山西省大同市平城区两校联考2024-2025学年八年级上学期10月月考英语试题

2024——2025学年第一学期第一次月考（八）英语试卷 （时间：150分钟 满分120分） Ⅰ.补全对话（5分） 根据对话内容，从下面的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，使对话意思完整、通顺。其中有两个多余选项。 A: Hi, I’m doing a survey of the supermarkets in our town. ____1____ B: Of course. A: Thank you. ____2____ B: I think Sun Supermarket is the best. A: ____3____ B: Because it has the best quality things and the friendliest service. A:____4____ They think Hualian Supermarket is the best. B: Really? It’s the biggest supermarket in our town. ____5____ A: Maybe you can buy the cheapest goods in it. B: But I think good quality is the most important. A: OK, I see. Thank you. A. Why do you think so? B. Can I ask you some questions? C. But many people don’t think so. D. What do you think is the best supermarket in our town? E. I think so. F. But I hear it has the worst quality. G. It’s close to my home. Ⅱ.完形填空（8分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出一个最佳选项。 The 2023 Talent Show in our school was a night to remember! It was a great ____6____! Students, parents and teachers danced, sang and played instruments. There were more than thirty ____7____. Our English teacher Jason Cruise ____8____ an English song. He won the prize as the best performer. ____9____ a reporter from our school magazine interviewed him, he said that singing was ____10____ important to him. The prize for the funniest act ____11____ to Paul Black because he danced like a drunken (喝醉的) man without music. And his classmates said he was the ____12____ boy in the class. Many thanks to the parent volunteers and the student volunteers. They made this ____13____ show possible. Many thanks to all of the people who helped. 6. A. success B. interest C. hobby 7. A. plays B. games C. acts 8. A. knew B. sang C. listened 9 A. Before B. When C. If 10. A. anything B. nothing C. something 11. A. wanted B. went C. asked 12. A. worst B. easiest C. funniest 13. A. talent B. talk C. fashion Ⅲ.阅读理解（这一部分共五篇短文，A至D篇每篇短文后有五个小题，E篇后有六个小题，每小题2分，共52分） A 请阅读下面短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项。 Hello, my name is Timothy and I’m American, but I live in Australia. I like to play basketball. It is one of the most popular sports in the USA. You can see a lot of boys and girls playing basketball. I play basketball every day after school with my friends and on the weekend I play with my father. My name is Marco and I’m from Italy. My favorite sport is soccer. I have soccer lessons on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. On Saturday afternoon our class usually has a soccer game with other classes. And we often win. I’m Simon and I live in England. I like cycling. I like this sport because I can practice it in the park. I go cycling every day for one hour, usually in the morning. My parents also like cycling, so we often go cycling together when we are free. 14. Timothy plays basketball with his ________ on the weekend. A. friends B. classmates C. father 15 How often does Marco have soccer lessons? A. Once a week. B. Twice a week. C. Three times a week. 16. How often does Simon practice cycling? A. One hour each day. B. Two hours each day. C. Three hours each day. 17. From the passage we can know that ________. A many people play basketball in America B. Marco’s class often loses the game C. Simon usually rides his bike to school 18. The three boys are talking about their favorite ________ in the passage. A. days B. sports C. subjects B 请阅读下面短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出一个最佳选项。 I have many hobbies, such as reading, skating, and watching TV. But reading is my favorite. I like reading for many reasons. First of all, books introduce me to a new world, which is colorful and without time and space limits. Through reading, I can “go back to” ancient Egypt, or the exciting “Three Kingdoms Time”. It can also bring me to the United States, where I always dream to visit. Also, reading books can help me find ways of enjoying life. In the past years, most of my knowledge has come from books. I have learned from many people by reading about their ideas on science, politics, life and society. What’s more, reading can build a bridge between my dream and my goal. In order to succeed in my life in the future, I must keep reading, thinking and practicing. Reading has become part of my life. Every day, I spend some time reading books, newspapers and magazines. At night, I can hardly go to sleep without a book in my hand. 19. What does the writer like doing best? A. Reading. B. Skating. C. Watching TV. 20. How many reasons does the writer give us for loving reading? A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. 21. Where does the writer dream to go? A. Egypt. B. South Africa. C. The United States. 22. About reading, which of the following is NOT true? A. The writer can go to sleep without a book in his hand. B. Reading books can make the writer find ways of enjoying life. C. Reading can build a bridge between the writer’s dream and the goal. 23. What’s the best title for the passage? A. Three Kingdoms Time B. Reading—my favorite hobby C. Books, newspapers and magazines C 请阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容，从下面所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，使短文意思通顺。 People wear different kinds of clothes according to the weather conditions in their places. ____24____ Because the temperature there never falls below 18℃. Those places are Guangdong, Hainan, etc. People in cold places have to wear thick clothes. ____25____ with the temperature at as low as -20℃ or even lower. Sometimes in summer people there also wear thin clothes. But in the early morning and late evening,____26____ or they will catch a cold and become ill. In a word, ____27____ What’s the weather like in your place and what kind of clothes do you wear? ____28____ Have a try, please. A. They even wear fur clothing on very snowy days B. Can you give us a short story about the weather and your dressing? C. People in warm places have thin clothes all year round. D. the weather decides what to wear. E. it is better to change into thicker clothes D 请阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容，在方框内的横线上填入与文章意思最符合的单词，每空一词。 When you visit Australia, you may want to go to Sydney or the beach. But have you ever thought about visiting the outback (澳大利亚内地)? Australia is a big country, smaller than China. But not many people live there. In fact, its population is just a little larger than Beijing’s! This means that there is lots of space where there are not many cities or people. In Australia, this area is called the outback. The outback is in the middle of the country, and Alice Springs is the biggest city in the outback. Many people go to Alice Springs to see Uluru, a beautiful rock where Aboriginals (澳洲土著) live. Another great place to visit in the outback is Kakadu National Park. It is just in the north of Alice Springs and covers 22.000 square kilometers. Birds, kangaroos, lizards (蜥蜴), crocodiles (鳄鱼) and snakes all live in Kakadu. The natural beauty of the outback is very different from what you might see in a big city. At night, you can see millions of stars in the sky. If y you are planning a trip to Australia, the outback is worth a visit. Have you ever thought about visiting the outback in Australia? Australia is a big country, ____29____ than China. But its population is a little larger than Beijing’s. The area where there are not many cities or people is called the outback. The outback is in the ____30____ of the country. And Alice Springs is the ____31____ city in the outback. There are two places worth visiting. Uluru is a beautiful rock where Aboriginals ____32____. The other one is Kakadu National Park. It is just ____33____ the northern part of Alice Springs. The beauty of nature is very different from other big cities. If you are planning a trip to Australia, the outback is worth a visit. E 阅读下面的短文，按照要求完成所给任务。 Comfortable Cinema *Bigger space For people, the cinema is big enough to relax there. *Bigger screen It is much more realistic at the cinema because the screen is much bigger. *Clear sound Cinema has a good sound system which makes the sound pretty good and clear. *Soft seats Its environment is always clean. The seats are very big and soft. That makes people feel like watching movies at home. With the rapid development of technology, there are many ways for people to watch movies. Some people choose to watch movies in the cinema, while others choose to watch them at home. Different people have different choices. 对我来说，我更喜欢在电影院看电影, because there are so many benefits (益处). Firstly, watching a movie in the cinema makes people feel comfortable. Especially when you finish your all-day work, it’s a perfect choice to watch a movie in the cinema. Secondly, it’s very easy to get a ticket. We don’t need to waste much time waiting in line. Nowadays, we have many ways to buy cinema tickets. The most typical (典型的) way is to buy on the Internet. Everything can be completed on the computer. All we need to do is click the mouse. Besides, a movie ticket is not expensive, and many people find it affordable. Spending a little money can get you a comfortable and wonderful experience. What are you waiting for? In conclusion, there’re so many benefits when we choose to go to the theater to watch movies. Today, life is wonderful, so we should find a more fun way to live. Let our lives be full of fun. 34. Please translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 into English. ________________________________ 35. According to the passage, what can make people feel comfortable at the cinema? ________________________________ 36. Why is it more realistic at the cinema than at home? ________________________________ 37. What does the writer think of movie tickets? ________________________________ 38. Please translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 into Chinese. ________________________________ 39. Do you often watch a movie at the cinema or at home? Why? ________________________________ Ⅳ.词语运用（20分） 请阅读下面短文，根据语篇内容，在空白处填入恰当单词，使短文通顺、连贯。每空一词。 There is a story in the book History as a Mirror (《资治通鉴》) by Chinese historian Sima Guang. Zhi Xuanzi was the head of Zhi, a big family of Jin State (晋国) during the Spring and Autumn Period (时期). ____40____ wanted Zhi Yao to be the family head after him. However, another man in the family disliked the idea. He listed five good things of Zhi Yao. For ____41____, he was good at riding and shooting. ____42____ Zhi Yao had a big problem; his virtue (品德). He had ____43____ unkind heart. Zhi Xuanzi didn’t listen ____44____ the idea. And still, Zhi Yao ____45____ the head of the family. He quickly made the Zhi family much stronger ____46____ before. But because of his aggressive style (咄咄逼人的风格), three other families worked ____47____ to fight against the Zhi family. Finally, the Zhi family lost the fight. ____48____ reading this story, we can learn that having talent is not enough. ____49____ talent and virtue are important. Excellent people must also have virtue. 用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空。 in hot place take so real beach have good they Where is the best place to live in the United States? Maria: I think San Diego is one of the best ____50____ to live in the US. It’s one of the safest cities in America and ____51____ very little crime (犯罪). The schools are good and there are a lot of universities. The weather is the ____52____ in the country. It’s never too hot or too cold. The views are beautiful here with great ____53____ and mountains. The people are ____54____ nice and friendly. There are a lot of immigrants (移民) here ____55____ you can meet people from all over the world. The only downside (缺点) is the cost of housing. Many people want to live here but the high cost of housing stops ____56____. Daniel: Alabama is a great place to live. ____57____ middle Alabama, even on the coldest days of winter, the temperature (温度) is still about 40 degrees. On the ____58____ days of summer, the temperature is about 95 degrees. There are great schools in Alabama. Middle Alabama is the worst place ____59____ a vacation, but the best place to live! Do you agree with me? Ⅴ.书面表达（15分） 60. 请根据以下提示，写一篇80词左右的短文介绍你的朋友。 内容要点： 1.你的好朋友名叫王辉。你们有很多共同的爱好，性格上又有一些区别。 2.相似之处：都喜欢看喜剧片和脱口秀，都不喜欢恐怖片；喜欢吃蔬菜和肉，不喜欢吃鱼；爱锻炼，每周在一起踢两次足球。 3.不同之处：他比你更安静，更严肃；你比他更外向，学习更努力。 4. 请你谈一点他需要改变的地方，并说明理由。 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2024——2025学年第一学期第一次月考（八）英语试卷 （时间：150分钟 满分120分） Ⅰ.补全对话（5分） 【1~5题答案】 【答案】1. B 2. D 3. A 4. C 5. F Ⅱ.完形填空（8分） 【6~13题答案】 【答案】6. A 7. C 8. B 9. B 10. C 11. B 12. C 13. A Ⅲ.阅读理解（这一部分共五篇短文，A至D篇每篇短文后有五个小题，E篇后有六个小题，每小题2分，共52分） A 【14~18题答案】 【答案】14. C 15. C 16. A 17. A 18. B B 【19~23题答案】 【答案】19. A 20. A 21. C 22. A 23. B C 【24~28题答案】 【答案】24. C 25. A 26. E 27. D 28. B D 【29~33题答案】 【答案】29. smaller 30. middle 31. biggest 32. live 33. in E 【34~39题答案】 【答案】34. As for me, I prefer to watch movies at the cinema 35. Bigger space, bigger screen, clear sound and soft seats. 36. Because the screen is much bigger. 37 The writer thinks it is easy and cheap to get them. 38. 花一点点钱你就可以得到舒适而美妙的体验。 39. I often watch a movie at the cinema because I like the clear sound and bigger screen./.../I often watch a movie at home because I feel comfortable at home./... Ⅳ.词语运用（20分） 【40~49题答案】 【答案】40. He 41. example 42. But 43. an 44. to 45. was 46. than 47. together 48. After 49. Both 【50~59题答案】 【答案】50. places 51. has 52. best 53. beaches 54. really 55. so 56. them 57. In 58. hottest 59. to take Ⅴ.书面表达（15分） 【60题答案】 【答案】例文 Wang Hui is my good friend. We have the same hobbies, but there are differences between us. We both like comedies and talk shows but we don’t like scary movies. We both like meat and vegetables but dislike fish. We both love sports and we play football together twice a week. He is quieter and more serious than me. And I’m more outgoing and more hard-working than him. I think it’s necessary for him to be funnier because a funny person is popular with everyone. 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$