2025-2026秦淮外国语初二上学期10月英语月考卷
八年级英语阶段练习(一)
本卷考试时间：100 分钟 总分：100 分
第 Ⅰ 卷
选择题(共 50 分)
一、单项填空(共 15 小题;每小题 1 分，满分 15 分)从 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1. Which of the following apps will you choose if you plan to do some reading?
A. IReading B. Volunteer C. SHOPPING CART D. Citymapper
2. As a young hero, Ne Zha proved ________ smart and brave in the fight against all the bad things.
A. he B. him C. his D. himself
3. —What a boring trip! We did nothing but listen to the rain in the hotel.
—Why didn’t you check the weather ________ you travelled?
A. since B. until C. after D. before
4. —What do you enjoy doing in your free time?
—________ is more exciting to see my ideas come to life as I draw.
A. Drawing B. Something C. Anything D. Everything
5. Our monitor is ________. He always spends a lot of time helping with our class projects.
A. nervous B. curious C. generous D. humorous
6. She speaks Chinese so ________ that everyone believes she grew up in China.
A. quietly B. loudly C. naturally D. suddenly
7. Knowing the storm would hit in a few hours, the villagers realized that they were in a race ________ time to protect their homes.
A. Over B. across C. beyond D. against
8. Music is power. When words ________, music speaks.
A. fail B. survive C. explain D. succeed
9. Fengyun’s ability to collect information is ________ to scientists who study weather.
A. ready B. certain C. similar D. valuable
10. Major hi-tech companies have ________ free online computer courses to teach students in the countryside new skills.
A. set up B. put up C. given up D. cleaned up
11. —Well done! You won yesterday’s English speech competition.
—Thank you. I ________ a lot for it.
A. practised B. will practise C. have practised D. am practising
12. Street food fans ________ lots of choices when taking a walk in the neighbourhood of Kexiang.
A. offer B. offers C. is offered D. are offered
13. Read the lyrics(歌词) of a Broadway musical called Carousel on the right. Its theme is about ______.
When you walk through a storm
Hold your chin up high
And don’t be afraid of the dark
At the end of a storm is a golden sky
And the sweet silver song of a lark
A. beauty of nature B. difficulties in life C. weather of a day D. hopes for the future
14. —My 70-year-old grandpa has just started learning how to paint with digital tablets.
—That’s amazing! ________.
A. Knowledge is power B. One is never too old to learn
C. Practice makes perfect D. Actions speak louder than words
15. —Thank you for replying to my e-mail and offering me so much advice!
—________. It’s just a piece of cake.
A. The same to you B. It doesn’t matter
C. That’s not the case D. Don’t mention it
二、完形填空(共 10 小题;每小题 1 分，满分 10 分)
阅读下面短文，从各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
“Well, Amy, how are you getting on with your napkin (餐巾)?” cried Lizzy, whose skillful fingers seemed to fly over her work. “Not very fast. I have almost finished one side.” answered Amy.
“One side!” said Lizzy, with a ____16____ which was neither pleasant nor kind. “Why, we both began hemming our napkins at the same time, and I’m now at the fourth side of mine!”
“I know that I am ____17____,” sighed Amy. “But I’ll try to be steady (稳), and to do my best,” said the little girl, as she threaded her tiny needle, and went on with her work.
