2020-2021学年八年级下学期开学考英语试题及答案

试题PAGE1试题2020-2021学年度初二下学期开学考试一、听力测试（共20题，1-10，每小题0.5分，11-20，每小题1分。共15分）第一节听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，完成1-5题。()1.WhatdoesProfessorEvansdomostofthetime?

A.Conductexperiments.

B.Givelectures.

C.Attendmeetings.()2.HowdoesthewomanlearnChinese?

A.Bychattingwithothers.

B.Bylisteningtotheradio.C.Bytakinganonlinecourse.()3.Whatisthemangoingtodo?

A.Gobacktohisoffice.

B.Attendameeting. C.Leavetheoffice.

()4.Howdoesthewomanplantoimprovethearticle?

A.Bytalkingtotheeditor.B.Byaskingthemantorewriteit.

C.Bymakingsuggestionsonit.()5.Whatseasonisitnow?

A.Spring.

B.Autumn.

C.Winter.第二节听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

()6.Wheredoesthisconversationmostlikelytakeplace?

A.Inaconcerthall.

B.Inaparkinglot.

C.Inarestaurant.()7.Whatdoesthemanadvisethewomantodo?

A.Makeaquickchoice.

B.Findtheirseatsfirst. C.Drivetothehall.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

()8.Whatwastheweatherlikethisperiodlastyear?

A.Itrainedalot.

B.Itwasverydry. C.Itwasratherhot.

()9.Howdidthemanknowaboutthefloodsinthesouth?

A.Bytalkingtohisfriends.

B.Bycontactingthemilitary. C.Bywatchingthenews.()10.Whatwillthetwospeakersprobablydonext?

A.Setupawebsitetoraisemoney. B.Checktheweatherforecast.

C.Searchforacharityonline.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

()11.Whenwasthereaproblemwiththecamera?

A.Twoweeksago.

B.Aweekago.

C.Twodaysago.

()12.Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemandofirst?

A.Returnthecamera.

B.Havethecamerafixed.

C.Askthemanager.()13.Howdoesthemanfeelnow?

A.Upset.

B.Satisfied.

C.Relaxed.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

()14.Whendidthewomanleaveschool?

A.In2008.

B.In2009.

C.In2010.()15.Whoinspiredthewomantopostvideosofherkidsonline?

A.Herhusband.

B.Herbabies.

C.Astranger.()16.Whydopeoplefollowthewomanonline?

A.Hervideosarewell-made. B.Theywanttooffersomehelp.

C.Theyareinterestedinherlovelykids.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

()17.Whatisspecialaboutthisbridge?

A.ItgoesthroughChina’slongesttunnel.

B.It’stheworld’slongestcross-seabridge.

C.It’sabovethePearlRiverDelta.()18.Howlongdidittaketobuildthebridge?

A.20years.

B.9years.

C.3years.()19.Howmuchdiditcosttoconstructthebridge?

A.6.7billionyuan.

B.55billionyuan.

C.120billionyuan.()20.HowlongdoesittaketotravelbetweenZhuhaiandHongKongusingthisbridge?

A.Halfanhour.

B.Anhour.

C.Threehours.二、词汇测试（共15题，每小题1分，共15分）()21.Everyoneshouldworkhardtomakehisdreamcometrue. A.take B.realize C.succeed()22.—Wow,thetwinsinyourclasslooksimilar!—Yes,buttheyhavedifferentcharacters(性格).A.friendly B.alike C.thesame()23.Thewholerescueteamconsistedoftensoldiersandarescuedog. A.included B.madeof C.considered()24.Yourtestpaperisexcellent_______yourbadhandwriting.Iwillbemore_______nexttime. A.except;careful B.exceptfor;careful C.exceptfor;helpful()25.Sheusedto_______withherparents,butnowsheisusedto_______withherclassmatesatschool.

