湖南省株洲市二中田心中学、一中云龙、枫叶、六中2025-2026学年八年级下学期6月期末考试英语试卷(含答案)

湖南株洲市部分校2025-2026年度第二学期期末考试八年级英语试题卷一、阅读理解VolunteersneededforEnglishClubHaveyouheardoftheEnglishClub?We’relookingforvolunteerstohelpoutintheclub.DoyouhavegreatEnglish-speakingability?Areyouinterestedinvolunteeringinourclub?Ifso,payattentiontotheactivitiesinourclub.Howmany:SevenvolunteersWhen:2:00p.m.—5:00p.m.everySaturdayWhere:Inschools,libraries,orparksWhocanvolunteer?AnyonewhocanspeakgoodEnglishiswelcomeintheEnglishClub.Youdon’tneedtohaveanyteachingexperience!Youcangetthefollowinggoodthingsbyjoiningus.·Gettingusefulvolunteerexperience.·Makingfriendswithdifferentpeople.·DevelopingyourownEnglishskills.Formoreinformation,pleasecallMollySmithat8895-9949.1．HowlongdovolunteersneedtoworkeverySaturday?A．Fortwohours. B．Forthreehours. C．Forfourhours.2．WhichofthefollowingisNOTabenefit(好处)ofbeingavolunteer?A．Makingalotofmoney. B．DevelopingEnglishskills. C．Gettingusefulvolunteerexperience.3．Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?A．TofindsomevolunteersfortheEnglishClub.B．TomakemorepeopleknowabouttheEnglishClub.C．TooffersomewaysonhowtoimprovespokenEnglish.There’salistofnaturalwonders.TheyareplacesthathavebeensourcesofwondereversincepeoplewalkedtheEarth.Aswearenowmuchmorefamiliarwiththegeographyofourplanetthanbefore,thesenaturalwondershavebecomeknowntopeople.MountQomolangmaintheHimalayasisthehighestmountainonEarth.TheGreatBarrierReefalongthenortheasterncoastofAustraliaistheworld’slargestcoralreef.TheGrandCanyon(峡谷)aroundtheColoradoRiverintheUnitedStatesisthelargestcanyonintheworld.VictoriaFallsisanamazing100-metre-highwaterfallinAfrica,andits1,700-metrewidthaswellasitsheightistrulybreathtaking.Paricutinisperhapstheworld’syoungestvolcano(火山).ItcameoutofacornfieldwestofMexicoin1943!Inthefirstyearitgrew336metreshigh.Nowitis424metreshigh.Thenorthernlightsareanaturalphenomenon(现象)thatappearsonwinternightsincertainareas.Somemaythinkthatthesenaturalwondersareevenmorewonderfulthantheman-madewonders.Man-madewondersarebuiltwithtoolsandskills,whilenaturalwondersaregiftsfromnature,shapedbytimeandnaturalforcesoverthousandsofyears.Suchnaturaltreasuresnotonlyshowthepowerandcharm(魅力)ofnaturebutalsoremindustovalueandprotecttheamazingworldwelivein.4．Whichofthefollowingistheworld’slargestcoralreef?A．TheGreatBarrierReef B．TheGrandCanyon C．VictoriaFalls5．HowdoesthewriterintroduceVictoriaFallsinthepassage?A．Byusingnumberstoshowitssize.B．Bytellingastoryaboutitsdiscovery.C．Bycomparingitwithotherwaterfalls.6．WhatcanwelearnaboutParicutinfromthepassage?A．Itgrew424metresinthefirstyear.B．Itwasformedinacornfieldin1943.C．Itisthetallestvolcanointheworld.7．Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytellus?A．Man-madewondersarebetterthannaturalwonders.B．Naturalwondersareshapedbyhumanskills.C．Weshouldvalueandprotectthenaturalworld.Whatdoyoungpeopleliketodointheirfreetime?Ifyouthinktheyareallplayingvideogamesorwatchingshortvideosontheirphones,youmightbewrong.In2026,manyyoungpeopleareturningtosomethingquitedifferent—“grandmahobbies.”“Grandmahobbies”isafunnamefortraditionalactivitieslikeneedlepoint(刺绣)andgardening.Thesearethingsthatpeople’sgrandmothersusedtoenjoy.Butnow,GenZ(peoplebornafter1997)arefallinginlovewiththem.EmmaMacTaggart,26,fromtheUS,isagoodexample.Sheusedtoworklonghoursinbanking.Afterwork,shewouldjustlookthroughherphoneforhours—ahabitcalled“gettinglostinherphone.”Tochangethis,sheandherroommatesdecidedtotryneedlepoint.Soon,theybecame“fullyobsessed.”Emmasaiditwassorelaxingthattheyspentalmostalltheirfreetimemakingneedlepointworksinsteadoflookingatascreen.Theseoldhobbieshelpyoungpeoplereducestressandfeelrelaxed.Whentheyfinishagiftoradish,theyfeelproudandsuccessful.Socialmediahelpsthembecomemorepopular.Youngpeoplesharetheirworksonlineandmakefriends.Someeventurntheirhobbiesintobusinesses.TakeAnnaWeareasanexample,a31-year-oldblacksmith(铁匠)—peoplenowwaitayearforherhandmadeproducts.Sonexttimeyouseeayoungpersonblacksmithing,don’tbesurprised.It’sthenewestcoolthingtodo!8．Whatare“grandmahobbies”accordingtothepassage?A．Modernmobilephoneapps. B．Old-fashionedvideogames. C．Traditionalenjoyableactivities.9．WhydidEmmaMacTaggartstartneedlepoint?A．Tomakemoremoney. B．Tochangeherlifestyle. C．Topassthetimewithfriends.10．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“obsessed”inParagraph3probablymean?A．紧张的 B．着迷的 C．困惑的11．Whatdoesthewritermainlywanttotellus?A．“Grandmahobbies”helpyoungpeoplerelaxandfindpleasure.B．Allyoungpeopleturntheirhobbiesintosuccessfulbusinesses.C．Videogamesarethemostpopularfree-timeactivityforGenZ.阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。每个选项仅使用一次。Readingisawonderfulhabitthatopensupnewworldsforus.However,manystudentsfindithardtokeepupthehabitofreading.Theyoftenstopreadingaftertryingforashorttime.Theyeithercan’tfindtherightbooksorcan’tfocusonreadingforlong12.Firstly,choosingabookyouareinterestediniskey.Forexample,booksaboutexcitingtripsaregreatforadventurelovers.Forthosewhoenjoynature,booksaboutanimalsandplantsaregreat.Whenyoureadwhatyoulike,readingbecomesahappything,notatask.13.Youdon’tneedtospendhoursreading.Even15to20minutesbeforebedorafterbreakfastworks.Trytoreadatthesametimeeachday.Thishelpsyougetusedtoreadingoften,andovertime,itwillbecomeanaturalpartofyourdailylife.Thirdly,creatingacomfortablereadingenvironmentalsomattersalot.Findaquietcornerinyourroom,awayfromthenoiseoftheTVorthephone.14Softlightandacomfortablechaircanmakeyourreadingexperiencemoreenjoyable.Whenyoufeelrelaxed,youcanpaymoreattentiontothebook.Lastly,don’tforgettosharewhatyoureadwithothers.Talkingabouttheinterestingpartsofabookwithyourfriendsorfamilycanmakereadingmorefun.15Italsohelpsyourememberthebookbetterandthinkmoredeeplyaboutitsideas.A．Hereissomeusefuladviceforyou.B．Trytoreadwhatyouareinterestedin.C．Itcanalsobeaquietplaceinthepark.D．Sharingyourideashelpsyoulearnfromwhatothersthink.E．Secondly,settingacertaintimeforreadingeverydayisanotherusefultip.二、完形填空阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Waterisoneofthemostusefulthingsontheearth.Wedrinkit,washwithitandcookwithit.However,itcanalsobe16.Thiswassomethingthathappenedtomeafewmonthsago.Itstartedasanormalschoolday.Itwassummerandthe17wasreallyhot.Wewerestudyingforourtestswhen18came.Theskywentdarkandtherainstartedtobeat19againstthewindows.Thestormwentonandon.Then,therainstartedtocomethroughtheroofand20onthedesksintheclassroom.Ourbooksweregettingwet.Suddenlytherewasaloudnoise.Wedidn’t21whatitwasatfirst.Then,watercameacrossthefloorofourclassroom.Theschoolwasflooded.Weallfeltvery22andsomeofthegirlsstartedtocry.MissMillerwascalm.Shetoldusalltoholdhands.Weslowlywalkedoutofthe23inalineofpeopleandcametoasafeplace.Wedidn’tleavethere24thewaterwasgone.Ourschoolwasinamess.Togetherwe25everyclassroom.Everyonefelttiredbutlucky!Evencommonthingslikewatercanbebothhelpfulandharmful,andwelearnedtostaycalmintrouble.16．A．dangerous B．wonderful C．beautiful17．A．food B．board C．weather18．A．storm B．earthquake C．lightning19．A．heavily B．slowly C．hardly20．A．fly B．cry C．fall21．A．report B．know C．forget22．A．proud B．excited C．afraid23．A．classroom B．ground C．window24．A．because B．until C．although25．A．pickedup B．cleanedup C．putup三、选词填空阅读下列短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文完整、通顺。（每词限用一次）if

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showOneday,myfriendLisanoticedhowtiredIlooked.WhenItoldheraboutmyproblems,shetoldme26anonlineyogaprogram.Ithelpedherreduceherpaininherbackandsleepmuchbetter.Shethen27metheprogramonherphone.Iwasn’tsure28itwouldworkforme,butIdecidedtogiveitatry.Thatnight,Ibeganmy29class.Softmusicplayedandtheteacherspokein30calmvoice.Wedidsometrainingtowarmup.Atfirst,mybodyfeltstiff(僵硬的),butasIfocusedonmybreath,Ibegantorelax31.Icontinuedtodoyogaeveryevening32.Astheweekswentby,Inoticedreal33.Mybackachedisappeared,andIfeltmorerelaxedatbedtime.Bytheendoftheprogram,Iwasabletogotosleepwithin15minutesof34down.Itwaspleasanttofeelbetterandbettereveryday.Ifyouhavethesameproblems,trytheyogaprogram.Itwillhelpyouifyoustickwithit35threeweeks.四、任务型阅读阅读下面短文，根据短文内容回答问题。Cloisonné,knownasJingtailaninChinese,isafamousintangible-cultural-heritage(非物质文化遗产的)hand-craftfromChina,withahistoryofmorethan500years.Itbecamewell-developedduringtheJingtaiperiodoftheMingDynasty.Atfirst,mostworkswereblue-colored,sopeoplegaveitthisname.Makingcloisonnétakesgreatpatienceandcomplicated(复杂的)steps.Workersfirstmakeacopperbase.Thentheystickthincopperwiresontothecopperbodytoformbeautifulpatterns.Next,theyfilldifferent-coloredenamelintothesesmallspaces.Afterthat,theyheattheworkunderhigh-temperaturefire.Finally,theypolishtheproducttomakeitshiny.Itsbrightcolorsandlovelydesignsattractpeopleallovertheworld.Inancienttimes,itwasonlymadefortheroyalfamily.Kingsandnoblesusedcloisonnéaspalacetablewareandvaluableartworkforbigcelebrations.Commonpeoplewerenotallowedtoownsuchfineworks.Nowadays,itiswidelyusedforvases,giftsanddecorations.Manypeoplechoosecloisonnéworkstodecoratetheirhouses.Itisalsopopularashigh-levelpresentsforimportantguests.Besides,somesmallcloisonnésouvenirsaresoldintouristshops.Evenyoungpeoplelovethesehand-madecrafts.Asteenagers,weshouldlearnaboutourtraditionalculture.Wearesupposedtorespectold-dayskillsandpassdownthisgreattreasuretothewholeworld.36．WhydopeoplecallCloisonnéJingtailan?37．Howmanystepsarementionedtomakecloisonné?38．Whatiscloisonnéwidelyusedfornowadays?39．AreyouinterestedinJingtailan?Why?40．将短文中画线部分翻译成中文。五、书面表达41．假设你是李华，一批英国交换生即将来你校交流学习。为了帮助他们更好地适应校园生活，学校邀请你在欢迎会上发表演讲，介绍一些中国生活习俗，请你根据表格中提示写一篇发言稿。内容：1．见面礼仪：2．餐桌礼仪：3．登门拜访的注意事项。GreetingmannersWeChineseoftenshakehandsorsay“Ni-hao”toeachotherwhenwefirstmeet.TablemannersWaitfortheelderlytostart:showourrespect…Rulesforvisitingothers…要求：（1）80词左右（开头结尾都已给出，不计入总词数）；（2）文中不得出现真实人名和校名。Hello,everyone!WelcometoChina.It’sanhonourformetointroducesomeChinesecustomstoyou.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________