北京市第四中学2025-2026学年八年级第二学期期末考英语试卷（含答案）

第=page11页，共=sectionpages11页北京市第四中学2025-2026学年八年级第二学期英语期末考卷一、单选题：本大题共10小题，共10分。1.WhenI’mintrouble,myclosefriendoftenhelps________out.A.them B.you C.me D.her2.TheseChineseastronautsstayedinthespacestation________sixmonths.A.for B.in C.on D.at3.BeijingBotanicalGardenisoneof________botanicalgardensinChina.A.large B.larger C.largest D.thelargest4.Joey________hisgrandpaeveryweekend.Heenjoysplayingchesswithhim.A.visits B.wasvisiting C.willvisit D.hasvisited5.—Grace,________didyoubegintouseDoubaoinyourstudies?—Abouttwoyearsago.A.what B.when C.why D.how6.Qingdaoisabeautifulseasidecityandthenumberofvisitors________sincelastyear.A.increased B.hasincreased C.willincrease D.wasincreasing7.—WhereisJack?—He________beinthebiologylab.Healwaysdoesexperimentsthereafterschool.A.need B.can C.might D.must8.Sorry,Ihavetoleavenow.Mymother________formeattheschoolgate.A.iswaiting B.waswaiting C.waited D.waits9.—Havetheyplannedtobuildanewhospital?—Yes.Anewhospital________nextmonth.A.wasbuilt B.hasbeenbuilt C.willbebuilt D.isbuilt10.—Colin,doyouknow________forthesummertripthisterm?—Yes,we’regoingtoOceanMuseum.A.wherewewent B.wherewearegoing

C.wheredidwego D.wherearewegoing二、完形填空：本大题共10小题，共10分。WhenIwasfifteen,mymumwaspreparingacommunityfashiondesigncompetition.Shewantedayoungmodel,butcouldn'tfinda

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.Withthecompetitiondaycomingcloser,shefinally

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me.Iwantedtohelp,butIwas

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thatImightmessitupandthatIwastheonlystudentamongalltheadultcontestants(竞争者).Butafterheraskingagainandagain,Iagreed.Onthecompetitionday,mymumdressedmebeautifully.Someadultcontestantslookedatme

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.ThenIheardthemtalkingsecretly."Isn'tsheinschool?""Howcanshecompetewithus?"ThoughItriedtostayrelaxed,the

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grewheavy.Butmymum'scalmgavemestrength,andIpreparedforthefinalmoment.WhenIsawmyselfinthemirror,Iwassohappy,yetfeardidn'tgoaway.Witha

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heart,Isteppedforward.Thestagelightswerewarm.SuddenlyInoticedmyschoolfriendsinthefrontrow,

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forme.Withtheirencouragement,Iwalkedthestagewithconfidence.Afterallthecontestantsfinished,thejudgesannouncedresults.Iheldmybreath,closedmyeyes,preparingmyselffor

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.ThenwhatIheardsurprisedme,"Number4,secondplace."Thatwasme!Ihad

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manyadultcontestantsandwonsecondplace.Mymumcameandacceptedtheprizebesideme.Shetoldmeshehadalreadyspokenwithmyteachers.That'swhymyfriendscametosupportme.Asthecrowdleft,IlookedattheprizeinmyhandsandrealizedwhatIwastrulyabletodo.Thatdaytaughtme

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doesn'twaitforconfidence.Youactfirst,andconfidencefollows.11.A.match B.company C.choice D.role12.A.lookedfor B.cameacross C.stoodby D.turnedto13.A.shocked B.worried C.excited D.satisfied14.A.hopefully B.proudly C.strangely D.nervously15.A.expectation B.sadness C.pressure D.loneliness16.A.racing B.broken C.kind D.thankful17.A.voting B.searching C.cheering D.calling18.A.attention B.disappointment C.punishment D.honor19.A.influenced B.encouraged C.controlled D.beaten20.A.fairness B.courage C.progress D.responsibility三、阅读理解：本大题共11小题，共22分。AAloudpoundingnoisesuddenlyrangoutinthelabwhereIworkedasastudent.Iquicklyrealizeditwasallmymistake.WhenIputtesttubesintoaspecialmachinetospinthem,Ididn’tmakesuretheywereperfectlybalanced.Icouldn'tturnthemachineoffuntilitstopped,soIjuststoodthere,frozen,hopingitwouldn'tfalloffthedesk.Ihadalwaysbeenatopstudentandexpectedmyselftobeperfectateverything.Inmyeyes,anysmallmistakemeantImightnotbegoodenoughforthiswork.Butinmyscienceprogram,therewasnoclearstep-by-stepguide,soIoftendidn’tknowtherules.Ihadtofigureeverythingoutonmyown,justliketryingtostaysteadyonarockingboat.Monthspassed,andmistakeskeptcoming.WhenmyfirsttryatgettingDNAfromcellsfailed,IfearedIwouldnevergetitright.Thefeargrewwhenmoretriesdidn’twork.Eventhoughmistakesarecommoninsciencework,Ihadtroubleacceptingmymistakesandmovingon.Ifelteveryonewaswatchingmeandjudgingme.ThefearwassostrongthatIstoppedtryingsohard.Ididn'twantotherstoseehowbadIwasatthis.Thenonenight,Ihadadream.IttaughtmesomethingIhadn'tunderstoodinreallife:IneededtotreatmyselfwiththesamekindnessIwouldgiveagoodfriend.Ifafriendmadeamistake,Iwouldtellthemnottoworry,andevenseeitasanecessarypartoflearning.ThisrealizationmademechangehowIactedaftermakingmistakes.Ialsostartedwritingdownmymistakestolearnfromthem.InotedwhatIcouldhavedonedifferently,andthenmovedon.AsIgotmorecomfortablewithmakingmistakes,Italkedmorewithmyclassmatesandteachers.Whattheytoldmewassurprising:almostallofthemhadmademistakes,bigorsmall.Thetruthis,everyonemakesamistakesometimes.NowIknowthat’sokay,evennecessary.21.Whatwordbestdescribesthewriter’slabexperienceinParagraph1?A.Time-wasting. B.Disappointing. C.Well-organized. D.Perfectlymade.22.Whatdidthewriterthinkofhermistakesbeforeherdream?A.Asignthatshedidn’tworkhardenough.

B.Aproofthatshewasnotfitforthework.

C.Ashamethatsheneededtohidefromothers.

D.Aworrythatotherswouldlookdownonher.23.Whatcanwelearnfromthispassage?A.Topstudentsnevermakemistakes.

B.Dreamingcanhelpusoutoftrouble.

C.Achangeinmindshapesthepathahead.

D.Others’judgmentmayinfluenceouractions.BNearlyallscientistsagreethatcreatingso-called“mirrorlife”isanextremelydangerousidea.ThesearethewordsofProfessorJohnGlass,aresearcherattheJCraigVenterInstitute,quotedinthejournalNature.AccordingtoGlassandotherexperts,man-mademirrororganismscouldbringarealthreattoalllifeonEarth,yetstoppingmirrorlifefrombeingcreatedisfarmoredifficultthanmostpeoplethink.Thankfully,mirrorliferemainsjustanideaintheoryfornow.Theideacomesfromresearchintomirrorbiology,afieldbasedonasimplebutimportantfact:manychemicalsinlivingthingscanexistintwoformsthataremirrorimagesofeachother.Thesetwoversions,calledenantiomers(对映体),havethesamechemicalformulaandactsimilarlyinmostways,buttheirmolecularstructuresarelikeleftandrighthands—theylookalmostthesamebutcannotoverlapeachother.Allknownlivingthingsuseright-handedchemicals,butscientistsbelievemirror-imageversionscouldhelpdevelopnewmedicinesandevenunlockthebasicsecretsoflifeitself.Ifscientistscouldreplaceeverysinglebiochemicalpartofalivingcellwithitsmirror-imageversion,theycouldtheoreticallycreatea“mirrorcell”:astructurethatlooksexactlylikeanormalcell,butwithallitsbuildingblocksflipped.Scientistsfirstwarnedabouttherisksofmirrorlifein1992,whenadvancesingeneticengineeringmadetheideaofredesigninglifeinunnaturalwayspossible.Thegreatestdangercomesfromthefactthatourimmunesystemshaveneverencounteredanythinglikemirrorlifebefore.Ifamirrorbacteriumwerecreatedandreleased,humanbodieswouldfailtorecognizeitasathreat,andantibodiesusedtofightgermswouldlosetheireffect.Suchspecialbacteriacouldalsobreakthroughthedefensesystemsofplantsandanimals.Ordinarymedicineswouldhardlyworkonthem,andtheywouldspreadquicklytocauseillnessesanddamagethenaturalenvironment.Facingpotentialhiddendangers,manyexpertscallforsettingglobalrulestorestrictriskyresearchandcarryoutmorediscussionstoavoidsteppingintodangerousareas.Still,somescientistsholddifferentopinions,doubtingwhethermirrorlifewillbringsuchseriousdisastersaspeopleworryabout.Thoughrealmirrorlifeisstillfarfromcomingtrue,thepublicandresearchersshouldattachgreatimportancetothishiddenriskinadvance.24.Whatcanwelearnaboutmirrorlifefromthepassage?A.Itisjustatheoreticalconceptatpresent.

