《2025年通城学典活页检测八年级英语下册外研版》

一、根据句意及汉语或首字母提示完成单词。（10分）
1. There is something wrong with the computer ________（系统）.
2. It is reported that the ________（宇宙）is about 13.8 billion years old.
3. Mum has a poor sense of direction，so she is always afraid to go o________ alone.
4. Every morning，Tim often sees g________ of middle - aged women dance in the square.
5. You'd better c________ with your parents face to face.

答案： 1. system 2. universe 3. out 4. groups 5. communicate

二、用所给单词的适当形式填空。（15分）
1. Do you know anything about the life on the earth ________（hundred）of millions of years ago?
2. Paul finds it ________（possible）to finish his homework in two hours because it's too difficult.
3. This is my new friend. He ________（call）Wang Yu.
4. He is too busy. He doesn't even have enough time ________（have）meals.
5. Many people still try ________（climb）Mount Qomolangma every year though it is very dangerous.

答案： 1. hundreds 2. impossible 3. is called 4. to have 5. to climb

1. There are all kinds of animals and plants ________ the earth.
A. in B. for C. about D. on

答案： 1. D 

2. In summer，the weather in Harbin is cooler than ________ in Beijing.
A. that B. this C. these D. those

答案： 2. A 

3. — Have you ever been to any famous places in Beijing?
— Well，________ of them. I haven't had the chance to travel there yet.
A. few B. some
C. many D. none

答案： 3. D 根据下文“I haven’t had the chance to travel there yet.”可知，是一个地方都没有去过，none指三者或三者以上都不，符合语境。

4.（呼和浩特新城区期中）— Kids often feel better in a happy family.
— That's true. A happy family provides a loving ________ for children.
A. expression B. development
C. encouragement D. environment

答案： 4. D expression 表达；development 发展；encouragement 鼓励；environment 环境。结合语境可知，幸福的家庭能为孩子提供一个充满爱的环境。

5.（白银中考）Linda is afraid of the dark. She even leaves the ________ on while sleeping.
A. screen B. radio
C. fan D. light

答案： 5. D 根据“Linda is afraid of the dark.”可知，Linda怕黑，所以睡觉不关灯。

6.（大庆第三十六中学期中）It cost them more than ________ dollars to complete the project.
A. 2 billion B. 2 billions
C. 2 billion of D. billion of

答案： 6. A billion与of连用时，应用复数形式，表示概数；若前有基数词修饰，则用单数形式，表示确数。2 billion dollars表示“20亿美元”。

四、从方框中选择正确的单词，并用其适当的形式完成短文，每词只能用一次。（30分）
we safe sun increase well excite idea centre live although
          What is the solar system? It is the 1. ________ and other planets that travel around it. The sun is in the 2. ________ of it and its shape looks like an egg.
        3. ________ solar system includes the sun，Mercury，Venus，the earth，Mars，Jupiter，Saturn，Uranus and Neptune. Our solar neighbourhood is a（n）4. ________ place. Most people think we have to live in outer space，5. ________ no one has communicated with us so far. One reason is that some of us can hardly live on the earth because of 6. ________ population，and the other reason is that perhaps some scientists will create some space like our earth for people 7. ________ in. Are you expecting that?
        Some scientists disagree with the 8. ________ above. They believe we will like inner space 9. ________ than outer space in the future. We are not certain if we can live 10. ________ in outer space because it is changing all the time. As a result，most people will refuse to live there.
        What's your opinion? I can't wait to get your reply.

答案： 1. sun 2. centre 3. Our 4. exciting 5. although 6. increasing 7. to live 8. ideas 9. better 10. safely