2025-2026学年江苏省无锡市八年级（下）期中英语试卷（含答案）

2025-2026学年江苏省无锡市东林集团八年级（下）期中英语试卷

一、阅读七选五：本大题共5小题，共10分。

Asreaders»wearealwayslookingforwaystoimprove：wewanttoreadmore,readfasterandachieveabetter

understanding.Improvementsometimeshappensbybreakingbadreadinghabits.However,manypeopledon'trealize

theproblemstheyhaveinthereadingprocess.（1）

Readingatawrongspeed

Manyreaderspaylittleornoattentiontotheirreadingspeedandthatisamistake.Whetheryouarcreadingtoofast

ortooslow,thereadingexperiencewillbebadlyinfluenced（影响）.（2）Readingataspeedthatistoohighcan

influenceyourunderstandingofwhatyouread.

Notpayingattentiontoyourreadingenvironment

⑶Notchoosingyourlocationproperlycanleadtoplentyofproblems.Forexample,anoisyenvironmentmakes

ithardfbryoutofbcusonthethingsyouarereading.Thatwillcauseyoutoreadthesamepassagesoverandover

again.Whereveryouread,makesurethelocationisn'ttoonoisy,thatthelightingisgood,andthatyouwon'tbe

interrupted（打扰）.

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Probablythemostcommonbadreadinghabitisdoingitwithoutpayingattention.Focusingonotherthingswhile

readingisgoingtobadlyinfluencecurperfonnance（表现）inmanywavs.（5）Besides,wewillrememberless

fromwhatweread,andourunderstandinglevelwillbemuchlower.

A.Nothavingaclearreadingplan

B.Hcrcarcseveralbadreadinghabitsyoucankickofffromyourlife.

C.Ourreadingspeedwillbeslowerthanusual.

D.Whereyoureadisalmostasimportantaswhatyouread.

E.Readingtooslowlymakestheprocessboring.

F.Takingnoteswhilereadingisawasteoftime.

G.Notfocusingonwhatyouarereading.

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

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

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

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

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二、完形填空：本大题共10小题，共10分。

OneofmyearliestmemoriesisplayingHshopsnwithmygrandpawhenIwas5years

oldAfter(6)schoolat15,Iworkedinafruitshop»butIhadnoideaofhowtorunmyownshop

backthen.

Severalyearslater,Igotmarried.MyhusbandEricandIheardaboutashopforsaleinthe

nearbyvillage.Wehadalookanddecidedtohaveashopofourown.ThatwasJanuary1973.Shopkeeping

was(7)tous,soweoftendidn'tknowwhatthe(8)wereaskingfbr.Butwesoonlearned.

Wecantellbytheweatherhow(9)theshopisgoingtobe.Onwetdaysthereareveryfewpeoplearound,and

whenit*ssnowy,peoplewantbreadandmilk.Whenit'shot,ever/onebuyscolddrinksandicccream.

Morepeopleshoponlinenowadays»buttheystillcomehereforthings(10)fromtheirorder.I'vekeptupwith

technologyandhaveacardreader,buttheshopitselfhasn'tchangedmuch.

Now,asI'mgettingolder,Ihave(11)theopeninghours.It'sopenfrom7a.m.to6p.in.onweekdaysinsteadof

closingat8：30p.m.However,Ikeepitopenuntil2p.m.atweekends.

Ericpassedaway16yearsago,butIam(12)gettingridof(处理掉)theshop.Ilovetalkingtothecustomers

andgetting(13)theywant.

Itwasthe50thanniversary(周年2己念日)oftheshopthisycar.lheldapartyandalsowroteabookaboutmy

incnioricsinihushop.K'scalledJus(AskJenny»asI'malwaysreadytohelpwhenanyonewaulstoknow(14).

Thisshophasbeenmylife.Inever(15)I'dstillbehereafter50years,butIloveitandhavenoplantoretire(退

休).

6.A.attendingB.leavingC.visitingD.changing

7.A.newB.goodC.funnyD.easy

8.A.visitorsB.neighboursC.villagersD.customers

9.A.quietB.busyC.fullD.popular

10.A.differentB.freeC.missingD.cheap

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ILA.keptB.cutC.checkedD.forgotten

12.A.alwaysB.oftenC.neverD.sometimes

13.A.howB.whenC.whereD.what

14.A.anythingB.everythingC.nothingD.something

15.A.feltB.hopedC.thoughtD.worked

三、阅读理解：本大题共15小题，共30分。

Itisthe13thyearof'theBeltandRoad'lnitiative（"——带——路”倡议）,andourMcircleoffriendsHhas

becomelarger.WhynotjoinusandenjoythewondersalongtheSilkRoad?

