2024-2025学年（下）定西八年级质量检测英语

1、take up _________

2、

【1】—Do you know where Tony is?

—Yes, he ____________ his friend's home.

【2】My mother ____________ Beijing and she will come back in two days.

【3】His father ____________ Shanghai for a week. He is there on business.

【4】—____________ you ever ____________ Toronto?

—Not yet.

3、He realized the importance of studying after he faced the challenge of finding a job.（保持句意不变）

He ________ realize the importance of studying ________ he faced the challenge of finding a job.

4、I think health is ________ than beauty.

A．less important

B．more precious

C．as important

D．much precious

5、Taking children to travel to different places can   a new world to them.

A. turn up   B. open up   C. take up   D. put up

6、—Could I _________ your bike?

—Sorry, I _________ it to Mary.

A．lent；borrow

B．borrow；lent

C．lend；borrowed

D．lent；borrowed

7、I heard a(n)________ noise just now.It made me scared.

A. beautiful   B. typical

C. strange   D. interesting

8、Our teacher doesn’t allow us   our MP3 to school．

A. bring   B. to bring   C. bringing   D. brought

9、Dear passengers, our bus is arriving at the last stop Chongqing No.1 Middle School. Don’t forget to take your luggage(行李) when you   .

A.get it off B.get off it C.get it on D.get on it

10、—Could you finish the task in two days?

—___. I have something else to do these days.

A. I’m afraid so   B. I’m afraid not   C. Yes, I think so   D. I hope it

11、__ did the headache start? About two hours ago.

A．Where

B．Who

C．When

D．How

12、You never get to school late, ________?

A．do you

B．don’t you

C．are you

D．aren’t you

13、—When will Diana arrive?

—Oh, she . She is in the meeting room now.

A．arrives

B．is arriving

C．arrived

D．has arrived

14、France is a wonderful place, ________ many people go there for a holiday.

A．that

B．but

C．so

D．since

15、The soldiers were ________ tired _________ they could hardly keep their eyes open after a long journey.

A.too; to B.so; that C.such; that

16、Hearing the   story，he looked   ．

A. exciting，exciting   B. excited，excited

C. exciting，excited   D. excited，exciting

17、They all choose me _____ our class monitor.

A．as

B．in

C．with

D．on

18、In the video, a young man showed us______ the latest Huawei’s foldable(可折 叠的) phone.

A.how did he use B.how he used C.how he uses

19、W: Hello, Jack. You were not at school yesterday. 【1】

M: Oh, I had a fever and I had to ask for a rest at home.

W: I'm sorry to hear that. 【2】

M: Yes, my father took me to the hospital.

W: 【3】

M: The doctor said I had a bad cold.

W: 【4】

M: Yes, little. The doctor told me to take the medicine three times a day and have much water.

W: 【5】

M: Yes, much better. But I've missed so many lessons.

W: Don't be worried. I will help you.

M: Thanks a lot!

A.Did you see the doctor?

B.Are you feeling better now?

C.Was it serious?

D.What was wrong with you?

E.What did the doctor say?

F.Where was the doctor?

G.When did you go to the hospital?

20、根据对话内容在空白处填入适当的词或句子，使对话内容完整正确。

Jim: Hello! 6785238.

Wu: Hello! Could I【1】to Jim, please?

Jim: This is Jim.

Wu: Hi. Jim. Summer holidays will begin next week.【2】will you spend your holidays this year?

Jim: I'm going to Nanjing.

Wu: Oh. Nanjing is a【3】of interest. Have you ever been there before?

Jim:【4】. I've never been there. I'm told it's a very hot there【5】summer.

Wu: Yes. By the【6】, how will you get there?

Jim: By train.

Wu: I hope you will【7】yourself in Nanjing.

Jim: Thank you. And what about you?

Wu: Maybe my father will take me to 【8】cities in the south.

Jim: That'll【9】very interesting. Have a good time!

Wu: Thanks,【10】.

Jim: Bye.

21、   Students need enough sports. No. 12 Middle School hopes the students can be healthy. So it plans to let the students do more sports at school.

Han Lin, a 13-year-old student from the middle school, likes the plan very much. Han and her friends like playing ping-pong, but now they can only run every morning at school. They think it is boring. "We hope to do what we like," say Han and her friends. "Because for the plan, we can play tennis, basketball and many other ball games. And we can also do our favorite sport next term."

Mr. Buang, a P. B. teacher from the middle school says, "The plan is good for the students' health. And it's good for their study, too."

【1】No. 12 Middle School plans to let the students do more sports at school.

A.Right. B.Wrong.

【2】Han Lin is 13 years old.

A.Right. B.Wrong.

【3】Han Lin likes playing soccer.

A.Right. B.Wrong.

【4】They can do their favorite sport next week.

A.Right B.Wrong.

【5】The plan is good for the students' health and their study.

A.Right. B.Wrong.

22、If you take part in a fund-raising walk, it is important that you receive some training before you start the event. We hope you can enjoy the experience instead of worrying about your fitness! During the training, you’d better keep the following advice in mind.

Start slowly and then walk longer and faster. If you start too fast, you will hurt yourself in the first few weeks of training and you will need to rest for some time. This will reduce your final fitness. It is not good for your walk.

Eat healthily. Doctors recommend that you should eat vegetables every day and enough carbohydrates (含碳水化合物的食物) such as bread, brown rice, beans and peas.

Drink moderately (适量地). While training, drink a small amount of water each time if you feel thirsty. It’s a mistake that you don’t drink any water in order not to go to the toilet often.

Make sure your shoes fit well. Don’t forget to wear socks to prevent blisters (水泡). If you want your shoes to be comfortable for training, you’d better start training in the shoes that you will be wearing when you take part in the event.

【1】________ is important before we take part in a walking event according to the passage.

A. Going out for a trip   B. Doing some training

C. Having a good sleep   D. Drinking lots of water

【2】What will happen if we start too fast during the training?

A. We’ll worry about our fitness.   B. We’ll get hungry easily.

C. We’ll reduce our final result.   D. We’ll hurt ourselves.

【3】It is wrong that ________ during the training according to the passage.

A. we don’t drink any water

B. we eat vegetables and carbohydrates

C. we always wear socks

D. we eat fruit or sandwiches little and often

【4】We should ________ during the training according to the passage.

A. change our shoes often .

B. not wear the shoes for the event

C. make sure our shoes fit well

D. not wear comfortable socks

【5】How many pieces of advice about training does the passage give?

A. One.   B. Two.   C. Three.   D. Four.

23、Chores weren’t popular at my house．My children didn’t like to do chores．They always saw me do chores，but they hardly ever helped me do them．

A year ago，I made a game called“The Endless Chore Game”．It’s really great．Here’s how the game works．

I make a card with forty squares（方框），and I write a different chore on each square．These chores can be easy and interesting like making dessert．Then my family roll the dice（骰子）to decide what chores we have to do．The card also has a few squares with fun things，like watching TV and singing．If you’re lucky，you can watch TV when the others are doing the chores．

My son likes the game very much．He goes to the kitchen happily every morning to do the game．It’s really a good way to make my children do chores．You can have a try if you have the same problem as me．

【1】The writer’s family began to do the game________ago．

A. one year   B. one month

C. two years   D. two months

【2】What do you need to do“The Endless Chore Game”?

A. A card．

B. A dice．

C. A card and a dice．

D. A card and forty dice．

【3】When do the writer’s family do the game?

A. In the morning．   B. In the afternoon．

C. In the evening．   D. The other day．

【4】We can learn from the passage that________．

A. the writer only has one child

B. everyone in the writer’s family likes playing the game

C. the writer wrote this passage to the parents

D. everyone in the writer’s family has to do the chores every day

【5】The writer made this game to________．

A. do less chores

B. tell us an interesting game

C. make her children happy

D. make her children do chores

24、

（2014重庆）

  Rachel Carson was born in the USA on May 27，1907．Her mother，Maria Carson，had been a schoolteacher．She loved books．She also loved nature．She showed Rachel the beauty of nature．She also taught Rachel a deep love for books．As a quiet child，Rachel liked to read and write stories．At a very early age，she decided she wanted to be a writer some day．Her story first appeared in a children’s magazine when she was ten years old．

  Her first book．Under the Sea Wind came out in 1941．In 1948，Miss Carson began working on another book，The Sea Around Us．She always researched carefully when she wrote．She collected information from more than one thousand places to write The Sea Around Us．When the book came out in 1951，it won the National Book Award．It was No.1 on the best－seller list for more than a year．The Sea Around Us made Rachel Carson famous．

  Rachel Carson’s most famous book，Silent Spring came out in 1962．In this book，she pointed out that the use of some kinds of pesticides（杀虫剂）like DDT would cause the number of birds to decline because it would kill them as well．Finally，in November 1969，the United States government decided that the use of DDT must stop in two years．

  Rachel Carson has been regarded as a great environmentalist（环保主义者）and writer．She will be remembered by the world．

【1】Rachel Carson had a deep love for nature and books because of________．

A．her father

B．her mother

C．her sChool teacher

D．her brother

【2】Rachel decided that she wanted to be a writer when________．

A．she was very young

B．she was in college

C．she became a teacher

D．she became famous

【3】The Chinese meaning of the word“decline”in this passage is probably“________”．

A．增加

B．减少

C．维持

D．翻番

【4】Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage？

A．Rachel Carson was a careful and serious writer．

B．The Sea Around Us won the National Book Award．

C．In Silent Spring Rachel said some pesticides were bad for the environment．

D．The use of DDT was stopped as soon as the book Silent Spring came out．

B

25、动词填空

用括号中所给动词的适当形式填空。

I 【1】 (be) an English teacher now and I started 【2】(study) English by myself when I was about 15 because of Michael Jackson. He  【3】 (be) my idol since 1991, and I really wanted to understand him and his music. I used to use a dictionary  【4】 (learn) the meanings of the songs written by him.

There was a lot of work  【5】 (do)to learn English, but I never gave up. At first, I learned about pronunciation, which was the hardest part for me. Because music was my only source(来源)of studying English, sometimes I  【6】(have) to use a pronunciation dictionary. Then I made lists of words so that I  【7】(repeat) them and their meanings. I would spend hours  【8】(memorize) English grammar, too. What’s more, I read a lot. I also tried my best to translate texts, dialogues and songs. Because of my hard work, my English improved a lot. In the end, I entered a college and had a great chance to further improve my English.

Now I  【9】(make) still progress in English. I’m sure I  【10】(do) better and better in the future.

26、假如你是Helen，你在某个图书馆的网站上看到了招收志愿者的公告，想申请成为其中一员。请你根据下面的要点提示并结合自己的实际情况，写一封申请邮件。

提示：1. What kind of volunteer work do you want to do?

2. Can you do the work well?

3. Why do you want to do the volunteer work?

4. When are you free to do the work?

要求：1. 短文应包括以上要点，可适当发挥，以使行文通顺、连贯；

2. 词数：80左右（邮件的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数）。

Dear Sir or Madam,

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

       I’m looking forward to your reply.

Yours,

Helen