2023-2024学年江苏省南京师大附中树人学校八年级（上）月考英语试卷（12月份）

考试时间：100分钟满分：100分2023.12第一卷选择题（共50分）听力（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）（略）单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。The________inthepicturecanhelpyouknowtherightwaytoturnonskis.celebrations B.instructions C.inventions D.collections----What________badweatheritwas!Thefarmersfacedhugelosses.----Yes.Manypeopletook________pityonthemandstartedtoraisemoney.a;a B./;a C.a;/ D./;/ 18.AsanAmerican,TomisabigfanofChineseKungfu.________,heiscrazyaboutBeijingOpera.A.Moreover B.Instead C.However D.Otherwise 19.Manypeoplepreferfive-starhotelsbecausetheythinkexpensivehotelsalways________guestswithbetterservice.A.prevent B.protect C.present D.provide 20.----Jane,willyourbrotherbebackhomeat6o’clockthisevening?----Heshould,buthe________not.Sometimesheplaysfootballafterschool.can B.must C.need D.may 21.Everymorning,Timoftenseessomegroupsofmiddle-agedwomen________inthesquare.A.dance B.todance C.dances D.danced 22.Wildanimalshave________cover,sotheirnumbersaregetting________.A.lessandless;lessandless B.fewerandfewer;smallerandsmaller C.lessandless;smallerandsmaller D.fewerandfewer;lessandless 23.----Mum,therearealotofcormorants(鸬鹚)flyingaboveHongyunBridge.----Wow.Therearealsosomeontheriverside.Theycomeheretolive________thewinter.through B.across C.around D.in Theorderofthepoemshouldbe________.a.Thewindispassingby.b.Neither(既不)younor(也不)I.c.Whohasseenthewind?d.Butwhenthetreesbow(弯曲)downtheirheads.A.c-d-a-b B.a-d-b-c C.a-b-d-c D.c-b-d-a 25.----Thetreesinthegardenarereallysmallandshort.----Don’tworry!________timegoesby,theyaresuretogrowtallerandstronger.While B.When C.As D.Because26.Morethantenpeoplediedintheaccident.Weshoulddosomething________theaccident________again.A.toprevent;tohappen B.preventing;happening C.toprevent;happening D.preventing;tohappen 27.Whichofthefollowinghasthesamesentencestructureas“EddieiswatchingHobowork”?A.Beesandbutterfliesplayamongflowers. B.Thecloudsintheskybecamedark. C.Weshouldkeepourclassroomclean. D.IwillbuyMumacoatasherbirthdaypresent. 28.----________istheweatherinNantongtoday?Iwanttodrivethereforsights.----Thereistoomuch________here.Youmaycomenextweek.It’llbesunnythen.How;rainier B.What;rain C.How;rain D.What;rainier ----Whydidyourfamilybuyasecond-handcar?----Notenoughmoney.Buteventheoldoneisbetterthan________.A.nothing B.none C.everything D.anything 30.----I’msorryI’mlate.Igotheldupinthetrafficonmywayhere.----________________.A.Don’tbelatenexttime! B.Youshouldsaysorry! C.Itdoesn’tmatter.I’malsolate. D.Nevermind.Comeandsitdown.