2024-2025学年南京求真中学八年级英语12月月考试卷
考试时间：70分钟 满分：100分 2024.12
第一卷 选择题（共60分）
听力（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）（略）
单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
----Do you think Mike is going to the beach with us tomorrow
----He ____________ go there, but I’m not so sure.
must B. may C. should D. will
We young people are doing what we can ____________ our environment and wild animals.
A. protect B. protecting C. to protect D. protected
23. ----I think cycling isn’t as exciting as climbing.
----That’s because you can’t ride well. ____________, both of them are interesting.
In the beginning B. In fact C. As a result D. At last
24. With the help of his classmates, he ____________ the difficult maths problems easily.
A. gave out B. acted out C. put out D. worked out
25. ----Did you take any photos of the baby giant panda
----I took ____________. I only took some pictures of his monkey.
A. nothing B. no one C. nobody D. none
26. The number of the giant pandas is becoming ____________ because there is ____________ living space for them.
A. fewer and fewer; less and less B. fewer and fewer; smaller and smaller
C. smaller and smaller; fewer and fewer D. smaller and smaller; less and less
27. Henry keeps exercising every morning. ____________, he looks healthier and healthier.
A. As a result B. In order to C. However D. Moreover
28. ----Could you please tell me something about Hong Kong Disneyland, please
----With pleasure. It __________ an area of 129 hectare, ___________ four different parks.
is; includes B. covers; includes C. covers; including D. is; including
__________ healthy, we should eat more vegetables and do more exercise.
To keeping B. To keep C. Keep D. Keeping
In the centre of the city are some parks. You’d better __________ much noise in it.
not making B. not make C. don’t make D. not to make
Every year more and more birds come to Xuanwu Lake to live __________ the winter.
through B. across C. around D. in
----I’m sorry. I __________ my exercise book at home.
----Don’t forget __________ it here tomorrow, please.
forgot to take B. forgot; to bring C. left; to take D. left; to bring
33. The number of the volunteers in our city __________ 2,000. And sixty percent __________ teachers and students.
A. is; is B. is; are C. are ;is D. are; are
34. I think __________ nature reserves __________ us learn more about protecting animals.
A. studying; help B. studies; to help C. studying; helps D. to study; help
35. My mother says that we won’t go on a trip to Malaysia because it is too dangerous. __________.You were looking forward to it.
A. Never mind B. Don’t worry about it C. Enjoy yourselves D. What a pity
完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，从各题所给的 A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
One of my favourite things about spring is the arrival of different kinds of birds. My grandfather was a bird lover, so I ____36____ the bird watching hobby at a young age. And I’ve developed a great ____37____ for nature photography at the same time.
Usually when the yellow warblers come back from the south in spring, they pass me by. I’ve ____38____ seen them around my home, but not on this special sunny day in spring. When I finished my homework, I put on a light jacket and went out to the garden to watch the birds. While taking some pictures, I looked up and noticed this yellow warbler in my apple tree. The bird’s bright yellow feathers were ____39____ against the brown branches and fresh green leaves, so I took this photo immediately.
I watched carefully ____40____ the yellow warbler hopped (双脚跳) between the branches that day. I like to say he was doing the “warbler ____41____” because warblers don’t ever seem to sit still, which makes them hard to photograph. As I watched, I listened ____42____. The yellow warbler’s song usually sounds like saying “Sweet, sweet, sweet, I’m so sweet,” ____43____ this one was strangely quiet. I guess he was too busy looking for something to eat. After a long journey from south to north, he must have been ____44____.
I’ve kept a photo book of about forty different kinds of birds. Every time when I watch these photos, they make me feel ____45____ after a long time of study and bring back the memories of the great time I spent with nature. Luckily, I’ve got a new page for my book this spring--the yellow warbler.
A. took away B. gave up C. worked on D. picked up
A. way B. love C. skill D. method
A. always B. often C. sometimes D. never
A. shaking B. growing C. shining D. falling
A. as B. until C. after D. since
A. walk B. fight C. music D. dance
A. nervously B. closely C. carelessly D. politely
A. or B. then C. but D. so
A. tired B. thirsty C. hungry D. sleepy
A. interested B. relaxed C. amazed D. bored
阅读理解（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
A
Many people like cute and friendly dolphins. They like dolphin shows in the zoo. About 40 kinds of dolphin live in the world. Many of them live in the sea. But pink dolphins live in Amazon River. Here is something about pink dolphins.
Pink dolphins are big mammals. An adult pink dolphin can be 2~2.3 m long and weigh
100~150 kilos. How heavy they are! Many dolphins are black and white or gray and white. But pink dolphins are different. Their colors change with age. Young pink dolphins are gray. But adult dolphins can show the color of pink. Pink dolphins have about 52 pairs of teeth. The teeth help them get food easily. They eat about 50 kinds of fishes and crabs.
Like other dolphins, pink dolphins are social animals. They live in groups but their group is small. A group has 2 or 4 pink dolphins. The pink dolphins in the same group go into the water, play in the water and look for food together.
What color is a young pink dolphin
Black. B. White. C. Gray. D. Pink.
In Paragraph 3, how does the writer explain the underlined word “social”
By giving facts. B. By listing numbers.
C. By making a mind map. D. By asking questions.
48. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE
A. About 40 kinds of pink dolphins live in the world.
B. Pink dolphins are big but not heavy animals.
C. Pink dolphins’ teeth help a lot in getting food.
D. Pink dolphins live in big groups.
B
A small mouse named Pat at the San Diego Zoo set a new world record for the oldest known living mouse.
Pat is a Pacific pocket mouse, and this is the smallest kind of mouse in North America. He weighs about as much as three coins.
Pacific pocket mice live in Southern California, usually within 3.2 kilometers of the sea. They can help spread the seeds of the plants that grow naturally in this area. Their digging underground also helps the plants grow.
But starting in the early 1930s, humans began taking up more and more of the area where the mice normally lived. Pacific pocket mice began disappearing. In the 1970s,
scientists believed that the Pacific pocket mouse became extinct.
But in 1994, scientists found a small group of Pacific pocket mice in Orange County, California. Later, they found two other small groups of the mice. Starting in 2012, the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance (SDZWA) began working to help the mice by raising them. Pat was just born in the first year of that program.
In 2016, the SDZWA and several other groups helped get a group of Pacific pocket mice started in a park. Soon, the number of mice in the park began growing without any help from humans. The SDZWA says they will send many mice into the wild. But Pat will continue staying at the zoo. Now he’s quite old for a mouse.
49. Why does the writer tell us how much Pat weighs
A. To tell us he is very old. B. To show that he is strong.
C. To show that he is very small. D. To tell us he doesn’t eat much.
50. Put the following information into the right order according to the passage.
a. The SDZWA started to raise Pacific pocket mice.
b. Scientists thought pacific pocket mice died out.
c. The number of Pacific pocket mice in the park became larger.
d. Pacific pocket mice’s living area became smaller.
e. Pacific pocket mice were found in Orange County.
A. b-a-e-c-d B. b-d-c-a-c C. d-b-e-a-c D. d-e-b-a-c
51. What can we infer from the passage
A. The SDZWA does a good job in protecting these mice.
B. A large number of people want to join the SDWA.
C. The writer has a strong love for these mice.
D. Pat will go to the wild soon.
C
Monarch butterflies (帝王蝶) are flying through Missouri on their way to Mexico. Many American people love to see these bright-colored black-and-orange butterflies, but they need our help to stay safe and healthy.
Every year, monarch butterflies travel south to Mexico in autumn and fly back next spring. As the monarchs go south, it’s a good time for people in Missouri to start seeing more of these beautiful things. They’ve already been found in places like Kansas City, and even in smaller towns like St. Joseph.
Sadly, the number of monarchs has dropped by 80% in the past twenty years. Monarch caterpillars (毛毛虫) need to eat milkweed to grow. Much of the milkweed in the country is gone because of the overuse of herbicides (除草剂) in farming. Without these plants, monarchs have no place to live or find food.
Monarchs plays an important role because, like bees, they can carry pollen (花粉), which help plants make seeds and fruit. Here are some things you can do to help these amazing butterflies:
Plant Milkweed: This is the only plant where monarchs lay their eggs. By planting milkweed in your garden, you can give these butterflies a place to stop and rest during their trip. You can also plant other flowers to provide food for the adult butterflies.
Take Photos: If you you see a monarch, take a photo and up load it to the Western Monarch Milkweed Mapper. You can help follow the movements of monarchs and understand where they are during the year, which is valuable information for researchers.
Help Fight Global Warming: Changes in the weather are making life harder for monarchs. Bad weather hurts milkweed and when the temperature is too high or too low, it’s difficult for monarchs to grow up. By doing things to help the environment, like recycling and saving energy, you can help slow down global warming and protect the monarchs.
When is this passage probably written
In spring. B. In summer. C. In autumn. D. In winter.
How did the number of monarch butterflies change in the past 20 years
Why are monarch butterflies important
Because people enjoy seeing them in nature.
Because bees need their support to carry pollen.
Because they can help plants to grow.
Because they can find food for other animals.
Which of the following sentences ISN’T a way to help protect monarchs
They can plant flowers as food for monarchs.
They can keep monarchs in their own gardens.
They can take photos to follow the butterflies.
They can use air conditioners less.
D
Even though the world has worked hard to protect African elephants, many of them are still being killed for their ivory. At the end of the 1970s, over 1.3 million elephants walked around Africa. But today, their numbers have fallen to around 450, 000. This is mainly caused by illegal hunting for ivory. Need for ivory in markets, especially in Asia and Africa, continues to push the illegal buying and selling. This has resulted in the deaths of at least
20,000 African elephants each year,
Ivory is also known as “white gold”. People always think it’s precious. Because of its unusual look, people often use it to make expensive things, such as jewellery, musical instruments and art. And the ivory material itself can stand the test of time. That’s why many people are willing to pay high prices for ivory products.
However, no matter how much real ivory is sold for, it’s certainly not worth the harm to
elephants. So some scientists are working hard on creating the same beauty of ivory with no killing.
Thaddaa Rath and her team at the University of Vienna have created the man-made ivory
called “Digory”. It is made from synthetic resin (合成树脂) and calcium phosphate particles (磷酸钙颗粒). First, they use a 3D printer to make the shape. Then they color-match and stain (着色) it. Finally, they polish (抛光) it to make it look like real natural ivory. Although the chemical structure of Digory is completely different from that of the natural ivory, it looks so real that it is hard to tell the difference by eye.
Fritz Vollrath, a biologist from the UK, felt excited about the invention because Digory could save many elephants from risks. He said, “We hope that, by doing more research, Digory will soon be accepted and used worldwide. And I believe that technology like this will play an important role in wildlife protection.”
Why does the writer list some numbers in Paragraph 1
To show the number of elephants in Africa now.
To introduce the ivory markets in Asia and Africa.
To tell the reasons for the illegal buying and selling of ivory.
To show the dangerous situation of African elephants.
57. What does the underlined word “precious” in Paragraph 2 mean
A. Beautiful. B. Modern. C. Valuable. D. Traditional.
58. What do we know about Digory from Paragraph 4
a. Why Digory is invented. b. How Digoy is created.
c. What Digory is made from. d. Whether Digory looks real.
A. abc B. acd C. bcd D. abd
59. Which of the following is NOT TRUE
A. The ivory material will turn brown after some time.
B. Technology will support the protection of wildlife.
C. Digopy may be popular with many people.
D. Digory may be a way to help protect elephants.
60. Which is the right structure of the text (①=Para.1 ②=Para.2...)
A. ①/②③④⑤ B. ①/②③/④⑤ C. ①②③④/⑤ D. ①/②/③④⑤
第二卷（非选择题）（共40分）
语言基础知识（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
根据括号中所给的汉语写出单词，使句子意思完整正确。
61. Many sharks have to look after themselves from ____________(出生).
62. Both his father and grandfather are ___________(渔民). They often go fishing on the sea.
63. He has a good memory so he can remember the new words ____________(容易).
64. Different ____________(政府) are doing everything they can to change the bad weather.
65. Ladies and gentlemen, please write down your ____________(地址) carefully.
根据句子意思，用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。
Could you please ____________(not use) your mobile phone here
If we do nothing, soon there won’t be any pandas ____________(leave) in the world.
68. Little Tommy didn’t come to school today because of ____________(ill).
69. Take a map with you. Otherwise, you may get ____________(lose).
70. A pair of binoculars can help you see the birds far away ____________(clear).
根据所给汉语完成下列句子，每空词数不限。
野生动物是人类的朋友，但过往的人类活动却导致他们的栖息地(living space)越来越 少。
Wild animals are our friends. But in the past human activities ______________________ for wild animals.
现在人类知道(understand)保护野生动物的重要性。
Now humans ____________________________________________.
他们立刻采取行动(act)去保护野生动物。
They ____________________________________________.
他们制定法律阻止人们猎杀(kill)野生动物。
They ____________________________________________.
他们还建议人们不要买皮衣(fur coats)。
They also ____________________________________________.
七选五（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项
A: Hey, Bruce! You look sad. ____________(76)
B: Yes. I came back from the zoo just now.
A: Did you see your favourite tigers
B: Yes. ____________(77)
A: Why not
B: Because they had to stay in cages (笼子) and they were not clean.
A: ____________(78) I think they should go back to forests or mountains.
B: Even worse, a few children threw something at them.
A: That’s too bad. ____________(79)
B: Of course. I also told them it was our job to protect animals.
A: ____________(80) protecting them is protecting ourselves.
I’m sorry to hear that.
Did you stop them
But they didn’t look well.
When did you go to the zoo
Didn’t you go to the zoo
How do you like tigers
You did quite right.
阅读问答（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，回答问题。注意：每题答案不超过8个单词。
I was coming downstairs to get breakfast when the post came. I was waiting for a letter from my friend Sam, so I picked the letters up and looked through them. I wasn’t surprised to see that there were some bills. There was an invitation to a party. There wasn’t a letter from Sam. There was a postcard, showing some cliffs and the sea. What a nice view! I turned the postcard over. It wasn’t easy to read. Rain had made the writing unclear, including the name of the person who had sent the postcard.
Who was it from I tried to read any of the words. I could read “Dear Tom, I’m having a lovely time in...” Then the writing became unclear. I couldn’t read anything else. Who had gone to the seaside I couldn’t think of anyone! It was a mystery. There was another mystery too. Where was Sam’s letter
Just then the phone rang. It was Sam!
“I’m calling to see if you got my postcard,” he said. “We are at the seaside, not in London. We changed our minds. Mum and Dad are resting after our walk. So I’m ringing you. I’m sorry I didn’t write a letter. We’ve been so busy.”
Both mysteries were solved!
What was the writer waiting for that moment
____________________________________________
In fact, what did the writer receive
____________________________________________
Why couldn’t the writer read the name of the person who had sent the postcard
____________________________________________
How many mysteries are there in the story
____________________________________________
Who sent the postcard on earth (究竟)
____________________________________________
首字母填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词。
Maria was having a bad day. She forgot her lunch in the morning, and that was only the b____________(86). When she went back to get her lunch, the bus l____________(87) without her! Then her mother was angry. Since she had to drive Maria to school, her mother was going to be l____________(88) for work, too.
After all that, Maria left her lunch in the car. She did not know where her mind was! In English class, she stumbled over the words and did not r____________(89). she was sure she
would get a b____________(90) grade.
She had to b____________(91) some lunch from her friends who laughed at her. They were not helping. They played dodgeball in gym class, and she fell and h____________(92) her knee. She thought the day could not get any worse.
She was ready to c____________(93) when she got home. Then she saw that her mother had made her f____________(94) food, fish tacos, and was ready to l____________(95) to Mara tell about her bad day. Everything would be okay.
参考答案
听力（略）
选择填空 21~25 BCBDD 26~30 DACBB 31~35 ADBCD
完形填空 36~40 DBACA 41~45 DBCCB
阅读理解 46~48 CAC 49~51 CCA 52~55 CACB 56~60 DCCAD
语言基础知识
61. birth 62. fishermen 63. easily 64. governments 65. addresses
66. not use 67. left 68. illness 69. lost 70. clearly
71. led to less and less living area
understand the importance of protecting wild animals
act to protect wild animals right away
make laws to stop/prevent people (from) killing wild animals
advise people not to buy fur coats
七选五 76~80 ECABG
阅读问答
A letter from his friend Sam.
Some bills, an invitation and a postcard.
Because rain had made the writing unclear.
There are two mysteries.
Sam did.
首字母填空
beginning 87. left 88. late 89. read 90. bad
91. borrow 92. hurt 93. cry 94. favourite 95. listen
