2024-2025学年（上）丽江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。

How important is music? 1. It’s often believed that listening to music is nice, but not very meaningful. It is often only thought to be entertainment（娱乐）, but not the first choice for education. This opinion is wrong.

Music tells us who we are. 2. Music reflects the musicians’ ideas and the social environment that they are in. For example, just as Mozart’s music represents（代表）a lifestyle, rock music also represents a lifestyle. George Gershwin’s music is another example. He introduced jazz style into his music.

3. 音乐以一种不同的方式帮助人们了解世界。Science explains how the sun rises and sets. Music explores（探索）emotional（情绪的）meanings. People need every possible way to learn and experience more.

Music shows people’s thoughts. We can “talk” to each other in this amazing way. Through the language we express different feelings. 4. Our happiness, pain and hope can be sensed by others. When we do not let our children receive a good music education, we take them away from the meanings that music expresses. 5. 毫无疑问，我们的孩子无法欣赏音乐之美是一种遗憾。So music education is much more necessary than people usually think.

【1】___________________________________.

【2】___________________________________.

【3】___________________________________.

【4】___________________________________.

【5】___________________________________.

2、—Excuse me, could you please tell me ________?

—Sorry, sir. I don’t know the reason exactly.

A．how the accident happened

B．how did the accident happen

C．where the accident happened

D．when did the accident happen

3、She finished the work _____ as soon as possible. She’s very happy now.

A.succeed   B.successfully

C.success D.successful

4、---We have missed the last bus. What shall we do?

--- I’m afraid we have no______ but to take a taxi.

A. reason   B. habit   C. choice   D. mistake

5、—What do you think of the movie you watched yesterday?

—I almost fell asleep. It was ________ well made ________ well acted.

A．either, or

B．neither, nor

C．not only, but also

D．both, and

6、I choose to believe the story, ________  there is a lot of debate over whether there actually was Trojan War.

A.until B.unless C.because D.although

7、― Have you made a plan to raise food for people there?

―Yes. Now we are thinking about how to _________.

A．pick it out

B．carry it out

C．give it out

D．put it out

8、I wanted to buy a copy of The Youth, but there was _______ left in the bookshop．_______has just bought the last one.

A． no one;  Everybody B． none;  Somebody

C． anyone;  Somebody D． something;  Nobody

9、—Could you tell us ______?

—Sorry, I’ve no idea.

A. what was wrong with him B. which is the way to the nearest hospital

C. if there will be an exhibition or not D. when did they get married

10、I like the music______ I can dance________.

A.which； with B.which； at C.that: with D.that； to

11、I would like to recommend Daniel_______ our new monitor. He is suitable____ this position.

A. as; for   B. with; as

C. with; for   D. as; as

12、---Why didn’t you come to Tom's birthday party last night?

---Because I ________ .

A．am not invited

B．wasn’t invited

C．didn’t invited

D．haven’t invited

13、Look! A big modern building _________ in our city.

A. is built   B. is being built

C. has been built   D. is building

14、The movie is about an old woman and her three sons in ______ seventeenth century.

A.a B.an C.the D.不填

15、So many fighters such as Zhong Nanshan and Li Lanjuan have ________ themselves to the war without guns.

A．developed

B．discovered

C．devoted

D．donated

16、After two hours of reading, Paul _________ his book on the table and _________ down for a rest.

A．laid; lay

B．laid; laid

C．lay; lay

17、—Can you go to the movie with me tonight?

—I'd love to, but I can't ________ the time.

A.provide B.spend C.attend D.spare

18、Li Ming eats _____ and he is _____ fat now. I think he needs exercise.

A. too much; too much   B. much too; too much

C. too much; much too   D. much too, much too

19、My father plans a beautiful bowl from wood.

A. to buy ; that makes   B. buying; which are made   C. to buy; made

20、I was born ___ the evening ___ March 12,1997.

A.in  on  B.in  of  C.on  of D.in  on

21、Each time I ______ her office, she always nicely says hi to me.

A．lay out

B．pass by

C．look through

D．rush out

22、 lt's not just women who wear skirts.【1】. In Scotland, men wear a kind of skirt called a kilt (短褶裙). The kilt is their national dress and an important part of their culture.

【2】. It has different colors. Each family in Scotland has its own colors.

Why did people in Scotland start to wear kilts?【3】. One is that the kilt was made in the 1720s by an English factory owner called Thomas Rawlinson. He had a number of workers from Scotland in his factory and be thought their long clothes got in the way of their work【4】In the old days, soldiers in Scotland wore kilts. Later, all men there began to wear them. Today, most men in Scotland only wear kilts on special days. Soldiers also wear them in important celebrations.   【5】 , but they no longer wear them to fight.

23、A: Jack, what makes you so upset?

B: 【1】 I could hardly have a sound sleep these days.

A: I guess you need to go to the doctor. 【2】

B: I did. The doctor told me that I was under too much pressure.

A: 【3】

B: Probably I didn’t get a satisfying grade in the test last week.

A: I guess you didn’t review what you had learned in the vocation.

B: No, I didn’t. 【4】

A: So remember to study what you have learned especially before the exam.

B: Thanks for your advice. 【5】

A: You’re welcome.

A.Do you feel stressed out because of your study?

B.I’ve got a problem.

C.I’ll do as you suggest.

D.Maybe he will be able to tell you what to do.

E.I played for the whole two months.

24、Which color do you like best? Everyone has his own favorite color, but how do people feel about colors? It depends on their cultures. The same color sometimes has different meanings in different countries.

In England, the right color for a bride(新娘) to wear is white. But in China and other eastern countries, brides often wear red. Why? It is because the red color is a sign of good luck.

Red is used as a sign of danger in England. Road signs are often in red. In eastern countries, red does not mean you have to be careful.

In England and other western countries, black is the color of death. But in many eastern countries, most people think white is the color of death.

In England, green is used in traffic lights to tell people that it is safe to go. Green is often seen as a lucky color, but wearing green at a wedding is unlucky.

Many people like the color orange because it is bright and exciting. But some advertisers will not use orange in their ads because they believe it suggests that their products(产品) are cheap and perhaps not of high quality.

As is known to all, red is the most popular color in China while in England it is blue.

【1】Most Chinese people like red because they think ______.

A. it is safe to go

B. it can bring good luck

C. it is bright and exciting

D. it has different meanings

【2】 In many eastern countries, most people think ______ is the color of death.

A. black   B. green   C. white D. yellow

【3】In England, people think ______.

A. red is the color of death

B. it’s lucky to wear green at a wedding

C. the right color for a bride to wear is white

D. it’s dangerous to go with the green traffic lights

【4】The underlined word “advertisers” in the passage means ______.

A. 广告商   B. 生产商

C. 制片人   D. 合伙人

25、   Thirty-one Chinese firefighters and local officials have died while trying to bring a huge forest fire under control.

The fire broke out in the mountains of Liangshan, Sichuan. It started on the afternoon of March 30. Five helicopters( 直升机)and nearly 700 people were sent to the scene to control the fire.

Suddenly, the winds changed unexpectedly and caused the deaths. A huge fireball was formed because of the winds. The 31 firefighters and officials were caught up in the fireball. The death number has been the largest for firefighters in China since 2015.

________ Their average(平均) age was only 22.3. One of them was 29-year- old Jiang Feifei. In his last WeChat post, he said, "I am on the way to fight a fire again. Please give me some encouragement. "Those words have touched the hearts of many people. They were spread on Sina Weibo and have received nearly 300,000 comments(评论).

The 31 firefighters and officials have been honored as martyrs. China's Ministry of Emergency Management(应急管理部) has changed its website into black and white to show sadness for them. In Liangshan, tens of thousands of people lined the streets to pay their respect to the victims(罹难者). Some of them even put white scarves and heartshaped-candles on the road

Because of dry weather and rising temperatures, forest fires are very common in China in spring. In Sichuan alone, there have been 59 fires this year. On April 1, Chinese government presented the first red warning for forest fires this year.

【1】What's the main cause of these firefighters and local officials' deaths?

A.The sudden change of winds B.Dry weather and high temperatures

C.The huge forest fire D.Too many people were sent to the scene

【2】Which of the following sentences is the best to be put in the blank of Paragraph 4?

A.The fire caused many deaths. B.Many people liked posting on Sina Weibo

C.The victims were all young D.It's great danger to the firefighters

【3】What can we know from Paragraph 4?

A.The youngest victim was only 23 years old

B.It's the second time for Jiang Feifei to put out a fire

C.Jiang Feifei's post on WeChat has been a hot point

D.Jiang's words made many people have heat diseases

【4】What does the underlined word “martyrs” mean in Paragraph 5?

A.People who are firefighters and officials

B.People who are killed because of strong beliefs

C.People who are from China's Ministry of Emergency Management

D.People who are killed in a forest fire

【5】Why did the government present the red warning for forest fires?

A.Because the government wanted to show sadness for them.

B.Because forest fires are very common in China in spring

C.Because many firefighters have died in the forest fires

D.Because the winds changed unexpectedly in China

26、Tea, coffee and cocoa are three major drinks all over the world. Tea is drunk by the largest number of people in the world. Tea, as well as silk and porcelain,(陶瓷) began to be known by the world over a thousand years ago and has been an important Chinese export（出口物） since then.

Tea has a history of over 4 , 000 years and China is the home of tea. In ancient China, tea was used as a kind of medicine, while nowadays people drink tea daily.

Longjing, Pu'er, Wulong and Tieguanyin are all famous tea. Thanks to the mild climate and rich soil in Fujian, Zhejiang and Yunnan, tea is produced mainly in these provinces.

The word for tea in different languages came from Chinese, like "cha'i" in Russian. And the Japanese character for tea is written exactly the same as it is in Chinese.

Over the past centuries, Chinese people have developed their unique tea culture, which includes tea planting, tea-leaf picking, tea making, tea drinking and so on. Tea is also popular in some sayings, like "A friendship between gentlemen is like a cup of tea." In dances, songs, poems and novels, tea is often mentioned. too.

【1】How many drinks are mentioned in this passage?

A. Three.   B. Four.   C. Five.   D. Six.

【2】Tea is produced mainly in Fujian, Zhejiang and Yunnan because__________.

A. they are all big provinces   B. they are all close to the sea

C. there are quite a lot of mountains there   D. the climate is mild and the soil is rich there

【3】What does the last paragraph mainly tells us?

A. China’s tea culture is almost the same as that in other countries

B. China has a special tea culture.

C. Tea is very popular in Chinese sayings.

D. Tea is the most popular

【4】Which is the best title for the passage?

A. China's Tea Culture   B. A Saying of Tea   C. Drinks in the World   D. Tea and Coffee

27、   It was a village in India. The people were poor. However, they were not unhappy. After all, their forefathers(祖先) had lived in the same way for centuries.

Then one day, some visitors from the city arrived. They told the villagers there were some people elsewhere who liked to eat frogs’ legs. However, they did not have enough frogs of their own, and so they wanted to buy frogs from other places.

This seemed like money for nothing. There were millions of frogs in the fields around, and they were no use to the villagers. All they had to do was to catch them. Agreement was reached, and the children were sent into the fields to catch frogs. Every week a truck arrived to collect the catch and hand over the money. For the first time, the people were able to dream of a better future. But the dream didn’t last long.

The change was hardly noticed at first, but it seemed as if the crops were not doing so well. More worrying was that the children fell ill more often, and there seemed to be more insects around lately.

The villagers decided that they couldn’t just wait to see the crops failing and the children getting weak. They would have to use the money earned to buy pesticides(杀虫剂) and medicine. Soon there was no money left.

Then the people realized what was happening. It was the frogs. They hadn’t been useless. They had been doing an important job—eating insects. Now with so many frogs killed, the insects were increasing more quickly. They were damaging the crops and spreading diseases.

Now, the people are still poor. But in the evenings they sit in the village square and listen to sounds of insects and frogs. These sounds of night now have a much deeper meaning.

