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明水县第二中学2025—2026学年度第二学期八年级英语学科
期中考试卷
（满分120分）
笔试部分（四大题65小题，共70分）
第一部分 英语知识应用（70分）
一、单项选择（15小题，每题1分）
1. —____ fine weather it is!
—Yes, it’s neither too cold nor too hot at this time of year!
A. What　B. How　C. What a
2. The criminal ____ to the police that the hammer still ____ where he had ____ it.
A. lied; lay; laid　B. lied; laid; lay　C. lay; lied; laid
3. We don’t allow ____ at the cinema. But you are allowed ____ in the restroom.
A. smoking; smoking　B. to smoke; smoking　C. smoking; to smoke
4. —____ do you study English
—____ listening to tapes.
A. How; By　B. Where; With　C. When; By
5. —I think the ____ of education is to make all the students ready for the future life.
—I can’t agree with you more.
A. project　B. purpose　C. product
6. —Look at those trees, they can ____ very good apples in a couple of days.
—Yes, can nearly sense the smell.
A. produce　B. grow　C. plant
7. Not only they but also their daughter ____ China before.
A. has been to　B. have been to　C. has been in
8. —How do you plan to ____ these old clothes
—I’ll give them away to poor children.
A. deal with　B. lay out　C. pay attention to
9. Our monitor has won the first prize in the competition. We take ____ him.
A. busy with　B. pride in　C. proud of
10. —Mom, when shall I watch the Sister Riding the Wind and Waves Seasons 4
—You ____ it until your homework ____.
A. will watch; does　B. won’t watch; is done　C. don’t watch; will be done
11. —What shall we do for the volunteer work this Friday
—To visit an old people’s home. Everyone ____ to take part in it.
A. requires　B. is required　C. will require
12. Yuan Longping is ____ his hybrid rice.
A. known of　B. known as　C. known for
13. Great changes ____ in our hometown in the last ten years.
A. have happened　B. have been taken place　C. have taken place
14. ____, people pay more and more attention to their health now.
A. All of a sudden　B. Have a point　C. Without doubt
15. I ____ the apple ____ two halves. One is for my sister, the other is for me.
A. divided; into　B. turned; into　C. translated; into
16. —It’s difficult to get to the other side of the river.
—I think a bridge ____ over the river.
A. should be built　B. should build　C. will build
17. — What do you think of the film you saw yesterday
— Oh! It’s one of ____ I’ve ever seen.
A. The more interesting film　B. more interesting films　C. the most interesting films
18. The reason why he was ____the meeting was that his car broke down on the way.
A. good at　B. absent from　C. worry about
19. —Could you tell me ____
—In Xinhua Bookstore.
A. where you bought the book　B. where did you buy the book
C. where do you buy the book
20. Lisa’s mother spends much time ____the house every day.
A. cleaning　B. cleans　C. cleaned
21. ____ you travel,____ your life experience will be.
A. The less; the more　B. The more; the less　C. The more; the richer
22. Her son ____ coke, but now he ____ milk.
A. used to drink; is used to drinking
B. used to drinking; drinks
C. is used to drinking; used to drink
23. —Is the wine made ____ grapes
—Yes, and it’s made ____ France.
A. of; in　B. from; in　C. from; by
24. —This term the young students____ to play sports at school from time to time.
—In fact, they have fallen in love with doing sports.
A. encourage　B. are encouraged　C. will be encouraged
25. —How long does it take to get to the airport
—Half an hour. But I am not sure ____ the highway will be closed or not because it’s foggy.
A. whether　B. when　C. that
二、完形填空（10小题，每题1分，共10分）
Every school has rules for students to follow. However, some students may see the __26__ as a way which teachers control them. Sometimes, they’re unhappy and even feel __27__. Well, if you think your life is hard, you might think about the __28__ in ancient times. For some of them, life was really hard.
In the old days, people believed that teachers had to be very __29__ and had the right to punish the students. Parents didn’t mind if teachers punished their children when their children didn’t do what they were __30__ to do. Often, the stricter a teacher was, the more parents thought he or she was a good teacher.
In fact, following school rules can be very important. For example, running in the hallways could cause a student to __31__. It may hurt himself or another person. Following the rules can also help the students in the classroom to learn __32__ difficulty. In class, a teacher may ask students to raise their hands __33__ they speak. If someone speaks out of turn, other students might not be able to hear the teacher __34__. School rules can help students prepare for their own futures as well. When they __35__ and go out on their own, they’ll soon find that they still need to follow rules.
Rules make the world much better. If there are no rules, life will be meaningless and in disorder.
26. A. rules　B. excuses　C. facts
27. A. tired　B. angry　C. excited
28. A. doctors　B. parents　C. students
29. A. kind　B. clever　C. strict
30. A. told　B. heard　C. invited
31. A. come out　B. fall down　C. move on
32. A. about　B. from　C. without
33. A. because　B. though　C. before
34. A. clearly　B. luckily　C. quickly
35. A. hurry up　B. look up　C. grow up
三、综合运用（10小题，共10分）
(A)Ⅰ完成交际（5小题，每空不限词）
36. —________________________
—It’s made of silk.
37. —________________________
—My middle school life was wonderful.
38. —Don’t throw the rubbish around, Jack!
—________________________.
39. A:________________________
B: You should lie down and rest.
40. A: ________
B: It was made in Shanghai.
Ⅱ补全对话
A: How is it going, Amy
B: __41__. My math has improved a lot and I got a good mark in the last exam.
A: Good news. __42__
B: I’m reading a passage about Michelle Obama, the former US First Lady.
A: __43__
B: I think she is successful, hard-working and energetic.
A: I think so. Do you know that she graduated from Harvard University
B: __44__.
A: How did you get the information
B: I got it on the Internet. By the way, you looked tired. What did you do last night
A: I just stayed at home and watched the World Cup.
B: Sounds great. __45__
A: I like Messi best, one of the most popular football players in the world.
B: That’s true. He is really amazing.
(B)短文填空
Many people drive their cars to work every day. There are many cars in the street and the traffic __46__(be) very busy. So sometimes it is not easy for people __47__(get) to work on time. When you are going to be late, you only dream of __48__(take) a plane there.
Can your dream come true Yes! You can take a plane only in months.
Four engineers in Germany are __49__(interesting) in making planes. A new plane was __50__(invent) by them. It is called Lilium jet. It doesn’t look like a plane but an egg. Many people think it looks funny and interesting. The great “egg” can take two people to the sky and fly three __51__(hundred) kilometers in one hour. That’s really great. Lilium jet is called “a flying car” by some people. Why Firstly, it’ s not difficult for people to learn to drive it. People can drive it just like driving a car. But it can go faster and __52__(far) than a car. Secondly, Lilium jet is not very big, only a quarter of a plane. So it doesn’t need an airport. Only a small place is OK. It can stop everywhere. In the future, the “flying car” will come into people’s life and change our __53__(way) of trip.
Lilium jet will come on the market soon. If you want __54__(make) your trip easy and funny, why not __55__(buy) one I’ m sure you will have a good time on it.
(C)句型改写
56. Because my mum cooks ______food, I have a ______ breakfast every morning.
57. At school, I do ______ ______ science subjects like math and physics.
58. My friend Mike’s habits are______ ______ mine.
59. Mike thinks science is ______ difficult for him______ understand.
60. Mike sings better than______ ______ student in our class.
(D)表格填空
Great ways to Learn about a __61__ Culture. Take a class. a great way to take __62__ in the culture take a painting class or a dance class. These kinds of classes can be __63__ at universities.
Go to a volunteer group. __64__ food for homeless people help clean up the environment.
Go to museums. take a friend or two talk over what you are seeing and __65__ more about culture.
第二部分 阅读理解（40分）
A
Apps Douyin Toutiao Cloud Music
Founding Time September,2016 March,2013 April,2013
Function Video app News app Music app
Advantages Make fun with personal videos and more funny things. Find what’s going on in our country and watch some videos. Listen to many good songs. Have personal FM.
Languages Chinese Chinese, English Chinese
66. Cloud Music app was founded ______ than Douyin app.
A. three years earlier　B. two years earlier　C. three years later
67. If you want to know what’s going on in our country,______ can help you.
A. Douyin　B. Cloud Music　C. Toutiao
68. While you have Douyin, you can ______.
A. listen to the world’s news
B. play English dialogue games
C. make your own interesting videos
69. How many apps are founded in the same year
A. Two. 　B. Three. 　C. Four.
70. Which of the following is TRUE according to the form above
A. Toutiao is a new app to make fun with personal videos and more funny things.
B. You can use Toutiao through two languages.
C. Cloud Music is a music app for you to learn English.
B
In many countries around the world, May 1st is a holiday which is called Labor Day or Workers’ Day. It is an interesting holiday that honors working people and their jobs. But do you know how it started
During the late 1880s. in many parts of the world. people worked for fourteen to sixteen hours a day in factories, but made very little money. Later, in the United States and Canada, working people got together to set up unions (工会). The union leaders asked factory bosses for shorter working time and higher salaries (薪水). but many of the bosses _____▲______.
On May 1st, 1886, men and women in the United States and Canada stopped working and went onto the streets. They walked through cities and towns to force bosses to let them work eight hours a day. In the city of Chicago, several people died in fighting with the police. Over the next few years, people in cities around the world stopped working on May 1st to honor workers everywhere. By the early twentieth century, the first of May became a national holiday in many countries.
However, in the United States and Canada, May 1st is not a holiday. North Americans celebrate Labor Day on the first Monday in September. Today in the United States. Labor Day is mostly about having fun. People enjoy a long weekend and often celebrate it by having picnics with friends or family. In many parts of the United States, Labor Day is also the last day of the summer vacation, and students return to school the next day.
71. When did the first of May become a national holiday in many countries
A. During the late 1880s. 　B. On May 1st, 1886. 　C. By the early twentieth century.
72. Which can be the best for “ ____▲_____ ”
A. refused their ideas　B. accepted their ideas　C. agreed with them
73. What does the underlined word “force” mean
A. Lead. 　B. Refuse. 　C. Compel.
74. Which is the right order of the following events
①Working people began to fight for a better life.
②People stopped working on May 1st to honor workers.
③Working people set up unions.
A. ①②③　B. ②①③　C. ③①②
75. How do people often celebrate Labor Day nowadays
A. By working all day. 　B. By giving gifts to working people.
C. By having fun with friends or family.
C
There is an old story about a king and his daughter. The king asked his daughter how much she loved him. She said that she loved him as much she loved salt. Her answer made the king sad. Salt is a simple thing, and it is very common. So the king thought his daughter didn’t care about him. But the king was wrong. Salt might be common. but it is very important.
Salt has many uses. Our bodies need salt. If we don’t have enough salt, our body can’t work well. We use salt to produce other products. Products like paper, glass and soap depend on salt. But for many years, salt’s most important job was to preserve (保存) food.
Most bacteria (细菌) can’t live in a salty environment. As a result , salt has the ability to preserve almost anything. For much of human history, this ability has made salt treasured. Even today, we compare hard-working, useful people to salt by calling them “the salt of the earth”.
For centuries. salt was also hard to get. Since almost everyone needed salt, the salt trade was an important business. Salt could even be used like money. Valuable people are still described as being “worth their salt”. Today, salt is easy to get. It is no longer expensive, but it is still both important and useful.
76. Actually, the king’s daughter didn’t love his father.
77. Salt can be used to produce paper, glass and soap by people today.
78. According to the passage, salt could be used as money in the past.
79. Bacteria can live much better in a salty environment.
80. Nowadays, it’s still difficult for people to get salt.
D 七选五
How to build self-confidence
These tips could help anyone who is trying to build self-confidence（自信）. Remember to always love yourself and love others as you love yourself. Try not to be so hard on yourself or others.
Choose to deal with those who can lift you up. Talk to and hang out with friends and family. Make new friends with those who love you and really care about you. __81__ Choose your friends carefully. Be careful of people who may make you feel bad or unhappy about yourself.
Get to know yourself. What are your values, your beliefs, your morals（道德观）, your wants. your needs and your tastes __82__
__83__ You can not be perfect, you can only be the best you can be. No one in this world is perfect, so don’t blame（指责）yourself for making a mistake or not being perfect. Also, stop comparing yourself to others. __84__
Be kind to others and do nice things for them. This will help to build your self-confidence. __85__ You will realize that by making other people happy, you yourself will also become happy with your life and yourself.
A. Tell others “I love you”.
B. Stop trying to be perfect.
C. The better you know yourself, the easier it will be to love yourself.
D. You will never be them and they will never be you.
E. This is what you can truly do to make people happy.
F. They can accept you for who you are and only want the best for you.
E
I mostly learned English on my own.
One thing I can tell you is that, once you’ve started learning, you should try to think in English as much as you can. If you see something when you’re riding your bike or walking down the street, just think about “How would I say them in English ” At first, it might be with simple words or phrases, but later you should think about longer phrases and (A). Now I’m in America, and for most of the time, I would think in English and speak it directly. It’s amazing (B) much this helps.
For several years after I started learning, (E) I was often afraid of talking with others in English because I didn’t want to make mistakes. Finally I overcame (D) it. And while traveling in America, I’d try to hang out with friends who couldn’t speak Chinese, so that I’d have no choice but to speak English. And I also decided that if I said something stupid and other people laughed at me, then so be it. After that, my English started improving much more quickly.
Besides, ask your American friends to look at the way you’re writing and let them give you some useful suggestions for taking exams. (C) They may be very good ideas.
根据短文内容完成下列各题。
86. 根据句意提示，在文中(A)，(B)两处各填上一个适当的词。
(A)______ (B)______
87. 将文中(C)处画线部分改为感叹句。
________________________________________
88. 根据首字母，在文中找出一个与英语释义相匹配的单词。
s______: a piece of advice
89. 在文中找出(D)处划线单词it所指代的内容。
________________________________________
90. 写出画线(E)处句子的同义句
I was often ______ ______ ______ with others in English because I didn’t want to make mistakes.
91. What experience do the writer have about learning English
________________________________________
(F)
根据短文内容回答下列各题。
Chris is not a traditional explorer（探险者）----he usually works in an office for a large organization. Yet his job can sometimes be just as exciting and dangerous as being an explorer.
Chris works for MSF, an organization also known as Doctors Without Borders (无国界医生). MSF sends trained doctors all over the world to help people after a war or a disaster. Chris is a doctor from France who has travelled to many places to organize programmes that help people.
At the moment, there are over 27,000 trained medical staff taking part in MSF projects and tasks. The organization received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1999. All kinds of doctors can volunteer for MSF. They need to be prepared to go almost anywhere in the world and, of course, they should expect difficult conditions. Doctors with experience in tropical（热带的）diseases are especially useful because most of MSF’s work is in Africa. When MSF accepts a doctor for a task, he has to go for at least six months. When doctors have completed a few tasks, they might be sent on an emergency（紧急的）task following a disaster, such as an earthquake.
But why would a doctor leave a comfortable life and a good salary（工资）to join MSF According to Chris, the experience you gain is a great help in your career. Besides, just like the explorers of the past, you need to keep an open mind and learn to mix well with the people you meet. Most importantly, at the end of each task, you have made a real difference to people’s lives.
92. Does Chris work for a large organization
________________________________________
93. When does MSF send trained doctors all over the world to help people
________________________________________
94. How many medical staff are taking in MSF projects and tasks
________________________________________
95. What kind of doctors are greatly needed in Africa
________________________________________
96. According to Chris, why is his work important to other people
________________________________________
第三部分 写作（共计10分）
五、写作
你的笔友Eric在网上看到了一些关于中华传统艺术的图片，如剪纸paper cutting，陶瓷Chinese clay，中国结Chinese knots，孔明灯Sky lanterns等，他想了解更多关于中华的传统艺术的一些情况，请你以“My Favorite Chinese traditional art”为题写一篇短文。
内容包括：
(1) long history (over 1500 years)
(2) very popular (in different parts of China ,young or old , be good at …. . )
(3) different shapes
要求：
（1）短文中须包括提示的全部信息，条理清楚、行文连贯，可适当发挥。
（2）短文中不能出现真实的人名、地名和校名等。
（3）词数不少于80词。
My Favorite Chinese traditional art
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
参考答案
一、单选
1. A 2. A 3. C 4. A 5. B 6. A 7. A 8. A 9. B
10. B 11. B 12. C 13. C 14. C 15. A 16. A 17. C 18. B 19. A 20. A
21. C 22. A 23. B 24. B 25. A
二、完形
26. A 27. B 28. C 29. C 30. A
31. B 32. C 33. C 34. A 35. C
三、综合运用
交际
36. What's it made of
37. How was your middle school life
38. Sorry, I won't.
39. What's wrong with you /What's the matter
40. Where was it made
41. Pretty good/Great
42. What are you reading
43. What do you think of her /How do you like her
44. No, I didn't. /No, I haven't.
45. Who's your favorite football player
短文填空
46. is 47. to get 48. taking 49. interested 50. invented
51. hundred 52. farther/further 53. ways 54. to make 55. buy
句型转换
56. delicious;good
57. good at
58. different from
59. too;to
60. any other
表格填空
61. Foreign 62. part 63. found 64. Offer 65. learn
四、阅读理解
A 66. A 67. C 68. C 69. A 70. B
B 71. C 72. A 73. C 74. C 75. C
C 76. F 77. T 78. T 79. F 80. F
D 81. F 82. C 83. B 84. D 85. E
E 86. (A)sentences (B)how
87. What good ideas they may be!
88. suggestion
89. be afraid of talking with others in English / his fear of talking in English with others
90. afraid to talk
91. He tried to think in English every day, made friends with non-Chinese speakers and wasn’t afraid of making mistakes any more.
F 92. Yes, he does.
93. After a war or a disaster.
94. Over 27,000.
95. Doctors with experience in tropical diseases.
96. Because he makes a real difference to people’s lives.
作文范文
My Favorite Chinese traditional art
My favorite Chinese traditional art is paper cutting. It has a long history of more than 1500 years.
It is very popular all over China. Both the young and the old in different areas are good at making paper cuttings. They can cut paper into all kinds of different shapes, such as animals, flowers and Chinese characters. People often put them on windows and doors during festivals.
I love paper cutting because it carries our Chinese culture. It’s a great treasure of our country. --

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