辽宁省大连市金普新区一二四中学2023-2024学年八年级上学期十月月考英语试卷

辽宁省大连市金普新区124中学2023-2024学年

八年级(上)十月月考英语试卷

注意事项：

1.请在答题卡上作答，在试卷上作答无效。

2.本试卷共6大题，46小题，满分100分，考试时间80分钟。

第一卷选择题(共52分)

一、完形填空(共10小题，每题1分，共10分)

InasmalltowninIreland,therelivedanoldmaninanicehousewithabiggarden.He

tookgoodcareofhisflowersallthetime.

Onedayayoungmanwentbythegarden.Helookedatthebeautiful(1)_imagininghow

happyhecouldbeifhelivedinsuchabeautifulplace.Then,suddenlyhefoundthe

oldgardenerwasblind.Hewasvery(2)aboutthisandasked,“Youcan'tseethese

flowers.(3)_______areyoubusytakingcareofthemeveryday?”

Theoldmansmiledandsaid,can(4)youfourreasons.First,Iwasagardener

whenIwasyoung,andIreallylikethisjob.Second,Icantseetheseflowers,(5)Ican

touchthem.Third,Ican(6)thesweetnessofthem.Astothelastone,that'syou.〃

z，Me?Butyoudon，tknowme,“saidtheyoungman.

Z/Yeah,its(7)thatIdon'tknowyou.ButIknowthatflowersareangelthat

(8)___knows.Weenjoythehappinesstheseflowersbroughtus.〃

Theblindman"sworkopenedoureyesandpleasedourhearts,whichalsomadehislife

(9).ItwasjustlikeBeethoven,whobecamedeafinhislaterlifeandwrote

manygreatmusicalworks.Beethovenhimselfcouldn'thearhiswonderfulmusic,buthis

music

(10)millionsofpeopletofacetheirdifficultiesbravely.Isn'titonekindof

happiness?

1.A.treesB.flowerC.vegetablesD.grass

2.A.excitedB.pleasedC.surprisedD.interested

3.A.WhatB.WhoC.WhichD.Why

4.A.tellB.speakC.sayD.pay

5.A.andB.evenC.butD.because

6.A.hearB.feelC.smellD.sound

7.A.trueB.hardC.coolD.fair

8.A.everybodyB.somebodyC.anybodyD.nobody

9.A.emptierB.busierC.luckierD.happier

10.A.comparedB.encouragedC.ledD.believed

二.阅读理解（共17小题，每题2分，共34分）

Passage1

BeijingHalf-DayTour

Timeandplace:

Ourtourbuswillwaitforyouatyourhotelat9:00amor2:00pm.Andwe'11drive

youbackatabout1:00pmor6:00pm.

Tourroute（路线）:

FirstvisittheDrumTowerdating（追溯至U）from1420;climbupthebigDrumTowerand

lookattheoldBeijingbuildings一HutongandSiheyuan.ThendrivetoMrKang，s

courtyard（庭院）foracupoftea.Afterthetea,takeabicycletoDajinsiHutong.the

mostfamousHutongintheShichahaiarea.ThenwalktothePrinceGong，sMansion（恭

王府）・Afterthetour,youmayreturntoyourhotel.

11.Howlongdoesthetourlast（持续）？

A.twohoursB.threehoursC.fourhoursD.fivehours

12.ThevisitorswillgotoDajinsiHutong.

A.bycarB.bybikeC.onfootD.bybus

13.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.VisitorswillgotoMrKang'scourtyardonfoot.

B.TheDrumTowerismorethan600yearsold.

C.TravelerscanhaveteaintheDrumTower.

D.ThePrinceGong，sMansionisthefirstplacetovisit.

14.Wemayreadthispassagefrom___.

A.anewspaperB.adictionaryC.aplayD.astorybook

Passage2

Mymotheroftenaskedmewhatthemostimportantpartofthebodywas.Igotdifferent

answersatdifferentages.WhenIwasyoung,Ithoughtsoundwasveryimportanttous,so

1said,“〃Myears,Mum./zButsheshookherheadandsaidno.

Severalyearslater,sheaskedmeagain.IbelievedthatIgottherightanswerafter

thinkingitover.SoItoldher."Sightisveryimportanttoeveryone,soitmustbeour

eyes.z，ButshetoldmeIwaswrong.Itriedmanytimesaferthat,butheranswerwasalways

thesame.

Tilllastyear,mygrandmadied.Everybodywascrying,everybodywashurt.Mymumlooked

atmeandaskedmewithtearsinhereyes,，zDoyouknowtheanswernow?”Iwassurprised（惊

讶的）whensheaskedmethisquestionthen.〃Myson,theanswerisyourshoulder.Everyone

needsashouldertocryon."Finally,Irealized（意识到）allshehopedisthatIcan

haveenoughloveandfriendssothatIwillhaveashouldertocryonwhenIneedit.

15.Accordingtothepassage.___arethemostimportantpartofthebody.

A.shouldersB.earsC.eyesD.feet

16.Theunderlinedword〃sight“nieansinChinese.

A.视力B.听力c.嗅觉D.触觉

17._________gavetherightanswertothequestionatlast.

A.ThewriterB.Thewriter,smother

C.Thewriter，sfatherD.Thewriter'sgrandma

18.Thewritergottherightansweronthedaywhen___________.

A.hismotherwascryingB.somebodywashurt

C,hewasyoungD.hisgrandmadied

Passage3

Youmayworryaboutyourstudyatschool.Anyonecanbecomeabetterstudentifheor

shedocshisorherbest.Herearesometips（技丁）tohelpyou.

Planyourtimecarefully.Youshouldplanyourtimeforsuchthingsaseating,sleeping

anddressing.Thenmakeagoodtimeforstudying,butdon，tforgettosetenoughtime

forentertainment（娱乐）.

Keepyourstudyquietandclean.Thestudyshouldhaveadesk,achairandsomestudy

materials（资料）,butnogames,noradioandnotelevision!Whenyousitdowntostudy,you

canputyourhearintoit.Makegooduseofyourtime.

Listentoeverythingthattheteachersays.Listeningcarefullyinclassmeansless

worklater.Takingnoteswillhelpyourememberwhattheteachersays.

Afteryougethomefromschool,gooveryournotes.Reviewtheimportantpoints.Ifyou

knowwhatyourteacherisgoingtodiscussnextday,readthematerial.Itwillhelp

youstudybetter.

Developagoodattitude（态度）totests.Thepurpose（日的）ofatestistoshowwhatyou

havelearnedaboutasubject.Ithelpsyouknowwhatyouarenotgoodat.Theworldwill

stillgoonevenifyoufail（不及格）inatest,sodon，tbetooworried.

19.Howmanytipsarementionedinthepassage?

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

20.Whichisagoodplaceforstudying?

A.Acleanandbeautifulplace.

B.Theplacewithacomputer.

C.Theplacewithatelevisionandaradio.

D.Aquietplacewithachair,adeskandsomestudymaterials.

21.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Thetestisnotthemostimportantforastudent.

B.Afterclass,youshouldreviewwhatyouhavelearned.

C.Youshouldlistentoyourteacherandtakenotescarefullyinclass.

D.Youdon'thavetoplantimeforplaying.

22.Thewritertellsushowtointhepassage.

A.bebetteratstudyB.planyourtime.

C.studyEnglish.D.takenotes.

Passage4

YoulearnEnglishformanyyears.Howmuchdoyouknowaboutthislanguage?

Englishlanguagestartedabout1,500yearsagoinEngland.Threegroupsofpeoplecame

tothecountry.TheyweretheAngles,theSaxons,andtheJutes.Thesethreegroups

broughttheirlanguageswiththemtoEngland.Aftersometime,thethreelanguages

becamemostofEngland.〃England〃meansuAngleLand〃or〃CountryoftheAngle”.

Thelanguagethatwespeaktoday-ModernEnglishisnotthesameastheEnglishthat

peopleused1.500yearsago.includingOldEnglish(before1150)andMiddleEnglish(till

1500).Thatlanguage-OldEnglishsoundsdifferent,andithassomedifferentrulesof

grammar.TherewereonlyafewthousandwordsinOldEnglish.ButModernEnglishdoes

comefromOldEnglish,anditisstilllikeitinmanyimportantways.

NowEnglishisthemostwidelyspokenlanguageintheworld.

23.HowmanylanguagesdidOldEnglishcomefrom?

A.OneB.TwoC.ThreeD.Four

24.Whichlanguagedidthename〃English〃comefrom?

A.ModemEnglish.B.TheAngles.C.TheJutes.D.TheSaxons.

25.Accordingtothepassage,modemEnglishisdifferentformOldEnglishin.

A.grammarB.pronunciationC.wordsD.alloftheabove

26.WhichofthefollowingsentencesisTRUE?

A.ModemEnglishhasmorewordsthanOldEnglish.

B.ModemEnglishisbetterthanOldEnglish.

C.ModemEnglishismoredifficultthanOldEnglish.

D.PeoplearemoreinterestedinModemEnglish.

27.Whatshouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.OldEnglishB.ModernEnglishC.HistoryofEnglishD.LearningEnglish

三,阅读还原（共4小题，每题2分，共8分）

Itisamodemandlivelycity.Itisthegardenwhereyoucanrelaxandseebeautiful

scenery.(28)NowIthinkyouknowitalready.Yes,it's“TheNorthPearl^-the

cityofDalian.

StandingonthestreetsofDalian,youwillbesurprisedatthewideandcleanroads,the

sky-reachingbuildings,thefreshairandgreentreesandgrass.

（29）Theywillpickupanylitters,evenifit'sjustapieceofpaperonthe

street.ThatiswhyDalianalwaysgivesusanimpression（E[l象）ofacleanandcomfortable

city.Thewomenrangers（骑警）arealwaysreadytohelpyouwhenyouhavedifficulties.

（30）theyhavebecomeanimportantsymbolofDalian.

Inaddition,itisreportedthatwiththedevelopmentofscience,theIntelCompanyis

intheDalianEconomicandTechnologicalDevelopmentZone.（31）._______Dalianis

reallyaplacewhereyouenjoythebeautifulsceneryandexcitingmodernization（551

代化）？

Now,withthestarstwinkling（闪烁）clearlyinthesky,let'sfocus（聚焦）oureyeson

thecityofDalian,andalsowishitssuccessandbrighterfuture.Dalian，stomorrow

willbebetterandbetter.

A.Inthefuturemoreandmorecompanieswillbuildfactorieshere.

B.Theyaresosmart,demure（端庄的）andbeautiful.

C.PeopleinDalianliketoprotecttheenvironment.

D.DalianisthemostbeautifulandcleancityinChina.

E.Itisalsothemuseumwhereyoucanfindgreatcultureandhistory.

第二卷非选择题（共48分）

四.阅读回答问题（共4小题，每小题2寸，共8分）

Doyoukitesurfing?Itbeganin1987,butdidn，tgetpopularuntiltheendoflast

century.ItisalsoknownaskiteboardingandinsomeEuropeancountriesasfly

surfing.Kitesurfingworkswithwindpower（风能）byusingalargekitetopullarider

onthewaterathighspeed.

Atfirst,kitesurfingwasadifficultanddangeroussport.Nowitisbecomingeasier

andsaferbecauseofthesafekitedesign（设计）.Forastrongperson,kitesurfingcan

beavery

fun,reallyexcitingsport,justlikeskatingonthewaterwithafeelingofflying.

Comparedwithotherwatersports,kitesurfingiseasiertolearn.Abeginnercan

understandhowtooperate（操作）thekitewith5-10hoursoftraining.Andanybodyaged

from13to65canlearn.Itisnotexpensivetogettheequipment(装备)forkite

surfing,whichcosts1.000dollarsto2,500dollars.Traininglessonsrange(在・•・范

围内变动)from200dollarsto500dollarsfortwoorthreehours.Asitsequipment

develops,kitesurfingisbecomingevensafer.Aftersometraining,youcaneasilylearn

howtosurf.

Askitesurfingisbecomingpopular,someseasidecitieshavekitesurfingclubsin

China,Xiamenhasthemostkitesurfingclubs,whichprovidegoodkitesurfingtraining

andequipments.

32.Howmanyyearsofhistorydoeskitesurfinghave?

33.Howdoeskitesurfingwork?

34.Howmuchisakitesurfingtraininglesson?

35.Whyiskitesurfingbecomingpopular?

五/语篇填空(共10小题，每小题2分，共20分)

"Whereistheuniversity?”ThisisaquestionthatmanyvisitorstoCambridgeask.But

noonecan(36)themarightanswer,forthereisnowal