河北省滄州市部分學(xué)校2025-2026學(xué)年八年級上學(xué)期期中考試

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學(xué)校:姓名：班級：考號：

一、未知

WayneLouer,the'true**hero,wasborninSouthAfrica.Hespent25yearsihe

wildanimals.Everyyear,anumberofelephantswerekilled.Hewasalwaysthinkingabouthow

topeoplefromkillingthem.Heandhisteammatestriedtodotheycould.

Hethoughtmakingpolicy（政策）tosaveelephantswasnottheway.Sohebuilta

network.Itkeepswatchingthemovement（活動）ofandwould-bekillers,thenhecould

stoporcatchthemintime.Thenetworkwasenoughtocatchmorethan2,000poachers

（偷獵者）withhishardwork.

Becauseofthenetwork,poachersbecameandthereweremoreandmore

elephants.Healsotoldchildrentothenature.Hehopedeveryonecouldjoinandfight

thiswartogether.Heplayedanimportantinsavingelephants.

OnAugust16（h,2017,someonekilledhimwhilehewastakinga（axitoahotel.Hediedat

theageof51.Peoplewereatthenewsandcalleditthedarkestdayforanimal

protection.

1.A.connectingB.packingC.savingD.expecting

2.A.touchB.stopC.pullD.fight

3.A.howB.whatC.thatD.why

4.A.bestB.worseC.oldestD.earliest

5.A.cheetahsB.whalesC.elephantsD.pandas

6.A.comfortableB.familiarC.forgetfulD.successful

7.A.moreB.fewerC.lessD.larger

8.A.cleanupB.pickupC.careforD.reachfor

9.A.partB.actionC.characterD.difference

10.A.worriedB.excitedC.surprisedD.pleased

閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入一個適當?shù)膯卧~或用括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式填空。

Doyouhaveclosefriends?Havingclosefriendsisoneofthebest11(thing)in

ourlife.12fact,everyoneshouldhavesomeclosefriends.

Ifyouhaveclosefriends,youcanalwayshavesomeone13(work)togetherwith.

Forexample,Iam14outgoinggirlbutmyfriendHelenisquiet.Ofallmyfriends,I

thinkHelenstudiesashardas15(I).What'smore,wehavesimilar16(interest).

HelenandIenjoy17(listen)topopsongstogether.Wecanalsowriteallkindsof

wonderfulsongsby18(help)eachother.

Another19(reason)forhavingclosefriendsisthattheycancheeryouup.They

try20(they)besttodothiswheneveryouaresad.Forexample,WhenIgotabadgrade

onmymathstestlastweek,myfriendJack21(tell)humorousjokestomakeniclaugh

anddecidedtohelpme22(learn)mathstwiceaweek.NowIfeelmuch23

(good).Thanks24hishelp,Imakefewermistakesinmaths.

Closefriendsreachouttous25(ouchourhearts.

Onespringday,therewasabeautifulroseinaforest.Shegreetedherneighbors,including

acactus(仙人掌)anappletreeandotherplants.Then,shesaidtothecactus,'Tmthemost

bcautifiilflowerhere,butyouarcfullofthornsandsougly!”

Dayafterday,theroseneverstoppedbeingunkindtothecactus.Thecactus,however,

nevergotsadorangry.Instead,healwayscalmlysaid,44Allliveshavemeaning.”

Assummercame,itwashotanddry.Therosebegan(oweaken,butthecactusgrewwell.

Hehadawiderootsystemandwasgoodatstoringwaterinhisbody.

Oneday,therosesawabirdmakeasmallholeinthecactuswithitsbeak(喙).Thethirsty

biiddiankihcwalerinsidellicuaclusihruughthehole.

“Itmusthurt,“saidtherose.

“Yes,"theappletreesaid,“butthecactusdoesn'twanttoseehisbirdtriendintrouble.^^

Therosewassothirstythatsheaskedthecactusforwaler.Hekindlyagreed.Thebirdfilled

itsbeakwithwaterandwateredtherose'sroots.

Therosewasquitesorryforwhatshehadsaidtothecactusinthepast.Fromthenon,she

understoodthatakindheartisfarmoreimportantthanagoodlook.

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26.Howdidthecactusfeelabouttherose'swords?

A.Sad.B.Angry.C.Calm.D.Amazed.

27.Howdidtherosegetthewaterfinally?

A.Shestoredthewaterinherroots.B.Shedrankwaterfromtheholeinthecactus.

C.Theappletreehelpedhergetwaterfromthecactus.D.Thebirdwateredherbyfilling

itsbeakwithwater.

28.Whatdidtheroselearnfromtheexperience?

A.Shewasthemostbeautifulintheforest.B.Akindheartismoreimportantthanagood

look.

C.Akindheartisasimportantasagoodlook.D.Agoodlookisihemostimportant

Doyoureallyknowclearlyaboutyourpersonalities（性格）？Hereisaninterestingquiz

withsomequestions.Yourchoicescantellyouwhatyouarelike.Justhaveatrytorfun!

QuestionsandchoicesResultsandpersonalities

A-Youdislikebeingalone.Youlike（obewith

WhenyouwatchTV.whatkindoffooddofriends.

youeat?B-Youarequietandenjoystayingalone.You

A.Hamburgers.don'twanttobewithtoomanypeople.

B.Cakesorcookies.C-Peoplelikeyoubecauseyouareeasy-going

C.Beefnoodlesorrice.andoutgoing.

D.Pizza.D-Youareproudandconfident.Butsometimes

youthinktoomuchofyourself.

WhatwouldyouputuponthewallinaA-Youliketobearoundfriendsandfamily.

largeroom?B-Youlikefashion.Youcarealotabouttheway

A.Apaintingyoulook.

B.Aphoto.C-Youarchard-workingandambitious（雄心勃

C.Acalendar（日歷）.勃的）Butsometimespeoplefindyouboring.

D.Aclock.D-Youarecareful.Ybumakeaplanbeforeacting.

A-Youaresmartandcreative.Maybeyouneed

company（陪伴）.

Whatdoyouliketokeepasapct?

B-You'rcenergeticandoutgoing.Andyouhavea

A.Achihuahua（奇瓦瓦狗）.

braveandstrongpersonality.

B.AGermanshepherd（德國牧羊犬）.

C-Youarcgcn:lc（溫和的）andyou'realways

C.Abulldog（斗牛犬）.

caringforothers.

D.Apoodle（貴賓犬）.

D-Youenjoythechallengeandarereadyforany

excitingactivity.

29.Whatmayyouprobablyknowfromthequiz?

A.Yourfavouritedog.B.Yourfavouritefood.

C.Yourpersonality.D.YourfavouriteTVprograms.

30.Tomchoosestoputupaclockonthewall.Whatdoesiiprobablymeantohim?

A.Helikestostaywithfriends.B.Heiscareful.

C.Heishard-workingatschool.D.Heisfunandoutgoing.

31.Whichtwokindsofpeoplehavesimilaritiesaccordingtothequiz?

A.TheoneslikericeandGermanshepherds.B.Theoneslikebeefnoodlesandpoodles.

C.Theoneslikecalendarsandbulldogs.D.Theoneslikepaintingsandpoodles.

PeopleintheUKspendtheirfreetimeindifferentways.Theyspendalotoftheirfreetime

athome.ThemostpopularactivityiswatchingTV.PeopleintheUKwatchTVforabout25hours

aweek.Theyoftenrecordprogramssotheycanwatchthemanytime.Readingisalsoapopular

wayofspendingfreetime.PeopleintheUKspendalotoflimereadingnewspapersand

magazines.ManypeopleintheUKhavepets.Theylikeplayingwith（heirpetsin（heirfreelime

because（heythinkitisveryrelaxing.

Insummer,gardeningispopular.Andfamiliesoftenhavea"dayout''ontheweekend.They

oftengooutsidetoseeafestivalshow.Youngpeopleliketogotoclubs,andpeopleofallages

liketogotothecinema,inwinter,44do-it-yoursclf'ispopular.Peopleoftenspendtheirfreetime

repairing（修理）houses.

Somefreetimeactivitiesarewithfriends.Askingfriendsforadrinkoramealathomeis

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themostusualone.Sometimespeopleandtheirfriendshavedinnerinarestaurant.Duringthe

meal,theycanknowmoreabouteachotherbytalkingandsharingfoodanddrinks.

Ontheweekend,peopleintheUKliketospendtheirfreetimedoingsports.Thepopular

sportsaresoccer,horseracing,swimming,tennis,skating,climbingandwalking.

32.WhatdopeopleintheUKlikemostathome?

A.WatchingTV.B.Reading.C.Playingwithpets.D.Gardening.

33.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.PeopleintheUKthinkwatchingTVisrelaxing.

B.FamiliesintheUKliketogooutsideonweekends.

C.Youngpeopleinih?UKliketorepairhouses.

D.PeopleintheUKusuallygooutfbrdinnerwithfriends.

34.WhichkindofsportisNOTmentioned（提及）inthepassage?

A.Skating.B.Swimming.C.Skiing.D.Climbing.

35.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.HowtoSpendWeekendsintheUKB.FreeTimeActivitiesintheUK

C.TheMostPopularActivityin（heUKD.ThePopularSportsin（heUK

TheAmazonRainforestistheworld'sbiggestrainforest（雨林）.ItisinSouthAmerica.Itis

sowidethatitcoversalittlemorethanthehalfsizeofChina!TheAmazonRiverrunsthroughthe

rainibrest.It'stheworld'ssecondlongestriver.TheAmazonRainforestcoversmuchofBrazil.

ThegreencolouronthenationalflagofBrazilstandsfortherainforest.

However,climatechangeandhumanactivitiesmakeit“sick”.Usually,therainforestcan

fixitself.Butnow,itfeelstoo“tired"togetbetter.Accordingtoanewstudy,manytreesthere

maydie,andtheAmazonRaiiilureslmayturnintohul,diygrasslandinafewyears.Whyisthe

Amazon“sick”?

TheAmazonRainforestisoneoftheworld'swettestplaces.Butsince2005,threedroughts

havehittherainforest.Theywerecausedbyclimatechange.Thetreesdon'thaveenoughwaterto

grow.What'sworse,astheybecomedry,theycaneasilycatchfire.

Besides,peoplecutdownrainforesttreesforwood.Theyburntheforesttomakefarmland.

Alltheseactivitieshavemadeabout17%ottherainforestdisappear.

A

TheAmazonRainforestislikethelungs（肺）ofourplanet.TherichplantstheretakeCO2

outoftheairandmakeoxygen（氧氣）.Theymakemorethan20%oftheplanet'soxygen.Ifthe

AmazonRainforest“dies”,therewillbemoreCO2,andourearthwillbecomeevenhotter.

TheAmazonRainforestisalsohometoover3millionanimalsandplants.Manyofthem

caivtliveanywhereelse.Theywouldverylikelyjustdisappear.

ItisnecessarytosavetheAmazonRainforest.Andit'snotjustbecauseifsbeautifi.il.Italso

playsakeyroleinkeepingtheearthhealthyandhelpingourplanet.So,saving（heAmazon

Rainforestmeanssavingpeopletoo.

36.WhatcanweknowabouttheAmazonRainforestfromparagraphI?

①Itssize.②Itslocation.③Itswidth.@Itsheight.

A.②③④.B.C.①?④.D.①③④.

37.WhatmaketheAmazonRainforest^sick'5?

A.Climatechangeandhumanactivities.B.Threedroughtsandforestfires.

C.Farmlandandanirrals.D.Hotanddryweather.

38.Whichisthebestsubtitlefor▲?

A.WhatistheAmazonRainforestlikenow?B.HowcanweprotecttheAmazon

Rainforest?

C.WhatwillhappenifwelosetheAmazonRainforest?D.What'sintheAmazon

Rainforest?

39.Whichwordbestdescribesthewriter'sfeelingabouttheAmazonRainforest?

A.Patient.B.Relaxed.C.Disappointed.D.Worried.

40.Whatisthewriter'spurposeofwritingthistext?

A.lbshow（lievalueof（heAniawuRuinfuiest.

B.TointroducetheimportanceoftheAmazonRainforest.

C.TocallonpeopletosavetheAmazonRainforest.

D.TotellaboutwhathappenedtotheAmazonRainforest.

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Manypeopleliketheideaofhavingabirdas-apet.Birdsarecolorful,theycansing,and

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theylookverycute.Butbeforeyoubuyone,thinkcarefully!Birdsaredifferentfromotherpets.

Theyhavespecialneeds.

First,birdsneedfriends.Unlikedogsorcats,birdscaivtbealone（獨自的）fortoolong.

Theyaresocial（社交型的）animalsandneedtobewithotherbirdsorpeople.Iftheystayalone

alldaywithoutanyonetotalkto,theywouldn'tfeelfiin.

Atfirst,youwillenjoywatchingitflyaroundorlisteningtoitsing.Butaftersometime,

youmay.notlikeit.Birdsneedalotofcareandifyouaretoobusywithschoolworkorother

things,youmightnothaveenoughlimeforthem.

Finally,birdscanliveformanyyears.Somekindsofbirdslivefor20yearsormorelThis

meanskeepingabirdtakesyoumanyyears.Youneedtomakesureyoucantakecareofitfora

longtime,notjustforafewmonths.

Whilebirdscanbegreatpets,theyneedmorecarethanmanypeoplethink.Beforebuyinga

bird,askyourselfifyouhaveenoughlimeandenergytocareforit.Remember,apetisafriend

forlife,sothinktwicebeforeyoubuyone!

41.Whatshouldpeopledobeforebuyingabirdasapet?

42.Howwillthebirdsfeeliftheystayaloneall