江苏省无锡市太湖格致中学2024-2025学年上学期八年级英语第二次月考试卷

格致中学2024-2025初二英语月考试卷

 

 第I卷(客观题共50分)

 

一、单项选择 在A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。(本大题共14小题，每小题1分，共14分)

1. --Some people don't have ________ pity on those homeless cats and dogs.

--What _______ pity it is! They should be taught to care for animals.

A. a; /   B. /; a   C. a; a   D. /; /

2. --How many letters did you get from your old friends last year?

--__________. We're just chatting with each other online when we are free.

A. Nothing  B. None   C. No   D. No one

3. We can call him _______0515-86543588 or email him _______Tom123@126.com if necessary.

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

4. --Why would you like to recommend Mike for the Best Student Award?

--She does well in her lessons. ________, she is kind, helpful and generous.

A. However  B. Otherwise  C. Instead  D. Moreover

5. --What will the weather be like this afternoon, Anna?

--It________ be fine. But who knows? It's always changing quickly.

A. must   B. may   C. should   D. need

6. 90 percent of the students in the class_________ from Yangzhou. Half of their work ________ already finished.

A. are; is   B. is; is   C. is; are   D. are; are

7. ________ten years old, Lin Dao took a train to Beijing ________ the first time.

A. In; at   B. Of; at   C. At; for   D. At; of

8. Wild animals have _________ living areas. The number of farms is getting ________.

A. fewer and fewer; more

B. fewer and fewer; larger

C. less and less; more

D. less and less; larger

9. Would you please ________ the children ___________ with fire?

A. to ask; not to play

B. ask; don't play

C. ask; not play

D. ask; not to play

10. Mothers always __________ their children from drinking cola because it is bad for their teeth.

A. protect   B. prevent  C. provide  D. prepare

11. Mike worked very hard. _________, he became one of the top students in his class.

A. At first  B. In fact   C. As a result  D. In order to

12. David is watching TV, _________ his mother is busy working in the study.

A. after   B. while   C. before   D. so

13. --What was the weight of your daughter when she was_______ birth?

--She________ about 2.5 kg.

A. in; weight     B. at; weight

C. at; weighed     D. in; weighs

14. --It's my first time to speak in front of so many people. I am afraid I can't do it.

--_________ , Daniel. Believe me, you can do it!

A. Not at all     B. Come on

C. That's right     D. You are joking

二、完形填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。(本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分)

At the age of 16, Einstein was always busy playing with a group of mischievous (顽皮捣蛋的) kids. He __1___ his final exam.

One morning, when Einstein was about to go__2__ with his friends, his father stopped him and said, "Einstein, you spend too much time playing. I'm __3__ about you."

"Take it easy, Dad. My friends, Jack and Robert, also did badly in the exam, but don't they still get to fish?"

"My boy, you can't __4__ like that," his dad said. "There is a story that people tell in our hometown. Listen to it now."

"There were two cats playing on the roof (屋顶). One cat fell down the chimney (烟囱) while holding the other cat. When the two cats climbed out of the chimney, one of the cats had soot (烟灰) on his face, while the other cat's face was__5__. Seeing the soot-faced cat, the clean cat thought its face must be __6__, so it quickly ran to the riverside and washed its face. The soot-faced cat saw the clean-faced cat and thought its face was also clean, so it just walked down the street __7__."

"Einstein, __8__ can be your 'mirror (镜子)'. You should think by yourself. If you just __9__others, you will never learn."

Hearing this, Einstein went back to his room. He decided to study instead of __10__ about what his friends were doing. Later, he became a great person.

1. A. missed   B. passed   C. finished                D. failed

2. A. shopping   B. fishing   C. swimming                D. skating

3. A. crazy   B. bored   C. sorry                 D. worried

4. A. dress   B. fish   C. think    D. play

5. A. sad    B. ugly   C. clean                 D. funny

6. A. dirty   B. shiny   C. colourful   D. cheerful

7. A. carefully   B. happily  C. sadly    D. luckily

8. A. somebody  B. everybody  C. anybody   D. nobody

9. A. teach   B. hear   C. follow                 D. choose

10. A. caring   B. hearing  C. talking                 D. writing

 

三、阅读理解 阅读下面短文，然后根据短文内容，在每小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。(本大题共13小题，每小题2分，共26分)

 

A

1. What materials are mentioned in the picture?

A. Stick, foil and bottle.

B. Glue, stick and scissors.

C. Knife, black paper and box.

D. Scissors, white paper and tape.

2. Which shows the right order of the following steps?

① Tape plastic in place to stop air.

② Put a piece of black paper over foil.

③ Make a new box flap with foil.

④ Put the DIY cooker in the sun.

A. ③①④②  B. ①②④③  C. ③①②④  D. ④①③②

3. The picture above is mainly about

A. how to DIY a homemade pizza

B. how to make a pizza box oven

C. how the pizza box oven works

D. how a pizza box oven is reused

 

B

On the Tower at Youzhou

Where are the great men of the past?

And where are those of future years?

The sky and earth forever last;

Here and now I alone shed (流) tears.

Traveling not only opens our eyes but also gives us a chance to think and express our feelings. On the Tower at Youzhou, written by Chen Ziang (661-702) in the Tang Dynasty, is an example.