2025-2026学年（上）潜江八年级质量检测英语

1、在寒冷下雪的日子爬山是危险的。（汉译英）

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2、从方框中选择恰当的单词并用其适当形式填空，使短文内容完整、通顺。其中有两个词多余。

talent，tennis，but，chocolate，someone，ball，young，study，old，competition，bring，never

talent，tennis，but，chocolate，someone，ball，young，study，old，competition，bring，never

My hero (英雄)？Well，I think I can call my elder brother，Richard，my hero. Richard is four years 【1】than I am. When we were small，【2】 was a good thing. If someone gave him a piece of chocolate，he would 【3】 half of it home for me. He is a very 【4】 tennis player. He had tennis training classes every weekend and 【5】almost every month in the last 10 years. Besides，he 【6】harder than I did at school. And he often helps me with my lessons and life. You would think that 【7】 like him would not have time for his little brother.【8】he does！He 【9】 says to me that he has no time for me.He is always there if I need him. He is also my 【10】 coach (教练)．I love playing with him.

3、句型转换。

【1】My parents were repairing the computer at this time yesterday.（对画线部分提问）

_______ _______ your parents doing at this time yesterday?

【2】The wall around this city is 13.7 kilometers long.（对画线部分提问）

_______ _______ is the wall around the city?

【3】It took them about five hours to finish the work.（改为一般疑问句）

_______ it _______ them about five hours to finish the work?

【4】I think this story is the funniest of all the stories.（同义句转换）

I think this story is _______ _______ any other story.

【5】Grandma Zhou enjoys the life in the countryside because it is much cleaner there. (对画线部分提问)

_______ _______ Grandma Zhou enjoy the life in the countryside?

4、We lost the soccer game, ________ everyone of us played very well.

A．because

B．though

C．or

D．so

5、--How long has Mr.Wang lived here?

--_________2010.

A. In   B. For   C. On   D. Since

6、— I’m glad to see that the school has ________ the open space ________ a basketball court.

—Me too. We can play basketball there.

A．moved; into

B．grown; into

C．turned; into

D．put; into

7、In the past few years, ________ great changes in Shanghai.

A．there were

B．there have had

C．there had been

D．there have been

8、They have ________ since the factory opened.

A. left the school   B. joined the team

C. become workers   D. worked here

9、Cairo is one of ________ cities in Egypt.

A．busy

B．busier

C．busiest

D．the busiest

10、—What should I pay attention to ________ my spoken English?

—Speak more and listen more.

A．develop

B．developing

C．improving

D．to improve

11、---We are going to have a party this Saturday. Would you like to come?

--- ___________________! I have another one that day. Thank you all the same.

A.What a pity B.What a surprise C.What fun it is D.What a great time

12、The apple in Picture ________ is in front of the book.

A．

B．

C．

D．

13、The questions were so difficult that ________ students could answer them.

A.a few B.few C.a little D.little

14、Tom is good Chinese and he is good   children.

A. at; at B. with; with C. at; with  D. with; at

15、—Can you tell me why you are very good at maths?

—It’s so easy. ________ you work at it, the better grades you will get.

A．The hardest

B．The harder

C．The hard

16、She phoned Li Ming for some help. Li Ming’s mother ________ the phone.

A．took

B．replied

C．answered

D．accepted

17、—Did you succeed in getting to the top of the hill, Kevin?

—Yes, we did __________ it took us three hours to get there.

A. so that   B. ever since

C. even though D. as long as

18、He is too young. He doesn’t know ________ by himself.

A．what to do things

B．how to do things

C．how to do

D．what to be done

19、从方框中找出能够回答句子的答句,并填入相应的大写字母( 5分)。

（其中有两项为多余选项）

A.I am doing my homework.

B.I was watching TV.

C.Neither did I.

D.You’re right. Thanks.

E.He should go to the doctor.

F. Sure, Mum.

G. No, I couldn’t.

【1】   My sister didn’t go to the party.

【2】   What were you doing at the time of the rainstorm?

【3】   Could you please clean the room?

【4】   Why don’t you talk to your parents?

【5】   What should he do?

20、A.It’s popular, but it is the most expensive.

B.How do you often go to the movies?

C.Do you often go to the movies on weekends?

D.Why do you think so?

E.What kind of movies do you like?

F.Do you like watching movies?

G.What do you think is the best movie theater in town?

A:Hi! I’m a reporter. Can I ask you some questions? 

B:Of course.

A: 【1】 

B:Yes, very much. And I watch them once a week.

A: 【2】

B:Rose Cinema, I think.

A: 【3】

B:Because it has the biggest screens and the best sound.

A:Well, what do you think of Town Cinema?

B: 【4】

A:What about Movie Palace?

B:It is the cheapest, but the movies there are always boring

A:I see. 【5】

B:I often take the subway.

A:Thank you very much.

B:No problem.

21、Paris is a very nice city．Mrs. Curie often goes to Paris and she has a good time there．Mrs．Curie is old and very oblivious, so she sometimes can’t find her way．

Now she sees a man near a bus stop．“I can ask him the way,” she says．

“Excuse me,” she says in French．“But can you tell me the way to Notre Dame de Paris(巴黎圣母院), please?”

But the man doesn’t know French．He is Australian! Then he puts his hand into his coat and takes out a small book．He opens it and finds a phrase(短语)．He reads, “I’m sorry．I don’t speak French．”

【1】How does Mrs.．Curie like Paris?

A． Not at all． B．A little．

C．Very much． D．We don’t know．

【2】Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined word “oblivious” in this passage?

A．Hopeful．   B．Beautiful．

C．Cheerful．  D．Forgetful．

【3】Where is the man from?

A．England．   B．Paris．

C．Australia．   D．France．

【4】From the story we know ____________．

A．the man is a driver

B．the man doesn’t tell Mrs. Curie the way

C．Mrs. Curie lives in Paris

D．Mrs. Curie and the man are friends

【5】What language does the man speak when he answers Mrs. Curie?

A．French．   B．English．

C．Russian． D．Chinese．

22、Why do you remember Hello Kitty, Snoopy and all the other playful animals? What makes you love them? Well, maybe because they’re like the people around you. Think about it! You may just find a friend or classmate who is like them. Is he or she:

【1】If you want to make a friend like Snoopy, he or she must be ________ at least.

A．clever

B．naughty

C．active

D．sweet

【2】Tom’s friend is always warm-hearted with sharp words. He is just like ________.

A．Hello Kitty

B．Mashimaro

C．Snoopy

D．Garfield

【3】The underlined words “plays tricks on” probably mean ________ in Chinese.

A．与……玩游戏

B．犯错误

C．取笑

D．与……交朋友

【4】Cathy is a kind-hearted girl. She is always ready to help others. Her favourite food is cake. Her friends all call her ________.

A．Hello Kitty

B．Snoopy

C．Mashimaro

D．Garfield

【5】According to the passage, people love cartoon animals maybe because ________.

A．they are the animals that often make people laugh

B．their personalities(性格) are like the people around them

C．the cartoon animals are sunny, warm and full of ideas

D．they always help people, think a lot and try to be big

23、Can dolphins talk? Maybe they can’t talk with words, but they talk with sounds. They give information and show their feelings with sounds.

We call a group of fish “a school”. They don’t study together, but they travel together in a group. Dolphins are mammals, not fish, but they swim together like fish in a school.

Dolphins talk to the other dolphins in the school. They tell each other when they are happy or sad or afraid. They say “welcome” when a dolphin comes back. They talk when they play.

They make a few sounds above water. They make many more sounds under water. People cannot hear these sounds because they are very high. Scientists make tapes of the sounds and study them.

Dolphins are smart animals. Sometimes people catch dolphins for large sea parks. People can watch wonderful dolphin shows in a sea park. But dolphins don’t like to be away from their school. They miss their group members. They are sad and lonely when they are in the sea park.

Dolphins are friendly to humans. There are many stories about dolphins. They help people in trouble and sometimes they save a person in danger. People love dolphins and don’t want to hurt or kill them. They say that dolphins bring good luck. Many people believe this.

【1】Which of the followings about dolphins’ sounds is true according to the passage?

A．Dolphins’ sounds aren’t very high.

B．Dolphins give information with sounds.

C．Dolphins make less sounds under water.

D．Dolphins never show feelings with sounds.

【2】The underlined expression “a school” (in Para. 2) refers to ________.

A．a group of fish swimming together

B．a dolphin show in a sea park

C．a special kind of animals in the sea

D．a place for kids to study together

【3】How do the dolphins in the sea park feel?

A．Surprised.

B．Angry.

C．Upset.

D．Happy.

【4】The best title for the passage is ________.

A．Fun Facts about Dolphins

B．Special Schools for Dolphins

C．Nice Stories about Dolphins

D．Beautiful Sounds by Dolphins

24、阅读短文，根据语篇要求填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词。

One day, I was reading my favorite magazine. My little girl 【1】 playing around me, which made my reading impossible. To get some peace, I tried a trick to keep her busy for a little while. I took a page out from my magazine with a printed map on it. I cut the map into pieces and handed them over to her, asking her 【2】 put those pieces together and make 【3】 complete map again.

But within several minutes, she was standing 【4】 front of me with a perfect map in her little hands. Surprised, I asked her how she did it so quickly and easily. She smiled and said, “Oh, Dad, 【5】 is a man’s face on the other side of the map. I just tried to make his face completely.”

Then she turned and ran outside to play, leaving me eyes wide and mouth open.

25、假设你是 Li Lei，你的美国笔友Betty想了解一下你的爱好：你的爱好是什么、如何培养爱好的，以及你怎么看待你的爱好。请根据她的问题给她写封邮件吧。

提示问题：

1. What is your favorite hobby and what do you think of it?

2. How do you develop it?

3. What has your hobby brought you?

提示词语供选用：interesting, every weekend, learn, help, pleasure, success

Hi Betty,

Thank you for your last letter, and I’d like to tell you something about my hobby. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

I am looking forward to hearing from you again.

Love,

Li Lei