2025-2026学年上海市杨浦区八年级（下）期中英语试卷

这是一份2025-2026学年上海市杨浦区八年级（下）期中英语试卷，共40页。试卷主要包含了完形填空，补全对话-填空，阅读理解，任务型阅读-多任务混合，选词填空-短文，书面表达等内容，欢迎下载使用。
Frm Shells t Paper
Tday，we pay fr things with a tap f a phne，but mney has a lng histry.Thusands f years ag，peple didn't use cins.They bartered（以物易物）.A farmer might trade his chickens fr a pair f shes.Hwever，this system was incnvenient.Imagine carrying a bag f rice just (1) a haircut!
Later，peple started using bjects like cwrie shells as mney.Shells were light，beautiful，and hard t find.They were the earliest frm f currency in China.As trade grew，metal cins appeared.Cpper cins with a square hle in the middle were used widely in ancient China.They were easy (2) n a string.
The biggest change happened during the Sng Dynasty.Merchants （商人） fund that carrying heavy metal cins was trublesme fr big business.S，the wrld's first paper mney，which was called Jiazi，appeared in Sichuan.This inventin made trade much (3) .By the time Marc Pl visited China，paper mney had becme a cmmn sight.He was (4) by this "magic paper".
Mney keeps changing its frm.In the past，mney was made f gld r silver.Its value was real.Tday，mney (5) mstly numbers in a bank accunt. (6) the frm changes，the functin remains the same.Mney is a medium f exchange.It allws us (7) what we need withut trading chickens fr shes.
Understanding the histry f mney help us understand human prgress.It shws (8) smart ur ancestrs were.The next time yu hld a banknte，lk at the patterns printed n it.They are beautiful (9) they tell us abut histry and culture.It tell a stry f trust and value that lasted fr centuries.Tday，digital payments have becme (10) ppular (11) almst everyne uses them in daily life.
1.A. t getB. gtC. getting
2.A. carryB. carryingC. t carry
3.A. fastB. fasterC. fastest
4.A. amazementB. amazingC. amazed
5.A. isB. wasC. will be
6.A. AlthughB. BecauseC. When
7.A. getB. gettingC. t get
8.A. hwB. whatC. that
9.A. sB. andC. but
10.A. s…thatB. t…tC. such…that
The digital chef
Researchers in New Yrk have built a 3 D printer that can"ck".While mst 3 D fd printers in the past used raw ingredients，this new machine uses a laser t brwn the fd.T shw hw it wrks，the team (11) t print a slice f cheesecake.
The"cake" was made frm seven different ingredients. (12) ，it didn't actually cntain any real cheese!The lead engineer explained that they chse the cheesecake shape (13) it has a layered structure.The printer can easily put the ingredients n tp f each ther little by little.
This technlgy is nt just fr fun；it culd be very useful in the future.Fr example，during the pandemic（全国或全球性流行病），fd made by rbts invlves less human cntact. (14) ，it lwers the risk f spreading germs.Als，fr peple wh have truble swallwing （吞唱），the printer can make sft fd lk like a real meal.This makes the fd lk much mre (15) t them.
Is 3 D fd printing (16) ？Cper says we already have a big prblem：many prcessed fds d nt have enugh nutritin.3 D fd printing will still make prcessed fds，but there may be ne (17) side.It can help sme peple better cntrl what they eat and get the nutritin that is right fr them.
Jnathan believes that "digital chefs"will be in ur kitchens (18) .He expects that in abut five years，these machines will be (19) less than ＄1，000.In the future，yu might have yur wn persnal rbt chef at hme，and it will be as (20) as an air fryer!That wuld be really cl and helpful fr families.
11.A. refusedB. managedC. failedD. happened
12.A. SurprisinglyB. EspeciallyC. FrtunatelyD. Frequently
13.A. althughB. becauseC. unlessD. s
14.A. HweverB. TherefreC. OtherwiseD. Instead
15.A. cmmnB. specialC. attractiveD. technical
16.A. ppularB. expensiveC. healthyD. dangerus
17.A. wrngB. psitiveC. strangeD. clear
18.A. ever sinceB. ne dayC. right awayD. just nw
19.A. usefulB. readyC. famusD. available
20.A. specialB. cmmnC. cheapD. difficult
二、补全对话-填空：本大题共1小题，共10分。
21.Tpic：Using new technlgy（X-rays and lasers） t restre an expensive ancient painting.
Guide：Welcme t the museum's restratin（修复） lab.Here，science meets art.We are nw wrking n this 400-year-ld il painting.
Visitr：It lks very dark and dirty.I can hardly see the wman's face.
Guide：That's due t centuries f smke and dirt.But we have a new tl.Have yu ever heard it befre？
Visitr：（1）______ .（一般疑问句的简单回答）Yu are cleaning this 400-year-ld il painting by using a special laser machine.I saw it n the news.It lks like magic.
Guide：It is exact science.The laser cleans the dirt withut tuching the paint belw.
Visitr：That's amazing.（2）______ withut the laser machine in the past？
（对方法提问）
Guide：In the past，restrers cleaned the dirt by using strng chemicals and cttn swabs.It was dangerus because the chemicals culd easily melt the ld paint and destry the painting.
Visitr：I see.Nw，lk at that screen.Yu are using X-rays t scan the painting，（3）______ ？（改为附加疑问句）
Guide：Yes.We use X-rays t scan the painting because we think the artist painted ver an earlier drawing.
Visitr：A hidden painting!That changes everything.（4）______ ，（根据偏好提问） the traditinal ne r the laser ne？
Guide：I prefer the laser restratin，f curse.It is safer and mre precise.
Visitr：Will the value f the painting increase？
Guide：Yes，the value f the painting will increase significantly，Discvering a hidden layer makes it histrically mre imprtant and expensive.
Visitr：That's great news fr the museum.（5）______ ？（对时间长度提问）
Guide：The whle prcess will take time.We cannt rush it.One mistake culd cst millins f dllars.
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三、阅读理解：本大题共12小题，共12分。
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Cape Twn is having a special art seasn this year.There are tw fan art activities.
22.When can a student visit the High Schl Art Shw？ ______
A. At 8：30 a.m，n Mnday.B. At 4：00 Thursday.
C. At 10：00 Saturday.D. At6：00 Friday.
23.If a family with 3 children wants t jin Kids Art Night，hw much will they pay in ttal？ ______
A. ￥30B. ￥55C. ￥80D. ￥90
24.What can we learn frm the High Schl Art Shw pster？ ______
A. All the student artwrks are fr sale.
B. The shw is nly fr students in Suth Bellen High Schl.
C. Peple can gt news abut the shw by emailing Ms.Green.
D. The shw will last mre than a mnth.
is a wrking mm.She nly has time n weekends.Which activity can she jin？ ______
A. Kids Art Night at Fd Plenty.B. High Schl Art Shw.
C. Bth A andD. Neither A nr
26.Peter is a 13-year-ld student.He will have his spring vacatin frm the mid February t the late March.Which activity can he jin？ ______
A. Kids Art Night at Fd Plenty.B. High Schl Art Shw.
C. Bth A andD. Neither A nr
27.What is the main purpse f this text？ ______
A. T cmpare the prices f tw different art events.
B. T encurage peple t buy students' artwrks.
C. T intrduce tw twn art activities.
D. T explain why kids under 4 can't jin art activities.
B
Time t Rewrite"Hiss-try"？
—The Art f Animatin：Gary's Stry
Mvies are a great frm f art.They use stries t help us face ur fears.But fr me，ne fear is hard t frget.Hw d yu feel when yu think f snakes？Their lng，thin bdies and glassy eyes ften make peple panic.I still remember a trip t the z，Behind the glass，I saw a white，red-eyed snake trying t catch a muse fr lunch.It was s scary that I ran ut.
Because f this，I was nervus abut the mvie Ztpia 2.This film features Gary，the first snake in Ztpia.In the traiier（预告片），as sn as Gary appears，the audience quickly runs away in fear.He is knwn as a"bad guy"arund the city.This sequel（续集）shws Gary's jurney t set things right，which means he wants t prve that nt all snakes are bad.
Why d peple have such a strng dislike fr snakes？Fr centuries，snakes have been described as frightening creatures in many stries.Mst peple cnsider them dangerus and cld-blded.
But is this always the fact？Smetimes，traditinal stries can easily hide the truth.We shuld treat every animal in a fair way，because each ne has a different side that we may nt knw.
Scientists say ur fear may be inbrn—we are brn with it.Interestingly，my daughters lve watching mvies abut snakes.They are excited fr Ztpia 2.Thrugh the art f film，they might understand my fear.At the same time，I am trying t recnsider hw I see these animals.Can Gary change ur hearts？
28.In the first paragraph，the underlined wrd"panic"in Paragraph 1 is clsest in meaning t"feel ______ ".
A. excitedB. relaxedC. scaredD. angry
29.What des Gary want t prve in Ztpia 2？ ______
A. Snakes are always dangerus.B. He is the bravest snake.
C. Snakes are becming ppular.D. Sme snakes can be gd.
30.What has caused peple t dislike snakes ver a lng perid f time？ ______
A. Stries that describe snakes as scary animals.
B. Persnal experiences with snake bites.
C. Scientific research n snake behavir.
D. Mvies like Ztpia 2.
31.Accrding t the text，which f the fllwing is TRUE abut Gary？ ______
A. He is a famus her in Ztpia.B. He is afraid f the audience.
C. He is the first snake in Ztpia.D. He wants t catch the muse.
32.What des the underlined wrd "this" in paragraph 3 refer t？ ______
A. Snakes being frightening in stries.
B. Peple's strng dislike fr snakes.
C. Snakes being dangerus and cld-blded.
D. Traditinal stries hiding the truth.
33.What can we infer frm the last paragraph？ ______
A. The authr's daughters share his fear f snakes.
B. Art and film are helping the authr change his view n snakes.
C. Scientists have prven that fear f snakes is inbrn.
D. The authr believes Gary will fall t change hearts.
四、任务型阅读-多任务混合：本大题共1小题，共13分。
34.Beynd the Canvas：The Artist in the GardenEven if yu have never seen his paintings，yu have prbably heard his name：Claude Mnet.This famus French painter changed the wrld f art.But did yu knw that Mnet was als a great gardener？
Mnet lved the cuntryside.When he lived in his first hme，he planted many flwers.He enjyed drawing them again and again.In his wrks，he shwed hw the weather and the time f day changed the clurs f his garden.By watching nature carefully，Mnet tried t catch the changing light n his canvas（画布）.
