2024-2025学年（上）永州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。

Have you ever heard of Hua Zhibing? 1. She’s a special student with special backgrounds. Believe it or not, Hua Zhibing is an AI（人工智能）produced by Tsinghua University and other companies. Don’t look down on her. 2. She looks pretty as well as knowledgeable. With the voice as sweet as singers, who can imagine that she’s also good at computer programming? It’s a big success in AI field. 3. 众所周知，成功需要大量的天赋和努力。It is reported that behind Hua Zhibing, there is a team made up of many scientists who stay up to midnight every day for a whole year. 4. The scientists in the team are divided into many groups to make her perfect. They’re still trying their best to realize their dreams.

As young students, we have lots of dreams. These dreams can be quite big, such as becoming a well-known scientist; they can be small, such as being one of the best students in our class. It’s the biggest challenge for us to realize our dreams. But 5. 即使我们可能会遇到很多挑战，我们绝不放弃梦想。We should learn from the scientists in Tsinghua University, only in this way can we achieve our dreams.

【1】________________.

【2】________________.

【3】________________.

【4】________________.

【5】________________.

2、–Your MP4 is so nice.  How much is it?

-lt _____ me￥500．

A. paid B. spent C. cost

3、—Where’s Bill ?

—He ________ in the office. I saw him playing basketball on the playground just now.

A. can’t be B. must be C. can be

4、Please walk as _______as possible because students are having a test right now.

A. quietly B. more quietly C. most quietly D. the most quietly

5、________ is waiting for you at the school gate. He wants to say thanks to you.

A.Nobody B.Anybody C.Everybody D.Somebody

6、Legend has it that the emperor Shen Nong discovered tea when he ________ water over an open fire.

A.boils B.is boiling C.was boiling D.had boiled

7、—What did the teacher say to you just now?

—He asked me ________.

A.how I could design my plan B.if had I prepared my exam well

C.why I am late for class D.when did I do my homework

8、There were   people that I couldn't find a good place to take photos.

A.so much B.so little

C.so many D.such many

9、— Lucy, do you have any good memories in your junior high school life?

— Yes. I remember ________ first place in the final exam.

A．get

B．to get

C．getting

10、—Have you ever seen the movie My country, My parents (我和我的父辈)?

—Yes. ________ interesting and educational movie it is!

A．What

B．What an

C．How

D．What a

11、Yesterday ________ 8-year-old boy fell into the river. ________ boy was saved by a policeman.

A. an; A B. an; The   C. a; the D. a; An

12、Thanks to Project Hope, __________ children have better lives.

A．thousand

B．thousands

C．thousands of

13、My TV doesn’t work.I’ll get it_______tomorrow.

A. repair   B. repairing   C. to repair   D. repaired

14、Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation from the others?

A.One basic way of improving your memory is to use the link method.

B.Gou Yanling has memorized over 15,000 telephone numbers.

C.The opening ceremony of the 29th Olympic Games was held in Beijing.

D.My grandad told me a joke about memory.

15、Get up early,   you’ll be late for school.

A. so   B. and

C. or   D. but

16、—When did Yao Ming enter the NBA?

—Well, he ________ a chance to play for an NBA team in 2002, after he helped Shanghai Sharks win the CBA champion.

A．was offered

B．offered

C．offers

D．has offered

17、_______international food festival was held in Sydney. I tasted delicious food and had_______ good time there.

A. An; a   B. An; the   C. A, a   D. A; the

18、My sister is a teacher and is very kind to her students

A． I B． he C． she D． you

19、You had better _________ the teacher for help when you have questions.

A. asking B. asked C. ask D. to ask

20、– What do you want for breakfast?

- Either noodles or bread ________ OK.

A.are B.is C.be D.am

21、Never let others know what I have told you today. Please keep the ___________.

A．secret

B．money

C．address

D．grade

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、--- We failed in the singing competition.

--- _________. Better times are waiting for you.

A. No way B. Best wishes C. Cheer up  D. Good job

24、John Newbery, was an English publisher (出版商) of books who first made children’s literature (文学) a popular and profitable (赚钱的) part of the literary market. He also supported and published the works of Christopher Smart, Oliver Goldsmith and Samuel Johnson. Because of his achievements, the Newbery Medal was named after him in 1922. And he is also called “The Father of Children’s Literature”.

John Newbery was born in 1713 in Berkshire, England. The son of a farmer, he saw to his own education and through his efforts became apprenticed (学徒) to a printer when he was sixteen years old. In 1740, Newbery started a publishing business in Reading. It became so successful that just a few years later, he was able to move to London to open a shop.

It was during this time that his first children’s book A Little Pretty Pocket Book was published. It was filled with rhymes and came bound in a colorful cover. The book also came with a ball for boys and a pincushion (针垫) for girls. Records showed that these items were red on one side and black on the other. When children did a good thing, they got a pin in the red side. When they did a bad thing, they got a pin in the black side. It was made to instruct children in proper way with playfulness rather than punishment.

A Little Pretty Pocket Book was so successful that it allowed Newbery to move his shop to a better location by 1747. He continued to publish for both adults and children, working to create more interesting gifts like balls and pincushions that allowed his books to serve as marketing as well as stories.

Throughout his career, Newbery published over one hundred books for children. Before him, there was no literature published especially for children; while after his work, it is one of the most popular and profitable publishing kinds. He published alphabet (字母) books, picture books, fairy tales, novels, and magazines.

Newbery passed away in 1767 at the age of fifty-four. In 1922, the Association (协会) for Library Service to Children created the John Newbery Medal as a way of honoring his great contribution (贡献) to American literature for children.

【1】Who is “The Father of Children’s Literature”?

A．Christopher Smart.

B．Oliver Goldsmith.

C．Samuel Johnson.

D．John Newbery.

【2】Which of the following is the character of John Newbery’s first children’s book?

A．The book had a red and black cover.

B．The book came with a ball for girls.

C．The book was full of rhymes.

D．The book showed how to punish kids.

【3】What is probably the right order of the events?

1. John Newbery opened a shop in London.          2. He became apprenticed to a printer.

3. Newbery passed away.                            4. A Little Pretty Pocket Book was published.       

5. The Newbery Medal was named after him.

A．21435

B．24135

C．21453

D．24153

【4】What is probably the title of the passage?

A．John Newbery: the father of children’s literature.

B．The first children’s book: A Little Pretty Pocket Book.

C．From a very common farmer to a great publisher.

D．John Newbery Medal: an honor to writers.

25、Liang Xiyan still missed her long black hair, which was cut two weeks ago.

Liang became a senior high school student in September. In her new school, the rules say that boys’ hairstyles must be cropped (剪短) and girls’ hair cannot fall below their shoulders.

Liang’s school is not alone: many have similar rules on hairstyles. Teachers think a cool hairstyle is a waste of time and money. It may also distract students from their studies. “Your personality (个性) is not shown in how you wear your hair but in your ability,” say teachers.

It’s difficult for students to follow these rules. Teenage students like to look nice but they are asked to wear school uniforms. Liang says the only way in which they can be different lies in how they wear their hair. And they want to copy their favorite stars’ hairstyles. They wouldn’t be happy in a school with strict rules.

“I prefer a school with rules-on hairstyles,” said Li Man, a Senior student. She said her school’s rules on hairstyles are OK but there could be some little changes. “For example, boys should be allowed to have their hair a little longer,” Li said. “But students must not dye or curl their hair (染发或烫发). This way there will not be so many complaints.”

【1】Which of the following hairstyles is not allowed in Liang’s school?

A．A boy with long and yellow hair.

B．A boy with short and black hair.

C．A girl’s hair is above her shoulders.

D．A girl’s hair is black and short.

【2】Paragraph 3 mainly tells us ________.

A．what rules schools have

B．what students think of the rules

C．why schools have the rules

D．how many schools have similar rules

【3】What’s the meaning of the underlined word “distract” in Chinese?

A．引领

B．使分心

C．保护

D．使远离

【4】We can learn that students ________ in Liang’s school.

A．can show their personalities by hairstyles

B．must not have a cool hairstyle

C．should wear the same shoes to school

D．can show they are different by wearing their favorite clothes

26、

【1】What does Dong Qing do?

A.A director and designer.

B.A producer and hostess.

C.A director and producer.

【2】When is Running Man on every week?

A.9:30 a.m.-1:30 a.m. on Friday.

B.9:00 a.m.-0:30 a. m. on Saturday and Wednesday.

C.9:30 p.m.-11:30 p. m. on Friday.

27、Flying was once man’s dream. When man saw a bird fly, he wanted to fly, too. To be up in the sky, people studied the wings of birds. They tried many other ways, but nothing worked.

The great artist, Leonardo da Vinci, made designs for flying equipments, However, his try wasn’t successful. 800 years ago, a man in England made a pair of wings from chicken feathers (羽毛). Then he fixed them to his body and jumped from a tall building. He didn’t fly far. He fell heavily and broke his bones.

Things changed in September in 1783. Two brothers from France made a very large balloon

(气球) with paper and cloth. They knew hot air rises, so they built a fire inside a basket and hung it below the balloon. Hot air from the fire pushed the balloon up. The “hot air balloon” carried the first passengers—a sheep and a chicken. It traveled about 2 miles for eight minutes. The animals landed safely.

Two months later, they did it again. They had two people in the basket. That was really man’s first time in the sky.

【1】Why did people study birds’ wings?

A．Because people wanted to fly like birds.

B．Because people liked dreaming.

C．Because people wanted to do experiments.

D．Because people liked designing flying equipments.

【2】What did an English man make wings with?

A．Paper.

B．Baskets.

C．Chicken feathers.

D．Cloth.

【3】What happened to the English man at last?

A．He flew very far.

B．He broke his bones.

C．He jumped to death.

D．He fell safe.

【4】Who were the first passengers in the sky?

A．A sheep.

B．A chicken.

C．Two people.

D．Both A and B.

【5】How many times did two French brothers fly the hot air balloon?

A．Once.

B．Twice.

C．Three times.

D．Four times.

28、阅读下面短文，根据所给单词、音标或语境的提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的单词，要求所填的单词意义准确，拼写正确。

He was a poet (诗人) known for the nostalgia (乡愁) he 【1】 [dɪˈskraɪbd] in his poems. Now, it’s t 【2】 for us to express our nostalgia for this great writer.

On Dec 14, the famous Chinese poet Yu Guangzhong passed away in Taiwan, the Xinhua News Agency reported. Born in 1928 in Nanjing, Jiangsu, Yu and his family【3】(移居)to Taiwan in the 1950s. He lived and worked there【4】 his death.

Nostalgia is Yu’s masterpiece in【5】he expresses his homesickness for the Chinese mainland (大陆) when he was in Taiwan. Published in 1971, the poem remains highly popular【6】 [əˈmʌŋ]  Chinese speakers worldwide. Even those who know little about literature (文学) are familiar with lines from the poem. The poem is included in Chinese high School textbooks.

B【7】his achievements in poetry, Yu was also a successful essay (散文)writer,critic (评论家) and translator. He once translated English poet Siegfried Sassoon’s poem In Me, Past, Present, Future Meet into Chinese. It is r【8】 as an accurate and powerful translation, in which the most famous line is “心有猛虎，细嗅蔷薇” for “In me the tiger sniffs the rose”.

Yu spent his whole life writing. “The reason why I stick to【9】 till today comes down to my passion（热情） for the Chinese 【10】(语言),” he once said in a 2015 interview with People’s Daily. He then added that this passion was strengthened (加强) by his love for his mother and his motherland.

29、阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，使文章完整、通顺。

There is a picture sitting on the desk in my room. It’s a picture of my ________ smiling together in a peach garden. And it’s the first picture I took for them when I was four years old, so it is ________ to me.

It was a holiday weekend and my parents took me to visit a peach garden. The peach trees were just beginning to bloom (绽放). It was a sea of the pink and white ________. There was a wonderful sweet smell in the air too. My parents took the camera ________ and started to take pictures in the garden. They took a picture of me, pictures of me and my father or my mother.

Then Mom asked, “Do you want to take a picture of ________ too?”

“Yes, yes!” I said happily. ________ Dad was worried. He said I was only four and I might ________ the camera. Mom said, “Let him try. He will hold it ________. He will not drop it. ” Dad was not sure, but he ________ at last.

Mom and Dad smiled at the camera. Mom told me to ________ the little hole where I would see both of them.

“Then hold your breath and click,” she said. I listened to Mom’s ________. Through the hole, I saw them in the middle of the window clearly. I pressed the button. Click! The ________ was taken!

After lunch, we went back home and had the picture printed. It looked ________! Mom and Dad were both in the picture, ________.

That picture is my favourite. It reminds me of my happy childhood and my first adventure with a ________. That’s why I have it sitting in a special place on my desk.

【1】

A．friends

B．parents

C．classmates

D．relatives

【2】

A．magical

B．clear

C．natural

D．special

【3】

A．grass

B．leaves

C．flowers

D．water

【4】

A．in

B．off

C．away

D．out

【5】

A．me

B．us

C．her

D．them

【6】

A．But

B．And

C．So

D．Or

【7】

A．lend

B．lose

C．drop

D．repair

【8】

A．carefully

B．thankfully

C．quietly

D．quickly

【9】

A．appeared

B．regretted

C．replied

D．agreed

【10】

A．look after

B．look through

C．look around

D．look over

【11】

A．instructions

B．reasons

C．excuses

D．messages

【12】

A．note

B．picture

C．adventure

D．advice

【13】

A．clean

B．strange

C．great

D．simple

【14】

A．jumping

B．dancing

C．talking

D．smiling

【15】

A．window

B．desk

C．camera

D．garden