外研版 2019-2020学年八年级上学期英语开学考试试卷（I）卷.doc

外研版 2019-2020学年八年级上学期英语开学考试试卷（I）卷一、 完形填空（本题共15小题，共计15分） (共1题；共15分)1. （15分）通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各小题所给的四个选项中，选出个最佳答案。 A bird went to look for its happiness in a faraway place. It flew and flew when it suddenly saw a little dying (垂死的) flower, whose face was full of smile. Not knowing why, the bird asked the little flower, Youre going to die. Why are you still so1? Because I will achieve (实现) my dream, said the little flower. 2is your dream? To produce (产出) sweet fruit. Then the little bird saw it Happiness is a3in the heart.The bird continued flying and saw a lame (瘸的) duck help a little duck find the way back home.4it was disabled, it had a smiling face. Im happy because I can help5,said the lame duck. So the bird saw it: happiness is a love in the heart.The bird kept flying and suddenly saw a spider climbing up a wall. The spider fell of the wall halfway, 6it kept climbing again and fell off again. Even So, the spider didnt7. The little bird asked the spider in surprise, you8again and again, why dont you have pain (痛苦) but happiness on your face? As long as I keep making my efforts (努力)，Im able to climb up it.9this, Im so happy, said the spider. The little bird saw it: happiness is a faith (信念) in the heart.So the little bird10looked for happiness because it had seen the truth: happiness is not in the faraway place but in your own heart.（1）A . rich B . shy C . happy D . sad （2）A . What B . How C . When D . Where （3）A . story B . hope C . rule D . change （4）A . When B . If C . Because D . Although （5）A . both B . none C . other D . others （6）A . and B . so C . but D . if （7）A . take up B . give up C . stay up D . get up （8）A . won B . cost C . failed D . succeeded （9）A . Instead of B . Because of C . As for D . Across from （10）A . also B . at least C . still D . no longer 二、 阅读理解（共计40分） (共4题；共40分)2. （10分）阅读理解 Do you get enough sleep? With so much homework its often difficult to get the rest you need. But you need to try, because sleep keeps you healthy and it stops you getting fat.Recently, a group of US experts did a study of kids aged between 8and 13. The study found that if kids sleep for just one extra hour each day, the chance of their getting fat is cut by about 30percent. Why? When people dont get enough sleep, they become tired. When they are tired, they dont exercise enough. Also, kids like snacks： If they are awake an extra hour or two each day, they have more time to eat snacks or other unhealthy foods. So, how much sleep should you get？ Scientists suggest 10to 11hours a night for kids aged 5to 12. For older kids, eight to nine hours will do.（1）How many reasons are given why people might get fat without enough sleep？ A . 3.B . 2.C . 1.D . None.（2）If you are under 10, how long do the scientists advice you to sleep？ A . 10to 11hours.B . 8to 9hours.C . 8to 13hours.D . As long as possible.（3）What does eight to nine hours will do mean？ A . Eight to nine hours sleep will be good and enough.B . Eight to nine hours sleep will be too long.C . Eight to nine hours sleep will help get fat.D . Eight to nine hours sleep will help eat snacks and unhealthy foods.（4）What does the passage talk about？ A . How to get long sleep.B . How to keep fat.C . Enough sleep makes people healthy and slim.D . Long sleep makes people healthy and slim.3. （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。 Mr. and Mrs. Brown live in South Seattle. They would like to invite someone to chat with them and help them to do the chores. Mrs. Brown is a kind, 71-year-old lady. She loves talking with others. Mr. Brown doesnt talk too much, but likes the idea of a helpful new friend. His legs hurt, so he cant walk very well, but he can cook. An hours housework, a little yard work and a short chat each day would make a big difference to their lives!If you are interested in helping them, please contact (联系) us to become a volunteer. You must be over 20 years old.Volunteer Chore CenterAddress: No. 98, Mount Vernon Street, South SeattlePhone number: 360-416-7585Email: （1）What does someone in the first paragraph refer to? A . Their kid.B . Their neighbor.C . A volunteer.D . A nurse.（2）What doesnt a volunteer need to do for Mr. and Mrs. Brown? A . He doesnt need to do one hours housework.B . He doesnt need to do a little yard work.C . He doesnt need to help Mr. Brown to work.D . He doesnt need to chat with them.（3）Which of the following is TRUE? A . Mrs. Browns legs hurt.B . A teenager can be a volunteer.C . Mr. Brown loves chatting with others.D . Mr. Brown wants to make a helpful new friend.（4）What is the best title for the passage? A . Mr. and Mrs. BrownB . Volunteer wantedC . How to be a volunteerD . Volunteer Chore Center4. （10分）阅读理解 September 21st, 2050At a press conference today, it was announced that the first tourist heading for Mars would be the 38-year-old American businessman Patrick Clifford. He would leave the Earth in the launching window of June, 2052, and he would set his foot on the surface of Mars in November, together with 6 astronauts who would further explore the planet.Patrick has a two-year training ahead of him to get ready for the trip. Not only will he spend five months in getting to Mars, but another 600 days there before he can go back home. Patrick was very excited, This has been my dream since I was four, and seeing the first man on Mars 20 years ago made me realize that it was possible.To be able to pay the 1.3 billion dollars for his ticket for the trip, Patrick sold his majority stocks in the company which his father had built. I know that my father would have been proud of me if he had still been alive today. He knew what this meant to me, says Patrick.So, how is he going to spend his 600 days on the red planet? Well, since I dont have a job, when I get back after selling the company, I have plenty of time to come up with a new business idea, Patrick says and laughs. If he brings a shovel(铲子), he can start building the first hotel there, but maybe he shouldnt expect too many guests until someone can offer a lower transfer fare.（1）How long will it take Patrick Clifford to travel from the Earth to Mars? A . Two years.B . Five months.C . Six months.D . 600 days.（2）According to the passage, when might the first man land on Mars? A . In 2070.B . In 2020.C . In 2030.D . In 2050.（3）If Patricks father had still been alive, he would _. A . have stopped Patrick selling his stocksB . have supported Patrick to travel to MarsC . have travelled to Mars with PatrickD . have started a new company（4）What does Patrick Clifford plan to do on Mars? A . Explore the planet with scientists.B . Think about a new business ideaC . Set up the first hotel there.D . Write a book about Mars.5. （10分）阅读理解 Reading is a good hobby for all kinds of reasons.First, reading is fun. You can always keep yourself happy if you like reading. You will never feel bored or tired. Next, you can read a book almost anywhere-in a car, on a plane, or even in the bathroom. All you need is a book!Another good reason for reading is that it is useful. If you read as a hobby, you will get better and better at it. And you will read faster and find it easier to understand what you read. As your reading skills improve, you will probably find your schoolwork becomes much better.Some people say that reading is out of date. This is not true. You can read on computers, and the better you read, the better your computer skills will be.Good readers may become writers too. They always have more things to write about. If you wish to become a good reader, here are four important points to remember about speed of reading:Knowing why you are reading-what you are reading to find out-will often help you to know whether to read quickly or slowly.Some things should be read slowly throughout. Examples are instructions for making or doing something, solving math problems, and science and history books, which are full of important information. You must read such things slowly to remember each important idea.Some things should be read quickly throughout. Examples are simple stories for enjoyment, letters from friends and news from local newspapers, which tell what was happening to friends and neighbors.In some of your reading, you must change your speed from fast to slow or from slow to fast as you go along. You need to read certain pages quickly and then slow down and do more careful reading when you come to important ideas which must be remembered.（1）You can read a book _. A . almost anywhereB . when you are driving a carC . only on a planeD . only when you feel bored or tired（2）Which of the following reasons is NOT true that reading is a good hobby? A . It is fun.B . You can read almost anywhere.C . It is out of date.D . It can help you improve your computer skills.（3）According to the passage, your reading speed depends on _. A . how much time you haveB . where you do the readingC . the writer of the bookD . what and why you are reading（4）If you want to read for fun and relaxation, you should read _. A . an instruction bookB . letters from friendsC . a book full of math problemsD . a history book full of important information（5）What is the writer trying to tell us according the last four paragraphs? A . How to be a good reader.B . How to read books quickly.C . How to have fun by reading.D . How to choose your reading materials.三、 词汇运用（共计15分） (共2题；共15分)6. （5分）阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。方框中有两个词是多余的。 include lead like talk polite say Where similar help enough or expressionAsking for information or help is very common and necessary (必要的). In English,_ are the restrooms? and Could you please tell me where the restrooms are？? are _ requestsboth are correct English, but the first could sound _. Its important to use correct languages, but sometimes this is not _. We need to learn how to be polite when we make requests.In English, just _ in Chinese, we change the way we speak when _ with different people. The _ you use might depend on whom you are speaking to _ how well you know them. Usually in English polite questions are longer and _ extra language such as Could you please.? or Can I ask.? Sometimes, we might even need to spend some time _ into a question or request.7. （10分）Its very i_ to teach the children about road safety. 四、 语法填空（共计10分） (共1题；共10分)8. （10分）Please tell me about your _(like) and dislikes. 五、 任务型阅读（共计5分) (共1题；共5分)9. （5分）Answer the questions (根据短文内容回答下列问题) When Paul was a boy growing up in Utah, he happened to live near a copper smelter, and the chemicals that poured out had made a wasteland out of what used to be a beautiful forest. One day a young visitor looked at this wasteland and called it an awful area. Paul knocked him down. From then on, something happened inside him.Years later, Paul was back in the area, and he went to the smelter office. He asked if they had any plans or if they would let him try to bring the trees back. The answer from that big industry was No.Paul then went to college to study the science of plants. He told the teacher about his plans. Unfortunately his teacher says, It will be a waste of your time to try to do it. Everyone knew that, he was told. Even if he was knowledgeable as he had expected, he wouldnt get his idea accepted. Paul later got married and had some kids. But this dream would not die. And then one night he did what he could with what he had. Under the cover of darkness, he went to secretly into the wasteland and started planting.Every week, he made his secret journey into the wasteland and planted trees and grass. For