2025-2026学年福建省福州市福清市八年级（下）期中英语试卷（含答案）

第=page11页，共=sectionpages11页2025-2026学年福建省福州市福清市八年级（下）期中英语试卷一、看图填空：本大题共5小题，共10分。1.always，far______

2.afford______

3.beinterestedin______

4.necessary______

5.while______二、补全对话-选择：本大题共5小题，共5分。LiLei：Helen，youalwaysgetgoodgradesinEnglish.（1）______

Helen：Sure!Ithinkgoodlearninghabitsareveryimportant.

LiLei：（2）______

Helen：Iusuallytakecarefulnotesinclassandreviewthemeveryevening.

LiLei：That'shelpful.（3）______

Helen：Yes，IalsotrytospeakEnglishasmuchaspossible，bothinandafterclass.

LiLei：I'mtooshytospeakinpublic.（4）______

Helen：Don'tworry.Youcanstartwithsmallthings，liketalkingwithyourdeskmateinEnglishfor5minuteseveryday.

LiLei：（5）______I'lltryitfromtomorrow.

Helen：That'sgreat!Ibelieveyouwillmakeprogresssoon.

A.WhatdoyouthinkisthemostimportantforlearningEnglish？

B.Canyousharesomeofyourlearninghabitswithme？

C.Whatgoodhabitsdoyouhave？

D.Doyouhaveanyothergoodideas？

E.WhatshouldIdotoimprovemyspokenEnglish？

F.HowlonghaveyoubeenlearningEnglish？

G.Thatsoundseasyanduseful.6.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G7.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G8.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G9.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G10.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G三、阅读五选五：本大题共5小题，共5分。

Fromancienttimes，humanshavealwaysneededawaytobuyandsellthings.Inthebeginning，peopleusedthebarter（物物交换）system.Forexample，acowcouldbetradedforahorse.（1）______However，thingsbecamemoredifficultasthepopulationgrew，Peopleneededastandardunittomeasurethevalueofthings.（2）______Andithasbeenwithuseversince.

Accordingtoresearch，Chinesepeoplewerethefirsttousemoney.Asearlyas3.000yearsago，theyusedshellstobuythings.（3）______Then，theworld'sfirstpapermoney.jiaozi，appearedinChengduin1023.

InancientEurope，moneycoinscameintousearoundthe6thor5thcenturyBCE.UnliketheChinese，（4）______Aroundthe17thcentury，papermoneybecamepopularinEuropebecauseitwaseasiertocarryandstore.

Intheearly19thcentury，theBankofEnglandintroduced"gold-backed"papermoney.（5）______Thismadepeoplefeelsaferbecausethepapermoneywasconnectedtosomethingvaluable.

A.Then，theera（时代）ofmoneybegan.

B.Thissystemworkedwellforalongtime.

C.Europeansmadetheircoinsfromgoldandsilver.

D.Peoplecouldexchangethispapermoneyforgoldorsilverinthebank.

E.Hundredsofyearslater，theystartedtousecopper（铜币）andbronze（青铜）.11.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E12.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E13.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E14.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E15.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E四、单选题：本大题共10小题，共10分。16.Confuciusstilllearnedfromothers______hislateyears.（）A.at B.on C.in17.Don'tworryaboutmakingmistakeswhilelearning—it'squite______.（）A.strange B.normal C.

harmful18.—Youcan't____________everyone，sojustbeyourself.

—You'reright.Beingtrueisveryimportant.（）A.

trust B.satisfy C.forget19.Manypeopledon'trealizetheimportanceofhealth

theyfallill.（）A.after B.until C.if20.—Doyouwantmoresugarinyourcoffee？

—No，______please.I'mtryingtocutdown.（）A.

more B.less C.

fewer21.—CanI______yourdictionarytolookupthenewword？

—Sure，hereyouare.（）A.lend B.return C.borrow22.Please______thewetfloor，oryoumayfalldown.（）A.turnoff B.keepoff C.

getoff23.—Dad，canImeetmyonlinefriendalonetonight？

—No.Itisabig______toyoursafety.（）A.

chance B.

treat C.

risk24.—Iplantostayuptofinishthisgame.

—______.Youknowhealthcomesfirst.（）A.

Stepforward B.Thinktwice C.

Takeaction25.—Whatacoolmodelcar!Couldyoutellme______？

—Sorry，Ican'tremembertheexactcost.（）A.whereyouboughtit B.whogaveittoyou

C.

howmuchyoupaidforit 五、完形填空：本大题共10小题，共15分。

Inaquietvillage，therelivedafarmernamedHenry.Hebelievedthatonlyhardworkcouldbringagoodharvest（收成）.However，hisneighborssawthings

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.Theythoughtluckwasthemostimportantthing.Manyofthemdidn'tpaymuchattentiontotheirfields，hopingthatthe

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seasonwouldsavethem.TheyoftenjokedaboutHenry'sactions，butHenrydidnotmind.Heknewthatlandonly

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whatyouputintoit-effort，care，andpatience.

Oneyear，thefieldswerecracked（有裂纹的）anddustyundertheburning（强烈的）sun.Manyfarmersgaveup，

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Henrydidn't.Everymorning，Henrypickeduptwoheavybuckets（桶）andwalkedtoafar-awaywell

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water.Hepouredthewaterintohisfield.

Daysturnedintoweeks.Theotherfieldsstayeddry，butHenry'sland

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signsoflife.Thenoneevening，thewindchangedanditrained.Thevillagewasfilledwithjoy，butnoonefelt

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thanHenrybecausenowthingsweredifferentforhim.

Whenharvesttimecame，Henry'sfieldwas

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goldengrain，whileothers'gotlittle.Theneighborswhooncejokedabouttheman'sactnowallpraisedhissuccess.Thevillageleadersaid，"Henrydidn't

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forluck.Hetriedhisbesttomakehisownluck."Thereisa

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wecanlearnfromHenry：Weshouldnotgiveupeasilywhilerunningafterourdreams.26.A.easily B.differently C.carefully27.A.lucky B.dry C.busy28.A.gaveup B.gaveback C.gaveaway29.A.and B.because C.but30.A.for B.with C.to31.A.made B.felt C.showed32.A.sadder B.happier C.angrier33.A.proudof B.shortof C.fullof34.A.look B.wait C.thank35.A.story B.lesson C.joke六、阅读理解：本大题共15小题，共30分。ATimeCapsulesarefuntomake.Ifyouopenoneaftermanyyears，itwillbelikeopeninga"timemachine".Butbeforeyoustart，WilliamE.Jarvishassomegoodtipsforyou.

Tip1Choosetherightcontainer（容器）

●Don'tusepaperboxes，theybreakeasily.

●Use，astainless-steelboxsothatitcanlastover10years.Tip2Prepareproperthings

●Putaletterinside.

●Donotputplantsinit.

●Donotputelectronicthingslikephonesorcamerasinit.Tip3Writeyourletter

●Usepermanentinktopreventfading（褪色）.

●Choosepaperthatlastsalongtime.

●Writeyourhopesforthefuture.Tip4Pickasafeplace

●Putitunderabigtreeorinacornerofyouryard.

●Leaveamark，likeasign，soyoucanfinditagain.

●Don'tputitintheground，becausewatermightgetin.Youwillhaveaspecialtimecapsule.Yearslater，whenyouopenit，youcanlookbackatyouroldlifeanddreams.Itwillbeliketalkingtoyouryoungerself!36.Whatisatimecapsulelike？______A.Abigtree. B.Asafeplace. C.Atimemachine. D.Ayoungchild.37.Whichofthefollowingcanbeputintoatimecapsule？______A. B. C. D.38.Whyshouldyouusespecialinkandpaperfortheletter？______A.Tokeeptheletterforalongtime.

B.Toletothersunderstanditeasily.

C.Towritethelettermoreclearly.

D.Tomakethelettereasytofind.39.WhatdoesthewritermainlytellusinTip4？______A.Whattowriteintheletter. B.Howtochooseagoodbox.

C.Wheretogetthetimecapsule. D.Whattoputinsidethecapsule.40.Wherecanyoureadthistext？______A.Ahistorybook. B.Afictionstory.

C.Asciencereport. D.Alifemagazine.BMadoliineGourleyisfromAustralia.Overthepastfewyears，shehastraveledtomanycitiesinhercountryandintheU.S.A.Andshehasspentverylittleenthesetrips.Howdidshemanagetodothis？

Well，Madollinegrewupwithcatsandhasalwaysbeena"bigcatfan".In2017，shediscoveredaprofessionalpetsittingwebsite（宠物托管网站）.Shestarted.lookingonitforjobsindifferentcities."Asapetsitter，youhelpyourcustomerstakecareoftheirpets."sheexplains."Inexchange，yougettoliveintheirhomesforfree."

Madollinespendsabout30minutesadaycaringforhercustomers'cats."I'musuallyaskedtofeedthecatstwiceaday，Ialsoneedtochangetheirwaterandcleantheirlitterboxes（通砂盆）everydayortwo，"shesays.Shesendshercustomerstwoorthreephotosorvideosoftheirpetseachday.Thisistoupdatethemonhowtheirpetsaredoing.

Madoliinewillalsodoothersimpletasksforhercustomersiftheyneedit.Thesetasksincludecollectingmailandtakingoutthetrash.Therestofthetime，sheisfree.Shecanexplorethecitywhereshestays.Mostofhercustomersareverynice.Theysometimeseventellheraboutgreatplacestovisit.

Maiollinehasbeensharingherjourneysonline.HernexttripwillbeinCansda.Andsheislookingforplacestostaythere!41.WhatdoesMadoliineworkas？______A.Apostman. B.Apetsitter.

C.Ababysitter. D.Ahousecleaner.42.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordinParagraph3mostprobablymean？______

A.① B.② C.③ D.④43.WhatdoesMadollineusuallydoforhercustomers？______A.Shecleansthewholehouseeveryday.

B.Shetravelsaroundthecitywiththecats.

C.Shetakesthecatsoutforawalktwiceaday.

D.Shesendsphotosorvideosofcatstotheowners.44.IfyouwanttotravellikeMadolline，whichofthefollowingshouldyoubegoodat？______A.Drivingacar. B.Takingcareofanimals.

C.Cookingdeliciousfood. D.Speakingdifferentlanguages.45.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage？______A.ToshowhowtotravelaroundAustralia.

B.Toexplainhowtocareforcatsathome.

C.Todescribeawaytosharetravelsonline.

D.Tointroduceawaytotravelwithlittlemoney.CFromextreme（极端的）weathertorisingsealevels，climatechangehascausedalotofproblems.Now，thereisanewone：theEarth'sdaysaregettingalittlelongerastheplanetspins（旋转）moreslowly.

Weallknowthegreenhouseeffect.HumanactivitiesgiveoffgaseslikeCO2.Thesegaseskeepheatintheair，warmingtheplanet.Asaresult，largeamountsoficeattheNorthandSouthPoles（极）aremelting.Antarcticalosesabout150billiontonsoficeeveryyear，andGreenlandloses270billiontons.

Thismeltingicethreatens（威胁）coastalareas.Butthatisnottheonlyproblem.ThemeltingicemovesEarth'sweightawayfromthepolesandintotheoceans.ThisaffectshowfasttheEarthspins.

Imagineafigureskaterdoingaspin.Whenshestretchesouthisarms，moreweightisfartherfromherspinaxis，andshespinsmoreslowly.Whenshepullsherarmsin，theweightmovescloser，andshespinsfaster.ThesamethinghappenstotheEarth.AsmoreofEarth'sweightmovesawayfromthepoles，theplanetspinsmoreslowly，makingourdaysalittlebitlonger.

ThechangeinEarth'sspinisverysmall，butitisspeedingup.Scientistssaythatifwedonotcontrolthegaseswegiveoff，thechangewillbecomeevengreater.Evenso，thechangewillnotaffectourdailylivesmuch.Butitshouldmakeusthinkaboutwhatwearedoingtoourplanet.Ifwetakenoaction，moreproblemsmaycome.46.WhatisthenewproblemcausedbyclimatechangeinParagraph1？______A.TheEarthspinsfaster. B.Thesealevelisrising.

C.TheEarth'sdaysgetlonger. D.Theiceatthepolesismelting.47.Whatcausestheiceatthepolestomeltaccordingtothepassage？______A.TheEarthspinsmoreslowly.

B.Thedaysbecomealittlelonger.

C.GreenhousegaseswarmtheEarth.

D.Theweightmovesawayfromthepoles.48.AccordingtoParagraph4，whichskaterspinsfaster？______A. B.

C. D.49.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage？______A.MeltingicechangeshowfasttheEarthspins.

B.TheEarthwillkeepspinningfasterinthefuture.

C.ThechangeinEarth'sspinaffectsourdailylivesgreatly.

D.Humanactivitieshavenothingtodowithclimatechange.50.Whatisthewriter'sattitudetowardstheclimatechangeproblem？______A.Fearfulanddoingnothing. B.Surprisedandnotbelieving.

C.Worriedandcallingforaction. D.Hopefulandwaitingforchange.七、任务型阅读-简答：本大题共1小题，共10分。51.Longago，duringthetimeofEmperorYao（尧帝），theGodofWatercausedalltheriverstoflood.TheYellowRiveroverflowed，andthepeoplenearbylivedahardtime.

EmperorYaoaskedGun（鲧）tostoptheflooding.Gunledpeopletobuilddams（水坝）toblockthefloodwaters.Butafternineyearsofhardwork，nothingworked.GunthenwenttoHeavenandstole（偷）amagicsoilthatcouldgrowbiggerinwater.Usingit，hemanagedtocontrolthefloods，andpeople'slivesreturnedtonormal.

TheGodofHeavenwasangrywithGunforstealingthemagicsoil.HesentanothergodtokillGunandtakebackthesoil.Thefloodsreturnedovernight.ButGun'sstorydidnotend-threeyearslater，hissonYuwasbornfromhisbelly（腹部）intheformofadragon.

EmperorShun，anewruler，orderedYutocontinuethework.Yuusedadifferentwayfromhisfather's.Insteadoftryingtoblockthewater，hebuiltchannelstoguidethewaterintothesea.Whenmountainsstoodinhisway，heusedhispowertodigthroughthem.

Yulatermarriedbutlefthomefourdayslatertocontinuefightingthefloods.Forthirteenyears，heworkedwithoutastop.Atlast，Yumanagedalltherivers.Thepeoplerespectedhimdeeply.EmperorShunwassoimpressedthathechosehimtobethenextruler.YuthenbecameknownasYutheGreat.

TohonorYutheGreat，theChinesebuiltmanystatues（雕塑）andtemplesinhisname.Inthisway，hiseffortstostoptheterriblefloodswouldneverbeforgotten.(1)WhathappenedtotheYellowRiverduringthetimeofEmperorYao？

______(2)HowdidGuntrytostopthefloodsatfirst？

______(3)WhatmethoddidYuusetocontrolthefloods？

______(4)HowmanyyearsdidYuspendfightingthefloods？

______(5)WhatmadeYuagreatheroinChinesehistory？

______八、选词填空-句子：本大题共1小题，共10分。52.

sticktobyhearttakenotesbethankfulforrunoutof（1）Helearnsnewwords______everyday.

（2）Look!Thestudents______carefullyinclass.

（3）Ifwekeepwastingresources，we______them.

（4）She______herplanandfinishedallhertasksontime.

（5）Weshould______theloveandsupportfromourparents.(1)

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九、阅读填空：本大题共1小题，共10分。53.

LongagoinEurope，youngpeoplelearnedskillsbybecomingapprentices（学徒）.Anapprenticewasaboy，usuallyaround12or13yearsold.He

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（leave）hometolivewithamasterandlearnaskill，suchasbaking，

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（make）shoes，orsewingclothes.

Lifewasnoteasy.Theseboysworkedallday.Theyhelpedwithsmall

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（task）likecleaning，cooking，orcarryingtools.Atthesametime，they

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（careful）watchedthemasterandlearnedstepbystep.Andguesswhat？Theydidn'tgetpaid!Instead，themastergave

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（they）food，clothes，andaplacetosleep.Mostapprenticeslived

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themasterforfivetosevenyears.

Afterfinishinghis

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（train），anapprenticebecameajourneyman.Hecouldtravel，workforothermasters，andearnmoney.Buttobecomeamasterhimself，hehadtomakesomethinggreat—amasterpiece（杰作）.

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groupofexpertswouldjudge（评判）it.Iftheylikedit，hecouldopenhisownshopandteachothers，Beinganapprenticewashard，

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itwasthestartofabigjourney.Ittaughtyoungpeople

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（work）hard.Justlikestudentstoday，theyhadtokeepgoingtoreachtheirgoals.(1)

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十、书面表达：本大题共1小题，共15分。54.假设你是李华，你的英国笔友Mike很苦