2025-2026学年（上）宜春八年级质量检测英语

1、他在我们班上一直处于领先。

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2、Next week I’ll fly to a new city. I will call a taxi to take me to the hotel when I __________.

A. reach   B. will reach   C. arrive   D. will arrive

3、A terrible disease ___________ in Europe and it has caused a number of deaths.

A. took out B. broke out C. picked out D. ran out

4、—What else should we pay attention to ______ building the bridge?

—The change of weather, I think.

A．finish

B．finished

C．to finish

D．finishing

5、The old man ________ illness and his ________ made us very sad.

A．died from; dead

B．died of; dead

C．died of; death

D．died from; death

6、– I hear the workers in this factory get paid by ________ week.

– Yes, they are paid about 350 RMB _______ week.

A. /…a B. the…/ C. a…the D. the…a

7、Yao Ming ________ all over the world.

A．knows

B．knew

C．is known

D．was known

8、A:Would you please tell me   the video conference will be held? B: In two weeks.

A.how long B.how much time C.how soon D.how often

9、 ---- __________ do you have an Art Festival in your school? ---- Once a year.

A. How long   B. How often

C. How soon D. How far

10、Our teacher often uses the Internet ________ he often sends emails.

A. or B. and C. but

11、—You look different.

—Yeah, I had my hair ______ yesterday afternoon.

A.cut B.cuts C.cutting D.to cut

12、 I like the music that I can sing .

A. along and   B. along with   C. with   D. along

13、We are glad to hear that the terrorists by the policemen several days ago.

A. are caught  B. were caught

C. have been caught D. are going to be caught

14、The doctor said he was overweight and should pay attention ________exercise.

A. to do   B. to doing   C. do   D. does

15、— When ______ you ______ here? — Two days ago.

A. did; come B. have; come C. will; come D. do; come

16、This pair of trousers looks nice______Sandy because she looks nice_____blue.

A. on, in   B. in, on C.for, on   D.in, for

17、She was so angry at _____ he was doing _____she walked out without a word.

A. what, that   B. that, what

C. that, that     D. what, what

18、In the past, people ________ got information from paper books.

A．properly

B．probably

C．recently

D．mainly

19、I am sorry, sir. The plane will take off soon. Could you please________your mobile phone?

A.shut up B.turn on C.look through D.shut off

20、Some students didn’t realize the importance of study ________ they left school.

A.after B.since C.while D.until

21、--- Tom, when is our parents' meeting?

---It begins _______two o'clock _______the afternoon of 9 December.

A．in; in

B．at; in

C．at; on

D．in; on

22、Brian: Hi, Cindy. 【1】

Cindy: Hi, Brian. It’s nice to see you and so many old classmates.

Brian: So it is. 【2】

Cindy: You’re right. It’s really a long time.

Brian: Did you see the old photos on the wall?

Cindy: I sure did. 【3】

Brian: But those are some great memories.

Cindy: Hey! 【4】

Brian: Yes, it is. I remember he used to stay up all night studying.

Cindy: 【5】

Brian: Yes. He was the only one left in the class when he woke up.

Cindy: That was really funny.

A．What happened?

B．Long time no see!

C．And then he would fall asleep in class.

D．Isn’t that John over there?

E．We looked so funny in them.

F．I can’t believe it’s been ten years.

23、Linda: Hello, Eric! Long time no see!

Eric: Hello, Linda! 【1】

Linda: The Giant’s Causeway? Where is it?

Eric: It’s in Northern Ireland. 【2】

Linda: Is it natural or man-made?

Eric: It’s a natural one. Look!【3】

Linda: Wow! It is really great and amazing! I want to go there, too.

Eric: 【4】 I plan to visit another wonder of the world this summer.

Linda: Really? What’s your next place to visit?

Eric: It’s the Great Wall of China!

Linda: 【5】 I’ve been there twice, because my aunt works in Beijing.

Eric: Lucky you! I can’t wait to go there!

A．You can pay a visit this summer.

B．Have you ever visited a wonder of the world?

C．It is the fourth greatest wonder in the UK.

D．I've just come back from the Giant's Causeway.

E．I took some photos of it.

F．You can go online for some information about it.

G．Oh, that's really a great wonder of the world.

24、   According to a study in Norway, students -who stayed in school longer than others of their age scored higher in intelligence tests.

In the middle of the 1950s, the government began requiring students to attend school until the age of sixteen instead of fourteen. Communities had spent almost twenty years making the change. So some students went to school for seven years while others went for at least nine years. This difference gave researchers the chance to see if the extra schooling had any effect on the development of intelligence.

All young men in Norway must take a test of their cognitive (认知) abilities at the age of nineteen in preparation for required military service (兵役). This is commonly called an IQ test.

The researchers compared the test results of 107,000 young men to their years of schooling. Taryn Ann Galloway,a researcher at the University of Oslo, says, " The young men who were basically forced to stay in school for two years longer actually do have higher IQs. So, based on that, we can say that increasing schooling does actually have an effect on their cognitive abilities."

An average IQ was one hundred. Most people scored between eighty-five and one hundred and fifteen.

Ms. Galloway says that students who attended school for nine years scored seven points higher than those for seven years. Those who went for eight years scored about four points higher.

Experts have debated（争论）for years about the degree to which people are born with intelligence or develop it later. This is the nature or nurture（培养）argument - the influence of biology compared to the environment where people are raised and educated. This study seems to support the nurture side.

【1】Where may the article be from?

A.Storybooks. B.Science magazines.

C.Military newspapers. D.World history books.

【2】How did the researchers do the study?

A.By interviewing 107 ,000 students.

B.By getting some help from the government.

C.By examining students' cognitive abilities.

D.By comparing the IQ test results to the years of schooling.

【3】What does the last paragraph mainly talk about?

A.The ways of education.

B.The purpose of the study.

C.The importance of the study.

D.The effects of the environment.

【4】What can we infer from the study in Norway?

A.Increasing schooling can mean high IQ scores.

B.Students who attend school for 9 years will score over 115.

C.A person's intelligence depends on the amount of schooling.

D.Students should stay in school for two more years after graduation.

25、One day, a boy had a fight with one of his classmates. After school he went to his grandfather and said angrily, “He is really bad. I hate him.” The grandfather said, “Let me tell you my story. When I was a boy, sometimes I also hated others for what they did…”

The grandfather went on, “There are two tigers inside my heart. One is good. He gets on well with everyone around him. But the other is bad. Even the smallest thing will make him irate. He fights with others all the time, for no reason. He can’t think carefully because he always hates others. It is difficult to live with these two tigers inside my heart. They both try to control me.”

The boy asked, “Which tiger always controls you, Grandfather?” The grandfather said slowly. “The good tiger always controls me, so I don’t hate others any more and get on well with them now.”

Choose the best choice from A, B, or C according to what you read.

【1】The boy had a fight with one of his ________.

A．classmates

B．Friends

C．Brothers

【2】The grandfather told the boy his ________.

A．Play

B．Plan

C．Story

【3】In the grandfather’s heart, the bad tiger likes to ________ with others all the time.

A．dance

B．fight

C．talk

【4】The ________ tiger always controls the grandfather.

A．good

B．lazy

C．old

【5】The underlined word "irate" in Paragraph 2 means ________ in Chinese.

A．担忧的

B．暴怒的

C．嫉妒的

26、Mother's Day is a time of memory and celebration for Mom. It is a time of breakfast in bed and family gatherings.

The earliest Mother's Day celebrations came from the spring celebrations of old Greece. During the 1600's, England celebrated a day called “Mothering Sunday”．

During this time many of the poor in England worked as servants for the rich. As they worked far away from their homes, the servants would live at the houses of their employers(雇主).  On Mothering Sunday the servants would have the day off and were encouraged to return home and spend the day with their mothers.

In the United States Mother's Day was first suggested in 1872 by Julia Ward Howe as a day offered to peace. Ms. Howe would hold Mother's Day meetings in Boston, Mass every year.

In 1907 Ana Jarvis, from Philadelphia, began a movement to set a national Mother's Day, Ms. Jarvis asked her mother's church(教堂)in Grafton, West Virginia to celebrate Mother's Day on the second anniversary(周年纪念) of her mother's death, the 2nd Sunday of May. By the next year Mother's Day was also celebrated in Philadelphia.

While many countries of the world celebrate their own Mother's Day at different times throughout the year，there are some countries such as Denmark, Finland, Italy, Turkey, Australia, and Belgium which also celebrate Mother's Day on the second Sunday of May.

【1】What does mother do on Mother’s Day from the first Paragraph?

A. Mother needn't make breakfast.

B. Mother should make breakfast.

C. Family members may stay out.

D. Mother usually gets ready for dinner.

【2】When did the earliest Mother’s Day begin?

A. The United States.   B. Denmark.

C. Finland.   D. Old Greece.

【3】When did Jarvis’s mother die?

A. 1872.   B. 1871.   C. 1907.   D. 1905.

【4】Where would they live as the servants worked far away their home?

A. At their own houses.

B. At their employers' houses.

C. In their friends' houses.

D. In the hotel.

27、A reader wrote in to say that she was feeling left out at break(课间休息) because her best friend wasn’t around．Here’s our advice to her, and to all kids who feel lonely sometimes．

It’s hard when a best friend isn’t around，maybe because she moved to a different school or a different class．You may feel lonely at break or lunchtime．You want to have new friends．But how do you make them? Maybe it seems like everybody else already has their friends．But remember, there’s always room for more friends．

Start by looking around your classroom，thinking about which kids you’d like to play with at break. Look for chances to say hi to them，smile and be friendly．Offer to share something or express your appreciation（欣赏）to them．Invite someone to play with you or say “Do you want to sit here?” at lunchtime．When you are at break，walk over to kids you want to play with，act friendly, and say “Hi, can I play, too?” or just join in．

If you have trouble doing this or if you’re feeling shy, ask your teacher to help you make new friends．Teachers are usually pretty good at matching up friends．The best way to make friends is to be a friend．Be kind，be friendly, share，say nice things，offer to help，and  soon，you’11 have one，or two，or even more new friends．

You might still miss that special best friend．But when you see each other, you can share something you didn’t have before she left.You can introduce her to your new friends!

【1】This passage is written for ________．

A．teachers   B．parents   C．students  D．visitors

【2】According to the writer, some kids feel lonely at break because they ________．

A．have trouble with their studies

B．don’t have their best friends around

C．need their parents to be with them

D．are too young to look after themselves

【3】The underlined word this in Paragraph 4 means ________．

A．sharing your ideas

B．talking before many people

C．studying better at school

D．making new friends

【4】The expression “feeling left out” in the first paragraph means“ ”in Chinese．

A．受冷落   B．被调侃   C．挨批评   D．遭攻击

【5】Some kids need help from teachers to make friends because ________．

A．they miss their old friends a lot

B．they have no time to stay with others

C．teachers know who wants a new friend

D．they are shy or not good at making friends

28、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。

Mum and I were just going out when it began to rain. We had to stay at home, and I felt quite bored. Mum got 【1】 idea. She suggested teaching me to make dumplings. I thought it could be fun, so I said OK. Mum cut the meat and cabbages into small pieces quickly. Then she showed me 【2】 to mix them with salt and oil. “Mixing 【3】 the most important of all the steps,” she said. I also made some other preparations with her help. When everything was ready, my dad came back home 【4】 his office. Together the three of us wrapped (包) dumplings. At last, we cooked them. They were so delicious that I ate 【5】 than twenty. That was the first time I had learnt to make dumplings. It was enjoyable!

29、It’s been five years since I came to America. The year before I arrived, every weekend I was woken up by “Spring River in the Flower Moon Night（春江花月夜）”, _______by my mother on a zheng(筝).

My mom was always enchanted(着迷) by the beauty of Chinese traditional music,___ she never had the chance to learn an instrument. In 2009, she got a zheng from a friend and has been playing and performing ever since. Sometimes when I ______ her, I search for the songs she used to play on the Internet. I never expected to hear them here in Boston.

Earlier this year, as I____a new flat,  I met  Zhantao  Lin,  the  director of the  Boston Chinese Musicians Association( 协 会 ). At Lin’s house, I heard the____of the erhu. Lin later introduced me to his music team and I heard the rehearse( 排 练 ) for a____this year. It was beautiful and powerful——it suddenly brought me back to my hometown in China.

____________is also part of Lin’s daily routine（例行公事）. Besides performing, he passed on his love of the erhu to his____. I went to one of Lin’s classes and met 9-year-old London Turk. I  asked him______he chose to learn the erhu. “It’s much______to learn than the violin,” he said. Perhaps Turk hasn’t really started to enjoy the beauty of the erhu, but his mother has always loved the instrument. “There are so many beautiful things in Chinese____: the music, the  language, and the art. So we just try our best to let him have a___ to explore it,” she said.

I _______  my mom for giving me a chance to lose myself in the Chinese musical world. The music makes me feel relaxed. It can also ________  me of my homesickness. If you listen to  one piece, you will___ its uniqueness(独特性), power, and beautiful.

【1】A. directed   B. played   C. written   D. invented

【2】A. but   B. and   C. or   D. so

【3】A. mention   B. chase   C. miss   D. call

【4】A. looked after   B. looked at   C. looked for   D. looked up

【5】A. story   B. sound   C. name   D. cry

【6】A. performance   B. competition   C. game   D. meeting

【7】A. Reading   B. Teaching   C. Composing   D. Exercising

【8】A. workmates   B. friends   C. students   D. parents

【9】A. how   B. where   C. why   D. when

【10】A. easier   B. longer   C. safer   D. smarter

【11】A. medicine   B. economy   C. literature   D. culture

【12】A. chance   B. place   C. duty   D. wish

【13】A. forgive   B. blame   C. thank   D. beg

【14】A. remind   B. cure   C. notice   D. warn

【15】A. explain   B. expect   C. express   D. experience