2025-2026学年外研版八年级英语下学期期中测评卷（宁夏专用）原卷

2025-2026学年八年级英语下学期期中测评卷

（外研版）（宁夏专用）

（考试时间：100分钟试卷满分：100分）

注意事项：

1.本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。答卷前，考生务必将自己

的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。

2.回答第I卷时，选配每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题H的答案标号涂黑。

如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。写在本试卷上无效。

3.回答第II卷时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。

4.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第I卷（选择题100分）

一、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Lasttenn,IjoinedtheBookCareClubatourschool.Itisaclubthathelpstorepairold

booksandsendthemtochildreninpoorareas.Ihavegotalotfromthe]workIdid

withtheclub.

Atfirst,Ionlyknewthatsharingbookswasagoodthing,butIdidn'tknow2to

dotohelp.Once,wehadanactivitywherevvecollectedoldbooksfromstudentsandrepaired

them.Iwas3toseethatmanybookswerebrokenbutstillveryuseful.Wespenta

wholeafternoongluingpages,fixingcoversandcleaningthebooks.Whenwefinished,allthe

bookslookednewagain.Ifeltsoproudof4.

Anothertime,wcvolunteeredto5thekidsinavillageprimaryschoolhowto

readbeIler.Wupreparediiiljrcsliiigreadinggamesandslory-luHingaclivilicsIbrilium.Whenllicy

toldmetheyfellinlovewithreading,Iwasfullofhappiness.Ihavelearntthatevensmallactions

canmakeabigdifference.

I6intheclubibrhalfayearnow.Doingthiswork7mylifemore

meaningful.Iamabletoseetheworldbeyondmyownlifeand8moreabouttheneeds

ofothers.It'snotjustaboutfixingbooks;it'saboutbringinglighttothekids'world.

WhenIdothesethings,Itccllike19somethingthattrulymatters.Iwillkeep

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10asavolunteerinthefiiture,andaskmoreofniyfriendstojoinus.

1.A.volunteerB.teachingC.studyD.sports

2.A.whenB.whereC.whatD.why

3.A.happyB.surprisedC.excitedD.relaxed

4.A.itselfB.yourselfC.ourselvesD.myself

5.A.teachB.askC.inviteD.catch

6.A.amB.wasC.havebeenD.willbe

7.A.makeB.makesC.madeD.hasmade

8.A.careB.tocareC.caringD.cared

9.A.buildB.ambuildingC.builtD.havebuilt

1（）.A.workB.worksC.workingD.worked

二、阅读理解（共两节，20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

第一节（共16小题：每小题2分,满分32分）

请阅读下列语篇，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

HaveyoueverheardaboutBlackFridayandCyberMonday?Surely,theyareallabout

findingthebestdealsonholidaygiftsfbryourselfandfamilymembers.Andhaveyouheardabout

GivingTuesday?_Hereissomethingaboutit!

Everyyear,GivingTuesdayiscelebratedontheTuesdayafterThanksgiving,which

encouragespeopletohelpthoseinneedbymakingfinancial（财务的）donationsordoinggoodin

theirlocalcommunity.The“GlobalDayofGiving"wasstartedin2012byNewYorkCity

nonprofit92ndStreetYandtheUnitedNationsFoundation.

UnlikeBlackFriday,GivingTuesdayservesamorealtruistic（利他的）purpose.②In

2019,manyGivingTuesdaysocialmediacampaignsworldwidehelpedraiseanamazingSI.9

billionfrom27milliondonors!Overthepastfiveyears,manyhighereducationinstitutionshave

alsobeenusingtheTuesdayafterThanksgivingtoaskalumni（校友）fbrdonations.In2019,the

UniversityofMichigan,whichcallsitBlueday,received5887giftstotallingover$4million,

whilePennsylvaniaStateUniversityraised$710,000tobenefitover85Universityprograms.

③

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Thoughdonatingmoneycertainlyhelps,therearemanyotherwaystosupportthegreat

cause,especiallyduringtheCOVID-19pandemic.Youcanvideotutor（辅导）kidsstrugglingwith

onlinelearning,orteamupwithanadulttogetgroceries（食品杂货）ormedicationsfbranelderly

neighbour.④Also,callonyourpeerstohelpyouwithaserviceprojectthataddressesan

issueclosetoyourheart,orpickonefromtheseveralideassuggestedontheGivingTuesday

website.Youcanalsodonateyourgently-usedclothesandtoystolocalshelters,ormaila

handwrittennotetoagrandparentorafriendyoumissseeing.

11.Howdoesthewriterstartthetopic?

A.Bycarryingoutatypicalstudy.B.Byexplainingspecialpoints.

C.Bymentioningfamiliarthings.D.Bylistingimportantnumbers.

12.Wherecanweputthefollowingsentenceinthetext?

In沁firstyear,ihemovementbrcughlinalmost$10millionfbrcharities,andthingshave

onlyimprovedsince.

A.①B.②C.③D.@

13.WhatcanwelearnaboutGivingTuesdayfromthetext?

A.ThepurposeofGivingTuesdayistoattractpeopletobuymoreproducts.

B.YoucanonlydonatemoneytopeopleinneedwhenGivingTuesdaycomes.

C.GivingTuesdayprovidesthepublicwithmoreideastohelp.

D.FeweruniversitiesarewillingtoorganizeanyactivitiesonGivingTuesday.

14.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitlefbrthetext?

A.DifferentHolidaysintheWestB.AnIntroductiontoGivingTuesday

C.CelebrationsofGivingTuesdayD.MoreGiving,LessHunger

B

DoyoucvcrIccllikeyourthoughtsarcgoingaroundincircles?Oneininulu,you're

thinkingaboutyourhomework.Thenextminute,you'rethinkingaboutyourplansfbrthe

weekend.

Isitpossiblefbrustoslowdownourthoughtsorevenstopthemcompletely?Itdependson

yourdefinition（定义）of“thinking”,according

toMichaelIlalassa,aresearcheratMIT,US.Webasicallygothrougheachdayinoneof

twostatcs-wccitherrealizethatwc'rcthinkingorwcdon't.Ourbrainswon'tstopthinking

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completelyuntilwedie.

“Thebrainneveractuallystopsthinkinginabroadersense.Mostthoughtsarcactuallyin

thebackground（后台）withoutusnoticingthemandthere'snotreallyawaytoturnthesethings

off."Halassasaid.Humanbrainscanunconsciouslyprocess（无意识地处理）about11million

piecesofinformationpersecond,accordingtoForbes.

Youcancomparethistohowacomputerworks.Evenwhenyouaren'tusingyourcomputer

whileit'sturnedon,itisstillninningoperations“inthebackground''.Yourcomputer,muchlike

yourbrain,isconstantly“thinking"，evenifyou'renotactivelyusingit.

Someresearchershavereferredtothisas“thought-chatter”.Itdescribestherandom（胡乱

的）thoughtsthatcomeinandoutofourmindveryquicklyatdifferenttimesduringtheday,

accordingtoSteveTaylor,apsychologylecturer.

Somethought-chattercanheenjoyable,suchasdaydreaming.AlbertEinsteincameup

withhisfamoustheoryofrelativity（相对论）whiledaydreamingatwork.Buttoomuch

thought-chattercanmakeusfeeltooanxiousorworried,Taylorsaid.Meditation（冥想）canhelp

uscleanupsomeofthisthought-chatter.

15.Whathappenstoyouv/hen“yourthoughtsarcgoingaroundincircles'?

A.Youcannotstopthinkingaboutpastevents.

B.Youarethinkingaboutonethingrepeatedly.

C.Youarethinkingaboutonethingafteranother.

16.WhatdoesParagraph4trytoprove（证明）？

A.Ihimanbrainsaretliinkingallthetime.

B.Computercanthinklikeahumanbrain.

C.Humanbrainsworkfasterthancomputers.

17.Whaldowuknowaboutihouglil-chaltcr?

