2024-2025学年（上）无锡市八年级质量检测英语

1、为了赶公交车，他昨天起床很早。

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2、 Complete the following sentences with the words from the box. One is extra.

【1】Mom asked little Tommy to tell the differences between the two pictures by ________ them.

【2】The famous camera company has released several new ________ and I can’t wait to try them all!

【3】Mr. Smith is good at handling different things at the same time. Busy as he is, he is able to stay calm and ________.

【4】In 1904, Sandra ________ his last movie and died before the movie was on in cinemas.

【5】Besides acting skills, make-up and ________ are also important when you perform on stage.

3、当他长大以后，他想做什么？

What does he want to do when he __________________?

4、— Doctor, is my son serious?

— No, _______. He only has a cold.

A. something serious

B. serious nothing

C. nothing serious

5、In China, it's ______ to call an old person's name.

A. rude   B. polite   C. right   D. happy

6、Don’t give them too much________ . They are only children.

A.care B.time C.stress

7、I made a phone call to Helen yesterday, but ______ answered it.

A．somebody

B．anybody

C．everybody

D．nobody

8、Shanghai is bigger than ________ in Shandong.

A．any other city

B．the other cities

C．another city

D．any city

9、 We shouldn’t use plastic bags. We should take our own bags ___.And we also should walk ___driving to the supermarket.

A．instead，instead

B．instead，instead of

C．instead of，instead

D．instead of，instead of

10、Jimmy ________ school two years ago and he ________ for two years.

A．leaves; has gone

B．left; has been away

C．left; has gone

11、We didn’t see ________ sharks in the aquarium, but we saw a few clever seals.

A. some   B. any   C. a lot   D. a little

12、-----Mr. Lee is an animal lover. He does everything he can___________ animals.

----- He is a true friend of animals’.

A. attacking B. to attack C. to protect D. protecting

13、—Would you like to go to watch a cartoon with me?

—I’d love to, but I _________ my English homework yet.

A．don’t finish

B．didn’t finish

C．haven’t finished

D．won’t finish

14、The weather forecast says that another storm tomorrow.

A. there will have B. there will be

C. there has     D. there has been

15、The street is busy . You'd better not across it.

A.run B.to run C.running D.to running

16、—Which of the two T-shirts will you take?

—I’ll take ________．One is for my brother and the other is for myself．

A．either   B．both   C．neither

17、Which of the following is an opinion?

A．Beijing is the capital of China.

B．The new park in the town centre looks beautiful.

C．There was once a steel factory.

D．Many changes have taken place in the city.

18、—What’s the ________ of the car at present?

—It’s about 90 kilometers an hour.

A．weight

B．speed

C．price

19、根据上下文情景，在下面对话的空白处填入适当的话语（话语可以是句子、短语或词），使对话完整。

A: Excuse me! I’m a reporter. 【1】

B: Of course.

A: Do you like watching movies?

B: Yes, very much.

A: 【2】

B: I watch movies once a week.

A: 【3】 in town?

B: Rose Cinema. I think it’s the best movie theater.

A: 【4】

B: Because it has the biggest screens and the best sound.

A: Well, 【5】 Town Cinema?

B: It’s popular, but it is the most expensive.

A: What about Movie Palace?

B: It is the cheapest, but the movies there are always boring.

A: I see. Thank you very much.

B: You’re welcome.

20、选择适当的句子补全对话，有两个选项是多余的。

A: OK, Brain. It’s time to make a list of chores around the house for you.

B: Oh, Mum!

A: No complaining, come on. First, 【1】

B: That’s what I like to do. When shall I walk him?

A: 【2】 And then, when you go out, don’t forget to take out the trash.

B: OK. 【3】 Does she need to do anything?

A: Of course. She has to wash the dishes from Monday to Friday.

B: 【4】

A: And I want both of you to make your beds and pick up your things after you get up in the morning. That means, you should make your rooms tidy.

B: OK. But you know I don’t like doing that. 【5】

A: Yes. You can have a rest on weekends.

A．That’s fair enough.

B．You should wash your clothes.

C．Is that everything?

D．That’s very nice of you.

E．You need to walk the dog.

F．In the morning before breakfast.

G．What about Angela?

21、

After nine years since its last edition(版本)，the 12th edition of Xinhua Dictionary came out in August,2020. It has added new words and expressions mostly from the Internet.

The new edition of the dictionary has added a QR code to each page, too. It allows readers to scan(扫描)the code to learn how to correctly write the character(汉字) and hear the pronunciation so we can say the word correctly.

This is the first time that Xinhua Dictionary has brought out an app and printed copies at the same time.

The 12th edition of the dictionary does not include too many new characters, but it does include more than 100 new words and expressions. Many of them are from the Internet. Such as “fen si""(fans), “er wei ma" (QR code), and“dian zan”(clicking the "like"” button).The new edition has also added more than 50 new usages,"mai meng" (acting cute), "pin che" (carpooling) and "pin gou" (shopping pool).

Since its first edition in 1953, Xinhua Dictionary has sold more than 600 million copies around the world. The dictionary has been a tool for several generations of Chinese people. It has become a symbol of Chinese culture.

It is also the first dictionary written in modern Chinese. Most, if not all. Chinese people use Xinhua Dictionary in primary schools when they start learning Chinese characters.

【1】The 11th edition of Xinhua Dictionary came out________.

A.In 1953. B.In 2009. C.In 2011. D.In 2020.

【2】The 12th edition is special because________.

A.it added many new characters. B.each word has a QR code.

C.it can be used with an app. D.you can buy it from the Internet.

【3】The word "pronunciation" means________in Chinese.

A.笔画 B.发音 C.意思 D.来源

【4】The last two paragraphs mainly talk about________.

A.what new words and expressions are added.

B.how many copies of the dictionary have been sold.

C.when Chinese people started to use the dictionary.

D.why Xinhua Dictionary is special to Chinese people.

22、

【1】The museum is about ___________.

A.science and art B.history and art C.history and robots

【2】Who can visit the museum for free?

A.Junior 3 students. B.High school students. C.The fourth-graders in primary school.

【3】We can know that the dancing club___________.

A.is a non-profit club B.opens once a week C.costs 25 yuan a time

23、Steve is fourteen years old and he’s from Australia. He watches TV on weekends. There are many TV shows every day. What kinds of TV shows does Steve like and what does he think of them?

Well, Steve’s favorite TV shows are Sports News and Chinese Poetry Conference (《中国诗词大会》). He often watches them before he goes to bed. Steve’s favorite subject is P. E. at school. He likes football very much. He loves Sports News. He thinks it is very exciting because he can see lots of famous players. Steve also likes Chinese Poetry Conference. He thinks the show is the most instructive of all because he can learn a lot from it. It’s a good way to improve his Chinese and it is very popular with poetry lovers (诗词爱好者).

Steve, however, doesn’t like all the TV shows. As for Healthy Life, Steve doesn’t mind watching it. He watches it when there isn’t Sports News or Chinese Poetry Conference. But he can’t stand soap operas. He thinks they’re boring. He never watches them.

根据短文内容选择最佳答案。

【1】The underlined word “instructive” in paragraph 2 probably means “________”.

A．comfortable

B．educational

C．traditional

【2】Steve is watching Chinese Poetry Conference now. It most probably is ________.

A．8 p.m. on Saturday

B．10 a.m. on Sunday

C．9 p.m. on Thursday

【3】Steve doesn’t like watching ________.

A．Healthy Life

B．Sports News

C．soap operas

【4】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Steve is 14 years old and he is from America.

B．Steve likes playing basketball very much at school.

C．Steve improves his Chinese by watching his favorite TV shows.

【5】Which is the best title for the passage?

A．Boring soap operas.

B．Steve and his favorite TV shows.

C．A boy’s favorite subject.

24、请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后根据空格处所给词的首字母填空。

Do you know the story of Rubinson Crusoe (鲁滨逊)? In the story, Crusoe got on an island after a shipwreck (海难). Being alone on that island, Crusoe experienced a lot of difficulties. H【1】, he didn’t lose hope. Instead, he tried his b【2】 to survive. He got water, f【3】 and some tools from the wrecked ship (沉船) and built himself a shelter (住处) on the island. He even grew barley (大麦) and raised a few goats. Soon his life was just fine.

He didn’t know that there w【4】 other people until one day he saw some cannibals (食人族) to kill and eat two men. He saved one of them and named him Friday. They stayed together after that and became good f【5】. Not long after that, some other people came to this island and Crusoe went back to his h【6】 with these people.

25、假如你是天平中学的一名学生，你学校上周举行了一个“糖画义卖会”，请你简单介绍上周的义卖会，包括以下内容：

注意：

1. 词数80左右(文章的开头已经给出，不计入总词数)

2. 内容必须包括图中的所有要点，但不要逐条翻译；

3. 在所提示的要点之外，要求有适当发挥，使短文连贯、通顺；

4. 短文中不要透露学校和姓名等个人信息。

A charity fair for Sugar Painting

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