Unit 5～7第三次月考练习 2025-2026学年人教版八年级英语下册

人教版（2024版）八年级下册第三次月考英语试卷 (范围：Unit 5-Unit 7 | 满分：100分 | 考试时间：90分钟) 题号 一 二 三 四 五 六 总分 得分 注意事项： 1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。 2. 作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。 一、单项选择（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分） 从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。 1. — What ______ you ______ when the rainstorm came yesterday? — I was reading in the library. A. do; do B. did; do C. were; doing D. are; doing 2. While I ______ TV, the phone rang. It was my best friend Lily. A. watch B. watched C. am watching D. was watching 3. Of all the students in our grade, Tom runs ______. A. fast B. faster C. fastest D. the fastest 4. Look! There are many birds singing ______ the tree. It’s a beautiful picture. A. on B. in C. at D. for 5. The Yangtze River is one of ______ rivers in the world. A. long B. longer C. longest D. the longest 6. You ______ be careful when you cross the street. The traffic lights are broken. A. can B. may C. must D. might 7. — The classroom is empty. Where are the students? — They ______ to the playground. They have a football match today. A. go B. went C. have gone D. have been 8. This math problem is ______ difficult ______ few students can work it out. A. so; that B. such; that C. too; to D. enough; to 9. — Could you please tell me ______? — Sure. Go along this road and turn left. A. where is the library B. where the library is C. where was the library D. where the library was 10. — I missed the school bus this morning. — ______. You can take the city bus instead. A. It doesn’t matter B. Never mind C. No problem D. Sounds great 二、完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 Last month, our school held a "Traditional Culture Festival". I joined a team to perform the story of Jingwei Fills the Sea. We practiced every day after school. One day, while we 11 practicing, it started to rain heavily. The playground was wet, and we couldn't continue outside. "Should we 12 practicing today?" asked Lucy. "No," I said. "We can use the school hall." In the hall, we kept 13. I played the role of Jingwei, a bird trying to fill the sea with small stones. It was hard to act like a bird, but I tried my 14. Finally, the performance day came. When we finished, all the teachers and students clapped 15. They said our performance was amazing. It made me realize that 16 we work hard, we can achieve our goals, just like Jingwei. However, things didn't go smoothly at the beginning. We found it 17 to coordinate (协调) our movements. Sometimes I threw the stone too early, and sometimes the music was too fast. We almost 18 up several times. But our teacher encouraged us, saying, "Teamwork is the key to 19." Thanks to her advice, we improved a lot. Now, looking back, I think this experience is more valuable than the prize itself. It taught me that 20 is not built in a day. 11. A. are B. were C. was D. be 12. A. stop B. to stop C. stopping D. stopped 13. A. work B. to work C. working D. worked 14. A. good B. better C. best D. well 15. A. loudly B. slow C. quiet D. sad 16. A. if B. unless C. although D. because 17. A. easy B. interesting C. difficult D. boring 18. A. wake B. give C. look D. cheer 19. A. fail B. failing C. success D. succeed 20. A. greatness B. sadness C. illness D. weakness 三、阅读理解（共两节，计30分） 第一节（共10小题，每小题2分，计20分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A The Amazon Rainforest is the largest rainforest in the world. It covers over 5.5 million square kilometers in South America. It is home to millions of plants and animals. However, the rainforest is in danger. People cut down trees to build farms and roads. This destroys the homes of animals like jaguars and monkeys. Scientists say we need to protect the Amazon. If we lose it, the world will face big environmental problems. 21. Where is the Amazon Rainforest located? A. In Asia. B. In Africa. C. In Europe. D. In South America. 22. Why is the Amazon Rainforest in danger according to the text? A. Because of too many tourists. B. Because people cut down trees. C. Because animals eat too many plants. D. Because of heavy rain. 23. What does the writer want to tell us? A. To travel to the Amazon. B. To protect the Amazon Rainforest. C. To build more farms. D. To catch more animals. B Once upon a time, there was a magic tree. It could grant wishes, but only if you took care of it. A poor boy named Tom found the tree. Instead of asking for gold, he asked for water for his village, which was suffering from a drought. The tree gave him a magic pot. Every day, Tom filled the pot with water for the villagers. The villagers were thankful, and they helped Tom plant more trees around the village. Soon, the village became green and rich. 24. What did Tom ask the magic tree for? A. Gold. B. Water. C. Food. D. Clothes. 25. What is the main idea of the story? A. Magic trees are dangerous. B. Taking care of nature brings happiness. C. Being poor is bad luck. D. Wishes never come true. C Hou Yi Shoots the Suns Long long ago, there were ten suns in the sky. They scorched the earth, dried up the rivers, and made people suffer. A brave hero named Hou Yi decided to save the people. He climbed to the top of the Kunlun Mountains and drew his bow. With great strength, he shot down nine of the suns, leaving only one to provide light and warmth. The people cheered for him, and he became a legend. 26. Why did Hou Yi shoot the suns? A. Because he wanted to be famous. B. Because the suns made people suffer. C. Because he hated the sun. D. Because he wanted to fly to the sky. 27. How many suns are there in the sky now according to the story? A. Ten. B. Nine. C. One. D. None. 第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，计10分） 阅读下面短文，按要求完成各题。 The Legend of Mulan Mulan is a famous Chinese heroine. She lived during the Northern Wei Dynasty. At that time, the country was at war. The emperor ordered every family to send one man to the army. Mulan’s father was old and weak, and her brother was too young. So, Mulan decided to take her father’s place. She dressed up as a man and joined the army. For twelve years, she fought bravely and no one knew she was a woman. After the war, she returned home and lived a peaceful life. Her story teaches us about courage, loyalty, and love for family. 28. When did Mulan live? (不超过5个词) ________________________________________ 29. Why did Mulan join the army instead of her father? (不超过10个词) ________________________________________________________ 30. How long did Mulan fight in the army? (不超过5个词) _________________________________________________ 31. What does the story of Mulan teach us? (不超过15个词) __________________________________________________ 32. Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese. (将划线句子翻译成汉语) ________________________________________________________ 四、词汇运用（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分） 根据句意及首字母或汉语提示填写单词，使句子完整正确。 33. The news reported that a big storm h______ in the southern part of our country last night. 34. Yu Gong said that his family could continue to move the mountains after he d______. 35. The panda is one of China’s national t______ (珍宝). 36. We should try our best to p______ (保护) the environment. 37. The elephant is much heavier t______ any other animal in the zoo. 38. My brother wants to be an a______ (宇航员) when he grows up. 39. It’s i______ (不可能的) for us to finish the work in ten minutes without help. 40. The Great Wall is an a______ (古老的) building with a long history. 41. Please speak l______ so that everyone in the classroom can hear you clearly. 42. The little boy weighed about 3 kilos at b______ (出生). 五、句型转换（共5小题，每小题2分，计10分） 按括号内的要求改写句子，每空一词。 43. I was doing my homework at 8:00 last night. (改为一般疑问句) ______ ______ doing your homework at 8:00 last night? 44. Tom has already finished reading the book. (改为否定句) Tom ______ finished reading the book ______. 45. The population of China is over 1.4 billion. (对划线部分提问) ______ the population of China? 46. He joined the army two years ago. (改为同义句) He ______ ______ in the army for two years. 47. “Are you ready for the exam?” the teacher asked me. (改为间接引语) The teacher asked me ______ I ______ ready for the exam. 六、书面表达（计20分） 假设你是李华，你的美国笔友Mike对中国的神话故事很感兴趣。请你根据以下提示，给他写一封邮件，介绍一个你喜欢的中国神话故事（如《愚公移山》、《精卫填海》或《女娲补天》），并谈谈这个故事给你的启示。 提示： 1. 故事的名称和主要情节； 2. 你为什么喜欢这个故事； 3. 这个故事对你的影响或启示。 要求： 1. 80-100词； 2. 条理清晰，语句通顺，可适当发挥； 3. 文中不得出现真实姓名和学校名称。 【参考答案】 一、单选：1-5 CDCBD 6-10 CCABB 二、完形：11-15 BACCA 16-20 ACBCA 三、阅读： 21-23 DBB 24-26 BBC 27. One. / Only one. 28. During the Northern Wei Dynasty. 29. Because her father was old and weak. 30. For twelve years. 31. Courage, loyalty, and love for family. 32. 她装扮成男人参军了。 四、词汇： 33. hit 34. died 35. treasures 36. protect 37. than 38. astronaut 39. impossible 40. ancient 41. loudly 42. birth 五、句型： 43. Were you 44. hasn't; yet 45. What's 46. has been 47. if/whether; was 英语作文范文（80–100词，适配考试） Dear Mike, I’m glad you like Chinese myths. I want to tell you about Yu Gong Moves a Mountain. Long ago, an old man called Yu Gong lived between two high mountains. They brought him much trouble, so he decided to move them with his family. Though it was very difficult, they kept working every day. Finally, a god was moved and helped take the mountains away. I love this story because it tells me: nothing is impossible if we never give up. It encourages me to face difficulties bravely. Yours, Li Hua 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $