上海市嘉定区民办远东学校2024-2025学年八年级下学期 3月英语月考卷

八年级英语 第 1页 共 8页 2024 学年第二学期八年级英语学科 3 月 B 练 （考试时间 90分钟，总分 100 分） Part One Listening (第一部分 听力) I. Listening comprehension (听力理解) (共 25 分) A. Listen and choose the right picture (根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片) (5 分) A B C D E F 1. __________ 2. __________ 3. __________ 4. __________ 5. __________ B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear (根据你听到 的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案) (5 分) 6. A) Tea. B) Coffee. C) Water. D) Juice. 7. A) A supermarket. B) A bookstore. C) A flower shop. D) A shopping mall. 8. A) At 9:00. B) At 9:30. C) At 10:00. D) At 10:30. 9. A) Watching a film online. B) Making a phone call. C) Giving a lecture. D) Taking a message. 10. A) Customer and shop assistant. B) Librarian and student. C) Passenger and bus driver. D) Mother and son. C. Listen to the dialogue and tell whether the following statements are true or false (判断下 列句子是否符合你听到的短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示) (5 分) 11. There was going to be a party for Sarah’s brother Peter. 12. Sarah was happy to get up early and prepare party food. 八年级英语 第 2页 共 8页 13. Sarah and her parents worked several hours to get everything ready. 14. Peter got a summer job after a few interviews that day. 15. The passage is mainly about how to plan a family party. D. Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences (听短文，完成下列内容。每空 格限填一词) (10 分) 16. The school project is to create ___________ ___________ with used materials. 17. Cathy has some old _________ __________ and they can be used for the project. 18. Frank and his brother __________ ___________ some plastic bottles. 19. Cathy and Frank decide to start their project ___________ __________. 20. Frank believes that he and Cathy will make a ___________ _____________. Part Two Phonetics, Vocabulary and Grammar (第二部分 语音、词汇和语法) II. Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案) (共 13 分) 21. Doctor Ray is_________scientist, who does some research in _________university. A) a, a B)a, an C) an, an D) an, a 22. She’s always been interested ________ art, but her brother prefers sports. A) on B) at C) about D)in 23. The exam was so difficult that almost none of the students passed it. The underlined part means_________. A) nearly all B) quite a few C) hardly any D) only some 24. “Cathy, _________afraid of speaking in public. You are no longer a little girl” said Mum. A) be not B) not to be C) not be D) don’t be 25. _________ beautiful furniture they bought for their new house! A) How B)How a C) What D) What a 26. The story about aliens _________strange, but many people believe it. A) listened B) heard C) sounded D) looked 27. Amy turned off her desktop after she finished_________the report on the school project. A) writing B) to write C)write D)wrote 八年级英语 第 3页 共 8页 28._________ is common knowledge that the sun rises in the east and sets in the west. A) This B) It C) That D) There 29. By the end of last year, they_________over 10,000 English words. A) learned B) have learned C) would learn D) had learned 30. It is the duty of the government to_________. A) provide homes to old people B) provide homes for old people C) supply homes for old people D) offer homes for old people 31. Now I know your decision. Please ask____in your class about their ideas. A) one another B) the other C) others D) the others 32. _________ I was reading a book, my sister was watching TV. A) While B) When C) Since D) As 33. I think that the kid will do it better if he_________ another chance. A) will be given B) is given C) has been given D) was given III. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each can only be used once (将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次) (共 6分) Almost everyone enjoys seeing a performance of a great play, listening to a concert, or watching a ballet. But for some people, being a member of the audience isn’t exciting ___34____. They want to perform, too. Not everyone can become a professional actor, musician, or dancer, so amateur (业余的) groups are often formed. Some amateur groups become very___35____. Their audiences grow larger and larger. ___36____ a gym or a meeting room is too small, and the group must look for another theatre. If it is not available , the group might have to choose a building that has been used for other things. Garages, factories, stores, churches and restaurants have been used for community theatres. It isn’t easy to ___37____ about rebuilding an old building. Old walls might have to be knocked down and new ones will have to be built. A stage will have to be ___38____. Heating and air conditioning will be needed to ___39____the audience comfortable during performances. It takes a lot of time and hard work to start a community theatre. But it doesn’t matter. The group members believe that the show must go on! 34._______ 35._______ 36._______ 37._______38._______ 39._______ A. Soon B. set up C. successful D. enough E. keep F. make decisions G. building 八年级英语 第 4页 共 8页 IV. Reading the following passage and fill in each blank with correct forms of the given words (用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成短文。