2024年译林版八年级下学期英语开学摸底检测卷三（含答案解析）

八年级下学期开学考试（03）

英语

注意事项：

1．全卷满分90分。考试时间为90分钟。试题包含选择题和非选择题。考生答题全部答在答题卡上，答在本试卷上无效。

2．请认真核对监考教师在答题卡上所粘贴条形码的姓名、考试证号是否与本人相符合，再将自己的姓名、考试证号用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔填写在答题卡及本试卷上。

3．答选择题必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答非选择题必须用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔写在答题卡的指定位置，在其他位置答题一律无效。

选择题（共40分）

一、单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

请认真阅读下列各题,从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

1．—It is too cold．May I close the window?    

—______．Please do as you like.

A．Good idea              B．Go ahead                C．I don’t think so       D．No way

2．— I still can’t understand _______．Would you please explain to me again, Mr．Green?

— No problem．Listen to me carefully.

A．mainly                   B．nearly                    C．clearly                    D．quickly

3．—What’s the noise on the river bank?

—People are shouting excitedly _______ they see some finless porpoises jumping out of the water.

A．when                     B．before                    C．if                           D．until

4．During this year’s shopping festival, there are fewer _______ shoppers．More people like to shop in a clever way.

A．tired                      B．crazy                     C．awful                     D．exciting

5．—Andrew, you’ve made fewer mistakes than before.

—Thank you, sir．I’ll do my homework _______ next time.

A．careful                   B．carefully                C．more careful           D．more carefully

6．—Look out of the window! The white ground goes well with the blue sky.

—Come on! What a perfect time _______！

A．to fly a kite

B．to go swimming

C．to have a snowball fight 

D．to climb the mountain

7．—Mum, is there anything wrong with my eyes?

—Luckily, nothing serious, but make sure you follow the doctor’s ________.

A．applications            B．instructions             C．directions               D．introductions

8．All the schools in Nanjing did a lot before the vaccination（疫苗接种）．________, students didn’t wait for a long time.

A．As a result              B．In fact                    C．Otherwise               D．Moreover

9．We should be thankful to nature because it _______ us with almost everything we need.

A．prevents                 B．protects                  C．provides                 D．prepares

10．Beijing will be the first city _______ both summer and winter Olympic Games.

A．will hold                B．to hold                   C．holding                  D．holds

11．—Jane, I went to see you at six yesterday evening, but you weren’t in.

—Oh, I _______ my homework at school.

A．do                         B．did                        C．am doing                D．was doing

12．Which of the following has the same sentence structure as “Snow makes children feel excited.”

A．The ground becomes white. 

B．Children play a snowball fight.

C．Snow brings children lots of fun. 

D．You can see children running in the sun.

13．The order of the poem should be ________.

a．Summer soon will arrive

b．The birds sing loudly for all to hear

c．The sun shines down and lovely flowers thrive

d．Spring comes only once a year

A．a-c-d-b                   B．b-d-c-a                   C．c-a-b-d                   D．d-b-a-c

14．“The changeable weather here in spring is like a baby’s face: one moment it is tearful, another moment it is full of sunshine; sometimes sad and sometimes full of laughter.” Which word in the sentence has a different way of creating a new word?

A．changeable             B．tearful                    C．sunshine                 D．laughter

15．The text says that ________ if the weather gets better.

A．Ruth will visit the coast

B．Ruth will visit a friend

C．Ruth will stay in the mountains longer

D．Ruth will return home directly instead of going to the coast

二、完形填空（共10小题；毎小题1分,满分10分）

请认真阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

IMAGINE a life without arms or legs! You can’t hold anyone in your arms．You can’t walk anywhere with your feet．How would you last a day like that? Would you __16__at yourself in the mirror like Nick Vujicic, the 29-year-old Australian?

Nick  was born without limbs（四肢）, so life was not____17___for him．At school many students played jokes on him___18______he looked different from everyone else．He was refused to be their friends, so he always felt____19_____．However, he faced that bravely．He learned to type and write with two toes（脚趾）when he  was six, and he could_____20____surf the Internet and play golf．In university, he achieved great success and was among the excellent students in the studies．And he decided on _____21____to do later in his life—to encourage others to work hard for their dreams.

