2024-2025学年（上）怀化八年级质量检测英语

1、阅读下面的短文，将画线部分译成英文或中文。

Australia is the greatest island in the world．1．澳大利亚比中国小一点．Australia is big，but there are fewer people there．The population（人口）of Australia is smaller than that of Shanghai，a city of China．2．Australia_is_in_the_south_of_the_earth．So when it is hot summer in our country, Australia will be in cold winter．The seasons in Australia and in China are just opposite（相反的）．Summer in Australia is from December to February，and winter is from June to August．

3．When_it's_spring，in_China，it_will_be_autumn_in_Australia．4．澳大利亚因绵羊和袋鼠而著名．They are both popular in Australia．5．You_can_see_kangaroos（袋鼠）not_only_in_zoos_but_also_outside_the_cities_and_towns．There are ten sheep for everyone in the country．So people call Australia “The country on the backs of sheep”．After a short drive from any town，you will find yourself in the middle of white sheep．Sheep，sheep，sheep，sheep are everywhere．

Have you seen a kangaroo？It has a “bag” on its body．The mother kangaroo keeps its baby kangaroos in the “bag”．It's very strange，isn't it?

【1】________________________________________________________

【2】________________________________________________________

【3】________________________________________________________

【4】________________________________________________________

【5】________________________________________________________

2、My father didn’t give up smoking _______ the doctor told him to do so.

A. but   B. when   C. until   D. after

3、—I will get up at 5:00 every morning to read English from now on.

—Don't be so sure. ______

A.Practice makes perfect. B.Easier said than done.

C.Early birds catch the worms. D.Everything is possible.

4、Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the moon ________ they wanted to learn more about the moon and the space.

A.as soon as B.if C.because D.although

5、— Excuse me, I’m new here? What should I take when I go out？

---Take a map with you. You’ll find it of great _____ in helping you to find the way.

A. useful   B. use C. important D. helpful

6、The twins are talking about the book Who Moved My Cheese. It’s fun to _______ them.

A. join   B. take part in

C. join in   D. enter

7、I often watch TV on Sunday evening, _____ sometimes I read books.

A. then   B. but   C. and

8、I don't know ________ up so early last Sunday.

A. why did he get B.why he gets

C.why does he get   D. why he got

9、—Tony, you’ve made a ________ in the living room.

—Sorry, I’ll put away all the things right now.

A．mess

B．wish

C．decision

10、Could you help me, Andy? We need ________ tables for the birthday party．

A．most three B．more three

C．three most   D．three more

11、I saw him _____ the room when I walked in just now.

A. clean   B. cleans   C. cleaning   D. cleaned

12、—Would you mind staying in such a noisy room?

—No, but my son needs a __________ place to study in.

A. cleaner   B. quieter   C. safer D. smaller

13、Lei Feng’s_________of devotion to others will be remembered in the world country.

A. service

B. courage

C. spirit

D. victory

14、My hobby is collecting stamps. I need   before I have 3,000 stamps.

A. more four   B. any more four   C. four more   D. than four

15、—When will the meeting end?

—________.

A．Not until the agreement is reached.

B．Until the agreement is reached.

C．Not till the agreement is reached.

D．Till the agreement is reached.

16、You can improve your English________ watching English movies.

A.with B.by C.of

17、Customers are not allowed to enter the shopping mall ________ they have a normal temperature.

A．after

B．unless

C．since

D．though

18、My grandfather used to build railways for the Japanese army(军队) when he was young. He was ______ to work hard from morning till night.

A. invited B. encouraged C. allowed   D. forced

19、—What field will your son go into after graduation from Nanjing University?

—I’m not quite certain, ________ he promises a good English teacher.

A．but

B．and

C．so

D．or

20、 –Where is your father, Ted?

-He _______ Shanghai on business. He ________ there many times.

A. has gone to, has gone to

B. has gone to, has been

C. has been to, has been to

21、—How many mistakes did you make in the exam, Millie?

—________. I got full marks this time.

A.No one B.Nothing C.Nobody D.None

22、非选择题 （70分）

V.在下面的空白处填入适当的话语（话语可以是句子、短语或词）（5分）

A: Hi, Frank! I have a question to ask you . 【1】____________________________?

B: My hobby is playing football.

A: It’s good for you. 【2】______________________________________?

B: Four times a month. I play football with my classmates on weekends.

What about you?

A: I like reading. I’m very happy every time I sit down to read books.

B: By the way, 【3】_________________________________?

A: I prefer books that are humorous and exciting. I’m reading a book called The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer. It’s written by Mark Twain. 【4】___________________________________?

B: No, I haven’t. Can I borrow it from you?

A： 【5】___________________.  After I finish reading it , I’ll lend it to you.

B: Thank you.

23、根据对话内容，从方框内的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，其中有两个选项为多余选项。

A: Can I help you?

B: 【1】I want to go to the History Museum. I have a map, but it's in Chinese. I can only speak English.

