2025~2026学年江苏省常州市天宁区正衡中学八年级下学期期中模拟英语试卷

2025~2026学年江苏省常州市天宁区正衡中学八年级下学期期中模拟英语试卷一、单项选择1.________whereyouarefrom,youwillfeelwelcomewhenvisitingChinaasaguest.

A．NomatterB．EvenifC．SothatD．Ratherthan2.—MustIreturnthebookthisweek?—No,you________.Youcan________itfor15days.

A．needn’t;keepB．needn’t;borrowC．mustn’t;keepD．mustn’t;lend3.Don’ttrytodoeverythingatonce.Takeitabit________.

A．attimesB．atthattimeC．allthetimeD．atatime4.—InordertolearnEnglishwell,Iwilldoalotofreadingeveryday.—Goodidea.What’smore,usingEnglishinreal________willbehelpful.

A．conditionsB．situationsC．introductionD．conclusion5.It’sreallyhardwork.________,we’lltryourbesttofinishitintime.

A．MoreoverB．OtherwiseC．AnywayD．Instead6.—Where’sTom?—Nobodyknowswherehe________.He________homefornearlyaweek.

A．hasbeen;leftB．went;hasbeenawayfromC．hasgone;leftD．hasgone;hasbeenawayfrom7.Lucyhadfewclosefriends.Soshedidn’tknow________aboutthetrouble.

A．whototalkB．whotosayC．whototalktoD．whattotalk8.—Idon’tlikewastingtimeonthephone,________watchingtoomanyshortvideos.—Me________.

A．specially;eitherB．especially;eitherC．specially;neitherD．especially;neither9.J.K.Rowlinggottheidea________thefirstHarryPotterstory________thetraintoLondon.

A．for;toB．for;onC．to;forD．on;on10.—WhyworkhardifyoucanfinishtheworkwiththehelpofAIeasily?—________,butIstillbelievethatweshoulddependonourselves.

A．Ican’tagreemoreB．IseeyourpointC．Itdoesn’tmatterD．Mypleasure二、完形填空通读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。EvanKail,a34-year-oldshopownerfromtheUS,madeabravedecision—hedonatedanoldcollectionofphotosshowingJapanesewarcrimesinChinaduringWWII.11hefacedthreats(威胁)forhisactions,hesayshehasnoregrets.Lastyear,Kail12theoldcollectionofphotosfromacustomer.Ithasover30photosofJapanesesoldiers’atrocities(暴行)inShanghaiandNanjing,includingtheNanjingMassacre(大屠杀),wherethousandsofChinesewerekilled.Knowinghow13thesephotoswere,KaildecidedtogivethemtotheChinese.Aftersharingsome14online,Kailreceivedscarymessages.Hebelievestheywerefromthosewhodeny(否认)history.Tostaysafe,sometimeshe15woreabulletproofvest(防弹背心)whengoingout.Althoughtherewas16,KailfeltencouragedbysupportfromChinesepeople.“It’samazingtohavesupportfrompeopleinacountrythatI’veneverevenmetandtheyarestandingupfor17andthatmeansalot,”hesaid.Hefelthappytoreceivealetterofthanksalongwithasurprisingnationalgift,anexquisiteporcelainteajar.“ThisistheproudestthingI’veeverdone.Ireadtheletter18Ifeelunhappy.”hesaid.KailsaidnotmanypeopleintheWestknowthehistoryoftheNanjingMassacre,andneitherdidheuntilattendingatop100highschoolintheUS.Kailhopesmorepeoplewilllearnaboutthisdark19.HehasevenstartedlearningChinesetoconnectwithsupporters.“Warisnevertheanswer,”hesaid.“Wemustrememberthepasttobuilda20future.”11.A．ThoughB．BecauseC．UnlessD．Until12.A．refusedB．designedC．receivedD．missed13.A．interestingB．awfulC．difficultD．important14.A．photosB．shopsC．booksD．hobbies15.A．stillB．evenC．justD．only16.A．respectB．successC．happinessD．danger17.A．themB．meC．himD．it18.A．whateverB．howeverC．wheneverD．wherever19.A．historyB．placeC．seaD．corner20.A．distantB．possibleC．peacefulD．near三、阅读理解FengYaoandMengQifoundtheircitylibrarydidn’thaveenoughBraille(盲文)booksforblindpeopleandmanyoftheBraillebookswereold.Sotheydecidedtohelptheblindbyfixingtheproblem.FengandMengbothstudiedatNo.37MiddleSchoolinTaiyuan,Shanxi.Theyinvented(发明)anewkindofBraillereader.TheirBraillereadercanturnwordsintoraiseddots(凸起的点).Blindpeoplecanreadbytouchingthedots.Theirworkwonthefirstprizeinanationalcompetition.Thecompetitionhelpsyoungstudentstodevelopcreativethinkingandsolvecommonproblems.“Wefoundthattoday’sBraillereadersareverydifficultandexpensive,”Fengsaid.“Sowewantedtodevelopauser-friendlyproduct(产品)foryoungblindchildrenfromgrades1to3.Itisonlyabout2,000yuan.”Aftermakingtheirfirstmachine,FengandMengvisitedaschoolfortheblindtogetadviceandimproveditaccordingtothestudents’needs,likechangingthesizeofthescreenandthespacebetweenthedots.“ThelatestBraillereadersnowareexpensiveformostblindpeople.Wehopetheproductwillbeinuseandhelpthoseblindpeoplesoon,”MengtoldTaiyuanNews.21.WhydidthetwostudentsinventanewkindofBraillereader?

A．Tomakemoney.B．Towinareadingcompetition.C．Tohelpkidstosolveproblems.D．TomakemoreBraillebooksavailable.22.WhatdidFengandMengdotoimprovethemachine?a.visitedtheblindforadviceb.changedthenumberofthedotsc.changedthesizeofthescreend.learnedBraille

A．aandbB．aandcC．banddD．candd23.WhatdoyouthinkofFengYaoandMengQi?

A．TalentedandhelpfulB．OutgoingandfunnyC．HandsomeandquietD．Strictandserious24.WhatcanweinferfromthepassageaboutmostBraillereadersonthemarket?

A．Theyaremainlydesignedforblindadultsratherthanyoungchildren.B．Theyaretooexpensiveformostblindpeopletoafford.C．Theyareunabletoturnwordsintoraiseddots.D．Theyhavescreensthataretoobigforblindchildren.25.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A．ANationalCompetitionforYoungStudentsB．HowtoMakeBrailleBooksataLowCostC．TwoTeenagersHelpingtheBlindwithaNewInventionD．TheImportanceofLibrariesforBlindPeopleThenAliceheardsomenoise.Shelookedaroundandsawamouseswimmingnearby.“Excuseme,Mouse,”shesaid.”Doyouknowthewayoutofthispool?”TheMouselookedather,butitdidn’tsayanything.“Maybeitdoesn’tknowEnglish,”shethought.“I’lltryFrench.”AliceknewonlythefirstlessoninherFrenchtextbook,soshesaidthat.“Oùestmachatte?”sheasked.TheMousejumpedoutofthewaterinfear.“Oh,”Alicethought.“Iaskedthewrongthing.Iaskedit.“Whereismycat?”andmiceareafraidofcats.”“Iamsorry,”shesaidtotheMouse.“Iforgotyoudon’tlikecats.”“Wouldyoulikecatsifyouwereamouse?”themousesaidangrily.“Perhapsnot,”Aliceanswered.“ButI’msureyou’dlikemypet,Dinah.She’sbeautifulandverycleveratcatching...oops!Sorry.Inearlysaidthewrongthing.Wewon’ttalkaboutDinahanymore.Whataboutdogs?”ButtheMousebeganswimmingaway.“Comeback,please,”Alicesaid.“Iwon’ttalkaboutcatsordogsanymore.”SlowlytheMouseswambacktoher.“Allright,”itsaid.”Comewithmetotheshore(岸边),andI’lltellyouwhyIdon’tlikecatsanddogs.AliceswamwiththeMousetotheshore.Shewaspleasedtobeoutofthepool,whichwasnowfullofallkindsofanimals,someofthemverystrange.—adaptedfromAlice’sAdventuresinWonderland26.WhydidAlicesay“Oùestmachatte?”totheMouse?

A．Shewantedtoaskwherehercatwas.B．ShewastryingtoaskthewayoutinFrench.C．ShewaspracticingherFrenchlesson.D．ShewantedtomaketheMouselaugh.27.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“fear”inparagraph5mostlikelymean?

A．Anger.B．Surprise.C．Happiness.D．Terror.28.WhatcanweinferaboutAlice’spetDinah?

A．Dinahisadogthatlikestoplaywithmice.B．Dinahisacatthatisgoodatcatchingmice.C．DinahisamousethatAlicekeepsasapet.D．Dinahisabirdthatfliesaway.29.WhydidtheMousestartswimmingawayafterAlicementioneddogs?

A．Becausedogsalsohuntandscaremice.B．BecausetheMousedislikedAlice’ssenseofhumor.C．BecausetheMousewantedtogototheshorealone.D．BecauseAlicespokeFrenchagain.30.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A．HowAliceLearnedtoSpeakFrenchB．ADifficultConversationBetweenAliceandaMouseC．TheManyAnimalsinthePoolD．Alice’sWayOutofWonderland请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。WangZhenyiwasagreatwomanscientist,mathematicianandpoetduringtheQingDynasty.WangwasborninarichfamilyinAnhuiProvincein1768.Atthattime,girlscouldn’tgetagoodeducation.31Whenshewasyoung,shelearnedmanydifferentsubjects,suchasmaths,astronomyandsoon.Attheageof18,shebeganstudyingthembyherself.Inthefollowingyears,shewroteseveralbookstoexplaindifficultscientificideasinsimpleways.Duringthatperiod,allpeopledeeplybelievedthatlunareclipseswerecausedbygods.32Sheshowedthateclipsesarenaturaleventswiththemodelintheend.33Besides,herpoemsshowedgreatkindnesstothepoor.34In1994,alargecrateronVenuswasnamedafterher.Today,sheisstillrememberednotonlyforherdiscoveriesbutalsoforhercouragetochallengeoldideas.

A．Manypeoplebelievedlunareclipseswerecausedbygods.B．However,herfatherencouragedhertostudy.C．Howimportantthediscoverywas!D．Toexplainthetruth,Wangmadeamodelwithalamp,atableandamirror.E．Sherealizedtheimportanceofeducation.F．AlthoughWangdiedyoung,sheinfluencedmanylaterscientists.四、任务型阅读Theofficialmascots(吉祥物)ofthe2026SpringFestivalGalawererecentlyreleased,winninggreatpopularityonline.TheyarefourlivelyhorsesnamedQiqi,Jiji,ChichiandChengcheng,whichperfectlymatchtheGala’stheme“GallopingForward,Unstoppable”.Eachmascothasarichculturalstory.QiqigetsideasfromaWesternZhoubronze(青铜)object,anditscolourisbaseduponthemeaningof“Qi”—ablackish-greenhorse.JijiisdesignedaftertheHanDynasty’s“heavenlyhorse”,withitswingsspreadwideasifflyingtowardthesun.ChichicomesfromtheTangDynasty’s“three-flowerhorse”,asymbolofhighstatus(地位)inancienttimes,standingtallwithconfidence.ChengchengisoneofthePrzewalski’shorses,aspecialwildkindcalleda“livingfossil(化石)”witha60-million-yeardevelopmenthistory.Allfourmascotsaredecoratedwithtraditionalcloudpatterns.Thesepatternsnotonlymakethemmuchprettierbutalsocarrydeepculturalmeanings.Theyaresymbolsofgoodwisheslike“successatonce”forthenewyear.Foryoungpeople,thesemascotsareawonderfulchancetolearnaboutancientChineseartandcultureinafunway.Sincetheirrelease,theyhavewonheartsofmanypeoplewiththeircharm.Wearealllookingforwardtoseeingthemshineonthestage.35.Howmanymascotsarethereinthe2026SpringFestivalGala?3536.Whichmascotiscalleda“livingfossil”?3637.Whatchancedothesemascotsoffertoyoungpeople?37五、短文填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。TheSlenderWestLake38(lie)inYangzhou,JiangsuProvince.ItisoneofChina’smostbeautiful39(tour)attractions.Itgetsitsname40itsthin,winding(蜿蜒的)shape.Itlookslikeagentleriverflowingthroughthecity.UnlikethegrandWestLakeinHangzhou,thislakeisthe41(good)choicefora42(relax)walk.Thelakeisfullofgreentrees,colourfulflowersandancientpavilions(凉亭).Themostfamousattractionisthe