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2025-2026学年八年级上学期10月月考英语试题一、完形填空阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。OnAmy’s18thbirthday,shehurriedoutofherroomtofindhermom,Ashley,waitingatthetable.Asmallredboxsatbyabeautifulbirthdaycake.“1it!”Ashleysaid.Insidewasagoldendragon-shapedfridgemagnet(冰箱贴)—theonetheylookedforlastsummerinXi’an2neverfound.“Youwentthereagain?I”Amywasquiteamazed.“Doyoulikeit?”Ashleylaughed.“Iwentthereonabusinesstrip.Iknowyou’ll3it.”Amycarefullyplacedthegoldenmagnetonthewall,fillingthelast4partinthetimeline.Amyhadneverimaginedthatfridgemagnetscould510,000years’history.ButwhenshegotherfirstoneaboutoldcoinsfromHanDynasty(汉朝)at6,shejustcouldn’t6thinkingaboutcollectingawholetimelineofChinesehistory.Soshebeganto7thisdream.Duringholidays,AmyandAshleywenttodifferentcities.Theyboughtmagnetsaboutrelics(文物)fromdifferentChinesedynasties.Afterreturninghome,theyplacedmagnetsin8orderandwroteaboutwhenandwheretheygoteach.“Iloveit,Mum!Ifinallymadeit!”Amyshoutedexcitedlywhileshewrotedownthe9ofthenewlyboughtfridgemagnet.Together,they10backtobetterwatchtheircollection.“DoyoustillrememberourlastvacationwhenwegotlostinBeijing’sSummerPalace?”Amy11atayellowchair-shapedmagnet.“AndIboughtyouicecreamtocheeryouup!”Ashleyadded,laughing.12theyatethebirthdaycake,theysharedmorefunstories.Intheirkitchen,eachmagnethasbecomeasmalldoorintothe13.“Butwhat’snext?“Amyasked,suddenlybecoming14.Ashleyopenedamapoftheworld,“We’vecollectedhistory-nowlet’sseetheworld!”Amy’sfacelitupagain,“Andwe’llgetmoremagnets!”ForAmyandAshley,theworldwasn’tjustinbooksoronscreens—itwasontheirfridge,onemoremagnet,onegrowing15.1．A．Watch B．Open C．Move D．Break2．A．but B．and C．or D．so3．A．get B．find C．buy D．need4．A．empty B．broken C．lost D．free5．A．study B．change C．make D．hold6．A．keep B．finish C．stop D．start7．A．waitfor B．workon C．talkabout D．lookinto8．A．time B．space C．progress D．importance9．A．price B．theme C．date D．shape10．A．pushed B．stepped C．jumped D．turned11．A．threw B．shouted C．laughed D．pointed12．A．While B．Since C．Though D．Because13．A．present B．past C．dream D．future14．A．nervous B．relaxed C．quiet D．excited15．A．challenge B．secret C．lesson D．memory二、阅读理解WildRideAreyoureadytomove?Areyouinterestedinawildride?Thenputonyourhelmet(头盔)!It’stimetogo!CLASSTIMEMonday—Friday:8a.m.—10a.m.

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D．Aguidebook.Once,afatherandhissonwenttoakiteflyingfestival.Thesonwasveryexcitedtoseeallthecolorfulkitesintheskyandaskedhisfathertobuyhimone.Tomakehimhappy,thefatherwenttoanearbyshopattheparkandboughtoneThesonstartedflyinghiskiteexcitedly.Soonitreachedhighupinthesky.Aftersometime,thesonthoughttohimself.“Itseemslikethestringisstoppingthekitefromflyinghigher.IfIbreakit,thekitewillbefreetoflyevenhigher.”Soheaskedhisfatherforasmallknifeandcutthestring.Withoutthestring,thekitedidgoalittlebithigher.However,itsoonstartedtocomedownandlandedonatalltree.Thesonwassad.Heexpectedthatthekitewouldflyhigherafterhecutthestring,notfalldown.Heturnedtohisfatherforanexplanation.“Well,thestringwasn’tholdingthekitedown.Itwasactuallyhelpingitstayupwhenthewindwascalmandguidingitintherightdirectionwhenthewindpickedup,”thefatherexplained.“Whenwecutthestring,thekitelostthatsupportandfelldown.Similarly,inlife,wemayfeelthatlimits,likerulesorhardtasks,areholdingusback,buttheyareactuallyguidingusintherightdirection.”21．What’sthefeelingofthesonwhenhesawthekites?A．Excited. B．Bored. C．Interested. D．Unhappy.22．Whydidthesoncutthestring?A．Becauseit’sinteresting. B．Becausehewantedtomakethekiteflyhigher.C．Becausehedidn’twanttoflythekite. D．Becausehewantedtoletthekiteflyaway.23．Whathappenedtothekitewithoutthestring?A．Itcomedownatonce.B．Itflewhigherandhigher.C．Itlandedonatalltreeimmediately.D．Itflewalittlehigher,thenitstartedtocomedown.24．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inparagraph4referto?A．thestring B．thekite C．thetree D．theknife25．What’sthewriter’spurposeofwritingthispassage?A．Toaskpeopletocutthestring. B．Toteachpeopletoflykitehigher.C．Toshowpeopletheimportanceoflimits. D．Toguidepeopletotherightdirection.①Moneycan’tbuyyouhappiness.Well,whatifitcould?Notbymakingitorspendingit,bygivingitaway.②Inanexperiment(实验)inSwitzerland,researchersgaveeachofthe50volunteers£20everyweekforfourweeks.Halfofthevolunteerswereaskedtospendthemoneyonthemselvesandmakeanoteofhowtheyspentthemoney.Buttheresearchersaskedtheotherhalftospendthemoneyonanotherperson.③Afterthat,all50volunteersdidthesametaskinalaboratory.Theywereaskedtothinkofapersonwhotheywouldliketogivemoneyto.Thentheyhadtodecidehowmuchmoney,from£3to£20,theywantedtogiveaway.Whilethevolunteersthoughtaboutthis,theresearchersstudiedtheirbrainactivityusinganMRImachine.④Theresultsshowedtwothings.First,the25volunteerswhogavetheirmoneyawayduringthefourweeksweremoregenerous(慷慨的)andchosetogivemoremoneyawayinthelaboratorytask.Second,thosesamepeopleweremuchhappierthanthepeoplewhooncespentthemoneyonthemselves.⑤Intheexperiment,thevolunteerswereaskedtogivemoneyaway.Butwouldyouliketodothisinyourdailylife?Canyoureallymakeyourselfhappybygiving?Theanswerisyes,butremembertostartsmall.Youcanstartbygiving£1toahomelessperson.Gradually(逐渐地),youcantrytochangeyourhabitssothatyoucansavemoneytogiveaway.Forexample,stopbuyingluncheverydayandtakeapackedlunchtoworkorschool.Youcanthensavesomemoneyandgiveittopeopleinneed.⑥Learningtogivemoneyawayisallaboutchangingthewayyoubehave.It’saboutlivingwithlessandbeingmoregenerous.Andthiswillmakeyouhappy.26．Whatdidtheresearchersaskthevolunteerstodecideinthelaboratory?A．Whoneededtheirmoneymost. B．Howtheywantedtospendtheirmoney.C．Whethertheywantedtojoinintheexperiment. D．Howmuchmoneytheywouldliketogiveaway.27．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this”inParagraph5referto?A．Beingavolunteer. B．Changingyourhabits.C．Givingmoneyaway. D．Doingtheexperiment.28．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Therewere20volunteerstakingpartintheresearch.B．Thevolunteersfeltmuchhappierafterspendingmoneyonthemselves.C．TheresearchersusedanMRImachinetostudyvolunteers’brainactivity.D．Learningtogivemoneyawayisnotaboutchangingthewaywebehave.29．Whichofthefollowingshowsthestructureofthepassage?A． B． C． D．30．Thispassageismainlywrittento_________.A．provideadviceonhowtosavemoney B．encouragereaderstogiveforhappinessC．introduceanexperimentaboutspendingmoney D．explainthereasonswhygivingmakesushappyEveryyear,TIMEmagazineliststheyear’sbestinventions.Someofthesesolveproblems.31Herearefourinventionsof2024.Whichoneisyourfavorite?GrowandGlow(发光)Duringtheday,FireflyPetunias(萤火虫矮牵牛花)looklikenormalwhiteflowers.Whenitgetsdark,theyglowlikethemoon.32Buttheirglowisamatterofscience.ScientistsfromthecompanyLightBioinventedtheseflowers.Theymakeitpossibletogrowtheseglow-in-the-darkflowersathome.RobotsontheJob33Somefactoriesaremakingthiscometrue.TheyuseDigit,arobotcreatedbyAgilityRobotics,tohelpdoalotofthings.Now,Digitrobotsworkseparatelyfromhumans.That’sforsafetypurposes.Buttherobotsmaysomedayworkwithpeople.ReadinColourItusedtobehardtoreadcomicsonane-reader.That’snolongertheproblem.RakutenKobo’sLibraColouristhefirste-readerwithacoloure-ink(电子墨水)screen.Theinventionissmallbutpopularforitscolours.34WaterforAllPeopleinsomepartsoftheworlddonothavecleanwater.That’swhyFilterCaps(过滤器盖)wascreated.Thefiltersaresmallandcanbeattachedtothetopofabottle.Usersfillthebottlewithwaterfromariverorlake.35

