湖南师大附中博才学士中学等校2025-2026学年度第二学期八年级期末考试试题卷·英语（含答案）

湖南师大附中博才学士中学等校2025—2026学年度第二学期八年级期末考试试题卷·英语一、阅读理解A“TopAroundtheWorld”NatureToursSaharaDesert,

Africa

GroupTour

7days$1380

TheSaharaistheworld’slargesthotdesert.Ithasgoldensandandspecialdesertwildlife.Youcanridecamels,watchamazingsunsetsandsleepindeserttentsatnight.Thetemperaturechangesalotbetweendayandnighthere.TheDeadSea,

Jordan

SmallGroupTour

5days$1520

TheDeadSealiesatthelowestlandpointonEarth.

Itswaterhasmuchsalt,sopeoplecanfloat(漂浮)easilywithoutswimming.Nofishliveinit,butthethickmudhereisgoodforpeople’sskin.It’sarelaxingplaceforvisitors.MountKilimanjaro,

Tanzania

SmallGroupTour

7days$2068

KilimanjaroisAfrica’s

highestmountain.Ithasfivedifferentclimatezonesandlotsofplantsandanimals.Itssnow-coveredtopis5,895metershigh.Climbingtothetopisdifficult,butthegreatviewsmakeittotallyworthwhile.GreatBarrierReef,

