广东省广州白云区培英中学2024-2025学年八年级上学期10英语月考试题

2024学年第一学期初二10月教育教学评价 英语 本试卷共分第一卷和第二卷两部分,第一卷为选择题,第二卷为非选择题,满分90分,考试时 间为100分钟. 注意事项: 1.答卷前,考生务必在答题卡上用黑色钢笔或签字笔填写自己的班级、姓名、学号,同时填写试 室号和座位号。 2.非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答,答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域的相应位 置上;不准使用圆珠笔、涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。 一、语法选择(共15小题:每小题1分,满分15分) Liu Xiang, the world champion hurdler (跨栏冠军), retired on April 7, 2015 Liu was one of 1hurdlers in the world. Liu won the 11om hurdles gold medal at the 2004 Olympics in Athens. He said the injury (损伤) in his foot stopped him from 2 part in the Olympics games. It made him accept the fact that he won't be able 3at the highest level again "I am retiring today to say goodbye to my tracks (跑道) and hurdles," Liu said on his personal blog 4__ Tuesday afternoon. "It's 5big decision, and it is difficult for me to make it. I've tried all my best to get well from the injury over the past two years since the 2012 London Olympics. I dreamed I 6 start over again, but my foot hurt over and over again. I knew I couldn't take 7hard training and racing any more. I hated my foot as 8as I love my track and my hurdles." Liu said to his fans 9__ From 2oo4 to 20o7. he 10 winning for three times at the Olympics, the world championships ir 2007 and set a world record of 12.88 seconds in Lausanne in 2oo6. In those days, everyone in China was proud of _11__. 12_, Liu's career dropped. In 20o8, he had to drop out of the 110m hurdles race at the 2oog Beijing Olympics. 13 fans in the Bird's Nest were in great surprise From then on, Liu's career was influenced by his injury. 14_he still tried his best to take part in some international competitions from 20o9 to 2011.15 amazing the man is! We will remember him for his effort and bravery. C. the most famous A. famous B. more famous 1. D. most famous B. taking 。 C. took A. to take D. take _ C. raced B. racing A. torace D. race C. at: _ A.in B. on D.of _ C.an A. the B.a D./ ,_ C. could A. must B.need D. should _ C. anyone A. any B. some D. someone _ C:more A.many B. much D.most 。. C. said A. saddest B. sadness D. sadly B.kept 10. A.keep C. will keep D. is keeping C.he B.his 11. A. himself D. him C. Instead 12. A.However B.Besides D. Therefore 13. X Thousands C. Thousand of B. Thousand D. Thousands of C.Or 14. A.So B.But D.Because B Howan 15. A.How C. What an DWhat 扫描全能王 建 , 二、完形填空(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分) When you were young, who rode you around on the back of a bike? Who played football and flew kites with you _16 in the park to sweep away the tiredness of long time of study? Who helped you work out the _17__ math problem you can't solve? Who taught you the 18 between right and wrong? Your dad. Now it is your turn to do something for him. The third Sunday in June is Father's Day.So why not do something to thank your dad for all his love and 19 ? The idea of Father's Day came from an 20_lady called Samara Smart Dodd in 19o9. She wanted an unusual day to remember ber father. He raised (抚养) six cbildren by himself after his wife-died. When Dodd 21_, she thought there needed to be a day to thank all the great, selfless and loving dads. Her father was born in June, so she wanted to hold the first Father's Day celebration (庆祝) on his birthday in 19o9. In.1924, most of the Americans liked the 22 of Father's Day. In the end, the third Sunday in June was named Father's Day. There are many ways to show your love and thanks. Send him a postcard. Usually fathers like cards. So, maybe a good one can make him 23_. A small 24, such as a photo of your family or a lovely wallet can make him feel like a king. Send him flowers: the rose is the official Father's Day flower. At last don't 2 5_ to say"I love you, dad!" C. carefully 16. A.happily B. surprisingly D.quietly C. boring 17. A.easy B. difficult D. funny C. skill 18. A. nowledge B. difference D. problem C. energy 19. A. feeling B. support D. ability B Indian C.African 20 A. English D.American B. grewup C. tookoff 21. A. looked out D. got down C hobby B. opinion 22. A.idea D. order C. believe B. win 23. A. agree D. laugh C. animal 24. A: camera B. present D. palace B. hate 25. A.lile C. forget D. remember 三、阅读(共二节,满分35分) 第一节阅读理解(共15小题:每题2分,满分30分) (A) Classical music is one of the most popular music kinds. It started in the 16th century, and it is still popular all over the world: There were lots of great classical musicians in its history. Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven are three of them. Haydn was a great musician. He could play the piano, the violin and other instruments He has a lot of great music. His Symphony(交响曲)No. 94. The Surprise Symphony is the most popular. People call him "the father of classical music". 