江苏省南京市钟英中学2023-2024学年八年级下学期英语3月月考试卷.docx

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1、江苏省南京市钟英中学2023-2024学年八年级英语下学期三月月考试卷 考试时间：90分钟 满分：100分 2024.03 第一卷 选择题（共50分）一、 听力（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）（略）二、 单项填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。16. -What do you think of the crime drama The knockour (狂飙)? -Incomparable! Ive never seen _ one.A. a more wonderfulB. the most wonderfulC. so

2、a wonderful D. such wonderful17. Its about two years _ the young man became a soldier.A. whenB. beforeC. asD. since18. -Mom tells me the shopping mall nearby hasnt _ yet. -You must be kidding. It has _ for two weeks.A. opened; been openB. been open; been openC. been opened; openedD. opened; opened19

3、. Which of the following is Right?A. He has been married Jane for ten years.B. He has got married since 2020.C. He married to Jane in 2020.D. Has he got married to Jane?20. -Its said that corns were used to make steamed buns (馒头) in the past. -Yes, it used to _ like that, but nowadays people are use

4、d to _ wheat instead of corns.A. being; useB. be; usingC. be; useD. being; using21. Which of the following is a FACT?A. Its fantastic for me to see so many changes in Suzhou. B. Millie spends over two hours reading books every day.C. The trip to the World Park during the holiday was quite exciting.

5、D. The best way to travel around Australia is to have an online tour.22. -Wechat (微信) really influences (影响) peoples life.-_. Its easier for people to make friends with others.A. MostlyB. ExactlyC. PossiblyD. Mainly23. -Look! _ the roller coaster is moving _!-Wow! I am beginning to feel dizzy (头晕目眩的

6、) now.A. What a high speed; /B. What high speed; /C. What high speed; atD. How high speed; at24. Tom was _ a younger clone (克隆) of his handsome father.A. on the wayB. in some waysC. in this wayD. in no way25. -Why did you throw litter through the bus window?-I was not breaking any laws. _. Ive done

7、nothing wrong.A. Mind your own businessB. Business is businessC. None of my businessD. I have no business with it三、 完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，从各题所给的 A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Im sitting at the airport watching people in the last minutes before their loved ones arrive or leave. A woman is runni

8、ng to gather family members together for a _26_. When the final moment comes before boarding (登机), she puts her arms around her son, giving him a warm hug (拥抱) that should _27_ him until he returns.I sit with a book in my hands, waiting my turn to leave alone _28_ nobody comes to see me off (为送行). I

9、 _29_ other leaving and arriving. I remember seeing my daughter. I hugged her tightly as if (好像) she had been lost. That year she was in her first year at university coming home for the first time.Today my flight is two hours late. When my flight is _30_ called, I gather my book and luggage. Since t

10、here is no one to see me off, I _31_ look back to see where I have come from. As I walk towards the plane, I find myself _32_ yet another arrival and leaving. That year, my 91-year-old grandfather died. After returning from his funeral (葬礼)，I arrived at the airport _33_. My husband was waiting at th

11、e gate to take me in his arms. Because of my tears (眼泪), everyone was looking at us, but I didnt care.Life needs the important _34_ all the time. I wish that all the people who went on a journey could come back to find someone is waiting for _35_. I also wish they could leave with someone to see the

12、m off.26. A. meetingB. goodbyeC. dinnerD. party27. A. pardonB. punishC. protectD. prevent28. A. unlessB. althoughC. soD. because29. A. make upB. put upC. think ofD. dream of30. A. sadlyB. finallyC. carelesslyD. unluckily31. A. cantB. mustntC. needntD. shouldnt32. A. rememberingB. forgettingC. planni

13、ngD. preparing33. A. cheeringB. cryingC. laughingD. complaining34. A. arrivingB. chanceC. leavingD. moment35. A. myselfB. himselfC. himD. them四、 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。A36. How many topics (话题) does the newsletter include?A. OneB. TwoC. ThreeD. Four37. Where can yo

14、u probably find the newsletter?A. On a school website.B. In a magazine.B. In a story book.D. On a government website.38. Why is the school sending home a letter? A. To choose a winner of the Reading Week.B. To invite the parents to come for a celebration.C. To let the parents know it important to ke

15、ep their children safe online. D. To ask the parents to log on to a website.BA 12-man Chinese team landed on the Antarctic icecap peak (南极冰盖最高点) on January 18th. They are the first people to reach the peak of Dome A (海穹A). It is 4,039 meters above sea level.The team built a station there to study th

16、e changes of the weather, get ice samples (标本) from 150 meters to 200 meters below, and do other studies. So far, the team has got nearly 100-meter-long ice samples from a place about 130 meters under the icecap peak.It is the first time that people have been able to get samples from the icecap peak

17、 in Antarctica and it is very important for people to study the weather changes and environment changes in the area.The Chinese scientists have also built a weather study system (系统) at the peak. The system can send out information about the temperature, such as how strong the wind is, and many othe

18、r things about the weather.The Antarctica icecap makes up (组成) 70% of the earths freshwater (淡水). By studying Dome A, scientists can get the lowest temperature of the earth and other information about the worlds weather changes. We cant get this information from other places on the earth because Dom

19、e A is the best place for this kind of studies. So it is very important to land on the peak of Dome A.39. How many Chinese first landed on the Antarctica icecap peak?A. 18.B. 12.C. 150.D. 200.40. They built a weather study system to get _.A. the earths freshwaterB. ice samples from the peakC. inform

20、ation about the weatherD. the news about other countries41. Choose the right order (顺序) according to this passage? They built a station to study the changes of the weather. A Chinese team landed on the Antarctica icecap peak. The Chinese scientists built a weather study system. They got ice samples

21、from the icecap peak.A. B. C. D. 42. From this passage, we can infer (推断) that after the Chinese team landed on the Antarctica icecap peak, _.A. we can go there for holidaysB. the worlds weather must be better and betterC. the peak will be the best place for people to live in D. our country will do

22、better in the worlds weather studyCAs we walked down the shore, Ben Gunn told his story. “I was alone here for years,” he said. “One day, I found the skeleton (骷髅). I saw it was pointing to a tree. I dug around that tree and found the treasure. I was living in a cave, so I took the treasure to the c

23、ave. This morning, when Long John Silver and his men came to look for the treasure, I showed myself to one of them. He thought I was a ghost.” Ben laughed. “He ran off, and this gave me time to get back to the squire (乡绅) and the doctor. They were waiting at the cave.”“Now I know,” I said to the doc

24、tor, “why you gave the map to Silver.” “It was useless by then,” the doctor said. “There was no buried treasure. Ben Gunn had it. My plan was to get Long John Silver and his men away from the stockade (木寨). We could then get some stores from it.” “When we got back to the cave, the squire was waiting

25、 for us.” Three of the mutineers (反叛者) got away,” the doctor told him. “But if we hurry, we can get to the boat before them. They ran back to the stockade on the other side of the island. We are nearer to the boat than they are.”I went into the cave. The captain was lying inside it next to the treas

26、ure a pile of gold coins. “Hello, Jim,” he said. “I am pleased to see you. But I dont think you or I will be going to see again.”That night, the captain died. We carried the treasure down to the boat. We lit a fire on the shore and had a fine meal together. We were not afraid of the three mutineers.

27、 We had pistols (手枪). They had none. There were more of us than of them.The next morning, we went in the boat towards the Hispaniola. We didnt care about the three men. We left them on the island.I will not tell you about the journey home. Nothing important happened. But as soon as we got to Bristol

28、, LongJohn Silver ran away. He took some of the gold with him. None of us cared. We were pleased to see the back of him. We each shared the treasure and used it in a different way.(Adapted from Treasure Island)43. Who found the treasure?A. Jim.B. Ben Gunn.C. Long John Silver. D. Three mutineers.44.

29、Why did the doctor give the map to Long John Silver? A. He wanted to help Long John Silver find the treasure.B. Ben Gunn had taken the treasure away and the map was useless by then. C. Chis plan was to get Long John Silver and his men to tometo the stockade. D. He wanted Long John Silver to get some

30、 stores for him.45. Where was the squire waiting?A. At the cave. B. In the stockade C. In the boatD. Behind the tree46. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true? A. Ben Gunn explained the treasure and the cave.B. The three mutineers were afraid to fight with the doctor and his me

31、n because the doctor had pistols and more men. C. Jim, the doctor, the squire, Long John Silver and Ben Gunn left the three mutineers on the island and went back to Bristol with the treasure.D. Long John Silver took all the treasure way as soon as they got to Bristol.DSuperfast Writing Robot Tech co

32、mpany has made a powerful robot that can write novels.Typein (输入) “A cat wants to go to space” and ask the robot to write a bedtime story. Just one second later, youll get a story of a cat called Max, who was on his way past many difficulties to sing among the stars.This robot writer is real. Its ca

33、lled ChatGPT. US company Open AI developed it to make up human-like texts. It can translate (翻译) languages, talk with people and write songs, poems and even jokes. Its one of the most powerful AIs of its kind, with the complete writing skills of a real person!People around the world have tried ChatG

34、PT and posted their results on social media. Some used it to write history articles, some asked it to take notes or give advice on how to communicate with people at a party, reported The Atlantic.The power of ChatGPT lies in its speed and understanding of complicated (复杂的) matters. We may spend hour

35、s researching, understanding and writing an article on a certain topic. But ChatGPT can produce a well-written one in seconds. Another good thing about it is that if you ask dark questions, such as how to make weapons (武器), it will not give you an answer.ChatGPT appears at a time when AI is becoming

36、 better at doing creative tasks. The materials they create are difficult to distinguish (区分) from those made by humans. This also causes many problems, such as the copyright (版权) and the definition (定义) of art. They are still waiting for humans to solve.47. The writer uses “the story of the cat” as

37、an example to _.A. show what creative work ChatGPT can do B. introduce a cat that wants to go to space C. introduce a series of bedtime booksD. show how many stories ChatGPT can create48. ChatGPT can do following things except _.A. making up human-like textsB. singing songs to peopleC. writing songs

38、, poems and even jokesD. producing a good article in seconds49. The underlined word “produce” in Para.5 means “_”.A. 生产B. 引起C. 产品D. 创作50. The last paragraph is mainly about _.A. how people will feel about writing in the future B. what problems AI writing can causeC. the reasons why people dislike Al

39、 writingD. Human efforts (努力) in developing Al writing第二卷（非选择题）（共50分）五、 填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）A) 根据括号中所给的汉语写出单词，使句子意思完整正确。51. -Whos on TV?-The reporter is having an _(采访) with the film star.52. My grandfather has been _(去世) since I was at primary school.53. Could you tell me the answer _(直接)?54. The

40、government has already taken action to improve the poor _(形势).55. You can buy some gifts for your _(亲戚) and friends.B) 根据句子意思，用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。56. Air _(pollute) is becoming worse and worse. We must take action right now.57. What a fantastic time they had _(communicate) with the foreigners yesterday!

41、58. When seeing the beautiful view, we couldnt stop _(take) photos.59. He _(improve) his English a lot since he joined an English club last year.60. -Wheres your father?-Hes gone to France on _(busy).C) 根据文章内容，从下面方框中选择适当的词填空，使对话内容完整正确。someone; millions of; camping; open space; what else; pushed On a

42、 hot summer day, Holmes and Dr. Watson went on a _(61) trip. After a good meal and a bottle of wine, they lay down in a tent for the night and went to sleep. Some hours later, Holmes woke up and _(62) his friend. “Watson, look! What can you see in the sky?”Watson said, “I see _(63) stars.” “What doe

43、s that tell you?” askedHolmes. Watson thought for a moment. “First, it tells me that we will have a beautiful clear day tomorrow. Second, it tells me that the time is about twelve oclock. And.”“_(64)?” Holmes asked. “Well, it also tells me that the world is so big and we are so small. What does that

44、 tell you?” Holmes said with a grin (苦笑) on his face, “You silly guy! It only tells me that _(65) has taken away our tent!”六、阅读表达。(共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分)阅读下面短文，根据所读内容回答问题。注意：每小题答案不超过6个单词。 During the summer holiday, visiting museums became a new fashion. Tourists were seen queuing (排队) for long hours in f

45、ront of museums and getting entrance tickets became more difficult.According to media reports, the Henan Museum received more than 12,000 visitors this summer, nearly double that of the same period in 2019. The Hangzhou Museum recorded 12,800 visitors on 16th July, setting a new record.According to

46、Xinhua News Agency (新华社), the “museum fever” can be caused by different factors, including peoples increasing enthusiasm (热情) for traditional Chinese culture, the increasing market for youth educational (教育的) tours and summer camps, and the continuous development of museums. Lin Liugen, the director of the Institute of Archaeology at Zhejiang University, said