精品解析：江苏省镇江市镇江外国语学校2025-2026学年八年级下学期英语五月学情检测（Unit5-Unit6）

镇江外国语学校八年级英语五月学情检测（U5-U6） 2026.5.19 一、单项选择题（30分） 1. Ice is not seen here in winter because the temperature ________ stays below 0℃. A. especially B. certainly C. normally D. hardly 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：冬天这里看不到冰，因为气温几乎不保持在零度以下。 especially特别地；certainly当然；normally通常地；hardly几乎不。根据“Ice is not seen here in winter”可知，冬天看不到冰说明气温很少低于零度，hardly意为“几乎不”，表示否定含义，符合语境逻辑。 2. Time waits for no man, but some people won’t ________ the importance of time until it’s gone. A. realize B. remember C. doubt D. suggest 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：时间不等人，但有些人直到时间逝去才会意识到它的重要性。 考查动词辨析。realize意识到；remember记得；doubt怀疑；suggest建议。根据“until it’s gone”可知，此处表示“直到时间逝去才意识到时间的重要性”，强调从不知道到明白的过程，realize最符合语境。故选A。 3. My motorbike broke down suddenly on the road, but I was ________ to push it aside. A. weak enough B. too weak C. strong enough D. too strong 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：我的摩托车在路上突然抛锚了，但我足够强壮，把它推到了一边。 考查形容词辨析和enough后置。weak虚弱的；strong强壮的。根据“but I was … to push it aside.”可知，“我”是强壮的。adj./adv.+enough to do sth“足够……去做某事”；too… to“太……以至于不能”。 根据“to push it aside”可知，是足够强壮，可以把摩托车推到了一边。故选C。 4. —What do you think of CityWalk? —Wonderful. People can learn more about their cities ________ save money on traveling. A. as well as B. as long as C. instead of D. rather than 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：——你觉得城市漫步怎么样？—— 很棒。人们可以更多地了解自己的城市，同时在旅行上省钱。 as well as也，和；as long as只要；instead of代替；rather than而不是。根据前句“Wonderful.”可知，城市漫步有两个好处，“了解城市”和“省钱”是并列关系，应填as well as。 5. Jack stopped his car in time to ________ an accident. A. satisfy B. avoid C. finish D. create 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：杰克及时停车，避免了一场事故。 考查动词辨析。satisfy满足；avoid避免；finish完成；create制造。根据“an accident”可知，停车是为了避免事故。故选B。 6. When visiting a friend’s home, you shouldn’t ________ without knocking at the door first. A. cut in B. go out C. come in D. put in 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：拜访朋友家时，你不应该不敲门就进入。 考查动词短语辨析。cut in插嘴；go out出去；come in进来；put in放入。根据“without knocking at the door first”可知，此处指“不敲门就进入”，应选come in。故选C。 7. —What do you think of AI? —Though AI is useful, we can’t ________ depend on it! A. hopefully B. unwillingly C. patiently D. fully 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：——你认为人工智能怎么样？——虽然人工智能很有用，但我们不能完全依赖它！ hopefully充满希望地；unwillingly不情愿地；patiently耐心地；fully完全地。根据“Though AI is useful”可知，前后句存在让步关系，虽然有用但不能“完全”依赖，fully符合语境。 8. The little boy won’t go to sleep ______ his mum tells a story. A. unless B. when C. while D. if 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：这个小男孩不会去睡觉，除非他妈妈讲一个故事。 unless除非；when当……时候；while当……时候；if如果。根据“The little boy won’t go to sleep”与“his mum tells a story”之间的逻辑关系可知，此处表示条件，意为“除非妈妈讲故事，否则他不睡觉”，unless引导条件状语从句，符合句意。故选A。 9. —Both the food and the ________ are truly excellent here. —No wonder so many people come here to eat. A. promise B. tip C. award D. service 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：——这里的食物和服务都非常棒。——难怪这么多人喜欢来这里吃饭。 promise承诺；tip提示，小费；award奖励；service服务。根据“Both the food and the...”及答语“No wonder so many people come to eat here.”可知，此处谈论的是餐厅受欢迎的理由，通常与食物并列作为优点的是服务。 10. —What’s your secret of writing so well? —I read a lot, and the works of Lu Xun had a strong ________ on me as a child. A. difference B. attention C. situation D. influence 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：——你写得这么好的秘诀是什么？——我读了很多书，鲁迅的作品对我小时候有很大的影响。 考查名词辨析。difference不同；attention关注；situation情况；influence影响。根据“the works of Lu Xun had a strong...on me”可知鲁迅的作品对我有影响。故选D。 11. You ________ praise the film too much. I want to watch it again! A. needn’t B. mustn’t C. can’t D. may not 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：你再怎么夸奖这部电影也不为过。我想再看一遍！ needn’t不需要；mustn’t禁止；can’t不能；may not可能不。根据“I want to watch it again!”可知电影非常精彩，can’t…too much意为“再怎么……也不为过”，符合语境。 12. We should ________ when we are waiting for the bus. A. wait in line B. wait for line C. wait on line D. jump in line 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：等公共汽车时，我们应该排队等候。 考查动词短语辨析。wait in line排队等候；wait for line表述错误；wait on line表述错误；jump in line插队。根据“We should...when we are waiting for the bus.”可知，等车时我们应该排队等候。故选A。 13. —The plastic bags will no longer be provided for free in supermarkets. —________, we’d better take reusable cloth bags with us when we go shopping. A. In case B. In no case C. In that case D. In case of 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：——超市将不再免费提供塑料袋。