2025-2026学年江苏省苏州市姑苏区八年级（下）期末英语试卷（含答案）

第=page11页，共=sectionpages11页2025-2026学年江苏省苏州市姑苏区八年级（下）期末英语试卷一、阅读七选五：本大题共5小题，共5分。阅读下面短文，从选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Haveyoueverhadgoosebumps（鸡皮疙瘩）？Youmaynoticethemwhenyouwatchascarymovieorfeelacoldwind.

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Theyarecausedbysmallmusclesconnectedtobodyhair.Whenthemusclesgettight，itcausesthebodyhairtostandup.

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Thesetinybumpslooksimilartotheskinofabirdafteritsfeathersareplucked（拔）.Thatiswhytheyarecalled"goosebumps".Interestingly，wecangetgoosebumpsbothfromcoldandfear.

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Theanswerisadrenaline（肾上腺素）.Thebodyproducesitinbothcases，andadrenalineiswhatmakesthehairstandup.

Goosebumpswereonceusefultohumans.Inancienttimes，peoplehadmuchmorebodyhair.

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Thesamethinghappenedwhenpeoplewereafraid.Theraisedhairmadepeoplelooklargerandscarier，offeringthemprotection.

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Maybeonedaywe'llstopgettingthem—butatleastnowyouunderstandwhy!

A.Italsocausescertainareasoftheskintoformbumps.

B.Goosebumpsaretinybumpsontheskin.

C.Todaygettinggoosebumpsdoesn'tdomuchforus.

D.Itmakesourheartsbeatfasterandmakesusfeelnervous.

E.Thehairstooduptohelpkeepthemwarmincoldweather.

F.Sowhatconnectsthesetwosituations？

G.Manyanimalsdependedongoosebumpstosurvive.1.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G2.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G3.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G4.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G5.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G二、完形填空：本大题共10小题，共10分。先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

ToLia，naturewaslikeastorybookfullofsecrets.Whatinterestedhermostwassymmetry—thetwosidesofsomethinglookthesame.Shesawimagesofsymmetryallaroundher：sunflowers，butterflies…Sowhenherscienceteacheraskedtheclasstofindabeautiful

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ofsymmetryinnature，Liawantedherworktobedifferent.

Shelookedatleaves，rocksanddropsofpondwaterunderhermicroscope（显微镜）.Shecheckedthemagainandagain，butnoneseemed

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enough.Whenshewasaboutto

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，snowbegantofall.Justthen，acoldwindblewthedooropen，andasinglesnowflakelanded

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onhermicroscope.Hereyeswidened.Thesnowflakewaslikeatinypieceofart，withsixbeautifulsides."Ofcourse!"shecriedexcitedly，"Asnowflake!"

Shewantedtotakeacloserlook，butonlytofindthattherewas

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left!Thesnowflakemelted—takingallits

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withit.Howcouldshe

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itbeforeitwasgone？Liagothercamera，carefullyputanothersnowflakeonhermicroscope，andtookaseriesofphotos.Somephotoswerenotclear，butshekepttrying

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shegotseveralgoodones.

Thenextday，Liashowedherphotostotheclass.Everyonewas

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.Herteachersmiledandsaid，"Youhelpedusseenatureinanewway，Lia.Neverstop

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."Liasmiledtoo.Andsherealizedthatthemostbeautifulsecretswerenotalwaysbig—sometimestheywereassmallasasnowflake，waitingforsomeonecuriousenoughtonotice.6.A.example B.detail C.secret D.model7.A.useful B.popular C.special D.simple8.A.giveup B.lookup C.cheerup D.standup9.A.heavily B.loudly C.largely D.softly10.A.something B.nothing C.everything D.anything11.A.light B.colour C.power D.beauty12.A.hide B.keep C.pick D.hold13.A.until B.after C.while D.since14.A.relaxed B.amazed C.bored D.worried15.A.expecting B.dreaming C.exploring D.imagining三、阅读理解：本大题共7小题，共14分。AVolunteerStories

DongLili—39minutesago

Ihelpedatachildren'shospital.WecelebratedChildren'sDaywiththechildren.

WangJie-Yesterday

Ivisitedchildrenwithoutparentsatachildren'shome.Weorganizedapaintingcompetitiontoraisetheirspirits.

DingLing—3daysago

Ihelpeddisabledchildrenatacommunitycentre.Itaughtthemtosingbecausemusiccanbringthemjoy.16.WheredidDongLilidovoluntarywork？______A.Atachildren'shospital. B.Atachildren'shome.

C.Atacommunitycentre. D.Atapaintingclub.17.Whowouldbemostinterestedinthiswebsite？______A.Parentswhoneedsupport. B.Childrenwholovepainting.

C.Peoplewhowanttohelpothers. D.Doctorswhoworkwithchildren.18.HowcanyousignupfortheHelpingHandsClub？______A.Bytryingclubactivities. B.Byvisitingthe"About"page.

C.Bysharingvolunteerstories. D.Byclickingthe"JoinUs"button.BAnewchipideafromChinaisdrawingattention.Foralongtime，chipmakersfollowedarulecalledMoore'sLaw（摩尔定律）.Accordingtoit，chipscouldbecomemorepowerfulastheirpartsgotsmaller.Today，however，makingthesepartsevensmallerisbecomingincreasinglydifficultandexpensive.

Tosolvethisproblem，ChinesescientistHeTingboandherteamintroducedanewideacalledtheTauScalingLaw（韬定律）atasciencemeetingonMay25，2026.Theword"tau"standsforthetimeasignal（信号）takestotravel.Thisnewlawtriestomakesignalstravelfasterinsideachip.

Basedonthislaw，akeytechnologycalledLogicFoldinghasbeencreated.Itfoldscircuitsandputsthemoneontopofanother，justliketurningaflatcityintoa3Dcity.Thisshortensthedistancesignalshavetotravel.Withashorterdistanceandlesstime，chipscanworkfasterandbetter.

Duringthepastsixyears，HeTingboandherteamhavedesignedandproduced381kindsofchips，meetingtheneedsofdifferentindustriesandmarkets.ThenewKirinchipsareexpectedtocomeoutinFall2026andwillbethefirsttouseLogicFolding.By2031，chipswiththistechnologymayreachahigherlevel.

Lookingahead，HeTingbowantstosharetheTauScalingLawandworkcloselywithscientistsaroundtheworld.Herinvitationforinternationalteamworkshowsaspiritofsharedprogress.ThesuccessalsomarksanimportantstepforwardinChina'schiptechnology.19.Inchipdesign，theword"tau"means______.A.howsmallachippartis B.howmanychipsaremade

C.howfarasignalneedstotravel D.howlongasignaltakestotravel20.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutLogicFolding？______A.ItiscreatedunderMoore'sLaw.

B.Ithelpssignalstravelashorterdistance.

C.Itneedsmoretimetosendsignals.

D.Itmakeschippartssmallerandsmaller.21.WhatisthepurposeofParagraph4？______A.ToproveMoore'sLawisnolongeruseful.

B.Todescribeproblemsinchipdevelopment.

C.Toreporttheteam'ssuccessandfutureplans.

D.TointroducethehistoryoftheTauScalingLaw.22.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthepassage？______A.TwoImportantLawsaboutChips B.China'sNewIdeaofChipDesign

C.TheWideUseof3DTechnology D.SixYearsofStudyonChipDesign四、任务型阅读-多任务混合：本大题共1小题，共8分。23.Foraslongashecouldremember，Carlwasinterestedinplantsandflowers.Helivedinacottageinthecountryside，andallkindsofplantsgrewinthegarden.

Carllovedwalkingthroughfieldsandforestswithhisfather.Wheneverhesawaflower，hewantedtoknowitsname.

"What'sthatflowercalled？"heonceasked.

"That'sacommonwildflower，"hisfathersaid."Andlookoverthere!That'sanorchid（兰花）!"

Onesunnyafternoon，Carl'sfathershowedsomeguestsaroundthegarden.HetoldthemthenameofeveryplantinLatin（拉丁语）.ForlittleCarl，thosewordssoundedlikepoems.Fromthatdayon，hewantedtofindouttheLatinnameofeveryplanttoo.

WhenCarlwasaboutfouryearsold，hisfathergavehimaspecialgift—asmallsquareofsoiloutsidethecottage.

"That'syourveryowngarden，"hisfathersaid."Youcangrowwhateveryoulikeinit."

Carlwasexcited.Hewentintothewoodswithhisspade（铲子）andbroughtbacknewplantsforhisgarden.Thenhecarefullywrotedowntheirnames.

Afewyearslater，Carlhadtoleavehometostudyinthecity.Thenoisyandcrowdedcitywasverydifferentfromthequietcountryside.Atschool，hehadtolearnsubjectshedidn'tenjoy.Heoftenlookedoutofthewindowordrewpicturesofleavesandflowersinhistextbooks.

Oneday，DoctorRothman，ateacherwhoknewalotaboutscienceandmedicine，sawCarl'sdrawings.Carlwasafraidhewouldbeintrouble.Tohissurprise，DoctorRothmanlookedcloselyandsaid，"You'vegotthepetals（花瓣）justright.You'reverygoodatobservingthings."

ThenDoctorRothmanlentCarlbooksaboutplantsandgavehimspeciallessons，whichopenedanewdoorforCarl.Theboywholovedplantsbegantoseethathischildhoodinterestcouldbecomesomethingalotbigger.

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Kid(1)WhywasCarl'ssmallgardenspecialtohim？______A.IthelpedhimlearnLatinnames.

B.Itgavehimaquietplacetodraw.

C.Itwashisownplacetogrowplants.

D.Itremindedhimoffieldsandforests.(2)Whichofthefollowingmeaningsissuitablefortheunderlinedword"observing"？______observe

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v.1.tocelebrateafestivaloraspecialday：Wealwaysobservebirthdaysathome.

2.toexpressanopinionaboutsomething："Takeyourtime，"heobservedcoolly.

3.tofollowrules，laws，etc：Everyoneshouldobservetheschoolrules.

4.towatchsomethingorsomeonecarefully：Thepatientswereobservedformonths.（Fromthedictionary）A.1. B.2. C.3. D.4.(3)WhichofthefollowingshowsthecorrectorderinCarl'sstory？______

①Carldrewpicturesofleavesandflowersinhistextbooks.

②CarlbecameinterestedintheLatinnamesofplants.

③CarlreceivedspeciallessonsfromDoctorRothman.

④Carlcollectedwildplantstogrowinhisowngarden.A.④-②-①-③ B.②-④-①-③ C.④-②-③-① D.②-④-③-①(4)WhatcanwelearnfromCarl'sstory？______A.Interestgrowswithgoodguidance.

B.Drawingsshowchildren'stalent.

C.Quietplaceshelpwithlearning.

D.Booksleadchildrentoscience.五、任务型阅读-简答：本大题共1小题，共6分。24.阅读下面的短文，用英语回答问题。

Areyoutiredofyourbusylife？Doyoualwaysfeelstressed（压力大的）andwornout？Luckily，theancientcityofSuzhouleavesroomforaslowlifestyle.Walkinginthecity，youcaneasilyslowdownandenjoypeacefulmoments.

Whenyouwalkintothenarrowalleys（小巷）besidePingjiangRoad，allthecitynoiseisgone.IfyouwalkalongXiaojiaAlley，youwillseeyellowflowerscoveringthewallslikewaterfalls，andoldtreesclimbinguptheroofs.Inthosealleys，peopleusuallywalkslowlyandtalkgently，experiencingthewarmthofdailylife.

Asanoldpoemdescribes，waterspreadseverywhereandbridgesstandallaround.Suzhouhashundredsofoldstonebridges.Standingonthem，youcanwatchclearwaterorlookfarintothedistance.Theseoldbridgesinviteyoutostopandenjoythebeautifulviews.

Youcanalsofindtheslowlifeinteahouses.Comfortablebamboochairsandniceteahelpyourestpeacefully.Localpeoplelovespendinglonghoursinteahouses，enjoyingafreeandeasytime.Timeseemstoslowdownandallyourtirednessgoesaway.

Sonexttimeyoufeellikerelaxing，remember—youdon'thavetogofar.Justtakeawalk，crossanoldbridge，orhaveacupofteaandenjoywhat'saroundyou.That'sthespecialgiftofgrowingupinthisancientcity.(1)WhatcanyouseeifyouwalkalongXiaojiaAlley？

______(2)WherecanyougetatasteoftheslowlifeinSuzhou？（Atleasttwopoints.）

______(3)Whatwillyoudotoenjoyaslowlife？Why？

______六、选词填空-短文：本大题共1小题，共5分。25.请阅读下面短文，将方框所给单词或短语的正确形式填入答题卡标有题号的横线上。每个单词或短语只能使用一次。

trueinadditiontomanagepioneerbenefitfromOnMarch27，2026，theUnitedNationsnamedSuzhouoneoftheworld'sfirst"20CitiesTowardsZeroWaste."Thecitywaspraisedforitssmartwaste（1）______.

AbigindustrialcitylikeSuzhounormallyproducesplentyofwaste.That'swhythegovernmentmakesstrictrulestocontrolandrecyclewastefromdifferentfactories.（2）______dealingwithfactorywaste，therecyclingprogramsalsohelpturndailyrubbishintoresources.These（3）______methodsmadeSuzhouamodelforothercitiestofollow.

Overthepastfewyears，localpeople（4）______cleanerstreetsandbetterairquality.Suzhoualsoprovesthatwithgoodplanningandteamwork，acleanerfutureis（5）______possible.(1)

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七、阅读填空：本大题共1小题，共10分。26.请认真阅读下面短文，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Thesedays，somethingbigishappeningintheAIindustry.SomeAItoolsthatusedtobe

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（complete）freebegantocharge（收费）users.InMay2026，oneofChina'smostwell-knownAI

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（app）introducedthreepaidplans.Thissendsaclearmessage：ifuserswantafasterspeedorresultsofhigherquality，theywillhavetopay.Still，freeversions（版本）will

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（provide）forbasicuse.

Inthepast，anyonecouldenjoytheseAItools

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payinganything.TheycoulduseAItotranslatelanguages，createmusicandeventeach

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（they）newskills.ButwhydidmanyAIcompaniesdecide

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（offer）paidplans？Thereasonisthathardtasksrequiremuch

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（strong）computerpower.Themoredifficultthetaskis，themoremoneyitcosts.SoitmakessenseforAIcompaniestochargewhenusersneedhigh-levelhelp.

Therehasbeenapublic

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（discuss）onthetopic.Someusersareunhappyabout

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change，whileothersunderstandthatcompaniesneedmoneytoimprovetheirproducts.

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youchoosethepaidversionornotisuptoyou.Eitherway，thekeyistouseAItoolswisely.(1)

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八、单词拼写-单句：本大题共7小题，共7分。27.WeiguangLibrarywasf

in2008byacommonvillagercalledLiCuili.28.Shedonatedover500bookstohelpdevelopchildren'sdifferent

（能力）.29.Atfirst，Liencouragedchildrentoborrowbooksby

（承诺）themsmallprizes.30.Latersomechildrenhelpedhermakeafew

（海报）toattractmorereaders.31.Readinghasnowbecomea

（必要的）partoflocalchildren'sdailylife.32.Lihopesmorepeoplecanenjoyreading，e

thechildreninlessdevelopedareas.33.A

wemayfacedifficulties，LiCuilibelievesbookscanalwayslightourway.九、书面表达：本大题共1小题，共15分。34.甲骨文中的"行"字，像纵横交错的道路。成长，也是一段不断前行的路。学校英语社团将举行主题为"SmallActs，BetterUs"的英文演讲活动。请你根据图中提示，写一篇英文演讲稿，谈谈中学生如何从日常小事做起，成为更好的自己。

写作要求：

1.内容完整，条理清楚，可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

2.词数90左右（不含开头和结尾）；

3.文中不得出现真实姓名和校名；

4.照抄试卷中已有语篇内容不得分。Small

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