八年级英语上册教学质量检测一
一、完形填空
At the start of this term, my PE. teacher asked me to 1 the marathon (马拉松). I was very 2 because I was never a good runner. But I decided to have a try because I had 3 to lose.
I 4 hard for the race. I ran every day in the morning 5 school. And after school, I ran with many other runners on the sports ground. I even 6 the special food for athletes (运动员). I heard that it could help me to get good 7 .
When the big day 8 I was very nervous (紧张的). As usual, I got up in the morning, had my breakfast and listened 9 some music. Then my father took me to the sports ground. All my family wished me good 10 because they knew how 11 this race was for me.
Other runners looked like athletes. I was 12 that I would be the last one. However, 13 I started to run, I only thought about the race. I didn’t remember when ran 14 the other runners. At last, I came first. I learn an important 15 from the experience (经历): No one can do a great job if he or she does not work really hard.
1. A. take B. join C. play D. go
2. A. excited B. surprised C. interested D. lucky
3. A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing
4. A. studied B. practiced C. tried D. thought
5. A. after B. for C. in D. before
6. A. had B. drink C. eat D. drank
7. A. results B. habits C. examples D. looks
8. A. finished B. followed C. came D. stopped
9. A. for B. at C. to D. in
10. A. luck B. lucky C. duck D. truck
11. A. easy B. difficult C. useful D. important
12. A. afraid B. happy C. sorry D. right
13. A. because B. before C. when D. if
14. A. with B. around C. past D. across
15. A. rule B. lesson C. way D. problem
二、阅读理解
A
A training schedule of the world champion Quan Hongchan
6: 00 get up
6: 10～7: 30 run every day but Sunday
7: 30～8: 00 breakfast
8: 20～12: 00 physical training (体能训练) on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
12: 00～14: 00 lunch and noon break
14: 00～17: 00 diving training every day
17: 00～17: 30 physical therapy (理疗)
18: 00～18: 30 dinner time
19: 00～22: 00 Chinese, English and math and other courses
22: 30 go to bed
It is said that one minute on stage needs ten years’ practice off stage. Success needs a lot of hard work.
16. How often does Quan Hongchan run
A. Every day. B. Once a week.
C. Six times a week. D. five times a week
17. How long does she take diving training every day
A. For three hours. B. For two hours.
C. For one hour D. For four hours.
18. What can we know about Quan Hongchan from her schedule
A. She takes physical training twice a week.
B. Hard work is the key to her success.
C. She only studies 3 courses in the evening.
D. She has physical therapy (理疗) for an hour every day.
B
Volleyball is very popular. Today there are over 46 million Americans playing volleyball. About 800 million players around the world play volleyball about once a week. Do you like playing volleyball Let’s talk a little about it.
Volleyball started in America. In 1895, William G. Morgan blended basketball, baseball, tennis and handball to make a game for his students. He was a teacher at the Young Men’s Christian Association in Holyoke, Mass. At first, he just wanted to let the older students in his class exercise. And it wasn’t called volleyball at that time. Someone told Morgan that the players volleyed the ball over the net again and again. Now, volleyball is the second most popular sport in America.
Chinese people are also good at playing volleyball. The China Women’s National Volleyball Team is one of the best teams in the world. They got first place in the Olympic Games three times (1984, 2004 and 2016).
19. Where did volleyball start
A. In China. B. In France. C. In the UK. D. In the US.
20. How many times did the China Women’s National Volleyball Team get first place in the Olympic Games
A. Once. B. Twice. C. Three times. D. Four times.
21. What’s the text mainly about
A. How to play volleyball. B. Something about volleyball.
C. When volleyball started. D. Volleyball in America and China.
C
Giant panda Ya Ya came back to China at the end of April. She was born at Beijing Zoo in 2000. She travelled to Memphis Zoo in 2003 as part of a giant panda protection and research program between China and the U.S. Ya Ya is now old, but panda keepers are taking good care of her.
Cheered by 10, 000 home fans, Liaoning team won the CBA championship (冠军), 2023. The club has won the league trophy (联赛奖杯) twice in a row, “It’s been a season full of ups and downs. Our teamwork helps us get through the challenging season.”
Recently, Zibo has become so popular not only for its delicious barbecue (烧烤) but also for the warm-hearted people there. When the quarantine (隔离), the local government (政府) gave many students who had to stay there a great barbecue dinner. It also invited the students to come back again the next spring. It’s a nice promise between them.
22. How old was Ya Ya when she travelled to the U.S.
A. 23 B. 15 C. 20 D. 3
23. Which of the news has something to do with sports
A. The first one. B. The second one. C. The third one. D. The fourth one.
24. What does the third news mainly talk about
A. Why people in Zibo are warm-hearted. B. Why Zibo has become popular.
C. What the barbecue is like in Zibo. D. How Zibo invited college students.
25. Where does this text probably come from
A. A story book. B. An encyclopedia. C. A play. D. A newspaper.
B
A crown of olive leaves
Do you know when the Olympic Games first come into being The Olympic Games are the world’s oldest multisporting event. They started in 776 B. C. in a place called Olympia in Greece. The games stopped in A. D. 393, but started again in 1896.
The Old Olympics
According to stories, King Ifitos of Elis in Greece started the games as a way to stop the fighting among Greek kingdoms. They competed in sports events instead of fighting. There were about 20 kinds of sports and only Greek men could join. It needed a lot of money to train for and travel to the games. Winners could get a crown of olive leaves.
The Modern Olympics
A Frenchman named Pierre de Coubertin came up with the idea to hold the first modern Olympic Games. He wanted to promote sports and he thought it would be better for young men to compete than fight. The first games were held in Athens in 1896 and 245 people from 15 nations joined it. At the time it was the biggest international sporting event.
The modern Olympic Games are held every four years. These are divided (分开) into the Summer and Winter Games, which are held two years apart (相隔). Winners get a gold, silver or bronze medal.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
26. When was the Olympic Games first born
A. In 776 B C B. In A. D. 393. C. In 1896. D. In 245 B. C.
27. Why did King Ifitos of Elis hold the games
A. To train Greek men to compete in the fighting. B. To give the poor a chance to make money.
C. To make people’s life more colorful. D. To stop the fighting among Greek kingdoms.
28. What does the underlined word “promote” mean in Paragraph 3
A. 推动 B. 保护 C. 抵制 D. 改变
29. How many countries joined the first modern Olympic Games
A. 15. B. 20. C. 245. D. 393.
30. What can we know from the passage
A. The old Olympic Games began in A. D. 393.
B. The first modern Olympics was an English idea.
C. The Summer Games and Winter Olympics are held every four years.
D. The winner of the Olympic Games can get an olive leaf crown.
三、任务型阅读
Sun Yingsha is a talented Chinese table tennis player. She comes from Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province. She started to practice table tennis at the age of five. Her parents asked her to practice table tennis because they wanted her to have something to do after school and be healthier. She soon showed great talent for playing it. At the age of ten, she started to play for Hebei Province. Five years later, she made her way to the second echelon of the national team (国家二队), and then the first echelon at the age of 17. In the same year, she started to join in many games and make her a name in the world.
Sun is getting more and more popular with people around the world. But her success (成功) doesn’t come from nothing. She is very talented, but that is not everything. She is also very hard-working. She practices for hours every day to be better. She is modest(谦虚的), too. She always learns from others. She sees Zhang Yining as her idol (偶像). Before the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, she kept in touch with Zhang and often asked her for advice.
Now, Sun is very successful as a table tennis player. But she will not stop here. She is trying harder to bring us more surprises.
31. Sun Yingsha is not only talented and modest but also ______________.
32. Sun Yingsha is becoming __________________ with people all over the world.
33. Why did Sun’s parents ask her to play table tennis
34. How old was Sun Yingsha when she made her way to the first echelon of the national team
35. Do you like Sun Yingsha Why or why not
四、补全对话
A: Hello, Wang Fei 36.__________________________
B: I am going to watch the World Cup Soccer tomorrow evening.
A: Sounds great! But I often saw you play basketball. 37.________________________________
B: I prefer basketball to soccer, of course.
A: Me too. 38.___________________________________
B: I like Kobe Bryant.
A: 39.________________________________________
B: Of course. I know he is a famous player. He played for the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA.
A: He is great. We are going to watch a basketball match on TV this evening. 40._____________
B: Yes, I’d be glad to.
五、短文填空
Do you still remember the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Gu Ailing is one of the 41 （much） popular stars in China. She was born 42 2003 with an American father and a Chinese mother. She 43 (grow) up in the United States and started to learn skiing at the age of three. As a freestyle skier, she could finish many moves 44 (beautiful). She got her 45 (one) medal in 2019. And she won two gold 46 (medal) for China at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. She’s not only a great player, but also 47 excellent student with many hobbies. What’s more, she is always very hard-workíng to try 48 (she) best to make good grades. Besides, the 18-year-old girl 49 (hope) to encourage more young people, especially girls, to fall in love with ice sports.
In a word, we should learn from Gu Ailing 50 she sets a good example for us.
