1、安徽省亳州市名校2024年八年级英语第二学期期末质量跟踪监视试题满分120分，时间90分钟一、完形填空(10分)1、Each year, our school has a festival. It is held to _1_ money for the school. Parents make cakes and bread at home _2_ the festival. On the day of the festival, parents bring what theyve made to the school. All the food is sold in the classro
2、oms. We kids find the day _3_ because we can have lots of sweet food during the festival. Since all the money collected will go to the _4_, parents are happy to let us spend money that day. Besides (除之外) food, kids can also _5_ second-hand books that are donated (捐赠) by parents. Theyre much _6_ than
3、 new books and lots of them are in quite good condition. However, once you _7_ a book youre interested in reading, buy it immediately. The books sell very _8_. Last year, I found a big book I liked. I walked over to my mom to ask for _9_, but the book was gone when I returned. What a _10_!1. A. save
4、B. spendC. wasteD. raise2. A. fromB. beforeC. inD. with3. A. excitingB. boringC. usualD. busy4. A. schoolB. libraryC. factoryD. shop5. A. buyB. makeC. shareD. borrow6. A. betterB. cheaperC. heavierD. easier7. A. haveB. knowC. findD. hear8. A. wellB. expensivelyC. slowlyD. safely9. A. informationB. m
5、oneyC. adviceD. food10. A. pityB. funC. timeD. luck二、阅读理解（40分）2、Many students get ill easily in autumn. _1_ What can we do to keep ourselves healthy? Here are some tips. Enough healthy food. _2_ Some students dont like to eat breakfast. They make a big mistake. Breakfast is a very important meal in
6、a day. If you want to be healthy, you should eat less fast food. Vegetables and fruit are delicious and healthy. Wed better drink 250ml milk every day. _3_ Doing exercise is another way to make you healthy. So you should do some sports after class. Doing sports can make you strong. Enough smiles. Sm
7、iling is the best way to make you healthy. Try to find the things that can make you laugh and youll be happy every day. You should try to be optimistic (乐观的) about life._4_Enough time of rest. Dont stay up! Students usually go to bed at 10 oclock._5_ There is a famous saying, “Early to bed and early
8、 to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.” It tells us enough time of rest is important. 根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使文章意思通顺、内容完整。A. Enough exercise.B. Having a good eating habit is really important.C. They have to go to the hospital and may miss a lot of classes.D. If you want to have a go
9、od grade, you must have a good rest.E. Remember smile is the best medicine to cure (治疗) your illness.3、Sick while in motion (运动)As the weather gets warmer, there are few things that are better to do than travel. But traveling might not be that fun for everyone, especially for those who have motion s
10、ickness.Motion sickness is also called travel sickness. It is a common experience for many people. Depending on how you travel, it can be called carsickness or seasickness. People with motion sickness feel very uncomfortable while they are in motion. They feel sick and dizzy, like the room around th
11、em wont stop spinning.It is generally believed that motion sickness happens when your senses (感知) become confused (困惑) with each other, Scientific American reported.We use different parts of our body to sense movement. Our eyes tell us if we are moving. The inner ears contain a special liquid that h
12、elps us sense our direction and balance. Our muscles react to movement.When you move around, these body parts work well together. But when you are in a car or an airplane, they get confused. Your inner ear signals that youre moving, but your eyes say youre sitting still because you cant see that you
13、re moving. This mismatch gives us motion sickness.But some people are less sensitive (敏感的) to motion sickness. This may be because they have certain genes that prevent mismatching senses, Bethann Hromatka, a genetics expert from the US, told the Atlantic.Although there are many ways to deal with mot
14、ion sickness, scientists believe that the key is to simply try to adapt to it. For example, some astronauts do special exercises that give them mild motion sickness. After a week or two, the astronauts become used to it and dont feel uncomfortable anymore, Sam Puma, a NASA flight doctor, told the BB
15、C.1. People with motion sickness feel very uncomfortable while they are _.A. sleepingB. drivingC. in motionD. in bed2. According to paragraph 3, if your senses become confused with each other, _.A. you may have coldB. you may have motion sicknessC. you cannot driveD. you should sleep3. The special l
16、iquid in the inner ears can sense _.A. movement and sicknessB. direction and balanceC. movement and balanceD. direction and movement4. Whats the purpose of the passage?A. To introduce motion sickness.B. To introduce sickness.C. To introduce gene.D. To introduce the parts of body.4、It is true that pe
17、ople with better education are usually able to get better paying jobs. In other words, they have more chances to choose a good job while people with little or no education dont. It seems that the purpose of education is to make people get jobs. But this isnt accepted by all people.Some people may th
18、ink that a person should spend the best years of his life to get education only for a way of living. This was probably one of the earliest reasons of education. In fact, if education is just a way of making a living, people dont need to spend so much time in school. People can get education for a li
19、ving in a short time. Subjects like history and geography need not be taught to everyone. Even languages and mathematics need not be taught in detail (详细地), either. Here it is clear that education is much more than teaching a man to get a way of living.Education is well-rounded and it is mainly for
20、improving a man. It is not only to teach him to speak, read and write, but also to develop his creative thinking and other abilities. After that, it is to make him a wise man and thankfully enjoy the achievements of human. Education is to make a man lead a better life. Educated people are expected t
21、o be able to listen to good music, read good books, watch plays and most of all take an interest in the world.I would agree that making a good living is an important reason for education, but certainly not the most important or the main reason.1. People with little education usually _.A. spend a lon
22、g time in schoolB. have a good chance to get a jobC. spend the best years to choose jobsD. have fewer chances to get a good job2. One of the earliest reasons of education was probably to _.A. make a man lead a better lifeB. teach a man to write and thinkC. make people get a way of livingD. teach peo
23、ple to read good books3. The underlined word “well-rounded” in the passage means “_” in Chinese.A. 圆满的B. 崭新的C. 公平的D. 全面的4. It is expected that educated people will be able to _.A. accept education as a way of livingB. take an interest in the worldC. develop their abilities to make playsD. learn subj
24、ects like language and mathematics5. The passage mainly tells us that _.A. education should make a man improveB. people can get education in a short timeC. people should be able to get better paying jobsD. all subjects are so important for a way of living5、阅读短文，根据短文内容，从短文后面的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项多余
25、选项。Every day after school, Rosa would always see a little black dog on her way home. It always sat in the same corner. As soon as it saw Rosa, it would run towards her. _1_ When Rosa got home, the little dog would bark(吠) a few times and ran away.At first, Rosa didnt like the dog. _2_ She even looke
26、d forward to their walks.One day Rosa was on her way home as usual. When she got to the corner, the little dog was not there. The next day Rosa still didnt see the dog there. Rosa began to miss the dog._3_ But she only found that her neighbor was walking another dog. Rosa felt quite disappointed. Sh
27、e was worried that something bad may have happened to the little dog.That night at dinner, Rosa told her mother about her walking friend. Her mother smiled and sad. “I think I know what happened to your friend. I met Mrs. Pacheco last week. She told me that they were moving to another house with a b
28、ig backyard for their dog. I think that dog must be your walking friend.”_4_ Although she would no longer walk home with her little friend, she was glad to think of the dog playing in a big yard happily.A. But after a few days, she got used to it.B. Rosa was sad and happy at the same time.C. Her mot
29、her fed the little dog and gave it some water.D. Suddenly she heard a bark so she looked back quickly.E. Then it followed her happily as if they were good friends.三、补全对话（10分）6、根据下面的对话情景，在每个空白处填上一个适当的句子，使对话的意思连贯、完整。A: Youre wearing a new scarf. It looks beautiful on you! B: Thanks. My sister made it
30、for me. A: Really? Shes so nice and different! B: Sure. Im going to learn from her. _1_? A: Id love to. I just cant wait to learn with you. B: Im sure you will be excited. A: Yes. Your sweater is also beautiful. Whats it made of? B: _2_.A: Where did you buy it? B: I bought it in Xidan Shopping Cente
31、r. A: _3_? B: Only 60 yuan. Its not very expensive. A: I also want to buy one. _4_? B: Of course. I think youd better wear blue clothes. A: I like blue best. B: _5_? A: Size M. B: Im sure you can buy one in that store.四、短文填空（10分）7、阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当单词。I have never _1_ (be) to Beijing before, so a fri
32、end advised me to join the Beijing Walking Tours. I then booked it on the Internet.I would travel by _2_ (my) so I was a little worried. However, I stopped worrying because of my tour guide Mark. He made this trip one of the _3_ (good) experiences of my life.Mark called me the night before my tour.
33、We _4_ (decide) on our meeting time. The next day, we met in the hotel. I felt relaxed when I _5_ (one) met Mark. He spoke English very well.It took us two _6_ (hour) to drive to Gubeikou. It is part of the Great Wall. Mark told me _7_ history of the Great Wall in the car.When we arrived, we only sa
34、w two other people. We then started our hike. It was amazing. I could enjoy the beauty of nature in every direction(方向). Mark took lots of wonderful photos for me _8_ we were walking. Mark encouraged me to climb to the top of the Great Wall. Thanks _9_ Mark, I did it. He helped carry my bags and he
35、was _10_ (friend) all the time.I had great fun during this experience and I would never forget it.五、语法填空（10分）8、阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡上规定的位置上。Flamingos (火烈鸟) are one of the most beautiful birds in the world. At _1_ (born), they are grey or white. And they sl
36、owly turn pink when they grow up. They can usually live 20 to 30 years, and some even live up to the age of 5. They are able to “run” on the water because of their special _2_ (foot).Dr Paul Rose and his team have done a study on flamingos. It shows the birds always live in large groups, but they sp
37、end most of the time with a small group of friends, just _3_ people.“Its easy to find out whether flamingos are friends or not. Usually, _4_ group of friends sit or stand less than one neck length away from each other. So when other groups of flamingos come too near, they will extend(伸长) their long
38、necks _5_ (fight),” Dr Rose said.Another interesting thing _6_ (find) by the team and it surprised themFlamingos choose those with similar personalities and colours when making friends.The findings of the study are important _7_ they can help zoos get to know how to keep flamingos happy and _8_ (hea
39、lth). “Keepers should have as many birds as possible. If the group is bigger, the flamingos will be able to find their friends _9_ (easy),” Dr Rose said. “And when moving _10_ (they) from one zoo to another, keepers should be careful not to keep the birds away from their good friends.”六、阅读表达（10分）9、根
40、据短文内容，回答下列问题。famous teacher went to a village to give a talk. He taught people about forgiveness(宽恕). He said, “Anger is like fire. It can not only burn others, but also burn ourselves. We should stay away from anger and learn to forgive.”Jeff got angry quite easily. When he listened to this, he sto
41、od up and said, “Youre talking rubbish.” The teacher heard him but didnt reply to him. He was as peaceful as before. Seeing this, Jeff grew angrier and threw a stone at the teacher and then he left angrily. The teacher was still peaceful and went on with his talk. After returning home, Jeff kept thi
42、nking about the teachers words. As his anger died down slowly, he was sorry for his words and action. So Jeff went to the teacher and said sorry to him. However, the teacher looked at him in surprise and asked, “Who are you? Why do you say sorry to me?”“You dont remember me? I said some unkind words
43、 and did something wrong to you. I come to ask for your forgiveness,” said Jeff. The teacher said peacefully, “Brother, dont talk about thatthats history. We should move forward and try not to make the same mistake again. Now leave those things there and improve your present(现在)by doing good things.
44、”1. Why did the teacher say “Anger is like fire”?_2. What did Jeff think of the teachers talk?_3. What did Jeff do when the teacher didnt reply to him?_4. How did the teacher feel when Jeff said sorry to him?_5. What did the teacher ask Jeff to do?_七、书面表达（20分）今天早上你目睹了一起事件（如右图所示），你想以“Mother Stops Him
45、”为题，写一篇英语短文，向学校英语报社投稿,，短文内容主要包括：1.描述事件的大体经过。2.发表你对此事的观点。参考词汇： lift.up: 扶起; knock.down: 撞倒; trust: n. & v. 信任; ahead: adv. 在前面要求：1.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。2.文章结构完整，作文流畅，条理清楚，语言通顺、地道。3.文中不得出现真实姓名、地名与学校名称。4.词数在100-120之间（题目和开头已经给出，不计入总词数，但要抄写到答题卡上）。Mother Stops HimThis morning, I was riding my bike to school when I saw an old woman with a walking stick fell down to the ground in the street ahead. She couldnt get up by herself. _
