吉林省长春市吉林省第二实验高新学校2025-2026学年八年级上学期期中考试英语试题

吉林省第二实验教育集团

2025-2026学年度上学期八 (3) 年级期中考试

英语试卷

命题人：周一娜   审题人：于凤艳

一、基础知识（共10分）

Ⅰ. 单项选择。（10分)

从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

1. The teacher always tells us the ________ of learning English well.

A. action B. importance C. difference D. appearance

2. Although they come from different countries, they have a lot ________ common.

A. on B. to C. of D. in

3. —Is there ________ in today’s newspaper?

—Yes, Chairman (主席) Xi took photos with the famous football players in England.

A. something new B. new something C. anything new D. new anything

4. Please feel free ________ me any questions you have.

A. ask B. to ask C. asking D. asked

5. ________ the apples ________ small pieces so that it’s easier for the kids to eat.

A. Cut, into B. Pour, into C. Cut, up D. Add, to

6. He didn’t come back home ________ his mother called him for dinner.

A. after B. since C. until D. if

7. My sister is as ________ as her classmate Mary.

A. tallest B. taller C. tall D. the tallest

8. DeepSeek, one of ________ AI tools, is downloaded freely and quickly on the Internet.

A. the most popular B. more popular C. most popular D. popular

9. We’d better eat more fruit and vegetables ________ in good health.

A. keeping B. to keep C. keeps D. keep

10. ________ helpful the school club is! It teaches us to use the Internet safely.

A. What B. What a C. How D. What an

二、阅读（共50分）

Ⅱ. 完形填空。（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。

On a cold sunny day, I sat in my car and watched dolphins swim in the sea. ____11____ , I saw some dolphins were beached (搁浅) . It was very ____12____ for them to be out of water. I knew they needed help.

 ____13____ thinking too much, I jumped out of my car and ran to the beach. I first called the police but their ____14____ were far away. It was a life-or-death moment for the dolphins. I didn’t know ____15____ to help them, so I put a message on the Internet. I hoped someone could see it and come to ____16____ those lovely animals.

Minutes later, three teenage boys from a nearby school came first. It was like light that drove the darkness away. Then more and more people ____17____ . We decided to save the smaller dolphins first and worked together to move them back to the ____18____ water successfully.

To my surprise,  ____19____ the smaller dolphins were saved, none of them left. They stayed in the water and made strange sounds to encourage the other dolphins. After we ____20____ the rescue (救援) work, all the dolphins raised their heads from water and swam around to show their ____21____ to us. Then, they swam back to the deep sea.

It touched me a lot and made my heart ____22____ . The dolphins had a great sense of helping each other when there were ____23____ . I realized that our volunteer group was just like the dolphins. On such a cold day, ____24____ cared about getting wet or dirty. We tried our best to save the dolphins and communicated again and again to make sure everyone was safe.

I will never forget this ____25____ . People can always learn from our animal friends.

11. A. Suddenly B. Luckily C. Happily D. Excitedly

12. A. amazing B. important C. dangerous D. easy

13. A. With B. Without C. By D. On

14. A. eyes B. officers C. ears D. knees

15. A. why B. which C. how D. when

16. A. help B. watch C. enjoy D. find

17. A. changed B. moved C. left D. arrived

18. A. dirtier B. quieter C. cleaner D. deeper

19. A. before B. whenever C. after D. until

20. A. finished B. started C. closed D. tried

21. A. interests B. thanks C. rights D. worries

22. A. broken B. cold C. hurt D. warm

23. A. tools B. opinions C. problems D. games

24. A. anybody B. nobody C. somebody D. everybody

25. A. experience B. journey C. party D. show

Ⅲ. 阅读理解（35分）

(A)

Do you want to have a nice trip for a vacation? Maybe Yunnan Province is a good place to travel to. There you can enjoy different places of interest.

Time	Activities
Day 1	Arrive in Shangri-La. You will meet your local (当地的) guide at the airport or the station and he or she will take you to the hotel. Visit Napa Lake in your spare time in the afternoon.
Day 2	Drive to Lijiang (about 2) hours and visit Tiger Leaping Gorge (虎跳峡) on the way. After you reach Lijiang, you can visit Black Dragon Pond (黑龙潭) and Jade Dragon Snow Mountain (玉龙雪山).
Day 3	Ride a bus to Dali (about 3.5 hours). You can go boating on Erhai Lake, visit Bai Village, Xizhou and Zhoucheng or do some shopping in the old Dali town.
Day 4	Fly to Kunming in the morning, which is the capital of Yunnan. Then take a tour to the Stone Forest. In the afternoon, end your trip and leave Kunming by air.
Contact (联系) information Tel: 010-8974630 Working time: 9:00—17:00 from Monday to Friday Company: Sunshine Travel Agency (旅行社) Address: 209 Xingfu Road, Beijing