河北省石家庄市第四十中学2025-2026学年第二学期期末考试初二英语（含答案）

河北石家庄市第四十中学2025-2026学年第二学期期末考试初二英语一、完形填空阅读短文，从每题所给A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。Maryhasgotthemostimportantlifelessonfromrunning:torunatherownspeed.Lastyear,Mary’sschoolhelda____1____marathon(马拉松)toraisemoneyforsomepoorstudentsinneed.Itwasso____2____thatalmostallstudentswantedtotakepartinit.SodidMary.Atthebeginningofthemarathon,alltheotherrunnersranfasterthanher,whichmadeMarynervous.____3____shetriedherbesttocatchupwiththem,shestillfellbehind!Sheevenwantedto____4____running,butsheknewshecouldn’t!Thiswasrunningforlove!____5____sheheardaloudvoice,“Runatyourownbestspeed!”Sheliftedherheadandfounditcamefromherfather.“Runatmyownbestspeed,”Marythoughtforawhile.Thenshe____6____runningagain.Thistime,shepaidnoattentiontoother____7____.Overtime,Maryranmoreeasilyandmore____8____.Afterabouttwohours,Maryfinallycompletedthemarathon,andevenwonsecondplace!Itwassucha(n)____9____result.Mary’sfatherwaitedatthefinishinglineandgaveherabig____10____andtheylaughedhappilytogether.Otherpeople’sspeedisn’tthespeedyoushouldrunat.Justrunatyourownspeed!1.A．carB．moneyC．bikeD．charity2.A．harmfulB．awfulC．successfulD．meaningful3.A．ButB．ThoughC．BecauseD．Unless4.A．takeoffB．giveupC．comeoutD．goon5.A．CompletelyB．SuddenlyC．DifferentlyD．Luckily6.A．startedB．stoppedC．missedD．forgot7.A．teachersB．parentsC．runnersD．climbers8.A．luckilyB．slowlyC．quietlyD．quickly9.A．relaxingB．easyC．difficultD．great10.A．valueB．loveC．wishD．hug二、短文填空阅读短文，在空白处填入一词或填入括号内单词的正确形式。Amanoncesaid,“Wemakealivingbywhatweget,butwemakealifebywhatwegive.”Itshowstheimportanceofgiving.Oneofthewaysofgivingtothosearoundusisthroughvolunteerwork.Volunteeringletsmeunderstandmoreaboutpeoplewhohave____11____(little)thanme.Once,Ijoinedaprogrammewherewecleanedupthehomesofthoseinneed.Iwas____12____(surprise)athowcrowdedtheirhomeswere.AsItalkedtothem,Ilearntabout____13____(they)difficulties.Thisexperiencetaughtmetocaremoreforpeople.Volunteeringmakesmetreasurethesimplejoysinlife.WhenIvolunteered____14____(teach)disabledstudentsataschool,Inoticed____15____muchtheywere____16____(thank)forsmallthings.WhenIhelpedthemwitheverydaytasks,theywouldsmileandsay“thankyou”;whenItaughtthemsomethingnew,theywouldsmileandsay“thankyou”.Doingvoluntarywork____17____(give)mylifemoremeaningduringthepastfewyears.Iamabletoseetheworldbeyondmyselfandmyownneeds.It’snotjustaboutgoingthroughdailylife.It’saboutmaking____18____differencetotheworldaroundme.WhenIvolunteer,Ifeellike____19____(help)tobuildsomethingthattrulymatters.Itbringswarmthand____20____(make)ourlifefulloflighteveryday.三、阅读理解阅读短文，根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个正确答案。AInLiaoningProvince,acouplespentnearlyhalfacenturyturningtwopoormountainsintoahomeforbirds.TianWanggui,70,andhiswifeLuMin,arevillagersinQiantianVillage.Theywantedtoplantfruittreestomakealiving.In1982,thecouplestartedplantingfruittreesontwopoormountains.Atfirst,thecoupleplantedsomefruittreesonpartoftheland.Inordertowaterthetrees,theyhadtocarrywateruptothetopofthemountainsbythemselves.Buttherewaslittlelandthatcouldbeusedforplantingfruittrees.Lookingatthe“lonely”fruittrees,thecouplecameupwithanewidea—plantmoretrees.Whenspringcame,theyboughtsometreesaplings(树苗)andplantedthemonthemountains.Inthebeginning,manyseedsfailedtogrowonthemountainsbecausetheydidn’tadaptto(适应)thesoil.Butthecoupledidn’tgiveup.Aftermanytries,theyfoundseveralkindsoftreeswerestrongenoughtoliveonthepoormountains.Now,thetwomountainsarecoveredbyover50,000trees.Morethan2,000birdsariseinthemountainseveryyear.Theycomefromotherplacesandlivetherepeacefully.Thejobofthecouplehasalsochanged,fromplantingtreestopatrolling(巡逻)themountains.“Welovethemountainsandtrees.Weregardthemasourownchildren,”saidLu.“Eventhoughwegrowold,ourchildrenwillcontinuetoprotectthemountains.”21.Whatdidthecoupleplantodoonthetwomountainsatfirst?A．Toplantflowers.B．Toplantfruittrees.C．Toplanttreesandgrass.D．Tomakeahomeforbirds.22.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“arise”meaninParagraph4?A．work.B．die.C．appear.D．walk.23.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．TheLifeofManyBirdsB．TheDreamofManyPoorVillagersC．TheNewIdeaofSellingTreesD．TheChangesofTwoPoorMountainsBWhenyoufirsthearabouttheDeadSea,itmightsoundscary,butthetruthisquitedifferent.Let’sgetclosertotheDeadSeaandlearnmoreaboutit.TheDeadSeaislocatedinSouthwestAsia.Itisabout50kilometerslongand15kilometerswideatitswidestpoint.Itsitsatabout430metersbelowsealevel,makingitthelowestpointonEarth’sland.What’sinterestingisthattheDeadSeaisn’tactuallyasea.It’salake.Thesaltconcentration(盐浓度)initismorethan30percent,whichisabouteighttimessaltierthantypical(典型的)seawater.Thismakesitoneofthesaltiestlakesofwateronearth.TheDeadSeastayssosaltybecauseofitsspecialnaturalconditions.Eachyear,itreceivesverylittlerainfall,andonlyasmallamountoffreshwaterflowsintoit.AndthehotweatheraroundtheDeadSeacausesthefreshwatertoevaporate(蒸发)quickly,whichmakesthesaltconcentrationevenhigher.Forthesereasons,itisalsoknownastheSaltSea.IfyouaretoswimintheDeadSea,youwon’tseeanysealife—noplantsoranimals.Thehighsaltconcentrationmakesitimpossibleforthemtolivethere.That’sactuallywhyit’scalledtheDeadSea.However,don’tletthenameorthelack(缺乏)ofsealifescareyou.EvenifyoufallintotheDeadSeaandcan’tswim,youwon’tdie.ThehighconcentrationofsaltintheDeadSeaallowsanyonetofloat(漂浮)well,withouttheneedforlifebuoys(救生圈).Infact,manypeoplevisittheDeadSeaeveryyearonvacation.Ifyouwalkalongthelakeside,you’lllikelyseemanypeoplefloatinginthewater,readingbooksormagazines.24.WhatmakestheDeadSeasosalty?A．Alotofseawaterrunsintoit.B．Humanactivitiesimprovethesaltlevels.C．Littlerainfallandquickevaporationoffreshwater.D．Thehightemperaturestopsthewaterfromfreezing.25.WhydopeoplecallittheDeadSea?A．Becausetheycannotswiminit.B．Becauseithassomethingdangerous.C．Becauseithasalowsaltconcentration.D．Becausenoplantsoranimalscanliveinit.26.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Ifpeoplecan’tswim,they’llstillbesafeintheDeadSea.B．TheDeadSeaisdangerousforpeoplewhocan’tswim.C．PeoplefeelscaredwhenswimmingintheDeadSea.D．AlifebuoyisnecessarywhenswimmingintheDeadSea.CCooperationhasgotattentioninmanyschools,possiblybecausegoodteamworkspiritisofgreatimportancetosuccessfulgroups.Itisbelievedthatdoingteamsportsisthebestwaytoteachcooperation.Intheteamenvironment,membersneedtocommunicatewitheachother,whichcanpreparestudentsforbothschoolworkandfuturejobs.Itcanalsoencouragestudentstofollowteamrules.Studentsaremorelikelytohelpeachotheraswell.Teamworkspiritisnotbornbutbuilt.Herearethingsyoucandotoimproveteamworkspirit:Communicatewellwitheachother.Whenyou’remeetingtogether,leteveryonespeakandlistentoeachothercarefully.Askthemquestionstogetthemtotalksothateveryonecancommunicatewellwitheachother.Worktogetheronprojects.Leteveryonehelpmakedecisionsabouttheproject.Decidetheteamgoalanddividetheprojectintosteps.Celebrateeverywinasawinforthewholeteam.Buildtrustandrespect.It’sokaytodosomethingwrong,butbravelysaysorrytomakethesituationbetter.Thishelpsbuildtrustinyourteam.Respectothers’workandencourageeveryonetodobetter.Muchoftheworkintoday’sworldiscompletedinteams.Forstudents,teamsports,singinginachorus(合唱队)andjoininginfreecommunityservicearethewaystolearnaboutcooperation.27.Accordingtothepassage,what’sthebestwaytoteachcooperation?28.Whichofthefollowingishelpfultoimproveteamspirit?A．Leteveryonespeakandlistentoeachothercarelessly.B．Dividetheprojectintosteps.C．Listentoothers’opinionsallthetimebutneverspeak.D．Makedecisionsabouttheprojectalone.29.Whichofthefollowingisthestructureofthepassage?30.Whomisthispassagemainlywrittenfor?A．Students.B．Teachers.C．Parents.D．Workers.四、任务型阅读阅读下面短文，简略回答问题。Haveyoueverwonderedwherealltheoceanwatercomesfrom?It’sabigmystery.Let’sexploreitnow!Whentheearthformedatfirst,therewerenooceans,plants,oranimals—justhot,bubblinglava(沸腾熔岩)androcks.Astheplanet’ssurfacegraduallycooled,thelavastartedtoturnintorocks.Meanwhile,hugeamountsofwatervapor(水蒸气)enteredtheatmosphere(大气层),creatingthickcloudsinthesky.Overtime,allthewatervaporturnedintorainthatfellcontinuouslyformillionsofyears.Canyouimaginehowmuchwaterthatis?Allthatrainwaterslowlyfilledthedeepestpartsoftheplanet.Thesegiantwaterpoolskeptgettingbiggeranddeeperovermillionsofyears.Finally,theybecamethehugeoceansthatnowcoverabout70%oftheearth—that’swhyourplanetlookssobluefromspace!Thisistheamazingwaythatoceansformed.Ittookendlessrainandunimaginabletime,andfinally,ourplanetbecamethebeautifulblueworldweseetoday.Oceansareimportanttoalllivingthingsontheearth,sowemustworktogethertoprotecttheoceansforourfuturegenerations.Whatcanstudentsdotoprotectoceans?Don’tthrowrubbishintoriversorseas.Savewaterindailylifeandlearnprotectionknowledge.Tellfamilyandfriendstostopbuyingharmfulseafoodproducts.Smallactionsmakegreatdifferencesforblueoceans.31.Whatcoveredtheearth’ssurfacewhentheearthformedatfirst?________________________________32.Whydidthelavaturnintorocks?________________________________33.Didthegiantwaterpoolsbecomethehugeoceansquickly?________________________________34.Asstudents,whatcanwedotoprotecttheoceans?(写出一点即可)________________________________35.PleasewritedownanEnglishslogantocallonpeopletoprotecttheoceans.________________________________31.___32.___33.___34.___35.___五、补全对话根据下面的对话情景，在空白处填入一个适当的句子，使对话的意思连贯，完整。(TomandLindaaretalkingabouttheirdailylifeduringthebreak.)A:Hi,Linda.Whatdoyouusuallydoinyourfreetime?B:____36____A:Readingismybiggesthobbytoo.____37____B:Ilikebooksaboutdifferentplacesaroundtheworld.Theyshowmanywonderfulsights.A:Iaminterestedinthosebooks.____38____B:Yes,Ihave.Ihavevisitedsomefamousplaceswithmyparents.Lastyear,IwenttoChina.A:____39____B:IwenttotheGreatWall.Itwasreallyamazing.A:Wow!____40____B:IplantovisitGuilinthissummervacation.Ihearitsmountainsandwaterarefantastic.Whataboutyou,Tom?A:IhaveneverbeentoChina.Iwilltellmyparentsaboutyourplanandhopewecanspendsummerthere!36.___37.___38.___39.___40.___六、书面表达41.假定你是李华，你的交换生朋友Mary对中国文化很感兴趣，她发来邮件请你根据邮件内容给她回复。DearLiHua,I’mreallyinterestedinChineseculture.CouldyouintroduceoneChineseelement(元素)thatyoulikebesttome?CouldyoutellmewhyitisspecialinChinesecultureandsopopular?Mary注意：1．短文需包含“介绍一种中国元素”和“说明其特殊的文化意义并且受欢迎的原因”两部分内容，可适当发挥；2．文中不得出现真实的人名、校名和地名；3．词数80个左右（开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数）。DearMary,I’mgladtohearthatyou’reinterestedinChineseculture._____________________________________________________________________________________