广东省东莞市光明中学2025-2026学年度第八年级二学期期中考试试题英语卷

这是一份广东省东莞市光明中学2025-2026学年度第八年级二学期期中考试试题英语卷，共6页。试卷主要包含了语法选择，完型填空，阅读理解，句子翻译，短文填空，读写综合等内容，欢迎下载使用。
一、语法选择（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
语法选择
Sme artists are ften nt famus during their lifetime. Vincent van Ggh was such 1． artist. Peple did nt pay much attentin t his paintings. At the time, n ne thught he wuld becme ne f 2． painters in the wrld. But he did nt give up painting. He was s interested in 3． he painted that he did nt want t stp. Smetimes he was s fcused that he even frgt t eat!
At first, his paintings were dark. He used pencils t make them. Then he 4． clr. He used lts f brwn and dark green.
Later, Vincent mved t France. He learned 5． ther artists. The artists wrked there 6． . They shared experience f painting. In France, Vincent began using bright clrs. He used il paints（油画颜料） 7． his art. He painted bth the cuntryside and peple. He als painted self-prtraits（自画像）. He created mre than 20 prtraits f 8． !
Vincent cmpleted mre than 2,000 paintings 9． his life. Sadly, peple did nt buy his paintings during his lifetime. But nw peple think this 10． paintings are fantastic. Fr example, the painting Sunflwers is very famus all ver the wrld.
1．A． aB． anC． the
2．A． gdB． betterC． the best
3．A． thatB． whatC． if
4．A． addsB． addedC． was adding
5．A． abutB． fC． frm
6．A． careB． carefulC． carefully
7．A． t createB． creatingC． created
8．A． heB． himC． himself
9．A． inB． nC． at
10．A． artistB． artist'sC． artists
二、完型填空（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
完形填空
One day, ur English teacher Mr. White came int the classrm with a bk in his hand. He started his lessn with a 11． . "Wh can describe what stress is like?" N ne answered. Then he raised the bk and asked, "Hw 12． is the bk?"
After hearing the questin, we began t think and 13． . One student said, "I think it is 100g. " Anther student said, "It's 200g. " Our answers were different. 14． , Mr. White explained, "It desn't nly depend n the 15． weight. It als has much t d with the time we hld it. If I hld it fr a minute, it is OK. If I hld it fr an hur, I will have a 16． in my right arm. If I hld it fr a day, I will have t see a dctr. It is the exact same weight, but the lnger I hld it, the heavier it becmes. This bk stand fr stress. If yu hld it withut putting it dwn, sner r later, yu will nt be able t 17． . N matter hw much 18． yu have, stp and have a rest fr a while if pssible. Bys and girls, yu shuld learn t 19． yurselves. I am sure yu will live a happy schl life. "
We all 20． Mr. White fr giving such a meaningful lessn. It made a difference t us.
11．A． sngB． stryC． questinD． picture
12．A． heavyB． bigC． ldD． thick
13．A． guessB． practiceC． readD． search
14．A． LuckilyB． EspeciallyC． SecretlyD． Finally
15．A． realB． hugeC． mainD． special
16．A． breakB． wundC． diseaseD． pain
17．A． give upB． keep n
C． suffer frmD． let dwn
18．A． stressB． timeC． pleasureD． knwledge
19．A． hideB． cmpeteC． relaxD． encurage
20．A． acceptedB． excusedC． fearedD． thanked
三、阅读理解（本大题共15小题，每小题2分，共30分。）
阅读短文，回答问题
Last mnth, sme grups f students made a survey abut"Hw d peple spend their free time?" in their cmmunity. The fllwing diagrams（图表）shw sme results f it:
21．Peple aged ____ spend the mst time surfing the Internet every week.
A．ver 56B．31—55C．7—16D．17—30
22．Which f the fllwing TV prgrammes is the mst ppular ne amng peple?
A．News.B．Cartns.C．Sprt.D．Chat shws.
23．The wrd"attendance" in Diagram 1 means"____ in the library".
A．the days peple spendB．the weeks peple spend
C．the number f bksD．the number f peple
24．Which f the fllwing is NOT TRUE accrding t the diagrams?
A．Mst peple ften g t the library n Wednesday.
B．The fewest peple enjy watching quiz shws.
C．Mre than half f the peple lve watching TV prgrammes ab ut music and chat shws.
D．Peple ver 56 spend the least time surfing the Internet.
25．Where can we find this kind f passage?
A．In a textbk.B．In the newspaper.
C．In a science bk.D．In a travel guide.
阅读短文，回答问题
In small villages, peple ften say hell t their neighburs in stres, n the streets, r utside their hmes. But in cities, many peple dn't greet their neighburs, even when they are standing in line at a supermarket. A recent study shws that greeting neighburs, especially up t six peple a day, is really gd fr yu.
The study has fund that greeting thers can make yu happier. The magic number is six. When yu greet up t six peple, yur happiness scre ges up. After that, the scre shws n further rise. The study was carried ut last year and gt replies frm mre than 4,000 peple. It tested peple's scial happiness, physical happiness, cmmunity happiness and mre. Peple wh greeted six neighburs had a much higher happiness scre than thse wh didn't greet anyne.
Yu might think that saying hell is nly abut scial happiness, but that's nt true. Regular greetings als imprve yur physical and cmmunity happiness. ____ If yu feel yur cmmunity is safe, it's mre pssible fr yu t talk t peple. Walking arund yur neighburhd can make yu feel better physically.
Dan Witters, the leader f the study, said,"We dn't mean that yu shuld knw the persn well. Just stp and talk t them. The mre peple yu greet, the mre chances yu have t start a cnversatin. "
Remember, saying hell regularly is a gd way t imprve yur wn happiness.
26．Hw des the writer lead int the tpic?
A．By telling a stry.
B．By explaining the reasn.
C．By asking a questin.
D．By intrducing different actins.
27．Which f the fllwing shws the change in happiness scre after peple greet neighburs?
A．B．
C．D．
28．Which sentence can be put in ____?
A．That's because all f these are jined tgether.
B．It's best t greet yur neighburs in the mrning.
C．Different neighburs can greet yu in different ways.
D．The reasn is that they have nthing t d with each ther.
29．What can we learn frm Dan Witters' wrds?
A．The mre peple yu knw, the happier yu are.
B．Saying hell may help peple start a cnversatin.
C．Nthing imprves happiness mre than cnversatins.
D．Knwing peple is mre imprtant than greeting them.
30．What is the main idea f the passage?
A．The differences between village life and city life.
B．The imprtance f knwing neighburs well in cities.
C．The gd pints f greeting neighburs in ur daily life.
D．The useful way t help peple get t knw their neighburs.
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四、句子翻译（本大题共5小题，每小题2分，共10分）
36． 他告诉我们不要如此轻易地放弃。
37． 你怎样伤着你自己的？
38． 如果你做错了或者说错了一些事，你应该道歉。
39． 虽然你们吵架了，但是你们仍然是非常亲密的朋友。
40． 她吹长笛去放松。
五、短文填空（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
请从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使文章完整连贯，注意每空一词，每词仅用一次，有 两词为多余选项，请将答案写在答题卡对应题目的答题位置上。
Nt having enugh sleep is a cmmn prblem fr peple arund the wrld. Hwever, sleep is just like fd and water t us. Nne f 41． can live if we dn't sleep at all. Sleep experts say that an adult 42． 7 t 9 hurs f sleep a night and a teenager needs 8. 5 t 9. 5 hurs. Nt getting enugh sleep culd be 43． t ur health.
Accrding t a(n) 44． , sleeping fr nly five hurs a night fr a week is like having a bld-alchl（酒 精） level f 0. 1 percent. That is abve the safe driving limit（限制）in mst cuntries. Mst peple prbably wn't take an exam 45． g t wrk if they get drunk（醉酒的）. But 46． enugh sleep, they still d these things.
It is really 47． t fcus n their wrk r studies. As a result, they fail in the exams r perfrm 48． at wrk.
Althugh peple knw 49． imprtant sleep is, many f them are nt getting enugh. In a survey, twenty percent f the peple say that daytime sleepiness influences their daily wrk. They find it hard t 50． full attentin during the day. Hwever, they dn't seem t care. Sme say they' re fine with little sleep. They shuld realize that nt sleeping enugh is a serius prblem.
六、读写综合（本大题分为A、B两部分，共20分）A. 根据短文内容回答问题（共5小题，每小题2分，共10分）
根据短文内容回答问题
Eight-year-ld Maya and her parents were n vacatin happily. They were walking in the Appalachian Muntains, which are a grup f muntains in Nrth America. Maya's family were walking n a lng, lng rad. It is called the Appalachian Trail. It starts in the US state f Maine and ends in the state f Gergia. Maya and her family started near their hme in Maryland. This was Maya's first time t leave her state, s she was really excited. After walking fr sme days, the family decided t take a rest in West Virginia. Then they went n their vacatin.
