湖北省潜江市园林二中教育集团2025-2026学年八年级上学期第二阶段素养测评英语试卷

园林二中教育集团2025-2026学年度上学期第二阶段素养测评 八年级英语 笔试部分（90分） 一、完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分） One day, a little boy asked his father, “What does the word ‘great’ mean? Who are great people and ____1____ do they become great?” The father asked his son to bring two plants. And then he asked his son to plant one of them ____2____ the house and the other one outside the house. The boy did as his father said. The father asked his son, “Which one of the two plants do you think will be ____3____?” The boy answered, “The plant inside the house will grow bigger ____4____ it is safer, while the plant outside the house is not safe at all. No one will be there to ____5____ it. Animals may eat it.” The father smiled and said, “Let’s wait ____6____. We will know the answer.” Then the boy left for study and he came back to his house four ____7____ later. He said to his father, “Look! ____8____ happens to this plant inside the house and it is safe.” When the boy went outside, he was ____9____ to see a big tree. The boy couldn’t believe his eyes. He couldn’t ____10____ why the plant outside was able to grow much bigger than the one inside. “The plant outside the house experiences every ____11____ and many difficulties.” the father explained. “But the plant inside is safe. It doesn’t ____12____ weather changes. And it doesn’t get enough ____13____, so it doesn’t grow big.” How can a person be great? Here’s the ____14____. To become a great person, one must have failed many times, faced many difficulties and ____15____ those difficulties. Only in this way can he or she be able to become great. 1. A. how B. what C. when D. where 2. A. between B. inside C. across D. behind 3. A. smaller B. bigger C. taller D. greener 4. A. if B. though C. because D. before 5. A. laugh at B. take away C. cut down D. care for 6. A. quickly B. quietly C. happily D. carefully 7. A. days B. weeks C. months D. years 8. A. Anything B. Something C. Nothing D. Everything 9. A. surprised B. upset C. relaxed D. interested 10. A. decide B. use C. remember D. understand 11. A. wall B. season C. corner D. person 12. A. stop B. break C. cause D. feel 13. A. food B. water C. sunlight D. warmth 14. A. key B. result C. meaning D. example 15. A. solved B. found C. protected D. corrected 二、阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分） 第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读以下三篇短文，从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个与短文内容相符的最佳选项。 A Now more and more people pay attention to the healthy diet, and you may try some delicious cold dishes at home! Today, we’ve prepared one quick and easy cold dish to share with you. Let’s take a look! Things we need: ▲ about 600g of spinach (菠菜) ▲ 4 spoons of light soy sauce (生抽) ▲ 2 spoons of vinegar (醋) ▲ 1 spoon of white sugar ▲ 2 spoons of water ▲ 3-4 spoons of chili oil (辣椒油) Cooking steps: ① Wash the spinach carefully. ② Boil a large pot of water. When the water is boiling, add the spinach and boil it for one minute. Then put it in cold water and get it out when it cools off. Dry the spinach with kitchen paper. Remove as much water as possible. ③ Cut the spinach into pieces and put them in a bowl. ④ Put all of the seasonings (调味品) over the spinach. Then mix them and serve this cold dish.If your family love cold dishes, why not try this dish? I’m sure they’ll love it. 16. What seasoning is not used when people cook the dish? A. Sugar. B. Salt. C. Chili oil. D. Vinegar. 17. How long should we boil the spinach? A. For half a minute. B. For one minute. C. For two minutes. D. For three minutes. 18. What does the underlined word “Remove” mean in Chinese? A. 除去 B. 调节 C. 冲洗 D. 移动 19. From the passage, we can infer that ________. A. this cold dish is suitable for people who don ’t have much time to cook B. people who don’t like spicy food can also enjoy this dish very much C. spinach is the only vegetable that can be used to make this kind of cold dish D. it’s necessary to add more water if you want to make the dish taste better 20. On which website can you read the passage most probably? A. https://www. thefreedictionary. com B. https://www. chinadaily. com C. https://www. bbcgoodfood. com D. https://www. goodreads. com B China is famous for its delicious food. Especially during festivals, there are different traditional foods. Niangao is among them. Niangao, or Chinese New Year rice cake, is made from glutinous rice. It is very popular during the Spring Festival. The pronunciation of niangao sounds like the Chinese characters for year and high, which means higher incomes (收入), better jobs, higher marks, the growth of children, and generally the promise of a better year. Niangao is usually made from glutinous rice flour, wheat starch (麦粉), salt, water and sugar. The tastes can be divided into two main kinds: sweet niangao in Northern China, while sweet or salty niangao in the south. Salty and sweet tastes are both fantastic. In the Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas, people can put different things inside niangao, such as flower sugar oil and sweet red beans. ▲ The ways to make niangao include braising (炖), stir-frying, deep-frying, piece-frying, cooking soup and so on. Stir-fried niangao with sugar is quite popular. Stir-fried niangao with shepherd’s purse (荠菜) is also delicious. Chicken soup niangao should appear in every family on Chinese New Year’s Eve. Niangao is not only delicious but also meaningful. Do you want to learn to cook it or just want to eat it? 21. People usually eat niangao during ________ according to the passage. A. the Dragon Boat Festival B. the Water Festival C. the Mid-Autumn Festival D. the Spring Festival 22. From Paragraph 3, we can know the ________ of niangao. A. taste B. meaning C. preparation D. shape 23. People in the ________ of China like to have salty niangao. A. east B. south C. west D. north 24. Which of the following can be put in ________ in Paragraph 4? A. Niangao is the most delicious traditional food. B. Niangao is popular with all the young people. C. People cook niangao in many different ways. D. People like giving niangao to friends on holidays. 25. What can we learn from the passage? A. Piece-fried niangao with sugar is quite popular. B. Niangao is a kind of delicious and meaningful food. C. People in Jiangsu Province often put pepper inside niangao. D. Chicken soup niangao is a main dish on Chinese New Year’s Eve. C Robots Performing Yangko (秧歌) A special show named YangBOT took place during China’s most popular TV event, the CCTV Spring Festival Gala on January 28, 2025. Famous director Zhang Yimou combined traditional Chinese folk dance (yangko) with modern technology to create this amazing performance. Dozens of humanoid robots (人形机器人) dressed in bright clothes danced yangko perfectly. They twirled red handkerchiefs and formed beautiful patterns on the stage. These robots were made by Unitree (宇树科技), a leading Chinese robotics company. The success wasn’t new in 2021, Unitree’s robot cows had already danced for singer Andy Lau. The robots learned their dance steps through artificial intelligence (AI). They used special sensors called “laser navigation” (激光导航) to move safely without falling. Strong robot joints (关节) allowed them to perform difficult moves like high kicks. Director Zhang said, “This performance isn’t just entertainment (娱乐). It shows how robots can help keep old traditions alive in modern times.” Millions of people loved the show. On social media, videos of “Robot Yangko” became instant hits. Teenagers thought it was “so cool”, while older viewers enjoyed the robots’ funny expressions and lively festival atmosphere (气氛). Many fans said it felt like “dancing between the past and the future.” This special program made people proud of China’s technological achievements and cultural heritage. As one viewer commented, “It’s not just robots dancing—it’s our whole country’s story!” 26. When did the YangBOT performance happen? A. During the 2024 Spring Festival. B. When Andy Lau sang. C. At the 2026 Gala. D. On January 28, 2025. 27. What does “twirled” mean in Paragraph 2? A. Folded carefully. B. Held still in hands. C. Spun. D. Tied into knots. 28. How did the robots learn to dance? A. By watching human dancers. B. Through AI. C. From old dance videos. D. By practicing every day. 29. Why did older viewers like the show? A. They thought it was “so cool”. B. They liked the robots’ funny expressions and lively festival atmosphere. C. They enjoyed the difficult moves like high kicks. D. They wanted more robot shows. 30. What is the main idea of the passage? A. Robots are better than humans at dancing. B. Chinese festivals are becoming more modern. C. Technology helps preserve traditional culture. D. Director Zhang Yimou loves robots. 第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分） 阅读短文，从所列选项中，选出最佳选项填入对应空白处，使短文通顺、连贯。（选项中有一项多余） Using a smartphone while you are eating will make you fat. Is that true? Some scientists found that men and women got about 15% more calories (卡路里) if they looked at their smartphones while they were eating. ____31____ The study said that playing with a smartphone might make people pay less attention (注意力) to their food. John said, “____32____” He is one of the scientists and studied 62 people eating alone. John asked men and women, aged 18 to 28, to choose their food. ____33____ At first, John asked these people to eat without using a smartphone or reading a magazine. And then, he asked them to play with their smartphones while they were eating. As a result, people ate 535 calories without the distraction (分心) of the smartphone. ____34____ They also ate more when reading a magazine. Marco, another scientist, said, “Using smartphones during a meal increases (增加) calories and fat.” He also said, “____35____ It is important to think about how this may influence (影响) food choices.” A. They also ate more food with fat. B. But they ate 591 calories when using a smartphone. C. Smartphones are the main distractions during meals. D. We find that people will forget how much food they are eating. E. They could choose anything they like, from soft drinks to chocolate. F. So you’d better stop playing with your phones while you’re eating right now. 阅读短文，从方框中选出恰当的单词并用其适当形式填空，使短文通顺、意义完整。每空仅填一词，每词仅用一次。 ivory listen weigh eat small they Africa up but reach Elephants are one of the biggest mammals (哺乳动物) in the world. There are two kinds of elephants—the ___36___ elephants and the Indian elephants. The main difference between them is that the Indian one has much ___37___ ears. What do you think the African elephants use to cool during the summer? You guess it—___38___ bigger ears. The funny thing about the ears of the elephants is that they have very weak hearing. Because of this, they use their feet to ___39___. They listen through the vibrations (震动) that they feel on the ground. One elephant has two ___40___. They can be as long as 2 metres. An adult elephant ___41___ 3 to 4 metres in height—many times taller than a baby one. And an adult African elephant ___42___ about 7,250 kg. Do you know that the elephant is one of the animals with the thickest skins in the world? It can be 2.5 to 4 cm. Like pandas, the elephants spend 15 to 18 hours a day ___43___ 250 to 300 kilos of food. Elephants can live ___44___ to 70 years. Elephants are good at swimming. So they enjoy playing in the river. And because of their small eyes, their eyesight (视力) is very poor. ___45___ don’t be upset. At least the elephant has the biggest brain in the land animal world. An adult elephant’s brain can weigh 4 to 5 kilos. 四、读写结合（共两节，满分25分） 第一节 任务型阅读（共5小题，满分10分） 阅读短文，用英文填空或回答问题。(注意每小题的词数要求) Have you ever helped your parents to arrange the furniture (摆放家具) in your home? It sounds easy and simple, but putting everything in the right place to make your home look more pleasant can be hard. Don’t worry. Here are a few suggestions (建议) for you. Using fewer pieces of furniture will make your rooms feel larger. This is especially true in small spaces like bedrooms. Remember to leave some space when arranging your furniture. There should be 50~100 centimetres between your chairs, tables and sofas. People should be able to cross the room easily and not fall over because of any piece of furniture getting in the way. Don’t put all the large pieces on one side and all the small pieces on the other. Spread them out a bit. In this way, your home will look a little more comfortable. Natural light is important. Be sure not to place large pieces of furniture in front of the windows, or sunlight will hardly get in and the room will look crowded and uncomfortable. Whether it’s the bedroom or the living room, every room should have a focal point (焦点). It’s the thing your eyes land on when you enter the room. Maybe it’s the TV, a wall in a different colour, or a large piece of artwork. Arranging the furniture is not as easy and ____46____ as it sounds. (仅填1词) Fill in the blanks according to the passage. Arrange the Furniture How to do it Why to do it Use fewer pieces of furniture. To make your rooms feel larger. _________47_________(不超过3词) To prevent people from falling over. Don’t put all the large pieces on one side and all the small pieces on the other. To make the room _________48_________(不超过5词) Don’t place large pieces of furniture in front of the windows and let _________49_________ in. (不超过3词) What will you choose to be the focal point of your room? Why? (不超过20词) ___________________________50___________________________ 第二节 书面表达（共1题，满分15分） 51. 每个人都有自己的好朋友，两人或许十分相似，或许迥然不同。你觉得好朋友应该是相同还是不同？请你从以下几方面来写一篇作文（80词左右）。 1. Do you think your friend should be the same as you? 2. What are the same things or different things between you and your friend? 3. What’s your opinion about making friends? Should friends be similar or different? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 园林二中教育集团2025-2026学年度上学期第二阶段素养测评 八年级英语 笔试部分（90分） 一、完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分） 【1~15题答案】 【答案】1. A 2. B 3. B 4. C 5. D 6. B 7. D 8. C 9. A 10. D 11. B 12. D 13. C 14. A 15. A 二、阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分） 第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读以下三篇短文，从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个与短文内容相符的最佳选项。 A 【16~20题答案】 【答案】16. B 17. B 18. A 19. A 20. C B 【21~25题答案】 【答案】21. D 22. A 23. B 24. C 25. B C 【26~30题答案】 【答案】26. D 27. C 28. B 29. B 30. C 第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分） 【31~35题答案】 【答案】31. A 32. C 33. E 34. B 35. D 【36~45题答案】 【答案】36. African 37. smaller 38. their 39. listen 40. ivories 41. reaches 42. weighs 43. eating 44. up 45. But 四、读写结合（共两节，满分25分） 第一节 任务型阅读（共5小题，满分10分） 【46~50题答案】 【答案】46. simple 47. Leave some space 48. look more comfortable 49. sunlight 50. I’ll choose a large piece of artwork as the focal point. Because it’s beautiful. 第二节 书面表达（共1题，满分15分） 【51题答案】 【答案】例文 Should friends be similar or different? I agree that friends should be the same as us. Being the same as each other can bring fun to our daily life. My best friend and I have the same hobbies. We both like reading interesting books after school. We can learn from each other when we share our different ideas about stories. In my opinion, true friendship needs us to care about each other. It’s true that differences don’t break friendship, but shared hobbies always make our friendship warmer. 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $