2025-2026学年（下）衡阳八年级质量检测英语

1、苏州向来以它的园林而闻名天下。

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2、用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文完整、通顺（其中有两个多余）。

It’s a cold, grey Sunday afternoon. The light is 【1】 becoming weak, but all over Britain people are working in their gardens. They’re digging, cutting 【2】 and planting new seeds. By summer, their gardens will be full of bright colors.

The British love their gardens. 【3】 to a British newspaper, 70 percent of people felt it was important   【4】 time in the garden, and over half described gardening as the 【5】 thing they did.

Only one in ten houses in Britain do not have a garden. People who live in houses 【6】 gardens often rent（租）land cheaply from the government to grow flowers or vegetables. You can, of course, just grow houseplants inside or on your balcony.

Once it was only the very wealthy（富裕的）who had a garden. In the 【7】 century, however, gardening became a hobby. Around the same time, better transport（交通） 【8】 people could buy different kinds of seeds and plants for their gardens. Roses, onions and tomatoes are often grown in British gardens.

In many villages and towns there are competitions（比赛）for the gardens that are best looked after. This year, the winner was a little village in Northern Ireland called Ahoghill. It’s already won four prizes for its 【9】

People also take part in competitions to grow the largest vegetables. 【10】 they don’t expect to win—Britain's biggest carrot is almost six meters long!

3、Thank you for looking after my baby.

Thank you for ________ ________ my baby.

4、My father spends much money on books, ________ he’s not rich.

A．but

B．because

C．even though

D．so that

5、Jason moved to Canada with his family in 2015. He _______ there for three years.

A. is living B. was living C. lives D. has lived

6、—Would you like me to tidy up the tools for you?

—________

A．That’s very kind of you.

B．Not at all.

C．Never mind.

D．That’s a good idea.

7、—Have you seen him?

—Yes. He ________ home for two days.

A．has come

B．has returned

C．has been

D．has got

8、People in different countries behave _____ when they eat dinner.

A．politely

B．differently

C．healthily

D．quietly

9、—Don’t forget ________ the classroom tomorrow afternoon.

—OK, I won’t.

A．clean

B．cleaning up

C．sweeping

D．to clean up

10、We do not want a trade war, but we are not afraid of fighting ________.

A．it

B．them

C．that

D．this

11、After hearing the news, they looked at each other _______ surprise.

A. at   B. on   C. in   D. with

12、—Look ,there is________cat under the tree.

—It’s so cute.Who is________ owner of it?

A.a; a B.the; a C.a; the D.the; the

13、In order to _________ the cost of vegetables, we did all the things by ourselves.

A．reduce

B．produce

C．increase

D．reuse

14、—Have you washed the clothes _______?

—Yes, I have _______ washed them.

A. just; just B. yet; just C. just; yet D. yet; yet

15、Li Hong always ________ us jokes and makes us _________.

A．tells; laugh

B．says; to laugh

C．speaks; laugh

D．talks; to laugh

16、It’s _______ good advice that _______people disagree.

A．such a; few

B．such; few

C．such; a few

D．so; few

17、—With the development of science and technology, robots can help us do lots of things in the present.

—They are really helpful to us.

A．before

B．then

C．now

18、—Hey, Ben! Where's your grandfather?

—Oh, he's sleeping in a chair ________ the wall.

A.with B.in C.against D.from

19、从下面选出恰当的语句填入对话中的空白处补全对话(有两项多余)

Mike: Lucy, do you have a computer?

Lucy: 【1】

Mike: What do you often do on it?

Lucy: I often visit websites and get some information for my homework.

Mike: 【2】

Lucy: No, never. What about you, Mike?

Mike: 【3】 They make me relax.

Lucy: 【4】 Do you use WeChat?

Mike: Yes. 【5】

A．I play computer games sometimes.

B．Do you play computer games?

C．How do you do your homework on it?

D．I see.

E．And I often chat with my friends.

F．What games do you play?

G．Yes, I do.

20、Ⅵ. 补全对话 用适当的句子补全对话。

Tom: Hi! Alice, you look so sad. 【1】?