Now Nick is one of the most popular_____22____in the world．He travels to many countries and gives speeches about his story____23_____difficulties．“Living life fully is about looking at what you have, not what you_____24____,” he said．His story encourages millions of people.

“I tell people to keep on getting up when they____25____and to always love themselves,” he said．“If I can encourage just one person, then my job in this life is done.”

16．A．laugh              B．cry                        C．smile                      D．shout

17．A．old                 B．easy                       C．modern                  D．difficult

18．A．because           B．if                           C．until                       D．but

19．A．excited            B．relaxed                   C．lonely                    D．surprised

20．A．even               B．ever                       C．probably                 D．never

21．A．how                B．who                       C．what                      D．where

22．A．doctors            B．speakers                 C．scientists                 D．engineers

23．A．at                   B．for                         C．beyond                   D．against

24．A．make              B．hope                      C．want                      D．lose

25．A．fall                 B．play                       C．listen                      D．Exercise

三、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题1分, 满分15分）

请认真阅读下列材料, 从材料后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答 题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

26．Which is the heaviest ship?

A．The Titanic.            B．The RMS Rhone.     C．The Mary Rose.       D．The Lusitania.

27．Why did the Mary Rose sink into the water?

A．She crashed against an iceberg.

B．She sank during a huge hurricane.

C．A torpedo from a German U-boat hit her.

D．Maybe a French cannon ball turned her over.

28．Which of the following is TRUE?

A．We know the places of the four sinking ships.

B．We know three ships were from the 20^th century.

C．We know the bad weather caused the four shipwrecks.

D．We know the number of people died in the shipwrecks.

B

The Earth Day was set up in 1970．Now, it is a worldwide event because the Earth is facing a lot of problems．Do you know why? Let’s listen to what the Earth says.

Earth Says

I am the mother Earth,

Filled with water, air, and life,

Humans, trees, birds, water, animals, and wildlife.

I spin and turn all year round the orbit,

To give you all the seasons and climate.

You people use my land, air, water, and soil,

But keep on filling it with litter and allowing it to spoil.

I provide you with air, food, and home to live,

With greedy lust, you destroy the nature I give,

And plot your own nature’s death.

The air you fill with smoke,

Makes my breath choke.

You make my heart fill with strife,

By cutting down the green forests,

And pushing up the green-house gases.

What was once a clean sea and pure soil,

Is now all barren, clogged with waste and oil.

How long can I stand the trouble?

I start to scream and tremble.

I give you all I have, until my end,

But it’s now all in your hands to defend and mend.

29．What is the mother Earth like according to Stanza (诗节) 1?

A．Angry.                   B．Worried.                C．Generous.               D．Comfortable.

30．What picture comes to your mind after reading Stanza 3?

A．A green Earth.        B．A warming Earth.   C．A dark Earth.          D．A sick Earth.

31．The word “stand” in Stanza 4 has the same meaning as it is in “________”.

A．DIY stands for “do it yourself”.

B．Yao Ming stands 2.26 meters tall.

C．Mother can’t stand the noisy boy.

D．There are no seats, so we have to stand.

C

DIY, which means Do It Yourself, is quite popular in UK．Lots of stores and supermarkets sell DIY things．TV programmes show people how to DIY.

English people like DIY．There is a saying in UK—“As Englishman’s home is his castle”．If there is anything that needs fixing around their homes, such as painting the walls or putting in a new shower, they will do the jobs themselves．They share DIY experience with their friends．More and more people enjoy the joy of DIY．Sometimes people also DIY for saving money．They like making their house better without spending a lot of money．It is not surprising that DIY is so popular.

DIY can be difficult．There is a huge market for DIY furniture which people need to get together themselves with a few basic tools．However, people often find it not easy to build a piece of furniture because they can’t understand the instructions．

DIY can also be dangerous．For example, anything electrical should be done by a professional worker．Unluckily, many people don’t care about this warning and put themselves in danger．It is reported that in just one year over 230,000 people were hurt while doing DIY in UK, including 41,000 who fell off ladders.

DIY can bring us fun and help us save money, but it is not always as easy as it is thought to be if we bite off more than we can chew．Maybe factories should make products that are easier and safer for us to DIY.

32．How do many English people spend their holidays to the passage?

A．Making their homes beautiful.   B．Visiting friends.   C．Travelling.   D．Making money.

33．Why do English people like DIY?

A．Many stores sell DIY things.

B．DIY can bring them fun.

C．TV programs teach them to DIY.

D．All DIY projects are easy.

34．What can we learn from the passage?

A．DIY is a waste of money.

B．It is always difficult to DIY.

C．We should be careful while doing DIY.

D．It is very sage for us to DIY.

35．In the passage, “we bite off more than we can chew” probably means ________.

A．we can eat everything we like

B．we should do something difficult

C．we do something that is too difficult

D．we eat too much food that is not safe

D

Most of us know about fires, earthquakes, droughts and floods．But from time to time, Mother Nature surprises us, and brings a terrible weather event （事件）.Here are some examples of unusual weather.

Strange rain: One day in 2005, people in a small town in Serbia looked out their windows and saw an unusual sight．It was raining frogs! Without any warning （提醒）, they found the streets full of small animals jumping about．“There were thousands of them,” someone said．“I thought maybe a plane carrying frogs exploded （爆炸）,” said another．Scientists believe the tornado passed over the lake, lifted the frogs into the air, and then dropped them in a remote Serbian town.

Tornadoes （strong windstorms moving in a circle） of Fire: Tornadoes don’t seem to be dangerous enough, but some of them can be made of fire．When a wildfire reaches very high temperatures, it causes the air to become hot and to rise．Cooler air rushes in to replace （替代） hot air．This causes strong winds．These winds suck away （吸走） burning plants and even the fire itself．When this happens, just as it did in Denver on March 14, 2014, a tornado of fire was produced．This tornado can be up to 15 meters wide and up to 40 stories high.

Great Balls of Ice: In 1942, hundreds of thousands of years  skeletons （骨骼） were found under the ice of Lake Roopkund in the Himalayas．Many had holes in their skulls （头盖骨）．But they weren’t hurt in any other way．Scientists thought the people must have been hit from above．But for years, they haven’t found out the cause of their deaths.

Today, scientists think these people were killed by giant hailstones—balls of ice．The blocks of ice grew bigger and bigger and turned into hail, until（直到） the wind couldn’t lift them and the hail fell to the ground, often at a speed （速度） of over 160 kilometres an hour．Unlucky people at Lake Roopkund had nowhere to run away, so they were all killed by the hailstones.

36．Which one is TRUE about the frogs raining down in Serbia?

A．They fell out of an airplane that exploded.

B．They grew in the clouds and then fell down to Earth.

C．A heavy rain brought the frogs from a town far away.

D．A tornado took them from a lake and dropped them over the town.

37．We can put the sentence “This makes them very dangerous.” at the end of ________.

A．Paragraph 1            B．Paragraph 2            C．Paragraph 3            D．Paragraph 4

38．What happens when little pieces of ice move around in the wind?

A．They become bigger.

B．They become higher.                                 

C．They fall to the ground as snow.

D．They become raindrops.

39．What can we know according to the passage?

A．People’s activities cause these three weather events.     

B．People in Serbia knew there might be a strange rain.

C．High temperatures cause hotter air to replace cool air.  

D．People at Lake Roopkund were killed by balls of ice from the sky.

40．What is the best title for the passage?

A．Unusual Weather     B．Mother Nature        C．Humans VS Nature  D．Unusual Tornadoes

非选择题（共50分）

四、填空（共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分）

A）请根据括号中所给的汉语写出单词,使句子意思完整正确,并将答案填写在答题卡相应横线上。

41．The young children don’t realize the _______(危险)of playing in the street.

42．—Come on, John．You still have lots of work to do!

—Never mind．I can finish that ________（容易地）by 8 o’clock this evening.

43．The Chinese _______（政府）will build 1,000 sports parks around the country by 2025.

44．With great difficulty, the _______（渔民）pulled his small boat close to the reef.

45．My grandpa is getting old, he always falls ________（睡着的）watching TV.

B）请根据句子意思,用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空,并将答案填写在答题卡相应横线上。

46．It’s hot today．You’d better ________ (take) more water than usual when you go hiking.

47．As a guide, you have to take good care of all the ________ (tour) ID cards while traveling.

48．This new pair of binoculars will help you see the birds ________（clearly） than before.

49．Most children like winter．They are happy and ________ (noise) on snowy days.

50．On Teachers’ Day, many students draw cards ________ (show) love for their teachers.

C）请根据短文内容,从下面方框中选择适当的单词或短语填空,并将答案填写在答题卡相应横线上。

Daniel: Hi, what are you doing, Jimmy?

Jimmy: Oh, I’m ____51____ a poster about a basketball game on the wall．There is an important match between a ____52____ school and an American school.

Daniel: Really? That’s a good idea．I ____53____ playing basketball．Which team do you think will win?

Jimmy: I am not sure, but I choose to ____54____ the American team．They are very hard-working.

Daniel: I’ll cheer for the American team, too．I ____55____ to watch this exciting game．Let’s go together.

五、阅读填空（共20小题;每小题1分, 满分20分）

A）请认真阅读下面短文,并根据所读内容在文章后表格中小题的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。

注意:每个空格只填1个单词。请将答案填写在答题卡相应横线上。

A good book can teach you things beyond your class．It can open your eyes and clear your minds．If you want to get into a good reading habit, there are a number of ways to develop it.

Plan your time

You should give yourself at least thirty minutes in all for reading every day．When time is set, nothing can change it．For example, make it a habit to read during breakfast or lunch time.

Always carry a book

Wherever you go, take a book with you．When you leave the house, make sure that you always carry a good book as well as your school things．Remember that a book always stays with you.

Find a quiet place

Find a place in your home where you can sit in a comfortable chair．When you read a book, no one will trouble you．There should be no television, computer, music or even noisy family members around you.

Have a library day

Have a library card, and you read as many good books as possible in the library．Make it a weekly trip to the library, you can save a lot of money.

Blog it

One of the best ways to develop a good reading habit is to put it on your blog (博客)．If you don’t have one, create one．It’s free．Ask your friends and family to go there to share your ideas and offer you suggestions.

B）请根据短文内容及首字母提示,填写所缺单词,并将答案填写在答题卡相应位置上。

Holmes and I walked slowly across the moor (荒野)．In the evening sunlight the autumn c____66____ on the hills were beautiful-reds and browns and yellows.

But Holmes saw nothing of that．“So, Watson,” he said, “let’s forget John Straker for a minute, and think about the h____67____．Let’s say that Silver Blaze runs away after the killing．Here he is, out on the cold wet moor．What does he do next?”

“He looks for a nice w____68____ stable (马厩),” I said, “with food and water.”

“Right, Watson．He did not go back to King’s Pyland, we know that, but there is a____69____ stable not far away, at Capleton．M____70____ he went there．And the way to Capleton is down this hill．Let’s go!”

We walked quickly down the hill, and at the foot we found a small r____71____ and some very wet ground.

“Wonderful,” said Holmes．“I wanted mud, and here it is．You f____72____ the left side of the river, we’re looking for the tracks (足迹) of horseshoes.”

We found t____73____ after only fifty metres．Holmes took the horseshoe out of his pocket and put it next to the tracks．“Yes, that’s Silver Blaze, there are no q____74____ about it.”

We followed the tracks easily, then lost them for a time, but f____75____ them again two hundred metres from the Capleton stables.

“Here they are,” I cried．“And look—there’s another track here, of a man’s shoe.”

六、书面表达（满分15分）

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注意：1．要点齐全，适当发挥，语言通顺，意思连贯，条理清楚，书写规范。

2．词数80左右。开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

3．文中不得提及有关考生个人身份的任何信息，如校名、人名等。

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参考答案

1．B

【详解】句意：——天太冷了。我能关一下窗户吗？——去吧。按你喜欢的做。

考查情景交际。Good idea好主意；Go ahead去吧；I don’t think so我认为不是这样；No way没门。根据“Please do as you like.”可知回答者鼓励对方去做。故选B。

2．C

【详解】句意：——我仍然不能清楚地明白。格林先生，你能再给我解释一下吗？——没问题。认真听我讲。

考查副词辨析。mainly主要地；nearly几乎；clearly清楚地；quickly迅速地。根据“Would you please explain to me again, Mr．Green?”可知，“我”没能清楚明白格林先生讲的事情。故选C。

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