2025-2026学年江苏省无锡市某中学八年级（下）期中英语试卷2（含答案）

2025-2026学年江苏省无锡市大桥实验学校八年级(下)期中英语试卷

一、单选题：本大题共14小题，共14分。

1.Whichbookisthemostsuitabletorecommendtoagirlwholovesfunstoriesandstrangejourneysinimaginary

places?()

A.RedStaroverChinaB.Gulliver'sTravels

C.OrdinaryPeopleD.ABriefHistoryofTime

2.Youradvicesoundslikeagoodidea.I'mnotsureIagree».()

A.although.B.yetC.thoughD.either

3.Youshouldnotdrivetwohoursaftertakingthismedicine.()

A.withinB.throughC.amongD.fbr

4.There'sareasonwhythemuseumdoesn'topenthisweekend.butthestaffwon'ttellus.()

A.usualB.rareC.commonD.certain

5.Thedarkbackgroundthediamondring'slight.Hereyesopenedwideatonce.()

A.showedoffB.tookinC.zoomedinD.brokefree

6.—DoesyourfriendJohnenjoyhisstayinWuxi?

一Yes.Heandhisparentssomegreattouristattractionssinceth?ycamelastmonth.()

A.havevisitedB.willvisitC.visitedD.arevisiting

7.Withsclf^drivingcarsbecomingpopular,manypeoplearcworriedaboutwhenthesystemsuddenlyfails.

()

A.whentostopthemB.whattodo

C.wheretostopD.howtostopthem

8.Evenwithaticket,youenterthestadiumafterthegamehasstartedbecausethecheckpointsareclosed.

()

A.mustn'tB.don'thavetoC.can'tD.maynot

9.Nowadaysmanyyoungpeopleenjoylittle-knowncavesratherthanvisitingpopulartouristspots()

A.discoveringB.exploringC.findingD.search

1().theflightwouldarrivebeforemidnightwasstillunknown,butthepassengershadalreadybeenwaitingat

thegatefbrthreehours.()

A.WhetherB.IfC.SinceD.As

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11.Ourteacherisn'tintheoffice.Shetheschoolhallsince40minutesagoandtheshowisstillgoingon.()

A.hasgonetoB.hasbeentoC.hasbeeninD.hasgoneinto

12.Thistownisamazing.Initsmarket,youcanfindfreshfruit,hand-madecrafts,delicioussnacksandevenlocal

bocks.lttruly.()

A.issecondtononeB.hasabitofeverything

C.hasnothingimpossibleD.isahugesuccess

13.Thankstothemobilelibraryservice,peopleinthissmalltowncanborrowbooks,whetherathome,inthe

park>orevenatthebusstop.()

A.somewhereB.anywhereC.nowhereD.everywhere

14.—I'vebeentryingtofindagoodsciencefiction.Anyrecommendation?

一Sure!There'sonecalled"UndercoverRobot"..()

A.1don'tknowifyoulikeitB.It'sOK,Iguess

C.YoumustcheckitoutD.Iseeyourpoint

二、完形填空：本大题共10小题，共10分。

Boston'sicecreamculturewassostrongwitheventsliketheMuseumofIceCream'sgrandopeningatSeaportand

MooseTracks'10,000-cupcharitychallenge.Myfirstjobwastoscoop(舀)icecreamatBrigham'sinConcord

Ccntcr.ltwasa(n)(15)jobfbrsomeonewhothoughtofBoston'sScoopcrBowlfestivalasanationalholiday.At

fifteenyearsold,wearingtherequiredwhitepoloshirtuniform,Iwasfullofconfidence(16)thetwomilesfrom

inyhomeonthatfirsthotsummerday.

Thevery(17)customerwasaboyholdingaMuseumofIceCreammap.uLargelemonchipcone(甜简)，

please!"hespokeinahappyhighvoice.Yousee,lemonchipwasamongthemostpopular(18).Mysmilefroze.I

quickly(19)thatitmeantthetopcontainer(容器)wasoftenenipty.Thiswasapieceofcakefbrtheotherwaiters,

butitwasn'tfbrmeJustshyofmy(20)>Icouldn'treachthebottomcontainerwhilestandingup.Thislittleboy

wouldbeawitnesstoa(21)thatwouldberepealedmanyLilliesanhour.Iwoulddiveheadfirstintothefrcczcr(冰

柜),feetkickingintheair,tryingnottolosemy(22)andfallin.ButsometimesI'dfallin.

Byday'send.I'dbikehome»whitepoloshirt(23)withcolourfulmarksfromahardday'swork,armsstickyfrom

toomanyconesservedtotoomanytourists.ButFridayafternoonssparkled!Withmy$45paycheck——enoughfbr

twomuseumtickets一I'dracetotheMuseumofIceCream.

Iwassuretherewassomebiglifelessonhere,but(24)ifIcouldfindit.WhenIbitintomyweeklytreat—lemon

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chip,ofcourse—Itastedsomethingbetter：thesweetnessofstickysummers,coldfreezers,andagirlwhokept

reachingevenwhentheicecreamseemedtoofar.

15.A.artB.dreairC.nightD.volunteer

16.A.drivingB.runningC.walkingD.riding

17.A.earlyB.youngC.firstD.happy

18.A.tastesB.coloursC.shapesD.styles

19.A.promisedB.appearedC.realizedD.agreed

20.A.looksB.weightC.heightD.personalities

21.A.sceneB.signC.clueD.cause

22.A.jobB.wayC.mindD.balance

23.A.providedB.paintedC.coveredD.designed

24.A.believedB.doubtedC.acceptedD.refused

三、阅读理解：本大题共13小题，共26分。

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26.WhatistheRIGHTorderthatamountainistorndownintosand?

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27.Theinformationmainlytellsus_____.

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B

ForyearspeoplehaveenjoyedfollowingthelifeofGarfieldthecat.Garfieldisapopularcomicbookcharacter,

knewnfbrbeinglazyandfat.Butthecatwasbackinthenewsrecentlyfbrsomethingyoumightnotexpect.

AmanintheUSAchangedGarfield'sgendertoHnone"onthecat'swebpage.Afterthat,manypeoplegotangryand

keptchangingGarfield'swebpage.Theyarguedaboutwhetherthecatwasaboy,girlorncithcr.Finallythepagewas

lockedtostoppeopleediting(编辑)it.JimDavis»Garfield'screator,settled(解决)theargument."Garfieldis

male,"hesimplytoldWashingtonPost.Theartistsaidhelikedworkingwithanimalsbecausetheydidn'thavetobe

old,young,boysorgirls.HewasangrythatsomepeoplecaredsomuchaboutGarfield'sgender.

Itseemslikequiteanunnecessaryargumenttohave.Butitisnottheonlyrecentexampleofargumen:aboutgender.

TocelebrateInternationalWomen'sDayinAustraliaearlierthisyear,thecityofMelbournemadetentrafficlights

withafiguredressedinaskirt.Theyweredesignedtocelebratewomenandgivethemmoreconfidenceinpublic.But

noteveryonethinkstheideaisncccssary.SomepeoplethinkitisimportantfbrwomentobetreatedfairlyinAustralia,

butthisideaisfoolish.

"I'mallfbrdoinganythingwecanfbrgenderequity(公平)，butreally?"Melbournemayor(市长)RobertDoyle

tolcHeraldSun.Themayorsaidthisideaismorelikelytobelaughedatthanbringrespecttowomen.

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28.______putGarfieldthecatbackinthenewsrecently.

A.Thecat'slazycharacter

B.Beingincludedinawebsite

C.Thecat'spicturebeingchangedonitswebpage

D.Thecat'sgenderbeingchangedonitswebpage

29.AccordingtoJimDavis»_______.

A.thepageaboutGarfieldshouldbelocked

B.Garfieldcanbeaboyoragirl,andyoungorold

C.artistsdon'tcareaboutanimals'ageorgender

D.It'sunnecessarytotakeGarfield'sgendertooseriously

3().Astothetrafficlightidea,RobertDoylethought

A.itwouldgivewomenmoreconfidenceinpublic

B.itwasnotagoodideaforgenderequity

C.itwouldbringrespecttowomen

D.ithelpedwomenbetreatedfairlyinAustralia

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Themysterybeganasthetwinslookedaroundtheirnewhome-anoldhousewithappletrees.

Whatinterestedthetwinsmostwastheattic(阁楼).Theretheyfoundadirtyoldbottle.Aftercleaningit,

asurprisingnoteinsidecaughttheirattention.

Bystoneswhereshadowslie,closetowhereoldleavesdie.

Notfarbelow,undertheearth,liesatreasureofsecretworth.

Ifyousearchanddonotfear,thepastwillsoonbeclear.

Nearthebedwheredragonfliesfly,digbythewettestplacenearby.

"Atreasure!"Annasaidexcitedly.

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"Andtheseclues!Whereoldleavesdie,“Samreadaloud"It'snearthoseappletrees."

uLet*sgetashovel（铲子）andborrowametaldetector（金属探测器）tofindthetreasure."

Withtheirparents'help»

Samusedthedetectorundertheappletreesandfoundanoldbottlecap.Theyalsocheekedthestonewallbutthere

wasonlyanail.Alltheirearlyleadsturnedouttobewrong.

Thatnight,Annakeptthinkingabout"bedHinthenote.Shelookeditupinthedictionaryandsuddenly,

anideaclicked.

Thenextmorning,sheledeveryoneintothewoodswhereastonewallranbyastream（小溪）.

"Where*sthebed?"Samasked.

"Bedalsomeansthebottomofastreamandthat'swheredragonflicslaytheireggs."Annaexplained,

sweepingthedetector.Bceeee.

Theydugcarefullyandfoundalunchbox.

"Lookatallthesethings.1'Theypalledoutthetreasures：apostcard,amusicrecord,asilverha^dollar,

andabaseballcard"It'saboxfromthepast!"SamshoutedMLook»1964onthebaseballcard!"

"Butwhoburied（埋）it?"Annawondered,holdingupthepostcard.Onthebackwasanothernote：

Thepastisamystery,thepresentarace,tofindwhoIam,justfindtheplace.

Lookwherestoriesandwordsstay,orbehindthedoorswheresecretshideaway.

Annalaughed"Herewegoagainanothermysterytosolve!"

31.Whydidsomeoneleavethefirstnote?

A.Toasksomeonetohelpsolvethemystery.

B.Tointroducethehistoryoftheoldhouse.

C.Toleadpeopletofindsomethingvaluable.

D.Todescribewheredragonfliesliketolive.

32.HowdidAnnaprobablyledwhcn"anideaclicked"?

A.Hopefulandcertain.B.Surprisedbutalittlescared.

C.CuriousandinterestedD.Excitedbutalittleworried.

33.Whatisthebesttitlefbrthisstory?

A.NewHomeB.MissingClue

C.HiddenTreasureD.MysteryBottle

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Whenarobin（akindofbird）seesitselfinawindowormirror,itseemstothinkthereflection（映像）isanother

robin.Thebirdmayhittheglass,tr/ingtodrivetheotherbirdaway.

Inthe1970s,Dr.GordonGalluphadanidea.Hethoughtmoreintelligent（智力的）typesofanimalsmightknow

thattheirreflectionsshowthcmscIvcs.Tofindout,hecreatedanexperimentcalledthemirrortest.Ifananimalpasses

thelest,scicniisissaythatithas"self^awarcncss,,.InDr.Galhip'sexpcrimcnis»chimpanzees（黑猩猩）passed,

butmonkeysJailed.

Sofar,onlyeighthavepassed,includinghumans.Fourofthemareinthechimpanzeefamily.Magpies（喜鹊），

dolphins,andelephantsalsopassed.

ThemiiTortesthasfourstages.

（Stage3）

Noticewhatdoesn'tbelong.

Recognizeyourself.Theanimalnoticesaharmless

Reacttothe"intrude叫Theanimalseemstolearnmarkonitselfandreactstoit

Acatmaybackupitspaw.

Theanimalreactstothereflectionthatit'slookingatitself.It

（Otheranimalsshaketheir

asifitisanotheranimalofitsowntriestousepartsofitselfthat

headsortrytolookbehind

type.Forexample,itmayattackitcan'tseewithoutamirror.

themirror.

itsreflection.Mostanimalsdonot

getpastit

Instudieswithchildren,aresearchgroupputstickersontheforeheadsofchildrenwhojustlearnedhowtowalk

whentheyweren'tpayingattention.Bytheageoftwo,mostcouldnoticethestickerinamirrorandtakeitoff.

InDr.Reiss'sdolphinstudy,theresearchersputmarksontwodolphins*heads.Bothdolphinsnoticedthemarkina

mirror.Oncofthemswaintothesideofthepoolandtriedtorubthemarkoff.Amarkplacedonelephants'headsgave

similarresults.

"Animalsthatpassthemirrortesthavealotincommon,"Dr.Reisssays."Theyallhavelarge»complicatedbrains

comparedtotheirbodysize.Theyallliveinsocialgroupsandworkwitheachother.Theycareaboutothers."The

mirrortestcan'tmakeusknowabouteveryanimal'sintelligence.

Dr.Reisssaysself-awarenessisonlyoneformofintelligence.HManyhighlysocialanimalscommunicateintheir

ownways.ltisn'taboutwhoismoreintclligcnt.ltisaboutwhatkindofintelligencetheyshow."

34.Whatisthewritingpurposeofthepassage?

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A.Toremindpeopletocareaboutanimals.

B.Tointroducetheadvantagesof'themirrortest".

C.Topresentsomefactsof'themirrortest".

D.Toencouragepeopletodoresearchonanimals.

35.Whichofthefollowingshowstheanimalhasuself-awareness"accordingtothemirrortest?

A.Theelephantlakesthemarkonitsheadoff.

B.Thebirddrivesitsreflectionaway.

C.Themonkeytakesthemarkonitsheadoff.

D.Thedolphindrivesitsreflectionaway.

36.WhichwordsarcthemostsuitablefbrA?

A.SearchfbrtheMark.B.ExploretheMark.

C.SearchfbrtheMirror.D.ExploretheMinor.

37.Thefollowingsentencecanbestbeputatthebeginningof_____.

Sincethen,researchershavegiventhetesttomanykindsofanimals.

A.Paragraph2B.Paragraph3C.Paragraph7D.Paragr叩h8

四、任务型阅读■简答：本大题共1小题，共5分。

38.IcccoversmuchoftheArcticOcean（北冰洋）.Somepiecesoficcarchuge,likemovingislands.As

temperatureshaveincreased,however,someoftheicchasbeguntodisappcar.Scicntistshavediscoveredhugewaves

inthearcticwaters.

ThewaveswerediscoveredbyaccidentinMay,2010.ScientistAlekseyMarchenkoandhisstudentssetoutona

trip.Theywantedtostudytheicywaters.

OnMay2,theshiptraveledeastandstoppednexttoalargechunkoficearound50milesfromthesmallislandof

Hopcn.MarchenkopreparedtoleadhisstudentsoutontotheIce.

"WcwerereadytogobutwhenIwentoul>Idiscoveredmanycracks（裂缝）around*"herernernbers.

Hedecidedtomovetheshipdeeperintotheicetokeepsafe.Thefartherintheywent,hethought,theharderthe

icewouldbecome.Astheypushedforward,however,theshipexperiencedsmallwaves»andthenbiggerones.Soon,

thewavesbrokeuptheicearoundtheshipintothousandsofsmallerpieces.

Withinanhour»Marchenkoandhisteamsawawavethatwasabout13feethigh.Theship'snavigation（航行）

systemfinallyrecordedthelargestwaves.Theyweremorethan20feetinheight.Thewavesweresostrongthatthey

tbreedhugepiecesoficctojumpupanddown,breakingtheiccintosmallerpieceswithinjustonehour.Scicntists

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hadneverimaginedthattheprocesscouldhappensofast.Thewavesintheseareasusedtobesmall.

Thespeedandforceofthehugewavestheremakesitimpossibletoknowinadvancewhentheyarecoming.

Thatcouldbedangerousfbrnavigatorsandlocalcommunitieswhoarcunpreparedfbrhugewavesordependon

seaicetoprotectthem.Wildlifelikepolarbearsandwalrusesthatdependonseaicetoliveisalsoindanger.

Somescientiststhinkpeoplewillsoonseeevenbiggerwavesintheseicywaters.Aswavesbreakupice»theseas

willbecomemoreopen,andthewaveswillgetevenstronger.Therearestormylimesahead.

(I)WhendidMarchenkoandhisstudentsdiscoverhugewavesinthearcticwaters?

(2)WhyhastheArcticicebeguntodisappear?

(3)Howhighwerethelargestwavesrecordedbythenavigationsystem?

(4)Whomaybeindangerfromthehugewaves?

(5)WhatcanwedotoprotecttheArctic?

五、单词拼写.单句：本大题共5小题，共5分。

39.Thetechgiant'srecent__(改变)intoAIhasbeenwellworththeeffort.

40.Aftertakingadeepbreath»theboyletgoofthestring,andthearrowflew__(笔直地)intothecenterofthe

target>winningthefirstprizefbrhisteam.

41.Youwon'ttrulyunderstandthevalueofagoodnighfssleep__(至：...时)youhavespentthreedaysstaring

atthescreenanddrinkingcoldcoffee.

42.Unliketheoldsmalllibrary,thenewlibraryhasabrightandopen__(气氛),makingitawelcomingplace

R)rstudentstoreadandstudy.

43.Thetwocountriesarehaving__(不断发展的)talksabouthowtostopthefightingandbringpeacebackto

theregion.

六、单句语法填空：本大题共15小题，共15分。

44.Wuxiplaysa__(center)roleintheeconomyofsouthernJiangsubecauseofitsstrongindustryandconvenient

transportation.

45.Ifyouwanttodothisworkwell,youneedplentyof__(train).

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46.Totheteacher'ssurprise,theshyboyshowednosignofbeing__(will)tospeakinfrontofthewholeclass.

47.Themonumentwasbuiltinmemoryofthe__(hero)thatdiedinWorldWarII.

48.Herparentswerestronglyagainsther__(marry)someonefromdifferentculture,withoutreallyknowing

him.

49.—Wherehasyourfathergone?Ihaven'tseenhimfordays.

-He___(tour)SaipanIsland.Hellcomebacknextweekend.

50.Sally'sdadworkedovertimeeverydayonly__(pay)fbrherpianolessons.

51.Myfollowershavebeenaskingfbranewvlog,soI__(start)anewdailyseriesnextweek.

52.HisdiaryisRillofhiddenfeelingsthathehasn't__(nottell)anyone.Hepreferstokeepthemtohimself.

53.Whenyoucalledlastnight,I__(notsleep)eventhoughitwasverylate.Iwasstillatmydeskdoingmy

homeworkbecausethenextdaytherewasabigtest.

54.1heartheworkershavecompleted_(build)thenewbridge.Isittrue?

55.Haven'tyounoticedit?You__(drop)thekeysometimeonyourwayhere!

56.Nomatterwhatdifficultywe__(face)next,wewil