辽宁省葫芦岛市连山区2025-2026学年八年级下学期期中阶段检测英语试卷(含答案)

辽宁省葫芦岛市连山区2025—2026学年度第二学期八年级阶段检测英语试卷一、阅读理解Asacountrypowerfulinmath,Chinahasmanyfolk(民间)gamesfullofmathwisdom.Youmayplaymanyofthembefore.Let’stakealookatthreeofthem.ChineseninelinkedringspuzzleIt’sbelievedthatpeoplecreatedtheninelinkedringspuzzleintheWesternHanDynasty(朝代).Anditisusuallymadeupofnineringsconnectedtoahandle(手柄).Playershavetoremovealltheringsfromthehandletowinthegame.Thisisnotasimplegame.Thesolutiontakes341moves,solotsofpatienceisneeded.Butifyoulearntosolveit,it’shardtoforget.TangramFirstpopularintheMingandQingdynasties,thetangramisapuzzlemadeupofsevenpiecesofdifferentshapes.Foreachpuzzle,playersneedtouseallthepiecestomakeashape.Todoit,theyhavetoknowaboutgeometry(几何学).Inthe18thcentury(世纪),thetangramappearedintheWestandsoonbecamepopularthere.Lubanlock(锁)It’ssaidthatLubanfirstcreatedthelock2,000yearsago.Thelockhasalottodowithgeometry.It’shardtoseparatethesixpieces.However,itisusuallyeasiertounlockaLubanlockthantoputitbacktogether.Now,thereareLubanlocksmadeupofnineormorepieces.1．Whichofthefollowingsubjectsdothethreefolkgameshavetodowith?A．English. B．Music. C．Math. D．Art.2．Asusual,atangramhas______piecesofdifferentshapes.A．six B．seven C．eight D．nine3．Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthat_______.A．playersdon’thavetoremovenineringstowinthepuzzleB．thetangramwasbroughttotheWestinthe19thcenturyC．tounlockaLubanlockisharderthantoputitbacktogetherD．allthethreefolkgamesabovehavealonghistoryinChina4．Thepassageismostprobablyfrom_______.A．afolknovel B．atravelguide C．asciencemagazine D．anewsreportHaveyouseenZootopia2?Thisfunmovieisbreakingboxofficerecords(票房纪录)allovertheworld!InjustitsfirstfewdaysinNorthAmerica,itmadeabout$156million.Peopleofallagesarerushingtotheaterstowatchit.Whyisitsopopular?Well,lifecanbestressfulsometimes.Manypeople—bothkidsandadults(成年人)—wanttorelaxandenjoyahappy,excitingstory.Zootopia2givesthemjustthat!Itbringsbackourfavoritecharacters,OfficerJudyHoppsandNickWilde,andaddsanewone:GaryDe’Snake,acleversnake.Eventhoughmanyfamiliesnowwatchmoviesathome,goingtothecinemaisstillagreatwaytospendtimetogether—andit’snottooexpensive.Disney(迪士尼)alsodidalotofadvertising(宣传)inChina,withbigpremieres(首映式)inBeijingandShanghai.Thathelpedthefilmbecomeahugesuccesstheretoo!ThefirstZootopiacameoutin2016andmadeover$1billion(十亿)worldwide.ExpertsthinkZootopia2willdojustaswell—orevenbetter!5．Howdoesthewriterstartthepassage?A．Byaskingquestions. B．Bylistingnumbers. C．Bygivingexamples. D．Bytellingfacts.6．GaryDe’Snakeis_______.A．abravepoliceofficer B．afunnyrabbitfriend C．asmartnewcharacter D．akindzookeeper7．Disneyhelpedthefilmadvertiseby_______inChina.A．loweringticketprices B．holdingbigpremieresC．dubbing(配音)inChinese D．givingfreepopcorn8．WhatdoexpertsthinkaboutZootopia2?A．Itwillmakelessmoney. B．It’sonlyrightforkids.C．It’sworsethanthefirst. D．Itmaymakeabigsuccess.ArshPal,ayoungartistfromtheUS,ishelpingpeopleinneedthroughhispaintings.WhenArshwaseight,hisfamilyboughthimawatercoloursetforhisbirthday.Thenhespentallhisfreetimepractisingpainting.Soon,hemadelotsofgreatpaintingsandbegangivingthemawaytohisfamilyandfriendsaspresents.Aroundthesametime,Arshoftenvisitedalocaloldpeople’shome.Hismotherworkedthere.Whilevisitingthecarecentre,Arshfoundthatpeopletherelookedboredandlonely.Sosometimeshecameovertoplaygamesandtalkwiththem.Laterhedecidedtogivethempaintinglessonsforfree.Healsostartedsellinghispaintingstomakemoneytohelpthem.Overthenextfewyears,Arshsoldmanyofhisworksanddonated(捐赠)themoneytoStJudeChildren’sResearchHospital.Lastyear,ArshwontheDianaAward.Itisforgreatyoungpeopleaged9to25aroundtheworldfortheirhardworktoimproveothers’lives.“Youngpeoplecanhaveaninfluenceontheworld,”Arshsaid.“ItfeelsgoodtogettheDianaAward.”Arshsayshe’llalwayscontinuehisdreamsofchangingtheworldthroughart.9．Arshusually________inhisfreetime.A．didsomepainting B．gavepaintinglessonsC．wenttoseehismother D．wenttovisitahospital10．HowwerethepeopleatthecarecentreinArsh’sopinion?A．Theywereboredandtired. B．Theywereboredandlonely.C．Theywerehappyandexcited. D．Theywereworriedandangry.11．ArshwontheDianaAwardbecause________.A．hepaintedverywell B．heloveshisfamilyC．hehelpedmorepeople D．hemademuchmoney12．WhatwillArshdonextmostprobably?A．Hewillaskotherstojoinhim.B．Hewillteachmorepeopletopaint.C．Hewillkeeppaintingandhelpingothers.D．Hewillworkatalocaloldpeople’shome.January20,2025,aChinesetechcompany(科技公司)namedDeepSeekmadeanewAIcalledDeepSeek-R1.Thissmartprogramcansolvemathproblems,writecode(代码),andanswerquestionsliketopmodelssuchasOpenAI’sGPT-4o,butitcostsmuchlesstobuild.Theteamspentonly$5.58million(1/70ofOpenAI’scost)andused2,048computerchipsfortwomonthstomakeit.Itsappearanceshowsthatgoodideascanbeat(击败)bigmoney.DeepSeek-R1learnsbytryingmanytimesandgettingbetter,likehowstudentspracticemaths.OtherAIsneedlotsofpreparedexamples,butR1improvesbyitself.Inaglobal(全球的)mathtest,itgot79.8%right,alittlehigherthanOpenAI’smodel.Asimpleversion(版本)ofR1canevenrunonlow-costcomputers,helpingschoolsandsmallcompanies.DeepSeek-R1isfreetouseandchange.Onitsfirstdayonline,over19,000programmersworldwidestartedprojectstostudyit.AGermanscientistsaidexperiments(实验)withR1cost$10insteadof$300withotherAIs.EvenMeta(afamousU.S.techcompany)topscientistsaid,“ThiskindoffreeAIcouldchangetheworld.”U.S.techcompaniesareworried.Metaplannedtospend$65billionmoreonAIresearch.ExpertssaidChinawascatchingupfast.AreportinNaturemagazinecalledR1a“bigstepforward”,confirmingthatsmartideasbeatexpensivetools.AsaDeepSeekengineersaid,“WewantAItobeafriend,notsomethingonlyrichpeoplecanuse.”WithR1,Chinashowstheworldthatgreatthingscomefromnewideasandhardwork,notjustmoney.13．Itcost_______tobuildDeepSeek-R1.A．$5.58million. B．$10. C．$300. D．$65billion.14．WhatcanwelearnaboutDeepSeek-R1fromParagraph2?A．Itneedsprogrammerstofixmistakes. B．Itbecomesbetterthroughpractice.C．ItcopiesanswersfromotherAIs. D．Itonlyworkswithexpensivetools.15．Theunderlinedword“confirming”inParagraph5means_______.A．showingit’strue B．findingdifferences C．refusinginvitations D．connectingwithothers16．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．SimilaritybetweenGPT-4oandDeepSeek-R1B．ComparisonofChineseandAmericanAIModelsC．AppearanceofChineseAIModelDeepSeek-R1D．GlobalChangeofChineseAIModelDeepSeek-R1DoyoufeelGrade9isstillfaraway?Theearlieryouprepareforit,theeasieritwillbe.Herearesomeusefulsuggestionsthatcanhelpyoubetterprepare.Stayorganized.Whynotspend5-10minutesmakingato-dolistatthebeginningoftheday?17Youwillseeclearlyonthelistaboutnewlessons.18It’scommonforstudentstohaveproblems.Somestudentsarescaredtoaskforhelp.Ifyouhaveproblems,learntotalktothepeoplearoundyou—teachers,friends,parents.Theywillsurelybegladtogiveyouahand.Reducestress.Everyday,youwillfindyourselfbusywithschoolwork,especiallyinGrade9.19Westillneedtohavefunandreducestressinhealthyways.Youcandoexerciseorlistentomusic.Setyourgoal.20Whenyouhaveagoal,itwillbemorepossibleforyoutofacedifficultiesbravely.Youcanaskyourself,“WhichhighschoolwouldIliketogo?”or“WhatdoIwanttobe?”A．Giveahand.B．Askforhelp.C．However,lifeshouldn’tjustbeaboutschoolwork.D．Itwillhelpyoumanageyourtimeofschoolworkwell.E．Goalscanhelpyouunderstandwhyyoumustworkhard.二、完形填空HaveyoueverheardofMountK2(乔戈里峰)?ItisknownasSavage(凶猛的)Mountainbecausemanypeople21todieorgethurtwhiletheywereclimbingit.MountK2isthesecondhighestmountainintheworldafterQomolangma.Peoplenever22K2inwinter.Bothstormsandcoldweathermakeit23toclimbthismountainduringthattime.SoK2isfamousasoneofthemost24mountainstoclimb.Itisknownbydifferent25suchasChogori(乔戈里峰),KetuandMountGodwin-Austen.Thename,Chogori26“thekingofmountains”.AsmallareaofthemountainliesinPakistan(巴基斯坦).Theother27ofthemountainlieinXinjiang,China.ThomasMontgomeriedidthefirstsurveyofMountK2andmeasureditsheight.Henamedthe28K2—“K”stoodforKetuorKechu.K2wasthesecondmountainlisted,sothename29thenumber“2”.The30timetoclimbK2isbetweenAprilandOctober.Ittakesatleast3weekstocompletetheclimbing.21．A．used B．tried C．failed D．decided22．A．move B．test C．pass D．explore23．A．important B．impossible C．wonderful D．amazing24．A．difficult B．harmful C．natural D．changeable25．A．wonders B．conditions C．names D．structures26．A．presents B．controls C．forgives D．means27．A．objects B．parts C．stages D．facts28．A．mountain B．desert C．river D．forest29．A．avoided B．included C．repeated D．accepted30．A．riskiest B．hardest C．rightest D．longest三、短文填空阅读短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用括号内所给词的正确形式填空，使短文通顺，连贯。Whatdostudentsactuallydoforfun?Lastweek,Ididasurveyby31(I)tolearnabouthowGrade8studentsrelaxonweekends.Iasked500students32theirfavouritewaystorelax.Aftergetting33answers,Isortedouttheresults.34(surprising),theresultsshowthat50%ofthestudentschoosetousetheirphonesorcomputerstorelax.Another20%preferreadingbooks,suchasstorybooks,andtheygetgreatjoyfromthem.Somehaveaspecialinterestinreading35(poem).Another20%enjoylisteningtomusicbecauseit36(cut)downstress.Someliketosing37(express)theirfeelings,whileotherspreferplayinginstruments.Finally,only10%ofthestudentsenjoysports.Theyoftengoclimbingorplayballgamesoutdoorswithfriends38theywanttoenjoythefreshair.Someeventrygoing39(ski)inwinter.WeallknowthatTVshows,phonesandcomputersarepopular.Buttoomuchscreentimecancauseeyeproblems.Let’sdosomethingmeaningfultohelpourselvesgrow!Fromnowon,trytospend40(little)timeonphonesandmoretimereadingordoingsportswithfriends.四、任务型阅读Weallgotoschooltostudyandlearndifferentskills,buthaveyoueverbeentaughtinyourdream?WangXizhiwasaChinesecalligrapher,traditionally(传统地)calledtheSageofCalligraphy(书圣).BorninLinyi,ShandongProvince,hespentmostofhislifeinthepresent-dayShaoxing,Zhejiang.Atthebeginning,WangXizhilearnedtheartofcalligraphyfromLadyWei.Butlaterthroughpractice,heexcelled(超过)histeacher.NobodyknowswhotaughthimafterLadyWei.However,thereisastorythatWangachievedhissuccessbylearningfromhisdream.ItissaidthatWangwouldpracticecalligraphyeveryday.Still,hewasneverpleasedwithwhathewrote.Oneday,hewassotiredthathefellasleepathisdesk.Inhisdream,hesawanoldmanwhosaidtohimwithasmile,“Iwillteachyousomethingandyouwillfinditveryhelpfulinthefuture.Nowreachoutyourhands.”Onlyhalfbelieving,Wangreachedouthishand.Theoldmanwroteacharacterinhishandandsaidwithanod.“Now,youwillbeacalligrapher”.Withthis,hedisappearedintheair.Wanglookedathishandandsawacharacter“永”.Hethoughtitoverforawholenightandfinallyrealizedthatthischaracterhadallthebasic(基本的)strokesinformingChinesecalligraphy.Afterwakingupfromthedream,Wangkeptpracticingwritingthecharacter“永”.LaterWangbecameawell-knowncalligrapher.Itissaidthateveninhislifetime,afewofWang’scharactersorhissignature(签名)werepriceless.Unluckily,noneofhisworksremaintoday.Downthroughtheages,however,manystudentshavelearnedfromhiscalligraphy.41．WhatwasWangXizhicalledtraditionallyasaChinesecalligrapher?42．WhotaughtWangXizhicalligraphyinhisdreamafterLadyWei?43．WhydidWangXizhikeeponpracticingthecharacter“永”?44．WhatdoyouthinkofWangXizhi?Whatcanyoulearnfromhimandhiscalligraphy?Write30wordsormore.五、书面表达45．2026年世界卫生日主题是“Togetherforhealth.Standwithscience.”，倡导用科学的方式守护健康。你所在学校正在开展”健康年”主题征文活动。请你结合自身经历写一篇英语短文向校报社投稿。内容包括：1．介绍你目前在学习或生活中遇到的与健康相关的问题，身体方面或心理方面；2．说说你打算如何通过科学的方法来改变不好的习惯或解决这些问题；3．谈谈培养健康习惯对你的意义。要求：1．要点齐全，语句通顺，可适当发挥；2．词数80-100；3．文中不得出现真实的人名、地名、校名等信息。HowtoBuildHealthyHabitsinthe2026HealthYear2026istheHealthYear,andthethemeofWorldHealthDayis“Togetherforhealth.Standwithscience.”Thisremindsmeofmybadhabitsandencouragesmetomakeachange.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________