八年级英语月考卷（苏州专用）-2024-2025学年八年级下学期第一次月考

2024-2025学年八年级下学期第一次月考

英语试题（苏州专用）

注意事项：

1．本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。

2．回答第Ⅰ卷时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。写在本试卷上无效。

3．回答第Ⅱ卷时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。

4．测试范围：Units 1~2，牛津译林版八年级下册。

5． 难度系数：0．65。

6．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第一部分 完形填空 （共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Over the years, I have taught at summer camps (夏令营)． It’s always heartwarming to see children from different backgrounds (背景) come together and become friends． And these    1    have also gifted me, a camp teacher, with many fun memories．

At one camp, we stayed in some lovely cabins, small wooden houses, with other campers and talked happily on a quiet night．    2    , I heard sharp cries from one of the the cabins． The campers and two teachers came running out． I ran over to see what was going on, and it turned out that a chipmunk (花栗鼠) had somehow found its way into their cabin． I    3    to help get the animal out．

When I    4    the cabin, I saw two girls crying on their beds, very    5   ． I picked them up and carried them outside． Another teacher was already there, helping to catch the chipmunk but failed． The real “   6   ” of this story was a nine-year-old camper． I found her on all fours, moving clothes, shoes, and bags to    7    the animal． The girl was from outside the United States and didn’t know the English word “chipmunk．” She just kept shouting, “A rat! A rat!” It was truly a funny    8    ．

For the next hour, the other adult, the    9    girl, and I ran around the house after the chipmunk． It ran under the beds and along the windowsills, and we were left empty-handed． But even now, many years later, I can’t help but     10     when I tell this story to others．

1．A．experiences       B．dreams                   C．sports                     D．competitions

2．A．Excitedly          B．Quickly                  C．Suddenly                D．Carefully

3．A．learnt                B．decided                  C．preferred                D．forgot

4．A．looked out of     B．flew over               C．stepped into            D．ran out of

5．A．bored                B．tired                      C．shy                        D．afraid

6．A．teller                B．listener                   C．hero                       D．writer

7．A．understand        B．reach                     C．show                      D．choose

8．A．scene                B．way                       C．secret                     D．corner

9．A．careful              B．brave                     C．successful               D．confident

10．A．imagining        B．supporting              C．crying                    D．laughing

第二部分阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

This year, many kids’ movies have come out． With so many great ones to choose from, we’ve picked three of them for you． Let’s take a look together!

11．Which movie won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature this year?

A．Orion and the Dark．                          B．Robot Dreams．

C．The Boy and the Heron．                     D．Mufasa: The Lion King．

12．What is the main theme of Robot Dreams?

A．A dog’s adventures．                           B．Dealing with loneliness．

C．The importance of words．                  D．Friendship between humans and robots．

13．What story does Mufasa: The Lion King feature?

A．A story about Mufasa in the afterlife．  B．A story about Timon and Pumbaa．

C．A story about a new lion king．            D．A story between Mufasa and Scar．

B

Does life sometimes seem to be full of problems? How many times do you find yourself saying things like “I really don’t understand this maths problem,” or “I can’t get into the school team”? Well, maybe it’s time to introduce yourself to to an amazing word yet (还、仍)．

With this word, you can change everything． “I really don’t understand this maths problem yet．”, “I can’t get into the school team yet．” Suddenly, the impossible becomes possible．

I once read about a school． After finding the old Pass/Fail system wasn’t helping students grow,the school tried a new way to mark students’ tests． Now students don’t see a big red F for Fail on their test paper if they don’t pass it． They see a “Not yet”． In this way, students feel that they are on a journey to become a better self． The test is not the end．

①This kind of thinking is part of what we call “a growth mindset (成长思维)”． People with a growth mindset don’t keep their eyes on what they can’t do． They aren’t worried by not getting things right the first time and are happy to keep trying till they do． They are not afraid of trouble and believe they can change for the better． ②

③While other people have “a fixed mindset (固定思维)”． These people often keep their eyes on what they fail to do． They are always worried about not getting things right the first time and are ready to give up when things seem to go wrong． They don’t think they are able to change． ④

But don’t worry if you think that you have a fixed mindset． You can learn to have a growth mindset． Remember that it all starts with questioning the things you believe about yourself． Stop believing that you can’t． Believe that you just can’t yet． Once you start doing this, you’ll find how powerful the small word is．

14．How does the writer lead to the topic? _______

A．By telling stories．

B．By giving facts．

C．By asking questions．

D．By showing results．

15．What can we learn from the passage? _______

A．Students can have a growth mindset by practising questioning．

B．People with a growth mindset may say “It isn’t good enough．”

C．Students feel they become a better self when going on a journey．

D．People with a fixed mindset may say “Mistakes help me learn better．”

16．The following sentence should be put in ______．

“Clear, it is better to have a growth mindset than a fixed mindset．”

A．①            B．②                             C．③                          D．④

17．The writer writes this passage to _______．

A．advise thinking in a hopeful way

B．advise changing others’ mindsets

C．introduce how to use the word “yet”

D．introduce what different mindsets are like

C

Andrew was an old man who loved reading newspapers． He visited the nearest store to buy newspapers every day． The shopkeeper there, seeing that Andrew only bought newspapers, showed no respect (尊重) and was always angry with him． Every time Andrew went to buy newspapers, the shopkeeper either threw the newspaper or was rough when giving the change． He didn’t even look the old man straight in the eye．

One of Andrew’s friends was very angry with the shopkeeper． So he asked, “Andrew, since the shopkeeper treats you like that, why don’t you go to other places to buy newspapers?”

Andrew smiled at his friend and replied slowly, “If I get angry with him and go to another place to buy newspapers, I’ll have to take a detour (绕路)． This will not only waste my time but also bring some trouble． Anyway, it’s his problem that he has bad manners． Why should I let the things he does change my mood (心情)?”

One day, a new shopkeeper came to the store． This new shopkeeper always greeted Andrew with a smile, and kindly gave him his newspapers． Andrew happily talked with the new shopkeeper together each time．

The old shopkeeper began to think about his own actions and realized how bad he had been towards Andrew． From then on, the old shopkeeper slowly changed his ways． He became patient and respectful towards everyone coming in． Andrew was also happy to accept his change．

18．Why was the old shopkeeper so rude to Andrew?

A．Because Andrew bought nothing except newspapers．

B．Because Andrew never said hello to him every time．

C．Because Andrew always brought him lots of trouble．

D．Because Andrew tried to make him change his actions．

19．What is the underlined word “rough” similar (相似的) to?

A．interested         B．sweet                     C．rude                       D．cheerful

20．What can we infer about Andrew from his reply to his friend?

A．He got angry with others easily．         B．He was a calm and smart man．

C．He was not afraid of any trouble．        D．He could make others feel happy．

21．What does the writer mainly want to say?

A．It’s so difficult for people to change their actions．

B．Don’t let others’ bad actions change how you feel．

C．Keeping a good mood is really important in life．

D．Never try to find any mistakes in others’ actions．

D

Don’t Let Anxiety Hold You Back from Living Your Dreams

Anxiety is the state of feeling nervous, worried or fearful． When you’re anxious, you may feel something bad is going to happen．

When you think of starting a new project or going into a group situation with people you don’t know, do you feel butterflies in your stomach? Do you come up with lots of reasons not to do fun but risky things like joining a hiking club or a volunteer organization? If these happen, it shows that you are probably anxious, and your anxiety will stop you from going after your dreams． Actually, anxiety feeds on avoidance and makes you less confident, while getting started and taking action help your anxiety go down． But where do you begin?

These suggestions below will let you be the master of your anxiety, rather than letting it master you．

◆ Don’t wait for your anxiety to go down

Your anxiety won’t go down on its own． However, when you take action towards your goals instead of considering what anxiety you have, you will build self-efficacy (自我效能) little by little—you begin to see yourself as someone who can take action and be successful even when you’re feeling anxious．

◆ Set a realistic goal that makes sense for you

We all have different personalities and preferences． We don’t all want to be lawyers, have hundreds of friends, or run marathons． Whatever you want, just figure out what is the simplest thing you can do to get started． Set your goal specifically, for example, “walk for 20 minutes three times next week”． You can’t climb a mountain all at once and you’re more likely to achieve your goal with inside motivation (动机) than when you’re just trying to please others．

◆ Trust the process (过程)

Faith (信仰) is the first step to take action． Even if you don’t have faith to begin with, faith will come if you just take that first step． The more you take action, the more likely you are to have some successes and begin to trust the process, I often start writing a blog post not knowing exactly what I’m going to write． Now I’ve understood that if I share messages with my readers sincerely, then the content will appear naturally and anxiety will reduce slowly．

◆ …

22．When you “feel butterflies in your stomach”, you may feel ______．

A．successful         B．humorous               C．lonely                    D．fearful

23．Which situation shows that you may feel anxious?

A．Getting into a group situation with your friends．

B．Making an excuse for not doing a risky activity．

C．Being willing to work as a community volunteer．

D．Feeling confident to join the school hiking club．

24．From the passage we know that ______．

A．avoidance makes anxiety stronger and stronger

B．anxiety can help you build self-efficacy gradually

C．you should achieve your goal by pleasing others

D．faith won’t come even if you begin to take action

25．What is the fourth suggestion probably about?

A．Anxiety will prevent you from living your dream．

B．Anxiety will make you worry about bad situation．

C．You should cheer for yourself to control anxiety．

D．You should set a meaningful goal to get started．

第三部分 信息还原（共5小题：每小题1分，满分5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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。

While spending part of her childhood (童年) in a village in India, Oindrila Basu developed a deep love for nature．     26   

Basu’s love for nature didn’t die as she grew up． She studied forestry (林学) at college．     27     14, 000 square kilometers of forest disappeared (消失) across India． Basu decided to protect India’s forests．

    28     She became a member of the international organization that cares about forestry education． “    29     I want to do more,” she said．

Around the International Day of Forests, Basu and other member took students from two primary schools to visit a forest． They taught the students about different kinds of trees and wild animals．     30     Through the interesting activity, Basu wanted to get more people to know this problem and do something．

A．Soon, Basu found a way to do this．

B．They also taught how to protect them．

C．I’m happy to make the earth a better place．

D．Her friends didn’t want to know about forestry at all．

E．When she was a little girl, she always liked to watch animals．

F．The government is still trying to get more money to build school．

G．At that time, she came to learn about a serious problem in her country．

第四部分 词汇运用（共13小题；每小题1分，满分13分）

第一节根据下列句子所给汉语注释或首字母，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式，每空限填一词。

31．Cinderella is a ______ (人物) in this story．

32．She took a ______ (直达的) flight to Qingdao to visit her teacher．

33．Just walk four ______ (街区) down the street and you’ll see a bank．

34．The young man has no friends here, so he feels ______ (孤独的)．

35．Most people communicate (交流) with each other by WeChat at p______． It’s convenient．

36．—How does your sister c______ with her friends?

—By email．

37．—The car moved at high s______ on the way．

—It was dangerous．

38．It’s only five minutes’ r______ from my home to my school．

…………

参考答案

1．A    2．C    3．B    4．C    5．D    6．C    7．B    8．A    9．B    10．D

【导语】本文是作者回忆了自己在夏令营的一次有趣的经历。

1．句意：这些经历也给我这个夏令营老师带来了许多有趣的回忆。

experiences经历；dreams梦想；sports运动；competitions竞赛。根据“Over the years, I have taught at summer camps (夏令营)．”可知，此处指的是经历带来了有趣的回忆，故选A。

2．句意：突然，我听到其中一个小屋传来了尖锐的叫声。

Excitedly兴奋地；Quickly快速地；Suddenly突然；Carefully小心地。根据“I heard sharp cries from one of the the cabins．”可知，是突然听到了尖叫声，故选C。

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