2025-2026学年（上）玉林八年级质量检测英语

1、阅读短文，将文中划线部分译成汉语或英语。

Once upon a time, there was a man who had several sheep.

1 One morning, the man discovered that one of his sheep was missing. It turned out that, during the night, a wolf had stolen his sheep through a hole in the sheep pen(羊圈).

His neighbor said to him, “you should fix up the pen and cover the hole right away to avoid further losses(损失).” But the man said, “2 那只羊已经丢了，所以我不需要修理它。” And so he didn’t listen to the neighbor.

The next morning, the man discovered that another sheep was missing. 3 The wolf stole the sheep through the hole once again. 4 那个人后悔没有听他邻居的劝告。And he covered the hole at once. From then on, no more sheep were stolen by the wolf.

       The story tells us: 5 It is never too late to take action to correct mistakes and prevent future losses.

【1】__________________________________________________________________

【2】__________________________________________________________________

【3】__________________________________________________________________

【4】__________________________________________________________________

【5】__________________________________________________________________

2、I always relax myself by ________ music.

A. hearing   B. listen to

C. listening to   D. hearing of

3、— Peter, is there anything else you want to know about China?

— Yes, I am still wondering ________.

A．how the Great Wall is built in ancient time

B．where the emperors lived in Tang Dynasty

C．why do the Chinese people eat zongzi during the Dragon Boat Festival

4、—You have made such a great progress on your English.

—Thanks. I believe ________ you work, ________ you will be.

A．the less; the better

B．the harder; the better

C．the more; the better

D．the better; the worse

5、 Could you please tell me how __________ to the post office?

A. can I get   B. get   C. to get   D. getting

6、—Will you answer the telephone? It __________ be your mother.

—Sorry. I _________. I’m busy.

A. may; mustn’t   B. will; can’t   C. might; can’t   D. can; will

7、—Would you like to go shopping with us now?

—I'd love to, but I have to ________ the housework first.

A．produce

B．complete

C．compete

D．suggest

8、This new seat is ________ to sit on than the old one.

A.comfortable B.more comfortable C.most comfortable D.the most comfortable

9、She got up to get some sleeping pills but found there was _________ left at home.

A. nothing B. none   C. something   D. nobody

10、—Is your manager easy to ________?

—Yes. He is a good leader.

A．be worked

B．work with him

C．be worked with

D．work with

11、My father and I couldn’t walk to the top of the mountain ________ the heavy rain.

A．as long as

B．though

C．because of

12、—   is the number of the students in your school, Wu Dong?

—It’s more than 1,000, but I’m not sure about it.

A. What   B. Which C. How many D. How much

13、In 2016, ________ China set April 24 as ________ country’s Space Day.

A．a, the

B．the; the

C．the; the

D．/; the

14、Boys and girls, please sing in ________ loud voice. I want to hear what you are singing clearly.

A.the B.a C./ D.an

15、—Why didn’t you open the door for me, Tom?

—I ________ the flowers in the garden. I didn’t hear the knock.

A．am watering

B．have watered

C．was watering

D．watered

16、 There is ________ with your computer. It works well.

A. something wrong   B. wrong nothing

C. anything wrong   D. nothing wrong

17、--- So, can you tell me ______ here today?

---Well, I was walking down Centre Street when a UFO landed.

A. what did you see    B. what you saw

C. when did you see it D. when you saw

18、 ---Thank you for your help .---____.

A. That’s right

B. Don’t mention it

C. All right

D. You are right

19、The City Hall in the old center of town is no longer used except ________ special purposes.

A.of B.for C.with D.on

20、—Look at the lady in a white T-shirt, is she Ms. Yang?

—It ________ be her, she has gone to the library.

A．mustn’t

B．may

C．can’t

21、—How do you like Tibet?

—This is the most fantastic place ________  I’ve been in the past few years.

A．that

B．which

C．to which

22、根据对话内容，从文后选择恰当的选项，将对话补充完整。（选项中有两项是多余的）

A: Where are you going, Tim?

B: 【1】

A: Really? Me too. Let’s go together.

B: OK. 【2】

A: On medicine.

B: You want to be a doctor when you grow up, don’t you?

A: Yes, I do. How about you?

B: 【3】 I’m interested in different kinds of TV programmes. Well, are you free tomorrow?

A: Yes, I am.

B: There will be a talk about the programme production (制作) in the hall. I want to watch it. 【4】

A: Yes, I’d love to. What time shall we start?

B: 【5】

A: Where shall we meet then?

B: At the school gate, shall we?

A: That’s OK!

A．I’m going to the bookshop.

B．Would you like to go with me?

C．Let’s make it 7:30 in the morning.

D．What are you going to do tomorrow?

E．I want to be a director when I grow up.

F．I want to buy a computer for my brother.

G．By the way, what kind of books do you plan to buy?

23、补全对话。根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出适当的选项补全对话。

A： Hi， Kate! 【1】

B： Oh， I've been to many places， such as Hangzhou， Shanghai， Guilin， and Chongqing.

A：   【2】

B： Really? What places have you been to?

A： Very few. I've only been to Pingyao.

B： 【3】

A： It's in Shanxi. It's a small place， but it has a long history. It's one of the oldest towns in China. There you can see a well-kept city wall.

B： 【4】 I've just seen a lot of natural beauties， but not much old Chinese culture yet.

A： Well， you’ll have a lot of chances if you like.

24、July 10, 2008

Dear Lily King,

I’m Wang Fang. I am a librarian(图书管理员) in Xinhua Library.

I’m sorry to remind(提醒) you that you have four overdue(过期的) books. Please return the four books tomorrow. Other people may be waiting to borrow them. You can not borrow other books until these books are returned.

Yours truly,

Wang Fang

【1】The letter was sent to a ________.

A.librarian B.reader C.writer D.boss

【2】________ wrote the book Gone with the Wind.

A.Charlotte Bronte B.Margaret Mitchell

C.Charles Dickens D.Ernest Hemingway

【3】The book David Copperfield should be returned to the library before ________.

A.July 2 B.July 3 C.July 4 D.July 5

【4】Lily King has kept these books for about ________.

A.a month B.one and a half months

C.two months D.three and a half months

【5】From this letter we know that ________.

A.Wang Fang does not like reading B.Lily King and Wang Fang are good friends

C.these books are not very popular D.Lily King can’t borrow other books at the moment

25、

①We are often told to pay attention to what our mothers tell us. Most of us enjoy listening to our mothers speak. Scientists have found that compared to other people’s voices, our brains greatly prefer the voices of our own mothers.

②Scientists at Stanford University, US, recently studied this. They scanned (扫描) children’s brains while they were listening to different sounds, including their mothers’ voices. They found that 97 percent of the time, children could recognize(识别) their mothers’ voices at once.

③Hearing their mothers’ voices makes children’s brains more active. We usually just use one part of our brain to deal with sounds when we hear something. But when we hear our mothers’ voices, many parts of the brain, including those in charge of(负责) reward (奖赏) and emotion, start to work as well.

④Why do we react so strongly to our mothers’ voices? ▲ . When children are still in the womb(子宫) or have just been born, they hear their mothers talking. This makes babies feel comfortable and teaches them language and social skills, even though they are still very young. The babies learn to recognize their mothers’ voices as a rewarding sound. Later, when this sound is heard again, more attention is paid to it.

⑤Some sounds are necessary for our survival or bring us pleasure. These sounds are recognized by our brains as rewarding sounds. Most human voices are not recognized in this way, since we hear them so often. But mothers’ voices are different. They bring us a lot of comfort.

【1】What will happen when children hear their mothers’ voices?

A．Their language skills start to improve. .

B．They will remember some bedtime stories.

C．Many parts of their brains become active.

D．They will need time to recognize the voices.

【2】According to Paragraph 4, why do children pay more attention to their mothers’ voices?

A．Because their voices make them more comfortable.

B．Because they want to get love from their mothers.

C．Because they can recognize their voices quickly.

D．Because they can get a reward for doing so.

【3】Which of the following sentences can be put in the ▲ ?

A．It doesn’t start until we’re born

B．It starts long after we’re born

C．It starts even before we’re born.

D．It starts even after we’re born.

【4】What is the story mainly about?

A．Why we should listen carefully to our mothers.

B．Why we prefer to hear our mothers’ voices.

C．How we recognize our mothers’ voices.

D．How we recognize different kinds of sounds.

26、 Jenny wanted to encourage students to read more famous books， so she decided to put an introduction to some interesting children’s story books in the school newspaper.

The Little Prince (《小王子》is a famous work written by French writer Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. In the book， the little prince leaves his own planet to explore the universe (宇宙). In his journey， he finds that the adult world is really strange and boring. Finally， he goes back to his planet which is full of love. The book is really popular throughout the world.

Charlotte’s Web (《夏洛特的网》is a famous children’s novel written by American author E. B. White. The novel tells the story of a pig named Wilbur and his friendship with a spider named Charlotte on a farm. When Wilbur is in danger of being killed for his meat by the farmer， Charlotte writes messages to praise Wilbur in her web and saves him. Wilbur becomes famous in the village and he is safe in the end. When it came out in 1952， the book was welcomed by both adults and children. And it is still very popular today.

The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane (《爱德华的奇妙之旅》is a 2006 novel written by Kate DiCamillo. The book is about an unusual journey of a china rabbit named Edward Tulane. He travels from one place to another， meeting many people. During his journey， he learns to love and finally finds love again. This book is popular nowadays and was mentioned many times in the famous South Korean TV series My love from the Star (《来自星星的你》. The warm and sweet story will surely make you understand more about love.

【1】 Jenny introduced some interesting children’s story books to ________.

A. encourage students to read more 

B. encourage students to write more

C. show off the books she has read 

D. make money by selling books

【2】The underlined word “praise” properly means “________” in Chinese.

A. 欺骗 B. 批评 C. 赞扬 D. 攻击

【3】Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The three books mentioned in the passage are popular today.

B. The writers of the three books are all Americans.

C. When Charlotte’s Web came out， it was only popular with adults.

D. My Love from the Star is a famous Chinese TV series.

27、In class, students are sharing their dream jobs.

Jacob: I’d like to be a mountain-climbing guide for several reasons. Number one, mountain climbing is very exciting. Mountain-climbing guides get to climb tall, dangerous mountains, right? Number two, I enjoy working outdoors and helping others. Number three, mountain-climbing guides travel widely and meet many fun people.

Fred: My choice is to be a vet(兽医). Why? I like animals. Animals bring a lot of joy to our lives, but they ask for little in return. I also enjoy helping animals and their owners feel better. Pet owners are happy when their pets are well. Finally, vets get to work with other people who like animals.

Anne: Ha, my dream job? An accountant! I think it’s interesting. I’m good at numbers, you know, and I also like helping people manage their money. Good accountants are well paid, and I want to manage my own money, of course. But the most important of all, accountants mostly work alone, and I like to work alone.

Jessica: I’d like to become an animator (动画片制作者) and make films like Toy Story, Shrek, and Cars. You see, I love drawing and I love working on computers. I’d like to help people relax and enjoy their life. Animators can make a lot of money, too.

【1】Jacob’s dream job is to be 　　　　.

A．a vet

B．an animator

C．an accountant

D．a mountain-climbing guide

【2】What does the underlined word mean in Chinese?

A．邮递员

B．文员

C．工程师

D．会计

【3】What do the four students have in common?

A．They enjoy working outside.

B．They enjoy offering help to others.

C．They hope to meet fun people.

D．They hope to make a lot of money.

28、根据短文内容填空。

Yang Liwei was born in an ordinary family in Liaoning Province in 1965. He became a pilot of the Chinese Air Force in 1987. He 【1】 [spend]1350 hours in the air. It took him five years to 【2】a spaceman. Yang Liwei was 【3】(send up) into space by China’s ShenzhouⅤat 9 a.m. 【4】[ɒn] October 15th, 2003. It moved around the earth fourteen times. He came back 【5】 (safe) at 6:23 a.m. the next day, making China the third country to successfully send a person into space after the former Soviet Union (前苏联) 【6】the USA. Yang Liwei returned to the earth after a 【7】(21小时) trip to space. In space, Yang not only recorded 【8】 (thing) he saw but  also showed China's national flag and the United Nation's flag to the people who watch on TV 【9】 home.  

All of the Chinese people are 【10】 of our first spaceman-Yang Liwei.

29、阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

Sometimes, I wonder whether there was any love between my parents. They were busy trying to _______ their new business. They didn’t act romantically (浪漫地). They didn’t _______ their feelings. They just got used to the company of each other, and I _______ it as kinship (亲情), not love.

One day, my mother was sewing a quilt (缝被子). I sat down beside her and asked, “Is there any _______ between you and Dad?” She didn’t answer at once.

I thought I had hurt her. At last my mother said, “Susan, look at this thread (线). Sometimes it _______, but most of it disappears in the quilt. It makes the quilt _______ and durable (耐用的). If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread. It can _______ be seen anywhere or anytime, but it’s really there.”

I listened carefully but I didn’t understand her until the next spring. My father suddenly got seriously _______ and he had to stay in hospital for at least one month. My mother took really good care of him without any _______.

After they returned home, my mother helped my father walk slowly down the country road every day for rehabilitation training (康复训练). They two, hand in hand, supported each other. Once, I thought love meant flowers, gifts and sweet kisses. But the ________ is that love is just a thread that holds a family together.

【1】

A．join in

B．start up

C．laugh at

D．have interest in

【2】

A．share

B．avoid

C．mind

D．take

【3】

A．expect

B．make

C．consider

D．set

【4】

A．support

B．love

C．difference

D．friendship

【5】

A．takes off

B．puts on

C．shows up

D．runs over

【6】

A．strong

B．fashionable

C．comfortable

D．messy

【7】

A．sometimes

B．hardly

C．almost

D．never

【8】

A．sick

B．mad

C．embarrassed

D．bored

【9】

A．complaints

B．worries

C．mistakes

D．difficulties

【10】

A．belief

B．truth

C．pleasure

D．situation