2025-2026学年江苏省无锡市江阴市峭岐中学八年级（下）期中英语试卷（含答案）

第=page11页，共=sectionpages11页2025-2026学年江苏省无锡市江阴市峭岐中学八年级（下）期中英语试卷一、阅读七选五：本大题共5小题，共10分。Have

you

ever

looked

closely

at

the

paper

money

from

different

countries?

You

will

see

more

than

numbers

and

colours.

You

will

discover

pictures

of

rivers,

mountains,

buildings

and

famous

people.

(1)_____

They

are

like

small

lessons

in

culture,

history

and

nature.

Paper

money

isn't

just

for

spending

-it's

also

for

learning.

Let's

start

with

China.

(2)_____

On

the

20

yuan

note(纸币),

there

is

the

Lijiang

River

in

Guilin,

with

green

mountains

rising

from

calm

waters.

(3)_____

On

the

5

yuan

note,

you'll

find

Mount

Tai,

one

of

the

most

famous

mountains

in

China.

A

large

number

of

poems

were

written

in

praise

of

it.

(4)_____

Switzerland's

notes

include

mountains,

rivers,

and

even

wind

patterns(图案)!

Canada's

have

snowy

landscapes

and

maple(枫树)

leaves.

These

days,

many

people

use

phones

or

cards

as

a

way

to

pay.

(5)_____

But

paper

money

still

has

its

value--not

only

in

money,

but

in

meaning.

You

can

hold

it,

look

at

it,

and

learn

from

it.

It

can

be

a

tiny

museum

in

your

pocket.

So

next

time

you

hold

your

paper

money,

take

a

second

look.

A.

It's

fast

and

easy.

B.

It's

a

lesson

worth

learning.C.

Other

countries

do

this

too,

in

their

own

way.

D.

It's

so

beautiful

that

artists

have

painted

it

for

centuries.

E.

The

Chinese

yuan

is

a

perfect

mix

of

nature

and

tradition.

F.

These

pictures

often

show

what

each

country

finds

important.

G.

Today's

coins

and

paper

money

are

nothing

like

early

money.1.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G2.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G3.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G4.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G5.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G二、完形填空：本大题共10小题，共10分。Afewyearsago，Iworkedinavideostoreafterschool.Oneafternoon，anelderlywomanwalkedinwithayoungerwomanwhoI

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washerdaughter.Thedaughterkeptcheckingherwatcheveryfew

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—aclearsignofnopatience.

TheoldwomanbegantolookthroughtheDVDsonthenearestshelfandIwalkedovertoaskifIcouldgiveahelpinghand.Shesmiledandshowedmeapieceofcrumpledpaperwithamovietitleonit.RatherthanrushingofftogettheDVDforher，IinvitedhertowalkwithmesothatIcouldshowher

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tofindit.Herslow，carefulmovementsmademethinkofmyownmother，whodiedofillnessthelastChristmas.Thewomanseemedthankfulformystayandoureasyconversation.

Aswewalkedthroughthestore，Iknewhow

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itwouldhavebeentojustpointattheshelfandwalkaway.ButImadeadifferent

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—tostaywithher.Youcan'timaginehowmuchasmallactofkindnessmeanstosomeonewhofeelslonely.WefoundthemovieandIwalkedhertothelineatthecashdesk.Iwantedto

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thissmallactofhelp，notleavingithalfway.

Whentheoldwomanwaspaying，Iwalkedovertotheyounger，whowasstillsteppingherfeetatthefrontdoor."Isthatyourmom？"Iasked.Sherolledhereyesandsaid，"Yeah."Therewasangerinherreply—halfsad，halfunhappy.Stillwatchinghermom，Isaid，"Mindsomeadvice？""Sure，"saidthedaughter，look

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.So，Iexplainedtoher："Whenshe'sgone，it'sthelittlemomentsthat'llcomebacktoyou.Momentslikethis.Iknow.Trytoholdontothesemoments."

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foramoment，thedaughter'seyesdroppedtothefloor，thenbacktohermother.Thensheputherarmaroundhermother'sshoulderswithunexpectedlove.Shedidn'trush.Shechosetowalkbesidehermother，gently

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heroutofthestore，stepbystep.

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inabusyworld，weoftenforgetthattimewithlovedonesisshort.Thatday，Ilearnedthatloveisnotaboutbigthings—it'saboutstaying，walkingslowlyandbeingpresent.Certainly，it'snevertoolatetoshowit.6.A.hoped B.found C.guessed D.doubted7.A.seconds B.minutes C.hours D.months8.A.what B.when C.who D.where9.A.clear B.correct C.comfortable D.convenient10.A.chance B.choice C.record D.report11.A.click B.count C.complete D.communicate12.A.certain B.curious C.excited D.scared13.A.silent B.calm C.trapped D.worried14.A.guiding B.guarding C.pulling D.passing15.A.Truly B.Safely C.Largely D.Especially三、阅读理解：本大题共15小题，共30分。A16.WhocanbeamemberofGrowFoodWonderland？______A.Teachers. B.Villagers. C.Farmers. D.Teenagers.17.WhendoesCGCHelpsFarmsandFamiliestakeplace？______A.OnJune15，2026. B.OnJune1，2026.

C.OnMay30，2026. D.OnApril16，2026.18.ToknowmoreactivitiesinGrowFoodWonderland，whatcanyouclickon？______A.Food. B.Events. C.Education. D.Share.19.Whatcanwelearnfromthisreadingmaterial？______A.TheFruitShareeventisafterFunharvesting.

B.Memberscanenjoyoutdooractivitieseveryweek.

C.TherearefivepiecesofnewsintheRecentNewspart.

D.It'simportanttorecordthemethodsofcookingdeliciousfood.20.What'sthemaintopicofthisreadingmaterial？______A.Ahome-grownfoodguide. B.Afarmers'jobintroduction.

C.Aenvironmentprotectionreport. D.Agardeningeducationprogram.B

Slides（滑梯）aresimplebutalwaysfun.Allyouneedtodoistoclimbtothetopandslidedown.Butdidyouknowthatthereissciencebehindit？

Doyoulikescience？Newtonsaidwhatgoesupmustcomedown.Hewastalkingaboutgravity（重力）.Slidesworkbecauseofgravity.Butthatisnotall.

√Youclimbeduptheslideandsitdown.Youarereadytogo.Areyouslidingdown？No，notyet.Thingsstaystill（静止的）unlesssomethingmakesthemmove.ItisNewton'sfirstlaw.Soyouhavetogiveyourselfapushtostartthejourneydown.

√Nowyouareslidingdown.Doyoufeelyouareslowingdownabit？Whentwothingsrubagainsteachother，theycausefriction（摩擦力）.Withoutfriction，youwillslidedownfasterandfastertothebottom.

√Atthebottomoftheslide，youcometoafullstop.Yourfeettouchthegroundandaddextra（额外的）friction.Newton'sfirstlawalsosayingmovingthingskeepmovingunlesssomethingmakesthemstop.So，ifyoudonotuseyourfeet，youwillflyofftheslide.21.Wherecanwereadthisreadingmaterial？______A.Inastorybook. B.Inasciencebook.

C.Inaguidebook. D.Inaposter.22.Whatwillhappenifyoudon'tuseyourfeetatthebottomoftheslide？______A.Youwillflyofftheslide. B.Youwillslidebackup.

C.Youwillcometostopsuddenly. D.Youwillstayatthebottom.23.Whichpictureexplains（解释）whyyoustartthejourneydownwhensliding？______A. B.

C. D.24.AccordingtoNewton'sfirstlaw，whichofthefollowingistrueaboutamovingobject？______A.Itwillchangedirectionbyitself.

B.Itwillslowdownbecauseofgravity.

C.Itwillstopsuddenlyifnothingactsonit.

D.Itwillmoveatthesamespeeduntilsomethingactsonit.25.Whichsituationhasthesamescienceprinciple（规则）asslowingdownonaslide？______A.Abookstaysonadesk.

B.Arocketfliesintothesky.

C.Amagnet（（磁铁）attractsaknife.

D.Aballrollingongrassstopsslowly.C"Bobisnotintheterrarium，"Isaid.Bobisourclasspet.

"OhmyGod!"saidMs.Cook."Thanksfornoticing，Kayla.Let'sorganizeasearch."

"Thereare24ofyou.Divideintofourgroups.Howmanygroupsarethere？"askedMs.Cook."Six，"Jasonsaid.

Eachgroupsearchedacorneroftheclassroom.NoBob.

"Divideintogroupsofthree，"saidMs.Cook."Howmanygroupsarethere？""Eight，"saidAmanda.

Wesearchedthehallwayoutsideourclassroom.StillnoBob.

Amandaraisedherhand."Whatifsomeonefindshimandthinkshe'sdangerous？""MaybewecouldmakeposterssothateveryonewilllookoutforBob，"saidMs.Cook.

Ms.CookaskedAmandatohandoutpaperwhileshewrotesixwordsonthewhiteboard：reward，harmless，gentle，return，smooth，reptile（爬行动物）.Asshewrote，Isawherlookatthenotebookwheresheputsherlessonplans."Besuretouseeachwordonceandunderlinerewardtwice，"saidMs.Cook.

Whenwefinishedwritingoursentences，Ms.Cookasked，"Arethepostersdone？"Jessicaraisedherhand."HowwillotherpeopleknowwhatBoblookslike？"Ms.Cookpassedoutcoloredcrayons."Everyone，drawapictureofBobonyourposter.We'llhangthepostersonourwaytolunch."

Afterlunch，Bobdidnotreturn.Mariaraisedherhand."WheredoBoblivewhenitisn'tinterrariums？""It'stimeforscience.Whynotvisitthelibrary？"suggestedMs.Cook.Shedividedtheclassintosixgroups.Eachgroupreadasciencebookaboutsnakes.

Whenwereturnedtoclassandgaveabookreport，Ms.Butler，theheadmasterwalkedinwithBobtwistingaroundherarm."LookwhatIfoundundermydesk，"saidMs.Butler.

DidMs.ButlerjustwinkatMs.Cook？

"Wehavetimeforwriting.EveryonewritesMs.Butlerathank-younote，"Ms.CooksaidafterMs.Butlerleft."Double-checkyourspellingandgrammar."

Afterthelesson，IsaidtoMs.Cook."IthinkIknowhowBobgotlost."

"Youdo？"saidMs.Cook.

"Ithinkhehadhelp，"Isaid.

"Hmm，"saidMs.Cook."Maybealittle."

"Hisdisappearancemadeschoolinteresting，"Isaid."Thanksforthefunday."

Ms.Cooksmiled."Andthankyou，Detective（侦探）Kayla."26.Whichsentenceisthemostsuitablefor▲inthepicture？______A.Pleasereturnourgentleandsmoothreptile.Youwillgetreward!

B.Reward：pleasereturnourgentleandsmoothreptile.It'sharmless!

C.Pleasereturnourgentleandsmoothreptile.Youwillgetreward!

D.Reward：pleasereturnourgentleandsmoothreptile.It'sharmless!27.Whichisthecorrectorderoftheactivitiesinthestory？______

①Makeposter.

②Visitthelibrary.

③Domathexercises.

④Searchthehallway.

⑤Writeathank-younote.A.②①③④⑤ B.③④①②⑤ C.④①②③⑤28.Accordingtothearticle，whichcanbestdescribethestudents？______A.Creativeandpositive. B.Carefulandhonest.

C.Thoughtfulandcareful. D.Energeticandhelpful.29.Whatthemedoesthestorywanttoshow？______A.Funeventscreaterealandmeaningfullearning.

B.Petscanhelpmakeschoollessonsmoreinteresting.

C.Teachersshouldfollowtheirteachingplanscarefully.

D.Studentslearntosolvereal-lifeproblemsontheirown.30.Whichcanbethebesttitleforthestory？______A.APerfectTeacher. B.TheDayBobGetLost.

C.ACleverDetective. D.TheDayBobMadeAMistake.四、任务型阅读-简答：本大题共1小题，共10分。31.LeiDianshengisafamousChineseexplorer.andenvironmentalprotector.Bornin1963inasmallvillagenearHarbin，heiscalled"themodernXuXiake"forhisgreatjourney.

From1998to2008，Leispent10yearswalkingacrossChina.Hewalkedabout81，000kilometers-almosttwicearoundtheequator!Beforestartinghistrip，hespent10yearspreparing-hediddailyexercisestobuilduphisstrengthandreadbooksonwildsurvivaltolearnhowtodealwithdangers.

Duringthetrip，heworeout52pairsofshoesandlost19toenails.Once，heevenhadtoeatsnakemeattostayaliveintheShennongjiaForest.Hefacedmanydangers，likemudslidesandwolfattacks，buthenevergaveup.

Leididn'tjustwalkforfun.Hevisitedall56ethnicgroupsinChina，took40，000photosandwrote3.2millionwordsinhisnotes.Thesenotesbecame"livingrecord"ofChinesecultureandnature.Healsohelpedothersduringhistrip-hegavemoneytopoorstudentsandjoinedinfloodrescueworkinHunanProvince.

Now，Leistillworksfornatureandeducation.Hetakesteamstostudytheenvironment，likeprotectingthesourceoftheYangtzeRiver.Lastyear，hetookagroupofscientiststocollectwatersamplesthere.Healsoworkswithtraditionalartiststoturnhistravelnotesintoart，somorepeoplecanlearnaboutenvironmentalprotection.

Lei'sstorytellsus：Trueadventureisnotjustaboutwalkingfar.It'saboutlovingourlandandprotectingit.(1)WhenwasLeiDianshengborn？

______(2)WhatdidLeiDianshengdotoprepareforhistrip？

______(3)WhyareLeiDiansheng'stravelnotesimportant？

______(4)WhatdoyouthinkmakesLeiDiansheng'stripsuccessful？（Giveonereason.）

______(5)DoyouadmireLeiDiansheng？Whyorwhynot？

______五、单词拼写-单句：本大题共5小题，共5分。32.

（尽管）themodelcarwentwrongtwice，theteamnevergaveup.33.Theirmodelcarstoodatthe

（中央的）part，readyforthefinal.34.Theyallbelievedtheircreativedesignwould

（带领）themtothefirstprize.35.Theywere

（爱好者）ofsciencefiction，whichgavethemcoolideasforcars.36.They

（完全地）believedtheycouldachieveanythingbyworkingasateam.六、单句语法填空：本大题共15小题，共15分。37.Theteamcamefroma

（south）townwherefewschoolshadmodelcarclubs.38.Atfirst，mostmemberswere

（willing）tojoinastheyknewnothingaboutcars.39.Theteacher's

（pioneer）ideawastoletthemlearnbybuildingasimplecar.40.Theyworked

（close）afterschooleveryday，fixingmistakesandsharingideas.41.Finally，theyreachedan

（agree）todividethework：twoforcoding，twoforbuildingandonefortesting.42.Mr.Leealways

（collect）homeworkbeforeclasseveryday.43.Yesterday，whilehe

（walk）aroundtheclassroom，Tomlookednervous.44.I

（forget）todomyhomeworklastnight.45.He

never

（miss）ahomeworktaskbefore.46.Tomdecided

（tell）Mr.Leethetruthafterclass.47.HecametoMr.Lee'soffice

（say）hewassorry.48."

（notbe）afraidtobehonest，"Mr.Leesaidgently.49.Mr.LeehadTom

（finish）thehomeworkbyFriday.50.Tom

（work）hardonhismathhomeworknow.51.He

（hand）itinontimetomorrowmorning.七、书面表达：本大题共1小题，共20分。52.春假是放松身心，亲近自然的美好时光。在刚刚过去的春假中，很多同学选择旅行去看不一样的风景，开阔眼界，收获成长。学校英语社团正举办主题为"ChangesAboutTravelling"的英语征文活动，请你根据以下流程写一篇短文投稿。

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