下学期八年级英语第一次月考（常州卷）-2023-2024学年江苏省各地市下学期八年级英语第一次月考

2023-2024学年八年级下学期第一次月考（常州卷）

英语

注意事项：

1.全卷满分90分。试题包含选择题和非选择题。考生答题全部答在答题卡上, 答在本试卷上无效。

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第I卷（选择题  共56分）

一、单项选择（本题共10小题；每题1分，满分10分）

从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中， 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

1．—Do you know that the UK is ________ European country?

—Yes, it’s also ________ island one.

A．/; / B．an; an C．a; an D．an; a

2．Our school ________ be an old shoe factory, now we ________ studying here.It is a good place to study.

A．used to, used to B．is used to, are used to

C．is used to, used to D．used to, are used to

3．Mr Brown together with his family_______ Sanya for a few weeks.

A．have been in B．have been to

C．has been in D．has left

4．Near the cinema ________ many shops and among them ________ a shop with many flowers.

A．are；is B．is；are C．are；are D．is；is

5．Last week I ________ a new bicycle. I ________ it for eight days.

A．have bought, bought B．bought, have bought

C．bought, bought D．bought, have had

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

A．are B．have been C．to be D．were

7．— What is your key to success?

— I believe that nothing difficult will be ________ if I put my heart into it.

A．by the way B．in my way C．on the way D．in this way

8．Look, ________ excited the boy is to see these cute pandas!

A．how B．how an C．what an D．what

9．—One of my eyes sees things less clearly than ________.

—Then you need to buy ________ pair of glasses.

A．the other; another B．another; the other

C．another; another D．the other; the other

10．—Would you please give me a hand and take the bookcase upstairs?

— ________ .

A．With pleasure B．My pleasure C．Of course I do D．Yes, that’s all right

二、完形填空(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Years ago, I celebrated my 40th birthday with friends in a two-floor restaurant. Many arrived     11     and waited outside the restaurant. As I was on the roadside, a homeless man came near to me and     12     money. I let him know I didn’t have any cash with me. With a quiet smile on his face, he moved on.

Just then a friend arrived and called out, “Happy Birthday!” Hearing this, the man turned and asked, “Hey, man, it’s your birthday?” “Yes,” I said. He walked     13    , smiled and said, “Happy Birthday!” I was not completely     14     for what happened next. He took out a dollar from his dirty bag, and gave it to me, saying, “Here man, take this. Happy Birthday!” That’s     15    !  I expected he was making a joke!

 His generosity (慷慨) deeply     16     me but accepting money from a homeless man was embarrassing (尴尬的) for me. I felt very uncomfortable.     17     I answered, “It’s very kind of you, but...” Looking directly into my eyes, he said, “God’s so good to me. Every night, I always end up with a place to sleep and enough food to eat. Please take this.” I held out my hand and said, “    18    ”

This was one of my     19     life lessons—however poor we may feel, we always have something valuable to share with others. From then on I often helped people in need and treated everyone kindly and     20    , spreading love and joy everywhere I went.

11．A．harder B．easier C．later D．earlier

12．A．asked for B．looked for C．paid for D．cared for

13．A．down B．along C．back D．ahead

14．A．ready B．good C．suitable D．sorry

15．A．terrible B．lucky C．impolite D．amazing

16．A．touched B．supported C．surprised D．interested

17．A．But B．As C．So D．Since

18．A．Great B．With pleasure C．It doesn’t matter D．Thank you

19．A．great B．greatest C．bad D．worst

20．A．wisely B．warmly C．carefully D．friendly

三、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。

A

It’s time for a trip in Guangzhou on the city’s first sightseeing bus! Good news! Six double-decker sightseeing buses were put into use early this year! They are all British style, showing a special taste. They are all painted in orange. It means wishes for “lucky”. They are designed to be environmental-friendly. The buses are 10.6 meters long, 2.55 meters wide and 4.2 meters high. To the convenience of the passengers, the shortest distance (距离) from the bus to the ground is only 15 centimeters high, so it won’t be difficult for the old and children to get on the bus. There is one tour guide on each bus. They explain the places of interest on the route of the bus.

The route Zhujiang Water Park — Sun Yat-sen University — Guangzhou Tower — Yuejiang — Pazhou — Huangpu Village The route is 11.7 kilometers long and has nineteen bus-stops. On the way of the route, you can change to subway Line APM, Line 3, Line 4 and Line 8.

More information Work hour: 7:00 am to 9:00 pm, every thirty minutes. Ticket: Three yuan for each person. Children can get on the second floor of the bus only when an adult is by his/her side.

21．The color orange for the buses means ________.

A．good luck B．good health C．good family D．good job

22．It’s easy for the old to get on the bus because ________.

A．the driver will help B．there is an elevator

C．they have wheel chairs D．the bus door is quite close to the ground

23．Which of the following is NOT mentioned?