甘肃省兰州市第四十八中学　2025-2026学年度第二学期期中考试八年级 英语试卷

48中 2025-2026学年度第二学期期中考试 八年级 英语试卷 制卷人：李通 审核人：杜丹 卷面总分：90分 考试时长：90分钟 姓名： 班级： 考场： 考号： 一.完型填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分） Michael is afraid of going to the lab（实验室）again.An accident happened last month. After finishing the experiment（实验）with other students in the lab, he 1._____ all the useless things in the dustbin（垃圾桶）.Suddenly, one of the bottles fell from his hands. He went to pick it up. But he hurt 2._____ He cut his hand. How scared Michael was! The teacher quickly helped him wash the cut and 3._____ on it to stop bleeding. And then some students found a clean bandage（绷带）.The teacher put it 4._____ the cut. The teacher and the classmates 5._____ him to go to the hospital, but he didn't go. He thought he would be OK. But later, the 6._____ was worse than before. Michael had a fever, so the teacher drove him to the hospital. 7._____ it was not really serious. The doctor took Michael's temperature and said his 8._____ was caused by the cut. And then the doctor put some 9._____ on the cut and advised him to take breaks. There are many risks（风险）in doing experiments. The students will become more 10._____ when they are in the lab after the accident. ( )1.A.touched B.put C.moved D.protected ( )2.A.him B.he C.himself D.his ( )3.A.call B.wait C.look D.press ( )4.A.in B.on C.at D.by ( )5.A.agreed B.chose C.ordered D.asked ( )6.A.situation B.information C.result D.resolution ( )7.A.Comfortably B.Luckily C.Quickly D.Brightly ( )8.A.flu B.fever C.test D.throat ( )9.A.medicine B.food C.tools D.messages ( )10.A.harmful B.interesting C.careful D.surprised 二、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读下面三段材料，根据材料内容和要求，从题后选项中选择一个最佳答案。 A Song Hui is from Tianjin. Now he studies in Beijing at an internationaI school.Today Song Hui's English teacher,Miss White,asked everyone in her class to finish a questionnaire（问卷）.Here is Song Hui's. ( )11.What can we know about Song Hui? A.He comes from Beijing. B.His Chinese teacher is Miss White. C.He is a fourteen-year-old boy. D.He studies at an international school. ( )12.How many questionnaires are asked by the teacher? A.3 B.4 C.5 D.6 ( )13.How long does Song Hui spend on his hobbies each time? A.1 hour. B.2 hours. C.3 hours. D.4 hours. ( )14.Who does Song Hui enjoy his hobbies with? A.His parents and teachers. B.His friends and classmates. C.His parents and classmates. D.His parents and friends. ( )15.What does Miss White want to know from the questionnaire? A.Students' hobbies. B.Students' school clubs. C.Students' favorite sports. D.Students' school life. Questionnaire Name:Song Hui Age:13 What are your bobbies? □Reading ☑Playing sports □Watching films/TV shows ☑Drawing ☑Cooking ☑Playing musical instruments □Gardening ☐Taking photos How often do you enjoy the hobbies? □Less than twice a week □Three times a week ☑More than four times a week How long do you spend on the hobbies each time? ☐1 hour ☑2 hour ☐3~4 hours Who do you enjoy the hobbies with? ☑Parents □Friends ☑Classmates ☐Teachers Did you join any clubs for the hobbies at school? ☑Yes ☐No Do you want to keep the hobbies? ☑Yes ☐No B ① During ancient times in China,children didn't have any smartphones or computers to have fun. Instead, they came up with interesting games to play in their childhood. Let's take a look. ② Stone balls. During the Qing Dynasty, kicking a stone ball around was a popular sport in the northern part of China, and they played it in winter to keep warm. Stones were carved（雕刻）into small balls and kicked along with feet. ③ Flying kites. Kites have quite a long history. The earliest kites were made of wood, instead of paper. Today, the three most famous kites are the Beijing kite, the Tianjin kite, and the Weifang kite. And they are quite different from each other. For example, the swallow-shaped kite is a well-known Beijing style. ④Hide-and-seek（捉迷藏）.Hide-and-seek is a traditional game for children, popular around the nation. There are two ways to play: covering a child's eyes while other kids run around to avoid being caught or, more commonly, one child must try to find other players who hide. ⑤ Watching shadow plays（皮影戏）.The closest thing to watching a film or television for fun during ancient times was going to see a shadow play. Folk artists use puppets（木偶）behind the screen to show all kinds of shadows，telling stories with music.During the Qing Dynasty, shadow play art reached its top, and was shown for each important occasion. ( )16.What were the earliest kites made of according to the passage? A.Paper. B.Silk. C.Bamboo D.Wood. ( )17.What does the underlined word "occasion" probably mean in Chinese? A.海洋 B.场合 C.机会 D.目标 ( )18.Which of the following is TRUE? A. Stone balls were very popular in summer to keep cool during the Qing Dynasty. B.Now the kites are almost the same. C.Hide-and-seek, a traditional game, is still popular. D.Folk artists use puppets in front of the screen to play. ( )19.Which of the following best shows the structure of the passage? ( )20.What is the best title of the passage? A.Children's Games in Ancient China B.Children's Games in Smartphones or Computers C.Kicking Stone Balls in Ancient China D.Playing Hide-and-Seek in Ancient China C The Sahara is the largest hot desert in the world. It covers over nine million square kilometres across North Africa.The weather there can be very different in a day's time. During the day,temperatures rise above 40'℃,while nights can be very cold. It is oneof the toughest（艰难的）environments on earth. The Sahara is as big as Canada but has very few people. Less than two and a half million people live there and most of them are nomads. Nomads are people who have no permanent（固定的）homes.They move from place to place,carrying everything they need to live. The nomads of the Sahara are called Bedouin,which means "desert people".They depend on goats, sheep, and camels for food and transport. Water is the most important for them.They need water to live,so they must carry enough water or know where to find it. Without water, life is impossible. A desert is not defined（定义）by sand but by the lack of rain. To be a desert, a place must get less than 250 mm of rain each year.Surprisingly,only 25% of the Sahara is covered in sand.The rest is rock and gravel（砂砾）. Long ago, the Sahara was covered in ice and later turned into grasslands. Over time, it became the desert we see today.Truly,the Sahara is a place of history and change. ( )21.Who is the passage mainly written for? A.Scientists doing research on deserts. B.Middle school students learning about the world. C.Travellers planning to visit the Sahara. D.Historians（历史学家）studying ancient deserts. ( )22. What does the underlined word "nomads" probably mean? A.