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衡阳市八中教育集团2026年上期期末检测试题 八年级英语 注意：考试时量为100分钟 总分100分 Never give up.永不放弃。 第一部分 听力理解(共两节，满分20分) 第一节 听下面五段对话，每段对话后有一个小题。从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。 1. What does the boy like to do in his free time? A. Play basketball. B. Practise kung fu. C. Read books. 2. What are the speakers talking about? A. The knife. B. The fork. C. Chopsticks. 3. Where did the tourists get lost? A. In the desert. B. In the mountains. C. In the forest. 4. How does Cindy feel? A. Happy. B. Upset. C. Excited. 5. What was Kelly doing when the earthquake happened? A. Reading a book. B. Calling her cousin. C. Taking a train. 第二节 听下面六段对话或独白，每段对话或独白后有几个小题。从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。 听第六段材料，回答第6、7题。 6. What happened last night? A. A flood. B. An earthquake. C. A snowstorm. 7. How did Peter go home at last? A. By bike. B. On foot. C. By bus. 听第七段材料，回答第8、9题。 8. When did the man join the rescue team? A. In 2020. B. In 2022. C. In 2024. 9. What did the man learn from the team? A. Life-saving skills. B. The secret to success. C. The way to make friends. 听第八段材料，回答第10、11题。 10. How many people are going to Mount Taishan with Sam? A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. 11. Where does Sam's father probably work? A. At a school. B. At a zoo. C. At a hospital. 听第九段材料，回答第12至14题。 12. What is Alan's hobby? A. Collecting coins. B. Collecting stamps. C. Collecting postcards. 13. When does Tina usually listen to stories? A. In the morning. B. In the afternoon. C. In the evening. 14. Who inspires Tina a lot? A. Her aunt. B. Her mother. C. Her instructor. 听第十段材料，回答第15至17题。 15. What time is it now? A. It's 9:30 pm. B. It's 10:30 pm. C. It's 11:00 pm. 16. What happened to Adam last weekend? A. He had a headache. B. He had sore eyes. C. He had a backache. 17. What will Adam do next? A. Go to bed. B. Watch TV. C. Talk to his mother. 听第十一段材料，回答第18至20题。 18. Who gave David the book The Records about Insects? A. His mother. B. His father. C. His teacher. 19. How many times has David read the book? A. Once. B. Twice. C. Three times. 20. What does David often do now? A. He often studies insects. B. He often reads books. C. He often watches movies. 第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分30分) 第一节 阅读选择(共11小题，每小题2分，满分22分) (A) YOUNG LITERATURE is organizing TEENAGE WRITING COMPETITION (比赛) (aged 14-19) Themes (主题) *14-to-15-year-old teenagers: Your most wonderful/ unusual trip *16-to-17-year-old teenagers: An emotional change *18-to-19-year-old teenagers: Relationship between humans and nature Note: Please send your article to Ms Scott at abc123@abc.com. Prizes 1st Prize: Young Literature I+$500 2nd Prize: Young Literature I+$300 3rd Prize: Young Literature I+$100 * There will be one 1st prize, two 2nd prizes and two 3rd prizes in each age group. * The winners’ articles will be in the book of Young Literature II. Important dates Register (注册) before 10 May, 2026. Send articles before 20 May, 2026. See the results on 30 May, 2026. To register, go to Mr Hill in Room 103 of Green Building. 1. When should teenagers register for the competition? A. Before 1 May, 2026. B. Before 10 May, 2026. C. Before 20 May, 2026. 2. What could Mary, a 16-year-old girl, write for the competition? A. Can we do anything for nature? B. The natural wonders in Lijiang. C. One day from anger to happiness. 3. What is the prize for second place? A. Young Literature I and $500. B. Young Literature I and $300. C. Young Literature I &II and $100. 【答案】1. B 2. C 3. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇赛事通知，介绍青少年写作比赛报名地点、截止时间、写作主题与各名次奖品。 【1题详解】 “Important dates”部分提到：“Register (注册) before 10 May, 2026.”，说明注册时间是2026年5月10日之前。 【2题详解】 “Themes”部分提到：“16-to-17-year-old teenagers: An emotional change”，说明16‑17岁的青少年参赛主题是情绪方面的变化，因此16岁的Mary写“One day from anger to happiness.”体现了情绪变化。 【3题详解】 “Prizes”部分提到：“2nd Prize: Young Literature I+$300”，说明二等奖奖励是《青年文学I》，外加300美元。 (B) Sitting in her wheelchair (轮椅), Li Peipei moves her finger quickly, turning a corn husk (玉米皮) into something beautiful. She is very good at the ancient Chinese craft (工艺). However, life was not always so bright for Li. In the past, an illness left her unable to walk. So she had to leave school early and stay at home for over ten years, often feeling lonely and sad. Her life changed when she joined the Yushan Centre. There, she was shocked to see handbags made from corn husks. They were amazing. More importantly, she met her teacher Gu Sui there. Ms Gu encouraged her, “You are no different from anyone else. You can build your own future.” These kind words gave Li hope for the first time. Li entered the centre’s free training program. Besides learning the craft, she also studied traditional Chinese classics. After training, Ms Gu invited Li to work at the centre. The job made Li very proud and helped her build confidence. Now Li Peipei is also a teacher at the centre, helping other people with disabilities (残疾) learn the skills. She often thinks of Ms Gu’s kindness. “Her words gave me hope,” she says. “It’s my turn to weave (编织) hope for others like me.” 4. Why did Li leave school early? A. Because of her family. B. Because of an illness. C. Because of the Yushan Centre. 5. What shocked Li at the Yushan Centre? A. The Chinese classics. B. Free training programs. C. Handbags made from corn husks. 6. How did Li feel after working in the Yushan Centre? A. Proud and confident. B. Bored and tired. C. Worried and nervous. 7. What is the writer’s opinion of the Yushan Centre? A. It is famous for disabled people. B. It is helpful in giving the disabled hope. C. It successfully trains people to become teachers. 【答案】4. B 5. C 6. A 7. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，介绍了患病致残的李培培学习玉米皮编织技艺，重拾希望并帮助同类残疾人的故事。 【4题详解】 第二段提到：“In the past, an illness left her unable to walk. So she had to leave school early”，疾病导致她无法行走，不得不早早离开学校。 【5题详解】 第三段介绍：“There, she was shocked to see handbags made from corn husks.”，在玉山中心让她感到震惊的是用玉米皮制作的手提包。 【6题详解】 第四段指出：“The job made Li very proud and helped her build confidence.”，这份工作让她感到自豪并建立了自信。 【7题详解】 第三段至最后一段讲述了玉山中心通过技能培训和老师的鼓励，帮助残疾人士李培培建立信心和希望，让她也能为其他残疾人士提供帮助，这体现了中心有助于给残疾人带来希望。 (C) ①Do you know that groundhogs (美洲旱獭) can make predictions about the end of winter? How about that elephants never forget things? That may not be 100% true. However, many animals do have stronger senses than humans. ②Do animals have a sixth sense that can know the future? That may sound out of this world. However, many events seem to support (证实) this idea. ③Thousands of years ago, a big earthquake hit Helike, Greece. Buildings came down. Many people were hurt. But there was something amazing. The city’s animals acted strangely days before the earthquake. Mice and snakes ran from the city in groups. Did they know an earthquake was coming? In 1975, about one million people had to leave their hometown, Haicheng, Liaoning Province. Why? They believed a disaster was coming. They thought this, in part, because of animals’ strange actions. Just days later, a large earthquake hit the city. Experts said over 150,000 could lose their lives if people stayed in the city at that time. ④Animals seem to be pretty good at making predictions about disasters. But it doesn’t stop there! Some of them even seem to sense small changes in the weather before they happen. Bees can find places before it rains. Farmers say they can tell a big storm is coming when their cows lie down. Can animals really tell the future? ⑤Experts say it’s impossible that animals can know the future. However, they might hear or feel the earthquake before people do. Even though scientists don’t show animals have this ability and animals’ predictions aren’t always right, it’s not bad to pay attention to the animals. 8. What can many animals do according to the text? A. They can know the future in different ways. B. They have better sense abilities than humans. C. They act strangely after some natural disasters. 9. How many examples does the writer use in Paragraph 3 to prove that animals can tell the future? A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. 10. What's Paragraph 4 mainly about? A. Animals are good at helping farmers. B. Animals are good at finding their homes. C. Animals seem to know the weather changes. 11. Which of the following can be the best title for the text? A. Can Animals Know the Future? B. What Are Animals’ Ways to Tell the Future? C. How do Animals Save People’s Lives? 【答案】8. B 9. A 10. C 11. A 【解析】 【导语】本文围绕“动物能否预知未来”展开科普论述，列举地震、天气相关实例佐证动物异常行为，最后结合专家观点说明动物只是感官更灵敏，并非真正拥有预知未来的能力。 【8题详解】 根据第一段末尾“However, many animals do have stronger senses than humans.”可知，许多动物拥有比人类更敏锐的感官能力。 【9题详解】 第三段列举两个事例：①希腊赫利克地震前动物反常；②1975年辽宁海城地震前动物异常，一共两个例子。 【10题详解】 第四段核心句“Some of them even seem to sense small changes in the weather before they happen.”，后文举蜜蜂、牛感知降雨、风暴的例子，本段主旨是动物似乎能感知天气变化。 【11题详解】 全文从头到尾围绕“动物是否能预知未来”展开论述，开篇抛出疑问，中间举案例佐证，结尾给出专家观点，《Can Animals Know the Future?》贴合全文核心话题，适合做标题。 第二节 语篇补全(共4小题，每小题2分，满分8分) 阅读下面短文，从所给的A—E五个选项中，选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，使短文通顺、内容完整。有一个多余选项。 The long history of China leaves us thousands of stories. Now, here is one book that tells some of them. Do you think you want to follow the life of people in ancient China? ____12____ In this book, there are more than 600 characters from the Han Dynasty to the Jin Dynasty. ____13____They have their own appearances and abilities. They also think about things in different ways. But all the characters share one thing in common. They are always true to themselves. In total, the book has got 1,130 small stories. ____14____ Some of them are not real, which might come from another novel. Or people heard something about one character and then it became a story in this book. Even some stories are just imaginary. It sounds like this book is simply a storybook. But in fact, some phrases from it, such as “quench one's thirst by thinking of plums (望梅止渴)”, are still used today. It also inspired later writers to create similar collections of stories. Many writers like Lu Xun talked about how important this book was. Why does this book have its place in Chinese literature? Firstly, there was no book of this kind before it came out. ____15____ For students, reading this book is like opening a window to the wonderful world of ancient China. A. The characters have different jobs, such as writers, painters, musicians and so on. B. All the stories are 100 words long or even shorter. C. If so, you can try A New Account of Tales of the World (《世说新语》). D. The stories and characters are also popular with foreigners. E. What’s more, the book teaches us about creativity, bravery and staying true. 【答案】12. C 13. A 14. B 15. E 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了古籍《世说新语》的一些情况。 【12题详解】 前文“Do you think you want to follow the life of people in ancient China?”询问你是否想追随古代中国人的生活，选项C“如果是这样，你可以试试《世说新语》。”承接上文的假设，并推荐了具体的书名《世说新语》，符合逻辑。 【13题详解】 前文“In this book, there are more than 600 characters from the Han Dynasty to the Jin Dynasty.”提到书中有600 多个人物。选项A“这些人物有不同的职业，如作家、画家、音乐家等。”具体描述了前文提到的人物有不同的职业等，与后文的“They have their own appearances and abilities”他们有自己的外貌和能力，共同构成对人物的详细描写，语境连贯。 【14题详解】 前文“In total, the book has got 1,130 small stories.”提到书中有1,130个小故事，选项B“所有故事都在100字以内或更短。” 是对“小故事”的具体补充说明，解释了故事为何被称为“小”故事。 【15题详解】 根据前文的“Firstly, there was no book of this kind before it came out.”和后文的“ For students, reading this book is like opening a window to the wonderful world of ancient China.”可知，本段主要讲述这本书的文学地位及价值。空前有“Firstly”，选项E“更重要的是，这本书教会了我们创造力、勇气和保持真实。”表示递进关系，进一步说明书的教育意义与空后句提到对学生的好处相呼应。 第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分25分) 第一节 完形填空(共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分) 阅读短文，掌握大意，从所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。 EcoChampions is a very meaningful activity. It is organized by an environmental group from Jamaica (牙买加), an island country. The ____16____ of this activity is to encourage the students all over the island to protect the environment. Dannie is the speaker of this group. She traveled around the island and visited many schools. She gave ____17____ to all the students. She once said, “Whether you’re in primary school or high school, you can ____18____ us and protect the environment. EcoChampions is a great ____19____ everyone can take part in. You can start to protect the environment by doing ____20____ things. No matter how easy the thing is, you are making a ____21____.” Dannie also encouraged the students to ____22____ their friends or families to protect the environment. She said, “Everyone can be EcoChampions for Jamaica. We want you to be ambassadors (大使) of the environment. Everyone should ____23____ play a part in protecting the environment. After all, the island is our home.” What are the small things the students can do to protect the environment? Dannie has some suggestions. They should plant a new tree after they ____24____ an old one. When they go back to their schools, they are not supposed to throw rubbish everywhere. They should throw it into the right dustbin. They shouldn’t use single-use (一次性的) plastic bottles to ____25____ water. They can take their water containers (水瓶) to school. Dannie is sure that the students can think up more ways to protect the environment. 16. A. sign B. mark C. goal 17. A. speeches B. paintings C. buildings 18. A. leave B. move C. join 19. A. school B. organization C. activity 20. A. heavy B. strange C. small 21. A. trouble B. difference C. wish 22. A. invite B. protect C. refuse 23. A. luckily B. actively C. quickly 24. A. put down B. break down C. cut down 25. A. borrow B. pour C. drink 【答案】16. C 17. A 18. C 19. C 20. C 21. B 22. A 23. B 24. C 25. C 【解析】 【导语】本文介绍了牙买加环保组织举办的EcoChampions活动及该组织发言人Dannie鼓励学生参与活动，通过小事保护环境，共同守护家园。 【16题详解】 句意：这项活动的目标是鼓励全岛的学生保护环境。 根据“The...of this activity is to encourage...”及后文提到的活动目的可知，此处是说活动的目标，应用goal，表示“目标”。sign“标志”，mark“标记”，均不符合语境。 【17题详解】 句意：她给所有学生做演讲。 根据“Dannie is the speaker of this group.”及“She traveled around the island and visited many schools.”可知，作为发言人去学校，应该是做演讲，应用speeches，表示“演讲”。paintings“绘画”，buildings“建筑物”，均不符合逻辑。 【18题详解】 句意：无论你在小学还是高中，你都可以加入我们并保护环境。 根据“Whether you’re in primary school or high school, you can...us”及下文提到Everyone can take part in可知，此处是说加入他们，应用join，表示“加入”。leave“离开”，move“移动”，均不符合语境。 【19题详解】 句意：EcoChampions是一个每个人都可以参与的伟大活动。 根据前文“EcoChampions is a very meaningful activity.”可知，此处指代这个活动，应用activity，表示“活动”。school“学校”，organization“组织”，均不符合语境。 【20题详解】 句意：你可以通过做小事开始保护环境。 根据后文“No matter how easy the thing is”及下文提到的具体小建议（如种树、扔垃圾进垃圾桶等）可知，此处是说从小事做起，应用small，表示“小的”。heavy“重的”，strange“奇怪的”，均不符合语境。 【21题详解】 句意：无论事情多么容易，你都在做出改变/贡献。 根据“You are making a...”可知，此处是说你的行动是有意义的，固定搭配make a difference“产生影响/起作用”符合语境。trouble“麻烦”，wish“愿望”，均不符合语境。 【22题详解】 句意：Dannie还鼓励学生邀请他们的朋友或家人来保护环境。 根据“encouraged the students to...their friends or families to protect the environment.”及后文“We want you to be ambassadors”可知，此处是说邀请他人一起参与，应用invite，表示“邀请”。protect“保护”，refuse“拒绝”，均不符合逻辑。 【23题详解】 句意：每个人都应该积极地在保护环境方面发挥作用。 根据“Everyone should...play a part in protecting the environment.”及语境鼓励大家成为大使可知，此处是说积极地参与，应用actively，表示“积极地”。luckily“幸运地”，quickly“快速地”，均不符合语境。 【24题详解】 句意：他们应该在砍伐一棵老树后种下一棵新树。 根据“They should plant a new tree after they...an old one.”及环保常识可知，此处是说砍伐老树木，应用cut down，表示“砍倒”。put down“放下”，break down“分解/发生故障”，均不符合语境。 【25题详解】 句意：他们不应该使用一次性塑料瓶来喝水。 根据“They shouldn’t use single-use plastic bottles to...water.”及后文“take their water containers to school”可知，此处是说用瓶子喝水，应用drink，表示“喝”。borrow“借”，pour“倒”，均不符合语境。 第二节 选词填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分) 阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空一词，每词限用一次。 learn, enjoy, country, in, perform, although, they, well, lively, the On 8th April, 2025, an event called “Celebrating the Spring” took place in an international high school in Rome, Italy. Students ____26____ Chinese folk (民俗的) dances, read ancient Chinese poems and so on. It gave the students a chance to show ____27____ talents. Rosso Sgroi is a student in the school. He played the Monkey King in a short drama. His good Chinese and ____28____ performance made his teachers very proud of him. Not long ago, ____29____ boy passed a Chinese exam. “____30____ Chinese is not easy to learn, my love for it has kept me going. I have ____31____ Chinese for many years, and I’m getting better,” he said. Rosso also loves space science. Now China's space science is developing quickly, and he hopes to go to the country to study it. What’s more, the students plan to take part in activities like learning kung fu and ____32____ Chinese tea. These not only make school life more wonderful, but also help the students know Chinese culture ____33____. “More and more young Italians are becoming interested ____34____ Chinese and are going to China to study. I hope this will help the two ____35____ know each other better,” Federico Masini, head of the Confucius Institute (孔子学院) in Rome, said at the event. 【答案】26. performed 27. their 28. lively 29. the 30. Although 31. learned##learnt 32. enjoying 33. better 34. in 35. countries 【解析】 【导语】本文介绍了2025年4月8日在意大利罗马一所国际高中举行的“庆祝春天”活动，包括学生表演中国民俗舞蹈、朗读古诗，以及学生Rosso Sgroi学习中文的经历和对中意文化交流的展望等。 【26题详解】 句意：学生们表演中国民俗舞蹈，朗读中国古代诗歌等等。根据“Students...Chinese folk (民俗的) dances”可知，此处是说学生们表演舞蹈，备选词perform“表演”符合语境，根据“took place”可知，句子是一般过去时，动词用过去式performed。 【27题详解】 句意：这给了学生们一个展示他们才华的机会。根据“It gave the students a chance to show...talents.”可知，此处是说展示他们的才华，备选词they“他们”符合语境，修饰名词talents应用形容词性物主代词their。 【28题详解】 句意：他流利的中文和生动的表演让他的老师们为他感到非常自豪。根据“His good Chinese and...performance”可知，此处是说生动的表演，备选词lively“生动的，活泼的”符合语境，作定语修饰名词performance。 【29题详解】 句意：不久前，这个男孩通过了一次中文考试。根据“...boy passed a Chinese exam.”可知，此处特指上文提到的Rosso Sgroi这个男孩，备选词the符合语境，表示特指。 【30题详解】 句意：虽然学习中文不容易，但我对它的热爱让我坚持了下来。前后句是让步关系，备选词although“虽然”符合语境，句子首字母大写。 【31题详解】 句意：我已经学了很多年中文了，而且我越来越好了。根据“I have...Chinese for many years”可知，此处是说学习中文，备选词learn“学习”符合语境，根据have可知，句子是现在完成时，动词用过去分词learned或learnt。 【32题详解】 句意：更重要的是，学生们计划参加像学习功夫和品尝中国茶这样的活动。根据“take part in activities like learning kung fu and...Chinese tea”可知，此处是说品尝中国茶，备选词enjoy“享受”符合语境，and连接并列成分，前面是learning，故此处也用动名词形式enjoying。 【33题详解】 句意：这些不仅使学校生活更加精彩，而且帮助学生们更好地了解中国文化。根据“help the students know Chinese culture...”可知，此处是说更好地了解中国文化，备选词well“好”符合语境，根据语境暗示比较（getting better），此处应用比较级better。 【34题详解】 句意：越来越多的年轻意大利人对中文感兴趣，并去中国学习。根据“becoming interested...Chinese”可知，此处考查固定搭配be interested in“对……感兴趣”，备选词in符合语境。 【35题详解】 句意：我希望这将有助于两国更好地相互了解。根据“help the two...know each other better”可知，此处是说两个国家，备选词country“国家”符合语境，two后接可数名词复数countries。 第四部分 综合技能(共两节，满分25分) 第一节 阅读表达(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分) 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容回答问题或翻译画线部分。 On April 19, the world’s first half-marathon (半程马拉松) for humanoid (人形的) robots was held in Beijing. The robots waited beside human runners, starting from the same line. “I saw many robots running. Some were surprisingly fast, others had very lovely designs, and their running styles were quite different,” said Zhang Huihui, who took part in the race. During the 21-kilometer-long race, the robots had to run on two legs. Some even wore running shoes. Each robot was supported by a team of human guides, operators (操作员) and engineers. They could have their batteries changed during the race. Teams could even use new robots when the old ones could no longer run. There were 20 robots in the race and six of them finished it. Tiangong Ultra won first in two hours and 40 minutes. “It crossed the finish line about 30 minutes earlier than expected,” said Xiong Youjun, CEO of a robot center. “In general, all the robots today could deal with challenges such as turns and speed bumps. We made history together.” “Robots’ completing the race isn’t the finish line. It’s the starting point for the growth of the robot industry,” said Liang Liang, from Yizhuang’s Administrative Committee. The robots fell from time to time, but the event proved that they could do real-life tasks. Liang added, “Their small steps today will become giant leaps for human technological progress tomorrow.” 36. What did Zhang Huihui say about robots' running styles? ________________________________________________________________ 37. How many robots finished the race? ________________________________________________________________ 38. What did the robots’ half-marathon event prove? ________________________________________________________________ 39. What can robots be used for? ________________________________________________________________ 40. 将短文中画线部分翻译成中文。 ________________________________________________________________ 【答案】36. (Quite) different. 37. Six./6. 38. Robots could do real-life tasks. 39. They can be used for doing dangerous work./... 40. 当旧机器人跑不动了，团队甚至可以用新的(机器人)。 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道，主要讲述了世界上首次人形机器人半程马拉松在北京举行，介绍了比赛的具体情况、参赛机器人的表现以及这一事件对机器人行业发展和技术进步的重要意义。 【36题详解】 第二段指出“...and their running styles were quite different,”，张辉辉说机器人的跑步风格各不相同。 【37题详解】 第四段开头直接指出“There were 20 robots in the race and six of them finished it.”，共有6个机器人完成了比赛。 【38题详解】 第六段提到“The robots fell from time to time, but the event proved that they could do real-life tasks.”，这次比赛证明了机器人能够完成现实生活中的任务。 【39题详解】 根据文章最后一段提到的“proved that they could do real-life tasks”以及全文内容可推知机器人可以被用于完成现实生活中的任务，比如它可以被用来做一些危险的工作。 【40题详解】 “Teams could even use new robots when the old ones could no longer run.”译为“当旧机器人跑不动了，团队甚至可以用新的(机器人)”，“when the old ones could no longer run”是时间状语从句，意为“当旧机器人跑不动了”，主句“Teams could even use new robots”意为“团队甚至可以使用新的机器人”。 第二节 书面表达(满分15分) 41. 假设你是李华，看到校报刊登了一则英文招募志愿者的公告，请你根据提示，结合自身的技能和经历选择一份志愿工作，给负责人写一封申请信。 提示： 1.What would you like to do? 2.What skills or talents do you have? 3.Why do you want to be a volunteer? 4.When can you volunteer? 要求： 1.包含提示信息，可适当发挥； 2.语句通顺，语法正确，行文连贯，书写工整； 3.不少于80词 (开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数). Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing to sign up as a volunteer. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours sincerely, Li Hua 【答案】 例文 Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing to sign up as a volunteer. I would like to guide visitors at the history museum. I am outgoing and good at communicating with others. Besides, I have a good knowledge of history and I can speak English fluently, which can help me introduce the museum to foreign visitors. I want to be a volunteer because it is a good chance to help others and improve my social skills. What’s more, I can make more friends who share the same interests. I am available on weekends, so I can volunteer on Saturdays and Sundays. I am looking forward to your reply. Yours sincerely, Li Hua 【解析】 【详解】写作步骤   【第一步：审题立意】   确定文体：应用文（申请信/志愿者申请），以一般现在时为主   明确要点：自我介绍（性格能力）、申请理由（个人动机）、时间安排（周末可服务）   确定人称：第一人称（I/my）   注意事项：语气礼貌正式，结尾表达期待，不透露真实姓名和学校   【第二步：构思布局】   三段式结构：   开头段：表明写信目的（申请成为志愿者）及具体岗位（引导游客）   主体段：分层次说明自身优势、申请动机、可服务时间   结尾段：表达期待，礼貌结束   【第三步：要点展开】   要点一：自身条件（优势）   性格方面：outgoing/good at communicating with others/do well in communicating with others等 知识方面：have a good knowledge of history/know much about history等 语言方面：speak English fluently/can speak English well等 要点二：申请动机（目的）   服务他人：a good chance to help others/a good opportunity to help others等 自我提升：improve my social skills/help me know more about social skills等 社交拓展：make more friends who share the same interests/meet more people who have the same interests as me等 要点三：时间安排   可用时间：available on weekends/be free on weekends等  具体时段：Saturdays and Sundays/on weekends等   第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 衡阳市八中教育集团2026年上期期末检测试题 八年级英语 注意：考试时量为100分钟 总分100分 Never give up.永不放弃。 第一部分 听力理解(共两节，满分20分) 第一节 听下面五段对话，每段对话后有一个小题。从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。 1. What does the boy like to do in his free time? A. Play basketball. B. Practise kung fu. C. Read books. 2. What are the speakers talking about? A. The knife. B. The fork. C. Chopsticks. 3. Where did the tourists get lost? A. In the desert. B. In the mountains. C. In the forest. 4. How does Cindy feel? A. Happy. B. Upset. C. Excited. 5. What was Kelly doing when the earthquake happened? A. Reading a book. B. Calling her cousin. C. Taking a train. 第二节 听下面六段对话或独白，每段对话或独白后有几个小题。从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。 听第六段材料，回答第6、7题。 6. What happened last night? A. A flood. B. An earthquake. C. A snowstorm. 7. How did Peter go home at last? A. By bike. B. On foot. C. By bus. 听第七段材料，回答第8、9题。 8. When did the man join the rescue team? A. In 2020. B. In 2022. C. In 2024. 9. What did the man learn from the team? A. Life-saving skills. B. The secret to success. C. The way to make friends. 听第八段材料，回答第10、11题。 10. How many people are going to Mount Taishan with Sam? A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. 11. Where does Sam's father probably work? A. At a school. B. At a zoo. C. At a hospital. 听第九段材料，回答第12至14题。 12. What is Alan's hobby? A. Collecting coins. B. Collecting stamps. C. Collecting postcards. 13. When does Tina usually listen to stories? A. In the morning. B. In the afternoon. C. In the evening. 14. Who inspires Tina a lot? A. Her aunt. B. Her mother. C. Her instructor. 听第十段材料，回答第15至17题。 15. What time is it now? A. It's 9:30 pm. B. It's 10:30 pm. C. It's 11:00 pm. 16. What happened to Adam last weekend? A. He had a headache. B. He had sore eyes. C. He had a backache. 17. What will Adam do next? A. Go to bed. B. Watch TV. C. Talk to his mother. 听第十一段材料，回答第18至20题。 18. Who gave David the book The Records about Insects? A. His mother. B. His father. C. His teacher. 19. How many times has David read the book? A. Once. B. Twice. C. Three times. 20. What does David often do now? A. He often studies insects. B. He often reads books. C. He often watches movies. 第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分30分) 第一节 阅读选择(共11小题，每小题2分，满分22分) (A) YOUNG LITERATURE is organizing TEENAGE WRITING COMPETITION (比赛) (aged 14-19) Themes (主题) *14-to-15-year-old teenagers: Your most wonderful/ unusual trip *16-to-17-year-old teenagers: An emotional change *18-to-19-year-old teenagers: Relationship between humans and nature Note: Please send your article to Ms Scott at abc123@abc.com. Prizes 1st Prize: Young Literature I+$500 2nd Prize: Young Literature I+$300 3rd Prize: Young Literature I+$100 * There will be one 1st prize, two 2nd prizes and two 3rd prizes in each age group. * The winners’ articles will be in the book of Young Literature II. Important dates Register (注册) before 10 May, 2026. Send articles before 20 May, 2026. See the results on 30 May, 2026. To register, go to Mr Hill in Room 103 of Green Building. 1. When should teenagers register for the competition? A. Before 1 May, 2026. B. Before 10 May, 2026. C. Before 20 May, 2026. 2. What could Mary, a 16-year-old girl, write for the competition? A. Can we do anything for nature? B. The natural wonders in Lijiang. C. One day from anger to happiness. 3. What is the prize for second place? A. Young Literature I and $500. B. Young Literature I and $300. C. Young Literature I &II and $100. (B) Sitting in her wheelchair (轮椅), Li Peipei moves her finger quickly, turning a corn husk (玉米皮) into something beautiful. She is very good at the ancient Chinese craft (工艺). However, life was not always so bright for Li. In the past, an illness left her unable to walk. So she had to leave school early and stay at home for over ten years, often feeling lonely and sad. Her life changed when she joined the Yushan Centre. There, she was shocked to see handbags made from corn husks. They were amazing. More importantly, she met her teacher Gu Sui there. Ms Gu encouraged her, “You are no different from anyone else. You can build your own future.” These kind words gave Li hope for the first time. Li entered the centre’s free training program. Besides learning the craft, she also studied traditional Chinese classics. After training, Ms Gu invited Li to work at the centre. The job made Li very proud and helped her build confidence. Now Li Peipei is also a teacher at the centre, helping other people with disabilities (残疾) learn the skills. She often thinks of Ms Gu’s kindness. “Her words gave me hope,” she says. “It’s my turn to weave (编织) hope for others like me.” 4. Why did Li leave school early? A. Because of her family. B. Because of an illness. C. Because of the Yushan Centre. 5. What shocked Li at the Yushan Centre? A. The Chinese classics. B. Free training programs. C. Handbags made from corn husks. 6. How did Li feel after working in the Yushan Centre? A. Proud and confident. B. Bored and tired. C. Worried and nervous. 7. What is the writer’s opinion of the Yushan Centre? A. It is famous for disabled people. B. It is helpful in giving the disabled hope. C. It successfully trains people to become teachers. (C) ①Do you know that groundhogs (美洲旱獭) can make predictions about the end of winter? How about that elephants never forget things? That may not be 100% true. However, many animals do have stronger senses than humans. ②Do animals have a sixth sense that can know the future? That may sound out of this world. However, many events seem to support (证实) this idea. ③Thousands of years ago, a big earthquake hit Helike, Greece. Buildings came down. Many people were hurt. But there was something amazing. The city’s animals acted strangely days before the earthquake. Mice and snakes ran from the city in groups. Did they know an earthquake was coming? In 1975, about one million people had to leave their hometown, Haicheng, Liaoning Province. Why? They believed a disaster was coming. They thought this, in part, because of animals’ strange actions. Just days later, a large earthquake hit the city. Experts said over 150,000 could lose their lives if people stayed in the city at that time. ④Animals seem to be pretty good at making predictions about disasters. But it doesn’t stop there! Some of them even seem to sense small changes in the weather before they happen. Bees can find places before it rains. Farmers say they can tell a big storm is coming when their cows lie down. Can animals really tell the future? ⑤Experts say it’s impossible that animals can know the future. However, they might hear or feel the earthquake before people do. Even though scientists don’t show animals have this ability and animals’ predictions aren’t always right, it’s not bad to pay attention to the animals. 8. What can many animals do according to the text? A. They can know the future in different ways. B. They have better sense abilities than humans. C. They act strangely after some natural disasters. 9. How many examples does the writer use in Paragraph 3 to prove that animals can tell the future? A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. 10. What's Paragraph 4 mainly about? A. Animals are good at helping farmers. B. Animals are good at finding their homes. C. Animals seem to know the weather changes. 11. Which of the following can be the best title for the text? A. Can Animals Know the Future? B. What Are Animals’ Ways to Tell the Future? C. How do Animals Save People’s Lives? 第二节 语篇补全(共4小题，每小题2分，满分8分) 阅读下面短文，从所给的A—E五个选项中，选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，使短文通顺、内容完整。有一个多余选项。 The long history of China leaves us thousands of stories. Now, here is one book that tells some of them. Do you think you want to follow the life of people in ancient China? ____12____ In this book, there are more than 600 characters from the Han Dynasty to the Jin Dynasty. ____13____They have their own appearances and abilities. They also think about things in different ways. But all the characters share one thing in common. They are always true to themselves. In total, the book has got 1,130 small stories. ____14____ Some of them are not real, which might come from another novel. Or people heard something about one character and then it became a story in this book. Even some stories are just imaginary. It sounds like this book is simply a storybook. But in fact, some phrases from it, such as “quench one's thirst by thinking of plums (望梅止渴)”, are still used today. It also inspired later writers to create similar collections of stories. Many writers like Lu Xun talked about how important this book was. Why does this book have its place in Chinese literature? Firstly, there was no book of this kind before it came out. ____15____ For students, reading this book is like opening a window to the wonderful world of ancient China. A. The characters have different jobs, such as writers, painters, musicians and so on. B. All the stories are 100 words long or even shorter. C. If so, you can try A New Account of Tales of the World (《世说新语》). D. The stories and characters are also popular with foreigners. E. What’s more, the book teaches us about creativity, bravery and staying true. 第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分25分) 第一节 完形填空(共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分) 阅读短文，掌握大意，从所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。 EcoChampions is a very meaningful activity. It is organized by an environmental group from Jamaica (牙买加), an island country. The ____16____ of this activity is to encourage the students all over the island to protect the environment. Dannie is the speaker of this group. She traveled around the island and visited many schools. She gave ____17____ to all the students. She once said, “Whether you’re in primary school or high school, you can ____18____ us and protect the environment. EcoChampions is a great ____19____ everyone can take part in. You can start to protect the environment by doing ____20____ things. No matter how easy the thing is, you are making a ____21____.” Dannie also encouraged the students to ____22____ their friends or families to protect the environment. She said, “Everyone can be EcoChampions for Jamaica. We want you to be ambassadors (大使) of the environment. Everyone should ____23____ play a part in protecting the environment. After all, the island is our home.” What are the small things the students can do to protect the environment? Dannie has some suggestions. They should plant a new tree after they ____24____ an old one. When they go back to their schools, they are not supposed to throw rubbish everywhere. They should throw it into the right dustbin. They shouldn’t use single-use (一次性的) plastic bottles to ____25____ water. They can take their water containers (水瓶) to school. Dannie is sure that the students can think up more ways to protect the environment. 16. A. sign B. mark C. goal 17. A. speeches B. paintings C. buildings 18. A. leave B. move C. join 19. A. school B. organization C. activity 20. A. heavy B. strange C. small 21. A. trouble B. difference C. wish 22. A. invite B. protect C. refuse 23. A. luckily B. actively C. quickly 24. A. put down B. break down C. cut down 25. A. borrow B. pour C. drink 第二节 选词填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分) 阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空一词，每词限用一次。 learn, enjoy, country, in, perform, although, they, well, lively, the On 8th April, 2025, an event called “Celebrating the Spring” took place in an international high school in Rome, Italy. Students ____26____ Chinese folk (民俗的) dances, read ancient Chinese poems and so on. It gave the students a chance to show ____27____ talents. Rosso Sgroi is a student in the school. He played the Monkey King in a short drama. His good Chinese and ____28____ performance made his teachers very proud of him. Not long ago, ____29____ boy passed a Chinese exam. “____30____ Chinese is not easy to learn, my love for it has kept me going. I have ____31____ Chinese for many years, and I’m getting better,” he said. Rosso also loves space science. Now China's space science is developing quickly, and he hopes to go to the country to study it. What’s more, the students plan to take part in activities like learning kung fu and ____32____ Chinese tea. These not only make school life more wonderful, but also help the students know Chinese culture ____33____. “More and more young Italians are becoming interested ____34____ Chinese and are going to China to study. I hope this will help the two ____35____ know each other better,” Federico Masini, head of the Confucius Institute (孔子学院) in Rome, said at the event. 第四部分 综合技能(共两节，满分25分) 第一节 阅读表达(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分) 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容回答问题或翻译画线部分。 On April 19, the world’s first half-marathon (半程马拉松) for humanoid (人形的) robots was held in Beijing. The robots waited beside human runners, starting from the same line. “I saw many robots running. Some were surprisingly fast, others had very lovely designs, and their running styles were quite different,” said Zhang Huihui, who took part in the race. During the 21-kilometer-long race, the robots had to run on two legs. Some even wore running shoes. Each robot was supported by a team of human guides, operators (操作员) and engineers. They could have their batteries changed during the race. Teams could even use new robots when the old ones could no longer run. There were 20 robots in the race and six of them finished it. Tiangong Ultra won first in two hours and 40 minutes. “It crossed the finish line about 30 minutes earlier than expected,” said Xiong Youjun, CEO of a robot center. “In general, all the robots today could deal with challenges such as turns and speed bumps. We made history together.” “Robots’ completing the race isn’t the finish line. It’s the starting point for the growth of the robot industry,” said Liang Liang, from Yizhuang’s Administrative Committee. The robots fell from time to time, but the event proved that they could do real-life tasks. Liang added, “Their small steps today will become giant leaps for human technological progress tomorrow.” 36. What did Zhang Huihui say about robots' running styles? ________________________________________________________________ 37. How many robots finished the race? ________________________________________________________________ 38. What did the robots’ half-marathon event prove? ________________________________________________________________ 39. 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