湖南省衡阳市四校2025-2026学年八年级下学期7月期末考试英语试卷（含答案）

湖南衡阳市四校2026年上学期期末考试八年级英语学科检测卷

一、阅读理解

Monet'sGardensFollowinMonet'sfootstepsandenjoyyourselvesinMonet'sGardens.Hereissome

usefi.ilinformationaboutplanningavisittoMonet'sGardens.

Onlineticketing

Ticketscanbeboughtonline.SalestartsfromSunday,May12th,2026.

Openingtimes

Monet'sGardensareopeneverydayfromMarch29th,2026toNovember1st,2026,from9:30amto6:00

pm.TheIdlestenliy（进入）is5.30pin.

Prices

•Adults:€11

•Childrenover7andstudents:€6.50

•Childrenunder7:free

Safety

•Petsarenotallowed.

•Picnic,painting,anddrawingarenotallowed.

Bagsoverthesizeof55cmx35cmx20cmarenotallowed.

1.WhencanpeoplebuyticketstoMonel'sGardensonline?

A.OnMay1st,2026.B.OnMay15th,2026.C.OnMarch29th,2026.

2.HowmanyhoursareMonet'sGardensopeneveryday?

A.6.5hours.B.7.5hours.C.8.5hours.

3.IfMr.LeeandMrs.Leewiththeir6-ycar-oldsonvisitMonet,sGardens,howmuchshouldtheypay?

A.£22.B.€17.50.C.€28.50.

BlueSkyRescue（蓝天救援队）fromnorthernChina,wasverysadwhentheteaincouldn'tsavean

84-year-oldwomaninabrokenbuildinginMandalayonThursdayafternoon.Theyhadtriedfbrthreedaystohelp

her.Zhanghasbeendoingrescueworkfbr17yearsandsaidthiswasthemostdifficultjobhehadeverdone.

Morethan140hoursaftertheearthquake,hundredsofChineserescuerswerestillworkinghardinthevery

hotweather（over40℃）.Theydidn'tsleepmuchbecausetheywantedtohelpasmanypeopleaspossible.One

mansaidtherescuersgavehimhopetokeepliving.

Manylocalpeoplewerethankfulforthehelp.AyoungwomanwhosefatherworksfbraChinesefactorysaid,

“Tkankyoufbrcomingtohelpus!”SomeotherpeoplealsocametosaythankyoutotheChineseteam.

Theweatherwasveryhotandconditionsweredifficult,buttherescuerswouldn'tstop.Theykepthopingto

findmoresurvivors（幸存者）andhelpedMyanmargetoverthisterribleearthquake.Theirhardworkandkind

heartswerebringinghopetomanypeoplewholosttheirhomes.Theystartedtoworkagainjustnow.

4.HowlonghadtheteamtriedtosavetheoldwomaninMandalay?

A.Fortwodays.B.Forthreedays.C.Forfourdays.

5.Whydidthehelpershavelesssleep?

A.Tohelpmorepeople.

B•Tostayinaproperplace.

C.Todiscussthecoldweather.

6.Whatdocstheunderlinedword"They"inParagraph4referto?

A.LocalpeopleB.ThesurvivorsC.BlueSkyRescueteammembers

7.WhichofthefollowingChinesesayingsbestexpressesthespiritofrescueteam?

A.万众一心，众志成城。

B.人行千里路，胜读十年书

C.不听老人言，吃亏在眼前

TheMostPopularHobbies

Hobbieshavemanybenefits（女子处）.Theycanmakeusenjoyourlives.TheylulusconncclwithothersandIcani

newskills.Theygiveusinterestingtopicstodiscusswithfriends.Nowlet'stakealookatsomeofthemostpopular

hobbiesintheworld.Reading

Peopleenjoyreadingalloverthewcrldbecausereadingischeap.Itopensdoorstonewandexciting

worlds.TravcIing

Mostpeopletraveltoseetheworldandrelaxtheirlives.Fromtheplanningtothetripitselftravelinggivesus

somethingtolookforwardto.Also,thememoriescanlastalitctimc.Collecting

Wefeelcomfortablewhenwehavethethingswelovearoundus.Thisiswhycollectingissuchapopularhobby.

Fromstampstodolls,therearcsomanythingstocollect.Music

Musicbringspeopletogether.Frompopmusictocountrymusic,everyoneissuretofindtheirfavoritekindof

music.Videogames

Videogamesarenotgood,butpeoplelovethem!Onlinegamesletplayerstakepartinagameatthesame

time.Thishelpsimprovetheirsocialskillsaswellasproblemsolvingskills.

8.Whatisacheaphobbyandcanopenpeople'sminds?

A.Traveling.B.Collecting.C.Reading.

9.Wefeelwhenwehaveourfavoritethingsaround,sowelovecollecting.

A.relaxedB.upsetC.sleepy

1().WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutvideogames?

A.Peopleallovertheworldlikevideogames.

B.Playerscannottakepartinagamealthesametime.

C.Sometimesplayingvideogamescanhelpusworkoutproblems.

11.Howmanyhobbiesarementionedinthetext?

A.Three.B.Four.C.Five.

Bedtimestoriesarcgreat.12Thestoriesalongwiththesoftvoicesmakethekidsicclwarmand

safe.

13They'regoodfbradults,too.Manyadultshavetroublesleepingbecauseofstress.Theyuse

theirphonestotaketheirmindsoffthatfbrawhile.Butwhentheytrytosleep,theystillfeelawakeandthinktoo

much.14Today,manypeoplelistentobedtimestoriesonapps,podcastsandaudiobooks(播客和有声

书).Thestoriesarepleasanttolistento.Theyhelpthebodyprepareforsleep.

Whilephonesmakeilhardertofallasleep,agoodstorylakespeopletoadiflcruiHworld.PeopleIbrgcltheir

dailyproblems.Theirmindsstopracing.15Eachwordmakesthemfeelcalm.Eachsentenceleadsthem

closetosleep.

So,fbragoodnight'ssleep,turnoffyourphonebeforebed,listentoabedtimestory,andenjoysweet

dreams!

A.Theirbodiesbegintorelax.

B.Bedtimestoriesarcagoodsolution.

C.Parentsshouldreadoutloudtotheirkids.

D.Parentsreadthemtotheirkidsbeforebed.

E.Bedtimestoriesaren'tjustfbrkids,however.

二、完形填空

ManyAmericanschoolsareclosedinsummer.MostchildreninAmericahaveasummer16fbr

almostthreemonths.AndmostAmericanfamiliesalsoliketohaveavacationinsummer.Summerisagoodseason

to17vacations.Itisveryhotduringthe18monthsofJulyandAugust.Childrendonotgoto

school.Some19liketostayathomeduringthevacations.Theyhelptheirparentsintheyard.Some

20booksorwatchTVathome.Somelikevisitingfriends.Somefamilies21theirlunchestoa

parkorsomewheretar22thecity.Theyliketoeatwheretherearemanytreesorthereisanicelake.

23theylivenearthesea,theyoftengotothebeach.Theycanfish,swimorenjoythesunthere.

Americaisalargecountry.Manyfamiliesliketravelingby24becausetheythinkdrivingthecar

iseasiertoreachwheretheywanttogo.Somefamiliesliketravelingbytrainbetterbecausetheycansee

interestingplaces.Manybigcitiesinaforeigncountryhavemany25buildings,theaters,shopsand

otherplacesfbrtravelers.So,somefamiliesliketravelingbyplanetoaforeigncountry.

16.A.activityB.vacationC.camp

17.A.celebrateB.enjoyC.encourage

18.A.oneB.twoC.three

19.A.childrenB.friendsC.parents

20.A.doB.listenC.read

21.A.shopB.takeC.cook

22.A.offB.fromC.of

23.A.SoB.ButC.If

24.A.carB.trainC.bus

25.A.brightB.smallC.famous

三、选词填空

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。每空限填一词，每词限

用一次。

advisecarefulhappydecideothersiforganizeonrefusegood

Lilyisamiddleschoolstudentwholovesvolunteering.Lastmonth,herschool26a“Helpthe

Elderly“activityatthecommunitycenter.Lilysigneduprightaway,becauseshewantedtodosomethingfbrthe

oldpeoplearoundher.

Atfirst,Lilywasalittlenervous.Shedidn'tknowhowtotalkwiththeelderly.Butanoldgrandmanamed

MrsWangwasverykindtoher.MrsWangtoldLilymanyinterestingstoriesaboutheryouth,andLilylistened

27.Soon,theybecamegoodfriends.

Oneday,MrsWangaskedLilytohelpherbuysomedailynecessities.Lilyagreedwithouthesitation.

However,Lily'sdeskmate,Lucy,thoughtitwasawasteoftimeandaskedLilytostopgoing.LucysaidLilyshould

fbcusmore28herstudy.LilythoughtLucy'sadvicewasnotgoodforher,soshe29Lucy's

suggestion.

Lilyreallywantedtokeepvolunteering,soshewenttoherteacherfbr30.Herteachersaid,

^Volunteeringisameaningfulthing.Itcannotonlyhelpothersbutalsomakeyougrow.31youstickto

it,youwillgetalot.”TheteacheralsotoldLilytobalancestudyandvolunteerwork.

Aftertalkingwithherteacher,Lily32tocontinuetheactivity.Sheknewthathelpingotherscould

bringher33thatstudycouldn'tgive.Shealsolearnedthatsheshouldlistento34opinions,

butsticktowhatshethoughtwasright.

Now,Lilygoestothecommunitycentereveryweekend.Shefeelsmuch35thanbefore,andshe

isproudofwhatsheisdoing.

四、任务型阅读

Tomhadabadtoothache.Hismotherwantedtotakehimtothedentist's（牙科诊所）,butherefused.Hewas

afraidofthepainwhenthedentisthadtoexlracl（拔出）histooth.Tcm'smothertoldhimthatifhedidnotvisitthe

dentist,thepainwouldgetworse.Allast,Tomhadtoagree.

Therewerenotmanypeopleatthedentist's.Soon,itwasTom'sturn.Uewalkednervouslyintotheroom

andsatdown.Thedentistlookedfriendlyandsaidhellotohimwithasmile.HeaskedTomtoopenhismouth,and

thenhetoldTomthathehadtoextractthebadtooth.ThedentistgaveTomaninjection（注射）andpromisedhim

thathewouldnotfeelanypain.

Tomreallydidnotfeelanypain.ThenthedentistadvisedTonitobrushhisteethtwiceadayandtaughthim

therightwayofbrushinghisteeth.HealsotoldTomnottoeattoomanysweetthingssothathisteethwouldbe

healthy.Afterthat,Toinrealizedhowimportantitwastotakecareofhisteeth.

36.What'sthethingToinwasafraidof?

37.WhotookTomtothedentist's?

38.HowmanytimesdidthedcntisiadviseTomtobrushhisteethaday?

39.WhatdidTomlearnintheend?

40.将短文中划线部分翻译成中文。

五、书面表达

41.衡阳自举办旅发大会以来吸引了国内外大量的游客，现在为“讲好衡阳故事，传播本土文化”大型

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一封自荐信。不少于80词，开头和结尾均已给出，不计入总词数。

要点提示：

1.个人基本情况（姓名，年龄等）；

2.自荐原因（性格，特长等）；

3.衡阳简单介绍及对活动的认知。

DearSir/Madam,

I'dliketobeavolunteerinthe“TellingHengyangStories,SpreadingLocalCulture**activity.

I'mlookingforwardtoyourreply.

Yours,

LiMing

参考答案

1.B2.C3.A

4.B5.A6.C7.A

8.C9.A1().BII.C

12.D13.E14.B15.A

16.B17.B18.B19.A20.C21.B