2024-2025学年（下）苗栗八年级质量检测英语

1、Ⅱ．短语

【1】_________不断地做某事

【2】________忍不住做某事

【3】________向……学习

2、

【1】He has been at this school __________ 1986.

【2】I have never been in Hainan ___________ a few years.

【3】Has he learned English ___________ about two years?

【4】--- How long hasn’t he seen his mother? --- _______ last Sunday.

【5】It’s thirteen years __________ I began teaching.

【6】--- Who is Tom? Do you know?  --- I have known him _________ 20 years ago.

【7】It has been six months _________ the boy left for America.

【8】--- How long have you had the new car? --- _________ two months.

3、I have been like this for two days. (改为同义句)

I have been like this ________ two days ________.

4、--- I’m sorry I didn’t return your book on time.

--- _________. You can keep it for two more days.

A．That’s right

B．You’re welcome

C．Here you are

D．It doesn’t matter

5、Because of some emergencies，the meeting will be ________ till next week.

A. put off   B. put away   C. put on   D. put up

6、--How will Cathy work out the problem?

--That lazy girl doesn't want to do it herself.She wants to ask me to do it_________.

A.neither B.either C.too D.instead

7、Pansy asked me ________ I didn't take part in the meeting.

A.that B.what C.when D.why

8、—Next Sunday I’ll go to the Shanghai Disneyland(迪士尼乐园) with my sister.

—Wow. ________

A．Good luck.

B．All right.

C．Never mind.

D．Enjoy yourselves.

9、His daughters visited him__________ when he was ill. He felt very happy every time they came.

A. some time B. at a time C. from time to time D. on time

10、It was really cold. We made a fire ______ us warm.

A. kept B. keeping C. to keep

11、“One Belt, One Road” (一带一路) will serve to __ markets for China as well as other countries.

A．put up

B．open up

C．take up

D．look up

12、The popular TV program ________ five years ago.

A.hung out B.went out C.came out

13、—Where have you ________? The film ________ for half an hour.

—Oh, sorry. I'm late because of the heavy rain.

A.been; has started B.gone; has been on C.been; has been on D.gone; has started

14、There is little water in the glass, ________?

A.is there B.is it C.isn't there D.isn't it

15、—Hi, Jim! What’s your plan?

—I will be on ____ holiday.

A．a two-day

B．a two day

C．a two-day’s

D．a two-days

16、—Look at the sign. It says “No parking”. You shouldn’t park your car here.

—Sorry, I ________ that sign just now.

A．haven’t noticed

B．didn’t notice

C．won’t notice

D．am not noticing

17、She wasn’t happy ________ she lost her purse.

A．because

B．although

C．while

D．until

18、To my ________, the twin sisters went to Peking University at the same time last year.

A.surprise B.surprised C.surprising D.surprises

19、   Peter: Oh, David. Please don’t put anything on this desk.

David: _________ 

Peter: Look! It is broken.

David: _________ When did you find it?

Peter: I found it just now.

David: Let’s tell our teacher about it at once and then someone will repair it.

Peter: No. _________ 

David: Yourself? Have you learnt to repair a desk?

Peter: Yes. My father is good at repairing things. _________ 

David: Oh, your father taught you. That’s great. Do you think _________ ourselves?

Peter: Certainly. Let’s begin.

【1】

A．How is it?

B．What’s wrong?

C．Is it your desk?

D．OK.

【2】

A．No, thanks.

B．Never mind.

C．Thank you for telling me.

D．Yes, please.

【3】

A．I think I can repair it myself.

B．Don’t tell anyone.

C．We can buy a new one.

D．I have another one.

【4】

A．He will repair it.

B．He can help us.

C．He knows how to repair it.

D．He told me how to do that.

【5】

A．we can repair it

B．can we repair it

C．you can repair it

D．can you repair it

20、根据对话情景，在每个空白处填上一个适当的句子，使对话的意思连贯、完整。

A: Hello, Zhang Lei. You used to be thin, but now you are heavier than before.

B: Yes, I am too fat now.

A: 【1】?

B: Now I weigh about seventy kilos. I went to my hometown to visit my grandparents with my parents last summer holiday, and I ate much meat there.

A: Oh, I see. 【2】?

B: The population of the village is about 3,000. It’s a very quiet village. And there is a river near the village.

A: Really? 【3】?

B: It’s about two meters deep.

A: 【4】?

B: Oh, yeah. It’s very clean. And there are fish swimming.

A: 【5】?

B: Yes, they can. Many people swim in it in summer.

A: That must be interesting.

21、My friend, Dick has a large police dog. Its name is Jack. Every Saturday afternoon Dick takes Jack for a long walk in the park. Jack likes these long walks very much.

One Saturday afternoon, a young man came to visit my friend. He stayed a long time. He talked and talked. Soon it was time for my friend to take Jack for a walk. But the man was still there. Jack became very worried. He walked around the room several times and then sat down in front of the man and looked at him. But the man kept talking. Finally Jack could stand it no longer. He went out of the room and came back a few minutes later. He sat down again in front of the man, but this time he held the man’s hat in his mouth.

【1】From the story, we know that Jack is .

A．Dick’s good friend

B．a large police dog

C．a young man

D．a young man’s dog

【2】Where does Dick walk with his dog every Saturday afternoon?

A．In his room.

B．In the street.

C．In the park.

D．In the field.

【3】Jack became very worried one afternoon because .

A．he couldn’t be taken out for a walk at the usual time

B．a young man came to visit Dick that afternoon

C．Dick walked around his room several times

D．he couldn’t find the young man’s hat

【4】The underlined word “stand” means “ ” in Chinese.

A．站立

B．理解

C．忍受

D．支持

【5】Why did Jack sit down again in front of the man with the hat in his mouth?

A．Try to take the man laugh.

B．Like the young man very much.

C．Ask the young man to leave.

D．Want to talk with the young man.

22、Jim, a successful businessman, told a story in his childhood.

When he was 12, his parents died. He was alone and didn't get on well with others. People always laughed at him. No one was kind to him.

His only friend was a dog named Tiger. He gave it enough to eat and drink, but sometimes he was not polite to it. He didn't know that an unkind word sometimes could hurt others.

One day, as he walked down the street, a young lady was walking in front of him. Suddenly, one of her bags dropped from her arms. As she stopped to pick it up, she dropped other bags. He came to helpher. "Thank you, dear!  You are a nice little boy! "she said kindly, with a smile on her face.

A special feeling came to him. Those were the first kind words he had ever heard. He watched her until she went far away, and then he whistled (吹口哨) to his dog and went directly to the river nearby.

"Thank you, dear!  You are a nice little boy! "he repeated the woman's words. Then in a low voice he said to his dog, "You are a nice little dog! "Tiger raised its ears as if it understood.

"Uhum!  Even dogs like it! "he said.  "Well, Tiger, I won't say unkind words to you any more." Tige waved its tail happily.

He looked at himself in the river. He saw nothing but a dirty boy. He washed his face carefully. Again he looked. He saw a clean nice boy. He was amazed. From then on, he had a new life.

After telling this, Jim stopped for a while, and then he said,  "Ladies and gentlemen, that kind woman is the first person who planted the first seed of kindness in me. All of us should learn about kindness. What a great power it has!"

【1】What does the underlined word "it" refer to?

A. The whistle.   B. The kind word.   C. Washing face.   D. Helping others.

【2】What made Jim start his new life?

A. The people's unkind laughter.   B. The woman's kind words.

C. His lovely dog.   D. The hard life.

【3】Jim was feeling _________ when he whistled to his dog.

A. funny   B. excited   C. lonely   D. sad

【4】According to the passage, which of the following is True before Jim met the lady?

A. He never took good care of his dog.

B. He used to have many friends around him.

C. He helped many ladies pick up their bags.

D. He didn't always keep his face clean.

【5】What's the best title of this passage?

A. A dog and a boy   B. A poor boy's childhood

C. A businessman and a boy   D. The power of kindness

23、Let’s meet the “Cat” and the “Tree”! They are the mascots for the 2016 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (残奥会) in Rio de Janeiro. The Olympic athletes get a “cat”, while the disabled (残疾的) athletes get a “tree”.

One is in bright yellow and looks like a cat and the other has a green leaf hair. The two mascots stand for Brazil’s different animals and plants. The yellow Olympic mascot represents all the animals of Brazil, while the blue Paralympic mascot is a mixture of plants in Brazilian forests.

The two mascots represent the country’s rich cultures and its people. They also represent people’s joy and their way of being.

The Olympic mascot mixes the cats, the monkeys and the birds. It can stretch its arms and legs as much as it wants. The Paralympic mascot comes from the Brazil’s rainforest. The plant knows the secret (秘密) of nature. It stands for creativity, wisdom (智慧) and determination (决心). It has great power to change into any kind of plant. It is always growing toward the sun and overcoming difficulties.

The mascots are symbols of the Games. Their purpose is to please and attract(吸引) people, especially the children.

【1】The yellow Olympic mascot stands for Brazil’s ________.

A．animals

B．plants

C．players

D．forests

【2】The underlined word “They” in Paragraph 3 probably means “________”.

A．the country’s rich cultures

B．the athletes

C．the country’s people

D．the two mascots

【3】Which is not mentioned in the passage about the Paralympic mascot?

A．Courage.

B．Creativity.

C．Wisdom.

D．Determination.

24、Mary is the hostess of her school radio station. She hosts New Movies once a week for ten minutes, and Travel Around the World for fifteen minutes each time, once a week too. But this time, she is talking to the world on web radio. Her district（地区）started web radio for kids this month. Every weekday, during lunchtime, students make a 30-minute Internet radio programme. The schools in the district take turns（轮流）to host the programme.

Mary says her job is very important. “In the past, only the students in my school could hear me, but with the web, students all over the world can hear my voice! I am sure that I can make friends with many people through my warm and easy talk,” she said.

Besides Mary, other kids from her school do a lot of work, too. After they decide on a story, some kids begin to surf the Internet, while the others begin to think of the programme ideas or write the stories. The programme is made on a computer. Listeners can then hear it by visiting the website.

The Education Bureau（教育部）began to prepare for web radio last year. An official（官员）said, “We want to let the kids know how to make full use of the Internet instead of（代替）only playing web games. ”

【1】How long does this web radio programme last every week?

A. Fifteen minutes.   B. Twenty-five minutes.

C. Half an hour.   D. Two and a half hours.

【2】_________ host the web radio programme.

A. Mary herself   B. Mary and her schoolmates

C. All the schools in the district   D. Education Bureau officials

【3】How can listeners hear the web radio programme?

A. By visiting the website.   B. By going to school.

C. By listening to the radio.   D. By watching TV.

【4】What does the underlined phrase “make full use of” mean in Chinese?

A. 完全掌握   B. 充分利用   C. 灵活使用   D. 正确操作

【5】Which of the following sentence is TRUE?

A. This web radio programme is mainly for the old men.

B. Mary is in charge of（主管）the web radio.

C. Only children take part in the web radio.

D. Kids can learn lots of stories from the web radio.

25、The undersea world is very beautiful. Now more and more people want to dive (潜水) in the water to find the secrets there. Scuba diving is a new sport today. It can take you into a 【1】 ['wʌndəfl] undersea world.

You will find many strange animals in the sea. Some are as large 【2】 a school bus. Many sea animals give out light in the dark and some have 【3】 [ʃɑːp] teeth.

During the day, there is enough light. Here, under the sea, everything is blue and green. When fish swim nearby, you can 【4】 [kætʃ] them with your hands. When you have 【5】 (bottle) of air on your hack, you can stay in deep water for a long time. However, you can’t dive too deep. And you must be very 【6】 (care) when you dive in deep water.

The deep sea is not an easy place to live in. It’s cold, and it’s dark, too. The deeper it is, the 【7】 (little) sunlight there is. At about 3,000 feet, there is 【8】 light at all, so it is very dark there.

Besides the cold and darkness, deep-sea animals face a 【9】 (three) danger — other animals.

Animals eat! They must find food to eat. Some animals eat 【10】 while some animals eat meat. This means these sea animals have two big jobs. They need to find animals as food, and they have to try not to become other animals’ meal.

26、书面表达

刘伟，无臂钢琴演奏者。他十岁时在一次意外中丢失双臂，但他并没有放弃成为一名钢琴家的梦想。经过刻苦用脚练习弹琴，他最终在“中国达人秀(China's Got Talent)”的舞台上实现了自己的梦想。请根据以上内容写一篇英语短文。

要求：1.简要描述刘伟的经历；2.谈谈从他的经历中得到的启示；3.词数：80左右。开头已给出，不计入总词数。

Liu Wei, an armless piano player, has a very special experience.