Alice: I failed the English exam.

Tom: 【2】. But you don’t need to worry about it all the time.

Alice: I really don’t know how to study English well.【3】?

Tom: I think you should study with a group.

Alice: Oh, that’s a good idea. 【4】?

Tom: Certainly. And we can learn from each other.

Alice: Sounds good. 【5】?

Tom: Tomorrow if you like.

Alice: That’s very kind of you.

21、阅读下列图表，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项回答问题或完成句子。阅读下面的信息，回答文后小题。

Tickets Information

Dates: 30th July—8th August

Mon. —Fri. 10 a.m., 7 p.m.

Sat.—Sun. 10 a.m., 2 p.m., 7 p.m.

Venue: Happy Theatre

Duration: 1.5 hours

Ticket prices: $25 per child or adult (day shows)

$35 per child or adult (evening shows)

Family Packages: $85 for 4 tickets (10 a.m., 2 p.m. shows)

$120 for 4 tickets (7 p.m. shows)

Tel: 628456-865

【1】How many days will the show be on?

A.For 10 days. B.For 12 days. C.For 15 days.

【2】If a family of four go to the theatre in the evening, how much will they pay for the tickets?

A.$85. B.$100. C.$120.

22、Little Tom down the street calls our dog "The keep dog". Zip is a sheep dog. But when Tom tries to say" Sheep"， it comes out "keep". And in a way Tom is right. Zip is always bringing things home for us to keep！ I'll tell you about some of them.

Zip's first present was a shoe. It was made of green silk.

We didn't know how Zip found the shoe. But after a moment Mary， my big sister， told me the shoe had a strange smell. I nodded（点头）and held my nose. "What do you think it is？"

"It smells like something for cleaning. I think someone tried to clean a spot （污点） off the shoe. Then he put it at the door to dry."

"Along came Zip. And good-bye shoe！" I said. "We should take it back."

"We can't ".said my sister.

"Maybe little Tom is right，" Mary said. "Maybe Zip is a keep dog！"

【1】The writer and Mary didn't know______.

A．what Zip's first present was

B．how Zip carried its first present home

C．who owned Zip's first present

D．what Zip's first present was made of

【2】Tom calls Zip "the keep dog" because ______.

A．the dog likes keeping things

B．the dog likes playing with shoes

C．he doesn't know the dog's name

D．he can't pronounce the word " sheep" well

【3】What made the shoe strange was ______.

A．its color

B．its smell

C．its size

D．that it was a silk one

【4】The word "keep" in the last sentence means "_____"

A．keeping things for itself

B．bringing things for other to keep

C．not letting it run about

D．taking care of a small child

【5】We can know from the reading that the dog _____.

A．likes to give presents to people

B．has been kept in at the writer's home

C．has brought some trouble

D．likes to be called "the keep dog"

23、 Yang Liwei circled the earth 14 times in 21 hours on October 15 and 16, 2003, landing on the grasslands of Inner Mongolia. Looking a little tired, Yang stepped out of Shenzhou V, smiling and waving at the waiting people “I feel very good” Yang said to premier Wen Jiabao on the phone. Yang said to a newspaper, “To our motherland and me, this is a great moment.”

China’s launch of Shenzhou V shows a higher starting point. It has two special systems(系统）to protect the spaceman, but neither Russian rockets（火箭）nor American ones have.

Yang didn’t know that he was chosen as China’s first spaceman until just before the launch. Although Yang was excited at the news, he still slept at 8p. m. as usual and was woken up at 2 a. m. the next morning. Before the launch, Yang ate Chinese traditional food--dumplings. We all know that travelers usually eat them before going on a journey for good luck.

A stamp Success of China’s First Manned Space Flight was issued（发行）on October 16,2003,making China the third country to send a spaceman into outer space.

【1】It took Yang to travel around the earth every circle.

A. 6 hours   B. 90 minutes   C. 1.5 hours   D. 21 hours

【2】How did Yang feel after he came back to the earth?

A. Quite tired.

B. A little afraid.

C. Tired but excited.

D. A little nervous.

【3】Which of the following statements（叙述）is right?

A. There is no difference between China’s spaceship and other countries.

B. Yang knew he’d be China’s first spaceman long before.

C. At the news, Yang was too excited to fall asleep.

D. Yang was proud of the flight.

【4】What does the underlined（划线的）word launch mean?

A. 发射   B. 出发   C. 制造   D. 设计

【5】China issued the stamps to ________.

A. leave them in space

B. give them to Yang Liwei as a reward

C. celebrate the success

D. give them to Russian and American

24、Maybe you should sit down before you read this. It’s a little frightening. Your sitting maybe killing you.

Health experts say the US adult now sits about 6.5 hours a day. That is up about an hour a day compared to 2007. The news is even worse for teens. They sit eight hours each day. The information was put out by the National Center for Health Statistics. It has collected the numbers for the past 16 years. It is worried about what it has found.

Research shows that people who are not active can get sick. Their bones get weaker. They burn fewer calories (卡路里). That makes them more likely to put on too much weight. They might even get diabetes (糖尿病). They are at risk for high blood pressure and heart problems, too.

Some experts also think sitting too much can influence how your blood moves through your body and how well your body fights off illness. Being active helps in lots of ways. It can make you happier, burn more calories and give you more energy. It can also help you sleep better.

About 60% of people in the US watch at least two hours of TV each day. That number has stayed about the same in recent years.

Computers are the biggest reason for more hours spent sitting. Computer use outside of work or school has gone up for all age groups. Now, 50% of adults spend at least an hour of their free time on a computer each day. That is up from 29% in 2003.

About 53% of teens now spend at least an hour of free time on computers. So do 56% of kids. As many as 1 in 4 people who use computers use three hours or more outside of work and school.

So get up, take some breaks and go outside. You might save your life by doing outdoor activities.

【1】The text is especially helpful for those who care about _________.

A．their body shape

B．their home comforts

C．their health

D．their food

【2】Being active can help people _________.

A．burn more calories

B．forget their pressure

C．get sick

D．treat heart problems

【3】What is the text mainly about?

A．Computers are causing health problems.

B．Too much sitting is influencing our health.

C．Being more active is good for you and me.

D．Sitting means killing.

【4】Which one of the following is most probably to be discussed next?

A．The cause of diabetes.

B．Some outdoor activities.

C．The examples of losing weight successfully.

D．The disadvantages of playing computer games.

25、首字母填空

What will you do if you are in a crowd(人群)? The first and most important t【1】 is to make yourself know where you are and where the exits are. No matter where you are, make sure you always know how to get out and to be safe.

Make yourself know what type of ground you are standing on. Wet or uneven(不平坦的) ground can make you  f【2】 down in a crowd of moving people. If you find y【3】 in the middle of a moving crowd, you must be careful. Do not walk a【4】 the moving direction and do not stop or sit down, because you could get trampled(踩踏) e【5】. Instead, move in the same direction of the crowd. Keep your h【6】 up on your chest(胸部) to protect it. If you fall down, get up quickly. If you can’t get up, ask someone to pull you up. If you have kids, lift t【7】 up. If you fall and cannot get up, keep on m【8】 in the same direction of the crowd. If that is not p【9】, then cover your head with your arms. Try to keep away from hard things in a crowd. If you’re pushed against them you may be hurt badly. We should learn to p【10】 ourselves. Stay away from the crowd.

Remember: Whatever you do, safety is first!

26、你所在的班级准备举办一个以“Good manners in the UK”为主题的讲座，你准备给其他同学介绍一些关于英国人礼仪方面的事，要点如下。词数80左右。

内容提示：1. 英国人第一次和你见面时会问好或握手；

2. 喜欢谈论天气、假期或其他的话题，避谈年龄、体重；

3. 甚至在家时也“请”和“谢”字不离口；

4. 吃饭时总是表现得很礼貌，他们会等每个人吃完再离席；

5. 这些小提示都对我们很有帮助……

Good manners in the UK

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