广西南宁市2026-2027学年八年级上学期开学拔高自测英语练习含答案（外研版）

这是一份广西南宁市2026-2027学年八年级上学期开学拔高自测英语练习含答案（外研版）试卷主要包含了听力，补全对话，完形填空，阅读理解，选词填空，书面表达等内容，欢迎下载使用。
（考试时间120分钟 满分：120分）
一、听力（共30小题，每小题1分，共30分）
（一）听句子，选图片。
你将听到五个句子，请选出与所听句子内容相符的图片，有一幅图是多余的。每个句子读两遍。
1. ____ 2. ____ 3. ____ 4. ____ 5. ____
（二）听短对话，选择最佳答案。
你将听到五段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，请根据对话内容，选出最佳答案。每段对话读两遍。
Hw des the girl memrize new English wrds?
A. Watch English cartn films
B. Make handwritten wrd cards every mrning
C. Read English newspapers after schl
What festival will they celebrate next week?
A. Spring Festival (eat dumplings)
B. Dragn Bat Festival (make rice dumplings)
C. Mid-Autumn Festival (admire the mn and mncakes)
Why des the by keep ptted plants at hme?
A. Green plants help him relax after hmewrk
B. He wants t sell flwers fr pcket mney
C. His parents ask him t lk after plants
What prblem des the by have with his best friend?
A. They have n free time t hang ut
B. His friend will mve t anther city sn
C. They argued and haven’t talked fr days
Hw will the girl ease study stress?
A. Run and exercise n the playgrund
B. Ck meals with her mther
C. Read strybks in the library
（三）听长对话，选择最佳答案。
你将听到三段对话，请根据对话内容，选出每个问题的最佳答案。每段对话读两遍。
请听第一段对话，回答第11至13小题。
Where did the girl spend her summer hliday?
A. A quiet muntain villageB. A seaside small twn C. A city wildlife z
What special lcal fd did she try there?
A. Fresh seafd B. Hme-grwn vegetables C. Traditinal rice cakes
What will they d this weekend?
A. Visit the city btanical garden
B. Buy seeds and plant flwers tgether
C. Watch nature dcumentaries abut plants
请听第二段对话，回答第14至16小题。
Why des the girl feel lnely at schl?
A. She finds it hard t make new friends
B. She ften argues with her family
C. Her English grades are pr
What advice des the by give her?
A. Jin schl hbby clubs t meet classmates
B. Talk abut feelings with parents
C. Recite English articles every night
Which club will the girl jin?
A. Plant grwing clubB. Running sprts clubC. Singing club
请听第三段对话，回答第17至20小题。
What’s the theme f the schl English speech cmpetitin?
A. The pwer f green plants B. The secrets f true happiness C. Amazing natural scenery
When will the cmpetitin be held?
A. Next Mnday afternn B. Next Wednesday afternn C. Next Friday afternn
What preparatin must the by finish?
A. A tw-minute persnal speech
B. A cllectin f plant phts
C. A hand-drawn family picture
What help will the girl ffer the by?
A. Brrw learning bks fr him
B. Take part in the cmpetitin tgether
C. Listen t his speech and give suggestins
（四）听短文，选择最佳答案。
你将听到一篇短文，请根据短文内容选出每个问题的最佳答案。短文读两遍。
What is the speaker’s favurite hbby?
A. Travelling t different places
B. Grwing ptted flwers n the balcny
C. Making new friends at schl
What flwer des he grw at hme?
A. Sunflwers B. Red rses C. Chrysanthemums
What lessn des planting teach him?
A. T be patient and never give up easily
B. Hw t ck vegetable meals
C. Ways t cmmunicate with strangers
Wh des he share planting stries with?
A. His parents B. His classmates C. His neighburs
What is the main idea f the passage?
A. Grwing plants brings me jy and self-imprvement
B. Step-by-step ways t lk after flwers
C. My unfrgettable summer trip
（五）听短文，填信息。
你将听到一篇短文，请根据短文内容，将所缺信息填入答题卡对应的横线上，每空一词。短文读三遍。
二、补全对话（共5小题，每小题2分，共10分）
根据对话内容，从下面方框中选出恰当的句子补全对话，有一个选项是多余的。
A. That’s such a lvely hbby!
B. What flwer d yu like planting best?
C. I just came back frm the schl garden.
D. What can yu learn frm planting flwers?
E. I learn much knwledge abut nature.
F. Hw many flwers have yu planted this term?
A: Hi, Lucy! Yu lk relaxed tday.
B: 31 ________ I just finished watering flwers in ur schl garden.
A: That sunds great! 32 ________
B: Sunflwers are my favurite. They lk warm and bright.
A: 33 ________ D yu g t the garden after schl ften?
B: Sure, it’s my favurite hbby. 34 ________
A: Our schl will hld a plant sharing party next week. Wuld yu like t jin us?
B: I’d lve t! I want t share my planting stries with everyne.
A: 35 ________ All yur classmates will enjy yur experience.
31. ____ 32. ____ 33. ____ 34. ____ 35. ____
三、完形填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，共15分）
阅读下面语篇，掌握其大意，从各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Happiness hides in small daily things. I used t be a quiet and shy by. I had almst n clse friends and felt lnely every day, simply 36 ________ I was afraid f speaking in frnt f crwds.
Last term, my English teacher tld us small hbbies culd change ur bad mds. She encuraged us t try new things and talk mre with family and classmates. I decided t have a try.
First, I bught several flwer pts and grew sunflwers at hme. Every mrning, I watered them 37 ________ and watched them grw day by day. When the first yellw flwer blmed, my heart was filled with warmth. This hbby tld me 38 ________ we can never get beautiful flwers withut careful care.
Later, I jined the schl plant club. I chatted with my classmates abut seeds and shared my planting skills. At first I felt nervus, but my grup partners kept 39 ________ me t speak ut my true ideas. Little by little, I became utging.
Last mnth, ur club held a plant shw. Standing in frnt f dzens f students, I tk a deep breath and 40 ________ my teacher’s warm encuraging wrds. I finished my intrductin smthly. Lts f students liked my sunflwers and hped t make friends with me.
T my surprise, I made many new friends after the shw. Friendly talks made me feel bright and 41 ________. This experience changed me cmpletely. I learned that true happiness cmes frm brave tries and warm cmmunicatin, nt frm staying alne all the time.
Nw I’m n lnger that quiet by. I take an active part in all kinds f schl activities. I firmly believe every small 42 ________ brings new changes t us. Life is full f wnderful surprises, and we shuld never fear 43 ________ new hbbies r new friends. Only by stepping ut f ur cmfrt znes can we grw 44 ________ and find ur wn 45 ________ in daily life.
A. thugh B. s C. because
A. carelessly B. carefully C. hardly
A. that B. what C. where
A. stpping B. encuragingC. allwing
A. frgt B. dubted C. remembered
A. satisfied B.upset C. bred
A. mistake B. challenge C. accident
A. trying B. refusing C. missing
A. quietly B. bravely C. slwly
A. sadness B. truble C. happiness
四、阅读理解（共 20 小题，每小题 2 分，满分 40 分）
A
Nwadays, grwing small ptted plants has becme a ppular hbby amng Grade Eight students. Three main reasns lead t this trend.
First f all, ptted plants are easy t take care f and wn’t take up much study time. We have heavy schlwrk every day. Unlike pet cats r dgs that need daily feeding and walking, plants nly need prper sunlight and regular watering. It will never disturb ur hmewrk.
Secndly, green plants help us relax and train ur patience. After hurs f reading and writing, fresh green leaves can relax ur tired eyes. Waiting fr seeds t sprut and blm teaches us t slw dwn and stay calm. Many students say plants bring warmth t busy schl life.
Thirdly, planting ffers a great tpic t cmmunicate with family and classmates. We can plant seeds with parents n weekends, and chat abut planting skills with friends during break time. It helps us build clser relatinships with peple arund us.
Hwever, we need t fllw tw simple rules. Dn’t water plants t ften, r their rts will rt. Dn’t put t many plants inside bedrms, because plants take in xygen at night.
What hbby is ppular amng Grade 8 students nw?
A. Keeping small pet animals
B. Grwing ptted green plants
C. Travelling t muntain villages
Why d mst students lve planting plants?
A. It is simple t lk after
B. It csts a lt f pcket mney
C. It takes almst all free time
What gd influence d plants bring t students?
A. Give them chances t travel utdrs
B. Make their exam grades imprve quickly
C. Help them relax and becme patient
Which actin shuld students avid ding?
A. Watering plants t frequently
B. Putting plants in sunny windwsills
C. Talking abut plants with classmates
The best title fr this passage is ____.
A. Useful Ways t Enjy Amazing Nature
B. Students’ Ppular Hbby: Grwing Ptted Plants
C. Three Secrets f Teenagers’ Happiness
B
My cusin wrks as a park keeper in a city frest park. He has kept this jb fr three years. I nce thught his wrk was bring and meaningless, but nw I fully respect him.
Three years ag, he finished junir high schl. Instead f staying at hme playing nline games all day, he chse t wrk in the frest park t prtect trees and wild plants. At first, many relatives culd nt understand his chice. They thught teenagers shuld study further r find cmfrtable jbs in shpping malls.
The park lies far away frm the city centre, and his wrking cnditins are simple. Every day he walks arund the whle park t check yung trees, stp visitrs frm picking wild flwers and clean rubbish n the grund. He walks ver eight kilmetres every day, whether sunny r rainy.
He tld me the frest park is hme t hundreds f kinds f plants. Green plants clean the air and keep the balance f nature. In the past three years, thanks t his careful prtectin, many kinds f wild flwers have cme back, and mre birds build nests in tall trees.
My cusin never regrets his chice. He says prtecting plants is a warm and meaningful jb. His stry tells me that every rdinary jb can bring great happiness if we put ur heart int it.
What jb des the writer’s cusin d?
A. A shpping mall wrkerB. A city frest park keeperC. A junir high student
What did relatives think f his jb chice at first?
A. They thught it was strange and unreasnable
B. They thught it was a wnderful chice
C. They thught it was an easy jb with little wrk
What des he d every day in the park?
A. Plant big trees in the dwntwn area
B. Sell fresh wild flwers t visiting turists
C. Prtect plants and clean park envirnment
What change has taken place in the park these three years?
A. Mre visitrs cme here t buy gds
B. Mre wild flwers and birds appear in the park
C. The wrking huses inside becme mre beautiful
What lessn can we learn frm the passage?
A. Only city ffice jbs can bring real happiness
B. Prtecting plants is a simple jb with n difficulty
C. Lve and hard wrk make rdinary jbs valuable
C
Gd time management is the secret f happiness fr middle schl students. Lts f students feel tired and unhappy because they waste plenty f time every day. They stay up late t finish hmewrk, leaving n spare time fr hbbies like planting r sprts.
If we learn t manage time well, we can study efficiently and enjy ur daily life. Here are fur practical suggestins fr us.
First, make a daily plan every mrning. Write dwn all yur tasks and finish difficult hmewrk first. This can stp yu frm rushing t finish wrk right befre bedtime.
Secnd, stay away frm distractins. Mbile phnes and shrt vide apps waste mst f ur free time. When we study r take care f flwers, put ur phnes away and fcus n the thing we are ding.
Third, make full use f fragmented spare time. We can memrize English wrds n the schl bus, read articles abut plants befre dinner. Small pieces f time can create big prgress.
Furth, keep a balance between study and relaxatin. After studying fr ne hur, take a 10-minute break t lk at green plants. D sprts r plant small flwers every day t stay relaxed.
Time is fair t everyne. Mastering time management skills helps us get gd grades and find mre happiness in daily life.
Why d many students feel unhappy and tired?
A. They have n interesting hbbies t enjy
B. They fail t make gd use f their daily time
C. They hate grwing plants at hme r schl
The underlined wrd “distractins” in Paragraph 3 means ____.
A. things that draw yur attentin away frm wrk
B. useful tls fr learning English vcabulary
C. special ways t grw beautiful flwers
What is the advantage f finishing hard tasks first?
A. Save mre time fr playing nline games
B. Avid last-minute hurry befre bedtime
C. Make fewer mistakes when planting flwers
Which suggestin is NOT mentined in the passage?
