2023-2024学年江苏省南京师大附中树人学校八年级（上）月考英语试卷（12月份）

这是一份2023-2024学年江苏省南京师大附中树人学校八年级（上）月考英语试卷（12月份），共10页。

听力（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）（略）
单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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。
The ________ in the picture can help yu knw the right way t turn n skis.
celebratins B. instructins
C. inventins D. cllectins
----What ________ bad weather it was! The farmers faced huge lsses.
----Yes. Many peple tk ________ pity n them and started t raise mney.
a; aB. /; aC. a; /D. /; /
18. As an American, Tm is a big fan f Chinese Kung fu. ________, he is crazy abut Beijing Opera.
A. MreverB. InsteadC. HweverD. Otherwise
19. Many peple prefer five-star htels because they think expensive htels always ________ guests with better service.
A. preventB. prtectC. presentD. prvide
20. ----Jane, will yur brther be back hme at 6 ’clck this evening?
----He shuld, but he ________ nt. Smetimes he plays ftball after schl.
canB. mustC. needD. may
21. Every mrning, Tim ften sees sme grups f middle-aged wmen ________ in the square.
A. danceB. t danceC. dancesD. danced
22. Wild animals have ________ cver, s their numbers are getting ________.
A. less and less; less and lessB. fewer and fewer; smaller and smaller
C. less and less; smaller and smallerD. fewer and fewer; less and less
23. ----Mum, there are a lt f crmrants (鸬鹚) flying abve Hngyun Bridge.
----Ww. There are als sme n the riverside. They cme here t live ________ the winter.
thrughB. acrssC. arundD. in
The rder f the pem shuld be ________.
a. The wind is passing by.
b. Neither (既不) yu nr (也不) I.
c. Wh has seen the wind?
d. But when the trees bw (弯曲) dwn their heads.
A. c-d-a-bB. a-d-b-cC. a-b-d-cD. c-b-d-a
25. ----The trees in the garden are really small and shrt.
----Dn’t wrry! ________ time ges by, they are sure t grw taller and strnger.
WhileB. WhenC. AsD. Because
26. Mre than ten peple died in the accident. We shuld d smething ________ the accident
________ again.
A. t prevent; t happenB. preventing; happening
C. t prevent; happeningD. preventing; t happen
27. Which f the fllwing has the same sentence structure as “Eddie is watching Hb wrk”?
A. Bees and butterflies play amng flwers.
B. The cluds in the sky became dark.
C. We shuld keep ur classrm clean.
D. I will buy Mum a cat as her birthday present.
28. ----________ is the weather in Nantng tday? I want t drive there fr sights.
----There is t much ________ here. Yu may cme next week. It’ll be sunny then.
Hw; rainier B. What; rainC. Hw; rainD. What; rainier
----Why did yur family buy a secnd-hand car?
----Nt enugh mney. But even the ld ne is better than ________.
A. nthingB. nneC. everythingD. anything
30. ----I’m srry I’m late. I gt held up in the traffic n my way here.
----________________.
A. Dn’t be late next time!B. Yu shuld say srry!
C. It desn’t matter. I’m als late.D. Never mind. Cme and sit dwn.
完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10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。
Have yu ever wndered why the weather changes thrughut the year? Well, the answer is the changing seasns n Earth. Earth experiences fur seasns: spring, summer, autumn and winter. These seasns ccur (发生) ____31____ the way the Earth mves arund the Sun.
First, let’s understand hw the Earth mves. The Earth rbits r ges arund the Sun in a path called an elliptical rbit (椭圆轨道). This ____32____ that the Earth fllws a slightly val-shaped path as it mves arund the Sun. It takes abut 365 and a quarter days fr the Earth t cmplete ne rbit arund the Sun. We call this length f time a ____33____.
