八年级英语上学期阶段月考卷（人教版 2024）
月考 02
(范围：Units 3-4 时间: 70 分钟 满分:90分)
一、单项选择(本大题共20小题，每小题1分，共20分)
1．The little dog is afraid ________ thunder.
A．of B．from C．with D．for
2．The blue one is not as ________ as the brown one. So I prefer the brown one.
A．bad B．worse C．good D．better
3．Helen is 15 years old, and Joan is 15, too. So Helen is ________ Joan.
A．older than B．as older as C．as old as D．so old as
4．I always feel ______, because my parents are busy with work and I usually live ______.
A．alone; alone B．lonely; lonely C．alone; lonely D．lonely; alone
5．—Can you tell me the differences between the two pictures ?
—Differences? Oh, no. They are quite ________ .
A．different B．similar C．strange D．interesting
6．—Why didn’t Mr. Wu choose Jack to do the class project?
—Because he always does things ________ in his class.
A．carefully B．less carefully
C．the most carefully D．the least carefully
7．Do you often communicate __________ English __________ your classmates?
A．in; with B．with; in C．in; to D．with; to
8．Success is connected ________ hard work.
A．with B．to C．for D．from9．Jenny became ________ girl in her class in Grade Six.
A．the tallest B．taller C．tall D．as
10．Basketball is so popular a game in the world and ______ people play it for fun and exercise.
A．million of B．millions of C．two millions D．two millions of
11．The ________ ending of the film ________ many of the audience.
A．disappointed; disappointed B．disappointed; disappointing
C．disappointing; disappointed D．disappointing; disappointing
12．The new method is completely different ________ the old one because it uses new tools and has
more steps.
A．to B．in C．with D．from
13．The twins (双胞胎) have something ________ common. Both of them are good at dancing.
A．with B．by C．for D．in
14．After watching Ne Zha 2 (哪吒2), I must say it is one of ________ movies I ________.
A．the best; have watched B．the best; watched
C．a best; have watched D．a best; watched
15．What’s ________ food in China?
A．popular B．more popular C．the most popular D．most popular
16．Suzy always has new ideas. She is ________ of all the girls in her class.
A．creative B．more creative C．the most creativeD．the creative
17．Nowadays, China is one of the strongest ________ in the world. I believe it will be ________.
A．countries,best and best B．country, better and better
C．countries, better and better D．country, more and more better
18．We all know that Fuxian Lake is ________ lake in Yunnan Province.
A．deep B．deeper C．deepest D．the deepest19．Tony likes swimming and he thinks it’s ________ of all sports.
A．more relaxing B．relaxing C．the most relaxing D．most
relaxing
20．Birmingham is the second ________ city in the United Kingdom.
A．large B．larger C．more large D．largest
二、完形填空(本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分)
To live a better life, everyone needs friends. Do you have lots of friends? What do you 21
friends and friendship? And are they very important to you? Some of your friends may have different
views and interests, while some like doing the same 22 as you. Do you like the friends different
from you 23 the same as you? You may like the friends who 24 the same interests as
you. But I don’t really care.
I have two good friends. Who are they? They are Peter and James. Peter is 25 me. I am a
quiet boy, and Peter is also quiet. We 26 enjoy reading books and surfing the Internet. At
weekends, we often go to the library or 27 on the computer together. But James is very different
from us. He likes playing ball games, and he is more athletic (擅长运动的) than us. He is 28
more outgoing. He likes talking and often makes 29 laugh. Both of the two friends make me feel
happy in my life. You see, friends are not 30 to be the same. Do you agree with me?
Who is your best friend? Could you say something about him or her?
21．A．talk about B．think of C．thanks for D．look at
22．A．interests B．views C．things D．habits
23．A．or B．and C．until D．but
24．A．are B．have C．show D．get
25．A．like B．as C．for D．with
26．A．all B．each C．both D．some
27．A．watch B．teach C．bring D．play
28．A．a few B．few C．a lot D．little29．A．him B．her C．them D．us
30．A．important B．necessary C．difficult D．different
三、阅读理解(本大题共15题，每小题2分，共30分)
A
Some interesting animals Main Food
People in India think the cow is the mother of the earth. It
gives so much but asks nothing in return. So in many Indian
Grass
cities, people don’t eat or sell beef. Cows in India can walk
freely with the cars.
The zebra belongs to (属于) the horse family. They live in
southern and central Africa. Zebras have good hearing and
Grass
eyesight and it can run at speeds of up to 40 miles each
hour.
The kangaroo is the symbol of Australia. They can’t walk.
They use their strong back legs to jump. They can jump
Grass Leaves
over 56 kilometers each hour. They can go over nine meters
in one jump!
The polar bear lives in the snow and ice. It is 3 meters long
and it weighs (重) 450 kilos. It can stand up on its back legs
Sea animals
because it has very wide feet. It can use its front legs like
arms. It can swim well.
31．________ is a member (成员) of the horse family.
A．The cow B．The zebra C．The kangaroo D．The polar bear
32．If you walk in the street, you can meet a cow in ________.
A．China B．Australia C．Africa D．India
33．Which of the following animals live on grass?
①The cow ②The zebra ③The kangaroo ④The polar bearA．①②④ B．②③④ C．①②③ D．①③④
34．What can we learn from the passage?
A．The zebra’s hearing and eyesight are great.
B．The cow is the mother of the earth all over the world.
C．The kangaroo is able to walk and they jump with their front legs.
D．The polar bear does badly in swimming.
35．Where can we read this passage?
A．In a novel. B．In a science book.
C．In an animal newspaper. D．In an ad (广告).
B
S, M, P and C stand for different people who have different personalities. S people are the most
popular at the party. They are friendly, energetic and humorous. They are interested in anything new and
exciting and others always have fun with them. At the same time, they are careless and forgetful. M
people are very careful and do everything as planned. They always want to find faults and never feel
pleased with anything around them. They are strict with themselves, as well as with others. M people are
real friends. If they make friends with you, it means that they will be your friends for life. They will do
anything for their friends at any time. P people can easily be satisfied. They are peaceful and calm. But
being peaceful and calm makes them very dull (迟钝的). They are always bystanders. P people are good
listeners and are always ready to accept others’ opinions. C people are leaders and workaholics (工作狂).
They are brave and are never afraid of taking risks. However, they don’t care about others’ opinions and
seldom think of others. They want others to follow them, but they hate waiting for others.
There are no good or bad personalities. Every personality has two sides. If someone knows himself
well, tries to improve the positive things and tries to throw away the negative ones, he will have a better
life.
36．According to the passage, we can know that S people are ______.
A．quiet B．serious C．outgoing D．lazy37．What does the underlined word “faults” mean in Chinese?
A．缺点 B．快乐 C．麻烦 D．优点
38．Which of the following is TRUE about P people?
A．They are friendly, energetic and humorous.
B．They are peaceful and calm.
C．They are brave and are never afraid of anything.
D．They are careful, and do everything as planned.
39．Who are brave?
A．C people. B．P people. C．S people. D．M people.
40．Which of the following is NOT mentioned?
A．Different people have different personalities.
B．C people play the most important role in the modern world.
C．P people are always bystanders.
D．If we know ourselves well, we’ll have a better life.
C
Rice is a very common kind of food in life. Lots of people in Asia, Africa and South America eat it
every day. Some people eat almost nothing but rice. Rice is a kind of plant. 41 Some kinds are
planted in South China.
Where it came from
Farmers now grow rice in many countries. But no one really knows where it first came from. 42
According to some books, people began to grow rice in China about 10,000 years ago.
43
Rice can grow in dry soil (土壤), but most rice grows in wet soil. People in many countries use
their hands to do all of the work of growing rice. This is the same way farmers worked hundreds of years
ago. 44What people use it to do
45 It can be used to make animal feed and rice oil. People make other useful things such as
baskets, shoes and roofs for their houses from it. Also, they burn dry rice plants in fires for cooking.
A．How people grow it
B．People use every part of the rice plant.
C．There are many kinds of rice.
D．Why people grow it
E．Some scientists think that it started to be grown in Asia.
F．In some countries, people now use machines in their rice fields.
四、选词填空(本大题共10小题，每小题1.5分，共15分)
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。
difference he club as bad laugh so come competition play
My name’s Bruce. I am outgoing, so I have a lot of friends. I always think they are important in
my life.
Tony is one of my best friends. He is very outgoing, too. But I’m more outgoing than 46
. Sometimes we talk with each other happily. We make each other 47 loudly. He has the same
hobbies 48 me. We both like 49 sports. After class we often play basketball for
half an hour. I play basketball 50 than him. 51 he often teaches me carefully. Now
I’m better at basketball. We also like music. We go to the music 52 twice a week. There we
learn many music skills (技巧). Last month Tony got the first prize in a singing 53 . Of course
we also have some 54 . For example, he does better in math. But I think math is too difficult. I
can’t stand it. Last year he often 55 to my home to help me with my math. Finally I made
great progress. He is my best friend and he gives me something interesting in my life.
五、单词拼写(本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分)
56．Cao Chong (weigh) the elephant in a very clever way.57．It’s hard to imagine (live) in a place where there are no telephones.
58．Tony felt (disappoint) when he knew he didn’t pass the English exam.
59．Many people don’t really know the (important) of tea to Chinese culture.
60．Lily is my good friend and I often share my problems and (happy) with her.
61．In modern society, almost everyone has a mobile phone to stay (connect) with friends
and family.
62．Luosifen is popular among young people. Although it smells quite terrible, it’s (actual)
delicious.
63．Lucy’s junior middle school teacher made a big (different) to her life. She wants to
express her thanks to the teacher at the graduation ceremony.
64．Her wonderful (perform) at the school art festival won praise from teachers and
students.
65．I like traveling because I can meet some people and things along the way. (interest)
六、书面表达(本大题共15分)
66．假设你是林东，昨天晚上在电视上看了一个有关东北虎（Siberian tiger）的纪录片，对
东北虎的生存现状非常担忧。请根据以下提示，向某英语报社写一篇保护东北虎的倡议书。
提示：
1. 东北虎强壮、漂亮，是人们在动物园最喜欢观看的动物之一。
2. 现在东北虎的数量正变得越来越少。
3. 东北虎处境危险的原因：人们砍伐森林，东北虎没有栖息地；人们想要虎皮（fur）而杀死虎。
4. 保护东北虎的建议：自然保护区（natural reserve），号召人们不买……。
要求：包含所有提示要点，可适当发挥，不得逐句翻译：正确运用形容词的比较级和最高级；不
少于80词，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Sir/Madam,
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Let’s try our best to save the Siberian tigers.
Yours,
Lin Dong
