2025-2026学年（上）南通八年级质量检测英语

1、翻译句子, 并将答案写在答题卷上。

【1】你还记得今天早餐你吃了什么吗？

【2】这些故事是如此的幽默以致于我对它们极感兴趣。

【3】这个相册是我曾经收到过的最珍贵的礼物。

【4】圣诞节期间，这位作家在继续写他的小说。

【5】我习惯于呆在国外。

2、—Cindy, you learn physics so well. What’s your ______?

—Doing a lot of exercises.

A. secret  B. knowledge

C. expression D. ability

3、During an operation, Norman Bethune cut his finger, and finally died of his ________.

A.height B.tool C.soldier D.wound

4、If you don’t know how to spell a new word ,you’d better   in a dictionary ．

A．look it over B．look at it

C．look it up D．look for it

5、— My sister has achieved her goal after years of hard work.

— Great! ________

A. A friend in need is a friend indeed.

B. Many hands make light work.

C. Where there is a will, there is a way.

D. One tree can’t make a forest.

6、 It’s easy ________you to say sorry, but remember __________ be late again.

A. for; not to   B. for; don’t

C. of; not to   D. of; to

7、—It’s dangerous to walk across the street carelessly.

—You’re right. We can’t be ________ careful while crossing the street.

A. so B. very C. too   D. more

8、If you have a chance _____ in a university, you shouldn’t give it up.

A. study   B. studying   C. to study   D. studied

9、–Listen! Somebody is playing the piano.

–It ______ be Bill because he is the only one who can play the piano.

A. could   B. can   C. may   D. must

10、The man was _________ because he occupied a seat on high-speed train without buying tickets.

A．connected

B．admired

C．punished

11、An astronaut __________________.

A.draws maps B.travels to space

C.directs films D.travels to different countries

12、Everyone except Tom and John _______  there when the meeting began.

A. was   B. is   C. were

13、I don’t know if he ____ tomorrow. If he ____, I’ll tell him about it.

A. will come, will come   B. comes, comes

C. comes, will come   D. will come, comes

14、—Do you think Jim and John will win in the end?

—I don’t think ________ of them can win. Maybe a dark horse will appear.

A．both

B．neither

C．all

D．either

15、Now a large number of people ________ helping clear the snow in the street.

A．is

B．are

C．was

D．were

16、—Do you know ________ have our summer holiday?

—Next week.

A. when will we   B. when we will   C. where will we   D. where we will

17、—What's the matter with Ma Lili? She appears to be sad.

—Sorry, I've no idea.

A. happens   B. seems   C. sounds

18、We wonder if our teachers   to our party next weekend.

If they--, we’llbe very happy.

A. will come, will come   B. come ,will come

C. will come, come   D. come, come

19、--- A： I am terribly sorry that I’ve left your iPad mini at home.

--- B： ______

A. You’re welcome. B. Never mind.

C. That’s right.   D. It’s my pleasure.

20、We’re supposed to _________ when we meet someone for the first time.

A.shake hand B.shake hands C.shaking hands D.hand up

21、 In our city, ________ college students want to work as a teacher in holidays.

A.thousand

B.thousands of

C.thousand of

D.two thousand of

22、根据短文内容，从短文后的选项（A、B、C、D、E和F）中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项，选项中有一项为多余选项。

I was shopping in town when I saw a man aged about thirty hobbling (一瘸一拐地走) down the road．【1】 I watched him for a few minutes but was unable to help him that day.

I saw him the very next day! 【2】Although the woman looked surprised and was not very happy to be stopped, she gave him a few coins．

【3】I heard him ask a lady for money, saying he had ulceration (溃烂) in his left leg and he wanted to get some treatment．The lady didn’t give him any money but she spoke to him about his problem.

After that I walked up to him and put some money into his hand．We didn’t say anything but just looked at each other. 【4】 “Wait a minute,” I said．I took a business card from my bag and gave it to him, “Try to see Mrs Brown．Maybe she can help you with your leg.” 【5】Well, I could not tell you how good I felt to have helped him．

23、下面是手机群聊的界面，请根据聊天内容，从文后内所给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项。

A．They just can’t understand that.

B．But you used to be good at English,.

C．Good idea!

D．But my parents don’t allow me to do that now,

E．How do you know that?

F．I can help you with your English.

G．They won’t listen to me at all.

