辽宁省抚顺市新宾满族自治县2025-2026学年八年级上学期11月期中考试英语试题

2025～2026学年度第一学期期中教学质量检测

八年级英语试卷

※ 考试时间：90分钟   试卷满分：100分

※ 考生注意：请在答题卡各题目规定区域内作答，答在本试卷上无效。

● 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

Welcome to Peace City, a city with many wonderful parks. Thank you for reading the where-to guide.

1. You can call ________ to know more about bike riding trails.

A. 653-8825 B. 293-5168 C. 616-2730 D. 537-0311

2. If you take a pet with you, ________ can be a good choice.

A. Greenwood Park B. Riverside Park

C Victory Park D. Discovery Park

3. You can play ________ in Victory Park and Discovery Park.

A. baseball B. football C. basketball D. volleyball

4 Where does the text most probably come from?

A. A guidebook. B. A history book.

C. A storybook. D. A science book.

B

Now more and more students from other countries visit China to study Chinese. 24-year-old Russian girl Alina is one of them.

Alina had a six-day trip with her two friends in China five years ago. They joined a travelling group. In the group, there were over 60 visitors from different countries. They visited the Great Wall and the Palace Museum in Beijing, Pingyao in Shanxi and the Terracotta Army (兵马俑) in Shaanxi. “I wanted to see the Terracotta Army before. My dream comes true now.” Alina said.

Alina started to study Chinese in her country eight years ago. The girl is really interested in Chinese language and culture (语言和文化).

Alina visited China for the second time three years ago. She first visited the Birds’ Nest (鸟巢) in Beijing. During that summer, she also visited Harbin, Shanghai and Hangzhou.

“That trip made me love China. I decided to study Chinese well. Now I’m quite good at it. I’ll try my best to help others learn Chinese,” said Alina.

5. Why did Alina come to China?

A. To study Chinese. B. To visit her friends.

C. To live with her parents. D. To work.

6. When did Alina go to the Terracotta Army for a trip?

A. Two years ago. B. Three years ago.

C. Four years ago. D. Five years ago.

7. What can we know from the passage?

A. Alina visited Hangzhou last year. B. Alina likes China very much.

C. Alina can’t speak Chinese at all. D. Alina is coming to China again.

8. What part may the passage be of a newspaper?

A Sport. B. Animal. C. Study. D. History.

C

Most mother animals love their babies and look after them well. But do you know some father animals are also great dads? Now let’s see them.

Sea catfish (鲶鱼): A male (雄性的) sea catfish keeps the eggs of his young in his mouth until they are ready

to hatch (孵). He does not eat during this time. It may take several (数个) weeks.

Duck: Most male ducks live alone, but the ruddy (红的) ducks of North America help care for their young.

Wolf: When the mother wolf gives birth, the father watches outside their “house” and brings food for the mother and pups. As the pups grow, he not only plays with them but also teaches them how to kill other animals.

Seahorse: The male seahorse looks after the eggs for about two months, until they hatch. He goes on to protect the young until they are able to live on their own.

9. Male sea catfish may eat nothing for________.

A. several days B. several weeks

C. several hours D. several months

10. What do male ruddy ducks do?

A. They help care for their young.

B. They play with their young.

C. They help clean their young.

D. They teach their young to find food.

11. The underlined word “pups” means________.

A. homes B. families C. nurses D. baby wolves

12. Which is the best title for the passage?

A. Some Mother Animals.

B. Some Animal Families.

C. Some Father Animals Are Great Dads, Too.

D. How Animals Look After Their Babies.

D

Do you know about Huagu Opera (花鼓戏)? It is a traditional opera. It started in Hunan Province. Some other provinces, like Hubei, Anhui, Henan, and Shanxi, also have Huagu Opera.

People could watch Huagu Opera 200 years ago. At that time, most of the Huagu Opera players were farmers. They dressed up in colourful clothes. They always sang songs and danced along the street to celebrate (庆祝) some special festivals, like the Spring Festival and the Dragon Boat Festival. These players were popular in the countryside(农村).

At the early time, there were only two roles (角色) in Huagu Opera: chou and dan. Chou is a male clown(丑角) and dan is a young girl. Men played the two roles. After 30 years, a new role, sheng (a handsome young man),