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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 ____1____. Today, the Mona Lisa is considered the world’s ____2____ painting, but back then, it wasn’t. It was the crime that made it famous. ____3____ 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 ____4____ 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 ____5____ the 16th century. 1. A. miss B. to miss C. missed D. missing 2. A. famous B. more famous C. most famous D. the most famous 3. A. Before B. After C. During D. Since 4. A. a B. an C. the D. / 5. A. at B. in C. of D. for 【答案】1. D 2. C 3. A 4. A 5. B 【解析】 【导语】本文讲述了1911年《蒙娜丽莎》在卢浮宫被盗的事件。窃贼选择这幅画只是因为尺寸小，而这次盗窃反而使原本并不出名的《蒙娜丽莎》成为世界最著名的画作，吸引了无数观众前来观看画作曾经悬挂的空位。 【1题详解】 句意：第二天，蒙娜丽莎不见了。 根据“The theft took place”可知画作被盗，处于失踪状态，be missing 表示“不见了”，missing符合语境。miss“错过；想念”，动词原形；to miss“去错过”，动词不定式；missed“被错过；被想念”，均不符合语境。 【2题详解】 句意：今天，蒙娜丽莎被认为是世界最著名的画作。 根据“the world’s”可知名词所有格后不加冠词the，直接用最高级形式，most famous“最著名的”，符合题意。famous“著名的”；more famous“更著名的”；the most famous“最著名的”，但句中已有the，此处无需再加the，以上三项均不符合题意 。 【3题详解】 句意：在盗窃案之前，许多卢浮宫的游客几乎没有注意到它。 根据后文“After the theft...gained fame”可知盗窃案之后才出名，因此之前没人注意，Before“在……之前”，符合逻辑。After“在……之后”；During“在……期间”；Since“自从”，均不符合逻辑。 【4题详解】 句意：蒙娜丽莎获得了一种独特的名声。 unique 发音以辅音音素/j/开头，不定冠词用a。an“一个”，位于元音音素前；the“这个”，表特指；/不填。 【5题详解】 句意：这幅画是弗朗西斯一世国王在16 世纪买的。 本句空格后有the 16th century，在世纪前需用介词in。 at表示在具体时刻；of“……的”；for“为了”，均不符合题意。 (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, ____6____ 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 ____7____ 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. ____8____ live in the deep ocean. To explore the deep sea, scientists ____9____ a small submarine and a robot. The robot’s cameras spotted a pink snailfish about the size of 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 ____10____ we know about the ocean. These snailfish are a reminder of the power of curiosity and exploration.” 6. A. scare B. scared C. scary D. scaring 7. A. grab B. to grab C. grabbing D. grabbed 8. A. Other B. Others C. The others D. Another 9. A. used B. were using C. had used D. will use 10. A. few B. a few C. a little D. little 【答案】6. C 7. A 8. B 9. A 10. D 【解析】 【导语】本文介绍了科学家在太平洋深处发现的一种新蜗牛鱼，描述了它们的奇特外貌、生活习性以及科学家探索深海的方式，最后指出这些发现提醒我们对海洋知之甚少。 【6题详解】 句意：但如果你想象一个大的、可怕的生物，那你就错了。一位研究人员甚至称它为“可爱”。   此处需要一个形容词，在句中表示“令人害怕的”。因为前文提到“large”暗示可能令人恐惧，但实际这种鱼很可爱，scary“可怕的”，符合题意。scared“感到害怕的”，主语通常为人；scaring较少用作形容词；scare为动词或名词，均不符合题意。 【7题详解】 句意：它们腹部有一个特殊的圆盘，可以让它们抓住海底，甚至搭上螃蟹等动物的便车。   此处需要一个动词原形，在句中与“let them”构成“let sb. do sth.”结构。因为let后面接不带to的动词不定式，grab“抓住”，动词原形，符合题意。to grab为动词不定式，grabbing为现在分词，grabbed为过去式，均不符合语法。 【8题详解】 句意：有些蜗牛鱼生活在海洋浅水区，它们像蜗牛一样蜷缩在岩石上。其他一些生活在深海。   此处需要一个不定代词，在句中作主语，表示“其他一些蜗牛鱼”。因为前面用“Some”泛指一些，后面用“Others”对应泛指另一些，符合语境。Other为形容词，不能单独作主语；The others特指剩余的全部，范围不符；Another指另一个，与复数不符。 【9题详解】 句意：为了探索深海，科学家们使用了一艘小型潜艇和一个机器人。   此处需要一个一般过去时的谓语动词，在句中表示过去发生的动作。因为全文叙述过去的研究活动，且后文“spotted”为过去时，used“使用”，动词的过去式，符合题意。were using过去进行时强调动作持续，但此处仅陈述事实；had used过去完成时需要有过去参照点；will use将来时与语境不符。 【10题详解】 句意：研究这些微小的深海鱼表明，我们对海洋的了解是多么之少。   此处需要一个表示否定意义的副词或限定词，在句中修饰动词“know”或表示知识量少。how little we know是固定结构，little作副词意为“很少”，表示否定含义，符合题意。few修饰可数名词，不能直接修饰动词know；a few表示“一点儿”，修饰可数名词，a little表示肯定“一点儿”，均不符合语境。 II. （5分） Complete the following passage with the proper words in the box. Each can only be used once. (每个单词限填一次。) 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 ____11____ 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 ____12____ 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 ____13____ that can last for a long time. This area was likely reserved for the royal family to watch the community ____14____. The Chand Baori served many important functions beyond water storage. It provided reliable water access throughout the year while offering the local people a ____15____ cooler place when summer temperatures rose above 40 degrees Celsius. 【答案】11. F 12. A 13. C 14. E 15. B 【解析】 【导语】本文介绍了印度拉贾斯坦邦的著名阶梯井Chand Baori的历史、建筑特色及其功能，包括传说中由超自然力量一夜建成、精妙的视觉设计、使用当地材料以及为当地人提供凉爽场所等。 【11题详解】 句意：据说这座阶梯井是由超自然力量，也就是鬼魂，在一夜之间完全建成的，此处需要一个副词，在句中表示“完全地、彻底地”以强调建造过程完全由超自然力量完成。因为传说中阶梯井由鬼魂一夜建成，强调“全部、彻底”，所以选择F。 【12题详解】 句意：视觉上的和谐吸引了游客数个世纪.此处需要一个名词，在句中表示“视觉上的协调与美感”。因为阶梯井三层阶梯的设计极具美感，这种视觉上的和谐吸引游客，所以选择A。 【13题详解】 句意：它是用当地材料建造的，能够持久耐用。此处需要一个名词，在句中表示“建筑材料”。因为前面提到建造所用的物质，且“local”常常与“materials”搭配表示当地材料，所以选择C。 【14题详解】 句意：这片区域很可能是留给王室成员观看下方社区的。此处需要一个副词，在句中表示“在下面”。因为阶梯井的第四侧有亭子和阳台，站在高处可以观看下方（水井处）社区的景象，所以选择E。 【15题详解】 句意：同时为当地人提供一个自然更凉爽的地方，当夏季气温升到40摄氏度以上时。此处需要一个副词，在句中修饰“cooler”，表示“自然地、天然地”。因为阶梯井结构使得井底温度较低，这种凉爽是自然形成的，所以选择B。 III. （6分） 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。) Alec is only five years old, yet he has become the youngest ____16____ (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 ____17____ (confident). His parents watched proudly as he played two pieces perfectly. “I was so ____18____ (excite),” Alec said after the show. Alec 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 ____19____ (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 ____20____ (complete) a success. It proves that hard work and talent can ____21____ (achievement) amazing things. 【答案】16. musician 17. confidence 18. excited 19. composers 20. completely 21. achieve 【解析】 【导语】本文介绍五岁的Alec成为卡内基音乐厅最年轻的演奏者，展现他的音乐天赋与成就。 【16题详解】 句意：Alec只有五岁，但他已然成为有史以来在纽约卡内基音乐厅演出的最年轻的音乐家。空格前“youngest”为形容词最高级，后需接名词，表示“音乐家”，music的指人名词形式是musician。 【17题详解】 句意：音乐会当天，Alec穿着黑白相间的西装，自信地走上舞台。介词“with”后需接名词作宾语，confident的名词形式是confidence。 【18题详解】 句意：演出后Alec说：“我太兴奋了。”空格前“was so”需用形容词作表语，描述人的感受，excite的形容词形式excited意为“感到兴奋的”。 【19题详解】 句意：到四岁时，他已经能演奏巴赫、贝多芬等著名作曲家的作品。空格前“famous”后需接名词，compose的指人名词形式是composer，此处表示多位作曲家，需用复数形式composers。 【20题详解】 句意：他在卡内基音乐厅的演出完全是成功的。空格处修饰整个表语结构“a success”，需用副词作程度状语，表示“完全地”，complete的副词形式是completely。注意这里的语序，如果是形容词修饰名词，应为“a complete success”，语序不同。 【21题详解】 句意：它证明了努力和天赋能够实现令人惊叹的事情。情态动词“can”后需接动词原形，achievement的动词形式是achieve。 IV. Translate the following sentences into English.（翻译下列句子。）（6分） 22. 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。 _______________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】The scientist invented a life-saving medicine by accident, which changed the course of medicine. 【解析】 【详解】“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。”译为The scientist invented a life-saving medicine by accident, which changed the course of medicine。其中“The scientist”表示“这个科学家”；“invented”表示“发明”，为一般过去时；“a life-saving medicine”表示“一种救命的药”；“by accident”表示“偶然地”；“which changed the course of medicine”为非限制性定语从句，which指代前面整件事，表示“它改变了医学的进程”。 23. 总之，我们的社会依赖于用商品和服务来换取金钱。 _______________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】In conclusion, our society depends on exchanging goods and services for money. 【解析】 【详解】“总之，我们的社会依赖于用商品和服务来换取金钱。”译为In conclusion, our society depends on exchanging goods and services for money. “总之”译为In conclusion，固定短语，置于句首作评注性状语；“我们的社会依赖于”译为our society depends on；“依赖于”用depends on，表示“依赖、依靠”；“用商品和服务来换取金钱”译为exchanging goods and services for money，“用……换取……”用exchange...for...，此处exchange用动名词形式作介词on的宾语；“商品和服务”译为goods and services；“金钱”用money，泛指货币。 24. 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。 _______________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】By setting some rules and expectations, parents can help us learn how to budget and manage money. 【解析】 【详解】“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。”译为By setting some rules and expectations, parents can help us learn how to budget and manage money.“通过……”用介词“By”引导的短语“By setting...”表示，作方式状语。“设定一些规则和期望”用“setting some rules and expectations”表示。“帮助某人做某事”用“help sb. (to) do sth.”结构，此处为“help us learn...”。“如何预算和理财”用“how to budget and manage money”表示，是“learn”的宾语。 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. ____25____ a simple drawing?（一般疑问句提问） Mike: Yes, I’ve found something deep inside each drawing. It’s really magical. 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: ____26____?（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: ____27____ 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: ____28____.（表述完全赞同） 【答案】25. Have you found something deep inside 26. Who taught him at school 27. How lucky he was 28. Exactly / Yes, absolutely / That’s right 【解析】 【导语】本段对话围绕丰子恺及其作品展开，描述了对其作品的理解。 【25题详解】 根据答语“Yes, I’ve found...”及括号内的提示可知是一般疑问句，结合语境“你在每一幅简单的画里发现了深刻的东西吗”，需用Have引导，可以填Have you found something deep inside。 【26题详解】 根据答语A teacher named Li Shutong可知是对“人”提问，结合“询问谁在学校教他”的语境，用Who引导特殊疑问句，可以填Who taught him at school。 【27题详解】 根据“感叹多么幸运”的要求，用How引导感叹句，结构为How + 形容词 + 主语 + 谓语，故填How lucky he was。 【28题详解】 根据“表述完全赞同”的要求，对“His works must be popular at that time, right?”作肯定回应，可以填Exactly / Yes, absolutely / That’s right。 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 to a nine percent reduction in risk. Speeds over 4 km/h were connected with a lower risk of the disease. 29. The study shows ________ is good for preventing type 2 diabetes. A. running B. jogging C. swimming D. walking 30. People from the following countries took part in the 2023 survey EXCEPT ________. A. the US B. South Africa C. Japan D. the UK 31. 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 32. 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 a faster speed 33. The passage above is a ________. A. science report B. science fiction C. news report D. sports news 【答案】29. D 30. B 31. A 32. D 33. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇科普说明文，介绍了2023年发表在《英国运动医学杂志》上的一项研究，该研究表明步行速度比步行时间或步数更能降低患2型糖尿病的风险。 【29题详解】 第一段提到“walking is beneficial for overall health”，第二段提到“It helps prevent several age-related diseases, including type 2 diabetes.”，且全文围绕步行速度与2型糖尿病风险的关系展开，因此研究表明“步行”有助于预防2型糖尿病。 【30题详解】 第三段提到“This study had a survey of over 500,000 people in the US, Japan, and the UK.”，因此不包括South Africa。 【31题详解】 第四段数据显示：平均速度3-5 km/h风险降低15%，较快速度5-6.5 km/h风险降低24%，接近慢跑速度>6.5 km/h风险降低39%。4 km/h属于平均速度区间，风险降低最低（15%）。 【32题详解】 第四段提到“the researchers suggest that encouraging people to walk at faster speeds could enhance the health benefits of walking”，因此建议以更快的速度步行。 【33题详解】 文章引用《英国运动医学杂志》的研究数据，客观分析步行速度与健康的关系，属于科学报告类文体。 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 ____34____ 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 ____35____ 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 ____36____ a draft for me?” or “Let Teacher D fix the report,” or “Teacher D worked some magic for me again.” This nickname is popular ____37____ 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. —____38____ 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 Shaanxi, a DeepSeek eco-science “digital guide” can chat and interact with visitors, and offer personalized science content based on their ____39____. —Competitive mathematician DeepSeek’s model, DeepSeekMath-V2, achieved a gold medal-level performance at the 2025 International Mathematical Olympiad. 34. A. spare B. leading C. ancient D. responsible 35. A. quickly B. independently C. peacefully D. quietly 36. A. copy B. print C. write D. imagine 37. A. because B. if C. so D. until 38. A. Detective B. Doctor C. Engineer D. Journalist 39. A. positions B. interests C. memberships D. budgets 【答案】34. B 35. A 36. C 37. A 38. D 39. B 【解析】 【导语】本文介绍了中国AI模型DeepSeek的特点、相关术语及其在2025年扮演的多种角色。 【34题详解】 句意：DeepSeek-R1在自然语言推理等任务上表现出色，性能与主要公司（如OpenAI）的顶尖模型相当。 上文对比DeepSeek与主要公司的模型，leading“领先的”符合。spare“空闲的”、ancient“古老的”、responsible“负责的”均与顶尖模型不符。 【35题详解】 句意：一位商人表示，中国的芯片技术也在快速发展，并可能在2026或2027年迎来“DeepSeek时刻”。 上文提到“big, quick changes”，说明发展“快速地”，quickly“快速地”符合。independently“独立地”、peacefully“和平地”、quietly“安静地”均与快速发展不符。 【36题详解】 句意：人们会说：“D老师能帮我写个草稿吗？” 下文举例“Let Teacher D fix the report”，说明需要AI“写”草稿或修改报告，write“写”符合。copy“复制”、print“打印”、imagine“想象”均与撰写草稿不符。 【37题详解】 句意：这个昵称很受欢迎，因为这个AI模型在很多任务上都非常出色。 前后句为因果关系，受欢迎“因为”模型擅长很多任务，because“因为”符合。if“如果”表条件，so“所以”表结果，until“直到”表时间，均与因果逻辑不符。 【38题详解】 句意：记者。 下文提到DeepSeek在元宵节完成新闻稿、包含诗歌，说明它扮演了“记者”角色，Journalist“记者”符合。Detective“侦探”、Doctor“医生”、Engineer“工程师”均与写新闻稿不符。 【39题详解】 句意：在陕西的一处展馆内，一款 DeepSeek 生态科普数字向导能够与游客聊天互动，并根据游客的兴趣推送个性化科普内容。 上文AI导览与访客互动，提供个性化内容应基于访客的“兴趣”，interests“兴趣”符合。positions“职位”、memberships“会员资格”、budgets“预算”均与个性化推荐不符。 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 scores. 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. 40. What subject did Martine learn when she was at the University of Geneva? ___________________________________________________________________________ 41. Martine felt nervous before exams during her study in university, didn’t she? ___________________________________________________________________________ 42. How did Cedric support his mum during her study in university? ___________________________________________________________________________ 43. How old was Martine when she finished her master’s? ___________________________________________________________________________ 44. Who’s Martine been helping in her work since 2021? She’s been helping those who have difficulty in ________ and problems in ________. Task 2: 45. Give another example in your life to show an old man or woman with a great sense of achievement. (about 30 words) ___________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】40. Psychology. 41. Yes, she did. 42. He calmed her nerves before exams and corrected a research project for her master’s. 43. 64 years old. 44. ①. learning ②. managing stress and worries 45. 本题为开放性题目，言之有理即可。示例：My grandfather learned to use a smartphone at 70 and now teaches other seniors. He feels very proud and helpful. 【解析】 【导语】本文讲述了60岁的Martine决定上大学学习心理学，在儿子Cedric的支持下顺利获得学士和硕士学位，并在64岁时开设心理诊所，帮助他人提高学习能力和管理压力，实现了自我价值。 【40题详解】 第一段句子“Martine was about to get a degree in psychology there”直接可得到本题答案，她学习的是心理学。 【41题详解】 第二段句子“calming his mother’s nerves before exams”指出，她考试前确实会紧张，因此回答“是”。 【42题详解】 第二段句子“calming his mother’s nerves before exams and correcting a research project for the master’s she continued to complete”表明，他安抚妈妈考试前的紧张情绪，并为她修改硕士的研究项目。 【43题详解】 最后一段句子When Martine finished her master’s in 2021, at 64”表明，她完成硕士时是64岁。 【44题详解】 最后一段句子“help young people improve their capacity to learn and people of all ages to manage stress and worries”指出，她帮助有学习困难的人和有压力及担忧问题的人。 【45题详解】 本题为开放性题目，言之有理即可。示例：My grandfather learned to use a smartphone at 70 and now teaches other seniors. He feels very proud and helpful. VII. Writing. (15分) 46. 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】 例文 Should parents reward us with money for getting good grades? In my opinion, it is not a good idea. First, learning is our own duty and responsibility. We study to gain knowledge, not for money. If parents pay us, we may study only for the reward. Second, money cannot buy true interest or lasting joy in learning. When we truly enjoy learning, we will work hard naturally. Third, there are better and warmer ways to encourage children, such as sincere praise or a thoughtful small gift. In short, parents should help us find joy in learning instead of using money. That will be more meaningful and helpful for our future. 【解析】 【详解】写作步骤 [第一步：审题立意] 确定文体：议论文（观点阐述），用一般现在时 明确要点：是否应该用金钱奖励好成绩，给出观点及理由 确定人称：第一人称（I）和第一人称复数（we） 注意事项：需明确表达观点，至少给出两点理由，词数不少于60 [第二步：构思布局] 三段式结构： 开头段：明确表态（不是好主意） 主体段：阐述理由（学习是责任而非为了金钱、金钱买不到真正的学习兴趣、有更好的鼓励方式） 结尾段：总结观点（父母应帮助孩子找到学习的乐趣） [第三步：要点展开] 要点一：观点表达 观点表达：it is not a good idea/I disagree with this idea等 要点二：理由一 理由表达：learning is our own duty and responsibility/we study to gain knowledge, not for money等 后果说明：if parents pay us, we may study only for the reward/study for the wrong reason等 要点三：理由二 理由表达：money cannot buy true interest or lasting joy in learning/true interest comes from within等 正面说明：when we truly enjoy learning, we will work hard naturally/enjoyment brings effort等 要点四：理由三 理由表达：there are better and warmer ways to encourage children/such as sincere praise or a thoughtful small gift/praise and gifts are better等 要点五：结论 结论表达：parents should help us find joy in learning instead of using money/find fun in learning等 意义说明：more meaningful and helpful for our future/better for our growth等 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 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 ____1____. Today, the Mona Lisa is considered the world’s ____2____ painting, but back then, it wasn’t. It was the crime that made it famous. ____3____ 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 ____4____ 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 ____5____ the 16th century. 1. A. miss B. to miss C. missed D. missing 2. A. famous B. more famous C. most famous D. the most famous 3. A. Before B. After C. During D. Since 4. A. a B. an C. the D. / 5. 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, ____6____ 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 ____7____ 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. ____8____ live in the deep ocean. To explore the deep sea, scientists ____9____ a small submarine and a robot. The robot’s cameras spotted a pink snailfish about the size of 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 ____10____ we know about the ocean. These snailfish are a reminder of the power of curiosity and exploration.” 6. A. scare B. scared C. scary D. scaring 7. A. grab B. to grab C. grabbing D. grabbed 8. A. Other B. Others C. The others D. Another 9. A. used B. were using C. had used D. will use 10. A. few B. a few C. a little D. little II. （5分） Complete the following passage with the proper words in the box. Each can only be used once. (每个单词限填一次。) 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 ____11____ 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 ____12____ 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 ____13____ that can last for a long time. This area was likely reserved for the royal family to watch the community ____14____. The Chand Baori served many important functions beyond water storage. It provided reliable water access throughout the year while offering the local people a ____15____ cooler place when summer temperatures rose above 40 degrees Celsius. III. （6分） 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。) Alec is only five years old, yet he has become the youngest ____16____ (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 ____17____ (confident). His parents watched proudly as he played two pieces perfectly. “I was so ____18____ (excite),” Alec said after the show. Alec 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 ____19____ (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 ____20____ (complete) a success. It proves that hard work and talent can ____21____ (achievement) amazing things. IV. Translate the following sentences into English.（翻译下列句子。）（6分） 22. 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。 _______________________________________________________________________________ 23. 总之，我们的社会依赖于用商品和服务来换取金钱。 _______________________________________________________________________________ 24. 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. ____25____ a simple drawing?（一般疑问句提问） Mike: Yes, I’ve found something deep inside each drawing. It’s really magical. 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: ____26____?（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: ____27____ 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: ____28____.（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 to a nine percent reduction in risk. Speeds over 4 km/h were connected with a lower risk of the disease. 29. The study shows ________ is good for preventing type 2 diabetes. A. running B. jogging C. swimming D. walking 30. People from the following countries took part in the 2023 survey EXCEPT ________. A. the US B. South Africa C. Japan D. the UK 31. 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 32. 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 a faster speed 33. 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 ____34____ 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 ____35____ 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 ____36____ a draft for me?” or “Let Teacher D fix the report,” or “Teacher D worked some magic for me again.” This nickname is popular ____37____ 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. —____38____ 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 Shaanxi, a DeepSeek eco-science “digital guide” can chat and interact with visitors, and offer personalized science content based on their ____39____. —Competitive mathematician DeepSeek’s model, DeepSeekMath-V2, achieved a gold medal-level performance at the 2025 International Mathematical Olympiad. 34. A. spare B. leading C. ancient D. responsible 35. A. quickly B. independently C. peacefully D. quietly 36. A. copy B. print C. write D. imagine 37. A. because B. if C. so D. until 38. A. Detective B. Doctor C. Engineer D. Journalist 39. 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 scores. 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. 40. What subject did Martine learn when she was at the University of Geneva? ___________________________________________________________________________ 41. Martine felt nervous before exams during her study in university, didn’t she? ___________________________________________________________________________ 42. How did Cedric support his mum during her study in university? ___________________________________________________________________________ 43. How old was Martine when she finished her master’s? ___________________________________________________________________________ 44. Who’s Martine been helping in her work since 2021? She’s been helping those who have difficulty in ________ and problems in ________. Task 2: 45. 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) 46. 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。） _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $