2024-2025学年（下）潜江八年级质量检测英语

1、welcome to _________

2、用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文完整正确。每个单词限用一次，每空只填一个单词。

Darius is a 12-year-old boy from Newark, New Jersey. He doesn’t like talking with others, and he always keeps 【1】. But he is helpful.

【2】, Darius made bow ties (蝶形领结) to help homeless pets find new homes. His love for bow ties started at a very early age. When he was two, he wasn’t able to speak or do any easy things as other two-year-old 【3】 did. His mother and sister tried to help 【4】. Darius made a breakthrough (突破) when his sister 【5】 making hair ribbons (发带) for little girls.

“My mother and I came up 【6】 the idea that if he helped us with things like preparing the ribbon or cutting it, it would help him. And we were 【7】 because it worked!” his sister said.

Darius started making bow ties and 【8】 one every day. He began giving away many bow ties to animal shelters. 【9】 people bought bow ties online, it helped him buy materials (材料) for bow ties. Darius became famous for helping homeless pets. Many 【10】 interviewed him, and he even received a personal letter from the President of the United States.

3、Jane wants to know. Does the chief editor prefer a short title for an article? (保持句意基本不变）

Jane ________ ________ the chief editor ________ a short title for an article.

4、Look at the sign! It says “No smoking”! You ________ smoke here. It’s dangerous.

A．may

B．ought to

C．don’t have to

D．mustn’t

5、When the little boy left hospital, he looked ________ than before.

A．healthy

B．more healthily

C．much healthier

D．more healthier

6、I must ________ that hole with a board (木板) or someone may fall into it at night.

A．fill

B．cover

C．make

D．turn

7、They had to go out and hunt for food to keep themselves __________.

A.live B.life C.lives D.alive

8、—_______I come back before five o’clock?

—No, you ________. But you________ be back later than seven o’clock

A．Need; must; mustn’t

B．May; mustn’t; can’t

C．Can; can’t; can’t

D．Must; needn’t; can’t

9、In our school library, there are many books about English, Chinese, PE ________.

A．for example

B．and so on

C．such as

D．also

10、The woman ________ me ________ my mother.

A.lets; think B.makes; think C.reminds; to D.reminds; of

11、________ students took part in our school sports meeting last autumn.

A．Ten hundred of

B．Hundreds of

C．Many hundreds

D．Two hundreds of

12、What changes ________ in your life over these years?

A.have there had B.has there been C.have there been D.has there had

13、—Could you please help me carry the box?—_______.

A．Of course, you could.

B．Yes, sure.

C．It doesn’t matter.

D．That’s all right.

14、We live in Shanxi Province. She’s our beautiful home. We all love .

A．him

B．them

C．her

D．it

15、 I’ll call you as soon as Tom ______ back tomorrow.

A. comes   B. will come C. has come

16、Jack is in Guangzhou now. I ________ him every week. He says he misses me.

A. hear from   B. heard of

C. come from   D. look at

17、I think the movie is not_______interesting________I expected.

A．as；so   B．so；as C．so；that D．so；than

18、I have been to many   places．What about you?

A. interest   B. interesting   C. interested   D. to interest

19、________（thousand）of students rushed out to celebrate their victory（胜利）．

20、请阅读下面对话，根据对话内容从方框中选择恰当的句子填入空白处，使对话通顺、合理，意思完整。

Linda: Hi, Jenny! You look unhappy. 【1】

Jenny: Oh…I argued with my mom just now.

Linda: How come?

Jenny: Because she didn't buy a selfie stick（自拍杆）for me.

Linda: A selfie stick? 【2】

Jenny: It can help take photos easily. It is cheap, only 25yuan.

Linda: 【3】

Jenny: Good idea. But how can I make money if I buy it by myself? 【4】

Linda: Yes. Can you do housework?

Jenny: Yes, I can. 【5】

Linda: Green Restaurant wants a helper. You can have a try. It pays you 10 yuan an hour. 

Jenny: Sounds great.

A.Why didn't she buy a selfie stick for you?

B.Why not buy it by yourself?

C.I can do the dishes and do some cleaning.

D.What happened?

E.What’s it used for?

F.What should I do?

G.Do you have any good ideas?

21、   Saya was a life—like woman robot. She started her work as a teacher at a primary school in Tokyo, Japan days ago. She gave lessons to the students there. You won't hurt it if you touch（触摸）it, hit or play with it.

The scientist who built Saya said, "We didn't want Saya to do all the work of a teacher, but to build this robot to teach children about technology（技术）. And Saya may be a help to the schools which have not enough teachers."

"In some villages and small schools, there are children who know little about new technology. There are also some teachers who can't teach these lessons. So we hope the robot can make the children become interested in new technology." said the scientist.

Many of the children were very excited when Saya came to school. They liked to listen to her report. When class was over, some students touched her face and felt her.

The scientists in Japan hope that they can make some robots to look after the older people in the future.

根据短文内容,选择正确答案。

【1】What is Saya?

A.A scientist. B.A student. C.A robot. D.An animal.

【2】What can Saya do at school?

A.She can teach the students technology. B.She can help children do homework.

C.She can show her computer program. D.She can play with the students.

【3】Why did the scientist build Saya?

A.To make money. B.To teach math in the school.

C.To become famous. D.To make students become interested in technology.

【4】How did the children feel when Saya came to their school?

A.Scared. B.Excited. C.Nervous. D.Worried.

【5】Which is right according to the passage?

A.No one can touch or hit Saya.

B.Say a can do all the work of a mother.

C.There are enough teachers in schools in Japan.

D.Japan hasn't built robots that can take care of the old people.

22、   Do you often go on a trip? Did you live in a hotel made of ice and snow? Well, there is one in North China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (内蒙古自治区). The hotel opened on January 1st, 2018.

The hotel is the first of its kind in China. It is said that workers used about 1,500 tons of ice and snow to build the hotel. Almost all things in the hotel, like beds and tables, are made of ice and snow. The ice hotel is about 1,000 square meters (平方米), and it has 10 rooms. Each of them is 10 to 15 square meters. It also has a recreation (娱乐) hall, a reading room, a bar (酒吧) and a dining hall.

You may think it will be very cold to stay in the hotel. Well, the temperature in each room is about 5 degrees below zero. But the beds are covered with warm bedclothes. You can also use sleeping bags when you go to bed, so you won’t feel   ▲  .

What if the weather becomes warmer and warmer? Will the hotel melt? The answer is yes, of course. The hotel is expected to melt away in three months as it gets warm in spring. Would you like to visit the hotel and live in it?

【1】Which of the following is TRUE about the hotel?

A. The hotel opened one year ago. B. China has many ice hotels like this one.

C. The hotel is built in Shandong. D. The beds in the hotel are made of ice.

【2】There is NOT ______ in the hotel.

A. a dining hall B. a recreation hall C. a swimming pool D. a reading room

【3】Which word can be put in   ▲  ?

A. hot B. cold C. warm D. cool

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

A. 融化 B. 扩建 C. 升值 D. 蒸发

【5】In which part of the newspaper can we find this passage?

A. PEOPLE B. SCIENCE C. TRAVEL D. SPORT

23、   A farmer had a cow. He took very good care of this cow and one day when it was ill, he was very worried. He telephoned the vet.

“What’s the problem?” The vet asked him when he arrived. “My cow’s ill,” the farmer said. “I don’t know what’s the matter with her. She’s lying down and won’t eat. She's making a strange noise.”

The vet looked over the cow. “She’s certainly ill,” he said, “and she needs to take some very strong medicine.” He took a bottle out of his box, put two pills into his hand and said, “Give her these. The pills should make her better.”

“How should I give them to her?” the farmer asked. The vet gave him a tube (管子)and said, “Put this tube in her mouth, then put the pills in the tube and blow. That'll make it.”

The next day the vet came to the farm again. The farmer was sitting outside his house and looked more worried. “How’s your cow?” the vet asked. “No change,” the farmer said, “and I’m feeling very strange myself.” “Oh?” the vet said, “Why?” “I did what you said,” the farmer answered. “I put the tube in the cow’s mouth and then put two pills down it.” “And?” the vet asked. “The cow blew first,” the farmer said.

【1】In the story, the vet must be________.

A.the farmer’s friend B.a milk factory C.a hospital for cows D. a doctor for animals

【2】The farmer asked the vet for help when his cow________.

A.couldn’t lie down B.didn’t eat the pills C.couldn’t make any noise D.was ill

【3】The vet taught the farmer how________.

A.to blow the tube B.to make the cow take the pills

C.to take the medicine D.to put the tube in his mouth

【4】What was mainly the end of the story?

A.The vet took the medicine. B.The farmer took the medicine.

C.The cow took the medicine. D.The cow was all right.

24、One day a boy was walking along the street. Suddenly he stopped and looked up into the sky.

A young man passed by him. When he saw the boy, he felt curious and looked up, too.

Just then a girl came up and saw them. “Is there anything interesting in the sky?” She thought and looked up, too.

After a while there were quite some people. They were interested in the clear blue sky.

Suddenly the boy asked, “Hey, what are all of you looking up at?” “That’s what we are going to ask you,” said the young man. “You want to ask me? But I wasn’t looking at anything,” said the boy. “I raised my head upward(向上) because my nose bled(流血). That’s a terrible thing.”

【1】What was the boy doing one day?

A. He was looking for something in the street.

B. He was going down the street on foot.

C. He was going to see his friend.

D. He was looking up at the plane in the sky.

【2】What does the word “curious” in the passage mean in Chinese?

A. 好奇的 B. 着急的 C. 烦恼的 D. 高兴的

【3】The girl thought _______ , so she looked up.

A. there was something wrong with the boy

B. none of the people were interested in the sky

C. the young man could see nothing in the sky

D. there was something interesting in the sky

【4】The boy looked up into the sky only because _______.

A. he liked doing so very much B. the other people also did so

C. something was wrong with his nose D. his mother told him to do so

【5】From the passage we can see ________.

A. many people were looking up

B. there must be something in the sky

C. there was an accident in the street

D. the boy did not know why other people were looking up into  the sky as he did.

25、根据短文内容和所给汉语提示，在空白处写出单词的正确形式，每空一词。

Tina and Tara are twin sisters. But they are quite 【1】(不同的). Tina likes reading, her 【2】(最喜爱的) kind of book is science 【3】(小说). She is also interested in science and 【4】(科技) and loves to 【5】(想象) what the world will be like in 50 years. Tara likes 【6】(流行) music very much. She is a member of the school 【7】(乐队). She is also a 【8】(迷) of country music. She said it could 【9】(提醒) her of the best things in life, such as friends, family and the 【10】(美丽) of nature and the countryside.

26、我们日常的课本学习不仅能学到知识而且也会改善着我们的生活习惯。只要我们有一颗上进心，就会带来很大的变化，请根据下面表格提供的信息，以“ My changes”为题用英语写一篇短文，向同学介绍你的变化并简要说明理由。

要求：1.注意语句通顺，条理清晰；

2.词数80左右，必须包括表格中所有的相关信息，省略号部分适当发挥；

3.文中不得出现真实姓名校名和地名等。

My changes

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