2025-2026学年（上）潜江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。

Have you ever thought of such a question like “Why do I have to study math?” or “I am not interested in history at all. My dream is to be an engineer. Should I give history up?”

Maybe you are right. After you leave school, it’s not necessary for you to understand everything. 1. But school learning is more than just getting knowledge.

2. 首先，努力找到你对什么感兴趣。At school, you study many subjects.You need to know what you like and what you don’t like. This may be helpful to you in the future.

Second, maybe you don’t like math and you want to drop it. 3. 但是来自数学的能力能帮助你在将来解决许多问题。So you should practice your brain by thinking more.

Third, you should believe in yourself. Maybe you learn English at school, but you don't speak English at all. 4. But learning English can show that you have the ability of learning languages. Suppose you go abroad one day and want to find a job there, how can you make it if you’re not confident in expressing yourself in language learning?

Try to challenge new things as much as possible. 5. 你越多地挑战自我，你将越好地了解自我。

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2、He is________boy________Mike.

A.an 11-year-old; is named B.a 11-year-olds; named C.an 11-year-old; named

3、—What did you think of the science museum?

—Perfect. It was ________ than I expected.

A．interesting

B．more interesting

C．most interesting

D．the most interesting

4、Learning from successful people is ______ good way to gain wisdom.

A.a B.an C.the D./

5、My coat costs little. What about ________?

―_______ is expensive.

A. you, It   B. him, His

C. yours, Mine   D. hers, She

6、You can never correctly tell ________ just by looking at what they post on Wechat.

A．how is someone dealing with

B．what is someone dealing with

C．how someone is dealing with

D．what someone is dealing with

7、—How delicious the apples are！

—Yeah. They____from Dalian yesterday.

A. was brought   B. brought   C. were brought   D. been brought

8、Listen! Do you hear someone _____ for help?

A. calling   B. call   C. to call   D. called

9、It’s very friendly him to be friends me.

A.for; with B.of; with C.of; to D.for; to

10、Can you tell me _________ in the future?

A. how life will be like   B. how will life be like

C. what life will be like   D. what will life be like

11、—Do you know when they ______？

—I'm not sure．I will call you when they ______．

A. come back；come back

B. will come back；will come back

C. will come back；come back

D. come back；will come back

12、—There ________ a wonderful movie next Sunday evening. Why not watch it?

—Sounds great!

A．will be

B．will have

C．has

D．is going to have

13、Everyone ____ supposed ____ a seat-belt (安全带)in the car to keep safe.

A. is; wearing   B. is; to wear   C. are; wearing   D. are; to wear

14、—Must I finish the work right now?

—No, you ________. But you ________ finish it before leaving.

A．mustn’t, can

B．needn’t, must

C．don’t have, may

D．can’t, can

15、—How often do you hear from your pen pal?

—Once a month.

A.look forward to  B.get a letter from C.look for

16、-   _do you like pandas?

-Because they are kind of interesting.

A. Why   B.When   C.How   D.Where

17、—Is there ________ in your lost handbag，Mrs Green?

—Yes，my ring is in it.

A. valuable something   B. valuable anything

C. something valuable   D. anything valuable

18、Scientists say it may be five or six years _______ it is possible to test this medicine on human patients.

A.before B.after C.when D.since

19、—________ will you be back from work, dad? The dinner is ready.

—In twenty minutes, dear.

A．How long

B．How soon

C．How often

D．How far

20、The workers have decided to finish the task on time,   it means they would have no weekends these two months.

A. after all   B. even though   C. as if   D. so that

21、He used to be quite shy, but he ________ a lot since he joined the acting club.

A．was changing

B．has changed

C．changed

D．will change

22、Tom: Hi, Mike！Haven’t seen you for ages. ____________

Mike: I’ve been to the countryside for the “hand-in-hand” activity.

Tom: ____________.

Mike: We gave some money and school things to the children there.

Tom: ____________. What do you think of their life and study?

Mike: Though they live a hard life, they are hard-working.

Tom: ___________.

Mike: Yes, we lived together with the children in their homes. We have learned a lot from them. I hope “hand-in-hand” activity will go on.

Tom: ___________. I will join you next time.

【1】

A.What are you doing nowadays? B.Where have you been

C.How do you deal with the activity D.How long have you been away

【2】

A.Who did you care about? B.What happened to the children there?

C.What did you do there? D.What did the children like best?

【3】A.let me go! B.You are all so smart! C.So did I. D.Good job!

【4】

A.Did you live with the children in the countryside?

B.Where did you stay in the evening?

C.Do you often miss your family?

D.Did you go back home every day?

【5】A.That’s not good enough. B.It depends. C.I agree with you. D.You’re lucky.

23、请你在父亲节给爸爸最美好的祝福。

Please ________ on Father's Day．

24、   On a dark night, a monk(僧人)was walking in a village to look for the real Buddha(佛). Then the monk saw a ray of light from the dark. One villager nearby said, “Blind Sun (a blind man), is coming.”

The monk felt completely puzzled. He asked Blind Sun, “Excuse me, are you really a blind man?” “Yes, I have been blind since I came to this world.” The blind man replied. The monk continued asking, “Since you could not see anything, why are you still holding a lantern(灯)?” The blind man said, “It is dark night now, isn't it? I heard that if there is not light on the dark night, all others in the world are also blind just like me. So lit up a lantern.” The monk said, “You lit up the lantern for others?” But the bind man replied, “No, I did it for myself. Have you ever ben run into by others on a dark night?” The monk said, “Yes. I was run into by two people just now.” The blind man said proudly, “But have not all the time. I hold a lantern in the dark so that I can light up others and at the same time let others see me. Then they will not run into me.”

Always remember-----we can light up ourselves only by lighting up a lantern for others.

【1】Why did the blind man hold a lantern?

A.Because the villagers wanted him to do that.

B.Because his family asked him to do that.

C.Because he wanted to see others.

D.Because he wanted to be seen by others.

【2】What can we learn from the passage?

A.The blind man has never seen the world.

B.The monk hasn't heard anything since he was born.

C.The blind man was always run into by others at night.

D.The monk couldn't see anything because of an accident.

【3】What's the best title for the passage?

A.Don't run into others

B.Look for the real Buddha

C.A villager and a Blind Man

D.Light Up a Lantern for Others and Ourselves

25、Do you plan to study at American University ?It takes a long time to get accepted at most

American schools，perhaps as much as a year．That’s why you should start choosing a school as soon as possible．It’s also a good idea to apply to several different schools，so that you’ll have a better chance of being accepted at one。You should start looking for information now ,because the more  information you have about each college，the better choice you can make．

There are two good ways to get information you need．One is a general reference book，called Guide to American Colleges and Universities．The other good source(来源)of information is the catalogue(目录簿)published by each school．

You can study the general guide in almost any American library．This book has a lot of useful

information，such as the number of students，the average test score for people accepted to the school，and the number of books in the library．You can also find the address of each school in this book．

Although the general guidebook has helpful information，some of the facts may be out-of-date．For example，many school raise their tuition(学费)every year．Since you’ll need to know what your education will cost，out-of-date information will not be good enough．To be sure that you are getting the latest information，write to the university and ask for its catalogue．The catalogue not only has more detailed information．For example，the catalogue can tell you what kinds of courses are offered，and what kind housing there is in the school．Some universities have places for you to live in，but at  others you have to find your own place to live．

With all this information，you should be able to pick out several good schools．

【1】What is the main topic of this talk?

A．Sources of information about US university．

B．Different  kinds of American universities．

C．The difference between colleges and universities．

D．How to get accepted at a university．

【2】What can you find in a general guide to universities?

A．The life of university students．

B．Addresses of the schools．

C．Detailed information about tests．

D．The latest information．

【3】According to the speaker ,what is one reason you should write for a catalogue?

A．Information in catalogues is up-to-date．

B．There are too many details in the guidebook．

C．Y0u should find out the tuition first．

D．Catalogues give the names of the teachers in the school．

26、

【1】Who will probably choose IES Abroad?

A．A teenager who gets high scores in exams.

B．An old man who is interested in traveling.

C．A woman who is learning how to build a house.

D．A young man who wants to get work experience abroad.

【2】What can you do when you join a Teens Can Help program?

A．Hand out food at a food bank.

B．Help visitors use computers.

C．Volunteer in a hospital in Brazil.

D．Build a house with other volunteers.

【3】If Steve is 55 years old and he wants to learn something new, which program can he choose?

A．Women Build.

B．IES Abroad.

C．IVHQ.

D．Teens Can Help.

【4】How long has Woman Build worked for communities?

A．More than 50 years.

B．Less than 50 years.

C．More than 30 years.

D．Less than 30 years.

【5】Which can be the best title for the text?

A．Volunteer Programs for Everyone

B．Volunteers in the Community

C．Volunteer Stories of Different People

D．Volunteers for Young People

27、Bad news travels fast – when you watch the evening news or read the morning papers, it seems that things that get the most coverage are all sad events or situations like wars, earthquakes, floods, fires and murders.

This is the classic rule for mass media (大众传媒). ―They want your eyeballs and don’t care how you’re feeling,‖ Jonah Berger, a psychologist at the University of Pennsylvania, US, told The New York Times.

But with social media getting more and more popular, information is now being spread in different ways, and researchers are discovering new rules – good news can actually spread faster and farther than bad accidents and other sad stories.

Berger and his colleague Katherine Milkman looked at thousands of articles on The New York Times’ website and analyzed (分析) the ―most e-mailed‖ list for six months.

One of his findings was that articles in the science part were much more likely to make the list. Those science stories waked up feelings of awe (敬畏) and made the readers want to share this positive emotion with others.

Besides science stories, readers were also found to be likely to share articles that were exciting or funny. “The more positive an article was, the more likely it was to be shared,”Berger wrote in his new book. “For example, stories about newcomers falling in love with New York City,” he writes, “seemed to be shared more than the death of a popular zookeeper.”

But does all this good news actually make the readers feel better? Not necessarily.

According to a study by researchers at Harvard University, people are more likely to say more positive things about themselves when they’re talking to a bigger audience, rather than just one person, which helps explain all the perfect vacations that keep showing up on micro blogs. This, researchers found, makes people think that life is unfair and that they’re less happy than their friends.

But no worries. There’s a quick and easy way to take the despair from you that you get from viewing other people’s seemingly perfect lives – turn on the television and watch the news. There is always someone doing worse than you are.

【1】In Berger’s opinion, bad news covers most papers because ______.

A. the public cares for reading sad events

B. mass media wants to attract the public’s attention

C. the public tries to share positive feelings with each other

D. mass media wants the public to help those unlucky people

【2】Which of the following might be e-mailed most according to Berger?

A. The perfect vacation of your friend.

B. The death of a popular zookeeper.

C. The story of a creative scientist.

D. The flood hitting a small town.

【3】We can infer from the passage that ______.

A. bad news always makes people sad

B. good news sometimes has negative influence

C. people can remove despair by reading good news

D. people prefer to share bad news with a bigger audience

【4】What would be the best title for the passage?

A. Good News Spreads Fast

B. The Power of Good News

C. The Effect of Bad News

D. Bad News Travels Fast

28、Last summer holiday, with great pleasure, I had a short visit to Britain. It was 【1】 unforgettable experience. I’ve learned a lot f【2】 this traveling. This was my 【3】 (one) time to travel abroad by air. I 【4】 (feel) a little nervous when I got on the plane. I am not good at English. I was afraid that I couldn’t communicate with others freely since I was 【5】 (tell) to live with a host family for two weeks. My worries disappeared because my host family are so lovely 【6】 kind. They always treated me 【7】 (warm). My host family’s kindness taught 【8】 (I) that cultural differences won’t stop friendship.

In my visit to London, I went to the 【9】 (center) part of the city. We walked over the Millennium Bridge, enjoyed the waterways and took many 【10】 (picture) of The Shard. We had a good time. The trip was helpful to improve my English. It was also a way to lean the culture and history of another country.

29、In August this year, large wildfires broke out and spread in Chongqing. The local government _________ volunteers with certain skills and experience, such as chainsaw operation (链锯操作) to join in the firefighting. Chainsaws are used to create fire barriers (屏障).

“I was glad I could _________,” said Francis Stonier, a foreign teacher at Southwest University. He said he used to cut trees around his yard and neighborhood and that he had _________ many times in the USA. For example, he helped build houses _________ homeless people after big storms.

Stonier _________ a translator—50-year-old He Wu, also a teacher at his university, to fight fires with him. One Tuesday, a group of six university _________, including Stonier and He, went to the volunteer venue (场地). Stonier and He were asked to _________ in one chainsaw group. “Stonier was _________. He checked each chainsaw carefully,” said He.

“I was happy I could fight side by side with other volunteers and the local people. It was an unforgettable _________,” Stonier said. Thanks to the efforts of fire workers, as well as the volunteers and the local people, the large wildfires were __________ put out.

“It was __________ to see so many people help in the extreme (极度的) heat,” Stonier said. “A large number of locals came to help. Some stopped doing __________ jobs and came to transport materials and people up and down the mountains. Others gave their time to __________ and serve meals or help organize.”

“It’s been a really hot summer this year. __________ except that, I’m enjoying my life here. Chongqing is a good place, and the local people are friendly. I love Chongqing, and I’m __________ to live here for the next few years,” he added.

【1】

A．passed by

B．called up

C．talked back

D．looked after

【2】

A．help

B．compete

C．accept

D．decide

【3】

A．won

B．traveled

C．volunteered

D．felt

【4】

A．for

B．of

C．over

D．on

【5】

A．forgot

B．found

C．missed

D．changed

【6】

A．scientists

B．engineers

C．teachers

D．doctors

【7】

A．wait

B．talk

C．educate

D．work

【8】

A．professional

B．funny

C．smart

D．lucky

【9】

A．performance

B．program

C．experience

D．exchange

【10】

A．certainly

B．probably

C．suddenly

D．finally

【11】

A．dangerous

B．great

C．easy

D．impossible

【12】

A．their

B．our

C．your

D．his

【13】

A．eat

B．sell

C．prepare

D．mail

【14】

A．If

B．Until

C．Or

D．But

【15】

A．questioning

B．planning

C．avoiding

D．hurrying