湖北省荆州市沙市区2025-2026学年下学期八年级英语期末试卷（含答案）

第=page11页，共=sectionpages11页湖北省荆州市沙市区2025-2026学年下学期八年级英语期末试卷一、完形填空：本大题共15小题，共15分。Ericusedtobehard-working,butsincethemid-termexam,hehadbeenunfocusedinclassanddonehishomeworkcarelessly.Althoughtheteacherhadalongtalkwithhim,he

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adeafeartotheadvice.Hethoughtshewasjustworryingtoomuch.However,asthefinalexamgot

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,Ericbegantofeelnervous.Hekepthavingterribledreamsatnights.Everymorning,hewenttoschoolwithaheavyheart.Feeling

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mostofthetime,helosthistempereasilyandgotintofightswithothersformanytimes.Thisupsethimmore.Oneevening,Ericcamehomefeelingworsethanusual.HeenteredhisroomandsawhislittlesisterElsadrawingoverhisnotebook—theoneheusedfor

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difficultmathproblems.Eric'sfaceturnedred.He

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thecrayonfromhissister'shand,brokeitintopiecesandshoutedatthelittlegirl."

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can'tyoujustleavemythingsalone?"Elsaranoutoftheroomcrying.Heshutthedoorhardrightaway.Hecouldhearhisparentstalkingwithhissister.He

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himselfonthebed.Afterawhile,Ericcalmeddown.Helookedathisnotebook.Those

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werenotasmessyashethought.Justthen,athoughthithim.Hewasnotreallymadathissister.Hewasangryat

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instead.Heknew

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thatgoodgradesneverdependonperfectnotes.Hehadn'treviewedthatnotebookforweeks.Insteadofputtinginefforttohislessons,hewasstressedabouttheexamandtookhis

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outonElsa.Erictookadeepbreath.HeopenedthedoorandElsawasjustathisdoor.Hegaveheragentle

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andapologizedsincerely.Tohis

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,Elsatookoutanothercleannotebook.ShetoldEricshealsofeltsorryformakingEricmad,soshepreparedanewnotebookforEric

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.Atlast,Ericlaughedathisownfunnyanger.Herealizedthatproblemswouldneverbesolved

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hefacedthembravelyandcalmly.1.A.hunted B.visited C.turned D.tested2.A.bigger B.closer C.harder D.heavier3.A.imperfect B.unhappy C.impatient D.unfriendly4.A.reviewing B.reading C.donating D.receiving5.A.gaveback B.gotover C.pickedup D.lockedup6.A.How B.When C.Who D.Why7.A.threw B.spent C.drove D.drank8.A.crayons B.drawings C.pictures D.reports9.A.yourself B.herself C.myself D.himself10.A.clearly B.lastly C.simply D.safely11.A.award B.pressure C.talent D.value12.A.bow B.shake C.hug D.wave13.A.success B.surprise C.pleasure D.patience14.A.properly B.terribly C.lonely D.secretly15.A.because B.and C.unless D.though二、阅读理解：本大题共15小题，共30分。ANewVolunteerOpportunitiesatCityAnimalShelterDoyouloveanimals?Canyouspendafewhoursaweekhelpingcareforhomelesspets?CityAnimalShelterneedsyourhelp!Whatvolunteersdo：●Walkdogsandplaywithcats.●Cleancagesandfeedanimals.●Helpvisitorsfindtherightpet.●Helpwithadoption(收养)eventsonweekends.Requirements：●Aged14orabove.●Patientandresponsible.●Willingtolearnandfollowinstructions.●Atleast3hoursperweekfor3months.Benefits：●Learnaboutanimalcare.●Makenewfriends.●Getacertificate(证书)after100hoursofservice.●Feelthejoyofhelpinganimalsinneed.Howtoapply：Sendanemailtovolunteer@withyourname,age,phonenumber,andwhyyouwanttovolunteer.InterviewswillbeheldnextMondayafternoon.Formoreinformation,callusat555-6789.16.Whatactivitywillvolunteerstakepartinonweekends?A.Animalfeedingcompetitions. B.Petadoptionevents.

C.Animaltrainingclasses. D.Volunteercertificateparties.17.Afterhowmanyhoursofservicecanvolunteersgetacertificate?A.3hours. B.14hours. C.100hours. D.21hours.18.Whatinformationdopeopleneedtowriteintheapplicationemail?A.Theirpet’snameandage.

B.Personalinformationandreasonsforvolunteering.

C.Theirworkingexperienceandaddress.

D.Thetimetheyplantoworkeveryday.19.Whichpersoncanworkasavolunteerintheshelter?A.A13-year-oldgirlwholovessmallanimals.

B.Acarelessboywhohasplentyoffreetime.

C.A15-year-oldpatientstudentwithfourfreehourseveryweek.

D.Aworkerwhoonlyhastwohourstospareeachweek.20.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A.Ittellspeoplehowtoraisepetsathome.

B.Itcallsonanimalloverstobesheltervolunteers.

C.Itintroducesdifferentkindsofhomelessanimals.

D.Itteachespeoplehowtowriteapplicationemails.B①SomepeoplesaythattheUKandtheUSaretwocountriesthatareseparatedbyacommonlanguage.ItmeansalthoughbothAmericansandtheBritishspeakEnglish,therearemanydifferencesinthewaytheyusethelanguage.Havingstudiedinbothcountries,Ihavefoundthedifferencesaremorethandifferencessuchaspronunciationsandspellings.Abigdifferenceiscommunicationstyles(风格).②IspentonetermintheUK,andthebiggestchallengeformewasthatpeopledon’talwayssaythingsdirectly.TheBritisharefamousforbeingpolite.Sopolite,infact,thattheysometimessaythecontraryofwhattheyreallymean.Forexample,whentheBritishsay“Ialmostagree”,don’tthinktheyhavesimilaropinionstoyou.Actually,theymean“Idon’tagreeatall”.BeforeIcouldfullyunderstandhowtheBritishcommunicate,Iwenthome.③Later,IwenttostudyintheUSforoneyear.IfoundthatAmericansliketobestraightwithothers.WhenIspoketothem,Ioftenhadtroublegettingstraighttothepoint.Forexample,whenIwantedtoaskforhelp,Ilikedtosay,“Excuseme,I’mterriblysorrytobotheryou,butIseemtobelost.Wouldyoubesokindtolendmeahandinfindingmywaytotheneareststation?”ButAmericanswouldfinditstrange.Theywouldjustsay,“Hey,sorrytobotheryou.I’mreallylostandneedtofindtheneareststation.Canyouhelpme?”IrealizedIhadtolearnawholenewwayofcommunicating.④Now,Ihaveabetterunderstandingofhowtocommunicateinbothcountries,butIstillhavealottolearn.Asmyexperiencesshow,learningthepronunciationandspellingofwordsinalanguageisjustthebeginning!21.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“contrary”inparagraph2probablymean?A.Opposite. B.Similarity. C.Meaning. D.Same.22.Howdoesthewriterdevelopparagraph2?A.Byexplainingthefacts. B.Byusingsomenumbers.

C.Bygivinganexample. D.Bycomparingtwofacts.23.Whatdoweknowaboutthewriterfromthelastparagraph?A.ShehasfoundanewwaytolearnEnglish.

B.ShehasalongwaytogotolearnEnglish.

C.ShewantstostartlearningEnglishagain.

D.SheplanstostudyintheUSforlonger.24.Whichofthefollowingshowsthestructureofthepassage?(①=paragraph1;②=paragraph2…)A. B. C. D.25.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.CommunicatingliketheBritishandAmericans

B.WaysofMakingCommunicationInteresting

C.TheUKandtheUS:theCommonLanguage,DifferentStyles

D.TheUKandtheUS:DifferentCountries,CommonCulturesCMoreandmoreforeigntouristscometoChinatocelebratethe2026YearoftheHorse.Travelbookingshavegrowngreatly.Sofar,foreignflightbookingsareoverfourtimesmorethanlastyear.MostvisitorsarefromAsiancountriessuchasSingapore,MalaysiaandSouthKorea.Besides,thenumberofArgentinetouristshasincreasedby900percent,andEuropeanvisitorshavealsodoubled.Today’stouristsarenotsatisfiedwithsimplesightseeing.TheyprefertoexperiencerealChinesetraditionalculture.AtShanghaiPudongAirport,wonderfulcalligraphyshowsandculturalperformancesgreetforeignguests.AcrossChina,touriststakepartinmanyinterestingactivities,includingmakingdumplings,writingSpringFestivalcouplets(春联)andwatchingliondances.Shanghaievenholdsaspecialhorse-themedactivitytomixtraditionalculturewithmodernstyles.BesidesBeijingandShanghai,Harbinhasalsobecomeahottouristcity.Itsfamousiceandsnowfestivalsattractthousandsofforeignvisitors.Thisyear,internationalsculpturecompetitions(冰雕比赛)wereheldtheretoshowChineseculturetotheworld.Towelcomeforeignguests,Chinahasimproveditsservicesgreatly.Moreshopsacceptforeignbankcardsandprovidedifferentlanguageservices.Airportshavemadeentrystepseasierandcutwaitingtimeby20percent,bringingtouristsmoreconvenienttrips.TherisingtourismprovesthattheSpringFestivalisgettingpopulararoundtheworld.Itbuildsagoodbridgeforculturalexchange.Chinasharesitstraditionalculturewiththeworld,whileforeigntouristsposttheirtravelingexperiencesonline,helpingmorepeopleknowmodernChinawell.26.Howmanytimesareforeignflightbookingscomparedwithlastyear?A.Aboutfivetimes. B.Overfourtimes.

C.Aboutninetimes. D.Overthreetimes.27.WhatdomostforeigntouristswanttoexperienceinChinanow?A.Moderntallbuildings. B.RealChinesetraditionalculture.

C.DeliciousWesternfood. D.Famousnaturalmountains.28.Whichcityheldinternationalsculpturecompetitionsthisyear?A.Beijing. B.Shanghai. C.Harbin. D.Singapore.29.Howdidsomeairportsmakethetravelexperienceeasier?A.Bycuttingwaitingtimeby20%.

B.Byofferingfreehotelstays.

C.Byprovidingmoreshoppingcenters.

D.Byincreasingthenumberofflights.30.Whatisthemainideaofthelastparagraph?A.HowChinesecitiesimprovetouristservices.

B.WhyAsiantouristsliketravellinginChina.

C.TheinfluenceoftheSpringFestivalandculturalexchange.

D.DifferentkindsoftraditionalactivitiesinChina.三、任务型阅读-多任务混合：本大题共1小题，共10分。31.Floodshappenwhentoomuchwatercoverstheland.Theycancomefromheavyrainsorbigwavesfromthesea.Floodscanbeverydangerous.Everyyear,thousandsofpeoplelosetheirlivesbecauseoffloods.Floodsarebecomingmorecommon,andonemajorreasonistherisingtemperatureoftheEarth.Warmeraircanholdmorewater,leadingtoheavierrainandstrongerstorms.Also,drygroundcannottakeinwaterwell,sowaterrunsquicklyintolowlandandcausesfloods.Anotherimportantreasonisrisingsealevels,whichmakecoastalfloodsworse.Largewavespushmorewaterontotheland.Scientistssaythatbytheyear2100,seriousfloodsthatoncehappenedonlyonceevery100yearsmaytakeplaceeveryyear.Manycitiescouldthenfaceseriousdanger.So,whatcanwedotodealwithfloods?Therearesomeclearways.First,wecandependonwarningsystems.Thesesystemscantellpeoplewhenfloodsarecoming,soeveryonehasenoughtimetogettosafeplacesbeforethedisasterhits.Second,wecanbuildseawallstostopfloodwaterfromspreadingontotheland.Third,citiescanbeturnedinto“sponge(海绵)cities”bybuildingspecialstreetsandgreenspaces—thesefeatures(特征)helptakeinrainwater,slowitdownandreducetheriskofflooding.Finally,insomespecificareas,wecancarryoutaplancalled“managedretreat”thatscientistssayisthesafestway.Thismeansmovingpeopleawayfromtheseareasthatfloodagainandagain.Floodsareabigchallenge.Butifweworktogetherandplanwell,wecanstaysafeandprotectourhomes.Byunderstandingthecausesandtakingaction,wecanmakearealdifference.(1)Floodsmainlycomefrom

.(不超过8词)(2)Whyarefloodsbecomingmorecommon?Listtworeasons.​​​​​​​

(列举两项，不超过15词)(3)Fillintheblanksaccordingtothepassage.Howtodealwithfloods?First

(不超过4词)SecondBuildseawallsThirdTurncitiesinto“spongecities”Finally

called“managedretreat”(不超过4词)(4)Whatcanwedotokeepsafeifthereisaflood?​​​​​​​

(结合自身实际，不超过20词)四、信息匹配：本大题共5小题，共10分。Germanscientiststhinkthatyourbrainkeepsworkingwhileyou’reasleep.Toshowthattheywereright,theygavetwogroupsofstudentsaproblemtoworkout.

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Theresultshowedthestudentswhosleptworkedouttheanswermorequickly.Atthesametime,arecentstudyshowsmanychildrenhavemissedouton4,500hoursofsleepbythetimetheyaresevenyearsold.AccordingtotheMinistryofEducation,primaryschoolstudentsshouldgetatleast10hoursofsleepanight.

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Theanswerisnine.Iftheydon’tgetenoughsleepatnight,theywillfacemorechallengingsituationsinschoolwork.Schoolsaretakingactiontomakesurethestudentscangetenoughsleep.

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Threereasonsarementionedfortheproblem.Firstly,theyspendhoursinscrolling(滚动),suchasDouyinandWeChat.Hoursofwatchingthemobilephonescanbeharmfultotheireyesandcausestudentstosleepless.

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Theymayworkovertimetogetthejobfinishedandtheycan’twatchoverthekids.Lastly,drinksliketeaorcoffeecanalsokeepthemexcitedandawake.

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Forexample,theyshouldavoidusingmobilephonestoomuch,anddrinksomethinglikemilkbeforegoingtobed.Onlyifschools,familiesandstudentsjoinhandstogethercanstudentsgetenoughsleepandbeattheirbestinschoolwork.A．Butresearcherssaymanystudentsstillsleepless.B．GroupOnewenttosleep,andGroupTwostayedawake.C．Thenhowmuchsleepshouldmiddleschoolstudentsneed?D．Infact,studentsthemselvesshouldalsotakesleepseriously.E．Withoutagoodsleep,studentshaveproblemsofstudyatschool.F．Secondly,busyparentsmayfailtoremindthemtosleepontime.32.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F33.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F34.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F35.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F36.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F五、选词填空-短文：本大题共1小题，共10分。37.work

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effortInHubeiProvince,agroupofstudentsatHuazhongUniversityofScienceandTechnology(HUST)developedanAIsystemtorestore(修复)oldphotos.Theclearerphotosthen

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betterclues(线索)toaidinthesearchforlostpeople.ShengJianzhong,astudentatHUST,startedtheteamyearsago.Theideacametohimwhenhesawa

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childnoticewithunclearphotos.“Thosephotosmightbeoflittle

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valueevenifthechildwasnearby,”hesaid.Therefore,Shengdecidedtousehisskillstohelpfindthesechildren.Andtohis

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manyofhisschoolmatesjoinedhim,andtheywerewillingtohelpwithoutaskingforanythinginreturn.Overthepastthreeyears,theteamhas

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onimprovingtheAIsystemforrestoringthephotos.Theymetmanydifficultproblems,butstrongteamworkhelpedthemsolvethem.Becauseoftheirgreat

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,theAIsystemhasbecomemoreuseful.Withthehelpofit,theyare

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inrestoringover1,000photos.Thisdirectlyhelps11childrenreturnhome.OnetouchingstoryisthatofSunHaiyang.ThankstotheAIprogram,inDecember2021,thefatherhuggedhisson

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after14yearsofsearch.Lookingahead,Shengplanstobuildastrongerteamtorunthecharity

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.Thegoalisnotjusttofurtherimprovethetechnology.Moreimportantly,hehopesto

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