八年级下册英语第一次阶段性练习题
本试卷分第I卷和第II卷两部分。共150分。考试时间90分钟。
第I卷（共80分）
第一部分 听力（共25小题；1-20小题每题1分；21-25小题每题2分；满分30分）
（一）听句子，选择适当的应答语。每个句子读两遍。
1. A. By reading textbooks. B. By making words cards. C. By listening to tapes.
2. A. He is very well. Thank you. B. He is a doctor. C. He is at home.
3. A. Six hours. B. 140 yuan. C.670 km.
4. A. Welcome. B. Thank you, sir. C. Thank you all the same.
5. A. You are welcome. B. I’d like some water. C. I'm sorry.
（二）听五段对话，选择正确答案。每段对话读两遍。你将有20秒钟时间阅读下面5个小题。
6. What are the two speakers
A. They are students. B. They are teachers. C. They are workers.
7. Why is Steven so happy
A. Because he will have a trip with Doris.
B. Because Doris will hold a party for him.
C. Because he will meet Doris very soon
8. Who brought the gift
A. Carol. B. Mr. Smith’s brother. C. Mr. Smith.
9. What time will the train leave
A.At 7:00. B.At 6:00. C.At 5:00.
10. How did the two speakers get to know each other
A. They met in a dance party.
B. They met at Bill’s party.
C. They got to know on the first day of school.
（三）听两段长对话，选择正确答案。每段对话读两遍。听每段对话前你将有10秒钟的时间阅读对应的3个小题。
听第一段对话，回答第11至13小题。
11. What is the man in England for
A. For work. B. For a vacation. C. For study.
12. Who lives with him in London now
A. His friends. B. His workmates. C. His family.
13. Which of the following is true
A. The man’s wife works in London.
B. The couple are both teachers.
C. The man lives at 502 North Street.
听第二段对话，回答第14至16小题。
14. How much money did the man borrow from the woman
A. 19 dollars B. 80 dollars. C. 90 dollars.
15. How does the woman feel about the man’s excuse
A. Angry. B.Sorry. C. Happy.
16. What does the woman advise the man to do
A. To watch TV. B. To find a job. C. To be a teacher.
（四）听短文，回答下面四个问题，选择正确答案。短文读两遍。你将有20秒钟的时间阅读下面4个小题。
17. Where is the highest building
A. It’s in South Africa.
B. It’s in North America.
C. It’s in West Asia.
18. How many lifts are used to carry people up and down
A. 57. B.47. C.75.
19. How many floors are there in the building
A. 116. B. 160. C. 106.
20. What is on the top floor of the building
A. A small library. B. A small garden. C. A shopping center.
（五）听短文，填表格。根据短文内容，写出下面表格中所缺的信息，每空一词。短文读三遍。你将有20秒钟的时间阅读表格内容。答题完毕后，请将答案填写在答题卡的相应位置。
Dan’s Life
Swimming Get up at 5 o’clock and go to the 21._________.
Swim from 6-8 o’clock.
Studying Spend 22.________ hours studying together with classmates.
Travelling Travel in China and many other parts of Asia.
Make friends with those who have the same 23._______.
24.________ to speak 4 languages.
Reading Help to know the world and 25._________ real life.
完形填空（本题共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出能填入短文相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Xiang Chenxi is a beautiful girl from Wuxi, Jiangsu Province. Born in 1993, she used to live a happy life. 26 , things changed when she was eight years old. She began to fall while walking, and she got a serious illness. Having the disease, 27 her muscles(肌肉), including her heart and muscles that control breathing, will get weaker and weaker. And there was no 28 for it.
In 2018, walking became 29 for her. In 2019, she started to have difficulty standing. In February 2020, her disease became worse and she had to wear a ventilator(呼吸机) for at least 15 hours a day to help her 30 .
But Xiang never 31 .“My parents’ love supports me to live every day to the fullest,” Xiang said, adding that she had taken up 32 .“Although most parts of my body cannot move and I have to wear a ventilator, I can take good care of myself,”Xiang said. The dolls help her not only make a living, but also face life 33 .
34 making a doll may take her months, Xiang thinks she is lucky to be able to do what she loves. What's more, she wants to bring good luck to others. In 2020, she began teaching doll-making courses online. It costs about 300 yuan to master the skill. So far, more than 260 35 have learned from her. Every day she sits in front of her desk, offering doll-making classes. It gives her a new start on life.
( )26. A. However B. Luckily C. Besides
( )27. A. allows B. forces C. means
( )28. A. food B. medicine C. advice
( )29. A. easy B. convenient C. impossible
( )30. A. walk B. breathe C. stand
( )31. A. gave up B. helped out C. cared about
( )32. A. paper-cutting B. letter-writing C. doll-making
( )33. A. bravely B. carefully C. sadly
( )34. A. If B. Though C. As
( )35. A. students B. friends C. classmates
阅读理解（本大题共两小节，每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文或图表，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does something about it. It is true. People usually begin their talks with “Isn’t it a nice day ” “Do you think it will rain ” “What a fine day!” Many people think they can tell what the weather is going to be like. But they hardly agree with each other. One man may say, “Do you see how cloudy it is in the east It’s going to rain tomorrow.” Another man will say, “No, it’s going to be still cloudy.” Another man will say, “No, it’s going to be fine tomorrow.”
People often look for the weather they want. When a farmer needs water, he looks for something to tell him it’s going to rain; he won’t believe anything else. When friends have a travel, they are sure the weather is going to clear up very quickly.
Almost everyone listens to what the weatherman says. But he doesn’t always tell us what we want, and once in a while he makes a mistake. Still, he probably comes closer to being correct than anyone else.
36．The underlined sentence “nobody does something about it” in Paragraph 1 means ________.
A．nobody can talk about the weather
B．nobody likes the weather
C．nobody can make the weather
D．nobody can change the weather
37．Many people hope the weather will be ________.
A．fine B．like what they want C．cloudy D．rainy
38．When it is cloudy in the east, you know that ________ tomorrow.
A．it is going to rain B．it will be fine
C．it will be cloudy D．all of the above
39．The writer thinks the weatherman ________.
A．always makes mistakes
B．makes fewer mistakes than anyone else
C．never makes a mistake
D．tells us the weather we hope for
B
How much do you know about Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein, born on March 14, 1879 in Germany, was a great scientist in the world. He was strange because he hated haircuts and new clothes. He believed in peace. All his life, he hated war. However, his most famous idea, E = mc , helped create the world’s most dangerous weapon (武器). Many people think he was the smartest person in the world. But Einstein said that he thought like a child with many questions and unusual ideas.
What did he like
Einstein liked learning sailing(帆船运动). He sailed in small boats all his life. He once joked, “Sailing is the sport that takes the least energy!”When Einstein was a child, his mother made him take violin lessons. At first, he didn’t like the violin. But then he learned to love music and became a good violinist.Later, he said, “Love is the best teacher.”
Why is the sky blue
In 1910, Einstein asked a question which many children often ask, “Why is the sky blue ” After his careful research, he answered the question like this: “It’s because light is made up of many colors including blue. When light travels to Earth, gas particles(气体微粒) spread the blue light all over the sky.” His answer is true in physics.
40. According to the passage, Albert Einstein haircuts and new clothes.
A. forgot B. minded C. disliked D. stand
41. Einstein learning sailing and playing the violin.
A. was interested in B. looked forward to
C. was known for D. can’t stop away
42. From Paragraph 4 we know that .
A. mother teaches the best
B. without mother’s push, we can’t love anything
C. when we love something, we’d like to learn about it
D. I don’t know.
43. Einstein offered a explanation（解释）for the question“ why the sky is blue.”
A. magic B. scientific C. careful D. exciting
C
In most languages, a greeting is usually followed by small talk. Small talk means the little things we talk about at the start of a conversation. In English-speaking countries, people often make small talk about the weather: “Nice, isn’t it ” “Terrible weather, isn’t it ” But there is something special about small talk. It must be about something which both people have the same opinion about. The purpose of small talk is to let both people agree on something. This makes meeting people easier and more comfortable. People usually agree about the weather, so it is a safe topic for small talk. But people often disagree about religion or politics so these are not suitable topics for small talk. The topics for small talk also depend on where the conversation is taking place. At football matches, people make small talk about the game they are watching: “Great game, isn’t it ” At bus stops, people may comment about the transport system: “The bus service is terrible, isn’t it ”
Greetings and small talk are an important part of conversation in any language. The way people greet each other and the things they talk about, however, may be different from one language to another. This shows that there is much more to learn when we learn a language than just the vocabulary and the grammar of the language. We also have to learn the social behavior of the people who speak it.
44．Small talk is ____________.
A．to let people disagree about something
B．a kind of conversation with short words
C．a greeting when people meet each other
D．something we talk about to start with a conversation
45．When we say “Great game, isn’t it ” we in fact ____________.
A．have a conversation B．start small talk
C．greet each other D．ask a question
46．What we learn from the passage is that ____________.
A．in English-speaking countries we should talk about the weather
B．different languages have different grammar
C．small talk is an important part in a language
D．small talk depends on the purpose of the conversation
D
Li Shizhen (李时珍) was one of the most famous doctors in Chinese history. He was born in Qichun, Hubei in 1518.
Both of Li Shizhen’s father and grandfather were doctors. Li Shizhen’s grandfather was a country doctor who traveled in the countryside with a bag of herbs (药草) and medications and cured (治愈) people. His father was doctor who wrote several books.
Li Shizhen used to help his father in his medical practice when he was young. Li Shizhen’s father wanted him to enter politics (从政). Li Shizhen studied for the exams and passed the country-level examination, but he was never able to pass the imperial (帝国的) examination.
When he was 38, he cured the son of the Prince of Chu and was invited to be an official(官员) in that court (宫廷) A few years later, he became an official at the Imperial Medical Institute.
Even though he fulfilled his father’s dream he didn't want to continue working for the court.
One year later, he left the court and returned to be a doctor again.
Li Shizhen was famous for his book, Compendium of Materia Medica《本草纲目》. He spent 27 years writing the book. Unluckily, Li Shizhen died before the book was officially published. It is such a successful book. Now it is still one of the most important medical books in China.
47. What was Li Shizhe’ s grandfather
A. An official. B. A prince. C. A country doctor. D. A writer.
48. What did Li Shizhen’s father want Li Shizhen to do
A. To be a doctor. B. To write a book. C. To be a prince. D. To enter politics.
49. When he was 38, Li Shizhen cured ________.
A. his grandfather B. the son of the Prince of Chu
C. an official in that country D. a famous doctor
50. According to the passage, what was Li Shizhen famous for
A. Working for the court. B. The book, Compendium of Materia Medica.
C. His long traveling. D. Curing a lot of people
阅读短文，从所给的A-E五个选项中，选出正确的选项填空，使短文通顺、连贯，意思完整，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Dr. Albert Schweitzer was a doctor in Africa. He was born in France. He started to learn how to play the piano when he was five. And he was a very good musician. ___51___Then he studied medicine for eight years. After that, he asked to go to Africa in 1913.
___52___He had to go through a lot of dangerous places. At first the new white doctor was not welcome, but soon the people of Africa understood that he was their friend. ___53___Many people came to the hospital. Dr. Schweitzer worked day and night.
When he ran out of money and needed more medicine, he would go back to Europe to play music to make money.___54__ Later he built a bigger hospital. He spent most of his life in Africa. ___55___In 1952, he was named winner of the Nobel Peace Prize (诺贝尔和平奖).
A．He not only helped sick people but also taught the people how to help each other. B．But he decided to be a doctor when he was 30 years old. C．They helped him build his first small hospital near a river. D．Dr. Schweitzer took big boxes of medicine with him to Africa. E．Then he would return to Africa.
第II卷（共70分）
书面表达
第一节 词汇运用（共两题，满分30分）
（一）单词拼写（10分）根据句意和首字母或汉语提示，将单词的正确形式完整地写在答题纸的相应位置。
56. The old man is always ready to help others, so we all a ________him a lot.
57. Lao She wrote many plays, n________ and short stories about people's lives.
58. —Excuse me, how can I e__________ the hall —This way, please.
59. Everyone thinks he is a _________（有爱的）dad, because he spends all his free time with his family.
60. The great Brazilian soccer player played for his__________(国家的)team when he was seventeen!
（二）综合填空（20分）根据短文内容，用方框中所给词语的恰当形式填空，使文章通顺完整。（每词限用一次）
A small talk is a great way to start a conversation when you’re___61__ to someone you don’t know well. Being able to make a small talk will be helpful for you___62___ new friendships and relationship. There are some___63___ that will make you comfortable when you make a small talk with others.
First, you can give a friendly greeting:__64__ you’re seeing someone you have already known, just say hello and greet __65___ by calling her name,for example,”Hi,Jane,it’s good to see you.” This is simple and direct to let the person know you’re excited to talk. If you don’t know the person, you’d better make an___66____ about yourself first.
Second, remember to find common topics during the conversation. You can talk about something ___67__ weather, the food, the interesting places or films and so on. Keep 68 mind, don’t talk about something private, such as ages, weight or money.
Third, after you’ve ___69__ a small talk and have to go, it’s necessary for you to say goodbye politely. You should make the person feel important and comfortable. In ___70___, people like those who are polite.
61 62 63 64 65
66 67 68 69 70
第二节 阅读表达（15分，71-73每小题2分，74-76每小题3分）
阅读短文，根据要求完成下面各小题。
Michelle Wie was born on October 11th, 1989. She began playing golf at four. Though she was taught by her father, she started beating her father at golf when she was seven years old. By the time she was eleven, she had won most of the amateur(业余爱好者)matches.
When Michelle was a high school student, golf was still an after-school sport for her. She played golf for three hours after school and for eight hours on weekends. 74. After watching Tiger Woods (老虎伍兹) play, she decided to become a professional(职业的)golfer. “Tiger Woods is my role model. He is really great!” Michelle has the pictures of Tiger all over her bedroom and she also hopes to go to Stanford University, just like Tiger.
On October 5th, 2005, a week before her 16th birthday, Michelle became a professional golfer. That made her even busier. But when Michelle has no golf matches or training, she does what ordinary girls usually do: listen to pop music, see movies and go shopping with friends. 75 “Golf is fun and it makes me feel really good!” Michelle enjoys her busy life.
A.根据短文内容简要回答问题。
71. Who was Michelle’s first golf teacher
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72. How long did Michelle play golf on weekends when she was a high school student
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What does Michelle usually do when she has no golf matches or training
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B.将短文中划线的句子译成汉语。
74. .
75. .
76.请给短文拟一个适当的英文标题。
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书面表达（25分）
根据下面表格中所提供的信息,写出Helen Keller （海伦凯勒 著名作家）的成长经历，可适当发挥。80~100词。
When What How to learn from her
1880 was born in America Study hard; Never give up; Hold on to our dreams(坚持梦想)
6 months old can say a few words
2 years old become badly ill, can not see, hear or talk
6 years old learn to read with her fingers
grown-up become a famous writer, her famous book—The Story of My Life
1968 died
答案：
CBABB ABAAB ACBCA BCABB pool seven interest Learn understand
ACBCB ACABA
DBDB CACB DBC CDBB BDCEA
admire novels enter loving national
talking；to form; suggestions; when; her;introduction; like; in; made; general
Her father.
For eight hours
She does what ordinary girls usually do.
看了老虎伍兹的比赛后，她决定成为一名职业高尔夫球手。
高尔夫很有趣，它让我感觉很好。
Michelle Wie
