2024-2025学年（上）大同八年级质量检测英语

1、阅读下面的短文，将划线部分译成英文或中文。

The year of Rabbit is coming. Maybe it’s the best time to talk about the lovely animal in the eyes of different culture. 1.让我们一起来分享一些关于兔子的有趣的事情吧。

In China

Rabbits are quiet but smart, which is shown by the Chinese expression “dongru tuotu”. The fairy tale about Jade (玉) Rabbit living on the moon is spread widely. Another fact is that rabbits can give birth to many baby rabbits at a time. 2 .So in ancient China, it’s common sense that the more children you had, the luckier you would be. The belief made the rabbit a popular symbol of good luck.

In the West

In the West, rabbits are regarded as a kind of lucky animals. 3. If a hunter can catch a rabbit, it’s also a sign of good luck. Another tradition for good luck found in North America and the UK is to say the word “rabbit” on the first morning of every month. 4 .Rabbits also show up in other areas of western culture. It’s a rabbit that Alice follows in the story of Alice in Wonderland. Rabbits are related to Easter. Although the animal appears in many different places, it’s always seen as an animal to be welcomed.

So with it now being the lucky animal’s turn on the Chinese zodiac (生肖),5.我们相信兔年也会给你带来运气和幸福。

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【2】___________________________________________

【3】___________________________________________

【4】___________________________________________

【5】___________________________________________

2、All of us believe he has a gift _______ dancing, ________ he doesn’t like it at all.

A. for, as

B. of , though

C. for, though

D. of ,as

3、A direct order like “Daisy, pass me the book” sounds impolite ,we’d better say,  “ _______”.

A. Daisy, could you please pass me the book?

B. Daisy, I wonder if can you pass me the book.

C. Daisy, give me the book!

D. Daisy, I wonder you can pass me the book.

4、They need to spend more time _____ their health.

A. in   B. on   C. at   D. of

5、Nowadays more and more students like to choose online courses and study by ________.

A．them

B．themselves

C．theirs

D．their

6、In some hospitals baby boys ___________in blue while baby girls in pink.

A. wear   B. dress

C. are dressed   D. are put on

7、If Bob doesn't ________ hope, he will succeed in finishing his project.

A．give in

B．give up

C．give out

D．give off

8、-What do you think of the music in the film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon?

-_______. The composer won an Oscar for the music.

A. Enjoy yourself   B. Don't mention it

C. Pretty good D. It's hard to say

9、 I think the new film _______ by Mr. Zhang _______.

A. is directed; is worth being seen

B. directed; is worth seeing

C. is directed; is worth seeing

D. directed; is worth being seen

10、Many people have got the habit of buying flowers for their mothers on _______.

A. Mothers’ Day   B. the Mothers’ s Day  C. the Mother’s Day   D. Mother’s Day

11、I’m afraid I can’t finish the report unless I ________ another three hours.

A．have given

B．am given

C．will be given

D．was given

12、This hospital has more doctors and nurses than ____________in that one.

A. those   B. them   C. they   D. it

13、—Mr.Green is really good at telling jokes.This makes him a popular teacher.

—You’ve got the point.Students all like   teachers.

A. kind   B. careful   C. humorous   D. polite

14、— Tom has made rapid progress.

— ________, he studied hard.

A．So does he

B．So has he

C．So he has

15、I failed in the final exams last term and only then _______the importance of study.

A. did I realize   B. do I realize   C. I do realize   D. I did realize

16、It’s time for _______ to go to the Palace Museum.

A.you, Jane and I B.you, Jane and me

C.Jane, you and me D.I, you and Jane

17、I will be happy if I ________ to the New’s Year’s party.

A．invite

B．am invited

C．will invite

D．will be invited

18、I think _____ of the materials I listen to at the beginning of the exam _____easy.

A.two thirds, is B.second three, are

C.two thirds, are D.two third, are

19、I don't doubt ________ she can do it well, but I doubt ________ she is willing to do it.

A．that; that

B．if; if

C．that; if

D．if; that

20、In ________ century, ________ wonderful inventions have made our life much easier and more convenient.

A．twenty-one; thousands of

B．the twenty-first; thousands of

C．the twenty-one; thousand of

D．twenty-first; thousand of

21、The girl is so helpful that she devotes all her spare time she has ________ others.

A．to help

B．helping

C．to helping

D．helped

22、A: Hello! Carla, have you seen the movie Amazing China（《厉害了，我的国》）?

B: Not yet. What do you think of it?

A: 【1】

B: I heard it's a documentary, but many people like watching it. 【2】

A: It's about China's achievements over the last five years.

B: 【3】

A: No, 55.5% of the audience are 20 to 29 years old.

B: Really? I can't believe. Anything else?

A: 【4】

B: Oh, I'll go to see the film tonight. 【5】

A: Ha ha. You know I have seen it. You can ask Mike to go with you. He wants to see it, too.

B: OK. I'll call him later.

A: Have a good time tonight.

A.And the film has caused a patriotic fever（爱国热）recently.

B.Who is the director?

C.I think it's fantastic.

D.I guess the old people like it better, right?

E.How can I get there?

F.What is it about?

G.Would you like to go with me?

23、按每小题后的要求转换下面的句子；每空一词。（每小题1分，满分5分）

【1】The Greens go shopping once a week. （对划线部分提问）

__________  __________ do the Greens go shopping?

【2】All of us practise speaking English in and after class every day. （改为否定句）

__________  __________ us practise speaking English in or after class every day.

【3】My daughter isn’t old enough to go to school. （改为同义句）

My daughter is so __________ that she __________ go to school.

【4】My English teacher is strict with us. So is my Chinese teacher. （合并为一句）

__________ my English teacher __________ my Chinese teacher is strict with us.

【5】I hear that Mr Smith has been to our school for five days. （改为同义句） 

I hear that it is five days __________ Mr. Smith __________ to our school.

24、

【1】By joining in the English Learning Program, children can _________.

A．learn how to tell stories

B．know how to learn wisely

C．develop acting skills

D．improve thinking skills

【2】Who can join in the English Learning Program?

A．Three-year-old Amy.

B．Six-year-old Alice.

C．Fourteen-year-old Jack

D．Nine-year-old Mike.

【3】How often do students in the English Speech & Drama Program have a class?

A．Once a week.

B．Twice a week.

C．Three days a week.

D．Have days a week

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For students

16:00 – 18:00 Every Saturday

200 Yuan a month

9 Zhou Yu Street

Tel: 3785290

Foreign teachers, English songs and films and more!

Ocean Museum

9:00—17:00 From Thursday to Sunday

Ticket: 50 yuan

132 Xue Yuan Street

Tel: 5439871

Show you a full picture of sea lives!

Health Centre

9:00—17:30

16 Yong Le Street

Tel: 3801451

Free examinations for those over 70

Give you good advice to keep healthy!

阅读上面的信息，选择正确答案

【1】Sunny English Club is for _______．

A．nurses   B．policemen   C．businessmen D．students

【2】You will pay ________ if you want to stay in the English club for half a year．

A．300 yuan B．600 yuan

C．1200 yuan D．2400 yuan

【3】You can visit Ocean Museum ________．

A．on Saturday  B．on Wednesday

C．on Monday  D．anytime

【4】One can get free exams in Health Centre if he is ________．

A．9   B．17   C．67   D．73

【5】If you are interested in the life of fish, you should go to________．

A．Health Centre B．Ocean Museum

C．Sunny English Club D．16 Yong Le Street

26、Reading is a good habit, but the problem is, there’s too much to read these days, and too little time to read every word of it. There are hundreds of skills to help you read more in less time. Here are two skills that I think are especially good.

Preview—if it’s long and hard. Previewing is especially useful for getting a general idea of heavy reading like long magazine articles and business reports.

Here’s how to preview.

◆Read the first two paragraphs and the last two paragraphs carefully.

◆Then read only the first sentence of the other paragraphs.

Previewing doesn’t give you all the details. It keeps you from  spending time on things you don’t really want or need to read.

Skim—if it’s short and simple. Skimming is a good way to get a general idea of light reading like popular magazines or the sports and entertainment of your daily paper.

Here’s how to skim.

◆Get your eyes to move fast. Sweep them across each line.

◆Pick up only a few key words in each line.

Everybody skims differently. You and I may not pick up the same words when we skim the same piece, but we’ll get a similar idea of what it’s all about.

【1】How many skills are given in this passage?

A. One.,   B. Two.,   C. Three.,   D. Four.

【2】What does the underlined word “preview” mean in Chinese?

A. 精读,   B. 默读,   C. 朗读,   D. 略读

【3】What should we NOT do when we read sports news in a daily paper according to the passage?

A. Read the last two paragraphs carefully.

B. Get our eyes to move fast.

C. Sweep our eyes across each line.

D. Pick up only a few key words in each line.

【4】Which of the following is WRONG?

A. Skim means reading quickly. It’s a good way to read.

B. There are a lot of ways for you to read more in less time.

C. By previewing you can get all the details of the passage.

D. People can spend less time doing more reading.

【5】What is the best title for this passage?

A. How to read faster,   B. What to read

C. When to read,   D. Why we should read

27、   Researchers have recently discovered how to make families work, more successfully. A surprising idea has appeared: the single most important thing you can do for your family, it seems, is to develop a family story.

I first heard this idea in the mid－1990s. from Marshall Duke, a professor at Emory University. Duke was studying stories in families when his wife, a children's learning specialist, made a discovery: “The students. who know a lot about their families will do better when they face challenges (挑战),”Sara said.

Interested, Duke set out to test her conclusion. He and Emory workmate Robyn Fivush developed a method called the “Do You Know?" degree that asked children to answer 20 questions such as: Do you know where your grandparents grew up? Do you know where your mum and dad went to high school? Do you know about an illness or something really terrible that happened in your family?

Duke and Fivush asked those questions to members of four dozen families in 2001. They then compared the children's results with a group of psychological (心理学的) tests the children had taken and reached a conclusion that agreed to Sara's theory. The more children knew about their families' histories, the stronger their sense of control over their lives, the higher their self－respect, and the more successfully they believed their families worked from generation to generation (代代传承).

“We were really surprised," Duke said. The researchers mentioned the children after the terrible events of September 11, 2001. “Once again," Duke said, “the ones who knew more about their families proved to be stronger."

Why does knowing where her grandmother went to school help a child overcome something terrible and difficult? Duke said that children who have the most self-confidence have what he calls “a 'strong intergenerational self". They know that they come from something bigger than themselves.

Duke suggested that parents do the same activities with their children again and again. Any kind of activities work to teach the sense of history: holidays, vacations, big family get-togethers, even a drive to the shop. “These traditions become part of your family,” Duke said.

Years of research have showed that most happy families also communicate successfully, but it's not simply a matter of talking through problems. Talking also means telling a positive (正面的) story about yourselves. When faced with a challenge, happy families, like happy people, just add a new chapter (章) to their life story that helps them overcome the difficulty. This skill is very important for children when they are growing up.

The bottom lines: if you want a happier family, create, refine and retell the story of your family's best moments and your relations' ability to overcome difficulty. That act alone may prove the fact that your family will thrive (兴旺) for many generations to come.

【1】What does the passage mainly tell us?

A.Happy children are usually brought up in happy families.

B.Our family is the most important place to teach children.

C.There are many things for the young to learn from the old.

D.Family history plays an important part when children grow up.

【2】What can the “Do you know?" degree tell us?

A.What relation in one's family is. B.What story one's family has had.

C.How much one knows his family. D.How much one loves his family.

【3】Which of the following is true, according to the passage?

A.The event of September 11, 2001 helped Duke reach his conclusion.

B.Duke thinks that a strong intergenerational self is very important.

C.Duke and Sara's research work led us to an unexpected conclusion.

D.According to Duke, positive talks will add new chapters to one's life.

28、根据句子意思，用所给单词的适当形式填空，将答案写在答卷上。

Willow Shields is an American film and television actress. She was born 【1】 June 1st, 2000 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She has a twin sister and an elder brother. Willow is a very beautiful girl. She has 【2】 (gold) hair, big eyes and sweet smiles.

Willow got her first job in 2008 and she acted in a 7-minute short film with her sister. In it, she plays the role of a little girl 【3】 (watch) a gun fight. Her 【4】 (famous) role is Prim in the movie The Hunger Games. She worked hard for the movie and she read the book 【5】 (careful) before acting. Willow did so well that the director said, “It’s so 【6】 (excite) to find 【7】 amazing young actress like her. We’re very lucky to have her.” Shields continued in her role until November, 2015, when the final of four movies in The Hunger Games series came out.

【8】 Willow is always busy, she is homeschooled. She makes use of every chance to enrich 【9】 (she). She especially loves 【10】 (read). Besides, she is warm-hearted. In her free time, she often volunteers to send out food to homeless families.

29、Don't break kid's heart

I ran into a stranger as he passed by. "Oh, excuse me please" was my reply. He said，" Please excuse me too.1 wasn't even watching for you."

We were very ,this stranger and I. We went on our way and said goodbye.

But at home story is told-how we treat our loved ones, young and old. Later that day, cooking the evening meal, my daughter stood beside me very still. When I turned, I nearly knocked her down. "Move out of the way," I shouted at her. My daughter walked away, her little heart broken. I didn't realize how rudely I had spoken.

While l was   in bed. God's small voice came to me and said, "When dealing with a   ,common manners you use, but the children you love, you seem to be rude. Look on the kitchen floor, and you will find some   there by the door. Those are the flowers your daughter brought for you. She picked them herself, pink, yellow and blue. Your daughter stood   not to spoil(毁坏)the surprise, and you never saw the tears in her eyes."

By this time, I felt very small, and now my began to fall. I quietly went and knelt(跪下) by her bed; "Wake up, my little baby, wake up," I said.

"Are these the flowers you   for me?" My daughter smiled, "I found them out by the tree. I picked them     they are pretty like you. I knew you would like them, especially the blue."

I said, "Daughter, I am sorry for the way I acted today: I should not have shouted at you that way." My daughter said, "Oh, Mom, that's okay. I love you anyway."

I said, "Daughter, I love you too, and I do like the flowers, especially the      ."

【1】A. happy B. angry   C. polite     D. selfish

【2】A. same   B. different  C. funny     D. exciting

【3】A. awake   B. asleep   C. alive   D. afraid

【4】A. friend     B. classmate  C. enemy    D. stranger

【5】A. newspapers  B. books     C. flowers   D. sweets

【6】A. excitedly B. quietly C. sadly   D. angrily

【7】A. surprises B. flowers   C. tears   D. knees

【8】A. picked    B. took    C. bought   D. gave

【9】A. until     B. if   C. unless     D. because

【10】A. pink   B. blue   C. red     D. yellow