江苏苏州市姑苏区2025-2026学年八年级第二学期期末英语试题

这是一份江苏苏州市姑苏区2025-2026学年八年级第二学期期末英语试题，共14页。

T Lia, nature was like a strybk full f secrets. What interested her mst was symmetry — the tw sides f smething lk the same. She saw images f symmetry all arund her: sunflwers, butterflies… S when her science teacher asked the class t find a beautiful 1． f symmetry in nature, Lia wanted her wrk t be different.
She lked at leaves, rcks and drps f pnd water under her micrscpe (显微镜). She checked them again and again, but nne seemed 2． enugh. When she was abut t 3． , snw began t fall. Just then, a cld wind blew the dr pen, and a single snwflake landed 4． n her micrscpe. Her eyes widened. The snwflake was like a tiny piece f art, with six beautiful sides. "Of curse!" she cried excitedly, "A snwflake!"
She wanted t take a clser lk, but nly t find that there was 5． left! The snwflake melted—taking all its 6． with it. Hw culd she 7． it befre it was gne? Lia gt her camera, carefully put anther snwflake n her micrscpe, and tk a series f phts. Sme phts were nt clear, but she kept trying 8． she gt several gd nes.
The next day, Lia shwed her phts t the class. Everyne was 9． . Her teacher smiled and said, "Yu helped us see nature in a new way, Lia. Never stp 10． ." Lia smiled t. And she realized that the mst beautiful secrets were nt always big—smetimes they were as small as a snwflake, waiting fr smene curius enugh t ntice.
1．A．exampleB．detailC．secretD．mdel
2．A．usefulB．ppularC．specialD．simple
3．A．give upB．lk upC．cheer upD．stand up
4．A．heavilyB．ludlyC．largelyD．sftly
5．A．smethingB．nthingC．everythingD．anything
6．A．lightB．clurC．pwerD．beauty
7．A．hideB．keepC．pickD．hld
8．A．untilB．afterC．whileD．since
9．A．relaxedB．amazedC．bredD．wrried
10．A．expectingB．dreamingC．explringD．imagining
阅读理解
11．Where did Dng Lili d vluntary wrk?
A．At a children's hspital.B．At a children's hme.
C．At a cmmunity centre.D．At a painting club.
12．Wh wuld be mst interested in this website?
A．Parents wh need supprt.
B．Children wh lve painting.
C．Peple wh want t help thers.
D．Dctrs wh wrk with children.
13．Hw can yu sign up fr the Helping Hands Club?
A．By trying club activities.
B．By visiting the "Abut" page.
C．By sharing vlunteer stries.
D．By clicking the "Jin Us" buttn.
阅读理解
A new chip idea frm China is drawing attentin. Fr a lng time, chip makers fllwed a rule called Mre's Law (摩尔定律). Accrding t it, chips culd becme mre pwerful as their parts gt smaller. Tday, hwever, making these parts even smaller is becming increasingly difficult and expensive.
T slve this prblem, Chinese scientist He Tingb and her team intrduced a new idea called the Tau Scaling Law (韬定律) at a science meeting n May 25, 2026. The wrd "tau" stands fr the time a signal (信号) takes t travel. This new law tries t make signals travel faster inside a chip.
Based n this law, a key technlgy called LgicFlding has been created. It flds circuits and puts them ne n tp f anther, just like turning a flat city int a 3D city. This shrtens the distance signals have t travel. With a shrter distance and less time, chips can wrk faster and better.
During the past six years, He Tingb and her team have designed and prduced 381 kinds f chips, meeting the needs f different industries and markets. The new Kirin chips are expected t cme ut in Fall 2026 and will be the first t use LgicFlding. By 2031, chips with this technlgy may reach a higher level.
Lking ahead, He Tingb wants t share the Tau Scaling Law and wrk clsely with scientists arund the wrld. Her invitatin fr internatinal teamwrk shws a spirit f shared prgress. The success als marks an imprtant step frward in China's chip technlgy.
14．In chip design, the wrd "tau" means ____.
A．hw small a chip part is
B．hw many chips are made
C．hw far a signal needs t travel
D．hw lng a signal takes t travel
15．Which f the fllwing is TRUE abut LgicFlding?
A．It is created under Mre's Law.
B．It helps signals travel a shrter distance.
C．It needs mre time t send signals.
D．It makes chip parts smaller and smaller.
16．What is the purpse f Paragraph 4?
A．T prve Mre's Law is n lnger useful.
B．T describe prblems in chip develpment.
C．T reprt the team's success and future plans.
D．T intrduce the histry f the Tau Scaling Law.
17．What may be the best title fr the passage?
A．Tw Imprtant Laws abut Chips
B．China's New Idea f Chip Design
C．The Wide Use f 3D Technlgy
D．Six Years f Study n Chip Design
阅读理解
Fr as lng as he culd remember, Carl was interested in plants and flwers. He lived in a cttage in the cuntryside, and all kinds f plants grew in the garden.
Carl lved walking thrugh fields and frests with his father. Whenever he saw a flwer, he wanted t knw its name.
"What's that flwer called?" he nce asked.
"That's a cmmn wild flwer," his father said. "And lk ver there! That's an rchid (兰花)!"
One sunny afternn, Carl's father shwed sme guests arund the garden. He tld them the name f every plant in Latin (拉丁语). Fr little Carl, thse wrds sunded like pems. Frm that day n, he wanted t find ut the Latin name f every plant t.
When Carl was abut fur years ld, his father gave him a special gift—a small square f sil utside the cttage.
"That's yur very wn garden," his father said. "Yu can grw whatever yu like in it."
Carl was excited. He went int the wds with his spade (铲子) and brught back new plants fr his garden. Then he carefully wrte dwn their names.
A few years later, Carl had t leave hme t study in the city. The nisy and crwded city was very different frm the quiet cuntryside. At schl, he had t learn subjects he didn't enjy. He ften lked ut f the windw r drew pictures f leaves and flwers in his textbks.
One day, Dctr Rthman, a teacher wh knew a lt abut science and medicine, saw Carl's drawings. Carl was afraid he wuld be in truble. T his surprise, Dctr Rthman lked clsely and said, "Yu've gt the petals (花瓣) just right. Yu're very gd at bserving things."
Then Dctr Rthman lent Carl bks abut plants and gave him special lessns, which pened a new dr fr Carl. The by wh lved plants began t see that his childhd interest culd becme smething a lt bigger.
—Adapted frm The Plant Kid
18．Why was Carl's small garden special t him?
A．It helped him learn Latin names.
B．It gave him a quiet place t draw.
C．It was his wn place t grw plants.
D．It reminded him f fields and frests.
19．Which meaning fits the underlined wrd "bserving"?
(Frm the dictinary)
A．1B．2C．3D．4
20．Crrect rder f events:
① Carl drew pictures f leaves and flwers in his textbks.
② Carl became interested in the Latin names f plants.
③ Carl received special lessns frm Dctr Rthman.
④ Carl cllected wild plants t grw in his wn garden.
A．④-②-①-③B．②-④-①-③C．④-②-③-①D．②-④-③-①
21．What can we learn frm Carl's stry?
A．Interest grws with gd guidance.
B．Drawings shw children's talent.
C．Quiet places help with learning.
D．Bks lead children t science.
阅读理解
Have yu ever had gsebumps (鸡皮疙瘩)? Yu may ntice them when yu watch a scary mvie r feel a cld wind. 22． They are caused by small muscles cnnected t bdy hair. When the muscles get tight, it causes the bdy hair t stand up. 23．
These tiny bumps lk similar t the skin f a bird after its feathers are plucked (拔). That is why they are called "gsebumps". Interestingly, we can get gsebumps bth frm cld and fear. 24． The answer is adrenaline (肾上腺素). The bdy prduces it in bth cases, and adrenaline is what makes the hair stand up.
Gsebumps were nce useful t humans. In ancient times, peple had much mre bdy hair. 25． The same thing happened when peple were afraid. The raised hair made peple lk larger and scarier, ffering them prtectin. 26． Maybe ne day we'll stp getting them—but at least nw yu understand why!
27． Weiguang Library was f in 2008 by a cmmn villager called Li Cuili.
28． She dnated ver 500 bks t help develp children's different (能力).
29． At first, Li encuraged children t brrw bks by (承诺) them small prizes.
30． Later sme children helped her make a few (海报) t attract mre readers.
31． Reading has nw becme a (必要的) part f lcal children's daily life.
32． Li hpes mre peple can enjy reading, e the children in less develped areas.
33． A we may face difficulties, Li Cuili believes bks can always light ur way.
选词填空
On March 27, 2026, the United Natins named Suzhu ne f the wrld's first "20 Cities Twards Zer Waste." The city was praised fr its smart waste 34． .
A big industrial city like Suzhu nrmally prduces plenty f waste. That's why the gvernment makes strict rules t cntrl and recycle waste frm different factries. 35． dealing with factry waste, the recycling prgrams als help turn daily rubbish int resurces. These 36． methds made Suzhu a mdel fr ther cities t fllw.
Over the past few years, lcal peple 37． cleaner streets and better air quality. Suzhu als prves that with gd planning and teamwrk, a cleaner future is 38． pssible.
短文语法填空
These days, smething big is happening in the AI industry. Sme AI tls that used t be 39． (cmplete) free began t charge (收费) users. In May 2026, ne f China's mst well-knwn AI 40． (app) intrduced three paid plans. This sends a clear message: if users want a faster speed r results f higher quality, they will have t pay. Still, free versins (版本) will 41． (prvide) fr basic use.
In the past, anyne culd enjy these AI tls 42． paying anything. They culd use AI t translate languages, create music and even teach 43． (they) new skills. But why did many AI cmpanies decide 44． (ffer) paid plans? The reasn is that hard tasks require much 45． (strng) cmputer pwer. The mre difficult the task is, the mre mney it csts. S it makes sense fr AI cmpanies t charge when users need high-level help.
There has been a public 46． (discuss) n the tpic. Sme users are unhappy abut 47． change, while thers understand that cmpanies need mney t imprve their prducts. 48． yu chse the paid versin r nt is up t yu. Either way, the key is t use AI tls wisely.
任务型阅读问答
Are yu tired f yur busy life? D yu always feel stressed (压力大的) and wrn ut? Luckily, the ancient city f Suzhu leaves rm fr a slw lifestyle. Walking in the city, yu can easily slw dwn and enjy peaceful mments.
When yu walk int the narrw alleys (小巷) beside Pingjiang Rad, all the city nise is gne. If yu walk alng Xiajia Alley, yu will see yellw flwers cvering the walls like waterfalls, and ld trees climbing up the rfs. In thse alleys, peple usually walk slwly and talk gently, experiencing the warmth f daily life.
As an ld pem describes, water spreads everywhere and bridges stand all arund. Suzhu has hundreds f ld stne bridges. Standing n them, yu can watch clear water r lk far int the distance. These ld bridges invite yu t stp and enjy the beautiful views.
Yu can als find the slw life in tea huses. Cmfrtable bamb chairs and nice tea help yu rest peacefully. Lcal peple lve spending lng hurs in tea huses, enjying a free and easy time. Time seems t slw dwn and all yur tiredness ges away.
S next time yu feel like relaxing, remember — yu dn't have t g far. Just take a walk, crss an ld bridge, r have a cup f tea and enjy what's arund yu. That's the special gift f grwing up in this ancient city.
49．What can yu see if yu walk alng Xiajia Alley?
50．Where can yu get a taste f the slw life in Suzhu? (At least tw pints.)
51．What will yu d t enjy a slw life? Why?
52． 学校英语社团将举行主题为"Small Acts, Better Us"的英文演讲活动，请写一篇英文演讲稿，谈谈中学生如何从日常小事做起，成为更好的自己。
要求：
1. 内容完整，条理清楚，可适当增加细节；
2. 词数90左右（不含开头结尾）；
3. 不得出现真实姓名、校名；
4. 禁止抄写试卷原文。
Small Acts, Better Us
Gd mrning, dear teachers and friends! I'm glad t give yu a speech. Grwth is like a lng jurney and my tpic tday is Small Acts, Better Us.
……
Every small act matters. Let's start frm nw and keep imprving urselves. Thank yu!
答案解析部分
【答案】1．A；2．C；3．A；4．D；5．B；6．D；7．B；8．A；9．B；10．C
【答案】11．A
12．C
13．D
【答案】14．D
15．B
16．C
17．B
【答案】18．C
19．D
20．A
21．A
【答案】22．B；23．A；24．F；25．E；26．C
27．【答案】funded
【知识点】fund
28．【答案】abilities
【知识点】ability
29．【答案】prmising
【知识点】prmise
30．【答案】psters
【知识点】pster
31．【答案】necessary
【知识点】necessary
32．【答案】especially
【知识点】especially
33．【答案】Althugh
【知识点】althugh
【答案】34．management；35．In additin t；36．pineering；37．have benefited frm；38．truly
【知识点】in additin t；management；pineer；truly
【答案】39．cmpletely；40．apps；41．be prvided；42．withut；43．themselves；44．t ffer；45．strnger；46．discussin；47．the；48．Whether
【知识点】app；cmpletely；discussin；strng；the；themselves；whether；withut
【答案】49．Yellw flwers cvering the walls and ld trees climbing up the rfs.
50．Narrw alleys beside Pingjiang Rad, ld stne bridges and tea huses.
51．I will walk alng ld alleys and drink tea in tea huses. They help me relax and stay away frm busy pressure.（合理即可）
52．【答案】Small Acts, Better Us
Gd mrning, dear teachers and friends! I'm glad t give yu a speech. Grwth is like a lng jurney and my tpic tday is Small Acts, Better Us.
Small daily acts shape us little by little. First, we can keep reading every day t pen ur minds and learn new knwledge. Secnd, we shuld be plite and ready t help classmates in truble. Besides, we can prtect the envirnment by srting rubbish and saving water.
These tiny things seem simple, but they build gd habits and make us kinder and mre respnsible. We dn't need great big mves t imprve urselves.
Every small act matters. Let's start frm nw and keep imprving urselves. Thank yu!Vlunteer Stries
Dng Lili—39 minutes ag
I helped at a children's hspital. We celebrated Children's Day with the children.
Wang Jie - Yesterday
I visited children withut parents at a children's hme. We rganized a painting cmpetitin t raise their spirits.
Ding Ling—3 days ag
I helped disabled children at a cmmunity centre. I taught them t sing because music can bring them jy.
bserve
/əbˈzɜːv/ v.
1. t celebrate a festival r a special day: We always bserve birthdays at hme.
2. t express an pinin abut smething: "Take yur time," he bserved clly.
3. t fllw rules, laws, etc: Everyne shuld bserve the schl rules.
4. t watch smething r smene carefully: The patients were bserved fr mnths.
A．It als causes certain areas f the skin t frm bumps.
B．Gsebumps are tiny bumps n the skin.
C．Tday getting gsebumps desn't d much fr us.
D．It makes ur hearts beat faster and makes us feel nervus.
E．The hair std up t help keep them warm in cld weather.
F．S what cnnects these tw situatins?
G．Many animals depended n gsebumps t survive.
true; in additin t; manage; pineer; benefit frm; make a difference