2024-2025学年（下）文昌八年级质量检测英语

1、大熊猫宝宝经常死于疾病，也活不了多久。

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2、用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文完整、通顺（其中有两个多余）。

Do you dream of owning a house? It’s maybe not a big deal for many of us right now, 【1】 it is important for Esperanza, the main character of The House on Mango Street.

In the book, US 【2】 Sandra Cisneros wrote stories about things that happened to Esperanza on Mango Street. She 【3】 a hard life as a woman. She saw how 【4】 her friends were after marrying men, because they didn’t have any rights in society. She saw 【5】 people didn’t believe in each other.

Esperanza didn’t want 【6】 one of those people. She wanted to be strong and free. She hoped to make her dream 【7】 true. In order to run away from this endless “prison”, Esperanza and her family tried to get a house of their 【8】.

In my opinion, the book doesn’t 【9】 tell us the stories of a girl on Mango Street. It’s also about being strong during that age. Even today, we must 【10】 remember that everyone is free. We should keep our independence（独立）. And one day, we will realize our dreams.

3、句型转换

【1】I am going to move to a new house. (就划线部分进行提问)

______ ______ are you going to move ______?

【2】Would you please go with me? (改为否定句)

Would you ______ ______ ______ with me?

【3】You have to stay at home. (改为否定句)

You ______ ______ ______ stay at home today.

【4】Could you please clean the classroom? (改为同义句)

______ ______ ______ clean the classroom?

【5】I need some help.(改为一般疑问句)

______ you ______ ______ help?

4、—The air pollution is terrible.

—It will be worse ________ we take action to protect the environment.

A.if B.when C.until D.unless

5、—Would you mind moving your bike a little to make room for mine? —______.

A. Yes, I would B. OK, I’ll do it right now

C. Wait a moment D. No, I wont do it

6、Could you please tell me ________?

A．what time will the plane take off

B．what time would the plane take off

C．what time the plane will take off

D．what time the plane would take off

7、We’ll _______ some money by holding a charity show, then _______ it to poor students in the west.

A.raise, donate B.donate, donate C.raise, raise D.donate, raise.

8、Do you know which is ________, Treasure Island or Robinson Crusoe?

A．interesting

B．more interesting

C．the most interesting

9、The girl is _________. Who’d like to look after the _________ girl?

A．sick; ill

B．ill; ill

C．ill; sick

D．well; sick

10、Uncle Brown has collected many old bikes to ______and give away to kids who don’t have bikes.

A. fix up   B. set up

C. put up   D. give up

11、________ Project Hope, children from poor families can go to school.

A．Thanks for

B．Thanks to

C．Thanks as

D．Thanks in

12、The woman __________ for the bus at the bus stop when the rainstorm came.

A. waited B. was waiting C. wait D. waiting

13、Parents provide food, money and clothes _________ us, so we should work hard at our schoolwork.

A．with

B．to

C．for

D．on

14、I can’t buy this coat, because it is ______ expensive.  

A. much B. a few   C. few D. a bit

15、This piece of music is sweet my mother likes it very much.

A．such; that

B．so; that

C．too; to

D．very; that

16、Many boys and girls are made ________ what they’re not ________.

A．to do；interesting

B．to do；interested in

C．do；interested in

D．do；interesting in

17、Mrs Smith gave her son some medicine and asked him to ______ it twice a day.

A. pay B. take C. cost D. make

18、—Jim，come out！Let's go to play football.—Sorry.I'm working ________ a math problem.

A. out   B. on   C. for   D. with

19、根据对话内容，从选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，有两项多余。

A: Tomorrow is Saturday. What do you plan to do?

B: I’ve planned to climb Mount Tai with my parents. But Mother hurt herself yesterday.

A: 【1】

B: Sounds like a good idea. I have some old clothes and I haven’t worn them for a long time. 【2】

A: Let’s go to my grandparents’ house. The yard is very big.

B: 【3】

A: I have lots of storybooks. 【4】 I also have some old toys. I will no longer play with them.

B: Yeah, I see. You have already grown up. 【5】

A: What about nine o’clock in the morning?

B: OK. Let’s make it. See you tomorrow morning.

A: See you then.

A．What are you going to sell?

B．I like them very much, but I have read them many times.

C．Shall we have it in your grandparents’ yard?

D．Let’s have a yard sale

E．But where shall we have it?

F．When will we have it?

G．Would you like to ask them to join us?

20、A: Peter, do you think it's necessary to do chores for teenagers?

B: 【1】

A: Why do you think so?

B: 【2】

A: But we already exercise in the P.E. class at school. 【3】

B: Parents are also tired after work. We should share some housework with them.

A: Yes, but I still think doing housework is difficult. We can do it when necessary.

B: Well, chores are necessary. 【4】 If we don't put away our things, our room will be in a mess.

A: 【5】 Oh, I have to find my math book in my room or I won't finish my homework today.

B: OK. Hope you can start doing housework with cleaning your own room first.

A．Yes, I do.

B．You are right.

C．And we are tired after school.

D．They give us a tidy environment.

E．Because doing chores helps us to exercise.

21、   For his eleventh birthday，Lin was given a gift that would shape his life．On that day his father took him to the Children’s Activity Centre and said he could choose any course that interested him．There was just one requirement：Lin would have to promise to study it for at least one year．

To that point Lin had had many hobbies，but none kept his interest for more than a week or two．His mom once gave him a bag of stamps to encourage stamp collecting．That hobby lasted a week．Then his father got him some paints hoping that Lin’s artistic side would shine through．Those pants were now under his bed，still unopened．This time Lin’s parents would let him decide．

Lin’s eyes moved down the notice board that listed all the courses on offer．He stopped at“Photography”．He liked the idea of taking beautiful pictures but the notice said that each student needed their own camera．Although Lin’s family weren’t poor，they weren’t rich either，and a camera cost a lot of money．He continued looking．

The next course to catch his eye was“Language Art．”He didn’t even know what that meant．His father explained that it taught people how to make public speeches．Lin，a shy boy，could think of nothing worse．

Then he saw it．“Cooking”sounded like something he’d like to do．It was inexpensive and convenient，it could be done alone and it was also creative．

Based on Lin’s hobby history，his dad had doubts，but he agreed．Much to his parents’ surprise，Lin kept his promise．He studied cooking at the Centre every Saturday and practiced at home，making delicious meals for his family．Everyone looked forward to birthdays，when they could eat his cakes．Lin got great satisfaction from the pleasure his food brought to others．

The months turned to years but his hobby never changed again．

Now Lin is an adult and runs a successful restaurant．When customer say they enjoy his meal，he still gets the same pleasure he did as a child，and remembers the special gift he received all those years ago．

【1】Why didn’t Lin choose to study photography？

A.It was too expensive． B.He had no interest in it．

C.He was not very creative． D.It was not offered that term．

【2】Which of the following best describes Lin’s interest in cooking？

A.It only lasted for a short time． B.It seemed to match his character．

C.It was forced on him by his parents． D.It developed slowly over many months．

【3】Why did the father have doubts about Lin’s choice of cooking？

A.Lin wasn’t good at cooking． B.Cooking wasn’t very convenient．

C.He didn’t think Lin would continue． D.Cooking wasn't a good hobby for a boy．

22、   In Western countries, many children do chores to get pocket money. They usually start to do this when they are 10 years old. School students have to do homework and study for tests. They don't have a lot of free time on weekdays. They often do the chores at the weekend. Young kids only do easy chores. So they don't get much money. But that's all right. Many of them only want to buy candy. And candy is cheap. They help do the dishes after dinner, and feed the family cat or dog.

When kids get older, they want to buy more expensive things. Then they have to work harder! They often wash the family car, cut the grass, walk the dog or cook dinner.

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

【1】The underlined phrase “pocket money” means“ ”in Chinese.

A.钱袋 B.零花钱 C.小费 D.压岁钱

【2】What do young kids do?

A.They cook dinner. B.They walk the family cat.

C.They do the dishes. D.They cut the grass.

【3】Why do young kids only do easy chores？

A.Because they have to study for tests.

B.Because they only want candy.

C.Because they are too young to do difficult chores.

D.Because they are lazy.

【4】The kids can get more money when they_____.

A.walk the family dog B.do their home work

C.feed the family dog D.do easy chores

【5】The passage mainly tells us that

A.the kids don't work hard but they can get more pocket money.

B.the kids often wash the family car when they are older.

C.the kids have to do chores alone.

D.doing chores can help the kids to learn new things.

23、

In the Spring and Autumn period (771—476 BC), there was a beautiful girl in the State of Yue. Her name was Xi Shi. Xi Shi was the most beautiful girl in her village. There was an ugly girl called Dong Shi and she lived in the village, too.

Xi Shi was such a beautiful girl that many girls tried to imitate her. Some girls wore the same clothes as Xi Shi did. Some girls had the same hairstyle as Xi Shi did. Dong Shi was one of the girls.

One day, Xi Shi walked on the street. She didn’t feel well on the way. She had a pain in her chest. Then she put her hand on her chest, knitted her brows (眉头) and walked slowly.

Dong Shi met Xi Shi on the street. She thought Xi Shi’s actions made her look more beautiful. Then she imitated Xi Shi’s actions. She thought it could make her look as beautiful as Xi Shi. But she was wrong. In fact, her actions made her uglier. People laughed at Dong Shi when they saw her.

【1】The underlined word “imitate” means “________” in Chinese.

A．模仿

B．抵触

C．排斥

D．钦佩

【2】What’s the matter with Xi Shi when she walked on the street one day?

A．She had a headache.

B．She had a pain in her chest.

C．She had a stomachache.

D．She had a pain in her hand.

【3】Dong Shi imitated Xi Shi’s actions, and then, she ________.

A．looked more beautiful

B．looked uglier

C．was appreciated by more people

D．felt happy and proud

【4】What can we know from the text?

A．Xi Shi and Dong Shi came from different villages.

B．No girls wore the same clothes as Xi Shi did.

C．Dong Shi had the same illness as Xi Shi did.

D．Dong Shi was laughed at by people.

【5】The passage may come from a book about ________.

A．Chinese history

B．love stories

C．Chinese stories

D．American history

24、Dear Dr Know，

My brother is going to be 11 and I am 14. My brother and I always get into fights. Whenever he does something wrong like hitting me，messing my room or taking my toys，he never gets in trouble. But when I do this kind of things，I'm always grounded and it's not fair.

I tried talking to my parents about this and all they said was that they would try harder. However，since they said this it has never happened. I don't know what to do. I sometimes just try to get on the computer and there he goes. He starts saying he wants to use the computer even though we have 3 computers in the house. But all that my dad says is to get off only for 30 minutes. I keep telling him that he can use the computer downstairs but he complains（抱怨）that he is too scared.

I've talked to my friends about this and they don't know what to say. I've tried talking to him and being nice to him but it didn't work. He just doesn't stop. He's making my life terrible！My dream is to have an understanding brother. What should I do for that？

Help me please！

Kelsey

【1】Why does Kelsey write the letter？

A．To complain about her brother.

B．To discuss the computer games.

C．To describe his parents.

D．To ask for help.

【2】Which pictures show Kelsey's relationship with her brother？

A．ac

B．cd

C．bd

D．be

【3】What does the underlined word“grounded”mean in the first paragraph？

A．Right.

B．Punished.

C．Nervous.

D．Supported.

【4】Kelsey tells her brother to ___________.

A．study hard

B．learn from her friends

C．be nice to their parents

D．use the computer downstairs

25、第二节 阅读短文,根据语篇要求,使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词。

My name is the novel coronavirus(新型冠状病毒). I am very contagious(传染性的). When I live【1】wild animals, I don’t hurt humans(人类). But some people do not respect（尊重）nature. Then, I can jump from animals to humans. People are afraid of me 【2】 I  can make them very sick. I can jump from one person to another, making many people sick. That’s why people stay at home and hide from me. But there 【3】 many ways to cure （ 治愈） the sickness. Doctors, nurses and scientists are working very hard to help the people that got sick because of me. If you【4】 want to get sick, you have to: Don’t go to crowded places. Wash your hands. Wear【5】mask（口罩）when you go out.

I think my time will be over soon. People will return to their happy lives.

26、随着阳光体育运动在全国的开展，“每天锻炼一小时，健康工作五十年，幸福生活一辈子”的理念深入人心。校园里出现了可喜的变化：运动时间延长了，运动项目增加了，学生体质增强了，校园生活丰富了。请以“Sports in Our School”为题给校刊写一篇报道。

要求：

1. 80词左右，可适当发挥；

2. 文中不能出现自己的姓名和所在学校的名称。

Sports in Our School

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