2025-2026学年（上）聊城八年级质量检测英语

1、阅读下面短文，将短文中画线部分的句子翻译成中文。

Spring Festival arrived on Feb. 19th this year. It’s Year of  the Sheep. What stories do you know about the animal?

(1) One of China’s biggest cities, Guangzhou, is called the “City of Goats(山羊)”. It is said that thousands of years ago, five fairies(仙女) came down from heaven on goats. They left good grain seeds(谷物的种子)for people. They hoped people there had enough food. The fairies flew away. And the goats became stone sculptures(石雕). They still stand in the city center today.

(2)In western cultures, the sheep is not only patient but also helpful. The sign of Aries(白羊座)is also the first sign of the Zodiac(十二星座). In China, those who were born in the Year of the Sheep are said to have good qualities(品质). They are sensitive(敏感的), creative and smart. And they are not afraid of difficulties. Chinese legend says that people born in the Year of the Sheep have a difficult life. Is that really true?(3) But today many men who were born in the Year of the Sheep lead a very good life. For example, US Microsoft founder Bill Gates, world-famous actress Zhang Ziyi and singer Gem Tang from Hong Kong.

【1】_________________________________________________________________________

【2】_________________________________________________________________________

【3】_________________________________________________________________________

2、Rastus takes a short walk______the evenings and is always home by seven o'clock．

A.to B.on C.in D.at

3、________ the water festival it is !

A.What a fun B.How fun C.What fun

4、—Does my question sound ________ enough?

—I don’t think so. You can ask more ________ by using “could” instead of “can”.

A．politely; politely

B．politely; polite

C．polite; politely

D．polite; politly

5、Scientists are trying their best to_______ ways to treat the terrible disease caused by Ebola(埃博拉）．

A. come up with B. look forward to

C. talk about    D. give up

6、--- Could you tell me ________?  --- In July

A. when you visited  B. when you visit

C. why did you visit  D. when did you visit

7、He didn’t know _____ask for help when the accident suddenly happened.

A.whom to   B. what to   C. why to

8、The students ran to the playground as ______ as they could to cheer for their favorite team.

A. fast   B. faster C. fastest D. the fastest

9、There are many beautiful places to visit in Gansu, ________Gannan in summer.

A．simply

B．finally

C．luckily

D．especially

10、— It’s very hot, but quite wet today.

— _____.

A. So it is B. It is so C. So is it

11、By the end of last week, she ________ in the west of China for two months helping the homeless children.

A.stayed B.has stayed C.had stayed

12、---What do you think of the film My People，My Country ？

---Well， I've never seen ______more moving one． It's worth______second time．

A.a；/ B.the；the C.a；the D.a；a

13、—Would you like _______ to drink?

—OK. A glass of watermelon juice, please.

A．something sweet

B．everything sweet

C．sweet something

D．sweet everything

14、—Mom, I need more time to prepare for my final exam.

—Then, dear, some of your after-school activities ________.

A．should cancel

B．canceled

C．should be canceled

15、 It’s not easy to learn a foreign language, but I will never _______.

A. put on B. turn off

C. give up   D. try out

16、 There’s a hole in his ______, so we can see two of his fingers.

A. cap B. glove C. jeans D. blouse

17、We sometimes __________ out for a picnic on weekends.

A.went B.were going C.go D.will go

18、Online museums allow people ________ art and learn about world history from the comfort of their homes.

A．to experience

B．to experiencing

C．experience

D．experiencing

19、— _________ does the man make a living?

— By driving a taxi.

A．Why

B．Where

C．When

D．How

20、________ beautiful caves in the South Lake Park in October!

A．What a

B．What

C．How

D．How a

21、—Mario won first prize in the English speech competition.

—Yes. His mother was very happy and______him.

A.took pride in

B.paid attention to

C.took care of

D.took part in

22、A: What kind of things do you do in your free time?

B: I'm really into reading books. 【1】

A: I like to do just about anything outside. Have you ever camped in the Boundary Waters?

B: 【2】 I heard it's a beautiful place to go.

A: It's fantastic! My family and I like it very much.

B: 【3】

A: Sure. Would you like to see them?

B: 【4】 So, you must be pretty interested in taking photos then.

A: I'd call it one of my hobbies. Do you know much about taking photos?

B: 【5】 I took quite a few classes at a club.

A: Really? Can I go with you next time?

B: Of course.

A.What about you?

B.In fact, I do.

C.Do you have any photos of your camping trips there?

D.Yes, I'd love to.

E.Here you are.

F.No, but I've always wanted to go there.

G.What are your plans?

23、A: Hi, Wei Hua! You're reading the English novel "The Old Man and the Sea" again.

B: Yes, Li Ming. I'll never be tired of it.

A: So far, 【1】?

B: Three times. Every time I read it, I can always learn something new.

A: Really? You really enjoy reading English novels, but my English is poor. Sometimes I can't understand the meaning of the new words. 【2】?

A: I think you should read more and try to guess the meaning of a new word at first. Maybe you can buy a book in Xin Hua Bookstore.

A: I don't know where it is. 【3】?

B: It's only 10 minutes' ride from our school, next to the People's Cinema.

A: Oh, I see. You know National Day is coming! Any plans for the seven-day holiday?

B: 【4】. What about you?

A : There will be a National Day parade(国庆阅兵)in Beijing. I'm going to watch it on TV.

B: That sounds great. 【5】?

A: Of course, you can watch it with me at my home.

B: Ok, see you then.

A: See you.

24、   Nowadays, phone calls and messages help us get in touch with others. It means that we seldom write letters now. But a TV show, Letters Alive(《见字如面》), is bringing back this old habit.

Letters Alive invites famous actors and actresses, but there are no funny jokes or competitions. It’s just one person walking up to a microphone(麦克风) and reading a letter. The letters were written by people from different times in history. For example, in one period, they read a letter written by famous writer Xiao Hong to her younger brother in 1941. The letter shows that Xiao Hong missed her brother so much and had great hopes for his future.

“Every letter opens another world for us,” according to Guan Zhengwen, the director of the TV show. “We can also touch the heart of the writers’.” Since its first period on Dec. 5, Letters Alive has been widely praised. Many audiences(观众) said that it had provided a kind of fresh air to today’s TV shows.

Besides Letters Alive, some other cultural TV shows have also been well received by Chinese audiences. Chinese Poetry Conference is a traditional Chinese poetry competition. And Readers invites people to read poems and articles they like or wrote. It suggests that cultural values and true feelings are becoming our interest.

【1】Letter Alive, a TV show invites famous people to ________.

A.tell audiences jokes B.read and share letters

C.walk up to a microphone to sing D.take part in different competition

【2】According to the passage, which sentence is RIGHT?

A.Xiao Hong missed her brother but had no hopes for his future.

B.The heart of the writers' can be touched by reading letters.

C.Letters Alive is not popular enough to audiences.

D.Chinese Poetry Conference invites people to read poems.

【3】Chinese audiences ________ these cultural TV shows.

A.like B.dislike C.show no interest in D.doubt about

【4】Which is the best title for the passage?

A.Phones Have Taken the Place of Letters B.Welcome to Our Cultural TV Show

C.Letters Make Us Communicate D.Cultural TV Show Are Becoming Popular

25、

① Do you know anyone born in the Year of the Tiger? Are they brave, strong, purposeful and energetic? If so, then they are a typical “tiger”.

② The tiger has been a cultural symbol in China since long ago. It’s believed to be the king of all animals, as the patterns on its forehead look like the Chinese character for “king”. So the tiger was seen as a symbol of royalty（皇族）and power in ancient times. The tiger talisman（虎符）is one such example. The tiger talisman, which has two halves, was used by the emperor to transfer troops（调兵遣将）. When the emperor wanted to transfer troops, his messenger（信 使）brought half of the talisman and matched it with the other held by the general. Only when the two halves were matched can troops be transferred.

③ Besides cultural symbols, the tiger is quite meaningful in the Chinese and English languages. In English, if someone “catches a tiger by the tail（尾 巴）”, it means he is in a dangerous situation. The Chinese phrase “Paper tiger” describes a person who is only strong on the outside. As one of the most fierce（凶猛的）animals in nature, the tiger has developed a similarly strong image in different cultures.

④ For the Chinese people, the tiger has been the symbol of protection for its strength and power as well. After the birth of a child, parents often put on a tiger hat and tiger shoes on the baby as a way to keep dangers away from their beloved child.

⑤ The tiger is also a common cultural symbol in the West. Tigger（跳跳虎）in the cartoon Winnie and Pooh is strong and energetic. In the book Life of Pi, the writer chose a tiger as the partner for Indian boy Pi on his journey   in the Pacific Ocean. The fierce tiger was a symbol of the boy’s wish to live on.

⑥ May the strong and heroic tiger lift the world out of trouble and sickness into happiness and health. Happy the Year of the Tiger!

【1】The underlined word “it” in Paragraph ② refers to ________.

A．the talisman

B．half of the talisman

C．the transfer of troops

D．the talisman held by the general

【2】In paragraph ③, the writer shows the tiger in language by ________.

A．giving examples

B．telling stories

C．comparing facts

D．raising questions

【3】The right order of Paragraphs ② to ⑤ is ________.

A．④②⑤③

B．②④⑤③

C．④②③⑤

D．②④③⑤

【4】This passage mainly wants to tell us ________.

A．the different cultural symbols of the tiger in China and the West

B．the Year of the Tiger can bring people luck and happiness

C．culture can shape language in a certain way

D．the role of the tiger in culture and language

26、Is there intelligent (有智力的) life on other planets? For years, scientists said “no” or “we don’t know”. But today this is changing. Seth Shostak and Alexandra Barnett are astronomers (天文学家). They believe intelligent life exists (存在) somewhere in the universe. They also think we will soon contact these beings (人；生物).

Why do Shostak and Barnett think intelligent life exists on other planets? The first reason is time. Scientists believe the universe is about 12 billion years old. “This is long enough for other planets to have intelligent life,” say Shostak and Barnett. The second reason is size — the universe is huge. “Tools like the Hubble Telescope (哈勃望远镜) have shown that there are at least 100 billion galaxies,” says Shostak. “And our galaxy, the Milky Way, has at least 100 billion stars. Some planets going around these stars might be similar to Earth.”

In the past, it was hard to look for signs of intelligent life in the universe. But now, powerful telescopes (高倍望远镜) allow scientists to discover smaller planets. These planets might have intelligent life.

Have beings from space already visited Earth? “Probably not,” says Shostak. However, intelligent beings may contact us in other way, such as radio signals (信号). In fact, they may be trying to communicate with us now, but we don’t have the right tools to receive their messages. However, this is changing. By 2025, we could make contact with other life forms in our universe and we might help each other.

【1】Why was it hard to look for signs of intelligent life in the universe in the past?

A．There were not any smaller planets.

B．The Milky Way didn’t exist at that time.

C．The astronomers were not interested in them.

D．There were not any powerful telescopes.

【2】What is the best title for Paragraph 2?

A．The Age and Size of Earth

B．Why Intelligent Life Might Exist

C．Our Galaxy: The Milky Way

D．Earth: The Only Planet with Intelligent Life

【3】What does the underlined phrase life forms in the last paragraph mean?

A．messages

B．tools

C．intelligent beings

D．radio signals

27、任务型阅读（共l0空；每空l分。计l0分）

阅读下列短文，根据短文中的信息完成文后表格。（每空一词）

Happiness Ks not far away

Happiness comes from the little things in life．Simple ways in our daily life often help the most．It is not a dream for you to make it come true but a shining star that guides you and a mirror that shows you the meaning of life in the world．If you feel that happiness does not come to you，here are the following steps which will lead you there．

To yourself

Start by treating yourself kindly and becoming your own best friend．

Give up trying so hard to become someone else who is not yourself right now．It's better to just be you．

To your life

Walk in the park or along the street with a pet．Balance your life with activities and a good rest．

Play and do those activities which gently nurture（滋养） your own mind．Playing in your garden or filling your home with beautiful flowers is not a bad try and the memory of those flowers will be always carried with you．

Smile as you think about the future．If you smile，you can not have negative（消极的） thoughts!

Concentrate on the positive（积极的） in this world，and look for joy．

To your work

Work hard and make efforts to reach your goals，and reward yourself when you are done．

Remove the task that is not useful．We are learning that doing too many tasks at the same time just doesn't work．

Try writing down what is troubling you，discussing your trouble with yourself．The science now shows that as you write your troubles，your brain will change for the better．

By writing a daily thanks diary you will feel the positive memory and experiences once more，and by remembering these moments，your levels of happiness will rise．

To your friends

You can write a "happy letter" to your family and friends every day．Just a short note will do．You can do the following:

Monday: Write a thank-you note to your friend．

Tuesday: Write a short letter to your friend about a good moment you have recently experienced．

Wednesday: Write about a nice moment you plan to experience in the future．

Thursday: Write a letter to someone that is important in your life．

Friday: Write three things that went really well today．

Saturday and Sunday: Go on with your daily thanks diary．

If you pay attention to all that is good in your life instead of negative thoughts，happiness will become a natural Dart of your day!

28、You can see advertisements（广告）everywhere. Research has f【1】 that each person sees almost 3, 000 advertisements every day. That sounds impossible. When we think about advertising, we usually think of TV and radio advertisements and advertisements in newspapers or m【2】. But that’s only the beginning.

Your clothes probably have a brand（品牌）name on them-- a very usual f【3】 of advertising. Many T-shirts and caps carry advertising for different products. If you like to w【4】 sports clothes, they probably carry the logo（商标）of a big international company or a sports team.

Your favourite kinds of entertainments（娱乐）are also f【5】 with advertisements. If you go to a football game, the stadium has very h【6】 advertisements of all kinds of products. Many soft drink companies put on concerts and other events. In movies, you’ll see actors d【7】 a special brand of car, or eating a popular snack food, that’s b【8】 the makers of the products paid to be in the film.

The problem with all these kinds of advertising is that after some time, buyers don’t notice them. After we have seen advertisements on the train or in the bus many times, we don’t even read them because we are tired of them. So advertisers have to find unusual places for advertisements, to surprise us and make us p【9】 attention to them.

With all of these advertisements that we see, we need to understand the messages they give us. Advertising can influence our thinking, e【10】 when we don’t realize it. This is especially true for children, because they believe that everything they see is true. People of all ages need to think critically（批判性地）about the ideas that we get from advertising, and how they change our actions.

29、   The end of my sophomore(大学二年级)year was near. One day, Mom called me, hoping my  _________  break would be spent with grandparents. They were both in their_____, and I knew they really needed help around the farm.

So I packed my car  _________ the final exam and started my life on the farm. As weeks passed, I __________  daily  work  with  Grandpa  gradually.  Grandma  often  told  me  ______about her childhood, family and the early years after she and Grandpa had married．

On the last Saturday in June, I went fishing with my grandfather.  __________ , we saw one of the swans was dead by the pond. Grandpa had given the pair of swans to Grandma on their fiftieth anniversary of marriage. “Why don’t we buy another one?” I suggested. But grandpa said, “no... it’s not that  __________. Because swans mate for life. There’s  _________we can do for the one that’s left. He has to work it out for himself.” A few  __________ later, we drove by the pond and found the other swan lying near the same place where we had found the first one. It, too, was dead.

Then July 3 came. That was the day Grandma  ______. She died of a stroke(中风) suddenly that morning. The funeral was held the next day. Grandpa had insisted on  ____ it as soon as possible．

After the funeral, Grandpa asked all the people to get back to their own lives. Grandpa was not a man who could share his sadness with others，and we were all  __________ about him.  During  the  rest  of  the  summer,  we  stayed  busy  working.  I  thought  there  was something different about Grandpa but couldn’t tell exactly  __________ it was.

September was near, and I had to leave.  __________ I drove down the driveway, he waved to me and then walked to the gate to start the morning check.

One and a half months later, Mom called me at university on a windy  __________ day to tell me Grandpa had died. He died of a stroke, the same as Grandma.

【1】A.spring B.summer C.autumn D.winter

【2】A.seventies B.seventieth C.fifties D.fiftieth

【3】A.during B.until C.before D.after

【4】A.was tired of B.was proud of C.was used to D.was bored with

【5】A.stories B.dreams C.plans D.hopes

【6】A.Uncertainly B.Unexpectedly C.Carefully D.Excitedly

【7】A.important B.serious C.easy D.hard

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

【9】A.days B.weeks C.months D.years

【10】A.went out B.came back C.passed away D.got away

【11】A.getting B.having C.making D.taking

【12】A.curious B.serious C.excited D.worried

【13】A.where B.why C.what D.when

【14】A.As B.Since C.Because D.Though

【15】A.September B.October C.November D.December