江苏省宿迁市沭阳怀文中学 2023-2024学年八年级上学期10月英语练习（含答案）

第第页江苏省宿迁市沭阳怀文中学2023-2024学年八年级上学期10月英语练习（含答案）2023-2024八年级第一学期第一次月考

一、听力部分（略）

二、单项选择。（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

()21.Mybrotherlikesplayingbaseball,butdoesn’tlikeplayingchess.

A./;theB.the;/C./;/D.the;the

()22.Whatdoes“biscuit”meaninAmericanEnglish

A.EraserB.VacationC.CookieD.Truck

()23.—Simon,doyouhaveanygoodplanstheweekend

—I’dliketogofishing,butIwillhavetestseachsubject.

A.for;onB.at;atC.for;atD.with;on

()24.OurEnglishteacherisveryandshealwaysrepeatsgrammarrulesforus.

A.honestB.generousC.politeD.patient

()25.Thereanumberofstudentsfromthecountrysideinourschoolandthenumberofthem

growinglarger.

A.is;isB.are;areC.is;areD.are;is

()26.Thereisorangejuiceintheglass.Wouldyoupleasegiveme

A.alittle;anymoreB.afew;anymoreC.little;somemoreD.few;somemore

()27.—Whenwillthenextplane—It’ssaidthatitwilltheairportat11o’clock.

A.arrive;getB.arrive;gettoC.get;arriveD.get;arriveat

()28.—Howmuchdoesthisyoungelephant

—50pounds.Iteatsalotforameal.

A.weight;atmostB.weigh;atleastC.weigh;atmostD.weight;atleast

()29.—Mr.Smith,howcanIgetagoodgradeinthemonthlytest

—Youshouldallthequestionsbeforeyoustarttoanswerthem.

A.lookforB.lookthroughC.lookupD.lookout

()30.JohnspendsasmuchtimeashecanacourseinDIY.

A.practisingtakingB.practisetaking

C.topractisetakingD.topractisetotake

()31.BeijingisbiggerthaninJapan.

A.anyothercityB.anycityC.theothercityD.theothercities

()32.—Jack,wemustworkhardfromnowon.

—Iagree.Asthesayinggoes“weare,willbe.”

A.thehard-working;theluckyB.themorehard-working;theluckier

C.morehard-working;luckierD.themosthard-working;theluckiest

()33.—Whatisourschoollifelike—.

A.It’sfarfrommyhomeB.It’sverycolourful

C.I’dliketostudyhereD.Ilikemyschool

()34.Whichoneofthefollowingwordswillbelike“really”afteradding“-ly”

A.weekB.usualC.friendD.love

()35.—ShallwegototheSouthLakeParkthisweekend

—.Wecanhavegreatfunthere.

A.Notatall.B.WhynotC.That’sallright.D.I’mnotsure.

二、完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

Arichmanaskedanoldmantoadvisehissontostophisbadhabits.Theoldmantookthesonforaslowwalkthrougha36.Stoppingsuddenly,heaskedtheboytopullouta37plantgrowinginthegarden.

Theboyheldthesmallplantwithonehandand38pulleditout.Theoldmanthen39himtopulloutalittlebiggerplant.Theboypulledhardandtheplant40outwiththeroots.“Nowpulloutthatone,”saidtheoldman,41tothebiggestplant.Itwashardfortheboyto42itout.Next,theoldman,pointingtoabig43said,“Now,takethisout.”Theboyhelditand44topullitout.Butthetreewouldnotmove.“It’s45”saidtheboy,outofbreath.

“Soitislikebad46”saidtheoldman.“Whentheyareyoung,itiseasytopullthemout.47whentheyarestrong,theycannotbecontrolled.”Theoldman’swords48theboy’slife.

Fromthestoryabove,the49wecanlearnis:Don’tletbadhabitsgrowin50.Dropthemwhilewecancontrolthem,ortheywillcontrolus.

36.A.parkB.forestC.gardenD.mountain

37.A.smallB.strongC.greenD.beautiful

38.A.luckilyB.kindlyC.happilyD.easily

39.A.helpedB.askedC.pushedD.led

40.A.ranB.walkedC.cameD.moved

41.A.pointingB.waitingC.lookingD.worrying

42.A.useB.helpC.pullD.catch

43.A.flowerB.treeC.stickD.bamboo

44.A.hadB.learnedC.triedD.liked

45.A.dangerousB.easyC.wrongD.hard

46.A.habitsB.ideasC.plansD.hopes

47.A.AndB.SoC.OrD.But

48.A.savedB.hurtC.changedD.supported

49.A.lessonB.wordC.subjectD.harvest

50.A.themB.usCitD.him

四、阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出最佳选项。

A

VolunteersWantedWelcometoHuaihuaMuseum!It’sanon-profit（非盈利性的）museumforchildrenunder12yearsold.

AreyougoodwithchildrenAreyouinterestedinhistoryandartWeneedvolunteerstoworkforusonweekends

PleasecallMissGreenat232-5347

EverySaturday7:00p.m.to9:00p.m.YingfengStreet298,HuaihuaPhonenumber:275-8369Just5yuanatime

()51.Themuseumisabout_____________.

A.scienceandartB.historyandrobotsC.historyandartD.scienceandrobots

()52.IfLucygoestotheDancingClubonceaweek,howmuchshouldshepayforamonth

A.NoneB.5yuanC.10yuanD.20yuan

()53.WecanknowthattheDancingClub_____________.

A.isanon-profitclubB.opensonceaweek

C.isforpeopleofallagesD.isfreeforeveryone

B

Saturday,March24th

Wehavearrivedinthehot,wetcityofBangkok.ThisisourfirsttriptoThailand（泰国）.

Allthedifferentsmellsmakeuswanttotrythefood.Wearegoingtoeatsomethingspecialfordinnertonight.Thehotelwearestayinginischeap,andveryclean.Weplantostayhereforafewdays,visitsomeplacesinthecity,andthentraveltoChiangMaiinthenorthofThailand.

Tuesday,March27thBangkokiswonderfulandsurprising!Theplacesareinteresting.Wevisitedthefamousmarketwhichwasonwater,andsawalotoffruitsandvegetables.Everythingissocolorful,andwehavetakenhundredsofphotosalready!LatertodaywewillleaveforChiangMai.Wewilltakethetrainnorth,stayinChiangMaifortwodays,andthencatchabustoChiangRai.

Friday,March30th

OurtriptoChiangRaiwaslongandboring.Wevisitedasmallvillageinthemountains.Thevillagepeopleherelovethequietlifenocomputersorphones.TheyarethekindestpeopleIhaveevermet.Theyalwayssmileandsay“hello”.KathyandIcanonlyspeakafewwordsofThai,sosmilingisthebestwaytoshowourkindness.Ifeelgoodhereandhopetobeabletocomebacknextyear.

()54.Thepassageshouldbea/an_____________.

A.letterB.advertisementC.diaryD.Poem

()55.Itseemsthatvisitors_____________inBangkok.

A.oftenfeelhungryB.canalwaysfindcheapthings

C.can’ttakeanyphotosD.canenjoythemselves

()56.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE

A.ChiangMaiisabeautifulcityinthesouthofThailand.

B.ThewriterleftChiangMaiforChiangRaibybus.

C.ChiangRaiisaboringcityinthemountains.

D.ThewriteristravelingaloneinThailand.

()57.HowlongdidthewriterstayinThailand

A.Foraweek.B.Forthreedays.C.Fortwoweeks.D.Foramonth.

C

AmericanschoolsarequitedifferentfromthoseinChina.InAmerica,atthebeginningoftheterm,studentsmustselecttheirsubjectsandteachersfirst.

SelectingisveryimportantforyourgradesinAmerica.Soatthefirstterm,don’tchoosetoomanysubjects,oryou’llfeelverynervousanditmayinfluenceyourstudy.Thenyouhavetoaskforsometeachingplans.Thereissomeinformationaboutsubjects,timetables,marksandtextbooks.Atthesametime,youmustchoosetheteachers.Differentteachershavedifferentteachingmethods.Iftheteacheriscalled“killer”bythelastgrade,manystudentswillgiveupchoosinghim.Becausethiskindofteacherwillleavetoomuchhomework,toomanyexamsandgivetoolowgrades.

Thereisanotherthingafteryouselectthesubjectsandtheteacher.Howtobuytextbooksmakeseachstudentfeelhard.ThetextbooksinAmericaareveryexpensive.Eachoneisabout$30-50.Inordertosavemoney,manystudentsbuysomeusedtextbooks,andsomestudentsusuallyborrowtextbooksfromtheschoollibrary.

Inclass,discussingisveryimportant.Theteacherencouragesyoutoaskquestionsorshowyourownopinions.Theydon’tusuallyaskyoutositwell.Insteadtheyallowyoutositorstandeverywhereyoulike.

()58.Whatdoesunderlinedword“select”mean

A.Choose.B.Like.C.Make.D.Take.

()59.Accordingtothetext,Americanstudents_____________.

A.don’thavetoaskforteachingplans

B.don’thavetochooseteachers

C.wouldliketochoosestrictteachers

D.usuallybuysomeusedtextbooksinordertosavemoney.

()60.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUE

A.Studentswon’tchoosetheteacherwholeavestoomuchhomework.

B.Studentswon’tchoosetheteacherwholeavestoomanyexams.

C.Studentswillchoosetheteacherwhoiscalled“killer”.

D.Studentswon’tchoosetheteacherwhogivestoolowmarks.

()61.Thepassageismainlyabout_____________.

A.thedifferencesbetweenAmericanandChineseschoolsB.Americanschools

C.thedifferencesbetweenAmericanandChinesestudentsD.Americanschoolsubjects

D

In1997,12-year-oldAmericangirlCaitlinand14-yea-oldZimbabwean（津巴布韦人）Martinbecamepenfriendsthroughtheirschools.Theydidn’trealizeatthattimehowtheirhandwrittenletterswouldchangetheirlives.

Itallbeganasaschooltask（任务）.EveryoneinCaitlin’sclassneededtochooseapenfriendfromanothercountry.AlltheotherkidschosecountrieslikeFranceorGermany,butCaitlinchoseZimbabwebecausethenamesoundedexotic（异国风情）andcool.

MartinlivedwithhisfamilyinoneofZimbabwe’sworstslums（平民窟）wheretheysharedoneroomwithanotherfamily.Andabedwastheironlypieceoffurniture.

WhenCaitlin’sfirstlettersreachedMartin,theywereusual.Thetwokidswroteabouttheirfavoritemusicandwhattheylikedtodo.ButlaterCaitlinbegantolearnaboutwhatthelivingconditions（条件）werelikeforMartin.Withouttellingherparents,shebegansendingmoneywithherletters$20atatime.WhilethemoneywasnotmuchtoCaitlin,itmeantmorefoodforMartin’sfamilyandmadehimabletopayhisschoolfees（学费）.

Itlasted（持续）sixyearsfromtheirfirstexchangeofletterstoMartin’sarrivalintheUnitedStates.WiththehelpofthemoneyfromCaitlin’sparentslateron,Martinfinishedhisuniversityeducation（大学教育）andgothisMBAfromDukeUniversity,whichwasoneofthebestuniversitiesintheUSA.

Today,CaitlinandMartinaren’tonlybestfriends,buttheyalsosharetheirstoryinabookcalledIWillAlwaysWriteBack.Theywanttoaskreaderstodosomethingkindforothers,whichmightgreatlychangetheirlives.

()62.WhydidCaitlinchooseMartintobeherpenfriend

A.BecauseherteacherrecommendedMartintoher.

B.BecauseMartin’snamesoundedexoticandcool.

C.BecauseMartin’scountrysoundeddifferentfromothers.

D.BecauseCaitlinwantedtogivehelptopoorMartin.

()63.Fromthepassage,weknow_____________.

A.MartinisnotasoldasCaitlin

B.Caitlin’sfamilywasricherthanMartin’s

C.MartinaskedCaitlinforhelpinhisletter

D.CaitlinandMartindidn’tsharetheirhobbiesintheirfirstletters

()64.Whichisthecorrectorderofthefollowingevents

a.MartinandCaitlinsharedtheirstoryinabook.

b.MartinandCaitlinsharedtheirfavouritemusicintheirletters.

c.CaitlinlearnedaboutMartin’slivingconditions.

d.Caitlin’sparentsgavehelptoMartin.

A.b-c-d-aB.b-a-c-dC.c-b-d-aD.c-d-b-a

()65.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage

A.TheSpecialSchoolTaskB.MakingPenFriendsISImportant

C.TheTwoPenFriendsD.BeingKindToOthers

第二节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Ilearnedthehardwayhowtomakefriendsinanewschool.AtmyoldschoolinToronto,Iwasinthefootballteamandinthemusicclub,66

EverythingchangedwhenIwas16yearsoldbecausemyparentsdecidedtomovetoFlorida.67Thefirstdayinmynewschoolwasreallydifficult.Theclassschedule（课程表）andtheteachersteachingmethodsweredifferent.Allthestudentsdressedintheirownwayinsteadofaschooluniform.68butIdidnotwanttotalktothem.

Afterafewweeks,Ifoundthatnooneeventriedtotalktomeanymore.69TwomonthspassedbeforeIgotthecouragetotalktoafewclassmates.Ialwayssaidtothemfriendly,“HowareyouCanwebecomegoodfriends”Finally,Irealizedthattheywerecommonpeople,justlikeme.70Ilearnedanimportantlessonaboutmakingfriendsthatyear.

A.Somekidstriedtobenicetome，B.Ibegantohavesomefriends.C.becauseIlikedsports.D.soIwasverypopularandhadalotoffriends.E.Goingtoanewschoolwasnoteasyforme.F.Someclassmateswereunkindtome,G.Ibegantofeellonely.

66.67.68.69.70.

五、根据句意及所给中文、首字母与英文解释，写出句中所缺单词，每空限填一词。（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

71.Doinglotsoflisteningpracticeisthe___________(秘诀)tobecomeagoodEnglishlearner.

72.Wealldon’tbelievehim.Healwaystells___________(谎言).

73.Whatareyougoingtodo___________(在……期间)NationalDay

74.PeopleinCanadaspeakboth___________(法语)andEnglish.

75.Canyoufinishalltheworkby___________(自己),boysandgirls

76.Therearemanyplacesofi___________inBeijing,liketheGreatWallandthePalaceMuseum.

77.Thankyouforo___________mesomuchhelp.--That’sOK.That’swhatfriendsarefor.

78.Tomisn’th___________,weneverbelievewhathesays.

79.Mothersoftendothe___________(everyday)cleaningintheevening.

80.Danielusually___________(talkabout)thebookswithhisclassmatesinclass.

六、根据短文内容，用括号内所给词的正确时态或形式填空，使短文完整。（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

Nowadays,wearehavingamuch81(busy)lifeandweareusingoureyesmorethaneverbefore.Soweoftenhavetiredeyesaftera82(day)workorstudy.Herearesomegoodprotectingwaystokeepoureyeshealthy.

Getintothehabitofpayingattentiontothewayyousit.Trytokeepthecorrectposture(坐姿)asthedoctorssay.Otherwiseitisveryeasytogetnear-eyesighted(近视).

Therearelotsofpicturesonlinethatcanhelptomakeyoureyes83(relax).Youmaydownload(下载)suchpicturestoyourcomputerorsmartphone.Whenthereisnothingfaraway,youcanuseoneofthe

84(picture)tolookatinstead.Forexample,apicturewithsomethinggreenliketreesinitisquitepopular.Trytolookasfarintothepictureasyoucanforalittletime.Doyoufeelmuchbetternow

Don’tforget“the20-20-20rule”.Thatistakingarestfromthescreenevery20minutesfor20secondsandlookingatsomething2085(foot)away.

86(do)eyeexercisesfromtimetotimeisamust.Lookatsomethingontheright.Keepyoureyesonitand87(slow)turnyourheadtotheleftas88(far)aspossible.Thendothesamethingontheleft.Orholdyourfingerinfrontofyournoseandkeep89(look)atitwhileslowlymovingfingertowardsyourselfascloseasyoucan.Thenlookoutsidethewindowasfaraspossible.Repeattheexercisesacoupleoftimeseveryday.

Tabletennisisaboutasmallballmovingquickly.Therearenobetterways90(practise)oureyesthanit.Butpeoplealsothinksomeothersportsliketennis,badmintonandkiteflyingareofgreathelpforrelaxingyourtiredeyes.

Therefore,onlywhenweuseoureyesinascientificwaycanweprotectoureyesfromtiredness.

七、书面表达（满分15分）

学校计划在英语周期间举办一次主题为“Mybestfriend”的英文写作竞赛。假设你是David，请根据以下提示，从个性品质、学校生活、未来计划等方面开展想象，写一篇介绍你最好朋友Andy的英文短文参加比赛。

外貌班上最高的男生；方脸；带着小圆眼镜；总是面带笑容，看上去很友好

性格乐于助人，他经常……；幽默，经常……

学校生活学校每天8点开始，4点结束；每天一小时的家庭作业；最喜欢的学科……，因为……

未来计划……

要求：内容包括以上所有信息，行文连贯，可适当补充细节。（80词左右）

注意：表达中请勿提及真实校名及姓名。

MyfriendAndy

Hello,everyone!I’dliketointroducemybestfriendsAndytoyou.Ithinkyouwilllikehimandenjoymakingfriendswithhimafterlisteningtome.

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