（参考）2019年八年级英语阶段质量检测抽考试题外研版一．阅读理解AIndia has a population of 1.27 billion. Its population is the second largest in the world. China has the largest population of over 1.36 billion. One out of six people on this planet live in India. Although, the crown (王冠) of the world’s most populous (人口稠密的) country is on China’s head for ten years. India will take the position by 2030. With the population growth rate (率) at 1.58%, India will have more than 1.53 billion people by the end of 2030.Now more than 50% of India’s population is below the age of 25 and over 65% below the age of 35. About 72.2% of the population lives in some 638,000 villages.Some of the reasons for India’s quickly growing population are poverty, illiteracy (无知), decrease in death rates and immigration (移民) from Bangladesh and Nepal. India started taking measures to stop the growth rate quite early. India had the “National Family Planning Program” in 1952. It became the first country in the world to have a population policy. However, it failed to reach the final goal (目标).1. The population of India is now.A. 1.58 billionB. 1.53 billionC. 1.36 billionD.1.27 billion2.The underlined word “position’ means “” in Chinese.A. 麻烦B. 现象C. 位置D. 考验3.Over 65% of India’s population is below the age of .A. 25B. 35C. 45D. 554.is not the reason for India’s quickly growing population.A. PovertyB. IlliteracyC. Increase in death ratesD. Immigration5. Which of the following is TRUE?A. India’s population growth rate is 1.58%.B. One out of seven people on the earth live in India.C. About 72.2% of India’s population lives in the city.D. In 1953, Indian started the “National Family Planning Program”.B.Presenter: Here’s Lucy with the weather report. What have you got for us today, Lucy?Lucy: I’ve got some terrible weather. Let’s start in Scotland. It’s not good at all. We’ve got storms and heavy rain.Presenter: That’s awful!Presenter: Oh, no.Lucy: In Southern England, the weather is very different. It’s another dry day here. But that’s bad news for gardeners. The last rainy day was three weeks ago. There’s no water for trees and plants.Presenter: What about Wales?Lucy: It’s windy in Wales today. In fact, there’s a tornado warning (龙卷风警报).Presenter: A tornado?Lucy: Yes, the tornado is moving across the country this evening. But there is some good news for Northern Ireland. That’s the best place today. It’s 24 degrees and there aren’t any storms, floods or tornado. It’s a lovely day. Presenter: Well, thank you for the weather report, Lucy!6. The weather in Scotland is today.A. sunnyB. windyC. rainyD. cloudy7. The underlined word “floods” means “” in Chinese.A. 地震B. 洪水C. 火灾D. 风暴8. The dry weather in Southern England lasted about days.A. 3B. 20C. 30D. 509. In , it’s a sunny day today.A. ScotlandB. Northern EnglandC. WalesD. Northern Ireland10. Which of the following is NOT true according to theweather report?A. It’s rainy today in both Scotland and Northern England.B. People in Southern England need much rain for their plants.C. People in Northern Ireland should stay at home today, be cause it’s too hot.二．综合填空三．短文还原Children know that summer is probably the most fun of all seasons. (1)_____, especially, for children aged 14 and under. In the first study of children’s safety in the US, the National Safe Kids Campaign(运动) (NSKC) found that nearly half of the injury-related (与受伤相关的) deaths among children happen in summer.(2)______. They always know summer is a dangerous season for children. During the summer, children are out of school and spend more time outdoors. (3)______. “While we encourage children to be active and spend time outdoors, they need to understand the importanc e of safety.” Said Everett Koop, an expert of the NSKC.(4) ______, the NSKC started a “Make it a Safe Kids Summer” Campaign during National Safe Kids Week, from May 5 through May 12. Here are some important summer safety tips from the NSKC:● Always we ar your seat belt.● Make sure there is an adult around when you decide to go swimming.● (5)________________● Obey all traffic laws.四．阅读表达Some time ago, an old businessman had a large store in Boston. He wanted a boy to work for him, and he put an advertisement in the newspapers. The next morning, many boys came to the old man’s office, asking for the job.There was a post by his desk, and there was a nail in it. He took a 2walking stick and said, “Everyone has three chances. If anyone can hit that nail on the head with this stick more than once, I will give him the job.”The boys thought it was very easy. They all tried, but nobody could make it. So the old man said, “I’m sorry I can’t take any of you,” and they left.He kept the advertisement in the papers, and the next morning many more boys came, and among them he saw a thin boy who had been there the day before. The boy hit the nail successfully for three times. The old man felt surprised and asked how he did that.“Yes,” said the boy, “I failed yesterday, but I thought that if I kept on trying a while, I could do it. So I went home and practiced hitting a nail with a stick till I could do it, and I got up very early this morning, and tried again.”The old man said, “You are the boy for me,” and gave him the job. Whatever the boy had to do, he tried to do his best. It was not very long before he became the best clerk in the store.1. What did the old man have in Boston?_____________________________________________________________2. What’s the Chinese meaning of “walking stick”?_____________________________________________________________ 3. 把划线的句子翻译成汉语。