八年级阶段性检测英语试卷I . 单项选择。（20分）( )1. There _ a football game next week. A. will have B. is going to have C. is going to be D. are going to be( )2. We will plant _ trees next year. A. eight hundreds B. eight hundred of C. hundreds of D. hundred of( )3. The robots can _ people under the buildings and can also _ the sick people. A. look after, look at B. look for, look after C. look out, look into D. look at, look after( )4. These flowers are very _. You can see them everywhere in my town. A. special B. fresh C. green D. common( )5. He may come, but Im not sure _ that. A. on B. with C. about D. to( )6. My parents _ me to keep healthy. You can do it if you exercise every day. A. hope B. forget C. expect D. give( )7. Mr. Brown wants to know your name. Please _ on the paper. A. write down it B. write it down C. write them down D. write down them( )8. _ is Linda going to learn French? Shes going to practice it every day. A. What B. When C. How D. Where( )9_ exciting sport it is to go bike riding!A.What a B. What an C. How D.How an( )10. Would you like to go shopping with me this Sunday? Sorry, I _ Judys invitation to her party that day.A. met B. accepted C. repliedD. prepared( )11. We look forward to _ a trip to Hong Kong next weekend.A. go B. goingC. takeD. taking( )12. Id like to invite my friend _ a tennis game together.A. watchB. watching C. to watch D. watches ( )13. Can you come to my housewarming party? _. I like joining parties.A. Im not available B. Thats right C. Im afraid notD. Sure, Id love to( )14. What about having a surprise party for Miss Fang? _. A. Sounds greatB. Good luck C. Have funD. Thank you( )15. Could you _ the radio, please? Im doing my schoolwork.A. turn down B. fall down C. cut down D. write down( )16. I think there will be _ space for each person, because there will be _ people on the earth.A. fewer; more B. less; fewer C. less; moreD. fewer; fewer( )17. Will you go on vacation next month? _. I cant wait for it.A. Yes, I willB. No, I wont C. Yes, you willD. No, you wont( )18. Ill _ meet you at the train station. If I cant, Ill give you a call.A. finally B. probably C. clearly D. differently( )19. There _ some yogurt in the bottle.A. is B. are C. has D. have( )20. Women in that country dont want others to see their faces, so they _ their faces _ veils (面纱).A. play; withB. send; to C. cover; withD. give; toII. 阅读理解（ 30分 ） AR.U.R., a play about robots, was on in 1921. It was very successful. The writer of the play was Karel Capek. He wrote it in 1920. His father was a doctor and his brother was a writer and a painter. Capek was the first person to use the word “robot.” And the word “robot” came into the English language in 1923.The robots in the play were named R.U.R. They were made of a kind of chemical batter (化学物质), and they looked like humans.In the play, the price of a robot dropped from $10,000 to $150 during just fifteen years. Robots were like human servants. They did lots of work every day. Each of them could take the place of two-and-a-half human workers. Humans enjoyed themselves every day. However, one day, the robots realized (意识到) that even though they didnt have mind, they were stronger and smarter than humans. Then they killed every human but one.Although many of Capeks other works were more famous during his lifetime, today he is best known for R.U.R.( )21. Karels father was a _. A. writer B. doctor C. painter D. teacher( )22. When did the word “robot” come into the English language? A. In 1920. B. In 1921. C. In 1923. D. In 1925. ( )23. What does the underlined word “drop” mean in Chinese?A. 下降B. 上升 C. 增加 D. 放弃( )24. What can we learn from the play? A. The robots were made of metal (金属). B. Each robot could take the place of two workers.C. The robots didnt have mind. D. At last, the robots killed all the humans. ( )25. What is the best title for the passage?A. Karel Capeks Family B. Some Plays About RobotsC. Karel Capeks Famous Works D. The First Use of the Word “Robot”B从方框内选择适当的句子补全短文使短文意思通顺结构完整。A. When you lose your dream, you die.B. She always had friends around her.C. Never too old to learn.D. One week after she finished her college, she died in her sleep peacefully.E. Both of us laughed, because we knew what she said wasnt true. I met Rose, my new classmate, on the first day of college. To my surpri