江苏省徐州市树人初级中学+2023-2024+学年八年级上学期开学初调研英语试题

徐州市树人初级中学 2023-2024 学年度第一学期开学初调研

八年级英语试题

(时间60分钟 分 100分)

一、听力部分(每小题 1分，共20 分)

第一部分听对话回答问题

本部分共有10道小题，每小题你会听到一段对话，对话读两遍。

1. Which girl is Millie's friend?

2.What will the boy do after school?

3. Where is Linda now?

4. What else does the girl need to make paper flowers?

5.What will John do this Sunday?

A. Go to the park.   B. Take photos.   C. Go to a football match. 

6.Who would the girl choose as her best friend?

A. Betty.      B. Suzy.     C. Sandy. 

7. When does the boy usually get to school?

A. At 7:30.     B. At 8:00.    C. At 8:30. 

8. What did the girt think of the school trip to a zoo?

A. Great.     B. Bad.      C. Boring.

9. Why is the girl still in the reading room?

A Because the book is very interesting.  

B. Because the weather outside is too bad.

C. Because her father forgets to pick her up.

10. What does the man mean?

A. He can make a new bookshelf for the woman.

B. He wants to buy a big bookshelf.

C. He can give the bookshelf to the woman.

第二部分 听对话和短文答题。听两遍。

听一段对话，回答第 11~12 小题。

11. What will the students do in the Buddy Club today?

A. Help Mr Smith.    B. Listen to a talk.   C. Help friends.

12. How many students will go with Kitty?

A. 3        B.4.        C.5

听第一篇短文，回答第13~15小题根据内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。

13.A. neighbour  B. friend    C. classmate 

14.A. running   B. reading   C. shopping 

15.A. swim   B. picnic    C. walk

 听第二篇短文，回答第 16~20小题。  

16. What was the weather like that day?

 A. Sunny.    B. Windy.    C. Rainy.

17.How was the waiter when the old man asked him to take some fish to his horse?

A. Angry.    B. Surprised.   C. Interested.

18. Who didn’t run out to see the horse cat fish?

A. The old man.  B. The waiter.   C. We don't know. 

19. Why did the old man ask the waiter to take some fish to his horse?  

A. Because his horse liked eating fish.   

B. Because the horse was hungry.

C. Because he wanted to sit by the fire.

20. What do you think of the old man?

A. Brave.     B. Clever.    C. Kind. 

二、单选题(每小题1分，共 15 分)

21.-Suzy, do you like DIY?  -Yes, I do. I enjoy making _________.

A. nothing new  B. new anything  C. new something  D. something new 

22. spending our vacation in a hotel, why not try hiking(远足) in the countryside?

A. Instead of   B. Because of   C. Thanks to    D. instead 

23. it's impolite to _______ a bad word about anyone.

A. speak     B. talk     C. say       D. tell

24. -What do you ask _______for? -I'd like to cut the paper into halves. 

A. rope    B. glue    C. tape     D. scissors 

25. When something _________you, you can ask me for help.

A. worries about  B. worries   C. is worried about  D. worry 

26. The teacher is happy to see that Tony is ______than before.

A. careful    B. more careful  C. most careful   D. the most careful 

27.----Who did it better, Bill or Henry? ---I think Bill did just as ________as Henry. 

A. well     B. good   C. better     D. best 

28.My friend Liu Ying is willing to share things with her classmates, so she is very _______.

A. sweet     B. pretty    C. slim      D. generous

29. People in the USA say "cookie" while people in the UK say _________.

A. fall      B. biscuit   C. rubber     D. autumn

30.----You'd better keep the secret to ______, Millie and Lily.

---OK, Amy. Can you keep it for us?

A. themselves   B. yourself   C. yourselves    D. ourselves 

31. My best friend is a girl _______round eyes and long hair.

A. has     B. with   C. is having    D. have 

32.To keep children safe, we _____ put the things like knives and medicine away.

A. may     B. should   C. can     D. might 

33. The shower in the bathroom went wrong, so Andrew had to ________a new one.

A. put in    B. put on    C. put up     D. put out 

34. -----If you have any trouble, feel free to call me.  --_________. 

A.I will think it over.       B. I am glad to hear that. 

C. What a pity!        D. I will. Thank you. 

35.----I'm going to take the twins to see the movie.

--______Our children are too young. That movie is not fit for them.

A. You'd better not  B. Good idea  C. I think so  D. No problem 

三、完形填空(每小题1分。共11分)

根据短文内容，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四选项中出最佳选项。

“Poor Grandma I wish we could do something to cheer her up." Amy said to her brother Mark.

Grandma fell and hurt her __36__ The doctor said she would be in bed for six weeks. Grandma was very active and loved to ____37____ in her garden, so she would not like to sit in her chair ____38_____ her leg to become well again.             

“I have a(n) _____39_____” said Mark. “I saw some pictures of terrariums (栽培盒) in magazine."

Terrariums are little indoor gardens which we can grow in glass bottles. Let's make a terrarium for Grandma, so she can enjoy a garden in her house.”

Amy agreed. ______40______the two of them found the magazine which told them how to make a terrarium and showed it to their mother. She helped Amy and Mark find a large clear glass bottle. After a trip to the garden shop to buy the materials, they began to_____41____ the terrarium.

First, they put some drainage material(排水材料) at the bottom of the bottom. This would keep the soil (土壤) from getting too ____42____. Next, they added some dark, rich soil.

Now they were ready to add the plants. Amy chose two plants at the garden shop. One was tall with long thin green leaves. The other was short with bright pink flowers. To make the terrarium even more_____43_____. Amy placed rocks of different colours and bright green moss (苔藓) around the plants. ____44___ they watered the plants.

When Amy and Mark showed Grandma her new terrarium, she was so____45____. Now she had a beautiful little garden to enjoy right inside her house.

36. A. leg    B. arm   C. head   D. back 

37.A. rest    B. drink   C. read   D. work 

38.A. caring about  B. waiting for  C. looking through D. preparing for 

39.A. idea    B. dream   C. story   D. question

40.A.but    B.so    C. after   D. because 

41.A. fail    B. tidy   C. buy   D. build 

42.A.hot    B. wet   C. hard   D. dirty 

43.A. useful   B. helpful   C. colourful  D. expensive 

44.A. Firstly   B. Instead  C. Finally  D. However 

45.A. angry   B. helpless  C. unhappy  D. excited 

四、阅读理解(每小题2分，共20分)

阅读下面三篇短文，从各题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。

46.The play begins at ________.

A. 7:00 p.m.    B. 9:00 p. m    C.7.00 a. m   D.9:00 a.m.

47. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. The seat number is 9, Row 6.  B. If you are late, you can't enter the theatre 

C. The price of the ticket is ¥80.  D. You can take photos and videos in the theatre 

48.The underlined word "refund" means________.

A.入场     B.出场     C.退票    D.签票 

B

Clothing(服装) is an important part of any culture. Chinese culture has a history of more than 5,000 years old, so the traditional Chinese clothing also has a long history.

Hanfu

Hanfu is the traditional clothing of the Han people. It first appeared(出现)in China more than 3,000 years ago. But it disappeared (消失)with the beginning of the Qing Dynasty. Now more and more young people start to enjoy wearing it.

Zhongshan suit

Zhongshan suit is the traditional Chinese clothing named after Sun Yat-sen. It is also known as Mao suit overseas(在海外)because Chairman Mao liked to wear it. It first appeared in the1920s.

TangZhuang

TangZhuang is a kind of Chinese jacket rather than the clothing of the Tang Dynasty. It got the name from the overseas Chinese. The Tang Dynasty was famous in the world, so the overseas Chinese were called "Tang people", and their clothes were called "TangZhuang".

Cheongsam (qipao) 

The cheongsam (qipao) is a traditional Chinese dress. It first appeared in China in the 1220s. 

Cheongsam is made of silk, and Chinese women like to wear it.

49. How did TangZhuang get its name?

A. From Sun Yat-sen    B. From Chairman Mao 

C. From the overseas Chinese D. From the native(本土的) Chinese 

50. Which of the traditional Chinese clothes first appeared in the 1920s?

A. Zhongshan suit    B. Hanfu and Tangzhuang 

C. Cheongsam     D. Zhongshan suit and Cheongsam 

51. You can probably(可能) read the passage in a _______.

A. magazine   B. science book   C. storybook   D. travel book 

C

One day, my friends and I stood around a tree. “What a tall tree and what thick leaves!” we said to each other, “It would be exciting to climb to the top!”

Then we decided to play a game to see who could climb to the top of the tree first. Mothers were sitting not far away, looking at their children as they played. One of my friends was an8-year-old boy named David. He was the shortest child in the group. Nobody thought he would win the competition.

Then the game started. We tried our best to climb up. We all made it halfway up the tree before David did, but he reached the top of the tree fastest in the end.

His mother was excited to see this. She asked him, “David, how did you manage to reach the top of the tree so quickly?

“It was easy," David  said, "The other children kept looking down as they climbed. When they knew how high they wer2hey were afraid of falling down. But only looked up. When saw how close I was, I kept going higher and higher until I reached the top."

It is true in our life that if we just keep going forward without looking back, it's much easier

thus to reach our goals(目标). 

52. This story most probably(有可能) happened_____ 

A. in winter  B. in the lake  C. on the riverside  D. on the football field 

53. Some children decided to ___.

A. climb the tree       B. help their mother 

C. play some interesting games   D. watch David climb the tree 

54. Why did other children lose the competition in the end?

A. Because they were afraid of falling down

B. Because they were too tired to climb higher

C. Because David tried to stop them climbing

D. Because their mothers didn't give them any help

55. What’s the best title for this passage?

A. The top of the tree   B. An interesting game 

C. David and his friends   D. Going forward bravely 

五、词语运用(每小题1分，共15分)

A)选用方框内的单词填空，其中有一个是多余的。

56. Max has a good ________of humour and always makes me laugh.

57.Here are clear _______. Read them first before building a new house.

58. My ticket is ________ now, but I'll keep it.

59.Don't forget to bring your friends. With your ________, we'll win!

60. Look, Simon is trying to pull ______up the rocks.

B)用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文内容完整、通顺。

Kate is my 61. _____(good) friend. I like her bright and 62. ________(smile) eyes.

They make her 63. ______ (look) really pretty and kind. Kate is a 64. _________(friend) 

girl. She always has a smile on 65. ______(she) face and looks happy. She likes66. ______(help) people. She helps me with my homework and she is very patient. When I feel boned or 67. _______(happy), I often go to her. She 68. _________(talk) to me and tell me interesting 69. _________(thing). She wants to work with children. She would like 70. ________(be)a teacher when she grows up.

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六、阅读短文，回答问题(每小题2分，共 10 分)

It was Pat's birthday, and it was almost time for her porty. Her mom was baking the cake. "Your cake is almost done and it looks good." Mem said. Pat sat down. But sitting was hard. She got up and ran to the kitchen. Just then, Mom cane out with the cake.

Pat and Mom ran into each other. The cake fell on the floor.

It made a big mess. "Oh, no! My cake!" cried Pat. “What should we do? ““Well," said Mom. “We can have cookies.” "But I want a birthday cake, Mom" pat said while she was helping clean up the floor.

About half an hour later, Pat's friends all came. She told them what happened. And her friends said they could help. The girts sat around the kitchen table. Mom put a big bowl in the middle. Beth put the flour(面粉) and Sue added sugar. Deb added milk and Pat added the eggs. The other girls put in other things. They talked and laughed while they worked.

After a while, Mom took out the cake. Pat tasted a little. “This tastes great!" she said. She learned that she should find ways to get over the trouble instead of crying. Then she looked at her friends and said, “Thank you, my good friends!"

71. Who made the first cake for Pat?

_______________________________________________

72. What happened to the first cake?

_______________________________________________

73 Did Pat feel unhappy when she helped clean up the floor?

_______________________________________________

74. What did Pat's friends do when they knew what happened?

_______________________________________________

75. According to the passage, what should we do when in trouble?

_______________________________________________

七、连词成句(每小题2分，共10分)

76.she, keep, I, tell, can, a secret, anything, because, can,

77.an, she, teacher, make, will, think, excellent

78.any, do, the weekend. for, have, you, pians

79. couldn't, all, the bus us, wait, set off of, to

80. put, bread, just, piece of, it, on top of another