2023-2024学年江苏省徐州市铜山区棠张中学八年级（上）月考英语试卷（12月份）

棠张镇中心中学英语月考试卷12.18单项选择。（共20分，每空2分）()1.MrLi'sstudentscancallhim_________35668675ore-mailhim______lihua@128.com.A.on;at B.for;on C.on;on D.in;at()2.—Didyoutakeanyphotosofthebabygiantpanda?—Itook________.Ionlytooksomepicturesofhismother. A.nothing B.noone C.nobodyD.none()3.Inorder__________late,manystudentsgetupveryearlyeverymorning.A.notbe B.tobe C.tonotbe D.nottobe()4.---Whatdoyouthinkofthebook?---Ifinditquite______,andIcanfindoutthethingsIaminterestedin______.A.easy;easily B.easily;easily C.easily;easy D.easy;easy()5.It’ssaidthatthebosswantstoprovidethelittleboy_______foodandclothes.A.to B.for C.against D.with()6.DavidiswatchingTV,_______hismotherisbusyworkinginthestudy.A.after B.while C.before D.so()7—What'stheweightofyourdaughterwhenshewas____birth?—She____about2.5kg.A.in;weightB.at;weightC.at;weighedD.in;weighs()8.Bicyclingisagoodexercise.

______,itiseasytolearn.A.However B.Otherwise C.While D.Moreover()9.WhatmakesPeter_________sosad?---Oh,MissLiaskedhim________behindforhisunfinishedhomework.A.tolook,tostay B.tolook,stay C.look,stay D.look,tostay()10.Doyoumindmyopeningthewindow?---________.Ifeelabitcold.No,notatall. B.Ofcoursenot.C.You’dbetternot. D.Goahead.二、完形填空。（共15分，每空1分）ThesummerIturned12,Iwishedtogrowupmorequickly.Summercampwascoming,andIwassoworriedaboutmy_1__thatI'dgottenintoabigargumentwithmymum.“ButI'll__2_it!”Icried.Iwascertainthateveryonewouldseemeasnothingmorethan“theshortgirl”."Youwon'tknowanything_3__yougetthere,"calmedmymum.AndIhadto__4_.OnMonday,myteacherMaggietoldusabouttheclimbingcourse,andmyheartsankwhenIsawthewall.Iwasthe_5__onetotrytoclimbthathugewall.Itmighthavebeentenfloorshigh,andIknewthatIhadno_6__tosucceed.ButIhadto,aftertheothercampersfinished.Iaskedfora“shortperson'spass”,smiling__7__andwalkingaroundthewall.“Youknow,Amy,whatthemindcanbelieve,theheartcanachieve,”__8__Maggie.“I'dreallylikeyoutodoyourbestto__9___thewall.”Ipretended(假装）tohurtmyknee__10___Icouldavoidit.“How'stheknee?Doesithurtalot?”Maggieasked.Shewassokind,whichmademefeel__11__becauseIdidn'tliketolie.Maggiewasreallypatient,showingme_12___sheclimbedthewall.Andsomecampersweretherecheeringforme.Ididn'twantto__13__anymore,andIdidn'twanttogiveupagain.Icouldseehowmucheveryonebelievedinme,andIwantedtoshowthemhowmuchIvaluedtheir_14___Ikepttrying.Andthensomething_15___happened---Imadeit!“Whatthemindcanbelieve,theheartcanachieve,”Maggieremindedme.AndthistimeIknewitwastrue.()1.A.hairB.buildC.heightD.weight()2.A.acceptB.beatC.hateD.manage()3.A.ifB.afterC.whenD.until()4.A.agreeB.explainC.refuseD.complain()5.A.firstB.lastC.onlyD.right()6.A.riskB.chanceC.timeD.pressure()7.A.happilyB.proudlyC.warmlyD.weakly()8.A.encouragedB.announcedC.introducedD.repeated()9.A.buildupB.pulldownC.getoverD.knockat()10.A.soB.orC.unlessD.but()11.A.angryB.boredC.lonelyD.bad()12.A.howB.whenC.whereD.why()13.A.tryB.lieC.practiseD.compete()14.A.dreamB.decisionC.supportDsuccess()15.A.funnyB.creativeC.popularD.amazing三、阅读理解。（共15题，每题2分，共30分。）AChampion(冠军)ofthecoldArctic

tern

(北极燕鸥):

Size:About35cmlong

.Food:Fishandshells(贝类).

