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2025-2026学年度第一学期八年级英语学科
期中质量调研题
本试卷包括四道大题,共4页。全卷满分90分,考试时间为100分钟。
一、基础知识(共10分)
Ⅰ.单项选择(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
从每小题所给的四个选项中,选出一个最佳答案。
1. —Our ________ to the countryside was full of surprises and fun.
—That sounds wonderful! I hope I can go there too.
A. palace B. journey C. planet D. land
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】句意:——我们去乡村的旅程充满了惊喜和乐趣。——听起来很棒!我也希望能去那里。
palace宫殿;journey旅程;planet星球;land土地。根据答语“That sounds wonderful! I hope I can go there too.”可知,双方在谈论一次去乡村的旅行经历,journey符合语境。
2. My classmate Lucy is ________ than any other student in my class. She always studies until midnight.
A. more outgoing B. more hard-working C. most outgoing D. most hard-working
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】句意:我的同学Lucy比我班上其他任何一个学生都更勤奋。她总是学习到午夜。
than是比较级的标志词,不能用最高级most outgoing/most hard-working;more outgoing是更外向的,和后句“学习到午夜”的语境不符,因此填more hard-working。
3. —When the teacher comes into the classroom, all the students ________ politely.
—That’s a good habit.
A. put up B. hang up C. stand up D. look up
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】句意:——当老师走进教室时,所有的学生都礼貌地站了起来。——那是个好习惯。
put up张贴/举起;hang up挂断/悬挂;stand up站起来;look up查阅/向上看。根据“When the teacher comes into the classroom”及“politely”可知,老师进教室学生起立是礼貌的表现,符合语境。
4. —Where is Tom? I can’t find him anywhere.
—He ________ be in the library. He sometimes reads there after class.
A. might B. must C. can D. should
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】句意:——汤姆在哪里?我到处都找不到他。——他可能在图书馆。他有时课后在那里读书。
might可能;must一定;can能;should应该。根据“He sometimes reads there after class.”可知,汤姆只是有时在那里读书,说明推测的不确定性,表示可能性较小的推测用might。must表示肯定推测,语气过于绝对,不符合语境。
5. David ________ to the mountains with his family during his summer vacation and had a great time.
A. will go B. goes C. is going D. went
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】句意:大卫暑假期间和家人去了山里,玩得很开心。
根据句中“and had a great time”可知,had为过去式,and连接并列谓语,时态需保持一致,故用一般过去时。
6. It’s very nice of her to share the book ________ her sister. They both like reading a lot.
A. with B. to C. in D. like
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】句意:她把书和她的妹妹分享真是太好了。她们俩都非常喜欢阅读。
with和……一起;to到;in在……里面;like像。固定搭配share sth. with sb.意为“与某人分享某物”。
7. Autumn is a beautiful season, ________ when the leaves turn golden.
A. suddenly B. finally C. especially D. probably
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】句意:秋天是一个美丽的季节,尤其是当树叶变成金色的时候。
suddenly突然地;finally最后;especially尤其/特别;probably可能。根据语境可知,后半句是在强调秋天最美丽的那个特定时刻或特征,应用especially来表示递进和强调。
8. ________ visitors come to visit the Great Wall every year, and many of them are from foreign countries.
A. Thousand of B. Thousands of C. Two thousand of D. Two thousands
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】句意:每年有成千上万的游客来参观长城,其中许多来自国外。
Thousand of形式错误(thousand前无具体数字时,应用复数且加of);Thousands of成千上万的(表示概数,正确);Two thousand of两千……中的(后需接限定词,且与句意不符);Two thousands形式错误(与具体数字连用时thousand不加s)。根据句意,此处表示“成千上万的游客”,应用Thousands of。
9. We are planning ________a trip to the science museum next weekend to learn more about robots.
A. to have B. having C. have D. had
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】句意:我们计划下周末去科学博物馆旅行,以了解更多关于机器人的知识。
根据“We are planning”可知,此处考查固定搭配plan to do sth.“计划做某事”,因此横线处需填动词不定式,to have符合语境。
10. —Congratulations on winning the singing competition!
—________.
A. You’re welcome. B. Thank you. C. That’s right. D. OK.
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】句意:——祝贺你赢得歌唱比赛!——谢谢你。
You’re welcome不客气;Thank you谢谢你;That’s right那是对的;OK好的。根据上句“Congratulations on winning the singing competition!”可知,面对别人的祝贺,应该表达感谢,应选Thank you。
二、阅读(共50分)
Ⅱ.完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分。满分15分)
阅读短文,掌握其大意,然后从每小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
Lily Miller is a Grade 8 student. She loves living in the city, especially during the ____11____. But this summer vacation, her parents ____12____ to go to her grandparents’ farm.
After a 2-hour bus ride, they arrived at the family’s ____13____ in a village. Lily was ____14____. She got out of the bus and ran upstairs (跑上楼) to her bedroom. She ____15____ all day in her room. She really ____16____ the countryside. It was too ____17____ for her. There were very few things Lily ____18____ doing. She waited in her room for ____19____ to come to find her, but no one came. When it was getting dark, Lily was getting hungry.
Lily thought she needed something to eat. She went downstairs and had ____20____ with her family. To her surprise, it was wonderful! She ate mashed potatoes (土豆泥) and apple-pie. Next Lily got a ____21____. Lily’s grandmother bought her a diary. She liked that gift very much. The next day, Lily went outside to play. She climbed to the top of the hill to play with butterflies ____22____ enjoyed the beautiful scenery (风景). She also saw quite a few birds and some horses!
A week later, Lily was sad because she had to ____23____. She said goodbye to her grandparents. On the way home, she wrote in her diary about how much she ____24____ herself. The country wasn’t as boring as it seemed. Because of her parents, Lily tried something ____25____ and had a great holiday.
