江苏省句容市华阳片2020学年八年级英语下学期第二次学情调查试题时间100分钟分值120分一、听力（共20题，每题1.5分，满分30分）A）听对话选择最合适的备选答案，每段对话听两遍。
1. How do British people greet new friends?A. B. C.2. Who is Sandy's uncle?A. B. C.3. What did the girl do last Saturday?A. B. C.4. How does Kitty go to school now?A. B. C.5. Where is the man going to stay?A. In the library.B. In the classroom.C. At home.6. When is a good time to have the party?A. Tuesday.B. Wednesday.C. Friday.7. How old is Bob now?A. 10.B. 12.C. 22.8. What's the time now?A. 8:30.B. 9:00.C. 9:30.9. How many pieces of advice does Jack give?A. Two.B. Three.C. Four.10. What can't trees do according to the dialogue?A. Reduce the dust and keep the air clean.B. Run out of the water in the world.C. Make the town more beautiful.B）根据所听到的对话或独白，选择正确答案，每段对话听两遍。
听一段对话回答11-12小题11. What does the man want to be?A. A basketball player.B. A baseball player.C. A soccer player.12. What should the man do if he wants to be famous?A. Work hard.B. Travel much.C. Join the Wildcat. 听第一篇短文回答13-15小题13. A. tennis B. chess C. table tennis14. A. nine B. six C. eight15. A. captain B. best player C. worst听第二篇短文回答16-20小题16. What did Andrea want to have?A. An English class.B. A class party.C. A parents' meeting.17. When did Andrea want to have the party at first?A. On Monday.B. On Tuesday.C. On Saturday.18. What's the relationship between Andrea and Mark?A. Student and teacher.B. Classmates.C. Brothers.19. Why didn't they have the party on Tuesday?A. Because Tuesday was too early.B. Because there would be a test on Tuesday.C. Because there would be a test on Wednesday.20. What would they do on the party?A. Watch a video.B. Sing and dance.C. Play party games.二、单项选择（共15小题；每题1分，计15分）21. As volunteer for the Olympics World Games, Liu Ming should try his best to help make the event great success.A. the; aB. the; theC. a; aD. a; /22. I hope I can do something to support . It’s me aningful and important to save some endangered animals.A. ORBISB. UNICEFC. OXFAMD. WWF23. Project Hope provides poor children chances to go to school.A. withB. forC. byD. to24. If we Chinese work hard together, China Dream will .A. come outB. come trueC. achieveD. come up25. Smart phones can be used to for information. But I am not used to informationon such a small screen.A. search; readingB. searching; readingC. search; readD.searching; read26. — What happened to Mrs Lee?— She was badly hurt in the accident. Luckily, she in time.A. operated onB. was operatedC. was operated onD. was operating on27. — important news report you've done! —Thank you.A. What anB. How anC. HowD. What28. —Susan, why are you still here? They are all ready to start.—I’m sorry, but I when to meet.A. wasn’t toldB. don’t tellC. didn’t tellD. haven’t told29. —Look, what have you done?—Sorry. I think if I another chance, I’ll do it better.A. giveB. will be givenC. will giveD. am given30. It’s hard to keep the house with three kids.A. cleanedB. cleanC. cleaningD. to clean31. John's flat was very dirty and he was made by his mother .A. clean it upB. clean up itC. to clean it upD. to clean up it32. I found it to work out the problem. You needn’t go to the teacher.A. enough easyB. easily enoughC. easy enoughD. very easily33. It’s meaningful us to work volunteers.A. for; asB. of; forC. for; forD. of; as34. Simon is impatient listen carefully to my question.A. so, thatB. too, toC. such; thatD. enough, to35. —The charity show is successful . We have raised a lot of money for the sick student.— Great! .A. One tree can’t make a forestB. Many hands make light workC. Where there is a will, there is a wayD. A friend in need is afriend indeed三、完形填空 (共10小题；每题1分，计10分)Humans are mammals（哺乳动物）. Most mammals are born able to do many things. Some can walk within a few minutes of being born. They have to be able to run awaycare of adults to live.In the first month of life, babies cannot smile or sit up. They cannot even hold up their own heads 38 some help from grown-ups.In the next few months, babies grow a lot. They learn to roll over, support their heads, and 39 sit up while being held.Babies also have to learn to use their 40 . It takes months for them to learn to reach for objects. At around six months old many babies can 41 an object from one hand to another.Babbling is 42 a human baby learns to speak. Babies all seem to make similar sounds by babbling. They try to imitate(模仿) the sounds they hear from adults. It will take about nine months 43 a baby can sat real words.Somewhere around a baby’s first birthday he or she may stand or walk with help. Soon the baby will 44 around on his or her own!The first year of a baby’s life is a time of growing and45 . Growing sure takes a lot of work!36. A. food B. danger C. waste D. peace37. A. careless B.harmless C. hopeless D. helpless38. A. of B.for C.without D. by39. A. even B.never C.ever D. still40. A. legs B.heads C.eyes D. hands41. A. keep B.move C.hold D. make42. A. why B.how C.which D. where43. A. before B.since C. after D. while44. A. look B.show C.run D. sit45. A. speaking B.smiling C.crying D. learning四、阅读理解 (共10题，每题2分，计20分)(A)There are some facts about sweet potatoes you probably don’t know．First Found in American CountriesThey’re in the family of plants that includes morning glories（牵牛花）and are in a different family than yams （山药）．Yams are from Africa and are more closely related to lilies（百合花）．A 5000-Year-Old FoodWhen Christopher Columbus arrived in American countries in the 15th century，sweet potatoes were already a mian crop．He took some with him back to Spain and by the 16th century，gardens all over Europe were growing them．A Healthy ChoiceWhite potatoes may be cheaper than sweet potatoes but sweet potatoes have more nutritonal（营养的）value．Also，white potatoes can lead to blood sugar problem and some other health problems．Health Facts◆A Rich Source of Beta-Carotene（â-胡萝卜素）This powerful Beta-Carotene gives sweet potatoes their yellow，gold，or orange coloring and changes to vitamin A in your body．It’s thought to reduce the risk of certain types of cancer and provide protection against heart disease．◆High in Fiber（纤维），Low in FatSweet potatoes are high in fiberwhich is great for health．Also，theycontain very little fat．46. What can we know about sweet potatoes from the passage?A. Sweet potatoes were frist fould in Africa．B. The family of sweet potatoes includes yams．C. Sweet potatoes are from American countries．D. Sweet potatoes are closely related to lilies．47. From the passage we know that ．A. sweet potatoes have a history of 5000 yearsB. Columbus was the first to find sweet potatoesC. white potatoes are cheaper but more valuableD. sweet potatoes often cause health problems48. Sweet potatoes are good to people because they are rich in ．A. fatB. vitamin AC.sugar D. Beta-Carotene(B)When I was a little girl, my father loved to play catch (抛接球游戏) with me. I wasn’t very good, but he would encourage me. He was always telling me “keep your eye on the ball” as I would not be able to catch even the easiest of throws.As I got older, we didn’t play catch as much. If I had a problem, I would go to my father to ask for his advice. He would try to joke with me and say “keep your eye on the ball”. We would both laugh because usually that advice did not apply to(适用于) the problem, but he would try to make me smile.My father became ill in 1995 when I was 23. As he suffered from a stroke (中风), hecould not speak. There weren’t any more conversations. He could only mouth words, which were sometimes hard to understand. After a while, I seemed to be pretty good at reading his lips (嘴唇), even better than the nurses who were caring for him.During our last conversation, I was telling him about a problem I was having with my then boyfriend. Once again, I could read his lips: “Keep your eye on the ball.” We both smiled.That was the last time I saw my father before he passed away.Since then, when I get into a stressful situation I tell myself “keep your eye on the ball”.49. The underlined word “pretty” means .A. beautifullyB. quiteC. carefullyD. always50. When in trouble, the writer tells herself “keep your eye on the ball” to .A. encourage herself to face the difficultyB. remember the old days with her fatherC. help herself forget her troublesD. remember how to play catch51. Which of the following can describe the writer’s father?A. Serious.B. CheerfulC. Honest.D. Careless.(C)Characters—Editor, Doctor, Scientist, Journalist, TravellerScene 9 The men sit down with drinks ,and the time traveller tells his amazing story.Traveller: The time machine took me 150 years into the future. The word w as… is …a very different place. There was two races(种类) of creatures: the Eloi and Morlocks. The Eloi are small, gentle creatures—people who lead peaceful lives. They do not work but play games, eat food, and sleep. They are afraid of dark.Scientist: And the Morlocks?Traveller: These are ape—like(似猿的) creatures who live underground. They are afraid of the light. They have machines. They provide the Eloi with everything they need.Doctor: So the Morlocks are the Eloi’s slaves(奴隶)?Traveller: Sadly, that i s not so. The Eloi are the Morlock’s cattle(牲畜). The Morlocks feed them and raise took them for food.Editor: That is awful. How did the Eloi allow this to happen.Traveller: They became lazy. At first, they allowed the Morlocks to provide them with everything they needed.Journalist: Then, they slowly lost all their skills.Traveller: Exactly. As the years passed, they became more and more dependent(依赖的) on the Morlocks. Finally, they could not take care of themselves. Then ,the Morlocks took control them.Editor: There is a lesson for us in this.Scientist: Only if his strange story is true.52. When may the traveller’s story happen?A. In the past.B. At present.C. In thefuture. D. He didn’t tell us.53. Which of the following is TRUE?A. The Eloi are afraid of the light.B. The Morlocks raise the Eloi for food.C. The Eloi could take care of themselves.D. The Morlocks live a happy life without working.54. What did the traveller think of the Eloi?A. CleverB. HardworkingC. CreativeD. Lazy55. Why did the scientist say “Only if his strange story is true.”?A. He felt sorry for Eloi.B. He was making a joke.C. He was afraid to hear the story.D. He didn’t believe the story.五、词汇（共10题，每题1分，计10分）A) 根据句意，用括号中所给词或音标的正确形式填空，每空一词。
