上海市某校2023-2024学年八年级上学期第二次阶段练习英语试卷

八年级第二次阶段练习 姓名： 得分： 一、 Choose the best answer 选择最恰当的答案.（ 每小题 1分,共 16分） 1. Which of the following words is pronounced /fɔ:s/? A. force B. fourth C. four D. fifth 2. We should give a hand to _______ blind when they need any help in life. A. a B. an C. / D. the 3. How to deal ________ all of these problems — food safety, clean water and fresh air? A. over B. with C. of D. against 4. Mrs. Brown often goes to visit those AIDS patients in hospitals to cheer up. A. they B. them C. themselves D. theirs 5. The students are having the exam. Let’s walk in ________ so that we won’t disturb (打扰) them. A. luckily B. quietly C. usually D. quickly 6. Frank usually ________ in touch with his primary school teachers by e-mail. A. keep B. keeps C. kept D. will keep 7. Physics ________ one of his favourite subjects and he wants to be a scientist like Newton. A. is B. are C. am D. be 8. You write the poem down. Our teacher will give us a copy soon. A. mustn’t B. needn’t C. shouldn’t D. can’t 9. This is my ________ birthday in Shanghai and I have fallen in love with this city. A. twenty B. twenties C. twentieth D. twentieths 10. 一________did it take you to prepare this big family meal?—About six hours. A. How long B. How soon C. How often D. How many times 11. Lucy likes staying at home. She ________ goes travelling during holidays. A. often B. seldom C. sometimes D. usually 12. Jack can’t stand up ________ he hurt his leg on his way home yesterday. A. before B. although C. whenever D. because 13. Adam was very tired, but he continued ________ in his office until he finished his report. A. working B. works C. work D. worked 14. My sister asked me not ________ my father the secret she told me last night. A. tell B. to tell C. tells D. telling 15. —Thank you so much for the present you sent me. —_______________. A. Please don’t say so B. It’s not so good. I think C. No, thanks D. I’m glad you like it 16. — We’re goi