck) to be a member of the club.

五、阅读下面的短文，将划线部分译成英文或中文，并回答三个问题。（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

阅读下面的短文，将划线部分译成英文或中文，并回答三个问题。

The Double Ninth Festival (the Chongyang Festival) is celebrated on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month. 它有着两千多年的历史。 It usually falls in October and it falls on Oct. 4 this year (2022) . It started from the Warring States period (战国时期) and became common in the time of Tang Dynasty. In the 1980s, the Chinese government decided the Double Ninth Festival as Senior Citizens' Day. It becomes a festival of respecting for the old people, and loving, helping the old. Here are the customs (习俗) of this festival.

Climbing Mountains

Climbing mountains is a popular activity on the Chongyang festival. It is really enjoyable to take your family to a mountain to get some exercise and take in fresh air in the woods. Climbing high is also a symbol of getting better life for many people, especially the elderly.

Enjoying Chrysanthemums (菊花)

Enjoying chrysanthemums has always been a tradition during the festival. In history it was also called "the Chrysanthemum Festival", as it is the flowering time of chrysanthemums. Poets, celebrates and nobles would have a feast to write poems to enjoy the elegance (高洁) of chrysanthemums. Today, people in big cities also enjoy beautiful chrysanthemums exhibitions (展览) with their family on this day.

Wearing dogwood (茱萸)

On this day, people like to wear a special plant. It is called dogwood. People in old times believed that the plant could drive away evil spirits and stop them from catching an illness in winter.

41．　                                          　

42．　                                 　

43．When did the Double Ninth Festival start?

44．What kind of festival is the Double Ninth Festival?

45．How many customs are mentioned (提到) about the Double Ninth Festival in this passage?

六、书面表达（满分15分）

46．今年的中秋节你是怎么度过的？假如你是Jack, 写一篇日记, 记录一下难忘的时光吧！需要包括以下要点：

1）Where did you go?     2）What did you do?     3）How did you feel?

提示词：

1）赏月admire the moon     2）吃月饼eat mooncakes     3）团聚get together

要求：

1）注意日记的写作格式; 不出现真实的人名和校名;

2）可以适当发挥, 添加细节;

3）不少于80词。

1．A

2．C

3．B

4．C

5．A

6．C

7．C

8．B

9．A

10．B

11．B

12．A

13．B

14．C

15．A

16．C；17．E；18．B；19．D；20．A

21．B；22．A；23．C；24．A；25．B；26．A；27．C；28．B；29．A；30．C

31．is；32．to ride；33．a；34．began；35．looking；36．them；37．with；38．His；39．as；40．lucky

41．It has a history of more than 2000 years.

42．爬山是重阳节的一项受欢迎的活动。

43．It started from the Warring States period.

44．Senior Citizens'Day.

45．3.

46．   During the past Mid-Autumn Festival, I had a good time with my pen-friend in Xiamen. My pen-friend invited me to spend the fun time with her and we did a lot of interesting and excellent things.

We tasted many delicious local foods. I found them different from those in my hometown. We also did mooncake gambling. It is a wonderful and pleasant traditional activity. At last, we appreciated the full moon in the beautiful and clear sky while having tea and tasty mooncakes. We enjoyed ourselves.

It is an amazing experience and I will never forget it forever.