江苏省南京市第十八中学八年级英语上学期第二次阶段性检测试题（无答案） 牛津版.doc

江苏省南京市第十八中学2015-2016学年八年级英语上学期第二次阶段性检测试题第i卷（选择题50分）一、单项选择（共25小题，每小题1分，计25分）( ) 1. yancheng nature reserve is home _ different kinds of plants and rare birds. a. at b. to c. on d. in( ) 2. the bad weather yesterday morning prevented all the planes _ off. a. to take b. take c. taking d. to taking( ) 3. we went to watch a bird show in the wetlands _ a rainy sunday morning. a. at b. in c. on d. /( ) 4. shandong is _ the east of china, and japan is _ the east of china. a. in; to b. to; in c. in; in d. to; to( ) 5. he is very strong. he has _ shoulders. a. large b. big c. wide d. broad( ) 6. there is not enough _ for birds here because people build too many houses. a. ground b. food c. area d. space( ) 7. tom is watching tv, _his father is busy working in the study. a. after b. while c. before d. so( ) 8. i heard your daughter _ in the next room at ten last night. a. sang b. sing c. singing d. sings( ) 9. you must clean the room every day _ keep it as good as new. a. in order as b. so that c. so to d. in order to( ) 10. the cakes are quite delicious! can i have one more?sorry, there is _left what about some biscuits?a. no one b.none c.nothingd.nobody( ) 11. -why are you so excited? -peter invited me _ on a trip to yunnan. a. to go b. go c. going d. went( ) 12. -what do sparrows look like? - _. a. they are really cute animals b. they like eating insects c. they are fine d. they are small( ) 13. the woman keeps _ the house because she wants to keep it _. a. cleaning; clean b. to clean; clean c. clean; cleaning d. cleaning; cleaning( ) 14. the worker asked the _ not _ down their names in this form. a. writer; to write b. writers; writing c. writers; to write d. writer; write( ) 15. -jack looks so unhappy, do you know why? yes. he _ his new mobile phone yesterday. a. was lost b. was losing c. lost d. losed( ) 16. lets enjoy the song yesterday once moreit sounds_ awell bsadly cbadly dwonderful( ) 17. the girl is very smart. the problem is _ for her to work out. a. easy enough b. enough easy c. easily enough d. enough easily( ) 18. there will be _ food for wildlife in the wetlands because of fishing. a. fewer and fewer b. less and less c. fewer and less d. less and fewer( ) 19. julia is fat, so her father always makes her _ a walk after supper. a. taking b. take c. to take d. took( ) 20. why not_ an english club to practice _english?a.join； to speakb.to join； speakingc.join； speakingd.to join； to speak( ) 21. do you need two more workers _ you _ these big stones?a.help； carryb.to help; carryc.help； to carryd.to help； carrying( ) 22. we should do something else_ our country.a.to protect b.protecting c.protectd.protected( ) 23. henry keeps exercising every morning._, he looks healthier and healthier.a.as a resultb.in order toc.howeverd.moreover( ) 24. you will be late for school_you dont get up early.a,butb.ifc.andd.or( ) 25. -you can make beautiful sounds like birds. so wonderful! - _. a. thats ok b. thank you c. thats all right d. im afraid not二、完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分）farley worked for the canadian government. one day，he was _26_ to learn more about wolves. do wolves kill lots of caribou(北美驯鹿）? do they kill people? they gave him lots of food and clothes and guns. then they put him on a plane and took him to _27_.the plane put him down and went away. there were no houses or people in this place. but there were lots of animals and lots of wolves. people tell terrible stories about wolves. they say wolves like to kill and eat people. farley remembered these stories, and he was _28_. he had his gun with him _29_. then one day, he saw a group of wolves. there was a mother wolf with four baby wolves. a father wolf and another young wolf lived with them. farley watched these wolves every day. the mother was a very _30_ mother. she gave milk to her babies. she gave them lessons about life. they learned how to _31_ food. the father wolf got food for the mother. the young wolf _32_ the children. they were a nice, happy family-wolf family! farley did not need his _33_ any more. in a short time，he got on well with the family. farley watched them for five months. he learned that many stories about the wolves were _34_. wolves do not eat people, and they do not eat many large animals. and he also learned bad things about men. it was men who killed many caribou and wolves. later, farley wrote a book about wolves. he wanted people to _35_ them and not to kill them.(b)26.a.seen b.toldc.heardd.found(c)27.a.a small town b.a big cityc.a far placed.a lonely village(a)28.a.afraidb.happyc.angryd.tired(b)29.a.at timesb.all the timec.once a weekd.every afternoon(b)30.a.badb.goodc.hungryd.thirsty(c)31.a.cookb.makec.getd.pick(d)32.a.shouted atb.looked into c.laughed atd.played with(c)33.a.foodb.clothesc.gund.plane(b)34.a.not goodb.not truec.not easyd.not dear(d)35. a.growb.havec.teachd.understand三、阅读理解（共15小题，每小题1分，计15分）(a)round eyes, round head, round ears, round body! what is this lovely little animal?he looks like a bear. but he is not a bear. hes a koala.people in australia love koalas and take care of them. they have set up places for them to live safely. no one can kill them for their pretty fur(毛皮). when a koala is born, he has no fur. and he is not as big as your little toe(脚趾)! the mother koala has a pocket m the front of her body. the baby goes into this warm pocket .there he stays for six months. the koala could not live without a special kind of tree. the tree gives him both his home and his food. for most of the day the koala sleeps m the tree.at night the koala looks for food. he may go miles to find it. he likes only the bark(树皮) and the leaves of the tree. he eats nothing else. and he eats more than two pounds each night!how lovely the koalas really are!()36. people in australia _.a. keep koalas in their homes b. put koalas in the treec. set up places for koalas to live safely d. raise baby koalas in their pockets()37. after he is born, the baby koala lives in his mothers pocket _.a.for six daysb.for six monthsc.for a nightd.all his life()38. how big is a koala after it is born?a.its as bigasa cat.b.its as big as abear.c.ifs biggerthanyour little toe. d.its smaller than your little toe.(b)the elephant is the largest of all animals that live on land. an elephants trunk is rather like an arm and a hand. it is used to pick up and pull things in its mouth. it is also used to pull up trees when the elephant wants to make path through the forests.the african elephant is usually larger than the indian elephant. it often stands 10 or 11 feet high, and weighs over 6 tons. both males and females grow trunks. but only male indian elephants have tusks. the elephant lives mostly on grass，leaves and fruits. it has been easy for men to train elephants. they are used to carry heavy things. elephants can live for about fifty years or more.( )39. elephants are _.a. not found in the forests b. only found in africac. larger than any other animal on land d. the largest animal in the world( )40. elephants use their_.a. trunks to do things as men use their hands tob. trunks to pull up trees only when they want to make paths through the woodsc. tusks to do what men use their hands tod. tusks to eat up trees( )41. which of the following is not right?a. female indian elephants have tusks. b. all african elephants have tusks.c. the indian elephant is usually smaller than the african elephant.d. the african elephant usually weighs more than 6,000 kilograms.( )42. the food for the elephant is _.a. grassb. leavesc. fruitsd. all of the above(c)more than anything else in the world, lion liked being king of the jungle. he walked around, showing off his power and pride.each day lion took a long lazy sleep under the shade of his favourite tree. he always dreamed of weaker animals bowing(鞠躬) before him.one day mouse ran through the jungle and tripped over lions huge paws. lion woke up with a start. “how dare you wake me up! ” he shouted angrily. lion grabbed mouse with one paw. “on the second thought, im in the mood for the snack, and youll make a delicious meal.”, he said.mouse cried out, “king lion, please spare（饶恕） me! if you let me live, ill always remember your kindness. and, some day, i might be able to help you.”“ how could such a powerless little mouse ever help me?” that thought made lion laugh so much that he decided to let mouse go. a week later, lion was walking through the jungle on the way to his favourite tree when he stepped onto a hunters net. the net scooped him up. no matter how he twisted and turned, he couldnt escape.when mouse heard lions frightened shouts, he raced to help. mouse quickly chewed（咬）through the ropes to make a hole in the net. soon, lion moved out and was free. lion looked down at the little mouse. “thank you for saving my life,” said lion, smiling his widest smile. “i was mistaken. you are not a powerless little mouse. you are a great friend!”( ) 43. what did lion do each day?a. he stepped onto a hunters net. b. he bowed before weaker animals.c. he showed kindness to animals in the jungle.d. he had a good sleep under his favourite tree.( )44. how did mouse wake up lion?a. he made a hole in the net. b. he shouted at lion angrily.c. he tripped over lions paws. d. he prepared a delicious meal for lion.( ) 45. why did lion let mouse go?a. because he was trapped in the net. b. because he took mouse as his good friend.c. because he believed mouse could save him.d. because he doubted if mouse could be of any help.( ) 46. what do you think of mouse?a. clever and honest. b. silly and lazyc. humorous and stubborn d. proud and selfish. (d) newtown is a good place to travel. there are a lot of sights now. but many years ago there were millions of rats(老鼠） in newtown. they even attacked cats and dogs. sometimes many of them knocked down a man or a woman at night. the rats were very big and many people felt they were dangerous. the city office asked everyone to kill the rats. most people were lazy, so they did not kill many. then the city office said they would pay some money for each dead rat. that made people very happy. they killed thousands of rats every day. a city official(官员) put all the dead rats together. sometimes a man brought a hundred in a day. after two weeks there were not many rats in the city, but people ,still brought many rats to the city office. the city official thought that people were stealing(偷) the dead rats. he asked his man to put all the dead rats in a hole. soon there were no more rats, and the city office didnt pay any more money. now newtown is clean and a lot of visitors come to visit it.( )47. the word attacked means“_” a攻击 b抨击 c打击 d攻打( )48. if you visit newtown, you can_. a. see many places of interest b. see millions of rats c. meet the city office d. see the cats and dogs( )49. many years ago, the rats in newtown were_. a. small but dangerous b. lovely and big c. big and dangerous d. friendly and helpful( )50. most people didnt kill many rats because they were_. a. busy b. bad c. ill d. lazy第ii卷（非选择题50分）四、词汇运用（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分）1. if animals stay in the _ (野外），they will be free.2. my mother says she wants me to buy some vegetables at the_(市场).3. you will get a good _ (结果)if you try your best4. doing eye exercises is good for _ (保护）our eyes.5. listen to me，_（否则，要不然），youll regret(后悔）.6. i live in the city for a long time. i wont get _ (迷路的)in it.7. only one of the rooms _(面对）south，so i dont like it.8.if you dont know the way well, you will get lost _(容易地).9.every year, a lot of_ (游客)visit the forbidden city.10.we need more_ (湿地）for red-crowned cranes.五、句型转换（共5小题，每小题1分，计5分）1、i dont think he will tell lies any more(改为同义句) i think he will tell lies _ _.2、pandas live mainly on bamboos.(对划线部分提问) _ _ pandas live mainly on?3、we will plant more trees so that(为了) we can improve our environment. (改为同义句) we will plant more trees_ _to improve our environment.4、the birds sing very nicely.(改为感叹句) _ _ the birds sing!5、daniel did not go to the meeting.i went to the meeting instead. (改为同义句) i went to the meeting _ _daniel.六、完成句子（共5小题，每小题1分，计5分）1. 英国学生比中国学生花费更少的时间做作业。 british students spend _ time _ homework than chinese students.2. 我看的书比我的同学多。 i read _ books _ my classmates.3. 你们常常在课堂上和他们讨论这些数学题？ do you often _ the math problems _ them in class?4你们想选谁做班长？ who would you like to _ _ your monitor?5. sandy 比她的同学跑的快得多。sandy runs _ _ than her classmates.七、任务型阅读（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分）in the deserts(沙漠) of north africa and saudi arabia lives the smallest of all foxes with the largest of ears. this animal is the fennec fox.fennec foxes have ears that are 5 to 6 inches long. thats big for an animal that weighs less than four pounds. their ears help shed（去除）body heat. and, as you may have guessed, they also provide great hearing. its also interesting to think about the hair of fennec foxes. why would a fox that lives in the desert need a thick, fur coat in fact, the desert isnt always warm. during the nighttime, a desert can be terribly cold! a fennec foxs fur keeps them warm during those desert nights. they also have long tails that they use as a blanket. and the hair on their feet protects them from the hot sand in the daytime.fennec foxes live in small communities of dens（兽穴）.they spend most of the day sleeping in their dens, out of the hot sun. then, when night comes, they come out in search of food. fennecs can not only have great hearing, but also use their big eyes and great sense of smell to look for dinner.like other foxes, fennecs are omnivores. this means they eat both meat and plants. they like eating birds, eggs, insects, snails, fruit and leaves best.fennec fox mothers have one to five babies at a time. the lifespan of a fennec fox is 10 to 12 years. still, they have to be careful with predators（捕食性动物）around them. these include caracals ( a type of wild cat ) , jackals, eagle owls, hyenas and humans. humans catch them for their fur and to sell as pets.fennec foxes1._ areas deserts of north africa and saudi arabia.looks they are the2._of all foxes with the largest of ears. their thick fur3._ them warm in the cold desert night. the hair on their feet 4._ them from theof the hot sand during the daytime.abilities they have very good5._ and eyesight(视力) with big ears and eyes. they are also good at looking for dinner with their great sense of 6._.qualities they live in small communities of dens. they7._ in their dens most of the day. at8._ they become active and come out in search of food.food they eat both meat and plants. their9._foods include birds, eggs, insects, snails, fruit and leaves.10._ they