2025-2026学年（上）湘潭八年级质量检测英语

1、阅读下面的短文，将划线部分译成英文或中文。

Chinese writing is one of the world’s greatest writing systems (系统). It is more widely in use than alphabetic (字母的) writing systems. 1. 世界上多于一半的书是用中文写的, including historical writings and novels, along with writings on government and law.

At the beginning, written Chinese was a picture-based language. It dates back (追溯) several thousand years to the use of animal bones and shells on which symbols were carved (刻) by ancient Chinese people. 2. Some of the ancient symbols can still be seen in today’s Chinese characters.

3. By the Shang Dynasty, these symbols had become a well-developed writing system. Over the years, the system developed into different forms, as it was a time when people were divided geographically, leading to different dialects (方言) and characters. This, however, changed under the reign of Qin Shi Huang.

Qin Shi Huang united (统一) all other Warring States into one country where the Chinese writing system began to develop in one direction. 4. 这个系统在统一中国人民和文化方面起着重要的作用。Even today, no matter where Chinese people live or what dialect they speak, they can still communicate in writing.

Today, Chinese writing system is still an important part of Chinese culture. As China plays a great role in the world, an increasing number of international students are beginning to appreciate (欣赏) China’s culture through it. 5. Written Chinese spreads Chinese culture wherever it goes.

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2、Nowadays, teenagers spend too much time ________ electronic products (电子产品). I think it is really bad ________ their health.

A．on; for

B．with; to

C．in; for

3、---Do you like the cartoon Peppa Pig? It’s so funny.

---Well, no. To be   , I think it’s silly.

A.curious B.modest C.honest D.practical

4、I __________ on the school swim team for nearly four years.

A.will be B.have been C.am D.was

5、Could you please _______ so loudly? I can’t follow the teacher.

A. not talk   B. not to tal

C. don’t talk D. to not talk

6、Our teacher often asks us   to her carefully in class.

A．listen  B．listened

C．listening D．to listen

7、---Excuse me. Could you please tell me the way to the toilet?

---_______ I didn’t hear you clearly just now.

A. Sure.   B. Sorry to trouble you.

C. Pardon?   D. Remember?

8、On December 31, 2021, the New Year speech ________ President Xi Jinping made encouraged us Chinese to work harder for our motherland.

A．who

B．which

C．whose

D．what

9、—Did your pen pal send a postcard to you last week?

—Yes. But I haven't ________ it so far.

A. avoided   B. accepted   C. refused   D. received

10、—The earthquake destroyed most of the buildings in JiuZhaigou, didn't it?

—Yes. Few of them ________.

A. remained   B. established   C. reminded

11、----I wonder if your father _______ you to go swimming.

----I’m not sure. But I will tell you if he _______ to let me join you.

A. will allow; will agree  B. allows; agrees

C. allows; will agree   D. will allow; agrees

12、Mr Johnson is a very rich man who lives ________ and enjoys cooking.

A.lonely B.alone C.living D.alive

13、Which of the following statements is true?

A. House prices are expected to rise sharply.

B. She is hoped to win the gold medal

C. I wish everyone will stop interfering and just leave me alone.

D. We will assist you finding somewhere to live.

14、Everyone is supposed ________ a seat belt in the car.

A.wearing B.to wear C.wear D.to be worn

15、— How did Jack get out of the forest?

— By leaving some __________.

A.maps B.tourists C.marks D.telephones

16、—Is Gina in the classroom?

—No, she ________ be there. She has gone to the library.

A．must

B．may

C．could

D．can’t

17、The little kid likes animals a lot. Now he is feeding ________.

A．grass

B．gooses

C．maple

D．geese

18、---Do you mind my opening the window to let the fresh air in?

---__________．I also would like to breathe in some fresh air.

A． Never mind B． You’d better not

C． That’s all right D． Not at all

19、Those who are _______ the plan, please put up your hands!

A. for   B. with   C. against   D. beyond

20、I have no cash with me, __________ I pay by cheque？

A.must B.can C.need D.should

21、—I don’t know ___________or not.

—Neither do I. You may ask his teacher.

A. whether he is at school  B. he is at school

C. that he is at school D. when he is at school

22、根据下面对话中的情境，在每个空白处填入一个适当的语句，使对话恢复完整。

A: Hello, Li Ming! Where are you from?

B: I’m from a small village of Shaanxi Province.

A: 【1】?

B: I have been here for ten years.

A: Do you like living here?

B: At first, I didn’t like living here. 【2】.

A: How is the life in your hometown?

B: 【3】. But now great changes have taken place.

A: Can you tell me more?

B: For example, traveling is much easier than before. There are new roads in every village.

A: 【4】?

B: Oh, it is much fresher than that in cities.

A: 【5】?

B: Yes, once a month. I go to visit my grandparents there.

A: Sounds great.

23、When I looked at the grade on my math paper, my jaw (下巴) almost dropped to the ground: a big “65” in bright red ink. I had never received such a terrible grade before.

【1】I told him I got 85 and that the report wouldn’t come until the end of the month. Dad smiled. His daughter would never lie about her grade, so he didn’t doubt the unusual delay (延迟) of my report.

A month later, Dad casually (随意地) asked me again about the report at the dinner table. He looked right into my eyes and askd for an answer. 【2】 I had lied because I didn’t want to let him down.

For a moment, he just looked at me. I would have preferred a telling off than that silence. Finally, Dad said, in a hurt voice,“You have already let me down, with your lie. I am not disappointed at your math score. That is no big deal—no one can be perfect all the time. But I am very disappointed in you. 【3】It’s much easier to achieve a better grade than rebuild someone else’s trust in you.”

Dad’s words touched my heart. I couldn’t forgive myself for having hurt his feelings. I took out the report that I had been hiding for weeks, handed to him and apologized, sincerely. I realized that my honesty is not only important to me personally, but to those around me that trully care about my well-being.

In one of Shakespeare’s plays a character says:“No legacy (遗产) is so rich as honesty.” 【4】And from then on , I’ve never told a lie to anyone in the world.

24、根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。

Children need time to stand and stare. They should be allowed to get bored so that they can develop their ability to be creative.

【1】 However, research shows that it may hamper (妨碍) the development of their imagination, while boredom can give them opportunities to develop creativity.

Boredom often goes along with loneliness, but a writer named Meera Syal said boredom had helped her in developing her mind. 【2】 Having few things to do, Syal often talked with her neighbors. She also tried to do things like learning to bake cakes. “But importantly, I thought and wrote a lot, because I was bored,” Syal said. She kept a diary, filling her time with short stories and poems she made up.

Grace Perry, an artist, grew up in a family with little money. She enjoyed herself by making up stories, drawing pictures for her stories and reading many books in the library. Bored but free, she spent hours looking out of the window, watching the changing clouds and seasons. 【3】 She became creative, because she could think freely.

Usually, when children have nothing to do, they would turn on the TV, the computer, or the phone. 【4】 But they need to have time to think about their experiences through play or just watching the world around them.

【5】 On the other hand, the TV or phone may cut short the thinking process. That can be harmful to the development of creativity. “For developing the ability to be creative,” Dr. Belton advised, “perhaps we need to stand and stare, and stay offline from time to time.”

A．Their time on these things has increased.

B．She told researchers about her childhood.

C．Most children feel bored about their school life.

D．She filled up her free time with what she liked.

E．It is this kind of thinking that can inspire the imagination.

F．Children are expected by their parents to be reading a textbook all the time.

25、   ① Many homes have cameras to protect them from danger. The cameras can tell the owners if someone has entered. But the cameras do not know whether the person is a family member, a friend, a postman or a criminal.

② But a new camera made by a French company can recognize faces. It can tell parents at work that their children have returned from school, or that the mail has been sent to their home. It can also tell them if a stranger has entered their home. When family members enter a home, the smart camera “recognizes” them and sends information to the owner’s phone. The owner can choose to see the video then or later. But if an unknown person enters a home, the camera will send a warning sound on the owner’s phone.

③ This is what happened recently to a smart home camera owner named Damien. He lives in Paris.

④ “On a Friday I was at work, having a big monthly meeting when my phone moved. At first I told myself ‘Oh, it must be a wrong warn,’ but my phone was telling me there was a face that the camera did not recognize. Something was happening in my house!”

⑤ “I saw a person I did not know with his shoes on, which is not allowed in my apartment . I watched it on the video. I felt quite surprised. I hurried back home as fast as possible and called the police on the way. Thanks to the smart camera, the criminal was caught soon,” said Damien.

【1】The underlined word “ recognize” means “   ”.

A.证明 B.辨别 C.发现 D.搜寻

【2】The new smart camera can do the following things except   .

A.sending information to the owner B.calling the police

C.recognizing faces D.telling the owner when a stranger enters the home

【3】In Damien’s apartment, people can’t   .

A.watch videos B.take cameras C.make a phone call D.wear shoes

【4】If we put the passage into three parts(部分), which of the following is the best.?

( ①=自然段 1   ②=自然段 2   ③=自然段 3   ④=自然段 4   ⑤=自然段 5 )

A.①;   ②③;   ④⑤ B.①;   ②;   ③④⑤

C.①②③;   ④; ⑤ D.①②;   ③④;   ⑤

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

A.Catching Criminals in a Better Way B.Strange Video Faces

C.Warning Sound on the Phone D.Smart Home Cameras

26、Plastic is one of the biggest polluters in our environment. And Coca-Cola was named the world’s number one plastic polluter in 2020. The Coca-Cola company is finally taking action to deal with this growing problem.

Though plastic is very useful, it is also an “alien” material to Earth, because the soil cannot turn plastic back into CO₂ and water. And this is not the only problem. When plastic finally does degrade（降解）, thanks to the sun, it produces greenhouse gas emissions（排放物）and harmful chemicals into the environment, only making the climate（气候）even worse.

The Coca-Cola company is working with a Danish company to create 100% recyclable soda bottles instead of plastic ones.

Creating a paper bottle is challenging. The paper bottle must still follow the same safety standards as the plastic bottles. The carbonated liquid（碳酸液体）in the paper bottle needs to be tested in different environments. Moreover, the paper has to meet the needs of different shapes and sizes for different brands.

The first paper bottle will be tested in Hungary this summer. The bottle is made of a single piece of material instead of separate parts, which would make the bottle weaker. Because paper cannot come into direct contact with the drink, the bottle still includes a（recyclable）plastic inside and cap. However, how to make the paper cap is still unclear yet.

Even if the paper bottles are successful, it will be some time before companies use them instead of plastic that is cheap and easy-to-produce. However, Coca-Cola’s steps are still steps towards a brighter future.

【1】What can we know about plastic according to the passage?

A．Plastic is a kind of special alien material.

B．Plastic bottles are less useful than paper bottles.

C．Plastic can’t be turned back into CO₂ and water in the soil.

D．The Coca-Cola company made plastic the biggest polluter.

【2】The first two paragraphs aims to ________.

A．tell us what the environment is like now

B．explain why Coca-Cola is making paper bottles

C．recommend us not to use plastic bottles any more

D．introduce the situation of environment in 2020 to us

【3】Which is TRUE about paper bottles by the Coca-Cola Company?

A．It’s more expensive to use paper bottles.

B．They will be put into use this summer.

C．They follow new safety standards.

D．Each part of the bottles is made of paper.

【4】The underlined word “steps” refers to ________.

A．different tests on paper bottles

B．high technology in making paper bottles

C．confidence in dealing with plastic pollution

D．tries at protecting the environment

27、

Do you want to have a doll that can talk with you? In the book The Ventriloquist’s Daughter, a girl named Liur gets a doll like this. But it doesn’t always make her happy.

Lin Man-Chiu, a writer from Taiwan, wrote the book. The book tells a loving story about Liur and her father.

Liur loses her mother at a young age. Her grandfather sends her father to a school in the US. Five years later, he comes back with a doll named Carola. This doll is quite special — it can speak like a person! However, Carola makes a lot of problems for the family.

After reading this book, I thought Liur and her father were unlucky. In fact, this story is about the writer’s own unhappy childhood. She had six sisters. But her grandfather wanted a grandson. Life was hard for her father, so he didn’t live with her and her sisters for a very long time. The writer didn’t like her father when she was young. But now she forgives him, because she understands her father had a hard life at that time.

After I learned this, I knew — everyone has demons (心魔) in their hearts, but we should do our best to defeat (击败) them.

【1】The writer of the book The Ventriloquist’s Daughter is______ .

A.Liur B.Carola

C.Helen D.Lin Man-Chin

【2】Carola is special because______ .

A.it is a doll B.it can talk

C.it can read books D.it looks like a boy

【3】The third paragraph (段落) is mainly talking about______ .

A.the main story of the book B.how to write a book

C.how popular the book is D.describing a doll’s life

【4】The underlined word “forgives” probably means______  in Chinese.

A.敬佩 B.超越 C.原谅 D.减轻

28、

On the evening of September 8, Buckingham Palace announced the death of Queen Elizabeth II. It was reported that the queen died p【1】 at Balmoral that afternoon. She was loved and thought h【2】 of by all British people. The whole nation fell into sadness at the bad news. Some people gathered at Buckingham Palace, crying over her death. The national flag on t【3】 of the Palace was lowed by half.

Queen Elizabeth II was b【4】 in London in 1926 and came to the throne(即位) in 1952, when she was only 26. She was one of the longest-serving monarchs(君主) in British history. D【5】 the past 70 years, she put all her heart into her nation and saw a lot of social c【6】. She made more than 300 overseas visits and visited over 100 c【7】. In 1986, the queen paid a six-day visit to China, which was the first visit ever by a British monarch to China. She played an important role in i【8】 the relations between China and Britain.

Her 73-year-old son described the death of his loved mother was a “moment of great sadness” for him and all his family m【9】. Following her death, Charles became Britain’s n【10】 monarch, who is called King Charles III.

29、   I sat down to read under an old tree in the park. I felt my life was ______, for my whole world was dark. a young boy ran up to me, out of ______ . He stood right before me with his head down and said ______, “Look, what I've found!” In his hand was a flower, and what a poor sight. The flower was dry and ______ . I gave him a small smile and then turned my eyes away so that he could take his dry flower and go off to play.

______, he sat next to my side and placed the flower to his ______ and said in surprise, “It smells sweet and it's beautiful, too. That's ____ I picked it. Here, it's for you.” The flower before me was dead. But I knew I must ______ it, or he might never leave. So I accepted the flower, and replied, “This is just what I ______ .” Just then, for the first time I noticed that the boy could not ______ , because he was blind.

Tears came down my face as I ______ him for picking the best one. “You're welcome,” he smiled and then ran off to ______. I sat there and wondered how he was able to learn about my pain. Through the eyes of a blind child, ______ I could see the problem was not with the world; the problem was me. And for all those years I myself had been ______. I decided to see the beauty in life, and ______ every second of my life. And then I held that dry flower up to my nose and breathed in the smell of a beautiful rose.

【1】A.hopeless B.colorful C.simple D.wonderful

【2】A.mind B.trouble C.work D.breath

【3】A.sadly B.excitedly C.angrily D.strictly

【4】A.fresh B.dead C.alive D.heavy

【5】A.So B.Or C.However D.And

【6】A.nose B.head C.ear D.mouth

【7】A.how B.when C.why D.where

【8】A.buy B.receive C.break D.accept

【9】A.want B.dislike C.admire D.have

【10】A.cry B.speak C.smile D.see

【11】A.forgave B.thanked C.paid D.hated

【12】A.sleep B.study C.play D.dance

【13】A.at most B.at times C.at first D.at last

【14】A.blind B.useful C.cheerful D.deaf

【15】A.waste B.forget C.lose D.enjoy