2024-2025学年（上）衡阳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。

       If 2019 is really “the year we woke up to climate change”, then the following years should be the time we start actually doing something about it. Because we are nearly out of time. We can’t afford to wait any longer to take action. 1. Take the following suggestions seriously to make a change.

       Do shopping wisely. Instead of buying many new clothes, wear what is already in your closet（衣柜）. After all, most clothes are made of materials that are hard to deal with when they become waste. 2. The fewer clothes you buy, the more energy you will save. Be a smart shopper, buy less and match what you have owned more.

       3. 把钱花在更有意义的东西上。 There are many different kinds of organizations aiming to protect the environment .Donate（捐赠）money to an organization to help it do something practical to the environment. It is meaningful though the money may not be too much. It shows your care for the world.

       Use less plastics. Avoiding using plastics seems impossible, but you can use them less. 4. Taking reusable bags instead of buying plastic bags helps a lot. Replacing plastic cups with reusable water bottles is also a good idea. It’s useful to bring your own takeout containers（容器）to restaurants for leftovers as well.

       Fall in love with your own world. When you love something, you want to protect it. Pay attention to the beautiful nature around you, 5. 这样你才能享受到世界的美。

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2、-Have you seen anyone passing your office?

-Sorry, I didn't notice it because I ________ a telephone call.

A.am answering B.was answering C.have answered D.answer

3、—Could you tell me the way to the bank?

—Sure. Walk straight and then turn right. Go ________a bookstore. The bank is next to it.

A.through B.into C.past

4、—Have you finished reading The Wonderful Wizard of Oz?

—No. It will be two days ________ I finish it completely.

A．until

B．since

C．before

D．when

5、______________ of the students in our class   60.

A. A number; is   B. A number; are   C. The number; is   D. The number; are

6、—How do you study _________ a test?

—I often study _________ a group.

A．to；for

B．for；at

C．for；with

7、My computer has ________. Can you help me repair it?

A．broken down

B．taken down

C．knocked down

D．turned down

8、My mother doesn't agree ______ me to make friends with the boy．

A. to B. with

C. on D. in

9、Every winter heavy smog (烟雾) usually hits Harbin. All primary and middle school students don’t have classes during the smoggy days. What should we do to prevent the smog harming us in this weather?

(1) Open the window and let fresh air in.

(2) Eat more fruit and vegetables.

(3) Do more outdoor sports, such as jogging and playing basketball.

(4) Wear a mask over mouths and noses when we go outside.

(5) Stay inside as much as possible instead of going outside.

A．(1)(2)(4)

B．(1)(3)(5)

C．(2)(4)(5)

10、You have the ________ and the power to decide how your story ends. Never give another the right (权力) to write your story for you.

A．choice

B．present

C．style

D．pity

11、—Could you tell me __________ it is from the nearest bank to your office?

—About 10 minutes' walk.

A.how long B.how far C.how soon D.how much

12、 Minions (小黄人. pretty popular since the film “Despicable Me” was shown.

A. become B. will become

C. have become  D. are becoming

13、 You ____ read WECHAT(微信)for too long. It’s not good for your eyes.

A. shouldn’t   B. may not   C. couldn’t

14、— Why did you throw stones ________ your classmate?

— Sorry, I just wanted to play a trick ________ him.

A．away; at

B．for; on

C．at; on

D．at; for

15、Which of the following sentence is NOT RIGHT?

A.Much though he admired the author, he didn’t dare to see her in person.

B.Search as they would, they could find no one in the woods.

C.A single mother as she was, she cultivated her child well.

D.heavily as it was raining, he insisted on having a walk outside.

16、――Li Hua can remember 40 new words in a new way every day.

――_______ it is!

A. What fun   B. How a fun

C. What interesting   D. How an interest

17、It is helpful to ________ a good habit of reading in language learning.

A. take B. show

C. develop   D. match

18、Actually, this problem is very easy and you can solve it.

A．Finally

B．Totally

C．In fact

D．At least

19、When the sun started to go down, the explorer stopped and________a tent.

A. came up   B. sped up

C. looked up   D. set up

20、When the summer ________, the students felt sad to say goodbye to each other.

A.came to an end B.came true C.was ready D.turned out

21、 --- Thank you for inviting me to your new house.

--- ________. Just help yourself.

A. It doesn’t matter.   B. All right..

C. Don’t mention it.   D. The same to you

22、补全对话

A: Hi, Zhang Lin. Long time no see. 【1】?

B: Just so-so. You know my English was poor. I went to an English summer school to improve it during the summer holiday, so I didn’t have enough time to travel or take part in any activities.

A: 【2】?

B: Yes, it has improved a lot. How was your summer holiday, Jack?

A: It was wonderful. Tom, Tony and I spent the whole holiday helping others in a disabled children’s home.

B: 【3】?

A: Of course. We did a lot of things, such as feeding disabled children, telling stories to them and cleaning rooms for them.

B: 【4】!

A: Yes, it really was. I have learned a lot from it. Though I had no time to travel, I still feel very happy.

B: 【5】?

A: I think we’ll go there this winter holiday again. Would you like to join us?

B: Yes, I’d love to. Helping others can make us happy.

23、补全对话。

A: Hi, Tony. Do you have any plans for tomorrow?

B: No. Any suggestion?

A: 【1】 He is a star at the zoo and good at doing sport.

B: Good idea. 【2】

A: How about 8 o’clock at the zoo gate?

B: Sounds great. 【3】

A: I’ll ride my bike. What about you?

B: The zoo is not far away from my home. 【4】

A: OK. 【5】

B: Wonderful! We can take photos with Meng Lan together.

A．Let’s bike to school.

B．Maybe I’ll take a bus.

C．Then I’ll take my camera.

D．How are you going there?

E．When and where shall we meet?

F．Let’s go to see the panda Meng Lan.

24、A Book Review—The Snake-Stone by Berlie Doherty

The setting: Urban England (the cities), but also rural England (the countryside) including remote English villages.

The theme: The main theme is a teenage search of self-discovery, in this case the search for a mother from whom the hero(主人公) was separated at an early age. It also talks about love, getting on with others, being persistent(坚持不懈的) and trying to deal with doubts, troubles and worries. As the book moves to a close, James, swimming coach says to him, “You are not like a kid following instructions any more. You are diving like a young man who knows where he is going.”

The characters: James is the hero of the story. He is a championship diver, and has a comfortable life with his foster parents(养父母). Yet he also has the qualities to take himself on a long journey to find his birth mother. The other characters in The Snake Stone, James’s parents, his diving coach, best friend, the villagers, people he meets on his journey, are pictured realistically.

The turning point: The turning point in the story comes while James’s foster parents are away in London, and he wonders about the identity(辨认) of his birth mother. The only clue he has is a fossil(化石), “the snake stone” which she left behind along with a note on which she had written: “Take good care of Sammie.” It was written on a letter with parts of an address still there.

The journey: Instead of going to London, James decides to find his birth mother. With help from his geography teacher, James sets out for the remote country village where his mother might be found. James has painful, challenging, but also humorous and happy travels. He finally meets his mother, Anne, and comes to understand why she left him at a stranger’s door fifteen years before. Although the meeting is not long, it leaves him with a feeling of completeness. As a journey of self-discovery, The Snake Stone also provides its readers with a happy ending. Its hero says, on returning to his foster parents, “I was home.”

【1】What is the main theme of the novel?

A．Life with foster parents.

B．Life in the world of diving.

C．A journey of self-discovery.

D．A travel around the country.

【2】What do the coach’s words in Paragraph 2 suggest?

A．James is a successful diver.

B．James is a hopeful swimmer.

C．James is an outgoing young man.

D．James is able to make life decisions on his own.

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

A．The story has a happy and complete ending.

B．The story takes place in the city of London.

C．The characters are realistically described.

D．The turning point comes while James foster parents are away in London.

【4】From the book review, we can infer that James’ journey is ________.

A．boring

B．valuable

C．comfortable

D．dangerous

25、

【1】You can buy ______ with $3.99 in Burger King.

A．only a small double Cheeseburger King

B．a small double Cheeseburger King and coke

C．a small double Cheeseburger King and potato chips

D．a small double Cheeseburger King with coke and potato chips

【2】If you want to join Sunshine Children’s Club, you should be ________.

A．3 years old.

B．11 years old

C．13 years old

D．18 years old

【3】You can go to City Children’s Library at ________.

A．10: 00 a.m. on Wednesday

B．9:00 a.m. on Sunday

C．9:30 p.m. on Thursday

D．3: 00 p.m. on Saturday

【4】If you visit http://www.lookandlearn.com, you can ________.

A．get more information about Sunshine Children's Club

B．read books in City Children’s Library online

C．know more about Prize Art Competition

D．send an e-mail to Burger King

【5】From the advertisement, we know that ________.

A．you have to pay if you go to City Children’s Library

B．Sunshine Children’s Club opens 6 days a week

C．we can have chicken wings in Burger King

D．a 20-year-old girl can not take part in the Prize Art Competition

26、According to a new survey, students’ safety has become a big problem. Nearly 50% of the students say they are worried about robbery (抢劫) on the way to and from school. Now in main big cities in China, some schools have taught an unusual lesson: self-protection. Students like this lesson because there are no exams or boring things. And they can learn how to save lives and know how to stop danger before it really happens. A teacher named Chen Haoyu gives young students advice on how to deal with danger.

If you are robbed, please keep calm. If you cannot cry for help or run away, give the robber your money. Try to remember what the robber looks like and tell the police later.

If a car hits you, you should remember the car number. If it is a bicycle, try to call your parents before you let the rider go. This is because you don’t know how seriously you are hurt.

If it is raining hard and there is lighting, don’t stay in high places and stay away from tall trees.

When there is a fire, get away as fast as you can. Put wet things on your body and try to find an exit. Do not use the lift.

If you see that someone is drowning (溺水) but you can’t swim, don’t get into the water. Cry out for help.

Remember that danger is never as far away as you think. Take care of yourself at all times!

【1】Why do students like the self-protection lesson?

A．Because it’s unusual.

B．Because it’s important.

C．Because it’s easy to pass.

D．Because it’s interesting and there are no exams.

【2】What should you do if you are robbed?

A．Be scared and do nothing.

B．Let the robber take away your money.

C．Call 110 for help at once.

D．Give the robber money and remember what the robber looks like.

【3】If your house is on fire, you must ________.

A．put dry things on your body

B．run away and find an exit as quickly as you can

C．run quickly and use the lift

D．take something expensive and then run away

【4】The best title for this passage is ________.

A．How to Keep Calm

B．Self-protection

C．An Usual Lesson

D．Danger

27、Now the game Angry Birds has become more and more popular with the young and the old. I’m sure you also enjoy it a lot. But is it too small to play the game on your mobile phone or on your computer? Do you want to visit a park where you can find some bigger birds and pigs? As this picture shows, Angry Birds has now become much bigger. Copying the action of the real computer game, players pull a real catapult(弹弓) and shoot Angry Birds toys at green piggy balloons. I think that must be very exciting to touch such big birds.

Angry Birds Land recently opened inside Sarkanniemi Amusement Park in Tampere, Finland(芬兰). It is the first Angry Birds theme park in the world. Finland is a country in northern Europe. And then other countries will copy Finland’s example. The UK government says that they plan to build Angry Birds theme parks in the UK. What’s more, you can see such theme parks not only in the UK, but also in other countries. The game, Angry Birds, is created by the Finnish company Rovio. It agrees to help build the theme parks all over the world.

【1】 Why does the news say Angry Birds has become bigger?

A. Because the screens of mobile phones and computers have become bigger.

B. Because Angry Birds has become more and more popular.

C. Because people spend much more money on Angry Birds.

D. Because there have been theme parks named Angry Birds.

【2】 From the second paragraph, we can infer（推测） that .

A. some countries don’t allow kids to play Angry Birds any more

B. Angry Birds theme parks will be built in more and more places

C. building Angry Birds theme parks is not a good idea

D. it’s difficult to clean up an Angry Birds theme park

【3】 The underlined word “It” refers to .

A. the game Angry Birds

B. the Angry Birds theme park

C. the company that created the game Angry Birds

D. the engineer who created the first Angry Birds theme park

【4】 What’s the best title for this passage?

A. Angry Birds in Finland.

B. More Angry Birds in the World.

C. Angry Birds Flying to Theme Parks.

D. Rovio Plans to Build More Angry Birds Theme Parks.

28、根据短文内容及所给首字母提示写出所缺单词，使短文意思完整，每空一词。

A man had a garden. He p【1】 a rose and watered it carefully. Before the rose blossomed (盛开) , he noticed many thorns (刺) around the bud (花蕾) and he thought, “How can any beautiful flower come from a plant w【2】so many sharp thorns?” Because of this idea, he lost i【3】 in this kind of plant, then he gave up watering the rose. And just before it was ready to blossom, it died.

Good qualities are just like roses. There is a rose in each spirit. The good qualities planted in us at birth, grow a【4】 the thorns-our weaknesses. Many of us look at o【5】 and we only see our weaknesses. We lose heart, thinking that nothing good can possibly come from us. We give up watering the roses in us, and s【6】 they die. We never realize the gifts of b【7】 able to find out good qualities.

Someone may not see the rose in himself, so we need to help h【8】 discover the rose. With love, we can accept a person into our life, even though we know his t【9】 weaknesses. At the same time, we should encourage him to f【10】 his weaknesses bravely and correct them. Then he will blossom many times.

29、One evening a young woman walked on the beach. She _________  to see the footsteps（足迹）she had left in the sand, but they had already been washed away by the water. When she turned to continue her walk, she was surprised to see an old woman _________ by a fire.

She walked up to the old woman and asked, “Where did you come from? I didn’t see you here a minute ago.”

_________ answering her question, the old woman said, “Sit with me, my child. I have something to show you.”

As the young woman sat down beside the fire, the old woman handed her a book. She turned the pages of the book one by one and was _________ to discover they told the story of her whole life, from the early days of _________ to the present. But when she turned to the next page, she found it empty. And the rest of the pages in the book were all empty.

“Does this mean my life ends tonight?” she asked.

“No, my child. It means tonight your life _________.”

At that time the old woman took the book into her hands and began to tear(撕掉)each of the pages that had words out of the book. She then threw _________ into the fire until all left were empty pages. She handed the book of empty pages to the young woman. “You see,” she said, “just as the water washed away your footsteps in the sand, your past is forever gone. What you _________ have is here and now. Each moment is the beginning of the rest of your life and you should live it to the fullest, because you won’t live that moment a(an) _________ time. For your future, you are free to shape it as you wish, __________ it has not yet been written.”

【1】

A．turns

B．turned

C．is turning

【2】

A．sitting

B．to sit

C．sat

【3】

A．Thanks to

B．Instead of

C．As for

【4】

A．tired

B．sad

C．amazed

【5】

A．childhood

B．adulthood

C．old age

【6】

A．ends

B．lives

C．begins

【7】

A．them

B．it

C．her

【8】

A．hardly

B．lately

C．truly

【9】

A．other

B．another

C．second

【10】

A．whether

B．because

C．then