人教版八年级下学期英语开学考试试卷A卷一、 完形填空 (共1题；共10分)1. （10分）阅读理解Dogs are peoples friends. They will do anything their masters (主人) ask them to do and they do their duty very well.Curly is my black dog. He is big and strong. He is strong enough to carry me on his1. He likes running and playing with me. He likes to 2my father around in the fields, too.One day my father took off his coat. Put it on the ground 3 a big tree and said to Curly. “ 4my coat.”Curly sat down on the coat. Then my father remembered he had to5dinner for the family. 6he went home and forgot all about his coat and dog.Late in the evening I 7my dog and looked for him everywhere in the yard. I called, Curly, Curly! But Curly did not answer.Soon my father wanted something in his coat pocket (口袋). Suddenly he remembered8 he had done. Quickly he went back to the big tree. What do you think he saw? Curly was9sitting on the coat! He was afraid someone would take it10 . （1）A . hand B . back C . foot D . leg （2）A . follow B . put C . go D . run （3）A . for B . under C . to D . from （4）A . Look B . Listen C . Watch D . Hear （5）A . fix B . discover C . cook D . tell （6）A . Because B . So C . Though D . Or （7）A . hoped B . rode C . missed D . saw （8）A . that B . what C . if D . who （9）A . always B . often C . still D . usually （10）A . away B . in C . down D . for 二、 阅读理解 (共3题；共26分)2. （6分）阅读下面四篇材料，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。Eating your way around the worldAustralia: Try a pie floater?Feeling hungry? No visit to South Australia is complete without trying the local food-a pie floater. They are traditionally sold at roadside food shops, some of which stay open all night. It is a meat pie floating in a thick green pen soup. Finally, the pie is covered with plenty of bright red tomato ketchup(番茄酱). Enjoy!Vietnam: Soup for breakfastThe food stands in the streets of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, open early in the morning and stay busy till late at night, selling fast food to hungry passers-by. The most famous dish is pho, a noodle soup with slices of beef or chicken and different vegetables. Its usually eaten for breakfast-many Vietnamese people say they cannot start the day without this delicious food!Belgium: Home of French friesYou can find French fried potatoes all over the world, but as Belgians will tell you, they, not the French, invented this popular street food, back in the 17th century. French fries, eaten from a paper cone are the Belgians favourite food. The secret of perfect French fries is that they are fried(油炸) twice in hot oil, to give a perfect, golden outside（1）A pie floater in South Australia is a kind of food with _. A . fried potatoesB . thick soupC . beef or chickenD . a golden outside（2）According to the passage, all the three kinds of local food _. A . are sold in the streetB . have meat insideC . have tomato ketchupD . are fried in hot oil（3）The passage most probably comes from the _ column(栏目) in a magazine. A . educationB . healthC . travelD . technology3. （10分） Most students in China have their own school rules. So do the schools in other countries.Japan: Most schools demand(要求) that students wear uniforms, such as sports suits or skirts. They also demand that girlswhite socks be folded in a certain way and boysheads be shaved(剃).Other Japanese schools tell students that they may not date, go to movies, leave home after sunset or play video games without permission from school.USA: For safety at home USA schools, students must have a pair of indoor shoes to change into at school every day. This makes sure students wont fall over on the slippery floors and keeps the schools clean. Gum chewing is not allowed in many USA school buildings, as it is difficult to clean up. And if students chew gum in class, they may not focus on study.UK: Strange hairstyles are not allowed in some British schools. But they might allow students to wear certain hairstyles during the World Cup years. Two students had a special design shaved into their hair during 2002 World Cup. But they were not accepted by their school after that because the school said the rules changed since then.（1）Many Japanese students have to follow the following rules EXCEPT .A . wear uniformB . boys heads should be shavedC . wear indoor shoes at schoolD . cant leave home after sunset（2）Gum chewing is not allowed in many USA schools may because .A . it is difficult to clean upB . make students study carefullyC . it costs students too much moneyD . it wastes teachers time（3）British students could have a sp