2023-2024学年湖北省黄石市铁山区八年级（上）月考英语试卷（12月份）

2023年12月份中小学生学科核心素养抽样检测八年级英语试题卷注意事项：1.本试卷分试题卷和答题卷两部分。考试时间为90分钟，满分100分。2.考生在答题前请阅读答题卷中的“注意事项”，然后按要求答题。3.所有答案均须做在答题卷相应区域，做在其他区域无效。祝考试顺利一、单项选择题。(20分)()1.Couldyoupleasegiveahand?Thedictionaryisonthetopshelf,outofmy.——Noproblem.A.reachB.orderC.mindD.date()2.——Someonesays“Timeismoney.ButIthinktimeismoney.A.asimportantasB.moreimportantthanC.themostimportantD.lessimportantas()3.Asachild,Iwouldsitforhoursbytheriverdoing.——Simplydaydreaming.A.nothingB.everythingC.somethingD.anything()4.——Doesyourauntoftenexerciseintheparkinthemorning?Yes,badweatherstopsher.A.ifB.becauseC.unlessD.as()5.——Tom,whatareyoudoing?I'mdrawingbecauseIwanttobeapainter.A.takingupB.cleaningupC.puttingupD.makingup()6.It'snotrighttomakeabigdecisionhavingadiscussionwithyourparents.——Sorry,Iwon'tdothatagain.A.amongB.towardsC.withoutD.from()7.——It'ssodarkandwindy.HowcanIgetback?Takemy,andletmedriveyouhome.A.planB.hopeC.adviceD.reply()8.Facingtheproblems,weshouldtryourbesttowiththeminsteadofrunningaway.A.agreeB.dealC.solveD.begin()9.——Mrs.Greenisalwayskindtoherstudents.Yes.Andshecaresaboutthemliketheirparents.A.trulyB.hardlyC.quietlyD.clearly()10.—Whichofthetwodresseswillyoutake?I'lltake.Oneformybrother,theotherformyself.A.eitherB.neitherC.bothD.all()11.Youlookworried.You'dbetteryourproblemwithothers.Oh,yes.aproblemislikecuttingitinhalf.A.share,SharingB.sharing,ToshareC.toshare,ToshareD.share,Shared()12.——Anna,canyoutellmesomewaystoleanEnglish?Sure.,youcanwatchEnglishmovies.A.AtlastB.SofarC.ForexampleD.Allinall()13.—Iwasreallysurprisedbytheendingofthemovie.Howaboutyou?No.Ithebook,soIalreadyknewthestory.A.wasreadingB.arereadingC.hadreadD.haveread()14.I'dlovetogohikingwithyou,butIhavemuchhomework.Ifyoudon'tgo,.A.todo,sodoIB.todo,neitherwillIC.doing,sowillID.do,neitheramI()15.—WouldyoumindmyturninguptheTV?It'stimeforabasketballmatch..Justgoahead.A.Pleasedon'tB.BetternotC.I'mafraidnotD.Ofcoursenot()16.goodtimewehadduringourstayinBeijinglastyear!Yes,funwehadplayingsomewatersportsthere!A.What,howB.How,howC.Whata,whatD.Howa,what()17.Thereusedtoashoefactoryoverthere,?,butithasturnedintoanopenparknow.A.have,didn'tthere,NoB.be,didn'tit,YesC.be,usedn'tthere,YesD.have,usednotit,No()18.——MustIwashmyclothesatonce,mom?No,you.Youwashthembefore5:00p.m.A.needn't,mayB.mustn't,mayC.needn't,needD.mustn't,must()19.—Doyouknowwhereyourchildrenareinthehouse?

TurnofftheInternetandtheywillquickly.A.getupB.showupC.standupD.makeup()20.——Whatwillyoudothisweekend?Iwillplaybasketballitdoesn'train.A.assoonasB.asfarasC.aswellasD.aslongas二、完形填空。(15分)二、完形填空。(15分)Bornintoafarmer'sfamily,lifewasnoteasywhenIwasakid.Wewereso(21)thatweoftendidnotknowwhereournextmealwascomingfrom.Ihadtosellvegetablesinthe(22)tohelpmyfamily.Astorytelleroncecametothemarket,andIwenttolistento(23).Mymotherwasunhappywithmeformy(24)myjob.Butthatnight,whileshewasmakingclothesforusundertheweaklightofanoillamp,Icouldn'thelp(25)storiesI'dheardthatday.Shedidn'tenjoyitatfirst,(26)inhereyes,professionalstorytellersweresmoothtalkingmen(27)goodevercameoutoftheirmouths.But(28)shebecameinterestedinmyretoldstories,andfromthatdayon,she(29)gavemeanythingtodoonmarketdays.Thiswasanunspokenagreementformeto(30)newstories.Asarepayment(回报)forMother's(31)andawaytoshowoffmymemory,I'dretellthestoriesforherindetail.Soon,shewasn'tthe(32)memberwholikedlisteningtome.Myeldersister,myaunt,evenmystubborngrandmotherjoinedus,too.Iknewshewas(33)me.Talkativekidswerenotwellthoughtofinourvillage,fortheycouldbring(34)tothemselvesandtotheirfamilieswhentheytalkedtoomuch.However,mynaturalloveto(35)neverwentaway,andthatwaswhatmademyname——MoYan,whichmeans"nospeaking".Thisstrongwishtotalkalsoimprovedmyleveltoexpressmyself,whichisimportantforwriters.()21.A.hardB.happyC.poorD.rich()22.A.storeB.marketC.supermarketD.street()23.A.himB.herC.themD.it()24.A.choosingB.changingC.forgettingD.taking()25.A.retellingB.rewritingC.rereadingD.remaking()26.A.butB.becauseC.andD.so()27.A.somethingB.nothingC.anythingD.everything()28.A.suddenlyB.quicklyC.slowlyD.quietly()29.A.oftenB.neverC.alwaysD.sometimes()30.A.stopB.enjoyC.tellD.make()31.A.sadnessB.politenessC.kindnessD.happiness

