2024-2025学年（上）铜陵市八年级质量检测英语

1、自2009年以来，政府已经设法改善了我们的居住条件。

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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。

May 22, 2021 is a sad day for all the Chinese people. Yuan Longping, one of the 【1】 scientists in the world, passed away at the age of 91. He is known for developing 【2】 first hybrid rice varieties (杂交水稻品种).

In the 1960s, Yuan came up 【3】 an idea for hybridizing rice. At that time, the natural disasters (灾害) led to a severe famine (饥饿) in China, and 【4】 millions of Chinese people died of this. Through years of hard work, Yuan 【5】 in developing a hybrid rice variety in 1981. For this 【6】, Yuan was called the “father of hybrid rice”.

【7】 he was an excellent scientist, Yuan Longping considered 【8】 a farmer. In fact, his face, arms and his strong body 【9】 just like the Chinese farmers. He put his heart into the development of the hybrid rice and he loved his people and country.

Many people felt sad at his 【10】. He will be remembered by people all over the world.

3、There will be a supermarket near here.（改为同义句）

________ ________ ________ ________ ________ a supermarket near here.

4、— Would you like some coffee? — Yes, just _______ .

A．a little

B．little

C．a few

D．few

5、—Could I go to the movies this afternoon, Mom?

—________. You’ll have to help your dad wash his car.

A．I’m afraid so

B．I’m afraid not

C．I’m sorry to hear that

6、I met an old friend of ________ on my way ________.

A．my；home

B．mine；home

C．mine；to home

D．me；to home

7、Beijing is a huge city ________ a large population.

A.on B.in C.to D.with

8、—You________ tell Jack the bad news. He is very busy now.

—OK.

A. must   B. can C. had better not

9、 — _______ good time we had at the party last night!

— Yes. It was _______exciting party that I would never forget it.

A. What; so B. How; such C. What a; such an D. How a; so an

10、When you take an exam, the_______ careful you are, the _______mistakes you’ll make.

A.less; fewer B.more ; more C.more; less D.more; fewer

11、—Jack, ________ you play the guitar?

—Yes, I can. I began to play it when I was 7 years old.

A．can

B．may

C．need

D．must

12、—_______do you use the Internet a week?  —Twice.

A、How often

B、How soon

C、How many times

13、I think we will ________ them and we will ________ the football match.

A．beat; win                                

B．win; beat                                

C．beat; beat

14、—________ is it from Wuxi to Shanghai?

— I’m not sure, but it takes about two hours by car.

A．How long

B．How soon

C．How much

D．How far

15、—Would you mind me sitting here? 

—________. Let me take my bag away.

A．Better not

B．Of course

C．Not at all

D．I don’t mind

16、It’s a bad habit of learning. _________, it is never too late for you to get out of it.

A．So

B．Anyway

C．Finally

D．Also

17、Everybody, listen to me. You can’t be too careful with the machines and you ________ touch any of them.

A．mustn’t

B．needn’t

C．couldn’t

D．shan’t

18、My sister wants to study in Canada when she _____________.

A.grows up B.brings out C.takes up

19、从方框中选择适当的句子补全对话，其中有两项多余。

A: Would you like to have dinner with me this evening, Eric?

B: 【1】 Maybe another time.

A: What are you doing?

B: I’m making a plan. 【2】

A: What plan? Is it very important?

B: Yes. I always do voluntary work on the first Saturday of every month.

A: 【3】

B: I volunteer at the children’s hospital. I help to plan some activities.

A: 【4】

B: Of course. You could help to make the sick children happy.

A: 【5】 I can tell them some interesting stories.

A．Er… Eric, could I join you?

B．When do you want to do voluntary work?

C．What kind of voluntary work do you do?

D．Sorry, I’d love to, but I’m busy.

E．Could you come and help me?

F．Oh, I’d love to do that.

G．I must finish it on time.

20、请阅读下面对话，根据对话内容从下面的七个选项中选择五个填入空白处，使对话通顺、合理，意思完整，并在答题卡上将其序号涂黑。一空一句。

(Dale and Gina are talking about what they did at the weekend. Dale=D Gina=G)

G: Hello, Dale!

D: Hi, Gina! 【1】

G: Yes. But it rained heavily last weekend.

D: 【2】

G: I was climbing the mountains with my friends. What about you?

D: 【3】 Then did you take umbrellas with you?

G: No. We all didn’t take umbrellas. We didn’t expect it would rain.

D: That’s terrible. 【4】

G: We ran down the mountains, but I was completely wet. As a result, I caught a bad cold.

D: 【5】 I hope you will be all right soon.

G: Thank you!

D: You’re welcome.

A．Sorry to hear that.

B．I was reading at home.

C．What did you do then?

D．What a fine day today!

E．Nothing serious happened on the way.

F．My father was repairing his car by himself.

G．What were you doing when it began to rain?

21、The Jacksons live in Campton. It is an old small town. Grandpa Harry is 65 years old. He is very healthy and he likes to go fishing in the fishing pond with Joe and play chess with his friends. The Jacksons often have Grandpa’s fish for supper. Joe is fifteen years old and football is his favorite sport. He often plays it after class at school. Joe has a sister. Her name’s Mary. Mary likes swimming very much. She often swims in summer with her classmates. Joe’s father, Bill, is an art teacher in Joe and Mary’s school. He is very good at basketball. He is in the basketball team of the town. Joe and Mary like to watch their father playing other teams. Joe’s mother, Diana, likes sports, too. She is good at playing tennis. She often goes shopping with Mary. She often buys beautiful clothes and healthy food for the family. All the family members like sports and they often go to the sport center（中心）in Campton on weekends. Campton is small, but they love it.

【1】The Jacksons often have fish for supper. And the fish is from _____.

A. the school   B. the store   C. Joe’s father   D. the fishing pond

【2】What sport does Joe like best?

A. Basketball   B. Football   C. Tennis   D. fishing

【3】Joe and Mary are _____.

A. students   B. teachers   C. clerks   D. runners

【4】How many people are there in the family?  There are _____.

A. six   B. Five   C. Four   D. I don’t know

【5】All the family members like _____ on weekends.

A. shopping   B. fishing   C. doing sports   D. watching sports

22、

A doctor was famous for his skills. Once he met a little child who was badly ill. Thanks to the doctor’s skill and care, his young patient got well and could get up and run again.

The child’s mother was very thankful to the doctor, and she visited him to thank him for what he did for her child. “Doctor,” she said, “you saved my little son. I don’t know how to thank you enough. I feel that money alone cannot repay you, so I make this little purse with my own hands, as a sign of my gratitude（感激）. I hope you will accept it.” The doctor stood up and said coldly, “Madam, a little present like that is very nice between friends, but a doctor needs to be paid properly for what he has done.” The lady was so surprised that she could not reply for a moment. Then she said quietly, “Perhaps you will tell me how much your fee（费用）is.”

“Fifty pounds,” he answered.

The lady opened the little purse and took out four fifty-pound bank notes. She gave one of them to the doctor, and put the other three back into the purse. She put the purse into her handbag, said goodbye to the doctor and went out of the room.

【1】Why was the lady thankful to the doctor?

A．Because he saved her life.

B．Because he often visited her.

C．Because he saved her son’s life.

D．Because he gave her some money.

【2】Why did the doctor refuse the lady’s purse?

A．Because the purse was too expensive.

B．Because the lady was not kind to him.

C．Because the purse should be given between friends.

D．Because he thought the lady gave him the purse without any money in it.

【3】How did the lady feel after the doctor refused her purse?

A．Happy.

B．Worried.

C．Excited.

D．Surprised.

【4】What can we learn from the passage?

A．The doctor was very kind.

B．The lady was unfriendly and cold.

C．The lady didn’t pay the doctor any money.

D．The lady wanted to give the doctor 200 pounds at first.

23、Three rich ladies met every day by the river. They sat there and talked the whole day. One day the three ladies quarreled( 争 吵 ). One of them said, “Look, how white and beautiful my hands are!” Another one said, “My hands are more beautiful.” The third one said, “Mine are the most beautiful ones.” An old beggar(乞丐) woman came up to them. “Beautiful ladies,” she said, “I’m hungry. Please give me something to

eat.” But the three ladies gave her nothing. They only asked, “Tell me, old woman, which one of us has the most beautiful hands”

A female farmer was also sitting by the river. She was poor and her hands were rough because of hard work. The old woman came up to her and said, “I’m hungry. Please give me something to eat.” The farmer took out the only cake she had and gave her a half.

The old woman ate it and drank some water. Then she took the farmer by the hand, brought her before the rich ladies and said, “Now I shall tell you whose hands are the most beautiful. The hands of the poor farmer are rough because of work, but they give us food. They are far more beautiful than your hands which have never done anything.”

【1】Why did the three ladies quarrel on that day?

A.Because they argued about who should go to buy a cake.

B.Because they argued about who should give food to the beggar.

C.Because everyone wanted to show that she was the richest.

D.Because everyone wanted to show that her hands were the most beautiful.

【2】The underlined word “she” in Paragraph 2 refers to .

A.the beggar woman  B.the female farmer

C.the first lady D.the second lady

【3】In what order did the following take place in the story?

a.Three ladies quarreled with each other.

b.The beggar ate the food and drank some water.

c.A beggar woman came to ask for something to eat.

d.The beggar showed the farmer’s hands to the other ladies.

e.A farmer gave the beggar woman half a cake.

A.a, c, e , b, d   B.a, e, b, c, d

C.c, e, a, d, b D.c, d, c, a, d

【4】The old woman said that the farmer’s hands were more beautiful because .

A.she liked dark hands better than white hands

B.the female woman gave her half a cake

C.her hands had worked hard to provide food for people

D.the three ladies didn’t give her anything to eat.

24、   Harry Potter is a good read. It 【1】(open) up a whole new world to all the readers. But did you know that when the first Harry Potter book came out, all of the British publishing houses 【2】(refuse) to publish it? That was a difficult time for it. But the writer 【3】(not give) it up. Luckily, one year later, a small publishing house in London accepted it. Now the Harry Potter series has become a larger success. So far, people 【4】(translate) these books into many languages, such as Chinese, Japanese, Russian, German and French. Each year, millions of copies are sold. Do you want 【5】(know) more about the books and the writer? You can find the information on the Internet.

25、书面表达

元旦就要来了，做一个假期旅行计划。

1你计划和父母亲乘飞机去北京旅行。

2北京是我们的首都也是一个美丽的城市。

3要去参观天安门、长城等很多名胜。

4要拍很多的照片。

5要买很多喜欢的东西。

请根据以上要点写一篇短文，注意不要逐字翻译，80字左右。

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