八年级英语月考卷（扬州专用）-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（扬州专用）

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I卷（选择题  共60分）

一、单项选择（本题共15小题；每题1分，满分15分）

在下列各题A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个能填入题干空白处的最佳答案。

1．Rome, _________ capital of Italy, is ________ European country with a long history．

A．a; the                B．a; a                        C．the; a                     D．/; the

2．—It’s said that two years ________ since the old man _________．

—I’m sorry to hear that．

A．has passed, has dead B．has passed, died C．have passed, died     D．have passed, has died

3．—There are many theatres ________ the island．

—Yes． Broadway is ________ the southern end of the island．

A．at; in                 B．on; on                    C．at; on                     D．on; at

4．Don’t try to do everything at once． Take it a bit ________．

A．at that time        B．from time to time    C．at a time                 D．at all times

5．—She’s just back from work, ________ she? —________． She’s cooking supper in the kitchen．

A．hasn’t, Yes         B．isn’t, No                C．has, No                  D．isn’t, Yes

6．After her husband died, Mrs． Black lived _________． Her pet dog made her less _________．

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

7．What a terrible experience! ________, lucky us, we are safe now．

A．Otherwise          B．Anyway                 C．For example           D．As a result

8．It’s the third time you ________ late for school this week．

A．were                 B．are                         C．had been                 D．have been

9．—When did you ______ the new computer?

—Well, I _____ it for half a year．

A．have; have bought                                 B．buy; have had

C．buy; have bought                                  D．have; have had

10．Look! ________ high speed the car is ________! It’s so dangerous．

A．What; moving  B．How; moving         C．What; moving at     D．How; moving at

11．—________ did your uncle leave his hometown?

—He ________ for nearly twenty years．

A．When; has left                                     B．When; has been away

C．How long; has left                               D．How long; has been away

12．Jack _________ Rose in 2000． That is to say, they ________ for nearly 23 years．

A．got married with; have got married       B．got married to; have married

C．married; have been married                  D．married to; have been married

13．— Where is your father?

— He ________ to Shanghai． He has ever ________ there twice．

A．has gone；gone B．has been；been      C．has gone；been       D．has been；gone

14．—He ________ exercise in the park every morning when he was young．

—Yes, but now the life he was used to ________ a lot．

A．used to; changing                                B．was used to; has changed

C．was used to; changing                          D．used to; has changed

15．—Do you mind my smoking here?

—________． Look at the sign． It says, “No smoking．”

A．You’d better not B．It doesn’t matter    C．Yes, please              D．No, I don’t

二、完形填空（共15小题：每小题1分，计15分）

阅读下面短文，从文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

When I was young, my mum used to give the family something    16    for meals—she would make breakfast food for dinner．

I still remember one night my mum    17    some bread in front of my dad, something very burnt． I waited to see if anybody noticed． To my surprise, my dad just took his    18   , smiled at my mum and then turned to ask me how my day at school had been． I’ve    19    what I told him that night．    20    I do remember watching him put some butter on that bread． He ate it away as usual, every single bit．

After dinner, my mum said sorry to my dad for burning the bread． And I never forget what he said, “I    21    burnt bread, dear． It doesn’t matter at all．”

After school I went to kiss Dad good night． I asked him    22    he really liked his bread burnt． He held me in arms and    23   , “Your mum worked very hard all day． She’s really    24   ． And you see—a bit of burnt food never hurt anyone!”

Now I know life is not perfect．    25    is perfect, either． As for me, I often forget birthdays or some other special days． But I’ve learned something    26    over these years．    27    we really need is the understanding of each other, whether between a husband and wife, a parent and brother or just between two friends． This is the    28    to a happy life．

So don’t get angry if the bread gets burnt． Remember,    29    bread never hurt anyone． Be kind to those around you and a happier life will surely come    30    to you．

16．A．similar            B．difficult                 C．special                    D．delicious

17．A．cooked            B．put                        C．found                     D．bought

18．A．butter              B．milk                      C．spoon                     D．bread

19．A．decided           B．known                   C．forgotten                D．imagined

20．A．But                 B．So                         C．Because                  D．And

21．A．hate                B．love                       C．make                      D．save

22．A．when              B．that                        C．if                           D．how

23．A．shouted           B．said                       C．laughed                  D．continued

24．A．worried           B．excited                   C．tired                       D．interested

25．A．Everybody      B．Anybody                C．Somebody              D．Nobody

26．A．important        B．difficult                 C．funny                     D．easy

27．A．Which             B．What                     C．That                       D．How

28．A．road                B．trick                      C．key                        D．bread

29．A．burnt              B．cheap                     C．fresh                      D．cold

30．A．longer             B．farther                   C．happier                   D．closer

三、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四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

A

31．If you are interested in history of the Northern Song Dynasty, which book will you read?

A．The Story of the Stone                          B．The Romance of the Three Kingdoms

C．The Water Margin                                D．Journey to the West

32．If you want to buy The Story of the Stone and Journey to the West, how much will you pay?

A．¥ 222．           B．¥ 191． 5．          C．¥ 182． 5．           D．¥ 228． 5．

33．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Yang Jie is the director of Journey to the West．

B．The Water Margin was turned into TV series in 1994．

C．The Story of the Stone tells the story of a special stone．

D．Pear Buck translated The Romance of the Three Kingdoms．

B

When we meet someone for the first time, we usually get a little sense of what kind of person he or she is by the way he or she shakes hands, talks, or walks． In the age of social networking, however, first impressions (印象) are sometimes made even before we meet someone in person — that is, by looking at their profile photos (头像)．

According to a recent study, these profile photos say a lot about people’s personality (个性)． For example, outgoing people are more likely to pose in an unusual way and use things such as glasses or a guitar in their profile photos because they enjoy new and exciting experiences．

However, neurotic (神经质的) people often hold back their bad feelings． They try to avoid showing their faces． So they often use something like a pet, a car or a building．

“The colors used in them also give us some information about the photos’ owners． For example, outgoing people were found to have the most colorful profile photos, as they want to show themselves off．” the researchers wrote．

“Although social media photos usually mean an extension (延伸) of oneself, they also allow a user to show his or her own personality and how perfect they can be,” according to the researchers．

So, when choosing a profile photo, maybe we should ask ourselves first what kind of photo we’d like to show． After all, first impressions always last．

34．In social networking, we can know what kind of person someone is by ________．

A．the way he or she shakes hands             B．taking a look at his or her profile photo

C．talking or walking with him or her        D．asking his or her friends for some information

35．If Steve is outgoing, which profile photo would he like to choose?

36．What does the underlined word “they” refer to?

A．Outgoing people．                              B．Neurotic people．

C．Social media photos．                         D．The researchers．

37．What’s the main idea of the passage?

A．The first impression will last forever．

B．Outgoing people are different from neurotic ones．

C．We should be careful when we use the profile photos．

D．Our profile photo shows what kind of persons we are．

C

Trouble in the Cloakroom

“I hate them! I really hate them!”, shouted Tom angrily．

Tara and Ziggy looked at their friend． They couldn’t believe it． He was really angry!

“Arjun is OK now,” said Tara, trying to calm Tom down．

The three friends were in the park after school． They were talking about their friend Arjun． Arjun was the youngest in the class and today two bullies (霸凌者) pushed him against a locker and hurt him． Arjun fell and cut his head． Now he has five stitches (划痕) in his forehead．

Heston High School was a nice, peaceful place until Brian and Mark arrived a few months ago． Brian and Mark were bullies and their favourite trouble place was the school cloakroom (卫生间)． That morning they hurt Arjun, maybe because he was smaller and younger than everyone else in the class．

The teachers knew that there were some bullying incidents (事件) at school． But most kids didn’t want to report the incidents． So bullying at Heston High wasn’t an official problem．

“Brian and Mark must pay!” repeated Tom． He was walking around in circles and hitting the palm of his left hand with his right fist．

“Can’t you see? You’re behaving like the bullies,” Tara said sadly． Ziggy looked at Tara． He knew Tom very well． Tom wasn’t usually violent (暴力的)． In fact, he usually solved problems in a polite way． Tara hated bullies and she didn’t like Tom being so angry． Tom hated bullies, too． It made him afraid．

