2023-2024学年江苏省常州市中天实验中学八年级（上）第二次月考英语试卷

常州中天实验2023-2024学年八年级上学期第二次阶段单元练习一、单项选择(每题1分，共20分)1.Thesentencestructureof"Themanwaitingatthebusstoplooksveryworried."is__________.A.S+V B.S+V+O C.S+V+P D.S+V+IO+DO E.S+V+DO+OC2.Iwenttotheclassroomtoclosethedooryesterday.ButassoonasIwas_______totheclassroom,Ifounditalready_________.A.closed;closely B.closely;closed C.close;closed D.close;close3.Ifyou_______atnoon,you_______thefeedingofanimals.A.arriveatthere;willsee B.willarrivethere;willsee C.arrivethere;willsee D.arriveinthere;see4.QuanHongchan,ahard-workingplayer,isagood_______toyoungpeople.A.interest B.degree C.sign D.example5.---Readingisagoodwaytopassthetimeontheplane.Inevergotravellingwithoutabook.---___________.A.Youarejoking B.That'strue C.Idon'tthinkso D.Itsoundsgood6.They_______inthesnowwhenaboy_______.A.played;wasfallingdown B.wereplaying;fellover C.areplaying;falldown D.played;wasfallingdown7.Thelittleboyhastowalktoschooleveryday,_______?A.doeshe B.doesn'the C.hashe D.hasn'the8.Ineedtobuymyselfathickercoat.Thetemperaturewillbemuch_______nextweek.A.colder B.warmer C.higher D.lower9.Whenyouarenervous,closeyoureyesandtryto_______.A.calmdown B.breakdown C.comedown D.putdown10.Wouldyouplease_______them_______usinthegames?A.inviting;join B.invite;tojoin C.toinvite;tojoin D.toinvite;join11.---Sixtypercentoftheanimals_______illbecauseofthedirtywaterandair.---That'strue.Sowemusttakeactionto_______peoplemakingtheearthdirty.A.gets,protect B.get;protect C.gets;prevent D.get;prevent12.Somepeoplelikecoffee_______othersliketea.A.while B.if C.or D.as13.Tomis_______honestboy.HeisJack's_______bestfriendinhisclass.A.an;the B.an;/ C.a;the D.a;/14.---Oh,howoldthesephotosare!---Myfatherkeepsthem_______himselfrememberhispoorchildhood.A.tomake B.make C.making D.made15.Youlooktired.You'dbetter_______arest.Rememberhealthcomesfirstwhateverhappens.A.stophaving B.stoptohave C.tostophaving D.tostoptohave16.Thisnewhotel_______us_______alargeroomanddeliciousmeals.A.provides;for B.offers;to C.provides;with D.offers;with17.---Mynewclassmateisanicegirl.Butsometimessheisnotquietenough.---Comeon!Nooneis_______.Don'tbesohardonher.A.serious B.humorous C.perfect D.honest18.Lotsofpeople,includingprimaryschoolstudentsfromChina,attendedtheCOP26UNClimateChangeConference_______takeactiontomaketheworldabetterplacetolive.A.suchas B.inorderto C.insteadof D.asaresult19.Ourliveswouldnotbepossiblewithoutanimals.Soweshouldtryallkindsofwayswecanthinkof_______thewildanimals.A.protect B.toprotect C.protecting D.protected20._______studentstookpartinthewritingcompetitionlastmonth.A.Hundredof B.100hundredsof C.100hundreds D.Hundredsof二、完形填空(每题1分，共10分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。A12-year-oldmiddleschoolstudentfromChongqingspentherlastsummervacation(1)_______wildanimalsataconservation(保护)areainMasaiMara,Kenya.ZhuoYangling'sfatheristhefirstfull-timeworkerfromChinatocarryoutprotectionworkofwildanimalsinAfrica.Asherfatheroften(2)_______herstoriesaboutwildanimals,thegirldevelopedan(3)_______inallkindsofanimals.HerfathertookhertoAfricaforthefirsttimewhenshewas4yearsold.ShevisitedAfricaforthesecondtimeat8.Aftercomingbacktoschool,shecameupwiththe(4)_______ofprotectingwildanimals.Lastsummerholiday,thegirlwenttoAfricaagain."Iamnotatravellerthistime.Iputmyheartandsoulintotheresearchandprotectionofwildanimalsthere."