2025-2026学年（下）昌江八年级质量检测英语

1、识记类单词

【1】允许；准许v. __________

【2】猜测；估计v. __________

【3】协议；交易n. __________

【4】争吵；争论v. __________

【5】年纪较长的adj. __________

【6】代替；反而；却adv. __________

【7】任何；每一pron. __________

【8】焦虑的；担忧的adj. __________

【9】主动提出；自愿给予v. __________

【10】正确的；恰当的adj. __________

【11】第二；其次adv. __________

【12】解释；说明v. __________

【13】抄袭；模仿；复制；复印v. __________

【14】归还；回来；返回v. __________

【15】再也（不）；（不）再adv. __________

【16】成员；分子n. __________

【17】压力n. __________

【18】意见；想法；看法n. __________

【19】技艺；技巧n. __________

【20】典型的adj. __________

【21】（美式）橄榄球；足球n. __________

【22】持续；继续存在v. __________

【23】比较v. __________

【24】不理智的；疯狂的adj. __________

【25】鞭策；督促；推动v. __________

2、

Why is “buy things” in Chinese spoken as maidongxi (buy east and west) , but not mainanbei (buy south and north)?

One theory (假说) says maidongxi has 【1】 to do with the five elements (要素): jin (metal), mu (wood), shui (water), huo (fire) and tu (earth). In Chinese culture, the four 【2】 have to do with these elements. East matches wood, west matches metal, south matches fire, and north matches water. If someone carries nan (south) and bei (north) in a basket, it means to 【3】 water and fire, which is not even possible. But if one puts dong (east) and xi (west) in one’s basket, of course they can carry metal and wood.

There are also more common explanations.

One says that in the Tang Dynasty (唐代), there 【4】 two popular markets in Chang’an, the capital of China at that time. One was called the East Market, and the 【5】was called the West Market. When shopping, people usually went to the East Market 【6】, and then went to the West Market. As time went 【7】, people started to describe shopping as “buying east and west.”

The last theory is about China’s trading history. Around the 15th 【8】, China began trading with the world, and most of its foreign goods (货物) happened to come from the east (Japan) and west (Arabia). Markets 【9】 “things from the east and the west”. It was short for “east and west” 【10】.

Which theory do you prefer?

3、I want to know. Can they go swimming next Sunday? (合并为含有宾语从句的复合句)

I want to know ________ they can go swimming next Sunday.

4、I'm sure there is no need ________ you ________ with such a young man.

A. of；to talk   B. of；talking   C. for；talk   D. for；to talk

5、Paul stayed up late to watch the soccer game last night and now he feels very ________.

A．sleep

B．asleep

C．sleepy

6、I wonder ________.

A. if the program Readers is popular

B. how does the program Readers succeed

C. when did the program Readers begin

D. whether is the program Readers popular

7、I spent a lot of time   English last weekend.

A. to practice speaking   B. practicing to speak

C. practicing speaking   D. to practice speak

8、With the rapid development of the world, we have something new________ with all by ourselves every day.

A．deal

B．dealt

C．to deal

D．dealing

9、They often talk with their friends ________ the phone.

A．in

B．by

C．through

D．over

10、He    his father. They both like help others.

A.takes after B.looks for C.looks after

11、Mr. Wu often spends lots of time ______ difficult problems______ us.

A.to explain; for B.explaining; for C.to explain; to D.explaining; to

12、Will you take part in the singing competition? The ________ will get a ticket to France.

A．winner

B．passenger

C．rider

13、The medical expert will fly to Shanghai to give a speech ________ December 8, 2017.

A．on

B．in

C．for

D．at

14、The book was written ________ Lu Xun.

A．by

B．with

C．as

D．/

15、On my birthday, my parents showed some old photos________me of my childhood.

A.remind B.reminding C.to remind D.reminded

16、The dress looks so nice ________ you.

A．on

B．in

C．from

D．with

17、—Do you know how to enter this year’s Suzhou Jinji Lake International Half Marathon?

—Don’t you know? It ________ for over a month!

A．has over

B．has finished

C．has been over

D．has ended

18、Which of the following words matches the sound [i＇kwipmənt] ?

A.equipment B.equal C.equitable D.equivalent

19、根据对话内容在空白处填入适当的词或句子，使对话内容完整正确。

Jim: Hello! 6785238.

Wu: Hello! Could I【1】to Jim, please?

Jim: This is Jim.

Wu: Hi. Jim. Summer holidays will begin next week.【2】will you spend your holidays this year?

Jim: I'm going to Nanjing.

Wu: Oh. Nanjing is a【3】of interest. Have you ever been there before?

Jim:【4】. I've never been there. I'm told it's a very hot there【5】summer.

Wu: Yes. By the【6】, how will you get there?

Jim: By train.

Wu: I hope you will【7】yourself in Nanjing.

Jim: Thank you. And what about you?

Wu: Maybe my father will take me to 【8】cities in the south.

Jim: That'll【9】very interesting. Have a good time!

Wu: Thanks,【10】.

Jim: Bye.

20、Lily: Candy, do you like the story Cinderella?

Candy: Yes, I like it very much.

Lily: 【1】

Candy: She is so beautiful and very kind to others. I like her very much.

Lily: I like her, too. 【2】

Candy: She is too bad. She doesn’t like Cinderella and asks her to do all the housework.

Lily: 【3】She is really bad and her two daughters are as bad as her.

Candy: Yes. They don’t like Cinderella. They ask Cinderella to help them make dresses and cut Cinderella’s dress with scissors.

Lily: 【4】

Candy: What is it?

Lily: 【5】 I don’t know why so many girls can’t wear the lost crystal shoe.

Candy: Don’t be too serious. It’s just a fairy tale.

A．What about her step mother?

B．I agree with you.

C．But I have a question about the story.

D．It’s about the crystal (水晶) shoe.

E．What do you think of Cinderella?

F．It sounds great.

G．What do you think of her stepsisters?

21、   Agatha Christie used to go out at night. She will never forget the night when she met a robber many years ago.

That evening she was invited to a birthday party which lasted till 2 o’clock in the morning. Without company Agatha walked home along the quiet street. Suddenly from the shadow of a dark building, a tall man with a sharp knife in his right hand ran out at her. “Good morning, Lady.” the man said in a low voice, “I don’t think you wish to die here!” “What do you want?” Agatha asked.

“Your earrings. Take them off!” Agatha suddenly had a bright idea. She tried to cover her necklace with the collar(衣领) of her overcoat while she used the other hand to take off both of her earrings, and then she quickly threw them on the ground.

“Take them and let me go.” she said. The robber was uncertain. He saw that the girl didn’t care for the earrings at all, only trying to protect the necklace. He realized the necklace would cost more, so he said, “Give me your necklace.”

“Oh, sir. It’s not worth much. Please let me keep it.”

“Stop talking rubbish. Quick!”

With shaky hands, Agatha took off her necklace. As soon as the robber disappeared, she picked up her earrings and ran as fast as she could to her home.

The earrings cost 480 pounds and the necklace the robber had taken away cost only six pounds ten shillings.

【1】What did Agatha come across one night?

A.She met a robber. B.She had a birthday party.

C.She went out running. D.She bought a necklace.

【2】Why did she try to protect her necklace?

A.She would rather have it robbed. B.It was more expensive than the earrings.

C.She didn’t want the robber to notice it. D.It was worth keeping because of its value.

【3】How did Agatha protect her earrings?

A.Hid them under the collar of her coat. B.Pretended not to care about them.

C.Threw them away in the rubbish. D.Persuaded the robber to give them up.

【4】What word can be used to describe Agatha?

A.Generous. B.Foolish. C.Sensitive. D.Smart.

【5】Why will Agatha never forget the night?

A.She was robbed of her earrings. B.She had such a nice time at the party.