【1】Why did the villagers agree to sell frogs?

A.They needed money to buy medicine. B.The frogs were easy money.

C.They wanted to please the visitors. D.The frogs made too much noise.

【2】What might be the cause of the children’s sickness?

A.The crops didn’t do well. B.The visitors brought in diseases.

C.There were too many insects. D.The pesticides were overused.

【3】What can we learn from the last sentence of this article?

A.Happiness comes from peaceful life in the country.

B.The harmony between man and nature is important.

C.Health is more important than money.

D.Good old days will never be forgotten.

28、Everybody likes to have a good time, but do you know that laughing is very good for your health? Scientists believe that laughing can help your body fight illness. Because of this, an Indian doctor opened the first laughter club in 1995.

Now there are more than 1,000 laughter clubs around the world. A laughter club is a place where you can go to laugh in your way for happiness and good health. Steve Wilson, the man who took laughter clubs to America, said, “We laugh with each other, but never at each other. At first, the laughter exercise feels a bit false. But soon the laughter becomes real.”

Laughter is very important when we communicate with other people. It helps us make friends and understand each other better. We can laugh with people all over the world. It is the same in any language. So never be afraid to laugh. It’s good for your health.

Fill in the blanks according to the passage. Only one word for each blank.

Laughing can make us happy and (76)   .The first laughter club (77)   opened in 1995. Now there are (78)   1,000 laughter clubs all over the world. We can go to a laughter club to laugh for our health, but remember (79)   to laugh at each other. Laughter is an international language. It is (80)   to each other’s understanding. Let’s laugh with people around us.

29、先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。

One year, after our New Year’s family dinner, we all made plans to do something special in the coming year. Dad had a really good one. He was going to learn ice skate, and he would begin first thing in the morning. He said that was his ______ for many years.

There is a canal in our city. A canal is a man-made river where boats ______ in summer. But in winter, it freezes（结冰）over and becomes a ______ outdoor skating rink. When Dad moved to Ottawa, he walked on the canal every ______ and watched people, young and old, skate. He ______ how people were able to stand on the metal skates on a slippery ice surface.

He never thought he would learn to skate ______. He thought he was too old and might break a bone（骨头）______ he fell. But that New Year’s Day, Dad took the whole family to the canal.

We helped him ______ his skates. I showed him how to stand on the ice. My sister told him to keep his body low in case he fell. Dad learned like a young student, listening carefully to our ______. Watching him walking like a toddler（学步小孩）, my sister and I ______.

After the first ten minutes, Dad could stand on his skates. Thirty minutes later, he began to move across the ice ______.

We spent the rest of the day on the canal, having fun ______ Dad skate. At the end of the day he could skate, but mostly on his left foot. He pushed himself forward with his right foot, gliding（滑行）on his left foot through the fast-moving crowd of ______.

From that day on, Dad went skating more often than anyone else in our family. For the first few ______, he could only glide on the one foot—a funny skating style that made us laugh. By the time the mid-winter festival began, he had become a ______ skater.

Now, we spend a lot of time skating on the canal together. It’s fun for our family.

【1】

A．habit

B．offer

C．dream

D．nature

【2】

A．travel

B．follow

C．break

D．shape

【3】

A．noisy

B．wonderful

C．valuable

D．tidy

【4】

A．spring

B．summer

C．autumn

D．winter

【5】

A．realized

B．noticed

C．heard

D．wondered

【6】

A．myself

B．himself

C．ourselves

D．themselves

【7】

A．if

B．since

C．because

D．even

【8】

A．put away

B．put on

C．put off

D．put up

【9】

A．questions

B．pronunciation

C．instructions

D．discussions

【10】

A．cried

B．shouted

C．fought

D．laughed

【11】

A．slowly

B．wildly

C．silently

D．recently

【12】

A．watching

B．joking

C．finding

D．making

【13】

A．drivers

B．fishermen

C．skaters

D．gardener

【14】

A．hours

B．weeks

C．months

D．years

【15】

A．colorful

B．careful

C．special

D．skillful