八年级英语下学期期中模拟卷（苏州专用）（考试版A4）

2025-2026学年八年级下学期期中模拟卷（苏州专用）

英语

（考试时间：100分钟试卷满分：100分）

注意事项：

I.本试卷分笫I卷（选择题）和第n卷（非选择题）两部分。答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证

号填写在答题卡上。

2.回答第I卷时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用

橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。写在本试卷上无效。

3.回答第II卷时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。

4.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第一部分完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并

在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Manycitieshavebeenholdingactivitiestosharetraditionalculture.The2025NationalCoupletsCompetition

tookplacewithgreat]acrossChina,SongKcjia,acollegestudent,notonlyscoredthehighestinthe

competitionbutalso2manypeople'sattention.

Thecompetitionhadaspecialstart.Earlierin2025,MoYanvisitedanoldHakkawalledhouse（客家围屋）in

Guangdong.Touchedbyitslonghistory,he3thefirstlineofacouplet.Later,hetoldreporters,wantto

invitewritingloverstoaddthesecondlinc.^^

Mo'slinepassesonthespiritofChinesepeoplelivingabroad,makingthecompetitionsopopular.Callsfbr

works4quicklythroughsocialmediaandculturalcentres.Thecompetitionfinallygot12,475worksfrom

acrossthecountry.

Thejudges（评委）lookedthroughallworkscarefully.Oneofthemsaid,<€Wemustbestrict（严格的）and

choosethemost5ones''.ThenMoYan,astheleader,madethe6decision（决定）.Intheend.Song

wonbecausehiswork7matchesthefirstlineinmeaningandstyle.

Anawardceremony（颁奖典礼）wa*heldaftertheresultcameout.ButSongcouldn'tattend（出席）:.

“Ican'tleavemystudies9myexamsarecomingsoon,^^hesaid.Songalsoaskedhismothertogiveaway

halfofhisprizetoProjectHope,fbrhehadno10thatthisv/asthetruemeaningofwinningtheprize.

1.A.excitementB.silenceC.surpriseD.sadness

2.A.paidB.caughtC.spentD.lost

3.A.sentB.expressedC.createdD.copied

4.A.collectedB.spreadC.attackedD.developed

5.A.relaxingR.nsefiilC.ordinaryD.satisfying

6.A.suddenB.finalC.trueD.first

7.A.perfectlyB.mainlyC.easilyD.luckily

8.A.inpublicB.infactC.inpersonD.inall

9.A.untilB.becauseC.whetherD.while

10.A.ideaB.doubtC.choiceD.wonder

第二部分阅读理解（共15小题:每小题2分，满分30分）

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。并

在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

LabourDayvacationiscoming!ThefollowingactivitiesheldbytheStudents'Unionofourschoolcanhelp

youtohaveacolorfulvacation.

mVolunteersTostayawayfrom

ABookonEmbroidery（刺绣）Thebookflu（流感）,we'dbettergetvaccinated（接种疫苗

XunXiuJihasbeennamedChina'smost）.Butmanypeoplenourcommunityareafraid

beautifi.ilbook.ZhangShulinisthewriterofofit.Pleaseworkfbrourcommunitytotellthem

it.WehaveinvitedFanDengtointroduceittheimportanceofgettingvaccinatedandhelpto

tous.Formoreinformation,callLindaatreducetheworriesbyhandingoutsomeleaflets

679-8871,please.（传单）.

Time:14:00-15:30May4th,2025Time:13:30-15:00May5th-8th,2025

Place:SchoolHallPlace:CommunityOffice

PaintingsGreatchangeshave

^SSlExhibition（展览）Tomemorize

takenplaceinChinainthepastyears.To

YuanLongping,FatherofHybridRice,peoplein

showlovefbrourgreatcountry,100

ourcitywillshowyouhowtheysavedfood

studentsfromdifferentschoolswilluse

throughoutthehistory.Intheexhibition,youcan

theirbrushestoshowyouthegreat

seealotofphotosandcontainers（容器）from

changes.

Time:10:00-15:00May1st-5th,2025peopleatdifferentages.Guideswillstaywithyou

XClosedonMondaysfromthebeginningtotheend.

Place:AchievementHallTime:13:3（）-16:00May5th-8th,2025

Place:SunshineHall

11.WhowilltellyousomethingaboutthebookXunXinJionMay4th,2025?

A.ZhangShulin.B.Linda.C.FanDeng.D.YuanLongping.

12.IfJerryisavolunteerinthecommunity,whatshouldhedo?

A.Heshouldgetvaccinated.

B.Heshouldhelppeopletoreducetheworries.

C.Heshouldshowsomewaysofhowtosavefood.

D.Heshouldlayoutthepaintingsfrom100students.

13.Wherecanweprobablyreadthispassage?

A.Inasciencemagazine.B.Inanencyclopedia.

C.Inaschoolnewspaper.D.Inanadvertisement.

B

IntheSouthChinaSea,thereisagroupofJiaoren,orChinesemermaids（美人鱼）,whosetearscanturninto

pearls（珍珠）aftertheyfall.TothenorthoftheKunlunMountains,thereisamonstercalledXiangliu.whichhasnine

headswiththebodyofasnake.Thesemagiccreaturesarefromtheancientmythical（WiSKl）bookShanHaiJing.

ShanHaiJing,alsoknownasTheClassicofMountainsandSeas,issaidtobeatleast2,200yearsold.Itis

aboutcultureandgeographyofChinabeforetheQinDynasty.Ithas31,000words,moreorless.Thewholecollection

includeseighteenparts,talkingaboutmorethan550mountainsand300seas.Italsotellsmanyinterestingstories

andcreatures.

AfamousstoryinthebookisaboutZhuRong,thegodoffire.Hewasseenashavingabeast-likebodyanda

humanface,ridingaroundtheskyontwoloongs.WhenhehadabigfightwithGongGong,thegodofwater,Zhu

Rongwon.Butafterthefight,thehumanworldbecamedark.Thenhebroughtfirefromheaventotheworldand

taughthumanshowtousejt.

Itisanimportantancientbookinthepre-QinperiodofChinaandthoughtofasoneofthetreasuresofChinese

culture.

14.WhatcanweknowaboutJiaorenfromthepassage?

A.TheyliveintheNorthChinaSea.B.Theirtearscanchangeintopearls.

C.Theyhavenineheadsandasnakebody.D.TheyarethegodoffireinChinesemyths.

15.WhatisParagraph2mainlyabout?

A.TheintroductiontoShanHaiJing.B.TheimportanceofShanHaiJing.

C.WhyShanHaiJingispopular.D.HowShanHaiJingwaswritten.

16.Whatdocsthewordinparagraph3referto?

A.Thebook.B.Thebody.C.Thefire.D.Thewater.

17.Whatdoesthewriterthinkofthebook?

A.Useless.B.Boring.C.Different.D.Valuable.

C

Foryears,LeeKyongMin'slifewasabouttakinghertwodaughtersfromschooltocramschoolsandthen

home.Almosteveryparentsheknewdidthesame.Theirgoalwasthesame:tomakesuretheirchildrencouldget

intothebestuniversitiesinSouthKorea.

Themostimportantchoicewasaboutthehagwons,orprivatecramschools.Intheseschools,studentstake

extraclassesinsubjectslikemath,Korean,andEnglish.TheydothistopreparefbrSouthKorea'sverydifficult

collegeentranceexam.Ms.Leeandherhusbandtriedtofindthebesthagwonsfbrtheirchildren.

Sevendaysaweek,Ms.Leewaitedfbrherdaughterslateatnightincafes.Thecafeswerefullofotherwaiting

parents.Sometimes,shesawveryyoungchildrenwithschedulessobusythattheyhadtodotheirhomeworkandcat

dinnerinthecafesbeforerunningtotheirnextclass.

ThiskindofextraeducationiseverywhereinSouthKorea.Itbecamecommoninthe1990swhenthecountry

neededmorepeoplewithuniversitydegreesfbrofficejobs.Butnow.manypeopleinSouthKoreaworryaboutthis

system.Theythinkthecompetitiontogetgoodgradesistoomuch.Manyparentswanttoknowifthereisanother

way.

Ms.Leealwaystoldherdaughtersthatstudyinghardwasnecessary.Shesaidgoodgradesmeantmore

opportunities,andopportunitiesmeantahappylife.Butshestartedtodoubtthiswhenherolderdaughter,whowas

about8yearsold,askedher,“Mom,wereyouabadstudent?^^Ms.Leeunderstoodthatherdaughterthoughtshewas

nothappy.Thismadeherverysad.

Now,Ms.LeeandmanyotherparentsinSouthKoreaareaskingthemselves:Whatkindoflifcandhappiness

arcweshowingourchildren?Today,80%ofschool-agcdstudentsinSouthKoreagotosomekindofprivateextra

class.Eventhoughtherearefewerchildren,thebusinessoftheseclassesgrewtoarecord$20.3billionin2024.

Childrenarcstartingtogotocramschoolsatayoungerage.InsomepartsofSeoul,even4-ycar-oldchildren

taketeststogetintoEnglishpreschools.Somechildrenstartpreparingfbrmedicalschoolinelementaryschool.

Thesenewsituationsworrymanypeople.EveninSouthKorea,acountryusedtohardstudycompetition,

peoplearealarmed.SouthKorea'shumanrightscommissionsaidthatgivingsuchimportantteststoveryyoung

childrenisnotright.

Somelawmakerssayhagwonsarecausingmentalhealthproblemsforyoungpeople.Theysaytheywilltryto

changethings.ButasMs.Leefoundout,changingthissystemisnoteasy.

18.Whatisthemaingoalofmostparentssendingtheirchildrentohagwons?

A.Tohelptheirchildrenmakemorefriends.

B.Togivetheirchildrenahappychildhood.

C.Topreparetheirchildrenfbrthecollegeentranceexam.

D.Tolettheirchildrenlearnartandmusic.

19.WhydidMs.Leestarttodoubtherbeliefaboutstudyinghard?

A.Herdaughtersgotverygoodgrades.

B.Herolderdaughteraskedifshewasabadstudent.

C.Thehagwonteacherswerenotgood.

D.Shefoundabetterwaytoeducateherchildren.

20.Whatisanew,worryingtrendmentionedinthepassage?

A.Hagwonsarcbecomingcheaper.

B.Parentsarenolongerwaitingfbrtheirchildrenincafes.

C.Fewerstudentsarcgoingtouniversity.

D.Childrenarestartingtogotohagwonsatayoungerage.

21.Whatisthemainproblemthatthehagwonsystemiscausing,accordingtothepassage?

A.Itisbadfbrchildren'smentalhealthandmakesthemtoostressed.

B.Itcoststoomuchmoneyfbrfamilies.

C.Itmakeschildrendisliketheirparents.

D.Itmakesitharderfbrchildrentofindjobsafteruniversity.

D

MissMarthaMeachamkeptthelittlebakeryonthecomer.Atforty,shehadtwofalseteethandasympathetic

（同情的）heart.Shehastwothousanddollarsinthebank.Manypeople,whowerenotasgoodasMissMartha,had

married.

Acustomercameintwoorthreetimesaweek,andsoonMissMarthabegantotakeaninterestinhim.Hewas

aquiet,middle-agedman,wearingglassesandabrownbeard,①Hisclotheswerealwaysoldandpatched.But

helookedtidyandhadverygoodmanners.Healwaysboughttwoloavesofstalebread.Freshbreadwasfivecents

aloaf,whilestaleloavesweretwofbrfive.②

Once,whileservinghim.MissMarthasawaredandbrownmark（污点）onthecustomer'sfingers.③She

wassurethenthathewasanartistandverypoor.Nodoubthelivedinanattic（阁楼），wherehepaintedpictures,ate

stalebreadandthoughtofthegoodthingstocatinMissMartha'sbakery.④

MissMartha'sheartwasasympatheticone.Tocheckifshewasrightabouthisjob,shetookapaintingfrom

herroomandputitbehindthebreadcounter（柜台）.Noartistcouldfailtonoticeit.Twodayslater,thecustomercame

in.

“Twoloavesofstalebread,ifyouplease.”

“Youhavehereafinepicture,madam,''hesaidwhileshewaspackingthebread.

“Yes?"saidMissMartha,pleasedwithhercleverness."Doyouthinkitisagoodpicture?”

“Thepalace,“saidthecustomer,t4isnotingooddrawing.Theperspective（透视画法）ofitisnottrue.

Goodbye,madam.”

Hetookhisbread,bowedandhurriedout.

Yes,hemustbeanartist.Howgentlyandkindlyhiseyesshonebehindhisglasses!Tobeabletojudge

perspectiveataquicklook—andtoliveonstalebreadButtalentedpeopleoftenhavetogothroughdifficultiesbefore

theysucceed.

Whatathingitwouldbefbrartandperspectiveitgeniusweresupportedbytwothousanddollarsinthebank,

abakeryandasympatheticheart—Buttheseweredaydreams.

Now,whenhecame,hewouldoftenchatfbrawhilewithMissMartha.Hekeptonbuyingstalebread,never

acake,neverapie.Shethoughthebegantolookthinnerandlostheart.Shewantedtooffersomethinggoodtohim,

butshewasafraidofhurtinghim.Sheknewthepride（骄傲）ofartists.（Tobecontinued）

22.Wecanputthesentence“Neverdidhecallfbranythingbutstalebread."in.

A.①B.②C.③D.（4）

23.WhydidMissMarthaputthepaintingbehindthebreadcounter9

A.Totestifthecustomerwasanartist.B.Tosellthepaintingtohelpthepoorartist.

C.Toshowherpersonalartcollectionandtaste.D.Todecoratetheshopandattractmorecustomers.

24.Howdocsthewritermainlydevelopthestory?

A.Bydescribingthesettingingreatdetail.B.Byshowingscenesbetweentwolocations.

C.Byusinglongdialoguesbetweencharacters.D.ByexploringMissMartha'sthoughtsandfeelings.

25.Whatmighthappenlateraccordingtothelastparagraphofthestory?

A.MissMarthawouldoffertliemanstalebreadfbrfree.

B.MissMarthawouldlendsomeofhermoneytotheman.

C.MissMarthawouldsecretlyaddsomethingtothestalebread.

D.MissMarthawouldgivehimfreshbreadinsteadofstaleone.

第三部分信息还原（共5小题：每小题1分，满分5分）

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将

该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。

IhavealonglistoftheplacesIwouldlovetovisit.Withsomanytraveldestinations（目的t也）tochoosefrom,

pickingtheidealonecanbeadifficulttask.26

Ifyouonlyhaveashorttimetogoonvacation,youshouldthinkaboutvisitingoneoratmosttwoplaces.

27___Youwillendupspendingmostofyourtimeontheroadinsteadofenjoyingyourself.

28Iavoidplaceswithheavysnowstonnsorrainsthatcouldruin（毁坏）myexperience.Youcan't

controltheweather.29

IoftenchooseadestinationaccordingtotheactivitiesI'minterestedin.Beforeplanning,Ialwaysaskmyself,

“WhyamItakingthistrip?"30Ifyouarenotsureaboutyourpurpose,youcouldeasilyendupspendinga

lotoftimesearchingfbrpopularactivitiesindifferentcitieswithoutaclearplan.

A.WeatherisalsosomethingIcareaboutalot.

B.Soremembertothinkaboutyourreasonsfortravelling.

C.Tryingtovisittoomanyplacesinashorttripcanbetiring.

D.Herearcseveraltipstohelpyouchoosetherightdestination.

E.Choosingwheretospendyourvacationdoesn'thavetobesohard.

F.Butyoucanchooseaplacewhichisneithertoohotnortoocold.

G.Travellingwithpeopleyoucan'tgetalongwellwithisalwaysterrible.

第四部分词汇运用（共13小题：每小题1分，满分13分）

第一节根据下列句子所给汉语注释或首字母，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处各

单词的正确形式，每空限填一词。

31.Luoyangwasoncethescatofpowerofthirteen（朝代）.

32.Thetrainisninningatanaveragesof300kmperhour.

33.Weall（欣赏）thebeautifulpeoniesinLuoyangeveryspring.

34.Mydadstartedhisownsmallbsellinghandmadeshoestwentyyearsago.

35.Thebuswasso（拥挤的）thatIcouldn'tfindaseat.

36.Lifelong1isnecessaryfbreveryoneinthemodernsociety.

37.It'sanhfbrmetospeakinfrontofyou,ladiesandgentlemen.

38.Duringourbookclubmeeting,wedthemorallessonsbehindthestoryfbroveranhour.

第二节请认真阅读下面短文，从方框中选择适当的单词或短语，在答题卡标有题号的横线

上、填入其正确形式。每个单词或短语仅用一次。

heavyclosefeelwakeupfallasleep

BencouldhearstrongwindsoutsidehishomeinAlabama.Blackcloudsweremakingtheskyverydark.With

noJghtoutside,it39likemidnight.ThenewsonTVreportedthataheavyrainstormwasinthearea.Ben's

dadwasputtingpiecesofwoodoverthewindowswhilehismomwasmakingsuretheflashlightsandradiowere

working.Benwashelpinghismommakedinnerwhentherainbegantobeat40againstthewindows.

Benfinally41whenthewindwasdyingdownataround3:00a.m.Whenhe42,thesunwas

rising.Hewentoutsidewithhisfamilyandfoundtheneighborhoodinamess.Fallentrees,brokenwindowsand

rubbishwereeverywhere.Theyjoinedtheneighborstohelpcleanuptheneighborhoodtogether.Althoughthestorm

brokemanythingsapart,itbroughtfamiliesandneighbors43togetherthanbefore.

第五部分短文填空（共10小题：每小题I分，满分10分）

请认真阅读下面短文，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的

正确形式。

OdetotheFlowerGods

44LunarNewYear'sEve,the2026CCTVSpringFestivalGalashowedawonderfulculturalshow

calledOdetotheFlowerGods（贺花神）.It45（get）ideasfromtheWhiteJadeTwelve-MonthPendants（白

玉十二辰佩）inthePalaceMuseum

Theshowbroughttogethertwelvemonths,twelveflowers,andtwelve46（history）figurestogether

intoabeautifulwhole.ItshowednotonlythebeautyoftraditionalChineseculture47alsohowflowerscan

standforgoodqualities.

Whatmakesthisshowspecialisthateachfloweris48（match）withapersonwhohasasimilarspirit.

SevengreatwriterslikeLiBaiandBaiJuyirepresentflowerslikeplumblossoms（梅花）andchrysanthemums（菊

花）.FourfemalefiguressuchasXiFurenandWangZhaojunarepairedwith49（peony）anddaffodils（水

仙）.ZhangQian,the50（explore）,standsfbrthepomegranateblossom（石榴花）.Thisbreakstheoldidea

thatflowergodsmustbefemale,andshowstheChineseideaof“seeinggoodqualitiesinflowers.”

51thehelpofmodemdigitaltechnology,theshowmixedliveactingwithdigitalpicturesandscenes.

Thetwelvejadependantsonstageformedacompletecircle,52（stand）fbrthecycleoftimeandthebeauty

ofhannony.Theshowkeepstraditionalculture53（live）inthedigitalageandshowsthespiritofC