2021-2022学年浙江省宁波市咸祥中学八年级（上）第一次月考英语试卷

一、完形填空

• 1．Tony loved basketball.One afternoon on his（1）

  to a basketball game，he was walking and dreaming about playing basketball in college the next year.Just then a car hit him and he was sent to（2）

  ．
      Tony's doctor told him that（3）

  of his legs were broken.When he heard that，he knew his college basketball dream could（4）

  come true.Later the doctor advised（建议） Tony to do what the doctor told him，（5）

  it didn't work.When he left the hospital，Tony was sent to a recovery（康复） center.
      A week after he arrived there，he met Sunny Chen.Sunny used to be a coach.His legs were hurt badly in a skating accident.Though he couldn't move his legs，Sunny became a coach of a basketball team（6）

  Sun.It was an on-wheelchair basketball team，because（7）

  in the team played in a wheelchair.
      Sunny invited Tony to（8）

  the team.Tony played badly，but for the first time since the accident，he（9）

  feeling sorry for himself.
      After becoming a part of Sun，Tony improved quickly.Playing basketball was like（10）

  for him.Tony was much（11）

  than before.When Tony became sad or（12）

  ，Sunny was there to help him.The day before Tony（13）

  the center，he had dinner with Sunny.He asked Sunny（14）

  he could be so happy，even with his broken legs.
      Sunny smiled and said， "It's really quite（15）

  .When you keep your face to the sun，the shadow（影子） falls behind."
  
  

  （1）	A．street	B．way	C．school	D．home
  （2）	A．school	B．park	C．bank	D．hospital
  （3）	A．each	B．every	C．both	D．all
  （4）	A．hardly	B．seriously	C．slowly	D．quickly
  （5）	A．or	B．but	C．so	D．if
  （6）	A．said	B．asked	C．called	D．talked
  （7）	A．somebody	B．anybody	C．nobody	D．everybody
  （8）	A．study	B．show	C．join	D．watch
  （9）	A．stopped	B．kept	C．started	D．stood
  （10）	A．fruit	B．medicine	C．food	D．water
  （11）	A．good	B．well	C．better	D．best
  （12）	A．happy	B．excited	C．angry	D．relaxed
  （13）	A．arrived	B．left	C．got	D．stayed
  （14）	A．when	B．what	C．why	D．where
  （15）	A．easy	B．bad	C．difficult	D．new
  组卷：6引用：1难度：0.4

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二、阅读理解

• 2．During the National Day holiday，I finally realized my dream of visiting Beijing.Visitors to Beijing can see many wellknown historical sites（历史景点），such as the Summer Palace，the Palace Museum，and the Great Wall.
      My family and I were only able to stay in Beijing for six days，so we had to choose the places we wanted to visit wisely.For me，a visit to the Palace Museum was a must.The Palace Museum，also known as the Forbidden City，is located in the city center. Emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties once lived there.With its red walls and yellow roofs，the royal（皇家的） buildings stand out all the time.
      We also visited the Great Wall，one of the Eight Wonders of the World.Located in northern Beijing，the Great Wall was built to protect（保护） the whole city from the attackers（进攻者） from the north.The Great Wall is so large that it is said that it can be seen from the International Space Station.It would be a pity if we didn't visit it.
      Over the past seventy years，China has made great progress.Through forty years of reform and opening up（改革开放），China has become much stronger.It is now the world's second largest economy（经济体）.The journey was really an unforgettable experience in my life!
  
  （1）When did the writer have a trip to Beijing？

  
  A．In September.
  B．In October.
  C．In November.
  D．In December.
  （2）What's the Chinese meaning of the underlined word "Emperors"？

  
  A．皇帝.
  B．总理.
  C．大臣.
  D．公主.
  （3）Which of the following is NOT true about the Great Wall？

  
  A．It lies in the north of Beijing.
  B．It is one of the Eight Wonders of the World.
  C．It was once used to protect the city of Beijing.
  D．People are really able to see it from the International Space Station.
  （4）What does the last paragraph mainly tell us？

  
  A．China has made great progress in the past seventy years.
  B．Reform and opening up have been going on for 40 years in China.
  C．China has become the world's second largest economy.
  D．It was very unforgettable for the writer to visit Beijing.
  组卷：4引用：1难度：0.6

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• 3．Many of us are bored in our spare time and find nothing to do.Here we will offer you some activities that can be done in free time.
      Reading.Reading is one of the most wonderful activities.In addition to（除……之外） the pleasure that it adds to people's life，it also fills（填入） people's minds with knowledge（知识），stories and so on.
      A person can follow the style of reading in his or her life，either by buying books，making use of a free library card，or by exchanging books with friends because different people have different books.
  Cooking.Cooking skills are necessary（必需的） and must be learned in life，and there is nothing more wonderful than cooking with your hands and making new dishes.
      Fishing.This is a good way to spend enjoyable time for people who live near the sea.
      Taking photos.Use a good camera or a smartphone's camera so that you can take pictures of beautiful scenery and natural places.
      Playing chess.It is known that this game helps to increase thinking and raise（提升） the level of intelligence（智力），in addition to being a good way to challenge（挑战） oneself.
  
  （1）Many people usually feel

  when they have nothing to do in their spare time.
  A．happy
  B．free
  C．excited
  D．bored
  （2）Which of the following is NOT a benefit（好处） of reading？

  
  A．Bringing pleasure to people's life.B.Making people get knowledge.
  C．Filling people's minds with knowledge and stories.
  D．Making people challenge themselves.
  （3）The five activities that are mentioned in the passage can help us

  .
  A．enrich our lives
  B．cook delicious dishes
  C．take beautiful photos
  D．raise the level of intelligence
  （4）What's the Chinese meaning of the underlined word "exchanging"？

  
  A．改变.
  B．交换.
  C．购买.
  D．续借.
  组卷：1引用：1难度：0.6

  解析

• 4．Never try to work when you are very hungry.If you decide to do your homework right after school，you may get something to eat before getting to work.
      Always do your homework before you get too tired.Don't wait until very late in the evening，or your homework will seem much harder than it really is.If you have more than an hour's work，give yourself a break after an hour.On the other hand，don't pause to rest so much，or you can't finish anything.You should be able to work at least a half at a time without stopping.
      Don't put it off（推迟） until the last minute.If you put off doing your homework，you will have it on your mind，and you will not enjoy your free time so much.If you put it off until the end of the week or until right before a test，you will have too much work to do.A little bit each night，enough to keep up with what is happening each day in school，will make you not afraid of the tests and get good grades.
      Do your homework at the same time every evening.This will help you make it a habjye.ai.It will make it easier to do，and it will make your free time more enjoyable as well.
  
  （1）If we wait till very late in the evening，our homework will

  ．
  A．look very easy
  B．become less
  C．become a little hard
  D．seem much harder
  （2）Some students can't enjoy their free time so much because they

  ．
  A．never finish their homework in time
  B．want to keep up with what is happening in school
  C．have to do their homework each night
  D．have too much catching up to do
  （3）The underlined words "pause to rest" in the second paragraph may mean "

  in Chinese.
  A．停下来休息
  B．打破
  C．吃零食
  D．拖拉
  （4）What is the passage mainly about？

  
  A．How to spend your free time.
  B．How to do your homework.
  C．Some good habits at home.
  D．Some do's and don'ts in school.
  组卷：2引用：1难度：0.6

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三、用所给单词的适当形式填空

• 5．I understand why my parents' ideas were

  （difference） from mine last time.
  组卷：2引用：1难度：0.9

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五、语法填空

• 14．Zhang Jiacheng is fourteen years old.He lost his right arm in 2011，but he learned to play basketball with his left arm and hand （1）

  （quick）.He started playing basketball at the age of 12.The sport became（变成） his dream in his life.At first，even （2）

  easy move was difficult for him.However，he decided （3）

  （keep） trying.Every day，he plays basketball with his friends after school.When the weather is bad，he still plays it.He （4）

  （break） three basketballs within two years' practice.He practices （5）

  （hard） than other boys.It makes him happy.When he touches the ball，he can't take his hand off it.Zhang is a quiet and shy boy，（6）

  he seems to be another person when playing basketball.He is never afraid though he is not as tall （7）

  other players. "Everyone（8）

  （know） him now，but few know the hard times he once had in practice，" his coach（教练） said.
       Zhang's favorite basketball （9）

  （star） are Irving and Curry.He wishes to be a player like（10）

  （they） one day.
  组卷：13引用：1难度：0.3

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六、书面表达

• 15．假设你是Susan，你们学校校报的英文版正在对"我和我的好朋友"这一主题进行征稿，请你根据以下表格提示介绍一下你和你的好朋友Lucy，并向你们校报的英文版投稿。
  

  	不同点	相同点
  Susan	◆长直发 ◆擅长运动	◆喜欢读书，通常周末一起去图书馆看书
  Lucy	◆短卷发 ◆擅长唱歌 ◆性格更外向、有趣

  要求：（1）语言通顺、流畅；（2）词数：80左右。
  组卷：1引用：1难度：0.5

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