2024-2025学年（上）梧州市八年级质量检测英语

1、昨天八点钟他正在骑自行车去上学。

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2、

The Amazon is the world’s biggest rainforest. But did you know the 【1】 fact that it may turn into a hot, dry grassland in a few years?

The Amazon is one of the world’s wettest places. But 【2】 2005, three droughts (干旱) have hit the rainforest. 【3】 temperature also makes it easier for the trees to catch fire. What’s more, people cut down rainforest trees for wood and burn the forest to make farmland. These activities 【4】 about 17 percent of the rainforest to disappear.

The Amazon is also home to over 3 million animals and plants. Many of them can’t live in other 【5】 . They would very likely just disappear.

3、She is not old enough to travel on the train by herself. (改写句子，句意不变)

She is _________ _________ to travel on the train by herself.

4、—David, I hear you like collecting stamps. Then how many stamps have you got so far?

—Err... About 300.

A.until then B.all the time C.until now

5、Celia, if you ________ the answer to this question, please tell us at once.

A．know

B．knows

C．knew

D．will know

6、—You got up so early today, Jack!

—Well, ________ the first bus, I get up at 5 o'clock every morning.

A．catch

B．to catch

C．catching

D．caught

7、—Excuse me. Could I borrow your dictionary?

—________.

A．Yes, help yourself

B．Yes, you could

C．That’s OK

D．With pleasure

8、– Who broke that window? - I ____.

A. did   B. do   C. broke   D. had

9、Is _______ air pollution ________ serious problem now?

A．a, a

B．/, a

C．the, the

D．the, /

10、Keep in mind that neither success nor failure (失败) is your final ________. It’s only a new beginning on your life journey.

A．result

B．dream

C．excuse

D．lesson

11、Although Bill ________ to Australia five times, ______ he doesn’t know the country well.

A．has gone; /

B．has been; /

C．has gone; but

D．has been; but

12、—Can you help me repair the bike? — ______. Come and get it in half an hour.

A．No problem.

B．I’m sorry I can’t.

C．Not at all.

D．It’s a pleasure.

13、Could you please the children with the snake?

A．to ask；not to play B．ask；not to play

C．ask；not play   D．ask；don’t play

14、—What about_____________?

—That’s a good idea,

A. go shopping   B. going shop   C. going shopping   D. go to shop

15、David fell fast asleep while he ________ a newspaper.

A．reads

B．will read

C．was reading

D．read

16、We usually have the first class   8:00 in the morning.

A．of B．in C．on D．at

17、Tom is _________ honest and active boy. He never tells lies.

A.an B.a C.the D./

18、 --Jack, how about going camping if it_______ tomorrow?

-- Sounds great!

A. didn’t rain   B. doesn’t rain

C. won’t rain D. isn’t raining

19、根据上下文补全对话。

20、

A: People in some Western countries are eating less meat these days. Do you know why?

B: I guess they are doing so just to keep 【1】 healthy.

A: Go on guessing.

B: Probably to protect animals.

A: Your answers sound reasonable. But now they have 【2】 reason for doing so.

B: What’s it?

A: Eating less meat can help prevent the climate change.

B: To prevent the climate change? I don’t understand.

A: According to a study 【3】 in Nature, raising livestock is bad for the environment. When animals like cows digest food, their stomachs produce greenhouse gases, which may 【4】 global warming. The study says 17% of greenhouse gas emissions come from livestock.

B: I see. Are there more explanations?

A: Yes. To raise livestock, people have to cut down forests and turn them into farms. However, forests play an important role in fighting global warming.

B: Well, but eating less meat won’t be easy for people in Western countries.

A: You’re right. According to the study, people in Western countries will have to eat 90% less meat than they do now to 【5】 our climate.

21、Most people want to be happy, but few know how to find happiness. Money and success alone do not bring lasting happiness. Aristotle, a Greek thinker, said, “Happiness depends upon (取决) ourselves.” In other words, we make our own happiness. Here are a few suggestions(建议) to help you be happier. The first secret of happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life. Too often, we spend so much time thinking about the future -for example, getting into college or getting a good job -that we fail to enjoy the present. You should enjoy life’s simple pleasures, such as reading a good book, listening to your favorite music, or spending time with close friends. People who have several close friends often live happier and healthier lives.

Another secret to living a happy life is to be active, and have hobbies where you forget your problems and time. Many people experience this dancing, or playing a sport, such as swimming. You can forget about your problems, and only think about the activity. Finally, many people find happiness in helping others. Studies show that people feel good when they spend their time helping others. If you want to feel happier, do good things for someone. You can help a friend with his or her studies, go shopping to buy food for an elderly person, or simply help out around the house by washing the dishes.

【1】The best title (标题) of the passage is_________.

A. Money Makes You Happy

B. The Secrets of Happiness

C. Ideas for Helping Other People to Be Happy

D. Good Friends Make You Happy

【2】The first paragraph(段) tells us that_________.

A. the more friends you have, the happier you will be

B. we shouldn’t think about our future

C. happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life

D. some people fail to live a happy life

【3】The passage gives us _________pieces of advice on happiness.

A. one   B. two   C. three   D. four

【4】The writer thinks that_________.

A. everyone knows how to live a happier life

B. it’s wrong to spend time on work

C. hobbies take up too much time

D. doing good things for someone can make you happier

【5】Which of the following is not mentioned(提到) in the passage?

A. Reading a good book.

B. Traveling to a foreign country.

C. Playing a sport.

D. Spending time with close friends.

22、阅读理解

In the universe, as we all know, there is the sun, the moon, the earth and a good many stars. Through our geography lessons, we know the earth goes around the sun, and the moon goes around the earth. We have day and night because the earth keeps turning all the time. When our part of the earth turns to the sun, it is day. When our part of the earth turns away from the sun, it is night.

Just because the moon is closer to the earth than the sun, it looks much bigger than the sun. Big things will look smaller when they are further, and small things also look bigger when they are nearer.

The sun is big enough to give out very strong light. The moon can’t give any light at all, but it looks quite bright, too. Why? In fact, the light from the moon comes from the sun. The moon looks much bigger and brighter than the stars. But actually (事实上) the stars are much bigger and brighter than the moon. They look smaller than the moon also because they are further away from the earth.

There are many other planets in the universe. But of all the planets, only on the earth there are living things and people can only live on the earth, too. But at 9:00 a.m. on October 15th，2003, Chinese pilot Yang Liwei was sent up to space. He stayed there for 21 hours. It was the first time for Chinese to get into space.

【1】We find the sun is than the moon because it is to us.

A. bigger; farther  B. smaller; closer

C. bigger; closer   D. smaller; farther

【2】 When our part of the earth turns away from the sun, the other part of the earth is _______ .

A. night     B. day

C. evening     D. Sunday

【3】 People and living things can live on the .

A. earth       B. Mars

C. moon D. sun

【4】When did the pilot from our country return to the earth? _______

A. On November 15th, 2002.   B. On October 16th, 2003.

C. On May 15th, 2004. D. On October 15th, 2003.

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

A. The moon goes around the earth and it can’t give out any light at all.

B. The moon goes around the sun and its light is from the sun.

C. The earth moves around the moon and people can live only on the earth.

D. Of all the planets, only the earth moves around the sun.

23、For thousands of years, humans have explored(探索)the Earth. Nowadays, we are exploring space. Astronomers are the modern-day explorers. Now, many astronomers are looking for new planets and new places for humans to live in the future. But where do astronomers start exploring?

First of all, astronomers look for a star. That’s because our own Earth moves around a star—the Sun. More importantly, it is neither too far from nor too near to the Sun for heat and light. So when astronomers have found the star, they look at the planets around it. In recent years, astronomers have found nearly 400 new planets with stars. However, many of these planets are either too near to the star or too far away.

However, if the planet is in a good place, astronomers look for three key things: water, air and rock(岩石). Water is the most important because all life needs water. Humans can drink it and they can also grow plants with water. And plants produce air for humans to breathe and food to eat. Rock on a planet is also important. That’s because there is often water under the rock.

After many years of exploring, astronomers have found a planet like the Earth. It’s Gliese 581g and it’s near a star. The astronomers think it has water and rock and the temperature is between -31°C and -12°C. That’s cold, but not colder than Antarctica or the Arctic Circle, for example, Gliese 581g is bigger than the Earth. A year on Gliese 581g is only 37 Earth days, not 365 Earth days. But astronomers do not think these are big differences and some of them think Gliese 581g will be a new Earth. However, Gliese 581g is twenty light years from the Earth.

【1】How do astronomers discover a new planet for humans to live on? Choose the right order.

a. Astronomers look for three key things.

b. Astronomers look for and find a right star.

c. Astronomers look at the planets around the star.

A．a-b-c.

B．b-a-c.

C．b-c-a.

D．c-a-b.

【2】According to paragraph 3, which of the following things is the most important?

A．Water.

B．Air.

C．Rock.

D．Food.

【3】What does the underlined word “it” in paragraph 4 refer to?

A．the Earth

B．Gliese 581g

C．the Sun

D．Gliese

【4】What’s the main idea of the text?

A．Gliese 581g is already a new Earth.

B．There are some planets like our Earth.

C．Water, air and rock are important.

D．Astronomers are looking for a new Earth

24、   Paul Roberts is a student living in New York. He usually takes part in many【1】(activity) during school holidays. His favorite is going away to the summer camp, where he often has an 【2】(enjoy) time. H【3】, this summer he tried something new. He 【4】(decide) to go on an adventure with some of his friends in Hawaii.

At 【5】(one), they hiked through a forest. After five days' walk, they stayed in a valley on the Pacific Ocean 【6】two days. They learned to surf with the help of instructors. Then they were provided mountain bicycles to go for a long ride—at 【7】 (little) 30 miles a day around a volcano(火山). They also visited a local Hawaii family and helped them with some work on【8】(they) farm. Then they spent three days sailing along the coast. They were lucky to have 【9】 chance to swim with dolphins and sea turtles.

After the three­week holidays, everyone said 【10】 they had learnt much from the adventure.

25、阳光中学最近开展了一系列“安全教育”主题的班会，假如你是八(1)班的班长姬蒂(Kitty)，请写一篇你的发言稿，给出你的建议。

1. What should we do when the earthquake happens?

2. Why do we need to follow traffic rules?

3. …

注意：1. 短文应包含所有要点，可适当发挥。

2. 要求语句通顺、意思连贯。

3. 80词左右，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear classmates,

Safety comes first.

The safety has become a big social problem for middle school students. So I think it’s necessary for us ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Thanks for your attention. Hope all of us can have a safe and happy school life.