A. Making daily task plans every mrning
B. Making gd use f shrt free time
C. Jining schl plant speech cmpetitins
What is the main purpse f this text?
A. T teach students time management ways fr mre happiness
B. T intrduce the imprtance f grwing green plants
C. T talk abut students’ clurful after-schl activities
D
Chinese traditinal plant culture has thusands f years f histry. Plants are nt nly green scenery, but als carry traditinal culture and peple’s best wishes.
Lng ag, ancient Chinese peple cnnected different plants with special meanings. Penies stand fr wealth and happiness; bamb stands fr strng will; sunflwers stand fr psitive attitudes. In ld times, families grew these plants in yards t wish themselves a happy life.
Nw plant culture becmes ppular amng teenagers. Many students grw traditinal plants at hme. Mre and mre junir high schls pen plant culture lessns. Teachers teach students t lk after bamb and chrysanthemums, and tell the cultural stries behind them. These lessns help teenagers inherit ur traditinal culture.
Grwing plants als teaches us fine qualities. We need patience t wait fr seeds t grw. Taking care f plants makes us careful and gentle. It reminds us t keep a warm heart twards life.
Chinese plant culture als spreads t freign cuntries. It lets freign peple knw ur beautiful Chinese traditins.
根据短文内容，回答下列问题（每题不超过12个词）
What d penies stand fr in Chinese culture?
Which plant stands fr strng will?
Why d schls set up plant culture lessns?
What gd qualities can planting teach students?
What des plant culture spread t freign cuntries?
五、选词填空（共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
阅读短文，从方框中选择单词，并用其正确形式填空，每词仅用一次。
cnfident, plant, active, happy, cmmunicate, habit, imprve, they, success, pssible
Happiness cmes frm gd daily habits and warm 66 ________ with classmates. Many students feel upset because they are shy and dare nt share ideas with 67 ________ partners. This bad 68 ________ stps them frm enjying clurful schl life.
Grwing small green plants is a great way 69 ________ ur md and becme utging. We can take an 70 ________ part in the schl plant club. Teachers always encurage us t talk abut planting experience bravely. It’s 71 ________ t get true happiness if we stay alne all day lng.
Every time we watch ur little 72 ________ blm, we mve ne step clser t 73 ________. Keep 74 ________ with yur grup partners, and yu will becme mre utging and 75 ________ at schl.
66. ________ 67. ________ 68. ________ 69. ________ 70. ________
71. ________ 72. ________ 73. ________ 74. ________ 75. ________
六、书面表达（满分15分）
校园英语广播站开展英文演讲征稿，题目：Small Hbbies, Big Happiness
写作要点：
1. 介绍自己的爱好——种植绿植，点明爱好带来快乐；
2. 结合自身经历说明：缓解学习压力、培养耐心、通过爱好结交新朋友；
3. 发出倡议：鼓励大家培养健康爱好，发现生活里的小幸福。
写作要求：
1. 词数80词左右，给出开头不计入总词数；
2. 语句通顺，语法无误，适当使用复合句丰富句式；
3. 文中不得出现真实校名、人名。
Small Hbbies, Big Happiness
Hell, everyne!
I’m glad t share my favurite hbby with all f yu.
________________________________________________________________
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In shrt, small hbbies bring us great happiness. Let’s find ur wn warm hbbies and enjy ur schl life!
Thanks fr listening!
听力录音材料
（一）听句子，选图片
We shuld get clse t wild animals and prtect the natural envirnment.
My whle family get tgether and enjy delicius fd during traditinal festivals.
I run n the playgrund every afternn t keep healthy.
Students clean fallen leaves and rubbish t keep ur schl tidy.
We plant yung trees tgether t make the earth greener.
（二）听短对话
M: Yur English vcabulary is really rich. Hw d yu remember new wrds?
W: I write wrd cards by hand and read them every early mrning.
M: Next week we will watch the full mn and eat mncakes tgether.
W: Yes, I have prepared many sweet mncakes at hme.
W: Why d yu spend s much time lking after yur ptted plants?
M: When I lk at green leaves, all my tiredness frm study ges away.
W: Yu lk sad these days. Did yu quarrel with yur best friend?
M: Yes, we had a big fight last week and haven’t talked ever since.
M: What d yu d t relax when hmewrk makes yu stressed?
W: I run n the playgrund fr twenty minutes t relax myself.
（三）听长对话
对话1
M: Where did yu spend yur summer hliday?
W: I travelled t a small twn by the sea. It was amazing.
M: Ww, did yu taste any special lcal fd there?
W: Sure, fresh sea fish and shrimp tasted wnderful.
M: Sunds great! Shall we watch plant dcumentary vides this weekend?
W: That’s a fantastic idea.
对话2
M: Yu lk lnely at schl recently. What’s wrng?
W: I’m t shy t talk with new classmates, s I have few friends.
M: Dn’t wrry. Yu can jin schl hbby clubs t meet classmates with the same interest.
W: That’s useful advice. I lve grwing flwers, s I will jin the plant grwing club.
对话3
W: Our schl will hld an English speech cmpetitin next Friday afternn. The theme is The pwer f green plants.
M: I plan t jin it. I need t prepare a tw-minute speech abut my sunflwers.
W: I’m gd at ral English. I can listen t yur speech and give yu useful advice.
M: Thank yu s much fr yur help!
（四）听短文
Grwing plants is my favurite hbby, and it brings me lts f warm happiness. I grw sunflwers n the balcny f my huse. Every day I water them carefully and watch them grw little by little.
At first, I was very impatient. I wanted t give up when I saw n change after several days. But I kept lking after them. Slwly small green leaves grew ut, and finally beautiful yellw flwers blmed.
Frm planting sunflwers, I learn that we need patience and never give up when things g slwly. I ften take phts f my flwers and share my planting stries with my classmates at schl. We talk abut planting skills and becme gd friends.
Plants change my life a lt. They teach me t stay psitive and find small jy in daily life.
（五）听短文，填信息
Attentin, everyne! Here is an imprtant schl ntice fr all students.
Our schl will hld an English Speech Cmpetitin with the theme f amazing nature and green plant culture. The cmpetitin will be held in the schl Lecture Hall at 4 p.m. this Thursday.
All participants need t prepare a tw-minute English speech. Besides, yu can bring a small plant pht t shw during yur speech.
There are great prizes fr winners: useful gardening bks and practical planting tls. We welcme all students t take part in r watch the cmpetitin!
参考答案
一、听力（30分）
1—5：A F E D C 6—10：B C A C A 11—15：B A C B A 16—20：A C B A C
26. Speech 27. Thursday 28. Lecture 29. pht 30. tls
二、补全对话（10分）
31.C 32.B 33.A 34.E 35.F
三、完形填空（15分）
36.C 37.B 38.A 39.B 40.C 41.A 42.B 43.A 44.B 45.C
四、阅读理解（40分）
46—50：B A C A B51—55：B A C B C56—60：B A B C A
61. Wealth and happiness.
62. Bamb stands fr strng will.
63. T help students inherit traditinal culture.
64. Patience, carefulness and gentleness.
65. Chinese traditinal plant culture.
五、选词填空（10分）
66. cmmunicatin 67. their 68. habit 69. t imprve 70. active
71. impssible 72. plants 73. success 74. cmmunicating 75. cnfident
六、书面表达参考范文
Small Hbbies, Big Happiness
Hell, everyne!
I’m glad t share my favurite hbby with all f yu.
I lve grwing green plants at hme, and it brings me endless happiness. After finishing heavy hmewrk, watching green leaves calms me dwn and reduces my study stress. I used t be impatient, but waiting fr flwers t blm teaches me t be patient. I als jin the schl plant club and make new friends by sharing planting skills with classmates.
Small healthy hbbies can bring us psitive changes. I hpe everyne can develp a gd hbby t find happiness in daily life.
In shrt, small hbbies bring us great happiness. Let’s find ur wn warm hbbies and enjy ur schl life!
Thanks fr listening!A
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Schl Activity
English (26) ________ Cmpetitin
Time
4:00 p.m. this (27) ________
Place
Schl (28) ________ Hall
Speech Theme
Amazing nature & traditinal plant culture
Preparatin
① 2-minute English speech ② A small plant (29) ________ fr display
Prizes
Plant bks and gardening (30) ________