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八年级下学期开学考试英语试题
一、单项选择 从下列每题所给的选项中，选择一个最佳答案。（20分）
（ ）1. —What makes you so ________ today, Jack? It is your first day of school.
—Because my teacher says I am ________ honest boy.
A. happily; an B. happily; a C. happy; a D. happy; an
（ ）2. —It was lucky that the little girl stayed ________ after the snowstorm.
—It’s so amazing.
A. alive B. live C. living D. lively
（ )3.In the sports meeting, Amy ran_________________.
A. As fast as can B. As sooner as she can C. As fast as she could D. As soon as she could
（ )4. —Did you watch the football match yesterday?
—Yes, I did. You know, my brother _________in the match.
A. is playing B. was playing C. has played D. will play
( )6. The number of students in our school _________ 4000 and a number of them _______
good at playing pingpong.
A. is, is B are, are C. is, are D. are, is
( )7. _______ good news you have!
A. What a B. How a C. What D. How
( )8.This kind of fruit____________ .
A. taste sweetly   B. looks well   C. sounds beautiful   D. tastes delicious
( )9.He knows a little about maths and his brother knows even_______.
A. less B. fewer C. much D. more
( )10.He needn’t to keep fit, ________he?
A. need B. isn’t C. doesn’t D. needn’t
( )11 You should study hard. No one can _______ you ________a good future.
A. provide, for B. provide, with C. keep, / D. protect, to have
( )12. —Where were you both at this time last night?
—Tom was writing an e-mail __________ I was watching TV at home.
A. as soon as B. after C. until D. while
( )13. The radio is broken. I don’t know ________next .
A what to do B how to do C what to do it D. why to do it
( )14.He always more of himself than ___________, so nobody likes him.
A. the others B. others C. other D. the other
（ ）15. The teacher always ______ a smile on her face, so the students never feel_______.
A. puts on; frightened B. wears; frightened
C. puts on; frightening D. wears; frightening
（ ）16. —What’s your best friend like? — .
A. He is fine. Thank you. B. He is a doctor.
C. He likes watching TV. D. He is helpful and generous.
( )17.This kind of cake looks _________and sells ________ in the shop.
A. nice, well B. good, good C. nicely, well D. good, nice
( )18. Look! Some women are chatting ______ over there and the rest _____ looking at the
pictures.
( )19. The table is too big. Can you make_________for it?
A.a space B.some spaces C.some more rooms D.some space
A. happy, is B. happily, is C.happily, are D. happy, is
( )20. —Shall I get you a cup of tea? —______, I’ll do it myself.
A. Yes,please B. Good idea C. No,thanks D. Never mind
二、完形填空 阅读短文，从每题所给选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。（15分）
Most of my day is full of lessons and homework. It is very 1 to find time for myself. But when I get some 2 time, I have many 3 to do, such as sleeping, going to the movies and listening to music.
First, I 4 sleeping very much, When I am at school, I try to make time during my __5 and lunchtime to get a few minutes to sleep. It helps me 6 wake all the way. If I do not get a good sleep, I will be very 7 the next day.
Second, going to the movies can make me relax (放松), When I am 8 , it is 9_ a good idea to go out and watch a movie. Laughing, getting frightened and even 10 are all good ways of relaxing.
Listening to music is my hobby 11 . I think music is very important in everyone’s life. Some parents think listening to music will make their children become 12 students, so they 13 them from listening to it. But I don’ t think so. When I am in a bad mood (心情), music can 14 me quiet.
15 hobbies, there will be no color in my life, I will keep my hobbies forever.
（ ）1. A. important B. hard C. useful D. interesting
（ ）2. A. free B. busy C. more D. special
（ ）3. A. subjects B. competitions C. activities D. clubs
（ ）4. A. finish B. practise C. like D. dislike
）5. A. classes B. lessons C. breaks D. reading weeks
（ ）6. A. stay B. mean C. become D. have
（ ）7. A. sad B. easy C. tired D. useless
（ ）8. A. boring B. bored C. unpopular D. uninteresting
（ ）9. A. never B. always C. seldom D. sometimes
（ ）10. A. eating B. drinking C. believing D. crying
（ ）11. A. as usual B. at least C. as well D. at present
（ ）12.A. best B. top C. poor D. rich
（ ）13. A. ask B. solve C. stop D. help
（ ）14. A. make B. study C. become D. agree
（ ）15. A. With B. Without C. In D. For
三、阅读理解 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容选择最佳答案。（30分）
(A)
Mr Read works in a hospital. He's a good doctor, but he often forgets things. People know him and don't mind it.
One morning he did an operation on an old woman. It took him three hours to finish it. He looked at his watch and found it was twelve thirty. He felt hungry and wanted to have lunch.
When he got to the lift, he remembered he didn't wash his hands. He went back to his office and put his coat on the chair. Then he washed his hands and left. However in the restaurant, he found he forgot to wear his coat. All his money was in one of the pockets. He got up and went back to the hospital. He ran to the lift but it was going to close. He put his head into it, and the doors opened. A man in the lift said, ‘Oh, dear, sir! Why didn't you hold the doors open with your hands? It's too dangerous to do so with your head!’
‘I think my hands are more important than my head. I have to do operations not with my head, but with my hands!’
( )1. People know Mr Read ______, but they don't mind it.
A. is a doctor B. often forgets things
C. works in the hospital D. often does operations
( )2. The operation began at ______ that morning.
A. eight thirty B. nine C. nine thirty D. ten
( )3. Mr Read returned to his office because ____
A. he forgot to wash his hands B. it was cold and he had to wear his coat
C. he was too tired to go to the restaurant D. he had to borrow some money
( )4. Mr Read left the restaurant because ______.
A. he ate much there B. he couldn't find his friend
C. he had no money with him D. it was closed
( )5. Mr Read put his head into the lift because ______.
A. he wanted to know who was in it B. he wanted to get out of it
C. his head was much harder than his hands D. he was afraid it could hurt his hands
B
Different people have different ideas about time. People in the USA think that it is important to know the time. In cities in America, there are clocks in stations, factories and other buildings. Radio announcers（播音员）give you the correct time during the day Most Americans also have watches with them wherever they go. They want to do certain things at certain time. They don’t like to be late.
But time is not so important to everybody in the world. When you visit a country in South America, you will find that people there don’t like to rush . If you had an appointment（约会） with somebody, he could probably be late, because he may not want to arrive on time.
In South America, even the radio programs may not begin on time. The men on the radio may not think it is important to tell the exact time. People in South America think that clocks or watches are just machines. They think that you let a clock or a watch control（控制）your life if you do everying on time.
( )6.You can see clocks in stations, factories and other buildings in the USA because ____
A. Americans want to make these places beautiful B. Americans want to sell these clocks
C. Americans think that it is important to know the time
D. Americans don’t think that it is important to know the time
( )7. Americans don’t want to be late when ______________.
A. they go to stations, factories or other buildings B. they do certain things at certain time
C. they are free D. their children go to school
( )8. The underlined word “rush” most probably means_____________.
A. jump B. hurry C. run D. have a watch
( )8. If you have an appointment with someone in South America, he may not arrive on time,
and this is because ______________.
A. he doesn’t have a watch B. he forgets to have a watch with him
C. he doesn’t think it is necessary to arrive on time D. he doesn’t like to meet you
( )10. In this passage, we can see that time is very important to ______________.
A. people in the USA. B. people in South America
C. everybody in the world. D. children in school.
四、 词汇运用 用括号内所给词的适当形式填空（每空不限一词）。（15分）
1.Helen asked _____________(she), ‘What will I be in the future?’
2. Do you think Rose is _____________ (pretty) of her three sisters?
3. The boy didn’t cry until his father__________ (hit) him on the head.
4. It was ___________ (terrible) cold yesterday. Maybe it will be colder today.
5. The child cried because she felt ____________ (fright).
6. English is the __________ in all of my subjects, so I must work hard on it. (bad)
7. It’s ___________ for the swallow to stay in the warm south for the whole year. (possible)
8.True friends can share ________(happy) and sadness.
9. When I heard the bad news , I couldn’t help _______(cry).
10. Oue teacher is busy ________ (prepare) an important meeting these days.
11.Last Sunday morning, I did nothing but ________(write) a letter to my grandma.
12.Mr Smith kept Jack in the classroom because he ________(break) the window.
13. If you do your homework ________(care), you will make many mistakes.
14. He is an _______(important) person, but we are deeply moved by his spirit(精神
15----What do you think of this idea?
---Sorry, what’s that? I _______(think) about something else.
五、 完成句子：(10分）
1. 警察经常告诉孩子们不要在马路上玩球。
The police often ______ the children __________ to play ball games on the street.
2. 丹尼尔自学了如何制作主页。
Daniel __________ __________ how to make a home page.
4. 大雨可能还要持续多日。
The heavy rain may ______ for a few ______ days
5.如今，越来越多的人关注食品安全。
Nowdays ,______ _______ _______ people pay attention to food today.
6.你认为我们的校规和班规怎么样？
________ _________ ________ ________our school rules and class rules?
7考试前， 你要让自己镇定下来。
You should _______ ______ __ before exam.
六． 补全对话
Doctor: Good morning . What’s your trouble?
Woman: I don’t feel very well.
D:1._______________________________?
W: Yes, I have. My temperature is a little higher.
D: Open your mouth and say “Ah”。
W: Aahh
D: 2._______________________________?
W: Ever since last night.
D: Did your sleep well?
W: No, I was very tired last night.
D: Oh, I see. 3. ________________________.
W: Can you tell me how I got a cold?
D: Maybe you overworked yourself.
W: I think so. I have too much work to do every day.Do I have to stay at home?
D: Yes. You’d better stay at home for two or three days.
W: 4. ?
D: No. I don’t think it is serious. But you really need a good rest and take this medicine.

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