八年级下册学情检测英语试卷2(时间：40分钟满分：80分)一、单项选择(本题共30小题，每小题1分，共30分)1.Scientists have tried to find lives on ______Mars, but they failed.A. aB. anC. theD. /2._____ Earth we live on is bigger than _____ moon.A. The; theB. A; aC. The; anD. An; the3.My parents ______Shanghai and they will be back in three weeks.A. have been toB. have gone toC. went toD. were going to4.-- Who broke the glass?-- ______. The naughty cat did it.A. NobodyB. NoneC. AnybodyD. Somebody5.______ the development of space travel, people may travel to other planets easily in thefuture.A. ByB. WithC. AsD. Because6.Uncle Tom was tired but he didn’t stop until he _______ the top of the mountain.A. gotB. arrivedC. reached toD. reached7.Tom often doesn’t have breakfast, so now he has got a _________.A. toothacheB. stomachacheC. headacheD. backache8.-- Why do you look so tired?-- I have ______ finished a one-kilometer run.A. everB. alreadyC. justD. Never9.It is ______ for little Tom to communicate with the foreign teacher. He has never learntany English.A. importantB. impossibleC. naturalD. strange10.--Your room is so tidy and clean!--Yeah. My mother ______ it just now.A. cleansB. has cleanedC. cleanedD. is cleaning11.Scientists are working hard _______send astronauts to Mars one day.A. so thatB. in order thatC. soD. in order to12.-- How do you keep healthy?-- I keep healthy ______ doing exercise.A. inB. toC. byD. at13.You look _____. Did you watch the football match late last night?A. excitedB. awakeC. activeD. sleepy14.Reading in bed is __________ our eyes.A. popular withB. good atC. good forD. harmful to15.I was not feeling ______, so I went to see the doctor immediately.A. terribleB. wellC. illD. angry16.My grandfather keeps doing Taijiquan every day, so he is still______ although he is inhis eighties.A. in troubleB. in dangerC. in conditionD. in peace17.I have had this bike ______ two years.A. forB. sinceC. inD. at18.-- ________ have you studied in this school?-- Since two years ago.A.How oftenB. How longC. How muchD. How many19.-- Have you finished doing the work_____ ? -- Not _____ .A. already, yetB. already, alreadyC. yet, yetD. yet, already20.-- Hi, Penny. Would you like to play computer games with me tomorrow?-- Yes, I’d love to. But Peter_____ me to watch the Dragon Boat Race.A. invitesB. has invitedC. is invitingD. will invite21.Tom ______ his homework yet, so he won’t go out with his classmates.A. finishesB. has finishedC. doesn’t finishD. hasn’t finished22.-- _____________________?-- I have a headache.A. How do you doB. What are you up toC. What’s wrong with youD. How do you like it23.Little John is interested in animals, so he often _____ lots of time playing with his petdog.A. paysB. takesC. spendsD. costs24.Kate couldn't ______ her bag anywhere.A. discoverB. findC. seeD. look for25.Peter is a new comer in this school, so he has few friends and feels very______.A. lonelyB. strangeC.freshD. alone26.All the workers are very tired, but _______ of them would have a rest.A.allB. neitherC. noneD. nobody27.He ______ the English-Chinese dictionary for about twenty years. It looks still very new.A. has boughtB. has borrowedC. has hadD. has found28.Tom and Bob are good friends. They _____ each other since they _____ six.A. have known, wereB. have known, have beenC. knew, have beenD. knew, were29.-- Could you please teach me to swim?--______. Shall we practise together on Sunday?A. Sorry, I can’t.B. You are welcome.C. No problem!D. Come on!30.-- I will have a speaking competition tomorrow. I hope I can win.-- ______!A. That’s a pityB. That’s wonderfulC. Have a tryD. Good luck二、完形填空(本题共15小题，每小题1分，共15分)About 70,000,000 Americans are trying to lose weight. That is almost one out of every 355 people in the United States. Some people eat __31__ food and they hardly have any fats or sweets. Others do running, exercise with machines, take medicine, or even have operations. __32__ you can see losing weight is __33__ work, and it will also cost a lot of money. But __34__ do so many people in the United States want to lose weight? Many people in the United States worry about their look of the body. For many people, looking nice also meansto be __35__ . Other people worry about their health as many doctors __36__ overweight is not good.Most people want to find a (an) __37__ way to take off fat, and books of this kind are very popular. These books tell people how to lose weight. Each year a lot of new books like these are __38__. Each one says it can easily help people take fat away.Losing weight can be __39__ . Some overweight people go to health centers, like La Costa in California. Men and women __40__ several hundred dollars a day at these health centers. People live there for one week or two, __41__ exercise, eating different foods. Meals there may be just a little. All these work for losing weight. __42__ 4 days on the program, one woman called Mrs. Warren lost 5 pounds (2.27kg). At $ 400 a day, she spent $ 320 to lose each pound. But she said she was still __43__ to do so. Health centers, books, medicines, operations, running and exercise machines all __44__ a lot of money. So in the United States, losing weight may mean losing __45__ too.31. A. less B. more C. nice D. fast32. A. For B. So C. Or D. And33. A. good B. useful C. hard D. easy34. A. why B. what C. how D. when35. A. High B. short C. thin D. fat36. A. talk B. say C. speak D. tell37. A. dearer B. harder C. shorter D. easier38. A. cheap B. expensive C. easy D. safe39. A. pay B. cost C. take D. have40. A. making B. taking C. playing D. using41. A. Before B. In C. After D. At42. A. sorry B. angry C. sad D. glad43. A. need B. have C. use D. get44. A. health B. time C. food D. money三、阅读理解(本题共4题，每小题3分，共12分)It’s not easy to be an astronaut’s son. Everybody expects you to be special or perfect. I often wonder how my father ever had a son like me. I mean he’s so good at everything he does.Well, to be honest, I often dream about being some kind of him or doing something special. I was daydreaming at school one morning when my teacher said there would be a Father’s Day writing competition.When I got home, I started to think about what to write. My father is an astronaut. No, I wouldn’t start like that. That wa s the way others saw him. How did I see my father? Hmm, I saw him sitting with me in the dark when I had a terrible dream. I remembered how he hugged me for hours when my dog Spotty was killed by a car. Yes, there were the things I was going to write. To m e, he wasn’t just a world-famous astronaut. He was my dad.My parents went to school with me on Thursday night. There were so many people in the big hall. My dad looked at me, and I shrugged (耸肩).The third prize was announced and it was not me. I was a bit disappointed just like before. The second prize was announced. It was me.I went up to the stage and read what I had written. “My father’s son”. When I finished, the people stood up and cheered. I saw my father blowing his nose. Dad cleared his throat and put his hand on my shoulder. “Son, this is the proudest moment of my life.”It was the proudest moment of my life, too. Maybe I’ll never be a great hero or win a Nobel Prize, but it was enough just to be my father’s son.45.What might the author most probably write in his composition?A. The story of his father as an astronaut.B. The unforgettable time he spent with his father.C. He would be an astronaut in the future too.D. He was so hard to be an astronaut’s son.46.When the father looked at his son, the son shrugged because he _________.A. was not sure if he would succeed.B. thought people in the hall were so noisy.C. knew he would get the prize.D. believed his parents would be moved.47.The father said “this is the proudest moment of my life.” because________.A. His son also wanted to be an astronaut like him.B. His son would win a Nobel Prize.C. He was proud of having an excellent son.D. His son had recorded many warm stories between them.48.What is the best title for the passage?A. A Proud FatherB. My Famous FatherC. My Father’s SonD. To Be a Hero四、单词拼写(本题共15小题，Part A每小题1分，Part B每小题2分，共23分)A. 用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空(每词限用一次)cough awful condition that since49.His __________ will be worse if he doesn’t make any change.50.She __________ to give him the hint(暗示) that he should go.51.He left the village in 1982 and I haven’t seen him ___________ then.52.After two days, the cheese smelt ___________ than before.53.The weather in Kunming is nicer than ____________ in Shanghai.B. 按要求完成句子。