第=page11頁，共=sectionpages11頁2023-2024學(xué)年江蘇省泰州市海陵區(qū)民興中英文學(xué)校八年級（下）3月月考英語試卷一、單選題：本大題共10小題，共10分。1.Neverforgettovisit_______whenyougototheUSA,LinTao.A.theStatueofLiberty B.theLeaningTowerofPisa

C.theLittleMermaid D.theTowerBridge2.When______________theLeague?In2023.A.haveyoujoined B.haveyoubecomeamemberof

C.haveyoubeenin D.didyoujoin3.Japanis________Asiancountry,butEnglandis________Europeancountry.A.an;an B.a;a C.an;a D.a;an4.Howmanystudentsarethereineachgroup?Usuallyeachgroup_______sixstudentsinourclass.A.ismadefrom B.ismadeupof C.ismadein D.ismadeof5.Isyourmotherathome?

No,she______foranhour.A.wentout B.hasgoneout C.wasout D.hasbeenout6.The________triptoWuximadeallthechildrenquite________.A.exciting;exciting B.excited;excited

C.exciting;excited D.excited;exciting7.HowdoesJackusuallygotowork?He_______driveacar,butnowhe________theretoloseweight.A.usedto,isusedtowalk B.usedto,isusedtowalking

C.wasusedto,isusedtowalking D.wasusedto,isusedtowalking8.Ithasrained_______thebeginningoflastweek.A.at B.in C.until D.since9._________wehad!Wetookmanyphotosandboughtpresentsthere.A.Whatgoodtime B.Whatfun C.Howfun D.Howafun10.Ifound________difficultforthelittleboytofinishsuchhardworkontime.A.that B.this C.it?s D.it二、完形填空：本大題共15小題，共22.5分。Itwasrainingheavilyandthetemperaturewasveryhigh.Afterclass,Itooktwo

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togotothewaterroomtocollectsomehotwater.Oh!Thereweresomanypeople!Ihadtowaitintherain.My

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didn?tgetwetbecauseIworeahat,butmyclothes

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.Whenatlastitwasmy

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.Ifilledthebottlesasquicklyaspossible.Ibeganmakingmy

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backwhenIsawaboycomingtowardsme.Hewas

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twoumbrellasinhishand.Heshoutedhelloandashecame

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,Irecognized(認(rèn)出)thatitwasTom.Hehadbeenmyclassmatefor

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threeyears,butweneversharedmorethantensentences.Hewassilent,butIlikedtalking.Wewerequite

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peopleandhadnothingincommon.Ididn?tlikehimandevendidn?twanttoseehim.“Hey!What?swrong?”Hiswordsbroughtme

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mythought.“Isawyoustandingintherain,soIbroughtyouthisumbrella.Butitseemsalittle

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,yourclothesarealreadywet.”O(jiān)nhearingthis,Iwasso

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thatIcouldn?tsayasingleword.“Don?tjuststandthere.Let?sgo!”Hesaidandheldtheumbrellaforme.Wewalkedtowardsthedormitory(宿舍)andthistimewe

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alot.“Iknowyoudon?tlikeme,butIwantto

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withyou.”hesaid,“YoumaythinkIamaboywithfew

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,butitisbecauseIcan?tfindtherightwordstosay.”Therainfinallystoppedandwesawarainbowinthebluesky.Isaidtomyself,“itiswrongtojudgesomeoneonlybyhisappearance.”11.A.cups B.glasses C.bottles D.boxes12.A.hair B.hands C.shoulders D.arms13.A.will B.did C.were D.would14.A.pleasure B.place C.turn D.choice15.A.duty B.car C.chance D.way16.A.selling B.hiding C.hitting D.holding17.A.nearer B.faster C.slower D.further18.A.mostly B.nearly C.mainly D.quickly19.A.similar B.different

C.familiar（熟悉的） D.same20.A.outof B.into C.onto D.within21.A.early B.easy C.late D.difficult22.A.sad B.tired C.moved D.interested23.A.helped B.talked C.laughed D.collected24.A.makefriends B.shakehands C.havemeals D.getwater25.A.friends B.bottles C.classmates D.words三、閱讀理解：本大題共20小題，共40分。A

I?velovedmymother?sdesksinceIwasjusttallenoughtoseeabovethetopofitasmothersatdoingletters.Standingbyherchair,lookingattheinkbottle,pens,andwhitepaper,Idecidedthattheactofwritingmustbethemostwonderfulthingintheworld.

Yearslater,duringherfinalillness,motherkeptdifferentthingsformysisterandbrother.“Butthedesk,”shewouldsayagain,“it?sforElizabeth.”

Ineversawherbeangry,andneversawhercry.Iknewshelovedme—sheshoweditinaction.Butasayounggirl,Iwantedheart-to-hearttalksbetweenmotheranddaughter.

Theyneverhappened.Andagulfopenedbetweenus.Iwas“tooemotional（易動感情的）”.Butshelived“onthesurface（表面）”.

AsyearspassedIhadmyownfamily.Ilovedmymotherandthankedherforourhappyfamily.Iwrotetoherincarefulwordsandaskedhertoletmeknowinanywayshechosethatshedidforgive（原諒）me.

Ipostedtheletterandwaitedforheranswer.Nonecame.

Myhopeturnedtodisappointment（失望）,thenlittleinterestand,finally,peace—itseemedthatnothinghappened.Icouldn?tbesurethattheletterhadevengottomother.IonlyknewthatIhadwrittenit,andIcouldstoptryingtomakeherintosomeoneshewasnot.

Nowthepresentofherdesktold,asshe?dneverbeenableto,thatshewaspleasedthatwritingwasmychosenwork.Icleanedthedeskcarefullyandfoundsomepapersinside—aphotoofmyfatherandaoneletter,folded（折疊）andrefoldedmanytimes.

Givemeananswer,myletterasks,inanywayyouchoose.Mother,youalwayschosetheactthatspeakslouderthanwords.

26.Thewriterbegantolovehermother?sdesk______.A.afterMotherdied B.beforeshebecameawriter

C.whenshewasachild D.whenMothergaveittoher27.Thepassageshowsthat______.A.motherwascoldonthesurfacebutkindinherhearttoherdaughter

B.motherwastooseriousabouteverythingherdaughterhaddone

C.mothercaredmuchaboutherdaughterinwords

D.motherwrotetoherdaughterincarefulwords28.Theword“gulf”inthepassagemeans______.A.deepunderstandingbetweentheoldandtheyoung

B.differentideasbetweenthemotherandthedaughter

C.freetalksbetweenmotheranddaughter

D.partoftheseagoingfarinland29.Whatdidmotherdowithherdaughter?sletteraskingforgiveness?A.Shehadneverreceivedtheletter.

B.Foryears,sheoftentalkedabouttheletter.

C.Shedidn?tforgiveherdaughteratallinallherlife.

D.Shereadtheletteragainandagaintillshedied.30.What?sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.MylettertoMother B.MotherandChildren

C.Mymother?sDesk

D.TalksbetweenMotherandMeBAyearago,IpaidnoattentiontoEnglishidioms(習(xí)語),thoughmyteachertoldustheimportanceagainandagain.Butsoon,theimportanceofEnglishidiomswasshowninanamusingexperience.Oneday,IhappenedtomeetanEnglishmanontheroad,andsoonwebegantotalk.AsIwastalkingabouthowIwasstudyingEnglish,theforeignerseemedtobesurprised.Gentlyshakinghishead,shrugginghisshoulders,hesaid,"Youdon?tsay!""Youdon?tsay!"Iwaspuzzled.Ithoughtperhapsthisisnotarighttopic."Well,I?dbetterchangethetopic."SoIsaidtohim."Well,shallwetalkouttheGreatWall?Bytheway,haveyoueverbeenthere?"“Certainly,everyonebackhomewilllaughatmeifIleaveChinawithoutseeingit.Itwaswonderful."HewasdeepinthoughtwhenIbegantotalklikeatouristguide.“TheGreatWallisoneofthewondersintheworld.Weareveryproudofit.”SoonIwasinterrupted(打斷)againbyhiswords:"Youdon?tsay!”Icouldn?thelpasking,“Whydoyouaskmenottotalkaboutit?"“Well,Ididn?taskyoutodoso,”heanswered,greatlysurprised.Isaid,“Didn?tyousay‘youdon?tsay"?”Hearingthis,theEnglishmanlaughedtotears.Hebegantoexplain,“‘Youdon?tsay?actuallymeans‘really!?Itisanexpressionofsurprise.Perhapsyoudon?tpayattentiontoEnglishidioms."IrealizedIhadmadeafoolofmyself.SincethenIhavebeenmorecarefulwithidiomaticexpressions.Remember:WhattheEnglishteacherssaidisalwaysrighttousstudents.31.Ayearago,IpaidnoattentiontoEnglishidiomsbecause________.A.Ihadnointerestinthem

B.Englishidiomswereverydifficult

C.Ididnotrealizetheimportanceofthem

D.myteacherdidn?ttellustheimportanceofthem32.Atfirst,onhearing“Youdon?tsay,”Ithoughttheforeignermeant_________.A.Ihadtalkedtoomuch

B.Ihadtostoptalking

C.hewasnotinterestedinthetopic

D.hewasonlyinterestedintheGreatWall33.“…wasshowninanamusingexperience."Theword“amusing”probablymeans_________.A.interesting B.important C.terrible D.unlucky34.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.TheEnglishmanwantedmetoactashisguide.

B.TheEnglishmanleftChinawithoutseeingtheGreatWall.

C.TheEnglishmanwantedtoseetheGreatWallafterItalkedaboutit.

D.TheEnglishmanvisitedtheGreatWallandthoughtitworthvisiting.35.AftertheEnglishmanexplainedtheidiom,_______________.A.Ifeltverysilly

B.theEnglishmanbecamearealfool

C.Ibecamemorecarefullyineverything

D.IthoughttheEnglishmanhadmademeafoolCWheneverthesundroppedandtheblueskycameup,myfatherandIusedtoclimbthemountainnearmyhouse.Walkingtogether,myfatherandIusedtohavealotofconversationsthroughwhichIlearnedlessonsfromhisexperiences.Healwaystoldme,“Youshouldhavegoalslikeclimbingthemountain.”Withoutthemountain-climbingthatwebothenjoyed,wecouldn?thaveenoughtimetospendtogetherbecausemyfatherwasverybusy.Ireallygotalotfromthemountain-climbing.Itgavemetimetotalkwithmyfatherandtobeindeepthoughtaswellasdevelopmypatience.

Onceweclimbedaveryhighmountain.ItwassochallengingformebecauseIwasonlytenyearsold.Duringthefirstfewhoursofclimbing,Ienjoyedtheflowersandtrees,andthebirds?singing.Butastimepassed,Igotapaininbothofmylegs.Iwantedtostopclimbing,butmyfathersaidtome,“Youcanalwaysseeabeautifulskyatthetopofthemountain,butyoucan?tseeitbeforeyoureachthetop.Onlytherecanyouseeallofthenicethings,whichisjustlikeyourlife.”Atthattime,Iwastooyoungtounderstandhiswords.Butlaterafterthat,Igottoknowthemeaningofhopeinlife.Ifoundmyselfstandingatthetopofthemountain,andtheskywasasclearascrystal（水晶）.36.Thewritertellsusthatmountain-climbingwas______forhisfatherandhim.

A.hard B.pleasant C.painful D.boring37.Theunderlinedwordchallenginginthepassagemeans_______.A.有意義的 B.無聊的 C.充滿挑戰(zhàn)的 D.年輕的38.Whichofthefollowingistheclosestmeaningtothefather?swordsinthesecondparagraph?A.Nevergiveuphalf-way.

B.Youcanfindlifeisfullofnicethings.

C.Youwillbebeautifulatthetopofthemountain.

D.Youwillgetallyouneedatthetopofthemountain.39.Wecaninfer(推斷)fromthelastparagraphthat______.A.thewriterwasverysuccessfulinhislife

B.thewriterreachedthetopofthemountain

C.thewriterfoundacrystalatthetopofthemountain

D.thoughthewriterwasyoung,hecouldunderstandhisfather40.Whichoneisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.StandingattheTopoftheMountain.

B.ReachingtheTopoftheMountain.

C.ConversationsbetweenFatherandSon.

D.NiceThingsattheTopoftheMountain.D

Nowadays,thefoodthatyoubuycomesfrommanydifferentcountries．Havealookinyourfridge,cupboard,andfruitbowlandchecktheorigins(來源)ofthefood．PerhapsthereareapplesfromCalifornia,lambfromNewZealand,orpotatoesfromEgyptYouwillprobablybesurprisedhowfarfoodtravelstogettoyourplate．Thisjourney,from“fieldtoplate”,iscalled“foodmiles”．Afoodmileisthedistancethatfoodtravelsfromthefarmer?sfieldtothepersonwhobuysthefood．Nowadays,foodoftentravelsthousandsofmilestogettotheconsumer(消費(fèi)者)．Whyisthis,andwhataretheeffects(影響)oftheselongdistances？

Traditionally,farmerssoldtheirfoodinthelocalmarketsothefooddidn?thavetotravelveryfar．Theconsumersalsodidnottravelveryfar,becausetheywenttotheirlocalmarkettobuythefood．Thiswasagoodsystemforfarmersandconsumers．However,thereweresomedisadvantages．Forexample,consumerscouldonlybuyfoodthatfarmersproducedlocally．Inaddition（另外）,theycouldonlygetfoodthatwasinseason．Now,becauseofmoderntechnology,foodcomesfromallovertheworld．Wedonothavetowaitforspringorsummertobuystrawberriesortomatoes．Theyareavailableinwinterifwewant．

Somecountrieshavetoimport(進(jìn)口)mostoftheirfood．Thisisbecausetheyhavedifficultclimates．TheUnitedArabEmirates(UAE),forexample,gets85%ofitsfoodfromothercountries．EvenfoodmadeintheUAEoftenusesimportedmaterials．

What?swrongwith“foodmiles”？Isthisnotagoodwayofincreasinginternationaltrade?Ibelievethesemilesareworryingforanumberofreasons．Firstofall,becausefoodtravelssuchlongdistances．weneedmoreplanes,lorries,andshipstomovethefood．Thismeansweusemoreoilorpetrol,sothereismorepollutionandmoreglobal(全球的)warming．Inaddition,foodthattravelsalongwayisnotfreshandusuallynotverytasty．Tomatoes,forexample,arepickedearlyandstoredfortheirlongjourneys．Forthisreason,theyareusuallytastelesswhentheygettotheconsumer．Localfoodhasabettertaste,anditalsoreducestheamountofglobalpollution．Weneedtobuymorelocalfood．41.Whatiscalled“foodmiles”accordingtothispassage

A.Theoriginsofthefood．

B.Theeffectsoflongdistances．

C.Thejourneyfromfieldtoplate．

D.Thedisadvantagesofimportedfood．42.Theunderlinedword“available”inParagraph2mostprobablymeans_________

A.easytoget

B.notbusy

C.willingtotalk D.impossibletoget43.SomecountriesliketheUnitedArabEmirateshavetoimportmostoftheirfoodbecauseof____．

A.longdistances B.difficultclimates

C.freshandtastyfood D.moderntechnology44.ThewriterusestheLASTparagraphmostlytoencouragereadersto______．

A.buymorelocalfood

B.increaseinternationaltrade

C.travellongdistances

D.useimportedmaterials45.Thispassageismainlyabout______．

A.howlocalfoodtravelsfromfieldtoplate

B.what“foodmiles”isanditseffects

C.howsomecountriesimporttheirfood

D.wheredifferentkindsoffoodcomefrom四、任務(wù)型閱讀-完成表格：本大題共1小題，共10分。46.Itseemsthatself-helpbooksaretoppingbestsellerlistsmoreoftenthesedays.Morepeopleareturningtoself-helpbooksforadviceonhowtolivetheirlives.Lastyear,salesofthesebooksintheUKrose20percent,reachingarecordhighof3million,theGuardianreported.Famouspeopleorpsychologists(心理學(xué)家)wrotemanyoftheselfhelpbooks.Theyteachyouhowtodealwith(解決)problemsinyourlife,for

example,how

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classmates,howtospendyourtimewellandhowtofindhappinessinyourdailylife.But

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(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)五、閱讀填空：本大題共1小題，共10分。47.I?mamiddleschoolstudent.Everyevening,IwatchTVaftersupper.WhenI

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(turn)onTVyesterday,IwashappytoseemyfavouriteprogrammeManandNature.Andyesterday?sprogrammetold

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Antarctica(南極洲).IknewlittleaboutAntarcticabefore,_____3_____nowIknowsomethingaboutit.Antarcticais________4____(cold)continent(大陸)intheworld.Itliesin____5____southoftheearth.Ithasanareaofabout14_______6____(million)squarekilometers.It_______7____(cover)withcoldthickiceanddeepsnowallyearround.Butitisaveryrichcontinent.Ithasmanyfamousanimalssuchaspenguins(企鵝),whalesandsoon.Thereareno

__8__(human)alwayslivingthere.Uptonow,onlysomescientists______9_____(be)theretodosomeresearch.IhopetogotoAntarcticatolearnmoreaboutit.ButnowIhavetostudyharderandharder______10_____thatmydreammaycometrueinthefuture.(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)六、單句語法填空：本大題共10小題，共10分。48.Wouldyoumind_____________(show)mehowtostartthisonlinetour?49.Itwas__________(possible)forhimtorememberthese.Hewasalittleboyafterall.50.--Turnofftheradio,dear.Babyissleeping.--Thereisnoneed.He___________(wake)up.51.__________(take)anonlinetour,youneedacomputerconnected(連接）totheInternet.52.--Whyareyouinsuchahurry?

--Sorry,Ihavetocatchthe_________(fly)toShanghai.53.Heisinterestedindifferentsports,suchasfootball,__________(sail)andsoon.54.Duringthepast10years,there___________(be)greatchangesinMinxingMiddleSchool.55.Asparrowwas_________(die).Let?sbury(埋）itunderthetree.56.I____________(buy)mycomputerforalmosttenyears.