2025-2026学年江苏省无锡市惠山区锡山高级中学实验学校八年级（下）期中英语试卷（含答案）

第=page11页，共=sectionpages11页2025-2026学年江苏省无锡市惠山区锡山高级中学实验学校八年级（下）期中英语试卷一、阅读七选五：本大题共5小题，共10分。GivingClearDirections：AHelpfulSkill

Knowinghowtogivegooddirectionsisusefulineverydaylife.Youmayneedtotellafriendhowtocometoyourhome，orhelpsomeonefindalibraryorapark.Butjustknowingthewayisnotenough—youmustexplainitclearly.（1）______

UseLandmarkstoGuidePeople

（2）______Instead，tellthemtogofromoneeasy-to-seeplacetoanother，likefromabanktoapostoffice.Thishelpspeoplefollowthewayandknowtheyarestillcorrect

DrawaMapIfNeeded

Sometimeswordsarenotenough.Ifitishardtoexplain，trydrawingamap.（3）______Youcanaddimportantplaceslikeasupermarket，aschool，oratrafficlight.Amapisalsoeasytokeepandremember.

（4）______

Youmightknowaveryshortway，butitcouldbeconfusingforothers.Itisoftenbettertogivetheeasiestway，nottheshortest.Evenifitisalittlelonger，itiseasiertofollowclearlandmarks.Usually，theeasiestwayhasfewerturnsandmorestraightroads.

Givingcleardirectionsisanimportantskill.Youneedtoknowtheplacewell.（5）______

A.Speakclearlyandslowly.

B.Keepitsimple，notshort.

C.Herearesomewaystohelpyou.

D.Howclearlyyouexplainalsomakesabigdifference.

E.Amaphelpsthepersonseethewayintheirmind.

F.First，donottellthewholewayfromstarttoendatonce.

G.Alwaysaskiftheyunderstandyourdirections.1.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G2.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G3.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G4.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G5.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G二、完形填空：本大题共10小题，共10分。Sevensecondsleft.Mason'steam，theBlazers，helda31-29lead，buttherewasplentyoftimefortheEngineerstotiethegameorwinit.

"Defense（防守）!"MasonkeptclosetoEdwin，theEngineers'starplayer，whohadscoredthemostpointsfortheteamthisseason.

(6)

himwasMason'sduty.

Suddenly，Edwinspeededtowardthebasket."4，3，2."

Edwinstoppedshort，madeahigh

(7)

andthrewtheballasMasonstumbled（踉跄）.

Beeeeeeep!Thebuzzer（哨子）sounded，markingtheendofthegame.Masonturnedandwatchedastheballslipped（滑过）cleanlythroughthenet，withouteven

(8)

thebasket.ThecheeringfromtheEngineerstoldhimthatshot（投篮）beatthebuzzer.

"Overtime（加时赛），"saidMason'steammateJoe."Let'skeepuptheenergyand

(9)

thisgame!"

EdwinsmiledandnoddedatMason."Herewegoagain."

I'vehad

(10)

ofthisguy，Masonshookhishead.Edwinmakesmelooklikeabadplayer.

"Breathe，JoeplacedahandonMason'sshoulder."Justrelaxandplaysmart."

Bothteamsfelt

(11)

astheovertimestarted，missingshotsandmakingpoorpasses.ButEdwinhitajumpshot，andhesoonaddedalayup.TheEngineerssuddenlyhadafour-pointlead.Then，Joe'sthree-pointercuttheleadtoonepointwithonly28secondsleft.

Mason

(12)

closelytoEdwin.AfterEdwinshoutedfortheball，Masonsteppedinfrontofhimandstoppedthepasswith11secondsleft.

Makethisshot，Masontoldhimself.Thisisyour

(13)

.

"5，4，3.."Masonrosetoshoot，butEdwinjumpedabovehim.Masonsawabetter

(14)

.Joewasopenunderthebasket.Masonhadjustenoughtimetopasstheballtohim.Joecaughtthepass，turned，andpassedtheballgentlyoffthebackboardandintothebasketasthebuzzersounded.

TheBlazerswerethewinners!MasonandJoehigh-fived."Greatpass!"Joesaid

(15)

.

"You'reaprettygoodplayer，Edwinsaid.

