湖北省十堰市茅箭区第一教联体2023-2024学年八年级下学期4月月考英语试题（含解析）

湖北省十堰市茅箭区第一教联体2023-2024学年八年级下学期4月月考英语试题 学校:_____姓名：_____班级：_____考号：_____ 一、完形填空 Time is very important in our life. But it never had any importance in my life until I 1 a watch from my father that made me responsible (有责任). It 2 me the importance of time in my life. I got this gift on a gray-sky day. I had to go to the 3 , at 9.00 am to pick up my uncle Ali and take him to my father’s house. However, I forgot it 4 I was playing with my friends. Later on that day, around 11:00 am, I 5 my uncle, but I was late for him. He had got out of the plane and 6 a taxi to my father’s house. I got to my father’s house at 2:00 pm 7 . My father looked at me angrily. I said “Hi” to him and my 8 uncle. My father asked me to sit 9 him and handed me this watch which was a gift from 10 . It weighed 8 oz (盎司) and all of it was made of silver. Then he said, “Essa, did you have fun 11 your friends today What you did was not very nice and you should be sorry for your 12 .” I felt sorry and told my father that I wouldn’t do it again. Then he said, “This watch will be a reminder (提醒物) for you. I hope today you have learned something 13 ”. I learned a lesson from my father: to respect (尊重) time and 14 be late. The watch is important to me, not because of its 15 , but because of the lesson that I learned from it. 1．A．bought B．received C．borrowed D．broke 2．A．learned B．found C．sent D．told 3．A．airport B．school C．hospital D．station 4．A．so B．because C．if D．though 5．A．saw B．forgot C．remembered D．met 6．A．got B．driven C．ridden D．taken 7．A．one day before B．the next day C．that day D．the other day 8．A．surprised B．tired C．pleased D．lonely 9．A．next to B．around C．behind D．away from 10．A．us B．him C．them D．you 11．A．of B．for C．with D．about 12．A．words B．actions C．play D．fun 13．A．important B．interesting C．expensive D．exciting 14．A．never B．usually C．sometimes D．often 15．A．look B．price C．size D．weight 二、阅读理解 Interesting Museums in Beijing Besides the famous Great Wall and Tiananmen Square, what other places do you want to visit in Beijing How about visiting some interesting museums Here are three of them. China Bee Museum Bees are very small insects (昆虫), but this museum is quite large. There are about 600 bee specimens (标本) in the museum. Do you want to know where honey comes from Do you want to know how honey is made Come here, and you will find the answers to these questions. Beijing Diabolo (空竹) Museum The diabolo is one of the most popular outdoor activities in Beijing. This museum has more than 400 diabolos. If you visit this museum, you can learn about different kinds of diabolos. You will also learn some diabolo skills. China Watermelon Museum This is a museum for people who love watermelons. There are a lot of watermelon exhibitions (展览品). If you come here, you will know about different kinds of watermelons and their differences. Yo ... ...