河北省邯郸市大名县2022-2023学年八年级下学期开学考试英语试卷学校：_姓名：_班级：_考号：_一、单选题1Your dress is nicer than _.A. herB. ourC. hersD. their2Please speak in a loud _ so that everyone can hear you.A. voiceB. noiseC. soundD. voices3They will lose the game _ they try their best.A. onceB. unlessC. ifD. after4He is much _ than before.A. strongB. strongerC. strongestD. the strongest5It is going to rain. Take an umbrella _ you.A. withB. atC. inD. from6Mike _ exercises because he has too much work every day.A. usuallyB. alwaysC. oftenD. seldom7Who _ to our dinner tomorrow evening?A. is comingB. has comeC. cameD. come8They had fun _ in the river during the summer holiday.A. swimB. to swimC. swimsD. swimming9Where is Tom, lark?He _ went to school with his friend.A. maybeB. canC. mayD. must10_ do you go for a trip with your family?Once a week.A. How soonB. How farC. How longD. How often二、完形填空Beijing is the capital of China and can be easily reached 1 train, plane or bus. There are two main train stations in Beijing. One is in the city center and can be reached by subway; 2 is in the southwest of Beijing and can be reached by bus or subway.The city 3 has good transportation. The total length of the subway in the city is about 700 km. Passengers can buy 4 from vending machines(投币式自动售票机) at entrances(入口) to the subway.The roads in the city 5 excellent. The traffic runs quite 6 except during rush hours in the morning and evening when people drive to and 7 work. Some buses in Beijing have a box near the driver. You can put 8 into the box when you get on the bus. The payment on these buses is usually one yuan no matter 9 you go. Other buses have a conductor(售票员). His or her job is 10 money from passengers. On these buses, the price is usually based on how far you travel.11A. onB. inC. byD. at12A. anotherB. the otherC. the othersD. others13A. itselfB. themselvesC. myselfD. himself14A. thingsB. ticketsC. giftsD. flowers15A. beB. isC. amD. are16A. muchB. goodC. wellD. better17A. toB. atC. onD. from18A. moneyB. ticketsC. paperD. dollars19A. how soonB. how farC. how oftenD. how long20A. collectB. collectsC. collectedD. to collect三、阅读理解I come from Cambridge, a beautiful city in the east of England. It is on the River Cam and has a population of about 120, 000. Many famous people studied here, such as Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin. There are lots of old buildings and churches(教堂) to visit. Students and tourists enjoy trips along the river by boat.Cambridge is 80 kilometres from London. London is in the south of England and it is on the River Thames. It has a population of about 7.5 million, so it is bigger and busier than Cambridge. It is about 2, 000 years old, and it is famous for Big Ben, Buckingham Palace and Tower Bridge.England itself is part of an island, and you are always near the sea. The small villages and beaches on the coast are popular for holidays. Tourists like the areas of low mountains and beautiful lakes in the north, and the hills and pretty villages in the south. Everywhere in England, you will notice how green the countryside is. It is never very hot in summer or very cold in winter. So come and see England any time of the year, but bring an umbrella with you. It rains a lot all year round.21Cambridge is _.A. in the cast of EnglandB. in the south of EnglandC. on the River ThamesD. far from the River Cam22How many examples of famous people are mentioned(提到) in the passage?A. One.B. Two.C. Three.D. Four.23What can we know about Cambridge and London?A. Cambridge is much busier than London.B. London is 2, 000 kilometres from Cambridge.C. Cambridge has more famous buildings than London.D. London has a much bigger population than Cambridge.24Tourists like _ in the south of England.A. the churchesB. the low mountainsC. the pretty villagesD. the beautiful lakes25It is _ in England.A. very hot in summerB. very cold in winterC. not very cold in winterD. not rainy all year roundIn my spare time, I paint designs on T-shirts. I got this idea two years ago for my brothers birthday present. The shop wanted $20 for a special design on a T-shirt, so I decided to do it by myself. I bought a white cotton T-shirt and some paints, and I painted a lion on the front. It only cost $6. My brother loved it very much!Painting T-shirts is great fun. You neednt be a great artist, and you can just paint shapes and lines. The T-shirts are the most expensive part of my hobby. You have to use special paints because they can keep a long time. Brushes are not really expensive but you need to buy ones of good quality.I love my hobby because I can make