A: 【2】 Let me have a look at your map. Well, just walk along Long Street until you see a supermarket. 【3】

B: How far is it from here ?

A: It's about 2 kilometers away.

B: 【4】

A:About half an hour.

B: Thank you very much.

A: 【5】

A. You're welcome.

B. The museum is next to the supermarket.

C. How long will it take me to walk there ?

D. Don't worry.

E. There is a supermarket in the neighbourhood.

F. What's the matter with you?

G. Yes, please.

24、Police dogs are given special training to help the police with their work. Many different types of dogs can be trained to do this work, but the best-known ones are German Shepherds and Bloodhounds. In Britain, police dogs have a 13-week training course and many dogs fail. Not all dogs make good police dogs. They must be completely reliable and obedient. They are working dogs and they have a job to do.

Police dogs are trained to chase and hold people who are trying to get away from the police. Police dogs are not vicious animals. They are trained to hold on to people until their handler tells them to let go. Police dogs often go into dangerous places and they are given special vests to protect them from attacks with knives and guns.

Dogs are not only used to chase and catch criminals, but also used for following suspects or finding missing persons. This is because some dogs, such as Bloodhounds, have a very good sense of smell and can be trained to recognize certain types of smells. Some dogs are used to find survivors after earthquakes or explosions and some are specially trained to find dead bodies.

In many countries, dogs are used in airports to check luggage for drugs and bombs. Labradors, Spaniels and Beagles are used for this because they are friendly dogs and people are not afraid of them.

【1】Police dogs are protected by ________ when they go into dangerous places.

A．guns and knives

B．special glasses

C．the policemen

D．special vests

【2】Police dogs won’t let go of the suspect until ________.

A．the police arrive

B．the suspect gives in

C．the police tell them to

D．they are tired

【3】What is the best title for the passage?

A．How to train police dogs

B．Dog detectives

C．Policemen and their dogs

D．The best detective

25、British people are famous for drinking tea. But brother and sister, Sarah and Bobby Green, became young millionaires when they opened a chain of American-style coffee shops in the UK.

Having the idea: It started when Sarah took a weekend trip to New York to visit her brother Bobby. One evening, in a Thai restaurant, Sarah told Bobby how much she wished she could buy American-style coffee in London. Bobby suggested they started their own coffee shop. Sarah fell in love with the idea.

Doing the Research: Back in London, she spent a whole day on the London subway, getting off the train at different stations to taste the coffee. “It was terrible, and I knew there was a gap (空缺) in the market.” In 1995, they opened their first Coffee Republic shop in central London.

Making it work: The first year was very difficult. British people were not used to the names of American coffees, like latte and macchiato. But being successful was their dream and they were not going to give up. Today, there are over 100 Coffee Republic shops all over the country and the company has ￡30 million a year.

Advice for others: Sarah has now written a best-selling book about their experience, called Anyone Can Do It ! She hopes it will help other young people to start their own businesses. She says, “If you think you have the energy, then get out and follow your dream.”

【5】 What kind of company do they run?

A. A fast-food restaurant.   B. A tea shop.

C. A coffee shop.   D. A big hotel.

【2】Where is their first Coffee Republic shop?

A. All over the UK.  B. All over the US.

C. In central London. D. In New York.

【3】Which of the following information is mentioned(提到) in the passage?

A. Sarah was not interested in Bobby’s idea.

B. British people never drank coffee before 1995.

C. Sarah’s best-selling book is about how to make coffee.

D. Sarah found a business chance while doing the research.

【4】What is the passage mainly about?

A. All the young people must start their own businesses.

B. Sarah’s weekend trip.

C. The American-style coffee.

D. The success of a family business.

【5】Where may this passage come from?

A. In a novel. B. In a newspaper.

C. In a sports magazine.   D. In a scientific report.

26、

【1】A child _________ can be considered to work as a kid reporter.

A．who will have his or her 10th birthday on June 1st, 2020

B．who is 11 years old

C．who is 15 years old

D．who is under 9 years old

【2】According to the passage, we can know that ________.

A．the number of the words of the typed essay must be 400 at most

B．applications will be considered as well if they are late

C．each child needs to send two stories if he or she wants to be a Scholastic News kid reporter

D．decisions will be announced in May on the website

【3】If you have questions about the application, you can _________.

A．call 100212-3999

B．go to Scholastic News Kids Press Corps

C．write a letter to Scholastic News Kids Press Corps

D．send an email to kidspress@scholastic. com

27、

With Alipay and WeChat, cashless (无 现 金 的) payments are nothing new. Now, China is going further by encouraging more people to use digital (数字的) yuan or e-CNY, a digital currency (货币).

Jiangsu province will encourage the use of e-CNY in its education system, according to a recent plan by the Jiangsu Education Department. By December of this year students in Jiangsu will probably pay tuition fees (学费), exam fees and receive scholarships (奖学金) in e-CNY. To use e-CNY, people just need to download (下载) the e-CNY app and open an account (账户).

“The functions (功能) of e-CNY are exactly the same as those of the paper currency, except that the former is digital,” Mu Changchun, director of the People’s Bank of China’s Digital Currency Research Institute, told China Daily.

But e-CNY is much safer compared to Alipay and WeChat payment. E-commerce (电子商务) platforms that accept payments by e-CNY will not have access to users’ personal information. “Users’ privacy protection with e-CNY is at the highest level among all existing payment tools,” said Mu.

In addition, “the use of e-CNY can reduce transaction (交易) costs for smaller businesses,” said Zhou Maohua who works at China Everbright Bank. At present, third-party payment platforms such as Alipay and WeChat ask for certain fees when money is transferred (转账) through them. E-CNY payment, however, can transfer money directly from buyers to sellers, which will greatly reduce transaction costs.

E-CNY has been trialed (试点) in 17 provinces and cities, such as Suzhou, Shenzhen and Chengdu. China is still working to expand (扩大) its usage in more areas.

【1】At the very beginning of the passage, Alipay and WeChat are mentioned to ________.

A．give examples

B．introduce the background

C．list numbers

D．surprise the readers

【2】What can the students do by e-CNY?

A．Get scholarships.

B．Open an account.

C．Download the e-CNY app.

D．Pay all fees.

【3】What’s the advantage of digital yuan according to the passage?

A．The functions are more than those of Alipay and WeChat payment.

B．Digital yuan is much safer than any other payment tool.

C．17 provinces will use digital yuan instead of Alipay and WeChat payment.

D．It will greatly protect users’ personal information by digital yuan.

【4】What is mentioned in paragraph 5?

A．The safety protection about e-CNY.

B．The disadvantages of e-CNY.

C．The transaction costs about e-CNY.

D．The popularity of e-CNY.

【5】The writer’s writing purpose is to ________.

A．create greater business opportunities

B．call on people to use digital yuan

C．change the way all people pay fees

D．lead people to protect their privacy

28、   A few years ago, my husband and I were on an island for a long weekend with our 3. And 4-year-old daughters. 【1】 we went back and forth, thinking about what to do next we really didn’t know our daughters’ ideas about the holiday. Then our girls jumped in and told us 【2】 what they wanted to do. “We want to go to the butterfly museum,” said Ariela and Eliana.

As soon as we walked into the main area of the museum, we saw thousands of beautiful butterflies, all flapping（拍打）their colorful wings. My girls were jumping up and down, and I knew we had made the right 【3】 to come to the museum. They were having so much fun.

I turned to our museum tour guide because I was curious, and asked: “How long do butterflies live?” She said: “About ten days.” I felt so 【4】 at the answer. “Only ten days! So what can they do in ten days?” I asked. The guide stopped, looked at me, and said: “They make the world a more beautiful place.” “Wow,” I said, “I never thought about butterflies like that. Thank you.” 【5】 we said goodbye, I couldn’t stop thinking about what the guide had said. She was right. We all have 【6】 to offer the world during our lifetime. When we focus our gifts（天赋）on looking after each other every day, we can 【7】a difference.

Appreciate the influence you can have 【8】 your family, friends, co-workers and neighbors. Like a butterfly, you have your own way of making the world a little better for everyone.

29、   Sixteen years ago, I learned an important life lesson in the back of a New City taxi.

I was on my _______ to Grand Central Station, and we were driving in the right way when a black car _______ sped out of a parking space right in front of us.

     My driver hit the brakes (刹车) hard，and _______ the other car by a few centimeters. The driver of the other car, the man who had just nearly caused a huge accident, started _______ at us. My taxi driver just smiled and moved his hand. He was really _______!

"Why did you just do that?" I asked him，"This guy almost destroyed your car and could have sent us to the hospital!" This was when my taxi driver told me what I now call "the Law of Garbage Trucks (垃圾车)”

Many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of garbage, full of _______ and full of disappointment，" he said.“ As their garbage is more and more，they need a place to throw it away and if you let them they'll throw it on you. So when someone wants to throw garbage on you，just smile，move your hand，wish him well，and move on. You'll be _______ because of what you have done.

I started thinking _______ I let garbage trucks run right over me? And how often do I take their garbage and throw it on other people---at work, at home, or on the street? It was on that day that I said, "I'm not going to throw anymore.”

     Successful people do not let Garbage Trucks affect them. What about you? If you let garbage trucks pass you by, you'll be happier. Life is too short to _______ in the morning with regrets. So, love the people who treat you right. ________ the ones who don't.

A．way

B．own

C．taxi

D．mind

A．recently

B．finally

C．suddenly

D．certainly

A．hit

B．missed

C．caught

D．protected

A．looking

B．smiling

C．knocking

D．shouting

A．friendly

B．rude

C．impolite

D．patient

A．joy

B．anger

C．excitement

D．treasure

A．faster

B．lighter

C．busier

D．happier

A．how often

B．how much

C．how long

D．how soon

A．take up

B．wake up

C．turn up

D．clear up

A．Wonder

B．Agree

C．Forget

D．Remember