江苏省无锡市惠山区洛社中学2025-2026学年八年级上学期12月英语学科竞赛

初二英悟学科竟2025,12（满分100分) 单项逸择 (木大题共14小@，每小厕I分，共14分)》 )1.-What awful weather it igl 一Yes,but I love Ait aftr il rains.It's 80 frosh. 入，an B.an;the C./;the D.ar/ ( )2. 一Jt'g rainy today. A.Hlowis the weather like? B.What doeg the weather! C.What's the weather like today? D.What fine weather! )3.-Do Indian pcople speak English? -Nol cxacuyl Thcy speak Hindi,but thoir second language is English. A specially B.simply C.mainly D.most )4.-Do vou necd help with the job? -I can it.Thanks all fhe same. 八，9吗 B.beliove C.support D.produce ( )5.To roduce white pollution,we use plastic bags in our daily life. 入.can't B.nccdn't C.mustn't D.shouldn't )6.When the heavy rain started,we ran to find behind the stone wall. A.shade B.roof C.reserve D.cover 1.I didn't join the football gamc I was busying taking care of my sister. A.as B.if C.until D.once 8.To rcally grow,we have to both our good and bad sides, A.accept B.clear C,lose D.trust ( 9.The different colours and patterns the special design of the uniform. A.put up B.take in C.put on D.make up )10.Which of the following has the same sentence structure as "The little girl is cute." A.Mum and Dad gave me nice presents. B.The sun was shining. C.We have four seasons. D.Ice cream tastes nice. )11.--Look ,Cathy is crying.What her to be so sad? -The result of the English exam. A.tumed B.harmed C.developed D.caused 2.The most environment-friendly way to this small town is to ride a bike. A.get around B.get away C.get along D.get together ( )13.It scems that we can't live on the moon,for there's no water air there. A.but B.or C.so D.and ( )14.-What arc you going to do this Sunday? If the weather allows.,I may go for a picnic with my familics. A.It depends. B.It's up to you.C.It doesn't matter.D.I have no idea. 二、完形填空 (本大共10小题，每小题1分，共10分) Light rain continued to fall as I arrived at the mountain,village.With a heavy bag on my back,I was excited to teach at a small school here,but a little1.What would these students be like? The school had only 18 students.Most were quiet,2they ran and laughed at break.One girl,Wen,always sat alone in the comer,seldom saying anything.On my first day in the classroom,I shared with them a 3 with the words "You are seen"on it and put it up on the wall.Some smiled shyly and some spoke quietly."That's why I'm here,"I said.However,Wen didn't4 She was just drawing circles on the desk with her finger. Days passed quickly.The lessons were 5 planned.The children were kind.But my effort seemed to make litle diffcrence.I was not sute if I was doing anything 6 One night,a heavy storm caused a power cut,leaving the classroam in darkness.As everyone was frozen,a soft light appeared.It was Wen who was holding a7in her hand."We can atill read." she whispered.That was the first time I heard her voice. The next day,she sat 8.In the following days,she began to talk more.In my last class,she came up and gave me the lanter."So you will always have some she smiled gently. I came to give light,but found it was quietly10.ounteenng isn'talways loud or big. Sometimes,it's a quiet lantern-shared between the two,and shining in both directions. :1.A.bored B.relaxed C.worried D.surprised ( )2 A.cven if B.so C.since D.when )3.A.dictionary B.poster C.cake D.cup )4.A.stand up B.give up C.wake up D.look up ( :5.A.slowly B.carefully C.directly D.finally ( )6.A.simple B.intercsting C.popular D.meaningful 17.A.book B.lantern C.candle D.lamp 18.A.farther B.lower C.closer D.longer ( )9.A.fun B.time C.light D.hope )10.A.returned B.collected C.connected D.accepted 三、阅读理解 (本大题共15小题，每小题2分，共30分) 习 What do you think will happen if you draw a picture with crayons and cover up that picture with paint?Now follow the steps below to find out the answer. ·What you need crayons of differcnt colours drawing paper blue postcr paint *a small bowl *a cup filled with water *a paint brush How to do it Step 1 Think about a scene under the sea with different-coloured fish and sea plants.And then draw the fish and sea plants with your crayons.The more colours you use,the better your picture will be. Step 2 Pour a little blue paint into the bowl.Add a bit of water and stir to make your paint a little thinner. Step 3 Dip your brush into the blue paint in the bowl.Cover your whole picture with the blue paint. What happens?You have sea plants and animals living in a blue sea! Why it happens Your crayons are made of wax().Wax tesists,or stays away from the paint.That's why it does not cover the picture.So your sea plants and fish are still there. ( -1.Which tool is needed for Step 1? A.A paint brush. B.Different crayons. C.A small bowl. D.Some blue paint. ()2.Which picture shows what you do in Step 2? A. B )3.What docs the underlincd word"it"i the last part mean? A.Wax B.Water C.The bowl, D.The paint. B The sixth planet was ten times larger than the last one.There the little prince met an old gentleman who was writing a big book. What is that big book?”said the little prince,.“What are you doing?” I am a geographer,"the old gcntlemam said to him."And I am writing about all the seas,mountains and deserts." That is interesting,"said the little prince."So could you tell me something about your planet?" "Icouldn't toll you,"said the geographer.But you are a geographer!" "Exactly,"the geographer said."But I am not an explorer.We don't have any explorers here.I don't go out to count the seas,mountains and deserts.Instead,I receive explorers from other planets in my study.I ask them questions,and I write down their answers. The geographer's eyes suddenly shone wiith excitement. "But you...you come from far away!You are an explorer!You shall describe your planet to me!" "Oh,where I live,"said the little prince,it is all so small.I have a flower on my planet." "We do not record flowers,"said the geographer. "Why is that?The flower is the most beautiful thing on my planet!" "We do not record them,"said the geographer,"because they are ephemeral." “What does that mean..ephemeral'?” "Geographies,"said the geographer,"are the books about etemal things.The thing that matters to us is the mountain.It doesn't change.But your flower is different.It will not last long.It is ephemeral." "My flower is ephemeral,"the little prince said to himself,"and I have left her on my planet,all alone!" That was his first moment of regret.But he took courage and asked,"What place would you advise me to visit now?" "The planet Barth,replied the geographer. "I promise you will like it." And the little prince went away,thinking oof his flower. -Adapted from The Little Prince )4.Where is this text most likely taken from? A.A film poster. B.A storybook C.A travel guide. D.A news report. )5.What can we learn about the geograpler? A He knows his planet well. B.He collects explorers'experiences. C.He loves reading a large book. D.He has been to many other planets. )6.What does the underlined word "ephemeral"mean? A.Staying the same.B.Looking beautiiful.C.Lasting a short time.D.Sounding interesting. )7.What can we learn from the text? A.One flower doesn't bring spring. B.We should protect our home planet-Earth C.A good book is a light to the mind. D.You can find beauty even if it doesn't last long. C In one high school biology class,almost four in every 10 low-income students would fail the course.But with some simple practices to reduce tost anxlety(),regearchers cut that number in half, Christopher Rozek is a psychologist at Stanford University,He studies how stress and other thingso affect leaning.Reducing test anxiety had raised test scores in several small studies,So Rozek and his team decided to test it on a larger number.Rozek's group wanted to know if short stress relief()activities before an cxam would affocl a student's grade.They tested 1,175 biology students at a large,public high school in Ilinois.At this school,a little more than half of low-income students fail their biology finals.Only 6 percent of high-income students fail. They divide the students into four groups.One group spent 10 minutes free-writing about their fears.This was designed to clear the kids'heads so that thcy could then focus on the exam.Another group road how the body responds (to stress and how these can actually help with attention. Then they answered reading comprehension (questions.Students in a third group did both of these reading and writing activities.A fourth group,called the active control group,read a passage that told them to just ignore(忽视)their worries. Afterward,the students all took their final test in biology.A total of 205 low-income students did one or both stress-relieving activitics.On average,these studeuts scored higher on the exam than their classmates in the control group.In fact,82 percent of them passed the class.Only 61 percent of the lower-income students in the control group passed.It didn't seem to matter whether a student read or free-wrote about managing stress,or both.All methods worked equally well at helping studcnts pass their tests. Nearly all the high-income kids passed the class whether (they did the activitics or not. These students may be less nervous before exams.Or they may have already leamed ways to deal with the stress,Rozek says. (.8.The control group in the study refers to the students who A.did the free-writing about their fears B.were not affected by their exam stress C.were controlled to be active in exams D.received no stress-relieving training )9.We can learn from the study that A.all the stress-relieving activities had a positive effect on the low-income students B.the high-income students performed as well as the low-income students S,all the low-income students who did stress-relieving activities passed the exam D.Few low-income students who did not do stress-relieving activities passed the exam ()10.Why didn't the stress-reducing activities have any effect on the high-income students? A.Because they were very rich. B.Because they had possibly been practised. C.Because they were nol nervous. D.Because they had studied the subject well. ()11.What is the author's purpose in writing the text? A.To present the result of a research. B.To draw teachers'attention to exam stress. C.To introduce a psychologist at Stanford University. D.To encourage students to do stress-relieving activities. D When we are young,we learn that tigers and sharks are dangerous animals.We might be scared of them bocause they arc big and powerful.As we get oldcr,however,we learn that sometimes the most dangerous animals are also the smallest animals.In fact,the animal that kills the most people is one that you are familiar with:the mosquito. While it may secm that all mosquitoes are biters,this is not actually the case.Male mosquitoes eat plant nectar ()On the other hand,female mosquitoes feed on animal blood When a female mosquito bites a human being,it transmits (saliva into the blood.This saliva may or may not include a deadly disease.The resunl of the bite can be minor or as serious as death. Because a mosquito can bite many people in its life,it can carry deadly diseases from one person to another very easily.More than 700 million people become sick from these diseases every year.At least 2 million of these people will dic from thesc diseases. In some households,mosquito nets are placed over beds to protect people against being bitten. Mosquitoes have many natural enemies (like bats,birds,dragonflies,and certain kinds of fish. Bringing more of these animals into places where mosquitoes live might help to cut down the number of mosquitoes in that area.This is a natural method.but it does net always werk very well.Mosquitoes can also be killed with poisons or sprays.But these sprays may also harm other plants or animals Although mosquitoes may not seem as scary as larger,more powerful animals,they are far more dangerous to human beings.But things are changing.It is highly likely that one day scientists will find a way to keep everyone safe from mosquitoes and the diseases they carry. ()12.Why does the passage mention dangerous.animals like tigers and sharks? A.To compare different animals. B.To lead into the topic about mosquitoes. C.To show how dangerous tigers and sharks are. D.To show people's misunderstanding of dangerous animals. ( )13.What can we learn about mosquitoes? A.Female mosquitoes might transmt diseases to humans B.The saliva of female mosquitoes includes deadly diseases C.Male mosquitoes and female mosquitoes have the same eating habits. D.More than 700 mimion pcople die from the diseases carried by the mosquitocs. ( )14.What's paragxaph 4 mainly about? A.Scientists are making efforts to kill mosquitoes. B.Somc useful ways are taken to kill mosquitoes C.There is no perfect mcthod to the mosquito problem. D.Mosquitoes'natural enemies could protect human beings. ( )15.What's the author's attitude towards the future of solving the mosquito problem? A.Doubtful. B.Positive. C.Unclear. D.Negative 四、词汇海用（本大题共8小题，每小题1分，共8分） 1.The (these days are around 20C and it's cozy to go for a picnic. 2.For some (reasons,the man had to give up his highly-paid job. 3.The stories in the library are full of (正面的)energy,.so many kids like reading them 4.A healthy diet (包括)foods from each food group. 5.Roberta finds her work (satisfy)because it allows her to use her interests and skills. 6.She kept (drop)her phone on the ground because her hands were shaking 7.Reading a lot can increase your_ (know)and open up your mind. 8.Antarctica ig the coldest and (dry)place on earih. 五、动词填空（本大圈共8小周，每小题1分，共8分） 1.-Wherg is Tom?The meeting is about to begin. -Oh,ho Con (connect)the printer to the computer in the meeting room 2.We(ordcr)two pizees to colebrate ifour soccer team win the match. 3.(divide)the whole class into five groups so that we can starl the game. 4.Could you manage,if you don't mind, (finish)the work in one dati 5.Listen!How beautiful the music (sound)l 6.The teacher told us (hal the sun (rise)in the eagt. 7,These urticles on pollution by the scientists may lead to tset)up more environmental groups i the near future. 8.The leaders were too busy (act)quickly to deal with the problems. 六、七选五（本大题共5小题，顿2分，共10分) "Why is Mandarin (difficult?"and '"Is it hard to learn Mandarin?"are common Baidu scarches for beginners in the Mandarin lnnguage.1 Here arc somc tips for you Grammar Comparcd to languages like French or English,Mandarin grammar is a piece of cake.2 Whon speaking in the past tense,a simple"T"will do.A very important thing for Mandarin is the sentence structurc.Luckily,it is very easy to follow:Subject+Time+Place+Verb+Object. Pinyin Pronunciation Pinyin may be a challenge for many,as Mandarin sounds don't often happen within the English language.3 If you're having trouble or are unsure of how to pronounce pinyin,there are a lot of pinyin pronunciation websites that are ready to offer help.Understanding rules of pinyin will also greatly help you learn Mandarin fast. Toncs 4 One word in pinyin can be used for different characters,all with very different meanings. For example,the word si.While si means four,si means death.If you're not confident in tones yet, context (can often help you understand the meaning behind. In our view,it's about Lime we stop asking "is it hard to leam Mandarin Chinese".5 Not only is it a great exercise for the brain,but it'll open up a new world for you. A.Instead,just start leaming. B.Maybe we should use Mandarin more. C.How can we leamn Mandarin easily and fast? D However,with practice it shouldn't be a problem. EMandarin doesn't have any of those different tenses They may be one of the most difficult parts in learing Mandarin. S How can we improve the ability to communicate in Mandarin? 1. 3 4. 七、阅读表达（本大题共5小题，每小题2分，共10分)每个题目的答案不超过6个单词。 On April 19,the world's first half-marathon for humanoid robots was held in Beijing. The robots waited beside human runners,starting from the same line. "I saw many robots running.Some were surprisingly fast,others had very lovely designs,and their running styles were quite different,"said Zhang Huibui,who took part in tne race. During the 21-kilometor-long race,ihe robots hud to run on two legs,Some even wore running shoes.Bach mbot was.supported by a team of human guides.operators (and engineers.They could have their bntteries changed during the race.Teams could even use new robots when the old ones could no longer run. There were 20 teams in the race and six of them made it to the end.Tiangong Ultra won the first in two hours and 40 minutes."It crossed the finish linc about 30 minutes earlier than expected,"said Xiong Youjun,CEO of a robot center."In general,all the robots today could deal with challenges such as turns and specd bumps.We made history together." "Robots'complcting the race isn't the finish line.It's the starting point for the growih of the robot industry,"said Liang Liang,from Yizhuang's Administrative Committee. Although the robots fell from time to time,the event preved that thev could do real-life tasks. Liang added,'Their small steps today will become giant leaps for human technological progress tomorrow." 1.What did Zhang Huihui say about robors'running styles? 2.Who supported the robots to finish the race? 3.How many robots crossed the finish line? 4.What did the robots'half-marathon event prove? 5.What can robots be used for? 八、综合填空（本大题共10小愿，每小题1分，共10分） Are you nervous when you stand in front of the public?Are you afraid of making a speech?Li Jun, a middle school boy felt shy when he was making a specch the other day.1. first,Li thought it quitc easy because he had already practiced at 2. little)frve timcs."I was totally wrong.It was very different and raucn 3.(hard)than talking to my classmates during playtime."Li said."I felt 4. (help)and wanted to leave the classroom quickly." Li is not alone.Many middle school students now have the same problem:they can talk about their ideas freely with their best friends after class,5. ,they can't speak in public.According to Zhou Hong,6. teacher from a university,the main reason is that schools in China pay more attention to 7. (write)instead of speaking. Zhou hopes schools can give students more chances to open their mouth,such as speech competitions,English comers and class discussions.He also offers some 8. suggest)to students."During your free time,you should practice more.When you're speaking in public,take it easy.Just imagine you're talking to nobody and speak up your ideas 9. (clear),which helps you to be at the 10.:(high)of your powers."Zhou said."That makes a fine public speech and you will be happy."