Skill:WespendsummerintheArctic.WhenitiswinterintheArctic,

weflytoAntarctica(南极洲).Weholdtherecordforthelongestmigration

(迁徙)ofanyanimalintheworld!Lemming

(旅鼠)

:Size:15cmlong.Food:Grass.

Skill:Wegrowhard“shells”onourclaws(爪子).Wecandigholes

easilyinthehardandicyland.Polarbear

(北极熊)

:Size:2.5to3mlong

Food:Sealsandfish

Skill:Ourthickandwaterprooffur(防水毛皮)coatkeepsuswarmand

dryafterswimming.Underourfur,wehaveblackskin(皮肤).This

helpsustakeinthesun'sheat.Arcticfox

(北极狐)

:Size:45to100cmfromheadtotail

Food:Lemmings,fishandbirds

Skill:Wecanchangethecolourofourfur.Usually,wearewhitein

winterandbrowninsummer.Harpseal

(格陵兰

海豹)

:Size:1.5to1.8mlong

Food:Fish

Skill:Ourthickfurandfatkeepourbodytemperatureat40℃.Wecan

staywarm!()21.Whichanimalholdstherecordforthelongestmigrationofanyanimalintheworld?A.Thelemming.

B.Theharpseal.C.TheArcticfox.

D.TheArctictern.()22.WhatcolourisArcticfoxes’furinsummer?A.Brown.

B.Black.

C.White.

D.Yellow.()23.Howmanykindsofanimalsinthepassageeatfish?A.Two.

B.Three.

C.Four.

D.Five.()24.Accordingtothepassage,thefollowingaretrueEXCEPT.A.lemmingscandigholeseasilyinthehardandicylandB.polarbearshaveblackskinundertheirfur.C.Arcticfoxes’sizeisfrom45to100cmfromheadtotail.D.harpseals’thinfurandfatkeeptheirbodytemperatureat40℃.()25.Thepassageprobablycomesfromthecolumn(栏目)ofamagazine.A.art.

B.animal.C.health.D.sports.BTheWorldPopulationProspects(展望)2022reportsays:Thepopulation(人口)intheworldreached8billiononNov.15,2022.Andthenumber

willincrease（增加）inthenextfewtenyears,althoughitwon'tincreasesofast.Thepopulationintheworldwillrisetoabout8.5billionby2030,9.7billionby2050,peakatabout10.4billioninthe2080s,andstaytheretill

2100,thereportsays.ChinaandIndiahavethelargestpopulationintheworld,withapopulationofabout1.4billioneach.ButIndiamayhavethelargestpopulationin

2023andreach1.7billionby2050.Worldpopulationgrowthpeakedat2.1%between1962and1965,andithadfallenquicklytoabout1%in2020.Populationgrowthcouldfalltoabout

0.5%by2050asfertilityrates（生育率）keeponfalling.Ontheotherhand,peoplecanlivemuchlongerthanbefore,from63.8yearsin1990to72.8yearsin2019,andwillreach77.2yearsin2050.At

thattime,16%ofthepopulationwillbe65yearsorolder.()26.Whatwillthepopulationsituationbeinthenextfewtenyears?A.Itwillgrowfaster.

B.Itwillstopgrowing.C.Itwillgrowslowly.

D.Itwillgetsmaller.()27.Whatwillthepopulationintheworldin2091beaccordingtothepassage?A.About8.5billion.

B.About9.7billion.C.About8billion.

D.About10.4billion.()28.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Thecarefortheelderlywillbeaseriousproblem.B.Thefertilityrateswillincreaseslowly.C.Chinawillstillhavethelargestpopulation.D.Morebabieswillbeborninthefuture.()29.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?A.Populationhasbeenaseriousproblem.B.Thechangeofpopulationinthiscentury.C.Somewaystocontrolpopulation.D.ThepopulationgrowthinChina.()30.Whatisthepassage?A.Astory.

B.Apieceofnews.C.Anotice.

