2025-2026学年河南省南阳市镇平县八年级（下）期中英语试卷（含答案）

第=page11页，共=sectionpages11页2025-2026学年河南省南阳市镇平县八年级（下）期中英语试卷一、阅读五选五：本大题共5小题，共10分。

April20thisUnitedNationsChineseLanguageDay.（1）______It'sagreatchanceforpeopletolearnmoreaboutChineselanguageandculture.Asoneoftheoldestlanguagesintheworld，Chinesehasahistoryofover5，000years.（2）______Chinesecharactersarenotonlysymbolsfortalkingorwritingbutalsocarryrichcultureandart.

（3）______Forexample，thecharacter"山（mountain）"lookslikethreetallpeaks（山峰）.ThismakeslearningChinesecharactersafunwaytofindoutaboutimages（图像）andtheirmeanings.

ThefamousChinesewriter，LuXunoncesaidChinesecharactershavethreekindsofbeauty.First，meaningbeauty--onecharactercanholddeepideas，andcharacterstogethercanmakelivelywords.（4）______Finally，formbeauty—eachcharacterlooksniceandbalanced.

（5）______ChineseLanguageDaynotonlyhonors（纪念）thisoldlanguagebutalsohelpspeoplefromdifferentcountriesunderstandChineseculturebetterthroughitsspecialcharactersandexpressions.

根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使文章意思通顺、内容完整。

A.ItsmostspecialpartisChinesecharacters.

B.Manycharacterslooklikethethingstheystandfor.

C.Then，soundbeauty—manycharacterssoundsoftorpleasant.

D.Everyyearpeopleholdmanyactivitiestocelebratethebigday.

E.Today，moreandmorepeoplearoundtheworldarelearningChinese.1.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E2.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E3.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E4.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E5.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E二、完形填空：本大题共15小题，共15分。

Doyouhavepocketmoney？Ifyouranswerisyes，howdoyougetand

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it？Weaskedfourstudentsabout

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pocketmoneyandherearetheanswers.

WanYan：Everyweek，Idosome

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togetpocketmoney，suchas

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，cleaningmybedroom，washingtheplatesandsoon.My

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giveme30yuanaweekasthepay.Ilearnit'snoteasyforthemtomakemoneysoIspendmypocketmoney

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.

LinQingqing：Myhomeis

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schoolsoIliveinschoolonweekdays.Myparentsgiveme200yuaneveryweek.Ispendmostofmymoney

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foodatschool.Ialsohavetopayforthebustickets

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Igotoschoolandcomebackhome.

ZhaoLun：Myparentsgiveme50yuaneveryweek.Ilike

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stories.SoIalmostspendallofthemoneybuyingstorybooks.Myparentssaythatit'snot

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.Whatdoyouthink

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it？DoIneedachange？

LiQiang：Iget100yuanaweekfrommyparents.That's

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forme.ButIamstillverycarefulwithmymoneybecauseIplantobuymyselfagoodpairofrunningshoes.Ithink

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Isavehalfofmypocketmoneyeveryweek，monthslaterI'llbe

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tobuyitmyself.6.A.have B.make C.spend D.choose7.A.his B.her C.their D.our8.A.homework B.housework C.schoolwork D.work9.A.writing B.reading C.singing D.cooking10.A.friends B.cousins C.teachers D.parents11.A.quickly B.carefully C.immediately D.quietly12.A.farfrom B.nextto C.acrossfrom D.closeto13.A.at B.on C.in D.for14.A.when B.after C.before D.until15.A.reading B.writing C.borrowing D.copying16.A.possible B.polite C.wise D.true17.A.of B.for C.out D.with18.A.difficult B.relaxing C.enough D.impossible19.A.if B.until C.although D.unless20.A.friendly B.helpful C.unable D.able三、补全对话-填空：本大题共1小题，共10分。21.根据下面的对话情景，在空白处填入一个适当的句子，使对话的意思连贯、完整。

A：Hello，Jack!Whatareyoudoing？

B：（1）______

A：LearningChinese？Well，itistoodifficultforme.

B：（2）______

A：MyproblemisthatIcan'tmemorizesomanyChinesewords.HowcanIsolvetheproblem？

B：（3）______IntheChineseclub，youcantalkwithmanyinterestingpeople.

A：ButsometimesIcan'tunderstandpeoplewhentheyspeakfast.

B：YoucanwatchsomeChinesemovies.Trytounderstandthekeywordsofwhatthepeoplesayinthemovies.

A：Thanksalotforyouradvice.（4）______

B：Chinesecultures？Yes，I'dliketointroducethemtoyou.

A：Thanksverymuch.

B：（5）______(1)

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四、阅读理解：本大题共15小题，共30分。A

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Findus：129FultonStreet，NewYork.根据材料内容选择最佳答案。22.Whenwilltheprogrammeend（结束）？______A.AttheendofJune. B.AttheendofJuly.

C.AttheendofAugust. D.AttheendofSeptember.23.Mrs.Brownneedstopayifhersonanddaughterbothtakethegrammarclasses.______A.＄260 B.＄320 C.＄480 D.＄52024.WhatdoweknowabouttheteachersinProlinguaSchoolaccordingtothematerial？______A.Theyareallyoung.

B.Theyareallstrict.

C.They'regoodatteaching.

D.Theycomefromdifferentcountries.25.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutProlinguaSchool？______A.ItisinAmerica.

B.Itopensonlyonweekends.

C.Alltheclasseslastthreehours.

D.Therearemorethan10studentsineachclass.26.Thepassageisprobablyfroma______.A.storybook B.letter C.newspaper D.postcardB

Jasonreallywantedanewguitar.However，whenheknewtheprice，hisheartsank.Itcost500yuan.Thiswasalotofmoneyforamiddleschoolstudent.Hisfatherdidn'tgivehimthemoneybutadvisedhimtolearntomanagehisfinances（财务）.

Jasondecidedtomakeaplan.Herealizedthatsavingmoneywasharderthanspendingit.Hestartedbywritingdowneverythingthathebought.Hewassurprisedtofindthathespenttoomuchmoneyonsnacksandcomputergames."IfIstopbuyingthesethings，"hethought，"Iwillhaveenoughmoneyinthreemonths."

Thefirstweekwasdifficult.Whenhisfriendswenttothemilkteashop，Jasonhesitated（犹豫）.Hewantedtojointhem，butherememberedhisgoal.Hechosetodrinkwaterinstead（代替）.Stickingtohisbudgetbecameahabit.Healsofoundawaytomakemoremoneybyhelpinghisneighborswalktheirdogs.

Timeflewby.Threemonthslater，Jasonopenedhispiggybank.Hecountedthecoinsandnotescarefully.Hehad550yuan!Henotonlyboughttheguitarbutalsoboughtamusicbook.Hefeltproudbecausehegottheguitarinaspecialway.Helearnedthatbuyingthingswiththemoneyyoumakefeelsbetterthanspendingyourparents'money.

Now，Jasontellshisfriendshowtosavemoneyeffectively.Heknowsthatifyouhaveacleargoal，savingmoneycanbecomeeasier.Moneyisjustatool，andyouareitsmaster.Itisnevertooearlytolearnfinancialskills.Thisisavaluableexperience.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。27.Whatdoestheunderlinedwords"hisheartsank"mostprobablymean？______A.Hefeltveryexcited. B.Hefeltunhealthy.

C.Hefeltdisappointed. D.Hebecameinterested.28.WhatdidJasondotosavemoneyfortheguitar？______

①Hesoldhisoldbooksonline.

②Hedrankwaterinsteadofmilktea.

③Hestoppedbuyingsnacksandcomputergames.

④Hehelpedneighborswalkdogstomakemoney.A.①②③ B.①②④ C.①③④ D.②③④29.HowlongdidJasonsavemoneybeforehecouldbuytheguitar？______A.Onemonth. B.Twomonths. C.Threemonths. D.Fourmonths.30.WhatdidJasonbuywithhissavingsatlast？______A.Aguitarandsomesnacks. B.Snacksandcomputergames.

C.Aguitarandamusicbook D.Somemilkteaforhisfriends.31.WhatcanwelearnfromJason'sexperience？______A.Financialskillsareonlyusefulforadults.

B.Havingacleargoalmakessavingmoneyeasier.

C.It'simpossibleformiddleschoolstudentstomakemoney.

D.Spendingparents'moneyisbetterthanmakingyourown.C

Whenwasthelasttimeyouusedcash？Formanyofus，itfeelslikeages.HaveyoueverlookedcarefullyatRMBnotes？

Today，wepayforbubbleteaormealswithjustaQRcodeoratapofthephone.Notesseemtohavedisappeared（消失）.Buttheyarealotmorethanjustmoney.Instead，theyofferimportantwindowsintoChineseculture.Takethe¥100note，forexample.Itsbackgroundpattern（图案）looksverysimilartoaphoenix（凤凰）designonapieceofWarringStatesPeriodlacquerware（漆器）!

Infact，Chinawasoneofthefirstcountriesintheworldtousepapermoney.DuringtheSongDynasty，peoplebegantousenotessuchasjiaozi.Theyhaddetaileddesigns.Besidesbeingbeautiful，thismadeithardtomakefakemoney.Later，anothernote—baochao，appearedintheMingDynasty.

Today，eachRMBnotefeaturesaflowerthatplaysanimportantroleinChineseculture.Forinstance，the¥50notebearsthechrysanthemum（菊花）.Thisflowerisoftenconsideredasasymbolofapersonwholivesaloneinnatureandfarawayfromothers.ThemostfamousoneisTaoYuanming，thepoetwhowrotethefamousline"Pickingchrysanthemumsbytheeasternfence."

Anothergreatexampleistheplumblossom（梅花）onthe¥100note.Thisflowerbloomsinthecoldofwinter，soitoftenstandsforstrength，hope，andcourage.It'sprobablythemostcelebratedflowerinourcultureandhasappearedinmorepoemsthanonecancountsinceancienttimes.

RMBnotescarryaculturalweightfarheavierthanthenumbersprintedonthem!32.WhichpictureshowsthemoneypeopleusedintheSongDynasty？______A. B. C. D.33.What'sincommononeachRMBnotetoday？______A.Eachnotehasaphoenixdesign. B.Eachnotehasadragondesign.

C.Eachnotehasaheadofapoet. D.Eachnotehasaflowerpattern.34.Whydoesthewritermention（提到）TaoYuanmingandhispoeminParagraph4？______A.ToshowtheimportanceofchrysanthemumsinancientChina.

B.Toemphasize（强调）thatTaoYuanmingisoneofthemostfamouspoetsinChina.

C.TogiveanexampleofthesymbolicmeaningofchrysanthemumsinChineseculture.

D.ToprovethatallpatternsonRMBnotescomefromancientpoems.35.Whatdoesthefloweronthe¥100notemean？______A.Thespiritoflonglifeandhappiness.

B.Strength，hopeandcourage.

C.Thebeautyoflife.

D.Thecoldofthewinter.36.What'sthebesttitleofthistext？______A.TheHistoryofNotesinChina.

B.TheImportanceofNotesinChina.

C.TheChineseCultureHidden（隐藏）inNotes.

D.TheFlowersonNotes.五、选词填空-短文：本大题共1小题，共10分。37.

problem；big；prefer；directly；worry；but；with；safe；lose；cashChinahaschangedalotsinceIfirstmovedhere.Oneofthe（1）______changesishowpeoplepayforthings.Almosteveryoneusestheirmobilephoneforcashlesspaymenteverywhere.

I（2）______topaybycreditcardsforyearswhenIwasintheUS.ButnowIcanusemyphoneinstead.Besides，throughapps，Icansendandreceivemoney（3）______toandfrommyfriends.Itiseasytosharethebills（分摊账单）whenfriendseatouttogether，soweneedn't（4）______aboutnothavingenoughchange（零钱）

However，cashlesspaymenthassome（5）______aswell.OnceIwenttoastoretobuysomedrinks.（6）______whenIgotthere，Ifoundthatthestore'scashlesspaymentsdidn'twork.Ididn'thaveanycash（7）______me，soIhadtoputthedrinkbackandleavewithnothing.Anotherproblemis（8）______.Whatwillhappenifmyphonegets（9）______？Tostaysafe，Isetfacialrecognition（脸部识别）formypaymentapps.

Soyoushouldalwayscarryalittlebitof（10）______eventhoughcashlesspaymentsareconvenient.(1)

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六、阅读填空：本大题共1小题，共5分。38.KarlMarxwasborninGermany（德国），andGermanwashismotherlanguage.Whenhewasyoung，hehadtoleavehishomelandandtravelleddifferentplaces

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continuehiswork.WhenhegottoEngland，hefoundhisEnglish

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quitepoor.Sohedecidedtostudyhardandmadegreatprogress.SoonhecouldwritearticlesinEnglishforanAmericannewspaper.Inhisfifties，MarxstartedtolearnRussian（俄语）.Amazingly，

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onlysixmonths'study，hewasabletoreadRussianarticlesandreports.Itshowedthathehadaspecialtalentforlearninglanguages.

Marxalsosharedhisadviceonlearning

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foreignlanguage.Hebelievedthatpeopleshouldn'ttranslate（翻译）everythingintotheirmothertongue.Instead，theyshouldforgettheirownlanguageandusetheforeignlanguagedirectly.Onlyinthiswaycantheyreallymasterthespirit

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theforeignlanguageanduseitfreely.(1)

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七、书面表达：本大题共1小题，共20分。39.为了交流学习经验，提高学习效率，你校英语俱乐部将举办一场题为"Howto