2025-2026学年湖南省长沙市雅礼十五中八年级（上）月考英语试卷（12月份） 一、阅读五选四：本大题共4小题，共8分。 Steaming is one of the oldest and healthiest ways to cook food.People have steamed food for thousands of years，using simple pots.Today，it's still very popular all over the world. （1）_____ You put a little water in a pot and bring it to a boil （around 100℃）.The boiling water makes steam-hot water vapour（蒸气）.You place the food over the water，not in it，on a special plate or basket with holes（孔）.The steam rises and cooks the food softly.A tight lid（紧密的盖子） keeps the steam inside the pot. Why is steaming good？（2）_____ It's easy for beginners.Next，steaming needs no oil or fat，so food is lower in calories（卡路里）.It also keeps more nutrients（营养成分） inside vegetables compared to boiling them in water.Also，the steam cooks food softly.（3）_____ Boiling or frying can make them hard or dry.More importantly，steaming lets the food's delicious flavour come through. What can you steam？Almost anything!Like vegetables，fish and seafood，dumplings，chicken，rice，and so on. （4）_____ It makes food tasty while keeping all the good nutrients inside.Next time you cook vegetables or fish，try steaming! A.How does steaming work？ B.Why don't you choose to boil or fry？ C.This is perfect for some foods like fish or eggs. D.Steaming is a fast，healthy，and clean way of cooking. E.First，you only need a pot，a little water，and a steamer basket. 1.A. A B. B C. C D. D E. E 2.A. A B. B C. C D. D E. E 3.A. A B. B C. C D. D E. E 4.A. A B. B C. C D. D E. E 二、完形填空：本大题共10小题，共15分。 Miriam Lancewood is an amazing adventurer （冒险家） from the Netherlands.When she was young，her dream was to(5) the world.She travelled to many places.In India，she met a man named Peter.He(6) adventures just as much as she did.They fell in love and(7) to go on exciting journeys together. Miriam was living in New Zealand in 2010 when she began to ask herself， "Is it(8) for me to live without the things most people use？" She didn't know，so she and her husband，Peter，decided to try.For this(9)，they left their house and moved to the wilderness.They lived in a tent，(10) animals，and looked for plants to eat.Can you imagine living without a phone or even a clock？Miriam and Peter didn't have them，but they were(11) this way! Miriam wrote a book called Woman in the Wilderness.It tells of her story and what she learnt about nature，other people，and herself.Many people around the world(12) the beauty of nature and living simply from her book. Today，Miriam keeps exploring wild places and writes books.She is a brave （勇敢的） person and she(13) others to try new things and enjoy the great outdoors.She shows us that adventures can be wonderful(14) and help us learn about ourselves and the world around us. 5.A. introduce B. design C. explore 6.A. shared B. loved C. imagined 7.A. failed B. remembered C. decided 8.A. possible B. secret C. regula ... ...
