辽宁省大连市西岗区2025-2026学年八年级下学期期末英语试卷（含答案）

辽宁大连市西岗区2025‑2026学年八年级下学期期末英语试卷一、阅读理解ATheAIRobotDesignCompetition(机器人设计比赛)2026isinprogress.ThisistheinterviewrecordwithMichael.Q1:

Whydidyoutakepartintherobotdesigncompetition?

Michael:

I’vealwaysbeeninterestedinAItechnology(技术).Thecompetitiongivesmeagreatchancetoturnmyideasintoarealrobot.

Q2:

Whatgaveyoutheideatocreatesuchahelpfulrobot?

Michael:

Mygrandmotherlivesalone.SoIwantedtodesignarobotthatcanhelpoldpeoplewithdailytasks.Itcanremindthemtotakemedicineandevencallforhelpwhenneeded.

Q3:

Didyoulearnanythingnewwhilebuildingtherobot?

Michael:

Ofcourse!Ilearnedhowtowritebetterprogramsandmaketherobotmovemoresmoothly(平稳地).Ialsolearnedhowtomakeadecisionbetweengooddesignsandcleveruses.

Q4:

Howdidthecompetitionhelpyou?

Michael:

ItmademeloveAIevenmorethanbefore.Ialsomademanyfriendswhosharethesameinterest.NowIwanttostudyAIincollege!1.WhydidMichaeltakepartinthecompetition?A．Towinmoney.B．Toturnhisideasintoarealrobot.C．Tomeetnewpeople.D．Tohelphisgrandmother.2.WhatkindofrobotdidMichaelmake?A．Atoyrobot.B．Atalkingrobot.C．Adancingrobot.D．Ahelperrobot.3.WhichofthefollowingdidMichaellearnbybuildingtherobot?①Howtoworkasateam.②Howtowritebetterprograms.③Howtomaketherobotmovemoresmoothly.④Howtochoosebetweengooddesignsandcleveruses.A．①②③B．①②④C．①③④D．②③④4.Wheredoesthetextmostprobablycomefrom?A．Aguidebook.B．Astorybook.C．Asciencereport.D．Aschoolmagazine.BBookReviewStartDate:May6

EndDate:May15

Title:Charlotte’sWeb

Writer:E.B.White

Genre:Fiction(虚构类)

Rating:☆☆☆☆☆

What’sthebookabout?ThebookisaboutalittlepignamedWilbur.Whenheisverylittle,Fern,akindyounggirl,saveshimfrombeingkilled(杀死).Later,WilburgoestoliveonFern’suncle’sfarm.HefeelslonelythereatfirstuntilhemeetsCharlotte,awiseandcleverspider.WhenWilburlearnsthatthefarmersplantokillhimforChristmasdinner,Charlottepromisestosavehislife.Sheuseshersilk(丝)towriteamazingwordslike“SomePig”and“Terrific(了不起的)”inherweb.Thankstohergreatidea,Wilburbecomesfamousandthefarmersdecidenottokillhim.Myopinionofthebook:Thisbookissowarmandtouching!Thefriendshipbetweenthepigandthespiderwillmakeyousmile.Itshowshowatruefriendwillstandbyyou,evenwhenthingslookhopeless.Ilovehowthefarmfeelslikeasmall,livelyworldwithallthefunnyanimals.CharlotteisthecharacterIlikethemost.Sheissosmartandloyal(忠诚的).SheworkstirelesslytokeepherpromisetoWilbur,eventhoughitmakesherverytired.Reviewby:Gabrielle5.HowlongdidittakeGabrielletofinishthebook?A．Fivedays.B．Tendays.C．Twoweeks.D．Onemonth.6.WhoisCharlotte?A．Alittlepig.B．Akindyounggirl.C．Fern’saunt.D．Awiseandcleverspider.7.HowdoesCharlottetrytosaveWilbur?A．Bypromisingnottokillhim.B．Bywritingalettertothefarmers.C．Bywritingamazingwordsintheweb.D．BykillingotheranimalsforChristmasdinner.8.WhathasGabriellelearnedfromthebook?A．Lifeonthefarmiswarmbuthopeless.B．Peoplefeeltiredtohelpanimalsindanger.C．Animalsandpeoplecanalsobecometruefriends.D．Truefriendsshouldsupporteachotherandkeeppromises.CTheSaharaDesert①Located(位于)inAfrica,theSaharaDesertisabout9million(百万)square(平方)kilometres.Itisalsoatleast4.6millionyearsold.Itisoneoftheoldestplacesintheworld.②Alldesertsaredry,andtheSaharaisbothdryandhot.Itisthelargesthotdesertintheworld.Wemaythinkthatalldesertsarehot,butinfactsomedesertsareverycold!③MostoftheSaharaisrocky(多岩石的)ground.Buttherearealsoplaceswithgrass,lakes,mountains,andevensandseas.Asandsealookslikeaseaofsand!Whenthewindblows,thesandlookslikewaves.④LifeintheSaharaisdifficult.AbouttwomillionpeopleliveintheSahara.Theyusuallymovefromplacetoplace.ThereiswaterinafewpartsoftheSahara,andsomepeopleliveintheseplacesallyearround.⑤Notmanyanimalscanliveinaplacewithsuchadryandhotclimate.Theymustadapt(适应)tosurvive.Camels,forexample,goforalongtimewithoutdrinkingwater.Whentheydofindwater,theycandrinkmorethan100litresofitin13minutes!⑥Today,theworld’slargesthotdesertisgettingevenbigger.Itisnowabout10%largerthanwhatitwasabout100yearsago.Butwhyisitgrowing?Somescientistsbelievethatpartofthereasonisclimatechange.Astemperatures(温度)rise,summersinAfricagrowhotterandlessrainfalls.Waterbodiesgetsmallerandthegroundgetsdrieranddrier.Ifwedonottakeeffectivemeasures(措施)tostopclimatechange,thedesertwillkeepgrowing!9.Whydoesthewriterbeginthetextwithnumbers?A．Toansweraquestion.B．Tocatchreaders’interest.C．Tostartaconversation.D．Tointroducethewriter’splan.10.What’stheweatherlikeintheSaharaDesert?A．Dryandhot.B．Wetandcool.C．Rainyandhot.D．Dryandcold.11.WhyistheSaharaDesertbecominglarger?A．Becausetherearenoplaceswithgrassorlakes.B．Becausepeopleplantlotsoftrees.C．Becausemoreanimalslivethere.D．Becauseclimatechangebringslessrain.12.Whatcanweinfer(推断)fromthelastparagraph?A．Summerinthedesertisevenhotter.B．Peoplehavemadeprogressinmakingthedesertgreen.C．Peoplehavetotakeactionstostopthedesertfromgrowing.D．Lifeinthedesertisdifficultforpeopletolive.D①Thereweretubes(试管)allovermylabdesk.Onceagain,myexperiment(实验)failed.Ifelthopeless.Afewmonthsearlier,Ihadjuststartedtheprojectfullofconfidence,believingIcouldmakeitthroughhardwork.Ispentlonghoursinthelabeveryday.Whentheexperimentfailedforthefirsttime,Isimplyworkedharder.②ButwhileIwasworkingharderthanever,Iwasnotgettinganywhere.Ididn’tknowwhattodo.③Itwaslateintheevening.Onepartner(伙伴)wasstillinthelab.Afterwetalkedthroughtheexperiment,hesaid,“Ithinkit’stimetogohomeandgetsomesleep.”“Takingabreakisalsohardwork,youknow,”headdedwithasmile.④Thosewordsopenedmyeyes.Inolongeroverworkedmyselfinthelab.Ifeltlessstressedandmyresearchstartedtoprogress.⑤Afewyearslater,myprofessor(教授)andIwerediscussinganage‑oldproblematacafé.Ashefinishedhiscoffee,hesaid,“Weneedtoworksmarter,notharder.”Iwassurprised.Ihadneverheardmyprofessorsayanythinglikethis.⑥Ourconversationthatdayhelpedmeunderstandthatexcitingideasseldomcomefromamindunderpressure.Partofworkingsmarter,Irealized(意识到),canbetakingabreak.⑦Today,Itrytopassthisideaontomyownstudents.Work‑lifebalanceisnotabarrier(障碍)toexcellentresearch.Itisanimportantpartofit.13.Whatdidthewriterdowhenhisexperimentfailedforthefirsttime?A．Heaskedhisprofessorforadvice.B．Hespentmoretimeworkinginthelab.C．Hewenthomeearlyandgotsomesleep.D．Hefelthopelessandgaveuptheproject.14.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“overworked”meaninParagraph4?A．Didtoomuchwork.B．Didtoolittlework.C．Workedwithoutthinking.D．Workedwithsmartideas.15.Howdidthewriterfeelafterhefollowedhispartner’sadvice?A．Relaxed.B．Surprised.C．Hopeless.D．Confident.16.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．Hardworkcanalwaysleadtosuccess.B．Weneedtofindthebalancebetweenworkandlife.C．Wecanlearnsomethingusefulbydoingexperiments.D．Itisnecessarytofollowyourhearttodoabetterjob.EFlowersarebeautifullivingthingsandcanbefoundallovertheworld—ingardens,parksandevenyourhome.___17___Theycanonlybefeltinthedeepestpartofyourheart.Theseflowersareplantedbytwokindsofpeople.Whenyoumeetthefirstkindofpeople,theyplant“bad”seedsinyourheart.Thesepeoplemaynotbefriendlyenough.___18___However,whenyouovercometheproblemswithyourcourage,yougetstrengthandexperience.Asyoufighttowin,beautifulflowersblossom(开花).Thatcanmakeyouastrongman.___19___Theyarepeoplewhobringyouhappiness.Theymayteachyousomethingmeaningfulyouhaveneverdone.Theymaygiveyouanunbelievableamountofjoy.Asyouslowlybuildacloserelationshipwiththem,theseedswillgrowintobeautifulflowersoflove.Andyouwillgrowintoabetterman.So,whoplantstheseedsinyourheart?Whodoyouchoosetomeet?___20___Andyoumustfacethat.A．Whenyoumeetthesecondkindofpeople,theyplantgoodseedsinyourheart.B．Youthinktheyonlycomeintoyourlifetobringyouproblems.C．Youhavenochoicebutlifedoes.D．However,therearesomeotherkindsofflowersthatcannotbeseenortouched.E．Youdon’tlikethematall.二、完形填空阅读下面短文，从各题所给的四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。“Myfavoritesuperherois...”Sebastian___21___andhadalookathisteacher.“Goon,Sebastian,”Mrs.Evans,theteacher,saidwithasmile.“Myfavoritesuperheroismymom,”hereadon.“Sheisastreetsweeper(环卫工人).Sheisthemosthardworkingpersonintheworld.Shegotupearlyinthemorningandworkedalldaylong.Butshehadanaccident(事故)lastweekandhadtostayathome,soI’m___22___.”Hetookadeepbreathandthenwenton.“Iswepttheleavesoutsideandrealizedhow___23___itwas.Realheroestakecareof(照顾)theirfamilies,andIhopeto___24___andbehalftheheromymomis.Thankyou.”Allhisclassmateskept___25___.Theyweredeeplytouchedandnoonesaidanything.Afewdayslater,Sebastianwasworkinginthestreetagain.___26___,severalcarsappeared.“Sebastian!”HeheardMrs.Evans’voice.Hewondered___27___Mrs.Evanswashere.Butabigger___28___camewhenhisclassmatesgotoutofthecarswithrakes,brooms,andtrashbags.Beforeheknewit,hisclassmateswererakingleavesandpickinguptrash.“What’shappening?”Sebastianaskedthem.“We’rehelpingout.Weweresotouchedbyyourstorythatwe___29___todosomething,”onegirlexplainedcheerfully.Sebastianlookedateveryone,notknowinghowtoexpresshis___30___.“I’msoproudofyou,Sebastian.Lookwhatyouhaveinspired,”Mrs.Evansadded,lookingatallthekidsworkinghardjustlikeSebastiandid.“Youandyourclassmatesaremyfavoritesuperheroes.”21.A．stopped  B．continued  C．interrupted  D．returned22.A．carryingon  B．helpingout  C．givingup  D．knockingdown23.A．early  B．late  C．difficult  D．easy24.A．headback  B．signup  C．setout  D．growup25.A．silent  B．energetic  C．shy  D．calm26.A．Suddenly  B．Recently  C．Finally  D．Usually27.A．who  B．what  C．why  D．how28.A．joy  B．fear  C．worry  D．surprise29.A．refused  B．decided  C．learned  D．dreamed30.A．sadness  B．regrets  C．thanks  D．kindness三、短文填空阅读短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用括号内所给词的正确形式填空，使短文通顺、连贯。Sayinggoodbyetomyyearsuphigh①Hello,everyone.It’ssonicetoseeyouonmylastdayatwork.Thepast30yearswerefilledwithbothchallengesandjoys.Allmydaysuphighintheair___31___(keep)inmymemory.②Istillremembermy___32___(one)summerasa“spiderman”.Itwasadaymuchhotterthantoday!Iwaswetallover.Dropsofsweatfellinmyeyes.WhenIopenedthem,Isawakindwomanwassmiling___33___(bright)atme.Sheopenedthewindowandhandedmeapieceofjuicywatermelon.Thatwas___34___(sweet)watermelonofmylife.③I’mremindedofsomeother___35___(friend)Imetthroughtheglass.Therewasthissweetnewbornbaby.Iwatchedhergrowbitbybit.ShewasalwaysexcitedwhenIappearedoutsideherwindow.Shelaughedashercattriedto“catch”mybrush.Later,shedrew___36___pictureofmeandshowedittome!Happinesspassedthroughtheglassandintomyheart.Oneday,hermotherheldupanoteforme:thefamilywasmoving.Ifeltsad,___37___alsohappythatwewereoncefriends.④Windowcleaningisnotalwaysconsideredagoodjob,butI’llneverregretit.I___38___(meet)alotofkindpeopleandbeenpartofmanywarmstories.Ifoundasenseofachievementinmyjob.⑤TodayIamsayinggoodbyetomyjobasa“spiderman”.Andyouaregoingtostart___39___(you)daysupintheair.Thecityshinesbrighterbecause___40___us,andthejobwillmakeusshine,too.Bestwishestoyouall!四、任务型阅读阅读下面的材料，根据内容回答问题。No“I”in“team”①Atnoonon24May1960,fourclimbersstoodaloneonthe“roofoftheworld”.Theywerenearthetopofathirty‑metre‑highwallofrock.ItwascalledtheSecondStep.ThetopofMountQomolangmaseemedrightwithinreach.ButnoonehadeverclimbedthelastfewmetresoftheSecondStepbefore.②LiuLianmanledtheway.Hetriedfourtimes.Eachtime,hefellbackintothesnow.Thethinairtookhisstrengthaway.“I’mnotstrongenoughtotryagain,”hethought.Sohechosetobea“humanladder”forhisteammates!HeloweredhisbodyandletQuYinhuastandonhisshoulders.Slowly,bitbybit,LiustoodupandhelpedQuclimbtothetop.Everysecondwaspainful,butLiustoodstill.AndhedidthesameforGongBu.ThenheandWangFuzhouclimbedupwitharope.③ButLiuwastootiredtokeepgoing.Theteamwereworried,buttheyhadtocarryon.TheygaveLiualltheiroxygen.Itwasdangeroustoclimbwithoutoxygen,buttheyknewLiuneededit.Theymadeeveryeffortthroughthecoldanddark.Hourslater,theyreachedthetopofthetoweringmountainat4:20amon25May.TheywerethefirstChinesetodoso!TheywerealsothefirstpeopletoclimbthedifficultNorthRidge.What’smore,noonehaddonesowithoutusingoxygen!④Whentheyreturnedtobasecamp,theywerewelcomedasheroes.PeoplecheeredforLiu,too.Hedidnotreachthetop,butheshoulderedhisteamintoChina’smountaineeringhistory.41.Whendidthestoryhappen?________42.WhatdidLiuLianmandotohelphisteammatesclimbtheSecondStep?________43.WhydidpeoplecheerforLiuaswell?________44.Doyouthinkthefourclimbersmadeagreatteam?Whyorwhynot?Write30wordsormore.________五、书面表达45.“失败是成功之母”。成长路上，一次又一次失败的经历，引领我们不断超越，成为更好的自己。假设你是李辉，你校英语社团正在开展“成长加油站”的活动，计划在公众号做一期以“Atimeoffailureinmylife”为主题的推送，现面向全校征集作品。请结合一段自己真实的失败经历，分享你的成长感悟。提示问题：（1）Whathappened?（2）Whatdidyoudo?（3）Whathaveyoulearnedfromit?注意：（1）词数80‑100，开头已给出，不计入总词数；（2）可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；（3）文中不能出现真实姓名及学校名称。AtimeoffailureinmylifeI’mLiHuifromClass1,Grade8.