2025~2026学年江苏省无锡市大桥实验学校下学期八年级英语期中试卷

2025~2026学年江苏省无锡市大桥实验学校下学期八年级英语期中试卷一、单项选择1.Whichbookisthemostsuitabletorecommendtoagirlwholovesfunstoriesandstrangejourneysinimaginaryplaces?

A．RedStaroverChina.B．Gulliver’sTravels.C．OrdinaryPeople.D．ABriefHistoryofTime.2.Youradvicesoundslikeagoodidea.I’mnotsureIagree,______.

A．although.B．yetC．thoughD．either3.Youshouldnotdrive______twohoursaftertakingthismedicine.

A．withinB．throughC．amongD．for4.There’sa______reasonwhythemuseumdoesn’topenthisweekend,butthestaffwon’ttellus.

A．usualB．rareC．commonD．certain5.Thedarkbackground______thediamondring’slight.Hereyesopenedwideatonce.

A．showedoffB．tookinC．zoomedinD．brokefree6.—DoesyourfriendJohnenjoyhisstayinWuxi?—Yes.Heandhisparents______somegreattouristattractionssincetheycamelastmonth.

A．havevisitedB．willvisitC．visitedD．arevisiting7.Withself-drivingcarsbecomingpopular,manypeopleareworriedabout______whenthesystemsuddenlyfails.

A．whentostopthemB．whattodoC．wheretostopD．howstopthem8.Evenwithaticket,you______enterthestadiumafterthegamehasstartedbecausethecheckpointsareclosed.

A．mustn’tB．don’thavetoC．can’tD．maynot9.Nowadaysmanyyoungpeopleenjoy______little-knowncavesratherthanvisitingpopulartouristspots.

A．discoveringB．exploringC．findingD．search10.______theflightwouldarrivebeforemidnightwasstillunknown,butthepassengershadalreadybeenwaitingatthegateforthreehours.

A．WhetherB．IfC．SinceD．As11.Ourteacherisn’tintheoffice.She______theschoolhallsince40minutesagoandtheshowisstillgoingon.

A．hasgonetoB．hasbeentoC．hasbeeninD．hasgoneinto12.Thistownisamazing.Initsmarket,youcanfindfreshfruit,hand-madecrafts,delicioussnacksandevenlocalbooks.Ittruly______.

A．issecondtononeB．hasabitofeverythingC．hasnothingimpossibleD．isahugesuccess13.Thankstothemobilelibraryservice,peopleinthissmalltowncanborrowbooks______,whetherathome,inthepark,orevenatthebusstop.

A．somewhereB．anywhereC．nowhereD．everywhere14.—I’vebeentryingtofindagoodsciencefiction.Anyrecommendation?—Sure!There’sonecalled“UndercoverRobot”.______.

A．Idon’tknowifyoulikeitB．It’sOK,IguessC．YoumustcheckitoutD．Iseeyourpoint二、完形填空先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Boston’sicecreamculturewassostrongwitheventsliketheMuseumofIceCream’sgrandopeningatSeaportandMooseTracks’10,000-cupcharitychallenge.Myfirstjobwastoscoop(舀)icecreamatBrigham’sinConcordCenter.Itwasa(n)15jobforsomeonewhothoughtofBoston’sScooperBowlfestivalasanationalholiday.Atfifteenyearsold,wearingtherequiredwhitepoloshirtuniform,Iwasfullofconfidence16thetwomilesfrommyhomeonthatfirsthotsummerday.Theveryfirst17wasaboyholdingaMuseumofIceCreammap.“Largelemonchipcone(甜筒),please!”hespokeinahappyhighvoice.Yousee,lemonchipwasamongthemostpopular18.Mysmilefroze.Iquickly19thatitmeantthetopcontainer(容器)wasoftenempty.Thiswasapieceofcakefortheotherwaiters,butitwasn’tforme.Justshyofmy20,Icouldn’treachthebottomcontainerwhilestandingup.Thislittleboywouldbeawitnesstoa21thatwouldberepeatedmanytimesanhour.Iwoulddiveheadfirstintothefreezer(冰柜),feetkickingintheair,tryingnottolosemy22andfallin.ButsometimesI’dfallin.Byday’send,I’dbikehome,whitepoloshirt23withcolourfulmarksfromahardday’swork,armsstickyfromtoomanyconesservedtotoomanypeople.ButFridayafternoonssparkled!Withmy$45paycheck—enoughfortwomuseumtickets—I’dracetotheMuseumofIceCream.Iwassuretherewassomebiglifelessonhere,butI24ifIcouldfindit.WhenIbitintomyweeklytreat—lemonchip,ofcourse—Itastedsomethingbetter:thesweetnessofstickysummers,coldfreezers,andagirlwhokeptreachingevenwhentheicecreamseemedtoofar.15.A．artB．dreamC．nightD．volunteer16.A．drivingB．runningC．walkingD．riding17.A．artistB．touristC．waiterD．customer18.A．tastesB．coloursC．shapesD．styles19.A．promisedB．decidedC．realizedD．agreed20.A．looksB．weightC．heightD．personalities21.A．sceneB．signC．clueD．cause22.A．jobB．wayC．mindD．balance23.A．providedB．paintedC．coveredD．designed24.A．believedB．doubtedC．acceptedD．refused三、阅读理解25.Howmanymaterialsareneededintheexperiment?________.

A．TwoB．ThreeC．FourD．Five26.WhatistheRIGHTorderthatamountainistorndownintosand?(1)Waterfreezes.(2)Waterexpands.(3)Rocksareturnedintosand.(4)Rocksarechippedintopieces.(5)Watergoesintocracksinarock.

A．(2)(5)(1)(3)(4)B．(2)(1)(5)(4)(3)C．(5)(4)(1)(2)(3)D．(5)(1)(2)(4)(3)27.Theinformationmainlytellsus________.

A．howsandformsB．theforceofnatureisveryhugeC．asimpleforcecanteardownhugemountainsD．sometimesanexperimenttakesalongtimeForyearspeoplehaveenjoyedfollowingthelifeofGarfieldthecat.Garfieldisapopularcomicbookcharacter,knownforbeinglazyandfat.Butthecatwasbackinthenewsrecentlyforsomethingyoumightnotexpect.AmanintheUSAchangedGarfield’sgenderto“none”onthecat’swebpage.Afterthat,manypeoplegotangryandkeptchangingGarfield’swebpage.Theyarguedaboutwhetherthecatwasaboy,girlorneither.Finallythepagewaslockedtostoppeopleediting(编辑)it.JimDavis,Garfield’screator,settled(解决)theargument.“Garfieldismale,”hesimplytoldWashingtonPost.Theartistsaidhelikedworkingwithanimalsbecausetheydidn’thavetobeold,young,boysorgirls.HewasangrythatsomepeoplecaredsomuchaboutGarfield’sgender.Itseemslikequiteanunnecessaryargumenttohave.Butitisnottheonlyrecentexampleofargumentaboutgender.TocelebrateInternationalWomen’sDayinAustraliaearlierthisyear,thecityofMelbournemadetentrafficlightswithafiguredressedinaskirt.Theyweredesignedtocelebratewomenandgivethemmoreconfidenceinpublic.Butnoteveryonethinkstheideaisnecessary.SomepeoplethinkitisimportantforwomentobetreatedfairlyinAustralia,butthisideaisfoolish.“I’mallfordoinganythingwecanforgenderequity(公平),butreally?”Melbournemayor(市长)RobertDoyletoldHeraldSun.Themayorsaidthisideaismorelikelytobelaughedatthanbringrespecttowomen.28.________putGarfieldthecatbackinthenewsrecently.

A．Thecat’slazycharacterB．BeingincludedinawebsiteC．Thecat’spicturebeingchangedonitswebpageD．Thecat’sgenderbeingchangedonitswebpage29.AccordingtoJimDavis,_________.

A．thepageaboutGarfieldshouldbelockedB．Garfieldcanbeaboyoragirl,andyoungoroldC．artistsdon’tcareaboutanimals’ageorgenderD．It’sunnecessarytotakeGarfield’sgendertooseriously30.Astothetrafficlightidea,RobertDoylethought________.

A．itwouldgivewomenmoreconfidenceinpublicB．itwasnotagoodideaforgenderequityC．itwouldbringrespecttowomenD．ithelpedwomenbetreatedfairlyinAustraliaThemysterybeganasthetwinslookedaroundtheirnewhome—anoldhousewithappletrees.Whatinterestedthetwinsmostwastheattic(阁楼).Theretheyfoundadirtyoldbottle.Aftercleaningit,asurprisingnoteinsidecaughttheirattention.Bystoneswhereshadowslie,closetowhereoldleavesdie.Notfarbelow,undertheearth,liesatreasureofsecretworth.Ifyousearchanddonotfear;thepastwillsoonbeclear.Nearthebedwheredragonfliesfly,digbythewettestplacenearby.“Atreasure!”Annasaidexcitedly.“Andtheseclues!Whereoldleavesdie,”Samreadaloud.“It’snearthoseappletrees.”“Let’sgetashovel(铲子)andborrowametaldetector(金属探测器)tofindthetreasure.”Withtheirparents’help,Samusedthedetectorundertheappletreesandfoundanoldbottlecap.Theyalsocheckedthestonewallbuttherewasonlyanail.Alltheirearlyleadsturnedouttobewrong.Thatnight,Annakeptthinkingabout“bed”inthenote.Shelookeditupinthedictionaryandsuddenly,anideaclicked.Thenextmorning,sheledeveryoneintothewoodswhereastonewallranbyastream(小溪).“Where’sthebed?”Samasked.“Bedalsomeansthebottomofastreamandthat'swheredragonflieslaytheireggs.”Annaexplained,sweepingthedetector.Beeeee.Theydugcarefullyandfoundalunchbox.“Lookatallthesethings.”Theypulledoutthetreasures:apostcard,amusicrecord,asilverhalf-dollar,andabaseballcard.“It'saboxfromthepast!”Samshouted.“Look,1964onthebaseballcard!”“Butwhoburied(埋)it?”Annawondered,holdingupthepostcard.Onthebackwasanothernote:Thepastisamystery,thepresentarace,tofindwhoIam,justfindtheplace.Lookwherestoriesandwordsstay,orbehindthedoorswheresecretshideaway.Annalaughed.“Herewegoagain—anothermysterytosolve!”31.Whydidsomeoneleavethefirstnote?

A．Toasksomeonetohelpsolvethemystery.B．Tointroducethehistoryoftheoldhouse.C．Toleadpeopletofindsomethingvaluable.D．Todescribewheredragonfliesliketolive.32.HowdidAnnaprobablyfeelwhen“anideaclicked”?

A．Hopefulandcertain.B．Surprisedbutalittlescared.C．Curiousandinterested.D．Excitedbutalittleworried.33.Whatisthebesttitleforthisstory?

A．NewHomeB．MissingClueC．HiddenTreasureD．MysteryBottleWhenarobin(akindofbird)seesitselfinawindowormirror,itseemstothinkthereflection(映像)isanotherrobin.Thebirdmayhittheglass,tryingtodrivetheotherbirdaway.Inthe1970s,Dr.GordonGalluphadanidea.Hethoughtmoreintelligent(智力的)typesofanimalsmightknowthattheirreflectionsshowthemselves.Tofindout,hecreatedanexperimentcalledthemirrortest.Ifananimalpassesthetest,scientistssaythatithas“self-awareness”.InDr.Gallup’sexperiments,chimpanzees(黑猩猩)passed,butmonkeysfailed.Sofar,onlyeighthavepassed,includinghumans.Fourofthemareinthechimpanzeefamily.Magpies(喜鹊),dolphins,andelephantsalsopassed.Themirrortesthasfourstages.Instudieswithchildren,aresearchgroupputstickersontheforeheadsofchildrenwhojustlearnedhowtowalkwhentheyweren’tpayingattention.Bytheageoftwo,mostcouldnoticethestickerinamirrorandtakeitoff.InDr.Reiss’sdolphinstudy,theresearchersputmarksontwodolphins’heads.Bothdolphinsnoticedthemarkinamirror.Oneofthemswamtothesideofthepoolandtriedtorubthemarkoff.Amarkplacedonelephants’headsgavesimilarresults.“Animalsthatpassthemirrortesthavealotincommon,”Dr.Reisssays.“Theyallhavelarge,complicatedbrainscomparedtotheirbodysize.Theyallliveinsocialgroupsandworkwitheachother.Theycareaboutothers.”Themirrortestcan’tmakeusknowabouteveryanimal’sintelligence.Dr.Reisssaysself-awarenessisonlyoneformofintelligence.“Manyhighlysocialanimalscommunicateintheirownways.Itisn’taboutwhoismoreintelligent.Itisaboutwhatkindofintelligencetheyshow.”34.Whatisthewritingpurposeofthepassage?

A．Toremindpeopletocareaboutanimals.B．Tointroducetheadvantagesof“themirrortest”.C．Topresentsomefactsof“themirrortest”.D．Toencouragepeopletodoresearchonanimals.35.Whichofthefollowingshowstheanimalhas“self-awareness”accordingtothemirrortest?

A．Theelephanttakesthemarkonitsheadoff.B．Thebirddrivesitsreflectionaway.C．Themonkeytakesthemarkonitsheadoff.D．Thedolphindrivesitsreflectionaway.36.Whichwordsarethemostsuitablefor____▲____?

A．SearchfortheMark.B．ExploretheMark.C．SearchfortheMirror.D．ExploretheMirror.37.Thefollowingsentencecanbestbeputatthebeginningof________.Sincethen,researchershavegiventhetesttomanykindsofanimals.

A．Paragraph2B．Paragraph3C．Paragraph7D．Paragraph8四、单词拼写38.Thetechgiant’srecent________(改变)intoAIhasbeenwellworththeeffort.39.Aftertakingadeepbreath,theboyletgoofthestring,andthearrowflew________(笔直地)intothecenterofthetarget,winningthefirstprizeforhisteam.40.Youwon’ttrulyunderstandthevalueofagoodnight’ssleep________(到……时)youhavespentthreedaysstaringatthescreenanddrinkingcoldcoffee.41.Unliketheoldsmalllibrary,thenewlibraryhasabrightandopen________(气氛),makingitawelcomingplaceforstudentstoreadandstudy.42.Thetwocountriesarehaving________(不断发展的)talksabouthowtostopthefightingandbringpeacebacktotheregion.43.Wuxiplaysa________(center)roleintheeconomyofsouthernJiangsubecauseofitsstrongindustryandconvenienttransportation.44.Ifyouwanttodothisworkwell,youneedplentyof________(train).45.Totheteacher’ssurprise,theshyboyshowednosignofbeing________(will)tospeakinfrontofthewholeclass.46.Themonumentwasbuiltinmemoryofthe________(hero)thatdiedinWorldWarII.47.Herparentswerestronglyagainsther________(marry)someonefromadifferentculture,withoutreallyknowinghim.48.—Wherehasyourfathergone?Ihaven’tseenhimfordays.—He________(tour)SaipanIsland.He’llcomebacknextweekend.49.Sally’sdadworkedovertimeeverydayonly________(pay)forherpianolessons.50.Myfollowershavebeenaskingforanewvlog,soI________(start)anewdailyseriesnextweek.51.Hisdiaryisfullofhiddenfeelingsthathehasn’t________(nottell)anyone.Hepreferstokeepthemtohimself.52.Whenyoucalledlastnight,I________(notsleep)eventhoughitwasverylate.Iwasstillatmydeskdoingmyhomeworkbecausethenextdaytherewasabigtest.53.Iheartheworkershavecompleted________(build)thenewbridge.Isittrue?54.Haven’tyounoticedit?You________(drop)thekeysometimeonyourwayhere!55.Nomatterwhatdifficultywe________(face)next,wewillnotgiveup.56.Creativityaswellasgoodgrades________(be)whatIreallycareabout.57.Theterriblenoisemadethelittledog________(jump)upanddown.Itwassoscared.五、任务型阅读阅读下面短文，然后根据短文内容回答问题，并将答案写在答题卡对应题号的横线上。每小题答案不超过6个单词。IcecoversmuchoftheArcticOcean(北冰洋).Somepiecesoficearehuge,likemovingislands.Astemperatureshaveincreased,however,someoftheicehasbeguntodisappear.ScientistshavediscoveredhugewavesintheArcticwaters.ThewaveswerediscoveredbyaccidentinMay2010.ScientistAlekseyMarchenkoandhisstudentssetoutonatrip.Theywantedtostudytheicywaters.OnMay2,theshiptraveledeastandstoppednexttoalargechunkoficearound50milesfromthesmallislandHopen.Marchenkopreparedtoleadhisstudentsoutontotheice.“WewerereadytogobutwhenIwentout,Idiscoveredmanycracks(裂缝)around,”heremembers.Hedecidedtomovetheshipdeeperintotheicetokeepsafe.Thefartherintheywent,hethought,thehardertheicewouldbecome.Astheypushedforward,however,theshipexperiencedsmallwaves,andthenbiggerones.Soon,thewavesbrokeuptheicearoundtheshipintothousandsofsmallerpieces.Withinanhour,Marchenkoandhisteamsawawavethatwasabout13feethigh.Theship’snavigation(航行)systemfinallyrecordedthelargestwaves.Theyweremorethan20feetinheight.The