人教版八年级下学期英语开学考试试卷B卷

人教版八年级下学期英语开学考试试卷B卷一、 单项选择。 (共10题；共20分)1. （2分）Our city is cleaner than it _ be. A . is used toB . used toC . uses toD . is used2. （2分）We have never visited the place, but we have it.A . stood forB . belonged toC . kept onD . heard about3. （2分）How long does it take your father _ to work every day? A . to driveB . drivesC . drivingD . drive4. （2分）Jackie asked me _ anything.A . not touchB . not touchedC . not touchingD . not to touch5. （2分）The news _ terrible. We arent _ in it. A . sound, interestedB . sounds, interestingC . sounds, interestedD . sound, interesting6. （2分）They are discussing what to do for the disabled. _is necessary to provide them with more positions.A . ThatB . ThisC . ItD . There7. （2分）Both Kate and I _ ready for the new high school life.A . amB . isC . areD . be8. （2分）The bamboo forests are becoming smaller. As a result, pandas not have a place to live or food to eat. A . needB . mayC . shouldD . can9. （2分） does your cousin look like?She is about my _, hair, and wears a pair of glasses.A . What, height, long brownB . How, high, brown longC . What, height, brown long10. （2分） Lily, youve helped me a lot. Thanks. _.A . Its nice of you.B . My pleasure.C . With pleasure.D . Never mind.二、 完形填空 (共1题；共10分)11. （10分）根据短文理解，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择最佳答案填空。Every year students in many countries learn English. Some of these1 are children, others are young people. Why do all these people want to learn2?It is3 to answer this question. Many boys and girls4 English at school. It is one of their5. Many people learn English because it is6 in their work. Some young people learn English for their7 studies because some of their books are in English. Other people learn English because they want to8 newspapers in English. Some people learn English because they want to9 in the USA, England or Australia. English is very10 in our life.（1）A . girls B . boys C . students （2）A . English B . Chinese C . Maths （3）A . hard B . easy C . good （4）A . learn B . give C . teach （5）A . books B . schools C . subjects （6）A . good B . useful C . pleased （7）A . higher B . taller C . bigger （8）A . look B . see C . read （9）A . go B . work C . come （10）A . safe B . friendly C . helpful 三、 阅读理解 (共3题；共26分)12. （10分） An Englishman was showing a foreign visitor around London. “Whats that strange building?” asked the visitor. “Thats the Tower of London.” “I see. How long did it take to build it?” “About 500 years.” “In my country we can build it in five months,” Shortly after that they came to St. Pauls Cathedral(大教堂). “Very interesting!” said the visitor. “How long did it take to build it ?” “Near forty years.” said the Englishman. “In my country we can finish it in forty days at most,” said the visitor. This went on all day.They visited most of the best known buildings in the city. Every time they saw a new one, the visitor asked what it was and how long it took to build it. Then he said that they could do the same thing much faster in his country.At last the Englishman got angry with the visitor though he tried not to show it. Several days later they came to the House of Parliament(议会)and the visitor asked his usual question, “What is that?” The Englishman answered, “ I have no idea. It wasnt there last night.” （1）The Englishman showed the foreign visitor around _ one day.A . The Tower of LondonB . St. Pauls CathedralC . Some famous buildings in the cityD . The whole city of London（2）The visitor said that in his country it would take them _ to build the Tower of London.A . less than half a yearB . forty daysC . five hundred yearsD . fifty days（3）It took them a few days to see _.A . some of the best known buildings in England.B . several best known places in EnglandC . many famous houses in the city of LondonD . most of the best known buildings in London（4）The Englishman was angry by the end of the day, but he _.A . didnt want to say anythingB . tried to show it to the visitorC . had no time to tell the visitorD . tried not to show it to the visitor（5）The Englishmans answer to the question of the last place showed_.A . he was sorry that he hadnt seen the building beforeB . he could say nothing because he didnt know anything about itC . he was angry and didnt want to tell the visitor its nameD . he didnt know how to tell the visitor the name of the building13. （6分） Today there are 6 billion people on the earth. By the year 2050 there may be 12.5 billion. There will be a lot of people to feed. We need more food.One way to produce more food is by growing stronger plants. For thousands of years, farmers have made plants better. Every season, they pick the best plants for the next season. It works very slowly. Since 1983, scientists have been able to change plants more quickly by changing their genetic material(遗传物质). Foods from plants grown in this way are called genetically modified foods(转基因食品), or GM foods.By changing the genetic material of a plant, it is possible to make new plants. They make plants which are strong against plant diseases. They can also help in our diseases: a kind of rice is being prepared, for example, which stops people from becoming blind.Rich countries produce GM foods because they are easy to grow and bring in more money. Poor countries are interested in them because they help produce more food.GM plants are not natural. No one knows how good or bad they are. Making GM foods is only one way of feeding people in 2050. There are strong feelings against them, because they are unnatural. They may feed people, then hurt them or their children later. But, both rich and poor countries are very interested in their use, and they are not going to go away. In 2050 we may think differently about them.（1）GM foods _.A . are a quick way to produce foodB . grow in the wildC . are safeD . are grown only in rich countries（2）Why do some people not like GM foods?A . They are not useful.B . They are not helpfulC . They are not naturalD . They are not natural（3）From the reading we know that _.A . GM foods will disappear one day in the futureB . GM foods will not disappear in the futureC . people will not be interested in GM foodsD . people will have to stop using GM foods14. （10分）阅读理解SAFETY RULES ON THE MTR TRAINSAt the station:Be patient. Line up on the platform (站台) and wait for the train. Be polite. Let passengers get off first.Do not rush onto the train. It is dangerous.When you hear a “beep” sound, do not get on the train. The door is closing. Wait for another train.On the train:Do not eat or drink on the train. It makes the train dirty. Do not run on the train.Give up your seat to old men or women, the disabled or women carrying babies.（1）The text is mainly about how to . A . be a careful driverB . buy MTR ticketsC . be a good passengerD . keep safe at home（2）People who will get on the train should . A . wait in lineB . open the doorC . ask for helpD . leave the seats（3）When you hear a “beep” sound, . A . close the doorB . rush onto the trainC . get off the train at onceD . stop and wait for the next train（4）Which picture shows the good behavior on the train according to the text? A . B . C . D . （5）The text is probably a . A . reportB . noticeC . diaryD . poem四、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共15分)15. （15分）阅读下面的短文并用英语回答问题，并将答案写在答题卷上标有题号的横线上。(an extract from Stuart Little)When Mrs. Frederick C. Littles second son arrived, everybody noticed that he was not much bigger than a mouse. The truth of the matter was, the baby looked very much like a mouse in every way. He was only about two inches high; and he had a mouses sharp nose, a mouses tail, a mouses whiskers(胡须)，and the pleasant, shy manner of a mouse. Before he was many days old he was not only looking like a mouse but acting like one, too-wearing a gray hat and carrying a small cane(手杖).Mr. and Mrs. Little named him Stuart, and Mr. Little made him a tiny bed.Unlike most babies, Stuart could walk as soon as he was born. Mrs. Little saw right that the baby clothes she had provided were unsuitable, and she set to work and made him a fine little blue suit. Every morning, before Stuart dressed. Mrs. Little went into his room and weighed him on a small scale(称)which was really used for weighing letters. At birth Stuart could have been sent by first class mail, but his parents preferred to keep him rather than send him away. At the age of a month, he had gained only a third of an ounce(盎司), his mother was so worried that she sent for the doctor.The doctor was happy with Stuart and said that it was very unusual for an American family to have a mouse. He took Stuarts temperature and found that it was 98.6, which is normal for a mouse. Everything seemed to be all right, and Mrs. Little was pleased to get such a good report.Feed him up! said the doctor cheerfully, as he left.The home of the Little family was a pleasant place near a park in New York City. In the mornings, the Littles were up early as a general rule. Stuart was a great help to his parents, and to his old brother, because of his small size and because he could do things that a mouse can do and was willing to do them.（1）What did Stuart Little look like? （2）Why did Mrs. Little send for a doctor? （3）Do you want to have a brother like Stuart Little? Why or why not? 五、 单词拼写 (共1题；共10分)16. （10分）词形变换 （1）That old printer doesnt print as _(quick) as this new one.（2）Its _ (meaningful) experience I have ever had. Ill never forget it.（3）How does the robot work properly?Oh, it _ (control) by the computer.（4）On the _(five)day, we went to the cultural centre of Hong Kong.（5）There _ (not be) much pollution in our hometown two years ago.（6）The _ (mouse) in the computer room are useless. Please throw them away.（7）Someone knocked at the door while Jim _(sweep) the floor.（8）Whats wrong with your TV set？The picture _ (not come) out yet（9）I dont think we need to bring everything with _ (we) when traveling.（10）The aim of the charity show is _(raise) money for Project Hope.六、 语法填空 (共2题；共26分)17. （1分）There is much _(different) in price between the two kinds of vegetables. 18. （25分）连词成句 （1）Danny, the, drum, yesterday, hit, ancient （2）great, a, China, long, is, country, with, history, a （3）BingMaYong, Chinese, we, in, them, call （4）I, take, in, can, photos, museum, the （5）walk, the, you, the Walled City, can, in along, wall 七、 书面表达 (共1题；共5分)19. （5分）俗话说“入乡随俗”，去另一个国家前,先了解其习俗和历史是很有必要的。请你根据初中阶段所学到的关于英国的习俗和历史,写一篇文章，投稿到某英文版的旅游杂志。 提示：Mannersshake hands; for the first timesay Mr. and Mrs. ; talk with older peopleEating habitsdrink tea at a tea party; not coffee or juiceNoticesDont talk loudly in public; stand in a line(请再列举12点)要求：1）词数90左右；2）短文的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；3）文中须包括所有写作要点,但不要逐字翻译，可适当加入过渡语句，使短文通顺、连贯。Before we go to another country, it is necessary for us to learn something about its customs and history. Take Britain as an example. The golden rule is: Watch the other people. Do as they do. 第 17 页 共 17 页参考答案一、 单项选择。 (共10题；共20分)1-1、2-1、3-1、4-1、5-1、6-1、7-1、8-1、9-1、10-1、二、 完形填空 (共1题；共10分)11-1、三、 阅读理解 (共3题；共26分)12-1、12-2、12-3、12-4、12-5、13-1、13-2、13-3、14-1、14-2、14-3、14-4、14-5、四、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共15分)15-1、15-2、15-3、五、 单词拼写 (共1题；共10分)16-1、16-2、16-3、16-4、16-5、16-6、16-7、16-8、16-9、16-10、六、 语法填空 (共2题；共26分)17-1、18-1、18-2、18-3、18-4、18-5、七、 书面表达 (共1题；共5分)19-1、