四川省绵阳市涪城区2023-2024学年八年级上学期10月月考英语试题

保密★启用前[ 监测时间2023年10月9日] 2023- 2024学年度示范学校教育质量监测 10月考试英语 (八年级) 本试卷满分100分,监测时间90分钟 注意事项: 1答题前学生务必将自己的姓名、监测号用0.5米的色墨迹签字笔填写在答 题卡上,并认真核对条彤码上的姓名、监测号、监测点、监测场号. 2.选择题答案使用2B铅笔填涂在答题卡对应题目标号的位置上非选择题答案使 用0.5毫米的黑色墨迹签字笔书泻在答题卡的对应框内、超出答题区域书写的答 案无效;在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效. 3..监测结束后,将答题卡交回. 第I卷(选择题,共60分) 第一部分阅读理解 (共4小题,每小题10分,满分40分)阅读下面短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 1.A boy thought that he was the unhappiest person in the world.In his opinion,he was unlucky,because almost everything bad always happened to him.So he wanted to find the secret of happiness.He walked a long way and finally came to a beautiful palace(宫殿).There,he met the king. After learning why the boy had come,the king suggested(建议) that he should look around the palace and come back in two hours. "At the same time,I want you to hold this spoon(勺) with milk," said the king. "As you walk around my palace,carry this spoon without spilling the milk. " The boy kept his eyes fixed on the spoon and began to walk around the golden palace.After two hours,he came back to the king. "Well,"asked the king, "did you see the wonderful paintings in my dining hall?Did you see the colorful flowers in the garden?"The boy felt sorry because he saw nothing.He only paid attention to(注意) the milk. "Then go back and see the beauty of my world," said the king.This time the boy saw all of the works of art on the walls.He saw the great gardens and mountains all around.When he came back,he described everything he saw. "But where is the milk?"asked the king.Looking down at the spoon he held,the boy saw the milk was gone. "Well,there is only one piece of advice I can give you," said the king. "The secret of happiness is to see all the beauty of the world and also keep an eye on the milk in the spoon. " (1)Why did the boy think he was the unhappiest person in the world? A.Because he was very poor and got ill. B.Because he had no family and no friends. C.Because almost everything bad always happened to him. D.Because he didn't know how to find the