2023-2024学年度第二学期阶段测试八年级英语

2023-2024学年度第二学期阶段测试 八年级 英语 注意事项： 1、请在答题卡上作答，在试卷上作答无效。 2、本试卷共五大题，45小题，满分90分。考试时间90分钟。 第1部分 选择题 （共50分） 一、阅读理解(共20小题，每小题2分；满分40分) 第一节阅读下面语言材料，从每题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Here are some of the best books for children and young adults . Read on and you might find one to read . The Running Dream Sixteen-year-old Jessica Carlisle is a runner. She thinks her life is over when she loses a leg in a  car accident. However, Jessica meets her math teacher Rosa, who has to use a wheelchair (轮椅)because of an illness. They soon become friends. The friendship makes Jessica active and strong. Finally, Jessica can run again with a prosthetic leg (假肢). Dead End in Norvelt Jack is a 12-year-old boy. He lives in Norvelt, US. One day, he breaks his father’s gun. As a punishment(惩罚), he must stay at home. His mother only lets him leave home to help their elderly neighbor Miss Volker write some obituaries (讣告) for the town newspaper. Each obituary is a story about a great American who died. Through writing these obituaries, Jack learns a history of his country that schools don’t teach. A ball for Daisy Daisy is a little dog. She loves a red ball very much. She plays with it and sleeps with it every day. But another dog destroys(毁坏) Daisy’s ball. Without the ball, Daisy can’t eat or sleep. One day, as Daisy walks in a park, the very same dog shows up and gives her a blue ball. The story teaches us how to react to loss, and tells us never to lose hope. 1. What is the book the Running Dream about ? A. A maths teacher in a wheelchair . B. A boy writing obituaries . C. A disabled girl learns to run again . D. A little dog and its red ball . 2. Why does Jack have to stay at home ? A. Because he is afraid to meet his neighbors . B. Because he is punished for breaking his father’s rifle . C. Because he has to write obituaries for the local newspaper . D. Because he doesn’t like to go to school . 3. What books are about never giving up hope ? A. The Running Dream and Dead End in Norvelt . B. Dead End in Norvelt and A Ball for Daisy . C. The Running Dream and A Ball for Daisy . D. The Running Dream, Dead End in Norvelt and A Ball for Dsisy. 4. Where could you see this text ? A. In a travel magazine . B. In a dictionary . C. In a novel. D. In a newspaper . B American summer camps offer young people a chance to play many sports. These camps may be in the mountains, in the woods, or at a lake. Some camps teach activities like painting or music. Some teach computer programming or foreign languages. Children at all kinds of camps meet new friends. They learn new skills and develop their experience during the period of camp time. Above all, they learn to be independent(独立的) without parents around them. Some children go to camp during the day and return home at night. Others stay at camp all day and all night, which is called an overnight camp. Such kind of camp is more expensive. Camps last for between one and eight weeks. Prices are different. Generally, the longer the camp is, the higher the price is. Children from poor families might not have a chance to take part in summer camps. The Fresh Air Fund is a well-known organization which raises money to help poor children to be well educated. Each summer it sends ten thousand poor children to stay with families in the country or to five camps in New York State. Summer camps have become very important to millions of families. Many American women now work outside the home. Working parents need a place where their children can be taken good care of during the summer when they are not in school. Young people who like the arts can learn about painting, music, acting or writing. Camps that offer programs in science and environmental studies are popular, too. There are also camps for older children who like adventures. These campers take long trips by bicycle or boat. They can go rock climbing or ride horses. Other summer camps in America help children learn about foreign culture or help them lose weight. 5. The biggest advantage of American summer camps is to help children ____ A. learn new knowledge B. get rich experience C. make more new friends D. get independence 6. In an overnight camp, children ____. A. return home at night B. can’t go home all day or all night C. return home in the day D. only stay at camp for one night 7. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true? A. Camps can help children develop their hobbies. B. Some kinds of camps can help children get healthier C. The camp price only depends on how long the camp lasts. D. Poor children are likely to take part in summer camps now. 8. What is the passage mainly about ? A. What young people do at summer camps . B. The importance of the summer camps . C. The price of the summer camps . D. The American summer camps . C Good health is very important. Everyone should do all he can to stay healthy. Being in good health means having both body and mind in good order, free from illness and pain. Good food, plenty of water, and plenty of rest all help in keeping our machines running as they should. Food does many things for our bodies. It gives what we need for keeping good health. It gives us energy for work and play. No food gives everything we need. We should eat foods of different kinds. Having enough to eat is not the same as having the right food. The water we drink helps wash away wastes inside our bodies. It also puts back the water we lose when we perspire(流汗). Our bodies are actually made by more than half water. We must drink enough to replace what we lose. We feel better and look better when we are clean. A bath every one or two days is a good rule for most of us. Brushing our teeth is an important part of keeping clean. Sleep is the best kind of rest. Growing children need more sleep than grown-ups. Children’s bodies not only have to be repaired; they also have to grow, no one’s body can grow bigger properly while he is working and playing and exhausted(筋疲力尽). It has been useful to work for good health. Millions of years ago, people live only 20 years. Now people can live about 70 years. It has gone up 20 years just since the beginning of the 20th century. 