江苏省淮安市淮阴中学开明分校2018-2019学年八年级上学期开学考试英语试题

江苏省淮安市淮阴中学开明分校2018-2019学年八年级上学期开学考试英语试题
一、单选题
1. Tom is ______ exchange student from______UK, but he can speak good Chinese.
A．a; the B．an; the C．a; an D．an; an
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2. — ______ is your telephone number? — It’s 83518039.
A．How much B．How many C．What D．How
3. There are buses _______ the town every day and people there are very ______.
A．for; friendly B．from; friends C．to; friendly D．in; friends
4. _______ his father, the young man wants to give up his job in the city.
A．Looking after B．Looks after C．To look after D．Look after
5. They will build a new bridge_______________ the river in front of our village.
A．on B．over C．under D．near
6. Don't hurry. We have____________ time to do our homework.
A．a lot B．lot of C．a plenty of D．plenty of
7. —_______have a trip to Hongshan Zoo？
—That sounds like a good idea.
A．Let's B．Why not we C．What about D．Shall we
8. There are 2 beds in this room. One is Lily’s, ____________ one is Lucy’s.
A．the other B．others C．another D．other
9. —Who put the books on the shelf? —Jack ________.
A．put B．puts C．did D．does
10. What a surprise to see you here! When ______ you ______ back?
A．do; come B．did; come C．are; coming D．will; come
11. —______ is it from your home to school? — It’s about a one-hour ride.
A．How many B．How much C．How long D．How far
12. ________ the child looked! He lost his dog.
A．How sad B．How sadly C．What sad D．What sadly
13. —Is there ________ in today’s newspaper? —Yes, there is.
A．something interesting B．interesting something
C．anything interesting D．interesting anything
14. Many parents waited for their children_____the sun for a long time in the exam.
A．under B．on C．with D．in
15. Please tell the boys ________ any noise. My baby is sleeping.
A．not make B．to make C．not to make D．making
二、完型填空
16. One day a farmer went out for ______ with his daughter. The farmer ______ a pair of wrong shoes, one with a thick sole(厚鞋跟) and ______ wit
h a thin one. So as he began to walk, he felt very uncomfortable(不舒服的). When he was just out ______ the house, he ______ to his daughter and said,“Why should one of my legs ______ than the other today?”
The daughter looked at her father’s legs ______ as he was walking and then laughed, “Oh no, Daddy, your legs ______ right. You have put on the wron g shoes.”
The farmer was very happy to hear that and said to himself, “______ clever daughter I have got!” Then he asked his daughter ______ back and get the other of shoes ______ him. The farmer had only two pairs of shoes. A few minutes later, she ran back to her father with ______ in her hand and said, “Dadd y! The shoes at home are also a pair of wrong shoes.”
【小题1】A．walk B．a walk C．walks D．walking
【小题2】A．put on B．wore C．wear D．putted on
【小题3】A．another B．other C．others D．the other
【小题4】A．of B．off C．from D．inside
【小题5】A．took B．turned C．stood D．ran
【小题6】A．longer B．be longer C．longest D．be the longest
【小题7】A．careful B．carefully C．more careful D．more carefully
【小题8】A．are all B．all are C．all were D．were all
【小题9】A．What a B．What C．How D．How a
【小题10】A．come B．to come C．go D．to go
【小题11】A．to B．on C．for D．at
【小题12】A．nothing B．anything C．something D．everything
三、阅读单选
17. Hundreds of years ago, there lived a king in a small country. He liked swimming. When summer came, he always went swimming.
One afternoon, the king went swimming in a river in the forest but he didn’t tell others about it. He was very happy when he swam in the water. After t hat, he heard a big noise and saw a big bear coming towards him. He tried his best to run away. He ran and ran and at last he lost his way. He was hungry an d tired when he found an old house. There was an old farmer in it. “It’s your king,” he said to the old man. “I’m hungry now. Bring me something to eat quic kly!”
The old man only had four eggs. The king ate them and felt better. “How much must I pay you for that?”
“Eighteen pounds.”
“They are so expensive! Are eggs rare(稀有的) here?”
“No,” answered the old farmer. “We have only one king in our country!”
【小题1】When summer came, the king ________.
A．went swimming B．went fishing
C．grew flowers in the garden D．went on a trip
【小题2】When the king saw the bear, he ________.
A．asked the old farmer to help him B．cried for help
C．ran away quickly D．ran to the forest
【小题3】At last, the king found ________.
A．an old house B．his capital C．his garden D．the bear
【小题4】The king felt better because ________.
A．he could sleep in the farmer’s house B．the bear couldn’t find him
C．he ate four eggs D．the farmer knew he was a king
【小题5】Which is the best title of the story?
A．The King in the Forest B．The King and the Old Farmer
C．The King and the Bear D．The Kind King
18. In Madhanpur lived a very hardworking farmer named Gopal. He has three sons Ram, Laxman and Hanuman. All three were strong and healthy But they were all lazy.
Gopal was sad about his sons and the future of his farmland.
One day, Gopal got an idea. He called all his sons and said, "Ram! Laxman! and Hanuman! I hid a treasure in our farmland. You search and share the tr easure among you."
The three sons were overjoyed. They went to the fields and started searching. Ram started from one end. Laxman searched from the other end. And Ha numan did so from the centre. They dug (挖) each and every inch of the field. But they could not find anything.
Gopal said to his sons, “Dear boys! Now you have tooled the field, why not sow a crop(农作物)!" The sons went off to sow the crops.
Days passed. Soon, the crops grew green. The sons were very happy. The father said, "Sons, this is the real treasure I wanted you to share."
【小题1】What were Madhanpur’s sons like?
A．weak B．rich C．lazy D．hard-working
【小题2】The three sons dug the field because _________.
A．they wanted to plant the crops B．they wanted to find the treasure
C．they had nothing else to do every day D．they wanted to play in the field
【小题3】How did Madhanpur’s sons dug the field?
A．They dug the field alone B．Ram and Laxman worked together
C．Ram and Hanuman worked together D．They worked as a team
【小题4】Gopal thought that the real treasure was the _________.
A．hard work B．healthy body C．happy life D．green crops
【小题5】We can learn from the article that _________.
A．we can get everything from our parents B．we can get what we want without paying
C．we can be happy by sharing D．we can work hard to get what we want
19. We send our children to school to prepare them for the time when they will be big and will have to work for themselves. They learn their own lan guage (语言) so that they will be able to tell others clearly what they want and what they know, and understand what others tell them. They learn foreign lan guages in order to be able to understand the people from other countries and make themselves understood. They learn history to know something about peop le they meet every day. What they learn at school is, of course, quite useful, but is that the only reason why they go to school?
No, there is more in education (教育) than just learning facts. We go to school, above all (首要的是), to learn how to learn, so that when we leave scho ol, we can continue (继续) to learn. A man who really knows how to learn will always be successful, because whenever (无论何时) he has to do something new, he will quickly teach himself how to do it in the best way. The uneducated person, on the other hand, is not able to do something new, or do it badly. So the purpose (目的) of school is not only to teach the students these useful subjects but also teach the way to learn.
【小题1】Children go to school because ________.
A．they can grow fast at school B．they can learn facts
C．they have to work for themselves at the moment D．their parents have to prepare them for their future
【小题2】The underlined word “successful” means “________” in Chinese.
A．忧郁的B．失败的C．迷茫的D．成功的
【小题3】The sentence “there is more in education than just learning facts” means “________”.
A．learning facts isn’t the only thing in education B．there are more facts to learn in education
C．learning facts is more important than education D．education is just learning facts
【小题4】What does an educated person do when he meets something new?
四、根据首字母填空
五、句型转换
A ．He won’t try his best to do it well.C ．He won’t be able to do it well.
【小题5】The main idea of the passage is that ________.A ．children must go to school B ．the subjects at school are useful
C ．parents should send their children to school
D ．children should be taught not only to learn but also how to learn
20. 根据句意和括号内所给英文或中文提示写出相应的单词
【小题1】We grow up reading stories about the princesses living in ___________(宫殿).【小题2】___________(分享) books with others is great fun to us.【小题3】Women’s Day is on the ___________ (eight) of March.【小题4】This is not my mobile phone, ___________(我的) is over there.【小题5】What about ___________(划(船)) a boat on the lake this afternoon?【小题6】___________ (not be) afraid of making mistakes. I am ready to help you.【小题7】Jim’s ___________ (old) brother is a policeman.【小题8】We can’t live ___________ (with) water or air.
【小题9】Last year, the teacher from the USA ___________ (教) us English.【小题10】Nobody ___________ (stay) at school at weekends.
21. 句型转换
【小题1】These pencil cases are Simon’s. (对划线部分提问)_________________ are these pencil cases?
【小题2】Maybe there are not anything important in this book. (改为同义句)There ______________ ______________ ____________ important in this book.【小题3】Daniel has to play the piano at home every day. (对划线部分提问)____________ ____________ Daniel ____________ to do at home every day?【小题4】When Amy saw the flying chair, she was excited. (改为同义句) It was ______________ for Amy _____________ _____________ the flying chair.
D ．He will know how to learn.
B ．He’ll quickly find the best way out.
【小题5】Kitty wanted to know how she could pass the exam. (改为同义句)
Kitty ______________ how ______________ ______________ the exam.
六、完成句子
22. 将下列句子译成英语
【小题1】有个奇怪的人在张着嘴巴睡觉。

There is a strange person __________ ___________ his mouth ___________.
【小题2】学生们将不再害怕学习英语了。

The students won’t _________ ________ of ________ English any more.
【小题3】我的兔子喜欢在我膝盖上睡觉。

My rabbit likes ________ ________ my ________.
【小题4】公园里，一些人在唱歌，另一些人在跳舞。

In the park, ______________ people are singing, and ______________ are dancing.
【小题5】阳光广场的面积大约51,000平方米。

Sunshine Square _______ ________ _________ ______ about 51,000 square metres.
七、回答问题
23. 阅读下面短文，回答问题，每小题不超过6个单词。

Here are some clothes for women from different times. Women in the 1940s dressed up in cheong-sams (旗袍). Cheong-sams were made of cotton or si lk. They were colourful. Some of them had beautiful flowers on them. Women in them looked slim and really good. During that time, these clothes could hel p us to know whether (是否) you were rich or poor.
Form the 1950s to the 1960s, women was interested in coats and trousers. They were more comfortable than cheong-sams. These clothes were made of cotton. They were blue or grey. More and more women began to work. Women felt proud (骄傲的) and comfortable because it was their first time to have th e same right (权利) as men.
Young girls in the 1980s thought they should wear colourful clothes. They liked the clothes that film stars wore. They tried hard to make some clothes l ike the stars’. Now people like designing their own clothes. These clothes are made of fur or even paper. But many people dislike using leather and fur beca use it will hurt animals.
根据上面短文的内容回答下列问题。

（每题答案不超过6个单词）
【小题1】How did the women in cheong-sam look?
________________________________________________________________________
【小题2】What can we know from women in cheong-sam during that time?________________________________________________________________ ________
【小题3】Why was women interested in coats and trousers from the 1950s to the 1960s?
________________________________________________________________________
【小题4】Who liked the clothes that film stars wore in the 1980s?
________________________________________________________________________
【小题5】Do all people like using leather and fur to design their own clothes?
________________________________________________________________________
八、话题作文
24. 亲爱的同学们，美好的假期悄然结束，这是我们升入初中以来第一个暑假。

在这长长的暑假里，我们也一定收获颇丰，请按照以下要点和同学们分享一下自己难忘的暑假生活。

要求：1.假期生活有什么难忘的回忆？(可以是难忘的旅游、有趣的事情、相遇的好友；也可以是一顿饭、一本书、一个拥抱等等)2.你从中学到了什么？感受到了什么？3. 假期感受。

不少于80词，已给出的开头不计入词数。

My Summer Vacation
My summer vacation was very special._______________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________。