2023-2024學(xué)年江蘇省南通市啟秀中學(xué)八年級（下）5月月考英語試卷（含解析）

第=page11頁，共=sectionpages11頁2023-2024學(xué)年江蘇省南通市啟秀中學(xué)八年級（下）5月月考英語試卷一、單選題：本大題共10小題，共10分。1.UNICEFis__________internationalcharitythatworkstomaketheworld_________betterplaceforchildren.A.an;a B.a;a C.an;the D.the;the2.—Goodnews!Carpricesaredroppingthesedays.—Really？MaybeIcan_________onesoon.A.expect B.offer C.afford D.receive3.—Isyoursleepingproblemgettingbetter？—No.And________.Ihaveaterribletoothachetoday.A.putalltheeggsinonebasket B.itneverrainsbutitpours

C.theearlybirdcatchestheworm D.everydoghasitsday4.Thecarneedschecking.Itmaycauseaccidentsifit_______soon.A.won?tcheck B.

won?tbechecked

C.doesn?tcheck D.isn?tchecked5.AnORBISdoctoroperated________fivepatients________hisfirstvisittothatpoorarea.A.in,while B.on,during C.for,in D.on,with6.—Heneverchangeshismind.Ifhewantstodosomething,nothingandnobodycanstand________.—Iagree.A.onhisway B.bytheway C.inthisway D.inhisway7.Theidiom（成語）"Mengzi?smothermakesthreemoves."tellsofamotherwhodidallshecouldtoprovidethebest_________forherchild.A.information B.instruction C.environment D.treatment8.Itis_________ofthepeopleto_________moneytothepoorchildrenwithintellectualdisabilities.A.important,give B.generous,provide

C.meaningful,offer D.helpful,donate9.ThepostersaystheBasketballComputerGame______.A.isdesignedbyTony

B.isonlysuitableforyoungplayers

C.doesnotworkontheseller?scomputer

D.isalmostnewandingoodcondition10.Hi,Mary.WewillvisitTangDynastyParkthisweekend.Wouldyouliketojoinus?_______.That?sthelastthingintheworldIeverwanttodo.A.

Itdepends B.Ican?tagreemore

C.It?suptoyou D.No,thanks二、完形填空：本大題共15小題，共22.5分。

AfewyearsagoIworkedinaprojectforhomelesspeople.Therehadbeenoneyoungmaninhisearlytwentiesthatweall____1____about.Hehadnooneinhislife.Hisfatherwasin____2____formurder.Hismotherhaddied.Whenhewassixyearsold,hewasplacedinfostercare(寄養(yǎng)).He____3____therestofhischildhoodinandoutofchildren?shomes.Hehad____4____goingforhiminlife.Hestartedtobelostincomputergames,gotkickedoutofthehostelhewaslivinginandendedup____5____.I?dbeenaskedtoseehimbecausethenurseshadbecomeworriedabouthis____6____.Hecouldn?tseethepointofkeepinggoing.Someonewithhishistory,inhissituationisataveryhigh____7____ofkillinghimself.WestartedtalkingandIaskedhim____8____aboutifhehadbeenthinkingaboutkillinghimself.“Ithinkaboutiteveryday,”hesaid.Iaskedhimifhehadmadeplans.He____9____hishead.“Icouldn?tdoittoBecky,”hesaid.Iwasataloss.WhowasBecky?I?dthoughthewascompletely_____10_____—nofamilyatall.“Shetalkstomeeveryday,”heexplained.“She?dbeheartbroken.She?stheonlyreasonIkeepgoing.”Beckywasnotafamilymemberorafriend.Shewas_____11_____apersonwho,onherwayhomefromworkeveryday,stopped,andspoketohim.Sheonlystoppedfor10minutesorsowhileshewaitedforhertrain,butwouldoften_____12_____himacoffeeorsandwichandwouldsitwithhiminthewaitinghall.“It?sfunny,”hesaid.“She?sgotagoodjob,butshealwayssitsonthefloornexttome.”Shenever_____13_____tostop.Itwasatinygesture.Forher,itwasaninsignificant(微不足道的)eventinherday.Yetforhim,itmeantsomethingsomuchmore.Isuspectevennowshehasnoideatheimportanceofwhatshehaddone.Shehadgivenhimatinyglimmer(一絲)of_____14_____thathehadheldontowithallhispower.Withjustatinygesture,shehadgivenayoungmana___15_____tokeeponliving.Whileitmightnotmakeheadlines,sometimesit?sthesmall,simpleactsofkindnessthatcanmakeallthedifference.11.A.dreamt B.heard C.worried D.complained12.A.silence B.hospital C.action D.prison13.A.described B.spent C.remembered D.finished14.A.nothing B.something C.everything D.anything15.A.cheerless B.homeless C.worthless D.harmless16.A.weight B.wealth C.plan D.mood17.A.quality B.fear C.risk D.price18.A.directly B.excitedly C.impatiently D.carelessly19.A.turned B.shook C.covered D.raised20.A.awful B.aware C.awake D.alone21.A.just B.already C.even D.always22.A.show B.sell C.buy D.prepare23.A.promised B.decided C.expected D.failed24.A.time B.hope C.place D.smile25.A.reason B.choice C.chance D.decision三、閱讀理解：本大題共15小題，共30分。A

TwolittleboyshadtwolittletoysEachhadawoodenhorse.Joyfullytheyplayedeachsummer?sdaySoldiers(士兵)both,ofcourse.ThenJackbrokeoffhishorse?shead,Sadforhistoy,thencriedwithjoyAshisyoungfriendJoesaid:DidyouthinkIwouldleaveyoucryingWhenthere?sroomonmyhorsefortwo?Climbuphere,Jack,anddon?tbecryingIcangojustasfastwithtwoWhenwegrowupwe?llbothbesoldiersAndourhorseswillnotbetoysAndIwonderifwe?llrememberWhenweweretwolittleboys.Longyearspast,warcameso___▲___Bravelytheymarchedaway.GunsroaredloudandinthemadcrowdWoundedanddyinglieUpgoesashout,ahorserushesoutOutfromthecrowd,towhereJoelayThencameavoiceheknew:DidyouthinkIwouldleaveyoudyingWhenthere?sroomonmyhorsefortwo?Climbuphere,Joe,we?llsoonbeflyingIcangojustasfastwithtwo.NowwearebothrealsoldiersAndourhorsesarenottoysAndIrememberWhenweweretwolittleboys.26.WhathappenedtoJack?stoyhorse?A.Itsheadwasbrokenoff. B.Itwastakenbysoldiers.

C.ItwasbrokenbyJoe. D.Itwaslostinthewar.27.Thebestwordfortheblankis_________.A.fast B.hard C.slow D.quick28.Whatisthesongmainlyabout?A.Dangerouswar. B.Interestinggames.

C.Pleasantsummer. D.Valuablefriendship.BLivinginaforeignculturecanbeexciting,butitcanalsobeconfusing(令人迷惑的).AgroupofAmericanswhotaughtEnglishinothercountriesrecentlydiscussedtheirexperiences.Theydecidedthatmiscommunicationswerealwayspossible.OnherfirstdayinMicronesia,anislandinthePacific,Lisathoughtpeopleweren?tpayinganyattentiontoher.Thedaywashot.Shewentintoastoreandaskedforcolddrinks.Thelocalwomandidn?tsayanything.Lisarepeatedthequestion.Stillthewomansaidnothing.Shelaterlearnedthatthewomanhadansweredher:Shehadraisedhereyebrows,whichinMicronesiameans“yes”.

JanrememberedanexperienceshehadinBulgaria,acountryinEurope.Shewenttoarestaurantthatwasknownforitscabbage.Sheaskedthewaiter,“Doyouhavecabbagetoday?”thewaiternoddedhishead.Janwaited,butthecabbagenevercame.Inthatcountry,anodmeansno.

TomhadasimilarproblemwhenhearrivedinIndia.Afterexplainingsomethinginclass,heaskedhisstudentsiftheyunderstood.Theyansweredwithmanydifferentnodsandshakesofthehead.Hethoughtsomepeoplehadnotunderstood,soheexplainedagain.Whenheaskedagain,theydidthesamething.Hesoonfoundoutthathisstudentsdidunderstand.InIndia,peoplenodandshaketheirheadsindifferentwaysdependingonwheretheycomefrom.Youhavetoknowwhereapersonisfromtounderstandwhethertheymean“yes”or“no”.29.TheseAmericansteachingEnglishinothercountriesfoundthatthey______.A.shouldgoabroadforvacations

B.neededtolearnforeignlanguages

C.shouldoftendiscusstheirexperiences

D.hadproblemswithcommunications30.PeopleinMicronesiashow“yes”by_________.A.noddingheads B.raisingeyebrows

C.shakingheads D.saying“no”31.Tommisunderstoodhisclassatfirstbecause___________.A.hedidnotknowmuchaboutIndianculture

B.hedidn?texplaineverythingclearlyenough

C.somestudentsdidn?tunderstandhisquestions

D.hedidn?tknowwherethestudentscamefrom32.Thepassageismainlyabout________.A.bodylanguageinforeignrestaurants

B.classdiscussioninIndianschools

C.miscommunicationindifferentcultures

D.EnglishteachinginothercountriesCChinahaslongbeenknownasanationofrites（禮儀之邦）.Chinesepeoplebehavepolitelyonanyformaloccasion，whetheritisaweddingceremony，acelebrationparty，orabanquet（宴席）.Astheysay,wheninRome,doastheRomansdo.ThefollowingbasicChinesetablemannerswillhelpyougenerallymasterChinesedinnermanners.OnecleardifferencebetweenWesternandEasterndininghabitsisportion（一份）size.WhilemealsinWesternrestaurantsaresizedforindividuals（個人），dishesofferedinChineserestaurantsaremeanttobeshared.Assuch，foodeithercomesinbite﹣sizedpieces，orispreparedinawaythatmakesiteasytoportion（分配）whilebeingservedtoyouonlargeplates.Asmealsareshared，onemaycareaboutthedegreeofsanitation（公共衛(wèi)生）.It?scommontofindcommunalchopsticks（公筷）placedwitheachdish.Itisgoodmannerstousethecommunalutensilsinapublicsetting.Youmayalsonoticethattables，especiallythoseinlargerdiningrooms，areroundandhavealazySusan（morecommonlyknownas"thatrotating（旋轉(zhuǎn)的）tableontopofyourtable"）.Besidesefficiency（效率）purposes，circulartablesstandforimportantmeaninginChineseculture.Itmeansunity（團結(jié)）andpresentsdiningasaneventwherefamilymembersgettogether.Beforeyouspintheturntabletogettothatdeliciouspieceofduck，makesurethatnooneelseisreachingforfood!It?simpolitetospinthetablejustassomeoneistryingtopickupsomefood.Asmentionedabove，Chineserestaurantsoftenuseroundtables.InWesterncultures，thehostortheeldestfamilymemberoftensitsattheheadofalongtable.Butwhathappenswhenthetableisround？Asaroundtable，theseatofhonor（首位）istheonefacingthedoor.Thecloseryouaresittingnexttothatseat,themoreimportantyouare.Inasettingwherethereisnodoorway—outdoordining，forexample﹣theseatofhonorwouldbetheonefacingeast.Inabanquetenvironment，thetableofhonorisusuallytheonesittingfarthestawayfromthedoor.Thetimeatwhichthediningbeginsdependsonthepresenceofpartymembers.Thesuitabletimetodiginisaftertheguestofhonor，ortheeldestmemberofthegroup，isseatedandhasbeguntheirmeal.Sometimestheywillmeanthestartofameal，bysaying"吃吧"whichmeans“Pleaseeat??.33.Whatshouldwedoifwehavemealsinapublicsetting？A.Bringyourownchopsticksfromhome.

B.Usecommunalchopstickstogetfood.

C.Useyourownchopstickstosharefood.

D.Sharethefoodwithothers?chopsticks.34.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"spin"inthepassagemean？A.turnsomethingaround B.pullsomethingnearer

C.picksomethingup D.movesomethingaway35.WhatisthemainlyideaofParagraph5？A.Whythetableisround？ B.Howcanyoufindaseat？

C.Whichisthehonorseat？ D.Whoisthemostimportant？36.Howdoesthewriterorganizethearticle？A.Intimeorder.

B.Fromspecific(細節(jié))togeneral(整體).

C.Inspaceorder.

D.Fromgeneraltospecific.DItwaslastJanuary,whenI?djustfinishedacharityandwasonthetrainbackhome,thatIputdownmyphoneandstartedwritingthank-younotestopeoplewhohadhelped.WhenIgotoffthetrain,Ifeltamazinglygood.Thenextday,Iwrotemorethank-yousandthesamefeelingofhappinesshitmeagain.Isuddenlyhadtheidea:Whynotkeepondoingthisforeverydayoftheyear?Tokeepontask,Idecidedtopickoutadifferentthemeforeachmonth.Januarywascharity.Februarywouldbeneighbors,Idecided.AndIthoughtofanumberofnamesrightaway:theownerofourlocalbookstore,wholetmeandmylittlesoninbeforethestoreopenedandofferedtoplayhisfavoritesongs;ourbabysitter,whodroppedoffabagofoldboardgamesforourkidstoplay...Whilewritingthenotes,IrealizedhowoftenIhadspentmytimeonthephonemovingfromapptoappappreciating(欣賞)otherpeople?slives.Writingthank-younotesallowedmethetimetodosomethingdifferent,payingmoreattentiontomyownlife．Inthefollowingmonths,Iwrotetomyfriends,doctors,teachersandparentingrolemodels.InJuly,my“food”month,IwrotetoJulie,whousedtocookatmyfavoriterestaurant．Itwentlikethis：DearJulie,I?vebeenfindingmyselfmissingyoulately.Thankyouforhostingandcookingbeautifulandthoughtfulfood.JakeandIwillneverforgetwhenyousentoutbiscuitsshapedintothenumberVIforoursixthanniversary(周年紀念日).Wetalkaboutiteveryyear．Thankyou.Wemissyou.Love,GinaIwashappytoreceiveanotebackfromher.Juliereplied,“Idon?tthinkI?veeverreceivedsuchatouchingletterbefore,I?mgoingthroughahardtimerightnow,andthishelps.”O(jiān)nDecember31,Iwrotemylastcard—toJake,myhusband,andourtwokids.AndItookapictureofus,soIcouldrememberthefeelingwellingupinsideme.Gratitude.37.Theunderlinedword“this”inParagraph2means________.A.writingthank-younotes B.puttingthephoneaway

C.takingthetrainbackhome D.raisingmoneyforcharity38.HowdidJuliemostprobablyfeelafterreadingthenotefromGina？A.Shyandsurprised． B.Pleasedandrelaxed．

C.Nervousandexcited． D.Movedandencouraged．39.WhatdidGinagetbydoinghertaskaccordingtothepassage？A.Manythanksfromherneighbors．

B.Moretimetoappreciateherownlife．

C.Morehelpfrompeoplearoundher．

D.Happymomentstobewithherfriends．40.Thebesttitleforthepassagecanbe________．A.MyThankYouYear B.AnAmazingTrip

C.HappinessinsideUs D.ImportantPeopleinOurLife四、任務(wù)型閱讀-簡答：本大題共1小題，共10分。41.Canyouimagineaworldwithoutchocolate?Accordingtochocolatemakersitcouldhappenifwedon?tactsoon.Therearetwomaincausesofthechocolateshortage(短缺)—chocolate?sgrowingpopularityandlessproductionofcocoa,theplantfromwhichchocolateismade.WithmoreandmorepeopleinIndiaandChinalovingchocolatetheseyears,notmuchcanbedoneaboutthefirstcause.Therefore,theonlythingwecandoistoincreasecocoaproduction.However,newplantdiseasesandlittlerainhavereducedcocoaproductionby40percentinthepast10years.What?sworse,manycocoafarmersinAfricaandothercocoa-producingcountriesarechangingtoothercropssuchascornorrubber.Thisway,thefarmerscanmakemoremoney.“Topreventmorefarmersfromchanging,wearetryingtocreatenewcocoaplantsthatcangrowfasterandstronger.”saidtheresearchersattheInternationalCocoaControlCentre.Butfirsttheymustmakesurethenewplantsaresafetogrow.Thistakesalongtime.First,eachnewplantisstoredattheControlCentreforsixmonthstomakesureitishealthy.ItisthenplantedintheCentre?sfields,studiedandtestedforanothertwoyears.Onlyafterscientistsarecertainthatthey?redisease-free,willtheplantsbesenttofarmersinWestAfricaorwhereverelsetheyareneeded.Tocreatenewstrongertypesofcocoa,scientistsattheCentrearecombiningthebestpartsfromdifferentcocoaplants.Thoughtheworldisfacingaseriouschocolateshortage,thereisnowhope!(1)Inwhichcountrieshaschocolatebecomemorepopularinrecentyears?

_______________________________________________________________________________(2)Whydomanycocoafarmerschoosetogrowcornorrubber?

_______________________________________________________________________________(3)What?stheadvantageofthenewcocoaplantsaccordingtotheresearchers?

_______________________________________________________________________________(4)Howlongdoesittakescientiststomakesureacocoaplantissafetogrow?

______________________________________________________________________________(5)Whatdoyouthinkofthescientists?researchonthenewtypesofcocoaplants?

______________________________________________________________________________五、信息匹配：本大題共5小題，共10分。The“greencar”hasbecomepopularinrecentyears.Itmeansthatacarisenvironmentallyfriendly.Today,mostcarsarepoweredbypetrol(汽油).Theymakeourliveseasier.However,therecometwoofthebiggestproblems—noisepollutionandairpollution.____1____,wehavetothinkofwaystomakecarsthatarebetterfortheenvironment.Oneday,maybeyoucanhelpinventacleancarthatmakespeople,animals,andplantshappy!_____2_____.Wearestilllearningtomakethesecarsbetter.Electriccars:Anelectriccarusesabatteryforitspower.Whenyouarenotdrivingit,justplugitinlikeamobilephonetogivethebatterymorepower.______3______.Fuelcell(燃料電池)cars:Carmakersarenowlearningabouthowfuelcellscanbeusedtopowercars.Fuelcellsusehydrogen(氫氣)andoxygen(氧氣)tomakepower.______4_____.Solarcars:Asolarcarhaslargepanels(嵌板)onitstopthatgetpowerfromthesunlight.Thecarholdsthatpowerinabattery.______5____Butnooneusesthem,becausesolarpanelscan?tgetenoughpowerfromthesuntomakeacargoforalongtime.Also,theyareveryslow.A.Solarcarsmightbethecleanestofall.B.Withtheworld?spopulationgrowingquicklyC.UsingNEcarshasmanyadvantages.Thatmakesnopollutionornoise.Meanwhile,italsosavesenergy.D.Someelectriccarsaremuchcleanerthanpetrolcars.E.Theonlywastegastheyproduceiscleanwater.F.Thereareafewnewtypesofcarsthatdonotusepetrol.42.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F43.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F44.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F45.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F46.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F六、首字母短文填空：本大題共1小題，共10分。47.YuanLongping,aChinesescientist,hassavedpeoplewithoutanymagic.Hissuccessonhybridrice(雜交水稻)fedmillionsofpeopleinhunger.

YuanwasbornonSeptember7,1930.AftergraduatingfromtheSouthwestAgricultureInstitute(農(nóng)業(yè)學(xué)院),hew__1___asateacheratanagricultureschoolinHunan.About50yearsago,somenaturaldisastershitChina.Yuansawmanypeoplelosetheirl___2_becauseofhungereveryday.S___3___then,hehasdoneresearchonhowtogrowgoodqualityrice.In1964,hefoundanaturalhybridriceplantbya___4___.Ithadgreatadvantagesoverothers.Yuanwasexcitedaboutw___5___hediscovered.Hethendecidedtostudythisparticularplant.In1973,hestartedtog___6__atypeofhybridrice.Itproduced20%morericeeachunitthancommonones.Thenextyearhehadagreats___7___.ThisprogressmadeChinatheworld?sleaderinriceproduction.InChina,mostricefieldsgrowYuan?shybridrice.Heisc___8__the“FatherofHybridRice”.YuandiedinahospitalinChangshaattheageof91.Hesaidhehadtwodreams:thefirstdreamisthatpeoplecanenjoythecoolfromtheshadeofthestrongandtallrice.Thes__9__isthatthewholeworldcanplantthericehedevelopedandallthepeopleintheworldarenothungry.Let?sr___10___thegreatman.(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)七、閱讀填空：本大題共1小題，共10分。48.ChineseactressanddirectorJiaLingmadeheadlinesaftershe___1__(success)changedherformerselfintoafit,radiantyoungwoman.Herlatestmovie,YouOnlyLiveOnce,wasabighitovertheSpringFestival.Ithasreachedpast3.5billionyuan($492.7million)withinthreedaysat____2___

beginningoftheholiday.Ittellsthestoryofanoverweightanddepressedwomaninher___3___

(thirty)whodoubtsaboutherselfandherfuture.Everythingchanges___4___

shetakesupboxingandreceivesmonthsofintensivetraining.Themoreshetrains,____5__

(confident)shebecomes.Gradually,sheturnsherselfintothepersonshewantstobeandlearnstoloveherself.Thefilmexploresthethemesofself-discoveryand____6___

(person)growth.Inordertomakemovies,JiaLingoncegainedweightandthenlostweighttoshowacompletelydifferentimage____7___

thepast.____8___

(lose)weightrequiresalotofeffortandtimeisatestformanypeople.Hersuccessisnotonlyduetohertalent,butalsobecauseofhercourage.Aftertheaudiencewatchedthefilm,almosteveryone____9__

(move)bywhatshehaddone.Weshouldnotletothersdefine(定義)whowereallyare.Instead,weneedtostaytrueto___10___

(we).(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)八、句子翻譯：本大題共5小題，共10分。49.志愿者們將會為運動員提供支持并使本屆運動會獲得巨大成功。（provide……for；helpdo）_______________________________________________________________________________50.正如諺語所說：“一分耕耘，一份收獲?！?as……go)_______________________________________________________________________________51.那里的人們在公共場合表現(xiàn)的很有禮貌嗎？(behave)_______________________________________________________________________________52.更多的錢被需要以便來開展我們的工作。(beneededto……)_______________________________________________________________________________53.這些新型能源成本低廉，且用之不盡。(runout)______________________________________________