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扬州树人学校 2017-2018 学年第二学期阶段练习2
八年级英语 2018.5
第 I 卷（共计 80 分）
一、听力（共 20 小题，每小题 1 分，满分 20 分）
听对话回答问题 (共 10 小题；每小题 1 分；计 10 分)
根据你所听到的句子，选出与其内容相符的答案，每句读两遍。
1.What’s the woman’s father?
A. B. C.
2. What’s the weather like now?
A. B. C.
3. How do the man’s parents go to work now?
A. B. C.
4. Where is John from?
A. B. C.
5. Why hasn’t the boy finished his homework?
A. Because he doesn’t like it
B. Because he had no time to do it
C. Because he doesn’t know how to do it
6. What does the man think of the sweater?
A. It’s too big. B. It’s very cheap. C. It’s very expensive.
7. What’s Millie’s phone number?
A.55656890 B. 55626890 C. 52626890
8. Why did Tom get up so early this morning?
A. Because he wanted to do sports
B. Because he wanted to catch a train
C. Because he wanted to walk a dog.
9. Where can the woman find the history books?
A. On the first floor B. On the second floor C. On the third floor.
10. What change would Sally like to see in their school?
A. More books B. More libraries C. More clubs.
听一段对话，回答11-12小题
11.Where is Lily going for her French lesson?
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A. In her school B. In a language school. C. In an art school.
12.What is she planning to do in France?
A. To have fun B. To improve her French. C. To learn painting.
听一段对话，回答 13-15小题
Volunteers are needed
The perfect persons to be volunteers ___13___
Service place ___14___
Their duty ___15___
13. A. People who have a lot of time and knowledge
B. People who often smile and tell jokes
C. People who can work fast and carefully
14. A. At the Sunshine Hospital
B. At the Care Centre Office
C. At the local primary school
15. A. Study with children
B. Teach children to paint
C. Play with the children and make them happy
听第二篇短文，回答16-20小题
16. Mike stayed _________one night.
A. on a farm B. at a station C. at a hotel.
17. The old man is _________.
A. the owner of the hotel B. Mike’s farther C. Mike’s friend
18. Mike wanted to get up at _________
A. 4:30 B.4:45 C. 5:00
19. Mike was going to _________ the next morning.
A. catch a train B. catch a bus C. travel by plane.
20. The clock __________.
A. would ring on time B. couldn’t ring itself C. would wake up Mike.
二、单项选择（15 分）
在下列各题 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选择一个能填入题干空白处的答案。
21. — Would you please not speak so loudly in ________ public?
— Sorry. I will remember to speak in ________ lower voice.
A. the; a B. /; a C. the; the D. /; /
22. —Mum, can I help you with the housework?
—Thank you, dear. But you are _______ now. You must wait till you are _______.
A. too young; too old B. too young; enough old
C. so young; enough old D. too young; old enough
23. There aren’t many tickets left for the concert. You’d better _______ that you get one today.
A. make sure of B. make a decision C. make sure D. make plans
24. You two live in the same community now. It’s too hard _______ you to avoid _______ her.
A. of; meeting B. for; to meet C. for; meeting D. of; to meet
25. — Excuse me, sir. But you’re _______ my way. — Sorry. I_______ know you were passing by.
A. on; didn’t B. in; didn’t C. on; hasn’t D. in; hasn’t
26. —Jim always keeps the tap running _______ he finishes washing his face.
— What a bad habit!
A. since B. while C. as D. till
27. —Could you tell me some _______ that British people don’t talk about in daily life?
— Sure. They don’t like talking about age, weight or money.
A. rules B. subjects C. secrets D. signs
28. —Please speak loudly. My grandfather is a little_______.
—Sorry, I _______.
A. blind; do B. disabled; won’t C. deaf; will D. worried; don’t
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29. Your picture is________ hers. I am afraid you copied hers.
A. different from B. similar to C. good for D. not the same as
30. It is wrong of a student________ his homework carefully. You must work hard.
A. to do B. don’t do C. not do D. not to do
31. There were many people in the street________ the fire and the firemen could not get ________
to the building very soon, so they were worried and angry.
A. watching; close B. watch; close C. watched; closely D. watching; closely
32. We students can________ food and clothes to the homeless people and the teachers can
________ learning skills for the poor children.
A. provide; give B. provide; offer C. offer; give D. give; provide
33. Maria would like to spend________ days on her geography project.
A. a little more B. a little C. a few more D. much more
34. The little girl ________ the kite in the tree, but she was so small that she couldn’t ________ it.
A. reached for; reach B. reached for; reached out
C. reached out; reached for D. reached; reached for
35. — Mrs. Green, do you think I can get an “A” in the final exam if I start working hard now?
— Of course. ________.
A. Better late than never B. Many hands make light work
C. You cannot burn the candle at both sides D. Actions speak louder than words
三、完型填空（15 分）
阅读下列短文，从文后所给 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
In September,2017, you may have noticed that a few new textbooks at school. New Chinese
language textbooks appeared on the desks of first-year primary and junior high school students _36_
the country.
Written by the Ministry of Education, the new _37_ will replace older versions(版本)used before.
The new versions focus _38_ on ancient Chinese Literature(文学), according to Xinhua.
The change is part of the efforts from the Ministry of Education to _39_ students’ knowledge of
traditional Chinese culture.
Textbooks for three-year junior high schools have more traditional _40_ articles, 132 total. They
_41_ 51.7 percent of all the texts. The articles were _42_ from classic proses (散文), essays(论文),
historical records and poems dating _43_ to the Han, Tang and Song dynasties. Students nationwide
are _44_ to read more ancient poems.
There are also more than 30 articles about revolutionary(革命)history for _45_ school students,
such as Chairman Mao’s well-known piece Serve the People.
The textbooks are _46_ received. Although the topics are serious, the texts are presented with
_47_ illustrations(插图).
“They are very lovely and liked by _48_ teachers and students.” Du Bei, a Chinese teacher at No.2
Fruit Lake Primary School in Hubei, told Xinhua. Li Jie, a professor of Chinese Language and literature
at China University Communication, _49_ agree more with the change. “Learning some ancient
literature will help junior high students enjoy the _50_ of traditional Chinese culture and prepare them
to get further knowledge of the field,” he told China Daily.
36. A. among B. between C. across D. without
37. A. programs B. textbooks C. records D. advertisements
38. A. older B. fewer C. less D. more
39. A. improve B. change C. express D. master
40. A. foreign B. Chinese C. popular D. modern
41. A. dress up B. clean up C. make up D. put up
42. A. seen B. read C. chosen D. written
43. A. forward B. back C. towards D. past
44. A. asked B. forced C. advised D. invited
45. A. primary B. college C. junior high D. senior high
46. A. badly B. well C. carefully D. carelessly
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47. A. clear B. beautiful C. funny D. lively
48. A. either B. both C. neither D. all
49. A. mustn’t B. shouldn’t C. couldn’t D. needn’t
50. A. beauty B. history C. usage D. description
四、阅读理解（30 分）
阅读下列短文，从每小题 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
A
These days, picture news is very popular with young people. Here are some photos chosen by
Jim.
China’s first Hello Kitty theme restaurant was opened on Dec 23 in the
capital of China. It’s all pink and sweet inside the restaurant. The table cloth,
chairs, ceiling and floor are all pink, even the lamp light shines soft and rosy.
Dining at Hello Kitty Dreams Restaurant costs about 160 yuan ($25) per
person.
Dustin and Sara from North Georgia &State University (NGCSU) of the
United States perform Peking Opera at Liao Cheng University in East China’s
Shandong Province. Eighteen students from NGCSU came to China to study
Chinese culture during the summer vacation.
Located in Miyun County north-east of Beijing, Fuling Mountain is a
national forest reserve. As the mountain is cloudy and foggy all the year
round, Fuling Mountain then began to be called Wuling Mountain. It is
regarded as the Yellow Mountain in North China.
Bill Gates, chairman of Microsoft, the world’s largest personal-computer
Software company, attended an anti-smoking event ahead of the 25th World
No-Tobacco Day, in Beijing on May 29,2012. Some Chinese famous people
also attended the event. World No-Tobacco Day falls on May 31 every year.
51. What did Dustin and Sara do in China?
A. They climbed Fuling Mountain in Beijing. B. They visited a Hello Kitty Dreams Restaurant.
C. They performed Peking Opera in Shandong. D. They attended an anti-smoking event.
52. Which is true according to the passage?
A. Bill Gates set up World No-Tobacco Day on May 31.
B. Fuling Mountain is always cloudy and foggy.
C. Eight students from NGCSU studied Chinese culture in China.
D. You have to wear pink clothes at Hello Kitty Dreams Restaurant.
53. The photos may come from ________.
A. The Internet news B. an advertisement C. a science magazine D. a story book
B
Joe was an old man. The 75-year-old lived very happily in a village and had a beautiful
family. Joe had four grandchildren, and they visited him during their holidays.
During one vacation, Joe was preparing his home for the kids: cleaning and
buying their favorite foods. After he finished working, he realized he lost his favorite
watch. The watch was a gift from his wife when their first child was born. Joe treasured
the watch very much, especially after his wife’s death. He was very upset about losing it.
Once his grandchildren came, they promised him they would find the watch.
One granddaughter asked: “Grandpa, do you remember when you saw the watch last before it went
missing?”
“I guess when I was cleaning the barn(谷仓)！” Joe replied.
The children looked for more than two hours with Joe, but they could not find it. The kids were
now also sad, but they tried to comfort(安慰) their grandfather.
One grandson went back to the barn to search again. Joe asked why he was going there a second
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time. But the little boy just asked the others not to follow him and to remain silent.
He was there for about fifteen minutes and then rushed to his grandfather. He found the watch and
happily gave it to Joe.
Joe was surprised and asked how he was able to find it. The little boy replied: “I sat there without
making a noise, and the barn was so silent. After a few minutes, I heard the ‘tick, tick’ sound and found
the watch.”
Joe hugged and thanked the little boy.
This is the power of silence. If we stay calm, we are more able to find the solution!
54. From Paragraph 2, we learn that Joe ________.
A. knew his grandchildren very well B. liked doing housework very much
C. got tired of his grandchildren’s visits D. looked forward to his grandchildren’s visits
55. How did one of the grandchildren find the watch?
A. He did a thorough cleaning of the barn. B. He searched the barn carefully for two hours.
C. He made no noise and followed the ticking sound. D. He asked other children for help.
56. Which is the right order of what happened in the story?
a. His grandchildren came.
b. They searched for more than two hours.
c. The little boy sat in the barn without making a sound.
d. One grandson went back to the barn again.
e. Joe lost his watch accidentally.
A. e a b d c B. e b a c d C. a e d b c D. a e c b d
57. What can we learn from the story?
A. Love keeps us busy all the time.
B. Helping those in need makes one feel good.
C. Believe in yourself and you can surely succeed in the end.
D. Silence sometimes is more powerful than using your voice.
C
TOKYO, JAPAN – What do you do when you see a cockroach (蟑螂)? Do you hit it with a
newspaper? Do you step on it?
When researchers at Tokyo University see a cockroach, they take the remote control and make the
cockroach turn around, run left or right, or go forward. These scientists are changing the cockroaches
into robots（机器人）. Each cockroach has a very small packet that has in it a microprocessor (微处理器).
Then researchers can send signals (信号) from the remote control to the packet. The signals control the
movements of the cockroaches.
Why does anyone want to control a cockroach? “Insects can do many things that people can’t,”
says Isao Shimoyama, head of robot research at Tokyo University. In a few years, he says, these robot
insects will carry very small cameras. They will be able to move through earthquake rubble (瓦砾) to look
for people or move under doors to find information about someone.
This may seem strange, but the Japanese government thinks the research is very important. The
government is giving the scientists $ 5 million for this research.
First, the research keeps hundreds of cockroaches. They use only the American cockroach because
it is bigger and stronger than other cockroaches. Then they choose the best cockroaches and remove their
wings and antennae (触须). They put small packets where the antennae were. The packets weigh about
three grams, or about two times the weight of the cockroaches themselves. “Cockroaches are very strong,”
says Ralph Holzer, who is a researcher at Tokyo University. “They can lift 20 times their own weight.”
With a remote control, the scientists send signals to the packets. When a cockroach gets the signal,
it moves. The problem is that the cockroaches don’t always move in the right direction.
58. The scientists are changing the cockroaches into robots because ________.
A. they want cockroaches to do things people can’t in the future
B. they want to control the movements of the cockroaches
C. they want cockroaches to take photos of the earthquakes
D. they want to send signals to the packets on the cockroaches
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59. Scientists control cockroaches’ movements ________.
A. by removing their wings B. by sending signals from the remote control
C. by using very small cameras D. by removing their antennae
60. What can cockroaches do to help people?[来
A. They can lift 200 times their own weight.
B. They can help people to carry very small cameras.
C. They can keep hundreds of cockroaches.
D. They can search for those people in rubble after an earthquake.
61. What problem do the cockroaches meet with?
A. The cockroaches sometimes don’t move.
B. The cockroaches are too big to move through earthquake rubble.
C. The cockroaches sometimes move in the wrong direction.
D. The cockroaches can only lift 20 times their own weight.
D
I arrived in the classroom, ready to share my knowledge and experience with 76 students who would
be my English literature class. Having taught in the US for 17 years, I was sure of my ability to hold their
attention and I was confident that they would admire(钦佩) my ability to teach them literature well in
English.
I was shocked when the monitor shouted, “stand up!” The whole class rose as I entered the room
and I was somewhat unclear about how to get them to sit down again, but once the embarrassment (尴尬)
was over, I quickly gained my calmness and admiration again. I went back to my office with the rosy
glow which came from a strong sense of achievement.
My students kept diaries. However, as I read them the rosy glow was slowly replaced(取代) by a
strong sense of sadness. The first diary said, “Our literature teacher didn’t teach us anything today perhaps
her next lecture will be better.” Greatly surprised, I read diary after diary, each expressing a similar theme.
“Didn’t I teach them anything? I described the whole Western philosophy(哲学) and laid the historical
background for all the works we will study in class,” I complained. “How should they say I didn’t teach
them anything?”
It was a long term, and it slowly became clear that my ideas about education were no the same as
those of my students. I thought a teacher’s job was to raise interesting questions and provide enough
background so that students could draw their own conclusions. My students thought a teacher’s job was
to provide exact information as directly and clearly as possible. What a difference!
However, I also learned a lot, and the experience with my Chinese students has made me a better
American teacher, knowing how to teach in a different culture.
62. We can know that on the first day the writer ________.
A. was disappointed at her students’ performance B. was very confident in her students
C. felt she didn’t teach them much D. felt very confident in herself at first
63. The underlined phrase “rosy glow” can mean ________.
A. feeling embarrassed and strange B. feeling happy and interesting
C. feeling successful and proud D. feeling angry and unbelievable
64. The writer’s “strong sense of achievement” comes from ________.
A. teaching experience for 17 years B. her ability to hold their attention
C. her ideas about education D. what and how she taught in class
65. The students said the writer didn’t teach them anything because ________.
A. they didn’t get enough exact facts B. they didn’t get used to her teaching
C. they didn’t understand the lesson D. they didn’t like her teaching
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五、词汇应用（共10小题；每小题1分，计10分）
根据句子意思,用括号中所给汉语提示或英语单词的适当形式填空。(每空一词)
66. Whether Siheyuan should be kept or not is a hot topic under (讨论)．
67. Would you like to go to (西北 ) China to teach poor children as a volunteer.
68. We all (期待 ) him to come soon so that we could finish all the work earlier.
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69. I am training to be a volunteer for the (奥运会 ).
70. I remember seeing him (在某时 )last summer.
71. Robert didn’t mean to be (polite) when he shouted. He was just too excited.
72. Please tell me the (coach) telephone numbers. I want to interview them some day.
73. Everybody laughed at her because she was (proper) dressed for the party.
74. With the money we have (success) sent many poor children to school.
75. Eric, (litter) in public places is really a bad habit.
六、任务型阅读（共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，计 10 分）（每空一词）
The Hunger Games is a very successful book for young readers by the American author Suzanne
Collins. It was published in 2008 and has sold millions of copies. The Hunger Games is also a very
successful film. It made 152.5 million dollars in its first weekend in North America!
A fight to the death
The story is set in the future, after the destruction (毁灭) of North America. There are twelve poor
districts(区) ruled(统治) by the rich Capitol. The thirteenth district does exist(存在) but they fight against
the Capitol and are destroyed. Since then the Capitol has organized the Hunger Games every year to
punish the districts. One boy and one girl aged 12 to 18 are chosen from each district to fight in a battle,
in which only one person can survive（幸存）. The chosen teenagers are called “tributes”. The whole
country is forced to watch the games on television. The heroine（女英雄） is Katniss Everdeen, a sixteen-
year-old girl. Her father works in the mine but he loses his life in an accident and now she has to kill
animals for her family to eat. When her younger sister, Prim, is chosen as one of the tributes, Katniss
volunteers to go instead.
Where did the idea for The Hunger Games come from?
One night in 2003, Suzanne Collins was watching TV. She found it boring because it was at the time
of the US invasion (侵略) of Iraq. The only programs she could find on TV were ‘reality’ programs of
young people competing to win a million dollars and news programs about the war. Suzanne says that
the two things started to mix together in her mind and she had the idea for the Hunger Games.
Some parents have complained about the violence (暴力) in the book. However, Suzanne says she is
becoming more and more worried about how common it is to see too much violence on TV. She wants
to show people what this could cause in the future.
The Hunger Games
_____76______ The Hunger Games is not only a successful book but also a
successful_____77______.
The story of the Hunger Games
The story takes place in the future
The Capitol_____78______to rule 13 districts.
The thirteenth district is destroyed _____79_____ they fight
against the Capitol.
The Capitol_____80______the Hunger Games every year to
punish the districts. Each district has to choose one boy and
one girl to fight in a battle, but the only person who
_____81______can survive.
Because of her father’s _____82______, Katniss has to
provide food for her family.
Katniss is _____83______ to be a tribute instead of her
younger sister.
The idea for the Hunger Games Suzanne came up with the idea by_____84______ reality
programs and news programs about the war.
The _____85______of the
Hunger Games
Suzanne wants to warn people what too much violence on
TV could cause in the future.
七、缺词填空（共10小题；每小题1分，计10分）（每空一词）
根据短文内容和所给首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。（每空一词）
The little prince lay down in the grass and cried. Just then a pretty fox appeared. The little prince
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advised the fox to play with him.
But the fox said he c 86 because he was not tamed and asked what the little prince was looking
for. The little prince said he was looking for m 87 and asked what “tame” meant. “Men,” The fox said,
“They have guns, and they hunt. Men also raise chickens. Are you looking for chickens?” “No, I am
looking for f 88 . What does that mean—‘tame’?” The little prince said.
“It means to build ties.” said the fox. “To me, you are only a little boy who is just like a hundred
thousand other little boys. And I have no need of you. And you have no need of me. To you, I am only a
fox like a hundred thousand other f 89 . But if you tame me, then we shall need each other.”
The little prince told the fox he was b 90 to understand and he thought a flower on another planet
had tamed him. After the fox knew there were neither hunters nor chickens on that planet, he sighed,
“Nothing is p 91 .” But he came back to his idea. “I hunt chickens; men hunt me. I am a little b 92 .
But if you tamed me, it will be as if the sun came to shine on my life. One only understands the things
that one tames. Men have no m 93 time to understand anything. They buy things all ready made at the
shops. But there is no shop anywhere where one can buy friendship, s 94 men have no friends any more.
If you want a friend, tame me…”
“I want to, very much,” the little prince r 95 .
八、书面表达（计 30 分）
A．根据所给汉语完成下列句子，词数不限。（共 5 小题；每题 2 分，计 10 分）
96. 他足够勤奋去实现他的梦想。
97. 我认为你帮助残疾人，真好。
98. 正如谚语所说：“患难见真情”。
99. 有了你们的支持，慈善晚会将会获得成功。
100. 你和聋哑人交流有困难吗？
B．写作（计 20 分）
为了迎接第十九届省运会，扬州市正在召集一批志愿者。假如你是李华，想推荐刘明成为志愿
者，根据下列提示用英语写一封推荐信。要点提示如下：
1. 学习过礼仪，举止文明;
2. 乐于助人 …
3. 有社区工作经验；
4. 接受过志愿者培训… ；
5. 喜欢运动…
6. 能力足够胜任, 希望…
要求：1）表达清楚，语法正确，上下文连贯；
2）必须包括所有要点，并适当发挥；
3）词数：100 词左右（文章的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数）。
Dear Sir/ Madam,
I am writing to recommend Liu Ming to be a volunteer.
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___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
（友情提醒：请将第 I 卷答案填涂在答题卡上，第 II 卷答案写在答题卡上，否则无效）
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