江苏省启东市2017-2018学年八年级英语下学期期初摸底试题人教新

江苏省启东市2017-2018学年八年级英语下学期期初摸底试题

Ⅰ单项选择(共20分）

1. What makes the man so ___________?

A. excited B. excite C. exciting D. to excite 2. He _________ a teacher because he knows a lot. A. maybe B. may be C. may not be D. may to be 3. I like reading very much. I want to borrow _________ books. A. more four B. four more C. many four D. four many 4. Would you like ________ milk?

A. any B. some C. anything D. something 5. Could you tell me how to _________ it in English? A. say B. speak C. tell D. talk 6. I’m sorry for ________ all your books on the desk.

A. knock over B. knocked off C. knocking about D. knocking down 7. Max has ____ good sense of humour but he has ____poor eyesight. A. a; a B. the; the C. a; / D. /; a 8. ---Is Millie at school today?

---No. She’s at home _______her illness.

A. because B. because of C. before D. when 9. She isn’t so ______as her sister.

A. careful B. more careful C. the most careful D. carefully 10. I don’t think your English is _______ in our class. A. bad B. the baddest C. the worst D. worse 11. ---Dad , could you buy me a computer like this?

---Of course, we can buy ________ one than this, but ________it. A. a better; better than B. a popular; as good as

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C. a more poplar; as better as D. a cheaper; as good as 12. --- __________? ---He is tall.

A. How is he B. What does he like

C. How is he like D. What does he look like 13. It’s important _________ the piano well. A. of him to play B. for him to play C. of him playing D. for him playing

14. ---Do you think your football team will win the match? ---Yes, we have better players. So I ________ them to win. A. hope B. ask C. help D. wish 15. Shanghai is bigger than ______ in China.

A. any city B. any other city C. any cities D. any other cities 16. He didn’t come to the concert ____ he has got too much work to do . A. so B. until C. though D. because 17. This book is ________than that one.

A. very easy B. much easy C. very easier D. much easier 18. — I’m sorry I _______ my exercise book at home this morning. — It doesn’t matter. Don’t forget _______ it here this afternoon. A. left; to take B. forgot; bringing C. left; to bring D. forgot; to bring

19. The sentence structure of “He wanted me to finish the work at once.” is ____. A. S+V+DO B. S+V+IO+DO C. S+V+DO+OC D. S+V+P

20. ---We couldn’t find you anywhere around 8:00 yesterday evening. ---I’m sorry for it. My mother and I _______ in the square. A. danced B. will dance C. were dancing D. are dancing Ⅱ完形填空（共15分）

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In September,2017,you may have noticed that a few new textbooks at school. New Chinese language textbooks appeared on the desks of first-year primary and junior high school students 1 the country.

Written by the Ministry of Education, the new 2 will replace older versions(版本)used before. The new versions focus 3 on ancient Chinese Literature(文学), according to Xinhua.

The change is part of the efforts from the Ministry of Education to 4 students’ knowledge of traditional Chinese culture.

Textbooks for three-year junior high schools have more traditional 5 articles, 132 total. They 6 51.7 percent of all the texts. The articles were 7 from classic proses (散文), essays(论文), historical records and poems dating 8 to the Han, Tang and Song dynasties. Students nationwide are 9 to read more ancient poems.

There are also more than 30 articles about revolutionary(革命)history for 10 school students, such as Chairman Mao’s well known piece Serve the People.

The textbooks are 11 received. Although the topics are serious, the texts are presented with 12 illustrations(插图)。

“They are very lovely and liked by 13 teachers and students.” Du Bei, a Chinese teacher at No.2 Fruit Lake Primary School in Hubei, told Xinhua. Li Jie , a professor of Chinese Language and literature at China University Communication, 14 agree more with the change. “Learning some ancient literature will help junior high students enjoy the 15 of traditional Chinese culture and prepare them to get further knowledge of the field,” he told China Daily. ( )1. A. among B. between C. across D. without ( )2. A. programmes B. textbooks C. records D. advertisements ( )3. A. older B. fewer C. less D. more ( )4. A. improve B. change C. express D. master ( )5. A. foreign B. Chinese C. popular D. modern ( )6. A. dress up B. clean up C. make up D. put up ( )7. A. seen B. read C. chosen D. written ( )8. A. forward B. back C. towards D. past ( )9. A. required B. forced C. advised D. invited

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( )10. A. primary B .college C. junior high D. senior high ( )11. A. badly B. well C. carefully D. carelessly ( )12. A. clear B. beautiful C. funny D. lively ( )13. A. either B. both C. neither D. all

( )14. A. mustn’t B. shouldn’t C. couldn’t D. needn’t ( )15. A. beauty B. history C. usage D. description Ⅲ阅读理解（共40分）

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When the blue sky turns black in the Finnish Lapland (芬兰拉普兰区), an exciting wait begins. The Northern Lights (北极光) blaze (发亮光) in the sky tonight. Sometimes they appear at midnight; sometimes close to dawn(黎明).

Not many visitors stay up all night. The Arctic Snow Hotel in Lapland has come up with a solution: Aurora Borealis (北极光) watch(值班人). The main task of the watch is to stay awake and stare (盯着) at the sky. If the Northern Lights appear, the watch wakes the visitors up.

Besides being able to stay up, the watch will also need to track (追踪) the weather and have an idea of when and where the lights will appear nest time.

Whoever gets the job will get to stay in a room at the hotel for free. The room is made of either snow or glass.

What’s more, the watch will also have a chance to learn how to go ice fishing, make ice sculptures and make snow shoes.

The hotel is looking for persons who speak English well. If you are interested in the job, why not apply (申请) for it?

( )1. What is the Arctic Snow Hotel looking for? A. A waiter. B. A nurse.

C. An Aurora Borealis watch. D. A worker. ( )2.The main task of the watch is to ____________. A. wake the visitors up when the Northern Lights appear

B. track the weather and predict the time and place of the next Northern Lights. C. stay awake and stare at the sky

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D. all of the above

( )3. How much will the watch spend on one night at the hotel? A. his stay is free. B.$18. C.$54. D.$65.

( )4. Candidates who apply for the job of the watch should speak good _______. A. French B .English C. Chinese D. German ( )5. What won’t the watch have a chance to learn? A. to learn how to go ice fishing. B. make ice sculptures C. make snow shoes. D. make some ice cream.

B

Kensington Wade is the first prep school(预备学校)in the United Kingdom to offer a dual-language(双语). English-Chinese education from ages 3 to 11. It offers full Mandarin(普通话) immersion (沉浸式语言教学法) for its students.

There are only two classrooms in this school. One is entirely in English. The other is in Mandarin. One teacher is British. The other is Chinese. The students move between them. The hope is that by age 11, students in this school can speak both Chinese and English very well.

Its first class of 15 students arrived last month. Three of them can speak Chinese while about half know no Chinese. The fifteen children celebrated the Mid-Autumn Festival on 2nd October. Sir Martin Sorrell, the great supporter(投资人) of Kensington Wade was there cutting the specially created(特制的) moon cake. Parents and children enjoyed music by Chinese musicians. Then, children also told the Chinese folk(民间的) stories about the Moon Festival.

“I went with the worry that these little kids were going to be confused(困惑的)， that they’d be stressed. And all I saw was children having a lovely time,” one of the parents said.

( )6. Who can go to Kensington Wade according to the passage? A. 3-year-old children. B. Children from 3 to 11 years old. C. 11-year-old children. D. Children who can speak Chinese.

( )7. How did the children in Kensington Wade celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival according to the passage?

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A. They cut the specially created moon cake. B. They played some Chinese songs. C. They told the Chinese folk stories.

D. They invite Sir Martin Sorrell to come to school. ( )8. Which is TRUE about Kensington Wade? A. It’s the first dual-language school in the UK. B. Students in this school can speak Chinese fluently. C. There are only 15 students in this school now.

D. Students are only allowed to speak Chinese in this school.

( )9. What is the meaning of the word “entirely” in the second paragraph? A. fully B. luckily C. happily D. really ( )10. What can we infer (推断) from the last paragraph? A. Parents may ask their children to go to another school. B. Children enjoy themselves at school. C. Children are confused at school.

D. Children feel a little bit stressed at school.

C

When Ding Chen was a fifth-grader, he wanted to invent something for his grandparents.

Because his grandparents lived in old buildings without elevators(电梯), they had to climb stairs every day. It became even harder after his grandfather fell ill. “How to make them climb stairs more easily?” he thought.

Three years later, 13-year-old Ding solved this problem and won an international invention award with it.

Ding is from Anhui Taihe No.3 Middle School. He invented a booster(肋力器)to help the old people walk up stairs. In August, his invention won the Youth Gold Medal at the Invention & New Product Exposition, the largest invention show in the United States.

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Ding’s booster has a motor(电动机) inside. People just need to set it on the stair railing(抚手) and hold it. Then it will pull people upward, making it easier to go upward a flight of stairs.

Ding’s middle school teacher Zhang Gang helped him make his initial(最初的) idea real. They worked together for about half a year to design the booster. The most difficult part was to find the motor.

“The motor must work well and produce enough power,” Ding said. “Also, when it doesn’t work, it can keep still(静止的). So the whole booster won’t drop down and hurt people.” After testing many motors, they found the best one.

In the future, Ding wants to make some improvement on his invention and apply for(申请) a patent (专利). If possible, he wants to find companies to produce it . “I hope all the people in need can benefit from (受益于) it ,” he said.

( )11. Where did Ding Chen’s grandparents live?

A. In old buildings with elevators. B. In old house with elevators. C. In old buildings without elevators. D. In old house without elevators. ( )12. How old was Ding Chen when he wanted to invent something for his grandparents?

A. At about 10. B. At about 13. C. At about 3. D. At about 5. ( )13. What did Ding Chen invent?

A. A motor. B. A gold medal. C. A booster. D. An elevator. ( )14. Who help Ding Chen make his idea real? A. himself. B. His grandparents.

C. His parents. D. His middle school teacher.

( )15. According to Ding Chen’s future plan, which is NOT true? A. He wants to set up companies to produce his invention.

B. He wants all the people in need can benefit from his invention. C. He wants to improve his invention. D. He wants to apply for a patent.

D

Girls can’t do Maths and boys can’t sit quietly. Boys and girls stop each other from learning. Some people believe that girls and boys learn differently. As

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a result, teachers should teach them in different ways. Now, there are single-sex(单性别）classes in many Western schools. But do boys and girls really learn better when they are in single-sex classrooms? Let’s find out.

Alexander McGuigan is 16. He has been going to an all-boys school in Australia

since he was four yours old. Alexander likes his school. “In an all-boys school, I don’t have to worry about what other people think of me,” he says. “I can spend more time studying, so I can .” However, Alexander misses being around girls. He believes that students in mixed schools can enjoy a better social life.

John Philips has taught at Alexander’s school for more than 20 years. He

thinks that boys do learn more in single-sex schools. That’s because the teachers know the best way to teach them.

Alyssa Brewer is 14. She studies at New Washington Middle School in the United

States. Students there can choose to study in single-sex classrooms. Klyssa took this chance and got better marks. “In mixed classes, it is hard to hear the teacher. We hate boys. They always make noise,” she says. “It’s great to study in an all-girls classroom.”

( )16. According to the article, the opposite of a single-sex school

is_________.

A. a public school B. a private school C. an all-boys school D. a mixed school

( )17. According to the article, Alexander McGuigan has been studying at a single-sex school for ______ years.

A. four B. eight C. twelve D. sixteen

( )18. According to the article, in a single-sex school, _________. A. there are only boys or girls

B. there are only male teachers or female teachers

C. there are both boys and girls, but the boys can never see the girls. D. boys and girls study in single-sex classrooms.

( )19. Alyssa Brewer doesn’t like to study with boys because_____. A. boys can’t sit quietly B. boys always get low marks

C. boys are always noisy D. boys and girls learn differently ( )20. Alexander McGuigan believes students can ___in a mixed school.

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A. spend more time studying B. get good marks.

B. enjoy a better social life. D. enjoy a better school life.

Ⅳ 词汇(共25分）

A. 根据句意及提示，完成下列句子中所缺的单词。

1. He is a h_________ students so he does well in all the subjects. 2. I went in a wrong _______(方向)，so I got lost yesterday. 3. The tree grow to a _________(高度）of 20 feet. 4. He often joins in the writing _________(竞赛).

5. We will have a ________(特殊的) party for her birthday today. 6. He can speak two _________(语言) .

7. We are learning about rivers in our ________(地理）class.

8. The Chinese __________(政府）tried hard to help the people in the earthquake. 9. There are too many ___________(广告）in the newspaper every day.

10. She is wearing sunglasses to _________(keep safe from danger) her eyes from the light.

B. 从方框中选择合适的单词，并用其适当形式填空。

sit hero possible health correct slim name humor 11. He often makes us laugh. He is _________. 12. I always give my ______ to the old on the bus. 13. Do you like the singer ________Han Hong?

14. He listens carefully and he can answer the questions _______. 15. Kitty is the _______ girl in our class. 16. We should remember these national ______ names.

17. It’s ______ for me to finish such difficult work in only half an hour. 18. You eat too much meat. You need a ______ diet than before. C. 请根据句意从方框中选择合适的动词，并用其适当时态填空，使句子通顺。 not stay wait drive drop keep be have

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19. It’s cold in the room. Shall we make a fire ______ ourselves warm? 20. What fine weather! We’d better ______ at home. Let’s go cycling. 21. More and more people go to work by bus instead of _______ on “No Car Day”. 22. — You look so nervous. What’s wrong?

— I took an exam yesterday and I _______ for the result. 23. In his hometown, the temperature seldom _______ below zero.

24. The students__________ an English lesson when the earthquake happened. 25. The first question of the four was really difficult, but the rest___________ quite easy.

Ⅴ句型转换（每线一词，共10分）

1. I was doing my homework when my mother came in. (对划线部分提问) ________ were you ______ when your mother came in? 2. Simon didn’t work out the problem. (同义句转换) Simon __________ _______work out the problem.

3. There is no water and no air on the earth. People can’t live. (合并句子)

People can’t live _______ water _______ air on the earth. 4. Maybe they will do something to help you. (同义句转换) Maybe they will ________ _______ to help you. 5. Today is awful (改为感叹句) ______ ______ awful day it is today! Ⅵ根据首字母提示，补全短文中所缺单词。（共10分）

English people like DIY. A lot of people always spend their holiday making their homes more b 1 . If there is anything that needs repairing or decorating around their homes, such as p 2 the walls or putting in a new shower, they will do the jobs themselves. They s 3 DIY experience with their friends. More and more people show i 4 in DIY. Sometimes people also DIY in order to s 5 money. They are trying to find ways to make their house better when they can’t a 6 the cost. So, it is not surprising that DIY is very popular.

DIY can be difficult. People often find it not e 7 to build a piece of furniture because they can’t understand the instructions w 8 . Sometimes the instructions

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