辽宁省营口市大石桥市第一初级中学2024-2025学年八年级上学期12月月考英语试题

姓名 班级 2024-2025八年上英语第三次质量跟踪检测 (满分110分,共65道题) 听力部分(20分) 一、听句子,选择恰当的答语,每个句子读两遍 1. A. Hardly ever. B. I think so. C. With pleasure 2. A. It's raining now. B. It's June 24th now. C. It's summer now 3. A. My cousin. B. He is two years older than I. C. We watched a talk show at home 4. A. She is heavier than Lucy. B. She gets there by bus.C. She studies English by reading A. Town Cinema, B. On weekends. C. Sunny and hot. 二、听短对话,选择正确答案,每个对话读两遍. 6. What are the two speakers mainly talking about? A. The job. B. The radio C. The weather 7. Who runs faster, Tom or Kate? B. Tom. A. Lucy. C. Kate. 8. Why can't the woman go to Japan this afternoon? A. The weather is bad. B. The airport is far away. C. She doesn't like snow. 9. What's the population of the woman's hometown? A. About 130.000. B. About 1.300,000. C. About 13.000.000 .10. How many gold medals did Peter's country win? B.36. A.33. C.63. 三、听长对话,选择正确答案,每个短文读两遍 听下面一段对话,回答11-12小题。 11. When will the football game begin? B. Next Sunday. A. This Friday. C. This Saturday 12. How often does Tom practice football? B. Three times a week A. Every day. C. Twice amonth. 听下面一段对话对话,回答13-15小题。 13. How does Mike usually go to school? B. Onfoot. A. Bybus. C. Bybike 14. How far is Jessica's home from school? A. About 15miles, B. About five blocks C. About 10 kilometres 15. What time is it? A. Pive past eight. B. Aquarter past eight C. Eight thirty. 四、听短文,选择正确答案,短文读两遍 16. Where does Mike work? A. He works in a shop near his home B. He works in an offiee in a tall building C. He works in a factory far from his home 17. How does Mike go to work every day? B. Onhis bike. A. Onfoot. C. Bybus. 18. Howdid Mike feel when he eame back home late one day? A. He felt happy because he met an old friend on his way home 试卷第1页,共7页 B. He felt very hungry and wanted to have supper at once C. He didn't feel happy with the price of the bus ticket. 19. Now the bus ticket is A. more expensive B. much cheaper C. as cheap as before 20. What does Mike think of the bus ticket? A. He will spend more money on the ticket B. He can save more moncy than before. C. He will save less money than before 笔试部分(90分) 一、阅读理解(20个小题,每小题2分 A Tom just moved to a new ncighborhood with his parents. He goes to school from Monday to Friday. At weekends. he likes watching different kinds of movies. There are many cinemas in Tom's neighborhood. Distance(距离) Cinema Ticket Price Waiting 'Time 1.5 kilometers 20 yan/person 35 yuan for two Huanvi Cinema 10minutes Baili Cinema 500melers 30 yian/person 5o yuan for two 15 minutes Bona World 200meters 50 wan/person free for kids under five half an hour 2kilomcters Movie Town 15 yan/person 20 minutes Other information: ①Of all the movie theaters. Baili Cinema has the most comfortable seats and the best sound ②If you want to enjoy the newest movies, Bona World is the best cinema ③Movie Town has the worst service, but it has the biggest screens 21. Which movie theater is the closest to Tom's home? B. Baili Cinema. C. Bona World. A. Huanyi Cinema. D. Movie Town. 22. If Tom goes to Huanvi Cinema with his friend, they need to pay ___yan. B. 35 C. 40 A.20 D. 55 23. Movie Town has _ A. the longest waiting time B. the most comfortable seats C. the newest movies and the best sound D. the cheapest tickets and the biggest screens 24. What can Tom get from the table (表格)? A. The best places in his neighborhood B. Different kinds of movies in different cinemas C. The most popular movie theater in his neighborhood D. Some information on different movie theaters in his neighborhood B The outdoor basketball games in China's Guizhou Province interested over 50 million people onlne in a week. The competition in 2022 took place in Taipan Town, Taijiang County(县). Organized and plaved by local (当地的) villagers, the eompetition interested 16 teams to compete from July 3oth to August 2nd. For the winning team, the prize was a big cow, and for the second-placed team. it was two sheep 试卷第2页,共7页 Lots of people crowded around the open-air court (球场) either on