2025-2026学年江苏省盐城市东台市第四联盟八年级（下）开学英语试卷（含答案）

第=page11页，共=sectionpages11页2025-2026学年江苏省盐城市东台市第四联盟八年级（下）开学英语试卷一、补全对话-选择：本大题共5小题，共5分。A：DoyouknowTom？

B：Yes，heismygoodfriend.

A：Doeshelooklikeyou？

B：No，heistallerthanme.（1）______

A：（2）______

B：Yes，heis.HeismoreoutgoingthanIam.

A：Isheagoodstudentlikeyou？

B：（3）______Andheismoreseriousthanmeinstudy.

A：Doesheplaysports？

B：Yes，webothplaysoccer.

A：Whichballgamedoyoulikebest，soccer，basketball，orping-pong？

B：（4）______

A：ButIlikebasketballbetterthansoccer.Mostoftheboysinmyclassaregoodatit.

B：（5）______

A：That'sagoodidea.

A.Couldwehaveabasketballgameafterschool？

B.Isheoutgoing？

C.Andheisalittlethinnerthanme.

D.IthinkIlikesoccerbest.

E.Yes，heis.1.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E2.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E3.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E4.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E5.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E二、阅读六选五：本大题共5小题，共10分。Wetlands，oftencalledthe"kidneysoftheearth"，areoneofthemostvaluableandfragile（易摧毁的）ecosystemsonourplanet.（1）______Fromriversidesandlakeshorestocoastalmudflats（泥滩），theseareasconnectlandandwater，creatingaspecialhomeforcountlesslivingthings.

Firstly，wetlandsplayanirreplaceableroleinpurifying（使纯净）water.Whendirtywaterflowsthroughwetlands，plantsandmicroorganismsinthesoilcanfilterout（过滤出）harmfulchemicalsandwaste.（2）______Thisnaturalpurificationismuchcheaperandgreenerthanman-madewatertreatmentfactories.

（3）______Migratorybirds（候鸟）aretypicalexamples.Everyautumn，thousandsofwildducks，swansandcranesflythousandsofkilometerstowetlandstospendthewinter.Wetlandsprovidethemwithrichfoodlikeaquatic（水栖的）insectsandplants，aswellassafeplacestorestandbreed.Besidesbirds，wetlandsalsosupportfrogs，fishandmanyrareplantsthatcanonlygrowinwetenvironments.

However，wetlandsaredisappearingatafastspeedbecauseofhumanactivities.（4）______Farmerstakeupwetlandstogrowcrops，anddevelopersbuildhousesandroadsonthem.What'sworse，industrialandhouseholdwastearedirectlydischarged（排放）intowetlands，poisoningthewaterandkillinglocalorganisms（生物体）.

（5）______Governmentsshouldsetupmorewetlandprotectionareasandmakestrictlawstostopdestructiveactivities.Forusteenagers，wecanjoinvolunteeractivitiestocleanupwetlandgarbageandspreadtheimportanceofwetlandprotectionamongourfamiliesandfriends.Onlybyworkingtogethercanwesavethesepreciousecosystems.

A．Manypeopledon'tknowhowimportantwetlandsarefortheenvironment.

B．Theycomeindifferentformsandarewidelydistributed（分布）aroundtheworld.

C．Wetlandsarealsoidealhabitatsforalargenumberofwildanimalsandplants.

D．Thisprocessmakesthewatercleanerbeforeitflowsintoriversorlakes.

E．Humanbeingsarethemaincauseofthelossofthewetlandsinrecentyears.

F．It'simportantforallofustotakeactiontoprotectwetlandsbeforeit'stoolate.6.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F7.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F8.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F9.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F10.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F三、完形填空：本大题共10小题，共10分。Plantsandanimalsareveryimportanttous.Wecan'tlive(11)them.Thebluewhaleis(12)animalintheworld.Itlivesintheocean.Itisverybigandheavy.Itcan(13)upto200tons.Bluewhalesplay(14)importantroleintheoceanecosystem.

Bambooisoneof(15)plants.Itgrowsveryfast.Somebamboocangrowalmostonemetreinoneday.Peoplecanusebamboo(16)manythings，suchashouses，toolsandinstruments.

Beesareveryhard-working(17).Theirgreatestworkispollination.Withouttheirwork，about80percentoftheplantsintheworldcannotgrow.(18)beesarethemostimportantanimalsontheplanet.

(19)shouldcareforplantsandanimals.Weshould(20)theirlivingenvironmentandprevent（阻止）themfrombeingkilled.11.A.with B.without C.for D.of12.A.large B.larger C.thelargest D.largest13.A.weigh B.weight C.weighs D.weighing14.A.a B.an C.the D./15.A.useful B.moreuseful C.mostuseful D.themostuseful16.A.made B.makes C.making D.tomake17.A.dancers B.people C.animals D.workers18.A.But B.So C.And D.Because19.A.Everyone B.Someone C.Noone D.Everything20.A.stop B.make C.protect D.keep四、阅读理解：本大题共15小题，共30分。ACommunicationskillsareessentialforsuccessinschoolandbeyond.Whiletechnologyhasmadeiteasiertoconnect，face-to-faceinteractionsstillplayavitalroleinbuildingrelationships.

Verbalcommunicationinvolvesmorethanjustspeakingclearly—itrequireslisteningactively.Thismeanspayingattentiontothespeaker，askingfollow-upquestions，andavoidinginterruptions.AstudybytheCommunicationResearchInstitutefoundthatstudentswhopracticeactivelisteningare40%morelikelytoresolveconflictsandcollaborateeffectivelyingroupprojects.

Nonverbalcuesalsomatter.Bodylanguage，eyecontact，andfacialexpressionscanconveyemotionsmorepowerfullythanwords.Forexample，leaningforwardandnoddingshowsinterest，whilecrossingarmsmaysignaldefensiveness.Beingawareofthesecueshelpsavoidmisunderstandings.Infact，researchsuggeststhat55%ofcommunicationisnonverbal，whileonly7%isbasedonwordsthemselves.

Inwrittencommunication—whetheremails，essays，ortextmessages—clarityiskey.Avoidslangorvaguelanguage，andproofreadtocatcherrors.Awell-writtenmessagenotonlyconveysinformationbutalsoshowsrespectfortherecipient.Thisisespeciallyimportantinformalcontexts，likeemailstoteachersorjobapplications.

Technologyhasintroducednewformsofcommunication，likevideocallsandsocialmedia.Whiletheseareconvenient，theylacksomenonverbalcues，makingiteasiertomisinterprettone.A2021studyfoundthat60%oftextmessagesaremisinterpretedintermsofemotionaltone.Thisiswhyit'simportanttochoosetherightchannel：asensitiveconversationaboutgradesorfeelingsmaybebetterinpersonthanoveratext.

Practicingcommunicationskillstakestime.Role-playingwithfriends，joiningdebateclubs，orvolunteeringincommunityeventscanallhelpimprove.Thegoalistoexpressoneselfhonestlywhilebeingmindfulofothers'perspectives.AsauthorStephenCoveysaid，"Mostpeopledonotlistenwiththeintenttounderstand；theylistenwiththeintenttoreply，"—buttruecommunicationrequiresbothspeakingandlistening.21.Whatdoesactivelisteninginvolve？______A.Speakingmorethantheotherperson.

B.Payingattentionandaskingfollow-upquestions.

C.Interruptingtoshareyouropinion.

D.Thinkingofyourresponsewhileothersspeak.22.Whatpercentageofcommunicationisnonverbal，accordingtoresearch？______A.7%. B.40%. C.55%. D.60%.23.Whatisimportantinwrittencommunication？______A.Usingslangtosoundfriendly.

B.Sendingmessagesquicklywithoutproofreading.

C.Beingclearandcheckingforerrors.

D.Writinglongparagraphstoshowdetail.24.Whydotextmessagesoftengetmisinterpreted？______A.Theylacknonverbalcues.

B.Theyaretooshort.

C.Peoplereadthemtooquickly.

D.Theyusetoomuchformallanguage.25.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage？______A.Technologyhasmadeface-to-facecommunicationunnecessary.

B.Communicationskillsarecrucialandcanbeimprovedwithpractice.

C.Nonverbalcuesareunimportantcomparedtowords.

D.Writtencommunicationismoreeffectivethanspeaking.BLong-DistanceTravellers

Birdsareamazinganimals，andtheirmostamazingskillistheirsenseofdirection.Somemigratelongdistances.Theyknowexactlywheretofly，withoutacompass！

Migratingbirdsoftenflythousandsofkilometres.Theyfindtheirwaybacktothesameplaceyearafteryear.Evenyoungbirdsthathavenotmigratedbeforeseemtoknowwhichwaytogo.

InEurope，youmayseebiggroupsofswallowssittingontelephonewires.Astheweathergetscolderinautumn，theygetreadytoflyawaytowarmercountries.ThesebirdsflysouthtoAfricaforthewinter.TheywillreturnnorthtoEuropetobreednextsummer.

Birdshavemanywaystopreparefortheirmigrationjourney.Thelittlesedgewarbler（水蒲苇莺）doublesitsweightbyeatinglotsofinsectsjustbeforeitleavesEurope.Itflies9，000kilometresIttravelswithoutstoppingforfourdaystospendwinterinSouthAfrica.

Bar-headedgeese（斑头雁）breedinTibet（西藏）.TheythenflyovertheHimalayas（喜马拉雅山）toIndia.Theyhavetoflyataheightofover6，000metrestogetoverthehugemountains.Otherbirds，suchascranes，alsoflyhighovermountains.26.Accordingtothetext，whichisbirds'mostamazingskill？______A.Theirabilitytocatchfood. B.Theirsenseofdirection.

C.Theirsenseofsmell. D.Theirflyingability.27.InEurope，youmayseebiggroupsof______sittingontelephonewires.A.sedgewarblers. B.cranes.

C.swallows. D.bar-headedgeese.28.WhatdosedgewarblersdobeforetheytraveltoSouthAfrica？______A.Eatalotoffood. B.Hidealotoffoodinsomeplaces.

C.Trainyoungbirds. D.Practiseflying.29.Whichistherightorderaccordingtothetext？______

①Birdsreturnnorthtothesameplace.

②Birdsgetreadyfortheirjourney.

③Birdsflytowarmercountries.

④Theweathergetscolder.A.④③②① B.③④②① C.④②③① D.③④①②30.What'stheChinesemeaningoftheunderlinedword"compass"inParagraph1？______A.望远镜 B.太阳镜 C.指南针 D.匕首C

WhenIwasintheeighthgrade，myclasswasaskedtomakefriendswiththesecond-gradekids.IgotthislittlegirlnamedShelley.ThefirsttimeIsawher，shewassilentandcold.Shewassmallforherage，andshedidn'tplaywiththeotherkidsinherclass.

▲Iboughthertoys，crayonsandcandies，butnothingworked.OnceIgaveheracolouringbookandsaid，"Shelley，nowyoucancolouritatanytime."Shelleylookedatthecolouringbookandthenlookedupatme，andfinallylookedaway.Bythattime，Ididn'tknowhowIwasgoingtomakeherunderstandme，butIknewIwouldn'tgiveuponher.

OneFriday，Idecidedtotellherastoryaboutmychildhood.ItoldherthatIfeltlonelywhenIwaswithmyclassmates，andIthoughtonlymyteacherslikedme.Ialsotoldherthateverydaywasafightforme.Ialwayscriedalone，somyclassmateswouldn'tknowhowmuchIwashurting.

Shesattherejustlistening，tryingtodecideifIwastellingalie.Finally，whenmystoryended，thereweretearsinhereyes.Andthenshedidsomethingunthinkable.Shesaid，"Thankyou."Fromthenon，Shelleywasadifferentgirl.Shestartedsmilingandtalkingwithothers.

Lookingbackatthis，I'msurprisedbecauseallIdidwastohelpherrealizethatshewasn'talone.Ididn'taskhertotellherstorybecauseherstoryismystory.31.WhatwasShelleylikewhenthewriterfirstsawher？______A.Cold. B.Lazy. C.Smart. D.Slow.32.Whichofthesentencescanweputin▲？______A.Ithoughtofsomeideastohelpherstudy.

B.Idecidedtoplayaninterestinggamewithher.

C.Itriedallkindsofthingstogethertotalktome.

D.Iinvitedhertojoininsomeactivitiesafterclass.33.Howdidthewritergetthelittlegirltounderstandher？______A.Shegaveherabook. B.Shemadeheratoy.

C.Shedrewherapicture. D.Shetoldherastory.34.Shelleychangedalotbecausesherealizedthat______.A.herteacherslovedher B.herclassmateswerelonely

C.thewriterunderstoodher D.shehadtostudyevenharder35.Fromthearticle，wecanseethatthewriteris______.A.honestandworksveryhard

B.friendlyanddoesn'tgiveupeasily

C.boredbuthaspityonothers

D.helpfulandhasagoodsenseofhumor五、任务型阅读-简答：本大题共1小题，共10分。36.Lastyear，therewasabigfireonabusystreetinShangri-La，Yunnan.Thefirestartedbecauseofanelectrical（电的）problem.Whenfourth-gradestudentWuChunyuansawtheflames（火焰），heaskedhisgrandmotherforthephonerightaway.Hecalled119，thefireemergencynumber，andcalmlytoldtheoperator（接线员）wherethefirewas.

ChibukaStreetisabout500meterslong，andmanypeoplelivethere.Mostofthemwererestingathomewhenthefirestarted.Whenthefirefighters（消防员）arrived，theyworkedquicklytohelpeveryonegettosafetyandputouttheflames.

ThankstoWuChunyuan'squickthinkingandbraveactions，manylivesweresavedthatnight.Peoplesaidhehelpedsavemorethantenpeople！Later，thefirefighterswenttohisschool，HongqiPrimarySchool，togivehimaspecialcertificate（证书）andatoyfirefighter.WuChunyuanwassohappytoreceivethemandexcitedlytookapicturewiththefirefighters.Hesaid，"Ihadtrainingatschool，soIknewwhattodo.Iwasafraid，butIdidn'twantanyonetogethurt.Ijustwantedtohelp."

WuChunyuanisarealhero！Hisbraveryshowsushowimportantitistokeepcalminanemergency.(1)Whydidthefirestart？______(2)WhatweremostofpeopleonChibukaStreetdoingwhenthefirestarted？______(3)HowmanypeopledidWuChunyuanhelpsave？______(4)HowdidWuChunyuanfeelaboutreceivingaspecialcertificateandatoyfirefighter？______(5)WhatdoesWuChunyuan'sbraveryshowus？______六、选词填空-句子：本大题共1小题，共5分。37.

aloudmakepossiblemarkonmyownLastterm，IfellbehindinEnglish.Ieventhoughtitwas(1)

tocatchup.Oneday，IthoughtthatIcouldimproveit(2)

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inEnglishtests，andIknowhardworkalwaysworks.

Lucyislikethesuninmylife.I'llkeepthisfriendshipandgrowupwithherhappily.七、选词填空-短文：本大题共1小题，共5分。38.

writerbusyAmericantalltryone'sbestI'mLiMing.IhaveagoodfriendnamedLucyatschool.Sheisan(1)

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asLucy.WhenIfeelsad，shealways(3)

tomakemelaugh.Lucylikesreadinginherfreetimeandwantstobea(4)

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thanbefore.Wehavemanyclassesandhomeworkeveryday.Butwealwayschatduringbreaksorhelpeachother.Witheachotheraround，wefeelwarmandhappy.八、首字母短文填空：本大题共1小题，共10分。39.根据首字母提示，补全短文中所缺单词。

Myidealschooleducationissomethingthatmakesourfuturebetter.Schoolshouldbeinanareawherestudentswillhaveshorttraveltime.Itisalsoimportantthatit'snotinthemiddleofthetownwithtooh(1)traffic.Itshouldalsobefarawayfromfactoriessothattherewillbenop(2)aroundtheschoolandstudentscanstudywithfullattention.

Theschoolbuildingsshouldbebige(3)toholdallclassesandextraroomsforclubs.Itmustincludeallnecessaryfacilities（设备），suchaswell-equippedlabsandalargelibrary，too(4)studentsagoodlearningenvironment.Thereshouldalsobecomfortableareaswherestudentscanr(5)theirbodyandmindduringbreaks.

Theteachersshouldbeabletoprepareinterestinglessonsandtrulyc(6)aboutthestudents.Theyshouldalwaysber(7)tohelpstudents，workingnotonlyaseducatorsbutalsoasguidesorfriends.Inmyidealschool，studentsshouldnotbea(8)ofmakingmistakesoraskingquestions.Iftheydon'tu(9)something，theycanaskforhelp.Nobodyisrightallthetime.Everyoneshouldpointoutothers'mistakespolitely，sothattheycanlearnt(10)theirmistakes.(1)

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九、书面表达：本大题共1小题，共15分。40.假设你们下周的英语课将要讨论安全避险方面的话题。你计划分享有关火灾逃生的方法。请你根据以下思维导图的提示，用英文写一篇