2024-2025学年（上）咸阳八年级质量检测英语

1、Spud的精神很值得学习。

________________________

2、—Whose is this hair band?

—Lisa has long hair, so it might belong to ________.

A.it B.her C.us D.him

3、—I think it's ______ to talk back to your parents.

—Oh, I regret doing that.

A.important B.impolite C.direct D.humorous

4、The fridge is ________ empty. Can you buy something to eat for me?

A．freely

B．nearly

C．quietly

D．suddenly

5、—What should we do with the driver hurt in the car accident?

—Let him stay . Help is on the way.

A. calm   B. silent   C. lonely   D. still

6、Thanks to the ______English course , I can live in the USA easily.

A. two-months   B. one months’   C. one month’s   D. two month’s

7、Look at the baby __________in pink. How lovely!

A. dressed   B. wears C. is wearing   D. Dresses

8、________you are at the post office, would you please help me post this letter?

A. Because   B. Before   C. Until   D. While

9、Mr. Zhang is a kind teacher. He devotes much of his time _________ us with English.

A．to help

B．helps

C．help

D．to helping

10、I have got used to living in this city. But I still miss my old friends in Taiyuan ________.

A. in time   B. at the same time   C. from time to time   D. on time

11、—Do you know the boy _______ is talking to Mr. Smith?

—Yes, he's my brother.

A. what   B. which C. Who

12、—Remember the first time we met, Jim?

—Of course I do. You ________with Mr. Huang at the school gate.

A．are talking

B．were talking

C．will talk

D．talked

13、The policeman gave us much on how to protect ourselves when we are in danger.

A.example B.tip C.note D.advice

14、— Roy never likes junk food.

— Neither do I. That’s probably why I’m becoming ________ now.

A．healthier and healthier

B．more and more healthily

C．weaker and weaker

15、 _____people went to the concert that was held in Reming Square _____ the night of May 25.

A. Two thousands, on   B. Many thousand, in

C. Thousands of, on D. Several thousands of, in

16、— How can I read faster?

— You can read faster by __________ word groups instead of word by word.

A.read B.to read C.reading

17、________ Gina ________ Tara are studying Chinese history and culture now. They find them amazing.

A．Both; and

B．Not only; but also

C．Either; or

D．Neither; nor

18、—______ do you play softball after school?

—Twice a week.

A．How long

B．How soon

C．How often

D．How much

19、— Who is the winner of the 100-meter race?

— Don’t you know? It must be James Green. He ________ runs fastest of all.

A.without doubt B.no wonder C.no way

20、Sam was expected to attend the party, but he didn’t ________ for some reason.

A．show up

B．take up

C．make up

21、 — Can you understand me?

— Sorry, I can _____understand what you have said.

A.hardly B. almost   C. nearly   D. Easily

22、补全对话，从对话下面的方框中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，使对话内容完整，通顺，并将其字母标号填在相应的横线上，其中有两项使多余选项。

A: What are you doing this weekend, Sally?

B: 【1】_____What about you?

A: I am going to Peter’s birthday party. Would you like to go with me?

B: Sure, I’d love to. 【2】_____

A: At 6:45. It’s politeto get there a little early.

B: I see. By the way, can I bring some beer(啤酒)？

A: Sorry. 【3】_____ I have some pretty good green tea here.

B: 【4】____

A: Yes. Hangzhou is famous for tea. I believe everyone will enjoy it.

B: 【5】____ See you then.

A. I guess so.

B. Not much.

C. It’s my favorite.

D. Where are we going.

E. Was it produced in Hangzhou?

F. When are we supposed to arrive?

G. Teenagers shouldn’t be allowed to drink.

23、

A:Excuse me, could you tell me the way to the PLA Hospital?

B:____1____.Turn____2____ onto East Zhongshan Road. Go ____3____ Yan-sen Bridge. Walk ____4____ and you’ll find the PLA Hospital on your

____5____.

A:Is it very far from here?

B:Not far at all. You can go there on _____6_____.It_____7_____you only about ten_____8_____to get to the hospital.

A:You’re really _____9_____.Thank you very much.

B:It’s a _____10_____.

24、A neighborhood party is a great way to have fun and get to know the people in your neighborhood. And it’s also the best way to bring the community (社区) together.

Before you begin to do this, you first need to decide where to have the party. The community center is a good place for a neighborhood party. If the weather is nice, many people like to have the party outside. It could be at a park or on a street.

Next, ask your friends and neighbors to help. Get them to tell others about the party, set up (策划) the party and clean up after the party.

During the party, be sure to have lots of things to do. Many parties have activities for kids, such as face painting. Most parties have food and drinks. The best parties are when everyone brings something to share. That’s also the special part (部分) of a neighborhood party!

【1】The writer tells us ________ right place(s) for a neighborhood party.

A．one

B．two

C．three

D．four

【2】The writer thinks we can let our friends and neighbors help ________.

① set up the neighborhood party ② clean up after the neighborhood party

③ tell others about the neighborhood party ④ decide where to have the neighborhood party

A．①②③

B．①②④

C．①③④

D．②③④

【3】What is special about a neighborhood party?

A．It has food and drinks.

B．It has activities for kids.

C．There are lots of things to do.

D．People bring something to share.

【4】What’s the main reason to have a neighborhood party?

A．To spend time with friends.

B．To eat something delicious.

C．To know more people in the neighborhood.

D．To have a good time.

25、As a well-known Chinese TV hostess, Dong Qing hosts two cultural shows, Chinese Poetry Conference and Readers. The two shows are encouraging people to love traditional culture and find the beauty of life.

Dong was born in a highly educated family in 1973. She had a great love for traditional literature(文学) from an early age. In 2015, when she was about to study in the USA, Dong received an invitation from the director of Chinese Poetry Conference asking her to be the hostess. Because of her passion for traditional literature, Dong accepted the job.

“The contest interests me very much. Hosting it is a process of learning about poetry(诗集) and performing,” said Dong. To her great joy, the show has become more and more popular.

Under the slogan(口号) “Reading touches people’s hearts”, the new TV show Readers has become a success. It invites famous guests from all walks of life to read something. Dong works as both hostess and producer.

Readers became a turning point in Dong’s 21 years of hosting. She said it brought her “quite a huge challenge”.

“There is no shortcut(捷径) in this world. If you want to be a good host, you need to make thorough preparations,” said the beautiful hostess. “The charm of life lies in its unknown, so we just have to try and keep going.”

【1】Where did Dong Qing decide to study in 2015?

A．In France.

B．In England.

C．In Japan.

D．In America.

【2】What does Dong Qing do at present?

A．An actress.

B．A singer.

C．A hostess.

D．A hostess and producer.

【3】The underlined word “passion” in the second paragraph probably means “great ________”.

A．love

B．joy

C．surprise

D．pride

【4】What’s the best title for the text?

A．Find the beauty of life

B．How to be a successful TV hostess

C．Reading touches people’s hearts

D．Dong Qing — a talented lady

26、

【1】In the first part of the experiment the cotton wool is most probably used to ____.

A. keep the air dry   B. keep the tube wet

C. make the nails rust D. keep the tube clean

【2】What are necessary steps to make sure the water in the tube is air-free?

① Leave half a tube of water in it.

② Boil the water for some time.

③ Put some clean iron nails in the tube.

④ Add some oil to the water.

A. ①② B. ①③   C. ②③   D. ②④

【3】We can conclude from the experiment that only ____ makes iron rusty.

A. dry air B. cotton wool

C. ordinary water  D. air-free water

27、As China’s influence grows, many students in the US are working hard to learn Chinese. Parents and education experts (专家) in the US think Chinese speakers may have greater chances.

The number of schools that teach Chinese has grown. Ten years ago, only about 300 schools in the US had Chinese lessons. Today, about 1,600 schools teach Chinese.

Lomond Elementary School (小学) in Ohio is one of them. Each week, all students in grades one through five have a one-hour Chinese class. They learn the language through songs, games and lots of talking.

“We’re trying to make students interested in the language,” teacher James told Times for Kids. “We think it’s really important that all children receive these lessons,” he says. “We’d like to do even more.”

“Schools are looking to the future,” says Nancy, a US education expert. “China is becoming a really powerful country. Young people should not only know the language but understand the culture.” Students may not be thinking about the future, but they think learning Chinese language and culture is fun.

“We wish we could go to China one day.” said Karl and his classmate, Walt, from Miami.

More than 40 million foreigners around the world are studying Chinese. About 50,000 people in the US are learning the language. Chinese has become the second most spoken foreign language in the US after Spanish.

【1】 At present, many American students are learning Chinese because________.

A. they wish to work in China

B. they would like to travel all over China

C. it is the most useful language in the world

D. China’s influence grows

【2】 _______is an American education expert.

A. James B. Nancy C. Karl D. Walt

【3】 We can learn from the passage that________.

A. students are looking to the future

B. there are more Spanish people than Chinese in the US

C. Chinese is becoming popular in the US

D. Chinese is the most popular foreign language in the US

28、请用适当的词完成下面的短文，并把所缺单词填写在答题卡指定的位置上。每个空只能填写一个形式正确、意义相符的单词。

On April 16, 2022, three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth safely after staying in space for half a year. Among them, Wang Yaping, 41, is the 【1】 woman astronaut. After landing, she handed her 5-year-old daughter a star which she promised six months earlier. Many people were moved by 【2】 she said at that time.

Wang was born in 1980. She is from Shandong Province. From a young age, she worked very hard. Later she became 【3】 excellent pilot with an experience of 1, 600 of flying. In 2010, she became an astronaut. Three years later, Wang was   【4】 to be the member of the Shenzhou-10 space group. She made Chinese history by 【5】 our schoolchildren on Earth physics phenomena(现象) in space. She is the first Chinese teacher in space.

During her six-month stay in space, she 【6】 out many tasks with the other two astronauts. She became the first Chinese woman to take part in a spacewalk. 【7】 great Wang Yaping is!

In an 【8】 with CCTV, Wang said, “Dreams are like stars in the universe. 【9】 look far and unreachable(遥不可及), but as long as we try, we are sure to reach them.” Now her dream has 【10】 true. To achieve our dreams, let’s go for it!

29、A mouse and a frog (青蛙) were friends. Every morning the frog would _______ out of his pool and go to visit the mouse who lived in a hole in the side of a tree. He would return home at noon. The mouse was happy to have his friend’s company but he didn’t realize that his friend was slowly _______ an enemy (敌人). The reason was that the frog felt _______ because he visited the mouse every day but the mouse never visited him.

One day, the frog had an idea. When it was time for _______ to take leave of the mouse, he tied one end of a string (细绳) around his own leg, tied the other end to the mouse’s tail, and went away with the mouse _______ him. The frog dived deep into the pool. The mouse tried to free himself _______ he couldn’t, and soon was dead in water.

A hawk (鹰) saw the mouse floating on the pool’s surface. He swooped down (俯冲), _______ the mouse and flew to the branch of a nearby tree. The frog, of course _______ out of the water too. He tried to free himself, but he couldn’t. Then he became the hawk’s ______ soon.

There is an old ________, “Don’t dig too deep a pit (深坑) for your enemy, because you may fall into it yourself.”

【1】

A．jump

B．walk

C．run

D．fall

【2】

A．turning on

B．turning off

C．turning into

D．turning up

【3】

A．luck

B．unlucky

C．fair

D．unfair

【4】

A．her

B．him

C．he

D．she

【5】

A．under

B．below

C．above

D．behind

【6】

A．but

B．and

C．though

D．until

【7】

A．catch

B．catches

C．catching

D．caught

【8】

A．pushed

B．pulled

C．was pushed

D．was pulled

【9】

A．food

B．friend

C．family

D．enemy

【10】

A．story

B．saying

C．tale

D．novel