扬州市江都区八校联谊2022-2023学年八年级下学期第一次月考英语试题（含答案）

扬州市江都区八校联谊2022-2023学年

八年级下学期第一次月考英语试题

姓名：_________ 班级：_________ 学号：_________

（满分：140分；考试时间：110分钟）

第Ⅰ卷（选择题80分，答案填涂在答题卡上）

I.听力（共20题，每题1分）

I．听对话，选择正确答案。每组对话读两遍。

1．What sport does Tom play？

2．Which subject does the man like best？

3．Which country does Daniel plan to visit？

4．What fruit did the woman use？

5．When did Simon arrive at school this morning？

A．  At 6：45．

B．  At 6：55．

C．At 6：35．

6．How wide is the bridge？

A．  99 feet

B．  19 feet

C．  90 feet．

7．When will Julia go to the park？

A．On Sunday

B．On Saturday．

C．On Saturday or Sunday．

8．How much does the woman have？

A．225 yuan．

B．50 yuan．

C．175 yuan．

9．Why didn’t Tom go to watch the football match？

A． Because he had to look after the sick cat．

B． Because he had to stay with his mother．

C． Because he had to take care of the dog．

10．Where’re the two speakers？

A． At a bus stop．

B． On the bus．

C． In the park．

Ⅱ．听对话或短文，选择正确答案。每段对话或短文读两遍。

听一段对话，完成11-12小题。

11．How many seasons are mentioned（被提到）in the dialogue？

A． One．

B． Two．

C． Three．

12． Why does the woman like winter？

A．Because she can ski well．

B．Because it is not very cold．

C．Because she’s good at skating．

听第一篇短文，完成13-15小题。

13．A． talk  B． book  C．newspaper

14． A． fruit  B．weather  C． food

15． A． reading  B． listening  C． speaking

听第二篇短文，完成16-20小题。

16．Where was Allen born？

A．In America．B．In England．C．In Australia．

17．Why did Allen move to London？

A．Because he liked the city in England．

B．Because his father had a new job there．

C．Because he had a lot of friends there．

18．What did Allen enjoy doing with his friends before moving to London？

A．Running．B．Skating．C．Swimming．

19．How about the children at school in London？

A．They were angry with him．

B．They were afraid of him．

C．They were friendly to him．

20．What do we know from this passage？

A．He loves his life in London now．

B．He dislikes his life in London now．

C．He doesn’t mind his life in London now．

二、单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，计15分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入句中空白处的最佳答案。

21． As we all know, playing_______ chess is usually________ one-to-one game．

A． a; a  B． /; a  C． /; an  D． the; a

22． The poor _______ woman lived _______ in a _______ house．

A． lonely; alone; lonely  B． lonely; lonely; alone  C． alone; lonely; lonely  D． alone; alone; lonely

23．— Lucy hasn’t come back from the library________ ．

— Yes, I have _______ called her．

A.already; yet B． yet; yet C． already; already  D． yet; already

24．In the past, the old man felt________lonely from time to time．

A． bit  B． a little of  C． a bit of  D． a bit

25．It was raining hard． We had to walk_______ such a rainy night．

A． at  B． in  C． on  D． from

26．—Mom, can I do ________much work in_______ a short time?

—Dear, I think you can．

A.so; so B． such; so C． so; such  D． such; such

27．When you talk to an older person, you shouldn’t sit down if _____ stands．

A.others B． other C． the others  D． the other

28． John _________South Hill． He will be back ________a few days．

A． has been to; in  B． has been to; after

C． has gone to; in  D． has gone to; after

29．  —__________ did your uncle buy his car?

— He _______it for nearly two years．

A． When; has bought     B． When; has had

C． How long; has bought  D． How long; has had

30． He used ________ in a town, so he ________ everything in the new town very soon．

A.to live, got used to B． live, used to C． to living, got used to  D． to live, used to

31．Mr． Green’s never been to Canada, _____________?

B.isn’t he B． is he C． hasn’t he  D． has he

32．He________ a lot since he ______ the Reading Club．

A． learn , join  B． has learnt, joined  C． learnt , joined  D． is learning, join in

33． _______ great fun it is! And ________fantastic time we are having！

A． What a, what  B． What, what a  C． How a, how  D． What a, what a

34． —This book can help us know more about our hometown． —_______, I have read it before．

A． Exactly  B． It’s nothing  C． Especially  D． Recently

35． —Could you please ____________ fur coats any more ?— ________________________．

A． don’t buy; OK, I will  B． not buy; OK, I won’t

C． not buy; Yes, I could    D． not to buy; Yes, I can

三、完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

来源It only takes one person to make huge changes in a community． Margie Richard is one of these people． She is a great Black environmental activist（活跃分子）． She has worked for many years to__36_____her hometown． She has also helped other Black communities fight against__37_____pollution．

Even today, Black people are more likely than white people to live in neighborhoods with__38_____levels of air pollution． These neighborhoods are___39____near factories that pollute the air． This pollution causes people in these communities to get__40_____． Richards fights against big companies that____41___these factories． She wants people in these communities to be able to breathe clean air and live __42_____lives．

First, Richard spoke to scientists and environmentalists． She had to prove（证明）that the___43____was polluting the air． After more than 13 years of hard work, Richard and others put together a report． This report proved that the factory ___44____ 2 million pounds of harmful chemicals into the air each year． Richard spoke to the media（媒体）about the ___45____of this air pollution． She convinced（使信服）many people____46___the country． They helped spread her message．

Finally, the oil company agreed to help people in Old Diamond． The company paid people money to move away from the factory． It also worked to ___47____its factories to be less harmful to the environment．

Margie Richard believes there is still a long way to go, ___48____she continues to help other communities fight against pollution from big companies． She wants to get her___49____out to the world． She reminds people that __50_____can change their community． They just have to speak up and take action！

36．A． find  B． control C．improve D．organize

37．A． air B． land C． water D． noise

38．A． low B． new C． old D． high

39．A． never B． seldom C． once D． often

40．A． bad B． sick C． strong D． happy

41．A． run B． buy C． stop D． hurt

42．A． fuller B． slower C． faster D． healthier

43．A． factories B． companies C． communities D． neighborhoods

44．A． put off  B． took off C． gave off  D． cut off

45．A． goals B． dangers C． chances D． meanings

46．A． at B． for C． with D． across．

47．A． move B． wish C． avoid D． change

48．A． unless B． so C． that D． although

49．A． pollution B． factories C． company D． idea

50．A． someone B． something C． anyone D． anything

四、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，计30分）

阅读下列内容，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个最佳答案。

A

The following gives us a general introduction to some articles in the magazine Reader’s Digest． Read it and find out what interests you most．

51． Jack is interested in animals under the sea． Which part may interest him most?

A． Cover Story．  B． Fascinating Facts．  C． Drama in Real Life．  D． Travel．

52 The story The Dog Who Saved My Life must be very__________ ．

A． boring  B． exciting  C． moving  D． surprising

53． America’s Greatest Road Shows mainly tells us__________ ．

A． The journey to these places of interest is great fun．

B． It’s hard to reach unusual places of interest．

C． America has unusual places of interest．

D． Vacations can help people relax．

B

Tom and Becky in the cave

Tom and Becky walked into the cave． They held their candles high and saw names and dates which were written on the walls by other people． Suddenly they were in a part of the cave without any writing on the walls． They used candle smoke to write their own names on the rock and then walk on．

Soon they came to a little stream of water ．The cave wall looked like a frozen waterfall． Tom went behind the stone waterfall and found an opening in the rock． They started to walk down into the earth． They went deeper and deeper into the cave． Tom and Becky made many candle smoke marks on the walls to show the way back． It was exciting．

They soon found themselves in a huge open space that was full of bats． There were thousands of them． The light from their candles woke up the Bats, and they flew at the candle flames． Tom knew this was dangerous, so he took Becky’s hand to hurry her away ,but one of the bats followed and put out Becky’s candle with his wings． The bats followed them for a long time, but Tom and Becky ran into every new passage that they came to, and at last they got away from the bats．

54． When Tom and Becky went into the cave, they held candles in order to______________ ．

A． keep warm  B． burn things  C． see clearly  D． look for things

55．Tom and Becky made many candle smoke marks on the walls because_____________ ．

A． they wanted to show the way back  B． they couldn’t see the way clearly

C． they felt it was interesting         D． they wanted to let others know they were there

56．We can infer from the text that Becky_________ ．

A． was Tom’s sister              B． had been to the cave before

C． was excited about the adventure  D． was not interested in the adventure

57．What happened to Tom and Becky when they were in a huge open space?

A． Becky was hurt by bats               B． Hundreds of bats followed them

C． One of the bats put out Becky’s candle   D． They failed to get away from the bats．

C

Day Zero is a topic you might hear in a Hollywood disaster film, but in Australian towns influenced by drought (干旱), Day Zero comes when the government finally shut down the local water supply after years of drought． To some Australian towns under The Big Dry, that day arrived earlier in the last year．

Australia is not the only country that has such water problems． More water is used all over the world and drought happens more often and lasts for longer time． Australia, South Africa and India are all influenced seriously． According to the UN, more than four billion people don’t have enough water for at least one month a year because of the world’s rising population in cities and a warmer climate． And the problem will be even worse in the coming years．

There are too many dry rivers in Australian towns now． In New South Wales, the 32 months from January 2017 to August 2019 were the driest on record． The situation is so serious that in August 2019, the government prepared to spend ten million dollars saving fish． The year before that they had relaxed rules for shooting kangaroos because increasing numbers of kangaroos came to farmland to look for water and food．

It happened on Monday 13 January 2020． The water ran out in Stanthorpe． To satisfy the water needs in town, trucks carried water from another dam (水坝) near Warwick every day, which cost $800,000 a month． But this couldn’t solve the problem．

“This is the worst drought on record,” said Tracy Dobie, who has been Mayor of the Southern Downs Region since 2016． “When you see a blue sky without clouds, dry land, and dead plants, it is hard to be positive．”

Scientists are trying to find ways to solve the problem, developing new technologies that could get drinking water from even the world’s driest water taps．

58．Drought happened mainly because___________ ．

A．the government shut down water supply

B．the government didn’t store enough water in dams

C．serious pollution leads to drought all over the world

D．increasing population and warmer climate costs more water

59． What does the Australian government do to deal with the water problem?

① Protect kangaroos from being killed．

② Carry water in trucks to places in need．

③ Help to save fish in rivers from dying．

④ Look for more water in farmland．

A． ②③  B． ②④  C． ①②③  D． ②③④

60． We can infer from the passage that_________ ．

A．scientists have found ways to solve the problem

B．the water problem will be less serious next year

C．Australia has the most serious water problem in the world

D．Stanthorpe is still in drought though much money is spent

61． Which can be the best title for the passage?

A．Day Zero           B．Saving water

C．Drought in Australia  D．Why drought happened

D

Do you play King of Glory (《王者荣耀》) ? If so, do you like the game? Why or why not?

Li Ming is a 13-year-old student in Shanghai． Since last May, he has spent most of his spare time on King of Glory． “Every boy in my class is playing it,” he said． “Good players are respected．”

King of Glory has been a very popular mobile game in China． It has had 50 million daily users． Unlike other games, King of Glory names all of its characters after figures from China’s history． “All of them look very cool,” said Li． His favorite hero is Jing Ke． “She’s very pretty,” the boy added．

Yes, you read right． The real Jing Ke was a man． In the game, however, he has been turned into a woman． Jing Ke is not alone． Li Bai, as we know, was a famous poet． In the game, his job is to kill the others． China’s first known physician (医师) , Bian Que, meanwhile, doesn’t just cure people． He also poisons (毒害) his enemies．

This has caused a hot debate (辩论) ． Some parents are worried that the game may mislead their children． An article also criticized the game for rewriting China’s history．

Others, however, are less worried． They think a game is a game．

The real problem, perhaps, is that there is no game rating system (评价制度) in China． King of Glory is designed for people over 16 years of age． According to a survey, however, more than 30 percent of the players are in primary or middle school． They are too young to tell the differences between fact and fiction (虚构) ．

62．According to the article, in King of Glory, Li Bai is a____________．

A．Student  B．Killer  C．Physician  D．game developer

63． What is not mentioned in the passage on King of Glory？

A．Some parents are afraid the game may mislead their children．

B．Some people think the game shouldn’ t rewrite China’ s history．

C．Some people think it is more popular among the young．

D．Some parents think King of Glory is just a game for fun．

64． According to the article, how does the author think the problem can be solved?

A．By deleting all the misleading characters from King of Glory．

B．By preventing those under 16 from playing King of Glory．

C．By waiting for China to create a game rating system．

D．By including some history lessons in King of Glory．

65． Which of the following is NOT true about King of Glory according to the article?

A．Bian Que in the game has been turned into a woman．

B．All of its characters were named after figures from China’s history．

C．Li Ming likes Jing Ke in it because she’s very pretty．

D．More than 15 million daily players of it are in primary or middle school．

第II卷(非选择题60分)

五、词汇运用（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

根据句子意思，用括号中所给汉语提示或英语单词的适当形式填空。（每空一词）

66．He and my aunt Mary will get_______(结婚) soon．

67．The steel factory used to put its_______（废料）into the river．

68．You can take a _______(直达的 ) flight to Chengdu． It’s much faster．

69．All of the students________ ( 除了 ) Tom have visited the factory ．

70．Now there are a lot of _______(工厂) in our hometown．

71．Now more and more people like to go ______(国外) for further study．

72．—Whose hair clips are these? — They are one of my________ (亲戚)．

73．PM2．5 ________ (pollute) has become a serious problem which is bad for our health．

74．The song “Memory” has been popular since the ________(twenty) century．

75．Walking on the moon was once an ______(possible) task before the 1960s． However, the dream came true later on．

六、任务型阅读（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

Is it very interesting to travel by plane? For people who fly often in economy class(经济舱), the answer may be no． They may feel very tired because of the limited room． But according to Ron Soret, an airplane scientist, there are some ways to enjoy the journey better．

Sit near the front of the plane． When choosing seats, choosing a seat near the front of the plane will have a smoother ride． Soret says, “The front part of the plane is usually the most comfortable． You hardly feel the turbulence(骚乱) if it is not very serious．” Soret also says the front part of the plane is the quietest．

Taking an aisle seat(靠走道座位) is also a good choice． Soret says the aisle seats have bigger leg room． But sitting on the aisle comes with the duty of getting up when fellow passengers in the row have to use the bathroom．

Paying attention to the temperature is important, too． Temperatures in the planes are usually similar to those of your home． And if you are too cold, you can ask for blankets．

根据短文内容回答问题（每小题答案不超过7个单词）

76．Why may people feel tired when they fly in economy class?

_______________________________________________

77．Where is the quietest?

_______________________________________________

78．Is taking an aisle seat a good choice?

_______________________________________________

79．What can you ask for if you feel cold on a plane?

_______________________________________________

80．How many pieces of advice does Soret give in the passage?

_______________________________________________

七、缺词填空（共10空；每空1分，满分10分）

根据短文内外和首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。（每空一词）

Three boys decided to go and live on Jackson’s island． It was in the Mississippi, three miles south of St． Petersburg．  81．N___     lived there． That would be their 82．h         ． So that night three boys in a small

83．b________ went down the river to Jackson’s island． They had some bread and some meat, and Huck had his pipe, too． When they got there, they 84．c       everything onto the island and made a 85．f          , under a big tree． Then they cooked some of the meat over the fire, and oh, that meat was good—the best

86．d ______ in the world! Soon, they 87． s         talking, their eyes closed, and they slept． The next morning,        Tom woke up, _88． w_______ the sun on his head and a smile on his face． Then Huck and Joe woke up, and the three boys ran down to the river to swim． After that, they fished, and soon they had about six big fish for their

89． b_______． They cooked the fish on their fire and ate them all  90． b_________they were very hungry．

八、书面表达（满分30分）

A．句子翻译，将下列句子译成英语。（共5题；每小题2分，计10分）

91． 那本书他借了三周半了。

92． 这些年来我的家乡发生了巨大的变化。

93． 春天是游玩扬州园林的最好时间。

94． 我爸爸已经去南京出差两次了。

95． 现在人们主要通过邮件保持联系。

B．写作（计20分）

某英文报举办“家乡的变化”主题征文活动。请根据下表提示，以“The Changes in Hometown”

为题，用英语写一篇100字左右的短文。

1．要点齐全，语言通顺，适当发挥

2．条理清楚，书写规范。

3．文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

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参考答案

一、听力部分（每小题1分，共20分）

1-5 ABBAC        6-10 AACCB

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