2024-2025学年（下）天门八年级质量检测英语

1、世界上最高的山是什么？

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2、Ⅺ. 综合填空

阅读短文，从方框中选择恰当的词并用其适当形式填空，使短文完整、通顺。每词限用一次。

live, they, same, like, worry, love, friendly, also, life, book

When I told my friends I was going to move from the city to the countryside, they couldn’t believe it. I was 【1】 because I’d never been out of the city before. Would 【2】 be very different? Well, see for yourself.

Many things are different about the city and the countryside. In the city, I 【3】 in a tall apartment building with my parents. Our building was filled with people, but I only knew a few of 【4】. Now we live in an old farmhouse. Our nearest neighbors are about one kilometer away. But all the neighbors are 【5】. They often come to visit us with lots of food.

However, some things in the city and the countryside are the 【6】. In the city, my mom and I 【7】 to go shopping on the weekend. We went to different shopping centers. Here in the countryside we 【8】 shop in farmers’ markets on the weekend. The greatest thing that is the same is friends. I made some good friends in both the city and the countryside. We do homework and read 【9】 together every day.

When I think about the most important things, 【10】 family and friends, maybe there aren’t so many differences between the city and the countryside. Personally, I think they’re both great.

3、My father will come back home in two days. (对画线部分提问)

________ ________ will your father come back home?

4、The joke is so funny that we all can’t stop   ______.

A. laugh   B. laughing   C. laughed   D. to laugh

5、-May I your dictionary?   -Sorry, I it at home.

A．lend；forgot

B．borrow；forgot

C．lend；left

D．borrow；left

6、Mary's mother always encourages her ________ new things.

A. to try   B. try   C. trying   D. tries

7、---Have you ever been to London? ---Yes. I ________ there for two years.

A. stay B. has stayed

C. stayed D. have stayed

8、New York is one of ______________ in the world.

A．the large cities

B．the large city

C．the largest cities

D．the largest city

9、________I was in the US，I made a lot of American friends．

A．While

B．Although

C．Unless

D．Until

10、It seems ________ on him to make him do everything alone.

A．unfair

B．fair

C．lucky

D．right

11、The naughty boy is always   in his room．His mother is very angry．

A. tidy up   B. cleaning up   C. make a mess   D. making a mess

12、There was no ________ in the old house. So I could see nothing.

A.wind B.light C.wood D.cloud

13、Tom is a warm-hearted man and he has spent years ___________ his sick aunt.

A．looking for

B．asking for

C．waiting for

D．caring for

14、There were many people ________in the factory when I passed.

A.work B.works C.to work D.working

15、—Mike, my tea art has made great_________ with your help, thank you very much.

—You’re welcome.

A．progress

B．use

C．decision

D．difference

16、A lot of rich land has changed into desert, because farmers have ________ many trees to grow crops in the fields.

A．turned down

B．cut down

C．broken down

D．pulled down

17、He couldn't ________ the mobile phone because it was very expensive.

A．hope

B．afford

C．learn

18、– Nancy, what classes are you taking this term?

– _______ I want to take two English courses, or maybe Spanish.

A.What’s up? B.It’s none of your business.

C.I’ve no idea. D.I’m not sure yet.

19、Mom: Morning, early bird.

Son: 【1】

Mom: 【2】

Son: I’m online talking to my friends.

Mom: 【3】

Son: Of course, I know them. They’re all my schoolmates.

Mom: That’s OK. But be careful to make friends online. Never tell strangers our address, phone number and other private things like that.

Son: 【4】

Mom: If not, you’ll probably get into trouble.

Son: 【5】I’ll be careful, I promise.

20、A: Hi, Sally. I haven’t seen you for a long time. 【1】?

B: I went to Egypt to have a trip.

A: 【2】?

B: I’ve been there for ten days.

A: 【3】?

B: It is one of the oldest countries in the world. It’s beautiful and has long history.

A: 【4】?

B: I went there with my parents.

A: Have you seen the Nile?

B: Of course. 【5】. The Yangtze River is only the longest in Asia.

21、Edith Nesbit was born in London in 1858. Sadly, her father died when she was only four years old. She grew up with two sisters and three brothers in a house in the country. The children had many happy experiences as they explored the gardens, forests, and the railway tracks near their home. When Nesbit was fourteen years old, she began to write poems.

Nesbit got married at the age of eighteen. The couple was poor, and Nesbit began to write stories to make money. Many of her stories came from her childhood memories. For example, many of the characters and places in the story The Railway Children came from Nesbit’s own childhood. At first, she used the name “E. Nesbit” because she did not want people to know that she was a woman. A long time ago, people thought that only men could be good writers. Later, Nesbit became proud of who she was. She even cut her hair short. It was very unusual at that time.

The Railway Children is one of her most famous stories and one of the most popular children’s stories in England. It was first published in 1905. Since then, it has been translated into many different languages and made into plays and movies. Most recently, in 2000, it was made into a TV movie in England.

【1】How many children were there in Nesbit’s family?

A．Three.

B．Four.

C．Five.

D．Six.

【2】Which place did Nesbit NOT often go to when she was a child?

A．Gardens.

B．Forests.

C．Cinemas.

D．Railway tracks.

【3】What did people of Nesbit’s time believe?

A．Women couldn’t be good writers.

B．Women shouldn’t write poems.

C．Women should have short names.

D．Women should have short hair.

【4】What does the passage mainly tell us?

A．A writer’s childhood.

B．A poet’s life and her family.

C．A famous book.

D．A writer and one of her works.

【5】Which sentence is WRONG?

A．Nesbit didn’t have much money when she got married.

B．People can enjoy the story The Railway Children only in English.

C．The Railway Children was first published more than 100 years ago.

D．In 2000, The Railway Children was made into a TV movie in the UK.

22、Can you imagine astronauts’ everyday life in space? They also need to eat, sleep, exercise and relax. They do the same things as us, but they do them differently.

On Earth, we put food on a plate. Gravity holds the food down and keeps it on a place. But there is almost no gravity in space, so food can float(漂浮) away, and astronauts must eat carefully.

Sleeping is very different in space. Some astronauts like to float in the air, but most like to be in a sleeping bag. They tie the bag to a wall so that they won’t float away at night.

Exercise is very important in space. On Earth, your legs carry your body, but in space, astronauts float, so they do not use their legs often. This is very bad for their legs, so they must exercise for thirty minutes every day.

  After a day’s work, astronauts relax. They may listen to music, read, watch films, play games, or talk to their friends and families on the radio. Sometimes they just enjoy floating in the air.

【1】What does the underlined word “gravity” mean in Chinese?

A. 平衡   B. 力量   C. 磁性   D. 重力

【2】Why do astronauts tie the sleeping bag to a wall?

A. Because in that way they won’t float away.

B. Because that makes them sleep well.

C. Because they can’t get to sleep if they don't do that.

D. Because the sleeping bag is not safe enough.

【3】What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. It is about the importance of gravity.

B. It is about astronauts’ everyday life in space.

C. It is about the differences between space and Earth.

D. It is about how to avoid(避免) floating away while sleeping.

23、Once there were two brothers. Nolbu, the older one, was rich and greedy(贪婪的), Hyungbu, the younger brother, was poor and generous.

One day when Hyungbu's seven children were hungry, he went to ask his brother for rice to feed them. But when his sister－in－law(嫂子) saw Hyungbu, she did not want to give him any rice. Instead she hit him on the cheek with the rice spoon. Hyungbu was so hungry that he ate the little bit of rice on his face. Then he turned the other cheek and told her to hit him again. This time she hit him with a clean spoon.

On his way home, Hyungbu found a swallow whose leg was broken. He took care of it until it was well, and then let it fly away.

When spring came, the swallow brought Hyungbu a gourd seed(葫芦籽) to plant. In the fall, after he harvested the gourds, Hyungbu opened one of them. Gold coins poured out! He became a rich man.

Nolbu was jealous(嫉妒的) because his younger brother now had a big house with a beautiful garden. He wanted to know how Hyungbu became so rich. So Hyungbu told him exactly what had happened. On the way home from Hyungbu's house, Nolbu found a swallow. He broke its leg, and then cared for it. After it got better, he let it fly away. The following year, the swallow brought him a gourd seed, Nolbu did just what Hyungbu had done.

But, in autumn when Nolbu opened his gourd, there was no gold. Instead, dirty water poured out of it. The water flooded his house and farm. Suddenly he was a poor man with no food and no home.

【1】Hyungbu led a difficult life, but he was a ________ man.

A. greedy   B. busy   C. kind   D. rich

【2】Hyungbu's sister－in－law didn't want to ________.

A. hit Hyungbu   B. help Hyungbu

C. be jealous of Hyungbu   D. care for the swallow

【3】A swallow is a kind of ________.

A. bird   B. cat   C. toy   D. bear

【4】The swallow brought Hyungbu ________.

A. gold coins   B. a magic gourd seed

C. a big house with a beautiful garden   D. dirty water

【5】Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. Hyungbu found a swallow on his way home, and it gave him a gourd seed.

B. The swallow brought Nolbu a gourd seed because Nolbu saved it.

C. The two brothers and their families lived happily together.

D. Hyungbu was so honest that he told his brother what had happened.

24、   As a volunteer teacher, I traveled a long way to a small village school in Longzhou, Guangxi. On my way there, I thought about the village, the school, and the children there However, I felt sad when I arrived there. It wasn’t what I expected. It didn’t look like a school at all! The school had only three rooms, one for Grades 1, 2, and 3, and another one for Grades 4, 5 and 6. There was a third one for me.

The children welcomed me warmly on my first day. They asked me a lot of questions, and I told them stories about myself and my life in Shanghai. The next day, I gave them a test to find out their levels. To my surprise though the test was very easy, over half of the students failed it, yet they all wanted to learn new things. I knew they needed me.

I was busy preparing lessons, reading test papers every night. I enjoyed teaching these lovely and hard-working children, and I could see that they were making progress with my help.

I have worked in Longzhou for a year now. I’m very happy, and the experience has been very useful for me. I love the small village school and the children. In fact, I would like to continue working here.

【1】From the first paragraph, we know the school is very ______ .

A. beautiful B. Big C. interesting D. small

【2】There are ______ grades in the school.

A. 2 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6

【3】The writer came from ______ .

A. Longzhou B. Guangxi C. Shanghai D. Beijing

【4】What does the writer think of working in the school?

A. Very interesting. B. Very useful. C. Very careful. D. Very exciting.

【5】According to the passage, the writer ______ .

A. was sorry for the poor school B. worked hard to teach the children

C. didn’t want to work in the school D. left the school in a short time

25、The panda’s face looks like a cat’s, but its fat body short tails look like a bear’s.  S【1】people call this animal “bearcat”. But scientist call “cat –bear”. The panda is v【2】 lovely（可爱的）.

The panda is an unusual a【3】 in China. The southwest of China’s Sichuan Province and south of Gansu Province are its h【4】. Pandas like most to climb trees. They live in the thick f【5】of high mountains there, eating bamboo shoots（竹笋）and drinking spring water. In the past pandas were killed at will. Some people used panda’s fur（毛皮）to sleep on or to make fur coats. So they b【6】fewer and fewer.

Today our government made a law（法律）top【7】 unusual animals. In the places where pandas live, hunting（打猎）is not a【8】 Experts are sent there to do panda protection work and now pandas are not a【9】 of seeing people. They often go to farmers’ houses to eat their food and then walk s【10】 to their mountain.

26、看下面所给的图片，仿照例句，补全句子。

例句：When he read, they were watching TV.

（1）

When he did his homework, he 【1】 .

（2）

While he was sweeping the floor, they 【2】 .

（3）

While 【3】 , he was drawing.