2024-2025学年（下）太原八年级质量检测英语

1、阅读下面的短文，将划线部分译成英文或中文。

Although I am from America, I have lived in China for several years. 1.I want to tell you some differences between China and the USA.

Education

2.中国学生比美国学生更擅长于数学。I feel that Chinese students study harder and have longer classroom hours to enter college. In my opinion, the best way for the students may be to get elementary(初等的)and secondary education in China and go to the American universities. Of course, you need to have enough money to pay for it.

Environment

American children are taught to keep the environment clean. But it isn’t the same here in China. I am happy to see more and more Chinese children are changing their habits. People are taking notice of their environment.3.And they are playing a role in keeping it clean.

Safety

If you walk down a dark street alone at night in the US, you’ll probably be afraid of being attacked (攻击). In China,it isn’t a problem. 4.I feel safe living here in China.

Leadership

There are a lot of great leaders(领导)in China, such as Chairman Xi. 5.他是中国历史上最伟大的领袖之一。He is wise and is making wide choices in leading China. I am sincerely amazed at his leadership.

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2、Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each can only be used once. （将下列单词或词组填入空格， 用A、B、C、D等表示，每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次）

There are angels God puts on this Earth

A. whisper   B. shout   C. never   D. beside       E. always

Who care for us and guide us

You can feel their love and gentleness

as they walk through life 【1】 us.

They do great things for us every day

They 【2】 in our ears

they even hold us in their hearts

when we are filled with all our fears.

They are 【3】 there to give a hug

and try to make us smile

They treat us with respect and love

they treat us like their child.

  A. give   B. sister   C. throughout D. mother   E. guided

God blesses me with an Angel

I’m proud to call my own

She's been with me 【4】 my life,

She's 【5】 me the best she can,

she's taught me like no other,

and I'm thankful I'm the lucky one

who gets to call her...

【6】.

3、It took us two hours to reach the top of the mountain.

We ____ two hours ____the top of the mountain.

4、We can’t go out _________ the heavy rain.

A．instead

B．because

C．instead of

D．because of

5、I’m not feeling __________. I don’t feel like eating anything.

A. good   B. bad   C. well   D. badly

6、It was reported that Mr. Gao _____ sailing across the world by himself within 130 days.

A.has succeeded in B.succeeded in C.succeeds in D.will succeed in

7、He couldn’t believe that Sally was able to organize the party by ______.

A. herself   B. her   C. him   D. himself

8、— I am so upset. Relations between my parents have become very difficult.

—________.

A. Never mind B. That’s not a big deal

C. I guess you’re right D. Hope things work out

9、He warns me ________ in the river.

A．not to swim

B．not swimming

C．not swim

D．no swim

10、Taiwan is __________ the southeast of China and Hunan is __________ the south of Hubei.

A.in；in B.in；on C.on；in D.on；to

11、—Where’s your father?

—He’s gone to Sydney. He ________ there twice. It’s a modern city.

A．have gone

B．have been

C．has gone

D．has been

12、My father doesn't want to continue working in the factory because of poor working ______.

A. experiences   B. opinions   C. conditions   D. relations

13、Our teacher often tells us ________ careful on our way back.

A．be

B．was

C．to be

D．being

14、 —How long may I   this book? — About two weeks.

A. borrow    B. lend    C. buy   D. keep

15、By yesterday, the plane ______out of view for more than a month.

A．is

B．has been

C．was

D．had been

16、It’s your turn to ________ the bedroom,Wang Fang.

A．look up

B．get up

C．clean up

D．turn up

17、—What happened to Mrs Lee?

—She was badly hurt in the accident. Luckily, she ________ in time.

A．operated on

B．was operated

C．was operated on

D．was operating on

18、The life we were used to_________ a lot over the years.

A. changing B. changed C. has changed D. change

19、根据下面的对话情景，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: Great weekend again! 【1】?

B: I’m not sure. What about you?

A: 【2】. Why not come along?

B: Sounds like a good idea. But the radio says it will be rainy tomorrow.

A: It’s just the time for it! I enjoy cycling on rainy days.

B: Well, you might catch a cold. 【3】?

A: That’s also good. Let’s meet at our school swimming pool at 9:00 tomorrow morning.

B: No problem. In the afternoon, we could go to the new library near our school.

