山东省临淄淄江中学2023-2024学年八年级上学期12月学期阶段性检测英语试卷

初三 12月英语阶段性检测 2023.12.20 一、完形填空 Canada is a huge place, and it's about 4, 600 km from north to ___1____and 5,500 km from east to west. It's the ___2____largest country in size in the world(Russia being the largest), ___3___only 0.5% of the worlds population live there. In some ways Canada is many nations in one.About half of Canadians have their roots(根) in Britain and France. The First Nations(第一民族)make up only about 4% of the ___4___. Although it is cold and ___5___, some of them still live on their traditional lands，where they hunt(打猎) and fish for ___6____. Many others have moved to cities across Canada. Canada is home to lots of wonderful ___7___ animals, from bears, wolves and mountain lions to smaller animals like rabbits. The country's lakes and rivers are full ___8___fish. Canadians work hard to ___9_____wild animals, and the country has 41 national(国家的) parks. However, some species(物种) like wolves and Atlantic fish are __10___because of over-hunting and overfishing by humans. 1. A. east B. west C. south D. north 2. A. first B. second C. third D. fourth 3. A. or B. if C. so D. but 4. A. symbol B. population C. nature D. challenge 5. A. freezing B. relaxing C. exciting D. amazing 6. A. love B. fun C. food D. exercise 7. A. wild B. huge C. ancient D. brave 8. A. with B. for C. from D. of 9. A. develop B. protect C. research D. Realize 10. A. talented B. surprised C. endangered D. changed 二、阅读理解 A If someone asks me, "Do you like music?" I'm sure I'll answer him or her," Of course I do." Because I think music is an important part of our life. Different people have different ideas about music. For me, I like rock music because it's so exciting. And my favorite rock band, the "Fox Ladies" is one of the most famous rock band in the world. I also like pop music. My classmate, Zhang Hong, loves dancing music because she enjoys dancing. My best friend, Lucy, likes jazz music. She thinks jazz is really cool. "I like dancing music and rock very much," sa