2024-2025学年（下）临高八年级质量检测英语

1、我不知道是谁在敲门。

I didn’t know who was________ ________ ________ ________．

2、The number of volunteers in our city ________ growing and 50% of them ________ women.

A．is; is

B．is; are

C．are; are

D．are; is

3、—Have you watched the TV program “The Reader”?

—Certainly. About ________ students in our school watched it .

A. thousand of B. two thousand

C. two thousands D. two thousands of

4、I’m very tired and really feel like ______.

A．to rest

B．rest

C．resting

D．to resting

5、—Mr Green, I′d like to have better business. What should I do?

  —You are supposed to be friendly to every_____that comes to your store.

  A. partner   B. customer   C. teacher   D. officer

6、-----Can you tell me_________________ ?

---- You should wear a business suit.

A. how should you wear here

B. what I should wear here

C. why do I wear here

7、 If you want to learn a language well, you must work ______ at it.

A . less hard   B.  hardest   C. much harder

8、David didn’t pass the driving test yesterday, so he was very _____.

A. shy B. glad C. proud D. disappointed

9、I found the door _____ when I got home.

A. opened   B. close   C. unlocking   D. open

10、—In my opinion， buying books online can save us a lot of money.

—________

A．That’s all right.

B．I’m sorry to hear that.

C．I think so， too.

D．It’s my pleasure.

11、After the earthquake,we heard of lots of________ stories,and all of us were deeply________.

A．moving； moved

B．moving；moving

C．moved； moving

D．moved； moved

12、﹣Are Sandy and Kate___ good friends？

﹣Yes，they are．Please look after ___．

A．your； their B．your； them

C．yours； theirs D．you； them

13、—   can I better myself?

— By working hard and thinking more.

A.What B.Where C.When D.How

14、—Daniel was ________ a bad mood and couldn't find anybody to ________.

—Sorry to hear that.

A．on; tell about

B．on; talk with

C．in; talk to

D．in; tell with

15、This photo often makes me __________ of my teachers in primary school.

A. think   B. thinks   C. to think   D. thinking

16、--Which of the two sweaters will you take?

--I’ll take _____. They look nearly the same, and I just need one.

A.both B.either C.none D.all

17、There ________an old temple in the mountains, didn’t there?

A.was B.were C.used to be D.was used to be

18、 –What ________ the number of the students in your school?

–About two thousand. A number of them_________ from England.

A. is; are   B. is; is C. are; is D. are; are

19、A survey about how people like the latest hit TV show In the Name of People (人民的名义) was ______ in our city last Friday.

A. taken out   B. carried out   C. turned out   D. given out

20、They will lose the game _________ they try their best.

A. till   B. unless C. since   D. if

21、Cassie got tired ______ the busy life in the city, so she chose to move to the countryside.

A. for B. to C. from D. of

22、Once there were five beggars(乞丐).One was English, one Turkish, one Greek, one was an Arab and one was Persian.   【1】  They promised to share what they had and help each other in difficult times.

  【2】  They talked about what to do with it. At last they decided to buy something to eat.

“Let’s buy some grapes!”said the Englishman. But the Turkish wanted “uzum”, the Arab“aneb”, the Greek “stafelea”,and the Persian wanted“angur”. They did not understand each other’s language very well.  【3】

While they were fighting about how to spend the money, a stranger came along. He knew all the five languages.  【4】 After they told him, he said,“Give me your coin. I will buy what you want.”

He was soon back with a bunch of grapes.  【5】  They all asked for the same thing, but the word for“grapes”is different in different languages.

If people could understand each other, there would be no need to argue and fight.

阅读短文，从方框内选择适当的句子补全短文，使短文意思完整、正确

23、Ⅵ. 在空白处填入适当的句子补全对话

A: Hello, 88261210.

B: Hello. 【1】

A: Yes. This is Lingling speaking.

B: Hi, Lingling. You like listening to the radio. 【2】

A: The radio says it’s going to be sunny these days.

B: Good! What are you going to do for the spring field trip?

A: Nothing much. Why?

B: Our classmates plan to go on a four-day visit to Beijing.【3】

A: Sure! I'd love to. Will we go there by bus or by train?

B: 【4】 I love to go by bus. What about you?

A: I love to go by train. You see, going by bus doesn’t cost as much as by train, and going by bus isn’t as comfortable as by train.

B: Yes. Most of the classmates love to go by train. Let's go there by train. 【5】.

A: Yes, I am. And I can go to find out the information about the tickets at once. See you.

B: Thank you. See you.

24、   Robots are increasingly being developed to think and act like humans. But it is difficult for engineers to create humor (幽默) in machines. Computer scientists have hoped to help them understand humor. But they failed again and again. Why is it so difficult?

Kiki, a computer language expert (专家), studies humor at a university. “Most robots are powered by artificial intelligence (人工智能AI). But AI will never understand jokes like humans do.” He said, “The main problem is that AI system doesn’t have the sense of humor.”

Other experts agree that context (语境) is very important to understand humor, both for humans and robots. In one project, Tristan Miller, a computer scientist, studied more than 10, 000 puns. Puns are a kind of joke that uses a word with two meanings. For example, you could say, “Balloons (气球) do not like pop music.” The word “pop” can be a way of saying popular music, or “pop” can be the sound a balloon makes when it explodes (爆炸). “A robot might not understand the joke because it doesn’t know the meaning of the puns.” Miller said.

Although it’s difficult, some scientists say there are good reasons to keep trying to teach humor to robots. It can make machines understand humans better and serve humans better. And it can also help them to think more like humans.

But other scientists don’t think it’s a good idea to teach humor to robots. They may find humor, but they may use it in a wrong way. Maybe bad AI will start killing people because it thinks it is funny. Besides, it may make some people feel not safe. The comedians (喜剧演员) may lose their jobs when the robots can understand humor.

【1】Kiki is an expert who studies ______ at a university.

A. humans B. humor C. AI system D. robots

【2】What does the underlined word "pun" mean in Paragraph 3?

A. 语言 B. 笑话 C. 双关语 D. 同义词

【3】From the passage, we know that ______.

A. AI system has the sense of humor

B. context is very important to understand humor only for humans

C. if robots understand humor, they can’t serve humans better

D. some scientist think it’s good to teach robots humor but others don’t

【4】If we put the passage into three parts, which of the following is the best?

(①=Para.(自然段)1 ②=Para. 2 ③=Para. 3 ④=Para. 4 ⑤=Para. 5)

A. ①;②③④;⑤ B. ①;②③;④⑤ C. ①②;③④;⑤ D. ①②;③;④⑤

25、Notice from TeenLife Center

Summer vacation is coming. Attending a summer program is a good way to improve skills and make new friends. TeenLife has researched and collected the best summer activities for you. For more information, please log in www.Teenlife.com.

【1】Where can a 10th grader improve his or her painting skills?

A．At Snow Farm Summer.

B．At the National Teen Leadership Program.

C．At the Engineering Experience.

D．At the Ithaca Summer Music Academy.

【2】When will the National Teen Leadership Program be held at Chapman University?

A．From July 8 to July 21.

B．From July 10 to July 12.

C．From July 15 to July 20.

D．From July 10 to August 2.

【3】The main purpose of the text is to ______.

A．introduce some methods to improve skills

B．give some suggestions on how to make new friends

C．call on students to take part in the activities in TeenLife

D．collect students’ opinions on the activities in TeenLife

26、Fangfang:  Good morning, Betty.

Betty: Good morning, Fangfang.

Fangfang: How are you this morning?

Betty: Very well. Thank you.

Fangfang:  Do you know Rose, a new student in Grade 1?

Betty:  Yes, I do. We’re in the same class. I know her very well. She is from England. She speaks English and she can speak Chinese, too.

Fangfang:  Do you know her mother?

Betty: Yes, I do. Mrs White is an English teacher in our school. She gives us English lessons every day. She loves Chinese students very much. She is a good teacher. We all love her.

Fangfang:  This term she is my teacher, too.

Betty:  That’s great. Look. It’s ten to eight. It’s time to have the first lesson. Let’s go to the classroom.

Fangfang:  OK.

【1】Rose is not   .

A. from England B. a foreign girl

C. a student from China D. Betty’s classmate

【2】Betty’s English teacher     .

A. is Rose’s mother B. cannot speak Chinese

C. only teaches Betty D. knows Fangfang well

【3】Fangfang   .

A. knows Rose very well B. knows Rose’s mother well

C. is Rose’s friend D. wants to know Rose’s family

【4】Which of the following sentences is right?

A. Rose and Betty are in different classes.

B. Rose’s family name is White.

C. Betty, Rose and Fangfang are in the same class.

D. Rose and Betty are sisters.

【5】The dialogue happens   .

A. at home B. in the morning

C. in the classroom D. after school

27、   French artist Claude Monet put the last 30 years of his life to water lilies .He built a huge lily pond (池塘)in his garden and painted it again and again ,at all times of day ,to try to catch the changing effect (效果）of sunlight on the flowers and water .

This picture shows the pond in the soft light of morning. Painted with free ,swirling brushstroke (旋转的笔法)，and lines and touches of  unblended color ,it creates a brave impression (印象) —so brave, you might not even realize it's a lily pond at first .

This huge picture is one of a series (系列) showing the lily pond from morning to evening. Monet created the series during the First World War ,perhaps because he wanted to run away from the fear of the times .The day after the war ended ,he gave the series to the French nation—a set of peaceful scene ,to celebrate the new peace .

The paintings now hang in a specially built gallery (画廊) in Paris.______.

【1】Claude Monet______.

A.was a famous artist from France B.was famous as an artist for 30 years

C.bought a garden with a lily pond D.loved flowers and water best

【2】Which of the following pictures may be the one mentioned in the second paragraph ?

A. B. C. D.

【3】Monet created the series during the war perhaps to______.

A.celebrate to new peace B.send to the country later

C.escape from the fear D.support the soldiers

【4】Which of the following sentences can probably be put in the______?

A.It offers great introduction of the paintings.

B.Monet is one of the founders of French Impressionist painting.

C.Do you want to know more about Monet?

D.Instead of copying old masters, Monet had been learning from his friends and nature itself.

28、   All of us may meet with the situation—stepping in chewing gum(口香糖) on the ground. It’s quite annoying. 【1】 piece of good news comes—the Dutch fashion and shoe company Explicit Wear is hoping 【2】 (solve) the problem. According to the plan, more than 3 【3】 (million) pounds of gum falls on Amsterdam’s ground each year. It 【4】 (take) the city government millions of dollars to clean it up. To put it into good use, the company manages to invent limited-edition(限量款) shoes for adults. The shoes are made from recycled gum. Nearly 2.2 pounds of gum is used in every four pairs of shoes. The map of Amsterdam is printed 【5】 the bottom of the shoes. The design is meant to tell people the importance of 【6】 (protect) the environment.

The shoes will 【7】 (sell) in June at the price of ＄332. The shoes can be ordered now. Customers can have two choices—the pink ones 【8】 the black ones.

There is no question that wearing 【9】 (they) is quite fashionable. The designer strongly believes the shoes will be quite popular.

【10】 a wonderful invention!

29、Five paintings worth 500 million Euros, including works by modern masters Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso, have been stolen from a Paris museum, officials said Thursday.

The paintings______ missing just before the Musee d’Art Moderne was to open.

A _____ window and lock suggested that it took place overnight Wednesday. Video cameras recorded one person entering the museum _____ a window. But it was unclear ____ more thieves took part in stealing the art.

Besides the Matisee and Picasso, works by Georges Braque, Ferdinand Leger and Amedeo Modigliani were also ____ from the walls of the museum, one of the most-visited in the French capital.

It is said that the stolen paintings _____ 500 million Euros (635 million dollars).

France has seen a growing _____ of art thefts in recent months.

In January, about 30 paintings— ____ some by Picasso and Henri Rousseau—were stolen from a building in the Cote d’Azur, with a total _____ of around one million Euros.

On New Year’s Eve, a painting by Edgar Degas ______ from the Cantini Museum in Marsseilla, also in the south of France. The 1877 painting worth 800,000 Euros had been lent for _____ by the Musee d’Orsay in Paris.

In June last year, the Picasso Museum in Paris _____ during the day, the art stolen was worth three million Euros.

【1】A. discovered   B. were discovered   C. have discovered   D. is discovered

【2】A. moved   B. pulled   C. lost   D. broken

【3】A. across   B. through   C. on   D. over

【4】A. why   B. when   C. if   D. where

【5】A. taken away   B. given away   C. thrown away   D. put away

【6】A. sold   B. cost   C. took   D. afford

【7】A. group   B. part   C. lot   D. number

【8】A. including   B. except   C. with   D. Against

【9】A. value   B. worth   C. wealth   D. treasure

【10】A. bought   B. borrowed   C. disappeared   D. appeared

【11】A. a meeting   B. an exhibition   C. a play   D. a concert

【12】A. is robbed   B. robbed   C. was robbed   D. has been robbed