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宜春八中2025~2026学年第二学期期中考试 八年级英语试卷 说明： 1.全卷满分100分，考试时间为100分钟。 2.请按试题序号在答题卡相应位置作答，答在试题卷或其它位置无效。 一、听力测试（本大题共15小题，每小题1分，共15分） A）请听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。听完每段对话后，你都将有10秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话读两遍。 1. Who is good at playing Tai Chi? 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. Steve. B. Steve’s grandpa. C. Steve’s grandma. 【答案】B 【解析】 【原文】A: Are you good at playing Tai Chi, Steve? B: No, I’m not, but my grandfather does it well. 2. How long does Lisa have a terrible cold? 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. For one day. B. For two days. C. For three days. 【答案】B 【解析】 【原文】A: Hey, Lisa, what’s wrong with you? B: I have a terrible cold. I cough day and night. A: How long have you been like this? B: For two days. 3. When does Lisa go to bed? 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. At 9:30. B. At 10:00. C. At 10:30. 【答案】A 【解析】 【原文】A: I usually go to bed at ten. When do you go to bed, Lisa? B: I go to bed half an hour earlier than you. I need enough sleep to stay healthy. 4. What will the boy do this weekend? 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. Play soccer. B. Practise passing the ball. C. Have a team party. 【答案】C 【解析】 【原文】A: Alice, our team lost the soccer game and everyone is sad. B: Think about all the good plays you made. You worked really hard and that’s what matters. A: You’re right. Maybe we can have a team party this weekend. It will make us feel better. B: Great idea. 5. What does the woman mean? 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. Zhangjiajie is so beautiful. B. Zhangjiajie is not beautiful as she imagines. C. She doesn’t understand the beauty of Zhangjiajie. 【答案】A 【解析】 【原文】A: Why do you like to travel? B: Traveling allows me to learn so much. I can explore new places and experience different cultures. A: What place would you like to visit? B: Zhangjiajie. It has tall mountains and amazing views. I can’t find the words to describe its beauty. B）请听下面两段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟，听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。 请听对话，回答小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 6. What famous river does Daniel know? A. The Yellow River. B. The Yangtze River. C. The Nile River. 7. What can we get from the conversation? A. The river runs into the East China Sea. B. The river is about 7330 kilometers long. C. The river starts in the lakes of Qinghai Province. 【答案】6. B 7. A 【解析】 【原文】A: Do you know any famous rivers, Daniel? B: Yes. I know the Yangtze River. A: Can you tell me something about it? B: Well, guess about six thousand three hundred kilometers long and it runs through different landscapes. A: Wow. What a long river! B: Yes, and rises in the mountains of Qinghai Province and runs all the way to the East China Sea. 请听对话，回答小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 8. What is Wang Junfeng doing when Maria talks to him? A. Playing sports. B. Doing his homework. C. Reading an article. 9. Why does Maria’s father smoke? A. Because he thinks it’s cool. B. Because all of his friends smoke C. Because he thinks it can help him relax. 10. What can we learn from the conversation? A. Maria’s father has yellow teeth. B. Maria will buy a new newspaper for her father. C. Wang Junfeng thinks smoking is only bad for teeth. 【答案】8. C 9. C 10. A 【解析】 【原文】A: Hi Wang Junfeng, what are you reading? You’d better not reading in the sun. It’s bad for your eyes. B: Oh, thank you. I’m reading an article about smoking in the newspaper. Does your father smoke, Maria? A: Yes, he thinks smoking can help him relax. B: But you know smoking is bad for his health. A: Yes. His teeth are yellow and he often coughs. B: That’s too bad. Look, the article says smoking is bad for our health, and he can even cause serious illness. A: Oh, how terrible. I must ask him to give up smoking. May I borrow your newspaper and show it to my father? B: Sure. C） 请听下面一段独白，根据独白内容完成下列句子，每个空格不超过3个单词。将答案填写到答题卡的相应位置。听独白前你将有50秒钟的时间阅读句子内容。独白读两遍。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 11. When something bad happens to you, it’s ________. 12. It’s OK to show you’re sad and ________. 13. You may feel much better if you listen to ________. 14. If you are in trouble, try to ________ at life. 15. Please call ________ if you have any problems. 【答案】11. normal 12. cry 13. soft music 14. smile 15. 267-6790 【解析】 【原文】Everyone feel sad sometimes. It’s normal to feel sad when something bad happens to you. It’s all right to show your sad. It’s all right to cry. But if you talk to your friends teachers or parents listen to soft music or take part and activities, you may feel much better. Try to smile at life when you are in trouble and then you will be happy again soon. If you have any problem, please call me at two six seven six seven nine zero. Don’t shut yourself away and be in low spirits. 二、单项填空（本大题共8小题，每小题1分，共8分） 请阅读下面各小题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 16. Looking at screens for hours without resting is ________ for your eyes. A. useful B. harmful C. helpful D. meaningful 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：长时间盯着屏幕而不休息对你的眼睛是有害的。 useful有用的；harmful有害的；helpful有帮助的；meaningful有意义的。根据“Looking at screens for hours without resting”可知长时间看屏幕不休息对眼睛不好，推测出是有害的。 17. If you need help, ________ the red button. It will call the workers right away. A. press B. avoid C. test D. throw 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：如果你需要帮助，按红色按钮。它会立刻呼叫工作人员。 press按；avoid避免；test测试；throw扔。根据“If you need help”及“It will call the workers right away”可知，需要帮助时应该是按下按钮呼叫工作人员。应选press。 18. Yesterday was Linda’s birthday. I bought a nice ________ for her and she liked it very much. A. decision B. present C. purpose D. standard 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：昨天是琳达的生日。我给她买了一个漂亮的礼物，她非常喜欢它。 decision决定；present礼物；purpose目的；standard标准。根据“Yesterday was Linda’s birthday.”可知，生日通常买礼物，应填present。 19. After the heavy rain, we saw a(n) ________ rainbow with seven bright colours clearly. A. scared B. unusual C. negative D. foreign 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：大雨过后，我们看到了一个不寻常的彩虹，七种明亮的颜色清晰可见。 scared害怕的；unusual不寻常的；negative消极的；foreign外国的。根据“seven bright colours clearly”可知彩虹颜色鲜艳清晰，这是一种“难得”或“不常见”的景象。 20. Please help ________ to some fruit, everyone. The party is just beginning. A. himself B. herself C. yourselves D. themselves 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：请你们自己随便吃些水果，各位。聚会刚刚开始。 himself他自己；herself她自己；yourselves你们自己；themselves他/她/它们自己。固定搭配help oneself to sth.意为“随便吃某物”。根据句中称呼语“everyone”可知，说话者是对在场的大家（你们）说话，所以反身代词应用第二人称复数yourselves。 21. — Lisa made 3 mistakes in maths homework yesterday, but today she made 5. — Oh, it seems that she is ________. A. less painful B. more painful C. less careless D. more careless 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：——丽莎昨天数学作业犯了3个错误，但今天犯了5个。——哦，看来她更粗心了。 less painful不那么痛苦的；more painful更痛苦的；less careless不那么粗心；more careless更粗心的。根据“made 3 mistakes... yesterday, but today she made 5”可知错误数量增加，说明她变得更粗心。 22. Be quiet! The doctor ________ the little girl’s sore throat. A. checks B. is checking C. checked D. will check 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：安静！医生正在检查小女孩的喉咙痛。 根据“Be quiet!”可知此时医生正在进行检查，动作正在进行，应用现在进行时。应填is checking。 23. Keep learning new things ________ your mind can stay young and active. A. although B. if C. until D. so that 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：坚持学习新事物，以便你的头脑能保持年轻和活跃。 although虽然；if如果；until直到；so that以便。根据“Keep learning new things”与“your mind can stay young and active”可知，前句是行动，后句是目的，so that引导目的状语从句，符合语境。 三、完形填空（本大题共22小题，每小题1分，共22分） A） 请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项。 I was always the shortest boy on our school basketball team. Because of my height, I had no ____24____ in myself. I feared every game, especially when the ball came to me. Once, we were playing against a strong team. The ____25____ stayed tied (持平) until ten seconds before the game ended. My teammate passed me the ball. I was so ____26____ that my hands shook. I missed the shot completely. Then, the other team got the ball and made the shot. We lost the game. I ran home, with a(n) ____27____ heart. My dad noticed my sadness and put his hand on my shoulder. “What happened today, Leo?” he asked. “I ____28____ everyone,” I said. “I have no talent for basketball. ” “Tomorrow, we’ll practice together,” Dad said. “You just need more practice.” The next afternoon, Dad took me to the court. He showed me how to improve my shooting skills. “____29____ yourself,” he kept saying. After a month of daily practice, I began to feel a little more confident. Then another game came. This time, ____30____ my teammate passed me the ball in the final seconds, I didn’t panic. I remembered all of my practice. I took a deep ____31____ and shot the ball. It flew through the air in a perfect arc (弧度) and went straight into the basket! The crowd cheered ____32____. My teammates lifted me onto their shoulders, shouting my name. That night, Dad hugged me tightly. “I’m so ____33____ of you,” he said. “I ____34____ now,” I said, smiling. “Confidence is what really makes us strong. It’s like magic that helps us overcome our fears.” 24. A. interest B. confidence C. attention D. benefit 25. A. score B. time C. stress D. ball 26. A. relaxed B. comfortable C. nervous D. careless 27. A. heavy B. impolite C. upset D. fantastic 28. A. loved B. disappointed C. encouraged D. tested 29. A. Depend on B. Believe in C. Shout at D. Worry about 30. A. when B. before C. because D. until 31. A. seat B. breath C. photo D. trip 32. A. easily B. luckily C. loudly D. clearly 33. A. proud B. afraid C. tired D. sure 34. A. dream B. behave C. repeat D. understand 【答案】24. B 25. A 26. C 27. A 28. B 29. B 30. A 31. B 32. C 33. A 34. D 【解析】 【导语】本文主要讲述了因身高自卑的男孩，在父亲鼓励下刻苦练习，重拾自信并赛场逆袭成长的故事。 【24题详解】 句意：因为身高问题，我对自己没有信心。 后文多次提到害怕比赛、后来重拾信心，confidence“信心”符合语境；interest兴趣、attention注意力、benefit益处，均不符合。 【25题详解】 句意：比赛的比分一直持平，直到比赛结束前十秒。 描述篮球比赛持平的是比分，score符合；time时间、stress压力、ball球，不符合比赛语境。 【26题详解】 句意：我如此紧张，以至于双手发抖。 手发抖是紧张的表现，nervous“紧张的”符合；relaxed放松的、comfortable舒服的、careless粗心的，均不符。 【27题详解】 句意：我心情沉重地跑回了家。 比赛输掉、自己失误，内心是沉重的，用来形容心情，heavy“沉重的”符合；impolite不礼貌的、upset难过的、fantastic极好的，不符合语境。 【28题详解】 句意：“我让所有人失望了。”我说道。 自己失误导致输掉比赛，会觉得让大家失望，disappointed“使失望”符合；loved喜爱、encouraged鼓励、tested测试，逻辑不通。 【29题详解】 句意：“要相信你自己。”他不停地说道。 父亲在鼓励儿子相信自己，固定搭配Believe in yourself；Depend on依靠、Shout at冲……大喊、Worry about担心，不符鼓励语境。 【30题详解】 句意：这一次，当队友在最后几秒把球传给我的时候，我没有慌乱。 这里指当队友把球传给我的时候，when当……的时候，引导时间状语从句；before在……之前、because因为、until直到，逻辑不符合。 【31题详解】 句意：我深吸一口气，然后投出了球。 固定搭配take a deep breath，是紧张时平复情绪的动作；seat座位、photo照片、trip旅行，均不符合。 【32题详解】 句意：观众大声地欢呼起来。 进球之后，人群会大声地欢呼，loudly符合；easily轻易地、luckily幸运地、clearly清晰地，不符场景。 【33题详解】 句意：“我为你感到非常骄傲。”他说道。 固定搭配be proud of，父亲为儿子的成功自豪；afraid害怕、tired疲惫、sure确定，不符合。 【34题详解】 句意：“我现在明白了。”我笑着说。 主人公领悟到自信让人强大、克服恐惧的道理，understand“明白、理解”符合；dream梦想、behave表现、repeat重复，不符语境。 B） 请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后用方框中所给的词的适当形式填空。每个词限用一次。 reduce although sick kind patients describe ancient him pick luck for Do you know Bian Que? He was one of the most famous doctors in ____35____ China. His great medical skills and ____36____ heart still inspire people today. One morning, a farmer came to see him. The man didn’t feel well. After listening to the man’s ____37____ of his problems carefully, Bian Que knew it was a serious illness. He went to the mountains ____38____ fresh herbs（药草） and made special medicine for the man. He told the man the taste might be unpleasant but it would help. ____39____ the man was afraid, he decided to give it a go. ____40____, he began to feel much better the next morning. After taking the medicine for three days, he found his pain starting to ____41____ greatly. During Bian Que’s life, he treated thousands of ____42____ with great care. He helped ____43____ people get better and showed them that having a good eating habit and exercising more can help them stay healthy. He believed that preventing（预防） illness was as important as treating it. People from all over the country came to ask ____44____ his help. They respected ____45____ deeply for his excellent skills and warm heart. 【答案】35. ancient 36. kind 37. description 38. to pick 39. Although 40. Luckily 41. reduce 42. patients 43. sick 44. for 45. him 【解析】 【导语】本文主要讲述了中国古代名医扁鹊以高超医术和仁心治病救人，深受人们尊敬的故事。 【35题详解】 句意：他是中国古代最著名的医生之一。修饰名词China需用形容词，ancient意为“古代的”，ancient China表示“古代中国”，符合语境。 【36题详解】 句意：他高超的医术和善良的心至今仍激励着人们。修饰名词heart需用形容词，kind意为“善良的、仁慈的”，kind heart表示“善良的心”，符合语境。 【37题详解】 句意：仔细听完这个人对自己问题的描述后，扁鹊知道这是一种严重的疾病。名词所有格man’s后接名词，describe的名词形式description意为“描述”，description of his problems表示“对他问题的描述”，符合语境。 【38题详解】 句意：他上山去采摘新鲜的药草，为这个人制作了特殊的药物。此处用动词不定式作目的状语，pick的不定式形式to pick表示“为了采摘”，符合“上山”的目的语境。 【39题详解】 句意：尽管这个人很害怕，他还是决定试一试。前后句为让步关系，although意为“尽管、虽然”，引导让步状语从句，句首首字母需大写，符合语境。 【40题详解】 句意：幸运的是，第二天早上他开始感觉好多了。此处需副词修饰整个句子，luck的副词形式luckily意为“幸运的是”，句首首字母需大写，符合语境。 【41题详解】 句意：服用三天药后，他发现自己的疼痛大大减轻了。start to后接动词原形，reduce意为“减少、减轻”，reduce greatly表示“大大减轻”，符合语境。 【42题详解】 句意：在扁鹊的一生中，他悉心治疗了成千上万的病人。thousands of后接可数名词复数，patients意为“病人”，符合“医生治疗病人”的语境。 【43题详解】 句意：他帮助病人康复，并向他们展示良好的饮食习惯和多运动能帮助他们保持健康。修饰名词people需用形容词，sick意为“生病的、患病的”，sick people表示“病人”，符合语境。 【44题详解】 句意：全国各地的人都来向他求助。固定搭配ask for one’s help表示“向某人求助”，介词for符合固定搭配。 【45题详解】 句意：他们因他出色的医术和温暖的心而深深尊敬他。动词respected后接人称代词宾格，him指代扁鹊，符合语境。 四、阅读理解（本大题共20小题，每小题两分，共40分） A）请阅读下面短文，根据短文内容从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最 佳选项。 A Diagnostic (诊断的) Report Name: John Black Age: sixteen years old Number: 26 Problem: Having a stomachache Advice: Take some medicine three times a day after meals. Eat less every time and eat more often. Try to relax and drink enough warm water or milk. Attention: Don’t take exercise. Don’t eat spicy food and never drink coffee or tea. Take a rest and don’t stay up late. Stop taking the medicine if you have a fever or cough. Inspection fee (检查费): 230 yuan Medicine: 103 yuan Service: 2 yuan Doctor: William Thomas 46. What happened to John? A. He had a fever. B. He had a cough. C. He had a toothache. D. He had a stomachache. 47. How much does John need to pay in all? A. 103 yuan. B. 230 yuan. C. 333 yuan. D. 335 yuan. 48. According to the passage, what should John do? A. He should exercise more. B. He should drink some coffee. C. He should go to bed early. D. He should eat more fruit. 【答案】46. D 47. D 48. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一份诊断报告，记录了患者John Black的病情、医嘱及相关费用信息。 【46题详解】 表格第三行“Problem: Having a stomachache”，说明John患有胃痛。 【47题详解】 表格倒数第二行“Inspection fee (检查费): 230 yuan Medicine: 103 yuan Service: 2 yuan”，说明总费用为230+103+2=335元。 【48题详解】 表格“Attention:”部分“Take a rest and don’t stay up late.”，说明John应该早睡。 B Lena grew up in a small town. Her family ran a fishing business. Her parents always encouraged her to create something. The kitchen was her true stage. Unluckily, her tries at cooking failed at first. Meals were often either overcooked or under-seasoned. Her family ate her dishes with smiles, but she saw the truth in their eyes. It hurt, but it also made her really want to improve. One evening, she made quite a bad dish, even her dog wouldn’t eat it. But instead of giving up, Lena found herself laughing. For the first time, she understood that failure was a natural part of learning. It was her turning point. From that day, she promised herself never to be afraid of making mistakes again and to keep moving forward. With a strong will, Lena threw herself into cooking. She borrowed old cooking books from the library, watched cooking shows, and did experiments every day. The kitchen became her lab, and every mistake was a lesson. Finally, she left home to study cooking arts in the city. Years later, Lena became a famous chef known for her creative dishes. She even opened her own restaurant. But her journey didn’t end there. She started sharing her story of growth. “Cooking is like life. Sometimes if you keep your passion (激情) burning, you’ll create something amazing.” She said, Now, Lena travels around the world, cooking, writing books, and encouraging others. Lena’s story teaches everyone that true success is not about never falling but about always rising stronger and wiser. 49. What was the truth in Lena’s family’s eyes? A. They felt disappointed with Lena. B. Lena’s dishes tasted great. C. Lena’s dishes were not good. D. They didn’t want Lena to be a chef. 50. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to? A. The kitchen. B. Her dream. C. Her dog. D. The bad fish. 51. Which is the correct order of the following events? a. Lena became a well-known chef. b. Lena went to the city for further study. c. Lena’s tries at cooking failed at first. d. Lena travels around the world and encourages others. A. a-d-c-b B. c-b-a-d C. a-c-d-b D. c-a-b-d 52. What can we infer from Lena’s story? A. Keep improving, and you’ll be better and better. B. Never laugh at others. C. Family is the most important. D. Old habits die hard. 【答案】49. C 50. D 51. B 52. A 【解析】 【导语】本文讲述了Lena学习烹饪的成长经历，她不惧失败、坚持练习、不断进步，最终收获成功并鼓励他人的励志故事。 【49题详解】 第一段指出“Unluckily, her tries at cooking failed at first. Meals were often either overcooked or under-seasoned. Her family ate her dishes with smiles, but she saw the truth in their eyes.”，Lena一开始做饭总是失败，菜品味道并不好，这就是她从家人眼中看到的真相。 【50题详解】 第二段指出“One evening, she made quite a bad dish, even her dog wouldn’t eat it.”，划线单词“it”指代的是前文提到的这份做坏了的菜肴，对应选项D。 【51题详解】 通读全文，事件发展顺序为：首先Lena一开始烹饪屡屡失败→之后她前往城市深造学习烹饪→多年后她成为知名厨师→如今她环游世界、鼓励他人。正确顺序为 c-b-a-d。 【52题详解】 文章中Lena直面失败、不断练习改进、越变越强最终获得成功，文末也点明真正的成功是不断跌倒后变得更强大，告诉我们坚持打磨自己、持续进步，就会越来越优秀的道理。 C There are many deserts on the earth. And the following are some facts you may find interesting. ①________________ Deserts can be hot and dry places. Rain may not fall there for months or years. Some deserts are sandy and stony. Deserts can also be very windy places. The wind can change the shape of the deserts. It moves sand around from place to place. Temperatures in the desert can vary greatly. During the daytime, the temperature may reach 40℃ even in the shade (阴凉处). At night deserts can become very cold. In winter there may even be a frost in the early morning. ②________________ The camel is sometimes called “the ship of the desert”. It stores food in its hump (驼峰) and can go for days without water. It has large feet which help it not to fall into the soft sand. Its long eyelashes keep out the sand during sandstorms. An oasis is an area of the desert where water may be found. The water may be in pools or under the ground. People and animals visit an oasis for water and food. Plants grow at an oasis. Some farmers are able to grow crops here. ③________________ The Arabian Desert lies between the Red Sea and the Arabian Gulf. In some parts of the desert, it is too hot for people to live. Oil was discovered under parts of the desert and in the Arabian Gulf. This oil has made some countries in the area very rich. Much of the money has been spent building fine cities with lovely parks and lakes, and people live a comfortable life there. 53. Which of the following can best describe deserts? A. Hot and dry. B. Sandy and rainy. C. Wet and stony. D. Windy and snowy. 54. What does the underlined word “vary” in the passage mean? A. Be low. B. Be high. C. Be similar. D. Be different. 55. Match the title with each paragraph. a. The Arabian Desert. b. The largest Desert. c. Living in the desert. d. What are deserts like? e. How did deserts form? A. ①-e, ②-c, ③-b B. ①-d, ②-c, ③-a C. ①-e, ②-b, ③-a D. ①-d, ②-c, ③-b 56. What would be the best title for the passage? A. Where Is the Arabian Desert? B. How Do People Live in Deserts? C. What Do You Know about Deserts? D. What Is the Weather Like in Deserts? 【答案】53. A 54. D 55. B 56. C 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了沙漠的环境特点、沙漠里的典型生物与绿洲，以及阿拉伯沙漠的相关情况。 【53题详解】 文章首句指出“Deserts can be hot and dry places.”，可知沙漠的典型特征是炎热又干燥。 【54题详解】 后文指出“白天温度可达40℃，夜晚又会变得极冷，冬天清晨甚至有霜冻”，可见沙漠昼夜温差极大、温度变化很大，因此“vary”意为“不同、有差异”，和Be different同义。 【55题详解】 ①段：整体介绍沙漠外观、气候风况，对应d. What are deserts like? ②段：介绍沙漠骆驼、绿洲、动植物与人类活动，对应c. Living in the desert ③段：介绍阿拉伯沙漠的地理位置、发展现状，对应a. The Arabian Desert正确匹配为①-d, ②-c, ③-a，对应选项B。 【56题详解】 文章整体从沙漠样貌、沙漠生态、特定沙漠等角度，全方位介绍沙漠相关知识，最贴合的标题是“关于沙漠，你了解多少？”；其他选项都只是文章局部内容，不能概括全文。 D For thousands of years, no country has been as mysterious (神秘的) to the world as this one. It makes you wonder what’s inside the pyramids, how mummies (木乃伊) were made and what their lives were like back then. This is Egypt, one of the oldest civilizations in the world. Sitting beside the Nile River, the longest river in the world, Egypt is famous for its pyramids. According to National Geographic, there are over 130 pyramids in Egypt. The biggest is the Great Pyramid of Khufu in Giza. It is about 146.5 metres tall, almost as tall as a 40-storey building. Before the Eiffel Tower was built, the Great pyramid of Khufu was the tallest building in the world. Egyptians also left us with mummies, which show us how they used science. Through studying mummies, we have discovered how they kept dead bodies for such a long time. Egyptians used a special salt called natron (碱) to cover the bodies, which dried them out and kept them looking lifelike. Some mummies are over 2,000 years old. The ancient Egyptians had their own way of timekeeping as well. Do you know that the solar calendar we use today actually came from ancient Egypt? Back around 4000 BC, Egyptians had a 365-day calendar with 12 months, each lasting 30 days, along with a special five-day festival. Egypt is full of amazing history and culture. Today people from all over the world visit Egypt, trying to get an up-close look at its mysteries and learn about its ancient past. 57. What is Egypt famous for according to the passage? A. Pyramids. B. The Nile River. C. Modern cities. D. Mummies 58. What role did “natron” play in making mummies? A. It protected mummies from being stolen. B. It made the mummies look more beautiful. C. It helped keep dead bodies dry and lifelike. D. It allowed mummies to last for only 1,000 years. 59. What can we infer from the passage? A. Mummies were made only for important people in ancient Egypt. B. The ancient Egyptians had knowledge in science and timekeeping. C. The Eiffel Tower is older than the Great pyramid of Khufu. D. The ancient Egyptian calendar is exactly the same as today’s solar calendar. 60. What would be the best structure of the passage? A. B. C. D. 【答案】57. A 58. C 59. B 60. D 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了古老神秘的埃及，讲解了它的金字塔、木乃伊制作、计时历法等悠久的历史与文化。 【57题详解】 文章指出“Sitting beside the Nile River, the longest river in the world, Egypt is famous for its pyramids.”，埃及以金字塔闻名。 【58题详解】 文章指出“Egyptians used a special salt called natron to cover the bodies, which dried them out and kept them looking lifelike.”，这种碱可以帮助尸体保持干燥、看起来栩栩如生。 【59题详解】 根据文章第三段埃及木乃伊体现古埃及的科学运用、第四段古埃及人有自己的计时历法，可知古埃及人掌握科学与计时相关的知识；A选项文中未提及；C选项吉萨大金字塔建造远早于埃菲尔铁塔；D选项古埃及历法和如今公历并非完全相同，均错误。 【60题详解】 本文采用总—分—总的结构：第1段总述埃及的古老神秘；第2、3、4段分别并列介绍金字塔、木乃伊、计时历法三大文明成就；第5段收尾总结埃及的历史文化吸引力，对应选项D的结构。 B） 请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后根据短文内容从下面的七个选项中选择五个还原到文中，使短文意思通顺、结构完整。一空一句。 A resource (资源) is anything that can help you. Using your resources is a part of helping yourself. It could be as simple as telling your teacher that you need help or letting your parents know when you’re feeling stressed. Emma Katz is an English teacher in the US. ____61____. Know your resources. There are lots of resources to help with your worries. They can be friends, family, teachers, counselors, music, nature and breathing exercises. ____62____. Ask yourself how you feel and what will help you. Make a list of resources you already use and ones you might want to try. For example, someone might say, “I listen to music to relax, but I want to talk to a counselor too.” Open up. Talk to someone you trust about your feelings. “Don’t be afraid to ask for help,” Katz shared. “____63____.” People you trust are a resource. And they can help you find other resources too. Go outside. “Play outside!” Katz said. “____64____.” Nature is good for your body and mind. Katz said nature is one of the best resources, even if it is just a plant in your living room. ____65____. “Using resources allows you to work through difficulties you might not solve alone,” she said. So, remember to ask for help and take care of yourself. A. Think about what you need. B. It can be scary, but it helps a lot! C. Katz explained more about why these tips may help. D. She shared some tips on how to use resources around you! E. There’s nothing better to reduce stress than being in nature. F. Sometimes you think parents don’t understand you as kids. G. My friend says eating ice cream helps him relax, but that is not a healthy resource. 【答案】61. D 62. A 63. B 64. E 65. C 【解析】 【导语】本文介绍了美国英语教师Emma Katz分享的如何利用身边资源帮助自己的建议，包括了解资源、明确需求、主动倾诉、走进自然等方法。 【61题详解】 前文提到“Emma Katz is an English teacher in the US.”，引出人物身份，此处应介绍她分享的内容，D项“She shared some tips on how to use resources around you!”自然引出下文的建议，符合语境。 【62题详解】 下文提到“Ask yourself how you feel and what will help you. Make a list of resources you already use and ones you might want to try.”，讲述了明确自身需求、列出可用资源的做法，A项“Think about what you need.”概括了这一内容，符合语境。 【63题详解】 前文提到“Don’t be afraid to ask for help”，鼓励人们主动求助，B项“It can be scary, but it helps a lot!”承接上文，说明求助虽然可能让人害怕，但非常有帮助，符合语境。 【64题详解】 前文提到“Play outside!”，后文提到“Nature is good for your body and mind.”，讲述了自然对身心的益处，E项“There’s nothing better to reduce stress than being in nature.”点明了亲近自然对缓解压力的作用，符合语境。 【65题详解】 下文提到“Using resources allows you to work through difficulties you might not solve alone”，解释了利用资源的意义，C项“Katz explained more about why these tips may help.”引出对建议作用的进一步说明，符合语境。 五、补全对话（5分） 请阅读下面对话，根据对话内容从下面的七个选项中选择五个填入空白处，使对话通顺、合理，意思完整。一空一句。 (Anna is talking with Hannah before a test. Anna=A, Hannah=H) A: Hi, Hannah. You look nervous. What’s wrong? H: ____66____. I just want to get all the answers right. A: It’s okay to relax. I sometimes feel nervous too. H: ____67____. A: I take deep breaths, like this: breathe in slowly, then out. (Hannah does as her friend tells her.) H: ____68____. Can you help me review (复习)? A: Of course! Let’s start with a small quiz. What’s the largest ocean in the world? H: Hmm… ____69____. A: Yes! What about the world’s highest mountain? H: ____70____. A: Right. You’re doing great. H: Thank you for helping me. A: You’re welcome. A. I’m feeling better. B. Mount Qomolangma. C. Is it the Pacific Ocean? D. You know a lot, so just stay calm. E. I’ll have a geography test tomorrow. F. What do you do when you feel that way? G. Learning is more fun when we are relaxed. 【答案】66. E 67. F 68. A 69. C 70. B 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了考试前Anna和Hannah聊天，Hannah因为明天的地理考试十分紧张，Anna教她用深呼吸的方式缓解紧张，之后又通过小提问帮Hannah复习地理知识，Hannah放松下来后顺利答对了所有问题。 【66题详解】 上文Anna询问Hannah紧张的原因，空后Hannah提到自己想做对所有题目，结合场景是考试前，E项“I’ll have a geography test tomorrow.”说明紧张的原因，符合逻辑。 【67题详解】 上文Anna说自己紧张的时候也会有这种感受，下文Anna介绍深呼吸缓解紧张的方法，F项“What do you do when you feel that way?”Hannah询问Anna紧张的时候会怎么做，承接上下文。 【68题详解】 Hannah按照Anna的方法做完深呼吸后，向Anna提出帮忙复习的请求，A项“I’m feeling better.”表明放松后的状态，符合语境。 【69题详解】 Anna提问世界上最大的海洋是什么，下文Anna给出肯定回答Yes，C项“Is it the Pacific Ocean?”说明Hannah猜测答案是太平洋，符合对话逻辑。 【70题详解】 Anna问世界上最高的山是什么，后文Anna回答“Right”，此处填入正确答案，B项“Mount Qomolangma.”，符合内容要求。 六、书面表达（10分） 71. 在成长的道路上，总有一个人给予你温暖与力量，是父母的悉心照料，是老师的耐心教导，亦或是朋友的真诚陪伴。回首过往，你心中满怀感激，请以“The Person I Want to Thank”为题写一篇英语短文。 写作要点： 1. What is the person like? (looks, personalities...) 2. Why do you want to thank the person? (Give at least 2 reasons with examples) 3. What will you do to express your thanks to the person? 写作要求： 1. 短文应包括所有的写作要点，条理清晰，行文连贯，可适当发挥； 2. 短文中不能出现真实的人名、校名、地名等信息； 3. 词数80-100，短文开头已给出，不计入总词数。 The Person I Want to Thank The person I want to thank is my. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】例文 The Person I Want to Thank The person I want to thank is my English teacher. She is kind and patient, with a warm smile that always cheers me up. I want to thank her for two main reasons. First, when I failed my English test last term, she didn’t blame me. Instead, she spent extra time helping me with grammar and vocabulary. Second, she encouraged me to join the English speech contest. With her support, I overcame my fear of speaking in public and won third place. To show my thanks, I will keep working hard on my English and write her a thank-you card to tell her how much she means to me. 【解析】 【详解】写作步骤 [第一步：审题立意] 确定文体：写人记叙文，以一般现在时为主，结合少量一般过去时描述过往事例 明确要点：人物特征（外貌、性格）、感谢原因（至少2个+具体事例）、表达感谢的方式 确定人称：第一人称（I/my） 注意事项：不得透露真实姓名、校名、地名，词数控制在80-100词 [第二步：构思布局] 三段式结构： 开头段：点明感谢的人物，简要描述其外貌与性格 主体段：用两个具体事例说明感谢的原因，贴合初中生活场景 结尾段：说明自己表达感谢的方式，升华感恩主题 [第三步：要点展开] 要点一：人物特征 外貌/性格：warm smile, patient, kind, gentle, helpful, easy-going, caring, understanding 要点二：感谢原因（带事例） 事例 1：encouraged me to speak English in class when I was shy 事例 2：explained difficult grammar to me after class 其他事例：cheer me up, give me advice, help me out, support me, listen to me carefully 要点三：表达感谢的方式 行动：study harder to get good grades, make progress/work hard to live up to her expectations 心意：make a handmade card to show gratitude/write a thank-you letter/give her a small gift/help her with small things 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $宜春八中2025至2026学年第二学期期中考试八年级英语。试卷一听力部分A请听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一小题，从题中所给的ABC3个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。听完每段对话后，你都将有10秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题，每段对话读两遍。One. are you good at playing . tii cheat, Steve? No. i'm not. But my grandfather does IT well. Are you good at playing tii cheese. Steve? No, i'm not, but my grandfather does IT well. too. Hey lisa, what's wrong . with you? I have . a terrible cold. I off day and night. How long have you . been like this for two days? Hey lisa, what's wrong with you? I have a terrible cold. I cough day and night. How long have you have been . like this for two days? Three. I usually go to . bed at ten. When do you go to bed? Lisa. I go to bed half hour earlier than you. I need enough sleep to stay healthy. I usually go to bed at ten. When do you go to bed? Lisa. I go to bed, have an hour earlier than you. I need enough sleep to stay healthy. For Alice, our team lost the soccer game and everyone is sad. Think about . all the good place you made. You worked really hard, and that's what matters. You're right. Maybe we can have a team party this weekend. IT will make us feel Better. Great idea. Alice. Our team lost the soccer game and everyone is sad. Think about all the good place you made. You worked really hard, and that's what matters. You're right. Maybe we can have a team party this weekend. IT will make . us feel Better. Great idea. Five, why do you like to travel? Traveling allows . me to learn so much. I can explore new places and experience different cultures. What place would you . like to visit张家界？IT has tall mountains and amazing views. I can't find the words to describe its beauty. Why do you like to travel? Traveling allows me to learn so much. I can explore new places and experience different cultures. What place would you . like to visit张家界？IT has tall mountains and amazing views. I can't find the words to describe its beauty. B请听下面两段对话，每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给的ABC3个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟。听完后各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍，请听第一段对话，回答第六、七小题。Do you know any famous rivers? Daniel? Yes, I know the Young I river. Can you tell me something about IT? Well, gets s about six thousand, three hundred kilometers long. And IT runs through different landscapes. Well, one river. yes. IT rises in the mountains of in hai province and runs all the way to the east china sea. Do you know any famous rivers, Daniel? Yes, I know the Young river. Can you . tell me something about IT? Well, that's about six thousand, three hundred kilometers long. And IT runs through different . landscapes. Oh, what a long river. yes. IT rises in the mountains of shanghai province and runs all the way to the east china sea. 请听第二段对话，回答第八至第十小题。Hi, 王俊峰，what are you reading? You'd Better not read in the sun is bad for your eyes. Oh, thank you. I'm reading an article about smoking in the newspaper. Does your father's smoke? maria? Yes, he thinks smoking can help me relax. But you know, smoking is bad for his health. Yes, he's tea yellow and he often coughs. That's too bad. Look, the article says smoking is bad for our health, and he can even cause serious illness. Oh, how terrible. I must ask him to give up smoking. May I borrow your newspaper and show IT my father? sure. Hi王俊峰。What are you reading? You'd Better not read in the sun is bad for your eyes. Oh, thank you. I'm reading an article about smoking in the newspaper. Does your father's smoke? maria? Yes, he thinks smoking can help me relax. But you know, smoking is bad for his health. Yes, he's tea yellow and he often coughs. That's too bad. Look, the article says smoking is bad for our health, and he can even cause serious illness. Oh, how terrible. I must ask him to give up smoking. May I borrow your newspaper and show IT to my father? sure. C请听下面一段独白，根据独白内容完成下列句子，每个空格不超过三个单词，将答案填写到答题卡的相应位置。听独白前，你将有50秒钟的时间阅读句子内容，读白读两遍。Everyone feels sad sometimes it's Normal to feel sad when something bad happens to you. It's all right to show you are sad. It's alright to cry, but if you talk to your friends, teachers or parents, listen to soft music or take party activities, you may feel much Better trying to smell like life when you are in trouble, and then you will be happy again soon. If you have any problem, please call me at two, six, seven, six, seven, nine, zero. Don't stretch yourself away and being . low spirits. everyone feels sad sometimes it's Normal to feel sad when something bad happens to you is all right to show you sad, it's alright to cry, but if you talk to your friends, teachers or parents, listen to soft music or take part in activities, you may feel much Better. Try to smile at life when you're in trouble, and then IT will be happy again soon. If you have any problem, please call me at two, six, seven, six, seven, nine, zero. Don't shut yourself away and being . low spirits. 宜春八中2025~2026学年第二学期期中考试 八年级英语试卷 说明： 1.全卷满分100分，考试时间为100分钟。 2.请按试题序号在答题卡相应位置作答，答在试题卷或其它位置无效。 一、听力测试（本大题共15小题，每小题1分，共15分） A）请听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。听完每段对话后，你都将有10秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话读两遍。 1. Who is good at playing Tai Chi? 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. Steve. B. Steve’s grandpa. C. Steve’s grandma. 2. How long does Lisa have a terrible cold? 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. For one day. B. For two days. C. For three days. 3. When does Lisa go to bed? 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. At 9:30. B. At 10:00. C. At 10:30. 4. What will the boy do this weekend? 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. Play soccer. B. Practise passing the ball. C. Have a team party. 5. What does the woman mean? 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. Zhangjiajie is so beautiful. B. Zhangjiajie is not beautiful as she imagines. C. She doesn’t understand the beauty of Zhangjiajie. B）请听下面两段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟，听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。 请听对话，回答小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 6. What famous river does Daniel know? A. The Yellow River. B. The Yangtze River. C. The Nile River. 7. What can we get from the conversation? A. The river runs into the East China Sea. B. The river is about 7330 kilometers long. C. The river starts in the lakes of Qinghai Province. 请听对话，回答小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 8. What is Wang Junfeng doing when Maria talks to him? A. Playing sports. B. Doing his homework. C. Reading an article. 9. Why does Maria’s father smoke? A. Because he thinks it’s cool. B. Because all of his friends smoke C. Because he thinks it can help him relax. 10. What can we learn from the conversation? A. Maria’s father has yellow teeth. B. Maria will buy a new newspaper for her father. C. Wang Junfeng thinks smoking is only bad for teeth. C） 请听下面一段独白，根据独白内容完成下列句子，每个空格不超过3个单词。将答案填写到答题卡的相应位置。听独白前你将有50秒钟的时间阅读句子内容。独白读两遍。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 11. When something bad happens to you, it’s ________. 12. It’s OK to show you’re sad and ________. 13. You may feel much better if you listen to ________. 14. If you are in trouble, try to ________ at life. 15. Please call ________ if you have any problems. 二、单项填空（本大题共8小题，每小题1分，共8分） 请阅读下面各小题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 16. Looking at screens for hours without resting is ________ for your eyes. A. useful B. harmful C. helpful D. meaningful 17. If you need help, ________ the red button. It will call the workers right away. A. press B. avoid C. test D. throw 18. Yesterday was Linda’s birthday. I bought a nice ________ for her and she liked it very much. A. decision B. present C. purpose D. standard 19. After the heavy rain, we saw a(n) ________ rainbow with seven bright colours clearly. A. scared B. unusual C. negative D. foreign 20. Please help ________ to some fruit, everyone. The party is just beginning. A. himself B. herself C. yourselves D. themselves 21. — Lisa made 3 mistakes in maths homework yesterday, but today she made 5. — Oh, it seems that she is ________. A. less painful B. more painful C. less careless D. more careless 22. Be quiet! The doctor ________ the little girl’s sore throat. A. checks B. is checking C. checked D. will check 23. Keep learning new things ________ your mind can stay young and active. A. although B. if C. until D. so that 三、完形填空（本大题共22小题，每小题1分，共22分） A） 请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项。 I was always the shortest boy on our school basketball team. Because of my height, I had no ____24____ in myself. I feared every game, especially when the ball came to me. Once, we were playing against a strong team. The ____25____ stayed tied (持平) until ten seconds before the game ended. My teammate passed me the ball. I was so ____26____ that my hands shook. I missed the shot completely. Then, the other team got the ball and made the shot. We lost the game. I ran home, with a(n) ____27____ heart. My dad noticed my sadness and put his hand on my shoulder. “What happened today, Leo?” he asked. “I ____28____ everyone,” I said. “I have no talent for basketball. ” “Tomorrow, we’ll practice together,” Dad said. “You just need more practice.” The next afternoon, Dad took me to the court. He showed me how to improve my shooting skills. “____29____ yourself,” he kept saying. After a month of daily practice, I began to feel a little more confident. Then another game came. This time, ____30____ my teammate passed me the ball in the final seconds, I didn’t panic. I remembered all of my practice. I took a deep ____31____ and shot the ball. It flew through the air in a perfect arc (弧度) and went straight into the basket! The crowd cheered ____32____. My teammates lifted me onto their shoulders, shouting my name. That night, Dad hugged me tightly. “I’m so ____33____ of you,” he said. “I ____34____ now,” I said, smiling. “Confidence is what really makes us strong. It’s like magic that helps us overcome our fears.” 24. A. interest B. confidence C. attention D. benefit 25. A. score B. time C. stress D. ball 26. A. relaxed B. comfortable C. nervous D. careless 27. A. heavy B. impolite C. upset D. fantastic 28. A. loved B. disappointed C. encouraged D. tested 29. A. Depend on B. Believe in C. Shout at D. Worry about 30. A. when B. before C. because D. until 31. A. seat B. breath C. photo D. trip 32. A. easily B. luckily C. loudly D. clearly 33. A. proud B. afraid C. tired D. sure 34. A. dream B. behave C. repeat D. understand B） 请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后用方框中所给的词的适当形式填空。每个词限用一次。 reduce although sick kind patients describe ancient him pick luck for Do you know Bian Que? He was one of the most famous doctors in ____35____ China. His great medical skills and ____36____ heart still inspire people today. One morning, a farmer came to see him. The man didn’t feel well. After listening to the man’s ____37____ of his problems carefully, Bian Que knew it was a serious illness. He went to the mountains ____38____ fresh herbs（药草） and made special medicine for the man. He told the man the taste might be unpleasant but it would help. ____39____ the man was afraid, he decided to give it a go. ____40____, he began to feel much better the next morning. After taking the medicine for three days, he found his pain starting to ____41____ greatly. During Bian Que’s life, he treated thousands of ____42____ with great care. He helped ____43____ people get better and showed them that having a good eating habit and exercising more can help them stay healthy. He believed that preventing（预防） illness was as important as treating it. People from all over the country came to ask ____44____ his help. They respected ____45____ deeply for his excellent skills and warm heart. 四、阅读理解（本大题共20小题，每小题两分，共40分） A）请阅读下面短文，根据短文内容从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最 佳选项。 A Diagnostic (诊断的) Report Name: John Black Age: sixteen years old Number: 26 Problem: Having a stomachache Advice: Take some medicine three times a day after meals. Eat less every time and eat more often. Try to relax and drink enough warm water or milk. Attention: Don’t take exercise. Don’t eat spicy food and never drink coffee or tea. Take a rest and don’t stay up late. Stop taking the medicine if you have a fever or cough. Inspection fee (检查费): 230 yuan Medicine: 103 yuan Service: 2 yuan Doctor: William Thomas 46. What happened to John? A. He had a fever. B. He had a cough. C. He had a toothache. D. He had a stomachache. 47. How much does John need to pay in all? A. 103 yuan. B. 230 yuan. C. 333 yuan. D. 335 yuan. 48. According to the passage, what should John do? A. He should exercise more. B. He should drink some coffee. C. He should go to bed early. D. He should eat more fruit. B Lena grew up in a small town. Her family ran a fishing business. Her parents always encouraged her to create something. The kitchen was her true stage. Unluckily, her tries at cooking failed at first. Meals were often either overcooked or under-seasoned. Her family ate her dishes with smiles, but she saw the truth in their eyes. It hurt, but it also made her really want to improve. One evening, she made quite a bad dish, even her dog wouldn’t eat it. But instead of giving up, Lena found herself laughing. For the first time, she understood that failure was a natural part of learning. It was her turning point. From that day, she promised herself never to be afraid of making mistakes again and to keep moving forward. With a strong will, Lena threw herself into cooking. She borrowed old cooking books from the library, watched cooking shows, and did experiments every day. The kitchen became her lab, and every mistake was a lesson. Finally, she left home to study cooking arts in the city. Years later, Lena became a famous chef known for her creative dishes. She even opened her own restaurant. But her journey didn’t end there. She started sharing her story of growth. “Cooking is like life. Sometimes if you keep your passion (激情) burning, you’ll create something amazing.” She said, Now, Lena travels around the world, cooking, writing books, and encouraging others. Lena’s story teaches everyone that true success is not about never falling but about always rising stronger and wiser. 49. What was the truth in Lena’s family’s eyes? A. They felt disappointed with Lena. B. Lena’s dishes tasted great. C. Lena’s dishes were not good. D. They didn’t want Lena to be a chef. 50. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to? A. The kitchen. B. Her dream. C. Her dog. D. The bad fish. 51. Which is the correct order of the following events? a. Lena became a well-known chef. b. Lena went to the city for further study. c. Lena’s tries at cooking failed at first. d. Lena travels around the world and encourages others. A. a-d-c-b B. c-b-a-d C. a-c-d-b D. c-a-b-d 52. What can we infer from Lena’s story? A. Keep improving, and you’ll be better and better. B. Never laugh at others. C. Family is the most important. D. Old habits die hard. C There are many deserts on the earth. And the following are some facts you may find interesting. ①________________ Deserts can be hot and dry places. Rain may not fall there for months or years. Some deserts are sandy and stony. Deserts can also be very windy places. The wind can change the shape of the deserts. It moves sand around from place to place. Temperatures in the desert can vary greatly. During the daytime, the temperature may reach 40℃ even in the shade (阴凉处). At night deserts can become very cold. In winter there may even be a frost in the early morning. ②________________ The camel is sometimes called “the ship of the desert”. It stores food in its hump (驼峰) and can go for days without water. It has large feet which help it not to fall into the soft sand. Its long eyelashes keep out the sand during sandstorms. An oasis is an area of the desert where water may be found. The water may be in pools or under the ground. People and animals visit an oasis for water and food. Plants grow at an oasis. Some farmers are able to grow crops here. ③________________ The Arabian Desert lies between the Red Sea and the Arabian Gulf. In some parts of the desert, it is too hot for people to live. Oil was discovered under parts of the desert and in the Arabian Gulf. This oil has made some countries in the area very rich. Much of the money has been spent building fine cities with lovely parks and lakes, and people live a comfortable life there. 53. Which of the following can best describe deserts? A. Hot and dry. B. Sandy and rainy. C. Wet and stony. D. Windy and snowy. 54. What does the underlined word “vary” in the passage mean? A. Be low. B. Be high. C. Be similar. D. Be different. 55. Match the title with each paragraph. a. The Arabian Desert. b. The largest Desert. c. Living in the desert. d. What are deserts like? e. How did deserts form? A. ①-e, ②-c, ③-b B. ①-d, ②-c, ③-a C. ①-e, ②-b, ③-a D. ①-d, ②-c, ③-b 56. What would be the best title for the passage? A. Where Is the Arabian Desert? B. How Do People Live in Deserts? C. What Do You Know about Deserts? D. What Is the Weather Like in Deserts? D For thousands of years, no country has been as mysterious (神秘的) to the world as this one. It makes you wonder what’s inside the pyramids, how mummies (木乃伊) were made and what their lives were like back then. This is Egypt, one of the oldest civilizations in the world. Sitting beside the Nile River, the longest river in the world, Egypt is famous for its pyramids. According to National Geographic, there are over 130 pyramids in Egypt. The biggest is the Great Pyramid of Khufu in Giza. It is about 146.5 metres tall, almost as tall as a 40-storey building. Before the Eiffel Tower was built, the Great pyramid of Khufu was the tallest building in the world. Egyptians also left us with mummies, which show us how they used science. Through studying mummies, we have discovered how they kept dead bodies for such a long time. Egyptians used a special salt called natron (碱) to cover the bodies, which dried them out and kept them looking lifelike. Some mummies are over 2,000 years old. The ancient Egyptians had their own way of timekeeping as well. Do you know that the solar calendar we use today actually came from ancient Egypt? Back around 4000 BC, Egyptians had a 365-day calendar with 12 months, each lasting 30 days, along with a special five-day festival. Egypt is full of amazing history and culture. Today people from all over the world visit Egypt, trying to get an up-close look at its mysteries and learn about its ancient past. 57. What is Egypt famous for according to the passage? A. Pyramids. B. The Nile River. C. Modern cities. D. Mummies 58. What role did “natron” play in making mummies? A. It protected mummies from being stolen. B. It made the mummies look more beautiful. C. It helped keep dead bodies dry and lifelike. D. It allowed mummies to last for only 1,000 years. 59. What can we infer from the passage? A. Mummies were made only for important people in ancient Egypt. B. The ancient Egyptians had knowledge in science and timekeeping. C. The Eiffel Tower is older than the Great pyramid of Khufu. D. The ancient Egyptian calendar is exactly the same as today’s solar calendar. 60. What would be the best structure of the passage? A. B. C. D. B） 请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后根据短文内容从下面的七个选项中选择五个还原到文中，使短文意思通顺、结构完整。一空一句。 A resource (资源) is anything that can help you. Using your resources is a part of helping yourself. It could be as simple as telling your teacher that you need help or letting your parents know when you’re feeling stressed. Emma Katz is an English teacher in the US. ____61____. Know your resources. There are lots of resources to help with your worries. They can be friends, family, teachers, counselors, music, nature and breathing exercises. ____62____. Ask yourself how you feel and what will help you. Make a list of resources you already use and ones you might want to try. For example, someone might say, “I listen to music to relax, but I want to talk to a counselor too.” Open up. Talk to someone you trust about your feelings. “Don’t be afraid to ask for help,” Katz shared. “____63____.” People you trust are a resource. And they can help you find other resources too. Go outside. “Play outside!” Katz said. “____64____.” Nature is good for your body and mind. Katz said nature is one of the best resources, even if it is just a plant in your living room. ____65____. “Using resources allows you to work through difficulties you might not solve alone,” she said. So, remember to ask for help and take care of yourself. A. Think about what you need. B. It can be scary, but it helps a lot! C. Katz explained more about why these tips may help. D. She shared some tips on how to use resources around you! E. There’s nothing better to reduce stress than being in nature. F. Sometimes you think parents don’t understand you as kids. G. My friend says eating ice cream helps him relax, but that is not a healthy resource. 五、补全对话（5分） 请阅读下面对话，根据对话内容从下面的七个选项中选择五个填入空白处，使对话通顺、合理，意思完整。一空一句。 (Anna is talking with Hannah before a test. Anna=A, Hannah=H) A: Hi, Hannah. You look nervous. What’s wrong? H: ____66____. I just want to get all the answers right. A: It’s okay to relax. I sometimes feel nervous too. H: ____67____. A: I take deep breaths, like this: breathe in slowly, then out. (Hannah does as her friend tells her.) H: ____68____. Can you help me review (复习)? A: Of course! Let’s start with a small quiz. What’s the largest ocean in the world? H: Hmm… ____69____. A: Yes! What about the world’s highest mountain? H: ____70____. A: Right. You’re doing great. H: Thank you for helping me. A: You’re welcome. A. I’m feeling better. B. Mount Qomolangma. C. Is it the Pacific Ocean? D. You know a lot, so just stay calm. E. I’ll have a geography test tomorrow. F. What do you do when you feel that way? G. Learning is more fun when we are relaxed. 六、书面表达（10分） 71. 在成长的道路上，总有一个人给予你温暖与力量，是父母的悉心照料，是老师的耐心教导，亦或是朋友的真诚陪伴。回首过往，你心中满怀感激，请以“The Person I Want to Thank”为题写一篇英语短文。 写作要点： 1. What is the person like? (looks, personalities...) 2. Why do you want to thank the person? (Give at least 2 reasons with examples) 3. What will you do to express your thanks to the person? 写作要求： 1. 短文应包括所有的写作要点，条理清晰，行文连贯，可适当发挥； 2. 短文中不能出现真实的人名、校名、地名等信息； 3. 词数80-100，短文开头已给出，不计入总词数。 The Person I Want to Thank The person I want to thank is my. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $