2025-2026年度第一学期阶段性检测（12月）
八年级 英语
考试时间：70分钟 满分：100分
一、单项选择（共10小题；每题1分，计10分）
1. Autumn is a season for farmers to ________ crops and prepare for winter.
A. harvest B. lose C. burn D. tidy
2. —What’s your favourite animal?
—It’s the ________. It has broad wings and can fly high.
A. fox B. giraffe C. whale D. eagle
3. With great wisdom, ancient Chinese divided a year ________ the 24 Solar Terms to guide farming.
A. into B. to C. by D. in
4 —________
— It’s rainy today.
A. How is the weather like? B. What does the weather!
C. What’s the weather like today? D. What fine weather!
5 —Can you finish the math homework before dinner?
—Yes, it’s so simple that I can ________ finish it in 10 minutes.
A. slowly B. easily C. loudly D. heavily
6. —What a hot day!
—Yes, but it will be ________ later on.
A. wetter B. drier C. cooler D. sunnier
7. The word “drops” rhymes with _______.
A. map B. dress C. crops D. buses
8. Which of the following sentences has the structure of “S+V+P”?
A. It is a good place for picnics.
B. The dolphin is swimming freely in the ocean.
C. I found the panda very cute.
D. The bear can climb the tree.
9. The suffix in the word healthy means “__________________”.
A. not B. full of C. without D. having the quality of
10. —I hope to join the Environmental Protection Club.
—Good idea, Zhao Mei. ________ more about it, you can visit the website of the club.
A. Know B. Knowing C. To know D. Knows
二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，计15分）
Have you ever heard of the lovely animals, giant pandas? They are beautiful black and white animals. They look ___11___ bears. Almost all live in China and they are very quiet and peaceful.
Do you know how many giant pandas there are in the world? World Wildlife Fund has ___12___ four years counting pandas in the wild. It ___13___ there are 1,590 in all now. We may say pandas are ___14___ because people around the world love them and are trying to help them. ___15___, pandas are also unlucky because they are in danger now.
The number of giant pandas in the world’s getting smaller ___16___ their living areas are becoming farmlands. Also, people hunt them for their fur (皮毛).
Pandas are not good at ___17___ babies. Mother giant pandas have only one or two babies at a time. Even in the wild, scientists have found that mother pandas give birth only ___18___ 28 months. That’s ___19___ the number of pandas goes up so slowly.
Because of these, World Wildlife Fund has made great efforts to ___20___ pandas. And some Chinese scientists are also trying to find ways to help pandas.
11. A. after B. like C. as D. at
12. A. spent B. kept C. paid D. taken
13. A. tells B. speaks C. says D. talks
14. A. lucky B. quiet C. lovely D. peaceful
15. A. But B. However C. And D. So
16. A. since B. because C. when D. while
17. A. taking B. bringing C. calling D. producing
18. A. each B. all C. every D. both
