2024-2025学年（上）阿勒泰地区八年级质量检测英语

1、他唱的那首歌太悲伤了我们听得都想哭。

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2、— It’s a pleasure to stay with him.

—Yes. He always makes people feel comfortable and learn a lot.

A. surprise   B. joy   C. pity

3、Two more high ways ________ last month, and it’s more convenient for the citizens to travel around the city.

A．built

B．are built

C．was built

D．were built

4、 People like eating _____ very much. They are called “apples under the ground”.

A. tomatoes B. potatoes C. pears D. Bananas

5、—Excuse me, could you tell me how to improve my spoken English?

—OK. The best way is to practice______ .

A. as soon as possible

B. as quickly as possible

C. as much as possible

D. as clearly as possible

6、I had my phone ________ yesterday.

A．to repair

B．repairing

C．repaired

7、I prefer ________ a walk to ________ in front of the TV.

A.taking; sitting B.to take; sit

C.take; sit D.take; sitting

8、Peter could hardly see the words on the blackboard, ________?

A．did he

B．couldn’t he

C．could he

9、 strong the wind is! I'm afraid we can’t go to the sea today．

A．What B．How   C．What  a D．How a

10、—Wow, the chair is so dirty! Do you want to sit here?

—________. I will go somewhere else.

A．Of course

B．Yes

C．Certainly not

11、Li Tao is the chief engineer of the famous bridge ________ Zhenjiang to Yangzhou.

A.connect B.connecting C.connected D.to connect

12、We’re sure that the environment in our city ________ greatly through our work in the near future.

A．has been improved

B．was improved

C．has improved

D．will be improved

13、Parents should educate their children________ after themselves from a young age.

A. looking   B. looked   C. look   D. to look

14、-- It’s dangerous to walk across the street carelessly.

--You’re right. We can’t be ________ careful while crossing the street.

A. so B. very   C. too D. more

15、—I bought a new mobile phone for you as your fifteenth birthday present.

—Really? ________ pleasant surprise!

A．How a

B．What

C．What a

16、The ________ mistakes you make, the ________ your mark is.

A.less; better B.fewer; better C.most; best D.fewest; lowest

17、—Excuse me, can you tell me _____?

—Sorry, I don’t know. You can go to the information desk.

A.that there is a train   B. when the train leaves

C.which train can I take   D.where does the train go

18、John ________ a volleyball game on TV now.

A.watches B.watched C.will watch D.is watching

19、Look! Betty and Bruce _________in the art room.

A. are painting B. will paint

C. have painted  D. painted

20、 ______ of them could solve the problem, so we turned to a third person for help.

A. None   B. Either C. Both   D. Neither

21、Driving in the rush hour ______ be very dangerous, so you _______ be too careful.

A. should; need   B. could; should   C. might; mustn’t   D. can; can’t

22、A: Hey! Are you having a great time alone these days?

B: Don’t mention that! 【1】

A: Why do you think so? 【2】 Nobody asks you to do your homework. Nobody asks you to stop playing computer games.

B: Oh, staying alone isn’t interesting at all! 【3】

A: By the way, do you go to bed early at night?

B: No. After I finish my homework, I watch TV till late at night, so I get up late in the morning.

A: 【4】

B: What’s worse, I always leave my school things at home. This morning, I left my pencil case at home.

A: Oh, that’s terrible. 【5】

B: Yes, I think so.

A．Don’t you like the life now?

B．Maybe we depend on our parents too much at home.

C．I like the life when my parents aren’t at home.

D．When will your parents come back?

E．No wonder you were late this morning.

F．Not as good as I expected before.

G．Now I’m looking forward to seeing my parents.

23、A: Hey. Mike, What are you doing?

B: Hi, Bob. I’m reading a book about some great inventions in the world.

A: Really? 【1】?

B: Very interesting. It tells about the history of different inventions.

A: Let me have a look. Oh, look at the stick. It’s so special. 【2】?

B: It’s used for taking photos of yourself. It’s called a selfie stick(自拍杆). Look, I’ve got one and it’s very convenient.

A: Cool! And it doesn’t seem heavy. It must be easy to carry. 【3】?

B: A special kind of steel, I guess. Do you want to take a selfie with it?

A: Yes, but I have never used it before. 【4】?

B: Sure. First, fix the phone to the stick. Next connect the phone with the stick. Then adjust the length of the stick. Finally press the button.

A: Wow, amazing! I want to buy one. Can you help me look for a good one on Taobao?

B: 【5】.

24、I've loved my mother's desk since I was just tall enough to see above the top of it as mother sat writing letters. Standing by her chair, looking at the ink bottle, pens, and white paper, I thought that the act of writing is the coolest thing in the world.

Years later, during her final illness, my mother kept different things for my sister and my brother.“But the desk，” She said, “it's for Helen.”

Although I knew she loved me and she only showed it in action, I wanted heart­to­heart talks between mother and daughter. But they never happened. And a gulf opened between us. I was “too emotional (易动感情的)”，but she lived “on the surface”．

I had my own family later. I loved my mother and thanked her for our happy family. I wrote to her in careful words and asked her to let me know in any way she chose that she forgave me. I posted the letter and waited for her answer. It didn't come.

My hope turned to disappointment, then little interest and finally, peace—it seemed that nothing happened. I wasn't even sure if the letter had got to mother. I only knew that I had written it, and I never heard from her!

Now the present of her desk told, as she'd never been able to, that she was pleased that writing was my chosen work. I cleaned the desk carefully and found some papers inside—a photo of my father and a one­page letter, folded and refolded many times.

Give me an answer, my letter asks, in any way you choose. Mother, you always chose the act that speaks louder than words.

【1】The writer began to love her mother's desk ________.

A. when mother gave it to her   B. before she was badly ill

C. when she was a child   D. after mother died

【2】From the passage, we can know that the writer's mother ________.

A. was cold on the surface but kind in her heart to her daughter

B. was too serious about everything her daughter had done

C. cared much about her daughter in words

D. wrote to her daughter in careful words

【3】The underlined word “gulf” means “________” in Chinese.

A. 理解   B. 鸿沟   C. 沟通   D. 港湾

【4】What did mother do with her daughter's letter asking forgiveness?

A. She had never received the letter.   B. For years, she often talked about the letter.

C. She didn't forgive her daughter at all in all her life.   D. She read the letter again and again till she died.

【5】What's the best title of the passage?

A. My Letter to Mother   B. Mother and Children

C. My Mother's Desk   D. Talks between Mother and Me

25、If you have ever played in or watched a soccer game, you have seen the referee（裁判）point to players and hold up yellow or red cards. The referee uses these colored cards to show an offense（犯规）by the player. The referee does not have to use language. The color of the card explains the punishment.

This system（制度）is based on the traffic light. The yellow color on a traffic light means caution and the red color means stop. In soccer, a yellow card refers to a warning to a player. A red card means that a player is out. The player must leave the field immediately and may not return to player in the game. But for what reasons are red and yellow cards used in soccer?

This system of using colored cards was created in 1966. During the quarter-finals of the 1966 World Cup, England was playing Argentina. Two players on England’s team had been pointed serious offense by the referee. One of Argentina’s players was sent off the field. However, the referee did not make these calls clear during the game. Some people at the game didn’t even realize what happened until they read reports about the calls in the newspaper later. There was no system in place to announce the calls during the match. Often in a match, the officials and the players were the only ones that knew about a call.

An English referee was at the 1966 game thought a better system was needed to make the teams and everyone clearly know about calls as they happened. He also wanted a system that did not use language. Soccer players came from countries around the world. He modeled the red and yellow card system on the traffic light. This system worked so well that other sports also used it.

【1】The topic of the passage is ________ red and yellow card system is used in soccer.

A．when

B．why

C．how

D．whether

【2】The system of using colored cards is based on ________.

A．the soccer match

B．the traffic light

C．the other sports

D．the card games

【3】The word “call” Paragraph 3 has the closest meaning to the one used in ________.

A．No call, no punishment.

B．We should call a doctor for him.

C．Just call me Mary, please.

D．Is there any call for me when I’m out?

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

A．Soccer players need to speak English.

B．The system is now used in all the sports.

C．A referee from the UK created the system.

D．Most people knew the offense clearly before 1966.

26、阅读理解  阅读下列内容，根据短文内容选择最佳答案。

Thomas Edison lit up the world with his invention of the electric light. Without him, the world might still be in the dark. However, the electric light was not his only invention. He also invented the motion picture camera and 1200 other things. About every two weeks he created something new.

Thomas Edison was born in 1847. He attended school for only three months. His mother taught him at home, but Thomas was mostly self-educated. He started experimenting at a young age.

When he was 12 years old, he got his first job. He became a newsboy on a train. He did experiments on the train in his spare time. Unluckily, his first work experience did not end well. They fired him when he accidentally set fire to the floor of the train. Then Edison worked for five years as a telegraph operator, but he continued to spend much of his time in experimenting his first patent(专利权) in 1868 for a vote recorder run by electricity.

Thomas Edison was totally deaf in one ear and hard of hearing in the other, but he thought of his deafness as a blessing in many ways. It kept conversations short, so that he could have more time for work. He always worked 16 out of every 24 hours. Sometimes his wife had to remind him to sleep and eat.

Thomas Edison died at the age of 84. He left a great many inventions that greatly improved the quality of life all over the world.

【1】How often did Edison make a new invention?

A. About every fourteen days B. About every seven days

C. About once a week   D. About twice a week

【2】The underlined word “fired” in the passage means “__________”

A. Gave somebody a job   B. Set fire to somebody

C. Let somebody down   D. Forced somebody to leave his job

【3】Edison considered his deafness as______.

A. something bad B. a gift from god

C. a kind of ability  D. a disadvantage

【4】Which of the following sentence is NOT true according to the passage

A. Edison had only 8 hours rest each day after his deafness ?

B. Edison got his education mostly by self-teaching

C. Edison had his first job in 1869

D. Edison’s inventions greatly improved the quality of people’s life

【5】What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. The function of the electric light

B. Edison and his experiments

C. The importance of inventions

D. The whole life of Edison.

27、

【1】The first two sentences of the text above are about ________.

A．different types of books

B．the coming school year

C．the importance of summer reading

D．good places for summer reading

【2】One of the steps for parents to sign up on www.readfun.org is to ________.

A．Select "Parent"

B．finish a test

C．choose a tip

D．print an article

【3】What does www.readfun.org provide?

A．Online teachers.

B．Pen friends' information.

C．Interesting videos

D．Articles of different levels

【4】The underlined word "accessible" in the text means easy to ________.

A．write

B．discuss

C．understand

D．compare

【5】The text above is written to ________.

A．introduce a reading programme

B．sell books to school kids

C．encourage parents to read more

D．share reading experience

28、阅读下文，根据语境或所给单词的提示，在每个空格内填入一个恰当的词（所给词适当形式填空除外），使短文意思完整、行文连贯。

I hated math, but needed high scores to please my parents, so I made some “friends”, who allowed me 【1】 (copy) their work on tests. Even 【2】 they knew it was bad for me, they were still glad to “help”. In this way, I passed a few tests.

One day, something terrible happened. Our teacher changed our 【3】 (seat) for the test and I was sitting beside a boy whom I 【4】 talked with before. The questions were so 【5】 that I could only answer one or two. I signaled(示意) to the boy and asked him for answers. To my surprise, he 【6】 (agree) to offer help. After the test, he came up to tell me that I could get good grades in math and all I needed was to put more effort into the subject. I was still mad at him, but I thought what he said had a 【7】.

From that day on, I began to spend more time on math. Slowly the subject I hated so much turned 【8】 such an interesting thing. I started to pass math tests 【9】 (easy) with my own ability.

Till now, I’m still thankful to the boy who didn’t help me on that day, because his choice is really 【10】 (help) to my lifelong journey.

29、完型填空

Chinese people________ Mid-Autumn Festival and enjoying mooncakes for centuries. Mooncakes are in the shape of  _______ full moon on the Mid-Autumn night. They carry

_________ wishes to the families they love and miss.

There are many________ folk stories about this festival. However, most people think that the story of Chang’e is the most touching. Chang’e was Hou Yi’s beautiful wife.  After Hou Yi  ________ the nine suns, a goddess gave him magic medicine to thank him. Whoever drank this could live forever, and Hou Yi planned to drink it with Chang’e. However, a bad man, Peng Meng, tried to steal the medicine when Hou Yi was not ______. Chang’e refused to give it to him and drank it all. She became very light and flew up to the moon. Hou Yi was _________ sad that he called out her name to the moon every night. One night, he found that the moon was so bright and round that he could see his wife there. He quickly_______ her favorite fruits and desserts in the garden. _______ he wished that Chang’e could come back!

After this, people started the tradition of admiring _______ and sharing mooncakes with their families.

【1】A. has been celebrated B. has been celebratingC. have been celebratedD. have been celebrating

【2】A. a     B. an     C. the     D. /

【3】A. the people B. the people’s  C. people’s    D. people

【4】A. tradition   B. traditional  C. west D.  western

【5】A. shoot down  B. shoot at  C. shot down    D.  shot at

【6】A. at home    B. homeless  C. homework      D.  away

【7】A. very   B. so   C. too     D.  quite

【8】A.laid out    B. lay out   C. lain out   D.  call out

【9】A. How      B. What     C. What a   D.  How a

【10】A. moon   B. the moon      C. moons     D.  the moons