河南省驻马店市第二初级中学2024-2025学年八年级上学期12月月考英语试题

河南省驻马店市第二初级中学2024-2025学年八年级上学期12月月考英语试题学校:姓名班级考号

一、阅读理解Lefs Explorethe Nature!Are youinterested in animals andnature Doyou want to enjoyyour summerholiday andlearnsomething interestingand usefulHerecomes your CHANCE!Youth Explorehas providedyou with a THREE-DAY SUMMERPROGRAM!You cantake partin manyhands-on activitiesand meetwith liveanimals—giraffes,pandas,tigers,and soon!More information about the program is as follows:一Age:Students aged816Groups:There are2programs for you tochoose from.Each programneeds atmost15students.Program AProgram BDates:15〜17July Dates:6〜8AugustDays:Monday toWednesday Days:Tuesday toThursdayTime:10:00a.m.〜4:00p.m.Time:10:00a.m.〜4:00p.m.Program cost:$230for members;$250for non-members.中请表.How to apply:Simply cometo ourcentre to get anapplication formSend yourcompletedform onor before12th JulyFriday.Notes:

1.NO FREELUNCHES AREPROVIDED becauseof personalfood differences.You mayeither bringalunch-box orpay for lunch atour restaurants.

2.Both programswill start1DAY laterif thereis awarning ofrainstorms.COME ANDJOIN USNOW!!DONT MISSTHE CHANCE!!

1.Who canjoin thethree-day summerprogramA.A kidof

7.B.A boyof

14.C.A girlof

17.D.Aman of

21.

2.If thereis arainstorm on15th July,program Awill starton.A.Saturday B.Sunday C.Monday D.Tuesday

3.Two membersand onenon-member shouldpay for the programin all.A.$690B.$710C.$730D.$

7504.There arenot freelunches because.A.the lunchescost toomuch B.people havedifferent tastesC.there aremany restaurantsD.there areno restaurants

5.What canwe knowfrom thepassageA.Youth Exploreris thename of the program.B.More than15students are in eachprogram.C.You needto handin anapplication fortheprogram.D.You cantake partin theprograms duringthe wintervacation.This Monday,across the USA,kids arenot goingto schoolbut goingto work with their parents.（复）Theyll bemaking copiesE[3and sweepingfloors.This isbecause April28is TakeOur SonsandDaughters to Work Dayall overtheUSA.This holidayshows kidswhat itmeans to be a grown-up in theworking world.I stillremember whenthis daystarted,I wasvery happy.Not onlydid Ihave thechance thatIneednt go to school,but alsoI gotto sit in my dads taxi all daylong and we wouldgo toa restaurantforlunch.But afteronly20minutes ofdriving aroundthe city,I wasvery bored.I couldntread mybook inmy（晕车）dads taxias Iwould getcarsick andmydaddidnt liketo turnon theradio.I gothot anduncomfortable.People wouldntget intohis taxibecause theythought healready hada passenger-me,sodad didntpick upa passengerina whole morningandwedidnt makeany money.It seemedyears beforewewent outfor lunch.I actuallystarted tomiss school.（目的）While the purpose ofthe dayis togive kids a chance to experiencereal-life jobs,I got（珍惜）something completelydifferent from the day.I learnedto value school.Where elsedo youget toplaywith yourfriends,do scienceexperiments,read greatbooks andwrite storiesall inone dayJustas youllhave to learn tolove yourjob laterin life,learn tolove school now.

6.Which ofthe followingisnt thereason whythe writerwas happyat firstA.She didnthave togotoschool.B.She wouldwork asagrown-up.C.She couldsit inher father^taxiallday.D.She wouldgo outforlunchwith her father.

7.Why didntpeople getinto thefather^taxiA.Because hedidnt liketo turnon theradio.B・Because theysaw the writer andthought shewas apassenger.C.Because hiscar washot anduncomfortable.D.Because hedidnt stopto takeany passengers.

8.What is thepurposeof TakeOur Sonsand DaughterstoWorkDayA.To teachkids tovalueschool.B・To givekidsachance to know aboutreal-life jobs.C.To helptheirparentsmake moneyfor theirfamily.D.To giveparents achancetospend timewith theirkids.

9.Which ofthe followingis TRUEaccording to the textA.We cando manyinteresting thingsat school.B,We shouldlove ourjobs betterthan ourschoolnow.C.The writerwill leaveschool toworkwith herfatheragain.D.The writerenjoyed herselfwhen workingwithherfather.

10.What didthewriterlearn thatdayA.Its hardto makemoney.B.Working withDad isfun.C.School lifeis wonderful.D.Ifs importantto havea dream.What colorisatennis ballAsk your classmates,and theymight giveyou somesurprising answers.The Atlanticasked30,000people this question.Among thepeople surveyed,52percent saidtennisballs aregreen,42percent saidyellow,and6percent saidsomething else.According to the InternationalTennis Federation,tennis ballsare yellow.So,why domost peoplesaythat theyregreenWhen wefirst seean objectin naturallight,our brainsrecognize itstrue color.Even ifthe objectisseen in different kinds of lightlater,our brainscan stilltell itstrue color.Scientists callthis colorconstancy（色彩亘常生）.f fFor example,we know that Chinas flag isred.When wesee itduring sunsetor underpurplelight,we stillknowthatit isred,even ifit lookslike adifferent color.（结合）However,the colorof atennis ball is notas pureas the flag.It appearsto bea combinationofyellow,a warmcolor,and green,a coolcolor.The US-based magazinesays thatwhen our brains tryto figureout what color the ballis,some（忽略）people ignorecool colorslike green,blue andpurple.So theysee theball asyellow.Others ignorewarm colors,such asred,yellow andorange.They seetheballas green.They haddifferent opinionsbasedon whetherthey ignoredcool or warmcolors.

11.How manypeople saidtennis ballsare yellowaccording tothe surveyA.30,

000.B.15,

600.C.12,

600.D.

1800.

12.What coloristhetennis ballaccording tothe InternationalTennis FederationA.Yellow.B.Green.C.White.D.Blue.

13.What canourbraintell withcolor constancyA.It cantell theobjects differencein differentkinds oflight.B.It cantell thetrue colorof thingsindifferentlights.C.It cantell thetruth ofthe colorsunder purplelight.D.It cantell peoplewhatcolortheflagis.

14.What doesthe underlinedword“it”in Paragraph4refer toA.Color constancy.B.Chinasflag,C.Sunset.D.Purple light.

15.What canwe learnfromthetextA.Colors alwaysconfuse people.B.People sometimesgive somestrange answers.C.People mayignore eithercool colorsorwarmcolors.D.Colors are seen thesame bydifferent peopleunder differentkindsoflight.You maybe toobusy tonotice thewonderful worldwhere youlive.Taking time toknowyour owntown orcitycan helpyou seeitina newlight.With thewarm weatheroutside,now isa goodtimetogo exploring（探索）withatrusted adult.16XAct like a tourist.Many times,when youlive ina place,you neverreally exploresome ofthe mostexciting partsthat avisitormight.Start byasking yourselfthisquestion:17Maybe you can visita（景点）.historic building,a nicepark,or anew icecream store.^Consider localattractionsFirst,do someresearch onlineand talkto anadult aboutwhere togo.18A localmuseum orzoo mighthavea newexhibit.You mightalso headtoanational parkfor ahike.19With anadults guide,look upwalkingtours forawholenew wayto exploreyour city.Some citiesoffer walkingtours focusedonatheme,likefood orlocal parks.You canalso searchfor freeself-guided walkingtours inyour area.KTake a（摄影）photography walk.20Pick atheme for your photos,like specialdishes,local waterways,or lovelybirds.And attheend ofthe day,youcanlook backon allyour explorations.根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使文章意思通顺、内容完整A.Find outa guidedtour.B.Here ishow toget started.C.Then tryto thinkabout whichplace isthe best to explore.D,If myfriends cameto townforthefirst time,where wouldI advisethem togoE.Another wayto seewhere youlive withfresh eyesis togo exploringwith yourcamera.

二、完形填空Have you ever wonderedwhy you are theway you are21makes youdifferent fromyour brothersand sistersPeople haveasked thesequestions forcenturies,22researchers aretrying toanswer them.One idea（影响）is thatthe birth23influences whothey are.24,（自信的）the oldestchildren aredescribed asconfident anddetermined toget what they want.Their（专横的）.younger brothersand sisterssometimes25them asbossy Theyare alwayswilling totellyounger brothersandsisterswhat theyshould dojust26they9re theoldest.（关注）.The middlechildren maybe describedas competitivein ordertogetmore attentionThey（忽视）27feel thattheir familiesignore thembecause theyareinthe middle.The28children trynot to（冲突），create conflictsand theycan befriendly and29,Theyare usuallymore influencedby theirfriends thanby theirfamilies,perhaps becausethey getmore attentionfrom30friends.（宠坏）The youngestchildren are31as thebabies ofthe families.They can be spoiledby their32who spenda lotof timewith themand oftengive themwhatthey33,The youngestchildren enjoybeing thecenterof attention,and theyareseenas outgoing,open-minded,and likelyto takerisks.What ifyoure anonly34Many peoplethink thata child35nobrothers orsisters needslots ofattention ashe orshe growsup.Some thinktheyre selfish,or unwillingtoshare withothers.

21.A.Why B.How C.Who D.What

22.A.and B.if C.or D.but

23.A.date B.order C.place D.name

24.A.Luckily B.Usually C.Clearly D.Finally

25.A.choose B.wish C.see D.hear

26.A.though B.when C.because D.unless

27.A.sometimes B.seldom C.never D.hardly

28.A.weak B.middle C.quiet D.rich

29.A.outgoing B.cruel C.poor D.upset

30.A.your B.ourC.its D.their

31.A.described B.used C.understood D.realized

32.A.friends B.partners C.teachers D.parents

33.A.find B.make C,want D.believe

34.A.child B.adult C.teen D.boy

35.A.for B.of C.in D.with

三、选词填空阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整每空限填一词，每词限用一次bored pointcareful weskate citymake althoughon decideOnone New Years Eve,we allmade plansto dosomething specialinthecoming year.Dad36tolearn iceskating.It washis dreamfor manyyears.And hebelieved itcould37him healthierthan before.There isa canal（运7可）in our38,But inwinter,it freezes（结冰）andbecomesvisitors favoriteskating area.Dad walked39on the canal inwinter andhe wonderedhow peoplecouldskate onthe iceso easily.40he neverthought hewould learnto skate,he wantedto havea try.On thatNewYearsDay,our wholefamily wenttothecanal andeach of41told himhow toskate.Dad learnedlikeayoung child,listening carefullytothe42of skating.We spentthe restoftheday onthecanal.We neverfelt43watching Dadskate.At theend ofthe dayhecould skate,but mostly44his left foot.He pushedhimself slowlyforward withhis rightfoot,skating onhisleftfootthrough thefast-moving crowdof skaters.From thatday on,Dad hastried hisbesttopractice45,And weall learnedthatgood learningcan happenat anytime ifwe want,and ageisnt theproblem.

四、短文填空阅读短文，根据语篇要求填空，使短文通顺、意思完整每空限填一词Every teenagerhas hisown dream.These dreamscan bevery big,46as winningthe NobelPrize,orthey canbe small-you mayjust want to become47best inyourclass.Once youfind adream,how willyoudeal withit Doyoueverwantto make itcome true（挑战）.Making ourdreams realcanbelifes biggestchallenge Youmay thinkyouarenot goodatseveral subjectsor itis impossibleforyou48become awriter.These kindsof thoughtsstop youfrommaking your dream cometrue.49fact,everyone canmake it.Aperson whomakes hisdream cometrue isa successfulperson.The firstthing youmust dois torememberwhat yourdream50,Keep tellingyourself whatyou want.Then takeaction（彳亍动）step bystep andnever giveup.With yourdream,youaresure tomake upyour mindtolearnmore skillsand findnew interests.

五、补全对话根据下面的对话情景在每个空白处填上一个适当的句子，使对话的意思连贯、完整A:Hi,Cindy.I knowyou likeplaying theviolin inyour freetime.51B:No.I plannedto bea violinistbefore,but nowI hopetobea doctorto savepeople.52（保护文物）A:I wantto protectcultural relicswhen Igrow up.B:53A:Because Iam interestedin historyand I wanttodo thework aboutit.B:Sounds great!How are you goingtomakeyourdreamcome trueA:

54.By theway,areyoufree thisafternoonB:Yes,whafs upA:Iwantto buysome historybooks.55B:Sure,Td loveto.Lets goafter lunch.

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2003.Thank youforyourlistening!。