2025-2026学年山东省青岛市莱西市八年级（下）期末英语试卷（五四学制）（含答案）

第=page11页，共=sectionpages11页2025-2026学年山东省青岛市莱西市八年级（下）期末英语试卷一、阅读六选五：本大题共5小题，共10分。Manypeoplewatchshortvideosnon-stop.Thishasmadesomepeopleworry：whatdothesevideosdotoourbrains？Thereisevenanewtermcalled"brainrot（思维退化）".

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Anewstudylookedathowtheseshortvideosaffected（影响）thebrain.

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Theyputthestudentsintotwogroups.Onegroupwatcheda10-minutevideoaboutlittle-knownplacesofinterest.Theothergroupwatchedsevenshortvideosaboutthesametopic.Bothgroupsgotthesameinformation.Theshortvideosevenusedthesametotalnumberofwordsasthelongerone.

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Theyknewtherewouldbeamemory（记忆）testlater.AllofthishappenedinsideanMRImachine.Thatletthescientistsscan（扫描）theirbrainactivitywhiletheywatchedthevideosandduringthememorytest.

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Theyansweredabout66%ofthequestionscorrectly.Thegroupwiththeshortvideosgotonly43%right.Thebrainimagesalsoshowedabigdifference.Peoplewiththeshortvideoshadlowactivityinthebrainpartsforfocusandmemory.

Thisstudywassmall.

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Buttheresultsshowthatgettinginformationfromshortvideosmayhurtourmemoryandthinking.Itremindsustopayattentiontohowweuseourscreentime.

根据短文内容，从下列选项中选出能填入文中空白处的最佳选项，选项中有一项为多余选项。

A.Scientistsworkedwith57universitystudents.

B.Thishabitmaymakeitdifficultforustofocusonstudies.

C.Thescientistssaytheyneedtodomoreworkonthesubject.

D.Thestudentsweretoldtopaycloseattentiontowhattheywerewatching.

E.Duringthememorytest，thegroupwiththesinglelongervideodidbetter.

F.Itdescribesthetiredfeelingwegetafterwatchingtoomanyshortvideoswithoutthinking.1.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F2.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F3.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F4.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F5.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F二、完形填空：本大题共10小题，共10分。One

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stepIwillneverforgetthesummerdaywhenIlearnedtorideabikeattheageofeight.Itwasmorethanjustlearninganewskill.Tothisday，thatmemorystill

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me.

Ateight，Ithoughtridingabikewasexcitingbutscary.

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then，Iwasstillusingtrainingwheels.They

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mekeepmybalance（平衡）.Onedayduringthesummerbreak，myfathersaidtome，"Trainingwheelsarefor

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.It'stimetoridewithoutthem."

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feltlikeahugechallenge.

Tomysurprise，onceIbegan，myfearoffallinggavewaytoexcitement.Myfatherwas

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.Heheldthebackofmyseatandranalongside，teachingmehowtopedal（踩踏板）andturn.Wepractisednearmygrandfather'shouseforhours.Ofcourse，therewerehardmoments--Ifellafewtimes.Butsoon，withgrowingconfidence，Icouldridetothe

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withoutfalling.

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，Ithinkbacktothatday.Thisexperiencetaughtmeanimportantlesson：whatfeelsscaryatfirstcanturnintosomethingwonderful，andallittakesisonebravestep.Thischildhoodmemoryisnotjust

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abike.It'saguidetomywholelife，teachingmetoembrace（拥抱）challengeandbelieveinmyself.6.A.prefers B.guides C.surprises D.thanks7.A.Even B.By C.Since D.Back8.A.watched B.found C.helped D.saw9.A.babies B.teenagers C.boys D.students10.A.careless B.ready C.angry D.busy11.A.jobs B.dollars C.wheels D.answers12.A.tidy B.quick C.serious D.patient13.A.corner B.park C.mountain D.farm14.A.interesting B.relaxing C.small D.new15.A.in B.about C.over D.with三、阅读理解：本大题共15小题，共30分。AHistory

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Manythingsinourdailylifehavetheirownhistory.Let'sreadontofindout.Chewinggum（口香糖）isoneoftheoldestcandiesintheworld.Ancientpeopleenjoyedchewingnaturalresin（树脂）fromtrees.Thiswastheearliestformof"chewinggum".TheancientGreeks，forexample，chewed（嚼）resintocleantheirteethandfreshen（使清新）theirbreath（口气）.Themodernchewinggumwehavetodaydatesbackto1848.ItwasfirstmadeandsoldbyanAmericannamedJohnBaconCurtis.Thestoryofrollercoasters（过山车）beganin17th-centuryRussia.Duringwinters，peoplewenttospecialplacescalled"RussianMountains".Theseweresteepslides（陡峭的滑梯）madeofwoodandcoveredinice—someevenover20metreshigh!Peoplewouldsitonsleds（雪橇）andracedownattopspeed.TheexcitementoftheseiceslideslatergaveEuropeansideas.Inthe19thcentury，theycreatedsimilarridesandtheridesdidn'tneedcoldweather.Parisbecamethebirthplaceofthefirstwheeled（轮式的）rollercoasters.Theearliestknownvendingmachine（售货机）datesallthewaybacktothefirstcentury.ThefirstonewasmadebyanAncientGreekmathematician（数学家）namedHeron.Itwasusedintemples（寺庙）tosell"holywater".Whenpeopleputacoinin，thecoinwouldfallontoasmallplate.Theweightofthecoinwouldthenopenavalve（阀门），andthewaterwouldcomeoutbyitself.16.WhatdidancientGreekschewresinfor？______A.Tomakecandy. B.Tocleanteeth. C.Tobuildsleds. D.Tosellwater.17.Whenwasthemodernchewinggumfirstmadeandsold？______A.Inthe19thcentury. B.Inthe3rdcentury.

C.Inthe17thcentury. D.Attheendof1948.18.WhatwasthedifferencebetweenRussianMountainsandthefirstwheeledrollercoastersinParis？______A.TheParisridesweremuchhigher.

B.TheParisridesweremadeofwood.

C.TheParisrideswereslowerthansleds.

D.TheParisridesusedwheelsanddidn'tneedice.19.HowdidHeron'sancientvendingmachinework？______A.Thecoinstartedafiretoheatthewater.

B.Thecoinbroketheglassandthenwatercameout.

C.Thecoinmadeasoundthattoldtheworkertogivewater.

D.Thecoin'sweightpushedaplate，whichthenopenedavalve.20.Howdidthewriterorganizethepassage？______A.Bycomparingdifferentinventionsfromthesamecountry.

B.Bytellingstoriesabouthowtheinventionsweremadebyaccident.

C.Byintroducingthehistoryanddevelopmentofdifferenteverydaythings.

D.Bygivinginstructionsonhowtousechewinggumandvendingmachines.BHaveyouevernoticedthateveninfamiliesthatspeakdifferentlanguages，babiesstillsaytheword"mama"，orsomethingsimilar？Thisisn'tacoincidence（巧合），andanumberofresearchershavetriedtounderstandwhy—anexpertnamedRomanJakobsonisbelievedtohavebeenthefirst.

Inhispaper，Jakobsonexplainedthattheeasiestsoundsforhumanstomakeareopen-mouthedones.Andtheveryeasiestis"ah"，whichcanbemadewithoutusingyourtongue（舌头）orlips（嘴唇）atall.Then，ifyoucloseyourlipsandthenopenthemagainquickly，yourmouthwillmakean"m"sound.ThenwhatsoundwillyougetifyouopenandcloseyourmouthtwiceThat'sright一"mama".Babiesalsomakethat"m"soundwhilebeingfed，showingthattheystartusingtheword"mama"totellthatthey'rehungry，accordingtoJakobson.

