2018-2019秋学期八年级开学考试英语试卷一、单项选择（15’）（）1. Jack is ______ 8-year-old boy. He often collects things for Project Hope.A. aB. anC. theD. /（）2. — Sally, may I use your iPad? ______ is broken. — OK, here you are.A. YourB. YoursC. MyD. Mine（）3. I always believe that ______ is difficult if we try our best to do it.A. somethingB. anythingC. everythingD. nothing（）4. My brother kept on ______TV for about three hours.A. watchB. watchesC. WatchingD. to watch（）5. We_______ any classes if it ______ snowy tomorrow.A. isn’t going to be; is going to beB. aren’t going to have; isC. aren’t going to be; isD. isn’t going to have; is going to be（）6.—Excuse me ,______ is it from the nearest post office ?—Only ten minutes’ walk.A. how longB. how muchC. how manyD. how far（）7.Alice is ______ short ______ the things on the table.A. too, to seeB. too, not to seeC. so, to seeD. too much, to see（）8.Pets are our best friends. I think goldfish are ______．A.easily to look afterB. easy to look afterC. easily to look after themD. easy to look after them（）9.—You mustn’t swim here. Look at the sign. It _________“No swimming”．—Oh, I___________ notice it. Thanks for telling me.A. says; don’ｔB. writes; don’tC. says; didn’ｔD. writes; didn’ｔ（）10. Beijing is one of ________ in the world.A. the most beautiful countriesB. the most beautiful citiesC. the very beautiful citiesD. the very beautiful countries（）11. Jacky is so careless. He _______ my books and pens ________ the floor when he walked past my desk just now.A. turned；overB. knocked；ontoC. knocked；overD. turned；onto（）12. —I will have an important match tomorrow. I hope I will win.—________.A. Good luckB. No ideaC. That's such a pityD. It's all right（）13.________readers came to the bookshop but only ________ got the book.A. Thousands of; two hundredB. Thousand of; two hundredsC. Thousands of ; two hundredsD. Thousand of; two hundred（）14. —I can use a paper to make a flower. —You are great. But I can make a bird ________ wood.A. withB. ofC. fromD. for（）15. Tom ________the teacher, “Ｉwon’t be late again.”A. replyedB. repliedC. replyed toD. replied to二、完形填空（10’）When I was young, my mother always spent lots of time sitting behind a sewing machine(缝纫机). For all three children in our family, she made all the 16 with a happy look on her face.It looked so 17 for my mom to make them. But the first time I tried to make something, I just 18 do it. I worked too quickly and when I finished, it looked bad. Soon I just gave up.This summer, I really wanted to make a dress to 19 at a party. So I picked out some nice cloth andwait to found a nice style in a book. I got 20 excited about sewing that I couldn’ｔeven sleep. I couldn’ｔbegin. I started early the next morning. My mom was having a meeting, so if I had questions, there could be 21 to ask.I did my sewing slowly and carefully, and I tried to do everything 22 . When I was sewing the front, II finished two hours later. And it fit! Forfinally made it!”made the neck too small. 23 the rest was fine. “Ｉthe first time, I could wear something I had made with my own 24 .Later, I made some more clothes for myself. Now, I’m doing better and better. So, if you want to learnsomething, my 25 is, never stop trying when you can’ｔdo it well.16. A. money B.housework C. meals D. clothes17. A. easy B. hard C. exciting D. boring18. A. couldn’t B. could C. can’t D. can19. A. offer B. choose C. sell D. wear20. A. such B. too C. very D. so21. A. no one B. someone C. anyone D. everyone22. A. different B. interesting C. right D. wrong23. A. So B. Because C. But D. Or24. A. eyes B. hands C. head D. arms25. A. advice B. action C. fact D. reason三、阅读理解（20’）AThere are two mice, Bill and Paul. They are good friends. One mouse lives in the country, theother mouse lives in the city. On a sunny day they meet in the street.an enjoy yourself.Paul: Hi, Bill! Have a look at my house in the country. I’m sure you chear that the food is not delicious, and your house is not good. Is it so?Bill: I’d love to. But Itrue. Go and see!Paul: No, that’s notThen Bill goes to the countryside with Paul.Bill: Why do you live in a hole in the field? You should come and live in the city. You would live in a nicehouse made of stone (石头). You would have better food to eat. You must come and see me at my house in thecity.Paul: Thanks! Maybe you are right. I’ll visit your house one day.Several days later Paul goes to Bill’s house in the city. The house is big and beautiful. They are sitting in the sitting-room, having a big dinner comfortably. Suddenly, there was a great noise.Bill: Run! Run! The cat is coming!可怕的)! Both the house and the food are nice, but I do not like living in the city. I Paul: Oh, no! It’s terrible (enjoy living in my hole in the field, for it is nicer to be poor but happy than to be rich but afraid.关系) between Bill and Paul?[来源:学*科*网]( )26. What’s the relationship (A. They are friends.B. They are cousins.C. They are brothers.D. They are neighbors.( )27. Where does Bill live?A. In the hole.B. In the country.C. In the city.D. In the field.several” mean?( )28. What does the underlined word “A. Few.B. A few.C. A little.D. Many.( )29. Why does Paul hate living in the city?A. Because he likes to be rich.B. Because he likes to be poor.C. Because he enjoys happiness.D. Because the house in the city is big and beautiful. [来源( )30. Which is the best title of the story?A. The City Mouse and the Country MouseB. Two Good Friends[来源:学§科§网Z§X§X§C. Two Beautiful Mice D. The Country and the CityBThe Beets were a new couple (夫妇). The things in their rooms, such as the television, the computer, thefridge, furniture and so on, were all left by their parents. They only paid some money for their food and clothes.But they tried their best to save money. If they had something important to tell their friends, they always visitedthem instead of calling them.One day, it was a quarter past nine. Mr. Beet didn’t come back. His wife was a little worried. The supper w cold and she had already waited for two hours. She was sitting by the table in the dark room.hurried to open the Suddenly the woman heard someone coming upstairs. It was her husband’s step. Shedoor. In the dark she could hear his deep breathing(呼吸). As soon as he sat down, she turned on the light andfound he looked very tired.“Why do you come back so late, dear?” asked the woman. “Haven’t you caught a bus?”“Yes, but I didn’t take it.”“Why not?”“I ran after it so that I saved two dollars this evening.”“That’s great!” the woman said happily. “Run after a taxi next time and you’ll save both more tim （）31. The supper was ready at ________ .A. 6:15B. 6:30C. 6:45D. 7:15（）32. Mrs. Beet sat in the dark because ___________ .A. she wanted to save money.B. she didn’t like the bright light.C.she was afraid to be seen.D. she wanted to have a good rest.（）33. Mr. Beet went back ________.A. by taxiB. by busC. on footD. by bike（）34. When Mr. Beet got home that evening, __________ .A. his wife was angry with himB. he was very tiredC. he was too hungry to say a wordD. his wife felt sorry（）35. Mrs. Beet hoped _______________ .A.her husband went home by bus the next time.B. her husband could keep on doing exercise.B.her husband could be stronger and stronger. D. her husband could save more money and time.四、阅读与回答问题，每题答案不超过8个单词。