2025-2026学年江苏省无锡市锡北片八年级（下）期中英语试卷（含答案）

第=page11页，共=sectionpages11页2025-2026学年江苏省无锡市锡北片八年级（下）期中英语试卷一、阅读七选五：本大题共5小题，共10分。

Waydewasabout30yearsold18yearsago.Heoftenfailed.Thiswasamazingbecausehewasacleverman，andmostpeoplelikedhim.

Wayde'sbestfriendManningtreewasadoctor.Oneday，ManningtreesaidtoWayde，"Ihaveknownyouformanyyears.AndIamsurprisedyouaresuchafailure（失败者）.Youareacleverman.

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I'msurethatifyouweremoreconfident，youcouldbeverysuccessfulineverything，Wayde.

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."

"Youareright，"Waydesaid."Idoworry，andI'mnervousabouteverything.ButwhatcanIdoaboutit？"

"

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，"Manningtreesaid.

"Really？"

"Oh，yes.Justtakeonesmalldropofthemedicineonceamonth，"Manningtreesaid.

Waydetookthebottlefromhisfiendanddidso.

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Hewasconfidentofhisabilities.HeenteredtheNationalChessCompetitionandwoneasily.Hestartedabusinessandbecamerichwithinayear.Aftereighteenyears，heevenbecamePrimeMinister（首相）.

Oneday，hewenttoseeManningtree.

"Ihavealmostfinishedthemedicineyougaveme，"Waydesaid."Haveyougotmore？"

"MydearfriendandPrimeMinister，"Manningtreesaid，"

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"

"Then，themedicinedidmenogood!"Waydesaid.

"Itdidn'tneedto.Therewasnothingwrongwithyou.Allyouneededwastohaveconfidenceinyourself."A.Allyoudoisworry.

B.Thereismedicinethatcuresthat.

C.Youneedtopaysomemoneyforit.

D.Then，hewasnotnervousanymore.

E.ThemedicineIgaveyouwasjustwater.

F.Youalwaysoverthinkandfearmakingmistakes.

G.Yourproblemisthatyouhavenoconfidenceinyourself.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。

Thecornerof71stStreetandProspectismycorner.Nobodyelseseemstowantit，anyway.Mostpeoplelookatitandsaythere'snothingthere，itisjustanempty，dirtyplacewithnothingspecial，

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it'slikeatreasureboxtome.

MynameisTia.Iliveonthethirdfloorofthebuildingnextdoor.Whenmyhomeis

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withmysistersandbrothersrunningaroundandlaughingloudly，andIfeellikethewallsofourflataregoingtobreak，Iruntothiscornertofindpeace.

Irunslowly

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thetallgreengrassandcolorfulbutterflies，thelivelycrickets（蟋蟀）jumpupatmyfeetasImove.I'm

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nottosteponthebeautifulsmallflowers—peoplesaythey'reprobablyjustweeds（野草），butIlovethemdeeply.IfIstayquietforawhile，Icanhearbirdssingingsweetlyinthetrees.Thesoftgrasssmellsfreshafterthewindblows，andthewarmsungentlywarmsmyskin.Ilovethispeacefulplace，butsomepeoplethrowrubbishherecarelessly，andI'm

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thatitwilldrivelovelybirdsaway.

Oneday，Mamatoldmethecitywantedtoturnthecornerintoaparkinglot.Iwasverysadanddecided

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it.Thenextmorning，Imadeasignthatreads"NOPARKINGLOT!SAVEOURNATURE!"andsatquietlyatthecomer.Atfirst，

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peoplenoticedme，butsoonmyfamilycametohelpmewiththeirownsigns.

Areporterfromthenewspapercameand

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me.Itoldhermyideas：awalkingpath，avegetablegardenandabench.Afterthestorywaspublished，moreneighborsjoinedus.Weworkedtogethertosaveourlittlepieceof

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.Now，thisisn'tjustmycorneranymore—it'sourcornerbecauseit

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everyone'ssharednaturalparadise（天堂）.6.A.and B.so C.but D.because7.A.quiet B.noisy C.clean D.tidy8.A.across B.through C.over D.towards9.A.careful B.careless C.cheerful D.certain10.A.surprised B.scared C.sad D.afraid11.A.stop B.tostop C.stopping D.stopped12.A.some B.many C.few D.most13.A.asked B.helped C.advised D.interviewed14.A.nature B.environment C.dream D.landscape15.A.becomes B.becoming C.became D.hasbecome三、阅读理解：本大题共15小题，共30分。A

Doyouwanttoknowsomethingaboutourplanet？Hereisabookwithmanyinterestingtopics.Itisagreatguideforyoutoexploretheworld.

16.Whatisthebookmainlyabout？______A.Lifeontheearth. B.Ouramazingworld.

C.AjourneytotheMoon. D.Animalsinthewild.17.IfyoureadPage23，youwillknowabout______.A.earth B.mountains C.rivers D.oceans18.Ifyouareinterestedinseaanimals，whichpagemayyouturntofirst？______A.Page10. B.Page15. C.Page30. D.Page35.19.Ifyouwanttoknowwhetherthereissnowindeserts，youcanfindtheanswerin______.A.Chapter3. B.Chapter4. C.Chapter5. D.Chapter6.20.WhichofthefollowingtopicsisNOTcoveredinthebook？______A.Thechangesoftheworld'slongestrivers.

B.Thelivingconditionsofanimalsindeserts.

C.Therelationshipbetweenthemoonandtheoceanwater.

D.Thereasonsfordifferentseasonalpatternsaroundtheworld.B16、Everydayafterschool，Ethanwouldrushhome，gethisguitarandlosehimselfinthemusic.Playingtheguitarwashisgreatestjoy.

Oneday，alocaltalentshowwasgoingtostart.Ethandecidedtojoin，butsoonhestartedtoworry.Hecomparedhimselfwithothermusiciansandbegantoquestionhisskills.Thefearoffailurebegantoweighonhim.

Ethan'sgrandfathernoticedEthanwastroubled.Hethensharedastoryfromwhenhewasyoung."Ioncedreamedofbeingapainter，butself-doubtheldmeback，"hesaid."Iwenttoseeanoldartistwhotoldmetopaintapictureinfrontofacrowd.Iwasscaredanddidn'tknowwhattodo."

Theartistsmiledandsaid，"Don'tworryaboutwhatothersthink.Paintfromyourheart.Therealbeautycomesfrombeingtrue，notbeingperfect."Withthisadvice，Ethan'sgrandfatherlethisfeelingsguidehim.Thecrowdwatchedinamazementasabeautifulpicturetookshape.

Inspired（启发）byhisgrandfather'sstory，Ethanpracticedtirelessly.Onthedayofthetalentshow，hewalkedontothestage（舞台）andplayedlikeneverbefore.Hisfingersdancedoverthestrings（弦），creatingmusicthattouchedlisteners'hearts.

Ethandidn'twinthetalentshow，buthefeltlikeawinner.Helearnedthatsuccessisn'tjustaboutwinningaprize—it'saboutenjoyingwhatyoulovetodo.Thetruereward（奖励）isthejourneyitself.21.Accordingtoparagraph1，whichwordbestdescribesEthan'sfeelingaboutplayingtheguitar？______A.Proud. B.Relaxed. C.Excited. D.Peaceful.22.WhydidtheoldartistaskEthan'sgrandfathertopaintinfrontofacrowd？______A.Totestwhetherhecouldpaintwellinpublic.

B.Tohelphimstopcaringtoomuchaboutwhatothersthink.

C.Toteachhimafasterwaytofinishapainting.

D.Tomakehimknowhewasbetteratpaintingthanhehadthought.23.Whydoesthewritermention"Hisfingersdancedoverthestrings."inParagraph5？______A.ToexplainwhyEthanfailedtowinthetalentshow.

B.ToshowEthanwasnervouswhileplayingonthestage.

C.ToproveEthanwasthemosttalentedguitaristintheshow.

D.TodescribeEthan'sskillfulandconfident（自信的）performance（表演）.24.Whatdoesthewritermeanbysaying"Ethandidn'twinthetalentshow，buthefeltlikeawinner"inthelastparagraph？______A.Ethanbelievedthatwinningaprizewasnotsoimportanttohim.

B.Ethanthoughtothersmadeamistakeandheshouldbethewinner.

C.Ethanknewthatenjoyingdoingwhathelovesisthetruesuccess.

D.Ethan'sgrandfathertoldhimthathewasthebestplayeronthestage.25.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthestory？______A.EnjoytheJourney B.TheSecrettoWinningaShow

C.Winningisnoteverything D.HowtoOvercomeFearQuicklyC

LocatedintheheartofNewZealand'sNorthIsland，theTongariroAlpineCrossingisseenasthemosticonicdayhikeforpeoplewholoveadventureandnature.

Whenyoustartthisamazingjourney，you'llseethatit'smorethanjustahike.IntheTongariroNationalPark，aUNESCOWorldHeritagesite，thepathoffersaspecialchancetoexplorethenaturalbeautyofNewZealand'senvironment.

Whatmakesthishikespecialisitsdifferentgeologicalfeatures，includingtheactivevolcanoes（火山）ofTongariro，NgauruhoeandRuapehu.Youwillseebrightbluelakes，emptyrockyfieldsandgreenplantsallinonesingleday.

Thepathhasclearsignsandiswellkept.Peopleofdifferentfitnessabilitiescanenjoyit，buttheystillneedtobestrongenoughforalongwalk.Mosthikersfinishthehikein6to8hours，dependingonhowfittheyareandhowmanybreakstheytake.

It'salsoimportanttochoosetherighttimeforyourhike.Thebestmonthsforhikingareduringthesummerseason，whichrunsfromDecembertoFebruaryinNewZealand.Duringthisperiod，theweatherisnotchangingmuchandthedaysarelonger，givingyouenoughtimetocompletethehikeindaylight.

Springandautumn，knownastheshoulderseasons，canbewonderfultimesforhiking.Theyoftenhavefewercrowds.Youcanenjoyfantasticviews，especiallyinautumnwhentheleaveschangecolor.

Beforeyougo，remembertochecktheweatherbecauseitcanchangequicklyinthemountains.

Whetheryouareanexperiencedhikeroranewwalker，you'llfindeachstepofthejourneymeaningful.26.Whatmaytheword"iconic"meaninthefirstparagraph？______A.Dangerousandtiring. B.Well-knownandpopular.

C.Easyandrelaxing. D.Challengingandunknown.27.WhatcanyouseeintheTongariroAlpineCrossinghike？______A.Cleanbluelakes，rockylands，andgrowingplants

B.Blueocean，goldensandandseashells

C.Snowymountains，icecavesandrareplants

D.Deepforests，wildanimalsandwoodenhouses28.During______，ChinesemiddleschoolstudentscanenjoythedaylighthikingmostintheTongariroNationalPark.A.ourspringbreak B.oursummerholiday

C.ourautumnbreak D.ourwinterholiday29.Whichofthefollowingbestshowsthestructureofthepassage？______A.Problem→Solution→Example B.Introduction→Details→Advice

C.Cause→Effect→Comparison D.Story→Question→Answer30.Howwouldyoudescribethewriter'swritingstyle？______A.Simpleandscientific. B.Humorousandfunny.

C.Livelyandpoetic. D.Friendlyandencouraging.四、任务型阅读-简答：本大题共1小题，共10分。31.

AsthePalaceMuseumcelebratedits100thanniversaryin2025，itisstillasymbolofChineseculturethatconnectsthepastandthepresent.Itscollectioncoversthousandsofyearsandmanyartforms，includingpaintings，Chinesewritingartaswellasdailyobjectsonceusedbyemperors.Thesetreasuresarenowacommonculturalresource（资源），opentothepublic.

However，protectingtheseartworkstookyearsofeffort.WhentheJapanesearmygotclosetotheGreatWallin1933，themuseumorganizedeffortstomovenearly20，000boxesofartworkssouth，andthenwesttoSichuanforsafety.TheyfinallyreturnedtoBeijingafterOctober1949，showingthenation'sdedication（投入）toculturalprotection.

Whilebasedontradition，thePalaceMuseumcontinuestoinvolve（创新）.Technologynowhelpsprotectspecialartworksandimprovethetourists'experience.Digitalrecordsprotectartforthefuture，whileonlineandVRtoursletpeoplearoundtheworldexplorethemuseumeasily.

Today，thePalaceMuseumis"growingoveryounger"，accordingtoChinaDaily.Culturalproductsdesignedbythemuseumhavebecomepopularamongyoungtravelers."Asmostvisitorstotheseancientpalacesareyoungpeople，itislivingproofthatahundredyearsisnotaprocessofaging，butaprocessofrenewal，"notedChinaDaily.

每题答案不超过10个单词(1)Whatconnectsthepastandthepresentinthepassage？______(2)Whereweretheartworksmovedforsafetyfinallyin1933？______(3)WhendidtheartworksreturntoBeijing？______(4)Howdoesdigitaltechnologyhelpthemuseumdevelop？______(5)Howwouldyouliketovisitthemuseum，inpersonoronline？Why？______五、单词拼写-单句：本大题共5小题，共5分。32.WhenmyfriendsandIhadatriptoapeacefulcountryside，wecouldn'tfindthebuildingwewantedtovisit.Iwaswondering

（是否）wewerelostornot.33.Luckily，akind

（村民）passedbyandvolunteeredtoshowusaround.34.Ireally

（钦佩）thelocalpeople'ssimpleandwarmlifestyleatthatmoment.35.Thiskindofe-carcanreachatop

（速度）of150kilometersperhour.36.Itwassoconvenientthatwecould

（探索）morebeautifulviewsinashorttime.六、单句语法填空：本大题共15小题，共15分。37.Itishometomany

（history）buildings，soweenjoyedtheancientculturealot.38.Thetriphelpedmelearnalot.Iknowthateffective

（communicate）isimportantwhenwetalkwithlocalpeople.39.Afteralongdiscussion，allofusreachedan

（agree）onthetravelplanfinally.40.Thankstothem，Ihadno

（difficult）travellingaround.41.I

（true）lovethistrip.42.Lilyprefers

（write）Englisharticlestoplayinggamesinherfreetimetoimproveherskills.43.

（try）herbesteverydayisthemostimportantsecretforhergreatsuccess.44.Lily，togetherwithherclassmates，

（keep）onpracticingherspeechsinceshedecidedtojointhecompetition.45.Thoughitwasboring，shecontinued

（practise）herpronunciationagainandagain.46.Lastweek，she

（meet）manyhardproblemsduringpreparation.47.Atfirst，shewasunwilling

（share）herrealthoughtsinfrontoftheclass.48.Whenourteacherwalkedintotheclassroomyesterday，Lily

（read）herspeechaloudbythewindow.49.Theteacheradvisedher

（notbe）nervousandtrustherselfallthetime.50.Holdontoyourdream，andyou

（win）greatcourageinthefinalcompetition.51.Lilyalways

（take）prideinherhardworkandisreadyforthespeech.七、书面表达：本大题共1小题，共20分。52