江苏省泰州市附属初级中学2019-2020学年八年级上学期10月月考英语试卷（含听力）

People in the UK say “lorry” while people in the USA say “_______ ”.

A. yard　　 B. vacation　　 C. truck　　 D. soccer

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—Did you see ______ film Ne Zha during the summer holiday?　　

— Yes, It is _______ amazing cartoon film.

A.a, an B.a, the C.the, an D.the, a

难度: 中等查看答案及解析

—He is new here. Where is he from?

—I am not sure. He _______ from Japan.

A.maybe come B.may be come C.may come D.may comes

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—What do teenagers _______ at school? —Many things, like study and music.

A.care little for B.take much care of C.care a lot about D.take much care

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The girl kept the secret ______ the soldier(战士) and never said a word ______ the secret. Finally, the army(军队) chose her ______ a real soldier.

A.for; about; as B.to; of; for C.about; with; as D.for; about; for

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—Mum, can I have something________?

—Oh, dear. You can only drink something. We only have drinks in the kitchen. There is________ in it.

A.to drink; nothing else B.to drink; something else

C.to eat; something else D.to eat; nothing else

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—This is the doctor’s advice. Please_______ carefully. You have to stay in bed and have one week _______.

—OK. I will follow the doctor’s advice.

A.look them through; away B.look it through; off

C.look through them; off D.look through it; away

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John has ___________free time than his parents so he is ________in his family.

A.less; busier B.fewer; the busiest C.less; the busiest D.fewer; busier

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—Hey, guys. Do you often have a good time ________ after-school activities?

—Of course, we do. And we always have a lot of time ________ soccer.

A.to do; to practice B.doing; practicing

C.to do; practicing D.doing; to practice

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_________ bad news it is and _____________ the children all look!

A.What a; how surprised B.What; how surprised

C.What; how surprising D.How; what surprised

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The dress is very beautiful. I don’t think I can find a _______ one.

A.good B.better C.bad D.worst

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— Don’t forget to give my best wishes to your family.　 — Oh, ________.

A.I don’t B.I won’t C.I can’t D.I will

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—Thank you very much for giving me this beautiful card.　　 —　　　　　　

A.Really, do you like it? B.It’s only a little thing

C.Is it beautiful? D.I’m glad you like it.

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—Could you tell me_______ of your classmates? —Sure. _______45.

A.the number; It's B.the number; They're

C.a number; It's D.a number; They're

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When I was a student, I often had too many ______. When something _______ me, I went to my teacher for help.

A.worries, worries B.worry, worried C.worries, worried D.worry, worries

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—Your buddy’s birthday is coming. What are you going to buy _____ her?

—Oh, I don’t know. I still have no plans ______ her coming birthday.

A.to, for B.to, to C.for, of D.for, for

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In 2020, what _____ our school life _________? Can you tell me the changes, Dr Ma?

A.will, like B.will, be like C.was, like D.looks, like

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_______ the four of them, he spent the _______ money on his new car.

A.Of, fewest B.Among, least C.In, fewest D.Between, least

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—________ do you spend on your hobbies every week, John?

—About one hour.

A.How much B.How many C.How far D.How much time

难度: 中等查看答案及解析

At the age of 16, Einstein failed in several exams because he often played with some bad kids. One weekend morning, Einstein carried a fishing net and prepared to go fishing with those ________, his father stopped him and said to him calmly,” Einstein, you were spending too much time ______ , so you failed in the exams. I’m ______ about your future with your mother.”

“What are you worrying about? Jack and Robert also ______, but they went fishing as usual.”

“My boy, you can’t think so,” Looking at Einstein, his father said lovingly, “There is a _____ in our hometown. I hope you can listen to it carefully.”

“There were two cats playing on the roof. ______, they fell into the chimney（烟囱）.When they climbed out of the chimney, one cat’s face was dirty ______ the other’s face was clean. Seeing the dirty-faced cat, the clean-faced one thought its own face was also dirty, so it quickly ran to the riverside and washed its ______. The dirty-faced cat saw the clean-faced one, thinking its own face was clean as well, so it walked happily in the street.”

“Einstein, ______ can be your mirror（镜子）. Only you are your own mirror. Some of the kids are not strict with themselves. If you take them to be your mirror, even a ______ person may become stupid.” Hearing this, Einstein was ashamed and lay down his fishing rod and returned to his small room. Since then, Einstein’s face turned red. He put down his fishing net and returned to his small room.

After that, Einstein often took himself as a mirror to be ______ with himself and kept telling himself. “ I am special, so I needn’t be as common as others.” This was why Einstein ______ in his career.

1,000 people have 1,000 kinds of wishes in life. Different wishes will produce different ______ about life. You can learn from other people, but you can ______ follow others completely.

You must see yourself clearly, and know what you want to get. Your future doesn’t ________ how others act, but on what you are going to act.

1.A. adults B. kids C. teachers D. artists

2.A. playing B. working C. reading D. studying

3.A. excited B. curious C. worried D. crazy

4.A. checked B. passed C. dreamed D. failed

5.A. song B. story C. speech D. saying

6.A. Luckily B. Hopefully C. Suddenly D. Naturally

7.A. while B. or C. so D. for

8.A. mouth B. tail C. nose D. face

9.A. somebody B. nobody C. anybody D. everybody

10.A. poor B. rich C. lazy D. clever

11.A. tired B. angry C. strict D. satisfied

12.A. regretted B. graduated C. succeeded D. survived

13.A. ideas B. reasons C. mistakes D. secrets

14.A. sometimes B. often C. always D. never

15.A. try on B. depend on C. live on D. insist on

难度: 困难查看答案及解析

There were many plants in a forest. When spring came, a pine tree saw a red rose nearby and said, "What a beautiful flower! I wish I were that lovely. "

The rose proudly said, "It seems that I am the most beautiful flower in this forest. "Then the rose looked at a cactus (仙人掌) and said, "Look at that ugly plant full of thorns（刺）! "

"What a proud flower! " thought the trees.

As the days passed. the red rose often looked at the cactus and said bad words about it, like "This plant is useless. How sorry I am to be his neighbor ! "

The cactus never got angry and even tried to advise the rose, saying, "God did not create any form of life without a purpose. "

Spring passed, and the weather became very hot. As there was no rain, the red rose began to wilt（枯萎）.

One day the rose saw birds put their beaks (喙) into the cactus and then fly away. The red rose asked the pine tree what the birds were doing. The pine tree explained that the birds were getting water from the cactus.

"The cactus has water?" asked the rose.

Yes, you can also drink some from it. The birds can bring water to you if you ask the cactus for help. "

The red rose felt too ashamed to ask for water from the cactus. But finally it did ask for help. The cactus kindly agreed.

The rose learned a lesson and never judged (评价) anyone by their appearance again.

1.At first, _________ thought the cactus was ugly.

A.the rose B.the pine tree C.the birds D.the thorns

2.The red rose began to wilt because __________.

A.the birds could fly B.spring came

C.there was no rain D.the cactus got angry

3.The birds put their beaks into the cactus to _____________.

A.get water B.eat food C.offer help D.tell secrets

4.From the passage, we know the cactus was _______________.

A.rude B.kind C.selfish D.careless

5.From the story, we know___________________.

A.the pine tree didn't think the red rose was beautiful

B.the red rose never said bad words about others

C.the cactus refused to help the birds

D.the red rose realized she was wrong at last

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Do you remember where you were when you heard the news about the traffic accident of a close friend? The answer is probably yes. Do you remember what you were doing on your birthday that year? You may have to think a little harder.

People remember bad memories more easily and in greater detail(细节) than good ones. Why is that? A new study finds that people do this because of evolutionary(进化的) reasons.

Elizabeth Kensinger and his partners in Boston College, US, did a study looking at this. They found negative feelings like fear and sadness caused(导致) an increase(增长) in brain(大脑) activity. This activity happens in the part of the brain that controls(控制) memories, So memories caused by negative feelings are kept in greater detail than happy or other kinds of memories.

For example, after seeing a man on a street holding a knife, people remember the knife clearly, but they forget the details of the street.

According to Kensinger, it is easy to understand this in an evolutionary(进化论的) point of view. He said that people paid attention(注意) to dangerous information so they could use that information to guide their actions and save their lives. They could also use it to plan for similar events in the future.

The scientists say more studies are needed on how we remember bad memories. This line of research will help solve the problem of stress(压力) disorder(失调).

1.According to the passage, good memories are remembered ________ than bad ones.

A.more in detail B.less often C.longer D.more easily

2.The underlined word " negative" in the third paragraph means "________" in Chinese.

A.简单的 B.负面的 C.难忘的 D.相似的

3.When a girl breaks into tears, ________________.

A.she will have the problem of stress disorder B.she can control her memories well

C.She will have a happy memory. D.her brain activity will increase

4.What does the writer want to tell us by using the example of a man holding a knife?

A.People pay more attention to dangerous information.

B.People could learn from the man.

C.People could plan for danger in the future.

D.People have the ability to save themselves from danger.

5.What's the best title of the passage?

A.Brain Activities Control Memories B.How We Remember Bad Memories

C.Bad Memories Are Easier to Remember D.Bad Memories Can Cause Stress Disorder

难度: 困难查看答案及解析

Some of you may play Ant Forest. It is a game on Alipay(支付宝). Users collect “energy” to make their "trees” grow. When the “energy” reaches a certain level, some organizations(组织) and companies will plant a real tree in a desert(沙漠) area of China. And now it seems that our country has made the world a greener place for people all over the world.

A study by NASA(美国航空航天局) in February showed that China and India have made the Earth greener over the past two years. The study has found that since 2000 the Earth's green leaf area has increased(增加) by over 5 million square kilometers. That's the same size as the total area of the Amazon(亚马逊) rainforest. It is mostly the result of big tree-planting programs in China and intensive agriculture(集约化农业) in both countries, according to NASA.

“China and India have only 9% of the planet's land area covered in vegetation(陆地植被面积), but they did one third of the increased greening for the whole world." Chi Chen, the study's lead author(作者) and a researcher(研究员)at Boston University, US, told CNN(美国有线电视新闻网). China was the major contributor(主要贡献者), adding 25% to this increase, while India added 6.8%.

Over the past ten years, China has done something great to green the land. In 1978, China began a national forestation project(植树造林工程). It is also known as the“Great Green Wall". The program has seen many trees planted in thirteen provinces in northern China to act as windbreaks, according to China Daily.

With China's success in dealing with forestation, the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP联合国环境规划署) believes China is a good example for others to follow.“China is one of the most successful countries in greening the desert and has lessons to share with the world," UNEP Executive Director Erik Solheim(执行主任埃里克索尔海)told Xinhua.

1.What is Ant Forest?

A.A computer game made by NASA. B.A mobile phone game on Alipay.

C.A TV programme on CNN. D.A project at Boston University, US.

2.Which country did the most for making the world greener?

A.India. B.US. C.China. D.we don’t know.

3.How many provinces joined the national project the“Great Green Wall"?

A.11 B.12 C.13 D.14

4.What does the underlined “windbreaks” word mean?

A.绿色长城 B.防风林 C.屏风 D.风暴

5.Which is NOT true according to the passage?

A.When we play Ant Forest, we can plant a real tree.

B.China did more to make the earth greener than India.

C.The United Nations Environment Program will ask other countries to build the Great Wall.

D.Both China and India did one third of the increased greening for the world.

难度: 困难查看答案及解析

Mascots(吉祥物) are great ambassadors(大使)for sporting events. You may remember the five cute "Fuwa(福娃)”dolls from the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Now, get ready to meet two new mascots.

On Sept 17,　 there was a giant panda with a white helmet named “Bing Dwen Dwen(冰墩墩)” and a red lantern baby called“Shuey Rhon Rhon”(雪容融) as the two mascots for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games(冬奥会和残奥会). These two mascots show Chinese culture. The giant panda is Chinese national treasure, and the red lantern is an important element(元素) of Chinese New Year celebrations. What’s more, the panda's helmet(头盔) stands for modern society and its white color means the snow and ice of winter sports.

“The two mascots includes elements of traditional Chinese culture and a modern international style, as well as emphasizing the characteristics of ice and snow sports," Beijing 2022 Games executive president(执行主席) Chen Jining told Xinhua.

These two mascots show Chinese characteristics(特征). And their names express Chinese people's understanding of the Olympic spirit(精神). “Bing” and “Shuey” mean “ice” and “snow” in English. “Dwen Dwen” means “honest and lively” and “Rhon Rhon” has the meanings of　 “tolerance(包容)”and “integration(融合)”.

“They can express the Olympic spirit. They warmly invite people all over the world to come and visit China." Chen told Xinhua.

回答下面5个问题,每题答案不超过六个词

1.How many mascots are mentioned in the article?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 __________________________

2.What’s the name of the lantern baby?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 __________________________

3.When are the Beijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games?　　　　　　　　 __________________________

4.What does “Dwen Dwen” mean in English?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 __________________________

5.What do our Chinese people think of the giant panda in Paragraph(段落) 2?　 __________________________

难度: 困难查看答案及解析

Many people do not know what to do in face of a decision(决定)，big or small．Most decisions aren't life-changers．But often，the decision isn't between this or that, it's between acting or not. If this worries you, here are some tips.

Jog or ride a bike to nowhere．

Just start moving in hopes of leaving the familiar(熟悉)．Walk down every street or path you can find until you lose your way．Then, see where you end up. Remember what it felt like to wonder(疑惑) where you were going？Try to lose yourself more often．It'll make you better at making a decision．

Sit outside with no technology for an hour.

Let yourself get bored．Can you hear the birds singing？The wind blowing？Yourself breathing？Try to do this once a week，then every other day，then every day．One of the reasons we find it hard to make better decisions is that we keep getting attracted(被吸引的) to new things．A break from the noise will lead you to the decision you need to make．

Do something that makes you afraid．

People who have trouble making decisions fear mistakes．Tell someone you love them．Laugh out loud in a public place．Give a speech to a stranger．And when you do this，remember how you feel When you're afraid of a risky situation the next time，tell yourself that you didn't lie．And try to trust the process in the future．

Some of these things may seem foolish，but the more you do them，the more you'll control(控制) yourself．It doesn't matter where you're going．Just go．Once you start moving，you can always change the direction．Do not worry about it.

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During the National Day holiday, there is a very popular film called My People, My Country. The film is made in C1.. The purpose of the film is to c2. the 70th founding anniversary(成立70周年) of the People's Republic of China (PRC). At the same time, there were two o3. new films which were on at different cinemas in China. They are “The Captain” 《中国机长》 and “The Climbers” 《攀登者》. It is said that m4. than 80 film companies invested(投资) in the three Chinese films.

My People, My Country, the 158-minute film, got about 369 million yuan ($51.62 million) on its second day of screening on Tuesday, the same day that the PRC marked its 70 anniversary.

The film i5. seven short stories and is made by seven directors(导演). All the seven directors are the most f6. directors in China, especially Chen Kaige. This time, he led the director group and made this great work. The film took people b7. to important historical moments since the founding of the PRC in 1949 to awaken the shared memories of Chinese people a8. the world.

After watching the film, many people’s eyes were f9. of tears. They were deeply moved by the film. If you haven’t seen the film, I think you’d better e10. the cinema and enjoy it by yourself. I’m sure you will love it as well. And you will love our country more deeply.

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你们班本学期的英语老师是一位来自于美国的年轻女老师Linda White，为了进一步了解你们，她让你把你的最好的朋友Mary(女生)或Jack（男生）介绍给她听，并把你心目中理想的学校向她简单描述一番。

Mary/Jack情况见下表：

要求：

1）表达清楚，语法正确，上下连贯；

2）必须包括所有相关信息，并作适当发挥；

3）词数：100词左右（开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数）；

4）不使用真实姓名和校名等。

First, let me introduce my best friend ________ to you.

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Now, I will say something about my ideal school. My ideal school__________________________________

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