四川省南充市阆中市阆中中学校2025-2026学年八年级上学期11月期中英语试题

Lucy: I read a book about world records in nature yesterday. I learned many interesting things from it.

Bob: Sounds fantastic.

Lucy: Sure. Feel free to ask me anything you're interested in.

Bob: OK.

Lucy: The highest mountain in the world is Mount Qomolangma, and it's 8,848.68 metres high.

Bob: What about the most ancient living trees on earth?

Lucy: Do you know the most famous one in Xi'an?

Bob: I have no idea. Where is it?

Lucy: It's in the Zhongnan Mountains. So the tree is over 1,400 years old.

Bob: Wow! I hope to see it this autumn. Let's go on. Is the blue whale the biggest animal on earth?

Lucy: Yes. The blue whale is the biggest animal on earth.

Bob: That's amazing.
 

A. Can I ask you some questions?

B. The ginkgo tree is one of them.

C. What's the highest mountain in the world?

D. It can be even bigger than our school playground!

E. And it is said that Emperor Tangtaizong planted it.

We found out that teenagers from small villages do more chores than those from big cities. Maybe it is because they live a harder life. Our advice to parents in big cities is that parents should give their children some chores to do. Doing chores teaches teenagers to take care of themselves.

①This is my fifth day at the summer camp. I think I should tell you what I did in the camp.

②First, everyone had to get up at 5:30 in the morning. Then, we had breakfast at about 6:30. After that, we had some free time, so I went to the nearby lake to fish. But yesterday, I fell into the water and got wet.

③In the afternoon, there were different activities for us to choose from, such as archery (射箭术), horseback riding and hiking. I thought archery would be good for me, but I shot (射中) Jeff's hat. As a result, they never asked me to come again after that.

④In the evening, everyone had a different job to help prepare dinner. Yesterday, it was my job to cook the hot dogs, but I dropped them into the fire by mistake, so we had to eat bread instead. The other kids complained (抱怨) about it. At night, we sat around a campfire, singing songs and telling stories. That was usually fun. But one night, when I was trying to find more sticks (枯枝) for the fire, I got lost in the forest. After about an hour, I finally found my way back, but no one seemed to know what had happened.

⑤Well, today is another day and tomorrow I will go home. I have learned that camping is interesting but difficult. I am tired, but I might go to a camp again in the future.

Frank

The groundhog (土拨鼠), however, lives through winter in a different way. As soon as it feels the weather turning cold, it starts to dig a hole (挖洞) at least 1.5 metres deep (深). There it makes a comfortable home with leaves and grass. It spends the cold winter months in its bed under the ground and it won't come out until spring.

The groundhog doesn't eat at all during the winter. Instead, it eats as much and as often as it can during the summer. As winter comes, the groundhog becomes so heavy that it can hardly move. When it wants to sleep, it goes back to the hole and falls into a deep sleep. Its breathing almost stops, its heartbeat (心跳) slows, and its body temperature falls to just above 0℃ during the sleep. When it gets up in spring, its weight is only half of that in autumn. By February or March, it's ready to leave its hole.

So years ago, people often waited for the first groundhog to go out of the hole. When it did, they knew spring was coming. There are some stories about it. One of them is about a groundhog called Phil. This animal could tell the weather. Phil went out of the hole and looked around every February 2nd. If he saw his shadow (影子), it meant that the winter would last for six more weeks. If the weather was cloudy and he didn't see his shadow, it meant spring would be early.

Being polite can help us go a long way. Do you think you are polite? Start making these changes today.

When you ask for something, remember to add "please". And when you get something, say "thank you" and mean it. Using these words is the first step towards being a polite person.

Be a good listener. Let others finish speaking and wait till it's your turn to join the talk, even when you disagree with them.

Make good small talk. You may ask someone how their family is doing, how their new job is going, or if anything is new in their life. Keep your conversation comfortable for everyone.

Don't laugh at others if they make a mistake. I'm sure you don't like it when people laugh at you for making mistakes, so don't do the same to others.

How to be polite isn't rocket science, but it does take time and efforts.

A. Always use polite words.

B. Don't waste other people's time.

C. Don't speak while others are talking.

D. Or do you want to learn how to be polite?

E. It is always good to treat others with kindness.

F. However, never ask too many personal questions.

Is she kind? Does he like parties? Sometimes it's not easy to know that, but we can find out whether a person is an introvert (内向的人) or an extrovert (外向的人). Introverts are usually quiet and they spend lots of time staying by themselves. Being with people makes them feel tired. And they usually spend a lot of time thinking and take more time to make decisions. However, extroverts are very excited when they are with many people. They enjoy talking with people and they usually make decisions quickly.

Some people may think that introverts are shy. But in fact, being an introvert can be a great thing sometimes. Here are some examples.

Introverts often notice more things than others. When others are busy talking, introverts are more likely to notice things like body language and people's faces (脸). Extroverts might not notice these.

Introverts are better listeners when they have a talk with others. They're less likely to cut in before a person finishes speaking. And because introverts like to think carefully about things, they're more likely to listen to everything others say before they talk to them.

Introverts can also be great leaders (领导者). They know the people in their groups very well. So they can ask the right people to help them do great work.

Although introverts may find being with other people tiring, that doesn't mean they don't have or want friends. In fact, it means they make friends with others very carefully. Once they decide to bring those people into their lives, they will be very friendly to them.

A little boy told his mother that there would be a parent-teacher meeting at his school. He felt1 when she said she would go. The boy worried about his mother's2. Although she was very3, there was a scar (伤疤) on her face. The boy was afraid that his classmates would4 him.

Surprisingly, the people at the meeting loved her kindness and warm smile. However, the boy was still full of5. He tried to stay away from everyone. Then by accident, he heard a6 between his mother and the teacher.

The teacher asked, "How did you get that scar?"

The mother answered, "When my son was a baby, the room7 caught fire (火) one day.8 was too afraid to go inside, so I went in to save him. As I ran towards his bed, I saw a piece of wood falling. I quickly9 him. The wood hit (击中) me hard." She touched her face. "This scar will always stay with me, but I would do it again."

At that moment, the boy ran to his mother with10 in his eyes. He held her in his arms.

My best friend is Amy. We. We are both kind and hard-working, and she always reaches for my hand.

Last month, when I saw the big "58" on the cover of my maths paper, I felt like a heavy rock was in my heart. I knew I had to, so I asked Amy for help. She made a study plan and explained it to me carefully. her, I got good grades this time. " your progress!" she said excitedly.

The experience made me understand that as long as you keep trying, you will see. Besides, our friendship grew stronger.

China started trying a visa-free policy (免签政策) for some countries on March 14th, 2024. Thousands visitors have travelled to China because of it.

Maximilian, a 21-year-old young man, was (surprise) when he took the high-speed (高速) train to get to Beijing from Shanghai. It was so fast! He could (easy) forget the time while enjoying the beautiful scenery. He also found the workers at the train station were very friendly and humorous, he didn't feel bored at all during the train trip.

When Maximilian was a child, he hoped (visit) China one day. At last, he made it. The ancient buildings in Beijing just took his (breathe) away. When he visited the Great Wall, he couldn't believe his eyes. "The huge stone (石头) wall reminds me of a history book," he said, "and I feel like (walk) through time."

"China has a long history, and it is very modern at the same time. Life in China is much (colorful) than I expected. There (be) something special for everyone here. When I see my family and friends again, I decide to tell (they) everything about my wonderful time in China. I am ready to visit more Chinese cities," Maximilian said. Thanks to the policy, more and more people from other countries will probably visit China, too.

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（参考词汇：Langzhong Silk Carpet Museum 阆中丝毯博物馆   the ancient town 古城）

Dear Peter,

How's it going with you? Now I'm studying in Langzhong, China. I have a good friend, Teng Fei._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Best,

Tom