外研版2019-2020学年八年级下学期英语开学考试试卷A卷一、单项选择。

(共10题；共20分)1. （2分）The glass is made _______ glass, please take care not to break it.A . fromB . ofC . byD . in2. （2分）The boy is too young to himself.A . look atB . look afterC . look onD . look up3. （2分）—Have you ever _______ to bring your homework to school?—Yes. I _______ it at home once last term.A . left; forgotB . forgotten; leftC . forgotten, forgotD . left; left4. （2分）Would you mind me how English words?A . telling, to rememberB . telling, rememberC . to tell, to rememberD . to tell, remember5. （2分）Wow, what a beautiful place! The flowers smell so ____, and the birds are singing their ____ songs.A . good; liveB . well; liveC . good; livelyD . well; lively6. （2分）What do you usually do weekends?A . onB . ofC . in7. （2分）We found our English teacher very interesting. Its structure is________ .A . S+V+PB . S+V+DO+OCC . S+V+IO+DOD . S+V+DO8. （2分）Jim______ sing Chinese songs very well now, but he______do it last year.A . can; can'tB . could; can'tC . can; couldn'tD . could; couldn't9. （2分）—_______ will you have final exam?—In half a month.A . How longB . How oftenC . How soonD . How far10. （2分）——I can't get a ticket to the film.——__ __A . Good luck!B . Well done!C . Congratulations!D . What a pity!二、完形填空 (共1题；共10分)11. （10分）先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

In learning English, one should first pay attention to 1and speaking.It is the groundwork（基础） of reading and writing.You' d better2your best to speak while you do much listening.Don' t be3of making mistakes.But be careful not to let them stop you from improving your English.While you are doing this, a good 4 is to write or keep a diary, write notes or letters.Then if you can, ask some others to go through 5 you have written and tell you where it is wrong.Many mistakes in your speaking will be 6 found when you write. Through correcting mistakes, you can do better in learning English.If you are slow in speaking, don′t 7about it.One of the helpful ways is reading, either aloud or to yourself.The important thing is to choose 8 interesting to read.It mustn't be too difficult for you.When you are reading in this way, don' t stop to 9 the new words if you can guess their meanings when they have nothing to do 10 the sentences.You can do that some other time.（1）A . listeningB . listenC . reading（2）A . tryB . sendC . make（3）A . sureB . afraidC . proud（4）A . ideaB . wayC . time（5）A . howB . whenC . what（6）A . easilyB . slowlyC . really（7）A . talkB . worryC . hurry（8）A . somethingB . everythingC . anything（9）A . lookB . look forC . look up（10）A . inB . forC . with三、阅读理解 (共3题；共26分)12. （8分）阅读理解Many people like to travel by plane, but I don't like it because an airport is usually far from the city. You have to get there early and wait for hours for the plane to take off and it is often late. You can't open the window. You can't choose the food. Planes are fast, but they still take hours to get out of the airport and into the city.I like traveling by train. I think trains are safe. Train stations are usually in cities. When you are late for a train you can catch another one. You can walk around in the train and open the windows. You can see many interesting things on your way. I know it takes a little more time.I also like cars. You can start your journey(旅程) when you want to, and you don't need to get to a train station or a bus stop. Also you can carry many things with you in a car. But sometimes thereare too many cars on the road.（1）Why do many people like to travel by plane?A . Because it is fast.B . Because it is safe.C . Because you can walk around in the plane.D . Because it's easy to take a plane.（2）Which is not the good thing about the train?A . It is safe.B . It takes a little more time.C . You can open the windows.D . Train stations are usually in cities.（3）If you want to take a lot of things with you ,what do you take to go out?A . A busB . A car.C . A trainD . A plane（4）What does the writer think of the plane, train and car?A . He thinks it takes a lot of time to go to and get out of the airport.B . He likes to take a train because it takes a little more time.C . He likes to take a car because he has a car.D . He likes to take a plane because it is far from the cities.13. （8分）Big ocean(海洋)fish have almost disappeared from the world since the start of business fishing in the 1950’s．The scientists found that the number of large fish has dropped by 90 percent in the past fifty years．The study took ten years．The researchers collected records from fishing business and governments around the world．The magazine Nature published the findings．The scientists say the common way called longline fishing is especially harmful to large fish．This way includes many fishing lines that are connected to one boat．If these lines are joined together，they can reach one hundred kilometers．They hold thousands of sharp metal hooks to catch fish．Longline fishing is especially common in the Japanese fishing industry．Records show that Japanese boats used to catch about ten fish for every hundred hooks．The study says longline fishing boats now might catch one fish per hundred hooks．The scientists say business fishing can destroy groups of fish much faster than in the past．Thestudy suggests that large fish can disappear almost completely from new fishing areas within ten to fifteen years．Ocean life system could be destroyed．It’s not the only worry that the number of large fish is becoming smaller and smaller．What’s worse．they are smaller in size than their ancestors(祖先)．（1）The magazine Nature published the findings．The word“published”here means________．A . 发表B . 发现C . 研究D . 调查（2）The number of big ocean fish has become smaller because_________．A . the oceans are pollutedB . the ways of fishing go into practiceC . the scientists pay little attention to themD . Japanese fishing boats catch one fish per hundred hooks（3）What do you think of the business fishing?A . It should be encouraged．B . It can balance ocean life system．C . It needn’t be cared about．D . It may bring harm to ocean fish．（4）Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?A . Longline fishingB . Japanese fishing industryC . Modem fishing waysD . Worrying situation of big ocean fish14. （10分） You eith er have it, or you don’t－a sense of direction. But why is it that some people could find their way across the Sahara without a map while others can lose themselves in the next street?Scientists say we’re all born with a sense of direction, but it is not p roperly understood howit works. One theory is that people with a good sense of direction have simply worked harder at developing it. Research being carried out at Liverpool University supports this idea and suggests that if we don’t use it, we lose it.“Children as young as seven have the ability to find their way around,” says Jim Martland, research director of the project. “However, if they are not allowed out alone or are taken everywhere by car, they never develop the skills.”Jim Martland also emphasizes that young people should be taught certain skills to improve their sense of direction. He makes the following suggestions:If you are using a map, turn it so that it relates to(与……有联系) the way you are facing.If you leave your bike in a strange place, put it near something like a big stone or a tree－something easy to recognize. Note landmarks on the route as you go away from your bike. When you return, go back along the same route.Simplify(简化) the way for finding your direction by using lines such as streets in a town, streams, or wells in the countryside to guide you. Count your steps so that you know how far you have gone and note any landmarks such as towerblocks or hills which can help to find out where you are.Now you will never get lost again!（1）Children have the ability to find the way around when they are ______ years old.A . 5B . 6C . 7D . 8（2）Which of the following things cannot be used as landmarks?A . Tower blocks.B . HillsC . Wells.D . Bikes.（3）Wha t does the underlined word “emphasize” mean in the passage?A . To give special importance to something.B . To express thanks for somebody.C . To understand or become aware of a fact.D . To admire somebody.（4）Scientists believe that __________.A . some babies are born with a sense of directionB . people learn a sense of direction as they grow olderC . people never lose their sense of directionD . everybody has a sense of direction from birth（5）What may be the best title of the passage?A . A research on direction.B . A sense of direction.C . People’s ability of finding the way.D . Scientists’ research on skills.四、任务型阅读 (共1题；共25分)15. （25分）阅读下面材料,从所给的A—E选项中为61～65小题中的5位同学选择适合的网站。