江苏省金陵中学仙林分校2025-2026学年上学期八年级英语12月月考试题

八年级上册英语月考 一、单项选择(共10小题，每小题1分，计10分) ( )1. In our school library. there are number of books on art. number of the books is still growing larger and larger. A. a; A B. the; The C. a; The D. the; A ( )2. After a fire in the wetlands, the government made laws to having barbecues or picnics in the wetlands. A. prevent B. provide C. protect D. prepare ( )3. Taking part in the Olympics is many players' dream, it isn't easy to make it. A. as B. or C. and D. but ( )4. Trees can carbon dioxide and produce oxygen for us to breathe. A. trap B. harm C. kill D. cause ( )5. Which is the sentence structure of"The nature reserve provides a great home for animals”? A. S+V B. S+V+P C. S+V+O+O D. S+V+O+C ( )6. The suffix“-ly” can be used to form both an adjective or an adverb. The underlined word is an adverb in the sentence“ ”. A. We take daily walks together along the road. B. The road is badly damaged. C. The girl looks so lovely. D. We like the lively nightlife here. ( )7. Which of the following has the same sentence structure as“We found the beds very comfortable.”? A. The boy built his little brother a big tent. B. The sun was shining brightly. C. Sandy is watching her father work. D. His voice sounded strange. ( )8.- Why was he late this morning? - He failed to arrive at the station in time. , he missed the train. A. However B. Otherwise C. Therefore D. Moreover ( )9. Some people in the city are always in a rush. Why don't they and enjoy the view around them? A. hurry up B. care for C. slow down D. look at ( )10.- How selfish(自私的) of humans to hunt wild animals for fun！ - . Some people just don't know how to respect animals. A. You missed the point B. You said it C. You make it D. You checked it 二、完形填空(共10小题，每小题1分，计10分) You must know something about snails(蜗牛). They are interesting, aren't they?People all say snails“walk”, 11 most of the time snails don't move at all. They' re in their shells— 12 . The 13 sun will dry out(使……变干)a snail's body. So when it's sunny, a snail doesn't get out of its shell. It goes to sleep 14 its shell. A snail will be15 on rainy days. When it rains, it goes out of its shell house. A snail can sleep as long as it needs to. It can have a 16 sleep, or it can sleep for days at a time. And it17 all the winter months sleeping in its shell. In spring the snail 18 . Its body, about 8 cm long, comes out of the shell.When hungry, the snail looks for food. It can't 19 very well. Its eyes, at the end of the top feelers(触角), are very weak. But its sense of smell is very strong. It helps the snail to find the fresh greens. Then the snail's little mouth goes to work. Usually, a snail looks for food at 20 . But on cloudy days it eats in the daytime. A snail can keep eating for hours and never feels full. Its mouth is like the point of a pin(大头针). But it is said that a snail has about 14,000 teeth！ 11. A. so B. and C. but D. if 12. A. moving B. sleeping C. eating D. walking 13. A. hot B. cool C. cold D. big 14. A. on B. behind C. outside D. in 15. A. happy B. healthy C. lost D. interested 16. A. long B. short C. great D. whole 17. A. needs B. spends C. pays D. takes 18. A. gets up B. wakes up C. stands up D. climbs up 19. A. feel B. smell C. hear D. see 20. A. noon B. morning C. night D. home 三、阅读理解(共10小题，每小题2分，共20分) A The Dead Sea is located in(位于) the Jordan rift Valley (约旦大裂谷) in southwest Asia. It is about 50 kilometres long and 15 kilometres wide at its widest point. It sits at about430 metres below sea level, making it the lowest point on Earth's land. What's interesting is that the Dead Sea isn't actually a sea. It's a lake with a salt concentration (含盐度) of more than 30 percent, which is about eight times saltier than typical seawater. This makes it one of the saltiest bodies of water on Earth. The Dead Sea stays so salty due to its special natural conditions. Each year, it receives very little rainfall, and only a small amount of fresh water flows into it. And the hot weather around the Dead Sea causes the fresh water to evaporate (蒸发) quickly, which makes the salt concentration even higher. For these reasons, it is also known as