1、1江苏省盐城市盐都区 2018-2019 学年八年级英语上学期开学摸底试题 一、单项选择（15 ）（ ）1. Jac k is _ 8-year-old boy. He often collects things for Project Hope. A. a B. an C. the D. /（ ）2. Sally, may I use your iPad? _ is broken. OK, here you are.A. Your B. Yours C. My D. Mine（ ）3. I always believe that _ is difficult if we try our be
2、st to do it.A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing （ ）4. My brother kept on _TV for about three hours.A. watch B. watches C. Watching D. to watch（ ）5. We_ any classes if it _ snowy tomorrow.A. isnt going to be; is going to be B. arent going to have; is C. arent going to be; is D. isnt goi
3、ng to have; is going to be（ ）6.Excuse me ,_ is it from the nearest post office ? Only ten minutes walk.A. how long B. how much C. how many D. how far（ ）7.Alice is _ short _ the things on the table.A. too, to see B. too, not to see C. so, to see D. too much, to see（ ）8.Pets are our best friends. I th
4、ink goldfish are _A. easily to look after B. easy to look afterC. easily to look after them D. easy to look after them（ ）9.You mustnt swim here. Look at the sign. It _“No swimming”.Oh, I_ notice it. Thanks for telling me.A. says; dont B. writes; dont C. says; didnt D. writes; didnt（ ）10. Beijing is
5、one of _ in the world.A. the most beautiful countries B. the most beautiful citiesC. the very beautiful cities D. the very beautiful countries（ ）11. Jacky is so careless. He _ my books and pens _ the floor when he walked past my desk just now.A. turned；over B. knocked；onto C. knocked；over D. turn ed
6、；onto（ ）12. I will have an important match tomorrow. I hope I will wi n._. A. Good luck B. No idea C. Thats such a pity D. Its all right（ ）13._readers came to the bookshop but only _ got the book.A. Thousands of; two hundred B. Thousand of; two hundreds C. Thousands of ; two hundreds D. Thousand of;
7、 two hundred （ ）14. I can use a paper to make a flower. You are great. But I can make a bird _ wood.A. with B. of C. from D. for（ ）15. Tom _the teacher, “I wont be late again.”A. replyed B. replied C. replyed to D. replied to二、完形填空（10 ）When I was young, my mother always spent lots of time sitting be
8、hind a sewing machine(缝纫机). For all three children in our family, she made all the 16 with a happy look on her face.It looked so 17 for my mom to make them. But the first time I tried to make something, I just 18 do it. I worked too quickly and when I finished, it looked bad. 2Soon I just gave up.Th
9、is summer, I really wanted to make a dress to 19 at a party. So I picked out some nice cloth and found a nice style in a book. I got 20 excited about sewing that I couldnt even sleep. I couldnt wait to begin. I started early the next morning. My mom was having a meeting, so if I had questions, there
10、 could be 21 to ask.I did my sewing slowly and carefully, and I tried to do everything 22 . When I was sewing the front, I made the neck too small. 23 the rest was fine. “I finally made it!” I finished two hours later. And it fit! For the first time, I could wear something I had made with my own 24
11、.Later, I made some more clothes for myself. Now, Im doing better and better. So, if you want to learn something, my 25 is, never stop trying when you cant do it well.16. A. money B.housework C. meals D. clothes17. A. easy B. hard C. exciting D. boring18. A. couldnt B. could C. cant D. can19. A. off
12、er B. choose C. sell D. wear20. A. such B. too C. very D. so21. A. no one B. someone C. anyone D. everyone22. A. different B. interesting C. right D. wrong23. A. So B. Because C. But D. Or24. A. eyes B. hands C. head D. arms25. A. advice B. action C. fact D. reason3、阅读理解（20 ）AThere are two mice, Bil
13、l and Paul. They are good friends. One mouse lives in the country, the other mouse lives in the city. On a sunny day they meet in the street.Paul: Hi, Bill! Have a look at my house in the country. Im sure you can enjoy yourself.Bill: Id love to. But I hear that the food is not delicious, and your ho
14、use is not good. Is it so?Paul: No, thats not true. Go and see!Then Bill goes to the countryside with Paul.Bill: Why do you live in a hole in the field? You should come and live in the city. You would live in a nice house made of stone (石头). You would have better food to eat. You must come and see m
15、e at my house in the city.Paul: Thanks! Maybe you are right. Ill visit your house one day.Several days later Paul goes to Bills house in the city. The house is big and beautiful. They are sitting in the sitting-room, having a big dinner comfortably. Suddenly, there was a great noise.Bill: Run! Run!
16、The cat is coming!Paul: Oh, no! Its terrible (可怕的)! Both the house and the food are nice, but I do not like living in the city. I enjoy living in my hole in the field, for it is nicer to be poor but happy than to be rich but afraid.( )26. Whats the relationship (关系) between Bill and Paul?A. They are
17、 friends. B. They are cousins. C. They are brothers. D. They are neighbors.( )27. Where does Bill live?A. In the hole. B. In the country. C. In the city. D. In the field.( )28. What does the underlined word “several” mean?A. Few. B. A few. C. A little. D. Many.( )29. Why does Paul hate living in the
18、 city ?A. Because he likes to be rich. B. Because he likes to be 3poor.C. Because he enjoys happiness. D. Because the house in the city is big and beautiful. ( )30. Which is the best title of the story?A. The City Mouse and the Country Mouse B. Two Good FriendsC. Two Beautiful Mice D. The Country an
19、d the CityBThe Beets were a new couple (夫妇). The things in their rooms, such as the television, the computer, the fridge, furniture and so on, were all left by their parents. They only paid some money for their food and clothes. But they tried their best to save money. If they had something importan
20、t to tell their friends, they always visited them instead of calling them.One day, it was a quarter past nine. Mr. Beet didnt come back. His wife was a little worried. The supper was cold and she had already waited for two hours. She was sitting by the table in the dark room.Suddenly the woman heard
21、 someone coming upstairs. It was her husbands step. She hurried to open the door. In the dark she could hear his deep breathing(呼吸). As soon as he sat down, she turned on the light and found he looked very tired.“Why do you come back so late, dear?” asked the woman. “Havent you caught a bus?”“Yes, b
22、ut I didnt take it.” “Why not?”“I ran after it so that I saved two dollars this evening.”“Thats great!” the woman said happily. “Run after a taxi next time and youll save both more time and money.”（ ）31. The supper was ready at _ .A. 6:15 B. 6:30 C. 6:45 D. 7:15（ ）32. Mrs. Beet sat in the dark becau
23、se _ .A. she wanted to save money. B. she didnt like the bright light.C. she was afraid to be seen. D. she wanted to have a good rest.（ ）33. Mr. Beet went back _.A. by taxi B. by bus C. on foot D. by bike（ ）34. When Mr. Beet got home that evening, _ .A. his wife was angry with him B. he was very tir
24、edC. he was too hungry to say a word D. his wife felt sorry（ ）35. Mrs. Beet hoped _ .A. her husband went home by bus the next time. B. her husband could keep on doing exercise.B. her husband could be stronger and stronger. D. her husband could save more money and time.四、阅读与回答问题，每题答案不超过 8 个单词。 （10 ）F
25、inn began to pull great slabs（石头等硬物的块）of rock off the cliff(悬崖）. He threw them into the water to make a path. The slabs were heavy, and it was a long way from Ireland to Scotland. It took Finn a week to finish the causeway. He threw down the last slabs late one night, and then walked back over the c
26、auseway to his cave.“Im tired. Im going to bed now. I need to get some strength before I face Benandonner,” Finn told Oonagh.In the morning, Oonagh woke early. She went outside because someone was making a lot of noise. Benandonner was walking over the causeway, shouting, “Im coming to get you, Finn
27、.”Oonagh could see that Benandonner was much bigger than Finn. She rushed in to warn(警告）Finn, but he was still asleep. Oonagh knew that Finn was so tired he might lose (失败）the fight. （选自新理念 4 ）36.How long did it take Finn to finish the causeway?37.Was it a long way from Ireland to Scotland? 38.What
28、did Finn use to make a path?39.Why did Oonagh wake early?40.Who was bigger, Finn or Benandonner?4五、任务型阅读（10 ）阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填写表格 (每空限填一词)Few children grow up without knowing or having a toy bear, but how much do you know about bears life?How do bears get food?Some large bears have claws(瓜子) about five
29、 inches long. They use the claws to dig up roots(根) and catch fish. In the snow, a polar bear (北极熊) sometimes puts its white claws over its nose and mouth. In this way, it isnt easy for other small animals to find it. Then it can get those animals for dinner easily.What do bears eat?Most bears eat r
30、oots and leaves of plants. Some bears also eat meat when they can get it easily. Polar bears like eating meat from seals(海豹).What do you know about baby bears?Black bears like sleeping in winter. And baby bears are usually born then. The babies are only a few hundred grams(克) at birth. But they grow
31、 quickly. A week later, the babies can open their eyes. And when spring comes, they are big enough to go up to trees for fun!About Bears 41The claws of some large bears are about43 inches long. They use the claws to dig up roots and catch44.How do bears get 42?Its 45 for other small animals to find
32、polar hears when they put their claws over their noses and mouths.46 do bears eats? Roots, leaves of plants and meat.They are usually 48 in winter.What do you know about 47 bears? They grow 49 and are big enough to go up to trees in50.41. _42. _ 43. _ 44. _ 45. _46. _47. _ 48. _ 49. _ 50. _六、词汇（10 ）
33、51. There is no_without fire. (烟)52. We shouldnt _(抱怨) too much.53. Thank you for _(邀请)me to your evening party.54. In April, _ (百万) of people joined in Yangzhou Marathon Race(马拉松比赛).55. I told Mary everything because she can keep_. (秘密)56. The tree is at _10 meters tall. (little)57.Look, how_ (care
34、ful) the children are drawing!58. English is not too difficult but we should find a good way _(learn) it.59. - Which is the _ (twelve) month in a year? - December.60. Mary said to _(she), “I can do it. I can.”七、首字母填空（10）A mother planted many kinds of vegetables in her garden. One day, she said to he
35、r daughter, “Betey, come here. Look at all these little yellow marks（斑点）on the l61 of the cabbages. They are e62 of a kind of insect. They are very beautiful but very b63 for cabbages. This afternoon you must l64 for all the eggs on the leaves and kill them. In this way, you will h65 us have better,
36、 greener and bigger cabbages.Betty didnt think s he could do it at once and in the end she f66 all about it. The mother fell ill for a few days and couldnt work in her garden. When she was w67, she took 5Betty with her to the garden to see the cabbages. To her surprise, the insects ate up every leaf
37、. When Betty saw this, she b68 to cry. Then her m69 said to her, “we should never put off（推迟）what we have to do today till t70. And you must learn to deal（处理）with the bad things while they a re small, or it will turn into a big problem.”61._ 62._ 63. ._ 64. ._ 65. ._66._ _ 67. _68. ._ 69. ._ 70. ._八
38、、书面表达（15 ）假设你是李华，你的美国笔友 Steven 发来一封电子邮件，询问你的暑假生活，请根据以下提示，给他回复邮件。要求：1.包含全部要点，可适当发挥； 2.不能出现真实的校名及姓名；3.开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数； 4.词数控制在 80 词左右。Hi, Steven! In your last e-mail, you asked me about my summer vacation. Now let me tell you._ _What about your summer vacation? Im looking forward to your e-mail!Did outdoor activitiesdid some cycling;.My summer vacationRead books Did houseworkcooked for parents6Yours,Li Hua