In 1883，Mnet mved t a small twn called Giverny.He lived there fr the rest f his life.At this new hme，Mnet created anther beautiful garden.It was his main inspiratin（灵感） fr his father paintings.He arranged the plants by clur and height.He even hired a team f gardeners t help him.Every day，n matter if it was sunny r rainy，he walked thrugh the garden t check his flwers.
In 1893，Mnet started a new prject：a water garden.He made a pnd and grew many plants arund it.The surface f the water was cvered with waterlilies（睡莲）.Mnet lved hw the reflectins（倒影） n the water changed all the time.He asked his gardeners t keep the pnd very clean s that the water stayed clear.
The water garden became the fcus f Mnet's art fr his last 25 years.He created mre than 250 paintings f his pnd.Tday，these paintings are in museums arund the wrld.They cntinue t amaze art lvers f all ages.
Task 1.Answer the questins（回答下列问题）
(1) Mnet was a great gardener，wasn't he？
______
(2) Why did Mnet draw the flwers in his garden again and again？
______
(3) What did Mnet d t make sure his garden was well lked after？
______
(4) Hw did Mnet's gardeners help him after he wned a water garden？
______
(5) Hw many paintings f the pnd did Mnet create？
______
Task 2.Express yur wn ideas（表达你自己的想法）（3分）
(6) Based n Mnet's attitude twards his gardens，use tw adjectives t describe Mnet's character？Why d yu think s？
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五、选词填空-短文：本大题共1小题，共5分。
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Human histry is full f amazing discveries，and I（1）______ reading abut inventrs t watching mvies because bks give mre details.Last mnth，I came acrss a bk abut Thmas Edisn，and it changed my thinking cmpletely.
Edisn's mst famus inventin is the light bulb.Befre this，peple used dangerus candles and il lamps，The（2）______ was simple：create safe light fr hmes，but the wrk was difficult because Edisn tested thusands f materials.
He wrked in a large labratry where he was（3）______ independent，and he did nt wait fr thers t help him.He was als very（4）______ because he never gave up when his experiments failed，even after trying thusands f materials and wrking many lng nights.
Later，he created the wrld's first industrial research labratry and established the Edisn Electric Light Cmpany.His creative thinking started everything，and tday we cannt imagine life withut electric light.（5）______ ，Edisn teaches us that hard wrk can change the wrld.
When I lk at a light bulb nw，I see years f hard wrk and a man wh believed in his dreams.
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(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
六、书面表达：本大题共1小题，共15分。
36.八年级学生李华为了解同学们的零花钱消费习惯，在他班上开展了一项调查并制作了如下饼图。现在请你结合图表数据，帮助李华分析同学们在消费习惯上存在的问题，给出合理的消费方式建议，并说明原因。
要求：
（1）词数：不少于60字。
（2）意思连贯、语句通顺、标点正确。
（3）不得出现真实的校名、人名。
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1~10.【答案】A、C、B、C、A、A、C、A、B、A
11~20.【答案】B、A、B、B、C、C、B、B、D、B
21.【答案】【小题1】
Yes，I have
【小题2】
Hw did restrers clean the dirt
【小题3】
aren't yu
【小题4】
Which ne d yu prefer
【小题5】
Hw lng will the whle prcess take
22~27.【答案】B、C、D、D、C、C
28~33.【答案】C、D、A、C、B、B
34.【答案】【小题1】Yes，he was.
【小题2】Because he wanted t shw hw the weather and the time f day changed the clurs f his garden and t catch the changing light.
【小题3】He arranged the plants by clur and height and hired a team f gardeners t help him.
【小题4】They kept the pnd very clean t make the water stay clear.
【小题5】He created mre than 250 paintings f the pnd.
【小题6】He is hard-wrking and devted.Because he lked after his garden carefully every day and created lts f paintings abut his garden fr many years.
35.【答案】【小题1】
A
【小题2】
F
【小题3】
B
【小题4】
D
【小题5】
C
36.【答案】The Reprt n Spending Habits Our schl newspaper has dne a survey n hw students spend their mnthly pcket mney.It shws that students spend 20% f their pcket mney n snacks and drinks，30% n mbile games 35% n bks and pens，10% n transprtatin and 5% n thers.Here are tw suggestins fr them s that they can have a better habit in using their pcket mney.Firstly，students shuld spend less mney n snacks and drinks，which are harmful t their health.Secndly，students are suppsed t cut sme cst f games and give it t help pr children，which will make their life mre meaningful.All in all，students shuld make full use f pcket mney s as t live a better life.A.prefer B.ttally C.In shrt D.hard-wrking E.Hwever F.gal