2024-2025学年（上）平凉八年级质量检测英语

1、   Mario loves animals and wants to be an animal doctor. He volunteers at an animal hospital every Saturday morning. 1. Mario believes it can help him to get his future dream job.”It’s hard work,” he says, “but I want to learn more about how to care for animals. 2.I get such a strong feeling of satisfaction when I see the animals get better and the look of joy on their owners’ faces.”

Mary is a book lover. 3.她四岁就能够独自阅读。Last year, she decided to try out for a volunteer after-school reading program. She still works there once a week to help kids learn to read.” The kids are sitting in the library, but you can see in their eyes that they’re going on a different journey with each new book. 4.在这里做志愿者对我来说就是梦想成真。5. I can do what I love to do and help others at the same time.

【1】_____________________________________

【2】____________________________________

【3】____________________________________

【4】____________________________________

【5】_____________________________________

2、Complete the passage with the words in the box. Each can only be used once.

Have you ever met with bullies? They 【1】 in every school. Some use words, and others use 【2】 attack. No matter what method is used, the result is 【3】: bullies cause you to feel bad and make going to school a lot more difficult. Bullies can be a serious problem. However, dealing with bullies is not as hard as you think. Just follow these simple steps, and there is a good chance you will 【4】 the bullies at your school.

The first step to take when dealing with bullies is to understand them. Most bullies make others feel bad so they feel better about themselves. The best way to deal with this is to avoid them all together. Don’t walk near them, change your seat in class, or if they come up to you, walk away. If you can 【5】 ignore a bully for a few days, you will probably be left alone.

3、He is wondering how he can travel around the world in only three days. (同义句转换)

He is wondering __________ __________ __________ __________ the world in only three days.

4、If the building shakes, we should run__________ it quickly.

A. out of   B. out to   C. out from   D. out at

5、When we ask a Yes/No question, we make our voice ________ at the end.

A．raise

B．rise

C．fall

D．loud

6、—________useful advice you gave us! Thanks a million.

—My pleasure! I hope it can work.

A.What B.What an C.How

7、Sarah was shy two years ago, but now she is __________.

A.much too outgoing B.too much outgoing C.a little more outgoing D.much outgoing

8、—It’s so hot today.

—Yes, it’s ______ than it was yesterday.

A．hot

B．more hotter

C．much hotter

D．the hottest

9、— Long time no see him. He’s _________ a lot.

— Yes. More kindness and warmth in his heart.

A．changed

B．changes

C．turned

D．turns

10、—Look! It’s raining heavily! ________ take a raincoat with you?

—Well, I’ll take one right now.

A．Why not

B．Why don’t

C．Would you mind

D．Would you like

11、The book is boring. It is _________ the one I read last week.

A. similar to   B. similar as

C. similar for   D. similar of

12、—Do you often help your cousin with his English?

—No. He learns English by  

A.himself B.him C.his

13、The room is ___________to hold 100 people.

A. so large   B. enough large   C. large enough   D. very large

14、— Why do you want to be a volunteer?

—Because I want to help people ________________.

A. in addition   B. in need

C. in a hurry

15、I wonder what happened last night. Please tell me the ________.

A．dream

B．plan

C．decision

D．truth

16、Alan, you can’t go out to play ___________ you clean your room.

A．if

B．because

C．since

D．unless

17、The girl _____ short hair is my sister.

A. has   B. have   C. with   D. on

18、﹣﹣Do you know what the big fire ？

﹣﹣Sorry ， I have no idea．

A. caused B. pushed C. cheered D. fixed

19、根据对话内容，从下面选出恰当的句子补全对话，并在答题卡上将选定答案的字母标号涂黑。   

A: What a heavy rain it was last night!

B: Yes, it was. 【1】

A: It rained so heavily that I felt a bit scared.

B: Me, too. 【2】

A: I was doing my homework. But as soon as it stopped raining, I started to watch a movie named 127 Hours on TV.

B: Really? 【3】

A: It tells a real story about an American mountain climber named Aron Ralston.

B: Aron Ralston? 【4】

A: Yes. To save his own life, he cut off half of his right arm with his knife when climbing in Utah.

B: How brave (勇敢的) he was! 【5】

A: I agree. We should have the same spirit as Aron.

A．What is the movie about?

B．What were you doing while it was raining?

C．He made the right decision in a difficult situation.

D．I could hear the rain beat hard on the windows.

E．I remember learning about him in our English book.

20、Li Ming：Hello! This is Li Ming. Is that Dad speaking?

Father：Yes, it’s me, your dad. ________

Li Ming：Pretty good! What about you, Dad?

Father：Everything goes well. ________

Li Ming：It’s raining heavily these days!

Father：That’s too bad! Please be safe on the way to school.

Li Ming：OK! I will. Are you free this weekend, Dad?

Father：Yes. ________

Li Ming：This Saturday is Mom’s…

Father：Oh, it’s your mom’s birthday. We’ll do something special for her, OK?

Li Ming：________

Father：Good idea! Oh, Mingming. It’s a little late. ________

Li Ming：Yes, I enjoyed the food. It’s so delicious. Now, I must do my homework

Father：OK! See you soon!

【1】

A．What did you do?

B．Where did you go?

C．When will you be back?

D．How is it going?

【2】

A．What are you doing these days?

B．What do you think of the weather there?

C．How’s the weather in Jinan?

D．Do you like rainy days?

【3】

A．I’m really busy.

B．What’s up?

C．It will be rainy.

D．Why do you think so?

【4】

A．How about having a party?

B．Will you go to the movies?

C．Why don’t you go to work?

D．Let’s play basketball.

【5】

A．Have you finished your homework?

B．Have you had your dinner?

C．Have you gone to the movies?

D．Have you had a party?

21、   It was Mary's birthday. She received a letter from her uncle. “Dear Mary,” he wrote in his letter. “Happy birthday! I'm sending you some chickens. They will arrive tomorrow. I hope you'll like them. Uncle Toby.” Mary was very pleased. She liked eating eggs and chicken. “I can keep the chickens for their eggs or eat them,” she thought.

When the chickens arrived the next day, they were put in a box. Mary was very happy. She took the box off the truck and began to carry it into her garden，but the box of the chickens was so heavy that she dropped it. The box fell on the ground and broke. The chickens all ran out. They ran here and there. Mary spent hours in trying to find them.

A few days later, her uncle came. He asked, “Did the chickens arrive safely?” “Yes，but I dropped the box. It broke open and the chickens ran everywhere. It took me the whole morning to look for them,” Mary said. “Did you find them all?” asked her uncle. “I hope so,” Mary answered. “But I only caught eleven of them.”

“That's very interesting. I only sent you six,” her uncle said with a smile.

【1】Mary received a letter from her ________.

A.aunt B.uncle C.grandfather D.friend

【2】When she received her present，Mary was ________.

A.happy B.sad C.worried D.scared

【3】Mary dropped the box because ________.

A.she didn't like the gift B.the box was too heavy

C.she wanted to break the box D.she couldn't wait to look at her gift

【4】It took her ________ to find the chickens.

A.an hour B.two hours C.three hours D.the whole morning

【5】Mary caught ________ more chickens in the end.

A.5 B.6 C.11 D.3

22、There are a lot of museums in the world.A museum has many important objects related to (有关联）science,culture,or history.

【1】How many years did it take to build the Forbidden City?

A. 20.   B. 14   C. 12   D. 10

【2】Which museum is located in Paris?

A. The Palace Museum   B. The Uffizi Gallery

C. The Louvre Museum   D. The British Museum

【3】When did the British Museum first open to the public?

A. On January 15,1759   B. On February 1,1560

C. On May 15,1420   D. On August 10,1793

【4】What kind of museum is the The Uffizi Gallery?

A. science museum   B. A history museum

C. A technology museum   D. An art museum

【5】The information above may come from_________________.

A. a geographic magazine

B. a storybook

C. a science fiction

D. a music website

23、

Fishing in Snow—by Xu Yuanchong. From hill(山) to hill no bird in flight; From path(路径) to path, no man is in sight. A lonely fisherman afloat is fishing snow in a lonely boat.

In 1921, Xu Yuanchong was born in Jiangxi Province of China. In 2014, the 93-year-old gentleman won the top prize in the international translation field(翻译界) —“Northern Lights Award for outstanding literary translation” because of his great achievements. He was the first Asian winner.

On June 17, 2021, Mr. Xu Yuanchong passed away(去世) peacefully at 7:40 a.m. in his sleep. He still worked hard at home until 5 a.m. that day. He has published(出版) more than 120 works in Chinese, English and French, and almost half of them are ancient Chinese poems. He said, “I just want to transform the beauty of China into the beauty of the world”. In fact, he has really built a bridge between Chinese, English and French cultures.

On Children’s Day, June 1, Mr. Xu Yuanchong brought the “June 1 blessing(祝福)” to children across the country on CCTV news: “Good, better, best, never let it rest, till good is better, and better best “to encourage children to work hard and make progress. He even acted in a documentary(纪录片) called “The 90s.” along with the other 15 national treasures, including physicist Chen Ning Yang. In the movie, they told the story about how a group of university students read and served the country.

【1】How old was Mr. Xu Yuanchchong when he passed away?

A．93 years old.

B．100 years old.

C．120 years old.

【2】About how many works of Mr. Xu were about ancient Chinese poems?

A．120.

B．100.

C．60.

【3】What does the underlined word “works” mean in Paragraph Three?

A．作品

B．作业

C．工作

【4】According to the text, which is the purpose of Mr. Xu working so hard on ancient Chinese poems translation?

A．To tell the story about how a group of university students read and served the country.

B．To encourage children to work hard and make progress.

C．To transform the beauty of China into beauty of the world.

【5】What can be the best title of the text?

A．Xu Yuanchong, a great translator.

B．Fishing in Snow.

C．The 90s.

24、请用适当的词完成下面的短文，每个空只能填写一个形式正确、意义相符的单词。

One day, Bus NO.1 was running along Louxing Road. Suddenly, the driver saw 【1】 old man lying on the side of the road. A woman next to him was shouting for help 【2】. The bus driver 【3】 the bus without thinking too much. He got off and 【4】 the woman what happened. She said that 【5】 husband had a heart problem. He should go to the 【6】. The driver made a decision to send him to the hospital quickly. He told the passengers (乘客) that he must go to the hospital first. He thought the passengers would get off and 【7】 for the next bus. But to his surprise, they all agreed to go 【8】 him. Some passengers helped the bus driver to move the man onto the bus. Thanks to the bus driver and the passengers, the doctors 【9】 the man in time.

Now many people wouldn’t like to help others 【10】 they don’t want to get into any trouble. But the driver didn’t think about himself. He only thought about saving a life.

25、假如你是某国际学校的学生会主席李辉，你校的读书节即将来临，今年的主题是"让阅读成为一种习惯"。请你以校学生会的名义，围绕活动主题，根据以下要点用英语给全校学生写一封倡议书，号召他们热爱读书，享受阅读快乐。

要点如下：

(1)读书的好处；

(2)如何让阅读成为一种习惯：

(3)发起倡议。

注意：

(1)词数80—100，开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数；

(2)短文须包括所给要点信息。可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

(3)鼓励写出真情实感，对紧扣主题的适当发挥不予扣分：

(4)文中不能出现真实姓名及学校名称。

参考词汇：habit 习惯

Dear students,

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The Student Union