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红岭教育集团2025—2026学年度第一学期 八年级期中考试 英语试卷 命题人：石泉波，叶珽 审题人：石泉波，叶珽 （说明：本试卷考试时间为70分钟，满分为75分） 第一部分（选择题 50分） Ⅰ. 完形填空（10分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。（共10小题，每小题1分） Some artists are often not famous during their lifetime: Vincent van Gogh was such an artist. People did not like his ____1____. He began to think he was not a very good painter. But he did not give up painting. He was so ____2____ in what he was painting that he did not want to stop. He would even ____3____ to eat! ____4____, his paintings were dark. He used pencils or charcoal sticks (炭条) to make them. Then he ____5____ color. He used lots of brown and dark green. Later, Vincent moved to France. He wanted to ____6____ from the artists who worked there. They were trying new ____7____ of painting. In France, Vincent began using bright colors. He used oil paints to paint both the countryside and people. He also painted self-portraits (自画像). He created ____8____ more than 20 portraits of himself! Vincent completed more than 2,000 paintings in his life. Though people did not buy his paintings during his lifetime, his paintings sell for a good ____9____ today. People think his paintings are so great. For example, the painting Sunflowers is very _____10_____ all over the world. 1. A. magazines B. paintings C. villages D. programs 2. A. careless B. comfortable C. interested D. successful 3. A. forget B. happen C. decide D. agree 4. A. In the end B. In fact C. At least D. At first 5. A. helped B. added C. missed D. sent 6. A. learn B. come C. hear D. choose 7. A. places B. shapes C. ways D. sizes 8. A. unusually B. amazingly C. extremely D. suddenly 9. A. prize B. cost C. price D. luck 10. A. simple B. serious C. famous D. normal Ⅱ. 阅读理解（40分） 第一节 阅读下列短文，从下面每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。（共15小题，每小题1.5分） A Albert Einstein (1879—1955) Early Life Albert Einstein was born in 1879 in Germany. He had been an extraordinary person since he was born. He was always interested in things around him and full of imagination. He loved watching things carefully and asking a lot of questions about them. His questions were often hard to answer for teachers. Schooling Einstein started school in 1885. He did well in Maths and Science. Einstein finished grammar school in Germany and entered a university. He graduated (大学毕业) with the subject teacher diploma for Maths and Physics in 1900. Scientific Work After graduation, Einstein worked at the Swiss Patent Office. He spent much time studying physics. By 1909, Einstein had become a top scientist. Though he became successful in the field of science, he still worked hard on scientific research. Finally, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics for the year 1921. Later Life Einstein kept doing his research until he died in 1955. Scientists studied his brain after his death to see if there was anything special about it. However, there was no answer. Today, many famous scientists still think Einstein is the smartest man in the world. 11. Where can you probably find this passage? A. In an encyclopaedia. B. In an advertisement (广告). C. In a travel guide. D. In a dictionary. 12. From the passage we can learn that Albert Einstein ________. A. was not good at asking questions B. did well in all his schoolwork C. worked as a doctor after he graduated D. had great achievements in Physics 13. What does the underlined word “extraordinary” mean in Chinese? A. 幽默的 B. 笨拙的 C. 非凡的 D. 普通的 14. Which of the following shows the order of Einstein’s experience? a. Albert Einstein asked a lot of questions about things. b. Albert Einstein won the Nobel Prize for Physics. c. Albert Einstein started his school life in Germany. d. Albert Einstein became a top scientist in the world. e. Albert Einstein got a job at the Swiss Patent Office. A. a-c-b-e-d B. a-c-e-d-b C. c-a-b-e-d D. c-a-e-d-b 15. What can we know from the last two paragraphs? A. Nobody could be smarter than Albert Einstein. B. Scientists found out why Albert Einstein was so smart. C. Scientists showed great interest in Albert Einstein’s brain. D. Albert Einstein couldn’t keep on working in his later life. B Looking at the undone homework on his desk always makes David Grey feel uncomfortable. More often than not, David leaves his homework behind and surfs the Internet or watches TV instead, waiting until the last minute. “But the longer I wait,” says David, aged 15, “the more I worry.” Everyone procrastinates (拖延) because they want to feel good now. The way to do that is to avoid the task. You can procrastinate on nearly anything, even enjoyable tasks such as planning a vacation. “Some people procrastinate cleaning. Some people procrastinate by cleaning,” says Professor Peter Stone. Research has shown that the top tasks young people procrastinate are studying and going to bed. “One big reason for procrastination is that people are afraid of failure, of not meeting others’ expectations,” Stone adds. Some people believe that procrastination will make them thrive. But researchers disagree. “I did a study several years ago, asking procrastinators to finish a task in a certain period of time,” says Stone. “They did worse than non-procrastinators: they made more mistakes and they took longer. But they thought they did better.” No matter what the reason is, procrastination is usually not going to be good for you. For example, bedtime procrastination can lead to sleeplessness, which in turn can cause many other health problems. For those who need some drive to stop procrastinating, the best advice might be to take action first. If you’ve been procrastinating on forming a habit of exercise, just put on your walking shoes. A little bit of progress will get you moving. Next, find something to help you remember to take action. If you want to go to bed at 10:30 p.m., you might set a timed dimmer switch at 10 p.m. When the lights are dimmer, you’ll start going to bed. It works for most people. Finally, reward (奖励) yourself every time you make progress. For example, after you’ve run 3 km, enjoy your favourite ice cream. But be careful: it won’t work the other way around. 16. What is the main reason for people’s procrastination according to the passage? A. They want to avoid doing hard work. B. They need to finish the top tasks first. C. They plan to do the enjoyable tasks last. D. They are afraid to lose and let others down. 17. The underlined word “thrive” in paragraph 3 most probably means ________. A. think faster B. give up more easily C. worry too much D. work more successfully 18. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE about procrastination? A. It helps people to avoid making mistakes in their work. B It is a habit that only happens with unpleasant tasks. C. People who procrastinate often overestimate their performance. D. Bedtime procrastination is the most common type among the young. 19. What should David do if he wants to stop procrastinating on a writing task? A. Put on some soft music to help think actively. B. Get a pen and write down possible starting sentences. C. Enjoy a favourite ice cream, and then start writing. D. Search the Internet for enough ideas before starting. 20. What can be the best title for this passage? A. Meeting a Procrastinator. B. Procrastination: Yes or No? C. Say Goodbye to Procrastination. D. Want to Feel Good Now? Procrastinate. C Drones are a kind of machine that can fly. At present, China took the lead (领先) in using and developing them all around the world. They’re becoming more and more popular and are widely used in many areas. People use a computer to control this flying machine. Drones can do many things for us, like carrying things, taking pictures, and following animals that are in danger. Some people say this special machine will change our life as much as the computer does. In Brazil, farmers use drones to watch their crops. Brazil has quite a few large farms. On these farms, people find it difficult to look after all the crops. Drones can help farmers to find out if the crops are ill. They also help farmers use fewer farm chemicals (农药). This can help the environment and save much money. Drones can also help to find lost people. If people are lost, who are far from home, police can use drones to find them. A 92-year-old man in Virginia was lost and had to spend a night in the woods. Luckily, the drone found him in 20 minutes. He was finally saved by the police. Drones can even serve people coffee. US company IBM has made this kind of drone. It can carry coffee to those in need. The drone can know when to bring a cup of coffee by studying a person’s habits. Then the drone will fly to the person. There is a special device (设备) under the drone. It helps the drone to give people the coffee. The drone can also predict when someone needs their next cup of coffee. 21. In Paragraph 1, the writer tells us the wide use of drones in the passage by ________. A. answering questions B. listing numbers C. giving examples D. using famous sayings 22. Which of the following statements is TRUE? A. Drones are more useful than computers. B. Drones can help people look after the crops. C. Drones can look for things that are lost. D. Drones don’t need anyone to control them. 23. How many things drones can help us do are mentioned (提及) in the passage? A. Six B. Seven C. Five D. Three 24. What is the right structure (结构) of the passage? A. B. C. D. 25. What is the writer’s main purpose in writing this passage? A. To explain why drones are becoming popular in the world. B. To introduce the different uses of drones in various fields. C. To compare drones with other machines like computers. D To describe how drones help farmers in their work. 第二节 短文填空 以下是一篇短文，请阅读全文，并从下列方框里的六个句子中选择五个还原到原文中，使原文的意思完整、连贯。（共5小题，每小题2分） If you walk through a park in the morning or in the evening, you might see a lot of people doing these slow and beautiful movements——Carry the tiger over the mountain and White crane spreads its wings. ____26____ Tai Chi is an ancient martial art. It is a common kind of exercise in China. More than 100 million people in over 150 countries practice Tai Chi at present. Recently UNESCO has added Tai Chi to its Intangible Cultural Heritage List (非物质文化遗产名录). Many Tai Chi fans were happy to hear of it. “This will make Tai Chi more popular around the world. ____27____” said Chen Bin. He is a Tai Chi master from the village of Chenjiagou, Henan Province. This village is the birthplace of Chen-style Tai Chi. ____28____ It can make us walk and move more freely, and it can also make us stronger. During slow movements, we can focus on our hands and feet. We can control them better. Slow movements also help us to take deep and long breaths. Tai Chi also focuses on the harmony (和谐) between yin and yang. ____29____ The world is full of yin and yang: dark and light, soft and hard, female and male. But they don’t oppose (对立) each other absolutely (绝对地). As we see in the picture, a white spot is in the black area and a black spot is in the white area. After a dark night, the sun will rise. Leaves fall in autumn but grow in spring. ____30____ A. Hopefully, more people will become healthier by practicing it. B. It shows how the ancient Chinese people saw the world. C. It has become a symbol of Chinese culture. D. In fact, they are doing Tai Chi. E. Everything keeps changing——that is how we should see the world. F. It’s true that doing Tai Chi is good for our health. 下面的材料A～F分别介绍了六项课外活动。请根据Paul、Helen、Millie、Kevin、Emma五个人的情况，帮助他们选出他们最可能感兴趣的活动，并将其标号填入题前括号内。 A.Big Wild Walk Big Wild Walk gives you a way to find out wild spaces. In this activity, you need to walk three kilometres a day. Get ready to count（数）your steps or record your walks. B.Coramvoice Coram Group will have a writing competition（竞赛） called Coramvoice for young people to dream about life. You can write a short story about your dream life to take part in it. C.Chinese painting Class You can learn how to paint a bird, flower, or people with brushes. We will provide the tools and paper for you. We have both day and night lessons. D.Creative Earth Art Competition In the competition, children should paint or draw a picture about the Earth in the future. We hope people can help save the Earth when they see the pictures. E.The Pony Club Are you interested in horses? The Pony Club teaches you how to ride horses. It also trains you to take care of horses. F.Martin House Shops You can give your old things to us. After we sell them, we’ll give the money to poor children’s families. Or you can help us sell the things for the children in need. 31. Paul likes animals. He wants to learn how to look after them. 32. Helen is looking for a way to ask others to care for the Earth. 33. Millie is helpful. She would like to do something to help others. 34. Kevin wants to go out for exercise every day. 35. Emma’s dream is to be a writer. She needs some writing practice. 第二部分（非选择题 25分） Ⅲ. 语法填空（10分） 阅读下面短文，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。 Children always take an interest in everything. They keep trying to find out how things work. Here ____36____ (be) some of the best kids’ encyclopaedias. They can help children learn more about ____37____ world. My Encyclopaedia of Very Important Things This encyclopaedia will give children information about a lot of things, ____38____ (include) the planets, animals and people all over the world. Through this encyclopaedia, children can easily know how animals talk, how so many people live in this world, ____39____ so on. Mistakes That Worked It is an interesting book. It talks about how some ____40____ (invent) came into being by accident (偶然地). One of the stories is about how a cook invented the ____41____ (one) potato wafers. One day, a customer criticized (批评) a cook because his fried potatoes weren’t thin enough. The cook was angry, so he decided to cut very thin fried potatoes. To his surprise, the customer thought the taste was much ____42____ (good) and soon the thin fried potatoes became popular. The encyclopaedia also talks about how Coca-Cola, sandwiches, X-rays and other ____43____ (use) inventions came into being by accident. Animal Encyclopaedia It’s the best book to help children learn ____44____ animals. It covers information on 2,500 kinds of animals with colourful pictures. It also has maps to show where the animals are found and their homes. If your child loves animals, he or she will enjoy ____45____ (read) this encyclopaedia. Ⅳ. 书面表达（15分） 46 假如你是初二年级的学生李华，你们英语老师让学生调查一下电子产品对人们生活的影响。恰好你的奶奶在上周三买了一部智能手机，请根据图片和要点提示写一篇发言稿，谈谈智能手机对奶奶生活的影响。 要点提示： 1. 奶奶使用手机时长的变化。 2. 奶奶喜欢使用智能手机干什么。 3. 你的看法：①……；②…… 要求： 1. 包含所有提示内容，可适当发挥； 2. 表达清楚，语句通顺，意思连贯； 3. 80词左右 （开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数）。 参考词汇： 老年机：senior-friendly phone；智能手机：smartphone；抖音：Douyin；拼多多：Pinduoduo；微信：WeChat Hello, everyone! My grandma bought her first smartphone last Wednesday, and it has completely changed her daily life. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Thanks for listening. 红岭教育集团2025—2026学年度第一学期 八年级期中考试 英语试卷 命题人：石泉波，叶珽 审题人：石泉波，叶珽 （说明：本试卷考试时间为70分钟，满分为75分） 第一部分（选择题 50分） Ⅰ. 完形填空（10分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。（共10小题，每小题1分） 【1~10题答案】 【答案】1. B 2. C 3. A 4. D 5. B 6. A 7. C 8. B 9. C 10. C Ⅱ. 阅读理解（40分） 第一节 阅读下列短文，从下面每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。（共15小题，每小题1.5分） A 【11~15题答案】 【答案】11. A 12. D 13. C 14. B 15. C B 【16~20题答案】 【答案】16. D 17. D 18. C 19. B 20. C C 【21~25题答案】 【答案】21. C 22. B 23. B 24. D 25. B 第二节 短文填空 以下是一篇短文，请阅读全文，并从下列方框里的六个句子中选择五个还原到原文中，使原文的意思完整、连贯。（共5小题，每小题2分） 【26~30题答案】 【答案】26. D 27. C 28. F 29. B 30. E 【31~35题答案】 【答案】31. E 32. D 33. F 34. A 35. B 第二部分（非选择题 25分） Ⅲ. 语法填空（10分） 【36~45题答案】 【答案】36. are 37. the 38. including 39. and 40. inventions 41. first 42. better 43. useful 44. about 45. reading Ⅳ. 书面表达（15分） 【46题答案】 【答案】例文： Hello, everyone! My grandma bought her first smartphone last Wednesday, and it has completely changed her daily life. Before, she only used a senior-friendly phone to make calls. Now, she spends about 5 hours on the smartphone every day. She really enjoys watching interesting Douyin videos, buying cheap things on Pinduoduo, and keeping in touch with relatives and old friends via WeChat. In my opinion, the smartphone makes her life more colorful and helps her stay connected. However, she should control the using time because spending too much time on it isn’t good for her health. Thanks for listening. 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $