浙江温州市第二中学2026学年第一学期八年级期中检测英语试题卷

2026学年第一学期八年级期中检测英语试题卷

（满分：100分  考试时间：100分钟）

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答题时，请注意以下几点：

1. 全卷共8页，有七大题，71小题。

2. 答案必须写在答题纸相应的位置上。写在试卷或草稿纸上无效。

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一、听力（本题共三节，每小题1分，共15分）

第一节：听小对话，请从A、B、C三个选项中选择正确的选项，回答问题。

1. What does Jack fear?

A. Water.     B. Darkness.     C. Heights.

2. Which book does Emily like?

A. The Blue Bird.

B. The Adventures of Pinocchio.

C. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

3. What does Jason want to be?

A. An inventor.     B. An athlete.     C. A scientist.

4. When did Liu Xiang break the record?

A. In 2003.     B. In 2004.     C. In 2005.

5. What is the relationship between the two speakers?

A. Teacher and student.     B. Brother and sister.     C. Father and daughter.

第二节：听较长对话，请从A、B、C三个选项中选择正确的选项，回答问题。

听第一段较长对话，回答第6-7小题。

6. What is the Dad worried about?

A. The dog will make noises.

B. The dog will hurt people.

C. The dog will run everywhere.

7. What will they do next?

A. Feed the dog.     B. Bath the dog.     C. Walk the dog.

听第二段较长对话，回答第8-10小题。

8. How many times has Tom been to Hangzhou?

A. Once.     B. Twice.     C. Three times.

9. How did Tom save money for the trip?

A. Buying fewer gifts.

B. Staying in a cheap hotel.

C. Taking the high-speed train.

10. What is the most wonderful part of the trip?

A. Culture.     B. Food.     C. Nature.

第三节：

听独白，补全表格信息，每空仅限一词。

A great helping hand!

Inventor: Ethan Invention: A light    11   Inspiration (灵感): From school    12   Challenge: It was light but not    13    enough. Feeling:    14    and proud    15    Keep trying when we meet difficulties.

二、阅读理解（本题共有10小题，每小题2分，共20分）

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

1. How much should Mrs Zhang pay for the exhibition if she goes with her 6-year-old daughter?

A. ¥60. B. ¥80. C. ¥100. D. ¥120.

2. How can we take photos with the memory glasses?

A. By recording our words. B. By touching the glasses.

C. By looking at the QR code. D. By blinking our eyes.

3. What kind of text is it?

A. A letter. B. A story. C. A poem. D. A poster.

B

Growing vegetables inside tall city buildings is a popular way to save farm land. Indoor planting (growing plants inside buildings) can provide fresh food for city people. But it still faces some problems. For example, plants often grow slowly and the systems can be expensive. Swedish scientists have invented a special bio-electronic material (材料) called e-soil, and it brings great progress for indoor farming.

Instead of real earth, plant roots grow inside this e-soil. Small electric (电的) signals run through the material. These signals can make plant roots grow faster. In scientists’ tests, plants grown in e-soil grew about 50% faster than those in common indoor planting conditions.

This new technology does not need dangerous chemicals (化学物质) to help plants grow. It uses a little electricity, so the cost is low. People hope it will help produce more fresh food in crowded cities in the future. It may also help deal with the world’s growing need for food.

However, this new kind of e-soil still has some limits when it is used to grow different plants. It is not good for every kind of plant. More research is needed before it can be widely used on the market. Scientists still need to test more plant types and find out its long-term effects (影响). Still, it shows how high-tech can help solve our food-growing problems.