2024-2025学年（上）昆明八年级质量检测英语

1、根据句意和汉语注释，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出单词的正确形式。

【1】Good ____________ (发音) will impress others and make yourself confident.

【2】One of the first _____________ (欧洲人) to discover America was Christopher Columbus.

【3】Wide reading _________ (增加) your knowledge of new words.

【4】David was happy because his teacher spoke ___________ (高度地) of his homework.

2、Thanksgiving Day is on the fourth Thursday of November. On that day, families and friends often get together to have a big dinner, giving their thanks to God for what they have got. It is a traditional___festival.

A. American   B. African   C. British

3、Mike replied, with a big smile, "Oh, you_______ to worry about them."

A. not to need B. needn't

C. not need   D. don't need

4、—Whose dictionary is this?

—It ________ belong to Jessica. Look! Her name is on it.

A．must

B．may

C．can’t

5、If you want to know _______what the word means,you should look it up in a dictionary.

A.exactly B.quickly C.correctly D.nearly

6、________, I didn’t hear what you said.

A．Hurry up

B．Pardon me

C．Follow me

D．Go ahead

7、—Alice looks so beautiful today.

—Yes. All the girls are _______ with envy when they see her new dress.

A. green   B. blue   C. black   D. white

8、This film won __________ award ____________ its amazing photography.

A. an; as   B.a; for

C. a; as D. an; for

9、Not only the students but also the teacher_____to the museum today.

A.go B.goes C.going D.went

10、According to the law, we can’t share others’ personal information ________ they say it’s okay.

A．if

B．unless

C．when

D．since

11、 The number of people present at the concert was ________ than we expected.

A. much fewer   B. much smaller

C. much more   D. many more

12、----What is Tim doing?

----He computer games, I’m not sure.

A. might be playing

B. might play

C. could play

D. couldn’t play

13、—I really regret ________.

—Forget it. Time will kill everything.

A.what I did B.when will you leave C.where should I go D.why you will leave

14、He was about _________ when the telephone rang suddenly.

A．leaving

B．to leave

C．to leaving

15、I was upset because she looked at her phone instead of saying hello to me when she________.

A. looked for   B. passed by   C. waited for

16、It’s our duty to help ______ poor to support their families.

A. /   B. an   C. the   D. a

17、We had a _____ walk, for there was no bus in the small town.

A.5-mile B.5 miles C.5-miles D.5 mile

18、—Let's play football on the playground.

—It’s too hot outside. I would rather______ at home than______ out.

A．to stay; go B．staying; going

C．stay; to go D．stay; go

19、 –_______ is it from here to the airport?

–About forty kilometers.

A. How much B. How high

C. How wide   D. How far

20、No other organization was willing to______ the challenging job.

A. take in   B. take off   C. take on   D. take away

21、He is the first one _____ to school every day.

A. coming   B. to come   C. to coming   D. comes

22、根据对话内容,将方框内符合对话情境的句子抄写在对话空白处,是对话恢复完整。选项中有两 项是多余的。

A: Good morning!【1】

B: I am busy preparing for the Christmas this year. You know, the festival is coming soon.

【2】

A: Me too.It’s a great festival. But during these years, some people forget the real meaning of this festival.

B: You are right 【3】

A: Yes, the true meaning of it is the importance of sharing, giving love and joy to the people around us.

B: 【4】

A: We can give away present or clothes to the poor kids. Or we can be volunteers at the Old People’s Home.

B: 【5】Let’s make a detailed plan together.

A: OK. We can start right now.

A.Is there anything we can do to help them? What are you doing?

B.What can we do then?

C.Christmas is about giving,not getting. It could be boring.

D.That sounds great!

E.I really love this festival.

23、完成对话 （5小题，计10分）根据上下文把下面的对话补充完整。

A:  【1】   , I’m new here. I wonder if you can help me.

B:    【2】   .

A:  Thanks. I just got off the bus and I want to visit Zhounan Middle School.

【3】   ?

B:  OK! First, there is a street called Shouxing Street over there . Next, go along Shouxing Street and you can find it on your right hand.

A: Thank you very much!   【4】   ?

B: No, It isn’t. It takes 10 minutes to walk there.

A: Thanks a lot! You’re so kind!

B:   【5】   !

24、How would you like to build a time machine? Paper, sticks, glue and string are all you need. Put them together to build a kite. A kite connects you to the past.

No one knows who flew the first kite. It was probably someone in China or perhaps Indonesia. Indonesian fishermen hung fishhooks on kites and sent them out to sea to catch fish. Starting 2,000 years ago, Chinese farmers flew kites to welcome the New Year and bring good luck to Earth.

In China, people also used kites during wartime. One Chinese story tells how soldiers put noise makers on kites and flew them at night over the enemy camp. The enemies were frightened by the noise and ran away.

About 1,300 years ago, Chinese travelers took kites to Japan. So kites filled the skies there. Kites reached Thailand about 700 years ago. During foods, Thai farmers flew kites over their fields. They hoped the kites would drive away the clouds and stop the rain. Over time, kites flew their way out of Asia. Today, kites are a passion all over the world. Kite fans meet at festivals in many parts of the world and have great fun.

Over the years, Kites have also helped people understand the natural world. In 1749, for example, thermometers were tied to kites to measure temperatures. In 1906, cameras hanging from kites took pictures of San Francisco, California after an earthquake. The photos helped people plan what to do.

Kites also helped inventors find out how to make airplanes. The Wright brothers studied how kites flew, which helped them make the first successful airplane.

Since the ancient Chinese first set their kites into the air, people have loved flying kites. Kites give us ways to celebrate, relax and explore. So go fly a kite! Enjoy the feeling of wonder that kite fliers have felt for centuries.

【1】_______ fishermen hung fishhooks on kites and sent them out to sea to catch fish.

A．Chinese

B．Indonesian

C．American

D．Australian

【2】According to the Chinese story, the army used kites to ______.

A．make the enemies leave in fear

B．stop the enemies from sleeping well

C．celebrate victories during wartime

D．carry soldiers to fight against the enemies

【3】The underlined word “passion” in Paragraph 4 means _______.

A．strong love

B．useful machine

C．happy dream

D．common treasure

【4】How does the writer develop Paragraph 5?

A．By telling stories.

B．By listing numbers.

C．By comparing facts.

D．By giving examples.

【5】What’s the purpose of this passage?

A．To show people how to fly kites.

B．To explain how kites are used in science.

C．To introduce the roles of kites in history.

D．To discuss the difference among kites worldwide.

25、New York is 3 hours ahead of California, but it does not make California slow, or that New York is fast. Both are working based on their own “ Time Zone”（时区）.

Someone graduated at the age of 22, yet waited 5 years before finding a good job! And there is another who graduated at 27 and got hired immediately!

Someone became a CEO at 25, and died at 50.While another became a CEO at 50, and lived to 90 years.

Someone is still single, while someone else got married and waited 10 years having a child. There is another who had a baby within a year of marriage.

Obama retires(退休) at 55, but Trump starts at 70.

Absolutely everyone in this world works based on their Time Zone. People can have things worked out only according to their pace. (步调)

People around you might seem to go ahead of you; some might seem to be behind you. But everyone is running their own race, in their own time.

Don’t envy them or laugh at them. They are in their TIME ZONE, and you are in yours!

Life is about waiting for the right moment to act. Hold on, be strong, and stay true to yourself .Fight in your time zone.

So, RELAX. You’re not LATE. You’re not EARLY. You are very much ON TIME , and in your time zone destiny set up for you.

【1】When it’s 8:00 in New York, what time is it in California?

A. 11:30   B. 5:00   C. 12:30   D. 11:00

【2】Which is true according to the passage?

A. We should get married earlier.

B. If you fall behind, you needn’t to try hard.

C. Obama starts his job of president at a younger age than Trump.

D. Life is about waiting for the right TIME ZONE.

【3】What’s the meaning of the underlined word “ envy”?

A. 观摩   B. 嘲笑   C. 羡慕   D. 跟随

【4】According to the passage, if you don’t do well in your study now, you should______.

A. have a rest and wait

B. stay in your own TIME ZONE

C. stop to have a relax.

D. work hard and wait for the right moment.

【5】Which do you think is the best title?

A. Time Zone   B. Wait for the Right Moment

C. Fight in Your Time Zone   D. You Are on Time

26、There are some sayings about shyness (羞怯). The first one says that people get shyness from their parents. The second one is that shy people never learn how to get on with (与……相处) other people, because no one teaches them how to do that. The third one says shy people learned to be shy when they were children, because their parents didn’t teach them to be more confident (自信的). The parents probably cared for them and gave more attention when they acted shyly, so the children learned that being shy was a good way to get more love and attention.

Can shy people change themselves? Of course. They can ask themselves to do difficult things. If they practice enough, they can perform better. Shy people feel nervous (紧张) most of the time. Confident people can find who are shy and encourage (鼓励) them. If other people can encourage them more, shy people will feel more comfortable (自在的).

【1】_______ sayings are mentioned in the passage.

A．Two

B．Three

C．Four

D．Five

【2】Shy people can _______ to change themselves according to the passage.

A．practice doing difficult things

B．encourage others

C．try to be friendly to others

D．care for their parents

【3】The underlined word “them” refers to (指代) _______.

A．confident people

B．confident people and shy people

C．shy people

D．shy people’s parents

【4】From the passage, we can know that _______.

A．shy people feel comfortable most of the time

B．people are born confident

C．parents’ love is bad for children

D．there are different reasons for shyness

【5】From this passage we can know “shy people often feel ______”.

A．nervous

B．happy

C．unconfident

D．confident

27、Mr. Black’s office was only 5 kilometers away from his house, so he could go home to have lunch every day. But when he got home at noon, he had to drive to another place to park his car, and then walked back home. Because he found many cars outside his house and there was no room for his own car. This made him very angry.

One day, he put up a board in the garden facing the road:

But nobody noticed it. People seemed to obey only a police notice with white letters on a blue board:

Mrs. Black asked his husband to steal a police notice but he was afraid to do so. Then she asked him to make one just like a police notice. Mr. Black said he was not a policeman and couldn’t use the word “police”. Several days later, Mr. Black made a blue board with white letters.

“Oh!” Mrs. Black said, “You told me you weren’t going to use the word ‘police’, but why do you use it now?”

“Really?” he asked with a smile. “Look again!”

“Oh, Dear!” she started to laugh. “You are really clever!”

【1】Mr. Black works ________ kilometers away from his home.

A．three

B．four

C．five

D．six

【2】Why did Mr. Black park his car away from his house every time when he got home?

A．Because there were no parking lots near his house.

B．Recase there was no room for him to park near his house.

C．Because he had to spend more money parking his car near his house.

D．Because somebody would make his car dirty if he parked near his house.

【3】People took no notice of his warning board because ________.

A．he couldn’t get on well with his neighbors

B．his warning board was too small

C．people seemed to obey only a police notice.

D．his notice was too polite

【4】What did Mrs. Black advise her husband to do?

A．Argue with their neighbors.

B．Make a notice board just like a police one.

C．Ask the police for help.

D．Move away from their home.

【5】We can infer (判断) from the passage that ________.

A．people still took no notice of his warning board

B．the Blacks had to move away at last

C．few people would park near his home in the end

D．Mr. Black was caught by the police.

28、   Studying hard for a few days can be tiring, but it always pays off! Most people can c【1】 remember the fear they felt when they realized that an exam was coming near. If you are in this situation, don’t w【2】. Many people have proved that there is enough time to study if you organize it well. Here are some i【3】 to help you.

Calm down! Fear will only make your situation much w【4】. You will be focusing on the horror, not the coming exam. Many times, fear can even stop you from doing well in the exam. If you are nervous, take a deep b【5】, and tell yourself that you can do this well.

Study the most important topics first. Exams usually cover a few main ideas, contents, or skills. When you are short of time, go o【6】 the most important topics in textbooks and the parts your teacher said again and again. These are all clues for you to study first.

Decide what subjects you don’t know enough about. Do more study on these subjects because some parts probably still r【7】 reviewing, but they will come to you more easily this time. Then you can try to focus on more challenging topics.

Studying t【8】 can be helpful. Since you don’t get any extra points for reviewing your lessons alone, classmates can be really helpful in studying. Ask for help from your parents, brothers or sisters. They may really enjoy being asked. From a study group, you not o【9】 have the advantage of studying with people who you are familiar with, you also have more c【10】 to make more friends and have more additional help through helping each other.

29、One day a young man Gary went to see an old man. He wanted to know why he wasn’t able to reach all of his __________ in his life.

He found the old man reading in a small house __________ the river. With a smile, the wise man listened to Gary’s story and told him, “First come to help me __________ a kettle (水壶) of water!”

Gary saw a big kettle standing in the corner next to a small stove (火炉), but he didn’t find any __________.

So he went out to search for some. He came back with some dry wood, __________ the kettle with water and put it on the stove. Then he put some wood in the stove and started a fire. But because the kettle was too __________, when the wood burned up, the water did not boil. So he ran off to get __________ wood.

__________ he returned, he found the water had nearly turned cold. This time he learned his lesson and prepared more wood in advance. This time the water boiled very __________.

“If there is not enough wood, how would __________ boil the water?” the wise man asked.

Gary thought for a moment but didn’t know the __________, so he shook his head.

“Well, then just __________ out some water from the kettle!” the old man said. Gary nodded thoughtfully.

“At first, you __________ so many dreams and set too many goals,” said the old man. It’s just like the large kettle full of water. You didn’t have __________ wood, so you couldn’t boil the water. If you want to make the water boil, then you will have to __________ pour some out or prepare more wood!”

【1】

A．dreams

B．goals

C．tasks

D．jobs

【2】

A．in

B．on

C．by

D．under

【3】

A．boil

B．carry

C．get

D．bring

【4】

A．water

B．wood

C．food

D．fire

【5】

A．burned

B．helped

C．took

D．filled

【6】

A．light

B．heavy

C．large

D．small

【7】

A．drier

B．more

C．fewer

D．less

【8】

A．Since

B．After

C．Before

D．When

【9】

A．quickly

B．slowly

C．quietly

D．carefully

【10】

A．I

B．it

C．you

D．he

【11】

A．answer

B．question

C．reason

D．lesson

【12】

A．throw

B．put

C．give

D．pour

【13】

A．achieved

B．set

C．made

D．had

【14】

A．enough

B．some

C．many

D．much

【15】

A．either

B．neither

C．both

D．all