2024-2025年常州昕泓中學八年級下學期5月月考英語試卷一、單項選擇（共10小題，每小題1分，滿分10分）1.Weareoftenmade_____muchhomeworkatweekends,itmakesus_____bad.A.todo;feel B.do;tofeel C.do;feel D.todo;tofeel2.Thenewbooks_____sowellthatthey_____outinalltheshops.A.aresold;aresold B.aresold;sold C.sell;aresold D.sell;sell3.---WeexchangestudentswillcometoChangzhou!---That'sgreat!Canyoutellmewhichhotel______Changzhou?A.wecanstayin B.tostayin C.tostayinin D.wecanstay4.TheChinesegirlcanspeakgoodEnglish_____.HerEnglishis_____thatofLucy.A.aswell;aswell B.aswell;asgoodas C.too;asgoodD.aswellas;aswellas5.Stay_____tomesothatyoucanwatch_____howImakeacakeofaheartshape.A.close;closely B.closely;close C.close;close D.closely;closely6.Itis________ofthepeopleto_______moneytothepoorpeople!A.important;donating B.generous;raising C.meaningful;raise D.helpful;donate7.---MissHu,Ihaven'tseenyouforalongtime.---Yes,I_____asavolunteernurseinShanghaiforamonth.Icamebackyesterday.A.amworking B.worked C.haveworked D.work8.We'reshortofmanythingsatthemoment,but_________weneedwaterandfood.A.inall B.atall C.afterall D.aboveall9.Ihavespent_______onthisjob.IthinkIcanfinishit_________thisafternoon.A.sometime;sometime B.sometimes;sometime C.sometime;sometimes D.sometime;sometimes10.Mycarbrokedownonthewaytotheairport,soIrushedtherebytaxionlytofindmyflighthadbeencanceled(取消).WhatcanIsay?A.Itneverrainsbutitpours. B.Everydoghasitsday.C.Theearlybirdcatchestheworm. D.Neverputallyoureggsinonebasket.二、完形填空（每小題1分,共10分）Mr.Jacksonwasourscienceteacher.Onthefirstdayofclass,hegaveusatalkaboutananimalcalledwampus.HetoldusthatthewampuslivedonearthmillionsofyearsagoduringtheIceAgeanddiedoutbecauseofthechangeofclimate(氣候).Wealllistenedcarefullyandtooknotesofeverythinghesaid.Laterwehada____11____.Whentheexampaperwas____12____tome,Iwassurprisedandsad.Therewasabigred"X"througheachofmyanswers.Ifailed.Buthowcome?____13____,onthetestpaper,IhadwrittendownwhatMr.Jacksonsaidinclass.ThenIrealizedthatnoone____14____theexamatall.Whathadhappened?"Very____15____,"Mr.Jacksonexplained."Ihadmadeupallthatstoryaboutthewampus.Therehadneverbeenanysuchanimal,sotheinformationinyournoteswasnotcorrect.Doyouexpecttoget____16____marksforincorrectanswers?"Therewasnoneedtosaywewere____17____.Whatkindoftestwasthis?Whatkindofteacherwashe?Howcouldwebelievehegaveussomuchinformationaboutananimalthathadnotbeenthereatall?Howwasitpossible____18____usstudentstodoubtwhattheteachertaughtus?"Thezerosonyourpaperswillbe____19____inyourgradebooks,"hesaid.Andhedidit.Throughthisexperience,Mr.Jacksonhopedthatwewouldlearnsomething.Hetoldusnottoletourmindgotosleep.Instead,weshoulddevelopthehabitofdoubting,andtheabilitytodecidebyourselves.Whataspecial__20__hegaveus!11.A.discussion Bquestion C.test D.plan12.A.returned B.directed C.added D.compared13.A.Anyway B.Luckily C.Anywhere D.Bravely14.A.refused B.pushed C.passed D.praised15.A.hard B.difficult C.easy D.simply16.A.useful B.high C.exact D.low17.A.polite B.glad C.modern D.angry18.A.with B.over C.for D.of19.A.recorded B.described C.collected D.circled20.A.report B.promise C.model D.lesson三、閱讀理解（本大題共14小題,每小題2分,共28分）A2l.Whatwillbeservedwithachickensandwich?A.Bread. B.Tomatosalad. C.EnglishTea. D.Burger.22.Whichmaincourseisthemostexpensive?A.Germansausageandchips B.Vegetablepasta C.Roastchickenandpotatoes D.Thaichickenandrice23.Whatwillbetheminimum(最小的)costifyouwanttoorderamaincourse,adessertandadrink?A.7.85 B.7.75 C.7.35 D.7.25BIntraditionalChineseperformingarts,therearemanyclassicroles,likesheng,dan,jing,moandchou.Mostpeopleusuallypaylittleattentiontochou.However,itisaveryimportantpartintraditionalChineseoperas.Thereasonisthatitjoinsbeautyanduglinesstogetherperfectly.Inthepast,thechouperformerwasthefirstonetogetdressedandhavehismake-updone.Usuallytherearetwokindsofchouonthestage,wenchouandwuchou.Wenchouoftenhasawhitepatch(小塊)paintedaroundhisnoseandtakestherolesoffisherman,boatmanservantandsoonTheotherkindiswuchou.Wuchouperformersoftenweartightclothing(緊身衣)andmovequickly.Theyaregoodatmartialarts(武術(shù))andcanjumpseveralmetershigh.Theyusuallyexpressthemselvesinloudvoicesandplayhumorousroles,forexample,kindthieves.Chouperformersoftenmakepeoplelaughbytheirspokenpartsandbodylanguageinsteadofsingingskills.Whethertheylookuglyorbeautiful,whethertherolestheyplayareofficialsorthievesonthestage,chourolesareallhumorouscharactersinfunnyfaces.Theyusetherolesofchoutobringoutthegoodqualitiesinpeople.Maybeitisthecharm(魅力)oftraditionalChineseoperas.Nexttime,whenyouareenjoyingatraditionalChineseopera,youcanprobablyunderstandthedifferentbeautybehindit.24.TheroleofchouisimportantintraditionalChineseoperasbecause___________.A.mostpeopleusuallypaymuchattentiontoit B.itjoinsbeautyanduglinesstogetherperfectlyC.thechouperformerwasthefirsttogetdressed D.itisfunnyandmakespeoplelaughandhappy25.WhichpictureistheroleofchouintraditionalChineseoperas?26.Chouperformersoftenuse_____tomakepeoplelaughonthestage.A.dancingskillsandspokenparts B.spokenpartsandbodylanguageC.paintingskillsandspokenparts D.singingskillsandbodylanguageCWhywouldsomeonedecidetostopeating?Weknowthatthebodyneedsfoodinordertoworkwell.However,manypeoplefastatsometimeduringtheirlives.Whyisthis?Somepeoplefastforpolitical(政治的)reasons.Intheearly20thcentury,womeninEnglandandtheUnitedStatesdidn’thavethesameright(權(quán)利)asmen.Somanywomenwentonfast.Theyhopedthatfastingwouldbringattention(注意力)toit.MohandasGandhi,thefamousIndianleader,fasted17timesduringhislife.ForGandhi,fastingwasapowerfulpoliticaltool.In1943,hefastedtobringattentiontohiscountry'sneedforindependence(獨立).For21days,hewentwithoutfood.Anotherfamousfasterwas-CesarChavez.Inthe1960s,hefastedforthreeweeks.Why?Hejustwantedtobringattentiontotheterribleworkingconditions(條件)offarmworkersintheUnitedStates.Fastingisalsoapracticeinmanyreligions(宗教).EveryyearduringthemonthofRamadar,whichisarereligiousholiday,Muslimsfastfromsunrisetosunset.ManyIndiansfastatspecialtime,andtherewasalsoafastingholidayinancientChina.Ofcourse,noteveryonefastsforpoliticalorreligiousreasons.Peoplesometimesfastjustbecauseitmakesthemfeelbetter.TheAmericanwriterMarkTwainthoughtfastingwasthebestmedicineforcommonillnesses.Wheneverhehadacoldorafever,hestoppedeatingcompletely.Hesaidthatthisalwaysmadehiscoldorfevergoaway.AnotherAmericanwriter,UptonSinclair,foundfastingafteryearsofeatingtoomuchandheadaches.Hisfirstfastlastedfor12days.Duringthistime,hisheadachesandstomachachewentaway.Sinclairsaidthatfastingalsomadehimmorealert(警覺的)andenergetic.Choosingtogowithoutfoodcanbeverydangerous.However,thatdoesn'tstoppeoplefromfastingforpolitical,religious,orhealthreasons.27.Theunderlinedword"fast"inParagraph1mostprobablymeans"_______"A.quickly