扬州市江都区2023-2024学年八年级下学期3月月考英语模拟试题（含答案）

扬州市江都区2023-2024学年八年级下学期3月月考英语

模拟试题

第I卷（选择题80分，答案填涂在答题卡上）

一、听力（共20题，每题1分）

I.听对话，选择正确答案。每组对话读两遍。

1.WhatsportdoesTomplay?

3.WhichcountrydoesDanielplantovisit?

5.WhendidSimonarriveatschoolthismorning?

A.At6：45.

B.At6：55.

C.At6：35.

6.Howwideisthebridge?

A.99feet

B.19feet

C.90feet.

7.WhenwillJuliagotothepark?

A.OnSunday

B.OnSaturday.

C.OnSaturdayorSunday.

8.Howmuchdoesthewomanhave?

A.225yuan.

B.50yuan.

C.175yuan.

9.Whydidn*tTomgotowatchthefootballmatch?

A.Becausehehadtolookafterthesickcat.

B.Becausehehadtostaywithhismother.

C.Becausehehadtotakecareofthedog.

10.Where'rethetwospeakers?

A.Atabusstop.

B.Onthebus.

C.Inthepark.

H.听对话或短文，选择正确答案。每段对话或短文读两遍。

听一段对话，完成11/2小题。

11.Howmanyseasonsarementioned（被提至）inthedialogue?

A.One.

B.Two.

C.Three.

12.Whydoesthewomanlikewinter?

A.Becauseshecanskiwell.

B.Becauseitisnotverycold.

C.Becauseshe'sgoodatskating.

听第一篇短文，完成13-15小题。

A_13______Abouthowtokeephealthy

ThreepartsI.Whatkindsof_14___aregoodforus.

2.Whatexerciseishelpfultous.

3.Whatweshoulddoinourdailylife.

When____15_____Takenotestowritedownimportantpoints.

13.A.talkB.bookC.newper

14.A.fruitB.weatherC.food

15.A.readingB.listeningC.speaking

听第二篇短文，完成16・20小题。

16.WherewasAllenbom?

A.InAmerica.B.InEngland.C.InAustralia.

17.WhydidAllenmovetoLondon?

A.BecausehelikedthecityinEngland.

B.Becausehisfatherhadanewjobthere.

C.Becausehehadalotoffriendsthere.

18.WhatdidAllenenjoydoingwithhisfriendsbeforemovingtoLondon?

A.Running.B.Skating.C.Swimming.

19.HowaboutthechildrenatschoolinLondon?

A-Theywereangrywithhim.

B.Theywereafraidofhim.

C.Theywerefriendlytohim.

20.Whatdoweknowfromthispassage?

A.HeloveshislifeinLondonnow.

B.HedislikeshislifeinLondonnow.

C.Hedoesn*tmindhislifeinLondonnow.

二、单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，计15分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入句中空白处的最佳答案。

21.Asweallknow,playingchessisusuallyone-to-onegame.

A.a;aB./;aC./;anD.the;a

22.Thepoorwomanlivedinahouse.

A.lonely;alone;lonelyB.lonely;lonely;aloneC.alone;lonely;lonelyD.alone;alone;

lonely

23.■一Lucyhasn'tcomebackfromthelibrary.

-Yes,Ihavecalledher.

A.already;yetB.yet;yetC.already;alreadyD.yet;already

24.Inthepast,theoldmanfeltlonelyfromtimetotime.

A.bitB.alittleofC.abitofD.abit

25.Itwasraininghard.Wehadtowalksucharainynight.

A.atB.inC.onD.from

26.—Mom,canIdomuchworkinashorttime?

—Dear,Ithinkyoucan.

A.so;soB.such;soC.so;suchD.such;such

27.Whenyoutalktoanolderperson,youshouldn'tsitdownifstands.

A.othersB.otherC.theothersD.theother

28.JohnSouthHill.Hewillbebackafewdays.

A.hasbeento;inB.hasbeento;after

C.hasgoneto;inD.hasgoneto;after

29.didyourunclebuyhiscar?

-Heitfornearlytwoyears.

A.When;hasboughtB.When;hashad

C.Howlong;hasboughtD.Howlong;hashad

30.Heusedinatown,soheeverythinginthenewtownverysoon.

A.tolive,gotusedtoB.live,usedtoC.toliving,gotusedtoD.tolive,usedto

31.Mr.Green'sneverbeentoCanada,?

A.isn'theB.isheC.hasn'theD.hashe

32.HealotsincehetheReadingClub.

A.learnJoinB.haslearnt,joinedC.learntJoinedD.islearning,joinin

33.greatfiinitis!Andfantastictimewearehaving!

A.Whata,whatB.What,whataC.Howa,howD.Whata,whata

34.■一Thisbookcanhelpusknowmoreaboutourhometown.■一,Ihavereaditbefore.

A.ExactlyB.It'snothingC.EspeciallyD.Recently

35.…Couldyoupleasefurcoatsanymore?—.

A.don'tbuy;OK,IwillB.notbuy;OK,Iwon't

C.notbuy;Yes,IcouldD.nottobuy;Yes,Ican

三、完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

Itonlytakesonepersontomakehugechangesinacommunity.MargieRichardisoneofthese

people.SheisagreatBlackenvironmentalactivist（活跃分子）.Shehasworkedfbrmanyyears

to_36herhometown.ShehasalsohelpedotherBlackcommunitiesfight

against_37pollution.

Eventoday,Blackpeoplearemorelikelythanwhitepeopletoliveinneighborhoods

with_38levelsofairpollution.Theseneighborhoodsare___39____nearfactoriesthatpollute

theair.Thispollutioncausespeopleinthesecommunitiestoget_40.Richardsfightsagainst

bigcompaniesthat41___thesefactories.Shewantspeopleinthesecommunitiestobeableto

breathecleanairandlive_42lives.

First,Richardspoketoscientistsandenvironmentalists.Shehadtoprove（证明）that

the___43____waspollutingtheair.Aftermorethan13yearsofhardwork,Richardandothersput

togetherareport.Thisreportprovedthatthefactory___442millionpoundsofharmful

chemicalsintotheaireachyear.Richardspoketothemedia（媒体）aboutthe___45ofthisair

pollution.Sheconvinced（使信月艮）manypeople46___thecountry.Theyhelpedspreadher

message.

Finally,theoilcompanyagreedtohelppeopleinOldDiamond.Thecompanypaidpeople

moneytomoveawayfromthefactory.Italsoworkedto___47itsfactoriestobelessharmfulto

theenvironment.

MargieRichardbelievesthereisstillalongwaytogo,___48shecontinuestohelpother

communitiesfightagainstpollutionfrombigcompanies.Shewantstogether49outtothe

world.Sheremindspeoplethat_50canchangetheircommunity.Theyjusthavetospeakup

andtakeaction!

36.C.improveD.organize.controlC.improveD.organize

37.A.airB.landC.waterD.noise

38.A.lowB.newC.oldD.high

39.A.neverB.seldomC.onceD.often

40.A.badB.sickC.strongD.happy

41.A.runB.buyC.stopD.hurt

42.A.fullerB.slowerC.fasterD.healthier

43.A.factoriesB.companiesC.communitiesD.neighborhoods

44.A.putoffB.tookoffC.gaveoffD.cutoff

45.A.goalsB.dangersC.chancesD.meanings

46.A.atB.forC.withD.across.

47.A.moveB.wishC.avoidD.change

48.A.unlessB.soC.thatD.although

49.A.pollutionB.factoriesC.companyD.idea

50.A.someoneB.somethingC.anyoneD.anything

四、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，计30分）

阅读下列内容，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个最佳答案。

A

ThefollowinggivesusageneralintroductiontosomearticlesinthemagazineReader'sDigest.

Readitandfindoutwhatinterestsyoumost.

PAGE58PAGE84

CoverStoryHumour

YourAmazingBody!ReallyPracticalJokes

WhatdofingerprintssayaboutyourhealthSomejokesjustmakeyoulaugh,butsome

risks?Whydoyouhavearunnynosewhenyoupunchlines（妙语）canmakeyoustoplaughing

catchacold?Sciencehasmanyoftheanswersandactuallythink.

butnotall!

PAGE78PAGE106

FascinatingFactsInspiration

GreatOceanSecretsTheDogWhoSavedMyLife

ScientistsarestillsearchingforthetruthaboutEricO'Greywasunhealthy,overweight,and

manycreaturesandfeaturesofthedeepocean.depressed（抑郁的），thenhemetafriendnamed

Peety.

PAGE82PAGE100

DramainRealLifeTravel

MyFriendtheTimberWolfAmericansGreatestRoadShows

DeepintheAlaskanforest,thewritercomesVacationsarewonderful,buttheseunusual

uponaninjured（受伤的）wolfmotherandherplacesofinterestprovethatgettingtherecanbe

pups...halfthefun.

51.Jackisinterestedinanimalsunderthesea.Whichpartmayinteresthimmost?

A.CoverStory.B.FascinatingFacts.C.DramainRealLife.D.Travel.

52ThestoryTheDogWhoSavedMyLifemustbevery.

A.boringB.excitingC.movingD.surprising

53.America'sGreatestRoadShowsmainlytellsus.

A.Thejoumeytotheseplacesofinterestisgreatfun.

B.It'shardtoreachunusualplacesofinterest.

C.Americahasunusualplacesofinterest.

D.Vacationscanhelppeoplerelax.

B

TomandBeckyinthecave

TomandBeckywalkedintothecave.Theyheldtheircandleshighandsawnamesanddates

whichwerewrittenonthewallsbyotherpeople.Suddenlytheywereinapartofthecavewithout

anywritingonthewalls.Theyusedcandlesmoketowritetheirownnamesontherockandthen

walkon.

Soontheycametoalittlestreamofwater.Thecavewalllookedlikeafrozenwaterfall.Tom

wentbehindthestonewaterfallandfoundanopeningintherock.Theystartedtowalkdownintothe

earth.Theywentdeeperanddeeperintothecave.TomandBeckymademanycandlesmokemarks

onthewallstoshowthewayback.Itwasexciting.

Theysoonfoundthemselvesinahugeopencethatwasfullofbats.Therewerethousandsof

them.ThelightfromtheircandleswokeuptheBats,andtheyflewatthecandleflames.Tomknew

thiswasdangerous,sohetookBecky'shandtohurryheraway,butoneofthebatsfollowedandput

outBecky'scandlewithhiswings.Thebatsfollowedthemforalongtime,butTomandBeckyran

intoeverynewpassagethattheycameto,andatlasttheygotawayfromthebats.

54.WhenTomandBeckywentintothecave,theyheldcandlesinorderto.

A.keepwarmB.burnthingsC.seeclearlyD.lookfbrthings

55.TomandBeckymademanycandlesmokemarksonthewallsbecause.

A.theywantedtoshowthewaybackB.theycouldn'tseethewayclearly

C.theyfeltitwasinterestingD.theywantedtoletothersknowtheywerethere

56.WecaninferfromthetextthatBecky.

A.wasTom'ssisterB.hadbeentothecavebefore

C.wasexcitedabouttheadventureD.wasnotinterestedintheadventure

57.WhathappenedtoTomandBeckywhentheywereinahugeopence?

A.BeckywashurtbybatsB.Hundredsofbatsfollowedthem

C.OneofthebatsputoutBecky5scandleD.Theyfailedtogetawayfromthebats.

C

DayZeroisatopicyoumighthearinaHollywooddisasterfilm,butinAustraliantowns

influencedbydrought（干旱），DayZerocomeswhenthegovernmentfinallyshutdownthelocal

watersupplyafteryearsofdrought.TosomeAustraliantownsunderTheBigDry,thatdayarrived

earlierinthelastyear.

Australiaisnottheonlycountrythathassuchwaterproblems.Morewaterisusedalloverthe

worldanddroughthappensmoreoftenandlastsforlongertime.Australia,SouthAfricaandIndia

areallinfluencedseriously.AccordingtotheUN,morethanfourbillionpeopledon*thaveenough

waterforatleastonemonthayearbecauseoftheworld'srisingpopulationincitiesandawanner

climate.Andtheproblemwillbeevenworseinthecomingyears.

TherearetoomanydryriversinAustraliantownsnow.InNewSouthWales,the32months

fromJanuary2017toAugust2019werethedriestonrecord.Thesituationissoseriousthatin

August2019,thegovernmentpreparedtospendtenmilliondollarssavingfish.Theyearbeforethat

theyhadrelaxedrulesfbrshootingkangaroosbecauseincreasingnumbersofkangarooscameto

farmlandtolookfbrwaterandfood.

IthappenedonMonday13January2020.ThewaterranoutinStanthorpe.Tosatisfythewater

needsintown,truckscarriedwaterfromanotherdam（水坝）nearWarwickeveryday,whichcost

$800,000amonth.Butthiscouldn'tsolvetheproblem.

"Thisistheworstdroughtonrecord,"saidTracyDobie,whohasbeenMayoroftheSouthern

DownsRegionsince2016.nWhenyouseeablueskywithoutclouds,dryland,anddeadplants,itis

hardtobepositive.**

Scientistsaretryingtofindwaystosolvetheproblem,developingnewtechnologiesthatcould

getdrinkingwaterfromeventheworld'sdriestwatertaps.

58.Droughthappenedmainlybecause.

A.thegovernmentshutdownwatersupply

B.thegovernmentdidn*tstoreenoughwaterindams

C.seriouspollutionleadstodroughtallovertheworld

D.increasingpopulationandwannerclimatecostsmorewater

59.WhatdoestheAustraliangovernmentdotodealwiththewaterproblem?

①Protectkangaroosfrombeingkilled.

②Carrywaterintruckstoplacesinneed.

(3)Helptosavefishinriversfromdying.

(4)Lookformorewaterinfarmland.

A.②③B.②④C.①②③D.②③④

60.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.

A.scientistshavefoundwaystosolvetheproblem

B.thewaterproblemwillbelessseriousnextyear

C.Australiahasthemostseriouswaterproblemintheworld

D.Stanthorpeisstillindroughtthoughmuchmoneyisspent

61.Whichcanbethebesttitlefbrthepassage?

A.DayZeroB.Savingwater

C.DroughtinAustraliaD.Whydroughthappened

D

DoyouplayKingofGlory(《王者荣耀》)?Ifso,doyoulikethegame?Whyorwhynot?

LiMingisa13-year-oldstudentinShanghai.SincelastMay,hehasspentmostofhisretime

onKingofGlory."Everyboyinmyclassisplayingit,nhesaid."Goodplayersarerespected.”

KingofGloryhasbeenaverypopularmobilegameinChina.Ithashad5()milliondailyusers.

Unlikeothergames,KingofGlorynamesallofitscharactersafterfiguresfromChina'shistory."All

ofthemlookverycool,*1saidLi.HisfavoriteheroisJingKe."She'sverypretty,"theboyadded.

Yes,youreadright.TherealJingKewasaman.Inthegame,however,hehasbeenturnedinto

awoman.JingKeisnotalone.LiBai,asweknow,wasafamouspoet.Inthegame,hisjobistokill

theothers.China'sfirstknownphysician（医师），BianQue,meanwhile,doesn*tjustcurepeople.He

alsopoisons（毒害）hisenemies.

Thishascausedahotdebate（辩论）.Someparentsareworriedthatthegamemaymisleadtheir

children.AnarticlealsocriticizedthegameforrewritingChina'shistory.

Others,however,arelessworried.Theythinkagameisagame.

Therealproblem,perhaps,isthatthereisnogameratingsystem（评价制度）inChina.Kingof

Gloryisdesignedforpeopleover16yearsofage.Accordingtoasurvey,however,morethan30

percentoftheplayersareinprimaryormiddleschool.Theyaretooyoungtotellthedifferences

betweenfactandfiction（虚构）.

62.Accordingtothearticle,inKingofGlory,LiBaiisa.

A.StudentB.KillerC.PhysicianD.gamedeveloper

63.WhatisnotmentionedinthepassageonKingofGlory?

A.Someparentsareafraidthegamemaymisleadtheirchildren.

B.Somepeoplethinkthegameshouldn*trewriteChina*shistory.

C.Somepeoplethinkitismorepopularamongtheyoung.

D.SomeparentsthinkKingofGloryisjustagameforfun.

64.Accordingtothearticle,howdoestheauthorthinktheproblemcanbesolved?

A.BydeletingallthemisleadingcharactersfromKingofGlory.

B.Bypreventingthoseunder16fromplayingKingofGlory.

C.BywaitingforChinatocreateagameratingsystem.

D.ByincludingsomehistorylessonsinKingofGlory.

65.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutKingofGloryaccordingtothearticle?

A.BianQueinthegamehasbeenturnedintoawoman.

B.AllofitscharacterswerenamedafterfiguresfromChina*shistory.

C.LiMinglikesJingKeinitbecauseshe'sverypretty.

D.Morethan15milliondailyplayersofitareinprimaryormiddleschool.

第II卷（非选择题60分）

五、词汇运用（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

根据句子意思，用括号中所给汉语提示或英语单词的适当形式填空。（每空一词）

66.HeandmyauntMarywillget（结婚）soon.

67.Thesteelfactoryusedtoputits（废料）intotheriver.

68.Youcantakea（直达的）flighttoChengdu.It*smuchfaster.

69.Allofthestudents（除了）Tomhavevisitedthefactory.

70.Nowtherearealotof（工厂）inourhometown.

71.Nowmoreandmorepeopleliketogo（国夕卜）forfurtherstudy.

72.■一Whosehairclipsarethese?--Theyareoneofmy（亲戚）•

73.PM2.5（pollute）hasbecomeaseriousproblemwhichisbadforourhealth.

74.Thesong“Memory“hasbeenpopularsincethe（twenty）century.

75.Walkingonthemoonwasoncean（possible）taskbeforethe1960s.However,thedream

cametruelateron.

六、任务型阅读（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

Isitveryinterestingtotravelbyplane?Forpeoplewhoflyoftenineconomyclass（经济舱），the

answermaybeno.Theymayfeelverytiredbecauseofthelimitedroom.ButaccordingtoRonSoret,

anairplanescientist,therearesomewaystoenjoythejourneybetter.

Sitnearthefrontoftheplane.Whenchoosingseats,choosingaseatnearthefrontoftheplane

willhaveasmootherride.Soretsays,“Thefrontpartoftheplaneisusuallythemostcomfortable.

Youhardlyfeeltheturbulence（骚舌L）ifitisnotveryserious."Soretalsosaysthefrontpartofthe

planeisthequietest.

Takinganaisleseat（靠走道座位）isalsoagoodchoice.Soretsaystheaisleseatshavebigger

legroom.Butsittingontheaislecomeswiththedutyofgettingupwhenfellowpassengersinthe

rowhavetousethebathroom.

Payingattentiontothetemperatureisimportant,too.Temperaturesintheplanesareusually

similartothoseofyourhome.Andifyouaretoocold,youcanaskforblankets.

根据短文内容回答问题（每小题答案不超过7个单词）

76.Whymaypeoplefeeltiredwhentheyflyineconomyclass?

77.Whereisthequietest?

78.Istakinganaisleseatagoodchoice?

79.Whatcanyouaskforifyoufeelcoldonaplane?

80.HowmanypiecesofadvicedoesSoretgiveinthepassage?

七、缺词填空（共10空；每空1分，满分10分）

根据短文内外和首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。（每空一词）

ThreeboysdecidedtogoandliveonJackson'sisland.ItwasintheMississippi,threemiles

southofSt.Petersburg.81.Nlivedthere.Thatwouldbetheir82.h.Sothat

nightthreeboysinasmall

83.bwentdowntherivertoJackson'sisland.Theyhadsomebreadandsomemeat,and

Huckhadhispipe,too.Whentheygotthere,they84・ceverythingontotheislandandmade

a85.f,underabigtree.Thentheycookedsomeofthemeatoverthefire,andoh,that

meatwasgood一thebest

86.dintheworld!Soon,they87.§talking,theireyesclosed,andtheyslept.The

nextmorning,Tomwokeup,88・wthesunonhisheadandasmileonhisface.

ThenHuckandJoewokeup,andthethreeboysrandowntotherivertoswim.Afterthat,they

fished,andsoontheyhadaboutsixbigfishfortheir

89.b.Theycookedthefishontheirfireandatethemall90.btheywerevery

hungry.

八、书面表达（满分30分）

A.句子翻译，将下列句子译成英语。（共5题；每小题2分，计10分）

91.那本书他借了三周半了。

92.这些年来我的家乡发生了巨大的变化。

93.春天是游玩扬州园林的最好时间。

94.我爸爸己经去南京出差两次了。

95.现在人们主要通过邮件保持联系。

B.写作（计20分）

某英文报举办“家乡的变化”主题征文活动.请根据下表提示，以“TheChangesin

Hometown”

为题，用英语写一篇100字左右的短文。

过去1.生活贫困，房屋破旧

2.道路狭窄，垃圾遍地……

3.交通不便，游客很少……

现在1.生活：住房宽敞明亮；许多家庭有自己的

汽车。

2.环境：政府采取行动改善环境，街道宽阔

干净，两边有绿树，河流比以前干净多了。

3.旅游：每年有成千上万来自各地的游客。

将来请你展望家乡的未来（至少2点）。

1.要点齐全，语言通顺，适当发挥

2.条理清楚，书写规范。

3.文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

答案

一、听力部分（每小题1分，共20分）

1-5ABBAC6-10AACCB11-15BCACB16-20CBCCA

二、单项选择（每小题1分，共15分）

21-25BADDC26-30DDCBA31-35CBBAB

三、完形填空（每小题1分，共15分）

36-40CADDB41-45ADACB46-50DDBDC

四、阅读理解（每小题2分，