2024-2025学年（下）庆阳八年级质量检测英语

1、   1. A person who believes in himself will keep trying to reach his goal no matter how many times he fails. In my opinion, the quality of determination to succeed is an important one to have.

Therefore, I believe that we should never give up.

One reason is that if we give up too easily, we will rarely achieve anything. If we always give up when we fail, we will not be able to develop new skills and grow.

 2. Another reason we should never give up is that we can learn from our mistakes only if we make a new effort. If we do not try again, the lesson we have learned is wasted.

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【2】____________________________________________________

2、It   him 2 hours to do his homework yesterday.

A. spent   B. paid   C. cost D. took

3、—Look at the dark clouds in the sky.

—It seems________ soon.

A.to rainy B.to be rainy C.raining

4、A lot of water ________ in Shanghai every year. It's a big problem.

A.wasted B.is wasted

C.have been wasted D.is washing

5、The man _______ great wealth is hard to ________.

A. with; get on with him   B. of; get along with

C. with; get along   D. of; get on with him

6、Mary, turn off the water ______ you are brushing your teeth.

A．until

B．after

C．while

D．before

7、–Mum, that iPhone X looks really nice!

-Sorry. Lily, it's too expensive. We cannot afford it.

A.can buy it later with enough money B.cannot borrow money to buy

C.have no enough money to buy

8、—Shall I give you a ride since it’s raining?

—________.

A.Don’t mention it B.Got it

C.I can’t agree more D.It couldn’t be better

9、E-books＿＿by more and more people now

A. use B. used C. are  used D. were used

10、—It’s a pity that ________my teachers________ parents allow me to swim alone.

—After all you are too young.Safety first.

A.both;and B.not only;but also C.either;or D.neither;nor

11、Lisa, could you tell me _____ yesterday?

A.what did the teacher say B.what the teacher will say

C.what will the teacher say D.what the teacher said

12、The hit show Chinese Poetry Competition on CCTV _________a nationwide popular program since last winter holidays.

A.is becoming B.has become C.became D.becomes

13、Tom often makes his brother   but yesterday he was made   by his brother.

A. cry; cry   B. cry; to cry

C. to cry; cry   D. to cry; to cry

14、— What a terrible earthquake!

— Yes. It came at about 6.30 this morning. I ________ to the bus stop at that time.

A．walk

B．was walking

C．walked

D．am walking

15、—Is this pencil-box yours?

—No. Sally lost a pencil-box. Maybe it’s ________.

A．mine

B．yours

C．hers

16、— Your MP3 is so nice. How much was it?

— It ________ me 300 yuan.

A．bought

B．paid

C．spent

D．cost

17、He told me that he _____ the next day.

A . will come back B. would come back   C. comes back   D. can come back

18、—Look! There is a monkey eating ________ apple in the tree.  —En, ________ monkey is very cute.

A. a; a   B. a; the

C. an; an   D. an; the

19、What should you do when you meet someone ________the first time in England

A. for   B. in   C. at   D. with

20、Come on, children! Help to some   .

A. yourself ; meat   B. yourselves ; chicken

C. yourselves ; beefs   D. yourself ; meats

21、I’m very nervous before tests.

-_____.You can do it well.

A. Never mind.   B. Take it easy.

C. Yes,you’ve right.   D. It’s not serious!

22、Bill and Ann are chatting online. Ann—A, Bill—B

A: Hi, Bill. Tomorrow is Saturday. 【1】?

B: Nothing much. And you?

A: Me, neither. 【2】 in your spare time?

B: I often watch TV and play basketball. Sometimes, I also play computer games.

A: Computer games? Your parents allow you to?

B: 【3】. But I don’t often. So they allow me to. What’s your hobby, Ann?

A; I like watching TV. And at times, I do some shopping with my mom. Do you like shopping?

B: Oh, no. I dislike it. By the way, there will be a new TV play this evening. 【4】?

A: Why not? 【5】?

B: The new Shushan knight errant swordsman biography.

A: That’s great. When is it on?

B: At 8: 00 o’clock.

A: OK. I’ll go to your home at 7: 30.

B: OK. Oh, sorry. I’m off now. Bye.

A: Bye.

23、— My friend has achieved his goal after years of hard work.

— Great! ______.

A.One tree can’t make a forest

B. Where there is a will, there is a wa

C. Many hands make light work

D. A friend in need is a friend indeed

24、   When I was young, I hated my mother because she worked a lot and didn’t spend much time with me. Then one Friday morning I took part in a three-day self-help program for teenagers. Whether you believe it or not, that weekend changed my life. About 100 other teenagers were there. During the first two days I met a lot of great people. I was glad that I made so many friends there.

On Sunday, the leader did an interesting exercise called “Chocolate or Toys”. He asked a girl which she liked better, chocolate or toys. She chose chocolate. Then he asked her to choose again between chocolate and chocolate. Of course, she didn’t have a choice. This exercise told us that sometimes we don’t have a choice in life, and that sometimes we have to accept something rather than complaining(抱怨).

A girl stood up and started talking about how her mom was a drug addict (吸毒成瘾者) and how much she hated her mother. “I want a new mom,” she cried.“Unluckily, you can’t have one,” the leader said.“You have to accept the mother that you have.”This hit me hard. I knew that, for better or worse, my mom was my mom. I couldn’t choose another mom, but I could try to make the best of the situation.

【1】The writer didn’t like his mother when he was young because ________.

A. she didn’t love him B. she was too strict with him

C. she was too busy to be with him D. she was a drug addict

【2】The program for teenagers that the writer took part in lasted （持续）________.

A. a week B. three days C. two days D. only one day

【3】The writer started to change his thinking ________.

A. before he took part in the program B. during the first two days of the program

C. as soon as he came to the program D. after the exercise named “Chocolate or Toys”

【4】From the end of the passage, we can infer (推断) that ________.

A. the writer loves his father

B. the writer’s mom is a bad person

C. the writer’s mom loves her son

D. the writer will try to get along well with his mother

【5】What is the main idea of this passage?

A. Choices can be made as we like.

B. Everyone should take part in a self-help program.

C. Chocolate can change one’s mind to things.

D. We should try to accept things instead of complaining about them.

25、Success by failure

I had failed again. It was the day of the big marathon. I had decided three years ago to train for the half-marathon event and take home a medal. There I sat, in front of my TV, while I watched others cross the finish line. It was just another in a long string(串) of failures. I had never met a single weight loss or fitness goal and I was majoring in the art of failing.

We are a family of exploration and often plan active vacations. It seemed that on every vacation I was the one who couldn’t go the distance. Each time I urged(催促) my family, “Go on without me. Bring me lots of pictures and videos. I’ll be fine just sitting here taking in the view.” I lied. Sick of being left behind, I decided that it would never happen again. Sure I was in my 50s, but surely there was still hope for me. I always spent weeks walking to prepare for our active vacations. I had lost weight many times. I just always seemed to fail to get where I needed to be.

But this time I would do something different. I was going to walk a half marathon. Surely I would lose weight and get in sharp if I could complete over 12 miles in four hours. Besides, this would be training. Training sounded cooler than diet and exercise. I was revved up and ready to go. I bought the proper gear(装备)，checked out what type of drinks would be handed out at the marathon and prepared a lot. I had a plan！

Now two years later, there I sat, watching thousands of people of all ages succeed where I had failed. I walked out, angry with myself, sat down and had myself a pity party. I was a master at the art of pity parties, having a great deal of experience in holding them. What was my problem? Where was I going wrong? I stopped and considered each failure, one by one. I made some very interesting discoveries.

I had failed to climb to the top of that Mayan pyramid, but I did climb it and stood on those ancient stones. I had failed to meet a single weight loss goal and yet I had lost 43 pounds. I couldn’t walk 12 miles in four hours, but I could walk 12 miles.

All my failures were sounding like a success story. This time I was giving thanks. I was thankful that I had been given the spirit of failure because failure meant that I was trying, that I didn’t give up. I decided that I would be crossing the finish line next year.

【1】What can you learn from the passage?

A. The writer didn’t lose any weight in the end.

B. The writer didn’t climb the Mayan pyramid.

C. The writer didn’t take part in the big marathon.

D. The writer didn’t have holidays with his family.

【2】What does the underlined sentence “I was revved up.” Probably mean?

A. I got excited.  B. I felt moved.

C. I was pushed.  D. I was chosen.

【3】Which words can best describe the writer in the passage?

A. Clever and friendly

B. Interesting and proud

C. Humorous and hopeful.

D. King and strong-willed.

【4】The writer probably agrees that   .

A. one should never give up half way

B. setting a goal is the key to success

C. one can learn by making and correcting mistakes

D. trying but failing to reach the goal is still meaningful

26、   “Budda(佛)-like youngsters” has become the buzzwords online overnight. What is “Budda-like”?Actually,it has nothing to do with Buddhism. It's only an attitude towards life. It means one should neither be pleased by outside gains nor be saddened by personal losses. Besides, it guides a lifestyle that “it's fine to have something or not.”

The youngsters are in their 20s. Although they haven’t developed themselves into the “God” , they've learned how to live a comfortable life. The green post-90s have mixed feelings to face the unknown future. They think that they are“Budda-like youngsters” and try to let everything go. They don’t give up; they make some efforts; they take what they are given; they don’t make a change.

We are living at a fast-developing time. If we have a strong sense of competitions, we will be overtaken in grades, education backgrounds, scores, jobs and will be overtaken in our kids grades, education backgrounds, and jobs... “Budda-like” youngsters keep a casual and calm attitude towards life and get rid of the so-called “fear”. It's not that they refuse to make progress but that the pain from efforts overwhelms (压倒) the joy from gain. So, they stop considering struggle (奋 斗) as the most important part or even the only aim in life as their parents did. Gradually, “Budda-like” becomes the weapon (武器)for the youngsters to fight against the society that doesn’t belong to them.

In fact, every generation has their own culture. It's hard to tell whether it is good or bad. People born at special time create their own culture. We don’t have to worry about it.

【1】The writer mainly________ in the first paragraph.

A.expresses his worries about the Budda-like youngstery

B.shows the meaning of the words "Budda-likc youngsters

C.explains that there are Budda-like youngsters in China

D.tells us why we are living at a fast-developing time now

【2】What is Budda-like youngsters’ attitude about life?

A.They want to find or win anything they want.

B.They continue regarding struggle as one aim in life.

C.They don’t mind whether they have something or not.

D.They have a strong sense of competitions in many ways.

【3】Why do some post-90s become the Budda-like youngsters?

A.Because they want to get the joy form the gain

B.Because they really refuse to make any progress.

C.Because it's their way to fight against the so-calle fear.

D.Because they want to have the same life as their parents’.

27、The film My People, My Country hit Chinese cinemas to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China last year. According to general director Chen Kaige and six other directors, the film focuses on national memories and tells ordinary Chinese people’s stories.

【1】How many directors does the film My People, My Country have?

A．Five.

B．Six.

C．Seven.

D．Eight.

【2】What does the taxi driver want to give to his son as a birthday present in Hello, Beijing?

A．A volleyball.

B．A national flag.

C．A television.

D．A ticket.

【3】According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A．The Champion was directed by Xu Zheng.

B．Passing By took place in the 1970s.

C．Going Home is about Macau’s return to China in 1999.

D．One for All is about the founding of the People’s Republic of China.

28、阅读下面的材料,在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。（提示：每空不超过三个单词）

April Fool's Day is a celebration that【1】(take) place in different countries around the world. It happens on April 1st every year and is a day when many people play all kinds of tricks and jokes 【2】 each other.

One April Fool's Day, a reporter in England announced that there would be no more spaghetti because the spaghetti farmers in Italy had stopped growing spaghetti. Many people ran to their local supermarkets to buy as 【3】(many) spaghetti as they could. By the time people realized that the story was a hoax, all of the spaghetti across the country had been sold out.

Many April Fool's jokes may end up 【4】(be) very sad. A famous TV star once invited his girlfriend onto his show on April Fool's Day. He asked her 【5】(marry) him. The lady was so happy 【6】 she really wanted to get married. However, when she said yes, he replied, "April Fool!" That little joke didn't have a very happy ending. The TV star lost his girlfriend and his show 【7】 (cancel).

One of the world's 【8】(famous) tricks, however, happened in October rather than in April. In that month in 1938, actor Orson Welles announced on his radio program that aliens from Mars had landed on the earth. He described where they had landed and told how they were moving across the United States. Welles made it sound 【9】 real that many people believed the story, and fear spread across the whole country. By the time police officers announced that the story was a hoax,【10】(thousand) of people had left their homes.

29、When you are in trouble, you may lose confidence to do everything. Maybe your family give you some _______ or comfort you. They may encourage you with some words like “I believe in you.”

You are clever and smart, I am sure that you can _______. For example, when you are preparing for an important examination, many friends may encourage you and give you a lot of confidence.

_______ needs fresh flowers and praise in his life. So when others provide us with these, it means they are thankful to _______ we are doing. All of us need encouragement everywhere and every moment. That is to say, we _______ need praising, 5 need to encourage others.

The praise can give us lots of encouragement _______. For example, when a student is in the middle school, his English teacher often asks him to act the dialogues and praises him _______ the words “very good”. But if the teacher often blames(责备) him, he will finish it even _______. In short, all of us need the words of encouragement just like we need the help from others.

So give your praise to them when ladies wear new skirts, when the poor _______ in difficulties, when friends finish the work on time and no matter when they need it. The encouraging words may   encourage them ________ harder and the confidence even changes someone’s life.

【1】

A．advise

B．advice

C．suggestion

【2】

A．success

B．successful

C．succeed

【3】

A．Everyone

B．No one

C．Nothing

【4】

A．what

B．how

C．where

【5】

A．either...or

B．not only... but also

C．not… but

【6】

A．as well as

B．either

C．as well

【7】

A．with

B．for

C．of

【8】

A．bad

B．satisfying

C．worse

【9】

A．be

B．is

C．are

【10】

A．to work

B．working

C．work