2024-2025学年（上）秦皇岛八年级质量检测英语

1、阅读下面短文，将短文中画线部分的句子译成中文。

Li Lei’s hometown is in the south of China. 1. It has changed a lot in the past thirty years.

Thirty years ago, it was a village with 2,819 people. At that time, orange trees were in front of the village, strawberries were behind the village and rice was on the right of the village.2. In 1988, people in the village set up the first factory to make toys. After that, people set up more and more factories to make bicycles and some other things. More and more people from other places came to work in the village. In 1995, the village became a town and ten years later the town became a city.

【1】____________________________________________________________________

【2】____________________________________________________________________

2、阅读短文，从方框中选出适当的词填空。（每词限用一次）

Everyone in the neighborhood was 【1】 at the time of the rainstorm. Ben was helping his mom make dinner when the rain began to beat【2】the windows. His dad was putting pieces of 【3】over the windows. When he looked out of the window, he saw some【4】trees outside. His mom put some candles and【5】on the table.

3、Mike will come. You will invite him. (合并为一句)

Mike will come ________ ________ ________ ________.

4、They ask______advice______computer problems.

A. for;and   B. /;about

C. /;to   D. for;about

5、Edison ________ many things in his life.

A．/ɪn'ventɪd/

B．/dɪ'skʌvə/

C．/ɪnvaɪt/

6、We’re so busy that we forget to feed the fishes. I think the fishes will be _______ if we don’t feed them today.

A.do for B.did for C.done for D.done with

7、—You won the first prize in the math competition.

—______.I always fail(不及格)in math tests.

A.You’re kidding B.Why not C.Good idea D.Sounds great

8、— Do you know if he ________ here tomorrow?

— I don’t know. As soon as he ________, I will tell you.

A．comes ; will come

B．will come; will come

C．will come ; comes

9、Your hands are so ________, go and wash them.

A．beautiful

B．ugly

C．old

D．dirty

10、—Do you mind my sitting here?

—________. It’s Mary’s seat and she will come back soon.

A．Better not

B．Yes, please

C．No, you can’t

D．Of course not

11、The classroom is very quiet. All of us listen to my teacher ________.

A．in a mess

B．in silence

C．in a way

12、—Tom, why do you ask for leave today?

—Because Dr. Smith asks me to ________ my eyesight.

A．watch

B．use

C．lose

D．test

13、They plan to buy some trees ________ on both sides of the river.

A．to plant

B．planting

C．plant

D．planted

14、— What would you like, Madan?

— I’m thirsty. I’d like two ________, please.

A.bottles of water B.hamburgers

C.pieces of bread D.bowls of rice

15、（题文）-You look so tired, Sue.

-I__________ slept last night. I feel terrible now.

A. almost   B. hardly   C. usually   D. always

16、—Would you please lower your voice in ________ public?    

—Sorry. I will remember to speak in ________ lower voice.

A．the; a

B．/; a

C．the; the

D．/; /

17、The old man has but he does not feel .

A．enough money; enough happy

B．money enough; happily enough

C．enough money; happy enough

D．money enough; enough happy

18、—________ is your summer vacation?

— It is about 12 weeks.

A．How long

B．How far

C．How often

D．How soon

19、A: Hello, Sarah!

B: Hi, Kim! This Saturday is my fourteenth birthday. Can you come to my party?

A: 【1】 But I can’t. I’m going out with my parents.

B: 【2】

A: We’re going to climb Mountain Meng and eat food in a farmer’s house.

B: That sounds great. 【3】

A: We climb mountains twice a week. We think it’s good for us.

B: I think so. 【4】

A: Thank you! See you.

B: 【5】

A.How are you getting there?

B.What are you going to do?

C.How often do you climb mountains?

D.Sure, I’d love to.

E.See you.

F.I disagree.

G.Have a good time!

20、情景交际。

A How do you like our city ?

B Your city has changed a lot these years, hasn't it ?

C I came hereto give a report on food safety two years ago .

D That will make you more relaxed.

E How long have you been here?

F Have a good time.

G Talking of my spare time.

A: Hello, Mr Wang

B: Hello, Mr Wilson

A:  【1】

B:Yes. Our lives are getting better and better , Mr Wilson , 【2】

A: Three days.

B: 【3】

A: Very good .It's beautiful and quiet .

B: It seems that you know our city . Have you ever been here before ?

A: Yes,  【4】

B: Then this time you are here for?

A: Just for a holiday

B: I'm very glad you like our city. 【5】

A: Thank you.

21、

Leap , spike , score! In the past few months, volleyball has been a hot topic both in the sports world and on the big screen. Leap, a movie that tells the story of the Chinese women’s national volleyball team, came out on September 25. 

The Chinese women’s national volleyball team has been the pride of the country since winning their first world championship in 1981. It has won 10 world titles so far. The team’s spirit has encouraged millions of Chinese to fight tooth and nail even though they know they might fail over the years. 

The film Leap starts from the team’s first world championship and spans 35 years to 2016, showing the struggles of several generations of Chinese players. Hong Kong director Peter Ho-sun Chan directed it. Actress Gong Li plays Lang Ping, the head coach of the team. Lang Ping’s real-life daughter Bai Lang plays a younger Lang. She was born in 1992. Younger volleyball players, including Zhu Ting (1994) and Hui Ruoqi (1991), play themselves in the film.

