2022-2023学年外研版八年级上学期开学摸底考试英语试卷A卷（模拟试卷）（word版含解析）

2022-2023学年外研版八年级上学期开学摸底考试英语试卷A卷
满分：100分
一、单选题（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
1.—________ shall we meet for the picnic
—At the school gate.
A. How B. When C. Where D. Why
2.Jim started to play _____ violin when he was five.
A. a B. an C. the D. /
3.There're still _____ things in the room. What _____ can you find
A. else; other B. other; else C. else; else D. other; other
4.—I often see Peter's father play basketball on my way to school.
—That's not strange. Not only Peter but also his father ________sports.
A. enjoy B. enjoys C. enjoyed D. was enjoyed
5.—Where are you going, Lucy
—To the_____. I want to buy some delicious food.
A. zoo B. library C. supermarket D. park
6.There _____ an English show this weekend. Shall we go and watch it
A. are going to be B. are C. will be D. has
7.The students from Xinjiang like to stay in our school because everyone is _____to them.
A. happily B. early C. friendly D. silly
8.—I can't go out on school nights. How about you, Cathy
—I can't ______. My parents ask me to do my homework at home.
A. too B. also C. either D. still
9.—Does the first lesson begin at 8: 00 am
—Sorry, I don't know the _____ time.
A. free B. exact C. next D. last
10.I______ we'll have to wait a few more minutes, but I am not sure.
A. believe B. guess C. decide D. hope
11.You'd better not stand too close _____ people when you talk to them.
A. for B. to C. at D. around
12.—Steven had nothing for breakfast this morning, _____
—No. Because he had a fever.
A. hadn't he B. had he C. didn't he D. did he
13.My sister likes ______ and she often ______ in her room.
A. sing; sing B. singing; singing C. sing; singing D. singing; sings
14.—Are they visiting the zoo right now
—No, they ______.
A. aren't B. don't C. isn't D. doesn't
15.—Today is the first day of my final exam.
—_______, Mary.
A.Well done B.With pleasure C.Good luck D.Enjoy yourself
二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
Many years ago, I lived in Greece, on a very beautiful island. During my first year, I 16 to the beach for the Labour Day holiday. Greek people celebrate Labour Day on 1st May, and it is also a festival to celebrate the beginning of 17 . The sun was shining 18 and the sea was clear blue. I was sitting in a small restaurant by the sea while the cook was cooking 19 over a fire for lunch. The cooked fish smelled delicious. There were a lot of local people 20 some tourists. The girls and women 21 flowers in their hair. Someone gave a circle of flowers to me. In the afternoon, people played traditional Greek 22 to dance with it on the beach, and I also danced with them 23 the evening. 24 a wonderful day! All the people 25 themselves. I will remember it for ever.
16.A. go B. went C. goes D. am going
17.A. winter B. autumn C. summer D. spring
18.A. brightly B. clearly C. hardly D. heavily
19.A. apples B. tea C. coffee D. fish
20.A. as soon as B. as well as C. such as D. as
21.A. wore B. washed C. saw D. made
22.A. tennis B. football C. music D. games
23.A. after B. before C. when D. until
24.A. What's B. What C. How D. How's
25.A. enjoy B. enjoyed C. help D. helped
三、阅读理解（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）
A
Job interviews(面试) can be very different from country to country. An interviewer’s “body language” and questions, and the form of an interview are not the same around the world.
If you’re at a job interview in Japan, don't look directly into the eyes of the interviewer. It is considered impolite. But if you're at an interview in the U. S. , you should make eye contact(交流) with the interviewer. If you don’t, the interviewer may think you are not sure about your ability.
In the U. S. and some other countries, interviewers aren’t supposed to ask questions about family and personal information. In most countries, however, personal questions are very common during job interviews.
In Germany, your interview might begin with a very short conversation followed by a formal(正式的) interview. In Mexico and many other countries, the whole interview might not be formal.
26.In Japan, looking directly into the eyes of the interviewer is _________.
A. boring B. impolite C. humorous D. dangerous
27.What is suggested at an interview in the U. S. according to the text
A. Sitting by the interviewer. B. Making eye contact.
C. Talking about family background. D. Asking personal information.
28.In __________, a short talk usually begins before a formal interview.
A. Japan B. the U. S. C. Germany D. Mexico
29.In which part of a magazine can we read the text
A. Culture. B. Geography. C. Science. D. Sports.
30. What's the best title of the passage
A. Job Interviews in Japan B. Job Interviews in the U. S.
C. Job Interviews in Germany D. Job Interviews in Different Countries
B
One cannot discuss Chinese music without mentioning the guqin, one of the four arts—along with go, calligraphy(书法) and painting. It first appeared over 3,000 years ago and stands for China's solo musical instrument tradition.
At first, the guqin had only five strings(弦), meaning the five elements(元素) of metal, wood, water, fire and earth. Later, in the Zhou Dynasty, King Wen of Zhou added a sixth string for his son. King Wu of Zhou, added a seventh string to encourage his army to fight with the Shang.
Ambience was important in playing the guqin. Usually, it was practiced in a quiet setting and never for public performances. Ancient artists enjoyed performing by a stream in the mountains. The sound of the guqin mixed with the echoes(回音) from the mountains, until the musician felt he was at one with nature. Playing it in snow was also an enjoyable activity for ancient artists, who believed the instrument was the purest of its kind in the world. Also, a night with moonlight was considered wonderful for playing the guqin. Wang Wei, a highly talented man of the Tang Dynasty, liked playing it in a bamboo forest on nights with moonlight most.
Guqin pieces are usually three to eight minutes long, with the longest being Guangling Verse, which is 22 minutes long. Other famous pieces include Plum Blossoms in Three Movements, Wild Geese Landing on the Sandbank and Eighteen Songs of a Nomad Flute.
Nowadays, there are fewer than one thousand well- trained guqin players and perhaps no more than fifty living masters. The original number of several thousand pieces has greatly reduced to only one hundred works by today. The guqin and its music was added to the list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity(人类非物质文化遗产) in 2003.
31. Today, the guqin has _____ strings.
A. four B. five C. six D. seven
32. What's the meaning of the underlined word "Ambience" in Paragraph 3
A.演奏技巧 B.环境氛围 C.天气状况 D.弹奏曲目
33. According to the passage, playing the guqin _____ is a right choice.
A. at a quiet restaurant
B. at a welcome party
C. in a peaceful yard with flowers
D. on a dark night with rainstorm
34. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE
A. The guqin has a history of less than 3,000 years.
B. The strings mean metal, wood, water, fire and stone.
C. The longest guqin piece is Guangling Verse.
D. The guqin is very popular and many people can play it.
35. What does the passage mainly talk about
A. The guqin and its music.
B. The guqin and its players.
C. Four Chinese traditional arts.
D. The development of guqin music.
四、任务型阅读（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
Zhang Xini was born in 1990. (A) When she was 2 years old, she lost most of her hearing in a medical accident (医疗事故). But that didn't stop her from making great success.
Zhang Xini started reading when she was a child. Reading is her favourite now. She reads storybooks. She also reads science books. She likes Chinese stories. (B) She likes foreign stories too. Reading helps her a lot. She likes to write and show her ideas of life. (C) She has written many articles (文章) in newspapers and magazines.
Zhang Xini lives in Shenzhen now, and she loves Shenzhen very much. When she was young, she always told others that (D) 将来她想当一名作家.
36.用一个介词短语替换文中(A)处画线部分。
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37.将文中(B)处画线句子改为否定句。
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38.将文中(C)处画线句子翻译成汉语。
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39.What is Zhang Xini's favourite (根据短文内容回答问题)
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40.将文中(D)处画线句子翻译成英语。
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五、根据汉语提示写出单词（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
41.At the party, _____ (人人) was in an evening dress.
42.We are going to have a picnic on the _____(海滩).
43.He became thin because of _____ (繁重的) work.
44.The _____(产品)is popular all over the world.
45.He take a _____ (旅行)of the United States last year.
六、从方框中选取适当的句子完成对话（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
A.What is he doing in the gym B.Is your father learning a dragon dance C.What is your mother doing D.Where is your uncle E.Is he getting ready for Spring Festival
A: 46 _______
B: He is in the gym.
A: 47_______
B: He is learning a dragon dance with his friends. They are getting ready for Spring Festival.
A: 48_______
B: No, he isn't. He is cleaning the house.
A: 49_______
B: Yes, he is.
A: 50_______
B: She is cooking the meal.
七、书面表达（共1小题；满分25分）
旅行可以开阔视野，增长见识。你校英文刊物正在举行以“一次有趣的旅行”为主题的征文活动。请你用英文写一篇不少于 80 词的短文投稿。
短文内容包括：
1. Where did you go and when did you go there
2. What did you do there
3. Why do you think it was an interesting trip
注意事项：
1. 人称正确，包含提到的所有内容，可进行适当发挥。
2. 不得出现真实的姓名和学校名称。
An Interesting Trip
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答案以及解析
一、
1.答案：C
解析：句意：——我们去野餐在哪里见面呢？——在学校门口。考查特殊疑问句。How怎样；When什么时候；Where哪里；Why为什么。根据答语“At the school gate.”可知，问的是地点，应该用特殊疑问词where来提问。故选C。
2.答案：C
解析：play the violin意为"拉小提琴"。
3.答案：B
解析：句意为:房间仍有别的东西。你能找到其他什么东西吗 other意为“其他的”,修饰可数名词复数形式,位于被修饰词之前;else常用于所修饰的词之后。故选B项。
4.答案：B
解析：not only... but also...连接并列主语时,谓语动词的形式应遵循"就近原则";根据often see可知应用一般现在时,结合his father,故选B项。
5.答案：C
解析：zoo意为"动物园";library意为“图书馆”; supermarket意为"超市";park意为"公园"。根据 "I want to buy some delicious food."及选项可知此处表示超市。故选C项。
6.答案：C
解析：根据 this weekend 及“Shall we go and watch it”可知设空处应用一般将来时,故排除B、D项; there be句型中谓语动词的单复数由后面的名词决定,根据an English show可知选C项。
7.答案：C
解析：happily意为"开心地";early意为"早的;提早";friendly意为"友好的";silly意为"愚蠢的"。 此处应用形容词作表语;根据The students from Xinjiang like to stay in our school 可知选 C 项。
8.答案：C
解析：句意为:—我上学的晚上不能外出。你呢, 凯茜 —我也不能。我父母要求我在家做作业。 either 一般用于否定句句末,表示"也"。故选 C项。
9.答案：B
解析：句意为: —第一节课是在早上八点开始吗 —对不起,我不知道确切的时间。free意为“空闲的” ;exact意为“准确的”; next意为“下次的”;last意为“最后的”。根据语境,故选 B项。
10.答案：B
解析：由后半句句意“但我不确定”可推知前半句为猜测。guess意为“猜;猜测”,符合语境。故选B项。
11.答案：B
解析：句意为:当你和人交谈的时候,最好不要站得太近。close to意为"离……近",为固定搭配。故选B项。
12.答案：D
解析：考查反意疑问句。—史蒂夫今天早上没吃早饭, 对吗？—是的, 因为他发烧了。反意疑问句的构成规则是: 前肯定, 后否定或者前否定, 后肯定。前句中nothing表示否定, 所以后面的疑问部分用肯定形式, 根据had可知句子的时态为一般过去时, 后面用助动词did。故选D。
13.答案：D
解析：like doing sth意为"喜欢做某事"；第二句中根据 often可知本句是一般现在时，根据主语she可知谓语用第三人称单数形式，故选D项。
14.答案：A
解析：含有be动词的一般疑问句的肯定回答为"Yes, sb and is/ are."否定回答为"No, sb am not/isn't/aren't."故选A项。
15.答案：C
解析：考查交际用语。句意：—今天是我期末考试的第一天。—祝你好运，玛丽。 well done做得好； with pleasure荣幸之至； Good luck祝你好运； enjoy yourself玩得开心。因为对方在考试，因此应祝愿对方好运。故选C。
二、
答案：16-20 BCADB 21-25 ACDBB
解析：16.根据"Many years ago, I lived in Greece, on a very beautiful island."和During my first year 可知,此处指过去发生的动作,应用一般过去时。故选 B项。
17.根据1st May及常识可知,此处表示"夏天的开始",summer意为"夏天",故选C项。
18.此处修饰was shining,应用副词;根据The sun 和 the sea was clear blue 可知,brightly (明媚地)符合语境。故选A项。
19.根据设空前的the cook was cooking和设空后的 "The cooked fish smelled delicious."可知选D 项。
20.句意为:有许多当地人和一些游客。as well as 意为“以及”,符合语境。故选B项。
21.根据 flowers in their hair 可知,wore (戴)符合语境,故选A项。
22.tennis 意为“网球”;football 意为“足球”;music 意为"音乐"; game意为"游戏"。由to dance with it 可知此处表示传统的希腊音乐,故选C项。
23.结合语境可知,此处表示“我”也与他们一起跳舞直到晚上,until意为“直到”,故选D项。
24.本句为感叹句,由a wonderful day可知,此处应用What, 故选B项。
25.句意为:所有人都过得愉快。enjoy oneself意为"过得愉快",符合语境;本文谈论的是过去的事情,应用一般过去时,故选B项。
三、
A
答案：26-30 BBCAD
解析：26.细节理解题。题干意为:在日本,直视面试官的眼睛是 _________。从第二段第一、二句“If you're at a job interview in Japan, don't look directly into the eyes of the interviewer. It is considered impolite.” 可知,在日本直视面试官的眼睛是不礼貌的。故选B。
27.细节理解题。题干意为:根据文章,在美国面试时有什么是被建议的 从第二段第三句“But if you’re at an interview in the U. S., you should make eye contact(交流) with the interviewer. ”可知,在美国面试时,应与面试官有眼神交流。故选B。
28.细节理解题。题干意为:在________,在正式面试前通常会有简短的谈话。从第四段第一句“In Germany, your interview might begin with a very short conversation followed by a formal(正式的) interview. ”可知,在德国,在正式面试之前或许有个简短的对话作为开场。故选C。
29.推理判断题。题干意为:我们能在杂志的哪一部分读到这篇文章 通读全文内容,这篇文章主要谈及不同的国家面试方式的不同,这应该属于文化话题。故选A。
30.标题归纳题。题干意为:本文最好的标题是什么 通读全文内容,根据第一段第一句“Job interviews(面试) can be very different from country to country."可知,本文主要介绍的是不同国家的面试文化。故选D。
B
答案：31-35CDCCA
解析：31.细节理解题。根据"King Wu of Zhou, added a seventh string to encourage his army to fight with the Shang."可知,现在的古琴有七根弦,故选D项。
32.词义猜测题。根据后文介绍的古代艺术家弹古琴的环境可知ambience的意思是"环境;气氛",故选B项。
33.细节理解题。根据"Usually, it was practiced in a quiet setting and never for public performances."可知,在一个有花的安静的院子里演奏古琴是一个不错的选择,故选C项。
34.细节理解题。根据"Guqin pieces are usually three to eight minutes long, with the longest being Guangling Verse, which is 22 minutes long. "可知C项正确。
35.主旨大意题。通读全文可知,短文主要介绍了古琴及用其演奏的音乐,故选A项。
四、
答案：36.At the age of 2/At age 2/At 2 years old;
37.She doesn't like foreign stories either.
38.她已经在报纸和杂志上写过许多文章。
39.Reading.
40.she wanted to be a writer in the future
五、
41.答案：everyone
42.答案：beach
43.答案：heavy
44.答案：product
45.答案：tour
六、
答案：DABEC
解析：46.根据答语" He is in the gym."可知此处询问地点，故选D项。
47.根据上文的 in the gym和下文的答语可知该句询问他在体育馆里做什么。故选A项。
48.根据答语中的No可知此处是一般疑问句，根据" He is cleaning the house."并结合选项可知此处询问对方的父亲是否正在学习舞龙。故选B项。
49.根据答语中的Yes和上文" He is cleaning the house."可知此处询问他是否在为春节做准备。故选E项。
50.根据答语" She is cooking the meal."可知选C项。
七、
答案：
An Interesting Trip
Last month, I went to Xi’an with my classmates.
On the first day, we visited some museums and we saw a lot of Chinese traditional paintings. They were wonderful. In the evening, we had some special food. It was delicious.
The next day, we went to some famous places in Xi’an, such as the Bell Tower and the Drum Tower. Of course, we took a lot of photos.
I think it was an interesting trip because I learned a lot about Chinese history.
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