2019年八年级上学期英语开学考试试卷 A卷.doc

2019年八年级上学期英语开学考试试卷 A卷一、 听小对话，从 A、B、C 三个选项中选出正确的选项，回答问题 (共5题；共10分)1. （2分）What did Mark do yesterday evening? A . He watched TV.B . He studied for an English test.C . He finished his math test paper.2. （2分）What is $20? A . The long skirtB . The short skirtC . The T-shirt.3. （2分）Jack is _. A . in the bankB . in the hotelC . in the office4. （2分）What is Alex going to do tonight? A . Listen to music.B . Play sports.C . Watch a basketball match.5. （2分）What does the man think of Lucys idea? A . It is great.B . Its not bad.C . Its terrible.二、 听下面2段对话和1段独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中 (共3题；共20分)6. （6分）听下面一段对话，回答问题。 （1）Who is visiting the woman speaker for the weekend? A . Her best friend.B . Her brother Bob.C . Her sister.（2）What is Carol wearing? A . A sweater.B . A red shirt.C . A black blouse.（3）What is Carol like? A . Shes active.B . Shes shy.C . She talks little.7. （6分）听下面一段对话，回答问题。 （1）Where did Jane go last night? A . To a cinema.B . To a shop.C . To a zoo.（2）What kind of movie is The Lion King? A . An opera.B . A cartoon.C . An action movie.（3）What does Jane think of the movie? A . Boring.B . Interesting.C . Bad.8. （8分）听下面一段材料，回答问题 （1）Where did the old lady put the broken pieces of glass? A . On the road.B . In her bag.C . In her pocket.（2）Who were talking on the road? A . An old lady and a policeman.B . A policeman and some kids.C . An old lady and some kids.（3）Why did the old lady pick up the pieces of glass? A . To set an example to the kids.B . To collect the glass.C . To keep the kids safe.（4）What did the policeman do then? A . He told the old lady not to do so.B . He told the kids not to run on the road.C . He helped the old lady to pick up the broken glass.（5）What can we know from the story? A . The kids were very honest.B . The old lady was very kind.C . The policeman was very brave.三、 阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，共30分） (共4题；共30分)9. （8分）阅读理解 Many people like to travel by plane because its fast, but I dont like it. An airport is usually far from the city. You have to get there early and wait for hours for the plane to take off and it is often late. You cant open the windows. You cant choose the food. Planes are fast, but they still take hours to go out of the airport and into the city. I like traveling by train. I think trains are safe. Railway stations are usually in cities. When you are late for a train, you can catch another one. You can walk around in the train and open the windows. You can see many interesting things on your way. I know it takes a little more time. I also like cars. You can start your journey（旅程） when you want to, and you dont need to get to a railway station or a bus stop. Also you can carry many things with you in a car. But sometimes there are too many cars on the road. （1）Why do many people like to travel by plane? A . Because you can open the windows.B . Because it is fast.C . Because you can walk around in the plane.D . Because the food is delicious.（2）If you want to carry a lot of things with you, what do you take to go out? A . A car.B . A plane.C . A train.D . A bike.（3）What is the bad thing about the car? A . You neednt go to a station.B . You can start your journey when you want to.C . There are too many cars on the road.D . You neednt go to a bus stop.（4）What of the following is right? A . The author likes to take a plane.B . The author doesnt like to take a train because it takes more time.C . The author thinks trains are safe.D . People cant open the windows of the cars.10. （8分）阅读理解 Calabash brothers(葫芦娃兄弟) live in the Calabash Mountain with their grandfather. They are all very brave. They wear different clothes. The red calabash is the other six brothers elder brother. He is powerful. His body can be bigger or smaller. But he doesnt have his own ideas. The orange calabash has enhanced hearing and sight. He can see and hear far places clearly. The yellow calabashs body is very strong. Nothing can injure(伤害)him, but he is arrogant(傲慢的). The green calabash is the god of fire. He can eat fire and make fire. The cyan(青色的) calabash can drink water and make flood. The blue calabash is the cleverest of all. Nobody can find him when he makes himself invisible. And the purple calabash has a magic gourd(葫芦). The gourd can absorb(吸收) everything.One day a pangolin(穿山甲) broke the cave and two monsters came out.They were Monster Scorpion(蝎子精) and Monster Snake. The calabash brothers must fight with them and save the world. Unluckily, their grandfather who helped them beat the monster, was killed by the monsters finally.