江苏苏州市姑苏区2025-2026学年八年级第二学期期末英语试题

江苏苏州市姑苏区2025-2026学年八年级第二学期期末英语试题先通读下面的短文，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．example B．detail C．secret D．model2．A．useful B．popular C．special D．simple3．A．giveup B．lookup C．cheerup D．standup4．A．heavily B．loudly C．largely D．softly5．A．something B．nothing C．everything D．anything6．A．light B．colour C．power D．beauty7．A．hide B．keep C．pick D．hold8．A．until B．after C．while D．since9．A．relaxed B．amazed C．bored D．worried10．A．expecting B．dreaming C．exploring D．imagining阅读理解VolunteerStoriesDongLili—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.阅读理解AnewchipideafromChinaisdrawingattention.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．SixYearsofStudyonChipDesign阅读理解Foraslongashecouldremember,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．1 B．2 C．3 D．420．Correctorderofevents:①Carldrewpicturesofleavesandflowersinhistextbooks.②CarlbecameinterestedintheLatinnamesofplants.③CarlreceivedspeciallessonsfromDoctorRothman.④Carlcollectedwildplantstogrowinhisowngarden.A．④-②-①-③ B．②-④-①-③ C．④-②-③-① D．②-④-③-①21．WhatcanwelearnfromCarl'sstory?A．Interestgrowswithgoodguidance.B．Drawingsshowchildren'stalent.C．Quietplaceshelpwithlearning.D．Booksleadchildrentoscience.阅读理解Haveyoueverhadgoosebumps(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.27．WeiguangLibrarywasfin2008byacommonvillagercalledLiCuili.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,ethechildreninlessdevelopedareas.33．Awemayfacedifficulties,LiCuilibelievesbookscanalwayslightourway.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.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.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?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.……Everysmallactmatters.Let'sstartfromnowandkeepimprovingourselves.Thankyou!

答案解析部分【答案】1．A；2．C；3．A；4．D；5．B；6．D；7．B；8．A；9．B；10．C【答案】11．A12