2024-2025学年（上）岳阳八年级质量检测英语

1、我不可能在如此短的时间内在化学上取得这么大的进步。

_____________________________

2、—Would you please come to the party with me tonight?

—______.I suppose we will have a wonderful night.

A.Pardon B.Have a good time C.With pleasure D.What a pity

3、---Jack,well done!I am proud of what you did.

----Thank you,Dad.

A.take pride in   B.am angry with

C.am interested in D.am nervous about

4、This year, the sports meeting is ___than before because there are ____students on the old campus.

A. shorter; fewer   B. short; few

C. short; fewer   D. shorter, less

5、We think white looks good ________ you, but people with black skins don’t look

good ________ white.

A. on, on   B. in, in

C. on, in   D. in, on

6、I like color of your coat. I’ll buy blouse like this color.

A.the; the B.a; a C.the; a

7、If you have trouble, you ought to________ the police for help.

A．asking

B．asked

C．ask

8、 ----- _____ do you visit your grandparents? ----- Twice a week

A. How long B. How soon  C. How much    D. How often

9、—Which do you like better, watching TV or listening to music?

—I ________ watching TV to listening to music.

A．prefer

B．enjoy

C．miss

10、Little Jack has a big dream. He says he ________ the best swimmer in China when he grows up.

A．is becoming

B．becomes

C．became

D．will become

11、---How do you like the story?

---Interesting, ______the end of it is not perfect.

A. though   B. so   C. or   D. because

12、—Have you ever heard of cups made of ice, tables made with tires(轮胎)？

—Yes. These can ______ in a low-carbon(低碳) restaurant, _______ is one of London’s two zero-carbon buildings in the Expo’s Urban Best Practice Area(城市最佳实践区)。

A．be founded, that

B．find, which

C．be found, which

13、 ---I'm sorry I can’t find the library book anywhere．---So I'm afraid you have to_______ it．

A. send for   B. thank for

C. pay for D. wait for

14、Mr. Green’s lessons are so ________ that the whole class enjoys working with him.

A．lively

B．meaningless

C．usual

D．traditional

15、 — My bike is broken. What should I do?

— You can get it _____ in that bike shop.

A. repair  B. repaired C. repairs  D. to repair

16、—Could you please tell me __________?

—Sure. It’s on Center Street.

A．how is the bank

B．how the bank is

C．where is the bank

D．where the bank is

17、China is ________ Asian country while Britain is ________ European country.

A. a. a   B. a. an   C. an; an   D. an; a

18、We needn’t worry about the English exam. It will be ________.

A．a piece of cake

B．a piece of news

C．a piece of advice

19、— You didn’t use to play tennis, ______?

— Yes. I still like playing tennis now.

A. didn’t you

B. did you

C. weren’t you

D. were you

20、—Judy, you look so tired.

—Yes, I didn't go to bed ________ it was 12 o'clock last night.

A.when B.until C.before D.after

21、—Did you listen to Tom’s speech yesterday?

—Yes. His words moved everyone _____.

A.present B.progress C.praise

22、A: I heard that you will go to Beijing 【1】  the Spring Festival.

B: Yes, I’ll go there to have a trip.

A: Have you 【2】 your flight ticket.

B:No,I would go there by high-speed train.

A:It’s a long way, why?

B:Yes, it’s a long way. But you needn’t 【3】 a lot of time hurrying to the airport, waiting ,checking or even being informed the fight is delayed. That would add up to almost the 【4】 amount of time on the train.

A: Sounds 【5】 .

B: Most 【6】, I can use WIFI all the way on the train. All high-speed trains are fully【7】 with WIFI.

A:Oh,wonderful. And you can 【8】 the views along the way and order your meal before hand and get it at the next station.

B:Yes. You can get special dishes from different cities too. On the train, you can take a walk, watch movies on line, play Internet games. A train can make them come true. A flight 【9】 do this.

A:We are the most lucky person to live in such a country. With the high technology surrounded , life is so 【10】and enjoyable.

B: Yes, the greatest thing is to be a Chinese.

23、根据对话情景，在每个空白处填上一个恰当的句子，使对话完整、连贯。

A: Good morning，Mr. Clinton.

B: Good morning，Mr. Brown. 【1】

A: It's a pair of chopsticks.

B: A pair of chopsticks？ 【2】

A: It is made of silver.

B: Really？It must be very expensive.

A: Yes，you are right.

B: 【3】

A: More than 100 dollars. In fact，it is not made in the US.

B: 【4】

A: In China.

B: Oh, I see. But most chopsticks are made of wood or bamboo. 【5】

A: I think it is very beautiful. I like it very much.

24、   Nowadays, the food that you buy comes from many different countries. Have a look in your fridge, cupboard, and fruit bowl and check the origins (来源) of the food. Perhaps there are apples from California, lamb from New Zealand, or potatoes from Egypt? You will probably be surprised how far food travels to get to your plate. This journey, from "field to plate", is called "food miles". A food mile is the distance that food travels from the farmer's field to the person who buys the food. Nowadays, food often travels thousands of miles to get to the consumer( 消费者). Why is this, and what are the effects(影响) of these long distances?

Traditionally, farmers sold their food in the local market. So the food didn't have to travel very far. The consumers also did not travel very far because they went to their local market to buy the food. This was a good system for farmers and consumers. However, there were some disadvantages. For example, consumers could only buy food that farmers produced locally. In addition, they could only get food that was in season. Now, because of modern technology, food comes from all over the world. We do not have to wait for spring or summer to buy strawberries or tomatoes. They are available in winter if we want.

Some countries have to import most of their food. This is because they have difficult climates. The United Arab Emirates (UAE), for example, gets 85% of its food from other countries. Even food made in the UAE often uses imported materials.

What's wrong with "food miles"? Is this not a good way of increasing international trade? I believe these miles are worrying for a number of reasons. First of all, because food travels such long distances, we need more planes, lorries, and ships to move the food. This means we use more oil or petrol. So there is more pollution and more global( 全球的) warming. In addition, food that travels a long way is not fresh and usually not very tasty. Tomatoes, for example, are picked early and stored for their long journeys. For this reason, they are usually tasteless when they get to the consumer. Local food has a better taste, and it also reduces the amount of global pollution. We need to buy more local food.

【1】What is called "food miles" according to this passage?

A.The origins of the food.

B.The effects of the long distances.

C.The journey from field to plate.

D.The disadvantages of imported food.

【2】The underlined word “available” most probably means________.

A.easy to get

B.free to see

C.willing to talk

D.impossible to get

【3】Some countries, like the United Arab Emirates, have to import most of their food because of ________.

A.long distances

B.difficult climates

C.fresh and tasty food

D.modern technology

【4】The writer uses the LAST paragraph mostly to encourage readers to ________.

A.eat imported food

B.increase international trade

C.travel long distances

D.buy more local food

【5】This passage is mainly about ________.

A.how food travels from field to plate

B.what food miles is and its effects

C.how some countries import their food

D.where different kinds of food come from

25、Train Your Brain

When was the last time you forgot to do something important? Maybe it was the answer to a test question, the name of an old friend or where you left your keys. Luckily, memory can be improved. People’s ability to remember has less to do with natural talent than it does with training and practice.

When students want to prepare for a test, they often try to study by simply reading over the material again, copying notes, etc. But these methods of remembering are not always helpful. People remember more when they actively try to understand the material they are learning rather than passively receiving it.

One great way to do this is to test yourself on the material. Come up with questions about the topic, and try to answer them without looking at your notes. It also helps to try to understand the material with different ways. For example, you could diagram (用图解法表示) the information, or you could write your own outline or study guide. The more you use the information, the more likely you are to remember it.

