浙江省湖州市长兴县华盛达实验学校2023-2024学年八年级上学期开学英语试题+

八年级上英语练习

第一部分文章练兵

一、完形填空

阅读下面短文，理解其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，各2分，

I often went to a park near my home. I always saw a little boy sell __1__ there. He tried to ask everyone to buy his flowers. When he saw __2__, he always said, "Sir, buy a flower. " __3__ I never bought any flowers from him.

One day, I went to the __4__. The boy was there again. I didn't __5__ him and walked past him into the park. When I came out of the park, the boy was still there. But he didn't ask anyone to buy his flowers. I wanted to know __6__. I walked to the boy. He looked at me but __7__ say anything. "Boy, why don't you ask people to buy your flower today? " He __8__, "Because my grandmother is dead (死亡). I don't need much __9__ now. You can take a flower for free. " I bought all his flowers. But I felt so sorry, because I didn't give him any __10__ when he needed.

二、阅读理解

(一)阅读下面短文，从各题所给的A.B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，各2分。

A

China is a country having the largest population in the world, with more than 1.4 billion people. However, it's shown that China's birth rate (率) is dropping.

According to the NBS (国家统计局)，10.62 million babies were born in 2021, a birth rate of 7.52 per 1, 000 people. This is down from a rate of 8.52 per 1, 000 people in 2020.

This means the natural growth rate of the population was just 0.34 per 1, 000 people. It is the lowest since China's Great Famine (饥荒) from 1959 to 1961, which killed about 30 million people and caused a population decline.

Ning Jizhe of the NBS told state media some of the reasons for the decline in births are that people's opinions about having children have changed, birth rates are dropping, and young people are taking longer to get married. Also, the high cost of living in cities is discouraging couples from having more children.

Another problem is that the population is aging faster than expected. China's working-age population is already dropping. This suggests China's total population may have reached its peak(顶点 )in 2021. It also shows China's population growth is likely slowing faster than expected.

11. What was China's birth rate in 2020?

A. 7.52 per 1000 people.

B. 8.52 per 1000 people.

C. 7.18 per 1000 people.

D. 0.34 per 1000 people.

12. What does the underlined word "decline" in paragraph 3 probably mean?

A. Change.     B. Fall.      C.Rise.        D.Level.

13. Which may be a reason for China's dropping birth rate according to Ning Jizhe?

A. The cost of living in cities is high.

B. Young people no longer get married.

C. Having children changes people's ideas.

D. There are too many old people to care for.

B

If you keep a dog or a cat, do you always turn on the radio or TV when you're not in just because you don't want your pet to be lonely (孤单的)？ A study shows that around 40% of the British people with dogs would like to turn the radio and that 32% would like to turn on the television. But do pets really like this?

Sometimes dogs do respond (作出反应) to human (人类) music. A study shows that when there is light music playing, many dogs seem to be quiet. When it comes to rock music, those dogs seem to be very excited.

For cats, they hardly respond to human music because their hearing spectrum (频谱) is different from that of humans, so what they hear is different from what we hear. Scientists once tried to see what would happen if they played "cat music" for the cats. They asked Professor(教授) David Teie to make special music for cats. And it showed that when they're playing it to 47 cats, some cats did respond to it.

So, you'd better play different music for your pets. Good news for cat lovers is that you can buy such special cat music online. David Teie once took part in the cat study and he wrote cat music for sale online.

14. Why do some people leave the radio or TV on for their pet?

A. To do a study on pets.       B. To stop it being noisy.

C. To make it less lonely.        D. To make it love music.

15. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Pets like to listen to the same music.

B. Cats have little interest in human music.

C. David Teie's job is to sell things online.

D. The cat music can make people excited.

16. What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. How can we look after pets?

B. What kind of music do dogs love?

C. Where can we buy special cat music?

D. Do dogs and cats like human music?

                                     C

Without classes and exams, summer vacation is an ideal time for Australian kids. To me, it means much more than not going to school. It's also a good opportunity to spend time with my family because I have little time with them during the school year.

Last summer I travelled with my family to the Hawkesbury River in Western Sydney. It was one of the most interesting summer vacations of my life.

Staying by the river helped us run away from the hot weather and noise of the city. Everybody played, including(包括) my grandparents, parents, brothers and sisters. First, we went water-skiing, then we enjoyed wakeboarding and other activities. These activities brought our family closer together.

In the warm afternoon, we quietly read a favorite book under a tree by the river. The days always ended with a campfire. Everyone sat around the fire talking and laughing.

The river is an enjoyable place for you to forget about all the worries of everyday life and just enjoy the moment. To me, it is a wonderful place to spend time together as a family during one of the best times of the year. I can't help thinking about those days again and again, even so many months later.

17. What makes the writer miss the summer vacation most?

A. Not going to school.

B. Without classes and exams.

C. Travelling with friends.

D. Spending time with family.

18. What does the underlined word "opportunity" mean?

A.Chance      B.Season      C.Food       D.Week

19. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The writer always lives with his family during the school year.

B. It was so hot in Australia that they had to stay at home.

C. The river is a wonderful place for the writer to relax.

D. His grandparents were too old to play games with them

20. How does the writer feel about his last summer vacation?

A.Terrible.     B. Excellent.     C.Boring     D.Tiring.

D

It is a fact that people die every moment of every day. However, the deaths of those who are famous in the public realm (领域) can be especially shocking and heartbreaking.

On Jan 26, Kobe Bryant (科比·布莱恩特)，one of the most famous NBA players in history, died in a terrible accident. He was 41 years old when a helicopter he was riding in crashed, killing him and eight others, including his 13-year-old daughter Gianna Bryant.

In the basketball world, Bryant ranks (排名) among the top players of all time. He entered the NBA directly from high school as a basketball prodigy. He played his whole 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers and helped the team win five NBA championships.

"You're going, you're competing, you're not worried about the end result," Bryant said. "It's all about focusing on the process and trusting in the hard work when it matters most."

Off the court, Bryant was known as a successful businessman, an Oscar-winning filmmaker, and a proud father of four daughters.

The fact that Bryant is no longer with us is sad. But the work he has done will keep inspiring us years after his death.

21.Kobe Bryant died while he was ______________.

A. sending his daughter to school

B. playing basketball

C. riding in a helicopter

D. driving to work

22.The underline word " prodigy" means ________________ in Chinese.

A.奇才           B.队员          C.队长        D.教练

23. What else do we know about Bryant?

A. He was the only one who died in the accident.

B. He was successful in many fields

C. He was the best basketball player ever.

D. Not many people have focused on his death.

24. What's the best title for the passage?

A. A terrible accident

B. Kobe's great dreams

C. A sad day for sports fans

D.The basketball world

(二)请根据DIARY of a Wimpy Kid,选择正确选项，各2分

25. What's Rowley's Halloween clothes?

A. the Knight outfit

B. the superman outfit

C. the spiderman outfit

D. the batman outfit

26. What kind of Halloween outfit did the writer get?

A. the Knight outfit

B. the batman outfit

C. the pirate costume

D. the soldier costume

27. Where did the writer and Rowley hide from the teenagers on Halloween?

A. the writer's home            B. Rowley's home

C. gramma's home             D. a park

28. Who did the writer wrestle with at last?

A. Benny Wells, who can bench-press 250 pound

B. Fregley, who was the only kid light enough to be in his group.

C. Rowley, the writer's best friend

D. Manny, the writer's little brother

29. Even though Mom wouldn't let me get the equipment I needed, I wasn't going to let that hold me back. What does the underlined part mean?

A.支持我            B.压制我           C.使我退缩          D.成全我

第二部分单词大闯关

三、七下基础巩固

(一)写出下列动词相应的过去式，各2分

30. hear-__________ 31. am/is-__________ 32. grow-__________

33.leave-__________ 34.feed-__________35.say-_____________

36.tell-_____________ 37.ride-__________  38. lose-_____________ 

39.write-_____________

(二)根据句意，将单词补充完整，各1分

40. I don't get much e_______________ sitting in the office all day.

41. He is always a_______________ of death.

42. I can still r_______________ my grandfather teaching me to play basketball.

43. Elephant is a s_______________ of good luck.

44. The food my mother made is quite d_______________.

45. I e_______________ reading in the school library.

46. It takes a long time to learn to speak a l_______________.

四、八上预习提升

(一)根据中文意思拼写出正确的英文单词，各1分

47.决定v. ___________ 48.厌倦的adj. ___________ 49.家务劳动n. ___________

50.健康n. ___________ 51.杂志n. ___________ 52.有创造力的adj. ___________

53.笑声n. ___________ 54.使人舒服的adj. ___________ 55.新鲜的adj. ___________

56.出现v. ___________

(二)根据英文写出下列单词或词组的正确中文意思，各1分.

57.wonderful ___________ 58.expect___________ 59.care ___________

60.play a role ___________ 61. be similar to___________

参考答案

1-10DACBB/DACBD

11-13BBA 14-16CBD 17-20DACB 21-24CABC 25-29ACBBC

30-39heard/was/grew/left/fed/said/told/rode/lost/wrote

40-46exercise/afraid/remember/symbol/delicious/enjoy/language

47-56decide/bored/housework/health/magazine/creative/laughter/comfortable/fresh/appear

57-61精彩的/期待/关心/扮演角色/类似