2025-2026学年（上）鄂州八年级质量检测英语

1、当我们处于困境时，我们不应该放弃。

2、We found________ difficult to finish all the homework today.

A.that B.this C.those D.it

3、We think white looks good ________ you, but people with black skins don’t look

good ________ white.

A. on, on   B. in, in

C. on, in   D. in, on

4、Sherlock Holmes is a character _______ was created by Arthur Conan Doyle as a master at solving crimes.

A．who

B．which

C．whose

D．what

5、—She sold her treasures to help others, though it was ________ her family’s wishes.

—It’s so kind of her.

A．against

B．above

C．on

D．through

6、Stephen Curry is a great basketball player ____is popular in the United States and even in China.

A.which B.who C.what

7、Steve Jobs’ inventions and creativity ________ our way of life already.

A．have changed

B．will change

C．has changed

D．is changing

8、Frank was late for school this morning，because he didn't ________ the school bus.

A. check   B. clean

C. catch   D. collect

9、He was sad because his father died _________ cancer last week.

A. with B. in C. from D. of

10、--Do you think the pink clothes___________ me?

--I don't think so.

A. choose   B. support

C. suit   D. shape

11、Do you find _________ in the book?

A．something valuable

B．valuable something

C．anything valuable

D．valuable anything

12、Football is a popular sport. ______ my father ______ my mother is interested in watching football matches.

A.Either; or B.Neither; nor C.Both; and D.Not only; but also

13、—Tim, is that our English teacher, Mr. Lu?

—No, it can’t be him. He _________ Beijing for a meeting.

A．has been in

B．has gone to

C．has been to

14、—Are you sure if Betty ________ tomorrow?

—I’m not sure, but I’ll tell you as soon as she ________.

A．will arrive at; will start

B．will arrive; starts

C．arrives at; starts

D．arrives; will start

15、It’s not your turn yet. Please wait on the chair until you________.

A.have called B.will call C.are calling D.are called

16、—It is raining these days!

—Yes. I doubt ________ the sports meeting can be held on time.

A．why

B．that

C．whether

D．when

17、Linda’s mother is very busy every day ________ Saturday and Sunday. So Linda can go shopping with her mom on weekends.

A．beside

B．besides

C．except

D．without

18、Children should have at least _________ at night.

A. eight-hours sleep   B. eight hour's sleep

C. eight-hours-sleep   D. eight hours' sleep

19、The flight to Guangzhou had to be________because of the heavy snow.

A.put up   B.put out   C.put off D.put down

20、Shanghai, one of the international cities in the world, ____ many changes in the past ten years.

A. sees   B. saw   C. will see   D. has seen

21、In China it is a custom to give kids lucky money, _______ during the Spring Festival.

A. finally B. luckily C. simply D. especially

22、根据下面对话中的情境，在每个空白处填入一个适当的语句，使对话恢复完整。

A: What are they talking about?

B: They are talking about the TV show I’m a singer II, Mr. Wang.

A: Oh, I watched it on TV. It was very exciting.   【1】   ?

B: No, I didn’t. I was doing my homework and forgot the time. When I turned on the TV, it was over.

A: 【2】 ! But I heard it would be played again on Hunan TV tonight.

B: 【3】 ?

A: Sure, you can. You’d better finish your homework earlier if you want to watch

it. Remember that work comes first.

B: 【4】 . I’d better hurry and finish my homework.

A: Take it easy, Ted. By the way, it’s your turn to clean the classroom.

B: Don’t worry.   【5】   . It won’t take much time.

23、词汇。

根据汉语意思完成英文句子。

【1】微波炉可以用来煮饭。

A microwave oven can _____ _____ _____ cooking.

【2】到目前为止，我们的政府已经采取了许多措施来解决环境问题。

___________ _____________ our government has taken many measures to deal with the environmental problems.

【3】人类怎么会说这么多种语言，这种情况是如何产生的呢？

How did it _____ _____ that humans speak so many different languages?

【4】不吃早餐去上学对我们的健康有害。

Going to school without breakfast _____  _____ _____ our health.

【5】世界上三分之二的科学家用英语阅读。

________ _________ of the world’s scientists read in English.

24、I came out of my room this morning and found Mom and Dad standing in front of the TV. On the screen, Tony Verrazo, the weatherman said, “Calvin has turned west and is headed for land.”

I didn’t understand what was happening, but suddenly Mom and Dad started rushing around.

“You pick up coconuts, Jason.” Dad said.

“Coconuts?” I was confused. We had coconut trees in the yard, but why pick up coconuts now?

I wanted to ask, but Dad had no time for me.

I had no idea what was going on but I wanted to see Calvin, and I went to the beach. It was empty except for two men. One had a camera and the other was talking into a microphone. I recognized him—Tony Verrazo!

