外研版八年级上第三次月考题

15—16（上）阶段性检测八年级英语试题（时间：100分钟，满分：120分）选择题（共65分）一、听力理解（共20小题；满分25分）（一）听句子，根据句子内容选择适当的答语。

每个句子读一遍。

（5分）1.A.Yes, I’m OK. B. Yes, you are right. C. Yes, that’s lucky.2.A.She is not here. B.She is writing a report. C.She did a good job.3.A. It’s very big. B. It’s very crowded. C. It’s about 1,000,000.4.A. They were having dinner. B. Because they were old.C. They were my friends.5.A. Yes, he was. B. No, he isn’t. C. No,he didn’t.（二）听短对话，选择正确答案回答问题。

每组对话读两遍。

（5分）6.When did the car accident happen?A. Last Tuesday.B. Last Wednesday.C. Last Thursday.7.Where is Jack?A. In the library.B. In the classroom.C. In the bookshop.8.What’s the population of Shanxi Provi nce?A. About 33 million.B. About 36 million.C.About 37 million.9.Where was the woman when the car accident happened?A. On the bus.B. In the car.C. At the bus station.10.What was John doing at 8:00 last night?A.He was writing his report.B. He was listening to music.C. He was reading books.（三）听长对话，选择正确答案回答问题。

每段对话读两遍。

（5分）听第一段对话，回答第11~12小题。

11. What does the boy like about the book?A. Stories.B. Pictures.C. The writer.12. Who can read the book?A. Only children.B. Only students.C. People of all ages.听第二段对话，回答第13~15小题。

13.What’s the population of the town this year?A. Over 50,000B. Over 55,000C. Over 60,00014.Why did many people come to the town?A. To work.B. To travel.C. To study.15.What does the man think of living in their town now?A. Good.B. Dangerous.C. Comfortable.（四）听短文，根据短文内容选择正确答案回答问题。

短文读两遍。

（10分）16.When did Wendy’s family move to Africa?A. Two years ago.B. Three years ago.C. Four years ago.17.Wher e did Wendy’s family go that day?A. To a museum.B. To a restaurant.C. To a supermarket.18.How many elephants suddenly appeared on the road?A. TwoB. ThreeC. Four.19.What did the small elephant do when it saw Wendy’s family?A. It hit their car.B. It looked at them.C. It played with them.20.How did Wendy feel after the elephants left?A. Nervous.B. Sad.C. Excited.二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）A king was old and he knew it was time to choose a new king. He told all theyoung people in the country, “I’ll give 21 of you a seed (种子). Plant it and bring it back one year later. Show me the plant that you bring. 22 I’ll choose a new king from you.”A boy 23 Ling got a seed, too. He planted it 24 . But the seed doesn’t grow at all. A year later, Ling had to take his 25 box to the palace. Others all brought beautiful plants there and Ling felt 26 .The king 27 the palace and look around. When he found there was nothing in Ling’s box. The king smiled and said to the others, “One year ago, I gave everyone a seed which 28 grow. But all of you, 29 Ling, have bought me plants and flowers. Ling was the only one with the honesty (诚实) and 30 to bring such a box. So he will be the new king! ”21. A.none B. neither C. both D. each22. A. And B. But C. Although D. So23. A. liked B. helped C. named D. asked24. A. careful B. carefully C. careless D. carelessly25. A. full B. empty C. beautiful D. broken26. A. sad B. excited C. happy D. satisfied27. A. got B. arrived C. went D. arrived at28. A.can’t B. can C. could D. couldn’t29. A. besides B. with C. except D. as30. A. happy B. courage C. angry D. relaxing三、阅读理解（共15个小题；每小题2分，满分30分）AA rich man found one of his expensive stamps was missing on a rainy evening. So he asked people at his house what they were doing on that evening. Here were their answers.His cook I was washing vegetables and preparing our supper.His daughter I was playing the piano in my room.His son I was out and having supper with my friends.His wife I was reading books in the sitting room.His housekeeper I was walking in our garden and enjoying the moon.His cleaner I was washing clothes of the whole family.From the answers he knew who the thief (贼) was.31. What did the rich man lose?A. A book.B. A piano.C. A stamp.D. A flower.32. The rich man’s daughter was at that time.A. playing the pianoB. reading booksC. cooking supperD. planting flowers33. Who was NOT at home at that time?A. The rich man’s cook.B. The rich man’s son.C. The rich man’s wife.D. The rich man’s cleaner.34. How many people living at the rich man’s house?A. Five.B. Six.C. Seven.D. Eight.35. Who was the thief?A.His cook.B.His wife.C.His cleaner.D.His housekeeper.BWhen the plane was waiting at the airport, a big snake climbed up the steps and into the plane. It went to sleep under the pilot’s (飞行员的) seat. Nobody saw it. Soon the passengers (乘客) walked into the plane and it took off. A little girl called Mary took out a whistle (哨子) and began playing. But none of the passengers liked the music. Then the stewardess (女乘务员) asked Mary to stop.The noise of the plane woke the snake. It put its head out and looked into thepilot’s room. The pilot saw the snake and was greatly afraid. So he could not control the plane, and the plane started to swing strongly from side to side. Mary was not afraid at all. She ran to the pilot’s room with her whistle and began to play slow music, then the snake went after her. The girl returned to her seat and the snake lying on the floor beside her, dancing to the music.36. How did the snake get into the plane?A. Somebody took it there.B. Mary’s whistle brought it there.C. It was always under the pilot’s seat.D. It climbed up the steps and into the plane itself.37. Why did the stewardess stop Mary playing whistle?A.Because it could wake the snake.B.Because no one liked her music.C. Because it was time for people to sleep.D. Because people couldn’t play any music in the plane.38. How did the pilot feel when he saw the snake?A. Excited.B. Sad.C. Afraid.D. Happy.39. What does the word “swing” mean?A. 摇摆B. 下坠C. 跳动D. 上升40. What did Mary do to make the snake lying on the floor？A. She caught it.B. She talked to it.C. She played the slow whistle music to attract (吸引) it.D. She danced for it.CThere are about 7 billion people on the Earth now. The world’s population is a big problem because it will cause lots of problems in the future. More people will need more food and will need more room to live in as well.The world’s population growth rate (比率) rose from about 1.5 percent every year during 1950-1951 to over 2 percent in the early 1960s.The growth ratethereafter started to fall because people getting married later, but the rate is on the rise again now.This great growth of the population will create a big problem by the year 2100—there will be over 10 billion people in the world then.41.The population of the world is about now and may be over by 2100.A.7 million; 10 millionB. 7 billion; 10 billionC. 6 billion; 10 billionD. 6 billion; 9 million42.What does the underline word “thereafter” refer to ?A. Before the 1960s.B. After the late 1960s.C. After the early 1960s.D. Before the late 1960s.43.According to the passage, the growth of the population was thefastest in the .A.early 1950sB.early 1960ste 1950ste 1960s44. From the passage we know that .A. the world’s population is becoming smallerB. the world’s population is increasingC. the world’s population growth rate won’t changeD. the world’s population growth rate has been rising since the 1950s45. What’s the best title for this passage?A. More Food and Less RoomB. A New ProblemC. We Should Feed Many PeopleD. The Growth of the Population非选择题（共55分）四、补全对话（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）A: Hello, Tony.B: Hi, Betty. I called you up at 8 o’clock last ni ght, but nobody answered. _______________1___________________A: I was preparing my report at that time.B:______________2__________________A: It’s about our world’s problem, such as traffic and population.B: Oh. _____________3_____________________A: About 7 billion. And the traffic is very busy.B: Does the busy traffic cause more accidents?A: 4 Now more and more accidents happen every day.B: That’s too bad. _______________5_________________A: We should observe(遵守) traffic rules .五、语法填空（共10小题；每题1分，满分10分）One day, Henry collected rubbish in the forest with Dad. This was the first time that Henry did that with his Dad. So this 8-year-old pupil was so glad and6 (excite). Suddenly he saw a pink rabbit7 (appear) in front ofa big tree. Henry thought of the story about a girl 8 (call)Alice.“I can’t see a hole nearby. Where’s the rabbit going?” While Henry9 (think), the rabbit ran past him. He ran 10 (介词) the rabbit a long time and then he stopped. “Dad, where are you?” Henry shouted,11 (连词) his Dad didn’t answer. Henry felt very afraid so he took off his12 (shoe) and climbed up a big tree. He used his mobile phone 13 (call) Dad. “Hey, Dad! This is Henry. I’m14 (lose).”“Stay there.” said Dad. 15 (冠词) hour later, Henry saw Dad. He opened his arms. Then in the forest all the animals heard Henry shout, “Oh, dear! Help!”六、单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）16. ----How many (口袋) in your coat? ----Four.17. Why was the little girl (跟随) the white rabbit?18. A car suddenly (出现) in front of me. It nearly hit me.19. The situation is getting much (更糟的) than before.20. The (增长) population is the biggest problem in the world.21. About one ['fɪfθ] of the girls in our class like singing.22. Henry [θru:] the snake across the kitchen.23. He is good at playing sports, [ɪ'speʃli] playing football.24. We should pay [ə'tenʃn]to looking at blackboard .25. He lives the ['fɑ:ðɪst] from school, so he takes the car.七、阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）It was a Saturday afternoon. Mr. Green was reading a newspaper when he heard his wife crying in the next room. He hurried to the room and asked, "What happened to you, my dear?"The woman said,"My head hurts! Send for a doctor! Hurry up!"Their two children were both out at the moment .Bad luck! That day all the hospitals in the town were closed. Mr. Green didn't know where to go. Just then a friend of his saw him and asked, "What's the matter?" Mr. Green told his friend his trouble. The man said, "Why not go to Mr. Black? He is one of the best doctors in the town and he can offer helps to you."Mr. Green remembered his friend, Mr. Black., a good doctor so he decided to go to him for help. 当他到达那儿时，Black一家人正在吃晚饭。