2023-2024学年江苏省宿迁市沭阳县乡镇联考八年级（上）月考英语试卷（12月份）

2023-2024学年度八年级第一学期第二次联考英语试卷(时间：100分钟，总分：120分)第Ⅰ卷 选择题（共85分）一、听力（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）第一部分 听对话回答问题（计10分）本部分共有10道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话听两遍。()1.

What’sthewoman’sfavouritebird?A. B. C.()2.Howwastheweatherlastnight?A. B. C.()3.WhatplacemayRobinvisitduringhisholiday? A. B. C.()4.Whatanimalaretheyprobablytalkingabout?A. B. C.()5.Whattimewillthemanarrive?A.At10:00 B.At10:30 C.At11:00()6.Whydoesthegirlfeelworried?A.Becausesheisfatterthanherfriends. B.Becausesheisnotasprettyasherfriends.C.Becausesheisnotascleverasherfriends.()7.Howmuchtimedoesthegirlspendonherhomeworkeveryday? A.About2hours. B.Lessthan3hours. C.Atleast3hours.()8.Whatdoesthemanaskthewomantodo?Heaskshertochatwithhispet. B.Heaskshertotakeaholidaywithhim.C.Heaskshertolookafterhisparrot.()9.Howmuchshouldthewomanpayforthethreetickets?A.30yuan. B.45yuan. C.60yuan.()10.Whatdoesthewomanmean?A.Shedoesn’thaveenoughpens. B.Shehasenoughpensforbothofthem.C.Sheherselfhasnomorepens.第二部分 听对话和短文回答问题（计10分）你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，各听两遍。听一段对话，回答第11、12小题。()11.WhywasJimlateforschool?A.Becausehegotuplate.B.Becausetherewassomethingwrongwithhisbike.C.Becausetherewaslotsoftrafficontheroad.()12.WhatdidMsLizwanthimtodo?A.Togotoherofficeafterclass. B.Tofinishhishomework. C.Togetupearly.听第一篇短文，回答第13-15小题。请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。ManandwildlifePrice13.FitforMiddleschoolstudentsMainidea14.Timetodiscuss15.()13.A.$18 B.￥18 C.￥80()14.A.It’saboutthewildanimalsindanger.B.It’saboutwhoprotectthewildbirds.C.It’sabouthowtoprotectthewildlifeandwhatdangertheyface.()15.A.NextMondayafternoon B.NextMondaymorning C.ThisMondayafternoon听第二篇短文，回答第16-20小题。()16.HowoldisPeter? A.16yearsold. B.13yearsold. C.30yearsold.()17.Whatisheinterestedindoing? A.Makingmoremoney. B.Findingagoodjob. C.Readingbooks.()18.Whydidhewanttolookforajob? A.Becausehewantedtobuysomebooks. B.Becausehewantedtomakealotofmoney. C.Becausehedidn’twanttogotoschool.()19.WhatisPeter’sfirstjob? A.Tobuynewspapers. B.Tosendnewspapers. C.Tosellnewspapers.()20.Whichofthefollowingistrue? A.Peter’sfamilyisrich. B.Petercangetonly5dollarsanhournow. C.Petercangetonly3dollarsanhournow.二、单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。()21.Xi’an,oneofChina’s__________biggestcitiesin__________WestChina,isfamousforitslonghistoryandmanyplacesofinterest.A./;/ B.the;/ C./;the D.the;the()22.WangYaping,thefirstwomantoenterChina’snewspacestation,isashining__________tousstudents.A.result B.sign C.winner D.example()23.—DidyoubuyanythingonDoubleEleventhFestival?Thingsweremuchcheaperthanusual.—__________atall.Ihavenointerestinonlineshopping.A.None B.Nothing C.Nobody D.Noone()24.—Ithinkhe__________beintheclassroom.—No,he__________beintheclassroom.Isawhimgohomeaminuteago.A.can;maynot B.must;maynot C.may;mustn’t D.may;can’t()25.PeoplefindthemovieFrozen2reallyamazing.__________,thesongsinitarebeautiful.A.However B.Otherwise C.Instead D.Moreover()26.—IwanttohaveatriptoYujiGarden.ButIdon’tknowtheway.—Oh,youcanuseGaudMap.Itcan__________showyouhowtogetthere.A.quietly B.politely C.slowly D.clearly()27.Wildanimalshave__________cover.Asaresult,theirnumbersaregetting__________.A.lessandless;largerandlarger B.fewerandfewer;moreandmoreC.lessandless;smallerandsmaller D.fewerandfewer;smallerandsmaller()28.Whatwillwolvesdoifthere__________danger?A.willbein B.isin C.is D.willbe()29.Asatruefriend,Icanseethesadnessinhereyes,__________othersjustbelievethesmileonherface.A.while B.or C.and D.so()30.Ourteacheralwaystellsus__________anyrubbishontheground.Wemustthinkgreen.A.don’tleave B.notleave C.notleaving D.nottoleave()31.Susanmadesomemoredumplings__________herfriendatreatduringtheSpringFestival.A.gives B.giving C.togive D.give()32.Theboynextdoorissohard-workingthatIoftenhearhim__________theviolin.A.plays B.playing C.play D.toplay()33.Ourgovernment__________freemedicaltreatmentforthosewhocatchCOVID-19inChina.A.orders B.offers C.provides D.practices()34.EveryyearmoreandmorebirdscometoXuanwuLaketolive__________thewinter.A.through B.across C.around D.in()35.—Mymothersaysthatwewon’tgoonatriptoMalaysiabecauseitistoodangerous.—__________!Youwerelookingforwardtoit.A.Nevermind B.Don’tworryaboutit C.Enjoyyourselves D.Whatapity三、完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面文章，从短文后每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Amanhadakittenthatclimbedupatreeinhisbackyardandthenwasafraidtocomedown.He36warmmilk.Itwouldnotcomedown.Thetreewasnot37enoughtoclimb,sothemandecidedthatifhetiedaropetohis38andpulledituntilthetreebentdown,hecouldthen39andgetthekitten.That’swhathedid,allthewhilecheckinghisprogressinthecar.Hethenthoughtifhewentjustalittlebit40thetreewouldbebentlowenoughforhimtoreachthekitten.Butashemovedthecaralittlefurtherforward,theropebroke.Thetreewent“boiling!”andthekittenwasnowheretobefound.Themanfelt41.Heaskedpeoplehemetifthey42alittlekitten.No.Nobodydid.Afew43latethehemetaneighboratthestore.Hehappenedtolookintohershoppingbasketandwas44toseecatfood.Thiswomanwasacat45andeveryoneknewit,soheaskedher,“46areyoubuyingcatfood?”Shereplied,“Youwon’tbelievethis,”andthentoldhimhowherlittlegirlhadbeenbeggingherforacat,47shekeptrefusing.Thenafewdaysbefore,thechildhadbeggedagain,sotheMomfinally48herlittlegirl,“Well,I’llletyoukeepacatifitfallsfromthe49.”Shetoldtheman,“Iwatchedmychildgooutintheyard,andlookstraightintothesky.Andreally,50won’tbelievethis,butIsawitwithmyowneyes.Akittensuddenlycameflyingthroughtheair,andlandedrightinfrontofher.”36.A.left B.offered C.threw D.drank37.A.tall B.old C.close D.strong38.A.car B.body C.door D.window39.A.pickup B.lookup C.reachup D.climbup40.A.faster B.higher C.nearer D.further41.A.sick B.bored C.funny D.terrible42.A.saw B.lost C.raised D.bought43.A.hours B.days C.weeks D.years44.A.happy B.sorry C.worried D.surprised45.A.lover B.hater C.keeper D.trainer46.A.Why B.How C.When D.Where47.A.so B.or C.but D.until48.A.told B.warned C.advised D.ordered49.A.sky B.tree C.wall D.building50.A.he B.you C.she D.they四、阅读（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，从短文后每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。ALet’sExplore:theNatureAreyouinterestedinanimalsandnature?Wanttoenjoyyoursummerholidayandlearnsomethinginterestinganduseful?Herecomesyourchance!YouthExplorewillprepareaFOUR-DAYSUMMERPROGRAMforyou!Youcantakepartinmanyactivitiesandmeetwithanimals-giraffes,pandas,tigersandsoon!Moreinformationabouttheprogramisasfollows:Age:Studentsaged10-16Groups:Thereare2programsforyoutochoosefrom.Eachprogramneedsatmost16students.ProgramADates:13~16July,2022Time:10:00a.m.~4:00p.m.ProgramBDates:4-7August,2022Time:10:00a.m-4:00p.mProgramcost:$210formembers:230fornon-membersHowtodo:Simplycometoourcentertogetanapplicationform(申请表).Handinyourformbefore11thJuly.2022.Notes:1.NOFREELUNCHESAREPROVIDEDYoumayeitherbringalunch-boxorpayforlunchatourrestaurants.2.Bothprogramswillstartadaylaterifthereisawarmingofrainstorms.COMEANDJOINUSNOW!DON’TMISSTHECHANCE!()51.Youcan__________inthesummerprogram.A.climbthemountains B.meetwithmanyanimalsC.learnaboutChineseculture D.meetlotsofinterestingpeople()52.Howlongwilleachofthesummerprogramslast?A.Twoday. B.Threedays. C.Fourdays. D.Fivedays()53.Twomembersandonenonmembershouldpay__________fortheprogram.A.$630 B.$650 C.$670 D.$690BMagpies(喜鹊)areeverywhereallovertheworld.Theyoftensharethecommonmeaningofluck,nomatterwhichculturetheyarefoundin.IntheUK,thereisapoemaboutwhatseeingadifferentnumberofmagpiesmeans:OneforsorrowTwoforjoyThreeforagirlFourforaboyFiveforSilverSixforGoldSevenforasecretnevertobetoldThreeandfourareusuallyunderstoodtoshowthesex(性别)ofasoon-to-be-bornchild.Fiveandsixmeanthatthepersonislikelytosoonfindwealth.Sevenmeansthatasecretwillsuccessfullybekeptawayfromothersforever.Theyareallpositive,exceptforseeingjustonebird,whichmeansbadluck.However,thereisawayout.Bysimplysaluting()thebird,youcangetgoodluckbackagain.ThereisasayinginChinathat“thesingingofamagpieforetellsgoodluckandhappiness,whilethatofacrowbadluckandmisery.”Itmeansthatmagpiesaresignsofgoodluck,whilecrowsarethoseofbadluck.IntheUK,crowsarealsoseenasabadsignbymanypeople.InTVshowsandfilms,ifyouseeagroupofcrowscrying,thatistointroduceanairofbadluckordeath.()54.Whatdoestwomagpiesmean?A.Health. B.Wealth. C.Happiness. D.Sadness.()55.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutthedifferentnumbersofthemagpies?A.Allnumbersofmagpieshavepositivemeanings.B.Someareaboutthesexofasoon-to-be-bornbaby.C.Differentnumbersofmagpieshavedifferentmeanings.D.Salutingthebirdcanhelpyougetbackgoodluck.()56.Theunderlinedword“crow”means__________inChinese.A.百灵 B.乌鸦 C.白鹭 D.鸽子()57.Youcanreadthepassageinthe__________partofamagazine.A.Zoo B.History C.Travel D.CultureCOnenight,whenIwaseight,mymotheraskedmeaquestionIwouldneverforget.“Sweetie,mycompanywantstopromotemebutneedsmetoworkinBrazil.Thisislikeyourteachertellingyouthatyou’vedonewellandallowingyoutoskip(跳)agrade,butyou’llhavetoleaveyourfriends.Wouldyousayyestoyourteacher?”Shegavemeahugandaskedmetothinkaboutit.Iwaslostinthought.Thequestionkeptmewonderingfortherestofthenight.Ihadsaid“Yes”butforthefirsttime,Irealizedthedifficultdecisionsadultshadtomake.Foralmostfouryears,mymotherwouldcallusfromBrazileveryday.EveryeveningI’deagerlywaitforthephonetoringandtellhereverythingthathappenedduringtheday.Aphonecall,however,couldnevertakeherplaceanditwasdifficultnottofeellonelyattimes.Duringmyfourth-gradeChristmasbreak,weflewtoRiotovisither.Lookingatherlargeemptyapartment,__________ItwasthenIstartedtounderstandthedifficultdecisionsshehadtomake.Sheneededtothinkaboutbothfamilyandwork.Facedwithdifficultdecisions,sheusedtotellme,youwouldn’tknowwhetheryoumadetherightchoice,butyoucouldalwaysmakethebestoutofthesituation,withapositive(积极的)attitude.Backhome,Iremindedmyselfthatwhatmymothercoulddo.Icould,too.IfshecouldliveinRioallbyherself.I,too,couldlearntobeindependent.Ilearnhowtotakecareofmyselfandmakehighbutachievableplans.Mymotherisnowbackwithus.ButIwillneverforgetwhattheexperiencehasreallytaughtme.I’velearnedalotbecauseofthisseparation(分离).Therearelotsofdifficultdecisionsthatwehavetofaceinourlife.Weneedtohaveapositiveattitudenomatterwhathappens.()58.Whatdidthewriterthinkofsaying“Yes”tohermother’squestion?A.Strange. B.Difficult C.Unusual D.Natural()59.What’sthemainideaofthesecondparagraph?A.Thewritermissedhermotherandfeltlonely.B.Thewriterwaitedforhermother’sphoneeveryevening.C.Thewriter’smotherstayedinBrazilforalmostfouryears.D.Thewriterwashappytotellhermothereverythingthathappened.()60.Whichofthefollowingsentencescanbeputin“__________”inParagraph3?A.Ithoughtmymothermightregretherdecision.B.Ithoughtmymothermightwanttogohomewithus.C.IrealizedhowlonelymymotherwasinBrazilherself.D.IrealizedmymotherhadahappytimeinBrazilherself.()61.Whatdoesthewritermostprobablywanttotellus?A.Holdapositiveattitudetowardstheseparation. B.Don’tbeafraidofmakingdecisions.C.Trytostayactiveregardlessofthesituation. D.Therearealwaystwosidestoeverything.DI’mBlackBeauty.Myhoof（蹄）wasbadlyhurt.Icouldnotwork.Istayedinafield.Gingercameintothefield.Shewassickandangry.“Youcan’twork,”shesaid,“andIcan’tbreathe（呼吸）.”“Thelord’ssonmademerace,heisveryheavy,andI’mtoooldtorace.Hekeptbeatingme.Inearlydied.”Aweeklater,thelordandYorkcameintothefield.Theywatchedmemove.“Thathorseisuseless,andwecannotkeephimhere.Wemustsellhim,”thelordsaid.Aweeklater,Yorkledmeaway.York’sfriendwholivedinanothercityboughtme.IwasverysadandsowasGinger.Mynewownerhadmanyhorsesandcoaches.Manyofthedriverswerenotverygood.Someofthemmadeusweartight（紧的）reins（缰绳）.InowworkedwithPeggy.Shewasabeautifulhorse,butshewalkedstrangely.“Mylegsareshort,”shetoldme,“Myfirstownersoldmetoanewowner.Thenewownerwasnotgood.Hedidnotcareaboutme.Hecaredonlyaboutgoingquickly.”MynextownerwasMr.Barry.Thenameofhisstableman（马夫）wasFletcher.Atfirst,Fletchergavemefood.Thenhestoppedgivingmegoodfood.Hegavemeonlygrass.Hetookmyfoodawayandgaveittohisrabbits.Oneday,Mr.Barry’sfriendcametoseehim.“Yourhorsedoesn’tlookwell,”hesaid.“He’stoothin.He’snotgettingenoughtoeat.”“Ibuyalotofgoodfoodforhim.”Mr.Barrysaid.“Perhapsyourstablemanisstealingyourhorse’sfood.”Mr.Barry’sfriendsaid.Mr.Barryfoundoutthetruth,andhesentforthepolice.TheytookFletcheraway.Soonanewstablemancame.Hewasverylazy,andnevercleanedthestable（马厩）.Hecoveredold,dirtystraw（稻草）withcleanstraw.“Ican’ttruststablemen,”Mr.Barrysaid,“Ishallnotkeepahorse.”()62.Whowalkedstrangely?A.Ginger. B.Peggy. C.BlackBeauty. D.Fletcher.()63.Whydidn’tMr.Barrywanttokeepahorse?A.Becausethehorsewasthin. B.Becausethehorsewasdirty.C.Becausethestablemenwerebad. D.Becausethehorsehadnofoodtoeat.()64.Whichistherightorderaccordingtothepassage?a.YorksoldBlackBeautytohisfriend. b.Gingerwassickandangry.c.ThepolicetookFletcheraway. d.BlackBeautycametoMr.Barry’shouse.A.a-b-d-c B.b-a-c-d C.a-c-d-b D.b-a-d-c()65.Whatcanweinfer（推断）fromthestory?A.BlackBeautywillbecomestrongenough. B.BlackBeautywillbesoldagain.C.GingermayworkwithBlackBeauty. D.Fletcherwillliveahappylife.第二节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）阅读下面短文，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。Asweallknow,animalsareimportantinourdailylife.Forexample,dogscanbegoodhelperstohumans.Whataboutmonkeys?66Yes.Theycandoagreatjob,too.Monkeyscanhelpdisabledpeopleliveabetterlifejustasdogsdo.67Onedifferenceisthatmonkeyslivelongerthandogsdo.Thismeansthatamonkey’s“childhood”isalsolongerthanadog’s.Soitmaytakethemfourtosixyearsbeforetheyarereadytobegintraining.It’ssaidthatitisalmostasmuchworkasraisingayoungchild!Aftermonkeysbegintraining,theyusuallytakeaboutayeartolearnenoughtasks’tobegoodhelpers.68Forexample,ifapersonwantstohavethelightsturnedon,heorshemaygivetheorder“sun”.69Themonkeywillknowwhatitsownerwantswhenithearstheseorders,anditwillcompletethetasks.Asthemonkeysgetbetteratcompletingtheirtasks,theylearnnewandmoredifficultones.70Canyouimaginethatinthefuturesomedisabledpeoplekeepmonkeysastheirpetsandatthesametimethemoneyscanhelpthemtomaketheirlifeeasier?A.Somemonkeyscanevenlearnhowtouseacomputer!B.Monkeyscanplaywithpeoplewhentheyarefree.C.Cantheyalsohelphumans?D.Oneimportantthingthattheyneedtolearnishowtofolloworders.E.Iftheownerhasdroppedsomething,heorshemightsay“fetch”.F.Likesdogs,monkeysneedlotsoftrainingtobehumanhelpers.G.Unlikedogs,monkeysdon’tneedlotsoftrainingtobehumanhelpers.66.____________67.____________68.____________69.____________70.____________第Ⅱ卷 非选择题（共35分）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.TheChinesegovernmenthasmade____________(法律)toprotectwildanimals.72.Manymiddleschoolstudents____________(面临)toomuchcompetitionandpressure.73.The____________(社会)ischangingveryfast.Wemustkeeplearningtokeepupwithit.74.After____________(介绍)herselftous,Mollysatdownnexttome.75.Pleasewritedownyour____________(地址)hereifyouwanttojoinourclub,myguys.76.Don’ttakethosebooksaway.Theyareoneofthe____________(说话者).77.Jimc____________from1to100andfinallyfellasleep.78.Duringtheirs____________inspace,JingHaipengandChengDongdidmanyexperiments(试验).79.Afterthisgroupactivity,Tombeganto____________(know)themeaningofteamwork.80.LuomaLakeinSuqianisa____________(thebest)placeforbirdwatchingandboating.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)TheUKwantstomakesomenewrulesforitszoos.Therulesare81(main)aboutelephants.Underthenewrules,zooscan’tbringinelephantsanymore.Now,thereare51elephantsin11zoosacrosstheUK.Accordingtoastudy,thesecleveranimalsdon’tlivehappilyinzoos.82(science)saywildelephantslike83(play)andtravelingwiththeirfamilygroup.Theysometimeswalkforupto9kilometresaday.Inthewild,elephantscanlivetoabout60yearsold.However,elephantscanonlyliveforabout17yearsinzoos.Elephantsinzoosusuallyhavemental(精神的)84(ill).It’simpossible85(make)themhappybecausetheydon’tgetenoughspaceandexercisethere.Andbeingawayfromtheirfamilygroupandfriends86(make)themfeelbad,too.Manyanimalloverslikethenewrules.Theyrealize(认识到)the87(important)ofprotectingwildanimals.Aman88(call)MarkJonesfromacharityorganization,saidmanyanimalsshouldn’tbeinzoos.Theyshouldliveinthe89(nature)world.Elephantsareoneofthem.InJanuary2020theUKbegantopreventelephantsandotherwildanimals90(stay)incircuses(马戏团)toperform.Markhopesthenewruleswillmakeelephantslivehappilyinthewild.81.____________82.____________83.____________84.____________85.____________86.____________87.____________88.____________89.____________90.____________七、书面表达（满分15分）假如你是Tony,是StarMiddleSchool一名八年级学生.上星期天你从报纸上看到野生动物保护俱乐部(FriendofWildlife)的招聘广告.请你写封简短的申请信，介绍自己的情况并说明申请理由及期盼的心情.身份八年级学生年龄13性格诚实、礼貌、有幽默感爱好阅读、旅游、拍各种动物照片相关经历曾就保护野生动物给报纸写信申请理由……(自拟2条加入俱乐部的理由)空闲时间每周日上午要求：1.所写内容必须包括所有的信息，并作适当地发挥；2.词数90词左右.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；3.文中不得出现真实的人名、校名、地名等相关信息.DearSir/Madam,IreadyouradvertisementinthenewspaperlastSunday.I’dliketobecomeamemberofFriendofWildlife.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________