八年级英语第二学期阶段性检测试卷一 牛津版.doc

八年级英语第二学期月考一试卷一单项选择题（每题1分，共15分）( ) 1. there was a football match last night._ people went to watch it. a. thousand b. three thousands c. thousand of d . thousands of( ) 2.hurry up, _ you will be late.a. so b. but c. or d. and（ ）3.there is some water on the table. who will _ with me ? a. mop up it b. mop up them c. mop it up d. mop them up（ ）4.sam was reading a newspaper _ his brother fell onto the ground. a. when b. whether c. as soon as d. while（ ）5.you must drive slowly today. its dangerous to drive too fast _ a foggy day. a. in b. at c. on d. of（ ）6.youd better _ with the dirty dog.a. not to play b. to not play c. not play d. play to not( ) 7. have you returned the book to him _? yes, i have_ returned it.a. yet, yet b. already, already c. yet, already d. already, yet( ) 8. lilys never been to hainan, _ she?a. is b. isnt c. has d. hasnt( ) 9.she used to _her parents, but now she lives alone.a. living in b lived with c. live with d. live in( ) 10.they are all over 18 years old, i think they can do things_.a. lonely b. by themselves c. on their own d.b and c( ) 11.she is having an interview_lilys grandpa now.a. and b. to c. with d. about( ) 12.miss lli_her husband two months ago.a. got married with b.married c marry to d.married with( ) 13. when you do eye exercises, you must keep your eyes_.a. close b. closed c. open d. closing( ) 14. i cant buy this coat, because it is_ expensive.a. much b. a few c. few d. a bit( ) 15.ivegotanjobinnewyork.oh,_!butimgoingtomissyou.a.thatstoobad b.imsorry c.ibegyourpardon d.thatsgreat二 完形填空题（每题1分，共15分）a thousand years ago hong kong was covered by a thick forest. as more and more people came to 1 in hong kong, these trees were cut down and burnt. now there is 2 forest left, though there are still some small areas covered in treeswe call these woods. elephants, tigers and many 3 animals were living in the thick forest. when people came to live in hong kong, the 4 began to die out. early farmers grew rice and 5 pigs and chickens in the valleys（山谷）. they cut down the trees and burnt them. they needed 6 to keep themselves warm in winter, to cook their food and to keep away the dangerous animals. elephants quickly disappeared _7_ there was not enough food for them. monkeys and many other animals soon 8 in the same way. you might think that there are no longer any animals in hong kong 9 in the zoos. but there are still about 36 different animals 10 there. one of the most interesting of hong kongs animals is the barking deer. these are beautiful little animals 11 a rich brown coat and a white patch（补钉） under the tail. they look like deer but they are much smaller. they are less than two feet(英尺)12 . they make a noise like a dog 13 . in hong kong the barking deer has only a real enemy （敌人）14 . people hunt these little animals though it is illegal（违法的）. there are now not many barking deer left. so it is important 15 people to protect wild animals.（ ）1awork bstudy clive denjoy（ ）2amany ba few cno dnot（ ）3aother bothers cthe other danother（ ）4apeople banimals cplants dthings（ ）5agrew bmade cgot dkept（ ）6afire bhotness cheat dstoves（炉子）（ ）7aso bbecause cas dbecause of（ ）8alived bdied ccame dleft（ ）9abesides bexcept cand dor（ ）10alive bto live clived dliving（ ）11ahave bwithout cwith dget（ ）12ahigh bhigher cshort dshorter（ ）13ashouting bcrying cbarking dtalking（ ）14atigers bmen cwolves delephants（ ）15ato bfor clike d of三词汇运用题（每空1分，共15分）in a hurry caught fire fell off was trapped calm down turn into, in fact, change a lot, in the past, noise pollution, 1.tom _ in a dark place when the earthquake stopped.2.the boy got ill suddenly, so i took him to the hospital_ .3.the boy _ the tree and hurt his right leg.4.the house _ _ because of the lightning last night5. there was _ in my living area in the past. but now it has become much quieter than before.6. he looks naughty. _, he is a very clever boy.7. we are trying our best to _ our country _ a modern and strong one.b用所给词的适当形式填空1 tianjin is one of the _(north) cities in china.2. i often ask _ (i) to calm down3.i felt a slight _(shake) through my body.4.animals ran _ (wild) everywhere5.december is the _(twelve) month of the year.6.our city_(change)a lot over the years.7. it is _(polite) to ask a woman how old she is.8. good habits are good for the _ (develop) of us teenagers.四完成句子（每题2分，共10分）1. 这部电影有助于帮你了解中国的过去和现在。this film helps you learn about chinas _.2. 过去我家附近曾有一家医院。there _ a hospital near my home.3.无锡的地铁将于2014年投入使用。the underground in wuxi _ in 2014.4. to _( 减少空气污染) is everyones duty.5.四周太静了。他们惊恐地彼此看着对方。it was too quiet around them. they _.五阅读理解（a，b篇每题2分，c每题1分，共25分）(a)hong kong harbor cruise by nightenjoy your wonderful dinner on the ferry(渡船)andsee the fantastic city lightstime: 7:00 p.m.10: 00 p.m. dailyprice: with dinner without dinneradult: hk$300 hk$120children under 12: hk $210 hk$84startstop: kowloon pulic pier (near star ferry pier)ticket office: star company(123 canton road)（ ）1. the cruise(海上航游) will begin_.a. at seven in the morning b. at seven in the evening c. at ten in the morning d. at ten at night（ ）2. the cruise will take_.a. 30 minutes b. 3 minutes c. 3 hours d. 3 oclock（ ）3. mr. king will see_ during the cruise.a. trees b. buildings c. bridges d. fantastic city lights（ ）4. people can buy tickets_.a. on the ferry b. at kowloon public pierc. at star ferry pier d. at 123 canton road （ ）5. helen wants to have dinner on the ferry with her son, 14 and her daughter, 10, they should pay_.a. hk $ 810 b. hk$204 c. hk$324 d. hk$510(b)when you are reading something in english, you may often meet with a new word. whats the best way to know it?you may look it up in the english-chinese dictionary. it will tell you a lot about the word: the pronunciation, the chinese meaning and how to use the word. but how can you know where the word is thousands of english words? how to find it in the dictionary both quickly and correctly?first, all the english words are arranged(安排) in the letter order. in the dictionary you can first see the words beginning with letter a, then b, c, d. that means, if there are two words “desert” and “pull”, “desert” will be certainly before “pull”. then if there are two words both beginning with the same letter, you may look at the second letter. then the third, the fourth for example, “pardon” is before “plough”, “judge” before “just”, etc.do you understand how to look up in the dictionary?the dictionary will be your good friend. i hope youll use it as often as possible in your english study.（ ）6. this passage is about_.a. new words in writing b. different dictionariesc. the best way of reading d. using an english-chinese dictionary（ ）7. in the dictionary you may not find_.a. how to pronounce the word b. the spelling of the wordc. who used the word first d. how to use the word（ ）8. in an english-chinese dictionary, the last word_.a. begins with z b. begins with a c. is a short one d. is not often used（ ）9. which group of words is in the right order in an english-chinese dictionary?a. perhaps, produce, plenty b. straight, subject, surprisec. century, center, business d. foreign, entrance, headache（ ）10. in the passage the writer tries to tell us that_.a. we have to use a dictionary when we read something in englishb. an english-chinese dictionary can tell us everything about a wordc. an english-chinese dictionary can help us a lot in our english studyd. all english-chinese dictionary are the samecin many parts of the world, people live to a healthy old age. what is the secret of their long lives? three things seem to be very important: fresh air, fresh food and a simple way of life. the hunzas, people living in himalayas, are famous all over india for their long and healthy lives. they work near their homes in the clean mountain area. they do not travel a long way by bus, car or train. they do not sit all day in busy offices or factories. they take more exercise and eat less food than people in the cities. they eat vegetables grown by themselves. they drink milk taken from their own cows. for years, the hunzas of himalayas do not need policemen for there is no crime (犯罪). they do not need lawyers for there is no divorce (离婚). they do not need doctors for there is not much illness. they are a happy and peaceful people.( ) 11. which is not true?a. the hunzas travel a long way by bus.b. the hunzas take more exercise and eat less food than people in the cities.c. the hunzas eat vegetables grown by themselvesd. the hunzas drink milk taken from their own cows.( ) 12. which is wrong about the hunzas?a. they live a simple way of life in the mountain area.b. they grow vegetables and mike cows themselves.c. when they are ill, they do not go to see doctors.d. they do not sit all day in busy offices or factories.( ) 13. according to the writing, _ doesnt seem to be the secret of a long life.a. fresh air b. fresh food c. a simple way of lifed. heavy eating( ) 14. what are the hunzas famous for?a. their vegetablesb. their milkc. their foodd. their long and healthy lives.( ) 15. the hunzas do not need doctors, for _.a. everybody there can treat himself if he is ill b. they dont believe doctorsc. there is no illness there d. people there seldom fall ill六 任务型阅读理解（每题2分，共20分） （a）a terrible explosive noise was heard, immediately followed by strong shaking of the classroom building. mrs li lan, a country school teacher in sichuan, who was giving a class, could hardly keep on her feet, and many of her pupils made panic cries. mrs li realized at once that it must be a powerful earthquake hitting the area. though she herself was scared, she managed (设法) to make the children calm down, opened the door right away and told the children to leave the classroom and get down to the playground as quickly as possible.when all the children had left, she followed them to the first floor. the earth still kept moving violently (巨烈地). some of the buildings nearby were falling down, and a great number of falling stones were rolling down from the hills behind the school. suddenly, she found a little boy fell over and was hit by a big stone right on his body. she forgot the danger she was facing and ran over, trying to push the stone away. the stone was so big that it was not easy for her to move it. she kept pushing until the boy was pulled out, carrying him to the center of the playground. the boy was later sent to hospital and saved.1. what kind of disaster happened in the story?_2. what were the children doing when the disaster happened?_3. what was mrs lis action when she saw the boy under the stone?_4. did mrs li fear death in the face of great danger?_5. what do you think of the teacher?_(b)marco polo was born in venice in 1254. he was the most famous foreigner to visit asia during the middle ages. he wrote a book about his travels. in his book he wrote all the things he saw and heard. many people in the west read the book, but few believed what marco polo said in the book. he told stories about a lot of strange people and places. but at that time nobody knew these places and the people. when marco polo was still very young, he decided to travel together with his father. it took them more than three years to travel to china, later he became a friend of the chinese emperor (皇帝) . he learned to speak chinese when he traveled around, and he talked to many people in chinese. the emperor liked him and made him a chinese official. at that time marco polo was only thirty years old. after nearly seventeen years travel in the east, marco and his father wanted to go back home. when marco and his father arrived in venice many years later, their family and friends saw them again. they couldnt believe their eyes because m