2025~2026学年上海市南洋模范初级中学八年级上学期期中英语试卷

2025~2026学年上海市南洋模范初级中学八年级上学期期中英语试卷一、完形填空Lastweekend,everyoneinourcommunity______foratriptothePineForest.Wehadbeenplanningthisadventureforweeks,andtheexcitementwaseverywhere.Asweboardedthebus,someoneremindedustokeep______eyeonourbelongingsandstaytogether.Whenwearrived,theforestwaslushandquiet.______somestartedsettinguppicnicspots,othersdecidedtoexplorethetrails.Inoticedthatanyonewithamap______makinguseofittonavigate(导航)thepathssafely.Theguides______usaboutthelocalfloraandfauna(植物和动物群落),andwewereallfullyawareoftheneedtoprotectthisnaturalbeauty.Aswehiked,______pointedoutararebird,andwestoppedtoadmireit.Theexperiencewasenriching(丰富的),and______,suchtripsofferasignificantadvantagebyfosteringteamworkandappreciationfornature.Whenthesunbegantoset,wegatheredaroundabonfire,sharingstories______thestarsappeared.______,thisjourneywasnotjustaboutfun;ittaughtustosupportoneanotherandstayconnectedwithnature.It______usthateveninabusyworld,wecanfindpeaceandtouchthewondersofthenaturalworldifwetakethetimetoexplore.1.A．setupB．setasideC．setoff2.A．/B．anC．the3.A．SinceB．WhileC．Once4.A．isB．willbeC．was5.A．informedB．warnedC．advised6.A．nooneB．someoneC．anyone7.A．inmyopinionB．forexampleC．infact8.A．whileB．untilC．assoonas9.A．InadditionB．AfterallC．Inconclusion10.A．repeatedB．remindedC．remembered二、选词填空Completethefollowingpassagewiththewordsinthebox.Eachonecanbeusedonlyonce(用方框中所给的单词完成下列短文，将序号填入空格)

A.unfamiliarB.ThereforeC.earlierD.HoweverE.preschoolerDuringhighschoolandcollege,manyteacherstellstudentstotravelorstudyinothercountries.Butyoumightbetoobusywithschooltodoit.Ithinkyoungpeopleshouldtravelmore.The11youtravel,themoreyoulearn.Mostyoungpeoplelivewiththeirparents.Weknowourownhometownprettywell.Leavingthissafeplacecanfeelscary.Butwelearnalotwhenwetrynewthings.Thinkabouta12whoshakesanoisytoy.Itmightbeannoying,butithelpstheirbrainlearn.Inourdailylife,weknowhowtotalktopeople.Butinanewplace,withpeoplewhoaredifferent,itcanfeelstrangeatfirst.Whenyoulearntotalkwiththemeventhoughyouaredifferent,yourbraingrows—youbecomesmarterandmoreconfident.13,tryinghardthingsisimportant.Well,weoftenlearnthemostin14situations.Inourdailyroutines,weknowexactlyhowtoactandrespondtoothers.Butwhataboutbeinginanewplace,surroundedbystrangerswithdifferentvalues?Itmightfeelawkwardatfirst.Butonceyourealizethatyoucanstillconnectwithpeopledespiteyourdifferences,youbecomesmarterandmoreself-assured.Learningtofacethiskindofdiscomforthelpsyougrow.

A.lazyB.understandingC.havetoD.ForexampleE.AboveallTravelingalsohelpsyouunderstandothercultures.Thisisimportant.It’snotjustknowing“peoplefromthatcountrydothis.”15,inSpain,Ifoundoutthatpeoplerestfortwohoursinthemiddleoftheday.SomeforeignersthinkSpanishpeopleare16.Buttheydon’tknowthatSpanishpeopleplacegreatimportanceonfamilytime.Eatingtogetherwithfamilyisthemostimportanttothem.17culturecanleadtobetterfriendshipsandwork.Lastly,travelingabroadisanamazingwaytopickupanewlanguage.Whenyou’reimmersedin(沉浸于)alanguage,you18useitrepeatedly.That’showyoureallyimproveyourskills.三、短文填空Completethesentencewiththeproperformoftheword(用所给单词的适当形式补全句子)Humanprogresshasalwaysbeendrivenbythedesiretoexploreandunderstandtheworldaroundus.Weareallbornwithan19(born)urge(冲动)toaskquestionsandseekanswers.Thinkabouta20(magic)performingtricksonstage—whatmakestheaudiencesoengaged?It’snotjustthemagicitself,butthe21(curiosity)natureofpeoplewhowanttoknowhowthingswork.Sometimes,thisdesire(欲望)forknowledgecanbealittle22(annoy),especiallywhenwecan’timmediatelyfindtheanswers.Butthat’salsowhatmakesitbeautiful.Justnow,Iwatchedagroupof23(ant)carryingfoodbacktotheirnest.24(recent),ithasmademerealizehowmuchthereistolearnfromeventhesmallestcreatures,andI’vebecomemore25(unaware)ofthesystemsoperatinginnature.Stayingcurioushelpsusseetheextraordinarysideinordinarylife.Itencouragesustolookcloser,thinkdeeper,andneverstopwondering.Maintainingthismindsetnotonlyenrichesourlivesbutalsosupportsour26(healthy).Intheend,itiscuriositythatlightsourpathtowardgrowthanddiscovery.四、完成句子27.DrGugaveaspeechtoencourageeveryonetobecurious.(改为一般疑问句)_____________________________?28.IreachedupfortheboxwiththehelpofasmartAIrobot.(对划线部分提问)______________________________?29.Adultslearnbycontinuousreadingandexploring.(改为反意疑问句)Adultslearnbycontinuousreadingandexploring,________________?30.Butdon’treadthemallrightaway,oritwillruinyoureyesight.(保持句意基本不变)Butdon’treadthemall________________,oritwillruinyoureyesight.31.in,robots,situations,agreathelp,can,dangerous,be（连词成句）_____________________________?五、阅读理解ShenzhenBusGrouphasrecentlyopenedthreesightseeingbuslinesandtheyarestronglyrecommendedfortravelerswhowouldliketotakeaone-dayortwo-daycitytour.

TheRedLineTheRedLinecentersonthecultureandhistoryofthecity.IthasdaytimerunstosomestopssuchasLianhuaHill,PublicTrafficBuilding,LizhiPark,DongmenLaojie,NewsBuilding,CivicCenterandShoppingPark.TheBlueLineItalsohasdaytimerunsincludingWindowoftheWorld,Chegongmiao,MangroveNatureReserve,OCTHarborandCoastalCity.Youcanexperiencetheecologicalenvironmentaswellastechnologicaldevelopmentinthiscity.TheYellowLineIthasnighttimerunstothefollowingstops:OCTHarbor,Zhuzilin,Chegongmiao,PublicSquareEast,ShanghaiHotel,BookMall,InternationalTradeCenter,NewsBuilding,CivicCenterandLianhuaHill.Eachdouble-decksightseeingbushasaglassrooftomakesureyouenjoythecolorfulsightsinthecity.WhenyoubuyyourticketsontheWeChatminiprogram,itwillshowyouthenearestbusstopaccordingtoyourlocation.Youcanalsobuybusticketsatticketofficesacrossthecity.Busoperationhours:9a.m.—5p.m.(Red,Blue),7p.m.—9:30p.m.(Yellow)Tickets:50yuan(24-hour)or80yuan(48-hour)foralllines;34.9yuan(one-day)fortheYellowLineonly;freeforchildrenshorterthan1.4metersandthedisabled.32.HowmanysightseeingbuslineshasShenzhenBusGrouprecentlyopened?

A．OneB．TwoC．ThreeD．Four33.WhichofthefollowingstopscantheRedLinetakeusto?

A．ShenzhenUniversity.B．DongmenLaojie.C．Zhuzilin.D．Chegongmiao,34.Lindacanchoose________ifshewantstogotoLianhuaHillat8p.m.

A．theRedLineB．theYellowLineC．theBlueLineD．boththeRedLineandtheYellowLine35.Howcanwebuythetickets?

A．Onthewebsite.B．Atticketoffices.C．OntheWeChatminiprogram.D．BothBandC.36.Lisa(29yearsold)willtakeher2-4year-olddaughtertohaveatwo-dayecologicaltripinShenzhen.Howmuchwillshepayforthetickets?

A．50yuan.B．80yuan.C．100yuan.D．130yuan.37.Wherecanwereadthepassage?

A．Inastorybook.B．Inaweatherreport.C．Inatravelguide.D．Inasciencebook.六、完形填空Thereisaninterestingfinding!OurDNAcanhelpusdecidewhetherweprefercoffeeortea.ScientistsinAustraliastudiedtwoquestions.First,howourgenesaffectedour______?Second,whywelikesometastesmorethanothers?Followingthestudy,scientistsunderstoodwhysomeofusprefercoffee______othersliketeamore.Thereasonissimple.Peoplewhoenjoybittertastesaremore______todrinkcoffee.Scientistsnoticedthatsomepeopleweresensitive(敏感的)tothebittertasteofcaffeine(咖啡因),sotheyweremorelikelytoprefercoffeetotea.Scientists______thedatafrommanycountries.Theyalsofoundthatgenesaren’ttheonlyfactorsaffectingpeople’stastes.Otherthingslikeourchanging______,socialfactorsortheeffectsoftakingmedicinecanalsoturnusonoroffcoffeeortea.Theresearcherssaidwecanlearntolikecoffee,becauseourfavoritetasteis______notonlybygenes,butalsobyenvironmentalreasons.Althoughhumansnaturallylikebitterness,wecanlearntoenjoybitter-tastingfoodbecauseoftheenvironment.38.A．smellsB．tastesC．feelsD．looks39.A．forB．soC．orD．but40.A．likelyB．simplyC．easilyD．certainly41.A．gaveB．showedC．collectedD．protected42.A．reportB．researchC．objectD．environment43.A．decidedB．coveredC．bookedD．put七、任务型阅读Readandanswerthequestions.(根据短文内容回答问题)TheLastDropEmmastillrememberedtheriverofherchildhood—crystalclear,brimmingwithfish,andshadedbywillowtreeswhosebrancheskissedthewater.Sheandherfriendsswaminitduringsummers,theirlaughterechoingacrossthefields.Butnow,whenEmmareturnedtothevillage,shewasshocked.Asshestoodonthesameriverbank,shesawadifferentscene:thewaterwasdirty,litteredwithplasticbottlesandfloatingrubbish,andthewillowshaddried.Asignread:NoSwimming.DangerousWater.Herheartsank.Sherecalledhergrandfather’sstoriesabouthowthisriverhadnurtured(养育)theirvillageforgenerations.Today,itsmelledofdecay(腐烂).Later,inschool,herteacherexplainedhowindustrialwasteandplasticpollutionhadpollutedtheriver.“Waterislife,”theteachersaid,“butwe’vetakenitforgranted.”Thatafternoon,Emmadecidedtotakeaction.Shestarteda“SaveOurRiver”campaignatschool,organizingclean-updrivesandwritingtolocalofficials.Slowly,othersjoined—students,teachers,evenfarmers.Theyremovedtrash,plantednewtrees,andmonitoredwaterquality.Monthslater,thoughtheriverwasn’tfullyhealed,Emmasawhopefulsigns:dragonfliesreturning,waterclearing,andchildrenwatchingfromthebankwithcuriosity.Sheknewitwasjustastart.Oneyearlater,Emmavisitedtheriveragain.____________________44.Emmadidn’tswimintheriverduringsummersinherchildhood,didshe?____________________________45.WhatdidEmmaseeontheriverbankwhenshereturned?____________________________46.Whywastheriverpolluted?____________________________47.WhydidEmma’sheartsink?____________________________48.WhatdidEmmaandotherpeopledotohealtheriver?____________________________49.Howdoesthetitle“TheLastDrop”relatetothetheme?____________________________50.DescribewhathappenedwhenEmmavisitedtheriveroneyearlater.Whatchangesdidshesee?Whatchallengesremained?（请给文章加一个合理的结尾，30个单词左右。）____________________________八、完成句子51.小时候，我对汽车非常着迷。我学会了做一些简单的家庭汽车修理。Asakid,Iwascrazyaboutcars.Ilearnedto________________________tothefamilycar.52.因为水弄湿我的头和脖子了，我可以感受到这个热度。Icanfeeltheheatasthewater________________________andneck.53.几乎任何事情，如果你足够深入探索，都会很有可能变得非常有趣。Nearlyeverythingisvery________________________veryinterestingifyougointoitdeeplyenough.九、书面表达54.Writeatleast60wordsaccordingtothegivensituation.（根据以下情境，写一篇不少于60个单词的短文，标点符号不占格）新星学校（NewStarSchool）的新媒体社正在运营一个超火的视频号/公众号，最新一期的主题是——Myexperienceofbeingcurious（我个人因好奇的一次经历）。现向全校同学征集故事！你是否曾因为一个按捺不住的“为什么”，而开启了一段意想不到的旅程？结果或许是惊喜，是尴尬，还是惊吓，亦或是一个超酷的新发现？用你独特经历的故事，来震撼我们的评论区吧！你的任务：请为我们投稿，用英语写一篇短文，讲述你的一次真实的“因好奇心”而产生的经历。（注意：短文中不得出现任何人名、校名及其他相关信息，否则不予给分。）__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________十、短文填空Fillintheblankswithproperwords（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给）Chinesesoldiersarenowwelcomingsomenew“teammates”:robotdogs.TheseChina-maderobotsrecentlyshowedtheiramazings55attheChina-Cambodia“GoldenDragon2024”jointexercise(联合演习)inMay.Duringthejointexercise,