浙江嘉兴市2025-2026学年八年级下学期期末检测英语试题卷

浙江嘉兴市2025-2026学年八年级下学期期末检测英语试题卷

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1.WhichistrueabouttheLion'sHeart?

A.Studentsmustjointhegroupwiththeirparents.

B.Studentsinthefourthgradecanjointhegroup.

C.Memberscanlakepartinvolunteerworkonline.

D.MemberspayfortheirfirstLion'sHeartT-shirt.

2.Inwhichpartofthewebsitecanwcreadthepassage?

A.Teenstories.B.Careeradvice.

C.Youthtrouble.D.Volunteerchances.

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Atmyschool,weholdspecialvolleyballmatcheseveryMarch-atraditioneveryonelooksforwardto.

Classescompeteagainsteachother,andthewinningclassgetsthechancetoplayagainstateamofteachers.

Thisyear,thebigdayfellonabrightFriday.AsamemberofClass3,1playedwithmyteammates

Jonathan,Morgan,Daphne,Lina,andJia.Wehadpracticedlorweekstoimproveourcommunicationand

teamwork.OurbiggestchallengewasbeatingClass4,astheyhadtwoofthebestvolleyballplayersontheir

team.

Theearlymatchesweren'texciting.Class1scoredmostlythroughserves(发球),showingtheystillhad

alottolearn.Class2didbetterwithmorepassesandteamwork,buttheylostpointsbecauseofsome

miscommunication.

Soon,i(wasourlum.MyteamandIfellverynervous.Class4wassostrong(haithefirsthalfdidn'tgo

wellfbrus.Butencouragedbyclassmates'loudcheers,weworkedtogetherandcommunicatedbetter.

Jonathanservedlikeatopplayer.Morgan,DaphneandImadeexcellentpasses.LinaandJiahittheballover

thenetagainandagain.Aftergreatefforts,\vcwon.

Atlast,wcgotthechancetofightagainsttheteachers.Wcplayedwellatfirst,buttheyquicklycaught

up.Inthefinalseconds,Mr.Hennessey'sservewonthematchfortheteachers.Welostthegame,butwe

knewitwasmorethanagame.Welaughedandgaveeachotherhighfives.Wegotcloserasateam.Ilearned

theimportanceofcommunication,trustandteamwork.Itwasreallyanunforgettableexperience.

3.Whatwasthebiggestchallengefbrthewriter'steam?

A.Oneofthewriter'steammatesgothurt.

B.ItseemedhardtowinagainstClass4.

C.Theydidn'thaveenoughtimetopractice.

D.Class1andClass2hadwonalotofmatches.

4.Howmight(hewriterfeelintheend?

A.H叩py.B.Nervous.C.Relaxed.D.Disappointed.

5.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.TheStarPlayer.B.TheLuckyServe.

C.ASchoolTradition.D.MoreThanaGame.

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hedgehog

Ourclimateischanging,anditseemsthattheweathercannolongermatchtheseasons.Insomeways,

Britishweatherhasalwaysbeenchangeable,butnowitseemsevenmoreso.It'scommontoexperienceall

fourseasonsinaday.

Naturemustfitin,butformanyoftheanimalsweknowandlove,especiallyourgardenbirds,fittingin

canbeaseriousproblem.Smallirammals（哺乳动物）likehedgehogshavemorechallenges.Inwinter

months,risingtemperatureswakethemupfromdeepsleep.Theywalkaroundtolookforfood,notknowing

wheretheyareorwhattimeofyearitis.Theycouldbecomesick.

Asaresult,rescuecenires（救援中心）andwildlifehelpershaveio（akecareofmoreanimalsihanusual.

Andthesituationsarenotalwayspositive.

Sowhatcanwedotohelp?Iftheyappearinourgardens,wecanputoutdogorcatfoodforthem.

Oftenthatisenoughtoreallyhelpthem.

Myfamilyfeedourgardenbirdsallyearround.Itseemsthebestwaywhentherearcstormsorweather

changes.ButIoftenwonderifdoingsoharmsabird'sabilitytohuntforfood.Still,weneedtogivebirds

greathelp,whichiswhywehavedecidedtocontinuetofeedinsummer,too.

Oncolddays,allkindsofanimalsinnaturearetryinghardtobealive.Alittlecarefromuscanhelp

themgetthroughthecolddayssafely.

6.Whydosmallmammalswakeupfromdeepsleepearlierinwinter?

A.Theyaretoohungry.B.Birdsmakelotsofnoise.

C.Thetemperatureisrising.D.Thestormshittheirhomes.

7.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"so"inParagraph5referto?

A.Feedinggardenbirds.

B.Studyingweatherchanges.

C.Wakingupthehedgehogs.

D.Takinganimalstorescuecentres.

8.Whichofthefollowingisthewriter'sopinion?

A.Onlybirdsneedtobefedbyhumansoncolddays.

B.Climatechangeshavelittleinfluenceonwildanimals.

C.Helpinganimalsgetthroughdifficultweatherisnecessary

D.Offeringfoodtoanimalswon'tinfluencetheirhuntingskills.

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Seeingsomeonewalkingonacloudmightseemlikeadream.Butthisamazingsituationisreal.Itisan

areacalledtheSalardeUyuni（乌尤尼盐沼）intheSouthAmericancountryofBolivia.TheSalargoeson

formiles,creatinganendlessnaturalmirror.Thewalking-on-aireffectisactuallycausedbyareflection（反

射）inarainpool.Andthismakesitsounusual.

TheSalarismorethantwomilesabovesealevel.About40,000yearsago,theAndesMouniains（安第

斯山脉）caughtlotsofrainandstoppedwaterfromrunningaway,creatingabiglakefullofsalt.Butthe

climatechangereducedtheamountofrainfallinthearea,andthelakedriedupabout10,000yearsago.A

deeplayerofsaltwasleft.Today,theSalarcoversabout4,000squaremiles—morethantwicethesizeof

HainanIsland.

Mostoftheyear,thedryweatherturnstheSalarintoahard,whiteemptyland."It'sjustwhiteasfaras

youcansee/*earthscientistAdrianBorsasays."Thecolormakesitlookasifyou'reactuallyonice."When

seasonalrainscome,theycovertheSalarwithahuge,thinpoolofwater.Thewaterlayeristoothintomake

waves.Andihisexplainsitsendless-lookingmirrorsurface.

Formanyvisitors,thisstrangeplace'smostvaluablethingwillalwaysbeitsunbelievablelandscape.

"TheSalarisanamazingexperience,"Borsasays."Itfeelslikeit'snotEarth."

9.WhatcanwclearnabouttheSalardeUyuni?

A.ThewavesmaketheSalarbeautiful.

B.Itisaspecialsalarwithanaturalmirror.

C.Climatechangehasmaderainfallincrease.

D.HainanIslandistwicelargerthantheSalar.

1（）.Whichistherightorderaboutthe"walking-on-aireffect"?

①Adeeplayerofsaltwasleft.@Abiglakefullofsaltformed.

③Thelakedriedupbecauseoftheclimatechange.④TheSalarwascoveredwithahuge,thinpoolof

water.

A.①T④―②T③B.②一④一③T①

C.①T③-②一④D.②一③T①一④

11.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?

A.TocallonpeopletoprotecttheSalardeUyuni.

B.Todescribeawonderfulplace,theSalardeUyuni.

C.ToencouragepeopletochangetheSalardeUyuni.

D.TointroduceaninterestingtourtotheSalardeUyuni.

阅读下面材料，从方框中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出正确选项（其中一项是多余选项），1、2

为选择题，并答第小题。

ITIMEFORKIDS]

WelcometoTimeforKids.TodaywehaveCatiaChienwithus.She

istheillustrator（插画师）ofFireworks.Thebookwonthisyear's

CaldecottMedal,afamousawardforkids'picturebooks.

j^Didyoualwayswanttobeimartist?

IdidnotalwaysknowIwouldbccomcanartist.ButIbelieveallchildrenarccreative._

12.________However,Ididn'tiealizedrawingwouldbecomeinyjobuntilmuchlater.

^^Howdidyoudevelopyour（Irawingstyle?

13.________Asapersongrowsandchanges,theirdrawingstylechangesaswell.Besides,skillis

nottheonlyimportantthing.Yourlifeexperience,aswellasyourdifficultiesandsmallmistakes,

makesyourworksspecialanddifferentfromothers.

^^^Whatadvicewouldyoulik

etogive?

Staycuriousandstayopen.Payattentiontowhatyouaretrulyinterestedin.Keepasketchbook（速写

本）toorganizeyourideas.Don'tcaretoomuchaboutperfection.Bebravewithyourstories.The

worldneedsyourownvoice.

如？

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A.IloveddrawingwhenIwaslittle.

B.Iamalwayslearningandimproving.

C.Therearemanygreatpaintingsintheworld.

PleaseaskCatiaChienonemorequestion.(About15words)14.

Doyouwanttobeanillustrator?Whyorwhynot?(About15words)15.

完形填空

^够量俨Sittingundertheoldchestnut(栗子)treeinhisyard,twelve-year-oldJonahheldhis

kneesclose.Thechestnutswereallovertheground,greenandhard,likethesilenceinhishouse.

Thissummer,Jonahkepta16.:thesuddensilencebetweenhisparentsaftertheirsmallbut

louddisagreement.Thesilencewasabiggap(沟)betweenhisparents,andJonahfelt17.inhis

heart.

Fordayshemoved18.aroundthehouse,afraidthatanynoisewouldstartanotherfight.He

evenstartedsleepingwiththe19.partlyopen,listeningforsoundsofpeaceoranger.

Thinkingabouttheseharddays,he20.hiskneescloser.Suddenly,thechestnuttreereminded

himofsomething.Hisgrandmaoncetoldhimthetreesurvived21.aterriblestormlongago.It

stoodstill,22.movingbackbecauseitsdeeprootskeptitsafe.Jonahtouched(heoldstrong___

23..Atthatmoment,anideacametohim—Hecouldbethii24.betweenhisparents.

Hewalkedbacktothehousequickly.Hismomstayedquietinthekitchen25.hisdadsaton

thesofawithanunreadnewspaper.

"Canwetalk?"Jonahsaid,voicesmallbutcalm.

Theylookedup,26..

"Ihatethissilence,"hesaid."Iknowyou'resadormad.But...maybewecanjustsayit.Evenifit's

hard."

Hisparents27.,siltingatthetablesidebyside.Forthefirsttimeindays,theytalked-not

aboutargument,butaboutlovingeachotherevenwhenitwashard.

Jonahdidn'tfixeverything.Buthe28.thesilence.Andindoingso,hewasnolongeraboy

stuckinthemiddle,butsomeone29.enoughtoreachacrossthegap.

30.isn'taboutstoppingstorms.It'saboutlearningtostandthroughthem—andtohelpothers

stand,too.

16.A.promiseB.habitC.recordD.secret

17.A.sadB.boredC.excitedD.moved

18.A.quietlyB.quicklyC.suddenlyD.confidently

19.A.textbookB.schoolbagC.doorD.fridge

20.A.pushedB.heldC.liftedD.touched

21.A.afterB.beforeC.underD.toward

22.A.alwaysB.oftenC.sometimesD.never

23.A.treeB.grassC.groundD.wall

24.A.lampB.brushC.bridgeD.desert

25.A.orB.sinceC.andD.until

26.A.angryB.afraidC.surprisedD.worried

27.A.sharedalookB.madeaplan

C.tookaphotoD.gaveaspeech

28.A.enjoyedB.startedC.explainedD.stopped

29.A.lazyB.braveC.crazyD.energetic

30.A.GrowthB.GoodwillC.ConfidenceD.Leadership

用方框中所给单词或短语的适当形式填空，每词限用一次。

like;completely;spend;warmth;unlockthesecretsof

Lastweek,ourclasshadahappytriptothebeach.Weenjoyedthe31.ofthesunshineon

theway.IwassorelaxedthatI32.forgotthepressureofstudy.

Theblueseaandgoldensandwerequitebeautifulandwc33.thewholeafternoonthere.I

satonthesoftsand,watchingitgothroughmyfingers34,littlestars.Atthatmoment,acurious

ideacametome.Irantoourteacherandasked,"Whydobeacheshavesomuchsand?"Theteachersmiled

andsaid,"Let'saskAIand35.thesandtogether."

阅读下面短文，根据括号内所给音标或汉语注释写出单词的正确形式（每空一词）。

Question:Whydobeacheshavesomuchsand?

Sandismostlymountainsovertime.It36.（需要）quitealongtime.StrongWindand

heavyrain37./brcik/offsmallpartsofEarth'scrust（地壳），asthey'vebeendoingfor

millionsofyears.Theselilllcpiecesliavclthroughlulsof38.(i可流),gellingsmallerand

smallerastheygothroughwaterandhitotherhardthings.39.(最后),theymaketheir

arrivalattheocean,whereseawavesturnthemintoevensmalleronesandpushthemontothebeach.

Naturecan40.(提供)suchbeautifulsandforusinthisway.

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。

Iliveinasmallneighborhood.Peoplehereliketohelpeachother.41.Saturdaymornings,

wecometogetherearlytoworkonprojectslikehelpingoutinthecommunity.

Afewyearsago,twodeadtrees42.(cut)downinourcommunity'sparkandsome

neighborshelpedmove43.(they)away.Whenmyfriendssawmecleaningthestreet,they

alsojoinedin.Itshowsthatcaring44.(spread)fromonepersontoanother.

BobMcConnell,theleaderofmycommunity,saysvolunteeringis45.waytohelp

neighborsfeelconnected.Whenallofusworktogether,ourstreeilooksmuch46.(tidy).We

savemoneyandalsogetastrongercommunity.There47.(be)manythingsyoucando,from

simpleeffortslikepickingupwas:etohelpingwateraneighbor's48.(plant).McConnelltold

methatsomeneighborslenttheirtools,or49.(visit)olderneighbors.Caringforyour

neighborscanevenbeassimpleassayinghi50.youseethem.

AsI'vediscovered,evendoingsmallchoresaroundmyneighborhoodcanmakesomeone'sdaybetter一

that'sprettycool.

51.假设你是李华，你校英语社团正在举办一年一度的“CareerWeek”系列活动，作为社团成员，你

报名参加了“MyDreamJob”英文演讲比赛，请你根据以下比赛海报内容，写一篇演讲稿，分享你对

未来职业的梦想与规划。

c:一.......................——

••n,lIwonttobeanatureexplorer.Iamgreatlyinterestedinnature....

Mydreamjobistobeanurse.Icanneverforgetthatthose

nursesofferedahelpinghandtoWiecMuan12yearsago....

MyDreamJob

•Whatisyou