2025~2026学年江苏省南京市明道中学度第二学期八年级英语学科期中检测卷

2025~2026学年江苏省南京市明道中学度第二学期八年级英语学科期中检测卷一、单项选择1.—Youruncleis________unusualmanwithgreatbusinesstalents.—Yes,heis.HeoncetaughtEconomics(经济学)in________university.

A．a;anB．an;aC．a;aD．an;an2.—Haveyouhandedinyourproject________?—Yes,Ihave________finishedit

A．ever;yetB．yet;justC．yet;everD．ever;just3.Thewindwasterriblystrongandtheshipstruggledtomoveslowly________thewind.

A．againstB．atC．forD．during4.—IwanttoborrowabooklikeABriefHistoryofTime.Canyouhelpme?—OK.Youshouldgotothe_________sectioninthelibrary.

A．HistoryB．TravelC．ScienceD．Novel5.Ahard-workingman________becomeasuccessfulman,butasuccessfulman________beahard-workingman.

A．can’t;canB．maynot;canC．can’t;mustD．maynot;must6.Fewofuscouldunderstandthearticle,________wecouldhardlyfindanynewwordsinit.

A．sinceB．becauseC．soD．though7.—Daniel,________didyoumoveherewithyourparents?—We________heresincetwoyearsago.

A．when,havelivedB．howlong,livedC．howlong,havemovedD．when,moved8.—Mymother________Shanghaitoattendameetingfor2days.—Really?Haveyoustartedtomissher?

A．hasbeentoB．hasgonetoC．hasbeeninD．hasarrivedin9.Myfather________drivetohisworkplace,butnowhehas________ridingabiketheretokeepfit.

A．usedto;usedtoB．gotusedto;usedtoC．usedto;gotusedtoD．usedto;getusedto10.Youcan’teatanelephantallatonce.Eatitonebite________.

A．ontimeB．atatimeC．allthetimeD．atthesametime11.—Idon’tknow________whenweareintroubleatschool.—Ourteachersandfriendsarealwaysthefirstchoice.

A．howcanIfacethemB．whototalkaboutC．whotoaskforhelpD．whatIcando12.—TheYouthCeremonyiscoming.Howarethestudentspreparingforit?—Theyareexcitedand________tothedayhappily.

A．makingtheirwayB．lookingupC．signingupD．countingdown13.—Whendidyougotobedlastnight?—________

A．Since11o’clock.B．Notuntilmyfatherreturnedfromwork.C．UntilIfinishedmyhomework.D．Sincemymothercameback.14.WhatdoesMr.Petersmeaninthenoticeontheright?

MathsHomeworkSomeofyouhavetoldmethehomeworkisabitdifficult.Soifyouhaven’tfinisheditbyFriday,youcanhanditinonMonday.Mr.Peters

A．ThehomeworkmustbehandedinonMonday.B．NostudentscanfinishthehomeworkbyFriday.C．Ifstudentshaveproblems,askMr.Petersforhelp.D．Studentscanhaveextratimetofinishthehomework.15.—AItoolscanhelpuswritebookreports.Theysavetimeandgiveusgoodideas.—________,butwestillneedtodothethinkingbyourselves.

A．IseeyourpointB．Idon’tagreeC．MypleasureD．That’saterribleidea二、完形填空Thesunwasshiningonthesparklinggrass.Itwasmorning,andthegrasswasstillwetfromthedew.Wewereexcitedtoseethesunshineafterdaysofrain!SydneyandIweretiredofbeingstuck16.“Mom,canwegooutandplay?”Ishouted.“YouandSydneyneedtocleanyourrooms17.I’mexcitedtogetsomefreshairinthehouse.It’stimeforagoodspringcleaning!”Momanswered.SydneyandIlookedateachotherandgroaned.Wewantedtogetoutsideinsteadofcleaningtheroom.Butweknewwecouldonlygoplay18wefinishedcleaning.Wedecidedtomakeitaracetoseewhocouldcleantheirroomthefastest.Butwehadtocleanuptherightway,orMomwouldmakeus19it.“3..2...1...GO!”weshouted.Iputmyclothesintothehamper(脏衣篓).ThenImademybedandpulledtheblanketoverit,soitlookedperfect,likea20picture.Allofmybookswentbackonthebookshelf,andmytoysandgameswentbackinthecloset.“DONE!’’IheardSydneyshoutfromherroomdownthehall.“Aw,man,Iwasjustabouttoshoutitout.Goodjob,Sydney,”Isaid.Sydneyjumpedupanddown.“Ineverfinishcleaningbeforeyou,Alden!”she21.ShelookedsoexcitedthatIcouldn’tevenbe22atmylittlesister.Werantothekitchen.Momwasthere,gettingreadytomakeher23applepie.Everyoneinthefamilyknewitandwaswaitingforit.“Canweplaynow?”Iasked.“Yes,”shesaid.“Ifyouplaynicelyoutside,youcanhavesomepielater.”Weplayedintheyardforhours.Then,awonderful24filledtheair.“Thepie!”Sydneysaid.Weraninsidetoseeifitwasready.Butwhenwelookedatthepiecoolingbythewindow,wewereshocked.Itwasbrokenintopieces!“Wemust25whathappenedbeforeMomseesit,”IwhisperedtoSydney.Welookedateachotherandknewwehadtofindoutthetruth.16.A．insideB．outsideC．aloneD．together17.A．beforeB．thenC．alreadyD．first18.A．untilB．becauseC．afterD．before19.A．redoB．enjoyC．forgetD．finish20.A．familyB．houseC．schoolD．magazine21.A．toldB．shoutedC．saidD．whispered22.A．madB．sadC．guiltyD．nervous23.A．smallB．largeC．famousD．expensive24.A．voiceB．smellC．soundD．light25.A．hideB．forgetC．acceptD．solve三、阅读理解Hundredsofyearsago,ideaslikeflyingtoanothercitythroughtheairsoundedlikedreams.Yetnowscientificstudyhasmadethemreal.Couldotherfairytalescometruesomeday?

SleepingBeauty

Couldanyonesleepfor100years?Probablynot.Thedailycycleofsleepandwakingissetinyourbody.Butanimalslikebearscanhibernate(冬眠)throughthewinteruntilitwarms.

Ifscientistscanworkouthowanimalshibernate,maybeonedaypeoplecouldhibernatetoo.Itwouldbegreatforspacementosleepthroughthelongspacejourney.Buthibernatinganimalsstillgrowolder,soafutureSleepingBeautymightwakeupasaSleepingGrandma.TalktoAnimals

Talkingtoanimalsisn’tquiteeasy.Butscientistsaretrying.Tinycamerasandmicrophoneshavecollectedthousandsofhoursofanimalconversations.Powerfulcomputerprogramsstudyanimalsoundsandmatchthemwithpossiblemeanings.Soontheymayletustalkback.

Buttherearestillchallenges.Manyanimalscommunicatewithsmells,bodylanguage,andsoundsthathumanscan’thear.Andanimalsdon’tthinklikepeople.So,whenwethinkthey’regivingdirectionstothecastle,they’remorelikelytobesaying“Thisismytree!”LetDownYourHair

Rapunzellowersherlonghairtoletvisitorsin.Butcouldhairreallyholdupaprince?

Surprisingly,yes!Ascientificstudyhasfoundoutthatasinglehaircanhold3ounces,theweightofasmalltomato.Andacommonheadhasabout100,000hairs.Allthosetogethercouldholdupacoupleofelephants.Aprince?Noproblem.

However,Rapunzelwouldalsoneedashortertower.Humanhaironlygrowsafewfeetlong.Thelongesthaireverrecordedisabout18feetlong—prettyshortforatower.26.Ifspacemencouldhibernate,theywould________.

A．stopgrowingcompletelyB．sleepthroughspacetravelC．needmorefoodandwaterD．communicatewithanimals27.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A．Animalsthinklikepeopleingivingdirections.B．Scientistscantalkbacktoanimalssuccessfully.C．Acommonperson’shaircouldholdupagiantpanda.D．Rapunzelinthefairytalehasthelongesthairinhistory.28.Whatisthemainpurposeofthispassage?

A．Todiscussnewinventionsforspacetravel.B．Totellushowscientistsinfluencefairytales.C．Tocomparedifferentanimals’talkinghabits.D．Toshowscientificpossibilitiesbehindfairytales.Imagineanarrowwaterwaythatcanshaketheglobaleconomy.ThisistheStraitofHormuz(霍尔木兹海峡)!ItliesbetweenIranandOman.Atitsnarrowestpoint,itisonly33kilometerswide.ButitistheonlydoorfromthePersianGulftotheIndianOcean.Forthousandsofyears,tradersandtravelershavesailedthroughit,connectingdifferentculturesandtradeacrosscontinents(大陆).Thissmallstraitistheworld’smostvitalenergylifeline.Morethan20%ofalloilshippedbyseapassesthroughit,alongwithhugeamountsofliquefied(液化)naturalgas.MostoftheseresourcesgotocountrieslikeChina,IndiaandJapan,poweringtheircities,factories,andhomes.Ifthis“throat”wereblocked,energypriceswouldskyrocket(飞涨),andthewholeworldwouldfeeltheshortage.Today,theStraitofHormuzisstillakeyguardofglobalenergysecurity.Itsspecialpositionmakesitanatural“chokepoint”(咽喉要道)—nootherwaterwaycantakeitsplace.Aslongastheworldneedsoilandgas,thisnarrowwaterwaywillremainthemostimportant“energythroat”onEarth.29.WhereistheStraitofHormuz?

A．BetweenIranandIndia.B．BetweenIranandOman.C．BetweenChinaandJapan.D．BetweenthePersianGulfandtheRedSea.30.WhatwouldhappeniftheStraitofHormuzwereblocked?

A．Energypriceswouldgodown.B．Moreoilwouldbeshippedbysea.C．Energypriceswouldriseveryfast.D．Countrieswouldstopusingoil.31.Theword“vital”inParagraph2probablymeans________.

A．dangerousB．smallC．wideD．important32.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A．TheStraitofHormuzistheonlywaterwayconnectingthePersianGulftotheIndianOcean.B．Lessthan20%oftheworld’ssea-shippedoilgoesthroughthestrait.C．Thestraitismainlyusedbytouristsandtravelerstoday.D．TherearemanyotherwaterwaysthatcanreplacetheStraitofHormuz.Youcan’tdeeplyexperienceChengduifyoudon’tpreparetodoanything.Sitonabamboochair,stretch(伸展)yourfeetoutandlettheafternoonslowaway.Listentohotwaterbeingpouredintoteacups.Tastemelonseeds(瓜子)orboiledpeanuts.Andteahousesaretherightplacesforyouandshouldalwaysbeonyourmust-golist.SichuanisoneofChina’smajortea-producingregions.ChengduwasfamousforitsteahousesasearlyastheTangDynasty.Forcenturies,teahouseswereplacesforfunandtea.There,customerscanenjoystorytelling,musicandespeciallySichuanOpera.Thatisnotapopularartformthesedays,butYuehaiTeahousebesideJinjiangTheatrestillarrangesoperaseverySaturdayafternoon.YouwillfindmostofChengdu’straditionalteahousesinparks.HemingTeahouseinRenminParkattractslunchtimeofficeworkersandafternoonvisitors.Whennoisegetstoomuchbecauseofmorevisitors,moveontoShaochengTeahouseinthesamepark.Visitorsthereareolderandquieter.Theybringsongbirds,hangingtheircagesintrees,andhavefun.However,new-styleteahouseshaveopenedtoattracttheyoungergeneration.Theywanttotastetraditionalteainamoremodernstyle.ThemostfamousoneofthemisMiXunTeahouseinTaikooLi,whichisrightinthecity’smostfashionableshoppingarea.Asinallteahouses,theteacomesinseparatepacketswhichcanbekeptwarm.MaofenggreenteafromMountEmei,southwestofChengdu,isthetraditionalfavourite.Pourtheleavesintoyourcup.Don’tletthewaterlevelinyourcupgettoolow,sinceanybadtastefromtheleavesisleftonthebottom.Youcanenjoyyourteaallafternoonandordernothingelse.InChengduteahouses,peoplerelaxthemselvesbystayingawayfrombusyworkandlife.ThecapitalofSichuanisdevelopingfasttoo,butithasmanagedtokeepitsslowerstylethathasbeenlostinmanyotherChinesecities.33.Thefirstparagraphleadsintothetopicby________.

A．tellingastoryB．creatingasceneC．givingareasonD．askingaquestion34.What’sthemainideaofParagraph3?

A．Themaintypesofteahouses.B．Theaddressofteahouses.C．Differentvisitorstoteahouses.D．Someactivitiesinteahouses.35.Whichisthebestwaytodividethepassage?

A．B．C．D．四、单词拼写36.Nanjingisoneofthemostfamous________(历史上著名的)citiesinChina.37.Theyallheldtheir________（腹部）andlaughedhappilyafterCharlietoldthejoke.38.I________(较喜欢)tospendmyweekendsinthelibrarywhenIwasyoung.39.Theshoppingmallis________(在……之内)walkingdistanceofmyhome.40.Timeisyourmostvaluableresource,________(尤其)inexams.41.Whatisthekeyto________(develop)high-techindustriesinacity?42.NexttimeIwillcheckmyEnglishhomeworkmuch________(close).43.Everyonetogetherwiththetwins________(make)theirreadingplanatthemoment.44.Readingcaninspireour________(create)andopenawholenewworldtous.45.These________(hero)storiesandspiritswillencourageustokeepmovingforwardinouryouth.五、完成句子46.Theykeptcallingforhelpuntilthefiremenarrived.(改为同义句)They________callingforhelpuntilthefiremenarrived.47.It’shardforustobalancestudyandhobbies,butwealwaysfindgoodways.(改为同义句)We________studyandhobbies,butwealwaysfindgoodways.48.Wehaven’tdecidedwherewewillholdthemeeting.(改为同义句)Wehaven’tdecided________themeeting.49.Jimhasbeenawayfromhishometownfor20years.(改为同义句)20years________sinceJim________hishometown.50.Howeverdifficultthetaskis,wewillmanagetocompleteit.(改为同义句)________difficultthetaskis,wewillmanagetocompleteit.51.苏珊和汤姆两年前结婚了。Susan________Tomtwoyearsago.52.毫无疑问，这次我们将进入决赛。________,wewillgetintothefinalthistime.53.西安每年都吸引许多来自国内外的游客。Xi’anattractsmany________everyyear.54.无论你爱不爱足球，都会对“苏超”感兴趣。________ornot,you’llbeinterestedinJiangsuFootballCityLeague.55.互联网应用的核心是数据。________anInternetapplicationisdata.六、任务型阅读阅读短文，根据所读内容，在文章后面表格里的相应空格里填入一个最恰当的单词，并将答案填写在答题卡相应横线上。Yearsago,Iinterviewedasuccessfuladvertisingman.Hetoldmethathedreamedofbeingawriterinfact.Ineverbelievedhecouldsucceed.However,abouttenyearslater,hehelduphisnewbook.Hehadpublishedmorethan100bestsellers.Hisabilitytoseehimselfasawritershowsaconcept(理念)knownas“possibleselves”.Itdescribeshowpeople’sfuturelifewillbe:whattheymaybecome,orwanttobecome,orevenfeartobecome.Apossibleselfcanbringyoufarmorethandaydreams.Yourdreamcancometrueifyoubuildabridgefromyour“now”selftoyourpossibleself.Buthowdowebuildthatbridge?Hereareafewstepsyoucantry.Firstofall,justtakeaction.Ifyourdreamistosucceedingettingacertainjob,attendacourseandstartbytakingupthattypeofworkasahobbyorasidejob.Youshouldtellyourselfthatthesearethestepsyoucantaketoachievethatgoal.Secondly,whenyouhaveagoal,shareit.Astudyfoundthattheadultswhosentweeklyprogresstoafriendcompletedtheirgoalsmoreeasilythanthosewhodidn’tsharetheirgoals.Ifmorefriendsknowaboutyourgoal,itismorepossibleforyoutoachieveit.Thatfindingwastrueforallgoals.Finally,getadvicefromthepeoplewhoyouhaven’tspokentoinyears.Alotofresearchhasfoundthatwhenyou’reaskingforvaluableadvice,peopleinyourwidernetworkaremorelikelytoofferitthanthoseclosesttoyou.So,reachouttoyourweakconnectionsforitwhenneeded.

Lead-in◆Ihadan56withasuccessfuladvertisingmanwhodreamedofbeingawriterinfact.

57Ibelievedhecouldn’tmakeit,hepublishedover100bookstenyearslater.TheconceptofapossibleselfItdescribes58people’sfuturelifewillbelike.Theimportanceofapossibleself◆Apossibleselfcanbringyou59thandaydreams.

◆Yourdreamwillbe60ifyoubuildabridgebetweenyour“now”selfandyourpossibleself.61Firstly,takeaction.

Ifyoudreamofgettingacertainjob62,takeacourseinitandstarttheworkasahobbyorasidejob.

◆Secondly,63yourgoal.

Astudyfoundit64fortheadultstoachievetheirgoalsbysharingthemthanthosewhodidn’t.

◆Thirdly,askforadvice.

Peopleinyourwidernetworkaremorelikelytoofferyouadviceofgreat65七、短文填空Chinesepeoplestartedtobuildgardensmorethan2,000yearsago.Chinesegardensareaspecialf66oftraditionalChinesecultureandart.AttheentrancetoaChinesegarden,thereisu67ahugestoneorwalltoscreenyourview.Thisistogiveyouapressed-infeelinginordertolaterproduceunexpectedjoyw68youturnaroundthehalltoseetheamazingrockformations(假山)andabiglake.Thebeste69istheSummerPa