北京市西城外国语学校2024-2025学年八年级下学期5月月考英语试题（含答案）

2025北京西城外国语学校初二5月月考 英 语 2025.5.27 I. Choose the best answer.(12') 1. The organization provided exciting outdoor activities like rock climbing and kayaking _____ the camp. A. in B. on C. at D. for 2. The rooms are untidy. Why don't you _____ A. tidy up it B. tidy it up C. tidy up them D. tidy them up 3.— Why do so many farmers put their fresh local produce online these days — _____ it more easily. A. Because to sell B. Because selling C. To sell D. For selling 4.— There _____ a lot of ancient Chinese poems in this book. Which one do you like best — Climbing the Stork Tower by Wang Zhihuan. A. are B. were C. be D. have 5. Go bird-watching in Qinglong Lake,_ you will find it fun and meaningful. A. and B. but C. or D. for 6. Follow your teacher's advice,_ you may get hurt while exercising. A. and B. but C. or D. so 7. The math problem was very difficult,_ none of us could solve it. A. because B. so C. but D. and 8. All of us _____ great progress in the last two years. A. made B. are making C. will make D. have made 9. If it _____ tomorrow, we _____ a picnic in the park. A. won't rain; will have B. doesn't rain; will have C. won't rain; have D. doesn't rain; have 10. I _____ two novels recently and I _____ on a third one at present. A. wrote; am working B. have written; am working C. am writing; will work D. will write; will work 11. While my brother _____ video games yesterday, I _____ my homework. A. played; finished B. was playing; was finishing C. played; was finishing D. was playing; finished 12. Since last month we _____ the volunteer program, we _____ more than 200 volunteers. A. have started; had B. started; have C. have started; have D. started; have had Ⅱ.Cloze.(8') When I was 14,life felt dull and boring. I didn't really care to notice the differences among the students in my school. But this dull view of mine changed when my parents bought me a camera for Christmas. Even though I didn't know anything about photography, I showed great interest in the new _13_. I kept taking photos of different people around me and plants in the field. Then after a month, I realized I had no _14_ for taking pictures. My photos were clearly missing something of importance and lacked creativity. Soon, I became so angry with my lack of artistic talent that I gave up my new hobby. During the summer vacation, I went for a walk on the railroad track behind my house. The tracks are a warm red color. It's a(n) _15_ sight to see. Before the walk, I thought, “Maybe I should bring my camera”, which hadn't been touched for weeks. Surprisingly, this walk on the tracks has _16_ my love for photography. When I was walking on the train tracks without a model to photograph and only nature around me, I _17_ how important it was to look at the details of things. I didn't worry about trying to create something beautiful. Instead, I just captured photos of the beauty already around me. After months of studying outdoor scenes, watching shadows and staring a ... ...