八年级阶段检测卷(考试时间：120分钟满分：120分)题号一二三四五六七总分阅卷人得分第卷(共35分)一、阅读理解(共20小题，满分35分。其中110每小题2分，1015每小题1分，1620每小题2分)AI did something wrong today.While at the beach this afternoon, I met a boy called Bob. We talked a lot. He said that it was fun playing on the cliffs(悬崖). I told him that I was not allowed to go near that place (Mum and Dad had always told me it was dangerous to play there). He called me a coward. I wanted to prove to him that I was just as brave as him, so I agreed to go with him.We wanted to make our way down to explore(探索) the area, so Bob started to climb down and I followed him. Unluckily, some rocks came down after us. One of them nearly hit my head. We could not get back up. We shouted and shouted for help, but for a long time no help came. I was really scared. I wanted to cry. Then, we heard some sounds. Someone had heard us. A woman tied(系) a rope around herself while a man at the cliff top held the rope. She made her way down to save us.My parents were relieved(宽慰的) that I was unhurt, but they were angry that I had done such a risky thing. I apologized and promised that I would not do anything like that again.1Where did the writer meet Bob?AAt school. BIn the park. CAt the beach. DOn the cliffs.2What had the writers parents always warned him about?AThe wind was very strong.BThe beach was too far away.CThe cliffs were not a safe place.DBob was difficult to get on with.3Who saved them at last?AThe authors mom and dad.BBobs mom and dad. CA man and a woman.DThey saved themselves.4Put the sentences in the right order according to the passage.aSome rocks came down.bThe writer followed Bob.cThe writer wanted to cry.dA man and a woman saved them.eThe writer and Bob heard some sounds.Aabcde BbacedCacbed Dbcaed5How did the writer feel about what he had done?ASurprised. BExcited.CGlad. DSorry.BWhere can you learn about the cultural relics(文物) of our country? You may visit museums or read books, but now a CCTV show may give you a more fun way to learn about them.The show is called National Treasure, it has 10 episodes(集), it shows 27 treasures from 9 museums across China. In order to make ancient culture relics come alive, the show uses different ways to explain the story history and culture behind them.Although its a show about old relics, it looks modern and technical(技术的), an IMAXsized LED sired screen on the stage shows the treasures in detail.The treasures are presented(呈现) by national treasure keepers(守护者), both famous people and common people. Instead of just telling the stories and history behind the treasures, the show invites famous actors to be national treasures keepers, and they act out this stories on the stage. The actors even use the funny words to make their performances interesting and alive. For example, on the show, actor Wang Kai played Emperor Qianlong, and TV viewers loved his performances.While telling the stories behind the treasures, national treasure keepers also tell their own stories. For example, an old man named Qiu Qingnian is good at making natural paints for repairing ancient paintings. For many years he has been looking for mines(矿) deep inside mountains. On the TV program, he shows TV viewers how to make natural paints.The show has become widely popular with its interesting plots, good performances and funny words. It has promoted(推广) ancient cultural relics and has encouraged more people to visit museums.6The show National Treasure was produced to A look for national treasure keepersBmake ancient cultural relics come aliveCshow the modern technologyDinvite some famous actors to act out7From the passage, we can learn something about the show National Treasure except A actors good performances Bthe stories with interesting plotsCQiu Qingnians mines Dthe history and culture behind8What column(专栏) in a magazine might the passage come from?A Health. BHistory and culture. CSports. DScience and technology.9The underlined word “plots” means “ ” in Chinese.A情节 B观点 C任务 D讲解10The writers main purpose of writing the passage is Ato tell us what national treasure keepers doBto explain why National Treasure is popularCto teach us the ways of making natural paintsDto introduce the TV show National TreasureC阅读C篇，判断正(A)误(B)。 A表示正确，B表示错误。Captain James Cook was a famous English explorer(探险者). He was the first European to visit many Pacific islands. He put these islands on maps around the world.James Cook was born in 1728. His parents were poor farm workers. James started to work on ships as a sailor when he was eighteen. When he was twentyseven, he went into the navy(舰队). He fought a war in Canada and made maps of some of the eastern coast there.In 1768, the King of E