“Everydaythebirdsong(5)_______mewakeup.ThenI(6)_______myfathertopatrol(巡逻)theareatocheckifsomeanimalsareinjured(受伤的).If(7)_______iswrong,westartenjoyingour(8)_______.”thegirlwroteinherdiary."Intheafternoon,myfatherandIworkatourhome.Intheevening,webeginpatrollingagain.Thenweplaygames(9)_______thecampfire(篝火).Withtheanimals’lowroarsinthebackground,we(10)_______,"saysanotherpartofherdiary.1.A.visiting B.feeding C.watering D.protecting2.A.gave B.spoke C.told D.said3.A.interest B.elephant C.hour D.answer4.A.scientist B.danger C.idea D.panda5.A.makes B.eats C.comes D.goes6.A.walk B.follow C.ask D.allow7.A.something B.anything C.nothing D.everything8.A.breakfast B.lunch C.dinner D.meal9.A.around B.above C.on D.under10.A.gotowork B.gotostudy C.fallasleep D.getup三、阅读理解（每题2分，共32分）AMyfatherwasalwaysdrunkandangry.Hebeatmeeveryday.Healwayslockedthedoorwhenhewentawayandkeptthekeyinhispocket.OnedayIfoundanoldsaw(锯子)thathehidintheroof.WhenIwasaloneinthehouse,Istartedtomakeaholewiththesawonthewoodenfloorunderthebigtable.Thenextdaymyfathersaid,"Huck,gototheriverandcatchsomefishforbreakfast.Bequick!Anddon'ttryanything.Remember,I'mwatchingyou!"WhileIwasfishingbytheriver.Isawanemptyboatnearby."Aboat!"Ithoughthappily."Thisismychancetoescape(逃离).I'llhidetheboatnearsometreesanduseittonight!”Whenmyfatherwenttotownthatafternoon,Igotmysawandstartedtoworkonthehole.ItwaslateafternoonwhenIfinishedmakingit."Ididagoodjob,”Ithought,lookingatthehole."NowI'llgetmyfather'sgun.”Ilookedoutsidethewindowandtherewasnobodythere.Iquicklyclimbedoutthroughthehole.ThenIranintothewoodstohuntawildpig.Tomygreatjoy,Ifoundone.Ishotitandtookitbacktothehouseandletthepig'sbloodfallonthewoodenfloorofthehouse.ThenIpulledsomeofmyhairoutandputitonmyfather'saxe(斧子)withsomeofthepig'sblood.Itookthepig'sbodyoutsideandputitinabigbagwithsomerocks,andthrewitintotheriver."Thiswaypeoplewillthink_______!”Ithought."They'llcomeandlookformybodyintheriver."Thisideamademesmile.IwaiteduntilitwasdarkandgotintotheboatandwenttoJackson'sIsland.IknewaboutJackson'sIslandbecauseTom,Ben,JoeandIhadalotoffunadventuresthere.---AdaptedfromTheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinnbyMarkTwain1.What'sthecorrectorderofthefollowing?①Huckfoundaboatwhenfishing. ②Huckdiscoveredasawintheroof.③Huckfinishedmakingthehole. ④Huckkilledawildpig.⑤HucksetouttoJackson'sIsland. ⑥Huckcameoutofthehouse.A.⑥①③②⑤④ B.②③①⑥④⑤ C.②①③⑥④⑤ D.③①②⑥⑤④2.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttofillinthe“______”.A.myfatherwentawayandI'msad B.thepig'sbloodismineandI'mdeadC.IkilledthewildpigandI'mbrave D.myfriendshelpedmeandI'mhappy3.ThistimeHuckwenttoJackson'sIslandmainlybecausehewantedto______.A.meethisfriends B.lookfortreasure C.takeanadventure D.getawayfromhisfather4.Accordingtothepassage,whatisHucklike?A.Adventurousandsmart B.Creativeandhonest. C.Bravebutcareless. D.Funnybutstupid.BSomescientistssaythatanimalsintheoceanareincreasinglythreatenedbynoisepollutioncausedbyhumanbeings.Thenoisethatinfluencesseaanimalscomesfromanumberofhumanactivities.Itiscausedmainlybyindustrialunderwaterexplosions(爆炸),oceandrillingandshipengines.Suchnoisesareaddedtonaturalsounds.Thesesoundsincludethebreakingoficefields,underwaterearthquakes,andsoundsmadebyanimalsthemselves.Decibelsmeasured(分贝测量)inwateraredifferentfromthosemeasuredonland.Anoiseofonehundredandtwentydecibelsonlandcausespaintohumanears.Inwater,adecibellevelofonehundredandninety-fivewouldhavethesameeffect(影响).Somescientistshaveplannedtosetanoiselimit(限制)ofonehundredandtwentydecibelsintheocean.Theyhavefoundthatnoisesatthatlevelcanfrightenwhales.AteamofAmericanandCanadianscientistsdiscoveredthatloudernoisescanseriouslyhurtsomeanimals.Theresearchteamfoundthatpowerfulunderwaterexplosionswerecausingwhalesintheareatolosetheirhearing.Thisseriouslyaffectedthewhales’abilitytoexchangeinformationandfindtheirway.Someofthewhalesevendied.Theexplosionshadcausedtheirearstobleed.Manyresearcherswhoseworkdependsonoceansoundsdisagreewithalimitofonehundredandtwentydecibels.Theysaysuchalimitwouldmeananendtoimportantindustrialandscientificresearch.Scientistsdonotknowhowmuchandwhatkindsofnoisesareharmfultooceananimals.However,manyscientiststhinkthatnoisesareagreaterdangerthantheybelieved.It'stimeforthemtotakeactiontohelpoceananimals.5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTcausedbyhumanbeings?A.Thenoiseofindustrialunderwaterexplosions. B.Thenoiseofoceandrilling.C.Thesoundofunderwaterearthquakes. D.Thenoiseofshipengines.6.WhatdoesParagraph2mainlytellus?A.Thesamenoiselevelhasadifferenteffectonlandandintheocean.B.Differentplacesmayhavedifferenttypesofnoises.C.Thenoisescancausehumanstolosehearing.D.Therearedifferentkindsofnaturalsoundsintheocean.7.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Powerfulunderwaterexplosionsaren'tharmfultowhales’ears.B.Manyresearchersareagainstthenoiselimitof120decibels.C.Noisescannotcausewhales'death.D.Thenoiselimitof120decibelswouldhardlyinfluencetheindustrialresearch.8.Accordingtothepassage,wecaninferthatscientistswillprobably________.A.trytheirbesttomakenonoise B.workhardtocutdownnaturalsoundsC.protectoceananimalsfromharmfulnoises D.stopindustrialandscientificresearchintheoceanCItwashotinthemiddleofsummerandtherewerenotreesalongthestreet.Fewpeoplecameoutonsuchahotday.Mr.Readhadanotherbadday.Thewholedaynoonehadcometohissmallshoptobuyanything.Heclosedhisshopathalfpastfive,andwentoutintothestreetandbeganwalkingtothebusstop.Hewasveryfat.ThesunshonestraightdownthestreetandinafewminutesMr.Readfelthot.AsmallboycameoutofanothershopinthestreetandfollowedMr.Read.Hestayedverynearhimallthetime,andhesteppedonMr.Read'sshoesseveraltimes.Mr.Readlookedathimangrilyeachtime.Afterthefourthtime,Mr.Readstopped,tunedroundandsaidtotheboy,"Whatareyoudoing?Stopfollowingmelikethat!You'regoingto-hurtmyfeet.""I'msorry,butdon'tstopme,please!”Thesmallboysaid,"It'sveryhottodayandthereisn'tanyshadeanywhereelseinthestreet."9.WhatwasMr.Readgoingtodoafterclosinghisshop?A.Hewasgoingtowalktothebusstop. B.Hewasgoingtolookforhisboy.C.Hewasgoingtoanothershop D.Hewasgoingtohideinashade.10.WhydidnoonecometobuythingsinMr.Read'sshop?A.Becausetheshopwassmall. B.Becauseitwastoohot.C.Becauseheclosedittooearly. D.Becausehewastoofat.11.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribetheboy?A.Kind. B.Helpful. C.Fun. D.Popular.12.TheboyfollowedMr.Readsothat________.A.nobodywouldseehim B.hecouldhurtMr.Read’sfeetC.hecouldfindthebusstop D.thesunwouldn'tshineonhimDDoyouthinkcatshaveninelives?Iftheydo,thenacatnamedScarlettmighthaveusedafewofherlives.ScarlettwasahomelesscatlivinginanoldbuildinginNewYork.Oneday,afirestartedinthebuilding.Mostanimalstriedtorunawayquickly.ButScarletthadbabiestosave.Asthefiregotbigger,Scarlettdidn'tcareaboutthedanger.Onebyone,shetookherbabiesout.AkindfirefighterfoundScarlettandherbabies.Heputtheminabox.Scarlettcouldnotseeherbabiesbecausehereyeswerebadlyhurt,soshecountedherfivebabiesbytouchingeachone'snose.ThefirefightersentScarlettandherbabiestoananimalhospital.Areportersawit,andhewroteastoryaboutScarlettinthenewspaper.ThenmanypeoplewantedtoadoptScarlettandherbabies.Thehospitalmadesurethateverycathadagoodhome.Inhernewhome,Scarlettplayedwithpaperballsandpaperbags.Shewasveryhappytoliveinacomfortablehomewithlovingowners.13.Scarlettdidn'trunawaywhenthefirestartedbecauseshe_________.A.wasnotafraidoffire B.hadtosaveherbabiesC.didn'tknowwheretogo D.knewsomeonewouldsaveher14.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"adopt"meaninChinese?A.收养 B.介绍 C.调查 D.替代15.Whatistherightorder(顺序)ofthefollowingthingsaccordingtothepassage?①AfirefighterfoundScarlett. ②Scarlettplayedwithpaperballs.③Scarletttookherbabiesout. ④AreporterwroteastoryaboutScarlett.A.①③②④ B.③①②④ C.③①④② D.①③②④16.Whichisthebesttitle(标题)ofthepassage?A.Cats'ninelive B.AMother'sLove C.LivingwithaCat D.AFirefighterSavesaBuilding四、信息还原（共5小题：每小题1分）请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。Once,therewasashepherd(牧羊人).1._______Hewasveryhappyandhopedthesewildsheepwouldn'tleave.Itsnowedthatnight.Thenextmorning,theshepherdcouldn'ttakehissheeptothemountains.Instead,hehadtofeedtheminside.2._______Buthegavemoreofthefoodtothewildsheep.Hethoughttheextra(额外的)foodwouldstopthemfromleaving.Itsnowedforseveraldays.Duringthattime,theshepherd'ssheepateverylittle.3._______Atlast,thesnowstopped,andtheshepherdtookallthesheepout.Assoonastheygottothefootofthemountain,thewildsheepstartedtorunaway."Wait!4._______Whydoyourunaway?"theshepherdshouted.Onewildsheepstoppedandsaidtohim,"We'releavingbecauseyoufedusbetterthanyourownsheep.5._______Yesterday,youwerekindtous,buttomorrowyoumightbedifferent.Ifmorewildsheepjoinyourherd(牧群),youwillgiveuslessfood,too.”Theshepherdfinallyrealizedhismistake.Hewassorrythathedidn'ttakegoodcareofhisownsheep.A.IlookedafteryousowellB.YouweretryingtocheatusC.Hegavealittlefoodtohisownsheep.D.Thewildsheep,however,ateverywell.E.Thewildsheepfeltboredandwantedtoplayoutside.F.Onenight,hefoundsomewildsheepjoinedhisherd.G.Hemadesurethathewouldneverloseanyofthem.五、综合填空Whenpeoplesay"culture",wethinkofartandhistory.ButaveryfamoussymbolinAmericancultureis_____1_____cartoon.Weallknowandlovetheblackmouse____2____twolargeroundears---MickeyMouse.Over80yearsago,hefirst____3____(appear)inthecartoonSteamboatWillie.WhenthiscartooncameoutinNewYorkonNovember18,1928,itwasthefirstcartoonwithsoundandmusic.ThemanbehindMickeywasWaltDisney.Hebecameveryrichand____4____(success).Inthe1930s,he____5____(make)87cartoonswithMickey.Somepeoplemightaskhowthiscartoonanimalbecamesopopular.Oneofthemain____6____(reason)isthatMickeywaslikeacommonman,buthealwaystriedtofaceanydanger.Inhisearlyfilms,Mickeywas____7____(lucky)andhadmanyproblemssuchaslosinghishouseorgirlfriend,Minnie.____8____,hewasalwaysreadytotryhisbest.Peoplewenttothecinematoseethe"littleman”win.MostofthemwantedtobelikeMickey.OnNovember18,1978,MickeybecamethefirstcartooncharactertohaveastarontheHollywoodWalkofFame.Today'scartoonsare____9____(usual)notsosimpleaslittleMickeyMouse,buteveryonestillknowsandloveshim.Whohasapairofears________(famous)thanMickey's?It'seasytogettheanswer,isn'tit?六、词汇运用(每小题1分，满分4分)1.Inourcity,therearetwo____________(协会)workinghardtosavebirds.2.Jerrywassocarelessthathegavean____________answeratlast.(correct)3.LastWednesdaywasthe____________(win