2024-2025学年（下）屏东八年级质量检测英语

1、我经常花一些时间来读故事书。

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Thanksgiving is celebrated in the US and Canada. In the US, it 【1】 the fourth Thursday of November every year. Kids are happy because they get the day off school. They have time to stay with family, and more 【2】, enjoy a big dinner. Turkey is the most 【3】 food of the dinner. Ever since Thanksgiving was made a(n) 【4】 holiday in 1863 in the US, turkey has always been on the menu. This is why Thanksgiving is also called Turkey Day.

Many 【5】 foods also come with the main dish. Pumpkin pie is a popular dessert for the day.

People also eat sweet potatoes with brown sugar or maple syrup (枫糖浆). What a sweet taste!

However, one should 【6】 forget to express what he or she is thankful for. Just as the proverb goes: Who does not thank for little will not thank for much.

3、He had dinner at a restaurant yesterday.（改为一般疑问句）

_________he _________dinner at a restaurant yesterday?

4、—______to Canada?

—No，never.But I______to the US a few years ago.

A. Have you been；went   B. Have you gone；went

C. Did you go；have gone   D. Will you go；have been

5、I want to ________ another two ________.

A．book; books

B．books; book

C．book; book

D．books; books

6、I think a dog is a good pet for ________ child.

A．a 6-year-old

B．an 6-years-old

C．a 6-year old

D．a 6 years-old

7、— How many times has your brother ________abroad?

— Only once. He ________ to Japan in 2018.

A.been; went B.gone; went C.been; has gone D.gone; has gone

8、The bed ________ soft and comfortable.

A.tastes B.feels C.smells D.sounds

9、—Let's go to the countryside.We can ________ fresh air there.

—That sounds good.

A.take in B.take away C.take after D.take out

10、Lucy feels very upset now. Why not ________?

A.cheer up her B.cheer her up C.to cheer her up D.to cheer up her

11、—Mike, ________ you please fold the clothes?

—Oh, I don’t want to do that! It’s boring!

A.could B.may C.should D.must

12、Tom _____up into the tree. Look, he ____ high up there !

A. has got…is   B. has climbed…was   C. got …was   D. climbed…is

13、Some volunteers are going to ________ the central park. Let’s join them.

A.put up B.clean up C.look up

14、—How do you like Yi Yangqianxi?

—A cool guy! His music ________ really beautiful.

A.smells B.tastes C.looks D.sounds

15、—________will you________these useless magazines?

—I haven't decided yet.

A.What; deal with B.What; do with C.How; dealt with D.How; do with

16、—   ,what’s your hobby,Mike?

—Collecting stamps.

A. No way   B. In a way

C. On the way   D. By the way

17、—What's the matter，Nick？ —______.

A. I will help you   B. That's OK

C. I lost my dictionary   D. No problem

18、Bill likes travelling very much. He ________ Dali four times, but will go there again this summer.

A．has been to

B．has gone to

C．has been in

D．went to

19、补全对话

  根据对话内容，从方框中所给的选项中选出最佳选项。两项多余。

（Da Wei comes across Li Lei who is studying in the school library．）

A：Hi，Li Lei．Are you busy with your homework now？

B：Oh，yeah，Da Wei．And you？

A：I’m here for a book．Hey，Li Lei．Have a break！We should be outside in the fresh air．It’s good for us．

B：Sorry．I can’t．______I must hand it in tomorrow．

A：Oh，I see．But we can’t always stay indoors．We must often take exercise．______

B：Never．I hardly have time now．A lot of homework almost takes up all my free time．It’s sad but that’s life．______

A：You mean my life？In fact，I’m also very busy like you．But you know I like sports．________Whenever I have a little time，I will try them．

B：No wonder you are so energetic．

A：Yeah，better health，better grades．_______

B：Yes，you are right．It sounds as if I should also try to exercise often in the future．Da Wei，shall we play basketball for a while now？

A：OK．Let’s go！

20、根据对话情景选择恰当的选项。

Jeff: What’s wrong with Miss Wang?【1】

Tim:【2】he went to the theater three times this week, but every time she failed to get the ticket.   

Jeff: I think she really wants to see it.

Alex: I hope she can see the movie next week. It’s my favorite movie, too.【3】

Betty: I prefer Avatar 3D. It’s so colorful and interesting. Jeff, do you like Beijing Opera?

Jeff: 【4】But some of my friends like it a lot. It’s full of famous stories and beautiful facial paintings.

Alex: 【5】

Jeff: I like Tom and Jerry best. It’s so funny.

A．She looks unhappy.

B．Which movie do you like best?

C．It’s very moving and popular.

D．Because she didn’t get the ticket to Titanic 3D.

E．No, I don’t. It’s very boring.

21、   Have you ever heard of leaf painting? It has a history of more than 2,000 years in China.

Ding Li is 27 years old. He comes from Xianning City, Hubei Province. He has spent many years learning leaf art and has opened his own workshop in his home town.

Ding Li started to learn painting at the age of five. At age twelve, he began to learn carving (雕刻). When he first found out about leaf painting at the age of thirteen, he fell in love with the art.

Making leaf paintings is quite complicated. First, Ding Li needs to choose fine leaves from mountains in Yunnan. Then, he goes through over 60 steps (步骤) such as cutting and drying. It takes about two to three months to finish all of these steps.

Ding Li has spent one year making the ancient painting Along the River During the Qingming Festival. He painted it on ten leaves.

Before Ding Li makes each painting, he first learns its history to make his artwork more detailed (详细的). “I want to tell stories through my leaf paintings,” he says.

Ding Li’s works are very popular. On October 28, 2018, two of his works won second prize at an art show between China and Japan.

【1】Where is Ding Li’s workshop?

A.In Hebei. B.In Hubei. C.In Yunnan. D.In Guangxi.

【2】Ding Li began to love leaf painting when he was   .

A.5 B.9 C.12 D.13

【3】The underlined word “complicated” probably means “   ” in Chinese.

A.复杂的 B.枯燥的 C.顺利的 D.轻松的

【4】According to the reading, we can learn that   .

A.leaf painting is a new kind of art

B.Ding Li picks up leaves in his home town

C.Ding Li paints each artwork on one leaf

D.Ding Li is quite serious about his paintings

【5】Which of the following can be the BEST title?

A.A young man’s dream B.How to learn leaf painting

C.Leaves become fine art D.Make traditional art popular

22、   Do you know what the world's highest waterfall is? You may say that it is Niagara Falls. Niagara Falls are really very beautiful, but in terms of(以……量) height, the most fantastic Falls in the world are Angel Falls. They are deep in the jungles(丛林)of Venezuela.

Few people have ever seen Angel Falls. It's very hard to get there. If you went by car. You would have to travel for weeks through jungles. If you went by plane from Caracas, a city on the southern coast, it would take about four hours.

The fascinating falls are God's gift to nature. One of the most interesting facts about Angel Falls is how they were found. They were named after an American pilot. His name was Jimmy Angel. In 1937, he crashed(坠毁)his plane near the top of the falls. That's how he found them.

Angel Falls drop nearly a kilometer(about 979m)from a table-top mountain. The water seems to be dropping straight out of the clouds. The height of the falls is so great that by the time the water reaches the ground, it has already turned into fog(雾).

If you have a chance to visit them, you'll never forget them!

【1】Niagara Falls are .

A.very dangerous B.the longest waterfall in the world

C.very beautiful D.the highest waterfall in the world

【2】Few people have ever seen Angel Falls, because .

A.it is not easy to get there B.the tickets are very expensive

C.there is no hotel or restaurant D.visitors can only get there on foot

【3】If you want to visit Angel Falls, you will spend   getting there by plane from Caracas.

A.forty minutes B.four hours C.some days D.some weeks

【4】Who found Angel Falls?

A.A man in Venezuela B.An American visitor

C.A pilot from Caracas D.An American pilot

【5】What is the best title for the passage?

A.Where should we go? B.Who found Angel Falls?

C.Niagara Falls. D.The World's Highest Waterfall.

23、Americans think much about time. From childhood, they learn to value(珍视) time. They are taught to be on time to go to school, to work and to do everything in America. For example, when they are having a good time, they say that time goes easily. When a person is dying, they say he is living on a borrowed time.

For Americans, time is money. Time is also knowledge(知识).Time is everything in America. A working American has to work for eight hours a day or forty hours a week. This is the working time. In his free time, he also works hard for more money. Even on Saturday and Sunday he also works hard as usual. In the street you can hardly see a man walking slowly. They walk very fast. In fact, they are running.

They love time because time can bring them money and lots of things. But sometimes, they also hate time, because they feel they have become servants of the time.

【1】What do the Americans mean by “Time is money”?

A．It’s not easy to make money.

B．It takes quite a lot of time to make money.

C．Working hard can bring people health.

D．If someone has time and works hard, he can make much money.

【2】Americans think it wrong ________.

A．to work hard

B．to get up early

C．to be late for school

D．to be on time to do everything

【3】This passage says that a dying person ________.

A．is having a good time.

B．is living on a borrowed time.

C．thinks time goes easily.

D．is saving time.

【4】The best title of this passage should be ________.

A．Americans’ Ideas About Time

B．Never Waste Time

C．Time is Money

D．Learn to Be on Time

24、In the United States，children start school when they are five years old．In some states they must stay in school until they are sixteen．Most students are seventeen or eighteen years old when they leave secondary(中等的)schools．There are two kinds of schools in the United States：public schools and private(私立的)schools．Most children go to public schools．Their parents do not have to pay for their education because the schools receive money from the government．If a child goes to a private school，his parents have to get enough money for his schooling．Some parents still prefer private schools，though they are much more expensive．Today about half of the high school students go to universities after they finish the secondary school．A student at the state university does not have to pay very much if his parents live in that state．But many students work while they are studying at universities．In this way they develop good working habits and live by their own hands．

根据短文判断正(T)误(F)。

【1】Children can go to school at the age of four in the US．（ ）

【2】Most parents prefer to send their children to private schools in America．（ ）

【3】About fifty percent of high school students can go to universities after they leave the secondary school today．（ ）

【4】Lots of American students go to universities by depending on their parents completely(完全地)．（ ）

【5】The passage is mainly about American education．（ ）

25、About three years ago, I felt very lonely. I didn’t like my classmates, my parents or anyone else. My classmates didn’t want to talk w【1】 me and my parents were always saying that other kids were better than me. I thought I was the m【2】 unlucky person in the world.

One day I had a big fight with my classmate. I was so angry t【3】 I hit him on the face. Just that moment, a boy stood up and s【4】 the fight. He was the monitor of our class.

After that, he often helped me and we became good f【5】. Whenever I got angry or sad, he would help m【6】 to cool down. My life began to change because of the boy, my best friend. We spent a lot of days together. As t【7】 goes by, I have become happier with people and things. And it s【8】 that the people around me have changed too. My parents don’t shout at me a【9】 more and my classmates become friendly to me.

But now I can’t see my best friend because he is seriously i【10】 in hospital. How I miss the days when we were together! I hope he will be all right and come back to school soon.

26、   假如你是李华，是你校英语俱乐部的一员。上周你在同学中进行了一项调查，主题是“最喜欢的卡通人物”。请你根据下面的调查结果，用英语写一篇调查报告。

要点提示：

1. 简要说明调查结果，并说明最受欢迎的卡通人物是什么；

2. 说一说你最喜欢的卡通人物以及喜欢它的原因。

要求：

1. 包含所有提示要点，可适当发挥；

2. 不少于80词。

参考词汇：做调查 make a survey

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