河南省南阳市内乡县灌涨镇初级中学2023-2024学年八年级上学期开学英语试题

八年级开学摸底测试（英语）

(试卷共6页，答案必须写在答题卡上)

一　单选题：(共10小题,计20分)

(　　)1.This is　　　　useful book.I read it for　　　　hour every day. 　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

A. a; a  B. an; an  C. a; an  D. an; a

(　　)2.—When do your classes begin?

—　　　　 eight o'clock 　　　　Monday to Friday. 

A. At; from  B. On; from C. At; on D. In; on

(　　)3.— What's your favorite 　　　　? 

—English. Because I think my English teacher is nice.

A. subject  B. photo  C. color  D. food

(　　)4.—　　　　 do you like history so much? 

—Because it is very interesting.

A. Why  B. When  C. Where  D. How

(　　)5.The 5G network(网络) is 　　　　! We can download(下载) the movies in a short time. 

A. boring B. difficult C. cool  D. free

(　　)6.Let's play volleyball after we 　　　　the classes. 

A. see  B. finish  C. find  D. love

(　　)7.　　　　 is your music teacher? 

—Miss Li. We love her very much.

A. Who B. Where C. How D. What

(　　)8.Most children like sports, so they like having 　　　　classes. 

A. geography B. art C. PE D. history

(　　)9.Grace wants to go to the art festival very much 　　　　It's  really interesting.  

A. but  B. because  C. and  D. so

(　　)10.David is great fun.I like him.

—　　　　.I like him,too. 

A. That sounds interesting B. Thank you

C. Have a good time D. That's for sure

二　完形填空(共10小题,计20分)

It is January 22nd.It's my friend Mary's 　11　 birthday.She has 　12　 good friends.I am one of them.She asks 　13　 to go to her party.And we want to buy some gifts(礼物) for her. 

　　Lily knows Mary likes playing tennis very much, so she buys a tennis ball for her. Jack thinks 　14　 and pears are Mary's favorite fruit. 　15　 he buys some bananas and pears for her.For me,I buy her a purple skirt. She likes skirts and her favorite 　16　 is purple.I think she must like the skirt. 

　　　17　 seven,we go to her home. When she sees us,she is 　18　 happy. She thanks us for our gifts and coming to her party. We have dinner at her home.And we 　19　 "Happy thirteenth birthday" to her! We are all happy at the 　20　. 

(　　)11.A. tenth  B. eleventh  C. twelfth  D. thirteenth

(　　)12.A. one  B. two  C. three  D. no

(　　)13.A. me  B. us  C. them  D. you

(　　)14 A. hamburgers B. tomatoes   C. bananas D. apples

(　　)15.A. But  B. Because  C. After  D. So

(　　)16.A. fruit  B. color  C. friend  D. ball

(　　)17.A. In  B. At  C. For  D. On

(　　)18.A. only  B. well  C. not  D. really

(　　)19.A. spell  B. say  C. call  D. meet

(　　)20.A. party  B. store  C. game  D. home

三　阅读理解(共20小题,计40分)

A

I'm Grace. There are two stores near my home — Mr.Cool's Clothes Store and Miss Sweet's Clothes Store. The clothes in the two stores are on sale. The two stores sell many kinds of clothes at good prices.

(　　)21.Which is the cheapest(最便宜的) in Mr. Cool's Clothes Store?

A. Skirts.  B. Shirts.  C. Trousers.  D. Sweaters.

(　　)22.How much are two sweaters and a pair of shoes in Miss Sweet's Clothes Store?

A. $76.  B. $94.  C. $104.  D. $117.

(　　)23.What are on sale in Mr. Cool's Clothes Store?

A. Pink skirts.  B. Yellow sweaters.

C. Brown shoes.  D. Green trousers.

(　　)24.If Grace has $50 and wants to buy blue clothes,she can buy 　　　　. 

A. a skirt in Mr. Cool's Clothes Store

B. a sweater in Miss Sweet's Clothes Store

C. a pair of trousers in Mr. Cool's Clothes Store

D. a pair of shoes in Miss Sweet's Clothes Store.

(　　)25.What do we know about the two stores?

A. They sell clothes at good prices.

B. They sell clothes only for girls.

C. They sell Grace's favorite clothes.

D. They sell fifteen kinds of clothes.

B

　　Today is a fine Saturday. At 9:30 am, Mr Smith and Mrs Smith take their sons Alan and John to the park by car. They stay there for four hours.

　　After lunch, they go to a big store to do some shopping. First, the Smiths (史密斯夫妇) buy a toy truck (玩具卡车) for little John. It is 5 dollars. Alan wants a pair of shoes and he finds a white pair, but it isn't in size(号) 8.5.Then he finds a blue pair. It looks really cool.It's 50 dollars. The shoes in this new style(样式) are not cheap but they are popular with boys. Alan loves the pair of blue shoes very much. The Smiths buy the shoes for Alan. Then the Smiths buy two coats. One is for Alan and the other is for John. The Smiths pay(付费) 95 dollars for all the things.

　　Then the family go out of the store, but Mr Smith can't find his car key. They look for it everywhere. After ten minutes, John is sleepy(困倦的) and he gives his toy truck to his father. Mr Smith finds the key in the toy truck. How naughty(淘气的) John is! At last, they get in the car and go home for dinner.

(　　)26.What size shoes does Alan need?

A. Size 9.  B. Size 8.5. C. Size 8.  D. Size 7.5.

(　　)27.What does the underlined word "popular" mean in Chinese?

A. 丑陋的  B. 浪费的

C. 受欢迎的  D. 非主流的

(　　)28.Where do they find the car key at last?

A. In the toy truck.  B. Under the car.

C. In the blue coat.  D. In the white shoes.

(　　)29.What does the second paragraph(段落) mainly tell us?

A. Mrs Smith really loves shopping.

B. The clothes in the store are very cool.

C. Alan and John don't like old clothes.

D. The Smiths buy some things for their sons.

(　　)30.What can we infer(推断) from the passage?

A. John doesn't like his toy truck.

B. The two new coats are 40 dollars.

C. The pair of blue shoes is on sale today.

D. Alan and John are both naughty boys.

C　　

Bill has a volleyball and some ping-pong balls.

　　"Let me play with your volleyball, Bill," Tony says.

　　"No. You can make it dirty(肮脏的)."

　　"Let me play with your ping-pong balls, Bill," Frank says.

　　"No, you can lose them."

　　Now no one plays with Bill. He plays with his balls alone.It's boring.

　　After school, Bill sees Frank and Tony playing soccer. "Come and play with us, Bill," Frank says to Bill.

　　"Thanks, but I can't play soccer.It's difficult," Bill says.

　　"We can help you. Come on!" So Bill plays with his classmates. He finds that it is fun to play together(一起).

(　　)31.Bill doesn't like Tony to play with his 　　　　. 

A. volleyball  B. basketball

C. ping-pong balls D. soccer ball

(　　)32.The underlined word(画线单词) "alone" means "　　　　" in Chinese. 

A. 认真地  B. 开心地 C. 独自地 D. 秘密地

(　　)33.Bill thinks it's 　　　　to play soccer. 

A. boring  B. difficult C. dirty D. relaxing

(　　)34.What do you know from the story(故事)?

A. Tony lost Bill's volleyball.

B. Bill likes Frank's soccer ball.

C. Frank doesn't like to play with Bill.

D. Bill doesn't like to share(分享) his balls with his classmates.

(　　)35.The story tells(告诉) us that 　　　　. 

A. playing sports is good

B. classmates can be good friends

C. everyone can play sports

D.It's fun to play together

D

　　Three students are talking about the sports they like. They want to join(加入) the sports clubs in their school. What club can they join? Can you help them?

　　I'm Paul,a soccer fan.Soccer is my good friend.I love it. Wherever I go,I take my soccer ball with me.I'm on a soccer team(队). My number is one.One is my lucky number. It can help me win(赢) the game.

　　My name is Mike.I am a middle school student.I play basketball very well.It's  interesting. I love to play basketball with my friends.Joe is one of my good friends.He is not in my class. He plays basketball well, too.

　　I'm Frank. I am a middle school student, too.Baseball is my favorite sport.I play it well. I'm on the school baseball team.I often play baseball with my classmates after school.

(　　)36. What's the Chinese meaning of the underlined word "lucky"?

A. 危险的  B. 幸运的  C. 不吉利的  D. 奇怪的

(　　)37.Who is (are) on a team(teams)?

A. Paul. B. Mike. C. Frank. D. Paul & Frank.

(　　)38.Frank plays 　　　　well. 

A. soccer  B. basketball  C. baseball  D. tennis

(　　)39.What club can Mike join?

A. The basketball club.  B. The baseball club.

C. The soccer club.  D. The swimming club.

(　　)40.Which of the following is NOT TRUE(不正确的)?

A. Paul has a soccer ball.

B. Mike thinks playing basketball is interesting.

C. Frank likes baseball best.

D. Joe is Mike's classmate.

四　补全对话(共5小题,计10分)根据下面的对话情景,在每个空白处填上一个适当的句子,使对话的意思连贯、完整。

A: Hi, Joy! Good morning.

B: Hi, Bob! 41.　　　　　　　　　　　. 

A: Do you like apples?

B: Yes, I do. 42.　　　　　　　　　　　　? 

A: I like apples. And my father likes apples, too. Does your father like apples?

B: 43.　　　　　　　　　　　　. He likes oranges. 

A: What about your mother?

B: Oh, she likes ice-cream and bananas.

A: 44.　　　　　　　　　　　　　? 

B: No, she doesn't like carrots. But she likes tomatoes. 45.　　　　　　　　　　　　　? 

 A: No, I don't.