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2020学年第一学期第二次阶段性测试英语试卷第I卷（选择题 共65分）一、听力部分（20分）第一部分 听对话回答问题（计10分） ( ) 1. What animal does the boy think is the biggest? ( ) 2. What bird is famous in Yancheng Nature Reserve?( ) 3. What is David looking for?( ) 4. Whats Tom going to do next Sunday? ( ) 5. Who said Bob was lazy? A. His Maths teacher. B. His English teacher. C. His History teacher. ( ) 6. Who has a big nose? A. Jim. B. Jack. C. Both Jim and Jack. ( ) 7. Where is Paul going? A. To the cinema. B. To the museum. C. To the hospital. ( ) 8. How is the little boy feeling now? A. Happy. B. Afraid. C. Excited. ( ) 9. Where are the two speakers?A. At the bus stop. B. On the bus. C. In the Childrens House. ( ) 10. When do they think kids will study at home? A. In ten years. B. In fifteen years. C. In fifty years. 第二部分 听对话和短文回答问题（计10分）听一段对话，回答第11 12 小题。( ) 11. What place are they going to visit? A. A library. B. Tiane Lake Park. C. A zoo. ( ) 12. When will they meet? A. At 8:00 a.m. B. At 7:00 a.m. C. At 7:30 a.m.听第一篇短文，回答第13 15 小题。请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。At 9:00 a.mWe will meet_13_At_14_The bus will leave.At 10:00 a.mWe will arrive at Zhanglong Nature Reserve.At 11:45 a.mWe will get on the bus in front of_15_( ) 13.A. at the school gate B. in the playground C. in front of the teaching building ( ) 14. A. 9:15 a.m. B. 9:20 a.m. C. 9:25 a.m.( ) 15. A. the Wildlife Restaurant B. the school restaurant C. Zhalong Restaurant听第二篇短文，回答第16 20 小题。( ) 16. Who saved the dragon? A. A farmer. B. A doctor. C. A businessman. ( ) 17. What did the old man and his neighbours want? A. Food. B. Rain. C. Money. ( ) 18. What did the dragon ask the old man to do in the dream? A. Sell him to others. B. Give him to the god. C. Put him into the river. ( ) 19. What did people pour into the river to thank the dragon? A. Some corns. B. Some rice. C. Some plants. ( ) 20. What happened to the dragon at last? A. He became a god. B. He died. C. He flew away. 二、单项选择 (每小题1分，共15分)1. What was the weight of your daughter birth? She about 3.5 kg. A. in; weight B. at; weight C. at; weighed D. in; weighs2. Would you like to go to the cinema with me tomorrow?Im afraid I cant. I have to look after my sick mother. _.A. Its great pity!B. Its a pleasure!C.Sorry to hear that. D. What a shame!3. Forty percent of the work_ too hard for me, so I cant finish it _ help. A. is; without any B. are; with some C. are; without any D. is; with some4. Im hungry. Is there any bread in the fridge? _, but we have some cakes. Would you like to have one? A. Some B. Much C. None D. Nothing5. There was too much traffic on the way. _, I was two hours late for school. A. Instead B. At the end C. However D. As a result6. Would you like _the Birdwatching Society _ protect the birds? A. to join; help B. to join; to help C. to join in; helpD. join in ; to help7. He had to stop _after the homeless girl _ his bad health. A. to look; instead of B. looking; because of C. to look; because D. looking; instead8. He made a fire _ himself _ warm.A. make; to keep B. to make; to keep C. to make; keepD. make; keep9.Could you please _ fur coats any more ? _.A. dont buy; OK, I willB. not buy; OK, I wontC. not buy; Yes, I could D. not to buy; Yes, I can10. Our government must down too many trees to protect the wetlands. A. stop people cutting B. keep people cutting C. encourage people to cut D. make laws to cut11. Im sorry I my exercise book at home. Dont forget it to school tomorrow, pleaseA forgot, to take B left, to bring C forgot, to bring D left, to take12. animals are in danger and there may be space for them.A. More and more, more and more B. More and more, less and less C. Less and less, more and more D. Less and less, less and less13. Millie thought it quite_ to learn English well and she could work out this problem very_. A. easy; easy B. easily; easily C. easy; easily D. easily; easy14.I am going to study hard from now on._ speak louder than words. You should do it instead of saying.A. Actions B. Actors C. Activity D. Activities15. _ nature reserves _ us learn more about protecting animals.A. Studying; helps B. Studies; to help C. Study; helping