八年级上册英语月考
一、单项选择(共10小题，每小题1分，计10分)
1. In our school library, there are ________ number of books on art. ________ number of books is still growing larger and larger.
A. a; A B. the; The C. a; The D. the; A
2. After a fire in the wetlands, the government made laws to ________ people from having barbecues or picnics in the wetlands.
A. prevent B. provide C. protect D. prepare
3. Taking part in the Olympics is many players’ dream, ________ it isn’t easy to make it.
A. as B. or C. and D. but
4. Trees can ________ carbon dioxide and produce oxygen for us to breathe.
A. trap B. harm C. kill D. cause
5. Which is the sentence structure of “The nature reserve provides a great home for animals”?
A. S+V B. S+V+P C. S+V+O+O D. S+V+O+C
6. The suffix “-ly” can be used to form both an adjective and an adverb. The underlined word is an adverb in the sentence “________”.
A. We take daily walks together along the road. B. The road is badly damaged.
C. The girl looks so lovely. D. We like the lively nightlife here.
7. Which of the following has the same sentence structure as “We found the beds very comfortable. ”?
A. The boy built his little brother a big tent. B. The sun was shining brightly.
C. Sandy is watching her father work. D. His voice sounded strange.
8. — Why was he late this morning?
— He failed to arrive at the station in time. ________, he missed the train.
A. However B. Otherwise C. Therefore D. Moreover
9. Some people in the city are always in a rush. Why don’t they ________ and enjoy the view around them?
A. hurry up B. care for C. slow down D. look at
10. —How selfish (自私的) of humans to hunt wild animals for fun!
—________. Some people just don’t know how to respect animals.
A. You missed the point B. You said it
C. You make it D. You checked it
二、完形填空(共10小题，每小题1分，计10分)
You must know something about snails (蜗牛). They are interesting, aren’t they? People all say snails “walk”, ____11____ most of the time snails don’t move at all. They’re in their shells (壳)—____12____.
The ____13____ sun will dry out (使……变干) a snail’s body. So when it’s sunny, a snail doesn’t get out of its shell. It goes to sleep ____14____ its shell. A snail will be ____15____ on rainy days. When it rains, it goes out of its shell house. A snail can sleep as long as it needs to. It can have a ____16____ sleep, or it can sleep for days at a time. And it ____17____ all the winter months sleeping in its shell.
In spring the snail ____18____. Its body, about 8 cm long, comes out of the shell. When hungry, the snail looks for food. It can’t ____19____ very well. Its eyes, at the end of the top feelers (触角), are very weak. But its sense of smell is very strong. It helps the snail to find the fresh greens. Then the snail’s little mouth goes to work. Usually, a snail looks for food at ____20____. But on cloudy days it eats in the daytime.
A snail can keep eating for hours and never feels full. Its mouth is like the point of a pin (大头针). But it is said that a snail has about 14,000 teeth!
11. A. so B. and C. but D. if
12. A. moving B. sleeping C. eating D. walking
13. A. hot B. cool C. cold D. big
14. A. on B. behind C. outside D. in
15. A. happy B. healthy C. lost D. interested
16. A. long B. short C. great D. whole
17. A. needs B. spends C. pays D. takes
18. A. gets up B. wakes up C. stands up D. climbs up
19. A. feel B. smell C. hear D. see
20. A. noon B. morning C. night D. home
三、阅读理解(共10小题，每小题2分，共20分)
A
The Dead Sea is located in (位于) the Jordan Rift Valley (约旦大裂谷) in southwest Asia. It is about 50 kilometres long and 15 kilometres wide at its widest point. It sits at about 430 metres below sea level, making it the lowest point on Earth’s land.
What’s interesting is that the Dead Sea isn’t actually a sea. It’s a lake with a salt concentration (含盐度) of more than 30 percent, which is about eight times saltier than typical seawater. This makes it one of the saltiest bodies of water on Earth.
The Dead Sea stays so salty due to its special natural conditions. Each year, it receives very little rainfall, and only a small amount of fresh water flows into it. And the hot weather around the Dead Sea causes the fresh water to evaporate (蒸发) quickly, which makes the salt concentration even higher. For these reasons, it is also known as the Salt Sea.
If you were to swim in the Dead Sea, you wouldn’t see any sea life—no plants or animals. The high salt concentration makes it impossible for them to survive there. That’s actually why it’s called the Dead Sea.
However, don’t let the name or not having any sea life scare you. Even if you fall into the Dead Sea and can’t swim, you won’t die. The high concentration of salt in the Dead Sea allows anyone to float well, without the need for life buoys (救生圈). In fact, many people visit the Dead Sea every year on vacation. If you walk along the shore, you’ll likely (很可能) see many people floating in the water, reading books or magazines.
21. Where is the Dead Sea?
A. In the middle of a sea. B. On top of a high mountain.
C. In a rift valley in Asia. D. In a deep valley in America.
22. The Dead Sea is also known as the Salt Sea because _________.
A. it offers salt to all Jordanians B. it has a very high salt concentration
C. it supports lots of salt factories nearby D. it is home to many saltwater animals
23. Why did the Dead Sea get its name from “dead”?
A. It has no living things. B. No water runs into it.
C. It has very little rainfall. D. No people live around it.
24. What can we infer (推断) from the last paragraph?
A. Swimming in the Dead Sea is tiring.
B. The Dead Sea is a popular place for tourists.
C. The salt in the Dead Sea is bad for people’s skin (皮肤).
D. The Dead Sea is dangerous for people who can’t swim.
25. What’s the purpose (目的) of this passage?
A. To show how the Dead Sea formed.
B. To explain how the Dead Sea got its name.
C. To let people know more about the Dead Sea.
D. To teach people how to float in the Dead Sea.
B
The Amazon rainforest is the world’s biggest. It is in South America. It is so wide that it covers a little more than half the size of China! The Amazon River runs through the rainforest. It’s the world’s second longest river. The Amazon covers much of Brazil. The green colour on the national flag (国旗) of Brazil stands for the rainforest.
However, climate change and human activities make it “sick”. Usually, the rainforest can fix itself. But now, it feels too “tired” to get better. According to a new study, many trees there may die, and the Amazon rainforest may turn into hot, dry grasslands in a few years.
Why is the Amazon rainforest “sick”? The Amazon is one of the world’s wettest places. But since 2005, three droughts have hit the rainforest. That was because of climate change. The trees don’t have enough water to grow. What’s worse, as they become dry, they can easily catch fire. Besides, people cut down rainforest trees for wood. They burn the forest to make farmland. All these kinds of activities made about 17% of the rainforest disappear.
________ The Amazon rainforest is like the “lungs” of our planet. The rich plants there take carbon dioxide (CO₂) out of the air and make oxygen. They make more than 20% of the planet’s oxygen. If the Amazon rainforest “dies”, there will be more CO₂ and our earth will become even hotter. The Amazon rainforest is also home to over 3 million animals and plants. Many of them can’t live anywhere else. They would very likely just disappear.
26. According to the passage, what is NOT the reason that makes the Amazon rainforest “sick”?
A. There are many forest fires. B. Climate change.
C. People cut down trees. D. Too many animals and plants live there.
