江苏省苏州市姑苏区苏州市第十六中学2023-2024学年八年级上学期12月月考英语试题

2023-2024年度苏州姑苏区十六中学八上英语12月月考卷

TESTFORU5-U6

笔试部分

二单项选择（15%）

1.Itiswinternow.ItiscoldinBeijing,itiswarminHainan.

A.whileB上eforeC.untilD.s。

2.Itwasdarkoutside.Suedecidedtothebankalone.

A.notgoingB.nottogoC.goingnotD.tonotgo

3.ofthemknowstheanswertothequestion.

A.NooneB.NothingC.NoneD.Nobody

4.Wastingfoodisabig.Soweshouldeatupthefoodweordered.

A.choiceB.fairnessC.shameD.pressure

5.Ifyouwanttoknowfurtherinformation,youcancallm

A.onB.at;C.in;D.for;

6.Thispairofbinocularsold.PleasebuymeMum.

A.is;anotheroneB.are;anotherpairC.is;anotherpairD.are;anotherone

7.I'msorryI'mlateforworktheheavytrafficthismorning.

A.becauseB.becauseofC.ifD.there's

8.Whatabeautifulcoat!Wheredidyoubuy?Iwanttobuyjustlikeit.

A.it;oneB.one;itC.one;oneD.it;it

9.Thered-crownedcraneisoneofintheworld.

A.ararebirdB.therarebirdC.therarestbirdsD.themostrarebirds.

10.Myrightlegwasbadlyhurt.Irunasquicklyasbefore

A.don'tcan;atallB.won'tcan;atall

C.don'tbeableto;anymoreD.won'tbeableto;anymore

11.Heateallthefish,,hisparentshavenofishtoeat.

A.inordertoB.asaresultC.forexampleD.moreover

12.-IsEricinthenextroom?

一Well,it'shardtosay.ButIheardhimloudlywhenIpassedbyjustnow.

A.singB.tosingC.sangD.singing

13.一Doyouthinktherainwillstoptomorrow?

—.Ithasrainedfortendays.It'stooweteverywhere.

A.IhopenotB.I'msureitisC.Tmafraiditwill.D.Ihopeso

14.一I'minwhatyou.

一Well,don*tfollowsuit.Justdowhatyoulike.

A.interested;interestingB.interested;interests

C.interests;interestedD.interesting;interested

15.Simon,canyoutellmeduringyourlasttriptoXi'an?

A.whatyousawandheardB.whatdidyouseeandhear

C.whatyouseeandhearD.whatdoyouseeandhear

二.完形填空(10%)

Threesmallfishlivedinthesea.Whentheywereveryyoung,theirparentsdied.Theyhadto___1____each

otherdayafterday.Finallytheygrewupand2toswimdeeperandfurther.

Onemorning,thethreefishwere3toashallow(浅)waterbyabigwave(浪).Asmallboatwastaken

theretoo.Itwashardforthefishtogobacktotheseabecausetheboatwasrightinfrontofthem.Thelargestfish

realizedthattheywere4andsaidtheyhadtofindawaytoleavethereasfastaspossible.Thesecondlargest

fish5withhiselderbrother,buttheyoungestonedidnot.Hesaidthattherewasmuch6fortheir

activities,sohewouldnotworryatallandstillswamaround7.Atlast,thelargestfishreturnedtothe8

byjumpingoverthelowestpartoftheboat.Thesecondlargestfishalsosucceededin9hiselderbrotherinthe

othersideofwater.Buttheyoungestonedidn'tfollowthemandstillswamjoyfully.

Twohourslater,whenthe10roseup,thewaterinthesmallshallowcomerdriedup.Thefishwhodidnot

trytoreturntotheseadiedoflacking(缺乏)ofwater.

1AlistentoB.lookafterC.worryaboutDtalkwith

2AdaredBdatedC.refusedDstopped

3AallowedB.givenC.invitedDtaken

4AinsafetyB.indoubtC.indangerD.inpeace

5AagreedB.talkedC.comparedD.discussed

6AtimeB.foodC.waterD.air

7AslowlyBsadlyCluckilyDhappily

8AseaBriverC.lakeDpond

9AcatchingBjoiningC.takingDtelling

10AstormBstarCmoonDsun

三.阅读理解(24%)

A

WELCOMETONEWCITYZOO

SCHEDULEFORSUMMER2022

ZOOHOURS:9:00a.m.-6:00p.m.

Weathermayaffect(影响)someactivities.

ANIMALEXPERIENCESSPECIALEXPERIENCES

GUIDEDBUSTOUR

WATCHINGSTARTINGTIMELENGTH

(10:00a.m.-5;00p.m.)

Elephant10:00a.m.25mins

Around-tripinthezoowithabus

Lion11:00a.m.15minsticket,1-DayPassorayearlycard.

Bear2:30p.m.25mins

MINI-TRAIN

Wolf4:00p.m25mins

(10:30a.m.-4:30p.m.)

Monkey4:30p.m20minsGetahandstampatthegateofthezoo,andyou

cangetonandoffthemini-train

unlimitedtimesonthesameday.

Tohaveacloselookattheanimals,pleasecheckthetimelistedabove

FORHEALTH&SAFETY：

xDonotcrosssafetylinestotakephotos.

xDonottouchorfeedanyanimals.

NKeepchildreninsightatalltimes.

WARNING:Itisagainstthelawtofeedordisturbanyanimalsinthezoo.Violatorswillberequiredtoleavethezoo,

andcouldpayfinesupto$300.

Thankyoufortreatinganimalsandtheirlivingspacewithrespect!

Formoreinformation,pleasecontactthevisitorcentre（825-202-**02）orvisitnewcity.

1.At2:45p.m.,visitorscanhaveacloselookat

A.elephantsB.bearsC.wolvesD.monkeys

2.Theunderlinedword"Violators"^thematerialmeans"peoplewho

A.visitthezooregularlyB.lookaftertheanimals

C.feedordisturbtheanimalsD.wanttoreturnthezootickets

3.Themainpurpose（目的）ofthemalerialistointhezoo.

A.protectthewildanimalsB.stress（强调）theimportanceofsafety

C.providechoicesoftransportationD.introducetheactivitiesandrules

B

Littlebirdstalkwiththeirsistersandbrothersintheirnest.Theymakeasoundforfood.Mumtellsthemtobe

quietwhendangercomes.Butnowanewstudyfindsthatkindoftalkbeginslongbeforethebabiesarebom.Evenin

theeggs,theycantalkwitheachotherandknowwhentogetoutorwhentokeepwaiting.

Tocheckthatfinding,ateamofscientistsfromSpainwatchedunbornbirdscarefullyinSalvoraIsland.Over

there,seabirdsproduceeggsandminks（水貂）eatbabybirds.Soitisquiteadangerousplaceforbabybirds.

Knowingwhentocomeoutoftheeggisamatteroflifeanddeath.

Scientistscollectedseabirdeggsandputthemintotwogroups.Whenminkscome,aparentwillgivewarning

callstothebabybirds.Scientistsplayedthosecallsforonegroup.Whiletheothergroupstayedinasafebox.They

wouldneverhearsuchcalls.

Whenscientistsputalltheeggstogether,theyfoundsomethingsurprising:afterreceivingwarningcalls,theeggs

vibratedmorethantheothers.Thosevibrationsmovedfromoneeggtoanother.Itwasjustliketherewereearsinthe

eggs.Itwasclearthatunbornbirdstalkedwiththeirsistersandbrothersaboutdanger.

4.Thispassageismainlyabout

A.amagiceggB.awildanimalC.anewstudyD.ahugebox

5.ScientistswatchedunbornbirdsinSalvoraIslandbecausetheywantedto

A.checkwhenbirdsbegintalkingB.protecttheseabirdsindanger

C.takephotosofbeautifulseabirdsD.knowwhenbirdsgetoutofeggs

6.Howdidscientistsdotheirresearch?