Every evening, Maya and her family wuld make a campfire. She lved t sing and dance arund it. She als enjyed sleeping in a tent each night. And in the mrning, she wuld get up early s that she culd have much time t enjy her trip. Maya wanted t remember everything interesting n her vacatin and she had her special way t d that—drawing. Fr example, when she saw a new animal, she wuld take ut her pencil and draw quickly.
Maya learned that she had t be quiet if she wanted the animals t stay. She als drew a lt f flwers. Maya thught that flwers were much easier t draw, because they didn't run away! She spent an excellent vacatin with her parents.
51．Which rad were Maya's family walking n?
52．What did Maya's family decide t d in West Virginia?
53．Where did Maya sleep each night?
54．Hw did Maya remember everything interesting n her vacatin?
55．Why did Maya think that flwers were much easier t draw?
七、读写综合（本大题分为A、B两部分，共20分）B. 书面表达。（共10分）
56． 作为一名中学生，我们有成长的快乐和烦恼。请你根据以下提示，写一篇英文短文，说说你业余时间最喜欢做的事和成长中的烦恼。
作文要求：1. 不得在作文中出现真实的学校名称和学生的真实姓名； 2. 语句连贯，词数80左右。
答案解析部分
【答案】1．B；2．C；3．B；4．B；5．C；6．C；7．A；8．C；9．A；10．B
【答案】11．C；12．A；13．A；14．D；15．A；16．D；17．B；18．A；19．C；20．D
【答案】21．B
22．A
23．D
24．C
25．B
【答案】26．D
27．B
28．A
29．B
30．C
【答案】31．B；32．C；33．D；34．E；35．F
36．【答案】He tld us nt t give up s easily.
37．【答案】Hw did yu hurt yurself?
38．【答案】If yu did/ d r said/ say smething wrng, yu shuld say srry.
39．【答案】Althugh yu argued, yu are still very clse friends.
40．【答案】She plays/ played the flute t relax.
【答案】41．us；42．needs；43．harmful；44．study；45．r；46．withut；47．difficult；48．badly；49．hw；50．pay
【答案】51．The Appalachian Trail.
52．Maya's family/ The family/ They decided t take a rest in West Virginia. / T take a rest (in West Virginia).
53．Maya/ She slept in a tent each night. / In a tent.
54．By drawing.
55．Because they didn't run away.
56．【答案】略Diagram 1: Different days when peple g t the library (library attendance).
Diagram 2: Different TV prgrammes peple like.
Diagram 3: Hurs fr peple f different ages wh surf the internet in a week.
Tm shws great interest in the wrld's highest muntain. He hpes t get its exact height, lcatin and why s many climbers dream f reaching its tp. 31．
Lily is really crazy abut waterfalls and wants t knw which ne is the tallest n the earth. She als expects t learn abut its cuntry and hw high it falls. 32．
David is interested in dry and ht deserts. He wants t knw the largest ht desert in the wrld, its general size and special climate features. 33．
Tina is amazed at the lwest land place n Earth. She wants t knw its name, hw deep it is belw sea level and why peple can flat easily there. 34．
Eric lves the cean very much and wants t knw the deepest place in the wrld's ceans. He als wants t knw where it is and hw deep it is. 35．
A.The Nile River
It is the lngest river in the wrld, abut 6,671 km lng. It runs thrugh nrtheast Africa and was very imprt ant t ancient Egypt.
B.Munt Qmlangma
It is the wrld's highest muntain,8,848. 86 meters high. It lies between China and Nepal. Climbing it is difficult and dangerus.
C.Angel Falls
It is the tallest waterfall n Earth. It is in Venezuela, Suth America. It drps arund 979 meters and lks very wnderful.
D.The Sahara Desert
It is the largest ht desert in the wrld. It is in Africa and cvers abut 9,000,000 square km. It is ht in the day and cld at night.
E.The Dead Sea
It is the lwest place n land, abut 416 meters belw sea level. Its water is very salty, s peple can flat easily.
F.The Mariana Trench
It is the deepest cean place, abut 11,000 meters deep. It is in the western Pacific Ocean. Few peple have been there.
G.The Grand Canyn
It is a great natural wnder in the USA. It has high cliffs and alng river inside. Many turists visit it every year.
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