Eachfiltercancleanfivelitresofwaterinaday.A．Itwasmadeforthepoor.B．Theymightlookmagical.C．Othersmakelifemorefun.D．Thecompanyhelpstraintherobot.E．Thenthefiltersmakethewatersafetodrink.F．Imaginehavingarobotasyourworkmate.G．Itmakesusersenjoycolourfulcomicsfreely.三、选词填空用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文完整正确。(每个单词限用一次，每空限填一个单词。)history

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quickMyfamilyhadanenjoyableholidayinChinalastyear.Wespentaweekinthecountryandvisitedseveral36.OurfirststopwasBeijing,andourguide,Nancy,spokeperfectEnglishand37usaroundalltheimportantplacesofinterest,suchastheGreatWall,thePalaceMuseum,andthehutongs.Shetoldustheir38andculture,makingusfeellikeweweregoingbackintime.Wereallythankedherbecauseshemadeourtripvery39.AftersayinggoodbyetoBeijing,wewenttoChengdu.Likeanybodyelse,we40fellinlovewiththecutepandas.Butourfavouritepartofthetrip41thedaysinZhangjiajie.Afterour42atTianmenMountainonthefirstday,theamazinglandscapebroughtusgreathappiness.Theglassbridgesalmosttook43breathaway.Icouldn’tstoptakingphotoswithmyphoneeveryfewminutes.Thenextmorning,wegotupearlyandwaitedforthebeautifulsunrise.Whenthesunrosehigher,themountainsaroundusstartedto44.Allofusenjoyedthewonderfulmomentandfeltthewarmthofthesun.Whatawonderfultrip!Itnotonly45usseethebeautyofChinabutalsogivesusaspecialexperiencethatwewillneverforget.四、任务型阅读请阅读下面短文，根据所提供的信息，回答5个问题。要求所写答案语法正确，语义完整切题。Duringthebreaksbetweenclassesbefore,XiaoJingshengfromBeijingShangdiExperimentalSchooloftenrantothewashroomthenbacktoclassquicklywithnotimeforanythingelse.Butnowsomethingdifferenthappens.“Icanhavemoretimetorestandtalkaboutinterestingthingswithmyclassmates.NowIenjoymyselfduringthebreaktime,”saidtheboy.Startingthisterm,studentsatprimaryandmiddleschoolsinBeijinghavelongerbreaksbetweenclassesbecauseitisgoodfortheirhealth.Tohelpchildrenbetterenjoybreak-timeactivities,someschoolshavemixedbreaktimewithlabor(劳动)education.Forexample,studentscandosomelaborinschoolgardensandanimalfeedingplacesduringbreaks.“Wehavewelcomednewfriendstoourschool—someducksandrabbits!”saidZhangBoren,ateenager.“Duringthebreaks,somestudentsplaywiththecuteanimals,whileothersexerciseontheplayground.Wegetclosertonature,whichismeaningfulandrelaxing.”Asthebreaktimegetslonger,makingsureeveryoneissafeisalsoimportant.“AlmostalltheP.E.teacherscarefullykeepaneyeonthestudentsduringthebreaks.Sometimesthegroundcanbewetafterarain,sowetellthestudentstodomoreupperbodyexercisessothattheywon’trunandfalldown,”saidoneP.E.teacher.46．DoesXiaoJingshenglikehisbreaktimenow?47．WhydoschoolsinBeijinggivestudentslongerbreaks?48．Wherecanstudentsdosomelaborduringbreaks?49．WhatdoesZhangBorenthinkofgettingclosertonature?50．WhatdoP.E.teacherstellstudentstodoifthegroundiswet?五、书面表达51．假设你是李华，刚刚度过了一个愉快的国庆假期。请你根据以下提示，写一篇英语短文，分享你的假期经历。提示：1.Wheredidyougo?2.Whatdidyoudothere?3.Whatdoyouthinkofthetrip?要求：1.根据所给提示，适当发挥；2.文中不得出现真实姓名和校名；3.80词左右，语句通顺，意思连贯，书写规范。___________________________