探寻潍坊风筝文化：从历史到制作

探寻潍坊风筝文化：从历史到制作📄广东省惠州市惠城区华侨中学2025-2026学年八年级上学期期中考试英语试卷（含答案）（满分：120分；考试时间：90分钟）一、语法选择（10小题，每小题1分，共10分）通读短文，从A、B、C中选最佳答案。SamuelSkotnikov,ChangyoungKim,andEeshaanPrashantharethreehighschoolstudentsfromTexas,America.TheirgoodfriendAidenlostoneofhislegsinanaccidentandhadtouse1artificialleg.However,itwasuncomfortableanddifficult2.TheynoticedAidenwashavingahardtimemovingaroundwithhisartificialleg,3theydecidedtomakehimabetterone.They4workrightaway.Ittook5severalmonthstofinishtheirdesign,NeuroFlex.Whatmakesitspecialisthatitiscontrolledbytheuser’sbrain,instead6hisbody.ThebrainsignalstellNeuroFlexhowtheuserwantstomoveandthenNeuroFlex’smotorssupportthemovement.Andthebestpartisthat,comparedtootherartificiallegsonthemarket,NeuroFlexcosts7.Itonlycostsabout1,000tomakeit,whileotherartificiallegsareatacostofabout100,000.Skotnikov,KimandPrashanthattendedaninternationalsciencefairwiththeir8,andtheywonthirdprizeintheGordonE.MooreAward.“Ican’tfindthewords,”Skotnikovsaidafterwinningtheaward,“Atfirst,wejustwantedtohelpfixour9problem.LaterwefoundthatwecouldhelpmorepeoplewithNeuroFlex.10amazinginvention!”A.a

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C./A.use

B.using

C.touseA.so

B.although

C.becauseA.begin

B.began

C.willbeginA.they

B.their

C.themA.of

B.for

C.toA.little

B.less

C.leastA.invent

B.inventor

C.inventionA.friend

B.friends

C.friend’sA.Whata

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C.How二、完形填空（10小题，每小题1分，共10分）通读短文，从A、B、C、D中选最佳答案。WeifanginShandongisknownastheworld’skitecapital.Ithasalonghistoryofkite-making.Nowit11over70%oftheworld’skites.Emily,anexchangestudentinBeijing,travelledtoWeifangwithherfriendCathyinApril.Ontheirwaythere,they12whoinventedthekite.“Laozi,”Emilywas13.“Helikedtheideaoflettinggoofcontrolandjustenjoyingtheexperience,justlikewhenflyingakite.”“No,the14answerisMozi,”Cathysaid.“Heusedwoodtomakea‘woodenbird’.Itwastheearlykiteandcouldflyforoneday.Later,LuBan15thedesign.Heusedbambooinsteadofwood.His‘bamboobird’couldstayintheair16,foraboutthreedays.”InWeifang,theysawthousandsofkitesinthesky.Their17werefromdragonstopandas,frommoderncarstofolkcharacters.Thelocalssaythere’snothingthatcan’tflyintheskyofWeifang.EmilyandCathyalsolearnedkite-makingskillsfromalocalartist.Therearefourmain18:makingtheframe,pastingpaperontotheframe,paintingit,andfinalbalancing.Theyfinishedeachstep19andintheend,eachmadeabeautifulkite.ThetriptoWeifangmadeEmilyandCathy20kiteculturebetter.Theycouldn’twaittosharetheamazingexperiencewiththeirfriends.A.wastes

B.records

C.collects

D.producesA.waitedfor

B.lookedfor

C.talkedabout

D.worriedaboutA.satisfied

B.brave

C.curious

D.nervousA.similar

B.correct

C.popular

D.possibleA.improved

B.described

C.introduced

D.forgotA.slower

B.longer

C.higher

D.deeperA.sizes

B.colours

C.heights

D.shapesA.forms

B.steps

C.tools

D.reasonsA.carefully

B.loudly

C.suddenly

D.quicklyA.develop

B.influence

C.protect

D.understand三、阅读理解（15小题，每小题2分，共30分）ATeenagersdon’tjustlearnatschool.Theirparentsalsoteachthemalotintheirdailylives.Therearethreestudentssharingtheirexperiences.Julie

Oneday,Ibrokemymother’sfavouritecupbyaccident.Iwasafraidshewouldbeangry,butIstillchosetotellherthetruth.Mymumsaid,“Wecan’tmakesureeverythingalwaysgoeswell.Accidentsarepartoflife.Don’tworry,Julie.Honestyismoreimportantthanacup.”Simon

Once,mybrothertookmytoycarawaywithoutaskingme.Iwantedtoshoutathim,butmydadletmestaycalm.Later,Icommunicatednicelywithmybrother.Herealisedhismistakeandneverdidsuchathingagain.Eric

Iusedtoleavehomeworkuntilthelastminute.Aftermyfatherknewit,hetaughtmetomakeatimetableformydailyroutine.NowIcanfinishmyhomeworkearlyeveryday,andIhavemorefreetimeformyhobbies.WhatisJulielike?

A.Sheishonest.

B.Sheisquiet.

C.Sheisfunny.

D.Sheiscareful.WhydidSimonwanttoshoutathisbrother?

A.Becausehisbrotherbrokehiscup.

B.Becausehisbrotheratehissnacks.

C.Becausehisbrotherdidn’tfinishhishomeworkontime.

D.Becausehisbrothertookhistoycarawayanddidn’ttellhim.HowdidEric’sfatherhelphim?

A.Bybuyinghimanewclock.

B.Bysharingsomebookswithhim.

C.Byteachinghimtomakeatimetable.

D.Bywakinghimupearlyeverymorning.WhatcanwelearnaboutEric?

A.Heisneverlateforschool.

B.Hecangethishomeworkdoneearlynow.

C.Hedoesn’thaveanyhobbies.

D.Heisgoodatcommunicating.Whatdothethreestudentshaveincommon?

A.Theyalloftenmakemistakes.

B.Theyallliketryingsomethingnew.

C.Theyallchangedtheirdailyroutines.

D.Theyalllearnedsomethingfromtheirfamily.BDoyouenjoywatchingfilms?Doyouknowhowfilmwasinvented?Infact,itdoesn’thavejustoneinventor.Instead,ithasbeendevelopedbymanypeopleovertime.Thehistoryoffilmdatesbacktothelate19thcentury.In1894,theLumierebrothersinFranceinventedthemotionpicturecamera.Thatmadeitpossibletorecordandshowmovingpicturestopeople.InMarch,1895,theirfirstfilmwasborninParis.Itrecordedsomeworkersleavingafactory,lastingabout46seconds.Later,theLumierebrothersmademorefilms.Theseearlyfilmswereblack-and-white,shortandsilent,andtheyoftenrecordedeverydaylife.Thesilenterainfilmendedaroundthelate1920s.In1927,theJazzSingercametothescreenanditisoftenconsideredtheturningpointfromsilenttosoundfilms.Thischangeledtothedeclineintheproductionofsilentfilms.Andmanysilentfilmstarsfoundthemselvesoutofwork.Evenso,somesilentfilmsstillcontinuedtobemadewellintothe1930s.Duringthe1930sand1940s,Technicolourdevelopedfastanditbroughtcolourtothesilverscreen.Thefirstfull-colourfilmBeckySharpcameoutin1935.Later,morekindsoffilmsappeared,suchasdramas,actionfilms,sci-fifilmsandmusicals,anddigitaltechnologywasintroduced.Anyway,thehistoryoffilmkeepsgoing,anditwillkeepdevelopingwithnewtechnologiesandtheneedofpeople.Howdoesthewriterstartthetext?

A.Byaskingquestions.

B.Bycomparingfacts.

C.Bygivingexamples.

D.Bytellingastory.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheLumièrebrothers’firstfilm?

A.ItcameoutinMarch,1894.

B.Itlastedmorethan1minute.

C.Itwasblack-and-whiteandhadnosound.

D.Itrecordedsomeworkersenteringafactory.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“decline”mean?

A.增加

B.减少

C.稳定

D.波动Whendidthefirstfull-colourfilmcomeout?

A.In1895.

B.In1927.

C.In1935.

D.Inthe1930sand1940s.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.TheHistoryofFilm

B.GreatFilmInventors

C.DifferentKindsofFilms

D.TheDevelopmentofDigitalTechnologyC阅读C篇，从A、B、C、D中选最佳答案。（真题原文较长，此处保留考点一致的精简版）31–35（略，题型同A/B篇，考查细节理解、推理判断、主旨大意）四、听力部分（20小题，每小题1分，共20分）（真题含听力音频，此处提供可直接作答的笔试版，适配考点）第一节听句子（5小题）A.Shewasreading.

B.Sheisreading.

C.Shereadseveryday.A.Yes,Ido.

B.Yes,Idid.

C.Yes,Iwill.A.In2020.

B.For3years.

C.Since2020.A.It’sinteresting.

B.It’sabook.

C.It’sonthedesk.A.Thankyou.

B.You’rewelcome.

C.That’sright.第二节听短对话（5小题）Whatdoestheboywanttobe?

A.Ateacher.

B.Adoctor.

C.Awriter.Howwillthegirlgotoschooltomorrow?

A.Bybike.

B.Bybus.

C.Onfoot.What’stheweatherliketoday?

A.Sunny.

B.Rainy.

C.Cloudy.Whenwillthemeetingstart?

A.At8:00.

B.At8:15.

C.At8:30.Whereistheboy’spen?

A.Onthedesk.

B.Inthebag.

C.Underthechair.第三节听长对话（5小题）11–15（略，考查日常交际：计划、邀请、问路等）第四节听短文（5小题）16–20（略，考查信息抓取：时间、地点、事件、态度等）五、情景对话（5小题，每小题1分，共5分）从方框中选最佳选项，补全对话（有一项多余）。A.Thatsoundsgreat!

B.Whatdidyoudothere?

C.Howwasyourweekend?

D.Didyouhaveagoodtime?

E.Whodidyougowith?

F.Wheredidyougo?A:Hi,Lisa!21

B:Itwasgreat!

A:22

B:Iwenttothepark.

A:23

B:Ifl