It'spossiblethatdifferentculturescreatedwordsintheirlanguagestorefertomothersbasedonthesesounds，likemefor"mother"inVietnamese，emainEstonian，andmamaninFrench.

Astudysuggeststhesearewell-chosenwords.AteamfromCanada，FranceandSpainfoundthatbrainactivityinbabiesasyoungas3daysoldincreasedwhentheyheardwordswithrepetitive（重复的）sounds—whichwouldincludewordslike"mama"，"papa"and"dada".This，accordingtotheresearchers，suggeststhatbabiescanrecognize（识别）repetitivesoundsfromthedaytheyareborn.

Sojustasexpertssaid，it'snotjustacoincidence—thereisascientificreasonwhymanylanguagesaroundtheworldhaverepetitivesoundsintheir"childwords".21.Whoisbelievedtobethefirsttostudywhybabiessay"mama"？______A.AteamfromVietnamese. B.AteamfromChina.

C.AnexpertnamedRomanJakobson. D.AresearcherfromNewYork.22.Whyis"ah"theeasiestsoundforhumanstomake？______A.Becauseitisarepetitivesound.

B.Becauseitdoesn'tneedthetongueorlips.

C.Becausebabiesmakeitwhentheyarehungry.

D.Becauseitisthefirstsoundbabieslearnatbirth.23.WhatdidthestudyfromCanada，FranceandSpainfindaboutnewbornbabies？______A.Theycansay"mama"onthefirstdaytheyareborn.

B.Theyprefertohear"mama"ratherthan"papa"or"dada".

C.Theyshowmorebrainactivitywhenhearingrepetitivesounds.

D.Theycanonlyrecognizesoundsintheirownmotherlanguage.24.Whichofthefollowingisnotgivenasanexampleof"mother"indifferentlanguages？______A.Me B.ema C.maman D.Moeder25.Whydidthewriterwritethispassage？______A.Toexplaintherealreasonsbehindthewideuseof"mama".

B.Toteachreadershowtosay"mother"indifferentlanguages.

C.Toencourageparentstotalkmorewiththeirnewbornbabies.

D.Toshowthatbabiesaremuchsmarterthanpeopleusuallythink.CLaughing

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warmer①Imagineyou'rewalkingalongthestreetwithyourfriends.Youtrip（绊倒）andfall，butdon'tgethurt.Howdoyoureact？Doesyourfaceturnred？Doyoulaughatyourself？Perhapsyoutrynottoshowanyfeelingatall!Accordingtoanewstudy，yourfeelingmayaffect（影响）whatotherpeoplethinkofyou.Andifyouwanttoseemwarmandreal，laughingisthebestthingtodo!

②ResearchersfromtheNetherlands，theUKandtheUSdidsixdifferentexperiments（实验）tofindouthowpeople'sreactionstotheirownsmallmistakeschangedwhatothersthoughtofthem.Theycalledthesemistakes"fauxpas".ThisisaFrenchtermthatisusedinEnglishtodescribepersonalmistakesandawkward（尴尬的）socialmoments，suchastripping，droppingsomethinginastoreorforgettingsomeone'sname.Theyaren'tusuallybigmistakes，andtheyarenotmeanttohurtanyone.

③Theexperimentsincludedmorethan3，200people.Theyweregivendifferentscenarios（场景）aboutfauxpas，andphotosofpeoplereactingtotheirmistakes.Theywereaskedhowthereactionsmadethemfeelaboutthepeople.Thosewholaughedattheirmistakeswereseenasmorepositive.

④"Laughingatyourselfshowsself-acceptance（自我接受），andwelovepeoplewhoacceptthemselves，"saidOvulSezer，oneoftheresearchers.Theresearchersfoundthatpeoplewholookedembarrassedseemedmoreworriedaboutthemselves."It'salmostlikeyouoverlyfocusonwhatothersthinkofyou，"Sezersaid.

