河南省郑州市第四十七初级中学2025—2026学年上学期八年级期中考试英语试卷

2025———2026学年上学期八年级期中试题 英 语 注意事项： 本试卷分试题卷和答题卡两部分。考试时间 100分钟，满分120分。考生应首先阅读试题卷上的文字信息，然后在答题卡上作答，在试题卷上作答无效，交卷时只交答题卡。 一、听力理解(20小题，每小题1分，共20分) 第一节 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案。每段对话读两遍。 ( )1. What did Julie do on vacation? A. She read books. B. She visited a farm. C. She went shopping. ( )2. Why can't Matt go skating with the girl? A. Because he doesn't like it. B. Because he has to do chores. C. Because he has to do homework. ( )3. Who's the taller one of the two brothers? A. Jason. B. Bob. C. Eric. ( )4. Who may sing the most beautifully? A. Tina. B. Susan. C. Betty. ( )5. Why are blue whales in danger? A. Because people kill them. B. Because the sea is dirty. C. Because there isn't enough food. 第二节 听下面几段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听下面一段对话，回答第6至第7两个小题。 ( )6. Who did Peter go on vacation with? A. His friends. B. His family. C. His classmates. ( )7. What did they do in Guiyang? A. They went to a museum. B. They ate some local food. C. They took some photos. 八年级英语试卷 第1页(共8页) 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 听下面一段对话，回答第8至9 两个小题。 ( )8. What does Billy's mother want him to do? A. Help her do some cleaning. B. Do his homework. C. Prepare for the math test. ( )9. When will Billy take his math test? A. On Sunday. B. On Monday. C. On Tuesday. 听下面一段独白，回答第 10 至 12 三个小题。 ( )10. Who studies hard and often gets good grades at school? A. Alex. B. Ann. C. Bob. ( )11. What does Bob think of doing chores? A. Necessary. B. Fun. C. A waste of time. ( )12. What is Ann's favourite chore? A. Folding the clothes. B. Cleaning the room. C. Doing the dishes. 听下面一段对话，回答第13 至 15 三个小题。 ( )13. How small is a baby panda? A. Around 15 cm long. B. Around 50cm long. C. Around 150 cm long. ( )14. What color is a baby panda? A. Black. B. Black and white. C. Pink. ( )15. How long can pandas live? A. They can live up to 25 to 30 years. B. They can live up to 20 to 30 years. C. They can live up to 15 to 30 years. 第三节 你将听到一段短文。请用你所听到的内容，填写表格中所缺单词，每空限填一词。短文读两遍。 Bees Character: Bees are 16 at work. Job: The queen bee is the 17 of all the bees. The queen bee can lay over 1,000 eggs in a day. ●Worker bees do all the other jobs, such as making and cleaning the 18 Advantages: Bees dance to 19 messages about food. Bees are 20 to the growth of many plants and fruits. 八年级英语试卷 第 2 页(共8 页) 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 二、阅读理解(20小题，每小题2分，共40分) 阅读下面四篇语言材料，然后按文后要求做题。 A People need plants to live. Plants give us food, clothing, and oxygen (氧气).Trees, flowers and grass are all plants. Green plants need sun and water to grow. Aplant usually has the following parts. Each part has a job to do. Some plants have fruit. They usually have seeds in fruit. Ap-ples, oranges and pears are all fruit. Many flowers are colourful. They help the plant to make seeds. Leaves grow out of the stem.How do leaves work? The stems grow up from the roots and help the plant to stand. Thoy give food and water to other parts of the plant. The roots of a plant usually grow underground. They take in food and water for the plant. Seeds come in many sizes. When seeds are in the earth, they grow slowly and grow into new plants. 根据材料内容选择最佳答案。 ( )21. What can plants give us? ①food②clothing③water ④ovygen A. ①②③ B. ①②④ C. ①③④ D. ②③④ ( )22. How many parts does a plant usually have? A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. D. Six. ( )23. What are the functions(作用) of the stems A. They help to make seeds for the plants. B. They take in food and water from the earth. C. They help the plant to stand and give food and water to other parts of the plant. D. They help the fruit to make seeds. ( )24. Which sentence can be put in the“ ”? A. They help to make fruit. B. Many animals eat green leaves. C. Green leaves grow very quickly. D. They use the sun to make food for the plant. ( )25. Where is this text most probably from? A. A novel about gardening. B. A science textbook for students. C. A travel guide to a botamical garden. D. An advertisement 10' r plant seeds. 八年级英语试卷 第 3 页(共8 页) 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 B Tuesday, May 20, 2025 It's strange. Emma hasn't talked to me for the whole day. Why doesn't she talk to me? Nor even look at me? Is it because of what happened yesterday noon? We had lunch with three other students in the dining hall. After the meal, Emma started talking about a book with them, but I felt very tired and wanted to have a rest, so Isaid goodbye and went back to the classroom. Is Emma angry with me because I left early? If so, what should I do? Thursday, May 22, 2025 Emma is still cold to me. It was like a big rock on my heart every time we walked past each other. Did I hurt her feelings? Maybe I shouldn't wait for her to speak up.I should take the first step and I believe she will understand me. Friday, May 23, 2025 Now everything is clear after a talk with Emma. She did feel hurt that day because we always go back to the classroom together after lunch. She thought I didn't want to spend time with her any more. I told her why I had left early and said sorry for not having told her that. Thankfully, everything is back on the right path now. This experience has taught me to be more active in talking with my friends heart to heart when a problem comes up A. simple talk can clear up misunderstandings(误解). 根据材料内容选择最佳答案。 ( )26. Why did Emma feel hurt at first? A. Because the writer didn't have lunch with her. B. Because the writer broke their usual habit of going back together. C. Because the writer didn't like talking about books. D, Because the writer was cold to her for several days. ( )27. How did the writer solve the problem with Emma? A. By waiting for Emma to speak first. B. By writing a letter to say sorry. C. By asking other students for help. D. By taking the first step to talk with Emma. ( )28. How did the writer's feelings change in the text? A. strange→worried→sad→hopeful→happy B. strange→worried→hopeful→sad→happy C. strange→hopeful→sad→worried→happy D. strange→hopeful→worried→sad→happy 八年级英语试卷 第 4 页(共8 页) 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 ( )29. What did the writer learn from the experience? A. Spend more time together with your friends. B. Always wait for your friends to speak up first. C. Talk with your friends when there's a problem. D. Wait for your friends politely when they are busy. ( )30. What is the best title for this text? A. The Value of Friendship B. A Lesson in Communication C. Emma's Unspoken Anger D. The Story of a Broken Habit C . Once there were many thousands of Gourma Desert (沙漠) elephants in Mali, a country in West Africa. Now there are fewer than four hundred Why did the number of the elephants drop so quickly", On the one hand, the elephants' main lake, their only water source (来源) dried up. On the other hand, the land which the elephants lived on was overused by humans. . To protect the elephants' living environment, the Mali Elephant Project (MEP)was started in 2007. MEP met with local people and helped them make rules of using land and water. As a result, the situation became better and there was more food,forest and grassland. However. from 2012 to 2016, poaching and illegal (非法的) trade in the elephants increased rapidly. Eighty-three elephants were lost in 2015 alone, and another fifty-one elephants were killed in 2016.“If this situation goes on, all the Gourma elephants will be killed by 2025,” said a member of MEP. Luckily, the voice of MEP was heard. More organizations have joined together to educate the local people that trading elephants is against the law. Elephant poaching has dropped to a very low level. The local people have learned to live peacefully with the elephants, one of the wildlife treasures in the world. 根据材料内容选择最佳答案。 ( )31. How many reasons are mentioned for the drop in the number of the elephants? A. One. B. 1 wo. C. Three. D. Four. ( )32. Why was MEP started? A. To stop the main lake from drying up. B. To make rules of using land and water. C. To protect the elephants' living environment. D. To stop humans from overusing the land which the elephants lived on. ( )33. What does the underlined word"poaching"mean in Chinese? A.繁殖 B.偷猎 C.保护 D.喂养 ( )34. What can we infer (推测) from Paragraph 4? A. Trading elephants is allowed. B. The number of elephants has increased. C. There was little elephant poaching from 2012 to 2016. D. The situation will be worse unless humans stop killing elephants. 八年级英语试卷 第5页(共8页) 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 ( )35. What's the text mainly about? A. The education of the local people. B. The work of Mali Elephant project. C. The situation of Gourma Desert elephants. D. The reason why the number of the elephants dropped. D Everyone knows that bees are busy. There is even a saying in English that one can be“as busy as a bee”. 36 Scientists have found one way that bees could relax after a busy day making honey—— they play with balls. The scientists are from Queen Mary University of London. 37 They found bees liked playing with small, wooden balls best. The scientists said the way bees played was a little like how humans play. 38 Older males(雄性) spent longer time playing with balls than older females. The scientists took 45 bees to a test place. 39 The first was to fly or walk directly(直接) to get sugar. The second was to get the sugar by going around different coloured balls. The scientists found that most of the bees decided to play with the balls first and then get their sugar. 40 She said:“Bees are hundreds of miles far from the mindless, they are not traditionally believed to be.” She added that:“This study shows a strong point that insect(昆虫) minds are far smarter than we think.” 根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使文章意思通顺、内容完整。 A However, little is known about how bees play. B In this place, the bees had two ways to choose. C Younger bees touched more balls than older bees. D They did different tests on bees“playing” with different things. E. A scientist said the study showed that bees are more clever than people believed. 三、完形填空(15 小题，每小题 1 分，共 15 分) 先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从 A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。 Mario always talked about how many friends he had at school. One day, his grandpa told him that he didn't have as many 41 friends as he thought. Mario didn't 42 with his grandpa, but he started to think about who his real friends were. Seeing this, his grandpa said,“I have a 43 for you.” Then grandpa 44 and soon came back. He seemed to carry(搬) something in his hands, but Mario could see nothing there. “Here is a 45 chair for you. You can't see it because it's invisible. When you sit on it, it will help you know who your real friends are.” Mario was 46 , but he decided to take the invisible chair to school. The next day, he 47 everyone to stand around him and his“chair.”“You' ll see 八年级英语试卷 第 6 页(共 8 页) 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 something great!” he said. He then tried to sit on the chair. 48 he couldn't see it,he fell to the ground. Everyone laughed. He tried again and again, but he 49 . He kept trying and falling. But on his last try, he didn't fall. He 50 around and saw three of his friends,George, Lucas, and Diana. 51 him up. They were the ones who stopped him from falling. 52 , many other“friends” just stood there and did 53 . They even laughed at him. At that moment, Mario 54 what his grandpa meant. True friends are those who 55 when you need help, not just those who laugh at your troubles. ( 41. A. kind B. real C. new D. close ( 42. A. talk B. agree C. play D. live ( 43. A. book B. gift C. lift D. story ( 44. A. went B. stayed C. left D. moved ( 45. A. special B. comfortable C. common D. familiar ( 46. A. bored B. excited C. confident D. surprised ( 47. A. let B. asked C. wanted D. helped ( 48. A. If B. Because C. So D. And ( 49. A. sat down B. stood up C. fell down D. got up ( 50. A. saw B. walked C. looked D. ran ( 51. A. holding B. picking C. giving D. putting ( 52. A. After all B. In fact C. However D. By accident ( 53. A. everything B. something C. anything D. nothing ( 54. A. forgot B. remembered C. understood D. wondered ( 55. A. look out B. laugh at C. depend on D. help out 四、语篇填空(15 小题，每小题1分，共15分) 第一节阅 读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词，每词限用一次。 Some animals can easily find their way home after a long journey. How do they make 56 ! Scientific research 57 . hat they are born with certain unusual abilities for direction. A certain kind of ant, for example, can. count 58 stcps to avoid getting lost.They can go as far as 110 meters and bring food home. These ants live in the open desert, so they have nothing to 59 them along the way. It is 60 a person walking through a dark forest without a light. However, animals with such unusual abilities still have difficulty 61 with environmental changes. For example, many birds depend on stars for direction, but they 62 get lost at night when city lights are much 63 than stars. To solve this 八年级英语试卷第 7 页(共8 页) 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 problem, we should 64 down some lights at night. Clearly, one small act from humans can 65 a big difference to animals. 第二节阅读短文，根据语篇要求填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词。 Everyone wants to be healthy. We often talk about healthy eating and enough exercise. But 66 our mind healthy too? This question is worth thinking about. Sometimes, we feel stressed or angry. It's normal 67 have these feelings.However, 68 is really important is to know how to deal with them correctly. WhenI feel bad, I always talk to my parents or my best friend. Sharing my problems makes me feel much better. I alro listen to soft music or go for a run outside. These activities always help me calm 69 quickly. A healthy mind is just as important as 70 healthy body. Let's take good care of both from now on. 五、补全对话(5小题，每小题2分，共 10分) 根据下面的对话情景，在每个空白处填上一个适当的句子，使对话的意思连贯、完整。 A: Hi, Mike! You weren't at the basketball game last Friday. B: Oh, my cousin came to visit us. We did something else. A: That's cool.71. ? B: We listened to some old songs. A: So, did you have a good time with him? B: Mostly, but it wasn't all good. A: 72. ? B: Because we argued about music. He thought his favorite singer was the best. But Ididn't think so. A: I see. What did you say? B: 73. . But later, I said sorry. A: That was the right thing to do. So, is everything OK now? B: Better than OK. 74. . I understand him better. A: That's great. Sometimes, families are the same and different, right? B: Yes. 75. . That's what makes family special. 六、书面表达(20分) 假如你是李华，你们学校将举办以“珍惜友谊(Value Our Friendship)”为主题的英语演讲比赛，请用英语写一篇100词左右的演讲稿，介绍谁是你最好的朋友，你们之间的相似点(similarities)和不同点，以及应该怎样珍惜朋友(开关和结尾已给出，不计入总词数)。 提示问题：(1) Who is your best friend? (2) What similarities or differences do you and your best friend have? (3) What should you do to value your friendship? Hello, everyone! It's a great honor for me to stand here and give a speech on friendship. Thank you for listening! 八年级英语试卷第 8 页(共 8 页) 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $