2025-2026学年江苏省无锡市大桥实验学校八年级（下）期中英语试卷（含答案）

第=page11页，共=sectionpages11页2025-2026学年江苏省无锡市大桥实验学校八年级（下）期中英语试卷一、单选题：本大题共14小题，共14分。1.Whichbookisthemostsuitabletorecommendtoagirlwholovesfunstoriesandstrangejourneysinimaginaryplaces？（）A.RedStaroverChina B.Gulliver'sTravels

C.OrdinaryPeople D.ABriefHistoryofTime2.Youradvicesoundslikeagoodidea.I'mnotsureIagree，

.（）A.although. B.yet C.though D.either3.Youshouldnotdrive

twohoursaftertakingthismedicine.（）A.within B.through C.among D.for4.There'sa

reasonwhythemuseumdoesn'topenthisweekend，butthestaffwon'ttellus.（）A.usual B.rare C.common D.certain5.Thedarkbackground

thediamondring'slight.Hereyesopenedwideatonce.（）A.showedoff B.tookin C.zoomedin D.brokefree6.—DoesyourfriendJohnenjoyhisstayinWuxi？

—Yes.Heandhisparents

somegreattouristattractionssincetheycamelastmonth.（）A.havevisited B.willvisit C.visited D.arevisiting7.Withself-drivingcarsbecomingpopular，manypeopleareworriedabout

whenthesystemsuddenlyfails.（）A.whentostopthem B.whattodo

C.wheretostop D.howtostopthem8.Evenwithaticket，you

enterthestadiumafterthegamehasstartedbecausethecheckpointsareclosed.（）A.mustn't B.don'thaveto C.can't D.maynot9.Nowadaysmanyyoungpeopleenjoy

little-knowncavesratherthanvisitingpopulartouristspots（）A.discovering B.exploring C.finding D.search10.

theflightwouldarrivebeforemidnightwasstillunknown，butthepassengershadalreadybeenwaitingatthegateforthreehours.（）A.Whether B.If C.Since D.As11.Ourteacherisn'tintheoffice.She

theschoolhallsince40minutesagoandtheshowisstillgoingon.（）A.hasgoneto B.hasbeento C.hasbeenin D.hasgoneinto12.Thistownisamazing.Initsmarket，youcanfindfreshfruit，hand-madecrafts，delicioussnacksandevenlocalbooks.Ittruly

.（）A.issecondtonone B.hasabitofeverything

C.hasnothingimpossible D.isahugesuccess13.Thankstothemobilelibraryservice，peopleinthissmalltowncanborrowbooks

，whetherathome，inthepark，orevenatthebusstop.（）A.somewhere B.anywhere C.nowhere D.everywhere14.—I'vebeentryingtofindagoodsciencefiction.Anyrecommendation？

—Sure!There'sonecalled"UndercoverRobot".

.（）A.Idon'tknowifyoulikeit B.It'sOK，Iguess

C.Youmustcheckitout D.Iseeyourpoint二、完形填空：本大题共10小题，共10分。

Boston'sicecreamculturewassostrongwitheventsliketheMuseumofIceCream'sgrandopeningatSeaportandMooseTracks'10，000-cupcharitychallenge.Myfirstjobwastoscoop（舀）icecreamatBrigham'sinConcordCenter.Itwasa（n）

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jobforsomeonewhothoughtofBoston'sScooperBowlfestivalasanationalholiday.Atfifteenyearsold，wearingtherequiredwhitepoloshirtuniform，Iwasfullofconfidence

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thetwomilesfrommyhomeonthatfirsthotsummerday.

Thevery

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customerwasaboyholdingaMuseumofIceCreammap."Largelemonchipcone（甜筒），please!"hespokeinahappyhighvoice.Yousee，lemonchipwasamongthemostpopular

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.Mysmilefroze.Iquickly

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thatitmeantthetopcontainer（容器）wasoftenempty.Thiswasapieceofcakefortheotherwaiters，butitwasn'tforme.Justshyofmy

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，Icouldn'treachthebottomcontainerwhilestandingup.Thislittleboywouldbeawitnesstoa

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thatwouldberepeatedmanytimesanhour.Iwoulddiveheadfirstintothefreezer（冰柜），feetkickingintheair，tryingnottolosemy

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andfallin.ButsometimesI'dfallin.

Byday'send，I'dbikehome，whitepoloshirt

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withcolourfulmarksfromahardday'swork，armsstickyfromtoomanyconesservedtotoomanytourists.ButFridayafternoonssparkled!Withmy＄45paycheck—enoughfortwomuseumtickets—I'dracetotheMuseumofIceCream.

Iwassuretherewassomebiglifelessonhere，but

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ifIcouldfindit.WhenIbitintomyweeklytreat—lemonchip，ofcourse—Itastedsomethingbetter：thesweetnessofstickysummers，coldfreezers，andagirlwhokeptreachingevenwhentheicecreamseemedtoofar.15.A.art B.dream C.night D.volunteer16.A.driving B.running C.walking D.riding17.A.early B.young C.first D.happy18.A.tastes B.colours C.shapes D.styles19.A.promised B.appeared C.realized D.agreed20.A.looks B.weight C.height D.personalities21.A.scene B.sign C.clue D.cause22.A.job B.way C.mind D.balance23.A.provided B.painted C.covered D.designed24.A.believed B.doubted C.accepted D.refused三、阅读理解：本大题共13小题，共26分。A25.Howmanymaterialsareneededintheexperiment______.A.Two B.Three C.Four D.Five26.WhatistheRIGHTorderthatamountainistorndownintosand？______

（1）Waterfreezes.

（2）Waterexpands.

（3）Rocksareturnedintosand.

（4）Rocksarechippedintopieces.

（5）Watergoesintocracksinarock.A.（2）（5）（1）（3）（4） B.（2）（1）（5）（4）（3）

C.（5）（4）（1）（2）（3） D.（5）（1）（2）（4）（3）27.Theinformationmainlytellsus______.A.howsandforms

B.theforceofnature-isveryhuge

C.asimpleforcecanteardownhugemountains

D.sometimesanexperimenttakesalongtimeB

ForyearspeoplehaveenjoyedfollowingthelifeofGarfieldthecat.Garfieldisapopularcomicbookcharacter，knownforbeinglazyandfat.Butthecatwasbackinthenewsrecentlyforsomethingyoumightnotexpect.

AmanintheUSAchangedGarfield'sgenderto"none"onthecat'swebpage.Afterthat，manypeoplegotangryandkeptchangingGarfield'swebpage.Theyarguedaboutwhetherthecatwasaboy，girlorneither.Finallythepagewaslockedtostoppeopleediting（编辑）it.JimDavis，Garfield'screator，settled（解决）theargument."Garfieldismale，"hesimplytoldWashingtonPost.Theartistsaidhelikedworkingwithanimalsbecausetheydidn'thavetobeold，young，boysorgirls.HewasangrythatsomepeoplecaredsomuchaboutGarfield'sgender.

Itseemslikequiteanunnecessaryargumenttohave.Butitisnottheonlyrecentexampleofargumentaboutgender.

TocelebrateInternationalWomen'sDayinAustraliaearlierthisyear，thecityofMelbournemadetentrafficlightswithafiguredressedinaskirt.Theyweredesignedtocelebratewomenandgivethemmoreconfidenceinpublic.Butnoteveryonethinkstheideaisnecessary.SomepeoplethinkitisimportantforwomentobetreatedfairlyinAustralia，butthisideaisfoolish.

"I'mallfordoinganythingwecanforgenderequity（公平），butreally？"Melbournemayor（市长）RobertDoyletoldHeraldSun.Themayorsaidthisideaismorelikelytobelaughedatthanbringrespecttowomen.28.______putGarfieldthecatbackinthenewsrecently.A.Thecat'slazycharacter

B.Beingincludedinawebsite

C.Thecat'spicturebeingchangedonitswebpage

D.Thecat'sgenderbeingchangedonitswebpage29.AccordingtoJimDavis，______.A.thepageaboutGarfieldshouldbelocked

B.Garfieldcanbeaboyoragirl，andyoungorold

C.artistsdon'tcareaboutanimals'ageorgender

D.It'sunnecessarytotakeGarfield'sgendertooseriously30.Astothetrafficlightidea，RobertDoylethought______.A.itwouldgivewomenmoreconfidenceinpublic

B.itwasnotagoodideaforgenderequity

C.itwouldbringrespecttowomen

D.ithelpedwomenbetreatedfairlyinAustraliaC

The

mystery

began

as

the

twins

looked

around

their

new

home-an

old

house

with

apple

trees.

What

interested

the

twins

most

was

the

attic（阁楼）.

There

they

found

a

dirty

old

bottle.

After

cleaning

it，a

surprising

note

inside

caught

their

attention.

By

stones

where

shadows

lie，close

to

where

old

leaves

die.

Not

far

below，under

the

earth，lies

a

treasure

of

secret

worth.

If

you

search

and

do

not

fear，the

past

will

soon

be

clear.

Near

the

bed

where

dragonflies

fly，dig

by

the

wettest

place

nearby.

"A

treasure!"Anna

said

excitedly.

"And

these

clues!

Where

old

leaves

die，"

Sam

read

aloud

"It's

near

those

apple

trees."

"Let's

get

a

shovel（铲子）and

borrow

a

metal

detector（金属探测器）to

find

the

treasure."

With

their

parents'

help，Sam

used

the

detector

under

the

apple

trees

and

found

an

old

bottle

cap.

They

also

checked

the

stone

wall

but

there

was

only

a

nail.

All

their

early

leads

turned

out

to

be

wrong.

That

night，Anna

kept

thinking

about

"bed"

in

the

note.

She

looked

it

up

in

the

dictionary

and

suddenly，an

idea

clicked.

The

next

morning，she

led

everyone

into

the

woods

where

a

stone

wall

ran

by

a

stream（小溪）.

"Where's

the

bed？"

Sam

asked.

"Bed

also

means

the

bottom

of

a

stream

and

that's

where

dragon

flies

lay

their

eggs."

Anna

explained，sweeping

the

detector.

Beeeee.

They

dug

carefully

and

found

a

lunch

box.

"Look

at

all

these

things."

They

pulled

out

the

treasures：a

postcard，a

music

record，a

silver

half-dollar，and

a

baseball

card

"It's

a

box

from

the

past!"

Sam

shouted

"Look，1964

on

the

baseball

card!"

"But

who

buried（埋）

it？"

Anna

wondered，holding

up

the

postcard.

On

the

back

was

another

note：

The

past

is

a

mystery，the

present

a

race，to

find

who

I

am，just

find

the

place.

Look

where

stories

and

words

stay，or

behind

the

doors

where

secrets

hide

away.

Anna

laughed"Here

we

go

again-another

mystery

to

solve!"31.Why

did

someone

leave

the

first

note？

______A.To

ask

someone

to

help

solve

the

mystery.

B.To

introduce

the

history

of

the

old

house.

C.To

lead

people

to

find

something

valuable.

D.To

describe

where

dragonflies

like

to

live.32.How

did

Anna

probably

feel

when"an

idea

clicked"？

______A.Hopeful

and

certain. B.Surprised

but

a

little

scared.

C.Curious

and

interested D.Excited

but

a

little

worried.33.What

is

the

best

title

for

this

story？

______A.New

Home B.Missing

Clue

C.Hidden

Treasure D.Mystery

BottleD

Whenarobin（akindofbird）seesitselfinawindowormirror，itseemstothinkthereflection（映像）isanotherrobin.Thebirdmayhittheglass，tryingtodrivetheotherbirdaway.

Inthe1970s，Dr.GordonGalluphadanidea.Hethoughtmoreintelligent（智力的）typesofanimalsmightknowthattheirreflectionsshowthemselves.Tofindout，hecreatedanexperimentcalledthemirrortest.Ifananimalpassesthetest，scientistssaythatithas"self-awareness".InDr.Gallup'sexperiments，chimpanzees（黑猩猩）passed，butmonkeysfailed.

Sofar，onlyeighthavepassed，includinghumans.Fourofthemareinthechimpanzeefamily.Magpies（喜鹊），dolphins，andelephantsalsopassed.

Themirrortesthasfourstages.

Instudieswithchildren，aresearchgroupputstickersontheforeheadsofchildrenwhojustlearnedhowtowalkwhentheyweren'tpayingattention.Bytheageoftwo，mostcouldnoticethestickerinamirrorandtakeitoff.

InDr.Reiss'sdolphinstudy，theresearchersputmarksontwodolphins'heads.Bothdolphinsnoticedthemarkinamirror.Oneofthemswamtothesideofthepoolandtriedtorubthemarkoff.Amarkplacedonelephants'headsgavesimilarresults.

"Animalsthatpassthemirrortesthavealotincommon，"Dr.Reisssays."Theyallhavelarge，complicatedbrainscomparedtotheirbodysize.Theyallliveinsocialgroupsandworkwitheachother.Theycareaboutothers."Themirrortestcan'tmakeusknowabouteveryanimal'sintelligence.

Dr.Reisssaysself-awarenessisonlyoneformofintelligence."Manyhighlysocialanimalscommunicateintheirownways.Itisn'taboutwhoismoreintelligent.Itisaboutwhatkindofintelligencetheyshow."34.Whatisthewritingpurposeofthepassage？______A.Toremindpeopletocareaboutanimals.

B.Tointroducetheadvantagesof"themirrortest".

C.Topresentsomefactsof"themirrortest".

D.Toencouragepeopletodoresearchonanimals.35.Whichofthefollowingshowstheanimalhas"self-awareness"accordingtothemirrortest？______A.Theelephanttakesthemarkonitsheadoff.

B.Thebirddrivesitsreflectionaway.

C.Themonkeytakesthemarkonitsheadoff.

D.Thedolphindrivesitsreflectionaway.36.Whichwordsarethemostsuitablefor▲？______A.SearchfortheMark. B.ExploretheMark.

C.SearchfortheMirror. D.ExploretheMirror.37.Thefollowingsentencecanbestbeputatthebeginningof______.

Sincethen，researchershavegiventhetesttomanykindsofanimals.A.Paragraph2 B.Paragraph3 C.Paragraph7 D.Paragraph8四、任务型阅读-简答：本大题共1小题，共5分。38.

IcecoversmuchoftheArcticOcean（北冰洋）.Somepiecesoficearehuge，likemovingislands.Astemperatureshaveincreased，however，someoftheicehasbeguntodisappear.Scientistshavediscoveredhugewavesinthearcticwaters.

ThewaveswerediscoveredbyaccidentinMay，2010.ScientistAlekseyMarchenkoandhisstudentssetoutonatrip.Theywantedtostudytheicywaters.

OnMay2，theshiptraveledeastandstoppednexttoalargechunkoficearound50milesfromthesmallislandofHopen.MarchenkopreparedtoleadhisstudentsoutontotheIce.

"WewerereadytogobutwhenIwentout，Idiscoveredmanycracks（裂缝）around，"heremembers.

Hedecidedtomovetheshipdeeperintotheicetokeepsafe.Thefartherintheywent，hethought，thehardertheicewouldbecome.Astheypushedforward，however，theshipexperiencedsmallwaves，andthenbiggerones.Soon，thewavesbrokeuptheicearoundtheshipintothousandsofsmallerpieces.

Withinanhour，Marchenkoandhisteamsawawavethatwasabout13feethigh.Theship'snavigation（航行）systemfinallyrecordedthelargestwaves.Theyweremorethan20feetinheight.Thewavesweresostrongthattheyforcedhugepiecesoficetojumpupanddown，breakingtheiceintosmallerpieceswithinjustonehour.Scientistshadneverimaginedthattheprocesscouldhappensofast.Thewavesintheseareasusedtobesmall.

Thespeedandforceofthehugewavestheremakesitimpossibletoknowinadvancewhentheyarecoming.

Thatcouldbedangerousfornavigatorsandlocalcommunitieswhoareunpreparedforhugewavesordependonseaicetoprotectthem.Wildlifelikepolarbearsandwalrusesthatdependonseaicetoliveisalsoindanger.

Somescientiststhinkpeoplewillsoonseeevenbiggerwavesintheseicywaters.Aswavesbreakupice，theseaswillbecomemoreopen，andthewaveswillgetevenstronger.Therearestormytimesahead.(1)WhendidMarchenkoandhisstudentsdiscoverhugewavesinthearcticwaters？

______(2)WhyhastheArcticicebeguntodisappear？

______(3)Howhighwerethelargestwavesrecordedbythenavigationsystem？

______(4)Whomaybeindangerfromthehugewaves？

______(5)WhatcanwedotoprotecttheArctic？

______五、单词拼写-单句：本大题共5小题，共5分。39.Thetechgiant'srecent

（改变）intoAIhasbeenwellworththeeffort.40.Aftertakingadeepbreath，theboyletgoofthestring，andthearrowflew

（笔直地）intothecenterofthetarget，winningthefirstprizeforhisteam.41.Youwon'ttrulyunderstandthevalueofagoodnight'ssleep

（到……时）youhavespentthreedaysstaringatthescreenanddrinkingcoldcoffee.42.Unliketheoldsmalllibrary，thenewlibraryhasabrightandopen

（气氛），makingitawelcomingplaceforstudentstoreadandstudy.43.Thetwocountriesarehaving

（不断发展的）talksabouthowtostopthefightingandbringpeacebacktotheregion.六、单句语法填空：本大题共15小题，共15分。44.Wuxiplaysa

（center）roleintheeconomyofsouthernJiangsubecauseofitsstrongindustryandconvenienttransportation.45.Ifyouwanttodothisworkwell，youneedplentyof

（train）.46.Totheteacher'ssurprise，theshyboyshowednosignofbeing

（will）tospeakinfrontofthewholeclass.47.Themonumentwasbuiltinmemoryofthe

（hero）thatdiedinWorldWarII.48.Herparentswerestronglyagainsther

（marry）someonefromdifferentculture，withoutreallyknowinghim.49.—Wherehasyourfathergone？Ihaven'tseenhimfordays.

—He

（tour）SaipanIsland.He'llcomebacknextweekend.50.Sally'sdadworkedovertimeeverydayonly

（pay）forherpianolessons.51.Myfollowershavebeenaskingforanewvlog，soI

（start）anewdailyseriesnextweek.52.Hisdiaryisfullofhiddenfeelingsthathehasn't

（nottell）anyone.Hepreferstokeepthemtohimself.53.Whenyoucalledlastnight，I

（notsleep）eventhoughitwasverylate.Iwasstillatmydeskdoingmyhomeworkbecausethenextdaytherewasabigtest.54.Iheartheworkershavecompleted

（build）thenewbridge.Isittrue？55.Haven'tyounoticedit？You

（drop）thekeysometimeonyourwayhere!56.Nomatterwhatdifficultywe

（face）next，wewill