江苏省南京市第二十九中学天润城校区
2025-2026学年八年级英语12月月考试卷
2025-12
考试时间：100分钟 满分：100分
第一卷 选择题(共55分)
一、听力(共20小题;每小题1分，满分20分)(略)
二、单项选择(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)
1. The picture on the right shows that the student’s body temperature is ________ 39℃.
A. over B. at C. above D. below
2. Allan didn’t take the coat with him on a cold night. ________, he got a cold.
A. First of all B. Because of C. For example D. As a result
3. —Rome wasn’t built in a day. Only hard work can bring a ________ result.
—That’s true. We need to work really hard.
A. satisfying B. proud C. serious D. possible
4. —Did you take any photos of the baby giant panda?
—I took ________. I only took some pictures of his mother.
A. nothing B. none C. nobody D. no one
5. __________ more about rare wild animals, I spent some time searching online last night.
A. Learned B. Learn C. To learn D. Learning
6. The company offered Helen a job, but she didn’t ________ it because it is too far from her home.
A. accept B. hide C. finish D. repeat
7. Which of the following has the same sentence structure as “The idea sounds good.”?
A. The wind is blowing hard. B. The story seems interesting.
C. Children like flying kites. D. I made Mom a birthday card.
8. We will go on with the program ________ it takes us a whole month.
A. as if B. rather than C. so that D. even if
9. We can add a suffix (后缀) to a noun to form an adjective. The word “________” is an example.
A. kindness B. sleepy C. inventor D. meeting
10. Which can be put in “________” to show the rhyme of the poem in the picture?
A. The birds fly in a row. B. The cloud is still alone.
C. The other half is dark. D. The other half is night.
三、完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)
In September 2023, scientists discovered a seismic wave (地震波). Coming from Earth’s crust (地壳), the wave lasted for nine days straight and ___11___ all over the world. This was ___12___ because most seismic waves usually last for only minutes or hours.
To find the ___13___, 68 scientists across 15 countries and areas worked together. Their ___14___ was published (出版) in the journal Science this September.
It all started with a landslide (山体滑坡) in a fjord (峡湾) in eastern Greenland on Sept 16,2023. Because of global warming, a glacier (冰川) at the foot of a mountain in the fjord became too ___15___ to hold up the rocks above. This ___16___ the 1,200-meter-high mountain top to come down. Twenty-five million cubic meters of rock and ice fell into the fjord, enough to ___17___ 10,000 Olympic swimming pools. A tsunami (海啸) then ___18___, with a wave up to 110 meters high. Over the next nine days, the ___19___ moved back and forward in the fjord every 90 seconds, hitting the mountain and sending vibrations (振动) across the earth.
This was the first time people ___20___ a landslide and a tsunami completely. The scientists believe such events will become more usual.
11. A. started B. travelled C. happened D. changed
12. A. strange B. usual C. exciting D. cheerful
13. A. result B. example C. reason D. mistake
14. A. story B. novel C. poem D. finding
15. A. simple B. strong C. thin D. big
16. A. caused B. helped C. invited D. advised
17. A. count B. fill C. clean D. clear
18. A. waited B. broke C. stopped D. came
19. A. ice B. rock C. water D. thunder
20. A. recorded B. counted C. made D. supported
四、阅读理解(共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下列材料，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
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21. How much should Jim and his friend Bill pay for a bicycle tour?
A. $250. B. $300. C. $350. D. $600.
