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2025-2026学年常州外国语学校八年级下学期期中模拟试卷 二、单项选择（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分） 1. —Where are your grandparents living now? —They ________ the beautiful countryside for two years. A. have been in B. have been to C. have gone to D. have come to 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：——你的祖父母现在住在哪里？——他们在这个美丽的乡村呆了两年了。 考查短语辨析。have been in在某地待了一段时间，常接时间段；have been to去过某地，现已回来，后面可接次数；have gone to去某地了，现在人可能在去的途中或已在哪儿了，强调的是“现在还没回来”；have come to已经来，非延续性动词，后不跟时间段。根据“the beautiful countryside for two years”可知，此处表达“呆了两年了”，用词组have been in。故选A。 2. There ________ a small factory, but now it is a new sports centre. A. has been B. have been C. used to have D. used to be 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：过去有一个小工厂，但是现在它是一个新的运动中心。 根据“but now it is a new sports centre”可知，前后句之间是转折关系，因此第一句应该是描述过去的情况，应用“used to do”结构，表示“过去常常做某事”，且句子是there be句型，表示“某地有某物”，因此应该是“used to be”。has been表示“现在是”，have been表示“现在是（复数）”，used to have表示“过去常常有（但此处不符合there be句型结构）”，均不符合语境。 3. Many people in the city ________ by working in the local factories. A. make a living B. make a difference C. make a mistake D. make a plan 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：这个城市里的许多人通过在当地的工厂工作来谋生。 考查动词短语。make a living谋生；make a difference产生影响；make a mistake犯错误；make a plan制定计划。根据“by working in the local factories”可知，在工厂工作是为了谋生，应选择make a living“谋生”。故选A。 4. After walking for three hours, we were ______ and couldn’t walk any further. A. tired out B. turned out C. worked out D. sold out 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：走了三个小时后，我们精疲力尽，再也走不动了。 tired out筋疲力尽；turned out结果是；worked out算出、锻炼；sold out售罄。根据前句“After walking for three hours”以及后半句“couldn’t walk any further”可知，此处表示非常疲惫，应填tired out。 5. —What do you think of citywalk? —Wonderful. People can learn more about their cities ______ save money on traveling. A. as well as B. as long as C. instead of D. rather than 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：——你觉得城市漫步怎么样？——太棒了。人们既能更多地了解他们的城市，又能在旅行上省钱。 考查连词短语辨析。as well as也，还，和……一样好；as long as只要；instead of代替，而不是；rather than而不是。根据语境可知，此处是在描述城市漫步的好处，即人们既能更多地了解他们的城市，又能在旅行上省钱，所以应该用as well as连接两个并列的成分，表示“既……又……”。故选A。 6. Nowadays school should care for the full ________ of a student’s talent (才能). A. attention B. knowledge C. development D. support 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：如今，学校应当致力于促进学生各方面才能的全面发展。 考查名词辨析。attention注意力；knowledge知识；development发展；support支持。根据“ care for the full…of a student’s talent”可知，学校应该多关注学生的全面发展，故选C。 7. You ________ bring your smartphones to school, or you will break the school rules. A. must B. have to C. mustn’t D. don’t have to 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：你不准把智能手机带到学校，否则你会违反校规。 must必须；have to不得不；mustn’t禁止；don’t have to不必。“or you will break the school rules”说明学校禁止带手机，表示禁止用mustn’t。 8. —Excuse me, could you tell me ________ to get to the nearest bank? —Go along this street and you will see a bank. A. why B. where C. how D. when 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：——打扰一下，你能告诉我怎样到达最近的银行吗？——沿着这条街走，你就会看到一家银行。 why为什么；where在哪里；how怎样；when什么时候。根据答语“Go along this street and you will see a bank.”可知，此处询问的是到达银行的方式，即“怎样去”，应填how。 9. All the students must ________ their book reports before this Friday. A. put in B. take in C. give in D. hand in 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：所有的学生必须在这个星期五之前交上他们的读书报告。 put in投入；take in吸收；give in屈服；hand in上交。根据“their book reports before this Friday”可知，此处表示“上交”读书报告，应填hand in。 10. —She got a free ticket to a show by her favourite singer! — ________!It’s reported that the singer doesn’t have plans for shows because of illness. A. Why not B. No way C. Lucky her D. Good idea 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：——她得到了她最喜欢的歌手的演出免费门票！——不可能！据报道，这位歌手因病没有演出计划。 根据后句“据报道，这位歌手因病没有演出计划”可知，说话人对前句提到的消息表示怀疑，认为不可能发生。A项常用于接受建议；B项表示难以置信或不可能，符合语境；C项用于表达羡慕；D项用于赞同建议。 三、完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 When I travel around the world, I always meet some kind-hearted people and touching things. One day while I _____11_____ for a train at a station in Amsterdam, I saw a young homeless man asking people _____12_____ money so he could buy breakfast. Most of the travelers simply took no notice of the young man or gave him a dirty look. There was one exception (例外) though: an older, well-dressed lady. When the young homeless man moved _____13_____ this elegant (优雅的) lady, she turned back and looked straight into his eyes and ____14____ asked, “How much do you need?” I couldn’t hear what the young man said but watched as the old lady pulled several bills from her wallet and _____15_____ them in the young man’s hands. I don’t know whether the young man really used this money for _____16_____ or for some other purpose. What I do know is that I saw two completely _____17_____ reactions (反应) to the same situation. I saw people who were either afraid or angry or distrustful. And then I saw this old lady who treated the homeless man as her _____18_____. I decided then and there that, even though we have to be _____19_____ in this world, I will still choose to be like her. Every day may bring us many chances for_____20_____. The key is to do it or not. 11. A. was waiting B. was looking C. waited D. looked 12. A. to B. for C. about D. of 13. A. in front of B. before C. behind D. over 14. A. softly B. sadly C. loudly D. hopefully 15. A. gave B. put C. covered D. threw 16. A. snacks B. supper C. lunch D. breakfast 17. A. polite B. rude C. different D. good 18. A. father B. brother C. teacher D. sister 19. A. friendly B. confident C. careful D. brave 20. A. richness B. happiness C. fitness D. kindness 【答案】11. A 12. B 13. C 14. A 15. B 16. D 17. C 18. B 19. C 20. D 【解析】 【导语】本文讲述作者在阿姆斯特丹车站目睹一位优雅女士对待流浪汉的善举，引发对人性反应的思考。通过对比路人的冷漠与女士的善意，强调即使需要谨慎，仍应选择善良。 【11题详解】 句意：有一天，当我在阿姆斯特丹的一个车站等火车时，我看到一个无家可归的年轻人向人们要钱，这样他就可以买早餐了。 was waiting过去正在等，是过去进行时；was looking过去正在看，是过去进行时；waited等，是过去式，是一般过去时；looked看，是过去式，是一般过去时。根据“for a train at a station in Amsterdam,”可知，是等火车。wait for等候。while(当……时)，引导的时间状语从句，主句用的一般过去时，从句要用过去进行时。故选A。 【12题详解】 句意：有一天，当我在阿姆斯特丹的一个车站等火车时，我看到一个无家可归的年轻人向人们要钱，这样他就可以买早餐了。 to去；for为了；about关于；of……的。根据“money so he could buy breakfast.”可知，此处是说一个无家可归的年轻人向人们要钱。ask…for向……要……，是固定搭配。故选B。 【13题详解】 句意：当这位年轻的流浪汉追上这位优雅的女士时，她转过身来，直视着他的眼睛，轻声问：“你需要多少钱？” in front of在……(外部的)前面；before在……前；behind在后面；over超过。根据“she turned back”可知，当这位年轻的流浪汉追上这位优雅的女士时，她转过身来。故选C。 【14题详解】 句意：当这位年轻的流浪汉追上这位优雅的女士时，她转过身来，直视着他的眼睛，轻声问：“你需要多少钱？” softly轻声地；sadly悲伤地；loudly大声地；hopefully有希望地。根据“she turned back and looked straight into his eyes and…asked, ‘How much do you need?’”可知，此处是说她转过身来，直视着他的眼睛，轻声问：“你需要多少钱？”故选A。 【15题详解】 句意：我听不清年轻人说了什么但看着年长女士从钱包里掏出几张钞票，放在年轻人的手里。 gave给；put放；covered盖；threw扔。根据“them in the young man’s hands.”可知，此处是说年长女士从钱包里掏出几张钞票，放在年轻人的手里。故选B。 【16题详解】 句意：我不知道这个年轻人是否真的把这笔钱用在早餐上或其他用途上。 snacks零食；supper晚餐；lunch午餐；breakfast早餐。根据“so he could buy breakfast.”可知，此处是说这个年轻人是否真的把这笔钱用在早餐上或其他用途上。故选D。 【17题详解】 句意：我所知道的是，我看到了对同一情况的两种完全不同的反应。 polite礼貌的；rude粗鲁的；different不同的；good好的。根据“I saw two completely…reactions (反应) to the same situation.”可知，此处是说我看到了对同一情况的两种完全不同的反应。故选C。 【18题详解】 句意：然后我看到了一位年长女士，她把那个无家可归的人当作自己的兄弟。 father父亲；brother兄弟；teacher老师；sister姐妹。根据“ And then I saw this old lady who treated the homeless man as her”可知，此处是说然后我看到了一位年长女士，她把那个无家可归的人当作自己的兄弟。故选B。 【19题详解】 句意：我当时就决定，即使我们在这个世界上必须小心，我仍然会选择像她一样。 friendly友好的；confident自信的；careful小心的；brave勇敢的。根据“even though we have to be…in this world, I will still choose to be like her.”可知，此处是说我当时就决定，即使我们在这个世界上必须小心，我仍然会选择像她一样。故选C。 【20题详解】 句意：每一天都可能给我们带来许多行善的机会。 richness富裕；happiness幸福；fitness健康；kindness善良。根据“Every day may bring us many chances for….”可知，此处是说每一天都可能给我们带来许多行善的机会。故选D。 四、阅读理解（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面的语篇，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项. A When she was alone, Mary felt lonelier than ever. She went out of the house and ran around the garden ten times. Ben Weatherstaff was working in it. “Spring is coming,” he said to Mary. “I can smell it in the air. ▲ .” At this moment, the robin flew towards them and landed at Mary’s feet. “He remembers me,” she said. “He knows everything here,” Ben said. “Only he knows what’s happening in the secret garden without a door into it. No one else has been inside it for ten years.” Ben walked away to continue his work. Mary began talking to the robin. She felt happier than she had ever felt. The robin trusted her and did not fly away. It began pecking (啄食) at the ground, looking for a worm to eat. Mary looked closely at the ground. She saw that there was something like metal (金属). She picked it up. It was dirty and rusty. She cleaned it and saw that it was a key. “It’s been in the ground for many years,” she thought. “I wonder if it is the key to the garden. If it is, then I must find the door.” Mary skipped (跳跃) around the garden. The robin followed her. Mary stopped skipping and spoke to the robin. “He showed me where to find the key,” she thought. “Can you show me where the door is?” The robin sat on the top of the garden wall. It began to sing. The wall was covered with ivy. Mary pulled at a piece of the ivy. It came away from the wall. Behind the wall was a door. Mary put the key in the lock of the door and turned it. The door opened. Only seconds later, Mary was inside the secret garden. Mary thought it was the most beautiful garden she had ever seen. ——Adapted from The Secret Garden 21. Which of the following sentences can be put in “ ▲ ” in Paragraph 2 ? A. Soon summer is coming B. Soon it will be cold C. Soon there will be spring flowers D. Soon animals will hide in the forest 22. What is the robin? A. A plane B. A bird C. A kite D. A person 23. Which is the right order for the robin? a. It followed Mary around the garden. b. It sat and sang on the top of the garden wall. c. It pecked at the ground and looked for a worm. d. It flew towards Ben and Mary and landed at Mary’s feet. A. b-c-d-a B. b-a-d-c C. d-c-a-b D. d-a-b-c 24. Which word best describes Mary’s feeling in the end? A. Sad. B. Worried. C. Lonely. D. Excited. 25. What is the best title for the passage? A. Mary Looks for the Door B. Mary Finds a Secret Garden C. Mary Remembers the Robin D. Mary Helps Her Best Friend 【答案】21. C 22. B 23. C 24. D 25. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，节选自《秘密花园》。文章讲述了玛丽在花园中与知更鸟互动，发现了一把钥匙，并最终找到并打开秘密花园大门的故事。 【21题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章第二段“Spring is coming,” he said to Mary. “I can smell it in the air.”可知，Ben告诉玛丽春天就要来了，他在空气中闻到了春天的气息，因此可以推断接下来他会提到与春天有关的事物。选项C“很快就会有春天的花朵”符合语境。故选C。 【22题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第五段“The robin trusted her and did not fly away.”和常识可知，知更鸟是一种鸟类，因此选项B“一只鸟”是正确的。故选B。 【23题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第四段“At this moment, the robin flew towards them and landed at Mary’s feet.”可知，知更鸟先飞向他们，落在玛丽的脚边，对应选项d；根据文章第八段“It began pecking (啄食) at the ground, looking for a worm to eat.”可知，知更鸟开始啄食地面，寻找虫子吃，对应选项c；根据文章第十段“The robin followed her.”可知，知更鸟跟着玛丽在花园里转悠，对应选项a；根据文章“The robin sat on the top of the garden wall. It began to sing.”可知，知更鸟坐在花园的墙上唱歌，对应选项b。因此，正确的顺序是d-c-a-b。故选C。 【24题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“Mary thought it was the most beautiful garden she had ever seen.”可知，玛丽认为这是她见过的最美丽的花园，因此可以推断她感到非常兴奋。选项D“兴奋的”符合语境。故选D。 【25题详解】 最佳标题题。根据文章最后一段“Only seconds later, Mary was inside the secret garden. Mary thought it was the most beautiful garden she had ever seen.”以及全文内容可知，文章主要讲述了玛丽发现并进入秘密花园的故事。选项B“玛丽发现了一个秘密花园”最能概括文章主旨。故选B。 B Chen Meijun, a toy saleswoman at Yiwu International Trade Market in Jinhua, Zhejiang Province, showed her great skills in a video using artificial intelligence (AI) technology. Chen simply needs to record a video in Chinese and upload it to the Internet. The video will be translated into 36 languages with the help of AI. Chen’s digital showroom has interested buyers from over 100 countries. It shows a trend (趋势) where businesses are going digital to reach more customers. Together with AI, more and more new digital technologies like VR and AR are being used in online shops. Alibaba worked with Alifish to improve its services on Tmall and Taobao. It mixes real and digital things to create cool and amazing shopping experiences. Shoppers can explore virtual stores from more than 30 brands (品牌).They can “try on” clothes using AR and “check” everything they want before buying. The AR and VR market in the world is expected to grow to 74.73 billion dollars (about 530 billion yuan) by 2026, according to a recent report. Virtual hosts powered by AI, looking and acting like real people, are now used more in livestream shopping. Chinese tech company Baidu has developed a platform (平台) called Xiling. It can help create virtual hosts. In a test, a virtual host created by Xiling sold smartwatches for 33 hours, making 13,000 yuan. These virtual hosts can change their looks and clothes to make online shopping more fun for people. China’s virtual human market will reach 270 billion yuan by 2030, according to a report by Qiat-AI. AR and VR technologies are expected to become important sales methods within five years. 26. Why has Chen’s digital showroom interested buyers from over 100 countries? A. Because her toys are popular with them. B. Because she went there to introduce her toys. C. Because the customers from these places need many toys. D. Because the buyers from abroad can understand her videos in different languages. 27. What does the underlined word “It” in Paragraph 2 refer to? A. The AI technology. B. The help of AI. C. The success of Chen’s digital showroom. D. Buyers from over 100 countries. 28. What does the underlined phrase “virtual hosts” probably mean? A. Real shopkeepers. B. AI salespersons. C. Famous shopping platforms. D. Modern smart watches. 29. What can we learn from the example in Paragraph 5? A. Virtual hosts powered by AI can’t be used in real life. B. Virtual hosts powered by AI can help with the sales. C. Virtual hosts powered by AI will take the place of human hosts. D. Customers will like virtual hosts powered by AI more than human hosts. 30. What is the purpose of the text? A. To show the use of AI in business. B. To describe the development of AI. C. To tell how Chen’s showroom works. D. To imagine what AI will be like. 【答案】26. D 27. C 28. B 29. B 30. A 【解析】 【导语】 本文是一篇说明文，主要讲述了人工智能（AI）在商业领域的多种应用，包括AI翻译帮助国际买家理解产品介绍、数字展厅吸引全球客户、VR/AR技术创造沉浸式购物体验以及AI驱动的虚拟主播在直播销售中的效果。 【26题详解】 第一段指出“Chen simply needs to record a video in Chinese and upload it to the Internet. The video will be translated into 36 languages with the help of AI.”，说明她的视频可被AI翻译成36种语言，因此来自国外的买家能以不同语言理解她的内容，所以她的数字展厅吸引了100多个国家的买家。 【27题详解】 第二段中“Chen’s digital showroom has interested buyers from over 100 countries.”表明，是“陈美君数字展厅的成功”这一现象体现了企业数字化转型的趋势，因此“It”指代“The success of Chen’s digital showroom”。 【28题详解】 第五段中提到“Virtual hosts powered by AI, looking and acting like real people, are now used more in livestream shopping”，结合后续虚拟主播带货的例子，可知“virtual hosts”指由AI驱动、用于直播购物的AI销售人员。 【29题详解】 第五段中以“In a test, a virtual host created by Xiling sold smartwatches for 33 hours, making 13,000 yuan.”为例，说明由AI驱动的虚拟主播能够帮助销售商品。 【30题详解】 通读全文可知，全文从AI翻译、数字展厅到VR/AR购物、虚拟主播，多个例子都在展示AI在商业中的具体应用，而不是单纯描述AI发展或想象未来。故文章目的是展示AI在商业中的使用。 五、信息还原（共4小题，每小题1.5分，满分6分） Gulliver tried his best to get away from the small men. He found a boat and tried to sail home. ___31___ The strong winds drove his boat to another island. Everyone on the island was very large. They were all more than 20 metres tall. A farmer found Gulliver and took him home to his daughter. Gulliver seemed very small to them, like a toy or a pet. The farmer’s daughter took Gulliver to town to show him around. Everyone in town was very surprised to see such a small person. The queen heard about Gulliver and bought him from the farmer. ___32___ The king enjoyed listening to Gulliver’s stories about his home country and his many travels. Their chairs, tables, knives, forks and plates were all much too big for Gulliver to use. ___33___ Wherever the king and queen went, they carried Gulliver with them in his house. One day they went to the beach. While they were there, a large eagle picked up Gulliver’s house-with Gulliver in it, and carried him high up into the air. But the house was so heavy that the eagle couldn’t carry it. So the eagle dropped it into the sea. ___34___ The ship took him home. A. However, there was a great storm at sea. B. The queen paid 100 dollars for Gulliver. C. Gulliver was lost in the strong wind. D. Gulliver used his house as a boat until a ship found him. E. She gave Gulliver to the king as a present. F. So they had to build a small house for him to live in. 【答案】31. A 32. E 33. F 34. D 【解析】 【导语】本文讲述了格列佛努力摆脱小人的控制，乘船回家途中遭遇风暴被吹到另一个岛上，在岛上经历了一系列事情后又最终被船带回家的故事。 【31题详解】 前文提到格列佛找到船试图航行回家，后文提到强风把他的船吹到了另一个岛上，A项“However, there was a great storm at sea.”说明海上有一场大风暴，承接上文航行回家，引出下文船被吹到另一个岛，逻辑连贯。 【32题详解】 前文提到女王听说了格列佛并从农民那里买下了他，后文说国王喜欢听格列佛讲故事，E项“She gave Gulliver to the king as a present.”解释了女王如何把格列佛带到国王身边，衔接自然。 【33题详解】 前文提到他们的椅子、桌子、刀、叉和盘子对格列佛来说都太大了，无法使用，后文说国王和王后去哪都带着他的房子，F项“So they had to build a small house for him to live in.”解释了建小房子的原因，前后呼应。 【34题详解】 前文提到老鹰把格列佛的房子扔进了海里，后文提到船把他带回了家，D项“Gulliver used his house as a boat until a ship found him.”衔接了房子在海上漂流、最终被船发现的过程。 六、（共9小题，分别为1、2、2分，满分5分） 阅读短文，回答问题。每题答案不超过10个字。 On Lunar New Year’s Eve, the 2026 CCTV Spring Festival Gala showed a wonderful cultural show called Ode to the Flower Gods (贺花神). It got ideas from the White Jade Twelve-Month Pendants (白玉十二辰佩) in the Palace Museum. The show brought twelve months, twelve flowers, and twelve historic figures together into a beautiful whole. It showed not only the beauty of traditional Chinese culture but also how flowers can stand for good qualities. What makes this show special is that each flower is matched with a person who has a similar spirit. Seven great writers like Li Bai and Bai Juyi represent flowers like plum blossoms (梅花) and chrysanthemums (菊花). Four female figures such as Xi Furen and Wang Zhaojun are paired with peony and daffodils (水仙). Zhang Qian, the explorer, stands for the pomegranate blossom (石榴花). This breaks the old idea that flower gods must be female, and shows the Chinese idea of “seeing good qualities in flowers.” With the help of modern digital technology, the show mixed live acting with digital pictures and scenes. The twelve jade pendants on stage formed a complete circle, standing for the cycle of time and the beauty of harmony. The show keeps traditional culture alive in the digital age and shows the spirit of Chinese culture with gentle but strong cultural confidence. 35. What three things are brought together in the show? _________________________________________ 36. How many great writers represent flowers? _________________________________________ 37. Who stands for the pomegranate blossom? __________________________________________ 【答案】35. Twelve months, flowers, historic figures. 36. 7/Seven. 37. Zhang Qian. 