江苏省淮安市洪泽外国语中学2023-2024学年八年级上学期开学摸底考试英语试题一、单项选择1．His father is a great ________ in Leishenshan Hospital in Wuhan. He is so busy that he hasn’t had a good rest for several months.A．actor B．singer C．violinist D．doctor2．一Jack, let’s have a picnic after school.—Sorry. I have ________ Frank that I will work on the biology report with him.A．advised B．expected C．suggested D．promised3．How delicious! Did the students make the fruit salad all by ________?A．they B．them C．their D．themselves 4．The man in blue is __________ old to finish the difficult task in such a short time.A．too B．very C．so D．such5．I’m going to study math at university because I want to be ________ engineer when I grow up.A．a B．the C．an D．/6．Our physics teacher is very funny. He often makes us ________ in his classes.A．laugh B．to laugh C．cry D．to cry7．I _______ go to the concert tonight, but I’m not sure yet.A．can’t B．mustn’t C．might D．must8．Do you plan to see the film Hi, Mom tomorrow? If yes, you have to ______ that you get a ticket today.A．make sure of B．make up C．make sure D．make plans 9．—What are you looking for?—I’m looking for the dictionary you lent me last week.A．who B．what C．that D．when10．—The tea’s finished!—Oh, sorry! I ________ get some in the shop.A．am going to B．was going to C．went to D．have gone to11．Our school life a lot since 2017. We have more activities now,A．changes B．changed C．will change D．has changed 12．There ________ a basketball game next Monday. If it rains, we’ll have to put it off (推迟).A．is going to have B．are going to have C．is going to be D．are going to be 13．—Why did you know about the accident so well, Anna?—Because I________past that factory ________it happened.A．walked; when B．was walking; whenC．walked; while D．was walking; while14．Lily doesn’t know _______ she and her friends can do to help the little boy.A．that B．how C．what D．when15．I wondered ______________.A．which way was the wind blowing B．which one is the most convenientC．which of the houses did you live in D．which school it was you went to二、完形填空There were several orange trees in Jack’s garden. Yesterday he and his mother went to pick oranges. The old woman worked for the whole day and was very 16 . When she climbed up the tree, she fell to the ground and 17 her right leg. Jack took her to see a doctor. The doctor looked her over and said she had to stay in hospital. Jack was very 18 about his mother. His mother asked him to borrow some 19 from his uncle, the owner of a shop.The man knew what happened to his sister, and lent one thousand dollars to Jack. Jack hid the money in one of his 20 . His uncle gave him another five dollars to take a bus to the 21 .But Jack wanted to save the five dollars, 22 he decided to walk to the hospital. On his way to the hospital, three young men wanted to rob (抢劫) Jack. Jack tried his best to 23 with them. At last, they caught him, searched (搜寻) all his pockets (口袋) and found only five dollars.One of the young men was surprised and asked, “Why did you 24 your life for only 5 dollars?” “I thought you wanted to rob me of the one thousand dollars in my shoe!” Jack answered 25 .16．A．excited B．tired C．relaxed D．bored 17．A．broke B．folded C．created D．cut 18．A．angry B．surprised C．shocked D．worried 19．A．books B．clothes C．money D．water 20．A．shoes B．hands C．pockets D．feet 21．A．home B．school C．hospital D．shop 22．A．and B．but C．or D．so23．A．talk B．part C．fight D．compare 24．A．risk B．lose C．find D．plan 25．A．happily B．honestly C．carefully D．heavily三、阅读理解Welcome to Franklin Hotel! We will make your stay here as enjoyable as possible. We hope we will give you the best service (服务)Room Service: You can use the service 24 hours a day.Dining Room: You can have three meals a day in the dining room. Breakfast is from 8:00 to 9:00. Also the room waiter may bring breakfast to your room at any time after 7:00. If you need, please fill in a card and hang (悬挂) it outside your room before 6:00. Lunch is from 12:00 to 14:00. Dinner is from 18:30 to 20:30.Telephone: There is a telephone in your room. Dial “0” before you make a call. We will tell you to wait a moment if the lines are busy.Shop: The hotel shop is open from 9:00 to 17:30.Coffee House: You can drink coffee here at the following times: 12:00 to 14:00, 20:00 to 23:30.Other services:There is a cinema in the hotel. A film begins at 19:00 on Sundays and Wednesdays. Hot water is offered 24 hours.26．If you want to have a meal at 7:30 a.m., what will you do?A．Phone the service desk.B．Go to the hotel shop to buy some food.C．Go to the dining room.D．Put a message outside the room.27．The underlined word “Dial” means “________”.A．拨B．打C．划D．摸28．If you want to have a two-hour business talk in the coffee house, you may go there at________.A．10:00B．1:00C．12:00D．11:3029．Which of the following is NOT true?A．Franklin Hotel offers supper from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.B．If you want to make a call in Franklin Hotel, you must dial “0” first.C．You can get your breakfast in your room in Franklin Hotel.D．You can go shopping at 5:30 a.m. in Franklin Hotel.30．How many kinds of services can you get from this hotel?A．Five.B．Six.C．Seven.D．Eight.When I was young, I had a dream. It was to become a policeman. But now that’s not my dream job anymore. I want to be a doctor. It is my dream job because I can help people.If you want to be a doctor, you have to work very hard. First, you have to pass the high school subjects—math, physics and chemistry. That’s the only problem for me. I’m not very talented at school, but I’m trying my best. After high school you have to study hard for 4-5 years at university before you can become a doctor.When you are a doctor, you can help more people although you have long working hours. I hope my dream will come true.31．What did the writer want to be when he was young?A．A nurse.B．A policeman.C．A teacher.D．A doctor.32．The writer wants to be a doctor because ________.A．he can make enough moneyB．he can pass all the subjectsC．he doesn’t have long working hoursD．he can help people33．You will study in university for ________ years before you can become a doctor.A．two to three B．three to four C．four to five D．nine to ten34．If you want to be a doctor, you must pass the following high school subjects EXCEPT ________.A．physics B．chemistry C．math D．music 35．What is the best title of the passage?A．My dream travel.B．What is your dream job?C．How to be a policeman?D．How to realize your dream of being a doctor?四、补全对话A: Sam, what will the future be like?B: 36A: I agree. There are already too many people now.B: 37A: Why? I think they will be busier.B: 38 So they will have more time to travel around the world.A: That sounds interesting. 39B: Yes. They will have better food and physical health.A: Will students go to school?B: No, they won’t. 40A: It’s possible.A．Will people live longer in the future?B．They will use robots to do the work for them.C．There will be more trees.D．But people will have more vacations.E．They will study at home.F．We should try to save the earth.G．There will be more people.五、单词拼写41．She is going to work (到国外) next year.42．Exercising every day is good for your (健康).43．As the saying goes , “God helps those who help (他们自己) .”44．I (发送) an e-mail to my pen pal in England once a week.45．My dog (死亡)yesterday morning, and I am very sad and don’t want to go out.六、完成句子46．show, let, a, us, sports, watch.47．for, it, a, is, great, picnic, day, a.48．how, I, the, keep, long, can, book?49．Saturday, concert, is, on, night, the.50．the,help,glad,am,to,clean,I,you,classroom.七、书面表达51．假定你是Alice，你和你的美国笔友Lily已经两年没有见面了，她想了解你这两年的变化，请你从以下几个方面写一封信介绍一下自己吧！提示：1. 外貌：比两年前高了许多，瘦了一点，头发更长了；2. 性格：更外向了，变得更受欢迎了；3. 爱好：更喜欢运动了，每周至少运动三次；4. 学习：功课多了，而且越来越难，所以打算更加努力地学习以取得更好的成绩；5. 其他方面：不喜欢看肥皂剧了，因为它们无聊而且没有意义。
