2025-2026学年上海市北郊学校八年级（下）期中英语试卷（含答案）

第=page11页，共=sectionpages11页2025-2026学年上海市北郊学校八年级（下）期中英语试卷一、完形填空：本大题共12小题，共16分。Doyourparentshaveasheetofthe1980monkeystamp？Congratulationsiftheydo!WhenthislittlestampcameoutinFebruary1980，ithadafacevalue（面值）ofonly8fen.Today，however，it'sworthover10，000yuanpersheet!AsChina'sfirstzodiac（生肖）stamp，ithasremained

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amongcollectors.

So，whodesignedit？

ThatpersonwasShaoBolin.HebasedthedesignonapaintingbyChineseartistHuangYongyu（黄永玉）ofhispetmonkey.

Shaowasbornin1930.Hebeganhisstampdesignjourneyin1953aftergraduatingfromtheCentralAcademyofFineArts（中央美术学院）.HeworkedforChinaPost

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hisretirement.Thedesignerappreciateddifferentstyles.Heinvitedmanyartists

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newstamps.TheeffortshelpedtoraisetheartisticqualityofChinesestamps.

Shaoshowedhisartistictalentthroughouthiscareerandcreatedmanyamazingstamps.

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，let'slookatthestampscelebratingthe60thanniversaryofthePalaceMuseum.

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createthem，Shaovisitedthemuseummanytimes.Hewalkedthroughitshallstostudythearchitectureoverandoveragain.Finally，hedecidedtocapture（描绘）thebeautyoftheForbiddenCityfrommidair.AerialphotographsoftheForbiddenCitywerenoteasilyavailabletohimatthattime.Shaousedonlyhis

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.

Thedesignerdidn'tonlymakestamps.HaveyoueverseenthelogosofChinaPostandChinaTelecom（中国电信）？TheywerealsocreatedbyShao.Themanwasalsoaskillfulphotographer.In2015，he

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aLifetimeAchievementAwardfromtheChinaPhotographersAssociation（中国摄影家协会）.

Shaodied

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January2023，buthisartistryliveson.Hisstampsarehighlycollectible.Theycontinuetotellgreatstories.1.A.common B.popular C.unusual2.A.until B.before C.after3.A.design B.todesign C.designing4.A.Suchas B.Insummary C.Forexample5.A.Thanksto B.Inorderto C.Accordingto6.A.expectation B.imagination C.attention7.A.received B.regarded C.refused8.A.on B.in C.atIfyouhadamonthlyincomeof15，000yuan，howmuchofitwouldyouspend？Andhowmuchwouldyousave？

Manypeoplefindbudgeting

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.Theyturntopopularbudgetingapps，onlytoforgetaboutthembythethirdday.

Whynotfollowthe50/30/20method？Itisoneofthemosteffectiveandsimplebudgetingmethodsaround.Accordingtothismethod，youshoulddivideyourmonthlyincomeintothreegroups：50%for"needs"，30%for"wants"，and20%for"savings".

"Needs"referstothebillsthatyoumustpayandtheitemsnecessaryforsurvival.Examples

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electricityandgasbills，transportationandgroceries.Theseare"must-haves".Ifyouhavetospendmorethan50%ofyourincomeonyour"needs"，youmayneedtochangeyourlifestyle.Forexample，youmayconsidercookingathome，ratherthaneatingoutregularly.

"Wants"referstounnecessarycosts.Youchoosetospendyourmoneyontheseitems，butyoucouldlivewithoutthemifyouhadto.Youcouldworkoutathomeinsteadofgoingtothegym.YoucouldwatchsportsonTVinsteadofgettingticketstothegame.Youcould

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usingyourthree-year-oldbackpack.

Finally，youneedtosave20%ofyourmonthlyincome.Savingsareimportant.You

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knowwhenyoumayloseyourjoborwhenanaccidentmaytakeplace.

Trythe50/30/20method.Itwillhelpyouliveahappylifewhilemakingsureyouhavesomesavingstofallbackonwheneveryouneedthem.9.A.easy B.boring C.difficult D.exciting10.A.include B.avoid C.influence D.reduce11.A.stop B.continue C.enjoy D.forget12.A.always B.sometimes C.never D.often二、补全对话-填空：本大题共1小题，共6分。13.AmyandJamesarecollegestudents.Theymeetoutsidetheschoolbuilding.

AAmyJJames

A：Hey，James，how'severythinggoing？

J：Well，tobehonest，I'minbigtrouble.

A：Whatdoyoumean？

J：IguessImighthavetoleaveschool.

A：（1）

？（对原因提问）

J：BecauseIdon'thavethemoneyfortuition（学费）.

A：What？Irememberyourdadjustgaveyou5，000yuanlastweek.That'senoughmoneyfortuition，books，anddormitory（宿舍）feesforthewholeyear.

J：Yeah...butIspentsomeofthemoneyonanewmotorcycle.

A：Youroldonewasworkingjustfine!

J：Yes，butIdon'tlikethecolouranymore.

A：Seriously？（2）

？（对方式提问）

J：Well，Ispentitonanewsmartphone，someclothes，andarealcoolbackpack.

A：Sohowareyougoingtopayforschoolnow？

J：MaybeI'llborrowsomemoneyfrommyfriends.

A：Youdon'thavetodothat.Whynotjustsellthemotorcycle？

J：Ican'tdothat.Iwouldn'thaveacoolwaytogetaround.Whataboutastudentloan（贷款）？DoyouknowwhereIcangetone？

A：Sorry，Idon't.Maybeyoucanasktheclassmonitor.Bytheway，whydon'tyoujustaskyourdadformoremoney？

J：Ican't.He'llbesodisappointed.IguessI'llhavetosolvethisonmyown.

A：Ithinkyoushould（3）

.（填入你自己的建议）三、阅读理解：本大题共8小题，共16分。AWelcome

to

the

Hong

Kong

Palace

Museum

About

Us

TheHongKongPalaceMuseumpresentsmorethan900treasuresfromthePalaceMuseum.ManyofthemareondisplayinHongKongforthefirsttime.Othershaveneverbeenshowntothepublicbefore.

Special

ExhibitionsTheMakingofMasterpieces（杰作）：ChinesePaintingandCalligraphy（书法）fromthePalaceMuseum[Gallery（展厅）8]

Thisspecialexhibitiondisplays35treasuresofearlyChinesepaintingandcalligraphy.Ittellsthestoriesofhowtheseworksweremade.Theworksallowvisitorstoexploremanydifferentartisticstyles（艺术风格）throughoutChinesehistory.GrandGallop（驰骋）：ArtandCultureoftheHorse[Gallery9]

Thehorseisthestaratthisspecialexhibition.Visitorscanfindmorethan100paintings，sculpturesandotherworksofartaboutthisanimal.ItgivesvisitorsagreatchancetolearnabouttheimportanceofhorsestoancientChinesesociety.Ticket

InformationGeneralAdmissionTicket（标准门票）

[Gallery1toGallery7]HK＄50

SpecialExhibitionTicket

[Gallery1toGallery9]HK＄120

Opening

HoursMonday，Wednesday，ThursdayandSunday（10a.m.to6p.m.）

Friday，Saturdayandpublicholidays（10a.m.to8p.m.）

Location

WestKowloonCultureDistrict，8MuseumDrive，Kowloon

Contact

Us

PleasevisitourPlanYourVisitpageorcall（852）2200-0217formoreinformation14.HowmanytreasuresfromthePalaceMuseumdoestheHongKongPalaceMuseumpresent？______A.Morethan100. B.About50. C.Morethan900. D.35.15.WhyarethetreasuresattheHongKongPalaceMuseumspecial？______A.Theyareallverylargeinsize.

B.TheyarethenewestartworksfromChina.

C.ManyarebeingshowninHongKongortothepublicforthefirsttime.

D.TheywereallmadeinHongKong.16.Whatkindofartisshownin"TheMakingofMasterpieces"？______A.Sculpturesandpaintingsofhorses.

B.EarlyChinesepaintingandcalligraphy.

C.ModernartfromHongKong.

D.Europeanmasterpieces.17.Whatisthemainsubjectofthe"GrandGallop"exhibition？______A.DragonsinChineseculture. B.Thehistoryofcalligraphy.

C.Thehorseinartandculture. D.AncientChineseemperors.18.IfyouwanttovisitGallery8，whatticketdoyouneed？______A.GeneralAdmissionTicket. B.SpecialExhibitionTicket.

C.freeticket. D.Saturdayticket.BMiffyisapopularcharacterlovedbypeoplearoundtheworld.Shecelebratedher70thbirthdaylastyear.In1955，DutchartistDickBrunadrewthiscuterabbit.Atthetime，hedidn'texpectsomanypeoplearoundtheworldtoloveher.Today，therearebooksaboutMiffyinmorethan50languages.

PeopleloveMiffysomuchbecauseofhersimpledesign.Sheonlyhastwosmalldots（点）forhereyesandacrossforhermouth.Thisdesignletspeopleknowherrightaway，evenwithjusttwodotsandacross.

Miffy'sspirithasalsowontheheartsofmany."Shelovesherparents.Shelovesbeingcuteandyoung，"FashionJournaleditorMaggieZhousaid.AccordingtoRefinery29，acreativewebsiteaboutwomen'strends，boththeyoungandtheoldloveMiffybecauseshelikestryingnewthingsandalwaysseesthegoodineverything.

Nostalgia（怀旧）isalsoabigpartofwhysheissopopularnow.Thesimplewhiterabbitwaspartofmanypeople'schildhoodsandtheirloveforherhasnevergoneaway.

ShannenYoungisonesuchfan.ShebelievesMiffyconnects（连接）herchildhoodwithheradulthood."It'sahardfeelingtodescribesometimesbutyoujustknowit'squitespecial，"YoungtoldBDGMedia.19.WhatmakesMiffypopular？______A.Hersimpledesign. B.Herfamouscreator.

C.Thedotsonherclothes. D.Thefashionbooksabouther.20.AccordingtoRefinery29，howcanwedescribeMiffy？______A.Politeandhard-working. B.Open-mindedandsunny.

C.Beautifulandchildlike. D.Cuteandcreative.21.WhydopeoplestilllikeMiffytoday？______A.BecauseMiffymakespeoplefeelspecial.

B.BecauseMiffymakespeoplethinkoftheirlovedones.

C.Becausesheisoneofthemostpopularcharactersintheworld.

D.Becauseshebringsbackhappymemoriesfromtheirchildhood.四、任务型阅读-多任务混合：本大题共1小题，共16分。22.About20yearsago，ZhouBaokangnoticedasmallclaytoycalledtaipingnijiaojiao（太平泥叫叫）atatemplefairinHuashanvillage，Zhenjiang.Assomeonewholovesfolkart，hewasimmediatelydrawntoit.Today，the63-year-oldZhouisaninheritor（继承人）ofthistraditionalartformandhasspentyearsprotectingandpromotingit.

Atfirstsight，taipingnijiaojiaolookslikeanordinaryclaytoy.However，itcanalsobeusedasawhistle（哨子）.Thisartformdatesbackmorethan1，000yearstotheSouthernDynasty（420–589）.Manynijiaojiaopiecesusetraditionalculturalelementsthatstandforgoodwishes，suchasfish，animalsandplumblossoms.

Anyonecanlearntomaketaipingnijiaojiao.Themostimportantstepisshapingtheclaybyhand.Insteadofusingsketches（草图），artistsusetheirfingersandimaginationtoturnapieceofclayintoanimalsorplants.Simpletoolslikecombsorspoonsareoftenusedtomakepatterns，suchascreatingthelinesofafishtail.Forcoloring，differentkindsofpaintcanbeused.

Zhouespeciallyenjoysmakingnijiaojiaointheshapeofanimals.Everyyear，hedesignspiecesbasedontheChinesezodiacsign（生肖），usingsimpleandeye-catchingpartstoshoweachanimal'sspirit.Topassonthisskill，Zhouhastaughtchildreninschoolsformanyyearsandopenedafolkartmuseum.Healsocombinesnijiaojiaowithdailyitemslikepen-holdersandteasets，helpingthisancientartstayaliveinmodernlife.

Task1：

（1）WhereandwhendidZhouBaokangfirstnoticetaipingnijiaojiao？

（2）Whatisthemostimportantstepinmakingataipingnijiaojiao？

（3）Howdoartistsshapetheclayinsteadofusingsketches？

（4）WhatspecificthemedoesZhouBaokanguseforhisdesignseveryyear？

（5）WhathasZhouBaokangdonetopassontheskillofmakingtaipingnijiaojiao？

Task2：

（6）ThepassagesaysZhouwas"immediatelydrawnto"theclaytoybecausehelovesfolkart.Haveyoueverfelt"drawnto"atraditionalhandicraftorartwork？Whatwasit，andwhatmadeitspecialtoyou？Pleaseshareyourideasinabout30words.

五、书面表达：本大题共1小题，共15分。23.Writeapassageinatleast60wordsaccordingtothefollowingsituation.（以"MyOpiniononManagingMoney"为题，根据以下情境写一篇不少于60个词的短文，标点符号不占格）

"Apennysavedisapennyearned""节约一分钱，就等于赚到一分钱"，这句话提醒我们珍惜每一份资源；"Usefuturemoney!""用未来的钱"则鼓励我们为梦想提前规划。请选择你更认同的一个观点，结合生活实例，写一篇短文谈谈你的理解与理由。

（注意：1.写作中不得出现姓名、校名等个人信息，否则不予评分。2.照抄阅读语篇不得分。）

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