2025~2026学年江苏省常州市外国语学校八年级上学期11月期中考试英语试卷

2025~2026学年江苏省常州市外国语学校八年级上学期11月期中考试英语试卷一、单项选择1.Tobecome_______bettermyself.Iwillalwaystrytobe________honestperson,whichisveryimportant.

A．a；aB．a；theC．the；aD．a；an2.AfterreadingTheSurrenderExperiment,thesadgirlhaslearnttoaccept(接受)whenthereissomething________herwishesinlife.

A．acrossB．overC．throughD．against3.—Doctor,isthereanythingseriouswithmyleg?—Nothingserious,justtakesomepills,butmakesuretoreadthe_________first.

A．inventionsB．translationsC．instructionsD．attention4.Sandydoesherhomework________Millie.Theybothgettherightanswers.

A．ascarefullyasB．morecarefulthanC．ascarelesslyasD．morecarelesslythan5.Helen’sfatherisinterestedinDIY.Look!Heistryingto________alightinthebathroomnow.

A．putupB．putinC．putonD．putaway6.—Linda.________sunshineisenoughfortheplant.Goandtakeithomeplease!—Noproblem,butI’m_________busynow.I’lldoitassoonasIfinishmywork.

A．abit;abitB．abit;abitofC．abitof;alittlebitD．abitof;abitof7.—Ireallyfeelworriedwhenfacingtroubleinlife.—Weshouldn’tbeafraidofit.________,weshouldthinkoftroublesasgiftspackedinuglypaper.

A．HoweverB．InsteadC．OtherwiseD．Moreover8.TheiPhone17willcostyou________nextmonth.Justwaitforafewdaysandyoucansavealotofmoney.

A．moreB．cheaperC．fewerD．less9.—Iwanttowriteanovel,butIdon’tknowhowtostart.—Whynotstarttowritethefirstpage?Youknow“________.”

A．AjourneyofathousandmilesbeginswithasinglestepB．StudyingislikerowingaboatagainstmovingwaterC．It’sbettertoteachamanhowtofishthantogivehimafishD．Youshouldalwaysplanyourworkcarefullybeforestarting10.—Readingisagoodwaytopassthetimeonthehigh-speedrailway.—________.Inevergoonatripwithoutabook.

