2025~2026学年江苏盐城市康居路初中教育集团八年级下学期5月阶段检测英语

2025~2026学年江苏盐城市康居路初中教育集团八年级下学期5月阶段检测英语一、完形填空阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。Haveyoueverfeltnervousbeforegivingaspeech?Youarenotalone.Manypeoplefinditdifficulttospeakinfrontofothers.However,thereisgoodnews.Youcanuseyourbodylanguagetobecomeabetter1.First,smileatyourlistenersandmakeeyecontactwithdifferentpeopleintheroom.Asmileisauniversal(通用的)signofbeing2.Whenyoudosmile,peoplewillfeelthatyouarekind.3youkeeplookingatyournotesallthetime,thelistenersmayloseinterest.Instead,lookaroundandletyoureyesmovefromonepersonto4.Second,useyourhandstohelp5yourideas.Forexample,whenyousay“small,”youcanholdyourhandsclosetogether.Whenyoutalkaboutsomething6,openyourarmswide.Butdonot7atthelistenerswithyourfinger,asthismaylookangryorrude.Third,movearoundthestageproperly.Don’tstandinoneplacefortoolong.8,youcanwalkovertoonesidefromtimetotime.Alittlemovementkeepspeoplefocused.However,don’twalktoomuch,9youmaymakethemfeelconfused(迷惑的).Besides,differentbodylanguagesmayhavedifferent10indifferentcultures.Asimplehandmovementthatispoliteinonecountrymightbethoughtrudeor11inanother.Culturaldifferencesinbodylanguagecan12leadtomisunderstanding(误解)incommunication.Ifyoufollowthesesimpletips,youwill13achancetobecomeamoreconfidentspeaker.Remember,bodylanguageisapowerful14.Itcanmakeyourspeecheasiertounderstandandmore15tolistento.Sonexttimeyougiveaspeech,letyourbodyspeakaswell!1.A．listenerB．visitorC．writerD．speaker2.A．friendlyB．braveC．frightenedD．dangerous3.A．IfB．SoC．ButD．Because4.A．otherB．anotherC．othersD．theother5.A．excuseB．expectC．expressD．explain6.A．bigB．smallC．heavyD．light7.A．lookB．pointC．laughD．shout8.A．BesidesB．HoweverC．InsteadD．Though9.A．andB．orC．soD．but10.A．waysB．pointsC．meaningsD．expressions11.A．correctB．similarC．strangeD．special12.A．earlyB．easilyC．wiselyD．impossibly13.A．getB．giveC．missD．lose14.A．ruleB．toyC．toolD．sign15.A．difficultB．seriousC．carelessD．enjoyable二、阅读理解Therearemanygreatcharityorganizationsintheworld.Theyhelppeopleinneedandbringhopetothem.Herearesomeofthem!

RedCrossSocietyofChinaItwasfoundedin1904.Itwasofficiallyrecognized(认可)bytheInternationalCommitteeoftheRedCrossin1912andjoinedtheInternationalFederationofRedCrossandRedCrescentSocietiesin1919.Itmakessurenoonegoeswithoutnecessaryhealthcare.Manykindpeopledonatemoneyorgoodstoittohelpitbenefitlotsofpeople—fromtheelderlytochildren.Italsotrainsmedicalworkerstoimproveservicetocarryonitswork.SmileAngelFoundationFoundedin2006,itisawarm-heartedChinesecharity.Itsaimistohelpchildrenwithlipproblems.Itbringstogetherskilleddoctorstoarrangeoperationsforthesechildrenandprovidescarefultreatment.Manypeoplesupportitthroughdonationsorvoluntarywork,helpingitreachmorechildreninneed.DoctorsWithoutBordersItwasfoundedinFrancein1971byagroupofFrenchdoctorsandjournalists.Itisagreatinternationalorganization.Manyvolunteerdoctorsworkforit.Theygotoplaceshitbywarorseriousdiseases.Theytreatpatientsdayandnight,operateonthoseinneed,andneverstopevenindangeroussituations.Itsgoalistohelpasmanypeopleaspossibleandspreadhealthcarehopetothemostdifficultareas.16.WhenwastheRedCrossSocietyofChinafounded?

A．In1904.B．In1912.C．In1971.D．In2006.17.WhatistheaimofSmileAngelFoundation?

A．Tohelptheelderly.B．Totrainmedicalworkers.C．Tosavepeopleinwarareas.D．Tohelpchildrenwithlipproblems.18.Whatdothethreeorganizationshaveincommon?

A．TheyareallinChina.B．Theyallhelpchildrenonly.C．Theyalloffermedicalhelp.D．Theyareallsupportedbyrichpeople.TheuseofchopsticksisamustinChinesefoodculture.WhenyouusechopsticksinChina,therearesometaboosyoumustknow.●Don’tpointyourchopsticksatothers.Itisseenasasignofdisrespect.Likewise,don’twaveyourchopsticksintheairorplaywiththemwhenyoueat.●Don’tknockonyourbowlsorplateswithchopsticks.Peoplethinkthisislikebeggingforfood.●Don’tstir(搅拌)yourfoodwithchopstickstofindwhatyouwant.Thisisveryrude.●Don’tletliquid(液体)dropfromchopstickswhenyoutakefoodwiththem.Iftheliquiddropsonotherdishesorthetable,itisimpolite.●Neverstickchopsticksintoyourfood,especiallyintorice.Thisisawaytorememberthedead.●Don’tsuck(吮吸)theendofchopsticks.Thisbehaviorisimpolite,andthenoisewillalsomakepeopleuncomfortable.NowmostlargerestaurantsinChinaofferforksandotherplacesofferChinesespoons.Ifyouarenotusedtousingchopsticks,youcanaskwaitersforforksorspoons.IfyouwanttolearntousechopsticksduringyourtripinChina,yourtourguidecanteachyouhowtopickupfoodandenjoyyourmeal.19.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“taboos”mean?

A．Somethingyoushouldfollow.B．Somethingyoumustnotdo.C．Somethingyoukeepasahabit.D．Somethingyouhadbettertry.20.WhichofthefollowingpicturesisNOTdescribedinthispassage?

A．B．C．D．21.InChina,whenmaypeoplestickchopsticksintorice?

A．OnNewYear’sDay.B．OnMother’sDay.C．OnQingmingFestival.D．OnMid-AutumnFestival.22.Whoarethereadersofthepassage?

A．Chinesestudents.B．Waitersinrestaurants.C．TheelderlyinChina.D．ForeignerswhowanttovisitChina.IworkedasavolunteerforanorganizationthathelpedthepoorinHaiti.Oneyear,IdecidedtotakemysonBrianthereforaweek,hopingtoeducatehim.Beforesettingout,ItoldBrianthistripwouldbetiringandhard.Forthefirsttwodays,hesaidalmostnothing.Iworriedthetripwastoomuchfora13-year-oldboy.Thenonthethirdday,whenwewereclimbingoverhighrockymountains,heturnedtomeandsmiled,“Reallyhard.”Afterthat,afive-year-oldgirl,wearingatoolargedressandbrokenshoes,followedBrianaroundandwascrazyabouteverythingabouthim.Laterhesaidregretfully(遗憾地),“IwishIcouldspeakFrench.”IwassurprisedthatthiswasfromaboywhoalwayshatedFrenchclasses.ThenmyquietsonBrianstartedtochatwithGaby,ourhost,andkeptaskingquestionsaboutthecountryanditspeople.Hebecameactive!However,themomentthatreallyreachedmyhearthappenedinavillagedeepinthemountains.Iwasinterviewingawomanvillagerforanarticle.Byworkinghard,shehadlearnedtoreadandwriteandbecamepartoftheleadership(领导层)ofthevillageLearningherstory,Brianwasgreatlytouched.Hiseyeswerefilledwithtearsandtherewasloveandrespectonhisface.Hefinallyunderstoodtheimportanceofmywork.Whenleavingforhome,Brianevenofferedtostayasavolunteer.Thistripwasreallymeaningful.23.WhydidthewritertakehersonBriantoHaiti?

A．TolethimlearnFrenchwell.B．Tolethimvisitapoorcountryforfun.C．Togivehimaneducationalexperience.D．Tolethimknowhowtobeavolunteer.24.Whatcanweinfer(推断)fromBrian’swords“IwishIcouldspeakFrench”?

A．HewantedtohaveFrenchclassesinHaiti.B．HefoundFrenchwaseasytolearninHaiti.C．HedecidedtolearnFrenchassoonashegothome.D．Hefeltsorryhecouldn’tcommunicatewiththelittlegirl.25.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthetripisNOTtrue?

A．Apoorfive-year-oldgirlfollowedBrianaround.B．Atfirst,Brianthoughtthetripwaseasyandinteresting.C．Theboywasdeeplymovedbythestoryofthevillagewoman.D．ThewriterworkedasavolunteerforanorganizationhelpingthepoorinHaiti.26.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?

A．ThepoorlifeofpeopleinHaiti.B．Amother’sworkasavolunteer.C．Howatripchangedaboy’smind.D．TheimportanceoflearningFrench.“Quickly,Dorothy,”AuntEmshouted.“Gotothecellar(地窖).”AuntEmrantothedoorofthecellarandopenedit.DorothypickedupTotoandrantothecellardoor.Beforeshecouldclimbdowntheladderintothecellar,agreatwindpickedupthehouse.Itturnedthehouseroundandroundandroundandthencarriedithighintothesky.Itwasnotverydark.Dorothyfeltasifshewereridingthroughthesky.SheheldontoTotoandclimbedunderherbed,whereshestayedforseveralhours.Then,althoughthehousewasstillmoving,shefellasleep.Whenshewokeup—shedidnotknowhowmuchlater—thehousewasontheground.Itwasinafieldfullofflowers.Therewerehundredsofbeautifullycolouredbirdsflyingaboutandsinging.Notfaraway,therewasastreamwithclear,freshwater.Dorothywasstillunderherbed.Shegotupandleftthehouse.Shewassurprisedtoseethreelittlemenandalittlewomanwalkingtowardher.Theywereverystrangelydressed.Themen’sclotheswerewhiteandhadlittlestarsalloverthem.WhentheysawDorothy,theywalkeduptoherandbowed(鞠躬).“WelcometothelandoftheMunchkins,”oneofthelittlemensaid.“WethankyouforkillingtheWickedWitchoftheEast.Nowourpeoplearefree.”“I’mafraidyouaremakingamistake,”Dorothysaid.“Ididn’tkillanywitch.”“Yourhousedid,”oneofthelittlemensaid.“Look!”Hepointedtothehouse.Dorothysawtwofeetstickingoutfromunderit.“Oh!”Dorothyshouted.“Thehousefellonher.WhatcanIdo?”“Thereisnothingtodo,”thelittlewomansaid.“TheWickedWitchoftheEastisdead,andtheMunchkinsarethankfultoyou.”“AreyouaMunchkin?”Dorothyasked.“No,butIamtheirfriend,”thelittlewomansaid.“IamtheWitchoftheNorth.”——Adaptedfrom《TheWonderfulWizardofOz》27.WheredidDorothyfallasleep?

A．Inafield.B．Underherbed.C．Inthecellar.D．Byastream.28.WhatistheCORRECTorderoftheseevents?a.Agreatwindcarriedthehousehighintotheair.b.Awitchwaskilled.c.AuntEmopenedthecellar.d.Dorothyfellasleep.e.ThreelittlemenwalkedtowardsDorothy.

A．a-c-d-b-eB．a-c-b-d-eC．c-a-d-b-eD．c-a-b-d-e29.HowdidtheWickedWitchoftheEastdie?

A．Thehousefellonher.B．Dorothyhitherwithastick.C．TheWitchoftheNorthkilledher.D．ShewaskilledbytheMunchkins.30.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A．TheMunchkinswereangrywithDorothy.B．DorothyleftthehousewithouttakingTotoaway.C．TheWitchoftheNorthwasafriendofMunchkins.D．DorothyknewshewasinthelandofMunchkinsatfirst.三、补全对话根据对话内容，从所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，每个选项限用一次。A:Hi,LiuMing!Whatareyougoingtodothisweekend?B:31A:Thatsoundsgreat!Whatkindofvolunteerworkwillyoudo?B:Iwillhelptakecareofthechildreninthechildren’shospital.A:Really?32B:Icantellthemstories,playgameswiththem,andhelpthemwiththeirlessons.A:Howwonderful33B:Ofcourse!Youareverygoodatsinginganddancing.Thechildrenwillloveyou.A:34Howcanwegetthere?B:WecantaketheNo.10busthere.Itwilltakeusabout30minutes.A:35B:Let’smeetatthehospitalgateat8:30onSaturdaymorning.A:Allright.Seeyouthen!B:Seeyou!

A．CanIgowithyou?B．Whatcanyoudotohelpthem?C．Whenandwhereshouldwemeet?D．I’msureIwillhaveagoodtimethere.E．I’mgoingtovolunteerforthecitychildren’shospital.四、阅读理解阅读下面短文，从所给选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，使短文通顺，结构完整，其中有一项是多余选项。Asweallknow,therearesomedifferencesbetweenWesterncultureandChineseculture.Wecanseedifferenceswhenwepayattentiontothewaywordsareused.36MostexpressionsinChineseaboutthedog,forexample,“ahomelessdog”,“amaddog”,“arunningdog”and“adogcatchingamouse”,havebadmeanings.ButinWesterncountries,dogsarethoughttobehonestandgoodfriendsofhumans.37Forexample,“youarealuckydog”meansyouarealuckyperson.And“everydoghasitsday”meanseachpersonhasgoodlucksometimes.Todescribeaperson’sseriousillness,theysay“sickasadog”.Theword“dog-tired”meansverytired.However,theChineselovecatsverymuch.38Therearemanyotherexamplesofhow“cat”isuseddifferentlyaswell.TheroseisseenasasymbolofloveinbothChinaandsomeWesterncountries.39AndtheroseisthenationalflowerofEngland,Americaandmanyothercountries.Thewordsaboutplantsandanimalsareusedinpositiveornegativewaysindifferentcultures.40Thishelpsusbetterunderstandthem.

A．Let’slookatsomewordsaboutanimalsandplants.B．InEnglish,peopleoftenusetheword“dog”inpositiveexpressions.C．Weshouldpayattentiontothewordsaboutanimalsthatareused.D．Peoplethinktherosestandsforlove,peace,courageandfriendship.E．Butinwesternculture,“cat”isoftenusedtodescribeanunkindwoman.F．Wecanlearnaboutmanydifferencesinculturesbycomparinghowsomewordsareused.五、选词填空阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词或短语并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺，意思完整，每词或短语限用一次。

aroundtogetheractivityfoundsufferfromManychildrenaroundtheworldliveinterriblesituations.Theymay41fearandpainbecauseofwarsandillegal(非法的)activities,andtheycan’tstayinsafeenvironments.PlayforPeaceisaninternationalorganizationthatwas42in1998inChicago.Itsaimistobringpeople43tobuildfriendshipsandcreateapeacefulworld.ThroughPlayforPeace,peopleofallages44theworldcometogetherandcreatepowerfulconnections.Itholds45inmanycountries.

realizeplaycharityhappyinsteadofAnytime,dayornight,PlayforPeaceishappeningsomewhereintheworld.Itencourageschildrenfromdifferentbackgrounds46gamesandcommunicate.Whileplaying,kidsbegintounderstandothers’waysofthinkinganddoingthings47stayingawayfromeachother.Asmembersgrowup,theygetspecialexperiencesandslowly48thebeautyoffriendship.Theyfindtheyhavemuchincommonandlivea49lifethanbefore.Itisreallymeaningfulforallteenagerstojoinit.PlayforPeaceisnotjusta50.Itisafamilyofpeacebuilderstryingtochangetheworld.六、短文填空根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写单词使意思完整。Eachcountryhasmanykindandhelpfulpeople.Theyarereadytohelpothersintheirs51time.LotsofChinesestudentsworkasvolunteersandtheycang52helppeopleinneed.Theyo53gotohospitalsorresthomes.Theyreadbooksforp54toreducetheirpainandsadness,orstaywiththeelderlytocheerthemup.Somevolunteersd55dailythingstothepoorpeople.Besides,youngvolunteersv56thesickortheagedathome.Theydohousework,fixhousesanddomanysmallthingsforthemwithwarmsmiles.Thereisa57aspecialgrouptohelpfatherlesskids.Volunteerstakethemtojoinoutdooractivitiesandt58themusefulskills,sotheseboyscanfeelmorelove.Allvolunteersthinkthatitisam59thingtobringhappinesstoothers.Moreover,thosewhogivehelpcanalsogettrueh60inreturn.Itisreallyawin-winexperienceforeveryone.七、任务型阅读Formostofus,watchingamovieisaprettycommonthingtodo.Butfortheblindpeoplewhocan’tsee,itcanbeverydifficult.InKunming,YunnanProvince,thereisaveryspecialtheater;XinDengTheater(心灯影院).It’sblind-friendly.Morethan5,000volunteershelpattheXinDengTheateronweekends.Mostofthemareuniversitystudents.“Ourmainjobistonarrate(讲述)filmstotheblind,”onestudentsaid.Beforeworking,volunteerswilllearnhowtotellafilm.EverySaturday,volunteerswillcometothebusstoptopickuptheblindandtakethemtotheXinDengTheater.Thenalltheblindwillsitdowntoenjoyamovietogether.Whenthemoviebegins,avolunteerwillgivelivelynarrations.Hedescribeswhatishappeningonthescreen,includingfacialexpressions(面部表情