2024-2025学年（上）邵阳八年级质量检测英语

1、阅读下面短文，将划线部分译成英文或中文。

Recently, 1. a popular song called Good morning, Longhui（《早安隆回》）has drawn wide attention from the public online. Yuan Shuxiong, its songwriter from Longhui County（县）, seems to have become famous overnight and reached the peak of his career at the age of 51 for this magic song.

His increasing popularity has brought him to the highlights of the stages of Hunan TV and CCTV and drawn much attention from the public. Subsequently（随后）, 2. all kinds of discussions about him are going up continuously. Some think he has achieved his success all by luck. This encouraging song just matches perfectly with the short videos of Lionel Messi winning the Championship in Qatar World Cup, which makes the song as well as its writer widely known to netizens. Some believe he has copied others’ works like Singing and Smiling, while others think 3. 他的成功源于多年的努力和永不放弃的精神. As early as the year of 2007, Yuan Shuxiong had already created many wonderful songs of his own, such as Bitter Coffee, Baby in Love, Love You This Way. 4. But none of them could be as popular as this one.

As a matter of fact, this 51-year-old musician once went through many “ups and downs” before becoming famous. He drifted（漂泊）for many years in different cities and even his former wife left him when he was in his darkest days. 5. 幸运的是，他克服了所有困难并最终实现梦想。Just as the proverb goes, “Chances always favor（青睐）the prepared mind.” Let’s expect him to create more great works for his fans and hometown he loves deeply!

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2、—Judy’s birthday party is next week, can you help me think of a good gift for her?

—________ you buy her a book, it will be a good choice, because she likes reading.

A．If

B．Whether

C．Though

3、You’d better tell your parents where you are going ________ you hang out with your friends.

A．before

B．unless

C．until

D．because

4、---The past ten years have seen China make great progress with its space program．

---Indeed． The government has ______the plan to build the first manned space station around 2020．

A.worked out B.took on C.depended on D.tried out

5、It's ______ late ______ go for a walk now. And it's beginning to rain.

A．too; to

B．enough; to

C．so; that

D．such; that

6、— _________ volleyball is this?

—It must    Grace’s. She loves volleyball.

A.Whose; be B.Who; belong C.Whose; belong to

7、--Can you tell me   ___ Miss Chen said about me at the parents' meeting?

--She said that you are hard-working, but you don't know   you can learn Maths well.

A. how; what   B. whether; how   C. what; why   D. what; how

8、 ---- __________ do you have an Art Festival in your school? ---- Once a year.

A. How long   B. How often

C. How soon D. How far

9、—Do you know ________? I’m looking forward to it.

—Next Monday.

A．when do we have the Science Festival

B．when we have the Science Festival

C．when will we have the Science Festival

D．when we will have the Science Festival

10、Take the paper with you. The details we ought to pay attention to ________ on it already.

A. writing   B. being written

C. are written   D. have written

11、—Did you buy ___________ for your parents when you came back from London?

—Yes. I bought a jacket for my father and a handbag for my mother.

A. something B. nothing   C. everything   D. anything

12、The hen_____5 eggs last week. Where did you_____ them?

A. lay, lay B. laid, lay

C. laid, lie   D. lay, laid

13、— Shall we go on a picnic this weekend?

— I can't agree more ______ there is a heavy rain or other bad weather.

A. although   B. if   C. until   D. unless

14、My pen pal Andrew found it difficult ______ Chinese well

A. learning   B. learn   C. to learn   D. learned

15、It is dark, and the wind is blowing strongly outside, so she __out alone.

A. dare not to goB. dares not go

C. dare not go D.doesn’t dare go

16、An e-book is usually much______ than an ordinary paper book.

A. more expensive B. the most expensive

C. most expensive D. expensive

17、Dad, you have worked for so long time. Stop   and have a rest.

A. to work   B. working C. work   D. works

18、—Do you know ________ the meeting room early?

—She had a headache.

A.why Ann left B.why did Ann leave

C.why Ann will leave D.why will Ann leave

19、Lots of people like Tale of Yanxi Palace, the most popular TV play________is based upon an online novel.

A.what B.who C.which D.that

20、— I like Super Brain very much. Do you know ________ on show?

— At 10:00 every Friday evening. It’s a good program to make science popular.

A.where it is B.why it is C.when it is D.what it is

21、_________ a seat, Michael! The meeting will begin in a minute.

A．To take

B．Take

C．Took

D．Taking

22、补全对话

Tom: What are you going to be after leaving school?

Bill: I’m thinking about becoming a pilot. I like planes very 【1】.

Tom: So you like traveling, don’t you?

Bill: Of course, I do. I like to 【2】 different places, make different friends and know different things.

Tom: That sounds good. But I would rather live in our place.

Bill: What do you want to be in the future?

Tom: 【3】 I’ll be a businessman. I like to go into business and make money.

Bill: Business people are very 【4】, you know.

Tom: You’re right. But I’m always thinking “busy” is 【5】 than “free”.

23、A：Are you going to leave school at the end of the term?

B：【1】

A：What are you going to do?

B：I want to find a job.Many jobs are offered in the newspapers.

A：【2】

B：A tour guide.I want to travel around the world.

A：That sounds interesting!

B：I think so.【3】

A：I'm going to be a teacher.【4】

B：I hope your dream will come true.

A：【5】

A．What about you?

B．I like staying with children.

C．Yes，this is my last year at school.

D．Thank you.

E．What do you want to be?

F．Not at all.

G．I agree with you.

24、In the sunny night, look up at the clear night sky. You can probably see thousands of stars. The biggest thing you’ll see, of course, is the moon. For thousands of years, people have wondered about this big thing in the sky.

Earth’s moon is a satellite. A satellite is a body that orbits(环绕轨道运行)a planet. All moons are satellites, and many planets have them. Some have many moons. Earth, of course, only has one. It’s a special moon, though. It’s the fifth largest moon in the solar system!

In fact, the moon is much smaller than the sun. But it’s much closer to Earth, so it looks as big as the sun. The moon is so close that you can see its dark and light spots(斑点)without a telescope. Men flew and landed on the moon’s surface many times by spacecrafts in the 1960s and 1970s. Neil Armstrong was the first human to step on the moon. He walked on the moon on July 20th, 1969. The flights to the moon have helped us learn much about it. Astronauts even brought rocks home with them!

There’s still a lot to learn about the moon. Now people still can’t live on the moon because it does not have oxygen or water like the Earth. But I’m sure that humans can live there one day in the future.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

【1】 What is a satellite?

A. A planet.

B. A spacecraft.

C. A body that orbits a planet.

D. A black star.

【2】 How many moons does the Earth have?

A. One.     B. Four.

C. Three. D. Two.

【3】Why does the moon look as big as the sun?

A. Because it’s much closer to the Earth.

B. Because it comes out at night.

C. Because it is the fifth largest moon in the solar system.

D. Because people can’t see it without a telescope.

【4】 Who was the first human to walk on the moon?

A. Lance Armstrong. B. Neil Armstrong.

C. Wally Schirra. D. Neil Diamond.

【5】What is this article mainly about?

A. The stars.   B. The moon.

C. The sun.   D. The earth.

25、“I spent my whole life doing one thing,” Gu Fangzhou once said. Known as “the father of sugar pills (糖丸)”, Gu died at age 92 on January 2, 2019. He was also “the People’s Scientist” for his polio (脊髓灰质炎) research.

Gu Fangzhou, a famous medical scientist, was born in June, 1926. Gu’s family faced a difficult time with the sudden death of his father. He studied hard and finally entered Peking University as a medical student in 1944. After graduating from university, Gu made the decision to work to help improve public health.

In 1955, polio broke out in Nantong, Jiangsu Province. It made 1,680 people disable, mostly children aged below seven. It spread to neighboring areas and made 466 people die. Gu was asked to lead polio research in 1957. “At that time the only way to prevent polio was to invent a vaccine (疫苗),” said Gu.

In 1959 Gu succeeded in developing the first polio live vaccine. Later, he developed the “sugar pill” vaccine in the early 1960s. It not only tasted better but was more affordable (买得起的) and easier to keep. In order to test the vaccine, Gu himself tried the vaccine and later his one-month-old son was vaccinated (接种疫苗). This encouraged his team to try the vaccine on their kids. They became the first group of people in China to try a polio vaccine. “If we don’t believe in what we produce, how can others believe in it?” said Gu.

Gradually, the sugar polio vaccine was made available in China. It saved millions of people, especially kids, from being disabled. In 2000, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that China was already a polio-free (无脊髓灰质炎) country. “We feel satisfied. I can tell people that I tried my best, and your kids will no longer get polio,” said Gu. “That’s all we hoped for.”

【1】The third paragraph mainly tells us ________.

A．why Gu Fangzhou did his research

B．how Gu Fangzhou’s research was done

C．what difference Gu Fangzhou’s research made

D．what difficulties Gu Fangzhou faced while doing his research

【2】Who was the first person to try the polio vaccine in China?

A．Gu Fangzhou’s son.

B．Gu Fangzhou’s partner.

C．Gu Fangzhou himself.

D．Gu Fangzhou’s partner’s kid.

【3】When did the WHO consider China to be a polio-free country?

A．Eight months ago.

B．In the early 1960s.

C．In January of last year.

D．At the beginning of this century.

【4】The writer wrote the passage mainly to ________.

A．give facts about the polio vaccine

B．introduce a great medical scientist

C．report an important medical invention

D．describe the hard work of preventing polio

26、   Have you ever wondered why everyone's nose is a different shape? Researchers have come up with a possible explanation for this. A study from Pennsylvania State University in the USA says the Earth’s climate (the typical weather conditions in an area) could have something to do with the shape of our nose.

The study found that basically（基本上，主要地）people who have wider noses usually live in warmer, wetter areas. Instead, people with narrower noses are more commonly found in colder and drier climates. The nose plays an important part in making sure the air we breathe reaches our lungs（肺）in a warm and wet condition. The width of the nostrils（鼻孔）and length of the nose help to make sure this happens. Researchers said the nose is like a little temperature controller.

The researchers used 3D images to measure（测量）the noses of more than 2,600 people from Africa, Asia and Europe. They measured the width of the nostrils, the distance between nostrils and nose height. The researchers said their findings could help people who move to different climates to get used to the heat or cold, and the wet. Dr Arslan Zaidi said increased travel and climate change make it difficult to predict if our nose will change shape in the future. He said, “Our lifestyles aren’t what they used to be. We move around the world way too much. That makes it very hard to predict the future evolution（演变）of the nose with the changing climate.”

【1】According to the passage, what may change the shape of our noses?

A.The location. B.The environment. C.The climate.

【2】Why is the nose a little like a temperature controller?

A.Because the width of the nostrils and length of the nose make us look good.

B.Because it can make the air we breathe warm and wet when it reaches lungs.

C.Because it helps to make sure human can get used to the worse environment.

【3】The underlined word “narrower” means _________ in Chinese?

A.更宽的 B.更强的 C.更窄的

【4】The purpose（目的）of the research is to _____.

A.help people to get used to different climate

B.predict how the shape of the nose will change

C.find out the differences among people from different places

【5】What is the best title of the passage?

A.The Future Evolution of Our Noses.

B.How to Change the Shape of Our Noses

C.Climate Can Change the Shape of Our Noses

27、High -speed trains, Zhi Fu Bao, shared bikes and online shopping are considered as the new Four Great Inventions of China by young foreigners, according to a video survey by Beijing Foreign Studies University. In the video ,young people from 20 countries were asked to talk about the great inventions that had influence their lives in China. Here are 4 young people's . opinions.

【1】What does Sam think of the high - speed railways in China according to his words?

A. Fast and tidy.   B. Comfortable and interesting.

C. Cheap and amazing.   D. Expensive but fast.

【2】What do "A" and "B"  refer to in Yala' s words?

A. Two bikes.   B. Two riders.   C. Two places.   D. Two people.

【3】Which of the following is TRUE according to the information above?

A. Bicycle - sharing system provides bikes for free.

B. People can also go shopping without a wallet in Thailand.

C. Zhi Fu Bao is the only way of paying for things.

D. There' re no high - speed railways in Romania

【4】What can we know about the new Four Great Inventions?

A. They were created by young foreign people.

B. They are the signs that China is improving quickly.

C. They were brought to 20 countries.

D. They are just so - so in young foreigners' eyes.

28、   Once upon a time, there was a king who ruled a rich country. One day, he went on a t【1】 to some distant(遥远的)areas of his country. When he was back to his palace, he complained that his feet were very painful, because it was the f【2】 time that he had gone on such a long trip, and the road that he went t【3】 was very rough and stony. He then ordered his people to cover every r【4】 of the country with leather. Of course, this would need p【5】 of cows' skins, and would c【6】 a huge amount of money.

Then one of his wise servants dared himself to tell the king, "Why do you have to spend that unnecessary amount of m【7】? Why don't you just cut a little piece of leather to cover your f【8】?"

The king was surprised, but he later a【9】 to his suggestion, and made a "shoe" for himself.

In fact, there is a valuable lesson in this story: to make this world a happy place to live, you had better change y【10】 -your heart, not the world.

29、完形填空 阅读短文，从每题所给选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Years ago, while I lived in England, part of my college task was to help the children with special needs. I was chosen to __  in a school with disabled children. The teacher asked me to ___  Nancy, a ten-year-old girl. One of___  hands could not move. At her school the teachers would think it was an achievement(成就，成绩) ___  she was able to put on her own coat. But I saw more in her. She had always wanted to put a string ____ the hole of a key.

For the 5 years Nancy was in the school, the teachers always ____  to help her, but always ended up doing all the work for her. I knew Nancy could do ____  , so I encouraged her to do something herself. At first Nancy often failed and got very ____  . Sometimes I wanted to give up too. ____  , after a week Nancy was able to do 45 she had wanted to alone for so many years. Her teachers cried ____  when they saw the thing she was able to do with just some encouragement.

Disabled people should ____  be told they can’t do this or that. With just some encouragement they can do it. The look ____  that girl’s face when she was able to do it herself meant _____  to me. I hope everyone will encourage people to do all they want by themselves ____  telling them they can’t do it.

【1】A. read   B. study  C. work     D. visit

【2】A. look after  B. look for  C. look at   D. look over

【3】A. his    B. her   C. my   D. your

【4】A. before B. through  C. if     D. until

【5】A. through    B. across   C. over   D. into

【6】A. failed  B. refused   C. agreed  D. tried

【7】A. less  B. more  C. nothing D. anything

【8】A. excited  B. pleased C. unsafe  D. unhappy

【9】A. And B. However   C. But D. So

【10】A. which B. that     C. what   D. how

【11】A. in danger  B. in fear  C. with care  D. with joy

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

【13】A. of    B. in   C. on   D. at

【14】A. the earth  B. the sun   C. the moon D. the world

【15】A. instead of B. because   C. together with D. more than