“Hi, kid. What’s up?” said Tony, smiling

“Oh, I’m taking a break from picking up coconuts,” I lied.

“Coconuts,” he said thoughtfully. “I forgot all about them. Stand over here and tell the camera who you are and what you’re doing.”

“Hi,” I took the microphone. “I’m Jason and I’m picking up coconuts because Calvin is coming.”

“Thanks, kid.” Tony said, “You’d better head home and finish your job!”

I had to do the silly job because Tony made me tell everyone what I was doing.

After hours of working in the yard, I filled up all the bags I could find. When I got inside, history was repeating itself. Mom and Dad were standing in front of the TV, and Tony was talking.

“Hurricane-force (飓风级的) winds can make flying coconuts really dangerous! Don’t forget to pick them up! And we want to give credit to (表扬) the person who came up with the idea,” he said.

There on TV, I was holding the microphone, saying, “Hi, I’m Jason, and I’m picking up coconuts.”

All day, I thought I had to pick up coconuts just because I was little and had to stay out of everybody’s way. Now I realized what Calvin really was and that what I had done actually mattered.

【1】When a son was asked to pick up coconuts at first, he felt ________.

A．happy

B．proud

C．confused

D．afraid

【2】After Jason finished his interviews on the each, he ________.

A．stayed at the beach and helped others

B．introduced Tony to his mom and dad

C．complained that Calvin was awful

D．headed back home and did his job

【3】At the end of the story, Jason realized ________.

A．he did something meaningful

B．he should stay out of the way

C．he needed to be kind to Calvin

D．he could be as famous as Tony

25、Happiness is for everyone. You don’t need to care about those people who have beautiful houses with large gardens and swimming pools or those who have nice cars and a lot of money and so on. Why? Because those who have big houses may often feel lonely and those who have cars may want to walk on the country roads at their free time.

In fact, happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it. When you are in trouble at school, your friends will help you; when you study hard at your lessons, your parents are always taking good care of your life and your health; when you get success, your friends will say congratulations to you; when you do something wrong, people around you will help you to correct it. An d when you do something good to others, you will feel happy, too. All these are your happiness. If you notice them, you can see that happiness is always around you.

Happiness is not the same as money. It is a feeling of your heart. When you are poor, you can also say you are very happy, because you have something else that can't be bought with money. When you meet with difficulties, you can say loudly you are very happy, because you have more chances to challenge yourself. So you cannot always say you are poor and you have bad luck. As the saying goes, life is like a revolving (旋转) door. When it closes, it also opens. If you take every chance you get, you can be a happy and lucky person.

【1】Happiness is for_________.

A. those who have large and beautiful houses

B. those who have cars

C. those who have a lot of money

D. all people

【2】When you do something wrong, ___________.

A. people around you will help you

B. you will have no chance to challenge yourself

C. your classmates will laugh at you

D. you will be happy

【3】Which is true according to the passage?

A. When you get success, your friends will be very proud of you.

B. You can get help from others when you make mistakes.

C. You can still be a happy person even if you have little money.

D. All the above.

【4】Why do we say "Happiness is not the same as money"? Because   .

A. money always brings happiness

B. money doesn't always bring happiness

C. everything can be bought with money

D. only rich people have happiness

【5】Which is the title of the passage? ____________.

A. Happiness   B. Happy and Lucky

C. Do Something Good to Others D. Life and Success

26、Last fall a beaver(海狸) moved into the small stream(小溪；溪流) beside our house. He began taking down small trees right away, and in a couple of weeks our stream turned into a pond(水塘). Every day, he added more to his dam(水坝) and to his house. We're sure you've all heard the saying, “as busy as a beaver”. Now, we understand this saying as we saw the work that this beaver did over a very short period(时期) of time.

We thought that would be the last of the beaver's busy activity as winter came. To our amazement, however, he started chewing(咀嚼) on a very large tree. The tree was over 18 metres tall and around 1.5 metres in diameter(直径). We were amazed at the challenge(挑战) this beaver was trying. All winter, he chewed and chewed. He had setbacks(挫折) as we faced major winter storms and ice cold weather. But sure enough, when the weather allowed, he would come back and chew a bit more.

The beaver's first goal(目标) was to survive(生存)—to build home for the winter. Working every day with that goal in mind, he successfully achieved that goal. But the large tree he started chewing on last fall was a future goal—he wanted the large tree to provide new food and branches(树枝) for the coming spring. Even with the setbacks he faced over the winter, he never gave up until he reached it.

Our beaver's experience reminds us that we need to set goals for tomorrow. Sometimes just surviving seems to take up all of our time. But, if you do just a little bit when time allows and stick to your future goal, you will achieve it.

When faced with setbacks, have your goal in heart and don't let the setbacks stop you. Keep chewing like the beaver, and you will achieve(实现；获得) your goal in the end.

【1】What is the purpose of the beaver's chewing on the large tree?

A. To provide more food for the winter because of the snow.

B. To add more branches to his dam and his house.

C. To prepare new food and branches for the coming spring.

D. To keep working every day with a goal in mind.

【2】Here is a paragraph(段)“When spring arrived, we went down to see the beaver's progress. The tree was about to fall. Our beaver had almost completely chewed around and through the whole tree.” According to the passage, it should be put ________．

A. between Paragraph 1 and Paragraph 2

B. between Paragraph 2 and Paragraph 3

C. between Paragraph 3 and Paragraph 4

D. between Paragraph 4 and Paragraph 5

【3】The best title of this passage might be________．

A. Keep Chewing   B. Be Like the Beaver

C. As Busy as a Beaver   D. Set Proper Goals

【4】The beaver's experience reminds us that ________．

A. we need to set goals for tomorrow

B. we have to get up early in the morning

C. everybody has a bright tomorrow

D. everybody will achieve his goal

【5】When faced with setbacks, ________．

A. have your goal in heart

B. don't let the setbacks stop you

C. give up

D. both A and B

27、

【1】The exhibition will last for ________.

A．two months

B．three months

C．four months

D．five months

【2】The exhibition will show Hokusai’s “________” for the first time.

A．The Great Wave

B．Waterwheel at Onden

C．Fine Wind, Clear Morning

D．The Great Picture Book of Everything

【3】Visitors to the exhibition ________.

A．should enter Room 103 by 4 p.m.

B．have to leave before 5 p.m. on Fridays

C．need to pay $9 for each ticket if they are members

D．will learn the process of making woodblock prints

28、   Most great inventors often met with much trouble in their work. Before they could succeed, they had to overcome (客服) thousands of difficulties. The following is one of such e【1】.

George Stephenson (1781～1848), a famous British inventor made the first train in 1825, using a stream engine. When he was experimenting with the engine on the train, he met with troubles from the government, the newspapers and the gentlemen in the country. They said that the n【2】and the smoke would kill cows, horses and sheep, that the engine would burst (爆裂) or that the h【3】 coals from it would set fire to their houses.

George Stephenson told the people that the train could go on small rails, could pull carriages full of goods (货品) and p【4】and that there was no great d【5】 to them. It was a very difficult matter for him to convince (使信服) them. H【6】, after some time, the first train that was d【7】 by Stephenson himself proved him right. On the train there was a new steam engine. It was invented by him, and was proved a complete success.

The first day when the train ran on the rails, people along the way heard the noise of the train in the distance, and saw it r【8】 quickly to them. They thought it was a genie (妖怪). They were so full of fright that they ran quickly back home and closed their doors tightly. They did not dare to come out until it had passed. An old woman s【9】said that her hen had been so frightened that it hadn’t l【10】 any eggs for three days.

29、完形填空

Hundreds of years ago in a small town, a moneylender lent a lot of money to a poor man. The moneylender, who was old and ugly,    the poor man’s beautiful daughter. So he came up with an idea. He said the poor man didn’t need to return the money to him     he could marry his daughter. Both the man and his daughter were very       .

The moneylender then told them that he would put a small     stone and a small white stone into an empty bag. The girl would have to     one. If she took the black stone , she would become the moneylender’s       and her father’s debt(债务) would be let go. If she picked the white stone, she didn’t need to marry him and her father’s debt would     be let go. Her father would be put into prison（监狱）if she refused to pick a stone.

As they talked, the moneylender picked up two stones. As he did that, the girl     that he had put two black stones in the bag. He then asked the girl to pick her stone from the bag.

The girl thought for a while and then had an idea. She put her hand into the bag and took out a stone.    looking at it, she let it fall onto the path where it       became lost among all the other stones. “Oh how      I was！” She said, “But never     . If you look into the bag for the one that is left, you will be able to       which stone I picked.” This      tells: Sometimes we can think about things in a     way. Most difficult problems do have an solution

【1】A. pleased   B. listened C. loved D. saw

【2】A. if B. unless C. so   D. but

【3】A. bored   B. afraid C. relaxed  D. excited

【4】A. pink   B. red   C. black  D. yellow

【5】A. show  B. damage C. check   D. choose

【6】A. daughter B. cousin C. wife   D. friend

【7】A. again   B. still   C. never   D. hardly

【8】A. said B. feared   C. thought   D. noticed

【9】A. On B. About   C. For   D. Without

【10】A. usually   B. surprisingly   C. quickly  D. slowly

【11】A. worried B. clever   C. careless    D. lucky

【12】A. laugh B. mind     C. cry     D. complain

【13】A. tell B. explain   C. ask    D. arrange(安排)

【14】A. saying   B. story   C. news     D. man

【15】A. careful   B. funny C. different D. normal