2025-2026学年（下）衡阳八年级质量检测英语

1、继续开展这项工作需要更多的时间和金钱。

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2、用since或for填空。

【1】Jim has been in Ireland ________ Monday.

【2】Jill has been in Ireland ________ three days.

【3】His aunt has lived in Australia ________ 15 days.

【4】Mary is in her office. She has been there ________ 7 o’clock.

【5】India has been an independent country ________ 1974.

【6】The bus is late. They’ve been waiting ________ 30 minutes.

【7】Nobody lives in those houses. They have been empty ________ many years.

【8】Mike has been ill ________ a long time. He has been in hospital ________ October.

3、“When will the meeting begin?” Mary asked me.(将句子改成宾语从句)

Mary asked me ________ the meeting ________ begin.

4、My mother prepares for our dinner at 6:00 p.m. every day.

A．takes care of

B．looks forward to

C．gets ready for

5、For book lovers, there is ________ much treasure in book that they keep buying new books and can't wait ________.

A.so; reading B.so; to read C.such; read D.such; reads

6、Peter has great   in getting along with his new classmates, so he is very worried.

A. interest   B. trouble   C. fun   D. joy

7、The doctor warned the patient ________ oily food after the operation.

A．to eat not

B．eating not

C．not to eat

D．not eating

8、Jim is learning_________ second foreign language so that he can find__________ better job.

A. a; the B. a; a C. the; the D. the; a

9、—I’ve been to the space museum.

—________It’s really great.

A.Me,neither. B.Me,too.

C.So I have. D.Neither I have.

10、2018年上海长宁二模The waitress talked as__________as she could to make the customers understand her.

A．clear

B．clearer

C．clearly

D．more clearly

11、—What smells terrible, Ted?

  —I'm sorry. I'll   my shoes and wash them at once.

A. take away   B. put away

C. move away   D. get away

12、—Shall we watch the movie Crazy Alien?

—I don’t think it a good movie. I’d read some ________ about it online and many people say it is far from a good movie.

A.records B.reviews C.reasons D.dairies

13、Nick ________ most of his weekends playing soccer with his friends.

A.costs B.takes C.pays D.spends

14、Mr Li likes to________ interesting stories to tell us.

A. make up   B. give up   C. look up   D. pick up

15、Something is wrong with my ______ . I can’t move my head around.

A. foot   B. stomach   C. neck   D. back

16、It’s nice of you _____ me with my English.

A. for help B. to help C. helping D. helped

17、Lance ________ here for almost ten years and he has many Chinese friends.

A．has been

B．left

C．has come

D．came

18、—Your dress is wonderful!

—________.

A．No, no, yours is better

B．Thank you

C．Not good

D．Thank you, and you

19、Some of my friends are interested in________ ________（集邮）．

20、在下面对话的空白处填入恰当的话语（话语可以是句子、短语或词），使对话完整，并将答案写在答题卡的相应位置。

A:  【1】?

B: They are talking about yesterday’s football match.

A: Oh, I watched it on TV. Beijing Team had very good teamwork. Didn’t you watch it?

B:  【2】 I did my homework and forgot the time. When I turned on the TV, it had finished already.

A: 【3】! But Beijing Team will play again this evening.  

B:  【4】?

A: Sure. You’d better finish your homework earlier if you want to watch it. Remember,” 【5】

B: That’s a good idea. (Looking at his watch.) Oh, I haven’t much time left. I’d better hurry to finish my homework.

21、【语篇来自二十一世纪学生英文报·试题原创】

Our polite, little phrases

Many of us share these kinds of verbal habits: pausing at certain moments, filling in sentences with extra words or qualifying statements to make them sound more honest.

For example, have you ever been told by your friend: “I am only telling you this because I care about you—you really need to lose weight”? Or, by your classmate: “No offense, but to be perfectly honest, you’ve done a terrible job”?

These speech acts are called “verbal tee-ups”, according to a recent Wall Street Journal article. They are like cushions meant to soften bad or unpleasant news. Other verbal tee-ups include: “Don’t take this the wrong way, but…”, or “Don’t get mad, but…”.

For speakers, verbal tee-ups make it easier to say difficult things. They sound formal and polite. But aren’t they dishonest?

According to James W. Pennebaker, Psychology Department chair at the University of Texas at Austin, US, these phrases “are to formalize social relations so you don’t have to reveal your true self”, he told The Wall Street Journal.

However, Anne Curzan, professor of English at the University of Michigan, US, says that verbal tee-ups are a bit like traffic signals. “If we know that we’re about to say something potentially damaging, it can be nice to give the listener a moment to prepare for the message,” she wrote in the article Verbal Tee-ups: A More Positive Spin, published in The Chronicle of Higher Education.

Curzan gives an example. Suppose she needs an extension from an editor because she can’t get her article done on time. She might start her request with “I’m sorry to have to ask…”, or “I understand if this isn’t possible…”.

She could just say: “I need an extension”. But that doesn’t “feel very polite”, Curzan noted. Instead, it’s “sudden” and doesn’t “give the editor any choice”.

【1】What’s the purpose of pausing at certain moments and fill in sentences with extra words?

A．To give a pause.

B．To make them sound more honest.

C．To make an apology.

D．To give thanks.

【2】What’s the function of “verbal tee-ups”?

A．To soften bad or unpleasant news.

B．To soften good news.

C．To give bad or unpleasant news.

D．To make others feel uncomfortable.

【3】According to Anne Curzan, if we’re about to say something potentially damaging, it’s better to ________.

A．give a pause

B．use “verbal tee-ups”

C．say it directly

D．say sorry

【4】If we don’t use “verbal tee-ups”, it means________.

A．we are honest

B．we are polite

C．we are impolite

D．we have news to say

【5】What’s the passage mainly about?

A．“Verbal tee-ups”—a polite verbal habits.

B．“Verbal tee-ups”—a bad habits.

C．Verbal habits.

D．An honest pause.

22、Tanzania（坦桑尼亚）is a country which has a lot of animals, such as gnus（角马）, lions, cheetahs（猎豹）, elephants, giraffes and crocodiles. Every year, many people in the world travel to this African country to watch the animals closely. But do you know how they travel?

By bus—This is the most common way. When people get on a bus, they’ll find that the bus is a little strange. It is different from the buses we often see. There are no big windows at all, but some small windows. And it looks like a cage. What is it used for? Oh, people can use it to watch animals, especially those dangerous animals, and take photos. We know that people are most interested in lions. So when two buses meet, the drivers will stop and ask each other whether they have found lions.

By boat—We can often see many people are on a boat, enjoying the beautiful scene along a river or a lake, and they can also enjoy hippos（河马）and crocodiles from a nearer distance.

By hot-air balloon（热气球）—In the early morning, when the sun is beginning to rise, a large hot-air balloon is also starting its journey. Taking a hot-air balloon makes most of the travelers excited. After some time, the balloon will land in a certain place, and the waiters will serve people a delicious and special breakfast. But the cost of taking a hot-air balloon is also very high. A person should pay 400 dollars for an hour’s trip.

【1】Which is the most common way of traveling in Tanzania?

A．By bus.

B．By plane.

C．By boat.

D．By hot-air balloon.

【2】The bus is a little strange because _________.

A．it has no doors

B．it looks like a cage

C．people can take photos

D．it has no driver

【3】If you want to watch hippos carefully, you’d better _________.

A．take a bus

B．take a hot-air balloon

C．be on a boat

D．swim in the river

【4】Which one is NOT right?

A．Tanzania is an African country.

B．Many people go to Tanzania for traveling.

C．Taking a hot-air balloon for a whole morning will cost 400 dollars.

D．The different traveling ways can make people happy.

【5】Which one can be the best title?

A．Different animals in Tanzania

B．The ways of traveling in Tanzania

C．Why do we take a bus to travel?

D．The beautiful country—Tanzania

23、   Zheng Lin is a Junior 3 student in Shijiazhuang, Hebei. Earlier this month, Zheng and his classmates stood on the street with a box asking people for donations（捐款）. Later they gave the money they got to the poor students in their school.

Many Chinese students raise money to help people in need. Most of the time, they hold a box and ask for donations on the street or in the park. Or they sell things like old books and CDs. Those students have done a great job so far. The money helps the students in poor areas like Yunnan and Gansu with new clothes, pens and pencils.

Teenagers in the US make donations, too. But they raise money in a different way—they raise money by doing something for others. For example, they sell homemade food or play musical concerts in their neighbourhood to raise money.

“Chinese students like to wait for people to donate, or sell things that they buy with their parents’ money,” says Ge Daoshun, an expert. "While US kids get donations and give people something useful in return.”

Ge says Chinese teenagers should learn to raise money in the US kids’ways. “That way, they can show their talents and practice communication. More importantly, they can learn every coin counts（有价值）. They have to work hard to get a donation.”

【1】How did Zheng Lin and his classmates raise money?

A．They asked for donations on the street.

B．They asked rich people for money.

C．They made some toys and sold them.

D．They worked for other people.

【2】Zheng Lin and his classmates raised money to help _________.

A．the poor people on the street

B．the poor students in their school

C．the homeless people in some areas

D．the students in the earthquake areas

【3】Teenagers in the US make donations by_________.

A．standing on the street with a box

B．asking their parents for money

C．waiting for people to donate

D．doing something for others

【4】Ge Daoshun thinks the US kids’ways of raising money _________.

A．can help them learn how to play music

B．are not fit for Chinese students

C．are good for practicing communication

D．take students more time to get a donation

【5】The best title of this passage should be "_________".

A．Better Ways of Making Donations

B．Importance of Donations

C．Differences Between the Two Countries

D．Good Ways of Making Money

24、   Acupuncture is known as “zhenjiu” in Chinese. Growing up, I'd always considered it out of date. As we know, acupuncture treatment lasts a long period and causes a lot of pain. Sometimes simply taking a pill can treat the same illness. But my experience made me change my mind.

Last month, I slept through a flight from London to Beijing. When I woke up, I found that I could no longer move my right arm and fingers. There was no pain. My arm simply didn't follow my brain's instructions to move, as if it was no longer mine.

One doctor said he could do nothing but give me some pills. “Rest for two months first and come back for an examination.” I felt great fear.

When I felt helpless, my friend, an acupuncturist in Sichuan, offered to help. I started my acupuncture treatment the next day. At first, I was worried. After a few days, I could move my fingers. Two weeks later, I could use chopsticks. Within a month, I got almost well. It was amazing. How do these tiny needles treat illnesses? Is it magic? Or simply luck? I tried to find out.

Acupuncture first appeared in China more than 2，000 years ago. It works by improving the smooth flow of “qi”. “Qi” flows through “jingluo” throughout the body.

Although acupuncture can't treat all illnesses, at least it creates a good starting point to build a healthy body. Recently, it has spread internationally, which shows the power of acupuncture. I hope this kind of traditional Chinese medicine will bring health and happiness to friends all over the world.

Word Bank

pill 药片  needle  针  flow 流动  comparison 比较

【1】Why does the writer mention “a pill” in Paragraph 1?

A.To give an example.

B.To start a new topic.

C.To make a comparison.

D.To explain its importance.

【2】What happened to the writer during the flight?

A.She had a bad dream.

B.Her fingers hurt seriously.

C.She couldn't control her arm.

D.Her arm was painful for no reason.

【3】Which of the following things can be used during an acupuncture treatment?

A. B. C. D.

【4】What can we learn from the passage?

A.The writer got well simply because of good luck.

B.Before trying acupuncture, the writer was sure about it.

C.Acupuncture is so amazing that it can treat all illnesses.

D.When “qi” doesn't flow smoothly, the person is unhealthy.

【5】What's the main idea of the passage?

A.Acupuncture has long gone out of date.

B.Acupuncture treatment is well worth a try.

C.Chinese medicine is better than Western medicine.

D.Acupuncture is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine.

25、阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空(每空不多于3个单词)。

I went by a yard sale 【1】 a sunny morning. I was happy just like the weather. An old lady was 【2】 (sell) things in the yard. It was clear that she was 【3】 (serious) ill.

Of all her things on the table, I only wanted to buy the model plane. My son would 【4】(love) it. But she told me I could buy anything except(除…之外) the model plane. I asked her 【5】.

“Because that is my son’s 【6】 (five) birthday gift,” She said.

“ Your son’s birthday gift?” I was so 【7】 (surprise) at her words. “But how old is he now?”

“He should be 50 this year, but he 【8】 (die) 10 years ago. He enjoyed it when he was a kid.”

At that moment, I knew I had to do all I could 【9】 (help) her. I asked her how much all of her things would cost and she told me they cost $75.

I gave her $100. Before she could give me back $25, I had left with my things. It felt good 【10】I tried to help her out.

26、某报社学生习作栏目正在向广大学生征文。请以 Let’s do exercise together 为题，根据以下提示写一篇 80 词左右的短文，向该栏投稿。开头已给出，不计入总词数。

Let’s do exercise together

It’s very important for us______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________