重庆市合川中学2024-2025学年八年级下学期开学考试英语试题

合川中学初2026级第四学期开学定时训练 英语试题 出题人：陈春馨 审题人：杨梅 (满分100分) Ⅰ. 语法填空。 (每题1分，共10分) When I was in middle school, my classmate Teddy ____1____ reading English storybooks. He had a really cool way of reading. When ____2____ met new words while reading, he didn’t look them up ____3____ the dictionary or turn to the reading pen right away. I was really confused and asked him why. He said, “ ____4____ I stop to look up every new word, it will break the nice feeling of reading the story. Also, I’ll depend (依赖) too much on the dictionary.” I didn’t get it at that time. Later we had ____5____ English test. When I was doing the reading part ____6____, I got into big trouble. There were quite a few ____7____ I didn’t know in the paper, so I read slowly and lost a lot of time. But Teddy did a really ____8____ job! After that, I understood something important. Learning English is like sailing on the sea. There will always ____9____ small problems, like little waves hitting your boat. But don’t let them stop you. Just keep ____10____ and you’ll get better and reach your goal. 1. A. love B. loved C. loves 2. A. he B. him C. his 3. A. on B. at C. in 4. A. If B. Before C. Because 5. A. a B. an C. the 6. A. careful B. carefully C. care 7. A. word B. words C. words’ 8. A. good B. better C. best 9. A. be B. is C. are 10. A. to go B. go C. going Ⅱ. 完形填空。 (每题1. 5分，共15分) People have many friends in the world. They make people’s lives more interesting and colourful. Dogs are people’s honest friends. Cats, elephants, camels, horses and cows are people’s ____11____ friends. Do you think that computers are people’s friends, too? Now let me tell you ____12____ about it. We live in the “computer age”. People, ____13____ scientists, teachers, writers and even students, use computers to do all kinds of work. But about 40 years ago, ____14____ couldn’t do much work. They were big and expensive. ____15____ few people were interested in them and knew how to use them. Today computers are smaller and ____16____ . And they can do a lot of work. Many people like to use them. ____17____ people have them at home. Computers became very important because they can work ____18____ than men and make fewer mistakes. Computers can help people do a lot of work. Teachers use them to help teaching. Students use them ____19____ and children use them to play games. Computers are very useful and helpful. It is _____20_____ that computers are our good friends. Computers have changed people’s lives. They make people’s lives better and better. 11. A. colourful B. beautiful C. helpful D. careful 12. A. anything B. something C. nothing D. everything 13. A. about B. for C. as D. like 14. A. scientists B. teachers C. students D. computers 15. A. Very B. Still C. Even D. Much 16. A. cheap B. cheaper C. expensive D. more expensive 17. A. More and more B. Fewer and fewer C. Less and less D. More or less 18. A. slowly B. more slowly C. fast D. faster 19. A. study B. to study C. studying D. studied 20. A. honest B. real C. true D. good Ⅲ. 阅读理解。 (21-23小题，每题1分，24-39小题，每题2分，共35分) A What will happen when light (光) passes different materials (材质)? Light can’t pass from air through water in a straight line. When light hits water, it gets refracted. ____21____ When we look at a straw (吸管) in a glass of water, light rays traveling through the water *refract and trick our eyes into thinking the straw looks *bent. ____22____ Glass will refract light, too. Thick glass will cause light to bend and that’s how eyeglasses work. ____23____ * refract v. to make light change direction * bent adj. not straight. A. B. C. D. B How would you like to pay when you go shopping? Cash payment? Mobile payment? People in China may pay by WeChat on the phones. We don’t use paper money very: often. While WeChat Pay is now a part of life in our, country, this way of paying also appears in other countries. A lot of foreign companies and traders have to accept it. According to Xinhua News, about 13 foreign countries have; WeChat Pay services for Chinese travellers. Is it good or bad to use WeChat Pay? Will people no longer use paper money in the future? Some. discussions appear on the Internet. “I don’t think so. Nearly half of Chinese people live in: the countryside. People there. can’t enjoy: it without good Internet service. And . most. old people like. to, use paper money, ” said Winnie. Steven said, “WeChat Pay is convenient and safe. We needn’t tell if the money is real or fake. But paper money is just the opposite. We should encourage people to use WeChat Pay more. ” “For a long time, people will use different payment ways; ” said Sunshine. “Traders should allow people to choose the ways they like to pay. ” Will paper money disappear in the future? . What’s your opinion about it? 24. When we pay by WeChat, we need to use, our ________. A. wallets B. phones C. paper money D. ID cards 25. The underlined word “fake” in Paragraph. 5 may mean “________”. A. 脏的 B. 假的 C. 麻烦的 D. 残缺的 26. From the passage, we can know ________. A. only Chinese people use WeChat Pay B. paper money will surely disappear in the future C. people use WeChat Pay more than paper money in the world D. Chinese travellers can use WeChat Pay in about-13 foreign countries 27. What’s the best title for this passage? A. Payment ways in the future B. WeChat payment in the world C. Will paper money disappear in the future? D. Why do people use WeChat? C Making Shadow Plays (皮影戏) on the wall is a great play. You need a light, hands and good ideas for a good show. Shadow Plays have been a play for hundreds of years in China. People said Shadow Plays were from a story. In about 141 B. C. the great Emperor Wu (汉武帝) of the Han dynasty in China started his country. He was great and did a lot for his country. But then his favorite woman died. It made him very sad. He wanted her to be back, so he asked his officials (官员) to bring the woman back to life! Of course, this was not possible, but they had to find something to help him feel better. The officials decided to make a model of the woman. They used donkey leather (皮革) to make her shape and dressed it nice clothes. Then they used a light to cast (投射) the shadow onto a wall when it moved. This moving model was the lost woman. The Shadow Plays made the emperor happy and a new entertainment (娱乐) was born. 28. If you want to make good Shadow Plays on the wall, what will you need? A. clothes, a wall B. a light, clothes C. a light, hands, clothes D. a light, hands, good ideas 29. What does the underlined word “this” refer to? A. He wanted the woman to be back. B. He wanted to go with his woman. C. He wanted to make a model for his woman. D. He wanted to bring clothes for his woman. 30. Which is the right order of the story? ①He wanted to bring his woman back to life. ②The officials used the Shadow Plays to make the emperor happy. ③The great Emperor Wu started his country. ④His favorite woman died A. ②③④① B. ①③④② C. ③④①② D. ④③①② 31. The passage is mainly about ________. A. who made Shadow Plays B. how Shadow Plays came into being C. when Shadow Plays were born D. why Shadow Plays were popular D Slides (滑梯) are simple but always fun. All you need to do is to climb up to the top and slide down. But did you know that there is science behind this simple playground equipment? Isaac Newton (艾萨克·牛顿) said what goes up must come down. He was talking about gravity. Gravity is an invisible force (看不见的力量) that pulls everything down. Sliders work because of gravity, ① that is not all. You climb up the slide ② sit down. You are ready to go. Are you sliding down? No, not yet. Things stay still unless (除非) something makes them move. It is Newton’s first law. ③ you have to give yourself a push to start the journey down. Now you are sliding down. Do you feel you are slowing down a bit? When two things rub (摩擦) against each other, they cause friction. It is a force that works against the movement. Without friction, you will slide down faster and faster to the bottom of the slide. It is dangerous, ④ that might be fun. At the bottom of the slide, you come to a full stop. Your feet touch the ground and add extra friction. Newton’s first law also says moving things keep moving unless something makes them stop. So if you do not use your feet, you will fly off the slide and hurt yourself. Which of the following can be put into NO. 1 and NO. 2? 32. A. How fun a slider is! B. How does science make a slide work? C. How dangerous to slide down with a toy! D. How fast can you slide down a slide? 33 A. jumping down from the high B. walking on the ground C. flying in the sky D. throwing a basketball into a basket 1 ·It pulls everything to the ground. For example, apples will fall off when they are ripe. ·Slides mainly work because of gravity. It happens when two things rub (摩擦) against each other, like 2 . ·You can slide down safely because of friction. 34. Which of the following is the right order of the missing linking words? A. ①but ②and ③although ④so B. ①and ②but ③although ④so C. ①but ②and ③so ④although D. ①and ②but ③so ④although 35. What can you infer from the passage? A. Only heavy things that are lifted can come down from the slide. B. Things stay still until something makes them move. C. The water on the leaves will fall because of the friction. D. According to Newton’s first law, moving bikes can’t stop until the rider presses the brake. E On May 18, the students from a special school in Gansu province visited a “mobile (移动的) museum”. They saw some pictures of things from the museum on the school playground. Chen Bingren, organizer (组织者) of this activity had the one-day show successfully. It was Chen’s first. time to be a teacher for special children. The special school has 158 students. Though many of them have speaking problems, the talk between Chen and the students went very well with the help of a sign language teacher. Huang Baoping is a Grade 8 student at the school. He has hearing problems but he likes drawing very much. He kept asking questions like, “What’s on the pottery (陶器) ?” and “Why did the ancient people draw things like that thousand. years ago?” Later on, Huang took part in a pottery workshop and made a lotus (莲花) . Many children like Huang made works with their own understanding of things. Chen was surprised by the children’s love for art. Ma Yujiao, a teacher at the special school, says they went to museums many times in the past but the “mobile museum” was different and gave special children a better chance (机会) to learn about Chinese history. “Museums are important for history, so we will have more ‘mobile museums’ to help more people to learn better about history. ” Chen. says. 36. What did the special children do on May18? A. They had an art lesson. B. They visited a “mobile museum”. C. They saw some pictures of lotus. D. They went to a history museum. 37. What can we know about Chen Bingren? A. He got on well with the special students. B. He is the head teacher of this special school. C. He didn’t have the one-day show successfully. D. He also has speaking and hearing problems. 38. Which of the following show Huang Baoping’s love for art according to the passage? ①He often buys some flowers. ②He often goes to museums with his parents. ③ He asked some questions about the pottery art. ④ He joined a pottery workshop and made a lotus. A. ①② B. ②③ C. ①③ D. ③④ 39. What is the main idea of the passage? A. A good teacher should learn more about history. B. Special students should learn art and make works. C. A “mobile museum” came into a special school. D. Special students are specially interested in history. Ⅳ. 口语运用。 情景交际。（有两项多余）。 A: Hello, Bob! How is it going? B: Hello, Kate! ___40___ And you? A: Very well. What’s your plan for the summer? B: I had a Chinese course last year, and I’d like to go on with it this summer. A: How was the course? ___41___ B: Yes. It seemed that way at first. But after a while it became easier. A: You were the best in the class, right? B: I did get an A. Well, could you tell me your summer plan? ___42___ A: No, not this summer. ___43___. B: That must be very interesting. Can I go with you? A: ____44____ Oh, there comes the bus! Good-bye! B: Bye-bye! A I plan to go to Africa next summer. B. Will you travel somewhere interesting? C. Where do you come from? D. Is Chinese very difficult? E. I’m OK. F. Traveling is very expensive. G. No problem. Sometimes it may seem difficult to improve our health. ___45___ Eat breakfast every morning. Research shows that if you eat a meal in the morning, you may not become too fat or eat too much during lunch. Eating breakfast can help people feel better through the day. ___46___ Poor sleep can influence (影响) our memory and learning. It can also cause traffic accidents! Studies show that people who don’t get enough sleep seem to get into more accidents. So get enough sleep and stay safe! Take a walk every day. ___47___ It’s better to meet your friends for a walk, not for a meal. As you walk, you will see the beautiful world around you. Once you try, you will find that adding a walk into your daily life is very easy. ___48___ Social groups might include sports teams, art or music groups. The people in the group can offer advice and help each other in difficult times. Also, being in a group keeps your mind busy. An active mind is a healthy mind! Have a hobby. A hobby could be running, reading or making something with your hands. ___49___ Hobbies bring us happiness, too. 根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使短文意思通顺、内容完整。 A. Get enough sleep. B. Join social groups. C. Hobbies help people to relax and rest. D. Walking is an easy way to exercise. E. If so, the following healthy habits may help you. Ⅵ. 单项选择 (每题1分，共5分) 50. —Does your brother get up early or late? —He used to _________ very late but now he is used to _________ early. A. get up; getting up B. got up; get up C. getting up; get up D. getting up; getting up 51. —Would you like to go fishing with me this Sunday? —If it ________, I will go. A. doesn’t rain B. rains C. won’t rain D. didn’t rain 52. Mary often becomes angry these days ________ her noisy children. A. because B. so C. about D. because of 53. —What a beautiful dress you are wearing! It can’t be cheap. —No. It only ________ me fifty yuan. A. spent B. cost C. paid D. took 54. When you feel helpless and ________, just remember that you are not ________ in the world because your friends are around you. A. alone; alone B. alone; lonely C. lonely; alone D. lonely; lonely Ⅶ. 阅读下面两篇短文，从方框内的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 (共5小题；每小题2分，计20分) A A. main characters B. takes his father’s place C. famous D. care about E. happens Do you like watching cartoon movies? I do. My favorite cartoon is The Lion King. The film is so ___55___ that millions of children watch it. The story ___56___ in Africa. Simba is one of the ___57___ in the movie. He is a baby lion and he will be the next king of the animals. However, Simba’s uncle, Scar, always wants to become the king. Simba’s father dies when he is trying to save Simba. Then his uncle ___58___. Simba can do nothing but run away. On the way, Simba meets two new friends. They ___59___ Simba and give him great courage. Then Simba plans to go back home in the end. He defeats his uncle and becomes the king of the animals. I learned a lot from this movie. When you have difficulties, you must learn to face them and try your best to move on. B A. having a test B. affect C. tell jokes D. invite E. cheer ourselves up How to Stay Positive Life is full of ups and downs, and many things can ____60____ our feelings. Sometimes, we may be in a bad mood because of a test, like ____61____ that didn’t go well. But it’s important to ____62____. When I’m feeling down, my friends always try their best to help. They ____63____ to make me laugh. Even though they are busy with their own studies, they still care about my feelings. They often ____64____ me to play basketball together, which is a great way to relax. With the help of my friends, I’ve learned to deal with stress better. I used to worry about small things, but now I’m getting used to staying calm. I know that as long as I keep a positive attitude, I can overcome difficulties. Staying positive is not always easy, but it’s worth the effort. Let’s face life with a smile and spread positive energy all the time. 合川中学初2026级第四学期开学定时训练 英语试题 出题人：陈春馨 审题人：杨梅 (满分100分) Ⅰ. 语法填空。 (每题1分，共10分) 【1~10题答案】 【答案】1. B 2. A 3. C 4. A 5. B 6. B 7. B 8. A 9. A 10. C Ⅱ. 完形填空。 (每题1. 5分，共15分) 【11~20题答案】 【答案】11. C 12. B 13. D 14. D 15. A 16. B 17. A 18. D 19. B 20. C Ⅲ. 阅读理解。 (21-23小题，每题1分，24-39小题，每题2分，共35分) A 【21~23题答案】 【答案】21. C 22. B 23. A B 【24~27题答案】 【答案】24. B 25. B 26. D 27. C C 【28~31题答案】 【答案】28. D 29. A 30. C 31. B D 【32~35题答案】 【答案】32. B 33. B 34. C 35. B E 【36~39题答案】 【答案】36. B 37. A 38. D 39. C Ⅳ. 口语运用。 【40~44题答案】 【答案】40. E 41. D 42. B 43. A 44. G 【45~49题答案】 【答案】45. E 46. A 47. D 48. B 49. C Ⅵ. 单项选择 (每题1分，共5分) 【50题答案】 【答案】A 【51题答案】 【答案】A 【52题答案】 【答案】D 【53题答案】 【答案】B 【54题答案】 【答案】C Ⅶ. 阅读下面两篇短文，从方框内的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 (共5小题；每小题2分，计20分) A 【55~59题答案】 【答案】55. C 56. E 57. A 58. B 59. D B 【60~64题答案】 【答案】60. B 61. A 62. E 63. C 64. D 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $