江苏省徐州市第十三中学2025-2026学年上学期八年级英语12月英语月考卷

八年级英语学科学情调研

（全卷共100分，考试时间60分钟）

一、选择填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

1. —Was there much ________ in Beijing last week?

—Yes, it snowed a lot.

A. rain B. wind C. snow D. fog

2. —Do you need help with the job?

—I can ________ it. Thanks all the same.

A. manage B. believe C. support D. produce

3. —Do you often climb mountains?

—Yes, ________ a little exercise. I’m out of shape.

A. getting B. get C. to getting D. to get

4. —What do you think of your new study plan?

—I’m quite ________ about it. I think it will work well.

A. worried B. positive C. patient D. curious

5. The team prepared and practised hard for the match. ________, they won first place easily.

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

6. —________ Mr Yang, my English has improved a lot.

—That’s great. He is really a helpful teacher.

A. Different from B. Instead of C. Thanks to D. Far beyond

7. —We don’t need these old desks in the office any more.

—OK, I will have someone ________ them.

A. set up B. take in C. hide from D. get rid of

8. The boy is not very tall, ________ he runs very fast.

A. and B. but C. or D. so

9. “The mother bird keeps the eggs safe.” The main structure of the sentence is ________.

A. S+V B. S+V+O+C C. S+V+O+O D. S+V+P

10. —We should organize a class meeting to share different learning methods.

—________. Let’s start working on it right away.

A. That’s a great point B. I’m afraid not C. It doesn’t matter D. Take care.

二、完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

On a cold day, I sat in my car and watched the sea. ____11____, I saw some beached dolphins. It was very ____12____ for them to be out of water. I knew they needed help.

____13____ thinking too much, I jumped out of my car and ran to the beach. I first called the police ____14____ they were far away. It was a life-or-death moment for the dolphins. I didn’t know ____15____ to help them, so I posted a message on the Internet. I hoped someone could see it and come to ____16____ those lovely animals.

Minutes later three teenagers from a nearby school came first. It was like light that drove the darkness away. Then more and more people ____17____. We decided to save the smaller dolphins first and worked together to move them back to the ____18____ water successfully.

To my surprise, ____19____ the smaller dolphins were saved, no one of them swam away. They stayed in the water and made strange sounds to help the other dolphins. After we ____20____ the rescue work, all the dolphins raised their heads from water and swam around to show their ____21____ to us. Then, they swam back to the deep sea.

It touched me a lot and made my heart ____22____. The dolphins had a sense of helping each other when there was ____23____. I realized that our volunteer group was just like the dolphins. On such a cold day, ____24____ cared about getting wet or dirty. We tried our best to save the dolphins and made sure everyone was safe. People can ____25____ our friends—animals. I will never forget this experience.

11. A. Suddenly B. Luckily C. Happily D. Excitedly

12. A. amazing B. important C. dangerous D. necessary

13. A. With B. Without C. By D. On

14. A. and B. but C. so D. because

15. A. where B. which C. how D. when

16. A. save B. watch C. enjoy D. find

17. A. changed B. moved C. left D. arrived

18. A. dirtier B. quieter C. cleaner D. deeper

19. A. before B. whenever C. after D. until

20. A. finished B. started C. closed D. tried

21. A. fins B. thanks C. fears D. worries

22. A. broken B. cold C. hurt D. warm

23. A. change B. direction C. trouble D. interest

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

25. A. learn from B. live on C. disagree with D. worry about

三、阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

A）阅读下面四篇短文，从短文后各题所给的ABCD四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

A

It is usually not too hot or too cold in Suzhou. Sometimes summer can be hot and wet. Winter can be a little cold, but not too cold if the wind is not too strong.

Months	Average Temperature	Average Rainfall
January-February	2-10℃	5-7 cm
March	7-13℃	9-10cm
April-May	12-24℃	7-9 cm
June-August	22-31℃	19-22 cm
September-October	17-28℃	5-7 cm
November-December	5-17℃	4-5cm

Many of the traditional gardens in the city are designed with the change of weather in mind. They show different features during different months. The Master-of-Nets Garden is full of different kinds of trees and flowers. Each of them blooms (开花) in a different season. The view of this garden changes according to the time of year.

Rain should not be a problem. It shouldn’t stop you from enjoying your stay in Suzhou. Instead, many would say the traditional gardens are at their best in rain or heavy fog.

26. What’s the average temperature in Suzhou in March?

A. 2-10℃. B. 7-13℃. C. 12-24℃. D. 5-17℃.

27. In which month might Suzhou have the least rain?

A. March. B. December. C. August. D. May.

28. To better tell the design features of the gardens, the writer ________.