湖南省长沙市立信中学2025-2026学年下学期八年级期末考试英语试卷（含答案）

湖南长沙市立信中学20252026学年下学期八年级期末考试英语试卷一、阅读理解AREADING

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Name:PeterTitleThe

Little

PrinceWriterAntoinedeSaint-ExupéryMain

charactersThelittleprince,thepilot,therose,thefox,thesnakeType

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novel

FantasySummaryThelittleprinceleaveshissmallplanetafterarguingwithhisrose.Hetravelstomanyotherplanetsandmeetssomestrangeadults.Theyonlycareaboutmoneyorpower.LaterhecomestoEarthandmakesanewfriend—afox.Thefoxhelpshimlearnthatlovemeanscare.Finally,theprinceknowshisroseisveryimportanttohim.My

opinionThisbookteachesmetostayhonestandvaluethepeopleIlove.Thoughthestoryiseasytoread,itbringsmemanymeaningfullessons.Itmakesmethinkdeeplyaboutfriendshipandtruelove.Quote

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book“Itisonlywiththeheartthatonecanseerightly;whatisessential(极其重要的)isinvisible(看不见的)totheeye.”1.Whatdoestheprincedoafteranargumentwithhisrose?①Traveltodifferentplanets.②Meetmanystrangegrownups.③Lookforotherroses.④Makefriendswithafox.A．①②③B．①②④C．②③④2.Whatcanwelearnfromthebook?A．Toonlycareaboutmoneyandpower.B．Toseeeverythingclearlywithoureyes.C．Totreasureourlovedonesandstayhonest.BAt4:30a.m.,whilemostteenagersarestilldreaming,15yearoldKofifromGhana(加纳)hasalreadystartedhisdailywork—collectingrecyclable(可回收的)wasteonthestreets.Manypeoplefeelsorryforhim,butKofidoesnotthinkheisunlucky.Usingthemoneyhemakes,hebuysbooksandattendsnightschool.“Cleaningthecityandtakinglessonsbothbringmejoy,”hesayswithbrighteyes.Notlongago,Kofidesignedasimplehandpushedcart(手推车)thatsortsplastic,glassandpaperwhilehewalks.Hisideanotonlysavestimebutalsoincreasesthevalueofrecycledwaste.Alocalcompanynoticedhiscleverinventionandofferedhimasmallscholarship(奖学金).“Myhandsdon’tlookthatbeautiful,butmymindneverstopsthinking,”Kofismiles.“Workisnotonlyformakingaliving.Ithelpsmegrowlittlebylittle.”HisneighborMensahistotallydifferent.Heisahighschoolgraduate(毕业生),yetherefusestodoany“dirtywork”.Hestaysathomealldaylongandoftensays,“Nogoodwork,nohappiness.”However,Kofidisagrees.“Happinessdoesn’tfallfromafancyjob.Itgrowsfromhonestwork,wateredbyhardwork.”Kofi’sstoryteachesusameaningfullesson:Nomatterwhatjobwehave,weshouldpourourthoughtsintoit.Evenarubbishcollectorcanturnwasteintotreasureandturnhardworkintotruehappiness.3.WhatdoesKofiusehismoneytodo?A．TravelaroundGhana.B．Buybooksandstudy.C．Helphisneighbors.4.WhydoesthewritermentionMensahinParagraph3?A．Toexplainwhysomepeopledislikedirtyjobs.B．Toprovethatonlygraduatescanfindhappiness.C．TocompareMensah’sthoughtswithKofi’spositiveideas.5.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutKofi?A．Thelocalgovernmentgavehimalotofmoney.B．Hedesignedasimplehandpushedcarttosortwaste.C．Hehatescleaningthestreetsbecausetheworkishard.6.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．APoorBoy’sHardLifeinGhanaB．HappinessGrowsfromHonestWorkC．HowtoBecomeaSuccessfulDesignerCThemen’sWorldCuptakesplaceeveryfouryears.Recently,peoplehavebeenarguingaboutaquestion:IsitOKtomissschoolforsports?Somepeoplethinkitisagoodideatoletchildrenstayathomeforbiggames.First,bigsportseventsonlycomeonceeveryfewyears.Second,watchingsportsisexcitingandfun.Astudyevenshowsthatwatchingsportsimprovespeople’swellbeing.Third,manykidswillstayuplatetowatchmatchesandfeeltiredinclassthenextday.Forthisreason,supportersbelieveitmightbebettertoletthemrestathomeinsteadofsittinginclasswithoutlearningmuch.Someparentsalsoholdtheviewthatmissingonedayofschoolisnotagreatloss(损失).However,otherpeopleholddifferentopinions.Theyarguethateducationmattersmorethansports.InMexico,thegovernmentonceplannedtoendschoolearlyfortheWorldCup,butparentsgotangryandtheplanfailed.Oneparentgroupstated,“Wecannotsacrificeourchildren’seducationforasportsevent.”Besides,makingspecialrulesjustforfootballisunfair.Whatifstudentswanttomissschooltowatchothersports?Therewillbenoclearstandards.What’smore,kidscanenjoymatchesafterschoolwithoutmissinglessons.Parentscancontrolwhethertheirchildrenstayuplate.SomeschoolsevenplaythegamesonclassroomTVsduringbreaks.Thereisnosimpleanswertothisheateddiscussion.Ontheonehand,itisunreasonabletosaysportsaremoreimportantthaneducation.Ontheotherhand,unexpectedemergencieslikeheavyrainalsocausestudentstomissclasses.Inshort,eachfamilyshouldmakeasuitablechoiceforthemselves.7.Howoftendoesthemen’sWorldCuphappen?A．Everyyear.B．EverytwoyearsC．Everyfouryears.8.WhydosomepeoplethinkitisOKtomissschoolforsports?A．Sportsarelessimportantthaneducation.B．Watchingsportsbringspeoplegoodfeelings.C．Missingschoolforgamesisabigwasteoftime.9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“sacrifice”meaninParagraph3?A．牺牲B．享受C．支持10.Wecaninfer(推断)fromthistextthat________.A．schoolsshouldvaluesportsaboveschooleducationB．allparentssupportmissingschoolfortheWorldCupC．everyfamilyshouldmaketheirownproperdecisionsDWhilelearningasubjectyoudon’tlikemayseemlikeadifficulttask,therearewaystomakeitmoreacceptable—andevenenjoyable.Herearesomehelpfultips.FindinterestingwaystostudyYoucanmakegooduseoftechnology.____11____.Findonesthatworkforyou.Youcanalsotrycomingupwithyourownstudyingwayslikemakingcardsandcreatingmindmaps.ConnectthesubjectwithyourdailylifeTrytofindsomeinterestinguseofthesubjectinyourdailylife.Whenthesubjectisconnectedwithreallife,____12____.Thenitwillbeeasiertofocuswhenyou’restudyingit.____13____Studywithsomeoneelsewhoisinthesameboatasyou—someonewhoalsohastostudythisunlikablesubject.Youcanencourageandhelpeachotherwhenoneofyougetsstuck.MakeastudyplanandsticktoitIfyoutreatstudyinglikeachorethatyouhavetodo,____14____.Butifyoucreateastudyplanandkeeptoit,thenstudyingdoesn’tseemsobad.TreatyourselfafterachievingagoalGiveyourselfasmalltreataftereverybookyoureadordifficultproblemyousolve.____15____.Overtime,thismaymakeiteasierforyoutostayfocusedwhenstudying.A．FindastudypartnerB．youmayhardlymakeprogressC．itmaybecomeinterestingtoyouD．SmalljoyspushyoutokeepgoingE．Therearemanyfunappsthatcanhelpyoulearn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。Itwasthelastlessonbeforethezhongkao.Aftersharingexamadvice,thegeographyteacherMs.Zhuclosedherbookandlookedatussoftly.“Allmyclassesforyou____16____today.Ihopeovertheseyears,you’velearnedmorethanjustexamskills.Afterall,thezhongkaoisnotanend,butanewstartoflife,”shesaid____17____.Thenshetalkedaboutageographyterm:orientation(方向).Itmeansknowingwhereyouareandwhereyouaregoing.Thisideaalsofitsourdailylife.Nomatterwhatyoudo,beclearaboutyourpast____18____andfuturegoalsbeforemovingon.Inoddedbutfailedtofullycatchherwordsthen.However,hertalkleftadeep____19____onme.Lookingbacknow,Itrulyunderstandthissenseoforientation.Whenlifechanges,manypeoplefacehardchoicesandanuncertainfuture,therefore,theyfeelworriedand____20____.Ms.ZhualsotoldusthestoryofOdysseus,aherointheancientGreekfictionTheOdyssey(《奥德赛》).Thewar____21____himtoleavehome,andlotsofdifficultiesdestroyedhisjourney.Hewasoncekeptonanislandforyears,feelinglonely.Buthenever____22____himselfandstucktohisgoalallthetime.Hisclearorientationandstrongwillhelpedhimfaceallthe____23____.Lifeisfullofunknownchallenges.Whenyou____24____orfeelstressed,stoptothinkaboutyourpastprogressandyourwishes.It’shelpfultodealwithitin____25____ways.Buildyourownsenseofdirection,andkeepmovingforwarddaybyday.16.A．beginB．endC．continue17.A．hopefullyB．thankfullyC．successfully18.A．secretsB．suggestionsC．achievements19.A．expressionB．decisionC．impression20.A．confusedB．boredC．relaxed21.A．helpedB．forcedC．invited22.A．trustedB．doubtedC．proved23.A．difficultiesB．punishmentsC．preparations24.A．lockupB．calmdownC．getlost25.A．practicalB．historicalC．classical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。Almosteveryonehasdroppedtastyfoodonthefloorandstillwantedtoeatit.Ifsomeonesawyoudropit,theymightshoutthepopular“5secondrule”.Thisrulesaysfoodissafetoeatifyoupickitupinfive____26____(second)orless.Butisthatreallytrue?Recently,scientistsfromaBritishuniversity____27____(do)lotsoftests.Forthestudy,theytestedmanykindsoffoods—bread,cookiesandcandies.Theyallowedthefood____28____(lie)ondifferenttypesofflooringfor3to30seconds.Not____29____(surprising),thelongerfoodstaysonthefloor,themorebacteria(细菌)itgets.Andthetypeoffloorwherethedroppedfoodlandedalsohas____30____effect.Besides,wetfoodgetsbacteriamuchmoreeasilythandryfood.Manylaterstudiesagreedwiththisresult.Manypeopletrustthe5secondrule,____31____itcannotstopallbacteria.Forpeoplewithhealthybodies,alittlebacteriafromcleanfloorsmayseldomcauseproblems.Whileifthefloorcarries____32____(harm)bacterialikeSalmonella(沙门氏菌),thefoodwillmakeyousick.Still,cleaningfloorsoftenisthekeytostayingsafe.Thoughsciencehasbrokentherule,peoplestilllovetouseit.Mostpeoplearefamiliar____33____thisoldsayingandtreatitasafunsocialexcuse.Itletspeoplelaughwhentheypickupdroppedsnackswithoutfeelingembarrassed.However,weshouldthinkabout____34____(we)ownsafetybeforeeatingfoodofftheground.Smallgoodhabitscanmakea____35____(different)tothehealth,sowe’dbetterstayawayfromdirtyfallenfood.四、读写综合阅读下面短文，根据短文内容回答问题。LastOctober,TyphoonHalongsweptthroughvillagesinwesternAlaska(阿拉斯加).Itbroughtstrongwindsandfloodsanddestroyedmanyhomesandcommunities.Villagersrushedtosheltersincities,buttheycouldn’ttaketheirpetdogswiththemasanimalsweren’tallowedonevacuationflights(疏散航班).Someownerstiedtheirdogsoutsidebuildings.Asfloodwaterkeptrising,otherdogswerestuckinsidebrokenhouseswithnowayout.Afewdaysafterthestorm,anelderlymanphonedBethelFriendsofCanines,alocalpetrescuegroup.Heaskedthemforhelptosavehisdog.JesslynElliott,theorganization’sdirector,tookactiontostartarescueteamrightaway.Soon,about25volunteerscametojointheteam.Inonlyoneweek,theysaved170dogsintotal.Thejobwasprettychallenging.“Wehavenevermetsuchaterriblenaturaldisasterbefore,”Elliottsaid.Whenmorelocalpeopleheardthestory,rescueteamsfromcentralandsouthernAlaskacametogiveahand.Theyhelpedlookforfosterfamilies(寄养家庭)andpreparedspecialsheltersforthesedogs.JoelJorgensen,ananimaldoctorfromAnchorage,said,“Allanimalloverspulledtogether.Itwasreallyheartwarming.”Dogownersfeltgreatlyrelaxedwhentheysawtheirpetsweresafeononlineposts.“Thetyphoonwasterrible,butitmadepeoplecaremoreabouteachother.Andnoonewasleftbehind,”oneownersaid.“Inthefaceofhardship,loveshowedupandneverwentmissing.”36.Whycouldn’tthevillagerstaketheirpetdogswiththem?________________________________________________________37.Whofirststartedarescueteamfordogsafterthetyphoon?________________________________________________________38.Howmanydogsdidthevolunteerssaveinsevendays?________________________________________________________39.Didrescueteamspreparesheltersfordogs?________________________________________________________40.Whatshouldwedowhenfacinghardship?________________________________________________________41.书面表达你所在的社区报上刊登了以下志愿者招聘广告。假如你是李华，在读完上面短文中的故事后深受触动，对志愿服务产生了浓厚的兴趣，请你根据提示，用英语写一封电子邮件，申请成为一名志愿者。要求:(1)短文必须包括图示中的所有要点，可适当发挥；(2)短文中不能出现真实的人名和校名；(3)词数80左右(邮件的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数)。DearSirorMadam,Isawyouradvertisement,andI’mwritingto_____________________________