2025~2026学年江苏省苏州市昆山、常熟、太仓、张家港四市八年级上学期期中考试英语试卷

2025~2026学年江苏省苏州市昆山、常熟、太仓、张家港四市八年级上学期期中考试英语试卷一、完形填空“Mum,wehaveallgotapoemcalled‘It’tolearninforms,”saidTom,“andtheonewhosaysitbestwillgetaprizefromtheteacher.ButIdon’tthinkIcanlearnit.”“Whynot?”saidMrs.Smith.“Itissolongandhardforme.Andotherboysalwayslaughatmeandcallme‘SlowTom’,”Tomsaid________.“Well,dear,don’tmindwhatotherssay,”saidMrs.Smithkindly.“Iknowthat________youwatchit,youwillseeitwillmoveuptothe________atlast.Sotrytolearnitlittlebylittle,andnevergiveup.Now,goandlookatthesnailonthewall.”Atlast,thedaycame.Theteachercalleduptheboystorepeatthe________.Afterfiveorsixboyshadtried,itfinallycametoTom’s________.WhenTomgotup,therewasalaughbecausemostoftheboysthoughthewould________.Buthedidnotmissaword.Andhisheartwasfullofhappinesswhentheteachersaid,“Welldone,Tom!”Aftertherestoftheclasshadtried,theteachersaidTomhaddonebestandhegavehimthe________.“Andnowtellme,”saidtheteacher,“howyoulearnedthepoemsowell?”“Please,sir,itwasthesnailonthewallthattaughtme________todoit,”saidTom.“Isawitclimbupthewalllittlebylittle.Itdidnotstopforamoment,butwentonandon.AndIthoughtIwoulddothe________.SoIjustlearneditlittlebylittle,andatlastIknewit.”“Now,boys,letusgiveagood________forTomandthesnailonthewall,”saidtheteacher.Andtheoldhouserangwithaloud,longcheer.Fornowwehadtosay“SlowTom”hadgotaprizeatlast.1.A．happilyB．sadlyC．excitedlyD．surprisingly2.A．ifB．beforeC．untilD．because3.A．doorB．cornerC．groundD．top4.A．ruleB．poemC．newsD．plan5.A．gameB．seatC．turnD．class6.A．failB．winC．finishD．change7.A．giftB．snailC．prizeD．chocolate8.A．howB．whatC．whyD．when9.A．differentB．sameC．specialD．easy10.A．exampleB．smileC．lessonD．cheer二、阅读理解Ourschoolisgoingtoadddifferentkindsoflabor(劳动)courses.Thecourseswillbeginnextweekandcanhelpyougetlivingskills.Course1Thiscourseistohelpstudentsdevelopahealthyeatinghabit.Thebiggestfunofthiscourseisthatyoucanexperiencecooking.Cookingforyourfamilyoryourfriendsonedayissocool!Course2Ifyouareinterestedinpaper-cuttingorkite-making,hereisthechance.MissHongwillshowyouhowtomakethem.Weshouldrespectandenjoythebeautyofthetraditionalarts.Course3Youmayfindittiringandhardtodohousework.Thiscoursewillchangethesituation.Youwilllearnsomeusefulskillsthatcanhelpyoudocleaning.Course4ThiscourseisspecialbecauseMr.Greenwillshowyoumuchknowledgeoutofclassrooms.Youcanplantflowers,vegetablesandsometreesinthegarden.Attention:Ifyouhaveanyquestions,pleasevisitourschool’swebsitetoknowmoreaboutthelaborcourses.11.WhatmaybeusedinCourse2?

A．B．C．D．12.WhatcanstudentslearninCourse4?

A．Howtomakedeliciousfood.B．Howtodohouseworkquickly.C．Knowledgeaboutplantinginthegarden.D．Skillsoftraditionalartslikepaper-cutting.13.What’sthepurposeofthepassage?

A．Totellstudentsaboutthenewlaborcourses.B．Toencouragestudentstotakepartinmoreoutdooractivities.C．Tointroducetheteacherswhowillteachthelaborcourses.D．Totellstudentsthetraditionalartisveryimportant.Doyouhavetruefriends?Doyouwanttoknowbetterbetweenyouandyourfriends?Therearethreedifferentkindsoffriends:“pestfriends”,“guestfriends”,and“bestfriends”.Thefirstkindoffriendsissimplyacquaintances(熟人),andallyouusuallyknowaboutthemistheirnames.Youmaymeetthiskindoffriendatschool,atwork,oronthebus,butyoudon’tmissthemwhenthey’renotaround.Whenthiskindoffrienddoessomethingbad,youdon’ttellthem.Thatiswhytheyarecalled“pestfriends”.Thesecondkindoffriendcouldalsobecalled“guestfriends”.Theyarecloserthanacquaintances,butnotascloseastruefriends.Youknowtheirnames,alittleofwhattheylikeordislike,andalittleoftheirfamilyhistories;youusuallyhaveafewthingsincommon,butyoudon’ttalkaboutanythingdeep,suchasyourwishesorfears(害怕),andtheydon’topenuptoyouhowtheyreallyfeel.Thelastkindoffriend,the“bestfriend”,istheoneyouknowthedeepest.You’relikefamily,andknoweverythingabouteachother.Youhavenoproblemstayingateachother’shouses,andyoushareyourdeepestfeelingsandthoughts.Theywillcorrectyouwhenyou’rewrong,andthoughtheymaynotbeperfect,theyatleastwillalwayscareaboutyou,andhardlyeverdoanythingbadtohurtyou.Weallhaveourpest,guest,andbestfriends.Weshouldvalueallfriendshipsandremember,allbestfriendsstartoutasjustacquaintances.14.Howdoesthepassagestart?

A．Bytellingstories.B．Byaskingquestions.C．Bylistingnumbers.D．Bygivingexamples.15.Whatcanweknowaboutgoodfriendsfromthepassage?

A．Weknoweverythingaboutthem,includingtheirfamilyhistory.B．Theyarecloserthanacquaintances.C．Weonlyknowtheirnamesandnothingelse.D．Theywillcorrectuswhenwe’rewrong.16.Whyaren’tacquaintancestruefriendsaccordingtothepassage?

A．Becauseyoudon’tshareyourrealfeelingswiththem.B．Becauseyouhavenothingincommonwiththem.C．Becauseyoudon’tknowtheirnames.D．Becauseyouonlymeetthematschool.17.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentence“Somebestfriendsstartoutasacquaintances”meaninthelastparagraph?

A．Mostacquaintancescanquicklybecomebestfriends.B．Bestfriendsarethesameasacquaintances.C．Weshouldtreatacquaintancesworsethanbestfriends.D．Friendshipscandevelopfromacquaintancestobestfriends.18.Whatmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A．HowtomakebestfriendseasilyB．WhyfriendsareveryimportantC．DifferentkindsoffriendsinourlivesD．ThehistoryoffriendshipsaroundtheworldSmallandcuteWelshcorgis(威尔士柯基犬),widelyknownforbeinglovedbytheBritishroyalfamily(王室),areinfactabreed(品种)offastrunners.That’swhat120teamsfromalloverEuropeshowedattheCorgiRace(比赛).TheeventbroughttogethermanycutecorgisandtheirownersfromcountrieslikePoland,Denmark,Austria,andItaly.Thousandsofpeoplecametogethertowatchtheraces.Thereweredifferentkindsofraces:asingle-dogsprint(短跑),a“loudestbark”competition,acostumecontest(时装比赛),andateamrace.“Thisbringsmuchhappinesstoourfamily,”saidJaninaStoniciene,whocametotheracewithherthreegrandchildren.Thechildrensaidtheylovedthecostumecontestbecausedogsweredressedineye-catchingclothinglikeBatman,aprincessoraplane.AcorginamedAmigowonthecostumecontest.Heworeapieceoffactoryclothingwithtwosmallchimneys(烟囱)withthewords“FurFactory”onit.Helookedveryhappywhenhewon.AnothercalledMangowasthewinnerofthesingle-dogsprintrace.“ThisisMango,andwearetakingpartintheCorgiRaceforthesecondtime”,saidIgnasKlimika,theownerofMango.“Lastyear,wedidn’tfinishtheracewellthoughwehaddailytraining.Thisyear,wedecidedtojoinjustforfun—notraining,justtoenjoytherace.”hesaid.Butthisyear,Mangowontheracingcompetition.“Heknowswhathedidandhe’sreallyproudofhimself,”saidIgnas,whoisplanningfortheracein2026.19.WhyareWelshcorgisfamous?

