八年级下学期摸底测试
一、 第一节
语言知识运用(共两节,计30分)
单项选择(共20小题,每小题1分,满分20分)
A) 从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出与所给划线部分句子意义相同或相近的一项。 26. ---How is the weather in Wuhan? ---It’s very hot.
A. How is the weather like
C. What’s the weather like
B. How do you like the weather D. What do you like the weather
27. ---It’s five forty. Are you doing your homework? ---Yes, we are. A. forty past five
B. forty to five
C. twenty past six
D. twenty to six
28. ---There is lots of rain in the south. ---I don’t like rainy weather. A. many ---Sure. A. where is
B. how can I get to
C. the way at
D. how to get to
30. ---Are you happy to have the two-month summer holiday? ---Yes. We can do many things we like. A. two months
B) 从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可填入空白处的最佳选项。 31. She often helps her mother ______ the housework. A. do A. play
B. does B. playing
C. did
D. doing D. to play
32. We had great fun _______ on the playground.
C. played
33. ---Would you like ________ out for a walk? ---I’d love to. A. go
B. to go
C. going
D. goes
34. ---What can I do for you? ---I’d like two ___________. A. bottle of oranges
B. bottle of orange
C. bottles of orange s D. bottles of orange
35. ---What does your aunt __________?
---She is of medium build with long straight hair. A. be like A. by a bus
B. looks like B. by buses
C. look like C. by bus
D. like D. take a bus
36. Tom often goes to school __________. 37. ---Would you like some orange juice? ---________________ A. Yes, I would.
B. much C. some D. a lot
29. ---Can you tell me the way to the railway station? B. two month C. two months’ D. two month’s
B. No, I wouldn’t.
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C. Yes, please. D. No, I don’t.
38. My mom ___________ carefully, but she __________ nothing. A. listened; listened
B. heard; heard
C. listened; heard
D. heard; listened
39. ---Jane, is this _________ ruler? ---No, it isn’t. __________ is at home. A. your; My A. has
B. your; Mine B. wears
C. yours; My C. with
D. yours; Mine D. in
40. The man _________ funny glasses is a singer. 41. ---When ______ she _______ here? ---Last month. A. does; come A. had A. is; is
B. does; go B. was
C. did; come C. were C. is; has
D. did; go D. are D. has; is
42. There _______ many visitors at the aquarium when I went there yesterday. 43. The girl _______ of medium build and _________ long black hair.
B. has; has
44. ---I’m going to England for vacation. ---____________________ A. It’s good.
45. The boy is talking _______ his friend _______ English ________ the phone. A. with; with; on
B. about; in; on
C. with; in; on
D. to; with; in
第二节 完形填空(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
When you go to England, you can be 46.______ that many people take an umbrella or a raincoat 47.________ them on a sunny morning.
On a bus or train, you can usually see 48.______ is looking out of the window or reading newspapers. But they don’t talk much. When you meet English people, they often talk about one thing---the 49._______.
50.______ is it so? Because the weather is changeable(多变的) in England. People there can have spring, summer, autumn and 51. _______ in one day. When they get on the bus, the weather is sunny and 52.________ just like in spring. However, when they get out of the bus, it can be 53.______ and cold. At noon, the weather will be sunny and a little hot, and it will be summer at this time of day.
In England, people can also have summer in winter, or have winter in summer. So in 54._____ they can swim sometimes, and in summer sometimes you can see people 55.______ warm clothes. 46. A. surprised 47. A. on
B. surprising B. to
B. everyone B. newspapers B. Where B. winter B. cool
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B. You’re right. C. Have a good time. D. Goodbye.
C. bored C. with C. movies C. How C. rain C. hot
D. boring D. for
D. some of the people D. weather D. What D. snow D. warm
48. A. many people 49. A. books 50. A. Why 52. A. cold
C. all the people
51. A. Sunday
53. A. sunny 54. A. spring 55. A. sell
B. rainy B. summer B. selling
C. warm C. autumn C. taking
D. rain D. winter D. takes
三、综合阅读(共一节,计30分)
第一节 阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分) 阅读短文,根据短文内容,选择最佳答案。 (1)
One day, Mr. Black went into a restaurant. He put his coat on a chair near the door. There was nothing in the pockets(口袋) of his coat. After he had his meal, he went to take his coat back. He found there was much money in one of his pockets. “ Whose is this?” he thought. He saw a waiter near the door. So Mr. Black said to him, “ Somebody put a lot of money in my coat. I have no time to wait for him. I have to go. Take it, please. When he comes back, give it to him.” The waiter took it and went away. At the moment, another man came with a coat just like Mr. Black’s. “ I’m sorry,” said the man. “ I took your coat and you got mine. Please give me my coat and the money.” Mr. Black answered, “ I gave it to the waiter. He’ll give it to you.”
Mr. Black called the manager(经理), but the manager said, “ We have no waiters here. We only have waitresses (女服务员). He must be a thief (贼)!
56. Mr. Black went ____________. A. to eat something C. to buy a coat
B. to put his coat on a table D. to see his friend
57. After a meal, Mr. Black ______________________. A. couldn’t find any money in his coat B. didn’t know where he put his coat
C. found much money in one pocket of his coat D. didn’t take back his coat
58. Mr. Black gave the money to ________________. A. the manager A. very different 60. Who is the thief? A. Mr. Black.
(2)
The favorite food in the United States is the hamburger. The favorite place to buy a hamburger is a fast food restaurant. At fast food restaurants, people order their food, wait a few minutes, and carry it to their tables themselves. People also take their food out of the restaurant and eat it in their cars or in their homes. At some fast food restaurants, people can order their food, pay for it and pick it up without leaving their cars.
There are many kinds of fast food restaurants in the United States. The greatest in number sell hamburgers, French fries and so on. They are popular among Americans. Besides, fast food
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B. the “waiter” B. the same
C. the waitress D. the owner(主人)
D. too cheap
59. The two coats looked _______________.
C. very expensive C. The waitress.
B. The manager. D. The “waiter”.
restaurants that serve(提供) Chinese food, Mexican food, Italian food, chicken, seafood and ice-cream are very many. The idea of a fast food restaurant is so popular that nearly every kind of food can be found in one.
Fast food restaurants are popular because they reflect (反映)American life style. First, customers (顾客)can wear any type of dress when they go to a fast food place. Second, they are fast. People who are busy do not want to spend time preparing their own food or waiting while someone prepares it. In fast food restaurants, the food is usually ready before the customers order it. Finally, most food in a fast food restaurant is not expensive. So people often buy and eat at a fast food restaurant, while they may not be able to go to a more expensive restaurant very often. 61. In many fast food restaurants in the USA, people can buy _____________. A. hamburgers
B. French fries
C. Chinese food
D. A, B and C.
62. In fast food restaurants, the food ________________. A. is usually ready before the customers order it B. isn’t ready until the customers order it C. is not ready before the customers order it D. will be ready if the customers order it
63. Where can you go to eat if you drive a car and don’t want to leave your car? A. At an ordinary restaurant. C. At home.
B. At a hotel.
D. At a fast food restaurant.
64. Americans like to go to fast food restaurants because _______________. A. fast food restaurants are fast and not expensive B. people can easily find fast food restaurants C. people like to eat hamburgers
D. fast food restaurants sell nearly every kind of food 65. Which of the following is not true?
A. There are many kinds of fast food restaurants in the United States. B. Most food at a fast food restaurant is expensive.
C. At some fast food restaurants people can pick up their food without leaving their cars. D. Hamburgers and French fries are popular among Americans. (3)
Many people do not like to stay at home on vacations. They want to go out to see something different or do something exciting. So people from the country come to the city and people from the city go to the country for vacations. During the vacation, trains, buses and planes are all very busy. It is very hard to buy train tickets or air tickets. Many people take cars or buses for travelling. Last May Day my family went to the country by car for our vacation. There was too much traffic on the road, so we had to move very slowly. It took us about an hour to get out of the town. After some time, we came to a hill. It was green and beautiful. We thought this was a good place for a picnic, so we stopped and took the food, fruit and drinks out of the car. We sat down and began to eat. Suddenly (突然)a strong wind blew and soon it started to rain. We had to run back to our car and
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have our picnic in the car. Then we drove back home. What a sad trip!
66. People don’t like to stay at home on vacations because ______________________. A. they don’t like their homes
B. they want to go out to see something different C. they live in the city for a long time D. there are too many things to do at home 67. _________ are all very busy during the holidays. A. Shops, hotels and restaurants C. Planes, buses and trains A. they are too expensive B. too many people want to go out
C. the people from the city all go to the country for vacations D. nobody wants to take cars or buses for vacation 69. The writer lives _______________. A. in the country
B. in the city B. the car
C. near the hill
D. on the road D. the weather
70. They had to stop their trip because of ________________.
A. too much traffic
C. too many people
四、写作(共四节,计35分)
第一节 用所给词的适当形式填空(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分) 71. My grandparents ___________ (buy) me a new bike for my birthday yesterday. 72. Ms. Brown is of medium ___________ (high), with a round face and big eyes. 73. The ___________ (village) have to cross the river on the ropeway everyday.
74. I like ___________ (potato) a lot, and my mother usually cooks them in different ways. 75. I feel very __________ (relax) when I listen to music. 76. He is good at ___________ (tell) stories.
77. Tom ___________ (read) a story about monkeys last week.
78. The boy always says one thing but does ______________ (different).
79. Today is cool and sunny, it’s just right for ____________ (walk) in the mountain. 80. My friend always ____________ (study) hard at school.
第二节 根据汉语提示完成句子,每空一词(共10小题,每小题1分;满分10分) 81. ____________ (阳光)is very important for all the lives in the world. 82. The boy never ______________(打架)with his classmates. 83. I’d like a large bowl of noodles with _____________ (蔬菜).
84. I visited my grandparents in the countryside. The trip was _________________ (使人兴奋的). 85. The library is not far from here. You can get there ________________(容易地). 86. 但是我太累了, 所以早早睡了。
But I was ________ tired ________ I went to sleep early. 87. 它们有一个有200多种蝴蝶的蝴蝶馆。
They have a butterfly house __________ over 200 kinds of _______________. 88. 我想给你打电话,但电话坏了,所以我就给你写信了。
I want to call you but my phone isn’t ____________, so I’m ______________ to you.
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B. Schools, parks and zoos D. Hospitals, farms and factories
68. It’s very hard to buy train tickets or air tickets because ________________.
89. 大象面临巨大的危险,我们要拯救它们。
Elephants are in ____________ ____________. We must save them. 90. 你想跟我一起吃个饭吗?
Do you want to __________ me ___________ dinner? 第三节 补全对话(共5小题,每小题1分,满分5分) 根据语境,选择恰当的句子完成对话,有两项是多余的。 A: Hi, Mary. 91.___________________________
B: Hi, Lin Tao. Nice to meet you, too. Where did you go last month?
A: Well, I went to my hometown in Jiangxi with my parents. 92.________________________ B: Oh, they must be very happy to see you. A: Sure.
B: 93.___________________________________ A: My parents took Dick and me to visit some cities.
B: That must be very interesting. 94. _____________________________ A: We visited Shanghai, Nanjing, Suzhou and Hangzhou.
B: Oh. 95. _______________________________ I think you had a good time. A: Yes, we really had fun. A. They’re all beautiful cities in China. B. What else did you do, then? C. How do you like the cities? D. Nice to see you again. E. We visited my grandparents there. F. What cities did you visit? G. When did you come back? 第四节 书面表达(共1题;满分10分)
在暑假里,你和家人一起去了北京度假了三天,请根据下列表格内容,写一篇不少于60字的作文。要求:语句通顺,意思连贯。书写工整,卷面整洁。 the first day the second day the third day
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weather sunny and warm cloudy and cool rainy places to go the Great Wall the Summer Palace the Palace Museum things to do and feelings take a long walk, take many photos, great go boating, buy gifts for friends, happy too many people, boring