2024-2025学年（下）漯河八年级质量检测英语

1、科学家们说，现在生活在森林里的大熊猫不足2000只。

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Why is “buy things” in Chinese spoken as maidongxi (buy east and west) , but not mainanbei (buy south and north)?

One theory (假说) says maidongxi has 【1】 to do with the five elements (要素): jin (metal), mu (wood), shui (water), huo (fire) and tu (earth). In Chinese culture, the four 【2】 have to do with these elements. East matches wood, west matches metal, south matches fire, and north matches water. If someone carries nan (south) and bei (north) in a basket, it means to 【3】 water and fire, which is not even possible. But if one puts dong (east) and xi (west) in one’s basket, of course they can carry metal and wood.

There are also more common explanations.

One says that in the Tang Dynasty (唐代), there 【4】 two popular markets in Chang’an, the capital of China at that time. One was called the East Market, and the 【5】was called the West Market. When shopping, people usually went to the East Market 【6】, and then went to the West Market. As time went 【7】, people started to describe shopping as “buying east and west.”

The last theory is about China’s trading history. Around the 15th 【8】, China began trading with the world, and most of its foreign goods (货物) happened to come from the east (Japan) and west (Arabia). Markets 【9】 “things from the east and the west”. It was short for “east and west” 【10】.

Which theory do you prefer?

3、They were preparing for the party when I got to Mr Zhang’s home. (改为一般疑问句)

________ they preparing for the party when ________ got to Mr Zhang’s home?

4、The woman cared for the old man very well.

A. looked for B. took care of C. talked about D. talked to

5、—Have you finished your homework ________, Jane?

—Yes, I've finished it ________.

A.already; yet B.yet; already C.yet; yet D.already; already

6、— Jacqueline is a pleasant girl.  

— And she is always ready to help others. So she gets along very well with everyone.

A.friendly B.happy C.clever

7、--Do you enjoy   a volunteer?

--If you want   this，you’d better join us．

A. being，knowing   B. to be，knowing

C. being，to know   D. to be，to know

8、I have a lovely room．It’s the________in the hotel．

A．nice

B．nicer

C．nicest

D．most nice

9、—Did Mr. Smith get a new job?

—No. A factory __________ him a good job, but he refused it.

A．offered

B．provided

C．passed

D．sold

10、Mrs. Wang chose a red coat _________ a white one.

A．instead

B．not

C．instead of

D．do not

11、—Sorry. I left my homework at home.

—It doesn’t matter. But you must ________ it here tomorrow.

A．take

B．bring

C．carry

D．leave

12、Some cartoons, like “Superman and Spider­Man”, are about heroes. They ________ bad people to protect the world.

A.fight B.laugh C.invent D.satisfy

13、She looks much   without her glasses．

A. well   B. good   C. best   D. better

14、Some students can do very well in English exams, but sometimes they can ________ understand what a native speaker says.

A.exactly B.simply C.easily D.hardly

15、Some people think Guo Mingyi is ____ silly.

A. a kind of   B. a little bit   C. a bit of   D. a lot of

16、I was doing my homework________my father was reading newspapers．

A．how

B．while

C．if

17、(2018 襄阳改编) China has ________ great progress in the fight against poverty (贫困) in the past five years.

A.done B.made C.offered D.caught

18、The woman is famous   a writer   her books on Chinese culture.

A. as; for B. for; as

C. as; by D. for; for

19、A:Hi, Cindy! Long time no see.

B:Hi, John! Yes. 【1】

A:How long did you stay there?

B:For a week.

A: 【2】

B:It was great. I visited many places. And the most exciting place was Disneyland.

A: 【3】 

B:Yes. It was crowded. I saw many Disney characters walking around the park.

A:Did you take any pictures with them?

B:【4】 I took pictures with Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck.

A:Wow! Wonderful! 【5】

B:If you do, you’ll certainly enjoy yourself.

A．Of course I did.

B．I hope to go there one day.

C．Have a good trip!

D．When did you go there?

E．How was your trip?

F．I went to Shanghai on vacation last month.

G．Were there many people in Disneyland?

20、根据对话内容，从方框中选择恰当的选项补全对话，其中有两项多余。

A. Of course.

B. Have you read the article about him?

C. I went to his concert last week.

D. I agree.

E. Have you listened to the song called “Take Five”?

F. Because his music is exciting.

G. I think it’s amazing

A: Hey, Susan! 【1】

B: No. What’s it like?

A: 【2】 It’s my favorite.

B: Can I listen to it on your CD player?

A: 【3】

B: It’s really a good jazz (爵士) piece. But I still like rock music best.

A: Who is your favorite singer?

B: Cui Jian. 【4】

A: Why do you like him?

B: 【5】

A: I see.

21、   Happy Valley(欢乐谷) is a wonderful place full of fun. On December 15th , Li Lei had a good time here with his classmates.

They all wanted to ride Space Shot(太空梭) first. It could send people sixty meters into the air quickly. And after only thirty seconds, people could be back to the ground. It was so exciting. But there were so many people.

Then they went to Gold Mine(金矿) Town and traveled on the Gold Mine Train. There was great excitement on the train when it started moving.

They also took part in some English activities. Through the activities, Li Lei improved his English a lot. He could introduce Happy Valley to foreigners in English.

【1】________, Li Lei with his classmates went to the Happy Valley.

A.On weekend B.On Friday

C.On Christmas Eve D.On December 15th

【2】It took people________ to be back to the ground by Space Shot.

A.2 minutes B.half an hour C.30 seconds D.an hour

【3】Li Lei traveled around Gold Mine Town________ .

A.on foot B.by train C.by bus D.by bike

【4】They took part in the English activities, because________.

A.they wanted to have fun. B.they wanted to say hello to their friends.

C.they wanted to introduce themselves. D.they wanted to improve their English.

22、

【1】The three short passages above are most probably________.

A.letters B.postcards C.invitations D.advertisements

【2】Which number would you call if you want to live near the city center?

A.5975 8339 B.5975 9876 C.5922 6600 D.5978 7633

【3】Which of the following sentence is not TRUE?

A.Sturtin Hostel lies in the downtown.

B.Three seasons have high prices and full board.

C.First shop offer help to find a suitable person to share a room with.

D.All the above.

23、A story tells of a businessman in a small town who had twin sons. The boys worked for their father in the store he owned, and when he died, they took over the store.

Everything went well until the day a dollar bill disappeared. One of the brothers had left the bill on the cash register（收银机）and walked outside with a customer. When he returned, the money was gone. He asked his brother, “Did you see that dollar bill on the cash register?” His brother replied that he hadn’t. But the young man kept questioning. “Dollar bills just don’t get up and walk away! Surely you must have seen it!”

There was a little of anger in his voice. Resentment（怨恨）set in and it divided（使……分歧）the young men. They finally decided they could no longer work together and they built a wall in the center of the store. For twenty years anger grew, spreading to their family.

Then one day a man in a car stopped in front of the store. He walked in and asked the clerk, “How long have you been here?” The clerk replied that he’d been there all his life. The customer said, “I must share something with you. Twenty years ago, I came into this town. I hadn’t eaten for three days. I came into this store from the back door and saw a dollar bill on the cash register. I put it in my pocket and walked out. All these years I haven’t been able to forget that. I know it wasn’t much money, but I had to come back and ask your forgiveness.”

The stranger was amazed to see tears well up in the eyes of this middle-aged man. “Would you please go next door and tell that same story to the man in the store?” he said. Then the man was even more amazed to see two middle-aged men, who looked very much alike, hugging each other and weeping together in the front of the store.

After twenty years, the wall of resentment that divided them came down.

【1】What is the meaning of the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2?

A．I didn’t see the customer off with the dollar bill.

B．There is no possibility that the money disappears itself.

C．It is a pity that money can’t move like human.

D．I don’t walk away with dollar bills.

【2】Why did the man come back to the store after 20 years?

A．Because he wanted to pay back the money he owed.

B．Because he wanted to thank the owner for having lent him money.

C．Because he wanted to help the twins become united again.

D．Because he wanted to apologize to the owner for stealing money.

【3】According to the passage, what is the correct order for the following event?

①One of the brothers found the money was gone and kept asking his brother.

②The stranger came back to the store and told the story to the twins.

③The stranger took a dollar bill away from the store.

④The twins hugged each other and wept together.

⑤A wall was built in the center of the store by the twins.

A．①⑤②③④

B．①③⑤②④

C．③⑤②①④

D．③①⑤②④

【4】What can we infer from the passage?

A．It is so often the little things that finally divide people.

B．Once twins are divided, they may never come together again.

C．Twins and the stranger can easily be hurt by words spoken in a hurry.

D．The stranger help the twins make the store wall come down.

24、An old tree tell you…

Dear human beings,

I hesitated a lot before writing this letter. All I want to do is to ask you to have a look at your life. But I’m not sure whether or not you’ll pay attention to me.

I’m a pretty old tree. I’m eighty years old, so I’ve seen much of the world. We’ve lived on Earth with you for millions of years. Each day we release oxygen and remove harmful gas so that

you have pure air, we cool the air so that you don’t have to run your air-conditioners all the time, we help prevent the Earths soil from being washed away, and above all, we give all kinds of fruits, nuts, beans, as well as wood to you.

But we are in great danger now because of you. You are, in fact, destroying us at a terrible speed. You are burning and cutting down millions of us each year, but you’re not planting enough. For every tree being planted today, 30 trees are being cut down. What would you do if all of us died? Perhaps you would die, too. Without us, you wouldn’t get the ingredients (成分) for some of your important medicines, you wouldn’t have enough materials for buildings, furniture, paper products, and your cities would look ugly. Moreover, air pollution and noise pollution would become more and more serious, and your life would turn nasty…

Well, the list could go on and on forever, but I think I should stop. The best thing for you to do now is to stop your bad practice. Please stop destroying us and start protecting the environment, because we are the best fighters against pollution and we are your best friends!

I wish the best for you, and good luck!

Your friend,

An old tree

【1】The tree is ________ years old.

A．60

B．70

C．80

D．90

【2】Trees are helpful to human beings because ________.

A．they release oxygen and remove harmful gas

B．they help prevent the Earths soil from being washed away

C．they provide all kinds of fruits, nuts, beans, as well as wood

D．all the above

【3】Trees are in danger because ________.

A．human being don’t plant trees

B．animals are eating too many trees

C．human beings are destroying them at a terrible speed

D．trees are so old that they die in a short time

【4】The old tree wrote to human beings to ________.

A．ask them to protect the environment

B．tell them about the history of trees

C．ask them not to use air-conditioners all the time

D．to tell them a very interesting story

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

A．Trees are turning ugly and nasty because of the water pollution.

B．The best thing for human beings to do now is to plant trees every day.

C．For every tree being planted today, 30 trees are being cut down.

D．Air pollution and noise pollution will become more serious if there are more trees.

25、

China is a country with many colorful festivals. The Dragon Head Raising Day is one of them. This special day is on the second day of the second month in the Chinese lunar calendar. It s【1】 for the start of spring and farming.

The dragon is 【2】[ɪm'pɔːtnt] in China. We Chinese people call 【3】(我们自己) the “descendants(传人) of the dragon”. So people 【4】 the Dragon Head Raising Day with many customs about dragon. On the day in a【5】 times, people put ashes in the kitchen. This was to “lead the dragon into the house”. People believed that with the 【6】 of the dragon, they could have a good 【7】(收获) in autumn.

Also, people eat special foods on that day. The foods usually named a【8】 dragon. For example, people eat “dragon whisker” noodles and dumplings called “dragon teeth”.

Today, many customs have disappeared. But one that has 【9】 is the cutting of hair. It was said that a haircut during the first lunar month may bring bad luck to the 【10】 of a family—mother’s brothers. So many people have their hair cut on the Dragon Head Raising Day.

26、   请你以My favorite thing为题写一篇短文，介绍你喜欢的物品，说明它对你的意义，词数80词左右。

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