2025~2026学年广东省广州市天河外国语学校八年级下学期期中考试英语试卷

2025~2026学年广东省广州市天河外国语学校八年级下学期期中考试英语试卷一、语法选择Youaretalkingwithapersonwhoisveryimportanttoyou.Hekeepsontalking1thingsthatboreyou.Itmakesyou2likerunningawayfromthatplace.However,youcan’tjustgetangrywithhim.Toholdyouranger,youmayusegesturesandsmiles3thatyouarelisteningtotheperson.4,itmaymakehimhappy.Wecallit“bodylanguage”.Yousaynothing.5yourbodylanguagesayswhatyouwanttosay.Gesturesmayhavedifferenttypes.6apersonwhoisplayingagame.Whenthereisasignofvictoryonhisside,hegets7thanbeforeandrubs(摩擦)hishandsfast.8salesmanknowswhetherhiscustomerisresponsive(反应积极的)totheproducts.Hand-to-cheekgesturesfromthecustomershowhehasno9.Thesalesmanknowsthatthecustomerisnotinterestedinhiswordsafter10thegesture.Aspeaker11feelhisaudiencebetterbywatching12facialexpressions.Touchingone’sownforehead(前额)13thatapersonoftenforgetsthings.Inourdailylife,gesturessuchasopeningarmsandsmilingcanmakeiteasyforothersnotonly14stayingwithyou,butalsotosupportyouropinion.Learnbodylanguageandyouwill15byothers!1.A．aboutB．toC．withD．of2.A．feltB．feelingC．feelsD．feel3.A．pretendB．pretendsC．pretendingD．topretend4.A．CertainB．CertainlyC．MorecertainD．Morecertainly5.A．orB．soC．butD．and6.A．NoticeB．TonoticeC．NoticingD．Noticed7.A．moreexcitingB．mostexcitingC．moreexcitedD．mostexcited8.A．AB．TheC．AnD．/9.A．interestingB．interestedC．interestD．interestedly10.A．watchB．watchesC．watchingD．watched11.A．mustB．needC．shouldD．can12.A．itsB．hisC．theirD．her13.A．showB．showsC．showedD．showing14.A．enjoyB．enjoyingC．enjoysD．toenjoy15.A．berespectedB．respectsC．respectD．respecting二、完形填空DoyouknowthelovelyelephantDumbowithbigearsintheDisneyfilm?Now,theelephantisontheredlistofanimalsindanger,16theAsianelephantsinthewild.Jinghong,acityinSouthwestChina,has17afoodsourcebase(食物资源基地)tohelpthem.Thegovernment18tobuildthebaselastyear.Becauseofthehardworkofthe19,thenumberofwildAsianelephantshasgrownfrom170inthe1940sto300today.Thebasecoversthreetownsacross670km2.Morethan38,000bananatreesgrowwellinthebase.Workersalsobuiltsaltyponds(盐池)fortheelephants.Inthebase,theelephantscanenjoydeliciousfood,andtheycanalsohavea20.Scientistsdidlotsof21inthebasebeforeitwasopen.Chai,oneofthescientistssaid,“Wewanttooffermanykindsoffoodtothem.Afterfinishingtheproject,elephantswillbeableto22inthefoodsourcebase.Thiscanstopthemfrom23foodinvillagesanddestroyingthefarmers’fields.”Theelephantfamilyisoneofthemost24animalgroupsontheearth.Theyareveryusefultousandtheenvironment.However,therearefewgroupsofelephantsleft.“Wehopetoshareour25withothercountriesandcities.Let’sprotecttheAsianelephantstogether.”Chaiadded.16.A．finallyB．especiallyC．unluckilyD．suddenly17.A．askedforB．thoughtofC．setupD．takenaway18.A．offeredB．askedC．advisedD．started19.A．villagersB．governmentC．volunteersD．locals20.A．partyB．talkC．bathD．trip21.A．homeworkB．experimentsC．researchD．reading22.A．eatB．walkC．sleepD．run23.A．lookingatB．lookingforC．lookingupD．lookingafter24.A．interestingB．beautifulC．excitingD．important25.A．happinessB．resultC．experienceD．findings三、阅读理解PuppetsforCreativeYoungPeopleSpendhoursoffunplayingwithyourmagicalpuppetsinCentreStore!

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Thesepuppets,alsoknownashandpuppets,arepuppetsthatfitoverthepuppeteer’shandlikeaglove.Usepuppetstotellthestoriesyoucreate.TheseclothpuppetsfromFujianarecheaptomake,easytooperateandlightenoughtocarryaroundinyourschoolbag.Shadowpuppets

Theseflatcut﹣outpuppetsfromSichuanaresoldwithabookoffamousancientstoriesaboutpeopleandeventsforyoutoactout.Wehaveleatherorplasticpuppetsstucktosticks.Youcanmoveyourpuppetsbystandingbehindawhiteclothscreenwithabrightlight.Onlytheshadowofyourpuppetscanbeseenbytheaudienceinfrontofthescreen.Marionettes

ItrequiresskillstousethesesmallwoodenfiguresfromFujian,butyouwillenjoyit.Marionetteshavearms,legs,waistsandnecks.Theyarejoinedtoawoodencrossbystringswhichareusedtomakethepuppetmove.However,youmusttryagainandagaintoavoidtanglingthestrings.Wanttotrythemout?ComedowntoourCityPuppetStoreat303RenminRoad,Yueqing.Wehavepuppetexpertsonhandtoworkwithyouandgivetips.Formoreinformation,clickhere!26.Whichmaterialisnotusedtomakepuppets?________

A．Plastic.B．Wood.C．Cloth.D．Paper.27.Whatcanweknowaboutthepuppets?________

A．Thesepuppetsinthestorearefromthesameplace.B．Glovepuppetsaretoosimpleforstudentstouse.C．Shadowsofpuppetsandplayersareshownonthescreen.D．PlayingMarionettesneedsskillsandpractising.28.Whydoesthewriterwritethispassage?________

A．Tospreadtraditionalculturesandskills.B．Tocallonpeopletohavefuninthestore.C．Tocomparepuppetsfromdifferentplaces.D．Toexplaindifferentactivitiesofthestore.Itwasaround10o’clockatnightanditwasrainingcatsanddogsinourstreet.Everyonewasathome,watchingTV,readingorsleeping.However,mymomandIhadtorunbackhomefromshoppingtokeepusfromgettingtotallywet.Whenwearrivedhome,Iaskedmymomtomakesomehotpancakes.Itwouldbegreattohavepancakesduringheavyrains.Later,wethreesatatthetable,havingagoodconversationasusualwhileeatingdeliciouspancakes.Suddenly,weheardanoisefromsomewherenearmyhouse.Wegotworriedandwentoutsidetoseewhathadhappened.Wesawadog,abandoned(遗弃)bysomeonenearthepipenexttoourhouse.Ihadhardlyseenanyotherpuppyascuteasthisdog,shakingandfullywetonthatcold,rainynight.Ifeltsorryforthedogandgavemypancakesandsomebreadtohim.Heateitinjustafewseconds.Thenwedecidedtotakehimhome.Wegavehimgoodfoodandahotshower,anddriedhimwithourowntowelandnamedhimCharlie.Eversincethatluckyrainynight,Charliehasbeenwithus.Everyday,heplaysgameshappilywithusandkeepsthievesandunexpectedguestsoutofourhome.Helovesusasmuchaswelovehim.WheneverIhavetroublewithothers,Charlie,mypetdog,willalwaysbetheretosupportme.Nowheisourfamilymember.Whensomeoneaskshowmanypeoplethereareinmyfamily,Ialwayssaytherearefour,mymom,mydad,meandCharlie.MypetdogisthebestgiftIhavereceivedinmylife.29.Thewriterstartsthepassage________.

A．byaskingquestionsB．bygivingaproperexampleC．bygivingnumbersD．byprovidingbackgroundinformation30.Whichofthefollowingistherightorderofthestory?a.Charliekeepsthievesoutoftheirhome.b.Theysawadogstayingaloneneartheirhouse.c.Charliewasgivenfoodandahotshower.d.Anoisewasheardwhiletheywereeatingpancakese.Theyranbackhomebecauseofaheavyrain.

A．e-b-d-c-aB．b-e-d-c-aC．e-d-b-c-aD．b-e-c-d-a31.Thefirstthreeparagraphsaremainlyabout________.

A．howCharliewasabandonedB．whythewriterhelpedCharlieC．howthewritermetCharlieD．whythewriterlovedCharlieWehumanscanexpressemotions(情感)bytellingothershowwefeel.Butwhataboutanimals?Howcanwetellwhethertheyexperienceemotionsand,iftheydo,whichones?Overthepast20years,researchershavemadegreatprogressinthisfield.It’sveryhardforustoknowemotionsinanimals,becausetheycannottellushowtheyfeel.However,whenemotionalthingshappen,theycausechangesinmanydifferentways.Themostcommonreactionofananimaltoaneventishowitchangesitsbehaviour.Humansoftenchangefacialexpressionsandgesturesdependingonwhetherweexperienceapleasanteventornot.Animalsshowdifferentfacialexpressionsaswell.Forexample,changesintheearpositionortheamountofthewhiteoftheeyescanshowdifferentlevelsofpainorfearinanimals.Itisimportanttorememberthatthefacialexpressionsofanimalsusuallylookdifferentthanthoseofhumans—joymightnotbeshownbyasmile,whilesadnessmaynotbetogetherwithtears.Anotherexampleofanimalbehaviourthatislinkedtoemotionsisvocalizations(发声),whichcanshowstressinmanyanimals.Weknowthisistrueforhumans,too.Imagineyouaresingingasonginfrontofmanypeople,yourvoicemightgetshakyifyouarenervous.Researchershavefoundthatthevocalizationsofpigs,goatsandcowsalsochangeandgetlesspleasantwhentheseanimalsareunderstress,forexample,whentheyareisolatedfromthegroup.Itseemsthatanimalsreacttotheirenvironmentsmuchashumansdo.So,wecaninferthatanimalscanfeelemotions.Thismightencourageustorethinktheenvironmentsinwhichwekeeptheanimalsthatareunderourcare—onfarms,inzoosorinourhouses.Ifwecanbetterunderstandhowanimalsreacttotheirenvironments,wecanimprovetheseenvironmentsaswellashuman-animalrelationships.32.Accordingtoparagraph3,peoplecanlearnhowanimalsfeel________.

A．throughtheirvoicesB．throughtheirexpressionsC．throughtheirenvironmentD．throughtheirsignlanguage33.Theunderlinedphrase“isolatedfrom”issimilarto“________”inmeaning.

A．caredforbyB．attractedbyC．farawayfromD．includedin34.Whatcanweknowaccordingtotheresearch?

A．Animalemotionsarenotasrichashumanones.B．Changesinanimals’expressionsarehardtofind.C．Soundsmadebyanimalsareawayofexpressingfeelings.D．Thelivingenvironmentofanimalshaslittleeffectonthem.35.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthispassage?

A．DoAnimalsFeelasWeDo?B．AreAnimalsOurBestFriends?C．DoAnimalsUnderstandtheEnvironment?D．HowCanWeImproveHuman-animalRelationships?阅读短文及文后A~E选项，选出可以填入各题空白处的最佳选项。Bodylanguageisanimportantformofcommunication.36Instead,itsendsmessagesbyfacialexpression,gesturesandsoon.Bodylanguageisuseddifferentlyindifferentcultures.37However,thisisn’tcommoninEasterncultures.Sometimespeoplethinktheyknowaboutthebodylanguagecustomsofcertaincultures,butinfacttheydon’tknowenough.38InmanyEuropeancultures,womenandchildrenarekissedoneachcheekbyfamilymembersorfriendswhentheymeetinthestreet.39IntheMiddleEast,youmustbecarefulaboutyourfeet.Itisnotpolitetoshowthebottomofyourshoewhenyourest(放)onelegontopoftheother.40So,aswecansee,bodylanguageisjustasimportantasthespokenlanguagewhenwecommunicatewithpeoplefromothercultures.

A．Itisalsonotpolitetotouchpeoplewithyourshoes.B．Thiskindoflanguageisnotcommunicatedbywords.C．Takekissingasanexample.D．Butasfortwomen,theyusuallyshakehandsandputtheirfreehandoneachother’sshoulders.E．Forexample,insomewesterncultures,peopleshrug(耸起)theirshoulderstoshowtheydon’tunderstandortheydon’tcareaboutsomething.四、任务型阅读RedNoseDayisafamouscharityeventthathelpschildreninpoorareas.Itwasstartedin1988byaBritishgroupcalledComicRelief.TheeventusuallyhappensinMarchinodd-numberedyears(奇数年).Sofar,ithasraisedover£60milliontohelpkidsaroundtheworld.IntheUK,peoplecelebrateRedNoseDayeverytwoyears.Theywearredclothesandfunnyrednoses,whichyoucanbuyatsupermarkets.Partofthemoneyfromsellingrednosesgoestocharity.Peoplealsohost“RedNoseParties”athome.Theywillsellticketstotheirfriends.Friendscomedressedinred,andthosewhoforgetmustpayasmallfine.Theticketmoneyandfinesarealldonatedtohelpchildreninneed.RedNoseDayhasinspired(激发)otherfuncharityeventsworldwide.Forexample,Swedenhas“PawsforaCause”.Inthisevent,petownersrunwiththeirdogstocollectmoneyforhomelessanimals.IntheUS,there’s“UglyChristmasSweaterDay”everyDecember.Americanswearfunny,crazyChristmassweaters.Theyholdpartiestocollectmoneytohelpkidsinneed.Theseactivitiesshowthatdoingsomethingsmallandfuncanleadtobigchanges.ComicReliefusesthemoneytoprovidefood,education,andhealthcareforchildren.Theyalsosharereportstoshowhowthemoneyisspent,sopeopleknowtheirdonationsarehelping.Nowadays,RedNoseDayevengoesonline.Peoplecanbuyvirtualrednosesandsharefunnyphotosonsocialmediatokeepthetraditionalive.RedNoseDayteachesusthatkindnesscanbefun.Bywearingarednoseoranuglysweater,everyonecanjoinhandstocreateabetterworld.41.WhendoesRedNoseDayusuallytakeplace?4142.Whatwillhappenifpeopledon’twearredtothe“RedNoseParties”?4243.Whatisthepurposeof“UglyChristmasSweaterDay”intheUS?4344.Wherecanpeoplesharefunnyphotos?4445.Asstudents,whatelsecanwedotohelppeopleinneed?45五、短文填空AIisana46technologythatischangingourworld.Withitshelp,manytasksbecomeeasier.Forexample,someappscanpredicttheweatherbetterthanthetraditionalweatherf47.Whenwegotravelingbyboat,wearingalifejacketisnecessarytoavoidbeingatriskofdrowning.TheadvantageofAIisthatitcanprocessalotoftextsquickly.However,weshouldn’ttakeoureyesoffthepotentialrisks.N48humansnormachinescanreplacetheimportanceofhumanthinking.Some49/ˈklæsɪk/sciencefictionworkshavedescribedthedevelopmentofAI,andtheirh50oftenfacedifficultchoices.六、选词填空用方框内所给的单词填空，每词限用一次，有一个多余选项。

communicate,donate,caring,support,collect,difference,needHelpingthosein51issomeaningfulthateveryonecando.Itbringshappinesstoboththepeoplewhogethelpandthepeoplewhogivehelp.Manywarm-heartedpeople52moneyandthingstocharityeveryyear.Somevolunteers53oldbooksandclothesforthepoorkidsinmountainvillages,andsomehelpthehomelesspeoplewithfoodandshelter.Theyhavebeen54aboutthepeopleintroubleforalongtimeandtheynevergiveup.Volunteeringisalsoagoodwayto55withdifferentpeople.Whenwehelpothers,welearntobemorekindandpatient.Weunderstandthatasmallactofkindnesscanmakeabig56tosomeone’slife.Let’stakeactiontohelpthoseinneed,andmaketheworldabetterplace.七、完成句子57.to,own,we,tell,them,from,encouraged,stories,life,their（连词成句）___________________________________________________________________________58.China,years,in,puppet,plays,the,back,shadow,oldest,100