2025~2026学年甘肃省兰州市外国语学校八年级上学期期中考试英语试卷

2025~2026学年甘肃省兰州市外国语学校八年级上学期期中考试英语试卷一、完形填空阅读短文，理解其大意，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Manypeopledonotliketostayathomeduringholidays.Theywanttogoouttotrysomething________.Peoplefromthecountrysidecometothe________whilepeoplefromthoselargetownsgotothecountrysideforholidays.Duringtheholidays,trainsandplanesareallvery________anditishardtogettickets.Somanypeoplewouldliketotakecarsorbusesfortravelling.LastMayDay,myfamily________tothecountryforaholiday.Mymothercookedsomedeliciousfoodby________andputtheminthepicnicboxesthenightbefore.Thenextmorning,myfatherdrovethecar.Therewastoomuchtrafficontheroad,sowehadtomovevery________.Ittookusaboutthreehourstogooutofthecityandonemorehourto________theplace.Thenwecametoabeautifulhill.Wethoughtitwasagoodplaceforapicnic,sowe________andtooksomefoodoutofthecar.Wesatdownandbegantoeat.Suddenly,astrongwindblewandsoonitstartedtorain________.Wehadtorunbacktoourcar.Wefelttiredandhungry,________wehadourpicnicinthecar.Mylittlebrotherwasverynaughty.Hemadeamessofthecar.Thenmyfatherdroveusbackhomequickly.Whataterribleholiday!1.A．boringB．importantC．differentD．difficult2.A．cityB．villageC．seaD．mountain3.A．cheapB．expensiveC．freeD．busy4.A．decidedB．droveC．triedD．waited5.A．himselfB．herselfC．myselfD．yourself6.A．quicklyB．heavilyC．slowlyD．easily7.A．gettoB．getonC．getoffD．getup8.A．droveB．dancedC．movedD．stopped9.A．heavyB．hardC．hardlyD．specially10.A．andB．butC．soD．because二、阅读理解OnastormySaturdayafternoon,TommyandhissisterLucywerefeelingdisappointed.Theyhadplannedtomeettheirfriendsatthepark,buttheheavyrainandstrongwindmadeitimpossibletogooutside.“NoTVandnophonestoday,”Momsaidfirmly(坚定地).“Let’sdosomethingdifferent!”“Butwhatcanwedo?It’ssoboring!”Tommycomplained,watchingtheraindropsracingdownthewindow.Justthen,Dadappearedwithabigsmile.“Ihaveanidea!Let’splay‘IndoorTreasure(宝物)Hunt’!”MomandDadquicklywrotedownsomeclues(线索)oncolorfulpapernotes.TheyhidthemallaroundthehousewhileTommyandLucywaitedintheirroom,laughingwithexcitement.Thefirstclueledthemtothekitchen,wheretheyfoundanothernoteunderaplate.ThesecondcluetookthemtoDad’sshoesinthehallway.Eachcluewaslikeasmallpuzzle,andsolvingthemwassomuchfun!Thechildrenranfromroomtoroom,searchingunderbeds,behindwindows,andinsideemptyboxes.Theyworkedtogether,helpingeachotherreadthecluesandfindthehiddentreasures.Thefinalclueledthemtothebiggestsurprise—Momhadbakedtheirfavoritechocolatecookies,stillwarmfromtheoven!“Thisisthebestrainydayever!”Lucyshouted,eatingacookie.Tommynoddedinagreement.“Canweplaythisgameagainnexttimeitrains?”MomandDadsmiledateachother.“Ofcourse!”theysaidtogether.Fromthatdayon,rainydaysbecamespecialfamilygamedaysintheirhouse,andTommyandLucyneverfeltboredagainwhentheycouldn’tgooutside根据材料内容选择最佳答案。11.WhatdidTommycomplainabout?

A．Hewassadaboutthestormyweather.B．Hewasboredbecausetheycouldn’tgooutside.C．Hedidn’twanttoplaygameswithhisfamily.D．HewasupsetthattheTVwasn’tworking.12.Whatdoespuzzleprobablymeaninthetext?

A．Atypeoftoy.B．Aproblemtosolve.C．Aboardgame.D．Atypeoffood.13.Whichwordsbestdescribetheparents?

A．Creativeandcaring.B．Boringandstrict.C．Quietandnervous.D．Lazyandunhelpful.14.Howdidthechildrenfeelattheendofthestory?

A．Boredbecausetherainhadnotstopped.B．Excitedtogototheparklaterintheday.C．Happyafterenjoyingthetreasurehuntandcookies.D．Sadbecausetheycouldn’tfinishthetreasurehuntontime.15.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?

A．Rainydaysarealwaysboringforchildren.B．Technologyisthebestwaytohavefunindoors.C．ParentsshouldletchildrenwatchTVwhenitrains.D．Findingfunispossiblewithcreativityandteamwork.Whenwechooseahouse,weallwanttohaveniceneighbours,becausemostofusthinkthattheyarehelpfultoourlife.Butwhatkindofneighbourisgood?Theanswersaredifferentfrompersontoperson.Herearemyanswers.First,itisveryimportanttorespect(尊重)eachother.Ifourneighboursalwayswanttoknowmoreaboutourlife,howwillwefeel?Heorshemayalsotalkwithothersaboutourlife.Doyouwanttolivewithhimorher?Theansweris“No”.Wewillfeelveryannoyedathavingthiskindofneighboursandmoveawayquickly.Next,agoodneighbourisalwaysreadytogiveusahandwhenweareinneed.Forexample,ifwearenotathome,ourgoodneighbourswillhelpustakecareofthepets.Finally,agoodneighbourshouldlovetheenvironment.Heorsheneverthrowsrubbishhereandthere,becausethegoodenvironmentcanmakeuscomfortableandhappy.Ithinkweallshouldlearntobeagoodneighbour,andbuildafriendlycommunitytogether!16.Howdoesthewriterstartthepassage?

A．Bytellingastory.B．Bygivinganexample.C．Byaskingaquestion.D．Bygivingafact.17.Wewanttohaveniceneighboursbecause_________.

A．theycansharefoodwithusB．theycanhelpusC．theycanmakeusfeelsafeD．theycanmakeourlifecolourful18.Niceneighbourswill________.

A．talkwithothersaboutourlifeB．wanttoknowmoreaboutourlifeC．lookafterourpetswhenweareawayD．nevergiveusahand19.Theunderlinedword“annoyed”inParagraph2means“_______”.

A．angryB．lonelyC．excitedD．glad20.新考法篇章结构What’sthestructure(结构)ofthispassage?(Paragraph1=①,…)

A．B．C．D．Theelephantisthelargestlandanimalintheworld.Therearetwomainkindsofelephants:theAfricanelephantandtheAsianelephant.Africanelephantsareusuallylarger.TheyhaveverybigearsthatlooklikethemapofAfrica.Asianelephantshavesmallerears.Elephantshavemanyinterestingparts.Theyhavelongtrunks.Thetrunkislikeanoseandahand.Elephantsusetheirtrunkstosmell,breathe,drinkwater,pickupfood,andevensayhellotofriends.Theyalsohavetwolongteethcalledtusks.Theyusetuskstodigforfoodandwater.Elephantsareverysmartanimals.Theyhavegoodmemoriesandcanrememberplacesandotherelephantsforalongtime.Theyliveinfamilygroups.Theleaderisusuallyanoldfemaleelephant.Elephantseatalot!Theyspendabout16hoursadayeating.Theirfoodincludesgrass,leaves,fruit,andbark.21.Whatisthemainideaofthefirstparagraph?

A．Elephantshaveverybigears.B．Elephantsarethelargestlandanimalsandhavetwomaintypes.C．AfricanelephantsarelargerthanAsianelephants.D．Asianelephantshavesmallerears.22.Whatdoesanelephantuseitstrunkfor?

A．Onlyforsmelling.B．Onlyfordrinkingwater.C．Formanythingslikesmelling,drinking,andpickingupfood.D．Forfighting.23.Accordingtothepassage,whatare“tusks”?

A．Thebigearsoftheelephant.B．Thelongnoseoftheelephant.C．Thelongteethoftheelephant.D．Thefoodthatelephantseat.24.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutelephants?

A．Theyarenotverysmart.B．Theylivealone.C．Theyhavegoodmemories.D．Theyeatforonlyafewhoursaday.25.Whoisusuallytheleaderofanelephantfamily?

A．Ayoungmaleelephant.B．Thestrongestelephant.C．Ahumantrainer.D．Anoldfemaleelephant.三、选词填空用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文通顺、正确、连贯，每个单词限用一次。

friend,hope,old,eight,after,at,we,talented,try,waitMybestfriendisZhangLin.SheisaChinesegirl.Sheisoneyear26thanme.Weliveinthesamecity.Wegottoknoweachotherwhenwewereveryyoung.ZhangLinisa27girl.Shecandomanythings.Sheisgood28singinganddancing.Sheisakindgirl.Whenher29havedifficulties,theyaskherforhelp.Shealways30herbesttohelpthem.Nowweareinthe31grade.Sheworkshardeveryday,andsheoftengetsgoodgrades.Sheoftenhelpsmewithmystudy.Wehavethesamehobby.Bothof32likewatchingmovies.Whenanewmoviecomesout,shealwaysinvitesmetowatchittogether.33watchingamovie,wetalkaboutithappilyandshareourfeelings.Now,sheis34formetogotothemovies.Nextyear,wewillbeinGrade9.IwillstudyashardasZhangLin.I35thatwecanmakeourdreamscometrue.四、任务型阅读阅读下面的短文，按要求完成后面的小题。Doyoufindithardtomotivate(激励)yourselftocleanthehouse?Metoo!Cleaningthehouseisreallyoneofthosejobsthatneverend.ButIfindsomenicewaystogetmotivatedtodothehousework.Oneofthegoodwaysistohavelesssothattherewillbelesstokeepcleanandtidy.EveryfewmonthsIthrowawayanythingwedon’tneedoruse.There’strulylessmessinthehouse.Cleaningthewholehouseinonego(一举完成)canbereallydifficult.SoImakeaplantodoalittleeachday.Whentheweekendcomes,I’vedoneeverythingIneedtodo.①我不需要花费周末的时间来做家务。WhenIhavealotofhouseworktodo,I’llalwaysstartwiththeeasiesttask(任务).Iaskmyselfwhichoneisgoingtobethequickesttofinish.Andthat’stheoneIstartwith.IlovelisteningtomusicwhenIdochores.IsometimessinganddancewhenIclean.AndthehouseworkisdonebeforeIknowit!Ifeelexcitedatthesametime.It’sawin-win!Finally,I’llgiveyouthebestwaytogetmotivatedtodothehousework.Inviteafriendtoyourhome!It’samazinghowquicklyyoucancleanthehousewhenyouknowsomeone’scomingover!36.将文中画线句子①译成英文。______________________________________________________________37.Whenthereisalotofhousework,whichtaskdoesthewriterstartwith?______________________________________________________________38.Pleaselisttwothingsthewritersometimesdoeswhiledoingthehousework.______________________________________________________________39.根据文章内容，请在横线上填入适当的词(每空限填一词)。Thewriterthinksthebestwaytomotivateourselvestocleanthehouseisto________________________toourhome.40.Whathouseworkdoyoudoathome?______________________________________________________________五、单词拼写41.TheytravelledtoYulongMountainandtookalotof________(photo)there.42.SunLangtakesoutthe_________(rubbish)everyday.43.Hissongsbecomes_________(popular)thanbefore.44.Thatheavyboyeatstoomuchjunkfood,________(especial)potatochips.45.Didyoudo________（something）specialonyourvaca