11. A. weekdays B. weekends C. vacations D. festivals
12. A. forgot B. decided C. helped D. waited
13. A. zoo B. farm C. park D. store
14. A. unhappy B. friendly C. careful D. serious
15. A. reached B. used C. worked D. spent
16. A. loved B. disliked C. missed D. studied
17. A. interesting B. boring C. relaxing D. exciting
18. A. felt like B. made up C. worried about D. brought out
19. A. someone B. anyone C. something D. anything
20. A. breakfast B. lunch C. dinner D. meal
21. A. toy B. candy C. gift D. book
22. A. and B. but C. for D. so
23. A. come B. stay C. break D. leave
24. A. taught B. stayed C. asked D. enjoyed
25. A. important B. different C. hard D. similar
【答案】11. C 12. B 13. B 14. A 15. D 16. B 17. B 18. A 19. A 20. C 21. C 22. A 23. D 24. D 25. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文,主要讲述了八年级学生Lily原本喜欢城市生活,却被父母带去乡下祖父母农场度假。起初她觉得无聊,后来逐渐发现乡村的乐趣,最终度过了一个愉快的假期。
【11题详解】
句意:她喜欢住在城市里,尤其是在假期期间。
后文提到“this summer vacation”,说明故事发生在假期,应用vacations。weekdays意为“工作日”,weekends意为“周末”,festivals意为“节日”,均不能与“summer vacation”直接对应。
【12题详解】
句意:但这个暑假,她的父母决定去她祖父母的农场。
“decided to do”表示“决定做某事”,符合父母做出安排带她去农场的语境。forgot意为“忘记”,helped意为“帮助”,waited意为“等待”,均不能与“to go”构成合理语义。
【13题详解】
句意:经过两小时的巴士车程,他们到达了村里家族的农场。
前文明确提到“her grandparents’ farm”,此处到达的应是“农场”,应用farm。zoo意为“动物园”,park意为“公园”,store意为“商店”,均不符合目的地。
【14题详解】
句意:Lily不高兴。
后文描述她整天待在房间、不喜欢乡村,说明她情绪低落,应用unhappy。friendly意为“友好的”,careful意为“仔细的”,serious意为“严肃的”,均不能解释她接下来的行为。
【15题详解】
句意:她整天都待在房间里。
“spend time in”表示“在某处度过时间”,应用spent。reached意为“到达”,used意为“使用”,worked意为“工作”,均不能与“all day in her room”构成合理搭配。
【16题详解】
句意:她真的不喜欢乡村。
后文说她觉得乡村太无聊,说明她“不喜欢”这里,应用disliked。loved意为“喜欢”,missed意为“想念”,studied意为“学习”,均与后文“too boring”矛盾。
【17题详解】
句意:对她来说太无聊了。
后文提到“The country wasn’t as boring as it seemed”,说明她起初觉得乡村“无聊”,应用boring。interesting意为“有趣的”,relaxing意为“放松的”,exciting意为“令人兴奋的”,均与她的负面感受相反。
【18题详解】
句意:Lily想做的事情很少。
“feel like doing”表示“想要做某事”,应用felt like。made up意为“编造”,worried about意为“担心”,brought out意为“拿出”,均不能与“doing”构成“想做”的含义。
【19题详解】
句意:她在房间里等着有人来找她,但没人来。
肯定句中表示“某人”应用someone。anyone用于否定句或疑问句,something和anything指代事物,均不能表示“有人”。
【20题详解】
句意:她下楼和家人一起吃晚餐。
前文提到“When it was getting dark”,说明到了晚上,应是吃“晚餐”,应用dinner。breakfast意为“早餐”,lunch意为“午餐”,meal意为“一餐”但不如dinner贴合“天黑时”的具体时段。
【21题详解】
句意:接下来Lily得到了一件礼物。
后文说“Lily’s grandmother bought her a diary”,这是一件“礼物”,应用gift。toy意为“玩具”,candy意为“糖果”,book意为“书”,均不如gift能概括奶奶送日记本这一行为。
【22题详解】
句意:她爬到山顶和蝴蝶玩耍,并欣赏美丽的风景。
“play with butterflies”和“enjoyed the beautiful scenery”是并列动作,应用and连接。but表转折,for表原因,so表结果,均不符合并列关系。
【23题详解】
句意:一周后,Lily很伤心,因为她不得不离开。
后文“She said goodbye to her grandparents”说明她要“离开”,应用leave。come意为“来”,stay意为“停留”,break意为“打破”,均不符合告别离开的语境。
【24题详解】
句意:在回家的路上,她在日记里写下她玩得多么开心。
“enjoy oneself”是固定搭配,意为“玩得开心”,应用enjoyed。taught意为“教”,stayed意为“停留”,asked意为“问”,均不能与反身代词构成此含义。
【25题详解】
句意:因为她的父母,Lily尝试了不同的东西,度过了一个愉快的假期。
与城市生活相比,乡村度假是“不同的”体验,应用different。important意为“重要的”,hard意为“困难的”,similar意为“相似的”,均不能体现这次假期带来的新鲜体验。
Ⅲ.阅读理解(共30小题:26-50题,每小题1分;51-55题,每小题2分,满分35分)
(A)
根据图示内容,选择最佳答案。
26. When can you have the trip to Dongtou?
A. Every Monday. B. Every Wednesday. C. Every Friday. D. Every Sunday.
27. How much should Mrs Li pay if she takes the 3-day Hangzhou tour with her two daughters?
A. ¥3,600. B. ¥3,000. C. ¥2,640. D. ¥2,000.
28. What can you do on Nanjing Road?
A. Enjoy delicious seafood. B. Make silk for your mum.
C. Walk along the famous lake. D. Go shopping for gifts.
29. How can you take the 2-day Dongtou tour from Shanghai?
A. Travel by plane or by ship. B. Drive a car or go by train.
C. Fly there or take a train. D. Drive a car or go by ship.
30. Where can you see the text?
A. In a textbook. B. In a science magazine. C. In a storybook. D. On a noticeboard.
【答案】26. D 27. B 28. D 29. C 30. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇广告类应用文,介绍了洞头2日游、上海4日游、杭州3日游三条旅游线路的行程特色、收费标准及城际交通方式等信息,用于宣传推广旅游产品。
【26题详解】
根据2-day Dongtou Tour部分的“We have the trip for you every weekend.”可知,洞头之旅在每个周末开放,周日属于周末,因此可在每周日参加该旅行。
【27题详解】
根据3-day Hangzhou Tour部分的价格表“2~5 people ¥1000/person”可知,李女士与两名女儿共3人,符合2-5人的收费标准,总费用为3×1000=3000元。
【28题详解】
根据4-day Shanghai Tour部分的“Nanjing Road is one of the world's busiest shopping streets.”可知,南京路是全球最繁忙的商业街之一,因此可以在南京路购买礼物。
【29题详解】
根据图示中上海到洞头的交通线路标识可知,从上海出发前往洞头可选择乘坐飞机或火车。
【30题详解】
结合全文内容可知,本文是旅游宣传广告,这类广告通常会张贴在布告栏上,因此该文本最可能出现在布告栏上。
(B)
①Some parents think children should play a lot in their childhood. However, some parents think children should learn more useful things. They teach their children to do chores by themselves early. What are chores? Chores are things we need to do every day, like washing the dishes and sweeping the floor. Here are some benefits that helping out with chores will bring to children.
②First, doing chores teaches children life skills. Children will need to do many hard things by themselves one day, so they should learn more life skills as early as possible. Doing chores like cooking, feeding pets, and cleaning the house can help them become more independent and teach them how to solve problems.
③Second, doing chores helps children learn to respect others. If children are asked to clean up the house, they may know better about the mess they make. And they will respect others’ work more.
④Third, doing chores helps children be better at making plans and organizing their time. There are a lot of things to do every day, and it’s hard to fit them all in. Children need to do their homework, do housework, and make friends. Learning to do these well helps them know what the most important thing is and how to organize their time well.
根据短文内容,选择正确答案。
31. What are chores according to the passage?
A. School subjects. B. Games that children play.
C. Things to do every day. D. Activities for adults only.
32. According to the passage, why can children learn to respect people by doing chores?
A. They probably know why their parents are strict with them, and then respect their parents.
B. They probably know about the mess they make, and then respect other people’s work.
C. They probably learn about why time is so important, and then respect other people’s plans.
D. They probably learn to do necessary life skills, and then respect their teachers.
33. What can we know from Paragraph 4?
A. Children should give up some things if they are busy.
B. Children need to put tasks in order and plan their time well.
C. Children should ask for help when they have too many tasks.
D. Children should clean their homes before doing other things.
34. Which is the right structure of the passage? (①=Paragraph 1…)
A. ①/②③④ B. ①/②③/④ C. ①/②/③④ D. ①②/③/④
35. Why does the writer write the passage?
A. To teach children how to do chores.
B. To show why kids should respect others.
C. To teach parents how to make plans for kids.
D. To show parents how kids benefit from chores.
【答案】31. C 32. B 33. B 34. A 35. D
【解析】
【导语】本文主要论述了让孩子做家务的重要性,列举了做家务能给孩子带来的三个好处:学习生活技能、学会尊重他人以及更好地规划和管理时间。
【31题详解】
细节理解题。根据“Chores are things we need to do every day, like washing the dishes and sweeping the floor.”可知,家务是我们每天需要做的事情。故选C。
【32题详解】
细节理解题。根据“If children are asked to clean up the house, they may know better about the mess they make. And they will respect others’ work more.”可知,通过做家务,孩子们能更好地了解自己制造的脏乱,从而更加尊重他人的劳动。故选B。
【33题详解】
细节理解题。根据“Learning to do these well helps them know what the most important thing is and how to organize their time well.”可知,做家务能帮助孩子更好地安排任务和规划时间。故选B。
【34题详解】
篇章结构题。通读全文可知,第一段引出话题(让孩子做家务是有益的);第二段讲述好处一(学习生活技能);第三段讲述好处二(学会尊重他人);第四段讲述好处三(学会规划时间)。这种结构属于“总—分”结构,第一段是总起,后三段分别阐述三个不同的观点,它们之间是并列关系。故选A。
【35题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第一段最后一句“Here are some benefits that helping out with chores will bring to children.”以及全文列举的三个好处可知,作者写这篇文章的目的是向父母展示做家务能给孩子带来哪些益处。故选D。
(C)
I started to plan the trip to Alamere Falls about one month ago. I searched the Internet for everything: the route (路线), the best time to visit, the weather and so on. And finally the big day came!
My friends Janice and Devin came to my home early that Saturday. My mum would drive us to the Point Reyes National Seashore first. At about 7:30 in the morning, we set out (出发)! We three kids’ laughter (笑声) filled the small car. But about 20 minutes after we set out, it started to rain! And it seemed the rain wouldn’t stop soon.
The drive was slow in the morning rain. Although Mum tried to cheer us up, we three kids felt unhappy all the way. Who wanted to walk in the rain anyway?
But when we arrived at the Point Reyes National Seashore, the sun came out through the clouds. It made us happy. As we walked along the Coast Trail, we sang a lot. The sights along the way were fantastic. Devin told us excitedly that he saw a group of whales in the sea.
After walking for an hour, we were nearly there! The idea of climbing down to the beach below made us nervous at first. The sharp rocks stuck up (突出) everywhere, and one wrong step could make someone fall. But Mum found a safe route down the rocky cliff (岩石峭壁). From the beach, we finally saw it: Alamere Falls. This great waterfall dropped 12 metres straight down!
根据短文内容,选择最佳答案。
36. How did the writer get to the Point Reyes National Seashore?
A. By bus. B. By bike. C. By car. D. On foot.
37. Why were the kids unhappy on the way?
A. Because they lost their way. B. Because the weather was bad.
C. Because the road was too crowded. D. Because they fought with each other.
38. What did the kids spend an hour doing?
A. Watching Alamere Falls. B. Watching whales in the sea.
C. Climbing down to the beach. D. Walking along the Coast Trail.
39. What does the underlined word “nervous” in Paragraph 5 mean?
A. Worried. B. Tired. C. Smart. D. Excited.
40. What can we know about Alamere Falls?
A. It’s near the beach. B. It’s about 12 metres wide.
C. It’s near the writer’s home. D. It’s the writer’s favourite waterfall.
【答案】36. C 37. B 38. D 39. A 40. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文,讲述了作者和朋友计划前往阿拉梅尔瀑布旅行,途中遭遇下雨,最终顺利抵达目的地看到瀑布的经历。
【36题详解】
原文第二段提到“My mum would drive us to the Point Reyes National Seashore first.”,drive表示开车,可知他们乘坐小汽车前往,因此选C。
【37题详解】
原文第三段提到“The drive was slow in the morning rain. Although Mum tried to cheer us up, we three kids felt unhappy all the way.”,路上下起了雨,糟糕的天气让孩子们不开心,因此选B。
【38题详解】
原文第四、五段提到“As we walked along the Coast Trail, we sang a lot.”以及“After walking for an hour, we were nearly there!”,可知孩子们沿着海岸小径步行了一小时,因此选D。
【39题详解】
原文第五段提到“The sharp rocks stuck up everywhere, and one wrong step could make someone fall.”,向下去往海滩的路上岩石锋利,一步走错就可能摔倒,由此能推断nervous表达“担忧、担心”的含义,和worried意思相近,因此选A。
【40题详解】
原文第五段提到“From the beach, we finally saw it: Alamere Falls.”,从海滩那里终于看见了瀑布,说明瀑布就在海滩附近,因此选A。
(D)
Plants are some of the most important living things on the earth. They grow almost everywhere, from cold Arctic areas to hot deserts. There are more than 300,000 kinds of plants, such as trees, flowers, grass and ferns (蕨类植物). Plants are very important for our planet’s health. They make their own food by photosynthesis (光合作用). To do this, they use sunlight, water and carbon dioxide (二氧化碳). When they make food, they produce oxygen (氧气). All animals need oxygen to breathe. Without plants, there would be no oxygen on the earth, and most living things could not survive (生存).
Many animals need plants to live. Some animals eat plant leaves, flowers or fruits. Others use plants as their homes. Plants also help protect the environment. Their roots (根) hold the soil (土壤) tightly, so the soil does not get washed away easily. They can also make the air cleaner by taking in harmful gases.
People use plants in many daily ways. We get food like vegetables, fruits and rice from plants. Cotton, which is used to make clothes, also comes from plants. Some plants can even be made into medicine to help people get better when they are sick. So it’s very important for us to protect plants and keep them healthy.
根据短文内容,判断下列句子正(T)、误(F)。
41. There are over 300,000 kinds of plants on the earth.
42. Plants produce oxygen when they make food.
43. All animals eat plants and use plants as their homes.
44. Plant roots can help stop soil from being washed away and make the air cleaner.
45. Most of the plants can be made into medicine and help people keep healthy.
【答案】41. T 42. T
43. F 44. F
45. F
【解析】
【导语】本文主要介绍了植物是地球上重要的生物,阐述了植物的生长环境、种类、对地球健康的重要性、对动物和环境的保护作用以及在人类日常生活中的广泛用途。
【41题详解】
根据“There are more than 300,000 kinds of plants on the earth.”可知,地球上有超过30万种植物。more than意为“超过”,与over同义。故填T。
【42题详解】
根据“When they make food, they produce oxygen (氧气).”可知,当植物制造食物时,它们会产生氧气。故填T。
【43题详解】
根据“Some animals eat plant leaves, flowers or fruits. Others use plants as their homes.”可知,文中说的是一些动物吃植物,另一些动物把植物作为它们的家,而不是所有动物都吃植物且把植物当家。故填F。
【44题详解】
根据“Plants also help protect the environment. Their roots (根) hold the soil (土壤) tightly…They can also make the air cleaner…”可知,文中明确指出是根固定土壤,而下文的“They”指代的是该段落的主语“Plants”(植物整体),即植物净化空气,而不是植物的根净化空气。故填F。
【45题详解】
根据“Some plants can even be made into medicine to help people get better…”可知,文中提到的是一些植物可以制成药物,而不是大多数植物。故填F。
(E)
China is a large country. It has a special culture with a very long history.
____46____ Different foods have special meanings. One of the main foods in Chinese culture is rice. Tea is a favorite drink and it is popular in China.
The Chinese calendar is different from the one used in western countries. ____47____ It’s also called the Spring Festival. It has a big celebration of ringing out the Old Year and ringing in the New Year. ____48____ For example, cleaning the houses before the Spring Festival means taking away all the old year’s bad luck.
The Chinese zodiac (生肖) follows a twelve-year cycle. ____49____. These animal signs are the tiger, the rabbit, the dragon, the snake and so on. For example, the year 2025 is the year of the snake.
Chinese is a difficult language. Chinese writing, developed almost 4,000 years ago, might even be older. ____50____ Chinese people speak Mandarin (普通话) and many other forms of the language.
阅读短文,把A—E五个句子填入文中空缺处,使短文内容完整。
A. It has many different traditions.
B. Each year is named after an animal.
C. Chinese New Year is usually in late winter.
D. It has thousands of characters (文字).
E. Chinese food plays an important part in Chinese families.
【答案】46. E 47. C 48. A 49. B 50. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文,介绍了中国的饮食文化、传统节日、生肖和语言文字等方面的特色,展现了中国悠久的历史文化。
【46题详解】
根据后文“Different foods have special meanings. One of the main foods in Chinese culture is rice.”可知,空格处要引出和中国食物相关的内容。E选项“Chinese food plays an important part in Chinese families.”承接下文,介绍中国食物的重要性,符合语境。
【47题详解】
根据后文“It’s also called the Spring Festival.”可知,空格处要介绍和春节相关的节日名称或时间。C选项“Chinese New Year is usually in late winter.”引出春节的时间,和后文的“Spring Festival”对应。
【48题详解】
根据后文“For example, cleaning the houses before the Spring Festival means taking away all the old year's bad luck.”可知,空格处要引出春节的传统习俗。A选项“It has many different traditions.”承接下文,说明春节有很多传统,符合语境。
【49题详解】
根据后文“These animal signs are the tiger, the rabbit, the dragon, the snake and so on.”可知,空格处要介绍生肖和动物的关系。B选项“Each year is named after an animal.”承接下文,说明每一年都以一种动物命名,符合语境。
【50题详解】
根据前文“Chinese writing, developed almost 4,000 years ago, might even be older.”和后文“Chinese people speak Mandarin and many other forms of the language.”可知,空格处要介绍中国文字的特点。D选项“It has thousands of characters (文字).”承接前文,说明中文有数千个汉字,符合语境。
(F)
Twenty years ago in Costa Rica, three girls found a baby sloth (树懒) on a road. The little animal’s mother was killed by a car. These girls took the baby sloth to Judy, the owner of a hotel. Judy wanted to help, but she didn’t know how to look after the sloth, so she called the zoo. With the help of the zoo, Judy took good care of the baby sloth. She named the baby sloth Buttercup.
