2025-2026学年（上）抚州八年级质量检测英语

1、英汉互译 阅读下面短文，将划线句子翻译成中文或英文。

We live in a small town and almost everyone knows each other. It used to be very quiet. Nothing much ever happened here. 【1】However, these days, something unusual is happening in our town. Victor, a teacher at my school, is really nervous. When he was interviewed by the town newspaper, he said, 【2】“Every night we hear strange noises outside our window.  My wife thinks that it could be an animal, but my friends and I think it must be teenagers having fun. My parents called the policemen, but they couldn’t find anything strange. 【3】他们以为那可能是风。I don’t think so.”

【4】我们镇上的每个人都感到不安, and everyone has his or her own ideas. There must be something visiting the homes in our neighborhood, but what was it? We have no idea. Most people hope that this animal or person will simply go away,【5】but I do not think that is going to happen. The noise-maker is having too much fun creating fear in the neighborhood.

2、—Which country has ________ people, China or Canada?

—China. Canada is a lot ________ crowded than China.

A．more; less

B．more; more

C．less; less

D．less; more

3、—While watching Stephen Chow’s films, I am often made ________ again and again.

—So am I. And laughing can make us ________.

A．laugh；relaxed

B．to laugh；relaxed

C．to laugh；to relax

4、Not only his parents but also his brother ________ Nanwan Lake. They haven't been back.

A. have been to   B. have gone to

C. has gone to   D. has been in

5、 —I think drinking milk every morning is good ________ our health.

—Yes. I agree ________ you.

A．to; to   B．with; to   C．at; with   D．for; with

6、 Mike __________ live in London, but now he works in China.

A. is used to   B. used to

C. was used to   D. gets used to

7、The water is not enough. Add some more sugar, please.

A. clean B. sweet C. salty D. fresh

8、Tom _______ speak Chinese in public because he’s weak in it.

A．mustn’t

B．daren’t

C．oughtn’t to

9、My grandparents like stories ________are interesting.

A．they

B．who

C．which

10、You never know how much difficulty we had _______ the problem .Luckily, we managed

to solve it with Mr Zhang’s help.

A. working out B. work out

C.worked out D.to work out

11、The computer needs_________. I think I need ________ to ask Mr. Zhang for help.

A. fixing; going   B. to fix; going   C. fixing; to go   D. to fix; to go

12、There is no _________ that phones play an important role in the modern life.

A．chance

B．problem

C．answer

D．doubt

13、The supermarket is about two kilometers ______.

A. far   B. away   C. from   D. along

14、—The kids seemed so hungry!

— Yeah! They kept eating until no food ________ on the table.

A．left

B．found

C．missed

D．remained

15、—Do your parents go to the train station to buy tickets ?

—No, I usually book tickets for them at Ctrip（携程）. But they______.

A.used to B.are used to C.used to do

16、I’ve lost my keys again. I ________ things.

A．always lost

B．am always losing

C．always used to lose

D．will always lose

17、–Why didn’t Emily go to Candy’s birthday party ?

-- Because she .

A. hadn’t invited

B. didn’t invite

C. wasn’t invited

18、一 You don’t like the film, do you?

一 Well, it shows _______ imagination ________ a sense of humour. No one will like it, I think.

A．not only; but also

B．either; or

C．both; and

D．neither; nor

19、—Lucy is quite a lovely girl.

—________.

A．So is she

B．So she is

C．So does she

20、Would More and more couples rather _______a second baby ______their first child can feel less lonely？

A. have; in order to   B. to have; in order to

C. to have; so that D. have; so that

21、Look! The students ________ activities in the playground.

A.are doing B.will do C.do D.did

22、

( In New York, Claire is chatting with Wu Li from Hangzhou about gifts.)

Claire: I'm traveling to your hometown, Hangzhou. What can I buy for my family and friends?

Wu Li: Well, there are many fantastic things in Hangzhou, like tea and silk.

Claire: Sounds good. I think my family would like to try Chinese tea. 【1】

Wu Li: Sure. We have different kinds of tea, such as green tea, black tea, white tea and so on.

Claire: Wow, so many! 【2】

Wu Li: Green tea. The most popular green tea is Longjing tea produced near the West Lake.

Claire: I see. 【3】

Wu Li: I'm sure they will like it.

Claire: I think so. What about silk?

Wu Li: 【4】 If you want to buy silk products, you can go to any silk shop in Hangzhou.

Claire: Great! I'll buy some silk scarves for my friends.

Wu Li: And there is a silk museum in Hangzhou. 【5】

Claire: Really! That must be interesting. Thanks for your help.

Wu Li: My pleasure. Enjoy yourself!

A．Which is your favorite, Wu Li?

B．They don't like Chinese tea at all.

C．You can find out how silk is made there.

D．I'll buy some Longjing tea for my family.

E．Silk made in Hangzhou is famous all over the world.

F．Could you please tell me something about Chinese tea?

23、用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，每词仅用一次（每空一词）。

Katie: How was the welcome party for foreign students last night?

John: Great! I made some new friends. But a funny thing happened.

Katie: What?

John: I met a 【1】 boy called Sato, and as soon as I held out my hand, he bowed.

Katie: That’s how people in Japan are expected to 【2】 each other. It’s impolite if you don’t bow.

John: I didn’t know that. So I just stood there with my hand out. Finally, I returned the 【3】.

Katie: I remember when I first met Marie last year, I did the same thing, I held out my hand and to my surprise, she kissed me on both 【4】 of my face!

John: I wouldn’t mind that!

Katie: Very funny. Later I found out French people are 【5】 to kiss when they see each other.

24、Are you learning English and do you need help with grammar? Do you want to learn new vocabulary or slang (俚语)? Well, you can find help online with these top 5 free English as a Second Language websites.

Dave’s ESL Café

This is a complete website that can help you learn and practice English. You can read many stories and do a lot of exercises to test your self. You c an also post questions and answers onto the help center.

About.com

You can get free English courses from About.com and you’ll get regular e-mails that will help you learn English.

The Classroom by Voice of America

You can watch videos and listen to news stories to improve your listening and vocabulary skills. You can also hear English words and their meanings.

Heinle’s Newbury House Dictionary of American English

Do you need to find the definition of a word? Use this online dictionary to find simple and clear definitions, as well as example sentences and idioms (习语). You can also find different cultural facts.

Perso nal English Portal (门户网站) on YouTube

You can watch this series of videos on YouTube to develop your listening skills. You can also do a search for “learn English” on YouTube to find other videos. This is a good way to practice English and have fun.

【1】If you want to do English exercises and test yourself, you can go to .

A．About.com

B．YouTube

C．Dave’s ESL Cafe

D．the Classroom by Voice of America

【2】You can at the help center on the website Dave’s ESL Cafe.

A．watch videos and pictures

B．listen to news and music

C．watch movies and matches

D．read questions and answers

【3】About.com often sends e-mails to its visitors to help them .

A．get relaxed

B．have fun

C．become famous

D．learn English

【4】The underlined word “definition” means “ ” in Chinese.

A．来源

B．释义

C．意图

D．背景

【5】From Heinle’s Newbury House Dictionary of American English, you can find .

A．cultural information

B．online libraries

C．interesting news

D．many storybooks

25、   Once upon a time, there lived a kind-hearted king. He loved birds and animals, and had a huge bird sanctuary (禁猎区) in his kingdom. He disliked harming the animals and birds. He did not kill them for meat. One day, the king was sent two beautiful birds by a businessman. The king ordered the trainer to make them feel comfortable in their country.

One day, the king saw one bird fly very high, very quickly. However, the other bird just sat on the branch (树枝) and didn’t move even a step. The trainer said that he had tried everything he could but still failed to make the bird move. Soon, the king announced that he needed someone to make it move and fly.

A few weeks later, an old man reached the king’s palace and assured him that he would make the bird fly like the other one. The king asked the trainer to take the old man to train the bird. The next day, the king went to visit the old man. He was surprised to see the other bird fly like the first one to great height at rapid speed. The king was very happy and sent the old man quite a few gold coins and asked the old man what he had done to make the bird fly in a day. 

The old man simply replied, “I just cut down the branch of the tree where the bird used to sit on. ”

Many of us are like this. We have wings to fly; we know how to fly, and where to fly. Still we sit doing nothing or doing something that makes us inferior (较差的) to others.

【1】What did the king do after he got the two birds ?

A.He sent them to a businessman in the forest B.He kept them on the branch of a tree

C.He made the trainer take care of them D.He set them free and let them fly in the sky

【2】The underlined part “assured him” in the passage probably means________.

A.caused him to be sure B.made him agree

C.let him down D.helped him to stand

【3】The king went to visit the old man because he wanted to _______.

A.have a talk with the old man B.see if there was any change

C.make the bird fly in the sky D.give the old man some money

【4】We can infer(推断) from the passage that_______.

A.the king killed the two birds for meat in the end.

B.the businessman became the richest man in the world.

C.the trainer would keep more and more birds for the king.

D.the old man was more experienced than the trainer

【5】What can we learn from the story?

A.A slow bird should make an early start B.Don't sit still when you have wings to fly!

C.A timely snow promises a good harvest. D.Don't climb a tree to look for fish.

26、   I had the meanest (最刻薄的) mother in the world. While other kids ate candy for breakfast, I had to have cereal (谷类食物) and eggs. When others had Coke and candy for lunch, I had to eat a sandwich. But at least I wasn’t alone. My sister and two brothers had the same mean mother as I did.

My mother knew where we were at all times. She knew who our friends were. We had to wear clean clothes and take a bath every day. The other kids got to wear the same clothes for days.

We had to be in bed by 9:00 pm and up at 8:00 am. We couldn’t sleep till noon like our friends. So while they slept, our mother gave us work to do. We had to wash dishes, make beds and learn to cook. I believe she lay awake at night thinking up mean things to do to us.

Through the years, things didn’t improve a bit. We could not lie in bed “sick” like our friends did in order to miss school.

My mother was the meanest mother. Out of four children, a couple of us went on to higher education. None of us have ever done bad things. She made us grow up into educated and honest people. I am trying to raise my children like this. I will feel proud when my children call me mean.

Because, you see, I am so thankful I had the meanest mother in the whole world.

【1】What does the sentence “But at least I wasn’t alone” mean?

A．The writer’s mother was only mean to her.

B．The writer’s mother liked her best of all children.

C．The writer’s sister and brothers were mean to her as well.

D．The writer’s mother was also mean to her sister and brothers.

【2】The writer’s mother often asked her children to do the following EXCEPT ________.

A．eat as much candy as they wanted

B．learn to do housework

C．go to bed and get up at fixed times

D．wear clean clothes

【3】The writer’s mother was mean to her children because she wanted her children ________.

A．to be competitive with each other

B．to make more friends easily

C．to be educated and honest people

D．to drop out from school early

【4】What is the writer’s attitude(态度) toward her mother now?

A．Hateful.

B．Thankful.

C．Worried.

D．Angry.

27、 All the cities are quite the same. Living in a modern Australian city is not very different from living in an American city. But there are some differences on farms.

In many parts of the world, farmers and their families live in villages or towns. In the United States, each farm family lives in its own fields. Usually their neighbours live far away. It’s hard for them to see each other on weekdays. Their children take school buses to the nearest schools. These schools are only for the farm families in this area. In some areas, there are small schools for a few farm families, and the children walk to schools.

Life keeps changing for everyone, so do farmers. Today there are cars, good roads, radios, television sets and there are modern machines for farming. All of these are changing farm life.

【1】Living in a modern Australian city is almost _____living in an American city.

A. different from B. comfortable like

C. the same as   D. rich like

【2】Usually farm families live in_____.

A. big cities   B. the country

C. only towns   D. the mountain

【3】The farmers in ____can not visit each other easily on weekdays.

A. the world    B. Australia

C. the United States D. China

【4】What about the farmers’ life now?

A. Their life is poor.

B. Their life is changing.

C. They don’t like their life.

D. Their life is boring.

28、Fill in the blanks with proper words(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)

People want to know if pre-made meals are healthy enough for teenagers. Pre-made meals refer to half-finished or finished dishes that are already cooked or prepared, according to the China Cuisine Association (中国烹饪协会). There are several kinds of pre-made foods: ready-to-eat food, such as canned food or cooked food in packages, and ready-to-heat or ready-to-cook food. These foods usually r【1】 heating or cooking first before being served.

Many people think that pre-made foods are less healthy because they usually need to be kept in f【2】. “In fact, freezing itself does not cause nutrition (营养) loss,” Liu Junya, a 33-year-old professor in diet in Beijing said. “But nutrition loss does happen when we heat or fry the food.

Vitamins B and C in meat and vegetables can be lost during that p【3】. By being heated or cooked twice or more, pre-made foods can be less nutritious than freshly prepared and cooked foods,” Liu said.

“B【4】, many pre-made food companies put the taste of food ahead of nutrition,” said Liu. This leads to higher level of salt and sugar in the food and may cause serious health problems in the long term.

Additives (添加剂) are a【5】 problem related to pre-made foods. They are mainly used to improve the flavour of the food, as well as to keep it, increase its shelf life, and color it. In China, food industry has already had modern technology to keep pre-made foods without any additives. In this way some food can be kept for a longer time. But it’s n【6】 that customers only buy pre-made foods from big and qualified (有资质的) food companies or supermarkets.

It is hoped that laws on pre-made meals can ensure better nutrition and hygiene (卫生). “In this way we hope pre-made meals will be a【7】 by more and will bring convenience instead of worries to people. But at present, no one can tell.” Liu said.

29、   Modern life is impossible without ______. The fastest way of travelling is by plane. With a modern airline you can travel in one day to places which it ______ a month or more to get to ______ of years ago.

Travelling by train is ______ than by plane, but it has its advantages (便利). You can see the country you are travelling through. Modern trains have comfortable seats and dining-cars. They make even the longest journey enjoyable.

Some people prefer to travel ______ when possible. There are large liners and river boats. You can visit many other countries and different parts of your country on them. Ships are not so ______ as trains or planes, but travelling by sea is a very ______ way to spend a holiday.

Many people like to travel by car. You can make your own timetable. You can travel three or four hundred miles or only fifty or one hundred miles a day, just as you like. You can stop ______ you wish at the place where there is something ______ to see, at a good restaurant where you can enjoy a good meal, or at a hotel to spend the night. That is ______ travelling by car is more popular for family trips, while people usually take a train or plane when they are travelling on business.

【1】A.to travel B.travelling C.to travelling D.travelled

【2】A.took B.spend C.cost D.paid for

【3】A.hundred B.three hundred C.hundreds D.three hundreds

【4】A.more quickly B.faster C.slower D.more slowly

【5】A.on foot B.by car C.by bus D.by sea

【6】A.fast B.faster C.slow D.slowly

【7】A.pleasant B.pleasure C.boring D.bored

【8】A.whatever B.however C.whoever D.wherever

【9】A.interesting B.easy C.terrible D.wrong

【10】A.where B.when C.why D.what