2024-2025学年（上）阿盟八年级质量检测英语

1、公园里有许多全国各地的景点模型，我们不能相信自己的眼睛。(can’t believe...)

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2、阅读下面短文，从方框中选择单词，根据实际情况用其适当形式填空，使短文意思完整、通顺。每空一词，每词只能用一次。

Dear Sir or Madam,

My mom doesn’t let me go out with my friends after school. I can’t 【1】 this situation anymore.

Some newspaper stories about teenage stabbings(持刀伤人事件) frightened(使惊吓) her, so now every time I ask to go out she will tell me the dangers of young people going out 【2】 and make me stay indoors.

I used to be able to stay out in the cinema or the park   【3】 10:30 pm on weekends and 7:30 pm on weekdays. But now she wants me to come home straight from school, and if I don’t, she will call me again and again. She does not like my 【4】 because they dress like “gangsters(黑帮成员)”, but that’s just how young people dress today. And they’re all really polite(有礼貌的) and clever and all of 【5】 get really good grades.

How can I make my mom see that I am a teenager and that I need time with my best friends to relax and enjoy myself?

Betty

3、政府已经采取措施来阻止人们捕杀野生动物。

The government has taken steps to ________ killing wild animals.

4、—I know Old Joe lives ________.

—We are supposed to visit him from time to time. Then he won’t feel ________.

A．alone, alone

B．lonely, lonely

C．lonely, alone

D．alone, lonely

5、The new shoes look nice, but I don’t think they _______ me well. My feet are much bigger.

A．wear

B．dress

C．fit

D．try

6、—What a beautiful sweater! How much did you ________ for it?

—It only ________ me fifty yuan.

A.spend; pay B.pay; took C.pay; cost

7、 -How long have you__________ the book? –For three days.

A. bought  B. buy

C. had     D. borrow

8、I am reading a report animals _______ danger.

A. on ; in   B. about ; on   C. to ; from   D. in;  with

9、Jim always keeps the tap running he finishes washing his face.

A. since   B. while   C. as   D. till

10、I often see the girls ________ in the room. They’re very pleased.

A．dance

B．dances

C．dancing

D．to dance

11、—You don’t look fine. What happened?

—When I had my lunch, I sat at the table with smokers on ________ side of me.

A．both

B．all

C．either

D．neither

12、We will________all the applications and pick out the best.

A.look for B.look up C.look through D.look out

13、— Did he tell you anything ________?

— Yes, he told us the ________ of learning English well.

A. important; important   B. importance; important

C. importance; importance   D. important; importance

14、Lily was very _____ losing my bike.

A. glad at B. excited for

C. interested in D. sorry for

15、It's my turn to the school meeting on Sunday. I'll come up with my new idea and talk about it with others.

A. join   B. join in   C. attend in   D. attend

16、The girl likes the small cat ________ it is cute.

A．so

B．because

C．though

D．but

17、—Mr. Smith, how can I get a good grade in the weekly test?

—You’d better ________ all the questions before you start to answer them.

A．look for

B．look after

C．look through

D．look up

18、Tom is not good at math. He feels ________ before he has a math test.

A．interested

B．nervous

C．comfortable

D．proud

19、口语运用。

A: Excuse me, sir. 【1】

B: Sure, madam.

A: What were you doing when the accident happened, sir?

B: 【2】

A: Did you see what happened?

B: Yes, an old man was going across the street. A boy rode the bike too fast and knocked him down.

A: Did you see the traffic lights? 【3】

B: I didn’t notice that. 【4】

A: OK. Thank you, sir.

B: 【5】

A．Not at all.

B．Were they red or green at that time?

C．I was running along the street.

D．May I ask you some questions?

E．I ran to help the old man quickly.

F．All right.

G．Was the old man hurt seriously?

20、Complete the dialogue with proper sentences

A: Look at this picture. What’s it?

B: Oh, it’s a robot!

A: You’re right. it’s the newest robot in the world.

B: 【1】?

A: It can help with housework.

B: 【2】?

A: Of course. Besides(除了) sweeping the floor, it can also take care of kids and old people.

B: 【3】?

A: No, I won’t. I can’t afford it.

B: 【4】. Is it very expensive?

A: Yes. It’s 50,000 dollars. But we can have a look at it tomorrow. It is on show in the Science Museum.

B: Sounds great. 【5】?

A: What about at my home at 9:00 am?

B: OK. See you then.

21、   New York is a very large city with 8 million people. How do so many people move on their way to work or school? In New York you can travel by subway（地铁）, bus, taxi and private （私人的）car.

The subway runs on the railroad lines under the city. Travelling by subway is the fastest way to get around the city. The second way to travel around the city is by public（公共的） bus. It is a slower way to travel. This is because the traffic is very heavy.

You can also travel around the city by taxi. This is very expensive, but the taxi will take you to the every place you want to. If traffic is heavy, the taxi will be slow, too.

During the mornings and afternoons, there is the “rush hour”.This is the time when the traffic is very heavy with people going to and from work. The last way to get around New York is using your own private car. It is inconvenient （不方便的） because you will perhaps be driving during the “rush hour”.The best time to travel around the city is from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., because it isn’t the “rush hour”.

【1】How many ways of travelling around the city are mentioned (提到) in the passage?

A.Two. B.Three. C.Four. D.Five.

【2】The fastest way to travel in New York is________ .

A.by public bus B.by subway C.by taxi D.by private car

【3】How about travelling by taxi?

A.It’s cheap, and the taxi will take people to the every place they want to.

B.It’s expensive and slow.

C.It’s expensive, but the taxi will take people to the every place they want to.

D.It’s cheap and fast.

【4】From the passage we know that in New York________ .

A.there is no “rush hour” from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. B.traffic is heavy at noon

C.most people have lunch at home D.people go to work or school at 9 a.m.

【5】Why is it inconvenient to use private cars?

A.Many people can’t buy private cars. B.We will perhaps be driving during the “rush hour”.

C.Most people aren’t at school or at work. D.Traffic is very heavy.

22、What do Batman, Black Panther, Spider-Man and Superman all have in common? Not only are they all superheroes, they’re all orphans too.

Bruce Wayne is inspired to fight crime as Batman after his parents are killed in a robbery. Peter Parker is raised by his Aunt May and Uncle Ben after his parents die in a plane crash. The alien Kal-El, otherwise known as Superman, is sent to Earth by his parents before his home planet of Krypton is destroyed. Upon his arrival he is discovered by Martha and Jonathan Kent, who raise him as their own. T’chala means “Orphan King”, after he takes the title of Black Panther from his late father.

Now, a new exhibition at London’s Foundling Museum is exploring the way orphans are shown in comics and other types art from around the world. Opened in 2004, the Foundling Museum was built on the site of the Foundling Hospital, which looked after children who had been left without people to care for them. “Foundling” is a term used for children who have been given up by their parents and left somewhere for others to find. The Foundling Hospital still works today with the children’s charity Coram. Superheroes, Orphans & Origins: 125 Years in Comics looks at famous DC and Marvel comic book characters, old newspaper comic strips, graphic novels such as Zenobia and Japanese manga including Sunny. The collection includes international comics rarely seen in the UK, and original art drawn for the exhibition, such as Up in Flames by Woodrow Phoenix.

The exhibition runs until 28 August. You have to book but under-21s get in free. You can find out more about the show at tinyurl.com/TWJ-comicorigins.

【1】Who used to be called “Orphan King”?

A．Batman.

B．Superman.

C．Spider-Man.

D．Black Panther.

【2】The underlined word “alien” in Paragraph 2 means ________.

A．a super hero without parents

B．a popular cartoon character

C．a living thing from other planets

D．a super hero with special abilities

【3】If you want to watch the exhibition, you should ________.

A．read graphic novels such as Zenobia

B．go to London’s Foundling Museum directly

C．order a ticket before you attend the exhibition

D．enjoy it on the website tinyurl.com/TWJ-comicorigins

23、Yu Guangzhong, a famous Chinese poet（诗人）, died at 90 in a hospital in Taiwan on December 14, 2017. He was last seen in public in late October at his 90th birthday party held at a local university where he worked.

Yu was born in Nanjing, in 1928. In 1950, Yu and his family moved to Taiwan where he lived and worked until his death.

Xiangchou（Nostalgia）, a poem that expresses his deep feelings for his motherland, is one of Yu’s most well-known works.

The poem first appeared in 1971, but it remains highly popular among Chinese speakers worldwide. Even those who take little interest in poems are familiar with lines from the poem：“When I was a child / Nostalgia seemed a small stamp / Here am I / And there, my mother... ”

“I wrote some poems similar to Xiangchou and one of them was used in a song and became popular both in the mainland and Taiwan,” Yu said in 2015.

“The reason why I keep writing till today is my passion（激情）for the Chinese language, and this passion is strengthened（增强）by my love for my mother and my motherland,”Yu said.

His death left many Chinese heartbroken. “Mr. Yu’s poems often move me tears when I read them... I have his book that he once signed and it remains one of my most valuable treasures,”said write Mai Luoluo.

【1】Yu was born in ________ in 1928.

A．September

B．October

C．November

D．December

【2】Which of the following is NOT true?

A．The poem Xiangchou first appeared in 1950.

B．The poem Xiangchou expresses Yu’s love for his motherland.

C．Most Chinese speakers know the poem Xiangchou.

D．Yu also wrote some poems similar to Xiangchou.

【3】Yu’s love for writing comes from ________.

A．his love for his wife

B．his love for money

C．his passion for the Chinese language

D．his love for Taiwan

【4】What’s the best title of this article?

A．Yu Guangzhong, a famous Chinese poet.

B．Xiangchou, a famous poem.

C．Yu Guangzhong’s life in Taiwan.

D．Yu Guangzhong’s love for his mother.

24、根据所给的首字母填写单词

American schools b 【1】 in September after a long summer vacation. There are two terms（学期）in a school y 【2】 : the first term is from September to J   【3】 , and the second is f   【4】 February to June. M 【5】   American children go to public schools(公立学校).High school students take only four or five s 【6】   at a term. They u   【7】 go to the classes every day, and they have an assignment(任务) for every class. After class they have m 【8】     activities. A 【9】 high school, many students go to c 【10】 .

25、书面表达。

假如你是Li Tao，昨天下午踢足球时你因脱衣服受凉而感冒了。医生建议你卧床休息两天。因此你向Miss Zhang请两天的病假并承诺按时归校。请根据信息和下面提示词写一则请假条，60词左右。（注意格式）

football, take off (脱), cold, advise, bed, return

I am sorry to tell you that   sincerely,

Li Tao