2025~2026学年辽宁省葫芦岛市连山区度第二学期八年级阶段检测英语试卷

2025~2026学年辽宁省葫芦岛市连山区度第二学期八年级阶段检测英语试卷一、阅读理解Asacountrypowerfulinmath,Chinahasmanyfolk(民间)gamesfullofmathwisdom.Youmayplaymanyofthembefore.Let’stakealookatthreeofthem.

ChineseninelinkedringspuzzleIt’sbelievedthatpeoplecreatedtheninelinkedringspuzzleintheWesternHanDynasty(朝代).Anditisusuallymadeupofnineringsconnectedtoahandle(手柄).Playershavetoremovealltheringsfromthehandletowinthegame.Thisisnotasimplegame.Thesolutiontakes341moves,solotsofpatienceisneeded.Butifyoulearntosolveit,it’shardtoforget.TangramFirstpopularintheMingandQingdynasties,thetangramisapuzzlemadeupofsevenpiecesofdifferentshapes.Foreachpuzzle,playersneedtouseallthepiecestomakeashape.Todoit,theyhavetoknowaboutgeometry(几何学).Inthe18thcentury(世纪),thetangramappearedintheWestandsoonbecamepopularthere.Lubanlock(锁)It’ssaidthatLubanfirstcreatedthelock2,000yearsago.Thelockhasalottodowithgeometry.It’shardtoseparatethesixpieces.However,itisusuallyeasiertounlockaLubanlockthantoputitbacktogether.Now,thereareLubanlocksmadeupofnineormorepieces.1.Whichofthefollowingsubjectsdothethreefolkgameshavetodowith?

A．English.B．Music.C．Math.D．Art.2.Asusual,atangramhas______piecesofdifferentshapes.

A．sixB．sevenC．eightD．nine3.Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthat_______.

A．playersdon’thavetoremovenineringstowinthepuzzleB．thetangramwasbroughttotheWestinthe19thcenturyC．tounlockaLubanlockisharderthantoputitbacktogetherD．allthethreefolkgamesabovehavealonghistoryinChina4.Thepassageismostprobablyfrom_______.

A．afolknovelB．atravelguideC．asciencemagazineD．anewsreportHaveyouseenZootopia2?Thisfunmovieisbreakingboxofficerecords(票房纪录)allovertheworld!InjustitsfirstfewdaysinNorthAmerica,itmadeabout$156million.Peopleofallagesarerushingtotheaterstowatchit.Whyisitsopopular?Well,lifecanbestressfulsometimes.Manypeople—bothkidsandadults(成年人)—wanttorelaxandenjoyahappy,excitingstory.Zootopia2givesthemjustthat!Itbringsbackourfavoritecharacters,OfficerJudyHoppsandNickWilde,andaddsanewone:GaryDe’Snake,acleversnake.Eventhoughmanyfamiliesnowwatchmoviesathome,goingtothecinemaisstillagreatwaytospendtimetogether—andit’snottooexpensive.Disney(迪士尼)alsodidalotofadvertising(宣传)inChina,withbigpremieres(首映式)inBeijingandShanghai.Thathelpedthefilmbecomeahugesuccesstheretoo!ThefirstZootopiacameoutin2016andmadeover$1billion(十亿)worldwide.ExpertsthinkZootopia2willdojustaswell—orevenbetter!5.Howdoesthewriterstartthepassage?

A．Byaskingquestions.B．Bylistingnumbers.C．Bygivingexamples.D．Bytellingfacts.6.GaryDe’Snakeis_______.

A．abravepoliceofficerB．afunnyrabbitfriendC．asmartnewcharacterD．akindzookeeper7.Disneyhelpedthefilmadvertiseby_______inChina.

A．loweringticketpricesB．holdingbigpremieresC．dubbing(配音)inChineseD．givingfreepopcorn8.WhatdoexpertsthinkaboutZootopia2?

A．Itwillmakelessmoney.B．It’sonlyrightforkids.C．It’sworsethanthefirst.D．Itmaymakeabigsuccess.ArshPal,ayoungartistfromtheUS,ishelpingpeopleinneedthroughhispaintings.WhenArshwaseight,hisfamilyboughthimawatercoloursetforhisbirthday.Thenhespentallhisfreetimepractisingpainting.Soon,hemadelotsofgreatpaintingsandbegangivingthemawaytohisfamilyandfriendsaspresents.Aroundthesametime,Arshoftenvisitedalocaloldpeople’shome.Hismotherworkedthere.Whilevisitingthecarecentre,Arshfoundthatpeopletherelookedboredandlonely.Sosometimeshecameovertoplaygamesandtalkwiththem.Laterhedecidedtogivethempaintinglessonsforfree.Healsostartedsellinghispaintingstomakemoneytohelpthem.Overthenextfewyears,Arshsoldmanyofhisworksanddonated(捐赠)themoneytoStJudeChildren’sResearchHospital.Lastyear,ArshwontheDianaAward.Itisforgreatyoungpeopleaged9to25aroundtheworldfortheirhardworktoimproveothers’lives.“Youngpeoplecanhaveaninfluenceontheworld,”Arshsaid.“ItfeelsgoodtogettheDianaAward.”Arshsayshe’llalwayscontinuehisdreamsofchangingtheworldthroughart.9.Arshusually________inhisfreetime.

A．didsomepaintingB．gavepaintinglessonsC．wenttoseehismotherD．wenttovisitahospital10.HowwerethepeopleatthecarecentreinArsh’sopinion?

A．Theywereboredandtired.B．Theywereboredandlonely.C．Theywerehappyandexcited.D．Theywereworriedandangry.11.ArshwontheDianaAwardbecause________.

A．hepaintedverywellB．heloveshisfamilyC．hehelpedmorepeopleD．hemademuchmoney12.WhatwillArshdonextmostprobably?

A．Hewillaskotherstojoinhim.B．Hewillteachmorepeopletopaint.C．Hewillkeeppaintingandhelpingothers.D．Hewillworkatalocaloldpeople’shome.January20,2025,aChinesetechcompany(科技公司)namedDeepSeekmadeanewAIcalledDeepSeek-R1.Thissmartprogramcansolvemathproblems,writecode(代码),andanswerquestionsliketopmodelssuchasOpenAI’sGPT-4o,butitcostsmuchlesstobuild.Theteamspentonly$5.58million(1/70ofOpenAI’scost)andused2,048computerchipsfortwomonthstomakeit.Itsappearanceshowsthatgoodideascanbeat(击败)bigmoney.DeepSeek-R1learnsbytryingmanytimesandgettingbetter,likehowstudentspracticemaths.OtherAIsneedlotsofpreparedexamples,butR1improvesbyitself.Inaglobal(全球的)mathtest,itgot79.8%right,alittlehigherthanOpenAI’smodel.Asimpleversion(版本)ofR1canevenrunonlow-costcomputers,helpingschoolsandsmallcompanies.DeepSeek-R1isfreetouseandchange.Onitsfirstdayonline,over19,000programmersworldwidestartedprojectstostudyit.AGermanscientistsaidexperiments(实验)withR1cost$10insteadof$300withotherAIs.EvenMeta(afamousU.S.techcompany)topscientistsaid,“ThiskindoffreeAIcouldchangetheworld.”U.S.techcompaniesareworried.Metaplannedtospend$65billionmoreonAIresearch.ExpertssaidChinawascatchingupfast.AreportinNaturemagazinecalledR1a“bigstepforward”,confirmingthatsmartideasbeatexpensivetools.AsaDeepSeekengineersaid,“WewantAItobeafriend,notsomethingonlyrichpeoplecanuse.”WithR1,Chinashowstheworldthatgreatthingscomefromnewideasandhardwork,notjustmoney.13.Itcost_______tobuildDeepSeek-R1.

A．$5.58million.B．$10.C．$300.D．$65billion.14.WhatcanwelearnaboutDeepSeek-R1fromParagraph2?

A．Itneedsprogrammerstofixmistakes.B．Itbecomesbetterthroughpractice.C．ItcopiesanswersfromotherAIs.D．Itonlyworkswithexpensivetools.15.Theunderlinedword“confirming”inParagraph5means_______.

A．showingit’strueB．findingdifferencesC．refusinginvitationsD．connectingwithothers16.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A．SimilaritybetweenGPT-4oandDeepSeek-R1B．ComparisonofChineseandAmericanAIModelsC．AppearanceofChineseAIModelDeepSeek-R1D．GlobalChangeofChineseAIModelDeepSeek-R1DoyoufeelGrade9isstillfaraway?Theearlieryouprepareforit,theeasieritwillbe.Herearesomeusefulsuggestionsthatcanhelpyoubetterprepare.Stayorganized.Whynotspend5-10minutesmakingato-dolistatthebeginningoftheday?17Youwillseeclearlyonthelistaboutnewlessons.18It’scommonforstudentstohaveproblems.Somestudentsarescaredtoaskforhelp.Ifyouhaveproblems,learntotalktothepeoplearoundyou—teachers,friends,parents.Theywillsurelybegladtogiveyouahand.Reducestress.Everyday,youwillfindyourselfbusywithschoolwork,especiallyinGrade9.19Westillneedtohavefunandreducestressinhealthyways.Youcandoexerciseorlistentomusic.Setyourgoal.20Whenyouhaveagoal,itwillbemorepossibleforyoutofacedifficultiesbravely.Youcanaskyourself,“WhichhighschoolwouldIliketogo?”or“WhatdoIwanttobe?”

A．Giveahand.B．Askforhelp.C．However,lifeshouldn’tjustbeaboutschoolwork.D．Itwillhelpyoumanageyourtimeofschoolworkwell.E．Goalscanhelpyouunderstandwhyyoumustworkhard.二、完形填空HaveyoueverheardofMountK2(乔戈里峰)?ItisknownasSavage(凶猛的)Mountainbecausemanypeople21todieorgethurtwhiletheywereclimbingit.MountK2isthesecondhighestmountainintheworldafterQomolangma.Peoplenever22K2inwinter.Bothstormsandcoldweathermakeit23toclimbthismountainduringthattime.SoK2isfamousasoneofthemost24mountainstoclimb.Itisknownbydifferent25suchasChogori(乔戈里峰),KetuandMountGodwin-Austen.Thename,Chogori26“thekingofmountains”.AsmallareaofthemountainliesinPakistan(巴基斯坦).Theother27ofthemountainlieinXinjiang,China.ThomasMontgomeriedidthefirstsurveyofMountK2andmeasureditsheight.Henamedthe28K2—“K”stoodforKetuorKechu.K2wasthesecondmountainlisted,sothename29thenumber“2”.The30timetoclimbK2isbetweenAprilandOctober.Ittakesatleast3weekstocompletetheclimbing.21.A．usedB．triedC．failedD．decided22.A．moveB．testC．passD．explore23.A．importantB．impossibleC．wonderfulD．amazing24.A．difficultB．harmfulC．naturalD．changeable25.A．wondersB．conditionsC．namesD．structures26.A．presentsB．controlsC．forgivesD．means27.A．objectsB．partsC．stagesD．facts28.A．mountainB．desertC．riverD．forest29.A．avoidedB．includedC．repeatedD．accepted30.A．riskiestB．hardestC．rightestD．longest三、短文填空阅读短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用括号内所给词的正确形式填空，使短文通顺，连贯。Whatdostudentsactuallydoforfun?Lastweek,Ididasurveyby31(I)tolearnabouthowGrade8studentsrelaxonweekends.Iasked500students32theirfavouritewaystorelax.Aftergetting33answers,Isortedouttheresults.34(surprising),theresultsshowthat50%ofthestudentschoosetousetheirphonesorcomputerstorelax.Another20%preferreadingbooks,suchasstorybooks,andtheygetgreatjoyfromthem.Somehaveaspecialinterestinreading35(poem).Another20%enjoylisteningtomusicbecauseit36(cut)downstress.Someliketosing37(express)theirfeelings,whileotherspreferplayinginstruments.Finally,only10%ofthestudentsenjoysports.Theyoftengoclimbingorplayballgamesoutdoorswithfriends38theywanttoenjoythefreshair.Someeventrygoing39(ski)inwinter.WeallknowthatTVshows,phonesandcomputersarepopular.Buttoomuchscreentimecancauseeyeproblems.Let’sdosomethingmeaningfultohelpourselvesgrow!Fromnowon,trytospend40(little)timeonphonesandmoretimereadingordoingsportswithfriends.四、任务型阅读Weallgotoschooltostudyandlearndifferentskills,buthaveyoueverbeentaughtinyourdream?WangXizhiwasaChinesecalligrapher,traditionally(传统地)calledtheSageofCalligraphy(书圣).BorninLinyi,ShandongProvince,hespentmostofhislifeinthepresent-dayShaoxing,Zhejiang.Atthebeginning,WangXizhilearnedtheartofcalligraphyfromLadyWei.Butlaterthroughpractice,heexcelled(超过)histeacher.NobodyknowswhotaughthimafterLadyWei.However,thereisastorythatWangachievedhissuccessbylearningfromhisdream.ItissaidthatWangwouldpracticecalligraphyeveryday.Still,hewasneverpleasedwithwhathewrote.Oneday,hewassotiredthathefellasleepathisdesk.Inhisdream,hesawanoldmanwhosaidtohimwithasmile,“Iwillteachyousomethingandyouwillfinditveryhelpfulinthefuture.Nowreachoutyourhands.”Onlyhalfbelieving,Wangreachedouthishand.Theoldmanwroteacharacterinhishandandsaidwithanod.“Now,youwillbeacalligrapher”.Withthis,hedisappearedintheair.Wanglookedathishandandsawacharacter“永”.Hethoughtitoverforawholenightandfinallyrealizedthatthischaracterhadallthebasic(基本的)strokesinformingChinesecalligraphy.Afterwakingupfromthedream,Wangkeptpracticingwritingthecharacter“永”.LaterWangbecameawell-knowncalligrapher.Itissaidthateveninhislifetime,afewofWang’scharactersorhissignature(签名)werepriceless.Unluckily,noneofhisworksremaintoday.Downthroughtheages,however,manystudentshavelearnedfromhiscalligraph