2025-2026学年湖北省武汉市二中广雅中学八年级（下）期中英语试卷（含答案）

第=page11页，共=sectionpages11页2025-2026学年湖北省武汉市二中广雅中学八年级（下）期中英语试卷一、单选题：本大题共10小题，共10分。1.Theletter"a"intheword"________"ispronounceddifferently.（）A.

shake B.

occasion C.

manner D.

state2.Noticewherethesyllablesarestressed.Whichwordisdifferentfromtheothers？（）A.informal B.uncommon C.improper D.cultural3.Thestoryaboutthemissingancienttreasureisfullof________，andnooneknowsthetruthsofar.（）A.

adventure B.

mystery C.

fiction D.

fantasy4.—Whenwillwe________theexamresults？I'mafraidImayfail.

—Maybenextweek.（）A.accept B.receive C.collect D.gain5.—Lookatthesign.Whatdoesitmean？

—Ittellsusto________thegrasstoprotectitfrombeinghurt.（）A.takeoff B.putoff C.getoff D.keepoff6.—Whydothousandsofvisitorscometotheoldtowneveryyear？

—Becauseithaslotsof________buildingsbuilthundredsofyearsago.（）A.

natural B.

modern C.

historical D.

common7.—________you________thestorybookrecently？

—No.I________itthreedaysago.（）A.Did；read；lost B.Have；read；lost

C.Have；read；havelost D.Did；read；havelost8.—DoyouknowDebis，ariderofZhangXueMotorcycle，getsmassiveviewsvialivestreamsonDouyin？

—Ididn'texpecthissimple"谢谢"could________.（）A.gowrong B.getalongwell

C.goalongtheway D.goalongway9.—Ihearthenewadventurebookis________onJourneytotheWest.

—Yes.Manyreadersareinterestedinit.（）A.attacked B.based C.punished D.recommended10.—Ms.Li，couldyoutellmewhatthesaying"WheninRome，doastheRomansdo"means？

—Itmeans________.（）A.

whyshouldwefollowlocalcustoms

B.

whenwefolloweddifferentoldrules

C.

whatcanwedowithdifferentcustoms

D.

thatweshouldfollowlocalcustomsinnewplaces二、完形填空：本大题共15小题，共15分。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。

OnasunnySaturdayafternoon，Iwasdrivingmydaughtertoherweeklyswimminglesson.Aswecametoaheavilytraveledstreet，wesawa（n）

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crowdcomingnear：awild-eyedcowwithmanycars，andboysonbicyclesaroundher.

"Thatpoorcow!"Isaid

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."Thoseignorant（无知的）citypeoplearefrighteningher!"

Atthattime，mydaughter，agednine，believedthatherpapacould

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anydanger."Whatareyougoingtodo？"sheasked.

"Seethatpieceofropearoundherneck？"Isaid."AfterIleaveyouattheswimmingcenter，I'llgobackandcatchherand

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hertoherowner，who'sprobablytryingtofindher."Havingmilkedcowsasaboy，Iknew

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aboutcows.

LaterIlearnedthatthiscowcamefromatleastsevenmilesawayand，ontheway，

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downseveralpeople.She

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throughabaseballfield，breakingupthegame.Thecrowdwasnotfollowingherwiththe

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toharmher，butonlytoseewhatshewoulddonext.

Ileftmydaughterattheswimmingcenter，returnedandfoundthecowstandingatthegrassyedgeofasidestreet.Thecrowdcircledher—ata

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distance.Iparkedmycar，paidnoattentiontothepeoplearound，andwalkeduptothecowina

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manner.

Iheldoutthelooseendoftheropearoundherneckandspoke

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tocalmher.Shesmelledmyoutstretchedhandandletmetake

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oftherope.Thecrowd

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loudlyasIledherawaytolookforherowner.

Laterthatday，I

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everythingtomydaughter.Shewas

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tohearthather"hero"dadhadsolvedthetroublesuccessfully.11.A.typical B.lonely C.unusual D.serious12.A.angrily B.clearly C.heavily D.calmly13.A.hearof B.dealwith C.giveup D.dependon14.A.lend B.pass C.push D.return15.A.nothing B.both C.all D.little16.A.knocked B.broke C.fell D.pulled17.A.climbed B.rushed C.rested D.slept18.A.spirit B.wish C.cause D.purpose19.A.comfortable B.careful C.fair D.correct20.A.fearless B.weak C.crazy D.strange21.A.loudly B.suddenly C.gently D.recently22.A.care B.notice C.risk D.hold23.A.shouted B.cheered C.cried D.argued24.A.imagined B.realized C.explained D.chose25.A.embarrassed B.upset C.surprised D.excited三、阅读理解：本大题共15小题，共30分。A

Dragons：fromMonsterstoSymbolsofpower

InmanyWesternmyths，dragonsaredepictedasterrifyingmonsters.Theybreathefireandguardtreasures.However，inChina，theysymbolizepowerandgoodfortune.Thisreveredcreatureappearseverywhere—fromancientarchitecturetomodernfashion.Theword"dragon"isdeeplywovenintothelanguage，asintheidiom"hopingone'schildrenbecomedragons."Red：Luck，LoveorWarning

RedcarriesprofoundculturalweightinChina，representingprosperityandjoy.Itdominatesfestivalsthroughpaper-cutsandlanterns，anddressesbridesandgroomsattraditionalweddings.WhileWesternculturesalsoassociateredwithpositiveconceptslikelove（redroses）orhonor（theredcarpet），itcancarryafinancialwarning.Phraseslike"in

the

red"or"redink"indicatethatabusinessisspendingmoremoneythanitearns._____________________

InChina，certainnumbersarefavoredduetotheirhomophones.Forexample，"six"soundslike"flow，"indicatingsmoothprogress，while"eight"sharesasoundwith"wealth.""Nine"soundslike"long-lasting，"symbolizinglongevity.Incontrast，"four"isavoidedbecauseitspronunciationmimics"death."Numericalpreferencesdifferglobally；whileAmericansgenerallyembrace"seven"aslucky，theywidelyavoid"thirteen"duetosuperstition.26.Inwhichsectionofanewspapercanweprobablyreadthethreepassages？______A.DAILYTIPS. B.CULTUREFOCUS.

C.CLASSICREADING. D.TECHTALK.27.WhichwritingskillisusedinPart1？______A.Listingnumbers. B.Tellingstories.

C.Comparingfacts. D.Raisingquestions.28.Thephrase"in

the

red"probablymeansacompanyis______.A.losingmoney. B.becomingfamous.

C.havingameeting. D.showingimportance.29.Whichofthefollowingcanbeputintheblankasthebesttitleofthethirdpassage？______A.Numbers：BeliefsThatShapeChoices.

B.Numbers：ACommonTruth.

C.Numbers：HowtoCountinChinese.

D.Numbers：PhoneCodesAroundtheWorld.30.Whatdothethreepassagesmainlyshow？______A.Peopleshouldavoidspecialnumbers.

B.Chinesesymbolsarehardtoremember.

C.Westernculturesusenosymbols.

D.Symbolsmayhavedifferentculturalmeanings.B

Manyyearsago，mymotherusedtoreadBlueberriesforSalbyRobertMcCloskeytomeduringcoldwinternights.Iremembereditclearly，asifithappenedyesterday，listeningtohervoicebesideme.Thatexperiencehadadeepandlastingeffectonme.

BeforeIcouldreadonmyown，mymotherintroducedmetothebeautyandpoweroflanguagethroughthisstoryaboutagirlandhermotherspendingtimeinnaturewithamotherbearandherbaby.Thewonderfulstory，beautifulwords，andmymotherbeingtheretogethercreatedaspecialexperienceIenjoyedmanytimes.Theseread-aloudtimesplayedakeyroleinmakingmeareader.

Yearslater，whilereadingapicturebooktoayoungstudentinclass，Isawhowreadingaloudcouldalsoinfluenceothers.Theboyhadfacedmanychallengesinhislife—growingupinapoorfamilyandoftenfeelinglonely.However，duringthatsharedreadingmoment，hefeltsuchhappinessthathecameupwithameaningfulidea.

Hesaid，"Mrs.Allyn，weshouldmakesureeveryoneknowshowwonderfulthisfeels.Let'screateaspecialdayforreadingaloud."Inspiredbyhissuggestion，myorganization，LitWorld，setupWorldReadAloudDayin2010asapeople-poweredmovementtomakehiswishcometrue—thateveryonecouldexperiencethejoyofbeingreadto.

Sincethen，WorldReadAloudDayhasbecomeaglobaleventthatreachesoveronemillionpeopleinmorethan65countries.Today，itiscelebratedinover600cities，andthisnumberkeepsgrowing.

Childrenwhodevelopreadinghabitsbecomeactiveandknowmoreabouttheworld.Everychildshouldbeabletoread.Itmaysoundsimpletosayreadingaloudcanchangetheworld，butthatisexactlywhereitsgreatvaluelies.Sharingstorieswithchildreniseasyandcostslittle，butitsinfluencecanbeverygreat.31.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthor'schildhoodreadingexperience？______A.Itdeeplyinfluencedherlaterloveforreading.

B.Shelearnedtoreadbyherselfbeforeprimaryschool.

C.Hermotheronlyreadstoriesaboutanimalstoher.

D.Shedidn'tlikereadingaloudatfirst.32.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"movement"inParagraph4mostprobablymean？______A.移动 B.运动项目 C.活动/倡议 D.旅行33.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutWorldReadAloudDay？______

①Itwasstartedin2010.

②Itwasinspiredbyastudent'sidea.

③ItisonlycelebratedintheUS.

④Ithasspreadtoover65countries.A.①②③ B.①②④ C.①③④ D.②③④34.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellusinthelastparagraph？______A.Readingaloudistoosimpletochangetheworld.

B.Developingreadinghabitscostsalotofmoney.

C.Readingaloudcanchangechildren'slivesgreatly.

D.Onlyactivechildrencanbecomegoodreaders.35.What'sthebesttitleforthepassage？______A.FromaChildhoodMemorytoaGlobalFestival.

B.TheAdvantagesofReadingAloudtoKids.

C.PoorStudent'sDreamofReading.

D.WhyWeShouldReadMoreBooksinOurFreeTime.C

Personalitytestshavelongbeenusedbypsychologists（心理学家）asscientifictoolstounderstandandanalyzehumanbehaviors.Inrecentyears，however，anewformoflight-heartedonlinepersonalitytesthasemerged，whichisreshapingthewayyoungpeopletalkaboutthemselvesandconnectwithothersontheinternet.

UnlikeformaltoolssuchastheMBTI（Myers-BriggsTypeIndicator），whicharedesignedbasedonpsychologicaltheories，manyonlinetestsarecreatedpurelyforentertainment.Thesetestsoftenassignusershumorousorexaggeratedlabels—suchas"ATM-er"，"FAKE"or"LOVE-R"—andmanyindividualsenjoysharingtheirresultsonsocialmediaplatforms.Althoughtheyborrowtheformatoftraditionaltests（e.g.，answeringseveralquestionstogetaresulttype），theyarenotscientificassessments.

Attheheartofthistrendliesabasicpsychologicalneed：asenseofbelonging.Whenusersposttheirtestresultsonline，theycaneasilyfindandinteractwithotherswhosharethesamelabel.Theyrelyonhumor，visualappeal（吸引力），andsimplequestionsratherthancomplexpsychologicaltheories.

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Someonlinetestsarenotbasedonrealscience.Theirresultsdependonfixedopinions，notrealpersonalities.Ifpeopletaketheselabelstooseriously，theymaybegintodefinethemselvesbythemandoverlookthecomplexity（复杂性）oftheirtruepersonality.Forexample，apersonlabeledas"lazy"byasimpleonlinetestmightstartbelievingthatlazinessisafixedtrait，potentiallydiscouragingself-improvement.

Despitetheseconcerns，entertainment-basedpersonalitytestscontinuetoenjoywidespreadpopularity.Theysatisfyabasichumanneedforself-understandingandsocialconnection.Whethertakenforfunorasaformofself-expression，theyhavebecomeameaningfulpartofhowyoungpeoplepresentthemselvesandrelatetoothersinthedigitalage.36.Whichofthefollowingpicturesisprobablyrelatedtothearticle？______A. B.

C. D.37.Accordingtothepassage，whydoyoungpeoplelikelight-heartedpersonalitytests？______A.Theycanhelpthempickpropermajors（专业）forfuturestudy.

B.Theyhelpthemfeelasenseofbelongingandmakefriendseasily.

C.Theyaredesignedbyexperiencedexperts.

D.Theycanhelppeoplefindouthiddentalentsinsidethemselves.38.Whichsentencecanbeputintheblank★？______A.However，thesetestsalsohavesomeunscientificsides.

B.Besides，morenewtestswillcomeoutsoon.

C.Finally，fewpeoplecareabouttestresults.

D.Inshort，alltestsarenotusefulatall.39.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage？______A.Alltheonlinepersonalitytestsarebasedonprofessionaltheories.

B.Peopleshouldtaketheresultsofpersonalitytestsseriously.

C.Thetestswillstaypopularbecausetheymeetpeople'sneeds.

D.Traditionalpsychologicaltestshavemuchhighercostsnow.40.What'sthemainpurposeofthearticle？______A.Towarnreadersagainsttakingonlinepersonalitytests.

B.Toexplainthepopularityandtheweaknessesofsomeonlinetests.

C.TointroducedifferenttypesofpsychologicaltestslikeMBTI.

D.Toteachpeoplehowtousepersonalityteststomakefriends.四、选词填空-短文：本大题共1小题，共10分。41.阅读下面短文，用方框中所给的单词或短语填空，使短文在结构、句义和逻辑上正确。（提示：方框中有两个单词或短语是多余的。）

embarrassing/directly/considered/confused/areusedto/customs/occasionFoodbringspeopletogetheracrosscultures，buttablemannerscansometimescreatequiteaculturaldivide.Whatseemsnormalinonecountrymightleavevisitors（1）

inanother.Let'sseesomeeating（2）

aroundtheworld.

InRussia，peoplebelievethatpassingasaltshaker（盐瓶）（3）

fromonepersontoanotherleadstoanargumentbetweenthem.Instead，saltshouldbeplacedonthetablefortheotherpersontopickup.

InIndia，it'sverycommontoeatwithyourhands.However，thereisanimportantrule：youshouldonlyuseyourrighthand.Thelefthand，（4）

unclean，mustnotbeusedforeating.Forthisreason，peopleinIndiaoftenusebreadlikenaantoscoopuptheirfood.

Althoughthesetablemannersseemstrangeatfirst，onceyou（5）

them，youwillbemoreinterestedindiscoveringculturaldifferences.五、阅读填空：本大题共1小题，共10分。42.阅读下面短文，根据上下文及括号内单词提示，在空白处填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

InJourneytotheWest，thestoryofthePalm-leafFanis（1）

uncommonadventurethatmanystudentsenjoy.TangMonkandhisthreedisciplesreachtheFlamingMountain.Thefireissohotthattheycannotmoveforward.AnoldmantellsthemthatonlyPrincessIronFan'smagicfancancoolthemountain.Atfirst，SunWukongtriestoaskforitpolitely，buttheprincessrefuses.Theyhadargumentsbefore.EspeciallybecausehersonwasoncepunishedbyWukong，shestillkeptthepainful（2）

（memory）.Tosavehismasterandthelocalpeople，Wukongdecides（3）

（steal）thefaninacleverway.However，thingsdonotgoashewishes.PrincessIronFangiveshiman（4）

（correct）fan.Whenheusesit，theflamesbecomeeven（5）

（big）.Wukongfeelsangry，buthesoonbecomescalm.Hechangesintoatinyinsectandenterstheprincess'sstomach.Sheisafraidandgiveshimtherealfan.Justthen，BullDemonKingappearsandtakesthefanaway.TheteamcannotcrosstheFlamingMountainunlessSunWukongdefeatstheBullDemonKing.Thetwosidesattackeachotheragainandagain.However，withthehelpofNezhaandotherfriends，Wukongfinallygetsthefanback.Thistimeheusesit（6）

（proper），andthestrongwindputsoutthefire.

Today，thisepisodeisstillloved（7）

Chinesesociety.Itisafantasystory，butitteachesreallessons，（8）

（make）itunforgettable.Thestoryalsoasksreaderstoconsider（9）

theycantrustfirstimpressionsornot.Theprincesshasherownpain，andWukonghashisduty.Thestory（10）

（leave）adeepimpressiononreadersevenuptonow.Manybooks，cartoonsandgamesarebasedonthisclassic，sotheMonkeyKing'sadventurecontinuestoinspireyoungpeopledaybyday.六、书面表达：本大题共1小题，共20分。43.假定你是李华，你的英国笔友Jack受邀参加一位中国朋友的生日派对，但他对中国的习俗不太了解，所以向你请教。请你根据以下内容提示写篇短文，介绍一下相关情况。

1.HowdoChinesepeoplegreeteachother