江苏省南京市秦淮外国语学校2023-2024学年八年级上学期12月月考英语试题

八年级英语综合练习

本卷考试时间:100分钟总分：100分

选择题（共50分）

一、单项填空（共20小题;每小题1分，满分20分）

1.Helptosomefruits,children.Ijustpickedthemupfrommygarden.

一Thankyou,MissLi.

A.yourselfB.himselfC.herselfD.yourselves

2.ThenumberofthegiantpandasinChinaisgetting_buttheredcrownedcranesaregetting

Alargerandlarger,fewerandfewerB.smallerandsmaller,fewerandfewer

C.lessandless,smallerandsmallerD.moreandmore,moreandmore

3.Sir,youmust__yourcigarette.ThesignsaysC6NOSMOKING”

------Sorry,Ididn'tseeitjustnow.

A.putonB.putupC.putoutD.putin

4.Youlooktired.You'dbetter___agoodrest.Rememberhealthcomesfirst.

-Thankyouforyouradvice.

A.stophavingBstoptohaveC.stophavingD.tostoptohave

5.Danieldoesn'tpaintothers.buthisideasarethemostwonderfulofall

A.ascarefulasB.ascarefullyasC.morecarefulthanD.lesscarefullythan

6.Whatactionshouldtheysuchathinghappeningagain?

A.dostoppingB.dotostopC.takestoppingDtaketostop

7.一Whatdoyouthinkofthebook?

Ifinditquite,andIcanfindoutthethingsIaminterestedinit.

A.easily;easyB.easily;easilyC.easy;easilyD.easy;easy

8.Wouldyoulike_theBirdwatchingSociety___protectthebirds?

A.tojoin;helpB.tojoin;tohelpC.tojoinin;helpD.joinin;tohelp

9.一HowdoyoulikethepopularTVprogrammeTheVoiceofChinamZhejiangTVStation?

Haha.That'smyfavourite.I'veneverseen___one.

A.amoreexcitingB.amoreexcitedC.themostexcitingD.themostexcited

10.DidyouseeTom__offthetree?

No.Ijustsawhim_ontheground.Luckily,hewasOK.

Afallen;lyingB.falling;layC.fall;layD.fall;lying

11.ChinaRailwayAdministrationsaidtheynever_thepriceofthetrainticketduringtheSpringFestival.

Great!Butnowthenumberofthepeoplegoingbackhome_alot.

A.rose;raisesB.raised;risesC.rised;raisesD.raised;rise

12.Thesentencestructureof'Ourteachersalwaysmaketheirclasseslively."is_.

A.S+V+OB.S+V+IO+DOC.S+V+DO+OCD.S+V+P-

13.Ourteacheradvisedus_the___carefullybeforeusingthenewmachine.

A.toread,introductionB.toread,instructionC.reading,invitationD.reading,information

14.I'msorry,MrHu.ImyEnglishexercisebookathome.

Idoesn*tmatter.Pleaserememberitherethisafternoon.

A.forgot,tobringB.left,totakeC.forgot,totakeD.left,tobring

15.一Anewcarfactorywillbebuilthere.

I'mgladtohearthat.It'll__youngpeoplejobs.

A.offer,forB.provide,toC.provide,withD.offer,with

16.newsreportaboutsavingthewildtigers!

A.WhatusefulB.HowusefulC.HowausefulD.Whatauseful

17.Whichofthefollowingsentencehasthesamestructureas"Hefelttiredafteralongwalk.”

A.Thebadnewsmadehimunhappythewholeday.B.Helookedcarefullyatthelittledog.

CWinterdaysarecoldandsnowy.D.HebroughtaChristmasgiftforhissonyesterday.

18.一Soyoumissedthemeetingthismorning?

___.Igottherefiveminutesbeforeitfinished.

1

A.NowayB.NoproblemC.NotatallD.Notexactly

19.AsanAmerican,TommyisabigfanofChineseKungfu.heiscrazyaboutDeijingOpera

A.MoreoverB.HoweverC.AsaresultD.Otherwise

20.___doesthegirlwithaponytailweigh?Her___is45kg.

