2024—2025學年陜西省西安高新一中博雅班上學期八年級12月英語月考試卷

一、完形填空(★★★)閱讀下面短文，按照句子結構的語法性和上下文連貫的要求，從所給的四個選項中選出一個最佳答案，使短文連貫完整。Haveyouheardoftheartofblowingsugar?Itis________importantpartoftheintangibleculturalheritage(非物質文化遺產).Ithasalonghistoryofmorethan600years.XiongChuanfa,34yearsold,hasbeenworkingonmakingsugarfigurines(小塑像)formorethantwentyyears.Hesaiditlooks________,butit’sveryhardtomastertheskill.Doyouknow________tomakesugarfigurines?Herearethreesteps.First,theartist________thesyrup(糖漿)toahightemperatureabout140℃.Next,hepullsoffasmallpieceandmakesitintoaball________anopencenter,andthenpresses(按壓)theopenareatogetherandstretches(拉伸)ittoformatube(管子).Finally,heblowsair________intothetubeandmakesitintodifferentshapes.Everymorning,Xionggetsupearlytomakethemolten(溶化的)syrupanddrivestostarthis“magicshow”aroundhiscity.Manypeople________interestedinit,especiallylittlechildren.Whenheblewacutepuppyoutofmoltenmaltose(麥芽糖)injustminutes,manykidslooked________himwithgreatinterests,thinkinghewasamagician.Hehopesthisspecialartcanletpeoplefeel________beauty.HealsohopestohelpthemlearnmoreabouttheChineseculture.Xiongsaid,“SugarpaintingsandsugarfigurinesarechildhoodmemoriesofseveralgenerationsofChinesepeople.”Healsosaid,“Iwillkeepon________hardandspendtherestofmylifehelpingpassonthisintangibleculturalheritage.”1.A．aB．anC．/D．the2.A．easierB．easilyC．easyD．easiest3.A．whatB．whenC．howD．why4.A．heatedB．heatC．heatingD．heats5.A．ofB．intoC．toD．with6.A．quicklyB．quietlyC．carefullyD．loudly7.A．isB．wasC．areD．were8.A．upB．atC．forD．into9.A．itB．it’sC．itsD．itself10.A．workB．workingC．workedD．towork(★★★)OneMoreSubjectatSchoolSignupTEENAGERFORUM(論壇)SchooleducationSigninSignupSTARTATOPICClaire:Ifyoucouldaddonecompulsory(必修的)subjectatyourschool,whatwoulditbe?Why?Justin:Iwouldsuggest________signlanguage.Notmanypeopleknowhowtocommunicatewiththosewhohavehearing________.Itwouldbevery________ifwecouldstarttolearnsignlanguagewhenweareyoung.Thiswouldteachustotreatthosewhoarelessfortunatewithrespect.LIKE(18)REPLYWilliam:Asubjectthatgivesstudentsabetterunderstandingof________.Accordingtosomesurveys,manymiddleschoolstudentsdon’thaveadream.Apersonwithoutadreamislikeashipsailingwithoutacompass.Teachingstudentstounderstandthemselvesbettercanhelpthemdiscovertheirstrengthsandweaknesses.Then,theywillhavemoreconfidenceanda________directioninlife.LIKE(47)REPLYLucy:I’dsuggestatime-managementclass.Nowadays,manystudentsareaddictedtotheirsmartphonesandotherelectronicdevices.Someofthemsleeplate________theycan’tbalancetheirstudieswithgaming.Atime-managementclasswillhelpstudentslearnthat“firstthingscomefirst.”Thiswillhelp________thattheyleadahealthylife.LIKE(11)REPLYBen:Selfdefense(自我防衛(wèi)).Thiswouldbeusefulwhenyouareinasituationwhereyouneedto________yourself.Youmaysaythatphysicaleducationis________,butPEonlyteachesyouhowtostayfitandhealthythroughexercising.PEteachersdon’tteachanykindofself-defense,sowesurelyneedtohavesuch________.LIKE(23)REPLY11.A．planningB．cuttingC．improvingD．adding12.A．questionsB．problemsC．abilitiesD．worries13.A．helplessB．helpfulC．hopefulD．hopeless14.A．myselfB．himselfC．themselvesD．ourselves15.A．clearB．clearerC．higherD．high16.A．soB．orC．butD．because17.A．takeupB．lookafterC．makesureD．makeup18.A．improveB．protectC．predictD．provide19.A．enoughB．availableC．personalD．full20.A．stepsB．promisesC．lessonsD．hobbies二、閱讀理解(★★★)CPRsavelives—butnotasmanyasitshould.That’sbecausetoofewAmericansknowhowtoperformit.Whenpeopleexperienceheartattacks(心臟病發(fā))inpublicorathome,thereoftenisn’tanyonearoundwhoknowshowtohelp.Witheachpassingminute,thechancesofsurvivingaheartattackgodown.Infact,onlyaboutonein10cardiacarrest(心臟驟停)patientssurvives.CindyHuang,49,isoneoftheluckyones.Shewasnearingthefinishlineofthisyear’s10-MileRuninWashington,D.C.,whenshesuddenlyfellfromaheartattack.Theonlyreasonshesurvivedwasthatbystanders(旁觀者)knewCPRandimmediatelyperformeditonher.Ittookthemjusteightminutestobringherback.Huangwasthentakentoalocalhospital,andthreemonthslater,shewasfullyrecoveredandbackatwork.“IkeepthinkinghowluckyIwastohavereceivedimmediatebystanderCPR,”shesaid.Oneofthosebystanders,SanjayDesai,gothisCPRtraininginmedicalschool.“I’manICUdoctor.I’vesavedhundredsofpatientsinpracticing,butthisisthefirsttimeoutsidethehospital,”hesaid.“IcantellyouwithoutanydoubtthishasaffectedmemorethananyothertimeI’vehelpedsomeonecomebacktolife.”“WeknowthatbystanderCPRcandoubleoreventriplesomeone’schanceofsurvival.”saidComillaSasson,anotherdoctor.“BystanderCPRisahands-onlyskillthateveryoneshouldlearn.Injustaminuteortwo,peoplecanquicklylearnhowtosavealife.Theydon’thavetoblowintotheperson’smouth.Alltheyhavetodoispushhardandfastinthecentreofthechest(胸部).And,ofcourse,call911.WeneedmorepeopletounderstandthatCPRisn’tjustfordoctors.Everyonecandoit,anditreallymatters!”21.Whatisparagraph1mainlyabout?

