2025-2026学年（上）芜湖八年级质量检测英语

1、翻译下列句子

【1】生活就像是一场比赛，你要么领先要么落后

【2】他宁愿住在乡下，也不愿意在城市里谋生。

【3】穿红色使得采取行动更容易。

【4】老师的话使我想起一首老歌。

【5】你有足够的耐心教我发电子邮件吗?

2、 ________ Matthew didn’t win speech contest, he was still wearing a smile on his face.

A.Since B.Unless C.Because D.Although

3、Yancheng is ________ beautiful city with many trees, flowers and tall buildings.

A．a

B．an

C．the

D．/

4、This travelling book is a good tool ________ helps you plan your driving route.

A．who

B．which

C．whom

D．what

5、-- Show me the map, please. I wonder________.

-- Look, it's here, in the east of China, near Taiwan Province.

A. where is Diaoyu Island

B. where Diaoyu Island is

C. what is Diaoyu Island like

6、I won't go to the party, unless he ________ me.

A.will invite B.invites C.invited

7、Thomas Edison was such a great person who never   that he made so many great inventions all his life.

A. took up   B. thought up C. made up D. gave up

8、-- I'm sorry for being late.

--Never mind. The meeting   for only 5 minutes. This way, please.

A. has begun   B. has ended   C. has been on   D. has been over

9、Since the prices of the house are very high, now most young people prefer to rent a house because they can’t ________ it.

A．buy

B．allow

C．afford

D．have

10、In Brazil, you should wipe your mouth _____ your napkin every time you take a drink.

A. for   B. on   C. with   D. in

11、— What’s up?

— Well, I can’t remember where I parked ____ car.

A. a     B. an

C. the  D. 不填

12、The teacher told us ____ the earth moves around the sun.

A. whether   B. if   C. who   D. that

13、— Are you going to Beijing to enjoy the art festival?

— I’m not sure. It________time.

A.works on B.goes on C.carries on D.depends on

14、Wild animals are our friends. We shouldn’t kill them ______ food or clothing.

A. for B. in C. with D. about

15、--- Laughter is the best medicine.

---_______________. Now people are using laughter to improve their health..

A. That’s right   B. That’s all right   C. You are wrong   D. I don’t agree

16、The bike is too expensive. Jack can’t ________ it.

A．invent

B．afford

C．catch

17、—I didn’t realize the world population had grown so fast.

—________ .

A．It’s a pleasure

B．Well done

C．Neither did I

D．Never mind

18、—The party to welcome the exchange students will be on January 18th.

—That’s wonderful. Could you tell me___________?

A.if all our teachers will join us B.where will it be held

C.who would give the performance D.that we should wear school uniforms

19、— I’m a little tired. Let’s go to the zoo by taxi.

—We ________take a taxi. It’s not far from here.

A. needn’t   B. couldn’t

C. mustn’t   D. can’t

20、I prefer the movies ________ me something to think about.

A．which gives

B．who give

C．which give

D．who gives

21、You don’t have to know the writer’s name to find a book. You ______ find it by the title.

A.must B.can C.need D.should

22、下面是手机群聊的界面，请根据聊天内容，从方框内所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余项。

A．I’m a big fan of him.

B．Have a good time!

C．I’ll make time for that.

D．How about next Saturday?

E．Can you tell us something about the movie?

F．I promised to help my brother with his math.

G．I prefer the movies which give me food for thought.

23、阅读下面对话,从方框内7个选项中选择5个恰当的句子完成此对话。

A. Why can't I go with him?

B. How are you going to the cinema?

C. I'm going to the cinema.

D. But they are too young and they aren't serious enough.

E. He is good at driving.

F. I disagree with you.

G. He is sixteen years old.

A: Hi, Sam! Where are you going?

B: 【1】 Bob just got his driver's license. He will give me a ride in his car.

A: How old is he?

B:【2】

A: Oh, no, you can' t go with him.

B:【3】

A: Because I don't think sixteen-year-old kids should be allowed to drive.

B: 【4】I think they should be if they have their driver's licenses

A:【5】

B: Maybe you're right. I'll take your advice.

24、

【1】You can________ at J&M Music Store.

A. receive guitar lessons

B. borrow new or used CDs

C. learn pop music history

D. buy all kinds of music books

【2】You can go to Times Coffee Shop to have coffee and pies at_______.

A. 8:30 a.m.   B. 9:30 a.m.

C. 10:30 p.m.   D. 11:30 p.m.

【3】If your friend is coming for a visit, where will he stay for a night?

A. In J&M Music Store.   B. In Peth Market

C. At Times Coffee Shop.   D. At Macon's B&B.

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

A. There is no breakfast at Macon's B&B

B. You can't listen to the CD before you buy it.

C. Times Coffee Shop offers Jazz music every day.

D. Kids under 12 can get free ice cream in Peth Market

【5】Where is the passage probably from?

A. A dictionary.   B. A newspaper.

C. A story book.   D. A science report.

25、Creativity is the key to a brighter future, say education and business experts. Here is how schools and parents can encourage this important skill in children.

 If Dick Drew had listened to his boss in 1925, we might not have an important product: a new type of tape. Drew worked for the Minnesota Mining Company. At work he developed a kind of material strong enough to hold things together. But his boss told him not to think more about the idea. Finally, using his own time, Drew improved the tape, which now is used everywhere by many people. And his old company learned from its mistake. Now it encourages people to spend 15 percent of their work time just thinking and developing new ideas.

Creativity is not something one is just born with, nor is it necessarily a character of high intelligence (智慧). Just because a person is highly intelligent does not mean that he uses it creatively. Creativity is the matter of using the resources one has to produce new ideas that are good for something.

 Unluckily, schools have not tried to encourage creativity. With strong attention to test results and the development of reading, writing and mathematical skills, many educators give up creativity for correct answers. The result is that children can give back information but can’t recognize ways to use it in new situations. They may know the rules correctly, but they are unable to use them to work out practical problems.

 It is important to give children choices. From the earliest age, children should be allowed to make decisions and understand their results. Even if it’s choosing between two kinds of food for lunch, decision-making helps thinking skills. As children grow older, parents should let their children decide how to use their time or spend their money, but not help them too much if they make the wrong decision. The child may have a hard time, but that is all right. This is because the most important character of creative people is a very strong desire (欲望) to find a way out of trouble.

【1】What did the company where Dick Drew work learn from its mistake?

A. They encouraged people to work a longer time.

B. They discouraged (阻碍) people to think freely.

C. They asked people to spend all their work time developing new ideas.

D. They encouraged people to spend some of their work time thinking and improving new ideas.

【2】Why don’t schools try to encourage creativity?

A. They don’t understand the importance of education.

B. They don’t want their students to make mistakes.

C. They pay too much attention to examination marks and language skills.

D. They think it more important to remember some information.

【3】What should the parents do when their children decide how to spend their money?

A. Try to help them as much as possible

B. Take no notice of whatever they do

C. Help them if their decision is wrong, but not too much

D. Leave them as they are

【4】The best title for the passage can be ______.

A. The importance of creativity

B. What is creativity?

C. The history of creativity 

D. How can we develop creativity?

26、

【1】It’s Friday afternoon, Mrs. Green can take her son to go to ________.

A．visit the museum

B．play soccer

C．play basketball

D．read children’s stories

【2】If children want to watch new films, they should go to ________.

A．16 Yangtze Road

B．89 North Main Street

C．106 Green Street

D．99 Brick Road

【3】Lily’s father is ill. She should call ________.

A．800-120-9847

B．79210583

C．68787451

D．96725643

27、   As an English, I can speak threes languages - English, German and French, so do you think the British people are very good language learners? The fact is that they aren’t.

Some statistics from the survey done by the European Commission showed that 62% of the British people only speak English. 38% speak at least one foreign language and 18% speak two or more. Compared with the British people, 56% of the people in other European countries speak at least one foreign language and 28% speak two or more.

From this you can see that the British people are famous for not speaking foreign languages and that they are not good language learners in Europe.

And the survey also showed that English is the most widely-spoken foreign language. Many European people can have a conversation in English. That's why my people don't think it is necessary to learn a foreign language.

In Britain, students are not required to learn a foreign language. That means learning a foreign language is only an option at school. In UK schools it is common for children to start learning a foreign language at 11 and many of them give it up at 14. So why don't students continue learning foreign languages at school? Because they think it is more difficult to get good marks in languages than in other subjects such as science or history. To solve this situation, the British government is looking for different ways to improve language learning at school. One way is to start learning it at a much younger age. Another one is to give school children more choices.

Changing the British attitude(态度)to learning foreign languages may be a hard task but the government decides to try!

【1】The writer comes from________.

A.America B.China C.Britain D.Germany

【2】Which of the following about the British people is TRUE?

A.They are good language learners.

B.62% of them speak two or more languages.

C.They are famous for speaking foreign languages,

D.More than half of them only speak English

【3】According to the passages, students in Britain prefer(更喜欢）to learn________.

A.science or German B.history or German

C.science or history D.German or French

【4】In Paragraph 5,“this situation" 'refers to the fact that British students________.

A.give up learning a foreign language B.only like science or history

C.take up learning a foreign language D.learn science and history ate

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

A.Learning to Speak English B.Foreign Language Learning in UK

C.Junior High Schools in UK D.Young English Learners in Europe

28、请用适当的词完成的下面短文，并把所缺单词填写在答题卡指定的位置上。每个空只能填写一个形式正确、意义相符的单词。

It was getting dark. Some children and two Canadian women were still 【1】   on the ice near a big hotel. They were having a good 【2】 . Suddenly the ice  broke . 【3】   . of the boys fell into the water. The other boys 【4】 ，“Help! Help!”They didn’t know  to do. The two Canadian women heard  and skated over to get the boy out of the  water.

The ice was  【5】     thin that the two Canadians also fell into the water, too. But they tried their 【6】     to save the little boy. They knew they must save the boy【7】     or he would  die in no time. Many people ran over to help. A young man jumped into the water to save them.

The boy and the two Canadian women were out of water 【8】   last. The boy was saved,but one of the women felt 【9】 and her face turned pale. She was sent to the 【10】   at once.  But she felt very happy because the boy was safe.

29、完形填空（阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出一个最佳选项。）

Marcos was a hardworking farmer．Every day his asked his only son to _______ him in the fields，but Paolo seldom got out of bed before noon．Marcos was very _______ about his only son．

One evening Marcos’old friend Luigi _______，“Marcos，why aren’t your fields ready for planting？”Marcos explained that he was old and his back hurt．He said that Paolo was _______ and did not help him with the farming．“Marcos，you need to use your _______ as much as your back．I have an idea for you．”Luigi said．

Early the next morning Marcos rushed into Paolo’s room．“I found your grandfather’s map!”he cried．“We may find _______ he buried（埋）his gold coins!”Paolo jumped out of bed．“I’ll start over here．”Paolo told his father．Paolo _______ in the field all day．While Paolo dug，his father _______ along，dropping something from his bag into the ground．When they went in for dinner that night，a very tired Paolo said，“I think Grandfather was old when he made his map．I don’t think I’ll dig tomorrow．”

Paolo _______ to his lazy way and slept all morning．One day Marcos rushed into Paolo’s room and cried，“Paolo!I found the treasure in the fields!”Paolo _______ went out to look．He said，“There is _______ here but lines and lines of vegetables．”

Marcos smiled．“Paola，it is all around you．You have enough food to make it _______ the winter，with plenty more to sell!”Paolo was embarrassed（尴尬的）to see that his father was _______．His one day of hard work had provided his with real treasure．He learned an important _______ He could make a good living with a little hard work．He became a good _______ and made his father proud．

【1】A．feed B．help   C．save   D．watch

【2】A．sad   B．happy C．proud D．bored

【3】A．stood up B．moved in   C．started out D．stopped by

【4】A．busy B．excited C．lazy   D．free

【5】A．hands   B．feet   C．brain D．face

【6】A．how   B．where C．when   D．why

【7】A．dug   B．planted C．played    D．arrived

【8】A．got   B．ate C．sang    D．followed

【9】A． listened B．returned   C．talked    D．led

【10】A．quietly B．suddenly   C．sleepily   D．easily

【11】A．everything   B．something C．anything    D．nothing

【12】A．through B．without C．since D．before

【13】A．sure   B．right C．rich   D．kind

【14】A．plan   B．meeting C．lesson   D．opinion

【15】A．student B．actor C．friend    D．farmer．