2019年八年级上学期英语第二次阶段（12月）考试试卷C卷.doc

2019年八年级上学期英语第二次阶段（12月）考试试卷C卷一、 完形填空 (共1题；共1分)1. （1分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C三个选项中选项能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。 You have probably heard the expression, Its raining cats and dogs outside. It means that its raining very hard but not that 1cats and dogs are filling from the sky. 2, one day in June, 1882, it really did rain 3over Dubuque, Iowa. The frogs began falling along with hailstones (冰雹) during a 4storm.Hail is 5when drops of rainwater are caught by heavy winds and are carried high up into the air. There the raindrops become 6. Many drops may freeze together to form 7of ice; these ice balls, or hailstones, then 8to earth.During the storm in Dubuque, the strong winds 9small frogs from nearby ponds into the air along with raindrops. When some of these frogs became covered 10ice, both hailstones and frog-stones fell onto the ground.（1）A . blind B . real C . dead （2）A . And B . So C . However （3）A . cats B . frogs C . dogs （4）A . common B . terrible C . weekly （5）A . formed B . failed C . fixed （6）A . broken B . frozen C . golden （7）A . types B . pieces C . balls （8）A . fall B . lose C . keep （9）A . lifted B . pushed C . pulled （10）A . of B . about C . with 二、 阅读理解 (共4题；共15分)2. （3分）阅读短文，从每小题的选项中选出最佳选项。 There was once an ugly fairy living in a fairy country. She was the kindest and cleverest of all fairies. However, no one liked her, because they strongly believed that the most important thing about a fairy was her beauty. Every time she was ready to help a child or anyone else in trouble, before she could say a word they were already shouting at her, Ugly! Get out of here!Although she was little, she had great magic power. More than once she thought about using it to make herself beautiful. But she remembered what her mother had always told her, My dear, you are what you are.One day, the witches (女巫) came and caught the fairies, putting them in prison. The ugly fairy, just before being caught, put a spell (咒语) on her pretty dress. Helped by her ugly face, she succeeded in making herself look like a witch. That way she was able to follow the witches back to their country.The fairy used her magic power to prepare a big party for everyone there. While they were enjoying themselves, she left quietly and let free other fairies. When all of them got out of the prison, they worked together on one big spell and succeeded in putting the witches inside the mountain for the next hundred years.From that day on everyone remembered the brave and clever fairy. And for the next hundred years, and more, when someone ugly was born in that country, everyone was filled with joy.（1）Everyone disliked the fairy because she was not _. A . smartB . beautifulC . braveD . friendly（2）Who stopped the fairy from using the great power to make herself pretty? A . The other fairies.B . The witches.C . The fairy herself.D . Her mother.（3）Why didnt the witches put the ugly fairy in prison? A . Because she wore a beautiful dress.B . Because she was as strong as a witch.C . Because they thought she was a witch like them.D . Because they thought her magic power was useful.（4）What can we learn from the passage? A . The ugly fairy was glad to help others.B . The ugly fairy never listened to her mother.C . All fairies worked together to kill the witches.D . Everyone in the fairy country still disliked the ugly fairies.3. （4分）阅读理解 Look at the photos(照片) of the Greens family. The boy in the black trousers is Mike Green. He is a middle school student. He is fourteen years old. The girl in a red skirt is Ann Green. She is twelve. Shes Mikes sister. His mother is in dark blue shoes. She is thirty-seven. Mr. Green is Mikes father. He is a policeman. He is forty. Hes in a white shirt. They are friendly(友好的). They have a happy(幸福的) family.（1）Whose photos are these? A . The Greens.B . The Browns.C . The Whites.D . The Kings.（2）Who is the police man? A . Mike.B . Ann.C . Mr. Green.D . Mrs. Green.（3）How many people are there in the passage? A . One.B . Two.C . Three.D . Four.（4）Whats Mike? A . A student.B . A teacher.C . A driver.D . A police.4. （4分）阅读理解 English has become a language that is most widely used in the world. So which country, not including English-speaking countries, speaks English best? And where does China rank (排名)?Swedish language education company EF published their 2016 English Proficiency Index (熟练度指标) this month. The Netherlands (荷兰) ranked first, followed by Denmark and Sweden. The rankings are based on English reading and listening test results of 950,000 people from 72 countries and areas.According to the index, the English proficiency in China is still low, ranking 39th. Out of the whole country, people in Shanghai are the best English speakers. They speak better English than Italians and French. Hong Kong and Beijing follow Shanghai as Chinas next best English-speaking cities.Shanghai and Beijing rank high because they are international cities, EF senior manager Christopher McCormick said. However, across China, proficiency in English is different from east to west.China has 400 million English learners, reported China Daily. However, the teaching of English in some areas is not very good. According to the Peoples Daily Online, there are seven primary schools in Shetianqiao town in Hunan, but only one English teacher. Many students still learn English by rote memorization.Sebastian Magnusson, an officer at the Swedish embassy (大使馆) in Beijing, gave some advice. Swedish people speak English well and Magnusson himself is also fluent in Chinese. He said TV programs, movies and even computer games could be learning tools. Do not limit it to textbooks. What matters most is to use what youve learned, Magnusson said.（1）ranked first in the 2016 English Proficiency Index. A . SwedenB . The NetherlandsC . DenmarkD . The United Kingdom（2）The underline words rote memorization probably mean _ in the passage. A . 死记硬背B . 查漏补缺C . 联想记忆D . 分类记忆（3）Which of the following is True according to the passage? A . Half of the Chinese population is learning English now.B . Chinese people have high English proficiency levels.C . Some Chinese schools are short of English teachers.D . Rote memorization is the best way to learn English.（4）From Magnussons words, we can learn that . A . English is difficult for younger students to learnB . learning English from textbooks is not a good methodC . learners should put what they have learned into practiceD . learners should get help from their teachers and parents（5）The passage is mainly about . A . which country speaks English bestB . the English proficiency in ChinaC . the English teacher in ChinaD . the best English speakers in China5. （4分）阅读理解 What problems do the teenagers probably have? Here is a survey showing their main problems.ProblemsCausesAdviceFeeling stressedToo much homework. Dont have enough time for their hobbies.Make a plan for study and hobbies. Find time to relax as possible as you can.Getting short-sightedToo much homework. Bad reading and writing habits.Do homework or reading in a correct way.FightsDont know how to get on well with classmates.Make more friends and understand each other. Share your problems with them.Feeling tired of studyComputer games bad influence.Dont be crazy about computer games. Play them just for a short time when you are tired.Getting fatHaving more pocket money to buy snacks. Dislike doing exercise.Use your pocket money to do something meaningful. Spend some time doing exercise every day.（1）How many main problems are there in the survey? A . Four.B . Five.C . Six.D . Seven.（2）What problems are caused by too much homework? A . Feeling stressed and fight.B . Feeling tired of study and getting fat.C . Feeling stressed and getting short-sighted.D . Getting short-sighted and feeling tired of study.（3）If Simon is feeling stressed, he should_. A . do much more homeworkB . make a plan to spend time on study and hobbiesC . donate his pocket money to Project HopeD . buy some snacks（4）Peter is feeling tired of study, maybe because he _. A . has no close friendsB . has no pocket moneyC . plays too many computer gamesD . gets fatter and fatter（5）_ is a good way for the teenagers to stop fights. A . Doing less homeworkB . Playing computer gamesC . Learning how to make friendsD . Paying no attention to each other三、 选词填空 (共1题；共5分)6. （5分）用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使对话通顺、正确。每词仅用一次。 comfortable tell choose fresh whereA: Hello, Anna! _are you going?B: Im going to Sunny Restaurant to have dinner with my friends.A: Why dont you _to go to Green Restaurant? Its better.B: Really? Whats special about it?A: A reporter has said that it has the most _seats.B: Sounds great. What is the food in it like?A: It has the _and the most delicious food. And the food there is the cheapest, too.B: How about the waiters there?A: Oh, they work the most carefully and are very friendly.B: Thanks for _me so much.A: You are welcome.四、 单词拼写 (共1题；共1分)7. （1分）We can c_them, and then we can see which is cheaper. 五、 语法填空 (共1题；共1分)8. （1分）语法填空 Today, the popularity of basketball has _ (rise) around the world, with many young people dreaming _ becoming famous players. In China, you can _ (see) people playing basketball now and then in parks, schools and even _ (factory). Basketball has not only become a popular sport to play, _ also become a popular sport to watch. Although Americas NBA games are the _ (famous) in the world, the CBA games are becoming more popular in China. _ number of foreign players, including Chinese players, in the NBA has increased. There _ (be) also more and more foreign players in the CBA. Many young people look up to these basketball heroes and want to be like _ (they). These stars encourage young people _ (work) hard to achieve their dreams.六、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共5分)9. （5分）任务型阅读 The professor always tried so hard. He had tons of brilliant ideasbut they never worked. Time after time, he would dream up an amazing idea that was sure to change the worldand then it didnt. _A time machine! he shouted. The professors dream wasnt just any old time machine. _But his wife wasnt so sure about the professors great idea. Itll never work. You cant make time, she doubted. The professor disagreed. _If you can make money and save money, why cant you do the same with time?In his works