外研版2019-2020学年八年级下学期英语开学考试试卷（I）卷.doc

外研版2019-2020学年八年级下学期英语开学考试试卷（I）卷一、 单项选择。 (共10题；共20分)1. （2分）Why not your teacher for help when you cant finish the story by yourself? A . to ask，writeB . to ask，writingC . ask，writingD . asking，to write2. （2分）You had better ask your brother _ playing computer games. Its bad for him.A . to give upB . not to give upC . to give it upD . not give it up3. （2分） What do you think of the performance yesterday evening? Great! is OHenry style.A . The surprising endingB . The surprised endingC . A surprising endingD . A surprised ending4. （2分）Look! He is too tired.Yes. Why not ask him _ a rest?A . stop havingB . stop to haveC . to stop havingD . to stop to have5. （2分）We feel _ because our son won the first place in an exam . A . sadB . nervousC . proudD . upset6. （2分）We should try to think up a good way _ the problem. A . works outB . to work outC . working outD . work out7. （2分）_ you _this weekend? A . Do, freeB . Are, have timeC . Are, freeD . Do, be free8. （2分）Must I go there right now, mum?No, you _. You can go there tomorrow.A . shouldntB . cantC . mustntD . neednt9. （2分）_ does he want to join our club?A . WhatB . HowC . WhyD . Where10. （2分） Would you like to come and play soccer, Jim? _A . No, I wouldnt.B . Good idea!C . Thank you.D . Youre right.二、 完形填空 (共1题；共15分)11. （15分）通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出一个最佳选项。I was driving in my car the other day. The sun was out, the radio was playing, and I was1along. The song was a2one and even my weak voice sounded good singing it. Then it happened, however. The sweet sound of the music3and there came the unpleasant news. Gas prices went up again. Fans of two sports teams got into fight. I sighed and wondered about this4world we live in.5, I could take no more and turned off the6. Silence seemed preferable to listening to7else about the crazy, competitive society we live in. I slowed down as I entered a town and8the people as I drove by. A tall man was9an elderly lady out of a car and helping her place her walker so she could go into store. A smiling woman was10food onto the square while a dozen birds flew down to enjoy the food being laid out before them. A young man was walking along, carrying his11safely in his arms. When the daughter pulled the hat off his head, they both12. I laughed too as I looked at all of his13. The radio may have been off in my car, 14in my heart I was still singing.In truth, this world could have more kindness and less15. Kindness makes us all winners in this life and our life is full of kindness, love and joy. （1）A . talking B . singing C . walking D . driving （2）A . long B . boring C . joyful D . sad （3）A . ended B . continued C . jumped D . fell （4）A . exciting B . interesting C . unusual D . crazy （5）A . Finally B . Generally C . Secretly D . Calmly （6）A . television B . radio C . gas D . light （7）A . anything B . everything C . something D . nothing （8）A . touched B . watched C . avoided D . recognized （9）A . freeing B . protecting C . helping D . keeping （10）A . collecting B . moving C . covering D . throwing （11）A . daughter B . son C . dog D . cat （12）A . stopped B . stood C . laughed D . shouted （13）A . weakness B . kindness C . loneliness D . sadness （14）A . for B . or C . and D . but （15）A . silence B . development C . competition D . sicknes 三、 阅读理解 (共3题；共26分)12. （10分）阅读理解BFamily traditions are special habits or customs that your family have. For example, in the family of Bill Gates, his parents keep the tradition of reading with children. And whats the tradition in your family?Nick ， 15，EnglandOn every family members birthday，we give him or her a surprise.Last Sunday，it was my mothers birthday.And I knew that she wanted to see a film.So I bought a ticket without telling her first.This made her really happy.Jack, 15，CubaEvery weekend, my parents and I go to my grandparents home. My grandparents cook many delicious foods. I meet all my cousins. We talk about interesting things at school. Sometimes, my parents also join us to play games.YuXin, 14, ChinaDuring every summer or winter holiday, we have a family trip across the country. Im always the one who chooses where to go. We have visited Qingdao, Xiamen and Beijing. I enjoy the trips.（1）The family of Bill Gates keeps the tradition of _ with children. A . playingB . readingC . singingD . traveling（2）_bought a film ticket for his mother. A . BillB . JackC . NickD . Yu Xin（3）Sometimes, Jacks parents _ when the family get together. A . cook foodB . talk about interesting thingsC . meet cousinsD . play games with the children（4）Yu Xin has visited some places EXCEPT_. A . XiamenB . HangzhouC . BeijingD . Qingdao（5）The three children are talking about their_ A . school lifeB . birthday partiesC . holiday plansD . family traditions13. （8分）阅读理解What is the first thing you want to do when you see someone yawn? You want to yawn, too! Yawning is contagious.Scientists have found that all people yawn. Babies start to yawn even before they are born. The earliest yawn takes place when a baby is still inside its mother. When young children are about one year old, they start to yawn when they see others yawning. Thats why scientists think yawning is contagious.Its no secret that yawning is contagious, but why do we yawn? Well, scientists are not really sure.Some think we yawn because we feel bored. Others believe yawning has something to do with breathing. When there is too much carbon dioxide(CO2) in our bodies, our bodies will tell the brains to breathe deeply. That causes a big yawn.In 2007, scientists said people yawned to cool down their brains. These scientists found people yawned more often if they were warmer than others.Scientists are still trying to find out why yawning happens and why it is so contagious. But they are only sure that when one person yawns, immediately everyone else nearby wants to yawn, too. （1）The underlined word contagious in Paragraph 1 means_. A . helpful to our healthB . passing from one person to anotherC . hard to understandD . getting into one trouble after another（2）According to the scientists, people start to yawn when they are_. A . bornB . one year oldC . 17 or 19 years oldD . inside their mothers（3）Which of the following is NOT RIGHT according to the passage? _ A . People yawn to catch others attention.B . People yawn because they are bored.C . People yawn to cool down their brains.D . People yawn to get rid of carbon dioxide.（4）We can probably read this passage in a_. A . story bookB . movie posterC . science magazineD . travel guidebook14. （8分）阅读理解BI just installed(安装) the ThingsToDo app on my phone. Its so easy to use, and it is really useful when youve got lots of things to do and not much time! You just create a list and then add items(项目) to it. Once a week it sends you a list of everything youve done.JuanHave you heard about SkyWatch? Its great. You just point your phone at the night sky and it tells you what the stars are. You can also type in(输入) the name of a planet and the program tells you where to look for it.KatyaIve just installed Tunespotter. If you hear a song you like but you dont know what it is, you can use this app. It tells you the name of the song and the singer. And if you like it, you can buy the song really easily. Ive had it for a week and Ive been using it a lot.MartinIve been using Crazy Faces a lot recently. Its very silly, but its fun. You just take photos of your friends and then you can change their faces. You can make them look older or younger, fatter or thinner, and you can add beards(胡须) and glasses. Ive seen lots of photos where people have put baby faces on adult bodies and they make me laugh every time!Luke（1）You may find the ThingsToDo app useful when you _A . have nothing to doB . have a lot of things to doC . dont want to do anythingD . dont know how to do certain things（2）What does the underlined word “it” refer to?A . A phoneB . SkyWatchC . A planetD . The night sky（3）If you are a music lover, which app might you like?A . ThingsToDoB . SkyWatchC . TunespotterD . Crazy Faces（4）What are the four children talking about?A . Their favorite apps.B . Their small inventions.C . Their free time activities.D . Their favorite phone games.四、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共25分)15. （25分）阅读理解BBenedict Allen was born in England in 1960His dad was a pilot(飞行员)，and Benedict dreamed of travelling around the world like his dad.His dream came trueBenedict became an explorer(探险家)But he doesnt travel the world in a plane.He finds a place he wants to explore，and then he lives with the local peopleHe learns important skills from them，and then uses those skills to explore the place hes visitingHe doesnt use modem things like mobile phonesand he likes to travel aloneBenedicts explorations are often dangerous，but he likes themOne of his favourite explorations was in 2001He wanted to be the first person to travel alone across the ice from Siberia to AlaskaSo he went to Siberia and lived with the Chukchi peopleHe learned how to live like the Chukchi people and drive a dog teamHe travelled 622 miles with only a dog teamThe weather was really badThere was a lot of snow,wind and iceso the journey was very difficultBenedict almost lost the dog team，and he almost died，so he ended his journey earlyIt was scary,but he learned a lot根据材料内容简要回答下列问题。（1）What did Benedict dream of?（2）Does Benedict use a mobile phone when travelling?（3）When did Benedict go to Siberia?（4）What did Benedict learnfrom the Chukchi people?（5）What made Benedicts journey from Siberia to Alaska difficult and dangerous?五、 单词拼写 (共1题；共15分)16. （15分）A) 根据句意及所给中文提示或英文解释，写出句中所缺单词。B) 根据句意或句子的语法要求，用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。（1）Going hiking is an _(very good) chance for students to learn team spirit.（2）I write to my mother every week, _(主要) on Sundays.（3）We are very _ (自豪) that a pupil from our school has won the prize.（4）They all hurried _ (往楼上) to see what was going on.（5）Students should pay a_ to what the teacher says in class.（6）We all believe a friend in need is a friend _(真正的).（7）This car is so expensive that I cant _(买得起) it.（8）A year _(group) into 12 months .（9）His father died because of _(ill)（10）Only the teams finishing time will be _( record).（11）The doctors in the hospital are trying a new _ (treat) for cancer.（12）We will show the _(visit)around our school.（13）It is necessary for you _(support) and help each other.（14）I think it is _(mean)