2025-2026学年（下）承德八年级质量检测英语

1、我们团队由11个年轻人组成。

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2、用方框中所给词的适当形式填空

【1】China is ________ Asia.

【2】Mexico has a population of ________ 110 million.

【3】The Great Wall is famous, so every year ________ people come to visit it.

【4】When will you ________ Canada?

【5】The city covers an area of 1500 ________.

3、改为同义句

Mr.Brown and his wife have been married for 20 years．

Mr.Brown and his wife________ ________20 years ago．

4、______ all my friends, I never feel sad when I am in trouble.

A.Thanks to B.Thank for C.Thank to D.Thanks for

5、______ is it from your home to school?

A. How often B. How long

C. How far D. How soon

6、When I was walking past the window, I saw Ben______ my homework.

A.copying B.to copy C.was copying

7、In looks, your daughter doesn’t ______ you at all.

A. prepare for   B. care about   C. take after   D. hear from

8、Children have many special _____to raise money for field trips.

A.smell B.idea C.ways D.feelings

9、I learned________a horse last year，and now I’m good at it．

A．ride

B．rode

C．to ride

D．riding

10、At last, the German ________ the Japanese and _______ the match.

A．won, won

B．won, beat

C．beat, won

D．beat, beat

11、— Will you come to join us in the party this weekend?

— _______ . I am studying for the model test next week.

A．I hope not

B．I agree

C．I don’t think so

D．I’m afraid not

12、The pictures can ______ me ______ the life living in the countryside with my grandparents.

A. let; down   B. remind; of   C. think; about   D. give; up

13、After a serious illness，he finally_____the importance of giving up smoking.

A.realized  B.meant C.added  D.Impressed

14、(2019原创)Though the player was very tired, he still kept running________ the finishing line.

A.for B.with C.towards D.from

15、_________Jack was taking photos, Mary bought a drink.

A.While B.When C.After

16、She got up early this morning ________ catch the first bus.

A. in order to   B. because of   C. in order that   D. so to

17、She wanted to know ________ I understood it or not.

A．if

B．whether

C．what

D．how

18、Visiting the Great Wall made me   . I want to visit it again.

A. feel excited   B. feel exciting   C. feel interesting   D. feel boring

19、—We’ll go to Russia for a holiday next week. — Great! ________!

A. Good luck   B. Best wishes

C. Glad to see you again   D. Have a good time

20、根据汉语提示补全对话。

A: Mom, can I invite some friends to the party on Sunday afternoon?

B: Sure, you can. ______【1】______ (但是你要先做一些家务).

A: What do I have to do first?

B: Well, first _________【2】___________ (你可以打扫厨房的地板).

A: OK. Then what?

B: Then __________【3】___________ (你可以把垃圾倒掉).

A: I can do that.

B: And you need to ________【4】________ (打扫你的房间).

A: Wow, I’m going to be too tired to go to my own party.

B: Don’t worry. _________【5】_________ (我会帮助你的).

A: Thanks, Mom.

21、When I was a kid in Minnesota, watermelon was expensive. One of my father’s friends, Bernie, was a rich businessman, who owned a large store in St. Paul.

Every summer, when the first watermelons arrived, Bernie would call. Dad and I would go to Bernie’s place. We’ d sit on the edge of the dock（码头）, feet dangling（摇晃）, and got ready for a big meal.

Bernie would take his knife, cut our first watermelon, hand us both a big piece and sit down next to us. Then we’d bury our faces in watermelon, eating only the heart—the reddest, juiciest, firmest, sweetest, most seed-free part—and throw away the rest.

Bernie was my father’s idea of a rich man. I always thought it was because he was such a successful businessman. Years later, I realized that it was not Bernie’s wealth itself but his way of dealing with it that my father liked. Bernie knew how to stop working, get together with friends and eat only the heart of the watermelon.

What I learned from Bernie is that being rich is a state of mind. Some of us, no matter how much money we have, will never be free enough to eat only the heart of the watermelon. If you don’t take the time to dangle your feet over the dock and enjoy life’s small pleasure, your work is probably hurting your life.

For many years, I forgot that lesson I’d learned as a kid on the loading dock. I was too busy making all the money I could.

Well, I’ve relearned it. I hope I have time left to enjoy the success of others and to take pleasure in the day. That’s the heart of the watermelon. I have learned again to throw the rest away.

【1】We learned from the second paragraph that the writer and his father were feeling ______.

A．relaxed

B．worried

C．hungry

D．proud

【2】How did the writer and his father eat the watermelon?

A．They ate it in a polite way.

B．They only ate its best part.

C．They ate every part of it.

D．They shared only one piece.

【3】In the eyes of the writer’s father, Bernie ______.

A．was just a rich businessman

B．worked hard all the time

C．lived a rich but healthy life

D．knew how to make money

【4】The underlined part “the heart of the watermelon” in the last paragraph refers to ______.

A．the best part of the watermelon

B．the writer’s busy life

C．the writer’s decision of making money

D．the writer’s hope of enjoying life

【5】It can be learned from the passage that ______.

A．one has to work hard to reach his goal

B．a friend in need is a friend in deed

C．watermelon is the healthiest fruit

D．one should keep work-life balance

22、

If you have ever had a cat, or have watched one of the many funny cat videos online, you'll know that cats have a mind of their own. A lot of the things they do are hard to understand—they like to climb up tall furniture, fit themselves in small spaces and attack(攻击) small objects for no reason at all.

Now scientists have managed to work out what exactly is going on in the brains of our little friends. According to Tony Buffington, a professor at Ohio State University in the US, cats' strange behavior(行为)largely comes from their way of life back in the wild. "Cats today still have many of the same natural abilities that allowed them to live in the wild for millions of years." he said in a TED Talk. "To them, our homes are their jungles(丛林)."

Cats' bodies and great balancing(平衡)abilities allow them to climb to high places to better look at the environment. Even though they don't have to hunt(猎食)any more in human houses, they still keep the old habit of observing the living room from, for example, the top of the fridge.

Cats' hunting abilities also make them attack small things like keys and USB drives.

In the wild, they hunt whatever they can get for food, and most of the animals they kill are small. However, a cat can also be prey. This explains why they like to stay in small spaces like drawers or washing machines—they are hiding, or they think they are hiding, from more dangerous animals. This is also why cats prefer a clean box: a dirty one with an unpleasant smell could easily show enemies where they are.

Knowing how cats' minds work is not only useful for better understanding them, it may also help cats' owners to better meet cats' needs. For example, owners could try to make climbing easier for cats by moving their furniture around. They could also use "food puzzles" to make eating feel more like hunting instead of just giving food to the cats.

【1】According to the passage, Tony Buffington agrees that ________.

A.cats' strange behavior is hard for people to understand

B.cats are more used to living in the wild than in humans' homes

C.cats' natural abilities are still helpful to make them get food today

D.cats act strangely mainly because of their natural abilities in the wild

【2】The word "prey" in Paragraph 4 probably means"________".

A.an animal that lives in the jungles

B.an animal that likes keeping itself clean

C.an animal that likes playing hiding games with people

D.an animal that becomes others' food after being hunted

【3】According to the writer, cats' owners can better meet cats' needs by ________.

A.creating hunting games at home B.giving them delicious food

C.making them go back to the wild D.putting them in the furniture

【4】What is the writer's main purpose in writing this passage?

A.To describe cats' past wild experience to readers.

B.To tell cat owners how to make life easier for cats.

C.To explain the reasons behind cats' strange behavior.

D.To compare cats' behavior in human homes with that in the wild.

23、   A young boy was playing happily in front of his house when an old wise man turned up. The old man took him to a large rock and asked the boy to push against it with all his strength.（力量）

Then the boy did this after the school day. But every night when the boy returned home, he was feeling down—because he couldn’t move it a little though he was already sore and worn out.

A neighbor saw this and said to him, “You have been pushing against the rock for a long time,but it hasn’t moved. So, the task is impossible and you are a failure.” These words cut like a knife into the boy’s heart.

Then the neighbor added, “why do you keep doing this? Just have a try and that is enough.”

The boy didn’t say anything, but went to find the old man.

“Sir,” the boy said, “I have tried hard, putting all my strength to do what you have asked. However, after all this time, I haven’t even moved the rock a bit. What’s wrong with me? Why am I failing?” “ my boy, I told you to push against the rock with all your strength. Never did I ask you to move it. Remember: your task was to push. Look at yourself—your arms are strong; your back is shiny and brown; your hands are callused（使生茧）from constant pressure. Your abilities now surpass what you used to have. It is true that you haven’t moved the rock. But your task was to push and to exercise your faith. You have done a good job.”

【1】What did the old man ask the boy to do?

A.To do more exercise to build strength.

B.To move the rock away.

C.To find out how strong he was.

D.To try his best to push the rock.

【2】According to the neighbor’s words, we can know that______.

A.he thought the old man treated the boy badly.

B.he was touched by the boy and decided to help him.

C.he thought the boy was silly and he couldn’t finish his task.

D.he believed no one could move the rock.

【3】The word “surpass” probably means “________” in Chinese.

A.超过 B.低估 C.损失 D.消耗

【4】What can we infer from the passage?

A.The boy knew his task clearly and tried hard to do as told.

B.The boy never felt tired and upset though he failed many times.

C.All the neighbors thought the boy was totally a loser.

D.The old man expected to train a boy to be stronger.

【5】The best the title of the passage could be “_______” .

A.A Hard Push B.Don’t Lose Faith C.Just Do the task D.Why Am I Failing

24、Most animals on land are known to us, but many living things underwater are not. Now let’s get to know some of them.

Sea Cucumber

Sea cucumbers are strange animals living at the bottom of the sea. They wear brown or pale green coats with many sticks up. When summer comes, they stay deep to sleep because they are afraid of the heat. And when it is autumn, they move to shallow(浅的) water and get their food.

Pike

The pike is a kind of freshwater fish. They are good swimmers and like swimming near boats, waiting to be fed. They have sharp teeth to catch fish. When they are young, they live in groups. However, when they grow up, they prefer to live alone.

Cuttlefish

A cuttlefish can swim quite fast, so it is also called rocket(火箭) fish. It has eight arms and two feelers(触须) on its head, just around its mouth. It ejects ink(喷墨) when it is in danger. Its meat is delicious, and it is often the first choice for many people.

Octopus

An octopus has long arms, with which to catch food and protect itself. When it is sleeping, one or two of its arms are still on duty, keeping moving. Once it feels something dangerous, it can wake up at once to take action.

【1】Sea cucumbers stay deep to sleep in summer because they ________.

A．are afraid of high temperature

B．want to get strong and fat

C．are afraid of their enemies

D．want to live alone

【2】According to the passage, ________ likes to swim near boats.

A．the sea cucumber

B．the pike

C．the cuttlefish

D．the octopus

【3】How do pike live when they are young?

A．Alone.

B．In groups.

C．In pairs.

D．Only with their fathers.

【4】What happens if a cuttlefish meets its enemy?

A．It rushes at the enemy at once.

B．It cuts off one of its arms.

C．It bites with its sharp teeth.

D．It ejects ink to the enemy.

【5】The ________ of an octopus can help protect it when in danger.

A．colour

B．arms

C．sound

D．smell

25、       Newspapers have been an important part of everyday life since the 18th century. Many countries have hundreds of different newspapers. Reading newspapers is a must for a modern man. But how do newspaper e【1】decide which news stories to print? Why do they print some stories and not others? What makes a good newspaper story?

Firstly, it is important to report news stories. TV stations can report news much f【2】than newspapers. Yet, newspapers give more information about the same story. They may also look at the story in another way, or they may print c【3】different stories from those on TV.

Secondly, a news story has to be interesting and unusual. People don’t want to read stories about everyday life. As a result, many stories are about some kind of danger and s【4】 to be “bad”news.

Another factor (因素) is also very important in many news stories.   Many people are interested in news in foreign countries, but more p【5】to read stories about people, places and events in their own country. So the stories on the f【6】 page in Chinese newspapers are usually very different from the ones in British, French and American newspapers.

Today, with so many newspapers and so many television and Internet sites, people can get their news quickly. Many newspapers have lost so many r【7】, so they have been forced to close.

26、假如一个学生身体不舒服，去学校护士那里就医，请写一段护士为他/她诊断病情并给出建议的对话。

（注意：N=Nurse；S=Student）

要求：（1）内容包含所提供的信息，可适当发挥；

（2）书写认真，句子通顺；

（3）词数80左右。

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