①collectedbirdeggs②playedwarningcalls③puteggstogether④puteggsingroup

A..①T②—③T④B.①T④一②T③

C.②—①一④T③D.②T①一③T④

7.Whatsthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.BirdsinDangerB.LovefromEgg

C.NatureforBirdsD.TalkintheEggs

C

Itisnoteasyforpeopletosailaroundtheworldinquitesmallboats.Sometimestheweathergetsbad.Accidents

canhappeneasilyandquickly.

Onefamilyoncehadanaccident.Abigfishswamundertheirboatandbitholesinit.Seawatercameinandthe

boatsoonwentdown.Luckilythesepeoplehadanothersmallboat—alifeboat,sotheyallgotintothelifeboat.They

livedintheboatformanydays.Theyateandslept,andalwayshoped.Atlastpeopleinashipsavedthem.

Howdopeopleliveinaverysmalllifeboatforalongtime?Theymustbestrongineveryway.Theymusthavea

hope,andtheymusthaveastrongdesire（愿望）tolive.Peoplecannotdrinkseawater.Iftheydrinkalotofseawater,

theywillquicklydie.Theymustcatchrainwateranddrinkit.Theymustalsocatchfishandbirdsforfood.Lifeboats

donotoftencarrycookers.Sopeoplecannotcooktheirfoodinthelifeboats.Raw（生的）fishandbirdsarenotvery

nicebuttheyaretheironlyfood.Theymusteatrawfood,ortheywilldie.

8.Whentheboatsank（下沉），thelifeboatgavethepeople

A.hopeB.bedsC.rainwaterD.food

9.Onefamilyoncehadanaccidentatsea,because.

A.theirboatmetbadweatherB.theirboathitabigrockanditwasbroken

C.noneofthemknewhowtosailD.afishbitholesintheirboat

10.Peoplecancatchforfoodanddrinkatseainalifeboat.

A.fishandbirdsB.rainwater

C.bothseawaterandrainwaterD.bothAandB

11.Lifeboatsdonotoftencarrycookers.Theword"cookers"heremeans

A.炊具B.食物C.厨师D.大盒子

12.Fromthearticle（文章）wecanknowthat

A.It*snotinterestingtosailaroundtheworld.

B.Fishintheseaaresodangerous.

C.wemusthaveastrongdesire（愿望）tolivewhenweareindanger.

D.Nobodyknowswhenwewilldie.

四.信息还原（5%）

TheDangerofSit-ups

Doyoulikedoingsit-ups（彳卬卧起坐）？IfyouanswernNoH,thenhereissomegoodnewsforyou.]

StuartMeGillhasbeenstudyingsit-upsforyearsathiscollege.Hesaidthatthisexercisecouldcauseharm（伤害）

topeople.

McGilldidhisstudyusingthespines（脊柱）ofpigs（theyarelikeourspines）.Hereishowhedidit.

___2___Thetestgoesonformanyhourswithoutabreak.WhenMcGillcheckedthespineaferward,hefound

seriousharm.Ifthesamethinghappenedtous,thatwouldmeanteriblebackache.

―3__However,McGilfindsthatdoingregular（定期的）sit-upscanhavethesameresult.Somepeoplearemore

likely（可能）tohavebackproblems.4It'shardtoknowwhichgroupwefallinto

__5___putyourhandsunderyourlowerback.Bendonekneeupandkeeptheotherstraight.Then,moveupthe

headandshoulders（肩膀）ofthegroundbyalitlebit.Inthisway,doingsit-upswillcausemuchlessharmtous.

A.Hebent（使弯折）thespinesjustlikeapersonmightbendhiswhendoingsit-ups.

B.Wemightbefinedoing30sit-upsadayforyears,orwemightnot.

C.Ifyoulovedoingsit-ups,hereissomeadvicefromMcGill.

D.Arecentstudyshowsdoingsit-upsmightbebadforpeople.

E.Doingsit-upshasreallyhelpedmetolosemoreweight.

F.Youmightsayyoudon'tdosit-upsformanyhoursatatime.

G.Manypeopleliketobendhisspineswhendoingsit-ups.

五.词汇检测(10%)

1.Monkeyslikeeatingbananas（然而）pandaslikebamboo.

2.Thankyouforacceptingmy（邀请）tomybirthdaypartythisweekend.

3.Thestudentsspent15minutes（描述）thebirdsinZhalong,

4.Myyoungerbrothercan'tmakea(生计)bysellinghispainting.

5.Thefog(lead)tothiscaraccidentlastweek.

6.Agood(开始)ishalfdone.

7.Thankyoufor(接受)myadvice.

8.Hefailedthetest(main)becauseofhiscarelessness.

9.Horsescanstandtosleepwitheyes(close).

10.Thedisableddon'tonlyneed^Theyneedpeople'shelpmorethanjustfeelings.

六.短文填空(1。％)(在空格处填一个合适的单词或用单词的正确形式填空，每空不仅限填一词)

JaneGoodall'sloveforanimalsstartedfromherchildhood.]shewasagirl,shelovedtowatchbirdsand

insects.Shetooknotesabouthowthey_2___(act).ShedreamedofgoingtoAfrica,anddoingthesamethingthere.

Shegotherchancewhenshewas23yearsold.Achildhoodfriend_3—(invite)hertoafarminKenya.There,she

metLouisLeakey,whoiswellknownas___4___anthropologist(人类学家).Goodallwasgoodat___5___(work)

alone.ThatmadeherperfectforoneofLeakey'sspecialprojects—studyingchimpanzees(黑猩猩)—6—thewild.

GoodallbegantostudyagroupofchimpanzeesinTanzania.Hermethodswerenotcommon.Shelivedwiththe

chimpanzeessothatshecouldmakea_7—(care)studyoftheirdailylives.Sheevenjoinedagroupofchimpanzees,so

sheknew_8—(exact)howthechimpanzeesliveandhunt.BecauseofGoodairswork,peoplefindoutthat

chimpanzeesaremoreintelligent(聪明)thantheythoughtbefore.Sadly,—9—(they)homesandlivesareindanger.

Goodallthinksthathumanshouldprotectthem.She_10—(hope)thatallanimalswillbetreatedwithrespect.Goodall

wantspeopletorememberthatwearemembersoftheanimalworldtoo.

七.阅读表达(6%)

DearEmmy,

Icouldn'treadyourtwoemailsuntiltodaybecausemycomputerwasbroken.Tmsorrytohearaboutyourproblem.

ButI'mgladyouarefeelingbetterandarerecovering(康复).IamsurprisedthatinChinasomeone'sliver(肝脏)

matchedyours!Thisisreallyamovingstory-Astrangerdonatedpartofhislivertoagirlhedoesn'tevenknow!

Youareright.Weshouldn,tcaretoomuchaboutourweight.I'mhappyyoustoppedtakingthoselosing-weightpills.

FromyourphotoIcanseeyouarenowlookingverywellinthehospital.Tokeepslimisimportant,especiallyforan

actress.Butnothingismoreimportantthanhealth.Yourdoctor'sadviceisindeedverygood——exerciseforatleasthalf

anhoureverydayandeatlotsoffruitandvegetables.

Ifsnotonlyinyourcountry.IfsthesameherewithusChinese-manypeoplearealwaysgoingondietsortaking

losing-weightpills,whichareoftendangerous.Butinfact,someofthemarenotoverweightatall.Ihopethesepeople

canlearnsomethingfromyourstory.Hopeyouwillleavehospitalassoonaspossible.

Love,

Helen

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