⑤However，oneoftheexperimentslookedatascenario（设想）inwhichamistakebecamesomethingbigger，andsomeoneelsefeltsadbecauseofthemistake.Inthissituation，thestudyfoundthatlaughingisnotagoodwaytoreact.Whenamistakecausesharm（伤害），laughingmakesapersonseemuncaringandhardtolike.26.WhatdoestheFrenchterm"fauxpas"meaninthepassage？______A.Bigmistakesthathurtothers.

B.Smallmistakesinsocialsituations.

C.Mistakesthatpeoplemakeeveryday.

D.Mistakesthatoftenhappenathome.27.Whathappenedtopeoplewholaughedattheirownmistakes？______A.Theywereseenasmorepositive.

B.Theywerethoughttobelesswarm.

C.Theywereaskedtoleavetheexperiment.

D.Theyfeltmoreembarrassedthanothers.28.AccordingtoOvulSezer，whydopeoplelikethosewholaughatthemselves？______A.Becausetheynevermakeanymistakes.

B.Becausetheydon'tcareaboutothers.

C.Becausetheyacceptthemselves.

D.Becausetheyarefunnierthanothers.29.Inwhichsituation，laughingatamistakeisnotagoodway？______A.Whenyoudropsomethinginastore.

B.Whenyoutripandfallbutdon'tgethurt.

C.Whenyouforgetsomeone'snameinaparty.

D.Whenyourmistakecausesharmtosomeoneelse.30.Whichofthefollowingbestshowsthestructure（结构）ofthepassage？______A. B. C. D.四、任务型阅读-完成表格：本大题共1小题，共10分。31.Shu

embroidery（刺绣）

Shuembroidery，alsoknownasSichuanembroidery，isatraditionalartfromSichuan，China.AlongwithSuembroidery，YueembroideryandXiangembroidery，it'soneofthefourfamousChineseembroideries.Itisknownforitsbeautifuldesigns（设计），brightcoloursandspecialstitching（缝制）skills.

Withahistoryofover4，000years，ShuembroiderydatesbacktotheancientShuState.AftertheQinStatetookovertheBaandShuregions，KingHuiwenofQinsetupspecialofficialscalledJinGuaninSichuantomanagethesilkweavingindustry（管理丝织业）.Becauseofthis，Chengduwasgiventhename"JinGuanCity".BytheTangDynasty，Shuembroideryhadbecomefamousacrossthecountry.

Beforestitching，theembroidererscarefullyplanthedesignandthendrawitonthesilkclothusingapencilorbrush.ThedesignsofShuembroideryoftenshowthingsfromnature，suchasflowers，birdsandpandas.Thesedesignscanalsoshowfolkstoriesandfamouspeoplefromhistory.

Shuembroideryisfamousforitsuseofbrightcolours.Theembroiderersusesilkthreads（线）indifferentcolourstocreatelivelyandcolourfulartworks.

Today，Shuembroideryhasover130differentstitchingskills.Thisshowshowcreativeandspecialtheartcanbe.Greatembroiderersoftenusethreeormorestitchingskillswithdifferentthreaddirectionsanddepthstomakeapieceofartwork.

ShuembroideryisnotonlyagreatformofartbutalsoanimportantsymbolofChineseculture.Itbringshistorytolifewitheverystitch.Withitsprettydesignsandamazingskills，itwinstheheartsofpeoplefromallaroundtheworld.

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⑤______⑥______⑦______⑧______五、任务型阅读-多任务混合：本大题共1小题，共10分。32.Chinese

kids'paintings

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spaceTheastronautsofChina'sShenzhouXXI，wholivedontheTiangongSpaceStationfor210days，returnedbacktoEarthonMay29th，2026.Duringtheirstayinspace，thethreeastronautscarriedoutanartisticactivity，showingpaintingsbychildrenandyoungpeoplefromacrossthecountry.

Inavideorecordedinsidethestation，theastronauts—ZhangLu，WuFeiandZhangHongzhang—showed80paintingswhichwerechosenfromtheFifthTiangongGalleryevent.Theworkswereprintedontwoscrolls（卷轴）andshownalongtheinsidewallsofthestation.

Thepaintingswerechosenbyartists，spaceofficialsandexpertsfrommorethan15，000worksbychildrenandyoungpeoplefromalloverChina.Thepaintingscovereddifferentkindsofthemes（主题），showingfamousChinesescientists，medicalworkers，firefighters，engineersandastronauts.Allthedrawingssharedoneidea：tohonour（致敬）thesepeople'sloveandservicetoChina.

TheTiangongGalleryisaprojectthatstartedin2021.Ithastwomaingoals（目标）：toteachyoungpeopleaboutspaceandtoencouragethemtoachievetheirgoalsinlife.Paintingsfromthepastfoureventshadalsobeensenttothespacestationandshownbyastronauts.

Ontheground，aceremony（典礼）washeldattheCapitalMuseuminBeijingtocelebratetheopeningofaTiangongGalleryexhibition.Dozensofstudentscametotheevent.ThisexhibitionshowedthebestpaintingsfromallfiveyearsoftheprojectandwasopentothepublicuntilMay24th.(1)HowlongdidtheShenzhouXXIastronautsstayontheTiangongSpaceStation？______(2)Wheredidtheastronautsputthetwoscrollsofpaintingsinsidethestation？______(3)Whatarethetwomainpurposes（目的）oftheTiangongGalleryproject？______(4)Whydidthechildrendrawthesepaintingsaccordingtothepassage？Giveonereason______(5)Fromthepassage，whatdoyouthinkoftheChineseastronauts'workinspace？What'syourreason？

要求：请先回答问题，再阐述一条理由。

MyOpinion：______

MyReason：______六、阅读填空：本大题共1小题，共15分。33.根据上下文填入一个正确的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

DearYou，apopularChinesemovie，hasbeenwellreceivedforshowingfamilytiesandthetraditionalcultureofQiaopi—handwrittenletters

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（send）byoverseasChineseacrossthesea.

AsthedarkhorseintheMayDayholidayfilmmarketin2026，thislow-costworkuses

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（most）localactorsandtheChaoshandialect（方言）.Ithasgrossed（赚）over64millionyuanattheboxofficeandisexpectedtotop100millionyuan.Itscores9.0onDouban，becomingoneofthebest-receivedChinese

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（film）oftheyear.

Thefilm

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（fill）withChaoshanlocalculture.FilmedinShantou，ChaozhouandJieyang，itshowsancientstreets，oldtemples（寺庙）

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localcustomssuchasGongfuteaandYinggeDance.Itisthedeephumanfeelingsbehindlocallifethat

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（true）movetheaudience（观众）.

Qiaopiliesattheheartofthestory.TheyarelettersandmoneyordersoverseasChinesesenthome.Formorethanacentury，theyhaveservedas

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importantconnectionforfamiliesseparatedbyoceans.Evenifsometimesdelayed（延误）orchanged，theyremainedtheonlybridgebetweenfarawayfamilymembers.

ThestorytellsofanelderlyChaoshangrandmawhospentallherlifewaiting

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lettersfromherhusbandinSoutheastAsia.Hergrandsonfinallyfinds

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thetruthbehindtheletters，reflecting（反映）quietloveandcarepasseddowninthefamily.Manyplots（情节）arebasedonrealstories，andnon-professionalactorsbringrealandnaturalfeelingstothefilm.

ThefilmalsomakesChaoshanculturebetterknown.ListedasUNESCO（联合国教科文组织）MemoryoftheWorldin2013，Qiaopicarriesgreat

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（history）value（价值）.Thefilmletspeoplerealizethesincere（真挚的）feelingsinoldlettersstilltouchpeopledeeplynowadays.(1)

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七、书面表达：本大题共1小题，共15分