A: 【4】.

B: Why not? 【5】.

A: You are right. OK, I’ll try to change myself. Let’s go to the library tomorrow afternoon.

B: I’m sure you will find it as interesting as doing sports.

20、(Nancy comes to Huanggang for a tour. She meets Li Fei in the street. N=Nancy       L=Li Fei)

N: Good afternoon! I’m Nancy. Nice to meet you!

L: Nice to meet you, too. I’m Li Fei. 【1】

N: Yes. I hear Huanggang is a beautiful city. By the way, where are you going?

L: I’m going to relax myself by West Lake. 【2】

N: Sure, I’d love to.

(Ten minutes later.)

N: Look! There are so many people boating on the lake. Why?

L: 【3】 Qu Yuan was a great poet in ancient China. On that day, we also throw zongzi into the lake or river.

N: Sounds very interesting. 【4】

L: You’re welcome. Oh, Nancy. I have to leave now. I’ll prepare for tomorrow’s final exam.

N: 【5】 Good bye!

L: Bye-bye!

A．Would you like to go there with me?

B．When did you come to Huanggang?

C．Oh, they’re preparing for tomorrow’s Dragon Boat Festival in memory of Qu Yuan.

D．OK. Good luck to you!

E．Are you on a vacation here?

F．Could you tell me something about Dragon Boat Festival?

G．Thank you for telling me a lot.

21、The New York Times: Best Seller of the Week

【1】______ provides the information about the Best Sellers of the Week?

A．China Daily

B．Time

C．The New York Times

【2】Which book has stayed on the list for the longest time?

A．The Forgotten Garden

B．The Help

C．Best Friends Forever

【3】Nancy wants to buy the top three books on the list this week. She has to pay_____.

A．15.85

B．22.95

C．58.75

22、Living in China, it is very easy for us to get clean water. However, in many other places around the world, clean water is unavailable. Take Liberia (利比里亚) as an example. Many people there have no choice but to drink dirty water. Every year, many children die of diarrhea (腹泻).

Destinee Whitaker learned this when she entered high school. The problem worried her a lot. The American girl wanted to make a difference. She shared her wish with her schoolmates. Together, they discussed how to help people in Liberia.

The students decided to donate water purification systems (水质净化系统) to Liberia. To raise money, they held bake sales at their school. Finally, they collected enough money. Whitaker gave a check (支票) to people in Liberia. The local people were excited about the “gift”. They were moved by what the students had done.

Remember: Not everyone in this world has what we have. Not everyone lives the way we live. By putting her “big dream” into action, Whitaker changed the lives of many Liberian people. Then, what can you do to make this world a better place?

【1】Why do many children die of diarrhea in Liberia?

A．Because there aren’t any doctors.

B．Because there isn’t clean water.

C．Because they don’t have enough medicine.

D．Because people there like to drink dirty water.

【2】What does Destinee Whitaker do?

A．She is a high school student.

B．She is a businesswoman that sells water purification systems.

C．She is a teacher in a high school.

D．She is an expert on water purification.

【3】Which of the following is NOT true about Destinee Whitaker?

A．She was very kind.

B．She hoped to help people in Liberia.

C．She got the respect of Liberian people.

D．She moved her home io Liberia.

【4】This passage calls on us to ________.

A．try our best to make our world better

B．help to offer clean water to Liberian people

C．help Destinee Whitaker to make her dream come true

D．stop Liberians drinking dirty water

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

A．Make our dreams come true

B．Make Liberian people have clean water

C．A beautiful girl from America

D．Let’s save the world’s water

23、   The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB), the major construction work on the world’s cross-sea bridge, which connects Zhuhai in Guangdong Province with Hong Kong and Macao, was completed on Oct 23, 2018. Construction began in December 2009 at Zhuhai. The Y-shaped bridge starts from Lantau Island in Hong Kong with branches to Zhuhai and Macao.

More than 400000 tons of steel have been used for the 6.7 km undersea tunnel land 22.9 km bridge, enough to build 60 Eiffel Towers. British newspaper The Guardian named the mega structure ( 巨 型 建 筑 ) one of its “seven wonders of the modern world near completion.”

The bridge will cut travel time from Hong Kong to both Zhuhai and Macao from the current three hours by road or one hour by sea to a half-hour drive. It will bring people in Hong Kong, Macao and Guangdong within a “one-hour living circle”, which is expected to attract more visitors to the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. The bridge will not only be a transport link. “It will be a social, economic, cultural, and tourism connection ( 联 系 ) among the three areas.” said Yu Lic, deputy director of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Authority.

Su Quanke chief engineer with the administration bureau of the bridge, said the project has made history in many aspects. “With a series of world advanced anti-erosion (抗腐蚀) and earthquake-resistant measures, the bridge can be used for 120 years,” he said. “If it were not for the progress of ‘Made in China’, we couldn’t possibly complete the construction in such a short time, The China technology and China standard set by the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge will influence ( 影响) the world market.”

【1】It takes China   to complete the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge.

A.8 years B.9 years C.10 years

【2】We can draw a simple picture of HZMB like   .

A.A B.B C.C

【3】British newspaper The Guardian named the mega structure one of its “seven wonders of the modern world near completion” because     .

A.no one can design undersea tunnels

B.the bridge is taller than the Eiffel Tower

C.The bridge is such a huge construction

【4】The third paragraph mainly talks about   .

A.the importance of HZMB B.the time to cross HZMB C.a one-hour living circle

【5】From the last paragraph, we can infer that Su Quanke is   of the project.

A.afraid B.sick C.proud

24、Have you ever been to Taiwan, the biggest island of China? Do you want to visit there?

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Including: Round-way plane tickets between Beijing and Taiwan

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Places:

Sun Moon Lake

A beautiful lake, a small island. On one side of the island, the lake looks like the sun, on the other side it looks like the moon. That is why people call the lake.

Ali Mountain

The nearest mountain around Sun Moon Lake. A nice experience to have a party with Gaoshan people. A wonderful place to see a very beautiful sun rise.

Peng Lake

A great place for swimming, fishing, boating and eating delicious fruit and fresh fish.

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A full day to go shopping.

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Saturday

9:00 a.m.一4:00p.m.

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【1】From the above, we know that this is ________.

A．a notice

B．an advertisement

C．a postcard

D．a sign

【2】If you take a tour to Taiwan on May 13th, you will return on ________.

A．May 15th

B．May 16th

C．June 16th

D．May 17th

【3】You can visit ________ main places if you take the tour.

A．3

B．4

C．5

D．6

【4】The price for the tour doesn’t include ________.

A．tour guide service

B．plane tickets

C．bus service

D．shopping

【5】Which of the following is TRUE?

A．You can book the tour at 5 o’clock on Monday afternoon.

B．You have to go to office to book the tour.

C．You don’t have to pay $5 000 if you book the tour earlier.

D．You can book the tour at 5 o’clock on Saturday afternoon.

25、Fourteen–year-old girl Zhang Li was walking towards her home．Suddenly, a man stopped her and shouted, “Give me your money!”

The man c【1】 Zhang’s hands. But in one quick movement, she took back her arms and started to scream for attention．So the man ran away without g【2】  any of her money．Zhang is a student from one school of Beijing. Her teacher Li Wei has started giving his students an u【3】  lesson：self-protection．Luckily, Zhang had just learned how to run away from an attacker , a p【4】 who plans to hurt someone．

The school has t【5】 self–protection for four years. During this time, about 5000 students have learned how to p【6】 themselves.

According to a new survey, students’ safety has b【7】 a big problem. Nearly 50% students say they are worried about robbery on the way to and from school. This school is not the only one to c【8】 about students’ self-protection. Many other schools in China also have lessons like this.

Students Wang Hui said, “I learn how to save lives and most such courses tell students how to avoid dangerous s【9】.” Students practice what to do if they are attacked by a bad man.

They have k【10】 how to save lives if someone is hurt. They also learn how to work together and build team-spirit.

26、小作文。

每个人都不可能没有烦恼。当你有烦恼时, 请试着控制你的情绪, 因为情绪可以影响你生活中的很多方面。所以生活中我们应当相信自己, 笑对（smile at life）人生, 多与父母、朋友沟通。

请展开你丰富的联想，写一篇短文，谈一谈怎样面对伤心，烦恼。 要求：句子通顺，表达清晰，词数在80之间。参考词：normal, all right,  talk to, listen to ,take part in,  with the help ,feel