甘肃天水市甘谷县模范初级中学2025-2026 学年度第二学期期末检测考试试题八年级英语（含答案）

甘肃天水市甘谷县模范初级中学20252026学年度第二学期期末检测考试试题八年级英语一、单项选择1.Myfathergaveme________usefulbookasmybirthdaygift.A．aB．anC．theD．/2.—Mom,I’mfeelingstressedaboutthecomingexam.—You________relax.Whynotlistentosomemusic?A．mustB．shouldC．needD．can3.________theChinesePeople’sWarofResistanceAgainstJapaneseAggression(抗日战争)wasover80yearsago,theheroesstillliveinourhearts.A．AlthoughB．AsC．IfD．But4.TheeggplantinPicture_________isbesidethebasket.5.The2028LosAngelesOlympicGames_________onJuly14th.A．holdsB．willholdC．isheldD．willbeheld6.________learningnewwords,readingmoreishelpful.A．atfirstB．lateronC．whenitcomestoD．atlast7.—Congratulationsonwinningthegoldmedalinthedancingcompetition!—Thankyou!Ispent_________threemonthspreparingforit.A．quicklyB．luckilyC．nearlyD．truly8.Eatingmorefruitandvegetables________agoodhabittokeepourbodyhealthy.A．isB．areC．wasD．were9.Couldyoutellme________thenearesthospitalis?A．whatB．whereC．whoD．whose10.Ifyou________tooclosetothestove,thepapermaycatchfire.A．goB．goingC．willgoD．went11.Tom________thevolunteerprogramwithhisfriendsatthistimeyesterday.A．discussesB．willdiscussC．isdiscussingD．wasdiscussing12.Students________totakenotescarefullyinclass.A．askB．areaskedC．askedD．wereask13.Thisisthemostmovingstory________Ihaveeverread.A．whichB．whoC．thatD．whose14.Climbingisn’t________skating,butbothofthemareinteresting.A．asexcitedasB．asmoreexcitingasC．asexcitingasD．asmoreexcitedas15.NeithermyfathernorI________interestedinplayinggames.A．amB．isC．areD．was16.Asthepictureshows,weshould________goodhabitsindailylife.A．developB．growC．makeD．take17.Theidiom“Thesearefusesnoriver.”tellsus________.A．howcanariverrunintotheseaB．howsmallriversbecomestrongC．thatweshouldacceptdifferentadviceD．whyistheseasobigandpowerful18.Whichsigntellsyounottostandagainsttheliftdoors?19.I________tomyfavouritemusicinmybedroom________thelightswentoff.A．waslistening;whenB．listened;whileC．waslistening;whileD．listened;when20.—Thecarisabout2,000,000yuan.Wouldyouliketobuyit?—_________A．Yes,itis.B．It’soverthere.C．It’spleasanttodriveit.D．I’mafraidIcan’tafforditnow.二、完形填空ThereisakingnamedMidas.Healmosthaseverythingbuthebelievesonlymore___21___canbringhimhappiness.Oneday,awisemanvisitshimandgiveshima___22___.Midasisveryhappyandhopeseverythingthathetoucheswillturnintogold.Themantellshimthatitmaynotbringhimtrue___23___,butMidasdoesn’tlisten.Hehopestobericherandricher.Midascan’twaitto___24___.Hetouchesatree,anditbecomesagoldentreequickly.He’ssoexcitedatfirst.___25___soon,hefindstheproblem.Whenhetriestoeat,the___26___turnsintogoldinhismouth.Whenhehugshisdaughter,unluckily,shealsoturnsintoagoldenstatue.Midasisfilledwithsadnessandregretnow.He___27___andbegs(乞求)themantotakebackthewish.Thewisemantellshimtogototheriverand___28___hishands.Whenheputshishandsinthecoolwater,he’sverysurprisedtoseethegoldonhishandswashaway.Nowhelearnsalesson:Themostimportantthinginlifeisnotmoney,butthethingsthatmoneycannotbuy,suchasthe___29___wordsfromourparents,thehappytimewithourfriends,andastrongbodythatgivesusenergy.Thisnew___30___makesMidasfeelthankfulandhewantstovalue(珍惜)thesethingsmorethananythingelse.21.A．timeB．respectC．moneyD．houses22.A．wishB．goldC．coinD．dream23.A．happinessB．natureC．peaceD．care24.A．learnB．tryC．playD．trust25.A．ButB．SoC．AsD．Because26.A．cupB．foodC．knifeD．bowl27.A．walksB．criesC．standsD．talks28.A．touchB．saveC．protectD．wash29.A．kindB．shortC．modernD．interesting30.A．habitB．dutyC．ideaD．work三、阅读理解A阅读材料，根据其内容判断材料后各小题正、误。正确的选A，错误的选B。Thehighestmountain—MountQomolangma

●Where:ontheborder(边境)betweenChinaandNepal

●Howhigh:8,848.86metershigh,over200metershigherthanK2(乔戈里峰),theworld’ssecondhighestmountain

●Whatitislike:It’sverydangeroustoclimbitbecauseoftheterribleweather.Thelongestriver—theNile

●Where:innortheasternAfrica

●Howlong:about6,650kilometerslong,about250kilometerslongerthanChina’slongestriver—theYangtzeRiver

●Whatitislike:ItbringsmuchwatertoAfricans.It’sbesttovisititinspring,autumnorwinter.Thelargestdesert—theSahara

●Where:inthenorthofAfrica

●Howlarge:about9,320,000squarekilometers

●Whatitislike:It’snotgoodforpeople,animalsorplantstolive.Itrainslittlethere.Thelongestwall—theGreatWall

●Where:inthenorthofChina

●Howlong:about21,196kilometerslong

●Whatitislike:Ithasahistoryofmorethan2,000years.31.MountQomolangmaisontheborderbetweenChinaandIndia.

32.TheYangtzeRiverisabout6,400kilometerslong.

33.TheNileandtheSaharaarebothinAfrica.

34.IfyouwanttovisittheNile,you’dbettergothereinsummer.

35.Theworld’slongestwallisinthenorthofChina.BIntheUK,thepatternoftheworkingweekischanging.Anewwayofworkingisbecomingpopular.Inthepast,peoplehadtofinishalltheirworkintheoffice.Butwiththedevelopmentofnewtechnologies,theycanfinishitathomenow.AgreatchangeintheUKisthatFridayhasbecomethemostpopulardaytoworkathome.Onesurveyfindsthatonly13%ofworkersgototheofficeonFridays.Thismeanstheycansavethecostofbusesorsubwaysandtheyneedn’tpayforlunches.Moreandmorepeopleenjoythischange.BesidesFriday,Mondayisalsobecominga“workfromhome”day.AnewstudyshowsthatatypicalweekintheofficenowbeginsonTuesdayand________.Companieshavetothinkdifferentlyabouttheworkspaceforworkersbecauseofthesenewchanges.Acompanyleadersaid,“Fewerpeoplewillbeintheofficeinthefuture.Wearemakingalongtermplan.”Thetrend(趋势)ofashorterworkingweekisgrowing.Somecompaniesaretryingafourdayworkingweekwiththesamefulltimepay.Themainreasonforthisistoencouragetheworkerstotrytheirbestduringworkinghours.36.Whycanpeoplefinishtheirworkathome?A．Becausethereislessworktodo.B．Becausenobodyelsecantroublethem.C．Becausenewtechnologieshavedeveloped.D．Becausetheirfamilymemberscanhelpthem.37.Whatcanwesaveifwedon’tgototheofficeonFridays?①Thecostofhotels.②Thecostofbusesorsubways.③Thepayforlunches.④Thepayfortickets.A．①② B．①④ C．②③ D．③④38.Whichofthefollowingcanbeputin________?A．endsonSaturdayB．lastsforaweekC．lastsforfivedaysD．endsonThursday39.Whataresomecompaniesdoingnow?A．Makinglongtermplans.B．Keepingtraditionalways.C．Findingmoretasks.D．Showingnewerproducts.40.Howdosomecompaniesencouragetheirworkerstotrytheirbest?A．Byofferingthemfreefood.B．Byteachingthemskills.C．Byallowingthemtoplayout.D．Bygivingthesamefulltimepay.CHaveyouevervisitedtheForbiddenCity?Itistheworld’slargestpalaceandhasover17millionvisitorseveryyear.Butifwetraveledbacktothepast,weprobablywouldn’tbeallowedinside.Inthepast,allbuildingsinBeijingwerelowexceptfortheForbiddenCity.Fromoutside,ordinarypeoplecouldonlyimaginewhatitlookedlikeinside.TheForbiddenCitytakesup720,000squaremetersintheheartofBeijing.Itwasbuilt(被建造)from1406to1420bythethirdemperoroftheMingDynasty(明朝),theYongleEmperor.Afterthat,itwasthelivingandworkingplaceof14emperorsoftheMingDynastyand10emperorsoftheQingDynasty.Duringthosetimes,theForbiddenCitywaswherethecountry’ssupremepowercouldbefound.Emperorswereborn,lived,foughtanddiedthere.ItsawthehighsandlowsoftheMingandQingdynasties,aswellastheendoffeudalautocraticmonarchy(封建君主专制)inChina.Theculturalrelics(遗产)anddocumentsinthepalaceshowhowtheroyalfamilieslived.Theyarestillusedtodayforhistoricalresearch,aswellasinspiration(灵感)forliteratureandentertainment.In1987,theForbiddenCitywasrecognizedasaUNESCOWorldHeritagesite(世界文化遗产).ForworldleaderswhovisitChina,ithasbecomeamustsee.41.TheForbiddenCityhasover________millionvisitorseveryyear.A．10 B．14 C．17 D．60042.TheForbiddenCitywasbuiltby________.A．YongleEmperor B．KangxiEmperorC．QianlongEmperor D．YongzhengEmperor43.WhatcanwelearnabouttheForbiddenCityfromthetext?A．TheForbiddenCityisthelowestbuildinginBeijing.B．TheForbiddenCityhassignificanthistoricalmeaning.C．TheForbiddenCitysawthehighsandlowsoftheYuandynasty.D．TheForbiddenCityhasnoculturalrelics.44.TheForbiddenCitywasrecognizedasaUNESCOWorldHeritagesitein________.A．1406 B．1420 C．1987 D．201745.What’sthepassagemainlyabout?A．TheForbiddenCity.B．UNESCOWorldHeritagesites.C．ThehistoryoftheQingdynasty.D．FamoussitesinBeijing.四、选词填空用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文通顺、正确、连贯，每个单词限用一次。hand,use,good,write,forget,hope,improve,do,on,thoughChinaisacountrywitharichcultureincalligraphy(书法).___46___computersareeverywhereinourlife,Chinesepeopleshouldnot___47___theskillofwritingwithhands.Nowthecomputercanhelppeopletowrite.Peopleare___48___computersmoreoftenthanbefore.Somanypeopleareforgettinghowto___49___Chinesecharacters(汉字).Peopleoftenmakealotofmistakesinhandwriting.Today,Chinaistryingtohelpstudentsandteachersto___50___theirhandwriting.We___51___thatteacherscanwritewell___52___theblackboardandstudentscanwritewellontheirexercisebooks,too.Teachersshouldmaketheirteachingplansandstudentsshould___53___theirhomeworkbywritingwiththeir___54___.Wearesureourhandwritingcanbecome___55___andbetterinthisway.五、任务型阅读读下面短文，按要求完成后面的小题。Manyparentswanttolettheirkidsenjoythemselveswhenthey’restillyoung.Othersmaythinkchildrencan’tfinishthehouseworkasfastaspossible.Ithinktheyareactuallywrong.Thereareseveralreasonsforkidstodochores.♦Choreshelpimprovelifeskills.Kidsareyoungnow,butwhentheygrowup,theyneedtodowashing,cookingandcleaning.Theycan’tlearnthematschool.Learningtheseskillsathomeisimportant.Choreshelpkidslearntobeindependent.Cleaningtheirroomsorwashingclothescanmakethemlessdependentonothers.Theywillthinktheycantakecareofthemselves.♦Choreshelpteachthemtorespect(尊重)others.Theycan’trealizewhattheirparentsdoaroundthehouseuntiltheymoveawayfromhome.Theymayrealizethehardnessofkeepingtheirroomstidybydoinghouseworkthemselves,sotheycanrespecttheirparents’workathome.♦Choreshelpimproveplanningskills.Itfeelsliketherearealotofthingstodoinaday.Howtospendtimeonthem?Chorescanhelpkidsbuildgoodhabitsearly.Theylearntoplantheirtimeinarightway.Itisalsoanimportantskillfortheminthefuture.12题完成句子；3~5题简略回答问题。56.Itcanhelpimprove___56___bydoingchores.57.Kidscanrealizethehardnessofkeepingtheirroomstidyby___57___.58.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“They”referto?___58___59.Howmanyreasonsaregivenforkidstodochoresaccordingtothepassage?___59___60.Whatdoyouthinkofdoingchores?Why?___60___六、补全对话阅读下面的对话，根据上下文，从方框内选择恰当的选项补全对话，使句意完整、符合逻辑。（其中有两项为多余选项）A:Hi,Michael!Whereareyougoing?B:Hi,Joe!___61___A:Whatkindofzooisit?B:Thepettingzooisaspecialzoo.Wecantouchtheanimalsandfeedthemthere.A:Really?CanIseelionsandfeedthemthere?B:No!___62___Buttherearenodangerousanimalsinthepettingzoo.A:___63___B:Therearebabycats,ducksandpigsinthepettingzoo.Youcanevenseebabycowsthere.A:Wow!Soundsinteresting!___64___B:Certainly.Welcometojoinus.Bytheway,weplantobebackat7p.m.,soyou’dbettertellyourparentsaboutit.A:___65___I’llgivethemacallrightnow.A．CanIgowithyou?B．I’mgoingtothepettingzoowithmyclassmates.C．Iusedtowatchmanydifferentkindsofanimals.D．Noproblem.E．Thefriendshipofanimalstouchesmanypeople’shearts.F．Thelionisadangerousanimal.G．Thenwhatkindofanimalsarethereinthepettingzoo?七、单词拼写66.Weshouldbe________(grate)toourteachersforteachingusnewknowledgeeveryday.67.Myparentsexpectmetobethebest.Idon’twanttomakethem________(disappoint).68.Thebluewhaleisthe________(huge)animalonEarth.69.Studentsshouldlearnmoreabouthow________(protect)theireyesight.70.Myuncleisagreat________(collect)ofoldcoins.71.WhileI________(walk)alongthestreet,aboyknockedintome.72.Mysisterwantstobeafamous________(music)inthefuture.73.Myparentswarnedme________(notmake)friendswithpeopleIhadnevermetonline.74.Couldyoutellmehowmanypoemshe________(write)sincehewas10yearsold?75.IwilllearnfromthemistakesImadeandmakebetter________(choose)inthefuture.八、完成句子76.看到警车，请靠边停车。Whenyouseeapolicecar,please________________.77.吉姆过去常常和朋友们在周末打篮球。Jim________playbasketballwithfriendsonweekends.78.暴雨冲垮了老旧房屋。Theheavyrain________________oldhouses.79.我们必须采取积极措施处理这个问题。Wemusttakepositivesteps________________withtheproblem.80.我在这座城市生活了不到一年。Ihavebeeninthiscityfor________________ayear.九、书面表达81.阅读点亮人生。暑假即将来临，同学们都准备利用假期进行阅读，开阔视野，提高阅读能力，养成阅读习惯，做阅读小达人。假如你是李华，请根据下面提示，给你的好朋友Jake用英语写封邮件，向他介绍你最喜欢的一本书。提示：(1)Whichbookisyourfavorite?(2)Howdidyougetthebook?(3)Howlonghaveyouhadit?(4)Whatisthebookabout?(5)Whydoyoulikeit?推荐书目：JourneytotheWest、YuGongMovestheMountains、TheOldManandtheSea、LittleWomen、TreasureIsland、TheAdventuresofTomSawyer、WhoMovedMyCheese要求：(1)包含所有提示内容，可从推荐书目中选择一本，可适当发挥；(2)语句通顺，意思连贯，书写工整；(3)不少于80词（开头及结尾已给出，不计入总词数）。DearJake,Summervacationiscomingsoon.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________