Australia

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4days$1650

TheGreatBarrierReef

istheworld’sbiggest

coralreefsystem.Thousandsofcolorfulfishandcoralsliveunderthesea.Touristscangodivingortakeglass-bottomboatstoenjoythewonderfulunderwaterworld.1.WhichplaceshouldEllachooseifshehas$1500foraoneweekholiday?A．SaharaDesert.  B．TheDeadSea.  C．MountKilimanjaro.2.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．It’seasytoreachthetopofMountKilimanjaro.B．PeoplecanfloatintheDeadSeabecauseofthesaltywater.C．TheGreatBarrierReefisanamazingnaturalwonderinJordan.BCarlosMendez,38,grewupinaworkingclasscommunityinHouston,Texas.“Schoolneverfeltlikeitwasforme,”heoncesaid.Foryears,hehashaddifficultyinreading,beingabletoreadonlyafewsimplewords.Heworkedparttimejobs—building,gardening,foodservice,buthisreadingproblemalwaysheldhimback.Hedependedonaudio(音频)appsandaskedotherstoreadmessagesforhim,andheoftenliedabouthisreadingabilitytoavoidembarrassment.In2024,afterhisdaughterwasborn,hedecidedtochangehislife.“Iwanttoreadherbedtimestoriesoneday,”hetoldhimself.Withthehelpofhiswife,Lila,Carlosbeganlearningtoreadattheageof36.Everynight,theysattogetheratthekitchentable,startingwithsimplepicturebooksandslowlymovingtochildren’schapter(章节)books.“TherewerenightsIwantedtogiveup,”hesaid.Buthekeptgoing,andafterayear,hecouldreadfullparagraphswithouthelp.Later,heevenstartedsharinghisreadingjourneyonsocialmedia,whichbroughtsomethingunexpected.Peoplebegantofollowhisprogress,cheeringhimonashereadmorechallengingbooks.“Irealizedmystorymighthelpsomeoneelsefeellessalone,”hesaid.Today,Carloshasover250,000followersonTikTok,wherehepostslivebookreadingsandsharestipsforadultlearners.Manypeoplesayhisvideoshaveinspiredthemtopickupabookagain.Now,CarlosliveswithhisfamilyinAustin,Texas.Hereadstohisdaughtereverynightandhopestowriteachildren’sbooksomeday.“IneverthoughtI’dbesomeonewhocouldhelpotherslearntoread,”hesaid.“Thislife,thisfamily,thispurpose—it’severythingI’veeverwanted.”3.WhatcanweknowaboutCarlos’past?A．Hecouldhardlyread.  B．Hedidn’tmindhisweakness.  C．Hereadstoriestohisdaughter.4.WhathappenedafterCarlossharedhisreadingjourneyonline?A．Hewroteabook.  B．Hestoppedreading.  C．Hereceivedsupport.5.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesCarlos?A．Shybutpolite.  B．Caringandbrave.  C．Kindbutstrict.6.Whatdoesthestorymainlytellus?A．Timewaitsfornoman.  B．Eastorwest,homeisbest.  C．It’snevertoolatetolearn.CScientiststellhowhealthyrainforestsarebylisteningtothesoundsoftheirwildlife.Ahealthyforestisfullofanimalcallsandbirdsongbutanunhealthyforestismuchquieter.However,thatisabigjob.Researcherscanmakethousandsofhoursofrecordingsbutthensomeonehastolistentothemallandpickoutthedifferentanimalandbirdcalls.WhatifthatsomeoneisanAI?ScientistsareusingAItechnologytohelpwiththetask.ThroughthenewForestListenerswebexperiment(实验),scientistswantpeoplearoundtheworld—includingyou—tohelptoo.Thewebsitegetsyoutomovearoundavirtual(虚拟的)forest,listeningforwildlife.Whenyoufindanewspecies(物种),youlistentoitssonguntilyoucanrememberit.Thenextstepistolistentorealforestrecordings(therearemorethan1.2millionofthem),anddecideforeachonewhetheryoucantellthatanimalcallornot,orifyou’renotsure.TheanswerspeoplegivearethenusedtotrainAItotellwhatanimalstheyarebytheirsounds.Scientistssaythattheprojecthelpsthemdealwithahugenumberofrecordings.WithoutAI,itwouldtakemanyyearstostudythemall.“Everysoundtagged(贴标签)byaforestlistenerhelpstrainourAImodels,”thescientistssaid,“Thisgroupeffortprovidesuswithvaluableinformation,allowingustofindoutdifferencesamongdifferentanimals.Theseareimportantsignsforahealthyforest.”7.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“that”refertoinParagraph1?A．Recordingwildlifepictures.  B．Comparingdifferentanimalcalls.  C．Checkingforesthealthbylistening.8.WhatquestiondoesParagraph3mainlyanswer?A．Whatcanshowarainforestishealthy?  B．Howdopeoplehelpinthewebexperiment?  C．Whydothescientistsstartthewebexperiment?9.HowdoesAIhelpthescientists?A．Bydealingwithrecordingsquickly.  B．Byrememberingnewspecies’sounds.  C．Byinvitingmorepeopletocareforforests.10.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A．Forestsareindangernow.  B．Helpingforestsishelpinghumans.  C．HumanstogetherwithAIprotectforests.D阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。每个选项仅使用一次。Haveyoueverfeltupsetorboredindailylife?Stayingpositivecanbringyouhappinessandmakeyouhealthier.___11___.Loveandacceptyourself___12___.Stopstrugglingtochangewhoyoutrulyare.It’sagoodwaytopracticepositiveselftalk.Forexample,youcanremindyourself,“I’mperfectthewayIam,andIaccepteverythingaboutmyselfrightnow.”LookonbrightsidesoflifeYourideaschangehowyoufeel.Lotsofpeopleonlycareaboutwhattheydon’tget.Ifyouareoneofthem,youwillfeelunhappyeasily.Positivepeopledon’tneedexpensivethingstobehappy.___13___.DofunthingstocheeryouupTakingpartindifferentkindsofactivitiesiscloselyconnectedwithyourhappiness.___14___.Rightchoicesincludewatchingfilms,painting,orenjoyinggentlemusic.Physicalexercisesuchasswimmingandhikingcanalsocheeryouup.Justchoosewhatyoulikebest.___15___Neverallowotherstosetyourlifegoalsforyou.Sticktoyourownideas.Ifyouwanttobeacook,learncookingskills.Ifyouhopetobeateacher,readmorebooks.Everysmallstepforyourdreamisgreatprogress.A．MakeyourowndreamsandgoalsB．SofocusonnicelittlethingsinyourlifeC．HerearesomesimplewaystostaypositiveD．BeconfidentaboutyourselfandlovewhoyouareE．Doingsomethingrelaxingwhenyouarefreecanhelpalot二、完形填空阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Lastyear,IhadanunforgettableexperienceasanexchangestudentintheUnitedStates.Imustadmit(承认)thatatfirst,Americawasabigculture___16___forme.Manythingswerestrange,therefore,Igotalittlelostatfirst.___17___,Istayedwithakindhostfamily,Mr.andMrs.Hurst.TheyalwaysencouragedmesothatIwouldn’t___18___myself.However,itwaschallengingto___19___thelifeintheUS.Mymainproblemwasthelanguage.Ifailedtounderstandmuchinthefirstfewweeksbecauseeveryonespokesofast.ThoughIsoonmanagedtoadapt(适应),Istillhadproblemsastheyusedalotof___20___.Forexample,theyoftensaytheyare“undertheweather”whentheyareill,whichisquitedifferentfromitsliteral(字面的)meaning.Tablemannerswereanotherbigchallengeformetoface.IrememberonetimewhenMrs.Hurst___21___mewithalarge,invitingsalad.Outofhabit,Iwasabouttotakeabigbiteofthelettucedirectly,onlytofindthateveryoneelsewaselegantly(优雅地)cuttingtheleavesintosmallpieceswiththeirknivesandforks.RealizingIbehaved___22___,Ifeltembarrassedbutquicklyfollowedtheirexample.Itwasanexcitingyear,anditwasavaluable___23___forme.InotonlyunderstoodmoreaboutAmericanculturebutalsolearnedtothinkaboutmyownculture.MyAmericanfriendsaskedmemanyquestionsaboutlifeinChina,whichmademerealizethatculturalexchangeisatwowaystreet.Iamso___24___forthischance.Ithastrulymademeabetterandmore___25___person.16.A．joy  B．shock  C．influence17.A．Fortunately  B．Completely  C．Recently18.A．suffer  B．doubt  C．control19.A．getacross  B．getalongwith  C．getusedto20.A．idioms  B．meanings  C．poems21.A．donated  B．compared  C．provided22.A．unsafely  B．indirectly  C．improperly23.A．expression  B．experience  C．regret24.A．thankful  B．hurtful  C．successful25.A．wellknown  B．warmhearted  C．openminded三、短文填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。ManypeoplehaveheardoftheclassicnovelOliverTwist.Buthaveyoueverwonderedwhymanyreadersare___26___(interest)inthenameDickenschosefortheboy?Hereisashort___27___(introduce)tohisnamingideas.Oliveris___28___traditionalEnglishname.Itwaspopularatthattimeamongpoorkidsinthe19thcentury.ThathelpedreadersseeOliverasarealandbelievablecharacter.Awriterneedstochoosenames___29___(proper)tofitcharacters’hardandtwisting(曲折的)lives.Theword“Twist”canmeanunexpectedthings.ThisfitsOliver’sstorywell,ashefacesmanychallenges,adventuresand___30___(difficulty).OliverTwistisapoorboy.Heloses___31___(he)parentsatayoungageandhastofightforaplaceinanunkindworld.DickensusedOliverandhisstory___32___(show)thehardlifeofpoorchildreninVictorian(维多利亚时代的)England.However,evenwhentheworldtreatshimcoldly,heneverchoosestobecomebad.Amongallthekidsinthenovel,Oliversurelyhasthe___33___(good)heart.Kindnessisthebrightestlightforpeoplesufferingfromhardships(困苦).Sofar,thisclassicstory___34___(move)millionsofreadersaroundtheworld.Thelessonitteachesisclear:youwon’thavehopeunlessyoustaykindjustlikeOliver.___35___lifeisfullofhardships,kindnesswillalwaysguideusforward.四、读写综合第一节阅读下面短文，根据短文内容回答问题。IntheheartofShanghai,aquietbutpowerfulmovementisgrowing.Moreandmoremiddleschoolstudentsaresteppingoutoftheirclassroomsandintotheircommunities—notforhomework,buttovolunteer.EverySaturdaymorning,14yearoldLiHuateachesbasiccomputerskillstotheelderlyatalocalcommunitycenter.“Manyofthemhaveneverusedasmartphonebefore,”Lisayswithasmile.“Whentheyfinallylearnhowtovideocalltheirgrandchildren,theireyeslightup.That’smyreward.”ThisvolunteerworkisnotlimitedtoShanghai.AcrossChina,schoolsareencouragingstudentstojoininmeaningfulsocialactivities.In2025,theMinistryofEducation(教育部)evenaskedschoolstoputcommunityserviceintoschoollessons.Whydoesvolunteerworkmatter?Becausevolunteeringhelpsyoungpeopledevelopresponsibilityandproblemsolvingskills.Thesequalitiescannotbedecidedbytestscoresalone.Moreover,theseexperiencesofteninspirebiggerdreams.InChangsha,somestudentsstartenvironmentalclubs.Othersalsodonatebookstostudentsinpoorareas.Theirsmallactionsspreadthroughtheworld,creatingakinder,moreconnectedsociety.Asonestudentputit:“We’renotwaitingtogrowuptomakeadifference.We’redoingitnow.”36.WheredoesLiHuateachtheelderlybasiccomputerskills?____________________________________________________________________________________________37.WhatdidtheMinistryofEducationaskschoolstodoin2025?____________________________________________________________________________________________38.Whyisvolunteerworkimportant?____________________________________________________________________________________________39.HowdostudentsinChangshahelpothers?____________________________________________________________________________________________40.Wouldyouliketojoininvolunteeringwork?Whyorwhynot?____________________________________________________________________________________________第二节41.假如你是李华，暑假期间，一批来自英国的中学生将到长沙进行研学交流。活动主办方正面向全市初中生招募志愿者，负责用英文介绍中国文化和长沙风情。你对此很感兴趣，请结合以下提示，用英文给活动负责人Mr.Smith写一封申请信。要求：（1）短文必须包含思维导图中的所有要点，可适当发挥；（2）100词左右（开头已给出，不计入总词数）；（3）文中不得出现真实人名和校名。Signupasavolunt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