2024-2025学年（下）邵阳八年级质量检测英语

1、树产生的这种化学物质保护他们免受昆虫侵害。

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2、To improve our spoken English, we practised again and again.

A、pronounce B、pronounced

C、to pronounce D、pronouncing

3、—Will you take part in the football game on Sunday afternoon?

—Yes，but it has been ________because of the rain.

A. refused   B. controlled   C. cancelled

4、 The neighbours ready for a barbecue when we came by yesterday afternoon.

A. will get   B. were getting C. would get D. got

5、Allen always behave ________, so many people like him.

A. politely B. friendly C. lively

6、Some animals can ________ the colour around to protect themselves.

A. try on B. take on C. turn on D. live on

7、Mary________dinner in the kitchen when you called her at 6:30 yesterday evening.

A.prepared B.was preparing C.has prepared

8、Would you tell me ________?

A.when are they going to set out B.when they are going to set out

C.when were you going to set out D.when they were going to set out

9、Mary ________ a company. That is to say, the company is ________ company.

A．own; own her

B．own; her own

C．owns; her own

D．owns; own her

10、—It’s kind of you to give me a ride to the station．

—________。．

A．It doesn’t matter

B．Never mind

C．No problem

D．My pleasure

11、Perhaps you have many creative ______ to make your family time more enjoyable.

A.ideas B.thought C.advice D.suggestion

12、Betty _____ up early since her childhood.

A.used to get B.has been used to get

C.has used to get D.has been used to getting

13、According to a recent survey, Google Play is one of ________ apps in the world.

A. popular

B. more popular

C. most popular

D. the most popular

14、— What did she shout just now?

— The traffic was so noisy and she had to made herself ________ clearly.

A.hear B.to hear C.heard

15、   Jane is going to get married ?

A. Who do you think B. Do you think who

C. To whom do you think   D. Does who you think

16、MintReading (薄荷阅读) is ________ useful app to improve your reading, so why not have ________ try?

A. a; a B. an; a C. a; the

17、—What are you going to be when you grow up?

—I am going to be ________ doctor.

A.a B.an C.the D./

18、David never fights with his classmates, ________?

A.does he B.doesn't he C.isn't he

19、—Alice, do you know ?

—I’m not sure. Maybe he is a doctor.

A.what the man with a medical mask is

B.what is the man with a medical mask

C.who the man with a medical mask is

20、________ great fun Andrew has ________ DIY in the art room with his classmates.

A.What; doing B.What; done C.How; doing

21、She pretended to be ____ as if nothing had happened between them.

A. politely   B. angrily   C. friendly   D. sadly

22、通读下面的对话，根据上下文补全对话内容。

Susan: Hi, Steven. You look great!【1】?

Steven: Oh, thanks, Susan. I’m on my way to Mr. Miller’s party.

Susan: I’m also invited, but 【2】?

Steven: You can just wear jeans and T-shirt. It’s a casual party.

Susan:【3】?

Steven: Yes, the guests are supposed to bring some small gifts to the host.

Susan: Should I greet Mr. Miller by kissing on his face?

Steven:【4】 Shaking hands will be more preferable.

Susan: I see. Thank you for your great advice.

Steven:【5】 But hurry up, the party will start in 20 minutes!

23、完成句子

【1】他们转过身，但什么没看见。 They _________ _  but saw nothing.

【2】我们盼望不久收到你的来信。 We look forward to ____________ you soon.

【3】他醒来发现自己在医院里。 He and found himself in hospital.

【4】我喜欢看着它们游来游去。 I like __________________ around.

【5】汤姆怕晚上出门。 Tom is  _______________ out at night.

24、   This group of children grow vegetables and take care of animals, but they are not playing "Farmville" online(在线的). Students who are from different countries at Gateway International School have a small piece of land to grow vegetables in the school yard.

"To make the children self-reliant and develop friendship, we asked them to grow vegetables. They were excited about the idea," said Grace, head teacher of the school. "They give part of them to us and we cook it for them. We are planning to ask the parents to buy the vegetables. This will teach them the importance of money."

The students are also encouraged to keep pets. "They feed the animals in the morning and take care of them during the day. We think it's a good way for them to learn to be responsible(有责任的) and answerable." said Grace.

Pritesh, a student in Grade 8, said, "I understand how farmers work. As we grow the vegetables ourselves, we learn not to waste them. It is a very interesting hobby."

A parent named Arundhati Swamy said, "In this way, they can know nature better and learn to love the environment. They will learn a lot from these activities."

【1】Who is the school's head teacher?

A.Gateway. B.Grace. C.Pritesh. D.Arundhati.

【2】The underlined word "self-reliant" in Paragraph 2 means ________.

A.自私的 B.自由的 C.自尊的 D.自立的

【3】From the last paragraph we can learn the parents were feeling ________.

A.pleased (高兴的) B.bored C.worried D.surprised

【4】We can understand from the passage that ________.

A.the students in the school are all from the same country

B.the students are interested in farming in the school yard

C.the students in the school are playing a game of farming

D.the students don't feel like eating vegetables after farming

【5】The purpose(目的) of the school activities is to ________.

A.introduce the farming and growing skills

B.encourage the students to keep animals

C.help students to be self-reliant and responsible

D.ask the parents to buy the vegetables by children

25、Choose the best answer (根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案）

A new study warns that about thirty percent of the world’s people may not have enough water by the year 2025.

A private American organization called Population Action International did the new study. It says more than three hundred and thirty-five million people lack enough water now. The people live in twenty-eight countries. Most of the countries are in Africa or the Middle East.

P-A-I researcher Robert Engelman says by the year 2025, about three thousand million people may lack water. At least 18 more countries are expected to have severe water problems.   The demand for water keeps increasing. Yet the amount of water on Earth stays the same. The report says lack of water in the future may result in several problems. It may increase health problems. Lack of water often means drinking waters not safe.

Mr. Engelman says there are problems all over the world because of diseases, such as cholera (霍乱), which are carried in water. Lack of water may also result in more international conflict. Countries may have to compete (竞争) for water in the future. Some countries now get sixty percent of their fresh water from other countries. This is true of Egypt, the Netherlands, Cambodia, Syria, Sudan and Iraq.

The Population Action International study gives several solutions to the water problem. One way, it says, is to find ways to use water for more than one purpose. Another way is to teach people to be careful not to waste water. A third way is to use less water of agriculture.

【1】The new study says most of the people from ________ lack enough water now.

A．Africa and the Netherlands

B．Africa and Cambodia

C．Sudan and the Middle East

D．Africa and the Middle East

【2】Robert Engelman is most probably ________.

A．an African

B．an Egyptian

C．a Netherlander

D．an American

【3】The amount of water on Earth ________.

A．keeps increasing

B．grows faster

C．stays the same

D．becomes smaller than before

【4】The underlined word “result” in Paragraph 4 probably means “________”.

A．导致

B．结果

C．发生

D．答案

【5】How many solutions does the Population Action International study give to the water problem?

A．One

B．Two

C．Three

D．Four

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

A．World Water Shortage

B．A Private American Organization

C．Water Problems

D．The Water On Earth

26、Willa Cather once said, "When people ask me whether writing has been a hard or easy road, I always answer with the famous saying: The end is nothing；the road is all. That is what I mean when I say writing has been a pleasure. I have never used the computer with the thought that one more task had to be done."

Like most writers, Willa Cather did not write books for the money that they brought her, but rather for the pleasure that came in their writing. Her works were, like her, simple and full of the vigor of her days in Nebraska, where she grew from child to young womanhood and where she developed a deep love for the treeless land of the great plain with its wild flowers, wheat fields and rivers.

"It's a rather strange thing about the flat country," she wrote later. "It takes hold of you or it leaves you perfectly cold. A great many people find it very dull; they like a church tower, an old factory, a waterfall, the country all made to look like a German Christmas card...But when I come to the open plain, something happens. I'm home. I breathe differently."

【1】Willa Cather wrote because she found writing _____.

A. simple and lively

B. opened up a road to success

C. neither too hard nor too easy

D. interesting and enjoyable

【2】What was the place like where Cather grew up?

A. It was cold, plain and without a church.

B. It was vast, open and flat.

C. It was like a German Christmas card.

D. It was a colorful world of wild flowers.

【3】When she said "It takes hold of you or it leaves you perfectly cold.", Willa Cather  meant that _____.

A. you either love the place or hate it

B. you decide either to stay or to leave

C. some find the place warm; others find it cold

D. some find the place peaceful; others find it wild

【4】What happens when Cather comes to the open plain?

A. She breathes differently from others.

B. She wants to make the place her home.

C. She feels completely comfortable.

D. She finds the place similar to her home.

27、A hunter once lost his way deep inside the forest chasing a deer. As hard as he tried, he could not find a way out of the forest, nor could he find any food to eat. He started feeling so hungry that he could eat an elephant in one go. Disappointed, he lost all his hope. And that was exactly when an apple tree caught his sight. He collected some apples to feed him for the rest of his search. As he ate the first apple, he felt thankful for finding the tree. He thanked the jungle. He could not believe his luck when he ate the first apple, but he was less thankful while eating the second apple and even less thankful after eating the fifth apple. Somehow, with each passing apple, his hunger refused to go away and he became less happy. He couldn’t enjoy his tenth apple at all.

Why? He had already taken for granted the gift of having found an apple tree in the middle of a forest. When he took the tenth apple in his hand, he was still very hungry, but he just did not feel like eating any more.

The tenth apple did not lack flavor (味道), nor was it unable to end the man’s hunger. The only thing lacking was his thanks for finding food in the middle of the forest. So, always be thankful for what you have and you can be more happy.

【1】What happened to the hunter in the forest?

A．He caught a deer on his own.

B．He tried to eat an elephant.

C．He planted an apple tree.

D．He found some apples by chance.

【2】After eating more apples, the hunter felt ________.

A．more and more thankful

B．hungrier than he did before

C．less happy with each apple he ate

D．more and more powerful

【3】Which of the sentences can best explain the underlined phrase “taken for granted”?

A．Feeling thankful for unexpected gifts.

B．Not being thankful for what one gets

C．Happiness goes away as time goes on.

D．The more you get, the richer you will be.

【4】What’s the purpose of this passage?

A．To tell us a story.

B．To teach us a lesson.

C．To introduce a hunter.

D．To explain a phrase.

28、Travel can teach kids more than a textbook. Travelling with kids is good r【1】 them. They can find new interests. Travel makes information alive for kids, and makes it much more exciting than studying textbooks or d【2】experiments in the lab. While travelling, they learn h【3】to deal with new situations, and communicate with other people. They learn patience, because sometimes i【4】takes a long time to get to some exciting or interesting places.

I've been travelling since I was seven years old. For me, to stop travelling would be like taking something a【5】from my soul(灵魂).1 can't live without travelling and I wouldn't be who I am if I don't travel. Some people think it's h【6】to travel after having kids. But in my opinion, when people become parents, it doesn’t m【7】they couldn't travel any more. My children have been travelling since they were three weeks old.

Bringing a new life into the world comes with many responsibilities(责任)and I'd love to be a good mother. One of my duties is to e【8】 my children. I'm so thankful that my parents took me on family trips when I was y【9】. I've learned that the outside world is more colorful than the little one I was living in. Of course, I want to pass these travel e【10】 on to my children.

I value the memories I have travelling with my children, I'm sure they will always remember them in their lives.

29、

Would you like to explore the oceans? Do you want to find more life than we imagine there? For Jacques Cousteau, the answer was “yes". His career was _________ lifetime dream, and he is one of ___________ ocean scientists in recent times.

Cousteau was born in France in 1910. Even as a child he loved water. Cousteau was bright, ___________ he got bored with school and began to cause trouble. His parents sent him to a strict school. There, Cousteau finally felt challenged. He studied ___________ and did well in all his subjects. In 1933, he worked ___________ a general officer in the French Navy. He also began to explore the life under the water. He worked on a breathing machine _________ under water longer. It ___________ in 1943.

In 1948, Cousteau became a captain, and he had his new task. Even so, he ___________   to explore the oceans. Two years later, he became the ___________ of the French Oceanographic Campaigns. He also bought a ship to help __________ his dives. But he needed a way to get money for his trips. To do that, he produced many films ________ include “The Silent World” (1956), “World without Sun” (1966). He also published (出版) a number of books. One of his books ____________ “The Living Sea' (1963).

In 1974, he founded the Cousteau Society. ____________ work was to do further research about ocean and to encourage people to help protect the oceans and the life in ______________.

Cousteau won many honors (荣誉) for his work, ____________ the Medal of Freedom and membership in the French Academy in 1989.

【1】

A．an

B．a

C．the

D．/

【2】

A．famous

B．the famous

C．the more famous

D．the most famous

【3】

A．but

B．because

C．though

D．and

【4】

A．hard

B．hardly

C．much hard

D．much hardly

【5】

A．like

B．as

C．on

D．by

【6】

A．staying

B．stayed

C．to stay

D．to staying

【7】

A．finishing

B．finishes

C．finish

D．was finished

【8】

A．continues

B．continued

C．had continued

D．continuing

【9】

A．leader

B．leads

C．leading

D．led

【10】

A．about

B．with

C．for

D．through

【11】

A．what

B．who

C．which

D．when

【12】

A．is

B．are

C．am

D．were

【13】

A．It’s

B．Itself

C．It

D．Its

【14】

A．us

B．them

C．you

D．him

【15】

A．include

B．includes

C．including

D．included