2025年春学期八年级期中学情调查
英语试题
（考试时间: 100分钟；满分: 120分）
第一部分 笔试部分（共65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10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
1. Look at the picture on the right. The little boy is leaning ________ the wall, reading a book.
A. over B. against C. opposite D. above
2. —Lily, when will you arrive in Taizhou this evening?
—Maybe at 8: 30 or 8: 45. ________, I’ll certainly be there before 9: 00.
A. Anyway B. Instead C. However D. Moreover
3. —I want to visit the Palace Museum. Could you tell me something about it?
—Sorry, I know little about it. You can read the ________ on its website.
A. situation B. instruction C. communication D. introduction
4. State Security (安全) Law of the People’s Republic of China shows that we ________ offer any information to foreigners.
A. shouldn’t B. won’t C. mustn’t D. needn’t
5. When visiting the library, it’s important to keep your voice down as a ________ way to show good manners to others.
A. possible B. simple C. clear D. proper
6. —Sorry to ________ on you, but I have something important to tell you.
—It doesn’t matter. Go ahead.
A. cut out B. cut off C. cut in D. cut down
7. —I haven’t seen you for a long time.
—Yes. I ________ as a volunteer teacher in Xizang for half a year. I came back two days ago.
A. work B. have worked C. will work D. worked
8. Which of the following sentences is a fact?
A. English is easy to learn.
B. Taizhou is in the middle of Jiangsu Province.
C. Life is getting better and better in some ways.
D. I think the book called Gulliver’s Travels is wonderful.
9. —Would you like to use the DeepSeek App to help you finish your report?
—________ It’s very smart and can help me save a lot of time.
A. What for? B. Why not? C. I agree. D. It depends.
10. What can we know from the sign below?
THIS PLAYGROUND IS ONLY FIT FOR CHILDREN BETWEEN SIX YEARS AND TWELVE YEARS
A. The playground is open to the public.
B. Children can ride bikes on the playground.
C Children can throw rubbish on the playground.
D. Children aged 10 can play games on the playground.
二、完型填空
先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后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。
Liang Wenfeng, the founder of the company DeepSeek, was born in a small village in Zhanjiang, Guangdong in 1985.
He entered a famous local middle school through a ___11___ in his final year in primary school. At that time, he won the first place. After that, he was always a top student in school. In 2002, Liang entered Zhejiang University ___12___ the top scorer at the age of 17. He always believed that AI (人工智能) would surely ___13___ the world, and he wanted to work hard on it!
After leaving college, instead of choosing to become a computer programmer in a large company like most of his ___14___, Liang went to Chengdu alone and started looking for all kinds of ___15___ to make money with computers. He lived a hard life for two years, and finally, things took a turn for the ___16___.
Just when he had the chance to become a giant in the financial (金融) world, Liang made a ___17___ decision (决定): to enter the AI field. At that time, almost everyone thought he was crazy.
Liang had an even bigger dream later to start his own AI ___18___. He managed to start it called DeepSeek in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province in 2023.
___19___ years later his hard work paid off. A new AI model, DeepSeek-R1 ___20___ on Jan 20, 2025, surprising Silicon Valley (硅谷) and even the whole world.
Today, DeepSeek has become a top company, ___21___ Liang has changed into a model in the AI field. However, he hasn’t ___22___ moving forward. There’s ___23___ more for him to look forward to.
The ___24___ of Liang Wenfeng and DeepSeek is still going on. He tells us with his actions that as long as you have a dream and work hard, ___25___ is impossible!
11. A. interview B. magic C. competition D. parade
12. A. at B. as C. about D. upon
13. A. take B. change C. understand D. make
14. A. students B. relatives C. classmates D. teachers
15. A. ways B. results C. reasons D. tools
16. A. harder B. better C. worse D. funnier
17. A. correct B. wrong C. strange D. surprising
18. A. factory B. library C. company D. office
19. A. One B. Two C. Three D. Four
20 A. came down B. came from C. came out D. came back
21. A. and B. but C. or D. so
22. A. kept B. tried C. practiced D. stopped
23. A. never B. still C. ever D. almost
24. A. experience B. event C. condition D. story
25. A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything
三、阅读理解
阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容选择最佳答案（本大题共20小题，每小题2分，共40分）
A
In 2025, the WHO did a survey on the sleep habits of teenagers around the world. Here is the result.
Sleep Habits of Teenagers in 2025
Country Average Sleep Hours（Weekdays） Average Sleep Hours（Weekends） Top Sleep Distractions（分心）
China 6.5 9.2 Homework（62%）
USA 7.1 8.8 Social Media（55%）
Japan 5.9 8.5 Online Games（48%）
Germany 7.3 9.0 Part-time Jobs （30%）
Additional Notes:
•60% of Chinese teens report feeling tired in class.
•The WHO recommends 8–10 hours of sleep for teenagers.
26. Which country’s teens sleep the least on weekdays?
A. China. B. USA. C. Japan. D. Germany.