每空格限填一词) (共 6 分) In the___40____(twenty) century, the world has witnessed many changes. Human activities, unluckily, have often come at a high cost to our planet. ____41___ (human) have become more and more ____42___ (patient) when they try to make the economy grow. The rush to build more factories and make more products has made people act without thinking. Factories, because they want to produce more things, often don't think about the bad results in the long run. In the last 200 years, they have ___43____(destroy) many parts of the forests. Without enough forests, it's getting harder for us to ___44____ (breath) fresh air. The air quality has dropped sharply, and this directly affects our daily lives. However, this destruction has far - reaching consequences. It has made many species face the threat of extinction. As a result, our environment is in great____45___ (danger). 40._______ 41._______ 42._______ 43._______ 44._______ 45._______ V.Rewrite the following sentences as required (根据所给要求，完成下列句子。每空格限填 一词) (共 10 分) 46. The train sped through the tunnel quickly.（改为否定句） The train _________ _________ through the tunnel quickly. 47. Dogs need to be washed regularly to keep healthy. (对划线部分提问) __________ did dogs need to be washed regularly__________? 48. The girl is as good as her sister when making cakes. (保持句意不变) The girl makes cakes __________ __________ as her sister. 49. We use 15 litres of water to flush down our toilets every day. . (改为被动语态) 15 litres of water _________ _________ to flush down our toilets every day. 50. confident, supposes, success, she, that, should ,until, Kitty, remain, (连词成句) _________________________________________________________. 八年级英语 第 5页 共 8页 Part Three Reading andWriting (第三部分 读写) VI. Reading comprehension (阅读理解) A. Choose the best answer (根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案) (6 分) CULTURAL TRIP TO China September 2 – September 11 THE ITINERARY: DAY 1 We arrive in Beijing and check into our beautiful old Hutong hotel in Beijing’s Dongcheng district. DAY 2 We join a tour of the Great Wall of China. Make sure you pack some comfortable shoes for this part of our trip because we’re going to do a lot of hiking today! DAY 3 In the morning, we visit the Forbidden City. In the afternoon, we travel to the 2008 Beijing Olympic sites. In the evening, we enjoy some traditional Chinese opera at the Lao She Tea House. DAY 4 We experience China’s amazing public transportation system when we take the high-speed train to Shanghai. Later, we check into our hotel in the Pudong area of Shanghai. DAY 5 We travel by boat down the Huangpu River in the morning. In the afternoon, we visit the Shanghai Museum. DAY 6 Today is our chance to buy gifts for our families at the Shanghai Historic District – a very popular shopping area for tourists. DAY 7 We travel by bus to Nanjing. We stay with local families and experience traditional Chinese food and friendship! DAY 8 We spend the day at Nanjing No.1 Junior Middle School, attending some classes and playing a basketball game with students there. DAY 9 We visit Xuanwu Lake and Jiming Temple. In the evening, we have a goodbye dinner with students from Nanjing No. 1 Junior Middle School. DAY 10 The bus to the airport leaves at 7 a.m., so we have a very early breakfast. It’s time to say goodbye to China and begin our journey home. MOST IMPORTANT THINGS TO PACK:  Tickets  Passport  Comfortable shoes Warm clothes  Spending money (no more than $30) 八年级英语 第 6页 共 8页 51. The first stop of the cultural trip is _________. A) Beijing B) Shanghai C) Nanjing D) Xuanwu 52. A lot of hiking will be done on September _________. A) 2 B) 3 C) 4 D) 5 53. The travellers will go to Shanghai by _________. A) boat B) bus C) plane D) train 54. The travellers should prepare the following important things except _________ for the trip. A) spending money B) clothes and shoes C) Chinese history books D) passports and tickets 55. The underlined word “ITINERARY” means “travel _________”. A) diary B) guide C) tip D) plan 56. This passage is most probably written for _________. A) students B) teachers C) parents D) elderly people B. Choose the best words and complete the passage (选择最恰当的单词完成短文) (6 分) Lois Gibson will never forget that day. One evening nearly 45 years ago, a man broke into her house. He asked Gibson to give him all her money. After Gibson refused, the man almost choked her to death. Fortunately, Gibson was finally released. She was too 57 to call the police. The second day, Gibson turned onto a wrong street while driving. There she happened to see her attacker being arrested. Suddenly, Gibson saw a reason to return to school and learn more about 58 . Four years later, Gibson became a forensic artist(罪犯素描师). Now, the artist has drawn thousands of suspects(犯罪嫌疑人). About 30 percent of these drawings have led to an arrest. No one in the world has done better. Gibson still remembers the first time she tried to draw a suspect. She talked to a young man who had 59 a murder. The man was too emotional and Gibson couldn’t finish her drawing. The suspect looked like he was eating a lemon. However, just a day later, a detective told Gibson that her drawing had helped solve the case. “I thought, if that terrible drawing 八年级英语 第 7页 共 8页 could stop a bad guy---like the man who tried to kill me--- I”m never going to 60 ” Gibson says. There is never a day that goes by when Gibson isn’t drawing a suspect. The artist says she wants to help people feel better about something they are never going to forget. “When they see the drawing, they see 61 ---the bad guy is more likely to be brought to justice(审判)” she says. Some of Gibson’s friends expect her to create 62 things, just like other artists. She doesn’t. Why? “It’s addictive if you catch one suspect,”Gibson says. “You want to get another.” ( )57.A)brave B)frightened C)lazy D)young ( )58.A)art B)business C)the law D)the world ( )59.A)done B)planned C)seen D)solved ( )60.A)finish B)stop C)work D)understand ( )61.A)hope B)life C)purpose D)reason ( )62.A)beautiful B)living C)simple D)useful C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使 其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给) (6 分) Ne Zha 2: A Big Success in China "Ne Zha 2: The Devil Child Comes to the Sea" is now the most popular movie in China. This is great news for movie lovers. What's more, it's really i_____63_____ for Chinese movies. It shows that Chinese cartoons can be very successful and also have deep meanings. The movie uses Chinese old stories as a powerful tool to show traditional values. By re - telling these tales, it breathes new life into them, making these old stories new and interesting. So lots of people in China and around the world like it. This helps to spread Chinese culture globally through the movies, acting as a bridge to c_____64_____ with different cultures. The story is still about the brave little hero Ne Zha. In this movie, Ne Zha has some new 八年级英语 第 8页 共 8页 and difficult p_____65_____. For example, Some bad people say Ne Zha does bad things, which seems to warn us to see the dark side of human nature. So Ne Zha has two big jobs. First, he has to show he is a good boy, breaking free from the prejudice (偏见) others have against him. Second, he needs to save his home. But Ne Zha is very brave. No matter how hard things are, he never gives up. People like him b_____66_____ he is so strong - willed. The movie has really cool pictures. The colors are bright, and the world in the movie looks real. Under the sea, we can see big and beautiful palaces. The fight scenes are really exciting. Each picture is l_____67_____ a beautiful photo. Also, Ne Zha's friends and family help him a lot. They show us how precious friendship and family are, and how they can be the source of our strength. More and more people are going to the cinema to see "Ne Zha 2", which i_____68_____ the movie's popularity. It's a popular talk among movie fans. The success of "Ne Zha 2" also makes more Chinese filmmakers want to make good cartoons. This helps Chinese movies to get better and better. 63.i_______ 64.c_______ 65.p_______ 66.b_______ 67.l_______ 68.i_______ D. Answer the questions (根据短文内容回答下列问题) (10分) I arrived on a freezing night, shivering and tired. I searched for any kind of shelter and found a small empty doghouse. Lying in it, I heard footsteps approaching, but I was too sick to lift my head. A family found me and stopped. Then I got wrapped (包裹) in a thick jacket, carefully and gently. A woman picked me up. She lowered her head looking at me. I could see the worry and sadness in her eyes. “Honey, dogs are everywhere in this area. We can’t save all of them,” said the man. He was right. There were so many of us — homeless and forgotten. The woman replied, “She can’t even stand up. How can we turn our back on such a poor life?” After a moment of silence, the man finally agreed. They soon took me to a nearby pet clinic. I 八年级英语 第 9页 共 8页 started to believe every dog has its day. But my body told a different story. My legs were broken, my teeth were worn down, and my eyes were clouded. The vet said I had heartworm(犬心丝虫), and it was getting worse because of my age. He suggested letting me pass away naturally. “That will never happen,” the woman refused. After getting back home, she cared for me as if I were her baby. She named me “Pretty Girl”. She allowed me to live inside and prepared the soft bed for me. I ate real food, something I had never tasted. When I didn’t want to take medicine, she patted(轻拍) me and encouraged me. Days went by, and now, look at me! I can run fast and jump high. My legs are strong and powerful, and ______________ . What a truly pretty girl! Every afternoon, I follow the family around the garden, watching over them. In the evening, my family always take me for a relaxing walk. For me, nights are no longer cold. 69. Was the dog healthy when it was found? 70. How did the woman feel when she saw the dog? 71. What does the underlined word “That” refer to? 72. How does the dog probably look now? Fill in the blank with one change in her look. 73. Why are the nights no longer cold for the dog? List at least TWO reasons. VII. Writing (作文) (共 10分) 84.Write at least 60 words about the topic “ Let's Go Green: Save Our Planet”(请以“让我们一 起环保:拯救我们的地球”为题，写一篇不少于 60个词的短文，标点符号不占格。) 当前全球面临着诸多环境挑战，如气候变化、森林减少。假设你是学校环保社团的负责人李锋， 给全校师生写一封倡议信。 信中需列举：  学校里近期存在的一些不环保现象有哪些？  这些行为对环境造成的危害有什么？  在生活中可以实践的绿色生活方式有哪些？