江苏省扬州市江都区20xx-20xx学年八年级12月月考英语试卷

江苏省扬州市江都区20xx-20xx学年八年级12月月考英语试卷内容摘要：

53. Which of the following is TRUE? A. There will be singing and dancing after the game. B. The MVP will receive the award after the game. C. The game takes place in the morning. D. Dragons is a good player’s name. B There are many wetlands in China and some of them have bee the world’s important ones. The Chinese Yellow Sea Wetlands are among them. They are in the east of our country. They are home to many different kinds of birds and animals. The world’s largest Deer Nature Reserve is in them. More than 700 Milu deer live freely there. There are not many redcrowned cranes in the world, but every winter you can see some in the Redcrowned Crane Nature Reserve in the Yellow Sea Wetlands. The weather here is neither too cold nor too hot in the wetlands. There is a lot of rain and sunshine too. They are really good places for wildlife. Offering(提供 ) food and home for some special kinds of animals is not the only reason why we need to protect wetlands. Wetlands are important because they also prevent floods. But some people want to change the wetlands to make more space for farms and buildings. This means there will be less and less space for wildlife. Luckily, more and more people are beginning to realize the importance of wetlands and wildlife. Every year, on February 2nd , many activities are held to tell people more about wetlands. 54. The Chinese Yellow Sea Wetlands are in the _______of China. A. east B. south C. west D. north 55. Usually the weather in the wetlands is _______. A. hot B. cold C. pleasant D. dry 56. The underline word “This” refers to _______. A. the largest wetland B. the importance of wetlands C. changing the wetlands for farms and buildings D. killing lots of wildlife 57. The best title of the passage is__________. A. China’s Wetlands Have All Entered the World’s List B. Wetlands— Homes to Wildlife and Human Beings C. Special Animals in the Chinese Yellow Sea Wetlands D. Wetlands— Valuable Resources of Land on the Earth C Why do people smoke? One reason is that people bee addicted(成瘾 ) to cigarettes. The addictive substance(物质） in cigarettes is nicotine(尼古丁 ). When people smoke, the nicotine goes right into the blood stream and makes people feel fortable. A smoker39。 s body gets used to the nicotine, and if he stops smoking, he feels nervous. Many smokers try to stop smoking but because of the addiction to nicotine they feel so unfortable that they often find it too difficult to do so . Many people also like the taste of tar (焦油 ) in cigarettes. However, it is the tar that causes cancer. While governments and health experts have tried to get people to give up smoking pletely, cigarette manufacturers (生产商 ) have tried to keep selling them by producing cigarettes with less tar. Many people in western countries have weled these cigarettes since they found it hard to stop smoking and wanted to reduce the danger to their health. 58. According to the passage, what gets people into the habit of smoking? A. The cigarette. B. Nicotine. C. Tar. D. Blood. 59. What do the underlined words to do so mean? A. They means to get used to the nicotine. B. They means to make people feel fortable. C. They means to stop smoking. D. They means to bee addicted to cigarettes. 60. Why do people wele lowtar cigarettes? A. Because they taste better. B. Because they are cheaper. C. Because they are less harmful. D. Because they are easy to be made. 61. Which of the following sentences is TRUE, according to the passage? A. Smokers continue smoking because smoking is very interesting. B. Tar in cigarettes causes cancer. C. In order to look cool, many people enjoy smoking. D. Many people in western countries wele the cigarettes with more tar. D There are several ways you can find out about the countries and places you wish to visit. You can talk to friends who have travelled to the places. Or you can go and see a color film about them. Or you can read a travel book. It seems that there are three kind。