()32.A.firstB.lastC.bestD.only()33.A.worriedaboutB.angrywithC.pleasedwithD.excitedabout()34.A.luckB.treasureC.troubleD.money()35.A.playB.talkC.readD.write三、阅读理解(30分)AHowdoyougreet(欢迎)yourfriends?Peoplefromdifferentcultureshavedifferentanswers;shakinghands,bowing,kissingontheface.Buthaveyoueverwonderedhowanimals"sayhello"toeachother?Herearesomeexamples.Everyoneknowshowsimilarchimpanzees(黑猩猩)aretohumans.Soit'snosurprisethattheirgreetingsarealsoclosetoours.Themostcommonwaysofgreetingbetweenchimpanzeesarehandtouchingandhugging.Sometimestheyalsokisseachother.Somechimpanzeescanevenlearnsimplesignlanguage.Giraffesseldom(很少)makeloudsounds.Theirneckscanreachtwometersinlength,makingthemusefulingreetingeachother.Whentwogiraffesmeet,theymay"shake"theirnecksandrub(摩擦)themagainsteachother.Thisistofeelhowstrongandtalltheotheris.Dolphinsgreetoneanotherwithwhistles(哨声).Theycanhearotherdolphinsfrommanykilometersaway.Everydolphinhasadifferentwhistle.Whentwogroupsofdolphinsmeet,theyeachchooseamemberto"talk"totheothergroup.Thetwogroupscanthentraveltogether.Unlikemostoftheotheranimals,dolphinsaresmartenoughtolearnanewlanguagebyinventingandcopyingnewsounds.()36.Chimpanzeesusuallygreeteachotherby.A.noddingandbowingB.kissingonthefaceC.touchinghandsandhuggingD.usingalotofsignlanguage()37.Giraffesrubtheirneckswhentheymeetinorderto.A.reachtallertreesB.makeloudsoundsC.knowabouteachotherD.fightwitheachother()38.Accordingtothereading,dolphinsare.A.friendlyandcleverB.lazyandquietC.strongandplayfulD.caringandpeaceful()39.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Giraffesareabouttwometerstall.B.Dolphinscanheareachotherfromfaraway.C.Mostanimalshavetheabilitytolearnanewlanguage.D.Chimpanzeesaresurprisedathumans'wayofgreeting.()40.Thepassageisprobablyfrom.A.aguidebookB.anoticeboardC.anewsreportD.anaturemagazineBOnlinelearningisagoodwaytolearnalanguage.ByusingtheInternet,youcanpractiseatanytimeofthedayornightforasmanyminutesorhoursasyouhave.Youcanpractiseanywhere——athome,onthebusorinthepark.Herearesomewebsites(网站)foryoutolearnEnglishonline.MOOECMOOEChascoursesforlearnersatalllevels.Thecoursesareshort.Ifyou'renotsureifonlinestudyisrightforyou,MOOECisagoodplacetostart,becauseitwilljusttakealittlebitofyourtime.PeopleinAustraliabuiltthewebsite,sotherearesomecoursesaboutAustraliaanditshistory.FutureLearnYoumaylearnmanyonlinecoursesbyyourself,butyoucantalkwithotherpeopleandpractiseyourspokenEnglishwhiletakingcoursesonFutureLearn.Withmorethanonemillionusers,it'seasytofindsomeonetotalkwithyou.DuolingoAsafreelanguagelearningwebsite,Duolingoisagreatchoiceforbeginnerstolearnvocabularyandgrammar.It'snotveryusefulifyouhavelearnedsomeEnglishbefore.engVidThiswebsiteoffersfreevideolessons.TheyaremainlyaboutEnglishconversations.Soifyouwanttomakeafluent(流利的)conversation,thewebsiteisagoodchoiceforyou.()41.Whatisthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?A.Whatonlinelearningis.B.Howtolearnalanguageonline.C.Theadvantagesoflearningonline.D.Theimportanceoflearninganewlanguage.()42.ForanEnglishlearnerwhoisinterestedinAustralia,isthebestchoice.A.FutureLearnB.DuolingoC.engVidD.MOOEC八年级英语试题第5页共8页

()43.WecanlearnthatthecoursesonDuolingoare.A.shortandcheapB.easyandfreeC.usefulbutdifficultD.interestingbutexpensive()44.PeoplecanimprovetheirEnglishquicklyonengVid.①listening②speaking③reading④writingA.①②B.①③C.②③D.①④()45.Thewriterwritesthepassagemainlyto.A.advisereaderstolearnEnglishonlineB.comparethefourEnglishlearningwebsitesC.tellreadershowtofindusefulwebsitestolearnEnglishD.showwhyonlinelearningisgoodwaytolearnEnglishCThesedays,peopleshowallkindsofthingsontheInternetlikegoodfood,niceclothes,wonderfulvacationsandsoon.NowshowingthenumberCThesedays,peopleshowallkindsofthingsontheInternetlikegoodfood,niceclothes,wonderfulvacationsandsoon.Nowshowingthenumberofstepsisbecomingpopular.Nowmoreandmorepeoplefinditimportanttobeingoodhealth.Tokeephealthy,manypeoplegotoworkonfoot.Whentheystartwalking,theyopenthestepcounter(计步)apponthephonestorecord(记录)howmanystepstheywalkthatday.Afteraday'swalk,somepeopleshowthenumberonWeChatorWeibo.Thiscanmakethemlearnfromeachotherandkeepexercising."Thishelpsmetoexercisemuchandkeepagoodhabit,"MissLiusaid."IcanalsotalkabouthowtokeephealthywithmyfriendsonWeChat.Weareinthesamegrouptoencourageeachothertokeepexercising."Mr.Wulikestoexercise.Butinthepasthewaskindoflazyanddidn'twanttoexerciseeveryday."AfterIusethestepcounterapp,everythingisdifferent.Itisgreattoexercisewithmyfriends.Sometimesthereareprizesforthosewhowalkmoresteps.Ireallylikeit."hesaid.Walkingisarelaxingandusefulwaytoexercise.Boththeoldandtheyounglikeit.Recordingthestepshelpspeopledevelopagoodhabitofwalkingandshowingthenumbercanmakepeoplemoreinterestedinwalking.Butdon'ttakethenumbertooseriously.()46.Whatdoesthewriterthinkofshowingthenumberofsteps?A.ItcanmakepeoplemuchmorerelaxedB.Itcanmakepeopledevelopagoodhabit.C.Itcanmakemorepeoplewanttokeepfit.

()47.Whatcannotweknowfromthesecondparagraph?A.Whymanypeoplegotoworkonfoot.B.Howtheyusethestepcounterapp.C.Inwhichplacestheyusetheapp.()48.Theunderlinedword"it"hererefersto.A.healthB.walkingC.thestepcounterapp()49.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Morepeoplegotoworkonfoottosavemoney.B.MissLiuandMr.Wuliketoexercisewiththeirfriends.C.Peopleusuallyshowthenumberofstepsinthemorning.()50.Whichismentionedinthearticle?A.ManypeopleliketoshowthenumberofstepsontheInternet.B.Manypeopleliketobeingoodhealthonlythroughtakingwalks.C.It'sveryimportanttorecordhowmanystepsyouwalkeveryday.四、短文填空。(10分)阅读短文，从方框中选择恰当的词并用其适当形式填空，使短文完整、通顺。每词限用一次，有一词多余。go,rose,rich,road,they,surprise,work,as,how,busy,thousandsofInafarawayplace,therewasavillage.Thevillagewas(51)inpotatoesthananywhereelseinthecountry.Attheendofeverygrowingseason,(52)potatoeswerereadyforthemarket.Ineachhome,menandwomenwould(53)divide(分开)thepotatoesintothreegroups:large,mediumandsmall.Oneyear,ayoungmangothisshareofthepotatoes.Whentheothervillagers(54),hewalkedaroundthevillagelaughingandtalking.Thevillagersthoughthewaslazy,andtheyworriedthatthismancouldnevergethispotatoesreadyintime.Whenitwastimeforthevillagers(55)tomarket,theyweregreatly(56)tofindthattheyoungman'spotatoeswereperfectlyinthreegroups.Theyaskedtheyoungman(57)hedidit.Themanshowedthem,andthentheyunderstoodhewasnotlazy,butveryclever.Heputallhispotatoesinacart(手推车)andpulleditalongthevillage'srough(崎岖不平的)dirtroad.(58)thecartmovedupanddownovertheroad,thepotatoesmovedtoo.Thesmallpotatoesmovedtothebottom,thelargerpotatoes(59)tothetopandthemediumpotatoesrestedinthemiddle.Lifeislikethistoo.Therough(60)wetravelalongcanalsohelpus.Whatagoodlessonwecanlearnfromthisstory!

五、完成句子。(10分)61.尽可能多读英语是有必要的。62.赶快锻炼起来，不要等到来不及了！63.我期盼着你们的答复。64.确保你离开之前要关灯.65.请早点起床，以便你能赶上首班公交车。六、书面表达。(15分)新年将至，Youth杂志社开展以“成为更好的自己”为主题的征文活动。假如你是李华，请你结合自己的生活实际，制定切实可行的计划，写一篇英语短文投稿。Tobeabett