山东省临沂市沂水具马站镇初级中学2023-2024学年上学期八年级9月预习测试英语试题

八上英语预习考试

一．阅读理解（每小题2分，40分）   A

Linda was Tara’s best friend before, but now things are different. Tara is a member of Purple Girls Club and they have some rules about who they can be friends with. Linda isn’t very pretty and doesn’t wear cool clothes. So she can’t be in their club. Now Tara is making a name list for her party, and she decides not to invite Linda.

“Tara, come here,” her mother calls from the living room. Tara goes to her mother and sees the school report card in her hands.

“Tara, what’s the matter with you? You have failed(不及格) math and English and you did badly in all of your other subjects. You were such a good student before! ”

Tara sees the disappointment in her mom’s eyes. She feels terrible. The activities of Purple Girls Club leave her very little time for studies. The girls get together almost daily for movies, shopping and surfing the Internet. She calls every friend in the club and asks them to help her. But they all refuse(拒绝) and say, “Who cares about studies now?” This makes Tara even sadder.

Later, Tara’s mom takes her to Linda’s house across the street. Tara says sorry and Linda is glad to have her friend back. She happily helps Tara with her studies.

Tara now has a new rule for friendship and it is that a friend that lends a helping hand is a true friend.

1．Linda is ________.

A．Tara’s new friend B．a member of the club C．not lovely

2．Tara _________ in the exam.

A．passed every subject B．failed two subjects C．passed all subjects but math

3．The underlined word “disappointment” means “________” in Chinese.

A．希望 B．期望 C．失望

4．What don’t the girls in Purple Girls Club do?

A．They don’t go to the movies.        B．They don’t go shopping.

C．They don’t spend much time studying.

5．What makes Tara even sadder?

A．No one would like to help her.       B．The girls don’t like her.

C．Her mother is angry with her.

                                       B

It was a beautiful sunny day. The birds were singing joyfully. Danny and his parents decided to go to the zoo. They were all very excited to see the animals. They went there by car.

There were many people at the ticket office. After they bought the tickets, Danny wanted to see the lions first. One of the lions roared(吼叫)very loudly and they were all frightened when they heard it.

Next, they went to see the monkeys. A zookeeper was shouting, “Time to feed the monkeys—one dollar for three bananas.” Danny wanted to feed the monkeys. He told his parents and they asked him to use the money in his wallet. Danny reached for his wallet but it was missing. One of the monkeys had taken it away.

Danny shouted worriedly and angrily, “Help! The monkey took away my wallet!” Danny’s parents heard that and ran as fast as possible to see what had happened. Danny cried when he saw his parents. Danny’s father told the zookeeper to take the wallet back from the monkey. The zookeeper went to the mischievous(淘气的)monkey, talked nicely to it and tried to ask the monkey to give him the wallet. After some time, he tried to take the wallet back.

The zookeeper said sorry and gave the wallet back to Danny. He even gave three free bananas to Danny to feed the monkeys. After that, they went to see the other animals and had a great time.

6．How did they go to the zoo?

A．By bus. B．By train. C．By car. D．By bike.

7．What kind of animals did Danny see first in the zoo?

A．Tigers. B．Pandas. C．Monkeys. D．Lions.

8．Danny wanted to buy bananas to ________.

A．eat B．feed the monkeys C．take home D．feed the lions

9．Danny cried when he saw his parents because________.

A．a monkey took away his wallet B．his parents didn’t give him money

C．his parents didn’t buy bananas for him  D．the zookeeper didn’t allow him to feed the monkeys

10．Which of the following is right?

A．Danny bought three bananas after he got his wallet. 

B．Danny only saw two kinds of animals in the zoo.

C．There were few people in the zoo. D．Danny got three free bananas at last.

C

Fruit is good for people. Many people eat some fruit every day.

Mr. and Mrs. Green like fruit very much and every Monday Mrs. Green goes to buy some fruit in the shop near her house. The man in the shop knows her well and helps a lot. She can buy all kinds of fruit there, apples, pears, oranges and bananas. In different time of the year, the price of each kind of fruit is not the same, sometimes high, sometimes low. Mrs. Green wants to buy cheap fruit. But Mr. Green likes bananas only. She buys bananas for him every week. She only buys cheap fruit for herself.

11．When does Mrs. Green go to buy some fruit?

A．Saturday. B．Monday. C．Thursday. D．Sunday.

12．Where does Mrs. Green buy fruit?

A．In the shop near her house. B．In the town. C．Near the shop. D．At home.

13．Mrs. Green buys _______ for Mr. Green.

A．pears B．apples C．oranges D．bananas

14．Which of the following is not right?

A．Fruit is good for people. B．Mrs. Green buys apples for herself.

C．Mrs. Green can buy all kinds of fruit. D．Mrs. Green wants to buy cheap fruit.

15．In different time of the year, the price of each kind of fruit is _______ .

A．the same B．not the same C．high D．low

D阅读还原6选5

Paris─a dream city for many people！______16______ And from this summer，it will become a city of bicycles.

On July 15 when Paris people wake up，they will find thousands of bikes are for rental（租赁）.

_____17_____ If you want to use longer，you should pay a little money.

The stations work day and night，seven days a week._____18______

Encouraging people to ride bikes is good for the environment.______19______ A Paris official（官员）said，"We think riding bikes may make Paris greener and quieter. With cleaner air，people can live better lives.”

_____20_____ Lyon，France's third largest city，started it two years ago. Other European cities like Stockholm and Brussels do the same.

A．You can ride them for free for half an hour.

B．It is a city of food and art.

C．People can return the bikes to any of the stations.

D．Paris is not the first French city to encourage people to ride bikes.

E．We can ride bikes around the city.

F．There will be fewer cars on roads，so less pollution.

二 语言知识运用，每小题1分，共25分

A. every     B. town   C. always    D. works     E. more

 

 

A选词填空

Joe Sanders has the most beautiful garden in our town. Nearly everybody enters for “The Nicest Garden Competition” each year, but Joe wins   21    time. Bill Frith’s garden is larger than Joe’s. Bill    22    harder than Joe and grows more flowers and vegetables, but Joe’s garden is    23   interesting. He has made neat paths (整洁的小路) and has built a wooden bridge over a pool. I like gardens, too, but I do not like hard work. Every year I enter for the garden competition, too, and I    24   win a