江苏省徐州潇湘路学校2024-2025学年八年级下学期3月月考英语试卷

2024—2025第二学期节点性作业

八年级英语试题

（全卷共110分，时间：80分钟）

一、单项选择（共15题；每小题1分，共15分）

1. The old lady lives ________ in a small house, so she often feels ________.

A. alone; alone B. alone; lonely C. lonely; alone D. lonely; lonely

2. I used to ________ at half past six, but now I am getting used to ________at seven.

A. getting up, get up B. get up, getting up C. got up, getting up D. got up, get up

3. —We can always find something good in a bad ________ if we look for it.

—It’s true. Let’s make full use of what comes.

A. situation B. direction C. instruction D. competition

4. —My father and I ________ a lot of photos at the same place in the past ten years.

—Those photos must be your valuable memories.

A. will take B. have taken C. took D. were taking

5.  Becky has ______ fed the dog, but she hasn’t watered the plants ______.

A. never; already B. already; yet

C. yet; before D. yet; already

6. —What sports do the Winter Olympic Games have?

—Well, they include many sports on ice and snow, ________ skating and skiing.

A. so as B. such as C. for example D. instead of

7. I ________ China for three months and this is the first time I’ve tried on hanfu.

A. have gone to B. have been to C. have arrived in D. have been in

8. The roller coaster moved _______ high speed and they were screaming and laughing _____ the ride.

A. in; through B. at; through C. in; during D. at; over

9. —Why do you come here so late? The concert ________ since half an hour ago.

—What a pity! No wonder all the singers have left.

A. has ended B. has been on C. has started D. has been over

10. —I’m going to visit Sanya this summer holiday.

—Great! ________!

A. Have a fantastic time B. Good luck C. With pleasure D. Well done

11. If you want to open a file (文件), please ________ the icon.

A. click on B. hit on C. put on D. keep on

12. —________ is it from your home to school?

—An hour’s bus ride.

A. How long B. How often C. How many D. How far

13. Don’t forget to take the ________ with you when you go abroad for further study, boys and girls.

A. parade B. packet C. passport D. programme

14. --There are many theatres _________the island.

--Yes, Broadway is          the southern end of the island..

A. at;  at B. on;  on C. at;  on D. on;  at

15. —I will miss my family when I go abroad for further study this autumn.

—Don’t worry. You can ________ them by email.

A. come up with B. get along with

C make friends with D. keep in touch with

二、完形填空（共10题；每小题1分，共10分）

阅读下面短文，从各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Many people travel for different reasons. Some people like beautiful mountains for travelling better while others like visiting places with beaches. Do you want to know the ____16____ of travelling and how it has changed since the old times?

Travelling can be a learning experience. It teaches us so many things. We cannot ____17____ learn them when staying at home. Firstly, it teaches you how to make friends and helps you ____18____ people. After spending time at a new place and communicating with local people, you can learn so much about their culture and belief. It makes your mind ____19____. It is also great for learning new skills. For example, going into a mountain teaches you how to go ____20____ and going to beaches helps you learn sailing or surfing.

Travelling has changed a lot with the help of technology(科技). In the earlier days, it was ____21____ for people to travel. It often took too much time on the way and people felt tired out. Travelling on foot or on animals was the only way back then. ____22____, with the changing times and technology, travelling has become one of the easiest things to do. You can reach a place far away in no time with different forms of ____23____. Further, you can use

online maps and translators to help you when visiting ____24____ city or country. Taxis and food are easy to get.

Now, travelling can be fun and meaningful for everyone. With technology, you can travel to any corner of the world without having to ____25____ about troubles like languages and distance. Everyone must travel at least once in their life to enjoy an unforgettable experience.

16. A. story B. history C. situation D. importance

17. A. sadly B. easily C. carefully D. correctly

18. A. invite B. surprise C. interview D. understand

19. A. opener B. narrower C. easier D. harder

20. A. climbing B. boating C. dancing D. shopping

21. A. different B. exciting C. difficult D. fantastic

22. A. Also B. However C. Otherwise D. Moreover

23. A. food B. hotels C. clothes D. transport

24. A. other B. another C. the other D. the others

25. A. talk B. hear C. worry D. forget

三、阅读理解（共15题；每小题2分，共30分）

A

As we know, Xuzhou has changed a lot. Most of the people feel much safer now. More and more trees are being planted in the city. And every day you can see many old people play sports everywhere. The change makes the people in the city live a happy life. The survey below is from the people who live in Xuzhou. One hundred persons were chosen to answer the questions last week.

What they want	Health	Safety	Food
	52%	33%	15%
Where they like to live	In a quieter place	In a busier place	In a greener place
	15%	5%	80%
What they think of working in the city	Bad	Good	No idea
	8%	80%	12%
Whether they plan	Yes	No	Difficult to say