2025~2026学年湖南郴州市宜章县第八中学八年级上学期英语学情自测试卷

2025~2026学年湖南郴州市宜章县第八中学八年级上学期英语学情自测试卷一、阅读理解

Iwanttomakesomepositivechanges.Iplantolookforapart-timejobinmysparetimetohelpsupportthefamilybetter.Besidesthat,Idecidetoexercisemoreoften,likegoingjoggingeveryweekend,soIcanstayhealthyandfullofenergy.—FrankIhavealwaysbeeninterestedinmusic,soIamgoingtostartlearningtoplaytheviolin.Ialsowanttospendmoretimeinthekitchen,tryingnewrecipesandcookingmoredeliciousandhealthymealsforthefamily.—SusanIamseriousaboutdoingbetteratschool.Ipromisetostudyharderandgetbettergradesinallsubjects.Also,IreallywanttolearnhowtoplayvolleyballbecauseIthinkit’sacoolsportandagoodwaytomakenewfriends.—PeterIamasportslover.Idecidetoexercisemoreregularly,especiallybygoingtothegymtwiceaweek.What’smore,Ihopetostartavolleyballteamatmyschool,becauseIbelieveteamworkcanbringstudentstogetherandmakeschoollifemoreexciting.—Sally1.WhydoesFrankwanttofindapart-timejob?

A．Tolearnnewskills.B．Totravelmoreoften.C．Tosupportthefamilybetter.2.WhatisoneofSusan’sresolutions?

A．Tojoinacookingclub.B．Towriteacookbook.C．Tocookmoredeliciousfood.3.Whoplanstostartavolleyballteamatschool?

A．Frank.B．Peter.C．Sally.Theginkgotreeisoneofthemostancienttreesonearth,havinglivedforover200millionyears.Itiseasilyrecognizedbyitsuniquefan-shapedleaves.InChina,theginkgoisasymbolofhopeandlonglife,deeplylovedbythepeople.AfamousginkgotreeintheZhongnanMountainsinShaanxiProvinceisover1,400yearsold.ItisoneofthemostbeautifulginkgotreesinChina,attractingthousandsoftouristseachyear,especiallyinmid-Octoberwhentheleavesturnabrilliantgoldenyellow.Thiscolorissobrightthatpeoplebelieveitcanbringjoytotheheart.Therefore,takingawalkunderginkgotreesisaverypopularautumnactivity.Besidesenjoyingtheview,peoplearealsoverycreativewithginkgoleaves.Theycollecttheleavestomakedifferentkindsofhandicrafts,suchasprettyhats,flowersandphotoframes,whicharepopularasgifts.What’smore,thetreehasbecomeafavoriteplaceforphotography.Visitorslovetotakepicturesunderitsgoldenbranchestoremembertheamazingsight,andmanysharethesephotosonlinewithfriends.4.WhatisonesymbolicmeaningoftheginkgotreeinChina?

A．Wealthandsuccess.B．Hopeandlonglife.C．Peaceandfriendship.5.HowoldisthefamousginkgotreeintheZhongnanMountains?

A．Over200millionyearsold.B．Over1,400yearsold.C．Over2,000yearsold.6.Theunderlinedword“handicrafts”inParagraph3probablymeans_________.

A．HandmadecraftsB．NaturalplantsC．Digitalpictures7.Howdopeopleenjoyginkgotreesaccordingtothepassage?

A．Bystudyingtheirhistoryandscientificvalue.B．Bytastingtheirfruitsandusingthemformedicine.C．Bywalkingunderthemandmakingthingsfromtheirleaves.AllworkandnoplaymakesJackadullboy.Playtimeisimportanttochildren,andplayingoutdoorsisreallygoodforthem.ButtodaymoreandmorechildrenspendtheirfreetimeindoorsintheUSA.TheywatchTV,playcomputergames,playwiththeirsmartphones,etc.AmericanfatherMikeLanzadoesn’tthinkit’sgoodforchildrentospendtoomuchtimeindoors.Soheturnedhisyardintoaplayground.Nowontheopenplayground,thereisazipline(飞索)andalargeplayhousewithatrampoline(蹦床)andaslide.Histhreesonsandotherchildrenfromtheneighborhoodliketohavefunthere.MikeandhiswifeliveinMenloPark,CaliforniawiththeirthreeboysMarco,NicoandLeo.Theybeganbuildingtheirplaygroundin2020aftertheymovedintotheirMenloParkhouse.“Toletourkidsgooutsideandplayontheirown,wethinkit’sagoodideatoturnouryardintoa‘playhouse’.”saidMike.Unlikemany“helicopterparents”,Mikeencourages(鼓励)histhreeboystotakerisks(冒险)whentheyplayontheplayground.Theyalsowelcomethreetofourchildrenfromtheneighborhoodeverydaytoplaythere.“Usuallywithinabouthalfanhour,everykidbecomesexcitedandtheyplay,runandlaugh.It’sjustsowonderfulformetoseethat.”saidMike.8.WhatdoweknowaboutthechildrenintheUSAtoday?

A．Theyalwaysplayoutdoors.B．Theyspendtoomuchtimeindoors.C．Theyoftengocampingduringtheweekends9.HowmanychildrendoesMikehave?

A．TwoB．ThreeC．Four10.Howdokidsfeelwithinabouthalfanhourplayinginthe“playhouse”?

A．Scaredbuthappy.B．Worriedandhappy.C．Excitedandhappy.11.WhichofthestatementsisTRUE?

A．Childrenfromtheneighbourhoodcanalsoplayontheplayground.B．Mikeandhiswifebeganbuildingtheirplaygroundin2018.C．Mikeandhiswifeare“helicopterparents”.阅读短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。其中一项为多余选项。Weatheraffectsnotonlyhumans,butalsoanimalsandplants.Onbrightandsunnydays,peopleoftenfeelgood.12Birdsdonotsingmuchonwindydaysandsomeinsectsmaybehavedifferentlybeforeitrains.Manyplantsevendieatlowtemperatures.13Inthickfog,peoplehavetoclosethehighwaytoavoidaccidents.Duringbigstorms,travellershavetochangetheirtravelplansandschoolssometimeshavetoclosetokeepstudentssafe.14Toomuchrainortoolittlerainisnotgoodforfarming.Besideseverydaylife,weathercanaffectbigeventsliketheOlympicGames.Asuddenchangeintheweathercanstopanoutdoorevent.15Now,scientistsareabletomakebetterweatherforecasts.Andit’seasytofindoutabouttheweatherontheinternet.

A．Weatheralsoaffectsfarminggreatly.B．Weatheraffectsourlivesinmanyotherways.C．Thereareallkindsofweatherduringoneyear.D．Butondarkandcloudydays,peopleoftenfeelsad.E．Wecan’tchangetheweather,butwecanprepareforit二、完形填空阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出最佳选项。Afriendisanimportantpartofourlife.SuehasaclosefriendLinda.Theyarevery16inmanyways.Forexample,theybothlikewatchingTV,playingbasketballandsoon.Theyoftenhelpeachotherand17everythingwhentheyaretogether.Nextweek,thereisgoingtobeasinging18.Sue19tojoininit.Lindatellsherthatshehasanunclewhoisverygoodatsinging.ShewillaskhimtoteachSuehowtosingwellandwinthecompetition.Suefeelsvery20.Linda’suncleisMr.Lee.HefindsSueisvery21insingingandhelpsheratonce.Hewantstotrainhertobeanexcellentsinger.Heprovides(提供)lotsof22aboutmusicforSue.Suelearnseverythingverycarefullyfromhim.Sheputsallher23intoitandshetrulywantsto24thecompetition.Nowshe25knowsherdreamistobeasingerinthefuture.Shealsoknowsshemuststudyhardtomakeherdreamcometrue.16.A．similarB．healthyC．different17.A．careaboutB．talkaboutC．pointout18.A．programB．competitionC．vacation19.A．wantsB．startsC．leaves20.A．boredB．hardC．touched21.A．badB．talentedC．busy22.A．informationB．problemsC．differences23.A．heartB．handC．head24.A．winB．takeC．get25.A．quietlyB．clearlyC．luckily三、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。Chinaisfamousforitsfoodculture.FromDongpopork(猪肉)26hotpot,therearemany27(story)waitingforustofindthemout.Thereis28famousChinesedishcalled“Dongpopork”.Doesithaveanythingtodowiththegreatpoet(诗人)SuDongpo?Yes.SuDongpowasapoetwholivedintheSongDynasty.Hewasthe29(one)tomakethisdish.WhenhewasinHuangzhou,Hubei,hefellinlovewith30(cook)pork.It’ssaidthatthedish31(become)famouswhenSuwenttoHangzhou,Zhejiangtowork.Oneday,therewasaflood(洪水)andSuwentouttohelppeople.Heworkedveryhardandeveryonewasthankfulforhiswork.Theyheardthathelovedeatingpork,32theygavehimalotofit.ButSuwanted33(give)itback.Hecookedtheporkin34(he)ownspecialway.Thenhegavethedishtoeveryfamilyinthecityandeveryworkeronthestreet.35(Final),thedishgotfamousinHangzhouandgotthename“Dongpopork”.四、任务型阅读阅读下面短文，根据短文内容回答问题或翻译画线部分。ItwasaSaturdaymorning,myfatherandIwalkedinapark.WhenIsawsomepeopleshootingarrows(箭)onthesquare,Idecidedtohaveatry.Agirlofmyagewashavinghersecondtry.Shepickedupanarrowandshotit.Butitmissedthetarget(靶子)!Shetriedathirdtime,andfailedagain.Shejustgaveupandwalkedaway.Thenitwasmyturntoshoot.Ifixedmyeyesonthetarget.Withallofmyefforts,Ishotthearrow.Itmissed!Ishotthreemorearrows.Ifailedthemall.Iwasupsetandwantedtoleave.Myfatherencouragedmetotakeonemoreshot.Iheldmybreath,staredatthetargetandshotthearrow.Again,Imissedthetarget!ButIgetclosertoit.IkepttryingandfinallyImadeit!“See,son.Nobodyisborntodowellineverything.Nevergiveup,andyoucandoit.”saidmyfather.Fromthisexperience,Irealizethatchallengesinlifearenotasdifficultastheyseemtobe.Ifwefocusonthem,learnfromfailure(失败),andkeeptrying,wecansucceedintheend.36.Whendidthewritergototheparkwithhisfather?3637.Howmany