江苏省常州市第二十四中学2025-2026学年八年级上学期12月月考英语试题(2025.12)
一、单项选择（15分）
1. —Can you tell me something about ________ nature reserve you visited last month, Bob?
—OK. Wolong Nature Reserve covers ________ area of over 7,000 square kilometers.
A. /; the B. the; an C. the; a D. a; the
2. Millie thought it quite_______ to learn English well and she could work out this problem very_______．
A. easy； easy B. easily； easily
C. easy； easily D. easily； easy
3. The look on his face suggested that the teacher was quite ________ with the ________ result.
A. satisfied; satisfied B. satisfied; satisfying
C. satisfying; satisfied D. satisfying; satisfying
4. The doctor advised my father ________ too much spicy food ________ his stomach problem ________ worse.
A. not eat; stopping; getting B. not to eat; to stop; getting
C. doesn’t eat; to stop; getting D. doesn’t eat; to stop; not to get
5. The giant pandas in this area are doing very well. ________ the hard work of the researchers, they ________ a special kind of bamboo.
A. Thanks to; mainly live on B. Thanks for; live mainly on
C. Thanks for; mainly live in D. Thanks to; live mainly in
6. The teacher always ________ her students ________ their homework carefully every day.
A. makes; finish B. lets; to finish
C. has; finishing D. wants; finish
7. The government has made new laws for the ________ of wild animals, hoping their number will ________ in the coming years.
A increase; protection B. protection; increase
C. protecting; increase D. protection; increasing
8. Last month, a tourist fell ________ the river. He ________, but luckily, a guide quickly jumped in to save him. Remember, swimming in this river ________ because of the fast currents.
A. down; was dangerous; is at risk B. into; was in danger; is dangerous
C. down; was at risk; is in danger D. into; is dangerous; is in danger
9. —________ did the famous giant panda Hua Hua weigh when it was born?
—It ________ about 200 grams at birth.
A. How much; weight B. How much; weighed
C. How heavy; weight D. How heavy; weighed
10. Do the birds stay comfortably in the reserve?
The structure of this sentence is ________.
A. S+V+O B. S+V C. S+V+P D. S+V+IO+DO
11. Which of the following has the same sentence structure as “She bought some books about DIY on her way home yesterday.”?
A. The news made all of us sad.
B. The children are reading under the shade of the tree.
C. Mr. Li is teaching an English song at the moment.
D. Tom was really tired out after a hard day’s work.
12. —What ________ the number of students in your school?
—About two thousand and a number of them ________ from the countryside.
A. is; are B. is; is C. are; is D. are; are
13. In some areas of Jiangsu this winter, the average temperature has stayed ________ zero for several weeks. Experts say such long-lasting cold weather may ________ the growth of crops.
A. above; have an effect on B. below; have an effect on
C. above; pay attention to D. below; pay attention to
14. The city centre is 10 miles ________ the train station but I don’t live ________.
A. far away; far away B. far from; far away C. away from; away from D. from; far away
15. —It’s raining hard outside. Would you like me to call a taxi for you?
—________.
A. Yes, I’d love to B. That’s all right
C. No, thanks. I can manage myself D. Take it easy
