江苏省姜堰市溱潼第二中学八年级英语下学期第二次阶段练习试题 牛津版.doc

江苏省姜堰市溱潼第二中学2012-2013学年八年级英语下学期第二次阶段练习试题 牛津版一单项选择（ ）1. .is your father a teacher?well, he _.a. used to b. was used to c. used to be d. is used to be（ ）2.i hope my father_ ask me about my marks.a. not b. not to c. wont d. dont （ ）3. theyd like _ thank the following people _ their help and support.a. to; to b. for; for c. to; for d. for; to（ ）4. project hope is an organization _ raises money to build schools and buy books for poor children.a. that b. who c. what d. where（ ）5. my coat_ there behind the door. cant you see it?a. is hanged b. is hanging c. hangs d. has hung（ ）6. .what do cows eat?they eat_ grass.a. most b. mostly c. almost d. main（ ）7.four days _ since i held the show. a. have passed b. has passed c. have past d. has past（ ）8. im sorry, i_ the book in my home.a. forget b. forgot c. left d. leave（ ）9. we cant believe that_ little girls can finish _much work in _ a short time. a. such; so; such b. so; such; such c. so; so; such d. such; so; so（ ）10. 50 per cent of the class _ most of the work. some of the work _ really hard. a. have done; is b. has done; are c. has done; is d. have done; are二完形填空my uncle john used to live in a beautiful little house by the sea in atlantic city. i say he “used to” live there _1_he doesnt live there any more. he was killed two years ago.uncle john wrote novels. he not only _2_his job, but also made a lot of money doing it. when he died, he had $ 60 million in the bank.after uncle johns death, i came to stay in his house for a while. i had been there for two days when i _3_a message on the screen of the old computer. i was very surprised, because i thought the computer had been _4_. the message said, “you have new _5_!” when i read it, i thought it looked like the _6_of a novel. “this looks interesting,” i thought. “it must be _7_one of uncle johns friends.” i decided i should make an answer to the e-mail to tell him or her that uncle was _8_. however, the computer would not le me _9_. every day for the next three weeks, more email kept arriving. i printed _10_of all of them. the story was about jane winterbourne, a young writer working on her first novel. she sent her novel to jack tanner, an old writer and asked him to _11_her to publish it. however, he cheated her, and published the novel himself-pretending that he had _12_it. the novel was very _13_. tanner made a lot of money, and bought himself a house by the sea in atlantic city. it was then that i realized that “jack tanner” and “jane winterbourne” were _14_ names. “jack was _15_to be uncle john. ( ) 1. a. so b. because c. though d. once( ) 2. a. lost b. finished c. changed d. enjoyed( ) 3. a. sent b. noticed c. read d. typed( ) 4. a. broken down b. turned off c. sold out d. put away( ) 5. a. information b. post c. mail d. business( ) 6. a. picture b. story c. end d. beginning( ) 7. a. like b. about c. from d. to ( ) 8. a. dead b. sick c. out d. busy( ) 9. a. play b. reply c. watch d. stop( ) 10. a. copies b. pieces c. parts d. covers( ) 11. a. teach b. help c. show d. refuse( ) 12. a. missed b. corrected c. written d. bought( ) 13. a. new b. expensive c. important d. successful ( ) 14. a. false b. true c. long d. beautiful( ) 15. a. pointed b. spelt c. meant d. called三阅读理解a ( ) 1. which of the following things did dr james naismith not do? a. teach p.e in school. b. write some books. c. work at a hospital. d. take part in the olympic games. ( ) 2. in which season did dr naismith invent basketball? a. summer. b. winter. c. spring. d. autumn. ( ) 3. why is december 21 thought to be the birthday of basketball? a. it was on this day that dr naismith came up with his idea for basketball. b. it was the day on which dr naismith was born. c. it was the day on which dr naismith was asked by his boss to invent a new game. d. it was on this day that the first game of basketball was played. ( ) 4. at the time of dr naismiths death, which of the following was true? a. basketball was already a worldwide game. b. basketball was played with 9 players on each side. c. basketball was an olympic sport. d. basketball was still played using footballs. ( ) 5. what would be the best title for this story? a. history of basketball b. how basketball has changed c. father of basketball d. happy birthday,basketballbwearing the wrong type of glasses will do harm to your eyes. this is not true for adults, although incorrect glasses may not be good for children under 10. ready-made glasses, and not wearing when you should, wont do harm to your eyes, but you may see better with glasses that are specially made for you. watching too much television is bad for your eyes. this is not true. people with easily affected eyes may find they get red and aching from staring at a fixed distance for long periods, but there wont be any lasting effects. carrots will help you see in the dark. carrots are rich in beta-carotene, which the body can change into vitamin a, too little of which can cause night blindness. however, people in most countries dont need to worry about vitamin a deficiency(缺乏)，night blindness is more likely to be connected with another vision problem. ( ) 1. according to the passage, which of the following is true? a. ready-made glasses will do harm to ones eyes. b. wearing the wrong glasses may do harm to childrens eyes. c. the human body is unable to change beta-carotene into vitamin a. d. watching less television may do harm to childrens eyes. ( ) 2. night blindness is most likely caused by _. a. staring for long periods b. too much beta-carotene c. not enough vitamin a d. vision problems ( ) 3. according to the article, eye problems can be corrected by _ . a. wearing specially-made glasses b. performing eye exercises c. cutting back on television d. eating more carrots ( ) 4. watching too much television can cause _ . a. night blindness b. lasting eye problems c. a number of vision problems d. eye trouble for a limited time ( ) 5. the main purpose of this article is to _ . a. tell people of the importance of their eyes b. tell people how to protect their eyes c. tell people to have more carrots d. tell people something more about their eyes.cin every country, there are thousands of people who want to help out. many join organizations run (管理) by their governments, for example, the peace corps in the united states and voluntary service overseas in britain. since the powerful (猛烈的) earthquake took place in sichuan, more than 200 thousand volunteers across china have been helping there! they do all kinds of work or come up with ways to help improve life. some offer their professional skills for free. others have no qualifications (资历), but they love to work hard to help.one of the most famous volunteers in the world was mother teresa. she could be the best volunteer because she gave her life to helping the poorest people of calcutta. she helped the homeless, cared for the sick, gave out food, and became the mother of those without families.now more and more teenagers actively look for volunteering opportunities, too. they volunteer because they think it will be fun or they will learn something. they also like the idea of being helpful to others, even if it is just handing out books for the teacher. as they get older, these reasons are still the same, but there are other important reasons for volunteering such as learning on-the-job, getting work experience, and improving their social life.all volunteers bring joy to the people they help in so many ways. they might read books to the blind, fix up broken homes, find ways to get water for villages. could you be a volunteer? what kind of volunteer work could you do? there is someone in the world who needs you.( ) 1. the peace corps is _ in the united states.a. a city b. an organization c. a volunteer d. a school( ) 2. the word those in the passage means _ . a. the homeless b. the sick c. the poor d. the kids( ) 3. what is not the reason for teenagers to be volunteers according to the passage?a. they want to make more friends. b. they want to be helpful.c. it helps them get work experience. d. it can improve their social life.( ) 4. which of the following is true according to the passage?a. volunteers need qualifications. b. volunteers offer their help without any pay.c. young kids cant be volunteers. d. some volunteers bring joy to others.( ) 5. what is the main idea of this passage?a. the world needs volunteers. b. mother teresa was a great volunteer.c. volunteers do all kinds of work. d. there are different ways of volunteering.四用所给词的适当形式填空1. they _ to work far away from home, arent they? (plan)2.to make our city more beautiful, rubbish mustnt _ into the river.(throw)3. he made a _(decide) not to go there this week.4. unicef believes that all children should be able to get _(educate).5. can i have a_(medicine) examination today? i dont feel well.6. shortly after his _ in taizhou, he visited some of the famous places. (arrive)7._ more exercise and youll become healthier. (take)8. today is my grandfathers _ birthday, well have a party to celebrate it. (nine)9. “can i win the english speech contest?” i kept asking _.(i).10.his homework _(not finish). he is still doing it.五任务型阅读life in the 2100s will be very different from life today. ( 1 ) between then and now many changes will take place. what will the changes be? the population(人口) is growing fast. there will be more people in the world and most of them will live longer than people live now. computers will be smaller and more useful, and there will be at least one in every home. and computer studies will be one of the important subjects in schools then.( 2 )people will work _ hours than they do now and they will have _ free time for relaxing, such as sport, watching tv and traveling. traveling will be easier and cheaper. more people will go to other countries on holiday.there will be changes in our food, too. more land will be used for building new towns and houses for all the people. there will be less room for cows and sheep. so meat will be expensive. maybe no one will eat it every day. instead, they eat fruit and vegetables. maybe people will be healthier.work in the future will be different, too. dangerous and hard work will be done by robots, because of this, many people will have less work to do. this will be a problem.1. 将（ 1 ）句译成汉语。2. 在（ 2 ）句空白处填入合适的词，使句意完整通顺。_ _3. 回答问题：how many changes are mentioned(提及) in the passage?_4. 在文章中找出“because robots do much