2025-2026学年广东省深圳市罗湖区八年级（下）期中英语试卷（含答案）

第=page22页，共=sectionpages22页2025-2026学年广东省深圳市罗湖区八年级（下）期中英语试卷一、阅读六选五：本大题共5小题，共10分。

A.Thissurprisingdifferencehasbroughtproblemsforvisitors.

B.Ifyouarenotsure，askpolitelyorusesimplewords.

C.Thiscancreaterealproblemsfortravelersandbusinesspeople.

D.Thesegesturesaresonaturalthatwerarelythinkaboutthem.

E.Somecommonpatternsarestillwidelyacceptedinmostcountries.

F.Itdoesnotalwaysmeanagreement，butrather"Iampayingattention."Haveyoueverthoughtthatasimplenodorshakeoftheheadcouldcausemisunderstanding？（1）______Evenworse，thesecommongesturescanevenmakeyoudoubtyourownwaysofexpressionwhenyouaremisunderstoodbyothers.

InmostWesterncountriesandChina，noddingtheheadupanddownmeans"yes"oragreement.Shakingtheheadfromsidetosidemeans"no"ordisagreement.（2）______Parentsarehappywhentheirbabieslearnthesegesturescorrectly.

However，thispatternisnotfollowedeverywhere.Insomecultures，themeaningsaretotallydifferent.Forexample，inpartsofIndia，BulgariaandGreece，noddingactuallymeans"no"andshakingtheheadmeans"yes."（3）______Touristsoftenfeelconfusedwhenlocalsseemtodisagreewitheverythingtheysay.Thiscanleadtofunnyorevenawkwardsituationsinrestaurantsandshops.

Headmovementscanexpressmorethanjustyesorno.InJapan，aslighttilt（倾斜）oftheheadmayshowpolitenessorlistening.（4）______InTurkey，aquickupwardtiltoftheheadcombinedwithaclickingsoundmeans"no".Thesedifferencesrequirecarefulobservation.

Whenvisitinganewcountry，watchhowlocalpeopleusebodylanguage.（5）______Moreover，whenyouareindoubt，useclearwordsdirectlytoavoidfurtherconfusion.1.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F2.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F3.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F4.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F5.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F二、完形填空：本大题共10小题，共10分。

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meandcalledmethesonofapoorgardener.Theysaidmyfatherwasonlyaworkerwholivedbywateringplantsforothers."

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foramoment.Thenheheldhisson'shandandsaid，"Comewithmetothegarden.Let'splanttwoflowers."Hetookouttwo

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andsaid，"I'llwaterminewithcleanlakewater，andyouwateryourswithdirtypondwater.We'llseetheresultinafew

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."

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hisfatherrightaway.Ittookseveraldaysfortheseedstosprout（发芽）.Theylookedafterthelittleplantscarefully.Severalweekslater，theyreturnedtothegarden.

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，"thefathersaid.Theboywassurprisedtofindhisflowerlooked

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thanhisfather's.

Thefathersmiledandexplainedthatthedirtywaterdidn't

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theplant'sgrowth.Instead，ithelpeditgrowbetter.Hetoldhissontherewasnothingwrongwithhimevenifotherslookeddownonhim.Heshouldn'tletbadwords

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himinbadways.

Afterhearinghisfather'swords，theboyfeltconfident.Fromthenon，heneverfelt

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aboutunkindwordsagainandevengotpowertomoveforward.6.A.belongedto B.lookedafter C.laughedat D.dependedon7.A.crazy B.unfortunate C.pleasant D.silent8.A.seeds B.pounds C.copies D.books9.A.hours B.weeks C.months D.years10.A.required B.practiced C.joined D.minded11.A.themes B.thoughts C.purposes D.spirits12.A.darker B.harder C.further D.healthier13.A.stop B.help C.permit D.ease14.A.arrange B.suppose C.warn D.influence15.A.calm B.strange C.upset D.nervous三、阅读理解：本大题共15小题，共22.5分。A

Actinginfrontofmanypeoplecanbescary.ButatBeijingNewOrientalForeignLanguageSchoolatYangzhou，Jiangsuprovince，thedramateachingandartscoursehelpsstudentsfeelbraver.

Attheschool，everystudenttakesthecoursetwiceaweek."Manystudentsaregoodatstudyingbutareshytoexpressthemselves，"saidthecourse'sforeignteacher，Mr.Dean."WehopedramacanhelpstudentslearnEnglishandbemorecreative."

Inclass，studentsaretaughtbasicactingskills，likevoiceworkandshowingfeelingsthroughmovement，allthroughfunactivities.Oneofthemostpopularactivitiesisimprovisation，wheretheteachersetsupsimplescenesandletsstudentscreatefreely.Studentsalsolearntotellstoriesthroughstop-motionanimation（定格动画）."Thishelpsshystudentsalot，"saidMrDean."Theycantellstoriesbycontrollingpuppetswithoutfeelingnervousonstage."

Forexample，studentswereonceaskedtouseanumbrellatocomeupwithnewwaysofwalkingfordifferentcharacters."Iheldtheumbrellaandwalkedslowly，playingtheroleofaprince.Itwasreallyinteresting，"saidBuHaoxuan.

Yetstudentslearnmuchmorethanactingskills."Itimprovesmyquickthinking，andhelpsmeexpressmyselfbetter，"saidWuJingheng."I'vealsolearnedtounderstandothers'feelings."16.WhichisNOTthepurposeofthecourseaccordingtoMr.Dean？______A.Tohelpstudentsdeveloptheircreativethinking.

B.Totrainstudentsforhighermarksinexams.

C.Toencouragestudentstoshowthemselves.

D.ToinspirestudentstodevelopinterestinEnglish.17.InParagraph3，whatdoestheunderlinedword"improvisation"probablymean？______A.Akindofdanceperformance.

B.Apopularandfunnysportsactivity.

C.AdifficultEnglishgrammarrule.

D.Awayofperformingwithoutpreparation.18.WhatdidBuHaoxuandointhedramaclass？______A.Helearnedtoplaythepiano.

B.Hetoldstorieswithpuppets.

C.Heusedanumbrellatoactasaprince.

D.Hetaughtotherstudentstowalkproperly.19.WhatcanwelearnfromWuJingheng'swords？______A.Thedramacourseonlyhelpsstudentsimproveactingskills.

B.Thedramacoursehasimprovedhisthinkingandself-expression.

C.Heusedtobeveryconfidentbeforetakingthedramacourse.

D.Hedislikesthedramacoursebecauseitistootiringandboring.20.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage？______A.ThewaystobecomeagooddramaactorinChina.

B.AdramacoursethathelpslearnEnglishcreatively.

C.Thehistoryofdramateachinginforeignlanguageschools.

D.Differentwaystoimprovestudents'Englishwritingskills.B

Onaspringafternoon，ZhangXuestoodinhiscompanyZXMOTO，surroundedbyreporters."Ifyoudidn'tworkhard，youwouldn'tbeheretoday，"hesaidwithasmile.Hiswordsshowedthegreatchangebetweenhispastandpresent.

In2006，Zhangwasapassionate19-year-oldmotorcyclelover.HechasedaTVteamonhismotorcyclethroughtherainforthreehours.Hejustwantedtogetafewsecondsofscreentimetoshowhisridingskills.Atthattime，hehadlittlemoneyorfewresources，buthisloveformotorcyclesneverdisappeared.

Twentyyearslater，Zhangachievedgreatsuccess.HeledhisteamtowintheWorldSuperbikeChampionshipinPortugalwithits820RR-RS.Theteamtookacommanding（明显的）lead.ThiswasthefirsttimeaChinesecompanywonthetopspotinaracelongcontrolledbyforeignbrandslikeDucati，Kawasaki，andYamaha.

Thoughhiscompanyisonly2yearsold，itisthefruitofZhang's20-yearhardwork.In2013，hemovedtoChongqing，China's"MotorcycleCapital"，withonly20，000yuan.Heovercamegreatdifficulties.HedevelopedbikestoraisemoneyandworkedaloneonTaobaofornewdesigns.

Zhanglefthiscompanyin2024becausehehaddifferentideasfromhispartners.Heevenrefusedtosellhigh-speedbikestonewridersbecausehecaredmoreaboutsafetythansales.Hispersistence（坚持），wisdomandsenseofdutyfinallychangedhimfromanunknownridertoaracingchampion.21.WhydidZhangXuechasetheTVgroupintherainin2006？______A.Tointerviewthemediaworkers.

B.ToshowhisridingskillsonTV.

C.TogethelpfromtheTVstation.

D.Tomakefriendswithotherriders.22.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph3？______A.ZXMOTOhasahistoryoftwentyyears.

B.Chinesebrandshavelongledmotorcycleraces.

C.ForeignbrandsusedtobestrongerintheWorldSuperbikerace.

D.820RR-RSwasdesignedbyforeignengineers.23.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inParagraph4referto？______A.ThecompanyZhangXuesetup.

B.ThemotorcycleZhangXuedesigned.

C.China's"MotorcycleCapital".

D.ThechampionshipZhangXuewon.24.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutZhangXue？______A.HestartedZXMOTOtwentyyearsago.

B.HemovedtoChongqingwithalotofmoney.

C.Hepaysspecialattentiontoriders'safety.

D.Hebecamefamouswiththehelpofhisfamily.25.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage？______A.TheDevelopmentofMotorcycleRacing.

B.ZXMOTO'sGreatVictoryinPortugal.

C.AChineseRider'sLongRoadtoSuccess.

D.TheHistoryofChineseMotorcycleBrands.COnApril6，2025，fourastronautstookahistoricphotoinsidetheOrionspacecraft.Thiswasnotjustaphoto—itmarkedthestartofNASA'sArtemisⅡmission，thefirstmanned（载人的）flighttocirclethemooninover50years.

ThecrewincludedthreeNASAastronautsandoneCanadianastronaut.Their10-dayjourneyaimedtotesttheOrionspacecraft'slife-supportsystemsandpracticemovesneededforfuturemoonlandings.Thesetasksareimportantforpreparinghumansfordeepspacetravel.

ArtemisⅡisNASA'sfirstmannedmissionundertheArtemisprogram.ItfollowstheunmannedArtemisImissioninNovember2022.WhileArtemisⅡwillonlycirclethemoonin2027，ArtemisIVplansanactualmoonlandingin2028.

Theprogramhasbiggergoalsthanthe1969Apollo11mission，whenNeilArmstrongandBuzzAldrinfirstwalkedonthemoon.NASAnowhopestocreatealong-termhumanstayonthemoon.ResourcesfoundtherecouldevenhelphumanstraveltoMarsandbeyond.

Thenewspaceraceisheatingup.Chinaplanstolandastronautsby2030，andIndiasuccessfullylandedaspacecraftinAugust2023.PrivatecompanieslikeSpaceXarealsojoiningthecompetition.Themoonisbecomingabusydestinationonceagain.26.WhatdidtheApril6photoshow？______A.Thefirsthumanwalkingonthemoon.

B.Thestartofanewmoonmission.

C.Thelandingofaspacecraftonthemoon.

D.Thereturnofastronautsfromdeepspace.27.HowlongwilltheArtemisⅡjourneylast？______A.About8days. B.About10days. C.About30days. D.About50years.28.WhatisthemainpurposeoftheArtemisⅡmission？______A.Tolandonthemoonandcollectrocksdirectly.

B.Totestsystemsandprepareforfuturelandings.

C.Tobuildaspacestationonthemoonsoon.

D.TotraveldirectlytoMarsfromtheEarth.29.WhatmakestheArtemisprogramdifferentfromApollo11？______A.Itusesnewerspacecraftandtechnology.

B.Itincludesastronautsfrommorethanonecountry.

C.Itaimsforlong-termhumanstayonthemoon.

D.ItplanstolandonMarsfirst.30.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph？______A.OnlytheUSisinterestedinthemoon.

B.Chinahasalreadylandedastronautsonthemoon.

C.Indiawasthefirstcountrytolandonthemoon.

D.Morecountriesarejoiningthenewspacerace.四、信息匹配：本大题共5小题，共7.5分。下面的材料A-F是六项美育课程的介绍。请根据David，Kevin，Lucy，Alice，Tom五位同学的实际情况，为他们推荐合适的课程。

A.CampusPhotographyClub

Youcanlearnhowtouseacameratorecordwonderfulmoments.Youwillstudylight，colorandcomposition（构图）toshowthebeautyaroundyou.

B.FolkMusicWorkshop

JoinusandexploretraditionalChineseinstrumentsandfolksongs.Youcanplaytheerhu，learnaboutlocaloperastofeelthecharmofourculture.

C.ModernDanceStudio

Whynotpracticedifferentdancestylesfromballettostreetdancehere？Let'sbuildourconfidenceandgracethroughbodymovementandteamwork.

D.CalligraphyandInkPainting

ByholdingthebrushandwritingbeautifulChinesecharacters，youwilllearntopaintmountains，birdsandflowersintraditionalways.

E.CreativeMusicMaking

Trywritinglyrics（歌词）forapieceofmusic.Usesimpleinstrumentsorsoftwaretoturnyourideasintorealsongs.

F.DramaPerformanceClass

Youcanactoutstoriesonstageanddesigncostumesinthisclass.Youwillenjoyexperiencingthejoyofbringingcharacterstolife.

（1）DavidisinterestedintraditionalChinesecultureandwantstolearnfolksinging.______

（2）Kevinlovestakingphotosandhopestocapturethebeautyofcampuslife.______

（3）Lucyenjoysdancinganddreamsofperformingonstagewithherclassmates.______

（4）Alicehasagoodearformusicandwantstocreateherownsongs.______

（5）TomisfondofChinesecalligraphyandwishestoimprovehishandwriting.______31.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F32.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F33.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F34.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F35.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F五、阅读填空：本大题共1小题，共10分。36.

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（careful）incleanwater.

Fromthatdayon，strangethingsbegantohappen.EachmorningwhenXieDuanreturnedfromwork，hefoundthathisroom

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（clean）anddeliciousmealswerecookedandwaitingonthetable.Hewonderedwhohelpeddoallofthis.Heaskedhisneighbors，

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nooneknewtheanswer.

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（find）outthetruth.Itwas

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（sweep）thefloor，cookedfood，andwashedhisclotheswithgreatcare.XieDuanrushedinandthankedherwarmly.

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（happy）together.ThestoryoftheSnailGirlspreadwidely，teach