2025~2026学年江苏省扬州市邗江区梅苑双语学校上学期八年级英语期中试卷

2025~2026学年江苏省扬州市邗江区梅苑双语学校上学期八年级英语期中试卷一、单项选择1.—Sir,whereshouldIputthispainting?—Pleaseputit________thewallfirst.Wewilldecidewheretohangitlater.

A．throughB．downC．againstD．with2.—Hey,guys!Don’tforgettotakesomemaskswith________.—________.

A．you;No,Iwon’tB．you;Yes,IwillC．yourself;OK,Iwon’tD．yourselves;Yes,Iwill3.—Ifeelsotiredthesedays.—You________takeabreakandrelax.

A．wouldB．couldC．shouldD．might4.—________canAIbringus?—Aneasierwayoflearningandstudying.

A．WhatB．HowC．WhyD．Who5.—Didyougotothecinematowatchthenewmovielastnight?—No.________,IstayedathomebecauseIhadalotofhomework.

A．AlthoughB．BecauseC．InsteadD．Since6.—Class,todaywearelearningaboutancientChina.Doesanyoneknowwhatacompass(指南针)is?—Yes!It’soneofthefourgreat________.Ithelpedpeoplefinddirectionslongago.

A．magazinesB．inventionsC．conversationsD．nations7.—Whatsetsyourhometown________?—Itsuniquegardenart,deliciousHuaiyangcuisine,profoundcanalcultureandlong-standinghistory.

A．awayB．asideC．apartD．about8.—Iheardyouhadagreattimeontheschoolcampingtrip.—Yes!Evenwhenwewalkedthroughthedarkforest,Iwasn’tscaredbecausemybestfriendwas________myside.

A．ofB．overC．byD．to9.—Mom,Ican’tfindmyEnglishnotebookontheshelf.It’stoohigh!—Don’tworry.________here,andI’llhelpyougetit.

A．ComeB．TocomeC．IscomingD．Comes10.“Foryou,itispriceless,”hesaid,“butforthemitis________iftheycan’tsellitinthemarket.”

A．uselessB．usefulC．helplessD．helpful11.Wecanaddtheprefix“un-”to________togiveittheoppositemeaning.

A．politeB．possibleC．correctD．usual12.—Hi,Ben.OurscienceexperimentreportisduenextMonday.How’syoursgoing?—Notsogood.I’vejuststarted,andit’squitechallenging.Itwilltakemeatleasttwodays________thedataanalysispart.

A．tofinishB．finishC．finishingD．finished13.—Lily,Imissedthekeypartofthelisteningmaterial.Areyoubusy________thesentencesfortheteacher?—Notatall.Letmereadtheimportantsentencestoyouagainrightnow.

A．torepeatB．repeatC．repeatingD．repeated14.—ThesignsaysifwegettwoEnglishdictionarieshere,wecantakeanotebook________.—Wow,that’sagreatdeal!Let’spicktwodictionariesthen.

A．forfreeB．forfunC．forexampleD．forhelp15.—It’snotagoodideatodrinkmilkwithanemptystomach.—________.Itwillmakeusuncomfortable.

A．It’smypleasureB．NotatallC．I’mafraidnotD．Youhaveapoint二、完形填空Twodaysago,somethingnicehappenedtome.Itwasacoldand_________dayinmycity.Theskywasgray.Alightrainwasstill_________.ThatdayIwenttoacafetodomywork.Onmywayback,Ihadtowaitforthebus.IworeaHoodie(连帽衫),butI_________tobringanumbrella,Ididn’tchecktheweatherbecauseIlefthome_________thismorning.Still,Ididn’tfeeltoobad.Ilistenedtomusiconmyheadphones(耳机)and_________alittletothebeat(节奏)whileIwaswaiting.WhileIwaslookingatmyphone,I_________noticedsomething.Therainwasn’tfallingonme.Ilookedupandsawaman_________hisumbrellaovermyhead.Hehadjust_________thebusstop.Wedidn’tsay_________,butIgavehimasmile.Westoodtheretogetherforabout10__________.Hekepttheumbrellabetweenusthewholetime,evenwhenhechanged__________.Itwasaverykindthingtodo.Itmademefeel__________fortherestoftheday.IliveinNewEngland,andpeoplehereoftenhelpin__________wayslikethis.Wedon’talwaystalkalot,__________westillcare.Littlethingslikethiscanreallymakesomeone’sday__________.Let’sallbekindandsharemorelove.16.A．snowyB．rainyC．sunnyD．windy17.A．fallingB．losingC．practisingD．leaving18.A．decidedB．likedC．forgotD．hoped19.A．intimeB．indangerC．inhighspiritsD．inahurry20.A．ranB．taughtC．movedD．tried21.A．suddenlyB．easilyC．hopefullyD．heavily22.A．pickingB．holdingC．fightingD．biting23.A．laughedatB．lookedforC．thoughtofD．arrivedat24.A．anythingB．nothingC．anybodyD．nobody25.A．yearsB．monthsC．daysD．minutes26.A．processesB．handsC．recordsD．guns27.A．awfulB．happyC．afraidD．bored28.A．quietB．colourfulC．dangerousD．playful29.A．orB．soC．butD．and30.A．perfectB．freshC．interestingD．bright三、阅读理解Let’smakeyourownbarometer(气压计).Thenyoucanmeasure(测量)airpressureathomeandpredicttheweatheryourself!

