1、2023-2024学年八年级下学期5月第三次月考英语试题时间：100分钟满分：100分注意事项：1本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分。答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2回答第卷时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。写在本试卷上无效。3回答第卷时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。4测试范围：Unit 5-Unit 6（牛津译林版八年级英语下册）。5考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。选择题（共45分）一、单项选择（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）1Do you know 202
2、4 is the year of _ Dragon? SureThe dragon is _ fifth sign in the Chinese zodiac cycle (生肖)Aa; theB/; theCthe; theDthe; /2Its kind _ them to give food and clothes to homeless peopleThey think it important _ them to do soAof ; forBfor ; ofCof ; toDto; for3He has _ all his pocket money _ the local char
3、ity to help people in needAgiven; forBraised; toCprovided; withDdonated; to4Some of the problems of living in the sea are similar _ _ of living in outer spaceAwith; thatBto; oneCto; thoseDwith; that5There is a big stone _ my way _ my way home yesterdayAin; onBin; byCon; inDin; in6You should be caref
4、ul when _Yes, I willI want to know when _ to have a restAdriving; stoppingBdriving; to stopCto drive; stoppingDto drive; to stop7Andy wins the first place! Really? Sounds _ to believeAtoo goodBgood enoughCso goodDquite good8Who can help me carry the heavy box?I think David is _ to do itBut the door
5、is _ for him to go through _Atoo strong; too narrow; itBstrong enough; too narrow; itCstrong enough; too narrow; /Dstrong enough; narrow enough; /9When did he，to bed yesterday? ABy the time his mother came backBNot until his mother came backCUntil his mother came backDSince his mother came back10Sma
6、rtphones can be used to _ for informationBut I am not used to _ information on such a small screenAsearch; readingBsearching; readingCsearch; readDsearching; read11Shanghai Disneyland has attracted millions of people since it _ in 2016AopensBis openCopenedDhas opened12The new middle school project i
7、s _ to be completed at the end of 2018AexpectedBexpressedCprovidedDproduced13The volunteers really provided the athletes with supportExactly_ they helped make the event!AWhat a great successBWhat great successCHow a great successDHow great success14 Ill try harder next timeYou have said it one hundr
8、ed timesBut _Athe early bird catches the wormBa friend in need is a friend indeedCyou cant burn the candle at both endsDactions speak louder than words15Many people like to share chicken soup stories on WeChat with their friends_, I often feel bored with themAOf courseBAs a resultCAbove allDTo be ho
9、nest二、完形填空（共15小题；毎小题1分,满分15分）请认真阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。The yearly marathon（a long-distance running race of 42195 km）in my town usually takes place in summerMy job is to 16 behind the runners in an ambulance（救护车）to see if any one of them needs 17 help“We just need to stay beh
10、ind the 18 runner, so take it slowly” I said to the driver, Doug, as the race startedThe front-runners started to 19 and then my eyes were fixed on the woman in blue silk running shorts and a white T-shirtWe knew that we were already watching our “last runner”Her 20 were so disabled that it seemed a
11、lmost 21 for her to be able to walk, let alone（更不用说）run a marathonDoug and I watched in silence as she slowly moved forward 22 she was the only runner left in sightAt that time, tears 23 down my face when I watched with respect 24 she pushed forward with great strength through the last milesWhen we
12、got to the finish line, rubbish lay everywhere and the 25 people had gone homeHowever, a man was still standing straight thereHe was 26 one end of a ribbon of crepe paper（绉纸带）She slowly crossed through, leaving both ends of the paper fluttering（飘动） 27 herI didnt know this womans namebut that day she
13、 became part of my 28 For her, it wasnt about 29 the other runners or winning a prize, but about 30 what she had started to doWhen I think things are too difficult or I get those “I-just-cant-do-it”, I will think of the “last runner”Then I realize how easy the task before me really is16AgoBwalkCfoll
14、owDmove17AmedicalBtypicalCsuddenDstrong18AfirstBlastConlyDbest19ArunBshakeCdisappearDappear20AearsBeyesCarmsDlegs21AunnecessaryBimpossibleCstrangeDprobable22AHardlyBUnluckilyCSadlyDFinally23AfellBwateredCcontinuedDtook24AafterBbeforeCasDuntil25AnervousBwaitingCworriedDbusy26AhelpingBcatchingCholding
15、Dtying27AbehindBin front ofCbesideDunder28AdreamBfeelingsCideaDlife29AfollowingBhopingCencouragingDbeating30AwinningBto winCwiningDwon三、阅读理解（共15小题;每小题1分, 满分15分）请认真阅读下列材料, 从材料后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ALUSO COMMUNITY SERVICES INVITES YOUR FAMILY TO JOIN OUR FAMILY MATH PROGRAM!What is F
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19、ary33Where can the poster be seen?AOn a community notice boardBOn a school notice boardCOn a librarys wallDIn a newspaperBA businessman has a bird which he kept in a cageHe was going to India, the land from where the bird cameHe asked the bird whether he could bring anything back for himInstead, the
20、 bird asked for his freedom, but was refusedThen he asked the businessman to visit a jungle(丛林) in India and announce his captivity(囚禁) to the free birds who were thereThe businessman did so, and almost immediately after he had spoken, a wild bird, just like his own, fell off a tree and lay on the g
21、round near his feet, senselesslyThe businessman thought that this bird must be an old friend of his own bird, and felt sad that he should have caused this deathWhen he got home, the bird asked him whether he had brought good news from India“No,” said the businessman, “Im afraid that my news is badOn
22、e of your good friends fell from a tree suddenly and died at my feet when I told about your captivity”As soon as these words were spoken, the businessmans bird collapsed and fell to the bottom of the cage“The news of his friends death has killed him, too,” thought the businessmanSadly he picked up t
23、he bird and put it on the windowsill (窗台)At once the bird got up and flew to a nearby tree“ Now you know,” he said, “ what you thought was disaster was in fact _ The message you brought back was actually telling me how to free myself”34Where did the bird come from? AA cageBA nearby landCAn Indian ju
24、ngleDAn Asian forest35What does the underlined part “ did so” refer to?Aset off for the India jungleBdid what his bird had told himCset the cage bird freeDcaptured another wild bird36What did the bird do after hearing the message the business man brought back?AHe killed himself because of the newsBH
25、e flew out of the cageCHe pretended(假装) to be deadDHe couldnt say a word37What best fits the blank _?Aa test for youBa warning for youCa bad idea for meDgood news for meCThe Internet and video game technology (技术) are coming together thanks to virtual reality (VR, 虚拟现实) technologyScreens show this v
26、irtual world to our eyes while speakers bring it to our earsHowever, it can be more immersive (沉浸的)To do this, it should use more of our senses(感觉)What about our hands, mouths and noses?Technology companies are working on it! Scent (气味) is a difficult thing to recreate, according to the Tokyo Instit
27、ute of Technology (Tokyo Tech)Recently, researchers at the school created a screen that can spread different scents to a userThey programmed a computer to mix seven “typical” oils, including lemon and lavender (熏衣草)By mixing them, they can copy real smellsTokyo Tech said there will soon be scent lib
28、raries, full recipes (配方)Takamichi Nakamoto, who led the research, said movie theaters and video games could use this technology to make smells and become “extremely enjoyable”Advertisements for food and makeup may also use it to attract customersWhat about our sense of touch? Technologies that crea
29、te a sense of touch are already commonFor example, our phones vibrate (震动) as we typeAfter our fingertips, our mouths are the most sensitive part of our bodiesSo, researchers at Carnegie Melon University, US, made VR glassesThey can “shoot” super high-pitched sound waves (高频率的声波) at your lips, teeth
30、 and tongueIn a demo video, we can watch spiders crawl (爬) into the mouth of a game playerShe feels them! Another demo shows someone using a virtual toothbrushMaybe soon, we will be able to give our families a virtual kiss!38Technology companies give users a more immersive experience by _Amaking lou
31、der soundsBusing more of our sensesCmaking larger virtual worldsDputting videos on bigger screens39What do we know about the technology of creating scents?ATheres no company working on itBPeople now can create seven different scentsCIt is easier to make scents than making soundsDResearchers can now
32、use computers to copy real smells40Which of the following uses your nose?AA virtual toothbrushBThe vibration of phonesCSmells during an advertisement for foodDSuper high-pitched sound waves shot at someones lips41What is the passage mainly about?AThe most important sensesBThe wonderful scent librari
33、es in TokyoCVideo games of the futureDTechnologies for more immersive environmentDSunshine, beaches and coconuts (椰子)these are why people usually go to HainanBut more than a paradise (天堂) for travelers and foodies, its also a wonderland of plants and animalsHainan Tropical Rainforest National Park,
34、in the south-central part of Hainan Island, has the most and well-kept tropical rainforests (热带雨林) in ChinaPresident Xi Jinping visited it in AprilThe national park covers 4,269 square kilometers, or one-seventh of the islandMore than 95 percent of the park is virgin (原始状态的) forest and is home to 3,
35、653 species of vascular plants (维管植物) and 540 species of terrestrial vertebrates (陆生脊椎动物)The park is the only habitat (栖息地) of the worlds most endangered primate (灵长类动物)the Hainan gibbon (长臂猿)Its an uncommon species (种类)They look like monkeys, but have no tailsThey live in the trees their whole life
36、timesEvery morning, they whistle loudly to mark their territory (领地)They eat fruits and leaves from more than 130 plantsThe number of Hainan gibbons has increased from fewer than 10 in the 1980 s to 36 in 2022This shows Chinas achievements in environmental protectionNot just a sweet home to animals,
37、 the park is a “live museum” of amazing plantsMore than 400 kinds of plants grow only in HainanCycas hainanensis (海南苏铁) is a wild plant native to the islandWith feather-like leaves, this plant can live to be 200 years oldIf it lives in the Yangtze River Basin and North China, it grows almost without
38、 flowers or fruitBut in Hainan, cycas hainanensis plants over 10 years old blossom (开花) and bear fruit almost every year, thanks to the warm and humid (湿润的) weatherWith so many plants and animals, the biodiversity index (生物多样性指数) of the parka number to rate species diversityis as high as 6.28It is c
39、omparable (可比较的) to the Amazon rainforest in BrazilThats why people call the park a treasure for both China and the world42Paragraph 3 is mainly about _Aan introduction to the parkBthe views of the parkCthe news of the parks openingDdetails of rare plants and animals43What do we know about the Haina
40、n gibbon?AIt is a monkey without a tailBIts voice sounds like a crying babyCIt lives on plants and birdsDIt is a species only found in Hainan44From the story, we can infer (推断) that cycas hainanensis _Anever blossoms and bears fruitBcan only live for 10 years in HainanClives better in warm and humid
41、 weatherDfirst blossoms when it is 10 years old45Which of the following may be the writers opinion?AWe must start to do something for rare speciesBHuman activities will do harm to the rainforestCChina has done a great job in protecting the rainforestDWe should compare our rainforest with the Amazon
42、rainforest非选择题（共55分）四、填空（共15小题;46-55每小题1分,56-60每小题2分,满分20分）A）请根据括号中所给的汉语写出单词,使句子意思完整正确,并将答案填写在答题卡相应横线上。46We need to make requests and ask for permission in a _ (恰当的) way47Jack is funny enough to make everyone _ (大笑) after class48The little girl _ (亲吻) her mum good night before she goes to bed49The g
43、irl has no _ (亲密的) friends, so she always feels lonely50A _ (主人) in China always tries his or her best to treat othersB）请根据句子意思,用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空,并将答案填写在答题卡相应横线上。51We should try to help the _ (able) like the blind and the deaf52Its very brave of him _ (protect) his little brother53Please dont make too
44、 much noise while _ (read) books in the library54These workers need to get two weeks of _ (train)55The result is much better than I _ (expect) years agoC）请根据句子意思,完成句子。56你很有必要放弃打游戏来提高你的成绩。Its _ you _ playing games to improve your grade57我们所有人都应当热爱生命，遵守交通规则。All of us _our lives and _58上周，我们学校举办了一场有关餐桌礼仪的演讲。Last week, our school _ a talk _59有人挡住我们的去路时，我们可以说“劳驾”。When someone is _, we can say “_”60你最好避免在晚上独自一人外出。Youd better _ at night五、短文首字母填空（共10小题;每小题15分, 满分15分）根据短文内容和首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。（每空一词）If you like travelling but youre feeling lazy, visit the OdysseyOn this website, you can f 61