湖北省荆州市沙市区2025-2026学年下学期八年级英语期末试卷（含答案）

湖北省荆州市沙市区2025-2026学年下学期八年级英语期末试卷

一、完形填空：本大题共15小题，共15分。

Ericusedtobehard-working,butsincethemid-termexam,hehadbeenunfocusedinciassanddonehishomework

carelessly.Althoughtheteacherhadalongtalkwithhim,he⑴adeafeartotheadvice.Hethoughtshewasjust

worryingtoomuch.

However,asthefinalexamgot(2),Ericbegantofeelncnous.Hekepthavingterribledrcamsatnights.

Everymorning,hewenttoschoolwithaheavyheart.Feeling⑶mostofthetime,helosthistempereasilyandgot

intofightswithothersformanytimes.Thisupsethimmore.

Oneevening,Eriecamehomefeelingworsethanusual.HeenteredhisroomandsawhislittlesisterElsa

drawingoverhisnotebook一theoneheusedfor(4)difficultmathproblems.Eric'sfaceturnedred.He⑸the

crayonfromhissister'shand,brokeitintopiecesandshoutedatthelittlegirl.H(6)can'tyoujustleavemythings

alone?"Elsaranoutoftheroomcrying.Heshutthedoorhardrightaway.IIecouldhearhisparentstalkingwithhis

sister.He⑺himselfonthebed.

Afterawhile,Ericcalmeddown.Helookedathisnotebook.Those⑻werenotasmessyashethought.Just

then,athoughthithim.Hewasnotreallymadathissister.Hewasangryat(9)instead.Heknew(10)thatgood

gradesneverdependonperfectnotes.Hehadn'treviewedthatnotebookfbrweeks.Insteadofputtinginefforttohis

lessons,hewasstressedabouttheexamandtookhis(11)outonElsa.

Erictookadeepbreath.HeopenedthedoorandElsawasjustathisdoor.Hegaveheragentle-2)and

apologizedsincerely.Tohis(13),Elsatookoutanothercleannotebook.ShetoldEricshealsofeltsorryfbrmaking

Ericmad,soshepreparedanewnotebookfbrEric(14).

Atlast,Ericlaughedathisownfunnyanger.Herealizedthatproblemswouldneverbesolved(15)hefacedthem

bravelyandcalmly.

1.A.huntedB.visitedC.turnedD.tested

2.A.biggerB.closerC.harderD.heavier

3.A.imperfectB.unhappyC.impatientD.unfriendly

4.A.reviewingB.readingC.donatingD.receiving

5.A.gavebackB.gotoverC.pickedupD.lockedup

6.A.HowB.WhenC.WhoD.Why

7.A.threwB.spentC.droveD.drank

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8.A.crayonsB.drawingsC.picturesD.reports

9.A.yourselfB.herselfC.myselfD.himself

10.A.clearlyB.lastlyC.simplyD.safely

11.A.awardB.pressureC.talentD.value

12.A.bowB.shakeC.hugD.wave

13.A.successB.surpriseC.pleasureD.patience

14.A.properlyB.terriblyC.lonelyD.secretly

15.A.becauseB.andC.unlessD.though

二、阅读理解：本大题共15小题，共30分。

NewVolunteerOpportunitiesatCityAnimalShelter

Doyouloveanimals?Canyouspendafewhoursaweekhelpingcarefbr

homelesspets?CityAnimalShelterneedsyourhelp!

Whatvolunteersdo：

•Walkdogsandplaywithcats.

•Cleancagesandfeedanimals.

•Helpvisitorsfindtherightpet.

•Helpwithadoption（收养）eventsonweekends.

Requirements：

•Aged14orabove.

•Patientandresponsible.

•Willingtolearnandfollowinstructions.

•Atleast3hoursperweekfbr3months.

Benefits：

•Learnaboutanimalcare.

•Makenewfriends.

•Getacertificate（证书）after100hoursofservice.

•Feelthejoyofhelpinganimalsinneed.

Howtoapply：

Sendanemailtovolunteer@wirhyourname,age,phone

number,andwhyyouwanttovolunteer.InterviewswillbeheldnextMonday

aftemoon.Formoreinfbimation,callusat555-6789.

16.Whatactivitywillvolunteerstakepartinonweekends?

A.Animalfeedingcompetitions.B.Petadoptionevents.

C.Animaltrainingclasses.D.Volunteercertifcateparties.

17.Afterhowmanyhoursofservicecanvolunteersgetacertificate?

A.3hours.B.14hours.C.100hours.D.21hours.

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18.Whatinformationdopeopleneedtowriteintheapplicationemail?

A.Theirpet'snameandage.

B.Personalinformationandreasonsfbrvolunteering.

C.Theirworkingexperienceandaddress.

D.Thetimetheyplantoworkeveryday.

19.Whichpersoncanworkasavolunteerintheshelter?

A.A13-year-oldgirlwholovessmallanimals.

B.Acarelessboywhohasplentyoffreetime.

C.A15-year-oldpatientstudentwithfourfreehourseveryweek.

D.Aworkerwhoonlyhastwohourstospareeachweek.

20.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?

A.Ittellspeoplehowtoraisepetsalhome.

B.Itcallsonanimalloverstobesheltervolunteers.

C.Itintroducesdifferentkindsofhomelessanimals.

D.Itteachespeoplehowtowriteapplicationemails.

B

©SomepeoplesaythattheUKandtheUSaretwocountriesthatareseparatedbyacommonlanguage.Itmeans

althoughbothAmericansandtheBritishspeakEnglish,therearemanydifferencesinthewaytheyusethelanguage.

Havingstudiedinbothcountries,Ihavefoundthedifferencesaremorethandifferencessuchaspronunciationsand

spellings.Abigdifferenceiscommunicationstyles（风格）.

②【spentonetermintheUK,andthebiggestchallengefbrmewasthatpeopledon'talwayssaythings

directly.TheBritisharefamousfbrbeingpolite.Sopolite,infact,thattheysometimessaytheconlraryofwhatthey

reallymean.Forexample,whentheBritishsay“Ialmostagree"，con'tthinktheyhavesimilaropinionstoyou.

Actually,theymean"Idon'tagreeatallv.BeforeIcouldfullyunderstandhowtheBritishcommunicate,Iwent

home.

③Later,IwenttostudyintheUSfbroneyear.IfoundthatAmericansliketobestraightwithothers.WhenI

spoketothem,Ioftenhadtroublegettingstraighttothepoint.Forexample,when1wantedtoaskfbrhelp,Ilikedto

say,“Excuseme,I'mterriblysorrytobotheryou,butIseemtobe'ost.Wouldyoubesokindtolendmeahandin

findingmywaytotheneareststation?vButAmericanswouldfinditstrange.Theywouldjustsay,"Hey,sorryto

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botheryou.I'mreallylostandneedtofindtheneareststation.Canyouhelpme?”IrealizedIhadtolearnawhole

newwayofcommunicating.

©Now,Ihaveabetterunderstandingofhowtocommunicateinbothcountries,butIstillhavealottoleam.Asmy

experiencesshow,learningthepronunciationandspellingofwordsinalanguageisjustthebeginning!

21.Whatdocstheunderlinedworducontrary"inparagraph2probablymean?

A.Opposite.B.Similarity.C.Meaning.D.Same.

22.Howdoesthewriterdevelopparagraph2?

A.Byexplainingthefacts.B.Byusingsomenumbers.

C.Bygivinganexample.D.Bycomparingtwofacts.

23.Whatdoweknowaboutthewriterfromthelastparagraph?

A.ShehasfoundanewwaytoIcarr.English.

B.ShehasalongwaytogotolearnEnglish.

C.ShewantstostartlearningEnglishagain.

D.SheplanstostudyintheUSibrlonger.

24.Whichofthefollowingshowsthestructureofthepassage?(①=paragraph1;②=paragraph2…)

25.What,sthebesttitlefbrthepassage?

A.CommunicatingliketheBritishandAmericans

B.WaysofMakingCommunicationInteresting

C.TheUKandtheUS:theCommonLanguage,DifferentStyles

D.TheUKandtheUS:DifferentCountries,CommonCultures

c

MoreandmoreforeigntouristscometoChinatocelebratethe2026YearoftheHorse.Travelbookingshavegrown

greatly.Sofar,foreignflightbookingsareoverfourtimesmorethanlastyear.MostvisitorsarefromAsiancountries

suchasSingapore,MalaysiaandSouthKorea.Besides,thenumberofArgentinetouristshasincreasedby900

percent,andEuropeanvisitorshavealsodoubled.

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Today'stouristsarenotsatisfiedwithsimplesightseeing.TheyprefertoexperiencerealChinesetraditional

culture.AtShanghaiPudongAirport,wonderfi.ilcalligraphyshowsandculturalperformancesgreetforeignguests.

AcrossChina,touriststakepartinmanyinterestingactivities,includingmakingdumplings,writingSpringFestival

couplets（春联）andwatchingliondances.Shanghaievenholdsaspecialhorsc-thcmedactivitytomixtraditional

culturewithmodernstyles.

BesidesBeijingandShanghai,Harbinhasalsobecomeahottouristcity.Itsfamousiceandsnewfestivals

attractthousandsofforeignvisitors.Thisyear,inteniationalsculpturecompetitions（冰雕比赛）wereheldthereto

showChineseculturetotheworld.

Towelcomeforeignguests,Chinahasimproveditsservicesgreatly.Moreshopsacceptforeignbankcardsand

providedifferentlanguageservices.Airportshavemadeentrystepseasierandcutwaitingtimeby20percent,

bringingtouristsmoreconvenienttrips.

TherisingtourismprovesthattheSpringFestivalisgettingpopulararoundtheworld.Itbuildsagoodbridgefor

culturalexchange.Chinasharesitstraditionalculturewiththeworld,whileforeigntouristsposttheirtraveling

experiencesonline,helpingmorepeopleknowmodemChinawell.

26.Howmanytimesareforeignfliglitbookingscomparedwithlastyear?

A.Aboutfivetimes.B.Overfourtimes.

C.Aboutninetimes.D.Overthreetimes.

27.WhatdomostforeigntouristswanttoexperienceinChinanow?

A.Moderntallbuildings.B.RealChinesetraditionalculture.

C.DeliciousWesternfood.D.Famousnaturalmountains.

28.Whichcityheldinternationalsculpturecompetitionsthisyear?

A.Beijing.B.Shanghai.C.Harbin.D.Singapore.

29.Howdidsomeairportsmakethetravelexperienceeasier?

A.Bycullingwailinglimeby20%.

B.Byofferingfreehotelstays.

C.Byprovidingmoreshoppingcenters.

D.Byincreasingthenumberofflights.

30.Whatisthemainideaofthelastparagraph?

A.HowChinesecitiesimprovetouristservices.

B.WhyAsiantouristsliketravellinginChina.

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C.TheinfluenceoftheSpringFestivalandculturalexchange.

D.DifferentkindsoftraditionalactivitiesinChina.

三、任务型阅读-多任务混合：本大题共1小题，共10分。

31.Floodshappenwhentoomuchwatercoverstheland.Theycancomefromheavyrainsorbigwavesfromthesea.

Floodscanbeverydangerous.Everyyear,thousandsofpeoplelosetficirlivesbecauseoffloods.

Floodsarebecomingmorecommon,andonemajorreasonistherisingtemperatureoftheEarth.Warmerair

canholdmorewater,leadingtoheavierrainandstrongerstorms.Also,drygroundcannottakeinwaterwell,sowater

runsquicklyintolowlandandcausesfloods.Anotherimportantreasonisrisingsealevels,whichmakecoastalfloods

worse.Largewavespushmorewaterontotheland.Scientistssaythatbytheyear2100,seriousfloodsthatonce

happenedonlyonceevery100yearsmaytakeplaceeveryyear.Manycitiescouldthenfaceseriousdanger.

So,whatcanwcdotodealwithfloods?Therearcsomeclearways.First,wccandependonwarningsystems.

Thesesystemscantellpeoplewhenfloodsarccoming,soeveryonehasenoughtimetogettosafeplacesbeforethe

disasterhits.Second,wecanbuildseawallstostopfloodwaterfromspreadingontotheland.Third,citiescanbe

turnedinto“sponge（海绵）cities"bybuildingspecialstreetsandgreenspaces—thesefeatures（特征）helptakein

rainwater,slowitdownandreducetheriskofflooding.Finally,insomespecificareas,wecancarryoutaplancalled

“managedretreat"thatscientistssayisthesafestway.Thismeansmovingpeopleawayfromtheseareasthatflood

againandagain.

Floodsarcabigchallenge.Butifwcworktogetherandplanwell,wccanstaysafeandprotectourhotnes.By

understandingthecausesandtakingaction,wccanmakearealdifference.

（1）Floodsmainlycomefrom.（不超过8词）

（2）Whyarefloodsbecomingmorecommon?Listtworeasons.（歹!j

举两项，不超过15词）

（3）Fillintheblanksaccordingtothepassage.

Howtodealwithfloods?

First______（不超过4词）

SecondBuildseawalls

ThirdTurncitiesintowspongecities”

Finally_calledMmanagedretreatM（不超过4词）

（4）Whatcanwcdotokeepsafeifthereisaflood?（结合自身

实际，不超过20词）

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四、信息匹配：本大题共5小题，共10分。

Geimanscientiststhinkthatyourbrainkeepsworkingwhileyou'reasleep.Toshowthattheywereright,theygave

twogroupsofstudentsaproblemtoworkout.⑴Theresukshowedthestudentswhosleptv/orkedoutthe

answermorequickly.

Atthesametime,arecentstudyshowsmanychildrenhavemissedouton4,500hoursofsleepbythetimethey

aresevenyearsold.AccordingtotheMinistryofEducation,primaryschoolstudentsshouldgetatleast10hoursof

sleepanight.⑵Theanswerisnine.Iftheydon'tgeter.oughsleepatnight,theywillfacemore

challengingsituationsinschoolwork.

Schoolsaretakingactiontomakesurethestudentscangetenoughsleep.⑶Threereasonsare

mentionedfbrtheproblem.Firstly,theyspendhoursinscrolling（滚动）,suchasDouyinandWeChat.Hoursof

watchingthemobilephonescanbeharmfiiltotheireyesandcausestudentstosleepless.⑷Theymay

workovertimetogetthejobfinishedandtheycan'twatchoverthekids.Lastly,drinksliketeaorcoffeecanalso

keepthemexcitedandawake.

⑸Forexample,theyshouldavoidusingmobilephonestoomuch,anddrinksomethinglikemilk

beforegoingtobed.

Onlyifschools,familiesandstudentsjoinhandstogethercanstudentsgetenoughsleepandbeattheirbestin

schoolwork.

A.Butresearcherssaymanystudentsstillsleepless.

B.GroupOnewenttosleep,andGroupTwostayedawake.

C.Thenhowmuchsleepshouldmiddleschoolstudentsneed?

D.Infact,studentsthemselvesshouldalsotakesleepseriously.

E.Withoutagoodsleep,studentshaveproblemsofstudyatschool.

F.Secondly,busyparentsmayfailtoremindthemtosleepontime.

32.A.AB.BC.CD.DE.EF.F

33.A.AB.BC.CD.DE.EF.F

34.A.AB.BC.CD.DE.EF.F

35.A.AB.BC.CD.DE.EF.F

36.A.AB.BC.CD.DE.EF.F

五、选词填空-短文：本大题共1小题，共1。分。

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37.

workwarmsurpriseorganizationinspire

practicalsuccessprovidemisseffort

InHubeiProvince,agroupofstudentsatHuazhongUniversityofScienceandTechnology(HUST)developed

anAIsystemtorestore(修复)oldphotos.Theclearerphotosthen⑴betterclues(线索)toaidinthe

searchfbrlostpeople.

ShengJianzhong,astudentatHUST,startedtheteamyearsago.Theideacametohimwhenhesaw

a⑵childnoticewithunclearphotos.44Thosephotosmightbeoflittle⑶valueevenifthe

childwasnearby,“hesaid.Therefore,Shengdecidedtousehisskillstohelpfindthesechildren.Andto

his(4)manyofhisschoolmatesjoinedhim,andtheywerewillingtohelpwithoutaskingforanythingin

return.

Overthepastthreeyears,theteamhas(5)onimprovingtheAIsystemfbrrestoringthephotos.

Theymetmanydifficultproblems,butstrongteamworkhelpedthemsolvethem.Becauseoftheirgreat⑹.

theAlsystemhasbecomemoreuseful.Withthehelpofit,theyarc⑺inrestoringover1,000photos.This

directlyhelps11childrenreturnhome.OnetouchingstoryisthatofSunHaiyang.ThankstotheAIprogram,in

December2021,thefatherhuggedhisson⑻after14yearsofsearch.

Lookingahead,Shengplanstobuildastrongerteamtorunthecharity⑼.Thegoalisnotjustto