2025~2026学年甘肃省兰州市第四十八中学　度第二学期期中考试八年级英语试卷

2025~2026学年甘肃省兰州市第四十八中学度第二学期期中考试八年级英语试卷一、完形填空Michaelisafraidofgoingtothelab(实验室)again.Anaccidenthappenedlastmonth.Afterfinishingtheexperiment(实验)withotherstudentsinthelab,he1alltheuselessthingsinthedustbin(垃圾桶).Suddenly,oneofthebottlesfellfromhishands.Hewenttopickitup.Buthehurt2.Hecuthishand.HowscaredMichaelwas!Theteacherquicklyhelpedhimwashthecutand3onittostopbleeding.Andthensomestudentsfoundacleanbandage(绷带).Theteacherputit4thecut.Theteacherandtheclassmates5himtogotothehospital,buthedidn’tgo.HethoughthewouldbeOK.Butlater,the6wasworsethanbefore.Michaelhadafever,sotheteacherdrovehimtothehospital.7,itwasnotreallyserious.ThedoctortookMichael’stemperatureandsaidhis8wascausedbythecut.Andthenthedoctorputsome9onthecutandadvisedhimtotakebreaks.Therearemanyrisks(风险)indoingexperiments.Thestudentswillbecomemore10whentheyareinthelabaftertheaccident.1.A．touchedB．putC．movedD．protected2.A．himB．heC．himselfD．his3.A．callB．waitC．lookD．press4.A．inB．onC．atD．by5.A．agreedB．choseC．orderedD．asked6.A．situationB．informationC．resultD．resolution7.A．ComfortablyB．LuckilyC．QuicklyD．Brightly8.A．fluB．feverC．testD．throat9.A．medicineB．foodC．toolsD．messages10.A．harmfulB．interestingC．carefulD．surprised二、阅读理解SongHuiisfromTianjin.NowhestudiesinBeijingataninternationalschool.TodaySongHui’sEnglishteacher,MissWhite,askedeveryoneinherclasstofinishaquestionnaire（问卷）.HereisSongHui’s.

QuestionnaireName:SongHuiAge:13

Whatareyourbobbies?

□Reading☑Playingsports□Watchingfilms/TVshows

☑Drawing☑Cooking☑Playingmusicalinstruments

□Gardening☐Takingphotos

Howoftendoyouenjoythehobbies?

□Lessthantwiceaweek□Threetimesaweek

☑Morethanfourtimesaweek

Howlongdoyouspendonthehobbieseachtime?

☐1hour☑2hour☐3~4hours

Whodoyouenjoythehobbieswith?

☑Parents□Friends☑Classmates☐Teachers

Didyoujoinanyclubsforthehobbiesatschool?

☑Yes☐No

Doyouwanttokeepthehobbies?

☑Yes☐No11.WhatcanweknowaboutSongHui?

A．HecomesfromBeijing.B．HisChineseteacherisMissWhite.C．Heisafourteen-year-oldboy.D．Hestudiesataninternationalschool.12.Howmanyquestionsareaskedbytheteacher?

A．3B．4C．5D．613.HowlongdoesSongHuispendonhishobbieseachtime?

A．1hour.B．2hours.C．3hours.D．4hours.14.WhodoesSongHuienjoyhishobbieswith?

A．Hisparentsandteachers.B．Hisfriendsandclassmates.C．Hisparentsandclassmates.D．Hisparentsandfriends.15.WhatdoesMissWhitewanttoknowfromthequestionnaire?

