2025~2026学年山东枣庄第十五中学下学期八年级5月阶段测试英语试卷

2025~2026学年山东枣庄第十五中学下学期八年级5月阶段测试英语试卷一、阅读理解Aterriblestormhitasmallvillagelastweek.Itstartedsuddenlyat2:00p.m.,withdarkcloudscoveringtheskyandstrongwindshowling.Thoughitonlylastedfor30minutes,thedamagewasshocking.Thehousesoffivefamiliesfelldown.Thewindowsofmanyhouseswerebroken.Treeswereblowndownandelectricitylineswerecutoff.Allthevillagershadtoliveintheopenair.Someofthemhadtosleepintents.Foodanddrinkingwaterbecameabigproblem.Thenearestsupermarketwasdestroyedandthevillagershadtogotothecitycentertobuyfoodandwater.Luckily,thegovernmentsentteamstohelprightaway.Theybroughtfood,cleanwaterandmedicine.Workersstartedrepairinghousesandfixingelectricitylinesdayandnight.Thearmyalsoarrivedwithdozensofnewtents,helpingvillagerssetthemupneatly.Thankstothegovernmentandthearmy,thevillagerscouldlivesafelyagain.Theywereverythankful.1.Howlongdidthestormlast?

A．For30minutes.B．For1hour.C．For2hours.2.Whatwasthebigproblemforthevillagers?

A．Theyhadnofoodanddrinkingwater.B．Theirhouseswereblowndown.C．Theirwindowswerebroken.3.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthegovernment?

A．Slowandcold.B．Helpfulandtimely.C．Thankfulandhappy.

AflooddisasterPlace:ShuiyunVillage

Date:May10th

Weather:8:00a.m.11:00a.m.1:00p.m.3:00p.m.Theflood:Thefloodfirstappearedinthesouthofthevillage,andsoonitcoveredthewholevillage.About50housesfelldownandabout200peoplelosttheirhomes.10peoplediedinthefloodandabout15peopleweremissing.Whenthefloodcame:MrSmithwasreadingnewspapersonthesofa.MrsSmithwaswashingclothesinthebathroom.EricSmithwasplayingcomputergames.AnnieSmithwasplayingthepiano.Action:

Policemenarrivedtheresoon.

Peoplefromothervillagessentclothes,foodandwatertoShuiyunVillage.4.WhendidtheheavyrainstartonMay10th?

A．Inthemorning.B．Intheafternoon.C．Intheevening.5.Howmanypeoplelosttheirlivesintheflood?

A．10.B．15.C．50.6.Wheredidthefloodfirstappear?

A．Inthenorthofthevillage.B．Inthesouthofthevillage.C．Inthecentreofthevillage.7.Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?

A．Peoplegotnohelpfromotherplaces.B．Peopledidn’tknowthefloodwascoming.C．Thefloodbroughtlittletroubletothevillage.Forcenturies,Chinahasbeenknownas“astateofceremony”,whichmeansLiyiZhibang.TherewasmuchgreetingetiquetteinancientChina.Andthefist-and-palmsalute(拱手礼)wasquiteaclassicexample.Today,althoughChinesepeopleusuallyshakehandswhenmeetingfriendsandrelatives,peoplestillmakefist-and-palmsaluteswhentheyarepayingavisittosomeoneduringtheSpringFestivalorattendingsomeone’sweddingorbirthdayparty.Thefist-and-palmsalutehasahistoryofmorethan3,000years.SincetheWesternZhouDynasty,peoplehadalreadyperformeditwhenmeetingpeers(同辈).Inancienttimes,ifpeoplemetastranger,theywouldprepareforafightifnecessary,andtheirhandswerealwaysreadyforholdinganyweapon(武器).Holdinghandstogetherpointedtowardsthemselveswasagestureofsaying“relax”,meaning“I’mnotwithanyweaponandI’mnotheretopickafight”.Later,itbecametheetiquettewhenpeoplemeteachotherorshowedthanks.So,howshouldpeopledothefist-and-palmsaluteproperly?First,standatattention.Ifyou’reaman,makeafist(拳)withyourrighthand,thenholdtherighthandwithyourlefthandinfrontofyourchest,lookattheperson,raisebothhandstotheeyebrows(眉毛),benddownandshakehandsgentlythreetimes.Atthesametime,youcanalsosaysomeluckygreetingwords.Ifyou’reawoman,youshoulddoittheotherwaywhichshouldbetherighthandonthetop.Peoplemaybemorefamiliarwiththehold-fistsalute,calledbaoquanliinChinese.Itiswidelyusedamongthekungfumastersandstudents.Thisgestureisformedbyholdingtherightfistfirstverytightlyclosedandcoveringitwiththelefthandopen,andextendingbotharmsalittleforwardinfrontofthechest.Makesuretheleftthumb(拇指)isclosetotheindexfinger(食指)anddon’tpointitatyourself,asitshowsimpoliteness.8.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“etiquette”inParagraph1mean?

A．Need.B．Manners.C．Dances.9.WhichpictureshowstheCORRECTwayforwomentodothefist-and-palmsalute?

A．B．C．10.IfMikewantstodothehold-fistsalute,heshould________.

A．keephisrighthandopenB．puthisrighthandonhislefthandC．notpointhisleftthumbathimself11.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A．Therearenostandardsforthesetwosalutes.B．Thefist-and-palmsaluteismorecommoninkungfu.C．Thesetwosalutesseemsimilar,buttheyarequitedifferent.①InChina,safetyeducationisbecomingmoreandmoreimportantnow.ThelastFridayinMarchisforstudentstolearnitatschool.Ithelpsstudentslearnmoreaboutwhattheyshoulddotokeepthemselvessafe.Whataretheaccidentsatschool?Takealook.②Astampede(踩踏)alwayshappensincrowdedplaces.Whenstudentsaroundyoubegintopush,juststandthereandtrytoholdontosomething.Ifyoufalldowninthecrowd,movetoonesideandprotectyourheadwithyourhandsaround.③Whenearthquakes(地震)happen,youcangetunderadeskquicklyandholdon.It’llprotectyoufromfallingobjects.Ifyouareoutdoors,findaplaceawayfrombuildings,trees,andpowerlines.④Whenthere’safire,leavetheclassroomquickly.It’sbettertoputsomethingwetoveryourmouthandnose.Inthisway,youwon’tbreatheinsmoke.Manypeopledieinafire,notbecauseofthefirebutthesmoke.Itmakesthemcoughandtheycan’tbreathe.That’sverydangerous!Sowhenyouwanttogetout,youshouldmakeyourselfclosetothefloor.Thenyoucanbreathesomefreshair.⑤Stampedes,earthquakesandfiresarethemainaccidentsatschool.Andnexttime,ifsomethingterriblehappens,youcanprotectyourselfsuccessfullyinthewaysmentionedabove.12.Whatarethemainaccidentsatschoolmentionedinthepassage?

A．Stampedes,earthquakesandfloods.B．Earthquakes,firesandsnowstorms.C．Stampedes,earthquakesandfires.13.Whatshouldyoudoifyoufalldowninastampede?

A．Trytogetupquickly.B．Movetoonesideandprotectmyheadwithmyhands.C．Shoutforhelp.14.Whichofthefollowingshowsthestructureofthetext?(①=Paragraph1)

A．B．C．15.WhichofthefollowingsentencesisNOTRIGHTaboutthefireaccident?

A．Whenthereisafire,leavetheclassroomquickly.B．Manypeopledieinthefirebecauseofthesmoke.C．Standstraightandrunoutoftheclassroom.根据短文内容，从下面方框中选择适当的选项补全短文，选项中有一个多余选项。Everyyear,whentheDragonBoatFestivalcomes,Chinesepeopleoftenhangakindofplantonthedoor.Itiscalledwormwood(艾草).16Ontheotherhand,itsspecialsmellcanalsokeepinsects(昆虫)awayfromrooms.Infact,wormwoodtastesbitter(苦的)butsmellsverynice.17SoitcanbeseeninCompendiumofMateriaMedica(《本草纲目》).ThisbookiswidelybelievedtobetheclassicofTraditionalChineseMedicine(TCM).ThewriterofthebookisLiShizhen.18Wormwoodisfamousforitsability(能力)totreat(治疗)agreatnumberofillnesses.Hundredsofyearslater,inQichun,HubeiProvince,itisstillworkingforpeoplethere.Recently,QichunhasbeenbusypreparingfortheWorldWormwoodIndustry(工业)Show.19AnditwillbegoodforthepopularityofTCMandthetraditionalChineseculture.Wormwoodhasbecomethemainindustryinthisplace.20Atthesametime,wormwoodisgraduallyknownaroundtheworldasakindoftraditionalChinesemedicine.

A．Wormwoodcanbeeateninmanyways.B．ItwillbeshowedduringtheDragonBoatFestival.C．HewasaveryfamousTCMexpertduringtheMingDynasty.D．Manyyearsago,peoplebegantousewormwoodasakindofmedicine.E．Ontheonehand,peoplebelievethatwormwoodcantakeawaybadluck.F．Thelifeofpeoplethereisgettingbetterandbetterbygrowingwormwood.二、完形填空Whenyouvisitaforeigncountry,it’simportanttoknowaboutthelocal21.Forexample,inJapan,peopleusually22togreeteachotherinsteadofshakinghands.InBrazil,peoplearevery23andoftenhugwhentheymeetfriends.InsomeEuropeancountries,youshould24yourshoesbeforeenteringsomeone’shome.It’salso25tobringasmallgift,likeflowersorchocolate,whenyouareinvitedtoadinner.Whenyouareeating,youshouldn’t26yourelbowsonthetable.It’sconsideredrude.Also,youshouldwaitforthehosttostarteating27youbegin.Don’t28thefoodifyoudon’tlikeit;youcanjustsay“It’sdelicious,butI’mfull”.Learningthesecustomscanhelpyou29misunderstandingsandmakeyourtripmore30.Remembertherule:WheninRome,doastheRomansdo.21.A．habitsB．customsC．rules22.A．bowB．hugC．shake23.A．shyB．quietC．outgoing24.A．putonB．takeoffC．pickup25.A．impoliteB．strangeC．polite26.A．putB．makeC．take27.A．afterB．beforeC．when28.A．eatB．refuseC．accept29.A．avoidB．haveC．cause30.A．difficultB．comfortableC．boring三、短文填空阅读下面短文，根据上下文或括号内单词等提示，在空白处填入适当的单词或括号内单词的适当形式。HatshavealonghistoryinChina,datingbackthousandsofyears.Inancienttimes,peoplefirstworehatstoprotect31(them)fromthesun,windandrain.Theseearlyhatswereverysimple,madeofgrass,animalskinsor32(leaf).Astimewentby,hats33(become)morethanjustdailyitems.Theyturnedintoimportantsymbols34socialposition,especiallyinfeudal(封建的)society.Officialsandnoblesworehatswithdifferentshapesanddecorations35(show)theirranks(等级).Forexample,themianguan,aspecialhatforancientemperors,wasverybeautifulandshowedthe36(high)power.Commonpeopleusuallyworesimpleclothhatsorstrawhats.Indifferentdynasties,hatstyleschanged37(great).Someweretallandstraight,38othersweresoftandround.ManytraditionalChinesehats,suchasfutouandbamboohats,arestillwell-knowntoday.Nowadays,Chinesehatsmixtraditionalculturewithmodernfashion.Theynotonlyprotectus39alsocarryrich40(culture)meanings.WearingthesehatshelpsuspassonChina’slonghistoryandtraditionstotheyoungerpeople.四、任务型阅读阅读下面短文，简略回答问题。Abottleofwatermaynotseemlikemuchtoyou,butthousandsofbottleswillbeofgreathelpforpeoplewholiveindrought－hitareasinChina.In2022,therewasverylittleraininSouthwestChina.Someplaces,especiallyinYunnan,Guangxi,SichuanandGuizhou,experiencedaseriousdrought.Cropsdied,thelandcracked(裂开),andwellsandriversdriedup.Morethan20millionpeoplewerehavingdifficultyinfindingsafedrinkingwater.Afterlearningaboutthedrought,manypeoplearoundthecountryhelpedbygivingwater,moneyandotherthings.EverymemberoftheCommunistYouthLeague(共青团)andYoungPioneers(少先队)wasencouragedtogiveonebottleofwatertothedrought-hitareas.Studentsinprimaryschoolsandmiddleschoolsquicklyjoinedintheactivity.InYuhuaPrimarySchoolinXi’an,900studentsboughtover1,000bottlesofwaterwiththeirpocketmoney.Theyalsowrotetheirwishesonthebottles.Theseriousdroughthasalsomadestudentsrealizetheimportanceofsavingwater.StudentsfromNanshanMiddleSchoolinHuizhou,Guangdong,wentonthestreettotellpeopletotakepartinwater-savingactivities.“I’veheardthatsomechildrenindrought-hitareasdon’thaveenoughdrinkin