2025-2026学年（上）镇江八年级质量检测英语

1、我们可以把电变成我们可以看见，听见和感受到的各种形式的能源。

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2、根据短文内容，用方框中所给词的适当形式填空，使文章通顺、完整。(每词限用一次，每空填一个单词。)

Xian Xinghai was a great musician in China. He wrote many great pieces of music of the 20th century. In his short life, he wrote about 300 【1】 and an ópera.

Xian was born in Panyu, Guangzhou, China in 1905. His father died before he was born and Xian had to move from place to place 【2】 his mother. He began learning to play the 【3】 when he was 20 years old. In the beginning, he could not play it 【4】. His friends laughed at him. Xian did not stop 【5】 and soon showed his talent (天赋). In 1934, he was the first Chinese student studying in a special music school in Paris. Before he left, Xian became the school’s best student and 【6】 some prizes for his talents.

In 1935, he returned to China and helped 【7】 against the Japanese army. Later, he came to Yan’an to teach music at a school. There were no pianos in Yan’an at that time, 【8】 Xian still wrote many important pieces of music there, like The Yellow River, his most 【9】 work.

In May 1940, Xian went to the Soviet Union (苏联) to write music for movies. In the Soviet Union, life was very hard for 【10】. Xian was ill and later died of a lung illness on October 30, 1945, aged only 40, but his music lives on in the people’s hearts.

3、我们期盼这一天已经好几个星期了。

We ________ ________ ________ ________ this day for weeks.

4、You’d better _______ too much meat. You are much too fat.

A、not eat  B、eat other  C、not to eat  D、don’t eat

5、This summer, our school sent teachers to help the left-behind children in mountain areas.

A.hundreds of B.hundred of C.2 hundreds

6、_________pull the rabbit’s ears.

A．Didn’t

B．Don’t

C．Not

D．Doesn’t

7、—Can I have _____ more food? —Sorry. There’s ________ in the fridge.

A. some； anything else   B. some； nothing else

C. any； anything else D. any； nothing else

8、Which of the following is the famous Chinese character?

A. B. C. D.

9、I want to watch TV. Please _____________.

A. turn on it   B. open it   C. turn it on

10、Students should learn how problems.

A.solve B.solving   C.can solve D.to solve

11、The Pulitzer Prize will ________ journalists or authors who make great ________ in journalism, nonfiction books, and novels.

A．be presented with; achievements

B．be presented to; goals

C．be presented to; achievements

D．be presented with; goals

12、My teacher advises us ________ more English movies to improve our listening skills.

A. watch B. watching C. to watch D. watches

13、The students won’t leave ________ they finish the cleaning at the old people’s home.

A．but

B．because

C．until

14、—Hi, Mike. When is the Space Day of China?

—It falls __________ April 24 every year.

A．on

B．in

C．at

D．for

15、They have searched the ________ for 4 hours for the information.

A．TV

B．radio

C．Internet

D．screen

16、— _______ you come to my party tonight?

— Sorry, I can’t. I have to do my homework.

A. Can B. May C. Must D. Should

17、_________beautiful flowers these are!

A．How

B．What

C．Why

D．What a

18、 We decide to make   a rule for our roommates to turn off the light at 10.

A. that   B. this

C. it   D. on

19、A: Who is your best friend?

B: Mary is my best friend.

A: 【1】

B: She is tall and thin.

A: Are you quite different?

B: 【2】 For example, we both study hard and like sports.

A: 【3】

B: No, my grades are better than hers.

A: Who is healthier, Mary or you?

B: Mary. 【4】

A: Do you like to have friends who are like you?

B: Yes, I do. 【5】

A．No, we like to do the same things.

B．What does she look like?

C．She exercises every day.

D．Are Mary’s grades better than yours?

E．She is as tall as me.

F．But I also like to have friends who are different from me.

G．She sings well.

20、根据对话内容，从选项中选出适当的选项补全对话。

A: Hey, Tom. Long time no see! How is it going? 【1】

B: Hi, Jim. I’m working as a volunteer with our club members.

A: Volunteer? What’s it about?

B: 【2】 As young students, it’s our duty to call on people to protect our city.

A: Good job! You are doing something meaningful. 【3】

B: Green Hands. Look, here we have the name on the flag.

A: 【4】 A middle school student started it. Nowadays it has become popular among teenagers.

B: Yeah, you’ve got it. In fact, we organize activities like this every week.

A: 【5】 I also want to do something for a good environment.

B: That’s easy. Just fill in the form and write down your phone number here. We’ll send you a message to welcome you.

A: Great. I hope to work together with you in the next activity.

A．I can remember it now.

B．Picking up rubbish.

C．How can I join the club?

D．What are you busy with?

E．Do you have a name of your club?

21、Jack Steel had a Lego toy. It fell out of his bag on his way to school. This made him very sad.

“It was quite a special Lego man because I made him at Legoland,” said Jack, who is 10. He made the Lego toy that looked like him. He named it “Mini Jack.” He carried it with him wherever he went.

At school, he searched his bag but the toy was not there. “I was really sad,” said Jack. “I thought about how I could get it back.”

He had an idea—making a poster for his lost toy. He used his crayons to make a detailed picture of the Lego toy. He wrote names for all the parts. He even labeled the eyebrows. Also, he described the toy’s hairstyle and its clothes. “He is very special to me,” he wrote at the bottom of the picture. After that, he put the poster on Facebook.

Jack’s poster worked. A girl found the Lego man on her way to school. She showed it to her mom. Her mom saw Jack’s post on Facebook, so she wrote to him.

“I was really happy,” Jack said. “I didn’t think I was going to find him, and then when all the people saw the poster, they wanted to help.”

Once he got Mini Jack back, he put him in a toy car. “I want to make sure I don’t lose him again.”

【1】Where did Jack realize that he had lost Mini Jack?

A．At school.

B．At Legoland.

C．At his home.

D．On his way to school.

【2】Which sentence from the passage explains why Jack named his toy “Mini Jack”?

A．He made a Lego toy that looked like him.

B．He carried it with him wherever he went.

C．“I thought about how I could get it back.”

D．He had an idea—making a poster for his lost toy.

【3】Why did Jack put his poster on Facebook?

A．To share it with more people.

B．To share about the toy’s hairstyle.

C．To share it with his grandparents.

D．To share about the Legoland Center.

【4】Read the list of events in order.

① Jack made a poster about Mini Jack.

②?

③ Jack got Mini Jack back.

④ Jack put Mini Jack in a toy car.

Which of the following event goes second?

A．Jack made Mini Jack at Legoland.

B．Jack made a plan to find his lost toy.

C．Jack looked for Mini Jack in his bag.

D．Jack put the poster on Facebook.

22、Once upon a time all feelings went to an island for a vacation, and each was having a good time. Suddenly, a warning of a strong storm was announced, so all rushed to their boats. Yet, Love did not wish to run away quickly. There was so much to do. But as the clouds darkened, Love realized it was time to leave. But there were no boats to use. Love looked around with hope.

Just then Richness was passing by Love in a large boat. Love shouted, “Richness, can you take me with you” Richness answered, “No, I can’t. There is a lot of gold and silver in my boat. There is no place here for you.”

Love decided to ask Vanity（虚荣）who was also passing by in a beautiful boat for help. But Vanity said with a cold voice, “No, I can’t take you with me. My boat will get dirty with your muddy（泥泞的）feet.”

Sorrow passed by after some time. Again, Love asked for help. But it was useless. “No, I can’t take you with me. I am so sad. I want to be by myself.”

When Happiness passed by a few minutes later, Love again called for help. But Happiness was so happy that it hardly cared about anyone else.

Love was growing worried and hopeless. Just then somebody called out, “Come, Love, I will take you with me,” Love did not know who was being so kind, but jumped onto the boat happily.

After getting off the boat, Love met Knowledge. Love asked, “Knowledge, do you know who was so kind to give me a lift when no one else wished to help?”

Knowledge smiled, “Oh, that was Time.”

“Time?” asked Love. “But why did Time help me?”

Knowledge smiled with deep wisdom and answered, “Because only Time is able to understand how valuable（有价值的）Love is.”

【1】According to the passage, which one did not go to an island for a vacation?

A．Love.

B．Richness.

C．Vanity.

D．Knowledge.

【2】Which word has the same meaning as “Sorrow”?

A．Worry.

B．Anger.

C．Sadness.

D．Smile.

【3】Other feelings passed by Love in their bots one by one. Which is the right order according to the passage?

A．Richness→Vanity→Sorrow→Happiness→Time

B．Richness→Happiness→Sorrow→Vanity→Time

C．Time→Richness→Vanity→Sorrow→Happiness

D．Richness→Happiness→Vanity→Sorrow→Time

【4】Why didn’t Vanity take Love with him in his boat?

A．Because there was no place for Love in his boat.

B．Because he thought Love would make his boat dirty.

C．Because he wanted to stay alone.

D．Because he didn’t care about anyone else.

23、We surveyed（调查）300 young people on what they like to do at weekends. One hundred people are from the ages of 11-18, one hundred 19-26 and one hundred 27-35. The following shows their answers:

【1】How many people enjoy playing computer games in the 11-18 group?

A. 20 B. 50   C. 75 D. 80.

【2】 We know young people don’t like______.

A. watching TV

B. taking a walk

C. going to the movies

D. playing computer games

【3】Which two activities do most of the people doing?

A. Playing computer games and watching TV 

B. Playing computer games and taking a walk.

C. Watching TV and going to the movies. 

D. Playing computer games and going to the movies.

24、在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给。

On Friday, 7th June, an Italian Airlines flight was ready to leave Rome for Tokyo in Japan. All the passengers were on the plane. The departure time was 9 p.m. The seatbelt signs were turned on, so passengers were not allowed to stand up and had to stay in their seats. Then something u【1】 happened.

A woman decided that she had to go to the toilet. So she got up and walked to the back of the plane. The toilet door was c【2】 marked “TOILET”, but the woman opened a door next to the toilet. This door was the emergency exit and, when she opened it, the evacuation slide (撤离滑梯) opened. Because of this, the plane was not able to take off.

All the passengers had to l【3】 the plane. When the evacuation slide has opened, there are two possibilities. Workers can change the slide at the airport, but the flight will be delayed for a long time. Or the plane can take off without an evacuation slide and replace it when it has landed, but the number of passengers on the plane must be smaller for s【4】 reasons.

Thirty-eight passengers had to stay at a hotel at the airport and take a【5】 flight the next day. The other passengers got back on the plane, and it finally took off at 5:10 on Saturday morning. It arrived in Tokyo at 14:10. Some passengers found that their luggage was still in Italy. But perhaps they were l【6】 because they arrived at the destination safe and sound.

25、假如你是Han Mei，下面是你的笔友Alice给你发来的一封email，请你根据email的内容给她写一封回信，与她交流看法，并帮她排忧解难。

要求：

1. 语句通顺，建议合理，书写工整；

2. 不得出现真实的个人信息；

3. 词数80-100词，开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数。

Dear Han Mei,

I’m afraid I have problems in making friends. I have no friends in my class. My classmates always laugh at me. I don’t know why they are unfriendly to me and how to make friends with them.

I feel so lonely and sad. As a result, my grades drop a lot. What should I do? Can you help me?

Alice

Dear Alice,

I’m sorry that you are feeling unhappy because you have no friends.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Han Mei