2024—2025學(xué)年遼寧省沈陽(yáng)市私立學(xué)校聯(lián)合體八年級(jí)上學(xué)期12月份月考英語(yǔ)試卷

一、閱讀理解(★★★)Thesefourinventionsarechangingourlivesgreatlyandsilently.

Thedrones:Ifpeopleneedsomething,wecanusedronestohelp.Theycanusuallyflyasfaras20kilometersandtravel960metersinoneminute.Usingadronecantakelesstime.Peoplecanhavethingstheyneedquickly.TheAIsystem:Toeathealthyfood,thereisasysteminthekitchenofpeople’shouses.Itcantellpeople’sfaces.Ifapersonoutofthehousegoesintothekitchen,theAIsystemwillletpeopleknow.Itcanalsomakesurethefoodisfreshandhealthyonahotday.There’saminiprogramonAlipay(支付寶).Inside,it’slikeanonlinecartoonworld.Youcanseetheoutsideandinside.Also,youcanhaveyourowncharacterinthemetaverse.Youcanchooseclothesforyourcharacter.Theycan“run”aroundandeventalkwithotheronlineusers.TheARservice:Itwillbeterribleifyoucan’tfindyourway.Don’tworry.ARisheretohelpyou.There’saminiprogramcalledtheARservice.Youjustturnonyourphoneanditwillseewhereyouareandthenshowyoutheway.Youcanalsogetmoreinformationasyouwalkby.1.Howfarcandronesusuallyfly?

A．960meters.B．20kilometers.C．58kilometers.D．96kilometers.2.WhydopeopleputanAIsysteminthekitchen?

A．Tomakefoodmenusforpeople.B．Totouchpeople'sfaces.C．Towatchpeoplecookthere.D．Tomakesurethefoodishealthy.3.WhatcanyoudointheMetaverse?

A．MakemoneybyAlipay.B．Watchcartoonmovies.C．Buyclothesforyourself.D．Talkwithotheronlineusers.4.Whichofthefollowingcanhelppeoplewhentheyarelost?

A．Thedrones.B．TheMetaverse.C．TheARservice.D．TheAIsystem.(★★★)DoyouwanttostudyabroadthroughanAFS(國(guó)際文化交流組織)program?Ifyoudo,it’stimetothinkaboutit.AnAFSprogramsurelymakesyoustandout(脫穎而出)whenyou’reapplyingforauniversity,becauseexperiencingaforeigncultureismorevaluablethanonemoreAPcourseorafter-schoolactivities.Universitiesreallyneedstudentswhovaluecross-culturalexperience.Highschoolisaperfecttimetostudyanewlanguage.Beinginthecountrywherealanguageisspokenisoneofthequickestandbestwaystolearnthelanguage.Ifyouknowonemorelanguage,butyou’llalsobeabletocommunicateandconnectwithothercultures.AnAFSexchangecanleadtonewviewsabouttheworld.Bylivingwithahostfamily,meetingnewinternationalfriendsandattendingaforeignschool,studyingabroadcanbeoneofthebestwaysforyoutounderstandtoday’simportantthings.Highschoolisacriticaltimeforteenagerstostartthinkingaboutprofessional(專業(yè)的)decisions.Yourdecisionsinhighschoolcangreatlyinfluenceyourfuture.Beinganexchangestudentinhighschoolcouldprovideyouwithnewchancestodevelopskills.Exciting.Rewarding.Memorable.ThesearewordsAFSstudentsusetodescribetheirlifeabroad.IfyougotostudyabroadthroughanAFSprogram,you’llbeginanadventureofalifetime.5.WhatcanyoudothroughanAFSprogramaccordingtoParagraph2?

A．Standoutinuniversity.B．Findbetterjobsinthefuture.C．TeachsomeAPcourses.D．Gotoauniversitymoreeasily.6.WhatwillhappentoyouafterbecominganAFSexchangestudent?

A．Meetsomeoldfriends.B．Understandyourselfbetter.C．Knowwhatitmeanstobeagoodperson.D．Lookattheworlddifferentlyfrombefore.7.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“critical”probablymeaninParagraph4?

A．New.B．Important.C．Longtime.D．Interesting.8.Whatisthemainpurposeofwritingthetext?

A．Tomakestudentslearnanewskillabroad.B．Toadvisestudentstoapplyforagoodcollege.C．ToremindstudentstouseEnglishtodescribetheirlifeabroad.D．ToencouragestudentstostudyabroadthroughanAFSprogram.(★★★)Onceuponatime,therelivedagirlinancientChinanamedMulan.Herfatherusedtobeageneral(將軍)whowastoooldandweaktofight,butnottoooldtoteachherhowtorideahorseanduseasword(劍).Girlsusuallydidnotlearntheseskillsatthattime.ButMulan’sfatherbelievedeveryoneshouldknowhowtofight,evengirls.Oneday,theemperor(皇帝)sentsoldierstoMulan’svillage.Becausethewarwascoming,menwereneededforthearmy.Themilitary(軍隊(duì)的)leaderofthesoldiersputupalistofnamesinthevillagesquare.Eachnamerepresented(代表)onemanfromeachfamily.Mulansawherfather’snameonthelist.Sheknewherfathercouldn’tfightinawar.Mulan’sbrotherwasalittlechild.TherewasonlyMulanwhocouldtakeherfather’splace.Butthearmydidnottakegirlsasreplacements(替代者)forfightingmen.Quietly,thenextmorning,beforeherfathercouldreportforduty(盔甲).Shedressedupherselfasaman.Thesoldiersaccepted“him”in“his”father’splace.Mulanwasverycarefulovertheyears.Noonefoundthatshewasagirl.Whenthewarwasover,Mulanreceivedaspecialawardfromtheemperorforhergreatcourage.Theemperorgaveherahorseandabagoftreasure(財(cái)寶).Herfamilygreetedherwithjoy.Herbrotherwaspleasedwiththegiftofhermilitaryclothes.Mulandressedonceagainintheclothesofawoman.Thatevening,Mulanandherfamilygottogethertowatchsunset.TwoofthemenwhohadworkedwithMulanstoppedbyherhomeontheirwayhome.WhenMulangreetedthem,theycouldnotbelievetheireyes.Oneofthemshouted,“AreyoureallyMulan?”Afterrecalling(回想)manymemories,theyfinallybelievedthatMulanwasawoman.TheyspreadMulan’sstoryacrossChinaanditinspiredmanyyoungwomen,whowantedtorideahorseanduseasword.9.WhydidMulantakeherfather’splaceforthewar?

A．Becauseherfamilyforcedhertoattendthearmy.B．Becauseherfatherwastooweakandoldtofight.C．Becauseshewantedtorealizeherdreamofbeingasoldier.D．Becauseshewantedtoprovewomenwerethesameasmen.10.WhatcanweknowaboutMulanandherfamilyfromthetext?

A．Mulan’sfamilywerekilledbeforethewar.B．Mulancouldrideahorseanduseasword.C．Mulan’sbrotherattendedthearmywithMulan.D．Mulanwasfoundtobeawomanduringthewar.11.WhathappenedtoMulanafterthewar?

A．Shedecidednevertodressherselfasawoman.B．Theemperorgaveheraspecialawardforhercourage.C．Herfatherdidn’trecognizeherintheclothesofaman.D．Herbrotherdidn’tlikethegiftofhermilitaryclothesatall.12.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellusthroughthestory?

A．Thecarefortheold.B．Thefearofwar.C．Women’simportance.D．Mulan’sbravery.(★★★)Astechnologyhasimproved,artificialintelligence(AI)isbecomingstronger.AndoneofthemostexcitingnewtoolsisSora.Itisatext-to-videotoolthatcangiveusanewwaytomakevideos.Sora,whichmeans“sky”inJapanese,showsthestrongabilityofAI.Itallowsuserstoputintext,andthenmakeavideoinseveralminutes.Anyonecanbringideasintolifeinashorttime,whichimprovesplayers’experiencewhileplayinggames.ButtheinfluenceofSoraisbeyondmakingvideoseasier.Italsohastheabilitytoimprovefilm,television,andadvertising.Actorsandmovie-makersmayhavetothinkmoreabouttheirworkasSoramightchallengethem.Ofcourse,therearealsoworriesaboutitsbadinfluences.SomeworryabouttheinfluenceofSoraonjobmarketsandthequalityofvideos.However,it’simportanttorememberthatitisatool,andit’suptoustouseitcorrectly.Inconclusion,Sora’sabilitytomakevideosmeansagreatstepinAItechnology.Thoughtherearecertainlychallengesahead,theadvantagesofSoraareclear.Aswemoveintoamoredigitized(數(shù)字化的),wewillseehowSorashapesthefutureofvideo-makingsoon.13.WhatisthemainabilityofSora?

A．Itcanmakeavideogamewithoutdesigninganything.B．Itcanwriteapassageaboutthegiventopiconitsown.C．Itcanmakeareportaboutavideoinseveralminutes.D．Itcanturnapassageintoavideousingseveralminutes.14.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“beyond”probablymeaninParagraph3?

A．Morethan.B．Insteadof.C．Inadditionto.D．Exceptfor.15.WhatcanweknowaboutSoraaccordingtothetext?

A．Thereisnoneedforvideomakerstoworryabouttheirjobs.B．It’schallengingforSoratochangethefutureofvideo-making.C．It’scertainthatSorawillimproveplayers’experienceofgames.D．Sorameans“sky”inEnglishandshowsthestrongabilityofAI.16.Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardsSora?

A．Unclear.B．Worried.C．Positive.D．Negative.(★★★)閱讀短文，從所給的選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，其中有一個(gè)多余的選項(xiàng)。Morethantwenty-ninethousandforeignexchangestudentswenttoAmericanhighschoolslastyear.17Inthepast,exchangestudentsknewlittleabouttheirhostfamilybeforemeetingthem.18Exchangestudentscanknowalotabouttheirhostfamilybeforetheyleavehome.E-mailsandcellphonesmakeiteasierforthestudentstokeepintouchwiththeirhostfamilyandtheirownfamily.Studentscanalsogetalongwellwiththeirhostfamilyandliveontheirown.However,newexchangestudentsmayfeellostatfirstinahugebuildingwhentheymovefromclasstoclass.19Intheirowncountries,teachersmovefromroomtoroom,notthestudents.20Infact,tobecomeanexchangestudentatanAmericanhighschool,studentsmustbebetweentheagesof15and18.Andtheymustagreetoaccepttherulesoftheexchangeprogramandtheirhostfamily.Manyexchangestudentssaythatalthoughtheymeetdifferentproblems,theexperienceteachesthemalotabouttheworldandaboutthemselves.

A．However,theyexperienceproblems.B．Buttoday,thesituationhaschanged.C．Whynotapplytobeanexchangestudent?D．Howcanyouapplytobeanexchangestudent?E．Changingclassroomsisalsoanewexperienceforthem.二、完形填空(★★)閱讀短文，理解其大意，從A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。Thestoryhappenedaround3,000yearsago.TherewasawisemannamedJiangZiya_________inavillageneartheWeiRiver.HeoftenwentfishingattheWeiRiver,buthewouldfishinanunusual_________.Hehungastraightfishhook(魚鉤),withoutbait(誘餌),threefeetabovethewater.OnedayafarmernamedJiChangwenttotheriver,andsawthe_________wayoffishingbyJiang.Helaughedathimandsaid,“How_________youaretofishinthisway!Howmanyfishcanyou_________?”JiangZiyareplied,“Ifafishdoesn’twanttoliveintheriveranymore,itwill_________andswallow(吞下)thehookitself.”SoonJiChangknewhisstrangewayoffishing.Andhewasveryinterested,andwenttovisitJiang_________.Soontheybecamegreat_________asJiChangrealizedthatJiangmightbeagreattalent(人才).HeinvitedJiangtoworkforhim.JianghelpedJiChangandhisson_________theShangDynastyandsetuptheZhouDynasty.JiangwasgiventhetitleofTaigong,sopeople__________him“JiangTaigong”.Todaypeopleusethisoldidiom(習(xí)語(yǔ))“awillingvictimlettinghimselfbecaught”todescribesomeonewhowillinglyfallsinatrap(陷阱)ordoessomethingregardlessoftheresult.21.A．sailingB．livingC．lookingD．fighting22.A．directionB．wayC．coatD．boat23.A．strangeB．funnyC．difficultD．exciting24.A．cleverB．tiredC．sillyD．dangerous25.A．saveB．seeC．sellD．get26.A．dieB．swimC．leaveD．come27.A．finallyB．probablyC．personallyD．correctly28.A．friendsB．workersC．fishermenD．soldiers29.A．knowaboutB．turnoverC．learnfromD．dependon30.A．calledB．a(chǎn)skedC．showedD．told三、短文填空(★★★)閱讀短文，在空白處填入一個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或用括號(hào)內(nèi)所給詞的正確形式填空，使短文通順、連貫。Todaymany31(invent)canbebetterknown.Let’shavealookatsomeofthem.TVBikeAscientistconnectstheTVtoabikesothattheTVcangetthepowerbyridingthebike.IfthechildrenwanttowatchTVfor32longertime,theyhavetorideveryhardinstead33sittingonthesofa.FloatingBikeCanyouimagineabicyclecrossingrivers?Ifyouwant34(cross)ariver,first,inflate(充氣)35ridethebikeinsidetheballtomoveforward.FireRechargerAfirerechargercanproduce36(electric)fromtheheatoffire.Thismeansifyou37(real)havetroublefindingaplacetocharge(充電)yourmobilephoneinthewild,youcanuseasmallfiretodothat.DigGogglesUnderwatercamerasareoftensoexpensive.ButapairofcheapDigGoggles38(help)youdothatsincetwoyearsago.Theyarespecialglassesfortaking39(photo)whenswimming.Openandcloseyoureyestwiceandthenyouwillbe40(success)intakingphotoseasilyunderwater.四、任務(wù)型閱讀(★★★)閱讀短文，然后根據(jù)內(nèi)容回答問題。

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