2024—2025學年上海市黃浦區盧灣中學八年級上學期12月階段測試英語試卷

一、單項選擇(★★)1.Whichofthefollowingunderlinedpartsisdifferentfromtheothersinpronunciation?

A．thoughB．thoughtC．caughtD．cause(★★★)2.Myparentsoftensaytome,“Workhardnow,andyouwillbe________usefulmaninthefuture.”

A．anB．aC．theD．/(★★★)3.Samfailedhisexamlasttermbecausehespent________timedoinghishomework.

A．toomanyB．toomuchC．toofewD．toolittle(★★★)4.Let’swaitandseewhatwillhappen,________?

A．shallweB．whynotC．willyouD．letus(★★★)5.Mr.Blackwon’tbefree________Wednesdaymorning.Hewillattendanimportantmeeting.

A．inB．atC．onD．of(★★★)6.Iamstillfeelingsleepynow.CanIhave________cupofcoffee?

A．otherB．othersC．anotherD．theothers(★★★)7.Althoughtheirplanissimilarto________,therearesomekeydifferencesthatsetusapart.

A．usB．oursC．ourselvesD．we(★★★)8.Isawtheteacher________basketballwithhisstudentsjustnow.

A．toplayB．isplayingC．playingD．plays(★★★★)9.___________accurateandfastmachinescomputersare!

A．WhatB．WhataC．WhatanD．How(★★★)10.Afterhikingforthewholeafternoon,Simon________downandwantedtohavearest.

A．lieB．layC．laidD．lain(★★)11.It’scoldoutside.You’dbetter________out.

A．notgoB．tonotgoC．nottogoD．togonot(★★★)12.—________willthestudents’projectbeonshow?—Inthreedays.

A．HowlongB．HowfarC．HowsoonD．How(★★★)13.Onlyabout________studentspasseditaftertheytooktheentranceexamlastweek.

A．hundredsofB．twohundredC．twohundredsD．hundredof(★★)14.Gorksaid________wastheircustomtokillallthealiensinthecave.

A．itB．thatC．thisD．he(★★★)15.Thewomanthiefdidnottellthetruth________thepolicefoundthelostbicycle.

A．ifB．untilC．sinceD．although二、選詞填空(★★★)

A.developB.payforC.reasonD.musicE.excitedF.showMyEnglishlearningbeganinprimarySchool.Atthattime,Iwassurprisedatthelearningofthatnewlanguage.Itwasreallysomethingnewforme.Ifeltvery16aboutbeingabletospeaksomesentenceslike:“What’syourname?”andanswerthisquestionwith“MynameisRenato.”IfeltIwasnolongeralittleboy,becauseIwasableto“understand”aforeignlanguage.Another17thatmademeenthusiastic(熱情的)aboutlearningEnglishwas,forthefirsttime,beingabletounderstandmyfavouriteEnglishsongs.Infact,Ihavebeeninterestedin18sincemyearlychildhoodandthisalsoincreasedmyinterestinEnglish.AfterfinishingmiddleschoolImetabigproblem.TheproblemwasthatIhadnomoneyto19thestudyinaprivate(私立的)Englishschool.Then,theonlythingIcoulddowastostudybymyself.ThatwaswhatIdidthen.IstartedreadingthingsinEnglishandusingsongsasawayto20myEnglishskills.Recently,IwaschosentoteachEnglishatauniversity.Itwasagreatprizeformyeffort(努力)tolearnthislanguage.ThoughIhavemadegreatprogress(進步),IknowIstillhavelotsofthingstolearn.AndIwilldomybest.三、單詞拼寫(★★★★)21.It’s________tothinkthatsomethinglikethiscanhappeninourtowntoday.(fright)(★★★)22.Thelittlegirlcriedloudlywhenshewas________inthestreet.(lose)(★★★)23.Howpeoplewishtolivetogether________withoutanywar.(peace)(★★★)24.Theywerefightingforpeaceand_______withtheirbloodandlives.(free)(★★★)25.ThepolicesaidthatSuewasonly________responsiblefortheaccident.(part)(★★★)26.Jamesgotmarriedinhis________,sohisdaughterisonlyfiveyearsold.(forty)(★★★)27.Fromtheguide’snotes,wecanfindthatthiswasan________cave.(explore)(★★★)28.Shemadethe________tostartherownbusinessatlast.(decide)四、完成句子(★★★)29.TheyhidMarybehindthebushtoprotecther.(改成否定句)They________________Marybehindthebushtoprotecther.(★★★)30.Ihelpedthestrangerbyshowinghimthewaytothenearestbank.(保持原句意思)I________thestrangera________byshowinghimthewaytothenearestbank.(★★★)31.Thealienwastall,witharoundheadandasilverbody.(對劃線部分提問)________didthealien________like?(★★★★)32.Aftertheoperation,Helenwastooweaktosituponherown.(保持原句意思)Aftertheoperation,Helenwasn’t________________tosituponherown.(★★★)33.threemonths,Alice,inBritain,haveto,will,for,stay(連詞、詞組成句)____________________________.五、閱讀理解(★★★)WhentheplanearrivedonPrinceEdwardIslandinCanada,thesnowwasthickonthegroundasthey’dhadabout100cmin24hours.Thatamount(量)ofsnowwasunusualfortheislandbutIdidn’tknowthatsoIwasn’tworried.Itdidn’tlookmuchthickerthansnowI’dseeninScotland.Iwasgoingtovisitmyfriend,Chris,andhe’dwarnedmeitwouldbeverycoldandsnowy.InfactIwasfeelingtoowarmasIhadtoomanyclotheson.Chrismetmeinhiscarandwewerequitenearhishouse,whichwasonlyfivekilometersfromtheairport,whenwegotstuckinthesnow.Sowephonedtheroadrescueservicesandamanandatruckarrived.Hesaidwewerethefifthcarhe’dpulled(拉)outofthesnowthatevening.Hestartedtheengineandhe’dalmostpulledusout…Onlytofindthatthetruckhadbroughtawholepileofsnowdownfromthesidesoftheroadontobothvehicles(車輛)andthetruckwasstucktoo.Hephonedtogetanevenlargertrucktocomeandrescueusall.Intheenditdid!Christurnedofftheengineandwesatinthecartowaitforthesecondtrucktopullusout.Isuggestedhemightkeeptheenginerunningsowecouldstaywarm.Hepointedoutthatthegasgaugewasshowingnearlyemptyandhewasworriedthatwestillhadtogettohishouse.Wefinallyarrivedathishouseat4:30inthemorning—fivehoursafterleavingtheairport.34.Whenshegotofftheplane,thewriter________.

A．wasafraidaboutthejourneyshehadtomakeB．wasexcitedatseeingsomuchsnowC．realizedtheweatherwascolderthansheexpectedD．thoughtthesnowwasn’taproblemforher35.Whydidn’tthefirsttruckgetthemoutofthesnow?

A．Itsenginewasn’tstrongenough.B．Thedriverwasnotexperienced(有經驗的)enough.C．Itknockedmoresnowontopofthecar.D．Itcouldn’tgetcloseenoughtothecar.36.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“itdid”referto?

A．Alargertruckcametohelpus.B．Thetruckpulledourcarout.C．Someoneansweredthephone.D．Thefirsttruckgotstuck.37.WhatwasChrisworriedaboutwhiletheywerewaiting?

A．Thetruckmightnotbeabletofindthem.B．Itwasmidnightandtheymightgettoocold.C．Thecarenginemightnotstartagain.D．Theymightnothaveenoughgastogethome.38.Whydoyouthinktheauthorwrotethispiece?

A．Togiveadviceaboutdrivinginthesnow.B．Todescribeaneventthathappenedtoher.C．TogivethankstoChrisandtruckdrivers.D．TosuggestavisittoPrinceEdwardIsland.39.Whichofthesepostcardswouldthewritersendthenextday?

A．B．C．D．六、完形填空(★★★)Andrewwasasmartboy.Oneday,hisfathergavehimsome_______andaskedhimtobuysomegoldfish.Whenhegottothemarket,hefoundthatthekillifishlookedlikesmallgoldfish,andtheywere_______.Soheboughtsomekillifishandkepttherestofthemoneyforhimself.Whenhegothome,hisfatherrealizedwhatAndrewdidatonce.Heputthefishinthetank(魚缸)without_______anythingfirst.Heknewhissondidn’tbuytherightfish.Atthesametime,hethoughthissonmighthaveanadvantage(優勢)inmarketing.Andheshouldthinkofawaytohelphissongrowwell.Hehadanidea.Thenhesaidtohisson,“Andrew,doyouknowwhatyouhavebought?Aretheygoldfish?”Andrewfeltshyandsaidina_______voice,“Er,no,but...”Hisfathercontinued,“Well,I’mgladyouknowhowto_______money.Ialsoknowyouaregoodatwatchingthingsaroundyou.Butit’snotrighttobedishonest.Youshoulddothingshonestly,orotherswon’ttrustyou.”ThenhehelpedAndrewstartwithsomechores(瑣事),likebuyingdailythings,managinghisownpocketmoneyandhelpinghisuncleinhisstore.Later,Andrewworkedasasalesman.Hefelthimselfstronginmarketingandkeptworkinghardatit.Finally,hebecameasuccessful_______.Severalyearslater,whentalkingaboutthekeytohissuccess,Andrewsaid,“Thankstomyfather,Igottoknowmyselfwellanddevelopedinarightway.”40.A．paperB．moneyC．giftsD．flowers41.A．cheaperB．moreexpensiveC．uglierD．morebeautiful42.A．knowingB．tastingC．givingD．saying43.A．lowB．loudC．goodD．bad44.A．lendB．loseC．saveD．raise45.A．postmanB．businessmanC．fishermanD．sportsman七、任務型閱讀(★★★)AnelderlyBritishcouplearesocrazyaboutdogsthattheyhavenolessthan41dogsintheirthree-bedroomhome.LynnEverett,58,andherhusbandTony,67,spendalltheirtimecaringfortheirdogs.Theyspendtwohoursadaypreparingmealsfortheirdogs.Walkingthedogsislikeabigarmyoperation.Dogfood,petaccessories(配飾)andvetbillscoststhemabout$46,000ayear.Buttheyloveeveryminutetheyspendwiththeirdogs,thoughitcostsmoneyandtakeshardwork.“Feedingtimetakestwohours.Thereare41dinnerstoprepareand41bowlstowashafter,”Lynnsaid.“Ihavetorememberwhoeatswhat,assomehavebeefandtheothershavechicken.Ihavetobetherewhenthey’reeatingtomakesuretheydon’targue.Somepeoplewanttobenurses;somewanttoworkinoffices.AllIhaveeverwantedistohavelotsofdogs.”Tonyisalsoadoglover,butheisn’tascrazyaboutthemasLynn.Aftergettingmarried,theygotadogtogether,andthenoneafteranother,untiltheyfinallyhad41.Headmitshaving41dogsisabittoomuchandcancauseproblemsbetweenhimandLynn.“WearguebecauseIhaveonewayofdoingitandhehasanother,”Lynnadded.Thecouplehaven’tgoneonholidaysincetheirhoneymoon21yearsago,becausethey’vegottocareforthedogs.LynnleavesthehouseonlyonceayeartoattendthepopularCruftsDogShowinBirmingham.EventhoughTonyfindslivingwithsomanydogsdifficultattimes,heknowshowmuchtheymeantoLynn.“Lynnlovesthemlikeamotherlovesherbabies.Whenshehasdogsaroundher,it’safeelinglikeitcompletesher.”saidTony.46.WheredoestheBritishcoupleraisetheir41dogs?______________________________________47.Howmuchtimeadaydoesthecouplespendinpreparingmealsandfeedingthedogs?______________________________________48.Doallthedogseatthesamemeatfortheirmeals?______________________________________49.WhatwasLynn’sdreamasachild?______________________________________50.Whyhaven’tthecouplegoneonholidayfor21years?______________________________________51.Whatdoyouthinkofthecouple’slifewithforty-onedogsaround?Explainwhy.______________________________________八、書面表達(★★★)52.Writeapassageofabout60wordsonthetopic“Anargumentwithmyparents”(請以“我和父母之間的一次爭執”為題，寫一篇60詞左右的短文，請不要寫成對話形式。)Suggestedquestions:1.Describe(描述)anargumentbetween