1、河南省周口市淮阳区2024-2025学年八年级上学期第一次月考英语试题一、阅读理解Singers WantedAre you a fan of music? Can you play the guitar? Are you good at singing? If you are aged 1830, please join our Sunshine Rock Band (乐队).Please call Mike at 5487-6598 or email to Sunshine.Basketball ClubDo you like to play basketball? Do you want
2、 to learn it? Frank Miller is a good teacher. You can practice with him every Saturday afternoon from 2: 30 to 5: 30.Telephone: 8665-7868Address: Room 15, Lantian Hotel.Swimmer WantedCan you swim? Do you like children? Are you good with them? Can you teach them on Sundays? If you are over 25 and hav
3、e experience (经验) in teaching children to swim, come and join us. Call Joe at 8472-9999.Summer JobDo you like to talk with people? Do you like to write stories? Would you like to work for newspapers? Come and work as a reporter. Please call Karen at 5561-8823.根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。1Who can join
4、the Sunshine Rock Band?ATim, 40, a musician.BSally, 20, a singer.CAndy, 32, a guitar player.DCindy, 16, a dancer.2How long can you practice basketball with Frank on Saturday afternoon?AFor 4 hours.BFor 5 hours.CFor 3 hours.DFor 5.5 hours.3If Jimmy wants to teach children to swim, he doesnt need to _
5、.Alove childrenBbe over 25Chave experience in teaching swimmingDbe free on Mondays4If Wang Hao can write good stories, he should call _ for a job.A8665-7868B5561-8823C5487-6598D8472-99995What is the text (文章)?AAn advertisement (广告).BA letter.CA story.DA piece of news (一则新闻).When I was young, I never
6、 wanted to be a dancer. I always wanted to play the same sports as my brother did, like soccer and basketball. In his mind, ballet (芭蕾) was not really a sport.I tried playing lots of sports, but I was never very good at any of them. I practiced a lot and tried my best, but there was always one probl
7、em: I was small. I always got pushed around by bigger players. It made me feel upset (沮丧的).Later, I decided to try dancing. In the beginning, I had no sense of balance. So, for the first few months, I felt terrible, but I didnt give up. After class, I would keep practicing for another half an hour t
8、o learn what the teacher taught us. I watched the dance videos over and over again and followed them. Because of my hard work, I got better and better.Sometimes, dancing is quite difficult, but other days, I really enjoyed myself. The music was beautiful. And I feel that Im flying on the music. Im g
9、oing to be a ballet dancer. I often feel the peen in my feet, but Ill never give up my dream. I love to dance!根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。6What does the underlined word “them” refer to in the second paragraph?ASports.BDances.CBasketballs.DSoccer balls.7How were the writers dancing lessons at first?ABo
10、ring.BBad.CGreat.DSuccessful.8Which of the following shows how the writers feelings changed over time?AHappyworriedbored.BUpsetterriblehappy.CInterestedhappytired.DAngryupsetthankful.9What is the correct order of the following things?The writer decided to try ballet. The writer really fell in love w
11、ith dancing.The writer tried lots of different sports.The writer danced much better after practicing for months.ABCD10What can we learn from the text?AYou must be clever enough to be successful.BHaving a dream job is important.CTo be yourself.DYou can make your dream come true if you work hard.How d
12、o you like your exercises between classes? Are they interesting? If not, please have a look at some exercises between classes on the internet. They are more interesting and exciting.Shuffle Dance（鬼步舞）These days, more and more teachers are teaching their students to learn some cool moves as their mor
13、ning exercises. They are from all over the country. One of the popular kinds is called shuffle dance. Some teachers said that the fun and exciting exercises would help students to be away from their phones for a short time.Sichuan Opera（川剧）In Mianyang Foreign Languages Experimental School, all of th
14、e students dance Sichuan Opera as exercises between classes every day. The school wants to use it to grow the ideas of Sichuan Opera in the hearts of students.Dunhuang DanceIn Dunhuang, Gansu Province, some students also do a special exercise. The idea of the set of moves is from the frescoes (壁画) o
15、f Mogao Grottoes. The frescoes have a history of more than 1,000 years. It is really a special dance in our country.There are also many other kinds of exercises these years. Its really a good way to tell the story behind the old arts.根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。11How does the writer start the text?ABy
16、 giving numbers.BBy telling a story.CBy giving an example.DBy asking questions.12Why does the school let their students dance Sichuan Opera?ATo make them love Sichuan Opera.BTo make them be friendly.CTo make them relaxed.DTo make them be dancers.13Which of the following is RIGHT about Dunhuang Dance
17、 according to the fourth paragraph?AIt is popular all over the world.BIt has a history of about 500 years.CIt can help students to be away from their phones.DIt is a special exercise for the students in Dunhuang.14Whats the structure (结构) of the text? （P= Paragraph）ABCD15Whats the writers attitude (
18、态度) towards these exercises between classes?AHe is against them.BHe feels worried.CHe likes them.DHe feels sadSquare dancing (广场舞) is popular in China. 16 These dancers have at least two things in common (共同点): few of them are under the age of 45, and their music is always noisy. 17 It is a good way
19、 to keep fit. People can also have much fun. Now this kind of dance has come into some schools. Students from a primary school in Xiangyang practice square dancing during class break. The school also has a class every Wednesday afternoon to learn new square dancing moves. 18 The students, teachers a
20、nd parents all like this way of exercise.“I think square dancing is more interesting than other exercises,” said Liu Mei, a girl student.“My son didnt like sports before. 19 He even wants to take part in the square dancing competition (比赛),” said Mrs. Li, a mother.The school in Xiangyang had a very
21、good try. 20 I hope that square dancing can be popular in all the schools all over the country.根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使文章意思通顺、内容完整，并将其标号填写在下面题号后的横线上。AI think they did a good thing.BBut square dancing changed him.CSquare dancing is slow and easy to learn.DWe can always see “Chinese Dama” danc
22、e in open squares in the evening.EAnd they learned to dance to over 100 popular songs after three years of practice.二、完形填空先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。Basketball is a young game. It is 21 over a hundred years old. In the winter of 1891, an American college (大学) had trou
23、ble with 22 boy students. The weather was so 23 that the students had to stay indoors. Because they could not enjoy their sports outside, they didnt feel 24 . And some of them even 25 with each other from time to time.At last, they asked one of the teachers at the college, James Naismith, to 26 a ne
24、w game for the students. It was not an easy job, 27 students needed to play such a game indoors, and at the same time the court should be very large.Naismith thought for a few days and invented a kind of new ball 28 . It was a fast game with moving and 29 of the ball. People had to play this kind of
25、 ball game 30 two teams. To make a 31 , the players threw the ball into a basket on the wall at the end of the court. At each end of the court there was a 32 . At first, Naismith planned to let students 33 the ball into a box. But he couldnt find boxes of 34 size (尺码), then he had to use fruit baske
26、ts instead (代替). That is 35 the game got its name.21AthenBalwaysCneverDonly22AhisBtheirCitsDher23AbadBfineCwarmDcool24AangryBsorryChappyDrelaxed25AcheeredBpracticedCplayedDfought26Adream BinventCbreakDhold27AbecauseBwhetherCsoDif28AteamBskillCexampleDgame29ApointingBpassingCfollowingDhitting30Aagain
27、stBduringCbetweenDfrom31ArecordBchanceCscoreDmessage32AbasketBcupCringDbag33AputBthrowCholdDbreak34AhealthyBpopularCwrongDright35AhowBwhenCwhereDwhat三、选词填空阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。请将答案写在下面题号后的横线上。每空限填一词，每词限用一次。soholdduringrealwellIdelicioushealthactivitywinMy name is David. I am 14 years
28、old and I like sports very much. I like riding my bike, dancing and other sports 36 . Of all the sports, I like skating 37 . I join the Boston Club (俱乐部). I enjoy skating with others on weekends. Its 38 exciting. And the clubs in the cities all over the USA often 39 skating games.My favorite skater
29、is Han Cong. He and Sui Wenjing 40 a gold medal for China in figure skating (花样滑冰) in the Beijing Winter Olympics. And one of 41 favorite places to skate is Montreal (蒙特利尔). My brother and I enjoy going there 42 our winter holiday. We skate all around in the day, and enjoy 43 food at night.In the pa
30、st, I wanted to be a great skater (溜冰者), but I hurt myself. 44 I missed the chance. But I dont give up. I keep skating, because it brings me much fun, and it also makes me 45 and active. Do you like sports? What is your favorite sport?四、短文填空阅读短文，根据语篇要求填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。请将答案写在下面题号后的横线上。每空限填一词。Dear Lisa,H
31、ow is it going? We had a class meeting to talk 46 our dreams yesterday. Some students dont know what they want to be in 47 future. But I want to be a soccer player. I hope 48 be a great soccer player like Ranaldo. You know, he is my favorite sports star. My friend Tony wants to be a good English tea
32、cher like Mr. Wang. He always makes his English class interesting. Peter wants to be a scientist. 49 are a lot of great scientists, but his favorite is Stephen Hawking. I hope our dreams can come true. So what 50 you going to be when you grow up? Please write back and tell me your dream.Yours,Lily五、
33、补全对话根据下面的对话情景，在每个空白处填上一个适当的句子，使对话的意思连贯、完整。A: Hi, Nick! You look so healthy and active these days.B: Thank you. I often play basketball after school.A: 51 ?B: Oh, no. I dont want to be a basketball player. I like skating. So I want to be a famous skater.A: Sounds great! But you need to practice more
34、in skating.B: Yes, I think so. What do you want to be when you grow up?A: 52 . Its my dream job.B: A math teacher? Great! 53 ?A: Im going to study math hard.B: Oh, you are great. By the way, are you free this evening?A: Yes. Whats up?B: There will be a basketball game in the city gym this evening. 5
35、4 ?A: Sure. I like watching basketball games. 55 ?B: Lets meet at the gate of the gym at half past seven. OK?A: OK. See you then.六、书面表达56为了鼓励同学们积极参加体育运动，增强体质，你校英文报正在举办以“My Favorite Sport”为主题的征文活动。假如你是李华，请你写一篇英语短文参赛。内容包括：1. 这项运动是什么；2. 喜欢这项运动的原因；3. 这项运动的好处；4. 写作要求：1. 短文须包括所给提示内容，可适当发挥；2. 文中不得出现真实姓名和学校名称；3. 词数80左右（开头已给出，不计入总词数）。My Favorite SportHello, everyone! I am Li Hua. _试卷第9页，共9页