the Salt Sea. If you were to swim in the Dead Sea, you wouldn't see any sea life— no plants or animals. The high salt concentration makes it impossible for them to survive there. That's actually why it's called the Dead Sea. However, don't let the name or not having any sea life scare you. Even if you fall into the Dead Sea and can't swim, you won't die. The high concentration of salt in the Dead Sea allows anyone to float well, without the need for life buoys (救生圈). In fact, many people visit the Dead Sea every year on vacation. If you walk along the shore, you' ll likely see many people floating in the water, reading books or magazines. 21. Where is the Dead Sea? A. In the middle of a sea. B. On top of a high mountain. C. In a rift valley in Asia. D. In a deep valley in America. 22. The Dead Sea is also known as the Salt Sea because . A. it offers salt to all Jordanians B. it has a very high salt concentration C. it supports lots of salt factories nearby D. it is home to many saltwater animals 23. Why did the Dead Sea get its name from"dead"? A. It has no living things. B. No water runs into it. C. It has very little rainfall. D. No people live around it. 1 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 24. What can we infer from the last paragraph? A. Swimming in the Dead Sea is tiring. B. The Dead Sea is a popular place for tourists. C. The salt in the Dead Sea is bad for people's skin(皮肤). D. The Dead Sea is dangerous for people who can't swim. 25. What's the purpose of this passage? A. To show how the Dead Sea formed. B. To explain how the Dead Sea got its name. C. To let people know more about the Dead Sea. D. To teach people how to float in the Dead Sea. B The Amazon rainforest is the world's biggest. It is in South America. It is so wide that it covers a little more than the half size of China！ The Amazon River runs through the rainforest.It's the world's second longest river. The Amazon covers much of Brazil. The green colour on the national flag(国旗) of Brazil stands for the rainforest. However, climate change and human activities make it"sick". Usually, the rainforest can fix itself. But now, it feels too"tired"to get better. According to a new study, many trees there may die, and the Amazon rainforest may turn into hot, dry grasslands in a few years. Why is the Amazon rainforest"sick"? The Amazon is one of the world's wettest places.But since 2005, three droughts have hit the rainforest. That was because of climate change.The trees don't have enough water to grow. What's worse, as they become dry, they can easily catch fire. Besides, people cut down rainforest trees for wood. They burn the forest to make farmland. All these kinds of activities made about 17% of the rainforest disappear. ▲ The Amazon rainforest is like the"lungs"of our planet. The rich plants there take carbon dioxide(CO₂) out of the air and make oxygen. They make more than 20%of the planet's oxygen. If the Amazon rainforest"dies", there will be more CO₂ and our earth will become even hotter. The Amazon rainforest is also home to over 3 million animals and plants. Many of them can't live anywhere else. They would very likely just disappear. 26. According to the passage, what is NOT the reason that makes the Amazon rainforest"sick"? A. There are many forest fires. B. Climate change. C. People cut down trees. D. Too many animals and plants live there. 27. What will happen if the Amazon rainforest dies? A. People will lose their lungs. B. Many animals and plants will die. C. We will feel colder. D. There will be more oxygen. 28. The underlined word"droughts"means" "in Paragraph 3. A. too little rain B. too cold weather C. too much rain D. too much fire 29. Which of the following statements about the Amazon rainforest is TRUE? A. It is twice the size of China. B. It is in North America. C. It makes more than 20% of the planet's oxygen. D. More than 3 million kinds of plants live there. 30. Choose the best sentence to fill in the" ▲ "in the passage. A. Where is the Amazon rainforest? 3 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 B. Who lives in the Amazon rainforest? C. How can we protect the Amazon rainforest? D. What will happen if we lose the the Amazon rainforest? 四、词汇填空(31-50每小题1分，计20分) A)根据句意，汉语提示及音标写出合适的单词 31. Last week, the town (举行)a show named“Greener East Town”. 32. The professor seems to know everything and he can answer all of our questions. We all admire him for his (知识). 33. (企鹅) thick feathers can stop them from frozen in low temperatures. 34. Do you know how many (吨) of plastic waste are put into the ocean every year? 35. We all know that smoking does (伤害) to people's health. 36. The driver's carelessness (造成) the traffic accident yesterday. 37. The price of the travel agency (包括) three meals. 38. It's raining hard. Let's look for (躲避处) to hide from the rain. 39. This won't (解决) the problem but it's a step in the right direction. 40. In China, more and more people realized the seriousness of (气候) change. B)根据句意用所给单词或音标的适当形式填空 41. To protect the earth, we should prevent people .(throw) rubbish carelessly. 42. Nobody can find the difference between them. They look (near) the same. 43. Mike, would you mind turning down the music? It's too (noise). 44. It was raining even more heavily when you (return) home yesterday. 45. Small babies always cry (sad) when they don't have their favourite toys. 46. The town has an (environment) group. They often organize activities to encourage more people to protect the natural world. 47. The future of robots is one of the most popular (topic) among students. 48. The guide dog (lead) the blind man to cross the road just now. 49. Edison was a great inventor and he (kri'eɪtɪd) many new things in his life. 50. Strong light (/'dæmɪdʒɪz) our eyesight, so please don't read in the sun. 五、句型(共10小题，每小题2分，共20分) A)按要求改写句子，每空一词 51. They built nature reserves. They wanted to protect giant pandas.(合并为一句) They built nature reserves protect giant pandas. 52. The ocean provides food for sea life.(同义句转换) The ocean sea life food. 53. The reserve is about 2,472 square kilometres in size.(同义句转换) The reserve 2,472 square kilometres. 54. There are over 20,000 birds in Zhalong. the birds is over 20,000 in Zhalong. 55. Some plants keep water in their leaves because deserts are dry.(同义句转换) Deserts are dry, some plants keep water in their leaves. B)根据汉语意思，用英语完成下列句子 56.去除这些化学物质要花几年时间。 It will take years these chemicals. 4 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 57.我们应该保护环境，保持自然的平衡。 We should protect the environment and of nature. 58.政府去年在这个地区建立一个保护区。 Last year, the government a reserve in this area. 59.那些海鸟全年都住在靠近北冰洋的岛屿上。 Those seabirds live on the islands near the Arctic Ocean . 60.中国北斗系统发展迅速，在许多领域发挥重要的作用。 China's Beidou System has developed quickly and it _______many fields. 七、任务型阅读(共10小题，每空1分，共10分) The Taklimakan Desert is the biggest desert in China. It is about 337,000 square kilometres. That's as big as three Zhejiang Provinces. The sand here is light and soft. When strong winds blow, the sand flies, and the desert moves！ It moves forward every year. The desert can cover roads, farms and even people's homes. But now, we are working hard to stop it. In 2024, China finished a 3,046-kilometre green belt around the Taklimakan Desert. How do we stop the sand? Straw (稻草) Squares We stick straws into the sand to make big squares. These squares help keep the sand in place. Trees and flower seeds can grow safely inside. Sand Barrier(沙障) We build 1-metre-tall walls with straws and wires (金属丝). These walls are like silent guardians standing in the desert. When the strong desert winds blow, hitting these walls, their speed gets reduced bit by bit. The winds slow down, so they can't carry and spread the sand as heavily as before. In this way, they play a key role in preventing sand from moving. Deep Roots Trees and flowers grow roots deep into the ground as if they decide to hold the earth hard.As they grow deeper and thicker, they grow together, forming a strong underground system.Little by little, the roots hold the sand even harder, silently working to keep the land in place. Energy from the Sun In the Taklimakan Desert, where sunshine is rich, we make good use of this natural treasure. We turn energy into power. Then, machines can take water from underground to water plants, helping plants survive in this dry land. In this way, energy from the sun gives life to plants and brings hope to the desert. Through hard work, the Taklimakan Desert is not as"terrible"as before. Stopping the desert from becoming larger will take a long period of time. But as long as we keep working hard and never give up, we can make more parts of the desert turn green. Let's take action to make our country more beautiful. The Taklimakan Desert Facts It's China's largest desert. Sand moves with strong winds. Problems It moves forward and covers roads, farms and homes. 5 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 61 Straw Squares Stick straws to form squares, 62 sand in place for plant growth. Sand Barrier Build 1-metre-tall walls with straws and wires to 63 wind speed. Deep Roots Grow deeper and 64 , forming a strong underground system. Energy from the Sun Turn sunlight into power to 65 underground water for plants. Achievements and hopes In 2024,a 3.046-km green belt was 66 around the desert. The desert is 67 " terrible" now. Stopping the spread of desert takes a long time, but can 68 the conditions of some parts. 61. 62. 63. 64. 63. 06. 67. 68. 69. How large is the Taklimakan Desert? 70. How do you like the changes in the Taklimakan Desert? 八、首字母填空(共10小题，每空1分，共10分) A weak polar bear is standing on a small piece of ice, drifting(漂流) in the sea. He is71.1 the thick ice that used to be his home and hunting ground. The Arctic Ocean makes up two-thirds of the Arctic. It’s almost 72. c with sea ice during the winter. During the 73. s , around 50 percent of the sea is also frozen. It's home to more than 21,000 species and about 4 million people. There has been a lot of bad news in recent years about how climate change has affected the Arctic. This October, a group of scientists returned from a year-long Arctic expedition(远征). They had 74. m bad news: all Arctic ice may disappear during the summer in just some years. The temperature in the Arctic is 18 degrees 75. h than it was 125ycars ago. Even at the North Pole, the coldest point in the Arctic, scientists found badly melted. thin ice. Polar bears are not the only animals that are suffering. Animals like seals also depend on the ice to rest, give birth and 76. r babies. The loss of ice means the loss of their habitat. Since there's now more rain, moss(苔藓) and grass are locked in ice instead of snow.Many reindeer(驯鹿) fail to get their 77. f under the hard ice. According to the World Wildlife Fund(WWF), the number of deer has 78. d by 56 percent in the last 20 years. Melting sea ice is also 79o the door for more human activities, such as shipping,traveling and fishing. This will disturb(扰乱) the area's environment and the Arctic would never be the same again. Meanwhile, as the ice melts, sea levels will 80. r . Coastal cities may go underwater, and there' ll be more extreme weather. 参考答案 一、单项选择（共 10 小题，每小题 1 分，计 10 分） 1-5 CADAC 6-10 BCCCB 二、完形填空（共 10 小题，每小题 1 分，计 10 分） 11-15 CBADA 16-20 BBBDC 三、阅读理解（共 10 小题，每小题 2 分，计 20 分） 21-25 CBABC 26-30 DBACD 四、词汇填空（共 20 小题，每小题 1 分，计 20 分） A) 根据句意、汉语提示及音标写出合适的单词 31 held 32 knowledge 33 Penguins' 34 tons 35harm 36caused 37includes 38 cover 39 solve 40 climate B) 根据句意用所给单词或音标的适当形式填空 41 throwing 42 nearly 43 noisy 44 returned 45 sadly 46 environmental 47 topics 48 led 49 created 50 damages 五、句型（共 10 小题，每小题 2 分，计 20 分） A) 按要求改写句子，每空一词 51 to（或 in order to/so as to） 52 provides; with 53 covers an area of 54 The number of 55 so B) 根据汉语意思，用英语完成下列句子 56 to get rid of 57 keep the balance 58 set up 59 all year round 60 plays an important role in 六、任务型阅读（共 10 小题，每空 1 分，计 10 分） 61 Methods/Ways 62 keep 63 reduce 64 thicker 65 take/get 66 finished/built 67 less 68 improve 69 It's about 337,000 square kilometres.（或 It's as big as three Zhejiang Provinces.） 70 They are great. We can make more parts of the desert turn green if we keep working hard. （答案不唯一，符合题意即可） 七、首字母填空（共 10 小题，每空 1 分，计 10 分） 71 losing/leaving 72 covered 73 summer 74 more 75 higher 76 raise 77 food 78 dropped 79 opening 80 rise 6 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $