2025-2026学年湖北省襄阳市南漳县徐庶学校八年级（下）期末英语试卷（含答案）

第=page11页，共=sectionpages11页2025-2026学年湖北省襄阳市南漳县徐庶学校八年级（下）期末英语试卷一、阅读六选五：本大题共5小题，共10分。阅读短文，从文后所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，使短文通顺、连贯。选项中有一项为多余选项。

Whenyouvisitnewcountries，it'seasytofeelconfusedorembarrassedifyouknownothingabouttheircultures.Herearesometipstohelpyou.

Learnbasic（基本的）waysofgreeting.

Peoplegreeteachotherindifferentwaysindifferentcountries.

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InIndia，peoplegreeteachotherwiththenamastegesture（双手合十礼）.InsomeWesterncountries，peoplehugorkisswhentheymeet.Allofthesegreetingwaysshowrespectandkindness.Knowingthemcanhelpyoumakeagoodstart.

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Bodylanguagecancarrydifferentmeaningsindifferentcultures.Forexample，makingeyecontactshowsrespectinWesterncountries，whileinsomeAsiancountries，toomucheyecontactisseenasimpolite.So，watchinglocalpeople'sbodylanguagewillhelpyoucommunicateproperly.

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Mindyourtablemanners.

Tablemannersareveryimportantinalmostallcultures.

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InWesterncountries，peoplekeeptheirelbowsoffthetablewhentheyhavemeals.Learningthosebasicruleswillhelpyoubehavewellattable.

Askwhenyouareconfused.

Ifyouarenotsureaboutacustom，youcanaskpolitelyforhelp.

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Thisway，youwillnotmakesillymistakesandgetalongwellwithothers.

Withthesesmalltips，yourcross-culturalvisitswillbeeasierandmoreenjoyable.

A.Payattentiontoyourbodylanguage.

B.InJapan，peoplebowtogreetothers.

C.Trytomakefriendswithlocalpeople.

D.Luckily，awarmsmileisfriendlyinalmosteveryculture.

E.InChina，peopleusuallydon'tspeakwithfoodintheirmouths.

F.Localpeopleareusuallyfriendlyandhappytoansweryourquestions.1.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F2.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F3.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F4.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F5.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F二、完形填空：本大题共15小题，共15分。请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

Myfavoritehobbyisclimbingmountains.Itbringsmealotofbenefits.Ithelpsme

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stressfromhomework.Itallowsmetokeepawayfrom

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.Anditbringsmemorefriends.

Atfirst，climbingwasfullofpain.Mylegshurt

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，andIwascarelesswithmysteps.OnceIevenhitarockandgot

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.ButIdidn'tgiveup.EachtimeIreachedthetop，Iwas

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bythelandscapesaroundme.Thegreentrees，clearsky，andfarawayvillagesbelowareallinmyeyes.Theymademefeelmuchlesstiredandrelax

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.

Afterclimbingregularlyforayear，Ihavebecomemuchstronger.Inthepast，I

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theflufromtimetotime.ButsinceIstartedclimbingmountains，myhealthhas

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alot.AndIseldomgotacold.Thefreshairinthemountainsisgood

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mylungs，andtheprocessofclimbingmakesmylegsandarmsmorepowerful.IusedtogettiredquicklywhenrunninginPEclass，

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nowIcankeepupwiththefasteststudents.

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，climbinghashelpedmemakemorefriends.Ioftenmeetother

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whosharethesameinterest.Wetalkedhappilyallthewaytothepeakofthemountain.SinceIclimbwithfriends，Ineverfeel

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.

I'mmoreandmorecrazyaboutclimbing

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.It'snotonlyawayto

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，butalsoagoodhelpertokeepmehealthyandpositive.Iwillkeepclimbingforever.6.A.add B.miss C.lose D.reduce7.A.life B.study C.illness D.trouble8.A.badly B.freshly C.probably D.actually9.A.single B.strict C.bruised D.negative10.A.pulled B.pushed C.pressed D.shocked11.A.myself B.yourself C.ourselves D.themselves12.A.dealtwith B.sufferedfrom C.tookback D.stuckto13.A.described B.avoided C.improved D.developed14.A.in B.at C.for D.with15.A.and B.but C.though D.because16.A.Lastly B.Unfortunately C.Suddenly D.Probably17.A.climbers B.travelers C.visitors D.instructors18.A.happy B.lonely C.upset D.scared19.A.trees B.walls C.houses D.mountains20.A.relax B.cross C.repeat D.shut三、阅读理解：本大题共15小题，共30分。A

OnMarch15，aseriouswildfiresuddenlysweptacrossalargewildforestinYajiangCounty，SichuanProvince.Luckily，nopeoplelosttheirlivesinthisterribleaccident.Wildfiresarereallydangerousnaturaldisasters.Theycanspreadveryquicklyandburnlargeareasofgreentreesanddrygrassinashorttime，bringinggreatharmtothenaturalenvironment.

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In2023，therewere328wildfiresacrossourcountry.147ofthembrokeoutinMarchandApril，makingupalmosthalfofthewholeyear'swildfires.Thesefiresnotonlydamagedforestsbutalsobroughttroubletothelivesoflocalpeople

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Thereislittlerainfallinmanyplaces，especiallyinSouthwestChina，sotheairandplantsbecomeverydry.Dryplantsturneasytocatchfirewhentheystarttogrowandcomebacktolifeafterwinter.Besides，strongwindsarequiteusualinspring.Theymakewildfiresspreadmuchfasterandmorewidelyintheopenair，makingithardertoputoutthefire.

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Useful

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Whenyoumeetwildfires，staycalmfirst.Ithelpsyoumakerightandwisedecisionsandavoidmakingmistakes.Alwaysstayupwindofthefiretokeepawayfromthesmokeandflames.Movetosafeplacesatonceifthewindturnsdangerous.Ifyouaresurroundedbyfire，coveryourbodywithwetclothesorawetquiltandfindplaceswithwater，likeriversorpools.Wideemptyroadscanalsokeepyouawayfromthefiresafelyuntilhelparrives.21.WhatpercentofwildfiresinChinahappenedinMarchandAprilin2023？______A.Almost20%. B.Almost50%. C.Almost80%. D.Almost90%.22.Whichofthefollowingcanbeputin"______".A.Plantssurviveinspringwildfires

B.TerribleweatherinSpring.

C.Mainreasonsforspringwildfires

D.Differentwaystoputoutwildfires23.Whichofthefollowingmaycausespringwildfires？______

①littlerainfallanddryplants②strongwindsinspring③dryairafterwinter④cuttingdowntreesA.①②③ B.①②④ C.①③④ D.②③④24.Whichofthefollowingpicturesshowstherightwaytoprotectyourselffromwildfires？______A. B. C. D.25.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage？______A.Toaskpeopletoplantmoretrees.

B.Tointroducespringwildfiresandwaystokeepsafe.

C.TotellastoryaboutawildfireinSichuan.

D.Totellushowterribletheenvironmentis.B

SaturdaywasMillie'sfavouritedayoftheweek.Thatwasthedayshegottovisithergrandparents'farm.Millielovedtoplaythereandhelpchoosevegetablesforlunch.

ButtherewasonethingthatMilliedidn'tlike—thehenhouse.Milliealwaysranpastitasfastasshecould.Thehenspecked（啄）atthegroundwiththeirsharpbeaks（尖利的喙）.Theirsmall，yelloweyeswerealwayslookingforfood.Milliewasafraidtheywouldbiteher.

AfterlunchoneSaturday，Grandpasaid，"Willyoupleasehelpmefeedthehens，Millie？I'mbusytoday."

Milliewantedtosayno，butGrandpahadalreadyhandedherabagofcrackedcorn（碎玉米）."Thisistheirfavouritesnack，"hesaidwithasmile.

Milliewalkedslowlytothehenhouse.Thehensrushedtothedoorastheysawher.Theywereexcitedaboutthefood.Milliestoodoutsidethehenhouseandbegantocry.Shewastooscaredtoopenthedoor.

GrandpaheardMilliecryingandcameover."What'swrong？"heasked.

"Idon'twantthehenstobiteme!"Milliecried.

"Oh，Millie，"Grandpalaughedkindly."Didn'tyouhearthesayingthatsomethingisasrareashen'steeth？Thatmeansitalmostneverhappens—becausehenshavenoteethatall!Theycan'tbiteyoueveniftheywantto."

Millielookedatthehens.Nowtheyjustseemedfunny，notscaryatall.Shesmiledandopenedthedoortofeedthem.

"Iguessbeingscaredofhensisasrareashen'steeth，too，"MilliesaidandlaughedalongwithGrandpa.Sheknewshewouldneverbeafraidofthehensagain.26.WhydidMillieenjoygoingtovisithergrandparents'farm？______A.Shelikedgrowingplantsthere.

B.Shelovedthehensandotheranimalsthere.

C.SheenjoyedlisteningtoGrandpatellingstories.

D.Sheenjoyedplayingthereandhelpingchoosevegetables.27.WhatdidGrandpaaskMillietodoafterlunchoneSaturday？______A.Feedthehens. B.Picktheapples.

C.Buysomesnacks. D.Cleanthehenhouse.28.HowdidMilliefeelwhenshestoodoutsidethehenhouse？______A.Angryandtired. B.Sleepyandbored.

C.Happyandexcited. D.Nervousandscared.29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"rare"inParagraph8mean？______A.Notcommon. B.Nothard. C.Notstrong. D.Nothealthy.30.WhatlessondidMillielearnfromtheexperience？______A.Farmworkiseasierthanitlooks.

B.Helpingotherscanbringhappiness.

C.Itisbettertoavoidtryingnewthings.

D.Fearsdisappearwhenweknowthetruth.C

Doyouwonderhowsmartyourpetcatis，especiallywhenitcomestorememberingthings？Astudygivesussomesurprisinganswers.Catsarenotjustcleanandgoodatclimbing—theyaresmartlittleanimalswithgreatmemories!

Scientistswantedtoknowhowwellcatscanrememberthings，sotheydidanexperiment（实验）with50friendlyhousecats.Thesecatswereofdifferentages，fromcutebabycatstocalmoldcats，andtheyalllovedtastyfood.

Intheexperiment，thescientistsputfourbowlsofthesametypeinaquietroom.Twobowlswerefullofthecats'favoritesnacks，andtheothertwowereempty.Thenthescientistsletthecatsintotheroomtoeat.Aftertheyfinishedeating，thescientiststookthemout.Fifteenminuteslater，thescientistschangedallthebowlstoclean，emptyones.Thenthecatswentbacktotheroomtolookforfood.Whathappenednext？Thecatsspentmuchmoretimearoundthebowlsthathadfoodbefore!Theysmeltthebowlswiththeirlittlenosesandtouchedthemwiththeirpaws（爪子）.

Thistellsuscatscanremember"what"and"where".Theyseemtohavegoodshort-termmemories.Anotherstudyin2006，however，showedsomethingquitedifferent.Scientiststested（测试）cats'abilitytofindhidden（隐藏）things.Mostofthecatscouldn'tfindthemafter30seconds.

Thestudyopensthedoortonewstudiesonhowlongcats'memoriescanbe.Professor（教授）LaurifromYaleUniversitysaid，"Wewillkeepstudyinghowlongcats'memorieslastandiftheyremembermanysmallthingsinlifelikehumansdo."

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。31.Howdoesthewriterstartthetext？______A.Bytellingastory. B.Byaskingaquestion.

C.Bygivinganexample. D.Bymakingacomparison.32.Whatdoweknowaboutthecatsintheexperiment？______

①Theywerefriendly.②Theywereoldcats.

③Theywerehousecats.④Theyloveddeliciousfood.A.①②③ B.①②④ C.①③④ D.②③④33.WhatisParagraph3mainlyabout？______A.Thereasonwhyscientistsstudiedcats'memories.

B.Thecats'excellentsensesofsmellandtouch.

C.Theresultsofthecats'memoryexperiment.

D.Thestepsofthecats'memoryexperiment.34.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"This"inParagraph4referto？______A.Thescientists'plan. B.Thecats'favoritefood.

C.Theexperiment'sfinding. D.Thebowlwiththemostfood.35.WhatmayProfessorLaurithinkaboutcats'memories？______A.Scientistsalreadyknowalotaboutthem.

B.Catshavethesamememoryabilityashumans.

C.Catscanrememberthingsbetterthanmostanimals.

D.Scientistsneedtostudymoreaboutthem.四、任务型阅读-多任务混合：本大题共1小题，共10分。36.阅读短文，用英文填空或回答问题（请注意每小题的词数要求）。

Inearly2026，China'sMinistryofEmergencyManagement（中国应急管理部）sharedsomeinformationaboutnaturaldisastersthathappenedin2025.Themainnaturaldisastersincludedfloods，earthquakes，typhoons，andhailstorms（冰雹）.Othernaturaldisasterslikesnowstorms，wildfires，andsandstormsalsohappenedinsomeareas.

Thenaturaldisasterscausedgreatharm.Theydamagedhouses，farmland，roads，powerlinesandmore.Theyaffectedtensofmillionsofpeopleacrossthecountryandevencauseddeaths.Hundredsofthousandsofpeoplehadtoleavetheirhomesforsaferplaces.

Thenaturaldisasterswereterrible，butthegovernment（政府）workedhardtoprotectpeople'slivesandproperty（财产）.Afterthedisasters，itquicklygotintoreconstructionwork（重建工作）.Anditpromisedtoimprovewarningsystems，makeriverbanks（堤岸）stronger，andcallforgreenerdevelopmenttoreducetheriskofdisasters.

Accordingtosomescientists，global（全球）warmingisapossiblecauseofsomenaturaldisasters.Astheglobalclimatewarms，extreme（极端）weatherisbecomingmoreandmorecommonandpowerful.Warmeroceanscancreatestrongertyphoons，andchangingweatherpatterns（模式）canbringheavyraintoinlandareasthatarenotwell-preparedforsuchconditions.Thismeansmoreareasarefacingunexpecteddangersfrombadweather.

Althoughwecan'tstopnaturaldisasters，wecanreducetheirdamagethroughscience，planning，andworkingtogether.Let'sactnow!

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（不超过20词）五、选词填空-短文：本大题共1小题，共10分。37.阅读短文，从方框内选出正确的词并用其适当形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词，每词限用一次。

hepushscoreluckyproblembutworryproudcoachthankfulAndrewisahighschoolstudentinNewYork.Hehasahealth（1）

，anditmakesmovingdifficultforhim.WhenAndrewwasyoung，hespentalongtimelearninghowtowalk.Everyday，hepractisedtakingstepsandnowhecanwalkby（2）

withcanes（手杖）.

Andrewlovesbasketballverymuch.Healwaysdreamtofplayinginarealgame，（3）

itwashardforhimtojointheschoolteam.So，hehelpedtheteaminotherways.Hebroughtwaterandcheered（加油）fortheplayers.Inhisfreetime，he（4）

himselftopractiseshootingtheballagainandagain.

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，Andrewgotaspecialchanceoneday.Hewouldplayinaschoolbasketballgameandtakehisfirstshot.Hefeltexcited，butalsoalittlenervous.Shootingtheballdidnot（6）

him.Whatmadehimnervouswasthecrowd（观众）.Manypeople，includinghisfamily，wouldcometowatchandcheerforhim.Andrewwantedtodohisbest.

ForAndrew，playingwithhisteammateswasalreadyabigwin.（7）

twopointswouldmakethemomentevenmorespecial.The（8）

caredaboutAndrewandplannedaplaytohelphimgettheball.Histeammatesallsupportedhimandfelt（9）

ofhim.

Andrewalwayssaysbasketballhelpshimalot.Heis（10）

totheteam，becausebeingpartofitmakeshimfeelincludedandimportant.六、书面表达：本大题共1小题，共15分。38.假设你是李华，你校英语俱乐部正在举办以"