2025-2026学年（上）河源八年级质量检测英语

1、阅读下面的短文, 然后将划线部分的句子译成汉语或英语,

1. China is a great country with more than 5,000 years of history. There are many places of interest which attract millions of tourists from all over the world every year.

Many mountains, such as Mount Tai, Mount Emei, Mount Hua are very famous. 2. 许多人每年都参观这些地方. Among the rivers, the Yangtze River is the longest one and the second longest one is the Yellow River, They are the birthplaces of Chinese culture. Have you ever heard of the love story about Xu Xian and White Snakes? 3. It’s said that the story happened on West Lake. The West Lake lies in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. It’s surrounded on three sides by mountains. Many places there are really worth visiting, such as Sudi ,the Broken Bridge and LeiFeng Pagoda (宝塔). The scenery is so attractive that visitors often lose themselves in it, 4. 我们为我们的国家感到自豪.

【1】_______________________________________________

【2】_______________________________________________

【3】_______________________________________________

【4】_______________________________________________

2、Thanks to the policy,great changes _____ in Kaixian in recent years.

A.took place B. have taken place

C. happened   D. was happened

3、--This is _________ story I’ve told you about several times.

--It’s great .I’ve never heard _______ more exciting one.

A. the , a   B. the ; the   C. a; a   D. at ; the

4、I will never forget the old days ___________ I spent with my grandmother in the village.

A. which   B. when C. who D. whom

5、—Making an English speech is so hard for me that I want to give up.

—I see, but it’s really a ________ way to improve your English.

A．private

B．useful

C．friendly

D．serious

6、-– Do you feel tired?

--- No, I don’t. If I were tired, I ______a rest.

A. had   B. would have   C. will have   D. have

7、Lucky money carries the two _______ wishes for a Happy New Year.

A．child

B．child’s

C．children

D．children’s

8、 — Did you see Mr. Black just now? —Yes, He ___ his car when I met him.

A. parked B. was parking

C. parks   D. will park

9、This book_______by a lot of young people today.

A.reads B.are reading C.is read

10、— How was your May Day, John?

— Not bad. I visited many places of interest. What about you? Could you tell me ________?

A．what places you have been to

B．if you visit your grandparents

C．who did you spend the holiday with

D．that you watched a football match

11、Joan can sing very well, but she never shows off. She is very   .

A. curious   B. certain

C. creative D. modest

12、He hurt his leg and could ________ walk without help.

A．hardly

B．exactly

C．nearly

D．mostly

13、________ you play the piano at night? Everybody is sleeping now.

A．Could

B．Will

C．Must

D．Should

14、—Look at the boy running on the playground. Is it David?

—It ________ be him. I saw him go to the teachers' office just now.

A．must

B．can't

C．could

D．might

15、Who is ________, Tom or Mike?

A．thin

B．thiner

C．thinner

D．more thin

16、The restaurant in this town ________ its good service.

A.is worried about B.is famous for C.is excited about D.is bored with

17、Chang’e refused   the magic medicine to Feng Meng.

A. to give   B. gave   C. giving   D. give

18、We will have a ___holiday after the exam.

A.two months’  B. two-month

C. two-months   D. two months

19、I do admire those who can eat what they want but never ________ weight.

A．put up

B．put off

C．put on

D．put out

20、I ________ much better at speaking English since I started junior high school.

A.became B.have become C.will become D.had become

21、—________ it is snowing! How shall we go to work?

—________ our company is not too far from here, let’s walk.

A．What heavy, Because

B．How heavily, Since

C．How a heavy, As

D．What a heavily, For

22、第二节  情景交际

Bruce is a foreign exchange student in China. It is his first time to meet Wang Lin.

Wang Lin: Hello, I’m Wang Lin! Nice to meet you!

Bruce: Hi, I’m Bruce! Nice to meet you, too.

Wang Lin: Where are you from? Wait! Let me guess.【1】.

Bruce: Wow, how can you guess it?

Wang Lin: By your umbrella. You take it on such a good day. It is too British!

Bruce: You are right. The weather in my country changes a lot in a day so we often take an umbrella.

Wang Lin: Oh, I see.

Bruce: By the way, 【2】? It looks so cool.

Wang Lin: You mean the mask on my T-shirt? It’s a mask (面具) of Beijing Opera. I am a super fan of it. I even perform it for my class.

Bruce: Amazing! I am also interested in it. Maybe you can teach me how to perform it one day.

【3】 besides Beijing Opera?

Wang Lin: I like music that expresses musicians’ true feelings. How about you?

Bruce: So do I. We seem to have the same taste in music. I have two tickets to a concert at the music hall this afternoon.【4】?

Wang Lin: Sure, I’d love to. 【5】?

Brace: Let’s meet at 5:00.

Wang Lin: OK. See you then.

23、 这个任务如此的简单以至于每个人都能按时完成。

This task is ___________everyone can finish it on time.

24、Look at the bulletin board of Class 3.

【1】Elsa wants to   .

A. find a cute cat  

B. buy a good house 

C. find a new home for a cat

D. make friends with someone who has a cat

【2】Mr Jones will teach the students in his talk.

A. how to drive a car

B. how to take music notes

C. how to learn lessons well 

D. how to be safe on the road

【3】Mr Jones ’talk lasts    .

A. half an hour

B. one hour

C. two hours

D. three hours

【4】Tony wants to buy the new notebook from Jack. He should pay .

A.＄2 B.＄3 C.＄ 5 D.＄17

【5】David lost his wallet on January5. What should he do?

A. Go to the gym at once 

B. Ask Ms Chang about that

C. Meet Jack in the music class

D. Wait at the front door of the classroom

25、   Three people were sitting around a table in a restaurant in Brazil. How much do you think each of them tipped (给小费)? The British asked, “It’s common to tip 10 percent, right?” The American woman cried, “Oh, I was planning to leave 20 percent!” And the Chinese asked,“What’s a tip?”

Although it is not a custom to tip in China, tipping is a big deal in Western countries. When traveling to countries like the US and Canada, it is common to tip about 10 to 15 percent of the bill.

Usually, people give tips to a waiter or waitress when they eat in a restaurant. The US tops the list of the biggest restaurant tips, with waiters and waitresses expecting to get 10 to 25 percent of the total bill.

So if you order $100 (about 662 yuan) worth of food, you are expected to pay your waiter at least $15, making your total payment $115.

But why is this? Many waiters and waitresses get paid below the US minimum wage (最低工资) and work for tips to make up for that. According to the American travel website TripAdvisor, some states pay their servers (服务员) only $2.13 per hour. It is not just for waiters, either. Hotel maids, hairdressers and taxi drivers also usually work for tips.

Besides the US, tipping is also popular in some Southeast Asian countries, such as Indonesia and Thailand. However, in Japan there is a no-tipping culture and you may actually offend the waiter if you try to give him money.

【1】The example in the restaurant in Brazil shows that _____.

A.British people know how much to tip in a restaurant in Brazil

B.tipping amounts differ from country to country in western countries.

C.it is a custom for people to tip in a restaurant in China

【2】If you order $280 worth of food in the US, then it’s common to tip _____.

A.$14 B.$42 C.$50

【3】Why is tipping so important in the US?

A.Because it is advised by the travel website.

B.Because waiters will offer better service

C.Because servers there are not well paid

【4】From the story, we can learn a lot EXCEPT ______.

A.Tipping is popular around the world.

B.People in some Asian countries also tip.

C.It is OK to tip a waitress in Japan.

【5】How many countries which have the tipping culture are mentioned?

A.5 B.6 C.7

26、根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

When learning English, some students may find it difficult to improve their listening. Here are some ideas. 【1】

Relax yourself

Before you start listening to something, don’t get excited or nervous. 【2】 This will help you with your listening.

Listen carefully to the first sentence

【3】 For example, if, at the beginning, you hear “Many shops in many parts of China have decided to take away all kinds of Japanese goods off their shelves, but some people say it’s not a good idea. Our reporter say…”, you know you will hear a piece of news, not a children’s story or a science report.

Think when you’re listening

When you’re listening, try to do some thinking. For example, you can think of the following questions: What happened? When, where and how? 【4】 In this way, you may understand the passage better.

【5】

It’s important for you to remember some important facts. For example, if the passage is a science report, you should try to remember its findings, and how the scientists got their results. This is also helpful to your listening.

A．Pay attention to key words.

B．Listen to important facts.

C．You need to relax.

D．Maybe they can help you in one way or another.

E．The first sentence tells a lot about the whole passage.

F．This is especially helpful to improve your writing skills.

G．What was the result and what did the speaker want to tell us?

27、In the eyes of many foreigners, Chinese are the best hosts and the worst guests in the world. They're not really bad guests, but because the guest-host relationship in China is much different from that in some western countries,  it appears they are not nice guests. And western guests sometimes look rude in the eyes of Chinese guests.

In China, guests are almost like gods. Whenever I enter a Chinese person's home, there is always fruit on the table for me, and someone is quick to bring me a cup of tea or water. In the west, generally the guest is not a god. Acting according to the host's way of doing things is usual behavior for a guest.

My wife's mother, a very kind elderly Chinese lady, doesn't smoke. When I see some of her guests smoking in her house, as a non-smoker, I feel unhappy. Usually I want to stop them directly, but I must realize that in China, to be a good host, she must not do that. In most North American homes, if you are a guest，and the hosts are not smokers, you should not smoke in their house. At the very least, you could ask, "Is it OK if I smoke?" But, don't be surprised if they say, "No, you can't smoke. " In our culture, if you smoke in their home, you are a bad guest, but if they don't allow you to smoke in their house, they are not a rude host.

Guests in China also have special habits. Some western people may not adapt to these habits very soon. Thankfully my wife is Chinese, so whenever we visit a Chinese family she tells me to buy them a gift. However, giving a gift to a host is not always necessary in my country. So, if you invite international guests to your home, don't be too surprised if they don't bring you a gift.

In China, you probably won't need to change the guest-host relationship very much because you will probably only be the host, and Chinese are naturally very good hosts. If western hosts invite you to their house, try not to be too surprised if their style of treating you is not what you have expected.

【1】When a western guest visits a Chinese family, he often   .

A. buys some fruit   B. feels like a god   C. wants some gifts   D. takes a cup of tea

【2】If the writer's guests want to smoke in his house, what will he probably say?

A. It's OK if you smoke here.   B. Let's smoke together.

C. Sorry, you can't smoke here.   D. Smoking is a bad habit.

【3】What is the meaning of the underlined phrase "adapt to" in the passage?

A. think back to   B. get used to   C. look forward to   D. keep close to

【4】What is the main idea of this passage?

A. Foreigners should learn from Chinese.

B. Hosts must do things in the guests' way.

C. Western hosts are always nice to guests.

D. People should understand cultural differences.

28、

On the evening of September 8, Buckingham Palace announced the death of Queen Elizabeth II. It was reported that the queen died p【1】 at Balmoral that afternoon. She was loved and thought h【2】 of by all British people. The whole nation fell into sadness at the bad news. Some people gathered at Buckingham Palace, crying over her death. The national flag on t【3】 of the Palace was lowed by half.

Queen Elizabeth II was b【4】 in London in 1926 and came to the throne(即位) in 1952, when she was only 26. She was one of the longest-serving monarchs(君主) in British history. D【5】 the past 70 years, she put all her heart into her nation and saw a lot of social c【6】. She made more than 300 overseas visits and visited over 100 c【7】. In 1986, the queen paid a six-day visit to China, which was the first visit ever by a British monarch to China. She played an important role in i【8】 the relations between China and Britain.

Her 73-year-old son described the death of his loved mother was a “moment of great sadness” for him and all his family m【9】. Following her death, Charles became Britain’s n【10】 monarch, who is called King Charles III.

29、   My stutter（口吃） had always been much of a problem. I'd had so many specialists(专家) for my speech over the years. It hurt me until I met a new one in the hall.

"Hello! I'm Mrs. Claussen. I hear you're from Texas!"

"Ye-Ye-Ye-Yes m-m-m-m-m-m-aam I am..."My heart felt like it was pounding ( 剧 烈 跳 动)through my chest and my hands were dripping wet.

"Well,” she said with a _________smile. "I've always like Texas."

She turned out to be the best speech specialist I've ever had, not like ________who told me to clap my hands while speaking. She was different from others. She spent the first several weeks just talking to me — asking me all kinds of questions about myself, ______my feelings. And she listened . She then began to teach me about the speech. Not just about my speech, but about everybody's.

I __________in my old school and was a pretty good tenor（男高音）, but I learned that the new school's singing group was all _______. It was such bad news, for I thought that was the one thing I could really do well- and I could do it .However, Mrs. Claussen finally got me in the group. I felt like she really cared about me as a person, not just a ________________student.

During the next two years, my speech didn't get much better - except with her. When I was in college( 大学), things got worse. I once even wanted to know ____I would ever be able to communicate！ It was a very sad time, and I often felt alone. When I was feeling really sorry for myself, I remembered Mrs. Claussen had told me whether I could change my speech was all up to me. She had told me to fight for perfect speech, just _______speech. She was right about that. I finally improved my speech greatly.

Many years have passed, but I think of her from time to time, wondering (想知道)if she had as much _______on her other students as she had on me. I like to think that she did. Her name was Mrs. Claussen... and she __________me . I'll never forget her.

【1】A.shy B.cold C.weak D.kind

【2】A.this B.that C.those D.it

【3】A.especially B.suddenly C.quickly D.nearly

【4】A.sang B.spoke C.played D.visited

【5】A.set up B.filled up C.put up D.get up

【6】A.fear B.study C.dream D.speech

【7】A.if B.that C.who D.which

【8】A.more difficult B.worse C.better D.more important

【9】A.trouble B.influence C.dependence D.surprise

【10】A.gave up B.cared about C.suffered from D.worried about