2025-2026学年（下）定西八年级质量检测英语

1、使我们惊讶的是，他有心脏病。

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2、用方框内所给单词的适当形式完成短文，方框内有两项多余。

Beethoven was born in 【1】 in 1770. He was one of the 【2】 composers (作曲家) in the world. His father was a singer. When Beethoven was only four, his father decided to make him a 【3】. So Beethoven had to practice hour after hour. He learned very 【4】 and he could go around and give concerts when he was only eleven. A few years 【5】, Beethoven went to Vienna to learn from Haydn (海顿), a famous Austrian composer. Soon he could write a lot of music 【6】. Beethoven was often 【7】 in his life. After one illness, he became deaf. He couldn’t hear any 【8】. This didn’t stop Beethoven. He kept 【9】 many pieces of beautiful music. To everyone’s surprise, Beethoven wrote his most beautiful piece Fate Symphony (《命运交响曲》) after he became deaf. He 【10】 at the age of 57 in 1827.

3、I had two sandwiches for dinner. (对画线部分提问)

________ ________ you ________ for dinner?

4、_________ useful knowledge is to us! We should work hard to improve our knowledge.

A. What B. How C. What a D. How a

5、—I cut myself when I was making dinner this morning.

一You________put some medicine on it.

A.shall B.would C.should

6、It’s wrong ________ you ________ your parents’ advice.

A．for；don’t accept

B．of；not to accept

C．for；not accept

D．of；not accepting

7、Tom ________ his old house. He wanted to build a new one.

A．fell down

B．died down

C．cut down

D．took down

8、He used ________ in a town, so he ________ everything in the new town very soon.

A．to live; got used to

B．live; used to

C．to living; got used to

D．living; got used to

9、People invented Chinese chess in memory of(为了纪念) the battle _______ Liu Bang _______ Xiang Yu.

A．neither; nor

B．either; or

C．both; and

D．between; and

10、Tony has some problems________Chinese, so he often asks me for help.

A.understand B.to understands C.understanding

11、—________ shoes would you like to buy?

—39.

A．How long

B．What size

C．How wide

D．What color

12、I like Maths and she likes Maths ________.

A．either

B．as well as

C．as well

D．so well

13、（题文）Although Sandy ________ housework，she has to do it twice a week.

A. imagines   B. hates   C. hurts   D. accepts

14、—What do you think of the music?

—It was light and soft. It made me ________.

A．relaxed

B．sleepy

C．to relax

D．asleep

15、You can’t get in. The exam ________ for over 30 minutes.

A．began

B．has been on

C．begins

D．has begun

16、Jason works ________ a computer programmer in a company.

A．out

B．on

C．at

D．as

17、She didn’t do her homework, ________she went to the movies.

A.however B.whatever C.anyway D.instead

18、We have to put off our sports meeting ________ the bad weather.

A．because

B．instead of

C．instead

D．because of

19、根据对话内容，从下面方框中选出恰当的句子补全对话，并在答题卡上将选定答案的字母标号涂黑。

A: Bob, you look pale. 【1】

B: I have a stomachache.

A: 【2】

B: For two hours.

A: Do you have a fever?

B: 【3】 I’ve just taken my temperature. It’s 36.7℃.

A: 【4】

B: I had some bread and milk for breakfast.

A: You’d better go to see a doctor. I will go to the hospital with you.

B: 【5】

A: You’re welcome.

A.No, I don’t.

B.What did you have for breakfast?

C.Thank you.

D.What’s wrong with you?

E.How long have you been like this?

20、根据对话内容从方框中选择能填入空白处的最佳选项补全对话，其中有两项多余。

A: Hi, Li Bin.【1】

B: Yes, of course. I’ve been to many countries.

A: 【2】

B: Yes. In 2016, I went there with my parents.

A:【3】

B: For a week.

A: Did you visit the White House?

B:【4】 And we visited many other places too, for example, the Empire State Building.

A: 【5】

B: Well, I like it very much. It’s a beautiful country.

A: I hope to visit it one day.

A．Yes, we did.

B．When did you go there?

C．Have you been to America?

D．How long did you stay there?

E．What do you think of America?

F．Are you interested in travelling?

G．Where did you spend your holiday?

21、   In the USA, many children need a carpool. A carpool is suitable for children who live far away from school and whose schools don’t have school buses.

Parents are often busy and they don’t have enough time to drive their children to school every day. So they come up with a new idea. They use a carpool. That means that a group of students share a car to go to school by car. There are usually three or four kids in a carpool. Their parents take turns driving the kids in their cars.

Getting to school in a carpool is convenient for parents and students. Students can get to school easily if they choose to go in a carpool. What’s more, it can help their parents save a lot of money. That is why more and more parents and students choose a carpool.

Teamwork is really important in the carpool because nobody wants to make the others late for class. If you sit in the car and wait for a classmate for a long time, you’ll probably get a little angry. But your carpool friends might feel the same way when you keep them waiting.

It’s a great lesson in responsibility that you learn before school ever starts — in the carpool.

【1】Why do parents choose to use a carpool?

A.Because they are very busy. B.Because they are very lazy.

C.Because they don’t have their own car. D.Because they don’t have enough money.

【2】How many children are there usually in a carpool?

A.Two or three. B.Three or four. C.Four or five. D.Five or six.

【3】Who drives the car for children in a carpool?

A.Their teacher. B.Their parents. C.A school bus diver. D.A driver hired by their parents.

【4】If you are late for a carpool, how could other children feel?

A.They may feel excited. B.They may feel educational.

C.They may feel bored. D.They may feel annoyed.

【5】What’s the main idea of the passage?

A.It’s about some different ways of transportation.

B.It’s about how to save money when we drive cars.

C.It’s about some rules when you take the school bus.

D.It’s about a great way of sending children to school.

22、   There is nothing worse than being cheated. Now body language expert Judi James tells you the key signs to find out whether someone is telling a lie. Here are some ways to help you.

The long stop: Telling a lie is quite difficult for the body and brain to deal with. First your brain produces the truth. Then, you have to hide the truth and invent a lie. After that, you tell the lie. This often leads to a longer stop before answering.

The eye dart: Humans have more eye expressions than any other animal and our eyes can look around if we're trying to hide something. When we look up to our left, we're often recalling memory. But when our eyes roll up to our right, we are thinking new ideas. Also, the guilt(内疚)of a lie often makes people use an eye contact cut-off gesture, such as looking down or away.

The lost breath: Bending the truth causes a sudden stress response in most people. The mouth dries, the body sweats more, the pulse rate (心率) becomes quick and the rhythm of the breathing changes to shorter, shallower breaths that can often be both seen and heard.

The poker face: Some people prefer to have the poker face, because they think less is more and almost show less movement and eye contact when they are telling lies.

The face hide: When someone tells a lie they often want to hide their face from their audience. This can lead to a cut-off gesture like nose-touch or mouth-cover.

Self-comfort touches: People often move from side to side, touch their hair or play with wedding rings when they have stress. Most people use self-comfort gestures but this will increase greatly when someone is lying.

【1】Why do people have a long stop before telling a lie?

A. Because they have stress.

B. Because they are recalling memory.

C. Because they don't want to say anything.

D. Because they are thinking of a lie instead of the truth.

【2】What may people do if they have the feeling of guilt?

A. Their eyes look around. B. They look down or away.

C. They look up to their left. D. Their eyes roll up to their right.

【3】What may people do when they feel stressful suddenly?

A. They have the poker face. B. They have less movement.

C. Their hearts beat more quickly. D. They have more eye expressions.

【4】How many key signs of telling lies are written in the passage?

A. 4. B. 5. C. 6. D. 7.

【5】The writer wants to tell us…

A. the problem of telling lies. B. the reason why people tell lies.

C. the importance of body language. D. the ways to discover people telling lies.

23、I have three children and I make them do housework. However, my mother-in-law (婆婆) doesn’t agree with me. She thinks I’m too harsh. In her opinion, parents shouldn’t be too strict with children. It is adults’ job to do housework.

I think our family is made up of five family numbers. No one in the family is more important than others, so each member should help with chores. I don’t ask my children to do the same chores, because their ages are different.

At the end of the day, after they finish playing with their toys, I ask them to put the toys away. If they don’t, they will have to say goodbye to their toys. I expect my children to set the table at night and help fold their own clothes. I don’t think I’m asking too much.

I know they are tired after a long day’s study at school, but that’s life—harsh but real. I don’t want to pay them for doing some chores. They live in the house, so they should help out with some things in the house. No one is going to pay them for cleaning up their rooms later in life and I’m not about to start doing it now.

Some parents protect their children too much from anything unpleasant (使人不愉快的) and make their children’s lives too comfortable and safe, but I’m not interested in that way. I hope my children are able to look after themselves and can be independent early.

【1】What can we learn about the writer’s mother-in-law?

A．She doesn’t get on well with the kids.

B．She doesn’t like doing housework.

C．She doesn’t want the children to do housework.

D．She doesn’t want the writer to do housework.

【2】The underlined word “harsh” here means “________” in Chinese.

A．严厉的

B．幼稚的

C．纵容的

D．嚣张的

【3】When the writer asks her children to do chores, ________.

A．she often asks them to do the hard ones

B．she often asks them to do the easy ones

C．she asks them to do different ones

D．she asks her mother-in-law for advice

【4】If her children don’t put away their toys, the writer ________.

A．won’t give the children pocket money

B．will ask her mother-in-law to do it

C．will put the toys away by herself

D．will probably throw the toys away

【5】From the last paragraph, the writer wants to tell us “________”.

A．parents should protect children

B．parents should help children be independent

C．it’s unfair for parents to do all the chores at home

D．children should be able to understand their parents

24、   Stonehenge, a rock circle, is not only one of Britain’s most famous historical places but also one of its greatest mysteries (秘密). Every year it receives more than 750,000 visitors. People like to go to this place especially in June as they want to see the sun rising on the longest day of the year.

For many years, historians (历史学家) believed Stonehenge was a temple where ancient leaders tried to communicate with the gods. However, historian Paul Stoker thinks this can’t be true because Stonehenge was built so many centuries ago. “The leaders arrived in England much later,” he points out.

Another popular idea is that Stonehenge might be a kind of calendar. The large stones were put together in a certain way. On midsummer’s morning, the sun shines directly into the center of the stones. Other people believe the stones have a medical purpose. They think the stones can prevent illness and keep people healthy. “As you walk there, you can feel the energy from your feet move up your body,” said one visitor. No one is sure what Stonehenge was used for, but most agree that the position of the stones must be for a special purpose. Some think it might be a burial (埋葬) place or a place to honor ancestors (祖先). Others think it was built to celebrate a victory over an enemy.

Stonehenge was built slowly over a long period of time. Most historians believe it must be almost 5,000 years old. One of the greatest mysteries is how it was built because the stones are so big and heavy. In 2001, a group of English volunteers tried to build another Stonehenge, but they couldn’t. “We don’t really know who built Stonehenge,” says Paul Stoker. “And perhaps we might never know, but we do know they must have been hard-working-and great planners!”

【1】Visitors like to go there in ________ to enjoy ________ on the longest day of the year.

A.June; sunrise B.July; sunrise C.June; sunset D.July; sunset

【2】When was Stonehenge most likely (可能) built?

A.750,000 years ago. B.Six centuries ago. C.In 2001. D.5,000 years ago.

【3】What do most people think was Stonehenge built for?

A.Ancient leaders built it a temple to communicate with the gods.

B.It might be a kind of calendar to tell people the summertime.

C.It can prevent illness and make people feel energetic.

D.It must be for a special purpose because of the position of the stones.

【4】What aren’t people interested in about Stonehenge?

A.Who built it. B.Where it was built.

C.When it was built. D.Why it was built.

【5】What does Paul Stoker mean by “we do know they must have been hard-working-and great planners”?

A.He thinks Stonehenge is really a great mystery.

B.He has known who built Stonehenge.

C.He believes he will find out who built Stonehenge.

D.He encourages volunteers to build another Stonehenge.

25、American schools begin in September after a long summer holiday. There are two t【1】 in a school year: the first term is from September to J【2】, and the second is from February to June.

Most American children begin to go to school when t【3】 are five years old. Most students are seventeen o【4】 eighteen years old when they finish h【5】 school.

High school students t【6】 only four or five subjects each term. They usually go to the  s【7】class every day, and they have homework for every class. After class, they do m【8】interesting things.

After high school, many students go to college. They can go to a small one or a l【9】 one. They usually have to p 【10】a lot of money. So many students look for work after class to get enough money for their studies.

26、为响应我市某中学提出的“热爱自然，享受生活”的倡议，该校英语俱乐部将举行以“ My Favorite Season”为主题的演讲活动。请根据表中的信息，以李华的名义写一篇英语演讲稿。

要求：

(1)包含全部要点，可适当发挥；

(2)不能出现真实的校名及姓名；

(3)开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数；

(4)词数在80~100左右。

Good morning, boys and girls!

I’m Li Hua. I’m very glad to speak here and I’d like to talk about my favorite season. My favorite season is

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That’s all. Thank you for listening.

Yours,

Li Hua