浙江省宁波市鄞州区2021-2022学年八年级上学期英语开学考试题

阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Computer games are very popular. It is natural for people to want to1, so playing with a friend on the computer can be2to stop. "Just one more game," often turns into another game, then another.

Computer games do have their3. They are excellent for training hand and eye coordination (协调). Computer games can also be great for teaching students. Students can study for longer than a4would be able to teach. Students can also learn at their own speed and not feel pressured to match classmates. And with computers you can5a task as many times as you like. The more you do this, the better you will get, until you can do it perfectly.

However, too much time on the computer can6your eyes. Regular breaks are needed. If students cannot7playing computer games, they won't do well in schoolwork. And it will also be difficult for them to work with others as part of a8. What's worse, if they are9sitting in front of computers, their health will become worse.

Computer games are interesting, but we should remember it is important to10a healthy lifestyle.

完形填空

An elephant feels very lonely. He goes to a forest（森林）to1friends. He sees a monkey in a tree. "Would you like to be my2?" asks the elephant. "You are too big. You cannot swing (摇摆) from trees3me." answers the monkey.

After a time, the elephant meets a rabbit. He asks him to be his friend. 4 the rabbit says, "You are5big to play in my home!"

Then the elephant meets a frog (青蛙). "Will you be my friend?" he asks.

"6can I?" asks the frog. "You are too big to jump like me. "

The elephant is7. Then he meets a fox.

"Do you want to be my friend?" he asks the fox.

The fox says, "8, sir, you are too big. "

The next day, the elephant9all the animals in the forest running for their lives. He asks10 what the matter is. The bear answers, "There is a tiger in the forest. He's trying to eat us!" Then they11.

The elephant walks up to the tiger and says, "Please, Mr. Tiger, do not eat these poor animals."

"Mind your own business!"12 the tiger.

The elephant is13and drives the tiger away. All the animals are very happy and14 the elephant. They say, "You are just the right15to be our friend."

阅读理解

	Canada  4: 00 a. m. to 8: 30 a. m. Canada is a big country with six time zones (时区). In the west, it is 4: 00 a. m. and everyone is asleep
	Scotland  12: 00 noon Scotland is part of the UK. The capital of Scotland is Edinburgh, and the capital of the UK is London. It is twelve at noon in Edinburgh. Children are having lessons, but they are looking forward to the weekend because there are no lessons on Saturday and Sunday.
	Egypt  2: 00 p. m. Friday is already the weekend in Egypt. Friday is a special day for Muslims, so schools, offices and shops are closed in all Arabian countries. So now, most people there are having lunch with their families.

阅读理解

On the way back home every day, many students stop by street vendors (小贩) near their school to eat street food. These vendors look dirty. But why do children like to eat this kind of food? To find out why, and here is the report (报道).

64% of the students think the street food is dirty, but 50% of them eat it anyway, the report says. Many students say they eat street food because it is delicious. "School food is terrible and always the same," said Ling Ming.

Many students also think street food is quick. Another student Wang Jiao says, "Street food is quick and you can eat hot food at anytime. At school you can only have food at meal time, and you usually have to wait a long time before it is ready. "

"School should make students buy food in groups. So we don't have to wait in a longqueue, "Xue Yiqun says.

But the report doesn't give any advice about how to make school food better.

阅读理解

There is an old man in the village. He likes gold (金子) better than anything else in the world. He often says, "If I have a large bag of gold, I will be the happiest man in the world."

One day, the old man is traveling in the desert (沙漠) , he loses the way. He is very hungry and thirsty, and he begins to look for water and food around him. But there is only rocks (岩石) and sand (沙子). Just then, he finds a large bag lying on the sand. He hopes there is some water and food in it. He opens the bag. There are about tens of kilos of gold in the bag. He is so sad that he throws (扔) away the bag and begins crying.

Now, the old man knows that there is something better than gold in the world.

阅读理解

Look at the following quiz (测试) and the picture. Think about what you would do first. A: Turn off the fire that is heating the kettle (水壶). B: Answer the phone. C: Calm (安抚) the baby who is crying aloud. D: Prevent the dog from chewing (咬) on the sofa.

Tell A: You are a person who puts safety (安全) first. You turn off the fire first because you think it is important to protect your home and your family. Also, you do your best to make sure that everything is in order. Tell B: You consider yourself to be lazy and prefer to relax at home It does not bother you too much if you have to wait a bit to feel comfortable. What's more, you enjoy spending time with your friends and family because you also value (重视) communication. Tell C: You are responsible (负责的) and able to make important decisions even without the help of others. You do not usually give up others when they have problems. You will try to help out as much as you can. Tell D: You do many things on impulse (冲动). You are easily annoyed (恼怒的) by boring things in life. You pay a lot of attention to how you look. This quiz is just for fun. Don't take it seriously.

—What about   (take) a rest?

—Well, I want to go for a walk after meals.

Either you or Tom   (clean) the classroom today.

The  (village) want to have a bridge.

Parents and schools make rules   (make) us better.

Sam, be quiet! Your brother is sleeping. Don't be   (noise).

It is raining  (heavy) now and I don't like rainy days.

We must not buy things  (make) of ivory.

Deng Ziqi, one of my favorite   (sing), has long blond hair.

You can order two pancakes for only five yuan. They are on   (sell)!

Last weekend, I  (buy) some gifts for my parents.

Ice-cream often   (尝起来) good, so people like to eat it.

We have to eat   (大量的) of vegetables to keep healthy.

When you walk   (穿过) the street, you'd better look at both sides first.

My math teacher is   (严格) with me because I'm not good at math.

The elephant is one of the  (象征) of Thailand.

Koalas come from   (澳大利亚) and they are quite friendly.

June 1st is C(儿童) Day.

Tom is a hard-working student. He is always   (学习) in the library.

We get a new   (信息) from our teacher.

Lily   (花费) a lot of time practicing the violin.

His mother always   (担心) about his study.

Today, we have some great   (特色菜) for you guys. They are cheap.

Twins usually look the same, but sometimes do things  (不同).

A family of   (老鼠) were in the kitchen. Please get away.

I got a special   (惊喜) and I felt very happy.

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。

It was Sunday. Jack went to a barber's shop(理发店)to have his hair cut. But he was not happy with the result. While he was walking along the street, he(meet) his friend Bob.

"What happened to your hair?" Bob laughed and said.

"I hadbad day today! I didn't like my old hairstyle,  I went to a new barber's shop. But this one seems worse than before. You know, I am going to a party tonight." Jack said (sad).

"Oh, that's really a problem. Now I'll tell you what(do) when you go into a barber's shop next time: Have a look all the barber's hair, find outhair looks worst, and then go straight to him. "

"Why?" Jack asked.

"Who cut that(man) hair? Surely another barber cut it. He couldn't cut it(he), could he? In this way you know he can't be the worst barber." Bob said.

假如你是Pete，你上周参加了夏令营，请你根据表格内容，描述一下夏令营的活动，并谈谈你的感受。

time	activities	feelings
Monday	visit the high school, take photos, …	happy
Tuesday	visit the museum, …	…
Wednesday	go to the countryside, talk with farmers, ….	…

要求：1）文章必须包括表格中所有要点，并按要求添加活动内容及感受。

2）语法正确，行文连贯，可适当发挥。

3）词数：80词左右（提示语不计入总词数）。

Hi, everyone! I'm very glad to be here with you. My name is Peter. Last week,

……

All in all, the summer camp was so wonderful that I want to join it again next year.