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了2026年春晚节目《贺花神》如何融合月份、花与历史人物，展现中华文化。 【35题详解】 原文第二段第一句“The show brought twelve months, twelve flowers, and twelve historic figures together into a beautiful whole.”，直接提取这三类事物。 【36题详解】 原文第三段第二句“Seven great writers like Li Bai and Bai Juyi…”，数字seven就是答案。 【37题详解】 原文第三段“Zhang Qian...stands for the pomegranate blossom”，直接提取人名Zhang Qian。 七、综合填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 阅读短文，在文中空白处填入1个适当的单词或用括号内所给单词的正确形式填空。 Last summer, I visited Mount Huangshan. It’s such an ____38____ (excite) experience that I’ll never forget it. The journey started early in the morning. I took a taxi and made ____39____ (I) way to the mountain. The air was fresh, and the scenery (风景) along the way was beautiful. As I reached the foot of the mountain, I saw many visitors ____40____ home and abroad. They carried big bags and cameras, ready to take great photos. Some people chose to take the cable car ____41____ it could save time and energy. But I decided to climb the mountain on my own. There were lots of ____42____ (step), and sometimes the path was steep (陡峭的). However, they didn’t stop me ____43____ (climb). I took breaks along the way ____44____ (admire) the views. The mountain was covered with green trees and rocks in strange shapes. I also saw some monkeys playing in the trees. When I finally arrived at the top, I saw a wonderful sea of clouds, and the sun was shining brightly. It felt like I was in ____45____ watercolour painting. Through the journey, I not only enjoyed the beauty of nature but also ____46____ (fall) in love with climbing. It’s really one of the ____47____ (good) adventures I’ve ever had! 【答案】38. exciting 39. my 40. from 41. because 42. steps 43. climbing 44. to admire 45. a 46. fell 47. best 【解析】 【导语】本文讲述作者去年夏天游览黄山的经历，包括沿途风景、登山过程以及登顶后的感受。 【38题详解】 句意：这是一次如此激动人心的经历，我永远不会忘记。空格后是名词“experience”，需用形容词作定语修饰，表示“令人激动的”，excite的形容词形式是exciting。 【39题详解】 句意：我打了一辆出租车，向山上出发。“make one’s way to”是动词短语，意为“前往、走向”，主语是I，需用形容词性物主代词my。 【40题详解】 句意：当我到达山脚时，我看到许多来自国内外的游客。“from home and abroad”是介词短语，意为“来自国内外”，表示来源。 【41题详解】 句意：有些人选择乘坐缆车，因为这样可以节省时间和精力。空格后是完整的句子，解释选择缆车的原因，需用从属连词because引导原因状语从句。 【42题详解】 句意：有很多台阶，有时道路很陡峭。“lots of”后需接可数名词复数，step的复数形式是steps。 【43题详解】 句意：然而，它们并没有阻止我攀登。“stop sb. from doing sth.”是动词短语，意为“阻止某人做某事”，from可省略，故用climbing。 【44题详解】 句意：我沿途休息来欣赏风景。空格处表示休息的目的，需用动词不定式作目的状语，故用to admire。 【45题详解】 句意：我感觉自己仿佛置身于一幅水彩画中。“watercolour painting”为可数名词单数，此处表示泛指“一幅”，需用不定冠词a修饰。 【46题详解】 句意：通过这次旅行，我不仅欣赏了大自然的美景，还爱上了爬山。“not only...but also...”连接并列谓语，时态需与“enjoyed”保持一致，需用一般过去时，fall的过去式是fell。 【47题详解】 句意：这确实是我有过的最好的冒险之一。“one of the + 形容词最高级 + 可数名词复数”是固定句型，意为“最……的……之一”，good的最高级是best。 八、（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分） 从方框中选择恰当的词并用其正确的形式填空 (每个词只能用一次)。 include continue true agree France 48. After a short discussion, we reached an ________ that everyone should take turns to clean the classroom. 49. She speaks ________ very well, as she lived in Paris for five years. 50. The teacher asked us how ________ finishing the work as soon as possible. 51. Many students love this art festival, ________ the painting and photography shows. 52. I am ________ sorry for missing your birthday party. 【答案】48. agreement 49. French 50. to continue 51. including 52. truly 【解析】 【48题详解】 句意：经过简短的讨论，我们达成了一个共识，即每个人都应该轮流打扫教室。“reach an agreement”是固定短语，意为“达成共识”，需将动词“agree”变为名词形式“agreement”。 【49题详解】 句意：她法语说得很好，因为她在巴黎住了五年。“speak”后面常接语言，“France”是“法国”，其表示语言的名词形式是“French”，意为“法语”。 【50题详解】 句意：老师问我们如何尽快继续完成这项工作。“how to do sth.”是“疑问词 + 动词不定式”结构，在句中作宾语，表示“如何做某事”，根据语境老师问的是如何“继续”完成工作，所以用“continue”的不定式形式“to continue”。 【51题详解】 句意：许多学生喜欢这个艺术节，包括绘画和摄影展览。此处需要介词补充说明艺术节包含的内容，“include”意为“包括”，需将动词“include”变为现在分词形式“including”。 【52题详解】 句意：我真的很抱歉错过了你的生日派对。“sorry”是形容词，前面需要用副词来修饰，“true”是形容词，其副词形式是“truly”，表示“真正地，确实”，这里用“truly”强调“真的很抱歉”。 九、根据所给中文完成句子翻译及连词成句（共4小题，每小题1分，满分4分） 53. 在我看来，他描述整个故事很困难。 In ________ he has ________ the whole story. 【答案】 ①. my opinion ②. difficulty (in) describing 【解析】 【详解】原句中“在我看来”和“描述故事很困难”是关键词，in my opinion固定搭配，“have difficulty (in) doing sth.”为固定句型，表示在“做某事上有困难”，“describe”表示描述，需要使用ing形式，故填my opinion；difficulty (in) describing。 54. 他已经借了这本书两周了． He ________. 【答案】has kept this book for two weeks 【解析】 【详解】原句中“已经借了这本书两周了”是关键信息，其中“借”这个动作持续了两周，在英文中，当表示持续一段时间的“借”时，不能用短暂性动词“borrow”，而要用延续性动词“keep”，“已经”表明句子要用现在完成时，其结构是“have/has + 过去分词”，主语是“He”，所以用“has”，“keep”的过去分词是“kept”，“这本书”是“this book”，“持续两周”用“for two weeks”来表达。 55. 这座城市很值得一游吗？ ________ the city ________? 【答案】 ①. Is ②. well worth visiting 【解析】 【详解】句子的关键表达是“值得一游”，在英语中固定搭配“be worth doing”表示“值得做某事”，其中“worth”后接动名词是用主动形式表达被动含义；“一游”对应“visiting”，为动词“visit”的动名词形式；“很值得”用副词“well”，表达程度，放在“worth visiting”前面作状语；句子为一般疑问句，主语“the city”为单数，be动词用“is”，并移至句首构成疑问语序，首字母大写。故填Is；well worth visiting。 