广东省珠海市第八中学2025-2026学年八年级下学期5月期中英语试题（含答案）

2025-2026学年度第二学期八年级期中质量监测英语试卷考试说明：1.全卷共8页。满分90分，考试时间：70分钟。2.答案写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。3.用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔按要求写在答题卡上，不能用铅笔和蓝色字迹的笔。4.考生务必保持答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，将答题卡上交，试卷自己妥善保存。一、语法选择：本大题共10小题，共10分。In2025,Chinacelebratedthe50thanniversary(周年纪念日)ofitsfirstexactmeasurementofMountQomolangma.___1___May27,1975,aChineseteamofnineclimbersreachedthetopofMountQomolangmafromthenorthside.Theystayedonthetopfor70minutesand___2___measuredthemountain’sheight.However,measuringitsheightisnoteasy.Thetemperaturethereisusually-29℃,fourdegrees___3___thanthatinAntarctica.Thesnowthereis4-5metresthickandstrongwindsblowalldaylong.Theycollected___4___onthetopofthemountain.Afterthat,scientistsstudiedthenumbersand___5___outtheheightofthemountain.___6___withthedifficultconditions,teammembersstartedtraininginJanuary.Theyhadtosleepintheirtentstokeep___7___warm.Tosavefreshwater,climbersseldomtookashowerorwashedtheirfaces.Asforfood,theyhadthreedishesandsoupforeachmeal.Itwaseasytokeepmeatfreshatsuch___8___lowtemperature.____9____therewerealsosomeotherdifficultiesthatwecannotthinkof,themountainwasstillworthmeasuring.Anexactmeasurement____10____helptostudytheplate(板块)movementsothatscientistscanwarnpeopleofthecomingdisasters.1.A.On B.In C.At2.A.successful B.succeed C.successfully3.A.low B.lower C.lowest4.A.number B.number’s C.numbers5.A.work B.worked C.areworking6.A.Todeal B.Dealing C.Deal7.A.they B.them C.themselves8.A.a B.the C.an9.A.So B.Although C.Because10.A.can B.must C.need二、完形填空：本大题共10小题，共10分。WhenIwasinGrade7,Ihatedreading.Ithoughtbookswereboringandpreferredplayingvideogames.However,everythingchangedwhenmyteacher,Mr.Zhang,askedustojoina“readingchallenge”(挑战).Thetaskwastoread10booksinatermandshareourthoughtswiththeclass.IfeltworriedatfirstbecauseIdidn’tknow____11____booktostartwith.Mr.ZhangnoticedmyanxietyandsuggestedthatIchoosebooksaboutsports,sinceIlovedplayingbasketball.Ifollowedhisadviceandpickedabookaboutayoungbasketballplayer’sjourney.Tomysurprise,Icouldn’tputitdown.Thestorywasso____12____thatIfinisheditinthreedays.Afterthat,Istartedtoexploreothertypesofbooks.Iwascuriousabouthownatureandtheuniversework.Ireadabout____13____,history,andevenpoetry.Eachbookopenedanewworldforme.Duringthechallenge,Ialsolearned____14____totakenoteswhilereading.Iwrotedownimportantinformationandmyownopinions.Thishelpedme____15____thebooksbetterandsharemyideasmoreclearlyinclass.Myclassmateswere____16____bymychange,andsomeofthemevenaskedmeforbookrecommendations.Attheendoftheterm,Isuccessfully____17____reading12books—morethantherequirednumber.Mr.Zhangpraisedmeformyprogress.Hetoldmethatreadingisnotjustatask,butalifelonghabitthatcan____18____ourmindsandimproveour____19____.Now,readinghasbecomeanimportantpartofmylife.Ireadforatleast30minuteseveryday.WhetherI'monthebusorwaitingforafriend,Ialwayscarryabookwithme.I’velearnedthatreadingcanhelpmerelax,gainknowledge,andbecomeabetterperson.I'mgladthatItookpartinthereadingchallenge.Itchangedmyattitudetowardsreadingandbroughtmany____20____tomylife.11.A.which B.how C.whose D.who12.A.boring B.exciting C.difficult D.easy13.A.music B.cooking C.art D.science14.A.how B.when C.where D.why15.A.forget B.remember C.lose D.miss16.A.angry B.surprised C.sad D.afraid17.A.failed B.managed C.finished D.refused18.A.open B.close C.break D.fix19.A.habits B.hobbies C.skills D.jobs20.A.problems B.benefits C.worries D.troubles三、阅读理解：本大题共10小题，共20分。