江苏省南通市如皋市2025-2026学年八年级上学期2月期末学业质量监测英语试卷（无答案）

2025-2026学年度第一学期八年级期末学业质量监测试卷英语试题

一、听力

二、单项选择

1.—Myneighbouralwaysreturnsthethingsheborrowsintime.—It'sreallyofhim.

A.trustworthyB.energeticC.humorousD.active

2.Borrowingbooksfromthelibraryisagoodwaytothecostofstudying.

A.repeatB.reduceC.reportD.record

3.Ourcityholdsanumberofexcellentactivitieseachyear,someamazingdanceandsongshows.

A.includingB.exceptC.beyondD.besides

4.一ManypeopleputindangerwhiledoingtheDIY.

—DIYcanbringfunandsaveusmoney,butit'snotalwaysassafsaswethink.

A.itB.itselfC.themD.themselves

5.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbeaddedthesuffix"-ion”lofbmianoun?

A.darkB.expressC.teachD.begin

6.Usuallygoodhabitsfromanearlyagebuildingastrongcharacterandasuccessfullife.

A.getridofB.leadtoC.payattentiontoD.lookforwardto

7.Whichofthefollowingsentencesusesthesentencestructure“S+V+O+O”？

A.Thebeeisdancinghappily.B.Thetreegrewtallerafterafewweeks.

C.Timbuiltabetterhomefbrlocalwildlife.D.Wecallthewetlandthe"kidney”oftheearth.

8.Whatdocsthepictureontherightshowus?

A.Aterribleplacethatisingreatneedofsunshineandair.

B.Anecosystemthatcoversaround71%oftheearth'ssurface.

C.Adryareathathaslittlerainandisdifficultfbrhumanstolive.

D.Anatureresen-ethatishometoallkindsofanimalsandplants.

9.Here'sapoemaboutsnow.Thebestorderofthepoemshouldbe

a.Wbdrinkthesunatmorninglightb.Nekeepplantswarmthroughcoldnight

c.Wbfallandcovertreeswithwhited.Andhelpspringflowersgrowupright

A.a-d-b-cB.b-a-c-dC.c-b-a-dD.d-a-b-c

10.—Ithinklearningthecorrectpronunciationofthewordshelpmerememberthemmoreeasily.

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一Butcouldyouhelpmewithit?

A.That'sadeal.B.That'sallright.C.I'mafraidnot.D.That'sagoodpoint.

三、完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

MybrotherandIhadbeencountingdownthedaystoaliveconcert（音乐会）byasingerweliked.When

thatnight_11_arrived,itwasfarmoreamazingthanIhadexpected!

Itwasawarmsummereveningatanopen-airtheatre.Theskywaspaintedindeep_12_bythesettingsun

andIcouldfeelthecrowd'sexcitementintheair.Thenthefirstdeepnote（音符）rangout.Everythingchanged.It

wasn'tjust_13_anymore—itwassomethingbigger.Youcouldfeelitinthewaythecrowdmovedlikeone

hugewave.Aroundme,strangersdancedfreelyandlaughedtogether.Aman,probablyinhisseventies,_14_

ashardasthecollegestudentsaroundhim.Thatmomentstayedwithme.

AnotherunforgettableexperiencehappenedwhenIwas18.Igotasummerjobata15_.Atfirst,

everythingseemedtogowrong.Ikeptmaking_16_.Ievencouldn'tremembertablenumbers,andItriedto

keepupduring_17_lunchtime.Themanager'scriticism（批评）mademefeellikeIcompletelyfailed.

Butthings_18_overlime.MyworkmateMariataughtmetrickstoremembertablenumbersandJoey

showedmehowto_19_withunfiiendlycustomers.Evenourregularcustomersstartedtalkingtome,asking

aboutmycollegeplansandofferingadvice.Everymistakebecamea（n）_20_,andgradually,Iimproved.

Then,something_21_happened.MymanagerwasfiredandIwasofleredthesupendsor（主管）position.I

cuuldii'tbelieveit!Munlliscailiei,Icvuldnotcany（Ineeplatesvitlivuldiuppinganyune._22_nuvvIwas

trustedwithaleadershiprole.

Thesetwoexperienceshavechanged23Iseetheworld.Thatnighthastaughtmethatwccanconnect

withothersanywhere.Evenifwehave_24_,wealltrulywantthesamethings:joyandbelonging.My

summeratthatrestauranthastaughtmethatstaying_25_canturnhardsituationsintochances.Itisoftenin

difficulttimesthatwecanlearnandgrowmost.

11.A.finallyB.slowlyC.quicklyD.clearly

12.A.blueB.orangeC.greyD.white

13.A.timeB.moneyC.successD.music

14.A.dancedB.sangC.spokeD.read

15.A.companyB.restaurantC.supermarketD.community

16.A.changesB.mistakesC.friendsD.plans

17.A.freeB.deliciousC.busyD.pleasant

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18.A.reducedB.increasedC.endedD.changed

19.A.agreeB.playC.dealD.live

20.A.disasterB.accidentC.festivalD.lesson

21.A.relaxingB.interestingC.surprisingD.boring

22.A.andB.butC.orD.so

23.A.howB.whenC.whereD.what

24.A.differencesB.cheersC.spiritsD.efforts

25.A.aliveB.positiveC.healthyD.nervous

四、阅读理解

第一节

A

Iongago,beforeclockswereinvented,peopleusedsimplethingsfromdailylifetoknowhowmuchtime

passed.Let'sexploresome!

Anincense（香）stick

Themostcommonwaytomeasure（测量）timeinancientChinawasbyburning

wincensesticks,called“一炷香"inChinese.Itworkeddayandnightandwaseasyto

carryandsimpletomake.Anincensestickusuallytookabouthalfanhourtobum.

Acupoftea

“一盏茶"wasabout15minuteslong.Theteacupcamewithalid（盖子）anda

♦4

出smallplate.Thetimeittookfbracupofteatobeservedandcooleddownchanged

withtheweather.Insummer,coolingtheteatookabout15minutes,whileir.winter,

itwasfaster—sometimesjust1（）minutes.

Apotofwine

Finishingapotofwinetookaboutoneshichen,whichequated（等同于）two

hoursinmoderntimes.

Ameal

Amealwasabouthalfashichcnlong.Butinmoderntimes,peopleusually

spendaroundhalfanhourforameal.

1.What'sthemostcommonwaytomeasuretimeinancientChina?

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A.Aninccnscstick.B.Acupoftea.C.Apotofwine.D.Ameal.

2.“Apotofwine“wasabout.

A.10-15minutesB.halfanhourC.2hoursD.2shichen

3.What'sthepassagemainlyabout?

A.WhyancientChineseinventedclockswithdailyobjects.

B.HowancientChinesemeasuredtimewithfourdailyobjects.

C.WhyancientChineseusedtburdailysimplethingstotelltime.

D.HowancientChineseuseddifferentthingstospendtheirfreetime.

B

AlthoughIdidnotspeakorunderstandEnglish,Iwasstillexcitedaboutgoingtoschoolfbrthefirsttime.

Onmyfirstdayofschool,myteacher,MissScalapinoseatedmeclosesttothewindow.Rightnexttomy

deskwasacaterpillar（毛虫）inalargeglassbottle.Itmovedverys'owlywithoutmakinganysound.Justinfront

ofthecaterpillarwasapicturebookofcaterpillarsandbutterflies.Iwentthroughit,pagebypage,studyingallthe

pictures.

Whenthebellrang,allthekidswalkedinquietly.Someofthemlookedatme.Embarrassedandnervous,I

lockedatthecaterpillarinthebottle.Ididthiseverytimesomeonelookedatme.Inclass,Ididnotunderstanda

wordMissScalapinowassaying.Tliemoreshespoke,theuneasierIfelt.FordaysIgotheadachesfromtryingto

listen.Luckily,thecaterpillarbroughtmesomecomfort.Duringbreaks,Ioftenstayedwithitandfeditwith

leavesfromtreesontheplayground.

Myfavouritetimeinschoolwaswhenwedidart.Idrewbutterfliesinpencilandthencoloredthemusing

everycolorinmycrayonbox.MissScalapinoevenputoneofmydrawingsupontheboardfbreveryonetosee.

Af:erafewweeks,itwasgoneandIdidnotknowhowtoaskwhereitwas.

OnedayafterclassesIlookedfbrthecaterpillarbutcouldnotseeit.Iputmyhandinthebottleandlightly

movedtheleaves.Tomysurprise,thecaterpillarhadturnedintoacocoon（茧）.

OnWednesday,May23,justafewdaysbeforetheendoftheschoolyear,MissScalapinosuiprisedme.She

handedmethemissingdrawingofthebutterflyandasilkblueribbonwithwords“1stPLACE”ingoldonit.I

wonthefirstprizefbrmydrawing!1wassoproudthatIfeltlikeburstingoutofmyskin.

Thatafternoon,Icheckedonthecaterpillar.Iwasamazedtofindabutterflymovingfromitscocoonslowly.

Iopenedthebottle.Magically,thebutterflycameout,fluttering（振翅）intheair,readyfbracompletelynewlife.

1.HowdidthewriterfeelinMissScalapino,sfirstclass?

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A.Cheerful.B.Proud.C.Uncomfortable.D.Surprised.

2.HowdidMissScalapinosurprisedthewriter?

A.Shetookawayhisfavouritedrawing.B.Sheputhisdrawingupontheboard.

C.Shegavehimthecaterpillarinabottle.D.Shehandedhimhisdrawingandaribbon.

3.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Thewriterwentthroughthepagestostudyallthestories.

B.Thewriterwonthefirstplacefbrhisdrawingofthecaterpillar.

C.Thewriterlookedatthecaterpillarsinthebookwhenfeelingnenous.

D.Thewriterdidn'taskaboutthedrawingbecauseshedidn'tspeakEnglish.

3.Thebutterflyflutteringintheaircouldprobablymakethewriterf，clthat.

A.theywouldbothstayunnoticedbyothersB.hecouldhaveanewstartinhislifeaswell

C.heshouldusemorecolorstodrawbutterfliesD.theycouldspendalotmoretimetogetherlater

“Iamnotoutofplace.IamwhereIamathome.”saysaGermandoctorJoelMikaelWalker,after

performingacupuncture（针灸）onapatientinZhengzhou,China.Somelocalsareamazedbyreceivingtraditional

Chinesemedicine（TCM）fromaforeigner,butWalkerissureaboutwhatheisdoing.Heisamongagrowing

numberofforeignerstakingpartinTCM,mixingtheirWesternbackgroundswithancientChinesehealingarts（中

医诊疗）.

Walker,fromGermany,cametoChinain2015andfellinlovewithChineseKungfii.WhilelearningShaolin

KungfuinHenan,hebecamecuriousaboutChinesecultureandmedicine.AfterayearofChinesestudy,he

signedupinHenanUniversityofChineseMedicine.Sincehelearnedacupuncture,hehastreatedoverathousand

patients.44HeisskilledinacupunctureJsayshisteacher,Professor¥.1Dongdong,t4Hecanworkonhisown.”

UnderhisChinesename“Wuming”,Walkerhasbecomeanonlinehitonthevideo-sharingplatformDouyin,

gatheringoveronemillionfollowers.Asafamouspersonontheinternet,heshareslocalcultureinsmoothHenan

dialect（方言）.“Youhaveamorereal-to-lifegraspofHenandialectthanIdo,“commentsonefollower.Many

peoplelikehimbecausehejoinsinlocalculture.Healsotreatedhisgrandmother'shealthproblemswith

acupuncture,improvingherconditiongreatly.

Withmoreandmorefans,Walkerfeelsasenseofresponsibility（责任）.“Postingvideoswasjustfbrfun

before,butnowIwanttotakepaninmoremeaningfulprojects,hesays.Heplanstocreatevideospromoting

TCMandsharingstoriesofancientChinesemedicalexperts.t4IreallywantmorepeopletoknowaboutTCMand

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itsfar-rcachingculturalvalue,“headds.WhetherinChinaorGermany,heplanstokeepworkingonTCM."Iwill

doanythingtohelppeoplethroughTCM.”

1.WhatcanwelearnfromWalker'swordsinPara.I?

A.Heiscuriousaboutdoingacupuncture.B.Heisproudofhisforeignbackground.

C.HeisunwillingtotreatthelocalswithTCM.D.Heiscomfortablewiththepresentsituation.

2.WhydidWalkerdecidetostudyTCM?

A.Histeacheradvisedhimtolearnit.B.HedecidedtointroduceTCMtoGermany.

C.Hewantedtobecomefamousontheinternet.D.HegottheideawhilelearningChineseKurgfu.

3.WhatdoesPara.3mainlytalkabout?

A.HowWalkerlearnedtheHenandialect.B.WhyWalkerhasmanyonlinefollowers.

C.HowWalkerhelpshisiamilywithTCM.D.WhyWalkerfindsithardtomakevideos.

4.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthistext?

A.ToshowtheimportanceofTCMineducation.B.TbintroduceaspecialpersonworkingonTCM.

C.ToexplainhowTCMcanhelppeopleinChina.D.lbencouragetheuseofdialectsinpromotingTCM.

D

Scientistshavelongknowndolphinsareamongthesmartestoceananimals.However,arecentstudyinthe

GulfofMexicoshowstheircommunicationmightbeashardashumanlanguage.Scientistsfoundthatwild

dolphinfamiliescreatespecial“signaturewhistles（标志性口哨）“tocalleachother,muchlikehowpeopleuse

names.

Totestthis,theteamplayedunderwaterrecordingsofdifterertdolphinwhistles.Whenadolphinheardits

family'sspecialsound,itquicklyswamtowardthespeaker.▲Thisprovedthesesoundsactlikepersonal

IDs.Thestudyalsofounddolphinsmixwhistlesincreativewaystosharemessages,suchaswarningabout

dangerorpointingoutfoodlocations.

Interestingly,babydolphinsspendmonthspracticingthesesounds,justlikehumanbabieslearningtotalk.

Thissuggestsadultdolphinsactivelyteachtheiryoung,anunusualbehaviorintheanimalworld.Scientistssay

thisfindinghelpsusunderstandhowintelligence（智力）developsindifferentspecies.

Seabiologistsbelievestudyingdolphinlanguagecouldsupportconservation（保护）efforts.Forexample,

knowinghowdolphinscommunicateaboutdangersmighthelpprotectthemfromoceanpollutionorshipnoises.

Already,someteamsareusingAItoolstodecodedolphinsoundsinrealtime.TheseAItoolscanexplainthe

meaningofthesounds.Inthisway,humanscouldbetterwatchdolphinhealthandcreatesaferseaenvironments.

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Thisstudynotonlydeepensourlovefbrdolphins'intelligencebutalsoremindsustoprotecttheseamazing

animalsandtheirunderwaterhome.

I.Whatdiddolphinsdowhenhearingtheirfamily'swhistle?

A.Theyswamawayquickly.B.Theyrepeatedthesamesound.

C.Theymovedtowardthesound.D.Theywarnedothersofdanger.

2.Whichofthefollowingcanbeputin44▲“inPara.2?

A.However,itcopiedunknownsoundslike“Hello”.

B.However,itatefishhappilywhenhearingstrangecalls.

C.However,itswamfasterwhenboatsmadeloudenginesounds.

D.However,itpaidnoattentiontowhistlesfromunknowngroups.

3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“decode”inPar.4mostprobablymean?

A.Design.R.Translate.C.Predict.D.Hear.

4.Whatisthebesttitlefbrthepassage?

A.SavingDolphinsintheOcean.B.BabyDolphins'LearningJourney.

C.HowAIHelpsMarineResearch.D.TheAmazingWhistleLanguage.

第二节

Chinahasrecentlyintroducedanationalchildcaresubsidysystem（育儿补贴系统）tosupportfamilyyoung

children._1

ThesubsidyprogramstartedonJanuary1,2025._2Whetherit'sthefirst,second,orthirdchild,

aslongas（只要）thechildisunder3yearsold,thefamilyissuitablefbrthesubsidy.

Thenationalstandard（标准）is3,600yuanperchildeveryyear._3Forexample,ifafamily

1-year-oldchild,theycanreceive3,600yuanfbrthatyear.Evenfbrchildrenbornbefore2025butstillunder3,

thesubsidywillbeworkedoutaccordingtotheremainingmonthsuntiltheyreach3yearsold.Thismakesthe

familiescangetthesubsidyintimedependingontheirchild'sage.

Parentsorguardianscanapply（申请）fbrthesubsidyintwoways._4Itisveryconvenientand

fast.Theycanalsochoosetoapplyinpersonatrelevantlocaldepartments.Whenapplying,theyneedtoprepare

simplematerialssuchasthechild'sbirthcertificateandhouseholdregistrationbooklet.

_5Itshowsthatthegovernmentcaresaboutfamiliesandismakingeffortstosharethe

financialburdenofraisingchildren.Thispolicy（政策）isexpectedtobringmoresupportandhopetofamilies

withyoungchildren.

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A.Thesubsidystandardisclear.

B.Herearesomekeypointsaboutthepolicy.

C.Itwillbegivenuntilthechildturns3yearsold.

D.Onlyfamilieslivinginbigcitiescanenjoythisstudy.

E.Theycanusetheonlinechildcaresubsidyinformationsystem.

F.Thisnewchildcaresubsidypolicyisreallygreatnewsfbrfamilies.

G.Familiescanapplyv/ithpaperiftheirchildmeetstherequirement.

五、词汇运用

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的适当形式。

Whathelpsagardengrowwell?Sunlightandwater,ofcourse.Butguesswhat?Musicmighthelpplants

growbetter,too.

Plants_1(nothear)soundsashumansdo,buttheycanfeelmovementsfromsounds.Astudy

showedthatwhenplantslistentomusic,theygrowfaster,withlargerflowers,andhealthier_2

(leaf).SingingcanalsoencouragehealthyplantsbyaddingCOz,justastheKingoftheUKdoes!KingCharles

talkstohisplantstohelpwithrheirgrowth.HeevenoncejokinglyaskedKatyPerry,afamoussinger,

_3(sing)tohisplants.

Then,whichkindofmusicdoplantslike4(well)?ChrisBeardshaw,anexperiencedgardener,

thinksheavymclalmusic(重金属R乐)，likeBlackSabbath,helpsplantsgrow.Whilehe_5(do)an

experiment,hefoundthatclassical(古典的)musicmadeplantsgrewalittlebetter,butrockandrollsingerCliff

Richard'smusicledtoplantsdying.Heavymetalmusicwas_6(help)fbrplantsthanotherkindsof

music.Sofarscientists_7(do)manyexperimentstoleamaboutplantsandmusic.

However,it'shardtoknowwhatmusicplantsreallylike.Thekindofplantsandwheretheygrowarealsoof

great_8(important).Maybetheplantsjustgetbettercarcwhenpeopleplaymusicfbrthem.

Itisnotimportantwhetherplantslikemusicornot.Youjustenjoy_9(you)v/hileplaying

musicfbrplants.Musiccanmakeyoumorepatientwhencaringfbrplants.So,_10(play)some

MozartorMetallicaandseeifyourplantsgrowbetter.Yoifllhaveagreattime,too.

六、短文填空

请认真阅读下面短文，并根据各题所给首字母的提示，写出一个合适的英语单词完整、正确的形式，

使短文通顺。

TheWinterSongofNine

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InChinese,thereisacommonexpressioncalled“ShuJiuHanTian,^^referringtotheverycoldestdaysofthe

year.Butwhatexactlydoes“CountingtheNines"mean?

InChina,wintercanbelongandfreezing,butancientChinesepeoplefoundawiseandinteresting

m_1topassthetime.Thistraditioniscalled"ShuJiu"（数九），or"CountingtheNines.^^Itisa

c_2createdbyancientChinesetotrackthecoldest81daysofwinter.Whilesingingthe"Songof

CountingtheNines”,peoplelookf_3tothearrivalofspring.

“CountingtheNines”b_4ontheWinterSolstice（冬至），whichusuallyfallsonDecember21st

or22nd.Fromthisday,peoplestarttocountninedaysasone"nine.”Therearcnine“nines”intotal.Thesong

describesthechangesinnatureduringeachperiod.Forexample,thefirstverse（句）says,“Duringthefirstand

secondnines,h5yourhands,^^Thismeanstheweatherissocoldthatyoushouldkeepyourhands

inyourpockets!A_6versegoes,“Bythethirdnine,therivericeisthickenoughforwalking.^^

Childreninancienttimesmighthaveplayedonthef_7rivers.However,bythe“NinthNine”,cattle

startwalkinginthefields,meaningthetanningseasonhasbegun.

MygrandmothertaughtmethissongwhenIwaslittle.Everyyearwhenwintercomes,shewouldsay,

“Todayweenterthefirstnine.''Thistraditionalsongislikeabridge.Itc_8uswiththelivesand

wisdomofancientpeople.Ittellsusthatc_9inthecoldesttime,thereisarhythmtolifeanda

promisethatspringwillfinallyr_10.“ShuJiu“ismorethanacalendar;itrepresentshopeand

palicncc.

七、阅读与回答问题

请认真阅读下面短文，并根据短文内容回答问题。

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