2025-2026学年（上）临汾八年级质量检测英语

1、你能向我解释一下为什么这么多的邮件没有回复吗？

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2、Today, I’ve downloaded __________ useful information on the Internet.

A. two B. pieces   C. two pieces D. two pieces of

3、Linda’s father hates waiting in long lines. I think he’s just not very ____.

A. patient   B. humorous   C. creative   D. powerful

4、—Can you tell me _______ you have worked in the old people’s home as a volunteer?

—For almost five years.

A．how much

B．how far

C．how long

D．how often

5、Tom was seen in the street at 7:00 this morning and l told him .

A．playing；don’t do so B．playing；not to do so

C．to play；to do so   D．to play；don’t do so

6、You will be late ________ you leave right now.

A. if   B. until   C. unless   D. before

7、The workers insisted that they   a free lunch every noon and the boss had

to do that.

A. be given   B. being given   C. will be to give   D. were given

8、─ You've given us a really wonderful western dinner, Mrs. Smith.

─ .

A.  I'm afraid I didn't cook very well.

B.  I'm so glad you enjoyed it.

C.  Come again when you have time.

D.  Oh，you don't need to be so polite.

9、—What happened last night?

—It’s said some thieves _______ the shop and stole some valuable jewellery.

A.broke down B.broke out C.broke up D.broke into

10、—I can hardly believe my eyes. Is that you, Lucy?

—Yes. It has been almost 20 years ______ we were together.

A. since B. before

C. after     D. until

11、—______do you usually have dinner?

—At about 6 p.m.

A.When B.Where C.Why D.How

12、   the local govemment, the injured   rescued and sent to hospital in time.

A.Because of; was B.Thanks to; were C.Because; were

13、At weekends I prefer ________ at home to ________ out.

A．stay; going

B．to stay; go

C．staying; going

14、You can’t go out to play until your homework ________..

A. finish   B. is finished   C. will be finished   D. finishes

15、I have become a little ________  since I took up ________ last year.

A.much active, singing B.more actively, singing

C.more active, singing D.active, to sing

16、_________interesting weather it is!

A. How a   B. How an   C. What an   D. What

17、The young man was charged robbery.

A. with B. for C. of D. At

18、Jin  Yong is  one of the greatest  and  oldest _________ writers. He is still_________.

A. living; alive   B. living; living   C. alive; living   D. alive; alive

19、Luckily, my father’s view is similar to mine.

A.is close to B.is the same as

C.is like D.is different from

20、 Do you know the girl ______ dancing in the room?

A. who are   B. whom are    C. whom is    D. who is

21、 It's impolite ____information directly when asking for help.

A。ask   B．asking   C．to ask

22、Li Fei: Hello, Susan. What are you doing?

Susan: I’m reading a book about Chinese food.

Li Fei: Really? 【1】?

Susan: I like dumplings. They are delicious.

Li Fei: Have you ever 【2】 Zongzi? That’s my favorite.

Susan: Zongzi? What is it?

Li Fei: It’s another kind of traditional Chinese food. We eat it on Dragon Boat Festival.

Susan: When is the festival?

Li Fei: It’s on May 5th in Chinese calendar. We eat Zongzi to 【3】our love to a great poet Qu Yuan. It’s coming in about two weeks.

Susan: 【4】 on that day?

Li Fei: We have boating races, put a kind of herbs (草本植物) on the door to make wishes and do many other interesting things.

Susan: Sounds great. May I join you?

Li Fei: Certainly you can. I’m sure you will 【5】.

Susan: Thanks. I’m looking forward to it.

23、 lt's not just women who wear skirts.【1】. In Scotland, men wear a kind of skirt called a kilt (短褶裙). The kilt is their national dress and an important part of their culture.

【2】. It has different colors. Each family in Scotland has its own colors.

Why did people in Scotland start to wear kilts?【3】. One is that the kilt was made in the 1720s by an English factory owner called Thomas Rawlinson. He had a number of workers from Scotland in his factory and be thought their long clothes got in the way of their work【4】In the old days, soldiers in Scotland wore kilts. Later, all men there began to wear them. Today, most men in Scotland only wear kilts on special days. Soldiers also wear them in important celebrations.   【5】 , but they no longer wear them to fight.

24、   Looking at art should be like walking in the countryside. You may not know exactly where you are, what bird is making that strange sound, or what the hill ahead of you is called, but that’s part of the fun of it. You don’t need to know these things to feel the beauty of nature.

Of course, if you do know your birds, trees and local history, a walk can be more attractive. Yet such knowledge comes slowly. It is picked up through experience. A true knowledge of nature cannot just be given to you through an app on your phone. Imagine pointing your phone at the hill and getting plenty of information on screen. Would that enrich your dreamy walk or ruin it?

Braggarts (吹嘘者) enjoy an app that allows them to show off their knowledge, for example, about baroque (巴洛克风格的) paintings. In fact, apps in museums try to provide on-screen art history at once just to encourage people to read their phones instead of looking at paintings.

It is a mistaken idea that you need to be spoon-fed (灌输) amazing facts about a work of art in order to appreciate it. Our first experience of a work of art should be raw (自然状态的), unguided, and a bit puzzling, like following a path in the woods. Later, you might choose to do some personal research into the work. It can further increase your enjoyment and appreciation for it. Yet it is best done when you’re away from the art itself, so that even when you return, the work still feels fresh.

Anyone who thinks knowing some dates and details makes you better understand a work of art is wrong. We all need to put aside our screens and our supposed knowledge when we look at art. Let the paintings flow in; let your intuitions (直觉) fly off. Art is a journey in the wilderness or it is nothing at all.

【1】What’s the main idea of Paragraph 4?

A．How to appreciate a work of art.

B．How to do personal research into a work of art.

C．How to keep your feelings about a work of art fresh.

D．How to be spoon-fed amazing facts about a work of art.

【2】What can we infer (推断) from the passage?

A．Because of apps, art will be ruined in the future.

B．A good piece of art is usually made about nature.

C．Research work and intuitions can both help understand art.

D．Museums are not supposed to allow the use of mobile phones.

【3】What does the writer mainly want to say?

A．Art is best with the help of apps.

B．Art is best when hidden in mystery.

C．Art is nothing compared with nature.

D．Art is nothing when details and facts are known.

25、Joe was driving home on a road one evening. He just lost his job. It was winter and it was very cold, just like his feelings.

An old lady with a car was standing on one side of the road. She needed help, but no one stopped to help her. Joe stopped in front of her and got out of the car. The old lady looked very worried. Even when he put a smile on his face, the lady still looked worried. Was he going to hurt her? He didn’t look safe, and he looked poor and hungry.

Joe knew how she felt. He said, “I’m here to help you, madam. Why don’t you wait in my car? By the way, my name is Joe.”

The lady thought for a while and then went into his car. There was something wrong with her car. Joe went under her car to repair it. It took him a long time to repair the car. He got dirty and his hands hurt. Then the lady told him her name was Mercedes. She asked Joe how much she should pay for his help.

Joe never thought about getting money. This wasn’t a job to him. This was helping someone in need. He told her that if she really wanted to pay him back, the next time she saw someone who needed help, she could give that person help.

【1】Joe felt ________ when he drove home that evening.

A．happy

B．sad

C．hungry

D．surprised

【2】Mercedes looked worried because ________.

A．she lost her way

B．she lost her job

C．there were no buses

D．her car couldn’t work

【3】It was ________ for Joe to repair the old lady’s car.

A．easy

B．interesting

C．difficult

D．impossible

【4】Joe helped Mercedes because ________.

A．he knew her

B．she could offer (提供) him a new job

C．she would pay him

D．he was ready to help someone in need

【5】Joe hoped that Mercedes could ________ the next time she saw someone in trouble.

A．help the person

B．call him for help

C．leave that person alone

D．ask how much that person would pay her

26、Cai Lei, a patient who is troubled by ALS, has now become a fighter against this disease. Cai Lei once said “The value of life lies not in how much you have, but in how much you have paid for others.”

History is a song of life and a journey full of hope and challenges. Cai Lei’s journey began in 2019, when he was diagnosed (诊断) with ALS. This cruel disease made his arms lose strength and unable to lift. However, Cai Lei did not give up and he decided to fight the disease to the end. Cai Lei’s choice is not without cost. In order to overcome the disease, he decided to sell his house and cars and put all his money into scientific research, he led a scientific research team of more than 30 people to do research day and night. Their goal is only one: to find a cure for ALS.

Cai Lei’s action is not only a hope for himself, but also an encouragement and hope for all patients with ALS. With his hard work, a large folk big data platform for ALS research was established. This platform, like a lighthouse, lights up the road of ALS research and makes a patient see hope. After deep research by Cai Lei and his team, they found some new drugs and treatments. His actions tell us that even in the darkest moment, as long as there is persistence (坚持)   and courage, it is always possible to find light. His story inspires all of us to believe that we have the ability and courage to face any difficulties and challenges in the journey of life. He has been an example to all of us. We believe that he can move on, achieve his goal and help more patients with ALS find hope.

【1】When was Cai Lei diagnosed with ALS?

A．In 2019.

B．Two years ago.

C．In 2009.

【2】How did Cai Lei raise money for the scientific research at first?

A．By asking his company for help.

B．By borrowing money from his friends.

C．By selling his house and cars.

【3】What does the underlined word “established” mean in Chinese?

A．拆除

B．建立

C．发现

【4】What can Cai Lei’s experience tell people?

A．Everyone should give up in the face of difficulties and challenges.

B．Everyone should try their best to do research.

C．Everyone has the ability and courage to face any difficulties and challenges in the journey of life.

【5】What’s the best title for the passage?

A．Cai Lei’s research.

B．Cai Lei’s disease.

C．Cai Lei’s story.

27、In Syria, there’s a library, and it has 15, 000 books on almost every subject you can think of. However, it is different from any libraries you know. It is a secret underground library, and only people in Syria know where it is.

Over the years, the war has destroyed Syria badly. Every day, houses are bombed and people are killed. Stores are closed one after another, and so are schools. To help the kids in Syria with their learning, Ahmad, a 19-year-old student, and his friends decided to build a library. They built the library under the ground to keep it safe from bombing. But it is dangerous to collect books for the library . Often, Ahmad and his friend look for books in houses that were bombed. They need to be careful because they may be killed in another bombing.

You may ask, “In a place like Syria, would people be interested on books?” “Just like the body need food, the mind needs books.” says one library user. In the library, people enjoy their time of reading and forget about the terrible world above, so their life doesn’t seem so hard. Through reading, they are able to dream of a better life after war.

【1】Why do people in Syria go to the library even during the war?

A．They can get free food.

B．They find joy and hope in reading.

C．They want to learn how to win the war.

D．Their school teachers give lessons there.

【2】Which is TRUE about the library?

A．It was built during the war.

B．It has been bombed many times.

C．It was built to remember people who died in the war.

D．Most of its books are collected from outside of Syria.

【3】What is the best title of the passage?

A．Wars in Syria

B．Secret Underground Library

C．Where is the Library

D．Would People Be Interested in Books

28、阅读下面的短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。

He Sudan is a sand painting artist. She was born into 【1】 artistic family in Hunan Province. She 【2】 (start) to show her talent in painting as a child. She took up sand painting 【3】 she was studying at university. Back then, there were no lessons about sand painting in the university, so she learned it 【4】 watching online videos. She is famous around China for 【5】 (she) sand paintings about China’s 24 solar terms (节气).

The 24 solar terms are part of the traditional Chinese calendar. They 【6】 (know) as the “fifth great invention” of China. They are useful for people’s life and work. Many 【7】 (farmer) still depend on the solar terms now to decide what they should do in the fields.

However, few young people know about the 24 solar terms. She wants 【8】 (use) her sand to tell stories about the solar terms so that more young Chinese can learn about each of them. “I’ll create much 【9】 (many) sand paintings to promote (推广) traditional Chinese culture,” she said 【10】 (proud). It takes her about one week to create each sand painting, but in her eyes, it is really worth doing.

29、I had never noticed her. She was not the kind of girl who could draw attention. She was not tall _____ looked ordinary. In class, she liked sitting at the back, reading or taking notes. One day I asked her _____ aloud the text. When I heard her standard（标准） American pronunciation, I looked at her with new eyes. And I remember her name—Kelly. Later on, the National College Speech Competition would be held. One student in our school _____ to attend. I thought it over and filled in her name. Kelly practised _____ for the competition. However, I was a little worried _____ she was always too quiet. Could she really _____ well in the competition?

_____ the night of the competition, I sat in the front row of the hall very early. I told her to take it easy. Her face turned red and she said nothing. _____ seemed she was really nervous. I felt upset, but I just patted her on _____ shoulder and let her go to draw lots（抽签）. As a result, she drew No. 9 while No. 8 was a boy who was very good at giving speeches.

Sure enough, No. 8 was very ______. The whole audience made a warm applause. While they ______ about his speech with excitement, Kelly appeared on the stage. I sat there with no courage to look at her. It was her ______ time to go up the stage, so I couldn’t be angry with her for any small mistakes. But at that moment, I found ______ I was so afraid of her failure.

The strong spotlight and large hall made ______ so small that nobody seemed to notice she had been on the stage. I felt hopeless.

But the moment that surprised me came. I clearly heard a voice, a very loud voice, “Now, please focus on me.”

Three times in all, louder and louder.

The whole audience fell silent.

I could hardly believe that loud voice came ______ the girl, who was usually soft-voiced and didn’t catch attention at all. She gave a perfect speech.

I think I will never forget this touching lesson that my student taught me — never underestimate（低估）the power of the silent people.

【1】A. or   B. but   C. as well   D. and

【2】A. read   B. reading   C. to read   D. to reading

【3】A. allow   B. allowed   C. was allowed   D. allows

【4】A. hard   B. hardly   C. harder   D. hardest

【5】A. though   B. because   C. when   D. if

【6】A. did   B. be done   C. do   D. doing

【7】A. In   B. At   C. By   D. On

【8】A. That   B. This   C. It’s   D. It

【9】A. an   B. a   C. 不填   D. the

【10】A. success   B. successful   C. succeed   D. successfully

【11】A. talked   B. would talk   C. has talked   D. were talking

【12】A. one   B. the one   C. first   D. the first

【13】A. when   B. that   C. why   D. what

【14】A. she   B. her   C. herself   D. hers

【15】A. from   B. in   C. to   D. with