2023-2024学年云南省昆明八中八年级（下）开学英语试卷 一、单选题：本大题共10小题，共10分。 1.Selina didn't want to accept _____ invitation to the concert，because she had _____ article to write.（ ） A. an；the B. the；the C. an；an D. the；an 2.In northern parts of China，the temperature in winter is always_____zero，so we could enjoy beautiful snowy days.（ ） A. in B. on C. below D. above 3.There _____ more students in our school next term．（ ） A. will have B. is going to have C. will be D. is 4.Work hard and try your best，_____you can't realize your dream when you grow up.（ ） A. but B. and C. or D. because 5.Local people，not that scientist，_____this huge bridge in the 1970s in the countryside.（ ） A. find B. finds C. are finding D. found 6.—Would you like to stay at home and clean our house tonight？ — I want to go bike riding with my friends.（ ） A. I think so. B. Good idea. C. I'm afraid not. D. I'd love to. 7.—How was your holiday in Sanya？ —It couldn't be worse!There were too many people，so I don't _____ want to talk about it.（ ） A. even B. hardly C. mainly D. ever 8.— When did you go to the _____ for teeth cleaning，Tina？ — I went there last Sunday.（ ） A. musician B. pilot C. actor D. dentist 9.Lily's friend Bill works as _____ as her.But she wonders why his grades are always better than _____.（ ） A. hard；hers B. hard；her C. hardly；hers D. hardly；she 10.With the popularity of livestreaming（直播），we can buy things _____ than shopping in offline stores.So we can save money in this way.（ ） A. cheaper B. much cheaper C. much cheaply D. more cheaply 二、完形填空：本大题共10小题，共10分。 James shook his piggy bank again.There was nothing left!He（1） _____ counted the coins that lay on the bed.All he had was＄24.52.The（2） _____ he wanted was about＄90!How was he going to get the rest of the money？His friends all had bicycles.It was hard to go out with friends when you were the only one without a bicycle.He thought about（3） _____ he could do.He knew his parents had no extra（额外的）money，（4） _____ he couldn't ask them for help. The only way he could get more money was to earn it.He would have to find a（5） _____ .He decided to ask Mr.Clay for advice. "Well，you can start right here，"said Mr.Clay."You see，my windows need cleaning and my car needs（6） _____ . That was the beginning of James' part-time job.For the next three months，he worked every day after finishing his homework.He（7） _____ dogs for walks，cleared out cupboards and mended books. The day finally came when James counted his money again and found＄94.32.He（8） _____ no time and went down to the shop to pick up the bicycle he wanted.He rode home happily，hoping to show his new bicycle（9） _____ his friends.He did a lot of hard work，so James value d his bicycle far more than anyone else.He achieved something（10） _____ ，and that was worth（值得的）even more than the bicycle. 11.A. carefully B. usually C ... ...