1MaketheRubberCoverScissoroff1/3oftheballoon’sbottom.Spreadtheleftpart.Pullittightoverthejartop.Presstheballoontomakeitsmoothandtieitwitharubberband.2FixtheStrawPointer

Cutonestraw-endat45°forasharppoint.Tapethestraw’sotherendtotheballoon’scenter.Ensureitpointsstraight—it’syour“pointer”!3DrawtheLines

PutanA4paperinfrontofthestraw’ssharpend.Markthestraw-pointingspotwithapencil.Usearulertomake4lineseachaboveandbelowthisspot,0.5cmapart.

4NametheWeatherSigns

Drawasunnexttothetopmark,acloudwithraindropsnexttothebottommark.Placethewholedevice(装置)inacornerwhereitwon’tbedisturbed(打扰).5ObserveandRecord

Checkthestrawpositiondailyatsettimes,andrecordwhereitpoints.Ifthestrawpointstothetopmark,theweatherwillprobablybedryandsunny.Ifitpointstothebottommark,itmayrain.Ifit’sinthemiddle,itwillprobablystaythesame.Howitworks…Warmairrisingcauseslowpressure(commoninrainyweather),andinsideairpushestheballoonlid(盖子)out,andthen,themovingstrawpointergoesdown.Sunnydaysopposite(相反).31.Amongallthefollowingobjects,whichareneededinStep1?

A．B．C．D．32.AccordingtotheunderlinedpartinStep3,whichofthefollowingpicturesiscorrect?

A．B．C．D．33.HowdoesthebarometerworkonSunnydays?

A．Lowpressureoutside→Balloonlidout→PointerupB．Lowpressureoutside→Balloonlidin→PointerdownC．Highpressureoutside→Balloonlidout→PointerdownD．Highpressureoutside→Balloonlidin→PointerupTaizhouTeamhasmadehistorybywinningthefirstJiangsuFootballCityLeague.Thetournament(赛事)ispopularlyknownamongfansasthe“SuChao”.TheydefeatedNantongTeam4-3inapenaltyshootout(点球大战)inthefinalonNovember1st.Thematch,heldattheNanjingOlympicSportsCenterStadium,wasatensebattle.Aftera0-0draw(平局)inregulartime,thewinnerhadtobedecidedbypenalties.Taizhou’svictorywasasurprisetomany,astheyhadaslowstarttotheseason,winningonlyoneoftheirfirstfivematches.Theiramazingturnaround(逆转)ledfanstocallthemthe“darkhorse”oftheleague.Theleague,whichbeganonMay10th,broughttogether13cityteamsfromacrosstheprovince.Itwasmuchmorethanjustafootballcompetition.Itbecameamajoreventthatconnectedpeoplewiththeircitiesandsparkedgreatpassionforsports.Thefinalattracted62,329spectators(观众),settinganewattendancerecordforamateur(业余的)footballleaguesinChina.Overtheentireseason,morethan2.4millionfanswatchedthegamesinthestadiums.TheJiangsuFootballCityLeaguewasagreatsuccess.Itshowedhowsportscanbringpeopletogether,improvecityimage,andevenhelpthelocaleconomy.Asonemediareportsaid,theleaguehasendedfortheseason,butthepassionforitisjustthebeginning.34.Howwasthewinnerofthefinaldecided?

A．Bythenumberofgoalsinregulartime.B．Byextratime.C．Throughapenaltyshootout.D．Basedontheteam’sseasonperformance.35.WhywasTaizhouTeamcalledthe“darkhorse”oftheleague?

A．Theyachievedanamazingturnaroundafteraslowstart.B．Theywonalltheirmatcheseasily.C．Theyhadaperfectstarttotheseason.D．Theywerethemostpopularteamamongspectators.36.Whatrecorddidthefinalset?