56. river, boat, along, night, not, a, this, Why, trip, take, at（连词成句） __________________________________________________ 【答案】Why not take a boat trip along this river at night? 【解析】 【详解】根据所给标点可知，应用疑问句的形式。分析所给单词，Why not是表示建议的固定结构，后接动词原形；take a boat trip是固定搭配，意为“乘船旅行”；along this river 表示“沿着这条河”；at night表示“在晚上”，作时间状语，位于句末。故填Why not take a boat trip along this river at night? 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 2025-2026学年常州外国语学校八年级下学期期中模拟试卷 二、单项选择（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分） 1. —Where are your grandparents living now? —They ________ the beautiful countryside for two years. A. have been in B. have been to C. have gone to D. have come to 2. There ________ a small factory, but now it is a new sports centre. A. has been B. have been C. used to have D. used to be 3. Many people in the city ________ by working in the local factories. A. make a living B. make a difference C. make a mistake D. make a plan 4. After walking for three hours, we were ______ and couldn’t walk any further. A. tired out B. turned out C. worked out D. sold out 5. —What do you think of citywalk? —Wonderful. People can learn more about their cities ______ save money on traveling. A. as well as B. as long as C. instead of D. rather than 6. Nowadays school should care for the full ________ of a student’s talent (才能). A. attention B. knowledge C. development D. support 7. You ________ bring your smartphones to school, or you will break the school rules. A. must B. have to C. mustn’t D. don’t have to 8. —Excuse me, could you tell me ________ to get to the nearest bank? —Go along this street and you will see a bank. A. why B. where C. how D. when 9. All the students must ________ their book reports before this Friday. A. put in B. take in C. give in D. hand in 10. —She got a free ticket to a show by her favourite singer! — ________!It’s reported that the singer doesn’t have plans for shows because of illness. A. Why not B. No way C. Lucky her D. Good idea 三、完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 When I travel around the world, I always meet some kind-hearted people and touching things. One day while I _____11_____ for a train at a station in Amsterdam, I saw a young homeless man asking people _____12_____ money so he could buy breakfast. Most of the travelers simply took no notice of the young man or gave him a dirty look. There was one exception (例外) though: an older, well-dressed lady. When the young homeless man moved _____13_____ this elegant (优雅的) lady, she turned back and looked straight into his eyes and ____14____ asked, “How much do you need?” I couldn’t hear what the young man said but watched as the old lady pulled several bills from her wallet and _____15_____ them in the young man’s hands. I don’t know whether the young man really used this money for _____16_____ or for some other purpose. What I do know is that I saw two completely _____17_____ reactions (反应) to the same situation. I saw people who were either afraid or angry or distrustful. And then I saw this old lady who treated the homeless man as her _____18_____. I decided then and there that, even though we have to be _____19_____ in this world, I will still choose to be like her. Every day may bring us many chances for_____20_____. The key is to do it or not. 11. A. was waiting B. was looking C. waited D. looked 12. A. to B. for C. about D. of 13. A. in front of B. before C. behind D. over 14. A. softly B. sadly C. loudly D. hopefully 15. A. gave B. put C. covered D. threw 16. A. snacks B. supper C. lunch D. breakfast 17. A. polite B. rude C. different D. good 18. A. father B. brother C. teacher D. sister 19. A. friendly B. confident C. careful D. brave 20. A. richness B. happiness C. fitness D. kindness 四、阅读理解（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面的语篇，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项. A When she was alone, Mary felt lonelier than ever. She went out of the house and ran around the garden ten times. Ben Weatherstaff was working in it. “Spring is coming,” he said to Mary. “I can smell it in the air. ▲ .” At this moment, the robin flew towards them and landed at Mary’s feet. “He remembers me,” she said. “He knows everything here,” Ben said. “Only he knows what’s happening in the secret garden without a door into it. No one else has been inside it for ten years.” Ben walked away to continue his work. Mary began talking to the robin. She felt happier than she had ever felt. The robin trusted her and did not fly away. It began pecking (啄食) at the ground, looking for a worm to eat. Mary looked closely at the ground. She saw that there was something like metal (金属). She picked it up. It was dirty and rusty. She cleaned it and saw that it was a key. “It’s been in the ground for many years,” she thought. “I wonder if it is the key to the garden. If it is, then I must find the door.” Mary skipped (跳跃) around the garden. The robin followed her. Mary stopped skipping and spoke to the robin. “He showed me where to find the key,” she thought. “Can you show me where the door is?” The robin sat on the top of the garden wall. It began to sing. The wall was covered with ivy. Mary pulled at a piece of the ivy. It came away from the wall. Behind the wall was a door. Mary put the key in the lock of the door and turned it. The door opened. Only seconds later, Mary was inside the secret garden. Mary thought it was the most beautiful garden she had ever seen. ——Adapted from The Secret Garden 21. Which of the following sentences can be put in “ ▲ ” in Paragraph 2 ? A. Soon summer is coming B. Soon it will be cold C. Soon there will be spring flowers D. Soon animals will hide in the forest 22. What is the robin? A. A plane B. A bird C. A kite D. A person 23. Which is the right order for the robin? a. It followed Mary around the garden. b. It sat and sang on the top of the garden wall. c. It pecked at the ground and looked for a worm. d. It flew towards Ben and Mary and landed at Mary’s feet. A. b-c-d-a B. b-a-d-c C. d-c-a-b D. d-a-b-c 24. Which word best describes Mary’s feeling in the end? A. Sad. B. Worried. C. Lonely. D. Excited. 25. What is the best title for the passage? A. Mary Looks for the Door B. Mary Finds a Secret Garden C. Mary Remembers the Robin D. Mary Helps Her Best Friend B Chen Meijun, a toy saleswoman at Yiwu International Trade Market in Jinhua, Zhejiang Province, showed her great skills in a video using artificial intelligence (AI) technology. Chen simply needs to record a video in Chinese and upload it to the Internet. The video will be translated into 36 languages with the help of AI. Chen’s digital showroom has interested buyers from over 100 countries. It shows a trend (趋势) where businesses are going digital to reach more customers. Together with AI, more and more new digital technologies like VR and AR are being used in online shops. Alibaba worked with Alifish to improve its services on Tmall and Taobao. It mixes real and digital things to create cool and amazing shopping experiences. Shoppers can explore virtual stores from more than 30 brands (品牌).They can “try on” clothes using AR and “check” everything they want before buying. The AR and VR market in the world is expected to grow to 74.73 billion dollars (about 530 billion yuan) by 2026, according to a recent report. Virtual hosts powered by AI, looking and acting like real people, are now used more in livestream shopping. Chinese tech company Baidu has developed a platform (平台) called Xiling. It can help create virtual hosts. In a test, a virtual host created by Xiling sold smartwatches for 33 hours, making 13,000 yuan. These virtual hosts can change their looks and clothes to make online shopping more fun for people. China’s virtual human market will reach 270 billion yuan by 2030, according to a report by Qiat-AI. AR and VR technologies are expected to become important sales methods within five years. 26. Why has Chen’s digital showroom interested buyers from over 100 countries? A. Because her toys are popular with them. B. Because she went there to introduce her toys. C. Because the customers from these places need many toys. D. Because the buyers from abroad can understand her videos in different languages. 27. What does the underlined word “It” in Paragraph 2 refer to? A. The AI technology. B. The help of AI. C. The success of Chen’s digital showroom. D. Buyers from over 100 countries. 28. What does the underlined phrase “virtual hosts” probably mean? A. Real shopkeepers. B. AI salespersons. C. Famous shopping platforms. D. Modern smart watches. 29. What can we learn from the example in Paragraph 5? A. Virtual hosts powered by AI can’t be used in real life. B. Virtual hosts powered by AI can help with the sales. C. Virtual hosts powered by AI will take the place of human hosts. D. Customers will like virtual hosts powered by AI more than human hosts. 30. What is the purpose of the text? A. To show the use of AI in business. B. To describe the development of AI. C. To tell how Chen’s showroom works. D. To imagine what AI will be like. 五、信息还原（共4小题，每小题1.5分，满分6分） Gulliver tried his best to get away from the small men. He found a boat and tried to sail home. ___31___ The strong winds drove his boat to another island. Everyone on the island was very large. They were all more than 20 metres tall. A farmer found Gulliver and took him home to his daughter. Gulliver seemed very small to them, like a toy or a pet. The farmer’s daughter took Gulliver to town to show him around. Everyone in town was very surprised to see such a small person. The queen heard about Gulliver and bought him from the farmer. ___32___ The king enjoyed listening to Gulliver’s stories about his home country and his many travels. Their chairs, tables, knives, forks and plates were all much too big for Gulliver to use. ___33___ Wherever the king and queen went, they carried Gulliver with them in his house. One day they went to the beach. While they were there, a large eagle picked up Gulliver’s house-with Gulliver in it, and carried him high up into the air. But the house was so heavy that the eagle couldn’t carry it. So the eagle dropped it into the sea. ___34___ The ship took him home. A. However, there was a great storm at sea. B. The queen paid 100 dollars for Gulliver. C. Gulliver was lost in the strong wind. D. Gulliver used his house as a boat until a ship found him. E. She gave Gulliver to the king as a present. F. So they had to build a small house for him to live in. 六、（共9小题，分别为1、2、2分，满分5分） 阅读短文，回答问题。每题答案不超过10个字。 On Lunar New Year’s Eve, the 2026 CCTV Spring Festival Gala showed a wonderful cultural show called Ode to the Flower Gods (贺花神). It got ideas from the White Jade Twelve-Month Pendants (白玉十二辰佩) in the Palace Museum. The show brought twelve months, twelve flowers, and twelve historic figures together into a beautiful whole. It showed not only the beauty of traditional Chinese culture but also how flowers can stand for good qualities. What makes this show special is that each flower is matched with a person who has a similar spirit. Seven great writers like Li Bai and Bai Juyi represent flowers like plum blossoms (梅花) and chrysanthemums (菊花). Four female figures such as Xi Furen and Wang Zhaojun are paired with peony and daffodils (水仙). Zhang Qian, the explorer, stands for the pomegranate blossom (石榴花). This breaks the old idea that flower gods must be female, and shows the Chinese idea of “seeing good qualities in flowers.” With the help of modern digital technology, the show mixed live acting with digital pictures and scenes. The twelve jade pendants on stage formed a complete circle, standing for the cycle of time and the beauty of harmony. The show keeps traditional culture alive in the digital age and shows the spirit of Chinese culture with gentle but strong cultural confidence. 35. What three things are brought together in the show? _________________________________________ 36. How many great writers represent flowers? _________________________________________ 37. Who stands for the pomegranate blossom? __________________________________________ 七、综合填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 阅读短文，在文中空白处填入1个适当的单词或用括号内所给单词的正确形式填空。 Last summer, I visited Mount Huangshan. It’s such an ____38____ (excite) experience that I’ll never forget it. The journey started early in the morning. I took a taxi and made ____39____ (I) way to the mountain. The air was fresh, and the scenery (风景) along the way was beautiful. As I reached the foot of the mountain, I saw many visitors ____40____ home and abroad. They carried big bags and cameras, ready to take great photos. Some people chose to take the cable car ____41____ it could save time and energy. But I decided to climb the mountain on my own. There were lots of ____42____ (step), and sometimes the path was steep (陡峭的). However, they didn’t stop me ____43____ (climb). I took breaks along the way ____44____ (admire) the views. The mountain was covered with green trees and rocks in strange shapes. I also saw some monkeys playing in the trees. When I finally arrived at the top, I saw a wonderful sea of clouds, and the sun was shining brightly. It felt like I was in ____45____ watercolour painting. Through the journey, I not only enjoyed the beauty of nature but also ____46____ (fall) in love with climbing. It’s really one of the ____47____ (good) adventures I’ve ever had! 八、（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分） 从方框中选择恰当的词并用其正确的形式填空 (每个词只能用一次)。 include continue true agree France 48. After a short discussion, we reached an ________ that everyone should take turns to clean the classroom. 49. She speaks ________ very well, as she lived in Paris for five years. 50. The teacher asked us how ________ finishing the work as soon as possible. 51. Many students love this art festival, ________ the painting and photography shows. 52. I am ________ sorry for missing your birthday party. 九、根据所给中文完成句子翻译及连词成句（共4小题，每小题1分，满分4分） 53. 在我看来，他描述整个故事很困难。 In ________ he has ________ the whole story. 54. 他已经借了这本书两周了． He ________. 55. 这座城市很值得一游吗？ ________ the city ________? 56. river, boat, along, night, not, a, this, Why, trip, take, at（连词成句） __________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $