2025~2026学年湖南汨罗市第一中学八年级上学期期中考试英语试卷

2025~2026学年湖南汨罗市第一中学八年级上学期期中考试英语试卷一、阅读理解

JointheEnglishSpeechCompetitionOurschoolisgoingtohold“the2025EnglishSpeechCompetition”.Thetopicofthisyearis“Self-Love”.Whatdoyouloveaboutyourself?Howshouldyouloveyourself?Schedule(日程)Applicationdeadline(截止日期)Nov20,2025DateofcompetitionDec3,2025,19:30-21:30Participants(参与者)Allstudentsingrades7to9cantakepartinit.PlaceofcompetitionThecompetitionwillbeheldinClassroom304.Requirements

●Yourspeechshouldbewithin2-3minutes.

●Yourspeechshouldbeclosetothetopic.

●Youshouldexpressyourspeechclearlyandsmoothly.

●Youshouldusetherightbodylanguageinyourspeech.Prizes

●Thethreespeakerswiththehighestscoreswillreceivecertificates(证书)andspecialgifts.

●Eachspeakerwillhavethepossibilitytohaveaspeechshownintheschoolmagazine.Takethischancetopracticeyourpublicspeakingskillsandbuildyourconfidence!1.Thetopicof“the2025EnglishSpeechCompetition”is________.

A．Self-ImprovementB．Self-StudyC．Self-Love2.Whatdoyouknowaboutthecompetition?

A．Thespeakersshouldspeakclearlyanduseproperbodylanguage.B．AnytopicisOKifthespeechiswithin3minutes.C．Allthespeakerswillgetcertificatesandsomespecialgifts.3.Whatkindofwritingisthetext?

A．Aninstruction.B．Anotice.C．Aresearchreport.Youlearnsomethingneweveryday.Miguelalsotakesthattoheart.InAugust2025,the79-year-oldstartedsomethinghehadtogiveupasaprimaryschoolstudentinNewYork:gettinghishighschooldiploma(文凭).Whenhisparentsseparatedinhisteens,Miguelwaschosentostartworkingtomakealiving.Later,hefoundajob.Therehestayedforabout20years.Miguelsaidhewoulddependonhiswifeforcertainthings,buthealwaysknewthatnothavingthathighschooldiplomaonlygothimsofar.So,whenhemovedtoArizonaafterhiswifepassedaway,hefoundTheExcelCenter.It’saschoolaimedatimprovingpeople’slivesbygivinganyadultovertheageof18theopportunitytofinishanyunfinishedhighschooleducationforfree.“Fortheseadults,theopportunitytogettheirhighschooldiplomaaffordsthemabetterlifeinmanywaysnotonlyforthemselvesbutalsofortheirchildren,”saidSueSackman,theschooldirector.ForMiguel,he’smorefocusedonthenewwaystosolvesomemathproblems.Heplanstospendthenextseveralmonthsgettingtheeducationneededforhishighschooldiploma,sohecanreachanewlevelofindependenceandfindhisownjobandhisownplace.“Theeducationwilldecidewhatmyfuturewillbe,becauseIwillhaveallthisknowledge,”hesaidconfidently.“I’vegotmywholefutureinfrontofme.”4.WhydidMiguelstarttoworkearly?

A．Hedidn’tenjoytheschoollife.B．Heneededtosupporthisfamily.C．Hisparentsdidn’tallowhimtogotoschool.5.WhatcanweknowaboutTheExcelCenter?

A．Itonlyacceptselderlypeople.B．ItonlysupportspeopleinArizona.C．Itoffershighschooleducationtoadultsover18yearsold.6.HowdoesMiguelfeelabouthisfuture?

A．Hopeful.B．Worried.C．Doubtful.7.Whatlessoncanwelearnfromthestory?

A．Nothingiseasytodo.B．Itisnevertoolatetolearn.C．Failureisthemotherofsuccess.Studentssitattheirdeskswearinggoggles(护目镜),travelingthroughabigforest.Otherswearheadbands(头带),usingthepowerofthemindtomakecarsspeedaroundaroad.Suchascene(场景)mayremindusofsciencefiction.Butsceneslikethesecouldsomedaybecommoninfutureclassrooms.Thankstomoderntechnologies,expertssayitwon’tbelongbeforesuperhigh-techbecomesthenewnormalinschoolsworldwide.Onehigh-techinventionexpectedtobecomestandardinthefutureisvirtualReality(VR虚拟现实).VR’s3Dtechnologyallowsstudentstostudynaturalwondersandhistoricalstories,andhelpsstudentslearnnewlandmarks(遗址)andotherfascinatingplacesonthevirtualfieldtrip.Studentscanvisittheseplaceswithoutwalkingoutoftheclassroom.Andnotevenouterspaceorthebottomoftheoceanisoutofreach.Inadditiontovirtualreality,robotsarealsoexpectedtobecomecommonclassroomtools,actingasclassmatesandteachers.Somerobotsarealreadybringinghigh-techteachingmethodstoschools,attractingstudentswiththeirgame-basedwaysthatmakelearningfeellikeplaying.Forexample,Robin,arobotthatlookslikeaperson,usesentertaininggamestoteachforeignlanguages.Itmakeslearningquiteinteresting.Astechnologycontinuestoshapethefutureinmanyways,expertssaydevelopingthetechnologywillcertainlyshapefutureclassroomsaswell.Whetherthey’reremovingdifficultiesinlearning,orturninglearningintofunandgames,advanced(先进的)technologiesarenodoubtgamechangesforeducationandlearning.8.Howdoesthewriterstartthepassage?

A．Byaskingaquestion.B．Bydescribingascene.C．Bycomparingopinions.9.WhatcanVRhelpstudentsdo?

A．Learnsomethinginagroup.B．Helpstudentsworktogetheringroups.C．Knowrealsceneswithoutleavingtheclassroom.10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“entertaining”meaninChinese?

A．有趣的B．新颖的C．方便的11.What’sthepassagemainlyabout?

A．Thedevelopmentofhightechnology.B．Theuseoftechnologyinclassrooms.C．Thebenefitsofusingarobotinclassroom.阅读下面短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。每个选项仅使用一次。有一个为多余选项。Differentpeoplehavedifferentopinions.Thisisverycommon.Whenyoudisagreewithothers,doyouknowhowtodealwithdisagreement?Here’ssomeadvice.WaitandlistentoothersWhynotwaitandlistentoothers’ideasfirst?Ifyoudothat,youwillknowthembetter.Itwillalsohelpkeeptheconversationgoingwell.ExpressyourselfinapolitewayYoushouldexpressyourselfinapolitewaywhenyoudisagreewithothers.Youcanstartwiththesesentenceslike“Igetyourmeaning.12.Whatdoyouthinkabout...instead?”PayattentiontoyourbodylanguageAsweknow,bodylanguageisveryimportantwhenyouarecommunicatingwithothers.13.It’snotagoodway.14Friendsplayanimportantroleinourlives.Don’thurtyourfriends’feelingswhenyoushowyouropinions.Youneedtorespectyourfriendsandcareabouttheirfeelings.LearnfromdifferentgoodopinionsYoumaylearnnewthingsfromotherpeople.Thinkofothers’differentopinionscarefully.15.It’sagoodchanceforyoutolearnfromthemandyoucanimproveyourselfquickly.

A．CommunicatewithfriendsmoreB．ValueyourfriendshipC．ButI’mafraidIcan’tagreewithyouD．NevercrossyourarmsorpointatotherswhileexpressingyouropinionsE．Soyoumayfindsomethinguseful二、完形填空阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。HuMing,aGuizhouUniversityteacherwhose85-year-oldmotherhasAlzheimer’sdisease(阿尔茨海默症),hastakenhismothertoclasswithhimforyears.“Mymother’sillnesswas_________.Shedrankdishwater,andshemistookwashingpowder(洗衣粉)forsaltorsugar,”explained58-year-oldHu,“Icouldn’timaginewhatwouldhappen_________shestayedathomealone.Iwasalwaysworried,soIbegantotakeherwithmetoclass.”Hetriedtofindanurseforhismother,but_________.“Withmymothersittingquietlyinclass,Icanpaymoreattentiontoteaching,”Huadded.Butstill,thereweremanydifferent_________intheuniversity.WhilesomenetizenspraisedHuforhisfilialpiety(孝顺),otherswereworriedhismothermight_________hisclasses.ThenHutoldastory.Asontookhismother,oldandweak,toarestaurantfordinner.Whileeating,themotherdroppedthefood_________,onhershirtandtrousers,thetable,andthefloor.Otherpeoplewatchedherindisgust(厌恶)whilethesonwascalm.Whenthemother_________eating,thesonquietlytookhertothewashroom,cleanedthefoodontheclothes,andsmoothedherhair.Whentheycameout,allthepeoplewerewatchingthem.Withoutsayinganythingorwatchinganybody,thesonpaidthebillandwalkedoutwithhismother_________.Atthattime,anoldwomanaskedhim,“Don’tyouthinkyouleftsomethingbehindyou?”Thesonthoughtforafewseconds,“No,madam,Ididn’t.”hereplied.Theoldwomansaid,“Yes,youdid!Yougavealessontoeverysonand_________toeverymother.”"To__________ourparentsisourduty.“Iamason,andwhat’swrongwithbeingthehopeformymother?”Husaid.16.A．seriousB．commonC．pleasant17.A．unlessB．althoughC．if18.A．failedB．agreedC．managed19.A．voicesB．chancesC．purposes20.A．supportB．influenceC．overcome21.A．somewhereB．nowhereC．everywhere22.A．startedB．continuedC．finished23.A．peacefullyB．suddenlyC．shamefully24.A．sadnessB．hopeC．satisfaction25.A．careforB．dependonC．runafter三、短文填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。WorldHelloDayiscelebratedonNovember21steveryyear.It26(begin)in1973becauseofthefightbetweenIsraelandEgypt.Sincethen,about180countrieshavetakenpart27it.Peoplecelebratetheday28(simple)bysayinghellotoandgreetingatleast10peopletheymeet!Ofcourse,theycanbefamilymembersandfriends,29itisbetterifyouarebraveenoughtosay“Hello”to30(strange)onthestreet.ManywinnersoftheNobelPeacePrizeareamongthepeoplewhohaverealizedWorldHelloDay’svalueasawayforkeepingpeaceandasanoccasionthatmakes31possibleforanyoneintheworldtocontributetoworldpeace.“WorldHelloDayaimsatdevelopingpeaceand32(clear)upbarriers(障碍)betweeneverynation.PeoplearoundtheworldusetheoccasionofWorldHelloDayasachance33(express)theirstrongwishesforworldpeace,”theorganizersaid.“Wecanonlyachievea34(peace)worldifwejointogether.Thekeyiscommunication.”Aslongaseveryonelearnstocommunicatethroughtalkinginsteadofbeingviolenttoeachother,ourworld35(be)abetterplacetolivein.四、任务型阅读阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容完成任务。Inthepast,overthebreaktimesbetweenclasses,XiaoJingshengfromBeijingShangdiExperimentalSchooloftenrushedtothetoiletandbacktoclasswithnotimeforanythingelse.Butnowthingshavechangedbecauseoflongerbreaks.“Ihavemoretimetorestandshareinterestingthingswithmyclassmates,”saidthe14-year-oldboy.StartingthisSeptember,studentsatprimaryandmiddleschoolsinBeijinghavelongerbreaksbetweenclasses,changingfrom10minutesto15minutes.Theaimistoencouragestudentstospendtimeoutdoorsfortheirphysicalandmental(心理的)health.Toallowchildrentoenjoybreak-timeactivities,someschoolshavemixedbreaktimeswithlaboreducationbyopeningplantingareasandanimalbreedingzones(饲养区).Someschoolshaveopenedupactivityareasbothindoorsandoutdoors.AttheSchoolResearchCenter,thegroundflooroftheteachingbuildingisbuiltasabiologylabforstudentstostudythelifeofanimalsandplants.Thesecondfloorisdesignedwithspacesforfreereadingandchessgames.“Wehavewelcomednewfriends—someducksandrabbitstoourschool!”saidZhangBoren,a13-year-oldfromBeijing101MiddleSchoolKuangdaCampus.“Therearefewerstudentssittingattheirdesksduringlongerbreaksbetweenclasses.Someplaywiththesecuteanimals,whileothersexerciseontheplayground.Whenwegetclosertonature,wefeelpleasedandrelaxed.”Asthebreaktimeislonger,makingsureeveryoneissafeisalsoimportant.PEteachersfromtheschoolkeepaneyeonstudentsplayingontheground.“Sometimesthegroundcanbewetinthemorning,soweremindthestudentstodomoreupperbody(上肢)exercisestoavoidrunningandslipping(滑倒),”saidonePEteacher.36.WhatdidXiaoJingshengusuallydoduringthebreaktimesbefore?____________________________________________________________________________________________37.Whydothebreak