2025-2026学年湖南省长沙市雅礼集团八年级（下）期末英语试卷（含答案）

第=page11页，共=sectionpages11页2025-2026学年湖南省长沙市雅礼集团八年级（下）期末英语试卷一、阅读五选五：本大题共5小题，共10分。How

to

Survive

a

Flood

Floodscanbeverydangerous，andknowingwhattodocanhelpkeepyouandyourfamilysafe.

(1)

Neverdriveorwalkthroughfloodwater.

(2)

Becausethewatermaybedeeperthanitappears.Andthemovingwatercanbestrongenoughtopushyouoryourcaraway.Also，therecanbedangerousthingsthatyoucannotseeunderthewater，likeholes，brokenglass，orwires（电线）thatcarryelectricity.Youshouldalsostayawayfrombridgesoverfast-movingwaterbecausetheycanbewashedawaywithoutwarning.

Listentowhatlocalofficialssay.Ifyouaretoldtoleaveyourhome，gorightaway.Ifyoucannotleaveandwaterstartscomingintoyourhouse，gotothehighestfloor.

(3)

Becarefulwithwaterandfoodafteraflood.Neverdrinkfloodwater.Donotuseittowashdishes，brushyourteeth，orpreparefood.

(4)

Listenforadvisories（通报）toboilwater.Yourlocalofficialswillletyouknowwhenthewaterissafeforuse.Throwawayanyfoodordrinksthatmayhavecomeintocontactwithfloodwater.

(5)

Theywilleffectivelycutdowndangersandguardeverymemberofyourfamily.Besides，weshouldlearnmoredisasterresponseknowledgeindailylife，andonlywhenweputwhatwehavelearnedintouseduringdisasterscanweofferhelptopeopleinneed.

A.Itisdirtyandcanevenmakeyousick.

B.Thisguidetellsyouwhatyoushouldnoticeduringandafteraflood.

C.Waterontheroadmightlooksafe，butitisactuallynot.

D.Inshort，sticktoallthesepracticaltipscarefullywheneverafloodhits.

E.Getontotheroofifnecessary，andoncethere，wavetogetothers'attention.1.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E2.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E3.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E4.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E5.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E二、完形填空：本大题共10小题，共15分。LastMonday，TomandhisbestfriendJackarguedovertheirgroupproject.Tomsaid

(6)

wordsinahurry.Rightafterthat，he

(7)

outoftheclassroomangrilywithoutsayingaword.Fortwowholedays，hefeltsoupsetthatheevendidn'twanttotalkwithhisclassmatesorfamily.

HisgentleteacherMs.Linoticedhislow

(8)

intimeandhadaprivatetalkwithhimafterclass.Shesaid，"Whenyouarefeelingdown，youdon'twanttoopenupyourheart.Andwhenangerstaysinsideyou，youmakesmallfightsbecomebigones."Tomlistened

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andslowlystartedtorealizehismistake：helosthis

(10)

easilyanddidn'twanttolistentoJack'sideas.Goodfriendshipneededhonesttalk，notcoldsilence.

Thenextmorningwasquiet

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the"storm".Tompracticedhisapologyagainandagain，tookadeepbreath，walkedtoJackandsincerelysaidhewassorry.Jacksmiledandsaiditwasjustasmallproblem，notabigdeal.Theyshookhandsandmadeupatonce.Allthe

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betweenthemwentawaycompletely.

Badmoodsarejustlikestorms—theywon'tlastforever.Wecannotstopthesuddenbadfeelingsinourmindwhenwefeelupset，butwecanchoosehowto

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themwisely.Thoughlifeis

(14)

withsuddenstorms，warmsunshinewillalwayscomeaftereveryheavyrain.Kindnessandgoodcommunicationwillclearthedarkcloudsin

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hearts.6.A.successful B.hurtful C.joyful7.A.started B.managed C.rushed8.A.promises B.spirits C.plans9.A.carefully B.differently C.recently10.A.temper B.effect C.journey11.A.before B.during C.after12.A.talent B.anger C.force13.A.dealwith B.sufferfrom C.shoutat14.A.magical B.curious C.changeable15.A.our B.their C.its三、阅读理解：本大题共10小题，共20分。A

ATaleofTwoCitiesbyCharlesDickens

Type：historical，socialnovelPublished：in1859

Country：BritainRecommendation：

Maincharacter：CharlesDarnay，SydneyCartonandLucieManette

Briefintroduction：Ittellsastoryaboutself-sacrifice（牺牲）betweentwomenwholookexactlyalikebuthavedifferentlives...ReadmoreThePrinceandthePauperbyMarkTwain

Type：historical，satirical（讽刺）socialnovelPublished：in1881

Country：AmericaRecommendation：

Maincharacter：EdwardTudor（theprince）andTomCanty（thepauper）Briefintroduction：Ittellsastoryaboutaprinceandapoorboywholookexactlythesameandexchangetheirlives...Readmore16.WhoisthewriterofthenovelATaleofTwoCities？______A.CharlesDarnay. B.MarkTwain. C.CharlesDickens.17.Accordingtotheintroduction，whatdothemaincharactershaveincommon？______A.Allofthemarenoble（高尚的）andrich.

B.Thetwopairsofthemaincharacterslookexactlythesame.

C.Theysacrificethemselvesforlove.BHaveyoueverchoked（噎住）onsomethingduringamealandbeenunabletobreathe？Doyouknowhowtoactwhensomeoneischoked？An11-year-oldgirlfromShenyang，LiaoningProvincebecameaheroaftershesavedawomanfromchokingbyusingtheHeimlichmanoeuvre（海姆立克急救法）—justdaysafterlearningit.

Theeventtookplaceon8thAugust，2025，atahotpotrestaurantinShenyang.Manypeoplerecordeditwithacameraandsoonsharedthevideoonline.Backat16：00thatafternoon，Ms.Wuwasdrinkingmilkteawhensomethingwentdownthewrongwayandgotstuckinherthroat.Shesuddenlycouldn'tbreathe，soshestooduptoaskforhelpbygesturing（做手势）toherpartnerandrestaurantwaiters.Herpartnernoticedthatandhetriedpatting（拍打）herback.Restaurantwaitersalsorushedtohersidetohelp，butnooneknewaboutfirstaid.

Atthatmoment，11-year-oldHuZihan，whowasdiningatanearbytable，rushedover.ShestoodbehindWu，putherarmsaroundWu'sstomach，andperformedtheHeimlichmanoeuvre.Within30seconds，sometapiocapearls（木薯珍珠）cameoutofWu'smouth，allowinghertobreatheagain.WuquicklyturnedaroundandhuggedHutothankher.

ItisreportedthatHuisavolunteeroftheLiaoningProvincialRedCrossSociety.ShehadjustlearnedtheHeimlichmanoeuvreduringatraininglessonsevendaysbefore."Everyoneshouldlearnfirstaidbecauseitisforeveryone.Inemergencies，knowingfirstaidcantrulysavelives."Husaid.18.Howdoesthewriterstartthepassage？______A.Bytellingastory. B.Byusingnumbers.

C.Byaskingquestions. 19.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtoparagraph2？______A.Theeventisnotwidelysharedonsocialmedia.

B.Ms.Wucouldn'tbreathebecauseshehadsomethingstuckinherthroat.

C.Restaurantwaitersrushedtoherandpattedherback.20.WhatdidHuZihandofirsttohelpMs.Wu？______A.ShegaveMs.Wuwatertodrink.

B.Shecalledthe120hotlinerightaway.

C.Shestoodbehindherandheldherstomach.21.WhatcanwelearnfromHu'swordsinthelastparagraph？______A.Firstaidcanmakeadifferencebetweenlifeanddeath.

B.Healthisnoteverything，butyoucanhavenothingwithoutit.

C.problemsharedisaproblemhalved.CTheUyuniSaltFlat（乌尤尼盐沼），locatedinsouthwesternBolivia，isknownasthe"MirroroftheSky".Aftertherain，thisplacelookslikeamirror.Itshowstheskysoclearlythatyoucan'ttellthedifferencebetweenthegroundandthesky.Theamazingmirroreffectdoesn'tcome

out

of

thinair.Itismadepossiblebythreekeyfactors（要素）.

Thefirstandmostimportantfactoristheflat（平整的）ground.TheUyuniSaltFlathasoneoftheflattestsurfacesintheworld.Itformedafterancientlakesdriedupslowly.Aslakewaterevaporated（蒸发），athick，evensaltlayer（层）wasleft，makingthegroundnearlyperfectlyflat.Lightraincoversthesaltwithathinlayerofwater，turningthesaltflatintoabignaturalmirror.

Therainfallalsoplaysanimportantrole.Itcan'tbeastorm.Justenoughraintocoverthelayerofsaltisperfect.Iftherainisheavy，waterholeswillformandthemirroreffectwillbelost.

Besides，calmweatherisnecessaryfortheclearmirroreffect.Evenasmallwindcanmakewavesonthewater.Thesewaveswillbreakuptheclearreflectionandtakeawaythemagicalexperience.

Themirroreffectmainlyappearsduringtherainyseason，whichrunsfromDecembertoMarch.Ifyouwanttoseethebeautifulview，youneedtoknowthattheeffectdoesn'tlastlong.Whenthewaterevaporatesunderthesun，the"mirror"disappearsandthegroundturnsbackintohard，whitesalt.22.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart"come

out

of

thin

air"inparagraph1mean？______A.在稀薄空气中发生 B.在晴朗的天空中发生 C.无缘无故发生23.Whatdoesparagraph3mainlytalkabout？______A.Theprocessofancientlakesdryingup.

B.Theroleofrainfallincreatingthemirroreffect.

C.Theimportanceofwindinformingthe"mirror".24.WhenshouldwegototheUyuniSaltFlatifwewanttoseethemirroreffect？______A.InFebruary. B.InJune. C.InNovember.25.Wherecanweprobablyreadthispassage？______A.Inthelocalnewspaper.

B.Inasciencefiction.

C.IntheNationalGeographicmagazine.四、任务型阅读-简答：本大题共1小题，共10分。26.DeepincentralShanghai，aquietbutpowerfulmovementisontherise.Anincreasingnumberofmiddle-schoolstudentsarewalkingoutoftheirclassroomsandintotheircommunities—notforhomework，buttovolunteer.

Take14-year-oldLindafromJing'anDistrictforexample.EverySaturdaymorning，sheteachesbasiccomputerskillstotheelderlyatalocalcommunitycenter."Manyofthemhaveneverusedasmartphonebefore，"Lindasayswithasmile."Whentheyfinallylearnhowtovideo-calltheirgrandchildren，theireyeslightup.That'sthebestpresentthatIhaveeverreceived."

ThisdoesnotonlyhappeninShanghai.AcrossChina，schoolsareencouragingstudentstoattendmeaningfulsocialpracticeaspartoftheirmoraleducation（德育）.Inlate2025，theMinistryofEducation（教育部）evenissuednewguidelines，askingschoolstointegrate（融合）communityserviceintothelessons.

Whydoesthismatter？Expertssayvolunteeringhelpsyoungpeopledevelopempathy（同理心）andresponsibility.Besides，theirreal-worldproblem-solvingskillsalsoimprove.Thosequalitiescannotbemeasuredbytestscoresalone."It'saboutraisingcitizens，notjuststudents，"explainsDr.Wang，aneducationresearcheratFudanUniversity.

Moreover，theseexperiencesofteninspirebiggerdreams.Somestudentsstartenvironmentalclubsaftercleaningupapark；othersorganizebookdonationactivitiesaftervisitingvillageschools.Theirsmallactionsinfluenceothersaroundthem—moreclassmatesjoinin，andthewholecommunitybecomesfriendlierandmoreconnected.

Asonestudentputit，"We'renotwaitingtogrowuptomakeadifference.We'redoingitnow."(1)WhyareShanghaimiddle-schoolstudentswalkingintotheircommunities？______(2)DostudentsvolunteeronlyinShanghai？______(3)Accordingtothetext，whatqualitiesandskillscanstudentsgetfromvolunteering？______(4)Howdotheirsmallactionsinfluenceothersaroundthem？______(5)Ifyouhavefreetime，whatvolunteerworkwouldyouliketodo？______五、阅读填空：本大题共1小题，共10分。27.Thepracticeofgivinggiftsispopularallovertheworld，becauseitisawonderfulway（1）

（express）careandlove.However，therearemanydifferentgift-givingtaboos（禁忌）acrosscultures.Youmight.（2）

（easy）offend（冒犯）othersunlessyoulearnaboutlocalcustomsandtraditionsbeforehand.

InChina，"givingaclock"soundslike"attendingafuneral（sòngzhōng）"，makingitan（3）

（proper）gift，especiallyfortheelderly."Umbrella"soundslike"scatter/separate"（sàn），and"pear"soundslike"partways"（li）.Bothhavethemeaningofseparation.ThepronunciationoftheNumber4issoclosetothewordfor"death"（4）

Chinesepeopledon'tlikegiftsinthisamount（数量）.InIndia，cowsareveryspecialtomanypeople.Therefore，sendingbeeforleather（皮革）cowproductstosomeoneisoneoftheworst（5）

（choice）youcanmake.InGermany，youshouldnevergivegiftswithpicturesofblackcatsormagpies（喜鹊）onthembecausepeopleconsiderthemtobringbadluck.AndpeopleinGermany（6）

（follow）theseoldcustomsforalongtime.

Youmayalsobe（7）

（surprise）tolearnthatgiftingaknifeisunluckyinFrenchculture，whichmeansanendtofriendship—localsthinktheblade（刀刃）willcutallfriendlybonds.InItaly，ahandkerchiefis（8）

unusualgift，foritconnectswithtearsandfarewell（告别）.

Ifwetrulyrespectdifferentculturaltaboos，wecanbetterprotect（9）

（we）fromunnecessarymistakesandgetalongwell（10）

peoplefromdifferentpartsoftheworld.六、书面表达：本大题共1小题，共15分。28.暑假过后，你校将在下学期迎来一批英国交换生。为了帮助他们更好地了解校园生活、适应中国文化与习俗，校学生会正在招募志愿者。假如