2025-2026学年陕西省西安市周至县八年级（下）期中英语试卷（含答案）

第=page11页，共=sectionpages11页2025-2026学年陕西省西安市周至县八年级（下）期中英语试卷一、语法选择：本大题共10小题，共10分。

QinYueyuisanartstudentfromShandongCollegeofArts.Shehasspentsix

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workinghardtocopyabeautifulancientmural（壁画）fromDunhuang'sMogaoGrottoes.Thisspecialprojectwillbehergraduation（毕业）work.

ForQin，themurals

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notjustoldpaintings—theyaretreasuresofChina."Ichosethis

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thesemuralsshowthemainpartsofChinesearthistory，"sheexplained.

Sincestartingherstudies，Qinhascarefullycopiedmanymurals.HerloveforDunhuangartbeganwhenshewasachild."Ifirstgot

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afterwatchingthemovieTheNine-colouredDeer，"shesaid.ThiscartoonwasactuallybasedonarealDunhuangmural.

Qinhopesherworkcanhelpsharethebeautyoftheseancientpaintings

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morepeople."Therealmuralscan't

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fromthecaves（洞穴），"shesaid，"butbymakingcopies，wecanbringthemtolifeandletmorepeopleseethem."

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youngartistplanstostudymoreaboutthesehistoricalartworks.Shealsowants

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Chineseculturearoundtheworld."Theseoldpaintings

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youngartiststoday，"Qinbelieves.

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projectshowshowwecanenjoyancientartwhileprotectingitforthefuture.1.A.months B.month C.months' D.month's2.A.am B.is C.are D.be3.A.so B.because C.but D.if4.A.tiring B.tired C.interesting D.interested5.A.on B.by C.with D.for6.A.bemoved B.moved C.aremoved D.move7.A.A B.The C.An D./8.A.hold B.tohold C.spread D.tospread9.A.encourages B.hasencouraged C.encourage D.encouraged10.A.Her B.Hers C.She D.Herself二、阅读五选五：本大题共5小题，共5分。

Peopleofallagesfollowcomicstripsinnewspapers，magazinesandmovies.Areyoualoverofcomicstrips？

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Comicstripsfirstcameoutduringthe1800sandremainmuchthesamestyletoday.Thesecomicsaredrawninconnectedboxes.Theboxesusuallyshowastory.

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Itseemedthateveryonewantedtoreadcomicbooks.TheylovedreadingabouttheadventuresoftheManofSteelandBatman.

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Somecomicbookcharacters，suchasCaptainAmerica，reflected（反映）thetimes.Afterthewar，peoplebecamelessinterestedinoldcomicbookcharacters.

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Thenewsuperheroes，suchasFantasticFour，X-Men，andSpider-Man，talkedandactedmorelikerealpeople.Astimewenton，comicbookshadtocompetewithTVbecausemoreandmorepeoplelikedwatchingTV.

Comicstripsgivepeoplealotoffun.

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Inthisworld，theheroalwayswins.

A.Sonewsuperheroeshadtobemade.

B.Anddoyouknowthehistoryofcomicstrips？

C.Duringthe1940s，manycountrieswereatwar.

D.Comicbooksfirstappearedduringthe1930s.

E.Theytakepeopleawayfromtheirdailylivesintoanotherworld.11.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E12.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E13.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E14.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E15.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E三、完形填空：本大题共10小题，共10分。

Workingasavolunteerismoreandmorepopular.Ifyou'dliketo

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othersbutdon'thavemuchmoney，youcantrytobeavolunteer.

Nowmoreandmorepeople，

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youngpeople，wouldliketojoininvolunteeractivitiesintheirfreetime.Avolunteer

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hisorherfreetimetodomoregoodthingsforpeople.Therearemanykindsofvolunteer

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，suchasworkingwithchildrenandhelpinginananimalhospital.

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candovolunteerwork.Studentsoftensparetimetodosomevolunteerwork.Butwhydostudentsdothis？Somedoitbecauseitcanmakethemhappyandlearnsomeuseful

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.Otherswanttospendtheirfreetimeina（n）

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way.Somestudentsagreethatdoingvolunteerworkhelpsthemunderstandthemselvesandothersmuchbetter.Manystudentssayitisagood

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togettoknowmorepeopleandthings.Theycanmakesomenewfriendsandfeellessnervous.Sovolunteeringmay

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students'lives.

Areyouinterestedinvolunteeringnow？Youcanhaveatryinyour

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time.16.A.help B.require C.arrange D.shake17.A.seriously B.immediately C.especially D.importantly18.A.tidiesup B.givesup C.suffersfrom D.looksout19.A.work B.information C.news D.experience20.A.Everyone B.Noone C.Everything D.Nothing21.A.texts B.gaps C.skills D.themes22.A.classic B.advanced C.separate D.meaningful23.A.speech B.performance C.masterpiece D.chance24.A.mind B.influence C.clap D.remind25.A.shy B.direct C.free D.negative四、补全对话-填空：本大题共1小题，共5分。26.A：Hi，WangTao!Youlooksocalm.（1）

？

B：I'mpractisingcalligraphy（书法）.It'smyfavoritewaytorelax.

A：Calligraphy？Itseemsdifficulttolearn.

B：（2）

.ItwasreallydifficultwhenIstarted.ButIkeptpractising.

A：（3）

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B：Mygrandfathertaughtme.HeisgoodatwritingChinesecharacters.

A：（4）

？

B：Ispendabouthalfanhourpractisingiteveryevening.

A：That'sgreat!Canyouteachmetodocalligraphy？

B：（5）

!Icanteachyouthebasicstrokes（笔画）nexttime.

A：Thankyousomuch!五、阅读理解：本大题共10小题，共15分。A

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From：Marybrown@

HiJenny，

Ilikemynewschool.Therearemanyfunclubshere.MyfavoriteistheCommunityVolunteerClub.Theclubgivesusachancetohelpotherpeople.

Thisterm，wearehelpingoutataspecialschoolfordisabledchildren.Iamhelpingtoreadbookstothechildren.Mrs.Brownorganizesourclub.ShesaysthatIamreallygoodwithchildren.IthinkthatisbecauseIhavetwolittlesisters.

Nextterm，wewillvisitsomeelderlypeople.Wewillreadstoriesandnewstothem.

Manyclubsarejustforfun，butinourclub，wehelpothersandhavefunatthesametime.

Everyoneisverynice，andI'vemadenewfriendshere.

Whataboutyou？Haveyoumadenewfriendstoo？Pleasewritebacksoon!

Yours，

Mary27.Mary'sfavoriteclubathernewschoolis______.A.theMusicClub B.theAIDrawingClub

C.theCommunityVolunteerClub D.theReadingClub28.WhatdoesMarydoatthespecialschoolfordisabledchildrenthisterm？______A.Shehelpswiththereadinggroup.

B.Sheplayssportswiththechildren.

C.Shehelpscleantheclassrooms.

D.Shehelpsreadbookstothechildren.29.HowdoesMaryliketheclub？______A.Itisboringandnotuseful. B.Itismeaningfulandhelpful.

C.Itisfunbuttiring. D.Itistoodifficult.B

Lastmonth，mymumattendedajobinterviewforasalesmanagerpositionasaninterviewer.Thereweretwocandidates（候选人）.Thefirstcandidatewalkedinwithhisheaddown，avoidedeyecontact，andsatwithhisarmscrossed.Hespokeinaquietvoiceandkepttouchinghisface.Thesecondcandidate，however，hadabigsmile，gaveafirm（有力的）handshake，andsatupstraight.Shelookedattheinterviewersdirectlywhentalkingandnoddedtoshowshewaslisteningcarefully.

Later，mymumlearnedthatthesecondcandidategotthejob."Herbodylanguageshowedshewasconfidentandreadyfortheposition，"theinterviewersaid.

Afewweekslater，mymumhadanimportantmeetingwithanewclient（客户）.Atfirst，theclientseemedcoldanduninterested.Mymumsmiledwarmly，leanedforward（身体前倾）whenlistening，andnoddedoften.Slowly，theclientrelaxedandstartedsharingmoreideas.Theyfinallysignedabigdeal.

Thisexperiencetaughtmethatbodylanguageisapowerfultool.Itcanhelpusmakeagoodfirstimpression，showourtruefeelings，andbuildstrongconnectionswithothers.30.Thefirstcandidate______beforetheinterviewstarted.A.kepthisheaddown B.gaveafirmhandshake

C.satupstraight D.smiledwarmly31.Whydidthesecondcandidategetthejob？______A.Becauseshehadmoreworkexperience.

B.Becauseherbodylanguageshowedconfidence.

C.Becauseshespokemoreclearlythanothers.

D.Becausesheknewtheinterviewersverywell.32.Whichisthebesttitle（标题）forthepassage？______A.Thepowerofbodylanguage B.Howtotalkwithclients

C.successfuljobinterview D.Mymum'snewjobCMortiseandtenonjoint（榫卯结构）isatraditionalChinesewoodworkingmethod.Ithasahistoryofover7，000years.Thismethodconnectswoodenpartswithoutusingnails（钉子）orglue.Themortiseisaholecutintoonepieceofwood，andthetenonisaprojection（凸起）onanotherpiece.Whentheyfittogether，thejointbecomesverystrong.

ManyancientChinesebuildings，suchasthePalaceMuseum，usemortiseandtenonjoints.Thesebuildingshavestoodforhundredsofyears，eventhroughstormsandearthquakes.That'sbecausethejointcanadjustto（适应）changesintemperatureandhumidity（湿度）.Itmakesthebuildingsmorestable.

Today，mortiseandtenonjointisstillusedbysomecraftsmen.Theymakefurniture，doorsandwindowswiththismethod.Manyyoungpeoplearealsointerestedinit.Someschoolseventeachstudentsaboutthistraditionalskill.Theywanttopassdownthisvaluableculturalheritage.MortiseandtenonjointshowsthewisdomofancientChinesepeople.It'snotjustawoodworkingskill，butalsoasymbolofChineseculture.33.Howlongisthehistoryofmortiseandtenonjoint？______A.Over5，000years. B.Over6，000years.

C.Over7，000years. D.Over8，000years.34.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"stable"meaninChinese？______A.寒冷的 B.脆弱的 C.潮湿的 D.稳定的35.Whycanancientbuildingswithmortiseandtenonjointsstandforlong？______A.Becausetheyusemanystrongnails.

B.Becausethejointscanadjusttoweatherchanges.

C.Becausetheyaremadeofstone.

D.Becausepeoplefixthemeveryyear.36.Wecanlearn______fromthepassage.A.mortiseandtenonjointswillbreakeasily

B.peopletodayarenotinterestedinthistraditionalskillanymore

C.mortiseandtenonjointsareanimportantpartofChineseculture

D.mortiseandtenonjointscanonlybeusedformakingsmallthings六、任务型阅读-简答：本大题共1小题，共10分。37.

DuringtheLaborDayholiday，IwasvolunteeringatYuyuanGardeninShanghai.ItwasthefirsttimethatIhadvolunteeredinanothercountry.Myjobwastohelpvisitorswithdirections（方向）.Ithoughtitwaseasyatfirst，butIsoonrealizedthattherewasmoretoit.

IworkedwithtwohelpfulChinesewomen.Somepeopledidn'tcometomebecausetheythoughtIcouldn'tspeakChinese.Tobreaktheice，IsmiledandgreetedthepeopleinChinese.TheyweresurprisedandhappytohearmespeakChinese.

Oneday，afamilyfromShaanxicameby.Theyoungboyshouted，"Waiguoren!"Ismiledandaskediftheyneededanyhelp.Thefatherwasn'tsureatfirst，butoneofmyworkmatessaid，"HecanspeakChinese!"Thenthefatherstartedtalkingtome.Heaskedmelotsofquestionsaboutmycountry.Later，Iaskedhimabouthishometown.HetoldmeaboutXi'anandtheSilkRoad.Hissonevenpracticedafewwordswithme.Weallhadfun.

VolunteeringtheremademeunderstandChineseculturebetter.Toallstudents：Lifeisn'tjustinyourbooks—it'sintherealworld，too.

（1）Whatwasthewriter'sjobasavolunteer？

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（5）Whattitlecanyoumakeforthispassageinnomorethaneightwords？

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.七、选词填空-短文：本大题共1小题，共10分。38.abilitylivewatchbepossiblewebraveherowincreateAsweallknow，cartoonsplayanimportantroleinourdailylife.Theybring（1）

joyandmakeourlifemorecolorful.SinceI（2）

achild，Ihavewatchedlotsofcartoons.Forme，IlikeCalabashBrothersmost.ThereasonswhyIlikeitareasfollows.

Thecartoonis（3）

byShanghaiAnimationFilmStudioandfirstappearedontheTVscreenin1986CalabashBrothersaresevenlittle（4）

inthecartoon.Theyfightagainstbadguysandhave（5）

theheartsofChinesechildrenalready.Itisreallyfantasticbecauseeachofthemhasaspecial（6）

.Theyworktogetherandact（7）

tobringtheirgrandpabackhome.Theynevergiveup.Likemanychildren，Iamcrazyaboutthiscartoon.EverytimeIwatchit，Ican'thelplaughingbecauseit'ssofunny.Ialsolearnalessonfromit.Nothingis（8）

ifweputourheartintoit.

Manyyearshavepassed，butIstillliketo（9）

thesecleverbrothers.Youwon'tfeeltiredwhenyouseethemtakerisksandfacedifficulties.Theywill（10）

inmymindforever.八、完成句子：本大题共5小题，共10分。39.在陕西凤翔，有一种叫做泥塑的民间艺术。

InFengxiang，Shaanxi，thereisakindof

artcalledclaysculpture.40.这项艺术可追溯至明代初年。

Theartcanbe

totheearlyMingDynasty.41.胡先生是一名当地泥塑艺术家，他下定决心要把这项艺术传承下去。

MrHu，alocalclaysculptureartist，

tokeepthisartalive.42.他筹集资金组织活动，来推广这项艺术。

He

moneyandheldtheactivitiestopromotetheart.43.他希望人们能够理解这项传统技艺的真正意义。

Hehopedpeoplecouldunderstandthetrue

ofthistraditionalcraft.九、书面表达：本大题共1小题，共15分。44.假如你是李华，你的笔友Alex最近正在准备"HowCartoonsInfluenceTeenagers'Lives"的项目报告，他想请你分享一些你的想法。请你根据