八年级下开学考试英语试题卷

1、2011学年第二学期八年级英语开学检测（时间：120分钟 满分：120分）听力部分（25分）（一）听句子选择图片：你将听到五个句子，请你根据听到的内容，选择相应的图片。每个句子后你有5秒钟的答题时间。听一遍。A. B. C. D. E. F. 1._ 2._ 3. _ 4._ 5._（二）情景反应：听句子，选择恰当的答案，每个句子后你有5秒钟的答题时间。听一遍。6. A.Not at all. B.Thank you. C.OK.7. A. I think its interesting. B. I think its math. C. I think its expensive.8. A.

2、No, she stayed at home. B. No, she likes vegetables. C. No, she forgot to bring it.9. A. He stops playing football. B. He won first prize. C. He isnt sure yet.10. A. She was thirty years old. B. She was born in 1993. C. Her favorite sport is tennis.（三）短对话理解：你将听到5段对话，每段对话之后你将看到一个问题，请根据对话内容选出各题的最佳答案。每

3、段对话听一遍，然后你有5秒钟的答题时间。11. What does John want in his coffee?A. Some sugar. B. Some milk. C. Some juice.12. What did the boy do yesterday?A. He went to the hospital. B. He went to the beach. C. He looked after his sister.13. Why does Tony want to read more books?A. Because he likes them. B. Because he

4、has to study for a test.C. Because he wants to be a writer.14. What does Hector think of the book?A. Boring. B. Exciting. C. Interesting.15. What was the weather like yesterday?A. It was windy. B. It was fine. C. It was rainy.（四）长对话理解：你将听到两段对话，每段对话之后你将看到23个小题，请根据对话内容选出各题的最佳答案。每段对话听两遍，然后你有10秒钟的答题时间。听

5、第一段对话，回答第1617小题。16. What are they talking about?A. A famous film. B. A famous man. C. A poor man.17. When was he born?A. On September 14,1951. B. On November 14,1955.C. On November 14,1951.听第二段对话，回答1820小题。18. What does Jake invite Carol to do? A. To go to a party. B. To have a picnic. C. To see a fi

6、lm.19. Why will Carol be a little late? A. Because she has to finish her homework first. B. Because she has to go shopping first. C. Because there is something wrong with her bike.20.What does Carol need to bring? A. Some snacks. B. Some fruit. C. Some drinks.（五）听写：根据你所听到的短文内容补全短文中所缺的单词。听两遍。We got o

7、ver 500 letters and e-mail from our students about their New Years resolutions. Many students are going to work 21 this year. Lots of students are going to play 22 . Some students said they are going to eat 23 fruits. A few students said they are going to learn a new 24 . Some girls said they are go

8、ing to 25 more to keep healthy. 笔试部分（95分）（一）单项填空（共15小题，计15分）：26. I have _ pen pals in America. We often write to each other.A.fewB.a few C.little D. a little27. The style of my sweater is more popular than _.A.herB.shesC. hersD. she28. Bill tried many times, and _ succeeded. A. firstB. finallyC. nex

9、tD. hardly29.There _ a talk show on CCTV-1 at ten this evening. A. is going to be B. is going to haveC. will haveD. is having30. My sister still wanted to go to school _ she was ill.A.ifB.becauseC.beforeD. although31. How often does the boy go to see his granny? _.A. Twice a month B. Two times a mon

10、th C. Three time a month D. One time a week32. What else do you need, Mum? _ else, I think. Weve got everything ready.A. Something B. Anything C. Nothing D. Everything33. Who cooked lunch today? My father _.A.doesB.didC. wasD. is34. What are you going to be when you grow up? A（n） _. I like to draw p

11、ictures very much.A. artistB. actorC. programmerD. pilot35. Jason got 80 in the math exam. What about you? I did _ than he. I didnt pass it.A.badB.worseC.worst D.better36. Tom is _ than Jack, so he makes _ mistakes than Jack.A. careful, few B. more careful, fewer C. careful, fewer D. more careful, f

12、ew37. How was the food? I didnt have it _.A. oftenB. sometimesC. alwaysD. yet38. Could you go to buy some drinks? _.I am busy washing the clothes.A.Sorry, I cant B. No, I didntC.Yes, I couldD.All right39. _? When she was seventeen.A.When was Liu Xuan born B.Who do you admireC.How old was Liu Xuan D.

13、When did Liu Xuan win the medal40. Im going to West Lake on vacation. _.A.Dont wait B.Im sorry to hear thatC.Have a good trip D. Thats too bad（二）完形填空（共15小题，计15分）： “I dont like my parents. They _41 _ tell me I should do this, and I should not do that. It sometimes makes me angry.” Said Hang Hua, a mi

14、ddle school student in Nanjing. Do you have the same _ 42_? Why does it seem that some parents are so _43_ in their childrens eyes?Since you were born, your parents have worried about everything about you. They _44_ about your choice of friends, the food you eat, your work at school, _45_ sleep you

15、get, etc. All these things are part of your life. They want you to grow up _46_ and happily.So how can you _47_ things easier on yourself? Its easier _48_ you think. Just let your parents know what youre doing. Get them to know your friends. Call them if you stay somewhere else _49_ than usual. Say

16、_50_ to them when you are wrong. Take responsibility(责任) for what you have done. Talk about your ideas with them. They may talk about _51_ with you. Most of all, try _52_ them. They are still _53_ being parents and need your help, too. Someday, when you become a parent, they may give you _54_ on how

17、 to get on with your _55_.( )41.A. neverB. hardlyC. alwaysD. sometimes( )42.A. resultB. habitC. wayD. problem( )43.A. happyB. friendlyC. beautifulD. serious( )44.A. worryB. talkC. thinkD. hear( )45.A. how muchB. how manyC. how longD. how many hours( )46A. quicklyB. healthilyC. slowlyD. early( )47.A.

18、 stayB. believeC. look afterD. make( )48.A. asB. tillC. thanD. when( )49.A. earlierB. laterC. shorterD. sooner( )50.A. helloB. noC. sorryD. yes( )51.A. theirsB. themC. themselvesD. their( )52.A. to understandB. to leaveC. to careD. to forget( )53.A. practiceB. practicingC. planD. planning( )54.A. me

19、dicineB. restC. vacationD. advice( )55.A. friendsB. parentsC. childrenD. teachers（三）阅读理解（共15小题，计30分）：第一节: 阅读下面两篇文章并选择答案。A The earthworm(蚯蚓) is a useful animal. Out of the ground, it is food for other animals. In the ground, it makes rich soil for fields and gardens. Earthworms dig holes that make it

20、 easy for air and water to reach the roots of the plantsThese holes also help keep the soil well drained(排水) Earthworms pull dead leaves，grass and flowers into their holesAfter some time these dead things change into useful soil in the fields. It is said that in one year 50,000 earthworms carry abou

21、t 18 tons(吨) of fine soil to the surface(表面) of an acre(英亩) of land. No other animal is so useful in building up good surface soil. ( )56.The best title for this passage is _ . A. How to Dig Holes B. How to Make Rich Soil C. An Underground Worker D. Earthworm-Farmers Friend ( )57. Which of the follo

22、wing does an earthworm do in the field?A. Pulling dead leaves.B. Making soil become hard.C. Killing other animals.D. Draining water into a river.( )58. The underline word “roots” means “the _ parts of the plants”.A. upper(较高的) B. middle C. underground D. top ( )59.From the the passage we can know _

23、are earthworms food.A. dead animals B. dead leaves and grass C. air and water D. green plants( )60. The earthworm is also a kind of food for _ .A. some plants B. certain people C. man D. some animals BA Russian, a Cuban(古巴人) , an American businessman and an American lawyer （律师）were on a train travel

24、ing across England. The Russian took out a large bottle of vodka, gave each of the men a drink and then threw the rest half bottle of vodka out of the window. “Why did you do that?” asked the American businessman. “Theres too much vodka in my country,” said the Russian, “And really we have more than

25、 we will ever use.” A few times later, the Cuban passed around fine Havana Cigars（雪茄）. Then he threw his out of the window. “I thought Cuba is not a rich country,” the businessman said. “But you threw that very good cigars out of the window!” “Cigars,” the Cuban answered, “are the cheapest in my cou

26、ntry. We have more of them than we know what to do with.” The American businessman sat quietly for a moment. Then he got up, caught the lawyer by the arm and threw him out of the window.( )61. The people in the story are from _ countries. A. one B. two C. three D. four( )62. The four people are trav

27、eling by _. A. bus B. air C. train D. sea( )63. Vodka is a kind of _. A. treasure(珍宝) B. wine C. food D. medicine( )64. The Russian and the Cuban both wanted to _. A. tell the businessman that their countries are rich B. prove(证明) that they were rich C. ask the two Americans to visit their countries

28、 D. make the businessman happy( )65. What did the businessman want to say by throwing the lawyer out of the window?A. I want to buy some vodka. B. We have too many lawyers in my country.C. Ill go to Cuba and do some business of cigars. D. If you need lawyers, come to America.第二节以下是一些文章内容的节选，请仔细阅读第56

29、60材料内容和A-E各个标题，选择与内容相符的标题。66. _Many people like animals and take them as their pets(宠物). Pet hospitals are very busy. Kind people who love animals are needed to work in busy animal hospitals. They will teach you how to do the job.67. _Dont do todays things tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. If the

30、class is held up(被耽搁), its difficult to keep up with others.68. _When we learn English, we should use it as much as possible. We should read more, speak more, listen to English from time to time and practice writing every day.69. _First, we should eat more fruit and vegetables. And also we need to h

31、ave a balanced diet. Second, we should do some exercise. Third, we should get up early and go to bed early.70. _If your last grade was a D, you should work hard for a C. Always think: Ill speak in class five times this week, or Ill remember twenty English words a day.A. Do todays work todayB. How to

32、 keep healthyC. How to learn English well D. Set goals (目标)E. Assistants needed in pet hospitals（四）词语填空（共10小题，计10分）：用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文通顺、正确、连贯（每个单词限用一次）leave I yet interest meet eat can stop for walletOne morning William telephoned his wife, “Ive got two tickets for the film(电影) tonight. Meet _71_

33、outside the office. Well have something _72_ and then go on to the cinema.”Williams wife was very much_73_ in films. It was quite a long time since they went to the cinema, _74_ she was very happy . She _75_ her husband as they had planned. After they had supper in a restaurant, they walked to the cinema. The check-taker at the door _76_ them, saying, “Your tickets, please.”William began to look _77_ the tickets, but he _78_