广东省2025-2026学年度第八年级二学期期中考试英语试题

广东省东莞市光明中学2025-2026学年度第八年级二学期期中考试试题英语卷

一、语法选择（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）

语法选择

Someartistsareoftennotfamousduringtheirlifetime.VincentvanGoghwassuch1.artist.

Peopledidnotpaymuchattentiontohispaintings.Atthetime,noonethoughthewouldbecomeoneof__

2.paintersintheworld.Buthedidnotgiveuppainting.Hewassointerestedin3.hepainted

thathedidnotwanttostop.Sometimeshewassofocusedthatheevenforgottoeat!

Atfirst,hispaintingsweredark.Heusedpencilstomakethem.Thenhe4.color.Heusedlots

ofbrownanddarkgreen.

Later,VincentmovedtoFrance.Helearned5.otherartists.Theartistsworkedthere___

6..Theysharedexperienceofpainting.InFrance,Vincentbeganusingbrightcolors.Heusedoil

paints（油画颜料）7.hisart.Hepaintedboththecountrysideandpeople.Healsopaintedself­

portraits（自画像）.Hecreatedmorethan20portraitsof8.!

Vincentcompletedmorethan2,000paintings9.hislife.Sadly,peopledidnotbuyhis

paintingsduringhislifetime.Butnowpeoplethinkthis10.paintingsarefantastic.Forexample,

thepaintingSunflowersisveryfamousallovertheworld.

1.A.aB.anC.the

2.A.glHKlB.bciiciC.ilicbest

3.A.thatB.whatc.if

4.A.addsB.addedc.wasadding

5.A.aboutB.ofc.from

6.A.careB.carefulc.carefully

7.A.tocreateB.creatingc.created

«.A.heB.himc.himselt

9.A.inB.onc.at

10.A.artistB.artist'sc.artists

二、完型填空（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）

完形填空

Oneday,ourEnglishteacherMr.Whitecameintotheclassroomwithabookinhishand.Hestartedhis

lessonwitha11.."Whocandescribewhatstressislike?"Nooneanswered.Thenheraisedthe

bookandasked,"How12.isthebook?"

Afterhearingthequestion,W3begantothinkand13..Onestudentsaid,"Ithinkitis100g.”

Anotherstudentsaid,"It's200g."Ouranswersweredifferent.14.,Mr.Whiteexplained,"It

doesn'tonlydependonthe15.weight.Italsohasmuchtodowiththetimeweholdit.IfIholdit

fbraminute,itisOK.If1holditforanhour,1willhavea16.inmyrightarm.IfIholditfora

day,Iwillhavetoseeadoctor.Itistheexactsameweight,butthelongerIholdit,theheavieritbecomes.

Thisbookstandforstress.Ifyouholditwithoutputtingitdown,soonerorlater,youwillnotbeableto___

17..Nomatterhowmuch18.youhave,stopandhavearestforawhileifpossible.Boysand

girls,youshouldIcarnto19.yourselves.Iamsureyouwillliveahappyschoollife."

Weall20.Mr.Whiteforgivingsuchameaningfullesson.Itmadeadifferencetous.

II.A.songB.storyC.questionD.picture

12.A.heavyB.bigC.oldD.thick

13.A.guessB.practiceC.readD.search

14.A.LuckilyB.EspeciallyC.SecretlyD.Finally

15.A.realB.hugeC.mainD.special

16.A.breakB.woundC.diseaseD.pain

17.A.giveupB.keepon

C.sufferfromD.letdown

18.A.stressB.timeC.pleasureD.knowledge

19.A.hideB.competeC.relaxD.encourage

20.A.acceptedB.excusedC.fearedD.thanked

三、阅读理解（本大题共15小题，每小题2分，共30分。）

阅读短文，回答问题

Lastmonth,somegroupsofstudentsmadeasurveyabout"Howdopeoplespendtheirfreetime?"in

theircommunity,fhefollowingdiagrams(图表)showsomeresultsofit:

Diagram1:Differentdayswhenpeoplegotothelibrary(libraryattendance).

Diagram2:DifferentTVprogrammespeoplelike.

News

37%

Diagram3:Hoursforpeopleofdifferentageswhosurftheinternetinaweek.

(age)

21.PeopleagedspendthemosttimesurfingtheInterneteveryweek.

A.over56B.31—55C.7—16D.17—30

22.WhichofthefollowingTVprogrammesisthemostpopularoneamongpeople?