农耕民族 B.渔猎民 C.定居民族 D.游牧民族 ( )23.Which of the following is TRUE about Bedouin? A.The word means people who love deserts. B.Bedouin use cars and trucks to get around. C.The most important thing for Bedouin is water. D.Life is impossible without goats,sheep and camels. ( )24.According to the text, what is a desert? A.A place that has nomads living in it B.A place that is very hot and dry all year round. C.A place that has more than 25% sand on its surface. D.A place that gets less than 250 mm of rain shar-year. ( )25.What is the passage about? A.Facts about the Sahara. B.The people of the Sahara. C.The weather of the Sahara. D.The history of the Sahara. 三.任务型完形填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面的短文，用所给词的适当形式填空，使文意通顺，结构正确。（每个单词限用一次） shout, decide, hurtful, positive, express, slept, hungry, comfortable, lucky, anger There is an old tree on dry land.The tree has so many branches.It brings shadow（树荫）to hundreds of travellers. One day, two travellers got to the tree. They walked for a long time in the hot sun. They were too hot and tried to find a place to rest. 26.____________, they found a big tree. They made a(n) 27:.____________to take a rest under the tree. They 28.____________.there for a while.When they wake up, they felt 29.____________.and one traveller climbed up the tree. But sadly, he couldn't see any fruit. He started to say 30..____________ words to the tree, "Oh, this is just a useless tree without any fruit on it!" The other traveller didn't say anything about the tree but asked his friend to be quiet. However, the traveller in the tree still 31.____________ at the tree. The tree couldn't stand the traveller at last. He said in a loud voice with 32.____________, "You can't be so ungrateful（忘恩负义的）to me. Just look back to the moment when you got here an the hot sun! I gave you a cool and 33.____________ place to rest. You would die now without me!" Many people do a lot for us, but we sometimes forget 34.____________ thanks but only complain! Make sure to say 35.____________ things to the one who has helped you. 四、任务型阅读理解（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） 阅读下面短文，按要求完成后面的小题。 Now we will talk about the generation gap. What is a generation gap then? The generation gap means there is little communication between one generation and another. That could come from the differences of tastes, ideas and habits. It often happens between parents and their children. Is there a generation gap between you and your parents? If so,perhaps the following ways could help you. Firstly, communication is the first and the most important step. It could help you bridge（消除）the generation gap. Communicate with your parents about something in your life. Start with it, and you will see how close you and your parents will be. ①Secondly,spend more time with your parents. You can go for a basketball game with your father. Or you can have an evening walk with your mother. You can also go to the movies with your parents. They will find the same interest as yours and all of you will have fun. Finally, your parents can help with your problems. So share your problems with them. They have more experience than you and will give you good advice. 36.The underlined words "generation gap" mean"________"in Chinese.（请选择A或B） A.代沟 B.亲密 37.根据文章内容，请在横线上填入适当的词（每空限填一词）。 The most important step to bridge the generation gap is to__________ _______your parents. 38.请完成文中①处画线句子翻译成汉语。 __________________________________________________________________________ 39.Why should we share our problems with our parents? __________________________________________________________________________ 40.What will you do if there is a generation gap between you and your parents?（请用一句话表述） __________________________________________________________________________ 五用括号内所给词的适当形式填空（共10小题：每小题1分，满分10分） 41.Although the matter was difficult,he managed ______________ (solve)it. 42.The guide told us that the ______________ (deep) of the lake was more than 50 meters. 43.Mr.Wang gave us a clear ______________ (scribe) about his life in the past. 44.We all dream of ______________ (enter)a good high school. 45.You need to relax because-too much pressure is not good for your __________ (develop). 46.The weather here is usually sunny, but today's sudden heavy rain is a(n) ______________(usual) situation. 47.Tony can see the blackboard ______________ (clear) with his new glasses than before. 48.Students in the north often see snow in winter, but _________ (south) students seldom do. 49.When I saw so many places of interest.I __________ (simple) couldn't believe my eyes. 50.The boy ______________ (throw )the ball to the dog and it caught the ball successfully. 六、书面表达（满分15分） 你校准备举办以“我爱健康，快乐为本”为主题的征文活动，请你根据以下所提示的内容，从中学生的角度用英语写一篇题为“How to Live a Sunny Life”的短文参加征文活动。要求如下： 1.短文应包括提示所有要点；： 2.条理清晰，行文连贯，可适当发挥： 3.文中不能出现真实的人名、地名、校名等信息； 4.词数80词左右，文章标题和开头已给出，不计入总词数。 提示： 身体健康（physical health)：健康的饮食，合理的运动.... 心理健康（mental health)：沟通分享，善待他人...... How to live a sunny life A healthy and happy life is very important for everyone.Then,how can we live a sunny life?_ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $