2024-2025學年江蘇省南京市鼓樓區(qū)金陵中學匯文學校八年級上學期12月月考英語試卷

2024—2025學年江蘇省南京市鼓樓區(qū)金陵中學匯文學校八年級上學期12月月考英語試卷

一、單項選擇(★★★)1.—________badweatheritis!Wecan’tgoboatingonXuanwuLake.—Don’tworry!Let’sgotoNanjingMuseuminstead.

A．WhatB．WhataC．HowaD．How(★★)2.TheactorsweresohumorousthatIcouldn’tstoplaughing________thewholemovie.

A．overB．fromC．acrossD．through(★★★)3.—Didyouseeanygiantpandasinthezooyesterday?—Isaw________.Theyweresleepingthen.

A．nothingB．somethingC．nooneD．none(★★)4.—Yousee,thenumberofwildanimalsisgettingsmallerandsmaller.—Theproblemisso________.Weneedtotakeactionrightaway.

A．seriousB．popularC．strongD．heavy(★★★★)5.—IwanttohaveatriptoNantongBotanicalGarden(植物園).ButIdon’tknowtheway.—Oh,youcanuseGaudMap.Itcan________showyouhowtogetthere.

A．quietlyB．politelyC．slowlyD．clearly(★★)6.—Ihavegotanewmobilephone,butIdon’tknowhowtouseit.—Itdoesn’tmatter.Justfollowthe________.

A．instructionsB．informationC．introductionsD．invitation(★★★)7.—Manystudentsareabsentfromschoolbecauseoftheflu(流感)thesedays.—Scientistshavedevelopedaspecialvaccine(疫苗)to________peoplegettingtheflu.

A．prepareB．preventC．protectD．provide(★★★)8.--WhywouldyouliketorecommendMilliefortheBestStudentAward?--Shedoeswellinherlessons.__________sheiskind,helpfulandgenerous.

A．HoweverB．OtherwiseC．InsteadD．Moreover(★★★)9.—Whatwilltheweatherbelikethisafternoon,Anna?—It________befine.Butwhoknows?It’salwayschangingquickly.

A．mustB．mayC．shouldD．need(★★★)10.—_______didyouweighwhenyouwereborn?—MymothersaysIweighedonly2kilogramsatbirth.

A．WhatB．HowmuchC．HowmanyD．Howheavy(★★★)11.—________moreabouttheBirdwatchingSociety,youcancal—OK,Iwill.Thankyou.

A．KnowB．KnowingC．ToknowD．Knew(★★)12.WhichofthefollowingwordscanNOTbeaddedthesuffix“ist”toformanoun?

A．paintB．pianoC．tourD．science(★★★)13.Allandidn’ttakethecoatwithhimonacoldnight.________,hegotacold.

A．FirstofallB．BecauseofC．AsaresultD．Forexample(★★)14.—Ican’tgoskatingwithyou.Mylegwashurtlastnight.—________.Hopeyouwillgetbettersoon.

A．Pleasedon’tsaysoB．BadluckC．I’msorrytohearthatD．Soundsterrible(★★★)15.—Theradiosaystherewillbeaheavyrainthisweekend,sowecan’tgotothewildlife,zoo.—________I’mlookingforwardtoit.

A．Noway!B．Whatasurprise!C．Noproblem!D．Whatapity!二、完形填空(★★)閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選擇最佳選項。WhenNathanWinogradsaidthathewasleavinghisjobasalawyer(律師)tomanageananimalshelter(動物收容所),hisfatherlookedathimforalongtime.Thenhesaid,“Whatdodogsandcatsneeda________for?”Heshouldn’thavebeenso________.Winogradhasbeenhelpingillor________animalssincehewasaboy.Walkinghomeafterschoolwhenhewas16,hefounda________walkingslowlyinthestreet.HenameditGuido,and14yearslater,whenWinogradpackeduphisfamilytomoveeast,Guidocamealongwiththem.Themovemeantgivingupabighouse,eightweeks’vacationandanofficewithabeautifulview,and________toanareaknownforitscoldwinters.Hiswife,Jennifer,alsoananimallover,wasallforit.________they,withtwochildren,plustwodogs,GuidoandagroupofothercatsWinogradhadsaved,droveacrossthecountry.Nowtheytrytheirbesttoletpeopleseetheanimals.NewsinlocalnewspapersandonTVandtheInternetcarryphotosofpossiblepets.Adoption(收養(yǎng))centresare________sevendaysaweek,includingevenings,sopeoplewhoworkhavetimetogetthere.Inside,theyputthe________catsanddogsinthebackandputtheolderlesslovelyanimalsupfront.Andtheyweregladtofindthatthiswayworks.“Andguess________?”Hesays,“Peopleoftenfallinlovewiththeonestheyfirstseeandtakethem.”TodayWinogradishelpingto________thousands,evenmillionsofanimals.Winogradbelievesthateverychangebringsusclosertoabetterworldforanimals.16.A．visitorB．scientistC．lawyerD．doctor17.A．excitedB．angryC．sadD．surprised18.A．expensiveB．homelessC．lovelyD．good-looking19.A．dogB．catC．childD．bird20.A．leadingB．turningC．travellingD．moving21.A．ButB．BecauseC．HoweverD．So22.A．freeB．fullC．closedD．open23.A．cleverB．sickC．youngD．lazy24.A．howB．whatC．whenD．where25.A．saveB．sellC．meetD．visit三、閱讀理解(★★★★)Howdoyougreet(問候)yourfriends?Peoplefromdifferentcultureshavedifferentanswers:shakinghands,nodding,bowing(鞠躬),kissingontheface.Butdoyouknowhowanimals“sayhello”toeachother?Herearesomeexamples.

Everyoneknowshowsimilarchimpanzeesaretohumans.Soit’snosurprisethattheirgreetingsarealsoclosetoours.Themostusualwaysofgreetingbetweenchimpanzeesarehandtouchingandhugging(擁抱).Sometimestheyalsokisseachother.Somechimpanzeescanevenlearnsimplesignlanguage.Giraffeshardlyevermakeloudsounds.Theirneckscanreachtwometersinlength,makingthemusefulingreetingeachother.Whentwogiraffesmeet,theymay“shake”theirnecksandrub(摩擦)themagainsteachother.Thisistofeelhowstrongandtalltheotheris.Dolphinsgreetoneanotherwithwhistles(哨聲).Theycanhearotherdolphinsfrommanykilometersaway.Everydolphinhasadifferentwhistle.Whentwogroupsofdolphinsmeet,theyeachchooseamemberto“talk”totheothergroup.Thetwogroupscanthentraveltogether.Unlikemostoftheotheranimals,dolphinsaresmartenoughtolearnanewlanguagebyinventingandcopyingnewsounds.26.Chimpanzeesusuallygreeteachotherby________.

A．kissingonthefaceB．noddingandbowingC．whistlingandtalkingD．touchinghandsandhugging27.Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?

A．Dolphinsarefriendlyandclever.B．Giraffesareabouttwometerstall.C．Mostchimpanzeescanusesignlanguage.D．Mostanimalshavetheabilitytolearnanewlanguage.(★★★)Animalsdomanydifferent,amazingthingstogetthroughthewinter.Someofthemmigrate.Theytraveltootherplaceswheretheweatheriswarmerorwheretheycanfindfood.Manybirdsmigrateinautumn.Thetripcanbedangerous,sosometravelinlargegroups.Forexample,geese(鵝)flyinnoisy,“V”-shapedgroups.Otherkindsofbirdsflyalone.Someanimalsstayactiveinwinter.Theymustchangethemselvesastheweatherchanges.Manychangetheirbodies.Forexample,snowshoerabbitsgrowwhitefurtohelpthemhideinthesnow.▲Someanimals,likemice,collectlotsoffoodinautumnandstoreittoeatlater.Someanimalseatdifferentkindsoffoodastheseasonschange.Someanimalshibernate(冬眠)forpartorallofthewinter.Thisisaspecial,verydeepsleep.Theanimal’sbodybecomescold,anditsheartbeatandbreathing(呼吸)slowdown.Itseldommoves.Inautumn,theseanimalsgetreadyforwinterbyeatingmuchmorefoodthaninsummerandstoringitasbodyfat.Theyusethisfattokeepthemalivewhilehibernating.Watermakesgoodprotectionformanyanimals.Whentheweathergetscold,theymovetothebottomoflakesandrivers.There,frogsandmanyfishhideunderrocksorfallenleaves.Coldwaterholdsmoreoxygen(氧氣)thanwarmwater,andfrogscanbreathethroughtheirskin.Everytypeofinsecthasitsownlifecycleandthatisthewayitgrowsandchanges.Differentinsectsspendthewinterindifferentformsoftheirlives.Someinsectsalsospendthewinterwithoutmoving.Someinsectsspendthewinteraspupae(蛹).Otherinsectsdieafterlayingeggsinautumn.Theeggschangeintonewinsectsinspringandeverythingbeginsalloveragain.28.Theunderlinedword“migrate”inthefirstparagraphmostprobablymeans________.

