2025-2026学年八年级英语第二学期期末模拟卷（基础卷，无锡专用）

这是一份2025-2026学年八年级英语第二学期期末模拟卷（基础卷，无锡专用），共7页。试卷主要包含了单项选择，完形填空，阅读理解，词汇运用，动词填空，阅读表达，书面表达等内容，欢迎下载使用。
学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________
第Ⅰ卷（选择题 共50分）
一、单项选择
在A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。（本大题共14小题，每小题1分，共14分）
1．—The Three-bdy Prblem is fantastic. It is a Hug Award-winning nvel.
—I agree. I _________ it several times s far.
A．readB．am readingC．have readD．will read
2．Our teacher isn’t in the ffice. She ______ the schl hall since 40 minutes ag and the shw is still ging n.
A．has gne tB．has been tC．has been inD．has gne int
3．—Hw ften d yu travel abrad, Lucy?
—Nt quite ften. It’s three mnths since I ________ last time. I really miss the feeling f explring new places.
A．have traveledB．travelC．traveledD．traveling
4．Dn’t wrry, Mr Li didn’t say ________ the reprt. We still have plenty f time t finish it.
A．when t hand inB．when shuld we hand in
C．whether t hand inD．whether we shuld hand in
5．—In ur class, students ften help ________ with hmewrk and share snacks. That’s why we’re like a big family.
—It’s great t have such a friendly class.
A．therB．ne antherC．the therD．anther
6．He lst a lt f ________ in the accident. We need t send him t the hspital.
A．bldB．cnfidenceC．lifeD．abilities
7．Yu ________ praise the film t much. I want t watch it again!
A．needn’tB．mustn’tC．can’tD．may nt
8．He has made great ________ in learning English recently.
A．prgressB．darknessC．warD．right
9．The ld wman was lst. She ________ t her hme by a pliceman.
A．takesB．tkC．was takenD．is taken
10．If we dn’t save water, it will ________ sn.
A．run utB．take utC．lk utD．cme ut
11．If yu drp litter in the park, yu will be ________.
A．fundB．finedC．lvedD．stpped
12．My parents ________ t Sanya many times, but they ________ t Hainan Island this summer hliday and wn’t be back until next week.
A．have been; have gneB．have gne; have been
C．has been; has gneD．has gne; has been
13．Mst students prefer nline travel,_________ thse wh lve t see different scenery at hme.
A．hardlyB．finallyC．especiallyD．cmpletely
14．We shuld use energy ________ t prtect the envirnment.
A．wiseB．wiselyC．badD．badly
二、完形填空
阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
Spring Bud Prject (春蕾计划) is a charity (慈善机构) t help pr girls. In China, many children have t 15 schl because f pverty (贫困). And abut 70% f them are 16 . The Chinese gvernment has dne a lt t 17 thse girls. In 1989, Spring Bud Prject was set up. The prject has built mre than 1,000 18 s far. Spring Bud Prject hpes t help pr girls 19 t schl r train pr wmen t make it pssible fr them t have a better 20 . Many peple have supprted (支持) Spring Bud Prject 21 giving mney r ding vluntary wrk.
22 there are still millins f pr girls in need f help. T carry n with the prject, 23 supprt is needed. If yu’re willing t shw yur lve, please visit 24 website (网站) r cntact us n 010-65103491.
15．A．leaveB．startC．prtectD．cntrl
16．A．bysB．girlsC．menD．wmen
17．A．remindB．cheatC．helpD．take
18．A．factriesB．hspitalsC．banksD．schls
19．A．returnB．clseC．rideD．travel
20．A．relatinB．futureC．childhdD．pressure
21．A．withB．fC．byD．in
22．A．AsB．SC．IfD．But
23．A．mreB．lessC．weakerD．deeper
24．A．itsB．urC．yurD．their
三、阅读理解
阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在每小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。（本大题共13小题，每小题2分，共26分）
A
Hw d peple greet visitrs? In mst cuntries, peple shake hands when they meet. Hwever, the wrld is made up f many different cultures. Other cultures have special custms. Read n t find ut!
25．Hw many ways f greeting are there in the passage?
A．Three.B．Fur.C．Five.D．Six.
26．Which cuntry greets peple by tuching nses?
A．France.B．Brazil.C．Thailand.D．New Zealand.
27．Which part f the newspaper is the passage taken frm?
A．Science.B．Culture.C．Travel.D．Business.
B
In ur daily lives, QR cdes (二维码) are everywhere—n psters, prduct packages, and restaurant menus. QR stands fr “Quick Respnse”. A QR cde is made up f black squares and white spaces arranged in a grid. When yu scan it with yur smartphne camera, a special app r the built-in camera decdes the pattern. The cde may cntain text, a website link, a phne number, r even a Wi-Fi passwrd.
QR cdes are widely used. In stres, yu can scan a cde t pay withut cash. In museums, cdes next t artwrks ffer detailed intrductins. Many restaurants used them fr cntactless menus. Hwever, be careful with unknwn QR cdes—they might lead t unsafe websites.
One big advantage f QR cdes is their errr crrectin ability. Even if a cde is dirty r partly damaged, yu can still scan it successfully. They can als be printed very small. That's why QR cdes have becme an imprtant bridge between the physical wrld and the digital wrld.
28．Which f the fllwing infrmatin can a QR cde NOT stre based n the passage?
A．A website link.B．A Wi-Fi passwrd.
C．A vide file.D．A phne number.
29．What des the authr advise readers t d when scanning QR cdes?
A．Only scan QR cdes in museums.B．Avid using QR cdes fr payment.
C．Be careful with unknwn QR cdes.D．Use a special app instead f a camera.
30．What is the main purpse f the passage?
A．T explain hw QR cdes wrk and their uses.B．T describe the histry f QR cdes.
C．T teach peple hw t create QR cdes.D．T encurage peple t use QR cdes every day.
C