完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，从各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Haveyoueverwonderedwhytheweatherchangesthroughouttheyear?Well,theansweristhechangingseasonsonEarth.Earthexperiencesfourseasons:spring,summer,autumnandwinter.Theseseasonsoccur(发生)____31____thewaytheEarthmovesaroundtheSun.First,let’sunderstandhowtheEarthmoves.TheEarthorbitsorgoesaroundtheSuninapathcalledanellipticalorbit(椭圆轨道).This____32____thattheEarthfollowsaslightlyoval-shapedpathasitmovesaroundtheSun.Ittakesabout365andaquarterdaysfortheEarthtocompleteoneorbitaroundtheSun.Wecallthislengthoftimea____33____.Second,theEarthistilted(倾斜)onitsaxis(轴).Theaxisisanimaginaryline.Itruns____34____theNorthPoletotheSouthPole.Thistilt____35____thechangingseasons.Duringdifferenttimesoftheyear,theEarthistiltedtowardsorawayfromtheSun.WhentheNorthPoleistiltedtowardstheSun,itissummerintheNorthernHemisphere(北半球).____36____,theSouthPoleistiltedawayfromtheSun,soitiswinterintheSouthernHemisphere.Thisiswhywhenit’ssummerintheChina,it’swinterin____37____.WhentheEarthistiltedneithertowardsnorawayfromtheSun,itisspring____38____autumn.Duringspring,theweatherstartstogetwarmer,andflowersbegintobloom.Inautumn,the____39____startstodrop,andleavesontreeschangecolorandfalloff. It’simportanttonotethatthetiltoftheEarth’saxisdoesn’tchangeastheEarthorbitstheSun.Thismeansthatthecycle(循环)____40____everyyear.So,everyyear,wecanexpectspring,summerandwintertocomeandgo.NowthatyouknowwhyEarthhasseasons,youcanappreciatethebeautyofeachseasonanddifferentactivitiestheybring.Whetherit’sbuildingsnowmeninwinterorsplashinginthepoolinsummer,eachseasonhassomethingspecialtooffer!31.A.becauseof B.insteadof C.leadto D.standforA.decides B.believes C.hopes D.meansA.day B.season C.month D.year A.between B.from C.along D.acrossA.causes B.adds C.faces D.helpsA.Inthisway B.Atthesametime C.Inthebeginning D.Infact A.Britain B.America C.France D.Australia A.and B.but C.or D.beforeA.weather B.daytime C.snow D.temperatureA.changes B.disappears C.repeats D.begins阅读理解（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。AFromawinepotamidst(在...中)theflowers,Idrinkalonewithoutpartners.ToinvitethemoonIraisemycup.We’rethree,asmyshadow(影子)showsupAlas,themoondoesn’tdrink.Myshadowfollowsbutdoesn’tthink.StillfornowIhavethesefriends,Tocheermeupuntilthespringends.Ising;themoonwanders.Idance;theshadowscatters(散开)Awake,togetherwehavefun.Drunk,separatelywe’regone.Let’sbebooncompanions(知已)forever,

Pledging(承诺),inheaven,we’llbetogether.----DrinkingAlonewiththeMoonbyLiBai(701-762)ofTangDynasty41.Thepoetisdrinking________.A.inthedaytime B.atnoon C.atnight D.intheafternoon42.Whoisdrinkingwiththepoet?A.Partners. B.Shadow. C.Moon. D.Noone.

43.Fromthepoem,wecaninfer(推断)thepoetis________.A.happy B.excited C.surprised D.sadBEarlyyearsCharlesDarwinwasoneofthesixchildrenfromabigfamily.HisgrandfatherandfatherweredoctorsandtheyoungDarwinwenttoEdinburghUniversitytostudymedicine.However,hehatedtoseebloodandhesoonrealizedthathecouldn’tbeadoctor.HethenwenttoCambridgeUniversityanddiscoveredthathehadagreatinterestinstudyingplants,insectsandanimals.Luckily,oneofDarwin’suniversityteachershelpedhim,jointheperfecttripforabiologist:avoyagearoundtheworldtostudynature.TheBeagleIn