2025~2026学年宁夏吴忠三中八年级下学期期中考试英语试卷

2025~2026学年宁夏吴忠三中八年级下学期期中考试英语试卷一、完形填空阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从各小题的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，使短文连贯完整。Ionceneededtomakeaspeech(演讲)inmyEnglishclass.Thespeechwasabouttentofifteen1.Ineverspokeinpublic(公开地)forsucha2timebefore.Ireallydidn’tknowifIcoulddoagoodjob.Twoweekslater,Ifinished3myspeech.Butspeakinginpublicstillmademeafraid.Finally,thedaycame.Iwenttothefrontofthe4.However,beforeI5myspeech,mynotefellontothefloor.Itriedtofocus(集中)onmyspeechbutIcouldn’t.AllI6washowmyclassmateswouldthinkofme.However,noonelaughed7me.Theyjustsaid“Comeon!”Ifinallyfinished8speechsuccessfully.Inlife,we9focusonbadthings.Thisusuallymakesussad.10wecanchangethewayofthinking,wecanknowclearlywhatwehavelearned.Andthelessoncanbeputintouseinthefuture.1.A．minutesB．hoursC．daysD．months2.A．shortB．longC．goodD．fun3.A．speakingB．paintingC．readingD．writing4.A．libraryB．playgroundC．classroomD．office5.A．startedB．keptC．plannedD．showed6.A．learnedaboutB．talkedaboutC．heardaboutD．caredabout7.A．offB．toC．byD．at8.A．myB．hisC．herD．its9.A．neverB．hardlyC．sometimesD．always10.A．AlthoughB．IfC．WhileD．Unless二、阅读理解

Hello,everyone!I’dlovetolearnmoreaboutwhatyouenjoydoinginyourfreetime.ThissurveywillhelpMrLeeplanmoreinterestingafter-schoolactivitiesfornextterm.Thanksforsharing!Name:MikeWhiteClass:4

Pleasetick（√）youranswers.

1.Whatisyourfavouritefree-timeactivity?

□Buildingrobots.☑Playingbasketball.□Programming.

□Paintingordrawing.□Doingcalligraphy.□Swimming.

□Playingmusicalinstruments.

Other:__________

2.Whydoyouenjoythisactivity?(Youcanchoosemorethanone.)

☑Torelax.□Toprepareforfuturestudies.

□Tolearnsomethingnew.☑Tospendtimewithfriends.

Other:Tostayhealthy.

3.Whendoyoudotheactivity?

□Afterschooleveryday.□Onsomemornings.

□Duringholidays.□Onweekends.

Other:FromWednesdaytoFridayafterschool.

4.Doyouusuallydothisactivityaloneorwithothers?

□Alone.☑Withfriends.

□Withfamilymembers.□Sometimesalone,sometimeswithothers.

5.Wouldyouliketohavea“HobbySharingDay”inthenextclassmeeting?

☑Yes,I’dloveto!

□Maybe.□No,I’dprefernotto.11.Whatisthemainpurposeofthissurvey?

A．Tointroducemoreafter-schoolactivities.B．Todesignmoreinterestingactivities.C．TohaveaninterestingEnglishclass.D．Tomakeourholidaylifehappier.12.WhatdoweknowfromMike’sanswers?

A．Hishobby.B．Hisage.C．HissubjectD．Hisfriend13.HowoftendoesMikeplaybasketball?

A．Onceinawhile.(偶尔)B．Onceaweek.C．Threetimesaweek.D．Everyday14.WhatwouldMikeprefertodointhenextclassmeeting?

A．TodoasurveywithMissLee.B．Tolearnamusicalinstrument.C．ToshareastoryabouthisfamilyD．Totalkabouthisfavoriteactivity.Therearemanykindsofwork.Peopledodifferentthingsintheirwork.Wetalkedtothreeyoungpeopleabouttheircareers(职业).Readaboutthem.Jane,22:I’matravelagent.Iplanvacationsfordifferentkindsofpeople.Ineedtobuyplanetickets,bookhotelroomsandmaketravelplans.Ipayattentiontotheneedsofmycustomersandhelpsolvetheirtravelproblems.Ireallyliketheworkinghoursfrom9:00amto5:00pmeveryday.AndIcanbuyplaneticketsatverylowprices.Grace,24:Isellelectronics(电子产品)inastore.Ihelppeoplemakedecisionsaboutchoosingandbuyingelectronics.Ineedtoknowclearlyabouttheinformationofeachproductinourstore.I’mafanoftechnology,soIthinkit’salwaysinterestingtolearnaboutnewelectronics.SometimesIhavetoworklateatnight,butIstillenjoymywork.Andtheypaymeverywell.Mike,25:I’mawebsitedesigner(设计师).Imakewebsitesfordifferentcompanies.Tomakeawebsiteforacompany,Ilearnaboutthecompanyanditsneedsfirst.Iwritedownsomeideas.Afterthat,Italktopeopleatthecompanyagaintoimprovemydesign.ThenIcompletethewebsite.Iliketocreatenewthings.IfeelsohappywhenIseetheresultsofmywork.Also,Iworkonmycomputerathome.ThismeansIcandecidemyownworkinghoursandhavemoretimewithmyfamily.15.WhatdoesJanedofordifferentkindsofpeople?

A．Sherepairscomputers.B．Sheplansvacations.C．Shewritesbooks.D．Shedoeshousework.16.WhatisalwaysinterestingforGrace?

A．Toworkverylateatnight.B．Tolearnaboutnewelectronics.C．Tohavemoretimewithherfamily.D．Tohelppeoplesolvetravelproblems.17.WhatistherightorderforMiketomakeawebsiteforacompany?a.Writedownsomeideas.b.Finishmakingthewebsite.c.Learnaboutthecompanyanditsneeds.d.Communicatewithpeopleatthecompanyagain.

A．a-b-c-dB．a-c-d-bC．c-b-a-dD．c-a-d-b18.Thispassagemainlyhelpspeople________.

A．decidetheirworkinghoursB．learnaboutdifferentjobsC．findacompanytoworkforD．becomefansoftechnologyLongago,therewasamantravelingfromtheStateofWei(魏国)totheStateofChu(楚国).Hetookalotofmoneyandfood,foundagoodcoachman(车夫)andahorse,andthenbeganhistrip.ChuwastothesouthofWei,butthismancouldn’ttellthedirectionwhenthewheelerrodeawaytothenorth.Ontheway,hemetatraveler.WhenthetravelerknewthathewasgoingtoChu,heasked,“Chuisinthesouth.Whencanyouarrivethereifyougonorth?”Themandidn’tcare,becausehishorsewasthebestandcouldrunquickly.Thetravelersaid,“Yourhorseisfast,butitwillbefartherandfartherawayfromChuinthisdirection.YouwillneverreachChu.”Themanstilldidn’tworryaboutthat,becausehetookenoughmoneyandfood.Sothetravelersaid,“Butyou’restillgoingthewrongway.”Themansaid,“Itdoesn’tmatter.Mywheelerisveryskilled!”Afterhearingthat,thetravelerdidn’tsayanythingandwatchedhelplesslyasthemanwentaway.19.Wheredidthemancomefrom?

A．TheStateofWei.B．TheStateofChu.C．TheStateofYan.D．TheStateofQi.20.Whichistherightwaythemanshouldgo?

A．B．C．D．21.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribethetraveler?

A．Creative.B．Warm-hearted.C．Careless.D．Serious.22.What’sthepurposeofwritingthetext?

A．Totellusnottobelieveinstrangers.B．Toteachusnottotravelalone.C．Totellustofollowourownideas.D．Totellustoknowourwaytosuccessclearly.Whenamanwasborn.allthepartsoftheman’sbodywantedtobetheboss.Theheadsaid,“Idoallthethinkingandtellotherpartswhattodo.SoI’mthemostimportantandIshouldbetheboss.”Theeyessaid,“Iseeeverythingandtellwherethemanis.SoIshouldbetheboss.”Thehandssaid,“Withoutme,themancan'tpickanythingup.SoIshouldbetheboss.”Thestomachsaid,“Iturnthefoodintoenergy.Withoutme,themanwoulddieofhunger.SoIshouldbetheboss.”Thelegssaid,“Withme,themanwillbeabletomoveanywhere.SoIshouldbetheboss.”Thentherectumspokeup,“IthinkIshouldbetheboss.”Otherpartsofthebodyalllaughedandsaid,“You?Youdon’tdoanything!You’llneverbetheboss.”Hearingthis,therectumgotangryandclosedup.Afterafewdays,thelegscouldn’twalk,thestomachfeltterrible,thehandsstartedtokeepshaking,theeyescouldn’tseewellandtheheadcouldn'tthink.Finally,theyagreedtomaketherectumtheboss.Neverignore(忽视)anypartofyourbody.Everypartisimportant.Onlywhentheyworktogethercanyoufeelcomfortableandhealthy.23.Howmanypartsoftheman’sbodywantedtobetheboss?

A．Four.B．Five.C．Six.D．Seven.24.Whichpartofthebodythoughtheshouldbethebosswithoutgivinganyreasons?

A．TheheadB．Theeyes.C．Thelegs.D．Therectum.25.Otherpartsofthebodyalllaughedattherectumbecausetheythought________.

A．therectum’swordswererightB．themanlikedthemmorethantherectumC．therectumcoulddomanythingsD．therectumwasn’timportantatall26.Whatdoesthestorymainlywanttotellus?

A．Teamworkisimportanttous.B．Everyonecandoanythingwell.C．Someonemaybeakeyroleinlife.D．Doingismoreimportantthanspeaking.请阅读下列A—E五条信息，将其与所给的四个情景描述相匹配，并将各规则所对应的选项(A、B、C、D、E)填在相应的位置上。其中一个选项为多余选项。

A.Thelibraryisagoodplacetostaybyyourself.Youcanfindsomegoodbookstoreadifyoudon’twanttotalktoothers.B.Youshouldfindsomeoneyoutrustandwritetohimorher.Afteryouwritetosomeoneaboutsomethingthatmakesyouunhappy,youwillfeelmuchhappier.C.Daxinshoppingmallisanicechoiceforshopping.Youcanfindallkindsofgoodthingshere,suchasclothes,shoes,bags,foodandsoon.D.Youcaneatsomeicecream,hamburgersandchocolatewhenyouareunhappy,butnottoomuch.Youshouldalsoeatsomevegetablesandfruit.E.You’dbetterdownloadamusicapp.Thereareallkindsofmusicinit,suchaspopmusicandcountrymusic.Youcanenjoylisteningtomusic.

27WhenMaryisunhappy,shealwayswantstoeatsomething.28Lilywouldliketobealonewhensheisunhappy.29Tomlikeslisteningtomusicwhenhedoesn’tfeelgood.30Clairechoosestogoshoppingwithherfriendswhensheisnothappy.三、短文填空阅读下面语篇，根据汉语或首字母提示，在空白处写出合适单词，每空仅填一词。TheJourneyofGrowthGrowthislikeclimbingamountain.Itisnoteasy,buteverystepmakesusstronger.First,weneed31(自信).Whenwebelieveinourselves,wedaretotrynewthings.Withoutit,wemaymissmanychancesinlife.Second,weshouldmakea32(承诺)toourselves.Myvowistonevergiveup,evenwhenthingsgethard.Thiskeepsmegoingforward.T33,conversationhelpsusgrow.Talkingwithteachersandfriendsgivesusnewideasandsupport.Finally,successrequires34(努力).Nopain,nogain.Every35(滴)ofsweatbringsusclosertoourdreams.Keepgoing,andyouwillreachthetop!阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。TheastronautsofShenzhou-20—ChenDong,ChenZhongruiandWangJie—workedforabouteighthoursandcompletedthefirstspacewalk36May22nd,2025.Whatislifelikeinspace？Afteralongdayatwork,astronautshavedinner.Inspacesomefoodscanbeeatenintheirnaturalforms,suchaschocolate37(cake)andfruits.Otherfoodsrequire38oven(烤箱)tobeheated.Afterdinner,astronautshavearest,brushteeth39gotobed,justlikeontheearth.Whengoingtosleep,theyhavetotiethemselvesdown,sotheydon’tfloat(飘浮)aroundorhittheir40(body)onotherthings.Theyusuallyusesleepingbags.Thesleepingbagsare41(put)inasmallcabin.Generally,astronautshaveaneight-hoursleepeachdayaftertheyfinish42(them)task.Exerciseisalsoanimportantpartofeveryastronaut’s43(day)life.Tokeep44(health),theyusuallyexercisefortwohourseveryday.Lifting200poundsmaybealotofworkontheearth.Butliftingthatsameobjectinspacewouldbemuch45(easy).Thatmeanssportsequipment(设备)needstobedesignedspecially.四、选词填空阅读短文，从方框中选出正确的词并用其适当形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。

friend;shoutat;shy;difficult;however;putup;surprised;change;classmate;goodMynameisLiFang.Iusedtobea46girl.Butthisterm,Idecidedtodoabravethinginpublic.Whenmyteacheraskedwhowouldliketobethephysicsmonitor(课代表),I47myhandandgotthisrole.Atfirst,Ithoughtitwaseasy,butlaterIfoundthatitwasalittle48.Tobeginwith,Ifoundthatmanyofmy49didn’tfinishtheirhomeworkontime,soIfeltworriedaboutthem.Ishoutedatthemtofinishtheirhomeworkassoonaspossible.50,itdidn’twork,butitmadethemangry.Onegirlasked,“Whyareyou51us?You’remakingitseemlikeitisallourmistakes.”ThenIrealizeditwasactuallymymistake.Ishouldbe52tothemandtalktothempolitely.Afterthis,IchangedthewayIspoke.“Excuseme.Couldyoupleasefinishyourhomework?”Isaid.Tomy53,Ifoundmostofthemunderstoodmemuch54andfinishedtheirhomeworkquickly.IalsorealizedIshouldbeagoodmonitorwhoishelpfulandpatient.Ireallycherish(珍惜)thisexperienceandIamveryhappyaboutmy55.Thisexperiencemakesmegrowdaybyday.五、任务型阅读请阅读下面语篇，根据语篇内容，填写表格中所缺的信息(每空限填词数不超过三个)，并回答问题。Whenevertheexamseasoncomes,stressmaycomealong.Herearesomewaysthatcanhelpmeandmyfriendsgothroughthisseason.Whenthestressofexamsisreallyhittingme,Istopandtakeawalk.Iusuallywalkmydogforaboutfifteenminutes.Manyboyswouldsimplychoosetorunforawhile,orplayballgames.Allthesehelpdriveawayyourstresseasilymostofthetime.Andifyoufindmusichelpful,giveitago.Listeningtoyourfavouritesongswillsurelymakeyourelaxed.Thebestthingisthatyoujustneedtostaywhereyouarequietlyandenjoyit.Butifyouareabookloverjustlikeme,readabookyoulikeforhalfanhour.Readingcantakeyoutoplacesyou’veneverbeento.Puttingyourselfintoanewworldhelpsyouforgetyourstressinthisworldforalittlebit.Forsure,there’snothingbetterthanlaughing.Itcanrea