A．Ican’tbelieveitB．That’sallrightC．Ican’tagreemoreD．Idon’tthinkso二、完形填空Amanwaswalkingthroughthewoodswithhisaxe(斧头)whenasmalltreecalledtohim.Itsaid,”Hello,Friend!Canyou________thosebiggertrees?They’restoppingthesun.ItissocrowdedherethatIhavenoroomtospreadmyroots(根).Ican’t________thewind.Thelittletreeheldoutitstinyleaves.Itlookedsosad.Itcontinued,”Ifthosetreesweregone,I’dbe________togrow.Ayearfromnow,Iwouldbethebiggesttreehere.”Themanthoughtforawhileandthen________.Hewalkedovertothebigtreesandstartedcuttingthemdown.Soonheclearedlotsof________aroundthesmalltree.Nowitwouldgrowbiggerandbecomethebiggesttreeinthearea.________,somethingelsehappened.Thesun’sheatcamefirst,burningthesmalltree,whichwasn’tusedtosomuch________.Heavywindandraincame—________thebiggertreestoprotectit,thesmalltreewashitbythestorm.Soon,thetreewasnearlydead.“You’vebeenquitefoolish,”saidasnakethatsaw_________happened.”youbroughtthisonyourself.Ifyouhadleftthebiggertreesalone,thesunandstormwouldn’thurtyousobadly.Infact,theyprotectyou.Ifyouhadjustwaitedlonger,youwouldhavegrowntobejustasbigasthem.Sometimes,somethingthatyoudon’tlikeisjustthe________youactuallyneed.”11.A．cutoutB．cutshortC．cutdownD．cutin12.A．feelB．smellC．tasteD．sound13.A．willingB．usedC．ableD．similar14.A．disagreedB．returnedC．shoutedD．agreed15.A．spaceB．rainC．airD．water16.A．HoweverB．MoreoverC．AnywayD．Otherwise17.A．moonlightB．fireC．rainbowD．sunlight18.A．withB．asC．withoutD．like19.A．whatB．whyC．whenD．how20.A．troubleB．protectionC．peaceD．product三、阅读理解Fourstudentssharetheiropinionsondifferentsmartphoneunlockmethods(智能手机解锁方法).Herearetheirideas:StudentAIprefer(偏爱)thefingerprintunlock,asnotwofingerprintsintheworldarethesame.Ithinkthepatternunlockmethodisnotsafebecausetoomanypeopleusepatternssuchas“Z”.“L”or“W”.whichareeasytofigureout.Inthefuture,Iguesstheremightbeavoiceunlock.I’veheardthateveryonehasaunique(独特的)voice:Whenyouspeak,yourphonewillknowyourvoiceandunlockitself.StudentBThefingerprintunlockismyfavorite.Comparedwithnumericpasswords(数字密码),itcanhelpmeunlockmyphonemorequickly.Ithinkthepatternunlockisnotsafe.Whenyou’reunlockingyourphone,otherpeoplemightseethepatternandmemorize(记住)it.Furthermore,it’stooeasyforthievestobreakthecode.StudentCMyfavoriteisthefingerprintunlock.Everyone’sfingerprintisdifferent.SoIthinkthat’ssafer.Somepeopleliketousenumbersastheirpasswords.Theyoftenusespecialnumbers,suchasbirthdatesandtelephonenumbers.Ithinkthisisunsafe.StudentDIthinkusingfingerprintstounlocksmartphonesistheleastsafebecausefingerprintscanbecopiedusingsomekindsoftechnology.Ipreferthefaceunlock.Otherpeoplecannotunlockyourphoneunlessyouallowthemto.21.Whichofthefollowingispatternunlock?

A．B．C．D．22.Howmanystudentspreferthefingerprintunlock?

A．One.B．Two.C．Three.D．Four.23.WhydoesstudentAthinkthevoiceunlockissafe?

A．Becauseeveryone’svoiceisunique.B．Becauseitfreespeople’shands.C．Becausepeoplecaneasilychangetheirvoices.D．Becauseyoudon’tneedtoworryaboutforgettingyourpassword.24.Whereisthepassageprobablytakenfrom?

A．Anadvertisement.B．Afilmposter.C．Anewsreport.D．Alifemagazine.TherewasnothingforMarytodointhehouse,soeverydayshewalkedinthegardens.Shedidthisbeforebreakfast,andthefreshairmadeherhungry.Shewassohungrythatsheevenatetheporridgeandenjoyedit.Afterbreakfast,Marywalkedinthegardensandonthemoor.Shespentmostofhertimeoutdoorsandbegantofeelhealthierandhappierthanshehadfeltforaverylongtime.Oneday,shewalkedaroundthewallwithoutadoor.Suddenly,sheheardabirdsinging.Shelookedup,andtherobin(知更鸟)wassittingonabranchthathungoverthewall.Shewaspleasedtoseethebirdandtalkedtoitwithasmileonherface.“Youliveinthatgarden,don’tyou?”shesaid.“Butnoonecangoinbecausethereisn’tadoor.Iwanttoknowwhat’sbehindthiswall.”Thenextmorning,whenMarthabroughtherbreakfast,sheasked,”Martha,whyisn’tthereadoorinthewallofoneofthegardens?”“Idon’tknowforcertain,”Marthaanswered,“butthestoryisthatwhenMr.Cravenmarried,heandhisyoungwifewereveryhappy.Theyusedtospendalotoftheirtimetogetherinthatgardenreadingandtalking.Thenoneday,abranchofatreefelldownandhitMr.Craven’swifeonthehead.Thenextdayshedied.”“Oh,thatissuchasadstory,”Marysaid.Asshewasthinkingaboutthesethings,sheheardacry.”Whatwasthat?”sheaskedMartha.Quickly,Marthaanswered,“Justthewind.”“No.itwasn’t,”Marysaid.“Itdidnotsoundlikethewind.AndIheardadoorshutsomewhere.”“Ifitwasn’tthewind,”Marthaanswered,“thenitwasBettyinthekitchen.Shehasatoothache.”MarylookedatMarthaandthought,“Sheisn’ttellingmethetruth.Sheknowssomethingshedoesn’twantmetoknow.”25.WhendidMaryusuallywalkinthegardens?

A．Beforebreakfast.B．Aftertheafternoon.C．Intheafternoon.D．Intheevening.26.Inthesecondparagraph,theunderlinedword“pleased”means________.

A．sadB．worriedC．happyD．afraid27.WheredidMarythinktherobinlived?

A．InMary’sfavouritetree.B．Nearherbedroomwindow.C．Onthemoor.D．Inthegardenwithoutadoor.28.HowdidMrs.Cravendie?

A．Fromanaccident.B．Fromcholera.C．Fromgettinglostinthegarden.D．Fromwalkingonthemoor.Asteenagersgrowup.theystarttomaketheirowndecisions(决定).However.duringthisperiod.itcanbeeasyforthemtoformbadhabits.Thesebadhabits,ifwedon’tchangethem,couldcausemoreseriousoneswhentheybecomeadults,sostoppingharmfulhabitsfromcontrolling(控制)ateenager’slifeisimportant.Theymustlearntoknowbadhabitsearlyandmakerightchanges.Tochangebadhabitsisnevereasy.Inmanyways,ourlifestyleisthesumofchoiceswehavemade.Wemakeachoicetodosomething,andthenwerepeatitoverandoveragain.Soonthatchoiceformsahabitthatismuchhardertochange.Thegoodnewsisthatwecanchange,ifweunderstandhowhabitswork.Accordingtomodernpsychology(心理学),wemustfirstlearnaboutthe“habitcycle”,whichworkslikethis:Firstly.thereisa“cue”,anaction,event、orsituationthatactsasasignal(信号)todosomething.Secondly,thereisa“routine”.theregular(有规律的)actionyoutakeinresponse(反应)tothecue.Thirdlythereisthe“reward”,thegoodthingorfeelingwegetfromtheroutine.Forexample,whenwefeelunhappy(cue),weeatlotsofunhealthysnacks(routine).whichmakesusfeelhappy(reward).Therewardmakesusmuchmorelikelytocontinuethecycle.andthebadhabitofdependingonunhealthysnacksisformed.Tohelpussucceedinchangingourbadhabits,wemustfirstexamineourbadhabitcyclesandthentrytochangethem.Besides,wemayfindithardtochangebadhabitsquickly.Infact,themostsuccessfulwaytochangeisnotsuddenly,butoveraperiodoftime.Foryoungpeople,thereislotsoftimetochangebadhabits.However.thereisno”magicpill”:youhavetothinkaboutyourbadhabitsanddecideonsomechanges.Youhavethepowertobuildahappyandhealthylifefullofgoodhabits!29.Whichofthefollowingmeans”thethreeperiodsofthehabitcycle”?

A．B．C．D．30.Whyisitimportanttostopharmfulhabitsfromcontrollingateenager’slife?

A．Becauseteenagerscan’tmaketheirowndecisions.B．Becausebadhabitsareeasytoformandmaycausemoreseriousones.C．Becausechangingbadhabitsisveryeasy.D．Becauseteenagersdon’thaveanybadhabits.31.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A．Repeatingachoiceisagoodwaytochangebadhabits.B．It’snotimportanttoexaminethebadhabitscycles.C．Youngpeoplecanchangehabitseasily.D．Ittakesaperiodoftimetochangebadhabits.32.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A．Theimportanceofforminggoodhabits.B．Suggestionsforyoungpeople’slifestyles.C．Howtochangebadhabitsforahealthylife.D．Whattodotoavoidformingunhealthyhabits.阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的六个选项中选出四个可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Maybeyouwanttoexercisemoreorstartgoingtobedearlierinthecomingyear.33Makeadetailed(详细的)plan.IfyourNewYear’splanistoexercisefivedayseachweek,aplanlike“I’llexerciseonweekdays”wouldnotbeclear.Adetailedplanlike“I’llexerciseatschoolonweekdaysduringmylunchbreak”wouldbebetter.34Makeitfun.Ifit’snotfuntoexerciseorstudy,youwon’tkeepiteasily.35Ifyoucanonlydrinkyourfavouritejuiceduringstudyhours,you’lllookforwardtostudying.36Tellafewfriendsaboutyourgoalssoyou’llfeeladeepsenseofshameiftheycheckbacklaterandfindoutyouhaven’tfollowedthrough.Giveyourselfmorechances.Youplannedtogettobedearlyeverynight.ButoneFriday,youstayeduplate.Afterthat,youmaywanttogiveuptheearly-to-bedplan.Butgivingyourselfoneortwomorechancescanhelpyougetbetterresults.

A．Allinall,youshouldgiveallthefactsorinformationaboutsomethinginyourplan.B．Getalittlehelpfromyourfriends.C．Makemorefriends.D．Hereissomeadvicethatcanhelpyoukeepyourgoals.E．Maybeyou’regoingtotakeupahobbylikepainting.F．Butifyougetfunfromyourexerciseorstudy,you’llkeeplonger.四、任务型阅读Howdoweknowaboutthingsthathappenedthousandsofyearsagowhentherewerenovideosorphotos?Oneansweriswrittenrecords.TheearliestwrittenrecordsofChinesecivilization(文明)areknownasoracleboneinscriptions(甲骨文).Morethan3,000yearsago,peopleintheShangDynastylikedtoaskfortunetellers(占卜师)aboutthefuture.Peopleaskedquestionsaboutmanytopics.Thefortunetellerwouldwritethequestiononanoraclebone,heatitup,andthenreadthecracks(裂纹)inittofindananswer.Thousandsoforacleboneshavebeenfoundsofar.TheycantellusagreatdealabouthowpeoplelivedduringtheShangDynasty.“TheyhelpusunderstandtheoriginsofChinesephilosophyandthought,andfigureoutwhereourculturecomesfrom,”SongZhenhao,aleadingoracleboneexpert,oncesaid.In2017,oracleboneinscriptionswereaddedtotheMemoryoftheWorldRegisterbyUNESCO.TheyareindeedavaluablememoryofancientChina.37.Accordingtothepassage,whocouldtellthepeopleintheShangDynastythefuture?____________________________38.WhendidUNESCOaddoracleboneinscriptionstoitsMemoryoftheWorldRegister?____________________________39.Doyouthinkoracleboneinscriptionsareimportant?Why?____________________________五、短文填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。DearMillie,YouaskedmeabouttheDragonBoatFestival.Nowletmetellyousomethingaboutit.TheDragonBoatFestivalisatraditionalChinesefestivalweChinesehavecelebratedfor40(century),tobeexact,almostfor2000years.It’soneofthethreemostimportantlunarfestivalsinChina,alongwiththeSpringFestivalandtheMid-AutumnFestival.TheDragonBoatFestivaltakesplaceonthe41(thirty-one)ofMaythisyear.Throughouttheyears,manystorieshavebeentoldaboutthebeginningofthisfestival.Amongthem,themostfamousoneisaboutQuYuan,awell-knownscholarinancientChina.Henotonlywrotegoodpoemsbutalsogave42(suggest)totheking.43helovedhiscountrysomuch,thekingdidn’tlikehim.Thisgreatpersondrowned(溺)44(he)intheMiluoRiveronthe5thdayofthe5thChineselunarmonthbecausehisChuStatefelltoQinState.Localpeople45(offer)tosavehimorfindhisbody,buttheywerenot46(success).QuYuanwaslaterconsideredas47importantheroinhistory.48(remember)him,everyfifthdayofthelunarmonth,membersinallteamsbeatdrumsandgoboatracingontheriverastheyoncedidtodrivefishawayfromhisbody.Meanwhile,peoplehavealotoffuntogether,nomatterwhichteamis49(fast).DragonboatracingisoneofthemostimportantcustomstocelebratetheDragonBoatFestival.Ifyou