河南省南阳市桐柏县方树泉中学教育集团2023-2024学年八年级上学期12月月考英语试题

          桐柏县方树泉中学教育集团第三次学情调研

八年级英语

一.  听力

第一节 听下面5段对话。每段第，2个个小题，从题中所络的A、B、C三个选

页中选出最佳答案。每段对话读两遍。

(  )1. What does the man think of classical music?

A.Boring.          B. Terrible.         C. Pleasant.

(  )2. Who was cleaning the car at this time yesterday?

A. Bill's mother     B. Bill's father.      C. Bill's brother.

(   )3.What was Linda doing at this time yesterday?

A.She was listening to the radio.

B.She was doing her homework.

C.She was watching TV.

(   )4.What's Jim's hobby now?

A. Keeping  pets.        B. Collecting maps.       C.Making cards.

(   )5.What storybook is Jack reading?

     A. Hou Yi Shoots the Suns.   B.Mickey Mouse.    C. Yu Gong Moves a Mountain.

第二节 听下面几段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听下面一段对话，回答第6至第7两个小题

(   )6.How was the boy watching the show?

A.On TV.        B.On the Internet.       C.At the movie theater.

(   )7.What does the boy think of the show?

A.Boring.       B.Just so-so.             C.Wonderful.

听下面一段对话，回答第8至第9两个小题。

(   )8.What does Steve often do in his free time?

A. He often reads books.   B. He often does sports.    C.He often listens to music

(   )9. What does Steve like best?

A.Doing his homework.     B.Going cycling.           C. Skating

听下面一段独白，回答第10至第12三个小题。

(   )10. How long will the group Red River stay in London?

A. For about a week.       B. For half a month.         C. For about three weeks.

(   )11.Where will the concerts be?

A.In Trinity Street.        B.In the South Bank Hall.      C. Near the children's hospital

(   )12. Which of the following is TRUE?

A.Tickets are quite expensive.

B.All of the money will go to a children's hospital.

C. You can telephone to book tickets at 10:00 p.m.

听下面一段对话，回答第13至第15三个小题。

(   )13. What does Jim usually do in his free time?

A.He usually plays the violin.    B.He usually listens to music.    C. He usually goes to the concert

(   )14. What does Jim think of rock music?

A.It's too noisy.          B.It's very popular.        C.It's very interesting.

(   )15. Why does Jane often listen to light music?

A.Because it can make her relax.

B. Because it can make her happy.

C.Because it can make her rich.

第三节   听下面一篇短文。根据短文内容，按照你所听到的先后顺序将下列图片排序。短文读两遍。

      

 

   A                B                   c                D                 E

16._______ 17_______18________19______ 20_________

二．阅读理解。（40分）

                              （A）   

Are you looking for something fun and would you like to help other people in your spare time? Then join us to be a volunteer (志愿者).

We are a non-profit organization (非盈利性组织). We have volunteer jobs for people of all ages. Anyone, from twelve-year-old children to people in their 80s, can become a volunteer.

You can help people in many ways. Schools need help with taking care of children when their parents are working. Hospitals need volunteers to look after children when their parents see a doctor. Animal lovers can help take care of those dogs and cats without  homes. There is something for everyone.

“As a volunteer, I don’t want to get anything. Seeing the children’s happy faces, I am happy, too.”says Carlos Domingo, an old woman of 62.

If everyone helps a bit, we’ll have a better world to live in.

Interested in？Call us on 1-800-555-5756, or visit our website：www. activol. com.

(    )21. What kind of people can become volunteers?

A. Only children.  B. From 12-year-old people to people in their 80s.

C. Only old people.  D. Only students and teachers.

(    )22. _______ need help.

A. Animals B. Nobody C. Volunteers D. Many people

(    )23. Volunteers want to get _______ when they help others.

A. everything B. money C. nothing D. computers

(    )24. Carlos Domingo works as a volunteer to help _______.

A. dogs B. cats C. old people D. children

(    )25. This passage is _______.

A. a story B. a play C. a film D. an ad

                                 （B）

Are you tired after studying hard? American country music will take you away for a while. The guitars and songs will take you to mountains and fields there.

Country music is simply music. It talks of everyday life and feelings.It's the spirit of America,easy to understand,slow and basic. Country music developed in the Southern United States. It was the folk music of the American countryside. Many of the songs tell about the lives of farmers.They talk about love,drops or death.Rural life can be hard, so the words are often sad. At first, people played the music only at family parties. But it became more popular. In the1920s,people played country songs on the radio,and they made them into records.

When people moved to towns and cities to look for work,they took their music with them. Country music continued to change and became popular across America.

John Denver was one of America's most famous country singers in the1970s. His song “Take Me Home,Country Roads" is well-known and people still play it today.

(   )26. Which of the following is NOT true about country music?

A.It's fast and loud.

B.It's usually about everyday life.

C.It started in the south of the U.S.

D.The words about rural life are often sad.

(   )27.The underlined word “Rural” probably means_____.

A.the city               B.about school

C.about work            D.the countryside

(   )28. People often play country music with______

A.the guitar         B.the piano       C.the violin        D.the drum

(   )29.When did people begin to make records?

A.In the 1950s.          B.In the 1930s.

C.In the 1920s.          D.In the 1940s.

(   )30.“Take Me Home,Country Roads" is a  ____  music.

    A.pop             B.folk             C jazz             D dance

                                (C)

Mr. Brown was going away for a week. Before he left,he said to his son,“If anyone asks for me,you can tell him that your father has been out for doing something,and will be back in a week,then be sure to ask him to sit down for a cup of tea.”

“OK,Dad,”said his son. But he was afraid his son couldn't remember this,he wrote these words down on a piece of paper and gave it to him.His son put it into his small pocket, took it out and looked at it now and then.

Four days passed,but no one came to see his father. The boy thought that there was no man to come and that the piece of paper was of no more use for him,so he burnt(烧) it  that evening.

The next afternoon,someone knocked at the door. The boy opened it.A man was standing at the door and said,“Where is your father?" The boy put his hand into his pocket at once and looked for the piece of paper. He could not find it.He suddenly remembered he had burnt it, so he shouted,“No more.” 

The man was very surprised. He asked,“No more? I met your father last week.When did it happen?”

“Burnt yesterday evening.”

(  )31.Mr Brown told his son that________

A.he would be away from home for four days

B.he would be back in seven days

C.he would be back in a month

D.he would be back in two days

（  ）32.Mr Brown wrote the words down on _________

A.the wall         B.the door        C.a piece of paper       D.the picture

（  ）33.A man came to visit the boy's father on

A.the fifth day    B.the third day       C.the fourth day    D.the second day

(   )34.The man was very surprised because _______

A.he thought the child's father was dead

B.the child didn't ask him to sit down

C.the child gave him a cup of tea

D.the child gave him a cup of coffee

（   ）35.What was burnt?

A.The piece of paper.      B.Mr.Smith     C.The visitor.    D.The son

                           （ D）

 36._____________________Do you like yellow, orange and red? You do, you must be a person full of hopeful(充满希望的) happy feelings about life. 37.___________________Then maybe you are quiet, and you would rather go after than go before. And sometimes you feel unhappy. If you love green, you are strong-minded. You wish to do everything well and want other people to see you are successful.

A yellow room makes us feel happier and more comfortable（舒适）than a dark green one; and a red dress brings warmth and gladness to the saddest winter day.38.____________________ It is a fact that factory workers work better, harder, and have few accidents when their machines are painted (漆) orange rather than black or dark gray. 39____________________Remember also that you will know your friends better when you find out what colors they like or dislike. 40.____________________.