天津市第五十五中学2024-2025学年八年级上学期第一次月考英语试卷

英语 2024-2025 初二上和平区五十五中第一次月考 一、单选 ( ) 21. Tony is ______ university student and he likes playing ______ baseball. A. a; the B. the; an C. a; / D. /; the ( ) 22. Cambridge is a city ______ the River Cam,______ the east of England. A. in; on B. on; on C. on; in D. in; in ( ) 23. Can you tell me the ______ of the word? I don’t know how to read it. A. name B. spelling C. meaning D. pronunciation ( ) 24. Dick ______ the dictionary to the girl, and she thanked him very much. A. passes B. passed C. in passing D. will pass ( ) 25. Listening to English songs is a good way ______ English well. A. learn B. learning C. to learn D. learned ( ) 26. Ma Lin didn’t watch TV last night, because there wasn’t ______ on it. A. something interesting B. everything interesting C. anything interesting D. nothing interesting ( ) 27. The tennis is a popular game. ______ people like playing it in the world. A. Millions of B. Million C. Millions D. Million of ( ) 28. I think we will ______ them and we will ______ the basketball match. A. beat; win B. win; beat C. beat; beat D. win; win ( ) 29. --- ______ is the population of your home town? --- Sorry. I’m not sure about that. A. How much B. What C. How many D. How ( ) 30. Mary practises ______ English every day. A. to speak B. speaking C. speaks D. speak ( ) 31. Most of us felt ______ at the ______ news. A. exciting; excited B. excited; exciting C. exciting; exciting D. excited; excited ( ) 32. My teachers advise us ______ computer games a lot. A. to play B. playing C. not to play D. not playing ( ) 33. The population of Shenzhen is ______ than that of many other cities in China. A. taller B. lower C. larger D. more ( ) 34. Miss Brown tells us to remember that ______ careful we are, ______ mistakes we will make. A. the more; the less B. the fewer; the more C. the more; the fewer C. the fewer; the less ( ) 35. --- I’m sorry. I forgot to bring my homework today. --- ______ Please remember to bring it tomorrow. A. Good luck! B. Never mind! C. A good idea. D. You’re welcome. 三、完形填空 In learning English, one should first pay attention to listening and speaking. It is the groundwork of reading and writing. You’d better ___36___ your best to speak while you do much listening. Don’t be ___37___ of making mistakes. But be careful not to let them stop you ___38___ improving your English. While you are doing this, a good ___39___ is to write --- keep a diary, write notes or letters. Then if you can, ask some others to go through ___40___ you have written and tell you where it is wrong. Many mistakes in your speaking will be ___41___ found when you write. Through correcting mistakes, you can do better in learning English. If you are slow in speaking, don’t ___42___ about it. One of the helpful ways is reading, either aloud or to yourself. The important thing is to choose ___43___ interesting to read. It mustn’t be too difficult ___44___ you. When you are reading in this way, don’t stop to ___45___ the new words if you can guess their meanings when they have nothing to do with the sentences. You can do that some other time. ( ) 36. A. have B. send C. make D. try ( ) 37. A. sure B. afraid C. proud D. tired ( ) 38. A. for B. on C. from D. at ( ) 39. A. time B. way C. start D. news ( ) 40. A. when B. why C. how D. what ( ) 41. A. easily B. really C. happy D. slowly ( ) 42. A. Talk B. hurry C. fear D. worry ( ) 43. A. anybody B. something C. everybody D. nothing ( ) 44. A. on B. at C. in D. for ( ) 45. A. look for B. look up C. look over D. look 四、阅读理解 A Some students’ favourite sports PE is difficult but I like it very much. I am in our city sports club. The members in the club are all young, between 6 and 13 years old. I go to the club every Sunday. I do the sports very hard, but I want to be an excellent player. — Sara Running! Lots of people don’t think it is exciting. However, I like running very much. I run every morning. Running isn’t expensive so anyone can run. Running is a good sport. Let’s run together! — Alex Baseketball, the Miami Heat (迈阿密品牌) T-shirt and James are part of my life. I play basketball with my classmates on Saturday mornings. I watch basketball games on TV with my brother on Saturday evenings. However, my sister Lisa doesn’t like watching that. She likes tennis. — Frank ( ) 46. Sara may be ______ years old. A. 4 B. 5 C. 12 D. 14 ( ) 47. ______ is cheap and anyone can do it. A. Swimming B. Basketball C. Tennis D. Running ( ) 48. Frank usually ______ on Saturday evenings. A. plays basketball B. watches basketball games on TV C. plays tennis D. watches soccer games on TV ( ) 49. ______ may be a famous basketball star. A. Alex B. Lisa C. Frank D. James ( ) 50. Which of the following is NOT true? A. Sara goes to the sports club every day. B. Sara wants to be an excellent player. C. Alex likes running very much. D. Frank’s sister Lisa doesn’t like watching basketball games on TV. B Brands teaming up With a habit of drinking coffee on weekends while doing schoolwork, Wu Zibo, a 17-year-old student from Beijing No.4 High School ordered a Moutai-flavored coffee (茅台味拿铁). “I wonder how my father’s favourite Chinese liquor (白酒) would taste with my favourite coffee.” The collaboration (合作) between Moutai and Luckin Coffee has interested many people. It sold 5.42 million cups and made 100 million yuan just on Sept 4, China Daily reported. Moutai has tried many ways in recent years to be more creative, such as by bringing out Moutai ice cream and canvas (帆布) bags. This creative collaboration lets Moutai make its brand younger. The collaboration make the market bigger, and bring something more innovative (创新的). In 2023, China’s collaboration market grew to ovvver 100 billion yuan and may reach 300 billion yuan by 2025. “The key to making a collaboration work is about how good the products are. The wrong collaborations may havvve undesirable (不想要的) results and even hurt brands. The brands should not just focus on getting the public excited.” said Li Honghui (市场总监) for drinks. ( ) 51. What do the numbers in Paragraph 2 show? A. Moutai is one of the most popular drinks among Chinese people. B. Many people have started to be interested in Luckin Coffee. C. The new coffee is too expensive to buy. D. The Moutai-flavored coffee is very popular. ( ) 52. What can we learn from in Paragraph 3? A. All brands should team up with each other. B. This creative collaboration lets Moutai make its brand younger. C. Moutai will get more than Luckin Coffee through their collaboration. D. All collaborations will bring a bigger market share. ( ) 53. In 2025, China’s collaboration market will grow to ______. A. 100 billion yuan B. 300 billion yuan C. 5.42 million yuan D. 500 billion yuan ( ) 54. How many kinds of newspapers do the passage mention? A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4 ( ) 55. According to Li, what is most important for a successful collaboration? A. Getting people excited. B. Brand popularity. C. Good products. D. Rich buyers. C Is eggshell’s colour related (相关的) to nutritional value (营养价值)？Chicken eggs come in many colors, but there are two that we often see at the supermarket: brown and white. Though brown eggs are often more expensive, the colour of an eggshell says nothing about the quality of inside. According to scientists, the only difference between brown eggs and white eggs lies in the breed (品 种) of the chicken that lays them. You may have heard people say that white-feathered chickens always lay white eggs and brown chickens lay brown eggs. While it’s true that a chicken’s coloring can say something about its eggs, you shouldn’t be looking at the feathers only. The colour of a hen’s earlobes (耳垂) is actually the best indicator (标志) of what colour is eggs will be. If it’s white, the chicken’s eggs will likely be white, and if it’s darker, they will likely be brown. This trick even works for Araucana chickens, which have green-blue earlobes and lay matching eggs. Another wrong idea about eggs is that brown eggs is that brown eggs are better for you or more “natural” than the white ones. This may have come from the fact that more expensive organic (有机的) eggs tend to be brown, and brown foods (like whole grain items) are usually healthier than the processed (加工的) white versions. But an eggshell’s colour has nothing to do with the egg’s nutritional value. Any difference in labels and pricing on egg cartons comes down to the breed of the chicken. White Leghorn chickens --- which lay white eggs --- produce more eggs on cheaper diets, so they are favoured by factory farms. Breeds that lay brown eggs, like Rhode Island Red chickens, require higher quality food and lay higher quality eggs. But given the right care and food, white egg-laying chickens can just as easily lay higher quality food and lay higher quality eggs. But given the right care and food, white egg-laying chickens can just as easily lay higher quality eggs as the brown egg-laying chickens. ( ) 56. The colour of the chicken eggs mainly depends on ______. A. feather B. earlobes C. eyes D. feet ( ) 57. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. An eggshell’s colour has improved the egg’s value. B. Brown eggs are much better than white ones. C. White eggs are more expensive than brown ones. D. Factory farms prefer white Leghorn chickens. ( ) 58. The breed of the chicken has an effect on ______. A. The price of eggs B. The size of eggs C. the weight of eggs D. the shapes of eggs ( ) 59. We can learn from the passage that ______. A. chickens which lay white eggs can also lay higher quality eggs B. chickens which lay brown eggs can produce more eggs C. common chickens can lay much higher quality eggs D. Araucana chickens can only lay brown eggs ( ) 60. What’s the passage mainly about? A. How to help chickens produce more eggs. B. The differences between brown eggs and white eggs. C. How to develop high quality eggs. D. The difficulties chickens are meeting. 五、补全对话 A: Hi, Bob. Do you have a great vacation? B: Yes, I did. A: ___61___ B: I went to Beijing. A: ___62___ B: Last Saturday. A: ___63___ B: Yes, I went with my cousins, Peter and Bill. A: How was the weather there? B: ___64___ A: Did you eat anything special there? B: Yes, we ate Beijing duck. A: ___65___ B: They were very friendly and I liked them. 六、完成句子 66. 他经常询问如何学好英语的建议。 He usually ________ ________ advice on how to learn English well. 67. 如果你不认识单词，可以查字典。 If you don’t understand the words, you can ________ them ________ in the dictionary. 68. 在跑步之前，你最好热身。 You had better ________ ________ before you run. 69. 篮球迷们正在为篮球运动员们加油。 The basketball fans are ________ ________ the basketball players. 70. 昨天在班会上，大家都同意了我的看法。 Everyone ________ ________ me at the class meeting yesterday. 七、任务型阅读 Do you know that each child in school catches six to ten colds every year? Though there is no cure for colds, there are some suggestions for you to avoid getting a cold. First, you can avoid catching a cold by practicing healthy habits. Begin by eating healthy foods. Eat lots of fruits and vegetables and drink milk and juice. Other healthy habits include getting plenty of sleep at night and lots of exercise. Next, you should try to avoid contact with the viruses that cause colds. If you can, A. It was cool and cloudy. B. Did you go with anyone? C. Do you go there by train? D. How did you like the people there? E. When did you go there? F. It was clean. G. Where did you go? stay away from large crowds. When people cough （ 咳 嗽 ） and sneeze （ 打 喷 嚏 ） , the cold virus goes into the air. Do not share a drinking cup, fork, or spoon with someone else because that could spread the virus. Washing you hands is also a good way not to catch a cold．The cold virus may be on the things lik e telephones and money. Shaking another person’s hand could even spread the virus. By washing your hands, you can stop the virus from infecting（传染）. Following the suggestion above until doctors find a way to stop the viruses that cause colds. 76. Each child in school catches ___________________________ colds every year. 77. Though there is no cure, there are some _______________ for you to avoid getting a cold. 78. When people cough and sneeze, the cold virus _____________________ the air. 79. You’d better not share a drinking cup with someone else because _______________. 80. By washing your hands, you can __________________ from infecting you. 八、综合填空 Spuddles are small funny creatures (生物) shaped (形状) like potatoes. They have one very s__1__ features (特 点 ): every time a baby spuddle is born, depending on what colour it is, the baby’s parents grow a new arm of that s__2__ colour. That arm is the one the parents will use to look after that b__3__. One day a blue baby spuddle was born, b__4__ its parents didn’t grow a blue arm. How could the parents care for their blue baby? They o__5__ had the green arm they had used for his elder sister. The parents didn’t know what to do, and they were afraid that their baby might d__6__ because they couldn’t look after him. But the green brother and the pink sister went to their parents and o__7__ to share their special arms! The parents were happy. And from that day on t__8__ loved their generous (大方的) elder children even more. And so much did they love their children, and so kind had the little green and pink spuddles been that the two children e__9__ soon grew an amazing multicoloured (彩色的) arm, which they could use to h__10__ their parents care for the baby whenever they wanted.