常州外国语学校
2025-2026学年第一学期八年级期中质量调研
英语
一、听力（略）
二、单项选择(共10小题；每小题1分，共10分)
1. To become _______better myself. I will always try to be ________honest person, which is very important.
A. a；a B. a；the C. the；a D. a；an
2. After reading The Surrender Experiment, the sad girl has learnt to accept (接受) when there is something ________ her wishes in life.
A. across B. over C. through D. against
3. —Doctor, is there anything serious with my leg?
—Nothing serious, just take some pills, but make sure to read the_________ first.
A. inventions B. translations C. instructions D. attention
4. Sandy does her homework ________ Millie. They both get the right answers.
A. as carefully as B. more careful than C. as carelessly as D. more carelessly than
5. Helen’s father is interested in DIY. Look! He is trying to ________ a light in the bathroom now.
A. put up B. put in C. put on D. put away
6. —Linda. ________ sunshine is enough for the plant. Go and take it home please!
—No problem, but I’m _________ busy now. I’ll do it as soon as I finish my work.
A. a bit; a bit B. a bit; a bit of C. a bit of; a little bit D. a bit of; a bit of
7. —I really feel worried when facing trouble in life.
—We shouldn’t be afraid of it. ________, we should think of troubles as gifts packed in ugly paper.
A However B. Instead C. Otherwise D. Moreover
8. The iPhone 17 will cost you ________ next month. Just wait for a few days and you can save a lot of money.
A. more B. cheaper C. fewer D. less
9. —I want to write a novel, but I don’t know how to start.
—Why not start to write the first page? You know “________.”
A. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
B. Studying is like rowing a boat against moving water
C. It’s better to teach a man how to fish than to give him a fish
D You should always plan your work carefully before starting
10. —Reading is a good way to pass the time on the high-speed railway.
—________. I never go on a trip without a book.
A. I can’t believe it B. That’s all right C. I can’t agree more D. I don’t think so
三、完形填空(共10小题；每小题1分，共10分)
A man was walking through the woods with his axe (斧头) when a small tree called to him. It said, ”Hello, Friend! Can you ____11____ those bigger trees? They’re stopping the sun. It is so crowded here that I have no room to spread my roots (根). I can’t ____12____ the wind.
The little tree held out its tiny leaves. It looked so sad. It continued, ”If those trees were gone, I’d be ____13____ to grow. A year from now, I would be the biggest tree here. ”
The man thought for a while and then ____14____. He walked over to the big trees and started cutting them down. Soon he cleared lots of ____15____ around the small tree. Now it would grow bigger and become the biggest tree in the area.
____16____, something else happened. The sun’s heat came first, burning the small tree, which wasn’t used to so much ____17____. Heavy wind and rain came —____18____ the bigger trees to protect it, the small tree was hit by the storm. Soon, the tree was nearly dead.
“You’ve been quite foolish, ”said a snake that saw ____19____ happened. ”you brought this on yourself. If you had left the bigger trees alone, the sun and storm wouldn’t hurt you so badly. In fact, they protect you. If you had just waited longer, you would have grown to be just as big as them. Sometimes, something that you don’t like is just the ____20____ you actually need. ”
11. A. cut out B. cut short C. cut down D. cut in
12. A. feel B. smell C. taste D. sound
13. A. willing B. used C. able D. similar
14. A. disagreed B. returned C. shouted D. agreed
15. A. space B. rain C. air D. water
16. A. However B. Moreover C. Anyway D. Otherwise
17. A. moonlight B. fire C. rainbow D. sunlight
18 A. with B. as C. without D. like
