2024-2025学年（下）无锡八年级质量检测英语

1、我为明天的旅行兴奋不已。毕竟，这是我第一次出国。

I am excited about my trip tomorrow．________ ________，it’s my first time to go abroad．

2、Which of the following has a different stress from the others?

A.Project. B.Process C.Address.

3、—Hey, Mike. You look so excited. What happened?

—I _____ the invitation to Harvard Summer School. I can’t wait to go.

A.receive B.received C.have received D.will received

4、—I had a very good time at the party. Thanks for your invitation.

—________

A.Your are welcome. B.All right.

C.Good luck to you! D.Not too bad!

5、— Excuse me! We’d like to buy some bottles of water.

— Oh, I know a store near here. Let me show you _______.

A. what it is   B. what it was

C. where it is D. where it was

6、You are leaving for America. Have you said ______ to your friends?

A.hello B.thanks C.goodbye

7、Something must ________to protect the sharks because many of them are endangered now.

A. do   B. done   C. be done

8、－Would you mind turning down the radio, please? My baby_______.

－No problem.

A. sleeps   B. is sleeping   C. slept   D. has slept

9、It is true that he is a model worker, _______he is not a good father for his son.

A. so   B. and   C. but   D. for

10、I prefer ______ the failure rather than ______ my dream.

A. experience; to give up B. to experience; give up

C. experienceing; giving up D. to experience; to give up

11、—May I speak to Mrs.Smith?

—Sorry，she __________ the clothes.

A．is washing

B．washes

C．wash

12、Chemistry isn’t very difficult. You________  be afraid of it.

A. mustn’t   B. can’t   C. don’t   D. needn’t

13、2018年上海静安二模We’re proud that the 24th Winter Olympic Games__________in Beijing in 2022.

A. will hold   B. was held   C. will be held   D. has held

14、—Can medicine help the sick boy?

—No. What he needs ________ rest.

A．are

B．is

C．were

D．was

15、— Anna, long time to see.

— Yes, we each other since last summer.

A．don’t see

B．aren’t seeing

C．haven’t seen

D．won’t see

16、—Look! Why are there so many people?

—There are some policemen. I think there ________ a traffic accident.

A. must have   B. can have

C.is going to be   D. must be

17、— I’m really tired because I studied until midnight last night.

— Why to sleep earlier this evening?

A. not go   B. don’t go   C. not you

18、—Which show do you prefer, The Chinese Poetry Conference or National Treasure?

—The Chinese Poetry Conference, of course.________I ________my sister likes it.

A.Both; and B.Not only; but also C.Neither; nor

19、--Nero is crying. Do you know _______ she’s so upset?

--Well, she lost her pet cat which was just like her family member.

A. who   B. what   C. why   D. when

20、—Hi, Jill. I _________ rapid progress in my math since you shared your good experience with me.

—Great! Congratulations!

A．made

B．have made

C．will make

21、Ann went to school on time ________she got up late yesterday morning.

A.though B.if C.unless D.but

22、A: Morning, Jack. You don’t look well. 【1】

B: It’s nothing. I’m only a little tired.

A: Did you stay up last night?

B: Yes, I didn’t sleep until 12:00. Didn’t you see the movie on CCTV6 last night?

A: No, I didn’t. 【2】

B: Harry Potter Ⅲ. It was so exciting. So what were you doing at that time?

A: 【3】 I’m not good at English, you know.

B: But English is not very hard to learn. 【4】

A: Thank you for your advice. 【5】

B: It’s nearly 7:50. Hurry up, or we’ll be late for school.

A: OK.

23、补全对话。

—Hello, I would like to speak to Mr. Lee.

— 【1】

—This is Linda, your old friend.

—Oh, how are you, Linda?   【2】

—Mr. Smith wrote to me that you were coming to our city. May I see you at your hotel right away? — 【3】 I have to check my schedule. Yes, that’s all right.

—Great. I’ll be there in half an hour.

—   【4】

—Oh, I almost forgot. What’s your room number?

— 【5】 Please call me if you can’t find me.

—I’ll do that. See you later.

24、

【1】The following treasure is important to the local natural environment EXCEPT_______.

A.the city of Venice B.Mount Kilimanjaro

C.Glacier National Park D.Great Barrier Reef

【2】Why is Mount Kilimanjaro so important?

①Because it is almost 6000 meters high.

②Because it supports 5 plant areas and many animals.

③Because it has a bad effect on nature and local travel.

④Because it has a valuable record of long weather history.

A.①④ B.③④ C.②③ D.②④

【3】Glacier National Park and Great Barrier Reef are in danger mainly because of ________.

A.rising sea levels B.melting ice

C.warm temperatures D.water pollution

【4】What should we do to protect all the four treasures according to the text?

A.Stop people visiting the places. B.Try to stop the earth getting warmer.

C.Protect all plants and wild animals. D.Stay away from all kinds of pollution.

【5】The book is probably called“_______”.

A.Interesting Places B.Disappearing Treasures

C.Ecosystem of the World D.Fun Places around the World

25、My name is Sam. I am a junior high school student. My school is close to my home, so I always go to school on foot. Classes start at 8 a.m., and I am seldom late. I like Geography best. I enjoy learning about different places in the world.

In the morning, we usually study Chinese, Maths and English. We have our morning break at 9:50 a.m..  When the bell rings, I run to the playground with my best friends Tom and Jack. We often play games. Break ends at 10:10 a.m..

Lunch is from 11:50 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.. Afternoon classes end at 3:30 p.m. Then Tom, Jack and I take part in the school bank practice. We make great music together.

I always have a good time at school.

【1】Is Sam’s school far away from his house?

【2】What’s his favourite subject?

【3】What subjects do they usually study in the morning?

【4】How long is their morning break?

【5】When do classes end in the afternoon?

26、Willow Shields is an American film and television actress. She was born on June 1st, 2000 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She has a twin sister and an elder brother. Willow is a very beautiful girl. She has golden hair, big eyes and sweet smiles.

Willow got her first job in 2008 and she acted in a 7-minute r short film with her sister. In it, she plays the role of a little girl watching a gun fight. Her most famous role is Prim in the movie Hunger Games. She worked hard for the movie and she read the book carefully before acting. Willow did so well that the director said, “It’s so exciting to find an amazing young actress like her.” We’re very lucky to have her.” Shields will continue in her role until November, 2015, when the final of four movies in The Hunger Games series come out.

Because Willow is always busy, she is home schooled （家庭学校）. She makes use of every chance to enrich herself. She especially loves reading. Besides, she is warm-hearted. In her free time, she often volunteers to send out food to homeless families.

【1】Willow Shields is ______ years old now.

A. 6   B. 10   C. 12   D. 17

【2】Willow Shields acted in her first film with _______.

A. her twin sister   B. her director   C. her brother   D. her best friend

【3】From the director’s words, we know that _______.

A. Willow Shields is a lucky girl

B. the director is pleased with Willow

C. Willow Shields is a television actress

D. Willow Shields is a girl from New Mexico

【4】Willow Shields often________ in her free time.

A. goes to an amusement park   B. goes abroad with her friends

C. helps some homeless families   D. hangs out in a shopping mall

27、A Smart Home

When you’re not at home, many worries may start to crowd your mind. Did I turn the coffee maker off? Did I lock the door? Are the kids doing their homework or watching television? With a smart home, you can quiet all of these worries.

A smart home is a home with a communication network. This network connects devices(装置), such as lights and TV sets, and allows them to be controlled from far away through electrical wiring, mobile phone communication or WiFi over the internet.

More and more people may start to consider owning a smart home, because it makes life much more convenient. It can help keep your room at a certain temperature. It can record what happens inside the home and send the video to your phone. When you are on vacation abroad, you can use a smart home controller to switch on or off the electricity when necessary. Some smart homes can receive a visitor, allowing him to come in and offering him a drink. They can even feed the cat and water the plants.

Besides, smart homes are easy to fix. Most smart home technology and devices are wireless and can be set up with a minimum of tools, using only the guiding information. When a problem appears, you can deal with it yourself without paying a professional.

However, for home-users, the smart home technology is far from perfect. It can be rather expensive to own the technology and the devices. Also, because the smart home system allow its owner to get home information from anywhere, it leaves the home easy to be attacked by hackers(黑客),who may secretly use or change the information in the system.

Now, many scientists are excited at the future of smart home technology. Imagine being able to get fashion advice from your mirror, or receive food shopping suggestions from your refrigerator. While there are others who worry that those smart devices will make people lazier and lonelier. Whatever it is, one thing is for sure---smart home technology will change the way we live and work.

【1】According to the passage, nowadays a smart home can lock the door through______________.

A. electric lights   B. mirror technologies

C. mobile phones D. shopping programs

【2】The third paragraph of the passage is mainly about _________.

A. the steps to use smart systems

B. the prices of smart programs

C. the advantages of a smart home

D. the tools for setting up smart devices

【3】What’s the writer’s opinion according to the passage?

A．People will become less happy in the future.

B．People’s life style will be different in the future.

C．Mobile phones are the most important in smart homes.

D．Smart homes are much better than other smart systems.

28、   COVID-19 is now quickly spreading in the West. In many cities, schools and factories 【1】(close). Charles Randolph, 13, reads the news about the disease every day. He knows many people have no masks 【2】(protect) themselves. One day, the boy asked himself, "How can I make 【3】 difference?"

When Randolph was younger, the boy took 【4】(class) in 3D printing. He used to make for himself on the printer. Randolph thought for a while and came up 【5】a good idea: Perhaps he could 3D-print some masks for people 【6】 needed them.

Randolph 【7】(find) codes (代码) for masks on the internet. He then 【8】(glad) put them into the 3D printer. It took him about 90 minutes and cost him about a dollar to make each mask.

"The masks are the first meaningful things I've made," the boy says in a 【9】(proud) voice. "Now I'm making more masks and offering them to others."

The boy is also waiting for 【10】 great idea to appear in his head. He wants to solve more real-life problems!

29、   Tom worked hard in an office. But it seemed that there was little change in his life. He was unhappy and didn't want to improve himself any more. His father, Joe, knew this and decided to have a talk with _______.

One day, Tom and his father went for a walk after dinner. _______ they were walking along a river, Tom said, “Dad, you always tell me to learn something new. To be _______, I don’t want to make any change.”

Joe looked in the river, saw a dead _______ and pointed at it.

“Tom, what is that over there?”

“It’s a dead fish.”

“What’s the fish doing?”

It’s moving down with the running water.

“But the fish is dead. _______ can it be moving?” asked Joe.

“It’s moving as the river is moving.”

Joe turned to his son and said, “Life is _______ the river. It's always moving and always changing. Some people don’t want to change, but their life is always changing whether they like it not. A dead fish only moves along the river, while a living fish can control its journey. What’s your choice if you want to live a _______ life?”

This made Tom _______ his aunt who had already stopped learning and developing. And she just stayed the way she used to be, living like a dead fish.

Guided by his _______, Tom understood what he said. He didn’t want to become a person like his aunt. So he made up his mind to __________ learning and developing himself.

【1】A.you B.me C.her D.him

【2】A.Once B.While C.After D.Before

【3】A.honest B.happy C.quiet D.patient

【4】A.bird B.dog C.duck D.fish

【5】A.Who B.Which C.How D.When

【6】A.in B.over C.like D.by

【7】A.worse B.harder C.greener D.better

【8】A.give up B.think of C.wait for D.hear from

【9】A.aunt B.father C.uncle D.friend

【10】A.continue B.finish C.avoid D.stop