A．Students’hobbies.B．Students’schoolclubs.C．Students’favoritesports.D．Students’schoollife.DuringancienttimesinChina,childrendidn’thaveanysmartphones,iPadsorcomputerstohavefun.Instead,theycameupwithinterestinggamestoplayintheirchildhood.Let’stakealook.StoneballsDuringtheQingDynasty,kickingastoneballaroundwasapopularsportinthenorthernpartofChina,anditwasoftenplayedinwintertokeepwarm.Stoneswerecarved(雕刻)intosmallballsandkickedalongwithfeet.FlyingkitesKiteshavequitealonghistory.Theearliestkitesweremadeofwood,insteadofpaper.Nowadays,thethreemostfamouskitesaretheBeijingkite,theTianjinkite,andtheWeifangkite.Andtheyarequitedifferentfromeachother.Forexample,theswallow-shapedkiteisawell-knownBeijingstyle.Hide-and-seekHide-and-seekisatraditionalgameforchildren,populararoundthenation.Therearetwowaystoplay:coveringachild’seyeswhileotherkidsrunaroundtoenjoythemselvesor,morecommonly,onechildmusttrytofindotherplayerswhohide.WatchingshadowplaysTheclosestthingtowatchingafilmortelevisionforfunduringancienttimeswasgoingtoseeashadowplay.Folkartistsusepuppets(木偶)behindthescreentoshowallkindsofshadows,tellingstorieswithmusic.DuringtheQingDynasty,shadowplayartreacheditstop,andwasshownforeachimportantoccasion.16.Whatweretheearliestkitesmadeofaccordingtothepassage?

A．Paper.B．Stone.C．Bamboo.D．Wood.17.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“occasion”probablymeaninChinese?

A．海洋B．场合C．机会D．目标18.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A．StoneballswereverypopularinsummertokeepcoolduringtheQingDynasty.B．Nowthekitesarealmostthesame.C．Hide-and-seek,atraditionalgame,isstillpopular.D．Folkartistsusepuppetsinfrontofthescreentoplay.19.Whichofthefollowingbestshowsthestructureofthepassage?

A．B．C．D．20.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A．Children’sGamesinAncientChinaB．Children’sGamesinSmartPhones,iPadsorComputersC．KickingStoneBallsinAncientChinaD．PlayingHide-and-SeekinAncientChinaTheSaharaisthelargesthotdesertintheworld.ItcoversoverninemillionsquarekilometresacrossNorthAfrica.Theweathertherecanbeverydifferentinaday’stime.Duringtheday,temperaturesriseabove40’℃,whilenightscanbeverycold.Itisoneofthetoughest(艰难的)environmentsonearth.TheSaharaisasbigasCanadabuthasveryfewpeople.Lessthantwoandahalfmillionpeoplelivethereandmostofthemarenomads.Nomadsarepeoplewhohavenopermanent(固定的)homes.Theymovefromplacetoplace,carryingeverythingtheyneedtolive.ThenomadsoftheSaharaarecalledBedouin,whichmeans“desertpeople”.Theydependongoats,sheep,andcamelsforfoodandtransport.Wateristhemostimportantforthem.Theyneedwatertolive,sotheymustcarryenoughwaterorknowwheretofindit.Withoutwater,lifeisimpossible.Adesertisnotdefined(定义)bysandbutbythelackofrain.Tobeadesert,aplacemustgetlessthan250mmofraineachyear.Surprisingly,only25%oftheSaharaiscoveredinsand.Therestisrockandgravel(砂砾).Longago,theSaharawasamuchwetterregionwithlakesandgrasslandsandlaterturnedintograsslands.Overtime,itbecamethedesertweseetoday.Truly,theSaharaisaplaceofhistoryandchange.21.Whoisthepassagemainlywrittenfor?

A．Scientistsdoingresearchondeserts.B．Middleschoolstudentslearningabouttheworld.C．TravellersplanningtovisittheSahara.D．Historians(历史学家)studyingancientdeserts.22.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“nomads”probablymean?

A．农耕民族B．渔猎民C．定居民族D．游牧民族23.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutBedouin?

A．Thewordmeanspeoplewholovedeserts.B．Bedouinusecarsandtruckstogetaround.C．ThemostimportantthingforBedouiniswater.D．Lifeisimpossiblewithoutgoats,sheepandcamels.24.Accordingtothetext,whatisadesert?

A．Aplacethathasnomadslivinginit.B．Aplacethatisveryhotanddryallyearround.C．Aplacethathasmorethan25%sandonitssurface.D．Aplacethatgetslessthan250mmofraineachyear.25.Whatisthepassageabout?

A．FactsabouttheSahara.B．ThepeopleoftheSahara.C．TheweatheroftheSahara.D．ThehistoryoftheSahara.三、选词填空阅读下面的短文，用所给词的适当形式填空，使文意通顺，结构正确。（每个单词限用一次）

shout,decide,hurtful,positive,express,slept,hungry,comfortable,lucky,angerThereisanoldtreeondryland.Thetreehassomanybranches.Itbringsshadow(树荫)tohundredsoftravellers.Oneday,twotravellersgottothetree.Theywalkedforalongtimeinthehotsun.Theyweretoohotandtriedtofindaplacetorest.26,theyfoundabigtree.Theymadea(n)27totakearestunderthetree.They28thereforawhile.Whentheywokeup,theyfelt29andonetravellerclimbedupthetree.Butsadly,hecouldn’tseeanyfruit.Hestartedtosay30wordstothetree,“Oh,thisisjustauselesstreewithoutanyfruitonit!”Theothertravellerdidn’tsayanythingaboutthetreebutaskedhisfriendtobequiet.However,thetravellerinthetreestill31atthetree.Thetreecouldn’tstandthetravelleratlast.Hesaidinaloudvoicewith32,“Youcan’tbesoungrateful(忘恩负义的)tome.Justlookbacktothemomentwhenyougothereinthehotsun!Igaveyouacooland33placetorest.Youwoulddienowwithoutme!”Manypeopledoalotforus,butwesometimesforget34thanksbutonlycomplain!Makesuretosay35thingstotheonewhohashelpedyou.四、任务型阅读阅读下面短文，按要求完成后面的小题。Nowwewilltalkaboutthegenerationgap.Whatisagenerationgapthen?Thegenerationgapmeansthereislittlecommunicationbetweenonegenerationandanother.Thatcouldcomefromthedifferencesintastes,ideasandhabits.Itoftenhappensbetweenparentsandtheirchildren.Isthereagenerationgapbetweenyouandyourparents?Ifso,perhapsthefollowingwayscouldhelpyou.Firstly,communicationisthefirstandthemostimportantstep.Itcouldhelpyoubridge(消除)thegenerationgap.Communicatewithyourparentsaboutsomethinginyourlife.Startwithit,andyouwillseehowcloseyouandyourparentswillbe.①Secondly,spendmoretimewithyourparents.Youcangoforabasketballgamewithyourfather.Oryoucanhaveaneveningwalkwithyourmother.Youcanalsogotothemovieswithyourparents.Theywillsharesimilarinterestswithyouandallofyouwillhavefun.Finally,yourparentscanhelpwithyourproblems.Soshareyourproblemswiththem.Theyhavemoreexperiencethanyouandwillgiveyougoodadvice.36.Theunderlinedwords“generationgap”mean“_________”inChinese.(请选择A或B)

A．代沟B．亲密37.根据文章内容，请在横线上填入适当的词(每空限填一词)。Themostimportantsteptobridgethegenerationgapisto3637yourparents.38.请完成文中①处画线句子翻译成汉语。3839.Whyshouldweshareourproblemswithourparents?3940.Whatwillyoudoifthereisagenerationgapbetweenyouandyourparents?(请用一句话表述)40五、单词拼写41.Althoughthematterwasdifficult,hemanaged________(solve)it.42.Theguidetoldusthatthe________(deep)ofthelakewasmorethan50meters.43.Mr.Wanggaveusaclear________(describe)abouthislifeinthepast.44.Wealldreamof________(enter)agoodhighschool.45.Youn