上海市世外中学2025-2026学年八年级第二学期英语期中试卷（五四学制上海专用）

**基本信息** 2026年世外8年级第二学期英语期中试卷（五四学制上海专用），以AI技术、文化遗产、健康研究等真实情境为载体，融合语言能力与思维品质考查，适配期中阶段性评估需求。 **题型特征** |题型|题量/分值|知识覆盖|命题特色| |----|-----------|----------|----------| |听力|15分|细节捕捉、信息转述|对话涉及AI找稀有鸟类，独白探讨现金支付利弊，情境具科技与生活关联性| |词汇语法|35分|时态、词性转换、介词运用|完形填空以《蒙娜丽莎》失窃、深海蜗牛鱼为素材，语法题结合文化与科学场景| |阅读|35分|细节理解、推理判断|含DeepSeek AI应用、步行与糖尿病研究等文本，任务型阅读需分析60岁大学生案例| |写作|15分|议论文表达|以“金钱奖励成绩”为话题，考查观点组织与逻辑表达能力|

2026年世外8年级第二学期英语期中试卷 （五四学制上海专用） （时间：90分钟 满分：100分） 注意：答题时，考生务必按答题要求在答题纸规定位置作答，在本试卷上答题无效 Part 1 Listening（第一部分 听力）（共15分） A. Listen to the dialog and choose the best answer to the question you hear.（根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案。）（5分） 1. A. 30 dollars. B. 40 dollars. C. 60 dollars. 2. A. The power company. B. The network. C. The decoration work. 3. A. Picasso. B. Da Vinci. C. Seurat. 4. A. From an online shop. B. From a shopping mall. C. From a second-hand shop. 5. A. Husband and wife. B. Doctor and patient. C. Boss and secretary. B. Listen to the recording and choose the best answer.（根据你听到的录音，选择最恰当的答案。）（5分） 6. How many reasons are mentioned for carrying cash? A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. 7. What seems real according to the speaker? A. Spending a lot of expenses online. B. Taking out the cash he can afford. C. Paying with a card or phone. 8. Why can some information be sold through digital payment? A. For after-sale services. B. For keeping records. C. For making profits. 9. Which of the country did NOT experience the payment accidents last year? A. Thailand. B. France. C. Italy. 10. How can people feel when the digital networks fail during a purchase? A. Stressful. B. Uncool. C. Secure. C. Listen to the conversation and fill in the missing information.（听对话，在空格内填入所听到的单词，每空不超过三个词）（5分） Situation: Two friends are talking about how AI helps find a rare bird in Australia. The rare birds used to be common in ______ 11. However, with farms and cities taking their homes, the number of them are reduced. The ______ 12. In order to protect the endangered birds, thirty-five recording devices are ______ 13. to catch their tiny, strange “Ooom” sounds. With the help of AI technology, scientists later confirmed ______ 14. of them. The bird is newly found west of Melbourne. Both scientists and landowners are ______ 15. to protect these birds and their grasslands. Part 2 Vocabulary and Grammar（第二部分 词汇和语法）（共35分） I. Choose the best answer.（选择最恰当的答案。）（10分） (A) A thief walked into the Louvre in Paris and walked out with Mona Lisa after little preparation. He chose the painting simply because it was small, measuring just 53 by 77 centimeters. The theft took place on August 21, 1911, a day when the Louvre was closed. The next day, the Mona Lisa was ___16___. Today, the Mona Lisa is considered the world’s ___17___ painting, but back then, it wasn’t. It was the crime that made it famous. ___18___ the theft, many visitors to the Louvre hardly noticed it. After all, there were too many masterpieces to see at the museum. After the theft received international media coverage, the Mona Lisa gained ___19___ unique kind of fame. Crowds even came just to stare at the empty space where the painting had hung. After the thief was caught, he explained that he had taken the Mona Lisa because he thought it had been stolen from Italy by Napoleon. He wanted to “bring her home.” He was wrong. The painting had been bought by King Francis I ___20___ the 16th century. 16. A. miss B. to miss C. missed D. missing 17. A. famous B. more famous C. most famous D. the most famous 18. A. Before B. After C. During D. Since 19. A. a B. an C. the D. / 20. A. at B. in C. of D. for (B) Scientists in California have discovered a new kind of snailfish. It lives more than 3 kilometers under the Pacific Ocean. But if you were imagining a large, ___21___ creature, you’d be wrong. One researcher even called it “adorable”. These snailfish are strange little creatures. They have big heads and jelly-like bodies. There are no scales on their loose skin. Many have a special disc on their bellies. It lets them ___22___ onto the sea floor, or even catch a ride on an animal like a crab. Some snailfish live in shallow areas of the ocean. They curl up on rocks like a snail. ___23___ live in the deep ocean. To explore the deep sea, scientists ___24___ a small submarine and a robot. The robot’s cameras spotted a pink snailfish about the size a deck of cards. The team also found two other unusual snailfish. One was very black and the other was long and thin. One scientist said, “Studying these tiny deep-sea fish shows how ___25___ we know about the ocean. These snailfishes are a reminder of the power of curiosity and exploration.” 21. A. scare B. scared C. scary D. scaring 22. A. grab B. to grab C. grabbing D. grabbed 23. A. Other B. Others C. The others D. Another 24. A. used B. were using C. had used D. will use 25. A. few B. few C. a little D. little II. Complete the following passage with the proper words in the box. Each can only be used once.（将下列单词填入空格，每个单词限填一次。）（5分） A. harmony B. naturally C. materials D. expectation E. below F. totally The history of the Chand Baori (阶梯井) goes back a long way. This famous stepwell, located in the Indian state of Rajasthan, was constructed during the 8th-9th centuries, possibly even earlier. It is said the stepwell was completed ___26___ by supernatural forces, by ghosts within a single night. The stepwell shows extraordinary creativity in its design. Over 13 floors on the three sides and a total of 35,000 steps lead to the water level at a depth of about 20 meters. The visual ___27___ has attracted visitors for centuries. The fourth side features a three-storey pavilion with galleries supported by columns and two balconies. It was constructed from local ___28___ that can last for a long time. This area was likely reserved for the royal family to watch the community ___29___. The Chand Baori served many important functions beyond water storage. It provided reliable water access throughout the year while offering the local people a ___30___ cooler place when summer temperatures rose above 40 degrees Celsius. III. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms.（用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子。每空限填一词。）（6分） Alex is only five years old, yet he has become the youngest ___31___ (music) ever to perform at New York City’s Carnegie Hall. Recently, he performed at the NY Classical Debut Awards Gala Concert. The event brings together young music lovers from many countries. On the day of the concert, Alec wore a black-and-white suit and walked onto the stage with ___32___ (confident). His parents watched proudly as he played two pieces perfectly. “I was so ___33___ (excite),” Alec said after the show. Alex began loving the piano when he was very small. His parents remember him pressing the keys, making sounds, and always smiling. By the age of four, he could already play works by famous ___34___ (compose) like Bach and Beethoven. He also has perfect pitch. This is a rare skill found in about one in 100,000 people. It allows him to identify any note just by hearing it. Even at his age, Alec has already won awards in international competitions. His performance at Carnegie Hall is ___35___ (complete) a success. It proves that hard work and talent can ___36___ (achievement) amazing things. IV. Translate the following sentences into English.（翻译下列句子。）（6分） 37. 这个科学家偶然发明了一种救命的药，它改变了医学的进程。 _______________________________________________________________________________ 38. 总之，我们的社会依赖于用商品和服务来换取金钱。 _______________________________________________________________________________ 39. 通过设定一些规则和期望，父母们能帮助我们学习如何预算和理财。 _______________________________________________________________________________ V. Complete the following dialog as required.（根据要求补全对话，每空限填一句。）（8分） Lisa: Hi, Mike. What are you reading now? Mike: It’s a Chinese cartoon book created by Feng Zikai. Lisa: Mr Feng is the father of Chinese cartoons. ___40___ a simple drawing?（一般疑问句提问） Mike: Yes, I’ve found something deep inside each drawing. It’s really magic. Can you tell me more about the great artist? Lisa: OK. Feng loved art from a young age and was known as the “Little Artist” in his town in Zhejiang Province. Mike: ___41___?（询问谁在学校教他） Lisa: A teacher named Li Shutong. Mr Li asked him to sketch from real life, not just to trace pictures. Teacher Li’s idea that a good artist needs both skill and good character deeply influenced Feng Zikai’s art. Mike: ___42___ to have such a good teacher!（感叹多么幸运） Lisa: Yes. He studied Japanese and European art. Back in China, he did a lot of ink paintings with fresh ideas. Mike: His works must be popular at that time, right? Lisa: ___43___.（表述完全赞同） B. Choose the best answer based on the article. (5分) The popularity of walking 10,000 steps a day means that many of us have believed the message: walking is beneficial for overall health. This low-impact activity, requiring no special equipment beyond a pair of sports shoes, improves heart health, lung capacity and weight management. It helps prevent several age-related diseases, including type 2 diabetes. In 2023, the British Journal of Sports Medicine published the results of a data analysis of ten different studies that investigated the impact of walking speed on the risk of type 2 diabetes. This study had a survey of over 500,000 people in the US, Japan, and the UK. It showed that both “fairly brisk walking” and “striding walking” were linked with a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes, independent of the time spent walking. As time did not show up as a significant factor, the researchers suggest that encouraging people to walk at faster speeds could enhance the health benefits of walking, beyond simply increasing total walking time or hitting a specific step count. See the relationships between walking speed and the reduction of type 2 diabetes risk: - Average pace 3-5 km/h: 15 percent reduction in risk - Fairly brisk pace 5-6.5 km/h: 24 percent reduction in risk - Just below jogging pace 6.5 km/h: 39 percent reduction in risk The time spent walking was not a decisive factor. Instead, each increase in speed of one kilometre per hour is related with a nine percent reduction in risk. Speeds over 4 km/h were connected with a lower risk of the disease. 49. The study shows ______ is good for preventing type 2 diabetes. A. running B. jogging C. swimming D. walking 50. People from the following countries took part in the 2023 survey EXCEPT ______. A. the US B. Africa C. Japan D. the UK 51. The pace ______ may have the lowest percent reduction in risk of type 2 diabetes. A. 4 km/h B. 5.5 km/h C. 6.5 km/h D. 7 km/h 52. The suggestion based on the study will possibly be, “______.” A. You’d better do the exercise using specialized equipment B. You’d better spend more time doing the exercise C. You’d better take more steps when doing the exercise D. You’d better do the exercise at faster speeds 53. The passage above is a ______. A. science report B. science fiction C. news report D. sports news C. Choose the best and complete the passage. (12分) DeepSeek is China’s new AI star, and it has become an influential AI model. DeepSeek-R1 performs well in tasks such as natural language reasoning, matching the performance of ___54___ models from major companies like OpenAI. But it’s much cheaper and uses much less computing power. Here are some terms about DeepSeek in daily life. 1. DeepSeek moment People are using the term “DeepSeek moment” (DS) to talk about big, quick changes. For example, Investing.com used it for China’s fast development in solid-state batteries. A businessman said China’s chip technology is also growing ___55___ and might have a “DeepSeek moment” in 2026 or 2027. 2. Teacher D People call DeepSeek “Teacher D” on the internet. They say things like, “Can Teacher D ___56___ a draft for me?” or “Let Teacher D fix the report,” or “Teacher D worked some magic for me again.” This nickname is popular ___57___ the AI model is really good at many tasks. Some roles DeepSeek has played throughout 2025 - Art reviewer China.com Shandong launched a section called “DeepSeek Art Talks”. It is to bring a new understanding about the traditional art world. - ___58___ At the 2025 Quanzhou Lantern Festival, DeepSeek took about five seconds to finish a news article. The piece also included three lantern poems. - Exhibit guide In an exhibition hall in Shannxi, a DeepSeek eco-science “digital guide” can chat and interact with visitors, and offer personalized science content based on their ___59___. - Competitive mathematician DeepSeek’s model, DeepSeekMath-V2, achieved a gold medal-level performance at the 2025 International Mathematical Olympiad. 54. A. spare B. leading C. ancient D. responsible 55. A. quickly B. independently C. peacefully D. quietly 56. A. copy B. print C. write D. imagine 57. A. because B. if C. so D. until 58. A. detective B. doctor C. engineer D. journalist 59. A. positions B. interests C. memberships D. budgets D. Read the passage and complete the tasks. (13分) When Martine decided to go to university at the age of 60, she asked her son Cedric for his thoughts. The 21-year-old son was already a student at the University of Geneva and Martine was about to get a degree in psychology there. “Would it bother you?” she asked. “No problem,” Cedric replied. After Martine started, Cedric told her how impressed his friends were with what she was doing. Cedric turned out to be a huge support, calming his mother’s nerves before exams and correcting a research project for the master’s she continued to complete. At last Martine passed her first bachelor’s degree with good score. Martine got on well with the other students, even though she was the oldest in her classes. She was surprised when a teacher said hello to her on a train. When Martine asked her fellow students how the professor could possibly have recognized her, they laughed and pointed at her white hair. Martine worked as a nurse and then a social worker before marriage. Her interest in psychology was first developed in 1994 when she set up a charity with her mother to help children who had difficulty in learning. Then, while studying for her master’s degree 25 years later, she discovered a therapy that uses different ways to deal with negative thought patterns. When Martine finished her master’s in 2021, at 64, she opened her own psychology practice using the therapy to help young people improve their capacity to learn and people of all ages to manage stress and worries. When she sees how well her patients respond, she feels a great sense of achievement. One high school student told Martine how, thanks to her improved concentration, her grades had rocketed. “I’ve always felt the need to help others,” says Martine, now 67. Task 1: Answer the questions. 60. What subject did Martine learn when she was at the University of Geneva? _______________________________________________________________________________61. Martine felt nervous before exams during her study in university, didn’t she? _______________________________________________________________________________62. How did Cedric support his mum during her study in university? _______________________________________________________________________________63. How old was Martine when she finished her master’s? _______________________________________________________________________________64. Who’s Martine been helping in her work since 2021? She’s been helping those who have difficulty in ______ and problem in ______. Task 2: 65. Give another example in your life to show an old man or woman with a great sense of achievement. (about 30 words) _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ VII. Writing. (15分) 66. Write an English composition in at least 60 words according to the given instructions. Should parents reward us with money for getting good grades? （注意：文中不得出现任何真实人名、校名及其他相关信息，否则不予评分。） 答案 Part 1 Listening（听力部分，无录音原文，仅提供常见逻辑推测答案） 1. B（示例） 2. C 3. C 4. C 5. B 6. B 7. B 8. C 9. B（示例） 10. A 11. Australia / southeastern Australia 12. population 13. set up / placed 14. seven pairs 15. working together Part 2 Vocabulary and Grammar I. 16. C 17. D 18. A 19. A 20. B 21. C 22. A 23. B 24. A 25. D II. 26. B (naturally) 27. D (expectation) 28. C (materials) 29. A (harmony) 30. E (below) III. 31. musician 32. confidence 33. excited 34. composers 35. completely 36. achieve IV. 37. The scientist invented a life-saving medicine by accident, which changed the course of medicine. 38. In conclusion, our society depends on exchanging goods and services for money. 39. By setting some rules and expectations, parents can help us learn how to budget and manage money. V. 40. Do you find something deep inside 41. Who taught him at school 42. How lucky he was 43. Exactly / Yes, absolutely / That’s right B. 49-53: D B A D A C. 54-59: B A C A D B D. 60. Psychology. 61. Yes, she did. 62. He calmed her nerves before exams and corrected a research project for her master’s. 63. 64 years old. 64. learning; managing stress and worries 65. (开放题，示例) My grandfather learned to use a smartphone at 70 and now teaches other seniors. He feels very proud and helpful. 参考范文： Should parents reward us with money for getting good grades? In my opinion, parents should not reward us with money for getting good grades. Learning itself is a student’s main duty, and good grades are the results of our own hard work. If parents pay us for high scores, we may study only for money instead of real knowledge. This might reduce our inner interest in learning. However, parents can praise us or give small non‑money gifts, like a book or a trip to the park. In this way, we will learn that studying is for our future, not for money. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $