江苏省徐州市鼓楼区东苑中学2024-2025学年八年级上学期12月月考英语试题（含答案）

鼓楼区东苑中学2024-2025学年八年级上学期12月月考英语试题（全卷共140分，时间90分钟）一、选择填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）1.—Areyoureadyfortheshow?—No.It’seasyto________aplaybutdifficulttoactitout.A.makeup B.takeup C.lookup D.putup2.—Thelocalfoodmaytastealittlestrange.—Well,________wearehere,whynotgiveitatry?A.since B.unless C.though D.because3.-WhattypeofTVprogrammesdoyoulike?-Iprefer_______.Therearealwaysfamouspeopleontheseshowstalkingabouttheirlives.A.gameshows B.chatshows C.dramaseries D.documentaries4.Youwillneverachievesuccess____________youdevoteyourselftoyourwork.A.after B.if C.as D.unless5.Asweallknowpaper-cuttingis____________Chineseartwithalonghistory.A.common B.modern C.traditional D.new6.Idon’tlikerock.It’stoonoisy.Ipreferfolk—it’smyfavourite________.A.colour B.instrument C.music D.film7.SometimesIfeelstressedbecausewhatmybosswantsmetodogoes________myability.A.past B.above C.through D.beyond8.—Shallwegoforawalk?—________.It’stoodark.We’dbetterstayathome.A.Niceidea B.That’strue C.Don’tbesilly D.Iagreewithyou9.Xuzhouis________popular________manypeoplewanttocomehereforatripthisyear.A.so;that B.such;that C.too;to D.very;that10—Iwishamagicmedicinecouldhelpmeremembereverythinginclass.—________Onlyhardworkbringsyouwhatyouwishfor.A.Whynot? B.Wonderful,indeed.C.Whatapity! D.Inyourdreams.二、完形填空（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）Awisemanwasonhislongjourneywithayoungman.___11___wasfalling,sotheydecidedtofindaplacetostay.Theysearchedforalongtimeandatlastfoundatinyoldhouse.A___12___familylivedinit.Theygavethetwovisitorsawarmwelcomeandpreparedasimple___13___forthemincludingfreshmilkandcheese.Afterthemeal,thewisemanaskedhowthey___14___insuchapoorplace.Inalowvoicethehusbandreplied,"Wehavea___15___.Wesellhermilktoourneighborsandkeepsomefor___16___ownneeds-makesomecheeseandcream."Thenextmorning,thetwovisitorscontinuedtheir___17___.Aftertheywalkedafewmiles,thewisemansaidtotheyoungman,"Gobackandpushthecowoffthecliff(悬崖）."Why?Withoutthecow,theywillhavenothing."Thewisemanrepeatedhisorder,"Gobackand___18___thecow."Theyoungmanwas___19___aboutthefutureofthefamily.But____20____hereturnedtotheoldhouseanddidasthewisemantoldhim.Afew____21____later,theyoungmantravelledonthesame`road.Hedecidedtovisitthefamilyagain.Tohissurprise,hesawalargehousewithabeautifulgardenthere.Heknockedon,thedoorand-awell-dressedmanansweredit.Hewas;thesonofthefamily.Themaninvitedhimtoenterthehouseandtoldhim____22____theirlifechanged."Youknow,wehad____23____butacowtokeepusaliveyearsago.Butonedayshefelloffthecliffanddied.Wehadtocomeupwithnew____24____ofmakingaliving.Yousee,wearemuch____25____thanbefore."Athiswords,theyoungmansmiled.11.A.Rain B.Night C.Light D.Silence12.A.brave B.poor C.rich D.dangerous13.A.meal B.room C.story D.life14.A.tookawalk B.gotintotrouble C.tookavacation D.madealiving15.A.horse B.pig C.cow D.sheep16.A.our B.their C.his D.her17.A.plan B.work C.journey D.sail18.A.help B.kill C.watch D.feed19.A.angry B.quiet C.mad D.worried20.A.luckily B.finally C.suddenly D.especially21.A.years B.months C.weeks D.days22.A.what B.where C.how D.whether23.A.something B.anything C.nothing D.everything24.A.places B.wishes C.interests D.ways25.A.better B.smarter C.busier D.prettier三、阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）A)阅读短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。AFilmFestivalCinemaGuideinSunshineTownOlympicCinemaSunshineCinemaABCCinemaStarCinemaNowshowingTalesofBeijingAdocumentarySuitableforallagesTicketprice:¥40NowshowingTheWorldofDinosaursAcartoonSuitableforallagesTicketprice:¥40NowshowingLoveShipAlovefilmTicketprice:¥60(¥30onTuesdaysandbefore5:00pmonFridays)NowshowingMurderinaCountryHouseAhorrorfilmTicketprice:¥5026.Tomisinterestedindocumentaries.Hewillprobablygoto________.A.OlympicCinema B.SunshineCinema C.ABCCinema D.StarCinema27.Amygetsscaredeasily.WhichfilmwillsheprobablyNOTsee?A.TalesofBeljing. B.TheWorldofDinosaurs. C.Loveship. D.MurderinaCountryHouse.28.MrWhiteandMrsWhitearefreeonlyonFridayevening.Theywanttoseealovefilm.Howmuchshouldtheypay?A.¥60. B.¥80. C.¥100. D.¥120.BWhenIwasinprimaryschool,Igotintoabigargument（争吵）withaboyinmyclass.Iforgotwhattheargumentwasabout,butIwillneverforgetthelessonIlearnedthatday.IthoughtthatIwasrightandhewaswrong-andhethoughtthatIwaswrongandhewasright.Theteacherdecidedtoteachusalesson.Shebroughtustothefrontoftheclassandaskedhimtostandononesideofherdeskandmeontheother.Inthemiddleofherdeskwasalarge,:roundball.Icouldclearlyseethatitwasblack.Sheaskedtheboywhatcolorthe,ballwas."White,”heanswered.Icouldn'tbelievehesaidtheballwaswhite,whenitwasobviously（明显地）black!Anotherargumentstartedbetweenus,thistimeaboutthecoloroftheball.Theteachertoldustochangeplacesandthenaskedmewhatcolortheballwas.Ihadtoanswer"White".Itwasaballwithtwodifferentlycoloredsides,andfromhissideitwaswhite.Frommysideitwasblack.Sometimesweneedtolookatproblemsfromtheotherperson'sviewinordertotrulyunderstandhisorherideas.29.Whotaughtthewriteralesson?A.Theboy B.Sheherself C.Herteacher D.Hermother30.Howdidthewriterfeelwhentheboysaidtheballwaswhite?A.Surprised B.Worried C.Happy D.Scared31.Whenintheboy'splace,thewriterchangedheranswerbecause____________·Atheboychangedhisanswertoo B.shewantedtosaysorrytotheboyC.theteachersaidtheboywasright D.theballhadtwodifferentlycoloredsides32.Whatlessoncanwelearnfromthestory?A.Seeingisbelieving. B.Everydoghasitsday.C.Putyourselfintoothers'shoes. D.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.CTheTishanBridgeTheTishanBridgewasanancientsinglearch(拱形)stonebridge.Itgotitsnamebecauseofthefamouscalligrapher,WangXizhi,intheEasternJinDynasty.Accordingtotheoldstory,WangXizhisawasad,elderlywoman,tryingtosellfansonthebridge.Itwasverycheapbutnobodywasinterested.WangXizhiofferedtowritewordsonthefan.Immediately,allthetownspeoplequeueduptobuyone.Thebridgewaswelllookedafterforcenturies.Itwasrebuiltin1828onthesamespot.TheBaBridgeTheTangDynastywasconsideredasoneofthemostpowerfultimesinancientChina.TheBaBridgeinChang’an,thecapitalcity,becamenotonlyatransportcentre,butafamousplaceforpeopletoseeofftheirfriends.Peopleusuallybrokeabranchfromawillowgrownalongsidetheriver.Thentheygaveittothepersonwhowasleavingonalongjourney.Itmeantthattheywantedthepersontostay.33.TheTishanBridgeandtheBaBridge________.A.werebothatransportcenter B.werebuiltinthecapitalcityC.werebuiltinthesamedynasty D.werefamousbecauseofastory34.Acalligrapherisgoodat________.A.writingwords B.tellingstories C.buildingbridges D.sellingfans35.WhatwastheBaBridgefamousfor?AAplacetowelcomefriends. B.Aplacetosaygood-byetofriends.C.Aplacetosellthings. D.Aplacetomeetimportantpeople.36.Whatisawillow?A.Akindoffood. B.Akindoftool. C.Akindoftree. D.AkindofanimalDHaveyoueverheardthephrase"Younevergetasecondchancetomakeafirstimpression"?Itmaysoundlikeanunusualpieceofadvice,butitistrue-thefirstimpressionsomeonehasofyouwhenmeetingyouforthefirsttimewillprobablyinfluencehowthatpersontreatsyouorreactstoyouinthefuture.Whatisevenmoreinterestingisthatthebraintakesinalltheinformationtocreatethatfirstimpressioninaboutthreeseconds.Whenyoumeetsomeoneforthefirsttime,bythetimeyouhavestatedyournameorshakenhands,theotherpersonhasalreadyformedanopinionaboutthekindofpersonyouare.Sohowdoyoumakeagoodfirstimpression?All.thingsgrown-upstellyou-suchasbeingpolite,andbeingwell-dressed-areveryimportant.However,themostimportant'tool'formakingagoodfirstimpressionisyourface.Smiling,beingresponsive,andlookinglikeyouarehappywillalmostalwaysleaveapositiveimpressiononpeople,especiallythosewhodonotknowyou.Mostpeople,generallyspeaking,arereadytosmilebackwhentheyaresmiledat.Furthermore,smilingandbeinginapositivemoodhelpsyoutoknowandgetabetterunderstandingofnewthings.Thismeansthatyoucanpossiblybefriendliertopeopleyoudonotknowand.bemorecreativeandabletosolveproblemsmorequickly.Soifyoueverneedareasontobe;happy,thinkaboutthewonderfulpeopleyoumightmeetandimpress-withacheerfulsmile.37.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"reacts"inParagraph1probablymeaninChinese?A.回应 B.道歉 C.报告 D.建议38.Whichparagraphshowshowsoonothersformopinionsonyou?A.Paragraph1. B.Paragraph2. C.Paragraph3. D.Paragraph4.39.Whatisthemostimportanttoleavegoodimpressions?A.Shakinghands. B.Statingyourname. C.Dressingnicely. D.Wearingasmile.40.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.TheFirstImpressionDoesMatters B.SmilingMakestheFirstImpressionC.MannersLeaveDeepImpressions D.ImpressionsDecideWhoYouAreB)阅读短文，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。阅读下面短文，从所给选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，使短文通顺，结构完整，其中有一项是多余选项。Alotofteenagersinmiddleschoolwanttodomoresports.____41____Butsomestudentsdon’treallyknowthebenefits(好处)ofdoingsports.Herearesomereasonsfordoingsports.WatchingTVandplayingvideogamesarebecomingmoreandmorepopularamongteenagers.____42____Butgettingteenagerstotakepartinasportgivesthemanopportunity(机会)togooutandsocialize(交往，社交)withothers.____43____What’smore,theywilllearnhowtoworkwithothersandgetalongwithothersharmoniously(和谐地).Oneofthebiggestproblemsinoursocietytodayisobesity(肥胖),andit’snotjustaproblemwithadults.Moreandmorekidsarebecomingoverweight.____44____Encouragingteenagerstodomoresportsalsobenefitsparents.Itisagreatwayforparentstoshowtheylovetheirkids.____45____Thisisagreatwayforparentstospendtimewiththeirteenagersandtalktothem.Doingsportsisagreatwayforteenagerstogetoutofthehouse,getmoving,makefriendsandkeephealthy.Sowhynotjoininandgetintosportstoday?A.Theymayfindnewfriendsinthisway.B.Theyprefertostayathomeratherthangoout.C.Joininginateamsportwillhelpteenagersgetsomeexercisewithoutfeelingpressured(有压力的)toloseweight.D.Teenagerswanttobestrongerthroughdoingsports.E.Parentscanplaywiththemandhelpthempracticesports.F.Manydoitbecausetheythinkitwillmakethembecomemorepopular.四、词语运用（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）A)选用方框内的单词填空，其中有一个单词是多余的。real-lifecancelcentrallastingcoveredpeacefully46.TanDunwasbornin1958in________Hunan,China.47.Thisyear’sBeijingMusicAwardswillbe________live.48.Wecanlearnalotaboutnature,historyand________eventsfromdocumentaries.49.Classicalmusicisseriousandhasa________value.50.Hepburnpassedaway________inhersleepin1993.B)在空白处填入一个适当单词或用括号中所给单词的正确形式填空，使短文内容完整、正确。TheBravestisamovie____51____(base)uponareal-lifeevent—afirethathappenedinDalianonJuly16,2010.Anoilpipelinecaughtfirethatnight.Morethan2,000firefightersfrom14citiesinLiaoningProvinceworkedthroughthenight____52____(put)outthefire.____53____(luck),noonediedorwashurtinthefire.Inordertoshowhowrealfirefiabterslive____54____work,____55____(direct)ChenGuohuiandhisteamdidalotofresearchand____56____(interview)manyofthefirefighterswhofoughttheDalianfire.Chensaidhewasdeeplytouched____57____theirbravery.Theyarealwaysreadytorisktheirlives,astheirwork____58____(be)quitedangerous.“Themovie____59____(make)topayourrespecttotoday’sfirefighters.Theyarethe____60____(great)peopleintheworld.Andwealsowanttoremindviewerstousefiresafety.”Chensaid.五、阅读短文，按要求回答问题，每题不超过5个单词。IfIWereABoyAgainIfIwereaboyagain,Iwouldtryhardtoknowaboutmyself.ThenIwoulddealhonestlywithmyself,tostudyuponmyownweaknessesandstrengths.Iwouldbeginearlyenough,beforemistakeshadtimetobecomehabits.IfIwereaboyagain,Iwouldnevergiveup.Thereisnothingmorevaluablethanacontinuedeffortwhentherightthingneedstobedone.IfIwereaboyagain,Iwouldtrytolookonthecheerfulsideofeverything.Lifeislikeamirror.Ifyousmileuponit,itsmilesbackonyou.Ifyoufrown(皱眉),youwillbesuretogetasimilarlookinreturn.IfIwereaboyagain,Iwouldbuildahabitofattention,andIwouldletnothingcomebetweenmeandthesubjectathand.Aniceskaternevertriestoskateintwodirectionsatonce.Oneofourgreatmistakes,whileweareyoung,isthatwedonotfocusstrictlyonwhatwearedoingatthatparticularmoment.Itiseasytolearnhowtopayattention,ifwebeginearlyenough.byJamesThomasFields61.WhowroteIfIWereABoyAgain?___________________________62.Howmanysuggestionsdoesthewritergiveinthispassage?___________________________63.InParagraph4,thewritertellsustheimportanceof________.64.Weshouldputthesentence“Innersunshinewarmsnotonlytheheartoftheowner,butallwhocomeincontactwithit.”attheendofParagraph________.65.Whoisthispassagemainlywrittenfor,teensoradults?___________________________六、书面表达（满分20分）66.你是李华，是阳光中学九年级学生。每年3月你校都举办艺术节。请你写封邮件，邀请你的外教Edgar参加今年的学校艺术节，内容包括：1.时间：3月10—12号；地点：校操场和大礼堂2.艺术节上的活动安排；3.知道Edgar擅长……,欢迎他现场表演。注意：1.词数90左右；可适当发挥2.邮件的开头和结尾已给出（见答题卡）不计入总词数。3.邮件中不得出现真实姓名和校名。_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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