英语八年级第一次阶段性测试

2018-2019学年第二学期八年级第一次阶段性考试英语试题第一卷（主观选择题）一、听力选择（共15小题，满分15分）（一）录音中有五个句子，每个句子听两遍，然后从每小题A、B、C中选出能对每个句子作出适当反应的答语。

( )1.A. Yes, I did. B. No, we didn’t. C. No, we don’t.( )2.A. No, it’s not so beautiful. B. I’m glad you like it. C. Do you want another one?( )3. A. She was going to her classroom to study.B.He was going to his classroom to study.C. She’s going to London for summer holidays.( )4.A. It’s about 5 kilometers deep. B. It’s about 5 kilometers long. C. It’s about 5 meters wide.( )5.A. I hurt my left leg. B. I would go to school. C. I forget her name.(二)录音中有五组对话，听对话两遍后，从每小题A、B、C中选出能回答问题的正确答案。

( )6. Which is the deepest salt lake in the world?A. The Amazon River.B. The Caspian Sea.C. The Tai Lake.( )7. What does the girl’s grandmother like doing?A. She likes shopping.B. She likes reading.C. She likes writing.( )8. What’s wrong with the woman’s pen?A. It’s new.B. It’s old.C.It’s broken.( )9. What’s Alice interested in?A. V olleyball.B. P.E.C. Computer games.( )10. When does the library close?A. At 5:45p.m.B. At 5:15p.m.C. At 5:50p.m.(三)录音中有一段对话，听对话两遍后，从每小题A、B、C中选出能回答问题的正确答案。

( )11. Who does the man want to speak to?A. Ann.B. Mary.C. Jack.( )12. What’s Mary doing?A. She’s answering the phone.B. She’s having a birthday party.C. She’s going shopping.( )13. Who’s Mrs.W hite?A. Mary’s mother.B. Jack’s mother.C. Ann’s mother.( )14. What does Jack want to do?A.He wants to ask Ann to see a film.B. He wants to ask Mary to see a film.C. He wants to ask Mrs. White to see a film.( )15. Does Mrs. White want Ann to go with Jack?A.Yes, she does.B. No, she doesn’t.C. We don’t know.二、单项选择题。

( )16. This is ________ island and ________ island is far from our city.A．an, a B．the, an C．an, the D．the, a( )17. Jerry and Joan belong ________ a group.A．in B．at C．of D．to( )18. ________, or you'll be late for school.A．Look up B．Put up C．Turn up D．Hurry up( )19. The rich man gave five ________ dollars to the poor village.A．millions B．millions of C．million of D．million( )20.She in the big city, but now she in the small town with her children.A. used to live；is used to livingB. used to living；is used to livingC. used to live；is used to liveD. used to living；is used to live( )21.She practiced for the dance competition , but she never feels .A. lonely；lonelyB. alone；aloneC. lonely；aloneD. alone；lonely( )22.We all feel after hearing of the news.A. excited；excitedB. exciting；excitingC. excited；excitingD. exciting；excited( )23. Anson is a funny boy. He often makes us .A. to laughB. laughingC. laughD. laughed( )24.— Have you been to Shanghai ?— Yes. I have been there with my father .A. yet; yetB. yet; alreadyC.already; alreadyD. already; yet ( )25.— Where is your father?— He Australia and he Sydney for two weeks.A. has been to；has been inB. has gone to；has been inC. has been in；has been toD. has gone to；has been to( )26. Try your best to do it and you'll ________ one day.A．success B．succeed C．successful D．successes( )27.The price of the house is too ______. I am afraid I can’t afford it.A. cheapB. expensiveC. lowD. high( )28. China has the ________ population in the world.A．smallest B．fewest C．most D．biggest( )29. As far ________ I know, Tim was the first ________ the top of the mountain.A．so, to reach B．as, reached C．so, reaching D．as, to reach ( )30.The world’s deepest salt la ke is the Caspian sea. It’s _______A.1,025-meters-deepB.1,025 meter deepC.1,025 meters deepD.1,025 meters-deep( )31. Now the number of Chinese people working in Africa ________ more than one million.A. isB. areC.wasD. were( )32. Li Ming is more hard-working than ________ in his class.A. any studentB. any other studentC. the other studentD. anyone( )33.There is a young man________ for Miss Chen at the school gate now.A. to waitB. waitC. waitedD. waiting( )34.I enjoy playing computer games, but I can’t ________ too much time ______that.A.take; doingB.spend; doingC.spend; for doingD. take; to do( )35. ----Mom, I’m tired of doing too much homework every day.----Oh, dear, without hard work, you can’t _________ your dream.A.choosee trueC.encourageD.achieve三、阅读理解（共20小题，满分30分）ATom was three years old．He liked to watch TV with his parents after supper，but his parents never let him stay long．Mother would say，"It's eight o'clock now．It's time for you to go to bed，Tom．""But why don't you go to bed，too？"Tom always asked．"We are adults，"Mother would say．"And adults go to bed late．"One evening Tom asked his mother for an apple．"But it's too late，"his mother didn't want to give him anything to eat at bedtime．"The apples are asleep．''"But not all of them，Mom，"Tom said．"The baby apples are perhaps asleep，but their parents are surely awake．''36．Tom liked to watch TV with his parents．A．in the morning B．in the evening C．in the afternoon D．before supper37．Tom' parents never let him．A．stay long B．watch TV C．eat apples D．go to bed before eight38．One evening Tom asked his mother for．A．an orange B．an egg C．an apple D．a pear39．Why did Tom's mother say apples were asleep？A．Because she didn't have any apples．B．Because Tom was only a child．C．Because apples were adults，not children．D．Because she didn't want him to eat anything at bedtime．40．What kind of boy do you think Tom was？A．He was a quiet boy．B．He was a clever boy．C．He was an outgoing boy．D．He was a lazy boy．BAfrican elephants are very large mammals(哺乳动物). They are the largest animals living on land. An adult African elephant can be twice as tall as a man and weigh six tons or more.African elephants have very large ears. Some people think their ears are like the shape of Africa. The large ears help them keep cool.African elephants have long trunks(象鼻). They use their trunks to drink water and then spray(喷) themselves. This is another way to keep cool. They also spray dust(尘) on their bodies to protect them from the hot sun. They use trunks for many other things. The trunk is a nose for smelling. Elephants make a sound through their trunks. They can use trunks for picking up things, such as food.African elephants usually feed on bananas, tree leaves and other plants. They often spend about sixteen hours having food a day. An adult African elephant can have 150 kg to 200 kg of food a day.African elephants are in danger because people kill too many African elephants for their tusks（长牙）. Only in the last year people killed more than 20,000 of them! They are becoming fewer and fewer.41.An adult African elephant is _________than a man.A.twice heavierB. twice tallerC.much heavierD.even braver42.African elephant s’ ears____________.A.look like the shape of AfricaB.help prevent rainC.help stop waterD.help pick up food43. African elephants can use trunks except____________.A.to drink waterB. to spray dustC.for smellingD.for eating44.African elephants ___________.A.eat food very slowlyB.eat lots of food a dayC.like to eat meat a lotD. spend more time sleeping45. African elephants are becoming fewer and fewer because_____________.A.They can’t get enough foodB.They have no places to live inC.People kill them for tusksD.The weather is very hot in AfricaCTony Wheeler was born to travel．His father worked for an airline．For the first 16 years of his life，Wheeler and his family lived in many different countries．In the early 1970s，Tony met a young woman named Maureen．They soon married．Before getting jobs，Tony and Maureen wanted to travel．They took a year﹣long trip from England，through Asia，to Australia．On the trip，they visited places like Iran（伊朗），India，and so on．When Tony and Maureen arrived in Australia，people asked many questions about their trip．To answer these questions，Wheeler wrote a book called Across Asia on the Cheap．The book told people about different countries' weather，customs（风俗），and places to see．But unlike other travel books，Tony Wheeler's book also talked about places most tourists did not go．He also wrote about unusual things to see and do．The book was very popular．Tony and Maureen started a company called Lonely Planet．They continued travelling．They wrote books for each place they visited．Today，800 people work for Lonely Planet．His company has over 650 books．Tony Wheeler，the great traveler，still writes about travels to many places and will bring us more surprises．46．Tony Wheeler and his wife ended the year﹣long trip in．A．England B．Iran C．India D．Australia47．Tony Wheeler wrote the book Across Asia on the Cheap to．A．make money for his next trip B．tell people about his new companyC．draw people's attention to his family D．answer people's questions about his trip48．How was the book A cross Asia on the Cheap different from other travel books then？A．It was longer and more popular．B．It was the first travel book in the world．C．It talked about places most tourists did not go．D．It talked about a country's weather and customs．49．Which of the following is TRUE about﹣Tony Wheeler's company？A．His father started it．B．It is an airline company．C．Hundreds of people work for it．D．It has no books about travelling．50．The passage mainly talks about．A．a great traveller and his books B．a tour of different countriesC．a great writer and his family D．different kinds of companies．DThe British Museum is the biggest museum in the world．Inside，you feel you’re smaller than usual．There are about a hundred things to see．The story of the British Museum goes back three hundred years to one unusual man，Sir Hans Sloane，doctor to King GeorgeⅡ．The doctor collected books，drawings，clothes，money，animals，flowers，things from all over the world．The doctor wanted everything to stay together when he died，so that people could come and have a look．The British Museum began．King GeorgeⅡgave his library，and the museum started to grow．The British Museum opened in 1759，six years after Sir Hans Sloane died．At first the museum was only open three days a week and only ten people could enter in an hour. There wasn't much time to see things．Visitors had to run through the rooms．By about 1800，things began to get better．Wonderful statues，three thousand years old，arrived fromEgypt．King GeorgeⅣsold all his books to the museum secretly．A hundred years ago not only old books but also new ones arrived at the museum, and more people came to read them. Since then many famous men have written and studied there. And the library is growing faster and faster. There are four kilometers of new shelves every year and there are about two million visitors every year．51．Sir Hans Sloane was interested in．A．collecting all kinds of books B．collecting all kinds of drawingsC．collecting all kinds of money D．collecting all kinds of things52．When you go inside the British Museum，you feel smaller than usual because．A．the museum is empty B．the museum is very bigC．there are too many things in it D．you are too small53．Sir Hans Sloane died．A．in 1753B．in 1975C．in 1765D．in 180054．At first，the visitors had to run through the museum because．A．there were only several things to see B．the museum was the biggest one in the worldC．they were not interested in the things in it D．they had only one hour to see all the things in it 55．The passage is mainly about．A．Sir Hans Sloane B．GeorgeⅡC．the history of British Museum D．the books in the museum．第二卷（主观题）四、听力填表（共5题，计5分）五、动词填空。