2025-2026学年八年级英语下学期期中测评卷（外研版）（宁夏专用）原卷

试卷第=page11页，共=sectionpages33页试卷第=page11页，共=sectionpages33页2025-2026学年八年级英语下学期期中测评卷（外研版）（宁夏专用）（考试时间：100分钟试卷满分：100分）注意事项：1．本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答第Ⅰ卷时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。写在本试卷上无效。3．回答第Ⅱ卷时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。4．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第Ⅰ卷（选择题100分）一、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Lastterm,IjoinedtheBookCareClubatourschool.Itisaclubthathelpstorepairoldbooksandsendthemtochildreninpoorareas.Ihavegotalotfromthe1workIdidwiththeclub.Atfirst,Ionlyknewthatsharingbookswasagoodthing,butIdidn’tknow2todotohelp.Once,wehadanactivitywherewecollectedoldbooksfromstudentsandrepairedthem.Iwas3toseethatmanybookswerebrokenbutstillveryuseful.Wespentawholeafternoongluingpages,fixingcoversandcleaningthebooks.Whenwefinished,allthebookslookednewagain.Ifeltsoproudof4.Anothertime,wevolunteeredto5thekidsinavillageprimaryschoolhowtoreadbetter.Wepreparedinterestingreadinggamesandstory-tellingactivitiesforthem.Whentheytoldmetheyfellinlovewithreading,Iwasfullofhappiness.Ihavelearntthatevensmallactionscanmakeabigdifference.I6intheclubforhalfayearnow.Doingthiswork7mylifemoremeaningful.Iamabletoseetheworldbeyondmyownlifeand8moreabouttheneedsofothers.It’snotjustaboutfixingbooks;it’saboutbringinglighttothekids’world.WhenIdothesethings,IfeellikeI9somethingthattrulymatters.Iwillkeep10asavolunteerinthefuture,andaskmoreofmyfriendstojoinus.1．A．volunteer B．teaching C．study D．sports2．A．when B．where C．what D．why3．A．happy B．surprised C．excited D．relaxed4．A．itself B．yourself C．ourselves D．myself5．A．teach B．ask C．invite D．catch6．A．am B．was C．havebeen D．willbe7．A．make B．makes C．made D．hasmade8．A．care B．tocare C．caring D．cared9．A．build B．ambuilding C．built D．havebuilt10．A．work B．works C．working D．worked二、阅读理解（共两节，20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）第一节（共16小题；每小题2分，满分32分）请阅读下列语篇，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AHaveyoueverheardaboutBlackFridayandCyberMonday?Surely,theyareallaboutfindingthebestdealsonholidaygiftsforyourselfandfamilymembers.AndhaveyouheardaboutGivingTuesday?__①__Hereissomethingaboutit!

Everyyear,GivingTuesdayiscelebratedontheTuesdayafterThanksgiving,whichencouragespeopletohelpthoseinneedbymakingfinancial(财务的)donationsordoinggoodintheirlocalcommunity.The“GlobalDayofGiving”wasstartedin2012byNewYorkCitynonprofit92ndStreetYandtheUnitedNationsFoundation.

UnlikeBlackFriday,GivingTuesdayservesamorealtruistic(利他的)purpose.__②__In2019,manyGivingTuesdaysocialmediacampaignsworldwidehelpedraiseanamazing$1.9billionfrom27milliondonors!Overthepastfiveyears,manyhighereducationinstitutionshavealsobeenusingtheTuesdayafterThanksgivingtoaskalumni(校友)fordonations.In2019,theUniversityofMichigan,whichcallsitBlueday,received5887giftstotallingover$4million,whilePennsylvaniaStateUniversityraised$710,000tobenefitover85Universityprograms.__③__

Thoughdonatingmoneycertainlyhelps,therearemanyotherwaystosupportthegreatcause,especiallyduringtheCOVID-19pandemic.Youcanvideotutor(辅导)kidsstrugglingwithonlinelearning,orteamupwithanadulttogetgroceries(食品杂货)ormedicationsforanelderlyneighbour.__④__Also,callonyourpeerstohelpyouwithaserviceprojectthataddressesanissueclosetoyourheart,orpickonefromtheseveralideassuggestedontheGivingTuesdaywebsite.Youcanalsodonateyourgently-usedclothesandtoystolocalshelters,ormailahandwrittennotetoagrandparentorafriendyoumissseeing.11．Howdoesthewriterstartthetopic?A．Bycarryingoutatypicalstudy. B．Byexplainingspecialpoints.C．Bymentioningfamiliarthings. D．Bylistingimportantnumbers.12．Wherecanweputthefollowingsentenceinthetext?

Initsfirstyear,themovementbroughtinalmost$10millionforcharities,andthingshaveonlyimprovedsince.A．① B．② C．③ D．④13．WhatcanwelearnaboutGivingTuesdayfromthetext?A．ThepurposeofGivingTuesdayistoattractpeopletobuymoreproducts.B．YoucanonlydonatemoneytopeopleinneedwhenGivingTuesdaycomes.C．GivingTuesdayprovidesthepublicwithmoreideastohelp.D．FeweruniversitiesarewillingtoorganizeanyactivitiesonGivingTuesday.14．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．DifferentHolidaysintheWest B．AnIntroductiontoGivingTuesdayC．CelebrationsofGivingTuesday D．MoreGiving,LessHungerBDoyoueverfeellikeyourthoughtsaregoingaroundincircles?Oneminute,you’rethinkingaboutyourhomework.Thenextminute,you’rethinkingaboutyourplansfortheweekend.Isitpossibleforustoslowdownourthoughtsorevenstopthemcompletely?Itdependsonyourdefinition(定义)of“thinking”,accordingtoMichaelHalassa,aresearcheratMIT,US.Webasicallygothrougheachdayinoneoftwostates-weeitherrealizethatwe’rethinkingorwedon’t.Ourbrainswon’tstopthinkingcompletelyuntilwedie.“Thebrainneveractuallystopsthinkinginabroadersense.Mostthoughtsareactuallyinthebackground(后台)withoutusnoticingthemandthere’snotreallyawaytoturnthesethingsoff.”Halassasaid.Humanbrainscanunconsciouslyprocess(无意识地处理)about11millionpiecesofinformationpersecond,accordingtoForbes.Youcancomparethistohowacomputerworks.Evenwhenyouaren’tusingyourcomputerwhileit’sturnedon,itisstillrunningoperations“inthebackground”.Yourcomputer,muchlikeyourbrain,isconstantly“thinking”,evenifyou’renotactivelyusingit.Someresearchershavereferredtothisas“thought-chatter”.Itdescribestherandom(胡乱的)thoughtsthatcomeinandoutofourmindveryquicklyatdifferenttimesduringtheday,accordingtoSteveTaylor,apsychologylecturer.Somethought-chattercanbeenjoyable,suchasdaydreaming.AlbertEinsteincameupwithhisfamoustheoryofrelativity(相对论)whiledaydreamingatwork.Buttoomuchthought-chattercanmakeusfeeltooanxiousorworried,Taylorsaid.Meditation(冥想)canhelpuscleanupsomeofthisthought-chatter.15．Whathappenstoyouwhen“yourthoughtsaregoingaroundincircles”?A．Youcannotstopthinkingaboutpastevents.B．Youarethinkingaboutonethingrepeatedly.C．Youarethinkingaboutonethingafteranother.16．WhatdoesParagraph4trytoprove(证明)?A．Humanbrainsarethinkingallthetime.B．Computercanthinklikeahumanbrain.C．Humanbrainsworkfasterthancomputers.17．Whatdoweknowaboutthought-chatter?A．Itcanmakeussmarter.B．Meditationcanmakeitless.C．Itreferstothebackgroundnoiseswehear.18．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthispassage?A．Howtothinkactively.B．BusyworkinghumanbrainsC．Differencesbetweenhumanbrainsandcomputers.CManyusersfromtheUSjoinedXiaohongshuinJanuary,andChineseusersjokinglyaskedthemtopaya“cattax(猫税)”bysharingaphotooftheircats.Inreturn,Chineseuserswouldsendthepicturesoftheirowncats.Afterlookingathundredsofcatphotos,somepeoplenoticedsomethinginteresting:ThecatspostedbyChineseuserswererounderthanthosesharedbyAmericanusers.Butwhy?AccordingtothewebsiteFurrbby,onekeyreasonisthelivingenvironment.InChina,manyfamiliesliveinhigh-riseapartments.Tokeeptheircatssafe,ownersusuallykeeptheminsidethehouse.However,manyAmericanhomeshavelargerlivingspacesandbackyards,socatscanclimbandplayhereandthere.

Culturaldifferencesmayalsoplayarole,reportedInfNews.InChineseculture,roundnessmeansunity(团结)andperfection,whileAmericansvalueanadventurous(冒险的)spirit.Sotheyencouragetheirpetstorunaroundandstayactive.Familyinfluenceisanotherreason.“Myparentsalwaysshowtheirlovebymakingdeliciousfoodforme,soItreatmycatthesameway,”explainedaChineseuserfromHeilongjiang.ThedifferenceincatbodyshapesbetweenChinaandtheUSshowsculturaldifferencesbetweenthetwocountries.WhethertheyareafitAmericancatoraroundChinesecat,aslongastheyarehealthy,that’swhatmattersmost.19．WheredoChinesekeepcatsaccordingtowebsiteFurrbby?A．Inthehouse. B．Inthebackyard. C．Inthepark. D．Inthebox.20．WherecantheunderlinedphraseinParagraph1“inreturn”beput?A．Whenwesmiletoothers,wegetasmile________.B．Helendidn’tordercoffeetoday.________,shedranksometea.C．Weneedtokeephopealive,________weareinadifficulttime.D．Everythingispossible________weworkhardenough.21．Accordingtothearticle,whatarethereasonsfordifferentshapesofcats?①photo-takingskill

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④familyinfluenceA．①②③ B．①②④ C．①③④ D．②③④22．Whatisthemainpurposeofthispassage?A．ToexplainsomedifferencesinraisingcatsbetweentheUSandChina.B．Toencouragepeopleindifferentcountriestokeepmorecatsifpossible.C．TocomparethedifferentsizesandcolorsofcatsintheUSandChina.D．ToshowdifferentlivingenvironmentsforcatsintheUSandChina.DCrossingculturesmeansmeetingandunderstandingdifferentwaysoflife.Everycountryhasitsspecialcustomsingreeting,eatingandcommunicating.InJapan,peopleusuallybowtoshowrespect.Thelongeranddeeperthebowis,themorerespecttheyexpress.IntheUSA,peopleusuallyshakehandsandsmilewhenmeetingforthefirsttime.InsomeArabcountries,peoplemaystandcloserwhiletalking,butinWesterncountries,peopleusuallykeepacertaindistance.Tablemannersalsodiffergreatly.InChina,it’spolitetoleavealittlefoodtoshowyouarefull.ButinmanyWesterncountries,finishingallfoodmeansyoulikeitverymuch.Understandingthesedifferenceshelpsuscommunicatebetterandavoidmisunderstanding.Whenwerespecteachother’scultures,wecanmakefriendseasilyaroundtheworld.23．WhatdoJapanesepeopleusuallydotoshowrespect?A．Shakehands. B．Bow.C．Kisscheeks. D．Laughloudly.24．InsomeArabcountries,whatdopeopleoftendowhiletalking?A．Standfaraway. B．Standclosetoeachother.C．Keepsilent. D．Lookaway.25．InmanyWesterncountries,whatdoesfinishingallfoodmean?A．Youarestillhungry. B．Youdislikethefood.C．Youenjoythefood. D．Youwantmore.26．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Weshouldlaughatstrangecustoms. B．Culturaldifferencescausenotrouble.C．Understandingcultureshelpscommunication. D．Allcountrieshavethesametablemanners.第二节（共4小题；每小题2分，满分8分）阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从下面的五个选项中选择四个还原到文中，使短文意思通顺、结构完整。一空一句。Sometimesyoumightfeelitimpossibletogetonwithyourparents.Butinfact,itisn’tasdifficultasyouthink.Followtheseways,andthenyou’llimproveyourrelationshipwiththem.Spendmoretimewithyourparents.Yourparentswon’talwaysbearound,sotrytospendmoretimewiththem.Thisdoesn’tmeanjustsittinginfrontoftheTVtogether.27Bydoingthem,allofyouwillfeelhappyandrelaxed.Talkwithyourparentsmoreoften.Inordertounderstandthembetter,youshouldtalkwiththemmoreoften.28Forexample,youcouldaskthemabouttheirownchildhood.Inthisway,youwillunderstandthembetter.29Sometimesyourparentsalsowanttoknowmoreaboutyou.Justdoyourbesttoopenyourhearttothem.Whenpossible,talktothemaboutsomethingatschoolorwhatyoureallywanttobeinthefuture.Makeyourparentsfeelproud(自豪的).30Byworkinghard,youcandowellatschoolorwinprizesingames.Theywillthinkhowluckytheyaretohaveyouandbemorewillingtotalkaboutyouinfrontofothers.A．Trytolearnmoreaboutthem.B．Youareproudofyourparents.C．Shareyourfeelingsandideaswithyourparents.D．Instead,youshoulddomoreactivitieswithyourparentstogether.E．Therearealwayssomewaystomakeyourparentsfeelgoodaboutyou.三、补全对话（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）阅读下面对话，从文后7个选项中选择5个恰当的选项完成此对话。A:DidyouwatchtheTVprogramcalledJourneytotheWest?B:Yes.31A:32B:Heissogreat!Ilikehimverymuch.A:33B:Amagicrockopenedupandmonkeywasborn.A:34B:Heoftenusesmagicsticktofightbadpeople.A:Howdoeshedoit?B:35A:SochildrenallovertheworldlovetheMonkeyKing!A．Assoonasheseesbadpeople,hethinksofwaystofightthem.Hecanturnhimselfintodifferentanimalsandobjects.B．IsawitwhenIwas10.C．Whatdoesheoftendointheprogram?D．WhatdoyouthinkofSunWukong?E．Whyishesobrave?F．Ididn’tlikeit.G．Howwasheborn?四、语法填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）Differentcountrieshavedifferentcurrencies.InChina,weusetherenminbi.Themainunit36(be)theyuan.IntheUnitedStates,peopleusetheUSdollar.IntheUK,theyusethepound.37(Japan)usetheyen.Whenyoutraveltoanothercountry,youneed38(change)yourmoneyintotheircurrency.Youcandothisatabank39anexchangeoffice.Youshouldchecktheexchangerate40(one).Theratechangeseveryday.Sometimesyoucangetmoremoney,andsometimesyouget41(little).It’simportanttoknowhowmuchyourmoneyis42(worth).Beforeyoutravel,youcansearchonline43(learn)aboutthecurrency.Thiswillhelpyouplanyour44(budget)better.Beingasmarttravelermeansbeingsmart45moneytoo.五、选词填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）请阅读下面语篇，根据其内容，用方框中所给词的正确形式填空，使其通顺、连贯，并将答案写在答题卡相应的位置上。方框中有两个词为多余项。control

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