9. You are thought to be healthy only when ______. A. Your body is working properly B. you can do all you like to C. both your mind and body work well D. you have good food to eat 10. You should have foods of different kinds because ______. A. some foods are hot food B. no food can give everything you need C. different foods tastes different D. different people like different foods 11. We drink water in order to ______. A. give us energy B. wash away wastes in our bodies C. replace the water our bodies lose D. both B and C 12. Which of the following is NOT true? A. About half of man’s body is water . B. If one’s mind doesn’t work well, he is not considered to be healthy. C. Having enough food means having the healthy food. D. Grown- ups sleep less than children because they have a lot of work to do. D ①It's test time again.Have you done enough work to get good marks？Sleeping with the textbook under the pillow doesn't work. ②The best way is to space your practice out，not to put it all together.Just as a scientist called Tom Stafford advises，if you organize（组织） five hours of study into one hour a day，you will remember more than if you study for five hours on one day. ③Don't depend on memory alone.Get pens and paper and start working!By testing themselves earlier，students will be better at retrieving the knowledge（知识）from the memory and keep it in the long run. John Dunlosky，a researcher in the US，suggests that "you start by reading a textbook with your favorite pens and colors，and then write down the important ideas on small cards.While doing so，you try to test yourselves on them in fact." ④Going over what you have learned carefully should give you confidence，but if you are still worried，it's not harmful to follow some special customs（习俗）.For example，it seems to be a tradition for Japanese students to eat Katsudon before a test.This is a bowl of rice with egg and meat pieces.The name of the dish makes people think of the word "katsu"，meaning "winning".For some students in South Korea，the key to success is not washing their hair before a test，because they believe they could wash all the knowledge out of their heads.And in different parts of the world, there are always those who believe in their“lucky underwear”. ⑤The bottom line is that you need to study，eat a good meal，sleep well at night before the test，and believe that what you have tried to do will bring you success.Good luck in your test! 13. What is the best way to get good marks according to the passage ? A. Spacing your practice out . B. Testing yourselves earlier . B. Going over what you have learnt. D. Sleeping well before the test . 14. What does the underlined word “retrieving” probably mean ? A. Giving away . B. Filling in . C. Getting back . D. Making up 15. Which of the following is TRUE according to paragraph 4? A．The word“Katsudon”sounds similar to “winning?” in South Korea. B．In some countries, washing hair brings bad luck after having exams. C．Some people might wear special underwear before important events. D. Following some special customs can help get good marks . 16. What’s the best structure of this passage ? A. B. C. D. ③ ④ ⑤ ① ② ④ ⑤ ① ② ③ ① ② ③ ④ ⑤ ① ② ③ ④ ⑤ 第二节阅读短文，从方框内所给的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，其中有一个多余的选项。 World Animal Day falls on October 4 th . It is to make the world a better place for all animals . ___17_____ . Every year IUCN（国际自然保护联盟）reports some important information about the plants and animals in danger . The giraffe is one of them . Over the last 30 years , the number of giraffes has dropped by 40%. There are now fewer than 100,000 giraffes in the wild today !____18___ . Many animals are losing their lives because of human activities . Animals are often killed for their meat , teeth or even just for fun . Animals will get more help , if everyone starts to do something . ____19____. · Love animals. You should give them a hand when it is necessary . · Go outside to see wildlife . If you take a walk in nature , you can enjoy seeing all the plants and animals around you . · Speak up for animals . Animals can’t speak for themselves. You can be a voicer for your animal friends . · ____20______. By learning about their problems and pains , you can find new ways to help them A. Things are getting worse . B. Here are the things you can do . C. Protecting animals has got much attention all over the world . D. Learn more about animals’ difficult situations . E. We should protect wild animals better . 二 、完形填空(共10小题，每小题1分；满分10分) 阅读短文，理解其大意，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 There is an old tree on a dry land. The tree has so many branches(树枝). It brings shadow (树荫) to hundreds of travelers. One day, two travelers got to the tree. They walked for a long time in the hot sun. They were ____21_____ hot and tried to find a place to rest. Luckily, they found the big tree. They made a decision to ___22_____ a rest under the tree. They slept there for a short time. When they woke up, they ____23_____ hungry and one traveler climbed up the tree. But he was sad to see ___24____. He started to say ____25____ words to the tree. “Oh, this is just a useless(无用的) tree without any fruit on it!” _____26______ traveler said nothing about the tree ____27_____ asked his friend to be quiet. However, the traveler in the tree still shouted at the tree. The tree couldn't stand the traveler at last. He said in a sad yet strong voice, “You can't be so ungrateful(忘恩负义的) to me, Just____28_____ to the time when you got here in the hot sun! I gave you a cool and comfortable place to rest. You would die now ____29_____ me!” Many people do much for us, but we sometimes forget to give ____30_____ but only complain（抱怨）! Make sure not to say any bad words to the one who has helped you. 21. A.very B. too C. quite D. so 22. A. take B. make C. find D. own 23. A. smelled B. looked C. tasted D. felt 24. A. everything B. nothing C. something D. anything 25. A. good B. thankful C. bad D. helpful 26. A. Others B. The other C. The others D. Another 27. A. so B. as C. but D. or 28. A. go back B. put back C. give back D. look back 29. A. without B. with C. about D. against 30. A. presents B. thanks C. words D. help 第2部分 非选择题 （共40分） 三、语篇填空(共10小题，每小题1分；满分10分) 阅读短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用括号内所给词的正确形式填空，使短文通顺、连贯。 In November 1979, students in England were able to watch ___31____ new TV program called Monkey. Most of them were _____32____(hear) this story for the first time. However, this story is not new to Chinese children. The Monkey King or Sun Wukong is one of the main _____33____(hero) in the traditional Chinese book Journey to the West. The monkey king is not just a normal monkey. In fact , he sometimes doesn’t look like a monkey . This is because he can make 72 changes to his shape and size . he can turn ________34_____(he) into different animals and objects . The monkey king uses a magic stick to fight bad people ____35___(brave) . Sometimes he makes the stick ___36_____ small that he can keep it in his ear . The Monkey King has excited the children of China for many years. And as soon as the TV program ______37_____(come)out more than 30 years ago, Western children became interested ____38_____ reading this story . They monkey king is ____39______(clever) than others . He keeps fighting ______40______(help) the weak and never gives up . 4、 阅读与表达(共4小题，41-43小题，每小题2分，44小题4 分；满分10分) 阅读短文，然后根据内容回答问题。 A Dream Comes True As a young girl，I always wanted to fly a plane，but back then it was almost impossible for a woman to do that. A taste of flying came at last in 2001.I got a chance to ride in a hot air balloon on my birthday.But it was not as exciting as I expected.We went up directly high in the air and right back down moving around very low. Later，I wished I could skydive（特技跳伞） some day!So when I heard there was a chance to let my dream come true，I decided to take it. However，my children were very nervous about it.They asked me to talk things over with my doctor before that.When I told the doctor what I was planning to do，he said，"An 84﹣year﹣old woman like you could break bones during the landing."But all this could not stop me from having a try and flying into the air. On June 11，2013，I went up in a plane with my coach（教练）.When it reached13，000 feet high in the sky—a good enough height for skydiving，we threw ourselves out of the plane.When we first hit the air，the wind was very strong.But after a short while，it became better.We were in a free fall for about a minute.Then we opened the parachute（降落伞） and just floated downward for about four minutes.Being up in the clouds and looking at the view below was unlike anything I have ever felt，much better than from the hot air balloon. "Don't stop living just because you are too old" is what I'd like to say，"If there's something you want to experience，go for it.If it's something that is possible，make it happen." 41. What did the writer think of her first hot air balloon ? 42. Why did the writer want to try skydiving at her age ? 43. What did the writer enjoy most when she was skydiving ? 44. If you were the writer , would you try skydiving ? Why or why not ? 五、书面表达(满分20分) 45. 正值青少年的我们，每天都在经历不同的事情，或美好、或惊喜、或难忘、或感人……而每段经历都可能成为我们人生中特别的记忆。学校的英文网站正在开展以"My special experience"为主题的征文活动。假如你是李华，请用英文写一篇短文投稿，谈谈你特别的经历是何时发生的，具体发生了什么以及有什么收获。 内容提示： 1. When did the special experience happen？ 2. What happened at that time？ 3. What have you learned from it？ 要求：（1）中心突出，语义连贯，层次清晰，书写规范。 （2）80词左右。 （3）文中不得出现真实的姓名、校名。 第 1 页 共 6 页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 2023-2024学年度第二学期阶段测试 八年级 英语 1、 阅读理解（满分40分） 第一节 A 1. C 2. B 3. C 4. D B 5. D 6. B 7. C 8. D C 9. C 10. B 11. D 12. C D 13. A 14. C 15. C 16. B 第二节 17. C 18. A 19. B 20. D 2、 完形填空（满分10分） 21. B 22. A 23. D 24. B 25.C 26. B 27. C 28. D 29. A 30. B 三、语篇填空（满分10分） 31. a 32. hearing 33. heroes 34. himself 35. bravely 36. so 37. came 38. in 39. cleverer 40. to help 4、 阅读与表达（满分10分） 41. It was not exciting . 42. Because she wanted to realize her dream . 43. Being up in the clouds and looking at the view below. 44. Open-minded. 5、 书面表达（满分20分） My special experience During the winter，my classmates and I joined in the school Activity  "Get close to the countryside". We lived in the farmer's houses.And their living conditions surprised us a lot.Do you know where vegetables come from? We got the answer when working with the farmers.Besides ，we learned about other plants and some farm animals.How interesting!We experienced the lives in the countryside. We learned something that we couldn't get from books before. We felt the wonderful changes of the countryside.We learnt how hard the farmers worked and decided to save food.We were happy to see the farmer's life are getting better and better . I really hope we will have another activity like that this summer vacation. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $