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江阴初级中学2025-2026八下期中考试 英语模拟试卷 第I卷 选择题 一、完形填空（本大题共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分） 请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 The New Year party was usually held at my aunt’s house and my favourite part was the apple cake. At the age of 11, when I first found out that my grandfather, who was never in the kitchen, was the master behind it, I was greatly ____1____. And I thought that this was the perfect chance to get the recipe (制作方法), and that I could actually have time to ____2____ with him. Since then, I would go to my aunt’s ____3____ on the morning of New Year’s Day, and we’d make the cake together happily. I was amazed that Grandpa could peel an apple in one strip. And we’d mix everything and put it into the oven. Once the cake was done, the house would immediately smell like apples. But as I got older, so did Grandpa. One New Year’s Day, as I was taking out the apples from the shopping bag ____4____ as usual, he looked at me and said, “Sophia, what are you doing?” I was shocked. I knew that he was beginning to forget things, but I didn’t think he would forget this. It was our ____5____. It was our time of bonding (联络感情). My heart ached. “We’re making the apple cake. You know, we always make a cake on New Year’s Day.” And he said, “Apple cake? Can you teach me?” Now, I was terrified (很害怕的). Still, I ____6____ Grandpa in making the cake because I didn’t want this tradition to die. But the whole time it just didn’t feel the same. Fast-forward to this New Year, Grandpa was in hospital, and we’d have our family get together there. To bring a bit of ____7____ to the family, I decided to make the apple cake at home by myself. But I was ____8____ myself the whole time. I was afraid the cake was going to taste terrible because it didn’t have Grandpa’s touch. At the hospital, everyone was surrounding (围绕) him, creating some ____9____. Grandpa looked down at the cake, and then looked back up at me and smiled. And I felt ____10____ of our shared moments flooding back to him. Even though he was in hospital, it felt like we had made the cake together. 1. A. surprised B. worried C. scared D. satisfied 2. A. compare B. connect C. study D. describe 3. A. politely B. lonely C. early D. quietly 4. A. happily B. proudly C. nervously D. curiously 5. A. record B. rule C. interest D. tradition 6. A. served B. guided C. followed D. protected 7. A. trust B. company C. respect D. comfort 8. A. completing B. excusing C. doubting D. thanking 9. A. space B. wealth C. magic D. warmth 10. A. memories B. dreams C. diaries D. secrets 【答案】1. A 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. D 6. B 7. D 8. C 9. D 10. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了“我”和爷爷在新年一起做苹果蛋糕的温馨传统，以及爷爷失忆后，“我”独自做蛋糕延续这份亲情与回忆的故事。 【1题详解】 句意：11岁时，我第一次发现从不在厨房的爷爷竟是苹果蛋糕的掌勺人，我感到格外惊讶。 根据“never in the kitchen”与“the master behind it”形成的反差，可知应是感到惊讶，surprised符合语境。worried担忧的，scared害怕的，satisfied满意的，均不符合句意。 【2题详解】 句意：我觉得这是获取食谱、和爷爷建立联结的绝佳机会。 根据后文围绕“we’d make the cake together happily”展开的语境和“It was our time of bonding”可知，应是和爷爷建立联系，connect with...“和……联系”符合语境。compare比较，study学习，describe描述，均不符合句意。 【3题详解】 句意：从那以后，我总会在新年当天一早去姑姑家，我们一起开心地做蛋糕。 根据后文“we’d make the cake together happily”的语境，并结合备选选项可知，应是早早地去姑姑家，early符合语境。politely礼貌地，lonely孤独的，quietly安静地，均不符合句意。 【4题详解】 句意：新年当天，我像往常一样开心地从购物袋里拿出苹果时，他看着我问：“索菲亚，你在做什么？” 根据“as usual”呼应以往做蛋糕的状态，并结合备选项可知，应是开心地拿苹果，happily符合语境。proudly骄傲地，nervously紧张地，curiously好奇地，均不符合句意。 【5题详解】 句意：我知道他开始忘事，但没想到他会忘记这件事。这是我们的专属传统。 根据后文“didn’t want this tradition to die”的直接呼应，并结合备选项可知，应是我们的传统，tradition符合语境。record记录，rule规则，interest兴趣，均不符合句意。 【6题详解】 句意：但我还是指导爷爷做蛋糕，因为我不想让这个传统消失。 根据“Can you teach me”和“didn’t want this tradition to die”可知，应是我指导爷爷做蛋糕，guided符合语境。served服务，followed跟随，protected保护，均不符合句意。 【7题详解】 句意：为了给家人带来一丝慰藉，我决定独自在家做苹果蛋糕。 根据“Grandpa was in hospital, and we’d have our family get together there”语境，并结合备选项可知，应是给家人带来慰藉，comfort符合语境。trust信任，company陪伴，respect尊重，均不符合句意。 【8题详解】 句意：但我全程都在自我怀疑。 根据后文“I was afraid the cake was going to taste terrible”的语境，并结合备选项可知，应是怀疑自己，doubting符合语境。completing完成，excusing原谅，thanking感谢均不符合句意。 【9题详解】 句意：在医院里，所有人都围在他身边，营造出了一些温暖。 根据家人陪伴爷爷的温馨场景，并结合备选项可知，应是营造出温暖，warmth符合语境。space空间，wealth财富，magic魔法，均不符合句意。 【10题详解】 句意：我感觉到我们共同的回忆一下子涌回到他心中。 根据“our shared moments flooding back to him”的语境，并结合备选项可知，应是共同的回忆，memories符合语境。dreams梦想，diaries日记，secrets秘密，均不符合句意。   二、阅读理解（本大题共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分） 请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A www.pearlrivercruise.com/info If you’re going to plant a tree, thank you! Adding even one new tree is good for our environment. But how do you plant the tree to make sure it grows? Read on for some tips. Before planting - Choose a healthy tree. The tree can grow naturally in your local climate, and you should plant it in the fall or early spring. - Choose an open, flat place away from buildings or power lines. - Make sure the tree gets no less than 6 hours of sunlight daily. How to plant Water the soil on the planting day before you dig the hole. Dig a hole of the width (宽度) 2-3 times the diameter (直径) of the root ball and the same depth (深度) as it. Put the root ball into the hole and fill in the hole with the soil. Water the tree deeply. 11. When is the best time to plant a tree? A. Autumn. B. Late spring. C. Early summer. D. Winter. 12. Which is the best place to plant a tree? A. ① B. ② C. ③ D. ④ 13. For a tree with a 6 cm root ball, how big is the hole you should dig? A. Width: 15 cm; Depth: 6 cm B. Width: 6 cm; Depth: 6 cm C. Width: 15 cm; Depth: 15 cm D. Width: 6 cm; Depth: 12 cm 14. What’s the writer’s main purpose in writing this passage? A. To explain why trees are important for the environment. B. To compare different types of trees for planting. C. To encourage people to plant more trees in their cities. D. To provide steps on how to plant a tree correctly. 15. Where can you find the article? A. From a letter. B. From a magazine. C. From a website. D. From a book. 【答案】11. A 12. C 13. A 14. D 15. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了如何正确种植一棵树，以确保它能够健康生长。 【11题详解】 第三段“The tree can grow naturally in your local climate, and you should plant it in the fall or early spring.”表明，秋天或早春适合种树，选项A与之对应。 【12题详解】 第四段“Choose an open, flat place away from buildings or power lines.”和第五段“Make sure the tree gets no less than 6 hours of sunlight daily.”表明，选项C“③”的位置符合文中描述场地选择。 【13题详解】 表格中第二行“Dig a hole of the width (宽度) 2-3 times the diameter (直径) of the root ball and the same depth (深度) as it.”表明，种树时所挖的坑宽度要为根球直径2-3倍、深度与根球相同。题目中根球为6cm，选项A符合语境。 【14题详解】 根据第一段“If you’re going to plant...on for some tips.”以及下文可知，本文主要介绍如何正确种植一棵树，选项D与之对应。 【15题详解】 根据小标题“www.pearlrivercruise.com/info”可知，本文的来源为网站，选项C与之对应。 B When a theatre puts on a show, someone has to make the stage look like a castle, or a forest, or a school. That person is the set designer. But before building the real set, they create a small model. Lizzie Bracken designed the set for a play called “You Think It’s Easy Being The Tooth Fairy (牙仙子)” at Lifeline Theater in Chicago. Ophelia: __▲__ Lizzie: I think almost every set designer in the world starts with a model. It’s a fast way to see what the set will look like. You can take apart (拆解) a model and put it back together and play with it and make sure everything works before you build the real one. I start with a lot of drawings. Once I can see what it looks like, I make a white model, no color, so we can see if all the pieces work. Then I add colors and decoration. Ophelia: What’s the model made of? Lizzie: Mainly foamcore (泡沫板). If I’m working on a set with lots of furniture, I’ll just buy models online from a dollhouse or model train company. I love model train stores. You can find some really great things there: trees, furniture and cool lighting. Then I slightly change them the way I want. Ophelia: The play is about a three-inch-tall tooth fairy. How did you make a grown-up actor look that tiny? Lizzie: Oh, we have lots of tricks! For example, the prop (道具) designer, Jenny Pinson, made some huge coins for the tooth fairy to collect. That made her look small. We also made a giant kid’s hand, about four feet long and a giant cat. Then the rest is left to audience’s (观众的) imaginations. Ophelia: What would you like to do next? Lizzie: Maybe Frankenstein…that would be so fun to work on. Ophelia: Thanks for talking with me! 16. What does Lizzie do? A. A set designer. B. A prop designer. C. An actor. D. A model. 17. How did Lizzie make the actor look so small? A. By playing tricks on the audience. B. By making stage props larger. C. By finding some shorter actors. D. By asking the audience to imagine. 18. Which of the following is the most suitable for __▲__? A. Why do you make models? B. Why do you become a set designer? C. How do you learn to make models? D. How do you take apart your models? 19. What is the right order of Lizzie’s making a model? ①make a white model ②color and decorate it ③draw a picture ④check all the pieces A. ①②③④ B. ③①④② C. ①③②④ D. ③①②④ 20. What can we learn from Lizzie’s words? A. She shows little interest in her work. B. She feels hopeful about her future. C. She wants to give up her job in the future. D. She feels tired about her present job. 【答案】16. A 17. B 18. A 19. B 20. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇访谈类说明文，Ophelia对舞台设计师Lizzie Bracken进行采访，介绍了舞台模型的制作流程、制作材料、让演员显小的道具设计技巧，以及Lizzie对未来工作的展望。 【16题详解】 第一段第2句指出“That person is the set designer.”，第二段第1句表明“Lizzie Bracken designed the set for a play called ‘You Think It’s Easy Being The Tooth Fairy (牙仙子)’ at Lifeline Theater in Chicago.”，直接说明Lizzie的职业是舞台设计师。 【17题详解】 第八段指出“Oh, we have lots of tricks! For example, the prop (道具) designer, Jenny Pinson, made some huge coins for the tooth fairy to collect. That made her look small. We also made a giant kid’s hand, about four feet long and a giant cat.”，说明通过制作更大的舞台道具让演员看起来更小。 【18题详解】 后文Lizzie的回答围绕模型展开，先说明“I think almost every set designer in the world starts with a model. It’s a fast way to see what the set will look like. You can take apart (拆解) a model and put it back together and play with it and make sure everything works before you build the real one.”，解释了制作模型的原因，随后介绍了模型的制作流程，因此最适合填入▲处的问题是“Why do you make models?”。 【19题详解】 第四段指出“I start with a lot of drawings. Once I can see what it looks like, I make a white model, no color, so we can see if all the pieces work. Then I add colors and decoration.”，按照制作顺序：先draw a picture，再make a white model，接着check all the pieces，最后color and decorate it，对应顺序③①④②。 【20题详解】 倒数第二段Lizzie提到“Maybe Frankenstein...that would be so fun to work on.”，表明她对未来的工作充满期待。 C The mystery (神秘的事) began as the twins looked around their new home—an old house with apple trees. What interested the twins most was the attic (阁楼). There they found a dirty old bottle. After cleaning it, a surprising note inside caught their attention. *By stones where shadows lie, close to where old leaves die.* *Not far below, under the earth, lies a treasure of secret worth.* *If you search and do not fear, the past will soon be clear.* *Near the bed where dragonflies fly, dig by the wettest place nearby.* “A treasure!” Anna said excitedly. “And these clues (线索)! Where old leaves die,” Sam read aloud. “It’s near those apple trees.” “Let’s get a shovel (铲子) and borrow a metal detector (金属探测器) to find the treasure.” With their parents’ help, Sam used the detector under the apple trees and found an old bottle cap. They also checked the stone wall but there was only a nail. All their early leads turned out to be wrong. That night, Anna kept thinking about “bed” in the note. She looked it up in the dictionary and suddenly, an idea clicked. The next morning, she led everyone into the woods where a stone wall ran by a stream. “Where’s the bed?” Sam asked. “Bed also means the bottom of a stream and that's where dragonflies lay their eggs.” Anna explained, sweeping the detector. Beeeeee. They dug carefully and found a lunch box. “Look at all these things.” They pulled out the treasures: a postcard, a music record, a silver half-dollar, and a baseball card. “It's a box from the past!” Sam shouted. “Look,1964 on the baseball card!” “But who buried (埋) it?” Anna wondered, holding up the postcard. On the back was another note: *The past is a mystery, the present a race, to find who I am, just find the place.* *Look where stories and words stay, or behind the doors where secrets hide away.* Anna laughed. “Here we go again-another mystery to solve!” 21. Why did someone leave the first note? A. To ask someone to help solve the mystery. B. To introduce the history of the old house. C. To lead people to find something valuable. D. To describe where dragonflies like to live. 22. How did Anna probably feel when “an idea clicked”? A. Hopeful and certain. B. Surprised but a little scared. C. Curious and interested. D. Excited but a little worried. 23. What does the “bed” in the note refer to (指)? A. The place where the twins sleep. B. The bottom of the stream. C. The apple tree roots. D. The attic floor. 24. What can we infer (推断) from the story? A. The twins knew there was a note in the attic. B. It was very easy for the twins to find the hidden treasure. C. It was certain that the twins knew who buried the box. D. There was no doubt that the twins would continue with the mystery. 25. What is the best title for this story? A. New Home B. Hidden Treasure C. Lovely Twins D. Mystery Bottle 【答案】21. C 22. A 23. B 24. D 25. B 【解析】 【导语】本文讲述了双胞胎在新家阁楼发现一个旧瓶子，里面有一张藏宝诗，他们通过解读线索最终找到一个装有旧物品的午餐盒，并在盒中发现了新的谜题。 【21题详解】 由诗中“lies a treasure of secret worth”以及Anna看到后兴奋地说“A treasure!”可知，留下第一张纸条是为了引导人们找到有价值的东西。 【22题详解】 由前文多次尝试失败后，“Anna kept thinking about ‘bed’... she looked it up in the dictionary and suddenly, an idea clicked”以及第二天她自信地带大家去溪边寻找可知，当想法“突然闪现”时，她充满希望且确信。 【23题详解】 由“Bed also means the bottom of a stream and that‘s where dragonflies lay their eggs”可知，诗中的“bed”指的是溪流的底部。 【24题详解】 由最后一段Anna说“Here we go again—another mystery to solve!”可知，她们毫无疑问会继续破解下一个谜题。 【25题详解】 全文围绕双胞胎寻找宝藏展开，从解读纸条线索到最终找到装有旧物品的午餐盒，故事的核心是“隐藏的宝藏”，因此最佳标题为“Hidden Treasure”。 三、信息还原（本大题共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 分） 阅读短文，从所给选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两个为多余选项。 Studies show that people now have more free time than ever before. Then why doesn’t it feel that way? These days, many of us spend lots of free time playing with our phones. ____26____ That’s the reason why we don’t feel fully relaxed. To help you feel relaxed and energetic, it is important to use your free time wisely. Here is how to do it. Set your goals. Instead of aimlessly drifting (漫无目的地度过) through your free time, think about what you really want to achieve. ____27____ Don’t worry about what you should do. Just think about what will bring you satisfaction. Get creative. When we watch TV or read, we are only taking things in. Try to be a producer for a change. Build a model ship, paint a landscape, or write a blog about your travels. You will use different parts of your brain and feel more energetic as a result. ____28____ Everyone has different interests, so don’t expect your friends to be into the same things as you. You can join us in a club and get to know people with the same interests as you. Guard your time. ____29____ Don’t check your mobile phone for messages; instead, turn it off. Otherwise, the line between your free time and everyday life will be unclear, and you won’t feel relaxed. Once you’re fully relaxed, you can think about what you’d like to improve in your life. Want to be stronger? Learn a skill? There are many groups and clubs that you can join to help you start a new life. ____30____ By making the most of your free time, you can lead a more balanced, fulfilling, and enjoyable life. A. Meet like-minded people. B. So just get out there and enjoy yourself! C. Don’t let anything else take up your free time. D. People aren’t allowed to spend a lot of time relaxing. E. Pictures and information keep getting into our minds. F. Reading is a good way to stay in touch with the world. G. Do you want to get fit, learn something new or just relax? 【答案】26. E 27. G 28. A 29. C 30. B 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了如何明智地利用空闲时间以感到放松和精力充沛，包括设定目标、发挥创意、结识志同道合的人以及守护自己的时间。 【26题详解】 前文提到许多人把大量空闲时间花在玩手机上，后文指出“这就是我们感觉不到完全放松的原因”，此处需要说明玩手机时信息不断进入大脑的状态。选项E“Pictures and information keep getting into our minds”点明图片和信息不断进入我们的脑海，与前后文形成因果关系。 【27题详解】 前文建议思考自己真正想要实现的目标，后文指出“不要担心你应该做什么”，此处需要以问句形式引导思考具体目标。选项G“Do you want to get fit, learn something new or just relax?”点明你是想健身、学新东西还是只是放松，与前后文衔接自然。 【28题详解】 本段建议不要期待朋友和你有相同兴趣，可以加入俱乐部结识志趣相投的人，此处需要概括本段主题作为小标题。选项A“Meet like-minded people”点明结识志同道合的人，作为本段小标题总领后文内容。 【29题详解】 本段主题为“守护你的时间”，后文建议不要查看手机消息而是关机，否则空闲时间与日常生活的界限会模糊，此处需要说明不要让其他事情占用空闲时间。选项C“Don’t let anything else take up your free time”点明不要让任何其他事情占用你的空闲时间，作为本段主题句总领后文。 【30题详解】 前文提到完全放松后可以思考想改善的方面，并指出有许多团体和俱乐部可以帮助开启新生活，后文总结充分利用空闲时间可以带来更平衡、充实和愉快的生活，此处需要鼓励读者走出去享受生活。选项B“So just get out there and enjoy yourself!”点明所以走出去享受吧，与前后文共同构成文章的结尾。 第II卷 非选择题 四、词汇运用 (本大题10分，每小题1分，共共10分) (A)根据句意和中文注释，写出所给单词的正确形式。 31. She had a chance to go ________ (国外) to experience different cultures. 【答案】abroad 【解析】 【详解】句意：她有机会出国体验不同的文化。根据汉语提示“国外”以及句子结构可知，此处需要一个副词来修饰动词“go”，表示“去国外”这一动作。“abroad”是副词，意为“在国外，到国外”，符合语境。故填abroad。 32. An inventor is always a ________ (先锋) in trying something new. 【答案】pioneer 【解析】 【详解】句意：发明家在尝试新事物时总是一名先锋。pioneer“先锋”，可数名词，由“a”可知，此处应用其单数形式。 33. Go ________ (径直) along the road, and you’ll find the ancient city wall in front of you. 【答案】straight 【解析】 【详解】句意：沿着这条路径直走，你会发现古老的城墙就在你面前。straight“径直”，作副词，用来修饰动词Go。 34. In the past, the buses were always ________ (拥挤的) during the morning rush hour. 【答案】crowded 【解析】 【详解】句意：过去，公交车在早高峰时段总是很拥挤。空格处在系动词were后，需用形容词作表语，说明主语的状态。“拥挤的”译为crowded，符合句意。 35. He asked us to write down our thoughts about the story before ________ (讨论) it. 【答案】discussing 【解析】 【详解】句意：他让我们在讨论这个故事之前写下对它的想法。“before”在这里是介词，介词后接动词时要使用动名词形式，“讨论”对应的动词是“discuss”，其动名词形式是“discussing”。 (B)根据句意，写出括号内所给单词的适当形式。 36. First, read the ________ (introduce) of the book. Then tell me your ideas about it. 【答案】introduction 【解析】 【详解】句意：首先，阅读这本书的介绍，然后告诉我你对它的看法。原句中定冠词the提示空格处需要填名词，括号内单词introduce是动词，意为 “介绍”，其对应的名词形式是introduction。 37. The ________ (Italy) football team played well in the World Cup. 【答案】Italian 【解析】 【详解】句意：意大利足球队在世界杯上表现出色。此处修饰名词短语football team，需使用形容词形式；Italy“意大利”，名词，其形容词形式是Italian，表示“意大利的”。 38. The view from the top of the mountain was ________ (true) amazing. 【答案】truly 【解析】 【详解】句意：从山顶看到的景色真是令人惊叹。true“真正的”，形容词，此处需用副词修饰形容词amazing，true去掉e再加ly可变为副词truly，意为“真正地”。故填truly。 39. The network allows users to share articles and photos, and to use a ________ (center) printer. 【答案】central 【解析】 【详解】句意：这个网络允许用户分享文章和照片，并且使用一台中心打印机。center“中心”，是名词。由名词“printer”可知，此处应用其形容词作定语，center的形容词为central“中心的，中央的”。 40. When you have the ________ (choose) of being right or being kind, choose kind. 【答案】choice 【解析】 【详解】句意：当你在正确和善良之间可以选择时，选择善良。choose意为“选择”，是动词。定冠词the后接名词choice。 五、动词填空 (本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分) 根据句意，用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。 41. Many doctors ________ (fly) to the poor area to help, and now the situation is getting better. 【答案】have flown 【解析】 【详解】句意：许多医生已经飞往贫困地区提供帮助，现在情况正在好转。根据“now the situation is getting better.”可知，此处应用现在完成时，其结构为“have/has+过去分词”。句子主语“Many doctors(许多医生)”是复数形式，因此助动词用have，动词“fly(飞)”的过去分词是flown。故填have flown。 42. DeepSeek managed ________ (beat) ChatGPT and topped the free charts of Apple’s App Store soon after it came into the market. 【答案】to beat 【解析】 【详解】句意：DeepSeek在进入市场后不久，就成功击败了ChatGPT，并登顶苹果应用商店的免费应用排行榜。根据空格前“managed”可知，此处考查固定搭配manage to do sth.“成功做某事”。应填to beat。 43. He ________ (lead) everyone to believe that his family was very wealthy. 【答案】led 【解析】 【详解】句意：他让每个人都相信他的家庭非常富有。根据从句中的谓语动词“was”可知，句子描述的是过去发生的事情，主句时态应保持一致，使用一般过去时。lead是动词，意为“引导；致使”，其过去式为led。故填led。 44. David feels very sorry because it’s the third time that he ________ (forget) to bring his homework. 【答案】has forgotten 【解析】 【详解】句意：大卫感到非常抱歉，因为这是他第三次忘记带作业了。句中“it’s the third time that...”为固定句型，该句型中that从句需用现在完成时，表示“这是第几次做某事”；主语he为第三人称单数，现在完成时结构为“has+过去分词”，forget的过去分词为forgotten。 45. Just ________ (click) on the icon and then you can enter the game. 【答案】click 【解析】 【详解】句意：只需点击图标，然后就可以进入游戏。根据分析句子和提示词可知，此处是祈使句，动词用原形。故填click。 46. —No one answered the telephone when I called you yesterday afternoon. —Oh, sorry, I ________ (write) some film reviews then. 【答案】was writing 【解析】 【详解】句意：——昨天下午我给你打电话时没人接。——哦，抱歉，我那时正在写一些影评。write意为“写”，是动词。根据问句中的“when I called you yesterday afternoon”可知，答句描述的是过去某一时刻正在进行的动作，应用过去进行时。主语I为第一人称，助动词用was，write的现在分词为writing。 47. The key to success ________ (lie) in a strong will and self-confidence. 【答案】lies 【解析】 【详解】句意：成功的关键在于坚强的意志和自信。空格处在句子中作谓语动词，且句子主要陈述客观事实，需用一般现在时。空格前“The key to success”为句子中主语，为第三人称单数，谓语动词也需用第三人称单数，应填lies。 