湖南省长沙市华益中学2025-2026学年八年级下学期7月期末英语试题（文字版含答案）

2025—2026学年度第二学期期末监测试卷八年级英语制卷人：八年级英语备课组分值:100分时量:100分钟第一部分听力(共两节，满分20分)第一节(共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分)听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题，每段对话读两遍。1.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.Afire. B.Atyphoon. C.Anearthquake.2.Howdopeopleinthegirl'scountrygreeteachother?A.Bybowing. B.Bygivingkisses. C.Byshakinghands.3.WheredidBobvolunteerlastweekend?A.Atanursinghome.B.Atachildren'shome.C.Atananimalshelter.4.Howmanypeoplearethereinthecharitynow?A.20. B.105. C.125.5.WhatkindofbookdoesThompsonlike?A.Sciencefiction. B.Historicalfiction. C.Detectivenovels.第二节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)听下面6段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第六段材料，回答第6、7题。6.HowlongdidGeorgevolunteerattheanimalshelter?A.Fortwohours. B.Forfourhours. C.Forsixhours.7.WhatdidGeorgedothere?A.Hefedthedog.B.Hecleanedthedog.C.Hewalkedthedog.听第七段材料，回答第8、9题。8.HowdoesKumarfeel?A.Angry. B.Surprised. C.Confused.9.Wherearethespeakers?A.Inarestaurant.B.Inaclassroom.C.AtMaria'shome.听第八段材料，回答第10、11题。10.WhatdoesDanlikebest?A.Mysterynovels. B.Fantasynovels. C.Sciencefiction.11.WhatisDandoing?A.Readingabook. B.Borrowingbooks. C.Returningbooks.听第九段材料，回答第12至14题。12.Howistheweathertoday?A.It'swarm. B.It'shot. C.It'scool.13.Wherearethespeakersgoinglater?A.Tothepark. B.Tothestore. C.Tothepool.14.Whendotheyplantowatertheirneighbour'sgarden?A.Thisevening.B.Laterintheafternoon.C.Tomorrowmorning.听第十段材料，回答第15至17题。15.HowmanytimeshasLisareadthebook?A.Once. B.Twice. C.Threetimes.16.Whatdoestheboythinkofthebook?A.It'sconfusing. B.It'sinteresting. C.It'samazing.17.What'sLisa'sadvicefortheboy?A.Tosetupareadingclub.B.Togiveupreadingthebook.C.Towatchsomevideosaboutthebook.听第十一段材料，回答第18至20题。18.WhatwasLucydoingwhenthestrongwindstarted?A.Shewasreadinginapark.B.Shewaswalkingunderatree.C.Shewasdoingchoresathome.19.WheredidLucyrun?A.ToaparkB.Toabathroom.C.Toanofficebuilding.20.WhatdidLucydoaftershegotout?A.Shewenthome.B.Shethankedsomeone.C.Shehelpedpickupbranches.第二部分阅读(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)阅读下列材料，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选择最佳选项。CoverAContents(目录)WhatIsCross-CulturalCommunication?…………………Page2Learnwhatitmeanstocommunicatewithpeoplefromdifferentculturesandwhyitisimportant.GreetingsAroundtheWorld…………Page5Findouthowpeoplegreetandsay"goodbye"indifferentcountries.FoodandEatingCustoms……………Page15Peopleeatdifferentfoodsandhavedifferenttablemanners.FestivalsandCelebrations…………Page27Learnwhypeoplecelebrateandwhattheydoduringthesespecialtimes.MannersinDifferentPlaces……………Page40Understanddifferentrulesforbeingpolitearoundtheworld.FunCross-CulturalStories……………Page65Readshortstoriesfromaroundtheworld.Seewhatchildreninothercountriesreadastheygrowup.21.IfMarywantstolearnhowtosay"hi"inFrench,onwhichpagemayshefindtheanswer?A.Page4. B.Page13. C.Page31.22.Whomaybemostinterestedinthebook?A.Monica,13,whowantstobeanengineer.B.Peter,14,wholovesreadingliteraryclassics.C.David,a13-year-oldforeignexchangestudent.BTheideaofpapermoneyfirstappearedinChinaduringtheTangDynasty(朝代).Atthattime,feiqian,theearliestformofpapernote(汇票),wasusedasapromisetopayinsteadofrealpapermoney.DuringtheNorthernSongDynasty,official(官方的)jiaoziwascomeoutandsoonbecamewidelyused.Itisconsideredtheworld'sfirstofficialpapermoney.Andnow,China,oncemore,isplayingaleading(领先的)roleandmaybecomeoneofthefirsttrulycashlesssocieties.Cashisstilllegaltender(法定货币)anywhereandeverywhereinChina;butonlyafewpeopleuseittoday.Ifwepaywitha100-yuannote,it'spossiblethatsomesmallstoresortaxidriverswouldbeunabletobreakittogivechange.IliveinChina,andItraveloutsidethecountryfromtimetotime.InChina,Inevercarrymywalletwithme,andIdon'tevencarrycash.However,whenIgotoothercountries,itisadifferentstory.Beforetravelling,Ineedtomakesuremycreditcard(信用卡)isinmywallet,whichissomethingIalmostneverdoinChina.Sincetheintroductionofthesmartphone,manyofushavestoppedcarryingwalletsbecausealmosteverythingcanbedoneonthephone.Butnow,evenmoreconvenientways,likefacialrecognition(人脸识别),arehere.Wecanpayinmanyplaceswithouteventakingoutourphones.However,countriesthatareconsideredleadersin"cashlesssocieties",suchasSweden(瑞典)andNorway(挪威),mostlyusecreditcardswhichallowpeopleto"touchandgo".Theconvenienceishardtobeat,butcardsarestillcarriedinwallets.Onceagain,Chinagoesastepfurtherandfindsevenmoreconvenientpaymentmethods.23.WhydoesthewritermentionTangandSongdynasties?A.Tocomparedifferentpaymentsystems.B.Toexplainwhypapermoneywascreated.C.ToshowChina'shistoricalimportanceinpapermoneyuse.24.WhattroublemightpeoplehavewhenusingcashinChinanow?A.Othersdon'thavechangeforthem.B.Othersareafraidthatthecashisnotreal.C.Othersworrythatsomepeoplestealtheircash.25.WhichofthefollowingsentencesisTURE?A.Feiqianistheworld'searliestofficialpapermoney.B.Chinanowhasthemostconvenientpaymentsystemintheworld.C.PeopleinSwedenandNorwaycompletelystopusingcreditcards.26.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.ThePaymentinAncientChinaB.PaymentSystemsaroundtheWorldC.TheDevelopmentofPaymentinChinaGulliver'sTravelsisanadventurenovelwrittenbyJonathanSwift.IttellstheamazingjourneysofLemuelGulliver.Hetravelstodifferentlandsandmeetsallkindsofunusualpeopleandcreatures.OnGulliver'sfirstjourney,hisshipiswrecked.Fortunately,hesurvivestheaccident.HewakesupinLilliputandfindshimselftieddownbymanytinypeople.Thesepeopleareonlyaboutsixinchestall!Gulliverlearnsabouttheirlives,strangecustoms,andsillywars.Next,GulliverarrivesinBrobdingnag,whereeverythingishuge.Nowheisthetinyone,livingwithgiantsasbigasbuildings.Heexperienceslifefromadifferentperspective(视角),whichgiveshimanewunderstandingofsizeandpower.Herealizesthathumansarenotalwaysthemostpowerfulbeings.HisthirdadventureleadshimtoaflyingislandnamedLaputa.Peopletherearesolostinthoughtthattheyforgethowtoliveanormallife.Theyareverysmart,especiallygoodatmath-andmusic.However,theirideasareoftenimpractical.Gulliver'sfinaljourneytakeshimtoalandruledbycleverhorsescalledtheHouyhnhnms.Theylivepeacefullives.However,thehuman-likecreaturesthere,calledYahoos,aredirty,greedy(贪婪的),andwild.LivingwiththeHouyhnhnms,Gulliverstartstolovetheirsimple,honestwayoflife.Thisjourneymakeshimquestionhumannature.Thebookisspecial,showingdifferentculturesandwaysofliving.Itgivesreadersanewwayofthinkingabouttheworld.Itisalsofilledwithhumour,imagination,andunexpectedsurprises.What'smore,bycomparingthesocietiesGullivervisits,readersareencouragedtothinkabouthumannature,theproblemsintheworld,andhowwecanimprove.AllofthesemakeGulliver'sTravelsremainpopularamongreadersofallages.27.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"wrecked"inPara.2mean?A.损坏. B.修补. C.清理.28.HowdidJonathandescribethesizeofpeopleinBrobdingnag?A.Bymakingcomparisons. B.Bygivingexamples C.Bylistingnumbers.29.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Gullivertravelstothreedifferentlandsduringhisjourney.B.Laputaisaflyingislandwherepeoplearetalentedinmath.C.GulliverenjoyslivingwithYahoosbecauseoftheirlifestyle.30.Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?A.ThereasonswhyJonathanwrotethebook.B.Thereasonswhythebookisstilllovedbymany.C.Thereasonswhy.Gullivertravelstodifferentlands.第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。每个选项仅使用一次。TheJourneyofSelf-DiscoveryPeoplemakelongjourneystodifferentcountries.31.______However,thebiggestjourneyistheself-discoveryjourney.Howcanyoustartthejourneyofself-discovery?Herearefourtipsforyou.Findoutyourmostvaluableability.Youmayhavedifferentkindsofabilities.Itcouldbeaboutyourabilitytocreateoryourskillsatfootball.Butwhichofthemareyouproudof?32.______.Thiswillhelpyouknowyourselfbetter.Getoutofyourcomfortzone(舒适区).Inordertodiscoveryourself,youneedtoputyourselfinsomeuncomfortablesituations.Youcandosomeoutdooractivitiesyouareafraidof.33.______Thiswillgiveyouachancetolearnmoreaboutyourselfwhenthechallengecomes.Knowwhatmakesyouexcited.Thiswilltellyouwhereyoucangetyourownjoy.Itcouldbewhenyouareperformingadanceonstageorwhenyouhelpotherssolvetheirproblems.34.______Itisalsoapowerfulwaytodiscoverthingsaboutyourself.Whenyouareinadifferentplacewherepeoplesharedifferentthoughts,youmayhaveachancetorethinkwhatyoualwaysbelieve.Someofyoumaywanttofinishthejourneyassoonaspossible.35.______Asyougothroughlife,manyexperiencescanchangeyouandhelpyougrow.Thejourneytoself-discoveryislife'sgreatestadventure.A.Youneedtofindouttheanswer.B.Someevenmaketheirwaytospace.C.Spendyourtimeinanewenvironment.D.However,theself-discoveryjourneyisalife-longtask.E.Forexample,youcangooutforadifficultrockclimbing.第三部分语言运用(共两节，满分25分)第一节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)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。Itwasacoldwinternight.Iwasreadinginmybedroomwhenaterrible36sweptthroughourneighborhood.Thewindwasblowingsohard.Soon,snowcoveredeverythingandthe37wentout.Myfathersaid,"Stay38!Westillhavecandles(蜡烛)."Suddenly,I39MrGreen,ourneighbor.Helivedalone."ShallwegotoseeMrGreen?Ithinkheneedshelp,"IsaidtoDad,andheagreed.Weputonwarmclothesandwalkedintothestorm.Eachstepinthesnowwas

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eachotherinhardtimes.Thisexperiencetaughtme:eveninthecoldestweather,kindnessbringsthewarmestlight.36.A.rainstorm B.typhoon C.snowstorm37.A.power B.alarm C.supply38.A.confused B.calm C.scared39.A.thoughtof B.heardof C.dreamedof40.A.embarrassing B.uncommon C.difficult41.A.anger B.fear C.joy42.A.Secretly B.Thankfully C.Unfortunately43.A.clear B.cover C.break44.A.rescuing B.warning C.leaving45.A.forgive B.support C.trust第二节(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)阅读短文，在方框中选择恰当的词并用其正确形式填空，每空限用一次。unlesscongratulateonpaintakeunluckywinhedifferentdonationHaveyouheardofLionelMessi?Withoutdoubt,manypeopleconsider

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June17,2026,inthe23rdWorldCup,ArgentinaplayedagainstAlgeria(阿尔及利亚),andMessi-scoredthreegoalsinasinglematch!Thewholestadiumcheeredwarmly,andfansaroundtheworld

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theBallond'Or(金球奖)eighttimes,andhealsoledArgentinatotheWorldCuptitlein2022.Besidesfootball,Messivolunteers

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totheworld,andremindsusthatwithstrongwillpower,nodifficultycanstopusfromreachingourgoals.第四部分读写综合(共两节，满分25分)第一节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)阅读下面短文，根据短文内容回答问题并翻译画线部分。veryspecialtheater,XinDengTheater(心灯影院).It'sblind-friendly.Morethan5,000volunteershelpatXinDengTheateronweekends.Mostofthemareuniversitystudents.EverySaturday,volunteerscometothebusstoptopickuptheblindandtakethemtoXinDengTheater.Tohelptheblindenjoythemovie,volunteersdescribewhatishappeningonthescreen(银幕).Withthehelpofthevolunteers,theblindcanlearnaboutthecharacters'facialexpressions,thebackgroundandeventheclothing.Theylosethemselvesinthemovie,laughingduringfunnypartsandcryingduringsadparts.However,it'snoteasytodescribeamovieclearly.Thevolunteersmustbefamiliarwitheverysceneinthemovie."Iwatchamovieatleast-threetimesandwritedowneverysmallpart,"oneofthevolunteerssaid.Thevolunteershavetopracticemanytimesbeforetheydothejob.However,theyallenjoytheexperience.YifanhasvolunteeredheresincelastJune."I'msogladthatmyvolunteerworkcanbringjoytotheblind.IfeelasifI'mshiningalightontheirlives,andtheexperienceenrichesmylifeinreturn,"hesaid.56.WhereisXinDengTheater?____________________ 57.Howdothevolunteershelptheblindenjoythemovie?____________________ 58.HowlonghasYifanvolunteeredatXinDengTheater?____________________ 59.DoyouwanttoworkasavolunteeratXinDengTheater?Whyorwhynot?____________________ 60.将短文中画线部分翻译成中文。________________________________________ 第二节(共1小题；满分15分)61.根据要求完成短文写作。阅读丰盈思想，志愿传递温暖，微小的行动也能帮助他人、提升自我。为引导青少年阳光健康地成长,学校英语俱乐部正举办以“SmallActionsShapeOurGrowth”主题演讲活动。请你结合以下图示，用英文写一篇演讲稿。分享一本你曾经读过的最爱的书籍，以及令你印象最深刻的一次志愿者活动，谈谈从这些微小的行动中收获的成长启发，并号召同学们坚持阅读、积极参与志愿者活动。要求：1.短文必须包含图示中的所有要点，并适当发挥；2.80词左右(标题和开头已给出，不计入总词数)；3.文中不得出现真实人名和班级名。SmallActionsShapeOurGrowthReadingBasicInformationStoryLessonsJourneytotheWest

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