AThecommunityplaysanimportantroleinimprovingpeople’slife.Aweekago,SunCommunitydidasurveybytalkingonthephone.They’veknownaboutagrowingneedforstudents’free-timeactivities.Now,theyputanoticeontheirwebsite.NOTICEInordertomakestudents’free-timelifemorecolourful,ourcommunityhassetupfouractivitiesforthestudentsagedfrom6to18.Alltheactivitiesarefree.Ifyouwanttohavelunchhere,youneedtopay15yuanforeachmeal.ActivityTime8:00—9:3010:00—11:3013:00—14:3015:00—16:30Saturday&SundayCreativeThinking(PublicClassroom)Sports(SportsCentre)Volunteering(SunSquare)Amusement(PublicHall)ArrivingHere:Bus628orBus816toCentralStation(Thena5-minutewalktoSunCommunityBuilding)Call:495-3639Welcometojoinus!21.SunCommunityfoundouttheneedsofstudents________.A.bywatchingnews B.byteachingalessonC.bytalkingonthephone D.byaskingdoortodoor22.Studentscantakepartintheactivitieswiththeir________.A.20-year-oldsister B.43-year-oldfatherC.4-year-oldbrother D.15-year-oldclassmate23.Studentscantraintheircreativethinkingin________.A.PublicClassroom B.SportsCentre C.SunSquare D.PublicHall24.WhichofthefollowingplansispossibleforastudenttodoonSunday?A.DoCreativeThinkingandthenhavetheAmusementactivityat10:00.B.JoinintheSportsactivityandthentakepartinVolunteeringintheafternoon.C.DotheVolunteeringactivityfirstandthenhavetheSportsactivityat14:00.D.TakepartintheAmusementactivityandthendoCreativeThinkingat15:30.25.Thetexttellsusthat________.A.thefouractivitiescanaddcolourtostudents’free-timelifeB.studentsneedtopay15yuaniftheytakepartintheactivitiesC.studentsshouldgotothecommunitybuildingeveryweekendD.studentscantakeBus816for5minutestogettoSunCommunityBuildingBAlotofpeopletakeupdancingasahobbyafterwork.Infact,dancinghasbeenseenasoneofthebestexercisestofightbadfeelingsinrecentyears.Whyisdancingsohelpful?Dancing,movingthebodytodifferentkindsofmusic,helpsthebodyproducemoreendorphin(内啡肽),achemical(化学物质)thatmakespeoplefeelrelaxedandhappy.Whilesimplylisteningtomusicordoingsportscancheerusup,mixingthemtogetherhasastrongereffect.Inastudy,Germanscientiststestedsomepatientsunderthreeconditions:dancingtomusic,onlylisteningtomusic,andridingbikeswithoutmusic.Theresultsshowedthatthedancinggroupfelttheleastsad.Thistellsusthatdancingismorethanjustmovingaround—ittrulyliftsourspirits.Dancingcanalsobringpeoplecloser.SocialdancesliketangoandLatinneedustomovewithothers,whichimprovesoursenseofsocialconnectionaccordingtoIBSA,aSwissscientificorganization.Througheyecontact,peoplefeelmoretrustandcloseness.▲Studiesshowthatdepression(抑郁症)oftenhastodowithsadnessaboutthepastorworriesaboutthefuture.Dancinghelpspeoplefocusonthepresent,connectwiththeirbodies,andfreetheirmindsforawhile,asreportedbyPsychCentral,amentalhealthnewswebsite.Whenwedance,westopoverthinkingandstartfeeling.Thismakesitanexcellentwaytoenjoythepresentmomentwithouteventrying.LaurenHelper,anAmericansocialworker,saysdancingisahelpfulwaytoreducestress.Itcanbeanyform—whetherit’smovingalonearoundthehousetoasongorgoingoutdancingwithfriends.“Themostimportantthingisthatthemovementisfun.Youdon’tneedtobeaperfectdancer.Justturnonsomemusic,moveyourbody,andenjoythemoment.That’stherealmagicofdance.”shetoldPsychCentral.26.Whatcanhelpyouthemostwhenyouaresadaccordingtothestudy?A.Attendingaconcert. B.Talkingtoafriend. C.Dancingtomusic. D.Ridingabike.27.Whydopeopletakeupdancingafterwork?A.Tokilltime. B.Tolearnnewskills. C.Tomakemorefriends. D.Tofightagainstbadfeelings.28.Whichsentencecanbeputinthe“▲”inthefifthparagraph?A.Butdancingisnotonlygoodforourbody.B.Dancingcanalsohelppeopleforgettheirproblems.C.Dancingalsohelpspeopleletgoofbadfeelings.D.Butdancingisnottheonlywaytofeelbetter.29.Whatisthecorrectstructureofthepassage?A. B. C. D.30.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.ANewWaytoDoSports B.TheBestHobbyforWorkersC.HowtoDanceCorrectly D.WhyDancingHelpswithFeelings四、配对阅读：本大题共5小题，共5分。左栏是五位同学的需求，右栏是七条自然知识，请为每位同学选择对应的知识。选项中有两项为多余选项。____31____PeterlearnedabouttheTaklamakanDesertingeographyclass.HeknewthatitisthelargestdesertinChina.Nowhewantstoknowwhichoneisthelargesthotdesertintheworld.____32____Lilyhasaninterestingpicture.Inthepicture,amanisreadingabookwhilelyingonthesea.Shewantstoknowwhy.____33____DavidjustreadanarticleaboutthehottestplaceonEarth.Hewantstoknowwherethecoldestoneis.____34____LindaisamiddleschoolstudentfromSudan.SheiswritingareportaboutthefatherofAfricanrivers.____35____TonyislisteningtoasongaboutHuangguoshuWaterfall.Hewantstolearnaboutsomeotherfamouswaterfallsintheworld.A.OymyakonisasmallvillageinRussia.ThenameOymyakonmeansnon-freezingwater.It’sthecoldestplaceonEarth.Once,thecoldesttemperatureinOymyakonwas-71.2℃.B.TheDeadSeaisnotaseabutasaltwaterlake.Thelakeis76kilometreslong,upto18kilometreswideand400metresdeepatitsdeepestpoint.Itisover25%salt,sopeoplecanfloat（漂浮）onitveryeasily.C.TheSaharaDesertinNorthernAfricaisthelargesthotdesertintheworld.It’smorethan16timesthesizeofFrance.It’shot,dryandwindyallyearround.Butnightscanbeverycold.D.AngelFallsistheworld’shighestfree-fallingwaterfallat979metres.AnAmericanpilotnamedJamesCrawfordAngelfirstsawAngelFallsinVenezuelain1933.Thefallswerethennamedafterhim.E.TheNileisariverinnortheastAfrica.It’sthelongestriverintheworld.TheBlueNileandtheWhiteNilemeetinKhartoum,Sudan.Andfromthere,theymoveontheirlongjourneytowardstheMediterraneanSea（地中海）F.MountQomolangmaisthehighestmountainintheworld.Itliesontheborder（边界）betweenChinaandNepal.Thenewlymeasuredheightofitis8848.86metres.G.TheAmazonRainforestisthelargestrainforestintheworld.Itishometomillionsofplantsandanimals.五、单选题：本大题共5小题，共5分。找出划线部分发音不同的单词。36.A.habit B.human C.what D.who37.A.actor B.cook C.luck D.quiet38.A.usually B.sugar C.pleasure D.television39.A.than B.maths C.think D.earth40.A.share B.fashion C.sheep D.measure六、单词拼写/单词释义：本大题共5小题，共5分。根据句意及音标写出形式正确、意义相符的内容。将答案填写在答题卡指定的位置上。Hightemperaturesanddryweathermaycauseforest____41____/’faɪəz/insummer.Agreatfloodcannotonlywashawayhouses,butalsotakemanylives.Asudden____42____/’ɜːθkweɪk/maymakebuildingsfalldown,soweneedtoknowhowto____43____/ə’vɔɪd/injury.Whenthereisatyphoon,wemust________44________/bi’keəflwɪð/itandstayawayfromtreesandbuildings.____________45____________/ɪtswaɪztusteɪ,ɪn’saɪdtuprə’tektˌaʊə’selvz/.七、完成句子：本大题共5小题，共5分。46.说英语时不要害怕犯错。Don’tbe________________makingmistakeswhenspeakingEnglish.47.如果这个团队想在最后一场比赛中战胜一个强大的团队，就需要齐心协力。Theteamneedsto________________ifitwantstowinthefinalmatchagainstastrongteam.48.Thisexperiencewasmoreamazingthananyotheronewehadonourtrip.(改为同义句)Itwas________________________experienceofourtrip.49.Weshouldlearntolookonthebrightside.(写出句子结构)____________________________________________________________________________________________50.to,upset,your,need,You,learn,anger,to,when,you,control,are,(连词成句)____________________________________________________________________________________________八、短文填空：本大题共10小题，共10分。从下面方框中选出10个单词并将其正确形式填入短文，使短文意思正确通顺（每词限用一次）。express,shy,achieve,failure,surprise,patient,safe,happy,give,proud,nervous,shockChina’sspaceteammadeagreat____51____in2026!Theysentanewspaceshiptothespacestationsuccessfully,andthisgoodnewsbroughtmany____52____topeoplealloverthecountry.Peoplefeltso____53____ofourcountrywhentheyheardthenews.Thespaceteamspentalongtimeontheresearch.Theyworkedhardanddideverytest____54____,becausespaceworkneedshighprecision（精准度）.Behindthissuccess,theyhadsome____55____atfirst,buttheynever____56____uptheirplanswhentheymetdifficulties,andtheyalways____57____theirloveforspaceresearchwiththeirhardwork.Whenthespaceshipflewintotheskysuccessfully,alltheresearchersclappedtheirhandswithbigsmiles.Youcouldseethe____58____ontheirfacesclearly.Someofthemevenfeltalittle____59____beforethetake-off(发射),buttheirhardworkfinallypaidoff.Also,thescientistsmadeallkindsofruleson____60____tomakesurethespaceshipcouldflysmoothly.九、回答问题：本大题共5小题，共5分。Childrenknowthatsummerisprobablythemostinterestingofallseasons.However,expertssaythisseasonisthemostdangerous,especiallyforchildrenaged14andunder.Inastudyofchildren’ssafetyintheUS,researchersfoundthatnearlyhalfoftheinjury-related(与受伤相关的)deathsamongchildrenhappenedinsummer.Expertsarenotsurprisedbythestudy’sresults.Theyalwaysknowsummerisadangerousseasonforchildren.Duringthesummer,childrenareoutofschoolandspendmoretimeoutdoors.Theyaremorelikelytogetintoanaccidentorbeinjured.“Whileweencouragechildrentobeactiveandspendmoretimeoutdoors,theyneedtounderstandtheimportanceofsafety,”saidanexpert.Tohelpchildrenstaysafe,the“MakeItaSafeKids’Summer”CampaignwasstartedduringSafeKidsWeek,from7Mayto13May.Herearesomeimportantsummersafetytipsfromthecampaign.•Alwayswearyourseatbelt.•Wearalifejacketwhenonaboatordoingwatersports.•Obeyalltrafficrules.•Don’tmeete-palsalone.61.Whichseasonisthemostdangerousforchildrenaged14andunder?__________________________________________________________________________________________62.Areexpertssurprisedbythestudy’sresults?__________________________________________________________________________________________63.Whatdochildrenneedtounderstandifweencouragethemtospendmoretimeoutdoors?__________________________________________________________________________________________64.Howmanysummersafetytipsgivenbythecampaignarementionedinthepassage?__________________________________________________________________________________________65.What’sthepurposeofwritingthispassage?__________________________________________________________________________________________十、书面表达：本大题共1小题，共15分。66.在成长的道路上，我们总会遇到各种各样的烦恼：学业的压力、与朋友的争吵、和父母的意见不合，这些烦恼常常让我们情绪低落，甚至影响身体健康。假如你是李华，你校校刊英语专栏以HealthyHabits:TheKeytoSolvingGrowingPains为话题发起征文。请你分享一段亲身经历，谈谈你对“健康与成长”关系的感悟，良好的健康状态与健康的爱好，是我们顺利成长的重要助力。写作要求：1、描述一个你在成长中遇到的具体烦恼（如学业压力、人际矛盾等），说明它给你带来的情绪低落、身体不适等影响；2、分享你通过哪些健康习惯（运动、规律作息、休闲爱好等）（至少分享两点）调节情绪、保持健康，最终化解烦恼的过程；3、谈谈你对“健康与成长”关系的看法，点明良好的健康与爱好对成长的助力。注意：（1）内容必须包含要点提示中的所有信息，可适当发挥；（2）文中不得出现真实的人名、校名等相关信息；（3）词数80左右。短文的首句已给出，不计入总词数。AsaGrade8student,Ioncehadabiggrowingpain._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________