2024-2025學(xué)年江蘇省蘇州高新區(qū)實(shí)驗(yàn)初級(jí)中學(xué)八年級(jí)上學(xué)期12月英語(yǔ)月考試卷

2024—2025學(xué)年江蘇省蘇州高新區(qū)實(shí)驗(yàn)初級(jí)中學(xué)八年級(jí)上學(xué)期12月英語(yǔ)月考試卷

一、完形填空(★★★)Inautumn,itgetscold.Somebirdslikewildgeese(大雁)fly________forthewinter,flyingina“V”formation(隊(duì)形).________dotheyflyina“V”formation?Scientistsfindoutthatinthisway,theycansaveenergy.Sotheycanflymore________.Andthetripwillbesaferandeasierbecausetheyaretravellingwiththehelpofoneanother.Whenawildgoosefalls________formation,itwon’ttrytogoalonebutwillquicklygetbackintoformation.Whentheheadwildgoosegetstired,it________andanotherwildgoosefliestothepoint.Theyjusttaketurnsto________.Whenawildgoosegetssickoriswounded(受傷的),twootherwildgeesefalldownwithit.Theyfollowitdownto________thewildgooseandgiveithelp.Theystaywiththefallenwildgoose________itisabletoflyortillitdies.Ifwelearnfromwildgeese,wecanstayinformationwithpeopleinthesamedirection(方向)________weare.Ifwehumanshavethe________ofawildgoose,wecanstandbyeachotherlikethat,andlifewillbemoreenjoyable.1.A．eastB．northC．southD．west2.A．HowB．WhereC．WhenD．Why3.A．slowlyB．quietlyC．happilyD．easily4.A．intoB．outofC．a(chǎn)longD．through5.A．slowsdownB．fliesfasterC．sitsdownD．standsback6.A．followB．leadC．flyD．shout7.A．protectB．killC．inviteD．count8.A．whenB．a(chǎn)fterC．whileD．till9.A．likeB．withC．a(chǎn)boutD．a(chǎn)s10.A．meaningB．a(chǎn)nswerC．senseD．trouble二、閱讀理解(★★)WelcometoHongshanZooWehavespecialfunforeveryoneduringthewinterholiday.

ActivitiesDaysPlansMondayLocalSpecies(物種)Day

FlowersPlantingTuesdayGiraffeDay

IncludinggiraffefeedingWednesdayPandasDay

TohaveacloselookatgiantpandasThursdayBirdwatchingDay

TowatchdifferentkindsofbirdsFridayLearningDay

TolearnmoreaboutHongshanZooPricesAdults:￥30,age60~69:￥halfprice,age70andover:free

Childrenorstudents:under1.4minheight:free,over1.4minheight:

halfpriceThingscan'tdo?Don’tbringanydangerousthings.

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?Don’tlitter.Pleasekeepthezooclean.Contact(聯(lián)系)usClicktogetmoreinformation.11.Sandylikesplantingflowers,sothebesttimeforhertovisitthezoomaybe________.

A．MondayB．TuesdayC．WednesdayD．Thursday12.Markisastudentandheis1.5minheight.He’sgoingtoHongshanZoowithhis72-year-oldgrandpa,sotheyshouldpay________forthevisit.

A．￥45B．￥15C．￥30D．￥013.Theinformationaboveisprobably________.

A．a(chǎn)reportB．a(chǎn)pieceofnewsC．a(chǎn)nadvertisementD．a(chǎn)shortstory(★★★)Asweallknow,climate(氣候)changehasgreatlyinfluencedthebirds’livingenvironment.TakePoyangLakeasanexample,asanimportanthabitat(棲息地)fortheseriouslyendangeredbirds,PoyangLakehasexperiencedusualrisesandfallsinrecentyears.“Insomeyears,thelakeexperiencesfloods(洪水),whileinothersitexperiencesashortageofrain.Bothofthesesituationsleadtolessfoodinthebirds’habitat.”QianFawen,aleaderfromtheNationalBirdCenterofChinatoldChinaDaily.Tosolvesuchhabitatproblems,Chinahasnamed1,140placestheseyearsasimportantlivingandwinteringplacesinwetlands(濕地).ToprotectChina’swetlands,alawwasalsomadein2022tocontrolhumanactivities.Accordingtothelaw,peoplecan’toverusethewetlands.What’smore,theycan’tpour(倒)wastewaterintothewetlands.Sincethesemethodshaveworkedwell,morebirdshavebeenseenwinteringinthenation’swetlands.InFebruary,HunanProvincereportedthat72kindsofwaterbirdshadspentthepastwinteratDongtingLake,andthatthenumberofoneendangeredkindofbirdshadincreasedfrom300inthe1980stomorethan5,000atpresent.Allofthesecasesshowabetterfuture.14.Howdoesthewriterbeginthetext?

A．Byaskingandansweringquestions.B．Bylistingnumbersandgivingideas.C．Bycomparingtwodifferentideas.D．Bylistingafactandgivingatexample.15.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“shortage”mean?

A．缺少B．充足C．跌落D．獲得16.Whatdoesthewriterthinkofthefutureofwetlandsprotection?

A．Interested.B．Worried.C．Surprised.D．Hopeful.17.Wecanreadthispassageinthe________partofamagazine.

A．SportsB．NatureC．TravelD．Geography(★★★)Populationsofwhite-taileddeer(白尾鹿)aregrowingrapidlyinmanypartsoftheUnitedStates.Aspopulationsgrow,foodbecomesaproblem.Manydeerdieofhunger.Othersgrowupsmallandunhealthy.Insearchoffood,hungrydeermoveclosertowherehumanslive.Theyeatfarmcrops,vegetablesandeventrees.Besides,increasednumbersofdeernearroadscancausetrafficaccidents.Peopleadmirethegraceandfastspeedofdeer.Mostpeopledon’twanttheseanimalstobehungryandill.Shouldpeopletakeactiontocontrolthegrowingdeerpopulations?ShouldPeopleTakeDirectAction?Manypeoplethinkthathuntingisthebestwaytocontroltheanimalpopulations.Wildlifemanagerswillseeifthere’senoughfoodinanareaanddecideitscarryingcapacity(容量).Thenhunterswithlicensesaresentlohelpcontrol(控制)thenumberofdeer.Huntingisusuallynotallowedincitiesorsuburbs(郊區(qū)),however,somepeoplehavetheideatocatchthedeerandmovethemtootherplaces.Butthismethodisexpensiveandrequiresfindinganotherplacethatcanacceptthedeerwithoutbreakingthebalanceofecosystem(生態(tài)系統(tǒng)).Scientistsarealsoworkingtodevelopchemicals(化學(xué)藥品)tocontrolthebirthrate(率)indeerpopulations.Butthisplanworksforonlyoneyearatatime.ShouldPeopleTakeIndirectAction?Somesuggestbringinginnaturalenemies(敵人)ofdeer,suchaswolves,lionsandbears,toareaswithtoomanydeer.Buttheseanimalscouldalsohurtdogs,cats,andevenhumans.Othercommunitieshavebuilttallfences(籬笆)aroundareastokeepoutthedeer.However,thisisimpossibleforfarmers.▲Somepeopleareagainstanykindofaction.Theysupport(支持)leavingthedeeralone.Animalpopulationsinanareanaturallygoupanddownovertime.Doingnothingmeansthatsomedeerwilldieofhungerorillness.Butfinally,thepopulationwillreachasizewithinthecarryingcapacity(容量)oftheenvironment.So,letnaturegoitsownway.18.Accordingtothepassage,growingnumbersofdeercanbring_______topeopleinthearea.

A．waterpollutionB．trafficaccidentsC．seriousillnessesD．growingpopulations19.Whichonecanbeputinto________?

A．ShouldPeopleDoNothing?B．ShouldPeopleProtecttheDeer?C．ShouldPeopleTakeSpecialAction?D．ShouldPeopleDrivetheDeerAway?20.Thewritermostprobablyagreesthat________.

A．farmerscanbuildfencestokeepthedeeroutB．peopleshouldleavethedeeraloneinthewildC．huntingisthebestwaytocontrolthedeerpopulationsD．It’sgreattocatchthedeerandeatthem21.Thewriterorganizes(組織)hispassageby________.

A．tellingstoriesB．usingnumbersC．givingopinionsD．describingscenes(場(chǎng)景)(★★★★)Whenthedoctorarrivedlaterthatmorning,hewasverysurprised.Colinwassittingonthesofalookingatoneofhisbooks.HewastalkingtoMary.“So,youwereilllastnight,Colin”,hesaid.“I’mbetternow-muchbetter,”ColinansweredinhisyoungRajahvoice.“I’mgoingoutinmywheelchairsoonifitisfine.Iwantsomefreshair.”Thedoctorleftwithoutsayinganythingelse.ThatnightColinsleptwell.Hedreamtaboutthegardenagain,andDickonanditsanimals.Earlythenextmorning,Maryranintohisroom,“Dickonisherewiththefoxcubandthecrowandtwosquirrelsandanew-bornlamb!”shecried.“Listen!Didyouhearthatcaw-cawsound!”JustthenMarthaopenedthedoor.“Dickonandhisanimalsarehere,sir,”shesaid,Colinlookedveryexcited.Dickoncamein.Thenew-bornlambwasinhisarmsandthelittleredfoxwalkednexttohim.Sootsatonhisleftshoulderandasquirrelsatontheother.Anothersquirrelwaslookingoutofhiscoatpocket.ColinstaredasDickongavehimthenew-bornlamb.“Whatisitdoing?”criedColin.“Whatdoesitwant?”“Itwantsitsmother,”saidDickon,smiling.Hetookababy’sbottlefromhispocket.Hepushedthebottleintothelamb’smouth.Thelambdrankthemilk,thenitfellasleep.ColinandMaryaskedDickonquestionsaboutthenamesofflowers.Heknewexactlywhichoneswerealreadygrowinginthesecretgarden.“I’mgoingtoseethem,”criedColin.“Ican’tbelieveit!”Thenextday,DickonpushedColin’swheelchairslowlyandcarefully.Marywalkednexttoit.Theywentacrossthelawntothelongpathnearthewall.ThenDickonstoppedpushingthechair.“Andlook!”Marymovedtheivybranch.“Hereisthedoor.Dickonpusheshimin—pushhiminquickly!”Whentheywereinsidethegarden,Colinlookedroundandround.Hesawthewallsandtheearthandthetreeswiththeirnewgreenleaves.Inthegrassunderthetreestherewereflowers—goldandpurpleandwhite.Thetreeswerecoveredinpinkandwhiteflowers.Thesunwaswarmonhisface.MaryandDickonstaredathim.Helookeddifferent.Hisfacewaspink,notwhite.“Mary!Dickon!I’mgoingtogetwell!”hecried.“AndI’mgoingtoliveforeverandever!”—AdaptedfromtheSecretGarden22.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“Soot”referto?

A．Asquirrel.B．Anew-bornlamb.C．Acrow.D．Afoxcub.23.WhichofthefollowingsentencesisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A．ColinfeltexcitedwhenhesawDickonandhisanimals.B．MarypushedColin’swheelchairtothesecretgarden.C．Colinwalkedacrossthelawntothelongpathbyhimself.D．Dickonknewlittleaboutthenamesofflowersinthesecretgarden.24.Whatmightbethecorrectorderofwhathappenedinthestory?a.Colinfeltbetternowafterhesawthesightsofthegarden.b.Colinwasilllastnight.c.Dickon,aswellasMary,pushedColininhiswheelchairtothesecretgarden.d.Colinsleptwellanddreamtofthesecretgardenagain.e.DickonandhisanimalsvisitedColin.

A．b-d-e-c-a.B．b-e-d-c-a.C．b-a-d-e-c.D．a(chǎn)-b-e-d-c.25.Whatcanweinfer(推斷)fromthepassage?

A．It’sdifficultforColintosleepwell.B．Colindidn’tliketolivewithMary.C．Dickonisveryfriendlytoanimals.D．Thesecretgardenisfullofflowers:andtrees.(★★★)26Hefilleditwithseeds(種子)andputitinhisbackyardandthenbirdsstartedcoming.27Thenhejoinedalocal(當(dāng)?shù)氐?society.Asherealizedthatmoreandmorebirdsweredyingveryquickly,hewantedtotryhisbesttohelpthem.28Hedoesresearchaboutbirds,runsawebsitetoteachpeopleaboutbirdsandhowtohelpthem,andbuildsboxesforbirds.Notlongago,hefoundthatbluebirdswerenesting(做窩)inthedeadtreeswhichwereoftencutdown,sohebegantomakebluebirdboxesforthebirds.29Hehangsthemupintreesandtakesthemdowneveryweektoseeifthebirdsarenestinginthem.Healsowritesarticles,hopingthatmorepeoplewilljoininprotectingnaturalecosystems(生態(tài)系統(tǒng)).“Researchingbirdsisimportanttoprotectbirds,”Jacksays.“30”.

A．Nowthedeadtreesarefewerandfewer.B．Therearemoreandmorebirdsflyingaway.C．Hegotreallyinterestedinbirdsasmorecame.D．Nowhewantstousetheseboxestotaketheplaceof(取代)deadtrees.E．Inordertoprotectbirds,wehavetolearnandreallyknowaboutthebirds.F．Besideswhathehasdone,hehashisowngroupcalledProtectingOurBirds.G．Jack’sloveforbirdsstartedwhenhemadehisfirstbirdfeeder(喂食器)sixyearsago.三、單詞拼寫(xiě)(★)31.Theycan’twaittoknowthe________(結(jié)果)ofthefootballgame.(★★★)32.It’s________(自然的)thatteenagersmaysometimesquarrel(爭(zhēng)吵)withtheirparents.(★★★)33.—WhatdoyouthinkAI________(提供)us?—Aneasierwayoflearning.(★)34.TaihuLakeWetlandParkisa________(完美的)placeforpeopletowatchbirdsinwinter.(★★★)35.Danielisacleverboyandhasmanyideas.Butheseldomputshisideasintoa________.(★★★)36.Everyautumn,alargenumberoft________cometoSuzhoutoenjoythebeautifulviewsinChinesetraditionalgardens.(★★★)37.Someanimalsspendthed________sleepingandcomeouttohuntatnight.(★★★)38.—CanIhavesomemoresweets?—OK,buteatingtoomuchsugarl_________tobadteeth.四、選詞填空(★★)請(qǐng)認(rèn)真閱讀下面短文，從方框中選擇適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或短語(yǔ)，填入其正確形式。每個(gè)單詞或短語(yǔ)僅用一次。

smalldiemainliveonmakelawsTigersareimportantandpowerfulmembersinthewild.Tigers39huntforanimalssuchasdeerandwildpigs.Withouttigers,theseanimalswouldeattoomanyplants.Thenotheranimalswouldfaceseriousproblemsifthey40theplants.However,tigersarenowindangerof41outcompletely.Thebiggestreasonisthebuyingandsellingoftigerbodypartsformoney.Anotherreasonisthatwildlandsaregetting42.Peoplearoundtheworldareworkinghardtosavetigers.Theytrytoprotectmorelandsintigercountriessothattigerscanstaywild.Governmentsprotecttigersby43tostoptigerbusiness.Ifpeopleworktogether,thesebeautifulanimalsmaybesaved.五、短文填空(★★★★)請(qǐng)認(rèn)真閱讀下面短文，填入適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式.“Birdsofafeatherflocktogether.”is44popularsentenceinEnglish.Itusuallydescribeshowpeopleofsimilar(相似的)45(mind)liketofallintothesamegroup.IntheChineselanguage,itmeans“WuYiLeiJu”,or“Thingsofakindcometogether.”46theWarringStatePeriod,KingXuanoftheQiStatelovedtogetmanytalents(人才)scholarsaround.Oneday,thekingaskedafamoustalentcalledChunYukun47(introduce)moretalentpeopletothestate.Nextmorning,hebroughtseventalentstoseetheking.Beinghappyand48(surprise)toseetheminsuchashorttime,thekingaskedChunrightaway,“Someonewouldbeveryluckytofindonetalentforevery1,000squarekilometersorfindonesage(圣賢)every100years.Howcouldyoufindsevengreatpersonsformeso49(easy)?”Chunanswered,“Dearking,ittakes50(million)ofyearstofinddrycropsinawetandlow-lying(低洼的)field,51youcanfindplentyoftheminahighland.Animalsofthesamekindoftenmovearoundinateam,andbirdsofthesame52(type)oftenflytogether.Youaskedmetosearchfortalentedpeopleofmykind,soitisaseasyas53(get)waterfromabigriver.”Sincethen,“WuYiLeiJu”hasfounditswayintoChineseasapopularidiom.六、任務(wù)型閱讀(★★)請(qǐng)認(rèn)真閱讀下面短文，用英語(yǔ)回答短文后的問(wèn)題。Agroupofswansflewdowntoabeach.Therewasacrow(烏鴉)jumpingaround.Thecrowwatchedthemandlookeddownonthem.“Youhavenoflyingskillsatall!”hesaidtotheswans.“Allyoucandoistomoveyourwings.Canyouturnoverintheair?No,that’snotforyou.Let’shaveaflyingcompetition.I’llshowyouwhatrealflyingis!”O(jiān)neoftheswanstookupthechallenge.Thecrowflewupandbegantoshowhisskills.Heflewincircles,didotherflyingtricks,andthencamedownandlookedattheswanproudly.Nowitwastheswan’sturn.Heflewup,andbeganflyingoverthesea.Thecrowflewafterhim,makingallkindsofcomments(評(píng)論)abouthisflying.Theyflewonandontilltheycouldn’tse