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2021-2022 学年辽宁省沈阳市 126 中八年级(上)
质检英语试卷(10 月份)
一、单项填空(共10小题, 每小题0.5分：满分5.0分)
1. My favourite hobby is ________.
A. play chess B. play the chess C. playing chess D. playing the chess
2. ________, the boy liked the toy car very much, but soon he lost his interest.
A. Finally B. At first C. Suddenly D. Slowly
3. There are five books on the table. Two of them are mine, and ________ are yours.
A. the rest B. other C. the other D. others
4. Mary lives on the ________ floor. It’s too high, so she has to take a lift every day.
A. four B. forty C. fourtieth D. fortieth
5. The policeman decided to ________ who stole(偷) the important encyclopaedia.
A. find B. look for C. look up D. find out
6. —Would you like to have ________ coffee?
—- No, thanks. I don't want ________ drinks now.
A. any; any B. any; some C. some; some D. some; any
7. Look! There ________ a number of sheep eating grass on the hill.
A. are B. is C. were D. was
8. What ________ the world in 50 years?
A. happened on B. will happen on C. will be happened in D. will happen to
9. A man from Dinosaur Park read about Sammy and Dudley ________ the newspaper.
.
A on B. in C. from D. at
10. — Hello, may I speak to Jane? — _________
A. Who are you? B. What’s wrong?
C. This is Jane speaking. D. She is Jane.
二、完形填空 (15分)
One day, 50 people were attending a speech. The speaker was giving a speech about happiness. However, after
a few hours, people began to ___11___ their attention. The speaker came up with(想出) a(n) ___12___. He stopped
his speech and asked all of the people to take part ___13___ a group activity.
He gave each person a balloon. Each person was asked to write his or her ___14___ on the balloon. Then
___15___ of the balloons were collected and taken to another room.需要更多资料，请加微信：educat51
The 50 people were then let into the room and told to ___16___ the balloon with their names on it. Everyone
rushed around to look for their balloon ___17___ tripped(绊倒) over each other. But even after five minutes,
___18___ could find their own balloon.
___19___ seeing this, the speaker asked each person to collect a balloon and try to find the person whose
name was written on it. Everyone started talking to each other and asking each other for their name. Within 40
___20___, everyone had their own balloon.
“Can you see what ___21___?” the speaker said, “The balloons are like the happiness in our daily lives.
Everyone is ___22___ looking for their own happiness, not caring what happens to ___23___. But sometimes the
___24___ way to find happiness is to help others. Help them find happiness and you ___25___ find your own.
11. A. hold B. see C. pay D. lose
12. A. advice B. step C. idea D. joke
13. A. on B. at C. in D. to
14. A. age B. name C. number D. address
15. A. every B. both C. all D. each
16. A. find B. keep C. give D. catch
17. A. so B. even C. but D. and
18. A. everybody B. somebody C. nobody D. anybody
19. A. Because B. Before C. After D. if
20. A. hours B. minutes C. days D. weeks
.
21 A. forgot B. realized C. appeared D. happened
.
22 A. busy B. happy C. angry D. fast
23. A. the others B. others C. the other D. other
24. A. sad B. best C. bad D. worst
25. A. should B. must C. need D. can
三、阅读理解
A
Charles School
Learn English in one of our three schools for the best experience at the lowest (最低的)
prices. Choose from London, Oxford and Cambridge. Practice your English, make friends and
see England!
English for Life
●English for business
●English for doctors
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Intensive course (强化课程) (31 hours a week)
Monday-Thursday: 9 a.m.-12 a.m., 1 p.m.-5 p.m.
Friday: 9 a.m.-12 a.m.
Part-time course (15 hours a week)
Monday-Friday:
●Mornings: 9 a.m.-12 a.m.
●Afternoons: 2 p.m.-5 p.m.
●Evenings: 5 p.m.-8 p.m.
Exam preparation (19 hours a week)
Included: grammar vocabulary and exam practice.
Monday-Thursday: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday 9 a.m.-12 a.m.
Prices (one week)
●Intensive: £500 ●Mornings: £190 ●Afternoons: £230
●Evenings: £270 ●Exam preparation: £230
●Each class has 20 students at most.
26. Charles School provides English courses in ________ place(s).
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
27. Which of the following is the cheapest?
A. Intensive course. B. Exam preparation. C. Morning course. D. Afternoon course.
28. Which of the following is true?
A. There aren’t any courses on the weekend. B. There are at least 20 students in each class.
C. Charles School is a language school in America. D. Charles School doesn’t have courses for doctors.
29. Where can you find the material (材料)?
A. In a dictionary. B. In a newspaper. C. In an encyclopaedia. D. In a travel guide.
B
Do you like it when your teachers run over(拖延) class time? If you don’t you may like the new bell at
Shanghai No 8. Middle School.
The school began to use the new bell this September. It helps teachers remember break time. The new bell has
three parts. The first part last 15 seconds. It is made up of lovely music. Next, there are 20 seconds of silence(无声
状态) . The last 25-second bell is a fast-paced march(快节奏进行曲) that seems to tell each teacher: “You have to
end class now.”
Most students and teachers welcome the new bell. This school no longer has a problem with teachers giving
instructions after class is over.
Chen Yong is a student at the school. He can’t keep listening to the teacher when the bell rings, because he is需要更多资料，请加微信：educat51
thinking about his lost break time. “We tried many ways to stop teachers before, but nothing worked.” Chen said.
“It’s better now. When the music is on, teachers know that class is going to be over in one minute.”
Shen Huimin, a teacher at this school, also agrees that the new bell is creative(创新的). “In the past, we
usually wanted to add a few words after classes. But we often forgot the time. The new bell reminds(提醒) us
twice. It’s a small change, but it’s really solving a big problem.”
30. The new bell is now used ________.
A. at middle schools all over China B. at middle schools in Shanghai
C. at Shanghai No.8 Middle School D. at Beijing No.8 Middle School
31. How many times does the new bell ring in one minute?
A. Once. B. Twice. C. Three times. D. Four times.
32. When the bell rings, Chen Yong is worried that ________.
A. He has to leave class B. they have no idea how to stop the teacher
C. the teacher will run over class time D. the class will be over in one minute
33. What is the passage mainly about?
A. How to have a good rest after class.
B. How to get on well with teachers.
C. Students’ new way to stop teachers from running over class time.
D. A new bell to remind teachers to end class on time.
C
Imagine having an App that works like this: When you need help, just open the App, touch the “not OK”
button and a text message will be sent to five pre-selected(预先选定的)people, along with a location(位置) to
show where you are. The message reads: “Hey, I’m not OK. Please call me, text me, or come to find me.”
US teenagers Hannah Lucas, 15, and her brother Charlie, 13, have created a App called “not OK”. People just
need to pay ＄1.99 (12.5 yuan) each month to use it.
Hannah was inspired to create the App during a dark time in her life last year. She suffered from a disease that
caused her to pass out at school. Other kids sometimes bullied (欺凌)her about this. She felt sad and wanted to
find an App that would allow her to get help when she wasn’t feeling OK.
She asked her brother Charlie, whose nickname is “Tech Support” to find such an App. When they couldn’t
find one, they decided to create one themselves.
They came up with some designs for the App first Charlie took a programming class last summer and built a
website for the App. Hannah also shared her idea in her summer business class. Some App developers showed
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Hannah is happy that her APP is helping others. “It makes everything I went through last year worth it,” she
said.
34. What will be sent to others when you touch the “not OK” button on the App?
A. The photos of bully. B. The address of your home.
C. The place where you stay. D. The Dame of the bad man.
35. What does the writer want to tell us?
A. The App was created by a girl named Hannah alone.
.
B The App was free to people in order to save more people.
C. The App first appeared in the UK and Canada on January 31st.
D. Hannah realized her dream with some developers’ help.
36. What does the underlined word “inspired” mean in Chinese?
A. 要求. B. 启发. C. 命令. D. 允许.
37. What are the best words to describe(描述) the app?
A. Creative but expensive. B. Simple and helpful.
C. Interesting and pre-selected. D. Useful but dangerous.
四、(10分)
阅读短文，回答问题。
On 8 February 2005, Ellen MacArthur arrived back in England after sailing around the world. She is now the
fastest person to sail around the world alone. The journey took her more than two months without a single stop on
land at any time. At that time she was just a 28-year-old girl.
Around 8, 000 people were waiting at the harbour to say congratulations(祝贺)to her when she finished her
amazing journey. She left England on 28 November 2004, and travelled around 43,000 kilometres to get back
home.
Ellen MacArthur spend a long time preparing both her body and her mind for the long journey. During her
journey, she only let herself sleep for less than 20 minutes at any one time, because she bad to make sure that
nothing bad was happening to the boat. As she had no one else to talk to, the 71 days must have been very lonely.
She had a small stove(火炉)to heat the frozen(冷冻的) meat she had taken with her. She had to sail carefully to
keep away from danger. She often faced dangerous storms(暴风雨), but she never thought of giving up.
Ellen is now famous all over the world. Her story shows us that if you believe in yourself, you can achieve
anything.
38. How old was Ellen MacArthur when she finished her amazing journey?
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39. Who did Ellen sail around with?
___________________
.
40 How long did Ellen sleep at any one time during the journey?
___________________
41. Why did Ellen have to sail carefully?
___________________
42. How did Ellen heat the frozen meat?
___________________
五、(7分)
阅读填空。
George was born in 1781 in a poor family. He had to work when he was only eight. When George was
fourteen, he became his father’s ___43___ (help). He spent a lot of time ___44___ (learn) about engine, and on
holidays he often took it to pieces and ___45___ (study) each piece ___46___ (careful). Soon he became a very
good worker though he could not read or write. He began to learn English alphabet when he was 17. Everyday after
he did 12 hours hard work, he had to walk a long walk to have lessons from a school teacher. On his eighteenth
birthday, he wrote ___47___ (he) own name for the ___48___ (one) time.
George invented many things in his life. The train was the ___49___ (great) one of them. Today when we take
a train, we’ll think of this great man—George Stephenson.
六、综合阅读(共2小题, 每小题10分, 满分20分)
A
Counting before numbers
Before the invention of written numbers, people used many different ways to count things.
At first, people used their fingers, and even their toes. However, they could only count small numbers (A)
this way.
After that, they began to make (B) small marks on sticks and bones. This helped them count (C)
numbers than before. They used them to count things like the days of the month, the amount of food and the
number of animals they had.
Then people began to use tokens made form clay or small stones. This helped them count even bigger
numbers. (D) They often put the tokens on pieces of string to carry them around easily. This developed into tools
like the abacus.
(E)At last, people began to develop systems of written marks to show different numbers, this led to the
invention of the Hindu﹣Arabic system (0﹣9). (F)我们今天依然在使用它。需要更多资料，请加微信：educat51
50. 在文中(A) 和(C)的空白处填入适当的单词： ________, ________
51. 写出划线部分(B)和(E)的同义词或近义词： ________, ________
52. 将文中划线部分(D)改写为：They often put the tokens on pieces of string ________ ________ they could
carry them around easily.
53. 将文中划线部分(F)译成英语：________________________
54. 从文中找出能够说本文主旨大意的词语：________
B
Waste can be seen everywhere in the school. Some students ask for (A) food than they can eat and
others forget to turn off the lights when they leave the classroom. They say they can afford (承担得起) these
things.①
Waste can bring a lot of problems. China is rich in(富含) some resource(资源) (B) short of others, for
example, fresh water. Scientists say that (C) we will have no coal ( 煤 )or oil to use in 100 years . So if we (D) go on
wasting our resources, what can we use in the future and where can we move? Think about it. ②I think we should
say no to the students who waste things every day. Everyone should stop wasting things as quickly as (E) they can.
In our everyday life, we can do many things to stop waste from happening, for example, (F) 在我们洗完手时关掉
水龙头 and try not to order more food than we need. Little by little everything will be changed.③Waste can be
stopped one day if we do our best.
55. 在文中(A)和(B)的空白处填入适当的单词： ________, ________
56. 写出划线部分(D) 和(E)的同义词或近义词： ________, ________
57. 在将文中划线部分(C)改写为：We will have no coal or oil to use in ________ ________.
58. 将文中划线部分 (F) 译成英语：________________________
59. 在文中①②③选出能填入 “But I don’t agree with them.”的位置 ________
七、阅读与表达(共2节, A节5分, B节20分, 满分5分)
A)阅读短文(5分)
从方框中选出可以填入空白处的短语
really expensive, really slow, In addition, works well, depend on
Mark: I bought a new computer.
Helen: Why?
Mark: I bought my first computer five years ago. I used it almost every day, and it became _____60_____.
Helen: I see. So how’s your new computer?
Mark: It’s _____61_____, but it works at a much faster speed than my old one. _____62_____ it has a larger
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Helen: I also _____63_____ my computer a lot these days. I use it to write reports, and to get on the Internet too.
My computer _____64_____, so I’m not going to buy a new one.
B)书面表达(20分)
65. 假设你是李华，即将参加学校组织的“科技周”演讲比赛，请你写一篇演讲稿向同学们介绍你对
电脑的认识。
内容包括：(1)电脑能为我们做什么；
(2)电脑为我们的生活带来的变化；
(3)今后电脑会如何发展。
要求：(1)词数80-100，开头已为你写好，不计入总词数；
(2)可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Today, computers play a very important part in our daily lives.
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