2025-2026学年（下）许昌八年级质量检测英语

1、那时他正忙于做功课。(be busy doing)

___________________________

2、

make　how　real 　support　nervous  because　you　stress　for　suggestion

You probably talk to friends more than you talk to your parents. Still, most of us want a parent's help, advice, and 【1】 at times. But you may have 【2】 when talking to your parents. Here are some 【3】 to make it easier.

Talking to parents about daily things can help you solve something serious in your lives  【4】 they have more experience than you.

Find something to chat about each day. Talk about  【5】 your team did at the sports meeting. Share something one of 【6】 teachers said. Even small talk about what's  【7】 dinner can help your relationship comfortable.

It's never too late to start. If your relationship with your parents makes you feel  【8】， try getting into conversations slowly. Chatting with parents not only 【9】 the present relationship strong, it also can help a might­be­worse relationship get better.

When parents feel connected to your daily life, they can be there for you if something 【10】 important happens. So try to talk with your parents.

3、This bridge was built 100 years ago. (对划线部分提问)

________ ________ this bridge built?

4、Mary didn’t have breakfast. I didn’t have breakfast, ______.

A. too   B. yet   C. any   D. either

5、—I hear your family have made up their ________ to India next month. Have a pleasant journey.

—Thank you.

A.mind travelling B.minds travelling

C.mind to travel D.minds to travel

6、He is very excited about _____ a policeman.

A. becoming   B. become C. to become D. became

7、Mrs. Green has been living ______ for two years. But she doesn’t feel ________ because she has many friends.

A．alone ; lonely

B．lonely ; alone

C．alone ; alone

D．lonely ; lonely

8、There is ________ island in the middle of the lake. It’s ________ most beautiful island I have ever seen.

A.a; the B.an; the C.an; a

9、—Why not go to visit the Summer Palace this weekend?

— ________.

A．That’s a good idea

B．Thank you

C．It’s a pleasure

D．That’s all right

10、Tomorrow will be my mother's day ________, so she won't go to work.

A.off B.late C.away

11、It's so quiet here! We can hardly believe ________ we're in the city centre.

A.what B.if C.that D.where

12、—What did you see？

—I saw some boys________on the playground when I walked past．

A．satB．sittingC．to sitD．to sitting

13、It is really comfortable to ________ on the beach. It's a good way to relax ourselves.

A.lie B.lay C.ask D.order

14、Lucy is used to  early now, but she used to  late.

A.going to bed ; stay up

B.get to bed; staying up

C.get up;getting up

D.getting up;getting up

15、Please pay attention to your words, or you’ll _______ her feelings.

A. hit B. break C. hurt D. injure

16、The visitors are very _______ to see so many changes _______.

A．surprised; are taken place

B．surprising; take place

C．surprised; take place

D．surprising; are taken place

17、After I read the story, I had ____________ understanding of happiness.

A. a better B. the better C. a best D. the best

18、—My mother said she would give me a surprise at my birthday party.

— ______.

A.That sounds great. B.I'm sorry to hear that. C.Oh, I don’t think so. D.I'm afraid so.

19、A: Wow, I’m so glad to see you again, Linda. 【1】 You don’t know how much I miss you.

B: Me too. Do you often go back to your hometown?

A: Yes. 【2】

B: I’m glad to hear that. 【3】

A: Yes, but now it’s becoming more and more beautiful.

B: 【4】

A: I love it very much. And I’m proud of it.

B: I look forward to having a look at your hometown.

A: 【5】

B: Thank you. I will go there one day.

A．Welcome to my hometown!

B．Did it use to be poor?

C．It has been a long time since we met last time.

D．How do you like your hometown?

E．It has changed a lot in recent years.

20、A: Hi, Guo Yi. I would like to make a new programme.

B: What is it?

A: 【1】

B: Why do you want to do it?

A: Because some of our classmates are weak in English. 【2】 I think the programme may help them improve their listening.

B: You're right. But how do we make the programme?

A: 【3】 She is a foreigner and her English is very good. And you can write reports in English.

B: Me?

A: Yes! 【4】

B: But my English isn't good. I often make mistakes.

A: 【5】 Mary can help you.

B: That's a good idea!

A.You're good at writing.

B.They should find a good way to learn it well.

C.I want to ask Mary to report English news for us.

D.It's an English programme.

E.Don't mention it.