D. Studying; help 三、完形填空（10分）One day, a teacher was speaking to a group of students about how to make use of time. He gave such an interesting example that his students would never 36 . He put a wide-mouth jar (罐子) on the table. Then he took out some rocks and carefully put them into the jar, one at a time. When 37 rocks would fit inside,he asked ,“Is this jar full?” Everyone in class shouted, “Yes.” “Really?” The teacher pulled out a bag of small stones. He put some small stones in and shook the jar. The small stones went 38 into the spaces between the big rocks. He then asked the group again ,“Is this jar full?” “Probably not,” one of them answered. “Good!” the teacher replied. He brought out a box of sand and put some sand into the jar and it went between the rocks and small stones. Again he asked the 39 question, “Is this jar full? “No,” the class shouted. Again the teacher said, “Good.” He poured a cup of water into the jar 40 it was full. Then he asked, “What is the point (要点) here?” One student 41 his hand and said, “The point is that if you try really hard, you can 42 put more things in.”“No,” the teacher answered,“Thats not the 43 . What I want to tell you is that if you dont put the big rocks in first, you will never get others in at all. 44 are the “big rocks” in your life? Time with your friends, your education or your dreams? Remember to put the 45 in first, or youll never get others in at all.”( ) 1. A. remember B. like C. forget D. think ( ) 2. A. no more B. not more C. no many D. not many( ) 3. A. up B. out C. down D. away ( ) 4. A. same B. different C. difficult D. common ( ) 5. A. as B. until C. while D. because ( ) 6. A. put out B. put off C. put up D. put on( ) 7. A. always B. seldom C. never D. hardly( ) 8. A. point B. example C. way D. story ( ) 9. A. When B. What C. Who D. Why ( ) 10. A. sand B. small stones C. big rocks D. water四、阅读理解（20分）AOnce there was a little girl in a village. She spent summers on her grandfathers farm. The year she was four, she knew some ducks. The ducks were white with orange feet. They lived in a little wooden house near the road. The little girl liked these ducks very much. Every day they walked down the road to the pond（池塘）. The ducks went into the water. The little girl sat on the bank（岸） and saw them swimming in the pond. The little girl talked to the ducks and they quacked（嘎嘎叫back. Then one day the ducks were gone. No one would say anything about them. The little girl was afraid to ask where they were. One night everyone sat down for dinner. The food looked a little like chicken. The girl didnt want to eat. Can you guess why?( )1. The story is mainly about _.A. eating chicken B. sitting by the pondC. living on a farm D. ducks and a little girl( )2. The ducks were _.A. yellow and orange B. yellow and whiteC. white with orange feet D. white and black( )3. First the little girl _.A. didnt eat B. sat on the bankC. walked to the pond D. talked to the ducks( )4. At the end of the story, the ducks were probably _A. under the water B. on the plateC. in the wooden house D. swimming in the pond( )5. The little girl didnt eat because _A. she wanted nice cakes B. the food was ducksC. the food was too hot D. the plate was emptyBDo you think of white when someone talks about a polar bear? In fact, the polar bear does not have white fur. It just appears to be white. Polar bears have a very good sense of smell. It helps them to find food. During summer, polar bears sleep longer, because they are able to find their food more easily at night. Usually, after a meal, polar bears have a short sleep. A polar bear can have 2-3 babies at a time. They live with their mothers until they are about two-and-a-half years old. However, polar bears will die out soon because of people. There are only 20,000 to 25,000 polar bears in the world. The ones that are left are trying to survive today. The number of polar bears is becoming smaller and smaller because of the loss of sea ice polar bears mostly inhabit (居住于) the sea ice, not the land ice. This is happening because of global warming (全球气候变暖), pollution, hunting and so on. Ordinary people dont care, but great people have the power and want to save tigers, fight for giant pandas and save polar bears. Ordinary people will wait, but great people will find a new world. For me, I will not waiting. I will take the bus more often from now on. Join me and save the polar bears, and, of course, the tigers, the giant pandas and.