扫描全能王 创建 Mozart was a great composer(作曲家). He could write music when he was a child. He wrote over 6oo musical pieces, Mozart was famous for his operas, too. The Magic Flute is the most popular one of them. We can enjoy a lot of his music nowadays Classical music would not be quite the same without Beethoven. He was famous for his symphonies. Beethoven's Sixth Symphony is the most famous. Disney movie Fantasia uses a part of the symphony. Beethoven wrote only one opera, Fidelio, in his life 26. Who was 'the father of classical music"? B. Beethoven C. Haydn. A. Mahler. D. Mozart. "27. Which of the following is true? A. Mozart wrote only one opera, Fidelio, in his life B. People couldn't enjoy classical music in 1408 C We can enjoy lots of Beethoven's operas now. D. Haydn couldn't play more than two instruments 28. What does the passage mainly about? A. The history of classical music B The reason why the three musicians got famous C The popularity of classical music. D. Three great classical music musicians (B) Computers help humans with a lot of things, from searching information to math. Now, they may be able to help us in more complex (复 杂的) ways. Recent research has showed a new computer program that can recognize (识别) human emotions (情感), simply based on how they type Researchers from the Islamic University of Technology in Bangladesh asked a group of people to type two paragraphs from Lewis Carrolls novel Alice in Wonderland The participants (参与者) then chose an emotional state they felt while typing. Emotions tested were joy, fear, sadness and shame Then the researchers put the text into the computer to study. Surprisingly, the computer was right 70 percent of the time in telling the participants' emotional states. The most correct emotions it guessed correctly were joy (87 percent) and anger (81 percent). The least correct emotion the computer guessed was sadness (60 percent). However, the computer program is limited (局限) in what it can do, But scientists believe that it wil help humans in the future "If we could build any program that is smart enough to communicate with humans that involved (含有 emotion, then using machines could be more effective (有效的) and friendly." the researchers wrote in the study. For example, when looking for a movie online, perhaps a computer program could make suggestions for films that would match your mood And as the researchers said, this type of computer program could also help humans in a number of ways. First, with online teaching, emotionally intelligent computers could change its teaching style or content (内容) 扫描全能王 建 to help students learn better. Second, with online conversation, doctors could be able to tell the emotion of a patient 29. How many kinds of emotions were tested according to the passage? B:Four. C. Two. A. Three. D. Six. 30. According to the passage, what was the least correct emotion the computer guessed A. Sadness. B. Fear. . "C. Anger. D. Joy. 31. What can the computer program help students to do? A. Change the teaching style. B. Learn better. C Tell a patient's feeling D. Keep healthy 32. Where can we probably read this passage? A In a story book. B In a travel guide. C. In a sporte magazine. D. In a science magazine (C) Thomas Edison lit up the world with his invention of the electric light. Without him, the world might still be in the dark. However, the electric light was not his only invention. He also invented the motion picture camera and ove 1. 200 other things. About every two weeks he created something new. Thomas Edison was born in 1847. He attended school for only three months. His mother taught him at home but Thomas was mostly self-educated. He started experimenting at a young age. When he was 12 years old. he got his first job. He became a newsboy(报童) on a train. He did experiments on the train in his spare time. Unluckily, his first work experience did not end well. They fired him when he accidentally set fire to the floor of the train. Then Edison worked for five years as a telegraph operator, but he continued to spend much of his time tn experlmenung his first patent (专利) in 1868 for a vote recorder run by electricity. Thomas Edison was totally deaf in one ear and hard of hearing in the other, but he thought of his deafness as a blessing(祝福) in many ways. It kept conversations short, so that he could have more time for work. He alway worked.16 out of every 24 hours. Semetimes his wife had to remind him to sleep and eat. Thomas Edison died at the age of 84. He left a great many inventiorsthat greatly improved the quality of life all over the world 33. What does the underlined word "fired" mean in this passage? A Gave somebody a job B. Set fire to somebody. _ C. Let somebody down. D Asked somebody to leave his job 34. How was Edison after he became deaf ? A. He kept positive B. He was worried. C. He felt sory. D. He was sad. 35. What does the passage mainly talk about? A. The hstory of the electric light. B. Edison and his experiments C The importance of inventions. D. The whole life of Edison 36. What can we learn from the passage? A. Edison was lazy when he was young B Edison was poor so he needed to work on a train C. Edison was very hard-working D He had little difficulties in experimenting 2 扫描全能王 建 (D) Do you want to live a happier life? Try laughing for no reason. That's how many people start their day at Laughter Yoga (瑜) Clubs around the world, and many doctors now think that having a good laugh might be one of the best ways to stay healthy. The First Laughter Club was started in Mumbai. India. in 1995 by Dr, Madan Kataria. "Young children laugh about 3oo times a day. Adults (成人) laugh between 7 and 15 timoe a day," says Dr. Kataria. "Everyone's naturally good at laughing. We want people to feel happy with their lives." There are now more than 5oo Laughter Clubs in India and over 13oo in the world. many doctors are also interested in the effects of laughter on our health. A study at the UCLA School of Medicine in California shows that laughter makes people relaxed and is very good for the heart. Laughter Yoga is used in many hospitals for the illness treatment(治疗) and it is alsc practiced in schools, factories and old people's homes. So, what is Laughter Yoga? I went to my nearest Laughter Club to find out. I was quite nervous about it I didn't like the idea of laughing with others. First, our laughter teacher told us to clap(拍)otr hands and say, "Ho ho ho, ha ha ha." He said our bodies can't tell the difference between fake laughter and real laughter, so they both work. After ten minutes everybody in the room was laughing for real! We did different kinds of laughter exercises and finally I was surpriseal by how relaxed I felt So if you're upset about something, just start laughing. As Dr. Kataria says, "When you laugh, you change, and when you change, the world changes around you." 37. What can we learn from Paragraph 1 and Paragraph 2? A. Adults laugh as many times a day as young children B. Many doctors think that laughing is good for health C. The first Laughter Club was started in California D. Everyone starts their day at Laughter Yoga Club f8. The underlined word "it" in Paragraph 3 refers to B. Laughter Yoga A. stdy C. laughter D. illness treatment 39. How did the writer feel in his Laughter Club experience? b. Surprised. c.Upset. a. Nervous. d. Relaxed. Bb.c.d Ca,b.d A.a.b.c D.ac.d 40. What is the purpose of the passage? A. To ask us to join Laughter Yoga Club B.To advise us to laugh for a happier life C. To show us different ways of laughing D.To tell us the man behind Laughter Yoga Club 第二节阅读填空(共5小题:每题1分,满分5分) In different countries, people have different opinions about numbers. For example, Americans don't like number 13. If they invite some friends for dinner and it happened that there are 13 people sitting at the table the host will invite another friend to join them. 41Americans always plan to get married on July 7th. 42_ Because it sounds like the word "death" in Chinese. Because of this, many buildings skip(跳) the fourth floor.43_In Hong Kong, some buildings even skip all floors numbered with 4, such as 4, 14. 24, 35 and all 40-49 floors. Some buildings, also skip the 13th floor, because this is seen as an unlucky number in the west. 4:_so what's a "lucky" number in China? The Chinese pronunciation of the number "8" has almost the same sound as that of the Chinese character "发[fa:]", which means making a 进 扫描全能王创建 fortune. 45_ Some people will even、spend a lot of money to have the number 8 in their phone numbers or vehicle license plate (车牌照) numbers. For example, The opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics began at 8:08 pm. on August 8, 2oo8. Everybody thinks it was a good day. ,. And simply they call it the fifth floor B. But they think number 7 is a good number C. So, people think it is a very ucky number D. In China, the most unlucky number is four E. As a result, a building whose highest floor is 5o may have only 35 physical floors 第二卷:写作(共三节,满分30分) 四、第一节语篇填词(共5小题,每题1分,满分5分) 阅读短文,根据上下文和所给的首字母写出所缺单词,注意使用正确形式,每空限填一词。答卷时,要求写 出完整单词. Jack was b_ in 2ooo, He lives in a small village with his parents. When he was young, his dream was to be a s__and inventor. He carried a notebook with him all the time. His notebook i__many drawings of different inventions. In order to realize his dream, Jack worked very hard. He studied 12 hours a day, e 4at weekends. At the age of 18, he went to the best university (大学) in his country. Later, his dream came true. He also won many p__.because of his inventions 第二节完成句子(共5小题,每小题2分,满分10分) 51. 我们的英语老师让我们把黑板上的单词抄下来。 Our English teachcr asked us to _ the English words on the blackboard 52. 建一个公园在这里是有用的 useful _ __a park here! 53. 昨天李明向我挑战网球赛。 Yesterday Li Ming __ me __a game of tennis. 54. 这一切发生在很久以前,但现在回忆起来还是那么清晰。 All this happened _ ___, but the memory of it remains clear 55. 这个女孩多友好啊!我们班每个人都喜欢和她交朋友。 _ tne gnrl is! Everybody in our class likes to make friends with her 第三节 书面表达(共1题,满分15分) 假如你是校英文报记者,最近,你对同学们的课外阅读活动情况进行了调查,下面表格中是此次的调查结果 请你写一份英文调查报告,告知调查结果,并就此谈谈自己的看法。 Time for reading 0-1h 1-2h 2-3h 20% 76% Percentage 4 (原因) 太忙没时间 Reasons 阅读使生活多姿多彩 阅读很重要 扫描全能王 建 要求: 1. 须包含大致要点,可以适当发挥: 2. 条理清晰,语句通顺,语法正确 3. 词数:80左右(报告的开头已经给出,不计入总词数) Recently, I've done a survey in our school on students' after-school reading activities. The results show that 进 扫描全能王 建