甘肃省兰州市城关区多校2025-2026学年八年级上学期期末考试英语试卷（含答案）

2025-2026学年甘肃省兰州市城关区多校八年级（上）期末英语试卷 一、完形填空：本大题共10小题，共10分。 Matt looked at the old guitar hanging on his house wall.It had a(1)story-his grandpa Mark played it everywhere he went.(2)playing was so good that people came to listen whenever he played it. Matt loved this story and dreamed of being(3)Mark.So he started learning to play the guitar as a kid.When he(4)and formed his own band，Mark gave him the guitar as a gift.Mark didn't like to see musicians（乐师）break guitars on stage（舞台）at rock shows.He told Matt， "promise you'll never do this to our guitar." Matt(5). Later，Matt became a famous rock star.Once，he played the(6)guitar on stage.At the show's end，he got excited and lifted it up.(7)thought he would break it，but he didn't do that.He(8)remembered Mark's words， "(9)you love rock，love your guitar-it's your partner（伙伴），not just a thing." Matt kept his promise and showed his(10)for rock music. 1.A. average B. outgoing C. special D. hard-working 2.A. My B. Its C. Our D. His 3.A. like B. with C. beside D. behind 4.A. got together B. hung up C. grew up D. reached for 5.A. compared B. covered C. hunted D. agreed 6.A. lazy B. blind C. ready D. old 7.A. Everyone B. Anyone C. Something D. Nothing 8.A. hardly B. sometime C. always D. seldom 9.A. Because B. If C. While D. Although 10.A. love B. friendship C. treasure D. family 二、阅读理解：本大题共15小题，共30分。 A The highest mountain-Mount Qomolangma（珠穆朗玛峰） Where：on the border（边境）between China and Nepal How high：8，848.86 meters high，over 200 meters higher than K2（乔戈里峰），the world's second highest mountain What it is like：It's very dangerous to climb it because of the terrible weather. The longest river-the Nile（尼罗河） Where：in northeastern Africa（非洲） How long：about 6，650 kilometers long，about 250 kilometers longer than China's longest river—the Yangtze River. What it is like：It brings much water to Africans.It's best to visit it in spring，autumn or winter. The largest desert—the Sahara（撒哈拉沙漠） Where：in the north of Africa How large：about 9，320，000 square kilometers What it is like：It's not good for people，animals or plants to live.It rains little there The longest wall—the Great Wall Where：in the north of China How long：about 21，196 kilometers long What it is like：It has a history of more than 2，000 years. 11.According to the text，the world's second highest mountain is about _____ high. A. 8，300 meters B. 8，600 meters C. 8，800 meters D. 6，650 meters 12.What do the Sahara and the Nile have in common（有……共同之处）？ _____ A. They are both good places to live in. B. They are both in Africa. C. It hardly rains in those two places. D. They are the same size. 13.How long is the history of the Great Wall？ _____ A. 200 years. B. 2000 years. C. less than 200 years. D. more than 2000 years 14.According to the text，the Sahara is not good for people because of _____ . A. no animals B. no pla ... ...