A.Howheavy,weighB.Howmany,weightC.Howmuch,weightD.What,weigh

二、完形填空（共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分）

RespectingteachershasalwaysbeenatraditioninChina.YangShiwasaphilosopher（哲学家）intheNorthern

SongDynasty.Oneday,heandhisschoolmateshaddifferentthoughtsonaquestion.Togeta21answer,hewe

nttovisitChengYi,thefamousphilosopher.AtCheng'shouse,22,theguarding（守卫）kidtoldhimthatMr.Ch

engwasmeditating（冥想）inhisroomandaskedhimtoreturn.Yang23toleave,sothelittleboylefthimalone

andwentin.

Afterawhile,itbegantosnow24...ThelittleboycameoutagainandtoldYangthisTMrChengmightsp

endthewholeafternoonmeditating.He25Yangtowarmhimselfinthehousetoavoidthewindandsnow.But

YangkeptstandinginthesnowandwaitingoutsideinorderthathecouldaskCheng's26onthequestion.

AssoonasChengfinishedmeditating,theboyreportedthatYangwaswaitingoutside.When27this,Chen

gcameouttoseeYang.Whenthedoorwasopened,everyonewas28,unesnowwasmorethatafootdeep,bu

tYangstoodstill,29movinghisfeet.Youngman,whyareyousosilly?Youcouldhavecomeagainsomeday!n

ChengtookYangtotheroomatonce.

“Asastudent...ifIwanttolearnfromtheteacher...!should...ofcourse...respectfullywaitoutside...9,saidYa

ng,shakingwithcold.

ChengwasveryhappyandacceptedYangashisstudentbecauseofYang'spolitenessandefforttolearn.Heta

ughtYangallhisphilosophicalthoughts.Thatmadeabig,.30toYang'slife.later,Yangreallylearnedalotandm

adegreatcontributions（贡献）tohiscountry.

21.A.activeB.wrongC.correctD.difficult

22.A.besidesB.insteadC.anywayD.however

23.A.hopedB.refusedC.agreedD.wanted

24.A.deeplyB.earlyCheavilyD.wisely

25.A.madeB.hadC.suggestedD.invited

26.AwayB.ruleC.opinionD.record

27.AhearingB.seeingC.feelingD.receiving

28.A.excitedB.relaxedC.surprisedD.interested

29.A.byB.withC.onD.without

30.A.choiceB.decisionC.differenceD.plan

三、阅读理解（共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分）

A

Jane,areporter,iscollectinginformationforthelocalnewspaper.Sheisinterestedinthefollowingthingsintr

oducedinamagazine.

SmartSchoolbag

Forgettopackthebooksyouneedintoyourschoolbaginthemorningrush?

Aschoolboyhasinventedaschoolbagattheageof10.Ittellsyouwhichbookstopack.Asmallcomputerandas

canner（扫描装置）arefixedinthebag.Aseachbookisputintothebag,itischeckedbythescanner.Ifanybookismis

sing,amessagewillbeshownonthecomputerscreentoremindyou.

WeatherSweets

Canyoueatweather?

Acollegemakesthathappen.Itusesa3Dprintertomakesweetsaccordingtotheweatherinformationacertain

day.

Theshapesofthesweetsareaffectedbywindspeed.Thecolorsofthesweetsaredecidedbytemperature.Th

esweetsactasaweatherrecordofthedaywhentheyaremade.

SunriseBed

It*shardforyoutogetupinthemorning,isn'tit?

Tohelpyougetup,acompanyhascreatedat4tooF,------asunrisebed.

Itwakesyouupgentlyasasunrisedoes.Lightsbuiltintothebedturnonandstarttogetbrighterandbrighter.W

henthelightsarefullyon,softmusicwillbegintoplay.Itwillbelouderandlouderuntilyouturnitoff.Thecompany

explains,t6Thegentlelightsellsyourbodythatitismorning,soitstopsproducingachemicalthathelpsyousleep.95

31.Whatcanthesmartschoolbagdo?

A.Helpyourepaircomputers.BRemindyouofthemissingbooks.

C.Teachyouhowtofixscreens.D.Tellyouwhentopackbooks.

32.___affect（s）thecoloursofthewenthersweets.

A.ShapesB.3DprintersC.TemperatureD.Windspeed

33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inSunriseRedreferto?

A.Thebed.B.Yourbody.C.Thelight.D.Yourroom.

B

Slowlybutsurely,Amyandhergrandparentsweremakingprogress.Boxesofallsizeswereplacedontopofeac

hotherthroughoutthehouse.Amy'sgrandparentshadlivedinthehouseforyearsandtheyhadcollectedmanythings.

Thediningroomwasfullofmemories.Amy*sgrandfatherkeptmanyfinedinnerplates（盘子）fromhishornet

own.Amyrememberedthattheyatefromthered,yellow,andblueplatesduringimportantholidays.

Aftercarefullywrappingup（包裹）theplatesandputtingthemintoabox.Amylifteditupandmoveditoutofthe

way.Buttheboxwastooheavy.Itsuddenlyfellfromherarmsanddroppedtothefloor.Allthreeofthemheardthepla

tesshatter.

'Tmsorry!”Amysaidsadly.

"It'sokay,“hergrandfathersaidsoftly/6Itwasanaccident.^^

Theyopenedtheboxand,sureenough,manyoftheplateswerebroken.Onlyafewwerewhole.Lookingatthe

smallpieces,Amyfeltreallyterrible.Sheknewtheseplateswerepresseddownfromhergreatgrandparentsand...

"Don'tworry,9,hergrandmothersaid,pattingherontheback.Carefully,theyputthebrokenpiecesintoarubbi

shbag.

Theywentonpackingforalittlewhile,butAmystillfeltverysorry.Shewastryingveryhardtothinkofaway

tomakeitupforhergrandparents.

Soon,Amy'sfathercame.

“Ihavetogo,“shesaid.t4Dadisheretopickmeup.”

Shekissedhergrandparentsboth,pickedupthebagofthebrokenpiecesandleft.

"What'sthat?,,herfatherasked,asAmygotintothecar.

Amylookedatthebaginherhandsasanideacametoher."This,9,shesaid/isanartproject.^^

Thefollowingday,Amywenttoanartstoreandboughteverythingsheneeded.Thenshestartedtowork.Sheuseda

thinboardasthebase.Thenshetookoutthecolourfulplatepiecesandgluedtheminacreativewayontheboard.Wheni

twasdry,Amywrappeditup.

Afewdayslater,Amy'sfamilyhadabigdinnerathergrandparents*newhouse.Shehandedhergifttohergrandp

arents.

Thisisfantastic,Amy!”saidhergrandfather.

“Ican*twaittohangitupinournewhome,"Amy'sgrandmothersaidasshegaveherabighug.

34.“WhatwasAmyhelpinghergrandparentsdoatthebeginningofthestory?

A.Wrapupsomepresents.BMovetoanewhouse.

C.Collectfinedinnerphotos.D.Prepareabigfamilydinner.

35.WhydidAmyfeelsorryforthebrokenplates?

A.Theywereneverusedbythefamily.B.Theywerevaluableholidaypresents.

C.Theywereexpensivehometownproducts.D.Theyweremeaningfulfamilytreasures.

36.HowdidAmyfinallydealwiththebrokenplatepieces?

A.Shesentthemtoanartstore.BShemadeaspecialgiftwiththem.

C.Sheputtheminherfather*scar.D.Shethrewthemintoarubbishbag.

37.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesAmy?

A.Carelessbuthelpful.B.Bravebutforgetful.

C.Kindandcreative.D.Funnyandhardworking.

C

①Wouldyouliketogetfewercoldsandfeelbetter?Wouldyouliketohaveatasteofaspecialplant?Wouldy

ouliketokeepaplantwithlittlecare?AnAloeVeraplantcouldbejustwhatthescientistsmaysuggest!

©GrowingAloeVeraplantsathomecanmaketheaircleanandfresh.Studieshaveshownthattheygiveoffox

ygen（O2）andtakeawayharmfulthingsfromtheair.Withcleanandfreshair,youaremorelikelytostayawayfrom

colds,sorethroatsanddrycoughs.Andevenifyoudogetsick,AloeVeraplantsmayhelpyougetbetterfromtheill

nessfaster.

③DidyouknowthatAloeVeraplantscanbeusedasmedicine?AloeVeragel（胶体）htelpstodealwiththepa

inofbumsAnditalsohelpswithitchiness（痒）causedbyinsectbites.Togetthisgel,justcutoffapartoftheplant,

peelit,andputthege1ontheaffectedskin（患处）.Youcangetthiseasy-to-getandsafe-to-usemedicineeasily.

©Besidesmedicaluse,AloeVeraplantsarealsopopularinfoodindustry.WhetheryouareinterestedinAloejuic

eorcrazyaboutAloeyogurt,you'lleasilyfindtheminthesupermarket.AloeVeracanalsogowithothervegetablesto

makeasafedishonyourdinnertable.

⑤▲Theylikedry,warmairwithbrightlight,sotheygrowbestwhenplantnearawindow.AloeVeraplantsar

cabletokeepwaterintheirleaves.So,theyneedn'ttobewateredsooftenasmosthouseplants.Justwaituntiltheearthi

scompletelydrybeforeyouwaterthem.Whenwatering,makesuretheearthiswetenoughsothatitcanlastforalongt

ime.That*sallyouneedtodotototakecareofanAloeVeraplant.Isn'tittheperfectplantforlazyandforgetfulgarden

ers.

38.InParagraph1,thewriterlauds,intothetopicby__.

A.tellingstoriesB.listingnumbersC.askingquestionsD.givingexamples

39.WhataretheusesofAloeVeragelasmedicineinParagraph3?

a.Itsgoodforeyes.b.Itstopsnosebleed.

c.Ithelpspeopleloseweight.d.Ithelpswiththeitchiness.e.Itdealswiththepainofburns.

A.c,eB.c,cC.b,dD.a.d

40.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttofillin"▲"inParagraph5?

A.AloeVeraplantshelpyouimprovememory.B.AloeVeraplantsaregood-lookinghouseplants.

C.AloeVeraplantscanserveasadeliciousdish.D.AloeVeraplantsareveryeasytotakecareof.

41.Thestructureofthepassagemaybe.

D.

D

Areyoutiredofstudyingalldaylong?Doyouwanttodosomethingdifferent?Teensarefullofenergy,andsome

arereallycreative.ThefollowingisfromanAmericanteen'sWeblog.

IownchickensAthome,myfamilyhassevenchickens.Igavethemallnames,andtheyaremygoodfriends.Yo

umaythinkthattakingcareofchickensiseasy,butsometimeschickenshavemindsoftheirown.Ifyouarecon

sideringgettingchickens,thereareafewthingsyouneedtoknow.

Theeatingorder

Chickenshavesomethingwecalltheeatingorder.Itistherankingofallthechickens.Theordergoesfromthet

oughest,biggestchicken,tothesmallest,weakestchicken.Thechickensunderstandthisorderontheirown.Putti

ngchickenstogetherisnoteasy.Youhavetomakesuretheyalleatthesamefood.Otherwise,youhavetokeep

themapart.

Caringforbabychicks

Youmusthavepatienceforthis.Youneedtofeedthemverygoodfoodtothem,sotheystayhealthyandbecome

immunetodiseases.Youalsoneedaplaceforthemtostayinyourhouseandaspecialfeederandwaterholder.Yo

ucangetday-oldchicks,oryoucangetchicksthatare6monthsandolder.Also,youshouldcleanthepenregular

ly,soneighborsdon'tcomplain.

Anybodycanhavechickens

Youjusthavetoknowwhatyouaredoingandalwaysbeprepared.ChickenscanbringtarrulieStogether.Theyare

funandhumorous,beautifulandloving.Theyarealsosmart.It*samazinghowquicklytheylearnthingsontheiro

wn.Sowhynotconsidergettingsomeofyourownfeatheredfriends?

42.Whatdoestheunderlinedword^immune^mean?

A.健康的B.有倾向的C.兔疫的D.脆弱的

43.What*sNOTneededtocareforbabychicks?

A.Cleanthepenregularly.B.Findasafeplaceforthemtostay.

C.Givethemnames.D.Getaspecialfeederandwaterholder.

44.Whatdoesthelastparagraphtalkabout?

A.Howtochoosegoodchickens.B.Chickenscanbringpeoplejoy.

C.Ittakeshardworktoraisechickens.D.Howtogetalongwithchickens.

45.Whydoesthewriterkeepchickens?

A.Becausetakingcareofchickensiseasy.B.Becausetheneighborsdon'tcomplainaboutit.

C.Becausechickenshavemindsoftheirown.D.Becausechickenshaveafriend'squality.

E

China'sNationalHealthCommission（NHC）onThursdaysaiditwillkeepfullysupportingtheHongKongg

ovemmentandmeetitsneedsincontrollingtheCOVID-19outbreak.Thecommissionsaidthatithasbeennoticin

gtothefifthwaveortheCOVID-19pandemicinHongKong.

AgroupofexpertsweresentfromGuangdongProvincetoHongKongonThursday,alongwithtwomobile

COVID-19testvehicles（检测车）.

A114-memberworkgroupfromtheChinesemainlandstartedfortheHongKongonSaturdayFebruary19,tos

upporttheregion'sCOVID-19controlefforts.ThegroupleftfromthesouthernChirosecityofShenzhenandwillw

orkwiththeHongKonggovernmentincareresearch,treatment,andnucleicacidtesting（核酸）tiely）toelp

HongKongcontrolitslatestbreakoutofCOVID-19.Thesecondanti-pandemKwordgroupincludesfourcritical

caremedicalspecialists（专家）,fouradministrative（管理）staffmembers,and106fornauleicachlsampling.

HongKongonSundayrecorded6,067newcasesofCOVTD-19overthepast24hours,officialdamshowed.

TheChinesemainlandhasmadeeffortstoensurefreshfoodsupply（供应）toHongKong.Andthefirst150,00

0boxesofanti-epidemic（防疫）traditionalChinesemedicinesdonatedbytheChinesemainland,aswellassomeo

theranti-epidemicsuppliesarrivedatHongKongonSunday.Besides,over300,000boxesofdifferenttypesofCh

inesemedicineswillbesentfromthemainlandtoHongKonginbatches（分批地）.Thefirstbatchof25millionK

N95masksprovidedbythemainlandhasalsoarrivedrecently.

46>HowmanytimeshastheCOVID-19pandemicbrokenoutintheHongKong?

A.Four.B.Five.C.Three.D.Six.

47.WhenwerethetwomobileCOVID-19testvehiclessenttoHongKong?

A.OnFebruary20.B.OnFebruary19.C.OnFebruary18.D.OnFebruary17.

48.Whatwillthe114-memberworkgrouphelptheHKSARgovernmentwith?

A.Careresearch.B.Treatment.C.Nucleicacidtesting.D.Alltheabove.

49.WhatisNOTincludedinthesupportlistfromthemainland?

A.MedicalbooksonhowtocontrolthebreakoutofCOVID-19.B.Anti-epidemictraditionalChinesemedicines.

C.OthersupplieslikeKN95masks.D.Freshfood.

50.Whatcanweinferfromthenews?

A.PeopleinHongKongwillcometothemainlandinthefuture.

B.TheChinesemainlandhasmadeeffortstomakesuretheCOVID-19pandemicwon'tbreakoutinHongKong

anymore.

CLhemainlandwillalwaysbethestrongbackingbehindastableandprosperous（稳定繁荣的）HongKong.

D.MoreeffortswillbeputtostudytheCOVID-19pandemicinthefuture.

非选择题（共50分）

四、填空（共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分）

A）根据括号中所给汉语，英文释义和首字母写出单词，使句子意思完整正确

51Finally,theheavyrain（导致）toaflood.

52.OurEnglishteachertoldusthatagood（开始）ishalfdone.

53.BorninChinaisa（完美的）filmaboutrareanimalslivinginChina.

54.He（takesomethingwillingly）theinvitationtohavedinnerwithusinawesternrestaurant.

55.Alotofwildanimalsareindanger.Theyarefseriousproblemsnow.

B）根据句子意思，用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空

56.Hefeltverysadbecauseheansweredmostofthequestions（correct）.

57.Mymotherlooked__（angry）atmybrotherwithoutsayingaword..

58.Weshould（act）takepartinallkindsofsports.

59.Thenumberofrarebirds（get）smallerandsmallerinafewyears,isn'tit?

60.Pleasekeepacloseeyeonthesickboy（prevent）himgettingahighfever.

61.Wemustpreventfloodbecausetheriver_（rise）alotafterfourdays'heavyrain.

62.Becareful!Theswimmingpoolis（deep）thanyouthink.

63.The_（butterfly）leftwingishurt,soitcan'tfly.

64.Canyoustopthetwoboysplaying（noise）intheclassroom?

65.Theoldmanwalkedforalongtime,hefeltterrible）tired.

C）根据句子内容，从下面方框中选择适当的短语填空，使句子内容完整正确。

certain-believed;infacts;bom;introduced;share

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HaveyoueverheardofWangZhenyi?Perhapsmostofusdidn'tknowthisgreatnameuntilshewas66inaCC

TVprogramme.

WangZhenyiwasagreatChinesescientist.Shewas67intheQingDynasty.Atthattime,girlshadnochance

togetaformaleducation.However,herfatherandgrandfatherwereopen-minded.Theythoughtgirlsshould68eq

ualchanceswithboys.Theyencouragedhertoreadthebooksintheirhomelibrary.Inhertime,manypeoplehopedth

atthestarscouldtellwhatwouldhappen.Theythought69.eventsinthesky.suchaslunareclipses（月食）happene

dwhengodswereangry.ButWangZhenyithoughtdifferently.She70andobservation.

五、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，在文章后第71-80小题的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词，并将答案填写在答

题卡标号为71—80的相应位置上。注意：每个空格只填一个单词。

Tastybananasarehardtoturndown.Theytastegoodandyoudon'thavetowashthembeforeeatingthem.Howeve

r,Britishscientistssaythatthefruitmaydisappearby2050.

Onereasonforthisisclimate（气候）change.ScientistsattheUniversityofExetercollecteddatafrom27countriesth

atproduce86percentoftheworld*sbananas.Theyfoundthatclimatechangehasimprovedgrowingconditionsin71oft

hesecountries.Forthepast60years,theannualyields（年均产量）havebeenincreasingbyl.37tonnes（公吨）ofbananas

perhectare.Inthisway,iftemperaturesrisesallthetime,thisadvantagewilldisappear.Tenofthecountries,includingI

ndia,theworld'sbiggestproducerofbananas,willproducefewerbananas.By2050,thefruitmaydieout.

Shouldn'tbananaplantsgrowmoreeasilyifit'shotteroutside?Infact,theperfecttemperatureforgrowingbananap

lantsisbetween24℃and32℃.Iftemperaturesgettoohigh,theywillstopgrowing.

Diseasesareanotherdangertobananaplants.Unlikeothercrops,thebananaplantswegrowcomefromshootcutlin

gs（茎段）ratherthinseeds（种子）.Thisshowsthatallbananaplantshavethesamegenotype（基因型）.Inotherwords,ifa

diseaseisabletokilloneplant,itcouldkillthemall.

Forexample,oneseriousdiseaseiscalledPanama.Causedbyfungi（真菌）inthesoil,itspreadseasily.Ithasspread

acrossSouthAsia,Africa,theMiddleEast,andAustralia.Ifonebananaplantation（种植园）suffersfromthedisease,itw

illtake30yearsuntilitisabletogrowbananaplantsagain.Scientistshavetofindacureforthisdisease.

Bananas

Present•Bananastastedelicious.

situations•Youdon'thavetowashthembeforeyou71_____them.

•Theannualyieldshavebeenincreasing.

•Climatechangehasn'timprovedgrowingconditionsin72—_ofthesecountries.-iftemper

Problemsature__73_rising,thisadvantagewilldisappear.

•Indiaandothercountrieswillproducefewerbananas.

Iftemperaturesis_75_32℃,bananaswillstopgrowing.

•Wegrowbananaplantsfromshootcuttings_76_ofseeds.Thisshowsthatallbananapl

antshavethesamegenotype.Asa___77onlyonedisease_78_killallthebananas.

74___endings•Thediseasewhichwascausedbyfungiinthesoilspreadseasily,andwewill_79_30years

growingbananaplantsagain.

•Scientistshavetofindacuretoavoidit.

ConclusionIfwedon't_80—,theywil