上海市闵行区2024-2025学年八年级上学期第一次阶段测试英语试卷

2024学年第一学期牛津英语阶段测试一 八年级英语 满分：100分 Part 2 Phonetics,Vocabulary and Grammar 第二部分语音、词汇和语法共39分 I. Choose the best answer. （选择最恰当的答案共15分） 22. Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation from the others? A. I'm used to getting up early to do some exercise. B. We turned around and headed for home. C. They agreed to meet on Friday in the end. D. He helped the SPCA to raise some money. 23. _____ young girl living next door wants to work in _____ university in the future. A. A;the B. A;an C. The;an D. The;a 24. It is an important invention because it makes _____ easier to write big numbers. A. that B. us C. it D. this 25. Please complete the exercise _____corer of the page. A on the right-top B. in the top-right C. at the top-right D. on the top-right 26. We _____ school from 8 a. m. to 5 p. m. on weekdays. A. attend B. take part in C. join D. enter for 27. My cousin is now in _____ He is studying _____ at university. A. Germany,German B. German,Germany C. Germans,German D. Germany,Germans 28. You can't expect _____ a foreign language in a few months A. learning B. to be learned C. to learn D. being learned 29. The twins are _____ each other. We can't tell one from______. A. similar to,the other B. similar with,another C. different from,another D. familiar to,the other 30. _____amazing show the little kid has performed for all the audience! A. How B. What C. What a D. What an 31. Nina is keen on all kinds of sports events. The underlined part means _____ A. is surprised at B. is fond of C. is famous for D. is good at 32. —I saw Joan this morning on my way to the supermarket. —It _____ be her. She's still on a business trip in London. A. shouldn't B. mustn't C. can't D. can 33. I can do it myself. I _____ any help. A. need B. needn't C. don't need D. don't need to 34. Sidney hopes Mary _____ to her soon. A. wrote B. will write C. writes D. write 35. -You have done a great job in the English speech competition,Jill. -- _____. A. I'm afraid not. B. Thanks a lot. C. I agree with you. D. You are better than I 36. - _____ ,Simon?You look sad. -My bike was stolen when I was doing some shopping at the supermarket. A. What's going on B. What are you doing C. Where have you been D. How is it going I. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each can only be used once（完成短文，将正确答案前的字母填入空格。每个单词或短语只能用一次共6分） A. mainly B. chance C. understand D. invented E. past F. stays G. items Music has always been an important part of Chinese people's life. People enjoy listening to music at home and in concert halls. As time goes by,music changes Traditional music is part of our culture. It often ___37___ with us for a long time. Young musicians learn songs from older musicians and the music changes very little. Modern Chinese music,which is loved by many young people,however,is___ 38 ___pop music. That means the songs will be popular for a short time and then replaced by new songs. Music could only be heard live直播before radio and TV were___39 ___—that is,you had to go to places where musicians gave performances. The best musicians were very busy,so it was difficult and often expensive to hear really good music. For most people,the best___ 40___ to hear good music was during a festival. Today,people hear music here and there. One thing that hasn't changed very much is what the songs are about. Both modern and traditional Chinese songs are about love and life. Some songs tell stories about the ___ 41___ and some are about the future. Music,traditional or modern,Chinese or international,seems to be a world language that everybody can ___42 ___ and enjoy. Music changes and styles come and go,but nothing changes our love for good music. Ⅲ. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms（用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成 下列句子共8分） 43. Max,I can't believe that your dog has eaten your homework ______ this week.( two ) 44. Little James ______ in swimming across the river last year. (successful) 45. Wendy and her family discuss the ______ over breakfast.( busy) 46. If there are some questions that you are not sure about,make a guess and you will ______ guess right. (probable) 47. All these trees in the garden are more than three meters in ______ . (high) 48. Do you agree that our teenagers should do some ______ exercise every day?(physics) 49. Among all the subjects,I like English______ . (well) 50. Don't give up easily. ______ is the mother of success. (fail) IV. Rewrite the sentences as required按要求改写句子，每空格限填一词共10分 51. Sally has to finish her homework before dinner. (改为否定句) Sally ______ ______ to finish her homework before dinner 52. We should plant more trees to help protect our environment. (划线部分提问 ) ______ ______ we plant more trees? 53. The boring meeting will come to an end in ten minutes. (对划线部分提问 ) _______ ______will the boring meeting come to an end? 54. I haven't got a letter from her since she went to the USA. (保持句意不变） I haven't ______ ______ her since she went to the USA。 55. our clients,to,I,on the way,make phone calls,sometimes（连词成句）________________________________________________ Part 3 Reading and Writing 第三部分读写共36分 I. Reading comprehension阅读理解共26分 A. Choose the best answer（选择最恰当的答案（6分）） Calling all inventors . . WE NEED YOUR CREATIVE DEA To protect our planet for now and the future,We need to encourage everyone to reuse,reduce, and recycle. Luckily,human brains are extremely creative, which is why together-with the LEGO(乐高) Group,we are asking you to design a brilliant (绝妙的)invention that gives old objects(物体) new purposes. WIN ·GREAT-PRIZE All of the entries(参赛作品) will be looked at by our judges,who will choose three winners —one overall winner and two runners-up. The winners will receive . . . ■A complete LEGO Build ■2 runners-up:A LEGO四Classic Lots of Bricks set each. The Challenge Design an invention that repurposes(赋予新用途)old objects. Draw your invention on a sheet of A4 paper and give it a name Try to make it as clear as possible what your invention is for and how it works. The judges are looking for creative and bright ideas with a great name and a clear explanation of what it does. How to. Enter Ask an adult to take a photo of your drawing and upload（上传)it to theweekjunior. co. uk. There's a box where you can explain how your invention works and why it will help the environment. Please only send in one entry per person. We look forward to seeing your design. Good luck!The competition opens at 12:01 a. m. on 15 May 2024 and closes at 11:59 a. m. on 15 June 2024. Winners will be selected by the judges who are from the Week Junior,the LEGO Group. 22 MARCH,2024 THEWEEK JUNIOR PAGE 3 56. We can find the passage ______ A. in a newspaper B. in a guidebook C. on a movie poster D. in an instruction 57. ____ is/are the organizers of the competition. A. The Week Junior B. The Week Junior and the LEGO Group C. The LEGO Group . The LEGO Group and the judges 58. The competition is held to ______. A. find out who is the best designer B. develop children's creative ideas C. help people to draw inventions well D. encourage people to reuse,reduce and recycle 59. The underlined part“overall winner”probably means A. the first prize winner B. one of the winners C. the most popular winner D. the luckiest winner 60. ____ should be included when you send your entry. ①A picture of your invention ②A list of the materials you use ③ A sheet of A4 paper ④An explanation of how the invention works A. ①② B. ②③ C. ①④ D. ③④ 61. Which of the following is TRUE according to the advertisement? A. The more entries you send,the more chances you can get to win. B. If you want to enter,send your entry to the Week Junior by yourself. C. The first time we can see the advertisement is 15 May 2024. D. The prizes for the winners are all from the LEGO Group. B. Choose the words or phrases to complete the passage(选择最恰当的单词或短语完成短文6分) My Homestay Diary June 13 It's my first week in the United States and my first time in another country. So much is new and__ 62__ to me. It's great to be here. I hope I do well! June 25 I live with an American host family:Valerie and Tim and their daughter,Megan. They're really nice. Every day I learn something new. For example,this morning Valerie said,“Tim and I work __63__ ,and I can't cook tonight. Help yourself to anything for dinner. ” I didn't understand Valerie. I thought she wanted help with dinner. __ 64 __ ,I bought takeout for everyone. When Valerie came home,she said,“Daniela,why did you buy food?We have a lot. ”I was confused!She__65 __ ,“Help yourself means eat anything you want. ”We laughed and ate the Chinese food anyway. July 1 My best friend from Brazil called today. I was really happy to talk to her,but after,I felt kind of down. Everything here is so__ 66 __ -the food,the people,even the weather. It gets cold here even in the summer sometimes!. July 5 Yesterday was Independence Day(独立日). It's a big holiday here. My host family had a barbecue in their yard. Their friends and neighbors came. Everyone was very friendly and warm. I had planned to go with some friends from school to watch the fireworks. Unluckily,it started to rain. An hour later,we went to a night market __67__ . It was fun! 62. A. difficult B. boring C. unusual D. similar 63. A. well B. hard C. early D. late 64. A. Therefore B. However C. Also D. Actually 65. A. answered B. explained C. argued D. repeated 66. A. amazing B. interesting C. busy D. different 67. A. too B. instead C. once again D. at once C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words(在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通 顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给7分) A boy named Michael visited his grandparents on their farm with his sister,May. One day,Grandma gave him a slingshot(弹弓)to play with out in the woods. He practiced how to use it for some time but he still couldn't hit the target(目标)he set for himself. Feeling a little u __ 68 __ he headed back to the farmhouse for dinner. On the way,he happened to see Grandma's pet duck. Just then,an idea suddenly came to his mind. He aimed at the duck with his slingshot and let it fly,hitting the duck in the head and killing it. In a panic(惊慌),Michael h __69 __ the dead duck in the bushes,only to find that his sister was watching him all the time. May had seen everything he did,but she said n __70__. After lunch the next day,Grandma said,“May,let's wash the dishes. ”But May said,“Grandma, Michael told me he wanted to help in the kitchen. ”Then she came c__ 71__ to Michael and whispered(低 语),“Remember the duck?”So Michael did the washing. Later that day,Grandpa asked if Michael and May wanted to go fishing,but Grandma interrupted, “I'm sorry but I need May to help me prepare for dinner. ”May just smiled and said,“Well,that's all right because Michael told me he wanted to help you. ”Then she whispered to Michael again,"Remember the duck?” So May went fishing and Michael stayed behind to help make supper. After several days of doing both his chores and May's,Michael f __72__ couldn't bear it anymore. He went to his grandma and told her the t __73 __ that he had caused the death of her pet duck. It really s__74 __ Michael that Grandma just smiled and gave him a big hug. “Sweetheart,I know,” said Grandma. “You see,I was standing at the window the other day and saw the whole thing,but because I love you,I forgave you. I just wanted to find out how long you would let May make a slave of you!” D. Answer the questions(根据短文内容回答下列问题7分) Jimmy took off his spacesuit after he arrived home and washed his hands and face,because people living outside the earth,like Jimmy's new home—--the Mars,always had to wash up after coming in from outside. Mr. Anderson smiled at Jimmy and said,“We have something for you,Jimmy. It's at the rocket station now. But I thought I'd tell you now. ” “From Earth,Dad?” “A dog from Earth,son. A real dog. You won't need Robutt anymore. You know what a dog is, Jimmy. It's a real thing. Robutt is only a robot. ” Jimmy frowned皱眉. “Robutt isn't only a robot,Dad. He's my dog. He does everything I want him to do,Dad. He understands me. Sure,he's alive. ” “No,son. Robutt is just a machine. It's just programmed to act the way it does. You won't want Robutt after you have the dog from the Eartb” Jimmy looked at Robutt,who was squeaking发出短促而尖的声音. He squeaked low and slowly,showing his worry and sadness. Jimmy held out his arms and Robutt ran to him. Jimmy then asked,“What will be the difference between Robutt and the dog?” “It's hard to explain,my boy. ”said Mr. Anderson,“But the dog will really love you. Robutt just acts as if. it loves you. ” “But,Dad,we don't know what's inside the dog,or what his feelings are. Maybe he's just acting, too. ”Jimmy held Robut tightly,and the sad look on his face meant that he wouldn't change his mind. He said,“But I love Robutt. I will keep him with me forever. I will play with him as often as possible. ”Robutt squeaked again,high and excitedly,like saying,“Thank you,Jimmy. I love you, too. Please don't ________________. 75. Where did Jimmy and his family live? 76. Robutt was a real dog,wasn't it? 77. Why did Robutt squeak low and slowly according to the passage? 78. What's the difference between Robutt and the dog from the Earth according to Jimmy's father?2 分 Robutt ____ ,but the dog from the earth _____ 79. How would Jimmy deal with Robutt after he got the dog from the Earth? 80. What would Robutt“say”to Jimmy at the end of the story?Please complete its words. Ⅱ. Writing作文共10分 国庆节即将到来，学生处Sherry老师将组织学生去医院看望生病的孩子。假如你是Mike,你想 成为志愿者参加这一活动，请根据内容写一封70字左右的申请信。 要求：1. 表达愿望2. 提供个人信息3. 陈述理由不少于2条 Dear Sherry Yours Mike 参考答案 Part 2 Phonetics, Vocabulary and Grammar I. 22. C 23. A 24. A 25. D 26. A 27. B 28. C 29. C 30. D 31. B 32. C 33. A 34. B 35. B 36. A II. 37. E 38. A 39. D 40. B 41. C 42. C III. 43. worse 44. successfully 45. business 46. probably 47. height 48. physical 49. best 50. Failure IV. 51. doesn't have 52. Why should we 53. How soon 54. heard from 55. Our clients sometimes make phone calls on the way. Part 3 Reading and Writing I. A. 56. A 57. B 58. D 59. A 60. C 61. D B. 62. C 63. B 64. A 65. B 66. D 67. B C. 68. use 69. hit 70. nothing 71. close 72. finally 73. truth 74. surprised D. 75. They lived on the Mars. 76. No, it wasn't. 77. Because he was worried and sad. 78. Robutt just acts as if it loves Jimmy, but the dog from the earth will really love Jimmy. 79. He would keep Robutt with him forever and play with him as often as possible. 80. Thank you, Jimmy. I love you, too. Please don't leave me. II. Dear Sherry, I am writing to express my strong desire to be a volunteer for the activity of visiting sick children in the hospital during the National Day. I am Mike, a student in Grade 8. I am kind, patient, and good at communicating with children. I believe I can bring joy and comfort to the sick children. I also hope to gain more experience and improve my social skills through this activity. I sincerely hope you can give me this opportunity. Yours, Mike 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$