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2024-2025学年八年级英语开学摸底测试题 班级： 姓名： 学号： 一、单项选择 （共30分，每小题2分） ( )1. The teacher is very good______ telling stories, so she is good______ children. A. at; with B. with; at C. to; for D. at; on ( )2. It takes him 20 minutes ______to his office every day. A. drive B. to drive C. drives D. driving ( )3. Sally, you ______finish your homework now. You can finish it after dinner. A. must B. have to C. can D. don’t have to ( )4. —It’s 10 o’clock. Where is Mike? —He ________ for a test in his room. A. studies B. is studying C. study D. studied ( )5.—Excuse me, how can I get to the restaurant from the library? —You must cross the street. It’s ______the library. A. next to B. across from C. in front of D. on the right of ( )6. —Do you know that there are many different ______animals in the zoo? —Yes, I do. And I also know that some of them are______ cute. A. kinds of; kind of B. kinds of; kinds of C. kind of; kind of D. kind of; kinds of ( )7. Would you like some ______? A. oranges juice B. orange juices C. orange juice D. oranges juices ( )8. —It often ______ in my city these days. —Don’t you have fun on ______ days? A. snowing; snow B. snows; snow C. snow; snowy D. snows; snowy ( )9. He out of the window and saw that it was raining. A. looks B. was looking C. looked D. is looking ( )10. Drive slowly, Mary. is something ahead on the road. A. It B. This C. That D. There ( )11.—Do you know how to spell word "square" in English? —Yes. It begins with "s". A. the; a B. the; an C. a; the D. the; the ( )12. dangerous m swim in the lake. Remember in the swimming pool. A. That's; to swim B. It's; swimming C. It's; to swim D. That's; swimming ( )13. lovely weather it is! And time the children are having in the park! A. What a; what good B. What; what a good C. What; what good D. How; what a good ( )14.—Could I smoke here? —Sorry, you . The sign "No Smoking". A. couldn't; writes B. can't; writes C. couldn't; says D. can't; says ( )15. It’s very cold outside. You’d better door. A. not open B. to not open C.to open D. don’t open. 二、完形填空（共10分，每小题1分） Cats are cute and beautiful animals. Many people like them. Bing Xin, a great 16 in China, has a very nice white cat. Bing Xin loves the cat very much. She is just 17 a mother to it. She calls it “Mimi” and 18 looks after(照顾) it very well. When she reads books, she often takes Mimi in her arms. The cat likes being with her, too. You can 19 Mimi in many of the writer’s photos! Bing Xin 20 many interesting stories about Mimi. She really loves it. One day, Mimi is lost and she is very worried(担心的). She looks for it 21 . Luckily(幸运地), she finds it at last. Many people also like Mimi because of these 22 , and some of them even want to go to see Mimi. With the writer’s help, Mimi can 23 a good life. But after she dies(去世), Mimi is never 24 . It stays in the writer’s room all day. And it doesn’t eat food or 25 . Only some days later, it dies, too. ( )16. A. dancer B. writer C. singer D. driver ( )17. A. for B. like C. about D. with ( )18.A. always B. sometimes C. never D. only ( )19. A. see B. listen C. feel D. talk ( )20. A. reads B. draws C. finds D. writes ( )21. A. really B. here C. everywhere D. there ( )22. A. flags B. shows C. games D. stories ( )23. A. keep B. bring C. live D. make ( )24. A. lazy B. happy C. scary D. friendly ( )25. A.get lost B.drink water C.make the bed D.take a shower 四、阅读理解(本题共18小题;每小题2分，满分36分) A A dog and her babies live on a farm. There is a well (井) on the farm. The well is deep. The mother dog tells the babies not to go near the well or play around it. One of the babies wants to know why they shouldn’t go to the well and decides to find it out. He goes to the well and looks inside. There he sees his reflection and thinks it is another dog. The baby dog sees that the dog in the well (his reflection) is doing the same thing as he is doing. He gets angry and decides to fight (打架) with the dog, so he jumps into the well. But he only finds no dog in the water. He barks and barks and swims until the farmer comes to save him. The baby dog has learned his lesson. The story tells us: Always listen to what the elders say. Question (质疑) them, but believe them. ( )26. The mother tells her babies________. A.to stay away from the well B. not to drink the water from the well C. to stay away from other dogs D. not to play inside the well ( )27. What does the underlined word “reflection” mean in Chinese? A.形状 B.风格 C.倒影 D.变化 ( )28. Why does the baby dog jump into the well? A. He wants to drink water. B. He wants to find his mother. C.He is afraid of the farmer. D.He wants to fight with the other dog. ( )29. The best title for the passage is “________”. A. Don’t Believe the Old People B. The Dog in the Well C. The Mother Dog and Her Babies D. The Dog and the Farmer B. A crow(乌鸦) wants to drink, but he cannot find water. He looks here and there. At last, he cries, “I can see a jar（罐子）and there is some water in it.” He tries to get the water, but he cannot. “How can I get the water?” he cries, “I can put my mouth quite close to it.” But still he cannot drink. “What can I do? I want to drink.” He looks here and there, and then he picks up a small stone in his mouth and carries it to the jar. When he drops the stone in the jar, the water in the jar is higher than before. So he begins to do that until the water is high enough to drink. ( )30.What is the crow looking for? A. A jar B. Food C. Water D. Stone ( )31.Why cannot the crow drink the water in the jar? A.Because he is not thirsty at all. B.Because there is no water in it. C.Because he is not tall enough D.Because he can’t reach the water. ( )32.What does the underlined word “drop” most probably mean in Chinese? A.扔掉 B.扔下 C.抛弃 D.放弃 ( )33.Why does the crow pick up a stone? A.Because he likes picking stones. B.Because he is doing exercise. C.Because he wants to put it into the jar. D.Because he wants to break the jar. ( )34.What is the best title of the passage? A. A Stupid Crow B. A Thirsty Crow C. A Clever Crow D. A Crow and Stones C My grandmother is fifty-six years old. She loves to plant a lot of flowers. She likes animals because she thinks they are cute. And she enjoys cooking, but the dishes don’t taste good. She doesn’t like sports at all. My grandmother has two pretty big eyes and she has long brown hair. She looks really beautiful. She always has a bright smile on her face and all the neighbors like to talk to her. We all think she’s also very generous and likes to help others. She often gives food to poor people. Sometimes, she gives them money to help them. My grandmother is very popular with her friends and grandchildren. She often tells stories to us. We spend a lot of happy time together. But sometimes, she is strict with us because she hopes that we can get into a good university（大学） in the future. We love our grandmother and hope she will be healthy and happy forever. ( )35.How old is my grandmother? 1. She’s 56. B. She’s 65. C. She’s 46. ( )36.My grandmother doesn’t like __________ at all. 1. flowers B. sports C. animals ( )37.What color is my grandmother’s hair? 1. It’s black. B.It’s blonde. C.It’s brown. ( )38.What does the underlined word “generous” mean? 1. 普通的 B. 严厉的 C. 大方的 ( )39.Which of the following is TRUE? 1. My grandmother often tells jokes to us. 1. My grandmother isn’t good at cooking. C. My grandmother isn’t strict with us. D Friends are very important in everyone’s life because friends are always there when we need them. It’s great to have many friends, and I can’t think about my life without my friends. My best friend is Lisa. When I first met her, I was five. She is one year older than me. Now she is in the same class with me, in the 7th grade. She is tall and quite thin. She has long curly blond hair and blue eyes. I am not so beautiful. Sometimes I wish I could be as beautiful as she is. My name’s Molly. I am tall enough but a little fat. Lisa and I like doing a lot of things together and talking about different things. She always helps me with my maths and I sometimes help her with her English and history. I had to do a report (报告) on science once, but I didn’t understand what the teacher said. The next day, I read it in front of the class. But the teacher told me that my report was wrong and all my classmates laughed at (嘲笑) me. I felt very bad about myself. Lisa was the only one who didn’t laugh at me. She tried to make me happy. I am a shy person and sometimes I feel that people don’t understand me. Lisa is friendly and everybody loves her. She is also smart and she can deal with everything. I am happy to have a friend like her. ( )40. When Molly first met Lisa, Lisa was________ years old. A.5 B.6 C.7 D.8 ( )41. Lisa always helps Molly with her________. A. maths B. English C. history D. science ( )42. Why did Molly feel bad after reading the report? A. Because Lisa did better than her. B. Because she didn’t read it aloud. C. Because her classmates laughed at her. D. Because the teacher didn’t understand her. ( )43. Which of the following words CANNOT describe Lisa? A. Shy. B. Friendly. C. Popular. D. Smart. 四、词汇检测(本题共4小题;每小题1分，共4分) 44. Children in poor areas are in great (缺乏)of food, clothes and books. 45. Ben (隐藏)in the bushes, so it took us a long time to find him. 46. This young nurse can look after these (患病的)people very well. 47. You should knock on the door before (进入)the teacher's office. 五、书面表达(本题共1题，共20分) 你生活在怎样的城市呢?请以"What I like about Changshu" 为题并根据以下要点和要求用英语写一篇短文，描述常熟这个城市。 1.要点: 1)介绍常熟的地理位置及环境; 2)你喜欢这个城市的什么; 3)你对这个城市有何期望。 2.要求: 1)表达中必须包含所给要点，可以适当发挥，不要简单翻译; 2)词数90左右; 3)表达中不得提及真实的人名、校名等相关信息。 What I like about Changshu 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$