2024-2025学年（下）孝感八年级质量检测英语

1、完成句子，按所给的汉语，用英语完成下列句子。

【1】那位四十多岁的男子已经坚持写作二十年了。

The man ______________________________________ writing for ten years.

【2】由这件古乐器演奏的古典音乐听起来别有韵味。

The classical music _____________________________ musical instrument sounds special.

【3】 这个女孩在电影中表演很精彩，很多人都误认为她天生是个演员。

The girl acted so well in the film  ____________________________actress by many people.

【4】 当阳光照射到地球上时，它就被转换成热量和能量。

When the sunshine falls on the earth, it ________________________________ and energy.

【5】 请记住幸福绝不会取决于你的车值多少。

Please remember happiness never __________________________________________.

【6】在国内接受高水平的教育是可能的。

It is possible _______________________________________________ at home.

2、— Is there any milk in the fridge?

— ________ is left. We need to buy some today.

A.Nothing B.Neither C.None D.Anything

3、— Could I have a look at your new watch?

— Of course you ________.

A．could

B．can

C．will

D．would

4、— What did Bob ask you just now?

— He wanted to know how long Mr. Jiao________.

A.had been away B.left C.had left

5、It is not ________ whether you fail or succeed in the game. The point is that you take part in it and enjoy it.

A.necessary B.important C.true D.right

6、The basket was ________ vegetables and the bottle was ________ orange juice.

A．full with; fill with

B．filled of; full into

C．full of; filled with

D．fill with; full of

7、Look at the little dog. _______ special nose it has!

A. How a   B. What a   C. How   D. What

8、-- How was your job interview yesterday?

--- Oh, I couldn’t feel _______. I could hardly answer most of the questions they asked.

A. better   B. easier C. worse D. happier

9、--- Do you like Song Xiaobao's talk show?

--- Yes. His talk show is very funny. It always makes people   .

A. laugh

B. laughed

C. laughing

D. to laugh

10、The teacher found him ______and gave him some different homework to do every day．

A．was clever B．was a clever boy

C．a clever boy   D．the clever boy

11、________ great fun it is to have a five-day holiday!

A.What B.How C.What a D.How a

12、Liu Xiang________ at first to train for the high jump.

A．encourages

B．encouraged

C．is encouraged

D．was encouraged

13、I don’t know when he _____ next week. When he_____, please let me know.

A. comes, comes    B. will come, will come

C. will come, comes   D. comes, will come

14、—Excuse me, do you know ?

—About five minutes’ walk.

A. where the hospital is

B. how far the hospital is

C. how I can get to the hospital

D. how far is the hospital

15、________ bring your notebook here tomorrow.

A.Be sure about B.Be sure to C.Make sure

16、—Thank you for inviting us to this big dinner.

—Welcome! ________.

A．I hope so

B．That’s fine

C．Help yourself

17、As we know, we should eat ________because a________ diet is good for our health.

A.regular; regular B.regular; regularly C.regularly; regular

18、When I walk along with two others, I may be able to _________ them.

A．learn from

B．learn

C．study

D．studying from

19、These people dress themselves in bloody shark suits. They tell people shark fins in order to protect sharks.

A．eat

B．to eat

C．not eat

D．not to eat

20、The young soldier really doesn’t know________to stop the baby from crying．

A．what to do

B．how to do

C．when to do

D．where to do

21、—Hey, Kathy. How do you like my new shoes?

—Oh, sorry. But what did you say just now? I _______ something else.

A. thought   B. was thinking   C. am thinking   D. will think

22、

A: What's wrong, Jim? You look unhappy.

B: I'm not. I feel a little worried about my English.

A:   【1】  

B: I'm not getting along well with it.

A: 【2】  

B: Well, I seldom have chances to meet English people.

A:   【3】

B: Where should I go?

A:   【4】  

B: But... it seems English people never speak to me.

A: Ah! You should speak first.

B:   【5】

A: The weather! English people are always interested in weather.

23、根据句子内容，从下面方框中选出正确的答语。其中有两项为多余选项。

【1】What’s the man like?

【2】How long have you worked in this school?

【3】You’d better lie down and have a good rest.

【4】What day is today?

【5】What sport do you like best?

24、Whenever we watch a horror movie and something scary happens, we might close our eyes and scream. However, chances are that we will continue to watch and enjoy the movie anyway. So why can fear be so much fun?

According to a recent study conducted  at the University of Pittsburgh in the US， watching horror movies can raise our mood, unite people and increase our confidence.

In the study, 262 adults were asked to enter a haunted house. Inside，they were met with a series of intense(紧张的) things over a course of 35 minutes，and were asked to record their feelings both before and after the experience. At the same time, the researchers also monitored their brain waves. According to the researchers, the participants（参加者） were more likely to be happier and less anxious and tired after they left the house. That's because in this intense condition, their brains produce more dopamine.

What’s more, taking advantages of this sensation may bring people together .  Experiencing the haunted house is just like running a 5 kilometers race or tackling a difficult climbing wall. This means that people in scary situations may be more likely to be uncertain and depend on others for support. “ We build a special closeness with those we are with when we are in an excited state,” said Margee Keer ,one of the study's authors, told The Atlantic. “ We're social and emotional beings---- we need each other in times of stress. So the fact that our bodies have evolved to make sure we feel close to those we’re with when afraid makes sense.”

In addition, being scared in a safe place could be a good way to increase our confidence. “Being scared in a safe place is a source of enjoyment and makes us feel good physically and can even serve as a confidence boost by reminding us that we can make it through a scary situation. We are strong.” Keer told The Independent.

【1】The passage mainly tells us ____________.

A. fear can help us increase our confidence.

B. why fear can be so much fun.

C. fear is important in our daily life.

D. what happens in some horror movies?

【2】It's clear that_____________ .

A. People in scary situations surely unite together.

B. Experiencing in the haunted house may help to raise mood.

C. Being scared can make us feel good physically.

D. Scary things are helpful.

【3】In Margee Keer’s opinion_________.

A. Everyone should watch horror movies.

B. We feel close to those who’re with us when we feel anxious.

C. Going through a scary situation can help us to increase our confidence.

D. We don't need each other in times of stress.

【4】The underlined word dopamine means_________ .

A. Knowledge

B. Power

C. Something that can make you tired.

D. a chemical which produces happy feelings.

【5】Compare experiencing a haunted house to a 5 kilometers race to show that___.

A. the fear may bring people together.

B. the fear can increase our confidence.

C. the experience can raise our mood

D. experiencing in a haunted house is difficult.

25、   Bats are the only mammals (哺乳类动物) that can fly a great distance, but they have another ability. Many bats live a very long time for an animal of their size.

European researchers are studying bats to understand why they live so long. They hope to find ways to fight the aging process (过程) in human beings.

Last week, the group of scientists said they had found important biological (生物学) qualities in bat species (种类). The group studied bat chromosomes (染色体)—a line of genes found in the nucleus (核) of cells. The scientists were very interested in the ends of the chromosomes. They are called telomeres (端粒). Telomeres protect the ends of chromosomes, which shorten each time a cell divides. Scientists believe this shortening process causes cells to break down.   ▲___  

This month, a report on bats was published in the journal Science Advances.

One of the leaders of the study was Emma Teeling, a biologist in Ireland. Teeling said studying long-living mammals is another way to prove the molecular (分子) basis of continued “health length.” She added that studying bats made scientists learn more about the processes “that drive healthy aging.”

The European researchers studied 493 bats from four bat species. They used information that had been collected over 60 years. Of these bats, the greater mouse-eared bat generally lived the longest, an average of 37 years.

The scientists said this and a connected species, named Myotis, had telomeres that did not shorten with age. Another Myotis bat holds the record for oldest age, reaching 41 years.

The scientists’ findings suggest that these bats’ cells have the ability to keep and repair their telomeres. This, they said, helps guard against the aging process. Based on its body size, a bat like the greater mouse-eared bat would be expected to live four years. But, these mammals are found to live nearly 10 times longer than that.

The scientists found that eighteen of these are bats except an unusual African rat.

【1】Which of the following can be put in the blank at the end of Paragraph 3?

A.This makes scientists able to study bats.

B.That’s why bats can fly a great distance.

C.They say this is what causes aging.

D.They discover the cells connected to humans.

【2】Some species of bats live a very long time because _______.

A.they have a line of long-living genes out of the cells

B.their cells have the ability to keep and repair their telomeres

C.they have another ability to live longer without any food or water

D.telomeres protect the ends of chromosomes to stop cells dividing

【3】The underlined word “that” refers to _______.

A.the four years’ time B.body size C.the aging process D.the ability to repair

【4】According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A.The scientists find that bats hold the secret to long life.

B.Humans and bats are similar in protecting themselves.

C.The researchers try to study why bats are so small in size.

D.The greater mouse-eared bats live longer than any other animal.

26、   Sometimes, I doubt whether there is any love between my parents. Every day they are busy trying to make money. They don't act romantic ways couples do in books and on TV. They never say "I love you". It's not their style.

One day, my mother was sewing (缝) a quilt (被子). I sat down beside her. "Mom, I have a question to ask you," I said after a while.

"What?" she asked, still working.

"Is there love between you and Dad?" I asked her. She didn't answer right away. I thought I had hurt her. At last I heard my mother say, "Susan, look at this thread (线). Sometimes it appears, but most of it disappears in the quilt. It makes the quilt strong. If life was a quilt, then love should be a thread. It can hardly be seen anywhere, but it's really there."

I listened carefully but I didn't understand her until the next spring. My father suddenly got seriously sick. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month.

After they got back, she helped my father walk slowly down the country road every day. My father had never been so gentle.

"Dad, how are you feeling now?" I asked him one day.

"Susan, don't worry about me," he said, "I just like walking with your mom. I like this kind of life."

Once, I thought love meant flowers, gifts and sweet kisses. Now, I know that love is the thread that holds a family together.

【1】Why does the writer think there may be no love between her parents?

A.Because they never say "I love you." to each other.

B.Because they don't look after each other.

C.Because they don't go for walks together.

【2】Why didn't the writer's mother answer her right away?

A.Because the writer's mother didn't know the answer.

B.Because the writer's mother wanted to give a proper answer.

C.Because the writer's mother didn't love her husband.

【3】What can we learn from the passage?

A.The writer's parents don't love the writer.

B.The writer's parents love each other in their own way.

C.The writer's father didn't like to walk with his wife.

【4】With the story of the quilt and the thread, the writer's mother wanted to ________.

A.teach the writer how to make a quilt

B.show she was very good at making quilts

C.tell the writer what love was

【5】Now, the writer thinks love ________.

A.means flowers, gifts and sweat kisses

B.means holding a family together

C.is like a quilt

27、

Long， long ago there were a lot of donkeys. The donkeys worked hard every day. They had no time to play or to relax， but they never felt appreciated(赏识)for the work they did.

One day two donkeys got bored. They wanted to live a comfortable life， so the donkeys went to see a wise old man. They told him their problem. The wise old man agreed that they worked too hard， and he wanted to help the donkeys. “I have an idea，” he said.

“What is your idea?” asked the donkeys.

“I will paint you and no one will know you are donkeys，” said the man.

The man went off to find some paint and he returned in just a few minutes. He had two pots of paints. One pot was filled with white paint， and the other black paint.

The old man first painted them white， and then painted black stripes over the white paint. When he finished， the donkeys did not look like donkeys at all. “You no longer look like donkeys，” the old man said. “Everyone will be fooled. I will call you something else， Zebras.”

The zebras went to a field to eat grass. Now they did not have to work.

Soon， other donkeys saw the zebras. They asked the zebras where they came from. When the zebras told the donkeys their secret， the donkeys all rushed to see the old man.

“Please make us into zebras， too.” They pleaded. So the wise old man painted more donkeys. As he did， more and more donkeys came.

The old man could not paint fast enough. Soon the donkeys became impatient. They began to kick about， and they knocked over the paint pots.

There was no more paint. The painted donkeys ran off to become zebras. The unpainted donkeys， because of their impatience， had to return to work.

【1】Why did the two donkeys go to see a wise old man?

A. To become patient.

B. To ask him for help.

C. To change into zebras.

D. To have a rest.

【2】When the two donkeys returned， why did they no longer have to work?

A. They didn’t eat enough grass.

B. They didn’t want to work.

C. No one knew they were donkeys.

D. They were no longer donkeys.

【3】What finally happened to the impatient donkeys?

A. They won praise for the work they did.

B. They hated the zebras and fought with them.

C. They looked for another wise man to paint them.

D. They were still donkeys working hard all the time.

【4】 According to the passage， which of the following is TRUE?

A. The donkeys worked very hard and got much appreciated.

B. The wise old man decided to help the donkeys because he liked them.

C. The old man became impatient because he had to paint so many donkeys.

D. The old man helped the donkeys by painting them with white and black stripes.

【5】What can we infer (推断) from the passage?

A. Being patient is very important.

B. Both donkeys and zebras had to work hard.

C. There is always a good way not to work hard.

D. The wise old man was killed by these impatient donkeys.

28、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。

When you were young, who 【1】 (ride) you around on the back of his bike? Who played football and flew kites with you in the park? Who helped you with your 【2】 (one) difficult maths problems? Who taught you the difference 【3】 right and wrong? Your dad. Now it is your turn to do something for him. This year, June 16, is Father’s Day. So why not do something 【4】 (thank) your dad?

The idea of Father’s Day came from an American lady 【5】 (call) Sonora Smart Dodd in 1909. She wanted a special day to honor (纪念) her father. He raised (抚养) six children after his wife’s 【6】 (die). Dodd thought there needed to be 【7】 day to honor great and loving dads. Her father was born in June, 【8】 she chose to hold the first Father’s Day celebration on his birthday in 1910. In 1924, US president Calvin Coolidge liked the idea of a national Father’s Day. 【9】 (final), in 1966, the third Sunday in June was made Father’s Day.

There are many ways to show your love and thanks to your father. Sending him a 【10】 (greet) card or a small present can make him happy. Or you can just say “I love you, Dad.”

29、   It was my 14th birthday and I would have the biggest party ever. The number of the_____ had quickly grown from seven to seventeen. Nearly every girl in _____ class was invited. When each guest excitedly _____ the invitation, I was especially happy.

The living room was full of shouts and _____. We had just finished a game of Twister when the door bell rang. I was so _____ and I could feel my face turning red. That was because when I _____ the door, there at the front door stood Sarah Westly—the quiet girl who sat next to me in music class—and she was holding a _____. I thought about the guest list. How did I _____ to invite Sarah?

I remembered that I only added a name to the _____ when someone showed an interest in me. But Sarah had never done that. I accepted the box, a gift _____ Sarah, and asked her to join the party. "I can't ____," she said. "My dad's waiting in the car." At that moment I felt bad about forgetting to invite Sarah and really wanted her to rest for some time in my room. "Thanks, but I have to go, "she said, turning _____ towards the door. "See you Monday."

I didn't open the box until the party was _____. Inside the small box was a ceramic tabby cat. It was the best gift I had received _____ I didn't like cats. I later _____ that the gift looked exactly like Sarah's cat, Seymour. I didn't know it then, but now I realize that Sarah was my true friend.

【1】A.boys B.guests C.parents D.relatives

【2】A.her B.his C.your D.my

【3】A.canceled B.copied C.accepted D.offered

【4】A.pride B.fear C.sadness D.laughter

【5】A.surprised B.angry C.proud D.worried

【6】A.touched B.opened C.caught D.saw

【7】A.cat B.toy C.pen D.box

【8】A.forget B.stop C.hope D.choose

【9】A.gift B.list C.diary D.book

【10】A.for B.to C.from D.about

【11】A.stand B.sing C.wait D.stay

【12】A.quickly B.carefully C.finally D.happily

【13】A.away B.late C.over D.early

【14】A.when B.unless C.if D.though

【15】A.took out B.found out C.thought out D.put out