After her first success, more people brought Judy wounded (受伤的) sloths or baby sloths they found. Judy then opened a help center. Today, the help center has saved more than 500 sloths.
Sloths live in the forests of Central America. We can also see them in South America. They hang onto the trees with their claws (爪子). There are two main types of sloths. You can know them by the number of their claws. Sloths hardly move. They spend most of their time sleeping in the trees.
But now, with the increase of population, human beings cause a lot of problems for these slow and quiet animals. The main problem is that the forests are becoming smaller and smaller. When trees are cut down, sloths will fall and hurt themselves. Some sloths live near human beings and they sometimes are hit by cars or killed by dogs.
根据短文内容,回答下列问题。
51. Who did the three girls in Costa Rica take the baby sloth to twenty years ago?
___________________________________________________________________________
52. What is the name of the baby sloth?
___________________________________________________________________________
53. How many sloths has Judy’s help center saved so far?
___________________________________________________________________________
54. Where do sloths mainly live?
___________________________________________________________________________
55. What is the main problem caused by human population growth for sloths?
___________________________________________________________________________
【答案】51. (They took the baby sloth to) Judy, (the owner of a hotel).
52. Buttercup.
53. (The help center has saved) more than 500 (sloths).
54. (They mainly live) in the forests of Central America and South America.
55. (The main problem is that) the forests are becoming smaller and smaller.
【解析】
【导语】本文讲述了哥斯达黎加的Judy从救助第一只失去母亲的小树懒起步,开办树懒救助中心,同时介绍了树懒的栖息习性,点明人口增长导致的森林缩减是树懒当前面临的主要生存威胁。
【51题详解】
第一段指出:“These girls took the baby sloth to Judy, the owner of a hotel.”,直接说明三个女孩将小树懒带到了旅馆老板Judy身边。
【52题详解】
第一段指出:“She named the baby sloth Buttercup.”,明确给出这只小树懒的名字是Buttercup。
【53题详解】
第二段指出:“Today, the help center has saved more than 500 sloths.”,说明Judy的救助中心到目前为止已经救助了超过500只树懒。
【54题详解】
第三段指出:“Sloths live in the forests of Central America. We can also see them in South America.”,点明树懒主要栖息在中美洲和南美洲的森林中。
【55题详解】
第四段指出:“The main problem is that the forests are becoming smaller and smaller.”,说明人口增长带来的核心问题是森林面积不断缩小,威胁树懒的生存。
三、语言运用(共10分)
Ⅳ.短文填空(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
阅读短文,在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用括号内单词的适当形式填
Once, a father and his son went to a kite flying festival. The son was very ____56____ (excite) to see all the colorful kites in the sky and asked his father to buy him one. ____57____ (make) him happy, the father went to a nearby shop and bought one.
The son started flying his kite ____58____ (happy). Soon it reached high up in the sky. After some time, the son thought to ____59____ (him), “It seems like that the string (绳子) makes it hard for the kite to fly higher. If I break it, the kite will be free to fly higher.” So he asked his father for a small knife and cut the string.
____60____ the string, the kite did go a little bit higher. However, it soon started to come down and landed on ____61____ tall tree. The son was sad. He wished that the kite could fly higher after he cut the string instead of ____62____ (fall) down. He turned to his father for an explanation.
“Well, the string wasn’t holding the kite down. In fact, it was helping it stay up when the wind was calm and guiding it in the right direction (方向) when the wind picked up, “the father explained. “When you cut the string just now, the kite ____63____ (lose) everything and fell down. Similarly, in life or at school, we may face a lot of limits (限制), ____64____ rules or hard tasks. Sometimes, they are holding us back, ____65____ they are actually guiding us in the right direction.”
【答案】56. excited
57. To make
58. happily
59. himself
60. Without
61. a 62. falling
63. lost 64. like
65. but
【解析】
【导语】本文讲述了一个男孩子和父亲放风筝时发生的故事。
【56题详解】
句意:儿子看到天空中五彩斑斓的风筝非常兴奋,于是请求父亲给他买一个。根据“The son was very”可知,此处需要使用形容词形式做表语。故填excited。
【57题详解】
句意:为了让他开心,父亲去了附近的商店买了一只风筝。根据“the father went to a nearby shop and bought one.”可知,父亲去附近的商店买风筝是为了让孩子开心,不定式表示目的。故填To make。
【58题详解】
句意:儿子开始高兴地放飞他的风筝。根据“flying his kite”可知,此处指开心地放风筝,修饰动词需要用副词。故填happily。
【59题详解】
句意:过了一会儿,儿子心想。think to oneself“心想”,是固定搭配。故填himself。
【60题详解】
句意:没有了绳子,风筝确实飞得稍微高了一点。根据“So he asked his father for a small knife and cut the string.”可知,上文他向父亲要了一把小刀,剪断了绳子,故此处指没有绳子。故填Without。
【61题详解】
句意:然而,它很快开始下降,落在一棵高树上。根据“tall tree”可知,此处指落在一棵高的树上,没有特指。故填a。
【62题详解】
句意:他希望在剪断绳子后风筝能飞得更高,而不是掉下来。根据“of”可知,此处作介词宾语,需要用动名词。故填falling。
【63题详解】
句意:当你刚才剪断绳子时,风筝失去了一切,掉了下来。结合上文可知,本文用一般过去时,动词需要使用过去式。故填lost。
【64题详解】
句意:同样,在生活中或在学校,我们可能会面临很多限制,像规则或困难的任务。根据“limits…rules or hard tasks”可知,规则和困难的任务是对限制的举例,空处表示“例如,像”。故填like。
【65题详解】
句意:有时,它们似乎是在阻碍我们,但实际上它们是在引导我们朝着正确的方向前进。根据“they are actually guiding us in the right direction”可知,限制看似阻碍,实际上是在引导我们朝着正确的方向前进,前后是转折关系。故填but。
四、书面表达(共20分)
Ⅴ.(A)
66. 假如你是李华,你想邀请同学们11月14日上午9点去敬老院(the Old People’s Home)看望老人。你们可以为老人们打扫房间,唱歌、跳舞等。请你写一封不少于40词的邀请函。
要求:要点齐全;具体内容可自行发挥;表述通顺;简洁得体。
Dear students,
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Li Hua
【答案】参考范文
Dear students,
I’m writing to invite you to visit the Old People’s Home on the morning of November 14th at 9 o’clock. We will help the old people clean their rooms and sing and dance for them. It will be a meaningful experience to bring joy to them. Please join us!
Li Hua
【解析】
【详解】写作步骤
[第一步:审题立意]
确定文体:应用文(邀请函),用一般将来时为主
明确要点:时间、地点、活动内容、活动意义、发出邀请
确定人称:第一人称和第二人称
注意事项:不少于40词;要点齐全;表述通顺;简洁得体;可自行发挥;称呼Dear students,署名Li Hua
[第二步:构思布局]
一段式结构:
开头部分:问候并说明写信目的,邀请同学去敬老院
主体部分:说明时间、地点和具体活动安排
结尾部分:说明活动意义,呼吁参加,表达期待
[第三步:要点展开]
要点一:时间与地点
时间:on the morning of November 14th/at 9:00 a.m./on November 14th at 9 a.m.等
地点:the Old People’s Home
对象:the old people/the elderly等
目的:help the old people clean their rooms and sing and dance for them/visit the old people/care for the elderly/help the elderly等
要点二:活动内容
打扫:clean their rooms/sweep the floor/tidy the beds等
表演:sing/dance/put on performances等
要点三:意义与邀请
意义:meaningful/bring joy to them/bring warmth to them/make them happy等
邀请:Please join us/I hope you can come/Let’s meet at...等
(B)
67. “山河不足重,重在遇知己”,朋友在我们的生活中扮演着重要的角色。你在选择朋友的时候是更倾向于与你性格相同的朋友还是互补的朋友呢?学校英语社团将举办以“A Friend Around Me”为主题的征文活动,请你写一篇不少于80词的英语短文投稿讲述你和你的一位好朋友之间令你印象深刻的一件事,并谈谈你的交友观。
要求:
(1)适当增加细节,行文连贯。
(2)文中不得出现真实姓名和校名。
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
【答案】
例文
A Friend Around Me
Friends play an important part in our life. I have a good friend who has a different personality from me. I am quiet while she is outgoing.
Once I failed an important exam and felt really upset. She patiently comforted me and helped me go over my lessons in her free time. With her support, I made great progress soon.
From this experience, I believe true friendship lies in understanding rather than similar personalities. I value friends who can encourage and grow with me.
【解析】
【详解】写作步骤
[第一步:审题立意]
确定文体:夹叙夹议记叙文,叙事部分用一般过去时,观点部分用一般现在时
明确要点:讲述和好友印象深刻的一件事;表达自己的交友观(性格相同还是互补)
确定人称:第一人称 I;第三人称 she/he
注意事项:不得出现真实姓名、校名;叙事+观点相结合,词数不少于 80 词
[第二步:构思布局]
三段式结构:
开头段:总述朋友的重要性,简单介绍好朋友以及性格特点
主体段:记叙一件印象深刻的具体往事,补充细节
结尾段:谈自己的交友看法,升华主题
[第三步:要点展开]
要点一:引入朋友
开篇表达:Friends play an important part in our life/Friends are very important to us等
性格对比:I am quiet while she is outgoing/We have different personalities/We are much alike等
要点二:难忘事件
事件场景:failed an important exam/met some trouble/was in trouble等
朋友行为:comforted me/helped me go over my lessons/gave me lots of advice等
事情结果:made great progress/got out of trouble/felt much better等
要点三:交友观点
观点:I believe true friendship lies in…./I think it’s important to…等
观点表达:understanding rather than similar personalities/friends who can encourage and grow with me等
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2025-2026学年度第一学期八年级英语学科
期中质量调研题
本试卷包括四道大题,共4页。全卷满分90分,考试时间为100分钟。
一、基础知识(共10分)
Ⅰ.单项选择(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
从每小题所给的四个选项中,选出一个最佳答案。
1. —Our ________ to the countryside was full of surprises and fun.
—That sounds wonderful! I hope I can go there too.
A. palace B. journey C. planet D. land
2. My classmate Lucy is ________ than any other student in my class. She always studies until midnight.
A. more outgoing B. more hard-working C. most outgoing D. most hard-working
3. —When the teacher comes into the classroom, all the students ________ politely.
—That’s a good habit.
A. put up B. hang up C. stand up D. look up
4. —Where is Tom? I can’t find him anywhere.
—He ________ be in the library. He sometimes reads there after class.
A. might B. must C. can D. should
5. David ________ to the mountains with his family during his summer vacation and had a great time.
A. will go B. goes C. is going D. went
6. It’s very nice of her to share the book ________ her sister. They both like reading a lot.
A. with B. to C. in D. like
7. Autumn is a beautiful season, ________ when the leaves turn golden.
A. suddenly B. finally C. especially D. probably
8. ________ visitors come to visit the Great Wall every year, and many of them are from foreign countries.
A. Thousand of B. Thousands of C. Two thousand of D. Two thousands
9. We are planning ________a trip to the science museum next weekend to learn more about robots.
A. to have B. having C. have D. had
10. —Congratulations on winning the singing competition!
—________.
A. You’re welcome. B. Thank you. C. That’s right. D. OK.
二、阅读(共50分)
Ⅱ.完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分。满分15分)
阅读短文,掌握其大意,然后从每小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
Lily Miller is a Grade 8 student. She loves living in the city, especially during the ____11____. But this summer vacation, her parents ____12____ to go to her grandparents’ farm.
After a 2-hour bus ride, they arrived at the family’s ____13____ in a village. Lily was ____14____. She got out of the bus and ran upstairs (跑上楼) to her bedroom. She ____15____ all day in her room. She really ____16____ the countryside. It was too ____17____ for her. There were very few things Lily ____18____ doing. She waited in her room for ____19____ to come to find her, but no one came. When it was getting dark, Lily was getting hungry.
Lily thought she needed something to eat. She went downstairs and had ____20____ with her family. To her surprise, it was wonderful! She ate mashed potatoes (土豆泥) and apple-pie. Next Lily got a ____21____. Lily’s grandmother bought her a diary. She liked that gift very much. The next day, Lily went outside to play. She climbed to the top of the hill to play with butterflies ____22____ enjoyed the beautiful scenery (风景). She also saw quite a few birds and some horses!
A week later, Lily was sad because she had to ____23____. She said goodbye to her grandparents. On the way home, she wrote in her diary about how much she ____24____ herself. The country wasn’t as boring as it seemed. Because of her parents, Lily tried something ____25____ and had a great holiday.
11. A. weekdays B. weekends C. vacations D. festivals
12. A. forgot B. decided C. helped D. waited
13. A. zoo B. farm C. park D. store
14. A. unhappy B. friendly C. careful D. serious
15. A. reached B. used C. worked D. spent
16. A. loved B. disliked C. missed D. studied
17. A. interesting B. boring C. relaxing D. exciting
18. A. felt like B. made up C. worried about D. brought out
19. A. someone B. anyone C. something D. anything
20. A. breakfast B. lunch C. dinner D. meal
21. A. toy B. candy C. gift D. book
22. A. and B. but C. for D. so
23. A. come B. stay C. break D. leave
24. A. taught B. stayed C. asked D. enjoyed
25. A. important B. different C. hard D. similar
Ⅲ.阅读理解(共30小题:26-50题,每小题1分;51-55题,每小题2分,满分35分)
(A)
根据图示内容,选择最佳答案。
26. When can you have the trip to Dongtou?
A. Every Monday. B. Every Wednesday. C. Every Friday. D. Every Sunday.
27. How much should Mrs Li pay if she takes the 3-day Hangzhou tour with her two daughters?
A. ¥3,600. B. ¥3,000. C. ¥2,640. D. ¥2,000.
28. What can you do on Nanjing Road?
A. Enjoy delicious seafood. B. Make silk for your mum.
C. Walk along the famous lake. D. Go shopping for gifts.
29. How can you take the 2-day Dongtou tour from Shanghai?
A. Travel by plane or by ship. B. Drive a car or go by train.
C. Fly there or take a train. D. Drive a car or go by ship.
30. Where can you see the text?
A. In a textbook. B. In a science magazine. C. In a storybook. D. On a noticeboard.
(B)
①Some parents think children should play a lot in their childhood. However, some parents think children should learn more useful things. They teach their children to do chores by themselves early. What are chores? Chores are things we need to do every day, like washing the dishes and sweeping the floor. Here are some benefits that helping out with chores will bring to children.
②First, doing chores teaches children life skills. Children will need to do many hard things by themselves one day, so they should learn more life skills as early as possible. Doing chores like cooking, feeding pets, and cleaning the house can help them become more independent and teach them how to solve problems.
③Second, doing chores helps children learn to respect others. If children are asked to clean up the house, they may know better about the mess they make. And they will respect others’ work more.
④Third, doing chores helps children be better at making plans and organizing their time. There are a lot of things to do every day, and it’s hard to fit them all in. Children need to do their homework, do housework, and make friends. Learning to do these well helps them know what the most important thing is and how to organize their time well.
根据短文内容,选择正确答案。
31. What are chores according to the passage?
A. School subjects. B. Games that children play.
C. Things to do every day. D. Activities for adults only.
32. According to the passage, why can children learn to respect people by doing chores?
A. They probably know why their parents are strict with them, and then respect their parents.
B. They probably know about the mess they make, and then respect other people’s work.
C. They probably learn about why time is so important, and then respect other people’s plans.
D. They probably learn to do necessary life skills, and then respect their teachers.
33. What can we know from Paragraph 4?
A. Children should give up some things if they are busy.
B. Children need to put tasks in order and plan their time well.
C. Children should ask for help when they have too many tasks.
D. Children should clean their homes before doing other things.
34. Which is the right structure of the passage? (①=Paragraph 1…)
A. ①/②③④ B. ①/②③/④ C. ①/②/③④ D. ①②/③/④
35. Why does the writer write the passage?
A. To teach children how to do chores.
B. To show why kids should respect others.
C. To teach parents how to make plans for kids.
D. To show parents how kids benefit from chores.
(C)
I started to plan the trip to Alamere Falls about one month ago. I searched the Internet for everything: the route (路线), the best time to visit, the weather and so on. And finally the big day came!
My friends Janice and Devin came to my home early that Saturday. My mum would drive us to the Point Reyes National Seashore first. At about 7:30 in the morning, we set out (出发)! We three kids’ laughter (笑声) filled the small car. But about 20 minutes after we set out, it started to rain! And it seemed the rain wouldn’t stop soon.
The drive was slow in the morning rain. Although Mum tried to cheer us up, we three kids felt unhappy all the way. Who wanted to walk in the rain anyway?
But when we arrived at the Point Reyes National Seashore, the sun came out through the clouds. It made us happy. As we walked along the Coast Trail, we sang a lot. The sights along the way were fantastic. Devin told us excitedly that he saw a group of whales in the sea.
After walking for an hour, we were nearly there! The idea of climbing down to the beach below made us nervous at first. The sharp rocks stuck up (突出) everywhere, and one wrong step could make someone fall. But Mum found a safe route down the rocky cliff (岩石峭壁). From the beach, we finally saw it: Alamere Falls. This great waterfall dropped 12 metres straight down!
根据短文内容,选择最佳答案。
36. How did the writer get to the Point Reyes National Seashore?
A. By bus. B. By bike. C. By car. D. On foot.
37. Why were the kids unhappy on the way?
A. Because they lost their way. B. Because the weather was bad.
C. Because the road was too crowded. D. Because they fought with each other.
38. What did the kids spend an hour doing?
A. Watching Alamere Falls. B. Watching whales in the sea.
C. Climbing down to the beach. D. Walking along the Coast Trail.
39. What does the underlined word “nervous” in Paragraph 5 mean?
A. Worried. B. Tired. C. Smart. D. Excited.
40. What can we know about Alamere Falls?
A. It’s near the beach. B. It’s about 12 metres wide.
C. It’s near the writer’s home. D. It’s the writer’s favourite waterfall.
(D)
Plants are some of the most important living things on the earth. They grow almost everywhere, from cold Arctic areas to hot deserts. There are more than 300,000 kinds of plants, such as trees, flowers, grass and ferns (蕨类植物). Plants are very important for our planet’s health. They make their own food by photosynthesis (光合作用). To do this, they use sunlight, water and carbon dioxide (二氧化碳). When they make food, they produce oxygen (氧气). All animals need oxygen to breathe. Without plants, there would be no oxygen on the earth, and most living things could not survive (生存).
Many animals need plants to live. Some animals eat plant leaves, flowers or fruits. Others use plants as their homes. Plants also help protect the environment. Their roots (根) hold the soil (土壤) tightly, so the soil does not get washed away easily. They can also make the air cleaner by taking in harmful gases.
People use plants in many daily ways. We get food like vegetables, fruits and rice from plants. Cotton, which is used to make clothes, also comes from plants. Some plants can even be made into medicine to help people get better when they are sick. So it’s very important for us to protect plants and keep them healthy.
根据短文内容,判断下列句子正(T)、误(F)。
41. There are over 300,000 kinds of plants on the earth.
42. Plants produce oxygen when they make food.
43. All animals eat plants and use plants as their homes.
44. Plant roots can help stop soil from being washed away and make the air cleaner.
45. Most of the plants can be made into medicine and help people keep healthy.
(E)
China is a large country. It has a special culture with a very long history.
____46____ Different foods have special meanings. One of the main foods in Chinese culture is rice. Tea is a favorite drink and it is popular in China.
The Chinese calendar is different from the one used in western countries. ____47____ It’s also called the Spring Festival. It has a big celebration of ringing out the Old Year and ringing in the New Year. ____48____ For example, cleaning the houses before the Spring Festival means taking away all the old year’s bad luck.
The Chinese zodiac (生肖) follows a twelve-year cycle. ____49____. These animal signs are the tiger, the rabbit, the dragon, the snake and so on. For example, the year 2025 is the year of the snake.
Chinese is a difficult language. Chinese writing, developed almost 4,000 years ago, might even be older. ____50____ Chinese people speak Mandarin (普通话) and many other forms of the language.
阅读短文,把A—E五个句子填入文中空缺处,使短文内容完整。
A. It has many different traditions.
B. Each year is named after an animal.
C. Chinese New Year is usually in late winter.
D. It has thousands of characters (文字).
E. Chinese food plays an important part in Chinese families.
(F)
Twenty years ago in Costa Rica, three girls found a baby sloth (树懒) on a road. The little animal’s mother was killed by a car. These girls took the baby sloth to Judy, the owner of a hotel. Judy wanted to help, but she didn’t know how to look after the sloth, so she called the zoo. With the help of the zoo, Judy took good care of the baby sloth. She named the baby sloth Buttercup.
After her first success, more people brought Judy wounded (受伤的) sloths or baby sloths they found. Judy then opened a help center. Today, the help center has saved more than 500 sloths.
Sloths live in the forests of Central America. We can also see them in South America. They hang onto the trees with their claws (爪子). There are two main types of sloths. You can know them by the number of their claws. Sloths hardly move. They spend most of their time sleeping in the trees.
But now, with the increase of population, human beings cause a lot of problems for these slow and quiet animals. The main problem is that the forests are becoming smaller and smaller. When trees are cut down, sloths will fall and hurt themselves. Some sloths live near human beings and they sometimes are hit by cars or killed by dogs.
根据短文内容,回答下列问题。
51. Who did the three girls in Costa Rica take the baby sloth to twenty years ago?
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52. What is the name of the baby sloth?
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53. How many sloths has Judy’s help center saved so far?
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54. Where do sloths mainly live?
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55. What is the main problem caused by human population growth for sloths?
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三、语言运用(共10分)
Ⅳ.短文填空(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
阅读短文,在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用括号内单词的适当形式填
Once, a father and his son went to a kite flying festival. The son was very ____56____ (excite) to see all the colorful kites in the sky and asked his father to buy him one. ____57____ (make) him happy, the father went to a nearby shop and bought one.
The son started flying his kite ____58____ (happy). Soon it reached high up in the sky. After some time, the son thought to ____59____ (him), “It seems like that the string (绳子) makes it hard for the kite to fly higher. If I break it, the kite will be free to fly higher.” So he asked his father for a small knife and cut the string.
____60____ the string, the kite did go a little bit higher. However, it soon started to come down and landed on ____61____ tall tree. The son was sad. He wished that the kite could fly higher after he cut the string instead of ____62____ (fall) down. He turned to his father for an explanation.
“Well, the string wasn’t holding the kite down. In fact, it was helping it stay up when the wind was calm and guiding it in the right direction (方向) when the wind picked up, “the father explained. “When you cut the string just now, the kite ____63____ (lose) everything and fell down. Similarly, in life or at school, we may face a lot of limits (限制), ____64____ rules or hard tasks. Sometimes, they are holding us back, ____65____ they are actually guiding us in the right direction.”
四、书面表达(共20分)
Ⅴ.(A)
66. 假如你是李华,你想邀请同学们11月14日上午9点去敬老院(the Old People’s Home)看望老人。你们可以为老人们打扫房间,唱歌、跳舞等。请你写一封不少于40词的邀请函。
要求:要点齐全;具体内容可自行发挥;表述通顺;简洁得体。
Dear students,
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Li Hua
(B)
67. “山河不足重,重在遇知己”,朋友在我们的生活中扮演着重要的角色。你在选择朋友的时候是更倾向于与你性格相同的朋友还是互补的朋友呢?学校英语社团将举办以“A Friend Around Me”为主题的征文活动,请你写一篇不少于80词的英语短文投稿讲述你和你的一位好朋友之间令你印象深刻的一件事,并谈谈你的交友观。
要求:
(1)适当增加细节,行文连贯。
(2)文中不得出现真实姓名和校名。
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