F.Don't worry!

21、Dear Mum,

Today I’m going to tell you something really special. I know you work very hard and feel tired every day.

Every time you come home and see the messy（杂乱的）house , I know you are very angry with me. But you always say nothing and clean up the house. I always want to help you, but I have so much homework to do. After I finish my homework, I feel like dying. I really want to help you, but I’m so tired too.

I also want to tell you one thing—I love you so much. I usually talk back to you when you say that I don’t study hard enough. But in fact I just want you to praise（赞扬）me more. I will try my best to get good grades and get praise from my teacher. So don’t feel frustrated（失望）about my grades, OK? I have made up my mind that I will study harder and help you to clean the house. I am serious（认真的）this time. I will have my homework done faster so that I can have more energy to clean the house. I will watch TV less so that I can have more time to study and get good grades. All these things are for one reason—I want to make you a happy mum.

I love you!

Yours,

Sally

【1】Why is Sally’s mother angry with Sally when she comes back from work?

A．Because Sally doesn’t study hard.

B．Because Sally isn’t good at English.

C．Because Sally doesn’t clean the house.

D．Because Sally doesn’t finish her homework.

【2】What does Sally’s mother think about her?

A．She thinks Sally is very lazy.

B．She feels frustrated about her grades.

C．She thinks Sally studies very hard.

D．She thinks Sally is a bad girl.

【3】What does Sally want?

A．She wants enough money.

B．She wants enough free time.

C．She wants good grades and praise.

D．She wants enough good food.

【4】Why does Sally want to do her homework faster?

A．Because she will have enough time to watch TV.

B．Because she is interested in doing homework.

C．Because she has many important things to do.

D．Because she can have more energy to do some cleaning in her house.

【5】Which of the following is WRONG?

A．Sally feels very tired after she finishes her homework.

B．Sally loves her mother deeply.

C．Sally’s teacher feels frustrated about her.

D．Sally wants to make her mother happy.

22、Last Friday a storm swept through two villages in the New Territories，destroying(摧毁)fourteen homes.Seven others were so badly damaged(破坏)that their owners had to leave them，and fifteen others had broken windows or broken roofs.One person was killed，several were badly hurt and taken to hospital，and a number of other people received smaller hurt.Altogether over two hundred people were homeless after the storm.

  A farmer，Mr.Tan，said that the storm began early in the morning and lasted for over an hour.

  “I was eating with my wife and children，”he said，“when we heard a loud noise.A few minutes later our house fell down on top of us.We tried our best to climb out but then I saw that one of my children was missing.I went back inside and found him，safe but very frightened.”

  Mrs.Wu Meifeng said that her husband had just left for work when she felt that her house was moving.She ran outside at once with her children.

  “There was no time to take anything，”she said.“A few minutes later，the roof came down.”

  Soldiers helped to take people out of the flooded(水淹的)area and the welfare department(福利机构)brought them food，clothes and shelter.

【1】How many homes altogether(总共)were damaged in the storm？

A.Fourteen.

B.Twenty-one.

C.Twenty-nine.

D.Thirty-six.

【2】Where was Mr.Tan when the storm first began？

A.He was in bed.

B.He was inside the house.

C.He was outside the house.

D.He was on the roof.

【3】Mrs.Wu and her family didn’t get hurt because________.

A.her husband knew there would be a storm

B.they were all outside the house when the storm became worse

C.they rushed out of her house in time

D.the welfare department helped them

【4】The underlined word“shelter”in this passage means“________”.

A.something to eat

B.something to wear

C.somewhere to study

D.somewhere to stay

【5】Which of the following may be the best title for this passage？

A.A Terrible Storm

B.A Lucky Woman

C.Good Soldiers

D.Clever People

23、   Do you use emojis to show your feelings? The SwiftKey,a company did research on the number of emojis used in the world.The result shows the top three most—used emojis are happy faces(44.8%),sad faces(14.33%)and hearts(12.5%).

The company also found out people in different countries have their own favourite emojis.

No one can beat.Americans when it comes to their love of pizza.Pizza is the most widely used emoji in the US,as well as the chicken emoji.It shows that compared with other countries,America has interesting food habits.

The French are as romantic (浪漫的)* as we've known all along.They use the heart emoji four times more than people in other countries.

Russians also like using romantic emojis.Maybe it's all those low temperatures that make them look for love—they use more cold weather emojis than any other countries as well.

Surprisingly,it seems that Arabic speakers also like showing love with emojis.Among Arabic speakers,the rose(玫瑰)*emoji is used ten times more than any other group studied.

English speakers that live in the UK like using more lovely emojis.The study showed that British emoji users especially like to send the winking （眨一只眼）*smiley face.

What emojis do you often use?

【1】Which emoji is used most often all over the world?

A. B. C. D.

【2】People from ______like to use emojis about food.

A.The UK B.France C.Russia D.the US

【3】From the passage,we know that______.

A.Each Arabic speaker uses rose emoiis ten times a day .

B.Russians use the snow emoji more often than Americans.

C.Englishmen like to use winking smiley faces to show love .

D.Compared with Englishmen,the French use more lovely emojs .

24、PRIVATE ENGLISH LESSONS

An experienced teacher is offering private lessons in English.

Please email me at the address below and tell me:

◆Your age

◆Reasons for learning English

◆Your level of English

◆Areas that you need to focus on – grammar, listening, speaking, reading, writing, etc.

Mrs. Daniels( daniels_m@mail.com)

From: Li_Hua@gmail.com

To: daniels_m@mail.com

CC…:

Subject: English Lessons

Dear Mrs. Daniels,

I recently saw your advertisement on the university website offering private English lessons. I’m very interested in your private lessons and would like some more information.

I am a student at Aston College here in Hong Kong studying English, so my language level is already quite good.

However, I feel that I need to improve my listening and speaking skills. This is because I’m planning to study at London University in England next year and I think your lessons will help me to live and study abroad.

Could you send me some more information about the lessons offered, such as where and when they will be held and how much they cost? Also, I would like to know whether you teach students in groups or one-on-one.

I would be glad to supply any further information you might need.

Regards,

Li Hua

【1】Where did Li Hua see Mrs. Daniels’ advertisement?

A．At London University

B．In a newspaper

C．On the Internet

D．On TV

【2】Why did Li Hua write the email?

A．To make friends with Mrs. Daniels

B．To apply to study at London University

C．To get more information about Mrs. Daniels’ lessons

D．To find out more information about Aston College

【3】Which of the following information did Li Hua NOT mention in his email?

A．His age

B．His reasons for learning English

C．His language level

D．The language skills he wants to focus on

【4】Li Hua wants to take the lessons to improve his______.

A．listening and writing

B．writing and speaking

C．listening and grammar

D．listening and speaking

【5】What can we learn about Li Hua from his email?

A．He is now living in England

B．He is a student in Hong Kong

C．His level of English is very low.

D．He is studying at London University.

25、   Tom, eleven years old, was in bed in hospital. Several days ago, while he was playing baseball, he f【1】 and his head hit the ground. The doctors believed that he didn't get w【2】.

"He seems to 【3】 (放弃) hope. So medicine won't work. "Perhaps he needs something else," s【4】 one of the doctors, "When I visit Tom, he said 【5】 he would like to meet Babe Ruth" That was almost impossible. Babe Ruth was the most 【6】 ['feimas] baseball player in the States and he was very busy.

The next day Tom's father tried to tell Babe Ruth about the story of Tom 【7】 (通过电话). Twenty-four hours later, when Tom was lying in his hospital room, Babe Ruth came 【8】. Young Tom couldn't b【9】 it really was Babe. Babe Ruth 【10】 (坐下) at Tom's bed and said, "Now listen kid, you've got to get well. I bring a new American League b【11】. You must start throwing it.

Tom's father just stayed there, saying nothing. His eyes was full  【12】 thanks for the great man. 【13】 (至于) Tom, this was the beginning of a new life. 【14】 his doctor's surprise, young Tom walked out of the hospital a few weeks later. He 【15】 (能够) live a healthy life all because of the help of Babe Ruth.

26、   英语课上，同学们正在讨论“如何与父母和谐相处”的问题，假如你是李华，请你根据所给提示和要求写一篇短文，谈谈你的想法。

提示：(1)Understand and respect parents.

(2)Communicate more with parents.

(3)Do something you can for parents.

要求：(1)短文须包括所有要点，可适当发挥。

(2)短文中不得出现真实的人名、校名和地名。

(3)词数80个左右(开头已给出，不计入总词数)。

Today we had a discussion on how to get on well with our parents. In my opinion, it is important __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________