their feet or sitting on small camp chairs to shout for their family, friends and neighbors from morning until midnight Chinese Foreign Ministry (部) spokesperson Zhao Lijian joined in the fun, sharing a video of the games on the Internet and wrote, "The basketball game in Guizhou is on! What a great atmosphere (气氛)!” "The number of people has been skyrocketing every year," said Cen Jianglong, a basketball player from Taipan Village. "The key to its popularity is that this competition is truly played by local people." The competition in 2022 was part of the"Gorgeous Countryside”campaign(美丽乡村活动) Started in 2021. the"Gorgeous Countryside" campaign helps the development of rural (乡村) China in culture, tourism (旅游业) and sports. Across Guizhou, almost every town has a basketball court "The development of sports courts has made it possible for more people from the countryside to exercise more," said Zhang Bin, an official in Taijiang County 25. How many teams competed in the competition in 2022? C.30 B.16 A.2 D. Over50 26. How long did the competition last in 2022? A. For two days. B. Forthree days C. For four days. D. For five days. 27. What was the main reason for the success of the competition from Cen's words? A. The prizes of the game were special. B. There were no basketball courts in the town. C. Zhao Lijian praised the basketball game on the Internet. D. The competition was organized and played by local villagers 28. What can we know from the last paragraph? A. Every town in Guizhou has a basketball court B. The competition may make more people do more exercise C. Sports are the main part of the "Gorgeous Countryside" campaign. D. The "Gorgeous Countryside" campaign only took place in Guizhou C One day, while his mother was out hunting, the gray cub (幼曾) found the way out of the cave At first, he was afraid. But the need to know and understand was greater than his fear, so he went out. He soon discovered that the floor of the world was not flat like the floor of the cave. And he fell screaming in fear But he soon sat up, and started walking and looking around him. He met a squirrel, and a woodpecker, both of which moved away from him. So he learned that the world had things that stayed in one place, and other things that moved He had beginner's luck when he fell into a ptarmigan's(雷鸟的) nest. In the nest were seven chicks. He realized this was meat, like his mother gave him. So he ate them all. As he walked away from the nest, the mother ptarmigan attacked him. He fought back, biting her wing with his small teeth. He was excited and happy. He was fighting for meat, fighting to kill. It was what wolves did He learnt another important lesson. Then he left the ptarmigan free and rested. As he watched her, something rushed down from above him, picked up the ptarmigan and flew back up into the sky. It was an eagle He was learning. Live things were meat, but if they were big enough, live things could also 试卷第3页,共7页 hurt. It was better to eat small live things. Later something small jumped in front of him, so he put his paw on it. It was a young weasel (融鼠). It made strange noises, and soon the mother weasel appeared. She jumped at his neck and bit him with sharp teeth. She wasn't big, but he didn't know how dangerous weasels were Suddenly she jumped, and bit into his throat. He tried to fight, but the weasel held on. The cub was sure to die, but luckily his mother, the she-wolf, heard his frightened calls and came to save him. 29. Why did the gray cub want to go outside? A. He wanted to hunt food by himself. B. He wanted to look for his mum. C. He wanted to know the world outside. D. His mum asked him to do it. 30. Which is the right order of what happened to the gray cub? a. He fell down and felt quite afraid. b. He met a sauirrel and a woodpecker c. He was bitten in the throat and was dying d. He saw something pick up the ptarmigan e. He had a fight with the mother ptarmigan. C. a-b-d-e-c A. a-b-e-d-c B. b-a-e-d-c D. b-c-a-d-e 31. Which chart can best describe the gray cub's feeling in the story? _felings