B.Ithasbeenwidelyproducedformedicaluse.

C.Ithasprovensafeforalllivingthingsonearth.

D.Itsharesthesamechemicalstructurewithnormallife.25.Whatdoestheword“overlap”inParagraph2probablymean?A.Mixnaturally. B.Actexactlyinthesameway.

C.Coveroneanothercompletely. D.Lookentirelydifferentinshape.26.WhydoesthewritermentionimmunesystemandantibodiesinParagraph3?A.Tocomparemirrorbacteriawithcommongerms.

B.Tointroduceanewwaytodevelopusefulmedicines.

C.Toshowhowhumanbodiesfightdangerousbacteria.

D.Toexplainthegreatriskmirrorlifemaycausetohuman.27.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.MirrorLife:TheSciencebehindMirror.

B.MirrorLife:ABrightFutureforBiology.

C.MirrorLife:ThePromiseofNewMedicines.

D.MirrorLife:TheHiddenDangerWeShouldFace.CWhatifthekeytohappinessisn’twhatwe’vebeentold?Fordecades,we’veheardthatfindingadeepsenseofpurposeinlifeisessentialtohappiness.However,theHarvardStudyofAdultDevelopment,whichhastrackedparticipantsformorethan80years,foundthatthesinglestrongestpredictorofhappinessisn’tpurposeatall—it’srelationships.Iwaswonderingwhy.Wealwaysthinkofpurposeasalifemission—whatwemightcall“Big-P”Purpose—butinreality,adifferentkindofpurpose,“Little-P”Purpose,iswhatfuelshappiness.Little-PPurposeisprocess-oriented(以过程为导向的).It’sthedailyactivities,passions,andintereststhatlightusup—notbecausetheyservesomebiggoalbutsimplybecausetheybringusjoyandfulfillmentinthemoment.Haveyoueverhadthiskindofexperiencethatwhenyouareengagedinsomethingyoureallylove—whetherit’spainting,writing,teaching,oreventellingajoke—youattractotherswhosharethoseinterests.Thesesharedpassionscreatecommunities.Theybuildrelationships.Andtheyleadtohappiness.Asavet,Ididn’tfeelastrongsenseofpurposeinmywork.Ishowedup,didmyjob,andwenthome.AndIdidn’tfeelparticularlyconnectedtothepeopleinit.Thensomethingunexpectedhappened.OnedayIbloggedandpodcastedmydailyjokessinceIlovedlisteningtojokeswhenIwasstillakid.ActuallyIdidn’tstartwritingbecauseIwantedtochangetheworld—Ijustenjoyedit.Peoplereachedout.Readersemailedme.Listenersengagedwithlike-mindedindividuals.Someentertainmentprogramdirectorcalledme.Ishowedupasmybestself.Tellingjokesbroughtoutmyhumor,energyandcreativity,whichnaturallyattractedothers.AndnowI’msignificantlyhappierandfeelmoreconnectedtothepeoplearoundmethaneverbefore.Iwakeupexcitedaboutmywork,notbecauseI’vefoundsomebig,singularlifepurpose,butbecauseIhavefoundwhatIlove.Icanbringmorelaughtertothepeoplearoundmeincludingthepetownerswhoaskmeforhelp.Therefore,asfarasI’mconcerned,weshouldfocusonLittle-PPurposethesmall,dailypursuitsthatenergizeusinsteadofstrugglingtofindBig-PPurpose—somesingular,bigtaskthatdefinesourlife.Ifyoulovepainting,youcanjustjoinanartgroup.Ifyouarepassionateaboutfitness,startworkingoutwithothers.Ifyouarefascinatedbyaniche(小众的)topic,writeaboutit,talkaboutitandconnectwithotherswhocareaboutit.Thekeyistofollowthethingsthatnaturallyexciteyou,notbecauseyouexpectthemtoleadtosomebigrevelation(启示)butbecausetheycreateopportunitiesforconnection.Andthatiswhattrulydriveshappiness.Thehappiestpeoplearenotnecessarilythosewhohavefiguredouttheirgrandpurposeinlife.Theyaretheoneswhohavefoundmeaningfulwaystoconnectwithothersthroughactivitiesthatbringthemjoy.Purposeisimportant,butnotbecauseitisthegoalitself—it’sthebridgetorelationships,andrelationshipsarewhatmakelifefulfilling.28.Accordingtothepassage,whoisthemostlikelytogainhappiness?A.Ashleywhoshareshertravelingstoriesthroughsocialnetworkingapps.

B.Mikewhospendsmostofhisfreetimeworkingoutinhispersonalgym.

C.LillianwhonevergivesuponthewaytobeanOlympicchampionswimmer.

D.Stevewhoistryingtobeamillionairebyreadingaboutthestoriesofrichmen.29.Whydoesthewriterthinkthat“Little-P”Purposemakeslifefulfilling?A.Becauseitcanbringusjoyandasenseofachievement.

B.Becauseitwillleadustofinallyfindoutour“Big-P”Purpose.

C.Becausewewillbeabetterpersonbytakingchallengestoreachit.

D.Becausewefeelhappierandmoreconnectedwithothersbyreachingit.30.Whydoesthewritermentionhisownexperienceofblogginghisdailyjokes?A.Tointroduceawayofdiscoveringone’sadvantages.

B.Toexplainwhy“Little-P”Purposeleadsustosuccess.

C.Togiveanexampletoprovewhattrulydriveshappiness.

D.Tosuggestdevelopingwhatweloveandsharingitwithothers.31.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Astudylinkscloserelationshipstohappiness.

B.Smalljoysgainmeaningfromhumanconnection.

C.Sharingjokesonlinemakespeoplefeelmuchhappier.

D.Peoplefeellessclosetootherswhentheirjobsdon’tfittheirinterests.四、任务型阅读-简答：本大题共1小题，共10分。32.Inrecentyears,therehasbeenashortageofwaitersinUKrestaurants.Withthefastdevelopmentofmodernrobots,manyrestaurantsbegintouserobotwaiterstoworkinsteadofhumans.Thesespecialrobotscangreetcustomersandleadthemtotables.Humanworkerstakefoodordersandputplatesonrobots.Thentherobotscarryfoodbetweentablesandkitchens.However,peopleholddifferentideasaboutrobotwaiters.Somepeoplesupportusingrobotwaiters.First,robotsarecost-effective.Theyareexpensivetobuy,buttheydon’tneedtogetpaid.Besides,theynevergettired,illorneedholidays,sotheycanworklonghourswithhighefficiencyandfewermistakes.Theycanfinishboringworklikecarryingfood,lettinghumanwaitersfocusonwarmserviceanddomorecomplicatedjobs.What’smore,robotwaitersarenewandfun,whichhelpsrestaurantsattractmorecustomers.Butothersholdtheopposingview.Dinersprefertalkingwithrealpeopleinsteadofcoldmachines.Robotscan’tdealwithunexpectedquestionswithoutspecialprograms.Also,humanwaitersstillneedtohelprobotsloadandunloadfood.Worsestill,robotwaitersaredangeroussometimes.Theymayfailtoavoidsuddenobjectsontheway.Whatiftheybreakdownorrunoutofpoweranddropthings?Mostimportantly,usingrobotsmeanstakingjobsawayfromrealpeople,whichisunfairtoworkers.(1)WhydosomerestaurantsintheUKuserobotwaiters?____________________________________________________________________(2)Whatadvantagesdorobotwaitershavecomparedwithhumanwaiters?____________________________________________________________________(3)Howarerobotwaitersabletodealwithunexpectedquestionsfromcustomers?____________________________________________________________________(4)Ifyouareacustomer,wouldyouliketobeservedbyahumanwaiterorarobotwaiter?Why?(Pleasegivetworeasonsbasedonthepassage.)____________________________________________________________________五、信息匹配：本大题共3小题，共6分。下面分别介绍了四个日常休闲活动，请根据人物特点，选择一个最适合他们的活动，并将每个休闲活动对应的序号A、B、C、D填涂在答题卡相应的位置上。其中一个序号为多余选项。

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Iseecyclingasagreatwaytoclearmymind.Iloveridingalongtheriver,feelingthewindpassby,andwatchingmythoughtsslowdown.Whenthesunsets,Istopbythewaterandenjoythewarmlightcoveringme.

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Ienjoyvisitingfamilyfarms,whereIcansoftlytoucharabbit'sears,rideagentlehorsearoundthefieldsorpullupcarrots.Thesesimplethingsmakemefeelbrightandpeaceful.

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Iusuallyenjoytheweekendbyplayingmusicwithmyfriends.AssoonasIstartplayingthedrums,theenergeticrockmusicshakesofftheboredomofbusyschoollife.Whenthelastnotefades,Ifeelfullofenergyandreadyforanewweek.33.A.A B.B C.C D.D34.A.A B.B C.C D.D35.A.A B.B C.C D.D六、单句语法填空：本大题共8小题，共8分。36.Petertoldushepracticed

(run)ontheplaygroundeveryafternoon.37.Unluckily,shegot

(serious)hurtwhensheclimbedthemountain.38.Somestudentshavebeenbusy

(prepare)fortheArtFestivalrecently.39.Aslongashe

(try)hisbest,hewillmakehisdreamcometrue.40.The24SolarTermsare

(know)asthe“FifthGreatInventionofChina”.41.Theyusedifferent

(method)toachievedifferentgoals.42.

(kind)andunderstandingcanbridgethedivideinoursociety.43.It’sgettinglate.We’dbetter

(set)offnow,orwe’llmisstheflight.七、句子翻译：本大题共4小题，共4分。44.我不知道他们是否曾经去过青岛。(whether;ever)

45.上周她被邀请去做一个有关历史的演讲。(invite)

46.为了开展这项研究，她花了两个月的时间收集信息。(carryout;spend)

47.多亏了你的建议，我们将采取行动去保护自然资源。(thanksto)

八、书面表达：本大题共1小题，共30分。48.根据所给的中文和英文提示，完成一篇不少于50词的英语文段写作。所给提示词语仅供选用。请不要写出真实的校名，姓名和地名。假如你是李华，你们班的英语课正在开展单元主题研究性学习。下图是你对班级同学未来理想职业的调查结果。请你用英文写一篇短文，描述调研结果，并谈谈自己的理想职业和选择这份职业的原因，以及为实现这一职业你需要做好哪些准备。提示词语：require,choose,beinterestedin,experience,talent提示问题：·Whatdoesthesurveyshow?·Whatisyourdreamjobandwhydoyoulikeit?·Whatwillyoudotogetreadyforthejob?Ihavedoneasurveyondreamjobsamongmyclassmates._________