2025~2026学年上海市延安初级中学八年级上学期期末阶段性测试英语试卷

2025~2026学年上海市延安初级中学八年级上学期期末阶段性测试英语试卷一、完形填空Manypeoplewonder________lifewillbelikeinthefuture,especiallywhentalkingaboutlifeexpectancy(预期寿命).Somescientistspredictthathumanscouldliveas________as200yearswithadvancedmedicaltechnology.Mygrandpa________mestoriesabouthowshortpeople’slivesweredecadesago.Backthen,mostpeoplecouldn’tevenreach70.Peoplecouldliveforabout60years________the1970s.Theyoftenlookedweakand________becauseofpoorlivingconditionsandlimitedmedicalcare.Withnewdiscoveriesinmedicine,wewillbeable________moreseriousdiseaseseasily.Anditissaidthatpeoplewillliveto________averageageof120.What’smore,________livinglongersoundsamazing,italsobringsproblems.First,thegovernmentwillfaceabiggerchallengeintakingcareoftheelderly.________peoplecanworklonger,youngpeoplewillfacemoredifficultiesingettingthepositionstheywant.Tohavealongerlifeexpectancy,wemustbeawarethatwecan’tjustrelyontechnologyalone.Ourbodieswillstaystrongforalongertime________wekeepabalanceddietandexerciseregularly.1.A．howB．whyC．what2.A．longB．longerC．longest3.A．usedtotellingB．usedtotellC．wasusedtotelling4.A．inB．atC．on5.A．tireB．tiringC．tired6.A．curingB．tocureC．tocuring7.A．/B．theC．an8.A．AlthoughB．WhenC．If9.A．WhileB．SinceC．Unless10.A．unlessB．ifC．assoonas二、选词填空

A.discussedB.familiarC.rarelyD.unlikelyE.teamworkNogreatinventioncomesintobeingbychance.Curiositydrivesmanyyounginventors.Agroupofmiddleschoolstudents,curiousabouthowtoreducewaterwasteatschool,cameupwithagreatidea.Problemsthatstudentsare11withlikedrippingtapsduringhand-washinginspiredtheirinvention.Withgood12,theyturnedthisideaintoapracticaldevice:asensor-controlledfaucet(水龙头)thatshutsoffautomatically.Eachmemberdidtheirpart—someresearchedwater-savingtech,othersdesignedthedevice,andotherstestedit.We13hearaboutsuccessfulinventorsworkingalone,andthisgroupisnoexception.They14,adjusted,andhelpedeachotherthroughdifficulties.Theirinventioncuttheschool’swateruseby30%.Fromthestory,wecanlearnthatitis15tocreateareallyusefulinventionthroughindividualeffort.三、补全对话ShirleyistalkingtoKellyabouttheVictorian-eraclothing(维多利亚时代服饰).Shirley:Lookatthepicture.Howbeautifultheclothesare!Butweseldomseesuchclothesnowadays,16?（写出反义疑问句）Kelly:ThedressesbelongtotheVictorianera.Theyareveryspecial.Shirley:17?（根据下文回答进行提问）Kelly:Theyaresuperlongandhavewideskirts.Ladiesevenwear“crinolines”(裙撑)tomaketheskirtslookbigger.Shirley:Didordinarywomenweardresseslikethis?Kelly:18.（对上面的提问作出否定回答）Richladieslikedsuchfancydresses.Shirley:Well,Isee.19?（根据下文回答进行提问）Kelly:Becauseitwasasignofsocialstatusandelegance.Sometimesevendiamondsweredecoratedonthedress!Shirley:Wow.Dresseswithdiamondsmustbemoreexpensive.Onlywealthywomencouldafford(买得起)them.DoweweartheVictoriandressestoday,maybeonspecialdays?Kelly:Usually,wedon'twearthem.Theyaretooheavytowearindailylife.Butinsomespecialcases,likeacostumeparty,womenmaywearaVictoriandress.Shirley:Youareright,Kelly.ThankyoufortellingmesomuchaboutVictoriandresses.Kelly:20.（做出恰当的应答）四、阅读理解Fivestudentsaretalkingaboutdifferenttypesofbookstheyareinterestedin.Matchthestudents’descriptionwiththeproperbook.

21Betty:Iloveadventurousstories,especiallytheoneswherecharactersgetoverdifficultiesthroughwisdomandteamwork.Forexample,theyworktogethertosolveproblems.

22Tracy:I’mreallyfondofanimalstories.Ithinkanimalsarehumans’greathelpers.Theycandoamazingthingstohelppeopleinstories.Iwillbemovedforsure.

23Ellie:I’mcrazyaboutsciencefiction,especiallystoriesaboutAI.I’msocuriousabouthowAIwillbeinthefutureandhowitwillinfluenceourlife.

24Henry:Mygrandpapassedawayafewweeksago.I’msadandkeepwonderingwhyIlostsuchalovingman.Ineedabookthatmighthelpmewiththis.

25Jimmy:Idon’thaveanyconfidenceinmylooksandalwayscomplainaboutthepeoplearoundme.Maybeabookcouldchangethat?A.HeleneSchweigertellsastoryoffindingmagicinherbookTheMagicPond.Thechildrenlearnaboutmagicandusemagictoplaytricksonothers,evenontheirteachers.

B.Sally,AndrewandRobinhaveplentyofchallengesduringtheadventure.Willtheirbraveryandfriendshipbeenoughtoleavetheswamp(沼泽)alive?ReadSwampfire!

C.ThenovelTheNewBoy,talksaboutthepossiblefutureofAIandhowitwillrelatetohumans.AlthoughAIhelpsusalot,itmayalsobecomeaproblem.

D.TheBookofBoy,isafantasynovel.Themaincharacter,Boy,isoftenmadefunofbyotherkidsbecauseofhislooks.Thestoryteachesreaderstoseeothersandthemselvesinanewlight.

E.Whatwillhappenafterpeopledie?TheGreatBlueYonder,explainssomeofit.Thebookcanmakepeoplethinkaboutthemeaningoflifeanddeathandthewarmthofmemory.

F.Noodle,whohasbeentrainedtobea“World-famousHelperDog”,isthemaincharacterinthechildren’snovelNoodleHelpsGabrielSayGoodbye.ManLichucouldn’tbelievehiseyeswhenhewalkedintoZhang’sGarden.Thisplacewasoncehishome.Nowitlooks“completelydifferent”,hesaid.ManyothersoncecalledZhang’sGardenhome,too.Itwasoncearesidentialarea(居民区).Afteryearsofredevelopment,itnowstandsasacommercialandculturallandmark.Visitorsarriveinlargenumbers.Manyaresurprisedtoseethe143-year-oldhistoricaldoorsandwindows.Zhang’sGardeniswidelypraisedasthe“BestGardeninShanghai”.Therearemanyshikumen(石库门)houses.SomebuildingsmixthebestofChineseandWesterndesigns.TaketheW12buildingforexample.Itsbaroquestyle(巴洛克风格)catchestheeyeanditsbeautifullycarved(雕刻)woodendecorationsstandoutaswell.Zhang’sGardenwitnessedShanghai’sdevelopment.Inthelate19thandearly20thcenturies,greatmindslikeSunYat-sen(孙中山)oftengavespeechesthere.ItwasalsothebirthplaceofbikesandelectriclampsinShanghai.Thingschangedaroundthemiddleoflastcentury.Manyfactorieswerebuiltnearbyafterthe1950s.Overtime,Zhang’sGardenbecamemoreandmorecrowded.Mr.Manusedtoliveinan18-square-metreapartmentwithsixfamilymembers.Inlate2018,ShanghaistartedtoredevelopZhang’sGarden.ChuFengwasoneoftheprojectmanagers.“Thereareatotalof42buildingswith2,053rooms,”hesaid.“It’snoteasytofixthemupwhilekeepingtheirhistoricalcharm.”Chu’steamwenttogreatlengthstogatherhistoricalinformationaboutthebuildings.Ittookthemthreeyearstocollectoldphotosandarchitecturalplans.TheirdocumentontheW12buildingwasmorethan400pageslong.Anotherchallengewastoaddmodernequipmentlikesecuritycameras.Thishadtobedonewithoutdamagingthebuildings’quaintappearance(古色古香的外观).Afteralotofhardwork,thewesternpartofZhang’sGardenopenedtothepublicattheendof2022.Workonthelargereasternpartisstillgoingon.Theprojectisexpectedtobecompletedby2027.The“BestGardeninShanghai”willthenbereadytoamazeevenmorevisitors.26.Inthefirstparagraph,ManLichuenteredZhang’sGardenasa/an________.

A．ownerB．guestspeakerC．projectmanagerD．visitor27.Accordingtothepassage,visitorstoZhang’sGardentodaycanfind________.①manyshikumenhouses②severalcolourfulgardens③beautifulwoodendecorations④windowsmorethan140yearsold

A．①②③B．①②④C．①③④D．②③④28.Zhang’sGardenbecamemoreandmorecrowdedinthesecondhalfofthelastcenturybecause________.

A．itbecameaculturallandmarkB．manygreatmindsgavespeechesthereC．manyfactorieswerebuiltnearbyD．itwasknownasthe“BestGardeninShanghai”29.HowlongdidittaketoredevelopthewesternpartofZhang’sGarden?

A．Abouttwoyears.B．Aboutfouryears.C．Aboutsixyears.D．Aboutsevenyears.30.Wecanfindtheanswerstothefollowingquestionsexcept“________”.

A．WhendidSunYat-sengivespeechesinZhang’sGarden?B．HowmanybuildingsarethereinZhang’sGardeninall?C．WhowasZhang’sGardennamedafter?D．WhenwilltheredevelopmentofZhang’sGardenbefullycompleted?五、完形填空ThemovieSnowDogstellsawarmstoryofteamworkandcourage.Therearemany“togo”momentsthatlightupthecoldAlaska.Ted,adentistfromMiami,neverthinkshisinheritance(遗产，继承)fromarelativehebarelyknowswillbesevenstrongSiberianhuskies(西伯利亚哈士奇)andasmartbordercollie(边境牧羊犬).AfarawayvillageinAlaskasuddenlyhasanillness.Itneedslife-savingserum(血清)verymuch.Withouttheserum,thevillagers—especiallythechildren—will________.SoTedmakesabrave________:togoonthisdangeroustripwithhisfurrydogteam.Tedwantsto________thetripbecauseofthebadweather,butheknowsthevillagerscan’twait.Ashestartsthetrip,thehuskies________tolistentoTedatfirst.Theypullthesledwildly,ignorehiscalls,andevenleavehimstuckinthesnow.Butastheyfacebigsnowstormsandthinicetogether,trustslowlygrows.Tedletstheleaddogschoosethewayinsteadofcontrollingthem.Thehuskiesstarttoseeheiskindandbrave.Theyrace________time.Theyaredeterminedtoreachthevillagebeforeit’stoolate.Every“go”pushesthemforward—gothroughthehowlingstorm,gopastdifficultmountainpaths,gotosavethelives.Intheend,theysucceed.Theyarrivejustintimetogivetheserum.Themovietellsus“go”isn’tjustaword—it’sthecouragetogiveupyourcomfortablelifeandtheteamworktokeepgoingwhenthingsgethard.ForTed,whofinallydecidedtosettleinAlaska,thiscold,difficultjourneyisn’tjustaboutgivingserum;it’saboutfindingwherehe________belongs.31.A．beindangerB．beatconvenienceC．blowupD．setoff32.A．speechB．decisionC．promiseD．business33.A．putoutB．putonC．putupD．putoff34.A．offerB．repeatC．refuseD．lead35.A．overB．againstC．inD．on36.A．trulyB．widelyC．mainlyD．severely六、任务型阅读Nya,an11-year-oldgirlfromSouthSudan,hadtowalkfourhourstoadistantpondtofetchwaterforherfamilywhilegirlsatthisageinmoderncitieslikeLondonorShanghaireceiveeducationatschool.Thewalkwastiring—herbarefeethurtfromthesharpstonesandhotsand,andthesunburnedhershoulders.Butshenevercomplained.Waterwaslifeforherlittlesister,whowasoftensick,andherparentsworkedhardinthefields.Sheknewherfamilyneededher.Onemorning,Nyasetoffwithherbigplasticjarasusual.Whenshereachedthepond,shesawmanyotherwomenandchildrenwaitingpatiently.Thewaterwasmuddyandsmelly,butitwastheonlywatersourceformilesaround.AsNyaknelttofillherjar,shenoticedsomestrangersnearthepond.Theyworehatsandcarriedshovels.Atallmanwithakindsmilesaid,“Weareheretobuildawell.Soon,youwon’tneedtowalksofarforwater.”Nya’seyeswidened—shecouldn’tbelieveit.Weekspassed,andNyawatchedthestrangersworkhard,evenwhenthesunwasatitshottest.Oneafternoon,sheheardloudcheers.Clear,cleanwatergushedoutoftheholetheyhaddug!Itsparkledinthesun,nothinglikethemuddypondwater.TearsofjoyfilledNya’seyesassheranhomeasfastasshecould.Thatday,shedrankcool,cleanwaterforthefirsttimeinherlife.Shekneweverythingwouldchange...37.HowlongdidNyahavetowalktofetchwatereveryday?___________________________________________________________________________________________________________38.WhatdidNyaseewhenshereachedthepond?___________________________________________________________________________________________________________39.Nyacouldn’tbelievetherewouldbeawellatfirst,couldshe?_______