B.eathealthily C.stopeating D.loseweight28.MohandasGandhifastedin1943for__________.A.areligiousholidayforMuslims B.Hiscountry'sneedforindependenceC.Thewomen'srightsinGreatBritain D.thesamerightsoftheblackpeopleinAmerica29.Whichfastingisforhealthreason?A.UptonSinclairfastedfor12days. B.MohandasGandhifastedin1943.C.CesarChavezfastedfortwoweeks. D.Muslimsfastfromsunrisetosunset.30.Whatmaybethebesttitleofthepassage?A.Reasonsforfasting. B.Waysoffasting. C.Culturesoffasting.D.Secretsoffasting.DAccordingtothelatestinventory(編目),China’stotalglacier(冰川)areaaround2020wasabout46,000squarekilometers,witharound69,000glaciers.Comparedtotheresultsofthefirstinventoryfromthe1960sto2020,China'sglacierareahasshrunkby26percentwithnearly7,000smallglaciersdisappearing.Comparedtothesecondinventory,from2008to2020,theglacierareareducedbyabout6percent,showingarapidretreat(消融).ThefindingsweresharedonFridayinMarch2025,thefirstWorldDayforGlaciers,asresearcherspresentedChina’sthirdglacierinventoryatthethirdChineseConferenceofCryosphericScienceinLingshui,Hainanprovince.Globalglacierinventoryeffortsbeganin1978,studyingthedistribution(分布)andvolume(體積)ofmountainglaciers.China'sfirstandsecondglacierinventorieswerepublishedin2002and2014,withresearchdetailingchangesinthecountry'sglaciersfromthelate20thcenturytotheearly21stcentury."Glaciersareamongthemostsensitiveanddirectsignsofclimate(氣候)change,andglacierinventoriesaresurveysofglacierresources,"researchersfromtheNorthwestInstituteofEco-EnvironmentandResourcesexplained.Chinabeganitsfirstglacierinventoryin1978,ledbyscientistShiYafeng,ascountrieswithglacierdistributionsworldwidebegancompiling(編制)theirowninventories.Theprocesstook24yearsandwascompletedin2002.Thefirstinventoryrecordedabout46,000glaciersinChina,coveringaround59,000squarekilometers.Withglobaltemperaturesrising,China’sglaciershavecontinuedtoshrink,accordingtotheNorthwestInstituteofEco-EnvironmentandResources.Tobetterunderstandglacierdistributionafter2000,theColdandAridRegionsEnvironmentalandEngineeringResearchInstituteoftheChineseAcademyofSciencesbeganthesecondinventoryin2007,publishingthedatasetin2014.Theresultsshowedthatby2008,Chinahadaround48,000glacierscoveringabout52,000squarekilometers.Chinaistheonlymajorcountrytohavecompletedthreefullglacierinventories,accordingtotheinstitute.TheUnitedNationshaschosenMarch21stasWorldGlacierDaystartingfrom2025.Glaciersareofgreatimportancetotheearth'sclimateandwaterresources,buttheirrapidmelting(融化)hasbroughtmanyproblems.Althoughglaciersarestillshrinking,thegoodnewsisthatthescientistsallovertheworldareworkinghardtofindwaystosavethem._______________________________________________31.Howdoesthewriterstartthispassage?A.Bytellingstories. B.Byaskingquestions. C.Bycomparingfacts. D.Bydescribingopinions.32.Whichofthefollowingcanshowtheresultsofthethreeinventories?33.Inwhichpartofthewebsitemayyoufindthispassage?A.TravelGuide B.ScienceReport C.CulturalExchange D.TechnologyNews34.Whatwillthewriterprobablycontinuetowritein"_____"?A.Howpeoplehelpslowglaciersmelting. B.Howclimatechangeinfluencesglaciers.C.Whyglaciersworldwidearemeltingrapidly. D.Whyscientistspayattentiontoglaciersmelting.四、六選四（共4小題，每題1.5分，共6分）"Lifeisspeedingup(加速).Everyoneisgettingunwell."Thismaysoundlikesomethingsomeonewouldsaytoday.Butinfact,anunknownpersonwholivedinancientRomewroteit.Wealllovenewinventions.Theyareexciting,amazingandcanchangeourlives._____35_____Forexample,you’rerushingtofinishyourhomeworkonthecomputer.Yourmobilephonerings._____36_____Suddenlythecomputergoesbadandyouloseallyourwork.Nowyouhavetostayupallnighttogetitdone.Howcalmandhappydoyoufeel?Inventionshavespeededupourlivessomuchthattheyoftenleaveusfeelingworriedandtired.Whydoyouthinkpeoplewholivefarawayfromnoisycities,whohavenotelephones,nocars,notevenanyelectricityoftenseemtobehappier?_____37_____OnefamilyintheUKwent“backintime”toseewhatlifewaslikewithoutalltheinventionswehavetoday.Thegrandparents,withtheirdaughter,andgrandsonsBenjamin,10andThomas,7,spentnineweeksina1940shouse.Theyhadnowashingmachine,microwave(微波爐),computerormobilephones.ThegrandmotherLymsaid,"_____38_____"Theboyssaidtheyfoughtless.Probably,theysaid,becausetherewaslesstofightover,suchastheircomputer.AlsoLymchangedfrombeingafashionable(時尚的),beer-drinkinggranny,toonewhocookedthings.A.Perhapsit'sbecausetheylivesimplerlives.B.Livinginadifferenttimewillbelotsoffunforus.C.AQQmessagefromyourfriendappearsonthescreen.D.Buthaveallthesedevelopmentsreallyimprovedourlives?E.Themorethingsyouhave,themoredifficultlifebecomes.F.Wehaveachievedsomuchwiththedevelopmentsoftechnology.五、閱讀短文回答問題。（共3小題，分值為1，2，2,，共5分）WhenIaskedmymumanddadifIcouldgotoKavoswithsomeofmyfiendsforaweek,Ithoughttheywouldsay"yes."Butatfirst.Theydidn’t.Theyjustwentonandonaboutallthepossibledangers.SoItriedtochangetheirminds.Itoldthem."IfyouwereworriedaboutthepossibilityofmefallingofawallanddyinginKavosthenwhyweren'tyoualsoworriedaboutthepossibilityofthesamethinghappeningtomeinLondon?"Finally,theyagreedunwillingly,Mymumtookmetotheairport.Ihadtotravelalonebecausemyfriendshadflownoutthedaybefore.Iarrivedatthehotelandmetmyfriendsthereat6a.m.afteralongnightofflying.Afterhavingleftmyluggageinmyroom,Iwentaroundourresort(度假村)withmyfriends.EveryonespokenEnglishandeverywherelookedlikeacheapAmericanfilmset.Itwasjustwhatweneededafteralongbusyyear.IpromisedmyparentsIwouldn'tgoouteverynight.Butonceyou’rethere,itjustcan’tbehelped.Everyoneofuswantedtomakethemostofourweekoffreedom(自由).Ithinksometimes,wedidgetabittoocrazy.Istillwonderifmyparentswerehappywiththeirdecision.Iwon’tbesurprisedifmymumstillregrets(后悔)it.ButIdidhaveawonderfulholiday.Ithinktheexperiencehasmademyparentsrealizethatatsomepoint,theyhavetoletgo.Andweshould_________.(除第三小題，其余回答字數(shù)限6詞)39.WhodidthewriterwanttogotoKavoswith?___________________________________________________________________40.Whatdidthewriter'sparentsworryabout?_________________________________________________________________41.Pleasecompletethesentenceinthelastparagraphinyourownwords.(atleast10words)Andweshould____________________________________________________六、綜合填空（共10小題,每空1分,共10分）Bringingthepasttolifebyrestoring(修復)oldbuildingsfromyesterdaycanshow____42____(confident)intomorrow.Jinan,thecapitalcityofShandongprovince,understandsthis.AsaState-levelhistoricalandculturalcity,Jinan____43____(have)alargenumberofculturalrelics(遺跡)andhistoricbuildings.Onemainexampleisin____44____(centre)JinanCity.TheBaroque-style(巴洛克風格)buildingistheformersiteofthecity's____43____(one)cinema-Xiaoguanghan(小廣寒),whichwasbuiltin1904whenJinanopeneduptotheoutsideworld.By____46____late1990s,thebuildingwasindangerofcomingdown.Thedaysofagoodcrowdoffilmloverswerelonggone.Li,45,afilmloverwhoworksinthecateringindustry(餐飲業(yè)),decidedtohelprestorethehistoricbuilding____47____thesupportofthelocalgovernmentin2008.Restorationworkstartedin2009.Duringtheprocess,Libegantolearnaboutthehistoryofthecinema.Asaresult,LigottorealizewhattheoldbuildingreallymeanstoJinan’shistoryandChina’swiderfilmculture.Afternearly26months,Xiaoguanghan____48____(give)newlifeasafilmmuseumandrestaurantandbecamepopularagain.Themuseumnowhasmorethan4,000historicitems(物品),____49____(include)cameras,projectors,postersandclassicprops(道具),makingitanidealplaceforvisitors____50____(learn)aboutthehistoryandcultureofChinesecinema.Accordingtothereport,Xiaoguanghan____51____(attract)nearlyonemillionvisitorssofar.七、詞匯填空（共6題，每題1分，共6分）52.Asahost,you'dbettertakecareofthese_________(客人)feelingsathome.53.It's_______________(必要的)tobepolitetotheold.54.Youare_______________(期待)tobemoresuccessfulmhighschool.Comeon,please!55.Thosewaitersmustreceiveenough_______________(train)beforetheystarttheirwork.56.Themorecommunicationwehave,the___________(close)wefeel.57.Weallthinkitisveryrudeofhimtodiscusswithothersso____________(polite).八、用動詞的適當形式填空（共6小題,每小題1分,共6分）58.DoyouknowhowmuchdifficultyChineseWomen'sVolleyballTeamhas____________(win)thematch?59.Thepolicewarnpeople,especiallyyoungwomen,___________(notjog)aloneatnight.60.Whycan’tyoujustunderstand?I__________(tell)youaboutitsomanytimes!61.---Willhecomeandjoinusinthematch?---Notuntilhiswork_____________(finish).62.Hehadmanydutiesbuthismainjobwas_____________(look)afterthebabies.63.Theprojecttheyspentmuchtimeon__________(choose)asthebestoneinthemeetingtheotherday.九、完成句子（共6題,每題1.5分,共9分）64.此次活動的目的是為了警告我們獨自游泳的危險性。__________________________theactivity_________________________________65.他總是太忙于記筆記而不能清楚地表達自己。Heisalways_______________________________________________________.66.必須要采取行動來阻止學生們插別人的隊。Actions____________________________________________________________67.這個主持人足夠耐心能夠向每個志愿者解釋規(guī)則嗎?Wasthehost________________________________________68.老師建議我們彼此密切合作來實現(xiàn)我們的夢想。Theteacher_________________________________________________________.69.如果有人擋路，我們要避免撞到他。Ifsomeone_______________________________,weshould___________________.十、書面表達（共10分）你是校八年級的學生Jim，你想?yún)⒓有Ｅe辦的“我是一名志愿者”為主題的英語演講比賽，請你用英語寫一篇包含以下要點的演講稿來參賽。要求：1.表達清楚,語法正確,上下文連貫；2.必須包含以上所有要點，并適當發(fā)揮；1.Whydoyoubecomeavolunteer?.....2.Whatdoyoudoasavolunteer?helpchildrenwiththeirhomework;gototheoldpeople’shome;.....3.What'syourfeelingofbeingavolunteer?.....(atleastonepoint)3.字數(shù)100字左右（開頭已給出，不計入總字數(shù)）；Iamavolunteer!Hello,everyone!MynameisJim.Iamavolunteerofourcommunity.________