2024-2025学年（下）龙岩八年级质量检测英语

1、默写下列单词。

【1】珠宝；财富n. ____________________

【2】岛n. _____________________________________

【3】经典作品；名著n. ________________

【4】（书刊或纸张的）页，面，张n. _____________

【5】匆忙；赶快v. ____________________

【6】预期；预定adj. ___________________________

2、VI. 选词填空。根据短文内容，选出适当的单词或短语，把其前面的字母序号填入空白处，使语意通顺完整。每个选项只用一次。

A. getting B. to help C. to move   D. lucky E. to do

F. to make   G. to visit   H. to spend   I. countries   J. their

Most people today are only worried about 【1】 good jobs 【2】 lots of money. In

【3】 free time, they think about what 【4】 for fun. However, few people think about what they can do 【5】 others. There are many people who are less 【6】 than us. Volunteering our time to help these people is a good way 【7】 our free time. For example, we can make palns 【8】 sick children in the hospital or raise money for homeless people. Some people even stop doing their jobs for a few months to a year 【9】 to another place, like one of the 【10】 in Africa, and help people there.

3、Peter used to take risks when he was young.（改为一般疑问句）

____________ Peter ____________ to take risks when he was young?

4、—Are you going to watch the movie?

—No, it ________ for an hour.

A．finishes

B．finished

C．has finished

D．has been over

5、—The way ________ very strange!

—But it ________ well.

A．sounds; works

B．is sounded; works

C．sounds; is worked

D．is sounded; is worked

6、The city library opens every day   Sunday.

A. without   B. also   C. except   D. on

7、—Where is Simon?     

—He ________ Australia and he ________ Sydney for two weeks.

A．has been to; has been in

B．has gone to; has been in

C．has been in; has been to

D．has gone to; has been to

8、The soldiers were ________ tired _________ they could hardly keep their eyes open after a long journey.

A.too; to B.so; that C.such; that

9、—What are you doing, Mike?

—Oh, I’m making a ________ about the Clean-up Day activity.

A．notice

B．situation

C．news

D．information

10、Of the two shirts，I’d like to choose the________one to save some money for a cap．

A．cheapest

B．cheaper

C．more expensive

D．most expensive

11、The classroom is very dirty．Please clean________．

A．it up

B．up it

C．them up

D．up them

12、—Look at the dark clouds in the sky! I think it’s going to rain.

—________. I plan to have a picnic with my friends.

A．I hope so

B．I hope not

C．Thank you

D．I’m sorry

13、Jimmy has sixteen broken bikes to  and give away to kids who don’t have bikes.

A．fix up

B．set up

C．put up

D．cheer up

14、-what do you think of the movie Wolf Warriors Ⅱ《战狼Ⅱ》?

-It is wonderful I'd like to see it again

A．too; to

B．such; that

C．as; as

D．so; that

15、Harry Potter is a very nice film. I ________ it twice.

A.will see B.have seen C.saw D.see

16、They will decide whether________the movie The Sound of Music at the cinema.

A．to see

B．see

C．seeing

17、All my classmates are Tibetans _________ me.

A．except

B．besides

C．with

D．on

18、—I’d like to sell these old beds. But I don’t know how to do it.

—Why don’t you put up a ________ on the wall?

A．decision

B．door

C．letter

D．notice

19、A: Hi, Tim! 【1】

B: Hi, Susan! I am going to see Mary. She is in hospital.

A: 【2】

B: She was hit by a car on her way to school.

A: 【3】 Is she badly hurt?

B: Yes, she hurt her head.

A: Oh, my God! 【4】

B: I hope so too.

A: 【5】

B: Sure. Let’s go!

A．I’m sorry to hear that.

B．What are you going to do?

C．What’s the matter with her?

D．I hope she will be well soon.

E．Can I go to see her with you?

F．It happened near Renmin Square.

G．I’m reading a book about first aid.

20、A: What’s the date today, Sam?

B: _______

A: Oh, tomorrow is Aunt Li’s birthday. _______

B: Sorry, I nearly forgot it.

A: Do you have any good ideas? What shall we get her as a present?

B: What about a pair of shoes?

A: Don’t you remember we have sent her one?

B: Yes. Hmm… _______

A: I think she has had several different kinds of purses already.

B: Why not buy her a pair of sunglasses? _______

A: Good idea! Let’s go shopping together after class.

B: OK. I’ll wait for you at the school gate at 5:30 p.m.

A: Sorry! I have to clean the classroom after school. I am on duty today. _______

B: All right! See you at 6: 00 then!

【1】

A．It’s June 9th.

B．It’s eight o’clock.

C．It’s July.

D．It’s in the morning.

【2】

A．Do you like her?

B．Do you remember it?

C．Have you heard of it?

D．Will you tell her?

【3】

A．How about a handbag then?

B．Let’s get her a backpack then.

C．What about a purse then?

D．Why don’t you buy a bag then?

【4】

A．It is too windy.

B．How cold it is!

C．It often rains.

D．Summer is coming.

【5】

A．Could you please make it a little later?

B．Could you please make it a little earlier?

C．Would you mind going shopping tomorrow?

D．Would you mind not going with me?

21、Gangnam Style is a pop single by South Korean musician PSY. The song was released (发行) on July 15, 2012. Gangnam Style is one of the most watched videos ever on the Internet. It has ranked high on music charts in Asia, Europe and North America.

Alexis Martinez, 14, is on a trip to South Korea. He is learning the dance in the video Gangnam Style. Martinez says even back home in Texas the song is a big hit. “My whole school knew about it, and it was crazy,” said Martinez. “So many people in our school did it, the Gangnam Style.”

Gangnam Style has attracted more Western fans and made them interested in Korea. In Los Angeles, many people wanted to visit Korea after they saw the video.

Gangnam is the part of Seoul south of the Han River. Out of the streets of Gangnam, businesses are using PSY and his song to help sell products. And some others say because of Gangnam Style, they have seen more foreign shoppers than before. Kwon Dana runs a clothing shop in Gangnam. “Sometimes there are more foreign tourists than Korean shoppers coming to my store. When I turn on the Gangnam Style song and open the door, some people come in off the street. They smile a lot,” she said.

South Korea hopes to see more than 10 million foreign visitors this year. The Gangnam Style dance is one that anyone can learn. And cool is what Gangnam Style is all about.

【1】Which of the following is NOT true about PSY?

A．He is a famous singer and dancer.

B．He is a well-known violinist in South Korea.

C．His Gangnam Style is very popular in the world.

D．He released a pop single on July 15, 2012.

【2】The underlined word “hit” means .

A．luck

B．chance

C．success

D．talent

【3】The second paragraph mainly tells us .

A．Alexis is on his trip to South Korea

B．students love watching Gangnam Style

C．PSY went back home in Texas

D．many people start to copy PSY’s dance

【4】Kwon Dana turns on the Gangnam Style song because .

A．the song can help sell products

B．she wants to make the song more popular

C．foreign shoppers don’t know the way to her shop

D．she loves the song very much

【5】We can infer (推断) from the passage that .

A．PSY will tour Asia, Europe and North America

B．the Gangnam Style dance is difficult for children to learn

C．Alexis should hang out along the Han River

D．the South Korean tourism industry (旅游业) will be better

22、Ancient (古代的) China produced many types of beautiful works of art. Among them, calligraphy (书法), poetry (诗歌) and painting were the most famous. Often they would be put together in art. These became important starting with the Song dynasty (宋朝).

Calligraphy is the art of handwriting. In the old time the Chinese considered writing as an important form of art. Calligraphers would practice for years to learn to write perfectly, but with style. Each of the over 40,000 characters (字) needed to be written correctly. And each stroke (笔画) in a character had to be written in a certain order.

Poetry was also an important form of art. Great poets were famous all over the country, but all educated people were expected to write poetry. During the Tang dynasty, poetry was so important that writing poetry was part of the examinations to become a civil servant (文官) and work for the government.

Chinese painting was often connected with calligraphy. It is one of the oldest artistic traditions in the world. The most traditional way of Chinese painting is known as “national” or “native painting” (国画), which is quite different from western painting. People can draw mountains, homes, birds, trees and water on it.

【1】Calligraphers needed to write over ________ characters correctly in the old time.

A．10,000

B．20,000

C．30,000

D．40,000

【2】What was part of the civil service examinations during the Tang dynasty?

A．Painting.

B．Calligraphy.

C．Writing poetry.

D．Playing music.

【3】Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．Calligraphy, poetry and painting were the most famous works of art.

B．The strokes of each character could be written in any order.

C．Poetry was an important form of art like calligraphy.

D．Chinese painting was often connected with calligraphy.

【4】What’s the passage mainly about?

A．Chinese art.

B．Chinese examinations.

C．Chinese history.

D．Chinese dynasties.

23、When you feel sad, tears will come down from your eyes. When you are happy, especially when you laugh hard, tears will also come down from your eyes. But tears have a more important job than showing your feelings.

Tears keep your eyes clean and healthy. They wash away dirt and germs(细菌) just like bath. Your eyes also need tears to keep them wet. And eyes must be wet so that they can move smoothly. Your eyes are busy looking here and there all day long. They move quickly from one thing to another. If you didn’t have tears, your eyes couldn’t move, and soon you would be blind.

Maybe you don’t like tears, but your eyes can’t do without them.

【1】The story tells us ____.

A. what makes people blind   B. why people have tears

C. why people cry when they are sad   D. what tears are

【2】Tears help you by ____.

A. showing how you feel   B. making your face clean

C. washing things from your eyes   D. making your eyes bright

【3】If your eyes were not wet, you could not____.

A. look at things clearly   B. laugh and cry

C. keep clean   D. show your feelings

【4】When you are happy or sad, you may ____.

A. look at things quickly

B. wash away dirt and germs

C. have tears in your eyes

D. move your eyes quickly

【5】The sentence “your eyes can’t do without them” means ____.

A. your eyes like having baths very much

B. your eyes like tears very much

C. your eyes can’t work without tears

D. your eyes can’t open without them

24、Last month we made a survey among 300 students at our school. The questions we asked were “Who would you talk with when in trouble？”and“Why？”. Here are some answers from them.

Zheng Hao I would talk with my parents or teachers when in trouble. They are older than me and have more experience of life. They always listen to me carefully and give me helpful ideas. I trust them.

Chen Lei Life is full of small troubles，but I'm never afraid of them.I would talk with my friends when in trouble，because we understand each other and they always give me good suggestions. I won't feel worried.

Li Yan I am a quiet girl.I like to keep my secrets(秘密) . I think nobody can really understand me except(除了) myself.So I never tell others when I'm in trouble.

【1】Zheng Hao likes to talk with his ______ when in trouble.

A. parents   B. classmates   C. friends   D. brothers

【2】Chen Lei likes to talk with his friends when in trouble because ______.

A. they are older than him

B. they always give him good suggestions

C. he likes to keep secrets

D. they have more experience of life

【3】From Li Yan's answer we know she is ______.

A. outgoing   B. active   C. funny   D. quiet

【4】From the passage we know that ______ often ask others for help.

A. Zheng Hao and Chen Lei   B. Zheng Hao and Li Yan

C. Chen Lei and Li Yan   D. all of the three

【5】Which is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Chen Lei is afraid to face the troubles in life.

B. Zheng Hao and Li Yan like to keep secrets to themselves.

C. Li Yan only trusts herself so she never tells others her secrets.

D. Zheng Hao doesn't have any friends but Chen Lei has many.

25、   Each morning, I walked past a guard. The first few times I saw 【1】， I didn't say hello back to him when he greeted me. I was lost in my own world.

One Monday he asked, “How was your weekend？” I told him about my sick, elderly mother. He told me【2】 sorry he was for my mother's sickness. As I walked away, I realized I 【3】 even know his name. The following day, I asked, “What's your name？” He answered, “Gary.” I said, “I'm Deborah.” After that, we talked a couple of times a week. We shared stories 【4】 our weekends, our dreams and our families. However, Gary got offered a new job and moved away. It【5】 been years since I last spoke to him. Yet the memory feels like yesterday.

26、   4月23日是“世界读书日”，学校正在开展“读书伴我成长”主题读书日活动。请你用英文写一篇发言稿，介绍一下你喜欢阅读的书籍的种类、书名、内容简介、你喜欢它的原因以及你的阅读收获。

提示词语：habit, knowledge, benefit (受益), improve

提示问题：

· What kinds of books do you like reading?

· What is it about?

· Why do you like it? What have you benefited/learned from reading?

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