2025~2026学年湖北省鄂州市华容区“235”教联体八年级上学期12月月考英语试卷

2025~2026学年湖北省鄂州市华容区“235”教联体八年级上学期12月月考英语试卷一、完形填空Asalittlekid,Ireallyenjoyedmath.Andwhenmyparentsweredoingmathwithmysister,I_________somethings.OneofthosethingsIlearnedaheadofmyclassmateswasthe_________methodofaddingnumbersatonce.Whenitwastimefortheclasstolearnthesame_________,theydidn’taddthenumbersright.Ithoughtmywaywasmore_________thanothers.SoIchoseto_________thewayMs.Brownwasteaching.Oneday,Ms.Brownaskedmeandtheotherfourstudentstosolvemathproblemsontheblackboard._________,shewatchedusdoingourwork.Iwasonthefarend,awayfromtheteacher,butIwasworriedthatshewould_________medoingthingsthe“wrong”way.Soafterfiguringouttheanswers,Iquickly_________mydetailedwork.WhenMs.Brown_________me,sheagreedmyanswerswereright.ButsheinsistedthatIshouldshowmy_________andredomywork.Honestlyspeaking,Iwasexpectinga(n)_________fornotusingherway.Tomysurprise,she_________meandeventoldthewholeclassminewasabetterwayofsolvingthesekindsofproblems.ItisonlyafterIbecameanadultthatIcouldfully_________howrefreshingitwastohaveateacherwhowaswillingtoletkidssolveproblemsintheirownwayratherthaninsistingthattheysticktothe_________taughtway.Tothisday,IamstillgratefultoMs.Brownforher_________teachingstyle.1.A．putonB．pickedupC．laidoutD．lookedinto2.A．similarB．movingC．truthfulD．impressive3.A．orderB．contentC．meaningD．language4.A．naturalB．mysteriousC．effectiveD．serious5.A．ignoreB．explainC．correctD．support6.A．InsteadB．AnywayC．HoweverD．Meanwhile7.A．keepB．standC．catchD．hear8.A．canceledB．erasedC．judgedD．recorded9.A．nearedB．greetedC．admiredD．compared10.A．purposeB．patternC．messageD．process11.A．lectureB．chanceC．discussionD．argument12.A．thankedB．challengedC．praisedD．tested13.A．appreciateB．communicateC．rememberD．accept14.A．secretlyB．casuallyC．typicallyD．officially15.A．valuableB．encouragingC．humorousD．traditional二、阅读理解AGlanceofChina’sWondersthroughForeignEyesAlice:TheGreatWall—AProofofHumanCreativityWheneverI,anAmericanhistoryenthusiast,thinkofChina,thefirstthingthatcomestomindistheGreatWall.It’snotjustawall;it’sasymbolofarchitecturalbrilliance.Windingover13,000miles,it’sagreatwonderthathasstoodthetestoftime.Theviewfromthewallisbreathtaking,withthemountainsrollingoutbeneathyoulikeavast,ancientsea.It’saplacewhereyoucanalmostheartheechoes(回响)ofhistory,anditneverfailstoinspireadmiration.Ben:TheTerracottaArmy—ABriefLookatImperialChinaFromaBritishhistorian’sviewpoint,theTerracottaArmy(兵马俑)inXi’anisawealthofhistoricalunderstanding.Thelife-sizedsoldiers,horsesandchariotsareanimpressivedisplayofthefirstemperor’spowerandextraordinaryskillsofancientChineseworkers.Eachfigureisunique,withdifferentfacialexpressionsandclothing,offeringawindowintothemagnificenceoftheQinDynasty.It’saplacethatmakesyoufeellikeyou’vesteppedbackintime.Dylan:TheLiRiver—APainter’sWonderlandAsaFrenchartist,IamfascinatedbythegracefulbeautyoftheLiRiverinGuilin.Theriverwindsthroughlimestonekarsts,creatingscenerythatseemstohavebeenfromaChinesepainting.Thereflectionsofthemountainsonthecalmwater’ssurfacearecharming.It’saplacethatinspiresquietnessandcreativity,aperfectspottosetupapaintingstandandcapturetheessence(精髓)ofChina’snaturalbeauty.Clara:TheGiantPandas—ASuccessStoryofProtectingWildlifeFromanAustralianenvironmentalprotector’sstandpoint,theChengduResearchBaseofGiantPandaBreedingisabeaconofhope.Thesightofthesecutepandasintheirsemi-wildenvironmentsisheartwarming.It’sincredibletoseetheeffortsmadetoprotectandbreed(繁殖)theseadorablecreatures,whicharenotonlyasymbolofChinabutalsoevidenceofglobaleffortstoprotectwildlife.It’saplacethatremindsusofoursharedresponsibilitytoprotectourplanet’sbiodiversity.16.WhatdobothAliceandBenwanttoexpressintheirstatements?

A．Admirationforancientskilledworkers.B．Aseriousconcernaboutthewarandpeace.C．Regretforthelong-losthistory.D．Asenseofwonderandrespectforhistory.17.WhatdoesDylanthinkoftheLiRiver?

A．Itswateriscalmenoughforapaintingstand.B．Itsbeautymightencouragepainters’inspiration.C．ItscharmcomesfromancientChinesepaintings.D．ThemountainsreflecttheessenceofChina’snaturalbeauty.18.WhydoestheChengduResearchBaseofGiantPandaBreedingstandforhope?

A．BecausethecutepandasareasymbolofChina.B．Becauseitcontributestoglobalenvironmentaleducation.C．Becauseitraisespeople’sawarenessofwildlifeprotection.D．Becauseitraisesmoneyforwildlifeprotection.Frightened,IwaswalkingintomyfirstschoolinAmerica.IhadtraveledalongdistancefromIndiainordertojoinmyparents,whohadbeenhereforthreeyears,hopingAmericawouldhelpmyfuture.MyfatherdecidedthatIwouldhaveabettereducationhere,soIenrolled(登记)inthelocalhighschoolinmynewtown.IwasafraidofhowIwoulddo.Onthefirstday,IwenttomysecondclassafterIhadmissedmyfirst.Withanxiety,Ireachedforthedoor,openingitslowly.Withoutpayingattentiontomyclassmates,Iwentstraighttotheteacherandaskedifthiswastherightclass.Withasoftvoiceheanswered,“Yes.”Hisvoicecomfortedmealittle.HegavemeasheetcalledCourseRequirements,whichIwouldnevergetinIndiabecausewedidn’thaveanythinglikethat.ThenheaskedmetochoosewhereIwouldsit.Ididn’tactuallywanttopickaseat.InIndiawehadfixedseats,soIneverneededtoworryaboutthat.Ispenttherestoftheclasstakingnotesfromtheimageproducedbytheoverheadprojector(投影仪).InIndianschools,wedidn’tusethetechnology.Wehadtotakenotesastheteacherspoke.Itwasnoon.IwasveryconfusedaboutwhenIwouldhavelunch.IwenttomynextclassandthebellrangasIentered.IwentthroughtheregularprocessofaskingtheteacherifIwasintherightclass.Shesaid,“Thatisthelunchbell,youngman.”Iapologized.WithoutanotherwordIheadedforthecafeteria(自助食堂).Ifeltluckybecausewedidn’thavethisinIndia.EveryconfusionseemedlikeabarrierIhadtogetthroughtoreachmygoal.Attheendoftheday,Iwasonmywaytothebuswhichwedidn’thaveinIndiaeither.Isawmybusandsatdowninsidehappily.Iwasthinking,todaywasn’tsobad.19.WhydidtheauthorenrollinanAmericanhighschool?

A．Becausehewaseagertojoinhisparents.B．Becausehisparentswantedhimtohaveabrightfuture.C．Becausehisparentshadworkedinitfor3years.D．BecausehisparentsthoughtlittleofIndianschools.20.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthor’sfirstdayofschool?

A．Hehadnochoicebuttositinafixedseat.B．Hemissedhislunchbecausehewaslost.C．Hetooknoteswhentheteacherspoke.D．Hefeltdifferencesbetweenthetwoeducationsystems.21.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“barrier”probablymean?

A．difficultyB．taskC．doorD．period22.Whatwastheauthor’sattitudetowardshisfirstdayinhighschool?

A．Doubtful.B．NegativeC．Positive.D．Unconcerned.Dolphinsaremuchmoreintelligentthanhumanspreviouslythought.Scientistshaverecentlydiscoveredthatbottle-noseddolphins(瓶鼻海豚)canidentifythemselvesinthemirror—muchlikeyouandIcan!Whenyouseeazit(青春痘)onyourface,whatdoyoudo?Gotothemirrortimeandagain,andwonderwhatitisstilldoingthere.Well,thisisexactlywhattwomalebottle-noseddolphins,PresleyandTab,doaswell.So,theselovableaquaticanimals(水栖动物)arenotjustsailors’friends,buttheyarealsoawareoftheirbodies—almostlikehumans!AReutersnewsagencyreportinTheTelegraphnewspapersaysthatPresleyandTabstayinapoolwithreflectiveglasswallsintheNewYorkAquarium.ResearchersintheWildlifeConservationSociety’sOsbornLaboratoriesofMarineSciencenoticedthatwhenPresleyandTabsawtheirownreflections,theydidnotseemtothinkthattheywerelookingatanotherdolphin.Dolphinsareverysocialcreatures,andarefriendlywithhumansaswellastheirownkind.Thisgottheresearchersthinking.Perhapsthedolphinsidentifiedtheirownimages?Sotheydecidedtofindout.Usingnon-toxic(无毒的)ink,theymademarksondifferentpartsofthedolphins’bodies,changingtheplaceeveryweek.Everytimetheirbodiesweremarked,thedolphinsmademoretripstothemirrorthanusual.Iftheinkmarkwasontheirtummy(肚子),theywouldexposetheirtummytothemirrorandlookatitforalongtime.Nowdoesn’tthatsoundfamiliar?Imaginethedolphinswondering—“Nowwheredidthatmarkcomefrom?Iwonderhowlongit’sgoingtostay?”Tillnow,onlythegreatapes(猿)likethechimps,thegorillasandtheorangutanshavedisplayedthisqualityofidentifyingtheirimagesinthemirror.Allotheranimalshavefailedthistest.Theresearchersfeelthatthesefindingsmayincreasehumanunderstandingtowardsdolphins,whicharebeinghuntedandkilledingreatnumbers.DolphinfinsareconsideredtobeaverydeliciousdishinseveralSoutheastAsiancountries.23.Whathavescientistsdiscoveredaboutbottle-noseddolphins?

A．Theytendtohavehumanawareness.B．Theycanrecognizetheirbodiesinthemirror.C．Theylovetoseethereflectionsoftheirbodies.D．Theyaremuchmoreintelligentthanhumans.24.Howdidtheresearcherscarryouttheirexperiment?

A．Bycommunicatingmorewiththedolphins.B．Bymakingthedolphinsmakemoretripstothemirror.C．Bydrawingspecialsymbolsonthedolphins’bodies.D．Byexposingthedolphins’tummiestothemirror.25.Whichstatementcanbeinferredfromthetext?

A．Dolphinsarenotbeingprotectedwell.B．Maledolphinscaremuchmoreabouttheirimages.C．Dolphinsgetalongwellwithallcreatures.D．Dolphinsaresmarterthanthegreatapeslikethechimps.26.What’sthebesttitleofthetext?

A．Dolphins:AnEndangeredSpeciesinNeedofAttentionB．Dolphins:SocialBeingswithUniqueCommunicationSkillsC．Dolphins:AquaticAnimalsFondofTheirOwnSelf-reflectionD．Dolphins:SmartCreaturesCapableofSelf-recognitioninMirrorsWiththerapiddevelopmentofartificialintelligence,DeepSeek,aChineseAIcompany,hasappearedasapioneerineducationaltechnology.Itslatestmodel,DeepSeek-R1,combinesadvancedmachinelearningmethodstoprovidepersonalizedlearningsolutionsforstudentsworldwide.UnliketraditionalAImodelsthatdependonpre-programmedanswers,DeepSeek-R1usesreinforcement(强化)learningtodrivehumanlogicalthinking.Thisallowsittoguidestudentsthroughproblem-solvingstepbystep,muchlikeapatientteacher.Forexample,whenastudentstruggleswithamathproblem,DeepSeek-R1doesn’tjustgivetheanswer;itbreaksdownthelogic,identifiesmistakes,andencouragescriticalthinking.Themodel’sapplicationsreachbeyondacademic(学术的)areas.Inlanguagelearning,itanalyzesstudents’pronunciationthroughAIspeechrecognitionandoffersreal-timeresponses.Forteachers,DeepSeek-R1canmakelessonplansinlinewithcurriculumstandardsandevenpredictstudents’learningdifficultiesbasedonhistoricaldata.Its“adaptivetesting”featurecreatespersonalizedquizzesthatadjustdifficultyaccordingtoindividualprogress.However,challengesremain.Criticsarguethatover-dependenceonAImightreducehumaninteractionineducation.DeepSeek’sdevelopersaddressthisbystressingitsroleasan“addition,notareplacement.”AsDr.Li,aDeepSeekresearcher,stated,“Ourgoalistofreeteachersfromroutinetaskssotheycanfocusoninspiringcreativity.”Lookingahead,DeepSeekaimstocombinevirtualreality(VR)anditsplatform,enablingstudentstoexplorehistoricaleventsorscientificconceptsinengaging3Denvironments.Whileethical(伦理的)debatesaboutAIineducationcontinuetoexist,onethingisclear:toolslikeDeepSeekarereshapinghowwelearn,mixingtechnologywithhumanwisdom.27.WhatmakesDeepSeek-R1differentfromtraditionalAImodels?

A．Itusespre-programmedanswerstosolveproblems.B．Ittakestheplaceofteachersinclassrooms.C．Itfocusesondevelopingstudents’memorytechniques.D．Itemploysreinforcementlearningforlogicalthinking.28.HowdoesDeepSeek-R1helpasaneducationaltechnology?

A．ItcanuseAIspeechrecognitiontorecordstudents’pronunciation.B．Itcantailorsuitabletestsbasedonstudents’personaldevelopment.C．Itcanusehistoricaldatatosolvestudents’learningdifficulties.D．Itcanhelpteachersmakelessonplansaswellascurriculumstandards.29.WhatcanbeinferredaboutDeepSeek’sfutureplans?

A．VRtechnologywillimproveinteractivelearning.B．Itwillreplaceallclassroomactivities.C．DeepSeekwillreshapehumanwisdom.D．Itfocusesonethicalgainsratherthaneducationalvalues.30.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?

A．TointroduceDeepSeekproducts.B．TocomparedifferentAImodelsineducation.C．TodiscussAI’sroleintransformingeducation.D．TocomplainabouttherisksofAIinacademicareas.阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Newyear,newyou!AsyousetyourNewYearResolutions,improvingyourEnglishlevelisanexcellentgoal.31.HerearefourtipstohelpyousucceedinkeepingyourEnglishlanguageNewYearResolutions.32YoumightwanttoimprovequicklybystudyingEnglishforeighthoursaweek.Butifyouhaveabusysocialorworklife,suchagreatgoalmightnotlastthroughtheyear.Taketimetobehonestwithyourself.IfyouarerealisticaboutyourgoaltostudyEnglish,smalleffortswilladdupovertime.Examineyourmotivation(动机)DoyouwanttostudyEnglishtosucceedinyourcareer?33?Identifywhatyourlanguagelearninggoalisandfocusyourlearningonachievingthatgoal.IfyourmainfocusischattingwithEnglishfriends,youwillwanttofocusmoreheavilyonspeakingandlisteningskills.MatchingyourlanguagelearninghabitstoyourgoalswillgiveyoumoremotivationtokeepyourEnglishlanguageNewYearResolution.Preparestudyresources34.Takethetimetofindastudyguideorappthatissuitabletoyourlearningstyleandlevel.Studyingaleveltooeasymightboreyou,butstudyingsomethingtooadvancedcouldcauseyoutobecomediscouraged.TakeanEnglishclassWhetheryouwanttostudyEnglishwithalargegroup,orjustinaone-on-oneclass,you’dbetterhavearegularclasstime.35.Beginnerstudentscanlearnproperpronunciationandtones,andadvancedstudentswilldeveloptheirabilitiesthroughregularconversationatanativelevelandpace.

A．MakeagreatgoalB．SetarealisticNewYear’sResolutionC．TocommunicatewithnativespeakersD．TherearethousandsoftoolstostudyEnglishE．EverystudentbenefitsfromtheguidanceofateacherF．WhileEnglishcanseemdifficult,itisnotveryhardtolearnG．Areyoulookingforproperappstoimproveyourlearninglevel三、选词填空阅读短文，从方框中选出恰当的单词并用其适当形式填空，每词仅用一次。

in,health,inspire,see,correct,movement,popular,beyond,practice,attackIfyouwalkthroughtheparkinthemorning,youareprobablyusedto36thebeautifulmovementsperformed37aslow,focusedmannerwithdeepbreathing.Today,TaiChi’sunbelievablepowersareshowninits38.MillionsofloversofTai