2024-2025学年（上）咸宁八年级质量检测英语

1、完成句子(10分)

【1】他们过去通过听收音机来了解新闻。

They used to learn the news to the radio.

【2】你能告诉我们乐队何时开始表演吗？

Could you tell us ________ the band ________ playing this evening？

【3】这种沙拉是用香蕉和苹果做的。

The salad is ____ _____ bananas and apples.

【4】他们用的表达可能取决于他们说话的对象或者他们相互了解的程度。

The expressions they use might ________ ________ whom they are speaking to or how well they know each other.

【5】这个地区以绿茶著称。

The area is ________ ________ its green tea.

2、Peter’s Chinese was very poor when he came to China, so he couldn’t make himself _____.

A. understands   B. understanding

C. understand   D. understood

3、—How many times ______ you ______ Shanghai?

—Only once.

A. have; been to B. have; gone to

C. went; to D. goes; to

4、一Why did Mrs Wang ask Jerry to answer the question again?

一Well ,she didn't hear him clearly, So Jerry   to repeat it.

A. made B. is made C. was made D. has made

5、When I went into the room, I found ___ in the bed.

A. him lying   B. he lying   C. his lies   D. him was lying

6、Oxford University is ________ with tourists for its beautiful old buildings.

A. famous   B. popular   C. special D. different

7、— In the UK, a knife ______ dinner.

— But as a Chinese, I am not ______ dinner with it.

A．is used to eat; used to eating

B．is used to eating; used to eat

C．used to eat; used to eating

8、（题文）The teacher told the boys ________ football in the street. It is dangerous.

A. to not play   B. not to play   C. not playing   D. not play

9、-___ fine weather it is today!

-Yes， the sunshine is ______ beautiful that I’d like to have a picnic instead of staying at home.

A. How; such B. How;  so

C. What；so   D.  What; such

10、—You have a nice house! Whose room is this?

—It’s ________.

A．Jack and Peter’s

B．Jack’s and Peter’s

C．Jack and Peter

11、Don’t lose heart. You can make progress in English _________ you try your best.

A．as long as

B．as soon as

C．even though

D．so that

12、Usually, it’s easier to make _______ decision than to take action．

A. a   B. /   C. an   D. the

13、Do you think ______ amazing for Stephen Hawking to achieve so much as a disabled man?

A. this B. that   C. it

14、— I really had a good time at the party, Jenny.

— ________.

A.Thank you B.With pleasure C.Never mind D.Glad to hear that

15、He will call you at once as soon as he ________ in Tianjin.

A．arrives

B．will arrive

C．gets

D．will get

16、—Do you often play ________ piano on weekends?

—No. I often play ________ basketball with my friends.

A．/, /

B．/, the

C．the, /

17、 The bus is coming. Oh, no! It's full. I'm afraid we can't ______.

A. get on B. get up

C. get out   D. get off

18、He made a ________ at the meeting yesterday.

A. speech   B. talk   C. speak   D. say

19、--- Do you want to eat here?

--- No. Just fish and chips to   , please.

A. take up B. take away

C. take off D. take down

20、—Mum seldom goes out at weekends because housework most of her time.

—She is really tired. In fact, everyone in the family is responsible for the housework.

A．takes off

B．takes on

C．takes out

D．takes up

21、— The air is much fresher!

— Exactly! Because many trees ________ three years ago.

A．were planted

B．are planted

C．planted

22、根据对话内容，从方框内选择恰当的句子，将对话补充完整。（选项中有两项是多余的）

A: Hi, Betty! You look sad. What’s wrong?

B: 【1】

A: What’s it?

B: Yesterday I saw a little bird on my way home. It couldn’t fly. 【2】

A: You did a right thing.

B: But my mother didn’t agree to keep the bird. 【3】 She asked me to send the bird away.

A:【4】

B: I have no idea.

A: Oh, I know a good place; the park! 【5】

B: Good idea. Thank you.

23、在空格中填上适当的单词，使对话完整正确。一空一词（含缩写词）。

A: Carden, I ordered some food on Metuan. Come and try it.

B: I have already eaten my lunch. Thank you. Do you like the food? We can see so many food deliverymen (送餐员) rushing on their way to send food. In the past, people crowded into the restaurants when it was time for lunch. But now they 【1】 to stay at offices or homes, waiting for the food to come.

A: Yes. I always order food online and wait for it at desks. Online food delivery service has made life more 【2】, especially for those who work for long hours, as they might not have cooking time.

B: It’s true that the new way of ordering food has big 【3】 on our eating habit. But I have never ordered food online.

A: Why? You can find all kinds of food on some apps 【4】 of walking through streets and looking for what you want to eat.

B: But I think we should pay more 【5】 to the problems online food may bring. The deliverymen are always busy because they may be 【6】 if they cannot deliver food on time. Many accidents happen when they are in a hurry on the road.

A: That’s true. I think they must follow the traffic rules. But there is still one good thing. The more popular the online food is, the more working 【7】 are needed.

B: Yes. It does provide people with more jobs. But I think 【8】 comes first at any time, not only for people but also for food. Sometimes we can 【9】 tell where the food comes from and whether the people who cook the food are healthy.

A: You are right. I think the government should think more ways to protect 【10】 right. The owner of the online shops must do something to improve their service.

B: What’s worse, too many plastic boxes are used in food delivery service. That’s certainly bad for the environment.

24、In order to push students to study at home as efficiently as they do in the classroom, one school in Shijiazhuang has demanded that students should attend their online courses in their school uniforms and that teachers should also, at the same time, give their lessons while wearing formal clothing. As soon as this regulation was released, it caused a heated debate.

In my opinion, whether to launch this regulation or not has arguments for and against it, depending upon one’s standpoint.

On the one hand, the practice of wearing appropriate clothing can help improve students’ sense of formality(仪式感) in their online classes, thereby making them more attentive. If all of the students were dressed in their pyjamas(睡衣) or clothes that would not be suitable for their classes at their schools, the quality of the lessons will perhaps decline as teenagers might easily become absent-minded and even feel sleepy. Therefore, the act of putting on one’s uniform while attending online classes can perhaps be quite effective as an aid and subconscious(潜意识的) reminder that they are students.

The other viewpoint is that students’ learning is their own business. Sooner or later they should be tasked with the responsibility of their own self-control. Therefore, taking online courses at home is the best opportunity for them to develop their ability of independent learning and good learning habits. The effect that online classes may have on students depends entirely on their own self-discipline(自律), so the argument about what kind of clothes they are dressed in shouldn't really be relevant.

To sum up, when we are studying from home on computers, it is both our sense of self-control and our sense of formality that can improve our studies. So it’s a matter of personal preference: You can wear a school uniform if it is of use to your own sense of learning and discipline, otherwise you shouldn't be required to show a fake or unwilling respect for your teachers and school by being forced to wear a uniform.

【1】Why are students required to wear school uniforms while attending online classes at home?

A．To show respect for teachers.

B．To push students to study efficiently.

C．To ensure students’ learning progress.

D．To show the formality of school.

【2】Which of the following is the reason why people support wearing school uniforms?

A．Students don’t have appropriate clothing besides pyjamas.

B．If students wear casual clothes in class, teachers can’t ensure the quality of lessons.

C．School uniforms can subconsciously remind students to study effectively.

D．Online classes will make students absent-minded and even feel sleepy.

【3】What is the fourth paragraph mainly about?

A．The importance of self-discipline.

B．The comparison between school uniforms and casual clothes.

C．The argument about what kind of clothes students should wear.

D．The reason why students don’t have to wear school uniforms at home.

【4】What can we infer about the author from the passage?

A．The author supports students to wear school uniforms while attending online courses.

B．The author thinks it unnecessary for students to wear school uniforms at home.

C．The author thinks it up to students whether to wear school uniforms at home.

D．The author insists on forcing students to wear uniforms.

25、

A bite of Yancheng

— Yancheng glutinous meatballs

History of Yancheng glutinous meatballs

It is said that in the Ming Dynasty, Zhang Shicheng led some salt workers to rebel against the oppressive government. Each time they celebrated a victory, the dish of meatballs was a must. But once upon a time the cook did not prepare enough pork, so he added some glutinous rice into the meat. Unexpectedly, the meatballs turned out more delicious.

Afterwards, the glutinous meatballs became a famous dish in Yancheng and soon appeared on each dinner table.

Ingredients of Yancheng glutinous meatballs

   Yancheng glutinous meatballs are made of spring onions, gingers, eggs, glutinous rice, minced pork: and different seasonings including oil, pepper, chicken powder, salt etc.

Steps to make Yancheng glutinous meatballs

① Prepare spring onions and gingers. Crack in eggs and stir them. Add some minced pork, oil, and seasonings, including pepper, chicken powder, and salt. Continue stirring.

② Mix in some glutinous rice, squash and stir to make it sticky.

③ Combine starch and water together.

④ Heat up enough oil for deep fry. Roll the mixture into medium-sized balls with your hands.You can also use the water prepared just now to keep your hands clear.

⑤ Carefully add the meatballs into the oil. Fry them for about 2 or 3 minutes. When they turn golden brown, they are ready.

【1】What does the underlined word “glutinous rice” in Paragraph 1 mean in Chinese?

A．猪肉

B．面粉

C．食用油

D．糯米

【2】Which factor of Yancheng glutinous meatballs is Not mentioned in the passage?

A．Price

B．History

C．Ingredients

D．Steps

【3】How long does it usually take to fry Yancheng glutinous meatballs in the oil?

A．About an hour.

B．2 or 3 minutes.

C．2 or 3 hours.

D．The passage doesn’t tell us.

26、Imagine a perfect day: the weather is good and everything seems fine. When, suddenly, your mobile phone loses its signal, the television has no programs, and you can’t get online with your computer.

What has happened? These are just the types of problems a solar storm （太阳风暴） might cause.

You may not think of storms as putting our society in danger. But today, a solar storm is as serious as other bad events, such as earthquakes.

A solar storm is caused by solar flares （太阳耀斑） large explosions （爆炸） near the sun that can give off lots of energy. The strong energy can stop the satellite systems （卫星系统） that control our computers, telecom networks and so on. These storms can even cause the power to go out for weeks or months.

In the past few months, scientists have recorded some of the strongest sun flares in years. The most recent one happened around Valentine’s Day, 2011. It caused radio and satellite signals to go down in some northern cities in China.

“Solar flare activity is going to be much worse than what we’ve seen in the past. We’re not talking about a few cities losing power, it could be half of the country, maybe more. ”SolarStormWarning.com, a US website about space weather, warned. Scientists say that little can be done to predict such a storm.

Governments around the world are trying to work together before the next storm, although they are not sure when that may happen.

根据短文内容, 选择最佳选项。

【1】What are solar flares according to the passage?

A．Telecom networks.

B．Solar storms.

C．Large explosions near the sun.

D．US websites.

【2】What does the underlined word “signal” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?

A．Electricity.

B．Music.

C．Light.

D．Sign.

【3】Which is the right order of the following things?

①Solar flares give off lots of energy. ②People cannot get online with their computers.

③Solar storms happen. ④Satellite systems are stopped.

A．①②③④

B．①③④②

C．③①②④

D．③②①④

【4】Why did the radio and satellite signals go down in some northern cities in China in February, 2011?

A．Because a strong sun flare happened.

B．Because an earthquake happened.

C．Because a solar storm stopped.

D．Because the satellite systems didn’t work.

【5】What is the passage mainly about?

A．Asking people to prevent the solar storm from happening.

B．Telling people how to solve the problems caused by solar storms.

C．Calling for scientists to predict when the next solar storm will happen.

D．Introducing what solar storms are to people.

27、We can help you plan your holiday! Welcome to Sunset Island Tourist Information Centre.

【1】The tourist brochure (小册子) introduces ______ attractions to people.

A．five.

B．six

C．seven

D．eight

【2】According to the passage, tourists can go to the information centre to get the map at ______.

A．10:00 on Sunday morning

B．8:30 on Friday morning

C．2:00 on Wednesday afternoon

D．6:30 on Tuesday afternoon

【3】The purpose of this information centre is to ______.

A．compare different viewpoints in Rosetown

B．attract tourists to Sunset Island

C．introduce wild animals on the island

D．help plan a trip to Lighthouse Island

28、根据短文内容和括号内所给汉语意思，写出空白处各单词的正确形式（每空一词）。

Did you know that tea, the most popular drink in the world (after water), was invented by accident? Many people believe that tea was first drunk   【1】(几乎，差不多) 5,000 years ago. It is said that a Chinese   【2】(统治者) called Shen Nong first discovered tea as a drink. One day Shen Nong was  【3】煮沸) drinking water over an open fire. Some leaves from a tea plant fell into the water and remained there for some time. It produced a nice   【4】(气味) so he tasted the brown water. It was quite delicious. And so, one of the world’s favorite drinks was invented.

A few thousand years later, Lu Yu, “the saint of tea”,  【5】(提到) Shen Nong in his book Cha Jing. The book describes how tea plants were grown and used to make tea. It also discusses where the   【6】(最好的)tea leaves were produced and what kinds of water were used.

It is believed that tea was   【7】(带到) to Korea and Japan during the 6th and 7th centuries. In England, tea didn’t appear until around 1660, but less than 100 years later, it had become the  【8】(民族的) drink. The tea trade from China to Western countries took place in the 19th century. This helped to  【9】(传播) the popularity of tea and the tea plant to more places around the world. Even though many people now know about tea culture, the Chinese are without   【10】(疑问) the ones who best understand the nature of tea.

29、阅读下面短文，从每小题A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并将其字母标号填入题前的括号内。

Once there was a famine (饥荒) in the town. A rich and kind baker sent some bread to the poor children. He said to them, “In this _______ there is some bread for you. Each of you can have one loaf every day until the hard days end.”

The impatient children _______ to the basket. They shouted and fought for the bread _______ each wished to have the largest loaf. At last they went away without thanking the good gentleman. But Shirley, a poorly-dressed little girl, did not join them. Instead, she _______ standing quietly. When the other children had left, she took the smallest loaf in the basket, _______ the gentleman’s hand and went home.

The next day the children were as _______ as before. Poor shy Shirley still took the smallest loaf. When she got home, her mother cut the bread open. Many new shining pieces of silver fell out of it. Her mother said _______, “Take the money back to the good gentleman at once, for it must have got into the loaf _______. Be quick. Shirley! Be quick!”

But when the little girl gave the rich man her mother’s message, he said, “No, no, my child. It was no _______. I put silver pieces into the smallest loaf to reward you because you are a kind and ________ girl. Go home and the money is yours now.”

【1】

A．basket

B．fridge

C．kitchen

【2】

A．failed

B．rushed

C．supposed

【3】

A．unless

B．though

C．because

【4】

A．remained

B．regretted

C．avoided

【5】

A．washed

B．kissed

C．tasted

【6】

A．helpful

B．impolite

C．intelligent

【7】

A．sadly

B．gradually

C．surprisedly

【8】

A．on time

B．in person

C．by accident

【9】

A．mistake

B．trade

C．secret

【10】

A．local

B．honest

C．painful