A．BecausetheyrunfastestinEurope.B．Becausetheyaresmarterthanmostdogbreeds.C．BecausetheBritishroyalfamilylovethem.D．Becausetheycanbringmuchfuntotheelderly.20.Whatcompetitionswerementionedinthepassage?①asingle-dogsprint②a100-meterswimmingrace③apicturepuzzle④ateamrace⑤a“loudestbark”competition⑥acostumecontest

A．①②④⑤B．②③④⑥C．②④⑤⑥D．①④⑤⑥21.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A．Amigowonthesingle-dogsprintrace.B．JaninaStonicienecametotheracewithherthreegrandchildren.C．Amigowasdressedinclothinglikeaplane.D．JaninaStoniciene’sgrandchildrenlikedressingthecorgis.22.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?

A．Ignaswasmorerelaxedabouttheracethisyear.B．Ignaswashappywiththeresultlastyear.C．IgnashopedMangowouldwintheracethisyear.D．Ignaswon’tjointheracenextyear.IamanEnglishteacher.Ireallydon’tlikethatclass“Talkaboutyourfamily”.Thestudentssay,“Therearefivepeopleinmyfamily.Mymother,myfather…”Itsoundslikethatallfamiliesarethesame.Ourfamiliesareoneandonly.Allhavetheirstories,jokesandsoon.They’retheplacewhereourpersonalitiesweremade.Weknowourfamiliessowellthatweeventhinkthey’reboring.Notatall.Familiesarethemostspecialthings.Ifyoudig(挖掘)enoughintothem,youwillgeteverythingforagreatbook.Mymotherstartedmakingourfamilytree(家谱)yearsago,notexpecting(期待)togetfar.However,whathappenedtotherecordsandvisitinglibraries,shegotback300years.Shefoundsomeoldstories.Readingtheoldbigfamilyfarm:Wheredidthefamilyfortune(财富)gointhe1870s?I’mthetravelerinmyfamily,andIlovetravelling.IalwaysthinkIgotitfromagreat-grandfather.Mytwofavoritefamilyheirlooms(传家宝)areaphotoofhimonahorseandapostcardfromChina.Ifyoulookatyourfamily,youopenawindowtothepast.Whenmymother,stillputtingthefamilytreetogether,askedmeforafewnamesfrommyRussianwife’sfamily,mywifegotonthephonetocheckanameortwo.Butshespentanhourtalkingwithhermother.Soyoucanseethatsomepeoplestarttalkingabouttheirfamilystoriesandtheymightneverstopexploring(探索).TogobacktothatEnglishclass,let’slookatsomeinterestingwaystotalkaboutfamilies.Englishisrichinidioms(习语)totalkaboutfamilylife.Theblacksheepofthefamilyissomeonewhobringsfamilytrouble.Ifyou’retruetoyourfamily,youcansay“blood(血)isthickerthanwater”.“Whowearsthetrousersinyourfamily?”means“Who’stheheadofyourfamily?”.AndstoriesbehindthemarewhatIwanttohear.23.Whatdoesthewriterthinkoftheclass“Talkaboutyourfamily”atfirst?

A．Interesting.B．Boring.C．Special.D．Useful.24.Whatdoes“it”refertoinparagraph5?

A．Hisfamilytree.B．Hisfamilyheirlooms.C．Hislovefortravelling.D．Hisfamilystories.25.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A．Thewriterdoesn’treallylikehisteachingjobinRussia.B．Thewriterwantstomakeagreatbookforhisfamily.C．Thewriter’smothervisitedlibrariestogetthefamilyheirlooms.D．Thewriter’swifeisveryinterestedinthefamilystories.26.Amydecidesalmosteverythinginthefamily,sowhichofthefollowingcandescribeher?

A．Sheisthedarkhorseofthefamily.B．Sheistheblacksheepofthefamily.C．Shewearsthetrousersinthefamily.D．Herbloodisthickerthanwater.27.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?

A．Eachfamilyhasspecialstoriesandweshouldexplorethem.B．EveryfamilyinRussiaisthesamewithfivepeople.C．EnglishidiomsaboutfamilyareusefulinEnglishclass.D．It’sinterestingbuthardtomakeafamilytree.根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Chineselacquerfans(漆扇)haveaverylonghistory.Theartistdrawspicturesonthefanswithspecialpaint.AndtheyoftentelloldChinesestories.28.Manyyoungpeoplethinktheyarebothbeautifulandinteresting.Lacquerisanaturalpaintthatcomesfromtrees.29Later,theystartedtouseittomakebeautifulfans.Thesefansareusuallymadeofbambooorwood.Peoplepaintprettypicturesonthem,likemountains,flowers,birds,andsometimespeople.30Eventoday,someskilledworkersstillmakefansintheoldwaystokeepthistraditionalart.Now,manyyoungpeoplehavestartedtolovemakinglacquerfans.31Thewaysareeasy:first,theychoosecolors,thendropthelacquerinwater,turnit,putthefaninthewater,andfinallytakeitout.Asaresult,youcangetaspecialfaneverytime.Makinglacquerfansisnotonlyfunbutalsomeaningful.32ThisoldartformisbecomingnewagaininthehandsofyoungChinese.

A．IthelpsyoungpeoplelearnaboutChinesecultureandhistory.B．Chineselacquerfanswerebeautifulandpractical(实用的)worksofartinancientChina.C．Theseyears,Chineselacquerfansbecamepopularagain.D．Atfirst,peopleusedittocoverwoodenthingstokeepthemsafefromwaterandinsects(昆虫).E．Thefanswerepopularamongnobles(贵族)becausetheywerebeautifulandusefulinsummer.F．Thismakeseachfanlookspecialanddifferent.G．Insteadofusingpaintbrushes,theyuselacquerandwater.三、单词拼写33.Aftera________(深思的)silence,shegavetherightanswertotheteacher’squestion.34.Hardworkisthekeyto________(成功)inallsubjects.35.Ourteacheroftenusesgamestohelpuslearn________(语法)easily.36.Theuniversityhasaresponsibilityto________(提供)thehighestqualityeducation.37.—Mom,whydothingssometimesgowrongevenwhenItrymybest?—Dear,letitgo.Lifeisfullofupsanddownsanditisi________(不完美的)insomeways.38.Youmustreadthe________/ɪn'strʌkʃnz/beforeusingthenewEnglishlearningapp.39.Ihelpedhimputupsome________/ʃelvz/inhisbedroom.40.Lily________/ʌn'taɪd/thegiftboxhappilytoseewhatLucybroughttoher.41.Theteachersaidwewouldhavea________/’fɜːðə/discussionaboutthisstorynextclass.42.Wouldyoupreferitifwespokein________/'dʒɜːmən/?43.Mybrotherhasnos________oftime.Heisalwayslate.44.Afterdrinkingastrongcupofblackcoffeelateintheafternoon,hebecames________thewholenight.45.Myfatherisbusyt________anEnglishbookintoChinesethesedays.46.Itisascientifict________thattheEarthgoesaroundtheSun.47.Lilyhasdreamedofbecomingap________,soshepracticesthepianoforatleastfourhourseveryday.四、选词填空

washaway,fallinto,relax,with,howeverAshoweratnightmaymakeusfeel48.Butmorningshowerscankeepuscleaner,accordingtoPrimroseFreestone,ascientistattheUniversityofLeicesterintheUK.Thisisbecauseourbodiessweat(出汗)duringsleep.Freshsweatdoesnotsmell.49,manybacteria(细菌)livingonourskin“eat”sweatandmakegases(气体)50badsmells.Also,welosesmallpiecesofdeadskin(死皮)duringsleep.Theycan51ourbeds,anddustmites(螨虫)thatgiveusallergies(过敏)feedonthem.Havingashowerinthemorning52thesweatandbacteria.Youwon’tsmellasmuchduringthedayatschool.Remembertowashyourbedsheets(床单)everyweekinwaterover60°C.Thishelpskillbacteriaanddustmites.五、短文填空请认真阅读下面短文，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。LastSeptember,Ethanandhisfriendswereexcitedaboutstartinganewschoolyear.Ethanlovedadventuresandlaughedalot.Lucaswasquietbutverysmart.Maxwasgoodatsolvingpuzzles.Noahusedawheelchair,butheneverletit53(slow)himdown.Onedayatschool,Ethan54(hear)storiesaboutagroupofbullies.Theypickedonothers.Itwasn’tlongbeforeEthanfirstmetthegroup.Oneafternoon,hestayedlate55(finish)aproject.Ashewasleavingtheschool,hesawthebulliesteasing(戏弄)ayoungerstudent.Ethanwasscared,56heknewheshouldhelp.Heshouted,“Leavehimalone!”Thebullieslooked57(angry)athim,buttheyoungerkidtookthechancetogetaway.Soon,thebulliesleft.Thatevening,Ethantoldhisparentsaboutthebullies,andtheytalkedtohisteachers.Ethanalsosharedhisexperience58hisfriends.“We’llsticktogether,”Noahsaid.Thefourfriendsthenjoinedtheschool’santi-bullyinggrouptospread59(kind).Bytheendoftheyear,thebulliesstopped60(cause)peopletrouble.Theschoolfeltmuch61(safe)becausestudentsstoodupforeachother.Onthelastday,thefriendssmiledincelebration.“Wedidittogether,”Lucassaid.Ethanlearnedthatcourageisn’tjustbeingbravealone.It’sstandingwithfriends,askingforhelpandmaking62difference.六、任务型阅读请认真阅读短文，用英语回答短文后的问题。IshowedmyDrawingNumberOnetothegrown-ups,andaskedthemwhetherthedrawingfrightenedthem.Buttheyanswered:“Frighten?Forahat?”Infact,mydrawingwasnotahat.Itwasapictureofabigsnakedigesting(消化)anelephant.Butsincethegrown-upswerenotabletounderstandit,Imadeanotherdrawing:Idrewtheelephantinsideofthebigsnake,sothatthegrown-upscouldseeitclearly.Theyalwaysneedtohavethingsexplained.MyDrawingNumberTwolookedlikethepicture.Thegrown-ups’response(回答),thistime,wastoadvisemetolayasidemydrawingsofthebigsnake,whetherfromtheinsideortheoutside,anddevotemyselfinsteadtogeography,history,arithmeticandsoon.Thatiswhy,attheageofsix,Igaveupwhatmighthavebeenamagnificentcareer(职业)asapainter.Ihadbeendepressed(使沮丧)bythefailureofmyDrawingNumberOneandmyDrawingNumberTwo.Grown-ups