八年级上学期英语第二次阶段性检测
(考试时间：100分钟 试卷分值：150分)
一、听力部分(共20 小题，1-10题每题1分，11-20 每题2分，计30 分)
第一部分: 听对话回答问题。
1．What will the weather be like tomorrow?
A． B． C．
2．When are they going to start?
A． B． C．
3．What’s Amy’s advice?
A． B． C．
4．What is the girl’s favourite animal?
A. The koala. B. The giraffe. C. The elephant.
5．What does the man ask the woman to do?
A. He asks her to chat with his pet.
B. He asks her to look after his parrot.
C. He asks her to take a holiday with him.
6．What’s the temperature?
A. It’s minus 12 degrees. B. It’s minus 20 degrees. C. It’s 20 degrees.
7．How long does Tony usually do his homework after school?
A. For one hour. B．For two hours. C. For three hours.
8．What does the man think of dolphins?
A. They dance beautifully. B. They are friendly. C. They are lovely.
9．What season is it according to the dialogue?
A. Summer. B. Autumn. C. Winter.
10．Why was the boy late for school yesterday?
A. Because of the heavy rain.
B. Because of the thick fog.
C. Because he got up late.
第二部分 听对话和短文回答问题，录音读两遍。
听一段对话，回答第11-12小题。
11．What season does the girl like?
A. Spring. B Summer. C. Autumn.
12．What is the hill famous for?
A. Colorful leaves. B. Beautiful rocks. C. Cool weather.
听一段对话，回答第13-15小题。
Baby pandas
Size At birth, It’s only around 13 long.
Colour A baby panda is 14 and it cannot see.
Lifetime They can 15 up to 20 to 30 years.
13. A. 15 cm B. 50 cm C. 150 cm
14. A. black B. black and white C. Pink
15. A. leave B. live C. save
听一篇短文，回答第16-20小题。
16．What is a bear like?
A. It has a large body, long legs and a long tail.
B. It has a small body, thick legs and a short tail.
C. It has a large body, thick legs and a short tail.
17．What do the bears eat?
A. Only meat. B. Only plants. C. Almost everything.
18．How is the bears’ eyesight (视力)?
A. Bears have good eyesight.
B. Bears have poor eyesight.
C Bears can’t see anything.
19．What do the bears use to find food?
A. Their noses. B. Their mouths. C. Their eyes.
20．Which of the following is TRUE?
A．They are very dangerous animals.
B．They are less clever than most other animals.
C．They can also walk with their “feet”.
二、单项选择(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)
从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
1. Sleeping in class will have a bad ________ on study and growth.
A. effort B. respect C. project D. effect
2. An ecosystem ________ all the living and non-living things in an area.
A. receives B. includes C. prepares D. introduces
3. —What a ________ meal! Did you cook it yourself?
—Yes, I learned from my mom.
A. terrible B. delicious C. boring D. difficult
4. —The math problem is so hard!
—Take it easy. You can solve it ______.
A. easily B. loudly C. quietly D. bravely
5. —I love online shopping. I think many things on the Net are quite good.
—That’s not the case. Some of them are of low quality ________ expectation.
A. around B. beyond C. under D. by
6. — Lily won first prize at our school art festival.
— Wonderful! I am ________ her next show.
A. waiting to B. paying attention to
C. getting used to D. looking forward to
7. What is the sentence pattern of “He thinks English very important”?
A. S+V B. S+V+O C. S+V+O+O D. S+V+O+C
8. —Why do birds fly to the south in winter?
—________ from the cold winter.
A. Hide B. Hides C. To hide D. Hiding
9. _________ her English teacher, she became interested in English.
A. Thanks to B. Because C. Thanks for D. Even if
10. —Our school trip is on Friday. But I think we should check the weather first.
—_________. Let’s check the weather forecast.
A. You are wrong B. That’s a good point
C. What a pity D. It doesn’t matter
三、完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
My mom’s birthday was coming, and I wanted to do something special. She always worked so hard, waking up before sunrise to prepare breakfast and coming home late from ____11____. I rarely saw her rest. This year, I decided to give her a day ____12____ and do everything myself.
The morning of her birthday, I woke up extra early. ____13____ into the kitchen quietly, I tried to make pancakes. It wasn’t easy. The first one burned, and the second one stuck to the pan. My ____14____ try, however, looked almost perfect. I placed it on a ____15____, added a spoon of honey—her favorite—and took it to her bedroom quietly.
