贵州省六盘水市钟山区2023-2024学年八年级上学期期末质量监测英语试卷
学校:___________姓名:___________班级:___________考号:___________
一、填空题
1.阅读下面一篇短文, 从短文前的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一个为多余选项。
A. say B. from C. to D. and E. the F. best
Friends play an important role in our lives. But do you know that not all friendships are the same
There are different levels (级别) of friendships. Acquaintances (熟人) are people you recognize and ①_______ hello to, but don’t really know. Casual friends(泛泛之交) are people you see or hang out with sometimes. The next level is close friends. You trust them and share your secrets with them. Finally, there are ②_______ friends. You get on really well with them and you can always be yourself around them.
People also have different kinds of friendships. Some people have just one or two close friends ③_______ maybe a few casual friends. Some people have different groups of friends for different activities. They might have sports friends. And they also have friends ④_______ school. These different groups of friends don’t usually know each other. Others love being part of a large group of friends. In ⑤_______ group, everyone knows each other well and has many interests in common.
2.Are you shy about singing because you think you’re not good at it Well, you shouldn’t be. Singing is for everyone no matter the talent, and we can all benefit from (得益于) it.
①_______ When you sing, you feel happy and relaxed. They help you be in a better mood. Also, singing is good for your lungs (肺). ②_______ Because of that, doctors use singing to help people with lung problems. ③_______ When you sing along to a song, you focus on your breathing (呼吸) and the words. That makes your mind stay active.
The benefits of singing don’t end there. ④_______ And if you sing in public, people can get to know you and feel what you feel. Singing may even touch others. It may bring them hap
piness, make them feel comfortable, or help in other ways. ⑤_______ What’s more, if you sing with others, you learn to work towards a common goal. That helps you build good friendship and trust.
So sing what you want, where you want, and how you want. Just enjoy singing and enjoy life!
A. Singing also has other health benefits.
B. It makes them stronger and able to hold more air.
C. We need to take singing seriously and practice more.
D. Through songs, you can show yourself and your feelings.
E. It’s an important thing when people are touched by your singing.
F. One of the biggest benefits of singing is that it makes you feel better.
3.Madison Checketts is a 12-year-old girl. She loves going to beaches with her family. ①________, every time she went there, she saw many plastic water bottles on the beaches. Seeing plastic polluted ②________ (she) favorite beaches year after year, Madison decided it was time to do something about it.
After ③________ (learn) a lot about plastic pollution, Madison decided to create the Eco-Hero — an edible (可以吃的) water bottle. People can ④________ (easy) drink the water and can eat the bottle after finishing the water. It ⑤________ (cost) only about $1.20 to make.
time in a bottleCreating the Eco-Hero was not an easy job. Madison went through many tests. “I just kept trying new ⑥________ (thing) , and if it didn’t work, I would do some more research(研究) and try again,” she says.
Thinking ⑦________ the future of the Eco-Hero, Madison says she wants to do more tests to improve the water bottle and make it stronger and ⑧________ (big). She hopes this kind of bottles can be used during races — as runners stop for water, they’d be able to use
the Eco-Hero, drink the water and eat the bottle.
The Eco-Hero encourages (鼓励) people to do something ⑨________ (make) the world a better place. “Everyone can make a difference in the world, even if it’s just in ⑩________ small way,” says Madison.
二、完形填空
Lily had a lot of candies. Her grandma often asked her to share the candies with her 1 , but she didn’t want to.