2025-2026学年（上）太原八年级质量检测英语

1、如果你坚持尝试，你会更好地记住这些英语单词。

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2、请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后用方框中所给的词的适当形式填空，并将答案填写到答题卡的相应位置。每个词限用一次。

My good friend Mary is my cousin. She is three years 【1】 than me. I am fourteen years old and she is eleven now. She is taller than me. She is very friendly and 【2】, so she has many friends. She is 【3】 in music and wants to be a singer when she grows up.

When she was six years old, she started to learn singing. She wants to be a great singer, 【4】 she says it’s difficult. She practices singing every day. She 【5】 sings in shows and I love listening to her singing. We talk about everything together and we always 【6】 something interesting with each other. My favorite saying is “A true friend reaches for your hand and 【7】 your heart.” Mary is a friend like this.  

Mary is very busy because she also studies photography(摄影) 【8】 her free time. She takes lots of 【9】. They are all very wonderful. I am 【10】 that I have so good a friend.

3、They will go bike riding this weekend unless it rains heavily.（改写句子，句意不变）

_______________ it _______________ rain heavily, they will go bike riding this weekend.

4、–Can I have some more ice cream, Mum?

－Sorry. There is   left in the fridge.

A. none   B. nothing   C. no one D. anything

5、I usually   up late on Sunday mornings, but I up early last Sunday morning.

A. get; got   B. got; get   C. got; got   D. get, get

6、一Excuse me，may I ask you a question?

一Sure，________ .

A.go ahead

B.you’d better not

C.I hope so

7、My friend and I didn't enjoy the film ________ there was a sudden rain.

A.if B.because C.that D.although

8、The Anti-Japanese War broke out _______when I was ________.

A.in the thirties; in my twenties B.in my twenties ;.in the thirties

C.in the 1930s; in my twenties D.in the 1930s; in my twenty

9、---How long __________ your parents ___________?

---For about twenty years.

A. did, marry   B. have, married

C. have, got married D. have, been married

10、—I’m going to Hawaii for my vacation this summer. —Wonderful! ________

A．Why not?

B．I hope so.

C．Yes, please.

D．Have a good time.

11、Stay away from junk food, please! It’s bad for us, for children!

A. especially  B. recently  C. probably  D. immediately

12、Firefighters often ________ their lives getting people out of danger.

A．save

B．risk

C．change

D．waste

13、—May I play computer games now, mom?

—No way. Don’t do that all the time. You must ______ yourself.

A．be proud of

B．be confident about

C．be strict with

14、一Why are you in such a hurry, John?

—There an NBA basketball game in ten minutes.

A. will be   B. was   C. would be   D. has been

15、He always makes me ________.

A．to feel happy

B．feel more happy

C．to feel happily

D．feel happy

16、—Does he need ________ there at once?

—No, he ________ leave so hurriedly because he has enough time.

A. to go; need

B. go; needn't

C. to go; needn't

D. go; doesn't need

17、“Boys and girls, please help ________ to some fish.” said Miss Chen.

A. you   B. yourself   C. yourselves   D. Yours

18、— Would you like milk_________juice?  — Juice, please.

A. and   B. with   C. or   D. in

19、根据对话内容，从选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，其中有两个为多余选项。

A: Hi, Rosa. What are you going to be when you grow up?

B: 【1】

A: 【2】

B: I’m going to work hard at English.

A: 【3】

B: I study English by watching English movies.

A: 【4】

B: I’m not sure. Maybe in Guangzhou or Shenzhen. 【5】

A: No problem. Let’s go.

B: Thank you.

A．How are you going to do that?

B．Where are you going to work?

C．I’m going to be an English teacher.

D．Because I like English very much.

E．By the way, could you help me take these books to the teachers’ office?

F．How do you study English?

20、A: Long time no see, where did you go, John?

B: 【1】.

A: Oh, that’s nice. Qingdao is a good place to have fun. 【2】?

B: Yes, I went there with my parents.

A: 【3】?

B: We went there by plane.

A: Did you swim in the sea?

B: 【4】.

We had great fun swimming in the sea.

A: 【5】?

B: We ate some seafood and everything tasted really good.

A: You had a great time, didn’t you?

B: Yes, we did.

21、Tomorrow is Garfield’s birthday. He first appeared(出现) in a comic strip on June 19, 1978. Garfield is well known all over the world. Lots of Garfield books have been turned into 26 languages. Garfield products are sold in 69 countries.

Jim Davis is Garfield’s creator. Jim was born on July 28, 1945 in Indiana. He grew up on a farm where his dad raised （饲养）cows. Jim and his brother Dave helped with the farm work. They had 25 cats. Their room always made sure there was plenty of food for the cats.

As a boy, Jim was in poor health. When he had to spend time resting, he drew pictures. He added words to his pictures to make them funny.

After college Jim worked a few years at an advertising company. In 1969, he got a job to help a cartoonist. Jim noticed that there were many comic strips about dogs but few about cats. He thought that was strange since the world is full of cat lovers.

He remembered the 25 farm cats he grew up with. They gave him ideas for a cat comic strip. In the comic strip. Garfield became the central character in daily difficult experiences with Jon, his owner, and other characters.Heis lazy, funny and hungry.

Jim Davis has received many awards for his work. Twice he was given the Best Humor Strip Cartoonist of the Year Award. He has won four Emmys(艾美奖）and other honors.

【1】How old was Jim when Garfield first appeared in a comic strip?

A. 33. B. 26. C. 25. D. 24.

【2】Who does the underlined word “He” refer to in the fifth paragraph?

A. Jim. B. Jon. C. Dave. D. Garfield.

【3】According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A. Jim Davis created Garfield with the help of his brother.

B. Garfield products are available in all countries of the world.

C. The cats his family raised made no contributions to his creation.

D. There were few comic strips about cats until Jim crated Garfield.

【4】The writer’s main purpose of writing the passage is _________.

A. to tell us to watch more comic strips

B. to show us how to become a cartoonist

C. to introduce some information about Jim Davis

D. to prove Garfield the most popular cartoon character

22、Chinese has a long history. It has shaped other languages in Asia the way Latin has shaped languages in the West. With this history, will Chinese have a surprising future?

Over one billion people speak Chinese in the world—far more than any other language. It is the language of the country which is soon to have the world’s largest economy (经济). Chinese people are found studying and doing business all over the world.

In fact, Chinese is definitely going to be a world language. Why is this certain? We must look at the economic and political power (政治影响力) of China, which is increasing every day. In the past, world languages have always been the languages of countries with powerful economics. Latin, French and English were important because of the power of the countries that spoke those languages.

Foreign interest in Chinese has developed very quickly together with the development of the Chinese economy. Chinese has become one of the most important and popular languages to learn.

As China develops, more and more people will want to learn about Chinese language and culture, to work and study in China, and to do business with Chinese companies. Chinese will one day become an international language.

【1】In which way is Chinese similar to Latin?

A．They both have influenced other languages.

B．Both languages have over one billion speakers.

C．They both have a long history and bright future.

D．Both languages are spoken only by Chinese.

【2】What’s probably the meaning of the underlined word “definitely” in the third paragraph?

A．Always.

B．Certainly.

C．Never.

D．Possibly.

【3】What is the relationship between language and economy?

A．The more important language is, the stronger economy is.

B．The stronger economy is, the less important language is.

C．The weaker economy is, the more important language is.

D．The stronger economy is, the more important language is.

23、   I was in the store with Mom and baby Lucy. I was looking at the pictures in a pattern(图案) book, trying to choose what to wear for Halloween.

I wanted to be a princess(公主) but I didn’t get a chance to ask Mom to help me find that page. She was busy. All the women were around Lucy’s pushchair. Mom wasn’t even looking at me. Then Lucy cried(哭) and Mom asked me, “Mary, do you make up your mind?”

I looked down at the book and saw a picture of a kid in a banana costume(服装). I pointed at the “banana”. Mom bought me the banana pattern and a pea-pod pattern for Lucy. When Mom finished making my costume, I knew I had made a mistake. “If I wear the big banana costume to the Halloween party, everyone will laugh at me,” I thought.

When we finally walked to the party, everyone smiled at cute baby Lucy who was on my mother’s back. And when they saw my costume, they smiled, too. Some of them told me I was cute. I guessed people liked bananas. I learned that it didn’t make me upset when people laughed. They thought I was funny in a good way. And guess what! There were three princesses and I was the only “banana” at the party.

【1】What does the underlined word “chance” mean?

A.交易 B.能力 C.机会 D.勇气

【2】Why did NOT Mary’s mom help her in the store?

A.Because she didn’t like Mary at all. B.Because she was busy looking after Lucy.

C.Because she thought Mary was old enough. D.Because she was talking with others about books.

【3】What was Mary doing when Lucy cried?

A.Looking after her baby sister. B.Reading a book about a princess.

C.Choosing a pattern for Halloween. D.Buying some bananas in the store.

【4】How might Mary feel before she went to the Halloween party?

A.Excited. B.Tired. C.Happy. D.Upset.

24、 根据短文内容及首字母的提示, 填入所缺的单词, 使短文意思完整

We have a beautiful name –red crowned cranes. We are named a【1】 the red caps on top of our heads. You may t【2】 the caps are our feathers. Actually (其实), they are combs(冠). We are one of the l【3】 birds in size in the world. We the heaviest cranes. An adult(成年) red crowned crane can w【4】 up to 11 kilograms. We are g【5】 at dancing. I think we are the most beautiful dancers of all the birds. We are also good at singing. We sing loudly and beautifully. We are good at flying as well. We fly to warm East Asia(亚洲) when s【6】 comes. We give birth to Southwest China and some other places.

We f【7】 on worms and small fish. We like to live in long grasses. Water and grasses are i【8】 for us. But s【9】, life is harder these years. We are one of the most endangered birds in the world now. People keep taking our living areas to make farms and build houses. We don’t have enough space to live. And we don’t have enough food to feed our babies b【10】 people fish and hunt too much.

We need your help, my friends. Will you do something for us.

25、保护和传承中国传统是每个中华儿女的责任，现在得到了越来越多人的重视和关注。最近你校准备举行“你最喜爱的传统技艺”为主题的英语演讲活动。请你用英语写一篇演讲稿，介绍你最喜爱的传统技艺，并号召大家来保护传统技艺。

注意：1. 词数：80词左右(开头、结尾已给出，不计入词数)。

2. 不得透露学校、姓名等任何个人信息，否则不予评分。

As we all know, protecting the traditional Chinese skills is our obligation.

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Let’s work together to protect this traditional skill and keep it alive.