2025-2026学年（上）湘西八年级质量检测英语

1、双胞胎兄弟俩都不是天生的艺术家。

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2、This old photo made me ________ the life of my childhood.

A．to think of

B．think of

C．to think about

D．think back

3、The problem seems difficult to solve.

A．feels

B．looks at

C．appears

4、Look at this model ship．I made it all by ______ last week．Wow，you are so smart!（  ）

A．me   B．my

C．mine   D．myself

5、We did finish our project before the competition at last the day before yesterday.

A.eventually B.lately C.possibly

6、I wonder _______next month.

A. where they have the boat races

B. Whether they will have the boat races

C. they will have the boat races

D. whether they have the boat races

7、Gina used to ____on weekends, but now she is used to_____ insects with her friends.

A. watch TV; studying   B. watching TV; studying

C. watch TV; study   D. watching TV; study

8、—Do you know that a group of wild elephants in Yunnan are watched ________ by millions online?

—Yes, I am both worried and excited about those lovely elephants.

A．living

B．lively

C．alive

D．live

9、— All of us have to _______ rubbish to keep the classroom clean.

— You are right!

A.pick up B.cheer up C.give up D.turn up

10、A talk on Chinese culture ________ in the school hall next week.

A.is given B.will be given C.has been given D.gives

11、Though he is an elderly man, he walks   and can lift the heavy things up to 30kg.

A.regularly B.easy C.quickly D.confident

12、An old soldier gave us a lecture a moment ago. In his lecture, he told us   in Zhenjiang in the old days.

A. what everyday life was like

B. what was everyday life like

C. how everyday life was like

D. how was everyday life like

13、— Michael Jackson was called the king of pop, wasn’t he?

— Of course．He   by people all over the world.

A．was looked up   B．was looked up to

C．looked up   D．looked up to

14、An old man in a wooden house. Nobody knew when he .

A. was found dead; died   B. has died; died

C. was found dead; death   D. has been dead; die

15、—Hey, Tony. ________ will the competition start? I can’t wait to watch.

— ________ the famous scientist arrives here.

A．When; Not until

B．When; Until

C．How long; Until

D．How long; Not until

16、—I am sorry to keep you waiting.

—That's OK. I________ here for only a few minutes.

A.have been B.will be C.came D.have come

17、—You ________ can swim, can’t you?

—Yes, Bob and I are called fish when we are in the water.

A．all

B．either

C．neither

D．both

18、The math book________ his because his name is on it.

A．must be

B．can’t be

C．may be

D．might be

19、John is ________ European boy and he comes from Cambridge, ________ university that all students dreams of.

A．an, the

B．a, an

C．a, the

20、We are proud that China has become one of ________ countries in the world.

A．strong

B．stronger

C．strongest

D．the strongest

21、—Can you give me some advice on how to   my reading speed?

—You can try to read word groups instead of reading word by word.

A. pronounce   B. connect   C. increase   D. succeed

22、补全短文。根据短文内容，从下面方框中选择适当的选项补全短文。

Peter lost his friend’s book. He felt very sad. Kate broke her mom’s favorite cup.【1】. She was so sorry for her mistake.

We all make mistakes because we are human. And it’s not always easy to get on well with everyone all the time. Sometimes we hurt people’s feelings although we don’t do it on purpose(故意的). Sometimes we hurt people’s feelings on purpose,【2】. So we apologize(道歉).

An apology tells someone that we’re sorry for our mistakes. It’s a way to show that we’ll try to do better in future.

Apologies are one of the tools to build good friendships and relationships(关系), When you say “I’m sorry”, you probably feel bad because what you did or said hurt another person..【3】, you’re also saying that you respect the other person, and care about his or her feelings. Apologizing shows you have empathy(同感).

After apologizing, you might feel a little better.【4】. When you apologize in a caring way, you may feel good because you are trying to make things right again.

23、完成句子  根据汉语意思完成英语句子，每个空格填一个单词。请将答案写在答题卡相应的位置上。（5分）

【1】他的橡皮和尺子都在铅笔盒里。

His eraser and his ruler are in the ___________ ___________.

【2】 我六点钟起床，然后晨练半个小时。

I ___________ ___________ at six, and then I exercise for half an hour.

【3】 他们给山村的孩子们捐赠了上千本图书。

They ___________ ____________ hundreds of books to the children in the mountain village.

【4】 一个月以来，我们一直在为即将到来的考试做准备。

We have been busy __________ ___________ the coming exam since last month.

【5】那两位科学家因其在科学上的伟大成就得到了大家的祝贺。

The two scientists were ___________ for their great ___________ in science.

24、I’ve loved my mother’s desk since I was just tall enough to see above the top of it as mother sat doing letters. Standing by her chair, looking at the ink bottle, pens, I decided that the act of writing must be the most wonderful thing in the world.

Years later, during her final illness, Mother kept different things for my sister and brother. “but the desk,” she said again. “is for Elizabeth.”

I never saw her angry, never saw her cry. I knew she loved me; she showed it in action. But as a young girl, I wanted heart-to-heart talks between mother and daughter.

They never happened. And a gulf opened between us. I was “too emotional (易动感情的)”. But she lived “on the surface”.

As years passed and I had my own family. I loved my mother and thanked her for our happy family. I wrote to her in careful words and asked her to let me know in any way she chose that she did forgive me.

I posted the letter and waited for her answer. None came.

My hope turned to disappointment, then little interest and, finally, peace; it seemed that nothing happened. I couldn’t be sure that the letter had even got to Mother. I only knew that I had written it, and I could stop trying to make her into someone. She was not.

Now the present of her desk told me, as she’d never been able to, that she was pleased that writing was my chosen work. I cleaned the desk carefully and found some papers inside-a photo of my father and a one-paper letter (折叠) and refolded many times.

Give me an answer, my letter asks, in any way you choose, Mother, you always chose the act that speaks louder than words.

【1】The writer began to love her mother’s desk ________.

A．after Mother died

B．before she became a writer

C．when she was a child

D．when Mother gave it to her.

【2】The underlined word “gulf” in the passage means ________.

A．deep understanding between the old and the young

B．different ideas between the mother and the daughter

C．free talks between mother and daughter

D．part of the sea going far in land.

【3】What did mother do with her daughter’s letter asking for forgiveness?

A．She had never received the letter.

B．For years, she often talked about the letter.

C．She didn’t forgive her daughter at all in all her life.

D．She read the letter again and again till she died.

【4】What’s the best title of the passage?

A．My letter to Mother.

B．Mother and Children.

C．My Mother’s Desk.

D．Talks between Mother and Me.

25、   As a well-known Chinese TV hostess（女主持），Dong Qing is now hosting two cultural shows-Chinese Poetry Conference and Readers.To her great joy，the two shows have become a great success.They encourage people to love traditional culture and find the beauty of life.

Dong was born into a highly educated family in 1973.She graduated from Shanghai Theatre Academy.She had a great love for traditional literature（文学）from an early age.In 2015，Dong received an invitation from the director of Chinese Poetry Conference，asking her to be the hostess and she accepted it before she was going to study in the U.S.She thought hosting it is both a challenge and a chance.With her great love for traditional literature and hard work，the show has become more and more popular.

The new TV show，Readers，is famous for its“Reading touches people's hearts."In it，Dong works as both a hostess and a producer.Guests are invited from many walks of life to read something.Readers became a turning point in Dong's 21 years of hosting.She said it brought her quite a huge challenge and needed very good preparation.

Though Dong Qing is talent，she still needs to try hard and keep going.There is no shortcut in success.If you want to be outstanding，the only way is to work hard.

【1】Dong Qing hosts two __________ shows.

A. musical B. magical C. festival D. cultural

【2】According to the passage，Dong Qing's parents are __________.

A. excellent teachers B. well educated C. strict and kind D. famous poets

【3】Dong accepted the invitation __________.

A. when she was in the U.S.

B. after she got married

C. before she was going to study in the U.S.

D. during her studies in the U.S.

【4】If you want to outstanding, the only way is to __________.

A. read more B. work hard C. be talent D. keep trying

【5】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Dong has been a hostess for more than 20 years.

B. Only children can take part in the show.

C. Dong went to the university in 1973.

D. Dong works as both a hostess and producer in the two shows.

26、阅读理解。

When a computer works on a group of programs, it can get very hot. Cooling the computer can cost a lot. So some scientists wonder what would happen if the heat from the computer could be used.

Large Internet companies (公司) such as Google and Microsoft have thousands of computers. As these computers deal with information, they produce lots of heat, so they need huge cooling systems (系统). These systems send the heat into the air.

A company in Holland (荷兰) thinks paying to make the computers work and then paying again to cool them are a waste of energy. So the company developed a special device—the e-Radiator.

Boaz Leupe, head of the company, says that e-Radiator works as a heating system and saves money. He explains that the energy is used twice—once to heat the home and once to cool the computer and that the users don’t have to pay to cool their computers.

Five homeowners in Holland are testing the heating system in their homes.

“We pay for the computer using, so, in that way, homeowners get heating for free,”Boaz says.

Jan Visser is one of the homeowners. “If you use the computer more, the e-Radiator producers more heat, ”he says, “It cannot provide enough heat if you don’t use your computer often.” But he is ready to try it. It’s a great help for his family.

The company says e-Radiators produce heat temperatures of up to 55℃. It says the system could save its users about $440 a year.

【1】Before the e-Radiator appears, usually the heat of a computer ______.

A. is sent into the air B. helps the five homeowners

C. is used twice   D. makes the computer work better

【2】The e-radiator is mainly used _____.

A. to drive the computer   B. to help Microsoft

C. to heat the computer D. to provide heat

【3】The Chinese meaning of the word “device” in this passage is probably “____”.

A.节能  B. 实验

C. 仪器 D. 开关

【4】The best title of the passage may be “_____”.

A. An Environment Problem B. A New Way to Heat Homes

C. The Future Computers D. The Energy to Be Wasted

27、判断正误 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容判断所给句子正（T）误（F）。

A boy and a girl were playing together. The boy had a lot of small glass balls. The girl had some candies with her. The boy told the girl that he would give her all his balls in exchange for (交换) her candies. The girl agreed.

But the boy didn’t give all of his balls to the girl. He kept the biggest and the most beautiful ball in his pocket and gave the others to the girl. But the girl gave him all her candies.

That night, the girl had a good sleep. But the boy didn’t sleep well. He kept thinking about the candies from the girl. Maybe the girl didn’t give all of the candies to him.

Many of us may have a similar experience. We think in the way we do things. If we don’t give our hundred percent in a relationship, we will always keep thinking if the other person has given his or her hundred percent. This is true for any relationship.

Give our hundred percent to everything we do and we’ll find that you can always get a lot of happiness.

【1】The boy promised to give the girl all his balls in exchange for her candies and he did it.

【2】The girl gave the boy all her candies.

【3】The boy slept well because he kept the biggest and the most beautiful ball in his pocket.

【4】The girl kept thinking about the balls from the boy.

【5】If you give your hundred percent to everything you do, you can always get a lot of happiness.

28、Hai Ya won the Hugo Award this year because of his work The Space-Time Painter. He became the first Chinese writer to receive this award.

In 1990, Hai Ya was born 【1】 Xiangtan, Hunan Province. When he was a child, there was a Xinhua Bookstore in his town. He often went there to read books. Good ideas often came to his mind when he put his heart 【2】 (complete) into novels or movies in his spare time. He became a bank employee as he grew up, 【3】 he did not give up reading. His interest in reading 【4】 (drive) him to write. The long working time did not stop 【5】 (he) from putting what he imagined into words. Up to now, he has written more than six novels and received lots of praise.

“I’m surprised and very lucky to receive the award, and it’s like my dream come true,” said Hai Ya. He thinks dream is not the opposite of reality and if everyone works hard, dreams will come into reality.

29、A group of frogs were traveling through the woods. Unluckily, two of them fell into a hole. When the other frogs saw how _____the hole was, they told the two frogs that they were as good as dead. The two frogs didn’t _____ them and tried to jump out of the hole with all their might. The other frogs kept telling them to ______. Finally, one of the frogs believed what the other frogs were saying and_____. He fell down and died. The other frog continued to jump as______ as he could. Once again, the crowd of frogs shouted at him to stop the pain and just die. He jumped even harder and _____made it out. When he got out, the other frogs said,” Didn’t you ______ us?” The frog explained to them that he was____. He thought that they were______ him all the time.

This story teaches us two____:

1）There is power of life and death in _____. An encouraging word to someone who is_____ can lift him /her up and help him/her make it______ the day.

2）A destructive(破坏性的) word to someone who is unhappy can be what it takes to _____ them.

Be careful of what you say. Speak life to these who cross your path . It is sometimes _____ to understand that an encouraging word can go such a long way. Remember, anyone can say words that can encourage another person to continued his/her way in difficult times.

【1】A. wet   B. round   C. far   D. deep

【2】A. listen to   B. look forward to   C. move to   D. turn to

【3】A. leave   B. jump   C. try   D. stop

【4】A. broke up   B. showed up   C. gave up   D. looked up

【5】A. fast   B. far   C. gladly   D. hard

【6】A. quickly   B. finally   C. slowly   D. possibly

【7】A. hear   B. see   C. need   D. know

【8】A. cheerful   B. great   C. deaf   D. surprised

【9】A. laughing   B. greeting   C. frightening   D. encouraging

【10】A. example   B. lessons   C. sayings   D. ways

【11】A. lies   B. stories   C. words   D. books

【12】A. down   B. relaxed   C. bored   D. angry

【13】A. on   B. around   C. into   D. through

【14】A. help   B. kill   C. surprise   D. hurt

【15】A. easy   B. strange   C. hard   D. surprising