2024-2025学年（下）昌江八年级质量检测英语

1、当约翰步行去学校时，他在一棵树上看见一只猫。

When John________ ________to school，he saw a cat________a tree．

2、短文填空

  Now some women are spending a weekend at Mother’s Camp．There，husbands and children are not allowed．Why would a woman want to take a vacation without her________？Some women say they need time to be________．

  At Mother’s Camp a woman has room to herself．She can________，read or watch TV，and no one will bother her．No________will ask，“Mom，what’s for dinner？”No husband will say，“Oh，dear，I can’t find any clean socks．”In fact almost 50％ of the women in the United States work________the home．Many of them work full-time and then come home to a second job—taking care of their homes and families．These working women say one of their biggest________is housework．

  In the United States，working wives do about 75％ of the housework．Many of their________say they want to help．But then they burn the rice or they can’t find the pans．They ask so many questions that their wives decide it is________to do the job themselves．

  Some women go to Mother’s Camp just to get a rest from housework．For two days they don’t________；they don’t clean；they don’t look after their children and husbands．What do they do？They enjoy warm，sunny weather，walking，______or boating in a clear blue lake and singing songs around the campfire．They relax away from home．They have a really great vacation at Mother’s Camp！

3、I lent the book to Gina a few days ago.(改为同义句)

Gina ______ the book _______ me a few days ago.

4、 energy，turn off the lights when you leave the room.

A. Saving B. Save C. To save D. Saved

5、Which of the following words matches the sound [i＇kwipmənt] ?

A.equipment B.equal C.equitable D.equivalent

6、—What are you doing?

—I am thinking about at the class meeting.

A. how say   B. what say   C. how to say   D. what to say

7、—________do you go to the cinema？

—Once a week．

A．How long

B．How far

C．How often

D．How much

8、—Could you please help me carry the box?—_______.

A．Of course, you could.

B．Yes, sure.

C．It doesn’t matter.

D．That’s all right.

9、—Can you help me with this math problem?

—Sorry. My math is poor, so you can only _______ yourself.

A. depend on B. pick up C. turn down D. try on

10、—This sitcom is so funny！

—Yeah. Oh, let’s ________ the TV a little. Alice is sleeping in the next room.

A.cut up B.cut down C.turn on D.turn down

11、As soon as I walk into the room, she ___________ an apple ___________ me .

A. provided; with   B. provided; to   C. offered; for   D. offered; to

12、Gina likes animals. She goes to see the monkey __________ with a bear on weekends.

A．plays

B．played

C．play

D．to play

13、Which story is about an emperor who likes wearing beautiful clothes?

A. B. C. D.

14、—Could you please________ the picture on the wall and make it clean?

—Sure. I’d love to.

A．take down

B．die down

C．cut down

D．put down

15、You should ________ a letter ________ him to say sorry.

A．write; to

B．write; for

C．wrote; to

D．wrote; for

16、The teacher asked him to _______ his homework more carefully---it’s full of mistakes.

A. check   B. fix   C. repair   D. follow

17、It's very ________ to raise money in Canadian and American schools.

A．special

B．common

C．hard

D．good

18、—The article is really difficult.

—Yes，it is.I can't ________ its meaning at all.

A．read

B．speak

C．understand

D．write

19、根据对话内容，将方框内符合对话情景的句子抄写在对话的空白处，使对话恢复完整。

选项中有两项是多余的。

A:Morning, Mike! I'm making breakfast. 81.【1】.

B:Thanks,mom. I have already eaten. I got up early this morning.

A:Really? Maybe we can do something together with your father today.

B:82.【2】But I'm busy from morning till night today.

A:Where are you going?

B:83.【3】

A:Why? 84.【4】

B:A large number of students will help clean up the park today.And I'm working with them.

A:85.【5】Do a great job!

B:We will.

A.I'm going to the park.

B.What's happening there?

C.What would you like?

D.It doesn't matter.

E.I'm sorry I can't, Mom.

F.That's nice of you!

G.What's wrong?

20、根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

A: Hi, how are you doing, Sally?

B: Great.

A: Have you heard our school is going to have a charity sale?

B: Yes. Our class is preparing for it.

A: 【1】

B: We'd like to sell cupcakes. They're tasty and home-made!

A: How much are you going to charge for each cake?

B: Only two dollars for each one. 【2】

A: So you may sell a lot.

B: Sure. Class 3 sold over 300 cakes last year. 【3】

A: That sounds like a good idea.

B: How about your class?

A: Our idea is quite different from the cupcakes. We want to sell an "experience"!

B: 【4】

A: People can pay to dance with the principal (校长), or fly in a hot-air balloon above our school.

B: Interesting!

A: Yes, it's the best idea we came up with. 【5】

B: Maybe. I think it'll be difficult to organize, but good luck!

A. What do you mean?

B. And it'll help us raise a lot of money.

C. But it's too expensive.

D. The price is lower than that in the shops.

E. We hope we can sell more.

F. What a strange idea!

G. What ideas does your class have?

21、Every day I pass by a homeless old man on the street. He usually sits near where I go to school. Whenever I pass by, he says “hello” in a cheerful manner, and I always say it back. I give him any extra（多余的）change I have.

The old man always wears an old watch. It is not an expensive watch by any means, but it serves its purpose. One day I noticed he wasn’t wearing it any more. I asked him why and he looked down and told me that the battery（电池）had died so he threw it away. I knew he couldn’t buy a new battery and he had no enough money to buy a new watch.

He stayed on my mind all day, and I knew what I had to do. I went out to a shop and bought him a watch. It was not an expensive one, but one that was very similar to the one he had.

When I saw him the next day, he was smiling and cheerful as ever. When I bent down to put some change in his cup, I also dropped the watch in. I didn’t say anything about it. I just smiled at him and kept on walking. He didn’t even notice it until I left. I looked back and watched as he pulled the watch from the cup. He looked to me and I just smiled and nodded. He put the watch on with a big smile on his face and I walked happily on my way.

【1】The old man always greets the writer when she passes because ________.

A．she is a student

B．she usually gives him some money

C．she has a lot of money

D．she is always cheerful

【2】Why did the old man throw the watch away?

A．Because the writer said she would give him one.

B．Because he wanted to get a new one.

C．Because the battery had no power.

D．Because the watch didn’t serve its purpose.

【3】From the passage we can learn that ________.

A．the old man knew the writer had brought him a new watch

B．the old man didn’t see the watch when the writer put it in the cup

C．the writer dropped nothing but a watch in the cup

D．the watch must have cost the writer a lot of money

【4】What do we know about the new watch?

A．It was a little expensive.

B．It was cheaper than the one the old man had.

C．It was more beautiful.

D．It looked like the one the old man had.

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

A．How to help others

B．Don’t throw old things away

C．An expensive gift

D．A homeless old man

22、   A traveler came out of the airport.There were a lot of taxis.He asked every taxi driver his name.Then he took the third one.

It cost 5 dollars from the airport to the hotel.

“How much does it cost for the whole day?” The man asked.“100 dollars,” said the taxi driver.This was very expensive,but the man said it was OK.

The taxi driver took the man everywhere.He showed him all the parks and museums in the city.In the evening they went back to the hotel.The traveler gave the taxi driver 100 dollars and said,“What about tomorrow? It's another 100 dollars.” But the man said,“That's OK! See you tomorrow.” The taxi driver was very pleased.

The next day the taxi driver took the traveler everywhere again.They visited all the parks and museums again,and in the evening they went back to the hotel.The man gave the taxi driver 100 dollars again and said,“I'm going home tomorrow.” The taxi driver was sorry because he liked the traveler and,above all,100 dollars a day was a lot of money.

“So you're going home.Where do you come from?” he asked.

“I come from New York!” said the traveler.“I have a sister in New York.Her name is Susanna.Do you know her?” “Of course I know her.”

“She gave me 200 dollars for you!”

【1】Where did the traveler come from?

A.England. B.America. C.Canada. D.France.

【2】Why did the traveler take the third taxi? Because   .

A.the other taxi drivers asked for more money B.the third taxi driver was a kind-hearted man

C.he didn't want to spend his own money on the coming visit D.the other drivers didn't like him

【3】Usually the cost traveling one day by taxi may be   .

A.100 dollars B.200 dollars

C.less than 100 dollars D.more than 200 dollars

【4】Who asked the traveler to give the money to the taxi driver?

A.The traveler's sister. B.The traveler himself.

C.Nobody. D.The driver's sister.

【5】The driver was unhappy   .

A.when he heard the traveler's last words B.when the traveler asked every taxi driver his name

C.when the traveler asked him for his sister's name D.during the two-day visit

23、Who is the oldest man in the world? Where is the world’s highest waterfall? To find the answers, you can check the Guinness World Records book.

The idea of the book came from a British man named Sir Hugh Beaver. He and his friends once argued about which European game bird was the fastest. They failed to find the answer in any book. Later, the twins Norris and Ross McWhirter were invited to write a book of facts and figures. Neither of them knew that the book would become an all-time bestseller.

Since it was first published in 1955, more than 100 million copies of the book have been sold in almost 40 languages, and a new edition(版本) comes out every year.

Many people have tried to get into the book. There are 50,000 applications(申请) from 174 countries every year, according to the Guinness organization.

Anyone who thinks he or she has a very special skill or talent can apply for a Guinness record. After that, Guinness judges will evaluate(评估) your application. After many rounds of research and verification(查证), they will finally send you an official Guinness World Records certificate(证书)!

The person who holds the most Guinness records is Ashrita Furman from the US. Furman now holds nearly 200 records, including the record for holding the most Guinness records.

But there are some records that Guinness won’t accept. For example, they do not recognize any activity that could harm people or animals.

【1】What does the story mainly talk about?

A．The finest human achievements since 1955.

B．The Guinness World Records book.

C．The first Guinness World Records book.

D．The person who holds the most Guinness World Records.

【2】What do we know about the Guinness World Records book?

A．The very first book was published 75 years ago.

B．100 million copies of the book are sold every year.

C．It was inspired by an argument about the fastest game bird.

D．50,000 records are included in the book every year.

【3】What does the underlined phrase in Paragraph 5 mean in Chinese?

A．创造

B．应用

C．激活

D．申请

【4】What can we know about Ashrita Furman from the US?

A．He has the most money.

B．He is the most famous.

C．He holds the most Guinness records.

D．He always asks for the Guinness record.

24、Different weather makes people feel different. It influences(影响) health, intelligence (智力) and feelings.

In August, it is very hot and wet in the southern part of the United States. People there have heart trouble and other kinds of health problems during this month. In the Northeast and the Middle West, it is very hot at some times and very cold at other times. People in these states have more heart trouble after the weather changes in February or March.

The weather can also influence intelligence. For example, in a 1983 report by scientists, the IQ (智商) of a group of students was very high when a very strong wind came, but after the strong wind, their IQ was 10% lower. The wind can help people have higher intelligence. Very hot weather, on the other hand (另一方面), can make it lower. Students in many schools of the United States often get worse on exams in the hot months of the year (July and August).

Weather also has a strong influence on people’s feelings. Winter may be a bad time for thin people. They usually feel cold during these months. They might feel unhappy during cold weather. But fat people may have a hard time in hot summer. At about 18℃, people become stronger.

Low air pressure(气压) may make people forgetful. People leave more bags on buses and in shops on low-pressure days. There is “good weather” for work and health. People feel best at a temperature of about 18℃.

Are you feeling sad, tired, forgetful, or unhappy today? It may be the weather’s problem.

【1】What can cause problems on health?

A．Hot and wet weather.

B．Wind.

C．Warm weather.

D．Clear water.

【2】A report shows that people may have higher intelligence when ________ comes.

A．rain

B．a strong wind

C．very hot weather

D．low air pressure

【3】What does the writer want to tell us in the third paragraph?

A．Hot or cold weather influences all people in the same way.

B．Weather influences people’s feelings.

C．The IQ changes when weather changes.

D．People feel good on low-pressure days.

【4】Which is the best title for this passage?

A．Hot Weather Causes Health Problems

B．Different Weather Makes People Feel Bad

C．Weather Influences Feelings

D．Weather Influences Health, Intelligence and Feelings

25、Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给）：

Water is very important for living things. Without water there can be no 1【1】on earth. All animals and plants need water. Man also needs water. Water is found a【2】everywhere. Even in the d【3】part of the world there is some water in the air.

As we all have found out, water may be a solid, or a 1【4】or a gas. When it is a solid, it may be as hard as a brick. When it is a liquid, you can pour it out of a c【5】. When it is a gas，you cannot see or feel it. Although about 70 percent of the earth’s s【6】is covered with water, there are many places in the world still running out of water. So we should make good use of water on earth.

26、假如你是李华，在今天的英语课上，你们班以“Life in the future: better or worse?”为主题进行了讨论。请你写一篇英语短文，总结一下班上同学的讨论结果。短文需包括以下要点：

注意：       

(1)参考词汇：对……乐观的(be optimistic about)

(2)词数：80词左右(短文的开头已给出，不计入词数)；

(3)不得透露学校、姓名等任何个人信息，否则不予评分。

Today we had a discussion about the life in the future in the English class.

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