2025-2026学年（上）吴忠八年级质量检测英语

1、据说白色和红色是很好的搭配。

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2、—You are full? But you ate almost nothing.

—I am on a diet these days. I’m afraid I can’t wear the dress for the dancing party next month.

A．have no time to cook

B．develop a good habit

C．want to lose weight

3、In order _______ for the meeting, my sister forced herself to get up early this morning.

A. not to be late B. not being late

C. to be late   D. being late

4、—Is that man Mr. Smith?

—It________ be him. He has gone to Hong Kong on business.

A.may not B.needn't C.can't D.mustn't

5、________ you use the computer, you can search for lots of information quickly.

A．As soon as

B．Before

C．Since

D．After

6、______ all the photos are excellent, we can’t give prizes to everyone.

A．If

B．When

C．Because

D．Though

7、Xiandao Lake in Yangxin is the famous place ________ we'll visit next week.

A. that   B. who

C. where   D. whom

8、----- How did you get your mobile phone?

----- A policeman saw two thieves _____ my mobile phone and he caught them at once.

A. to steal B. steal C. stole D. stealing

9、--Why do you look so _______?

--Because I have a stomachache these days.

A. pale   B. sleepy   C. excited   D. relaxed

10、—I heard you and your classmates held a New Year party last Friday.

—You should have come. ________ great time we had!

A.How B.What a C.What

11、—Can you come and play football with me?

—_________. I have a lot of homework to do .

A．Excuse me

B．I’d like to

C．I’m afraid not

D．It’s a pleasure

12、Jim, your selling is too terrible. You should ________ it.

A.get used to B. look forward to C.pay attention to D. connect to

13、--- It’s dangerous to swim here. Look at the sign.

--- Oh, I   notice it. Thanks for telling me.

A. haven’t  B. won’t

C. don’t   D. didn’t

14、--______great fun we had at the party last night!

--Yes, It was _________exciting a party that I would never forget it.

A. How, such an  B. What, so

C. What a, such an D. How a, so an

15、I bought a T-shirt yesterday. It was similar ______ yours.

A. for   B. to   C. of

16、—Why don’t you get used to the life in Beijing?

—________ the crowded traffic ________ the high living cost makes me worry about my future.

A.Not only, but also B.Either, or C.Both, and D.Neither, nor

17、I can’t tell when the house was built ________, but it must be very old.

A．exactly

B．differently

C．simply

D．wisely

18、I   like singing, but now I’m getting interested in it.

A. used to   B. didn’t used to   C. didn’t use to

19、 — I will go to Hong Kong Disneyland with my parents tomorrow.   — _________ !

A. My pleasure   B. Have a nice trip

C. All right   D. Thanks for telling me.

20、Father was watching TV in the living room ________ mother was cooking in the kitchen.

A．while

B．after

C．until

D．as soon as

21、—Another burnt cake! But I’ve read the instructions and followed the steps you told me.

—Calm down. It is important for you to find out the ________ of burning first.

A．rule

B．cause

C．method

D．advice

22、明天是母亲节。我们去给她买个礼物吧！

Tomorrow is Mother’s Day. _____ go and buy a present for her.

23、选择正确选项填入对话中的空格。（有两个选项是多余的）

Paul: Andy, what’s your favorite festival?

Andy: The Spring Festival.

Paul: It seems that the Spring Festival is the most important festival in China. 【1】

Andy: We celebrate it in many ways. 【2】

Paul: What’s your favorite then?

Andy: Setting off fireworks, of course. It is very exciting.

Paul: 【3】

Andy: You’re right. So I will set off electronic (电的) fireworks. They are also beautiful.

Paul: 【4】

Andy: It’s quite safe if you are careful. You can set them off with me this year.

Paul: Really? 【5】

A．Well, I wonder if it is safe enough to set them off.

B．Believe it or not

C．There are lots of exciting activities, for example, setting off firework (烟花).

D．But they are not good for the environment, right?

E．How do you celebrate this festival?

F．I can’t wait for it.

G．How do you like it?

24、You are probably familiar with the saying：An apple a day keeps the doctor away.A recent research carried out by the Chinese University of Hong Kong may change the saying:

An apple a day may keep aging away.

The research chose fruit flies(果蝇), as they share many genes(基因)with humans.The fruit flies were either fed normally or had an apple extract(浓缩物) added to their diet.

It turned out that those fruit flies that were given apple extract lived about 55 days—five days longer than the flies that were normally fed.The research group also found it easier for the flies to walk，climb and move about as they aged.

According to the result, the researchers believed that the antioxidants(抗氧化剂) in the apple extract helped clean up dangerous chemicals(化学物质) that cause illnesses，as well as aging.

In another study，researchers examined diets of thousands of women.They discovered that those who regularly ate apples were 20 percent less likely to suffer heart illnesses and stroke.

The apples’ genetic code(遗传密码) was discovered recently.It allows scientists to develop nicer and healthier fruits.Researchers are already using the information to grow a kind of apples full of antioxidants that can keep eyes and joints healthy and protect humans against heart illnesses and cancer.

Apples that kill the desire(欲望) to eat could also be produced, with the first “extra-healthy’’ apples on supermarket shelves within just four or five years.

The team that keeps studying apple DNA includes 100 scientists from five countries.Their research also suggests that around 65 million years ago, when dinosaurs began to die off the plant，which would finally become today’s apple tree, experienced a great genetic change.The number of many of its genes doubled.The extra genes allowed the apple to get used to worse conditions and go through a different development from peaches，strawberries and other related fruits.

【1】Why were fruit flies used for the research?

A.Because they have a similar diet to humans.

B.Because they have a history as long as apples.

C.Because they share a lot of genes with humans.

D.Because they feed on nothing but apple extract.

【2】What result did the researchers find out?

A.Apples produce chemicals that can change human genes.

B.Apples have antioxidants that kill chemicals that cause aging.

C.Apples are rich in vitamins that are needed in humans’ bodies.

D.Apples produce chemicals that make apples taste more delicious.

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

A.Eating apples may bring us more advantages than we might believe before.

B.People who have the habit of eating apples don’t need to see a doctor.

C.Apples that kill the desire to eat are already available in supermarkets now.

D.People will eat apples instead of peaches and strawberries from now on.

25、Three students are talking about the New Year tradition of their own countries.

On the last day of the year, December 31st, people wait till 12 p.m. Everybody must have 12 grapes to eat at midnight. At each sound of the clock, we must eat a grape. But we can't ever finish eating the grapes on time. Usually when people still have some grapes in their mouths, they look at each other and start to laugh.This tradition started in Spain long ago. One year, when there were a lot of grapes, the king of Spain decided to give grapes to everybody to eat on New Year’s Eve.

——Christina from Spain

On New Year’s Day in Britain, people have parties. At 12 o’clock, the music stops, and we listen to the radio. On the radio we hear Big Ben, the famous clock in London.Then everybody sings a song about friendship and kisses their friends. We say “Happy New Year!” to each other. It’s lucky if a tall man with dark hair is the first person to come to the house in the New Year. So l go and visit as many friends as l can. They all give me a drink.

——Cordon from Britain

In all cities in Brazil, we have a big party on New Year’s Eve, especially in Rio de Janeiro. People in this city go to the beaches to watch fireworks (烟花). We put flowers in the sea and think about things we want for ourselves or others. We usually wear white clothes for good luck during the New Year.

——Angela from Brazil

【1】Which is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A．Have 12 grapes to eat.

B．Have parties.

C．Give flowers to others.

D．Watch fireworks.

【2】From the paragraph of “Cordon from Britain” , we know that______.

A．Cordon can’t drink much

B．people hear Big Ben on the radio

C．people sing a song about good luck

D．everybody in Britain goes to watch fireworks

【3】On New Year’s Day, Brazilians usually wear white clothes because ________.

A．they hope that can bring them good luck

B．that reminds them of their happy life

C．they think that they look beautiful in white

D．that’s what they have to do during the New Year

【4】This article mainly tells us ________.

A．what people in Britain do on New Year’s Day

B．when and where people have New Year’s parties

C．what people in different countries do on New Year’s Day

D．why people around the world like the New Year

26、Student Volunteer Needed!

On Saturday, December 12th, from 10 A.M. until 4 P. M., our school will hold a music festival in the school gym (体育馆). Professional musicians and singers will take part in this special event.

We are looking for you to help with the jobs listed below.

Students interested in volunteering should speak with Ms. Braxton, the music teacher. Students who would like to help at the festival must have written permission (许可) from a parent.

【1】What time will the festival begin?

A．At 10 A.M.

B．At 11 A.M.

C．At 1 P.M.

【2】What job will be done the day before the festival?

A．Making posters.

B．Helping performers.

C．Decorating the gym.

【3】Who should talk to Ms. Braxton?

A．Musicians.

B．Interested students.

C．Interested parents.

27、What is a creative person like? Some people say creative person wants to be know it all. He wants to know about all kinds of things, because he never knows when these ideas might come together to form a new idea. It may happen soon or several years later.

        I agree that people need knowledge to form new ideas. However, knowledge alone won’t make a person creative. Many people know lots of facts but nothing creative happens. Their knowledge just sits in her minds because they don’t think about what they know in any new ways. The real key to being creative lies in what you do with your knowledge.

        Creative thinking requires you to search for ideas and manipulate your knowledge and experience. You try different ways, first one, and then another. Often you don’t get anywhere. You try crazy and impractical（不切实际的），you can make something new. The Nobel Prize winner Albert Szent﹣Gyorgyi said, “Discovery consists（由...组成）of looking at the same thing as everyone else and thinking something different. ”

        Why don’t we “think something different” more often? There are two main reasons. The first is that we don’t need to be creative for most of what we do. For example, we don’t need to be creative when we’re riding bikes or doing some shopping. Another reason is that our own attitudes（态度） may stop us from being creative. Most of us have certain attitudes and they keep us thinking in the same ways. These attitudes are necessary for most of what we do.

        There are times, however, when we need to be creative and come up with new ways to complete our goals. By changing attitudes and taking advantage of our knowledge（普通的） extraordinary.

【1】What does Paragraph 2 mainly talk about? ________

A．Why knowledge makes people creative.

B．When people should be creative.

C．How people know creative ideas.

D．What make people creative.

【2】The word “manipulate” in Paragraph 3 probably means “________”.

A．accept something quickly

B．talk about something often

C．use something skillfully

D．remember something deeply

【3】Why does the writer use Albet Szent Gyorgyi’s words in Paragraph 3? ________

A．To explain why discoveries are very important for people.

B．To show the importance of thinking in different ways.

C．To suggest some possible ways of being creative.

D．To tell how famous scientists made their discoveries.

【4】What is the writer’s opinion on being creative? ________

A．People with more knowledge want to be creative.

B．People should be creative for most of what they do.

C．Being creative needs people to change their attitudes.

D．There is some doubt about the reasons for being creative.

28、Basketball 【1】by James Naismith, a 【2】doctor. It is【3】that the first basketball game 【4】(play) on December 21, 1891. And then in 1936, basketball became an Olympic event at the Berlin 【5】.How to play basketball? Players 【6】(divide) into two teams. Players on the same team must work together to get the ball in the other team’s 【7】. At the same time, they need to 【8】the competing team from 【9】(get) the ball into their own basket. Today, basketball is played by 【10】 100 million people in over 200 countries. Young people look 【11】the basketball【12】. They 【13】 becoming famous players, too. And the stars encourage them to work hard to 【14】 their dreams.

29、   Chewing gum (口香糖) may be one of your favorite sweets. But did you know how it was ____?

The sweet was invented by American scientist Thomas Adams. However, he invented it completely __ .

It was 1869. Earlier that year, one of Adams' friends showed him an interesting kind of sap (树汁). His friend told him_____ people in Central America liked to chew (咀嚼) on it for fun. Hundreds of years passed, people didn't do that any longer. But Adams was interested in the sap. He wanted to use it to create some new ____ .

Adams, however, ________ to create the products he wanted. He felt bored and________ and happened to chew on the sap. _______ , the sap tasted great. Adams then added something else to the sap and started selling it. Later in 1869, he opened a factory to produce this delicious _______ .

In 1888, Adams gave a ________ to the invention: "chewing gum." The sweet can be got from selling machines at underground stations all over New York City. Over the years, new kinds have been _______ . Now, chewing gum is popular among many people. However, few people know this was all started by an American scientist from a mistake.

【1】A.eaten B.polluted C.sold D.invented

【2】A.in public B.by mistake C.in person D.by hand

【3】A.ancient B.single C.famous D.sick

【4】A.products B.records C.crops D.fruits

【5】A.agreed B.preferred C.failed D.afforded

【6】A.angry B.nervous C.lucky D.satisfied

【7】A.Usually B.Surprisingly C.Slowly D.Clearly

【8】A.dish B.meal C.drink D.treat

【9】A.method B.name C.prize D.menu

【10】A.divided B.stored C.developed D.repeated