2025-2026学年（下）湘西八年级质量检测英语

1、露西今天早上生了一对双胞胎。

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2、从方框中选出合适的词，并用其适当形式填空

【1】The words “elevator” and “lift” are different in ________ but identical in meaning.

【2】These ________ are from different cities and they are going to enter the singing competition.

【3】I saw some colorful ________ floating in the sky.

【4】She’s a ________ child and popular with the students.

【5】My mother is using a pair of ________ to cut a bunch of grapes off.

3、The teacher has told us how we should improve our speaking skills.   (改为简单句)

The teacher has told us how ________ ________ our speaking skills.

4、- Shall we ask more friends to help raise money for the charity?

- Good idea, as an old saying goes,“_______”.

A. Many hands make light work.   B. Bum the candle at both ends.

C. Put all your eggs in one basket.   D. Every dog has its day.

5、— The box is too heavy. Will you give me a hand?   — ______________.

A．My pleasure

B．With pleasure

C．Not at all

D．See you

6、—I’ve never had such a wonderful time. Thank you for inviting me.

—________.

A．You are welcome

B．That’s right

C．The same to you

D．Have a good time

7、—This blue sweater is too big for me.

—Will you please show me a ________ one?

A．small

B．smaller

C．the smallest

D．smallest

8、－I think I’ve got a bad cold, Doctor. Shall I take some medicine?

－No need. Your body itself is able to _______ the virus. Just drink more water and rest.

A.catch B.fight C.lose D.hide

9、Linda always takes ________ active part in sports after school.

A．/

B．a

C．an

D．the

10、My dad tells me not to ________ too late in the evening. He says it is dangerous.

A. stay out   B. grow up   C. come out   D. get up

11、—Do you ________ that Nancy has been a little too quiet these days?

—Yes. She didn’t even say a word this afternoon.

A．notice

B．explain

C．decide

D．repair

12、—How interesting it is ________ the kite in the street!

—It’s dangerous ________ you to fly the kite in the street. Stop doing that!

A．to fly; for

B．flying; of

C．to fly; of

D．flying; for

13、Paul often listens to English programmes on the Internet _________ his English.

A.improve B.improved C.improving D.to improve

14、—What language is that boy speaks? I can hardly catch a single word.

—__________. He’s from India, so I guess it is Hindi.

A．Neither I can

B．Neither can I

C．So can I

D．So I can

15、I don’t know ________ I am free this afternoon.

A．what

B．if

C．where

D．that

16、Could you please________aloud？My sister is doing her homework in her room now．

A．not talk

B．not to talking

C．not talking

D．no to talk

17、I________the copy with the original，but there was not much difference．

A．predicted

B．compared

C．made

D．improved

18、Today, more and more people begin to ______the importance of saving water.

A. realize B. waste C. control D. cause

19、根据汉语意思完成英语句子，每空一词。

【1】这只大熊猫产了三只幼崽。

The panda______ ______ ______three babies.

【2】你能将这把直尺变成一支钢笔吗？

Can you______the ruler_______a pen?

【3】如果他不能把尾巴隐藏起来，他就会失败。

______he______his_______，he will fail.

【4】我第一次和吉姆见面，就给了他一个小礼物。

When I met Jim_______ _______ _______ _______，I gave him a small gift.

【5】詹姆斯的书在2013年出版了。

Jame’s book_______ ______in 2013.

20、Ⅵ.补全对话

A:Dear,you look very happy.【1】

B:My new classmate Liu Ling.She’s from Shanxi.

A:【2】

B:She’s tall and thin.And she has long black hair.

A:What is she like?

B:【3】She called to invite me to have dinner at her house.Can I go,Mum?

A:【4】 You’ll have a piano test this evening.Why don’t you invite her to join us for dinner tomorrow evening?

B:Oh,that’s very kind of you,Mum.【5】

A:That’s great.I’m looking forward to meeting her.

A.I’m afraid not.

B.Yes,of course.

C.How do you like her?

D.What does she look like?

E.I think she’ll be glad to come.

F.Who did you talk to on the phone?

G.She’s friendly and helpful.

21、

【1】Linda has to get to school before 7:00 this morning. On her way to school, where can she buy her breakfast?

A．At Apple Tree Bakery.

B．At Papa Marko’s.

C．At Winnie’s Sandwich Club.

D．At Good Taste Fast Food.

【2】Yesterday was Linda’s eleventh birthday. Her parents took her to Winnie’s sandwich Club for dinner. How much did they spend?

A．$540.

B．$360.

C．$360.

D．$300.

【3】Linda can eat at Good Taste Fast Food every day.

A．sandwiches

B．cookies

C．pizzas

D．hot dogs

【4】Linda will save if she buys some food for $150 at Apple Tree Bakery at 9:30 p.m.

A．$60

B．$80

C．$30

D．$50

【5】Which sentence is WRONG according to the table above?

A．They are all advertisements for food.

B．Good Taste Fast Food is the best in town.

C．You can’t have a meal until moon at Papa Marko’s.

D．There are too many people at Papa Marko’s, so you’ll have to wait a long time.

22、正误判断。阅读短文，根据短文内容判断所给句子正(T)误(F)。

Do you know how to make ice coffee? There are two kinds of ice coffee: coffee with ice, and coffee with ice cream. Most people like coffee with ice cream better. To make good ice coffee is very easy. You just need coffee, milk, and ice cream.

First, get a big glass, and put ≤1/4 very strong black coffee into it. You may put sugar if you like. Mix them well.

Second, put ice cream into the rest of the glass, right to the top.

Third, pour milk over the top, until it’s nearly full, and mix well.

Now good ice coffee is OK.

【1】Most people like coffee with ice.

【2】We need coffee, milk, and ice cream to make good ice coffee.

【3】It’s very easy to make good ice coffee.

【4】We need to put ≥1/4 very strong black coffee into a big glass.

【5】We need to pour milk over the top and mix well at last.

23、Some people think that they have an answer to the problems of automobile crowding and pollution in large cities. Their answer is the bicycle, or bike.

In a great many cities, hundreds of people ride bicycles to work every day. In New York City, some bike riders have even formed a group called "Bike for a Better City". They claim that if more people rode bicycles to work there would be fewer automobiles in the downtown section of the city and therefore less dirty air from car engines.

For several years this group has been trying to get city government to help bicycle riders. For example, they want the city to paint special lanes—for bicycles only—on some of the main streets, because when bicycle riders must use the same lanes as cars, there may be accidents. "Bike for a Better City" feels that if there were special lanes, more people would use bikes.

But no bicycle lanes have been painted yet. Not everyone thinks it is a good idea. Taxi drivers don't like the idea—they say it will slow traffic. Some store owners on the main streets don't like the idea—they say that if there is less traffic, they will have less business. And most people live too far from downtown to travel by bike.

The city government has not yet decided what to do. It wants to keep everyone happy. On weekends, Central Park—the largest open place in New York—is closed to cars, and the roads may be used by bicycles only. But "Bike for a Better City" says that this is not enough and keeps fighting to get bicycle lanes downtown. Until that happens, the safest place to bicycle may be in the park.

【1】The underlined word "automobiles" in the second paragraph means ________.

A．trains

B．cars

C．planes

D．ships

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

A．Special lanes are needed on every street.

B．The Central Park is closed to cars on weekdays.

C．"Bike for a Better City" members ride bicycles to work.

D．Accidents won't happen if cars and bikes are on different lanes.

【3】This passage is mainly about ________.

A．city problems and "Bike for a Better City"

B．"Bike for a Better City" and the city government

C．the government's idea on traffic and city pollution

D．advice on the city problems of traffic and pollution

24、

If you have ever had a cat, or have watched one of the many funny cat videos online, you'll know that cats have a mind of their own. A lot of the things they do are hard to understand—they like to climb up tall furniture, fit themselves in small spaces and attack(攻击) small objects for no reason at all.

Now scientists have managed to work out what exactly is going on in the brains of our little friends. According to Tony Buffington, a professor at Ohio State University in the US, cats' strange behavior(行为)largely comes from their way of life back in the wild. "Cats today still have many of the same natural abilities that allowed them to live in the wild for millions of years." he said in a TED Talk. "To them, our homes are their jungles(丛林)."

Cats' bodies and great balancing(平衡)abilities allow them to climb to high places to better look at the environment. Even though they don't have to hunt(猎食)any more in human houses, they still keep the old habit of observing the living room from, for example, the top of the fridge.

Cats' hunting abilities also make them attack small things like keys and USB drives.

In the wild, they hunt whatever they can get for food, and most of the animals they kill are small. However, a cat can also be prey. This explains why they like to stay in small spaces like drawers or washing machines—they are hiding, or they think they are hiding, from more dangerous animals. This is also why cats prefer a clean box: a dirty one with an unpleasant smell could easily show enemies where they are.

Knowing how cats' minds work is not only useful for better understanding them, it may also help cats' owners to better meet cats' needs. For example, owners could try to make climbing easier for cats by moving their furniture around. They could also use "food puzzles" to make eating feel more like hunting instead of just giving food to the cats.

【1】According to the passage, Tony Buffington agrees that ________.

A.cats' strange behavior is hard for people to understand

B.cats are more used to living in the wild than in humans' homes

C.cats' natural abilities are still helpful to make them get food today

D.cats act strangely mainly because of their natural abilities in the wild

【2】The word "prey" in Paragraph 4 probably means"________".

A.an animal that lives in the jungles

B.an animal that likes keeping itself clean

C.an animal that likes playing hiding games with people

D.an animal that becomes others' food after being hunted

【3】According to the writer, cats' owners can better meet cats' needs by ________.

A.creating hunting games at home B.giving them delicious food

C.making them go back to the wild D.putting them in the furniture

【4】What is the writer's main purpose in writing this passage?

A.To describe cats' past wild experience to readers.

B.To tell cat owners how to make life easier for cats.

C.To explain the reasons behind cats' strange behavior.

D.To compare cats' behavior in human homes with that in the wild.

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、同学们，你们一定听过《守株待兔》这则故事吧。请根据下面的提示，写一篇80词左右的英语短文介绍一下这则故事。

提示:

—位农夫在田里干活的时候看到一只野兔撞在了树桩上； 2. 农夫把野兔拿回家，做了一顿美餐；3. 之后，农夫每天都守在树桩旁，希望能再次碰到撞死的野兔。

提示词： hare 野兔；tree stump 树桩；by accident 偶然；run into 遇到；撞到

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