2024-2025学年（上）佛山八年级质量检测英语

1、翻译下面英语单词或短语。

【1】finish doing sth.

【2】in front of

【3】take care of

【4】in general

【5】even if

2、 In order ______ for the meeting, my sister forced herself to get up early this morning.

A. not to be late   B. not being late

C. to be late   D. being late

3、Jim, take this map to ________ you can find the way to your hotel.

A．make sure

B．care about

C．think of

D．bring out

4、It’s silly you your car at such a low price．

A． for; to sell   B． of; to sell

C． for; sell D． of; sell

5、 ---He didn’t catch the train, did he?

-- _________, because he was caught in the rain.

A. No, he didn’t  B. Yes, he did

C. No, he did    D. Yes, he didn’t

6、According to a survey, people________ are able to speak two languages can more________ manage two things at the same time.

A．when; hard

B．/; hardly

C．/; easy

D．who; easily

7、— _________ do you prevent the bird from swallowing the fish?

—By tying a piece of grass around its neck.

A.Where B.Why C.When D.How

8、He is kind and always ______ help to others．

A．offers   B．takes   C．brings   D．receives

9、Long long ago,there__________four foxes and they lived a happy life together.

A. had   B. has   C. were   D. are

10、Football _____ to our school subjects last year.

A．is added

B．adds

C．was added

D．added

11、You won't be accepted by your dream school ________ you work hard.

A.if B.as soon as C.unless

12、J. K. Rowling lived a hard life, ________ she didn’t give up writing.

A．so

B．for

C．but

D．or

13、-- Are you going to Beijing for the summer holiday next week?

-- Yes. But I haven’t got the air tickets and don’t know    we will set out.

A. how   B. where   C. when   D. what

14、— The temperature is only 10℃ today.

— Yes. ________ strange the weather is in Urumqi this year!

A.How B.How a C.What

15、If you don’t eat less, you’ll looking like a whale!

A. think up   B. end up   C. get up   D. put up

16、We’re not sure if it____ tomorrow.If it_____,we won’t go hiking.

A.will rain; rains  B.will rain; will rain

C.rains; rains    D.rains; will rain

17、They___________ the Palace Museum next week.

A. hope me to visit   B. hope visiting

C. hoped themselves to visit   D. hope to  visit

18、— Do you prefer grapes _______ bananas?

— I prefer grapes ________ bananas.

A. to, or   B. or, to   C. than, to   D. or, than

19、The word is so long that so few of them can spell it   .

A. correct   B. incorrect   C. correctly   D. incorrectly

20、—Could you please tell me ________?

—Go along this road, and it’s on your right.

A．what can I get to the museum

B．what I can get to the museum

C．how can I get to the museum

D．how I can get to the museum

21、――_______ you like to go with me to the cinema this evening?

――I’d love to, but I have to look after my little brother.

A. Would   B. May   C. Must D. Dare

22、A: You must be really excited about leaving for America tomorrow, Li Ping!

B: Yeah. 【1】

A: Nervous about what?

B: I don’t know many of the customs and manners in the USA. 【2】

A: Sure.

B: 【3】

A: Well, it’s important to be on time when you’re invited for dinner. 【4】Americans expect their guests to be on time.

B: Then how long may I stay there?

A: 【5】Or you seem to have come only for the meal. When your friends seem to be getting tired and running out of things, it’s time to leave. The next day, call or write a thank-you note to say how much you enjoyed the evening.

A. It’s good to stay at home for you.

B. After the meal, don’t leave at once.

C. Could you give me a hand?

D. What rules do they have in America?

E. But I’m a bit nervous.

F. You’re supposed to leave before the meal.

G. It’s impolite to arrive late.

A. It’s good to stay at home for you.

B. After the meal, don’t leave at once.

C. Could you give me a hand?

D. What rules do they have in America?

E. But I’m a bit nervous.

F. You’re supposed to leave before the meal.

G. It’s impolite to arrive late.

23、A: Hi, Li Qiang. I haven’t seen you for days. 【1】

B: I have been to Beijing.

A: 【2】

B: I took part in the First Chinese Ancient Poem Reading Competition.

A: Really? 【3】

B: I won the first prize.

A: Congratulations! You’re always the best. Whose poem did you choose?

