辽宁省沈阳市法库县2025-2026学年八年级上学期期中英语试题

2025-2026学年度第一学期八年级期中考试英语试卷

(本试卷共45小题  试卷满分：90分  考试时长：90分钟)

注意事项：

1.答题前填写好答题卡上的姓名、班级、考号等信息；

2.请将答案正确填写在答题卡上，在本试卷上作答无效。

第一部分  选择题(共50分)

一、阅读理解(共20小题，每小题2分；满分40分)

第一节  阅读下面语言材料，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

Name: Paris   Location (位置): in the north of France Area: 105.4 km2   Population: 2.15 million Facts: The Eiffel Tower and the Louvre Museum are world-famous. No visit to Paris is complete without a trip to the Louvre.

Name: Venice   Location: in the northeast of Italy Area: 414 km2   Population: 270,884 Facts: Venice is an island city. It has no roads for cars. There are 417 bridges in Venice. You can easily do everything in Venice on foot or by boat.

Name: Amsterdam   Location: in the northwest of Holland Area: 219 km2   Population: 0.75 million Facts: It’s a city of art, with over 40 museums, including Van Gogh Museum. Also, you can see people go everywhere on their bikes in Amsterdam.

Name: Madrid   Location: in the centre of Spain (西班牙) Area: 8,022 km2   Population: 3.3 million Facts: It’s the capital of Spain and the largest city in Spain. It is well-known for many things, such as its museums and buildings. And many people here are crazy about football.

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1. The area of Paris is about ________.

A. 105.4 km2 B. 219 km2 C. 412 km2 D. 8,022 km2

2. Where is Venice?

A. In the north of France. B. In the northeast of Italy.

C. In the northwest of the Netherlands. D. In the centre of Spain.

3. Which city has the most people?

A. Paris. B. Venice. C. Amsterdam D. Madrid.

4. Where does the passage probably come from?

A. A school newspaper. B. A notice. C. A travel website. D. A science book.

B

Pliny the Elder (老普林尼) wrote the first encyclopaedia with the help of his nephew. This work was made up of 37 books and had many subjects such as anthropology (人类学) and painting. Through the following few centuries, encyclopaedias were connected to religion (宗教). The first Christian edition appeared in 560 AD, and the first Muslim volume came to light soon after.

One of the longest encyclopaedias ever was produced in 1403 when The Yongle Encyclopaedia (《永乐大典》) appeared in China. It had 11,095 volumes. Most of the original work has been lost. Through the centuries, people can see less than 400 volumes today. The word “encyclopaedia” comes from Greek means “a general knowledge”. It has been in use for at least 500 years.

In the 20th century, the Encyclopaedia Britannica became the most well known western work of this type. At the same time, topical encyclopaedias became the most popular, covering different topics. At the end of the century, many publishers began to publish them in digital formats (格式) such as Compact Discs (CDs) and Digital Versatile Discs (DVDs).

5. How many books did the first encyclopaedia have?

A. Thirty-seven. B. Twenty-seven. C. Thirty-eight. D. Seventeen.

6. Where was the word “encyclopaedia” from?

A. Chinese. B. English. C. German. D. Greek.

7. Which of the encyclopaedias began to be the most popular in the 20th century?

A. The Yongle Encyclopaedia. B. Topical encyclopaedias.

C. The Encyclopaedia Britannica. D. The first Christian edition.

8. The passage is about ________.

A. the history of encyclopaedias B. the kinds of encyclopaedias

C. one of the longest encyclopaedias D. the most popular encyclopaedia

C

Harbin Ice-Snow World Gets Ready for Asian Winter Games

The 9th Asian Winter Games opened in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province on February 21, 2025. Harbin, as one of China’s top winter travel places, is once again attracting people’s attention.

The Harbin Ice-Snow World is one of the most popular tourist places. It’s the world’s largest ice-and-snow theme park. The park covers nearly one million square meters. It has the same slogan as the 9th Asian Winter Games, “Dream of Winter, Love among Asia.”

As the sub-venue (分会场) for the Games’ opening ceremony, the park offers a lot of surprises for the visitors as they will find different kinds of elements (元素) of the Games during their journey. At the east entrance (入口) of the park, there is an ice-made countdown. Many people come to take photos with it. The mascots (吉祥物) of the Games, Binbin and Nini—a pair of cute Siberian tigers—greet visitors at the center.

With the opening of the 9th Asian Winter Games, this park is showing its special cultures and drawing visitors from all over the world.

9. How does the writer start the passage?

A. By telling a story. B. By giving an example.

C. By asking a question. D. By describing an event (事件).

10. What is the world’s largest ice-and-snow theme park?

A. The Zhaolin Park. B. Anshan Ice and Snow Park.

C. Beijing Winter Olympics Park. D. The Harbin Ice-Snow World.

11. What does the underlined word “slogan” mean in Chinese?

A. 标志 B. 计划 C. 口号 D. 模式

12. What’s the main idea of Paragraph 3?

A. The special shows in the Harbin Ice-Snow World.

B. The popularity (人气) of the Harbin Ice-Snow World.