2025—2026学年度第二学期期中测试八年级英语试题

2025 — 2026学年度第二学期期中测试卷 八年级（初二）英语 第一部分 听力理解（共20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. What does Tom do in his free time? A. He goes skiing. B. He goes hiking. C. He does calligraphy. ( ) 2. What is Ben’s problem? A. He has a headache. B. He has a sore throat. C. He has a stomachache. ( ) 3. Why did Lisa start painting? A. To make money. B. To join a competition. C. To relax and express herself. ( ) 4. What is the relationship between the two speakers? A. Close friends. B. Father and daughter. C. Teacher and student. ( ) 5. What does the man mean? A. He enjoyed this trip. B. He will go there soon. C. The trip was too short. B）请听下面4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。 请听第1段对话，回答6、7小题。 ( ) 6. What instrument is Lily learning to play? A. The piano. B. The flute. C. The guitar. ( ) 7. Why did Lily start learning to play the instrument? A. To join the school band. B. To take part in a competition. C. To prepare a surprise gift for her brother. 请听第2段对话，回答8、9小题。 ( ) 8. What did Kate eat for lunch? A. Nothing. B. Chicken sandwiches. C. Chicken hamburgers. ( ) 9. Where are the two speakers most probably? A. At home. B. In a hospital. C. At school. 请听第3段对话，回答10至12小题。 ( ) 10. Why does Lily look upset? A. She did badly in a test. B. She lost her favorite book. C. She had a fight with her friend. ( ) 11. What did Lily do to Emma’s book? A. She couldn’t find it. B. She got it wet by accident. C. She dropped it on the floor. ( ) 12. What can we know about the boy? A. He thinks Emma is a bad friend. B. He is patient and tries to help Lily. C. He thinks Lily should not say sorry. 请听第4段对话，回答13至15小题。 ( ) 13. Where did Lisa go last weekend? A. The Yellow River. B. The Yangtze River. C. Mount Qomolangma. ( ) 14. Why are the Yellow River and the Nile River important? A. They are the deepest rivers in the world. B. They helped ancient people live and farm. C. They are the most beautiful rivers to visit. ( ) 15. What can we get from the conversation? A. Lisa thinks the Yellow River is boring. B. Tom has already climbed Mount Qomolangma. C. Both Tom and Lisa like exploring natural wonders. 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。 16. It’s important to learn how to manage these . 17. A good way to feel is to find a hobby in your free time. 18. Doing things you enjoy helps your mind and reduce stress. 19. Just spending minutes a day on your hobby can make a difference. 20. Spending time on your hobbies makes your life more . 第二部分 语言基础知识运用（共26分） A）词汇运用（两部分，共21分） Ⅰ．请阅读以下10个句子，然后从方框中选择最佳选项完成句子，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑，每个选项限用一次。（每题1分，共10分） A. bit by bit B. get...across C. in return D. suffer from E. so that F. get over G. dream of H. even though I. stop...from J. turn on ( ) 21. Many students ______ too much stress before exams, so teachers often give them some advice on how to relax. ( ) 22. — I don’t think I can ______ my idea ______ to the class clearly. — Why not try using some pictures or examples? ( ) 23. Many children ______ becoming scientists when they grow up. ( ) 24. I joined the English speaking club at school ______ I could improve my spoken English. ( ) 25. — How did you ______ your fear of speaking in public? — I practised again and again in front of my friends. ( ) 26. The Chinese climbers didn’t give up. They pulled themselves up the rocks ______ until they reached the top. ( ) 27. When you walk into the dark room, please remember to ______ the light. ( ) 28. I helped Emma with her math project, and she taught me how to paint ______. ( ) 29. — I have a bad cold. Must I go to school tomorrow? — No! You should stay at home. A good rest can ______ the cold ______ getting worse. ( ) 30. Everyone enjoyed the touching movie, ______ it was a bit long. Ⅱ．请阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后用方框中所给词的适当形式填空，并将答案填写到答题卡的相应位置。每个词限用一次。（每空1分，共11分） air explore herself with however wonderful painting foreign interested manage photo Last summer, my family and I visited Mount Lu (Lushan) in Jiangxi. The natural scenery 31. ______ its waterfalls and sea of clouds was truly amazing. Every view looked like a traditional (传统的) Chinese 32. ______. We decided to 33. ______ the mountain along the winding (蜿蜒的) stone paths, hoping to see more of its beauty. At first, my younger sister was not very 34. ______ in the climb. She thought it was just a normal mountain trip with nothing special. 35. ______, our kind guide made the hike fun by telling stories about the history and the poets. This changed her mind, and she started to enjoy 36. ______, even helping to find the best places for photos. Because of the fresh 37. ______, we all felt energetic and calm in the clean environment. After walking and resting a few times for about two hours, we 38. ______ to reach the top. The view of the cloud-covered valleys (山谷) below was 39. ______! I was shocked by how beautiful it was. I took many 40. ______ with my phone. I planned to choose the best one and send it as a postcard to my 41. ______ friend in Canada to share this experience. This trip taught me to love and protect such special places, as they are gifts from nature that we must care for. B）补全对话（每小题1分，共5分） 请阅读下面对话，根据对话内容从下面方框内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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑，一空一句。 (Li Ming and Wang Lei are talking during the break. L=Li Ming, W=Wang Lei) W: Hey, Li Ming, what’s wrong? L: I had a fight with my best friend. What should I do? W: 42. ________ L: I don’t think so, although it’s a good idea. I’m just not very good at writing letters. W: 43. ________ L: No, I don’t want to talk about it on the phone. W: 44. ________ L: Yes, I know I should say sorry, but it’s not easy. W: 45. ________ L: I guess I could, but I don’t want to surprise him. W: Hey, I know. 46. ________ L: But the ball game is next week, I don’t want to wait until then to talk to him. W: Maybe you can do something together this weekend instead. A. Maybe you should call him up. B. What about going to his house? C. Why don’t you write him a letter? D. You could take him to the ball game. E. You should ask your parents for help. F. Why not wait a few days and let things calm down? G. But you really should talk to him so that you can say you’re sorry. 第三部分 阅读理解与表达（共44分） A）阅读理解（本题共17小题，每小题2分，最后一小题为开放性问题，共34分） 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A How do you spend your free time? Do you want to live a different after-school life? Here are four examples. Li Chenxi, a 13-year-old girl, is at the No.2 Middle School in Yinchuan. Her school brings traditional Chinese culture into the after-school care services. Li is interested in tie-dye (扎染). She can make dolls and dresses after learning for more than a year. When Antoine, an international (国际的) student from Rwanda (卢旺达), first watched the dragon dance, he was surprised and could not wait to join in it. However, the training was not easy. He had to practise the basic skills day by day to perform perfectly. It is on Saturday afternoon. A group of children of all ages are following Zhu Wei in Zimbabwe (津巴布韦). Zhu, a traditional Chinese medicine doctor, teaches them tai chi. These children like tai chi and they think tai chi helps them keep healthy. Chloe from Canada is a paper-cutting lover. Every Sunday, she learns paper-cutting from Mrs Smith. The girl can easily cut butterflies, horses and so on. Last weekend, Chloe made a paper-cutting work of Ne Zha. She felt excited to see it shown on the wall. ( ) 47. What does Li Chenxi make? A. Toys and clothes. B. Ne Zha and horses. C. Animals and flowers. D. Clothes for dragon dance. ( ) 48. How often does Chloe learn paper-cutting? A. Every day. B. Once a week. C. Twice a week. D. Every two days. ( ) 49. Which of the following is TRUE according to the chart? A. Li Chenxi learned tie-dye for a year. B. Antoine practises basic skills from time to time. C. Zhu Wei teaches tai chi to children in Zimbabwe. D. Chloe made a paper-cutting work of flowers last weekend. B Antarctica (南极洲) is the fifth largest of the Earth’s seven continents (大洲). During the winter it doubles in size because of the sea ice. Antarctica is more than 95% covered in ice, and it has about 90% of the world’s fresh water. Because of its thick ice cover, it is the highest of all continents. The snow and ice of Antarctica are the purest in the world. There’s no pollution (污染) here. Antarctica is a true desert. Just 7cm of water falls every year. It hasn’t rained at the South Pole since 1,000,000 years ago. It has day-light for 24 hours during the summer and darkness for 24 hours during the winter. A lot of animals live in the ocean around Antarctica. Among them, the most famous is the penguin. There are over twelve million penguins living there. Antarctica is the coldest continent. The lowest temperature, -88.3 degrees, was in 1960. However, since 1950, the temperature on Antarctica has gone up by 0.1°C every ten years. Large pieces of ice have begun breaking off the continent. They created huge floating icebergs (冰山) in the ocean. In 2002, a piece of ice went into the sea. It was half of the size of Shanghai! ( ) 50. Why does Antarctica double in size in winter? A. Because of the sea ice. B. Because of the heavy snow. C. Because of the floating icebergs. D. Because of the increase in penguins. ( ) 51. What does the underlined word “purest” mean in Paragraph 2? A. Highest. B. Largest. C. Deepest. D. Cleanest. ( ) 52. What can we know about Antarctica? A. Its ice will not break off. B. It has no darkness in winter. C. There is plenty of rain falling every year. D. The temperature may keep going on in the future. ( ) 53. What would be the best structure of this passage? A. ① / ②③④⑤ B. ① / ②③ / ④⑤ C. ①②③ / ④⑤ D. ①②③④ / ⑤ C The No.8 Middle School Peace Club was having an important meeting to plan activities for the school’s Peace on Earth Fair (博览会). Jamie were asking the students for their ideas. Vincent suggested a play, but Amy thought it wasn’t a good idea. She said it would be easier to just sing a song. Karen said that Amy was lazy. Gina wanted to invite a famous rock band, but Chris said they couldn’t afford (支付得起) it. “We could ask people to write letters to world leaders (领导),” suggested Jill. Soon, they were fighting. Everyone shouted and nobody listened. Jamie couldn’t stand it. “Please be quiet!” She cried. “This club is about peace, but everyone is fighting! We can’t teach other people about peace if we can’t respect others. We should listen to and respect every idea and then make a plan. Vincent, will you begin again?” “Well, my idea was a play,” said Vincent. “But I like Amy’s idea about a song.” “Gina had a fun idea about rock bands,” said Amy. “But I think Chris is right. It’s too expensive. What about acting as rock stars?” “That would be really fun! It would be like Vincent’s idea for a play,” added Chris. Soon the room was noisy again, but this time everyone was happy and excited. They were all working together in peace. And they planned the best Peace on Earth Fair ever! ( ) 54. Why were students planning activities? A. Because they liked singing songs. B. Because they wanted to hold a meeting. C. Because they would like to invite a famous rock band. D. Because they prepared for the School’s Peace on Earth Fair. ( ) 55. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 refer to? A. The idea. B. The peace. C. The fighting. D. The rock band. ( ) 56. Put the events in order according to the story. a. Jill suggested people should write letters to world leaders. b. The room was noisy again and they were working together in peace. c. Gina wanted to invite a famous rock band, but Chris didn’t agree. d. The School Peace Club was having an important meeting to plan activities. A. d-a-c-b B. d-c-a-b C. c-a-b-d D. c-b-a-d ( ) 57. What would be the best title for the passage? A. Getting Along. B. Ways to Plan a Play. C. A Famous Rock Band. D. A Good Idea to Sing a Song. 58. Whose idea do you like best? Tell us the reason. D 请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后根据短文内容从下列选项中选择恰当的选项还原到文中，使短文意思通顺、结构完整，并在答题卡上将其序号涂黑。一空一句，每个选项限用一次。 Thanks to better health care, most people are living healthier and longer lives. Someone who is born today can expect to live about thirty-five years longer than someone who was born in the nineteenth century. It is even thought that in the future more and more people will celebrate hundredth birthdays. 59. ______ Do exercise! Exercise can improve our health, so make it a habit. 60. ______ Even daily activities like walking and climbing stairs (楼梯) can help us keep healthy! Eat healthy food! 61. ______ Fast food is not healthy. You should only have it from time to time. Eating too much of the wrong food will harm your health. 62. ______ When we were babies, we slept for much of the night. Teenagers do not need as much sleep as babies, but it is important for you to get about eight hours’ sleep a night. At weekends, you have got more time, so use it not just for your friends, but for rest too. Do not worry. Be happy! 63. ______ Sometimes it is not easy to be a teenager because of the difficulties of school, exams or friendships. If you are worried about something, talk to your parents or teachers. A. Rest while you can! B. Here are several rules for a healthy life. C. Running, jumping and dancing are all good exercise. D. Many people believe that happiness is important for our health. E. It is important to eat food that is fresh and natural, such as fruit and vegetables. B）书面表达（共10分） 每个人的成长都是一种蜕变的过程，学会处理生活中的矛盾，学会面对各种挫折，学会享受生活的点点滴滴……从幼稚走向成熟，从逆境走向成功。你校英文报以“My Growth”为题，面向全校学生开展征文活动。请参考下面提示，从你对成长的理解出发，描述某一次与成长相关的经历，以及这次经历对你的影响。 My Growth What does growth mean to you? What was your experience about growth? (when, where, what...) How did this experience influence you? 要求：1．字迹工整，书写规范、正确，语句通顺，注意单词的大小写和标点等； 2．文章开头已给出，不计入总词数，80词左右； 3．不得出现真实姓名和学校及班级信息。 My Growth Growth is like 第四部分 语言应用（共10分） Big Question: Why are free-time activities important? Step 1: How do you spend your free time? 64. When do you have free time?（2分） 65. What do you often do in your free time? Write at least 2 activities.（2分） Step 2: How can a hobby improve your life? 66. What is your favorite free-time activity?（2分） 67. When did you start it?（2分） 68. Why do you like it?（2分） 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $