2025-2026学年广东省深圳市宝安区海旺学校八年级（下）期中英语试卷（含答案）

第=page11页，共=sectionpages11页2025-2026学年广东省深圳市宝安区海旺学校八年级（下）期中英语试卷一、阅读六选五：本大题共5小题，共10分。

Withapaintbrushinhand，QumuShiwupatientlydrawsspecialpatternsonapieceoflacquerware（漆器）.Thissceneisfromashortvideothatshowsthe29-year-old'sdailywork.

（1）______"Asachild，Iwasfascinatedbythistraditionalcraft，watchingmygrandpapaintbeautifulpatternswithred，yellowandblackpaint，"Qumusaid.WhenQumugrewup，shelearnedthecraftinherfather'slacquerwareworkshop.In2017，Qumucompletedherfirstindependentwork.

WhileQumuwasimprovingherskills，herfather'sworkshopwasabouttoclosedown.（2）______Itsoonreceivedover1，000likesandthousandsofviews.Shenowhasover500，000followersonshortvideoapps."Theinternetissopowerful!"Qumusaid."Inthepast，onlylocalpeopleboughtYilacquerware.（3）______"

QumunoticedthatYilacquerwarewasonlyusedinceremonies.So，shedecidedtoconnectYilacquerwarewithmodernlife.（4）______"Forexample，Idesignedphonecasesandteasets.I'veexpressedtheimportantfeaturesofYilacquerwareinmodernforms，"sheexplained.

Theseeffortshavenotonlysavedtheworkshopbutalsohelpedmorepeopleknowaboutthecraft.（5）______Tochangethat，Qumuhascooperated（合作）withuniversitiesandtrained37youngcraftsmen."MynextgoalistomakeYilacquerwarewellknownaroundtheworld，"shesaid.

A.However，fewyoungpeoplearewillingtolearnthiscrafttoday.

B.Tofindawayout，shepostedherfirstshortvideoonline.

C.Shebegantodesigndailyproductsthatpeoplewouldlike.

D.IttakesalotofhardworktomakeapieceofYilacquerware.

E.QumuwasbornintoaYifamilyinZhaojueCounty，SichuanProvince.

F.NowourcustomersarefromalloverChinaandevenothercountries.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。

LiXueisastudentwhohasadeeploveforanimation.Shebelievesthatanimatedstoriesareawonderfulwaytoexploredifferentculturesandideas.

SheenjoysbothChineseandforeignanimations，butfordifferentreasons.WhenshewatchesChineseanimations，sheisoftenattractedbythebeautifulink-washpaintingsandstoriesfromoldlegends（传说）.The

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areusuallyverybrave，teachinghervaluablelessonsaboutfamilyandfriendship.Shefindsthestories

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andclosetoherownculturalexperiences.

Ontheotherhand，foreignanimations，especiallythosefromJapanandtheUnitedStates，

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awholenewworldtoher.Shelikesthecreativestorylinesandthecharacters.Forexample，sheloves

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fromStudioGhibli，whicharefullofmagicalthingsanddeepemotions.Shealsoenjoysthefunnyandfast-pacedcomedies（快节奏喜剧）fromDisneyandPixar，whichalwaysmakeherlaugh

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.

However，watchinganimationsisnotjustahobbyforLiXue.Itisalsoawayto

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herlanguageskills.ShewatchessomeAmericancartoonsinEnglishwithoutsubtitles（字幕）.Atfirst，itwasquite

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tounderstandeverything，butshekeptpractising.Now，shecanfollowmostofthedialogueandhaslearnedmanynew

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andexpressions.

LiXue'sroomisareflectionofherhobby.Thewallsarecoveredwithpostersofherfavouritecharacters，fromtheMonkeyKingtoNezha.Shealsoenjoys

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themakingprocessbehindherfavouritecartoonsonline.Shedreamsofonedaybecomingananimator，soshecanshareherownstories，a（n）

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ofthebestofChineseandforeignstyles.ForLiXue，animationisabridgebetweenworlds，andsheisexcitedtoseewhereitwilltakehernext.6.A.teachers B.characters C.workers D.scientists7.A.unhappy B.boring C.breathtaking D.breakthrough8.A.stop B.open C.cut D.hold9.A.stories B.photos C.books D.impressions10.A.deeply B.hardly C.loudly D.lightly11.A.improve B.admire C.find D.require12.A.rough B.difficult C.helpful D.easy13.A.letters B.details C.voices D.words14.A.comingout B.callingup C.learningabout D.lookingafter15.A.mix B.award C.business D.career三、阅读理解：本大题共15小题，共22.5分。A

Morethan400yearsago，therewasamannamedXuXiake.Hespentabout30yearswalkingacrossmountains，rivers，andforeststostudytheworld.

Whenhewas28，XuXiakeheardaboutabiglakecalledYanLakeonthetopofYandangMountain.Hewantedtofinditbecausepeoplesaidthatthefamouswaterfalls，BigLongqiuandSmallLongqiu，camefromthislake.Thenhebegananunforgettablejourney.

WhenXuXiakereachedthemountaintop，hewasconfused.Therewasnolakeinsight.Hereachedabigcliff，buthecouldgonofurther.Hesawasmallplatform（平台）belowanddecidedtoclimbdownusingaclothrope.Thisclimbwasverydangerous.Whenhereachedtheplatform，herealizedhecouldnotgodownfurther.Hehadtoclimbbackup，butsuddenlytheropebroke!Luckily，hequicklycaughtarockandsavedhimself.

Aftermanyadventuresyearslater，XuXiakefinallyfoundYanLake.Hediscoveredthatthelakewasnotthesourceofthewaterfalls.Thenhecontinuedtofindwherethewaterfallsexactlycamefrom，andhemadeitatlast.

Forabout30years，XuXiakeexploredmountainsandrivers，keepingadiaryabouthistravels.HisworkbecameafamousbookcalledTheTravelsofXuXiakeafterhedied.Thebookhasover600，000charactersandcoversmanyareas，likewatersystems，rocks，plants，anddifferentcultures，inspiringmanypeopletoexploretheworld.16.WhatdidXuXiakedo？______A.Ascientist. B.Anexplorer. C.Adoctor. D.Abusinessman.17.WhydidXuXiakegotoYandangMountain？______A.Tofindalake. B.Towriteanarticle.

C.Tostudyplants. D.Tomeetlocals.18.WhathappenedwhenXuXiakeclimbedatage28？______A.Abigrockhithim. B.Hecouldn'treachthetop.

C.Theclothropesuddenlybroke. D.Hecouldn'tfindthewaterfalls.19.WhatdidXuXiakefindoutaboutthewaterfalls？______A.Theyweremorebeautifulthanhethought.

B.Theydidnotcomefromthebiglake.

C.Theywerenotinthemountains.

D.Theyweretoohightoreach.20.WhatisTheTravelsofXuXiakemainlyabout？______A.Howtoclimbrocks. B.Howtogrowplants.

C.WhatXusawinhistrips. D.WhatXulearnedfromothers.B

Canyouimaginebuildinga1，200-square-metre，three-storytwin-towerwoodenhousewithoutasinglenail？Dong-ethnicgrandpaShiShanzhangamazedpeoplewithsuchaproject.Manypeoplecallhima"livingLuBan".

ButShi'sjourneybeganwithtragedy.In1974，afiresweptthroughGaopeiVillageinGuangxi.Itdestroyedhundredsofwoodenhouses.Withonlyoneskilledhousebuilderinthearea，reconstruction（重建）wasslow.Shi，theninhisearlytwenties，waseagertohelp.

Hebeganobservingconstructionworkondifferentsitesduringtheday.Atnight，hewould"pileuptimber（堆木材）"inhismind."Therewasnoserioustraining.Ijustwatched，rememberedandtriedtolearn，"Shisaid.

Later，Shifeltreadytobuildhisownhouse——athree-storywoodenstructure.Hecut，polished（抛光）andtransportedeverypieceoftimberhimself.Then，hecraftedthefurnitureinside.Thehouseremainshisproudestwork.Eversince，villagershaveaskedShitobuildtheirhomes.Hehasbuilttwo-thirdsofthehousesstandinginGaopeiVillage.

In2023，Shibeganbuildingalargerhouse.Hissonlivestreamed（网络直播）theprocess.Thevideosdrewthousandsofviewers.Orderssoonfollowed.AscenicareainQingdaoaskedShitobuildatraditional-stylewoodenbuilding.AbusinessinGuangdongwantedhimtodesignanethnic-styleguesthouse.

TheconstructiontechniquesoftraditionalDongwoodenarchitectureareanational-levelintangibleculturalheritage.Asaninheritorofthecraft，Shisaid，"ThebestwaytopassthisdownistokeepbuildinguntilIcan'tanymore."21.WhatisspecialaboutShi'sbuildings？______A.Theyareverymodern. B.Theyhavenonails.

C.Theyaremadeofstone. D.Theyarebuiltquickly.22.WhatmadeShistarttolearntobuildhouses？______A.Hiswishtohelprebuildhisvillage.

B.Hisinterestintraditionaltools.

C.Hisdreamofbeingafamousbuilder.

D.Hisplantobuildalargerhouse.23.Whatcanwelearnfromthethirdparagraph？______A.HowShilearntthecraft.

B.WhenShibuilthisfirsthouse.

C.WhereShigothistimber.

D.WhyShibuilthousesforvillagers.24.WhathappenedafterShi'ssonlivestreamedthebuildingprocess？______A.Shiwasaskedtoteachonline.

B.Shibuiltmorehousesforvillagers.

C.Shireceivedmorebuildingorders.

D.Shiwasabletobuildanewhouseforhisfamily.25.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage？______A.AfamousvillageinGuangxi

B.Abigfirechangedavillage

C.Thestoryofawoodenbuilding

D.The"livingLuBan"keepsacraftaliveC

Nobodylikestoseetheviewspoiled（毁坏）bypowerlines，buttheyareoftenanecessarypartofmodernlife.Whatifthesepowerlinescouldbecomeinterestingsights？Thisimaginativeideafeelslikeawin-wincombiningfunctionwithcreativity.Anditisexactlythethinkingbehindaprojectthatturnspowerlinepylons（塔）intogiantanimalsculptures.

TheprojectiscalledAustrianPowerGiants.ItwascreatedbytheAustrianPowerGridalongwithtwoothercompanies.Theideaissimplebutmeaningful：eachofAustria'sninefederalstateswouldhaveitsownstyleofpylonintheformofananimalthatrepresents（代表）thestate.

"Thisnature-inspireddesignismeanttobecomeasymbolfornature-friendlyprojects.Thepublichasrespondedwarmlytotheidea，withmanyexpressingexcitementaboutthecreativedesigns，"explainstheAustrianPowerGrid.

TheprojectwontheRedDotDesignAward.SmallmodelsofthegiantsculpturesareexhibitedatSingapore'sRedDotMuseumuntilOctober2026，wheretheycanbeviewedinmoredetail.Sofar，justtwooftheninedesignshavebeenexplored.Thestork（akindofbird）waschosenasthesymbolicanimalofBurgenlandwhilethestag（akindofdeer）waschosentorepresentLowerAustria.Bothsculptureslookreallyamazing.

Lookingtothefuture，it'snotyetclearwhethertherestwillactuallybebuilt.Therearesomeproblemssuchaswhetheritwillusealotmoresteeltobuildthem.ButtheAustrianPowerGridsaysthedesignhasbeentestedforelectricalsafety.The

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legs，andsimilareffortshavebeenconsideredinIcelandandelsewhere.26.Whatisthemainpurposeofthe"AustrianPowerGiants"project？______A.TowintheRedDotDesignAward.

B.Tomakepowerlinepylonsmoreattractive.

C.ToreplacealltheoldpowerlinepylonsinAustria.

D.ToshowAustria'snineanimalsrepresentingthestates.27.Whatcanwelearnfromthefourthparagraph？______A.Allnineanimalpylonshavebeencompleted.

B.ThestorkisthesymbolicanimalofLowerAustria.

C.Thetwofinishedanimalpylonsculptureslookwonderful.

D.TheRedDotDesignAwardwasgiventothetwofinisheddesigns.28.Accordingtothepassage，whatisstilluncertainabouttheproject？______A.Thetruevalueofthedesigns.

B.Theamountofsteelrequired.

C.Theelectricalsafetyofthesculptures.

D.Thepublic'sinterestintheproject.29.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceimply（暗示）？______A.Theanimal-shapedpylonswillhavelegs.

B.Theprojectislikelytobesuccessfullycarriedout.

C.Thedesignofthepylonsneedstobeimproved.

D.Theprojecthasbeencompletedinothercountries.30.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage？______A.Austria'sninefederalstates

B.Powerlines：amodernproblem

C.Turningpowerpylonsintoartworks

D.NinegiantanimalsculpturesinAustria四、信息匹配：本大题共5小题，共7.5分。下面的材料A-F是对六个传统手工艺课程的介绍。请根据下面五个人的情况，选出他们最可能感兴趣的课程。

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LinFanglikesfashiondesignandwantstolearnsometraditionaltechniquesforherclothingdesign.

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ChenBinwantstomakeabasketbyhandforhisgrandmatotakewhenshegoesshopping.

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CathylovestheredpaperartworkssheseesduringtheSpringFestivalandwantstolearnhowtocutthembyhand.

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GaoHaoplanstomakeaMonkeyKingfigurineasagiftforhislittlecousinwholovesthecharacterverymuch.

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LiuYanlovescooking.Sheisinterestedindifferentkindsoftraditionalfood.A.Inthiscourse，learnerswilllearntomakepapercuttingswithredpaperandscissors.Theywilllearntocutsomebasicpatternslikeflowers，animals，andChinesecharacters.

B.Inthiscourse，learnerswilllearntomakeclayfigurines.Theywilluseclaytoshapefaces，armsandclothes.Teacherswillshowhowtopaintdetailstomakethefigurineslively.

C.Inthiscourse，learnerswillmastertheskillofmakingbambooitems.Theywilllearntocut，bend，andweavebamboostrips（条）intousefulthingslikebaskets，traysandboxes.

D.Inthiscourse，learnerswillexploretheartofChineseknotting.Theywilllearntotieclassicknotslikethe"DoubleHappiness"and"LuckyCoin"knots.

E.Inthiscourse，learnerswilllearntomakehuamo.Theywillusetoolstoshapedoughintoflowers，animals，andotherforms.Teacherswillshowhowtocolourthemtomakethemlooknice.

F.Inthiscourse，learnerswilllearnthecraftofsilkembroidery（刺绣）.Theywillusesilkthreadsandneedlestostitch（绣）somesimplepatternslikeflowersandbirdsoncloth.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.

Canyoubelievethatsomeonecancreatebeautifulartontheeggshell（蛋壳）？In

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smallworkshopinBeijing，41-year-oldMaChaomadeithappen.Notjustonce，but1，040times!Hecarved（雕刻）thecharactersofJourneytotheWestoneggshellsandwonaGuinnessWorldRecordforthe

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（large）showofengravedeggshells.

Eggshellcarvingistheartofmakingfinepatternsoneggshells.Theeggshellsbreak

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（easy），soartistsneedtobeverycareful.Whenthereisasmallmistake，theworkisinvain.Therefore，greatpatienceandskill

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（require）.

Madiscoveredhisloveforeggshellcarvingasachild.Hesawbeautifullycarvedeggshellsatschool

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couldn'tpayforartlessons.Afterleavingschool，hetaughthimself3Ddesignandgotajob.At35，hemadeuphismind

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（leave）thejobandbegancarvingeggshells.

Learningeggshellcarvingwasnoteasy.Hepracticed

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years，andheoftenbrokeeggshellsorhurthisfingers.Now，hehassucceeded.ThenwhydidMachoosetocarvethecharactersofJourneytotheWest？Heexplained，"Thefourmaincharactersnevergiveuptheirdreamsinthefaceof

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（difficulty），justlikeme."

Eggshellcarving

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（be）aroundinChinasincetheMingandQingdynasties，butitislesscommon.Mawishest