1831,CharlesDarwinleftPlymouthonTheBeagle,ashipthattookhimaroundtheworldforfiveyears.Whilehewastravelling,hestudiedtheplantsandanimalsinthecountriesandontheislandsthattheshipvisited.DarwinalsospenthistimeonTheBeaglewritingnotesaboutthethingshehadseen.WhenhefinallyarrivedbackinBritain,Darwinwasalreadystartingtocreatehisfamoustheorythatalllivingthingshadacommonancestor(祖先).DownhouseAthomeatDownHouse,aplacethatyoucanstillvisittoday,Darwinwrotemanyarticlesandbooksabouthistravels,buthedidn’twanttomakeanythingabouthistheoryknowntothepublic.Heworkedinhisstudy,wherehewrote250.000wordsabouthistheoryofevolution(进化论),buthewasfrightenedaboutwhatpeoplemightsayabouthisideathatmonkeysweretheancestorsofhumans.Hethoughtthepublicwouldbeagainstitandwassofrightenedthathebecameillwithworry.However,whenanotherscientiststartedtowriteaboutsimilarideas.Darwindecidedtoprinthisbook,OntheOriginofSpecies.MostscientistsacceptedDarwin’stheoryandpeoplecontinuetostudyittoday,On12thFebruary,thedayhewasborn,DarwinDayiscelebratedaroundtheworldtoencouragemorepeopletostudythenaturalworld.44.WhatcausedDarwintogiveuphisstudyofmedicine?A.Hedidn’tlikeseeingblood. B.Hefoundthestudiestoodifficult.C.Hewaspushedtogiveupbyhisfamily.D.Hewasadvisedtostudynaturalscience.45.WhywasthetriponTheBeagleimportanttoDarwin?A.Ithelpedhimtofinishhisstudyattheuniversity.B.Itallowedhimtochangehismindabouthisfuture.C.Itgavehimideasaboutthebeginningsofhumanlife.D.Itgothimtocompletehismostfamousbookontheship.46.InwhatorderdidthefollowinghappeninDarwin’slife?a.HearrivedbackinBritainin1836.b.Hethoughtthepublicwouldnotsupporthisideas.c.Hebecameinterestedinstudyingthenaturalworld.d.Heprintedhisfamousbook,OntheOriginofSpecies.e.Hereceivedhelptogetaplaceonatriparoundtheworld.f.Hestudiedtheplantsandanimalsontheislandshevisited.A.e-f-c-a-b-d B.c-e-f-a-b-d C.e-f-a-c-d-b D.c-e-f-d-a-b47.Whydidthewriterincludethelastparagraph?A.TointroduceDarwin’sfamousbook.B.TotellhowpeoplecelebrateDarwinDay.C.ToexplainwhypeopleacceptDarwin’sideas.D.ToshowDarwin’sinfluenceonnaturalscience.CTheAmazonrainforestisthelargestrainforestintheworld.Itcoversaround5.5millionsquarekilometersoflandinSouthAmerica.About60%oftheAmazonrainforestisinBrazil.Itishometothousandsofanimals.Buttherainforest’sfutureisworrying.Peoplearequicklydestroyingthisrichland.Deforestation(毁林)hasbeenabigproblemintheAmazonsincethe1960s.Farmerscutdowntreestoclearmorelandforfarmsandhomes.Loggers(伐木工人)wantmorewoodfromthetrees.Somecompanieswanttodigundertheground.ScientistshavefoundthattheAmazonislosingabout11,000squarekilometersayear.Whyshouldweworryaboutarainforestfarfromwherewelive?Deforestationreducestherainforest’sdiversity(多样性)ofplantsandanimals.TheAmazonisoneoftherichestareasoftheworldinanimalandplantdiversity.Scientistsguessthattheyhavefoundonlyasmallnumberofallspecies(物种)thatliveintherainforest.Aspeopledestroytheforest,someanimalsandplantsmaydieoutbeforetheyarefound.

Deforestationaffectspeopletoo.Manyofthefoodsandmedicinesweneedcomefromtherainforest.TheAmazoniscalledthe“lungsoftheearth”.Itstreescleantheairbytakingincarbondioxide(二氧化碳)andgivingoffoxygen.Toomuchcarbondioxideintheairisharmful.Itmakesglobal(全球)warmingworse.Stoppingdeforestationisnotaneasytask.Brazil’sgovernmentsetuptwonationalparksintheAmazonrainforest.Itplacedabout15,000squarekilometersofrainforestunderprotection.Butmanyinternationalleadersandscientistssaiditwasnotenough.“ThemaincauseofdeforestationispopulationgrowthinBrazil”,scientistJimBowyeroftheUniversityofMichigansaid,“peopleneedlandforfarmingandwoodforheatandcooking.Tostopdeforestation,weneedtosolvetheproblemofpopulationgrowthfirst.”48.Theword“destroying”inParagraph2probablymeans“________”.A.leaving B.developing C.harming D.searching49.WhatdoParagraphs3and4mainlytalkabout?A.ThereasonsforprotectingtheAmazon.B.ThecausesofdeforestationintheAmazon.C.Thescientists’researchworkintheAmazon.D.ThelivingsituationsofallspeciesintheAmazon.50.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Farmerscutdowntreesmainlytosellformoney.B.Cuttingdowntreesmakesglobalwarmingworse.C.ScientistsknowmostoftheanimalsandplantsintheAmazon.D.Themainsolutiontodeforestationissettingupnationalparks.第二卷（非选择题）（共50分）填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）根据括号中所给的音标、汉语以及英文释义写出单词，使句子意思完整正确。51.Itisareal ________(羞愧)thatsomehunterskillelephantsfortheirtusks. 52.Idon’tthinkIcanfindthewordsto________/dɪ’skraɪb/mygreatthankstomydearparents. 53.----I’msorryformakingsuchasillymistake.----Itdoesn’tmatter.Youknow,nobodyis________(thebest).Mydeskmatewenttobedsolateyesterdaythathefelt________(瞌睡的)inclassthismorning.Asweallknow,thesun________(升起)intheeastandsetsinthewest.根据句子意思，用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。ThemembersoftheBirdwatchingSocietyarebusy________(record)changesinthebirds’numbers.57.Toprotecttheenvironment,________(tour)shouldtakepaperbagsorclothbagswhentravelling.58.Thereisanoldsaying,“________(cloud)morningsgivewaytoclearevenings.” 59.Wehopethatyoucanacceptour________(invite)andjoinus. 60.Whatanawfulday!Ihadahighfeverandkept________(cough).C)根据所给汉语完成下列句子，每空词数不限。61.上周五最低温度零下三度。(belowzero)__________________________________________________________一场北方来的大雪降临南京。(arrive)__________________________________________________________整个大地覆盖在厚厚的白雪之中。(becovered)__________________________________________________________64.孩子们开心地打雪仗。(havefun)__________________________________________________________他们还邀请好朋友堆雪人。(makesnowmen)__________________________________________________________D)阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的选项中选出能填入短文空白处的最佳选项，使短文通顺连贯(其中有一项是多余的)。ThebeginningofSpring,alsocalledLichun,isthefirstsolarterm(节气)inthe24solartermsofChina.________(66)-ThedateforLichunusuallycomesonFebruary4orFebruary5inthesolarcalendar.Whenayearcomestothisperiod,peoplewilleasilyfindthatthedaysarebecominglongerandtheweatherisgettingwarmer.Temperature,sunshinehoursandrainfallareallontherise.________(67)InChina,it’ssaidthataneggcanbesetuprightonLichun.It’sbelievedthatsomeonewhocanmaketheeggstandwillhavegoodluckinthefuture.________(68)Andgoodluckiscomingtoyou.________(69)Onthatday,villagersusuallyholdceremoniestowelcomeabetternewyear.Theyusuallymakeaclaysculptureofacow,whichpeoplecall“springcow”.Womenleadtheirchildrentogoaroundthecowforthreetimesandit’ssaidthatinthiswaythechildrencanstayawayfrombadluck.ThedayofLichunisalsocalled“Yaochun”.Itmeans“bitingthespring”.________(70)Peoplewillwrap(包裹)somevegetableswiththinpancakes.Besideseatingpancakeswithvegetables,farmerswillalsosendspringpancakesaspresentstoeachother.A.Trytostandeggsonyourown.B.Itisknownasthebeginningofspring.C.Peopletrytoeatsomethingnewtokeepthespring.D.Manypeoplejoininthesespecialactivitieseveryyear.E.Sopeoplebelievethatitcanbringthemwarmthandhope.F.ChinesefarmerscelebrateLichunwithsomespecialevents.阅读填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，根据所读内容，在文章后71-80小题的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填1个单词。John:Hello,ChatGPT!I’mJohn.Whatcanyoudotohelppeople?Forexample,maketheirEnglishbetter?ChatGPT: AsanAI(人工智能)languagemodel,IcandomanythingstohelppeoplewiththeirEnglish.IcanhelpwithPronunciation(发音)andprovidefeedback(反馈)onwrittenorspokenEnglish.What’smore,IcantakepartinconversationwithpeopleinEnglish.Itcanhelpthempracticetheirlanguageskillsinterestinglyandnaturally.WouldyoulikemetohelpyouwithanyproblemsofyourEnglish?John:No,notnow.ItseemsthatyoucandomorethanEnglishteachers.Sodoyouthinkyou’llreplace(替代)somepeopleinsomeareas,suchasEnglishteachers,newsreportersorpeoplewhodocustomerservice(服务)work?ChatGPT:No.Idon’tthinkIcanreplaceallofthem.Icanprovideusefulhelpinmanyareas,butIamstillamachineandtherearethingsonlypeoplecando.Englishteaching,newsreportingandservingarefarmorethanskills.Theyarealsoaboutfeelings,ideas,culturesandsoon.However,IamsurethatIcanbeausefultooltohelppeople’sworkinthesefieldsandtheycangetbetterresultsbyworkingtogether.John:Great.Ilikeyourideas.Somynextquestionis,whatadvicewouldyougivetouspeopleinordertobebetterpreparedforthefuture?ChatGPT:Goodquestion,John.Hereareafewpiecesofadviceforpeopletothinkabout.First,develop(发展)thinkingability.Inaword,theyshouldhavetheirownideas.Next,learntoworktogetherwithmachines.There’snoneedforthemtobeafraidofAI.Iftheyknowhowtoworktogetherwithmachines,theycanmaketheirownabilitiesbetter.Then,takeactiontodeveloptheskillsonlypeoplehave.Fourth,keeplearningandchanging.Theworldischangingfastandit’simportanttolearnsomethingnew.Ihopethesetipsarehelpful,John.ChatGPTcanhelppeoplelearnEnglish.Helpwithpronunciation.Givefeedbackon________(71)spokenandwrittenEnglish.HaveEnglishconversationswithpeopleinafunand________(72)way.ChatGPTwon’treplacepeopleforthefollowing________(73)ChatGPTcan________(74)usefulhelptopeople,butitisstillamachine.Someworkisalsoabout________(75)youthink,howyoufeelandsoon.Worktogether,andyouwillgetbetter________(76).________(77)theadvicefromChatGPT,andpeoplecanprepareforthefuturebetter.Haveyourownthoughts.________(78)beafraidofAI.Justlearntoworktogether.________(79)todevelopyourskillsonlypeoplehave.Keeplearningbecauseofthefast________(80)intheworld.根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词。InFebruary2021,ChenKaiyinfromBeijingpaid2,000yuanand“adopted(领养)”aredpandaatNanjingHongshanForestZoo.Thezoowouldusethemoneytobuyfoodforitsanimalsandtopayfortheirmedicalc________(81).AsforChen,shecouldgetacertificate(证书)andlearnaboutthepanda’sdailylifeonline.Shecangotothezooforf________(82).Shecanalsohavethechancetofeedtheanimalandcleanitslivings________(83).OnlineadoptionisoneofthewaystheNanjingHongshanForestZoogetshelptogetthroughhardtimes.Morethan80p________(84)ofthezoo’sincome(收入)comesfromvisitorsbuyingtickets.Butvisitornumberswentdowngreatlyb________(85)oftheCOVID-19pandemic.Theadoptionhasworkedwellwithpeople’swarms________(86).About150animalshavebeenadoptedsofar.Manyzooshavealsofacedthes________(87)kindofproblemsduringthepandemic.However,someofthemhavecomeupwithnewi________(88)toraisemoney.Forexample,ShanghaiWildlifeParklivestreams(网上直播)everydaytoshowhowtheanimalslive.Millionsofpeoplewatchthem.BeijingZoohasbroughtouticecreamsintheshape(形状)ofitsanimals.ItalsomakestoysandRubik’scubes(魔方)withtheimage(形象)oftigers.Thesenewwaystoraisemoneymakepeoplerethinkwhatroles(角色)zoosplay.ShenZhijun,theheadoftheNanjingHongshanForestZoo,sai