西安市雁塔区2022-2023学年八年级下学期6月第二次月考
英语试题
班级: 姓名:
第一部分(共65分)
听力部分 (共20分)
Ⅰ.听对话,选答案。(共15小题,计15分)
第一节: 听下面10段对话,每段对话后有一个问题,读两遍,请根据每段对话的内容和后面的问题,从所给的三个选项中选出最恰当的一项。(共10小题,计10分)
1. A. By ship. B. By plane. C. By train
2. A. A writer. B. A movie. C. A book.
3. A. Tom. B. Tim. C. Sam.
4. A. Lin Hui. B. Sun Wukong. C. Wang Hao.
5. A. She asked Jim how to get home. B. She led Jim to the house. C. She visited Jim's house.
6. A. Rainy. B. Sunny. C. Snowy.
7. A. They can keep water in their bodies. B. They need a lot of water.
C. The air is fresh.
8. A. Dumplings. B. Noodles. C. Beijing Roast Duck.
9. A. 15 yuan. B. 30 yuan. C. 50 yuan.
10. A. Ten minutes ago. B. Twenty minutes ago. C. Half an hour ago.
第二节:听下面两段对话,每段对话后有几个小题,请根据每段对话的内容和后面的问题,从所给的三个选项中选出最恰当的一项,每段对话读两遍。(共5小题,计5分)
听第11段对话,回答第11、12小题。
11. Who went to Chengdu Zoo yesterday
A. The girl. B. Ma Dong and Wei Ming. C. The girl and Wei Ming.
12. When did the adult panda give birth to a baby panda
A. Today. B. Yesterday. C. The day before yesterday.
听第12段对话,回答第13至15小题。
13. Who is Tom's favorite character
A. The Monkey King. B. Yu Gong. C. Harry Potter.
14. What does Alice think of Harry Potter
A. Funny. B. Clever. C. Brave.
15. What can we learn from the conversation
A. Tom and Alice both think friends are very important.
B. Tom and Alice are classmates.
C. Tom is Alice's brother.
Ⅱ.听短文,填表格(共5小题,计5分)
本题你将听到一段独白,读两遍。请根据独白内容,用所听到的单词或短语完成下列各题。(每空不超过三个单词。)
16. The boy wanted to buy some __________________.
17. After counting the apples, the little boy felt very __________________.
18. The salesman had __________________ for questions.
19. The salesman told the boy the __________________ he got, the less fruit he would have to carry.
20. The boy gave the salesman __________________.
笔试部分(共45分)
Ⅲ.单项选择(共10小题,计10分)
21.In the third ________, Hansel was dropping white stones along the way.
A.screen B.saying C.space D.scene
She ________ for ten years and now she has a lovely daughter.
A.married B.has been married C.got married D.has got married
Lily has a sweet _________. Listen, she is singing in the next room!
A.look B.noise C.voice D.sound
We'll visit Shanghai this Sunday ________ it rains or it's very hot.
A.since B.if C.unless D.until
Dr. Wang is _________ good _________ everybody loves and respects him.
A.such; that B.so; that C.too; to D.very; that
Lucy is quite _________ math, but she never drops it.
A.weak in B.good at C.tired of D.interested in
If you want to ________ great success in you work, you need to work hard.
A.accept B.achieve C.arrive D.appear
All the four people died ________ the car accident.
A.across B.during C.from D.through
Don't return the video to Peter. I ________ it.
don't watch B. won't watch C. wasn't watch D. haven't watched
—Have you bought the book ________
—Yes, I have.
A.already B.yet C.never D.ever
Ⅳ. 完形填空(共20小题,计20分)
第一节:阅读下面短文,根据句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,从各小题的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案,使短文连贯完整。(共10小题,计10分)
Do you know the story of the cowboy and the weaver girl(织女) The cowboy happened to meet the weaver girl. After some time, the weaver girl decided to ___31___ him and they had a family. ___32___ the cowboy went out to work, the weaver girl weaved cloth (织布) at home every day. Later, they had two children and lived a happy life.
In fact, the weaver girl was a daughter of the Emperor of Heaven. She could weave colorful ___33___ to make the sky more beautiful. When the Emperor of Heaven found she was on the Earth, he was very ___34___ and ordered Xiwangmu to bring her back.
One fine day, a rainstorm ___35___ broke out when the weaver girl was working. She ___36___ that Xiwangmu came to take her back. She told the cowboy what would happen. Then she had to fly away with Xiwangmu. The cowboy tried to follow his ___37___ with their children. However, Xiwangmu ___38___ to let the weaver girl go back to her family. She made a river called Milky Way with her ___39___ hairpin (发卡). Because of that, the cowboy and the weaver girl couldn't get together. It's said that many magpie's (喜鹊) fly to the Milky Way to make a bridge for the ___40___ on the seventh day of the 7th lunar month every year. Then they could get together.
31.A.carry B.push C.marry D.excite
32.A.Unless B.Although C.Until D.When
33.A.winds B.clouds C.rivers D.trees
34.A.angry B.happy C.relaxed D.nervous
35.A.clearly B.quietly C.suddenly D.comfortable
36.A.questioned B.imagined C.reported D.realized
37.A.mother B.friend C.wife D.teacher
38.A.wanted B.agreed C.refused D.decided
39.A.weak B.magic C.brave D.strong
40.A.team B.member C.neighbor D.couple
第二节:阅读下面一篇短文,理解大意,然后从各小题的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案,使短文连贯完整。(共10小题,计10分)
Mark Twain(马克·吐温), the famous American ____41____ and writer, liked to ____42____ others. But once a joke was played on him.
One day Mark Twain gave ____43____ in a small town. At lunch a young man told him that his uncle never laughed. ____44____ could make his uncle laugh.
Mark Twain asked the young man to take his uncle to his lecture that evening and said he could make him laugh.
That evening the young man and his uncle sat in the first ____45____. Mark Twain told some ____46____stories. Everyone there laughed, but the old man never even smiled. Mark Twain told the funniest stories, but the old man did not laugh, either. ____47____, he stopped. He was very ____48____.
Some days later, Mark Twain told a friend of his ____49____ this story. His friend laughed and said that he knew that old man. He was ____50____.
41.A.speaker B.dancer C.singer D.musician
42.A.laugh at B.make friends with C.play games with D.play jokes on
43.A.a lesson B.a lecture C.a meeting D.a party
44.A.Somebody B.Anybody C.Everybody D.Nobody
45.A.building B.room C.row D.basket
46.A.sad B.funny C.terrible D.cool
47.A.At last B.At once C.In time D.On time
48.A.excited B.successful C.tired D.happy
49.A.at B.with C.by D.about
50.A.clever B.foolish C.deaf D.healthy
Ⅴ.阅读理解(共15小题, 计15分)
第一节:阅读A, B, C三篇短文, 从各小题所给的四个选项中选出能回答所提问题胡完成所给句子的一个最佳答案。(共10小题, 计10分)
A
One fine winter day, some ants were working in the field. They were very busy. Just then a grasshopper(虾蜢)passed by.
"Good day, kind ants," said the grasshopper. I am very hungry. Could you lend me a little food I have nothing to eat. I will pay you before the next autumn.
"You have no food of your own Why did you not gather(收集)any food during the summer You know there was much food in the field last summer. What were you doing then " asked an old ant.
The grasshopper answered:" I was singing all day and night during the summer. And so I had no time to gather any food . Please lend me some food."
"Well, then," said the ant. "You could sing all the summer. You also could dance all the winter. You only played and did not work during the summer. We'll never lend you any food."
The ants went on working in the field. The grasshopper didn't borrow any food. He had to go angrily. In that winter, the grasshopper died in his own home because of hunger.
51.What did the grasshopper want to borrow from the ants
A . Some money. B. Some stones. C. Some food. D. Some drinks.
52. Why did the grasshopper have no food
A. Because the grasshopper ate up all the food that he gathered.
B. Because the grasshopper didn't gather any food.
C. Because the grasshopper didn't need to eat any food .
D. Because there was no food in the field last summer .
53. What did the old ant think of the grasshopper
A. Smart. B. Friendly . C. Poor . D. Lazy .
B
Zoo School at Philadelphia Zoo
At Zoo School, kids from 4-6 years old can learn social skills that they need for school. With the zoo as the classroom, children will learn a lot of interesting things about animals. Children can meet animals up close, make crafts(手工), sing songs, and do much more! Each month has a different theme(主题).
Tickets: $80 for Philadelphia Zoo members; $106 for non-members(非会员)
Tel: 215-243-5254
Dates: October 7th, 2023 till May 26th, 2024
Time: Wednesdays from 10 a.m. till noon (There is no school on December 30th, 2023 or March 31st, 2024)
Philadelphia Zoo
The first zoo in the United States, on 3400 W. Girard Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Opening hours:
March—November During the day, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
December—February During the day, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Zoo School is open for ________.
A.children aged between 4 and 6 B.everyone that goes to the zoo
C.non-members of Philadelphia Zoo D.all the members of Philadelphia Zoo
55. You can ________ at Zoo School.
A.watch live animal shows B.learn a lot about animals
C.meet and feed animals D.learn to look after animals
56. Which of the following is NOT true about Philadelphia Zoo
A.It is the first zoo in the United States. B.You can visit the zoo every day.
C.It is located on 3400 W. Girard Avenue. D.The zoo opening hours are the same in different seasons.
C
Vienna is a beautiful old city on the River Danube in the center of Europe. It's the capital city of Austria and the center of European classical music. In the 18th century a lot of musicians came to study and work in Vienna.
In the Strauss family, there were two composers(作曲家) called Johann Strauss: the father and the son. The father, Johann Strauss the elder, wrote and played music for traditional dances, called the waltz. His dance music made him famous all over Europe. The son, Johann Strauss the younger, was also very successful and popular. He wrote over 150 waltzes. In 1867 he wrote The Blue Danube waltz.
Mozart was another very important composer. He was born in Austria in 1756. Before he was six, he played not only the piano but also the violin. His family took him around Europe and he gave concerts in many cities. He wrote hundreds of wonderful pieces of music. But he became very poor and died in 1791 when he was only 35. Like Johann Strauss, father and son, he was a great European musician, and many people still think his music is perfect.
From Paragraph 1 we know that Vienna is ________.
A.a beautiful new city B.on the River Danube
C.in the center of Austria D.the center of European pop music
58. How many important composers are mentioned in the passage
A.One. B.Two. C.Three. D.Four.
59. It can be inferred(推断) from the passage that Mozart was ________.
A.stupid and lazy B.clever but lazy
C.stupid and hard-working D.clever and hard-working
60. This passage can be found most probably in the part of ________ in a newspaper.
A.News B.Recreation(娱乐) C.Ad(广告) D.Sports
第二节:阅读下面一篇短文, 根据上下连贯的要求, 从所给七个选项中选出符合语境的五个选项, 使文章意思连贯通顺。(共5小题, 计5分)
Boys and girls, this summer vacation is the time for you to take your mind off homework and prepare yourself for future life. The following is some advice on how to make your vacation meaningful and colorful.
Take exercise. You have worked hard most of the time so far. ____61____ You can benefit(受益)from different kinds of exercise such as swimming, jogging and mountain climbing.
____62____ One day, you will live alone. As a result, you can't depend on your family any longer. In order to deal with your personal matters in your own life, you should learn cooking, washing and other life skills.
Go for a journey. Travel to places of interest. ____63____ Beautiful scenery can also make you relaxed. Imagine that you are lying on the warm beach in bright sunshine, with light sea wind gently blowing. Isn't it enjoyable and comfortable
Enjoy family time. Home is the place in which you can rest, receive love and care from family members. ____64____ Instead, the whole family should spend some time watching a movie on the sofa together. It's also great fun for family members to gather around the table, talking about sports, clothes or other topics(话题).
If you follow the above advice, you'll achieve health, independence, peace of mind and feelings between family members.
Today is the beginning of a new life. ____65____ Wish you a wonderful time!
A.In this way, you can find the culture there different from that of your hometown. B.Learn some basic(基本的)life skills. C.You'd better help your parents do some housework. D.Don't always sit in front of a computer alone. E.Your summer vacation must be full of joy and success. F.You never need any exercise. G.So you need to join in outdoor activities, which can bring your whole body into action.
第二部分(共35分)
Ⅵ.完成句子:根据所给汉语意思, 用单词或短语完成下列英文句子。(共5小题, 计5分)
66.请提醒我给她带生日礼物。
Please ________ me ________ I should bring her a present for her birthday.
67.在困难面前,我们应该从不放弃。
We should never give up ________ ________ ________ ________ difficulties.
68.别担心,我已经关灯了。
Don't worry! I ________ ________ ________ the lights.
69.快点,否则我们就赶不上最后一班公共汽车了。
________ ________, or we won't catch the last bus.
70.这些外国游客对中国的长城很感兴趣。
These foreign _______ are interested in the Great Wall of China.
Ⅶ.短文填空:用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空, 使短文完整正确。(每个单词限用一次, 每空只填一个单词。)(共10小题, 计10分)
full, fan, gun, introduce, south, become, fall, island, abroad, at
I'm Peter Lee. Let me ____71____ my grandpa to you. My grandpa was born on a small ____72____ in Shandong, China in 1938. When he grew up, he went to Qingdao. There he found a job—selling model ____73____. ____74____ the age of 19, my grandpa first heard of America. He learned it was a place ____75____ of treasures. Then my grandpa went ____76____ with his friends. He went to Los Angeles, a ____77____ city of California, America. There he didn't find any treasures but ____78____ in love with country music. Then he started to learn to sing. He even founded his own band. And he had lots of ____79____. Because of him, I also ____80____ a fan of country music.
Ⅷ.任务型阅读:阅读下面短文, 根据短文内容, 完成下列各题。(共5小题, 计5分)
In Shanghai City, when people throw away wet waste, they must take the wet waste (mainly food waste) out of the rubbish bag first. Then, they throw the rubbish bag into another trashcan(垃圾桶). This is not easy to do.
Shi Yuan is a 14-year-old student from Shanghai Wenlai Middle School. One rainy day in May, 2019, when he was throwing away wet waste, he got food waste all over his trousers. Then, he decided to do something about this. He made a special rubbish bag for wet waste. The bag has a band of adhesive tape(粘贴带). When one end of the tape is open, the bag turns upside down by itself. Then, people can easily throw wet waste into the trashcan. Shi's idea won him a prize in the Shanghai Adolescents Science & Technology Innovation Contest. So far, he has sold over 2 million bags online. And on May 4, 2020, he began to sell his bags in 11 supermarkets in Shanghai.
“Like many other kids, I'm also busy with homework and I like to play. The only difference is that I like to find ways to make life easier.” Shi said.
81.What do people need to do first before throwing away wet waste
They need to _____________________________________.
82.What does Shi Yuan do
He is a _________________________________.
83.How was the weather when Shi got food waste all over his trousers
It was _______________________________________.
84.How many bags has Shi sold online
He has sold ____________________________________ bags.
85.Where did Shi begin to sell his bags on May 4, 2020
In eleven _______________________________________ in Shanghai.
Ⅸ.补全对话(共5小题, 计5分)
(A guide is introducing his town to visitors.)
A: Hi, friends! Welcome to my town. I'm your guide, Miss Lin. Feel free to ask me anything on today's town tour.
B: _____86______________________
A: The population is about 2,000.
B: ______87_____________________
A: It's over 1,000 years old. It's an old town.
B: Wow, it's so old. ____88____________________
A: Qin River is the longest. It's more than 800 meters through our town.
B: ____89____________________
A: It's in the southwest of our town. You can take a boat to enjoy my town.
B: ____90____________________
A: No, it's not far. I'll take you there later.
B: I see. Thank you.
Ⅹ.书面表达(共1小题, 计10分)
中国-中亚峰会于2023年5月18日至19日在陕西省西安市举行。海外媒体都在争相报道西安这座古城魅力,西安作为古丝绸之路起点,再次跃入人们的视界。
假设你是李华,请根据下面表格提示写一篇英语短文,向大家介绍一下西安这座城市(开头已给出,不计入总词数)。
Location In the center of Shaanxi Province
Size 9,983 square kilometers
History More than 6,000 years
Places of interest Xi'an City Wall, Bell Tower(钟楼)...
Things to eat Noodles, dumplings
要求:1.词数:80词左右
2.文中不能出现自己的姓名和所在学校的名称。
Have you ever been to Xi'an It's a beautiful city. _______________________________
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___________________________________________________________________________西安市雁塔区2022-2023学年八年级下学期6月第二次月考
英语参考答案
1. 听对话,选答案
1-5. AACCB 6-10. AACBB 11-15. BCACA
Ⅱ. 听短文,填信息
apples 17. surprised 18. no time 19. fewer apples 20. four dollars
Ⅲ. 单项选择
21-25. DBCCB 26-30. ABCDB
Ⅳ. 完形填空
31-40. CDBAC DCCBD 41-50. ADBDC BACDC
Ⅴ. 阅读理解
51-55. CBDAB 56-60. DBCDB 61-65. GBADE
Ⅵ. 完成句子
remind that
67. in the face of
68. have turned off
69. Hurry up
70. fell in love with
Ⅶ. 短文填空
introduce 72. island 73. guns 74. At 75. full
abroad 77. southern 78. fell 79. fans 80. became
Ⅷ. 任务型阅读
take the wet waste out of the rubbish bag
a middle school student
rainy
over 2 million
supermarkets
Ⅸ. 补全对话
What's the population of your town
How old is it
Which is the highest river here
Where is it
Is it far from here
Ⅹ. 书面表达
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