1、=【 ;精品教育资源文库 】 = 浙江省台州市 2017-2018 学年八年级英语下学期起始试题 （满分： 100 分 考试时间： 90 分钟） 一完形填空。（每小题 1 分，共计 15 分） Nearly everybody enjoys chicken, and the most famous name in chicken is Kentucky Fried Chicken. Mr Sanders, the man who started this _1_ was not always very rich. At one time, he owned(拥有 ) a small _2_ s
2、tation next to a highway (公路 ).Many truck drivers _3_ there to get gas and take a rest. Mr Sanders realized they were often _4_,so he began serving sandwiches and coffee._5_ the sandwiches he made tasted good, and weren t_6_ , more and more _7_ came to eat at his place._8_ Mr Sanders began to serve
3、fried chicken. People _9_ it very much, and his new business grew rapidly. Not long after, however, another highway was _10_,and few drivers went _11_ Mr Sanders restaurant. So he had to _12_ it. Then he traveled around the country _13_ to sell his idea of opening fried chicken restaurants. He _14_.
4、By 1967,there were almost 5000 Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants. And now,_15_ you go in the United States, you will see one. If you like chicken, I m sure, you ll enjoy eating Kentucky Fried Chicken. 1.A.business B.shop C.life D.search . 2.A.coffee B.water C.food D.gas 3.A.passed B.got to C.stoppe
5、d D.left 4.A.late B.hungry C.tired D.sick 5.A.Although B.If C.Because D.Once 6.A.cheap B.low C.high D. expensive 7.A.passengers B.drivers C.students D.doctors 8.A.Then B.So C.But D.For 9.A.ate B.liked C.tried D.drank 10.A.appeared B.found C.built D.broken 11.A.out B.to C.over D.on 12.A.close B.run C
6、.return D.take 13.A.trying B.believing C.thinking D.suggesting 14.A.failed B.fails C.succeeds D.succeeded =【 ;精品教育资源文库 】 = 15.A.whenever B.wherever C.where D.when 二阅读理解。（每小题 2 分，共计 30 分） A Americans with small families own a small car or a large one. If both parents are working, they usually have tw
7、o cars. When the family is large, one of the cars is sold and they will buy a van(住房汽车 ) A small car can hold(容纳 )four persons and a large car can hold six persons but it is very crowded(拥挤 ). A van hold seven persons easily, so a family of three children could ask their grandparents to go on a holi
8、day travel. They could all travel together. Mr.Hagen and his wife had a third child last year. This made them sell a second car and buy a van. Their children sixth and seventh seat are used to put other things, for a family of five must carry many suitcases(衣箱 )when they travel. Americans call vans
9、motor homes. A motor home is always used for holidays. When a family are traveling to the mountains or to the seaside, they can live in their motor home for a few days or weeks. All the members of a big family can enjoy a happier life when they are traveling together. That is why motor homes have be
10、come very popular. In America there are many parks for motor homes. 16. From the passage, a van is also called _. A. a motor car B. a motor home C. a motorbike D. a big truck 17. Before Mr. Hagen and his wife bought a van, they_. A. sold their old house B. moved to their grandparents house C. built
11、a new place for a van D. sold their second car 18. A motor home is usually owned by a family with_. A. a baby B. much money C. more than two children D. interest in vans 19. Americans usually use motor homes_. A. to travel with all the family members of holiday B. to do some shopping with all the fa
12、mily members C. to visit their grandparents at weekends D. to drive their children to school every day =【 ;精品教育资源文库 】 = 20. Motor homes have become popular because_. A. they can take people to another city when people are free B. they can let families have a happier life when they go out for their h
13、olidays C. some people think motor homes are cheap D. big families can put more things in motor homes B Surtsey was born in 1963.Scientists saw the birth（诞生） of this island（岛） . It began at 7.30 a.m. on 14th November. A fishing boat was near Iceland. The boat moved under the captains（船长） feet. He no
14、ticed a strange smell. He saw some black smoke. A volcano（火山） was breaking out. Red-hot rocks, fire and smoke were rushing up from the bottom（底部） of the sea. The island grew quickly. It was 10 meters high the next day and 60 meters high on 18th November. Scientists flew there to watch. It was exciti
15、ng. Smoke and fire were still rushing up. Pieces of red-hot rock were flying into the air and falling into the sea. The sea was boiling and there was a strange light in the sky. Surtsey grew and grew. Then it stopped in June 1967.It was 175 meters high and 2 kilometers long. And life was already com
16、ing to Surtsey. Plants grew. Birds came. Some scientists built a house. They want to learn about this young island. A new island is like a new world. 21. Surtsey is _. A. an island not far from Iceland B. a new volcano C. a fishing boat D. a place in Iceland 22. Scientists flew there _. A. to watch
17、the birth of the island B. to save the fishing boat C. to learn about the island D. to build a house 23. When did scientists fly there to watch? A. Before the volcano broke out. B. As soon as the volcano broke out. C. About four days after the volcano broke out. D. After the volcano stopped rushing
18、up. 24. Put the following sentences in correct order. a. The captain found the boat was moving. b. A new island appeared in the sea. =【 ;精品教育资源文库 】 = c. Fire, smoke and rocks were seen rushing up. d. A fishing boat was near Iceland. e. The island grew quickly. A. d-a-c-b-e B. a-b-c-d-e C .a-b-e-c-d
19、D. b-e-d-a-c 25. The best title of this article is _. A. A new island B. The birth of an island C. A new world D. Scientists discovered Surtsey C Years ago, a very rich man and his young son shared an interest in collecting art. They traveled around the world, collecting priceless works of art by fa
20、mous artists like Picasso, Van Gogh and Monet. When the war broke out, the son left to serve his country. After a few weeks, the old man received a letter saying his son had died when taking another soldier to a hospital. The man became very lonely and sad. One day, a soldier visited the old man and
21、 gave him a painting it was a portrait of his son. Though the world would never consider it a great work, the painting was important to the man. The painting of his son became the old mans most valuable thing. He told his neighbors it was the greatest gift he had ever received. The following spring,
22、 the old man became ill and passed away. All of the mans paintings would be sold at auction(拍卖 ). The auction began with a painting that was not on any of the buyers lists. It was the painting of the old mans son. “Who will open the price at $100 ？ ” the auctioneer asked. Time passed and no one spok
23、e or raised their hands. Someone said, “ Who cares about that painting? Lets get on to the good ones.” More people agreed. “No, we must sell this one first ， ” replied the auctioneer, “now who will take the portrait of the son ？ ” Finally, a good friend of the old man spoke, “Will you take $10 for t he painting? Thats all I have.” “Will anyone go higher ？ ” After more silence he said, “Going once. going twice.sold！ ” The auctioneer looked at all the people and announced that the whole auction =【 ;精品教育资源文库 】 = was over. “To the fathers will( 愿望 ), whoever takes his sons port
