2024—2025学年度第一学期期末学业监测
八年级英语试题
注意事项：
1. 全卷共8页，满分120分；测试时长为120分钟。
2. 请将姓名、考号等认真填涂在答题纸的相应位置上。
3. 选择题答案，请使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题答案，请用0.5毫米黑色钢笔或墨水笔直接写在答题纸上。答案写在本试卷上或答题纸规定区域以外均无效。
4. 考试结束后，请将答题纸交回。
第Ⅰ卷（选择题 共61分）
Ⅰ. 单项选择。（共14小题；每小题1分，满分14分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1. My name is Nancy. I am in ________ Year 8 at Woodland School.
A. a B. an C. the D. /
2. At four months old, Xi Wang started to go outside ________ the first time.
A. in B. for C. on D. by
3. During the school trip to the World Park, we enjoyed ________.
A. we B. us C. our D. ourselves
4. Kate is a (an) ________ girl. She often helps me with my homework.
A. helpful B. interesting C. shy D. honest
5. —Are these erasers?
—Yes. But in the UK, we call them ________.
A. shops B. rubbers C. holidays D. films
6. Among all my subjects, I like French ________. Learning foreign languages is fun.
A. good B. well C. better D. best
7. In Zhalong, most birds are active in the daytime. So you can ________ watch them there.
A. easily B. badly C. nearly D. suddenly
8. —My new pencil case is as ________ as yours.
—That’s true. But mine is more beautiful than yours.
A big B. bigger C. the biggest D. biggest
9. —Mom, I want ________ children in poor areas. What can I do?
—You can send books to them.
A. help B. helping C. to help D. helped
10. Look! Harry is doing his homework ________ his sister is drawing.
A. if B. while C. before D. till
11. —Amy, you didn’t answer my call. What were you doing at 8 o’clock last night?
—Sorry. I ________ TV at that time.
A. watch B. watched C. was watching D. am watching
12. —What will the weather be like tomorrow, Anna?
—I’m not sure. It ________ be rainy.
A. must B. needn’t C. may D. can’t
13. During the school Reading Week, we can ________ books and magazines from home.
A. bring in B. worry about C. lead to D. live on
14. —Lily, I’m sorry I can’t go shopping with you. I have some homework to do.
—________ I really hope we can go together.
A. Thank you! B. What a pity! C. I don’t think so. D. Good idea.
Ⅱ. 完形填空。（共12小题；每小题1分，满分12分）
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Last month, I took my son Tom to see his grandparents in the countryside. When we arrived, they were so ____15____ to see us. Tom’s grandma welcomed him excitedly. His grandpa took him to the yard to play. The little boy was quite interested in everything there.
At lunch, Tom told me, “Dad, I saw a hen flying.”
“It’s not ____16____!” I said without thinking. “How can a hen fly?”
“Dad, a dog ran after the hen in the yard. The hen was trapped in a corner. When she saw no other way out, she suddenly ____17____ up to the roof (屋顶). Dad, why can she fly?” my child asked.
I thought for a while and said, “Maybe because of ____18____. The hen loves her own life and that helps her fly.”
Tom nodded. It looked like he ____19____.
Last weekend, we visited Tom’s grandparents again. This time we heard Tom shouting from the yard. “Dad, the dog is running after ____20____ again! Come and see!”
I ran out of the house. The hen was running after a group of chickens, ____21____ the dog followed them closely. Suddenly, the hen stopped. She didn’t fly away or run away this time. ____22____, she turned around, opened her wings wide and shouted angrily and loudly at the dog. The chickens were all ____23____ behind her in fear.
I ran over, stood between the dog and the hen and drove the dog away.
“____24____ didn’t the hen fly away? She knows she can’t fight the dog.” Tom asked.
I thought for a while and said, “Did you see the chickens just now? Maybe the love for her ____25____ is more than that for her own life.” Tom thought for a long time and nodded.
When in ____26____, a mother’s first thought is always to protect her children. In our life, we will do the same as the hen did.
15. A. sad B. happy C. angry D. brave
16. A. polite B. useful C. possible D. important
17 A. danced B. stayed C. stood D. flew
18. A. love B. fun C. work D. interest
19. A. helped B. left C. understood D. waited
20. A. them B. me C. her D. him
21. A. and B. or C. but D. so
22. A. However B. Sadly C. Luckily D. Instead
23. A. playing B. hiding C. sitting D. passing
24. A. Why B. When C. Where D. What
25 A. children B. yard C. dog D. food
26. A. surprise B. fear C. secret D. danger