A．Thecasesofheartdisease.B．TheimportanceoflearningCPR.C．Theneedformoremedicalworkers.D．ThereasonwhysomanyAmericanswon’tdoCPR.22.Huangbelievedthat________wasthekeytohersurvival.

A．herluckB．bystanderCPRC．regularrunningD．meetingDr.Desai23.WhydidDr.DesaithinksavingHuangwassospecialtohim?

A．Huangwashisfriend.B．Hehadverylittletimetosaveher.C．Heusedanewmethodofsavinglives.D．Ittookplaceinadifferentplacethanbefore.24.WhichopiniondoesDr.Sassonprobablyagreewith?

A．Everyonecanbealifesaver.B．Savinglivesisjustadoctor’sjob.C．Calling911isthebestchoiceinanemergency.D．BystanderCPRissimplebutoftendoesn’twork.(★★★★)MarsisthefourthplanetfromtheSunandthesecond-smallestplanetintheSolarSystem(太陽系).SometimesMarsisalsocalledthe“RedPlanet”.MarsisthesecondclosesttoEarthanditiseasytoseeinthenightsky.LikeEarth,ithasclouds,winds,seasonalweatherandmountainsandotherfamiliarfeatures.AdayonMarsisabout24hoursand37minutes,whileadayonEarthisabout23hoursand56minutes.HumanshavestartedtoexploreMarssincethe1960s.ElonMusk,thefounderandCEOofSpaceX,isconsideringgettingpeopletogotoMarsandfinallysettingupabasethatcanserveasanactualcity,supportingonemillionpeoplethere.TobuildacityonMars,rocketsshouldbesenttoMarscontinuallyuntilthereareenoughresources(資源).TheSpaceXteamwillbuildrocketsthatareabletobeused1,000times.Withtherockets,spaceshipswithpeopleandthingswillbesenttoMars.Thespaceshipiscentraltotheplan.Eachspaceshipcancarryupto100peopleandabout450tonsofthingsatatimeanditwilltakeabout80daystogettoMars.Tosupporttheproject,SpaceXisgoingtobuild1,000spaceships.BecauseitisreallycoldonMars,human-friendlylivingspaceswillbebuiltunderground.Ontheground,spaceswillbebuiltwithspecialglasswithplantlifeinside,wherehumanscouldwalkaroundwithoutspacesuits(宇航服).Asforfood,plantscouldgrowinwaterinsteadofsoilonsolar-poweredfarms.“Thereisagoodchancethatwewillnotsucceed,”ElonMusksays,“butwearegoingtodoourbestandtrytomakeasmuchprogressaspossible.”Let’shopethatwewillliveabetterlifeonMarsinthefuture.25.WhatdoweknowaboutMars?

A．It’sthefourthclosesttoEarth.B．Itcan’tbeseeninthenightsky.C．It’sthesecondplanetfromtheSun.D．IthassomethingincommonwithEarth.26.WhatisMusk’sfinalplan?

A．TobuildrocketstoflypeopletoMars.B．TohaveonemillionpeopleliveonMars.C．TocarrythingsfromMarsbacktoEarth.D．TomakeMarsaplaceforpeopletohavefun.27.HowlongwillittakeforaspaceshiptoflytoMars?

A．23days.B．80days.C．100days.D．450days.28.HowdoesMuskfeelabouttheplan?

A．Itisapieceofcake.B．Itissuretosucceed.C．Hemaynotmakeitbutotherswill.D．Heknowsitmayfailbuthewilltry.(★★★)Allpeopleloveawarm,deliciousandsatisfyingmeal,sincefoodcankeepthebodyfullofenergy.29.Peopleoftenuseittodeveloprelationshipwithothers.AstheBetterHealthChannelreports,foodisusedbypeopleinallcountriesaroundtheworldasawaytogettogether.Whenpeopleshareencouragethemtopayattentiontoeachother.Sosomefood,socialcustomsencouragethemtopayattentiontoeachother.Sosomepeoplesuggestwegoouttoeatorprepareamealathomewithfriends,familymembersorworkmatestwiceamonthorevenweekly.30.AndthatiswhatotheractivitieslikewatchingamovieorTVtogethercan’tachieveatall.ResearchdonebytheUniversityofOxfordshowsthatsharingfoodcanmakeagreatdifferencetohumans’mind.31.Theyalsogetusedtonewsituationsmoreeasilyandmorequickly.32?AstudybytheUniversityofChicagoproves(證明)thatitisallabouttrust.Researchersstudiedwhethersimilarfoodwouldcreateasenseofcloseness.Theypairedup(使……成對)strangers.Somepairsgotsimilarfoodwhileothersgotdifferentfood.Theywerethenaskedtocarryonnegotiations(談判).Theresultwassurprising:thepairsthathadeatensimilarfoodwereabletoreachanagreementalmosttwiceasfastasotherpairs!33.

A．Actually,foodmeansmuchmorethanthatB．SowhydoeseatingwithothersmakepeoplefeelbetterC．HowoftendoyoueatwithyourfriendsorfamilymembersD．ThefoodproblemhasalwaysbeenaheadacheforhumansE．PeopleoftensharingfoodwithothersusuallyfeelbetteraboutthemselvesF．It’snowonderthatmanycompaniesprovidenicefoodanddrinkinbusinessmeetingsG．Nomatterwhichwaywechoose,itcreateslotsofdeepandmeaningfulinteraction(互動)三、完成句子(★★★)34.上周六凱文的朋友露西舉行了一場派對，凱文接受了她的邀請。Kevin’sfriendLucyhadapartylastSaturday.Kevin____________.(★★★)35.為了讓朋友們玩得開心，露西為派對準備了一些食物。Tomakefriendshaveagoodtime,Lucy____________theparty.(★★★)36.在派對開始的時候，他們談論了未來夢想的職業(yè)。____________theparty,theytalkedabouttheirdreamjobsinthefuture.(★★)37.凱文將來想成為一名游泳選手。Kevinwantedtobe____________inthefuture.(★★★)38.露西認為游泳有助于身體健康，但也需要做大量的練習。Lucythoughtthatswimmingwasgoodfor____________.Butitalsoneedsalotoftraining.(★★★)39.凱文同意露西的觀點，并問她將來想做什么。Kevin____________Lucy’sopinionandaskedherwhatshewantedtobeinthefuture.(★★★)40.凱文驚訝地了解到露西想成為一名宇航員。Kevin____________thatLucywantedtobeanastronaut.(★★★)41.但他認為一切皆有可能，只要你盡自己最大的努力。Buthethought____________aslongasyoutryyourbest.(★★★)42.為了實現夢想，他們決定先列一個周計劃。Tomaketheirdreamscometrue,theydecidedto____________first.(★★★)43.這場派對非常成功。每個人都充滿了希望與信心。Thepartywasverysuccessful.Everyone____________hopeandconfidence.四、選詞填空(★★★)

betweenrecordtovisitgetlifedishtraditionpartlargeVinegarisimportantinourdailylife.Chinesepeoplelikeitandoftenmakedelicious44withit.Zhenjiang,acityinJiangsuprovince,isfamousformakingvinegar.Ifyoulikevinegar,cometotheVinegarCultureMuseumofChinainZhenjiang,thefirstvinegar-themedmuseuminChina.ItisonthefactorygroundsofHengshun,the45andmostfamousvinegarproducerinZhenjiang.Itismadeupofmany46.AndthemostimportanthousesaretheVinegarHistoryHallandtheOldWorkshop.IntheVinegarHistoryHall,visitorsgettoknowhowimportantvinegarisinpeople’s47throughouthistory.Forexample,tealoversintheTangDynastyaddvinegar48tea.IntheOldWorkshop,visitorslearnaboutthe49waysofmakingvinegarandtastedifferentkindsofvinegar.Thismaybethemostinterestingpartofthemuseum.Walkingoutoftheworkshop,visitorscantakealookatthemodernfactoryofHengshun.There,theycanseethevinegarproductionline.50fromanoldworkshoptoabusymodernfactoryislikeatravelintimeandplace.Attheendofthetrip,visitorsmayDIYtheirownstickersonthevinegarbottlesandtakethemhome.Mostofthevisitorsarelookingforwardto51themuseumagain.NowmanypeoplecometoZhenjiangbecauseoftheVinegarCultureMuseum.It52thehistoryofvinegarmakingandtellsthestories53Chinesepeopleandthisamazingsauce.Wearesurevinegarwillbemoreandmorepopulararoundtheworld.五、任務型閱讀(★★★)Ahousewarmingpartyisaspecialpartytobeheldwhensomeonebuysormovesintoanewapartmentorhouse.Thepartyisachanceforfriendsandfamilytocongratulatethepersononthenewhome.Italsogivespeopleachancetoseewhatthenewhomelookslike.Anditisagoodtimetofillthenewspacewithloveandhopefulpresents.Itistraditionaltobringagifttoahousewarmingparty.Somecommonthingspeoplewillputonagiftlistincludekitchentoolslikeknivesandsomethingtodecoratethenewhousewith,likeapieceofartoraplant.Youcanalsobringfoodordrinkstosharewiththeotherguests.Thisisoftenagoodideasinceatahousewarmingthereisn’talotoffoodserved.Thereareusuallynoplannedactivitieslikegamesatahousewarmingparty.Thehostorhostessofthepartywill,however,probablygivealltheguestsatouroftheirnewhome.Sometimes,peoplemaybeaskedtohelpunpackboxes.Thisisn’tusual,though.Thehousewarmingpartygetsitsnamefromthefactthatalongtimeago,peoplewouldactuallybringfirewoodtoanewhomeasagift.Theydidsotomakethehostkeeptheirhomewarmforthewinter.Nowmosthomeshavecentralheatinganddon’tusefirestokeepwarm.54.Howmanymeaningsofholdingthehousewarmingpartyarementioned?____________meaningsarementioned.55.Whatdothesecondandthirdparagraphsmainlytalkabout?Theymainlytalkaboutthe____________forthehousewarmingparty.56.Whatistheusualactivityinahousewarmingparty?Theguestsareusually____________bythehostorhostess.57.Whichwordmeans“裝飾”inthispassage?Theword“____________.”58.Howdoe