"We'rebothprettygood，"Masonreplied."Seeyounextseason，Ihope."6.A.Presenting B.Protecting C.Guiding D.Guarding7.A.turn B.jump C.fall D.step8.A.touching B.breaking C.covering D.missing9.A.start B.enjoy C.win D.face10.A.little B.much C.enough D.plenty11.A.bored B.nervous C.relaxed D.energetic12.A.passed B.held C.looked D.stuck13.A.moment B.plan C.order D.secret14.A.action B.rope C.adventure D.path15.A.calmly B.cheerfully C.softly D.thankfully三、阅读理解：本大题共15小题，共30分。A

Materials●Awideglassjarwithalid

●Veryhotwater

●Someice

●Amatch

Veryimportant!Onlyparentsdealwithmatches!!!Steps1Turnthelidupsidedownandfillitwithice.

2Fillthejarabout1.5cmwithveryhotwater.

3Askyourparenttolightamatch.Thenblowoutthematchjustabovethejar.Holdthesmokingstickinside.（Youwantsmokefromthematchtofillthejar.）

4Quicklyputthelidwithiceonthejar.Coverthejarcompletely.

5Letthecloudformforafewminutes.Thentakethelidoffandmeetthecloud!ResultArealcloudcomesup.Butitisnotroundanditdisappears（消失）soon.16.Whichisveryimportantwhenyouusematchesintheexperiment？______A.Aglassjar. B.Someice.

C.Veryhotwater. D.Yourparents'help.17.What'stherightorderof"makingthecloud"？______

A.①②③⑤④ B.①④③⑤② C.①③⑤②④ D.①⑤②③④18.Whymustyouputthelidwithiceonthejarquicklyafterholdingthesmokingstickinside？______A.Tokeepthesmokefromleavingthejarbeforethecloudforms.

B.Toletthehotwaterstayhotenough.

C.Tostopthematchfromlightingagaininsidethejar.

D.Tomakesuretheicedoesnotmelttoofast.19.Whatcanyouinferaboutthecloudmadeinthisexperiment？______A.Itwillstayinthejarforalongtimeifyoukeepthelidon.

B.Itisthesameasrealcloudsinthesky.

C.Itneedsbothsmokeandacoldlidtoform.

D.Itdisappearsbecausetheicemeltsquickly.20.Wheredoesthetextprobablycomefrom？______A.Anovel. B.Astorybook.

C.Atravelguide. D.Asciencemagazine.BLifewasverydifferentatScott'shome.Scottlivedwithhisfather，ajudge（法官），hismother，andhissister.Therewereotheranimalsaswell，suchascatsandchickens.WhiteFanghadtolearnthattheotherpeopleinthehousewerefriendsandthathemustnotattackthechickensorcats.

Oneday，hekilledfiftyofthebirds.ScottwasangrywithWhiteFang.Hedidnotbeathimbadly，buthepushedhisheadatthedeadbirdsandhitWhiteFangatthesametime.Thisway，WhiteFangknewhehaddonewrong.

"Theanimalisawolf，"Scott'sfathersaid."You'llneverteachhimnottokillchickens."

"Hewon'tattackanotherchicken，"Scottsaid."Willyoumakeabet（打赌）withme？"

Thejudgeagreed，andthetwomenhadabet.

"I'lllockWhiteFanginthechickenhouse，"Scottsaid."Hecanstaythereallnight.Inthemorning，notonechickenwillbedead".Andthiswaswhathappened.WhiteFangbehavedasiftherewerenochickensinthechickenhouse.Hehadlearnedhislesson.Bythistime，everyoneinScott'sfamilylikedWhiteFang.Theyfeltsafewithhimbecauseheknewthem，eventhoughhewasnota"housedog".

AfterScottcamebackhomefromtheYukon，adangerousmanappeared.HisnamewasJimHall，andhehadkilledmanymen.Hewantedtokillthejudgewhohadsenthimtoprison（监狱）.ThiswasScott'sfather.

Onenight，JimHallgotintothehouseandplannedtoshoot（射击）thejudgewhileheslept.However，WhiteFangsawthestrangeman.Heknewthatthismanwasnotafriendandjumpedathim.Afightwentonforalongtime.JimHallshotWhiteFangseveraltimes，butWhiteFangwouldnotlethimgo.

Thenoisewokeeveryoneup.ThepolicecameandtookJimHallbacktoprison.WhiteFang'swoundswereverybad，andhewasdying.ScottsentforadoctorwholookedatWhiteFangandsaid，"Hehasonlyonechanceinathousandofliving."

ThedoctordideverythinghecouldforWhiteFang，buthelostalotofbloodandwasbadlyhurt.However，asthedayspassed，WhiteFangslowlygotbetter.Helived，buthecouldnotfightagain.HelivedtherestofhislifequietlywithScottandhisfamily，amuchgentlerandmuchlovedwolf-dog.

—Adapted

from

White

Fang21.HowmanypeoplewerethereinScott'sfamily？______A.Four. B.Five. C.Six. D.Seven.22.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE？______A.Thejudgewonthebetintheend.

B.WhiteFangdiedoflosingmuchblood.

C.Thepolicetookthedoctorbacktoprisonlater.

D.JimHallhatedScott'sfatherbecauseScott'sfathersenthimtoprison.23.Whichistherightorderaccordingtothestory？______

a.ScottsentforadoctortosaveWhiteFang.

b.WhiteFangslowlygotbetterafterthefight.

c.WhiteFangfoughtagainstJimHallandwashurt.

d.JimHallbrokeintothejudge'shouseandwantedtokillhim.A.c-b-ad. B.d-c-a-b. C.d-c-b-a. D.b-d-c-a.24.WhatcanweknowaboutWhiteFanglater？______A.HebecameawildwolfagainandleftScott'sfamily.

B.Hecouldfightbravelylikebeforetoprotectthefamily.

C.HelivedaquietandgentlelifewithScott'sfamily.

D.Hestilllikedattackingchickensandcatsinthehouse.25.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage？______A.verydangerouskiller B.Scott'slifeintheYukon

C.WhiteFang'slastfight D.betbetweenfatherandsonC

①Global（全球的）warmingisbringinggreattroubletofoodgrowtharoundtheworldandriceisespeciallyeasytogethurtbyhightemperatures.Itgrowsslowlyandtheproductionismuchless.Manycropsevendryupanddiecompletely.Thismakesfarmershavebadharvestsandputslocalfoodsafetyindanger.Tosolvethisseriousproblem，Chinesescientistshaveworkedhardinbothlabsandtestfieldsforyears，andfinallydevelopedanewkindofricesuccessfully.

②OnDecember3，2025，theirstudyresultwaspublishedinCell，afamousinternationalsciencemagazine.Thisnewricecansurvivehightemperatures.

③Howcanthisspecialricestaysafeinhightemperatures？Whenhighheatreachesitscells（细胞），twospecialgenes（基因）--DGK7andMdPDF1--startworkingatonce.First，theDGK7genehelpsthecellmakeaspecialchemical（化学）signal（信号）.Next，thischemicalsignaltravelsinsidethecell，reachestheMdPDE1gene，andturnsiton.ThentheMdPDE1genehelpsthecellmakeasecondchemicalsignal.Finally，thissecondsignalmakesmanyotherhelpfulgenesinthecellstartworking.Theyallworktogethertohelpthericegetusedtohotconditionsquickly.

④▲Tocreatethisamazingrice，scientistsusedaspecialtool，CRISPR-Cas9，toimprovethesetwogenes.Aftermanyexperiments，theycarefullyputtheimprovedgenesintoriceplants.Thisnewricenotonlyprotectsitspollen（花粉）—whichisveryimportantforriceproduction—frombeinghurtbyheat，butalsokeepsgrowinghealthilyinhightemperatures.Itmakessurethereisenoughfoodastheworldgetswarmer.Italsohelpsfarmersgetmoreharvestseveninveryhotyears，bringingnewhopetoglobalfoodsafety.However，therearestillsomeproblemstosolvebeforeitcanhelpmorefarmersaroundtheworld.26.Howdoesthewriterintroducethetopic？______A.Byaskingaquestion. B.Bylistingnumbers.

C.Bygivinganexample. D.Byshowingaproblem.27.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"refertoinParagraph3？______A.Thecell. B.TheDGK7gene.

C.Thechemicalsignal. D.TheMdPDE1gene.28.Whichsentencecanbeputin▲inParagraph4？______A.Manycountriesareinterestedinthisnewrice.

B.Sohowdidscientistsdevelopthiskindofrice？

C.Farmersalsotookpartinthenewricestudy.

D.Thetwogenesarenothelpfulforcommonriceatall.29.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage？______A.Thenewricemaybeofgreathelptofarmersinthefuture.

B.Scientistshavesolvedtheproblemsoffoodsafetyalready.

C.CRISPR-Cas9istheonlytooltoimprovericegenesatpresent.

D.ThestudyresultwaspublishedinaChinesemagazinein2025.30.Whatwillthewritermostprobablytalkaboutnext？______A.Howglobalwarmingstartedandhowithurtscrops.

B.Whycommonricecannotgrowwellinhotweather.

C.Howthisgenetechnologyisdifferentfromothertechnologies.

D.Whatproblemsneedsolvingbeforefarmersgrowthenewrice.四、任务型阅读-简答：本大题共1小题，共10分。31.

"Look

in

my

eyes.

Tell

me

why."Have

you

found

yourself

listening

to

"ancient

people"

online

recently？

Creative

vloggers（视频博主）are

using

AI

technology

to

bring

famous

people

from

history

like

Tang

Dynasty

poets

Li

Bai

and

Du

Fu

"back

to

life".

These

videos

have

become

popular，showing

these

ancient

icons

speaking

in

modern

language.

In

one

video，Du

Fu

talks

about

his

experience

during

the

An-Shi

Rebellion（755—763）.In

another，Ming

Dynasty

medical

expert（专家）Li

Shizhen

makes

fun

of

modern

lifestyles

like

trying

to

be

healthy

by

drinking

goji

berry（枸杞）water

but

still

staying

up

late.

"These

videos

make

me

want

to

learn

more

about

important

ancient

people.I

didn't

know

much

about

their

stories

before，"said

Wang

Jiayi，15，from

Shandong.

The

new

trend

isn't

for

everyone，however.The

way

these

ancient

people

speak，in

high

tones（声调）and

always

asking

questions，annoys（使心烦）some

people."They're

too

pushy（压迫感的），which

is

different

from

how

they

really

were，"said

14-year-old

Wang

Shutong

from

Jiangsu.

Xia

Boen，14，from

Hubei，felt

the

same.But

he

was

surprised

to

find

that

he"remembered

almost

everything

they

said

about

their

experiences

and

achievements"because

of

the

speaking

style

in

the

videos.

These

videos

use

a

more

modern

way

to

let

ancient

people"speak

for

themselves".However，"we

should

be

careful

with

these

videos

and

make

sure

they

are

not

sharing

wrong

information，"noted

Nanfang

Daily.(1)How

do

creative

vloggers

bring

ancient

people"back

to

life"？

(2)WhatdoesLiShizhendoinonevideo？

(3)WhatdoesWangShutongthinkoftheseancientpeopleinthevideos？

(4)WhydidXiaBoenrememberalmosteverythingtheysaidinthevideos？

(5)Whatshouldweteenagersdoaboutthesevideos？

五、单词拼写-单句：本大题共5小题，共5分。32.Ireally

（钦佩）peoplewhonevergiveuptheirdreams.33.

Thismorning，Ireceivedwarm

（信息）frommyteacher.34.Theytoldmetogo

（径直）towardmydreamofwriting.35.

（自…以来）Iwaslittle，Ihavebelievedthatthoughlifeisfullofchallenges，Ishouldkeeptrying.36.Wearenowlivinginamodern

（数字式的）world，butwordsstillhavemagic.六、单句语法填空：本大题共15小题，共15分。37.Intheafternoon，Iwenttoabookfairandthehallwasvery

（crowd）.38.Iwasamazedbythewonderful

（create）ofthewriters.39.I

（true）enjoyedeverymomentwhenIwalkedaroundinthehall.40.Luckily，inthe

（centre）areaofthefair，Imetafamouspublisher.41.Igaveasimple

（introduce）tohimandheencouragedmetokeepwriting.42.Anna

（ream）ofbecomingapilotformanyyears.43.Everytimeshesawaplaneinthesky，she

（stop）andwatcheduntilitdisappeared44.Lastmonth，herfathertoldherthegoodnews."You

（fly）theplaneyourselfnextweek."hesaid.45.Onthemorningoftheflight，whileAnna

（wait）attheairport，herhandswereshaking.46."Don'ttalktome.I

（focus）onpreparingformyfirstflightrightnow，"shesaidtoherfather.47.Herfatherjustsmiled."Iadviseyou

（enjoy）everymomentupthere，"hesaid.48.Astheplaneroseintotheair，Annawassoexcitedthatshehaddifficulty

（calm）herselfdown.49.Aftertheylanded，herfathersaid，"You

（do）agreatjobjustnow.Iamproudofyou."50.Beforethisexperience，Annausedto

（be）afraidofheights.Now，shefeltfree.51."I

（decide）myfuture，"shetoldherfather."Iwanttoflyfortherestofmylife."七、书面表达：本大题共1小题，共20分。52.阅读是心灵的旅行，旅行是身体的阅读。无论是阅读，还是旅行，都被视为人们获取知识、丰富人生体验的重要途径。假如你校校刊正在开展以"ReadingandTravelling：TwoTreasuresinMyLife"为主题的征文活动，请你结合自身经历，写一篇英语短文投稿。内容需包含以下要点：

（1）Whatdoyouthinkofreadingandtravelling？

（2）Sh