2024-2025学年（上）白银市八年级质量检测英语

1、阅读短文，将文中画线句子译成汉语

Many people do the same things on their birthday： They have a big cake with lots of candles (蜡烛)， and listen to their friends and family sing “Happy Birthday to You”. But would you like to pay money to sing that song?

Jennifer Nelson is a filmmaker. And she used the song “Happy Birthday to You” in her film. (64)But she had to pay $1，500 for this .A company named Warner Music Group said it had the copyright (版权) on the song.

“I never thought the song was owned (拥有) by anyone，” Nelson said in the e-mail to the New York Times.

Some experts (专家) said that nobody knew who wrote “Happy Birthday to You”.

They also said (65)there was no way to know when people began to sing the song. But they believed (相信) people started to sing it long before the company began to own it.

【1】 __________________________________________________________

【2】 __________________________________________________________

2、根据语境，从方框中选择恰当的单词填空，有的需要变换形式，每词限用一次。

【1】Mr. Green is kind and _________ to us, so we all like him.

【2】Alan walked into the classroom _________, so Ms. Jones didn’t see him.

【3】Jim is much _________ than any other student in our class. He often makes us laugh.

【4】Jenny is _________ so she always does well in her schoolwork.

【5】Helen is a(n) _________ girl but her sister Amy is a quiet girl.

3、It took them three hours to finish the work. (改为同义句)

They ______ three hours ______ the work.

4、—There are many ________ about this farm.

—Yes, the farmer planted lots of ________ on it.

A．photo; potato

B．photos; potatos

C．photos; potatoes

D．photos; potatos

5、Joe was in a foreign country. You couldn't imagine how ________ he was.

A.alone B.lone C.lonely D.silly

6、—Did you get Millie’s invitation letter for her birthday party?

—Yes, I did. But I didn’t ________ it because of my holiday plan.

A．forget

B．touch

C．accept

D．receive

7、— Could you please help me hand out the notices, Tom?

—________ I will do it as soon as I finish my homework.

A．Yes, I could.

B．Sure, I’d love to.

C．Sorry, I can’t.

D．No, I couldn’t.

8、Thanks to Mary, we came up with a ________ idea of getting us out of the difficulty.

A. clever   B. pretty

C. serious   D. famous

9、 What were you doing ___it was raining outside?

A. when  B. while C.before D.after

10、Li Hua ________ the book for one week.

A．bought

B．has bought

C．kept

D．has kept

11、Because of takeaway services, many restaurants now sell their food through the Internet. ________ , one of the most important reasons people like takeaway food is that it is also cheap.

A．However

B．Anyway

C．Moreover

D．Otherwise

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

A.We breathe in oxygen and let out carbon dioxide.

B.When we do sports, the need of water increases.

C.The factory releases a lot of harmful gases.

D.I think you need a break after doing exercise.

13、We’re trying our best ________ toys away when we see our teacher .

A．put

B．putting

C．to put

14、— Could you please give the report to Linda?

—Sure. I’ll give it to her ________ she arrives here.

A．before

B．since

C．because

D．as soon as

15、—You don’t need to   to go to the pub（酒吧），just jeans and a T-shirt are OK.

—OK. Wait a minute.

A.get up B.dress up C.make up D.put up

16、— He’s never visited there, ________?

—________. He’s been there twice.

A. has he, Yes   B. hasn’t he, No

C. has he, No D. hasn’t he , Yes

17、I want to be a professional basketball player，______ I practice basketball every day．

A. because   B. so   C. or   D. but

18、Life is like a horse, and ________ you ride it ________ it rides you.

A．neither ; nor

B．either ; or

C．both ; and

D．not ; but

19、Li Yan: Hello, Tony Green. 【1】

Tony: Yes. I come from Cambridge, a small city in England. 【2】Beijing is bigger than Cambridge.

Li Yan: 【3】

Tony: Yes, it is. Beijing is quite a beautiful city. Well, Cambridge is on the River Cam.

Li Yan: Really? 【4】

Tony: No, it isn’t. The weather is really hot in Beijing in summer.

Li Yan: So it is. 【5】

Tony: Cambridge is cooler than Beijing in summer, but it’s warmer in winter.

Li Yan: Oh, that’s great.

A.Is the River Cam longer than Changjiang?

B.Are you new here?

C.Now I live in Beijing.

D.What about Cambridge?

E.Is Beijing more beautiful than Cambridge?

20、根据对话内容，选择恰当的句子补全下列对话。

(At the doctor’s)

A: Good morning， doctor!

B: 【1】 What’s wrong?

A: I have a sore throat. 【2】

B: How long have you been like this?

A: 【3】

B: Have you taken your temperature?

A: Yes. My temperature is OK.

B: 【4】Say “Ah”… You have a cold.

A: Is it serious?

B: Nothing serious. 【5】You’ll get better soon.

A: Thank you， doctor!

21、Michael Jackson is one of the world’s best singers. Michael Jackson was born in the middle west of Gary, in 1958. He began singing with his four brothers. They called the group“Jackson Five”. The group became very popular after appearing on a television program. They started singing in 1965. and became popular soon. In 1970，the group made their record the name of“I Want You Back”. It was very popular. One of their hit records was“Never Say Goodbye”.

Michael was good at dancing as well as singing. His moonwalk was liked by many people. He was asked to act in a film in 1978 for the first time. In the same year, he made a record on his own，which sold eight million copies all over the world.

Michael nearly didn’t go out because he was too famous. Once his fans went off in a faint (昏迷) when they saw him at the concert. No one can do it by now. He lived in a large house and kept lots of animals. He never ate meat. He often raises money for charity. This made him win the Guinness World Records in 2006. He died on June 25th，2009，but he would live in our heart forever.

【1】What’s the name of their first record?

A. “Never Say Goodbye”   B. “See You，See Me”

C. “I Want You Back”   D. “On the World”

【2】Michael was good at________according to the passage.

A. rock music   B. street dance   C. playing the piano   D. moon walking

【3】Why did Michael have to stay at home most of the time?

A. Because he was too famous.   B. Because he often felt lonely.

C. Because he had no friends.   D. Because his company asked him to do so.

22、Tom and Becky didn’t go home from the caves. So a large group of men went to the caves to search for them. They searched all day. They searched for three days, but they did not find them.

At the picnic, Tom and Becky went into the caves with the other children. They took their candles and walked down a small tunnel. Then Tom saw a small opening he had never seen before. He decided to explore. Becky came with him. They made some marks on the wall. This would help them find their way back. They found a large cave with a spring in it. There were a lot of bats（蝙蝠）hanging on the roof. The bats did not like the candle light and attacked the children. Tom and Becky ran. They did not watch where they were going.

They tried to find a way back without going through the cave with bats. They were soon lost in the cave. They began to shout. Nobody answered.

Becky began to cry and Tom tried to make her feel better. Tom gave her a piece of cake he had in his pocket. He ate a small piece himself. They shouted again and sat down to wait. They did not know how long they had been there.

Then they heard somebody shouting. So they shouted back and tried to get closer. But nobody heard them. Then he saw Injun Joe, who was so frightened that he ran away.

Tom was afraid of Injun Joe, but he decided to try another tunnel. He saw a light. It was daylight coming through a hole in the roof. He climbed up to it. He got through it and was out. He went back to get Becky, and soon they were both out. When they finally got out of the cave, they were five miles away from the picnic ground. They had been in the cave for three days. Judge Thatcher built a strong wooden wall across the entrance to the cave, which trapped Injun Joe inside. When they found him, he was dead!

—Taken from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

【1】How did Tom and Becky get lost in the caves?

A．Tom wanted to find a new cave.

B．Tom wanted to find Injun Joe.

C．Becky wanted to find a spring.

D．Becky kept crying in the cave.

【2】How long were Becky and Tom in the caves?

A．For two days.

B．For three days.

C．For four days.

D．For five days.

【3】What does the underlined word “explore” mean in Paragraph 2?

A．出席

B．逃跑

C．模仿

D．探险

【4】According to the passage, which of the following sentences is TRUE?

A．Injun Joe was dead outside the cave because of the bats.

B．Tom and Becky both got out of the cave by themselves.

C．Tom tried to catch the bats to make Becky happy.

D．Tom and Becky didn’t hear anybody shouting from outside.

23、Ningbo Zoo has moles. In order to let kids better know them, the zoo made a picture at the gate.

【1】Who’s the main character in this “Animal of the Week”?

A．The tiger.

B．The mole.

C．The fox.

D．The snake.

【2】Which of the following facts can best describe moles?

①They live underground.

②They have good eyesight.

③They can’t dig a tunnel.

④They are afraid of foxes.

⑤Earthworms are their favorite food.

A．①②③

B．③④⑤

C．①④⑤

D．①②⑤

【3】Where can we probably see the poster?

A．In a newspaper.

B．At the gate of a zoo.

C．In a nature magazine

D．On a notice board.

24、Dear Lucy,

Thank you for inviting me to your party. I'm sorry I can't come. I'm 【1】(real)busy this weekend.

On Saturday morning, I plan【2】(meet) my cousin Zhang Lan at the airport. In the afternoon I'm going to do some sightseeing around Beijing 【3】 Zhang Lan. In the evening we are going to the movies. Oh, it's Jackie Chan's film，The Forbidden Kingdom. Jackie Chan is one of Zhang Lan's favorite film【4】(star). She thinks his films are very【5】(excite)．

On Sunday morning I'm going to the library. There 【6】 many books and magazines and I'm going to do some【7】(read)there. In the afternoon I'm going【8】(shop)with my mother【9】 she wants to buy some clothes for me. In the evening I'm going to help my mother 【10】(cook)dinner. We're going to make dumplings.

Yours,

  Lingling

25、假如你是李华，你校将举行以“少年强则国强”为主题的演讲活动。从自身做起，做好当下，并展开对未来的畅想，写一篇英文演讲稿。内容包括：

1.学习方面：尽最大努力去学习所有科目，我认为多读书是很重要的；

2.身体方面：每周锻炼三或四次；

3.文明方面：将会和同学们融恰相处；

4.感恩方面：帮助父母做家务；

5.梦想方面：自拟（不少于两句)。

注意：

1. 80词左右；

2. 所给的要点提示必须都用上，并作适当发挥。

Good morning, everybody!

I’m Li Hua. Today my topic is “A strong youth makes a strong country”. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________