Ten-year-ld Orin Jean has always knwn that kindness is imprtant. He ften practices it by vlunteering with his family. Nw he wrks t spread kindness everywhere thrugh prjects that help thers. He calls his campaign (活动) the Race t Kindness.
When a teacher tld him abut the cmpetitin, Orin had nly 24 hurs t write, memrize and recrd his speech. In it, he talked abut the imprtance f kindness. “Kindness is like spreading hugs arund the wrld,” Orin said. He encuraged listeners t jin him in ding small, kind acts fr thers.
Orin’s speech wn the cmpetitin. He used his $500 prize t supprt his first Race t Kindness prject, a ty drive fr a lcal children’s hspital. He cllected 619 tys. After that Orin wanted t make an even bigger influence. Wrking with thers, he packed meal bags fr peple in need with a kind message in each bag. Orin als rganized several activities in his neighbrhd. In all, he cllected mre than 100,000 meals.
Orin believes that everyne can win this race. He said, “If yu’re kind t smene else, it can make their day brighter and encurage them t pass n kindness. And then it just grws and grws, and it can make the wrld a better place.”
31．Why did Orin start his campaign?
A．T spread and pass n kindness.B．T win the cmpetitin.
C．T take part in a race.D．T vlunteer with his family
32．What des the underlined wrd “it” in Paragraph 2 prbably refer t?
A．The cmpetitin.B．The wrld.
C．Orin’s speech.D．Orin’s campaign.
33．Which wrd might we use t describe Orin?
A．Strict.B．Kind.C．Brave.D．Cnfident.
D
34．Why did ancient Egyptians build the Pyramids?
A．T attract visitrs frm all ver the wrld.
B．T shw their amazing building skills.
C．T be tmbs fr Egyptian pharahs.
35．Which f the fllwing is the best heading fr the secnd news?
A．Ancient Technlgy: The Materials f the Great Wall
B．Chinese Treasure: The Great Wall
C．Hard Wrk: Ancient Chinese Peple
36．What can we infer abut Machu Picchu frm the passage?
A．It is the ldest city in the Andes Muntains.
B．It was built with the help f mdern machines.
C．Peple didn’t discver it until 1911.
37．What d the three places have in cmmn accrding t the passage?
A．They were all built in muntain areas.
B．They all shw the wisdm r creativity f ancient peple.
C．They were all used fr prtecting against enemies.
第Ⅱ卷（非选择题 共50分）
四、词汇运用（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
（A）根据句意和汉语注释，写出单词的正确形式。
38．Many peple take the ________ (地铁) t wrk every day because it is fast.
39．The ________ (环境) in ur hmetwn is becming better and better.
40．Tmmy is talking abut what he saw in Italy ________ (耐心地).
41．Wrd spread fast, and Leah’s stry _______ (公之于众).
42．Sme jbs may sn ________ ________ (被取代) by machines.
（B）根据句意，写出括号内所给单词的适当形式。
43．Fr sme years nw, ________ (there be) gvernment prgrammes, and nw there is a big prject.
44．________ (learn) mre abut the city, yu can visit it and enjy the lcal culture.
45．It’s necessary fr us ________ (receive) educatin when we are yung.
46．I am busy with plenty f hmewrk every day, s I ________ (hard) have time fr utdr activities.
47．Dn’t ________ (pur) dirty waste water int rivers r lakes arund ur living places.
五、动词填空
根据句意，用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
48．Have the schl ________ (chse) the right persn t attend the meeting yet?
49．She ________ (brrw) this bk fr nearly a week.
50．The prblem is wh ________ (ask) fr advice when we meet such difficulties.
51．We’d better ________(hurry)up fr the meeting. It’s very imprtant.
52．The bx is t heavy fr me ________ (carry) upstairs.
53．Thrugh this plan, students can learn hw ________ (make) a difference in peple’s lives.
54．His thughts _________ (draw) away by the nise utside when he was ding his hmewrk.
55．We can easily ________ (separate) fresh fruits frm rtten nes befre string them at hme.
56．If we dn’t save energy, it ________ (run) ut sn.
57．They ________ (nt visit) the charity centre yet.
六、阅读表达（本大题共5小题，每小题2分，共10分）
阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容回答问题。
Lcated in Africa, the Sahara Desert cvers 30 per cent f the whle cntinent. Knwn as “the great desert” in Arabic, it is abut 9 millin square kilmetres in size, with a histry f ver 4.6 millin years, making it ne f the ldest places in the wrld.
As the wrld’s largest ht desert, the Sahara is extremely dry and ht all year rund. Hwever, nt all deserts are ht. Fr example, scientists regard Antarctica as a typical cld desert.
Mst f the Sahara is rcky land. Besides, it als has grasslands, lakes, muntains and sand seas, which lk like endless ceans f sand. When the wind blws, the sand lks like waves.
Life in the Sahara is difficult. Arund 2 millin peple live in this area. They usually mve frm place t place. There is water in a few parts f the Sahara, and sme peple live in these places all year rund.
Few animals can live in a place with such a dry and ht climate. They must adapt t survive. Camels can live fr a lng time withut water, and can drink ver 100 litres f water in just 13 minutes. Fennec fxes have large ears t help their bdies stay cl.
Tday, the Sahara is getting even bigger. It is 10 per cent larger than it was a century ag. But why is it grwing? Sme scientists believe that part f the reasn is climate change. As temperatures rise, summers in Africa grw htter and less rain falls. Water bdies get smaller and the grund gets drier and drier. If we d nt take effective measures, the desert will keep grwing!
58．Hw ld is the Sahara Desert accrding t the passage?

59．Where can sme peple live all year rund in the Sahara?

60．What special ability d fennec fxes have t live in the ht desert?

61．Why is the Sahara Desert becming bigger and bigger these days?

62．What can we humans d t stp the desert frm grwing?

七、书面表达（本大题共20分）
63．为开阔国际视野，你校英语专栏将介绍文化与艺术。请围绕跨文化交流、中外各类艺术、文化价值，以“_____ Makes My Life Clrful”题，写一篇英语短文。
写作要求：
1. 先将题目补充完整(如：Art、Culture等)；
2. 内容须包含：跨文化交流的意义、中外艺术形式(音乐、绘画、影视、建筑等)、文化价值与个人体会；
3. 词数80～100；
4. 书写规范，逻辑清晰，适当合理发挥；
5. 严禁出现真实个人信息。
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________France
France is famus fr its peple’s rmantic (浪漫的) way f greeting. They tuch their face and make a kissing sund.
Brazil
Cme and take a bath! Indians in Brazil(巴西) lve bathing very much. When yu visit them, they will invite yu t take a bath in a river with them.
Thailand
Peple in Thailand press their hands tgether and bw t greet each ther. If yu hld yur hands higher r take a lwer bw, yu shw mre respect t thers.
New Zealand
The custm f welcming smene is called the “hngi”. Peple tuch their nses tgether when they meet. They are sharing their breath with their guests.
Ancient Wnder: The Pyramids f Egypt
The Pyramids f Egypt are ne f the wrld’s mst amazing ancient wnders. They lie n the west bank f the Nile River near Cair. Built ver 4,500 years ag, they were tmbs fr Egyptian pharahs (法老). The Great Pyramid f Khufu is the largest and mst famus. It is made f huge stne blcks, and ancient Egyptians built it withut mdern machines. Their building skills still surprise peple tday. As a cultural treasure, the pyramids attract millins f visitrs each year and shw the wisdm f early human beings.
The Great Wall is a great treasure and pride f China. It runs acrss nrthern China with a ttal length f mre than 20,000 kilmetres. It was first built t prtect the cuntry frm enemies. Made f stne, brick and earth, it crsses muntains and valleys. Many dynasties wrked n its cnstructin (建造) and repair. Nw it is a UNESCO Wrld Heritage Site. The Great Wall shws the hard wrk and curage f the Chinese peple. Every year, turists frm all ver the wrld cme t enjy its great beauty.
Muntain Mystery: Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu is a wnderful mystery in the Andes Muntains f Peru. It was an ancient Inca city built in the 15th century. It remained hidden fr hundreds f years until 1911. The city has temples, huses and stne terraces (台阶). The stnes fit perfectly withut cement (水泥). It is knwn as the “Lst City f the Incas”. Its great design and natural views make it famus wrldwide. As a wrld heritage site, it shws the great creativity f the Inca peple.