When I was 9, I began learning to play the flute, and my music teacher gave me some tips on practicing. He said that it’s better to practice for five minutes a day, seven days a week, than for two hours on one day. The same goes for remembering information. The more you spread out the time you spend reviewing information, the more likely you are to remember it.

A psychologist (心理学家) named Hermann Ebbinghaus made an important discovery about memory and forgetting. He found that people tend to forget information in a regular pattern. They forget the most information shortly after learning it. The rate at which they forget then slows down over time. Every time the person reviews the information, it causes them to forget less of it — which means they remember more. So it is necessary to review things you want to remember shortly after learning them. Over time, you can review them less and less frequently.

Using these methods will help improve your memory so that you can find any information you learn whenever you need it.

【1】The author writes the passage in order to ________.

A．explain the important discovery about memory and forgetting

B．show us some methods on how to improve memory

C．instruct the students how to prepare for a test

D．tell us how to actively understand the material

【2】Which method of preparing for a test may the writer support?

A．Reading the material over and over again.

B．Copying the notes and other related materials.

C．Writing an outline or study guide on your own.

D．Spending more than two hours remembering the notes.

【3】Which way is the most useful to remember 10 new English words according to Ebbinghaus’s discovery?

A．Reviewing the ten new words as soon as possible after learning them.

B．Spending more time reviewing the ten new words every day.

C．Making sentences when you are reviewing the ten new words.

D．Copying the ten new words one hundred times until you remember them.

26、Are you a fan of Chinese culture? If yes, Dunhuang is a must visit place for you. If you’re a fan of Dunhuang, Glory Is Back is a must see show for you. This show has 10 episodes (集). In each of the episodes, Wang Han, a famous host, leads a group of young people to learn and feel the rich culture in Dunhuang. They learn about the frescoes (湿壁画), music, traditions, sports and even fashions in this city. From this show, they got to know what happened more than 1000 years ago. Also in the show, it is possible for us to see them today.

Li Wuwang is the director of the show. He came up with the idea of creating a show about Dunhuang during a two-week trip there. “Dunhuang is an amazing place. Once you visit it, you will never forget about it and always want to go back there. But the frescoes will fade away one day. So we made this show to call on people to protect them,” said Li.

In order to protect the frescoes from the light of cameras, the director and his team didn’t use any cameras in front of the paintings.

If you want to know more about Dunhuang, watch the show now.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

【1】If you are a fan of Dunhuang, you can see ________.

A．Glory Is Back

B．Duanhuang show

C．the painting of Dunhuang

D．the fashion of Dunhuang

【2】________ leads some young people to learn and feel the rich culture in Dunhuang.

A．Li Wuwang

B．Wang Han

C．A worker in Dunhuang

D．A fan of Dunhuang

【3】From this show, they got to know what happened ________.

A．over 1000 years ago

B．less than 1000 years ago

C．more than 10 years ago

D．less than 21 weeks ago

【4】The underlined phrase “fade away” probably means ________.

A．be lonely

B．be happy

C．be gone

D．be sorry

【5】Which of the sentences is RIGHT?

A．You can visit only Dunhuang if you like Chinese culture.

B．The rich culture in Dunhuang includes pens, music and foods.

C．Li Wuwang thinks Dunhuang is an amazing place.

D．The light of cameras can’t influence the paintings in Dunhuang.

27、Have you ever bought Genki Forest sparkling water because it’s advertised as “sugar-free”? The company recently said that they were sorry for a misleading advertisement.

The company said the drinks are “sucrose-free”, but this is not the same as “sugar-free”? Now the company has changed the word “sugar-free” to “low sugar” on the bottle.

In fact, there are many kinds of sugar, Sucrose in just one of them. Other kinds of sugar, such as Iructose and sugar alcohol, are still in Genki Forest drinks. These types of sugar are used as sweeteners. They offer little energy, but a small amount of them can make drinks taste sweet. That’s why low sugar drinks like Genki Forest are popular who want to lose weight. They believe that they can not only enjoy sweet drinks but also avoid taking in too much sugar.

However, studies find that the sweeteners might make people eat more. When you eat sweet-tasting things, they send your brain a “sweet signal”. Then your brain tells your body to prepare itself to take in energy. But since the low-sugar soft drink has little energy, the brain will not receive what it is expecting. At this time, you will feel hungry and start getting energy by eating more food.

According to China Daily, drinking too many low-sugar drinks might lead to fatness and many other diseases. It’s time for you to think twice when you want to keep up with the fashion.

【1】Why did Genki Forest recently say sorry?

A．For not having any sugar in its drinks.

B．For making too many advertisements.

C．For advertising its drinks incorrectly.

【2】What do we know about Genki Forest from Paragraph 3?

A．There are sweeteners in its drinks.

B．People can lose weight by drinking its drinks.

C．Its drinks taste sweeter than other drinks.

【3】What do studies show about sweeteners?

A．They are used more in food than drinks.

B．They might make people feel hungrier.

C．They provide enough energy for people.

【4】According to the last paragraph, drinking lots of low-sugar drinks cam be ________.

A．harmful

B．enjoyable

C．fashionable

【5】Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A．Genki Forest-the Most Popular Drink

B．Truth Not That Sweet

C．Different Kinds of Sugar

28、根据下列短文内容，在短文的空格处填上一个恰当的词，使短文完整、通顺。

One day, a tortoise (乌龟) was walking in the forest. The tortoise was tired, but he had to keep walking.

【1】 his way he saw an eagle(鹰)in a tree. The eagle was sitting there and doing 【2】.

The tortoise 【3】 the eagle, “Mr. Eagle, can I sit like you and do nothing?”

The eagle answered, “Sure, why not?”

Then the tortoise sat on the ground under the tree. He decided to rest there for a while. Soon he fell into a deep sleep because he was too 【4】.

A man 【5】 his car to the forest. He loves to keep a tortoise. While he was driving around, he suddenly saw the tortoise 【6】 under the tree. He was so excited 【7】 he got off the car. Then he walked to the tortoise silently.

When the tortoise woke up, he found 【8】 in the car.

See? The tortoise wanted to sit like the eagle and do nothing, but he didn’t find a safe place. Don’t do silly things like the tortoise.

29、When our seventeen-year-old cat, Tigger died, it was very _________ for both of us, but particularly for my husband, Scott. Tigger was his baby and he _________ her terribly. After several months of _________, Scott was ready to have a new kitten.

We visited a local shelter and Scott picked up a tiny, scrawny(骨瘦如柴的) grey kitten who _________ only 2.6 pounds. As he held her, not only did she start purring, she tried climbing onto his shoulder, exactly like Tigger used to do. This tiny angel _________ Scott’s heart, and Simba came home with us.

Unfortunately, Simba had just about every disease in the book. Needless to say, Simba got to be a/an _________ kitty very quickly.

We could have counted the money we spent on Simba and complained about it. Instead, we focused on the blessings and _________ she brought to our home.

Next time you open your _________ to complain about something, see if you can find one good thing about the situation. _________ your thanks for it, even if it’s in your head of course, it’s better out loud. By changing your focus you will discover that you can __________ find something good, even if it is just a tiny, scrawny little thing.

【1】

A．relaxing

B．difficult

C．exciting

D．important

【2】

A．missed

B．hated

C．cared

D．feared

【3】

A．hurt

B．worry

C．trouble

D．sense

【4】

A．got

B．spent

C．lifted

D．weighed

【5】

A．hit

B．broke

C．won

D．admired

【6】

A．lovely

B．simple

C．exciting

D．expensive

【7】

A．wealth

B．joy

C．effort

D．purpose

【8】

A．door

B．heart

C．mouth

D．window

【9】

A．Express

B．Guess

C．Count

D．Discuss

【10】

A．hardly

B．always

C．only

D．even