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首都师大二附中八年级下学期英语开学测试
知识运用
一、单项填空
从下面各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1. Mr. White is very kind to others. We all like __________ very much.
A. her B. me C. him D. us
2. Peter's father works _________ a big hospital. And he is a good doctor.
A. on B. in C. of D. from
3. We didn’t enjoy the day ________ the weather was so bad.
A. if B. but C. or D. because
4. —______ will your father come back?
—In a week.
A. How soon B. How long C. How often D. How far
5. The harder you work, the _________ progress you will make.
A. great B. greater C. greatest D. little
6. We don't think teenagers should be allowed to drive because they are not __________ enough.
A. serious B. more serious C. most serious D. the most serious
7. Right now we ________ stay at home to prevent the spread of virus (病毒).
A. may B. should C. can’t D. need
8. —What’s Mike doing now?
—He _________ an online class in his room.
A. was having B. has had C. is having D. are having
9. ----When will your sister go to England?
.
----She London since four months ago
A. went to B. has gone to C. has been to D. has been in
10. It is reported that Notre-Dame de Paris (巴黎圣母院) ________ in April 2019.
A. was burnt B. is burnt C. be burnt D. will be burnt
11. Yesterday I helped an old man _______ lost his way.
A. what B. which C. who D. when
12. — Did you notice . in her office?
— Yes. She was going over our writing.A. what was Miss Lin doing B. what Miss Lin was doing
C. what does Miss Lin do D. what Miss Lin does
二、完形填空
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最
佳选项。
A
New Distractions (使人分心的事)
Madeline’s family vacation to the beach was usually the highlight of her summer. This year, however, her
parents announced a new____13____: no phones allowed for the entire week. “No distractions,” they said.
“But my friends will be____14____updates,” Madeline protested (抗议). ”
“They’ll have to____15____,” her mom said.
“What if something bad happens?” Madeline changed her strategy (策略). Her mom shook her head as she
opened a drawer. Madeline saw that her parents’ phones were already in it. Madeline had to drop her____16____in,
too.
The drive to the beach house took most of the day. That night after dinner, Madeline wandered into the
kitchen, where her father was____17____dishes.
“Still hungry?” he asked.
“No,” she answered. Then she gave him a loving look and said in her sweetest voice, “Couldn’t I have my
phone back? Just so I can tell everyone what a(n)____18____time I’m having?”
“Can’t,” he said. “It’s not here. Remember? Check out the bookcase in the living room,” he suggested.
“Might find something you like.”
She walked into the living room and spotted a jigsaw puzzle (拼图玩具) on the bookcase. She took it, put the
pieces on the table, and began to work on them.
After what seemed like minutes, she looked up. It was past ten o’clock. She had been working for almost two
hours! The puzzle was less than half done. It would have been nice to____19____a picture of the puzzle with her
friends, she thought.
The next morning, a golden sun was rising over the blue ocean. The sky was cloudless. The scene reminded
Madeline of a photo that Brandi had shared. Her friends had oohed and ahhed (对……大加赞赏) over it. This view
was even better. It would leave everyone____20____. Madeline’s hand reached for the bedside table, but there was
nothing there.
That evening, Madeline lost herself in the jigsaw puzzle again. She felt a little excited every time the shapes
met. Soon, all that were left were a few gaps. She quickly put the remaining pieces into place. The puzzle wascomplete.
She stepped back to appreciate the finished puzzle. The picture showed an old painting of several farmhands
working in a brown field and there was a giant rainbow arching across the sky.
Madeline enjoyed the puzzle for a few minutes, trying to keep the image in her mind. Then, she quietly started
taking it apart. That, she thought, was just for me.
13. A. rule B. result C. date D. discovery
14. A. providing B. expecting C. considering D. selecting
15. A. wait B. guess C. search D. judge
16. A. book B. computer C. puzzle D. phone
17. A. serving B. preparing C. washing D. cooking
18. A. limited B. amazing C. boring D. common
19. A. share B. draw C. explain D. discuss
20. A. confused B. hopeless C. amused D. speechless
B
“I can’t believe what I’m hearing!” I thought to myself. Jeff was the last candidate (候选人) for president of
Student Council. My best friend Tony came to me and said, “I’m sorry, Mike.” I really thought you should
be____21____.”
,
Later that day I happened to pass Jeff in the dining room. I offered him a____22____ “congratulations”
and walked to my usual table. To my surprise, Jeff put his plate beside mine.
“I’m, er-I’m just wondering if you would…consider coming to work on my team,” he said____23____ . “You
are really smart, and you would be a great manager.”
“I don’t think so,” I replied, feeling unsure.
“Well, if you change your mind, we are meeting tomorrow,” he said before moving to another table.
All that night, I thought about the____24____from Jeff. Maybe being a part of the election process(选举过程)
would give me a chance to make important changes at our school. I decided to join them.
My first goal was to____25____a catchy advertisement. Within a few days, we designed a poster with Jeff’s
pictures showing him in a number of activities. No one could walk through any hallway without passing Jeff’s
smiling face.
My next step was to____26____out which new activities students would like to have at our school. Many of
them wanted a chess club and a volleyball team.
With the information I had collected, Jeff met with the headmaster. The headmaster____27____to add these
activities to our school program.With my help, Jeff and our ideas were well____28____at school.
An eighth grader said, “It’ll be like attending a new school with Jeff as president.”
Hearing these words made my heart filled with____29____. I had wanted to become president of Student
Council to make a difference, I achieved that and more by working as a member of Jeff’s team. He became the
most popular candidate and I was a large part of his ____30____. The face that it has made a difference in other
people’s lives is the real prize. What a great feeling!
21. A. heard B. chosen C. invited D. followed
22. A. polite B. loud C. warm D. cheerful
23. A. proudly B. quickly C. nervously D. regretfully
24. A. advice B. chance C. message D. offer
25. A. print B. invent C. create D. send
26. A. carry B. try C. work D. find
27. A. agreed B. wanted C. expected D. asked
28. A. allowed B. received C. introduced D. required
29. A. pride B. surprise C. patience D. hope
30. A. luck B. spirit C. life D. success
阅读理解
三、阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最
佳选项。
A
Studying abroad
I am from Toronto, Canada and I moved to Madrid, Spain in
September to pursue my master's degree（硕士学位）. After almost
two years of full-time work, I realized that I loved my field so much
that I wanted to pursue higher education in the same field. Then I
decided to pursue a Master's while having an experience abroad in
Madrid. I chose Madrid because it is the business capital of Spain.
They have amazing food, great wine, amazing culture and a beautiful
language.
I am studying abroad in Amsterdam in the Netherlands at the
University of Amsterdam now. I have always wanted to study abroad
because I wanted an experience studying in the Western atmosphere
（气氛）. I choose the Netherlands because their courses are taught in
English and that is very convenient for me. It is also a very student-
friendly country.Being an international student is a very interesting and useful
experience. I got to know so many interesting students and discussed
with them about different topics, not just about studies. What I wanted
to experience most was the European lifestyle and cultures. Aside from
the cultures, you also get to properly enjoy your time with others
according to the real French lifestyle.
,
As I got closer to graduating from high school I began to
consider spending a year or so travelling, either before or after
studying at university. I was really excited to go outside of the UK.
Studying abroad has given me the confidence to continue pursuing
opportunities that lie outside of my comfort zone（舒适区）.
31. Where does Jessica come from?
A. Spain. B. Canada. C. The Netherlands. D. The UK.
32. Who studies in the Netherlands?
A. Jessica. B. Dixie. C. Myriam. D. Oli.
33. What does Myriam think of studying abroad?
A. Interesting. B. Challenging. C. Boring. D. Amazing.
B
My Grandpa Forgets Who I Am
A few days ago I visited my grandfather in hospital. He has Alzheimer’s—a degenerative (退化的) disease
that usually starts slowly and gets worse over time. I thought I was prepared to see him. I knew chances were slim
that he’d actually recognize me.
,
He didn’t. As a matter of fact he had no idea that he even had grandchildren. But he was excited that
somebody came to visit him. I tried to explain to him who I was. But after he told me multiple times that he
didn’t have grandchildren, I gave up. And my heart broke into a million little pieces.
I was tired of explaining things to him. So I just smiled. He smiled back. It’s a genuine smile. Like a long timeago, when he’d take me by the hand and made this big world feel a little bit less scary for me. Now I have to take
his hand.
We sat in silence for a little while, before he told me to call my grandma. This was the first time I had tried so
hard to hold back tears. My grandma died four years ago and he didn’t remember. He thought she was stuck on her
way to pick him up.
My grandpa used to be a strong, hard-working man. He was the person you turned to when you needed your
car fixed, your tires changed or something heavy to be carried. Sadly, that man left this world a long time ago, and
left behind a man that is lost and scared.
I want to help him. I want to make him feel better. I want to tell him about his old life, and how great it was.
So I sat with him and I held his hand, and every once in a while I told him how good he looked and how much I
liked the color of his shirt and how it brought out the blue in his eyes. I told him that my grandma was on her way
whenever he asked about her, and I made sure the glass in his hand was always filled with water.
I can’t take away his pain. I can’t help him remember. I can’t make the disease go away. All I can do is hold on
to the memories—hold on for both of us.
34. When the author first saw her grandpa in hospital, ________.
A. she gave up on him B. they were both excited
C. he didn’t recognize her D. they talked about the past
35. The author was close to tears because ________.
A. grandma died about four years ago
B. grandpa needed to be taken care of
C. grandma didn’t make it to the hospital
D. grandpa believed grandma was still alive
36. Which of the following best describes the author?
.
A. Open-minded and cheerful B. Considerate and patient.
C. Warm-hearted and grateful. D. Strong-minded and generous.
C
Learning Colour Words
In the first few years of their lives, children brought up in English-speaking homes successfully master the use
of hundreds of words, including those for objects, actions, emotions, and many other aspects of the physical world.
However, when it comes to learning colour words, the same children perform very badly. If shown a blue cup and
asked about its colour, typical two-year-olds seem as likely to come up with “red” as “blue”.
Cognitive (认知) scientists at Stanford University in California supposed that children's inability at colour-word learning may be directly linked to the way these words are used in English. They are used mostly in pre-
nominal position (e. g. “blue cup”), in contrast to post-nominal position (e. g. “The cup is blue. ”). The
difficulty children have may simply come down to the challenge of having to make predictions from colour words
to the objects they refer to, rather than from the objects to the colour words.
To explore this idea further, the research team recruited (招募) 40 English children aged between 23 and 29
months and carried out a three-period experiment. It included a pre-test, followed by training in the use of colour
words, and finally a post-test that was the same to the pre-test. The pre- and post- test materials contained six
objects that were unfamiliar to the children. There were three examples of each object in each of three colours-red,
yellow and blue. The objects were presented on trays (托盘), and in both tests, the children were asked to pick out
objects in response to requests in which the colour word was either a pre-nominal ( “Which is the red one?”) or a
post-nominal ( “Which one is red?”).
In the training, the children were introduced to five sets of familiar items (balls, cups, crayons, glasses,and toy
bears) in each of the three colours. Half the children were presented with the items one by one and heard them
labeled with colour words used pre-nominally, while the other half were introduced to the same items described
with a post-nominal colour word. After the training, the children repeated the selection task on the novel items in
the post-test. Correct choices on items that were consistent (一致的) across the pre-and post-tests were used to
measure children's colour knowledge.
According to the assessment, children's performance was consistent when they were both trained and tested on
post-nominal adjectives, and worst when trained on pre-nominal adjectives and tested on post-nominal adjectives.
Comparing the pre-and post-test scores across each condition showed a significant decline in performance when
children were both pre-and post-tested with questions that placed the colour words pre-nominally.
37. What is the purpose of Paragraph 2?
A. To present a phenomenon. B. To make a contrast.
C. To give a possible explanation. D. To provide an example.
38. What can we learn about the experiment from the passage?
A. The children had to place the pre-and post-test objects onto coloured trays.
B. The children were presented with the same objects in the pre-and post-tests.
C. Pre-nominal questions were less used than post-nominal questions in the training.
D. The researchers aimed to look for consistencies in children's knowledge of word order.
39. The outcome of the experiment shows that ______.
A. children are unable to accurately sort objects by colour.
B. children trained on pre-nominal adjectives perform well.C. children learn colour words rapidly in post-nominal position.
D. children can make predictions from the objects to the colour words.
D
Teens want structure in their lives, which means they want their lives well-planned. To begin building
structure, teens need love and trust. They need to know their parents are there to give them needed love and support
(支持).Teens want to be sure that nothing can prevent parents from shouldering their responsibility for them — not
their growing maturity (成熟),misbehavior, nor anger at something they have done. Teens want parents to keep
control while allowing them to make some decisions.
There are some ways you can help your teens create reasonable structure and remain close. One way is to
spend time together. Parents often mistake their teens’ increased interest in friends for a disinterest in the family.
Teens would like to spend more time doing things with their parents, but watching TV is not counted as
spending time together. As your teens mature, it is important for you and your teens spend time alone together, one
to one. Your teens need time to talk to you alone without any other family member present.
Talk with your teens about their interests and concerns. Make sure you really show interest in what is
happening. When talking with your teens, give full attention and do not stop them.
The way to help your teens become adults is to let your teens into your world. Sharing your emotions and
concerns with your teens is important. Avoid causing needless worry.
Trust your teens. Don't expect the worst. Hope for the best. Telling your teens you don’t like their friends will
cause the teens not to bring their friends home. If something should go wrong, believe that your teens didn’t do it
on purpose.
It is very important that you treat your teens with respect. Teens need the same respect adults show for total
strangers. Don’t talk down to your teens.
You need to be supportive of your teens. What may be a small problem to you may be troubling to your teens.
Teens don't have the experiences that adults have had. Let the teens know that you understand how much it hurts
when something happens that is upsetting or hurtful to them. As they mature, they can look back at some problems
they had and laugh at having been upset by something that now seems unimportant.
The most important things to remember are: talk with your teens, listen to their worries and offer suggestions
when needed. This will help your teens to live a well-organized life.
40. According to Paragraph 1, teens ___________.
A. can control themselves.
B. expect direction and freedom.
C. don’t know how to make decisionD. don’t have responsibility for the family
41. The underline part “counted as” in Paragraph 3 probably means “__________”.
A. compared with B. used as
C. connected with D. regarded as
42. To help teens organize their lives, parents should __________.
A. invite their teens’ friends home.
B. leave their teens’ problems alone.
C. share their feelings with their teens.
D. pay little attention to their teens’ daily lives.
43. What is the best title of the passage?
A. Training Teens to Become Responsible Adults.
B. Helping Teens to Build Reasonable Structure.
C. Improving the Relationship with Your Teens.
D. Stepping into Your Teens’ Secret Word.
四、阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。
A new Chinese coronavirus (冠状病毒), a cousin of the SARS virus, has infected more than 40,000people
since the outbreak (爆发) began in Huanan Seafood Market, Wuhan, China, in December. At first, we knew little
about this virus. With more researches going on, we get to learn more about it.
Coronaviruses are a large group of viruses that are common among animals. In rare cases, they are what
scientists call zoonotic (人畜共患病), meaning they can be transmitted from animals to humans, according to the
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is believed that the novel coronavirus spreads from human
contact with animals. Bats are widely believed to be carriers of the latest strain of the disease.
Chinese researchers said on Friday that the endangered pangolin (穿山甲) may be the intermediate host
between bats and humans.
The viruses can make people sick, usually with a mild(轻度) to moderate(中度) upper respiratory tract
illness(上呼吸道疾病), similar to a common cold, including a runny nose, cough, sore throat, possibly a headache
and maybe a fever, which can last for a couple of days. For those with a weakened immune system, the elderly and
the very young, there's a chance the virus could cause deadly diseases.
What's horrible about this virus is that once a human is infected, he/she becomes a carrier of the virus and
spreads it to more people by coughing, sneezing or even handshaking. The virus can also be transmitted (传播) by
touching something an infected person has touched and then touching your mouth, nose or eyes. Doctors and nurses
may also catch the disease when taking care of the patients, so they are required to wear strict protective clothes.Unfortunately, there are no disease-specific treatments for the disease at this stage, which makes the outbreak
a challenging one to control. Besides, since we live in an interconnected world, where the situation in one country
can affect the whole world, the influences of the novel coronavirus are huge-damaging trade relations, affecting
foreign visitors and weakening the entire country.
To fight against the disease, as individuals, we should strictly follow the requirements of the government to
stay at home and help to prevent the spread of the disease. In terms of the government, a strong health care system
can surely help decrease the risk of health attack and lessen the impact of the disease.
44. How many people have been affected since the outbreak of the new Chinese coronavirus?
_____________________________________________________________________
45. Where does the novel coronavirus come from according to the researchers?
_____________________________________________________________________
46. What symptoms (症状) may people have when they are affected?
_____________________________________________________________________
47. Why are doctors and nurses required to wear strict protective clothes?
_____________________________________________________________________
48. What is the main idea of the last paragraph?
______________________________________________________________________
