湖南省长沙市华益中学2025-2026学年八年级下学期7月期末英语试题（含答案）

湖南省长沙市华益中学20252026学年八年级下学期7月期末英语试题一、阅读理解AContents(目录)WhatIsCross-CulturalCommunication?

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Learnwhatitmeanstocommunicatewithpeoplefromdifferentculturesandwhyitisimportant.

GreetingsAroundtheWorld

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Findouthowpeoplegreetandsay“goodbye”indifferentcountries.

FoodandEatingCustoms

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Peopleeatdifferentfoodsandhavedifferenttablemanners.

FestivalsandCelebrations

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Learnwhypeoplecelebrateandwhattheydoduringthesespecialtimes.

MannersinDifferentPlaces

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Understanddifferentrulesforbeingpolitearoundtheworld.

FunCross-CulturalStories

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Readshortstoriesfromaroundtheworld.Seewhatchildreninothercountriesreadastheygrowup.1.IfMarywantstolearnhowtosay“hi”inFrench,onwhichpagemayshefindtheanswer?A．Page4.  B．Page13.  C．Page31.2.Whomaybemostinterestedinthebook?A．Monica,13,whowantstobeanengineer.  B．Peter,14,wholovesreadingliteraryclassics.  C．David,a13yearoldforeignexchangestudent.BTheideaofpapermoneyfirstappearedinChinaduringtheTangDynasty(朝代).Atthattime,Feiqian,theearliestformofpaperdraft(汇票),wasusedasapromisetopayinsteadofrealpapermoney.DuringtheNorthernSongDynasty,official(官方的)Jiaozicameoutandsoonbecamewidelyused.Itisconsideredtheworld’sfirstofficialpapermoney.Andnow,China,oncemore,isplayingaleading(领先的)roleandmaybecomeoneofthefirsttrulycashlesssocieties.Cashisstilllegaltender(法定货币)everywhereinChina,butonlyafewpeopleuseittoday.Ifwepaywitha100yuannote,it’spossiblethatsomesmallstoresortaxidriverswouldbeunabletobreakittogivechange.IliveinChina,andItraveloutsidethecountryfromtimetotime.InChina,Inevercarrymywalletwithme,andIdon’tevencarrycash.However,whenIgotoothercountries,itisadifferentstory.Beforetravelling,Ineedtomakesuremycreditcard(信用卡)isinmywallet,whichissomethingIalmostneverdoinChina.Sincetheintroductionofthesmartphone,manyofushavestoppedcarryingwalletsbecausealmosteverythingcanbedoneonthephone.Butnow,evenmoreconvenientways,likefacialrecognition(人脸识别),arehere.Wecanpayinmanyplaceswithouteventakingoutourphones.However,countriesthatareconsideredleadersin“cashlesssocieties”,suchasSweden(瑞典)andNorway(挪威),mostlyusecreditcardswhichallowpeopleto“touchandgo”.Theconvenienceishardtobeat,butcardsarestillcarriedinwallets.Onceagain,Chinagoesastepfurtherandfindsevenmoreconvenientpaymentmethods.3.WhydoesthewritermentionTangandSongdynasties?A．Tocomparedifferentpaymentsystems.  B．Toexplainwhypapermoneywascreated.  C．ToshowChina’shistoricalimportanceinpapermoneyuse.4.WhattroublemightpeoplehavewhenusingcashinChinanow?A．Othersdon’thavechangeforthem.  B．Othersareafraidthatthecashisnotreal.  C．Othersworrythatsomepeoplestealtheircash.5.WhichofthefollowingsentencesisTRUE?A．Feiqianistheworld’searliestofficialpapermoney.  B．Chinanowhasthemostconvenientpaymentsystemintheworld.  C．PeopleinSwedenandNorwaycompletelystopusingcreditcards.6.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．ThePaymentinAncientChina  B．PaymentSystemsaroundtheWorld  C．TheDevelopmentofPaymentinChinaCGulliver’sTravelsisanadventurenovelwrittenbyJonathanSwift.IttellstheamazingjourneysofLemuelGulliver.Hetravelstodifferentlandsandmeetsallkindsofunusualpeopleandcreatures.OnGulliver’sfirstjourney,hisshipiswrecked.Fortunately,hesurvivestheaccident.HewakesupinLilliputandfindshimselftieddownbymanytinypeople.Thesepeopleareonlyaboutsixinchestall!Gulliverlearnsabouttheirlives,strangecustoms,andsillywars.Next,GulliverarrivesinBrobdingnag,whereeverythingishuge.Nowheisthetinyone,livingwithgiantsasbigasbuildings.Heexperienceslifefromadifferentperspective(视角),whichgiveshimanewunderstandingofsizeandpower.Herealizesthathumansarenotalwaysthemostpowerfulbeings.HisthirdadventureleadshimtoaflyingislandnamedLaputa.Peopletherearesolostinthoughtthattheyforgethowtoliveanormallife.Theyareverysmart,especiallygoodatmathandmusic.However,theirideasareoftenimpractical.Gulliver’sfinaljourneytakeshimtoalandruledbycleverhorsescalledtheHouyhnhnms.Theylivepeacefullives.However,thehumanlikecreaturesthere,calledYahoos,aredirty,greedy(贪婪的),andwild.LivingwiththeHouyhnhnms,Gulliverstartstolovetheirsimple,honestwayoflife.Thisjourneymakeshimquestionhumannature.Thebookisspecial,showingdifferentculturesandwaysofliving.Itgivesreadersanewwayofthinkingabouttheworld.Itisalsofilledwithhumour,imagination,andunexpectedsurprises.What’smore,bycomparingthesocietiesGullivervisits,readersareencouragedtothinkabouthumannature,theproblemsintheworld,andhowwecanimprove.AllofthesemakeGulliver’sTravelsremainpopularamongreadersofallages.7.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“wrecked”inPara.2mean?A．损坏  B．修补  C．清理8.HowdidJonathandescribethesizeofpeopleinBrobdingnag?A．Bymakingcomparisons.  B．Bygivingexamples.  C．Bylistingnumbers.9.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Gullivertravelstothreedifferentlandsduringhisjourney.  B．Laputaisaflyingislandwherepeoplearetalentedinmath.  C．GulliverenjoyslivingwithYahoosbecauseoftheirlifestyle.10.Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?A．ThereasonswhyJonathanwrotethebook.  B．Thereasonswhythebookisstilllovedbymany.  C．ThereasonswhyGullivertravelstodifferentlands.D阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。每个选项仅使用一次。TheJourneyofSelfDiscoveryPeoplemakelongjourneystodifferentcountries.___11___However,thebiggestjourneyistheselfdiscoveryjourney.Howcanyoustartthejourneyofselfdiscovery?Herearefourtipsforyou.Findoutyourmostvaluableability.Youmayhavedifferentkindsofabilities.Itcouldbeaboutyourabilitytocreateoryourskillsatfootball.Butwhichofthemareyouproudof?___12___Thiswillhelpyouknowyourselfbetter.Getoutofyourcomfortzone(舒适区).Inordertodiscoveryourself,youneedtoputyourselfinsomeuncomfortablesituations.Youcandosomeoutdooractivitiesyouareafraidof.___13___Thiswillgiveyouachancetolearnmoreaboutyo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