2024-2025学年（上）宿迁八年级质量检测英语

1、请你倒一下垃圾好吗？ （汉译英）

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2、Smoking isn’t allowed in public in our city. If anyone is found smoking in public, he ________.

A．is going to be punished

B．is going to punish

C．is punishing

D．has punished

3、I'd advise you________doing that.Because it's bad for you.

A. for   B. with   C. against   D. beyond

4、If you want to keep your teeth healthy, you'd better not eat ________ a lot.

A．something sweet

B．anything sweet

C．nothing sweet

5、--Is there anything new about the lost Malaysia Airlines flight?

--No. It was said ___________________________________.

A. that they were looking for every inch of the sea.

B. that they are looking for every inch of the sea

C. whether they were looking for every inch of the sea.

D. if they are looking for every inch of the sea

6、My English teacher is a ________ person. He hardly smiles in class.

A．fantastic

B．common

C．careful

D．serious

7、—Isn’t Ann’s husband over there?

—No, it ________ be him. I am sure he doesn’t wear glasses.

A．can’t

B．mustn’t

C．needn’t

D．may not

8、The big fire in the north of Canada ________ more than two hundred houses since last Friday.

A.will destroy B.has destroyed C.had destroyed D.is destroying

9、Can you tell me _________ in the future?

A. how life will be like   B. how will life be like

C. what life will be like   D. what will life be like

10、Come on! I have ________ to tell you.

A.nothing new B.new nothing

C.anything new D.something new

11、— A college girl from Suzhou was killed in her hometown this summer vacation.

— Yes. What a pity! The _____ was a 19-year-old pretty girl.

A. witness   B. victim   C. boss   D. detective

12、English is really important! There are many reasons________this.

A.for B.about C.at D.on

13、The tree leaves keep falling down _______ autumn, which is really romantic.

A.in B. on C. at D. To

14、It was a real race________time to get the project done.Luckily,we made it.

A.over B.against C.through D.for

15、There is ______ in today's programme，is there?

A. something interesting B. anything interesting

C. nothing interesting D. interesting nothing

16、Tom is an excellent student. He always stays ＿＿＿ of other students in daily study.

A.back B.ahead C.just D.only

17、—Will he come?

—I am not sure ___he will come, but I never doubt ______he will help us.

A． that, if B． that, that

C． if, if D． if, that

18、I usually stay at home and do some reading on Sunday mornings, but ________ I go out for a walk if it’s fine.

A. some times   B. at times C. on time

19、—Mary, how about watching flowers around Jiming Temple tomorrow?

—It ________ the weather.

A．picks up

B．finds out

C．stands for

D．depends on

20、Could you tell me ________?

A．what is the boy’s name

B．what the boy’s name was

C．what the boy’s name is

D．what was the name of the boy

21、 --- ________ you leave now? You only arrived here an hour ago.

--- Sorry, but so much homework is waiting for me.

A. May B. Must   C. Can D. Might

22、Alex: Hi, Kate! How was your weekend?

Kate: Awful. You know, Alex, I was busy taking after-school classes. ______

Alex: Great. I went to the museum and had a lot of fun there. Have you ever been there before?

Kate: No, never. ______

Alex: That sounds bad. I think you should relax yourself on weekends.

Kate: ______ Well, can you tell me something about the museum?

Alex: It’s hard to say... ______ I hope you can visit it some day.

Kate: Well, could you please go with me next Sunday morning?

Alex: No problem. ______

Kate: OK. Let’s meet at the subway station at eight o’clock.

Alex: See you then.

【1】

A．Could you help me?

B．How about your weekend?

C．Why were you late?

D．How’s the weather?

【2】

A．I’m always busy on weekends.

B．I have been there several times.

C．I’d like to look at your photos.

D．I think I’ll accept your invitation.

【3】

A．He’s in the museum.

B．They’re eating lunch.

C．I think you are right.

D．I don’t like the milk shake.

【4】

A．I’ll read it after school.

B．There is so much to see.

C．It has the worst service.

D．It’s about seventeen kilos.

【5】

A．I’m not available next Sunday.

B．I have to go to the dentist.

C．She went to the zoo by subway.

D．We can take the subway.

23、在下面的空白处填入适当的话语（话语可以是句子、短语或词）（5分）

Mary ：   Help yourself to the chocolate， Chen. Li brought them from Shanghai.

Chen Hui：【1】! I can’t touch anything sweet. It’s my teeth…

Mary： I’m sorry to hear that.【2】

Chen Hui： Yes. He told me that I have to have one tooth out two filled. But I can’t find time for it.

Mary：【3】. A sound mind lives in a sound body（身心要健康）.

Chen Hui： Yes， I think I’ll go next week.

Mary： I’m afraid you’d better go right now. The sooner you do something about it， the better.

Chen Hui：【4】. Can you please tell our head that I’ll be back by lunchtime?

Mary：【5】.

Chen Hui： Thank you very much. See you this afternoon.

Mary：   See you.

24、阅读下面短文，从所给选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，使短文通顺，结构完整，每个选项仅用一次，其中有一项是多余选项。

Every year, there’s a colour that leads the fashion trend (潮流趋势). What about the colour in 2024? Pantone, the global authority (全球权威) on colour, chose Peach Fuzz. 【1】 Pantone said it brings “a feeling of kindness, communicating a message of caring and sharing, community and working together”.

【2】 So they need a peaceful future and to look after themselves and find time to be creative, get together with friends and get away from the busy modern life.

【3】 As Time magazine noted, when people hear the name of the colour, they always think of how soft peaches feel to touch, the softness of bird feathers, and the feeling of silk. “It’s a warm and cozy shade. And it’s very tactile (有触感的). We feel that at a time like this, tactillity is really important to touch other people and get them into our homes,” Pantone colour specialist Leatrice Eiseman told CNN in a video call.

The colour of Peach Fuzz was chosen, according to Time magazine, because it shows the past yet has been updated with a modern atmosphere. 【4】

“We think of peach as being a nostalgic (怀旧的) colour,” said Eiseman. “More often a woman’s colour. 【5】 I think that speaks to the modernity of the shade.”

Peach Fuzz is Pantone’s 25th colour of the Year. The first was created in 1999 to get the design community and colour lovers around the world in a conversation around colour.

A．It brings a new modernity.

B．The colour of Peach Fuzz is what humans need.

C．Humans have gone through many hard times last year.

D．Many people may use this colour for their living rooms.

E．The colour is a soft peach shade between pink and orange.

F．But it’s been changed and put into men’s wardrobes and places.

25、从所给的三个选项中选出正确的答案。

Tao Yuanming, also known as Tao Qian, was a Chinese poet who was born during the Eastern Jin Dynasty and died during the Liu Song Dynasty. Tao was an important poet of the Six Dynasties period. He lived in a small house in the countryside and spent his time drinking wine (酒), farming, reading and writing. He described this country life in his poems, and although his poems were known and loved by many people, he was a man who liked staying alone and didn’t touch much with other people.

His poems described the traditions of the people in the countryside so beautifully and idyllically (田园诗般) that people would want to live there, they were attracted (吸引) by his language and style of writing. His writing was deep and showed such a clear understanding of life that many people could not believe that he was a simple farmer. His writing was also much admired by other poets at the time. Artists were inspired (鼓舞) by his dedication (献身) to his work and created paintings and sculptures (雕塑) of him. Tao Yuanming would later be regarded as the most important representative (代表) of what we now know as Fields and Gardens poetry.

【1】Tao Yuanming was an important poet during ________.

A．the Six Dynasties period

B．Liu Song Dynasty

C．Tang Dynasty

【2】Tao Yuanming described _________ in his poems.

A．family life

B．country life

C．farming life

【3】What were people attracted by in Tao Yuanming’s poems?

A．By his language.

B．By his style of writing.

C．Both A and B.

【4】Who were inspired by Tao’s dedication to his work and created some paintings and sculptures of him?

A．musicians

B．artists

C．historians

【5】Which of the following is true?

A．Other poets didn’t like Tao Yuanming’ poems at all.

B．Tao Yuanming didn’t like staying alone or touched much with other people.

C．Tao Yuanming was the most important representative of Fields and Gardens poetry.

26、The World’s Longest Rivers River

Fast Facts

The Nile River passes through 9 countries: Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.

The Amazon is second in length but first in amount of water carried and area of land drained (排水).

Chang Jiang is the longest river in Asia and the third longest in the world. The river is the longest in the world to flow wholly within one country.

The Missouri and Red Rock Rivers are considered tributaries (a stream or river that flow into a main river) of the Mississippi.

The Mississippi river system goes through only one country: the United States.

The Ob River is a major river in Western Siberia, Russia and is the world’s seventh longest river.

【1】How are the rivers listed in the table?

A．By the greatest to the least volume (体积).

B．From the widest to the narrowest.

C．From northernmost to southernmost.

D．From the longest to the shortest.

【2】Why are the Mississippi, Missouri, and Red Rock Rivers grouped together in the river?

A．The three are the same length.

B．They flow to the Amazon.

C．They are part of the same river system.

D．They are rivers in North America.

【3】Which river is the longest in the world that goes through only one country?

A．Nile.

B．Ob.

C．Amazon.

D．Chang Jiang.

27、阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，共40分）

(A)

There are thousands of different languages in the world .Everyone seems to think his native language is the most important one , as it is their first language. For many people it is even their only language all their lives. But English is the world’s most widely used language.

As a native language, English is spoken by nearly 300 million people in the United States, England, Australia and some other countries.

For people in India and many other countries, English is often necessary for business, education and other activities. So English is the second language there.

As a foreign language, no other language is more widely studied or used than English. We use it to listen to the radio, to read books or to travel. It is also one of the working languages in the United Nations and is more used than the others,

【1】There are   different languages in the world.

A . two B. three

C. hundreds of D. thousands of

【2】The native language is a person’s   language.

A. first   B. only C. one D. foreign

【3】 People in   use English as their second language.

A. England   B. India

C. the United States   D. Australia

【4】People in China use English as a   language.

A. first   B. second   C. foreign D. native

【5】English is   used working language in the United Nations.

A. much     B. more

C. the more D. the most

28、   Avoid being a crime victimVisiting a new city can be exciting， but every big city has crime． Nevertheless， that shouldn't stop you from having a great time． Here are some tips so that you don't become a victim．①Let's start with the obvious． Day or night， don't hang out in areas that don't seem safe． And remember： It's always better to be with other people than to be a【1】．②We all want to look our best， but it's not a good idea to wear an e 【2】watch or valuable jewelry in public．

Carry those in a pocket or bag where no one can see them．③Don't act like you're from out of town． Walk like you live there! Pay attention to your "personal space，" and know what the people a 【3】you are doing． Headphones are cool， but let's face it， ou can't pay attention to others while you're listening to music．④Always bring your phone with you， but don't make it easy for the bad guys to s 【4】it from you． Wait to call or text u 【5】you're inside a restaurant or some other safe place． Before you take any photos， be aware of who's nearby．⑤Be e 【6】careful if you use an ATM or cash machine at a bank or when you're buying souvenirs or tickets．

Don't let other people see your money．There are millions of people who visit cities all over the world every day． S 【7】somewhere will probably become the victim of a crime． But it doesn't have to be you!

29、阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

John suddenly jumped off the swing without even slowing down. He called out nervously, “Mom, where’s Charlie?” He had just ________ he hadn’t seen his new puppy for over an hour.

John looked around the garden, behind the bushes, and under the picnic table. No dog! His mother heard the ________ in his voice as he called her a second time. “Mom, I can’t find Charlie!”

She came outside ________. “Let’s look around the garden first. Don’t worry. I’m sure he’s close by.” Both son and mother were ________ now, but still no Charlie. Their calls were not completely wasted, though. Joe, the next-door neighbor, and his two daughters Tania and Julie, immediately agreed to ________ them look for the lost dog.

But even with five people now searching the town’s streets, ________ had no luck. Charlie was still missing.

Tania suggested they make posters with Charlie’s ________ . She had done this when her own cat was lost a year earlier. And the cat was found the next day. John agreed. When they got home, he made a poster with a photo of Charlie. Then John heard a ________ and opened his bedroom door. It was Charlie. John was greeted with a big wet kiss. Charlie had been ________ in the bedroom this whole time, sleeping. John had never been so ________ in his life!

【1】

A．decided

B．forgotten

C．understood

D．realized

【2】

A．anger

B．hope

C．fear

D．warning

【3】

A．actively

B．quickly

C．carelessly

D．annoyingly

【4】

A．shouting

B．talking

C．fighting

D．thinking

【5】

A．leave

B．help

C．miss

D．hate

【6】

A．they

B．we

C．her

D．I

【7】

A．address

B．character

C．name

D．picture

【8】

A．message

B．noise

C．voice

D．song

【9】

A．shut

B．woken

C．tied

D．saved

【10】

A．afraid

B．silly

C．happy

D．proud