青云中学2014-2015年八年级上第三次阶段性检测英语试卷.doc

一、单项填空 在A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并将该选项填入答题卷上相应的空格内。(本大题共20分，每小题1分)1. I think English is _ unimportant subject. I dont think so. It is _ useful tool when we talk with foreigners.A. a; an B. an; a C. a; a D. an; an2.We need _ at the hotel for _ because of the heavy snow. A. stay; short stay B. staying; a short stay C. to stay; short stay D. to stay; a short stay3.At times, parents find it difficult _ with their teenage children.A. talk B. talked C. talking D. to talk4.Vivien worked very hard at all her lessons. _, she became the top student in her class.A. In order toB. As a resultC. As usualD. For example 5.Everything comes to life when spring _.A. reachesB. getsC. gets toD. arrives 6.Wild animals have _ living areas. Instead, the number of the farms is getting _.A. a few; fewerB. many; smallerC. less; more and moreD. fewer and fewer; larger7.30percent of the students in our school _ girls. A. is B.are C. have D. has8. Would you like to sleep with the windows_ or_?A. open; close B. opened; closes C. open; closed D. opening; closing9. -Here are three books on history. Which one would you like to borrow? -_. You see, Im interested in geography these days. X k B 1 . c o m A. All B. Each C. Both D. None10. China is getting stronger and stronger_ its economy (经济) grows. A. with B. if C. as D. while11. -Why does he look so tired these days? -He has to work hard_ the coming test. A. to B. instead of C. because. D. because of12. My father wants to go swimming this weekend, _ my mother hopes to go on a picnic. A. when B. that C. so D. while13. Taiwan is_ the east of China and_ the east of Fujian. A. in; in B. in; to C. to; on D to; to14. The rain was so_ that the climbers had to walk_. A. heavy; slow B. heavily; slowly C. heavy; slowly D. heavily; 15. -_ is the weather tomorrow? -Its_. A. How; sunny B. What; sunny C. What; sun D How; sun16. Tell Tom_ look out of the window, _? A. doesnt; will you B. not to; will you C. dont; does he D. not to; will he17. -What is Suzhou famous _? - Its gardens. They are quite different _those in other cities. A. for; with B. as; from C. for; from D. as; with18. Bob swims _ than I, but he doesnt swim_ my brother.A. much well, as well as B. better, as good asC. better, so well as D. better, so good as19. Breakfast is _meal of the day. It gives us energy after a long night without food. Aimportant Bmore important Cthe most important Dvery important 20. Be quiet, please! The baby _. Sorry. A. sleeps B. slept C. is sleeping D. was sleeping二、完形填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并将该选项填入答题卷上相应的空格内。(本大题共10分，每小题1分)A mother planted many kinds of vegetables in her garden. One day, she said to her 1 , “Betty, come here. Look at all these little yellow marks（斑点）on the 2 of the cabbages ( a kind of vegetable ). They are eggs of a kind of insect. They are very beautiful but very bad for cabbages. This afternoon you must 3 all the eggs on the leaves and kill them. In this way, you will help us have 4 , greener and bigger cabbages.”w w w .x k b 1.c o mBetty didnt think she could do it 5 and in the end she forgot all about it. The mother fell ill for a few days and 6 work in her garden. When she was well, she took Betty with her to the garden to see the cabbages. To 7 surprise, the insects have eaten every leaf. When Betty saw this, she began to 8 . Then her mother said to her, “We should never put off（推迟）what we have to do today till 9 . And you must learn to deal(处理) with the bad things 10 they are small, or it will turn into a big problem.”1. A. sonB. motherC. daughterD. sister2. A. treesB. leavesC. grassD. top3. A. seeB. look atC. findD. look for4. A. betterB. worseC. thinnerD. newerhttp:/w ww .xkb 1. com5. A. at mostB. at lastC. at the momentD. at once6. A. mustnt B. couldntC. neednt D. cant7. A. myB. ourC. her D. their8. A. cryB. shoutC. runD. work9. A. yesterdayB. todayC. tomorrowD. later10. A. butB. while C. andD. before三、阅读理解(30分)A There have been many comparisons (比较) made between London Underground and New York Subway. They are the best known public transport systems (公共交通运输系统) in the world and each is a key part of one of the greatest cities of the world. The two systems have many things in common(相同), including their ages and fame（名声）, but there are also important differences.The following table shows some of the similarities (类似）and differences.( ) 1. From the table, we can see that London Underground _. A. has more lines than New York Subway B. has a longer history than New York Subway C. has better air conditioning than New York Subway D. isnt as convenient (方便） as New York Subway( ) 2. Its_ to take an underground in London than to take a subway in New York. A. much safer B. more dangerous C. as safe as D. as dangerous( ) 3. London Underground and New York Subway have some similarities in_. A. air conditioning and hours of operations B. longest station and frequency C. crashes in the last 10 years and longest stationD. longest journey without changes and passengers (旅客）B The seven-day National Holiday was fun for many Chinese, but not for the animals in Xiangjiang Zoo in Guangzhou. Some of the animals were nervous, because too many people crowded（拥挤） into the zoo nearly every day during the holiday, according to (根据) the workers at the zoo. Visitors took a lot of photos, hit the cages, shouted at the animals and made noise the whole day. Others gave the animals some food that they should not eat. Many animals were scared (害怕) and didnt come out. Koalas were in the grass. A panda sat in a corner. A monkey was angry at a child and wanted to get out of the cage and nearly broke its arm. A little giraffe was ill after eating the food given by a young man. We hope the visitors, while enjoying the time in the zoo, think about the animals and their health, a worker from the zoo said. Hitting cages will scare baby animals. It can make them change color, and even die. Experts（专家）said. Monkeys and bears can hurt their stomachs (胃) after eating too much food given by visitors. Some animals, such as zebras will die if they eat the plastic (塑料) bags. The same problem happened at Beijing Zoo, yet most visitors stopped when workers in the zoo asked them to.( ) 4. The workers at the zoo hope _. A. there wont be so many people coming to the zoo B. the visitors dont make animals angry C. the visitors also think about animals health D. the experts give some advice（建议）to the visitors.( ) 5. Which of the following is true according to the passage? A. A monkey was ill after eating the food given by a young girl. B. If a giraffe eats plastic bags, it will die. C. A panda slept all the time because it wouldnt like to come out. D. The same thing happened at the Beijing Zoo, but it was not as bad as that in Xiangjiang Zoo.( ) 6. From the passage, we know the writer_. A. was worried about the animals in the zoo B. hated all the visitors very much C. wanted to take the animals out of the zoo D. asked the experts to stop the visitors( ) 7. The writer tells us not to_ if we go to visit the zoo. A. hit the cages of the animals B. give food to the animalsC. shout at the animals loudly D. do all of the C I heard the bees long before I saw them. It was a very hot afternoon, and we decided to cool off in the river near my home. As we climbed down a small hill toward the water, my boyfriend John started to shout, then jumped into the water. Peter and Mary quickly followed but I was too far away to jump. I was trapped. I heard a low hum (嗡嗡声), the group of bees looked like a heavy smoke. As it got closer, I realized (意识到) it was actually a lot of bees flying towards me. All I could do was to cover my face with my hands. Crazily, I thought that if I sat still (不动) , the bees would think I was just another rock. After a few seconds, I knew my plan didnt work. The bees attacked (袭击) me. I could hear my friends shouting at me to get down to the pool fast. But it wasnt so easy. The only way I could get away was to use my hands to climb down the rocks. However, I was afraid to do that at first because my face would be unprotected(不受保护). The noise of bees made me worried, but I could do nothing. I rushed down the rocks and jumped into the pool, but I didnt remember doing it. I was just so happy to be free from the pain.But we still werent out of danger. Every time we tried to climb out of the pool, the bees flew back over our heads. We spent the next three hours in the water, putting our heads under the water from time to time to avoid (避免）the bees till they finally lost interest.( ) 8. The underlined word it refers to (指) _. A. a rock B. the group of bees C. a hill D. the river( ) 9. At first why didnt the writer want to climb down the rocks? A. She was afraid she would fall. B. She was too far away from the pool. C. She thought the bees would follow her. D. She didnt want her face to be unprotected.( )10. How did the writer escape (逃离) from the bees? A. She covered her face with her hands. B. She hid behind the rocks. C. She jumped into a water pool. D. She made herself look like a rock. ( )11. In what order are the following mentioned in the story? a. The writer rushed down the rock. b. John jumped into the water. c. The low hum got closer. d. The bees flew back over their heads. e. The bees attacked the writer.A. b, c, e, a, d B. b, a, e, c, d C. c, d, e, a, b D. c, b, d, e, aD新 课 标 xk b1. c om Im hungry, said Kelly as she and Sheila walked home from school. Youre always hungry, Sheila said, Well have something when we get to my house. Kelly looked at Sheila, who was walking quickly down the sidewalk. Sheila had beautiful long red hair and always wore nice clothes. Kelly had short hair and many of her clothes were hand-me-downs. No one was home when they got to Sheilas house. No one ever seemed(似乎) to be at Sheilas house. Kelly had two sisters and a brother. It must be amazing to have the whole house to yourself. Ill be lucky if I can be alone for five minutes, said Kelly. Well, I can do whatever I want. Do you want to order(订) a pizza? Theres nothing in the fridge. There was never anything in Sheilas fridge. Thats okay, said Kelly. I have to go home for dinner soon. But I would go crazy if people were telling me what to do all the w W w .X k b 1. c O m Well, youre lucky, said Kelly. Sheila was lucky. She had perfect(极好的) hair, perfect clothes and a perfect house. I would give anything to be Sheila for just one day, thought Kelly. The phone rang. Hi, Mom, Kelly heard Sheila say. No, its okay. I understand. She hung up. My moms having dinner out again. she said. Are you sure you cant stay for a pizza? Sorry. I have to go or Ill be late for dinner. said Kelly. Whatever. See you. Kelly saw Sheila looking out of the window as she walked down the street. Suddenly, Sheila house looked very big, and Sheila looked very small.( )12. Which of these sentences tells the difference between Sheilas life and Kellys? A. Sheila is from a big family and Kelly is from a small one. B. Kelly has a big, caring family and Sheila is often on her own. C. Kelly has perfect clothes and Sheila wears hand-me-downs. D. Sheila and Kelly have similar families.( )13. Which things about Sheilas life does Kelly like? A. Her house, her parents, and her clothes. B. Her hair, her clothes, and her pets. C. Her hair, her clothes, and her house. D. Her clothes, her parents, and her pets. ( )14. What things about Kellys life might Sheila like? A. The fact that Kelly has sisters to lend her clothes. B. The fact that Kelly has caring parents who are there to take care of her. C. The fact that Kelly has a big house and lots of time to herself. D. The fact that Kelly