A.live;living

B.live;live

C.living;live(  )26.Finallytheysucceededingoingthroughtheforestandreachedavillage. A.wasnotabletogo B.managedtogo C.triedtogo(  )27.Mr.BlackhasmuchknowledgeofEuropeanhistory. A.iskindto B.isdifficultfor C.isfamiliarwith(  )28.—Hanspracticedagainandagaininordertobeattheothercontestants. —Ibelievehe’llmakeit.Wherethereisawill,thereisaway. A.inorderthat B.sothat C.soasto()29.Wearenotsureifit_______tomorrow.Ifit_______,wewon’tclimbtheSouthHill.A.rains;rainsB.rains;willrain C.willrain;rains(  )30.—Mr.LiwassenttoteachChineseinanAmericanhighschoollastyear. —Yes,Iknow.Hesaidhewouldneverforgethispleasant______whileworkingthere. A.experiments B.expressions C.experiences(  )31.A______isaneventinwhichmanypeopletakepartinordertofindoutwhoisbestataparticularactivity. A.concert B.speech C.competition(  )32.A/An______isareasongiventoexplainsomethingoravoiddoingsomething. A.opportunity B.excuse C.choice(  )33.The______ofacountryisthedevelopmentoftheartsandsciencesinthesocietyofthiscountry. A.habit B.culture C.economy(  )34.—Doyou______thatNancyhasbeenalittletooquietthesedays? —Yes.Shedidn’tevensayawordthisafternoon. A.notice B.explain C.decide(  )35.TheChineseNationalWomen’sBadmintonTeam______theJapaneseteamby3:1lastyear. A.won B.lost C.beat三、完形填空（10分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将相应的字母编号涂黑。（共10小题，每小题1分）Askyourforeignfriendsorteacherswhethertheyexperienced“cultureshock”uponmovingtoChina.36are,theydid.Accordingtoasurvey,eighty-fivepercentofinternationalstudentshavehadcultureshock.Cultureshockisabroadtermfortheseriesofpersonaldifficultiesthatpeoplegothroughinnewplaces,forthesurroundingenvironmentissodifferentfromthatwheretheygrowup.It’susuallymostextremeforthosewhocan’tspeakthelanguageoftheplacetowhichtheyhave37,orforthosewhoaren’tfamiliarwiththesocialrules,suchaswhatyoushoulddoifyoumeetpeopleforthefirsttime.BothofthesethingshappenedtomeinChinawhenImovedtherein2011.Soasyoucanimagine,naturally,Iwentthroughthefourwell-known38ofcultureshock:honeymoon,distress,re-integrationandautonomy.WhenIarrivedatfirst,Iwas39andoptimistic,IthoughtIwaswell-preparedforthisnewlifeinthenewcountry,andIwaseagertofindoutwhatIwasgoingtoexperiencelater.ButquicklyIbecameupsetbytheculturaldifferencesIencountered,missinghowthings40backhome.Bytheendofmyfirstyear,Ihadtotallylostmyself-confidence;Iwasabitter,clumsyandsensitiveperson,andIblamedChinaformakingmethatway.Then,inmysecondyear,Istartedto41somelanguageskills,andIfoundfunactivitiestodoinmysparetime.ImadegreatforeignandChinesefriends,andwiththeirhelp,ItriedhardtolearntoappreciatethebeautyofChinesehistoryandculture,whichwasthethingIalwayswantedtoachieve.Tomydelight,Isucceededin42aninterestinthem.Andafterwards,Ilearnedtoconsidermyselfaconfidentandhappylaowai.TodayI’mbackintheUS,whereI’mpursuingaPhDatauniversityinmyhometown.It’sbeenalittle43toreadjusttolifeinmyhomecountry.Isufferedatfirstfrom“reverse”cultureshock,experiencingthefourstagesintheoppositeorder.Istartedoutfeelingindependentandself-confident,beforeslowlyrealizingthatIknewmycountrymuchlesswellthanIusedto.I’dcomplainloudlyaboutlittlethings,likehowIcouldnolongershout“fuwuyuan!”togetwaiters’44toletthemknowthatIwasreadyto45inarestaurant.Buteventually,IcametorealizethatwhatIhadthoughtwasmy“home”hadbecomeanentirelynewplacewhileI’dbeenaway.That,byitself,wasexciting.36．A．Chances B．Experiences C．Friends D．Facts37．A．turned B．moved C．took D．stuck38．A．types B．stages C．names D．effects39．A．nervous B．excited C．worried D．satisfied40．A．seemed B．changed C．continued D．worked41．A．holdup B．makeup C．pickup D．speedup42．A．showing B．developing C．expressing D．receiving43．A．difficult B．relaxing C．fast D．interesting44．A．word B．service C．attention D．smile45.A．serve B．sit C．eat D．order四、阅读理解（40分）第一节阅读下列短文，从下面每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将相应的字母编号涂黑。（共15小题，每小题2分）AExchangestudentswillexperiencecultureshockabroad.Theymayfeellonelywhentheyareadjustingtoanewenvironment.Thenhowdotheyadapttoanewcultureandavoidthecultureshock?Trytolearnaboutthehostculturebeforeleaving.Learnabouteverydaylifeinthehostcountry.Eatthefoodinthehostcountryandadjusttothedishes.Inadditiontolearningthelanguagewell,watchfilmsandlistentothemusicthere.Uponarrival,developadailyroutine(常规)asquicklyaspossible.Developasleepschedule,eathealthilyandexerciseatregulartimes.Findfavoritelocalcoffeeshopsandparkstoavoidcultureshockthatcanarisebecauseofthecompletelossofcontrollingoverlife.RemainrelationshipswithfamilyandfriendsathomethroughtheInternet,lettersandemails.Shareyourexperiencesandphotoswiththem.Buildingnewfriendshipsinthehostculturecanalsobeimportant.Befriendlyandinvitefriends,schoolmatesorneighborstogowalkingoroutforcoffee.Keepapositiveattitude.Livinginaforeigncountryisanimportantopportunityfullofexcitementandchallenges.Thoughitmayseemdifficult,trytoliveandstudylikeastudentinthehostcountry.Acceptnewfoodandtraditionswithanopenmind.()46.Whatshouldexchangestudentsdobeforestudyingabroad?A.Keepapositiveattitude. B.Remainrelationshipswithfamily.C.Developadailyroutine. D.Learnaboutthehostcountry'sculture.()47.Whatmaycausethecultureshocktoarise?A.Thecompletelossofcontrollingoverlife. B.Thebadsleepschedule.C.Theunhealthyeatinghabits. D.Thewrongexercisingtime.()48.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthewaymentionedbythewritertoremainrelationshipswithfamilyandfriends? A.Throughtelephones. B.ThroughtheInternet. C.Throughletters. D.Throughemails.()49.Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlywanttotellus?A.Therearenewfoodandtraditionsabroad. B.Thelifeabroadisfullofchallenges.C.Keepapositiveattitudewhenyoustudyabroad. D.Don'tmissthechancetostudyabroad.()50.Whoisthepassagemainlywrittenfor?A.Exchangestudents. B.Parents. C.Hostfamilies. D.Teachers.BImaginepossessingsomethingthatyoulovedsomuch.Imaginewhatitwouldfeellikeifyoulostit.Whilethatitemmaybesomethingassimpleasatoy,youwouldstillfeelveryupset,butyoucouldreplaceitwithanewone.Nowimaginelosingsomethingthatyoudependonforsurvivalandcannotbereplaced.Thatiswhatitwouldbelikeifwelostthenaturalenvironmentaroundus.Firstly,Ibelievetheenvironmentshouldbeprotectedbecauseitsupportshumanlife.Oneofthelargestexamplesisthatwegetallofourfoodanddrinksfromtheenvironment.Iftheenvironmentweretobedestroyedbeyondrevival,thenthehumanracewouldbeoverinmonths.ScientistshavetofindanotherplanetwithsimilarconditionstotheEarth,andifit'sfound,wedon’thavethetechnologytogettothatplanetintime.Secondly,Ibelievethattheenvironmentservesasanamazingeducationaltoolforstudents.WhenIwasinsecondgrade,Ihadanabsoluteinterestinanimals.WhenwehadafieldtriptotheDaggerwingNatureCenter,Iwasveryexcited.Whenwegotthere,IcouldhardlybelievewhatIwasseeing.Therewasabridgetogettothemainbuilding,andunderthebridgewasasmallswamp(沼泽)withturtles,fish,andmypersonalfavorite,alligators.IwassosurprisedthatIalmostranintothetourguide.Wewalkedintothebuildingandsawvariousanimalsintheirhabitats.Iwassoinspiredbythisvisit.Sixyearslater,Ihavetakenananimalbehaviorclassforthreeweeks.Meetingbychancewiththeenvironmentcaninspirepeople,andifpreserved,itwillcontinuetoinspirepeople.Inconclusion,theenvironmentissovaluablebecauseitcan'tbereplaced,keepsusalive,andservesasagreateducationaltool.51．Thefirstparagraphleadstothethemeofthetextby________________.A．describingaprocess. B．presentingdifferences.C．analyzingcauses. D．showingsimilarities.52．Theunderlinedword“revival”inparagraph2refersto_________________.A．health. B．recovery. C．range. D．survival.53．What'sthefunctionofparagraph3?A．Toexpressthewriter’sabsoluteinterestinanimals.B．TointroducetheDaggerwingNatureCentersscenery.C．Toshowtheenvironmentcaninspireandeducatepeople.D．Toprovethesubjecthehaschosenispromising.54．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．WhytheEnvironmentIsSoImportantB．WhichPlanetCanReplacetheEarthC．HowPeopleShouldProtecttheEnvironmentD．WhatPeopleCanDotoStopPollution55.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.TheenvironmentshouldbeprotectedbecauseitsupportshumanlifeB.Scientistshaven’tfoundaplanetwithsimilarconditionstotheEarthC.Thewritertookananimalbehaviorclassbecauseshethoughtanimalswereverycute.D.TheenvironmentcanserveasagreateducationaltoolCAtmyheaviestIweighed370pounds.Ihadaverypoorrelationshipwithfood:Iusedittokillbadfeelings,tomakemyselffeelbetter,andtocelebrate.Worriedaboutmyhealth,Itriedmanydifferentkindsofdietsbutnothingworked.IcametobelievethatIcoulddonothingaboutmyweight.WhenIwas50,myweightproblembegantoaffectmeseriously.Ididn’twanttolivetherestofmylifewiththisextraweightanymore.Thatyear,Iattendedameetingwherewewereaskedtocreateaprojectthatwouldtouchtheworld.Init,aleadersharedhersuccessstory—shehadnotonlylost125pounds,butalsoraised25,000dollarsforhomelesschildren.Encouragedbyherstory,IcreatedtheAsWeHeal,theWorldHealsproject.Mygoalsweretolose150poundsinoneyearandtoraise50,000dollarsinsupportofamovementstarted30yearsagotoendhunger.Thiscombination(结合)ofhealingmyselfandhealingtheworldmadeittheperfectsolutionforme.IsentletterstoeveryoneIknewandinformedthemaboutmyproject.Itworkedperfectly.Donationsbeganfloodinginfromhundredsofpeople.Ofcourse,Ialsotooksomepracticalstepstoloseweight.Iaskedadoctorforadvice,IhiredafitnesscoachandIbegantoeatsmallandhealthymeals.Myfund-raisingfocusalsogavemenewmotivation(动力)toexerciseregularly.Ayearlater,Ireachedmygoals:Ilost150poundsandraised50,000dollars!IfeelthatIhavebeengivenasecondlifetodosomethingthatismeaningful.()56.Howdidthewriterfeelaftertryingdifferentkindsofdiets?A.Hopeless. B.Excited. C.Interested. D.Relaxed.()57.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph3referto?A.Thestory. B.Theworld. C.Themeeting. D.Theproblem.()58.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueabouttheAsWeHeal,theWorldHealsproject?A.Losingweightwasoneofthegoalsoftheproject.B.Thewriterthoughttheprojectwasperfectforhimself.C.Theprojectcouldhelpboththeworldandthewriterhimself.D.Thewriterwantedtoraisemoneytohelphomelesschildren.()59.Whatdidthewriterdotoreachhisgoals?①Hadahealthydiet.②Askedadoctorforhelp.③Keptexercisingregularly.④Travelledworldwidetoadvertisetheproject.A.①②④ B.①②③ C.②③④ D.①③④()60.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.WaystodosomethingmeaningfulB.AnimportantmeetingIattendedC.AperfectwaytoloseweightD.Waystoloseweightmoreeasily第二节请阅读全文，并从下列方框里的六个句子中选择五个还原到原文中，使原文的意思完整、连贯。（共5小题，每小题1分）Doyoueverwishyouhadmoretime?Everyonegetsthesameamountoftimeeachday.Buttherearesomewaystousethosehoursbetter.Asapopularsayingsays,“Worksmarter,notharder.”Themostimportantwaytomanageyourtimeistosetpriorities（优先权）.61Also,considerwhetherornottheyareurgent（紧要的）iftheyneedtobedonerightaway.Itcanbeeasytoforgetimportanttasksthataren’turgent,somaketimeforthem.Decideaheadoftimewhatyou’regoingtodoatcertaintimeseachday.Scheduletimesnotonlytomeetpeoplebutalsotodothingsalone.Thenyoucanmakesureeverythinggetsdone.62Areyousmarterinthemorning,afternoonorevening?Scheduledifficulttasksfortimesyoufeelgood,savingeasyonesforwhenyou’retired.Writedownwhatyouneedtodoandwhen.Ikeeptwoto-dolists:oneforthepresenttasksandoneforlargerprojectsI’mworkingon.63AndIdon’tgetdiscouragedbylookingatalonglistofitemsIcan’tfinish.Ifocusontheshorterlistofeachday’stasks.64whensomeonewantstogiveyouatask,thinkcarefully.Isitreallyimportantenoughtospendyourvaluabletimeon?Couldsomeoneelsedoitinstead?65Ifyou’reinchargeofrunningameeting,keepitshort.Readingarticlesortalkingtofriendsonlinecanalsouseupmuchofyourtime.Don’tallowit.Intheend,usingtimewellisaboutmakingagoodplanandstickingtoit. A.Thinkaboutthetimeofdayyouworkbest. B.ThatwayIcanmakesureIdon’tforgetanything. C.Makesurewhichofyourtasksisthemostimportant. D.Often,managingtimemeanssayingnotothingsthataren’tsoimportant. E.Meetingalsotendtobeawasteoftime,soavoidthemwheneverpossible. F.Doyouknowhowtomakeuseoftime?第三节信息匹配：左栏是5段电视节目内容的解说词。右栏是对应的6个节目名称。请根据左右两栏的信息找出相匹配的一项。（每小题1分，共5分）66.Peoplewouldliketolearnaboutthenewshomeandabroadeveryday.67.ParentsoftenhavetroubleingettingthechildrenawayfromtheTVtodotheirhomework.68.Evenifyoucouldbuytheworld,youcouldn’tbuyahappyfamily,goodfriendsorknowledge.69.TheLostWorldisanexcitingAmericanfilmforpeople,especiallyschoolstudents.70.Peoplemightgrowplantsandvegetablesintheseainabout50years.A.MoneyIsn’tEverything—atalkaboutmoneywithyoungpeople.B.Parent’sHeadaches—aseminar(讨论)withparentswhohavetroubleswiththeirchildren.C.Today’sNews—ittellsyouimportanteventsaroundtheworldeveryday.D.AmericanFilms—anintroductiontonewAmericanfilms.E.FarmsintheFuture—aprogramaboutscienceinthefuture.F.StudyTools—thefamousteacherLiHuiwilltellyouaboutsomeusefulstudytools.五、根据句意用所给词的适当形式填空。（共10题，每小题1分，共10分）71.Excuseme,whereisthe__________(enter)tothebuilding?72.Iwillbeveryhappyifmy___________(suggest)arehelpfultoyou.73.Youshouldhave__________(confidently)inyourself.Youcandoitreallywell.74.AbasicwaytoimproveourEnglishis___________(memory)asmanywordsaswecan.75.GeorgeMartinistheauthorof

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