2025-2026学年江苏省无锡市新吴实验中学八年级（下）期中英语试卷（含答案）

第=page11页，共=sectionpages11页2025-2026学年江苏省无锡市新吴实验中学八年级（下）期中英语试卷一、单选题：本大题共14小题，共14分。1.—______doyouhavefunatweekends？

—InSisypheBookstore.Ilovereadingthere.（）A.Where B.What C.How D.When2.Lookatthepictureontheright.Whatisitabout？（）A.Thetypeofhobbies.

B.Thechangeintransport.

C.Theformofoutdooractivities.

D.Theprotectionofnaturalenvironment.

3.—Whatcanwedoforouragedgrandparents？

—We______domuch，butjustbewiththemasoftenaspossible.（）A.haveto B.don'thaveto C.must D.mustn't4.Youpickedupapenandturnedyourideaintoawonderfulpainting.That'sreally______!（）A.anything B.anybody C.something D.somebody5.Simon，hurryup!Themovie______forfiveminutes.（）A.hasstarted B.hasbeenon C.hasfinished D.hasbeenover6.—Whatdoesittaketobeagoodreader？

—Ittakespatienceandpractice，______aloveforreading.（）A.aswellas B.asgoodas C.aslongas D.assoonas7.Travellingtodifferentplaceshelpsuscollect______wonderfulmemoriesandlearnaboutdifferentcultures.（）A.awealthof B.asetof C.abitof D.apairof8.Kittydecidedto______foranEnglishspeakingcoursetoimproveherpronunciation.（）A.cheerup B.getup C.stayup D.signup9.—Millie，whatdoyouthinkofMogaoCaves？

—Amazing!Iknewlittleaboutthisancientsite______IvisitedDigitalDunhuang.（）A.since B.if C.until D.though10.Ireally______Lindaforherpositivespiritduringhardtimes.（）A.prevent B.surprise C.damage D.admire11.LiuJiakunisfamousforhis______andspecialdesignsusinglocalmaterialstocreatebeautifulbuildings.（）A.expensive B.excellent C.electric D.empty12.Sometimesasuddenstopcanbedangerous，______whenyouaretravellingathighspeed.（）A.mostly B.largely C.finally D.especially13.AIiscreatinganewwayof______.Itcanunderstandyouandanswerinanaturalway.（）A.pollution B.situation C.condition D.communication14.—HowdoyoulikeSimon'ssingingskills？

—Heis______.Nooneinourschoolcandobetter.（）A.aluckydog B.agreenhand

C.secondtonone D.goodfornothing二、完形填空：本大题共10小题，共10分。Asthesmallestandthinnestplayerinmyicehockey（冰球）team，Igotanickname（绰号）frommyteamleader.WhenIfirstheardotherplayerscallthename，Iknowitwasajoke，butIstillfelt

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.

OnlyEricnevercalledmethat.Healwaystriedhisbesttomakemefeelat

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ontheteam，andhelpedmepracticemyskillsontheice.Ifelteveryoneelsesawmeasa

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littleboy—afterall，theycouldliftmewithjustonearm.

Oneday，weplayedagainstanotherteam.Theirplayerswereallhugeandstrong，andIwas

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thatanyofthemcouldtakemypuckeasily.

Inthemiddleofthegame，Iheldthepucktight（紧地）andskatedfast，then

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ittoEric.Hewasabouttocatchitwhenthebiggestplayerfromtheotherteamhithim.

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Ericfelldownhardonthecoldice.

Toour

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playerlaughedathiminsteadofstoppingtohelp.Ifeltangryseeingsomeoneactsobadlytomyfriend.Iskatedstraighttowardshim，and

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youmustsaysorrytohim!"

Hesaidnoandtriedtoskateaway，butIreachedhimquickly.Icontinuedtofollowhim，andwouldn'tlethimrunoff.Istoodinhiswayto

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notleaving，againandagain.Finally，hehadtosaysorrytoEric.

Fromthatmoment，everythingchanged.Myteammatesrealizedthat

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Imightbesmall，Ihadmyownstrengths（长处）.Theyneverusedthatnicknameagain.Theytoldmetheyhadneverseensomeonesosmallstandupsobravely.Thatdaybecameahappymemoryforme，aturningpointwhereIfoundmyplaceandmycalmontheice.15.A.calm B.happy C.sad D.nervous16.A.school B.home C.work D.team17.A.weak B.strong C.shy D.kind18.A.surprised B.confident C.afraid D.glad19.A.showed B.brought C.passed D.threw20.A.suddenly B.slowly C.closely D.carefully21.A.happiness B.sadness C.surprise D.pity22.A.advised B.asked C.replied D.shouted23.A.catch B.keep C.prevent D.watch24.A.since B.until C.though D.because三、阅读理解：本大题共13小题，共26分。AGrowyourchild'sloveofscienceandanimalswithagreatmonthlymagazinefullofexcitingstories，amazingnaturenewsandbeautifulphotos.Everyissue（刊期）comeswithfunfeatures，hands-onexperiments（实验），bigideas，andexpertanswersthatwakeupcuriosityandmakebrainsactive.

OrderingaScience+Naturemagazinewillstarttheiryearinanexcitingwayandhelpthemmakegreatprogress（进步）in2026.

✧Perfectforages8-15

✧13issuesayear，senttotheirdoor

✧Helpsschoollearningbybringingsciencetolife

25.Thepictureismostprobablyfor______.A.students B.parents C.teachers D.scientists26.Whatcanwelearnaboutthemagazine？______A.Itisaboutdigitalproducts.

B.Itcomesoutonceaweek.

C.Ithelpsstudentsindifferentways.

D.Itcosts£5foreachsingleissue.27.Whatisthepicturefor？______A.Toteachchildrentodoscienceexperiments.

B.Toencouragepeopletoorderthemagazine.

C.Tohelpstudentsimprovetheirscienceskills.

D.Toshowbeautifulpicturesofnatureandanimals.B

Hello，everyone!WelcometoXi'an，acitywithaverylonghistory.Therearealotofinterestingplacesandthingstoseehere.

TheBellTowerisinthecenterofXi'an；-liketheheartofthecity，ItisthebiggestandbestkeptbelltowerofitskindinChina.EmperorZhuYuanzbangofMingDynasty（朝代）builtitin1384tohelpwatchoverthelandaroundthecity，Today，ithasbecomeafamousplaceofinterestinXi'an.Atnight，beautifullanternslightuptheTowerandtakeitlookmagical.

TheTerracottaWarriorsarethousandsofclaysoldiers.Theyareastallasrealpeople.Eachonehasadifferentfaceandadifferentjob.Someboldweapoos，andothersleadhorses.Theyareinthetomb（坟墓）ofQinshihuang，China'sfirstemperor，inthenortheastpartofXi'an.BigWildGoosePagoda

TheBigWildGoosePagodaisinthesouth-ofXi'an.Itwasfirstbuiltin652tokeepspecialBuddhistbooks.AfamousmonkcalledXoanZangbroughtthesebooksbackfromIndia.Thepagoda，whichismadeofbricks，lookslikeatalltower.itisbeautifulandhasacalm，seriousstyle.

TheCityWallweseeisXiantodayIslikeabigcirclearoundthecitycenter.ItwasbuiltduringMingDynasty.Itisoneoftheoldestandbest-keptancientwallsinChina.Thecitywallworkedtokeepthecitysafe：AlongtheCityWallisariver.Today.youcanridebikesortakeawalkontopoftheCityWall.28.WhichpictureshowsthefourplacesinXi'ancorrectly？______

a.BellTower

b.BigWildGoosePagoda

c.TerracottaWarriors

d.CityWallA. B.

C. D.29.Howmanyplacesinthepassagehelpedprotectthecity？______A.1. B.2. C.3. D.4.30.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage？______A.TheBigWildGoosePagodahasamoderndesign.

B.TheTerracottaWarriorsareshorterthanrealpeople.

C.VisitorscanswimintheriveralongtheCityWall.

D.VisitorscanenjoylanternsattheBellToweratnight.CAwholeweekwithhernature-lovingcousinMacy？D-I-S-A-S-T-E-R!Harperspelledinherheadasthecarstoppedatafarmhouse.

Withoutsayinghello，Macystoodholdingaprickly（多刺的）plantinaplasticbag.T-R-O-U-B-L-E-M-A-K-E-R，Harperthought.

AuntDebbywaved."Youtworunalong，butdon'tgointhestream.It'shighfromtherain."

AsMacywasalreadyheadingforthewoods.Harpergroanedbutfollowed.

"Isthatpoisonivy（毒蔓）？"

Macyspreadthevine'sleaves."No，thishasfiveleafletsoneachleaf.Poisonivyhasthree."

Harpergiraffe-steppedovertheplants，watchingforthree-leafletvines.Shedidn'theartherushingstreamuntiltheywereveryclose.

Thewaterwasracing.Somethingwascomingtowardsthem，holdingontoapieceofwood.

"What'sthat？"Harperasked.

Macy'seyeswidened."Afieldmouse."

"Ew.Micecarrydiseases."Harpersaid.

"They'realsoimportant，"saidMacy."Theyspreadseedsandloosenthegroundbydiggingholes."

"Oh.▲."Harperthought.

Themousedrewcloser."Wehavetosaveit!"Harperblurted，surprisingherself.

Shequicklyrantotheferns（蕨类植物）andaskedMacyforhelp.Theypulledoutalarge，strongferntothestream."We'llhelpyou."Harpertoldthemouse.

Theypushedtheleafyendofthefernintothewater.Thewoodcaughtontheleaf，butthenitbrokelooseandstartedfloatingawayagain.

"Ohno!"criedHarper.

Butthenthemousejumped!Itlandedonthefernleaf.Harperwatched，amazed，asitdashedovertheleaftothebankandstoppedtolookatthem.

"Ithinkit'ssayingthanks.Yousavedamouse!"saidMacy.

Harpersmiled，"Wesavedittogether-F-X-C-E-L-L-E-N-T!"31.HowdidHarperfeelwhenshegiraffe-steppedovertheplants？______A.Calm. B.Surprised. C.Relaxed. D.Nervous.32.Whichofthefollowingisthemostsuitablefor▲？______A.MaybeMacyisn'tjustatroublemaker

B.MaybeMacyistrickingmeinfact

C.MaybeAuntDebbywillbeangrywithus

D.Maybethefieldmouseisdangerous33.Whatisthebesttitleforthisstory？______A.SavingAFieldMouseBBeingANatureLover

B.TinyLife，GreatHeart

C.AMeaningfulAdventureD

Iftheapponyourphonekeepsserving（推送）you"colourwalk"thingslately，youmightbewondering：Isthisanothertrend（趋势）thatrequiresanexpensivecoffeeandacameraworthmorethanmyphone？Goodnews：Acolourwalkcostsnothing，andtheonlythingyouneedisyoureyesandyourphone.

Whatexactlyisa"colourwalk"？It'samindful，miniadventure.whereyouchooseonecolourandletitguideyouaroundyourneighbourhood.Pickgreen，andsuddenlyyou'refollowingtrees，shopsigns，trafficlights，andthatstranger'scrazybrightgreentrainers.Choosepink，andyou'llstartnoticingpinkflowers，randompackaging，oracheerfulhairclipontheground.Thegoalistocollecta"colourstory"—asetofphotosthatshowstwothings：Theworldisbrightlycoloured，andyouwerepayingattention.

Formuchofthetime，wewalkinautopilotmode：school→homework→scrolling→sleep→repeat.Colourwalkschangethatway.Theyarelikewalkinginacalmway.Thishelpsyoufeelbetterinyourmind，lowersyourworry，andmakesyounoticemoreofwhatisaroundyou.Theygentlynudgeourbrainstoslowdownand，evenbetter，changethemintotreasurehuntmode（模式）exceptthatthetreasureisaneverydayredpostbox.Andfindingitfeelssurprisinglysatisfying.

Springistheperfectseasonforit.Everythingisbasicallycompetinginabeautycompetition：freshgreens，softpinks，goldensunlight，littlepopsofcoloureverywhere，andflowersthatlookliketheyshouldbeonaNationalGeographiccover.Eventhewayyou'vewalkedahundredtimescanmakeyoufeelnewwhenyou'rehuntingforacertaincolour.

So，pickacolour.Ifyou'reabeginner，startwithsomethingeasylikegreen.Ifyou'reupforachallenge（挑战），goforhardmodeandchooseacolourlikepurple.Walkaroundandmixitup：nature，buildings，reflections，andshadows.Addasillyruleifyouwant：onlytakepicturesofcircles（圆圈），onlylookup，oronlytaketinythings.It'syourcolourstory!

Acolourwalkwon'tfixyourwholelifeorridyouofexamstress，butitcanmakeanordinaryafternoonbrighter，calmer，andalittlebitmoreyours.34.Whatdoesthephraseautopilotmodeinparagraph3mean？______A.Doingdailythingsasplanned.

B.Livingacalmlifewithoutplans.

C.Finishingdailytasksinaslowway.

D.Changingdailyactivitiesveryoften.35.Whatdowelearnaboutcolourwalk？______A.Itcostspeoplealotofmoney.

B.Itfocusesondifficultdailytasks.

C.Itencouragesexplorationinspring.

