遼寧省沈陽市私立聯(lián)合體學(xué)校2024-2025學(xué)年下學(xué)期八年級4月月考英語試題（原卷版+解析版）

2024—2025學(xué)年度下學(xué)期八年級階段練習(xí)(一)英語(范圍：Unit1—3)滿分90分，時間90分鐘。注意事項(xiàng)：1.同學(xué)們須用0.5mm黑色字跡的簽字筆在本練習(xí)題規(guī)定位置填寫自己的班級、姓名及練習(xí)號；2.須在答題卡上作答；3.本練習(xí)題包括5道大題，45道小題，共8頁。第一部分選擇題(共50分)一、閱讀理解(共20小題，每小題2分；滿分40分)第一節(jié)閱讀下面語言材料，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。AAnnaBrownwasanartistwhobelievedthatitwasimportanttohelpothers.Whensheheardofasummercampforchildrenwithseriousillnessesshecameupwithanidea.Itcostmoneyforthesekidstogotothecamp,soAnnadecidedtoseewhatshecoulddotohelp.Itwasimpossibleforhertodonate(捐贈)alotofmoney,soshehadtothinkofanotherway.Shewantedtotakeadvantageofherloveofart.Soshestartedmakingandsellingbeautifulcardstoraisemoneyforthesekids.Becausethesecardswereallhandmade,itwouldtakeheralongtimetomakealotofthem.SoAnnahadanotheridea.Shestartedinvitingfriendstoherhousetohelphermakethecards.Atfirstherfriendswerehesitant.Manysaidthattheywerenotartisticanddidn’tknowhowtomakecards.Butoncetheysawthebeautifulmaterialsthatshehadinherworkroom,herfriendsfeltmorecomfortabledoingthingssuchasdrawingandcuttinginordertomakeanewcard.Butthematerialswereexpensive.Tomakemoneywithoutspendingmoney,Annaaskedforandgotdonationsofpaper,glue,scissors,andotherthingsfromnearbystores.Shesoldhercardsforthreedollarseachindifferentartmarketsduringtheyear.Annaraisedmorethan$30,000inher10yearsmakingcards.1.WhatwasAnna?A.Anartist. B.Adoctor. C.Aworker. D.Ateacher.2.WhatdidAnnainviteherfriendstodo?A.Sellcards. B.Makecards.C.Buymaterials. D.Donatematerials.3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“hesitant”inParagraph2meaninChinese?A.坐立不安的 B.猶豫不決的C.興高采烈的 D.心甘情愿的4.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeAnna?A.Kind-hearted. B.Polite. C.Brave. D.Humorous.BSometimesusinghandgesturescanbringmoreinformationandbemoreconvenientthanwords,especiallywhenyouarespeakingtosomeonewithnolanguageincommon.Butthesamegesturecanmeansomethingquiteimpoliteandimpropertoapersonfromadifferentculturalbackground.“V”ShapeInmanycountries,ifyouhaveyourindex(食指)andmiddlefingerspointedupinthe“V”shape,itstandsforwinning.However,whenyoumakethesign,besuretohavethefrontofyourhandfacingoutwardinsteadofinward,becauseshowingpeoplethebackofyourhandisimpoliteinsomecountriesliketheUKandAustralia.FingerSnap(打響指)Snappingyourthumb(拇指)andmiddlefingersoverandovermaymeanoneistryingtoremindsomeoneofsomethingforgotten.WhileinLatinAmerica,snappingthemmeansaskingonetohurryup.Butonethingyoushouldrememberisthat,inmanycultures,snappingfingersclosetosomeone’sfaceisconsideredtobeanimpropergesture.FingersCrossedCrossingtheindexandmiddlefingersisconsideredasasignofwishingforgoodluckorfortune.Atothertimes,peoplecrosstheirfingersbeforetellingalie,asitisbelievedtocountervail(抵消)thebadthingscomingfromthelie.Soitisbothapositiveandnegativesymbol.ILYSignThisisalwaysanicehandgesturefromAmericanSignLanguage.Itcombinestheletters“I”,“L”and“Y”tomean“Iloveyou”.Peopleusethisgestureveryoftentoshowtheirlovefortheirfamily,friendsandalltheotherpeopletheylove.CountingwithFingersFinally,forthemostusefulsigns—howtocountthenumbersfromonetoten.NoticehowEnglish-speakingcountriesusebothhandsinsteadofone.SothenexttimeyougotoamarketintheUS,remembertousethesesignstobargain.5.OnMother’sDay________canbestshowlovetoyourmuminsteadofwords.A. B. C. D.6.Ifyouknowhowtocountwithfingers,youcan________.A.wishforgoodluck B.asksomeonetohurryupC.discusspricesinamarket D.showyourlovetoyourfamilyandfriends7.Whydoesthewritermentionsomanydifferenthandgestures?A.Toletpeoplenotworryaboutmakingmistakes.B.Toencouragepeopletousehandgesturesmore.C.Totellthedifferencesbetweendifferentcultures.D.Towarnpeopletobecarefulwhenusinghandgestures.8.Whatcanweknowabouthandgesturesfromthetext?A.Fingerscrossedisalwaysconsideredasapositivesign.B.ILYsignisoftenusedtowishforgoodluckandfortune.C.“V”shapesignmeanswishingsomeonetobesuccessful.D.Snappingfingersclosetosomeone’sfacemaybeimpolite.CPuppetsforcreativeyoungpeopleSpendhoursoffunplayingwithyourmagicalpuppetsinCentreStore!GlovepuppetsThesepuppets,alsoknownashandpuppets,arepuppetsthatfitoverthepuppeteer’shandlikeaglove.Usepuppetstotellthestoriesyoucreate.TheseclothpuppetsfromFujianarecheaptomake,easytooperateandlightenoughtocarryaroundinyourschoolbag.ShadowpuppetsTheseflatcut-outpuppetsfromSichuanaresoldwithabookoffamousancientstoriesaboutpeopleandeventsforyoutoactout.Weoftenhaveplasticpuppetsstucktosticks.Youcanmoveyourpuppetsbystandingbehindawhiteclothscreenwithabrightlight.Onlytheshadowofyourpuppetscanbeseenbytheaudienceinfrontofthescreen.Marionettes(牽線木偶)ItrequiresskillstousethesesmallwoodenfiguresfromFujian,butyouwillenjoyit.Marionetteshavearms,legs,waistsandnecks.Theyarejoinedtoawoodencrossbystrings(繩)whichareusedtomakethepuppetmove.However,youmusttryagainandagaintoavoidtangling(盤繞)thestrings.Wanttotrythemout?ComedowntoourCityPuppetStoreat303RenminRoad,Yueqing.Wehavepuppetexpertsonhandtoworkwithyouandgivetips.Formoreinformation,clickhere!9.Whichmaterialisoftenusedtomakeshadowpuppets?A.Plastic. B.Wood. C.Cloth. D.Paper.10.Whatcanweknowaboutthepuppets?A.Playingmarionettesneedsskillsandpractice.B.Glovepuppetsaresimpleforstudentstomake.C.Shadowpuppetsplayersareshownonthescreen.D.Thesepuppetsinthestorearefromthesameplace.11.Whydoesthewriterwritethistext?A.Tospreadtraditionalculturesandskills.B.Toexplaindifferentactivitiesofthestore.C.Tocomparepuppetsfromdifferentplaces.DTocallonpeopletohavefuninthestore.12.Wherecanweprobablyreadthetext?A.Onamap. B.Inadiary. C.Inanewspaper. D.Onawebsite.DArecentstudyshowsthatdoingvoluntarywork(志愿者工作)canhelppeopletolivelonger.From2018to2022,someresearchersmadeasurveyamongmorethan3,000people.Theyfoundthatjust2.3percentofthepeoplewhoonceworkedasvolunteers(志愿者)haddied,comparedwith4.3percentofthosewhoneverworkedasvolunteers.Theyalsofoundthathowoftenpeopledidvoluntaryworkwasimportantaswell.Amongthosewhoonceworkedasvolunteers,only1.8percentofpeopleusuallydoingvoluntarywork(morethan4timesamonth)died,comparedwith2.5percentofpeopleoccasionallydoingvoluntarywork(onceamonth).Afurtherstudyshowsthatthereasonwhypeopledovoluntaryworkisalsoimportant.Thatistosay,people’spurposesofdoingvoluntaryworkmakeadifference.Theresearcherspointedoutthatthemorepityvolunteersfeltforthepoorpeople,themorepossibilitytheyhadoflivinglonger.Thosevolunteersforpersonalbenefits(利益)hadnearlythesamelengthoflifeasthepeoplewhodidn’tdovoluntaryworkatall.Itmaybeabadideatoencouragepeopletodovoluntaryworkforpersonalbenefits.Doingvoluntaryworkisoftenencouragedinschoolsandorganizations.Somesaythatit’sokaytolookforbenefitsforyourself.Otherssaythatyouwillreceivethehealthbenefitsthroughvoluntarywork.Butinfact,thehealthbenefitsofdoingvoluntaryworkmustbereducediflookingforpersonalbenefitsbecomesamainpurpose.13.Whatdidtheresearchersfindfromtheirrecentstudy?A.Plentyofpeoplewantedtodovoluntarywork.B.Plentyofpeoplediedofdoingvoluntarywork.C.Peoplecouldgrowrichbydoingvoluntarywork.D.Peoplecouldlivelongerbydoingvoluntarywork.14.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“occasionally”probablymean?A.Never. B.Sometimes. C.Often. D.Always.15.Whichpurposewillprobablyhelpvolunteerstolivelonger?A.Todevelopabilities. B.Tohelpthepoorpeople.C.Tomakemorefriends. D.Togetpersonalbenefits.16.Whichcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.Livelonger:beingforcedtobeavolunteer B.Livelonger:beingorderedtobeavolunteerC.Livelonger:beingrequiredtobeavolunteer D.Livelonger:beingpreparedtobeavolunteerHowdoyougreetyourfriends?____17____SomemayshakehandsSomewouldliketonod.Somepeoplekisstogreet.Buthaveyoueverwonderedhowanimalssayhellotoothers?Weknowhowsimilarchimpanzees(黑猩猩)aretohumans.____18____Chimpanzeesusuallygreeteachotherwithahandtouch,ahugorsometimesakiss.Someofthemcanalsocommunicatethroughsimplesignlanguage.Giraffesseldommakeloudsounds.Malegiraffesoftenusetheirneckstogreeteachother.____19____Whentwogiraffesmeet,theymay“shake”theirnecksandrub(摩擦)themagainsteachother.____20____Dolphinsgreetoneanotherwithwhistles(哨叫聲).Theycanhearotherdolphinsfrommanykilometersaway.Everydolphinhasadifferentwhistle.____21____Whentwogroupsofdolphinsmeet,theyeachchooseamemberto“talk”totheothergroup.Thetwogroupscanthenjoinupandtraveltogether.根據(jù)材料內(nèi)容，從下面五個選項(xiàng)中選出能填入文中空缺處的最佳選項(xiàng)，使文章意思通順、內(nèi)容完整。A.Theirneckscanreachuptotwometers.B.Thisistofeelhowstrongandtalltheothergiraffeis.C.Itgivesinformationlikethedolphin’sageandhealth.D.It’snosurprisethattheirgreetingsarealsoclosetoours.E.Peoplefromdifferentculturesmayhavedifferentanswers.二、完形填空(共10小題，每小題1分；滿分10分)閱讀短文，理解其大意，從A、B、C、D四個選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。Doyouknowwhattigerheadshoesare?TheyareakindoftraditionalChineseshoesthat___22___atigerheaddesigninthefront.Theseshoeswere___23___inancientChinaandwerewornbymostmenandwomen.Thetigerheadshoesaremadeofclothandhaveaflatsole(鞋底).The___24___issimple,withthetigerheadinthefrontandaredorblackcolourscheme(配色).Theshoesarelightand___25___towear,makingthemperfectforeverydayuse.Theseshoesarenotonlyfashionable___26___importantinChineseculture.Thetigerisa___27___ofpowerandstrengthinChineseculture.Wearingtheseshoeswasbelievedto___28___goodluckandkeepthewearersafe.Inrecentyears,tigerheadshoeshavemadeacomebackinChinese___29___.Manydesignershaveputthetigerheaddesignintotheirmodernclothingto___30___afashionablestyle.IfyouevervisitChina,besureto____31____thetigerheadshoesandtrythemonforyourself.Maybetheywillbringyougoodlucktoo!22.A.have B.draw C.paint D.describe23.A.strong B.cheap C.simple D.popular24.A.design B.repair C.sale D.production25.A.comfortable B.painful C.difficult D.easy26.A.and B.or C.but D.so27.A.standard B.custom C.symbol D.picture28.A.change B.stop C.drive D.bring29.A.habit B.hobby C.fashion D.history30.A.require B.lead C.accept D.organize31.A.lookfor B.throwaway C.keepoff D.thinkof第二部分非選擇題(共40分)三、語篇填空(共10小題，每小題1分；滿分10分)閱讀短文，在空白處填入一個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或用括號內(nèi)所給詞的正確形式填空，使短文通順、連貫。BuddyBallisaprogram.Itoffershelptodisabledkids.MyfriendAllyandIspendafewhourseveryweek___32___volunteersthere.Atthemoment,wearebuddiesforaneleven-year-oldboy___33___(call)Tom.Heisakidwithveryfewlanguageskills.___34___heisinawheelchair,heisstillagoodbasketballplayer.Thedisabilitymakeshimupsetwhenhe___35___(miss)ashotormakesabadpass.Hiseyesarefilledwith___36___(tear)andhewantstogiveup.Therefore,ashisbuddies,weencouragehim.Wehavelearnedhow___37___(communicate)withhim.Itisgreattoseehowhehasimprovedandhedoesn’tgetupsetso___38___(easy).HisparentsarereallyhappyaboutBuddyBall.Theysay,“Totellthe___39___(true),wealwaysthinkitisunfairforourson.Tom___40___(become)moreconfidentandsociablesincehejoinedBuddyBall.It’s___41___greatsuccess.Thankyou!”BuddyBallisagreatchanceforeveryone!IlovevolunteeringforBuddyBall.四、閱讀與表達(dá)(共4小題，41~43小題，每小題2分，44小題4分；滿分10分)閱讀短文，然后根據(jù)內(nèi)容回答問題。Peopleusebodylanguagealmosteveryday.Whatisbodylanguage?Howdoesitwork?Wanttospeakwithyourbody?Usebodylanguage!A“V”gestureshowshappinessvictoryorpeace.Openingthemouthwideshowssurprise.Thisisbodylanguage.Whenyouspeakwithothers,bodylanguageisimportant.Scientistssaywedo65percentofourcommunicationwithbodylanguage.Forexample,whenyoumakefaces,peoplethinkyouarenaughty(淘氣的)orshy.Frowning(皺眉)showsyouareangry.Sometimesyourwordssayonething,butyourbodylanguagessayanother.Forexample,youtouchyourfacewhiletellingalie.Indifferentcultures,thesamebodylanguagemayhavedifferentmeanings.Noddingyourheadinmostcountriesmeans“Yes”.ButinsomepartsofGreeceandTurkey,itmeans“No”.Differentbodylanguagescanalsomeanthesamething.Take“hello”forexample.TheFrenchliketokisscheeks(臉頰)tosay“hello”.ButtheJapanesebow(鞠躬).Maoris(毛利人)inNewZealandtouchnoseswitheachotherwhentheymeet.42.Whatdoesthe“V”gesturemeanaccordingtothetext?_______________________________________43.Whatbodylanguageisthemeaningofa