48. The park is so beautiful that it is worth ________ (visit) many times. 【答案】visiting 【解析】 【详解】句意：这个公园太美了，值得多次参观。根据固定搭配“be worth doing sth”可知，该结构表示“值得做某事”，用主动形式表达被动含义，此处需要用动词visit的动名词形式。故填visiting。 49. You ________ (scare) your little sister if you jump out from the door suddenly. 【答案】will scare 【解析】 【详解】句意：如果你突然从门后跳出来，你会吓到你的小妹妹。if引导的条件状语从句，遵循“主将从现”原则，从句为一般现在时，主句需要使用一般将来时，一般将来时结构为will+动词原形，scare动词，意为“吓到”，故填will scare。 50. The leader together with his group members ________ (work) hard on the study project at the moment. 【答案】is working 【解析】 【详解】句意：这位领导和他的团队成员此刻正在努力研究这个研究项目。work“工作”是动词。由时间状语“at the moment”可知，句子时态为现在进行时，其谓语结构为“is/am/are+doing”。主语是The leader together with his group members，together with连接主语遵循“就远原则”，所以be动词用is，work的现在分词是在词尾加ing。 六、阅读表达（本大题共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 分） 阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题，每个题目的答案不超过10个单词。 Do you laugh every day? Most people do. Scientists say that people laugh about 17 times a day on average. That is lots of laughter (笑). In India, there are hundreds of laughter clubs. They aren’t a place for people to watch interesting shows. They’re a place for people to practice laughing. People get together every morning. First, they put their hands on their heads. Then they pretend (假装) to laugh. But after a short time, everyone is laughing naturally. They say they feel good after laughing together. Scientists believe that laughter is good for us. Why do they think so? For one thing, laughter is good exercise. When we laugh, we exercise many muscles (肌肉) in our body. Scientists say that one hundred laughs is the same as ten minutes of running. For another, when we laugh, we also breathe deeply. This helps us relax. That’s good for us, too. Why do we laugh? That’s a hard question to answer. We know that people laugh more often in a group. They don’t laugh very often when there is no one with them. Many scientists believe that we use laughter to connect with other people. Laughter helps us feel part of a group. Some people even say that laughter is the best medicine. If a man is ill, laughter can help him get well. What do you think? 51. How many times do scientists say people laugh a day on average? ________________________________________________________ 52. What do people do in India’s laughter clubs? ________________________________________________________ 53. Do people in India’s laughter clubs pretend to laugh at the start? ________________________________________________________ 54. Why is laughter good exercise? ________________________________________________________ 55. Do you agree that laughter is the best medicine? Why? ________________________________________________________ 【答案】51. About 17 times a day. 52. They practice laughing together. 53. Yes, they do. 54. It exercises many muscles. 55. Yes. Because it makes us relaxed. 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了笑的频率、印度笑声俱乐部的活动方式、笑声对健康的益处以及笑声在社交中的作用。 【51题详解】 第一段“Scientists say that people laugh about 17 times a day on average”介绍了科学家认为人们平均每天笑约17次。 【52题详解】 第二段“They’re a place for people to practice laughing”介绍了在印度的笑声俱乐部里人们练习笑。 【53题详解】 第二段“First, they put their hands on their heads. Then they pretend to laugh”介绍了开始时人们是假装笑。 【54题详解】 第三段“When we laugh, we exercise many muscles in our body”介绍了笑能锻炼身体的多块肌肉，因此是很好的运动。 【55题详解】 本题是开放性试题，答案不唯一。可结合文中信息 (如笑能帮助放松等) 或个人体验作答，言之成理即可。 七、书面表达（本大题20分） 56. 古人云：“读万卷书，行万里路。”阅读和旅行都是学习和成长的重要方式。请以Reading and travelling: paths to growth （阅读与旅行：成长之路）为题，写一篇短文，谈谈你对“读万卷书”和“行万里路”的理解。 要点： 1.你的阅读习惯（阅读时间、书籍类型、阅读感悟）； 2.记忆深刻的一次旅行（时间、地点、活动、意义）； 3.结合两者，谈谈你的看法。 注意事项： 1.词数80—100，已给出的文字不计入总词数； 2.必须包含给出的要点，可适当发挥； 3.文中不得出现真实的校名、人名等信息。 Reading and travelling: paths to growth Just as the saying goes, “Read ten thousand books and travel ten thousand miles.” _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】例文 Reading and travelling: paths to growth Just as the saying goes, “Read ten thousand books and travel ten thousand miles.” I enjoy reading before sleep. Storybooks and science books are my favorites. They open my eyes to different worlds and ideas. Last summer, I travelled to Beijing with my family. We visited the Great Wall. Climbing it was tiring but amazing. Seeing it in real life made the history I read in books come alive. It was an unforgettable experience. I think both reading and travelling are important for growth. Reading gives us knowledge, and travelling helps us experience the world. Together, they help us develop in many ways. 【解析】 【详解】[总体分析] ①题材：本文是一篇材料作文； ②时态：主要为“一般现在时”和“一般过去时”； ③提示：写作提示已给出，考生应注意结合具体语境使用正确的时态，适当发挥，使上下文连贯。 [写作步骤] 第一步，介绍你的阅读习惯； 第二步，描写记忆深刻的一次旅行； 第三步，结合两者，谈谈你的看法。 [亮点词汇] ①amazing令人惊叹的 ②unforgettable难忘的 ③develop发展 [高分句型] ①I think both reading and travelling are important for growth.（省略that的宾语从句） 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 江阴初级中学2025-2026八下期中考试 英语模拟试卷 第I卷 选择题 一、完形填空（本大题共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分） 请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 The New Year party was usually held at my aunt’s house and my favourite part was the apple cake. At the age of 11, when I first found out that my grandfather, who was never in the kitchen, was the master behind it, I was greatly ____1____. And I thought that this was the perfect chance to get the recipe (制作方法), and that I could actually have time to ____2____ with him. Since then, I would go to my aunt’s ____3____ on the morning of New Year’s Day, and we’d make the cake together happily. I was amazed that Grandpa could peel an apple in one strip. And we’d mix everything and put it into the oven. Once the cake was done, the house would immediately smell like apples. But as I got older, so did Grandpa. One New Year’s Day, as I was taking out the apples from the shopping bag ____4____ as usual, he looked at me and said, “Sophia, what are you doing?” I was shocked. I knew that he was beginning to forget things, but I didn’t think he would forget this. It was our ____5____. It was our time of bonding (联络感情). My heart ached. “We’re making the apple cake. You know, we always make a cake on New Year’s Day.” And he said, “Apple cake? Can you teach me?” Now, I was terrified (很害怕的). Still, I ____6____ Grandpa in making the cake because I didn’t want this tradition to die. But the whole time it just didn’t feel the same. Fast-forward to this New Year, Grandpa was in hospital, and we’d have our family get together there. To bring a bit of ____7____ to the family, I decided to make the apple cake at home by myself. But I was ____8____ myself the whole time. I was afraid the cake was going to taste terrible because it didn’t have Grandpa’s touch. At the hospital, everyone was surrounding (围绕) him, creating some ____9____. Grandpa looked down at the cake, and then looked back up at me and smiled. And I felt ____10____ of our shared moments flooding back to him. Even though he was in hospital, it felt like we had made the cake together. 1. A. surprised B. worried C. scared D. satisfied 2. A. compare B. connect C. study D. describe 3. A. politely B. lonely C. early D. quietly 4. A. happily B. proudly C. nervously D. curiously 5. A. record B. rule C. interest D. tradition 6. A. served B. guided C. followed D. protected 7. A. trust B. company C. respect D. comfort 8. A. completing B. excusing C. doubting D. thanking 9. A. space B. wealth C. magic D. warmth 10. A. memories B. dreams C. diaries D. secrets 二、阅读理解（本大题共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分） 请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A www.pearlrivercruise.com/info If you’re going to plant a tree, thank you! Adding even one new tree is good for our environment. But how do you plant the tree to make sure it grows? Read on for some tips. Before planting - Choose a healthy tree. The tree can grow naturally in your local climate, and you should plant it in the fall or early spring. - Choose an open, flat place away from buildings or power lines. - Make sure the tree gets no less than 6 hours of sunlight daily. How to plant Water the soil on the planting day before you dig the hole. Dig a hole of the width (宽度) 2-3 times the diameter (直径) of the root ball and the same depth (深度) as it. Put the root ball into the hole and fill in the hole with the soil. Water the tree deeply. 11. When is the best time to plant a tree? A. Autumn. B. Late spring. C. Early summer. D. Winter. 12. Which is the best place to plant a tree? A. ① B. ② C. ③ D. ④ 13. For a tree with a 6 cm root ball, how big is the hole you should dig? A. Width: 15 cm; Depth: 6 cm B. Width: 6 cm; Depth: 6 cm C. Width: 15 cm; Depth: 15 cm D. Width: 6 cm; Depth: 12 cm 14. What’s the writer’s main purpose in writing this passage? A. To explain why trees are important for the environment. B. To compare different types of trees for planting. C. To encourage people to plant more trees in their cities. D. To provide steps on how to plant a tree correctly. 15. Where can you find the article? A. From a letter. B. From a magazine. C. From a website. D. From a book. B When a theatre puts on a show, someone has to make the stage look like a castle, or a forest, or a school. That person is the set designer. But before building the real set, they create a small model. Lizzie Bracken designed the set for a play called “You Think It’s Easy Being The Tooth Fairy (牙仙子)” at Lifeline Theater in Chicago. Ophelia: __▲__ Lizzie: I think almost every set designer in the world starts with a model. It’s a fast way to see what the set will look like. You can take apart (拆解) a model and put it back together and play with it and make sure everything works before you build the real one. I start with a lot of drawings. Once I can see what it looks like, I make a white model, no color, so we can see if all the pieces work. Then I add colors and decoration. Ophelia: What’s the model made of? Lizzie: Mainly foamcore (泡沫板). If I’m working on a set with lots of furniture, I’ll just buy models online from a dollhouse or model train company. I love model train stores. You can find some really great things there: trees, furniture and cool lighting. Then I slightly change them the way I want. Ophelia: The play is about a three-inch-tall tooth fairy. How did you make a grown-up actor look that tiny? Lizzie: Oh, we have lots of tricks! For example, the prop (道具) designer, Jenny Pinson, made some huge coins for the tooth fairy to collect. That made her look small. We also made a giant kid’s hand, about four feet long and a giant cat. Then the rest is left to audience’s (观众的) imaginations. Ophelia: What would you like to do next? Lizzie: Maybe Frankenstein…that would be so fun to work on. Ophelia: Thanks for talking with me! 16. What does Lizzie do? A. A set designer. B. A prop designer. C. An actor. D. A model. 17. How did Lizzie make the actor look so small? A. By playing tricks on the audience. B. By making stage props larger. C. By finding some shorter actors. D. By asking the audience to imagine. 18. Which of the following is the most suitable for __▲__? A. Why do you make models? B. Why do you become a set designer? C. How do you learn to make models? D. How do you take apart your models? 19. What is the right order of Lizzie’s making a model? ①make a white model ②color and decorate it ③draw a picture ④check all the pieces A. ①②③④ B. ③①④② C. ①③②④ D. ③①②④ 20. What can we learn from Lizzie’s words? A. She shows little interest in her work. B. She feels hopeful about her future. C. She wants to give up her job in the future. D. She feels tired about her present job. C The mystery (神秘的事) began as the twins looked around their new home—an old house with apple trees. What interested the twins most was the attic (阁楼). There they found a dirty old bottle. After cleaning it, a surprising note inside caught their attention. *By stones where shadows lie, close to where old leaves die.* *Not far below, under the earth, lies a treasure of secret worth.* *If you search and do not fear, the past will soon be clear.* *Near the bed where dragonflies fly, dig by the wettest place nearby.* “A treasure!” Anna said excitedly. “And these clues (线索)! Where old leaves die,” Sam read aloud. “It’s near those apple trees.” “Let’s get a shovel (铲子) and borrow a metal detector (金属探测器) to find the treasure.” With their parents’ help, Sam used the detector under the apple trees and found an old bottle cap. They also checked the stone wall but there was only a nail. All their early leads turned out to be wrong. That night, Anna kept thinking about “bed” in the note. She looked it up in the dictionary and suddenly, an idea clicked. The next morning, she led everyone into the woods where a stone wall ran by a stream. “Where’s the bed?” Sam asked. “Bed also means the bottom of a stream and that's where dragonflies lay their eggs.” Anna explained, sweeping the detector. Beeeeee. They dug carefully and found a lunch box. “Look at all these things.” They pulled out the treasures: a postcard, a music record, a silver half-dollar, and a baseball card. “It's a box from the past!” Sam shouted. “Look,1964 on the baseball card!” “But who buried (埋) it?” Anna wondered, holding up the postcard. On the back was another note: *The past is a mystery, the present a race, to find who I am, just find the place.* *Look where stories and words stay, or behind the doors where secrets hide away.* Anna laughed. “Here we go again-another mystery to solve!” 21. Why did someone leave the first note? A. To ask someone to help solve the mystery. B. To introduce the history of the old house. C. To lead people to find something valuable. D. To describe where dragonflies like to live. 22. How did Anna probably feel when “an idea clicked”? A. Hopeful and certain. B. Surprised but a little scared. C. Curious and interested. D. Excited but a little worried. 23. What does the “bed” in the note refer to (指)? A. The place where the twins sleep. B. The bottom of the stream. C. The apple tree roots. D. The attic floor. 24. What can we infer (推断) from the story? A. The twins knew there was a note in the attic. B. It was very easy for the twins to find the hidden treasure. C. It was certain that the twins knew who buried the box. D. There was no doubt that the twins would continue with the mystery. 25. What is the best title for this story? A. New Home B. Hidden Treasure C. Lovely Twins D. Mystery Bottle 三、信息还原（本大题共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 分） 阅读短文，从所给选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两个为多余选项。 Studies show that people now have more free time than ever before. Then why doesn’t it feel that way? These days, many of us spend lots of free time playing with our phones. ____26____ That’s the reason why we don’t feel fully relaxed. To help you feel relaxed and energetic, it is important to use your free time wisely. Here is how to do it. Set your goals. Instead of aimlessly drifting (漫无目的地度过) through your free time, think about what you really want to achieve. ____27____ Don’t worry about what you should do. Just think about what will bring you satisfaction. Get creative. When we watch TV or read, we are only taking things in. Try to be a producer for a change. Build a model ship, paint a landscape, or write a blog about your travels. You will use different parts of your brain and feel more energetic as a result. ____28____ Everyone has different interests, so don’t expect your friends to be into the same things as you. You can join us in a club and get to know people with the same interests as you. Guard your time. ____29____ Don’t check your mobile phone for messages; instead, turn it off. Otherwise, the line between your free time and everyday life will be unclear, and you won’t feel relaxed. Once you’re fully relaxed, you can think about what you’d like to improve in your life. Want to be stronger? Learn a skill? There are many groups and clubs that you can join to help you start a new life. ____30____ By making the most of your free time, you can lead a more balanced, fulfilling, and enjoyable life. A. Meet like-minded people. B. So just get out there and enjoy yourself! C. Don’t let anything else take up your free time. D. People aren’t allowed to spend a lot of time relaxing. E. Pictures and information keep getting into our minds. F. Reading is a good way to stay in touch with the world. G. Do you want to get fit, learn something new or just relax? 第II卷 非选择题 四、词汇运用 (本大题10分，每小题1分，共共10分) (A)根据句意和中文注释，写出所给单词的正确形式。 31. She had a chance to go ________ (国外) to experience different cultures. 32. An inventor is always a ________ (先锋) in trying something new. 33. Go ________ (径直) along the road, and you’ll find the ancient city wall in front of you. 34. In the past, the buses were always ________ (拥挤的) during the morning rush hour. 35. He asked us to write down our thoughts about the story before ________ (讨论) it. (B)根据句意，写出括号内所给单词的适当形式。 36. First, read the ________ (introduce) of the book. Then tell me your ideas about it. 37. The ________ (Italy) football team played well in the World Cup. 38. The view from the top of the mountain was ________ (true) amazing. 39. The network allows users to share articles and photos, and to use a ________ (center) printer. 40. When you have the ________ (choose) of being right or being kind, choose kind. 五、动词填空 (本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分) 根据句意，用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。 41. Many doctors ________ (fly) to the poor area to help, and now the situation is getting better. 42. DeepSeek managed ________ (beat) ChatGPT and topped the free charts of Apple’s App Store soon after it came into the market. 43. He ________ (lead) everyone to believe that his family was very wealthy. 44. David feels very sorry because it’s the third time that he ________ (forget) to bring his homework. 45. Just ________ (click) on the icon and then you can enter the game. 46. —No one answered the telephone when I called you yesterday afternoon. —Oh, sorry, I ________ (write) some film reviews then. 47. The key to success ________ (lie) in a strong will and self-confidence. 48. The park is so beautiful that it is worth ________ (visit) many times. 49. You ________ (scare) your little sister if you jump out from the door suddenly. 50. The leader together with his group members ________ (work) hard on the study project at the moment. 六、阅读表达（本大题共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 分） 阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题，每个题目的答案不超过10个单词。 Do you laugh every day? Most people do. Scientists say that people laugh about 17 times a day on average. That is lots of laughter (笑). In India, there are hundreds of laughter clubs. They aren’t a place for people to watch interesting shows. They’re a place for people to practice laughing. People get together every morning. First, they put their hands on their heads. Then they pretend (假装) to laugh. But after a short time, everyone is laughing naturally. They say they feel good after laughing together. Scientists believe that laughter is good for us. Why do they think so? For one thing, laughter is good exercise. When we laugh, we exercise many muscles (肌肉) in our body. Scientists say that one hundred laughs is the same as ten minutes of running. For another, when we laugh, we also breathe deeply. This helps us relax. That’s good for us, too. Why do we laugh? That’s a hard question to answer. We know that people laugh more often in a group. They don’t laugh very often when there is no one with them. Many scientists believe that we use laughter to connect with other people. Laughter helps us feel part of a group. Some people even say that laughter is the best medicine. If a man is ill, laughter can help him get well. What do you think? 51. How many times do scientists say people laugh a day on average? ________________________________________________________ 52. What do people do in India’s laughter clubs? ________________________________________________________ 53. Do people in India’s laughter clubs pretend to laugh at the start? ________________________________________________________ 54. Why is laughter good exercise? ________________________________________________________ 55. Do you agree that laughter is the best medicine? Why? ________________________________________________________ 七、书面表达（本大题20分） 56. 古人云：“读万卷书，行万里路。”阅读和旅行都是学习和成长的重要方式。请以Reading and travelling: paths to growth （阅读与旅行：成长之路）为题，写一篇短文，谈谈你对“读万卷书”和“行万里路”的理解。 要点： 1.你的阅读习惯（阅读时间、书籍类型、阅读感悟）； 2.记忆深刻的一次旅行（时间、地点、活动、意义）； 3.结合两者，谈谈你的看法。 注意事项： 1.词数80—100，已给出的文字不计入总词数； 2.必须包含给出的要点，可适当发挥； 3.文中不得出现真实的校名、人名等信息。 Reading and travelling: paths to growth Just as the saying goes, “Read ten thousand books and travel ten thousand miles.” _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $