江苏省徐州市鼓楼区东苑中学2024-2025学年八年级上学期12月月考英语试题（含答案））

鼓楼区东苑中学2024-2025学年八年级上学期12月月考 英语试题 （全卷共140分，时间90分钟） 一、选择填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分） 1. —Are you ready for the show —No. It’s easy to _____ a play but difficult to act it out. A. make up B. take up C. look up D. put up 2. —The local food may taste a little strange. —Well, _____ we are here, why not give it a try A. since B. unless C. though D. because 3. -What type of TV programmes do you like -I prefer _____. There are always famous people on these shows talking about their lives. A. game shows B. chat shows C. drama series D. documentaries 4. You will never achieve success _____you devote yourself to your work. A. after B. if C. as D. unless 5. As we all know paper-cutting is _____Chinese art with a long history. A. common B. modern C. traditional D. new 6. I don’t like rock. It’s too noisy. I prefer folk—it’s my favourite _____. A. colour B. instrument C. music D. film 7. Sometimes I feel stressed because what my boss wants me to do goes _____ my ability. A. past B. above C. through D. beyond 8. —Shall we go for a walk —_____. It’s too dark. We’d better stay at home. A. Nice idea B. That’s true C. Don’t be silly D. I agree with you 9. Xuzhou is _____ popular _____ many people want to come here for a trip this year. A. so; that B. such; that C. too; to D. very; that 10 —I wish a magic medicine could help me remember everything in class. — _____ Only hard work brings you what you wish for. A. Why not B. Wonderful, indeed. C. What a pity! D. In your dreams. 二、完形填空（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分） A wise man was on his long journey with a young man. ___11___ was falling, so they decided to find a place to stay. They searched for a long time and at last found a tiny old house. A___12___ family lived in it. They gave the two visitors a warm welcome and prepared a simple ___13___ for them including fresh milk and cheese. After the meal, the wise man asked how they ___14___ in such a poor place. In a low voice the husband replied, "We have a ___15___. We sell her milk to our neighbors and keep some for ___16___own needs-make some cheese and cream." The next morning, the two visitors continued their ___17___. After they walked a few miles, the wise man said to the young man, "Go back and push the cow off the cliff (悬崖）. "Why Without the cow, they will have nothing." The wise man repeated his order, "Go back and ___18___ the cow." The young man was ___19___ about the future of the family. But ____20____ he returned to the old house and did as the wise man told him. A few ____21____ later, the young man travelled on the same` road. He decided to visit the family again. To his surprise, he saw a large house with a beautiful garden there. He knocked on, the door and-a well-dressed man answered it. He was; the son of the family. The man invited him to enter the house and told him ____22____ their life changed. "You know, we had ____23____ but a cow to keep us alive years ago. But one da ... ...