2024-2025学年（上）昆明八年级质量检测英语

1、我为我弟弟感到骄傲，因为他非常擅长数学。

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2、阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词，每词限用一次。

More and 【1】 people like riding 【2】 nowadays. You can see many people especially young man ride bicycles in the park or on the road. They use them 【3】 work, for sport or just for fun.

Bicycle riding becomes the most popular way. It has many advantages. Bicycles are not 【4】, so every family can buy one. Also, bicycle riding is 【5】 for health. It is good exercise. If you go to work by riding a bicycle instead of driving a car or 【6】 a bus, you can have a better chance of getting enough exercise you need every day. It makes us become 【7】. There are many ways of traveling. But I like 【8】 by bicycle. It can set out when I like and stop when I like. I can go wherever I like. When I feel 【9】 I can sit down by the bike and have a good rest. I can save much 【10】 for tickets and much time.

3、除非我们锻炼大脑，否则我们没有好的记忆力。

________ we ________ the brain, we ________ ________ a good memory.

4、Lingling__________ much money on clothes.

A.costs B.spends C.takes D.pays

5、 Paul is never _______! He can’t stop talking!

A. quiet   B. athletic C. outgoing   D. smart

6、—Look at the paper rabbits. Lily ______ from a piece of paper just now.

—How nice they are! She is really good at paper-cutting.

A．cut them out

B．cut it out

C．cuts it out

D．cuts out them

7、He had to ________ the football match because of the bad weather.

A．try out for

B．take part in

C．put off

8、You will fall behind others ______ you work hard.

A. while B. until C. unless D. when

9、—I missed the beginning of the film yesterday evening.

—________! But you can watch it on the Internet at any time.

A．No problem

B．You’re right

C．What a pity

D．That’s OK

10、Ken has never seen ________ movie before.

A. such an interesting   B. such interesting

C. so an interesting   D. so interesting

11、The shirt looks very nice. I guess it is _______ 100 yuan.

A. at first B. at most C. at least D. at last

12、—Nothing and nobody can live________air and water.

—I agree________you.

A. with，with   B. without，with

C. in，with   D. with，to

13、 Would you show me your room? I heard you________ a really pretty picture on the wall.

A. put up     B. put off

C. put out   D. put in

14、Mom is strongly ________ buying candies for me because she thinks they’re bad for my teeth.

A．with

B．for

C．against

D．like

15、He is _______fat because he eats _________junk food.

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

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

16、—What were you doing when it started to rain?

—I ________ bikes with my mom.

A．ride

B．will ride

C．am riding

D．was riding

17、In our school library there   a number of books on history， and the number

of students in the library growing larger and larger.

A、are， is   B、have， is   C、is， are

18、—________ do you go to the movies a week?

—At least twice. I never miss any good movies.

A．How often

B．How long

C．How many times

D．When

19、根据句意，用括号中所给词的正确形式填空，每空一词。

【1】Some birds fly to the (south) part of China in autumn.

【2】It is ____(possible)for me to do too many things in two days. Can you help me?

【3】The water in the river isn’t_______ (harm). You can drink it without cooking.

【4】What do you think about the air _________ (pollute) in your hometown?

【5】Amy’s handbag is the same as my ____________(wife).

20、根据对话内容, 从选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项, 选项中有两项为多余选项,

A: Welcome to the program “Talk To Your Kids”. This is Dr. Brown, 【1】

B: Hello, Dr. Brown. This is Mrs. Smith.

A: Hello, Mrs. Smith.【2】

B: I’m worried about my son.

A: 【3】

B: Two days ago, his teacher told me that my son often played phone games in class. And he failed some of his tests.

A: 【4】

B: Yes, I asked him about it yesterday, but he didn't realize it influenced his schoolwork.

A: I think I need to talk with your son face to face. I will be in my psychology counseling house（心理咨询室）tomorrow afternoon.【5】

B: Thank you. I will try to take him there. See you.

A: See you.

A．What can I do for you?

B．He is interested in phone games.

C．I’m glad to be here with you.

D．What happened to him?

E．Can you take him here?

F．What time shall we meet?

G．Have you talked with him about it?

21、When someone says extinct(灭绝的) animals, you may think about dinosaurs(恐龙). But now many other animals are becoming less and less in number. These animals might disappear from the earth very soon. Take a look at the following animals. They are all in danger.

The African Elephant

The African elephant is a clever animal. It has a very good memory. But people kill it for its tusks(长牙). Half of the African elephants have disappeared.

The African Lion

The African lions have nowhere to live because of wars in Southern Africa. Besides, hunters and farmers often kill them.

The Tortoise

George is a tortoise. It is the last Pinta Island(平塔岛) giant tortoise. It was found in 1971. Now it lives in a research station. It can still live for another 200 years. But it is the last one of this species(物种) of tortoise.

The Tadpole Shrimp(蝌蚪虾)

Maybe you’ve never seen a tadpole shrimp. This is one of the oldest species on the earth. People have found them in fresh water pools on four continents(州). A tadpole shrimp can only live for two months or less.

【1】When someone says extinct animals, you may think about____?

A. monkeys   B. dinosaurs   C. pandas   D. tigers

【2】People kill the African elephant for its_____

A. fur   B. tusks C.  nose   D. ears

【3】According to the passage, we know that George ____.

A. is the name of a scientist

B. is 100 years old

C. is the last one of its species

D. was born in 1971

【4】The tadpole shrimp____.

A. is in danger because of its special illness(疾病)

B. lives on four continents

C. lives in a research stations now

D. is the second oldest species on the earth

【5】Which of the following is TRUE?

A. A tadpole shrimp can live for 100 years.

B. The number of some animals are becoming smaller and smaller.

C. All the animals in the world are in danger of extinction

D. African elephants have nowhere to live.

22、

【1】You should________ before you leave your home for a trip.

A．take some medicine with you

B．clean the bottle cover

C．drink much hot and clean water

D．wear or take warm clothes

【2】You had better not ________ while you are having a trip.

A．wear glasses

B．be too tired

C．wear a hat

D．take a rest

【3】The passage mainly talks about________.

A．outdoor traveling development

B．how to keep healthy during a trip

C．relaxing activities before traveling

D．many activities while traveling

23、

【1】Why did Trisha often get up at night?

A．To drink water.

B．To meet Santa Claus.

C．To find out what her toys did.

D．To watch her favourite movies.

【2】Who left the footprints on the floor?

A．Santa Claus

B．Celia’s brother

C．Celia

D．Celia’s father

【3】Daniel hoped to become a(n) ________ when he was young.

A．plant

B．animal

C．fruit

D．vegetable

24、根据下面短文内容，在短文的空格处填上一个恰当的词，使短文完整、通顺。

When do people in the US make the most telephone calls? On which day do most people in the US eat out? The 【1】 to the questions is Mother’s Day.

Anna Jarvis is the woman who started Mother’s Day. Why? What was the true meaning of Mother’s Day?

In the 1800s, the US was fighting a civil war (内战). Injured soldiers and many other people needed care. In 1858, a woman from Pennsylvania named Ann Reeves wanted to help. Ann Reeves was the mother of Anna Jarvis. Ann Reeves organized women to 【2】 medical care for the soldiers and families on both sides of the war. Near the end of the war, she held a Mother’s Friendship Day to bring everybody together in peace. Soldiers who had fought with 【3】 other sat next to one another as friends. This day was 【4】 successful that it was celebrated for many years after that.

All her life, during wartime and peacetime, Ann Reeves helped many other people. After she died in 1905, her daughter Anna Jarvis wanted her 【5】 good work to be remembered. In 1908, Anna Jarvis held a church (教堂) service to remember her mother. At the church, Anna handed people white carnations, which are a symbol of love and strength. After that, Anna talked to the government 【6】 she wanted to create a holiday to remember mothers everywhere. Finally, President Wilson made Mother’s Day a holiday in 1914. Soon after, Mother’s Day became very commercial (商业化). Anna Jarvis disliked that and spent many years 【7】 people of the true meaning of Mother’s Day.

Mother’s Day falls 【8】 May the eighth this year. Why don’t you think about the true meaning of Mother’s Day and do something special for your mother instead of buying a gift?

25、   所有生物都是地球的主人，人与动物共享同一家园。假如你准备在学校举办的英语节活动中做演讲，请你以Protect the Earth and Love Animals为题写一篇演讲稿。

注意：

1.语言通顺，意思连贯，条理清楚，书写规范；

2.包括所有要点，并适当发挥；

3.词数90左右，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Good morning, everyone. Today I am very happy to be here and talk about protecting the Earth and loving animals.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

That’s all. Thanks for listening.