初中英语八年级下册 Units 1—8 阶段性测试题
( 满分：100分; 建议用时：60分钟 )
I. 读音选词 根据所给句意和音标，从每题A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。 ( 5分) 1. The room was in a _________ /mes/.
A. miss B. meat C. mean D. mess 2. The rain began to _________ /bi:t/ heavily against the windows. A. bit
B. beat C. bright D. best
3. The sun went behind a _________/klaʊd/.
A. cloud B. clear C. child D. cold 4. I’m sorry that I’m giving you too much _________/ 'trʌbl/.
A. table B. terrible C. trouble D. travel 5. It reported that a heavy __________ / 'reɪnstɔ:m/ was in the area last night. A. rubbish B. rainstorm C. restaurant D. rock II. 选择填空 从每题A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。 ( 20分) 6. —Hey, mom. Is there anything special in today’s newspaper? —Yes. _________ adult panda ran away from the zoo in London. A. A
B. An C. The D. /
7. —Kate, are you OK? What’s the matter with you?
—I have a _________, so the doctor tells me to take my temperature.
A. headache B. stomachache C. fever D. sore throat 8. —Be careful with the knife, Cindy. Don’t cut _________. —OK. I will.
A. myself B. herself C. himself D. yourself 9. —The book Harry Potter is so exciting. —Really? _________does the story begin?
A. How B. Why C. Where D. Which 10. —Sandy, what are you watching?
—I’m watching a soap opera. The beginning is boring but the ending is _________. A. bad B. usual C. scary D. amazing 11. —Jenny, what do you think of this dress? —How pretty! It looks good _________ you. A. at
B. on C. in D. to
12. ―Excuse me, sir. What does “You’ll make it”mean? ―Good question! It means you’ll _________.
A. be successful B. be patient C. make money D. make trouble
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13. —Do you know Yao Ming?
—Of course, he is one of _________basketball players in the world.
A. famous B. more famous C. the most famous D. less famous 14. —Mom, do you mind my listening to music for a while? — _________. But please listen to it in a low voice.
A. Yes, please B. No, thank you C. Not at all D. Yes, I do 15. —Alex, you look sad. What’s the problem?
—It’s my mom. She always _________me with others.
A. provides B. continues C. controls D. compares 16. —How long did you stay in Beijing?
—About _________ days. We got there on Tuesday morning, and came back on Sunday morning. A. three B. five C. seven D. nine 17. —The old man __________ all his money to the poor children.
—He is really a kind man.
A. gave out B. gave away C. gave back D. gave up 18. —_________ is Qomolangma?
—It’s 8,844.43 meters high. It’s higher than any other mountain.
A. How tall B. How far C. How deep D. How high 19. —Does Mike like fishing or climbing the mountains on weekends?
— _________. He enjoys reading in the library.
A. Neither B. Either C. Both D. None 20. —When did the classroom have a power cut?
—This morning, while we _________ a physics lesson.
A. have had B. were having C. are having D. will have 21. —Why did Miss Wang get so angry with you?
—Because I didn’t do my homework, I watched TV__________.
A. later B. yet C. anyway D. instead 22. —Judy, Jack looks sad because he failed in the math test. Let’s _________. —OK. Let’s go!
A. put him up B. set him up C. cheer him up D. pick him up 23. July 11th is World Population Day. Which of the following is a picture for it? A.
B. C. D.
24. —Wow, Wendy, it’s cool to make a short video with your mobile phone. —Just with an App called Meipai. Let me show you __________.
A. why to use B. what to use C. how to use it D. where to use it
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25. —It’s easy to clean up all the rubbish if we each offer to help. —Yes. _________
A. Failure is the mother of success. B. Many hands make light work. C. There is no smoke without fire. D. Practice makes perfect.
III. 完形填空 阅读短文，从每题A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个能填入文章中相应空 白处的最佳答案。 ( 15分)
Long long ago, a king in Spain liked jokes very much. “I will give a bag full of 26 ,” he said, “to the person who can tell me the best story. There is one rule: It 27 be a story which I can’t believe. If I can believe it, then I won’t 28 away the bag of gold.”
People from all parts of the country 29 strange and wonderful stories. The king enjoyed them very much, but to 30 person he said, “I can believe that story, 31 I won’t give you the bag of gold.”
At last a poor old man went 32 the king’s room with a huge stone jar and said, “Oh, my king, your good father was once very 33 and my father was very rich. They were very good friends. My father lent 34 a large jar, like this one, and it was full of gold. Your father promised to return the gold 35 he became rich. But he didn’t do that. Now you are rich. It’s 36 to give back my gold.”
The king said, “It’s impossible. My father 37 told me anything about that. Besides there isn’t enough gold to 38 that jar.”
“If you don’t believe my 39 ,” said the old man, “give me the bag of gold. Keep your promise, please.” The king 40 the rule and he gave the man the bag of gold at last. 26. A. stone B. jar C. money D. gold 27. A. can B. may C. must D. should 28. A. give B. put C. take D. go 29. A. found B. carried C. brought D. offered 30. A. each B. both C. all D. either 31. A. but B. so C. and D. or 32. A. by B. into C. at D. on 33. A. poor B. rich C. honest D. magic 34. A. it B. her C. them D. him 35. A. when B. because C. before D. while 36. A. turn B. chance C. sign D. time 37. A. always B. seldom C. never D. sometimes 38. A. buy B. fill C. waste D. weigh 39. A. article B. report C. theme D. story 40. A. forgot B. remembered C. broke D. made
IV. 补全对话 阅读对话，从每题A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案完成对话。( 5分 ) A: Good morning. Welcome to the yard sale. I’m Martin.
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B: Hi, Martin. You have so many great things here.
A: Yeah. Our family has collected many things over the years. B: The bike over there looks nice. 41 A: Five years ago. And I usually go to school by bike. B: 42 A: My aunt bought me a new one last week.
B: I’d like to buy one for our bike club. We will give it to the poor kids. A: That sounds great! You are so kind. 43 B: Of course. We can work together and help more kids. A: 44 I can also hand them out. B: Wow, we are coming up with many good ideas. A: Many hands make light work. 45
41. A. Where did you buy it? B. When did you get to ride it? C. How much was it? D. How long have you had it? 42. A. Why are you selling it? B. Where did you get it? C. Who bought it for you? D. Why did you buy it? 43. A. May I use your bike? B. What club is it? C. What do you think of the club? D. Could I join your club?
44. A. Can I fix up the bike? B. How about calling up my friends? C. I can make some notices. D. Why not give the bike away? 45. A. Have a good time. B. Hope things work out fine.
C. I hope so. D. You’re welcome. V. 阅读理解 阅读下列短文，从每题A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个能回答所提问题 或完成所给句子的最佳答案。 (30分)
A
The Dragon Boat Festival is also called Duanwu Festival. It is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month according to the Chinese calendar. People hold dragon boat races to remember Qu Yuan, one of the greatest poets in China. Now we read his poem Li Sao which is filled with deep love for his country.
Qu Yuan was born in Zigui of Hubei Province over 2, 200 years ago. Qu Yuan was an honest minister of the State Chu, during the Warring States Period (475—221BC). He tried to make the country stronger, but he failed because some bad officials (官员) were against him strongly. At last, he was very disappointed. He ended his life by throwing himself into the Milo River. It was said that people jumped down from boats to try to save him at that time. But it was too late. In order to keep the hungry fish away from his body, people threw rice into the river.
Nowadays, we can watch dragon boat races and eat a kind of Chinese food named zongzi during the Dragon Boat Festival to commemorate (纪念) Qu Yuan. 46. The Dragon Boat Festival is on __________ of the fifth month.
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A. the fifth day B. the first day C. the last day D. the second day 47. Qu Yuan was born __________.
A. over 200 years ago B. in Hubei Province C. during the Ming Dynasty D. in the State Chu 48. How did Qu Yuan end his life?
A. By jumping off the mountains. B. By fighting with bad officials.
C. By throwing himself to hungry fish. D. By throwing himself into the Milo River. 49. Qu Yuan couldn’t make the country stronger because__________. A. the minister hated him B. he ended his life C. some bad officials were against him D. he didn’t like his country
50. According to the passage, people today don’t __________ during the Dragon Boat Festival. A. hold dragon boat races B. watch dragon boat races C. eat zongzi D. throw rice to rivers
B
Jianbing is one of China’s most popular street breakfasts. It has a longer history than almost any other Chinese street food. It originated in Shandong Province during the Three Kingdoms Period (220–280 AD). Almost every neighborhood across China has its own jianbing vendors (商贩) serving breakfast from dawn to noon, satisfying hungry people on their way to work. But until recently, you might have found jianbing
outside of China. A number of westerners have been interested in jianbing. They want to bring this street snack home to America and Britain.
John Shorser, founder of “Jianbing Johnny”, and Neal Grandy, co-founder of the Jianbing Company, both found Jianbing when they studied Chinese in Beijing. After returning to New York, they started their own jianbing business. “Jianbing is so new to New Yorkers that the need for it has exceeded (超出) our expectations,” John said. The company sells several hundred jianbing every day.
To make sure jianbing in New York tastes the same as that in China, John and Neal invited Chinese jianbing makers to train the company’s workers in New York. In China, the snack can be sold for less than a dollar a set. In New York, it can go for as much as $15.
American customers (顾客) think highly of the Chinese traditional snack, and share pictures of it on the Internet.
51. According to the passage, we can buy and eat jianbing at __________.
A. 2:00 a.m. B. 5:00 p.m. C. 6:00 a.m. D. 9:00 p.m. 52. John Shorser got to know Jianbing __________.
A. from Neal Grandy B. on the Internet
C. in a Chinese Newspaper D. when he studied Chinese in Beijing 53. From the third paragraph, we can learn that __________ A. John Shorser, is the founder of “Jianbing Johnny”.
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B. Jianbing is much more expensive in New York than in China.
C. John and Neal took the workers to China to learn how to make Jianbing. D. New Yorkers like Jianbing better than hamburgers. 54. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. Who made Jianbing first. B. Where Jianbing originated. C. How to make Jianbing. D. When to make Jianbing. 55. In which column (栏目) of a newspaper can we most probably find this article? A. Education B. Photo C. Health D. Food
C
Last year, I left my job and went to Borneo to work without pay in the rainforest. So many people have said to me, “I would love to do something like that,” and I say, “If you want to, just do it.’ They always reply, “I can’t.’ But, if you really want to do it, there are ways to make it happen.
After three days’ training, I started to work on an environmental project with a group of young people. The accommodation (住宿) was very basic and we had to build our own place to sleep. This included a simple bed, a cloth roof and a net to keep insects out.
It was never dangerous there, but it was very challenging. There were things that we didn’t think we would manage to do, but we did. I had some of my worst moments there, but also some of my best－it made me feel alive. I didn’t miss my home comforts as much as I had thought I might. We had food, water, somewhere to stay, about three sets of clothes and really good conversation. We were in the most beautiful place and we had things to keep us busy. We didn’t need any more.
One of the teenagers said: ‘Before we came here, it was really important to me what clothes I wore and who my friends were. I was always thinking about shoes, but really none of that matters. Here, people accept me for who I am, what I believe and think, not for what kind of clothes I’ve got.’ When she said that, it summed it up for me. 56. What is the writer trying to do in the passage? A. To give the reader information about Borneo. B. To advise people not to work in the Borneo rainforest. C. To describe how she felt when she was in Borneo. D. To explain what kind of work she did in Borneo. 57. What does the writer tell other people?
A. Everyone must do the same as her. B. Few people can do the same as her. C. Nobody should do the same as her. D. Anybody can do the same as her. 58. What does the writer say about her stay in the rainforest? A. She had enough of everything that she needed. B. She enjoyed having a comfortable room there. C. She really missed some things from her home. D. She knew she could deal with every problem. 59. How did the writer feel about living in the rainforest?
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A. The experience had changed her attitudes (态度). B. She missed being with her friends at home. C. It was difficult to make new friends there. D. She was glad everyone liked her clothes.
60. Which postcard do you think the writer wrote near the end of her stay in Borneo? A. B.
I’m really enjoying
It’s fantastic here!
myself here, despite a
Nothing has gone
few difficulties. The
wrong and everyone is
scenery is wonderful,
really friendly. I don’t
there’s plenty to do
think I ever want to
and my colleagues are
go home.
great.
C. D.
It’s quite good here, I’m missing my home
although at first we more than I expected,
didn’t have enough to but the people here are
eat and drink. There’s all very friendly. We
also a problem with chat a lot and we work
insects, but I’ve put up together well.
a net now.
VI. 阅读理解七选五 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项
中有两项为多余选项。 （10分）
Many people say dolphins are very intelligent. They seem to be able to think, understand, and learn things quickly. But are they smart like humans or more than cats or dogs? 61 But scientists say dolphin intelligence and human intelligence are similar in some ways. How?
62 The name is a special whistle. Each dolphin chooses a special whistle for itself, usually by its first birthday. Dolphins are like people in other ways, too. 63 For example, their age, their feelings, or finding food. And, like humans, dolphins use a system of sounds and body language to communicate. But understanding their conversations is not easy for humans. No one speaks “dolphin” yet, but some scientists are trying to learn.
64 They live in groups, and they often join others from different groups to play games and have fun—just like people. In fact, playing together is something only intelligent animals do. Dolphins and humans are similar in another way. 65 In the seas of southern Brazil, for example, dolphins use an interesting strategy (策略) to get food. When fish are near a boat, dolphins show signs to the fishermen to put their nets in the water. Using this method, the men can catch a lot of fish. What is the advantage for the dolphins in doing so? They get to eat some of the fish.
A. They “talk” to each other about a lot of things.
加油，少年 B. Both make plans to get something they want.
C. Dolphins help humans do many things like catching fishes. D. Dolphins use their brains differently from people.
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VII. 选词填空 请将答案写在答题卡相应的位置上。 ( 15分)
A．阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的单词填空（每词限用一次）。 (每空1分)
cities comfortable in recently its
High-speed trains make travelling faster and more (66) __________ for Chinese people. To make more people enjoy the journey, our country is trying (67) __________ best to build new high-speed railways.
According to a plan brought out by the State Council (国务院) (68) __________, the high-speed rail network will cover more than 80 percent of big cities that have a population of over 1 million. The number of such big cities was 142 (69) __________ 2014. More than 113 of them will be covered by the high-speed rail network. By the end of 2020, China will also build more than 50 new airports, according to the plan. More than 32 of them will be built in (70)__________ where there are no airlines now.
B．阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的动词，并用其适当形式填空。有的需要加助动词或不定式
符号（每词限用一次）。 (每空2分)
take stop speak cost worry
Last night, my 10-year-old car broke down on the road. It was so late and I was 50 kilometers from home. I couldn’t find anyone to pick me up, so I decided to take a bus. I headed east because my house was in the east. Just then a car (71)__________ at the traffic light, but it went west. I asked the driver how far the bus station was. She showed me the direction. About twenty minutes later, I finally got to the bus station. After waiting for 15 minutes, I began (72)__________ if I could take a bus. “It is so terrible!” While I (73)__________ to myself, the same car stopped in front of the station. “I just can’t leave you here,” she said, “I (74)__________ you in my car and give you a ride home.” When I got home, I wanted to give her money. However, she refused and said with a smile, “It (75)__________ nothing to be helpful. Just do something nice for others.”
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