2025~2026学年河南省许昌市第二中学八年级上学期11月期中英语试卷

2025~2026学年河南省许昌市第二中学八年级上学期11月期中英语试卷一、阅读理解LastsummermyparentsandIwenttoYunnan.Itwaswonderful.Ifyoulikespringclimate(气候),cleanairandniceviews(景色),thenYunnanisthebestplace.

Day1:Shenyang—KunmingActivities:ArriveinKunming.HotelCheck-in.

Meals:NoMeals.

(WeflewtoKunming.Afterwearrived,theguidetookustoourhotelbybus.Thenheshowedusaroundtheshoppingcenterfortherestoftheday.)Day2:KunmingActivities:VisitStoneForest(石林),Bird&FlowerMarket.

Meals:Breakfast,ChineseLunch.

(InBird&FlowerMarket,wesawmanykindsofflowersandbirdsaswellassometraditional(传统的)Chinesearts.)Day3:Dali—LijiangActivities:ArriveinLijiang.VisitLijiangDayanAncientCity,anditsfamousSquareStreet.

Meals:Breakfast,ChineseLunch.

(TheAncientCityofLijiangisknownasDayanTown.Ithasalonghistoryofover800years.)根据材料内容选择最佳答案。1.HowdidthewritergotoYunnan?

A．Bytrain.B．Bybus.C．Byplane.D．Onfoot.2.InBird&FlowerMarket,thewritersaw________.

A．manyflowersandbirdsB．expensiveclothesC．traditionalChinesefoodD．fruitandvegetables3.WhereistheSquareStreet?

A．BesidetheAncientCityofLijiang.B．InDayanTown.C．IntheStoneForest.D．InthecentreofDali.4.Whatkindofwritingisthepassage?

A．Amagazinearticle.B．TVnews.C．Anewspaperreport.D．Atraveldiary.5.Thepassageismainlywrittenintheorderof________.

A．ideasB．timeC．placesD．personsAlongtimeago,anofficial(官员)namedPangGongfromtheStateofWei(魏国)wasgoingtotheStateofZhao.Beforeleaving,PangfelttherewasstillsomethingheneededtotelltheKingofWei.Hecametothekingandsaid,“YourMajesty,ifsomeonesaysatigerappearedinthemarket,wouldyoubelieveit?”Thekingsaid,“Youmustbejoking.HowcouldIbelievesuchathing?Wehaven’tseenatigerthereformanyyears.”Pangsaid,“Iftwopeoplesaythere’satiger,wouldyoubelieveit?”Thekingsaidno.Pangkepton,“Whatifthreepeopleallcomeandsaythere’satiger?”Thekingsaid,“ThenIwouldbelieveit.”Pangsaid,“YourMajesty,youknowthattherecan’tbeatigerinthemarket.Justbecausethreepeoplesayso,youwouldbelieveit.NowIwillbeawayforthreeyears.Ifsomepeopletellbadstoriesaboutme,YourMajesty,canyoufindthetruththen?”Afterthat,PanglefttheStateofWei.Assoonasheleft,manyotherofficialstoldthekingthatPangGongwasabadofficial.Threeyearslater,whenPangcameback,thekingdidn’twanttoseehimbecausehehadbelievedtheotherofficials.根据材料内容选择最佳答案。6.Whatcanwelearnfromthedialog(对话)betweenPangGongandtheking?

A．Thekingmightbelieveotherseasily.B．ThekinglovedPangGong’sstory.C．PangGongbelievedintheking.D．PangGongwouldn’tcomeback.7.WhatdidPangGongaskthekingtodoifpeopletoldbadstoriesabouthim?

A．Tofindthetruth.B．Tobelievethem.C．Todrivethemaway.D．Tokillthem.8.WhathappenedwhenPangGongcameback?

A．Thekingwelcomedhimwarmly.B．Theotherofficialslaughedathim.C．PangGongcouldn’tseetheking.D．PangGongcouldn’tbeanofficial.9.Whatisthetexttalkingabout?

A．平步青云B．三人成虎C．信口雌黄D．毛将焉附10.Whatdoesthestorywanttotellus?

