河南省南阳市桐柏县晨中、育英两校联考2024-2025学年八年级上学期12月月考英语试卷学校：_姓名：_班级：_考号：_一、阅读理解School Holiday ClubsDo something different. Dont just watch TV.Come and join us and have some real fun！There are lots of different ways to spend your free time. You can choose as many clubs as you like. You dont need to have any special skills to join us. They are also FREE for all our students.Come and join us！ Photography ClubJoin us to learn about choosing a camera and advice on taking successful photos. We will also teach you how to use your computer to keep and print （打印）your photos. 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Monday Room 308 Art ClubIf you like art, spend a day in the Art Room. During the day, well use different things: pencils, watercolors, oil paints and so on. Well also have a special lesson from a guest cartoonist, who will teach us how to draw cartoons（漫画）. 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday Science ClubEinstein, Edison, Newtonthey learnt about science when they were young. If you want to try out new ideas, come to our club. We do lots of things in the lab to see what happens. We meet twice a week in the science club. 8: 30 a.m. to 4: 30 p.m.Thursday & Friday Collecting ClubIf you like collecting (收集) stamps, tickets, or postcards, come to our club! You can share what you collect and exchange (交换) things with other members to build your collection. We have lots of ideas about what to do to add（添加）to your collection without spending lots of money. Meet in Room 510. 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday 1If students join the clubs, they _.A.dont need to payB.cant choose over twoC.must go every dayD.must have special skills2Why do members in the Collecting Club exchange（交换）things?A.To make postcards.B.To make money.C.To make friends with each other.D.To make their collections better.3Members of the Science Club spend their time _.A.trying out their new ideasB.learning about scientistsC.studying science textbooksD.watching science TV programs4Which of the following is TRUE?A.Collecting Club meets in Room 308.B.Art Club has a special lesson on Monday.C.Members can print photos in Science Club.D.Members can learn how to draw cartoons at 4： 30 p.m.5If a student is only free on Monday afternoon, which club can he join?A.Art ClubB.Science ClubC.Collecting ClubD.Photography ClubJanel Hawkins is a young sandcastle （沙堡） artist. She spends her days using wet sand to make beautiful houses and animals on beaches. However, her sandcastles dont last （持续） very long. They get washed away soon after. But Janel doesnt think it is a bad thing. In her eyes, it is what makes her work special and cool. If my art lasts for a long time, everyone will get to see it, and then it wont be as cool, Janel says. Janel didnt wake up one day dreaming about making sandcastles. She found out about it when she saw someone was looking for sandcastle artists on the Internet. And she decided to give it a try. Later on, Janel started her own business （企业）. At first, her parents were not sure about it, but they tried their best to help her. Now, Janel runs her business very well. She teaches others how to make sandcastles. She also makes sandcastles for festivals and important activities. Janels sandcastles are really popular. People love taking pictures of her works of art and sharing them on the Internet. However, Janel doesnt just care about making art. She is concerned aboutthe environment (环境), too. She always makes sure she doesnt leave anything behind when she leaves the beach.Janel wants to tell more people to find something they love and go for it. Nothing can last forever （永远）. If you want to do something, do it now, says Janel. 6In Janels eyes, what makes her art cool?A.She uses the best sand.B.Her sandcastles dont last long.C.Many people like her sandcastles.D.She can help others with the art of sand.7Janel started to be interested in sandcastles after she _.A.had a special dreamB.started her own businessC.joined in an important activityD.saw the job information for sandcastle artists online8What does the underlined part is concerned about in Paragraph 4 mean in Chinese?A.创造B.忽视C.关注D.检测9What may Jane want to say to her parents ?A.Im sorry.B.Youre welcome .C.Thank you！D.Come on！10What can we learn from the passage?A.Never laugh at others.B.Just do what you love.C.Think twice before doing something.D.We should care more about the animalIn the American film Kung Fu Panda, people can hear the sound made by a Chinese traditional(传统的) musical instrument-erhu.It brings a sad and lonely(孤独的)feeling to the listeners.In fact , erhuis very popular in Western movies. Many music directors(导演)feel that thisinstrument can add(增加)colors and feelings to their films. When people watch these movies, they also enjoy the special music of erhu.Erhuis also c