A.News.B.Cartoons.C.Sport.D.Chatshows.

23.Theword"attendanceHinDiagram1means"inthelibrary',.

A.thedayspeoplespendB.theweekspeoplespend

C.thenumberofbooksD.thenumberofpeople

24.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaccordingtothediagrams?

A.MostpeopleoftengotothslibraryonWednesday.

B.Thefewestpeopleenjoywatchingquizshows.

C.MorethanhalfofthepeoplelovewatchingTVprogrammesaboutmusicandchatshows.

D.Peopleover56spend(heleasttimesurfingtheInternet.

25.Wherecanwefindthiskindofpassage?

A.Inatextbook.B.Inthenewspaper.

C.Inasciencehook.D.Inatravelguide.

阅读短文，回答问题

Insmallvillages,peopleoftensayhellototheirneighboursinstores,onthestreets,oroutsidetheir

homes.Butincities,manypeopledon'tgreettheirneighbours,evenwhentheyarcstandinginlineata

supermarket.Arecentstudyshowsthatgreetingneighbours,especiallyuptosixpeopleaday,isreallygood

fbryou.

Thestudyhasfoundthatgreetingotherscanmakeyouhappier.Themagicnumberissix.Whenyou

greetuptosixpeople,yourhappinessscoregoesup.Afterthat,thescoreshowsnofurtherrise.Thestudy

wascarriedoutlastyearandgotrepliesfrommorethan4,000people.Ittestedpeople'ssocialhappiness,

physicalhappiness,communityhappinessandmore.Peoplewhogreetedsixneighbourshadamuchhigher

happinessscorethanthosewhodidn'tgreetanyone.

Youmightthinkthatsayinghelloisonlyaboutsocialhappiness,butthat'snottrue.Regulargreetings

alsoimproveyourphysicalandcommunityhappiness.Ifyoufeelyourcommunityissafe,it'smore

possiblefbryouto(alktopeople.Walkingaroundyourneighbourhoodcanmakeyoufeelbetterphysically.

DanWitters,theleaderofthestudy,said,"Wedon'tmeanthatyoushouldknowthepersonwell.Just

stopandtalktothem.Themorepeopleyougreet,themorechancesyouhavetostartaconversation."

Remember,sayinghelloregularlyisagoodwaytoimproveyourownhappiness.

26.Howdoesthewriterleadintothetopic?

A.Bytellingastory.

B.Byexplainingthereason.

C.Byaskingaquestion.

D.Byintroducingdifferentactions.

27.Whichofthefollowingshowsthechangeinhappinessscoreafterpeoplegreetneighbours?

A.Thai'sbecauseallofthesearejoinedlogeiher.

B.It'sbesttogreetyourneighboursinthemorning.

C.Differentneighbourscangreetyouindifferentways.

D.Thereasonisthattheyhavenothingtodowitheachother.

29.WhatcanwclearnfromDanWitters'words?

A.Themorepeopleyouknow,thehappieryouarc.

B.Sayinghellomayhelppeoplestartaconversation.

C.Nothingimproveshappinessmorethanconversations.

D.Knowingpeopleismoreimportant(hangreeting(hem.

3().Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Thedifferencesbetweenvillagelifeandcitylife.

B.Theimportanceofknowingneighbourswellincities.

C.Thegoodpointsofgreetingneighboursinourdailylife.

D.Theusefulwaytohelppeoplegettoknowtheirneighbours.

阅读下面关于自然奇观的描述，为左边的人物需求匹配最合适的介绍。

Tomshowsgreatinterestintheworld'sA.TheNileRiver

highestmountain.HehopestogetitsexactItislh3longestriverintheworld,about6,671

height,locationandwhysomanyclimberskmlong.ItrunsthroughnortheastAfricaandwas

dreamofreachingitstop.31.________veryimponanttoancientEgypt.

LilyisreallycrazyaboutwaterfallsandB.MountQomolangma

wantstoknowwhichoneisthetallestontheItistheworld'shighestmountain,8,848.86

earth.Shealsoexpectstolearnaboutitscountrymetershigh.ItliesbetweenChinaandNepal.

andhowhighitfalls.32.________Climbingitisdifficultanddangerous.

Davidisinterestedindryandhotdeserts.C.AngelFalls

HewantstoknowthelargesthotdesertintheItisthetallestwaterfallonEarth.Itisin

world,itsgeneralsizeandspecialclimateVenezuela,SouthAmerica.Itdropsaround979

features.33.________metersandlooksverywonderful.

Tinaisamazedatthelov/estlandplaceonD.TheSaharaDesert

Earth.Shewantstoknowitsname,howdeepitItisthelargesthotdesertintheworld.Itisin

isbelowsealevelandwhypeoplecanfloatAfricaandcoversabout9,000,000squarekm.Itis

easilythere.34.________hotinthedayandcoldatnight.

EriclovestheoceanverymuchandwantsE.TheDeadSea

toknowthedeepestplaceintheworld'soceans.Itisthelowestplaceonland,about416meters

Healsowantstoknowwhereitisandhowdeepbelowsealevel.Itswaterisverysalty,sopeople

itis.35.________canfloateasily.

F.TheMarianaTrench

Itisthedeepestoceanplace,about11,000

metersdeep.ItisinthewesternPacificOcean.Few

peoplehavebeen（here.

G.TheGrandCanyon

ItisagreatnaturalwonderintheUSA.Ithas

highcliffsandalongriverinside.Manytourists

visititeveryyear.

四、句子翻译（本大题共5小题，每小题2分，共10分）

36.他告诉我们不要如此轻易地放弃。

37.你怎样伤着你自己的？

38.如果你做错了或者说错了一些事，你应该道歉。

39.虽然你们吵架了，但是你们仍然是非常亲密的朋友。

40.她吹长笛去放松。

五、短文填空（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）

请从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使文章完整连贯，注意每空一词，每词仅用一次，

有两词为多余选项，请将答案写在答题卡对应题目的答题位置上。

harmwithoutpaywehowneedwellorstudybaddifficultyfor

Nothavingenoughsleepisacommonproblemfbrpeopleamundtheworld.However,sleepisjustlike

foodandwalertous.Noneof41.canliveifwedon'tsleepatall.Sleepexpertssaythatan

adult42.7to9hoursofsleepanightandateenagerneeds8.5to9.5hours.Notgetting

enoughsleepcouldbe43.toourhealth.

Accordingtoa（n）44.,sleepingforonlyfivehoursanightforaweekislikehavinga

blood-alcohol（酒精）levelofO.1percent.Thatisabovethesafedrivinglimit（限制）inmost

countries.Mostpeopleprobablywon'ttakeanexam45.gotoworkiftheygetdrunk（醉酒

的）.But46.enoughsleep,theystilldothesethings.

Itisreally47.tofocusoniheirworkorstudies.Asaresult,theyfailintheexamsor

perform48.atwork.

Althoughpeopleknow49.importantsleepis,manyofthemarcnotgettingenough.Ina

survey,twentypercentofthepeoplesaythatdaytimesleepinessinfluencestheirdailywork.Theyfindit

hardto50.fullattentionduringtheday.However,theydon'tseemtocare.Somesaythey're

finewithlittlesleep.Theyshouldrealizethatnotsleepingenoughisaseriousproblem.

六、读写综合（本大题分为A、B两部分，共20分）A.根据短文内容回答问题（共5小题，

每小题2分，共10分）

根据短文内容回答问题

Eight-year-oldMayaandherparentswereonvacationhappily.TheywerewalkingintheAppalachian

Mountains,whichareagroupofmountainsinNorthAmerica.Maya'sfamilywerewalkingonalong,long

road.ItiscalledtheAppalachianTrail.IlstartsintheUSstateofMaineandendsinthestateofGeorgia.

MayaandherfamilystartedneartheirhomeinMaryland.ThiswasMayasfirsttimetoleaveherstate,so

shewasreallyexcited.Afterwalkingforsomedays,thefamilydecidedtotakearestinWestVirginia.Then

theywentontheirvacation.

Everyevening,Mayaandherfamilywouldmakeacampfire.Shelovedtosinganddancearoundit.She

alsoenjoyedsleepinginatenteachnight.Andinthemorning,shswouldgetupearlysothatshecouldhave

muchtimetoenjoyhertrip.Mayawantedtoremembereverythinginterestingonhervacationandshehad

herspecialwaytodothat-drawing.Forexample,whenshesawanewanimal,shewouldtakeouther

pencilanddrawquickly.

Mayalearnedthatshehadtobequietifshewantedtheanimalstostay.Shealsodrewalotofflowers.

Mayathoughtthatflowersweremucheasiertodraw,becausetheydidn'trunaway!Shespentanexcel