江苏省徐州树德2023-2024学年八年级下学期3月月考英语试卷

23-24徐州树德初二下学期3月英语月考试卷

二、单选（每小题1分，共10分）

1. Greece is ________ European country with ________ much longer history than the USA.

A. an; a B. a; a C. a; the D. an; the

2. Silk ________ more comfortable than cotton. I think you can buy some.

A. feel B. feels C. is felt D. is feeling

3. —Sandy, remember to return the book on time. You          them for two weeks.

—OK, I will.

A. have borrowed B. borrowed C. have kept D. kept

4. We lost the game yesterday, but we think we also won ________. The game made us learn a lot and realize the importance of playing as a team.

A. on the way B. in the way C. by the way D. in some ways

5 Mr. Chen often misses his old friends who ________ chess with him in his free time.

A. used to play B. were used to play

C. are used to play D. are used to playing

6. —Hello, may I speak to Wang Li?

—Sorry, she is not at home. She ________ for nearly a week.

A. left B. has left C. has been away D. went away

7. —Nantong has become one of the most livable cities. ________ have you lived here?

—Since I was born in 2006.

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

8. —Bob, I want to buy a car, but I don’t have enough money. Do you have any good ideas?

—Why not buy a used car? My cousin has one in perfect ________.

A. condition B. situation C. communication D. information

9. I didn’t know ________ the wall, Amy didn’t know ________.

A. which to paint colour; either B. which to paint; too

C. which to colour paint; too D. which colour to paint; either

10. —Would you mind me ________ the channel?

—________. My favourite program is on the way.

A. to change; No problem B. changing; Not at all

C. to change; I’m afraid not D. changing; Better not

三、完型填空（每题1分，共15分）

I am crazy about travelling abroad. Last year, I took a trip to Toronto alone. On those nights, I stayed in a ____11____. For me, hotels are good places to meet and talk to ____12____ people. It’s great fun for me. ____13____ the stay in the hotel, I met two girls, one from Brazil and the other from Slovakia. We three had very relaxing ____14____ together. We shared our personal travel experiences ____15____ the interesting people we had met with one another. The girl from Brazil was a lawyer. She helped people ____16____ their family problems. She ____17____ a trip to Canada all by herself. The girl from Slovakia had ____18____ interest in photography. As I was a photography fan as well, we ended up talking about how to take perfect photos by using ____19____.

The best part is that ____20____ both became my close friends. Up till now, sometimes we still talk with each other online. Last month, I got some photos from the Brazilian girl. ____21____ , she already had a baby daughter! In the photos, their big smiles made them ____22____ the most beautiful people in the world. I was so glad for her. And it’s such a great thing to know that there are people ____23____ you from far away. Though you may just ____24____ each other for a couple of hours, you have some caring about you on ____25____ side of the world. I think that’s the most fantastic part of travelling.

11. A. school B. factory C. store D. hotel

12. A. funny B. interesting C. different D. kind

13. A. Before B. During C. After D. Between

14. A. trips B. talks C. calls D. jokes

15. A. and B. but C. or D. for

16. A. have B. solve C. know D. understand

17. A. takes B. took C. was taking D. is taking

18. A. little B. great C. fine D. strange

19. A. cameras B. plants C. wallets D. signs

20. A. he B. she C. you D. they

21. A. In my mind B. To my surprise C. In my opinion D. Out of my expectation

22. A. look after B. look like C. take off D. take up

23. A. remembering B. calling C. following D. giving

24. A. become B. meet C. fight D. study

25. A. other B. the other C. others D. the others

四、阅读理解（每小题2分，共24分）

A

Have you ever bought books online? Here is some information about four new books on Amazon.com.

Books	Date of sale Writer Price	Books	Date of sale Writer Price
One Christmas in Paris	Oct. 5,2022 Mandy Baggot $10.99 (paperback) (平装书)	Find Her	Oct. 18,2022 Lisa Gardner $7.48(paperback) $18.88 (hardcover) (精装书)
One More Day	Feb. 2,2022 Kelly Simmons $9.74(paperback) $30.13(hardcover)	The Girl Who Lied	Nov. 17,2022 Sue Fortin $4.79(paperback)

 

26. When was Mandy Baggot’s book on sale?

A. On Feb.2, 2022. B. On Oct.5, 2022. C. On Oct.18, 2022. D. On Nov.17, 2022.

27. The price of Lisa Gardner’s hardcover book is ______.

A. $9.74 B. $4.79 C. $7.48 D. $18.88

28. Which is NOT true about the four books?

A. Find her was on sale on Oct.18, 2022.

B. We can buy Sue Fortin’s book on Nov.17, 2022.

C. Kelly Simmons’s hardcover book is the most expensive of the four.

D. If we buy ten copies of Lisa Gardner’s paperback book, we must pay $78.40.

B

As a child, whenever you have a problem, you are most likely to turn to your family members or friends. But as