B: I chose Li Bai’s. He is my favorite poet.

A: I love his poems, too. 【4】

B: Fantastic. You know, our Chinese ancient poems are really great. We should learn more.

A: 【5】It’s our duty to keep and spread our traditional culture.

B: That’s right.

A．Why did you go there?

B．I agree with you.

C．Where have you been?

D．How did you perform?

E．Do you like Li Bai?

F．And what do you think of the competition/Chinese Ancient Poems?

G．What did you do there?

24、 Dick lived in England. One day in January he said to his wife, "I'm going to fly to New York next week because I've got some work there." "Where are you going to stay there?" his wife asked. "I don't know yet." Dick answered. "Please send me your address from there in a telegram(电报)," his wife said. "All right," Dick answered.

He flew to New York on January 31st and found a nice hotel in the center of the city. He put his things in his room and then he sent his wife a telegram. He put the address of his hotel in it.

In the evening he didn't have any work, so he went to a cinema. He came out at nine o'clock and said, "Now I'm going back to my hotel and have a nice dinner."

He found a taxi and the driver said, "Where do you want to go?" But Dick didn't remember the name and address of his hotel.

"Which hotel are my things in?" he said, "And what am I going to do tonight?" But the driver of the taxi did not know. So Dick got out and went into a post office. There he sent his wife another telegram, and in it he wrote, "Please send me my address at this post office."

根据短文内容，选择正确答案

【1】Dick flew to New York because .

A、he went there for a holiday

B、he had work there

C、he went there for sightseeing

【2】Why did his wife want a telegram from him?

A、Because she didn't know his address yet

B、Because she wanted to go to New York, too

C、Because she might send him another telegram

【3】Where did Dick stay in New York?

A、In the center of the city.

B、In a hotel.

C、In a restaurant.

【4】Who would send him the name and address of his hotel?

A、The manager of his hotel.

B、The police office.

C、His wife.

【5】Which of the following is not true?

A、Dick stayed at a nice hotel in the center of the city.

B、Dick didn't work on the first night of his arrival.

C、Dick forgot to send his wife a telegram.

25、Everybody can suffer from stress(压力). No matter what your age is, you can feel stressed out by things that are happening in your life. Teenagers, however, have many more opportunities to get stressed than people in any other age group. Being a teenager is hard. You are not a child any more, but you are not an adult, even though you have to deal with some very grown-up problems and decisions. Families can be one of the biggest causes of stress, such as problems with parents arguing at home. or problems with brothers and sisters.

Teenagers also have a lot of stress from school, either from their teachers or from their friends. Some teenagers also feel stressed about choosing their education after high school. Getting a place at university can be very difficult and some cannot afford to go to university. The stress about getting a job when finishing school is hard for some teenagers. There are so many young people finishing school and not enough jobs for them. Sadly, there is nothing we can do to remove these causes of stress from the 1ives of teenagers, but you can learn the best way to deal with it. Talking to people is one of the best ways to deal with stress. It may sound simple, but it is true. A problem shared is a problem halved.

【1】 Why is being a teenager often difficult?

A. Because even though you are not an adult, you must deal with adult problems.

B. Because even though you are an adult, you must deal with children's problems.

C. Because even though you are a teenager, you must do a lot of homework.

D. Because adults often make them feel stressed.

【2】Families can add to the stress a teenager might experience _____.

A. by asking them to go to university

B. by helping them with their homework

C. as teenagers quarrel with their parents, and their brothers or sisters

D. as families never support their children enough

【3】Why can leaving school be a stressful time for teenagers?

A. Because they will be leaving their favorite teachers.

B. Because many people's favorite memories are at school.

C. Because they may worry about getting a place at university.

D. Because they may worry about becoming an adult.

【4】Why can finding a job after finishing school be difficult?

A. Because there is a lot of competition for jobs.

B. Because there are no jobs.

C. Because a job is more difficult than school work.

D. Because there is a lot of competition for places at university.

【5】We can deal with the stress in our life _____.

A. by not trying to find a job

B. by forgetting about our problems

C. by getting a place at university

D. by sharing our problems with our friends

26、   A man was walking around a lake, and he saw a fisherman standing beside the lake with a mirror.

“What are you doing?” he asked.

“I’m fishing,” answered the fisherman.

“With a mirror?” the man asked again.

“Sure, it’s a new invention. I’m going to make a fortune(运气). ”answered the fisherman.

“Could you tell me how it works?”

“Ok, but it’ll cost you a hundred dollars.”

The man wanted to know it, so he gave the fisherman the money. “Now show me how it works.” And he said. “Well, ”the fisherman began, “You aim (瞄准)the mirror into the water, and a fish goes by, you let the ray of the sunlight in its head. The fish is puzzled（迷惑）and then you catch him. ”The man was surprised and asked , “You do mean to tell me that how you fish. How many have you caught? ” “You are the fifth today. ”Answered the fisherman.

【1】The fisherman used a____________ to fish.

A.mirror B.basket C.fortune D.stick

【2】The fisherman thought he could____________ with a mirror.

A.make an invention B.make a fortune

C.catch a lot of fish D.watch the fish in the lake

【3】The man gave the fisherman ____________before the fisherman told him how it worked.

A.nothing B.a hundred dollars C.a fish D.a mirror

【4】The fisherman ____________.

A.was good at fishing B.liked fishing

C.was good at making money D.liked making some inventions

27、

【1】Zeng Meili wants to learn drawing, she can call up the number __________.

A. 0856 – 5211234 or 13787654321

B. 0856 – 5234567 or 13612345678

C. 0856 – 5234567 or 13787654321

D. 0856 – 5245678 or 13843215678

【2】If you are free on Tuesday afternoon, you can go to learn __________.

A. drawing B. computer  C. swimming D. English

【3】Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Miss Zhao and Mr. Qian can teach you English.

B. Miss Sun and Mr. Zhou can teach you drawing.

C. Mr. Zhou and Miss Li can teach you swimming.

D. Mr. Li and Miss Zhao can teach you computer.

28、I read about an article about the Chinese animal signs today. It says that in the Chinese lunar c 【1】 , there are 12 animal signs. And your animal sign is decided by the year you were

b 【2】 in. It sounds like our star signs, right? The main difference is that we d 【3】 a year into twelve star sign but their cycle repeats every 12 years.

I shared the article'with mother and we read about Jim's animal sign. His animal sign is the Tiger. It's s 【4】 that he is brave. Mother laughed again.  "But why is he always afraid of sleeping alone? And why is he afraid to make a s 【5】 in front of the class?" Is Jim afraid? That's not the c 【6】, I think.

Animal signs a 【7】 in a special order. According to the f 【8】 order of the Chinese animal sign, I am the Ox. It means I am hard-working. I think it is true. I always do the

d 【9】 in the kitchen after dinner.

I'll send the article to you. Maybe you can read it, too. Will you b 【10】  in what it says?

29、   One day, a lamb（羔羊）walked away from the other sheep in the forest . Then she met a wolf. The wolf told her that he wouldn’t hurt _______. However , he planned to eat her ! But first he needed to find a good reason for eating the lamb.

So he _______. “Dear Lamb, did you say _______words about me last year?”

“I don’t think that’s possible,” she answered in a sad _______, “I was born in January this year. I was not born at that time.” Then , the wolf continued, “You’ve once eaten the _______in my field.” “No sir, ”replied the lamb, “I have not tasted grass yet. My mom says I’m too young to eat grass. You see , I don’t have any teeth yet.”The wolf tried again, “I saw you _______ the water in my well （井）when I walked home last week.”He shouted angrily. “Unbelievable!”explained the lamb, “My mother’s milk is both food and drink to me. I don’t _______drink any water in your well.”

All _______a sudden, the wolf jumped onto the lamb, saying, “Well! I don’t mind if you have something against my opinions. Now you are my delicious lunch!”

Sometimes it’s unnecessary for us to listen to the “bad _______”in our lift. We will not know ________ the last minute, but it’s too late.

【1】A.me B.you C.her

【2】A.asked B.got C.made

【3】A.good B.bad C.nice

【4】A.voice B.sound C.noise

【5】A.leaves B.grass C.trees

【6】A.drinking B.eating C.throwing

【7】A.stick to B.have to C.fail to

【8】A.with B.for C.of

【9】A.bear B.wolf C.sheep

【10】A.until B.so C.and