江苏省南通市田家炳中学 2022-2023学年八年级下学期第二次月考英语试卷

学科网（北京）股份有限公司-1-2023年南通市田家炳中学八年级第二学期第二次月考⼆.单项选择(本题共15⼩题;每⼩题1分,满分15分)从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21.--Tom’smotherisagoodcook,andwhat____goodtimeIhavehadinhishometoday!--Iagreewithyou.Thecaketastesnice,andIwouldliketohave_____secondone.A.a;theB.the;theC.a;aD.the;a22.MrBrownwastoobusy__ontheproject____thisquestion.A.towork,toanswerB.towork,answeringC.working,toanswerD.working,answering23.LindawasunhappybecauseLizher____whenshewasspeaking.A.cutinonB.pushinC.bumpintoD.dropin24.--Allofusthought___dangerousforchildrentoplaywithfire.--Yes.It’swise___tobesafeallthetime.A.itis;ofthemB.it;ofthemC.thatis;forthemD.that;forthem25.--_____willthemeetinglast?--____wereachanagreement.A.When;NotuntilB.Howlong;NotuntilC.When;UntilD.Howlong;Until26.YoushouldspeakEnglishmore.______,youcanimproveyourspokenEnglish.A.OnthewayB.BythewayC.InthiswayD.Intheway27.--HaveyoueverclimbedMountHuang,Tom?--Yes,I___thereforseveraldayslastyearandreachedthetoptwice.A.werestayingB.stayC.stayedD.havestayed28.Hecame_______andstoppedtolookattheworksofart_____.A.close;closeB.closely;closelyC.closely;closeD.close;closely29.--Wewanttofindsomewaysto____moneyforpoorChildren.Whatwillyoudo?--Iamgoingto_____somemoneytotheRedCrossSociety.A.donate;donateB.raise;raiseC.donate;raiseD.raise;donate30.Peopleshouldbehaverespectfullytowardothers_______theywouldliketobetreated.A.whenB.asC.howD.if31.Atfirst,Ithoughthewasjustshy,butI’vecometothe____thatheissimplyunfriendly.A.conversationB.instructionC.discussionD.conclusion学科网（北京）股份有限公司-2-32.I'dliketobuyanewhouse--comfortableandmodem.___,itshouldbeinaquietneighbourhood.A.AtallB.InallC.AboveallD.Afterall33.Someproblemsoflivingintheseaaresimilarto___oflivinginouterspace.A.thoseB.thisC.theseD.that34.____wehavedone!Wefeelgreataswecandosomethingtohelpchildreninneed.A.WhatameaningfulworkB.WhatameaningfuljobC.HowmeaningfuljobD.Howmeaningfulwork35.--Henevertellsushecanmakemodelplanes.--Infacthecanandoftenwinsinthecompetitions.___________A.ActionsspeaklouderthanwordsB.ManyhandsmakelightworkC.Nopain,nogainD.Theearlybirdcatchestheworm三、完形填空(本题共15⼩题：每⼩题1分,满分15分)请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Itwasafineafternoon.AsIwasridingabikehomefrommyofficeasusual,Inoticedapersoncyclinginfrontofme,about300metresaway.Icouldtellhewasalittle_36_thanmeandldecidedtotrytocatchupwithhim.Itwasaboutonekilometretogoontheroad_37_Ihadtoturnoff,soIstartedcyclingfasterandfaster.Everyblock,Iwasgainingonhimjustalittlebit.Inafewminutes,Iwasonlyabout100metresbehindhim.Igotso_38_thatIreallypickedupspeedtryingmybesttopushmyself.Maybeyouhave_39_IwascyclinginanOlympictriathlon(三项全能运动)._40_Imadeit.Ipassedhimbyandfeltprettygoodontheinsideatthatmoment.Ibeathim,ofcourse,buthedidn'tevenknowwewere_41_.Hewasstillcyclingslowlyalongthestreet.Andafterridingpasthim,I_42_thatIhadmissedmyturnasaresultofbeingsofocusedoncompetingwithhim.Ihadgonealmostsixblocksfurtherandhadto_43_andgoallthewayback.Isn’tthatwhathappensinlifewhenwepaytoomuchattentionto_44_withco-workers,neighbours,friendsorevenstrangers,tryingtopassthemandprovethatwearemore_45_?Wespendourtimeandenergychasingafterthemandatlastwemissoutonourown_46_.What’s学科网（北京）股份有限公司-3-evenfinnieristhatwejustputonaone-manshow,forthepeopleweseeasouropponents(对手)mayknow_47_aboutit.The_48_ofsuchunhealthycompetitionisthatit’sanever-endingcycle.Therewillalwaysbesomebodyaheadofyouinonewayoranother,someonewithabetterjob,anicercar,moremoneyinthebank,etc.So,don't_49_yourselfintheeventofendlesscomparison.Takewhatlifehasgivenyou:theheight,weightandpersonality.Dresswellandwearitproudly.Stayfocusedandlivea__50_life.There'snocompetitionindestiny(命运).Runyourownraceandwishotherswell!36.A.olderB.lighterC.slowerD.taller37.A.beforeB.afterC.whenD.since38.A.worriedB.excitedC.tiredD.relaxed39.A.discoveredB.imagined(想象)C.suggestedD.remembered40.A.FinallyB.SuddenlyC.QuietlyD.Naturally41.A.movingB.trainingC.racingD.searching42.A.realizedB.knewC.understoodD.forgot43.A.lookoutB.giveupC.holdonD.turnaround44.A.agreeingB.dealingC.comparingD.meeting45.A.carefulB.successfulC.peacefulD.cheerful46.A.chancesB.coursesC.directionsD.discoveries47.A.everythingB.somethingC.anythingD.nothing48.A.problemB.advantageC.reasonD.challenge49.A.hideB.teachC.remindD.lose50.A.freeB.busyC.commonD.modern四．阅读理解(本题共小题，每小题1分，满分24分)APlantingtherightseedsattherighttimewillnottakeaslotsofeffortsaswethink.Andsomeeasygardenvegetablesdogrowthemselveswithlittlecare.Herearefourvegetablesthatareperfectforabackyardgarden.Thereisreallyonlyoneimportantruleforplantinggreenbeans-don’tplantthemtooearly.Theywon’tsurviveafrost(霜)whichBrusselssprouts(抱子甘蓝)-thissweetvegetablecanbegrowninnearlyanyhomegardenwithrichsunlight.Theyhavealong学科网（北京）股份有限公司-4-cancausetheseedstobecomebad.Theymayalsostopproducinginthemiddleofthesummer,butifyouwaterthem,theywillcontinuetoproduceoncethetemperaturesstarttodropinearlyfall.Themorebeansyoupickthemoretheplantwillgrow.growingseasoncomparedwithothervegetables.Theirtasteimprovesiftheyarecoveredwithfrost.However,theyonlybearafewdaysofcoldweather,sobesuretoharvestthem