湖南省长沙市实验中学2026年上学期八年级期中考试英语试卷

长沙市实验中学2026年上学期八年级期中考试英语试卷 命题人：胡灿 审题人：阮芝兰 本试卷共7页，61题 满分：100分时量：100分钟 第一部分听力（共两节，满分20分) 第一节（共5小题：每小题1分，计5分) 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选 项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话读两 遍。 ()1.What does John think of the film? A.It is funny and relaxing.B.It is scary and exciting C.It is sad and moving. )2.What did Peter watch last night? A.A baseball match B.A football match. C.A basketball match. )3.Who took the photos? A.The boy's brother. B.The boy's sister. C.The boy himself. )4.How might the man feel? A.Surprised. B.Happy. C.Angry. )5.What are the speakers talking about? A.The Great Wall. B.The Victoria Falls C.The Dead Sea. 第二节（共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分） 听下面6段材料或独白。每段材料或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项 中选出最佳选项。听每段材料或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟：听完后， 各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段材料或独白读两遍。 听第六段材料，回答第6、7小题。 ()6.What does Peter like best? A.Playing football. B.Swimming. C.Climbing mountains. ()7.How does Peter feel when he's on the top of mountains? A.Proud. B.Afraid. C.Tired. 听第七段材料，回答第8、9小题。 ()8.How high is the waterfall? A.About 100 metres high. B.About 110 metres high. C.About 120 metres high. ()9.What does Gina stop Bill from doing? A.Swimming in the lake. B.Fishing in the lake. C.Climbing the waterfall. 听第八段材料，回答第10、11小题。 ()10.How does Sally feel when she stays at home? A.Lonely. B.Tired. C.Excited. ()11.When will Mike meet Sally? A.Today. B.Tomorrow. C.Next week. 听第九段材料，回答第12至14小题。 ()12.What is Tony doing? A.Reading an article B.Watching TV. C.Listening to music. ()13.How much do whale sharks weigh? A.Up to 20 tons. B.Up to 23 tons. C.Up to 30 tons. )14.How long can most whale sharks live? 第1页共7页 A.50 to 70 years. B.70 to 100 years. C.100 to 150 years. 听第十段材料，回答第15至17小题。 ()15.Where does the Yellow River start? A.In the Kunlun Mountains. B.In the Qinling Mountains. C.In the Bayan Har Mountains. ( )16.How many provinces does the Yellow River pass through? A.9 provinces. B.10 provinces. C.11 provinces. ()17.What does the girl think of the Yellow River? A.It is beautiful. B.It is very long. C.It is important. 听第十一段材料，回答第18至20小题。 )18.How high is Mount Tai? A.About 1,545 metres. B.About 1,650 metres. C.About 1.855 metres ()19.What did famous people do on Mount Tai? A.They built many houses. B.They wrote poems and stories. C.They planted trees and flowers. )20.What do people call Mount Tai? A.A famous natural wonder. B.A big museum of nature. C.A beautiful green park. 第二部分阅读（共两小节，满分30分） 第一节（共10小题：每小题2分，满分20分） 阅读下列材料，从每题所给的A、B、C四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A 000 Home Lunch Contact About Search Q Home-made Lunches for Children A UK study finds that 4,000,000 school children eat home-made lunches. Parents get the lunch boxes ready.Children take them to school and cnjoy the food at lunchtime,but only 1%of those lunches are healthy enough. Of all the lunch boxes,... 35%have 47%have 61%have cakcs or candics chips a sugary drink How can you make healthy home-made lunches? For children For parents √Talk about what VAsk your children to gocs in your lunch cook with you,but dou't with your parents. let them cook alone. 2 √Make sure your Get the lunch box ready lunch box has food the night before the school day from all the five food Kecp it in a cool place,so the c3营⊙衡」 groups. food won't go bad. 第2页共7页 ()21.What do 61%of the lunch boxes have? A.A bag of candies. B.Some chips. C.A sugary drink. ()22.How can children make the home-made lunch healthy? A.Talk with parents about what to eat. B.Cook the food alone. C.Put the lunch box in a warm place. B I was reading when my little brother rushed into my room."I made paper planes,David!Aren't they cool?"Tex shouted,sending his planes directly into my head. I was a bit A."Excuse me,can I have a little peace so that I can read?"In fact,I was upset because I failed the exam yesterday. “Oh!I want to read too！'said Tex..“Can you read your book out loud?,“Idon't want to read aloud,"I said more angrily. "Are you in a bad emotion?"Tex asked."Tex,just leave me alone!"I got up,making my way towards the living room. “What'sup,David?'asked my father..“T'm in a terrible emotion!”I said.“I like organizing things when I'm in a bad emotion,"said my father.I knew he was trying to make me feel better, but I felt even worse. Just then,my friend Ollie stopped by."Check out my new football."I walked outside and said,"I'm too busy being in the world's worst emotion to do anything at all." "When I'm in a bad emotion,I move,"said Ollie.He kicked the ball far.We ran to catch it until it finally stopped at a tree.Then we saw a squirrel()catch snacks from a bird feeder. "Whoa!"Ollie said in an excited voice."I never knew squirrels could hang upside down like that.”“Sure,"I giggled(咯咯地笑). “Hey!"said Ollie..“That noise you just made sounded like a laugh."I smiled,“Possibly.” "Of course,you do.Catch!"said Ollie.He threw the ball at me. )23.Which of the following words can we put in A? A.tired B.excited C.angry ()24.What did David's father advise him to do? A.Organize things. B.Write down his feelings. C.Have a talk with him ()25.What does the underlined word“He'refer to(指代)？ A.Tex. B.Ollie C.David. ()26.What's the purpose of this passage? A.To tell us how to pass exams. B.To tell us where to read books. C.To tell us how to deal with our bad emotions. C The Dead Sea is located in the Jordan Rift Valley in southwest Asia.It sits at about 430 metres below sea level,making it the lowest point on Earth's land. What's interesting is that the Dead Sea isn't actually a sea.It's a lake with a salt concentration (含盐度)of more than30 percent,,which is about eight times saltier than typical(典型的)seawater. This makes it one of the saltiest bodies of water on Earth. The Dead Sea stays so salty because of its special natural conditions.Each year,it receives very 第3页共7页 little rainfall,,and only a small amount(数量)of fresh water flows(流入)into it.And the hot weather around the Dead Sea causes the fresh water to evaporate()quickly,which makes the salt concentration even higher.For these reasons,it is also known as the Salt Sea. If you were to swim in the Dead Sea,you wouldn't see any sea life-no plants or animals.The high salt concentration makes it impossible for them to survive there.That's actually why it's called the Dead Sea. However,don't let the name scare you.Even if you fall into the Dead Sea and can't swim,you won't die.The high concentration of salt in the Dead Sea allows anyone to float()well, without the need for life jackets.In fact,many people visit the Dead Sea every year on vacation.If you walk along the shore,you'll probably see many people floating in the water,reading books or magazines. ()27.Which of the following helps make the Dead Sea so salty? A.Its connection to the occan. B.A lot of fresh water flowing into it. C.The hot weather causing fast evaporation. )28.Why is the Dead Sea called"dead"? A.Because no living things can survive there. B.Because its water is too cold for life. C.Because people won't die in it if they can't swim. )29.What can we infer(from the last paragraph? A.People can enjoy themsclves in the Dead Sea. B.The name"Dead Sea"brings danger to people. C.Swimming skills are important in the Dead Sea. ()30.Which is the best title for the passage? A.Plants and Animals in the Dead Sea B.The Dead Sea:A Lake Like No Other C.The History of the Jordan Rift Valley 第二节（共5小题：每小题2分，满分10分） 阅读下面短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，每个选项仅使用一次。 If you are alone at home,what will you do?Will you feel bored?You'd better start a new hobby. 31. It also helps you to avoid feeling bored and often allows you to meet new people with the same interest.Let's read the passage and find the ways. Think of a hobby that might interest you.32.Ask yourself these questions:Why do I love doing this thing?Is it worth()spending my time on this activity? Collect things.33.Think about what you might need to do to start and maintain() a collection.Think of other things you might like to collect,such as coins,dolls or film tickets. 34.Have you ever been to a museum,looked at the paintings on the walls,and wondered if you could do the same thing?How about trying painting for yourself-in oils() or water colours?Or maybe you can try drawing with charcoal(or coloured pencils. Enjoy sports as a hobby.Watch football,basketball,or tennis competitions on television or at your local sports ground.35.Think about how much a sport will cost,and the time it will take to learn and play it. 第4页共7页 A.Discover art for a hobby. B.Think about collecting stamps. C.It might be an interest that you always wish to enjoy D.Having a hobby helps to make you a more interesting person. E.You can also play sports with your friends or family members. 第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分25分） 第一节（共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 A woman lived on the top of a hill.Every day,she carried two pots()down the hill,collected water and walked back up.Over time,one of the pots developed a thin crack().One day,the woman suddenly 36 the crack,but she still used it.When she returned home each day,the cracked pot was only half full. One day,the cracked pot said to the woman,"I'm37 for my crack.It has made me uscless(无用的)！，The woman smiled and said,“You have never_38_the things around you. As we 39,I want you to look at the path()we take."After a while,the woman began to go up the hill.The cracked pot kept an eye on the path40 On its side of the path,the pot saw lots of beautiful flowers,while the other side was completely 41 and lifeless. When the woman returned home,she asked the cracked pot,"Did you 42 the beautiful flowers along the path?They were only on 43 side.I had known about your crack,and I took advantage of(充分利用)it to water those flowers as I walked.Without you being just the way you are,the path would not have this beauty." The cracked pot was 44,because it finally realized that its crack was not a flaw( but its greatest 45 The same goes for us:our flaws can make the world beautiful. （)36.A.discovered B.painted C.hid ()37.A.ready B.late C.sorry ()38.A.kept away from B.paid attention to C.thought about （)39,A.return B.leave C.arrive ()40.A.suddenly B.carefully C.naturally （)41.A.dy B.tidy C.safe （)42.A.show B.notice C.pick ()43.A.its B.our C.your （)44.A.bored B.serious C.glad ()45.A.advantage B.tradition C.difference 第二节（共10小题：每小题1分，满分10分） 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 In 2021,Grandma Yang from Guangxi surprisingly took 46.playing the drums as a hobby.While many people of her age might give up 47. (learn)something new,she did not.At first,it was not easy,but she worked hard to get over all the difficulties.She managed 48.(practise)every day,even for just a short time.Little by little,she became very skilled. This hobby helps to reduce her feeling of loneliness.She now lives happily and feels 49. (joyful)than before.Drumming not only brings her energy,but also 50. (make)her life more colourful.What's more,her story is really 51.inspiration for many 第5页共7页 people.Everyone is surprised to see a woman in her sixties play the drums with such 52. (confident). Grandma Yang often says that music keeps her heart young and makes her feel 53. (relax).She plays classic songs like The Big Wind Blows and shares videos online.Her smile shows true happiness.Importantly,she doesn't find a new way to enjoy life 54. she tries playing the drums. Grandma Yang is a wonderful example that we are never too old to learn.55. a positive heart,she continues to spread()joy and music around her. 第四部分读写综合（共两节，满分25分) 第一节（共5小题：每小题2分，满分10分） 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容回答问题。 Jessica was a healthy woman.One day,she woke up and there was something wrong.After she was sent to the hospital,her heart rate()slowed by nearly 50 percent.It took a week for doctors to find out what was causing her problem. After several weeks,Jessica was able to move her lips()Her friend noticed this and introduced Jessica to Consuelo Gonzalez,a 30-year-old professional lip reader.Consuelo can understand what people are saying by the shape of their lips.Consuelo can also understand how annoying(令人沮丧的)it is to be unable to communicate..She has been completely deaf(聋的)for 22 years. For a few hours each week,Jessica could have long conversations with Consuelo.Through Consuelo,Jessica asked the doctors and nurses questions she had long wanted to know.She also talked to Consuelo about the dreams she was mixing up with reality(). After four and a half months in the hospital,Jessica finally got well and she finally went back to work as a maths professor. 56.Why was Jessica sent to hospital? 57.Who introduced Jessica to Consuelo? 58.How does Consuelo understand what people are saying? 59.Did Jessica get well after four and a half months in the hospital? 60.What advice would you give to patients to help them stay positive during a long illness? 第6页共7页 第二节（共1小题，满分15分） 61.根据要求完成短文写作。 假设你叫李华，21世纪英语报向广大中学生征集对健康问题的看法，请你根据以下思 维导图的提示，用英文写一篇短文投稿。内容包括： 一次生病的经历 1.生病的时间和 1. 你改善身体状况的做 保持健康的建议 生了什么病 法（起码两点） 1. 2. 当时的感受 2. 如今你的健康状况 2. 注意： 1.可在思维导图内容提示的基础上适当拓展信息；不得照抄阅读原文，不得出现真实的学 校、班级和学生姓名： 2.内容简洁明了，要点齐全，层次清晰，连贯流畅，书写规范： 3.词数80左右。 第7页共7页