24、

Our children and grandchildren may not have a chance to visit many of the most famous places around the world. War, weather, age, traffic and pollution damage (破坏) these famous places. If we do nothing, they may even no longer remain. But looking after these places often costs more than one country can afford.

In the early 1970s, world governments decided that if they joined together, they would be able to preserve (保护) our history. If every country paid some money, they said, it would be possible to look after important historic places. For this reason, countries around the world united to form the World Heritage Organization in 1972. Today, the organization helps to protect and rebuild the most important places from our history.

However, one of the biggest problems for historic places is vandalism. That is to say, people sometimes enter these places and damage the buildings. At some places, such as Stonehenge in England, governments have built high fences to protect it from vandals.

There are many different ideas about how to solve the problem of vandalism. Some professors say that if guards keep walking around these places, vandals won’t be able to get in. Some professors say that if they fix more television cameras, they won’t need so many guards. Others say that the best way is education. If people learn to respect history, they won’t damage it. They will also want to spend money looking after old places. For this reason, the World Heritage Organization helps to spread information about the value of historic places.

【1】Our children and grandchildren may not have a chance to visit many of the most famous places around the world, probably because ________.

A．they don’t have enough money to go there

B．these places may disappear in the future

C．governments don’t allow them to enter

D．they are afraid of the guards there

【2】Which of the following shows us the action of vandalism?

A．People enter the places and damage the buildings.

B．Governments build high fences to protect the place from vandals.

C．Guards walk around these places and fix more television cameras.

D．War, weather, age, traffic and pollution damage these famous places.

【3】What’s the best way to solve the biggest problem of vandalism?

A．To spend more money looking after these places.

B．To make guards prevent vandals getting in.

C．To fix more television cameras in these places.

D．To make people know about the value of historic places.

25、   During the Second World War, Winston Churchill was the British Prime Minister. One day he had to go to the British Broadcasting Corporation to make an important speech to the nation.

An hour before the time of this speech, he stopped a taxi in the street and asked the driver to take him to the BBC, but the taxi-driver, who did not recognize him, said he could not take him anywhere just then, because he wanted to go back to his home at the other end of London to hear Churchill make a speech on the radio. Churchill was so pleased when he heard this. Churchill answered that he gave the man a pound, which was worth quite a lot in those days.

"All right, get in," said the driver happily, opening the door of the taxi. "I'll take you, and to hell with Churchill and his speech ! "

【1】During the Second World War, Winston Churchill was the ________.

A.Australia Prime Minister B.American Prime Minister

C.British Prime Minister D.French Prime Minister

【2】An hour before the time of this speech, he stopped a ________ in the street and asked the driver to take him to the ________.

A.bus; BBC B.taxi; VOA C.taxi; BBC D.bus; VOA

【3】The taxi-driver wanted to go back to his home________of London to hear Churchill make a speech ________.

A.on the other end; to the radio B.in the other end; in the radio

C.at the other end; on the radio D.at the other end; in the radio

【4】What do you think of the driver?

A.He cared for money most.

B.He cared for Churchill more than for his speech.

C.He cared for Churchill and his speech more than for money.

D.He cared for Churchill's speech more than for Churchill himself.

【5】Can you imagine Churchill's expression after he heard the driver's last word?

A.Dumbfounded. B.Worried. C.Surprised. D.Happy.

26、

【1】What’s special about Ember Mug?

A．It’s used for drinking coffee or tea.

B．It keeps coffee or tea fresh.

C．It keeps coffee or tea at a certain temperature.

【2】Which of the following is NOT true according to the list?

A．Tasty One Top knows what to do itself through a smartphone app.

B．Jibo can help people do many important things like housework.

C．The three things make people’s life different.

【3】Where is probably the list from?

A．A guidebook.

B．A website.

C．A cooking magazine.

27、Choose the best answer(根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案)

Two smart children—Benjamin,12, and his sister Emily, 12, found a stolen car in woods near Sai Kung yesterday morning. The delighted owner, Mrs. Judy Roberts, has made a decision to take the children out to dinner as a reward.

Both Benjamin and Emily are studying at Sai Kung Secondly School. They were walking along a path on their way to school when they noticed a car partly covered with branches pulled from a tree. The children were a bit surprised because very few people parked their cars there. They looked inside the car and there was nobody in it.

The children suspected something went wrong. They made a note of the type of the car and its colour. Benjamin, a secondary one students, also wrote down its number. When they returned to their school, they immediately told their teacher what they had seen. The matter was reported to the police station.

As a result of inquiries(调查), Mrs. Judy Roberts was traced(追踪).The car had been stolen from her garage two days earlier.

“I lost my car two days ago and I was extremely upset. I’m glad to have it found now. I really have to thank Benjamin and Emily. My husband and I will take them out to dinner. I’m going to write to the headmaster of Sai Kung Secondary School to thank their teachers and pay tribute to(对……表示敬佩) them,” Mrs. Roberts said.

Benjamin and Emily’s teachers took a great pride in having these two small detectives, “Benjamin and Emily are not only students but also responsible member of the community,” Principal Hui said.

【1】Benjamin and Emily, the two smart detectives were ________ students.

A．secondary school

B．college

C．senior high school

D．primary school

【2】The children were surprised to notice the car in the woods because ________.

A．they couldn’t find anyone inside.

B．someone covered the car with a piece of cloth.

C．nobody parked cars there before.

D．people didn’t usually park cars there.

【3】The underlined part “The matter” in paragraph 3 refers to ________.

A．the recording of the car number

B．the discovery of the car

C．the type of the car

D．the school location

【4】Mrs. Judy Poberts was delighted because ________.

A．Benjamin and Emily were responsible members of the community

B．her car had been stolen two days earlier

C．she found her car at last

D．she was going to take Benjamin and Emily to dinner

【5】Mrs. Judy Roberts would write to Principal Hui mainly to ________.

A．thank the teachers of Sai Kung Secondary School

B．tell him that she had found her car

C．invite Benjamin and Emily to dinner

D．say that Benjamin and Emily were smart detectives

【6】You can probably find this passage ________.

A．in a fable

B．in a newspaper

C．in an encyclopedia

D．in a movie review

28、阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

I used to watch a little girl playing basketball every day from my kitchen window. One day I asked her 【1】 she practiced so much. She said, "I want to go to college. The only way I can go is 【2】 (get) a scholarship. I like basketball and I want to be the best player in college. My dad told me if the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count."

She never changed her mind. I watched her through those junior high years and into senior high school. One day before she graduated【3】 high school, I saw her sitting on the grass【4】 (sad). I asked her what was wrong. She told me that her coach said she was 【5】 short to be a good basketball player, so she should stop 【6】 (dream) about going to college. She was heartbroken and it made me【7】(feel) bad, too. Then she smiled and told me her father said that the coach was wrong. He did not understand the power of dream. Her father said to her, "If you really want to play for the scholarship of a good college, nothing but 【8】 (you) can stop your dream." He told her again, "If the dream is big enough, the facts don't count."

The next year, she and her team went a big game. She 【9】 by a coach of a famous college team and was offered a scholarship to the 【10】 (woman) basketball team of their college.

"If the dream is big enough, the facts don't count." It is true.

29、   Bruce lived in a small town in England. He lived quietly with his family. And he always spent time in England for his holidays, but last year he thought, “I’ve _______been outside this country. All my friends_______Spain many times, and they like it very much. Most of them say that it has beautiful sunshine and fantastic beaches. What’s more, on the way I can also go to visit my cousin in Barcelona whom I haven’t seen for many years. So this year, I’m going there, too.” So he got on a plane to Spain and_______at the airport of the capital, Madrid. He stayed in a hotel for a few days. On the first morning he went_______for a walk. In England people drive on the left,_______in Spain they drive on the right. Bruce forgot about this. While he_______a busy street, a bike knocked him down. Bruce_______on the ground for a few seconds and then he sat up and said to_______, “Where am I?” Just then an old man selling_______went past him, when he heard Bruce’s words, he said to him________, “Map of the city, sir?”

【1】A.never B.ever C.just D.already

【2】A.will visit B.visit C.have visited D.visited

【3】A.got B.reached C.stayed D.arrived

【4】A.out B.down C.up D.away

【5】A.because B.but C.so D.and

【6】A.crosses B.crossed C.was crossing D.is crossing

【7】A.lay B.laid C.stood D.jumped

【8】A.an old man B.himself C.his friend D.his wife

【9】A.water B.maps C.books D.school things

【10】A.once again B.on time C.at times D.at once