Unit5-Unit6阶段性检测一2025-2026学年人教版英语八年级下册

Unit5-Unit6 阶段性检测一

第一部分 听力（略）

第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。（2026 青岛、日照、东营、潍坊地市统考真题改编，与前五套零重复）

A

When natural disasters happen, people’s first reaction is fear. However, scientific disaster prevention education can greatly improve our self-protection ability. Schools in Qingdao pay much attention to safety training and hold regular disaster prevention drills every term.

The most common disaster drill in local schools is earthquake evacuation drill. Teachers teach students to protect their heads with schoolbags, squat down quickly and hide under desks during shaking. Once the ground stops shaking, students line up quietly and evacuate to the open playground in order, without pushing or shouting.

These repeated drills make safety skills become students’ daily habits. Most students can respond calmly and correctly in face of sudden dangers. It proves that practical safety training is the best way to reduce disaster injuries and losses.

21. What do Qingdao schools hold regularly every term?

A. Sports meetings  B. Disaster prevention drills  C. Cultural festivals

22. What should students do first during an earthquake drill?

A. Run out of the classroom at once

B. Squat down and protect heads

C. Shout for help loudly

23. What is the advantage of regular safety drills?

A. Help students get better grades

B. Make students respond calmly to dangers

C. Let students have more outdoor time

B

Cross-cultural dining communication is a basic skill for teenagers. As an open coastal city,日照 encourages students to learn international table manners to adapt to future cross-cultural exchanges.

Compared with Chinese table culture, Western formal dinners have strict order and rules. Diners should keep quiet and taste food slowly. It is impolite to talk with a full mouth or make chewing noises. Besides, people should put used knives and forks on the plate neatly instead of placing them randomly on the table.

Another key point is gratitude. Westerners usually express thanks to the host after meals. No matter how the food tastes, sincere thanks are necessary. Learning these polite rules helps teenagers show good personal quality in international communication.

24. Why do local students learn Western table manners?

A. To win dining competitions

B. To adapt to cross-cultural exchanges

C. To change their eating habits

25. Which behavior is impolite in Western formal dinners?

A. Tasting food slowly

B. Talking with a full mouth

C. Putting forks neatly on plates

26. What should Western diners do after meals?

A. Leave at once without words

B. Express thanks to the host

C. Complain about the food

27. What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Rules of Western formal dinners

B. The history of Western food

C. Differences between Eastern and Western food

C

Coastal cities in Shandong are easily influenced by sudden rainstorms in summer. Heavy rainstorms often cause urban waterlogging, which brings trouble to traffic and

people’s daily life. Many citizens ignore small hidden dangers and get into trouble easily.

Local emergency departments have released popular safety tips for citizens. First, do not walk through accumulated water on roads, especially water covering manhole covers. Second, stay away from billboards, street lamps and outdoor wires on rainy days to avoid electric shock danger.

Third, if trapped by heavy rain, move to high and safe places and wait for rescue patiently. Never take risky actions. Keeping these simple rules in mind can greatly ensure personal safety in rainstorm weather.

28. What problem do summer rainstorms bring to coastal cities?

A. Strong sandstorms  B. Urban waterlogging  C. Forest fires

29. What should people avoid walking through on rainy days?

A. Accumulated road water  B. Clean sidewalks  C. Open playgrounds

30. Why should we stay away from street lamps on rainy days?

A. They block the way

B. They may cause electric shock

C. They are easy to fall down

31. What is the best title for the passage?

A. Causes of Summer Rainstorms

B. Rainstorm Safety Tips for Citizens

C. How to Prevent Urban Pollution

D

Cultural respect is the core of cross-cultural communication. Many students think fluent English is the most important in international exchanges, but in fact, proper cultural awareness is more important. Blindly following foreign culture or looking down on different customs will cause communication barriers.

Every country’s traditional customs are formed through long-term development. In international communication, we should neither refuse foreign culture completely nor abandon our own tradition. We need to keep a balanced attitude: keep our own cultural confidence and respect foreign cultural uniqueness.

This balanced attitude helps us build equal and friendly relationships with foreign friends. It also helps spread excellent Chinese traditional culture to the world and let more