A.Itcanmakeussmarter.

B.Meditationcanmakeitless.

C.Itreferstothebackgroundnoiseswehear.

18.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthispassage?

A.Ilowtothinkactively.

B.Busyworkinghumanbrains

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C.Differencesbetweenhumanbrainsandcomputers.

C

ManyusersfromtheUSjoinedXiaohongshuinJanuary,andChineseusersjokinglyasked

themtopaya“caltax（猫税）"bysharingaphotooftheircats.Inrelum,Chineseuserswould

sendthepicturesoftheirowncats.Afterlookingathundredsofcatphotos,somepeoplenoticed

somethinginteresting:ThecatspostedbyChineseuserswererounderthanthosesharedby

Americanusers.Butwhy?

AccordingtothewebsiteFurrbby,onekeyreasonisthelivingenvironment.InChina,

manyfamiliesliveinhigh-riseapartments.Tokeeptheircatssafe,ownersusuallykeepthem

insidethehouse.However,manyAmericanhomeshavelargerlivingspacesandbackyards,so

catscanclimbandplayhereandthere.

Culturaldifferencesmayalsoplayarole,reportedIn:"News.InChineseculture,roundness

meansunity（团结）andperfection,whileAmericansvalueanadventurous（冒P佥的）spirit.Sothey

encouragetheirpetstorunaroundandstayactive.

Familyinfluenceisanotherreason."Myparentsalwaysshowtheirlovebymaking

deliciousfoodforme,soItreatmycatthesameway,“explainedaChineseuserfrom

Heilongjiang.

ThedifferenceincalbodyshapesbetweenChinaandtheUSshowsculturaldifferences

betweenthetwocountries.WhethertheyareafitAmericancatoraroundChinesecat,aslongas

theyarehealthy,that'swhatmattersmost.

19.WheredoChinesekeepcatsaccordingtowebsiteFurrbby?

A.Inthehouse.B.Inthebackyard.C.Inthepark.D.Inthebox.

20.WherecantheunderlinedphraseinParagraph1uinreturn“beput?

A.Whenvvesmiletoothers,wcgelasmile.

B.Helendidn'tordercoffeetoday.,shedranksometea.

C.Weneedtokeephopealive,weareinadifficulttime.

D.Everythingispossibleweworkhardenough.

21.Accordingtothearticle,whatarethereasonsfbrdifferentshapesofcats?

®photo-takingskill©livingenvironment©culturaldifference©familyinfluence

A.①②③B.①②④C.@@@D.②③④

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22.Whatisthemainpurposeofthispassage?

A.ToexplainsomedifferencesinraisingcatsbetweentheUSandChina.

B.Toencouragepeopleindifferentcountriestokeepmorecatsifpossible.

C.TocomparethediflerentsizesandcolorsofcatsintheUSandChina.

D.ToshowdifferentlivingenvironmentsforcatsintheUSandChina.

D

Crossingculturesmeansmeetingandunderstandingdifferentwaysoflife.Everycountry

hasitsspecialcustomsingreeting,eatingandcommunicating.

InJapan,peopleusuallybowtoshowrespect.Thelongeranddeeperthebowis,themore

respecttheyexpress.IntheUSA,peopleusuallyshakehandsandsmilewhenmeetingfbrthefirst

time.InsomeArabcountres,peoplemaystandcloserwhiletalking,butinWesterncountries,

peopleusuallykeepacertaindistance.

Tablemannersalsodiffergreatly.InChina,it'spolitetoleavealittlefoodtoshowycuare

full.ButinmanyWesterncountries,finishingallfoodmeansyoulikeitverymuch.

Understandingthesedifferenceshelpsuscommunicatebetterandavoidmisunderstanding.

Whenwerespecteachother'scultures,wecanmakefriendseasilyaroundtheworld.

23.WhatdoJapanesepeopleusuallydotoshowrespect?

A.Shakehands.B.Bow.

C.Kisscheeks.D.Laughloudly.

24.InsomeArabcountries,whatdopeopleoftendowhiletalking?

A.Standfaraway.B.Standclosetoeachother.

C.Keepsilent.D.Lookaway.

25.InmanyWesterncountries,whatdoesfinishingallfoodmean?

A.Youarcstillhungry.B.Youdislikethefood.

C.Youenjoythefood.D.Youwantmore.

26.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Weshouldlaughatstrangecustoms.B.Culturaldiflerencescausenotrouble.

C.Understandingcultureshelpscommunication.D.Allcountrieshavethesametable

manners.

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第二节（共4小题；每小题2分，满分8分）

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从下面的五个选项中选择四个还原到文中，使短文意思通顺、

结构完整。一空一句。

Sometimesyoumightfeelitimpossibletogetonwithyourparents.Butinfact,itisn'tas

difficultasyouthink.Followtheseways,andthenyou'llimproveyourrelationshipwiththem.

Spendmoretimewithyourparents.Yourparentswon'talwaysbearound,sotrytospend

moretimewiththem.Thisdoesn'tmeanjustsittinginfrontoftheTVtogether.27By

doingthem,allofyouwillfeelhappyandrelaxed.

Talkwithyourparentsmoreoften.Inordertounderstandthembetter,youshouldtalkwith

themmoreoften.28Forexample,youcouldaskthemabouttheirownchildhood.In

thisway,youwillunderstandthembetter.

29Sometimesyourparentsalsowanttokrowmoreaboutyou.Justdoyourbest

toopenyourhearttothemWhenpossible,talktothemaboutsomethingatschoolorwhatyou

reallywanttobeinthefuture.

Makeyourparentsfeelproud（自豪的）.30Byworkinghard,youcandowellat

schoolorwinprizesingames.Theywillthinkhowluckytheyarctohaveyouandbemore

willingtotalkaboutyouinfrontofothers.

A.Trytolearnmoreaboutthem.

B.Youareproudofyourparents.

C.Shareyourfeelingsandideaswithyourparents.

D.Instead,youshoulddomoreactivitieswithyourparentstogether.

E.Therearealwayssomewaystomakeyourparentsfeelgoodaboutyou.

三、补全对话（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

阅读下面对话，从文后7个选项中选择5个恰当的选项完成此对话。

A:DidyouwatchtheTVprogramcalledJourneytothe

B:Yes.31

A:32

B:Heissogreat!Ilikehimverymuch.

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A:33

B:Amagicrockopenedupandmonkeywasborn.

A:34

B:Heoftenusesmagicsticktofightbadpeople.

A:Howdoeshedoit?

B:35

A:SochildrenallovertheworldlovetheMonkeyKing!

A.Assoonasheseesbadpeople,hethinksofwaystofigh:them.Hecanturnhimselfinto

differentanimalsandobjects.

B.IsawitwhenIwas1().

C.Whatdoesheoftendointheprogram?

D.WhatdoyouthinkofSunWukong?

E.Whyishesobrave?

F.Ididn'tlikeit.

G.Howwasheborn?

四、语法填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

Differentcountrieshavedifferentcurrencies.InChina,weusetherenminbi.Themainunit

36(be)theyuan.IntheUnitedStates,peopleusetheUSdollar.IntheUK,theyusethepound.

37(Japan)usetheyen.Whenyoutraveltoanothercountry,youneed38(change)

yourmoneyintotheircurrency.Youcandothisatabank39anexchangeoffice.You

shouldchecktheexchangerate40(one).Theratechangeseveryday.Sometimesyoucan

getmoremoney,andsometimesyouget41(little).It'simportanttoknowhowmuch

yourmoneyis42(worth).Beforeyoutravel,youcansearchonline43(leam)

aboutthecurrency.Thiswillhelpyouplanyour44(budget)better.Beingasmarttraveler

meansbeingsmart45moneytoo.

五、选词填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

请阅读下面语篇，根据其内容，用方框中所给词的正确形式填空，使其通顺、连贯，并将答

案写在答题卡相应的位置上。方框中有两个词为多余项。

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