2024-2025学年（下）芜湖八年级质量检测英语

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My hometown is a small town. It is in the eastern part of Shandong Province. I 【1】 my hometown to work in Japan 10 years ago. I have not been back home for almost 10 years.  Last week, I went back to my hometown with my family. What I saw greatly surprised me.  Great changes 【2】 place in the past ten years. The environment is getting more beautiful. The streets are getting wider and cleaner. There are green trees and pretty flowers everywhere. In the past, people traveled by bike. Now they take buses or drive cars. And I hear that there will be an underground in two years. I'm sure transportation(交通) 【3】 better in the future.

When we got home, my parents 【4】 for us. They were very happy 【5】 us. They also told us a lot about the changes in my hometown. I can't imagine what my hometown will be like in another ten years.

3、I’m fond of detective stories. (保持句意)

I’m ________ ________ detective stories.

4、Chinese scientists have made great ________ in medical research.

A．attention

B．progress

C．information

D．pride

5、The picture ____ page 1 was drawn by my art teacher.

A. at   B. in   C. to   D. on

6、None of my friends __________a MP3.

A. have B. is C. has D. A and C

7、It’s easy   the problem.

A. for him solve   B. for him to solve   C. of him solving   D. of him to solve

8、We won't have classes this afternoon. Some will study in the classroom, some will read in the library, and ________ will go home.

A.another B.other C.the other D.the others

9、—________have you been like this?

—Three days.

A.How long B.How often C.How much D.How many

10、— Could I smoke here?

— If you ________, please do it outside the house.

A．have to

B．can

C．must

D．will

11、I must say that Mr. Zhang is the best teacher I _______ .

A. met B. meet C. have ever met D. will meet

12、Every evening my father ________ newspapers while my mother watches TV.

A．looks up

B．looks for

C．looks after

D．looks through

13、The police officer caught him because he couldn't ________ why the woman's purse was in his bag.

A.decide B.doubt C.explain D.change

14、—I’ve never had such a wonderful time. Thank you for inviting me.

—________.

A．You are welcome

B．That’s right

C．The same to you

D．Have a good time

15、—Has Mike come ________?

—Yes,he has ________ been here for 10 minutes.

A.yet;already B.already;yet C.yet;yet D.already;already

16、UNICEF(联合国儿童基金会) was ________ in 1946. It works to help children live a better life.

A．picked up

B．put up

C．set up

D．go out

17、After a short rest, the workers kept on ________ till midnight.

A．work

B．working

C．to work

D．to working

18、Paul looks worried because he doesn’t know _________ about his problems.

A. how to talk of B. who to talk to

C. where to talk to D. who to talk of

19、补全对话。

A: What are you going to do after the exam?

B:【1】. Do you have any good ideas?

A: Yes. I want to relax myself. So I want to go on a trip.

B: Sounds great!【2】?

A: I’d like to go somewhere interesting and exciting.

B: There is a new zoo in Zhengzhou.【3】?

A: No, I haven’t. What about you?

B:【4】. But my cousin went there last week. He told me people could watch the animals there in a more natural environment.

A: Really? That sounds interesting. Let’s go to the zoo together.

B: OK. We can go there by bus tomorrow.

A:【5】? It’s not too far from here. And riding a bike is a kind of good exercise.

B: OK. I can’t wait!

20、基本句型

（1）我不明白为什么一些父母让孩子在家帮助做家务。

I do not understand________some parents________their kids________with housework and chores at home．

（2）为了取得好成绩，进入一所好大学，他们应该把他们的时间花在学业上。

They should________their time________schoolwork________ ________ ________get good grades and get into a good university．

（3）我觉得对孩子们来说，学会怎样做家务以及帮助父母做家务是很重要的。

I think________ ________important________children________ ________how to do chores and help their parents with housework．

21、   In some Western countries, many children do chores to get pocket money. They usually start to do this when they are ten years old.

School students have to do homework and study for tests. They don’t have much free time on weekdays. They often do chores on weekends.

Young kids only do easy chores. So they don’t get much money. But that’s enough. Many of them only want to buy candy. And candy is cheap! They often help do the dishes, sweep the floor, or feed the pet cat or dog.

When they get older, they want to buy more and more things. They want things that are more expensive than candy. So they have to work harder! They often help their parents wash the family car, cut the grass, or cook meals.

Some jobs are a good way for kids to learn new things. For example, they can learn how to use a lawnmower (割草机) or how to cook. Of course, their parents help them at first.

【1】How do many children get pocket money in some Western countries?

A.They ask their parents for it. B.They do part-time jobs.

C.They do chores. D.They study hard.

【2】When do many children usually begin to do chores in some Western countries?

A.At the age of 15. B.At the age of 13.

C.At the age of 10. D.At the age of 17.

【3】Mary wants to get more pocket money to buy something expensive. She may________.

A.do the dishes B.feed the pet cat C.cook meals D.sweep the floor

【4】Which of the following is NOT true?

A.Young kids do easy chores because they can get much money from their parents.

B.School students often do chores on Saturdays and Sundays.

C.If kids get older and want something more expensive, they have to work harder.

D.Kids can learn how to cook with the help of their parents.

【5】The passage mainly tells us how children in some Western countries ________.

A.find jobs B.get pocket money C.study at school D.do chores

22、Finland isn't on the North Pole and isn't always covered by snow. Finland is actually covered by forests and lakes. There are plenty of reindeer in the forest and it has a wonderful tradition of making wooden toys, so maybe Santa Claus keeps a factory in Finland. In summer, kids can enjoy long, long days that never end  the nights never really get dark.

The following are some interesting things to do in Helsinki, the capital of Finland.

Market Square

Start your visit at the open-air market at Market Square on the South Harbour. In summer, you can watch people selling fish and potatoes from their boats, eat a bag of fresh strawberries, or a sandwich from the Old Market Hall and sit out on the stone dock (码头) to watch the boats coming and going.

Take a boat ride

From the Market Square, there are four or five possible boat rides. You can take a boat to travel around the islands of Helsinki. Or, you can take a waterbus to Helsinki Zoo.

Seurasaari

Seurasaari is only minutes from the centre of Helsinki. Once you cross the bridge to the

island, you'll find yourself in 18th and 19th century Finland.

【1】【1】What is Finland actually covered?

A. Snow.   B. Forests.   C. Water.   D. Forests and lakes.

【2】【2】The underlined word "reindeer" probably is__________.

A. a kind of traffic sign   B. a kind of animal

C. a kind of present   D. a part of the house

【3】【3】The capital of Finland is____________.

A. Helsinki   B. Seurasaari   C. Turku   D. New York

【4】【4】How can you go to Helsinki Zoo from the Market Square?

A. By bus.   B. By boat.   C. By waterbus.   D. On foot.

【5】【5】Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Finland is on the North Pole.

B. There are lots of lakes in Finland.

C. In summer, Finland has long days that never end.

D. In Seurasaari, you'll find yourself in 18th and 19th century Finland.

23、Jack London was a famous American writer. He was born on January 12, 1876, in America. His family was very poor, and Jack had to leave school to make a living when he was twelve. He worked very hard. Later Jack returned to school. He was strict with himself and worked hard at every subject, especially literature.In 1897, he went to Alaska to look for gold. Instead of getting gold, he found material(素材) for his books and stories. He returned home and started to write. His writings were so successful that he became rich and famous in his twenties. But Jack London was not a happy man. He took his own life in 1916 when he was only 40 years old.

【1】Jack London was from ________.

A. Alaska   B. London   C. the USA   D. France

【2】He was a famous ________.

A. worker   B. story-teller   C. teacher   D. writer

【3】In Alaska, he________.

A. found gold   B. found books and stories   C. became rich   D. learned a lot

【4】He became famous for________ .

A. his writings   B. his gold   C. rich life   D. both A and B

24、   What do you want to be when you grow up? When we talk about it, we always think about something big. But how a Barbie doll(芭比玩偶)? Can it also mean something big?

As one of the world’s most famous dolls, Barbie has different skins, hair colors and styles with more than 200 jobs. And Barbie is going where almost no doll has gone before, one of Barbie’s creator(创造者), worked in partnership with the ESA(欧洲太空总署) and created two Barbie dolls that looked like Cristofoertti, the ESA’s only active woman astronaut.

One of them wears the white spacewalking suit and the other is in a blue fight suit. Cristoforetti Barbie is part of the Barbie Dream Project started in 2018. It expects to invite more girls to take jobs in science, engineering and mathematics.

“ We are glad to work with ESA. We hope to inspire girls to become the next astronaut, engineers and space scientists like Cristoforetti,” says Mattel. Cristoforetti, as an astronaut of ESA in 2009, spent 200 days in space, now the longest space trip for a European. She also got famous during her trip for becoming the first astronaut to make coffee in space. She hopes Cristoforetti Barbie will help young girls to think big and dream big.

【1】The writer tells us Barbie dolls________.

A.are the most famous dolls B.have the same skins C.take many different kinds of jobs

【2】As for the two Cristoforetti Barbie dolls, which of the following is TRUE?

A.The ESA created them. B.They are similar to Cristoforetti. C.They wear the same clothes.

【3】The underlined word “ inspire” means________.

A.鼓舞 B.要求 C.限制

【4】According to Paragraph Four, we can know that Cristoforetti________

A.worked as an astronaut in America

B.had a long trip in space

C.made tea in space

【5】What is the purpose(目的) of this passage?

A.To tell us how beautiful Barbie dolls are

B.To help all of us to be astronaut

C.To inspire girls to have big dreams

25、World Book Day falls on April 23 every year. It was set up by the UNESCO(联合国教科文组织)in 1955 to encourage people, especially teenagers, to discover the pleasure of r【1】 Many countries celebrate World Book Day. On that day in the UK, millions of students can buy books of special p【2】, much lower than usual in any bookstore. It has been done every year since 1998. W【3】do people like reading? First, reading helps us become more knowledgeable and more intelligent (勤奋的). S【4】, reading helps us to follow the latest developments of science and technology. Besides, reading gives us i【5】about other cultures and places of the world. When we read, we may find many things that we don’t know well. We would have to think about them or do more reading to f【6】out the answers. The more we read, the more we know. What’s more , reading is also one of the m【7】important ways to learn a foreign l 【8】 like English.

“Reading makes a full man.” Books, magazines, newspapers can help us to know m【9】 about the outside world and perfect us. So it is necessary for us to form the h【10】   of reading every day.

26、   亲爱的同学,你生活中有烦恼吗,学习上有压力吗？请根据提示以 "How to Solve Our Stress" 为题写一篇80—120词短文,内容可适当发挥,开头已经给出,不计入总词数。

提示:1、积极参加体育锻炼,拥有健康的身体；

2、多与老师、家长和朋友交谈,说出自己的烦恼；

3、多听音乐多看书；

4、……

How to Solve Our Stress

We all have some problems and stress in our lives .How should we solve them?

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