2024-2025学年（上）莆田八年级质量检测英语

1、你觉得杨红樱的新书怎么样？

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2、从下面方框中选出10个单词，并使用其正确形式填写在横线上，使短文意思正确通顺。（每词限用一次）。

Many people spend their vacation doing nothing on a beach. However, Kirsty Ross wanted to do some things 【1】. “I spent three weeks working in the hot sun, 【2】 to find some parts of old cups and plates,” she says “I worked really hard all day and I slept in a tent. My friends thought I was 【3】, but I had a fantastic time. It was my best vacation ever!”

Kirsty was working for a volunteer program in Tunsia in North Africa. Groups of 26 young volunteers work together on archaeological site（考古现场）to find important 【4】 about the past.

The volunteers have to be very careful, 【5】 it’s important not to break the things they find. Many of them work at Tunisia’s biggest archaeological site in Carthage, but some of them work in the country.

Kirsty gave a(an) 【6】 why she chose this vacation.“I’ve always interested in history, and Tunisia has a lot of important archaeological sites. I love being in old places like Cahaget 【7】 people living there 3000 years ago. It was exciting to find pots and other things that people 【8】 every day in those years.”

It was harder for Kirsty than for some of the others. “I come from Alaska, which is a 【9】 place,” she says “It was hard for me to work under the hot North African sun. But it was a wonderful chance 【10】 people from other countries and to learn about the past. It changed my life. Now hoping to study archaeology in college.”

3、John and Kate got married in 2015. （同义句转换）

John and Kate ________ ________ ________ ________ 2015.

4、—Don’t laugh at the disabled girl! It’s ________.

—Oh, sorry, we won’t.

A．clever

B．cruel

C．cute

5、Though he is ___ at home, he doesn’t feel ___ for he has many things to do.

A．alone, lonely

B．lonely, alone

C．lonely, lonely

D．alone, alone

6、 ______ our teacher was ill, ______ she still came to our class to teach us.

A. Although; but B. Though; but

C. Although; / D. If; although

7、 This interesting cartoon film _______ for a week and many children like it very much.

A. begins   B. has begun C. began   D. has been on

8、—I hope our class will win the basketball game.   —________.

A. That’s right   B. I’d love to   C. It doesn’t matter   D. Me, too

9、—Can you go camping with me tomorrow?

—_______. Catch you then.

A. Sorry, I’m not available   B. Sure   C. No, I can’t   D. Let’s make it

10、My friends _______ a WeChat group and we share happy moments with each other in it.

A．set up

B．fix up

C．clean up

11、The sun and its planets solar system.

A.is called   B.are called

C.calls  D.called

12、They are going to the party ________ next Sunday.

A．in

B．on

C．for

D．/

13、Which month has ________ day in a year?

A．fewer

B．less

C．the fewest

D．the least

14、He went into the room quietly ______ make himself ________ by anyone.

A. in order to not; noticed   B. in order not to; noticing

C. in order to not; noticing   D. in order not to; noticed

15、—I had a backache. I can’t sleep.

—_______

A．Don’t worry.

B．Not so well.

C．I’m sorry to hear that.

D．Why?

16、China ________ the Great Wall in the world.

A. is knew for   B. is famous as

C. is known for  D. is known to

17、She expect ________ the film The Avengers (复仇者联盟).

A.see B.to see C.seeing

18、—Which is _______, the sun, the moon or the earth?

—Of course the sun.

A. smaller B. the smallest  C. the biggest

19、(A=Amy, B=Bob)

A: Hi, Bob! Where are you going?

B:Hi, Amy! I plan to give the books back to the library.

A: I want to borrow some books there. Let’s go 【1】. What books are you reading?

B: Books about Kung fu. In the Chinese-speaking world, many people know that a good 【2】 of his is Jin Yong and his books.

A: Oh, I know something about him. He wrote about 15 Kung fu books. He created (创造) a world called jianghu. In jianghu, many 【3】 practice Kung fu hard. They can help the 【4】 and fight against the bad. Although these people have their own stories, they have something in 【5】 they ate not too different from real people.

B: In 【6】, Jin Yong mainly thought Kung fu is about fighting for the right things, not just 【7】.

A: It seems that you are a super fan of Jin Yong.

B: Yes. I like the stories with Chinese 【8】. The stories in Jin Yong’s books usually 【9】 in different time. And he used Chinese poems (诗) and 【10】 in his books too. That makes his books very traditional and enjoyable. And it’s good for us to know more about Chinese history.

A: I’d love to read more.

B: Good idea.

20、补全对话（每空1分， 共5分）。

选择方框中所给的句子，完成对话。

A:   【1】 , Can you tell me the way to Children’s Hospital, please?

B: Certainly.  【2】 and turn right between Book Store and Library.

The white building is Children’s Hospital,   【3】

A: 【4】  By the way,   【5】

B: About half an hour.

21、There are some TV shows that focus（聚焦）on sports such as basketball and swimming. But Skate Into Love（滑入爱河）might be the first one to focus on winter sports. The team, which came out on March 19, was made up a group of skaters who follow the dream on the ice.

The main characters of Skate Into Love are two childhood friends who share a love for ice skating. They meet each other at college and pursue（追求）their dreams together. Tang Xue loves speed skating, while Li Yubing is an ice hockey player who is known as the “Ice God” for his talent.

Their roads to success are not smooth, but they never give up. Their dreams for winter sports have touched many viewers, Guangming Daily.

Tang has to give up speed skating after getting hurt during high school. But she finds that her love for sports becomes better in college. With Li’s help, she returns to the ice and practices harder than before.

The show also shows how exciting winter sports can be. “It has a new game every four times”, director Zhu Ruibing said. The actors take a month of training. More than 200 players, including speed skater Wu Dajing, gave advice. Producer Liu Ning hopes the show will make the winter sports popular.

【1】Why did Tang Xue once give up speed skating?

A．Because she thought it was too hard to win.

B．Because her parents stopped her from skating.

C．Because she got hurt during high school.

D．Because she couldn’t get help from others.

【2】They play the new game every four times to make winter sports ________.

A．dangerous

B．popular

C．safe

D．exciting

【3】What does the word “smooth” mean in paragraph 3?

A．Difficult.

B．Easy.

C．Important.

D．Enjoyable.

【4】The purpose of Skate Into Love is ________.

A．To make the winter sports popular

B．To tell people to keep dreaming

C．To show the importance of friendship

D．To show how hard the sport is

【5】What’s the best title of the passage?

A．Two Childhood Friends.

B．The Road to Success.

C．Life and Love on Ice.

D．Summer Sports.

22、

My father died when I was 5. It was hard on us all. My brother is 8 years older than me.He began to look after my mother and me.

My mother had to do a full-time job. My brother would get me up for school, and cook breakfast for me. When I was eating he would get my clothes and school bags ready and make my bed. As we waited for the school bus,he would play the games my father used to play with me. He did his best to make me happy. When we arrived home from school, he would help solve（解决） the problems in my homework and help Mom to cook.

It was a Saturday in June a few years later. My mother and I were at the store. They were selling Father’s Day cards. I stared at them. “My dear,I know this is a hard time for you.” Mom said. “No,Mom,that’s not it. Why don’t they have Brother’s Day cards?”

Mom smiled and said,“You’re right,your brother has certainly been a father to you. Go ahead and choose a card.”

So I did. On Father’s Day, my mother and I sat my brother down and gave him the card. As he read it, I saw his eyes watering. I heard the cracking （哽咽）in Mom’s voice as she said, “Son, your father is proud of you. You do your best to fill his shoes. We love you, and thank you.”

【1】The author lost his father when his brother was at the age of ________ .

A．five

B．eight

C．thirteen

D．fourteen

【2】After the writer’s father died, ________ .

A．his brother began to care for their family

B．his mother had to give up （放弃） her job

C．the author had to do everything by himself

D．the brother had to leave school

【3】When the author was in the store, he ________ .

A．missed his father very much

B．worried about his mother’s health

C．hoped to buy something delicious there

D．wanted to thank his brother for what he’d done

【4】The underlined phrase “fill his shoes” in the last paragraph probably means ________ .

A．buy him a pair of shoes

B．put on his shoes

C．do something for him

D．take his place

【5】What’s the best title for this passage？ ________

A．A Broken Family

B．A Special Father’s Day Card

C．My Dearest Brother

D．Dad’s Always There

23、Peter is a thirteen-year-old boy. He began to study in a middle school two years ago. He lives in a small village and it’s nearly five kilometers away from his school. He has to get up early in the morning. After a quick breakfast, he has to run to school to get there on time. His father hopes to borrow some money to buy a bike for him, but he knows his mother is always ill and his father spends much money on medicine. He doesn’t agree with his father and keeps running to school every day. Now he is very strong and never late for class and his teachers often praise him.

Last week, there was a sports meeting in his school. Peter ran faster than any other boy and won the boy’s 800-meter race, 1500-meter race and 3000-meter race. The whole school knew him. He told his grandma the good news as soon as he got home.

“I broke two school records today, Grandma,” called out the boy.

To his surprise, his grandma wasn’t happy. She thought for a while and said, “I’m sorry to hear that. We have no money to pay for them, you know!”

【1】We learn from the passage that Peter’s home is ________.

A．far away from his school

B．near the school

C．in a small town

D．in a big city

【2】Peter doesn’t want his father to buy him a bike because ________.

A．he doesn’t have breakfast every day

B．his mother has lots of money

C．his father is very old

D．his family is poor

【3】The underlined word “praise” means ________ in Chinese.

A．惩罚

B．表扬

C．鼓励

D．帮助

【4】Peter took part in all these except ________ in the sports meeting.

A．the 800-meter race

B．the 1500-meter race

C．the 3000-meter race

D．swimming

【5】Peter’s grandma wasn’t happy because she thought ________

A．Peter didn’t get any money.

B．Peter only broke two records.

C．Peter had to pay for the records he broke.

D．Peter should tell her earlier.

24、根据短文内容和所给中文提示，在空白处填入单词。（每空一词）

Back on the first day of school, Ms. Ryan told all the children that there would be a class party for the second grade after the final 【1】 (考试) at the end of the year. Everyone was excited and looked 【2】 (向前) to the party.

How time flew! Soon it was time to plan the party. Ms. Ryan asked everyone in class to 【3】 (准备) something for the party.

“Tomorrow is the class party and I’d like to bring cupcakes (纸杯蛋糕) for everyone. Are you 【4】 (有空的) to help me make some this evening, Mom?” Logan said to his mother after he came back home from school.

“I’m afraid you’ll have to go to the party without cupcakes tomorrow because I don’t think there’s 【5】 (足够的) time to put icing (糖霜) on them. Please let me know earlier if you need cupcakes next time,” said Logan’s mother.

Logan felt very 【6】 (沮丧) and didn’t know what to do.

He 【7】 (讨论) with his mother and she said, “Well, we can bake (烤) the cupcakes in the oven this evening.”

“What about the icing?” asked Logan.

“You can take the icing to the party and let your classmates decorate (装饰) their own cupcakes,” 【8】 (回答) Logan’s mother.

“That’s good 【9】 (建议)!” Logan was very 【10】 (高兴) and said, “My classmates can decorate their own cupcakes and I’m sure they will like it.”

25、《学习周报》联袂阳光中学正在举行“我的闺蜜我来谈”活动。请你根据下面表格中提供的信息，写一篇短文介绍你和你最好的朋友Nancy的相同之处和不同之处。

要求：

1. 包括表格中提及的所有内容，语句通顺，条理清楚；

2. 80词左右（开头已经给出，不计入总词数），可适当发挥。

Nancy is my best friend. In some ways, we are the same. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________