2024-2025学年（下）昭通八年级质量检测英语

1、我们应该更多地关注传统文化。(pay attention to)（汉译英）

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2、Complete the following passage with the words or expressions in the box. Each can only be used once.（将下列单词或短语前的字母填入空格。每个单词或短语只能填一次。）

Speed reading is an important skill in the Internet age. We 【1】 articles, e-mails and other things quickly to try to know the meaning of a certain text. To get information from the Internet, it would be impossible to go on fast with our work if we read word by word, line by line. But a new idea calls on(号召) people to enjoy reading 【2】.

“The Wall Street Journal” recently reported a story about a book club in Wellington, New Zealand. Members of it meet in a cafe and 【3】 their phones. They sit in soft chairs and read in silence for an hour. Unlike other traditional book clubs, the purpose of the Slow Reading Club isn’t sharing ideas about a certain book. It just wants its readers to get away from the Internet and read in a quiet and 【4】 environment. According to the Journal, the Slow Reading Club is just an example of a movement held by book lovers, who miss the old-fashioned way of reading.

Slow readers say the habit of slow reading has many advantages(优势). It develops the mind, increases attention, reduces(降低) stress levels and improves the ability of doing things. Now slow reading is becoming 【5】 in some parts of the world. Lots of people join it.

3、Peter passed the exam last month.(改一般疑问句)

________ Peter________ the exam last month?

4、Don’t make too much _______ here. They’re having a meeting.

A. noise B. sound C. voice D. shout

5、The _____ woman _______ Shanghai since her husband ______ in 1990.

A．alone ; has come   to ; died

B．alone ; has come to; has died

C．lonely ; has been   in ; died

D．lonely ; has been to ; died

6、— How do you like our new teacher?

— Very________. She often says something funny to make us laugh.

A．helpful

B．popular

C．outgoing

D．humorous

7、—Paul, how did you become such a rich man?

—I think it’s very important to know how to use money ________.

A．easily

B．wisely

C．quickly

8、The new traffic rules have been carried out. If people run red lights on roads, they ________.

A．will fine

B．have fined

C．were fined

D．will be fined

9、—I’m not going swimming this afternoon．

—________．I have to help my mother do some cleaning．

A．So am I

B．So I am

C．Neither am I

D．Neither I am

10、The meat smells _____. You’d better throw it away.

A．wonderful

B．wonderfully

C．badly

D．bad

11、________，volunteering is both a chance to help others and a good way to develop ourselves．So you’d better make time to volunteer．

A．To my surprise

B．To be honest

C．To start with

12、It is 4:30 p.m. Ben and Leon 　　　 their work, so they are playing chess now.

A．finish

B．finished

C．have finished

D．will finish

13、My sister was so excited because she Deng Lun on the street in Shijiazhuang last week.

A.recognises B.recognised C.is recognised D.recognise

14、---Why are you going to Guilin?

---I plan ____ the beautiful mountains and clean water.

A. see B. seeing C. saw D. to see

15、My student Jack is always breaking school rules and I think it to talk with his mother.

A．adjustable

B．important

C．necessary

D．energetic

16、The baby elephant’s ________ is about 100 kilos, but an adult elephant may ________ about 5,000 kilos.

A．weight; weigh

B．weight; weight

C．weigh; weigh

D．weigh; weight

17、—Do you think Kevin can win a prize in the singing competition?

—Yes! All of us think he has a good ________.

A．voice

B．decision

C．noise

D．habit

18、—Must I finish that work today, Mr. Cheng?

—No, you   .You may finish it in five days.

A. shouldn’t B. don’t have to C. mustn’t D. couldn’t

19、

A: Hi, Tom. (46) 【1】?

B: I’m going to the gym.

A: (47) 【2】?

B: I’m going to take part in a basketball match there. Could you please go there to cheer me on (为……加油)?

A: (48) 【3】.

B: That’s great. Do you enjoy playing basketball?

A: (49) 【4】. But I can’t play it very well.

B: You need more practice.

A: You’re right. (50) 【5】?

B: It begins at three o’clock.

20、补全对话

A: Betty, you look pale(苍白的). Are you all right?

B:【1】 A boy was riding his bike and listening to music.

A: That's very dangerous. What were you doing at that time?

B:【2】When the lights were turning to red, a car appeared. It wasn’t going fast, but it didn't stop.

A:【3】

B: No. And the driver was talking on his mobile phone. He didn’t notice the boy.

A: Did the car hit the boy?

B: 【4】 He just fell off his bike and hurt his knee.

A: That's too bad.

B: So when we're on the bike, we must be careful!

A: Yeah!【5】

B: Yes, you're right. And we shouldn't listen to music.

A.Did the boy stop?

B.We mustn't ride too fast.

C.I had dinner with my friend.

D.Did the boy have a sore back?

E.I'm OK, but I saw an accident.

F.I was waiting to cross the road.

G.Yes. I'm glad to say he was not seriously hurt.

21、

Living in a foreign country can be exciting, but it’s also a difficult experience. Today I want to share my personal experience of living abroad (在国外) with you.

Living in a foreign country, I’m able to learn another language. I came to Turkey to learn art in a college two years ago. So far, I have learnt thousands of Turkish words. And knowing a second language can be very helpful (有用的) for one’s work, especially (尤其) for those who want to work in a foreign company. What’s more, living in a foreign country helps people to get to know about a different culture, which gives them a new idea about life.

However, there are also some disadvantages (缺点) of living abroad. Firstly, not knowing the spoken language of the country can be the biggest problem. And when I live in this country far away from my hometown, I miss my family and friends from time to time. We can only talk on the Internet. They also worry about me so much.

In short, living abroad alone is not as interesting as others expect. However, it can be an important experience that makes a great difference to my life.

【1】Why did the writer come to Turkey?

A.To work. B.To study. C.To take a trip.

【2】How many advantages (优点) of living abroad are mentioned in the passage?

A.Two. B.Three. C.Four.

【3】What does the writer think is the most difficult thing of living abroad?

A.Culture. B.Language. C.New environment.

【4】The writer thinks the life abroad is _______.

A.hard but helpful B.boring and difficult C.happy and interesting

【5】From the passage, we can know that _______.

A.the writer works in a large company

B.the writer still can’t speak Turkish well

C.the writer’s friends care about him a lot

22、Sun Ke and other 16 students from Beijing University spent one year as teaching volunteers in the country’s underdeveloped western areas. That was the 13th such team that the university had sent student volunteers to teach for one year in Tibet, Qinghai, Yunnan, Xinjiang, Ningxia and Shanxi since 1999.

Sun Ke volunteered as a geography teacher at a middle school in Tibet. One day, he asked each of the students to buy a map for geography studies, but only three students bought the map because they were poor.

“I have heard stories about poverty of kids in these areas on TV before, but I was really sad when facing such a fact myself,” he said.

Sun decided to buy the maps for the students with his own money. “When I walked into the classroom with the maps, they broke into tears, and so did I,” Sun said.

The volunteers learnt a lot through working in the western areas. “We realize the value of our work and feel the responsibility,” they said. “We believe no matter how hard it will be, we will surely do it better.”

【1】How many people were there in the volunteer team?

A．15.

B．16.

C．17.

D．18.

【2】The volunteers from the team mainly helped the ________ in western areas of China.

A．students

B．old

C．farmers

D．workers

【3】What does the underlined word “poverty” mean in Chinese?

A．遗憾

B．感动

C．贫穷

D．热情

【4】Who finally bought the maps for Sun Ke’s students?

A．The volunteers in the team.

B．Some people from western areas.

C．The students themselves.

D．Sun Ke himself.

【5】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．None of Sun Ke’s students could afford a map.

B．Sun Ke volunteered as a science teacher in Tibet.

C．Sun Ke volunteered in Tibet for two years.

D．The volunteers in the team came from the same university.

23、   The chart below shows the number of heart problems that happens among men and women of different age groups in the US.

【1】How many men over 76 years old have heart problems every year in the US?

A.123,000 B.424,000 C.440,000 D.471,000

【2】As for heart problems, the age group of     is the healthiest.

A.29-44 B.45-60 C.61-76 D.over 76

【3】You can probably find the chart in the magazine called   .

A.School Time B.Reading Fun C.Healthy Life D.Star Stories

24、"Earworms", some people call them. Songs that get stuck in your head go round and round, sometimes for days, sometimes for months. For no clear reason you cannot help yourself from humming or singing a tune by Lady Gaga.

To a psychologist, the most interesting thing about earworms is that they show a part of our mind that is clearly outside of our control. Earworms arrive without permission and refuse to leave when we tell them to. They are parasites (寄生虫) living in a part of our minds.

If you have got an earworm you can suffer an attack of it simply by someone mentioning the tune, without having to hear it. This proves that earworms are a part of long-term memory. Humans have an "inner ear", for remembering phone numbers, for instance. When it gets infected with earworms, rather than review our plans for the day, or lists of things to remember, the inner ear gets stuck on a few short bars of music or a couple of phrases from a song. A part of us that we normally do not have to think about, that should just do what we ask, has been turned against us, upsetting us with a request that we never asked for. The mind is an inner world which we do not have complete knowledge of, or have control over.

Fortunately psychology can provide some advice on how to deal with an uncontrollable mind. Consider the famous "don’t think of a white bear" problem, which tells you to try not to think about white bears, or to do something else, to avoid both thinking of the white bear and not thinking of the white bear. For earworms, the solution may be the same. Our inner ear has become infected with an earworm. This is a part not under our control, so just sending in instructions to "shut up" is unlikely to be of much help (and has been shown to make it worse). Much better is to employ the inner ear in another task. If your mind is poisoned by Brittany Spears’ Toxic, for instance, then try singing Kylie Minogue’s Can’t Get You out Of My Head. Let me know if it works!

【1】According to the passage, earworms are ______.

A.songs that keep going round in our mind

B.worms that live in a part of our brain

C.tunes by pop singers like Lady Gaga

D.parasites clearly under our control

【2】Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A.Singing songs may get earworms out of your head.

B.Earworms are used for keeping long-term memory.

C.Humans do not have complete control over their mind.

D.You won’t suffer from earworms unless you hear the song.

【3】What does “it” in the last paragraph refer to?

A.The instruction to shut up your mind.

B.“Don’t think of the white bear” problem.

C.Kylie Minogue’s Can’t Get You out Of My Head.

D.Using the earworm-infected inner ear in another task.

【4】What is the passage mainly about?

A.The causes and influences of earworms.

B.What earworms are and how to deal with them.

C.How to clear earworms out of your head.

D.The relation between earworms and popular songs.

25、   In the United States, people enjoy entertaining（招待）guests at home. So they invite【1】 (friend) over a meal, a  party,  or just for coffee. People often send 【2】 (they)  invitation by saying, “Would you come over for dinner this Saturday evening?” “Hey, we are having a party on Friday. Could you【3】 (join) us?”

If people accept the invitation, they often say, “Yes, thank you.” 【4】 they cannot go, they  may say “I’m sorry”, and give an excuse for it.

Sometimes, people use some other expressions. They sound like invitations, 【5】  they are  not real invitations.【6】 example: “Please come over for a drink sometime.” “Why don’t you come over and see us sometime soon?” In fact, these are not real invitations because they  【7】  not have a specifi（ 特定的）time ordate. They just show that the person  【8】(be) trying to be friendly, and he wants  【9】 (finish) a dialogue in a polite way. When people reply to expressions like these, they just say, “Sure, that would be great.” or “OK, thanks.” So next time you hear something like an invitation, listen【10】(careful) to make sure if it is a real invitation or the person is just being friendly to you.

26、你校学生会打算以保护环境为主题搞一次实践活动。假设你是学生会主席，请根据以下提示用英语写一份倡议书。

提示：

1. 尽量不要乘坐汽车上学；

2. 回收利用课本；

3. 不使用塑料袋；

4. 节约水电。

要求：

1. 内容要包括以上提示，可适当发挥；

2. 80词左右。

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