8AU6阶段性测试Paper 1 Listening (第一卷听力)Ⅰ. Listen and match the picture to what you hear 6%1____ 2____ 3____ 4____ 5____ 6____II. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear 6%7. A) It’s awful.B) It’s bo ring.C) It’s helpful.D) It’s exciting.8. A) To call Alice. B) To visit Alice.C) To talk to Alice. D) To play with Alice.9. A) Because his bike doesn’t work.B) Because he’s lost his bike.C) Because he’s lost his way.D) Because he doesn’t feel w ell.10. A) They’re writing a letter.B) They’re doing their homework.C) They’re leaving a message.D) They’re making a phone call.11. A) At six. B) At nine.C) At seven. D) At eight.12.A) A doctor. B) A waitress.C) A dentist. D) A businesswoman.13.A) a football gme. B) A sports meetingC) A maths contest D) A basketball match.III. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false 6%14. Almost everyone enjoys sports.15. Sports and games often grow out of the work people do.16. Sports help people to keep healthy and to live happily.17. People have different sports in different seasons.18. The Arabs only like horses and camels.19. Peop le from different countries can’t understand each other or be good friends.Paper 2 Vocabulary and Grammar (第二卷词汇和语法)V. Choose the best answer 15%26. My school is near my house, so I go to school ___________.A. by busB. by taxiC. by undergroundD. on foot27. My favourite hobby is playing ________ volleyball.A. /B. theC. aD. an28. My brother has worked ________ an architect since he left university.A. atB. onC. asD./29. I have an important meeting _________ tomorrow.A. to goB. joinC. to attendD. attending30. He wears ________ uniform and goes to __________ university.A. a/anB. a/aC. an/anD. an/a31. Our teacher told us_________ in the street.A. to playB. not to playC. playD. not play32. Look! The police is running after the man in _________ .A. handcuffB. handcuffsC. handD. hands33.It’s raining hard. __________ your raincoat.A. WearB. Wear onC. Put onD. Put up34. Shanghai is one of ___________ in the world.A. beautiful cityB. more beautiful cityC. the most beautiful citiesD. the most beautiful city35. There is _________ sugar in black coffee than in milk coffee.A. fewB. lessC. fewerD. little36. My grandfather is responsible ___________ the family business.A. atB. onC. forD. of37.There are ____________ stars in the sky. What a clear night!A. thousand ofB. three thousandsC. three thousand ofD. thousands of38. I am not ____________ to drive and so I have a driver.A. enough oldB. young enoughC. old enoughD. enough young39. Two ____________ were shouting at a big man.A. woman touristsB. women touristsC. women touristD. woman tourist40. No one knew_____________.A. what is happeningB. what was happeningC. what’s happenedD. what happening wasII. Complete the following passage with the words in the box. Each word can only be usedLi Yundi, the famous Chinese pianist, always loves music. He was born in 1982 in Chongqing. While still a small boy, he could hum songs and difficult pieces of __41__. He began to learn the accordion at the __42__of four, and he started to learn the piano __43__ he was seven. In October 2000, Li Yundi took part in the 14th Chopin International Piano Competition in Warsaw, Poland. He __44__ the first prize in his group. He was also the __45__ Chinese pianist in the 70-year history of the Chopin International Piano Competition to receive such an honour.III. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms 5%46. Don’t worry! I can manage it __________.(I)47. Let’s have a __________ after dinner. (discuss)48. Doris and Fred are the ________ of the lovely cosmestics shop.(own)49. This is not a/an___________ bird, for it can speak.(usually)50. I can dance _________ than any other girl in our school.(good)51.My father reported the ____________ to the police on the phone. ( rob )IV. Rewrite the following sentences as required 10%52. My parents came to Canada about 10 years ago.(划线提问)_______ ________ your parents come to Canada?53. Your sister has sports every day. (反意疑问句)Your sister has sports every day, ______ ______?54. He hurried to an ice-cream shop. (保持句意不变).He ______ to an ice-cream shop _______.55. All of her family work in her business.(否定句)________ of her family _______ in her business.56. Wendy sometimes makes phone calls to clients. (一般疑问句)________ Wendy sometimes ________ phone calls to clients?Paper 3 Reading and writing (第三卷阅读和写话)A. Choose the best answer(根据短文,选择最恰当的答案):(6分)Once there was a little girl named Mary Lennox and her two littlefriends, Dickon and Colin.Both of Mary’s parents died when she was a little girl. She hadbeen sent to her uncle, Mr. Archibald Craven, who has a son namedColin.Mary was once a selfish (自私的) girl. She cared about nobodyelse except herself and she was always alone. She started to know theword “friend” after she met Dickon, the gardener’s son. The little boywas very kind to Mary. They went to the Secret Garden every day, planting and playing. Mary never expected that making the garden beautiful would bring such a wonderful feeling to her. She was so happy to be with Dickon that she almost forgot all the sad things around her. She came out of her small lonely world.After she met Colin, Mary finally found the very person to take care of. Colin, the sick boy who couldn’t even walk, had been in bed for about ten years. Before he met Mary, h e was taken care of by the servants, but no one really cared how he was. He couldn’t find any reason to live. So he cried and cried, thinking about death. But Mary came. Colin was completely attracted to Mary and to all those fresh thoughts and stories coming out of her mouth. Of course, the most exciting of all was the Secret Garden.The feeling of having someone share your secret is wonderful, especially for the children. Colin used to be too weak to change his life, but now he had Mary, Dickon and the Secret Garden. All these gave him courage. Finally, with the help of his two little friends, he managed to stand up for the first time.57.When Mary was a little girl, she was sent to her uncle because __________.A) her uncle was lonely B) her parents diedC) Colin wanted to make friends with her D) her parents didn’t love her58.Mary only cared about _________ before she met Dickon and knew the word “friend”.A) her uncle B) herself C) the gardener D) Colin59.Mary found it ___________ to stay with Dickon and almost forgot all the sad things.A) wonderful B) upset C) lonely D) selfish60.Before Colin met Mary, he was taken care of ___________.A) by Mary B) by Dickon C) by the servants D) by nobody61.Colin was very much interested in __________.A) helping Mary and Dickon B) Dickon’s smilingC) thinking about death D) the Secret Garden62.According to the passage which of the following is TRUE?A) Dickon was Mr. Archibald Craven’s son.B) It is not good to let someone share your secret, especially for the children.C) With the help of Mary and Dickon, Colin succeeded in standing up for the first time.D) The secret garden was too dull for the children to remember.B. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage(选择最恰当的单词或词语,完成短文):(6分)Some people don’t mind being fat. In some countries a goodround face is nothing to be ashamed(羞耻)of. There is a famous WestAfrican saying, “Laugh and __63__ fat.” Many people can keepthemselves thin __64__ any difficulty. But a lot of people become fateasily and they don’t like it. The question is, __65__ do they do aboutit?Some believe that sports keep them healthy. But the trouble withexercise is that it works well only if he or she is interested in it.Others believe that slim pills(减肥药)and special clothes can makethem thin. It would be nice if they really worked, but they often don’t.Then the best __66__ of solving the problem is dieting. But what kind of diet? There are people who believe in cutting down food or drink to the least level. They believe that __67__ you eat, the thinner you get. For most of us, just cut down such kind of food which is having too __68__ fat and sugar.63.A) lose B) grow C) rise D) stop64.A) without B) with C) for D) of65.A) whether B) how C) what D) why66.A) man B) way C) side D) medicine67.A) the more B) the better C) the worse D) the less68.A) much B) many C) little D) fewC. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words(在短文的空格内填入适当的词,使其内容通顺,每空格限填一词,首字母已给):(6分)Are you carrying a lot on your back at school?I’m sure lots of children of your a 69 will say “Yes”. Not only the students in China have this problem, but children in the Untied States also have heavy school bags. Doctors are starting to w 70 that younger and younger students are having back and neck problems.“It’s hard for me to go upstairs with my bag because it’s so heavy,”said Rick Hammond, an 11-year-old student in the US. He is a 71 students who have common school bags with two straps (带子) to carry them, but many other students choose rolling (滚动的) bags.But how much is too much? Doctors say students should carry no more than 10% to 15% of their own body w 72 .Scott Bautch, a back doctor, said, “Children are l 73 their balance(平衡)and falling down with their school bags.”Parents and teachers are starting to tell children to o 74 take home books they will be reading that night. Some teachers are using pieces of paper or thin workbooks for students to take home.One of the best answers is, as some children said, to have no homework at all!D. Answer the questions(根据短文内容回答下列问题):(12分)It was a rainy day. A light drizzle was falling as my sister Jill and I ran out of the MethodistChurch, eager to get home and play with the presents that Santa had left for us and our baby sister, Sharon. Across the street from the church was a gas station. It was closed for Christmas, but I noticed a family standing outside the locked door.When we got home, there was hardly any time to enjoy our presents. We had to go off to our grandparents’ house for our Christmas dinner. As we drove down the highway through town, I noticed that the family was still there, standing outside the closed gas station.My father was driving very slowly down the highway. The closer we got to the turnoff for my grandparents’ house, the slower the car went. Suddenly, my father U-turned in the middle of the road and said,“It's those people back there at the gas station, standing in the rain. They've got children. It's Christmas. We can do something for them.”“You are waiting for the bus?” my father asked.The man said that they were. They were going to Birmingham.“Well, that bus isn’t going to come along. Why don't y ou all get in the car and I’ll run you up there.”The man thought about it for a moment, and then they climbed into the car. They had no luggage, only the clothes they were wearing.My father invited them to join us at our grandparents’ for Christmas dinner, but the pa rents refused.75.How was the weather that day?___________________________________.76.A family were standing outside the church, weren’t they?___________________________________.77.Where did the writer go to have Christmas dinner?___________________________________.78.Why did the writer’s father U-turned in the middle of the road?Because he wanted to ___________________________________.79.What does the sentence “I’ll run you up there” probably mean?I’ll ________________________________.80.What did the writer’s father invite the family to do at the end of the story?To _________________________________.II. Writing(写话): (共16分)81.Write at least 60 words according to the given topic“Breakfast is important”(以“早餐很重要”为题写话,词数不少于60个,标点符号不占格。