A．Weneedtolearnhowtotalktoothers.B．Don’ttalkaboutothersbehindtheirbacks.C．Sometimesweneedtoworkwithothersasateam.D．Onlybyexamining(调查)carefullycanoneknowthetruth.Everyoneknowsthatbeesarebusy.ThereisasayinginEnglishthatonecanbe“asbusyasabee”.However,littleisknownabouthowbeesplay.Researchershavediscoveredonewaythatbeescouldrelaxafterabusydaymakinghoney—theyplaywithballs!TheresearchersarefromQueenMaryUniversityofLondon.Theydiddifferenttestsonbees“playing”withdifferentthings.Theinsectsparticularlylikedplayingwithsmallwoodenballs.Theresearcherssaidthewaybeesplayedwasalittlelikehumans’play.Youngerbeesrolledmoreballsthanolderbees,whileadultmalesspentmoretimeplayingwithballsthanadultfemalesdid.Theresearchersexperimentedon45beesinaspeciallydesignedtestarea.Thebeesweregiventwooptions.Thefirstchoicewastoflyorwalkdirectlytogetasugarytreat.Thesecondchoicewastogettothetreatbygoingarounddifferentcoloredwoodenballs.Mostofthebeesdecidedtoplaywiththeballsandthengettheirtreat.Aresearchersaidtheexperimentsshowedthatbeesaremorethoughtfulthanpeoplebelieved.Shesaid,“Beesareamillionmilesfromthemindless,unfeelingcreaturestheyaretraditionallybelievedtobe.”Sheaddedthat,“Thisresearchshowedthatinsectmindsarefarmoresophisticated(复杂的)thanwemightimagine.”11.Thesaying“asbusyasabee”isusuallyusedtodescribe________.

A．thebeethatistoobusytohavearestB．thebeethatmakesplentyofhoneyeverydayC．apersonwhoalwayshasalotofworktodoD．thebeethatlikesplayingwithballswhilerelaxing12.What’sthepurposeoftheauthorwritingParagraph2?

A．Totellusbeesliketorelaxbyplayingwithballs.B．Toexplainwhybeesrelaxbyplayingwithballs.C．Tolistthewaysbeesrelaxafterabusyday.D．Toshowhowbeesarebusymaking“honey”.13.Themeaningoftheunderlinedword“options”isclosetotheword________.

A．boardsB．choicesC．waysD．chances14.WhatcanweknowfromParagraph3andParagraph4?①Beesaremorethoughtfulthanpeoplebelieved.②Beesaremoremindfulandmuchclevererthanhumans.③Insectmindsarefarmoresophisticatedthanwemightimagine.④Beesprefertogethoneybytravelingaroundballsratherthanwalkingstraighttoit.

A．①②③B．②③④C．①③④D．①②③④15.Wheremaythisarticlecomefrom?

A．Anaturemagazine.B．Aschoolnotice.C．Anovel.D．Anartbook.InancientChina,therewere“fourtreasuresofthestudy”—thewritingbrush,ink,paper,andtheinkstone(砚台).16TheChengniinkstonefirstappearedduringtheWesternHanDynasty.17Thankfully,todaythetraditionalskillshavebeenrevived(恢复)withthehelpofLinYongmaoandhissonLinTao.In1984,LinYongmaobegantoworkatthemuseumofXianyang,ShaanxiProvince.TherehereadsomebooksabouttheXianyangChengniinkstone,andthendecidedtorevivethelostskills.Hesaid,“Ihavedecidedtobringtheskillsbacktolife.”18IttookthefatherandsontwoyearstofindpropermaterialstomaketheChengniinkstone.Thatwasjustthefirststep.Controllingthetemperatureduringtheprocesswasevenmorechallenging.19TheirChengniinkstoneswonagoldprizeatanexpoonChina’sfamousinkstones.Butthefatherandsondidnotstopthere.WhileimprovingtheskillsofmakingtheChengniinkstone,theysetupaworkshopinthehopeofpassingtheskillsontoyoungpeople.20Atthesametime,LinTaohascreatedspecialChengniinkstoneproductsandbroughtthemtocompetitionsathomeandabroadtoincreasetheinfluenceoftheChengniinkstone.

A．Itwaseasiersaidthandone.B．Amongalltheinkstones,theChengniinkstonewasafamousone.C．Theyalsoworkedwithuniversitiestomakeitmorepopular.D．Butitsskillsdisappearedafterover1,600years.E．Aftertryingmanytimes,theyfinallysucceededin1991.二、完形填空先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。Somepeoplethinktheyknoweverything.Anansi,thespiderdidn’tthinkthat.Hewasa________spider(蜘蛛).Andheknewtohaverealwisdom(智慧),hehadtolearnmore.Oneday,Anansifoundanemptygourd(葫芦)onthegroundandhehadanidea.“________Igetadvicefromothersandput________inthisgourd,thenI’llbewiserthan________elseintheworld.”So,hewentfromhousetohouseandaskedtheothercreatures(生物),“What’syourbestpieceof________?”Andtheywereallhappytosharetheirwisdom,becausetheycouldseethatAnansi________it.Thesnailsaid,“Don’tbeinahurry.________isnota100-meterrace.”Thebutterflysaid,“Lifeisshort.Enjoyeveryday.”Theantsaid,“You’ll________begreatonyourown.Everyoneneedsthehelpofothers.”Anansiwasveryhappywithalltheadvice.Hetookitandputitinhisgourd.Andwhenhe’dfilledthegourd,hethoughttohimself,“Now,Ihavemorewisdomthantheothers.Imust________thewisdom,sonoonecansteal(偷)it.”He________andsawaharehighupinatree,andhehadanidea.Anansiheldthegourdintwolegsandtriedto________thetreewithhisothersixlegs.Butthegourdwastoobigandhecouldn’tclimb.Hissonwasnearbywatchinghim.“Daddy,”hesaid,“whydon’tyou________thegourdtoyourbackandthenclimbthetree?”“That’svery________advice,”saidAnansi.“Thankyouforsharingitwithme.”AndthenAnansirealizedthatadviceisonly________whenweshareitwithsomeone.Soheclimbedthetreewiththegourdonhisback.AndwhenAnansireachedthe________,heheldthegourduptothewind.Alltheadviceflewintotheskyandtraveledacrosstheland.Andwisdomcametoeveryone.21.A．quietB．crazyC．poorD．clever22.A．SoB．IfC．BeforeD．Although23.A．themB．itC．himD．her24.A．oneB．anyoneC．nooneD．someone25.A．newsB．workC．adviceD．wood26.A．stoodB．forgotC．missedD．needed27.A．ActionB．SportC．LifeD．Health28.A．alwaysB．neverC．oftenD．usually29.A．findB．sellC．hideD．collect30.A．walkeddownB．showedupC．ranawayD．lookedaround31.A．hitB．climbC．reachD．touch32.A．sendB．handC．turnD．tie33.A．goodB．mostC．terribleD．big34.A．necessaryB．usefulC．interestingD．real35.A．topB．houseC．groundD．tree三、选词填空用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文通顺、正确、连贯。每个单词限用一次。

lively,few,hunt,human,be,may,protect,remind,if,inWildanimals36ourfriends.Ourworldisbeautifuland37becauseofthem.Unluckily,wildanimalsarebecoming38andfewerbecauseofthelossoftheirlivingareas.Also,people39them,suchastigers,fortheirfurandbones.Youcanrealizehowmuchdangerthesetigersarefacingifyouwatchthedocumentary(纪录片)TigerWatch.Thesituationwillcontinueunless40stophuntingthem.Nowthegovernmentrealizestheimportanceof41wildanimals.Theymakelawstoprotectthem.Animal-loversshouldcontact(联系)thepolice42theyseeanythingunusual.Manyfamousstarssupportpeopleinprotectingwildanimals.Somehelptofilmadocumentary.It43peopletoprotectwildlife.You44thinksomewildanimalsaredangeroustopeople.Infact,theyonlyattackpeoplewhentheyare45danger.Weshouldgetalongwithwildanimals.Protectinganimalsistoprotectourselves.四、短文填空阅读短文，根据语篇要求填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词。Homeisawarmplace.Itisalwaysfull46loveandsupport.Homeisnotjustaplaceweliveinbutaplacewherefamiliessupporteachotherandshowtheirlovetoeachother.Whenwehavesomethinghappy47sad,wealwayswanttocomebackhomeandsharethehappinessorsadnesswithourfamily.Andifwegetintotrouble,homeisthefirstplacewherewecanlook48warmthandsupport.Ahomewithoutloveisnomoreahome.Noonewouldliketolivealone.Amanmayliveasuccessfulandrichlife,49wealthdoesn’talwaysbringhappiness.50short,eastorwest,homeisthebest.五、补全对话(AnnaisaskingKevinabouthistrip.Anna=A,Kevin=K)A:Hey,Kevin.Iheardyoujustgotbackfromalongtrip.51K:IwenttoJiangxi!A:Thatsoundsg