人教版2019-2020学年八年级上学期英语第三次月考A卷

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一、 完形填空(本题有15小题；每小题1分，共15分) (共1题；共15分)

1. （15分）阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给出的四个选项A、B、C、D中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项, 并转涂至答题卡。

Once when I was six years old I saw a picture in a book, 1True Stories from Nature, about the primeval forest. It was a picture of a boa constrictor（大蟒） in the act of 2 an animal. Here is a copy of the drawing. In the book it said: “Boa constrictors swallow their prey （猎物）whole, without chewing it. 3 they are not able to move, and they sleep 4 the six months that they need for digestion.”

After some work with a colored pencil I succeeded in making my first drawing. It looked like this:

Drawing Number One.

I showed my picture to the grown-ups, and asked them 5 the drawing frightened them. 6they answered: “Frighten? Why should any one be 7 by a hat?”

My drawing was not a picture of a hat. It was a picture of a boa constrictor digesting an elephant. But since the grown-ups were not able to understand it, I 8 another drawing: I drew the 9 of the boa constrictor, so that the grown-ups could see it 10 . They always need to have things explained.

My Drawing Number Two looked like this: Drawing Number Two

Whenever I met one of them who seemed to me at all clear-sighted, I tried the experiment of 11him my Drawing Number One, which I have always kept. I would try to12, so, if this was a person of true understanding. But, 13 it was, he, or she, would always say: “That is a hat.”That is why, at the age of six, I gave up what might have been a magnificent career as a painter. I had been disheartened by the failure of my Drawing Number One and my Drawing Number Two. Grown-ups never understand 14 by themselves, and it is15 for children to be always and forever explaining things to them.

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A . said B . called C . told D . talked （2）

A . seeking

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B . catching C . playing D . swallowing （3）

A . After all B . After that C . After another D . After hours （4）

A . through B . with C . about D . for （5）

A . whether B . why C . how D . where （6）

A . And B . Then C . But D . So （7）

A . liked B . threatened C . hated D . frightened （8）

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A . made B . brought C . bought D . had （9）

A . outside B . inside C . left side D . right side （10）

A . clear B . cleared C . clearing D . clearly （11）

A . giving B . sending C . showing D . teaching （12）

A . come out B . hand out C . find out D . bring out （13）

A . whatever B . whenever

C . whoever D . however

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A . something B . everything C . anything D . nothing （15）

A . happy B . pleased C . tiresome D . terrible

二、 阅读理解(本题有13小题；每小题2分，共26分) (共4题；共26分)

2. （6分）根据材料内容，选择正确答案。 B

Animals grow up in different ways. They have lots of lessons to learn.

Some animals are born helpless but their mothers protect them. A newborn kangaroo is the size of a bee. She stays in her mother's safe pouch. She doesn't open her eyes for at least five months. A newborn monkey cannot walk. He is carried by his mother.

Other baby animals can walk soon after they're born. They learn to run with their mother when danger is near. A baby zebra(斑马) can run an hour after she is born.

Some baby animals are born in a place that is safe. Other baby animals are born in the open. Baby wolves are born in large holes. A baby elephant is born on open, grassy land. Other elephants make a circle(圈) to protect her.

Animals that drink their mothers' milk are called mammals. A mother bear's milk is fatty and rich. Baby bears need lots of fat to keep warm in winter. They have milk for six months. Baby zebras drink milk for six months or more! As baby animals grow they need solid(固体的) food. Baby lions eat what their mother can catch.

（1）Which baby animals don't open their eyes for at least five months? A . Lions. B . Zebras. C . Kangaroos. D . Elephants.

（2）What can't a baby zebra do an hour after she is born?

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A . Drink milk. B . Walk by herself. C . Run with her mother.

D . Make a circle to protect herself.

（3）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A . Baby wolves are born in the open. B . Newborn lions only eat solid food. C . Newborn monkeys can walk but can't jump.

D . Baby bears need lots of fat to keep warm in winter.

3. （6分） Did you see snow in your hometown last winter? Did you feel it was warmer than before?

\"There have been 21 warm winters in China since 1986,\" said scientists. They also said that in the past 100 years, as the global (全球的) temperatures went up by 0.74 °C , the temperature in North China has climbed 1.4 °C in only 50 years.

China needs to take quick action to cut carbon dioxide emission (排放) because it's the main reason for global warming. The good news is that China has seen the importance of going green. China set the goal of cutting energy use by 20% and pollution emission by 10% in the 11th Five-Year Plan.

Can you slow down global warming? Sure! You and your family can take steps to cut the amount of carbon dioxide that is sent out into the air.

Here are some pieces of advice to help you save the earth.

Wear used clothes. Wearing your brother's, sister's or dad's old T-shirt means you save the energy.

Change your light bulbs (灯泡). Use energy-saving light bulbs. And don't forget to turn off the lights when you leave a room and turn off your television and computer when they are not in use!

Ride the bus. Taking a bus saves a lot of oil every year.

Say no to plastic bags. The next time your parents go to the market, ask them to use baskets. Open a window. Don't use the air conditioner, and let some fresh air in. When you have to use the conditioner, set the temperature higher in the summer and lower in the winter to save energy.

Make small changes in your daily life. Don't use paper cups, bags and boxes. It's time for all of us to do something to save the earth. （1）How many pieces of advice are there in this passage? A . Three

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B . Four C . Five D . Six

（2）Which of the following is true?

A . It's a pity to wear your dad's old T-shirts. B . Using air conditioners may be a waste of energy. C . Taking a bus wastes a lot of oil every year. D . Using paper bags saves energy a lot. （3） The passage is mainly about the ways to ____. A . slow down global warming B . make energy

C . change our daily life D . change the world weather

4. （6分） Dreams can happen in any of the four stages of sleep. The most memorable and clearest dreams happen in the last stage of sleep (also known as REM sleep). The sleep cycle repeats about four to five times every night. So you can see how a person has several different dreams in one night. Most people only remember dreams that happen closer to the morning when they are about to wake up. That you can't remember those dreams does not mean they never happened. The stages in the sleep cycle are organized by the changes in different brain activities.

Stage 1: You are entering into light sleep. In this stage, your eyes move rapidly. We call this NREM. The body gets relaxed and your body temperature lowers. Your heart rate lowers, too. The body is preparing to enter into deep sleep.

Stage 2: Also characterized by NREM. In this stage, the body temperature and heart rate drop again. You are completely asleep.

Stage 3: Still in the NREM stage, this is a deeper sleep still.

Stage 4: In this stage of sleep, your eyes move back or forward. We call it REM sleep. This stage happens at about 90-100 minutes after the beginning of sleep. Your blood pressure rises, heart rate speeds up. The majority of your dreams happen in this stage.

These stages repeat themselves throughout a night's sleep. （1） Dreams can happen in ___________. A . Stage 1 and 2 B . Stage 3 and 4 C . every stage

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（2）Which of the following sentences is TRUE according to the passage? A . These stages will happen once or twice one night.

B . Most people only remember the dreams that happen when they are about to wake up. C . If one can't remember his dreams, he never dreams at all. （3）What will happen in Stage 2? A . Eyes move rapidly.

B . People enter into light sleep C . Heart rate drops.

（4）He first REM sleep happens about ___________ after the starting of sleep. A . 1 to 2 hours B . 2 to 3 hours C . 10 minutes

（5）The passage is mainly about ___________. A . the stages of sleep B . types of dreams C . remembering dreams

5. （8分） Look into the mirror and what do you see? You see yourself. But when you move. you do everything backward(相反地)in the mirror! If you wave your left hand, your right hand waves in the mirror. If you wink your right eye, your left eye, your left eye winks(眨). Try to read a page in the mirror .The words will be backwards.

What is really happening? You do not see through the glass of a mirror as you do through a window. The glass of a mirror has a silver coating on the back. The light from the sun or a bulb bounces (弹回)off you ,goes into the mirror ,and bounces straight back out to you again.

Mirrors have been used for thousands of years. The earliest were round pieces of shiny metal. Glass mirrors came late. The ancients thought that a mirror was magic. They did not understand how it worked. They thought they saw their spirits in a mirror and breaking a mirror brought bad luck.

Today mirrors have many uses .For example, they can make rooms look bigger and prettier. They also show us if our hair is combed(梳理) well and our faces are clean. On cars, buses and trucks, mirrors help drivers see traffic behind them. Mirrors are also used in telescopes(望远镜)and searchlights(探照灯).

Fun houses use mirrors. They make people look funny. Some mirrors are curved to make people seem short and round or tall and tin They make people laugh at themselves.

（1）If you wave your right hand, you can see your In the mirror.

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A . left hand down B . left hand wave C . right hand wave D . right hand up （2）Mirrors . A . appeared a long time ago B . were made of glass at first C . made of metal are popular today D . had many uses in ancient times

（3）Mirrors were magic in the past because . A . people thought they could see their spirits in mirrors B . they were used in magic shows

C . hey could make people change their heights and weights D . they could make people laugh

（4）What does the word “curved” mean in Chinese? A . 雕刻 B . 油漆 C . 扭转 D . 弯曲

三、 任务型阅读(本题有4小题；每小题1分，共4分) (共1题；共4分)

6. （4分）阅读短文，按要求完成所给任务．

This Thursday，across the US，kids are going to work with their parents instead of going to school．They can help their parents do some cleaning，send e﹣mails and deal with other daily things．Because April 28is Take Our Sons and Daughters to Work Day all over the US．This holiday shows kids what it means to be a grown﹣up in the working world．

I still remember when this day started，I was very happy．Not only did I have the chance to leave the school，but I also could sit in my dad's taxi all day long and we would go to a restaurant for lunch． I couldn't read my book in the car as I would get carsick（晕车） and my dad didn't like to turn on the radio．I got hot and uncomfortable．People wouldn't get into his taxi because they thought he already had a passenger：me﹣so nothing happened．It seemed years before we went out for lunch．In fact，I started to miss the school．

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Although the purpose of the day is to give kids a chance to experience possible jobs in their futures，I got something completely different from the day．I learned to value school life．Where else can you play with your friends，do science experiments，read great books and write stories all in one day？ Just like you'll have to learn to love your job later in life，learn to love school now． If you don't，try spending the day at work with your dad．

（1）What can the kids help their parents do this Thursday？ （2）请选出能填入文中横线处的最佳选项． （填写字母代号） A . Of course，I enjoyed myself and felt free like a bird．

B . But after only 40minutes of driving around the city，I was very bored． C . But soon I got used to this taxi ride around the city with my father． （3）将划线句子翻译成中文．________

（4）What does the passage mainly talk about？

四、 单词拼写(本题有10小题；每小题1分，共10分) (共1题；共10分)

7. （10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。

（1）The room was so dark, I had to feel my way ________（沿着）the wall to the door. （2）—You speak English quite well.

—Thanks. The ________（每日的）report helps improve my spoken English.

（3）Millie said she loved Nanjing and almost everything about China ________（除了）the air pollution.

（4）For them, the house's main ________（价值）lies in its quiet country location.

（5）M y brother is a big fan of Messi. A huge picture of Messi is ________（悬挂）in his bedroom.

五、 语法填空(本题有10小题；每小题1分，共10分) (共1题；共10分)

8. （10分）阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。

Johnson is an eight-year-old boy. He is ________ good boy. He does well in all his ________ (lesson). He loves school, and he is always active (活跃的) in class. Every time the teacher asks a question. Johnson always ________ (put) up his hand quickly. Sometimes his all answer is wrong, ________ the teacher always smiles and says, “Good, Johnson. But is there a better answer ________ my question? ”

One day, the teacher asks the boys and girls a question. “Swallows (燕子) fly to the south before the winter is ________ (come),” he says. “But ________ don't cats and dogs do the same?”

Johnson lifts his hand as ________ (usually). “Yes, Johnson?” says me teacher ________ (happy).

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Johnson stands up and says, “Because ________ (them) have no wings (膀).”

六、 书面表达(15分) (共1题；共15分)

9. （15分）假如你是王洁, 你美国的笔友John想到中国旅行, 请你根据下面提示给他发封email. 1)北京是中国的首都。名胜古迹不胜枚举, 夏季是来北京旅游的最佳时期； 2)还可到海南, 那儿四季如春, 可以游泳、潜水, 你一定会玩得开心。

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