( )6. According to the passage, which of these answers does NOT make polar bears fewer? A. Global warming. B. Pollution. C. Hunting. D. Travelling.( )7. What can we learn from the passage? A. Polar bear fur is white. B. Perhaps the writer will drive his car less.C. Its harder for polar bears to find food in summer. D. Polar bears have a good, happy life. ( )8. What does the word ordinary mean in Chinese? A. 勤劳的 B. 聪慧的 C. 普通的 D. 坚强的( )9. What is the main idea of this passage? A. To show that the number of polar bears is getting smaller. B. To tell people that polar bears will soon have nowhere to live. C. To let people know why polar bears are in danger. D. To talk about polar bears and suggest that people protect animals.( )10. Where can this passage come from? A. A magazine about animals. B. A book about greetings. C. A poster about working plans. D. An instruction book第II卷（非选择题 共35分）五、词汇（8分）1. _（麻雀） are small but they have all the vital organs.2. No words can describe the beauty of the_(自然的) world.3. Follow my advice，_（否则，要不然）, youll feel sorry for what you do now some day.4. Some students dont understand the_(重要性) of learning English well.5. The camera is one of the _ (tour) over there. We should give it back to its owner. 6. Animals also have _(feel) of happiness and sadness, so we should never kill them for any reason.7. He failed to pass the driving test because of his _(careless).8. Sadly, sometimes a good _(begin) doesnt always have a good ending.六、动词填空（8分）1. Thank you for _ (accept) our invitation to give us a report in our school hall.2. Cutting down too many trees_(lead) to losing their living areas years ago.3. The hunters agreed _(not hunt) wild bears any more.4. What he did made us_(feel) angry.5. We must do something to prevent all these things_(happen).6. I saw her_(turn) off the lights and close the door when I passed.7. They are busy_(harvest) crops because it seems to rain.8. The leaves turned brown and_(fall) into piles upon the ground.七、完成句子。（满分9分，每个空格0.5分，5、6两题每个1.5分）1. 其中一些野生动物以树叶为生。Some of the wild animals _ _ tree _.2. 一开始，它们没有采取任何行动。At first ,they didnt _ _ _ .3. 太多工作，太少休息会导致疾病的。Too much work and too little rest will_ _ _.4. 渔民们持续在那捕鱼，结果，鸟儿没有足够的食物吃了。Fishermen _ _ there, as a result, the birds dont have _ food to eat.5. 当地政府已经制定法律来防止此类事件。The local government_.6. 我们将为这些无家可归者提供食物和饮用水(drinking water)。_the homeless people.八、任务型阅读 （每小题1分 计5分）Camels(骆驼) are amazing animals. They arent the most beautiful animals in the world. But they are certainly the most useful animals in the hot areas such as North Africa and the Middle East. They usually help people carry things. Now lets learn more about camels.There are two kinds of camels on the Earth. They are Arabian (阿拉伯的) camels and Asian camels. Arabian camels are dromedaries (单峰骆驼), but Asian camels are Bactrians (双峰骆驼). An adult camel is about 2 meters tall and weighs about 500 kilograms. Its legs are long. And its feet are big and soft. Most of the camels can live for about 40 years, but they usually stop working when they are about 25.Camels live alone in the desert. They arent afraid of the hot and cold weather. They mainly eat grass, leaves and bushes. They can walk for more than 600 kilometers without drinking. They only need to drink water every six or eight days. But when there is water, they can drink up to 90 liters ( 升). Camels walk slowly. They dont like running because its too hot. But if they need, they can run at 20 kilometers an hour.Ships of the desertAgeMost camels can live for about 40 years.They usually dont (1) _ any more at 25.(2)_They are Arabian camels and Asian camels.FeaturesAn adult camel is about 2 meters tall.Its legs are long and its feet are big and soft.Each (3) _ about 500 kilograms.LifestyleThey live (4)_ in the desert such as North Africa and the Middle East.They mainly live on grass, leaves and bushes.They (5)_