D.Apoem词汇根据句意，用括号中所给单词的正确形式填空。（每空1分，共15分）Agreatnumberof(fisherman)workhardtoprovideuswithfreshseafood.Weshouldpreventpeople(cut)downtreesandforests.(notgo)nearthetigers!Theymayhurtyou.Forthesewildanimals,(protect)themisthemostnecessary.Many(tour)gotovisittheWorldParkinBeijingeveryyear.(sad),welostthematchintheend.Therearemanydifferent(type)ofbirdsintheworld.Withthehelpofteacher,hedecided(nottalk)inclass.Westartearlyinorderto(catch)thefirstbustotheGreatWall.Myteacherdidwhathecould(make)hisclasslively.Whata(cloud)day!You’dbetternotgoonapicnic.It’sthebesttime(play)footballinthefootballfield.IlikethecityofShanghaibecauseofallthesweet(memory)here.Thereistoomuchhomework.Iambusy(do)it.However,itisunwiseofyoutogiveup(easy).短文填空，用括号中所给单词的正确形式填空。（每空1分，共10分）ZhalongNatureReserveisoneoftheworld’smostimportantwetlands.It__1__(be)aperfectplaceforsomerarebirds.Mostbirdsareactiveinthedaytime,soyoucan__2__(easy)watchthemthere.Therearenotmanycranes__3__(leave)intheworld,andsomeofthemliveinZhalong.Butitisindangernow.Somepeoplewant__4__(make)thewetlandssmallerinordertohavemorespaceforfarmsandbuildings.This__5__(lead)tolessandlessspaceforwildlife.Moreover,__6__(fisherman)keepfishingthere.Asaresult,thebirdsdonothaveenoughfoodtoeat.NowtheChinesegovernment__7__(make)lawstopreventallthesethingsinZhalong.Everyyear,alotof__8__(tour)gotoZhalongtowatchthebirds.Weneedmorepeopletocountanddescribethebirds.Wehopethis__9__(help)peopleunderstandthe__10__(important)ofthewetlands.六选五（每空2分，共10分）Since2017,shortvideoshavegotmillionsofviewsonline.ManypeoplecreateandshareshortvideosonpopularvideoappslikeDouyinandKuaishou.__1__Theyshowpeopledoingactivitieslikecooking,exercisingandsinging.__2__Accordingtoareport,morethan50percentofGrade7and8studentssaidtheyenjoywatchingtheseshortvideos.About47percentofthemhavepostedtheirownvideos.Fromthevideos,teenagersseefunnyandexcitingthingstheydon’tusuallysee.__3__Forexample,a12­year­oldusernamedXiaoQianyuhaspostedvideosshowingherlearningjazzdance.Thishaswonhermanyfans.__4__Somestudentsspendtoomuchtimewatchingthemandnotenoughtimestudying.Somevideosarevulgar(不雅的)andnotsuitable(合适的)forteenagers.Todealwiththisproblem,Douyinaddedanewfunction(功能).__5__Alsothegovernmentaskedcompaniestomakemorestrictrulesfortheseappsandcanceltheunsuitablevideos.A.However,thevideoscanalsocausetrouble.B.Mostoftheusersontheappsareyoungpeople,includingteenagers.C.Manyteensalsoliketosharethefunthingstheydowithothers.D.Itlockstheappifsomeoneusestheappforovertwohoursaday.E.Thevideosontheseappsareveryinteresting.F.Insomeothercountries,evensomescientistshatecomputers.2.3.4.5.五、连词成句。（共10分，每题2分）1.It,one,is,important,the,most,world’s,of,wetlands(.)________________________________________________________________2.food,the,provides,and,for,area,wildlife,shelter(.)________________________________________________________________3.If,none,do,may,nothing,we,soon,there,be,left(!)________________________________________________________________4.we,buy,not,coats,any,more,fur,should,(.)________________________________________________________________it,play,to,outside,the,time,football,is,best(.)________________________________________________________________书面表达。(满分15分)你校WildlifeProtectionClub正在招募新成员，假如你是Andy，请你以ProtecttheEarthandLoveWildlife为题写一篇竞选演讲稿。Yourideas我认为人类应该和其他生物共享一个家园。Reasonsforyourjoiningtheclub1.想要更多了解野生动物2.对野生动物感兴趣...Problemsthatwildlifeisfacing1.人类砍伐树木和森林2.人类为了...捕杀动物3.没有地方住、没有食物吃...Ways1.政府：制定法律、建立更多自然保护区……2.我们学生：……【要求】1.表达清楚，语法正确，上下文连贯，词数80左右(文章的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数)。2.必须包括所有要点，结构合理，字迹工整，并适当发挥。3.不要出现学校和学生的真实姓名。Goodmorning,everyone!TodayIwillgiveaspeechaboutpro