启东市南苑中学2025-2026学年第一学期第一次统一作业
八年级 英语
考试时间：120分钟 满分：150分
一、单项选择(本大题共20小题，每小题1分，共20分)
1．—The film called The Avengers is, I have to say, very wonderful.
—Yes, it’s ________ excellent film and I never see ________ better one.
A．a; an B．an; the C．an; a D．a; the
2.Chongqing has more people than ________ in Jiangsu and ________ in China.
A．any city; any city B．any city; any other city
C．any other city; the other cities D．any other city; any city
3.Suzy doesn’t paint so ________ as others, but her idea is ________ of all.
A．carefully; the best B．careful; the best
C．more carefully; the better D．most carefully; best
4.Mr. Li asks us to remember that_____ careful we are, _____mistakes we will make .
A．the more; the fewer B．the fewer; the more
C．the more; the more D．the less; the fewer
5.________ of the twins is Lucy.
A．The pretty B．The prettier C．More pretty D．The most pretty
6.—Both Cai Xukun and Li Chen join Running Man, right
—Yes. Cai is in ____ programs than Li because Cai has to spend _____ time on music creation.
A．less; more B．fewer; less C．fewer; more D．more; fewer
7.here’s ______ time left for the class. Hurry up!
A. plenty of B. a little bit C. few D. little
8.— Did you see any giant pandas in the zoo yesterday —I saw _____. They were sleeping then.
A．nothing B．something C．no one D．none
9.—Most girl students think Physics is ________ Geography.
—I agree. I am weak in Geography but I am good at Physics.
A．much difficult than B．as difficult as C．less difficult than D．more difficult than
10.The number of the students ___ getting __ because each family has fewer children than before.
A．are; fewer and fewer B．are; more and more C．is; larger and largerD．is; smaller and smaller
11.Your school library looks as modern as ________. Can you show me around
A．we B．us C．our D．ours
12.—How about making a model plane for your little brother —________ It’s a piece of cake.
A．No problem. B．Why me again C．I hope not. D．You’re welcome.
13.We searched some information and was to find that dodos couldn't fly like other birds.
A. for; surprising B. for; surprised C. /; surprising D. /; surprised
14Yesterday we three went shopping. I had money so I bought things.
A. the least; the fewest B. the fewest; the least C. less; fewer D. fewer; less
15. The community center provided the elderly free medical checks, and it also provided warm blankets them in winter.
A. with; for B. for; with C. with; with D. for; for
16..—How was the movie you watched
—It couldn’t be ______. I couldn’t stand it and stayed there for just twenty minutes.
A. better B. worse C. the best D. the worst
17.The weather in Wuxi is as cool as ______ in Kunming today.
A. this B. that C. it D. one
18.My brother doesn't study his classmates, so he often makes mistakes in the exams.
A. as careful as B. as carefully as C. as carelessly as D. as careless as
19.Mr Green suggested that Millie to visit the local places of interest during summer holiday but Mrs Green suggested to France.
A.going,go B .goes ,going C,should go ,to go D.go,going
20.The new sweeping robot will cost ______on Double Eleven. Let's just wait.
A. more B. cheaper C. fewer D. less
二、完型填空(本大题共15小题，每小题1分，共15分)
" A giant stone is as big as a house ." That was how the guidebook 21 Giant Rock.
I wanted to see it , with my three elder _22 and my dad . I liked the adventure of travelling through deep snow alongside wild - animal tracks .
At the parking area , we studied a 23 ." We start here on the red trail ," Dad said ," then we turn left onto the purple trail . That ' s where Giant Rock is ." We followed the _24 trail . It ran uphill alongside a stone wall . Then we turned onto the purple trail . My cousins and dad were than 25 me , but I tried to keep up .
Finally , we saw the giant stone ." It is 26 as big as a house !" my cousin Josh shouted .
Soon we were on our way home . As before , I was 27 the group . Then I noticed some animal tracks . They were hard to see among the snowshoe prints , so I followed them for a 28
look . Suddenly I realized how quiet it was . I was 29 I shouted ," Where is everyone "
Nobody answered . They couldn ' t have gone far . I thought to myself ," I ' ll catch up with them if I 30 ."
I came to a place where I could turn left or go straight . I chose the path to the left , but something told me I was wrong ._31 I changed direction . It seemed to grow darker . I began running .
Then I came to a 32 . Which way should I turn
" Think ," I told myself . To get to Giant Rock , we __33 onto the purple trail . To get back , I needed to do the opposite and turn right onto the red trail .
If this didn ' t work , I ' d do what I always _34--- stay where you are , and let your group find you .
Luckily , I noticed the stone wall , the trail running alongside it . It was right . And then , the 35
sight : the parking area and my family ! I shouted as I ran toward them .
21. A . decided B . decorated C . described D . designed
22.A. brothers B . sisters C . uncles D . cousins
23. A . picture B . map C . magazine D . book
24.A. purple B . white C . red D . black
25. A . faster B . slower C . taller D . shorter
26. A . usually B . really C . mainly D . possibly
27. A . in the middle B.in the front of C . between D . behind
28.A. close B . quick C.new D.first
29.A. active B . bored C . alone D . free
30. A . rest B . climb C . move D . hurry
31.A. But B . Before C . So D . Since
32. A . crossing B . building C . river D . wall
33.A. turned left B . turned right C . went straight D . went back
34. A . saw B . heard C . smelt D . felt
35. A . worst B . best C . latest D . newest
三、阅读理解（本题共20小题；每小题2.5分，满分50分）
A
Mary The Musical Don’t miss Mary The Musical at Cambridge Theater London! Performances start every evening at 7 from this Saturday. Tickets are 20 pounds for adults and 15 pounds for children and can be bought online or from the theater.
Teenage Drawing Competition16-year-olds are welcome to take part in an exciting drawing competition at 2 p.m. on Saturday, August 6th at Westfield Shopping Center. It is free to enter and the first prize is a trip to New York!
Adele’s Concert Come and meet the famous singer Adele at St. James’s Park this Sunday, April 25. Adele will sing songs from her latest CD．It starts at 1 p.m. and ends at 4 p.m. Tickets are 8 pounds and can be bought at St. James’s Park.
36．People can watch Adele’s performance ________
A．at Cambridge Theatre. B．at Westfield Theatre.
C．at Westfield Shopping Center. D．at St. James’s Park.
37．What’s the price of a Children’s ticket for Mary The Musical
A．20 pounds. B．15 pounds. C．8 pounds. D．Free.
38．Which of the following is TRUE
A．All the events above take place in the afternoon.
B．Anyone can take part in Teenage Drawing Competition.
C．Adele’s Concert lasts（持续）for three hours.
D．People can buy all the tickets on the Internet .
B
You may have learned from your textbook that earth is made up of four layers : First there is the crust , which is where we live and has water , soil and different kinds of rocks . Next comes the mantle , the thickest layer , which makes up about 67% of the earth ' s mass . Then there is a liquid outer core , including iron and nickel mostly . Finally there is an inner core , which is believed to be solid and mainly made up of iron - nickel alloy .
It ' s difficult to study the inner structure of the earth because we can ' t get past the crust . Our machines will burn up at the mantle and so will we . Scientists study it with the help of sound waves because different layers can slow down sound waves differently .
But according to a new study , there may be a fifth layer inside the earth . Scientists at the Australian National University ( ANU ) found this new layer within the earth ' s inner core . They call it the " innermost inner core ".
The inner core , which is 5,100 to 6,371 kilometres below the earth ' s surface , is hard . It ' s made of iron alloy . But starting from 5,700 km below the earth ' s surface , scientists have found some changes . They found there are iron crystals pointing in an east - west direction . But other iron crystals in the inner core point in a north - south direction . This difference makes the innermost inner core a new layer .
The earth used to be very hot before it cooled down . According to Joanne Stephenson , one of the researchers , this new finding suggests another cooling event in the earth ' s history . It can help us understand more about how the earth formed .
" It ' s very exciting ," Stephenson said ." And it may mean that you have to rewrite the textbooks !"
39.What kinds of matter is the earth ' s outer core made up of
A . Water , soil and rocks . B . Iron and nickel mostly .C . Water . D . Iron crystals mostly .
40. What does the underlined word " structure " in Paragraph 2 mean
A . Part . B . Building . C . Soil . D . Picture .
41.How is the fifth layer different from the inner core
A . It is much harder than the inner core .
B . It is solid and made up of iron alloy mostly .
C . It ' s liquid and there are no iron crystals there .
D . Iron crystals there point in a different direction .
42. What may this finding tell us
A . Changes are always taking place inside the earth .
B . It is still quite hot inside the earth ' s core .
C . The earth might have experienced another cooling event in the past .
D . We shouldn ' t believe in textbooks .
C
There were two wolves . One was white , and the other was grey . The white wolf was looking for something . They came to a river . It was still frozen . Soon the sun would start shining , and the world would become warmer . The white one knew what she was looking for . They came to the opening of a cave . The white wolf went inside . The grey one waited at the mouth of the cave and lay in the sun .
The white wolf walked deeper into the cave . It was larger inside than at the opening . It was
warm and dry . The opening was small enough for her to stop anything dangerous from coming
inside . She lay down and rested . She had found what she was looking for .
The grey wolf wanted to come into the cave , but the white one stopped him . He was hungry . and he went off to hunt . When he returned , he heard noises inside . The white wolf had five wolf cubs . She was afraid the grey wolf would eat them , so she stopped him from entering the cave .
The grey wolf was kind . He knew he had to find food for them . He came to the riverbank . A large water bird was standing there . The grey wolf caught it . He was so hungry that he wanted to eat it . But he remembered the white wolf and her cubs in the cave . They needed food . He picked up the dead bird and began to carry it to the cave .
The white wolf was sleeping with her cubs . The grey one stood at the opening of the cave . He told the white one that he had taken something for them to eat . The mother wolf was so thankful that she let him come in . She knew he wouldn ' t eat the cubs . She knew he would take care of her and her family .
﹣文章节选自《白牙》( White Fang )
43. What was the white wolf looking for
A . A place . B . Some food . C . Her family . D . Her friend .
44. From the third paragraph , we know that .
A . the grey wolf was kind enough B . the grey wolf had a good rest
C . the white wolf gave birth to five cubs D . the white wolf had something to eat
45. Which words can best describe the grey wolf
A . Harmful and wild . B . Kind and helpful . C . Wild but helpful . D . Strange and wild .
46. What might happen to the grey wolf and the white one at last
A . The grey wolf might leave the white one at once .
B . The white one might have to find a better cave .
C . They each might find their family members .
D . They might become friends and live happily .
D
To learn a foreign language well, you need to spend a lot of time on it. The more time you spend on the language, the faster you will learn. This does not mean sitting in class looking out of the window, nor listening to other students who do not speak well. This means spending time enjoyably on the language you are learning.
Listen to the language you are learning by your MP3 player. Read what you are listening to. Listen to and read things that you like, things that you can mostly understand, or even partly understand. One hour of listening or reading is more effective (有效的) than many hours of class time. If you keep listening and reading, you will improve yourself.
Build up your vocabulary lists, which you’ll need lots of. Start to notice words and how they come together as phrases. Learn these words and phrases through listening and reading. It is very useful to read online, using online dictionaries. Do not wait for someone else to show your language. Learn by yourself, like a child growing up. Talk when you feel like it. Write when you feel like it. You are learning and improving. The language will become clearer in your mind. Just make sure you spend enough time on the language.
47．From Paragraph 1, we may know ________.
A．the more time you spend on the language, the more quickly you will learn
B．we can sit in class to learn a foreign language well
C．we can spend hours on the language that others speak
D．we can listen to other students who do not speak well and correct them
48．Which is more effective for a language learner
A．One hour of listening B．Many hours of class time
C．One hour of listening to music D．Many hours of sleep
49．How can you learn words and phrases
A．Through listening and reading B．Just through sitting in class
C．Only by yourself D．From TV and radio.
50．Which is the best title
A．How to remember words B．How to learn a foreign language
C．Why we learn a foreign language D．How to improve yourselves
E
Take care of your plants ! They may " shout " if you treat them badly .
Plants can make sounds when they are stressed ,according to a recent study ." Plants use sound to communicate with animals all the time , so it would be very inconvenient for plants not to use sound at all ." Lilach Hadany , co - author of the study , told Science Focus .
With this in mind , the research team started by recording plants ' sounds . They put sweet pepper and tomato plants in soundproof boxes to shut off the noise in the environment .Several ultrasonic microphones were then put near the plants , which can record between 20and250 kilohertz . An adult ' s ear can hear about 16 kilohertz . There were three groups of plants : One group wasn ' t watered for five days , another group had some parts cut off and the last group was untouched . The microphones caught sounds from 40 to 80 kilohertz from the first two groups . The sound which was similar to the noise of popcorn popping grew louder and louder during the five days of water stress . They then began to become weaker and weaker as the plants dried out . A stressed plant produced the popping sound around 30 to 50 times per hour , while the untouched group only produced around once per hour , according to the study .
51.Plants use_ to communicate with animals all the time according to the study .
A . sound B . smell C . light D . dance
52.What does the underlined word " soundproof " mean
A ．发出声音的 B ．隔绝声音的 C ．吸收声音的 D ．反射声音的
53. An adult ' s ear can hear about .
A .16 kilohertz B.20kilohertz C .250 kilohertz D.40kilohertz
54.According to the study , the untouched group of the plants produced the popping sound around
A.40 to 80 times per hour B .30 to 60 times per hour
C . once per hour D .20 to 250 times per hour
55. What is the main idea of the passage
A . Plants can make sounds .
B . How to take care of your plants .
C . The team made machine - learning applications .
D . Plants can communicate with people .
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的六个选项中选出五个可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。(共5题，每题2分，共10分)
Joining after-school activities is not only a great way to relax but also a chance to learn new skills, make friends and stay creative. 56
Be the Scientist Game
57 And as a scientist would do in that situation, you can see animals and note down their appearance and behavior. This activity will develop your sense of questioning things and understanding the basic development of living things.
Make Natural Stamps
You might have seen postal stamps, but have you thought about making natural stamps 58 Then you can carefully put them on small pieces of wood or paper to create your own natural stamps.
Begin a Cooking Project
This is a great chance for those who are interested in baking, cooking, or just having fun with the food. 59 Therefore, you can simply start with sandwiches and go further up to your interest.
Be a Player Activity
Out of all Middle School Activities, this is special and good for your healthy lifestyle. 60
Practicing these sports will make you energetic and improve your D overall health.
In sum, these fresh middle school activities will not only keep you active and relaxed after school but also help you develop necessary skills that will benefit you in the long run.
A．Get a pen and diary and go outside.
B．You can perform running, jumping, racing, etc.
C．Let’s explore some fresh middle school activities.
D．However, this activity is a little bit challenging for beginners
E．Cooking offers beginners the chance to explore new food tastes.
F．You can do it by collecting different kinds of tree leaves and flowers first.
四、词汇运用（本题共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，用括号内所给词的正确时态或形式填空使短文完整。
Nantong , a beautiful city in Jiangsu Province , has a lot of delicious food . Among it , there is a special dish 61 .( call )" The Best Seafood in the World ".
This amazing dish is made from a kind of shellfish named meretrix meretrix (文蛤). Meretrix
meretrix lives in the coastal areas of Nantong . It has fresh and tender meat . People in Nantong cook it in many ways . One common way is 62 ( steam ) it . When it is steamed , the
original flavour of the meretrix meretrix is kept . The moment you put a piece of the steamed meretrix meretrix into your 63 _( mouth ), you can taste its freshness . It ' s like a taste of the sea .
Another popular way is to make it into a cake . The meretrix meretrix cake is crispy outside and soft inside . The sweet and savoury taste will surely make you 64 ( fall ) in love with it .
" The Best Seafood in the World " is not only a dish but also a part of Nantong ' s culture . It shows the 65 ( wise ) of Nantong people . They make use of local ingredients to create such
a wonderful dish . Whenever 66 ( visitor ) come to Nantong , they will never forget to try
this special food . It 67.( become ) a symbol of Nantong ' s food years ago. If you ever have a chance to visit Nantong , don ' t 68. ( miss ) this delicious " The Best Seafood in the World ". You will be 69. ( deep ) impressed by its flavours . Nantong ' s food culture is rich and colourful , and " The Best Seafood in the World " is just one of the shining stars . It brings joy to people ' s taste buds and makes Nantong more 70. ( attract ).
五、短文填空
Qiufen (秋分), or Autumn Equinox, is the 16th solar term (节气) in the traditional Chinese calendar. This year, it falls on Sept. 22.
This solar term marks the midpoint (中间) of a 71 , dividing the season into two parts. After this day, the direct sunlight moves to the south. Days will be s 72 while nights will be longer in the Northern Hemisphere (北半球).
For Chinese farmers, the solar term marks b 73 the joy of a big harvest (丰收) and the b 74 of farming for the next cycle (周期). Although China has huge lands and d 75 climates (气候), the harvest season for most places happens near Autumn Equinox, according to Xinhua. This is w 76 in 2018, Autumn Equinox was set as China’s Farmers’ Harvest Festival.
Some B 77 people also celebrate the harvest season around Autumn Equinox. On this day, they sing songs and put baskets of fruit and other crops (作物) in village churches (教堂). In some schools, students and teachers b 78 food from home for special harvest festival services. After that, people pack the food and give it to those in n 79 . At the food table, there will be a small doll m 80 of straw (稻草), called a corn dolly (稻草人). People will keep it until the next spring. It is believed to bring another harvest.
六、阅读与回答问题（本题共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
Do you like the blind box (盲盒) It has been popular among young people. Buyers won’t know what type of toys they will get until they open the box. That sounds funny and exciting, but is it good for us to buy them Let’s read the following students’ opinions.
I like the blind box. First, in this period of rapid development, everyone is under pressure. Opening blind boxes is such a thing that can make us relaxed. Second, blind boxes also have their social influence (影响). Nowadays, many teenagers have a 2D circle, where the toys in the blind box are closely related to it. Buying blind boxes is to pay for their hobbies and interests. At the same time, they get friendship by showing, sharing or exchanging toys in these circles. Even so, we still need to treat blind boxes in a proper way. Edward
Though opening blind boxes is exciting, I think teenagers should avoid (避免) it. First, the prices of the blind boxes are mostly high. Second, opening blind boxes may lead to addiction (上瘾). If teenagers don’t get what they want in the first place, they may buy more boxes until they get what they want. This is not good for them. Lucy
Send and close Close without sending
81．How does the writer start the passage
82．How does Edward feel about opening blind boxes
83．How do teenagers get friendship in their 2D circles
84．What does Lucy think of the prices of the blind boxes
85．Who thinks teenagers should avoid blind boxes
八、书面表达（25分）
假如你是李华，你的英国笔友Peter来信询问你最好的朋友以及你们的校园生活。请根据以下要点提示，给他写一封电子邮件。
要点提示：
1. 朋友情况：姓名（如Liu Ying）、性格（诚实、幽默、体贴）、你们常一起做的事（打羽毛球、讨论作业）；
2. 校园生活：日常课程（如英语、物理）、课后活动（戏剧社、足球队）、你喜欢的校园时光（午餐聊天）；
3. 你的感受。
要求：
1. 包含所有要点内容，可适当发挥；
2. 语言表达准确，语意通顺、连贯；
3. 词数：70-90。
Dear Peter,
How's it going I'm glad to tell you about my best friend and my school life.
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第一次月考试卷答案
单项选择
1-5CBAAB 6-10CDDCD 11-15 DABBA 16-20.BBBDD
完型填空
21-25 CDBCA 26-30 BDACD 31-35CAABB
阅读理解
36-38 DBC 39-42BADC 43-46 ACBD 47-50 AAAB 51-55ABACA 56-60CAFEB
词汇运用
Called 62 to steam 63.mouth 64.fall 65.wisdom
66.visitors 67.became 68.miss 69.deeply 70. attractive
短文填空
autumn 72.shorter 73.both 74.beginning 75.different
76.why 77.British 78.bring 79.need 80.made
任务型阅读
81.By asking a question.
82.Relaxed
83.By showing,sharing and exchanging toys.
84.They are mostly high.
85.Lucy.
书面表达（略）