C.She was robbed but she fooled the robber. D.It is dangerous for a girl to walk alone at night.

22、I was doing the work in the garden yesterday. It was a soft evening and I was making the most of it when I heard a neighbor’s voice coming from the path out of our garden.

“That’s no place to be sleeping!” he said.

I found there was a man lying on his back on the path with his eyes closed. I recognized him. I had seen him doing the drunkard’s (酒鬼) walk along that path several times.

I stopped to walk out. “Do you need some help?” I asked.

He opened his eyes and said, “Probably.” Then he told me because of arthritis (关节炎) he couldn’t walk well at the most of times. I thought I should do it when he asked to help him go home where he lived a few hundred metres away.

I tried to let him walk under his own strength with me guiding him but that was getting us nowhere. It was easier to carry him, but that would be a real insult (侮辱) to him. So, I held his left hand with my left hand and grabbed his belt with my right hand. Then we started walking slowly.

On the way he told me his name, what he had worked as, what holidays he had been, how wonderful his granddaughter was, what his wife’s name was — and what a hard time she would give him when he got home!

Thank goodness! His wife wasn’t in when we walked forty-five minutes back to his home.

If we wait until we feel good about helping before we help, then people will go unhelped and we will become the ones who end up walking on by.

【1】When did the story happen?

A．When the writer finished his work.

B．When the writer was walking on the path.

C．When the writer almost ended up his work.

D．When the writer wanted to begin his work.

【2】Who was lying on the path?

A．A neighbor.

B．The writer’s wife.

C．A drunkard.

D．A gardener.

【3】Why didn’t the writer carry the man?

A．Because he could walk well by himself.

B．Because it would be an insult to him.

C．Because it was only a few hundred metres away.

D．Because his wife would give him a hard time.

【4】According to the passage, which is RIGHT?

A．The man was a talented person.

B．The man enjoyed having holidays.

C．The man’s wife was always kind to him.

D．The man loved his granddaughter very much.

【5】What does the story want to tell us?

A．Work hard and you’ll have a better life.

B．Give somebody a helping hand in time.

C．Never give up when you meet difficulties.

D．Solve problems by yourself when something happens.

23、"I never knew before, Cecil, that you were so fond of drawing," said Aunt Sophia, as she looked over the shoulder of her nephew, who was busy with his pencil. "You really have made great progress."

"I need to do so," cried Cecil, "if I am to carry off the prize for drawing, as I am determined to do this term."

"I should have thought," said the aunt, "that you had little chance against Lee. He is an artist's son, and has used the pencil from his cradle.(摇篮) "

"That will double the pleasure of beating him!" cried Cecil, "I'm working now at this four hours a day; he never draws more than two."

"You are not neglecting(忽视) your Latin for it, I hope? You have had the Latin prize every term for these three years past," said Aunt Sophia.

"Yes," replied Cecil, with a proud smile; "there is no boy in our class who can match me in that, though Russell is now working hard. But I am not content with one prize: I cannot rest till I have won the paint-box for drawing, of which Tom Lee makes so sure. It would be glorious to beat the son of an artist on his own ground!"

"Take care," said his aunt, "that you do not lose the Latin prize in trying for what you are not likely to gain.”

On the evening of the day on which the names of the prize-winners were read out, Cecil came home from school long-faced. His looks told his aunt enough to make her spare him the pain of questions; but his little sister Rosey was not so thoughtful.

"Cecil," she cried, "tell me, are you to get the two prizes?"

"No, not even one. I was so busy trying to beat Lee that I could not hold my ground against Russell." Cecil threw himself into a sofa in an angry mood.

Their aunt silently hoped that the lesson might prove worth the pain which it cost.

【1】What made Cecil keep practicing drawing?

A. His interest in drawing.   B. His strong will to win the prize.

C. Lee’s being the son of an artist.   D. Russell’s working hard on Latin.

【2】Which of the following words best describes Aunt Sophia?

A. Thoughtful   B. Strict   C. Strong   D. Cruel

【3】Why did Cecil fail to win any prizes?

A. He didn’t put in enough time.   B. He had no talent

C. He wanted to succeed too much   D. He was too tired

【4】The word “content with” in the passage means ________.

A. strong in   B. satisfied with   C. worried about   D. surprised at

【5】We can know from passage that________.

A. Cecil was fond of drawing

B. Cecil lost because Lee spent more time drawing

C. Aunt Sophia worried Cecil might lose both prizes before competitions

D. Aunt Sophia thought Cecil was good at drawing

24、   In some Western countries, many children do chores to get pocket money. They usually start to do this when they are twelve years old.

School students have to do homework and study for tests. They don’t have much free time on weekdays. They often do chores on weekends.

Young kids only do easy chores. So they don’t get much money. But that’s enough. Many of them only want to buy candy. And candy is cheap! They often help do the dishes, sweep the floor, or feed the pet cat or dog.

When they get older, they want to buy more and more things. They want things that are more expensive than candy. So they have to work harder! They often help their parents wash the family car, cut the grass, or cook meals.

Some jobs are a good way for kids to learn new things. For example, they can learn how to use a lawnmower (割草机) or how to cook. Of course, their parents help them at first.

根据短文内容，选择最佳选项

【1】How do many children get pocket money in some Western countries?

A.They study hard. B.They do housework.

C.They do part­time jobs. D.They ask their parents for it.

【2】When do many children usually begin to do chores in some Western countries?

A.At the age of 10. B.At the age of 11.

C.At the age of 12. D.At the age of 13.

【3】Mary wants to get more pocket money to buy something expensive. She may ____.

A.do the dishes B.cut the grass

C.open a shop D.sweep the floor

【4】Which of the following is NOT true?

A.Young kids do easy chores because they can get much money from their parents.

B.School students often do chores on Saturdays and Sundays.

C.If kids get older and want something more expensive, they have to work harder.

D.Kids can learn how to cook with the help of their parents.

【5】The passage mainly tells us how children in some Western countries ________.

A.find jobs B.get pocket money

C.study at school D.do chores

25、单词填空 根据短文内容及首字母提示补全单词

Close your eyes for a minute and guess what life would be like if you couldn't see. You would have to read this page, not with your e_______but with your fingers. How do you feel, then?

About 285 million people around the world are blind or have other eye problems, m_______in poor areas, and about 80 percent of these cases can be prevented or cured. H_______, many people don’t have money for medical treatment.

ORBIS is an i_______charity. It uses its Flying Eye Hospital to visit poor areas. On the plane, volunteer doctors do operations. The plane is also used as a training centre. There is a teaching hospital with a television room and a classroom. L_______ doctors are taught to help the blind s_______ again here. ORBIS is always trying to keep in touch with many countries.

ORBIS helps those developing countries by providing sight-saving training. It has taught over 35,000 doctors and nurses. They have travelled around the earth 3 times, visited 76 countries and treated over 20,000 blind people. They need your help to c_______ on with their work and free people from blindness.

For just $38, you can help one person see; for $380 you can bring sight to 10 people; $1,300 helps train a doctor n_______ skills; and for $13,000 you can provide a training program f_______a group of doctors. Your love can help them open their eyes to the w________.

26、春天是个适合出游的季节，一群来自澳大利亚的交流学生即将来我校参观。作为东道主，你打算带他们游览扬州。请先根据提示给他们写一篇短文介绍下扬州的情况。

注意：短文须包括所有内容要点，要求语句通顺、意思连贯；第3、5要点的内容须展开合理想象，作适当发挥；字数100词左右。

1）位于中国东部，中国最美丽的城市之一，历史悠久；

2）自然美景，名胜多，瘦西湖(the Slender West Lake)是人们放松的好去处；

3）在过去的几年里，扬州发生了很大的变化，道路……住房----，现在环境和生活条件都变得越来越好；

4）春天是游览扬州的最好时间.

5）扬州还有……我希望……