A．changethebodiesB．lookforfoodC．movefromoneplacetoanotherD．sleepinthewinter29.Snowshoerabbitsspendthecoldwinterby________.

A．breathingthroughtheirskinB．eatingalotoffoodC．sleepingforthewholewinterD．growingwhitefur30.Whichofthefollowingsentencescanbeputin“▲”?

A．Foodishardtofindinwinter.B．Foodiseverywhereinwinter.C．Someanimalsdon’teatanyfoodinwinter.D．Someanimalscan’tfindanyfoodinwinter.31.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A．Howlivingthingsspendthewinter.B．Howlivingthingstravelinthewinter.C．Howlivingthingsgetfoodinthewinter.D．Howlivingthingsgrowandchangeinthewinter.(★★★★)KatiewaswaitingforGulliver’scalls.Instead,shejustheardsparrowsmakingnoiseinthebushes.“MaybeGullivermissedtheharbour.”Dadsaid.Afterbreakfast,Katietookhercameratotheharbour.Allthecolourfulboatsmadeprettypictures,butnottheoneshewantedmost.KatiewavedtoErnest,heruncle’sneighbour,ontheboathouse.Thegull’sname,Gulliver,wasgivenbyhim.Thegull’ssizeandhissinglelegmadethebirditselfdifferent.ButErnesttoldKatiewhatGulliverdidthatfirstsummerKatieandherdadcamecaughteveryone’sattention.YoungKatielayinherstroller(嬰兒車)onthefloatingdock(碼頭)whenUncleRalphandDadwererepairingboatsnearby.ThewavesfromthepassingboatmadeKatie’sstrollershakestrongly.“Kee-aah!Kee-aah!”Gullivermadetheloudestcry.DadandunclerushedtoKatieandstoppedthestrollerfromfallingintothewater.TheykeptacloseeyeatKatieafterthat.AnothersummerKatiewasthreeyearsold,shelikedtotoucheverything.ButDaddidn’twatchhereveryminutewhenshetriedtocatchsmallducksaroundorfishfromwater.“Kee-aah!Kee-aah!”Thegull’scrybroughtDadbackintime.HestoppedKatieasshetriedtofollowthesmallducksrunningtowardswater.Severalsummerspassed,andGullivercontinuedtocalloutasKatietriednewthings.ThissummerKatiedidtheusualby-the-seathingsshe’dlearnedtodo.Oneday,sherowedaboatoutbutwastrappedonarockbyastorm.Asshelookedupandtriedtocatchthelastwarmthofthesunshinethroughdarkclouds,shesawasinglewhitefeather.Agullfeather?Shesearchedtheskyforananswer.Puttingherarmsaroundknees,sheclosedeyestoholdinthetears(眼淚).“Kee-aah!Kee-aah!”Katiesatup.“Katie!Katie!”Soon,DadandUncleRalphappeared.“Howlucky!WeheardGulliveraswecamearoundtherocks,”UncleRalphsaid,“Atleast…itsoundedlikehim.Strange,hewasnowhereinsight.”Katierememberedthefeather.“IthoughtIheardhim,too.”—AdaptedfromthestorybyGillianRichardson32.Katietookacameratotheharbourinordertotakeapictureof________.

A．GulliverB．ErnestC．sparrowsD．boats33.What’stherightorderofthefollowingeventsaboutKatie?①Shewastrappedonarockbyastorm.②Shelayinherstrolleronthefloatingdock.③Shefollowedthesmallducksrunningtowardswater.

A．①②③B．①③②C．②③①D．②①③34.WhichofthefollowingcanshowthechangeofKatie’sfeelingsinParagraph3?

A．sad—peaceful—excitedB．sad—excited—nervousC．helpless—hopeful—thankfulD．helpless—thankful—nervous35.What’sthebesttitleforthestory?

A．KatieandGulliverB．Katie’sHolidaysC．KatieandDadD．Katie’sTears四、單詞拼寫(★★★)36.Jasontriedto________(描述)thebeautyofthelake,buthecouldn’tfindtherightwords.(★★)37.________(傷心地),ourbasketballteamlostthematchafteralongandhardfight.(★★)38.Helovesto________(記錄)hisfavoritesongsonhisphonesohecanlistentothemlater.(★★)39.Emily,couldyouwritedownyouremail________(地址)onthepaper?(★★)40.Theradiosaystherewillbea________(陣雨)thisafternoon,sodon’tforgetyourumbrella.(★★★)41.Iwonderedhowshecouldfinishthetaskquicklyand________(easy).(★★★)42.Shetookthemedicinetohelpwithher________(ill)andstartedtofeelbettersoon.(★★★)43.Hurryup!Thefilmwillstartat7:00,sothere’slittletime________(leave)forusnow.(★★)44.Thedoctoradvisedme________(exercise)moreandeathealthyfood.(★)45.It’s________(nature)forchildrentoaskmanyquestionsastheylearnabouttheworld.五、翻譯(★★★)46.扎龍自然保護區(qū)位于中國東北。(naturereserve)______________________________________________________.(★★★)47.它是世界最重要的濕地之一。(world’s)______________________________________________________-(★★★)48.它為野生生物提供食物和棲息地。(wildlife)______________________________________________________.(★★)49.對于一些珍稀鳥類來說，它是完美的地方。(place)______________________________________________________-(★★)50.每年，很多游客去那里觀鳥。(watchthebirds)______________________________________________________六、任務型閱讀(★★★★)閱讀下面短文，根據所讀內容，在文章后小題的空格里填入一個最恰當的單詞。注意：每個空格只填1個單詞。Themaincharacteristic(特征)ofabirdisfeathers.Nootheranimalhasfeathers.Otherimportantfeaturesforbirdsarewingsandhollowbones(中空的骨頭).Birdsflybyflappingtheirwingsandusingairpressure(壓力)tocreateliftundertheirwings.Justlikeplanesdo.Theperegrinefalcon(游隼)isoneofthefastestbirds.Itcanreachspeedsofover100milesperhourwhendiving.Feathersareimportanttobirdsbecausetheykeepthemwarm,helpthemtofly,andprovidecamouflage(偽裝).Hollowbonesalsohelpinflyingbecausetheyhelpmakethebirdlightenoughtofly.Althoughanimportantcharacteristicofbirdsisflying.Notallbirdsfly.Somebirdsthatdon’tflyarepenguins,kiwisandostriches.Penguinsactuallyspendmuchtimeinthewaterwheretheyaregoodswimmers.Ostrichesontheotherhandareveryfastrunners.Anostrichcanrunfasterthanahorse!Thereareallsizesofbirds.Hummingbirdsaresomeofthesmallestbirds,whileostrichesaresomeofthebiggest.Differenttypesofbirdseatdifferentthings.Somebirdsfeedonplants,somebirdseatinsectsandstillotherseatotheranimalslikefish,snakesormice.Birdsarealsoknownfortheirmigratingpatternstolargegroups.Somebirdswilltravelfareachseasontofindplaceswiththerightweatherforthem.Abirdissometimeskeptasapet.Themostpopularbirdsforpetsaretropical(熱帶的)birdslikeparrots.Birdsalsohaveahistoryofhelpinghumanswithdifferenttasks.Theycancarrymessagesandhelphunt.Readmoreaboutbirds.Anostrichcanrunasfastas43milesperhourandgrowastallas9feet.Bluebirdscan’tseethecolourblue.Thehummingbirdcanflybackwards,butitcan’twalk.Theeggofakiwicanweighasmuchas20%ofthemother’sbodyweight.

BirdsCharacteristicsofbirdsWhatmakesbirds51fromotheranimalsisfeathers,wingsandhollowbones.HowbirdsflyBirdsflaptheirwingsand52airpressuretofly.

Birdsarelightenoughtoflywiththe53ofhollowbones.NotallbirdsflyPenguinsaregoodat54.

Ostrichesarefastrunners.TypesofbirdsHummingbirdsareverysmallwhileostrichesarevery55.

Differentbirds56ondifferentthingslikeplantsandinsects.

Somebirdsfly57tofindaplacetostayineachseason.

Somebirdsarekeptas58andsomearetrainedashelpers.Fun59

aboutbirdsAnostrichcanrunataspeedof43milesanhourandgrowupto9feetin60.

Bluebirdscan’tseeblueandhummingbirdscan’twalk.七、短文填空(★★)請根據短文內容及首字母提示，填寫所缺單詞。AnnaSewellwasanEnglishwriter,bornonMarch30,1820,inNorfolk,England.Sheismostf61forwritingBlackBeauty,whichwaspublished(出版)in1877.Sewellhadpoorhealthallherlifeands62muchofhertimeinawheelchair.Shelivedw