江苏省姜堰市第四中学八年级英语下学期阶段测试（二）试题 苏科版.doc

江苏省姜堰市第四中学2015-2016学年八年级英语下学期阶段测试（二）试题注意事项： 1. 本试卷分第卷选择题和第卷非选择题两个部分。2. 所有试题的答案均填写在答题卡上，答案写在试卷上无效。 第卷 选择题（共85分）一、听力（共25小题；每小题1分，计25分）第一部分 听对话，回答问题。本部分共有4道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，在听每段对话前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读题目；听完后，你还有5秒钟的时间选出你认为最合适的备选答案。听两遍。1. what are they talking about? a. b. c. 2. what sign are they talking about? a. b. c. 3. what is anita working hard at? a. b. c. 4. which charity are they talking about ?a. b. c. 第二部分 听对话或短文，回答问题。这一部分你将听到12段对话和2篇短文。听每段对话或短文前，你将有时间阅读相关小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题你还有5秒钟的时间选出你认为最合适的备选答案。听两遍。5. what does mike think of the book? a. its interesting. b. its useful. c. its boring.6. whats marys father? a. he is a doctor. b. he is a teacher. c. he is a policeman.7. what will the boy and the girl do on saturday?a. do nothing. b. go hiking. c. go camping.8. what does the woman want to buy? a. a baseball. b. a birthday cake. c. a basketball.9. what did alice do last night? a. she went to the movies. b. she watched tv. c. she did her homework.10. where are the two speakers now? a. in a bookstore. b. in a clothing store. c. in a fruit store.11. what does the girl want to drink? a. some water. b. orange juice. c. apple juice.12. what does the woman want to do? a. she wants to know the time. b. she wants to take a seat. c. she wants to buy a bag.13. what does lucy want to be? a. a teacher. b. a doctor. c. a scientist.14. how much is the white shirt? a. 20 yuan. b. 40 yuan. c. 80 yuan.15. where did the dialogue probably happen? a. in a street. b. in a shop. c. in a school.听下面一段材料，回答16-17题。16. where will they go to see a film this saturday?a. at renmin cinema. b. at a dirty cinema. c. at wansheng cinema.17.what day is it today?a. thursday. b. friday. c. saturday.听第一篇短文，回答18-20题。请根据短文内容, 选择正确答案, 完成信息记录表。听两遍。life in the past and nowwhat the speakers grandpa did with the old radiolistened to 18 .what the speakers grandpas new radio looks likeits 19 .what the speaker has nowa 20 .18. a. the newsb. football matchesc. english19. a. modernb. bigc. small20. a. radiob. computerc. television听第二篇短文，回答21-25题。听两遍。21. how does harry go to work every day? a. by bus. b. by car. c. by bike.22. how long havent they seen each other? a. since last year. b. for 9 years. c. since 10 years ago.23. why did people watch them from time to time? a. because jack talked loudly. b. because jack laughed loudly. c. because jack sang loudly.24. what did jack drop on the floor? a. plastic bags. b. plastic bottles. c. waste paper. 25. what do you think of harrys friend? a. unfriendly. b. impolite. c. unlucky.二、单项选择 从下列每题所给的选项中, 选择一个最佳答案。（共15小题; 每小题1分，计15分） 26. were here to have fun, to learn, to work together and to make difference. a. a; a b. a; / c. /; a d. /; /27. my father my mother are able to drive a car. so they often take turns to drive me to school.a. neither; nor b. both; and c. either; or d. not only; but also28. who can help me carry the heavy box? i think ted is _ to do it. but the door is _for him to go through. a. too strong; too narrow b. so strong; narrow enough c. enough strong; narrow enoughd. strong enough; too narrow29. did the doctors save the old man？ yes. he _ on the morning of may 10th. and now he is out of danger. a. was operated b. operated c. operated on d. was operated on30. _ did your uncle leave his home town?. let me see. he _ for nearly twenty years. a. when; has left b. when; has been away c. how long; has left d. how long; has been away31. what type of mobile phone do you want to have? something big? well, it _ be big thats not important. a. must b. neednt c. cant d. mustnt32. how will you help with the activity? we will _ leaflets to ask people to take part.a. put out b. hand out c. find out d. cut out33. _? ive got toothache. it hurts.a. how are you b. whats wrong with you c. how is the matter d. what do you do 34. i _ reading english every morning. yes, now english is more and more important. english _ the first language in england and some other countries.a. am used to; is used by b. am used to; is used as c. used to; is used by d. used to; is used as35. its clever _you to help me work out the difficult math problem. thanks! you are welcome. now its easier _you to understand it.of; of b. of; for c. for; of d. for; for36. there was hardly anything left after the earthquake, _? _. people had to rebuild their houses.a. wasnt there; yes b. was there; noc. wasnt there; no d. was there; yes37. _ good time we had at the party last night! yes. it was _exciting party that i would never forget it.a. what; so b. how; such c. what a; such an d. how a; so an38. by _ these old students, we hope _ them good at looking after the younger students.a. train; make b. training; to make c. training; making d. train; making39. excuse me, could you tell me ? of course. its ten minutes ride from here.a. where is no. 1 middle schoolb. how i can get to renmin parkc. how far my trip is to jiangyan libraryd. how long will it take me to jiangyan peoples hospital40. having many helpers makes a task easier and faster to complete. i think so. _.a. many hands make light work. b. actions speak louder than words.c. the early bird catches the worm. d. the more you learn, the more you know.三、完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，计15分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 “mommy, i got something for you!” cody ran through the door after school. his face wore the biggest smile ever. he waved something above his head. “its a pen. but not just any pen. its a lucky pen!” he handed me the pen 41 , waiting for my reaction(反应).i looked at the pen in my hand. there was nothing 42 about it. it looked just like any other ballpoint pen. i had a drawer full of them. at that moment, i didnt realize how special it was or how much i would come to treasure(珍爱) it.i had made the decision to be a(n) 43 . i had dreamed about it for a long time but i was afraid of being refused by the publishing houses. the night before, i told my husband my 44 when i thought cody wasnt listening. “what if 45 likes my writing and i fail?” but cody did 46 what i said. now he stood in front of me, watching me examine the pen. “you dont have to be afraid now,” he said. “this pen will make your 47 great and everyone will love you.”tears filled my eyes. refusal(拒绝) and failure didnt seem like such a big problem any more. even if i 48 sold the first book, i had everything i could ever need. i knew that pen would bring me luck, though. and i felt 49 already, just by having cody in my life, especially when i heard what he did to get it.in the lunchroom, cody heard an older boy talking about having a lucky 50 . he decided to get it for me. the boy was a tough negotiator(强硬的谈判者) but cody didnt 51 . in the end, he 52 his favorite matchbox car, two army men his brother gave him, a crayon, and a piece of candy-his most important things, for that pen. just to make 53 feel better.i still have that pen, though its long out of ink, in a cup on my desk. when a refusal letter arrives and i start feeling 54 , i look at it and remember just how lucky i am. for while i value that pen, its cody who i really 55 in my life.41a. easilyb. carefullyc. proudlyd. naturally42a. strangeb. specialc. importantd. interesting43a. teacherb. artistc. writerd. inventor44a. fearb. hopec. secretd. surprise45a. somebodyb. everybodyc. anybodyd. nobody46a. hearb. acceptc. expectd. believe47a. lifeb. dreamc. storiesd. choices48a. everb. neverc. evend. once49a. sureb. luckyc. braved. proud50a. dogb. toyc. pend. gift51a. give upb. try outc. get awayd. call back52a. foundb. keptc. soldd. changed53a. themb. usc. med. him54a. nervousb. sorryc. angryd. lonely55a. respectb. praisec. served. treasure四、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。a the label（标签）, made in china, is one that is becoming increasingly common in shopping centers all over the world. in the united states, shoppers at wal-mart, the nations largest retailer（零售商）, have a wide selection of products mostly produced in china. the large amount of chinese imports have created a large selection of goods in other countries as people begin to buy more and more products made in china. these goods are even widely available in other asian nations, where chinese-made goods are quite popular. chinese brand names are also becoming more well-known outside china. when chinese americans visit family and friends in their homeland, gifts from the u.s. are a must. but tvs and fashionable clothes arent rare any more, and anything “made in china” shouldnt be considered in any case.“when i decide to visit my family members in china, i will have a big headache. what should i buy for them? they may not all speak english, but everyone in china knows those three words,” a chinese american said. “when they see the label made in china, they will think, why do you send me this? ”the development of china has surprised the world with its growth. as a result, the other countries are beginning to try to reduce chinese goods with the use of taxes（税）and import restrictions. however, the development on the chinese economy still affects the world in many ways.56. around the world, the products made in china are _ in the shopping malls.a. unwelcomeb. expensivec. populard. rare57. what is the chinese meaning of the underlined word “brand” in the second paragraph? a. 品牌。b. 明星。c. 生产地。d. 树枝。58. why do chinese americans usually have a headache if they come back to china? a. because their chinese friends can not speak english. b. because their friends will be unhappy if the gifts are made in china. c. because they should give their friends rare gifts. d. because they should give their friends fashionable gifts.59. how do other countries try to reduce the chinese goods in their own countries? a. by developing the qualities of their own products. b. by telling their shoppers not to buy chinese goods. c. by importing more chinese goods. d. by using taxes and import restrictions.60. from the passage, we can know that_. a. products made in china are more and more popular all over the world b. tvs and fashionable clothes are ideal gifts for chinese peoplec. everyone in china can speak englishd. the other governments dont welcome any chinese goodsb news one: 29 october, 2015the government of china plans to end its one-child per family policy(政策) and instead let families have two children. the plan was announced thursday after high-level meetings in beijing. china，which has the largest population，made the one-child policy in 1980. the government allowed only a small number of couples to have two children for so many years. for example, some couples in the countryside could have two children.news two: 05 october, 2015the first of the 2015 nobel prizes has been announced. swedens nobel prize committee (委员会) says the nobel prize for medicine will go to scientists from ireland, japan and china. william campbell from ireland and satoshi omura from japan share the prize for their discovery of the medicine avermectin. the nobel committee praised their work on what it calls a “novel therapy.” the treatment fights disease caused by parasites（寄生虫）.the prize for medicine is also going to chinese researcher tu youyou. she discovered artemisinin. artemisinin is a drug that has greatly made the number of people who die from malaria(疟疾) smaller.news three: 09 december, 2015oil prices have fallen to their lowest levels since 2009.brent crude oil, one of several kinds of oil on the world market, dropped below $40 a barrel(桶) on tuesday. however, the main group of oil producing countries has been unable to reduce the oil production.61. how long did chinas one-child policy last?a. 38 years. b. 36 years. c. 25 years. d. 65 years.62. who got the nobel prize for medicine?a. tu youyou from china. b. william campbell from ireland.c. william campbell from ireland and satoshi omura from japan.d. william campbell from ireland, satoshi omura from japan and tu youyou from china.63.what is the price of brent crude oil on tuesday?a. $40 a barrel. b. over $40 a barrel. c. less than $40 a barrel. d. less than￥40 a barrel.64. what can we know from news three?a. there is only one kind oil on the world market.b. main oil producing countries will produce less oil.c. oil prices on tuesday are the lowest in history.d. main oil producing countries will still produce as much oil as before.65. which of the following is not true according to the passage?a. the oil prices are the lowest in 2009. b. the artemisinin has saved lots of lives.c. there are the most people in china in the world.d. only a small number of chinese couples can have two children in china in the past few years.cthe big lottery is giving money to groups of teenagers between 14 and 19 who want to become active citizens. the teenagers who would like to help make the area you live in better, cleaner, safer and more friendly can actually get money for improving your local community (社区).we have $ 80,000 to give away. we are looking for young people to take part in schemes(规划) and projects near to where they live.here are a few easy things you could do to get started.meeting the neighbors: everybody needs good neighbors. knock on peoples door and find out what they would like improving in your area. set a date for a meeting and then make some plans together. if you dont want to go round to their houses, then you could always put a note through their doors.neighborhood watch: neighborhood watch schemes are very popular in the uk. if you go away on holiday and leave your house, its very nice to know that a neighbor is keeping an eye on it. its a good way to make the area you live in safer. you could set one up easily and quickly.(paragraph 4)lending a hand: there are often elderly people living in the neighborhood who may not be able to do the things that you can. offer to do their shopping once a week, look after their garden for them or maybe walk their dog.(paragraph 5)no littering: nobody likes picking up other peoples rubbish, but a clean street can make all the difference. take it in turns to go out once or twice a week and see what you can find. you never know, one day you might find something valuable.recycling: nearly two-thirds of your rubbish can be recycled. some areas already provide places to people to recycle bottles, tins, plastic and paper. find out if this is done in your neighborhood. if its not, do something about it. so go on just tell us what kind of project you want to join in. then well send you more details. take positive action and help make your neighborhood a better place to live in.66. the aim of the big lottery is . a. to make the neighborhood busier b. to help the old people in the community c. to improve the local community d. to help young babies in the neighborhood67. who is needed to take part in the project? a. anyone who wants to. b. all the teenagers. c. students in the neighborhood. d. teenagers from 14 to 19.68. paragraph 4 and paragraph 5 tell us . a. neighborhood watch is good to make the community cleaner b. how to make the community safer and more friendly c. lending a hand means to lend some money to others d. to help neighbors do what they wouldnt like to do.69. what should you do if you want to make the neighborhood cleaner? a. recycle the rubbish and take turns to pick up others rubbish. b. pick up the rubbish and find something valuable in the street. c. find out the recycled rubbish and throw them everywhere. . d. try to recycle three-fourths of your rubbish once or twice a week. 70. according to the passage, which of the following is not true? a. discuss plans with your neighbor for improving your area. b. do some shopping once a week for old people who cant do it. c