2024－2025学年度第二学期八年级期中学业质量监测
英 语
（考试时间：120分钟 总分：120分）
第Ⅰ卷 (选择题部分 共65分)
一、单项选择（本题共10小题；每题1分，满分10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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
1. —Wow, people are screaming on the roller coaster. How exciting!
—Yes! You feel the wind is pushing ________ you just like flying when it runs downhill.
A. over B. against C. opposite D. through
2. Read the famous poem Fishing in Snow by Liu Zongyuan.
Which of the following can be best put in the ________?
A. fight B. height C. light D. flight
3. —Mrs. Smith, do I have to hand in my report now?
—Well, you ________. Everyone except you has given theirs to me.
A. mustn’t B. needn’t C. must D. need
4. —The movie Ne Zha has been among the best of cartoon films. ________ it is!
—Exactly. Even my 5-year-old cousin was deeply attracted.
A. What success B. How success
C. What a success D. How a success
5. In the past, people ________ that AI was only in science-fiction movies. But now, we ________ it in many ways, like answering questions and making pictures.
A. used to think; are used to using B. used to thinking; are used to use
C. used to think; used to use D. used to thinking; used to use
6. —I haven’t seen Jack for a long time. It’s said that he ________ Sichuan Province on business.
—Yes. And he ________ Chengdu for about a month.
A. has been to; has been in B. has gone to; has been in
C. has been to; has been to D. has gone to; has been to
7. —Mum, when can you take me out for the shopping?
—Not ________ your father arrives home.
A. before B. since C. after D. until
8. —I am so into music but I don’t know ________ good songs. Any ideas?
—You can try different music apps to find your favourites.
A. when to choose B. what to choose C. how to choose D. which to choose
9. For many countries along, the Belt and Road (一带一路) plays an important role because it can ________ new markets.
A. put up B. open up C. make up D. take up
10. —Do you mind if I invite some other friends to our May Day picnic?
—________. I can’t wait to see them.
A. Not at all B. With pleasure C. You’d better not D. Of course
二、完形填空（本题共15小题；每题1分，满分15分）
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给 A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
As the fifth of seven children, I went to the same school as my elder sisters and brothers. Every year, my mother went to the same school and had the same parent-child ___11___ with the same teachers. The only ___12___ thing was the child. And every child joined in an old school tradition—the ___13___ plant sale in early May, just in time for Mother’s Day.
Third Grade was the first time I could take part in the plant sale. I wanted to ___14___ my mother, but I didn’t have money. So I went to my eldest sister and shared my ___15___ with her, and she gave me some money. At the plant sale, I ___16___ checked each plant to make sure that I had found the best one. Then I secretly carried it home. I was afraid my mother would find it before Mother’s Day, but my sister told me she wouldn’t. When Mother’s Day finally ___17___, I gave her that plant proudly. I remembered how ___18___ her eyes were, and how happy she was.
When I was fifteen, my younger sister reached Third Grade. In early May she came to me and told me about the plant sale. Like what my elder sister did for me, I gave her some ___19___. With the plant in a paper bag ___20___ her sweater, she arrived home excitedly, “I looked at every plant and I got the best one!” said she.
I helped my little sister ___21___ that plant, telling her our mother would not find it before Mother’s Day. I was there when she gave her gift to our mother, and I felt both their happiness. It was like being in a dream I had ___22___ dreamt. My mother noticed me, and she gave me a soft, secret smile. Suddenly, I ___23___ something. I smiled back. I had been ___24___ how my mother could pretend (假装) to be surprised at this gift from her sixth child. ___25___ as I watched her eyes light up with happiness, I knew she was not pretending.
11. A. reports B. discussions C. interviews D. trips
12. A. different B. real C. hard D. new
13. A. daily B. weekly C. monthly D. yearly
14. A. invite B. surprise C. trust D. protect
15. A. sale B. advice C. question D. secret
16. A. worriedly B. happily C. carefully D. quickly
17. A. passed B. arrived C. changed D. stayed
18. A. bright B. soft C. colorful D. wide
