江苏省苏州市姑苏区2025-2026学年第二学期八年级期末英语试题（含答案）

江苏苏州市姑苏区2025-2026学年第二学期八年级期末英语试题一、完形填空先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。ToLia,naturewaslikeastorybookfullofsecrets.Whatinterestedhermostwassymmetry—thetwosidesofsomethinglookthesame.Shesawimagesofsymmetryallaroundher:sunflowers,butterflies…Sowhenherscienceteacheraskedtheclasstofindabeautiful1________ofsymmetryinnature,Liawantedherworktobedifferent.Shelookedatleaves,rocksanddropsofpondwaterunderhermicroscope(显微镜).Shecheckedthemagainandagain,butnoneseemed2________enough.Whenshewasaboutto3________,snowbegantofall.Justthen,acoldwindblewthedooropen,andasinglesnowflakelanded4________onhermicroscope.Hereyeswidened.Thesnowflakewaslikeatinypieceofart,withsixbeautifulsides.“Ofcourse!”shecriedexcitedly,“Asnowflake!”Shewantedtotakeacloserlook,butonlytofindthattherewas5________left!Thesnowflakemelted—takingallits6________withit.Howcouldshe7________itbeforeitwasgone?Liagothercamera,carefullyputanothersnowflakeonhermicroscope,andtookaseriesofphotos.Somephotoswerenotclear,butshekepttrying8________shegotseveralgoodones.Thenextday,Liashowedherphotostotheclass.Everyonewas9________.Herteachersmiledandsaid,“Youhelpedusseenatureinanewway,Lia.Neverstop10________.”Liasmiledtoo.Andsherealizedthatthemostbeautifulsecretswerenotalwaysbig—sometimestheywereassmallasasnowflake,waitingforsomeonecuriousenoughtonotice.1.A．exampleB．detailC．secretD．model2.A．usefulB．popularC．specialD．simple3.A．giveupB．lookupC．cheerupD．standup4.A．heavilyB．loudlyC．largelyD．softly5.A．somethingB．nothingC．everythingD．anything6.A．lightB．colourC．powerD．beauty7.A．hideB．keepC．pickD．hold8.A．untilB．afterC．whileD．since9.A．relaxedB．amazedC．boredD．worried10.A．expectingB．dreamingC．exploringD．imagining二、阅读理解AVolunteerStoriesDongLili—39minutesagoIhelpedatachildren’shospital.WecelebratedChildren’sDaywiththechildren.WangJie-YesterdayIvisitedchildrenwithoutparentsatachildren’shome.Weorganizedapaintingcompetitiontoraisetheirspirits.DingLing—3daysagoIhelpeddisabledchildrenatacommunitycentre.Itaughtthemtosingbecausemusiccanbringthemjoy.11.WheredidDongLilidovoluntarywork?A．Atachildren’shospital.B．Atachildren’shome.C．Atacommunitycentre.D．Atapaintingclub.12.Whowouldbemostinterestedinthiswebsite?A．Parentswhoneedsupport.B．Childrenwholovepainting.C．Peoplewhowanttohelpothers.D．Doctorswhoworkwithchildren.13.HowcanyousignupfortheHelpingHandsClub?A．Bytryingclubactivities.B．Byvisitingthe“About”page.C．Bysharingvolunteerstories.D．Byclickingthe“JoinUs”button.BAnewchipideafromChinaisdrawingattention.Foralongtime,chipmakersfollowedarulecalledMoore’sLaw(摩尔定律).Accordingtoit,chipscouldbecomemorepowerfulastheirpartsgotsmaller.Today,however,makingthesepartsevensmallerisbecomingincreasinglydifficultandexpensive.Tosolvethisproblem,ChinesescientistHeTingboandherteamintroducedanewideacalledtheTauScalingLaw(韬定律)atasciencemeetingonMay25,2026.Theword“tau”standsforthetimeasignal(信号)takestotravel.Thisnewlawtriestomakesignalstravelfasterinsideachip.Basedonthislaw,akeytechnologycalledLogicFoldinghasbeencreated.Itfoldscircuitsandputsthemoneontopofanother,justliketurningaflatcityintoa3Dcity.Thisshortensthedistancesignalshavetotravel.Withashorterdistanceandlesstime,chipscanworkfasterandbetter.Duringthepastsixyears,HeTingboandherteamhavedesignedandproduced381kindsofchips,meetingtheneedsofdifferentindustriesandmarkets.ThenewKirinchipsareexpectedtocomeoutinFall2026andwillbethefirsttouseLogicFolding.By2031,chipswiththistechnologymayreachahigherlevel.Lookingahead,HeTingbowantstosharetheTauScalingLawandworkcloselywithscientistsaroundtheworld.Herinvitationforinternationalteamworkshowsaspiritofsharedprogress.ThesuccessalsomarksanimportantstepforwardinChina’schiptechnology.14.Inchipdesign,theword“tau”means________.A．howsmallachippartisB．howmanychipsaremadeC．howfarasignalneedstotravelD．howlongasignaltakestotravel15.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutLogicFolding?A．ItiscreatedunderMoore’sLaw.B．Ithelpssignalstravelashorterdistance.C．Itneedsmoretimetosendsignals.D．Itmakeschippartssmallerandsmaller.16.WhatisthepurposeofParagraph4?A．ToproveMoore’sLawisnolongeruseful.B．Todescribeproblemsinchipdevelopment.C．Toreporttheteam’ssuccessandfutureplans.D．TointroducethehistoryoftheTauScalingLaw.17.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthepassage?A．TwoImportantLawsaboutChipsB．China’sNewIdeaofChipDesignC．TheWideUseof3DTechnologyD．SixYearsofStudyonChipDesignCForaslongashecouldremember,Carlwasinterestedinplantsandflowers.Helivedinacottageinthecountryside,andallkindsofplantsgrewinthegarden.Carllovedwalkingthroughfieldsandforestswithhisfather.Wheneverhesawaflower,hewantedtoknowitsname.“What’sthatflowercalled?”heonceasked.“That’sacommonwildflower,”hisfathersaid.“Andlookoverthere!That’sanorchid(兰花)!”Onesunnyafternoon,Carl’sfathershowedsomeguestsaroundthegarden.HetoldthemthenameofeveryplantinLatin(拉丁语).ForlittleCarl,thosewordssoundedlikepoems.Fromthatdayon,hewantedtofindouttheLatinnameofeveryplanttoo.WhenCarlwasaboutfouryearsold,hisfathergavehimaspecialgift—asmallsquareofsoiloutsidethecottage.“That’syourveryowngarden,”hisfathersaid.“Youcangrowwhateveryoulikeinit.”Carlwasexcited.Hewentintothewoodswithhisspade(铲子)andbroughtbacknewplantsforhisgarden.Thenhecarefullywrotedowntheirnames.Afewyearslater,Carlhadtoleavehometostudyinthecity.Thenoisyandcrowdedcitywasverydifferentfromthequietcountryside.Atschool,hehadtolearnsubjectshedidn’tenjoy.Heoftenlookedoutofthewindowordrewpicturesofleavesandflowersinhistextbooks.Oneday,DoctorRothman,ateacherwhoknewalotaboutscienceandmedicine,sawCarl’sdrawings.Carlwasafraidhewouldbeintrouble.Tohissurprise,DoctorRothmanlookedcloselyandsaid,“You’vegotthepetals(花瓣)justright.You’reverygoodatobservingthings.”ThenDoctorRothmanlentCarlbooksaboutplantsandgavehimspeciallessons,whichopenedanewdoorforCarl.Theboywholovedplantsbegantoseethathischildhoodinterestcouldbecomesomethingalotbigger.—AdaptedfromThePlantKid18.WhywasCarl’ssmallgardenspecialtohim?A．IthelpedhimlearnLatinnames.B．Itgavehimaquietplacetodraw.C．Itwashisownplacetogrowplants.D．Itremindedhimoffieldsandforests.19.Whichmeaningfitstheunderlinedword“observing”?observe/əbˈzɜːv/v.1.tocelebrateafestivaloraspecialday:Wealwaysobservebirthdaysathome.2.toexpressanopinionaboutsomething:“Takeyourtime,”heobservedcoolly.3.tofollowrules,laws,etc:Everyoneshouldobservetheschoolrules.4.towatchsomethingorsomeonecarefully:Thepatientswereobservedformonths.(Fromthedictionary)A．1B．2C．3D．420.Correctorderofevents:①Carldrewpicturesofleavesandflowersinhistextbooks.②CarlbecameinterestedintheLatinnamesofplants.③CarlreceivedspeciallessonsfromDoctorRothman.④Carlcollectedwildplantstogrowinhisowngarden.A．④-②-①-③B．②-④-①-③C．④-②-③-①D．②-④-③-①21.WhatcanwelearnfromCarl’sstory?A．Interestgrowswithgoodguidance.B．Drawingsshowchildren’stalent.C．Quietplaceshelpwithlearning.D．Booksleadchildrentoscience.DHaveyoueverhadgoosebumps(鸡皮疙瘩)?Youmaynoticethemwhenyouwatchascarymovieorfeelacoldwind.22________Theyarecausedbysmallmusclesconnectedtobodyhair.Whenthemusclesgettight,itcausesthebodyhairtostandup.23________Thesetinybumpslooksimilartotheskinofabirdafteritsfeathersareplucked(拔).Thatiswhytheyarecalled“goosebumps”.Interestingly,wecangetgoosebumpsbothfromcoldandfear.24________Theanswerisadrenaline(肾上腺素).Thebodyproducesitinbothcases,andadrenalineiswhatmakesthehairstandup.Goosebumpswereonceusefultohumans.Inancienttimes,peoplehadmuchmorebodyhair.25________Thesamethinghappenedwhenpeoplewereafraid.Theraisedhairmadepeoplelooklargerandscarier,offeringthemprotection.26________Maybeonedaywe’llstopgettingthem—butatleastnowyouunderstandwhy!A．Italsocausescertainareasoftheskintoformbumps.B．Goosebumpsaretinybumpsontheskin.C．Todaygettinggoosebumpsdoesn’tdomuchforus.D．Itmakesourheartsbeatfasterandmakesusfeelnervous.E．Thehairstooduptohelpkeepthemwarmincoldweather.F．Sowhatconnectsthesetwosituations?G．Manyanimalsdependedongoosebumpstosurvive.三、单词拼写27.WeiguangLibrarywasf________in2008byacommonvillagercalledLiCuili.28.Shedonatedover500bookstohelpdevelopchildren’sdifferent________(能力).29.Atfirst,Liencouragedchildrentoborrowbooksby________(承诺)themsmallprizes.30.Latersomechildrenhelpedhermakeafew________(海报)toattractmorereaders.31.Readinghasnowbecomea________(必要的)partoflocalchildren’sdailylife.32.Lihopesmorepeoplecanenjoyreading,e________thechildreninlessdevelopedareas.33.A________wemayfacedifficulties,LiCuilibelievesbookscanalwayslightourway.四、选词填空true;inadditionto;manage;pioneer;benefitfrom;makeadifferenceOnMarch27,2026,theUnitedNationsnamedSuzhouoneoftheworld’sfirst“20CitiesTowardsZeroWaste.”Thecitywaspraisedforitssmartwaste34________.AbigindustrialcitylikeSuzhounormallyproducesplentyofwaste.That’swhythegovernmentmakesstrictrulestocontrolandrecyclewastefromdifferentfactories.35________dealingwithfactorywaste,therecyclingprogramsalsohelpturndailyrubbishintoresources.These36________methodsmadeSuzhouamodelforothercitiestofollow.Overthepastfewyears,localpeople37________cleanerstreetsandbetterairquality.Suzhoualsoprovesthatwithgoodplanningandteamwork,acleanerfutureis38________possible.五、短文语法填空Thesedays,somethingbigishappeningintheAIindustry.SomeAItoolsthatusedtobe39________(complete)freebegantocharge(收费)users.InMay2026,oneofChina’smostwell-knownAI40________(app)introducedthreepaidplans.Thissendsaclearmessage:ifuserswantafasterspeedorresultsofhigherquality,theywillhavetopay.Still,freeversions(版本)will41________(provide)forbasicuse.Inthepast,anyonecouldenjoytheseAItools42________payinganything.TheycoulduseAItotranslatelanguages,createmusicandeventeach43________(they)newskills.ButwhydidmanyAIcompaniesdecide44________(offer)paidplans?Thereasonisthathardtasksrequiremuch45________(strong)computerpower.Themoredifficultthetaskis,themoremoneyitcosts.SoitmakessenseforAIcompaniestochargewhenusersneedhigh-levelhelp.Therehasbeenapublic46________(discuss)onthetopic.Someusersareunhappyabout47________change,whileothersunderstandthatcompaniesneedmoneytoimprovetheirproducts.48________youchoosethepaidversionornotisuptoyou.Eitherway,thekeyistouseAItoolswisely.六、任务型阅读问答Areyoutiredofyourbusylife?Doyoualwaysfeelstressed(压力大的)andwornout?Luckily,theancientcityofSuzhouleavesroomforaslowlifestyle.Walkinginthecity,youcaneasilyslowdownandenjoypeacefulmoments.Whenyouwalkintothenarrowalleys(小巷)besidePingjiangRoad,allthecitynoiseisgone.IfyouwalkalongXiaojiaAlley,youwillseeyellowflowerscoveringthewallslikewaterfalls,andoldtreesclimbinguptheroofs.Inthosealleys,peopleusuallywalkslowlyandtalkgently,experiencingthewarmthofdailylife.Asanoldpoemdescribes,waterspreadseverywhereandbridgesstandallaround.Suzhouhashundredsofoldstonebridges.Standingonthem,youcanwatchclearwaterorlookfarintothedistance.Theseoldbridgesinviteyoutostopandenjoythebeautifulviews.Youcanalsofindtheslowlifeinteahouses.Comfortablebamboochairsandniceteahelpyourestpeacefully.Localpeoplelovespendinglonghoursinteahouses,enjoyingafreeandeasytime.Timeseemstoslowdownandallyourtirednessgoesaway.Sonexttimeyoufeellikerelaxing,remember—youdon’thavetogofar.Justtakeawalk,crossanoldbridge,orhaveacupofteaandenjoywhat’saroundyou.That’sthespecialgiftofgrowingupinthisancientcity.49.WhatcanyouseeifyouwalkalongXiaojiaAlley?________________________________________________50.WherecanyougetatasteoftheslowlifeinSuzhou?(Atleasttwopoints.)________________________________________________51.Whatwillyoudotoenjoyaslowlife?Why?________________________________________________七、书面表达演讲稿52.学校英语社团将举行主题为“SmallActs,BetterUs”的英文演讲活动，请写一篇英文演讲稿，谈谈中学生如何从日常小事做起，成为更好的自己。要求：1.内容完整，条理清楚，可适当增加细节；2.词数90左右（不含开头结尾）；3.不得出现真实姓名、校名；4.禁止抄写试卷原文。SmallActs,BetterUsGoodmorning,dearteachersandfriends!I’mgladtogiveyouaspeech.GrowthislikealongjourneyandmytopictodayisSmallActs,BetterUs._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________