A．Thehighestnumberofgoalsinasinglematch.B．Themostteamsparticipatinginaprovincialleague.C．Thelongestregulartimeinafinal.D．AnewattendancerecordforChineseamateurfootballleagues.Peoplearetalkingalotaboutartificialintelligence(AI),seeingitassomethingthatcouldchangeoursociety.Butthereissomethingimportantmissingfromthisdiscussion.Itisn’tenoughtoaskhowitwillchangeus.WealsoneedtounderstandhowweshapeAIandwhatitcantellusaboutourselves.EveryAImodelwedevelopfollowsourrulesandexpressesourbeliefs.Forexample,afewyearsago,afamouscompanystoppedusinganAI-poweredtoolforhiring.Why?Becauseitwasunfairtowomen.TheAIwasn’tdesignedtobehavethisway,instead,itwasinfluencedbyolddata(数据)thatfavoredmen.Similarly,arecentstudyfoundthatsomelendingalgorithms(算法)oftenofferlessfavorabletermstocoloredpeople,worseninglong-standingunfairnessinmoney-lendingbusiness.Inbothcases,AIisn’tcreatingnewbiases(偏见).Itjustshowsthebiasesthatarealreadypresent.Theseexamplesgiveusanimportantchancetotakeacloselookatourselves.Bymakingtheseproblemsseenandmorepressing,AIchallengesustorecognizeandaddresswhatcausesalgorithmicbias.AsAIcontinuestodevelop,wemustaskourselveshowweasaveragepeoplewanttoshapeitsroleinsociety.WeshouldnotonlyimproveAImodels,butalsomakesurethatAIisdevelopedandusedresponsibly.Anumberofcompaniesarealreadytakingaction.Theyarejudgingthedata,rules,andbeliefsthatshapethebehaviorofAImodels.Still,wecannotexpectthecompaniestodoallthework.AslongasAIistrainedonhumandata,itwillreflecthumanbehavior.Thatmeanswehavetothinkcarefullyaboutthefootprintsofourselvesweleaveintheworld.Imayvalueprivacy,butifIgiveituprightawaytovisitawebsite,thealgorithmsmaymakeaverydifferentjudgmentofwhatIreallywantandwhatisgoodforme.IfIwantmeaningfulhumanconnectionsyetspendmoretimeonsocialmediaandlesstimewithmyfriendsinperson,IamindirectlytrainingAImodelsaboutthetruenatureofhumanity.AsAIbecomesmorepowerful,wemusttrytomatchouractionswithourvaluesinsteadofallowingthetwotodiverge.Recognizingthisallowsustomakebetterdecisions,butonlywhenwearepreparedtolookcloselyandtakeresponsibilityforwhatwesee.37.WhydoesthewriterintroducethetwoexamplesinParagraph2?

A．Togiveananswer.B．Toshowadifference.C．Toquestionapractice.D．Tosupportanidea.38.Whatdoestheword“diverge”inthelastparagraphmostprobablymean?

A．Makebetter.B．Showup.C．Bedifferent.D．Doagain.39.Accordingtothepassage,whatisagoodexampleofshapingAIresponsibility?

A．Guardingone’sprivacyagainstAImodels.B．BeingcarefulaboutthefootprintsinAI.C．Trainingalgorithmstofavorthelatestdata.D．Designingalgorithmstodealwithunfairness.40.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A．AIIsn’ttheProblem;WeAreB．AI:ATooltoReshapeOurSocietyC．MoreOpenalgorithmsforBetterAI?D．BuildingTrustinHuman-AIRelationshipsNowthereisanewjobcalled“patient(sickpeople)companions”.Theyhelpsickpeopleatthehospital.4142Forexample,theycanhelppatientssignuptoseedoctors.Theycantakepatientstotherightrooms.Theycantellpatientswhatdoctorssay.Aftertests,theycangettestpapersandmedicine.Theycanalsotalktopatientswhofeelscared.InMarchthisyear,27peopleinChengdugotspecialcardsforthisjob.43Shegoesto5or6hospitalsaday.Shehelpsdifferentpeople.Lisays,“MostpeopleIhelpareold.Someoldpeoplecan’twalkwell.44Withme,theydon’tgetlostorwastetime.Theycangetbetterquickly.”Thisjobisreallyuseful.Patientcompanionshelpsickpeopleandhelpdoctorstalktopatients.Moreandmoreoldpeopleneedhelp,soweneedmorepatientcompanions.Chengduwillmakenewrulesforthisjob.Itwillgivefreeclassesandspecialcards.45

A．LiZhongqinisoneofthem.B．Theymakegoingtothedoctoreasier.C．Patientcompanionscandomanythings.D．Sickpeopleareworriedabouttheirillness.E．Othersdon’tknowhowtousemachinesorwhattodo.F．Bythen,patientcompanionswillbeabletoprovidebetterservicesforsickpeople.四、单词拼写46.Lotsoftinypests________theyoungflowersinourclassgardenthesedays.（攻击）47.Weneeda________plantosavethembeforeit’stoolate.（秘密的）48.Ourteacherpreparedthree________forus:cleaning,watering,andprotecting.(课程)49.MydeskmateandIare________somespecialherballeavesinthesun.（弄干）50.Yesterday,we________smallbagsofthesedriedleavesontotheflowerpots.（粘贴）51.OurclassmateLeousedthesmallsprayer________becausehepracticedwithhisdad.(correct)52.Wehaveamore________plantobuildasmallfencearoundthegarden.(completely)53.ThestudentsinGrade5bringtoolsandhelp________toglovestojoinus.(them)54.It’s________thanlastweek—someleavesareyellow,butwewon’tgiveup.(lucky)55.Asastandardstep,everyone________theirinterestingexperienceswhentheworkisdone.(record)五、任务型阅读阅读短文，回答下面5个问题。(每小题答案不超过10个词)Theweatherwasverygoodthatwinter.ChristmasDaywassunnyandbright,soJoandLauriewentintothegardenandmadeasnowmanforBeth.Theyputflowersandfreshfruitforherinitshand.JobroughtherdownstairstoseeitandBethlaughedatitsfunnyface.Shewasmuchbetterbutshewasstillverythinandweak.Afterthattherewerepresentsforeveryone.LaterthatmorningLauriecameback.Therewasamysterioussmileonhisfacewhenheopenedtheparlordoor.“Here’sanotherChristmaspresentfortheMarchfamily!”hesaid.Hedisappearedbehindthedoorandatallmanwalkedintotheroom.ItwasMrMarch!Suddenlytheparlorwasfullofconfusionandnoise.Meg,JoandAmyallrantotheirfatherandhuggedandkissedhimagainandagain.ThenMrsMarchhuggedandkissedhim.Everyonewastalkingatthesametime.“Hush!RememberBeth!”MrsMarchsaid.Bethwassleepingupstairs.Butitwastoolate.Bethwasalreadyatthedoor.Shestopped,lookedatthesceneandthensheranstraightintothearmsofherfather.ItwasthehappiestChristmastheycouldremember.Hannahcookedafatturkeyandtherewasplumpuddingandjelly.Everythingwasdelicious.MrLaurence,MrBrookeandLaurieatewiththemandafterdinnertheyallsangsongsandtoldstoriesaboutthepast.Aftertheguestsleft,theMarchfamilysattogetheraroundthefire.—AdaptedfromLittleWomen56.Whowasthetallman?______________________________________57.WhydidMrsMarchsay“Hush”?______________________________________58.HowdidBethwelcomeherfather?______________________________________59.WheredidtheMarchfamilysitaftertheguestsleft?______________________________________60.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthepassage?______________________________________六、短文填空根据短文内容和首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。（每空一词）ProfessorChenNingYang,aworld-famousphysicist,NobelLaureateinPhysics,AcademicianoftheChineseAcademyofSciences,ProfessoratTsinghuaUniversity,andHonoraryDirectoroftheInstituteforAdvancedStudyatTsinghuaUniversity,passedawayinBeijingonOctober18duetoillnessatthea61of103.Hisdeathisagreatlosstotheglobalscientificcommunity.ProfessorYangwasoneoftheg62scientistsofthe20thcentury.B63inHefeiin1922,Yanghadanextraordinaryacademiccareer.TheYang-MillsGaugeTheory(杨·米尔斯规范场论),whichheproposedwithRobertMills,laidthefoundation(基础)forthesubsequentStandardModelofparticlephysics.Itisregardedasoneofthecornerstones(奠基石)ofmodernphysicsasw64asMaxwell’sequations(麦克斯韦方程)andEinstein’stheoryofgeneralrelativity(爱因斯坦广义相对论).HiscollaborationwithTsung-DaoLeeonthegroundbreakingconceptofparitynon-conservationinweakinteractions(弱相互作用中宇称不守恒)earnedthemthe1957NobelPrizeinPhysics,makingthemthefirsttwoC65NobelPrizewinners.Beyondhisscientificachievements,Yanglovedhismotherlanddeeply.Hisvisit