北京实验学校（海淀）2025-2026学年八年级下学期期中考试（2026.04）英语II试题

北京实验学校（海淀）2025-2026学年八年级下学期期中考试 英语Ⅱ试题 （2026.04） 考试时间：90分钟 满分：90分 注意事项： 1. 本试卷共4页，共5部分，85道小题。 2. 试题答案一律书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。 Section 1 Listening（10’） Part 1 Listen to the recordings, and choose the best answer. Each text will be read twice.（4’） Listen to the conversation and answer Questions 1-2. 1. How long did Li Hua study in England? A. For three months. B. For six months. C. For a year. 2. Why couldn’t Li Hua communicate with English people very well at first? A. Because English people speak very fast. B. Because English people use a lot of idioms. C. Because English people are not friendly to him. Listen to the conversation and answer Questions 3-4. 3. What does Adam think of the dog at the corner? A. It’s poor. B. It’s dirty. C. It’s ugly. 4. What will the speakers do next? A. Send the dog to the hospital. B. Take the dog home. C. Buy food for the dog. Listen to the short passage and answer Questions 5-6. 5. Where has this program already been tested? A. Shops and banks. B. Schools and cinemas. C. Shops and schools. 6. What do we know from the talk? A. Computers can remember you by looking at your clothes. B. In the future we still have to remember a number. C. Some machines can know you from your voice. Listen to the short passage and answer Questions 7-8. 7. What is the talk mainly about? A. What sign language is. B. How sign language works. C. Why people use sign language. 8. What can we know about sign language? A. It’s hard to learn. B. People need to speak when signing. C. It’s important to watch the speaker’s face. Part 2 Listen to the recordings, and answer the questions. Each text will be read twice.（6’） Listen to the conversation and answer Question 9. 9. When does the boy learn French online? ____________________________________________ Listen to the conversation and answer Question 10. 10. What happened to Nancy? ____________________________________________ Listen to the conversation and answer Question 11. 11. How did the man keep in touch with his friends before? ____________________________________________ Listen to the conversation and answer Question 12. 12. Why does Jack seldom call others? ____________________________________________ Listen to the conversation and answer Question 13. 13. What has Tom prepared for the Spring Festival? ____________________________________________ Listen to the conversation and answer Question 14. 14. What did Maria do in a Children’s home? ____________________________________________ Section 2 Vocabulary（14’） Part 1 Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of the words.（4’） 1. The ________ (增加的) use of plastic is harming the environment. 2. The ________ (n. 发明) of the Internet changed the world completely. 3. It’s important to ________ (v. 使平衡) screen time with outdoor activities for better eyesight. 4. The ________ (adj. 古代的) Silk Road connected China with the world through trade and culture. 5. Our school club ________ (v. 捐赠) 500 notebooks to students in mountain villages last year. 6. Before giving a speech, take a deep ________ (n. 呼吸) to calm your nerves. 7. I don’t ________ (v. 介意) helping you with homework if you explain the problem clearly. 8. She ________ (v. 申请) for a part-time job at the library every year. Part 2 Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of the words in the box.（5’） progress write interrupt rapid create 9. Technology is developing ________, making our lives more convenient. 10. I ________ five emails to my pen pal since last month. 11. With everyone’s effort, our project is making good ________. 12. Please don’t ________ the speaker during the presentation. 13. Turning old bottles into flower pots is a(n) ________ idea for recycling. lantern emergency prefer nobody we 14. We built the tree house ________ without any adults’ help. 15. We made paper ________ in art class and wrote wishes on them. 16. Many teenagers ________ texting friends over making phone calls. 17. The firefighter explained how to stay calm and act wisely during a(n) ________. 18. When I entered the library, ________ was there except the librarian reading quietly. Part 3 Complete the sentences.（5’） 19. 新大桥使得过河只需5分钟成为可能。（根据汉语提示，在空格内填入一个或几个适当的单词，使句子语法正确、意思完整。） The new bridge ________ to cross the river in just 5 minutes. 20. 这首歌让我想起了我的童年。 This song ________. 21. 看起来我们需要更多时间来完成这个项目。 ________ we need more time to finish the project. 22. 他尽了全力，但还是输了比赛。 He ________, but still lost the game. 23. 火警响起时，学生们惊慌地互相看着对方。 The students looked at each other ________ when the fire alarm rang. Section 3 Grammar （18’） Part 1 Multiple choice questions. （5’） 24. —________ will the astronaut stay in the space station this time? —For six months. A. How much B. How often C. How long D. How soon 25. We are going to visit Shenzhou-18 ________ Wednesday afternoon. A. at B. in C. on D. to 26. —Kevin, it’s Friday. You ________ get up early tomorrow morning. —Great! I’m so tired these days. A. must B. mustn’t C. may D. needn’t 27. This is my book. ________ is over there. A. You B. Your C. Yours D. Yourself 28. —Where is your uncle, Jane? —He is in Guangzhou. He ________ for a month. A. has left B. has gone C. left D. has been away 29. —Which do you like ________, swimming or skating? —Swimming. A. well B. better C. best D. the best 30. — Where is Peter? —Look! He ________ his father water the flowers in the yard. A. helps B. will help C. has helped D. is helping 31. There is ________ wrong with my computer. It doesn’t work now. I’ll buy a new one. A. nothing B. something C. everything D. anything 32. — Mr. Lee, could you tell me_______ ? — Next Friday. A. when we will visit the Capital Museum B. when will we visit the Capital Museum C. when we visited the Capital Museum D. when did we visit the Capital Museum 33. —Hi, Ann! I won the first prize in the Math Competition. —Congratulations! And I guess your parents must be ________ you. A. mad at B. angry with C. proud of D. polite to Part 2 Read the following passage and fill in the blanks with an appropriate word or the correct form of the words in brackets.（5’） China is an old country with a long history. We have lots of different ____34____ (festival) to celebrate. The Spring Festival is the most important and ____35____ (big) holiday in China . It ____36____ (usual) comes in late January or early February. We clean the house and cook delicious food to get ready for it. It is ____37____ (tradition) for the elders to give hongbao to kids. It is believed that hongbao can bring the kids a safe and ____38____ (peace) new year. Celebrating festivals always ____39____ (bring) joy, but please make sure to have a green festival.____40____ fireworks are fun and exciting, they can create ____41____ (pollute), too. Also, children sometimes hurt ____42____(them) when playing. So what about _____43_____ (try) electronic fireworks next time? Part 3 Cloze.（8’） She had been shopping with her mom in Walmart. She must have been 6 years old. It was raining outside. We all just stood ____44____ the door of the Walmart. “Mom, let’s run through the rain,” she said with a sweet voice. “What?” Mom asked. “Let’ s run through the rain!” She repeated. “No, honey. We’ll wait until it ____45____ down a bit.” Mom replied. This young child waited about another minute and repeated, “Mom, let’s run through the rain.” “We’ll get wet if we do,” Mom said. “No, we won’t, Mom. That’s not what you said this morning,” the young girl said. “This morning? ____46____ did I say we could run through the rain and not get wet?” “Don’t you remember? When you were talking to Daddy about his cancer, you said, ‘If God can get us ____47____ this, he can help us overcome anything!” The entire crowd became dead silent. We all stood silently. Mom stopped for a moment about what she would say. “Honey, you are absolutely right. Let’s run through the rain. If we get wet, maybe we just need washing,” Mom said. We all stood watching, smiling and laughing as they ____48____ past the cars. They held their shopping bags over their heads just in case. They got wet. But they were ____49____ by a few who screamed and laughed like children all the ____50____ to their cars. And yes, I did. I ran. I got wet. I needed washing. Circumstances or people can take away your material possessions; they can take away your money, and they can take away your health. But no one can ever take away your precious memories. So, don’t forget to take time and take the opportunities to make ____51____. 44. A. beside B. behind C. inside D. outside 45. A. brings B. comes C. cuts D. slows 46. A. when B. how C. why D. what 47. A. off B. over C. in D. through 48. A. rushed B. flew C. walked D. drove 49. A. led B. taken C. ordered D. followed 50. A. route B. way C. path D. direction 51. A. presents B. prizes C. memories D. chances Section 4 Reading Comprehension （28’） Part 1 Read the following activity descriptions. Match each person with the most suitable activity. One of the options is not needed. Passage A Traditional Chinese Cultural Week ____52____ Mark: I enjoy making animals, flowers, or even my favorite superhero out of clay. ____53____ Helen: I’m writing a report on traditional Chinese clothing. I’m looking for more information about it. ____54____ John: I plan to make decorations for the Spring Festival. It’s amazing to turn red paper into beautiful artworks. A. Hanfu Show Hanfu is a kind of traditional clothing in China. Hanfu Show is a great activity where you can dress up in beautiful clothes, learn about its history and have a lot of fun. Would you like to have a try? B. Paper Cutting Paper-cuts are usually beautiful decorations at Chinese festivals. To make paper-cuts, you just need a piece of red paper and a pair of sharp scissors. Each pattern has a special meaning behind it. C. Clay Art Workshop Clay art is well known and popular. It’s like magic to make all sorts of animals, characters and objects out of soft wet earth with your own hands! It’s relaxing and it connects us to old traditions. D. Chinese Knot Making Chinese knot is a traditional art form that has been around for thousands of years. Are you ready to learn how to make colorful knots that carry special meanings? Let’s get started on this interesting journey! Part 2 Read the passages and choose the best answer. Passage B Sandra jumped into her grandpa’s arms and bounced on his lap, pulling at his shirt sleeves. “Tell me! Tell me!” she shouted. Her grandfather bent forward and picked up a brown book with pages that had yellowed from the coffee table. He turned to the first page. There was a picture of a pretty young woman dressed in old-fashioned clothes and her hair was tied up. At the bottom of the page were her name and her date of birth. Sandra immediately knew who she was. She had never seen her but she had heard her mother mention her name many times before. “She was the most beautiful woman in the town,” he said. Then he laughed. “So many men wanted to marry her but she only wanted to marry me. I was very poor then but she was willing to stay with me. We started a shop selling fried noodles. We worked hard day and night, but she never once complained.” Sandra, who was active in the beginning, became silent and thoughtful. Her grandmother had died immediately after giving birth to her fourth child. Her mother never had the chance to see her own mother either. Sandra looked up at her grandfather with a mix of sadness and curiosity. “What was she like, Grandpa?” she asked softly. Her grandfather’s eyes softened, “She was gentle and kind, always putting others before herself.” Sandra could feel the love and respect her grandfather had for her grandmother. She imagined the life they had together, the sadness and the happiness. It made her feel a deep connection to a woman she had never met. She hugged her grandfather, thankful for the stories that brought her closer to her family’s history. 55. The underlined words “pages that had yellowed” in Paragraph 2 mean the pages are________. A. old B. important C. dirty D. bright 56. Sandra immediately recognized the woman in the picture because________. A. she had seen the picture many times before B. her mother had often talked about her C. the woman looked exactly like her mother D. her grandfather told her the woman’s name 57. Which of the following best describes Sandra’ s grandmother? A. Beautiful but lazy. B. Strict but patient. C. Rich and independent. D. Kind and hard-working. 58. How did Sandra feel after hearing her grandfather’s story? A. She felt uninterested in the past love story. B. She felt disappointed that the story was so short. C. She felt deeply connected to her grandmother. D. She felt confused about her grandparents’ marriage. Passage C Have you ever imagined being able to communicate with your pet at home and let them understand everything you say? It sounds too good to be true, but scientists have started using artificial intelligence (AI) to help communicate with animals. AI allows humans to use technology to watch and understand the sounds and signals animals use so we can try to speak back to them. Professor Karen Bakker said that AI is already helping humans communicate with bats and bees. This could change what we know about nature and our non-human relationships. Bakker said AI helped decode (解码) recordings of animals talking to one another. She said trying to communicate in their language could be better than to teach them to use human sign language. Bakker explained how scientist Yossi Yovel had used recordings and AI to understand bats. “Bats argue over food; they communicate differently between genders — they have their names, or ‘signature calls’,” she said. “But unlike human mothers, who raise their voices when talking to babies, mother bats lower their voices.” A computer can be trained to listen like a bat, but this can never be done with the human ear. With bees, the computer both listens and watches the bees’ body movement to understand what they are communicating. “When bees ‘speak’ to one another, they use body movements, as well as the sounds, to communicate,” Bakker said. She said scientists now know how bees say things such as “hush (be quiet) ” or “stop”. Scientist Tim Landgraf even created a robot bee that entered a hive (蜂巢) and it was able to communicate to other bees when it wanted them to stop doing something or fly. So, are you looking forward to communicating with animals one day? 59. How does the writer start the passage? A. By telling a story. B. By explaining a fact. C. By giving an example. D. By asking a question. 60. Why does the writer mention bats and bees? A. To give a direction for future studies. B. To show the achievements scientists have got. C. To doubt the findings scientists have reporte. D. To change people’s opinions about the two animals. 61. What is the fifth paragraph mainly about? A. Scientists’ ways of communicating with bats. B. Differences between bats and humans in communication. C. Advantages of communicating with animals in their language. D. Scientists’ findings about communication between bats through AI. 62. What is the main purpose of this article? A. To describe recent experiments with robots that can talk to animals. B. To explain how scientists use new methods to understand animal talk. C. To discuss whether animals might someday understand human language. D. To show that bats and bees have surprisingly complex ways of communicating. Passage D Nowadays, most of the world’s population lives in the city, where poor air quality and noise pollution are common, and there is little chance to connect with nature. People may prefer going outdoors and enjoying the health benefits of being in nature. So, don’t be surprised that your doctor gives you a prescription (处方) for parks instead of pills. Nature prescribing, gaining its popularity recently, involves a doctor encouraging patients to spend time in nature as a health activity. The nature-based activities have developed as an effective healthcare treatment to improve people’s well-being. What are the nature prescriptions like? Well, doctors may give patients a variety of choices. Patients may choose direct exposure (接触) to nature, by using a natural space for running, walking, open-water swimming, or other physical activities. Other times, the exposure to nature might not be that obvious, such as biking along a path near a river on the way to work. Patients may also be encouraged to participate in environmental protection projects. For example, they can help build bird houses in forests, which provide a safe space for birds to live in and raise their young. Research into nature prescribing activities has found that participants experience both physical and mental health benefits. For example, nature-based activities can result in a reduction of blood pressure and better heart health. Besides, spending time in nature has been linked to lower levels of stress and anxiety. Not only that, an outdoor program in nature involving a group of people can also reduce feelings of loneliness among participants. Nature prescribing has been carried out successfully throughout the world. For example, in England, the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust runs the Blue Prescribing Project. The project provides opportunities for people with poor mental health in London to enjoy wetland environment. This has led to great improvement of their situation. However, there are still several challenges when nature prescribing is adapted to different settings. One major difficulty is the need to train qualified health providers who can organize effective activities, which takes time and requires money. Moreover, since some patients may not find certain nature-based activities interesting, more activities need to be designed to meet various needs. 63. If patients want to take part in nature prescribing activities, they can ________. A. swim for hours in an indoor swimming pool B. plant trees in the local park near their houses C. paint birds and flowers at community libraries D. watch environmental protection programs on TV 64. What do you know about nature prescribing from the passage? A. It can never take the place of having medicine. B. It fails to benefit patients when carried out in London. C. It requires further development to meet different needs. D. It works much better for physical health than mental health. 65. Which might be the best title for the passage? A. From Indoors to Outdoors: An Active Way to Relax B. A Step into the Wild: The Time to Protect Our Planet C. A Trip Through Forests: A Chance to Enjoy the Beauty D. From Pills to Parks: The Influence of Nature on Health Section 5 Writing （20’） Part 1 Read and answer the following questions.（10’） A wise teacher once told me that every teenager needs to experience a not-so-fun first job. Now I still remember my first day at a fast food restaurant three years ago. I wanted to save up money and buy my own car, so I looked for work everywhere I could that summer. The restaurant called me right away and I thought to myself, this is going to be easy. Within four hours of my first shift (轮班), I had angry customers who complained how slow I was. I watched in fear as a kid spilled his milk everywhere, and I heard the words that no 16-year-old boy or anyone for that matter wants to hear: “Mike, there’s a problem in the men’s bathroom and you might want gloves for this one.” I realized right away that working at the restaurant was not going to be a picnic. The manager expected a clean environment and fast service with a friendly smile. Over three years later I still work at that restaurant during vacations. I love my co-workers there and all the customers know who I am. Every morning the same senior citizens come in and get their morning coffees. Our smiles have just as much to do with them making us a part of their everyday lives as the coffee does. From my first job at the restaurant, I learned teamwork and devotion (奉献). I also learned staying positive no matter how rough things seem to get. I will forever carry the experience that I gained at the restaurant with me as I go forward in my life. 66. Why did the author look for work everywhere that summer? _________________________________________ 67. How old was the author when he first worked at the restaurant? _________________________________________ 68. What did the manager expect besides a clean environment? _________________________________________ 69. Why does the author still work at the restaurant during vacations? _________________________________________ 70. What did the author learn from his first job? _________________________________________ Part 2 Writing.（10’） 71. 随着科技的发展，未来的世界可能会发生巨大的变化。请你发挥想象力，描述你理想中的未来科技生活，并谈谈这些变化给你带来了怎样的感受。 提示词语：technology, environment, robots, renewable energy, smart cities 提示问题： 1. What will daily life be like in the future? 2. How will you feel about the changes? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 北京实验学校（海淀）2025-2026学年八年级下学期期中考试 英语Ⅱ试题 （2026.04） 考试时间：90分钟 满分：90分 注意事项： 1. 本试卷共4页，共5部分，85道小题。 2. 试题答案一律书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。 Section 1 Listening（10’） Part 1 Listen to the recordings, and choose the best answer. Each text will be read twice.（4’） Listen to the conversation and answer Questions 1-2. 1. How long did Li Hua study in England? A. For three months. B. For six months. C. For a year. 2. Why couldn’t Li Hua communicate with English people very well at first? A. Because English people speak very fast. B. Because English people use a lot of idioms. C. Because English people are not friendly to him. Listen to the conversation and answer Questions 3-4. 3. What does Adam think of the dog at the corner? A. It’s poor. B. It’s dirty. C. It’s ugly. 4. What will the speakers do next? A. Send the dog to the hospital. B. Take the dog home. C. Buy food for the dog. Listen to the short passage and answer Questions 5-6. 5. Where has this program already been tested? A. Shops and banks. B. Schools and cinemas. C. Shops and schools. 6. What do we know from the talk? A. Computers can remember you by looking at your clothes. B. In the future we still have to remember a number. C. Some machines can know you from your voice. Listen to the short passage and answer Questions 7-8. 7. What is the talk mainly about? A. What sign language is. B. How sign language works. C. Why people use sign language. 8. What can we know about sign language? A. It’s hard to learn. B. People need to speak when signing. C. It’s important to watch the speaker’s face. Part 2 Listen to the recordings, and answer the questions. Each text will be read twice.（6’） Listen to the conversation and answer Question 9. 9. When does the boy learn French online? ____________________________________________ Listen to the conversation and answer Question 10. 10. What happened to Nancy? ____________________________________________ Listen to the conversation and answer Question 11. 11. How did the man keep in touch with his friends before? ____________________________________________ Listen to the conversation and answer Question 12. 12. Why does Jack seldom call others? ____________________________________________ Listen to the conversation and answer Question 13. 13. What has Tom prepared for the Spring Festival? ____________________________________________ Listen to the conversation and answer Question 14. 14. What did Maria do in a Children’s home? ____________________________________________ Section 2 Vocabulary（14’） Part 1 Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of the words.（4’） 【1题答案】 【答案】increasing 【2题答案】 【答案】invention 【3题答案】 【答案】balance 【4题答案】 【答案】ancient 【5题答案】 【答案】donated 【6题答案】 【答案】breath 【7题答案】 【答案】mind 【8题答案】 【答案】applies Part 2 Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of the words in the box.（5’） 【9~13题答案】 【答案】9. rapidly 10. have written 11. progress 12. interrupt 13. creative 【14~18题答案】 【答案】14. ourselves 15. lanterns 16. prefer 17. emergency 18. nobody Part 3 Complete the sentences.（5’） 【19题答案】 【答案】makes it possible 【20题答案】 【答案】reminds me of my childhood 【21题答案】 【答案】It seems that 【22题答案】 【答案】tried his best##did his best##made every effort##did everything he could 【23题答案】 【答案】in panic##in a panic Section 3 Grammar （18’） Part 1 Multiple choice questions. （5’） 【24题答案】 【答案】C 【25题答案】 【答案】C 【26题答案】 【答案】D 【27题答案】 【答案】C 【28题答案】 【答案】D 【29题答案】 【答案】B 【30题答案】 【答案】D 【31题答案】 【答案】B 【32题答案】 【答案】A 【33题答案】 【答案】C Part 2 Read the following passage and fill in the blanks with an appropriate word or the correct form of the words in brackets.（5’） 【34~43题答案】 【答案】34. festivals 35. biggest 36. usually 37. traditional 38. peaceful 39. brings 40. Although##Though 41. pollution 42. themselves 43. trying Part 3 Cloze.（8’） 【44~51题答案】 【答案】44. C 45. D 46. A 47. D 48. A 49. D 50. B 51. C Section 4 Reading Comprehension （28’） Part 1 Read the following activity descriptions. Match each person with the most suitable activity. One of the options is not needed. Passage A Traditional Chinese Cultural Week 【52~54题答案】 【答案】52. C 53. A 54. B Part 2 Read the passages and choose the best answer. Passage B 【55~58题答案】 【答案】55. A 56. B 57. D 58. C Passage C 【59~62题答案】 【答案】59. D 60. B 61. D 62. B Passage D 【63~65题答案】 【答案】63. B 64. C 65. D Section 5 Writing （20’） Part 1 Read and answer the following questions.（10’） 【66~70题答案】 【答案】66. Because he wanted to save up money and buy his own car. 67. He was 16 years old. 68. Fast service with a friendly smile. 69. Because he loves his co-workers there and all the customers know who he is. 70. He learned teamwork and devotion, and staying positive no matter how rough things seem to get. Part 2 Writing.（10’） 【71题答案】 【答案】 例文： In the future, technology will make our life amazing. Smart cities will use renewable energy to protect the environment, making the air fresher and the world greener. Robots will help with housework and work. We will travel in self-driving cars and study online easily, saving much time for more meaningful things. I feel excited and hopeful about these changes because they will make life more convenient. I believe technology can bring us a better and brighter future. 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $