2025-2026学年（上）永州八年级质量检测英语

1、那个小孩宁愿被惩罚也不愿向他的父亲解释那件事。

________________________

2、–What do you think of the cake? I bought it for your birthday party.

–I think the taste is good, but the ________ of this cake is my favorite. It looks like a heart.

A. taste   B. smell   C. shape

3、You’ll do your better in your exam _____ you’re more careful with your spelling.

A.if B.although C.unless D.whether

4、 Her mother couldn’t afford_______ Mary’s education after her father’s_________.

A. to pay for, death

B. paying for, dead

C. paying for, die

5、Very soon a nursing home ________ in our neighbourhood for the elderly living alone.

A.has set up B.will set up C.has been set up D.will be set up

6、It’s so crowded here. Let’s make some ______ for the baby.

A. house   B. room   C. seats   D. chairs

7、— I wonder if these are Jim's glasses.

—They _____his. He doesn't wear glasses.

A.might be B.could be C.can't be

8、---Have you read Kobe’s“love letter to basketball”?

---Yes. In the moving letter, he expressed ______ deep love to basketball.

A. he B. his C. Him

9、– do you usually go to school?

– On foot. It’s good for my health.

A. How   B. When   C. Where   D. Why

10、―That actor often joins in different activities in Beijing. Do you know ?

―For 5 years.

A. how soon he will come back

B. how long he has stayed there

C. when he went there

D. when he will come here

11、I ________ great progress in English since I started to read an English story every day.

A．make

B．made

C．have made

D．was making

12、—Sally, my parents and 1 are going to New York next week.

A. Well done   B. Thank you   C. Have fun   D. Not at all

13、China is getting better at making high-technology products _________ can be bought in all parts of the world.

A．who

B．what

C．which

14、Last night, I ________ computer games when my mother came into my bedroom.

A．played

B．was playing

C．have played

D．was played

15、That poor man has ________ for three years.

A．died

B．been died

C．been dead

D．dying

16、

A.On the wall. B.On the ground. C.At home. D.In a shop.

17、— Can you tell me ________ in the Science Museum?

— Sure. I will fill a bag with sand.

A．what you did

B．what will you do

C．what did you do

D．what you will do

18、--Mum? I really want to give up learning to play the guitar. I don't think I can play it.

--You should be   . You have just learned it for only two weeks, dear.

A.careful B.helpful C.silent D.patient

19、The new jeans look nice ________ Grace because she looks nice ________ blue.

A．in; on

B．on; in

C．for; on

D．to; in

20、________ pleasant news you’ve told us!

A．How

B．What a

C．What

D．How a

21、He hopes to _________ in winning the first prize in the competition.

A. success   B. succeed   C. successful   D. successfully

22、从A-G选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项补全对话。（选项中有两项是多余的）。

A: Excuse me. Do you know where the nearest bookstore is?

B: Yes, but it’s miles away.

A: 【1】

B: The buses don’t take you directly there. 【2】 I suggest you walk there.

A: Then how can I get there on foot?

B: Go straight till you pass the square and turn right. 【3】

A: Tall building ... 【4】

B: The right side. The bookstore should be on the first floor.

A: OK. I’ve got it. Thank you very much.

B: 【5】

A．That’s all right.

B．You have to change buses twice.

C．Which side of the road is the building on?

D．Do I need to take a bus?

E．All right.

F．Walk past two traffic lights and look for a tall building.

G．What directions should I go in?

23、补全对话,根据对话内容，从方框内的选项中，选择5个恰当的句子完成对话，并将所选句子前的字母代号写在答题卡上的相应题号后。

A: Linda, are you free tomorrow evening?

B: 【1】________

A: Why not go to the movies?

B: 【2】   I like seeing movies very much.

A: 【3】________

B: Well, I like comedies because they are funny. What about you?

A: I like them, too. I hear Mr. Bean is on. 【4】________

B: Sure. Let’s meet at six o’clock tomorrow evening.

A: 【5】________

A: OK. See you tomorrow evening.

B: See you.

24、Reading is the key to school success and, like any skill, it takes practice. A child learns to walk by practicing until he no longer has to think about how to put one foot in front of the other.

An excellent sportsman practices until he can play quickly, correctly and without thinking. Educators call it “automaticity(自动性)”.

A child learns to read by sounding the letters and finding the meaning of the words. With practice , he stumbles less and less, reading by the phrase. With automaticity, he doesn't have to think about the meaning of words, so he can give all his attention to the meaning of the text.

It can begin as early as first grade. In a recent study of children in Illinois schools, Alan Rossman of Northwestern University found that automatic readers in the first grade not only read almost three times as fast as the others, but also got better results in exams.

According to Rossman, the key to automaticity is the amount of time a child spends reading, not his IQ. Any child who spends at least 3.5 to 4 hours a week reading books, magazines or newspapers will probably reach automaticity. It can happen if a child turns off TV just one night for reading at home.

You can test yourself by reading something new that is suitable for your level. If you read aloud with expression, with a sense of the meaning of the sentences, you probably are an automatic reader. If you read brokenly, one word at a time. Without expression or meaning , you need more practice.

【1】“Reading is the key to school success” means that reading ________.

A．helps school develop faster

B．can improve students’ learning results

C．helps students go to a key school

D．is a key to a successful school

【2】Children with “automaticity” can read faster because they ________.

A．know how to read the words

B．do not have to think while reading

C．read by themselves without any help

D．pay attention to the meaning of the text

【3】Rossman tells that any child who ________ will possibly be an automatic reader .

A．seldom turns off TV

B．reads books by the word quickly

C．spends an hour reading every day

D．gets the same grades as others in exams

【4】The underlined word “stumbles” in the passage means “ ________” in Chinese.

A．结结巴巴地读

B．全神贯注地读

C．心不在焉地读

D．声情并茂地读

【5】The best title for the passage is “________”.

A．Automaticity Depends on Practice

B．TV Is Bad for Children’s Reading

C．IQ Is the Key to the Automaticity

D．Automatic Readers Will Be Successful

25、   The day was like any other day in his life, Tom walked past(走过) the shop on the street corner. He stopped to look at the front row(前排) of shoes, and he felt happy to see that the pair of shoes he wanted very much were still there. Looking down(向下看), he felt sorry for himself. He really wanted to have them for his birthday.

He sadly walked away(走开) and thought how to tell his mother about it. He knew she would give him anything he liked if she could. But he also knew very well she had little money. He decided not to go home at once(立刻), as he looked worried and his mother would notice(注意) it. So he went to the park and sat on the grass. Then he saw a boy in a wheel chair(轮椅). He noticed that the boy moved the wheel with his hands. Tom looked at him carefully and was surprised to see the boy have no feet. He looked at his own feet. “It’s much better to be without shoes than without feet,” he thought. There was no reason(理由) for him to feel so sorry and sad. He sent away sadness(遣散悲伤) and smiled, he thought he was happier.

【1】Tom passed the shop ________.

A．on foot

B．by bus

C．by bike

D．in a car

【2】Why did Tom stop in front of the shop? Because he wanted ________.

A．to buy the shoes

B．to look at the shoes he liked

C．to look at the coats in the shop window

D．to look at the dress on the front row

【3】The pair of shoes he liked was ________.

A．too expensive

B．quite cheap

C．not there

D．not sold yet(还没有被卖)

【4】Tom went into the park because he ________.

A．was thinking how to tell his mother about it

B．wanted to see the boy

C．didn’t want to make his mother worried

D．he felt happy

【5】From the story we can know that Tom ________.

A．liked new coats very much

B．loved his mother best

C．didn’t want to go to school

D．didn’t want to stay at home

26、To Rent

【1】Jim wants to rent Flat A for a year. How much should be pay for it?

A．₤3,000.

B．₤ 3,900.

C．₤ 7,200.

D．₤ 78,000.

【2】Tom lives with his grandparents and parents. Which one is suitable for his family?

A．Flat A.

B．Flat B.

C．House C.

D．House D.

【3】Sue can pay ₤3600 at most each year, so she should call_______.

A．07348 0848153

B．07122 7476933

C．020 933 9458

D．719 533 857

27、   Gary was a policeman. He liked boiled eggs. He often had one for breakfast. One morning in December, he was on duty on the road in his police car. At ten o'clock, he went into a small cafe by the roadside for breakfast. He asked for a boiled egg, a drink and a sandwich. When the waiter brought them to him, he found that the egg was not cooked enough. He decided to cook his egg a little longer. He put the egg inside the microwave oven and turned the switch on. He let the egg cook for one minute. Then he took it out and went back to his table. He picked up his spoon and pushed it into the egg.

Suddenly there was a loud explosion(爆炸声). For a moment, all the other people rushed to hide under the tables in the cafe as they thought someone had thrown a bomb(炸弹) into the building. But when they saw Gary's face, they all laughed because he had egg all over it. Gary had made a big mistake as eggs must never be cooked in a microwave oven.

【1】Gary often had ________ for breakfast.

A.some bread B.nothing C.a boiled egg D.milk

【2】One morning, he had breakfast ________ by the roadside.

A.in a small cafe B.a small restaurant C.at home D.in the office

【3】What didn't the waitress bring to him?

A.a boiled egg B.a drink C.a sandwich D.a cup of tea

【4】Why did he cook the egg inside the microwave oven?

A.Because he liked it. B.Because the egg was not cooked enough.

C.Because the egg is dirty. D.Because the waiter asked him to do so.

【5】All the other people rushed to hide under the tables in the cafe when ________.

A.they heard a loud explosion B.they felt bored

C.they wanted to breathe some fresh air D.they heard something interesting

【6】What can we learn from the passage?

A.It is unhealthy to go to work without breakfast.

B.We shouldn't have breakfast in a small cafe.

C.Grary would never cook an egg in a microwave oven.

D.A policeman's job is too dangerous.

28、Mid—autumn Festival is celebrated on the fifteenth day of the eighth month in lunar calendar. It’s one of the four biggest Chinese traditional 【1】 (节日) .

On that day, families come back home 【2】 (have) a big dinner together which means “reunion”. After the dinner, families or friends go outside to play the beautiful fireworks for f【3】, fly sky lanterns to the sky, enjoy the full moon and pray for the peaceful life. What the most important is e【4】 the mooncakes together! Mooncakes are the most special food for this festival, with meat, nuts, or something sweet inside and are 【5】 the shape of the full moon. They taste very delicious. At the same time, people hang the 【6】 (color) lanterns on both sides of the trees, which makes the city bright and b【7】! What’s more, they will hold many different events like performance, Chinese 【8】 (tradition) shows, dancing and singing. They are held not only in the locally villages, but also towns and cities, and the most grand is the national evening party organized by the TV channels.

The moon looks 【9】 (bright) and rounder on that day. As 【10】 me, I like playing fireworks and games with my friends. Fireworks are the most beautiful for us. Oh, of course，we will find a safe place to play it.

29、How do people greet one another in countries around the world? A kiss, a hug, a handshake, or a bow? It depends on the country and culture. In the US, as in most places around the world, the handshake is a ________ greeting to show friendliness and trust.

In many places in ________, people prefer kisses, and ________ of them have very strict rules about how many times they may kiss someone’s cheeks and on ________ cheek to start. Parisians kiss four times from cheek to cheek, always with the left cheek first. If you are in Brittany, a city in the northwest of France, kiss three times, and in ________ parts of France, keep it to two. Two kisses are ________ the rule in Spain, Austria, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Iceland. In the Netherlands, people usually kiss three times. More kisses are for the elderly and close family members. ________is also a factor (因素) for Belgians, who kiss once for people as old as themselves, and three times for people ten years older.

________ handshakes and kisses are not the only way to say hello around the world. In Japan, people usually ________ to greet each other. The different greetings around the world ________ make you feel confused (迷惑的). But don’t worry. When you are not sure, remember that a firm (坚定的) but gentle handshake, a smile, and an open mind won't be wrong.

【1】

A．special

B．common

C．unusual

D．wonderful

【2】

A．Europe

B．Asia

C．America

D．Australia

【3】

A．none

B．few

C．some

D．no one

【4】

A．what

B．that

C．whose

D．which

【5】

A．other

B．another

C．others

D．the other

【6】

A．always

B．also

C．too

D．already

【7】

A．Age

B．Health

C．Sex

D．Nationality

【8】

A．More importantly

B．At last

C．For example

D．Of course

【9】

A．bow

B．shake hands

C．kiss

D．hug

【10】

A．may

B．need

C．should

D．can