2020届八年级上学期英语开学考试试卷A卷.doc

2020届八年级上学期英语开学考试试卷A卷一、 单项选择。(满分50分，每小题2分) (共25题；共50分)1. （2分）After class, some students play _ badminton, and others learn to play _ guitar. A . a, theB . /, theC . the, theD . /, /2. （2分） Can you help _, please, Tom? Yes.A . meB . IC . myD . she3. （2分）I usually _ the park on my way to school. A . pass byB . past byC . pass onD . past away4. （2分）Well celebrate the National Day this year. Thats really exciting. A . seventyB . seventeenC . seventieth5. （2分）_ mother usually cooks for _ at the weekend. A . Lily and Nick; theirB . Lilys and Nicks; themC . Lily and Nicks; theirD . Lily and Nicks; them6. （2分）The twins almost look the same. We can hardly tell one from _. A . otherB . anotherC . the otherD . others7. （2分）The temperature will stay zero in the day time, but at night, it will fall zero again. A . below; aboveB . over; underC . above; belowD . under; over8. （2分）I want to talk my teachers A . atB . withC . in9. （2分）He runs fastest in his class. _runs faster than him in his class. A . EveryoneB . NobodyC . SomeoneD . Anyone10. （2分）If you are in _, you are in a quiet state and have no worries. A . fearB . painC . peace11. （2分）The two kids improved a lot _ reading English novels. A . byB . onC . withD . at12. （2分）Wheres that report, Daniel?I brought it to youyou were in Mr. Blacks office yesterday.A . ifB . whenC . becauseD . before13. （2分）Do you know something about Shanghai?Yes, it is one of_ cities in China.A . largeB . the largest.C . the larger.14. （2分）It is reported that many wild animals in the world are because of human behaviour. We must do something to stop people from hunting and selling these animals. A . in dangerB . in publicC . in silenceD . in peace15. （2分） _ that? Its a pencil case.A . WhatreB . What areC . WhatsD . What16. （2分）What did you do during your summer holiday?I spent my holiday _ English in Summer Classes.A . improvingB . improvesC . to improveD . improve17. （2分）People in the Northwest have too many trees, so sandstorm is always coming in many parts of China in spring.A . cut offB . cut downC . cutting offD . cutting down18. （2分）When you are tired, in the countryside is a wonderful experience. A . relaxingB . relaxedC . relaxD . relaxes19. （2分）You cant park your car here. Cant you see the sign? I am sorry. I _ see it just now. A . wontB . dontC . didntD . wasnt20. （2分）The book is excellent. Could you tell me ? A . where did you buy itB . where you bought itC . where do you buy itD . where you buy it21. （2分） How do you like our new teacher Ms. Lee ? Shes so funny . Yeah , but I think she is not _ our English teacher .A . so funny asB . as funnier asC . so funny thanD . so funnier than22. （2分）You know Animal World is on TV _ 6:30 p.m. _ 7:00 p.m. A . from; toB . between; toC . from; andD . at; at23. （2分）China is famous its dumplings. A . asB . toC . for24. （2分）Tony always works hard. Of all the students, he did in this exam. A . goodB . wellC . betterD . best25. （2分）The bus runs very slow _ the heavy traffic. A . becauseB . because ofC . so二、 完形填空。(本题满分20分，每小题2分) (共1题；共20分)26. （20分） I did very badly at school. My headmaster thought I was 1and when I was 14 he said, “Youre never going to be 2but a failure.”After five years of 3jobs, I fell in love with a very nice middle-class girl. It was the best 4 that could have happened to me. I 5I wanted to do something positive(积极地) with my life because I wanted to prove to 6 that what people said about me was 7. Especially her mother, who had said to me, “Lets face it, youve failed at everything youve ever done.” So I tried hard with my 8and went to college. My first novel 9while I was at college.After college I taught during the 10in high schools and attended evening classes at London University, where I got a degree in history. I became a lecturer at a college and was thinking of 11that job to write full time 12I was offered a part-time job at Leeds University. I began to feel proud of myself. Here was a working-class boy whod 13school early, now teaching at the university.My writing career took off when I discovered my own style. Now Im rich and famous, have been on TV, and met lots of film stars. But what does it mean? I 14wish all the people that have put me down had 15“I believe in you. Youll succeed.”（1）A . bright B . useless C . simple D . hopeful （2）A . anything B . something C . everything D . nothing （3）A . low B . poor C . good D . useful （4）A . support B . happiness C . surprise D . thing （5）A . agreed B . decided C . planned D . told （6）A . me B . them C . her D . it （7）A . wrong B . right C . stupid D . faulty （8）A . experiment B . practice C . writing D . composition （9）A . came on B . came in C . came out D . came back （10）A . day B . night C . month D . year （11）A . giving in B . giving back C . giving out D . giving up （12）A . while B . if C . when D . Or （13）A . left B . attended C . changed D . graduated （14）A . just B . exactly C . so D . very （15）A . praised B . said C . answered D . advised 三、 阅读理解。（本题满分30分，每小题2分） (共3题；共30分)27. （10分）阅读理解 Daisy is a teacher who works in a primary school. She often plays games with her students so they like her class a lot.One day, Daisy decided to have her class play a potato game. She told each student to carry a bag with a few potatoes in it to school. Each student would name their potatoes after people they did not like, so the number of potatoes would be different depending on*their own situations.The next day, all of the students brought their potatoes to school. Some children had just one or two potatoes, while others had as many as five or six. The children were taking about names of their potatoes happily when Daisy came into the classroom. She then told the children that they would have to carry their potatoes with them for one week wherever they went, even when they went to the restroom. The children laughed and thought the game was really interesting.A few days passed by. Some of the students started to complain, as their potatoes began to rot and had a strong and bad smell. The students who carried more potatoes also complained about how heavy their bags were.One week later, the kids were so happy to hear their teacher say that the game was over. Daisy asked, How did you feel about carrying around your potatoes for a week?The students complained once again. Daisy simply smiled and said, This is what its like to carry hate* in your heart. You have to carry it with you wherever you go. If you cant bear* carrying rotten potatoes for one week, can you imagine having hate in your heart for your lifetime?（1）The number of the potatoes depended on _. A . how large their bag wasB . how big the potatoes wereC . how well they did at schoolD . how many people they disliked（2）Daisy played the potato game to _. A . let her students have funB . make her students do exerciseC . help her students learn a lessonD . teach her students about potatoes（3）The underlined word rot means the potatoes _. A . go badB . become lightC . look niceD . grow big（4）What may students do after playing the potato game? A . Think of people they love.B . Put down hate and move on.C . Live their life in a healthy way.D . Learn from people they dont like.28. （10分）根据短文内容回答下列问题。One day, my wife and I went shopping. We took the car as we had a lot of things to buy, because my brother and his family were going to spend the weekend with us. We stopped the car in front of the shop. An hour later we came back to the car with a lot of things. Then the trouble(麻烦) started. We could not open the door.Oh, dear, said my wife, what are we going to do?Lets ask that policeman, I said.The policeman was very kind and glad to help us. Soon he got the door open. Just at that moment, an angry man came up and shouted. What are you doing with my car? We looked at the number of the car, and our faces turned very red.（1）Why did the writer and his wife buy so many things?（2）What trouble did they have when they came back to their car?（3）Who helped them to open the door of the car?（4）Is the policeman the mans friend?（5）Why did their faces turn red?29. （10分）阅读短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 Bill is a good boy. He is seven years old, and he likes going to school. But he cannot get up early.He always wakes up until (直到) nine or ten oclock in the morning.His mother doesnt want him to be late for school, so she buys an alarm clock for him. She says to Bill, You must get up when you hear the clock ring. Yes, Mum, Bill answers. From then on, when he hears the clock ring at six oclock in the morning, he gets up quickly.One day his mother forgets to wind up (上发条) the clock. And the next morning, Bill doesnt get up on time. Its time for breakfast, so his mother goes to wake Bill up, Bill is in bed and his eyes are open. Why dont you get up? his mother asks, You tell me that I must get up when I hear the clock ring, so I am waiting for the clock to ring, Bill said.（1）Whats wrong with Bill? A . Its hard for him to go to school.B . He doesnt like going to school.C . Its hard for him to get up early.D . Hes not a good boy.（2）What does Bills mother do for him? A . She buys an alarm clock for him.B . She wakes him up every morning.C . She tells him not to get up late again.D . She doesnt make breakfast for him.（3）What does Bills mother forget to do one day? A . T