（1）How many calabash brothers are there? A . Five.B . Six.C . Seven.D . Eight.（2）What does the red calabash look like? A . He is powerful.B . He has enhanced eyes.C . He has two big eyes.D . He has a hard head.（3）If there is a fire, you may find the _. A . red calabashB . orange calabashC . green calabashD . cyan calabash（4）What does the underlined word invisible mean in Chinese? A . 微不足道的B . 看不见的C . 暴露的D . 赤裸的11. （6分）阅读理解 It was coming up on Martys birthday. His mom had asked him what he wanted as a gift this year. He thought maybe a new bicycle, or maybe a new camera, a new basketball, or a telescope (望远镜).Any of those gifts would be great, he said. Secretly, he hoped for the telescope. Marty loved space, stars, and learning about the planets.Martys mom and dad talked about the gifts one night after Marty went to sleep. I think we should get Marty the telescope, said dad. Hes so interested in space and the planets, he would like that the best. Sounds good, said mom. Dad told her he would pick out a telescope for Marty the next day after work.Martys dad had the telescope in his car. He waited until Marty was asleep and brought it into the house. Wow! said Martys mom after dad put it together. This is wonderful. Now where are we going to hide it until Sunday？ How about in the attic(阁楼)? Marty wont find it there.Sunday morning came and Marty ran down the stairs into the kitchen. His gift was usually near his chair at the table, but this year he didnt see anything. Happy Birthday! shouted mom and dad from the next room. They came into the kitchen and saw Marty was looking around for a gift. I guess you think we forgot to get you a gift, said mom. Marty looked confused. Well, you usually put my gift in the kitchen, Marty said. Dad told Marty to follow him outside the house in the yard. This is fantastic! shouted Marty. I dont take many pictures, and I probably wouldnt use the basketball much, and my bike is okay for now. But I will use the telescope! Thanks so much. Youre welcome, said mom and dad. All that night, Marty saw many beautiful stars and even the planet Mars. Marty would remember his tenth birthday for the rest of his life!（1）What did Marty hope to get as a birthday gift most？ A . A bicycle.B . A camera.C . A basketball.D . A telescope.（2）Where did Marty find his birthday gift？ A . In the car.B . In the kitchen.C . In the yard.D . In the attic.（3）Marty would always remember his tenth birthday because . A . he discovered his interestB . he got what he wanted mostC . he realized he had grown upD . he found his birthday gift by himself12. （8分）阅读理解 Kitesurfing as a water sport began in the 1980s, but didnt get popular until the end of last century. It is also known as kiteboarding, and in some European countries as fly surfing. Kitesurfing works through wind power by using a large kite to pull a rider on the water at high speed.At first, kitesurfing was a difficult and dangerous sport. Now it is becoming easier and safer because of the safer kite design. For an able and strong person, kitesurfing can be a very fun, exciting sport, just like skating on the water with a feeling of flying. It has become more and more popular.Compared with other water sports, kitesurfing is easier to learn. A beginner can understand how to operate the kite with 5-10 hours of training. And anybody aged from 13 to 65 can learn. It is not expensive to get the equipment (装备) for kitesurfing, which costs $1,000 to $2,500. Training lessons range from $200 to $500 for two or three hours. With the development of its equipment progress, kitesurfing is becoming even safer. After some training, you can enjoy its excitement and challenging feeling.With the rising popularity of kitesurfing, most major seaside cities have kitesurfing clubs. In China, Xiamen is the only place that has the kitesurfing club, which provides professional kitesurfing training and equipment.（1）Kitesurfing has a history of about years. A . 30B . 50C . 100D . 130（2） is mentioned in the passage as the power of kitesurfing. A . WaterB . WindC . The sunD . The kite（3）The most important reason for the popularity of kitesurfing is that . A . its price is getting lower and lowerB . more and more people are enjoying its excitementC . its equipment progress makes it easier and saferD . all people can learn and take part in it（4）The main idea of this passage is about . A . how to operate kitesurfingB . the progress of kitesurfing equipmentC . the history of kitesurfing in ChinaD . the development of kitesurfing四、 任务型阅读（共5小题，每小题2分，共10分） (共1题；共10分)13. （10分）配对阅读，左栏是对五个人的描述。右栏是七个网站的简介。请根据每个人的情况，选出适合他们的网站。 _Mr. Gang: A good teacher. He always catches up with the latest developments (动态) in teaching._Deng Qi: A 14 years old girl. She is learning English, but she is bad at listening._Tom: He is 13 years old and interested in English news. But he cant hear._Jane: A 17 years old student. Love English stories and enjoy listening to it, too._Mrs. Gen: She travels a lot from one country to another. Her hobby is collecting pictures of flags.A. //Junior students are welcome. Give you all kinds of writing exercises on English.B. //flags/search,htm/National flags of all over the world.C. //learning/Read and learn New York Times.D. //special/subject/CZYY/TL/Listening materials for junior students can be found here.E. //englishcorner/listening/index.htm/Listen to English stories, famous lectures and special English programs by Voice of America.F. //prWatch and listen to the news with video frequency (视频), just like watching a TV set.G. //english/default.aspEducation resources (资源), teaching and research resources.五、 完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，共15分） (共1题；共15分)14. （15分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出能填入相应空 白处的最佳选项。King Hiero asked a crown-maker to make him a gold crown, 1when the king got the crown, he asked himself, Is the crown made completely 2gold?Then the king 3the crown to Archimedes, the 4scientist in the kingdom. Archimedes thought about the problem 5a slave poured some water into a bath for him. Archimedes got in the bath and some water came out of it, 6the floor.Thats it shouted Archimedes. Some of the water will move out when we put an object in water. The object displaces the water. A big object will displace a lot of water. A small object will displace only a little water. Archimedes was very 7.Archimedes went to the palace to 8the crown. It weighed only one kilogram. He put the crown in a pot of water. Five centimetres of water came out. Then he put one kilogram of gold in another pot of water. Three centimetres of water came out. Archimedes said to King Hiero, Silver made the crown bigger. The crown displaced9water so it was not made completely of gold. It was made of both gold and silver. King Hiero became very 10when he heard this, and then he sent the crown-maker to prison.（1）A . but B . because C . and （2）A . up B . of C . to （3）A . brought B . put C . sent （4）A . laziest B . silliest C . best （5）A . however B . while C . how （6）A . at B . in C . onto （7）A . relaxed B . excited C . interested （8）A . take B . weigh C . bring （9）A . less B . little C . more （10）A . angry B . happy C . nervous 六、 语法填空（共10小题，每小题1分，共10分） (共1题；共10分)15. （10分）阅读下面短文，在空格处填入一个适当的词或者使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。 Some day you may go to the Moon. A tall rocket will take you _ space. The rocket _ (fly) a long way to a space station. You will stay there for _ short time. Then a big spaceship _ (take) you to the Moon.About three days later, the ship slowly goes down and gets to the Moon. You are now on the Moon, but you cannot leave _ (you) spaceship. You must put _ a spacesuit on the Moon. It is very hot in the day and very cold at night. If you _ (not wear) the spacesuit, you cant live there. You jump out of the spaceship and begin _ (walk). The Moon is much smaller than the Earth. The things on the Moon are _ (light) than those on the Earth. You jump high in the air every time you take a step.The Moon moves slowly, so one day or one night on the Moon is as _ (long) as about two weeks on the Earth. The Earth is a far better place to live on, but scientists are trying to make the best use of the Moon.七、 单词拼写（共10小题，每小题1分，共10分） (共10题；共10分)16. （1分）Where is the_. 17. （1分）The colour of t