八年级英语上学期开学测试模拟卷
满分:120 分 笔试时间:100 分钟 姓名: 一、听力理解(共 20 小题,每小题 1 分)
第一部分 听对话选图。听下面五段对话,从题中所给的 A、B、C 三幅图中选出与对话意思相符的图。每段对话读两遍。
( )1. What’s Rose’s favorite fruit?
( )2. How does Mark usually come to school?
( )3. What’s Bill going to do this afternoon?
( )4. Which sign are they talking about?
( )5. What can they see at ten o’clock?
第二部分 对话理解。听下面七段对话,从题中所给的 A.B.C 三个选项中选出最佳选项. 每段对话读两遍。
听第一段对话,完成第 6 小题。
( )6. What’s wrong with Nick?
A. He has a headache B. He has a toothache C. He has a stomachache.
听第二段对话,完成第 7 小题。
( )7. What kind of music does Nancy like now?
A. Jazz B. Pop music C. Rock music.
听第三段对话,完成第 8 小题。( )8. What is Helen doing?
A. Running B. Playing basketball C. Playing ping-pong.
听第四段对话,完成第 9 小题。
( )9. Where does the conversation probably take place?
A. In a bank B. In a library C. In a clothing shop.
听第五段对话,完成第 10、11 小题。( )10. What are the two speakers doing?
A. Making a call B. Having a speech C. Watching a movie. ( )11. Where will Linda and Mary meet?
A. In the park B. At Mary’s home C. At the school gate.
听第六段对话,完成第 12、13 小题。
( )12. What’s the relationship between the two speakers?
A. Mother and son B. Husband and wife C. Brother and sister. ( )13. When will they go for a walk?
A. At 6:50 B. At 7:00 C. At 7:10.
听第七段对话,完成第 14、15 小题。( )14. Who does the man buy the shirt for?
A. His father B. His uncle C. His grandfather. ( )15. 15. What color shirt does the man buy?
A. A white one B. A green one C. A brown one.
第三部分 短文理解,根据你所听到的短文内容,从题中所给的 A.B.C 三个选项
中选出正确答案。短文读两遍。
( )16. What’s the speaker mainly talking about?
A. Outdoor sports B. Indoor activities C. Sports camp plans. ( )17. Which of the following isn’t mentioned in the passage?
A. Gloves B. Shorts C. Sports suits. ( )18. How many pairs of sports shoes does each child need?
A. One B. Two C. Three. ( )19. How long is the lunchtime?
A. One hour B. One and a half hours C. Two hours. ( )20. Where do they buy snacks?
A. In a sports center B. In a supermarket C. In a shopping center.
二、单项选择(共 15 小题,每小题 1 分)
( )21. —Do you know woman in red?
—Yes, she is a professor of Anshun College.
A. the; / B. a; / C. the; an D. the; the
( )22. —There’re four bedrooms in the house with its own shower.
—That’s what I want. I’ve got a few kids.
A. either B. neither C. each D. none ( )23. —Could you take out the rubbish and do the dishes, Tony?
—Sure, Mom will be mad if she sees this , I think.
A. matter B. mess C. trouble D. difficulty ( )24. You’d better late again.
A. don’t B. not be C. not being D. won’t be
( )25. Mr. Wang is very friendly to us. He is of all the persons I know.
A. patient B. less patient C. more patient D. the most patient
( )26. This beautiful poem by Li Bai is still popular today. It has the test of time.
A. failed B. stood C. taken D. made ( )27. How kind you are! You always do what you can _ others.
A. help B. helping C. helps D. to help
( )28. —Junior high school days will be over a week. How are you feeling?
—I’m trying to keep my cool because we’ve been together three years.
A. in; in B. for; in C. in; for D. for; for
( )29. The young firemen were so brave that they the fire and saved the children in that house.
A. put in B. put on C. put out D. put up
( )30. My sister with my parents dumplings when I got home yesterday evening.
A. are making B. is making C. was making D. were making ( )31. Lu Han is an excellent actor most teenagers like him.
A. such; that B. so; that C. too; to D. enough, that ( )32. —Look at the sign! It says “No Smoking”.
—Oh, sorry. I it.
A. don’t see B. haven’t seen C. wasn’t seen D. didn’t see ( )33. —I really want to join the square dance. Can I learn the dance well?
—Yes, Mom! Nothing is impossible you put your heart into it!
A. as long as B. as soon as C. even if D. unless
( )34. It’s difficult to imagine it is like in that village after the earthquake.
when B. what C. where D. which ( )35. —I haven’t seen your English teacher for a week. Where is he?
—Sorry, I don’t know .
where has he been B. where he has been
C. where has he gone D. where he has gone
三、完形填空(共 10 小题, 每小题 1 分)
This is a picture of something I did at my school last year. I wrote out 1,986 notes. Each said, “You’re beautiful,” and I stuck one to every locker in my school.
It was almost unbearable (难以忍受的) to listen to
people put 36. down every day. They would say
things like, “I’m ugly” or “No one likes me”. To me, that wasn’t the 37. _ . For at least one day, I wanted everyone to know that someone 38. they were beautiful.
It 39. me over 6 hours to write all of the notes, and an hour to stick them with the help of one other friend. It wasn’t my original (最初的) 40. to tell people that I had done it, but words got out after I had been called to the Dean’s office.
They found me through the school’s video surveillance system.
After I 41. everything that had happened, there was talk of a possible 3-day suspension from school (暂时停学). When I went back to my classroom, my teacher asked me what they said, and I told her. This is how the rest of the students found out. Throughout the whole day, words of the possible suspension circulated ( 流
传), and a group of students came together and formed a petition (请愿书). They passed the petition 42. school.
In the end, it had over 600 signatures (签名), from both students and faculty (全体职员).
It 43. me that people would do that for me. For one day, I truly felt 44.
. And for one day, I managed to make every other kid in my school feel beautiful as well.
A few days later, after the incident ( 事 件 ) was not 45. , a complete
stranger came to me. What she said to me was shocking.
“That day, I was planning on killing myself. I had given up completely on society, but because of you, I didn’t. You gave me hope. Thank you.”
What’s more amazing than that is the fact that today she has become one of my best friends.
( )36. A. myself
B. them
C. me
D. themselves
( )37. A. task
B. test
C. truth
D. treat
( )38. A. agreed
B. complained
C. reported
D. thought
( )39. A. cost
B. spent
C. took
D. paid
( )40. A. advice
B. plan
C. problem
D. worry
( )41. A. accepted
B. believed
C. explained
D. changed
( )42. A. from
B. around
C. through
D. during
( )43. A. told
B. asked
C. complained
D. amazed
( )44. A. awful
B. eautiful
C. terrible
D. ugly
( )45. A. new
B. tiny
C. true
D. usual
四、阅读理解(20 小题,每小题 2 分,共 40 分) 阅读下面四篇语言材料,然后按文后要求做题。
A
One Sunday evening, it was quite dark when old Stanley went for his walk. He was walking along the sidewalk, Suddenly, he saw a white car coming around the corner at high speed. It was going too fast and crashed into a red car in the street where he was walking. He rushed up to the cars to see if anyone was hurt and needed help.
The two drivers were arguing.
“You came around the corner too fast,” one man said.
“No!” said the driver of the white car, “That’s not true! Your car was parked in a wrong place.”
Stanley listened to their argument and then said the white car driver was wrong to
drive too fast. The driver of red car asked Stanley to prove he was right in court (法庭). Stanley gave the driver his name and telephone number.
Next Thursday morning, Stanley was asked to go to the court. The lawyer (律师) for the driver of the white car asked him a lot of questions about what he had seen. Then he asked Stanley how old he was.
“I’m eighty-two,” answered Stanley.
“Do you usually wear glasses?” asked the lawyer. “Yes, I do,” answered Stanley.
“Were you wearing them on the night of the accident?” the lawyer asked. “No,” replied Stanley.
Then the lawyer said, “Why should the court believe you? You are eighty-two years old, you were not wearing your glasses, and it was dark. How far can you see in the dark?”
Stanley thought about it for a minute. “Well,” he said, “when it’s dark, I can see the moon. How far is that?”
根据材料内容选择最佳答案,并将其标号填入题前括号内。
( )46. The car accident happened .
A. one Sunday morning B. next Thursday morning
C. one Sunday evening D. next Thursday evening ( )47. The cause of the accident is that .
A. the red car was going too slowly B. the white car was going too fast
C. the drivers were sleepy D. Stanley was in their way ( )48. Stanley was asked to go to the court because .
A. he wanted to make money B. he promised to be a witness
C. he was a lawyer D. he was badly hurt in the accident
( )49. Maybe the red car driver contacted Stanley by .
A. writing a letter to him B. sending an email to him
C. paying a visit to him D. making a phone call to him ( )50. We can learn from the story that .
Stanley was a clever and humorous man
Stanley wore glasses when the accident happened
the lawyer thought that Stanley could see clearly
Stanley was not able to see the moon
B
A nice day out for the whole family! Come and see our beautiful birds, huge mammals (哺乳类), lovely marsupials (有袋类) and reptiles (爬行类)… in our zoo!
Scientists will give wonderful lessons about animals every Tuesday! Don’t miss it!
根据材料内容选择最佳答案,并将其标号填入题前括号内。
( )51. Where can visitors see kangaroos and tortoises?
A. Area A and Area B. B. Area A and Area C.
C. Area B and Area C. D. Area C and Area D. ( )52. Visitors can have lessons about animals on .
A. Sunday B. Tuesday C. Thursday D. Friday ( )53. Which of the following animals can visitors see on Saturdays?
A. Crocodiles. B. Parrots. C. Tortoises. D. Koalas.
( )54. On Sundays, which is the best order for visitors to see as many animals as possible?
tigers-camels-koalas-kangaroos
tigers-koalas-camels-kangaroos
tigers-koalas-kangaroos-camels
tigers-kangaroos-koalas-camels
( )55. If Millie and her parents visit the zoo, how much should they pay?
A. $127. B. $145. C. $155. D. $172.
C
A poor boy lived in a small town. He sold goods from door to door to pay for school. One day, he only one cent left, and he was hungry. He decided that he would ask for a meal at the next house. However, when a young woman opened the door, the boy was shy, so he just asked for some water. The woman knew he was hungry, so she brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it slowly, and then asked, “How much should I pay for it?” “You won’t pay for it. My mother has told me that it is good to help the people who are in trouble.” She replied. The boy said, “Then I thank you from my heart.” As the boy left that house, he felt stronger. He knew he had many things to do.
Many years later, the young woman became ill. The local doctors couldn’t save her. People had to send her to a big city. When the doctor knew who the woman was, he was excited and tried his best to save her life. He succeeded. The woman needed to pay for the medical bill. The doctor learned that she couldn’t afford it. So he wrote something down on the medical bill. The woman read the bill, “You have paid it with a glass of milk.”
根据材料内容选择最佳答案,并将其标号填入题前括号内。
( )56. The poor boy sold goods from door to door because .
he had no money left
he needed money to buy some food
he wanted to raise money for Project Hope
he had to make money for his school
( )57. Why was the young woman sent to a hospital in a big city?
Because she was seriously ill
Because she had lots of money
Because she wanted to visit the doctor
Because she knew the poor boy worked there
( )58. From the passage we can know the doctor (the poor boy) .
let the young woman pay for the bill.
was always thankful for the young woman’s kindness.
didn’t remember the young woman.
failed to save the young woman’s life. ( )59. Which is the following sentences is true?
The young woman had a bad mother.
The poor boy asked for some money.
The young woman and her mother were both kind to others.
The poor boy became a famous engineer when he grew up. ( )60. What’s the best title (标题) for the article?
A. A kind Mother B. A Lovely Young Woman
C. A Poor Boy D. A Glass of Milk
D
My house is on a hill. There was only a small parking place. As a new driver, I was so scared when I realized I would have to reverse ( 倒 车 ) out of the driveway. I knew that if I parked backwards (朝后), it would be easier to get out later. (61)
.
For three months, I didn’t even think of trying. (62) . But one day, I suddenly thought to myself, “How am I ever going to know whether I can do it if I don’t even try?”
So I started my car, went down that hill, turned around and reversed. I made it. I got into the parking place. (63) _.
As weeks went on, I continued trying. The more I practiced, the better I did. But I had never practiced parking in the dark before. Then I decided to push myself. (64)
.
When I slowly drove to the parking place, I couldn’t see anything. My heart was beating rapidly. A moment later I guessed I was getting somewhere, I let the car go. Oh, my god! The car hit a tree. (65) . But I tried it after all.
根据材料内容,将 A—E 五个句子填入文中空缺处,使短文内容完整、正确,并
将其标号填写在下面题号后的横线上。
So I took the challenge
I always parked forward
The car didn’t hit one single thing
But it was impossible I could do that way
I had made a mistake about the distance of the car
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64.
65.
五、词语运用(10 小题,每小题 1 分,共 10 分)
阅读短文,从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空,使短文意思通顺、完整。请将答案写在短文后相应题号的横线上。每空限填一词,每词限用一次。方框中有两个词是多余的。
One morning, a bus was running, in which were some people 66. to
work. Suddenly, a car rushed out from a nearby road; the bus 67. to stop. It was a car taking pictures of a wedding, 68. by a line of slow-moving wedding cars. The passengers started to complain that they would be late 69. work, but the bus driver just sat in his seat 70. and rang the horn (喇叭) from time to
time.
Someone said to the driver, “No use ringing the horn; they won’t make way for you. You’d better 71. rushing through the line.”
The driver turned back and said with 72. smile, “I’m ringing the horn not to urge them to make way for 73. , but to wish them happiness.” After a second, he added, “Marriage is a happy thing, so we have a chance 74. way for others’ happiness. Isn’t a happy thing?”
The passengers on the bus calmed down.
is a happy thing to make way for others’ happiness. The one who has such a feeling is certainly a happy person.
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六、情景交际(5 小题,每小题 2 分,共 10 分)
根据对话内容,从方框内选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。其中有两项为多余选项。
A: Hi, Cindy! Long time no see.
B: Hi, John! Yes. 76. A: How long did you stay there?
B: For a week.
A: 77.
B: It was great. I visited many places. And the most exciting place was Disneyland. A: 78.
B: Yes. It was crowded. I saw many Disney characters walking around the park.
A: Did you take any pictures with them?
B: 79. _ I took pictures with Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck. A: Wow! Wonderful! 80.
B: If you do, you’ll certainly enjoy yourself.
七、书面表达(15 分)
Michael 是你的美国朋友。他想了解关于中国的传统节日。请根据提示词,以
“The Mid-autumn Festival”为题用英语写一篇 80 词左右的短文。
提示词及要点:1. one of the most important...; Chinese traditional festival
get together, have a big dinner, with their family
in the open air, enjoy the bright full moon, delicious mooncake
mooncakes are round like...
...carry people’s wishes to the families they love (寄托人们对所爱家人
的祝愿)
要求: 1、内容完整、书写清楚、字迹工整、表达通顺;
2、80 词左右,短文的开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数;
3、尽可能使用提示词及要点,适当发挥。
The Mid-autumn Festival
Lunar August 15th of a year is Mid-autumn Festival.
This is the Mid-autumn Festival in China. I hope you’ll like it.
【参考答案】
听力理解
1-5 BACCB
6-10 BACBA
11-15 CACAB
16-20 CABBC
单项选择
21-25 ACBBD
26-30 BDCCC
31-35 ADABD
完形填空
36-40 DCCAC
41-45 ABDAA
阅读理解
46-50 CBBDA
51-55 ABDAC
56-60 DABCD
61-65 DBCAE
词语运用 66-75 going; was forced; followed; for; quietly; try; a; me; to make; It
情景交际 76-80 FEGAB
书面表达
The Mid-autumn Festival
Lunar August 15th of a year is Mid-autumn Festival. It is one of the most important festivals in China. It is also a Chinese traditional festival. On this day, people often get together to have a big dinner with their family. At night, people often enjoy the bright full moon and eat all kinds of delicious mooncakes in the open air. The mooncakes are round like the moon. They carry people’s wishes to the families they love. Some people don’t come back home until midnight. How happy they are on this day!
This is the Mid-autumn Festival in China. I hope you’ll like it.