xeited ling exi hay D. crio afrid __ 32. What'sthe best title for the story? A. The Law of Meat B. The Gray Cub's Unusual Experience C. The Gray Cub in Danger D. Mothers' Fights for Childrer D Wintef can be a hard tme for animals. The weather may be wet and cold, and food can be hard to find under the snow. But nature has given animals different ways to survive (存活). Let's look at how animals go through this season Some animals get fat in the fall. They eat and eat, then their bodies can store the food auickly So they needn't eat more in winter. Moose (驼鹿) are such animals. They store (贮存) food in their bodies as fat. Their bodies use the stored fat as energy. Moose will also grow heavy coats of hair to keep warm as the weather becomes colder Other animals store fresh food for the cold days. For example, many animals spend cold days in burrows(地洞) like bears (熊). They stay inside and sleep in most of the winter. On warmer winter days, they wake up and then eat some stored food 试卷第4页,共7页 Unlike bcars. hibernators don't cat at all. Before wintcr. these animals eat and eat to get fat When winter comcs. thcy slccp all day and all night. Their hearts beat very slowly and their 班级:__temperaturc goes down. In this way, they don't use much of the fat stored in their bodies. Still othcr animals can move south before winter and come back after spring. This is called 名: -migration(i 徙). In the fall. many birds fly south in large groups. In spring when the temperature goes up. thcy will rcturn. 33. How many kinds of animals are mentioned in the passage? C.4 A. 2 B.3 D. 5 34. According to the passage, which of the following animals is a hibernator? ####### 35. Which of the following poems is about the season in the passage? A. 荷风送香气,竹露滴清响。 B. 空山新雨后,天气晚来秋。 C. 犬吠水声中,桃花带露浓。 D. 千山鸟飞绝,万径人踪灭。 36. Which of the following best shows the structure of the passage? ①②③④ A. B. D. ②③ 二、还原型阅读 Most people think fish can't remember anything for longer than seven seconds. It may seem sad to think that every moment in their lives would be like seeing the world for the first time 37 A new study has found that fish have much better memories than we used to think. In the study, researchers trained a kind of African fish to go to a certain area of their tank (水池) to get food. They took the fish out and then waited for 12 days. 38 They found that after such a long break, the fish still went to the same place where they first got food In fact. scientists are thinking for a long time. In their opinion (观点), African fish might have a good memory. But there was no clear evidence (证据) until the latest findings. 39It also plays an important part when a fish is trying to survive in the wild."If fish are abte to remembe that a certain area has safe food, they will be able to go back to that area without putting their live in danger."head researcher Trevor Hamilton said So next time when you are watching your pet fish from outside the tank, perhaps you shouk feel closer to them. 根据短文内容,从下列选项中选出能填入文中空白处的最佳选项,选项中有一项为多余选项 A. The fish may have bad memories. B. They may remember who you are. C. Later, they put them back in the tank again D. But don't be so quick to feel sorry for them E. Just as a good memory can make our lives easier 三、完形填空(共10个小题,每小题1分) Once there was a baby eagle (鹰) living in a nest (巢) on a mountain. The baby eagle loved his nest. It was warm, soft and comfortable. And even 41 . he had all the food and love tha 试卷第5页,共7页 )_■ his mother could give. Whcncver the baby cagle was hungry. his mother would come just in time with thc delicious food he liked. He was growing happily day after day. suddcnly his world changcd. His mother stopped coming to the nest. he was full of sadness and fear He thought he would _44 soon. He cried, but nobody heard him. Two days later, his mother appeared with some nice food. The baby eagle was surprised with 45 . But his mother put the food at the top of the mountain and then looked down at her baby. The baby cagle cried out. "Mum, why did you do this to me? I'm hungry. Don't you know I will die ifl have 46to eat?" "Here is the 47 meal I give you. Come and get it by yourself." his mother said Then she flew down and pushed the baby eagle out of the nest. The baby eagle :48 , faster and fastcr. He looked up at his mum, "Why do you leave me?" 49 { looked down at the earth. The ground was much closer. Then something strange happened. The air caught bchind his 5o and he began to fly! He wasn't moving to the ground any more. lnstead, his eyes were pointed up at the sun. "You are flying! You can make it!" His mother smiled 41,A.worse B. better D. warmer 42. A. hardly ever B. sometimes D. always 13. A. Although B. But D. So C.fy 44. A. cry B. shout D. die 15. A. happiness C. worries B. sadness D. care C. nothing 46. A. something B. anything D. everything 47. A. first B. second D. last 48. A. shouted back B. sat down D. felldown C. sh B. He 49.A.They D. It B.noses C. arms 50. A. eyes D. legs 四、语篇填空(共10分,每小题1分) 阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的单词或用括号内所给单词的正确形式填空。 t51 Altay is a place in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. It (become)famous after a TV show To the Wonder ( 《我的阿勒泰》) was on. It perfectly shows the beautiful views of Altay. In Altay, people can see snow-capped mountains, walk 52 the clear river, lie on the grassland and visit old yillages. Altay was not a popular place to visit before because it took a long time 53 (travel) there. But now it is famous and lots of people are 54 (interest) in it. Altay has different things to see in summer and winter, so 55 (tourist) can travel to Altay all year round. “Even the most bumpy(颠 簸的) life must be lived brightly!" This famous saying is from 56 TV show. Kazak herdsmen (牧民) in Xinjiang move to diferent places the seasons change. Life is not easy for the herdsmen but they live 58 (happy). In spring they take farm animals halfway up the mountain. In summer, they move 59(they)cows and sheep to the top of the mountain. In autumn, they come down from the mountain. What a wonderful place Altay is! I believe more and more people 60 ( go ) to this special place to enjoy its natural beauty and cultural activities. 五、任务型阅读 阅读短文,然后根据内容回答问题(共10分,61-63每小题2分,64题4分)。 From September to February each year, Dazhong Mountain in Chuxiong, Yunnan is home tc 试卷第6页,共7页 2-- more than 50, ooo, ooo migratory birds (似 ). Pcople used to call the mountain Daqueshan, which means bird-hunting mountain The villagers used to hunt birds on the mountain. Then one year. they couldn't hear birds singing. People started to worry if migratory birds would return again. In 1984. the Hongtupo Forest Police Station was sct up. The officers workcd on the mountain. trying to find migratory birds and stop people from hunting them. The job was really difficult. They might lose their way or meet dangcrous animals The officers also tried to tell villagers the importance of protecting birds and other wild animals They visited the villagers door to door and helped them with farm work. They even organized activities in schools to get their messages across to children. Now. even children know that birds are to be loved The mountain is greener, the watcr is clearer, and more and more animals come to live here. 1t has become a bird-protecting mountain. Many people have opened bed-and-breakfasts (民宿) for birdwatchers "The village has changed a lot, and we don't hunt birds anymore." people say. Since people have stopped hunting, the police station now mainly works to save injured (受伤的) wildlife 61. How many migratory birds live on Dazhong Mountain from September to February? 62. What did the villagers on Dazhong Mountain use to do? 63. What danger might the officers face on the mountain? 64. What will our life be like if we don't have birds in our life ? What do you think we should do to protect the birds? (Write 30 words or more.) 六、书面表达 65.同学们对《愚公移山》的故事一定有着比较深刻的印象。请根据所学的内容及以下提示 以“TheStoryofYuGong”为题,把这个故事用英语简要叙述一下,并谈一谈你从故事中学至 了什么。 要求: 1.用以上提示,丰富内容; 2.书写规范,逻辑清晰: 3.100词左右。 提示词: move the mountains, Zhi Sou, sons, grandsons, continue, god, be moved, help 试卷第7页,共7页