2025~2026学年辽宁鞍山市华育外国语实验学校八年级下学期英语开学学情自测

2025~2026学年辽宁鞍山市华育外国语实验学校八年级下学期英语开学学情自测一、阅读理解

January12,2026·Issue2GUANGZHOUSCHOOLWEEKLYABiteofCantoneseMorningTeaHowmuchdoyouknowaboutmorningtea?

●Guangzhou’smorningteabeganinthelateQingDynasty.SeeHistory,page2●Oneofthemostfamouskindsofdimsumisshrimpdumplings.SeeFood,page3●Morningteaispopularinmanyforeigncountries.SeePopularity,page4OnlineScantheQRcodeandseemoreaboutdimsums.Coolwaystoenjoymorningteanow!Besideswaterfrontteahouses,GuangzhounowhasYueTaoBus.ThebusgoespastCantonTower,ZhujiangNewTown,GuangzhouOperaHouseandHaixinshaConcertHall,lettingyouenjoytopviewsofGuangzhou’sCBDwhilehavingCantonesemorningtea!Seemore,page5MymorningteastorySendyourstorytoguangzhouschoolweekly@123.comLastSunday,IwenttoTaotaojuTeahousewithmyhostfamily.There,ItriedRiceNoodleRollforthefirsttime.Itismyfavourite!Ican’twaittofindarestaurantthatprovidesmorningteainmyhometownsomyfamilycantasteittoo.Tome,morningteaisn’tjustfood—itisabridgebetweencultures.—Exchangestudent,Alex,14Seemore,page6OnlineScanandfindthetoptenrestaurantstoenjoymorningtea.1.Whichpageshouldyoureadifyouareinterestedinthehistoryofmorningtea?

A．Page2.B．Page3.C．Page4.D．Page5.2.WherecanyoubothtastethemorningteaandenjoytheviewofCantonTower?

A．InGuangzhouOperaHouse.B．Inawaterfrontteahouse.C．InaTaotaojurestaurant.D．OnaYueTaoBus.3.WhichofthefollowingisanopinionaccordingtoAlex’sstory?

A．AlexwenttoTaotaojuTeahouselastSunday.B．AlextastedRiceNoodleRollinTaotaoju.C．Morningteaisabridgebetweencultures.D．Alexisa14-year-oldexchangestudent.4.Wherecanyouprobablyreadthisarticle?

A．Inastorybook.B．Onasportswebsite.C．Inaschoolnewspaper.D．Inasciencemagazine.TheBraveHomingPigeon(AdaptedfromErnestSeton’sAnimalHeroes)SomewhereintheAtlanticOcean,1862.Thecaptainsighed(叹息).Thiswasthethickestfoghehadeverseen.Theywereover330kilometersfromtheclosestland,sohedidn’tknowwheretogo.TheshipwasonitswaytoEurope.JusttenhoursagotheyleftNewYork,butnowtheenginestoppedworking.Clearly,theyneededhelp!Suddenly,thecaptainrememberedthehomingpigeons.Herantothemquickly,wroteamessageforhelp,andtiedittoBigBlue’sleg.BigBlueflewupandthenreturnedalmostrightaway.Thecaptainbecamemoreworried.“Youareourlasthope,littleguy,”saidthecaptainashetiedanotetoAmy,thesmallerandyoungerofthetwopigeons.Thecaptainthrewhimintotheair.Amyflewaroundandaround,higherandhigher.Soon,thebirdwasawayfromtheship,andthecaptaincouldn’tseeAmyanymore.“That’sagoodsign,”saidthecaptainwithmorehope.Almost340kilometersaway,Billyheardfast-movingwingscomeintohisbuildingandgostraighttothewaterbowl.“Hithere,littleguy.Well,aren’tyouthethirstiestbird!”Billysmiled.Thenhesawthenote.Billyknewwhattodo.Hetookthenote,runningasfastashecouldtothecompanyoffice.There,helearntAmyhadflowninfogandoverthesea,foroverfourhours.ThankstoAmy,peoplesenthelptotheship.Thecaptainlaterexplained,“Amyreallyisthemostamazingbird!”5.Accordingtothepassage,howlongdidAmyflytosendthemessage?

A．Forjusttenhours.B．Lessthan330kilometers.C．Formorethanfourhours.D．Almostrightaway.6.Inthesentence,“Youareourlasthope,littleguy,”thephrase“lasthope”meansthat________.

A．Thecaptainhadmanyotherpigeonstochoosefrom.B．BigBluewastootiredtotryagain.C．ThecaptaindidnotlikeAmyasmuchasBigBlue.D．Allotherwaysofaskingforhelpwerenotworking.7.Whichofthefollowingshowsthecorrectorderofevents?

A．LeftNewYork—BillyfoundAmy—Captainwroteanote-HelpwassentB．Captainsighed—BigBluefailed—Amysucceeded—EnginestoppedC．Amysucceeded—Billyreadthenote—Enginestopped—HelpwassentD．Enginestopped—Captainsighed—BigBluefailed—Amysucceeded8.Whatistheauthor’spurposeintellingthisstory?

A．TodescribethedangersofcrossingtheAtlanticOceaninthepast.B．Toexplainhowhomingpigeonsweretrainedinthe19thcentury.C．Totellastoryaboutasmallpigeonthatsuccessfullysentamessageforhelp.D．Tocomparethedifferentabilitiesofthetwohomingpigeons,BigBlueandAmy.Asweoftenuseeyestotouchnature,mostofus“lose”theabilitytolistentotheworld.Peterwritesmusic.Helikessoundsandusesnaturalsoundsaspartofhismusic.Heoftenwentouttothewildwithhismicrophoneandrecordedinterestingsoundstoputinmoviesortouseinhisownsongs.Insteadoftryingtocatchjustthesoundofoneanimalorbird,herecordedthesoundofeverythingalltogether—theanimals,thetrees,thewindandtheearth.Hecalledtheserecordings“soundscapes”—thesoundofacertainplace.EverysoundscapePeterrecordedhadalotofinformation.Backinhisworkshop,Peterusedacomputertomakeapictureofallthesoundsgoingoninaplace.Eachanimal,birdandinsecthaditsownplaceonthepicture—itsownnotesinthemusic.Thebusierthepicture,thericherthelifeinthatplace.“Whileapicturemaybeworth1,000words,asoundscapeisworth1,000pictures,”Petersaid.“Ourearstellusthesoundofeveryleafandanimalandspeaktothenaturalsource(来源)ofourlives,whichmayholdthesecretsofloveforallthings,especiallyourownhumanity.”Butnoteverythingissatisfying(令人满意的).WhenPeterbeganrecordingoverfortyyearsago,hecouldrecordfortenhoursandgetonehourofusablematerial(素材)goodenoughforamovie.Now,becauseofhumanactivities,itcantakeupto1,000hoursormoretogetthesamething.Someoftheplaceshehasrecordedovertheyearshaveslowlyfallensilent.Hissoundpicturesshowthatalthoughnaturemightlookthesametohumans,ithaslostpartofitsorchestra(管弦乐队).Sonexttimeyouareintheforests,tryanotherwaytolook—shutyoureyes,andlisten.9.WhydidPeterrecordnaturalsounds?

A．Towritesongsforamusicgroup.B．Todiscoverrichlivesintheforest.C．Tousesomeoftheminhismusic.D．Tomakemusicaboutbirdssinging.10.Whatisasoundpictureinthetext?

A．Thesoundofeveryleafandanimalinnature.B．Thesoundrecordedinthenaturalenvironment.C．Apictureofmusicwithsoundsof1,000animals.D．Apictureofmusicwithnaturalsoundsinaplace.11.Whatcanwelearnfromparagraph4?

A．Recordingsoundsneedslessmaterial.B．Soundpicturesarethesameasbefore.C．Somebeautifulsoundsinnaturearelost.D．Humanactivitiesimproverecordingresults.12.Whatdoesthewritermainlywanttotellus?

A．Natureisthesourceofourfuture.B．Naturehaswonderstobeheard.C．Makingmusicenrichesourlives.D．Makingmusicneedsinformation.①Haveyouseencircles,squaresandtriangles(三角形)everywhereinyourdailylife?Haveyouthoughtabouttheirmeaningsinfilms?Muchlikecolors,differentshapescanshowdifferentfeatures(特征)ofcharactersinthescenes.②Circlesrepresent(象征)thingsthataresoftandnatural.Theroundshaperemindsusofthingsthatappearinnature,likethesun,flowers,raindropsandsoon.Wecanalsoconnectcircleswithbeautifuleyes,babies’roundfaces...Allthesethingsmakeusfeelhappyandwarm.Thisiswhysomanycartooncharacters’bodies—heroes,kids,goodpeople—areroundinshape,becausecirclesrepresentgoodness,happinessandfriendliness.③Squaresshowthingsthatareunnaturalorman-made,orthingsthatareboringorold-fashioned.InUp,Carl,anelderlyman,hasasquarefaceandwearssquareglasses,whileRussell,an8-year-oldboywitharoundface,alwayswearsroundmedals.Theseshapesshowthecharacters’personalities.Carlisstubborn(执拗的)andlonely,whileRussellislovelyandfullofenergy.④Theangriestshapeisthetriangle.Kidswhodrawamonsterwithsharpteethdrawarowoftriangles,don’tthey?That’sbecausetheshaperepresentsfear,distrustanddoubtinsomeway.Ifyoulookatthebadguysincartoons,you’llfindthey’realldrawnwithplentyofpointsandtriangles.Andtrianglesarestableanddon’teasilyfalldown.Infilms,thisfeaturemakesbadpeopledifficulttodealwith.⑤Notonlyincartoons,butalsoinotherkindsoffilms,differentshapesareusedforthesamepurpose.So,nexttimeyouseeafilm,trytofindthehiddenshapesandyouwillknowwhatthecharactersarelike.13.Howdoesthewriterstartthepassage?

A．Bytellingastory.B．Byaskingquestions.C．Bylistingnumbers.D．Bygivinganexample.14.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A．Cartooncharactersintrianglescanbeeasytogetalongwith.B．Cartooncharacterswithasquarefacecanbelovelyandfullofenergy.C．Cartooncharactersdrawnwithtrianglescanbegoodandbrave.D．Cartooncharactersinroundshapescanbefriendlyandhappy.15.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“stable”meaninParagraph4?

A．完整的B．稳固的C．常见的D．规则的16.Whichofthefollowingisthestructureofthepassage?(①=Paragraph1...)

A．B．C．D．Adolescence(青春期)isadifficulttimeforteenagers.Ittakesplacewhenyouareagedbetweenthirteenandnineteen.17Youmaygothroughsomechanges.Forexample,youusedtobehappiestinthecompanyofyourparents.Butnowyouneedyourownspaceandsomeprivacy.Inthepast,yourparentsmademostdecisionsforyou,butnowyouwanttodecidethingsforyourself.18Butitisimportanttorememberthattheywillaffect(影响)yourrelationshipwithyourparents.Sowhatcanyoudotomakelifeeasierandmakesurethatyoustayongoodtermswithyourparents?Firstly,yourparentswillfeelmuchbetterifyouletthemknowthatyoustillloveandvaluethem.Rememberthattheyhaveforeverlostthelittlechildyouoncewere.Theymaynotsayso,buttheyareprobablyfeelingasenseofloss.Secondly,trytoagreewithyourfamilyrules.Youmayfeeltheseareunnecessary,butyourparents’mainconcern(顾虑)isjusttokeepyousafe.19Itmayfeellikeanuisance(麻烦事)toremembertophonethemandletthemknowwhereyouare,butmaketheeffortanyway.Thirdly,trytounderstandwhytheymightbeangrywithyourbehavior.Doyourparentsgetcrossifyouspendhoursplayingvideogamesandleaveyourhomeworktillthelastminute?That’sbecausetheywantyoutodowellatschool.20Keeptalkingtoyourparents,tellthemaboutwhatyoudidtoday,letthemknowwhereyouaregoing,andaskforadviceifyouneedit.Themoredisconnectedtheyfeel,themoredistrustfulandcontrollingtheytendtobecome.

A．Finally,it’sallaboutcommunication!B．Allthesechangesareperfectlynormal(正常的).C．Asyourbodychanges,youalsobegintothinkandfeeldifferently.D．Anyway,youshouldalwayslistentothemcarefully.E．Onceyouhaveagreedwiththerules,trytosticktothem.二、完形填空AssoonasIfinishedmyhomeworklastweekend,IrantofindGrandma,hopingshecouldshowmehowtomakejiaozi.Atfirst,Ithoughtitwouldbefunand______,butsoonIfounditwasn’tassimpleasitseemed.Atthebeginning,Ididn’tnoticethesharp(锋利的)knifewhencuttingvegetables.Myfingergotcut.______,itwasn’tabigproblem.Grandmawasworriedand______tohelpme.“Mypoorgirl!Becarefulnexttime!”Grandmasaidsoftly.Fromthispainfullesson,Ilearnedthat______shouldalwayscomefirst.Afterthat,IwentonworkingwithGrandma.Wemadethedough(面团),mixedthefilling,andstartedtoshapethedumplings.ButIkeptmakingmistakes.Someofmydumplingsweretoothick,______theylookedugly.Andsomeevenhadtoomuchfillingtoclose.Ifeltalittlesad,butGrandmakept______mewithasmile.Bynoon,wehadaplatefullofdumplings—somewereperfect,andsomewereabitmessy.Dadatemyugliestdumplingfirst.“It______betterthanitlooks!”helaughed.Momtoldme,“They’rethemostdeliciousdumplingsI’veeverhad.I’msoproudof______.”NowIunderstandthatmakingjiaoziisn’tjustaboutthefinalfood.It’saboutlearningtobepatient,havingfunwithmyfamily,andgettingbetterthroughmistakes.Mistakesaren’tbadthings.Weshouldseethemasstepstosuccess.AndIbelieveIcanmakedumplings______nexttime.So,becarefulwhenyoutrynewthings,anddon’tbeafraidofmistakes.Theyarejustpartofyourwayto______.21.A．easyB．difficultC．boringD．excellent22.A．SlowlyB．QuicklyC．CarefullyD．Luckily23.A．putupB．cameupC．gaveupD．lookedup24.A．beautyB．kindnessC．safetyD．quality25.A．soB．becauseC．butD．though26.A．challengingB．encouragingC．congratulatingD．accepting27.A．smellsB．tastesC．feelsD．seems28.A．himB．herC．youD．them29.A．betterB．moreC．worseD．fewer30.A．successB．healthC．happinessD．failure三、短文填空阅读短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。使短文通顺、连贯。The2026SpringFestivalGalawasfullofsurprises.Oneof31(cool)momentswaswhenrobotscalledWuBOTperformedkungfuonstage.Theymovedperfectlytogetherwithhumanmartial(武术的)artists.TherobotsweremadebyUnitreeRobotics,32leadingChinesecompany.33(it)coulddobackflips(后空翻)andformdifferentshapes.WuBOTismorethanjustanentertainingstageact.Itcombines(结合)traditionalChinesecultureandmoderntechnology34acreativeway,helpingyoungstudentsunderstandkungfufromanewperspective(视角).Itshowshowfast35(China)roboticstechnologyisdeveloping.Anotherinterestingprogramwasaboutsavingolddialects(方言).SomedialectsinChinaaredisappearing36fewerpeoplespeakthem.ThegalateamusedAI37(record)elderlyvillagersandlearntheirwayofspeaking.Then,theAIhelpedtellfolkstoriesinthesedialects.DrawinginspirationfromtheWhiteJadeTwelve-MonthPendants(白玉十二月令组佩)inthePalaceMuseum.OdetotheFlowerGods(《花神颂》)putstogethertwelve38(month),twelveflowers,andtwelvelegendaryhistoricalfigures(人物)intoasinglepoeticwhole.ItshowsthebeautyoftraditionalChinesecultureandhowflowerscanstandfornoblevirtues(高尚的品德)andtimelessvalues.Itincludessevengreatwriters:LinBu,LuYou,ZhouDunyi,XuWei,TaoYuanming,LiQingzhaoandBaiJuyi.Inthisway,theshowbreaksthestereotype(刻板印象)thatflowergodsmustbefemale,while39(full)expressingtheChinesephilosophy(哲学)of“seeingvirtuesinflowers.”Manyyoungpeoplewatchedthegalaonline.They40(say)theyfeltproudtoseeChinesecultureandtechnologyworkingtogethersowell.四、任务型阅读阅读短文，然后根据内容回答问题，

MoreandmoreyoungChinesetravelersarechoosinganewstyleofvacationcalled“slowtravel”.Insteadofrushingtoseefamouslandmarks,theywanttoexperiencelocallifeclosely.Theyprefermeaningfulexperiences,likelivinglikealocalforafewdays.AreportshowsthatoverhalfofyoungpeopleinChinapreferthisstyle.Theyalsoliketotravelindependently(独立地)andexplorespecial,less-crowdedplaces.MytriptoQuanzhouwasdifferent.Ididn’trushbetweenhotplaces.Instead,Iwalkedintonarrowalleys(狭窄的小巷),andenjoyednanyin—oneofChina’soldestmusicalforms.Ijustwantedtoseehowthelocalslive.Thateverydayfeelingwasmuchmoreinterestingtomethantakingphotosatpopularplaces.Forme,themostmemorablepartofmytriptoSanyawasn’tafamouslandmark.Itwasthesimplefeelingofwalkingalongthebeachatsunrise,f