江苏省无锡市梁溪区2025 -2026学年八年级上学期期中考试英语试卷（含答案）

这是一份江苏省无锡市梁溪区2025 -2026学年八年级上学期期中考试英语试卷（含答案），共12页。试卷主要包含了单项选择，阅读表达，书面表达等内容，欢迎下载使用。
一、单项选择
1. Hey, Nra I want t write abut my best friend Jenny fr the class bklet.
___________ yu help me?
A. Can B. Must C. Shuld D. May
2. Jenny, Miss Sunshine, is really ______ because she always tells funny jkes t make me laugh.
A. hnest B. helpful C. humrus D. caring
3. That's why I feel days are never _____ with Miss Sunshine arund.
A. bred B. bring C. tired D. tiring
4. My first try was much ______ than I thught, s I need t rewrite it.
A. gd B. better C. bad D. wrse
5. I shuld check my spelling mre _____ next time. What else shall I d?
A. careful B. carefully C. careless D. carelessly
6. Yu'd better _____a pht f yur best friend.
A. take B. taking C. t take D. t taking
7. And I _____ yu shuld add pictures and use clur t make yur page mre attractive.
A. Supprt B. suggest C. intrduceD. invent
8. Just believe in _____, and yu will d a great jb.
A. yurself B. yu C. myself D. me
9. Thanks a millin, Nra! If these ideas wrk, yu ____ my her!
A. are B. were C. dn't be D. will be
10.— Here's my finished page' I added the pht and clur just like yu said.
— _____！It really brings ut yur friend's character.
That's a pity B. It lks fantastic C. Yu have a pint D. I can't agree mre
二．完形填空
Changing schls may be the wrst thing in the wrld. Everyne knws each ther already, s the newcmer almst always feels left ut. Sadly, that“newcmer” was me.
I std nervusly（紧张地）in the _11_ f my new classrm. Everyne welcmed me warmly, but I was t _12_ t say much. I just said my name and quickly tk my seat.
At break time, I went t the bathrm and filled my water bttle alne. I knew that sme _13_ wuld happen but experiencing it still felt heavy. Our first lessn was English. This schl was mving much _14_ than my ld ne. What's mre, my classmates' prnunciatin and grammar were much better than mine. All f this _15_ n me.
Then came PE class. I was glad t finally take a _16_. I sat under a tree, watching thers play badmintn. Suddenly, I heard a sft vice say:“Help…”I turned arund and saw a girl wh fainted（昏倒）in the hallway. Withut thinking, I _17_ t help her.“Help! Help!”I called t the teacher. Tgether, we carried her t the schl nurse.
_18_. she just fell ver because she didn't have breakfast. After sme rest, she was fine again. But when I gt back t the classrm, smething _19_ happened. Sme f my classmates asked me abut the girl. Others said I was really caring. One persn even asked if I wanted t walk hme tgether after schl.
At that mment, I was aware that I had fund my place in this new schl-nt by trying t _20_ in, but by helping smene when they needed it mst.
11. A. back B. crner C. middle D. frnt
12. A. shy B. happy C. prud D. angry
13. A. greatness B. lnelinessC. excitement D. danger
14. A. slwer B. faster C. later D. earlier
15. A. depended B. mved C. weighed D. lived
16. A. pht B. break C. chance D. walk
17. A. hurriedB. frgtC. managed D. happened
18. A. LuckilyB. Sadly C. Hpefully D. Wisely
19. A. speechlessB. incrrect C. pwerful D. surprising
20. A. fillB. put C. fit D. take
阅读理解
21. Which picture can best describe Step 2?
A. B. C. D.
22. Hw lng d yu need t leave the egg in the glass?
A. Fr abut tw days. B. Fr abut ne day.
C. Fr abut tw hurs. D. Fr abut ne hur.
23. Why des the egg becme squishy?
A. The vinegar makes the egg bigger. B. The vinegar takes away the hard shell.
C. The glass makes the egg sft. D. The inside f the egg changes.
24. What keeps the egg in shape after the shell is gne?
A. The acid. B. The calcium. C. The sft skin. D. The hard glass.
25. In which part f the magazine can we find the reading material?
A. Amazing Art B. Funny Stries C. Interesting Sprts D. Fun Science
B
We can see different kinds f ntices n the schl nticebards. They are shrt but ffer useful infrmatin. Read the ntices belw and answer questins 26-30.

C
On a peaceful farm in ancient Greece lived a kind miller（磨坊主）named Agathn and his sn Tebelis, wh was knwn acrss the land as the laziest（最懒的）by fr sleeping all day lng.
One mrning, Agathn said, "Sn, I must visit a friend. Watch the mill and keep the cw turning the stne."
Tebelis answered sleepily, "Yes, Father," The cw that turned the millstne sn grew tired and stpped. "Well," Tebelis smiled, "I suppse that's enugh wrk fr ne day." He lay dwn and fell asleep.
Suddenly, smene wke him, "Yu there, by!"
Tebelis pened his eyes, "Wh are yu, sir?"
"I am Alexander, King f Greece. My men need flur（面粉）. Yu must mill this grain（谷物）by next week." There were s many baskets that the grund became a sea f grain.
Tebelis cried, "But ur cw is ill! It's impssible!"
The king answered, "Yu will find a way."
When Agathn returned, he tld his father everything. "Father, what can we d?"
Agathn encuraged his sn. "We must nt give up. Let's wrk tgether."
But it was backbreaking wrk. They pushed the heavy millstne till late at night. Tebelis's arms hurt, and he felt tired. Still, they nly finished ne basket.
That night, Tebelis dreamed f a rushing river pushing upn his hand. He wke up and ran t his father.
“Father, we can use water t turn the millstne. We can build a watermill” Agathn was nt sure but said,“I will help yu.”
Tgether, they cut trees, built a large wheel (轮子), and set it up in the water. With the millstne fixed, they watched as the water began t turn the wheel. Nthing happened at first Then, slwly, the millstne began t turn. It turned faster and faster. Tebelis jumped with jy.“It wrks”
In just a few days, all the king's flur was ready. When the men returned, they were amazed. King Alexander himself came t see the inventin.
“They call yu Tebelis,” the king said,“but that name n lnger fits. I have a new name fr yu: Nestr,‘the wise ne.’” Nestr smiled.
did Tebelis think it was an impssible task at first?
A. Because he didn't knw hw t use the mill.
B. Because his father tld him nt t help the king.
C. Because he was t sleepy t understand the king.
D. Because the cw was ill and there was t much grain.
32. What des the underlined wrd“backbreaking” in Paragraph 11 mean?
A. very enjyable B. quite simple
C. t imprtant D. rather difficult
33. Which f the fllwing shws the right rder f the things that happened?
a. Tebelis dreamed f a river.
b. The king asked fr flur.
c. The watermill was built.
d. Tebelis had a new name.
A. a-b-d-c B. b-a-c-d C. a-c-b-d D. b-d-a-c
34. Hw did Tebelis's feelings change frm the beginning t the end f the stry?
A. Frm angry t relaxed. B. Frm helpless t prud.
C. Frm wrried t peaceful.D. Frm curius t cheerful.
35.What can yu infer (推断) abut the name“Tebelis”?
A. It was a name given t him by the king.
B. It was a cmmn name fr millers' sns.
C. It predicted his future as a wise inventr.
D. It matched his character at the start f the stry.
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四．单词拼写根据句意和汉语注释，写出单词的正确形式
36. A gd learner usually has a gd _________(理解力；感觉) f pwer t make learning fun.
37. Nt everyne is a _________(天生的) learner, s we all need t keep learning.
38. Students frm Grade 9 _________(提供) us with sme useful ways yesterday.
39. Lily suggested putting different bks n different __________(架子) t find them easily.
40. Jack Liu recmmended us t read fr at __________(最少) ne hur every day.
41. Laura hped we culd be __________(有耐心的) when facing difficult tasks.
42. A gd learner is never __________(反对) trying new methds t deal with prblems.
43. Just d it! If we need mre help, we can ask the teachers t __________(指导) us.
五、句子转换根据要求改写句子，每格限填一词。(本大题共4小题，每空格0.5分，共7分)
44. The film Nbdy was less famus than Ne Zha 2 at the beginning.(改为同义句)
The film Nbdy was______ ______ ______Ne Zha 2 at the beginning.
45. The student asked the AI a questin s that he culd get a better understanding.(改为同义句)
The student asked the AI a questin______ ______ ______get a better understanding.
46. The yung player lked the mst energetic in the game.(改为同义句)
The yung player lked ______ ______ ______ any ther ne in the game.
47. Hands-n activities make learning fun. They make learning easy t remember as well.(合并成一句)
Hands-n activities make learning__________fun _________ easy t remember.
语法填空
Friendship is a meaningful part f human life. Tday, peple see friendship in sme new ways. In 1993, a study frm Oxfrd University 48_____(shw) that a persn culd nly keep abut 150 relatinships. 49____, thrugh scial media (社交媒体), nw many have ver 300 friends. Sme say these friendships are less real, but thers believe scial media helps peple50 ____(stay) cnnected (有关联的).
Nw peple mve mre ften fr educatin r jbs, s they have a chance t meet friends frm different cultures. But many peple still frm 51____ strngest friendships f their lives in cllege. Making friends at wrk is becming mre 52____(usual). With less jb security (安全), peple find it harder 53_____(build) new relatinships.
Friendships can be very different when we are at different ages. Children ften chse friends fr cnvenience (便利), but adults pay mre attentin54____ whether they have shared interests. As peple get lder, they may have less free time. They becme 55 ____(busy) with their jbs and families, s they spend less time with friends.
One thing 56____(be) true: having real friends imprves a persn's health. Smene wh meets friends ften feels much happier and stays a lt healthier. On the ther hand, a persn wh ften spends time by 57 ____(they) will feel mre lnely. Gd friendships are gd fr bth bdy and mind.
七、阅读表达
Studying a freign language
Mike
At the mment, I'm learning Spanish because I'd like t be a newspaperman ne day, and being able t speak ther languages is imprtant fr this jb. It wasn't pssible t learn Spanish at schl, but a friend f mine knew a wman wh culd give me lessns and nw she cmes t my huse twice a week. It was difficult at first because I was a cmplete beginner. But I wrked hard and after just six mnths, I was able t speak and write the language quite well. I'm really happy abut that.
Lucy
I lived in lts f different cuntries because f my dad's jb, s I had t learn several different languages. I seem t learn them quite easily. The last place I lived was Thailand（泰国）.Nw I'm back in my hme cuntry, but I still study Thai. I want t keep chatting with my Thai classmates. I fund a new app with exercises in Thai, and I can't wait t use it each mrning because it's s much fun.
Anna
My mum cmes frm Russia and her parents still live there. We ften stay with them during the schl hlidays, but unluckily I didn't learn Russian when I was little, s talking t them was always hard. After ur last trip,I decided it was time fr me t learn the language and I fund a curse at my lcal cllege-we wrk hard and the teacher makes us laugh. I think that's why I never frget any f the wrds she teaches us.
58.Wh is learning a freign language fr a future jb?
________________________________________________________
59.Where des Mike learn Spanish?
_______________________________________________
60.Hw des Lucy practise Thai?
________________________________________________
61.Why did Anna think it was hard t talk t her grandparents?
____________________________________________________
What methds d the three teenagers have in cmmn in language learning?
______________________________________________________________
八、书面表达
谚语承载着人类世代相传的生活智慧。阳光中学将承办国际学生线上论坛的“智慧分享”活动，要求分享一句曾深刻影响过你的谚语，讲述一个它如何帮助你解决实际交友或学习困境的故事。假设你想参加，请根据以下流程图完成发言稿。
What is the saying?
Hw did it help yu?
What did yu learn frm it?
(参考谚语： A friend in need is a friend indeed; Teach a man t fish and yu feed him fr a lifetime;A jurney f a thusand miles begins with a single step; Practice makes perfect…)
注意事项：
1.发言稿须根据流程图自拟，要求语句通顺、意思连贯、符合题意；
2.词数不少于80个，开头和结尾已在答题卡上给出，不计入总词数；
3.发言稿中不得提及真实的人名、校名等相关信息。
参考答案：
单选
1-5:A C B D B 5-10 A B A D B
完型填空
11-15；D A B B C 16-20 B A A D C
阅读理解
A篇：21-25 A A B C D
B 篇；26-30 A B B B D
C篇：31-35 D D B B D
词汇
36 sense 37 brn 38 prvided 39 shelves 40 least 41 patient 42 against 43. guide
句型转换
44 nt as famus as 45 in rder t 46.mre energetic than 47. nt nly but als
语法填空
48.shwed 49.Hwever 50 stay 51 the 52 unusual 53. t build 54. t 55. busier 56. is 57.themselves
阅读表达
58 Mike
At hme
60By using a new app
61 Because Anna didn’t learn Russian when she was little
62.Setting a gal
Hw t Make a Squishy（有弹力的）Egg
D yu want t play with an egg withut breaking it? Try this simple experiment（实验）t make a squishy egg! Yu nly need a few everyday things.
What Yu Will Need:

Instructins:
Step 1: Carefully put the raw egg int the empty glass.
Step 2: Pur enugh vinegar int the glass t cver the egg.
Step 3:Leave the glass in a safe place fr abut tw days.
Step 4: After tw days, gently take the egg ut f the vinegar. Yu will see that the hard shell is gne!Nw yu have a sft, squishy egg.
The Reasn Behind It:
Vinegar has acid（酸）. The acid sftens the hard shell f the egg. It breaks dwn the calcium（钙）.But under the shell, there is a thin skin called a membrane（膜）.This skin is strng and sft. Itkeeps the egg in shape, s yu can have a sft egg t play with.
Safety Nte:
Be very careful nt t break the membrane, r it will get messy! Enjy yur squishy egg.
26.What shuld students bring fr the schl picnic?
Sandwiches and a jacket.
Bttled water and a jacket.
Sandwiches and chclate.
Chclate and bttled water.
27.What can we learn frm the ntice?
Mrs Gray is nt cming t the schl till Friday
Mrs Gray cannt use her usual rm at the mment.
Mrs Gray will have lessns in Rm 4.2 next Friday.
Mrs Gray's class will be n a different day this week.
28.Wh is the chess club lking fr?
Students wh enjy all types f games.
.Students interested in trying new things.
Students with cmputer chess experience.
Students wh want t learn skills at weekends.
29.What can we learn frm the ntice?
Students cannt return bks nw.
Students cannt brrw bks nw.
Students have a new way f brrwing bks.
Students can take part in a special event this mrning.
30.What can we learn abut the Schl Sprts Day?
Students wn't have the sprts day if it rains.
Students must tell parents t check the website
Students must cme t the hall at 9 a.m. n Friday.
Students can invite friends t cme and enjy the day.