2024-2025学年（上）黔西南州八年级质量检测英语

1、英汉互译 阅读下面短文，将划线句子翻译成中文或英文。

We live in a small town and almost everyone knows each other. It used to be very quiet. Nothing much ever happened here. 【1】However, these days, something unusual is happening in our town. Victor, a teacher at my school, is really nervous. When he was interviewed by the town newspaper, he said, 【2】“Every night we hear strange noises outside our window.  My wife thinks that it could be an animal, but my friends and I think it must be teenagers having fun. My parents called the policemen, but they couldn’t find anything strange. 【3】他们以为那可能是风。I don’t think so.”

【4】我们镇上的每个人都感到不安, and everyone has his or her own ideas. There must be something visiting the homes in our neighborhood, but what was it? We have no idea. Most people hope that this animal or person will simply go away,【5】but I do not think that is going to happen. The noise-maker is having too much fun creating fear in the neighborhood.

2、April Fool’s Day is a holiday when you can play a trick ______ anybody around you.

A.with B.in C.on D.for

3、—Excuse me, can you tell me _____?

—Sorry, I don’t know. You can go to the information desk.

A.that there is a train B. when the train leaves

C.which train can I take   D.where does the train go

4、 I don't think the girl has a real gift _______ dancing, but she practises so hard and wants to be a dancer when she grows up. I admire her _______ her courage.

A.of; for B.for; of C.for; for D.of; of

5、I like this song. It’s by one of my favorite _________.

A．singers

B．dancers

C．painters

D．writers

6、Be silent, please! I have ________ to tell you.

A．important something

B．something important

C．important anything

7、Don’t just wait for other’s help. God help those who help___ .

A．him   B．you

C．them D．themselves

8、John is preparing his tomorrow’s speech, for he has been chosen _________ a member of the English Speech Club.

A. as B. in   C. on D. at

9、I didn’t understand ______, so I raised my hand to ask.

A. what my teacher says   B. what does my teacher say

C. what my teacher said   D. what did my teacher say

10、—It must be Jim singing in the next door.

— It ________be him. He has gone to Quanzhou on business.

A．mustn’t

B．can’t

C．shouldn’t

11、Is ______ you borrowed from the library?

A. this book B. this the book

C. this book which D. this book that

12、I’ll come to see you this evening_______I can stay only for a few minutes.

A.as if B.so that   C.because   D.even though

13、Mary called me to come to the party, but she herself didn’t __________.

A.come out B.show up C.appearance D.take part in

14、—Look, Mum！We have __________ sugar in the fridge.

—Really？ Let’s go and buy some.

A.few B.a few C.little D.a little

15、— Three Chinese astronauts who boarded Shenzhou 12 landed successfully ________ September 17th, 2021.

— We ________ our powerful country.

A．on; are proud of

B．in; take pride of

C．on; are the pride of

16、People at present keep in touch with friends ________ sending messages on WeChat.

A．in

B．on

C．at

D．by

17、—Did you go to Tim’s birthday party?

—No, I _____.

A.am not invited   B.wasn’t invited  C.haven’t invited

18、—______ you ______ your sister has learned a lot in the school over the three years.

— Yes, so we really want to say thanks to our kind and caring teachers who have given us wonderful memories.

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

19、– We should be more independent in order to meet the needs of our modern life.

– ______

A. It’s a pleasure.  B. What a pity!

C. I think so, too. D. The same to you.

20、I’ d like to buy a big and modern house.   , I hope it’s in a quiet neighborhood.

A. After all B. Above all C. As a result D. At that moment

21、My aunt gave up her job when her son was born   she could look after the baby at home.

A.so that B.according to C.because of D.instead of

22、根据下面的对话情景，在每个空白处填上一个适当的句子，使对话的意思连贯、完整。

A: Jeff, guess what? The winter vacation is around the corner. What are you going to do during the winter vacation?

B:【1】, Peter. You know Paris is always my dream place to visit.

A: Wow, that's a good choice. I've been there with my parents.

B: But it will be my first time to visit Paris【2】

A: Of course. There are many places of interest, such as the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame de Paris ,the Louvre and so on.

B: Maybe I can't visit Notre Dame de Paris this time. It was badly burnt in the fire in April. It's a big loss for people all over the world.

A: I think so. What a pity!

B: 【3】

A: Maybe you can do some shopping there and you can't miss the delicious food!

B: Thanks for your useful suggestions. What about you?

A: I'll visit my grandparents in the countryside.I have promised to visit them. I will keep my  promise.

B: You're such a good grandson.【4】?

A: I visit them about twice a year. But I'm always busy with my work now.

B: I believe 【5】

A: Thanks a lot.

Word Bank

Eiffel Tower埃菲尔铁塔 Notre Dame de Paris巴黎圣母院 the Louvre卢浮宫

23、How can you think in English?【1】During the practice the football player will pass the ball to his teammates over and over again. So they won't have to think about passing the ball in the game, they will just do it.

【2】

The first step is to think of the words that you use daily, simple everyday words like book，shoe or tree. For example，whenever you see a “book”，you should think of it in English instead of in your mother language．

【3】Listening is a very useful way to learn English. Listen first and don't care too much about whether you fully understand what you're hearing.【4】The more you listen, the better you can say. After you reach a higher level，start having conversations with yourself in English.【5】

Please try, you will have a good harvest.

A. You can train yourself to think in English this way.

B. This will lead you to think in English.

C. Try to say what you hear as much as possible.

D. I think the best way is to practice as what a football player does every day.

E. Learning a language is easy. Even a child can do it.

F. After you have learned to think of several words in English, you’d better go on to the next step--thinking of sentences in English.

24、Dr. Know will try her best to help with all your problems.

【1】What is Adam suffering from at present?

A．Headaches and toothache.

B．Backache and headaches.

C．Stomachache and headaches

D．Toothache and backache.

【2】How does Adam probably feel about his situation?

A．Angry.

B．Excited.

C．Happy.

D．Worried.

【3】Which of the following is Dr. Know’s advice for Adam?

A．To see a local doctor.

B．To leave all books at school.

C．To take some medicine.

D．To stop using his computer.

【4】What does the underlined word “recommend” probably mean?

A．comment

B．believe

C．suggest

D．disagree

25、HONG KONG-Nine out of ten Singapore citizens returned dropped wallets with money in them, but in Hong Kong only three out of 10 wallets were returned in an honesty test carried out in Asian cities by Readers Digest(读者文摘)．

Larger cities did worse while in general people in smaller places returned secretly planted wallets, results from the experiment showed.

Readers Digest secretly scattered 140 wallets all over Asia, each with a name, address and phone number, family pictures, notes and money in it.

The magazine workers then watched to see what happened.

South Koreans in Seoul returned six out of the ten dropped wallets, while those in Inchon returned eight. 50 percent of the dropped wallets were returned in Bombay, Bangkok, Taipei and Kajang in Malaysia, with most people saying they would not keep what was not rightfully theirs.

Honesty had little relation to wealth or status(地位),as several well-dressed people in a number of cities were observed to walk away without doing anything to get in touch with the rightful owners.

About 57 percent of the wallets were returned, compared with 28 percent in Europe in a similar experiment and 67 percent in the United States.

【1】The newspaper report is mainly about__________.

A. how the honesty test was carried out

B. where the honesty test was carried out

C. the results of the honesty test in Asia

D. the results of the honesty tests in the world

【2】It can be learned from the newspaper report that Bombay is a city in _________．

A. Europe   B. Asia   C. the United States   D. Malaysia

【3】How many of the wallets dropped in Asian cities were taken away without being returned?

A. About 60.   B. About 80.   C. About 56.   D. About 42.

【4】Which people did best in the honesty tests?

A. People in Hong Kong.   B. People in the United States.

C. People in Inchon.   D. People in Singapore.

26、I came to study in the USA a year ago. Yet I did not know the real American society until I injured (伤害) in an accident, because after the accident I had to see a doctor --- and to court (法院).

After the accident, my roommate called a doctor for me. I was very grateful and decided to repay him one day. But the next day, he asked me to pay him $ 200 for what he had done. I was very surprised. He had good reason tochargeme, he said. And if I wanted to collect money from the person who was responsible (负责) for my injury. I’d have to have a good lawyer (律师). And only a good doctor can help me get a good lawyer. Now that he had helped me find a good doctor, it was only fair that I should pay him.

But every time I went to see the doctor, I had to wait about 50 minutes. He would see two or three patients at the same time, and often stop treating one so as to see another, yet he charged me $ 115 each time. The final examination report consisted of ten lines, and it cost me $ 215.

My lawyer knew very well the other party was responsible for the accident, yet he hardly did anything. He simply waited to collect his money. He was so irresponsible that I decided not to ask for him again. And he made me pay him $ 770.

Now I had to act as my own lawyer. Because of my inexperience, I told the insurance company (保险公司)the date I was leaving America. Knowing that, they played for time, and I left without getting a cent.

My experiences taught me two things about America: firstly, in a country like America money is everything. It is more important than friendship or honor. Secondly, foreigners are still being unfairly treated. So when we talk about America, we should see both its good and bad sides.

【1】The writer’s roommate offered to help him because ______.

A. he thought it was a chance to make some money

B. he felt sorry for the writer

C. he knew the doctor was a very good one

D. he wanted the writer to have a good lawyer

【2】A good doctor is necessary for the writer to ______.

A. be properly treated

B. talk with the person responsible for the accident

C. become healthy before he leaves America

D. finally get the responsible party to pay for his injury

【3】The word “charge” in this passage means “______”.

A. be responsible   B. be careful

C. ask as a price   D. get an answer

【4】What can you get from the story?

A. Going to court is something very common in America.

B. Money is more important than other things in the USA.

C. There are more bad sides in America than good sides.

D. One must be very careful while driving a car.

27、It's a goal for millions and millions of families every year to keep the Christmas spending within a certain amount of money, but you can still afford the gifts because your loved ones will

enjoy them. This concern (忧虑) is becoming greater and greater theses days. Even so, there are several things that you can do to help.

Hit the sales. No one wants to get up at four o'clock in the morning and fight to get a good deal (交易) on Black Friday (the first Friday at Christmas time). It's surely very difficult to pick up the courage and get out there in the cold for a good deal. But sometimes it can be well worth. Many retailers (零售商) offer  specials all through the day. Some even offer online Black Friday specials, so we may still be able to get a great deal on Black Friday.

Read advertisements regularly. Once the Christmas shopping season is coming, retailers will be hungry for business. They will try their best to get us into the store. Please read the weekly advertisements of sales among the major retailers from time to time. We may be lucky enough to find different prices for the same thing in different shops.

Shop online. Some of us don't like running from store to store to get the best price on the perfect gift. Some of us don't like to go out in the cold at all, and then, we can do online shopping. The world of online shopping makes it possible for us to visit all the major retailers and some specialty stores (专卖店)on the Internet. We can find exactly what we are looking for at the best possible price without even having to leave the house. With traditional Christmas shopping, it will always take us a long time to wait if we want to get the perfect gift.

【1】The underlined word “specials” in Paragraph 2 means  .

A. special gifts   B. special and expensive things

C. special price   D. special things

【2】We can have more choices to get a good deal   .

A. on the Internet   B. in specialty stores

C. from salesmen     D. from retailers

【3】In this passage the writer wants to   .

A. tell us to shop online

B. tell us the best way to do shopping

C. show us how hard it is to do Christmas shopping

D. give us advice on how to get a good deal at Christmas time

【4】From the passage we can infer (推断) that ______.

A. people are surely able to get a good deal on Friday

B. it is possible for people to buy the perfect Christmas gifts with less money

C. retailers will be hungry because they are busy selling Christmas gifts

D. with traditional Christmas shopping, people can't buy the perfect gifts

28、阅读下面短文，根据语境、音标或所给单词的提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的词，要求所填的词意义准确、形式正确，使短文意思完整、行文连贯。

A bamboo weaver, Pan Yunfeng, in Hangzhou has amazed people after short videos of him turning thick bamboo 【1】 thin pieces. The videos were uploaded on 【2】 /ˈsəʊʃ(ə)l/ media platforms including TikTok.

He makes pot 【3】 (brush), baskets, umbrellas and even bathtubs out of bamboo on TikTok. He started 【4】 (learn) bamboo weaving at an early age and began to publish his works in 2019.

With over 4.5 million followers on Douyin, Pan has promoted (推广) the traditional art 【5】 (simple) using his own bare hands. Carrying a 【6】 /histri/ of 2,000 years, bamboo weaving art has become important in Chinese traditional culture. In 2008, it was officially 【7】 (list) as a national intangible cultural heritage. “Bamboo weaving has become 【8】 important part of my life. I will do 【9】 best to protect and pass on the art. ” Pan said.

Now, the popularity of bamboo art on TikTok has opened a 【10】 /ˈwɪndəʊ/ for foreign people to better understand Chinese culture.

29、This morning I got an email from Roy. It seems that my boy really enjoys his new life at Harvard University. The_____ made me think of the first day when we moved into this house.

Little Roy ran around the new house with great excitement and _____ to move his own things into the house, such as his toys, books and clothes. _____his little hand knocked over a bottle of paint on the shelves. The paint _____ the tidy floor and the white wall a terrible mess. “Oh, my God！” My wife rushed in angrily. I looked at my son and his small face was filled with_____．

I _____ and held his hand. “Take it easy, Roy. Now let's do something to make it look_____．” I took out a _____. “You see, Dad is a magician. I can change it _____ a big tree.”

His mother soon helped paint some butterflies and flowers on the wall.

We spent the whole morning ______ and laughing. The wall ______ a beautiful forest with plants, birds and small animals. A blue sky and white clouds were also painted by Roy. On that day, everybody in the house knew something______ happened.

The night before Roy left for Harvard, he asked me if I still remembered the day ______ he had knocked over the paint. “Since then I've ______ worried about making mistakes，” he continued, “I believe I can always______ways to solve the problems.”

【1】A. call   B. letter   C. card   D. email

【2】A. refused   B. tried   C. forgot   D. enjoyed

【3】A. Suddenly   B. Luckily   C. Gladly   D. Especially

【4】A. kept   B. saw   C. made   D. stopped

【5】A. happiness   B. hope   C. fear   D. luck

【6】A. cried   B. smiled   C. shouted   D. called

【7】A. nice   B. bad   C. wrong   D. right

【8】A. drum   B. brush   C. clock   D. pen

【9】A. from   B. for   C. into   D. of

【10】A. washing   B. cooking   C. painting   D. writing

【11】A. became   B. painted   C. liked   D. got

【12】A. dangerous   B. boring   C. special   D. good

【13】A. why   B. that   C. how   D. when

【14】A. never   B. always   C. sometimes   D. often

【15】A. put out   B. hand out   C. look at   D. find out