2024-2025学年（下）阳江八年级质量检测英语

1、我应该先和他们握手吗?

Am I supposed to________ ________ ________them first?

2、 — When   Mr. Brown   back?

— Sorry, I don’t know.

A. does; coming B. are; coming

C. is; coming    D. is; coming

3、—What do you think of Jim?

—He hardly speaks.It's difficult ______ what he's thinking.

A. know   B. stop   C. to know

4、Many students say that if there are no examinations they will have ________ at school.

A．the happiest time

B．a more happier time

C．much happiest time

D．a much happier time

5、Jim, you ________ leave all your toys on the bed. What a mess!

A．mustn’t

B．needn’t

C．may not

D．should

6、—Would you please ______the paper for me and see if there are any spelling mistakes?

—Of course I will．

A. look into   B. look up C. 1ook through

7、That boy is my new friend and________name is Peter.

A.her B.his C.its D.your

8、—How often do you have history lessons?

—__________, Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

A.Every day B.Every other day

C.Every three days D.Every a few days

9、________ beautiful the flower looks!

A．What

B．What a

C．How

D．How a

10、I thought my deskmate would be________for class，but he was late again．

A．on time

B．in time

C．at times

D．at any time

11、We must try our best to help to _________ the virus (病毒).

A.fight B.keep C.spread D.practise

12、—Daniel, you are speaking too fast. I can’t follow you.

—Sorry, I will speak a little ________.

A. more slowly B. less slowly C. more quickly D. most quickly

13、________ are good at music and dancing, aren’t they?

A．South African

B．Southern Africans

C．South Africans

D．South Africa

14、—What shoud be done first if we want to develop our village?

— A lot of new roads .,I think .

A. must be built   B. have to build

C. must build D. have build

15、I’d like to express my thanks and respect to the firefighters who died in the forest fire. ______ their hard work, the fire wouldn’t be put out in a short time.

A．At

B．Through

C．Without

D．Under

16、—Mike, tell me what I said just now.  —Sorry, Sir. I ________ to you carefully.

A. didn’t listen B. wasn’t listening

C. don’t listen D. am not listening

17、–How long is it _______ we last met?

–More than ten years, I believe. I went to Australia in 2006 and came back only yesterday.

A. since   B. before   C. until   D. after

18、—How do you like the two blouses?

—They don’t fit me very well. They are ________ too large ________ too small.

A．both; and

B．neither; nor

C．either; or

D．neither; or

19、Pandas are facing danger！The situation won’t change   humans stop killing．

A．unless B．though C．if   D．after

20、When something happens suddenly, ________ your cool is very important.

A．taking

B．making

C．stopping

D．keeping

21、— Hello! There is something wrong with my computer and it can’t work now.

— Don’t worry. _____________ What’s your telephone number?

A. What can I do for you then?

B. I’m sorry to hear that.

C. Our engineer will contact you soon.

D. Please take care of your computer.

22、五． 补全对话

A: Hi, Linda! 【1】

B: I’m going to visit Los Angeles.

A: You’ll love it! 【2】 We enjoyed ourselves.

B: Really? How long did it take you to get there?

A:【3】

B: Where did you go when you were in Los Angeles?

A: Well, first we went to Disneyland. 【4】

B: It sounds great! I can’t wait to go there.

A: It’s really a great place for fun. 【5】

B: Thank you.

A. How was the weather there?

B. Then we went to Hollywood.

C. I hope you will have a nice trip.

D. How did you go to Los Angeles?

E. It took us about nine hours by plane.

F. What are you going to do on holiday.

G. I went there with my parents two years ago.

23、动词填空  用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。

【1】We don’t know what _______(happen) in twenty years. The only thing we can do now is to try our best.

【2】He _____(not attend) the meeting because he was ill.

【3】No matter how nice the fruit ______(smell), I prefer not to eat it.

【4】---Did you hear what I said, Andy?

---Sorry, I ________(think) about something else. I didn’t quite catch it.

【5】You needn’t prepare the report for him as he ________(write) it himself. It’s right in his pocket.

【6】______(step) on the grass isn’t allowed here. Can’t you see the sign over there?

【7】These kinds of flowers are beautiful,but very difficult _______（plant）indeed.

【8】It’s a fact that the elderly _________(take) good care of in the home of the elderly.

24、Emma has just finished travelling alone in Europe. Are you interested in her journey？Let's read some of her travel diaries.

【1】Emma was looking forward to this travel because ________.

A．she had never travelled

B．she had never taken a train ride before

C．she could do anything she liked on the journey

D．she hoped to keep herself away from the busy life

【2】From the passage，we can know Salzburg is a great place for ________.

A．enjoying classical music

B．buying children's books

C．visiting history museums

D．enjoying delicious food

【3】In Amsterdam, she ________.

A．climbed the beautiful mountains

B．travelled along the river in a boat

C．wrote some postcards in her hotel

D．went to a concert

【4】She didn't need to worry about her safety in Copenhagen because ________.

A．there was very little crime there

B．the city was full of friendly people

C．she thought she was careful enough

D．she went there with her father

【5】We can know that ________ from the passage.

A．Emma has little interest in art

B．Emma is a brave but careless girl

C．Emma's travels were enjoyable and special

D．Emma's travels were not interesting

25、   Last year, I was working on a book about penguins (企鹅), and I went on a trip to Antarctica. Antarctica is home to many penguins, so it's a perfect place to take photographs of them. A boat was taking a group of scientists there on a research trip, and there was space for me. I'm not a good sailor, but it was the easiest way to get there.

The night before we left, I couldn't sleep. What if there were storms while we were on the boat? What if I got seasick? I told myself that everything would be OK.

The day we left, the weather was beautiful. The ocean was peaceful, and the sky was blue. But it didn't stay that way for long!

Later that day, a huge storm came. Rain poured down, and the waves were twelve metres high. Our boat was wildly tossed (使上下摇晃). I was very afraid, and then I got seasick.

By the third day, the storm was over. We were in the middle of the ocean, hundreds of kilometres from home. Thick mist hung in the air, and everything was white. It was a strange and lonely sight.

Then we hit pack ice (大块浮冰). The boat had to push its way through the ice. I told myself that the ice meant we were getting close to the penguins.

Our boat was too long to sail to the mainland, so we changed to the Zodiac. The Zodiac didn't look very safe - it was the smallest boat I'd ever seen! But if I wanted to see those penguins, I didn't have any choice.

There were thousands and thousands of penguins. They covered the beach as far as I could see. I took dozens of (几十) photos - some of the best I've ever taken.

Now the book has been published and I'm already planning my next one. I just need to think of an interesting animal that lives a little closer to home.

【1】What does the writer most probably do?

A.A wildlife photographer. B.A doctor.

C.An animal scientist. D.A sailor.

【2】Which of the following statements is NOT true according to this passage?

A.The first day on the sea, they were caught in a huge storm.

B.By the third day they arrived in the middle of the ocean.

C.They changed to the Zodiac because their boat was too long.

D.The writer is now planning his next trip to Antarctica.

【3】Which word best describes the trip to Antarctica?

A.pleasant B.adventurous C.boring D.interesting

【4】Choose the best title for this passage.

A.A Perfect Place for Penguins B.A Brave Heart

C.A Trip to the Land of Penguins D.Lovely Penguins

26、

Zhou Youguang, known as the "father of Pinyin" was a Chinese. He was born in Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, on 13 January 1906. At the age of ten, he and his family moved to Suzhou, Jiangsu Province. In 1918, he entered Changzhou High School.

Zhou went to St. John's University in Shanghai in 1923. Then he went to Guanghua University in 1925. Later Zhou spent time in Japan as a foreign exchange student. After World War II, he moved to London, and then New York to work as a banker.

Zhou returned to China in 1949 to help his country build a modern economy(经济学). In 1955, the government invited him to make necessary changes to the Chinese language. It took him about three years to design Pinyin, and it was a success.

Today, with the wide use of computers and mobile phones, we use Pinyin to communicate with the world. The system is a bridge between China and the rest of the world."

Zhou died on 14 January 2017 at his home in Beijing, a day after his birthday. At the time, he was the 17th oldest living man in China.

【1】When was Zhou Youguang born?

A. 1906.

B. 1916.

C. 1918.

D. 1923.

【2】Which of the following countries had he NOT been to?

A. Japan.

B. Germany.

C. The UK

D. The USA

【3】What did the government ask him to do in 1955?

A. To help China build a modern economy.

B. To come back to his motherland, China.

C. To give some money to help the poor people.

D. To make necessary changes to the Chinese language.

【4】What was Zhou Youguang well-known for?

A. He was the 17th oldest living person in China.

B. He once studied in many foreign countries.

C. He is called "father of Pinyin" by people.

D. He invented computers and mobile phones.

27、   Everybody is afraid of something. That’s what more than 1,700 kids told us when we asked them about fears and scary(害怕的) things. We gave kids a list of 14 scary things and asked which one frightened them most. Here are the top 5 answers from our survey: ① Scary movies and TV shows; ② Scary dreams; ③ Thunderstorms, hurricanes (飓风), and other horrible weather; ④ War and terrorism (恐怖行动); ⑤ Sounds heard at night.

But not everyone is afraid of the same thing. And what makes one person scared can be of no big deal for someone else. Plenty of kids said their biggest fear wasn’t on our list.

What is fear? Fear is a feeling that everyone has — it’s programmed into all of us — and that’s a good thing because fear is there to protect us. We’re born with a sense of fear so we can react to something that could be dangerous. The baby cries, and their mom comes over to comfort him or her, helping the baby feel safe and OK again.

Real vs. Pretend

The best way to get over a fear is to get more information about it. As kids get older, they understand more and start seeing the difference between what is real and unreal. So when William’s imagination leads him to think of witches(女巫), he can tell himself, “Wait a minute. They’re only pretend things. I don’t need to worry about them.”

The same goes for the dark. A kid’s imagination can start playing tricks when the lights go out. What’s under my bed? Is that a thief I hear? With the help of a parent, kids can get more comfortable in the dark. Using a night light or shining a flashlight under the bed to see that there’s nothing there can help kids fight that fear.

【1】What is paragraph 2 mainly about?

A.The list of fears is not complete.

B.The things people fear are of no big fear.

C.Kids have more fears than people think.

D.People are afraid of different things.

【2】In the writer’s opinion, ___________.

A.having a sense of fear is not a bad thing

B.babies have a weak sense of fear

C.fear is not something that we are born with

D.not all people can react to dangerous things

【3】What does the underlined word “pretend” in paragraph 4 mean?

A.Ugly B.Usual C.Unreal D.Lovely

28、根据短文内容及所给提示，在文中空白处补全或填写一个正确的单词。

When students leave junior high school, they are often【1】(worry) about moving to senior high school. It is a hard time for them, b【2】it can be an exciting one as well.

To make it easier, students need to get familiar (熟悉的) with their new school. Most senior high schools have a freshman speech f【3】students. Sometimes the school office will give away a m【4】of the school. It can help students and parents find different places in the school. One w【5】to know the senior high school better is to join a club. And joining a club is also a good way to【6】new friends. Senior high schools often o【7】new students chances to join different clubs. There are many clubs, such as a chess club, a soccer club etc. Students from different grades are【8】(allow) to join these clubs. The school office will make 【9】list of the clubs and give the information about how to join【10】

29、完形填空

阅读下列短文，从文后各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

In 1880, fourteen-year-old Matthew Henson loved to hear sailors tell tales of their exciting lives at sea. One day he made up his  ______ . Baltimore was the nearest large seaport(海港). The next morning he set out on the  ______journey to try to find work on a sailing ship.

In Baltimore, Henson found a job as a cabin boy on a beautiful ship. For the next five years, Henson  ______ around the world.  ______ the help of the ship’s captain and other members of the crew, Henson learned mathematics, history, geography, and many other subjects.

Unable to find work anywhere else, Henson took a job in a   ______  shop in Washington, D.C. One day in 1887, a man came in to buy a hat. The man, Lieutenant Robert Peary, asked the owner  ______   he knew anyone with experience at sea or not. Peary would soon travel to South America for the U.S. government. ______  the shop owner introduced Peary to Henson. Using his map-reading and sailing skills, Henson proved   ______  to be a worthy and smart seaman. One day Peary told Henson about his real dream： to be the first man   ______  on “the top of the world” at the North Pole. He asked Henson to help him make his dream ______  .

Over the next five years, the two explorers(探险家) made two trips together to the Arctic(北极). However, they were not ______   to reach the pole either time. The cold, wind, and ice were   ______than either of them had ever imagined.

In 1908, The two men  ______  never gave up were ready to make their final challenge at reaching the North Pole. With four guides, they made a mad dash straight across the ice. ______  April 1909, Henson’s instruments showed they were standing at the North Pole. Together Henson and Peary planted the American flag in the snow  ______  .

【1】A. decision  B. plan   C. mind   D. way

【2】A. forty miles B.forty mile’s   C. forty-miles D.forty-mile

【3】A. sailed     B. drove C. rode   D. walked

【4】A. with   B. without    C. by   D. under

【5】A. hat     B. food   C. book   D. shoe

【6】A. if   B. whether C. that       D. where

【7】A. so B. because     C. if D. but

【8】A. myself    B. yourself C. himself   D. themselves

【9】A. stand B. to stand C. stood   D. standing

【10】A. come true B. carry on     C. put through  D. take place

【11】A. possible   B. able   C. probable   D. successful

【12】A. warmer B. better   C. worse   D. bigger

【13】A. which   B. who   C. whom D. what

【14】A. At   B. To   C. On   D. In

【15】A. successfully B. simply   C. quickly D. Luckily