“No． I’m not like Brian and Mark,” replied Tom． “And I’m going to stop them,” he said．

“Bullying is not cool,” said Ziggy, waving his arms like he was dancing．

“We have to tell someone about this,” said Tara． “Arjun was hurt．”

During the incident, Arjun cut his head． When the bullies saw the blood (血), they ran away quickly． Arjun called for help and a teacher came and took him straight to the hospital． But Arjun didn’t tell the teacher about the bullies． When the head teacher asked him what happened, he just said, “I fell and cut my head．”

Adapted from The Anti-Bully Squad

38．Who were the bullies?

A．Brian and Mark．B．Tom and Arjun． C．Tara and Ziggy．    D．Ziggy and Tom．

39．Who took Arjun to the hospital?

A．Ziggy．           B．Tom．                   C．A teacher．            D．Tara．

40．Why was Tom angry?

A．He was pushed down and was badly hurt．

B．Arjun was pushed down and he cut his head．

C．Bullies often made trouble in the classroom．

D．He was laughed at because he was the smallest in his class．

41．Which of the following is True about bullying?

A．Bullies often chose the school cloakroom to hurt students．

B．Bullying at Heston High was a serious official problem．

C．The teachers didn’t know there were bullying incidents at school．

D．Most students decided to tell the bullying incidents to the teachers

D

Do you feel sleepy on rainy days? If the answer is yes, you are not alone． Many people feel the same way． But do you know why?

One of the reasons is that there is little sunshine on rainy days． Our brain (大脑) will have less serotonin (血清素)and more melatonin (褪黑素) if there is not enough sunlight． Serotonin helps us feel good and energetic, while melatonin makes us feel sleepy． As a result, we may want to go to sleep and even feel a bit sad when it is rainy．

The humidity (湿度) of a rainy day is another reason． As it rains, the air becomes wetter than usual． It’s more difficult for our sweat (汗水) to dry in weather like this, so our body has to work harder to stay cool． This can make us feel tired．

Moreover, the sound of rain, a type of pink noise, will make us feel sleepy too． Like white noise,pink noise includes all the sound frequencies (频率) humans can hear, but it has fewer high frequencies than white noise． This makes pink noise sound softer． Studies show that people’s brain waves (脑电波) will become fewer when they hear pink noise, so they will fall asleep more easily．

Now you can understand why you are sleepy on rainy days． Then what can you do if you don’t like that feeling? Well, you can get as much natural light as possible and keep yourself busy． Also, you can use a machine to make your room dry． In this way, you won’t feel sleepy any more．

42．How does the writer start the passage?

A．By asking a question．                        B．By telling a story．

C．By using a picture．                            D．By giving a weather report．

43．What does the underlined word “energetic” probably mean?

A．cold                 B．active                     C．tired                       D．unhappy

44．From the fourth paragraph, we can learn________．

A．white noise includes fewer high frequencies than pink noise

B．people will have more brain waves when they hear pink noise

C．the softer the noise sounds, the more easily people will feel sleepy

D．it’s difficult for people to fall asleep when they hear pink noise

45．What is the passage mainly about?

A．Some facts about different kinds of noises．

B．The reasons why people need enough sleep．

C．The reasons why people are sleepy in rainy weather．

D．Some ways to help people sleep better on rainy days．

…………

参考答案

1． C

【详解】句意：意大利首都罗马是一个历史悠久的欧洲国家。

考查冠词的用法。第一空“意大利的首都”是特指，所以用定冠词the；第二空“一个有悠久历史的欧洲国家”是泛指，且European为辅音音素开头，用不定冠词a。故选C。

2． B

【详解】句意：——据说这位老人已经过世两年了。——听到这个消息我感到遗憾。

考查现在完成时及一般过去时。“two years”指代时间，作为整体概念，此处助动词用has，排除CD；since“自从”，引导时间状语从句，从句用一般过去时，故第二空填died。故选B。

3． D

…………