2025-2026学年（上）龙岩八年级质量检测英语

1、我的阿姨是一位天生的艺术家。(born)

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2、We looked everywhere for ______ to eat. But there was ______ in the house.

A．anything; nothing

B．everything; nothing

C．something; nothing

D．something; anything

3、The doctors and nurses managed ______ the lives of patients during the outbreak of COVID-19.

A．save

B．saving

C．to save

D．to saving

4、 Mike replied, with a big smile, "Oh, you_______ to worry about them."

A. not to need   B. needn't   C. not need   D. don't need

5、— Do you know ________?

— Maybe next week.

A．when will they go to London

B．when they will go for a vacation

C．when do they plan to go for a vacation

6、Your friend is ___________ to wait for you for two hours without getting angry.

A. so patient   B. too patient   C. patient enough   D. enough patient

7、The girl got the chance to study in Beijing. ________ proud her parents felt!

A．How

B．What

C．What a

8、— Have you decided to go hiking this weekend?

— We have not been in ________ yet. So I’m not sure whether to go.

A. attentions   B. agreements

C. activities   D. Abilities

9、—Would you like to tell me something about Yuan Longping?

—He’s called “the Father of Hybrid Rice” and he helped save ______ China ______ the world from hunger.

A．not only；but also

B．either；or

C．neither；nor

D．whether；or not

10、—Some people don’t show their talents at the very beginning.

—I agree. Even Einstein ________ read until he was seven.

A．can’t

B．mustn’t

C．needn’t

D．couldn’t

11、— Do you mean you will join the club?

— Yes, I am   it.

A．nervous about B．tired of

C．careful with   D．serious about

12、—Whichcoat is _______,the blue one or the black one?

—The blue one.

A. good   B. better   C. best   D. the best

13、—Does Jim like playing football?

—Yes. He________ football after school every day.

A.sees play B.is seen to play C.is seen playing

14、The Olympic Games of 2024 will ________ in Paris.

A．take after

B．take off

C．take place

D．take away

15、The French book________. She's the only one that is studying French.

A. belong to Lily's   B. belong to Lily

C. belongs to Lily's   D. belongs to Lily

16、（题文）Jack ____ answer the question in French.

A. asked to   B. was ask   C. was asked   D. was asked to

17、My grandparents have already _______ New Year pictures and paper cutting pieces to celebrate the Chinese New Year.

A．put off

B．put away

C．put up

D．put on

18、 —You look so sad. What's wrong with you?

—I bought ______ bicycle, but when I rode it, one of _____ wheels became flat.

A. a；the   B. ; the

C. a; /   D. the; a

19、I find ____ difficult to study English well, though I am still young.

A. that   B. it C. this   D .they

20、 He used to play a joke on Jim.

A. take care of   B. play against   C. make fun of

21、Grace is a shy girl．She is afraid _______ in public．

A. spoke   B. speak   C. speaking   D. to speak

22、A: Wow! I have a gourd that looks just like that！

B: 【1】

A: I do.

B: That does look like my gourd. 【2】

A: My gourd is magical too.

B: What can your gourd do?

A: 【3】 All I have to do is to say the bad guy's name. The bad guy will get sucked（吸取）in and then turn into water.

B: My gourd can do that too. 【4】 I'll go first. Um, I forgot your name.

A: Kong Sunwu.

B: Oh yes. Now I remember. Kong Sunwu! ...Why isn't my gourd working?

A: 【5】 Golden Horn! ...Ha-ha! Golden Horn will soon be turned into water.

A．Are you also able to do that?

B．It can hold a bad guy.

C．I doubt you have a gourd like mine.

D．Is your gourd as magical as mine?

E．Let's see whose gourd works better.

F．But my gourd is magical.

G．Let me try mine.

23、A: Excuse me, sir.

B: Yes?

A: I want to get some money. 【1】?

B: Sorry, there is no bank around here. But there is one on Zhenxing Street

A: 【2】?

B: Go along this street until you get to the first traffic lights. Then turn left. Walk about three blocks and you will come to Zhenxing Street. The bank is at the end of the street. 【3】.

A: Is it far from here?

B: 【4】

It will take you half an hour to walk there

A: Can I take a bus there?

B: No, no buses go there. You can take a taxi

A: 【5】

B: You`re welcome.

24、Central Museum

【1】We can learn about ________ from the exhibition about international business.

A．its history after 1900

B．its history before 1400

C．500 years of its history

D．the past 400 years of its history

【2】People can visit the museum at ________.

A．4:00 p.m. on Thursday

B．5:00 p.m. on Wednesday

C．10:00 a.m. on Friday

D．9:30 a.m. on Saturday

【3】How long does it take to walk to Central Museum from Lane Central Station?

A．3 minutes

B．5 minutes

C．10 minutes

D．23 minutes

【4】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．One can go to the museum by bus

B．The museum has a big parking lot.

C．College groups have to pay to visit the museum.

D．The telephone number of the help desk is 400889.

【5】We may see this passage in a ________.

A．dictionary

B．diary

C．newspaper

D．storybook

25、 Leo was a small and thin boy living in a small village. Some boys in the village often bullied him and Leo was afraid.

One day, an old wizard(魔法师) went by the village and saw Leo being bullied. So when the bad boys left, he gave Leo a lion’s tail. “It’s a magic tail.” the wizard said,” When someone wears it and acts bravely, he or she will turn into a strong lion.” Leo hung the lion’s tail behind his body and decided to leach the bed boys a lesson.

But when the boys came, Leo was afraid and tried to runaway. Yet they caught him. Suddenly, Leo showed the tail and remembered what the wizard had said. He became brave. He looked them in the eyes and said he would make them regret doing that. Leo felt the goose bumps(鸡皮疙瘩) all over his body, “This means that I am turning into a lion.” he thought. The boys ran away in fear. Leo wanted to catch them, but he found his legs were as short as before.

When the wizard saw it, he came to Leo. Leo was very happy, though a little disappointed because his lion body had lasted only a short time.

“You are great.” said the wizard, “But have you ever seen a lion fighting? No one fights with lions because they know how brave and strong lions are.” Yes. Leo had never seen a lion fighting. He suddenly understood that he didn’t really turn into a lion and that what really worked was his brave heart.

【1】What’s probably the meaning of the underlined word “bullied” in paragraph one?

A．Hurt.

B．Missed.

C．Changed.

D．Encouraged.

【2】Which of the following is right?

A．Leo caught the bad boys after he became a lion.

B．The wizard fought with Leo against the bad boys.

C．The tail made Leo brave to fight against the bad boys.

D．The bad boys had courage to fight against a real lion.

【3】How did Leo feel after the bad boys ran away?

A．Tired but happy.

B．Worried but surprised.

C．Sad but relaxed.

D．Disappointed but pleased.

【4】What’s the best title of the passage?

A．An old wizard.

B．A small boy.

C．A magic tail.

D．A strong lion.

26、   Once upon a time, a proud swallow lived in a large tree. He liked his colorful feathers and his long tail so much that he believed nothing could be better than them. One day, he saw a crow and thought, “How silly this bird is! All his feathers are black.” He looked at himself lovingly and enjoyed his own feathers.

Just then, the crow flew and sat on the same branch(树枝) as the swallow. The swallow said, “All your feathers are black and your tail is so short.” The crow smiled and said, “But they help me fly.” The swallow said, “So do mine. But look at how beautiful they are!” He spread his wings and flew a little closer to the crow. The crow saw that the swallow had lots of blue feathers and some white and pink ones, too. He looked at his own feathers and thought, “It’s true. The swallow’s feathers are much prettier than mine.”

The crow said, “Swallow, you’re right. You have lovely feathers and a long tail, but only in summer. Your little feathers cannot keep you warm in winter at all. While you shiver in the cold, my thick feathers keep me warm in the cold winters.”

【1】When the swallow said the crow’s feathers and tail weren’t beautiful, the crow _______.

A.became angry B.smiled and explained

C.flew away quickly D.became worried and sad

【2】The underlined word “shiver” means “_______” in the passage.

A.shake B.lose C.fall D.turn

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

A.Birds of a feather flock(聚集) together.

B.Don’t be proud of something that’s of little use.

C.Find out our own problems and solve them quickly.

D.Don’t make friends with people who are too proud.

27、   Many young people around the world raise money to help people or animals in need. Read about what these young people are doing.

Cape Town, South Africa

Tandi Jacobs wanted to help poor children in her city. She decided to raise money by offering tutoring （辅导学习）services. She used the money she earned to buy clothes, food and other supplies. More than 1,000 young people have joined her.

Dublin, Ireland

Libby Mulligan loves to play the guitar and sing. When she was 12 years old, she decided that she could play her guitar and sing at parties for money. Now, Libby isn't a pop star yet. But she has raised enough money and given it to poor children in her community.

Paris, France

Charles Lyon is a young artist. When he saw the homeless cats and dogs in his neighborhood, he came up with the idea of drawing pictures of animals and selling his works online. He gave the money to local animal shelters （收容所）that help find new homes for homeless animals.

Dresden, Germany

Elin Brenner is a first grader. After she heard about the big fire in Australia, she made a video and posted it online to raise money. Elin and her classmates raised more than $ 1,600 in one week to help animals which suffered in the fire in Australia.

【1】Where does Tandi Jacobs come from?

A.South Africa. B.Ireland. C.France. D.Germany.

【2】Who did Libby Mulligan help?

A.Young singers in Dublin. B.Poor children in her community.

C.Guitar players in her city. D.Unlucky pop stars in Ireland.

【3】What did Elin Brenner do to raise money?

A.She sold her paintings online. B.She gave private lessons to students.

C.She drew pictures of animals. D.She made a video and posted it online.

28、根据短文内容和所给首字母提示，在下列空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。

“Spirit,” said Scrooge, “I think you will soon leave me. Before you go, tell me who that dead man was that I saw”.

The Spirit of Christmas Future did not answer. Instead, he moved on, and Scrooge f【1】 him. Soon, they came to a graveyard（墓地）.The spirit stood among the graves and pointed at one. Still the spirit did not speak, Scrooge moved s【2】 toward the grave. He moved his finger over the stone and read his own n【3】.

EBENEZER SCROOGE.

“Am I that man who lay upon the bed? ” he cried, falling to his knees.

“No, Spirit! Oh, Spirit! ” he cried. “Hear me! I am not the m【4】 I was. I will not be the man I must have been Good Spirit,” Scrooge continued, “tell me that if I c【5】 my ways, then my future will be different. I will keep C【6】 in my heart and try to keep it all year. I will live in the past, the present, and the future. Oh, tell me that I may clean away the writing on this stone!” As he spoke, the spirit changed its shape and soon had become one of the posts of his bed.

Yes, the bedpost was his. The bed was his, the room was his. Best and happiest of all, the time before him was his to make changes in!

“I don’t know w【7】 to do!” cried Scrooge, laughing and crying at the same time. “I feel as h【8】 as a school boy. A merry Christmas to everybody! A happy New Year to the whole world.”

Suddenly, the church bells began to r【9】 in the distance. Scrooge quickly ran over to the window and l【10】 out. There was no heavy fog. It was a cold day, but it was a fine day.

“It’s Christmas Day!” said Scrooge to himself. “I haven’t missed it!”

—Taken from A Christmas Carol

29、In New York, on a Friday night, a poor young artist stood at the gate of a train station. He was playing his _____. His music was so great that many people put money into his _____.

The next day, the young artist came to the _____ place, and played the violin as usual. Different from the day before, he took out a piece of paper and put _____ on the ground. The paper read, “Last night, a man named George Sang put an important thing into my hat _____. Please come to get it soon.”

_____ about half an hour, a(n) _____ man ran there in a hurry, “Oh, it’s you. You did come here.” The young violinist asked _____, “Are you Mr. George Sang?” “Yes! Yes!” Then the violinist asked, “Did you lose anything?” “Lottery. It’s the most valuable lottery in my 70 years of life,” said the man.

The violinist _____ a lottery ticket. George Sang’s name was on it, so the violinist ______ it to him.

Later someone asked the violinist, “Since you ______ play the violin every day to make your tuition(学费) in the university, why didn’t you keep the lottery ticket for yourself?”

The violinist said, “______ I don’t have much money, I live happily; but if I lose honesty, I won’t be happy forever.”

Through our lives, we can get a lot and lose so ______. But being ______ should always be with us. If we act in a dishonest way, we may ______ in a short period. However, from the long-term view, we will be a loser.

【1】A. piano   B. guitar   C. violin   D. sax

【2】A. bowl   B. hat   C. pocket   D. hands

【3】A. similar   B. different   C. strange   D. same

【4】A. it   B. its   C. they   D. them

【5】A. by then   B. by mistake   C. by the way   D. by hand

【6】A. After   B. Before   C. From   D. When

【7】A. young   B. old   C. small   D. tall

【8】A. coldly   B. angrily   C. calmly   D. sadly

【9】A. took out   B. took off   C. took back   D. took away

【10】A. sold   B. bought   C. gave   D. lent

【11】A. could   B. had to   C. should   D. must

【12】A. Although   B. Once   C. If   D. Unless

【13】A. many   B. much   C. little   D. few

【14】A. kind   B. rich   C. honest   D. poor

【15】A. fail   B. relax   C. suffer   D. succeed