江苏省常熟市第一中学2020学年八年级英语12月阶段考试试题（无答案） 牛津版

常熟市第一中学八年级英语质量检测试卷一、单项选择（1*10=20）( ) 1.I have three books and Im going to buy _ . A. the fourth B. a fourth one C. fourth one D. the four one ( ) 2.The books on my table are cheaper than _ . A. one in your bag B. the ones on yours C. your D. you ( ) 3.Paul made a nice cage_ the little sick bird till it could fly.A. keep B. kept C. keeping D. to keep( ) 4. I saw him in the library yesterday. He_ a book at that moment.A. reads B. is reading C. was reading D. will read( ) 5. Henry will give us a report as soon as he_ .A. arrives B. arrived C. is arriving D. will arrive( ) 6. Choose the correct structure of this sentence “We call the panda Xi Wang.”A. S+V+O B. S+V+IO+DO C. S+V+P D. S+V+DO+OC( ) 7. The radio says the temperature will become much _ tomorrow evening. A. cold B. colder C. low D. lower( ) 8. Look! It is raining _. People can_ go out. A. hard; hard B, hardly; hardly C .hardly; hard D. hard; hardly() 9. My hometown is becoming more and more famous, _ its environment (环境) gets better. A. with B. if C. as D. while( ) 10. About seventy percent of the earth _ with water. A. is covering B. has covered C. was covered D. is covered( ) 11.Do you know if he_ to play football with us? I think he will come if he _ free tomorrow. A. comes; is B. comes; will be C. will come; is D. will come; will be( ) 12. The_ information made all of us _.A. excited; feel excitingB.exciting； feel excitedC. excited; to feel excitingD.exciting； to feel excited( ) 13.The farmers were so sad _ the loss of their farms. A. or B. because C. but D. because of( ) 14. The Read family _ dinner when I came in. A. has B. have C. was having D. were having( ) 15.It is very _ for the red-crowned cranes _ in the reserve. A. easy, living B. easy, to live C. difficult, to live D. difficult, living ( ) 16.While Millie _ her desk, she found the long lost hair clip. A. cleans B. was cleaning C. will clean D. is cleaning( ) 17. I have finished what I can do about the work. The rest_ too hard for me to do. A. are B. do C. does D. is( ) 18. We found_ to sleep. A. difficult to get B. it difficult getting C. it difficult to get D. that difficult to get( )19. How much time does the trip _ from your hometown to Harbin? About twenty hours by train.A. cost B. spend C. take D. pay( )20._weather it is! We cant go boating on the Xuanwu Lake.Dont worry. Lets go to the Science Museum instead.A.What bad B.How good C. How badD. What good二、完形填空（1*10=10）Natural resources are things that we use that come from Earth. Our natural resources are limited（有限的）. This means that they will not 21 forever. Some are renewable, like when you plant a new tree when you 22 one down. Others are not renewable, like when you dig coal（煤）out of the 23 . Once it is used, it is gone. People realize the 24 that Earths natural resources are limited, and can do things to help conserve（节约）those resources. 25 you try to conserve a natural resource, you try to use less of it, so it does not get used up so 26 . One way that people conserve fuel, like gasoline, is by riding a bicycle or walking when the 27 is short instead of driving everywhere. Water is a very important natural resource because we all need it to stay 28 . We can conserve water 29 making sure that our pipes and taps do not leak（漏）. We can also make 30_ choices to conserve water, like only using the dishwasher or washing machine when they are full. Everyone can make contributions to protecting natural resources.( )21. A. last B. spread C. burn D. change( )22. A. turn B. cut C. put D. move( )23. A. station B. building C. ground D. brick( )24. A. news B. plan C. decision D. fact( )25. A. When B. Although C. Whatever D. Whether( )26. A. slowly B. hard C. regularly D. fast( )27. A. money B. space C. place D. distance( )28. A. alive B. alone C. asleep D. awake( )29. A. about B. for C. by D. with( )30. A. generous B. funny C. wise D. surprising三、阅读理解（2*10=20）(A) Some people think that all the wild animals are dangerousIn fact very few of them will attack a man if he leaves them aloneIf you met a lion or an elephant，you would run awayBut even a lion will avoid(避免)a man if it is not angryLions and tigers only kill and eat men when they have grown too old to catch their usual foodSome animals get frightened if they only smell a manSome stand and look at him for a while before they run awaySome take no notice at all but quietly walk in another directionWild animals only attack a man when they are afraid that he means to hurt their babies，or when they are shot at and made angry ( )31In the writers opinion， Athe wild animals never attack a man Ball wild animals are dangerous Cwild animals are not so dangerous Dall wild animals always attack people ( )32When will wild animals attack a man? AWhen they feel they will be attacked BWhen they are made angry CWhen the man shoots at them DAll of the above ( )33What is the passage mainly about? AWild animals are dangerous or not BSome peoples attitude(态度)to wild animals CWild animals are mans good friends DDont be afraid of any wild animals(B) Three Taiwanese fishermen were saved yesterday from a small island(岛屿)in the South PacificThe three men disappeared for more than three months They had left Taiwan in a small fishing boat and had planned a one-week-long tripOn their fourth day，however，they met a typhoon，and it badly broke their boat Luckily，nobody was hurtAfter the typhoon passed，they found that the engine(发动机)wouldnt start，so their boat just drifted(漂流)at sea for over a monthDuring this time，the fishermen caught fish to eat and drank rainwater to stay aliveFinally，the boat drifted towards a small islandWhen the boat got close enough，the men jumped out of it and swam to the islandOn the island，they found fresh fruit and vegetables，and they continued to catch fish to eat The fishermen lived on the island for two months when some fishermen in a passing boat saved themThe three men lost a lot of weight，but they were still in good healthTheir families were surprised and happy when they returned( )34 saved the three Taiwanese yesterday AA group of visitors BSeveral soldiers CSome fishermen DTheir families( )35What did the three fishermen eat after they got to the island? AVegetables BFruit CFish they caughtDFresh fruit，vegetables and fish( )36After the three fishermen were saved，people found that Athey didnt lose any weight Bthey were still in good health Cthey were badly ill Dthey looked fatter（C）After a serious earthquake happened, a father left his wife safely at home and rushed to his sons school, only to find that the building where his son studied had collapsed and looked like a pancake(煎饼).He was shocked (震惊). He didnt know what he should do for a while, then he remembered the words he had said to his son: “No matter what happens, Ill always be there for you!” And tears began to fill his eyes. He started digging through the ruins (废墟).As he was digging, other helpless parents and the firemen arrived and tried to pull him off the ruins, saying: “Its too late! Theyre all dead! Theres nothing you can do!” To them he replied with one line: “Are you going to help me now?” And then he kept on digging.No one helped, however. He went on alone because he needed to know for himself: “Is my boy alive or is he dead?” He dug for eight hours. 12 hours. . . 24 hours. . 36 hours. . . then, in the 39th hour, he pulled back a rock and heard his sons words. He shouted his sons name, “ARMAND!” He heard back, “Dad! Its me, Dad! I told the other kids not to worry. I told them that if you were alive, youd save me and when you saved me, theyd be saved. You promised (承诺), No matter what happens, Ill always be there for you! You did it, Dad!”“Whats going on in there? How is it?” the father asked.“There are 14 of us left out of 33, Dad. Were frightened, hungry, thirsty and thankful youre here. When the building fell down, it made a triangle, and it saved us.”“Come out, boy!”“No, Dad! Let the other kids out first, because I know youll get me! No matter what happens, I know youll always be there for me!”( )37. The underlined word “collapsed” most probably means .A. 倒塌 B. 摇晃 C. 耸立 D. 颠簸( )38.Other parents and the firemen wanted to pull him off the ruins because they thought .A. it was incorrectB. it was useless C. it was too dangerousD. it was not his job( )39. How many students were still alive when the father found them in the ruins?A. Fourteen. B. Thirty-three. C. Forty-seven. D. Nineteen.( )40. We can learn from the passage that _.A. it took the father one day to find his son and other studentsB. all the people helped the father to find his sonC. his son was the last one to come out of the ruinsD. the son didnt believe his father would come to save him四、单词填空（1*15=15）1. Farmers are always busy_ (收获) at this time.2. Yesterday I arrived home before the rain _(落下) down.3. There are snow _ (到处）in the fields.4. He _(扔）his ticket somewhere yesterday and now he cant find it.5. The _ (云）become dark. It seems to rain soon.6. Youd better drive more slowly on _ (有雾的）days.7. Strong winds_ (吹）away most of the earth and there was nothing here.8. The weather is so hot that I feel much_ (困倦的）than yesterday.9. We were all shocked and sad when Jin died in his _（四十）.10. What an _(糟糕的) day it was yesterday!11. I cant hear you clearly. Would you please speak a little _（响亮）?12. My grandfather always _(咳嗽) when winter comes every year. 13. You should try Pantene.