江苏省苏州市姑苏区2025-2026学年第二学期八年级期末英语试题（含答案）

江苏苏州市姑苏区2025-2026学年第二学期

八年级期末英语试题

一、完形填空

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.Whatinterestedher

mostwassymmetry一thetwosidesofsomethinglookthesame.Shesaw

3imagesofsymmetryallaroundher:sunflowers,butterflies...Sowhenher

scienceteacheraskedtheclasstofindabeautiful1ofsymmetry

innature,Liawantedherworktobedifferent.

Shelookedatleaves,rocksanddropsofpondwaterunderhermicroscope（显微镜）.Shechecked

themagainandagain,butnoneseemed2enough.Whenshewasaboutto3,

snowbegantofall.Justthen,acoldwindblewthedooropen,andasinglesnowflakelanded

4onhermicroscope.Hereyeswidened.Thesnowflakewaslikeatinypieceofart,with

sixbcautifiilsides.“Ofcourseshecriedexcitedly,4tAsnowflake!”

Shewantedtotakeacloserlook,butonlytofindthattherewas5left!Thesnowflake

melted—takingallits6withit.Howcouldshe7itbeforeitwasgone?Liagot

hercamera,carefullyputanothersnowflakeonhermicroscope,andlookaseriesofphotos.Some

photoswerenotclear,butshekepttrying8shegotseveralgoodones.

Thenextday,Liashowedherphotostotheclass.Everyonewas9.Herteachersmiled

andsaid,“Youhelpedusseenatureinanewway,Lia.Neverstop10Liasmiledtoo.

Andsherealizedthatthemostbcautifiilsecretswerenotalwaysbig—sometimestheywereas

smallasasnowflake,waitingforsomeonecuriousenoughtonotice.

1.A.exampleB.detailC.secretD.model

2.A.usefulB.popularC.specialD.simple

3.A.giveupB.lookupC.cheerupD.standup

4.A.heavilyB.loudlyC.largelyD.softly

5.A.somethingB.nothingC.everythingD.anything

6.A.lightB.colourC.powerD.beauty

7.A.hideB.keepC.pickD.hold

8.A.untilB.afterC.whileD.since

9.A.relaxedB.amazedC.boredD.worried

10.A.expectingB.dreamingC.exploringD.imagining

二、阅读理解

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DongLili—39minutesago

Ihelpedatachildren'shospital.WecelebratedChildren's

Daywiththechildren.

WangJie-Yesterday

Ivisitedchildrenwithoutparentsatachildren'shome.

Weorganizedapaintingcompetitiontoraisetheirspirits.

DingLing—3daysago

Ihelpeddisabledchildrenatacommunitycentre.Itaught

themtosingbecausemusiccanbringthemjoy.

ClickJoinUstosignup.

11.WheredidDongLilidovoluntarywork?

A.Atachildren'shospitalB.Atachildren'shome.

C.Atacommunitycentre.D.Atapaintingclub.

12.Whowouldbemostinterestedinthiswebsite?

A.Parentswhoneedsupport.B.Childrenwholovepainting.

C.Peoplewhowanttohelpothers.D.Doctorswhoworkwithchildren.

13.HowcanyousignupfbrtheHelpingHandsClub?

A.Bytryingclubactivities.B.Byvisitingthe“About"page.

C.Bysharingvolunteerstories.D.Byclickingthe“JoinUs"button.

B

AnewchipideafromChinaisdrawingattention.Foralong

time,chipmakersfollowedarulecalledMoore'sLaw（摩尔定

律）.Accordingtoit,chipscouldbecomemorepowerfulastheir

partsgotsmaller.Today,however,makingthesepartseven

smallerisbecomingincreasinglydifficultandexpensive.

Tosolvethisproblem,ChinesescientistHeTingboandherteamintroducedanewideacalledthe

TauScalingLaw（韬定律）atasciencemeetingonMay25,2026.Theword“tau”standsfbrthe

timeasignal（fg4）takestotravel.Thisnewlawtriestomakesignalstravelfasterinsideachip.

Basedonthislaw,akeytechnologycalledLogicFoldinghasbeencreated.Itfoldscircuitsand

putsthemoneontopofanother,justliketurningaflatcityintoa3Dcity.Thisshortensthe

distancesignalshavetotravel.Withashorterdistanceandlesstime,chipscanworkfasterand

better.

Duringthepastsixyears,HeTingboandherteamhavedesignedandproduced381kindsofchips,

meetingtheneedsofdifferentindustriesandmarkets.ThenewKirinchipsarcexpectedtoconic

outinFall2026andwillbethefirsttouseLogicFolding.By2031,chipswiththistechnology

mayreachahigherlevel.

Lookingahead,HeTingbowantstosharetheTauScalingLawandworkcloselywithscientists

aroundtheworld.Herinvitationfbrintemationalteamworkshowsaspiritofsharedprogress.The

successalsomarksanimportantstepforwardinChina'schiptechnology.

14.Inchipdesign,theword''tau"means.

A.howsmallachippariibB.howmanychipsarcmade

C.howfarasignalneedstotravelD.howlongasignaltakestotravel

15.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutLogicFolding?

A.ItiscreatedunderMoore'sLaw.B.Ithelpssignalstravelashorterdistance.

C.Itneedsmoretimetosendsignals.D.Itmakeschippartssmallerandsmaller.

16.WhatisthepurposeofParagraph4?

A.lbproveMoore,sLawisnolongeruseful.

B.Todescribeproblemsinchipdevelopment.

C.Toreporttheteam'ssuccessandfutureplans.

D.TointroducethehistoryoftheTauScalingLaw.

17.Whatmaybethebesttitlefbrthepassage?

A.TwoImportantLawsaboutChipsB.China'sNewIdeaofChipDesign

C.TheWideUseof3DTechnologyD.SixYearsofStudyonChipDesign

C

Foraslongashecouldremember,Carlwasinterestedinplantsand

flowers.Helivedinacottageinthecountryside,andallkindsofplants

grewinthegarden.

Carllovedwalkingthroughfieldsandforestswithhisfather.Whenever

hesawaflower,hewantedtoknowitsname.

"What'sthatflowercalled?”heonceasked.

"That'sacommonwildflower,“hisfathersaid."Andlookoverthere!Thafsanorchid（兰花）!”

Onesunnyafternoon,Carl*sfathershowedsomeguestsaroundthegarden.Hetoldthemthename

ofeveryplantinLatin（拉丁语）.ForlittleCarl,thosewordssoundedlikepoems.Fromthatday

on,hewantedtofindouttheLatinnameofeveryplanttoo.

WhenCarlwasaboutfouryearsold,hisfathergavehimaspecialgift—asmallsquareofsoil

outsidethecottage.

"That'syourveryowngarden,“hisfathersaid.4tYoucangrowwhateveryoulikeinil.”

Carlwasexcited.Hewentintothewoodswithhisspade（铲子）andbroughtbacknewplantsfbr

hisgarden.Thenhecarefullywrotedowntheirnames.

Afewyearslater,CarlhadtoleavehometostudyinthecityThenoisyandcrowdedcitywas

verydiflcrtulfiuinihuquidcountryside.Alschool,hehadluIcanisubjectshedidn'tenjoy.He

oftenlookedoutofthewindowordrewpicturesofleavesandflowersinhistextbooks.

Oneday,DoctorRothman,ateacherwhoknewalotaboutscienceandmedicine,sawCarl's

drawings.Carlwasairaidhewouldbeintrouble.Tohissurprise,DoctorRothmanlookedclosely

andsaid,"You'vegotthepetals（花瓣）justright.You'reverygoodatobservingihings.”

ThenDoctorRothmanlentCarlbooksaboutplantsandgavehimspeciallessons,whichopeneda

newdoortbrCarl.1heboywholovedplantsbegantoseethathischildhoodinterestcould

becomesomethingalotbigger.

—AdaptedfromThePlantKid

18.WhywasCarl'ssmallgardenspecialtohim?

A.IthelpedhimlearnLatinnames.B.Itgavehimaquietplacetodraw.

C.Itwashisownplacetogrowplants.D.Itremindedhimoffieldsandforests.

19.Whichmeaningfitstheunderlinedword“observing”？

observe

/ab'z3：v/v.

1.tocelebrateafestivaloraspecialday:Wealwaysobservebirthdaysathome.

2.toexpressanopinionaboutsomething:t4Takeyourheobsen-edcoolly.

3.tofollowrules,laws,etc:Everyoneshouldobservetheschoolrules.

4.towatchsomethingorsomeonecarefully:Thepatientswereobservedformonths.

（Fromthedictionary）

A.IB.2C.3D.4

20.Correctorderofevents:

①Carldrewpicturesofleavesandflowersinhistextbooks.

②CarlbecameinterestedintheLatinnamesofplants.

③CarlreceivedspeciallessonsfromDoctorRothman.

（4）Carlcollectedwildplan:stogrowinhisowngarden.

A.④-②-①-③B.②-④-①-③C.④-②-③-①D.②①-③-①

21.WhatcanwelearnfromCarl'sstory?

A.Interestgrowswithgoodguidance.B.Drawingsshowchildren'stalent.

C.Quietplaceshelpwithlearning.D.Booksleadchildrentoscience.

Haveyoueverhadgoosebumps（鸡皮疙瘩）？Youmaynoticethemwhenyouwatchascarymovie

orfeelacoldwind.22Theyarecausedbysmallirusclesconnectedtobodyhair.When

themusclesgettight,itcausesthebodyhairtostandup.23

Thesetinybumpslooksimilartotheskinofabirdafteritsfeathersareplucked（拔）.Thatiswhy

theyarecalledt4goosebunlps,,.Interestingly,wecangetgoosebumpsbothfromcoldandfear.

24Theanswerisadrenaline（肾上腺素）.Thebodyproducesitinbothcases,and

adrenalineiswhatmakesthehairstandup.

Goosebumpswereonceusefultohumans.Inancienttimes,peoplehadmuchmorebodyhair.

25Thesamethinghappenedwhenpeoplewereafraid.Theraisedhairmadepeoplelook

largerandscarier,offeringthemprotection.26Maybeonedaywe'llstopgetting

them—butatleastnowyouunderstandwhy!

A.Italsocausescertainareasoftheskintoformbumps.

B.Goosebumpsaretinybumpsontheskin.

C.Todaygettinggoosebumpsdoesn'tdomuchforus.

D.Itmakesourheartsbeatfasterandmakesusfeelnervous.

E.Thehairstooduptohelpkeepthemwarmincoldweather.

F.Sowhatconnectsthesetwosituations?

G.Manyanimalsdependedongoosebumpstosun-ive.

三、单词拼写

27.WciguangLibrarywasfin2008byacommonvillagercalledLiCuili.

28.Shedonatedover500bookstohelpdevelopchildren'sdifferent（能力）.

29.Atfirst,Liencouragedchildrentoborrowbooksby（承诺）themsmallprizes.

3（）.Latersomechildrenhelpedhermakeafew（海报）toattractmorereaders.

31.Readinghasnowbecomea（必要的）partoflocalchildren'sdailylife.

32.Lihopesmorepeoplecanenjoyreading,ethechildreninlessdevelopedareas.

33.Awemayfacedifficulties,LiCuilibelievesbookscanalwayslightourway.

四、选词填空

true;inadditionto;manage;pioneer;benefitfrom;makeadifference

OnMarch27,2026,theUnitedNationsnamedSuzhouoneoftheworld'sfirst"20CitiesTowards

ZeroWaste."Thecitywaspraisedforitssmartwaste34.

AbigindustrialcitylikeSuzhounormallyproducesplentyofwaste.That'swhythegovernment

makesstrictrulestocontrolandrecyclewastefromdifferentfactories.35dealingwith

factorywaste,therecyclingprogramsalsohelpturndailynibbishintoresources.1hese

36methodsmadeSuzhouamodelfbrothercitiestofollow.

Overthepastfewyears,localpeople37cleanerstreetsandbetterairquality.Suzhou

alsoprovesthatwithgoodplanningandteamwork,acleanerfutureis38possible.

五、短文语法填空

Thesedays,somethingbigishappeningintheAIindustry.SomeAItoolsthatusedtobe

39(complete)freebegantocharge(收费)users.InMay2026,oneofChina'smost

well-knownAI40(app)introducedthreepaidplans.Thissendsaclearmessage:ifusers

wantafasterspeedorresultsofhigherquality,theywillhavetopay.Still,freeversions(版本)

will41(provide)fbrbasicuse.

Inthepast,anyonecouldenjoytheseAItools42payinganything.TheycoulduseAIto

translatelanguages,createnusicandeventeach43(they)newskills.Butwhydidmany

AIcompaniesdecide44(offer)paidplans?Thereasonisthathardtasksrequiremuch

45(strong)computerpower.Themoredifficultthetaskis,themoremoneyitcosts.So

itmakessensefbrAIcompaniestochargewhenusersneedhigh-levelhelp.

Therehasbeenapublic46(discuss)onthetopic.Someusersareunhappyabout

47change,whileothersunderstandthatcompaniesneedmoneytoimprovetheir

products.48youchoosethepaidversionornotisuptoyou.Eitherway,thekeyisto

useAItoolswisely.

六、任务型阅读问答

Areyoutiredofyourbusylife?Doyoualwaysfeelstressed(压力大的)andwornout?Luckily,

theancientcityofSuzhouleavesroomfbraslowlifestyle.V/alkinginthecity,youcaneasily

slowdownandenjoypeacefulmoments.

Whenyuuwalk.intotheiianowalleys(小巷)besidePingjiangRoad,allihccitynuisuisgunc.If

youwalkalongXiaojiaAlley,youwillseeyellowflowerscoveringthewallslikewaterfalls,and

oldtreesclimbinguptheroofs.Inthosealleys,peopleusuallywalkslowlyandtalkgently,

experiencingthewarmthofdailylife.

Asanoldpoemdescribes,waterspreadseverywhereandbridgesstandallaround.Suzhouhas

hundredsofoldstonebridges.Standingonthem,youcanwatchclearwaterorlookfarintothe

distance.1heseoldbridgesinviteyoutostopandenjoythebeautifulviews.

Youcanalsofindtheslowlifeinteahouses.Comfortablebamboochairsandniceteahelpyou

restpeacefully.Localpeoplelovespendinglonghoursinteahouses,enjoyingafreeandeasytime.

Timeseemstoslowdownandallyourtirednessgoesaway.

Sonexttimeyoufeellikerelaxing,remember—youdon'thavetogofar.Justtakeawalk,cross

anoldbridge,orhaveacupofteaandenjoywhat'saroundyou.That'sthespecialgiftofgrowing

upinthisancientcity.

49.WhatcanyouseeifyouwalkalongXiaojiaAlley?

50.WherecanyougetatasteoftheslowlifeinSuzhou?(Atleasttwopoints.)

51.Whatwillyoudotoenjoyaslowlife?Why?

七、书面表达演讲稿

52.学校英语社团将举行主题为“SmallAcis,BetterUs”的英文演讲活动，请写一篇英文演讲

稿，谈谈中学生如何从日常小事做起，成为更好的自己。

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