2023-2024学年度上学期八年级英语第三次能力监测
（总分120分时间120分钟）
一、听力测试（本大题共25小题, 每小题1分, 满分25分）
做题时, 先将答案标在试卷上。。
第一节 下面你将听到5段短对话。每段对话后有一个小题, 从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳答案。听完每段对话后, 你都有10秒钟的时问来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题, 每段对话读两遍。
1. How much are the two jackets
A. 18 yuan B. 36 yuan. C. 160 yuan.
2. What is Li Lei going to be when he is older
A. I’m going to be a worker. B. He is going to be a doctor.C. You are going to be a driver.
3. Who is the best singer in the school
A. Lily. B. Li Xi. C. Lucy.
4. Does the man often walk after supper
A. Yes, he does. B. No, he doesn’t. C. Yes, I do.
5. What’s Jill’s favorite subject
A. Math. B. Physics. C. Chinese.
第二节 下面你将听到6段对话或独白, 每段对话或独白后有几个小题, 从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中, 选出一个与你所听到的对话或独白内容相符的问题的答案。听每段对话或独白前, 你都有10秒钟的时间阅读有关小题；听完后, 每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听材料，回答以下各小题。
6. How will Joe get to the moon
A. Fly planes. B. Fly rockets. C. Fly spaceships.
7. What will Joe probably be in the future
A. An astronaut. B. A doctor. C. A scientist.
8. Where will Joe live
A. In a building. B. In an apartment. C. On a space station.
听材料，回答以下各小题。
9. What does William think Linda will be in ten years
A. A P. E. teacher. B. A player. C. An English teacher.
10. What sport does Linda like to play
A. Basketball. B. Football. C. Volleyball.
11. Does William think Linda will be a good teacher
A. No, he doesn’t. B. Yes, he does. C. We don’t know.
听材料，回答问题。
12. Where did Eliza have fun
A. In Kay’s house. B. At her home. C. In the boy’s house.
13. What did Eliza do after dinner
A. She played games. B. She watched a movie. C. She made fruit salad.
14 What didn’t Eliza have for dinner
A. Bread. B. Chicken. C. Fish.
听材料, 回答以下各小题。
15. What’s Jack’s favorite food
A. It’s a sandwich with butter, honey and the pear.
B. It’s a hamburger with butter, honey and the pear.
C. It’s a sandwich with lettuce, honey and the pear.
16. How many things does making the sandwich need
A. Two. B. Three. C. Four.
17. How many steps does making the sandwich need
A. Three. B. Four. C. Five.
听材料， 回答以下各小题。
18. What time did Linda arrive at Jack’s party
A. At 7:00. B. At 7:30. C. At 8:00.
19. What should Linda do when she met Jack’s mother
A. Shake hands with her. B. Kiss her. C. Say hello to her.
20. What did Linda wear that day
A. T-shirt B. Jeans. C. A fancy dress.
听材料, 回答以下各小题。
21. Why is it difficult for students to get enough rest
A. Because they have too much homework.
B. Because they play very late.
C. Because they get up early.
22. How many hours of sleep do teenagers need
A. 8 hours. B. More than 9 hours. C. More than 7 hours.
23. How will people become if they don’t get enough sleep
A. They will become fat B. They will become popular. C. They will become ill.
24. Who did a survey of kids aged between 8 and 13
A. A group of teachers B. A group of American scientists. C. Some scientists.
25 What should teenagers not do
A. Teenagers shouldn’t be tired.
B. Teenagers shouldn’t do more exercise.
C. Teenagers shouldn’t eat too much junk food.
二、选择填空（本大题共15小题, 每小题1分, 满分15分）
从各小题A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出一个可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
26.. ---Why would you like to walk _________ the forest
---Because I want to try__________.
A. across, exciting something B. through, exciting something
C. across, something exciting D. through, something exciting
27--The girl ______ shorter hair sings ______ than my sister.
----You are right.
A. has; better B. with; better C. have; better D. with; the best
28—Did you like the movie you saw just now
----Yes. The movie_______ the heart of all the people at the cinema.
reached B .touched C. broke D. caught
29.—What are the children doing in the park
----They ______ now. They ________ a party next Sunday.
A. sing; have B. are singing; are going to have
C. sing; are having D. are singing; have
30.----There are _______ of students in our school and ________ are girls.
A. hundreds ; two hundred B. hundreds ; two hundreds
C. hundreds ; two hundreds D. hundred ; two hundred
31. ---Why do you __________ tennis for exercise
---To keep healthy.
A. put up B. dress up C. take up D. wake up
32 ---Linda, there _____________ a dancing competition next week.
---I will join it.
A. is going to be B. are going to be C. will have D. is going to have
33. ---Can you come to my party tomorrow
---______________. I have the flu.
A. Sure, I’d love to B. That sounds good C. I’m afraid not D. OK
34. —Hi, Jack. I will go to Japan for my holiday tomorrow.
—Really I ________ you to have a safe and pleasant journey.
A. expect B. ask C. hope D. greet
35. —I wonder ________ you can finish the work. —In two weeks.
A. how soon B. how long C. how often D. how about
36.—Will you go to the class party
—Well, __________ none of us want to miss it, we are busy these days.
A. however B. though C. as D. because
37. People made months of _______ for the successful returning of ShenzhouXIV on December 4th.
A. competition B. preparation C.invitation D.resolution
38. —Who broke the window
—I don’t know. But I’m sure I can ________.
A.grow up B. make up C. bring out D. find out
39. --How are these children
--Of all these children,Jim has _________ life and he lives__________
A. the most happy; most happily B. the happiest ; most happily
C.the happiest ; happiest D. happier ; happiest
40. —The new technology will make it ________ to grow food with very little water.
— One day even deserts(沙漠） may become farms.
A.personal B. possible C. able D. meaningful
三、完形填空（15小题，每小题1分，共15分）
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。
Life would be boring if we did not have dreams. Do you have any dreams
I dreamed of being a ____41____ star when I was a middle school student in Grade 7. During my first year there I was a very thin boy. I was only 40 kg. I felt happy that I could join in some football games though I spent most of time ____42____ for my turn to play in the field. I wanted to play football games like other players. So I decided to do ____43____. Drinking a lot of milk made me much ____44____. Before the football season started, I thought I could make ____45____ succeed in being stronger at last. But it was a ____46____ thing to see I was still smaller than most of the other boys.
I became more and more hard-working in practicing how to be a quicker runner in the filed. During one of the ____47____ of the season, the teacher let me play first. I was so ____48____ that I jumped up and down. But I still lost many games.
I wanted to be a famous football player like Lionel Messi. But finally I found it was very difficult to make it ____49____. For a long time I was really ____50____ about this and thought about giving up. ____51____ as time went by, I knew that enjoying the feeling of working hard was necessary. In fact, the ____52____ wasn’t the most important thing. Keeping on doing more on your dreams is OK. Now, my friend is celebrating for me at a party because I ____53____ a football game this morning. I didn’t succeed before. It is the ____54____ time that I have won a football game. And I know I succeed after lots of ____55____. I never give up and will keep on fighting.
So you know, dreams will come true if you really want them to.
41. A. volleyball B. baseball C. basketball D. football
42. A. sleeping B. waiting C. eating D. writing
43. A. something B. nothing C. anything D. everything
44. A. slower B. heavier C. funnier D. smarter
45. A. herself B. himself C. myself D. yourself
46. A. wonderful B. lucky C. sad D. comfortable
47. A. games B. programs C. ideas D. problems
48. A. talented B. bored C. tired D. excited
49. A. wake up B. come out C. come true D. pick up
50. A. excited B. unhappy C. glad D. serious
51. A. But B. So C. If D. Though
52 A. time B. result C. money D. language
53. A. lost B. planned C. won D. got
54. A. first B. second C. third D. fourth
55. A. talk B. travel C. schoolwork D. practice
四、阅读理解（本大题共两节, 满分25分）
第一节（共10小题, 每小题2分, 满分20分）
阅读下面三篇材料, 根据材料内容从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出一个最佳选项
(A)
In the traditional Chinese solar calendar, there are 24 solar terms （节气）in a year. Start of Winter is the 19th solar term of the year. Here are some things about the Start of Winter.
Beginning of winter or not
In ancient times,Chinese people took the Start of Winter to be the beginning of the winter. However, in fact, the weather every year is different, so the beginning of winter could be quite different. And China is so large that winter doesn't start at the same time in every area.
Welcoming the winter in ancient times
The four beginnings of the seasons were important festivals in ancient times. Before the Start of Winter, the ancient emperor would take a shower and have no more meat. On that day, the emperor would hold the activity of“welcoming the winter”with his officials.
Eating dumplings
It's said that at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty (AD25 - 220)，a doctor，Zhang Zhongjing saved many people in Henan from the cold and their ears from being frostbitten around Start of Winter.
He cooked mutton, hot peppers and herbs(药草)to drive away the cold. He wrapped these things with dough(面团)and made them into an ear shape. Since then, people have learned to make the food which became known as“dumplings”.
56. Start of Winter is the ________ solar term of the year.
A. 19th B. 24th C.18th D.1st
57. Why did winter start at different times in China
① Because the weather is different every year.
②Because different places have their own calendars.
③ Because the weather has changed a lot since ancient times.
④Because China is too large to start the winter at the same time.
A.①② B.③④ C.①④ D.②③
58. How does the writer show the importance of the Start of Winter in ancient times(古代）
A. By telling a story about it.
B. By listing how many people welcome it.
C. By describing how the ancient emperor welcomed it.
D. By showing different activities held in different parts of China,
59.What does the underlined word“frostbitten”in Paragraph 4 mean
A.冻伤 B.烧伤 C.打伤 D.割伤
60. What is the passage mainly about
A. The story of the Start of Winter. B. The history of the Start of Winter.
C. The facts of the Start of Winter. D. The activities of the Start of Winter.
(B)
What kind of students do you usually stay with Do they study a lot or do they just want to play all the time
At the age of 16, Einstein was always busy playing with a group of naughty (淘气的) kids. He failed all his subjects. One morning, when Einstein was ready to go fishing with his friends, his father stopped him and said, “Einstein, you’re so interested in playing all day that you didn’t do well in all your subjects. I’m worried about your study.”
“Jack and Robert also failed, but they still go fishing.”
“My boy, you can’t think like that,” his father said. “Please listen to a fable (寓言故事) now.”
“There were two cats playing on the top of a house. They fell down the chimney (烟囱). When they came out of the chimney, one of the cat’s face was black with soot (烟灰), while the other cat’s face was clean. Seeing the soot-faced cat, the clean cat thought its face must be dirty, too. So it quickly ran to the riverside and washed its face. The soot-faced cat saw the clean-faced cat and thought its face was also clean, so it just swaggered down the street.”
“Einstein no one can be your ‘mirror’. You have to think for yourself. If you just follow others, you will never make any progress.”
Hearing this, Einstein walked back to his room. He decided to study hard instead of caring about what his friends were doing. This made him successful at last.
61. When he was 16, Einstein _________.
A. was busy studying B. liked listening to fables
C. was worried about his subjects D. always played with naughty kids
62. When they came out of the chimney, the clean-faced cat______.
A.thought its face must be clean B.swaggered down the street
C.ran to the river to wash its face D.saw its own face was dirty
63. The underlined phrase “swaggered down the street” shows that the cat felt ________.
A. very sad. B. very excited. C. he was stupid. D. very nice about himself.
64. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage
A. The fable changed Einstein’s life.
B. Einstein was interested in studying at the age of 16.
C. Einstein didn’t like his father’s fable.
D. Einstein’s father never cared about his son
65. What did Einstein learn from the fable
A.Friends can a "mirror"to us. B.Don't just do what others do.
C.Don't look at our friends. D.It's easy to be successful.
第二节阅读下面的短文,并根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入文中空白处的最佳选项。(提示:每个选项只用一次,选项中有一项为多余选项。)(共5小题,每小题一分,共五分)
How can I become a better person 66 As students , we spend most of our time studying. I know learning at school, of course, makes us better persons , but I always dream of doing more.
67 We called them “the Snails(蜗牛)". It was hard to communicate with them at first , because they wouldn't like to. After a two-week training, I became more skilled. 68 To my surprise, I found that every one of “the Snails” had his or her own talent. And their colorful pictures on the wall attracted my special attention(吸引我的注意力),though it was difficult to tell what they were trying to express.
Moved by their pictures, I decided to hold a charity(慈善) sale. 69 We sold 60 pictures that day. People thought their pictures were full of imagination(想象力).
70 I think I am lucky enough to get my own.
We walked on the busy street,selling their creative pictures from morning to evening.
I thought “the Snails” would be happy if they could sell their pictures.
Last year, I got to know a group of autistic(患自闭症的)children.
D. I got closer to them day by day.
E. This question has been in my head for long.
F. Now,let's get back to the question about how to become a better person.
第二卷（非选择题 共40分）
五、任务型阅读（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）
阅读下面材料，根据其内容完成阅读任务。每空一词。
2023 is the Year of the Rabbit according to the Chinese lunar calendar(农历). Let's get to know the cute rabbits together.
In Chinese culture, the rabbit is known as the luckiest of all the zodiac(生肖)animals. It is a symbol of beauty and kindness. According to the Chinese zodiac, those born in the Year of the Rabbit are peaceful, and don't like to fight. They don't like to change either.
Are rabbits and hares(野兔)the same animal No! Hares are larger, with longer ears and legs. Rabbits are used to living in groups under the ground, while hares live alone or in pairs on the ground.
Rabbits don't always stand for good luck. For example, some people in America think rabbits are cheaters(骗子).In children's stories, a rabbit cheater is also funny and careless.
Rabbit show jumping began in Sweden in the 1970s. Members of a small rabbit club held jumping competitions for their rabbits. By 1987, the sport had become so popular that a national competition was held. Sweden then worked with other countries in Europe, as well as Canada, the United States, Australia, and New Zealand to start rabbit jumping competitions across the world.
Four 71_____________about Rabbits
Rabbits in Chinese culture ●They are known as the luckiest animals and stand for beauty and kindness. ●People born in the Year of the Rabbit are peaceful and don't like to fight or 72.___.
The differences between rabbits and hares ●A rabbit is 73._____than a hare and has shorter ears and legs. ●Rabbits are usually more gregarious(群居的)than hares. ●Different from hares，rabbits live under the ground.
Rabbits in other cultures Americans think rabbits are cheaters and rabbit cheaters are 74 __________ and careless
Rabbit jumping competitions The competition 75.________in Sweden in the 1970s and by 1987, it had become more and more popular around the world.
六、完成句子(本大题共5小题, 每空0.5分, 满分10分)
76.玛丽的父亲关心她生活中的每件事,包括饮食和她的学习。
Mary's father ________ ________ everything in her life, including diet and her study.
77.Lily替妈妈做家务,因为他妈妈患了流感。
Lily_______ her ______ ________ to do housework because her mom had the flue.
78.手机在我们的日常生活中起着重要的作用。 （play）
Mobile phones _________ _________ _________ __________ in our daily life.
79. 我想知道Tom为什么多次摔倒。
I wonder why Tom _____ _______ _______ and ________ _______ .
如果吉姆有闹钟，每天早上他将能够按时醒来。
If Jim has an alarm clock, he ______ _______ ________ ________ ________ ________every morning.
七、综合填空。（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，根据上下文所给首字母或括号里的单词等提示，在空白处填入适当的单词。
Nick will have his 81________(twelve) birthday party this Sunday. His family plan to have a birthday party for him .Preparations for the party start early.
Nick hopes 82_______(invite) all of his best friends to the party. Now he is writing invitation cards 83________(careful) in his room. On Friday, Nick will buy some food and drinks. His dad is 84 a________and he will go to the supermarket with him. On Saturday Nick’s mom will make a birthday cake. There will be 12 candles on it. Nick’s sister will buy decorations(装饰品)and stick (粘贴) them on the wall 85______ glue . She will also 86 p_______ some games for the party. They will be different from those they play at school. She hopes all the guests at the party will enjoy 87______ (they).
The party won’t start 88______ all the guests arrive. At the 89_______(begin) of the party,everyone will sing the “ Happy Birthday”song to Nick. After that, they will share the cake and enjoy the party. Now Nick is looking forward to 90_____(have) fun with his friends at the party .
八、书面表达（本大题满分15分）
91. 青少年时期，正是风华正茂时。作为有理想有抱负的你，目前处在初中八年级时期，为将来报效祖国，正需要努力学习，奋发有为。假如你是太平店中学的学生李华，请以“My future dream”为题，写一篇英语短文。
1. 写作要点提示：
(1)你梦想当一名医生/教师/工程师……
(2)你如何为梦想而努力；
(3)你对你将来的梦想有何感想。
2. 写作要求：
短文的内容应包含所提示要点，语言流畅，可围绕提示要点适当增加情节，使短文意思连贯；短文中不得出现真实姓名、校名及地名；短文的词数在80个左右。
