2025~2026学年江苏省无锡市新吴实验中学下学期八年级英语期中考试试卷

2025~2026学年江苏省无锡市新吴实验中学下学期八年级英语期中考试试卷一、单项选择1.—________doyouhavefunatweekends?—InSisypheBookstore.Ilovereadingthere.

A．WhereB．WhatC．HowD．When2.Lookatthepictureontheright.Whatisitabout?

A．Thetypesofhobbies.B．Thechangesintransport.C．Theformsofoutdooractivities.D．Theprotectionofnaturalenvironment.3.—Whatcanwedoforouragedgrandparents?—We________domuch,butjustbewiththemasoftenaspossible.

A．havetoB．don’thavetoC．mustD．mustn’t4.Youpickedupapenandturnedyourideaintoawonderfulpainting.That’sreally________!

A．anythingB．anybodyC．somethingD．somebody5.Simon,hurryup!Themovie________forfiveminutes.

A．hasstartedB．hasbeenonC．hasfinishedD．hasbeenover6.—Whatdoesittaketobeagoodreader?—Ittakespatienceandpractice,________aloveforreading.

A．aswellasB．asgoodasC．aslongasD．assoonas7.Travellingtodifferentplaceshelpsuscollect________wonderfulmemoriesandlearnaboutdifferentcultures.

A．awealthofB．asetofC．abitofD．apairof8.Kittydecidedto________foranEnglish-speakingcoursetoimproveherpronunciation.

A．cheerupB．getupC．stayupD．signup9.—Millie,whatdoyouthinkofMogaoCaves?—Amazing!Iknewlittleaboutthisancientsite________IvisitedDigitalDunhuang.

A．sinceB．ifC．untilD．though10.Ireally________Lindaforherpositivespiritduringhardtimes.

A．preventB．surpriseC．damageD．admire11.LiuJiakunisfamousforhis________andspecialdesignsusinglocalmaterialstocreatebeautifulbuildings.

A．expensiveB．excellentC．electricD．empty12.Sometimesasuddenstopcanbedangerous,________whenyouaretravellingathighspeed

A．mostlyB．largelyC．finallyD．especially13.AIiscreatinganewwayof________.Itcanunderstandyouandanswerinanaturalway.

A．pollutionB．situationC．conditionD．communication14.—HowdoyoulikeSimon’ssingingskills?—Heis________.Nooneinourschoolcandobetter.

A．aluckydogB．agreenhandC．secondtononeD．goodfornothing二、完形填空Asthesmallestandthinnestplayerinmyicehockey(冰球)team,Igotanickname(绰号)frommyteamleader.WhenIfirstheardotherplayerscallthename,Iknewitwasajoke,butIstillfelt15OnlyEricnevercalledmethat.Healwaystriedhisbesttomakemefeelat16ontheteam,andhelpedmepracticemyskillsontheice.Ifelteveryoneelsesawmeasa17littleboy—afterall,theycouldliftmewithjustonearm.Oneday,weplayedagainstanotherteam.Theirplayerswereallhugeandstrong,andIwas18thatanyofthemcouldtakemypuckeasily.Inthemiddleofthegame,Iheldthepucktight(紧地)andskatedfast,then19ittoEric.Hewasabouttocatchitwhenthebiggestplayerfromtheotherteamhithim.20Ericfelldownhardonthecoldice.Toour21,theplayerlaughedathiminsteadofstoppingtohelp.Ifeltangryseeingsomeoneactsobadlytomyfriend.Iskatedstraighttowardshim,and22,“youmustsaysorrytohim!"Hesaidnoandtriedtoskateaway,butIreachedhimquickly.Icontinuedtofollowhim,andwouldn’tlethimrunoff.Istoodinhiswayto23himfromleaving,againandagain.Finally,hehadtosaysorrytoEric.Fromthatmoment,everythingchanged.Myteammatesrealizedthat24Imightbesmall,Ihadmyownstrengths(长处).Theyneverusedthatnicknameagain.Theytoldmetheyhadneverseensomeonesosmallstandupsobravely.Thatdaybecameahappymemoryforme,aturningpointwhereIfoundmyplaceandmycalmontheice.15.A．calmB．happyC．sadD．nervous16.A．schoolB．homeC．workD．team17.A．weakB．strongC．shyD．kind18.A．surprisedB．confidentC．afraidD．glad19.A．showedB．broughtC．passedD．threw20.A．SuddenlyB．SlowlyC．CloselyD．Carefully21.A．happinessB．sadnessC．surpriseD．pity22.A．advisedB．askedC．repliedD．shouted23.A．catchB．keepC．preventD．watch24.A．sinceB．untilC．thoughD．because三、阅读理解

Growyourchild’sloveofscienceandanimalswithagreatmonthlymagazinefullofexcitingstories,amazingnaturenewsandbeautifulphotos.Everyissue(刊期)comeswithfunfeatures,hands-onexperiments(实验),bigideas,andexpertanswersthatwakeupcuriosityandmakebrainsactive.

OrderingaScience+Naturemagazinewillstarttheiryearinanexcitingwayandhelpthemmakegreatprogress(进步)in2026.

·Perfectforages8—15

·13issuesayear,senttotheirdoor

·Helpsschoollearningbybringingsciencetolife25.Thepictureismostprobablyfor________.

A．studentsB．parentsC．teachersD．scientists26.Whatcanwelearnaboutthemagazine?

A．Itisaboutdigitalproducts.B．Itcomesoutonceaweek.C．Ithelpsstudentsindifferentways.D．Itcosts£5foreachsingleissue.27.Whatisthepicturefor?

A．Toteachchildrentodoscienceexperiments.B．Toencouragepeopletoorderthemagazine.C．Tohelpstudentsimprovetheirscienceskills.D．Toshowbeautifulpicturesofnatureandanimals.

Hello,everyone!WelcometoXi’an,acitywithaverylonghistory.Therearealotofinterestingplacesandthingstoseehere.BellTowerTheBellTowerisinthecenterofXi’an,liketheheartofthecity.Itisthebiggestandbest-keptbelltowerofitskindinChina.EmperorZhuYuanzhangofMingDynasty(朝代)builtitin1384tohelpwatchoverthelandaroundthecity.Today,ithasbecomeafamousplaceofinterestinXi’an.Atnight,beautifullanternslightupthetowerandmakeitlookmagical.TerracottaWarriorsTheTerracottaWarriorsarethousandsofclaysoldiers.Theyareastallasrealpeople.Eachonehasadifferentfaceandadifferentjob.Someholdweapons,andothersleadhorses.Theyareinthetomb(坟墓)ofQinshihuang,China’sfirstemperor,inthenortheastpartofXi’an.BigWildGoosePagoda

TheBigWildGoosePagodaisinthesouthofXi’an.Itwasfirstbuiltin652tokeepspecialBuddhistbooks.AfamousmonkcalledXuanZangbroughtthesebooksbackfromIndia.Thepagodalookslikeatalltower.Itisbeautifulandhasacalm,seriousstyle.CityWallTheCityWallweseeisXi’antodayislikeabigcirclearoundthecitycenter.ItwasbuiltduringMingDynasty.Itisoneoftheoldestandbest-keptancientwallsinChina.Thecitywallworkedtokeepthecitysafe.AlongtheCityWallisariver.Today,youcanridebikesortakeawalkontopoftheCityWall.28.WhichpictureshowsthefourplacesinXi’ancorrectly?a.BellTowerb.BigWildGoosePagodac.TerracottaWarriorsd.CityWall

A．B．C．D．29.Howmanyplacesinthepassagehelpedprotectthecity?

A．1.B．2.C．3.D．4.30.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A．TheBigWildGoosePagodahasamoderndesign.B．TheTerracottaWarriorsareshorterthanrealpeople.C．VisitorscanswimintheriveralongtheCityWall.D．VisitorscanenjoylanternsattheBellToweratnight.Awholeweekwithhernature-lovingcousinMacy?D-I-S-A-S-T-E-R!Harperspelledinherheadasthecarstoppedatafarmhouse.Withoutsayinghello,Macystoodholdingaprickly(多刺的)plantinaplasticbag.T-R-O-U-B-L-E-M-A-K-E-R,Harperthought.AuntDebbywaved.“Youtworunalong,butdon’tgointhestream.It’shighfromtherain.”AsMacywasalreadyheadingforthewoods,Harpergroanedbutfollowed.“Isthatpoisonivy(毒蔓)?”Macyspreadthevine’sleaves.“No,thishasfiveleafletsoneachleaf.Poisonivyhasthree.”Harpergiraffe-steppedovertheplants,watchingforthree-leafletvines.Shedidn’theartherushingstreamuntiltheywereveryclose.Thewaterwasracing.Somethingwascomingtowardsthem,holdingontoapieceofwood.“What’sthat?”Harperasked.Macy’seyeswidened.“Afieldmouse.”“Ew.Micecarrydiseases.”Harpersaid.“They’realsoimportant,”saidMacy.“Theyspreadseedsandloosenthegroundbydiggingholes.”“Oh._▲_.”Harperthought.Themousedrewcloser.“Wehavetosaveit!”Harperblurted,surprisingherself.Shequicklyrantotheferns(蕨类植物)andaskedMacyforhelp.Theypulledoutalarge,strongferntothestream.“We’llhelpyou.”Harpertoldthemouse.Theypushedtheleafyendofthefernintothewater.Thewoodcaughtontheleaf,butthenitbrokelooseandstartedfloatingawayagain.“Ohno!”criedHarper.Butthenthemousejumped!Itlandedonthefernleaf.Harperwatched,amazed,asitdashedovertheleaftothebankandstoppedtolookatthem.“Ithinkit’ssayingthanks.Yousavedamouse!”saidMacy.Harpersmiled,“Wesavedittogether—E-X-C-E-L-L-E-N-T!”31.HowdidHarperfeelwhenshegiraffe-steppedovertheplants?

A．Calm.B．Surprised.C．Relaxed.D．Nervous.32.Whichofthefollowingisthemostsuitablefor_▲_?

A．MaybeMacyisn’tjustatroublemakerB．MaybeMacyistrickingmeinfactC．MaybeAuntDebbywillbeangrywithusD．Maybethefieldmouseisdangerous33.Whatisthebesttitleforthisstory?

A．SavingAFieldMouseB．BeingANatureLoverC．TinyLife,GreatHeartD．AMeaningfulAdventureIftheapponyourphonekeepsserving（推送）you“colourwalk”thingslately,youmightbewondering:Isthisanothertrend（趋势）thatrequiresanexpensivecoffeeandacameraworthmorethanmyphone?Goodnews:Acolourwalkcostsnothing,andtheonlythingyouneedisyoureyesandyourphone.Whatexactlyisa“colourwalk”?It’samindful,miniadventure.Whereyouchooseonecolourandletitguideyouaroundyourneighbourhood.Pickgreen,andsuddenlyyou’refollowingtrees,shopsigns,trafficlights,andthatstranger’scrazybrightgreentrainers.Choosepink,andyou’llstartnoticingpinkflowers,randompackaging,oracheerfulhairclipontheground.Thegoalistocollecta“colourstory”—asetofphotosthatshowstwothings:Theworldisbrightlycoloured,andyouwerepayingattention.Formuchofthetime,wewalkinautopilotmode:school→homework→scrolling→sleep→repeat.Colourwalkschangethatway.Theyarelikewalkinginacalmway.Thishelpsyoufeelbetterinyourmind,lowersyourworry,andmakesyounoticemoreofwhatisaroundyou.Theygentlynudgeourbrainstoslowdownand,evenbetter,changethemintotreasurehuntmode（模式）exceptthatthetreasureis…aneverydayredpostbox.Andfindingitfeelssurprisinglysatisfying.Springistheperfectseasonforit.Everythingisbasicallycompetinginabeautycompetition:freshgreens,softpinks,goldensunlight,littlepopsofcoloureverywhere,andflowersthatlookliketheyshouldbeonaNationalGeographiccover.Eventhewayyou’vewalkedahundredtimescanmakeyoufeelnewwhenyou’rehuntingforacertaincolour.So,pickacolour.Ifyou’reabeginner,startwithsomethingeasylikegreen.Ifyou’reupforachallenge（挑战）,goforhardmodeandchooseacolourlikepurple.Walkaroundandmixitup:nature,buildings,reflections,andshadows.Addasillyruleifyouwant:onlytakepicturesofcircles（圆圈）,onlylookup,oronlytaketinythings.It’syourcolourstory!Acolourwalkwon’tfixyourwholelifeorridyouofexamstress,butitcanmakeanordinaryafternoonbrighter,calmer,andalittlebitmoreyours.34.Whatdoesthephraseautopilotmodeinparagraph3mean?

A．Doingdailythingsasplanned.B．Livingacalmlifewithoutplans.C．Finishingdailytasksinaslowway.D．Changingdailyactivitiesveryoften.35.Whatdowelearnaboutcolourwalk?

A．Itcostspeoplealotofmoney.B．Itfocusesondifficultdailytasks.C．Itencouragesexplorationinspring.D．Ithelpspeoplefindexpensivetreasures.36.Whichofthefollowingmightbeforthehardmodeinacolourwalk?

A．Choosinganeasycolourlikegreen.B．mixingdifferentthingsduringthewalk.C．Payingmoreattentiontoonesingleobject.D．Recordingsmallthingsunderthetraditionalrules.37.Thefollowingsentencecanbestbeputatthebeginningof________.Byfocusingonasinglecolour,youtrainyourbraintonoticedetailsyouwouldusuallymiss.

A．Paragraph1B．Paragraph2C．Paragraph3D．Paragraph4四、单词拼写38.Joisa________(先驱)ingreenlife.Shealwaystriesherbesttoprotecttheenvironment.39.Whenyougo________(到国外),youshouldlearntorespectthelocaltraditions.40.Letme________(描述)mywonderfultriptothecountrysideduringthespringbreak.41.“Loveyou,mydearself.”It’syourown________(选择)todecidewhatkindoflifetolive.42.Some________(村民)oftensitundertheoldtreeandshareinterestingstories.43.Shecouldn’thideher________(excite)aboutthecomingbooksharingmeeting.44.Wegotupandleftearlythismorningtoavoidthe________(crowd)traffic.45.WithMr.Wu’shelp,Ihavelittle________(difficult)inlearningPhysicsnow.46.The________(introduce)ofawritercanhelpusbetterunderstandhisworks.47.Tomgetsspecial________(train)everydayforthecomingfootballmatch.48.She________(lie)onthegrasswhenitstartedtorain.49.—HaveyoubeentoanyplacesofinterestinWuxi?—Yes.It’sthesecondtimethatI________(visit)thisbeautifulcityinspring.50.We’dbetter________(hurry)upforthemeeting.It’sveryimportant.51.Westudentsshouldlearnhow________(make)ourdreamscometrue.52.Whenmysisterwasalittlechild,she________(prefer)readingfantasystoriesbeforebedtime.53.Look!Agroupofteamasters________(prepare)thespecialLongjingteaforus.54.Thenaturallightinourdailylife________(include)sevencolours.55.________(notforget)toturnoffthelightsbeforeyouleavetheroom.56.Thecity________(make)greateffortstoimprovepeople’slivingconditionsinrecentyears.57.________(learn)moreaboutthecity,youcanvisititandenjoythelocalculture.五、任务型阅读阅读下面短文，然后根据短文内容回答问题，每小题答案不超过8个单词。Inthenearfuture,wemaybeabletotastefoodanddrinks“online”beforebuyingthem.AnewtoolmadebyscientistsatOhioStateUniversityintheUSmakesitpossibletosharetasteontheinternet.Whenweeatordrink,ourteethandtongues(舌头)breakthefoodintolittlepieces.Duringthisprocess,verysmallthingscalledmolecules(分子)comeoutofthesepieces.Thetastebuds(味蕾)onourtonguescatchthesemoleculesand“tell”thebrainaboutthem.Thebrainthenknowshowthefoodtastes.The“e-Taste”toolhastwomainparts.Thefirstpartworkslikeourtongues.Itchecksforfivespecialchemicals(化学成分)infoodordrinks,saidTheGuardian.Thesechemicalsgivedifferentflavorslikesweet,sourandsalty.Aftergettingthisinformation,thefirstpartcansendittothesecondpartofthetool,even