2025-2026学年（上）东莞八年级质量检测英语

1、   How much do you know about Rio de Janeiro (里约热内卢)? It’s one of the most popular cities in the Southern Hemisphere (半球). What makes it so popular?

One of the main reasons is that 1. there are quite a few beautiful places to visit in Rio. It has lots of beaches. However,  2. you don’t have to spend much time choosing a beautiful beach, because they are all wonderful. The Museum of Tomorrow is another popular place. It was designed (设计) by Santiago Calatrava and the building looks very special. What’s more, people can have a short plane ride over the Amazon rainforest.

People in Rio are famous for their happy lifestyles (生活方式). 3. 他们享受各种各样的活动，比如说踢足球和跳舞。The Carnival (狂欢节) in Rio de Janeiro is an important festival, 4. 所以那儿的人们认真对待它。Over the Carnival, they dress up in colorful clothes, dance the samba and have fun. The samba is a fast dance from Brazil and almost everybody there can dance it. It is a necessary program at the Carnival.

5  If you’re planning to go somewhere relaxing on vacation, try a visit to Rio de Janeiro.

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2、阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词，每词限用一次。

A tramp(流浪汉) was sleeping on a park bench(长椅) late at night. A man and a woman were 【1】 past. One of them tapped him on the shoulder(轻拍他肩) and asked, “Excuse me. What’s the 【2】?” The tramp was very angry at being woken up. “I don’t know!” he said 【3】. “I haven’t got a watch.” And he went back to sleep.

Some time 【4】, another man was passing. He woke the tramp 【5】 and said, “I am sorry to bother you, but I wonder if you could tell 【6】 what time it is.”

Again the tramp said he didn’t know. By now he was very fed up(厌烦之极), 【7】 he got a pen and a piece of paper and 【8】 I DON’T KNOW WHAT THE TIME IS on it and went back to sleep.

Half an hour later, a policeman was passing. He 【9】 the sign, woke the tramp up and said, “It’s half 【10】 two, sir!”

3、女孩们正在交谈，她们没有注意到汽车。

The girls were talking and they were not ________ ________ to the car.

4、The Monkey King leads a group of monkeys __________ the Emperor.

A．against

B．for

C．about

D．through

5、—Why did the bus hit the tree?

—Because the driver ________ on the phone.

A．talked

B．talks

C．was talking

D．is talking

6、Doctor Ma is always careful with the operations. He often says “_______”.

A．A miss is as good as a mile

B．Many hands make light work.

C．No pains, no gains

D．A friend in need is a friend indeed.

7、Kangkang is a_________ boy. He’s always ready to help others.

A. kind-hearted   B. easy-going   C. hard-working

8、—Would you mind not shouting here?

—_______

A. Never mind.   B. Of course not.   C. Sorry, I won’t do that again.

9、— We plan to go out for a picnic next weekend. Would you like to come along?

— ______. It’s my favorite.

A．Enjoy yourself

B．It doesn’t matter

C．You’re welcome

D．That would be very nice

10、We’re ________ the news.

A．amazed at

B．amazing on

C．amazed on

D．amazing at

11、Because of the COVID-19 (新冠肺炎), our government(政府) advises us ________ outside.

A．to go

B．not to go

C．going

D．not going

12、Look at the message on the right. What does it say?

A．Dad called the coach to change the time.

B．Nick’s lesson will be finished at 6 o’clock.

C．Nick’s lesson this week is on a different day.

D．The swimming coach won’t give Nick lessons.

13、—Would you mind my sitting here, sir?     

—________. It’s for my wife.

A．OK

B．Certainly not

C．I’m afraid you can’t

D．All right

14、He helped me _______ my lost book.

A. found   B. find   C. finding

15、—What about these two sweaters, madam?

—________ of them fits me. Please show me another one.

A．Neither

B．Either

C．Both

16、—I don’t know what ________ if I do that.

—I think you ________ tell him the whole thing first.

A．happens; should

B．happens; shouldn’t

C．will happen; should

D．happened; shouldn’t

17、You’d better _________ to the old like that, it’s ________.

A.not to speak ; polite   B.not speak; polite

C.not speak; impolite   D.not to speak;impolite

18、— How are you going to spend your free time?

— Why not ______ a hobby, like collecting cards?

A. take up   B. put up   C. make up

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, Tom. What did you do on the weekend?

B: 【1】

A: Sounds great. Global warming is becoming more and more serious.

B: You are right. It’s everyone’s duty to protect the environment.

A: 【2】

B: Well, we can use public transportation instead of taking our cars for a start.

A: How about recycling? 【3】

B: Yes, it does. We should take our glass, paper, plastic, and cans to a recycling center.

A: 【4】   

B: I think the biggest problem is there will not be enough clean water.

A: 【5】 And I think we all should pay more attention to the environment.

A．That is true.

B．Water pollution has raised much attention.

C．Why not plant trees together next weekend?

D．What do you think is the biggest problem for our future?

E．I went to a global warming meeting in London on the weekend.

F．What can we do to protect the environment?

G．Does that actually help?

20、从下面方框中选择适当的选项补全对话，其中有两项是多余的。

Kangkang: Hi, Michael. How often do you use the Internet?

Michael:  Very often.______

Kangkang: I never use the Internet.______

Michael:  A lot of things. I often listen to music.______

Kangkang: Are you sure the Internet is good for us?

Michael:  ______ It can help us do a lot of things. We can find some information about places and jobs.______ But we shouldn’t spend too much time on it.

A. It can make our life easier.

B. Sometimes I also play games and find some information about study.

C. Yes, of course.

D. What do you often do on the Internet?

E. I will think about it.

F. Guess what?

G. What about you?

【1】_______

【2】_______

【3】_______

【4】_______

【5】_______

21、Tom and Mike were good friends. Sometimes they were kind to each other, and sometimes they were not. But all of their classmates said they were like brothers.One day they went out for a walk together. At noon they were very hungry and they went into a restaurant to have lunch. The waiter came up to them and asked. "What can I do for you?" "Please bring us two apples first,” said Tom. When the waiter put two apples on the table, Mike took the bigger one at once. Tom got angry(生气的）.

“You are unfriendly, Mike. Why don't you take the smaller one?" Tom said.

“But I am right,” said Mike with a smile. “If I let you take first, which one will you choose?”

“Of course I’ll take the smaller one." said Tom. "Yes," Mike said. “If you take the smaller one, the bigger one will still be mine. Don’t you think so?"

"Oh!" Tom couldn't answer.

【1】Tom and Mike were ____________.

A. always kind to each other

B. sometimes kind to each other

C. dear brothers

D. friends of different schools

【2】Mike only thought about ____________ when they were having lunch.

A. himself   B. Tom

C. his parents   D. his friends

【3】The waiter gave them ____________.

A. two eggs   B. two apples

C. three oranges   D. some milk

【4】Mike took the ____________ apple.

A. better   B. bigger   C. smaller   D. worse

22、The latest sports craze is not even a sport. According to a recent article, “e-sports” are attracting a large number of audiences.

In e-sports, players and teams compete in popular video computer games such as Dota 2 and Ovenvatch. Fans fill arenas (竞技场) to watch the action live on huge television screens.

The games have gone way past kids playing against each other while sitting on a sofa at home. The International, a major competition for players of Dota 2, awarded $24 million in prizes, with the winner taking home almost $11 million. A recent e-sports competition attracted more than 80,000 fans to the Olympic Stadium in Beijing, China.

I have to admit that I am not a big fan of computer games. I know that some games can be educational, but I think too many kids spend too much time sitting in front of a screen shooting space aliens. I think it would be better if kids spent more time reading or playing real sports such as basketball, baseball and soccer.

And please don’t tell me that competitive gaming is a real sport because it requires hand-eye coordination(协调). According to my American Heritage Dictionary, a sport is “an activity involving physical effort and skill”. I don’t think anyone works up much of a sweat playing video games.

Too often, regular sports send kids a kind of message. Competition starts early, when lots of kids are not ready for the ups and downs of games. Trails and travel teams come next, giving too many kids the message they are “not good” at sports. So lots of kids give up sports and start playing more video games.

Maybe everyone in youth sports, including coaches, parents and kids, should think more about the advantages of real sports.

【1】What are “e-sports” according to the text?

A．Sports events on television screens.

B．Easy sports games for kids.

C．Video computer game competitions.

D．The latest sports in the Olympics.

【2】What might the author think of “e-sports”?

A．They are not instructive.

B．They need too much time and money.

C．They should be banned in school.

D．They have some negative influence on children.

【3】Where is this text most likely from?

A．A guidebook.

B．A magazine.

C．A novel.

D．An advertisement.

23、

Once Effendi had a joke with the Prime Minister (宰相). He said that the Minister would die the next day. The next day, the Minister fell on to the ground from a horse and really died. When the king learned this, he got angry and sent his men to catch Effendi at once.

When Effendi was brought to him, the king shouted angrily, “Effendi, since you knew when my Minister would die, you must know the date of your own death. Say it out, or you’ll die today.”

Effendi looked at the king for a while. Then he answered, “But how can I know? I’ll die two days earlier than you.” The king was afraid that if he killed Effendi, he himself would die after that. He thought he must keep Effendi alive as long as possible, so he let Effendi go.

【1】Why did the Prime Minister die?

A．Effendi killed the Prime Minister.

B．The Prime Minister fell off a horse.

C．The king sent the Prime Minister to death.

【2】Why did the king let Effendi go?

A．He hoped to live a long life.

B．He didn’t believe Effendi’s words.

C．He knew he would die two days later.

【3】What does the writer want to tell us?

A．How Effendi fooled the king.

B．How Effendi killed the Prime Minister.

C．Effendi knew the date of everyone’s death.

【4】Where does this passage probably appear?

A．A science magazine.

B．A travel magazine.

C．A story book.

24、   People in Uganda usually invite guests to enjoy banana shake and dishes. When the guests come, they usually give each of them 【1】cup of delicious banana juice. After that they have the banana dishes with【2】(spoon) for dinner. The most 【3】(tradition) banana dish is matoke(乌干达蕉饭).

The delicious matoke is one of the oldest dishes in the world for 【4】(celebrate) important events. A legend(传说) says that Kintu 【5】(serve) matoke for the earth first. Ugandans think that Kintu was the first man 【6】the earth.

How do you cook matoke? First, people p【7】 some bananas and place them in banana leaves.【8】(two), they steam(蒸) them for about one hour. And t【9】 mash(捣碎) them.【10】 (final), they add some sauce, fresh fish or meat. Do you want to enjoy this delicious food?

25、2024年已然到来，对于新的一年你肯定充满期待吧。你校英文杂志社正在征集以“回顾过去，展望未来”为主题的征文活动。请你回顾自己过去一年的生活，并对新的一年进行展望，然后根据以下内容完成征文。

参考信息：

1. 过去一年中你遇到的最大困难;

2. 你的解决方法以及感受或体会;

3. 新一年的计划 (至少 2 条)。

要求: 1. 80—120词；文章开头已给出，不计入总词数内;

2. 文章中不得出现真实姓名、班级等信息。

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