2025-2026学年（上）潜江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。

73. People often wonder why historians go to so much trouble to preserve millions of books, documents and records.

Why do we have libraries? 74.What good are these documents and history books? Why do we record and save the actions of men, the negotiations1 of government officials and the events during wars?

75.We do it because, sometimes, the voice of experience can cause us to stop, look and listen. Sometimes, past records, when understood in the right way, can help us decide what to do and what not to do. If we are ever to create lasting peace, we must seek its origins in human experience and in the records of human history.

【1】_____________

【2】_____________

【3】_____________

2、The green dictionary _____ belong to _____. Her name is on it.

A．may; Carla’s

B．must; Carla

C．can’t; Carla

D．must; Carla’s

3、Mr. Li asks us to remember that   careful we are,   mistakes we will make.

A. the more, the less   B. the more, the more

C. the more, the fewer   D. the less, the fewer

4、_______ he is only 12, he often goes to the old people’s home to perform plays for the old people as a volunteer.

A. If   B. Since   C. Though   D. Because

5、—Could you tell me some advice on ________ when I am home alone?

—Well, remember to have three meals and make sure to lock the door before you go to bed.

A.what to have B.when to lock the door

C.where to stay safely D.how to look after myself

6、--- ________ you need help,call me or send me an e-mail.

---Thank you very much.

A. Whatever   B. However C. Whenever

7、---Jerry, has your uncle _________ your letter for help?

---Sorry, not yet．But let’s make a decision after we get his _______．

A． replied to; reply   B． replied; answer

C． answered to; answer D． answered; reply

8、Old Henry lives ________but he doesn’t feel________.

A. alone; lonely B. lonely; alone

C. lonely; lonely D. alone; alone

9、-- My English is very weak. What shall I do?  --- ________ join the English club?

A. How about   B. Why don`t   C. Why not   D. Let`s

10、The book is well worth _______. I plan_____one

A.read: to buy B.reading: buying C.reading: to buy

11、---What was the 2014 Nanjing Youth Olympic Games like?

---As we all know, it was _________ big success.

A. a B. an   C. the D. 不填

12、—What language is that guy speaking? I can’t catch a word.

—________. He’s from India, so I guess it is Hindi.

A．So can I

B．So I can

C．Neither can I

D．Neither I can

13、—Sir, must I finish the project right now?

—No, you _________.

A．shouldn’t

B．wouldn’t

C．mustn’t

D．needn’t

14、The shopping mall ________ go through fire control safety check, or it can’t start business.

A. can B. may C. need D. must

15、   the local govemment, the injured   rescued and sent to hospital in time.

A.Because of; was B.Thanks to; were C.Because; were

16、The e-mail ________ to you two hours ago. I wonder why you haven’t got it yet.

A．sends

B．sent

C．is sent

D．was sent

17、________ cool the film Detective Chinatown 3 is! I want to see it again.

A．What

B．What a

C．How

D．How a

18、I won’t go home ________ the rain stops.

A．until

B．so

C．or

D．but

19、Some students get   when they find watching English movies   .

A. frustrated; frustrating  B. frustrating; frustrating

C. frustrated; frustrated  D. frustrating; frustrated

20、Do you know the man ________ saved five people in the fire?

A．who

B．which

C．when

D．whom

21、Don’t hurry him. You will just have to be________ and wait until he finishes the work.

A. active   B. patient   C. careful

22、 电梯坏了, 让我们走着上楼吧。

__________ the lift. Let’s walk upstairs.

23、

David and Linda are talking at a party.

D-David, L-Linda

D: Wow, Linda! You used to be so 【1】. Look at you now! You’ve changed a lot.

L: Yeah. It’s been two years since we last saw each other and time has changed me a lot. I remember Lily invited me to her birthday parties a few times, but I often made excuses to be 【2】 because of my shyness.

D: What caused such a big change in you?

L: I have to thank my head teacher, Mrs. Li. I never thought I could do anything well before. I also felt I was not good enough to catch others’ 【3】. But Mrs. Li always 【4】 me by saying “I’m sure you can make it.”

D: Those words 【5】 a lot to you?

L: Of course. They may seem simple, but you can’t imagine how important they were to me 【6】 . I began to change myself.

D: It’s a wise choice. Now you are more confident and excellent. I wish I could do the same. Now I have difficulty learning English. It’s hard to remember new words and long texts.

L: Don’t worry, David. To remember new words, I often use chants, songs and pictures. I also check the number of words I can remember each day 【7】 Friday, since we often have a test on that day.

D: But I easily forget some of them.

L: It’s normal to forget. 【8】 them after one or two weeks is necessary. For long passages, try to get the general 【9】 and key points first. And if you want to master language structures, the best way is to use them in practice.

D: OK! I will try to do more reading, listening, speaking and writing in English every day.

L: Great! I’m sure you’ll find a learning method (方法) that 【10】 you. Like Mrs. Li says, we’re all good at different things and we can all make a difference!

24、   A famous writer was in his study room.

He picked up his pen and started writing, "Last year, I had an operation. I had to stay stuck to the bed for a long time. The same year I reached the age of 60 and had to give up my favourite job.  I had spent 30 years of my life in this publishing company. The same year I experienced the pain of the death of my father. And in the same year my son failed his medical exam because of a car accident. The broken car was another loss."

When the writer's wife read what was written on the paper, she left the room silently and came back with another paper and placed it on the side of her husband's writing.

When the writer saw this paper, he found this written on it, "Last year I finally got rid of(摆脱) my pain in which I had spent years. I turned 60 and got retired(退休)from my job. Now I can spend my time writing something better with more attention and peace. The same year my father, at the age of 95, without depending on anyone and without any pain met his God. The same year, God blessed my son with a new life. My car was broken but my son stayed alive without getting any disability." At the end she wrote, "This year was a great blessing of God and it passed well!"

See!The same event but different views. In our daily lives,we must see that it's not happiness that makes us thankful but thankfulness that makes us happy.

【1】What can we learn about the writer's wife?

A.She's hopeful and thankful. B.She's thoughtful and lovely.

C.She's brave and thoughtful. D.She's honest and thankful.

【2】Which of the following is TRUE?

A.The writer lost his mother last year. B.The writer's father died in an accident.

C.The writer's wife worked in a publishing company. D.The writer is in good health.

【3】What does the passage mainly tell us?

A.Happiness is from courage. B.Life full of love makes us happy.

C.Hope is the best medicine for us. D.Being thankful will bring us happiness.

25、

【1】Nick can ________ while listening.

A．listen for different activities

B．find out the main idea

C．listen for useful information

D．find out the names of festivals

【2】The comment for Nick in this unit can be ________.

A．“Well done!”

B．“Good! Practice makes perfect.”

C．“OK! Keep it up.”

D．“Try harder!”

【3】“My Learning Record” is mainly used to ________.

A．tell my teacher what I forgot

B．keep my resolutions

C．make my parents happy

D．help me learn better

26、These days haze（雾霾）is around us here and there. In fact, everyone has the power to change their living habits to help reduce it. Many local governments call on their people to take action to make the air cleaner.

Transport is one of the biggest contributors（促成物）to haze. When, where, how, why and what you drive all affect air quality (质量). When one drives to work for one year, he uses as much energy as a bus rider uses in 10 years. So walk or ride your bicycle to work or school whenever possible. If necessary, you can use public transport instead of your car. Each person using public transport for a year instead of a car can save nearly a ton of pollutants, including CO2, from going into the air.

Carpooling (拼车) is another way to reduce carbon emissions (排放). Carpooling is the sharing of car journeys so that more than one person travels in a car. It immediately reduces your car’s emissions by half.

Lots of our energy supply comes from burning coal, another contributor to haze. By cutting down your electricity use, you are cutting down on haze. So you may try to reduce your use of electricity by turning off lights, using your air conditioner wisely during the summer months, or updating (更新) your electrical appliances (电器) to low-energy models. For example, you can use energy-saving lamps that require less energy and last 10 times longer than common bulbs.

【1】Who should play an important role in reducing haze?

A. City cleaners.

B. Common people.

C. Local governments.

【2】From Paragraph 2, the writer thinks we should ________ .

A. try not to drive so much

B. give up driving cars

C. improve our cars

【3】What is the main cause of haze?

A. Transport. B. Carpooling. C. Coal.

【4】We should reduce the use of electricity because ________.

A. coal is now expensive

B. we can save a lot of money

C. it’s good for our environment

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

A. What is haze

B. How to reduce haze

C. When haze happens

27、

【1】Mother’s Day often comes on______.

A. the second Saturday in January

B. the third Saturday in December

C. the second Sunday in May

D. the fifth Sunday in May

【2】Of all the festivals in the form(表格)，______ comes last in a year.

A. Christmas Day  B. Boys’ Day

C. Mother’s Day  D. Spring Festival

【3】The symbol of Spring Festival is______.

A. flowers B. fish

C. trees   D. dumplings

【4】Americans may celebrate______ festival(s) in the form.

A. 1   B. 2   C. 3 D. 4

【5】The festival for boys is only celebrated in _______.

A. China   B. the USA

C. Japan   D. Canada

28、 Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给) :

Studying hard for a few days can be tiring, but it always pays off! Most people can clearly remember the fear they felt when they realized that an exam was coming near. If you are in this situation, don’t w【1】. Many people have proved that there is enough time to study if you arrange it well. Here are some tips to help you.

Calm down! Fear will only make your situation much w【2】. You will be focusing on the horror, not the coming exam. Many times, fear can even stop you from doing well in the exam. If you are nervous, take a deep b【3】, and tell yourself that you can do this well.

Study the most important topics first. Exams usually cover a few main ideas, contents, or skills. When you are short of time, focus all your energies on the k【4】 areas. Review the most important topics in textbooks and the parts your teacher said again and again. These are all clues for you to study first.

Decide what subjects you don’t know enough about. Do more study on these subjects because some parts probably still r【5】 reviewing, but they will come to you more easily this time. Then you can try to focus on more challenging (具有挑战性的) topics.

Studying t【6】 can be helpful. Since you don’t get any extra points for reviewing your lessons alone, classmates can be really helpful in studying. Ask for help from your parents, brothers or sisters. They may really enjoy being asked. From a study group, you not only have the advantage of studying with people who you are familiar with, you also have more c【7】 to make more friends and have more additional help through helping each other.

29、There was a painter. He always wanted to be successful. _________ he was very poor, he never gave up painting and always stuck to his dream. He didn’t do anything except painting. However, no one came to buy his paintings.

He couldn’t earn any money _________ for his meals. Luckily, the boss of the restaurant in the street was kind and let him have _________ meals on credit（赊账）.

One day, while the painter _________ lunch in the restaurant, suddenly a great idea came to him. He immediately unfolded the white napkin（餐巾纸）on the table, took out his pain brush and began to paint __________ the dish left on the table. The boss _________ stop him, so he stood behind to watch him painting carefully. After a while _________ painting was finished. Looking at his work, he thought it was _________ he had ever painted.

The boss asked _________ the painter could give him the painting. Then he didn’t have to pay all his debts(债务). The painter was surprised. “You can also see this painting value a lot, right? Then I’m really not far away from being successful,” he said __________. The boss replied: “Not really, please don’t misunderstand（误解）me. I mean, I have a son who always dreams of becoming a successful painter like you. That’s why I want to have it and warn my son not to end up like you.”

【1】

A．When

B．If

C．Although

D．Because

【2】

A．pay

B．to pay

C．paying

D．paid

【3】

A．he

B．him

C．his

D．himself

【4】

A．had

B．has had

C．is having

D．was having

【5】

A．on

B．with

C．for

D．at

【6】

A．mustn’t

B．couldn’t

C．shouldn’t

D．needn’t

【7】

A．/

B．the

C．an

D．a

【8】

A．good

B．well

C．better

D．the best

【9】

A．that

B．how

C．whether

D．why

【10】

A．happy

B．happily

C．happiness

D．happier