2025~2026学年上海民办宝莲中学八年级上学期期中英语试卷

2025~2026学年上海民办宝莲中学八年级上学期期中英语试卷一、语法选择Thereareseveral________restaurantsineverybigcity.Theyoftenservesimilarfood________similarprices—sohowdotheyattractcustomers?Mostrestaurantstrytooffergoodfoodandgreatserviceandtheyhopecustomers________againandagain.Butsomerestaurantsofferagimmick(花招).It’ssomethingunusualtomaketheirrestaurantdifferentfromalltheothers.Sometimesthegimmickistherestaurant’slocation.ElDiabloisaSpanishrestaurantonavolcano.Thecooksuseheatfromthevolcano________thefood.Orhowaboutanunderwaterrestaurant?OryoucangototheotherextremeandchooseDinnerintheSky.Here,customersenjoytheirmealatatable50metresintheair.Thecompanyhasrestaurantsin45differentcountries.________amazingexperiencebutdon’tdropyourknifeorfork!Thepeoplebelowwillbeindanger.AtIthaa,arestaurantintheMaldives,youcanhavedinnerfivemetresbelowtheIndianOceanandwatchsharksandturtles________youeat.Peopleoftencomplain________theseatsinplanes.Thereisn’tenoughspace.Theydon’tsitcomfortably.________surelyarestaurantinsideaplaneisabadidea.Well,maybenot.InarestaurantinGhana,youcanhavelunchordinnerinsideanoldplane.Thewaiterbringsyourfoodanddrinkonatrolley!Otherrestaurantsofferextracomfort.AttheHammockCaféinSriLanka,therearehammocks(吊床)insteadofchairs.Andin________restaurantinMiami,Florida,thereareonlybeds.Oneachbedthereisacandleandatray.Peoplegotorestaurantstoeat,chatwiththeirfriendsandrelax.Butsomerestaurantsasktheircustomerstoworkfortheirfood.ZauoisapopularrestaurantinTokyo,Japan.Itisafishrestaurant,butthecustomersdonotordertheirfishfromthemenu—theyhavetocatchit.Insidetherestaurant,allofthetablesareonaboat,withwaterallaround.Therearedifferentfishindifferentpartsofthewater.Theychoosetheirfishandthentry________it!1.A．thousandsofB．thousandC．thousandof2.A．atB．onC．in3.A．camebackB．tocomebackC．willcomeback4.A．cookB．tocookC．cooking5.A．WhatanB．WhatC．How6.A．beforeB．whileC．assoonas7.A．toB．aboutC．with8.A．HoweverB．ActuallyC．So9.A．anotherB．theotherC．other10.A．caughtB．catchingC．tocatch二、选词填空将下列单词前的字母填入空格，每个单词只能填一次。

A.comfortableB.defeatC.welcomeD.ThereforeE.inF.HoweverArtificialintelligence(AI)hasbeendevelopingquickly.WearelivinginaworldwhereAIplaysamoreimportantrole11ourwork,studyandlife.AIisagroupoftechnologiesthatordersmachinestoreceive,tounderstandandtomakeuseofinformationtosolveproblems.AI’srecentdevelopmentshavecaughtpeople’seyes.Somepeople12AIbecauseitmakesworkandlifemoreconvenientandmore13.AIwillhaveabiginfluenceoneveryareaofourdailylife,forexample,onmedicine,energy,schooleducationandenvironmentalprotection.14,AI’sdevelopmentscausealotofconcernatthesametime.HumanworkersindifferentindustriesworrythattheirjobswillbereplacedbyAIrobotssoonerorlater.ScientistsareevenafraidthatAIrobotswill15humansandtakecontroloftheworld.三、单词拼写16.Look!Theoldmaniscelebratinghis________birthday.(ninety)17.Becauseofthepoorqualityoftheirproducts,thesupermarkethasreceivedalotof________.(complain)18.Youmaythinkit’sallrightforyoutoshout,butyou’ve________everyoneup.(wake)19.Hewas________tolearnthatthetrainwouldbedelayed.(annoy)20.Creditcards(信用卡)aresometimes________becausetheycannotbeusedinmostsmallshops.(inconvenience)21.Manyofthemare________onhissidebutcannotsupporthiminpublic.(private)22.Therearefourteenpeopleinthisoffice________me.(include)23.Afterleavinguniversity,she________togotoavillageinAfricatoteachEnglish.(voluntary)24.Plentyofforeignbusinesseshavesetup________inChina.(factory)25.Marystoodthere,________withfear.(freeze)四、完成句子26.Themanagerledhimtotheroomherself.(改为否定句)Themanager________________himtotheroomherself.27.Hissisterusedtorideabiketowork,________________?(补全反义疑问句)28.Hehasstartedonalonganddifficultjourneyacrossthedesert.(保持句意基本不变)Hehas________________onalonganddifficultjourneyacrossthedesert.29.Youcanstayathome.Youcangowithusinstead.(合并成一句)Youcan________stayathome________gowithus.30.About97%oftheEarth’swaterisoceanwater.(就划线部分提问)________________________________________________31.hisfamily,in,James,comfortably,and,asmarthouse,live.(连词成句)________________________________________________五、阅读理解根据文章内容，选择最恰当的答案。Losingyourphoneisunlucky,unlessyou’reclumsy(笨拙的)andmanagetobreakyourphone.Well,IdidthatwhenIgotintoataxiandslammed(砰地关上)thedoor.Iheardaloudcrack.Thecrackwasthesoundofmyphone’sscreenbreaking.Thephonehadbeeninthepocketofmyjacketandmyjackethadgottencaughtinthetaxi’sdoor.Besidesthesoundofbreakingglass,theothersoundIheardwasmyownvoicesaying,“Oh,no!WhathaveIdone?”ButIcouldn’treallygetangry.Thedeathofmyphonewaslessofatragedy(悲剧)thanacomedysinceitwasmyclumsinessthathadkilledit.So,forthenextday,IhadtolivewithoutaphoneuntilIwasabletobuyanewone:nocalls,notexts,nosocialmedia.AndwhatIdiscoveredwasthatIreallydidn’tmissmakingphonecalls,orgettingtextmessages,orreadingsocialmediaposts.Itwasactuallyrelaxing.Forthatwholeday,Iwasabletostoplivingina“virtual”worldandstartlivinginthe“real”world.Smartphoneshavechangedthewayweliveourlives.Theyaresourcesofcommunication,informationandentertainment.Allofthesethingsaregood,buttoomuchofthesethings(toomuchofanything,really)canalsobebad.Thereisachemicalinourbraincalleddopamine(多巴胺).Activitieslikescrollingthroughvideosorpostscauseourbrainstoreleasethischemical.Itgivesuspleasure.Actually,someofushaveevenbecomeaddicted(沉迷)todopamine,the“happyhormone(荷尔蒙)”.Thisiswhywemayfeelupsetoranxiouswhenwecan’tusethem.Inordertotreatthisincreasinglycommonaddiction,someplacesareexperimentingwiththeideaofa“digitaldetox*”.Forexample,peopleintheIndianvillageofVadgaonarebeingforcedtoturnofftheirphonesandTVsfrom7p.m.to8:30p.m.everynight.Smartphonesaregreat,butyoushouldbesmartaboutusingthem.Putthemawayinyourpocketforawhileandenjoytherealworld…butyoushouldstillbecarefulaboutgettingintotaxis.*digitaldetox：数码排毒，指选择到没有无线网络的地方度假。32.Whathappenedwhentheauthorgotintothetaxi?

A．Someonestolehisphone.B．Hisphonefellontheground.C．Hebrokethescreenofhisphone.D．Heaccidentallybrokethedoorofthetaxi.33.Theauthorwasn’tangryaboutthedeathofhisphonebecause________.

A．thephonewasnotveryexpensiveB．hehimselfhadcausedittohappenC．hecouldstoplivinginavirtualworldD．hehadlongwantedtobuyanewphone34.Whentheauthorlivedwithoutaphonethenextday,hefelt________.

A．angryB．frightenedC．relaxedD．upset35.Accordingtothearticle,ourbrainsreleasedopaminewhen________.

A．wefeelworriedB．wearenotabletouseourphonesC．wearemakingcallsonourphonesD．wereadonesocialmediapostafteranother36.InVadgaon,India,peoplehavetolivewithouttheirphonesorTVsfor________everyday.

A．halfanhourB．anhourC．oneandahalfhoursD．twohours37.Accordingtotheauthor,howcanwebesmartaboutusingoursmartphones?

A．Byusingthelatestmodels.B．Byturningthemoffatnight.C．Bynotusingthemallthetime.D．Bybeingcarefulnottobreakthem.六、完形填空Nickandhisfriendsweretalkingaboutitemsthatcanbringthemgoodluck.“Ihavealuckyredpen,”saidAndy.“Ihavealuckycoin,”saidPeter.Nickthought________amoment,andsaid,“Mybluesocks.”“Bluesocks?”theboyswereall________tohearthat.Nicksaidthateverytimeheworehisbluesocksinanexam,hegotgoodmarks.ThenextdayNickwouldtakeaChineseexam.Hewasunhappy.________hecouldn’tfindhisbluesocks.“Mum!”shoutedNick.“Wherearemybluesocks?I’lltakeaChineseexamtoday,andImustwearthem.”“Don’tbesilly,”hismumreplied.“Theyneedtobewashed.”“ButI________getgoodmarkswithoutwearingthemthistime,”Nickwasworried.“Haveyoupreparedforyourexamcarefully?”askedhismum.“Yes,Ihave.”“Thendon’tworry.Justdoyourbest,”hismum________.Afewdayslater,Nick’steachertoldhimthathegotAinhisChineseexam.Nickwassoexcitedthathecouldn’twaittotellhismumthegoodnews.Mumsaid,“Itwasn’tthebluesocksthatmadeyousuccessful.Infact,itwasyour________thathelpedyoudowellinit.”38.A．sinceB．inC．fromD．for39.A．excitedB．surprisedC．frightenedD．disappointed40.A．thoughB．sothatC．becauseD．evenif41.A．can’tB．needn’tC．mustn’tD．shouldn’t42.A．exchangedB．explainedC．enclosedD．encouraged43.A．goodluckB．luckysocksC．fullpreparationD．luckycoins七、任务型阅读根据短文内容回答问题。Glaciers(冰川)arelargeblocksofsnowandicethatmoveslowlydownvalleys.Theylookbeautiful.Haveyoueverseenonewithyourowneyes?Sadly,manyglaciersarenowgettingsmallerbecauseofglobalwarming.TheEuropeanEnvironmentalAgency(欧洲环境署)saysglaciersintheAlps(阿尔卑斯山脉)havelostabouthalfoftheiramountsince1900.Themeltinghasgottenfastersince1980.Theagencyaddsthatby2100,upto89percentofEuropeanglacierscouldhavemelted.ForAmericanphotographerandpilotGarrettFisher,thismeansthatheisinaraceagainsttime.Nottoolongago,heflewclosetoEurope’slargestglacierwhichisinNorway.The41-year-oldistryingtophotographeveryglacieronthefaceoftheplanet.Hewantstoshowpeoplethebeautyofglaciersbeforesomeofthemaregone.Fisherbecameinterestedinflyingandphotographyatanearlyage.Inthelate1990s,afriendtoldFisherthattheworld’sglaciersweredisappearing.Thispushedhimtocombinehistwofavoritehobbies.ThemandecidedtoflyovertheEarth’sremainingglaciersandphotographthem.Hemadeithislife’swork.Fisherfliesasmallplane.Itseemslikeatoyagainstthehugeglaciers.Thetaskrequiresalotofskillandtime.“Theweatheriscoldandisoftenterrible;thewindsareverystrong,”saysFisher.“Tophotographglaciers,Imustgetveryclosetotheirsurfaces.ManypeopletellmethatI’mcrazy.”SomepeopleaskFisherifitisnecessarytoriskhislifeflyingoverglaciers.Afterall,thesedays,satellitesareabletogiveuspicturesofalltheglaciers.Fisherexplainsthatpicturesfromsatellitescannotshowthebeautyofglaciersthewayhisphotoscan.Hisphotosshowthecolorsandshapesofglaciers,aswellastheshadowsasthesunlighthitsthem.Fisherhopeshisphotoswillmakepeoplecaremoreaboutglaciers.Hewantsthemtopushgovernmentstoactagainstglobalwarming.“Wecanlivewithoutthem.Wewilllivewithoutthem,”Fisheradds.“However,ithurtsustolosethem.”44.Accordingtothearticle,whereisEurope’slargestglacierlocated?____________________________________________________45.WhendidGarrettFisherfirstlearnaboutthedisappearanceofglaciers?____________________________________________________46.WhyisFisher“inaraceagainsttime(underlinedinparagraph3)”?____________________________________________________47.AccordingtoFisher,whatisthedifferencebetweenhisglacierpicturesandthos