重庆市南开中学2020-2021学年八年级下学期开学考试英语试题

试题

学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________

一、单项选择

1．Thanksgiving is ______ American festival. It is celebrated on ______ fourth Thursday November. A．an; /

B．the; a

C．an; the

D．the; the

2．Whenever Mary reads an interesting story, she can't keep it to _____and wants to share with her friends. A．she

B．her

C．hers

D．herself

3．—Brenda, would you like to go to a movie with us this weekend? —Thanks for your _______. But I am sorry I can't. I have to study for a test. A．education

B．preparation

C．invitation

D．discussion

4．To get to the top of that mountain, we need to walk _____ the big forest. A．over

B．across

C．through

D．above

5．He looked so sad. What ________ to him? A．happen

B．happened

C．happens

D．will happen

6．In my hometown, it is ______ in July, but it is even _______ in August. A．hot; hotter

B．hot; hot

C．hotter; hot

D．hotter, hottest

7．My little son _____ go to sleep ______ I tell him a story every night. A．doesn't; if

B．won't; if

C．doesn't; unless

D．won't; unless

8．At 10: 00 tonight there _____a basketball match on the playground between them and us. A．is going to have B．are going to have

C．are going to be

D．is going to be

9．It snowed heavily the whole day. ______weather it was! A．What a bad

B．How bad

C．What bad

D．How a bad

10．When meeting problems, it's best _____away from them. We should try to solve them.

A．to run

B．not to run

C．run

D．not run

11．—Mom, must I do everything as you tell me to? —No, you ________. You can do it in your own way.

A．needn't

B．mustn't

C．can't

D．wouldn't

12．Nothing in the world is ______ if you work ______.

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A．impossible; hard

D．possible; hard

B．impossible; hardly C．possible; hardly

13．Every Friday afternoon, he drives to the school to ______ his son home.

A．wake up

B．pick up

C．turn up

D． cut up

14．______volunteers will be needed for 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games.

A．Two hundred of

D．Hundred of

B．Two hundreds of

C．Hundreds of

15．—Do you know ______from Chongqing to Beijing? —About 10 hours by high-speed railway.

A．how long is it B．how long it is

C．how far is it

D．how far it is

二、完形填空

As her English teacher, I never noticed (注意) her. She was a most common girl. She was not tall and just looked ordinary. In class, she liked 16 at the back, reading or taking notes. One day I asked her to read aloud the text. When I heard her perfect American pronunciation (发音), I looked at her with new eyes. And I remembered her name-Jenny. The City Speech (演讲) Competition would be held the next month. Only one student in school could join in it. I thought it over and filled in 17 name. Jenny practiced hard for the competition. However, I was a little worried 18 she always too quiet. Could she do well in the competition?

On the night of the competition, I sat in the front row of the hall very early. I told her to take easy. Her face turned red and she 19 nothing. It seemed she was really nervous. I just let her go to draw lots (抽签). As a result, she drew No.7 while No.6 was a boy who was very good at giving speeches.

Sure enough, No.6 was very successful. Everyone made a warm applause (鼓掌) almost every 30 seconds and was still talking about his speech with excitement when Jenny appeared on stage (舞台). I sat there without looking 20 her. It was her first time to go up the stage. I couldn't be angry with her for any small 21 . But at that time, I found I was so afraid of her failure. She looked so small that 22 seemed to notice she was already on the stage. I felt hopeless.

But to my great 23 , I clearly heard a voice, a very loud voice, \"Now, please focus (聚焦) on me. \"Three times in all, louder and louder. Everyone became quiet. I could

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24 believe that loud voice came from the girl, who was usually soft-voiced and didn't like to show herself at all. She gave a perfect speech and she won.

I think I will never 25 this lesson that my student taught me — never underestimate (低估) the power of a silent person. 16．A．sleeping 17．A．my 18．A．though 19．A．said 20．A．for 21．A．mistakes 22．A．somebody 23．A．sadness 24．A．probably 25．A．remember

B．sitting B．her B．but B．told B．after B．facts B．anybody B．surprise B．hardly B．learn

C．playing C．his C．because C．spoke C．up C．differences C．everybody C．anger C．truly C．give

D．eating D．your D．so D．talked D．at D．hobbies D．nobody D．happiness D．quickly D．forget

三、阅读单选

Interesting Festivals around the World Albuquerque International Balloons Fiesta Albuquerque International Balloons Fiesta is a festival of hot air balloons. It happens in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA during early October every year. The balloon Fiesta is a nine-day event, and has about 750 balloons. It is the largest hot air balloon festival in the world. The Rio de Janeiro Carnival (嘉年华) — Rio de Janeiro, Brazil The Rio de Janeiro, a world famous festival, is one of the biggest carnivals in the world. For three days in February, about 2 million people are on the streets for the Rio Carnival celebration. Songkran Water Festival The Thai New Year festival falls on some of the hottest days in Thailand, and people celebrate by throwing water on each other. Sometimes people put colors on each other's faces for good luck. Elephants can also join them! Songkran is the Thai New Year's national 试卷第3页，共12页

holiday in April. People can also spend the three days to travel around. La Tomatina It started the last Wednesday of August in 1945 in a town in the east of Spain. And the date never changed. People throw tomatoes to each other just for fun. The celebration usually lasts for an hour. Fire trucks (消防车) will clean the streets afterwards. 26．Songkran Water Festival happens in ______.

A．Mexico

B．America

C．Spain

D．Thailand

27．What do people do on La Tomatina?

A．They fly lots of hot air balloons. C．They throw tomatoes at each other.

B．They pass oranges between groups. D．They put colors on each other's faces.

28．Which of the following festivals is the longest?

A．Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. B．The Rio de Janeiro Carnival. C．Songkran Water Festival. D．La Tomatina.

There was once a boy in a village. Whenever he asked people to do things, no one would listen to him. He was sad. So he asked a wizard (巫师) to solve the problem by using magic. The old wizard tried a lot of spells, but it didn't work.

A young man heard about the problem. He went to the boy and said that he knew the solution. He gave the boy two small pieces of paper.

\"There are two spells, my boy. Use the first before you ask others to do something, and use the second after they did it. A smile is also necessary.\" the young man said.

\"Please\" before his words and \"Thank you\" after they did it. People were very surprised that the boy could be polite. Soon, they agreed to do what the boy asked them to do.

The wizard was surprised, and asked the young man about the spells.

\"It's not magic. When I was a child, my teacher told me that without good manners one can get nothing he wants. And he was right. The boy only needed good manners to get what he wanted.\"

29．What's the boy's problem?

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A．He didn't know how to use magic.

B．No one listened to him when he asked them to do things. C．The wizard refused to help him. D．He wanted to learn to practice magic. 30．Who helped the boy solve his problem?

A．His father.

B．No one.

C．The young man.

D．The wizard.

31．What the young man did was to _______.

A．teach the boy to be polite C．ask the people to help the boy

B．teach the boy how to use spells D．tell the wizard what good manners are

32．The underlined sentence in the last paragraph means “_______”.

A．不学礼，无以立 C．不在其位，不谋其政

The Qingming Festival, also known as Tomb Sweeping (扫墓) Day in English, is a traditional Chinese festival. It falls on April 4th this year. It is a time for Chinese people to remember and honor (向……表示敬意) the dead by visiting their tombs and making offering.

Traditionally, people show their feelings by burning spirit money (纸钱). However, in order to protect the environment, some cities think of new ways to make the festival greener.

Before Tomb Sweeping Day, Harbin city gave the notice about stopping the production (生产) and sale of spirit money. When people visited tombs, they offered flowers, the wind-bells or food instead of spirit money.

The people in Harbin can also join in online memorial activities, such as giving flowers, lighting candles (蜡烛) and writing articles to remember the dead family members and friends.

During Tomb Sweeping Day, Hainan Province began an activity to exchange visitors' spirit money for flowers.

In Haikou and Sanya, many people helped tomb sweepers bring fresh flowers and took away their spirit money. \"It is a good, environment-friendly and green idea. I will try it this time,\" said a tomb visitor, Mr. Zhang, in Sanya.

People like these ideas because they cannot both honor the dead and save the environment.

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B．己所不欲，勿施于人 D．仁者不忧，勇者不惧

33．People in Harbin can't take ______ to tombs on Tomb Sweeping Day this year.

A．food

B．flowers

C．spirit money

D．wind-bells

34．From the passage, which of the following is not the way to honor the dead?

A．Holding parties. C．Making offering.

35．What is the best title for the passage?

A．Some Terrible Traditional Things B．The Meaning of Tomb Sweeping Day C．Honoring the Dead in a Traditional Way D．Environment-friendly Tomb Sweeping Day

In my opinion, teachers have one of the most important jobs in the world. You educate the leaders of tomorrow, scientists of tomorrow, artists of tomorrow and so on. You are likely one of the most important adults (成人）in your students' lives.

Any parent will tell you that their child is their most precious (宝贵的）gift. In one year, when I am sending my daughter on her first day of school, I will trust her teacher that she will return safely. Knowing that her teacher is an adult she can trust, who cares about her and who makes her excited to learn and return to school the next day. So I prepare to send my child out into the big world where she will meet new children and teachers, ready to learn and explore this big world.

However, before she becomes a real student, I'd like to share with you what I hope for her teachers.

Develop strong relationships with your students. Really get to know them and show an interest in them, their friends and their family life.

Know your students. Learn about their dreams and encourage them. Find out your students' strengths (长处）and offer chances to use them and feel that joy of doing something they both like and are good at.

Get to know your students' parents. Share with us how you prepare your students and how we can help them deal with a sometimes scary world. Those things are what draws your students to you and what gives parents comfort that their children are having a good experience at school. For many, especially the youngest, your role in your students' lives may be similar to that of a parent. Thank you for educating, loving, supporting, encouraging,

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B．Lighting candles. D．Giving flowers.

challenging, and caring for our children, your students. 36．The writer of this passage is possibly .

A．a teacher

B．a doctor

C．a parent

D．a child

37．We can infer from the passage that _______.

A．the writer's daughter will go to school next year B．parents don't trust teachers

C．the writer has high expectations for teachers D．to be a teacher is very difficult 38．Which is the best structure of the passage?

(①=Para. 1 ①=Para. 2 ①=Para. 3 ①=Para. 4 ①=Para. 5 ①=Para. 6)

A． B．

C． D．

Cold weather during winter months may stop many people from leaving home and running in the open air. But a new study shows that the drop (下降) in temperature is a good reason to run. In fact, doctors say, running in cold weather helps improve one's performance.

______ Two reasons are the low temperatures and strong winds. But many runners might find it easier than running in hot weather. That could be because lower temperatures make less pressure on the body. When you run in cold weather, your heart rate (心率) is lower than in warmer weather.

Besides, the body needs less water on a cold day than in warm weather. This result comes from John Brewer, a sports scientist at St. Mary's University in London. He explains that one way to lose heat is by sweating (出汗), and that the body loses heat by transporting the blood to the surface of the skin (皮肤). But sweating puts much pressure on the heart, particularly in hot conditions because it much harder to lose heat when the outside

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environment is also warm.

What's more, running in higher temperatures make heart rates faster. Scientists find that heart rates are about 6 percent higher in the hotter conditions. However, running in cooler temperature has some advantages. One is that the body does not have to work so hard to move blood to the skin surface in cooler temperatures, which means running needs less energy.

So the most important thing for people who run in cold weather is to wear the right clothes. And especially, keeping as dry as possible is very important when exercising in low temperatures.

39．Which of the following sentences can be put in the ______?

A．Why do people like running in winter? B．Many people say running in winter is fun. C．Why do people like running in hot weather? D．Many people say running in winter is difficult. 40．We can probably read the passage in a ________.

A．news report

B．travel diary

C．history book

D．health magazine

41．The writer organizes his idea mainly _________.

A．by showing reasons C．by listing numbers

B．by giving examples D．by asking questions

四、补全对话7选5

A: Hello, Cindy! What's your plan for this winter holiday? B: I have no idea. 42 .

A: I’ll take part in a social activity with my sister. B: It sounds exciting. 43 .

A: No. I was a volunteer in a poor village before. The children there didn't have money to buy books. B: 44

A: Yes. I bought them 60 books with my pocket money. B: What else did you do there?

A: 45 And now we are good friends.

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B: Wow! 46 I'd like to join you.

A: Great! I'm sure we'11 have a meaningful holiday. A．Can you tell me something about the village? B．Did you send books to them? C．I helped them with their lessons. D．I bought some books for them.

E．Is it your first time to join in such activities? F．It was a wonderful experience! G．What about you?

五、阅读回答问题

Everyone wants to write beautifully. And I love something special — Chinese calligraphy (书法).

When I was a little child, I loved to watch my grandparents write Chinese characters (汉字) with ink brushes (毛笔). Later I came to learn about many Chinese calligraphers, such as Wang Xizhi of the Jin Dynasty.

At the age of 9, I joined a writing class to learn Chinese calligraphy. The teacher showed many of his calligraphy works. I told myself that I would practice hard and try to become as good as him.

At first, I followed the teacher carefully. As soon as the teacher wrote a character, I wrote the same one. Before long I could write many difficult characters. I was happy and believed that I was talented at Chinese calligraphy.

However, after a year of learning, although I practiced hard, the teacher pointed out some problems in my calligraphy. I thought it was just a way to improve my writing skills, but he told that Chinese calligraphy is part of Chinese culture. Besides, I thought it was just about mimicry (模仿), but he told me that Chinese calligraphy is a creation that comes from the heart. He said that writer should think carefully about what he wants to show before writing.

I'm not sure if I fully understood the teacher. But from then on I spent a lot of time thinking and practicing my writing. I will go on practicing and I hope one day I can know the essence (精华) of Chinese calligraphy.

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47．Was the writer interested in Chinese calligraphy when he was a little child? 48．When did the writer begin to learn Chinese calligraphy?

49．What did the teacher think is the essence of Chinese calligraphy?

50．Do you want to learn Chinese calligraphy? Why or why not? (List at least 2 reasons.)

六、根据首字母填空

51．Molly’s cup f down from the table yesterday so she has to buy a new one. 52．It's raining outside. Don't forget to take an u with you. 53．Lily and Lisa are close friends and have something in c . 54．I’m not a this Monday afternoon. Let’s hang out on Saturday.

七、用所给单词的正确形式填空

55．They cut down too many trees and made this city more and more (pollute). 56．He got up late this morning, but finally he still (catch) the bus. 57．We decided (not go) camping because of the heavy rain. 58．The (care) you do your homework, the fewer mistakes you will make. 59．This film is (meaning) : We can learn nothing from it.

八、改写句子

60．They brought some gifts to her birthday party. (改为否定句) They any gifts to her birthday party. 61．She will be a math teacher in the future.(改为一般疑问句） she a math teacher in the future?

九、划线部分提问

62．I go to the school library twice a week. (对划线部分提问) do you go to the school library? 试卷第10页，共12页

63．That young man ate three bowls of rice. (对划线部分提问） bowls of rice did that young man eat?

十、同义句转化

．To get her mother a birthday gift, little Tom sold his favorite toy. (改为同义句) Little Tom sold his favorite toy he could get her mother a birthday gift.

十一、完成句子

65．跟别人分享一个问题，就像把它一分为二。（完成译句） Sharing a problem with others cutting it in half. 66．我期待收到你们所有人的来信。（完成译句） I look forward to you all. 67．每个人都应该发挥作用保护地球。（完成译句） Everyone should a in saving the earth.

十二、短文汉语提示填空

根据下面短文内容，在短文的空格处填上一个恰当的词，使短文完整、通顺。

Do you feel happy when you get a hongbao from the elders on the Spring Festival or your birthday? How much pocket money(零花钱) do you get every week? Do you think about 68 to spend your pocket money wisely? Here is some advice. Make a list.

When you get your pocket money, don't get too excited. We all have a lot of things that we want. But do you really need them? That's why it is necessary to make a list before you spend money. You'd better 69 with the thing you want most. You can also write down how much it cost or how important it is in your life. By doing this, you will see 70 it is really necessary to buy it. Help others.

How about being more selfless(无私的) and using your pocket money to help others? We know that many people in the world are in need of our 71 . Helping others brings out the best in 72 and is one of the greatest joys in our lives. So consider using your pocket money to do something useful and helpful, and feel how you can make a difference. Save as much as you can.

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There is an old saying that \"Money doesn't grow on trees.\" If you spend all your pocket money right away, you'll have no money 73 your next \"pay day\". A wallet sometimes might be the best place to save money because it may make it 74 for you to spend your money. Get a piggy bank or ask your parents to start an account(账户) for you. One day when you look back you'll get a strong feeling of success by 75 so much money by yourself!

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