【1】The film Leap starts from   to 2016.

A.1981 B.1991 C.1992 D.1994

【2】According to passage, we know that   .

A.Lang Ping’s daughter Zhu Ting plays a younger Lang

B.the team’s fighting spirit cheer lots of Chinese up

C.Leap shows the history of the Chinese men’s national volleyball match

D.Gong Li is the head coach of the volleyball team

【3】What does the underlined phrases “fight tooth and nail” in Paragraph Two mean in Chinese?

A.为正义而战 B.全力以赴 C.张牙舞爪 D.伶牙利爪

【4】You may read the passage in the   part in a newspaper.

A.Travel B.Campus C.Culture D.Film

22、Soela Zani is a photographer(摄影师) from Albania. In 1988, a quiet boy lived next door to her. Born with Down’s syndrome(唐氏综合征), the boy never spoke and seldom went outside because his parents felt shame to be seen with him.

“It was sad to see that,” Zani said. “Now, people know differently. Children with Down’s syndrome are lovely. We need to accept them as they are and give them a chance to succeed in life.”

Zani wanted to do something for those lovely children, so she opened an exhibition(展览) last year at Albania’s National Historical Museum. Photos of children with Down’s syndrome were shown in the exhibition. In the photos, the children are copying poses(姿势) from famous paintings.

“When we opened the exhibition, the visitors enjoyed all the pictures. Many even started to cry in front of them. I was very touched,” Zani said, “These children are beautiful. They are pieces of art. This is my message. There is no difference between a child with Down’s syndrome and a child without it. They are the same. This exhibition is a present from me to them. Zani plans to take more photos of children with Down’s syndrome and raise money for them.

【1】In 1988, the parents next door to Zani felt shame because they ________.

A．were too poor

B．did something wrong

C．had a boy with Down’s syndrome

D．had little knowledge about photograph

【2】Zani opened an exhibition to ________.

A．do something for the children with Down’s syndrome

B．show how funny the children with Down’s syndrome

C．help the children with Down’s syndrome with their lessons

D．teach the parents how to look after the children with Down’s syndrome

【3】In the exhibition the photos showed ________.

A．Zani was always to help others

B．Zani was good at photographing

C．the children with Down’s syndrome were beautiful

D．the children with Down’s syndrome were different from those without it

【4】Zani plans to take more photos of such children to ________.

A．know more about them

B．study Down’s syndrome

C．raise money to help them

D．bring surprises to the world

23、Reading newspapers has become an important part of everyday life. Some people read newspapers as the first thing to do in the morning; others read newspapers as soon as they have free time during the day so that they can learn what is happening in the world. Sometimes, we do not have enough time to read all the news carefully, so we just take a quick look at the front page. At other times, we may be in such a hurry that we only have a few minutes to look at the headlines of the passages.

Newspapers can be found everywhere in the world. We can get many different kinds of newspapers in big cities, but in some mountain villages we can see few newspapers. Some newspapers are published once a week, but most of the papers are published once a day with many pages, some even published twice a day. You know different people enjoy reading different newspapers. Some like world news and others prefer short stories. They just choose what they are interested in.

Today newspapers in English have the largest number of readers in the world. The English language is so popular that many Chinese students are reading English newspapers such as China Daily or 21st Century. Also they bring us more and more information with Internet.

【1】People read newspapers in order to _____________.

A. learn the latest (最新的) news

B. meet their own different needs

C. read the short stories

D. find the morning news

【2】From the passage we can see that __________ when people get newspapers.

A. they read them very carefully

B. they just read the headlines

C. not everyone reads all the pages

D. they have no time to read them

【3】Newspapers have so many pages because _______________.

A. more and more people like to read them

B. people enjoy reading something different

C. newspaper become cheaper

D. more pages mean more money

【4】The most popular in the world are newspapers ____________.

A. in English     B. in Chinese

C. in other language D. with many pages

【5】According the passage, besides newspapers, people also get information from ___.

A. magazines   B. advertisements

C. e-mail D. Internet

24、As students of modern times, we have c【1】 school life. Every day, we get lots of knowledge on different s【2】 in class. And our school o【3】 many activities. In this way, they can help us put what we have learned into p【4】. After class, we take part in all kinds of activities, such as p【5】 football, basketball, badminton and so on. They are good for our health. Besides, we are a【6】 to join in the music group or other a【7】 groups. There we can enjoy famous works, learn to play instruments or draw pictures. There are chances for us to use computers and talk with some foreign teachers about a【8】 we are interested in at the English corner.

Now, most of us may play computers freely and have a good s【9】 of spoken English. In addition to these after-school activities, there are still many other activities, such as sports meeting and social investigation. All those activities make our school life attractive and i【10】. I am sure they are very useful for us.

25、假设你叫Andy，你的好朋友Millie的妈妈快过生日了，她打算给她妈妈做一张生日卡片，向你请教怎么做。请你回复一封电子邮件告诉她如何去做。具体步骤如下:

1.取一张干净的白色卡片;

2.将其对折(fold it in half);

3.在封面画上……或剪一幅……贴在封面上;

4.在卡片里面写上祝福的话语，比如……。

要求:1.邮件应包括上述所给信息，可以适当发挥;

2.行文连贯，书写规范;

3.词数80左右。

Dear Millie,

  You asked me how to make a birthday card in your email. Here are some tips for you.

  Best wishes,

Andy