D.Ithelpspeoplefindexpensivetreasures.36.Whichofthefollowingmightbeforthehardmodeinacolourwalk？______A.Choosinganeasycolourlikegreen.

B.mixingdifferentthingsduringthewalk.

C.Payingmoreattentiontoonesingleobject.

D.Recordingsmallthingsunderthetraditionalrules.37.Thefollowingsentencecanbestbeputatthebeginningof______.Byfocusingonasinglecolour，youtrainyourbraintonoticedetailsyouwouldusuallymiss.A.Paragraph1 B.Paragraph2 C.Paragraph3 D.Paragraph4四、任务型阅读-简答：本大题共1小题，共10分。38.

Inthenearfuture，wemaybeabletotastefoodanddrinks"online"beforebuyingthem.AnewtoolmadebyscientistsatOhioStateUniversityintheUSmakesitpossibletosharetasteontheinternet.

Whenweeatordrink，ourteethandtongues（舌头）breakthefoodintolittlepieces.Duringthisprocess，verysmallthingscalledmolecules（分子）comeoutofthesepieces.Thetastebuds（味蕾）onourtonguescatchthesemoleculesand"tell"thebrainaboutthem.Thebrainthenknowshowthefoodtastes.

The"e-Taste"toolhastwomainparts.Thefirstpartworkslikeourtongues.Itchecksforfivespecialchemicals（化学成分）infoodordrinks，saidTheGuardian.Thesechemicalsgivedifferentflavorslikesweet，sourandsalty.

Aftergettingthisinformation，thefirstpartcansendittothesecondpartofthetool，evenifit'sinanothercity.Thesecondpartthenmixesthefivechemicalswithwatertomakenewliquids（液体）.Peoplecantastetheseflavorsbydrinkingtheliquids.

Scientistsbelieve"e-Taste"canbeusedinmanywaystoimproveonlineexperiences.Forexample，itcanhelpmakeonlineclassesandgamingexperiencesmorefun.(1)Whomadethenewtool？

______(2)Whatcatchesthemoleculesandtellsthebrainaboutthem？

______(3)Howmanypartsdoesthe"e-Taste"toolmainlyhave？

______(4)Whydoesthesecondpartmixchemicalswithwater？

______(5)Wouldyouliketotry"e-Taste"？Why？

______五、单词拼写-单句：本大题共5小题，共5分。39.Joisa

（先驱）ingreenlife.Shealwaystriesherbesttoprotecttheenvironment.40.Whenyougo

（到国外），youshouldlearntorespectthelocaltraditions.41.Letme

（描述）mywonderfultriptothecountrysideduringthespringbreak.42."Loveyou，mydearself"It'syourown

（选择）todecidewhatkindoflifetolive.43.Some

（村民）oftensitundertheoldtreeandshareinterestingstories.六、单句语法填空：本大题共15小题，共15分。44.Shecouldn'thideher

（excite）aboutthecomingbooksharingmeeting.45.Wegotupandleftearlythismorningtoavoidthe

（crowd）traffic.46.WithMr.Wu'shelp，Ihavelittle

（difficult）inlearningPhysicsnow.47.The

（introduce）ofawritercanhelpusbetterunderstandhisworks.48.Tomgetsspecial

（train）everydayforthecomingfootballmatch.49.

She

（lie）onthegrasswhenitstartedtorain.50.DoyouknowtheplacesofinterestinWuxi？

Yes，it'sthesecondtimeI

（visit）thisbeautifulcity.51.We'dbetter

（hurry）upforthemeeting.It'sveryimportant.52.Westudentsshouldlearnhow

（make）ourdreamscometrue.53.Whenmysisterwasalittlechild，she

（prefer）readingfantasystoriesbeforebedtime.54.Look！Agroupofteamasters

（prepare）thespecialLongjingteaforus.55.Thenaturallightinourdailylife

（include）sevencolours.56.

（notforget）toturnoffthelightsbeforeyouleavetheroom.57.Thecity

（make）greateffortstoimprovepeople'slivingconditionsinrecentyears.58.

（learn）aboutacity，youcanvisititandenjoythelocalcultureinperson.七、书面表达：本大题共1小题，共20分。59.随着网络和人工智能（AI）的不断进步，如今旅游有了两种热门选择，云旅游"onlinetravel"和实地旅游"on-sitetravel"，这两种方式各有魅力。学校英文校刊YouthVoice正在开展"ATravelExperienceI'llNeverForget"的征文活动，请你浏览以下征文提示，撰写一篇英语文章投稿。

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