阶段综合测试(三) 八年级英语下册

______阶段综合测试(三)______[测试范围：八年级下册时间：100分钟分值：100分]Ⅰ.完形填空(15分)There is an old English saying, “Laughter is the best medicine.” One person who certainly would have agreed with this is Norman Cousins.Norman Cousins was the editor of a magazine called Saturday Review for almost forty years. He also __1__ and spoke about world peace and anti-war issues(反战议题), traveling to many different countries to share his__2__．In the 1960s, after returning to the United States from a busy and tiring trip to Europe, Mr. Cousins got __3__. He discovered he had a strange disease that caused great pain in his bones(骨头)．In less than a week after he got back, he could not __4__ it. Every move that he made was painful. He was not able to __5__ at night. The doctors told Mr. Cousins that they did not know how to cure(治疗) his problem and he might never __6__ the illness. Mr. Cousins, however, refused to give up hope.Mr. Cousins thought that the illness could be caused by __7__ thoughts. He did not want to take __8__ to cure himself. Instead, he felt that happy thoughts or laughter might cure his illness.He began to experiment on himself while still in the hospital by watching comedy shows on television. Mr. Cousins quickly found that ten minutes of __9__ laughter during the day gave him two hours of pain-free sleep at night.Deciding that the __10__ could not help him, Mr. Cousins left the hospital and checked into a hotel room where he could __11__ his experiments with laughter. For eight days, Mr. Cousins __12__ in the hotel room watching comedy shows on television, reading amusing books, and sleeping whenever he felt __13__．Within three weeks, he felt well enough to take a vacation to Puerto Rico where he began running on the beach for __14__．After a few months, Mr. Cousins was __15__ to carry on his work. He had laughed himself back to health.()ughed B．taught C．wrote D．copied()2.A.magazines B．subjects C．photos D．ideas()3.A.rich B．sick C．lonely D．famous()4.A.stand B．realize C．face D．improve()5.A.dream B．eat C．shout D．sleep()6.A.go through B．look after C．get over D．find out()7.A.unhappy B．pleasant C．silly D．clever()8.A.food B．time C．medicine D．money()9.A.unusual B．false C．real D．wild()10.A.friends B．laughter C．experiment D．doctors()11.A.begin B．end C．continue D．report()12.A.rested B．worked C．studied D．played()13.A.well B．tired C．afraid D．worried()14.A.help B．exercise C．freedom D．fun()15.A.able B．safe C．lazy D．uncertainⅡ.阅读理解(30分)AA 12-year-old boy named Tim Brown got lost in the mountains. However, he survived at last thanks to his amazing survival(生存，幸存)skills.One day in October 2016，Tim went hiking with his group in the Magaliesberg Mountains, South Africa. At first, everything went well. But at about one o'clock in the afternoon, he lost his way and couldn't find any other people. He got scared at first, but then he tried to calm down. He knew what to do in such a situation.“I should follow the river, follow the light, follow the sun and finally there will be buildings, roads and people and I could call home.” he told himself.Tim kept walking. Suddenly he heard some sounds and ran towards them. But to his surprise, he saw some baboons(猩猩)．Unluckily, one baboon scratched(抓伤) his arm. He found some water to wash the blood off the scratches and continued to walk. Tim just wore a pair of swimming trunks(游泳裤), so he felt very cold. He tried to keep warm by covering his body with leaves. About 22 hours later, he finally met a farmer and was able to call his mom.After he came back, his mom asked why he carried on walking when it got dark. The little boy said if he did that, he would see her again. Nothing could beat his love for his mom!()16.Where did Tim get lost?A．In a zoo. B．In the swimming pool.C．In a building. D．In the mountains.()17.How long was Tim lost?A．For about 22 hours. B．For about 22 days.C．For about 12 hours. D．For about 12 days.()18.When he found he was lost, Tim felt scared at first and then ________．A．he cried over and over againB．he shouted for helpC．he stayed and waitedD．he tried to calm down()19.What did Tim do first when he heard some sounds?A．He saw some baboons.B．He scratched a baboon.C．He ran towards the sounds.D．He washed the blood off.()20.Which is NOT the reason for Tim's survival?A．He met a farmer.B．He was too scared to carry on walking.C．The love for his mom encouraged him.D．His abilities to solve problems helped him.BSleep is a very important part in our lives. After a long day, we all like the feeling of a soft bed. We know how good it will feel in the morning after we get some rest. Sleep is also very important to animals. They also need sleep after they work hard.Some animals sleep in the sea. Fish have no eyelids(眼睑), so they sleep with their eyes open! Sea otters sleep in seaweed(海草) on top of the sea. The seaweed keeps the otters from moving along. Most sharks keep swimming while they sleep. Some fish find a little hole in the coral (珊瑚) and hide so they can sleep. The clown fish turns on its side to sleep at the bottom of the sea.Some animals sleep under the ground! When it's hot, many frogs sleep in a hole because they want to avoid the heat. Some frogs spend the whole summer in their holes. Groundhogs live in holes in the ground, so they also sleep underground. Foxes sometimes steal a groundhog's home and use it as their own home.What about animals that live above the ground? Birds sleep in their nests or in trees. A bird's claws(爪子) close when they sleep. This helps them stay in the tree. Bats sleep upside down for twenty hours a day!No matter what kind of animal you are, you need your sleep.()21.When will we feel good in the morning?A．After having breakfast.B．After taking shower.C．After getting some rest.D．After taking some exercise.()22.Why do fish sleep with their eyes open?A．Keeping swimming. B．Having no eyelids.C．Sleeping in seaweed. D．Sleeping in the coral.()23.Why do many frogs spend the summer in the holes?A．To lay eggs. B．To get food.C．To avoid the enemies. D．To avoid the heat.()24.How do bats sleep?A．Upside down. B．In the hole.C．On the tree. D．On its side.()25.The passage tells us that ________．A．only people need sleepB．all animals need sleepC．birds need sleep in the treeD．foxes sleep in their own holesCI've loved my mother's desk since I was just tall enough to see above the top of it when mother sat doing letters. Looking at the ink bottle, pens and white paper, I decided that the act of writing must be the most wonderful thing in the world.Years later, during her final illness, mother kept different things for my sister and brother, “But the desk，” she said again, “is for Elizabeth.”I never saw her get angry, and never saw her cry. I knew she loved me, and she showed it in action. But as a young girl, I wanted heart-to-heart talks between mother and daughter.They never happened and a gulf opened between us. I was “too emotional(易动感情的)”，but she lived “on the surface”．As years went by and I had my own family. I loved my mother and thanked her for our happy family. I wrote to her in careful words and asked her to let me know in any way that she did forgive(原谅) me.I posted the letter and waited for her answer. It didn't come.It seemed that nothing happened. I couldn't be sure that the letter had even got to her.I only knew that I had written it, and I could stop trying to make her into someone she was not.Now the present of her desk told me that she was pleased that writing was my chosen work, though she had never been able to. I cleaned the desk carefully and found some papers inside… a photo of my father and a one-page letter, folded (折叠) and refolded many times. It was my letter.Give me an answer, my letter asks, in any way you choose. Mother, you always chose the act that speaks louder than words.()26.The writer began to love her mother's desk ________．A．after mother diedB．when she was a childC．before she became a writerD．when mother gave it to her()27.The passage shows that the writer's mother ________．A．was too serious about everything her daughter had doneB．was cold on the surface but kind in her heart to her daughterC．cared much about her daughter in wordsD．wrote to her daughter in careful words()28.The underlined word “gulf” in the fourth paragraph means ________．A．deep understanding between the old and the youngB．part of the sea going far in landC．free talks between mother and daughterD．different ideas between mother and daughter()29.What did mother do with her daughter's letter asking for forgiveness?A．She read the letter again and again till she died.B．For years, she often talked about the letter.C．She didn't forgive her daughter at all in her life.D．She had never received the letter.()30.What's the best title of the passage?A．My Letter to MotherB．Mother and ChildrenC．My Mother's DeskD．Talks Between Mother and MeⅢ.任务型阅读(10分)请仔细阅读短文，并根据31－34四个段落中的相关信息，分别从方框中A－E找出符合题意的主题句，并完成第35小题。