河南省南阳市桐柏县方树泉中学2024-2025学年八年级上学期9月月考英语试题（无答案）

桐柏县方树泉中学教育集团2024年9月月考 八年级英语(总分100分，时间80分钟） 一．阅读理解。(20×2=40分) （A） In almost（几乎） every big university（大学） in the United States, football is a favorite sport. American football is not like soccer. Players sometimes kick (踢) the ball, but they also throw (扔) the ball and run with it. They try to take it to the other end of the field; they have four chances to move the ball ten yards (码). They can carry it or throw it. If they move it to the end of the field, they can receive six points. This is called a touch-down (持球触地). It’s difficult to move the ball. Eleven men on the other team try to stop the man who has the ball. If the man does not move the ball ten yards, his team kicks the ball to the other team. Thousands of people come to watch it when there is a football game. They all yell for their favorite team. They dance and jump while they are yelling. Each team plays ten or eleven games each season. The football season usually begins in September and ends in November. If a team is very good, it may play another game after the season ends. The best teams play again on January lst. Many people go to see these games and many others watch them on TV. ( )1. In America, football players can _____. A. only kick the ball B. only throw the ball C. only carry the ball D. kick, throw and carry the ball ( )2. There are _____ on each team. A. ten players B. eleven players C. twelve players D. thirteen players ( )3. If the man does not move the ball ten yards, his team has to ____. A. go home B. carry the ball ten yards C. run with it D. kick the ball to the other team ( )4. The best teams play again _____. A. on Christmas B. after the season ends C. on New Year’s Day D. on Sunday ( )5. The underlined word “yell” in the passage means “_____”. shout (喊) loudly B. jump C. talk loudly D. sing （B） There are many kinds of ball games in the world, basketball, volleyball, football, baseball…In my opinion (观点), the most popular game is football. When the important matches begin, all the audience cheer for one side or the other. Football started in England. Now it’s very popular in many countries, such as France, Germany, Italy and so on. It is surprising that very small kids in England know a lot about football. They can tell you the names of the players in most of the important teams. They can show you the photos of their favorite players. They can remember clearly the results (结果) of the most important matches. They can even expect (预料) which team will win or which team will lose. Can you believe it However, in China, Chinese students work hard for higher grades and they have no time for sports. The schools should arrange (安排) some games and matches for their students. It’s good for children. 根据短文内容，选择正确答案。 ( )6. Which sport does the writer think is the most popular in the world A. Basketball. B. Football. C. Baseball. D. Table tennis. ( )7. From the passage, we know . A. it’s ... ...