Secnd, the Earth is tilted (倾斜) n its axis (轴). The axis is an imaginary line. It runs ____34____ the Nrth Ple t the Suth Ple. This tilt ____35____ the changing seasns. During different times f the year, the Earth is tilted twards r away frm the Sun. When the Nrth Ple is tilted twards the Sun, it is summer in the Nrthern Hemisphere (北半球). ____36____, the Suth Ple is tilted away frm the Sun, s it is winter in the Suthern Hemisphere. This is why when it’s summer in the China, it’s winter in ____37____. When the Earth is tilted neither twards nr away frm the Sun, it is spring ____38____ autumn. During spring, the weather starts t get warmer, and flwers begin t blm. In autumn, the ____39____ starts t drp, and leaves n trees change clr and fall ff.
It’s imprtant t nte that the tilt f the Earth’s axis desn’t change as the Earth rbits the Sun. This means that the cycle (循环) ____40____ every year. S, every year, we can expect spring, summer and winter t cme and g. Nw that yu knw why Earth has seasns, yu can appreciate the beauty f each seasn and different activities they bring. Whether it’s building snwmen in winter r splashing in the pl in summer, each seasn has smething special t ffer!
31. A. because f B. instead f C. lead t D. stand fr
A. decidesB. believes C. hpes D. means
A. dayB. seasnC. mnthD. year
A. betweenB. frmC. alngD. acrss
A. causes B. adds C. faces D. helps
A. In this wayB. At the same timeC. In the beginningD. In fact
A. BritainB. AmericaC. FranceD. Australia
A. andB. but C. rD. befre
A. weather B. daytime C. snw D. temperature
A. changesB. disappearsC. repeatsD. begins
阅读理解（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10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
Frm a wine pt amidst (在...中) the flwers,
I drink alne withut partners.
T invite the mn I raise my cup.
We’re three, as my shadw (影子) shws up
Alas, the mn desn’t drink.
My shadw fllws but desn’t think.
Still fr nw I have these friends,
T cheer me up until the spring ends.
I sing; the mn wanders.
I dance; the shadw scatters (散开)
Awake, tgether we have fun.
Drunk, separately we’re gne.
Let’s be bn cmpanins (知已) frever,
Pledging (承诺), in heaven, we’ll be tgether.
----Drinking Alne with the Mn
by Li Bai (701-762) f Tang Dynasty
41. The pet is drinking ________.
A. in the daytimeB. at nnC. at nightD. in the afternn
42. Wh is drinking with the pet?
A. Partners.B. Shadw.C. Mn.D. N ne.
43. Frm the pem, we can infer (推断) the pet is ________.
A. happyB. excitedC. surprisedD. sad
B
Early years
Charles Darwin was ne f the six children frm a big family. His grandfather and father were dctrs and the yung Darwin went t Edinburgh University t study medicine. Hwever, he hated t see bld and he sn realized that he culdn’t be a dctr. He then went t Cambridge University and discvered that he had a great interest in studying plants, insects and animals. Luckily, ne f Darwin’s university teachers helped him, jin the perfect trip fr a bilgist: a vyage arund the wrld t study nature.
The Beagle
In 1831, Charles Darwin left Plymuth n The Beagle, a ship that tk him arund the wrld fr five years. While he was travelling, he studied the plants and animals in the cuntries and n the islands that the ship visited. Darwin als spent his time n The Beagle writing ntes abut the things he had seen. When he finally arrived back in Britain, Darwin was already starting t create his famus thery that all living things had a cmmn ancestr (祖先).
Dwn huse
At hme at Dwn Huse, a place that yu can still visit tday, Darwin wrte many articles and bks abut his travels, but he didn’t want t make anything abut his thery knwn t the public. He wrked in his study, where he wrte 250.000 wrds abut his thery f evlutin (进化论), but he was frightened abut what peple might say abut his idea that mnkeys were the ancestrs f humans. He thught the public wuld be against it and was s frightened that he became ill with wrry. Hwever, when anther scientist started t write abut similar ideas. Darwin decided t print his bk, On the Origin f Species.
Mst scientists accepted Darwin’s thery and peple cntinue t study it tday, On 12th February, the day he was brn, Darwin Day is celebrated arund the wrld t encurage mre peple t study the natural wrld.
44. What caused Darwin t give up his study f medicine?
A. He didn’t like seeing bld.
B. He fund the studies t difficult.
C. He was pushed t give up by his family.
D. He was advised t study natural science.
45. Why was the trip n The Beagle imprtant t Darwin?
A. It helped him t finish his study at the university.
B. It allwed him t change his mind abut his future.
C. It gave him ideas abut the beginnings f human life.
D. It gt him t cmplete his mst famus bk n the ship.
46. In what rder did the fllwing happen in Darwin’s life?
a. He arrived back in Britain in 1836.
b. He thught the public wuld nt supprt his ideas.
c. He became interested in studying the natural wrld.
d. He printed his famus bk, On the Origin f Species.
e. He received help t get a place n a trip arund the wrld.
f. He studied the plants and animals n the islands he visited.
A. e-f-c-a-b-d B. c-e-f-a-b-d C. e-f-a-c-d-b D. c-e-f-d-a-b
47. Why did the writer include the last paragraph?
A. T intrduce Darwin’s famus bk.
B. T tell hw peple celebrate Darwin Day.
C. T explain why peple accept Darwin’s ideas.
D. T shw Darwin’s influence n natural science.
C
The Amazn rainfrest is the largest rainfrest in the wrld. It cvers arund 5.5 millin square kilmeters f land in Suth America. Abut 60% f the Amazn rainfrest is in Brazil. It is hme t thusands f animals.
But the rainfrest’s future is wrrying. Peple are quickly destrying this rich land. Defrestatin (毁林) has been a big prblem in the Amazn since the 1960s. Farmers cut dwn trees t clear mre land fr farms and hmes. Lggers (伐木工人) want mre wd frm the trees. Sme cmpanies want t dig under the grund. Scientists have fund that the Amazn is lsing abut 11,000 square kilmeters a year.
Why shuld we wrry abut a rainfrest far frm where we live? Defrestatin reduces the rainfrest’s diversity (多样性) f plants and animals. The Amazn is ne f the richest areas f the wrld in animal and plant diversity. Scientists guess that they have fund nly a small number f all species (物种) that live in the rainfrest. As peple destry the frest, sme animals and plants may die ut befre they are fund.
Defrestatin affects peple t. Many f the fds and medicines we need cme frm the rainfrest. The Amazn is called the “lungs f the earth”. Its trees clean the air by taking in carbn dixide (二氧化碳) and giving ff xygen. T much carbn dixide in the air is harmful. It makes glbal (全球) warming wrse.
Stpping defrestatin is nt an easy task. Brazil’s gvernment set up tw natinal parks in the Amazn rainfrest. It placed abut 15,000 square kilmeters f rainfrest under prtectin. But many internatinal leaders and scientists said it was nt enugh. “The main cause f defrestatin is ppulatin grwth in Brazil”, scientist Jim Bwyer f the University f Michigan said, “peple need land fr farming and wd fr heat and cking. T stp defrestatin, we need t slve the prblem f ppulatin grwth first.”
48. The wrd “destrying” in Paragraph 2 prbably means “________”.
A. leavingB. develpingC. harmingD. searching
49. What d Paragraphs 3 and 4 mainly talk abut?
A. The reasns fr prtecting the Amazn.
B. The causes f defrestatin in the Amazn.
C. The scientists’ research wrk in the Amazn.
D. The living situatins f all species in the Amazn.
50. What can we learn frm the passage?
A. Farmers cut dwn trees mainly t sell fr mney.
B. Cutting dwn trees makes glbal warming wrse.
C. Scientists knw mst f the animals and plants in the Amazn.
D. The main slutin t defrestatin is setting up natinal parks.
第二卷（非选择题）（共50分）
填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
根据括号中所给的音标、汉语以及英文释义写出单词，使句子意思完整正确。
51. It is a real________(羞愧) that sme hunters kill elephants fr their tusks.
52. I dn’t think I can find the wrds t ________/dɪ’skraɪb/ my great thanks t my dear parents.
53. ----I’m srry fr making such a silly mistake.
----It desn’t matter. Yu knw, nbdy is ________(the best).
My deskmate went t bed s late yesterday that he felt ________(瞌睡的) in class this mrning.
As we all knw , the sun ________(升起) in the east and sets in the west.
根据句子意思，用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。
The members f the Birdwatching Sciety are busy ________(recrd) changes in the birds’ numbers.
57. T prtect the envirnment, ________(tur) shuld take paper bags r clth bags when travelling.
58. There is an ld saying, “________(clud) mrnings give way t clear evenings.”
59. We hpe that yu can accept ur ________(invite) and jin us.
60. What an awful day! I had a high fever and kept ________(cugh).
C) 根据所给汉语完成下列句子，每空词数不限。
61. 上周五最低温度零下三度。(belw zer)
__________________________________________________________
一场北方来的大雪降临南京。(arrive)
__________________________________________________________
整个大地覆盖在厚厚的白雪之中。(be cvered)
__________________________________________________________
64. 孩子们开心地打雪仗。(have fun)
__________________________________________________________
他们还邀请好朋友堆雪人。(make snwmen)
__________________________________________________________
D) 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的选项中选出能填入短文空白处的最佳选项，使短文通顺连贯 (其中有一项是多余的)。
The beginning f Spring, als called Lichun, is the first slar term (节气) in the 24 slar terms f China. ________(66) -The date fr Lichun usually cmes n February 4 r February 5 in the slar calendar.
When a year cmes t this perid, peple will easily find that the days are becming lnger and the weather is getting warmer. Temperature, sunshine hurs and rainfall are all n the rise. ________(67)
In China, it’s said that an egg can be set upright n Lichun. It’s believed that smene wh can make the egg stand will have gd luck in the future. ________(68) And gd luck is cming t yu.
________(69) On that day, villagers usually hld ceremnies t welcme a better new year. They usually make a clay sculpture f a cw, which peple call “spring cw”. Wmen lead their children t g arund the cw fr three times and it’s said that in this way the children can stay away frm bad luck.
The day f Lichun is als called “Yachun”. It means “biting the spring”. ________(70) Peple will wrap (包裹) sme vegetables with thin pancakes. Besides eating pancakes with vegetables, farmers will als send spring pancakes as presents t each ther.
A. Try t stand eggs n yur wn.
B. It is knwn as the beginning f spring.
C. Peple try t eat smething new t keep the spring.
D. Many peple jin in these special activities every year.
E. S peple believe that it can bring them warmth and hpe.
F. Chinese farmers celebrate Lichun with sme special events.
阅读填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，根据所读内容，在文章后71-80小题的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。
注意：每个空格只填1个单词。
Jhn: Hell, ChatGPT! I’m Jhn. What can yu d t help peple? Fr example, make their English better?
ChatGPT:As an AI (人工智能) language mdel, I can d many things t help peple with their English. I can help with Prnunciatin (发音) and prvide feedback (反馈) n written r spken English. What’s mre, I can take part in cnversatin with peple in English. It can help them practice their language skills interestingly and naturally. Wuld yu like me t help yu with any prblems f yur English?
Jhn: N, nt nw. It seems that yu can d mre than English teachers. S d yu think yu’ll replace (替代) sme peple in sme areas, such as English teachers, news reprters r peple wh d custmer service (服务) wrk?
ChatGPT: N. I dn’t think I can replace all f them. I can prvide useful help in many areas, but I am still a machine and there are things nly peple can d. English teaching, news reprting and serving are far mre than skills. They are als abut feelings, ideas, cultures and s n. Hwever, I am sure that I can be a useful tl t help peple’s wrk in these fields and they can get better results by wrking tgether.
Jhn: Great. I like yur ideas. S my next questin is, what advice wuld yu give t us peple in rder t be better prepared fr the future?
ChatGPT: Gd questin, Jhn. Here are a few pieces f advice fr peple t think abut. First, develp (发展) thinking ability. In a wrd, they shuld have their wn ideas. Next, learn t wrk tgether with machines. There’s n need fr them t be afraid f AI. If they knw hw t wrk tgether with machines, they can make their wn abilities better. Then, take actin t develp the skills nly peple have. Furth, keep learning and changing. The wrld is changing fast and it’s imprtant t learn smething new. I hpe these tips are helpful, Jhn.
根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词。
In February 2021, Chen Kaiyin frm Beijing paid 2,000 yuan and “adpted (领养)” a red panda at Nanjing Hngshan Frest Z. The z wuld use the mney t buy fd fr its animals and t pay fr their medical c________(81).
As fr Chen, she culd get a certificate (证书) and learn abut the panda’s daily life nline. She can g t the z fr f________(82). She can als have the chance t feed the animal and clean its living s________(83).
Online adptin is ne f the ways the Nanjing Hngshan Frest Z gets help t get thrugh hard times. Mre than 80 p________(84) f the z’s incme (收入) cmes frm visitrs buying tickets. But visitr numbers went dwn greatly b________(85) f the COVID-19 pandemic.
The adptin has wrked well with peple’s warm s________(86). Abut 150 animals have been adpted s far.
Many zs have als faced the s________(87) kind f prblems during the pandemic. Hwever, sme f them have cme up with new i________(88) t raise mney. Fr example, Shanghai Wildlife Park livestreams (网上直播) every day t shw hw the animals live. Millins f peple watch them. Beijing Z has brught ut ice creams in the shape (形状) f its animals. It als makes tys and Rubik’s cubes (魔方) with the image (形象) f tigers.
These new ways t raise mney make peple rethink what rles (角色) zs play. Shen Zhijun, the head f the Nanjing Hngshan Frest Z, said m________(89) zs shuld n lnger be places fr visitrs t just see animals. Zs can als t________(90) peple hw t prtect animals. “Adptin” is ne way fr mre peple t jin in and knw mre abut animals. This helps with animal prtectin.
书面表达（满分10分）
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COME AND JOIN US
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词数80左右 (已给出的邮件开头和结尾不计入总词数)。
文中不得提及有关考生个人身份的任何信息，如校名、人名等。
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参考答案
听力（略）
选择填空 16~20 BDADD 21~25 ACADC 26~30 CCCBD
完形填空 31~35 ADDBA36~40 BDCDC
阅读理解 41~43 CDD44~47 ACBD48~50 CAB
填空
51. shame 52. describe53. perfect54. sleepy55. rises
56. recrding57. turists58. Cludy59. invitatin60. cughing
61. The lwest temperature f last Friday was 3℃ belw zer.
A heavy snw frm nrth arrived in Nanjing.
The whle grund is cvered in thick white snw.
Children had fun having snwball fights.
They als invited their gd friends t make snwmen.
66~70 BEAFC
阅读填空
71. bth72. natural73. reasns74. ffer75. what
76. results 77. Fllw78. Dn’t79. Act80. change
B) 81. care82. free83. space84. percent85. because
86. supprt87. same 88. ideas89. mst90. teach
书面表达（略）
ChatGPT can help peple learn English.
Help with prnunciatin.
Give feedback n ________(71) spken and written English.
Have English cnversatins with peple in a fun and ________(72) way.
ChatGPT wn’t replace peple fr the fllwing ________(73)
ChatGPT can ________(74) useful help t peple, but it is still a machine.
Sme wrk is als abut ________(75) yu think, hw yu feel and s n.
Wrk tgether, and yu will get better ________(76).
________(77) the advice frm ChatGPT, and peple can prepare fr the future better.
Have yur wn thughts.
________(78) be afraid f AI. Just learn t wrk tgether.
________(79) t develp yur skills nly peple have.
Keep learning because f the fast ________(80) in the wrld.