StateHistoricalMuseumYellowRiverIronBridge

Itwasbuiltinthe19thcenturywithmillionsofItisthefirstbigironbridgeovertheYellow

worksofart,whichshowthelonghistoryofRiverinChinesehistory.Thebridgeis250

Russiatopeopleallovertheworld.metreslong.

PctronasTwinTowers

Thetowersare452metreshighwith88

ParthenonTemplefloors.ltis

Itwasbuiltinthe5thcenturyBContheAthenianAcropolis.ltisthemostimportantbuilding

symbolofancientGreece.andthelocatedintheKualaLumpurCity

Centre,Malaysia.Andtheyarethehighest

twintowersintheworld.

TravelTips

I^^Bookhotelsbeforethejourneytosavemoney.fc>j|Takcyourcameratocatchthe

wonderfulinoments.

Checktheweatherwhenyoupreparetheclothes.

|«Payattentiontoyourbodylanguagesincetheculturesdiffer.

16.WhichwonderisthebestchoicetoknowaboutancientGreece?

A.StateHistoricalMuseum.B.ParthenonTemple.

C.YellowRiverIronBridge.D.PetronasTwinTowers.

17.Whatcanwedotosavemoneybeforethejourney?

A.Takeacamera.B.Bookhotels.

C.Checktheweather.D.Payattentiontobodylanguage.

18.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

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A.ParthenonTemplehasahistoryofover2,500years.

B.PetronasTwinTowersare88metershigh.

C.PeoplecouldvisitStateHistoricalMuseuminthe5thcenturyB

D.YellowRiverIronBridgeisthelongestironbridgeinChina.

19.Wherecanwcmostprobablyreadthepassage?

A.Inamagazine.B.Inastorybook.C.Onapostcard.D.Onawebsite.

20.Whatisthemainpurposeofthispassage?

A.TointroducethehistoryoftheBeltandRoadinitiative.

B.TocomparedifferentculturesalongtheSilkRoad.

C.ToinvitepeopletoenjoythewondersalongtheSilkRoad.

D.Toteachpeoplehowtotakegoodphotosduringatrip.

B

Oneday,whenyoubuysomethingonlinefromanothercountry,itmightarriveinjustafew

hours-byrocket.

OnMay29lastyear,Sepoch.aChinesecompanyinBeijing,successfullytestedsendingover

20kilogramsofpackages（包裹）usingarocket>reportedXinhua.Therocketflewfbr125seconds

beforelandingintheseanearShandongprovince»whereworkerspickeditup.Sepochsaidtherocketwasingreat

shapeafterthetest.

Thiswasabigstepindevelopingpoint-to-pointrockettransport.Thctechnologycouldgreatlychangeglobal

logistics（全球物流），becauserocketscantravelhallwayaroundtheworldinjust60or90minutes,accordingto

TheSpaceReview.

Theamazingspeedcomesfromsomethingcalled"gravityassist（重力助推）”,saidNautilusmagazine.Whenthe

rocketgoesupintospace»Earth'sgravitytriestopullitbackdown.Scientistscanusethispulllikeaslingshot（弓单

弓）tomaketherocketgofasterwithlittleenergyasitheadsbacktoEarth.

Rightnow,thetechnologyistooexpensivefbreverydayuse.A，makingreusablerocketswithstainlesssteel（不

锈钢）,liketheonetestedthistime,canhelp,expertsatScpochtoldXinhua.Stainlesssteelisalsoverygoodattaking

heatandpressure,whichisimportantfbrspacetrips.

Expertsbelievethatusingrocketstotransportonlineshoppingpackagescouldhelpmakemoremoneyfbrspace

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industryresearchanddevelopment.In2024alone,Chinatransported174.5billionpackages—morethan124fbr

everypersoninthecountry,saidChinaDaily.

21.WhatdoesSepoch*stestshow?

A.Rocketsmayhelpsendonlineshoppingpackages.

B.Therewillbeahighdemandfbrworkerstocollectpackages.

C.Citiesalongtheseaareimportantfbrtransportation.

D.Rocketsstillhaveproblemslandingincertainareas.

22.WhatroledoesEarth'sgravityplayinrockettransport?

A.Itprovidesenergyfbrtherocket.

B.Ithelpstherocketgofaster.

C.Ithelpstherocketflyhigher.

D.Itmakestherocketsticktoitspath.

23.Whichisthebestwordfbr,,A"inParagraph5?

A.WhileB.SoC.OthenviseD.However

24.Whydoexpertswanttousestainlesssteeltomakerockets?

A.Tomakethemlighter.

B.Totakelesspressure.

C.Tomakethemcheapertouse.

D.Tokeepthemcoolbeforetake-off.

25.Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytalkabout?

A.Spacetechnologywillmakeonlineshoppingeasier.

B.China'stransportationindustryiswelldeveloped.

C.Rockettransportcansupportthespaceindustry.

D.OnlineshoppingisverypopularinChina.

c

NedwantedtoescapefromtheNautiluswhilewcwereintheMediterranean.However,hehadno

chance.Thesubmarine（潜艇）racedintotheAtlanticintwodaysir.ostlystayingdeepunderthe

water.Isawmanyshipwrecks（沉船）alongtheway.Somewereveryold.Olherswererecent.As

itsurfaced,thesubmarineturnednorth.

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Nedcametomyroom.'"Tonight!"hesaid."Tonight?”Iwasn'treadyfbrthis."Tonight>"herepeated»"weareafew

milesofftheSpanishcoast.ltwillbedark,andthewindisblowingintherightdirection.Youagreed,Dr.Aronnax,

toescapewithme.Rememberyourpromise!"!saidnothing."Atnine,IwillgotothestaircasewithConsciLYouwill

waitinthelibraryforoursignal.Everythingisready."

"Theseaisquiterough（汹涌的），"Isaid.

"Yes>butifwedon'tgotonight,wewillsoonbetoofarfromland!"

Iknewhewasright.Iwasalsofrightened.WhatwouldCaptainNemodoifhediscoveredourplanorifwefailed?

Ihadnotseenhimfbrseveraldays.NowIdidn'twanttoseehim.HemightnoticethatIwasnervous.SoIstayedinmy

room.

AsIwaitedfbrNed'ssignal,theNautilus'senginesstopped.Ifeltabumpasthesubmarinecametorestonthe

oceanfloor.

ThelibrarydooropenedandCaptainNemoentered.Hetookmetothewindow.Ifoundthecrew（全体船员）of

theNautilusweregatheringsomegoldfromthesandandbringingittothesubmarine.NowIknewhowthecaptain

becamesorich."Butofwhatuseisallthisgoldtoyou?"Iasked."It'sofnousetome!"hereplied,""Butitcanhelp

peoplewhoaresuffering."

Nedcametomyroomthenextmcrning.nWcwereunlucky.TheNautilusstoppedjustaswewereabouttoescape.'1

ItoldhimwhatIhadlearntaboutNemoandthegold.IhopedthatNedwouldchangehismind,buthedidn't.Thc

Nautiluswasgoingawayfromtheland.Theescapewasimpossiblenow.Nedwasdisappointed（失望的）,butIwas

not.

Ateleventhatnight,IwassurprisedthatCaptainNemoinvitedrr.etogofbranightwalkunderthesea.

（AdaptedfromTwentyThousandLeaguesUndertheSea）

26.WhatreasonsdidNedgivefbrwantingtoescapethatnight?

a.TheywereclosetotheSpanishcoast.

b.Therehadbeenalulofshipwrecks.

c.Itwouldbedark.

d.Thewindwasblowingintherightdirection.

e.Theseawasquitepeaceful.

A.abcB.acdC.abdD.ace

27.WhydidDr.Aronnaxstayinhisroom?

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A.Hewantedtopreparewellfbrtheescape.

B.Hewantedtocollectsomegold.

C.Hedidn'twanttoseeCaptainNemo.

D.Hedidn'twanttoleavethesubmarine.

28.Whichofthefollowingshowsthecorrectorder?

©Thesubmarinepassedmanyshipwrecks.

©CaptainNemoinvitedDr.Aronnaxfbrawalk.

@TheNautilusmovedawayfromland.

®Thecrewbroughtgoldtothesubmarine.

⑤NedaskedDr.Aronnaxtoescape.

A.I-2-3-4-5B.2-1-3-4-5C.1-4-5-3-2D.1-5-4-3-2

29.Afterthispassage,thewritermaytalkabout_______.

A.Whytheywantedtoescapethatnight.

B.HowDr.Aronnaxwouldchangehismind.

C.WhereCaptainNemowouldcarrythegold.

D.Whatwouldhappenduringthenightwalk.

30.What'sthebesttitlefbrthepassage?

A.APlantoEscapeB.GatheringSomeGold

C.ABraveandSmartNedD.AJourneyunderthesea

四、任务型阅读■简答：本大题共1小题，共10分。

31.Dronesaresmallflyingmachineswithoutpilots（飞行员）.Theyarecontrolledbycomputersorremote

controls（遥控器）.Today,dronesareveryuseful,especiallyintravel.

^4oreandmorevisitorstakedroneswiththemduringtheirtravels.Theycanflyhighandtakebeautifulphotosand

videosofiiiuunlaiiis*liversandoldluwns.Inlliisway,Iravcllcisvaniccuidamazingviewsihcyuan'lgelby

themselveswiththesupportofdroncs.Thishelpspeoplekeepwondcrfiiltravelmemorieseasily.

Travelcompaniesalsousedronestolookatscenicareas.Dronescanflyoverplaceshardfbrpeopletoreach.This

helpsthemmakebetterandsafertripplansfbrvisitors.

Sometimes>droneshelpwithdelivery（再口送）too.Theycantakefoodandwatertotravelersindistant（远处

的places.

Iheyarealsoveryhelpfulinrescued救援）work.Whentouristsarelostorindanger,dronescanfindthemquickly.

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Besides,dronescanhelpprotectbeautifulnaturalplacestocreateabettertravelenvironment.

Dronesmaketraveleasierandmorecolourful.Theyarebecominggreathelpersfbrbothtravelersandthetravel

industry.

(1)Whatcontrolsdrones?

(2)Howdodroneshelptravelerskeeptravelmemories?

(3)Whycandroneshelpmakebetterandsafertripplansfbrvisitors?

(4)Inhowmanywayscandroneshelpwithtravelaccordingto(根据)thearticle?

(5)Whatdoyouthinkofdronesintravel?

五、单词拼写-单句：本大题共5小题，共5分。

32.LilyreallyenjoyedreadingChinese__(文学)，anditmadeherdreamoffindingbeautyinkfe.

33.Earlyinthemorningtheotherday,shedroveherfamily'snew__(电动的)cartothebcautifiilmountain

becauseitwasquietandcco-fricndly.

34.Asshedrove,shecouldhardly__(想象)howdifficultthetriptothefarawaymountainwouldbewithouta

car.

35.Therewasno__(怀疑)thatthewholeplacehadchangedalotovertheyearswithnewhousesandcleanroads.

36.Aroadsigntoldhertogo___(径直)aheaduntilshearrivedatthemountain.

六、单句语法填空：本大题共15小题，共15分。

37.Anhourlater,shereachedthe__(centre)partofit.Sheparkedhercarastherewerenomoreroadstogoon.

38.Whensheclimbedupthemountain,shewas__(complete)surprisedatitsnaturalbeauty.

39.Alongtheway>shesawthemountainpathbecoming__(crowd)withagreatannyofclimbersfromall

directions.

40.Shetoldherselfthatifshewas__(willing)tomakeherwayup,shewouldneverseetheamazingsunriseon

thetop.

41.Finally,sheandtheothervisiloisreadiedan__(agicc)loenjoyllicbicallildkiiigviewontheloplugclhcr.

42.LastFridayafternoon,allthestudentsinourclass__(take)partinafantastichandicraftclasstolearnsome

usefulskills.

43.Ourartteacher__(teach)ushowtomakebeautifulgreetingcardsthewholelesson.

44.Shealsogaveussomeadviceonhow__(express)ourbestwishesorthanksbywritingandpaintingsomething

special.

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45.Thatclasswasinterestingenoughtomakeme__(love)makingwannandmeaningfulgiftsformyfamilyand

friends.

46.Sofar,I__(learn)quiteafewusefi.ilskillsfromsuchavaluableclass.

47.Practisingaloteveryday__ihelp)makemycardsmorelovelyandwonderful.

48.SincelastweekI__(make)threenicegreetingcardsformyfriendsandteachers.

49.1__(prepare)somepaperandcolouredpenstomakeaspecialnewcardatthemoment.

50.It__(be)apleasantsurpriseformymotheronhercomingfortiethbirthday.

51.Thankstomyartteacherandthatclass,theyhavegivenmeonemoreway__(show)myloveandcarefbr

others.

七、书面表达：本大题共1小题，共20分。

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