湖北省武汉外国语校2023届初三下学期八月月考英语试题含解析

湖北省武汉外国语校2023届初三下学期八月月考英语试题注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。Ⅰ.单项选择1、--Heseems_____ill.Shallwetakehimtothehospitalrightnow?--Idon’tthinkitmatters.Maybehe’scaughtabitofacold.A．terrible B．terribly C．even D．tobeterrible2、—HowmanypeoplehavecometoBeijingfortheOlympicGamesin2008?—It’shardtosay._______people,Ithink.A．Millionof B．Millionsof C．Twomillionsof D．Twomillionof3、NotonlyCiqikoubutHongyadong________well-knowntopeoplearoundChinanow.A．isB．areC．wasD．were4、AllChinesepeoplemustworkhard__________ChineseDream.A．realize B．realizing C．realized D．torealize5、Whenmysisterwasatthetrainstation,herbag________．A．stoleB．wasstealingC．wasstolen6、Whichisthepronunciationoftheword“secret”?A．/’si:krət/ B．/si:’krət/ C．/se:’krət/ D．/’sekrət/7、—Yourclassroomisveryclean.—Yes,it______everyday.A．cleans B．iscleaned C．iscleaning D．wascleaned8、Shewashappytogetagiftfromherfriend,_________itwasonlyacard.A．if. B．unless C．though D．because9、Thestrategiesthattheycameupwithatthemeeting________________fine.A．wasworkedout B．workout C．workingout D．worksout10、---Look!Thewomaniswrinklinghernoseatwhatthewaiterbrought.---_______itmeansshedoesn’tlikehowthefoodlooks.A．Must B．Perhaps C．Could D．probablyⅡ.完形填空11、Ifyouarereadinganovelforschoolratherthanjustforfun,youneedtoget1.Herearesomepiecesofadvice.First,makenotes.Writenotesinpencilinthebook,butalsowriteseparatenotesonasmallpieceofpaper.2characters.Whatdotheydointhenovel?WhatdotheywantsEverythingthatwearetoldaboutacharactercanhelpusto3them,fromtheirappearance4thekindoffoodtheyeat.Itisalsoagreathelptobeabletotellyourselfthestory5youhavereadit.So,the6ofthestoryandtheplot(情节)areimportant.You'dbettermakeaquicknoteof7happensineachpartwhenyouread.Thiswillhelpyoutobringthethingsyouhavenoticedaboutcharacters,background,languageandsoontogether.8,themes(主题).Theseareideasthatthenovelshows.Perhapsloveisamajortheme,orjustice(公正)，orredemption(救赎).9thatyouknowthethemesofthenovelandwhattheauthorissayingaboutthem.What'smore,novelsaremadeupoflanguage.10uselanguageinaspecialwaytomaketheirnovelswork.Theymayusemetaphors(比喻),inventsymbols,orshowacharacter'spersonalitythroughtheirspeechstyles.1．A．organizedB．interestedC．stressedD．fixed2．A．HavepityonB．GetalongwithC．PayattentiontoD．Takecareof3．A．attractB．understandC．discussD．examine4．A．withB．byC．toD．in5．A．afterB．beforeC．ifD．unless6．A．orderB．timeC．placeD．influence7．A．howB．whatC．whyD．where8．A．FinallyB．HoweverC．NextD．Forexample9．A．ShowoffB．TurnoutC．ThinkofD．Makesure10．A．StudentsB．TeachersC．ReadersD．WritersⅢ.语法填空12、根据短文内容及首字母提示写出所缺单词，并将完整单词写在下面对应题号后的横线上。AprilFool’sDayisonApril1st.Peoplecanplayj1．onothersonthisspeciald2．Ifyousucceed,youusuallylaughandsay,“AprilFool”Thepersonwhohasbeenfooledbyyoul3．,too,andhewillneverbeangrywithyou.Mother’sDayisonthesecondSundayofMay.It’sadaytot4．mothers.Onthatdaymothersusuallyreceiveflowersandcardsfromtheirchildren.Fathersandchildrendothehouseworksothatmotherscanhavear5．.EasterDayfallsonthefirstSundayafterthefullmoonwhichonorafterMarch21st.ItiscalledEasterSunday.ItissaidthatonthatdayJesusChristcomesbacktol6．.Manypeoplegotochurchandchildrenoftengetp7．suchastoyrabbits.Thanks-givingDayisonthefourthThursdayinNovember.It’sadaywhenpeoplegivethanksforthegoodthingsinlife.Usuallyfamiliesallgett8．andhaveabigdinner.ChristmasDaycomesonD9．25th.It’sthemostimportantfestivalinayear.Thebeautifulthingscanbes10．everywhere.Peopleexchangegifts,sendChristmascardsandvisitfriends.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、IbegantogrowupthatwinternightwhenmyparentsandIwerereturningfrommyaunt'shouse,andmymothersaidthatwemightsoonbeleavingforAmerica.Wewereonthebusthen.Iwascrying,andsomepeopleonthebuswereturningaroundtolookatme.IrememberthatIcouldnotbearthethoughtofneverhearingagaintheradioprogramforschoolchildrentowhichIlistenedeverymorning.Idonotremembermyselfcryingforthisreasonagain.Infact,IthinkIcriedverylittlewhenIwassayinggoodbyetomyfriendsandrelatives.WhenwewereleavingIthoughtaboutalltheplacesIwasgoingtosee-thestrangeandmagicalplacesIhadknownonlyfrombooksandpictures.ThecountryIwasleavingnevertocomebackwashardlyinmyheadthen.Thefouryearsthatfollowedtaughtmetheimportanceofoptimism(乐观主义),buttheideadidnotcometomeatonce.ForthefirsttwoyearsinNewYorkIwasreallylost-havingtostudyinthreeschoolsasaresultoffamilymoves.IdidnotquiteknowwhatIwasorwhatIshouldbe.Motherremarried,andthingsbecameevenmorecomplexforme.SometimepassedbeforemystepfatherandIgotusedtoeachother.Iwasoftensad,andsawnoendto"thehardtimes."MyresponsibilitiesinthefamilyincreasedalotsinceIknewEnglishbetterthaneveryoneelseathome.Iwroteletters,filledoutforms,translatedatinterviewswithimmigrationofficers,tookmygrandparentstothedoctorandtranslatedthere,andevendiscussedtelephonebillswithcompanyrepresentatives.FrommyexperiencesIhavelearnedoneimportantrule：Almostallcommontroubleseventuallygoaway!Somethinggoodiscertaintohappenintheendwhenyoudonotgiveup,andjustwaitalittle!Ibelievethatmylifewillturnoutallright,eventhoughitwillnotbethateasy.1．HowdidtheauthorgettoknowAmerica?A．Fromherrelatives.B．Fromhermother.C．Frombooksandpictures.D．Fromradioprograms.2．Thewriterfelt_______uponleavingforAmerica.A．worriedB．upsetC．amazedD．excited3．ForthefirsttwoyearsinNewYork,theauthor.A．oftenlostherwayB．didnotthinkaboutherfutureC．studiedinthreedifferentschoolsD．gotonwellwithherstepfather4．WhatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromParagraph4?A．Sheworkedasatranslator.B．Sheattendedalotofjobinterviews.C．Shepaidtelephonebillsforherfamily.D．ShehelpedherfamilywithherEnglish..5．Theauthorbelievesthat.A．herfuturewillbefreefromtroublesB．itisdifficulttolearntobecomepatientC．therearemoregoodthingsthanbadthingsD．goodthingswillhappenifonekeepstryingB14、Stillinshock!Imovedaroundthehousepurposelesslytryingtodecidewhattoputintothesuitcases(行李箱).Earlierthatevening,I’dreceivedacalltellingmethatmybrotherwaskilledinacarcrash.“Comeassoonasyoucan.”criedmymother.Iwantedtohurrytoheratonce.Butmyhusband,Larry,andIwerepackingtomovefromNewYorktoSeattle.Ourhousewasintotalmess.Supperdishessatonthekitchentable.Toyslayeverywhere.Ipurposelesslypickedthingsupandputthemdown.Mother’scryingwentthroughmyheadagainandagain.Larrycalledsomefriendstotellthemwhathadhappened.Someoneaskedtospeaktome.“Ifthere’sanythingIcando,letmeknow.”ButIdidn’tknowwhattoaskfor.Suddenly,thedoorbellrang.ItwasEmerson.HeandhiswifeDonnalivedintheblocknearby.“I’vecometocleanyourshoes,”hesaid.Iaskedhimtorepeat.“Donnahadtostaywiththebaby,”hesaid,“butwewanttohelpyou.Irememberwhenmyfatherdied,ittookmehourstocleanourshoesforthefuneral(葬礼).Givemeallyourshoes.”Igatheredallourdirtyshoestothekitchen.Emersongottoworkrightaway.Watchinghimdevotinghimselftoonetaskhelpedmepullmyownthoughtsintoorder.Itoldmyselftowashclothesfirst.Then,LarryandIbathedthechildrenandputthemtobed.Onejobafteranother.Whenwereturnedtoclearthedishes,Emersonhadleft.Allourshoesstoodinalineagainstthewall,clean,shining.Icouldn’thelpcrying.Earlynextmorning,weleftfortheairportwithallthejobsdone.NowwheneverIhearofafriendwho’slostalovedone,Inolongercallwiththepoliteoffer,”Ifthere’sanythingIcando…”InsteadItrytothinkofonespecifictaskthatsuitsthatman’sneed,liketakingthedogtotheboardingkennel,orhouse-sittingduringthefuneral.Ifthepersonasks,”HowdidyouknowIneededthatone?”Ireply,“Becauseamanoncecleanedmyshoes.”1．Whatdoesparagraph1mainlytellus?A．Thewriter’shousewasinamess.B．Thewriter’smotherwasverysadaboutherson’sdeath.C．Thewriterheardthesadnewsfromhermomandhadnoideaofwhattodo.D．ThewriterwasreadytogotoSeattle.2．Thewriterdidn’tknowwhattoputintothesuitcasesbecause_____.A．shecouldn’tdoitonherownB．shewastoosadtodoanythingC．shewantedtotakeeverythingtoSeattleD．shewasnotgoodatdoinghousework3．Here’satimelineofwhathappenedinthestory.Whichoftheeventsshouldgointheemptyboxabove?A．Emersoncametocleantheshoes.B．Thecouplebathedthechildren.C．TheyclearedthesupperdishesD．Thewriterfoundtheshoescleaned.4．Ifoneofherfriendshaslostalovedone,whatwillthewriterprobablyNOTdo?A．Callherfriendtoaskwhatshecando.B．Lookafterherfriend’syoungchildren.C．Takeherfriend’sdogtotheboardingkennel.D．Offerherfriendhouse-sittingduringthefuneral.5．Whichsentencebestexpressesthetheme(主题)ofthisstory?A．Oneperson’slossisanother’sgain.B．Anactofkindnessisoftenrewarded.C．Anearneighborisbetterthanabrotherfaroff.D．Dosomethingspecifictohelpthoseinneed.C15、Onemidnight，alittlegirlwokeuptogotothebathroom.Shegotupanddownherbed，walkedtothebedroomdoorandopenedit.Shelookedoutsideandwalkedback，becauseitwassodarkthatshewasscared.Hermothersaid，“Don’tbeafraid，honey.Takecourage!”“What’scourage?”sheasked，runningtohermother’sbed.“Courageisthebravebreath，”hermotheranswered.“Mum，doyouhavecourage?”“Certainly!”Thegirlheldoutherhands，saying，“Mum，pleaseblowsomeofyourcouragebreathtome.”Afterhermotherblewouttwomouthfulsofbreathintoherlittlecoldhands，thelittlegirlheldherhandsnervously，afraidthatthe“breathofcourage”wouldrunaway.Then，shewalkedoutofherbedroomtowardsthebathroomwithnothingtofear.Hermothersaidtoherself，“Itwillbeniceifsomeonecanblowsomekindof“breath”tome.ThenIcanholditinmyhandstoowhenIfeelafraidorlost.”Infact，mostly，whatweareafraidofisnothingbutthefearinourmind.Whoweshouldbeatagainstisnobodybutourselves.1．（小题1）Thegirlwokeupinthemidnightto_____________.A．watchTVB．gotothebathroomC．havesomefoodD．drinkwater2．（小题2）Thegirlwalkedbackbecause____________.A．thebathroomwasfarawayB．hermotherwouldn’tgowithherC．shewastooafraidofthedarkD．thebedroomdoorwaslocked3．（小题3）Whatdidthegirlaskhermothertodo?A．Toblowsomecouragebreath.B．Togotothebathroomwithher.C．Tocooksomefoodforher.D．Totellhersomefunnystories.4．（小题4）Tokeep“mother’sbreath”fromrunningaway，thegirl__________.A．heldherownbreathB．talkedtohermotherC．heldherlittlehandsD．rantoherbedroomquickly5．（小题5）Thewritermainlywantstotellusthat______________A．adultsarealwaysbraveenoughB．childrenlearntobebravequicklyC．thefearinmindistherealproblemD．motherscandealwithanythingwithbreathD16、Shynesscanbeanunhappyfeeling.Butthegoodnewsis,you'renotalone.Scientistssaythatmorethan40percentofteenagersandadultsconsiderthemselvesshy.Shynessisfeelingalittlenervousorasifyouwanttohidewhenyou'rearoundotherpeopleorinanewsituation.___Scientistssaysuchthingsasgenetics（遗传基因），lifeexperiences，andenvironmentcaninfluencewhetherapersonisshy.Forexample,insomefamilies,everybodyseemstobeshy.Whathappensifyouareshy?Well,beingshymaycauseyoutoavoidormissopportunitiesyouwouldenjoy.Howdopeopleovercome(克服)shyness?ThisiswhatGilberttellsus."WhenIstartedofftryingtogetoverbeingshy,Idecidedtodolittlestepsatatime,includingpracticingsmilingandsayinghitopeople.Anditworkedforme.“Butshynessisnotthekindofthingthatmostpeoplecangetoverovernight.Overcomingshynesstaketimeandneedspractice.Herearesometipsgivenbyscientists.Thinkofwhattotalkaboutbeforeyouleavehome.Preparethingstotalkaboutbeforeyou'reinasocialsituation.Forexample,ifyouknowyourclassmatesareinterestedinanupcomingevent,learnaboutitsoyoucanjoinintheconversations.Letpeopleknowyou'reshy.Ifyou'reshy,justshowit.Insteadoflettingpeopleguess,tellthemthetruth.Explainthatyouareshyandfeelnervousbutenjoytalkingtopeople.Makethingseasyfortheotherperson.Remember,you’renottheonlyshypersonaround.Dowhatyouthinkmighthelpothersfeelgood-forexample,sayhelloorsmile.Pickonesocialskilltopracticeatatime.Startsimply.Forexample,smileorbethefirstpersontosayhi.Chooseskillsyoufeelcomfortableenoughwithtopracticeforaday,aweek,amonth,orevenayear.1．WhichofthefollowingcanbeputintheblankinParagraph2?A．Whatisshyness?B．Whatmakespeopleshy?C．Canshynessbegoodforus?D．Canweovercomeshyness?2．TheexampleofGilbertinParagraph4isgivento_____.A．showhowpeopleovercomeshynessB．introduceashygirlcalledGilbertC．telltherighttimetopracticesmilingD．explainthestepsofovercomingshyness3．Whatdoestheunderlinedword"overnight"inParagraph5mostprobablymean?A．Correctly.B．Suddenly.C．Slowly.D．Finally.4．Whichofthefollowingistherightwaytoovercomeshyness?A．Don’tletothersknowthatyouareshy.B．Waitforotherstosayhellotoyoufirst.C．Chooseseveralskillstopracticeatatime.D．Getreadybeforeyoujoininasocialsituation.E17、AlmosteveryChinesepersoncanrecitethetwolinesofthefamouspoem,“Everygrain(谷物，粮食)ontheplatecomesfromhardwork.”Butsadly,manyofusdon’tactuallygettherealmeaningoftheselines:Don’twastefood.ACCTVprogramreportedthatthefoodChinesepeoplethrowawayeveryyearisenoughtofeed200millionpeopleforayear.Dowehavetoomuchfood?Ofcoursenot.AccordingtotheUNWorldFoodProgram,therewereover820millionhungrypeoplearoundtheworldin2018,especiallyindevelopingcountries.InChina,nearly134millionpeoplearehungry.What’sworse,150millionchildrendieofhungereveryyear.Chinesepeoplearewellknownforbeinghospitable(好客的)andgenerous.Manyevenfeelthattheylosefaceiftheirguestshaveeatenallthefoodonthetable.Luckily,anumberofpeoplehaverealizedtheimportanceofsavingfood.Yearsago,LiHong,awaitressinarestaurantinNanjing,gotfired(解雇)becauseshetooksomeleftoverfoodhomeforherson.Manypeoplestoodbyhersideandcriticized(批评)thewasteoffood.Whatshouldwedoinourdailylivestowastelessfood?Herearesometips:1.Donotordertoomuchinarestaurant.Onlyorderasmuchasyouwanttoeat.Ifyoucannoteatallthefoodyouhaveordered,taketherestofithome.2.Don’tbetoopicky(挑剔的)aboutfood.Somefoodmaynottastegreat,butyourbodyneedsit.3.Keepaneyeonwhatfoodyouhaveathome.Don’tbuytoomuch,especiallyforvegetablesandfruit.根据短文内容选择最佳答案。1．Theunderlinedword“leftover”means_________inChinese.A．过期的 B．剩余的 C．腐烂的2．Howmanypeoplewerehungryintheworldin2018accordingtotheUNWorldFoodProgram?A．820million B．150million C．134million3．WhatdoesthewriterwanttoshowusthroughLiHong’sstory?A．ManyChineserestaurantstreatthewaitersandwaitressesbadly.B．ManyChinesepeoplearekind-heartedandreadytohelptheweak.C．ManyChinesepeopledon’tagreetothebehaviorofwastingfood.4．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．AccordingtotheUNWorldFoodProgram,therewere150millionchildrendyingofhunger,especiallyindevelopedcountries.B．Chinesepeoplearen’thungrybutfamousforbeinghospitableandgenerousC．Ifyoucannoteatallthefoodyouhaveorderedinarestaurant,taketheresthomeinsteadofleavingitthere.5．Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．Peoplearen’tsupposedtowastefood.B．Manypeopledieofhunger.C．Peopleshouldn’tbetoopickyaboutfood.F18、Onceuponatime,therewasanislandwhereallthefeelingslived:Happiness,Sadness,Knowledge,andalloftheothers,includingLove.Onedayitwasannouncedtothefeelingsthattheislandwouldsink,soallconstructedboatsandleft.ExceptforLove.Lovewastheonlyonewhostayed.Lovewantedtoholdoutuntilthelastpossiblemoment.Whentheislandhadalmostsunk,Lovedecidedtoaskforhelp.RichnesswaspassingbyLoveinagrandboat.Lovesaid,"Richness,canyoutakemewithyou?"Richnessanswered,"No,Ican't.Thereisalotofgoldandsilverinmyboat.Thereisnoplacehereforyou."LovedecidedtoaskVanitywhowasalsopassingbyinabeautifulvessel."Vanity,pleasehelpme!""Ican'thelpyou,Love.Youareallwetandmightdamagemyboat,"Vanityanswered.SadnesswasclosebysoLoveasked,"Sadness,letmegowithyou.""Oh...Love,IamsosadthatIneedtobebymyself!"HappinesspassedbyLove,too,butshewassohappythatshedidnotevenhearwhenLovecalledher.Suddenly,therewasavoice,"Come,Love,Iwilltakeyou."Itwasanelder.Soblessedandoverjoyed,Loveevenforgottoasktheelderwheretheyweregoing.Whentheyarrivedatdryland,theelderwentherownway.Realizinghowmuchwasowedtheelder,LoveaskedKnowledge,anotherelder,"Whohelpedme?""ItwasTime,"Knowledgeanswered."Time?"askedLove."ButwhydidTimehelpme?"Knowledgesmiledwithdeepwisdomandanswered,"BecauseonlyTimeiscapableofunderstandinghowvaluableLoveis."1．Whostayedontheisland?A．RichnessB．VanityC．Love2．Whichofthefollowingisnotwrong?A．NobodyhelpedLoveintheendB．ThereisalotofgoldandsilverinRichness’boat.C．HappinessrefusedLovebecausesheisafraidtodamageherboat.3．Whydidallthefeelingsconstructboatsandleave?A．Becausetheywantedtogotoa