湖南省岳阳市平江县2025-2026学年八年级下学期7月期末考试英语试卷（含答案）

湖南岳阳市平江县2025-2026学年度第二学期期末检测卷八年级英语一、阅读理解Whenitcomestofree-timeactivities,mostpeoplethinkofdiningoutorwatchingmovies.However,asurveyshowsthatinrecentyears,moreandmoreyoungpeoplehavedevelopedapassion(热情)forDIYactivities.1．HowmanyDIYactivitiesdoesthetextmention?A．Two. B．Six. C．Five.2．WhatisthemostcommonreasonwhyyoungpeopleenjoyDIYactivities?A．Toreducestress.B．Todevelopanewskill.C．Tolearnabouttraditionalculture.3．Inwhichpartofthenewspapercanwereadthistext?A．Musiczone. B．Colourfullife. C．Starstories.WhenyouvisitaJapanesefriend’shomeforthefirsttime,therearemanyspecialrulesyouneedtofollow—smallmistakesmightmakeothersfeeluncomfortable.First,youmusttakeoffyourshoesattheentrance.Japanesepeoplebelieveshoescarrydirtfromoutside,sowearingthemindoorsisseenasrude.Youshouldputyourshoesintheshoerack(鞋架)neatly,withthetoesfacingthedoor(it’seasiertoputthemonwhenyouleave).Second,bowingismorethanjustagreeting.Thedegreeofthebowshowsdifferentlevelsofrespect:a15-degreebowisforsaying“hello”or“thankyou”tofriends;a30-degreebowisusedwhenyoumeeteldersorapologize;adeep45-degreebowisonlyforserioussituationslikesaying“I’mtrulysorry”.Third,gift-givinghasstricttaboos(禁忌).Youshouldneverbringgiftsinsetsoffour—becausetheJapanesewordfor“four”soundsthesameasthewordfor“death”.Also,giftsshouldbewrapped(包装)nicely,butavoidwhitewrappingpaper(it’sconnectedtofunerals(葬礼)).Commongiftsincludetea,cookies,orsmallplants.Atdinner,waitforthehosttosay“itadakimasu”(whichmeans“Iwillreceivethisfood”)beforeyoustarteating.Neverstickyourchopsticksupright(直立的)intherice—thislooksliketheincensesticks(香烛)usedatfunerals,whichisaserioustaboo.Ifyouneedtoputchopsticksdown,placethemonthechopstickrest,notonthetable.4．WhydoJapanesepeopleaskgueststotakeoffshoesindoors?A．Tokeepthefloorclean.B．Tomakeguestsfeelrelaxed.C．Toshowthatshoesarenotexpensive.5．A30-degreebowisproperwhenyou________.A．greetaclosefriend B．saysorrytoanoldman C．thankaclassmate6．Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．WhiteisaluckycolorinJapan.B．“Itadakimasu”issaidaftereating.C．Giving4cookiesasagiftisimpolite.7．What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A．HowtobowpolitelyinJapan.B．RulesforvisitingaJapanesehome.C．DifferencesbetweenJapaneseandWesterndinners.Doyouknowhowdolphinscommunicatewitheachother?Theyhavetheirownwaysof“speaking”.Thetwomainmethodsareclicking(发出“咔嚓”声)andwhistling(吹口哨),whichcanbeheardupto20milesawaythroughtheocean.Differentkindsofwhistlingnoisesaremadetotalkwithotherdolphins.Andclickingisusedtofinddirections.Itisamethodofsendingsoundwaves(音波)intothewaterinordertolookforfood.Thesoundwavesreturntothedolphin’sheadaftertouchingnearbyfood.Then,itsbrainchangesthereturningsoundwavesintotheinformationaboutshapesanddistances(距离)ofthingsinthewater.Scientistsaretryingtoworkoutmoreaboutthemeaningsbehindspecialwhistleforms,asthiswouldhelphumansunderstandthedolphinworldmoreeasily.Dolphins’whistles,liketheirnames,areusedtotellthemselvesfromothersandspreadpersonalinformation.Scientiststhinktheirwhistlesmightbeoneofthemostcomplexformsofanimalcommunication,becausethesewhistlesmaychangeamongdifferentdolphinsandsituationsandmakeitnoteasytoknow.Studieshaveshownthatwhenadolphinisindanger,itwillproducealoudwhistlesoitscompanions(同伴)inthegroupcanhelpit.Whenonedolphinwhistles,anotherdolphinusuallyanswersbymakingasimilarsoundorswimstothesideofthedolphinthatmakesthesound.Besides,it’salsoquitecommonforamotheranditsbabytokeepwhistlingwhentheybecomeseparateduntiltheyfindeachotheragain.8．Howdoesthewriterdescribethefirstparagraph?A．Bygivingsomefacts.B．Bycomparingideas.C．Bytellingastory.9．Whatisclickingusedfor?A．Talkingwithfriends. B．Askingforhelp. C．Lookingfordirections.10．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“complex”meaninParagraph3?A．必要的 B．复杂的 C．神奇的11．Whydoesadolphinproduceitsloudwhistlewhenitisintrouble?A．Toscareawayotherfish.B．Toplaywithotherdolphins.C．Tocallforhelpfromitsgroup.阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有一项为多余选项。On4thMarch,after10yearsofdifficulttalks,nearly200countriesagreedtoanewUNagreement(联合国协议)—theHighSeasTreaty(《公海条约》).Itisthefirstofitskindin40years.12.Oceanscoverabout71%oftheEarth’ssurface,andarehometoallkindsofanimalsandplants.Healthyoceansplayaveryimportantroleinahealthyplanet.13Overfishinghashadaterribleinfluenceonmanykindsoffishandotheranimals.Pollutionhascausedseriousdamage(损坏)inmanyareas.In1982,oneUNseaagreementdescribedthe“highseas”—thepartsoftheoceansthataren’tincontrolofanycountry.Soallcountriescanfishandsendshipsthere.Thehighseascoverabout2/3oftheocean.Butnowonlyabout1%oftheseareasareunderprotection.14Italsoneedsscientiststodosomeresearchfirsttoseewhatinfluencehumanactivitiesmighthaveontheoceanenvironment.Duringthepast10years,governmentshadthetalkstimeandtimeagain.15Forexample,therearedisagreementsabouthowmuchtocontrolfishingorpollution.Somecountriesevenpourdirtywaterintotheoceanfortheirownbenefitwithoutthinkingaboutothers.Nowtheagreementhasalongwaytogo.A．Buttheoceansareintrouble.B．Oceansarewonderfulandmysteriousallthetime.C．Andit’sagreatachievementinprotectingtheworld’soceans.D．Thatisbecausedifferentcountrieshavetheirownideas.E．Thenewagreementtriestoturn30%ofthehighseasintoprotectedareas.二、完形填空阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A，B，C三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Kidsarelikelittlesponges(海绵).Theyquietly16everythingaroundthem.DeAndreandDavidarebothinthesecondgradeataprimaryschool.Oneday,the7-year-oldswerehavinglunchatschoolwhenDeAndrechokedon(被……噎住)apieceof17.DeAndrecouldn’tbreatheandDavidwasafraid.But18,hesoonknewwhattodobecausehehadseenaTVshowcalledTheGoodDoctor.Davidonce19someonegivetheHeimlichmaneuver(海姆立克急救法)toothersontheshow.Hethoughtitwas20,sohelearneditcarefully.Whenitwastimeto21,herantohisfriend’ssideanddidtheHeimlichmaneuver.Finally,thepieceofmeatcameout,andDeAndrecould22again.“Ifsomeoneischokingorisindanger,youalwayshavetosavethem,”Davidsaid.“Ifyoudon’t,thenthatcouldbereally23.”DeAndrewasfine.Theschoolwasso24David!Evenasenator(参议员)cametogiveDavidaspecialprize.David’sparentswerealsoveryhappyfortheirson,althoughtheyhadnoideaheknewhowtousetheHeimlichmaneuver!Canyoubelieveheisonlysevenyearsoldandhe25alife?Welldone,youngman!WehopeyoucanlearnmorefromTVshows!16．A．talkabout B．waitfor C．learnfrom17．A．candy B．meat C．bread18．A．badly B．clearly C．luckily19．A．watched B．offered C．accepted20．A．terrible B．important C．boring21．A．win B．act C．get22．A．remember B．imagine C．breathe23．A．dangerous B．difficult C．helpful24．A．proudof B．carefulwith C．sorryfor25．A．pushed B．risked C．saved三、选词填空阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从下面方框内所给词中选择意义相符的词填入空白处，必要时进行词形变化和时态变化，每空一词。volunteer

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quickSpeechbyaBlueSkyRescueVolunteerLadiesandgentlemen,thankyouforinvitingmetospeaktoyouaboutBlueSkyRescuetoday.Letmebeginwithmyownstory.Backin2008,Iwas26inthemountainswithsomefriendswhenoneofthemfellandgotabadheadinjury.Wehadtofindhelp27,sowecalledanemergencynumber.Itwasalreadydark,andwecouldn’tevenseewherewewere.Aftersometime,wehearddogsbarkingandthevoicesoftheBlueSkyRescueteam.Inearlystartedcrying.Weweresothankfulthattheyfound28!I’veneverforgottenthatday.Sincethen,I’vewantedtohelpotherstoo.IsignedupwithBlueSkyRescuein2009,andI’vebeena29eversince.We’vebeentoschoolsandothercommunitiestoteachchildrenandadultshowtostaysafeand30fortheworst.We’vealsorescuedpeopleduringemergencies.We’veprovidedmedicalaidandsearchedformissingpeopleafternaturaldisasters.Working31avolunteerhastaughtmemanypracticallife-savingskills.Ithasalsohelpedmeunderstandthepowerofteamworkbecauseit’sthekeytosuccessfulrescues.Mostofall,beingavolunteerhastaughtmethevalueofeverylife.Theworkisdifficult.It’svoluntary,sowearen’tpaid.Weoftengowithoutfoodorsleep.32ourprimarygoalhasalwaysbeentosaveasmanypeopleaswecan.I’mjustanordinaryperson,butI’llrushintodanger,justlikeeveryoneelseinBlueSkyRescue.Tothepeoplewe’vesavedandtheirlovedones,Iknowwearetheir33.Andthatmakeseverythingwedoworthit.Wewanttodoeven34,butwecan’tdoitallalone.Willyoujoinusasavolunteer?Togetherwecanmakea35!四、任务型阅读阅读下面短文，按要求完成后面各个小题。WusongIslandisasmallmagicalplaceontheSonghuaRiverinJilinProvince,China.Itisfamousforitsbeautifulrime(雾凇),oneofthegreatestnaturalwondersinChina.ThebesttimetoseethisamazingsightisfromlateDecembertotheendofFebruary.So,howdoesrimecomeabout?ThesidesoftheSonghuaRiverarelinedwithgreentrees.Inwinter,therivercreatesamist(薄雾)thatrisesintothecoldair.Whenthismistmeetsthefreezingair,itturnsintoawhitefrost(霜)onthetrees,makingthemseemtobewearingwhitecoats.Whenthewindblows,theyshinelikesilver,whichinterestsvisitorsfromnearandfar.ButWusongIslandismorethanjustanaturalwonder.ItalsotellsthestoryofthedeepconnectionbetweentheManchupeopleandtheland.Winterfishingisamainactivityontheisland.Also,whendriversusethetraditionalsleigh(雪橇)togetaround,theyoftensingManchuoldsongs.Wheneveningcomes,ManchuhomestaysbytheSonghuaRiverlightpinetorches(火把)andgirlsdressedintraditional“Qi-style”clothesperformtheShamandance.Therimeisagreatworkofnature,whiletheManchucustomsarethepeople’sdeepestconnectiontothisisland.TheyworktogethertocreatethemagicofWusongIsland,makingmoreandmoretouristscomeheretovisit.36．WhereisWusongIsland?37．WhenisthebesttimetoenjoytherimeonWusongIsland?38．WhatwillthemistontheSonghuaRiverbecomewhenitmeetsthefreezingair?39．WhatisyourfavouritenaturalwonderinChina?Andwhydoyoulikeit?40．将短文中画线句子翻译成中文。五、书面表达41．现今社会，每一名初中生都面临紧张的生活节奏和升学压力。很多人忽视或者忘记了生活中点点滴滴的快乐，请以“Whatmakesmehappy?”为题，根据所给的信息写一篇短文。要求：1．补充能够使你快乐的一件事或者一个爱好；2．语言通顺，要点齐全，意思连贯，条理清晰，书写规范；3．词数：80词左右，文章开头已给出，不计入总词数。Whatmakesmehappy?Whatmakesmehappy?Tothisquestion,differentpeoplehavedifferentanswers.Ithinkreadingmakesmehappyinmylife._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________