——既然那样，我们去购物时最好带上可重复使用的布袋。 In case万一；In no case决不；In that case既然那样；In case of万一（后接名词/代词）。前句说明超市不再免费提供塑料袋的情况，后句据此提出应对建议，In that case符合“基于前述情况得出结论”的逻辑。 14. —You look so sad. What happened? —Everyone ________ us to win the game, but we lost. A. asked B. ordered C. expected D. hoped 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：——你看起来很伤心。发生什么事了？——大家都期望我们赢得比赛，但是我们输了。 asked要求；ordered命令；expected期望；hoped希望。根据“but we lost”及“You look so sad”可知，结果与原本的想法相反，大家原本“期望”我们赢，“expect sb. to do sth. ”意为“期望某人做某事”，符合语境。 15. —I finally finished that difficult project. I feel on cloud nine. —________ You’ve worked so hard on it. A. Like what? B. Congratulations! C. What else? D. I see. 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：——我终于完成了那个困难的项目。我感到非常高兴。——恭喜！你为此付出了很多努力。 Like what比如说；Congratulations恭喜你；What else还有别的吗；I see我明白了。结合上文完成困难项目后的喜悦心情，以及下文对对方努力工作的肯定，可知此处应表达祝贺之意。 二、完形填空（10分） Chongqing, a city of more than 32 million people, faced a terrible test in the summer of 2022. In August, Chongqing kept ____16____ the fire caused by the hot and dry weather. People from all walks of life volunteered to ____17____ the terrible fire together. Some people cut down trees to make fire barriers (屏障). Others ____18____ motorbikes on newly formed roads to take firefighters and supplies up the mountain, while some volunteers carried food and drinks ____19____ their backs on foot. Women and children helped organize supplies, cleaned the ground and finished other ____20____ tasks. On Thursday night, as the fire got close to a man-made barrier on Jinyun Mountain, more than 1,000 firefighters and ____21____ stood along-side the barrier with fire extinguishers (灭火器). Seen from overhead, ____22____ lights formed a wall against the fire line. The stories of these people have ____23____ many people. Du Hailang, head of the Beijing Emergency Rescue Association (应急救援协会), was one of them. He and 10 other people of the association joined the life-saving team in Chongqing. He said, “Chongqing people are really amazing. The man-made wall was unbelievable, ____24____ it was really surprising. It really showed Chinese people’s ____25____ will to protect our homeland.” 16. A. fighting B. starting C. making D. watching 17. A. care for B. look for C. find out D. put out 18. A. bought B. rode C. sold D. took 19. A. in B. at C. on D. over 20. A. important B. impossible C. difficult D. interesting 21. A. farmers B. workers C. doctors D. volunteers 22. A. her B. their C. his D. our 23. A. refused B. chosen C. touched D. helped 24. A. because B. but C. unless D. and 25. A. weak B. happy C. small D. strong 【答案】16. A 17. D 18. B 19. C 20. A 21. D 22. B 23. C 24. D 25. D 【解析】 【导语】本文讲述了重庆的山火，大家众志成城，齐心合力，终于扑灭了山火。 【16题详解】 句意：八月，重庆一直与高温干燥的天气引发的火灾作斗争。 fighting斗争；starting开始；making制造；watching看。根据“the fire caused by the hot and dry weather.”可知，是指重庆一直与高温干燥引发的火灾作斗争。故选A。 【17题详解】 句意：各行各业的人们自愿一起来扑灭这场可怕的大火。 care for关心；look for寻找；find out找出；put out熄灭。根据“the terrible fire together.”可知，是指一起扑灭大火。故选D。 【18题详解】 句意：其他人骑摩托车在新形成的道路上送消防队员和补给上山，而一些志愿者则携带食物和饮料步行。 bought买；rode骑；sold卖；took拿走。根据“motor bikes on newly formed (形成) roads to take firefighters and supplies (补给) up the mountain”可知，是“骑着”摩托车送消防员和补给上山。故选B。 【19题详解】 句意：其他人骑摩托车在新形成的道路上送消防队员和补给上山，而一些志愿者则携带食物和饮料步行。 in在……里面；at在；on在……上面；over越过。根据“carried food and drinks ... their backs”可知，是把食物和饮料背在背上。故选C。 【20题详解】 句意：妇女和儿童帮助组织供应品，清洁地面和完成其它重要任务。 important重要的；impossible不可能的；difficult困难的；interesting有趣的。根据“Women and children helped organize supplies, cleaned the ground and finished other”可知，妇女和儿童做的一些相对简单但又很重要的任务。故选A。 【21题详解】 句意：1000多名消防员和志愿者拿着灭火器沿着隔离墙站着。 farmers农民；workers工人；doctors医生；volunteers志愿者。根据“People from all works of life volunteered to ... the terrible fire together.”可知，此处是指消防员和志愿者拿着灭火器沿着隔离墙站着。故选D。 【22题详解】 句意：从头顶上看去，他们的灯光形成了抗击火线的一堵墙。 her她的；their他们的；his他的；our我们的。根据“more than 1, 000 firefighters and ... stood along-side the barrier with fire extinguishers”可知，是指消防员和志愿者们头上的灯光，用their指代。故选B。 【23题详解】 句意：这些人的故事感动了很多人。 refused拒绝；chosen选择；touched感动；helped帮助。根据“The stories of these people have ... many people.”及前文介绍重庆人民与火灾作斗争的过程可知，他们的事迹感动了很多人。故选C。 【24题详解】 句意：这堵人造墙是令人难以置信的，它确实令人惊讶。 because因为；but但是；unless除非；and和。空前后句是并列关系，用and连接。故选D。 【25题详解】 句意：它真正显示了中国人民保护家园的坚强意志。 weak虚弱的；happy高兴的；small小的；strong坚强的。根据“will to protect their homeland.”可知，是指保护家园的坚强意志。故选D。 三、阅读理解（10分） Matilda’s parents owned quite a nice house with three bedrooms upstairs, while on the ground floor there was a dining room and a living room and a kitchen. Her father was a dealer in second-hand cars and it seemed he did pretty well at it. “Sawdust,” he would say proudly, “is one of the great secrets of my success. And it costs me nothing. I get it free from the sawmill (锯木厂).” “What do you use it for?” Matilda asked him. “Ha!” the father said. “Wouldn’t you like to know.” “I don’t see how it can help you to sell second-hand cars, Daddy.” “That’s because you’re an ignorant little twit,” the father said. His speech was never very delicate but Matilda was used to it. She also knew that he liked to boast and she would egg him on shamelessly. “You must be very clever to find a use for something that costs nothing,” she said. “I wish I could do it.” “You couldn’t,” the father said. “You’re too stupid. But I don’t mind telling young Mike here about it seeing he’ll be joining me in the business one day.” Ignoring Matilda, he turned to his son and said, “I’m always glad to buy a car when some fool has been crashing the gears (齿轮) so badly. They’re all worn out and rattle like mad. I get it cheap. Then all I do is mix a lot of sawdust with the oil in the gear-box and it runs as sweet as a nut.” “How long will it run like that before it starts rattling again?” Matilda asked him. “Long enough for the buyer to get a good distance away,” the father said, grinning. “About hundred miles.” “But that’s dishonest, Daddy,” Matilda said. “It’s cheating.” “No one ever got rich being honest,” the father said. “Customers are there to be diddled (骗取).” ——Adapted from Matilda 26. The underlined word “it” refers to “________”. A. a second-hand car B. the sawmill C. sawdust D. the father’s success 27. Matilda’s father thought her ________. A. lazy B. stupid C. hard-working D. dishonest 28. Who was Mike? A. He was Matilda’s brother. B. He was Matilda’s teacher. C. He was Matilda’s uncle. D. He was Matilda’s cousin. 29. What did the father do to make a car run smoothly? A. By fixing it properly. B. By mixing sawdust with the oil. C. By showing the driver how to drive properly. D. By changing the engine. 30. What did the father mean at the end of the passage? A. He could get rich by cheating others. B. Matilda should keep the secret. C. Mike was good at doing business. D. He disliked cheating customers. 【答案】26. C 27. B 28. A 29. B 30. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，节选自《Matilda》，讲述了 Matilda 的父亲作为二手车商，用锯末掺进机油里掩盖齿轮故障来欺骗顾客的故事，展现了他不诚实的经商方式。 【26题详解】 由第二段“‘Sawdust,’ he would say proudly, ‘is one of the great secrets of my success. And it costs me nothing’”可知，父亲骄傲地说锯末是他成功的秘诀之一，且“它”不需要花钱，“it”指代的是前文提到的“sawdust”。 【27题详解】 由第八段“You’re too stupid.”可知，父亲认为玛蒂尔达很愚蠢。 【28题详解】 由第八段“young Mike here... he’ll be joining me in the business one day”以及“he turned to his son”可知，迈克是玛蒂尔达父亲的儿子，即玛蒂尔达的兄弟。 【29题详解】 由第八段“mix a lot of sawdust with the oil in the gear-box and it runs as sweet as a nut”可知，父亲通过将锯末混入机油来让汽车暂时平稳运行。 【30题详解】 由最后一段“No one ever got rich being honest... Customers are there to be diddled”可知，父亲认为诚实无法致富，顾客就是用来欺骗的，因此他靠欺骗别人来致富。 四、七选五（10分） Good manners are important things to have because they show that you’re polite to other people. If you are having a meal with others, make sure you know the answers to these questions. What to do with your phone Set your phone to silent or vibrate mode, and keep it in a pocket or bag from the beginning to the end of your meal. Unless there’s an emergency, don’t answer it. If you need to take a phone call, excuse yourself from the table first by saying something like, “Excuse me, I need to take this. ___31___” When to start eating ___32___ Don’t start eating immediately as you sit down. It’s rude to start if other people’s food hasn’t arrived. ___33___ Wait patiently in your seat before taking your first bite. How to use a fork and knife Hold your fork and knife carefully like you’re holding a pencil. When you need to cut food on the plate, hold the knife in your right hand and your fork in your left hand.___34___ What if there’s an emergency If you need to check your phone or go to the bathroom during the meal at any point, say “excuse me” before standing up so others know you need to go somewhere. ___35___ You don’t need to give the reason why you’re leaving as long as you come back and sit down again. A. I will be right back. B. Manners also matter when you need to leave the table suddenly. C. It’s polite to wait for everyone to be served before eating. D. After cutting your food, you can use your fork in your right hand. E. Instead, wait patiently in your seat before taking your first bite. F. It’s rude to answer a call at the table even if it’s an emergency. G. This shows respect for the people you’re eating with. 【答案】31. A 32. C 33. G 34. D 35. B 【解析】 【导语】本文介绍了用餐时的礼仪规范，涵盖手机使用、用餐时机、餐具用法及突发情况处理等方面，需结合上下文逻辑完成文中空缺处的内容匹配。 【31题详解】 文中第一段提到如果需要接电话，要先礼貌离席说“Excuse me, I need to take this.”，A项“I will be right back.”承接前文，说明接完电话会回来，符合语境。 【32题详解】 文中本段介绍何时开始用餐的礼仪，C项“It’s polite to wait for everyone to be served before eating.”点明用餐前应等众人菜品上齐再进食，贴合段落主旨，符合语境。 【33题详解】 前文讲述了等待众人上完食物再用餐的礼仪做法，G项“This shows respect for the people you’re eating with.”承接上文，说明这样做是对一同用餐之人的尊重，符合语境。 【34题详解】 文中第三段提到切食物时右手拿刀、左手拿叉，D项“After cutting your food, you can use your fork in your right hand.”说明切完食物后可以把叉子换到右手，承接前文的餐具用法，符合语境。 【35题详解】 文中第四段提到用餐中途需要离席时要说“excuse me”，B项“Manners also matter when you need to leave the table suddenly.”点明突然离席时也要注意礼仪，作为段落的总起句，符合语境。 五、阅读并回答问题（10分） Everyone loves receiving gifts, and across cultures, presents are an important way to show care and love. However, traditions are not the same in every country. As a European living in China, I have seen some interesting differences. For example, while fruit and milk are common gifts here, in my culture, they might be a better choice when you are visiting someone in the hospital. When you get invited to a dinner party, a bottle of fine wine is also a good gift. Still, it’s best to check if your hosts drink wine in their daily life. Most Europeans usually open their presents right away, except in places like Germany. It’s also important to take off the price tag before giving gifts. What can you do if you don’t like your gift? In Spain, you still need to say you love the gift to avoid hurting the other person’s feelings. But if they remember to leave the receipt (收据) inside the gift, which is a very common practice in Spain, you can just exchange it for something else. Regifting is another good idea, as long as the present looks new. Jennifer Molski from Chicago has turned regifting into a nice project, collecting gifts people didn’t want for those in need. How the present looks is also important. However, by using wrapping paper for every present we buy, we produce a lot of waste. Many Germans use high-quality wrapping paper, but some of them are now choosing newspaper or maps to help the environment. Do Europeans give money as gifts? Yes. Polish couples, for example, often request cash at weddings to cover the cost of the venue and meals. Finally, remember: It’s the thought that counts, not the size or the cost of the gift. 36. Where does the writer come from? _________________________________________________ 37. What do most Europeans usually do after receiving presents? _________________________________________________ 38. Why do Spanish people leave the receipt inside the gift? _________________________________________________ 39. How do many Germans make their presents look so important? _________________________________________________ 40. Do you agree with regifting? Why or why not? (请自拟一句话作答) _________________________________________________ 【答案】36. He/She comes from Europe. 37. They usually open their presents right away. 38. Because people can exchange the gift for something else with the receipt without hurting others’ feelings. 39. They use high-quality wrapping paper, or choose newspaper or maps instead. 40. I agree with regifting because it’s a good way to avoid waste and help people in need. / I don’t agree with regifting because it may hurt the giver’s feelings. 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要讲述了不同文化背景下送礼物的习俗差异，包括礼物选择、拆礼物习惯、包装方式以及对待不喜欢的礼物的处理方法等。 【36题详解】 第二段直接提到“As a European living in China”，因此答案是原文直接信息。 【37题详解】 第四段明确指出“Most Europeans usually open their presents right away, except in places like Germany.”，因此答案是原文直接信息。 【38题详解】 第五段提到西班牙人把收据放在礼物里，“you can just exchange it for something else”，结合前文 “to avoid hurting the other person’s feelings”，答案整合了这两处信息，是对原文信息的概括总结。 【39题详解】 第七段提到“Many Germans use high-quality wrapping paper, but some of them are now choosing newspaper or maps to help the environment.”，因此答案是对原文信息的概括整合。 【40题详解】 本题是开放性试题，答案不唯一，但观点需基于文中事实。结合文章提到的regifting相关内容，可从环保、减少浪费、帮助他人或尊重送礼物者心意等角度作答，合理即可。 六、词汇（20分） manner rush behave earphone trouble get used to one another run into all at once when it comes to 41. —Didn’t you hear the doorbell ringing? —Sorry, I was playing computer games with my ________ on. 42. Please don’t ask for too many things ________ so that we won’t bring trouble to other people. 43. When we ________ our teachers or classmates in the hallway, we should greet them warmly and politely. 44. She ________ her meal this morning to meet her friend at the park on time. 45. All the visitors were impressed by the way the children ________ politely in public. 46. Good ________ can help us get along well with others and make our society more polite and harmonious. 47. —Is your knee still ________ you? —Not now. I’ve seen the doctor several times, and it’s fine now. 48. Trees can communicate with ________ but we don’t know how. 49. ________ choosing gifts for friends, she always spends lots of time thinking carefully. 50. At first, I found it hard ________ the life here, but now I feel quite comfortable. 【答案】41. earphones 42. all at once 43. run into 44. rushed 45. behaved 46. manners 47. troubling 48. one another 49. When it comes to 50. to get used to 【解析】 【41题详解】 句意：——你没听见门铃响吗？——抱歉，我正戴着耳机玩电脑游戏。 “playing computer games”和“on”提示此处需填“耳机”，earphone符合，且戴耳机通常用复数形式 【42题详解】 句意：请不要一下子索要太多东西，这样我们就不会给别人带来麻烦。“so that we won’t bring trouble”提示不要突然或同时提出过多要求，“all at once”意为“同时；一下子”，符合语境。 【43题详解】 句意：当我们在走廊偶遇老师或同学时，我们应该热情有礼貌地和他们打招呼。 “in the hallway”和“greet them”提示是偶遇或碰见，“run into”意为“偶然遇见”，符合语境，句子是一般现在时，主语是we，谓语动词用原形。 【44题详解】 句意：今早她匆匆吃完饭，为了准时在公园见朋友。“to meet her friend...on time”提示动作急促，“rush”意为“匆忙”，根据时间状语“this morning”可知应用一般过去时rushed。 【45题详解】 句意：孩子们在公共场合举止礼貌的样子给所有游客留下了深刻印象。 “politely in public”提示是行为举止，“behave”意为“表现”，根据主句谓语“were impressed”可知应用一般过去时behaved。 【46题详解】 句意：良好的礼仪能帮助我们与他人和睦相处，让我们的社会更文明和谐。 “get along well with others”和“polite and harmonious”提示是礼貌规范，“manner”意为“礼仪”，常用复数形式manners表示“礼貌；规矩”。 【47题详解】 句意：——你的膝盖还在困扰你吗？——现在不了，我看过好几次医生，现在好了。 “Is your knee still...you”提示膝盖作为主语对人有影响，“trouble”意为“使烦恼；折磨”，此处用现在分词troubling和be动词构成现在进行时。 【48题详解】 句意：树木可以互相交流，但是我们不知道方式。“communicate with”提示交流的对象，“one another”意为“互相；彼此”，符合树木之间交流的语境。 【49题详解】 句意：当谈到为朋友挑选礼物时，她总是花很多时间仔细思考。 “when it comes to”是固定句式，意为“当谈到……”，后接动名词，句首首字母大写，符合语境。 【50题详解】 句意：起初，我发现很难适应这里的生活，但现在我觉得很舒适。 “find it + adj. + to do sth.”为固定句型，意为“发现做某事……”；“get used to” 意为“适应”，此处用不定式to get used to，符合语境。 七、首字母填空（10分） 根据短文内容及所给首字母提示写出所缺单词，使短文意思完整，每空一词。 Zhaoguan Stone Pagoda (昭关石塔) is a famous landmark in Xijin Ferry, Zhenjiang. Built in 1311, it has stood here for over 700 years. As a witness to history, it has seen great c___51___ of the city. The tower is made of strong blue stone. With a round body, a thin neck, thirteen carved (雕刻) rings and a pointed top, it is in the s___52___ of a nice stone bottle. Its four stone pillars (柱子) form a beautiful large gate. The pagoda is built a___53___ the street, so people and even horses can pass right under it. The Chinese characters “Zhao Guan” which mean “safe pass” are carved on it. It is the only well-protected Yuan Dynasty street-crossing stone pagoda in China, and also the earliest one s____54____ standing today. According to a well-known local story, in ancient times, the river near Xijin Ferry was very dangerous b___55___the waves were wild and the storms came without warning. Tourists and businessmen often f___56___ the risk of shipwreck (船难). To hope for a safe journey, people built this pagoda and it carried their wish to c___57___ the waves. That’s why it is c___58___ “feng shui” pagoda. For centuries, people have believed that walking through it can bring them good l____59____. With wonderful carvings on its body, the pagoda is a valuable treasure of ancient stone art. To keep its old looks, the pagoda was repaired c____60____ in 2000. It was listed as a key national cultural relic in 2006. Today, it still stands quietly in the old town, connecting the past and the present. It shows the wisdom of ancient craftsmen and the wishes of many generations. 【答案】51. changes##hanges 52. shape##hape 53. across##cross 54. still##till 55. because##ecause 56. faced##aced 57. calm##alm 58. called##alled 59. luck##uck 60. carefully##arefully 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍镇江西津渡的昭关石塔，讲述其建造历史、外形特点、地理位置、民间由来以及文物保护相关情况。 【51题详解】 句意：作为历史的见证者，它见证了这座城市巨大的变化。固定短语great changes表示巨大变化，结合前文七百余年岁月变迁，首字母c提示填changes。 【52题详解】 句意：它外形圆润、腰身纤细，有着十三道雕纹和尖顶，形似精致的石瓶。固定搭配in the shape of意为呈……形状，符合外形描写语境，首字母s提示填shape。 【53题详解】 句意：这座石塔修建在街道上方，行人甚至马匹都能从下方穿行。介词across表示横跨、横穿，贴合过街石塔的位置特点，首字母a提示填across。 【54题详解】 句意：它也是如今依旧现存年代最早的过街石塔。副词still表示仍然、依旧，修饰现在分词standing，首字母s提示填still。 【55题详解】 句意：古时候西津渡附近的江河十分凶险，因为波涛汹涌且风暴毫无预兆。前后分句为因果关系，连词because引导原因状语从句，首字母b提示填because。 【56题详解】 句意：游客和商人时常面临船只失事的危险。固定搭配face the risk表示面临风险，全文讲述古代故事用一般过去时，首字母f提示填faced。 【57题详解】 句意：人们修建这座石塔，寄托着平息风浪的美好心愿。动词calm有平息、使平静之意，calm the waves即平息风浪，不定式符号to后用原形，首字母c提示填calm。 【58题详解】 句意：这也是它被称作风水塔的缘由。被动语态be called表示被称作、被叫做，契合语句表达，首字母c提示填called。 【59题详解】 句意：长久以来人们都认为从中穿行能够带来好运。固定短语good luck意为好运，符合民间祈福的文意，首字母l提示填luck。 【60题详解】 句意：为保留古朴原貌，2000年人们对这座石塔进行了细致修缮。副词carefully修饰动词repaired，表仔细地、精心地，首字母c提示填carefully。 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 镇江外国语学校八年级英语五月学情检测（U5-U6） 2026.5.19 一、单项选择题（30分） 1. Ice is not seen here in winter because the temperature ________ stays below 0℃. A. especially B. certainly C. normally D. hardly 2. Time waits for no man, but some people won’t ________ the importance of time until it’s gone. A. realize B. remember C. doubt D. suggest 3. My motorbike broke down suddenly on the road, but I was ________ to push it aside. A. weak enough B. too weak C. strong enough D. too strong 4. —What do you think of CityWalk? —Wonderful. People can learn more about their cities ________ save money on traveling. A. as well as B. as long as C. instead of D. rather than 5. Jack stopped his car in time to ________ an accident. A. satisfy B. avoid C. finish D. create 6. When visiting a friend’s home, you shouldn’t ________ without knocking at the door first. A. cut in B. go out C. come in D. put in 7. —What do you think of AI? —Though AI is useful, we can’t ________ depend on it! A. hopefully B. unwillingly C. patiently D. fully 8. The little boy won’t go to sleep ______ his mum tells a story. A. unless B. when C. while D. if 9. —Both the food and the ________ are truly excellent here. —No wonder so many people come here to eat. A. promise B. tip C. award D. service 10. —What’s your secret of writing so well? —I read a lot, and the works of Lu Xun had a strong ________ on me as a child. A. difference B. attention C. situation D. influence 11. You ________ praise the film too much. I want to watch it again! A. needn’t B. mustn’t C. can’t D. may not 12. We should ________ when we are waiting for the bus. A. wait in line B. wait for line C. wait on line D. jump in line 13. —The plastic bags will no longer be provided for free in supermarkets. —________, we’d better take reusable cloth bags with us when we go shopping. A. In case B. In no case C. In that case D. In case of 14. —You look so sad. What happened? —Everyone ________ us to win the game, but we lost. A. asked B. ordered C. expected D. hoped 15. —I finally finished that difficult project. I feel on cloud nine. —________ You’ve worked so hard on it. A. Like what? B. Congratulations! C. What else? D. I see. 二、完形填空（10分） Chongqing, a city of more than 32 million people, faced a terrible test in the summer of 2022. In August, Chongqing kept ____16____ the fire caused by the hot and dry weather. People from all walks of life volunteered to ____17____ the terrible fire together. Some people cut down trees to make fire barriers (屏障). Others ____18____ motorbikes on newly formed roads to take firefighters and supplies up the mountain, while some volunteers carried food and drinks ____19____ their backs on foot. Women and children helped organize supplies, cleaned the ground and finished other ____20____ tasks. On Thursday night, as the fire got close to a man-made barrier on Jinyun Mountain, more than 1,000 firefighters and ____21____ stood along-side the barrier with fire extinguishers (灭火器). Seen from overhead, ____22____ lights formed a wall against the fire line. The stories of these people have ____23____ many people. Du Hailang, head of the Beijing Emergency Rescue Association (应急救援协会), was one of them. He and 10 other people of the association joined the life-saving team in Chongqing. He said, “Chongqing people are really amazing. The man-made wall was unbelievable, ____24____ it was really surprising. It really showed Chinese people’s ____25____ will to protect our homeland.” 16. A. fighting B. starting C. making D. watching 17. A. care for B. look for C. find out D. put out 18. A. bought B. rode C. sold D. took 19. A. in B. at C. on D. over 20. A. important B. impossible C. difficult D. interesting 21. A. farmers B. workers C. doctors D. volunteers 22. A. her B. their C. his D. our 23. A. refused B. chosen C. touched D. helped 24. A. because B. but C. unless D. and 25. A. weak B. happy C. small D. strong 三、阅读理解（10分） Matilda’s parents owned quite a nice house with three bedrooms upstairs, while on the ground floor there was a dining room and a living room and a kitchen. Her father was a dealer in second-hand cars and it seemed he did pretty well at it. “Sawdust,” he would say proudly, “is one of the great secrets of my success. And it costs me nothing. I get it free from the sawmill (锯木厂).” “What do you use it for?” Matilda asked him. “Ha!” the father said. “Wouldn’t you like to know.” “I don’t see how it can help you to sell second-hand cars, Daddy.” “That’s because you’re an ignorant little twit,” the father said. His speech was never very delicate but Matilda was used to it. She also knew that he liked to boast and she would egg him on shamelessly. “You must be very clever to find a use for something that costs nothing,” she said. “I wish I could do it.” “You couldn’t,” the father said. “You’re too stupid. But I don’t mind telling young Mike here about it seeing he’ll be joining me in the business one day.” Ignoring Matilda, he turned to his son and said, “I’m always glad to buy a car when some fool has been crashing the gears (齿轮) so badly. They’re all worn out and rattle like mad. I get it cheap. Then all I do is mix a lot of sawdust with the oil in the gear-box and it runs as sweet as a nut.” “How long will it run like that before it starts rattling again?” Matilda asked him. “Long enough for the buyer to get a good distance away,” the father said, grinning. “About hundred miles.” “But that’s dishonest, Daddy,” Matilda said. “It’s cheating.” “No one ever got rich being honest,” the father said. “Customers are there to be diddled (骗取).” ——Adapted from Matilda 26. The underlined word “it” refers to “________”. A. a second-hand car B. the sawmill C. sawdust D. the father’s success 27. Matilda’s father thought her ________. A. lazy B. stupid C. hard-working D. dishonest 28. Who was Mike? A. He was Matilda’s brother. B. He was Matilda’s teacher. C. He was Matilda’s uncle. D. He was Matilda’s cousin. 29. What did the father do to make a car run smoothly? A. By fixing it properly. B. By mixing sawdust with the oil. C. By showing the driver how to drive properly. D. By changing the engine. 30. What did the father mean at the end of the passage? A. He could get rich by cheating others. B. Matilda should keep the secret. C. Mike was good at doing business. D. He disliked cheating customers. 四、七选五（10分） Good manners are important things to have because they show that you’re polite to other people. If you are having a meal with others, make sure you know the answers to these questions. What to do with your phone Set your phone to silent or vibrate mode, and keep it in a pocket or bag from the beginning to the end of your meal. Unless there’s an emergency, don’t answer it. If you need to take a phone call, excuse yourself from the table first by saying something like, “Excuse me, I need to take this. ___31___” When to start eating ___32___ Don’t start eating immediately as you sit down. It’s rude to start if other people’s food hasn’t arrived. ___33___ Wait patiently in your seat before taking your first bite. How to use a fork and knife Hold your fork and knife carefully like you’re holding a pencil. When you need to cut food on the plate, hold the knife in your right hand and your fork in your left hand.___34___ What if there’s an emergency If you need to check your phone or go to the bathroom during the meal at any point, say “excuse me” before standing up so others know you need to go somewhere. ___35___ You don’t need to give the reason why you’re leaving as long as you come back and sit down again. A. I will be right back. B. Manners also matter when you need to leave the table suddenly. C. It’s polite to wait for everyone to be served before eating. D. After cutting your food, you can use your fork in your right hand. E. Instead, wait patiently in your seat before taking your first bite. F. It’s rude to answer a call at the table even if it’s an emergency. G. This shows respect for the people you’re eating with. 五、阅读并回答问题（10分） Everyone loves receiving gifts, and across cultures, presents are an important way to show care and love. However, traditions are not the same in every country. As a European living in China, I have seen some interesting differences. For example, while fruit and milk are common gifts here, in my culture, they might be a better choice when you are visiting someone in the hospital. When you get invited to a dinner party, a bottle of fine wine is also a good gift. Still, it’s best to check if your hosts drink wine in their daily life. Most Europeans usually open their presents right away, except in places like Germany. It’s also important to take off the price tag before giving gifts. What can you do if you don’t like your gift? In Spain, you still need to say you love the gift to avoid hurting the other person’s feelings. But if they remember to leave the receipt (收据) inside the gift, which is a very common practice in Spain, you can just exchange it for something else. Regifting is another good idea, as long as the present looks new. Jennifer Molski from Chicago has turned regifting into a nice project, collecting gifts people didn’t want for those in need. How the present looks is also important. However, by using wrapping paper for every present we buy, we produce a lot of waste. Many Germans use high-quality wrapping paper, but some of them are now choosing newspaper or maps to help the environment. Do Europeans give money as gifts? Yes. Polish couples, for example, often request cash at weddings to cover the cost of the venue and meals. Finally, remember: It’s the thought that counts, not the size or the cost of the gift. 36. Where does the writer come from? _________________________________________________ 37. What do most Europeans usually do after receiving presents? _________________________________________________ 38. Why do Spanish people leave the receipt inside the gift? _________________________________________________ 39. How do many Germans make their presents look so important? _________________________________________________ 40. Do you agree with regifting? Why or why not? (请自拟一句话作答) _________________________________________________ 六、词汇（20分） manner rush behave earphone trouble get used to one another run into all at once when it comes to 41. —Didn’t you hear the doorbell ringing? —Sorry, I was playing computer games with my ________ on. 42. Please don’t ask for too many things ________ so that we won’t bring trouble to other people. 43. When we ________ our teachers or classmates in the hallway, we should greet them warmly and politely. 44. She ________ her meal this morning to meet her friend at the park on time. 45. All the visitors were impressed by the way the children ________ politely in public. 46. Good ________ can help us get along well with others and make our society more polite and harmonious. 47. —Is your knee still ________ you? —Not now. I’ve seen the doctor several times, and it’s fine now. 48. Trees can communicate with ________ but we don’t know how. 49. ________ choosing gifts for friends, she always spends lots of time thinking carefully. 50. At first, I found it hard ________ the life here, but now I feel quite comfortable. 七、首字母填空（10分） 根据短文内容及所给首字母提示写出所缺单词，使短文意思完整，每空一词。 Zhaoguan Stone Pagoda (昭关石塔) is a famous landmark in Xijin Ferry, Zhenjiang. Built in 1311, it has stood here for over 700 years. As a witness to history, it has seen great c___51___ of the city. The tower is made of strong blue stone. With a round body, a thin neck, thirteen carved (雕刻) rings and a pointed top, it is in the s___52___ of a nice stone bottle. Its four stone pillars (柱子) form a beautiful large gate. The pagoda is built a___53___ the street, so people and even horses can pass right under it. The Chinese characters “Zhao Guan” which mean “safe pass” are carved on it. It is the only well-protected Yuan Dynasty street-crossing stone pagoda in China, and also the earliest one s____54____ standing today. According to a well-known local story, in ancient times, the river near Xijin Ferry was very dangerous b___55___the waves were wild and the storms came without warning. Tourists and businessmen often f___56___ the risk of shipwreck (船难). To hope for a safe journey, people built this pagoda and it carried their wish to c___57___ the waves. That’s why it is c___58___ “feng shui” pagoda. For centuries, people have believed that walking through it can bring them good l____59____. With wonderful carvings on its body, the pagoda is a valuable treasure of ancient stone art. To keep its old looks, the pagoda was repaired c____60____ in 2000. It was listed as a key national cultural relic in 2006. Today, it still stands quietly in the old town, connecting the past and the present. It shows the wisdom of ancient craftsmen and the wishes of many generations. 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $